Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 44
The Mountain View girls gymnastics team, from Airway Heights, competed in the Rec Op State Championships in Bellevue, Wash., on May 23. Six gymnasts represented the Mountain View team, which took home fifth place all-around honors. Over 130 gymnasts, representing 13 gyms throughout Washington state, competed in either the intermediate or advanced competitive levels. The Mountain View team, coached by gym owner Sheri House, was the highest ranking team from Eastern Washington. The gymnasts, along with their individual event... Full story
“AAA” Baseball TeamWinsLossesTies Cheney Free Press1300 Consumer Auto Liquadators940 Stewart Title841 Rosa Pizza751 Collins Family Dentistry761 Triumph571 Paikuli & Associates382 Denny's Foods2101 Majors Baseball TeamWinsLossesTies Tomato Street1410 Ronald McDonald House1320 Jarms770 Kimmel690 Bruchi's4110 Village Supply0140 Majors Softball TeamWinsLossesTies LindeBees900 Ritzville210 Inland Power261 Cheney Federal Credit Union171...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Years ago, the oddball sports stuff was what you would see on ABC's “Wide World of Sports.” You know. Bowling, pool (OK, billiards if you must), contests that are better classified as games of skill rather than sports, which I think should require some sort of physical exertion other than rolling a ball down a lane in really ugly shoes, or creating a callous by trying to put a little extra English on a cue ball. There were probably other games of skill that didn't make it onto WWS back then simply bec...
Eastern Washington University head women's soccer coach George Hageage was one of eight selected to take part in the Master Coach Diploma program by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The one-year program will begin July 9 at Bloomsburg Academy in Bloomsburg, Pa. Hageage will be commuting back and forth between EWU and the Academy during the 2007 season. The NSCAA Master Coach program is designed to meet the needs of modern coaching and, more specifically, addresses the skills required by the coach of...
Senior Carolee Gutierrez became just the second female track and field athlete in Eastern Washington University history to earn All-America honors by placing eighth in the javelin (161 feet, 10 inches) at the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Championships in Sacramento, Calif., (June 9). After the preliminaries on Thursday night, Gutierrez was third with a throw of 170-1 to qualify her for the finals. She was ranked fourth going into championships with a throw of 175-5, which placed her second a...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney American Legion AA baseball team saw its record slip to 5-3 last week by suffering three losses in five games, two coming in the Summer Hawks tournament last weekend. The Hawks did manage to rebound with a pair of wins, edging Lewis and Clark 6-5 on Saturday, and avenging an earlier loss to Mead by beating the Panthers 6-5 on Sunday to capture third place in the three-day tournament. In regular season action last Tuesday, Cheney took its first loss of the season, a 9-5 setback to visiting...
CHENEY June 8 Jeremy A. Titus, 21, was arrested on the 700 block of Fourth Street for driving under the influence (DUI). A third-degree theft was reported on the 1700 block of Second Street. A potted plant was taken from Rosa's Pizza. June 7 A trespass was reported on the 500 block of Alki. Police arrested Nicholas L. Rapier, 18, for trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia, along with Peter H. Olmsted, 19, Victor L. Myers, 20, Nicholas F. Moffit, 19, and Emily J. Dietrich for trespassing. A suicide attempt was reported...
The Cheney Cemetery Association would like to thank all those that attended, participated or helped with our annual Memorial Day breakfast. Proceeds will be used to further improve the local cemeteries. Chuck Kreigh, President Cheney Cemetery Association...
The Medical Lake Cemetery Association would like to extend a big thank-you to Ray and Lahnie Henderson for their generous donation of gravel laid on the roads throughout the cemetery. This has added a beautiful accent to the peaceful surroundings. We would also like to thank the wonderful volunteers who maintain the cemetery, as well as the Medical Lake American Legion Auxiliary for donating the poppies. For those who may not be aware, the cemetery is located off of Brooks Road outside Medical Lake on West Thorpe Road, in a...
One thing about the secretary of defense, Robert Gates, is he doesn't pull any punches. Calling a last-minute news conference to announce that he wouldn't send the chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, to the hill for consideration for a second term as chairman was not unexpected. The old adage that “politics make strange bedfellows” can now be changed to “politics and general officers make strange bedfellows.” The first Marine to be selected for the nation's top military post, a “boots on the ground” V... Full story
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Arielle Aguado and Carly Dorshorst, both junior students from Medical Lake High School, were recently selected by members of the Medical Lake American Legion Auxiliary Earl English Unit to attend the Washington Evergreen Girls State citizenship-training program June 10-16 in Ellensburg, Wash. Girls State is nationwide, non-partisan government program that began in 1937 training the nation's young women in the duties, rights, privileges and responsibilities of American self-governing citizenship....
Lady Cardinal Basketball Shooting Camp for junior high school girls grades six through 8 runs July 16-17 (two sessions) from noon to 3 p.m. Camp sessions will be at Medical Lake High School gymnasium. The registration deadline is June 24, with camp costs at $25 per person. For more information, contact coach Val Von Lehe at 953-4816, or 565-3248....
The driver of a pickup and his passenger were both injured in a rollover near Medical Lake on Monday night. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. about four miles west of Medical Lake on Highway 902, according to Frank Sweet, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. Kevin J. Audett, a 23-year-old Medical Lake resident, was headed at a high rate of speed westbound on 902 when his 2000 Ford pickup left the roadway and rolled. Sweet said Audett will be charged for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). He was taken to... Full story
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Thanks to some extra funding left over from motor vehicle fuel tax collections, the Washington state Transportation Improvement Board awarded a fuel tax grant to the city of Medical Lake that will pay for the majority of a two-inch street overlay project this summer. The city was one of 18 Washington cities to receive a grant from TIB, according to a distribution agreement issued to the city, signed on May 23. The street selected for overlay is Hallett, specifically three blocks between Lake and...
By CRAIG HOWARD Managing Editor Spokane Valley News Herald Ron Haeger is a veteran of marathons and participated in Bloomsday for years, but no race will be as important as the one he runs this weekend. On Saturday, June 16, Haeger and his wife, Karen, will host the inaugural Justin C. Haeger 10-Miler, an event held in remembrance of their son who passed away last April at the age of 22 from a methadone overdose. The run will begin at 8 a.m. at Spokane Falls Community College with all proceeds benefiting Daybreak Youth...
For more information on the Justin C. Haeger 10-Miler, visit www.jch10miler.com or call 327-3141. To learn more about the dangers of prescription drugs and other substances, call the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council at 922-8383 or visit www.gssacpreventioncenter.com. Secret Witness provides an anonymous tipline to report the sale of drugs and other illegal activity. Call 327-5111 to help. Rewards are offered for information that leads to arrests. For help talking to kids about the risks of drugs and alcohol, visit... Full story
Christian Heritage School in Edwall is now conducting pre-kindergarten screenings. The program uses traditional teaching methods, including phonics. Bus transportation to Christian Heritage is available from Davenport, Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights, Harrington and Reardan. If you are interested in learning more, or enrolling an incoming kindergartener or older student, call 236-2224 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m....
Ground beef sold at Albertson's stores in Washington, Idaho, Montana and five other states is being recalled because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria. The beef, most of which was sold under the Moran's label, has sell-by dates from April 20 to May 7. In addition to the Moran's brand ground beef, the company recalled sirloin fresh hamburger patties sold under the Albertson's label. The products were sold at Alberton's locations in California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming... Full story
A soldier from Spangle died in Iraq on June 2 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Dariek Dehn, a 32-year-old 1993 graduate of Liberty High School, was in Sharkat, Iraq. According to the Department of Defense, he had been assigned to the Cavalry Scout assigned to the 6th squadron, 9th Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Grey Wolf,” 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Dehn, the son of David and Marilyn Dehn of Spokane, had earned the Army Achievement Medal in 2005. The Associated Pre...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney's Planning Commission gave official approval on Monday to a rezone application that will allow a national developer of student housing to build higher than other nearby dwellings. The commission voted to adopt the findings of their May 14 public hearing and grant Campus Crest Development's request to change the zoning of a 21-acre irregularly shaped piece of property along Cheney-Spangle Road from R-3 multi-family medium density to R-3H multi-family high density. The rezone allows Campus Crest...
