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By MELINDA MYERS Contributor Raised beds and containers expand our planting options. They allow us to grow edible and ornamental plants even where there is no plantable space to garden. Their need for frequent watering may have discouraged you from growing in raised beds and containers. The limited soil mass and increased exposure to wind, heat and sunlight make fast-draining potting mixes dry out more quickly than in-ground gardens. Self-watering raised gardens are now...
CHENEY April 15 Third-degree theft was reported on the 2500 block of Al Ogdon Way. A registration was stolen from a vehicle. Harassment was reported on the 400 block of North 6th Street. Taking motor vehicle without owner’s permission was reported on the 3000 block of Meadow Glen Lane. A 1994 Toyota pickup was taken, later recovered on April 17 in Four Lakes by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. A 19-year-old female was arrested for third-degree driving while license suspended on the 100 block of Betz Road. Thi...
On March 1, 2019, the Spokane County Sheriff Forensic Unit became one of five ANAB accredited forensic units/labs in the State of Washington. The Forensic Unit staff has worked incredibly hard to obtain this goal and now is accredited in three disciplines: Friction Ridge (Fingerprints), Crime Scenes, and Digital Evidence. The long and detailed process to gain ANAB/ANSI Accreditation began in early 2017, and it took every member of the unit, working together, to obtain this goal. The Spokane County Sheriff Forensic Unit is...
By LEE HUGHES Staff Reporter The Medical Lake boys of spring notched another win, going 2 for 4 with a win against Newport on the road. Lakeside vs. Medical Lake Medical Lake went north on Tuesday, April 16 to receive a thrashing in a an 11-1 loss to the Lakeside Eagles. “The plan was to pressure them because they are a really young team,” Sharp said. “But they made the plays, and their pitcher was great.” Medical Lake managed their single run off four hits in 22 at-bats...
Medical Lake at Newport The Cards traveled to Newport on April 10 for a weather-related rescheduled league game where they were mauled by the Grizzlies on their home court in a 5-0 shutout. In singles action, it took Card Caleb Snow, who moved up a position, one set to get warmed up, losing the first set to Newport’s Cameron Whittle 1-6. Snow put up a good fight in the second set, but ultimately lost it as well 5-7. In his first singles match R.J. Pucket was handily beat 1-6,...
Medical Lake at Newport The Card girls brought up junior varsity players due to absences on the varsity squad to go 0-5 against the Grizzly girls on the road on April 10. In singles play Nicole Ehr and Henna VanDingenen — her first match of the season — both went down in singles play 0-6, 0-6. In doubles play, Sarah Ransom and Trinity Caputo lost 1-6, 2-6, while an Izzy Chicoine and Jenavieve Brandt combo weren’t able to win either of their sets, going 2-6, 0-6. Stasia Hurt-...
Correction: In last week’s Cheney softball story it was incorrectly reported that Pyper Cagle was brought up to the varsity squad from the junior varsity team. It was Parker Cagle who head coach Gary Blake brought up....
Cheney High’s softball team had an ugly week of sorts last week — one ugly loss and one ugly win. The Lady Blackhawks will take the latter, a 16-13 Great Northern League road win over Pullman last Tuesday, April 16. The ugly loss came two days later, a 14-3 whipping by Idaho 5A Post Falls in non-league action at home. At Pullman, Cheney found itself in a 7-3 hole through the first three innings, but changed things with six runs in the top of the fourth for a 9-7 lead. The Lad...
Medical Lake’s boys track and field team split its second Northeast A League meet last Thursday while the girls went down to defeat twice. The Cardinal boys edged host Colville 67-65 while being edged in turn by Deer Park, 70-69. The girls lost 90-58 to the host Indians while falling 72-55 to the Stags. Head coach Gene Blankenship said the boys set 24 new personal records at the meet with the girls establishing 15. Two Cardinals also broke into the school’s top-10 list, bot...
If some Cheney High School spring sports coaches are walking around with less than happy looks on their faces, it’s not necessarily because of weather conditions canceling games. Because of the negative impact to scheduling caused by late-winter snowfall dominating February, including a long period of very cold weather that stretched into late March, Great Northern League athletic directors have elected to change part of their league schedule for baseball, soccer and softball. CHS athletics director Jeff Chandler said the c...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Tennis Men Thursday-Saturday, April 25-27, EWU at Big Sky Conference Championship, Tucson, Ariz., time TBA Women Thursday, April 25, EWU vs. Southern Utah, Phoenix, Ariz., 11 a.m. Friday, April 26, EWU at Semifinals, Phoenix, Ariz., 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, EWU at Championship, Phoenix, Ariz. ,11 a.m. College Track Friday-Saturday, April 26-27, EWU at Oregon State High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore., time TBA College...
Cheney’s track and field teams ran their Great Northern League marks to 2-0 with a pair of victories last week. The Blackhawk boys easily downed hosts East Valley 95-45 while the girls also experienced little trouble in knocking off the Knights 81-59 last Wednesday, April 17. The boys finished first in eight of nine events on the track, beginning with Jaheem Peele winning both the 100 and 200-meter dashes, the former in 11.53 seconds and the latter with a new personal record of 23.65. Bryden Esquibel and Eli Eagan set new P...
The Cheney High School soccer team continued their domination of the pitch on Tuesday, April 23, beating out Clarkston 5-1 and clinching the Great Northern League championship. Three of those five goals were scored in the first half and two of them came courtesy of sophomore Dawson Heuett, one in the ninth minute and one in the 21st. The third came via sophomore Colton Hodgen in the 28th minute. The Blackhawk focus during halftime was on keeping momentum, with the team shoutin...
Cheney High’s baseball team is on a roll. The Blackhawks extended their winning streak to seven with four wins last week, including a home doubleheader sweep of East Valley on Senior Day that catapulted them into first place in the Great Northern League standings. Cheney began with a 3-1 league win over visiting third-place West Valley (3-3, 4-6) last Tuesday, April 16. The Blackhawks tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a wild pitch by Eagles pitcher Hunter T...
1 Years Ago April 23, 2009 Cheney’s track team split their squads for competition on April 18, sending about 22 qualifiers south to the Pasco Invitational, and keeping the rest home to compete in the annual Big Red Classic at Cheney High School. The experts at Spokane Asphalt Inc. expanded into the horticulture business with their newly opened, full-service nursery and garden center, Earth & Sky Nursery, located just off of Interstate 90’s Geiger exit. The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a resolution at their Apr...
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