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Fourth-year cadet Evan Earnest (right) takes the commissioning oath. Earnest was one of the many cadets who took part in Eastern Washington University ROTC's June 10 commissioning ceremony....
Eighth-grader Kassie Brennan was one of many students who sat in the dunk tank during Cheney Middle School's June 10 field day....
Kera Petrin had just been told she was "in trouble," by her Medical Lake High School teacher Don Parr when she came to her visual communication design class. The next moment Parr pulled up a Powerpoint slide that read "Congratulations Kera." "I was shocked," Petrin said. Petrin was one of many people who submitted a logo design for the 40th Annual Pioneer Days festival in Elk, Wash., June 17-18. Parr's Powerpoint was his way of telling Petrin that her design was selected out o...
There are two reasons why the city of Cheney recently engaged in a reorganization of its police department. The first is to make sure as many officers are out on the streets engaged in patrol work as is possible. The second is to make sure that in a worst-case scenario where someone is not available to work, the necessary functions of the department continue. With regards to the first reason, Cheney Police Chief John Hensley said they have been studying the operational aspects of the department for some time, and noticed...
Linda Jean Stredwick passed away March 17, 2016 at age 61 in Burien, Wash. from complications of juvenile diabetes. She was born July 3, 1954 to Ruth and Ralph Stredwick of Pasco, Wash. After the family moved to Cheney, Linda grew up and attended Cheney High School, where she became an awesome singing talent. Her talents and vitality took her to become a member of the Cheney High School Ambassadors, participate in many plays and musicals and she was crowned Cheney's Junior... Full story
The Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in Medical Lake has released the names of 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) youth who competed and won awards in the 2016 Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, May 5-7. Award winners for swine are listed below. FFA Overall Market Swine Grand Champion: Sammie Jo Merriott, Reardan FFA, 257 pounds sold to Avista, Inland Power & Light and Jamie Holt for $4.50 per pound. Medium weight grand champion: Sammie Jo Merriott. Heavy weight reserve champion: Bailee Perleberg. 4-H Swine Fitting and...
Cheney United Church of Christ You are cordially invited to attend Cheney UCC services on Sunday, June 19, at 10 a.m. The sermon will be “Winning New Zealand,” presented by pastor David Krueger-Duncan The text for the teaching will be Luke 8:4-8. A story of an ancestor will illustrate how our choices can impact others in ways we cannot anticipate. Special music will be provided by Maddie Gwinn. A coffee hour will follow in the church fellowship hall. It would be our pleasure to get to know you. Cheney UCC is upgrading the...
StageWest Community Theatre is holding auditions for its fall production, “The Charitable Sisterhood of The Second Trinity Victory Church,” written by Bo Wilson and directed by Tom Crick. In “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church,” five women collaborate to organize a relief effort to help Guatemalans left homeless by a natural disaster. They are greeted with a small mountain of community donations — but one woman’s junk is another woman’s treasure and that pile of stuff in this little church baseme...
1 Years Ago June 22, 2006 The Cheney City Council voted to approve the purchase of the James Madison Moorman House and also pay for moving the historical structure to a new location. Eastern Washington University graduated its second largest class ever, 2,088 undergrads and 577 graduate students in ceremonies held at Woodward Field. Cheney’s AA American Legion baseball team earned a pair of forfeit victories over West Valley after the offenders were caught using an ineligible player. 20 Years Ago June 20, 1996 Cheney High Sc...
Fifty years ago in 1966, construction of the new Cheney High School was well underway on North Sixth Street with the main building nearly complete. Learn more about our area's history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Grandparents by the thousands are grieving today because they haven’t been able to see their grandchildren through no fault of their own. As of 2000, Washington state hasn’t had any law to protect the bonded relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. Death, divorce, non-marital breakups and disagreements are at the center of this issue. New spouse’s don’t want “old” family members in their lives so they move on while leaving the grandparents behind that have been involved in their precious grandchildr...
Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently announced on her Facebook site that she was “not exactly” enthusiastic casting her ballot for Donald Trump in the recent primary given her concerns about Trump’s “comments on women, people with disabilities and those with different backgrounds.” She called his “comments wrong in a presidential campaign; in our workplaces; in our homes and anywhere else.” Given all this, perhaps a more effective approach than voting for Trump would have been to follow the example of Nancy Reagan by “Just Say...
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter I’m sure by now everyone has heard about the shooting at the Pulse, a gay nightclub, in Orlando, Fla., where 49 people were shot and killed, and 53 were injured. Many are calling the Pulse shooting the worst terror attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. At approximately 2 a.m., the gunman Omar Mateen, walked into the Pulse, which had around 300 people inside, and opened fire. During the attack, he called 911 and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Reports say the FBI interviewed Mat...
There is a buzz going about the Washington state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction adding concepts like gender identity, expression and roles to its curriculum guidelines for the K-12 Health and Physical Education Learning Standards. Some examples of these lessons that would be taught to students include kindergartners learning about the different ways to express gender, second-graders understanding the range of gender roles, and third-graders discovering how those roles can vary in society. Fourth-graders would...
They spent the better part of 35 years going their separate ways during the day in their early careers. Now Kevin and Brenda Gerhart love the idea of spending 24 hours a day, seven days a week together, particularly in their newest venture, The Lefevre Street Bakery Café in Medical Lake. Opened May 25, the former Chan's Restaurant seems to have been an instant hit in a town that has not had a place to grab a sit-down breakfast or lunch in a couple of years since LindaBee's...
In the land of big box everything, Owl Pharmacies in Cheney and Medical Lake have carved out their niche for success by being the place where customers are still a name and not a number. That is the way it has been for Cheney's oldest operating business - the third oldest pharmacy in the state of Washington - and it's the way things will continue according to new owner Amanda Goyke. She purchased the business, which also includes pharmacies in Spokane and Fairfield, from...
At its June 8 work session, the Cheney School Board got a good look at its 2016-17 budget. Kassidy Probert, the district’s director of finance, said he budgeted for 4,360 full-time equivalent students, 37 more than last year. Probert said there have been spikes in enrollment in the last couple of years — 4,173 in 2014 and 4,323 in 2015 — which was due to the district implementing full-time kindergarten. The district’s overall revenues are expected to come in at over $52.33 million with expenses at just over $52.27 million...
Westwood Middle School students Collin Novo and Carter Lefler of Aqua Troopers finished 57th out of 92 middle schools that competed at the 2016 National SeaPerch Challenge at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge Louisiana in May. Lefler and Novo, the first two Westwood students to compete at a national SeaPerch competition, finished with a score of 170. In individual events, the Aqua Troopers scored 74 points on the challenge event, 64 on the obstacle course and 32...
Kile's named June's Yard of the Month Jack and Jeannie Kile's home at 109 Third St. is the Cheney Kiwanis and Cheney Garden Club's selection for June Yard of the Month. The Kiles have lived at their home for 30 years, working on the yard bit by bit. Pictured above left to right are Jeannie Kile, Cheney Garden Club representative Karen Smith and Jack Kile....
LeadingAge Washington announced June 13 that 9th Legislative District Rep. Joe Schmick and 12th Legislative District Sen. Linda Evans Parlette were named 2016 Legislators of the Year at their annual Awards of Excellence ceremony. The award recognizes state policymakers who have made significant contributions in advocating for Washington state's older adults and advancing the work of aging service providers. During the 2016 legislative session, Schmick and Parlette passed key...
Now that the hammers and saws have been put away, Cheney's Relational Riding Academy is hosting a "Grand Opening Celebration" on Saturday, June 18, to show off its upgraded riding facilities and most importantly raise money for the HEART program. The mission of HEART, Healthy Equine Association for Rehabilitation and Training, is to "improve the lives of children and adults." According to information provided by academy owner and HEART executive director Michelle...
The Airway Heights Fire Department will soon be getting some new equipment. During the June 13 Airway Heights study session, Fire Chief Mitch Metzger informed City Council that the Fire Department was approved for a $171,715 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to purchase 26 full self-contained breathing apparatus. Metzger added that the grant requires a 5 percent match ($8,585) on the city’s part, bringing the total to $180,300.75. “That number could go down,” Metzger said...
Campaign 2016 blew into town on June 2 in the form of Democratic candidate Joe Pakootas. The native of Inchelium, Wash., is running for the 5th Congressional District seat occupied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane). At a town hall at the Cheney Public Library, Pakootas outlined his qualifications for the office and fielded questions from about 15 residents. It's the second time he has run against McMorris Rodgers, and Pakootas noted that he garnered 41 percent of the...
l: the project respects the sovereignty and economic development of the tribe, protects the vitality of the state's military installations, supports priorities of local governments and communities and guards against "unnecessary expansion of all forms of gaming across Washington state." Spokane County's board of commissioners has opposed the project, as has the county's main economic development organization, Greater Spokane Incorporated. In a June 8 press release criticizing...
Kevin Gerhart pulls fresh loaves of bread from the oven at The Lefevre Street Bakery Café. Medical Lake's newest business has been a hit so far, with patrons lining up outside to get in....
