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Dr. Tony Oertling, a veteran boater, died last Friday on North Idaho's Marble Creek By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter A kayaking accident on North Idaho's Marble Creek last Friday has claimed the life of an Eastern Washington University professor. Dr. Tony Oertling, 54, of Spokane, and chair of EWU's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, was paddling the creek, a tributary of the St. Joe River, and became momentarily separated from the rest of his group. When Oertling did not catch up to the rest of his group they went looking...
Commissioners OK use of new state rating system to classify city's wetlands By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter During their regular meeting on May 28, the Medical Lake Planning Commission revamped more guidelines to the resource lands and critical areas section included in the city's comprehensive plan chapter on zoning. This move came at the recommendation of the state Department of Ecology. The state's guidelines for the protection and preservation of ecologically sensitive lands, city planning consultant Glenn Scholten said,...
Costs, logistics may negate attempt to get out from under county control By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter As an information item during the May 26 Cheney City Council meeting, Police Chief Jeff Sale gave the council a run down of his research and findings regarding establishing an animal control officer to serve the city. During the meeting Sale said he estimates the start up costs for establishing an animal control officer in the city to be about $105,000. Sale later broke down the costs further, saying the position would...
Masons' building on First Street would provide more exposure than previous home at Wren Pierson By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter The Cheney Museum needs a home, and director Joan Mamamakis hopes the Cheney Masons may be the ones to provide it. The museum's board of directors are working on a deal with the Masons to use part of their facility at 421 First St. as a new home where people can come and view Cheney's historic artifacts. Mamanakis said she liked the Masons' building out of all the ones the museum asked about as many...
West Plains Pet Sitting has in-home TLC for pets at a reasonable rate By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter As someone who likes animals, and a person with extra time on his hands, thanks to retirement, local resident Charles Carver came up with the idea to combine both into a business. West Plains Pet Sitting is an in-home pet care service with affordable rates available to area residents seeking an alternative to kennel boarding their dog or cat while on vacation. The 12-year Medical Lake resident said he'd done some research,...
By MIKE HUFFMAN Managing Editor Spokane Valley News Herald With a goal of cutting expenses without resorting to unnecessary future layoffs, Spokane County commissioners gave a lesson in “Budgeting 101” to county employees on Monday night, June 1. The 150 or so in attendance were told by board chairman Todd Mielke that a $10 million budget shortfall was more than likely in 2010 – and that “no decisions have been made.” Payroll and benefits fall into one of the areas that the commissioners have some discretion in closing the ri...
Cheney Nazarene Come and see what's happening at Cheney Church of the Nazarene (338 Betz Road, 235-6261). Our Sunday morning worship services begin at 10:30 a.m. We have personal growth classes (Sunday school) for all ages at 9:15 a.m. Come join us for our new summer classes. Childcare provided for all services. Wednesday evenings are packed with activities for the entire family! Kids meet in our children's center at 6:30 p.m. Youth (grades 6–12) meet 6:30 p.m. at The Rock (1404 First St.). Adults meet at 7 p.m. in the f...
1 Years Ago June 3, 1999 Cheney fast food fans will have another choice for burgers next month as a new Burger King franchise is springing up on the north end of town. Owned by Wenatchee, Wash.-based company, Graliz Investment, this will add to other existing franchise outlets in Colville, Othello, Cle Elum and Deer Park. The restaurant site is located across Parkway Drive, where construction crews have officially broken ground. Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk told the Medical Lake City Council it's the Sheriff's Office's...
June 4 is the 100th birthday anniversary of George Nolan Brown, born June 4, 1909 in Cheney. Nolan Brown served as Cheney's 27th mayor from 1958 to 1966. Along with his brothers he owned the Brown & Holter Chevrolet dealership, which took up most of the 500 block of First Street. Brown died in office on Jan. 4, 1966. For more information about our area's history go to www.cheneymuseum.org...
The family of Sam and Ginger Sampson wish to recognize the upcoming celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary on June 6. The Sampsons married in the state of Pennsylvania and currently live in Medical Lake. They have eight children, three of which are adopted, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Sam Sampson was in the Air Force and retired after moving to Medical Lake in 1977. He and Ginger have lived in the same house since then. A reception party will be held once Sam finishes chemotherapy treatment later this...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor McKindsay Dow, daughter of Wayne Dow, learned to ice skate at age 2. As a 5-year-old, she changed to inline skating. When McKindsay was 7, she entered inline speed skating competitions. In the primary division, she would compete in 200 and 400 meter races. She learned to discipline herself, to push past goals and work toward the next one. Now, 12 years old, she commits to three to four practices a week. “Practices are two hours long in the advanced group. Thursday night is endurance night,” she sai...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Medical Lake senior golfer Brendan Greene couldn't duplicate the straight and narrow shots he exhibited in last Monday's practice round when he carded a 76 and it kept him out of advancing in the 2A state golf tournament in Yakima. Greene's perfection in practice, turned to frustration when play for real began and it cost him 12 penalty strokes leading to a 97 in day one on the 6,900 yard, par-72 Apple Tree Golf Course. “His game's way better than that,” Medical Lake boys' coach, Jim Mason said....
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The Cheney Track Club is hosting the 2009 USA Track and Field Inland Northwest championships this Saturday at Eastern Washington University's Woodward Field beginning at 9 a.m. The event is expected to draw upwards of 200 athletes from across the region, including a special appearance from the St. Luke's Hospital's Paralympic track and field team. The St. Luke's team features Chelsea McClammer, a wheelchair racer who competed for the 2008 USA Paralympic team in Bejing, China. The meet is an...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter While the mission was accomplished on one hand, the goal of Medical Lake's Bri Bazo to medal at the state 2A girls' tennis tournament ended a bit abruptly. Bazo , the Lady Cardinals' senior, and only player from the school to earn a state tournament berth at the Nordstrom's Tennis Center at the University of Washington, lost in Friday's first round to Emily Carbaugh of Ellensburg, 3-6, 2-6. In round two, Bazo faced Jayne Thomas of Burlington-Edison and dropped that match in straight sets as...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Throughout their 2A state tournament run, the Cheney soccer team's bend-but-don't-break defense had mostly held firm against opponent's pressure, providing enough time for the Blackhawks' offense to find ways to score. For most of the first 59 minutes of last Saturday night's 2A championship game with Squalicum at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner, that pattern held true. Eventually, however, the Storm broke through, scoring three goals in the last 21 minutes for a 4-2 win to capture their first ever...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor If the four members of Cheney's girls' 4x100 relay team ever got to meet Milorad Cavic, they would have something in common to talk about. The Serbian was edged by U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps by 1/100th of a second in the 100-meter butterfly at last summer's Olympic Games; settling for a silver medal. Last Saturday at the 2A state championship track meet at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma, the Blackhawks' girls' team of Mikaela Young, Emily Stralser, Crystal Simmons and Shelby Maurer were denied a 2A...
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Regional coordinators for the national-nonprofit education organization PAX (Program of Academic Excellence) recently appointed Ronald Morrison, Medical Lake resident and a former high school math teacher, the community coordinator for the region. Morrison will be in charge of interviewing families on the West Plains interested in becoming host families. Foreign exchange students come from about 35 different countries, in Eastern Europe, Asia, South American and Africa. Headquartered in Port...
By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter A new tree was planted in Sutton Park on Friday, May 29, by a group of Reid Elementary fourth-graders as Cheney takes its first steps to becoming a Tree City U.S.A. The program, which has been a goal for Mayor Allen Gainer, is not only to plant more trees, but also take care of the ones the city currently has. “We're finally getting it kicked off,” he said, adding that other projects have delayed initiating the program which was first introduced early last year. Tree City U.S.A. is endorsed by...
CHENEY May 31 Billie J. Rentz, 27, was arrested on the 2200 block of First Street for violation of a court order. Investigation is continuing on a possible case of making a false report to the police on the 800 block of Fourth Street. Third-degree theft was reported on the 400 block of North Sixth Street when prescription drugs were taken from a residence. A black bicycle was found on the 1400 block of Fourth Street. A non-force rape was reported on the 300 block of F Street. Charges are pending investigation. Third-degree...
By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter On its maiden voyage, the 22-passenger shuttle bus that the Cheney City Council approved the purchase of on March 24 for the Parks and Recreation Department has been temporarily disabled due to a wayward turkey. Parks director Paul Simmons was driving the bus, which has the driver's compartment of a van, back to Cheney on May 21 after a day-long trip with a group of senior citizens to the San Juan Islands. It was about 4:30 p.m. He had just taken his foot off the accelerator on the Cheney-Tyler...
There's a new snack product out there called Fling. You may have heard of it—finger-shaped, chocolate truffle bars that come in a pink wrapper, touted as being a “good” indulgence with a measly offering of 85 calories per finger. Basically about enough satisfaction that one third of a regular Three Musketeers Bar, or an eighth of a Butterfinger will indulge you. Fling is marketing itself solely to female consumers with its flirty name, feminine colored packaging, and marketing slogans that one really has to remind herse...
On May 18, legislation was signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire providing equal rights for people living in domestic partnership as for those people living in a traditional marriage. E2SSB5688 completes what was started in 2007 when the Washington Legislature created a domestic partnership registry. Individuals are allowed to enter into registered partnerships as long as they meet certain criteria, such as sharing a common residence, being at least 18 years old, one person older than 62, or being of the same sex. Individuals...
