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CHENEY — City Council members hope they have sent a strong message to Eastern Washington University interim president David May and the Board of Trustees that when it comes to the pending decision on the status of athletics, the council is 100 % in support of remaining in Division 1 and the Big Sky Conference. So much so that at least on council member wished to confirm the vote tally of resolution E-911 at the April 27 meeting. “Can I confirm that was unanimous so we can say that it was a unanimous decision?” Councilwoman Te...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Medical Lake boy’s tennis team’s undefeated string came to an end at four matches and did so with a pair of 3-2 losses to Lakeside and Riverside April 26 and 28. The Cardinal girls also lost their matches to the same Northeast A League opponents, 4-1. Josh Burt lost a 0-6, 4-6 opener at No. 1 doubles to Lakeside’s Kyle Dillingham. “Josh’s first match in 1st singles was a hard one, but I think he came out of the match having learned a few things,” bo...
CHENEY April 26 No reports April 27 Violation of a court order was reported on the 2200 block of 1st Street. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 200 block of Front Street. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 1500 block of 1st Street. Vehicle tires were reported slashed. April 28 Identification theft/unemployment fraud was reported on the 600 block of 2nd Street. A 19-year-old female, Chloe R. Miller, was arrested on the 2500 block of North 6th Street for a Department of Corrections felony...
NEWPORT — With no further competition beyond the COVID-corrected spring sports season, Medical Lake track athletes are working to establish themselves as those others will aspire to in future years. The Cardinals used a Northeast A League meet at Newport on April 28 to add to what is already a growing list of top efforts by school athletes in both track and field. Medical Lake’s girls were beyond dominating over their Grizzly counterparts with 124-22 victory against an und...
CHENEY – After winning their first four games, the Blackhawks softball team has done the reverse – lost their last four games in this year’s shortened Greater Spokane League season. The three latest setbacks came last week, a 9-4 loss at home to Central Valley April 27, then a pair of losses to Gonzaga Prep, 7-2 at home April 29 and 1-0 on the road the following day. The latter may have been the toughest as the Bullpups and Blackhawks engaged in an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel, with Cheney’s Isabella King giving up no runs w...
CHENEY – On paper, last Saturday’s track and field matchup between the Blackhawks and visiting University Titans boys was a 72-all tie. That’s on paper. On the track and in the field, a tie is settled with places. “A couple no heights (by Cheney) in high jump and pole vault gave them enough to tie,” head coach Derek Slaughter said. “But it is broken by fourth-places and we have more of those. So we win by tie breaker.” The girls meet was much more straightforward, with the Blackhawks earning their first win of the season by...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks boys tennis team is still looking for some success in its first season in the Greater Spokane League 3A/4A classification. First-year head coach Dan Estock attributes part of that to the size of Cheney’s team. “We have six boys total and going up against teams that have 3-6 times that in numbers,” he said. “We have yet to win a contest, but they are continuing to battle and improve.” The Blackhawks missed entering the win column in three matches last week, losing by 7-0 scores to Central Valley, Mea...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Medical Lake High School baseball team has been bringing out the big bats lately, but likely not better than the rally they had April 27 at home against Freeman in a Northeast A League game at Holliday Field. Trailing 11-4 and when Freeman had to go to the bullpen, “We had new life,” head coach Austin Sharp wrote in an email. The Cardinals, led by Brent Keith’s pair of sixth-inning triples, scored nine runs on 10 hits. Keith drove in the deciding runs wi...
CHENEY — The Blackhawks soccer team returned to the win column, notching a victory over visiting Mead on Monday, May 3. The baseball team is still searching for that elusive break, losing three games including two to Greater Spokane League leading Gonzaga Prep. Baseball The good news for Cheney is it managed to score against the Bullpups. The Blackhawks Jamel Taudin-Chabot had two hits, including a double as Cheney three runs on eight hits in the 13-3 loss on April 30 at G-Prep on April 30. At home on April 29, the B...
SPOKANE — In its return to the Greater Spokane League and the 3A classification the Cheney High School sports teams didn’t do too bad with all-league awards. The Blackhawks placed 10 players as first and second team and honorable mention selections along with one Coach of the Year award. Cross Country Boys honorable mention Beckett Schoenleber Senior Girls honorable mention Samantha Habegger Sophomore Football First-team defense Ben McGourin Linebacker - Senior Second-team defense James Whiteley Defensive line - Senior Eti...
CHENEY — With their ranks decimated by the “out” door of the NCAA Transfer Portal, new Eastern Washington University men’s basketball coach David Riley welcomes a handful of transfers back to the team. Rylan Bergersen comes to Eastern from Central Arkansas where he played 54 games and was twice honored as a third team All-Southland Conference selection. The six-foot-six-inch guard also played 50 games at BYU and is a former high school teammate of current Eastern point g...
St. John’s Lutheran holds plants/crafts fundraiser St. John’s Lutheran Church’s WELCA is holding a fundraising plant/craft sale in Medical Lake. The sale takes place Saturday, May 8, from 9:30 a.m. – noon at 223 S. Hallett St. A wide variety of plants and crafts will be on sale to help meet your Mother’s Day gift ideas. ML Cemetery Association annual meeting May 11 MEDICAL LAKE — The Cemetery Association is holding its annual membership meeting on May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Association President Janice Radmer, 243...
Add a bit of fiber to your garden and diet. Consider growing edamame (edible soybeans) in this year’s garden. Soybeans help promote overall health reducing the risk of high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Plus, the high fiber in soy helps fight colon and some other cancers. Edamame is an ancient Asian vegetable and is often eaten right from the pod like peanuts. Edible soybeans are also used for making tofu, tempeh, soy nut snacks and more. In addition to their high fiber content, soybean’s high...
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church welcomes you to attend worship with us. We are open for in-person worship, Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Masks are required and social distancing practiced to be in compliance with the state’s order. The children meet for worship during the main service, and nursery care is available. For those who cannot attend, the service can be viewed on Face book. Pastor Trevor Jensen is presenting a series of messages from the New Testament book of Colossians Come join us. Youth Group m...
When I was a child, I remember the fear of getting polio at this time of year and summer. Although, I would consider the Covid 19 virus far more deadly, the polio virus was equally deadly and feared back then. When the Salk vaccine came available there was a massive vaccination program which resulted in herd immunity and the eradication of polio in the U.S. and other developed countries. An outstanding success story. Somehow, as I reflect back on the age of polio and it’s successful eradication, I am deeply mystified and d...
As if the black and brown lives that have been snuffed out by police without justification isn’t enough, there are other recent events that reveal the inadequate training and/or integrity of some police and law enforcement personnel. A 73-year old woman in Colorado left Walmart without paying for $14 worth of goods probably because of her dementia, was tackled and handcuffed, later providing entertainment for those officers. People who have mental disabilities are met with violence by law enforcement, as probably the case of...
Americans are slowly returning to their favorite mom-and-pop shops and locally-owned restaurants. With COVID-19 cases falling, and 23 percent of the population fully vaccinated, most states have lifted the strictest lockdown measures. Relief can’t come soon enough for small businesses. These firms are the backbone of our economy, accounting for more than 40 percent of GDP and almost half of all jobs. And our economy will depend on these firms to create new jobs and bring the nation back to full recovery. Small firms have b...
Public records show lawmakers plan to use the capital gains income tax to set up a lawsuit to try to impose a broad-based graduated income tax. They’re going to get not one, but two. It could be years, however, before we know if the state Supreme Court decides to uphold its numerous rulings saying that you own your income or if they’ll instead reverse course. Just days after the Legislature approved Senate Bill 5096 — which institutes an income tax on capital gains — the con...
MEDICAL LAKE - Deep Creek Ranchette Water Association President Jerry Goertz has been awarded the 2021 Commitment to Excellence award for his work by the Washington state Department of Health. According to a news release, the award is in conjunction with national and state Drinking Water Week 2021, which runs May 2 – 8, and is meant to "recognize individual water systems and operators that do an outstanding job providing safe and reliable drinking water to their customers." D...
CHENEY — Uncertainty over how best to repair a downed pump could leave the city without the use of one of its main reserve irrigation wells at a key point in time as the weather begins to warm and an unusually dry spring continues. At its April 27 meeting, the City Council deferred a decision on a nearly $29,538 change order to a contract with Specialty Pump of Spokane to replace the existing pump and motor at the city’s Well 6, which is located just off State Route 904 towards Tyler. The city had originally entered into a s...
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington University Dean’s List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. The fall and spring quarter lists also include students on the semester system. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours (QHRS) and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name will not be released for publication. Below are the names of West Plains students named to the list. Cheney Jordan Agee, Sherry Atchi...
WINDSOR/MARSHALL — The Westwood Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students placed 19 times at the Virtual State Business Leadership Conference held April 21-24. Aftyn Tippetts qualified for nationals with a first-place finish in Business Etiquette. She and fellow FBLA member Cody Kinzer were also state runners-up in Elevator Speech and Ethical Leadership respectively, with Tippetts third in Business Math & Financial Literacy, fifth in Career Exploration. Students Alex Greer, Cora Chain and Laralyn A...
MEDICAL LAKE — Holding its first live, in-person meeting in over a year on April 27, the Medical Lake School Board moved forward on adding a new layer of in-person learning for students when instruction begins in the fall of 2021. Meeting in the high school auditorium, the board first heard about, and then approved the initiation of what is known as transitional kindergarten at Michael Anderson Elementary on Fairchild Air Force Base. “It’s an exciting new program for schoo...
DAVENPORT—“BOOM!” What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky’s soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm’s chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... “BOOM!” A second clap…then 45 seconds after that, a third… “BOOM!” “At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base),” Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn’t the only person, locally or regio...
MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council is in the early stages of an agreement to honor Four Lakes Water District’s request for water – a discussion like many on the West Plains that’s been ongoing for several years. Medical Lake currently gets part of its water supply from city-owned wells. Medical Lake City Administrator Doug Ross estimated an average flow of 700 gallons per minute through the city water system, but noted the number changes drastically depending on the time of year. Medical Lake also receives 200 gallons per min...
