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Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove believes that if you're going to point out a problem then you should also think about offering a solution. For Trulove and other city officials, the problem is the ever-growing amount of train traffic through the city, a problem made more of an issue by the groundbreaking in December on a grain terminal and rail yard near the intersection of Craig Road and Medical Lake-Four Lakes Road. Once built, the terminal will allow a consortium of grain...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Come mid-April, don’t think your calendar is out of sync when the Eastern Washington University campus is buzzing with activity like a fall football weekend. The uptick in visitors will be due to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) which EWU will host April 16-18. The event will draw an estimated 3,700 participants including students and their leaders. NCUR will take place at Eastern for the first time and has never before been staged in the state of Washington. “This is...
City of Cheney • Feb. 27, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Feb. 27, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, 12 – 5 p.m. • Feb. 28, The Big Read: Dog Sled Racing/Mushing,” members of the Inland Empire Dog Sledding Association, community library, 2 – 3 p.m. • March 2, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • March 3, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9 – 10 a.m. • March 4, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2 – 3), com...
Carrie Low said, "When I met Floyd I was 17. Floyd was a senior in high school. He was the only one in his family to graduate from high school. He was determined to get acquainted with me. He found my address. A month after we met he said to me, 'Pick a ring you'd like to have.' It was the first of March. We were married in December." As time went by Floyd and Carrie's family grew. Carrie loved to name each one as they joined the family. "First came Phillip, then Carol,...
Cheney resident and local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Boy Scout Troop member, Brock Jongeward earned his Eagle Scout award by helping a local non-profit company. Jongeward was searching for a meaningful service project to fulfill his goal to become an Eagle Scout. He and his mom, Laura Jongeward saw a need at Inland Northwest Baby (INB). INB is a local non-profit company that started out providing diapers for needy families. They have bridged out into provi...
The notion that the NO vote for the high school bond issue was a vote against kids lacks respect of possible voter wisdom, or more importantly, people’s pocketbooks. In the early 1990’s Cheney school district officials put forth a bond issue to enclose the high school — converting it from California-style buildings to one facility. I remember well listening to the district presentation in the high school’s Little Theatre and thinking at the conclusion: I hope there’s a Plan B. When that bond issue failed to receive a 60 perc...
As I watched the drama performance this past Friday at Eastern’s Showalter Hall, something seemed to be not quite right. Watching my fellow high school students perform very admirably on a stage that wasn’t their own seemed again, not quite right. Without a remodeled high school, the Cheney community has made it difficult for our drama performers and others to have a place they can call home for years to come. After evaluating my four years at the high school, the time has never been greater for a refurbished high sch...
You had to like that nice Christmas present, and maybe some of the extra cash with gas costing under $1.75 a gallon provided, right? I know my wife and I enjoyed saving about $300 a month from the fuel bills that were nothing short of overwhelming eight years ago when I first started working at the Cheney Free Press in the latter half of 2007. That’s when gas hit the mid-$4 range and the minimum 50-mile daily round trip was quite a shock to the wallet and budget. Especially f...
Bill Johns has argued that renovations to Cheney High School can be accomplished for $11.65 million. He presented this option to the citizens’ committee, school board and in newspapers. The truth is that his plan is simply inadequate. While his plan would add classrooms and a small alternative school, many needs would be left unmet and CHS would still fall short in key areas. Sports teams would still be short gym space, leaving them practicing late in the evening or busing to elementary schools, which displaces elementary act...
Somebody is going to have to cut the cancer out. When it comes down to defining a strategy on how to deal with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or of Iraq and the Levant, depending on your preference, that statement is pretty much it in a nutshell. The question then becomes, who is going to do it? Who will take the lead in removing from the world a terrorist organization that revels in beheadings and burning people alive to enact its vengeance and to enforce its form of ultraconservative, theocratic form of government?...
Java and Jazz fundraiser The Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands present “Swingin’ Under the Stars Jazz Band Dance” fundraiser Friday, Feb. 27, at the middle school. There will also be a swing dance demonstration. Admission is $7 a person and free for children 9 years and under. Hallett Elementary book fair Hallett Elementary School is having its “Book Fair: Under the Sea” from March 2-6. Parents are encouraged to stop by the Hallett library where they can purchase books for their own bookshelves or their...
Medical Lake High School announced their honor roll for the first semester of the 2014-15 school year. SENIORS Principal’s Honor Roll — 4.0–3.5 Anna Becher, Nikolaj J. Beuchert, Justin L. Brundage, Stephanie T. Burris, Breena M. Cannon, Annette J. Carlson, Gabriel N. Chernishoff, Morgan C. Chitwood, Keenaen I. Dejong, Suzannah D. Delgado, Ira Earl, Zachary M. Elder, Alyssa A. Fitzgerald, Annika A. Gahan, Tamar E. Goldberg, Logan S. Grittner, Cassidy J. Hagel, Chelsea M. Hamby, Emily A. Henry, Mason W. Hester, Alyssa M. Higgi...
Cheney High School officials have released the list of students named as January Students of the Month. They are Ryan Axtell, language arts, junior; Hailey Bridges, world languages, junior; Joseph Burdick, vocal music, senior; Taylor Calvert, support services, junior; Gavin Davis, instrumental music, senior; Katelyn Dillon, science, freshman, Jessica Emert, business, junior; Michael Ferguson, social studies, junior; Valentina Grisafi, graphic arts, senior; Wyatt Olson, art, senior, Elizabeth Potter, math, freshman; Cameron...
Betz Elementary School head custodian Cecilia (Cissy) St. Claire has been named the Cheney School District's Classified Employee of the Year and was honored at the school board's Feb. 11 meeting. St. Claire has been with the school district since 2007, beginning as a custodian at Cheney High School and then at Betz Elementary School for the past two years. In her nominating letter, Cheney Superintendent Dr. Debra Clemens wrote that St. Claire goes beyond her regular duties to...
Snowdon Elementary School second-grade student Morgan Ray plants herbs in her specially prepared pot while fourth-grader Sienna Krizenesky demonstrates her Hula Hoop skills in activities taking place last Thursday at the school as part of National Healthy Heart month....
EIGHTH GRADE 4.0 — Jordan M. Agee, Avienda R. Anderson, Brittney E. Barnes, Jacob H. Berman, Nicolas J. Berman, Crystalee J. Burts, Camden J. Butikofer, Katherine M. Clemens, Alyson J. Dassow, Wyatt C. Ekstrom, Kaitren J. Fisher, Samuel B. Fix, Tayler C. Hart, Maryn C. Havens, Hyrum J. McCombie, Aidan L. McCrum, Kohen W. Montgomery, Madison T. O’Callaghan, James M. O’Connell, Vivian Pasion, Peter A. Richardson, Madison G. Stephens, Joshua M. Sweeney, Victor G. Teterin, Emma K. West, Mykenna B. Williams, Zachary A. Wineg...
The Medical Lake school board was in high spirits at its Feb. 17 meeting after the district’s maintenance and operations renewal levy passed 1,433-768 (65.11 percent). The levy rate will be $2.20 per $1,000 assessed property valuation for the next three years and will bring in approximately $1.2 million to the district per year. Superintendent Tim Ames said there were some stressful moments for the district and the Committee for Medical Lake Schools, however the support has been great. “It’s just been a tremendous outpo...
A small piece of Medical Lake history is going to be sold on the other side of the country. Manifest Auctions, a company based out of Greenville S.C., will be auctioning off a $20 banknote, on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m., issued from the First National Bank of Medical Lake in 1929. National banknotes were a form of currency and issued to states and territories from 1863-1935 by banks that had national charter with the federal government. Manning Garrett, owner of Manifest, said these...
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Medical Lake Citizens Deer Advisory Committee worked out some of the details of their education and public outreach efforts. The committee set March 28 as the tentative date for its education seminar at City Hall. Candace Bennett, Wildlife Conflict Specialist with Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), said the master gardeners from Washington State University would be available for a 45-minute session on what types of plants keep deer away, as well answer questions for residents....
Walk into Cheney's Les Schwab store and ask for Ferrel Kaminski, and you'll likely get some blank stares from the staff. Walk in and ask for Sparky, and you'll eventually come face to face with a smiling, affable chap with close-cropped hair and ready handshake. The two, Kaminski and Sparky, are one and the same, although the new manager of Cheney's store not only goes by the latter, but also has identification to prove it. "I was getting checks with birthday money made out...
The Airway Heights City Council breezed through a quick agenda at its Feb. 17 meeting. The council approved a contract with Joshua Maurer, of Maurer Law, to provide public defender services for $4,000 a month. They also approved a conflict public defender contract with Chris Carlisle of Carlisle and Byers Law Firm, not exceeding $10,000. The city received a 2015 Office of Public Defense grant to pay for the cost. “This is in case our public defender (Maurer) has a conflict with defending a suspect,” Deputy Mayor Kevin Ric...
Curbside recycling once again took center stage at the Feb. 17 Medical Lake City Council meeting. City Administrator Doug Ross informed the council and everyone in attendance that after calculating the costs, the residents would pay an additional $3 to the $14.70 they are already charged for garbage fees if the city adopts a curbside recycling program with Sunshine Disposal and Recycling. At the Feb. 3 City Council meeting, Ross estimated that the cost would be $3.50. By charging residents $3, the city anticipates an ending...
Veronica Messing and her son Chase (center) attempt to launch miniature cannonballs at the pirate ship. The Messings were one of several families who attended the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department's "Mom and Son Fun Night: Treasure Adventure."...
Snowdon Elementary School Principal Shawna Fraser explains to third-grade student Shaelynn Lowry some of her cooking uses for basil during an herb planting activity as part of the school's Heart Health fundraiser last Thursday. The herb planting class was put on by Molina Healthcare, with 180 students taking part in this and other activities to raise money for the American Heart Association....
The Cheney City Council conducted a couple financial transactions at its final regular meeting in February. Tuesday night, Feb. 24, the council unanimously approved the sale of a 4,000 square foot piece of property in Golden Hills Phase II Addition owned by the Water Department to homeowners Gary and Glenda Glasgow. The Glasgows live next to the property and purchased the lot, which was part of a larger parcel and had been deemed surplus by the city, for $2 per square foot. The council then unanimously approved the $15,705 pu...
