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In 1972 Ron Jarms, who worked for Osco Drug Stores in Iowa, was confronted with a choice of moving to Chicago or coming west. Ron gathered his family and came to Cheney where the Edgett brothers were ready to retire from their hardware business on First Street. Tom Jarms was 10 years old. “My dad expected us four brothers, Bill, Tom, Dan and Mike, and our sister Kim, to sit quietly in the office if we wanted to be in the store. We were not allowed to run around,” Tom said. Whe...
Back in “the day,” that magical time when it seems so many things were so much better, cleaner and real, filling the basketball gym on a Friday night was as automatic as students battling back and forth with the classic cheer: “We have spirit, yes we do, we have spirit, how about you?” To get the same electricity that once was just in the air in schools it takes more than just racking up the W’s. Now, that spirit and passion that was once just part of the fabric of a communi...
A fire has been built under the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team, fueled by the play of redshirt freshman Haley Hodgins. With the Pasco product scoring a career high 22 points this past Monday in a 68-56 Big Sky Conference victory at Portland State, the Eagles have now won three straight games. This past week Eastern (6-3 Big Sky, 10-8 all games) collected a pair of home-court victories, 75-72 Thursday over North Dakota and 63-38 versusNorthern Colorado last S...
As professors of sociology and criminology, we would like to say we are pleased that conversations about how to make schools safer are occurring across the nation. Prompted by the tragic shooting of 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., as well as the now-decades long spate of school and campus mass shooters, this dialogue should provide opportunities for those who spend their days with children and youth to share their expertise about what will keep our schools safe. Instead, these...
Two bills making their way through Washington Legislature aim to take away the public’s right to transparent government and review of public decision making. If your city, or the state ever made a decision you questioned, or if you joined a committee to have your city council members or state officials hear your side of a controversy, then write your senator and representative immediately and stop House Bills HB 1128 and HB 1185. Laws on our books protect citizens’ rights to information, RCW 42.56.030 “The People, in deleg...
I’ve recently developed an interest in lists. Actually it’s always been there, starting likely with David Letterman’s show in the 1980s and his top 10. When I lived in Seattle there was “The Lame List,” on a comedy show called “Almost Live” produced by NBC affiliate KING. Check these out on YouTube. Lately, lists about where countries stand in a variety of categories have caught my eye. The most recent is the list of “World’s Happiest Countries” determined through a variety of factors compiled by the London-based think...
Why 23-year-old Joseph Knop broke into the Lake Assembly Church in Medical Lake Jan. 13 and did an estimated $50,000 in damage still remains a mystery. Doors destroyed, shattered glass vases and windows. Electronics and musical instruments ruined and items stolen with church volunteers called upon to put things back in order so that services could resume. Conjecture ranges from Knop being angry at the church where he reportedly attended in his youth to being high on drugs, or both. Knop would later confess to the crime. But b...
The following Cheney High School sophomores received placement on the 2012-13 first trimester honor roll. In order to qualify for placement, students must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or above. Ashleigh A. Allington, Caleb A. Athonvarangkul, Justin A. Barker, Kaetlyn P. Blazon, Yashuel M. Campos, Drew C. Colvin, Kendyl M. Cone, Olivia R. Cook, Gavin L. Davis, Avery J. Dehner, Danielle R. DeYoung, Haley B. Dixon, Maegan R. DuFour, Timothy F. Dykstra, Leanna L. Eik, Sydnie A. English, Sarah E. Fillmore, Elizabeth M. Fix,...
Cheney Middle School students of the month for November are Anya Guadamuz, Jacob Hubbard, Anthony Quiroz, Kari Kane, Sergey Kushnerchuk, Drake Johnson, Collin Peirone, Robert Murray, Zoe Engle, Charles Harper, Joe Cooke, Jacob Whitaker, Charles Harper, Duncan Lindemann, Joe Champlin, Tanner Foster, Wyatt Rosenau, Makayla Miller, Kadden Waite, Anya Howko-Johnson, Houston Moczulski, Jessica Spring, Elliott Winters, Clarissa Richards, Jameson Powell and Jennifer Harbick. CMS...
Cheney High School recently named its students of the month for December 2012. They are listed follows for department, name and grade: Agriculture, Nicolas Best, freshman; Art, Darien Brophy, senior; Business, Shelby Beedle, junior; Business, Amber Meadows, junior; Family and Consumer Science, Katie Bethel, senior; Health and Fitness, Katelynn Smedley, sophomore; Instrumental Music, Jeff Edwards, senior; Language Arts, Eric Igbinoba, Senior; C.A.D., Noah Brown, freshman;...
The following Cheney High School juniors received placement on the 2012-13 first trimester honor roll. In order to qualify for placement, students must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or above. Amy D. Anderson, Fletcher D. Aukerman, Samantha L. Ayotte, Kassandra A. Bailey, Bryce P. Barlow, Kyle A. Barsness, Shelby L. Beedle, Tristan T. Bennett, Tyler E. Bennett, Mckenzie L. Bissell, Dallas R. Brown, Rebecca J. Caligan, Sarah J. Corean, Alysa R. Creel, Rebekka J. Crippen, Delrae K. Danielson, Michael S. Dempsey, Caleb J....
Sonora Hetrick, a 10th grade student from Cheney High School, spent last week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Hetrick was one of 16 students who served as Senate pages for the first week of the 2013 legislative session. The Senate Page Program is an opportunity for Washington students to spend a week working in the Legislature. Pages, like Hetrick, are responsible for such tasks as transporting bills between legislators as well as...
Seven Cheney High School music students have been selected to participate in the 2013 Washington Music Educators Association All-State and All-Northwest performing groups, Feb. 14-17 in Portland, Ore. The four-day rehearsals and workshops culminate in concerts Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Oregon Convention Center. The Cheney group is comprised of choral members Devon Gorham (tenor 1), Holly Passey (tenor 2) and Gavin Mowreader (bass 1), Logan Tiedt (tenor 2), Kordin Shumway (bass...
SEATTLE - Homework does not have to be a battle between kids and parents. At a workshop in Seattle today, after-school care providers are learning strategies to help kids of all ages with their homework assignments. The trainer, Karen Summers with School’s Out Washington, says parents can use the same tips. Adults can and should be involved in their kids’ homework, as long as they do not do it for them, she says. Summers explained that part of the adult’s role is to encourage a routine and good work habits that help the c...
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington lawmakers are being asked to take a stand on campaign finance reform. On Jan. 17, a coalition called WAMEND presented the Legislature with 10,000 signatures, asking lawmakers to go on record advocating an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reverse the Citizens United decision. That’s the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended campaign-spending limits for corporations and special interest groups. A new report from the watchdog group Demos says b...
Spokane Teachers Credit Union is reminding consumers that starting Jan. 27 they may start seeing signs in some of the places they shop, notifying them that a surcharge of up to 4 percent is being added to purchases made with any credit card. It remains to be seen, though, how many stores, restaurants and other vendors actually will start imposing surcharges, which are commonly called “checkout fees.” News outlets such as Forbes and Consumer Reports have reported that merchants fear backlash. For instance, Dow Jones Bus...
WNPA Olympia News Bureau Two bills introduced early in this legislative session would require any health-insurance plan in Washington state that covers maternal care to also cover abortions. HB 1044 and SB 5009, collectively known as the Reproductive Parity Act, would reinforce existing state law that requires insurance companies to cover abortion except in cases in which the insurance provider is explicitly religious. Rep. Eileen Cody (D-34th District, Seattle), one of the House bill’s primary sponsors, claims the l...
More details were released last week regarding a shooting just north of Airway Heights on the 4000 block of North Garfield Road the morning of Sunday, Jan. 13. Mark Cavazos, 53, called police around 4:23 a.m. Jan. 13 reporting a homicide and that he allegedly shot his son, James Cavazos, 31, in the head, according to court documents. Mark Cavazos was charged with second-degree murder – domestic violence - and was held on a $100,000 bond. Misty Beaumont, James’ girlfriend, said the father and son had been drinking earlier in...
Jarms Hardware owner Tom Jarms said he had a couple calls last weekend when word came out that the family-owned business on Second Street was moving to a new location next to the Trading Company at 6 Cheney-Spangle Road. Apparently some believed the business that has spent more than 35 years in Cheney was moving out of town. “Because you know there’s another Trading Company at the other end of the road,” Jarms said, referring to the grocery store located just off SR 195 in Latah Valley. Jarms said Monday that they’re not mov...
Bands of yellow, magenta and salmon pink streak the western sky last Friday evening. The warm colors belie the cold temperatures, which should finally reach the 30s this week after several frigid weeks in the teens and 20s....
Founder’s Day in Medical Lake is an annual tradition reaching back decades in time, celebrating the founding of the city and its rich history. The third Saturday in June, is arguably the biggest day each year for Medical Lake, drawing countless people into the city for any number of events. And, in order to make the event as successful as previous years, the event desperately needs volunteers. “Volunteers make it happen,” Parks and Recreation Director Ashlee King said. Volunteers typically meet with King and others once...
Lt. Col. James O’Connell, from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, talks about the base’s history in the Spokane area at the Airway Heights Library, Wednesday, Jan. 16. O’Connell has been working in-depth on recent history at the base, including the large transfer of operations to Moses Lake in 2011 when Fairchild’s runway was being rebuilt....
At its Tuesday, Jan. 22 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council unanimously voted to fully terminate the interlocal agreement between the city and Spokane County regarding services and impacts of tribal gaming on Indian lands. The interlocal agreement sent a certain percentage of gaming funds earned from the Spokane Tribe Economic Project (STEP) to Spokane County. Part of the agreement included a neutrality clause for the board of county commissioners, forcing the board as a group to remain neutral in public proceedings....
The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a new interlocal agreement with the Spokane Regional Transportation Commission that included one major, long-sought after provision – a voice in regional transportation. “It does give the city of Cheney a vote on the SRTC,” Cheney Public Works Director Todd Ableman said in response to a council question. Under the previous agreement the city had to share a seat with other Spokane County small cities and towns. Under the new agreement, Cheney, Airway Heights and Liberty Lake now e...
