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Teachers successfully introduce Operation Military Kids program to elementary school with family night By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The military is a central part of many area kids' lives. They may have a parent deployed overseas or spent their early years moving from place to place as a parent got different assignments. Teachers at Windsor Elementary School have partnered with a nationwide program called Operation Military Kids to provide understanding and facilitate connections for children in military families....
Former Eastern running back grew up with Raiders close by home FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS Taiwan Jones knows a lot about the Oakland Raiders. Now, he will try to let the Raiders know more about his talents as the former Eastern Washington University running back was selected by Oakland as the 28th pick in the fourth round of the National Football League Draft. As the 125th pick overall, Jones is Eastern's second-highest draft choice ever. Jones was the fifth NCAA Football Championship Subdivision player taken in the 2011 draft...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney baseball team wrapped up its regular season schedule with a 5-2 win last Wednesday at home against East Valley. The win gave Cheney a 13-5 league record, 14-6 overall and locked up the No. 3 seed in the Great Northern League playoffs beginning this week. The Knights took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, capitalizing on Cheney errors. The lead was brief, however, as Parker Franklin led off the Blackhawks half of the first with a double, and scored on Cameron Lowe's one-out double to right...
Andrew Ryan, a graduating senior at Medical Lake High School, has been named one of approximately 560 semi-finalists in the 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 3,000 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character and involvement in community and school activities. Final selection of the scholars will be made by the Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of eminent citizens appointed by the president, and will be announced...
Let's say you have a big, important home repair job. You ask for bids from several contractors, who come to your home, look the situation over and send you quotes for their time and costs to do the work. You select the contractor who says they can get things done correctly, timely and within budget but then once on the job, they find they can't do the work as quoted. They ask for an extension and they ask to be paid for it even though they knew going in what was involved. Would you pay them? It's a simple example but in a...
First ‘Appleseed shoot' held in Medical Lake draws families intent on learning from U.S. forefathers By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter For the typical American, being able to accurately shoot a rifle probably ranks low on a list of essential skills these days, as does having a working knowledge of the Revolutionary War. But for the thousands of people across the country who take part in Project Appleseed each year, learning these things is a way to preserve a critical piece of our nation's past while imparting a stronger s...
Man arrested in 2008 for failing to open door to police appeals charge By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter A 2008 arrest for obstructing police has led to an appeal that claims a portion of a Cheney code is unconstitutional. Corey A. Ward was arrested in 2008 after he didn't answer the door to Cheney police officers responding to a noise complaint at his Third Street apartment. According to court documents, Cheney police officers responded to Ward's apartment following a late night complaint of litter and loud noise coming from...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter In its May 3 meeting the Medical Lake City Council discussed what their stance might be on the Spokane Tribe's planned casino and mixed-use development near Airway Heights. Last month the Bureau of Indian Affairs asked the city to comment on the proposal as part of the process of making a determination on whether the project should move forward. The city has until mid-June to give input during an open comment period. Meanwhile the Kalispel Tribe has lobbied the city to come out against the...
After several years in storage, historical artifacts and pictures will be on display at local branch By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter For years much of Medical Lake's history has been shuffled around in cardboard boxes, most recently from a closet at City Hall into the garages of local historians Judy Abbott and Joyce Calloway. The two longtime city residents have for some time sought a place to exhibit this one-of-a-kind collection of artifacts, photographs and other items chronicling the town's colorful past. There are stac...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Each year Clarkston High School manages to field some good tennis teams and Cheney girls' head coach Corey Anderson will tell you 2011 is no different. The Bantams pretty much had their way with the visiting Blackhawks last Tuesday, failing to drop a single set in shutting out Cheney 7-0. In singles play Abi Smith lost to KC McConnell 0-6, 0-6 at No. 1 while Holly Passey had a little better luck at No. 2, losing to Tiffany Ho 1-6, 1-6. At No. 3 Maria Cruz fell 4-6, 0-6 to Kristen Kirking while Mary Flo...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter On the heels of a pair of crushing defeats earlier in the week that seemed to doom their post-season, the Medical Lake Cardinals found a way to pull off huge wins to close out the 2011 Great Northern League baseball season and reclaim the playoff dream. The Cards had to travel to Clarkston last Wednesday to finally play a twice-delayed home doubleheader and lost big time 15-1 and 16-2. Thursday they got clutch hitting and stellar pitching to beat West Valley 3-1. But Medical Lake's best effort...
Photo by Paul Delaney April snow showers brought lots of grumbles to Cheney April 29....
Eastern Washington University Friends of the Library invites the Cheney community to combine culinary talents with literary tastes by participating in the Books2Eat event on Wednesday, May 25, at the JFK Library. Every spring, the FOL puts on this free event as a means to bring people from the community together with the university community at the library and just have a good time together. Those who wish to create a confection based upon a favorite book—“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” the “Twilight...
Thomas Patrick O'Neill, born August 8, 1951, passed from this world on Friday, April 22, 2011, at sunset, at home with loved ones. He was a resident of the Cheney area since 1973. Tom was a warm, loving, generous, creative free spirit who touched the hearts of so many. His motto was “share to live and live to share,” and he took every opportunity to perform random acts of kindness, always ready with a smile or hug and eager to help friends and strangers alike. He was idealistic, intelligent, ingenious, cared greatly abo...
