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Beverly Greene Boyes Surrounded by her loving family, Beverly passed away at home in Auburn, Wash. on Jan. 16, 2013. She was the great-granddaughter of prominent and early Cheney resident Frank Clark Greene and granddaughter of F. Clark Greene, a resident of Benge, Wash. Beverly was born in Ritzville, Wash. Jan. 8, 1937 to the late Frank T. and Lillie M. Greene. She spent her early childhood in Lamont, Spokane and finally settled in Scribner next to Marshall, Wash. She...
For whatever reasons, and head coach Jennifer Harmer said she listed as many as she could on the chalkboard after the game, the Cheney girls’ basketball team didn’t have one of their better efforts in last Thursday’s regular-season finale against sixth-place Clarkston. The Lady Hawks had a dismal shooting and rebounding night while the Bantams were on fire in both categories, using timely 3-point shooting and a spirited effort to down Cheney 61-42 on Senior Night. “We did not...
The competitive spirit is heating up for the robotics club at Medical Lake High School. Students in the club are building a robot to compete in the FIRST Robotics competition April 3 at Eastern Washington University. Their task is to build a robot that can perform one of two tasks. This year, students’ robots can either throw a Frisbee through different slots or climb a pyramid made of PVC pipes. Their creation can receive extra points if it can perform both tasks. Each year i...
The few Cheney High School boys basketball fans that made it to the home gym Monday night saw a good battle between two pretty evenly matched teams: Cheney and visiting Colville. In the end it was too much for the Blackhawks – too much as in too much Tevyn Holling. The Indians’ junior hit back to back 3-pointers in the last minute of the first half, including one at the buzzer for a 33-31 Colville lead, and went on to score 13 of his game-high 20 points in the final 16 min...
No one likely needs remind Eastern women’s basketball team about the length of a game. That generally it takes a full 40 minutes each night to make sure of success. But Eastern (9-5 Big Sky, 13-10 overall) seemed content to finish early last Saturday afternoon in a highly disappointing 62-58 Big Sky Conference loss to Northern Arizona at Reese Court. The setback was not only upsetting because of the loss to the eighth-place Lumberjacks (5-8, 6-16) but it also kept the E...
It’s hard to say what the end result will be, but Eastern Washington’s men’s Big Sky Conference basketball season might have been brought back from the dead, and eased away from the cliff last Saturday afternoon in Flagstaff, Ariz. Trailing by 18 points with under 8 minutes to play, and not being able to buy a 3-point shot even with the biggest pile of gold, the Eagles used the hot hand of freshman Tyler Harvey to for a 77-74 overtime win over Northern Arizona. “Now if we c...
Being the No. 1 seeds in last weekend’s 1 A Bi-district basketball tournament at West Valley in Spokane should have afforded those teams a little easier path down the playoff road to state. But not having a good map to negotiate getting down the Caribou Trail left the Medical Lake Cardinals lost. That’s lost as in defeats to Brewster, 44-36 Friday and then 74-45 to Cashmere Saturday afternoon that quickly saw a promising postseason come to an end in the double-elimination eve...
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter Cheney wrestlers will have some strong representation this weekend in Tacoma as six members of the team advanced to Mat Classic XXV. The team had seven wrestlers represented at the regionals tournament, with only freshman Devon Waterman unable to secure a spot at state in a tough final match. “Taking seven kids and getting six to state was about as good as we could hope for going into the tourney,” head coach Wade Schlotter said in an email. The...
One of the most well-known faces in Medical Lake, Bob Kibling is the Kiwanis Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year for 2012. Kibling received the award at the 29th annual Senior Citizens Valentine’s Day dinner, Saturday, Feb. 9 at the St. Anne’s Parish Hall, hosted by the Medical Lake Kiwanis. For a number of years, Kibling has been involved with the Medical Lake Food Bank board of directors, continuing to steer the organization toward success. Like many other volunteers, it...
By Luella Dow Staff Reporter Once in a while you meet a person who has the patience, the skills and the natural talent to lovingly teach those of us who need to learn by a different path. We’re talking about Cindy Melhus, who has taught in the Cheney School District 15 years, and now teaches special needs students at the new Westwood Middle School where these kids have an opportunity to learn more than you could ever imagine. Melhus said, “We teach them daily life skills. Job...
Members of the Medical Lake Kiwanis serve up a turkey lunch for city seniors in the 29th annual senior citizens Valentine’s Day dinner Saturday, Feb. 9. The annual lunch features the Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year award, which this year went to Bob Kibling....
Members of the Cheney High School band give it their full-throated all in cheering on the Blackhawks boys basketball team during Monday night’s playoff game with visiting Colville. The Indians ousted the Blackhawks 63-57....
Eastern Washington University’s latest football recruiting class not only kept with the school’s interests in signing potential talent from inside the state but it may have produced talent to fill some of the holes the Eagles will have in 2013. In officially announcing the names of the 17 new Eagles, head coach Beau Baldwin hinted along the way that some of the new faces coming to Cheney might be able to replace some of the old familiar ones fans have watched for the past few...
Attention: As of this writing, Major League Baseball’s spring training is under way. It’s that time of year again when hope springs eternal for us baseball fans, if only for a brief few weeks until the reality of the regular season sets in when we realize – sometimes before the end of April – that our team is either A) A contender, B) A pretender or C) Neither of the above. For Seattle Mariner fans like myself, all too much lately we’ve been forced to pick B. I realize Seattle’s franchise, in entering its 36th season, is...
It’s been a tough year for public health. The U.S. is currently facing a particularly harsh influenza season, but this virus represents only one problematic pathogen. Another is the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of pertussis (whooping cough). In December, Vermont declared a pertussis epidemic. Last April, so did Washington state. Both of these infectious diseases have vaccines that can help keep them in check. However, as I discuss in my new book, “Science Left Behind,” myths surrounding vaccines live...
Sometimes I wonder just how much good social media does, or if it’s meant to do good at all. Maybe it’s not meant to do anything. It’s just there. In a way it boils down to how you define good. What kind of outcome do you expect from using social media? If you define good by the re-establishment of long forgotten friendships, connecting with lost relatives, promoting a cause or organization or creating awareness about an issue, well maybe there is some good to be had in social media. You can do some of these through more...
On behalf of the Cheney High School Cross Country program we would like thank the community of Cheney for their support of our 50th annual Turkey Trot Thanks giving morning. There were over 300 walkers, joggers or runners present for this community event that benefits not only the Cheney Food Bank but also our cross country program at Cheney High School. We would like to especially thank Safeway, Mitchell’s Harvest Foods and Cheney Trading Company for turkeys and food donated as door prizes for this event, as well as Jim M...
Training new employees can often be difficult for business owners. The learning curve can be steep and the return on investment minimal, at least at first. Employers sometimes are reluctant to become too heavily invested in employees who either don’t work out, or end up leaving early for another position. A bill under consideration in the Washington Legislature might help employers when it comes to paying new employees. Senate Bill 5275, and the identical House version 1150, would create a training wage for new employees o...
from news Service reports Inspired by the national movement that has risen out of the Newtown, Conn. shooting, Eastern Washington University’s Office of Community Engagement (OCE) is launching the EWU 26 Days of Kindness Initiative. The 26 Acts of Kindness quickly evolved as people around the country wanted to find ways to commemorate the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The EWU project involves the university community and alumni, who are planning at least one act of kindness during a 26 day period. So far, m...
By KYLEE ZABEL Reporter WNPA Olympia News Bureau Executive action has been taken on a bill that would allow teens 16 and 17 to preregister to vote while applying for their driver’s licenses at the Department of Licensing (DOL). The legislation recently passed out of committee on a 6-5 vote. House Bill 1279, termed the Young Voter Registration Equality Act, would help engage high school students and soon-to-be adults in the political process, declared prime-sponsor 11th District Rep. Steve Bergquist (D-Renton). It would a...
Reviewing vision statements took up the bulk of the Monday, Feb. 11 meeting of the Airway Heights Planning Commission. Discussions regarding chapter three of the city’s comprehensive plan continued this month, marking the fifth time the chapter was presented to the commission. The commission already approved the first part of the chapter, which included issues facing the city. The Planning Commission spent much of the meeting going through vision statements for some of the larger aspects in the city, such as land use, t...
Business remained somewhat quiet at the Tuesday, Feb. 5 Medical Lake City Council meeting, however a lease agreement update will bring in a small additional sum of money each month. The City Council revised a second amendment to its lease agreement with Cingular Wireless on a water tower cell site. The fee paid by Cingular increases by $250 per month, and changes some language in the agreement, listing the total number of antennas and their power. While the agreement was welcome financial news for the city, unexpected issues...
Sometimes the best policy is just to make sure you have a policy. And in writing is even better. That’s part of the impetus behind Cheney Parks and Recreation’s Childcare Health Policy, which addresses how staff will work with area children ages 5-12 enrolled in the city’s before and after school programs and summer day camps. The other part is since the city will be working with these kids during extended periods of their formative years, it makes sense to try to impart some good habits and practices that could affect them d...
With four of the seven members on their way to Olympia to lobby legislators, and the mayor and some staff to follow, the Cheney City Council raced through a light agenda at its first meeting of the month Tuesday night. The council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission to reimburse Cheney for $3,500 in overtime costs for a child car seat emphasis patrol and education campaign. The campaign will take place March 1 through May 31, with high visibility patrols being conducted...
Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake is getting a little facelift. A series of construction contracts were recently approved for the facility, largely in the Eastlake and Westlake buildings on campus. Gayle Bonnett, a project manager and architect for the Washington state Department of Social and Health Services, said the total improvements come in around $1.7 million. Engineered Control Services, a Spokane-based firm, submitted the low bid for a $590,000 upgrade of security in the Eastlake building. Northwest...
