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Cheney Middle School students of the month for December are Abigail Richardson, Michael Ruotsalainen, Patience O’Neal, Heather Jones, Henry Allen, Lecia Brooks, BreeAnna Geary, Lexi Brooks, Dakotah Wright, Christian Lamphere, Abby Murphy, Michaela Nanny, Ashley Barthels, Kelci Scharff, Mercedes Mitzimberg, Jessica Spring, Montana Newton, Nika Kauwe, Kaleb Lerch, Rachel Hove, Liam Hewey, Ryan Bandy, Sierra O’Neil, Sarah Hagedorn, Joe Champlin and Marianne Pol...
The Cheney girls’ basketball team ended one of their more difficult weeks of the season with one of their most convincing wins of the 2012-2013 campaign. The Lady Hawks employed a smothering full court man defense to break open a close game and cruise to a 52-24 road win over Medical Lake in the annual Golden Feather Spirit Game Saturday night. The Lady Cards trailed by two points at the end of the first quarter, and led 14-13 early in the second when Cheney jumped on the g...
Cheney photographer Jill Weiszmann caught this pair of moose Thursday morning, Jan. 24, browsing for food among the tree branches on a farm just past the curve where Betz Road turns left into Washington Street....
OLYMPIA – There’s a move in Olympia to end the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program before it even gets going. It was created in 2007, but got no start-up funding in the recession and now, a group of legislators wants to strike it altogether. It’s a type of insurance that allows new parents or people with family emergencies to take a few weeks off work with partial pay of up to $250 a week. Marilyn Watkins, policy director for the Economic Opportunity Institute, says it offers a little bit of financial securit...
FROM NEWS RELEASE OLYMPIA – Businesses holding unclaimed property can learn about their obligation to report it to the state through free workshops being offered around the state by the Washington State Department of Revenue. Unclaimed property includes unclaimed paychecks, utility deposits, bank accounts, refunds, life insurance proceeds, stocks and bonds and contents of safe deposit boxes. Businesses have to report unclaimed property after losing contact with owners for an extended period, generally three years. Courses i...
A Washington state law that criminalizes intentionally infecting other persons with HIV without their consent may be expanded to include any disease that is dangerous or deadly. House Bill 1018, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moeller (D-49th District, Vancouver), amends existing state laws defining assault, replacing the language singling out HIV with a more general definition of communicable disease. Moeller, who is the bill’s sole sponsor, says the original language of the law, which took effect in 1988, reflected attitudes about H...
The Cheney Police Department now has three new patrol vehicles capable of going just about anywhere. The department took possession through a lease agreement with Systems for Public Safety, located in Lakewood, Wash., of three 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs. According to a news release the Interceptors are all wheel drives with a 3.7 liter, 304 horsepower engine with improved crash-worthiness, pursuit-rated components throughout along with a wider wheelbase,...
At its monthly study session meeting, the Airway Heights City Council noted that discussions regarding the city’s garbage contract will need to take shape very soon. The current contract, which sends garbage to the Waste to Energy Plant, will expire in 2014. City Manager Albert Tripp said tipping fees for the city increased this year from $104 to $107 per ton, and will increase by another $3 next year. The city generates approximately three tons of garbage throughout the year. Various alternative plans have surfaced t...
Mary Ellis Reid (age 81) passed away Jan. 15, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. Mary was born Jan. 9, 1932 in Joplin, Mo. to Arling and Lottie High-Talbot and was a graduate of Manteca High School, class of 1950. After completing business school she worked in California as a bookkeeper. She married Leroy “Roy” H. Reid in December 1951 and became a devoted military wife and mother. Together they raised three loving children. Mary lived an active, full life and enjoyed sewing, kni...
Howard Wayne Oliver (age 60) passed away Jan. 17, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. He was born Sept. 16, 1952 in Amarillo Texas. Howard lived most of his life in Fountain, Colo. and was a graduate of Fountain-Ft. Carson High, class of 1973. He volunteered and worked for 20 years in the Fountain library. Following his mother’s passing in 2001, he moved to Medical Lake, Wash. to live with his surviving sister and her husband, Deb and Scott Chavez. Howard was quite the survivor, when at t...
Southern Oregon University’s loss appears to be the Community Colleges of Spokane’s gain. Former Medical Lake multi-sport athlete Amelia Cook chose to be close to home, rather than attend school and play NAIA Division II basketball in faraway Ashland, Ore. Cook, a sophomore at CCS is a regular starter for the Sasquatch who are 4-3 in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges play following last Saturday’s 67-53 hammering at the hands of Columbia Basin Colle...
This week we explore a slightly different view of Sonora Hetrick’s week as a page for the Washington State Legislature. Last year Sonora’s father pastor Steve Hetrick, suggested she accompany him to the Capitol in Olympia, to see what it is like. Sonora said,” I was curious.” At home her friends said, “Be a page, go for it.” Now, having recently worked as a senate page during the first week of this year’s legislative session, Hetrick has gained some friendships, learned a lot of things and wondered about a few others. The p...
President Obama is a uniquely gifted demagogue. An orator of unparalleled skill supported by a gushing media, Obama has yet to present a major policy proposal geared toward solving specific problems. But he has won elections. And he has done so by implying — over and over and over again — that his opponents are morally deficient. It is truly astonishing just how thin President Barack Obama’s playbook is. Since his re-election, Obama has boiled down that playbook to one play, which he runs with the regularity of a team quarter...
One of the things I continually hear when traveling around the 9th Legislative District is this: “Joe, when are politicians in Olympia going to understand the ‘will of the people’ when it comes to raising taxes?” Unfortunately, my answer is usually this: I wish I knew. Voters have repeatedly told Olympia through the initiative process that they want it difficult – not impossible – to raise taxes. The idea of requiring a two-thirds vote in the Legislature or a vote of the peop...
The Fair Tax Act proposes a tax on all new merchandise and services in place of all income taxes, payroll taxes, corporation taxes, and taxes on dividends, interest, and capital gains. Critics of the act, which proposes a 23 percent inclusive tax, have confused the issue by saying that this law is in reality a 30 percent tax. To clear up this misinformation, consider the following explanation. The 23 percent tax is included in the stated price of each item or service. Thus for a $100 item, $23 goes for taxes, and the...
Ask any event organizer and they’ll tell you that volunteers make things happen; without them, it’s a lost cause. Founder’s Day in Medical Lake is one of those events that relies on volunteers to make it a success each year. As mentioned in last week’s edition, the event is searching for a leader this year. There have been times in the past where community support waned to the point where Founder’s Day disappeared altogether. It all rests on the support found through volunteers and people who cherish their town’s history. Unf...
High school graduation requirement changes were among the items passed by the Medical Lake School District board of directors at its Tuesday, Jan. 22 meeting. The requirements, passed down from the state, go into effect for the class of 2016 and beyond. In the changes, social studies courses require a half credit more, moving from 2.5 credits to 3. Electives are also decreased by half a credit, down to 5.5, which caused some concern at the meeting. “Our leadership class is so popular,” Superintendent Dr. Pam Veltri said. Hig...
The following Cheney High School freshmen 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. Jerika P. Adams, Andrew D. Aguirre, Kaylie A. Allen, Claire S. Arensmeyer, Zachary R. Aris, Ryan M. Axtell, Ethan J. Baker, Clayton D. Beard, Melissa A. Bennett, Timothy T. Bennett, Georgianna D. Black, Hannah C. Blazon, Mary E. Boyle, Hailey L. Bridges, Noah D. Brown, Lacy R. Bunting, Brayden K. Butikofer, Taylor B. Calvert,...
Eastern Washington University’s Get Lit! Programs announces the headliners for the 15th Annual Get Lit! Festival – a weeklong celebration of reading, writing and storytelling for all ages that will run April 8-14. Tickets are now on sale through TicketsWest. Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 50 novels and dozens of other works, including memoirs, novellas, short story and poetry collections, and plays. Her status as one of the most prolific and versatile writers of our time has earned her numerous awards, inc...
The Cheney School Board unanimously approved two measures affecting the use of the Internet and elementary school boundaries at their Jan. 23 meeting last Wednesday at the Fisher Building. The board approved a revision to the district’s electronic resources use policy that will apply to both students and staff. The policy takes a four-part approach, requiring any student or staff member wishing to use a district computer for online access to have a valid network user agreement on file. All district-owned PCs with Internet a...
Cheney is shown covered in frost on the morning of Jan. 22 in these photos snapped by photographer Carlene Hardt from the ADM plant downtown. Hardt said the temperature at the time was 19 degrees....
Recent gun incidents in schools have prompted school districts across the country to review their security and safety policies. Medical Lake is joining others in the area and ensuring its practices provide the safest learning atmosphere for its students. Middle school assistant principal Scott Blasingame said safety committees have been in place at both the district level and in each building for a number of years. Those committees meet several times each year, reviewing and updating practices along the way. “We take s...
Area residents getting ready for Sunday’s Super Bowl have a new option for putting some color into their winter gray. Owl Pharmacy and The Mason Jar have teamed up in holding what’s hoped will be a first annual Winterfest this Saturday, Feb. 2. The event takes place from 5-10 p.m. in Owl’s east parking lot as well as on a closed off F Street between the pharmacy and The Mason Jar, and will feature a variety of carnival-style activities and entertainment designed to help bring downtown Cheney alive. “We’re just trying to keep...
Like the cinematic train it was named after, Zentropa Pizzeria & Pub owner Josh Baldwin said he put in a lot of miles in search of the right pizza recipe. Those miles were in the I-5 corridor, pounding the pavement in Seattle and Portland to find the crust, sauce and style Baldwin wanted to bring to Cheney. “There are so many different types,” Baldwin said in an interview Wednesday, Jan. 23. After liking the styles at places like Zeeks in Seattle and Portland’s Sizzle Pie,...
Spokane County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution at their Jan. 29 meeting outlining their opposition to the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in Airway Heights located, across from Fairchild Air Force Base. Earlier this month, the board was released from an agreement with the city of Airway Heights that had prevented the commissioners from commenting on the proposed casino in exchange for a portion of the proceeds. Initially, the city of Airway Heights opposed rescinding the agreement, but the board thr...
