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While Cheney streets and intersections can seem very busy at times, according to a recently completed traffic study, volumes on arterials and intersection wait times are within established national and regionals norms for this size city - at least for awhile. City staff presented the study information to the Cheney Planning Commission as part of their comprehensive plan review process, which is currently focused on the plan's transportation chapter. While the information...
The Cheney City Council approved another distribution from the city’s lodging tax fund at its Sept. 13 meeting to help a local business organization with an event planned as part of Eastern Washington University’s upcoming Homecoming week. The council approved a distribution of $7,174.20 to the Cheney Merchants Association to be used in partnership with the EWU Homecoming & Parent and Family Weekend Committee in a joint promotion of Homecoming Week, Oct. 2 – 9. The CMA originally requested $9,593 to help with the budge...
Before first period starts at Medical Lake High School, the sound of music can be heard from behind the auditorium. If a person looks into the room they will see several students playing instruments, some of whom appear to be tired. "We're still waking up," band vice president Emilie Browning said. "Once we get into our funk, we're pretty energetic." The Medical Lake High School band is gearing up for its first appearance in the Autumn Leaf Festival Parade in Leavenworth on Se...
ML S.C.O.P.E. invites public to meet resource officer The Medical Lake S.C.O.P.E. station invites the public to a meeting with Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Pendell, who is also the school district’s resource officer. The meeting is Monday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 124 S. Lefevre St. Ways to volunteer, school safety and a question and answer period will also be presented. Feed Cheney returns to free hot dinners Sept. 26 Feed Cheney returns to free hot dinners Sept. 26 September brings the return of the... Full story
John Edward Holloway, 87, passed away Sept. 4, 2016 at Cheney Care Center. He was born on Feb. 16, 1929 in Eagleville, Mo. to John and Vera (Stuck) Holloway. John was the youngest of seven children and the son of an Iowa farmer. He went to school in Dunlap, Iowa and received a GED while in the military. John then entered the U.S. Army on May 16, 1947 and served one tour of combat in Korea as a convoy guard. On May 16, 1950, he left the Army and joined the U.S. Air Force. His... Full story
Ethyl Helen (Walker) VandeBerg, 102, was born March 26, 1914, to Bert and Louise Walker in Owen, Wisc. She joined a 3-year-old sister, Violet, at the farm. She passed away at home Sept. 7, 2016. Ethyl attended a rural, eight grade school and graduated from high school in Granton, Wisc. From the age of 8, when she was recovering from a ruptured appendix, she wanted to be a nurse. However, 1932 was the Great Depression time, and the easiest thing to do was to go the county...
StageWest presents Bo Wilson's play "The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church," produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company, Inc. of Woodstock, Ill. Come on down and see how the Charitable Sisterhood are doing in their attempt at holding their fourth relief effort of the year. This time it is for the homeless Guatemalans. But because of the torrential rainfall, the bridges being washed out, and less generous souls wanting to...
1 Years Ago Sept. 21, 2006 Cheney High School’s cross country team took a surprising second place at the 20-team competition at the Highlander Invitational at Shadle Park High School. Daniel Issa, Arick Zachman and Reese Martin not only led the sophomore scoring but also paced the Hawks’ boys altogether, notching the top three times among the varsity seven. A second Conoco gas station opened up in Cheney on 103 First St. with the other location also on First Street, in the Safeway Plaza. 20 Years Ago Sept. 26, 1996 Jes...
The Remember a semi-comic Cold War movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”? A deadly Soviet Union nuclear submarine, capable of killing millions of Americans, suffered engine trouble and was forced to surface in a little New England fishing village. After some awkward dealings, villagers with shotguns and rifles went to the waterfront. Soviet sailors lined the deck with machine guns. Weapons aimed, they faced each other in a tense standoff. If anyone pulled a trigger, a double massacre would occur. Suddenly,...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released its renewable fuel rules for 2017. Private energy companies will be required to produce at least 18 billion gallons of renewables next year, over half a billion more than this year. That’s a step in the wrong direction. The EPA’s renewable policies are badly broken and outdated. This backward looking mandate is failing to meet its goals while driving up everyday costs for working families. It needs to be reformed. The new renewable production target is housed under the...
The feigned outrage over the Clinton Foundation by Republican operatives is the height of hypocrisy, but most people won’t realize this. “Never heard of it.” This was a response I got all too often as I went door-to-door as a volunteer collecting signatures for I-735, a grassroots movement to make Washington the 18th state to ask Congress to overturn Citizens United. It was disheartening to learn that so many people knew so little about something so important. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the 2010 Citizens United...
Spokane Transit Authority’s Proposition 1 on the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election ballot would raise sales tax 2/10ths of 1 percent to pay for regional transportation improvements. According to information from STA, if approved by a majority of voters, the increase would amount to 2 cents per every $10 spent going to pay for transit; about $2 a month and $24 a year extra to the average household. While a lot of the focus may be on financials, what the vote really comes down to was aptly expressed by Cheney Mayor and STA b...
The Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art will host Jeff Huston’s “Deconstructed Self,” an exhibition that runs from Sept. 29 through Oct. 27. An opening reception will be held Sept. 28 at noon in the gallery. Huston was born at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in 1982. Growing up, his family moved consistently until they came to Fairchild Air Force Base. At the age of 11, Huston’s father was killed in a plane crash while serving on active duty. This event shaped questions about masculinity and culture that are central to...
Spokane International Airport’s overnight runway maintenance work was completed in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 20, which concluded the overnight closures of the main runway 3/21. That will return the airport to more familair traffic patterns, away from alternate aproaches over Spokane’s South Hill. The work, which involved removing, cleaning and aligning all of runway 3/21’s 755 light fixtures, as well as other maintenance, began on Sept. 11. The nightly runway closures were conducted from 8 p.m. — 5 a.m., a...
When an 18-wheeler needs to get its oil changed, timing is very important. But what the operators of Speedco, a national provider of on-highway preventive maintenance and tire service to the commercial trucking industry found was that so was the location. And that's what prompted Speedco's parent company, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, to open a location at exit 272 along Interstate 90. While the store has been open for several weeks, the company held an official...
For Eastern Washington University students who are going through challenges, particularly in mental and physical health, the university’s Health, Wellness and Prevention Services is there to give them the help and support in developing a balanced and healthy lifestyle. According to its website, the department “believes in creating a healthier campus-community for learning, living, working and playing.” The department offers a variety of wellness and prevention programs targeted at the common concerns and challenges facing stu...
The Medical Lake Alternative High School has a new facilitator: Lyra McGirk. McGirk, a long time Spokane resident and Ferris High School graduate, went into the workforce before she attended and acquired her bachelor’s degree at Eastern Washington University. McGirk previously taught at Barker High School, which is a public, alternative, coed school in the Central Valley School District for eight years, and specialized in program development for alternative high school students. “I’m excited to bring new things to the table...
The Cheney and Medical Lake school districts are participating in the Washington State 2016 Healthy Youth Survey from Oct. 10–21. The survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities and state agencies to plan programs to support youth and reduce their risks. The Healthy Youth Survey is given to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 across W...
James Frye hears colors. At least that’s what he told his father one day as a young boy when asked how he selects colors for his artwork. While rare, Frye’s ability, known as synesthesia, has been shown by recent scientific studies to be more common than originally thought. What Frye hears and translates into colors is on display at the Airway Heights Library from now until Oct. 1. According to information from the Spokane County Library District’s blogsite, Frye’s colorful art includes record albums, clocks, people, keyboar...
The Cheney City Council performed a sort of “do over” at a special meeting Sept. 19 regarding a contract agreed to at its Sept. 13 meeting between the city and Dow Excavating for leasing property at what used to be known as Myers Mobile Home Park. Original contract documents specified that Dow intended to lease one parcel of the vacant mobile home park, which the city acquired in 2010 as part of a settlement with the former property owner Thomas Myers. City officials told the council that the parcel numbers they received fro...
The Medical Lake City Council breezed through a quick Sept. 20 meeting that featured a light agenda. In action items, council approved an extension of countywide service contract with American Medical Response for 911 ambulance ground transport services. The agreement is good until June 30, 2020. Council also held the first reading of ordinance 1049, which is a franchise agreement between Avista and the city for the distribution and sale of gas for 25 years. City Administrator Doug Ross explained to council that this was an e...
Fall arrives, astronomically speaking at least, today, Sept. 22 with the autumnal equinox. But to the 8,600 fans who packed Roos Field for last Saturday's Eastern Washington football game versus Northern Iowa, they may have thought it was closer to October. Brisk winds and a few spits of rain were the rule for most of the day. The weather turned out to be spot-on with a forecast that retired EWU meteorology professor Bob Quinn delivered Sept. 16 when he peered into his...
It’s been 15 months since Re*Imagine Medical Lake was formed by a group of citizens who wanted to preserve the city’s history, revitalize the downtown area and help the community grow. The grassroots organization began their meetings at Umpqua Bank with five members in 2015. According to Jan Bailey and Terri Cooper, who are on the organization’s leadership committee, there are 50-60 members on its contact list. “People are still finding their niche,” Bailey said. “Like everything that is new, you want to test the waters befo...
The city of Airway Heights is getting a little help with the $13 million recreation center construction bond voters approved in August. At its Sept. 19 meeting, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Northwest Municipal Advisors for financial consultative services regarding the sale of the bonds, which the city plans to sell in November. City Manager Albert Tripp said the city has worked with Northwest Municipal in the past in previous bond measures...
Eastern Washington University students busted out their best moves during an impromptu dance party before the annual "Pass Through the Pillars" ritual at Showalter Hall. Read about some of the happenings up on the hill in the 2016 EWU Back to School special section inside....
