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One of the best football analogies I've ever heard came from Eastern Washington University head coach Beau Baldwin at last Thursday morning's West Plains Chamber of Commerce breakfast held outdoors next to the red rug at Roos Field. Baldwin equated the pre-season practice grind to the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day" in which actor Bill Murray keeps repeatedly waking up at 6 a.m. to find he's still in Punxsatawney, Penn. and it's still Feb. 2. As someone who's experienced a small...
For the past few years, Eastern Washington has lived in the shadow of three-time defending Football Championship Subdivision champ North Dakota State. With a recent habit of making deep runs in the FCS playoffs the past two years, the Eagles may have begun to emerge from the Bison’s shadow. The Eagles, led by a trio of national awards candidates, have been selected No. 1 by The Sports Network in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision preseason poll of sportswriters, b...
Regarding John LaForge’s column regarding censorship of the use of American atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, he got it tactically correct, but strategically wrong. The atomic bombs were used strictly for strategic reasons. Let me explain. At the Tehran Conference in November 1943, the Allies agreed that the Soviet Union (i.e., Stalin) would attack Japanese forces in Manchuria on Aug. 9, 1945 — which it did. However, by then, we did not need the Soviet’s help against Japan, but an agreement was made and kept. So, we wante...
We would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all of our sponsors and especially to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to make sure everything went well for the kids during the Cheney Junior Rodeo. You people are awesome. Sherry McNall Cheney...
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Plato, Greek philosopher, 427 – 347 B.C. “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S. poet, essayist and lecturer, 1803-1882. I never realized how fearful a culture we have become until I left for a while. To be sure, there are things to be afraid of in our country, especially on a personal level. But for the most part, much of what we’re afraid of we shouldn...
Mary Jane Booth passed away Sunday, Aug. 10. She is remembered as a driving force on a number of community actions, and as a 56-year member of the Tilicum Club and the Cheney Historical Museum. Mary Jane had a way of cajoling people to volunteer in activities and organizations with humor, a touch of guilt, and persuasion. She was never shy about offering suggestions or her opinion, and she was a positive force for change in those organizations, from the Faculty Wives Club, Tilicum Club, Cheney Gun Club, to the Friends of...
A.A. Milne, author of “Winnie the Pooh” wrote, “Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” As much as “Winnie the Pooh” has its origin as a children’s story, it wouldn’t hurt for everyone to go back and re-learn the lessons the friendly yellow bear and his friends taught us when we were younger. In light of recent events, a focus on August’s PACE character trait “gratitude” seemed fitting. PACE defines gratitude as “feeling and expressing thankful app...
City of Cheney • Tuesdays through Sept. 23, Cheney Farmers Market, City Hall parking lot, 2 – 7 p.m. • Aug. 15, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Aug. 16, Free Swim Saturday, Cheney pool, 1 – 4 p.m. • Aug. 20, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2 – 3), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Aug. 20, Summer Concert Series, “Last Chance for Gas,” Sutton Park, 6:30 – 8 p.m. • Aug. 21, Preschool Play and Learn Storytime (ages 3 – 5), community library, 10:30 ... Full story
Cheney United Church of Christ Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. at Cheney UCC, across the street from the high school parking lot at 423 N. Sixth St. Visitors are always welcome. Congregants are reminded of the special meeting on Sunday, Aug. 17, to approve the nomination of Jane Yarwood as Children’s Ministries portfolio holder. A quorum is needed, so please be there. We are a welcoming and vital church. On Sunday, Aug. 31, it’s “barbecue day.” The church council will provide a barbecue lunch for all attendees after the 10...
Verna Lousie Aplin passed away on Monday, Aug. 4, at the Southside Hospice House of Spokane with her family by her side. Verna was born in Redmond, Ore. March 3, 1924. She moved with her parents, Dorothy and Martin Paulson to southern Oregon where they settled in Medford. Verna graduated as valedictorian of the Medford High School class of 1942. After high school, she attended Southern Oregon College of Education in Ashland where she completed her freshman and part of her... Full story
1 Years Ago Aug. 19, 2004 The Cheney City Council approved a resolution that supported the designation of the proposed Ice Age Floods National Geological Trail. Students crossing the streets around Cheney and Eastern Washington University would hopefully be safer in the future as the city of Cheney secured over $30,000 to install better crosswalks. EWU rewarded fifth-year athletic director Scott Barnes with a renegotiated contract that provided him with a $15,000 salary...
My name is Lillie. My friend is Sue. She is visiting me from her home in Nebraska. We sat at the kitchen table, my friend and I, watching the afternoon slide by as its hours and minutes faded into nothing. Like many others in the area, our electricity had been tangled by an angry wind crashing into cars, uprooting trees, smashing windows and roofs of wounded houses. Crews were working frantically to restore the power. We’d have to be patient. Sue shrugged her shoulders. “I expected to do my laundry today. Maybe I should go...
The title of author Vivian Abell's 1973 crafts book might best sum up Cheney-area resident Carlila Hughes' newest literary adventure: "Don't Throw it Away." In Hughes' case, add don't file it away; share it. That's the emphasis behind the Little Free Library Hughes and husband Jim built and maintain at the end of the driveway at their home at 17912 S. Lois Drive. According to its website, the Little Free Library organization's mission is to "promote literacy and love of...
CHENEY Aug. 4 Residential burglary was reported on the 2200 block of North Sixth Street. Cash and jewelry were taken. Fraud was reported on the 600 block of G Street. Residential burglary was reported on the 700 block of West First Street. Video games were taken. A missing person was reported on the 700 block of West First Street. Tracy L. Oldfield, 19, was arrested on the 600 block of West First Street on a Spokane warrant for second-degree criminal trespass. Aug. 5 Jay W. Thielen, 43, was arrested on the 100 block of First...
Vendors who operate firework stands in Airway Heights will have less difficulty acquiring a permit to set up shop. The City Council approved an ordinance that amended the Airway Heights municipal code, chapter 17 section 11 to establish seasonal sales in general commercial zones (C-2). Prior to the amendment, firework vendors had to apply for a conditional use permit (CUP). To acquire a CUP, vendors must pay the appropriate fees as well as submit a completed general land use permit, proof of ownership, a site plan consistent...
Mobile food truck in Cheney Cheney’s Emmanuel Lutheran Church in partnership with West Spokane County Thrivent Chapter is bringing a 2nd Harvest mobile food truck to Cheney Wednesday, Aug. 27. The truck will be at Emmanuel Lutheran, 639 Elm St., from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free produce and perishable products for low-income families and those needing food assistance will be available. No appointment or documentation is required. If you are picking up food for someone who cannot be present, please provide a note. For more inf... Full story
Sunset Elementary students who cross the intersection on 12th Avenue to get to school may notice changes on corners of both Lawson and King streets. The city of Airway Heights finished installing the pedestrian-activated flashing stop signs on the corners of King and Lawson. The stop signs were just one several new sidewalk improvements that was funded by the Safe Routes for Sunset grant. The signs work when a pedestrian is about to cross the intersection. They push a button that triggers flashing lights at each sign. Along...
When it’s in good supply — which is most of the time — Cheney’s drinking water continues to be some of the cleanest water around. According to the city’s 2013 Annual Consumer Confidence Report, Cheney’s water tested below maximum contaminant level goals established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as well as state goals, including contaminants produced as a by-product of water disinfection processes. Some contaminants such as lead were undetected in the water samples collected. Public Works director Todd Ablema...
In the Of Cabbages and Kings column of July 31 it was incorrectly stated that Clarence Martin watched students walk up College Avenue to attend classes at Eastern Washington State College. The correct name at the time of what is now known as Eastern Washington University was Eastern Washington State College of Education....
Fire crews from Medical Lake and Airway Heights came together Tuesday, Aug. 5, to fight a brush fire near Eastern State Hospital. Fire crews were able to quickly contain the blaze to three aces. Power lines were down and power was out at the hospital for a short time. The fire did not damage any structures and the hospital was not evacuated. Crews mopped up the scene around 5 p.m. The Department of Natural Resources, who commended the efforts by both Airway Heights and Medical Lake fire departments, was on the scene until...
The Airway Heights City Council approved ordinance C-834, which establishes the city’s standards for recreational and medical marijuana facilities within city limits at the Aug. 4 meeting. Under the ordinance, retail facilities can be located in general commercial (C-2) zones. Retail, process and production facilities would be permitted in light (I-1) and heavy industrial (I-2) zones. Vendors who operate recreational marijuana facilities will have to apply for a marijuana license through the state and are required to pay t...
The Cheney City Council is down a member with the resignation of Councilman Bob Stockton at Tuesday night’s first regular meeting of August. Mayor Tom Trulove read Stockton’s letter of resignation at the beginning of the meeting, in which the long-time council member stated significant changes in his life were leading him to be out of the area for extended periods of time. “I cannot devote the amount of time the position demands,” Stockton wrote. Trulove said Stockton was the council’s second longest serving council m...
He weathered the storm of the nation's worst recession and successfully piloted the Eastern Washington University ship through rough waters. The school now has record enrollment and national notoriety on many fronts. Perhaps bigger yet, in the midst of serving as EWU's 25th president, Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo waged, and so far has won the personal battle with a deadly form of cancer. Now it's time for Arévalo, and his wife, Nadine, to turn the pages on eight memorable years of l...
