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Acclaimed New York City violinist Sarah Whitney and award-winning Eastern Washington University lecturer in violin/viola Dr. Julia Salerno are teaming up to perform a variety of works from Baroque to jazz this Friday night, Feb. 27. "Seeing Double Duo," will perform at 7 p.m. at the EWU Music Building Recital Hall in a free concert to feature works by Martinu, Halvorsen, Mozart, Mark Summer and many others. Whitney is a member of the acclaimed string quartet "Sybarites," the...
CHENEY Feb. 16 A missing person was reported on 100 block of I Street. The individual was later found. Feb. 18 The Cheney Police Department assisted the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office on Curtis Road on a one-car, minor injury rollover accident. Feb. 19 Fourth-degree assault was reported on the 300 block of First Street. Feb. 21 Yuri Reyes, 23, was arrested on the 100 block of North Sixth Street for driving without a valid operator’s license. Second-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of First Street. Report pro...
Two people were injured last Tuesday evening in a two-car collision on the 2600 block of First Street in Cheney. The collision took place around 7:30 p.m. when a vehicle northbound on First Street entered the center lane to make a left turn into the Taco Bell as a second vehicle entered the city southbound. According to the police report, the driver of the first vehicle was waiting for the second vehicle to pass, but then elected to make the turn too soon and was struck by the second vehicle. Both occupants of the second...
BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL Card’s Box 1 2 3 4 Final Riverside 19 19 4 19 61 Medical Lake 10 10 15 20 55 Johnson 25, Elder 9, Brown 6, Soliday 6, Wagner 3, Harvey-Mitchell 2, Jasmer 2, Rushfeldt 2. 1 2 3 4 Final Freeman 16 16 11 8 51 Medical Lake 13 8 8 19 48 Johnson 17, Wagner 8, Soliday 7, Brown 6, Rushfeldt 5, Stith 3. COLLEGE 2014-15 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Standings School Conf Pct All Hm. Aw. Stk. Sac. State * 12-3 .800 18-8 13-1 5-7 W2 Montana * 12-3 .800 16-10 11-3 5-7 W5 E. Washington * 11-3 .786 20-7 12-1 8-6 L1 N. Ari...
Behind many athletes and teams, there are always good stories. Those stories are what Cheney High School athletics director Jim Missel hopes to find, and are just one of the reasons he is putting together the first “High School Champion of the Stars Recognition Night.” The awards dessert ceremony is scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 2, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, and will feature athletes from all four classifications in District 7. That second sentence is another reason Missel is inspired to put...
If you’re still looking for some quality high school basketball action, look no further than the Cheney High School gym this weekend. Cheney is the host site for regional boys and girls state playoff basketball games in the 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A classifications. Action begins Friday evening with two games in the 1B classification, and wraps up Saturday with six games over the 2B – 2A brackets. Winners move on to the state quarterfinals in Yakima and Spokane March 5 – 7. “I’ve got some big names here,” tournament director an...
When Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan found tackle Gary Gilliam in the end zone for a touchdown pass on a fake field goal attempt in the NFC championship game against Green Bay, he made history. The Canadian-native became the first punter to throw a touchdown pass in NFL post-season play. Now, people in Cheney have an opportunity to win a football autographed by Ryan while at the same time supporting Cheney High School athletics. The Ryan football is just one of many items to...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Feb. 26, EWU hosts Montana State, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, EWU hosts Montana, 2:05 p.m. Thursday, March 5, EWU at Idaho State, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, March 7, EWU at Weber State, 6:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Feb. 26, EWU at Montana St., 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, EWU at Montana, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 5, EWU hosts Idaho St., 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, EWU hosts Weber St., 2 p.m. For most current information...
Cheney High wrestling head coach Brad Rasmussen knew Michael Ferguson and Devon Waterman had what it takes to advance far in the Mat Classic XXVI state championships, Feb. 20-21, at the Tacoma Dome and he was not disappointed. In his first trip to the Mat Classic, Ferguson (220 pounds) finished third in his weight division. Waterman, who competed in state for the second time, (182) took eighth in his bracket. Ferguson defeated Orting’s Kenny Marll via 11-4 decision in the first round. In the quarterfinals, he lost a 6-3 d...
History repeated itself for one member of the Cheney High boy’s swim team at the 2A state championships Feb. 20-21, at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Trevor Babcock once again finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute and 47.73 seconds, which is 4.67 seconds faster than his time at last year’s state competition. Babcock also finished 11th in the 100 freestyle (49.59). Scott Nadeau finished 10th in the 200 individual medley (2:05.33) and 15th in the 100 butterfly (56.09). In team events, Bab...
As soon as I read that Floyd Mayweather signed a contract to fight Manny Pacquiao, I pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. After the part of my arm started to turn a shade of purple, I realized I was still at home and the announcement was real. Mayweather will take on Pacquiao in a welterweight championship unification bout, May 2 in Las Vegas. This fight is something fans have been asking for the last several years. I had friends, who I never knew were boxing fans, tell me how excited they are for this fight. Even t...
The going got a little rugged for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team in their journey to the southwest part of the Big Sky Conference. And the stumble the Eagles took tumbled them out of the league lead with four games remaining. Eastern got a clutch finish Feb. 19 in collecting 78-75 win over Southern Utah at Cedar City, winning the game with solid work at the free throw line. Two days later, that same ability to finish was in the hands of Northern Arizona, which s...
Getting back to some basics has been the fuel that has propelled the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team back into contention for a Big Sky Conference regular season title. The Eagles won for the sixth straight time this past week at Reese Court, collecting dominating wins, 88-67 over Southern Utah last Thursday, Feb. 19 and 73-42 over Northern Arizona Saturday. “We use three simple words to try to define ourselves, tough, smart, unselfish,” head coach Wendy Schul...
One of the hottest teams in the 1A basketball ranks had its flame quickly snuffed. The Medical Lake boys, winners of eight of their last nine games exited the District 7 tournament Friday, Jan. 20 at West Valley High School in Spokane following their second loss of the week, 51-48 to Freeman. Medical Lake finished the season 16-7. Last Tuesday, Riverside held off a second half surge to beat the Cardinals 61-55, their first loss in the double elimination event. "We didn't shoot...
Four more wins and a berth in the district playoffs have first-year Medical Lake girls' basketball head coach Kyle Lundberg pumped and wishing the 2015-16 season started tomorrow. A 58-41 loss to Colville in District 7 play, Saturday, Feb. 21, ended the season for Medical Lake with a 9-15 record. Earlier in the week the Cardinals were hammered by regular season champ Lakeside, 61-19 Tuesday, Feb. 17 but then rallied past Chewelah 40-36 Feb. 20 in an elimination game. All tourn...
One hundred years ago in 1915, Cheney’s volunteer fire department requested that the city provide all of the firefighting equipment and waterproof clothing, as well as maintain the fire station. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago Feb. 24, 2005 A home building construction boom appeared to be on the horizon for the land adjacent to the Fairways Golf Course with upwards of 92 lots for sale. The proposal to erect a new cell phone tower behind Bills Tavern in downtown Cheney appeared to face little opposition with just two written comments submitted. Blake Risk helped salvage an otherwise disappointing 20th place finish for the Cheney Blackhawks at Mat Classic XVII in Tacoma with his runner-up effort at 130 pounds. 20 Years Ago Feb. 23, 1995...
StageWest Community Theatre’s proudly presents “Exit Laughing” by Paul Elliott. Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Co. “Exit Laughing” premiered in the American Association of Community Theatre’s AACT NewPlayFest by the Springfield Little Theatre in Springfield Mo. When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three Southern ladies f...
A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 for Pauline (Pauly) Agnes Johnson Herrbach at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home, 5100 W. Wellesley Ave, Spokane. Pauly passed peacefully Monday, Feb. 16 at home, surrounded in love at the age of 85. Pauly was born Aug. 31, 1929 to Walter and Madge Johnson in Wenatchee, Wash. the youngest of six children. She grew up in Spokane, attending Libby Junior High the year it opened and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1947. Pauly... Full story
James (Jim) Ray Hunt James (Jim) Ray Hunt, age 69 of Cheney, passed away Jan. 31, 2015, in Spokane, Wash. Jim was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Newport News, Va. He married Janet Mayfield in 1971, in Newport News and they moved to the Cheney area in 1972, where he worked in retail until retiring in 2004. His hobbies included gardening, model airplanes, cars and trains and playing horseshoes. He is survived by his wife Janet K. Hunt; daughters, Tonya M. Hunt, Tracy R. (Roy)... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.com or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Come early for Christian education classes for grade school through adult. Please plan to worship with us during our mid-week Lenten worship services. They are held on Wednesday evenings until March 25. A simple soup supper will be served at 6 p.m. followed by worship at 6:30 p.m. St. Pa...
Residents who visit the Medical Lake library and step into the cozy area with the fireplace will notice the wooden caabao statue at the top of a large cabinet. The caribou is one of many artifacts currently on display that belong to local author and Medical Lake resident Eufemia Munn. Munn, a native of the Philippines, allowed the library to show off some of the artifacts she collected over the years as a way to allow residents to learn a little bit about the countries she...
When you live to be 109 years old, you end up with a lot of memories. So many that sometimes it's difficult to keep things straight, Cheney Care Center resident Flossie Dickey said as she celebrated her 109th birthday last Wednesday with care center residents and many family and friends who stopped by or called almost all day long. Dickey was born Feb. 18, 1906, in "a little country town" called Yoncolla, Ore., that she said was somewhere near Corvallis. "I couldn't tell...
