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CHENEY Jan. 10 Domestic violence was reported on the 1100 block of First Street—verbal only. Residential burglary occurred on the 300 block of Sixth Street—damage was done to the inside of an apartment. A mental subject was reported at the Cheney Police Department. Police assisted Seattle Police by filing a report of unauthorized use of a debit card on the zero hundred block of North Seventh Street. Jan. 11 A suicidal subject was voluntarily transported to the hospital from the 600 block of Elm Street. Residential bur...
Wetlands mitigation sketch, environmental checklist give clearer picture of what classroom additions will look like By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake School District has submitted a wetlands mitigation sketch for Hallett Elementary classroom additions and the district is working to complete further requirements prior to the intended start of construction this spring. The sketch describes how the district plans to offset the project's expansion further into a wetlands buffer zone as required by amendments to...
The following are West Plains undergraduate students who have qualified for the Dean's Honor List at Eastern Washington University for fall quarter 2010. To be listed, a student must carry at least 12 credits and achieve a grade point average of 3.5 (4.0 scale) or above, which is equivalent to the letter grade “A.” A full list of Dean's Honor List students can be viewed at www.ewu.edu/deanslist.com. Cheney: Jessica Austin, Sarah Bailey, Tanya Baker, Gwendolyn Barney, Dallin Bifano, Micah Bockstruck, Kaitlin Bosch, Rachel Bra...
Day honoring civil rights leader holds different meanings for Medical Lake's middle school, elementary students By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Besides a day free from the classroom, what does Martin Luther King Jr. mean to students in the Medical Lake School District? To eighth-grade student Wil Noble, it's a chance to shine some light on a problem that hits close to home. “I think it's a really big deal, I have a lot of family that's black,” he said, describing how he use...
Two Friday's ago in faraway Frisco, Texas, Eastern Washington University's football team scored their Football Championship Subdivision victory over Delaware 20-19. But there's another victory that possibly can be taken out of the journey to the bustling suburb, some 25 Texas-style miles north the megalopolis of Dallas-Forth Worth. “Look at Frisco, Texas. It works,” Cheney City Administrator, and proud Eastern alum, Arlene Fisher said. Among other things, Fisher called her visit – using frequent flier miles her husband racks...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor “What is government if words don't have meaning?” – Jared Loughner, Dec. 15, 2010. It's an ironic statement coming from the 22-year-old troubled man who killed six and wounded 14, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, outside a Tucson Safeway about two weeks ago. It's ironic because Loughner's actions have created debate over just that – the meaning of words and potential consequences if used without consideration towards how some might take them. Understand here that the word “troubl...
Cheney festival to provide draw during mid-July rodeo weekend By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Planning of the first—and annual if organizers have their way—Cheney Jubilee is well underway. The event, coinciding with Cheney Rodeo weekend, has been in the planning stages for months now after Cheney Police Chief Jeff Sale proposed a barbeque cookoff in Cheney. Sale was becoming a barbeque aficionado after he and Sgt. Kelly Hembach won a few categories in a Coeur d'Alene competition last summer, and thought a cook off would be a f...
School board votes to contribute to organization leading statewide effort to uphold ruling on education funding By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Cheney school board voted Jan. 13 to contribute $4,000 to the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools, a group working to uphold a court ruling that said the state is not meeting the state constitutional requirements for funding education. Cheney joined more than 100 educational organizations, including Medical Lake and Spokane school districts, in supporting NEWS. “From a p...
With the 2011 legislative session underway Rep. Susan Fagan (R-Pullman) is inviting constituents to participate in a live telephone conversation with her the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 25 to discuss legislative issues. The call will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and last one hour. Constituents can participate by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and, when prompted, entering PIN number 15605. Once on the line, callers will be able to ask a question by pressing star 3 (*3) on their telephone keypads. Operators will assist callers to go...
By JANINE HAMILTON Contributor The Cheney Waves swim team sent 26 swimmers to Walla Walla, Wash. for the highly competitive January Storm swim meet Jan. 7-9 as the first meet of the year. Two of the competing Waves swimmers came from Cheney and practice regularly at the EWU Aquatic Center. First time competitor Matthew Norman started swimming as a recreational swimmer with the Waves in the fall. He was excited to show what he had learned and definitely did, placing 10th in...
Results from the recent “drive Hammered, Get Nailed” enforcement campaign showed a 68 percent reduction in arrests in Spokane County. The campaign consisted of emphasis patrols in Spokane, Whitman and Pend Oreille counties Nov. 25, 2010 through Jan. 2, 2011. Locally, officers from Cheney, Airway Heights and Spokane County worked extra patrols stopping motorists for driving under the influence. The patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. During the campaign, 168 motorists were stopped and...
On Jan. 12, 2011, Dr. William Lynn Maxson and Mrs. Katherine Ann Maxson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at their residence in Cheney....
The unveiling of the NCAA Division I FCS trophy and a short parade in Spokane will be the highlights of a pair of celebrations of the EWU Eagles football team this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22, honoring the team. The Eagles capped a 13-2 season by winning their last 11 games of the year and capturing the national title with a come-from-behind, 20-19 win over Delaware in the title tilt on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. Friday's event will start at 6 p.m. at Reese Court on the...
Long-time Cheney couple picks up stakes for new position with law enforcement support agency By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter After living most of their lives in Cheney, Dave and Annette Mather will leave the city at the end of this month. Both Mathers have made contributions to city government, Annette through her City Council position and Dave through three decades with the Cheney Police Department. They plan to move to Somerset, Ky., where Dave Mather will work as executive...
Lady Hawks' guards beginning to show outside shooting touch By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney girls' basketball team notched their first league win of the year Friday night in Medical Lake – and then topped that with a surprising upset 24 hours later of previously unbeaten and league co-leading East Valley. Friday against the Lady Cardinals in the first ever Golden Feather Spirit Game between the two schools the Lady Hawks used full court pressure to turn a 5-4 lead into a 1...
A POEM BY HAL MEILI They tackled the cliff, dropping without drift through thunderheads below. As if by recoil, through clouded turmoil, they trapped its upward flow. Shot aloft by an erupting trough, they mastered The sky, Scanning terrain o'er red domain with telescopic eye. Spotting prey through stratus gray, bolting to their quarry. With helmet in hand and a marching band, they ruled the territory. When their surf on their red turf, it triggers inspiration. Proud ‘n free, ranging sea to sea, the symbol dof our nation. H...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It may seem like a niche market, but the Linafelters have found success fixing German cars on the West Plains. European AutoHaus owners Greg and Jeanna Linafelter recently marked the one year anniversary of their shop just off Interstate 90 at 6510 West Thorpe Road. The shop specializes in German vehicles, including repairs, maintenance and alignments. “Basically we do everything except body work,” Jeanna Linafelter said. Greg Linafelter sta...
While current space is cramped, food bank association says moving into empty Denny's building downtown would be cost prohibitive By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake Food Bank/Care and Share Association has decided to keep looking for a larger, more accessible home after considering purchase of a building at Broad and Grace streets that once housed Denny's Harvest Foods. Earlier this month association president Bob Kibling toured the building, which has been...
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS It's a short home stand, but a welcome one. Coming off a winless four-game stretch of road games, the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team is back at home tonight (Jan. 20) to face Northern Arizona in a Big Sky Conference game. Tipoff at Reese Court is 7:05 p.m. Saturday the Eagles are back on the road to close out its stretch of 5-of-6 games away from Cheney when they play at Sacramento State at 7:05 p.m. “We need to go home,” Eastern head coach Kirk Earlywine said shortly after his...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter There was one common thread that wound its way through the end of the week for the Medical Lake Cardinals' girls' basketball team, and yet another in the beginning of the week. Unfortunately, what united the two were three lopsided Great Northern League losses that dropped their league record to 1-5 and 5-9 overall. Medical Lake fell 57-39 at Pullman last Tuesday in which they led early but faded in the second half to the Greyhounds (4-1, 6-6)....
