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Cheney police have arrested a local man in connection with an alleged hate crime incident at the Dollar Tree store last Monday evening. According to the police report, a 22-year-old black man and his girlfriend were shopping in the store at 2424 1st St. when a white male began making suspicious eye contact and possible intimidating gestures at them as they browsed the aisles, what Cheney police Sgt. Nate Conley referred to as “mean-mugging them.” Upon arriving at the check out register, the couple was approached by the suspec...
By LEE HUGHES Staff Reporter In a game involving a lot of numbers, score is king. In Medical Lake's case there are far too few numbers in the win column. In their last three games the Cardinal baseball team has been outscored 50-9. Medical Lake at Colville It was a bruising from the get-go in Colville, 4-0 in the Northwest A League and 8-0 overall, on Tuesday, April 9 when the Indian's bats hit at-will off Cardinal Joe Griffey and Weston Thomas's pitches, allowing four hits, n...
While the weather was bad, the results for the Cheney High School track and field teams from last Saturday’s Van Kuren Invitational proved to be pretty good. The Blackhawks boys and girls both finished fourth out of 52 teams competing at Spokane Falls Community College that ranged from Washington’s 2B classification up to Idaho 5A Mountain View; setting a number of season and personal best marks in the process. The boys’ 60 points trailed only Idaho 3A Timberlake, Washington 3A Shorewood and meet champion Mountain View while...
Despite nasty spring weather, the Medical Lake High School boys and girls track and field teams managed some solid performances in competition last week. Both Cardinals squads downed Freeman in their first Northeast A League meet of the season. The boys handled the Scotties 90-38 while the girls topped the hosts 71-54 in windy and cold conditions at Rockford last Wednesday. Medical Lake fell to the other NEA school at the meet, Lakeside, the boys losing 89-51 and the girls...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Track Thursday- Saturday, April 18-20, EWU at Mt. Sac Relays, Torrance, Calif. Thursday- Saturday, April 18, EWU vs. Pacific Intercollegiate, Long Beach, Calif., 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, EWU at Long Beach Invitational, time TBA College Golf Women Saturday-Sunday, April 20-22, EWU at Big Sky Championship, Boulder Creek Golf Course, Boulder City, Nev., all day College Volleyball Saturday, April 20, EWU at Spokane...
The Medical Lake softball crew went 2 for 2 in their last four as the late-starting season advances with plenty of doubleheaders to make up for lost time. Lakeside vs. Medical Lake The Lakeside Knights (5-2, 3-0) gave it to the Medical Lake softball crew in an 11-4 rout at home on Wednesday, April 10, scoring off of nine hits while taking advantage of six Cardinal errors, according to head coach Tim Blakely. "Our defense let us down," Blakely said. "We had six errors."...
H.L. “Lindy” Lucas, age 91, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Guardian Angel Assisted Living in Liberty Lake, Washington. He was always up for a joke and dinners with family. He was kind and generous to those in need. He was born Jan. 15, 1928 in Tampa, Florida. Lindy went on to serve in both the United States Navy and United States Army from 1945 to 1948. On March 14, 1954 he married Beverly N. Willms in Cheney, Washington. Beverly preceded him in death in March 201...
Healthy aging talk April 24 Mariah Schimpf M. D. will give some tips on healthy aging at 7 p.m. on April 24 as part of the Cheney Congregational Church’s Fourth Wednesday series “Things I learned Somewhere.” Schimpf is a family physician in Spokane and will share information from a recent Mayo Clinic conference on nutrition and wellness. The church is at 423 N. 6th St. This series features members of the Congregational Church sharing their expertise in a wide variety of subject, and is free and open to the public. Refre...
StageWest Community Theatre proudly presents “The Savannah Sipping Society,” written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed by Kay Bryon Pacheco. This is a delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy about four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, who are brought together by fate and an impromptu happy hour and decide that it is high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they have lost through the years. Performances at are at 639 Elm St., Cheney, in lower lev...
Keith Tracy died on April 8, 2019 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Keith was born in Sumpter, Oregon on Aug. 30, 1922 to Chester and Hazel (Howard) Tracy, the youngest of three children. After spending his boyhood in St. Maries, Idaho, Keith joined the Navy in 1942. He served for four years during WWII and thankfully saw no action. Upon discharge he attended and graduated from the University of Washington on the G.I. bill. While there he met Joan Fries, who was the love of his life....
Cheney Congregational Church We invite everyone to join our Easter Sunday morning activities. Hilltop service begins at 8 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, 1530 Salnave Road. Easter breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and worship service at 10 a.m.. Pastor Dave Krueger-Duncan’s sermon will be “First Born from The Dead,” with coffee and refreshments being served in the fellowship hall following the service. Remember Maundy Thursday service is Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. Good Friday is Friday. The church is open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. for praye...
On the morning of July 29, 1967, the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was conducting combat flight operations on "Yankee Station" off the coast of war-torn Vietnam. Suddenly, at 10:50 a.m., a "stray electrical signal," a U.S. Navy investigation concluded, caused a rocket strapped beneath the wing of a fighter to ignite, sending it hurtling across the flight deck of the carrier. It hit the fuel tank of another plane, which exploded, causing volatile jet fuel to burst into an...
Big headlines announce one in 12 Spokane teachers may lose their jobs. Those who follow my column may remember last fall when the Legislature poured money into K-12 education statewide, I said it would do little, if anything, to improve classroom education. As predicted, the first in line to grab the money was the teachers’ union. I blamed the State Supreme Court for mucking around in areas beyond their expertise. I blamed the Legislature, recently unconstrained by a conservative majority in either house, for pouring money w...
Before the ever turning news cycle moves on spotlight-fashion to the next attention-consuming item, some thoughts on the April 15 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. First, despite early fears, a lot of the 850-year-old Gothic masterpiece of architectural, cultural and religious importance is intact and capable of being salvaged. The organ and most associated pipes are safe, along with much of the stained glass in the building, including the Rose Windows from the 13th century. In fact, video posted on CNN Tuesday from...
Spokane County Fire District 3 recognized a variety of firefighters and others for outstanding service and exceptional leadership at its annual firefighter appreciation banquet on March 16, according to a press release. Battalion Chief Russ Mace received the Don Mangis Selfless Service Award for 55 years of selfless service. He has been heavily involved in mentoring new members, construction of many new fire stations - including the remodel of Station 33 in Four Lakes, his...
The public is cordially invited to attend the next People For Effective Government (PEG) Public Forum on May 7 at the North Spokane County Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road at 7 p.m. Mike Petersen, executive director of The Lands Council, will be speaking on “Environmental Stewardship in the 21st Century.” According to a PEG news release, the evening “promises to be a lively and thought-provoking event.” Videos of previous PEG public forums can be viewed by the general public by going to www.pegnow.org and clicking on the You...
Spring is a good time to explore nature blooming around the Inland Northwest. Spokane County Library District offers two opportunities to explore and learn about the amazing natural wonders of the area. During the Saturday, April 27, Medical Lake geology walk you’ll explore the trail around Medical Lake with Chad Pritchard, associate professor of geology, and Larry Cebula, professor of history at Eastern Washington University. As you walk, listen to Pritchard share his recent research of Medical Lake granite and other g...
Debra Nielson looks right at home settled on a vintage armchair in front of rows of brightly-patterned bolts of cotton and surrounded by crafts of her own making, including mittens made from repurposed sweaters and jewelry crafted from old spoons. And no wonder — she is the sole owner and operator of Ree Creations on 1st Street in Cheney, a small business that features local artists and carefully fashioned handcrafts, along with a surprising selection of fabric tucked into t...
When Cheney police officers heard the dispatch call of “vehicle vs. train collision” last Monday, April 8, they assumed and feared the worst. Arriving at the scene just east of the Marketplace Bakery & Eatery at the termination of Calispell Street, they were met with what might be considered the best situation under the circumstances. Officers found several bystanders detaining a young woman later identified as the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee who attempted to ram a parked engine of the Washington Eastern Railway. Acc...
Last month the state Senate defeated a bill that, if approved, would have placed a referendum on the November general election ballot asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment allowing a simple majority vote to pass local school district construction bonds levies. The failure of the state Senate to pass Joint Resolution 8201 compounds the ongoing and convoluted business of keeping schools operational for administrators. The state law that remains on the books requires a so-called “supermajority” of school dis...
Cheney Middle School has released its third quarter honor roll. Students making the honor roll are listed below. 3.0-3.49 Leeana M. Abilez, Hayven B. Amick, Kenzie M. Amick, Macie P. Baldwin, Conner J. Barsness, Angela R. Bateman, Trey R. Behr, Allan P. Bergman, Joshua A. Bingham, Camryn N. Bishop, Derik J. Bowlby, Arthur G. Boyd, Liam G. Buck, Alyjah D. Castaneda-Parson, Ziane R. Cooney, Madylen O. Dennstaedt, Tai L. Dotson, Shauna R. Elliott, Jayden A. Ellis, Samantha R. Finner, Paige Foote, Trenten M. Franz, Emma C....
West Plains residents traveling down Highway 2 in Airway Heights may have noticed significant construction in the area, but city officials say the project will be relatively short -lived. The Washington State Department of Transportation project is a safety improvement meant to restrict left turn movements in the corridor between Hayford and Deer Heights roads, except for a westbound left turn onto the northern properties near Starbucks and an eastbound left onto Hazelwood. “There was a motorcycle fatality there a few years a...
Cheney’s 12th Clean Sweep is just nine days away, and as usual, there are some changes and additions to the annual city beautification day. One of those changes is the location of the dumpster drop-off point. Originally starting with two locations, the dumpster drop off point fell to a single location at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church in recent years. This year, there will still be one location, but it will be at the city’s Utility Building, 112 Anderson Road. Cheney GIS tech...
It's official: the Medical Lake City Council has approved an ordinance asking voters to give the thumbs up - or down - in August to a proposed annexation of city fire services by Spokane County Fire District 3. There was considerable discussion by council members during its April 2 meeting before the unanimous vote to move the ordinance forward. Councilmembers Ted Olson and Laura Parsons were absent from the meeting. Councilwoman Jessica Roberts, who said she supported the...
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