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In a physical fight to the finish with Clarkston Sept. 14, the Lady Blackhawks lost 1-0 in a shootout despite dominating the game with more than 80 percent possession. The team’s defense was on-point as it has been all season, only giving up three goals thus far. Junior defender Kat Smith kept pressure on Clarkston’s offense, getting forward from the back with a quick recovery. Frequent substitutions on the Clarkston team pulled Cheney players’ focus and drew out the game. “They were hoping to go to a shootout,” said Chen...
The Lady Blackhawks volleyball team started the week slow with a 3-0 loss to Pullman but rallied in the following days, taking the edge over Clarkston 3-2 in their Sept. 13 Great Northern League match at home and conquering Rogers 3-0 in a non-league game on Sept. 14. It took five sets to secure their victory, but the Blackhawks overcame the Bantams by 10 points in the fifth set, thanks in part to four blocks, 13 digs and 14 kills by junior Shelby Draper. A few days later, the team made quick work of the Pirates, maintaining...
The Cheney Blackhawks girls swimming team had an excellent showing at their Sept. 15 meet, overtaking the Ellensburg Bulldogs 98-72 and notching five first-place finishes. The team relied on some heavy hitters to dominate both 200-yard relays, with the 200 medley relay team of freshman Janie Richards, freshman Jade Gere, junior Echo Mecklenburg and senior Courtney Hanson finishing first with a time of 2:05:42 and the 200-freestyle team of Richards, Gere, Hanson and junior Izzy Williams coming out on top with a time of...
The buzzing of tattoo machines from all directions, the smell of green soap and colorful, permanent ink decorating everyone you meet — the sights and sounds of a tattoo convention make for a singular experience. It’s one that Eastern Washington residents will have the opportunity to partake in this weekend at the ninth annual Three Rivers Tattoo Convention in Kennewick; however, many local tattoo shops are passing on the event, citing high expenses and extensive time commitments as reason for their absence. Three Rivers is...
East Valley showed off an impressive repertoire of tricks and fancy footwork in the Sept. 6 game against Cheney, but it was no match for the Blackhawks' rock-solid defense, allowing the Blackhawks to triumph 5-0 in their first home game of the season under the lights. The girls varsity soccer team started strong with a goal early in the fourth minute and didn't let up, beating East Valley for the first time in four years. The team's defense has only allowed 11 shots on goal...
On Sept. 7, four-year-old Jimmy "LJ" Now climbed out of the car and took his mom's hand, showing off a blue satin Captain America cape. It was his favorite outfit, specially chosen for the high-flying day he was about to experience. He and his mom, dad, grandfather and younger brother were with him at Fairchild Air Force Base, where LJ was set to get a special tour. LJ wants to be a helicopter pilot when he grows up, but that's not why he received the VIP treatment. It's not s...
The Airway Heights City Council moved swiftly through a busy action agenda at their Sept. 4 meeting, discussing eco-friendly operations possibilities and planning for the new job positions that will soon be posted by the city's recreation center, currently under construction. The council unanimously approved the lease of four new vehicles for city use to be used by employees throughout departments. The city was looking for one full-size SUV, two midsize vehicles and one small...
After months of negotiations and more than 25 meetings, the Cheney School District and its teachers’ union avoided a strike and reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday, Sept. 10. The Cheney Education Association will meet with its members to ratify the contract on Monday, Sept. 17 at 6:15 p.m. at Cheney High School. If approved, the agreement will be taken to the school board on Sept. 19. Rumblings of a strike were circulating Monday afternoon before the meeting, with dozens of teachers r...
After three months on the job, Airway Heights code enforcement officer Kristina Blake is making serious headway on the problems facing the city and the results speak for themselves. In June, Blake became the city’s first code enforcement officer in more than a decade, and has had quite the workload dealing with residential hoarding, illegal dumping and vehicles parking in the city right of way. She opened 144 cases in August alone. Her recent focus has been cleaning up the city’s mobile home parks, many of which had fal...
L.J. Klinkenberg is feeding your kids lentils. The internationally-recognized executive chef turned director of nutrition services for Cheney School District has proven to be a powerful force for change in the school nutrition industry, and is helping catapult the district into the spotlight as a leader in the fight to make healthy, sustainable school lunches the norm in public schools. Over the last decade, the district has been shifting away from premade, processed foods,... Full story
The Lady Blackhawks won their first game of the season by a close margin last Friday against Northwest Christian School, eking out the win 16-14 in the fifth and final set. "It was a close game. We learned a lot about the things we need to focus on," head volleyball coach Heather Zorrozua said. The girls had to adjust to a different schedule when their game was moved to much earlier in the day to precede a football game. It was a back-and-forth battle for the win, with the...
In a recent interview with Tennis magazine, the president of the French Tennis Federation Bernard Giudicelli moved away from mere athletics and instead discussed a matter of fashion, stating that a new dress code will be implemented in the French Open because “sometimes we’ve gone too far.” Specifically addressing the attire of female competitor and world-renowned athlete Serena Williams, who wore a catsuit designed to prevent blood clots, Giudicelli said “The combination of Serena this year, for example, it will no longer...
Now that Airway Heights’ new 46,000 square foot recreation center is taking shape, the city is focusing on taking the next steps toward the future of its non-profit, Citizens Associated for Recreation, Education and Sports (CARES.) The non-profit was formed in 2015 by the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department with the goal of improving the quality of life for local residents by promoting the acquisition and development of quality recreational facilities where youth and adult programs can be developed. According to t...
Every city needs a little bit of magic. What kind of magic is often up for interpretation. For Nick Garcia-Reid and his father, Brian Reid, it's Magic the Gathering, a popular trading card game with more than 20 million players worldwide. It's that kind of magic that served as the inspiration for their new Airway Heights business Ghost Quarter Games, a 3,300 square foot space on 12622 W. Sunset Highway devoted to games of all kinds. The business opened July 19. "We want this...
Former patrol officer with the Cheney Police Department Dane Gilman has taken on a new role this year, filling the position of school resource officer at Cheney High School. Retired Sgt. Kelly Hembach has been the school’s SRO for several years, but moved to help the district in a greater capacity as director of security in December 2017, managing security for multiple schools and leaving the high school without a full-time officer. For years, the Cheney Police Department and the Cheney School District have had a r...
The city of Airway Heights will be hiring its second public defender this year and its third overall due to increased population growth and increased activity in the courts, according to city officials. The City Council approved the hiring of a third public defender at their Aug. 20 meeting. Airway Heights hired a second public defender at the beginning of this year. Public defenders are attorneys provided to those in the court system that are unable to afford their own defense. “In part, there’s an increased need bec...
The Spokane Tribe Casino is hosting a live music series at the Three Peaks Bar + Kitchen, the restaurant inside the casino. The music series, titled “Live at Three Peaks,” will take place on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and feature a variety of musicians and styles. The casino wants to make the series a staple in the area and highlight its new space, casino Marketing and Advertising Coordinator Megan Breckenridge said in an email. The following is the lineup for Live At Three Peaks through October: September 6, 7, 8: Rus...
The Airway Heights City Council at their Aug. 20 meeting approved a project to move water telemetry equipment from the restrooms in Sunset Park to another location and demolish the restroom building. Telemetry equipment that gives the city’s public works department the ability to communicate with the city’s main water tank is located in the old restrooms in the park, which the parks and recreation department has wanted to demolish for some time, Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said. “(The telemetry equipment) takes...
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency released the details of its new plan to roll back federal pollution restrictions on coal-burning power plants in an attempt to buoy the languishing coal industry and replace stricter Obama-era regulations. The Trump administration’s new energy proposal, called the Affordable Clean Energy rule, is intended to replace Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which would have phased out most coal-fired power plants by 2030. In contrast, the Affordable Clean Energy rule would shift power plant reg...
Not even a fire alarm and a brief evacuation could keep the teachers of the Cheney School District from switching roles and becoming students for the day on Aug. 23. The district welcomed renowned educator Dr. Luis Cruz to the Eastern Washington University campus to give a lecture and personalized instruction to teachers and staff members on how to boost graduation rates and reach students across the economic and cultural spectrum. "We're not just teachers," Cruz said to an...
The Airway Heights City Council put into motion at their Aug. 20 meeting a plan to develop a public art program for U.S. Highway 2. Several roundabouts are planned to go along U.S. 2 in the coming months, and these roundabouts present a unique opportunity to display public art, City Manager Albert Tripp said at the meeting. According to council documents, with the project, the city is aiming to create an environment with memorable spaces for residents and visitors. The documents state that the city will be working collaborati...
Incoming Cheney High School freshman Rebecca Purviance prints some shirts at the Future Business Leaders of America Club's press at the high school. The shirt design Purviance was working on for the class of 2022 is at left. Students in Cheney and Medical Lake returned to school on Aug. 29....
The Cheney School District will be hiring a Realtor to work with the school district analyzing where future growth is occurring and planning for future school sites, the school board decided at their Aug. 15 meeting. The school board went through an interview process with five different candidates before selecting Mike Livingston of KiemleHagood. Livingston has worked with the Central Valley district and Spokane District 81. “He brings a level of experience and background, and I think he’ll be an asset to us,” Sean Dotso...
A study released this summer by Johns Hopkins University found that supporting low-income students and families is key to boosting district graduation rates, and school officials say Cheney is already taking steps to do just that this upcoming school year. A new position has been created for the district this year, one that focuses on social and emotional learning. That position will be filled by Catheleen Schlotter, who also functions as the principal of the district’s alternative high school, Three Springs. Social and e...
Airway Heights is the fastest-growing city in the county and the fourth fastest-growing city in the state, according to a recently released report by the forecasting and research division of the state Office of Financial Management. The city is preparing for this population influx by planning the construction of several multi-family and single-family units throughout the city, Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said. Over the course of the last year, Airway Height’s population grew 7.4 percent to 9,085 people. That f...
