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By LUELLA DOW Contributor Carol and Chris Kaplan live near Airway Heights in a cozy home that originally was a country school. Instilled in the students were the basic three R’s. As Kaplan spoke I was reminded of how far the world has advanced in technology, how we continually reach out for more knowledge and exploration. Those simple one-room schools were the foundation for America’s ever-widening view of our world. Carol Kaplan’s love of science, particularly biology, guide...
What do you do with a family full of energy, inspiration and imagination? You start a bistro. In Cheney? Yes. But first, Carl Robinson, the dad with the ability to renovate a building from scratch, begins the construction. His wife, Mary Robinson said, “Carl works behind the scenes and offers continuing support. Without his efforts we couldn’t have started The Mason Jar.” Other members of the family are Kevin Robinson, Michael Robinson, Danielle LaBar and Douglas Labar, who c...
An article in the Sept. 30, 1982 Cheney Free Press states, “Another new dentist has moved to Cheney and will be opening a new practice at 1705 Second Street in the Morlan Homes complex.” Bob Stockton received a degree in pharmacy from Idaho State University. He said it was a great background for the field of dentistry, for which he received a degree at the University of Washington. He and fellow graduates practiced writing prescriptions as legibly as possible, helping to era...
Have I got a deal for you! Wouldn’t it be fun to eat out Saturday night, Nov. 3? At 6 p.m. Tyler Grange #610 serves their annual free harvest dinner. “Bring your appetite and a dessert or a side dish,” dinner organizer Lyle Polack said. What’s on the menu? Turkey, potatoes and gravy, green beans and beverage, all for free. In case you don’t know it, the Tyler Grange cooks are known for their culinary skills. The famous Tyler Grange baked goods auction follows the dinner. Y...
Recently Walt and Myrt Powers enjoyed an Honor Flight to Washington DC to honor veterans of WWII and women in the military. They said 34 veterans traveled to D.C., 14 of them in wheel chairs. Several volunteer guardians helped push the wheelchairs. They visited the WWII Memorial, the Korean Memorial, the U.S. Navy Memorial, the Air Force Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial. At Arlington Cemetery they visited the Women in the Marines Memorial. Myrt Powers was a charter member of...
A young mother in a threadbare jacket holds the hand of her shivering little boy, who wears a too-small sweater and ragged pants. The soles of his shoes flop with each step he takes. They cross the street and enter the Cheney Clothing Exchange. Twenty minutes later a mother and son cross the same street. The little boy, wearing warm boots and mittens and zipped into a fleece lined snowsuit, skips and smiles. His mother, now tucking her gloved hands into the pockets of a warm...
Chelsie Sunbe, a 15-year-old sophomore at Christian Heritage School, spent three weeks in Guatemala this past July. As part of a team from Students International, she and eight other teens performed what they called relationship building, making friends and smoothing the way for missionaries who would arrive later. Three adults accompanied them, including the principal of Christian Heritage School, Marty Klein. “We spent four hours every day of the first week learning Spanish,” Sunbe said. “We spoke Spanish all the time...
Prime Equipment sets up shop in Airway Heights after move from Spokane Valley By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The need for a little more elbow room – and less of a drive for its owner – has landed a company with worldwide reach in Airway Heights. Prime Equipment, Inc. a business established in 1985 that builds and services horizontal form, fill and seal machines, just completed the move within the last two weeks to its location at 1100 S. Garfield Road, Building A. “Saves me six miles,” owner Ron Kyhl said, of his drive f... Full story
