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The Spokane Blue Devils AAA American Legion baseball team hopes to rebound from their struggles in 2012 and if coach Tony Byrne has his way a group of Cheney players will play big parts. Coming off a disappointing 4-15 finish, but still just a game away from a trip to the regional tournament, Byrne will have four former Blackhawks – Austin Harding, Tristan Flippo, Drew Henry and Tyler Gustafson – filling key roles. In addition to Cheney, the Blue Devils feature players fro...
Feed Medical Lake is still going strong, two years into its operation. The progress made by the monthly program easily puts a smile on organizer Joanna Williams’ face, when looking back at all of the families it has served at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Medical Lake. The program serves a free meal on the second Monday of the month to residents of Medical Lake and surrounding areas, bringing together a synthesis of community and charity. The food has received rave reviews, as well. Celebrating its second anniversary, Fee...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nasty disease that attacks the central nervous system. Various people with MS experience different symptoms, and even for one person symptoms may vary over time. Some common complaints of people with MS are numbness, coordination and balance issues, vision problems, dizziness, depression, hearing and memory problems, and fatigue. MS ain’t for sissies. The cause of MS has long been a mystery. It’s likely that both genetic and environmental factors combine to determine who will come down with the...
1 Years Ago June 12, 2003 The Cheney City Council voted 6-1 with Curt Huff casting the only nay to approve new language for single family dwelling occupancy. The new code now specifies what constitutes family. Eastern Washington University students had protested the change but there was a general misunderstanding that the change would alter the number of non-related people who could live in a dwelling. The Cheney Planning Commission agreed to a compromise with Vendervert...
Mike Paulson Mike James Paulson passed away at home on May 26, 2013. He was born Sept. 7, 1966, in Pullman, Wash. to Bill and Connie Paulson. He was a graduate of Pullman High School and Spokane Community College. In September 1989, Mike married his high school sweetheart, Julie Dahmen. He was a loving father to his two children, Emily (20) and Adam (18). Mike was employed by Dealers Auto Auction Northwest where he managed the motor sports division. Mike touched many lives as...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church celebrates the third Sunday after Pentecost this Sunday, June 9. This Sunday will conclude grade school children Sunday school. Adult education will continue through the summer months at 9 a.m. All are welcome to worship at 10:30 a.m. Fellowship follows at 11:30 a.m. Emmanuel Lutheran Church will hold its Vacation Bible School beginning Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 19. Emmanuel will host children entering grades 1-6 this fall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please plan on...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor I’ve heard the phrase, “It’s as bad as herding cats” several times and wondered what the person meant. I’ve herded cattle and sheep, but never had enough cats to make a herd, thankfully. Cats are independent, haughty at times and often want to be alone. Like a little child, my house cat will not eat from the same dish as Omar, the outside cat. Now, don’t get the idea that I expect little children to eat from a cat’s dish. I’m just explaining thin...
A crew from Davey’s Tree Service of Kennewick was busy early this week removing an old tree that used to tower above Second Street across from Cheney City Hall. The tree was removed as part of the city’s annual program to remove trees and brush that might prove hazardous to power lines....
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The move has gotten national publicity: The state of Washington could skirt the intent of the Affordable Care Act, in order to save money. Some state senators are advocating dropping part-time state workers from the health insurance rolls and making them buy their coverage instead from the new Washington Health Benefits Exchange, an insurance marketplace for individuals and small businesses. Ann Joiner, an adjunct professor who teaches writing at Central Washington University and South Seattle Community...
There’s a saying: “If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes. It will change.” How it changes and what it changes into is the main reason why warning coordination meteorologist Andy Brown and the rest of the 26-person staff man the National Weather Service station on Rambo Road northwest of Airway Heights 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “It may not seem like it but we have 4-5 people a shift, rotating shifts,” Brown said. Their job is to forecast the weather to...
Our country is addicted to oil and gas. In recent years the technique of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, has gotten greater attention, both positive and negative. It is a Trojan horse, sold to us as a way to become energy independent, provide local jobs, and stimulate the economy. As an MD, I need to note that the disease, death and destruction of fracking outweigh its appeal. Fracking is a process where a large amount of water is mixed with sand and/or chemicals that are then injected deep underground...
How delightful to again experience a fun family event in downtown Cheney. Following the success of the first annual Winterfest, it was decided to revive the annual Mayfest celebration, held this year on May 11. Monies raised by these and future such events support local charities. We are fortunate to have people in our community who wish to revitalize our historic downtown with activities such as these. There were many businesses, vendors and volunteers who participated, but I would like to especially thank Jason Williams of...
The Gardeners of Cheney thank the community for their wholehearted support of our plant sale. It raised funds for horticultural activities at Cheney High School and Medical Lake High School, as well as scholarships for students in the horticultural program at Spokane Community College. We are grateful for plant purchases by many community members, for plant donations by people not even members of our club, and for Mitchell’s permission over many years to use their parking lot for the sale. Sally Shamp Gardeners of C...
The annual Memorial Day service was held Monday, May 27, at the Medical Lake Cemetery with very good attendance. This was a special time to reflect and remember each of the 61 veterans from the Indian Wars, Civil War, World War I and World War II, Vietnam, Persian Gulf to the present time as well as other family and loved ones interred at the historic cemetery. The flag was honorably presented by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Al McGowan, aerospace science instructor and the Medical Lake High School Junior ROTC color...
Reprinted from The Orange County Register Planning to fly cross-country? You soon might be paying considerably more for your ticket as part of a proposal in the new federal budget President Obama is putting before Congress. “The Obama administration has proposed raising the taxes on air travel by about $14 per flight,” reported the Los Angeles Times. “Higher taxes are needed to help reduce the deficit, pay for improvements at the nation’s airports and add thousands of new immigration and customs officers to reduce wait ti...
I don’t know about you folks but I’m tired of the upsell. I realize that’s what our consumerism society is all about, buying more whether we need it or not. After all, bigger is always better. But I’m tired of it, especially when it comes to food, and I mean fast food. I don’t normally partake in fast food – I’ve found better, tastier offerings in cookbooks that are easy to make once you have a good stockpile of the right ingredients and tools. But now and then necessity steers me to the drive-thru lane and all I want is som...
Cheney Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the Seamless Summer Feeding Program for Children. Meals will be available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. All meals are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). Cheney Public Schools and the UDSA are an equal...
Cheney Middle School isn’t the only district school to receive a hefty technology grant. Last Thursday, May 30, Salnave Elementary School teachers Celina Brennan and Ann Ottmar were awarded a $5,000 grant from CenturyLink’s Teachers and Technology program, in partnership with Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Brennan and Ottmar intend to purchase laptops, iPads, Flip video cameras, a document camera and LCD projector for their third, fourth and fifth grade students to implement self-directed learn...
Eastern Washington University is recognizing veterans and military students during the spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 15, with special commemorative graduation cords. In addition to cap and gown attire, veterans and military graduates will wear a braided red, white and blue honor cord symbolizing their service to our country. The cord represents the appreciation that Eastern feels toward our military and veteran community and the commitment they have made in completing their degrees. EWU is privileged to be...
Making its final stop at Hallett Elementary during its annual visit to different schools in the district, the Medical Lake School District board of directors held its final meeting during the school year. Students at Hallett in Sheila Overman’s fourth-grade class demonstrated at the Tuesday, May 28 meeting some of the different ways of learning math through iPad applications. The apps allow a teacher to guide students as they solve a problem, and display a student’s iPad up on the projector so they can explain their wor...
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas promotes the primary local industry – gambling – right in the faces of arriving passengers who must pass banks of slot machines on the way to fetch their luggage. They also let you drop any left over coins in even more terminal slots as visitors await their departures. In the future, Spokane International Airport would like to be a little less obvious with their efforts to bolster the local economy. As airport director and CEO, Lar...
In the upcoming fire season, minimum security offenders from the Airway Heights Corrections Center will be working with Department of Natural Resources crews, fighting fires in the region. Part of the offenders’ job includes digging fire lines to prevent a blaze from advancing further. Arcadia district manager for the DNR’s Northeast region Andrew Stenbeck said fire line crews dig down to reach mineral soil, where there are no organic compounds. That way, the fire can be fully...
Journeyman forecaster Laurie Nisbet prepares to release a weather balloon at the National Weather Service Rambo Road station May 17. The post behind Nisbet holds a radiosonde instrument package attached to the balloon’s line that when it is 100 feet up will yank (inset) the package up with it. See the story on page 3....
If it’s summer – almost – then it must mean it’s time for street projects, and this year the city of Cheney has several slated for the hot months. The largest of the single projects is the $375,000 North Sixth Street preservation project that is funded mostly through federal grants. The project scope includes new asphalt surface along with sidewalk repairs including upgrades to be compliant with American with Disabilities Act requirements from Betz Road to Oak Street. Public Works director Todd Ableman said the project...
The city of Airway Heights previewed an annual update to its six-year transportation improvement plan at the Monday, June 3 meeting of the Airway Heights City Council. Public Works director Kelly Williquette said the items included in the improvement plan were projects the city believed to be of importance and filled a need. One of the items on the list from last year, the Highway 2 sidewalk project, received funding last year. The project will go out for a design bid this year and will be constructed in 2014. “This is a...
