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Tuesday's hearing on a conditional use permit application by Cheney Hydroponics for a marijuana producing and processing facility in the city's Industrial and Commerce Park brought out hard information about the project, impassioned public testimony on the negative effects to the community, and one or two surprises. One of those was the applicant – Eastern Washington University professor Dr. Bill Youngs, who has taught history at the university since 1972. Youngs said he is l...
There was a lot to like following Eastern Washington's come-from-behind Big Sky Conference men's basketball 77-72 victory over Montana State last Saturday afternoon at Reese Court. Coupled with the Eagles' 69-62 win over Montana Thursday night that stopped a five-game losing streak, Eastern evened their conference record at 2-2 (7-8 overall), and may have taken a big step early-on in a quest to return to the postseason. "How about beating Montana and Montana State?" Eagles'...
The Cheney High School boys' swimming team returned to action as they took on Prosser and Grandview at a meet, Jan. 8, at the EWU pool. Cheney took first and second place in several events, including a 1-2 finish in three events. Scott Nadeau took first place in both the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly with times of 2:13.15 and 58.78, respectively. Caleb Prophet finished behind Nadeau in the 100 butterfly in 1:08.73. Prophet came in first in the 50 freestyle at 25.84...
City of Cheney • Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all offices closed. • Jan. 21, Budgeting 101, community library, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. City of Airway Heights • Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all offices closed. City of Medical Lake • Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all offices closed. Cheney School District • Jan. 16, Cooking with Families/Nutrition, Sunset Elementary, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all schools closed. • Jan. 24, PTO Movie Night, Sunset Elementary, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m....
Cornelius: “My eyes been waterin’ a lot since I tried petting our new kitty. Maybe I got allergies.” Glandy: “Whooee, my eyes are waterin too. What color were that there cat?” Cornelius: “Oh, black with a little white stripe.” Do your eyes feel dry, sandy, burn, itch, or water at times? Do you find vision blurred or fluctuating as you read or work on the computer? You may have what we call Ocular Surface Disease. Many think it’s just allergies, or they just put up with it, when in reality there is a whole new science of test...
1 Years Ago Jan. 22, 2004 The Cheney City Council affirmed Mayor Amy Jo Sooy's decision to require the Myer's family to remove a sign for their DJ's nightclub located at Fish Lake. Club owner Mike Myers was given 30 days to remove the sign on public right-of-way at the corner of SR 904 and Cheney-Spokane road but he appealed delaying the dismantling of the sign. Residents addressed the Medical Lake City Council over concerns that proposed funding cuts by the Spokane Transit...
When I was a young geology student, I learned the basics of petroleum production as they were then understood. Deep layers of sedimentary rocks, including shale, were the “source rocks” for hydrocarbons. The source rocks were too difficult to exploit directly – it just wasn’t economical to mess with them. But through natural processes, the petroleum and natural gas in the source rocks sometimes migrated to “reservoir rocks.” From Saudi Arabia to Texas, the name of the game was to sink wells into reservoir rocks and extract...
Bertha (Beth) Elaine Boyd Robinson Jan. 19, 1933 – Jan. 11, 2014 Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away Jan. 11, 2014. She had been a resident of Cheney for over 35 years. Bertha was raised in Colorado and attended the University of Denver. There she met Bobbie Robinson at a USO dance. He changed her name to Beth because he liked it better. They married and traveled across the United States throughout his career in the U.S. Air Force. Beth loved the adventure o...
United Methodist Church Please join us for worship at the United Methodist Church this Sunday. Worship is at 10 a.m. preceded by Sunday school classes at 9 a.m. The Rev. Terry Hall will lead us in worship and in Holy Communion. An evening worship service is offered at 6 p.m. each Sunday. This service is open to all and is more conversational in style. There are a number of small group Bible studies each week. Call the church office for days and times. There is also a depression support group that meets the first and third...
I’ve been looking through an old book. The book isn’t old but most of the words in it are. It’s titled “Everyday Life In The 1800s.” There must be some things my ancestors said in there somewhere. Not going back too far I remember one of my grandmothers would say, “Pershaw!” Or “Mercy me” I think the first one meant “I don’t believe you” and the second one meant “Mercy me, get that dog out of here!” My other grandmother often said “I’m gonna lie down for twenty winks.” That meant she intended to have a short nap. The...
There are legitimate reasons why we voters have been a lot more willing to trust the tough job of president to governors -- 11 separate times, with Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush -- rather than senators, which occurred only once in the 88 years between 1920 and 2008 with John F. Kennedy. Like mayors, governors actually do something. We hold them accountable for the decisions they make about how to spend taxpayer money. They decide through whose neighborhood the new highway...
The news cycle and what garners the attention of editors, producers, talking-head anchors and reporters is a crazy and most unpredictable thing. Sometimes it’s actually driven by events that affect people. Like the bitter cold that gripped much of the nation recently and let us get to know about a term – the Polar Vortex – most all of us had never heard of before but has been around forever. Other times it’s pure timing, such as the chemical spill that last week threw a stenc...
My deepest appreciation and thanks to the citizens of Medical Lake and nearby areas who have helped get my mini-van equipped with the wheelchair lift I needed installed and new tires. Just a few practice runs this week of loading and unloading my wheelchair and you’ll be seeing me actually driving it. Thank you, again, for this loving and wonderful blessing. Joanna Williams Medical lake...
If there could be guarantees that lifting the almost 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil would drastically reduce gasoline prices we’d say doing so should be a no brainer. Lift the ban. Unfortunately there are many factors that determine the price of gasoline at the pump besides supply, including predictions of possible weather conditions that could impact production, political turmoil and speculators making guesses. All of this means that while the price of oil per barrel might drop the price of gas we put in our c...
Students of Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands saw a possible glimpse into their musical futures as they came to Eastern Washington University to display their skills as a part of EWU's annual Jazz Dialogue Music Festival, Jan. 10-11. The middle school band, consisting of sixth-seventh- and eighth-graders, came on the first morning of the event. For 13 of these students, who were clutching their polished instruments and worn music books as they made their...
When it comes to enrollment figures shifting area schools between sports classifications, and causing re-alignment of some leagues, Cheney High School’s situation is pretty straightforward. In fact, the way Blackhawks’ athletics director Jim Missel sees it, so too is everybody else’s. “Everybody’s playing where their numbers are, and that’s where Cheney is going to play – where our numbers are,” Missel said. “We learned our lesson.” That last statement was a reference to Cheney’s tenure as a 3A school in the Greater Spokane L...
For citizens of Airway Heights, who are looking to transform themselves in 2014, the Parks and Recreation Department offers the “New Year, New You,” adult fitness class. The class will be eight weeks and will help teach workouts participants can use at home and without equipment. The workouts are modified for men and women of all fitness levels. The class takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Sunset Elementary. Andy Gardner, Parks, Recreation and Community Services supervisor, said the class was som...
Libraries closed to honor King All Spokane County Library District facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, Jan. 21. SCLD online services remain available 24/7. West Plains orchestra practice The West Plains Community Orchestra is looking for musicians of all ages. Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion – bring your instrument and love of music. Practice is every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at Eastern Washington University’s Music Building. Visit our web...
Local law enforcement agencies made fewer driving under the influence arrests over the recently finished holiday season than they did in 2012. According to numbers released by the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission, 228 motorists in Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry counties were arrested for DUI as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 27, 2013 through Jan. 1, 2014. Statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 2,723 drivers for DUI. Last year in Spokane, Whi...
The American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during World War II. Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters, welders, electricians, plant inspectors, sewing clothes and parachutes for the military and many other jobs such as volunteer workers collecting scrap metals and other materials. These women have stories of their WWII experiences that are of historical value and perhaps have never been told. American Rosie the Riveter Association would like to...
Four West Plains’ residents were involved in a three-car collision that sent two to local hospitals Friday morning. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, a 2006 Dodge pickup driven by Medical Lake resident Sandra R. Cooper, 70, lost control on ice heading east in the inside lane on Interstate 90 near milepost 275. The pickup crossed both lanes, struck the guardrail and rolled over on its top, blocking the eastbound outside lane and the shoulder where it was then struck by a 2008 Hyundai Elantra driven by A...
Merriam-Webster defines the Third World as the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world. With clean running water, daily access to technology and coffee stands in abundant supply it is nearly impossible to compare the United States to the Third World by this definition alone. One who would liken the U.S. to a Third World country is Dr. Keith Quincy, a former professor from Eastern Washington University, who has released a book arguing against the recent idea that...
At it’s Jan. 7 meeting the Medical Lake City Council held a public hearing on the acceptance and processing of land use applications for the production, processing and retailing of marijuana. The council passed a moratorium immediately after the public hearing. Under the moratorium the city shall not accept nor process applications for land use approvals for marijuana production, processing and retailing locations. This includes the manufacturing and sale of marijuana products or paraphernalia such as pipes, growing e...
The Airway Heights City Council discussed several items at the Jan. 13 study session that will come forward during future legislative sessions. City Manager Albert Tripp brought up the first item, which is an interlocal agreement with the fire departments in Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Spokane County Fire District 10 to bring in a consulting service to conduct a feasibility study to help the fire departments be more efficient. Tripp mentioned that it would cost the city around $13,000 to with the agreement and that...
Fog hugs the ground in bottom land just west of the Cheney Rodeo Grounds Tuesday morning, helping make for some slippery road conditions for local commuters on the way to work and school....
