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The second regional transportation meeting hosted by the city of Spokane drew more comments on the future of West Plains roadways last week. Held at Airway Heights’ Sunset Elementary School Thursday, May 16, the meeting expounded on a previous one in March where transportation representatives once again listened to members of the public to form a long-term transportation plan for the region. “This is probably a 100-year plan, so don’t expect this to be plopped down in short order,” Louis Meuler, city of Spokane senior...
Seven first place finishes propelled the Cheney girls track and field squad to a third-place finish last Friday at the regional gluing meet with teams from the Central Washington Athletic Conference. And while that’s something to celebrate, given seven Blackhawk girls made the trip to Prosser, it’s bittersweet for head coach Tom Stralser. Stralser contends the meet was poorly run and officials likely “robbed” junior sprinter Chae Brown of a chance to compete at state in the 100-meter dash. Brown was not allowed to “check...
Medical Lake’s track team continues to surprise many people. But not their co-head coach Gene Blankenship. The Cardinals emerged from last Saturday’s regionals at Riverside High School with a third-place finish for the boys team and nine athletes – plus two alternates – headed to this weekend’s 1A/1B/2B state track championships at Eastern Washington University. Quincy’s 92.33 points were just enough to edge Northeast A League Riverside’s 86.33 with ML in with 79, just ahea...
StageWest Community Theater is once again teaming with the Medical Lake School District to bring a children’s drama workshop to local would-be actors, actresses, directors and those interested in being a part of live theater. The two-week workshop runs 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday at Hallett Elementary School in Medical Lake beginning July 29 and ending Aug. 9. The workshop culminates with two theatrical performances Saturday, Aug. 10 at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Workshop enrollment fees are $100 per child ages 9-15, w...
1 Years Ago May 29, 2003 A projected $5.8 million loss of state revenue over the next two years meant Eastern Washington University faced both cutting staff, and increasing tuition by an estimated 9 percent, adding $302 per year to in state costs and $1,047 for out of state students. The Medical Lake City Council authorized Police Chief Tony Harbolt to apply for a $125,000 federal grant from the Justice Department to fund a Cops in Schools Program. The funds would allow the city to hire an additional officer, over and above...
The name “natural gas” might be a puzzle. After all, how could there be such a thing as unnatural gas? The reason we call natural gas what we do has to do with history. There was a day that people made burnable gas by heating coal. The gases that came off the coal were piped around cities where they did things like light street lamps and even power cook stoves in homes. Coal gas had its downside. For one thing, it often contained carbon monoxide. And it took energy to make the gas, so it never could be truly cheap. Hap...
Lorene Robinette passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday, March 13 at her home outside Cheney. She was born in Spokane, on June 1, 1924. She graduated from Cheney High School and went on to receive a teaching degree from Eastern Washington University. She was married to her sweetheart, Eugene, in 1950, and one year later they welcomed their only son, Maurice, into the world. She extended her love and dedication to many other children in her 30-year career as an... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The Holy Trinity will be celebrated at Emmanuel Lutheran Church this Sunday, May 26. All are welcome to worship at 10:30 a.m. Christian education for grade school children through adults begin at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars: Emmanuel Lutheran Church will hold its Vacation Bible School beginning Monday, June 15 through Friday, June 19. Emmanuel will host children entering grades 1 through 6 this fall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please plan to bring a daily sack lunch. St. Rose Catholic Church will host...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor This is a true story by Carlene Hardt of the amazing Trumpeter swan, Solo, who spent many years at TurnbullNational Wildlife Refuge living his legacy for us to enjoy. Carlene begins, “In 2005 my mother gave me a Canon film camera and I took a class in photography. It was the beginning of a whole new way of seeing“. At first Hardt concentrated on things close at hand in the Cheney area, then ventured to Turnbull occasionally to see what she could fin...
The editorial on an IRS apology by Joseph Farah disturbs me because of his lack of historical background of investigations by the said agency. The IRS has been using its power of investigation to harass dissident groups in our country in all of my adult memory and probably before my time. The sins of the agency were largely ignored by the main news outlets when the IRS was harassing left of center groups since the Eisenhower administration. The IRS investigated labor unions, the left wing political parties and the SDS to...
In a region that values the outdoors, citizens are being deprived of a beautiful gem, the Fish Lake Trail. This trail would allow non-motorized transit between Spokane and Cheney but it sits unfinished, needing only 2.2 miles of pavement. Some people may point to the projected cost ($6 million) and see it as the roadblock but I think it is a lack of information. I am writing to challenge you to spread awareness of this project. Let’s make the Fish Lake Trail a priority for Spokane County. Let’s build a path that can be enj...
StageWest Community Theater of The West Plains would like to thank everyone that attended our last production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” by Joseph Kesselring, making it a fantastic success. Also for those of you that attended the Old English High Tea on Mother’s Day, catered by The Mason Jar, a local restaurant, if you enjoyed the tea make sure you stop into The Mason Jar and let them know. Once again we want to also thank Emmanuel Lutheran Church for opening their doors to our performances. Kay Byron Pacheco StageWest Publi...
Back in their day, the tea party folks were riding high, fueling indignation over alleged government-run death panels, a treasonous Federal Reserve and the like. They commandeered sparsely attended Republican primaries, managing to nominate for Senate seats a dabbler in witchcraft in Delaware, holders of strange views on rape in Missouri and Indiana, and in Nevada, a candidate suggesting armed insurrection if her people didn’t win elections. All lost — some in races an old-fashioned Republican would have won. In the int...
Let’s be blunt about the STEP casino. 1,600-plus Spokane Indians and 4,200 (more or less) residents of Airway Heights are so grasping and greedy that they are willing to sell 468,000-plus citizens of Spokane County down the drain for their gain. None are so blind as those who can see but refuse to. If one investigates the police blotter for the Airway Heights Police, one would find weekly arrests for identity theft, driving with license suspended, auto prowling, driving under the influence, accidents, bad checks, fist f...
Keep an eye out for the next Justin Bieber or Mark Zuckerberg at freshman orientation. Also, most of today’s class of 2013 entered college likely displaying some form of hearing loss. The Beloit College Mindset List is an eye-opening read, showing how quickly time changes for students entering college. Beloit has been doing this since 1998, originally as an effort to remind its faculty about how dated some of their references were. Scroll through the list and you’ll see that salsa has always outsold ketchup, the class has...
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Officially it’s about remembering those who died in the service of their country, but the three-day timeframe also marks the unofficial beginning of summer. It’s also one of the deadliest weekends on the road, particularly when it comes to fatalities caused by over consumption of alcohol. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010, Memorial Day was the second-deadliest after Labor Day with 397 fatalities nationally, and second to New Yea...
Eastern Washington University students will remain on the quarter system rather than begin a switch to semesters, at least for the immediate future. At last Thursday’s regular board of trustees, meeting members agreed to accept a recommendation from EWU President Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo to table a switch from the university’s current quarter system to semesters after opposition from faculty over costs and from the associated student body over awareness and understanding. The university has been researching the feasibility of c...
Manipulated photos, magazine covers, book designs and various other digital design projects were on display last week at Medical Lake High School, all created by students. Led by high school teachers Jason Spakowski and Don Parr, the students worked in recent months to hone their skills and create the items for the show. The digital design and visual communications design classes were among those contributing to the show, which was featured in the high school lobby for a...
Cheney Fire Department personnel responded to a vehicle fire last Saturday morning in the Cheney Safeway parking lot. Firefighters received the call about 9 a.m., arrving as the vehicle, a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, was fully engulfed. Department spokesman Tim Steiner said it didn’t take long to extinguish the blaze, and that the vehicle owners were at a nearby bus stop waiting to get into another car with a friend when the fire broke out. Steiner said everything forward of the J...
Airway Heights’ O’Reilly Auto Parts store manager Tanner Zak cuts the ribbon to celebrate the store’s official opening Friday, May 17 with members of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce. The store has been operating under a soft opening for a few months....
The smiling face with the gray handlebar moustache who greets some by name and friendly kidding to others who visit the Eastern Washington University surplus sales locks the doors one final time Friday, may. 24. Floyd Cloke, the man who has coordinated the sales at the old Cheney Safeway for the past 17 years ends his 28-year EWU career. Cloke started out at the university working in dining services, then custodial, shipping and receiving. Changes in life’s direction kept C...
One theme that was a uniting thread for the winners of the 2013 Eastern Washington University Alumni Awards handed out last Saturday was the help the recipients received from others. In the event held in the Powers Reading Room at Hargreaves Hall, and witnessed by a full house, nine EWU graduates were singled out for their contributions to the school, their communities, and the world. Entrepreneur Jason Clerget, a 2007 grad, received the Inspirational Young Alumnus Award....
Changes are in store for the recycling center in Medical Lake, namely in the form of accepting glass. At its Tuesday, May 21 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council discussed the potential of ending its acceptance of glass at its recycling center. Previous discussions have taken place on the subject, but no definitive action was taken. City Administrator Doug Ross brought up the subject during the public works committee’s report, suggesting a cutoff date of Aug. 1 for accepting glass. “There’s no reason for the city to pay t...
Participants at Sunday’s We Run for Boston stand during the national anthem. The run, organized by Cheney High School juniors Mariah Brenton and Amanda Lomax raised money and showed support for the city of Boston along with victims of the marathon bombings April 15....
If all goes according to plan, Cheney residents should see no difference in the re-organized structure of its Police Department – not even discolored areas on uniform sleeves where stripes used to be. After a review and discussions with the Police Guild, Police Chief John Hensley recommended that City Council approve an ordinance changing the department structure by removing the rank of corporal, replacing it with Police Officer, and adjust the salary structure accordingly. The council unanimously agreed to the ordinance a...
