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Cheney’s City Council welcomed its newest member last Tuesday night, Feb. 26, as Vince Barthels was sworn in to serve on the Position 2 seat left vacant after the resignation of Doug Nixon in late 2018. Nixon, who served since 2007, stepped down due to his moving to a residence located outside of the city. A Cheney resident, Barthels has served on the city’s Planning Commission and as its chair since 2012. According to the city’s published application notice, individuals interested in serving on the council were to submi...
Cheney High School landed 11 winter sports athletes on various All-Great Northern League teams, as announced by school officials on Feb. 26. Those athletes are: Boys basketball Devin Cook Senior First Team – guard Jake Berman Senior Second Team – Wing Kaiden Custer Junior Second Team – Wing Girls Basketball Maggie Smith Junior First Team – Wing Emma Evans Sophomore Second Team – Guard Wrestling Michael Bozeman Senior First Team – 132 pounds Dylan Straley Sophomore First Team...
The Medical Lake girls arrived home after four days of state playoff games at the Hardwood Classic at the Yakima SunDome, bringing with them a fifth place title for the second year in a row after going 2 for 2 in the state 1A championships. King’s Knights The Card girls started out strong with a decisive 49-36 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 27 over No. 8 King’s Knights (19-7), coming out strong in the first quarter. Led by Jaycee Oliver, the Cards outscored the Knights by nin...
CHENEY Feb. 11 Second-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of North 7th Street. A trumpet was taken. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. Feb. 12 Rape was reported on the 100 block of North 9th Street. Fourth-degree assault was reported on the 2200 block of North 6th Street. Roger L. Walters, 31, was arrested on the 2800 block of Al Ogdon Way for third-degree driving while license suspended (DWLS). Feb. 13 Twenty-four vehicles were towed from various locations around Cheney due...
Clyde Thomas “Tom” Holbert passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 in Cheney, Wash. He was born Nov. 29, 1936 in Humansville, Mo. to Lee and Helen Holbert. Tom grew up in Kansas and finished his senior year of high school in Billings, Mont. He entered the Air Force after graduating from Billings Senior High. He spent six years in the Air Force and was honored to have served his country. He graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in education and later...
Helen Elisabeth Babb Boots Helen Elisabeth (Babb) Boots, 98, lifelong resident of the Cheney area, died March 3, 2019 at her home in Cheney. Mrs. Boots was born on the family farm, southeast of Cheney, Jan. 26, 1921 to area pioneers, John and Eunice (Sperry) Babb. She lived on the family farm, attended the local one room school then Cheney High School. Later she attended Eastern Washington College of Education and worked for then Gov. Clarence D. Martin as his secretary until...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, March 10, as we celebrate the first Sunday in Lent. Fellowship follows the worship service. Adult education precedes the worship service at 9 a.m. Emmanuel wishes to thank everyone who attended our 10th annual “Festival of Chocolate” Vacation Bible School benefit on Tuesday, March 5. Thank you again for your support. Please plan to attend our Wednesday mid-week Lenten soup supper and Holden Eve...
After a long selection process, Cheney’s Church of the Nazarene has named Rev. Chuck Perry as its next senior pastor. According to a Feb. 26 news release, Perry and his wife Valerie have been involved in pastoral ministry for 28 years, and the past 10 years as the lead pastor at a church in Sisters, Ore. Perry has worked in a variety of ministry experiences while his wife has worked as a teacher at a private school. Cheney Nazarene’s missions president and church board member Chris Kaplan said the process in selecting a pasto...
1 Years Ago March 12, 2009 Stunning stock market declines led to an 80 percent drop in Eastern Washington University’s endowment fund. In response, the college sent out an SOS — Save Our Scholarships, a grassroots campaign to help the university reach its scholarship goal. The Cheney School District disputed recent reports that claimed the dropout rate in Washington was a shocking 33 percent. Recent figures from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction indicated that Cheney’s dropout rate was about 4.5 p...
Feed Medical Lake returns After having to cancel all February meals due to snow, Feed Medical Lake is hitting the reset button for March 11, serving open-face beef sandwiches, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and tri-fold cake. The sweet and sour pork meal has been moved to April. Free groceries are available beginning at 4:15 p.m. with supper at 5 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett. The “Soup, Etc.” meal will be March 25 at 11:30 a.m. Think crocus and daffodil! For more information call Joanna Williams at (509)...
When is a business a business, and when is it part of the fabric of a community? Medical Lake may find out soon if things don't turn around for Care and Share, the 30-year-old landmark thrift store on Lefevre Street. That's because Care and Share isn't just a thrift store, but the financial lifeblood of the Medical Lake Food Bank. The do-it-yourself culture of the Internet has taken its toll on donations at the Care and Share, like it has many other brick-and-mortar stores,...
I spent the major portion of my working years in Cheney so when I need to make a purchase, checking with local merchants is my first choice. This week my choice was 12-foot two by fours at Jarms Hardware so the Cheney Chipsters could make the trucks we build for children. Tom Jarms and his staff rewarded me amply as Tom donated the wheels and axles for our trucks while two of his employees each matched my purchase of the studs. From the Cheney Chipsters: Thank you guys. Dave Daugharty Secretary/treasurer Cheney...
I normally watch the news as I brew my morning cup of tea. As we were experiencing a significant winter storm, I was anxious to check school closures and road conditions. I was disappointed to find all news channels filled with Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony. I could either turn off the TV or watch the proceedings as I prepared my scrambled eggs with toast. I thought I could at least find out how Cohen got into so much trouble. After three cups of tea, I was left wondering why all the hype. I still don’t know what Co...
The other night while watching the PBS news, Washington state representative Pramila Jayapal, from the 7th District, was being interviewed about the “Medicare for All “ Bill 1384 which is to be presented in Congress. I felt so proud and inspired that a representative from Washington state was being a strong advocate for a comprehensive health system for all Americans. My cousin in Minot, N.D., had also seen the interview on PBS and was equally impressed. We both felt the bill should be supported. I’m a retired nurse and v...
Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest because of the trees. The U.S. Constitution guarantees those inalienable rights to which the founding fathers referred in the Declaration of Independence — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Consider your own definition of happiness, then and ask yourself this: do you and your family have the freedom and ability to pursue your idea of happiness in today’s economy? Conversation in mainstream and social media in recent years has u...
One of the main jobs of Earth scientists is to unravel the history of the Earth. They have determined that climate change has been with us throughout Earth’s history. The Earth has undergone thousands of episodes of cooling and warming. In fact, for about 80 percent of Earth history, the Earth has had a warm and damp climate, with no polar icecaps. As Elmer Fudd might say, “those changes occurred long before wascally Wepublicans were dwiving stately sport utility vehicles.” Life would indeed be dull without The Simpsons, Tele...
Cheney residents driving down 1st Street might have noticed a slight change in the landscape this month, with local business Clean-R-Up moving into its first brick-and-mortar location since its creation nearly five years ago. Clean-R-Up is a professional cleaning company that has been operating on the West Plains for several years, but until recently has functioned out of owners Slade and Star Seehawer’s home. Now, the company has moved into a crisp gray and blue office — one...
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is pleased to present “Field Research,” an exhibition of recent works by Roger Ralston, March 13 through April 25, 2019. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, March 13 at noon in the EWU Gallery of Art. According to an university news release, Ralston is an artist and teacher living in Spokane. His work includes public art, installations, small-scale sculpture, drawings and web-based activities. When developing an idea, Ra...
The Medical Lake High School music department sent 10 of its musicians and singers on Feb. 14-17 to Portland, Ore. to the National Association for Music Education, Northwest Division All-Northwest Band and Choir event. Being named to the All-Northwest honor group is no small feat with significant competition. Participants auditioned and are selected from high school-aged students from across the Northwest. “It’s a huge deal,” MLHS Band Director Craig Johnson said. “You...
The Medical Lake School Board had a full agenda at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26, when they considered variety of topics including policy revisions, special education successes, and a legislative session update from the district superintendent. The board approved three policy amendments relating to career and technical education, highly capable students, and excused and unexcused absences. A bid and proposals policy was considered and passed on first reading...
The Cheney School Board checked one major item off the district’s to-do list at its Feb. 27 meeting, unanimously approving new attendance boundaries for local elementary and middle schools in a move that puts an end to a months-long attempt by the district to even out student body populations throughout the West Plains. The new boundaries will go into effect at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. With the shift, Snowdon Elementary on Hallet Road has space for p...
Moving around Airway Heights may soon be a lot easier, according to a Spokane Transit Authority (STA) presentation at the Airway Heights City Council’s March 4 meeting. STA announced the introduction of Route 63 in September, which will connect Airway Heights to the recently-completed West Plains Transit Center. The addition means two full-time routes will run seven days a week within the city. The new route was originally planned for 2020 but was accelerated due to the arrival of Amazon and other large businesses on the W...
There’s a new room at Medical Lake High School that’s partially painted in various shades of Air Force blue. A scale model of a KC-135 tanker sits in one corner; the Fairchild Air Force Base logo adorns one wall. It’s called the Fairchild Room. A small contingent of Fairchild Air Force Base dignitaries and school district leaders came together at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Medical Lake High School on Thursday, Feb. 20, to dedicate the room that serves as a physi...
While even one report of a crime is one too many, Cheney Police Chief John Hensley is proud of the fact that reported incidents in the city last year dropped by 4.76 percent over 2017 totals. “I think it reflects well on the community and the police department,” Hensley said in a March 4 interview. “I’m hoping that means our crime prevention efforts are paying off.” Overall incidents from the Uniform Crime Report was 280 in 2018, compared with 294 in 2017. The city saw significant decreases in larceny, 134 reports from 159, a...
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