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The where part is a done deal, but the who and when will be determined in the next two weeks for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team. The Eagles play at Idaho Saturday (Feb. 27) at 1:05 p.m. at Memorial Gym as part of an 11-game series in which the top seven teams in the Big Sky Conference standings square off against each other. Those games, which conclude March 5, will be the most important meetings in the final two weeks of the regular season to determine seeding for the Big Sky tournament, which takes...
FROM STAFF AND NEWS SOURCES With only two weeks left in the regular season, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team welcomes Big Sky Conference opponent Idaho to Reese Court, for a match-up wrought with Big Sky Tournament implications. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. PST, on Saturday, Feb. 27. The game marks the final regular season home contest for redshirt senior Hayley Hodgins, who became the program's all-time leading scorer last Saturday, Feb. 20, against...
In a news release, Eastern Washington University President Dr. Mary Cullinan announced that Dr. Scott Gordon is the university's new provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Gordon's appointment is effective July 1, 2016. Gordon comes from the University of Southern Indiana (USI), where has served as the Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education since 2005. He has a comprehensive track record in all aspects of academic administration, including...
CHS seniors named Spokane Scholars The following Cheney High School seniors were named Spokane Scholars: Sami Zakrzewski, world languages; Claire Arensmeyer, fine arts; Shayla Payne, science; Georgianna Black, social studies; Hannah Simonsen, English and Shogo Starr, mathematics. FFA raises funds, supplies for SCRAPS Cheney High School’s FFA chapter has chosen to serve their community this year by volunteering monthly at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Agency (SCRAPS). As part of this service project, the c...
Cheney Light Department scheduling outages The city of Cheney Light Department is doing system improvement work requiring power disruptions for switching purposes in neighborhoods surrounding Garden Manor Apartments. The area of outages runs from Eplin Street to Washington Street, and Salnave Road to State Route 904. According to a news release, the disruptions will take place during normal work hours, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Feb. 22 and concluding Friday, March 11. The approximate times of the outages should b...
Eastern Washington restocked its shelves for the future at the offensive line, and with running backs to follow their blocks and a quarterback to throw after announcing their 2016 football recruiting class. Feb. 3 at National Letter of Intent day. Eagles’ head coach Beau Baldwin announced that 19 players had announced their commitment to play at Eastern in a breakfast event at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino Hotel. The headliner is quarterback Eric Barriere from La Habra, Calif. High School where he accounted for 130 car...
Planning Commission elects officers Cheney Planning Commission members decided to stay with the status quo by retaining the current chair and vice chair at their regular monthly meeting Feb. 8. The commission reelected Commissioner Vince Barthels, who was absent Monday night, to serve as chair and Commissioner Vara Lyn Conrath to serve as vice chair. The commission’s main order of business was to hold a public hearing on the city’s proposed capital facilities plan, and hear a presentation on the upcoming review of Che...
Cheney’s Gilbert receives STCU Credit 2 Kids award Cheney High School student Mariah Gilbert was selected as the recipient of STCU’s (Spokane Teachers Credit Union) Credit 2 Kids award. STCU and Krem 2 recognized Gilbert for doing great work in school and her community. In honor of Gilbert, and in recognition of the great education the high school provides students, STCU made a $500 donation to CHS in her name. West Plains residents make Gonzaga’s President’s List The following Cheney and Medical Lake residents earned...
Inslee names former Cheney prosecutor to court bench Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed former Cheney Municipal Court contract prosecutor Julie McKay to the Spokane County Superior Court. McKay replaces retiring Judge Kathleen O’Connor, who has served on the Spokane County bench since 1979, making her the longest-serving justice in the state. A graduate of Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University, McKay served as Cheney’s prosecutor from 1991 to 2014 when she was selected to serve as a Spokane County Sup...
FROM Austin McBroom's 3-point shot just 12 seconds into last Saturday's Big Sky Conference men's basketball game with Idaho gave Eastern Washington a lead they would never relinquish and the Eagles went on to score a dominating 74-60 win over the Vandals at Reese Court. McBroom's points were the first of a game-high 26 for the graduate transfer as the Eagles thrilled much of the crowd of 3,262 by racing to numerous big leads. "It sure is nice to play on our home court,"...
Medical Lake 2015 Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year nominees sought The annual Medical Lake Kiwanis Senior Citizens Valentine’s Day dinner is coming Feb. 13, and Kiwanis officials are looking for nominees for its 2015 Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year award. Nominations should be submitted in writing, and forms along with more information can be obtained by calling 299-5478. Reasons for nominating someone need not be confined to the past year, but can go as far back as the person nominating feels is relevant. O...
Cheney will pick up Christmas trees The city of Cheney will make its solid waste crews available to residents who wish to dispose of their Christmas trees. The trees can be picked up on the resident’s regularly scheduled garbage pick up day. Trees less than six feet long must be cut in half, while trees over six feet must be cut into thirds. These segments should then be placed alongside the resident’s garbage cart. An extra charge of $3.44 will be added to the next month’s solid waste bill. City officials advise resid...
Schloss will oversee Cheney STCU branch Spokane Teachers Credit Union has recently promoted or hired four people to regional manager positions. Each of these managers oversees multiple STCU branch locations. Included is a new face in Cheney, Brandy Schloss who also oversees STCU’s Moran Prairie and South branch locations. A 10-year STCU employee, Schloss previously managed the credit union’s South Branch. Schloss is working on her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership at Brandman University. She volunteers with...
Cooper Kupp might just have to have an addition to his trophy case when he has his first house. Eastern Washington University's sure-handed junior wide receiver secured arguably the pinnacle offensive honor in the Football Championship Subdivision when on Monday, Dec. 21 it was announced he had won the 2015 Walter Payton Award. The Payton will be handed off to Kupp Jan. 8, 2016, on the eve of the FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas. Kupp is also a candidate for the...
Spokane County releases holiday schedule In observance of the Christmas holiday, all Spokane County administrative offices will close on Thursday, Dec. 24 at noon and will remain closed through Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Several other county offices will maintain office hours as noted below. Spokane County courts (Superior, District and Juvenile) will remain open all day on Thursday, Dec. 24. SCRAPS (Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service) will be open until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. The North County and...
PASCO —Eastern Washington University and Columbia Basin College (CBC) announced in a news release that they have signed an innovative agreement designed to provide CBC students with a clear transfer pathway to attend EWU and earn a four-year degree. The program, Destination Eastern, enables students to begin a bachelor program upon initiating their post-secondary education at CBC. The two colleges will combine resources to provide coordinated bachelor’s degree offerings to students who are enrolled in transferable degree pro...
Medical Lake woman hurt in collision A two-car collision Dec. 7 on State Route 902 involved two West Plains’ individuals and sent a Medical Lake woman and her passenger to the hospital. According to a Washington State Patrol news release, just after 10 p.m., a 2010 Honda Civic driven by Darby M. Evans, 19, of Medical Lake was westbound on SR 902 approaching the Craig Road intersection. At the same time, a 2002 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Timothy Gricks, 49, of Cheney was southbound on Craig Road, also approaching the i...
Workers’ comp rates to increase 2 percent in 2016 TUMWATER – The state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced Dec. 1 that the average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance would increase by 2 percent in 2016. Washington businesses and employees pay workers’ compensation premiums to help cover the cost of providing wage replacement and disability benefits, as well as medical treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses. The money also goes toward building reserves to protect...
Thoughtexchange information available The Cheney School District is excited to share now that the Thoughtexchange Discover process is now complete. At the start of the school year, Cheney invited staff, parents and community members to share their thoughts, concerns and positive ideas about the district. The district then invited the community to review and prioritize the thoughts using the Star process. Eight hundred and seventy-nine individuals responded, and participants from across the district shared 1,557 thoughts and...
Jay Manning, former director of the Washington State Department of Ecology and an Eastern Washington University alumnus, has been appointed to the university’s board of trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee, effective through Sept. 30, 2021. Manning, who also served as chief of staff for former Gov. Christine Gregoire, is currently a partner with Cascadia Law Group in Olympia where he focuses on environmental and energy issues. “I am thrilled to join the board of trustees for Eastern Washington University,” Manning said in a news...
AH council to consider planning appointment The Airway Heights City Council unanimously agreed at its Nov. 23 study session to move the Planning Commission member application of Nicholas Messing forward for consideration at its first meeting in December. Messing has lived in the city for eight years, has a degree in mechanical engineering and six years experience working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While Messing’s likely appointment will fill one seat, it doesn’t solve the commission’s vacancy problem. Two curre...
Knight and Wavada receive service awards At the annual Eastern Washington University Thanksgiving Luncheon, Nov. 19, two employees were honored with the most prestigious recognition for staff, the Distinguished Service Awards. Christi Wavada, Women and Gender Studies program coordinator, received the Classified Staff Distinguished Service Award. Rose Knight, manager of budget and administration for EWU Libraries, was honored with the Administrative Exempt Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Awards are...
Sears receives EWU scholarship Medical Lake High School alumna Elicia Sears has been awarded the Academic Honors Scholarship for $4,000 to Eastern Washington University for the 2015-2016 academic year. Sears graduated from Medical Lake last June and currently attends EWU. While at Medical Lake, she was involved in National Honor Society, drama and leadership. She is the daughter of Angela and Matthew Boyle of Airway Heights. Cheney High School Drama presents “Way, Way, Off Broadway” Cheney High School drama presents “Wa...
Storm changes Medical Lake hearings The Nov. 17 windstorm forced the Medical Lake City Council to postpone its final meeting of November, and in the process move its 2016 budget approval process back two weeks. The council was originally to have held its budget public hearings at the Nov. 17 and upcoming Dec. 1 meetings. Instead, they will conduct those hearings at the Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 meetings. The purpose of the meetings is to receive public comment on the preliminary and final drafts of the coming year’s budget. C...
BNSF wraps up connection work with Palouse River tracks Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews have wrapped up a key element of the track work being done to upgrade the Palouse River Coulee City rail line from Cheney through Four Lakes to the Geiger Spur. Last week, BNSF crews finished a two-and-half-month long project upgrading one mile of track and a “Y” connection in Cheney it shares with the PRCC. Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said $2 million worth of work was performed that included new rails, ties and seven new switches. Me...
