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They’re billed as “Conversations with Cathy,” but while last Friday’s town hall meeting at Cheney’s Wren Pierson Community Center with 5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was conversational, it was also somewhat confrontational and ended becoming emotionally-charged. Arriving over half an hour late because of a previous meeting at Fairchild Air Force Base, the incumbent Congresswoman was frequently challenged in her positions on a variety of issues, but none so emotionally testy as the one audience member Nancy Str...
Senior running back Austin Kline scored three touchdowns, two in Cheney’s 28-point second quarter, and the Cheney High School football team’s three-plus hour return bus ride from Sunnyside was made that much more enjoyable thanks to the Blackhawks 35-7 win over the Grizzlies. Neither team managed to find the end zone in the first 12 minutes, with one of Cheney’s drives thwarted by a Sunnyside interception of a Josh Martin pass. In the second quarter, however, Martin and the Blackhawks found their rhythm. Kline capped a pair...
Jerry left this life unexpectedly at 66 years of age on Tuesday Sept. 23, 2014 while working in his yard in Everett, Wash. He had plans to drive Route 66 before he turned 67 and his family hopes that he is doing that right now. Jerry was a man of many interests and his joy for trying new things led him through a multifaceted career. He started off at 14 working in farmers' fields and moved on to many endeavors. His career included working in health care, building houses,... Full story
City of Cheney • Oct. 3, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Oct. 3, StageWest performance, “Daddy’s Dyin,’ Who’s got the Will?” Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. • Oct. 4, “Leatherworking Basics,” community library, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration required, ages 16 and up. • Oct. 4, StageWest performance, “Daddy’s Dyin,’ Who’s got the Will?” Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. • Oct. 5, StageWest performance, “Daddy’s Dyin,’ Who’s got the Will?” Emmanuel Lutheran Church,... Full story
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. All are welcome. A welcoming haven, nourishing all God’s people in body, mind and spirit. The 17th Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Rev. Christine Soule will preach and preside. The annual “Blessing of the Animals” will take place this Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10:30 a.m. – noon, in the parking lot of St. Paul’s. Animals of all faiths are welcome. The Episcopal Campus Ministry is collecting pet food to help families in the community facing financial hardship feed their pets. Invit...
1 Years Ago Oct. 7, 2004 Officials at Eastern Washington University and the city of Cheney were putting their heads together to draft a plan about how to manage the biggest influx of people on a single day in city history. The EWU-Montana football game was expected to draw some 11,000 people. An intensive geo-technical study had begun in advance of the construction of the proposed new Fox Hollow Elementary School in Medical Lake. Medical Lake got a late game interception...
It's about time you cleaned out that closet. Look what we found: a calendar with pages of Cheney pictures in the early days. This display, from 1889 to 1989, celebrated Washington State Centennial with the Cheney Tilicum Museum in charge of the photography. The first picture was of the Showalter family at harvest time. Photo was by A.A. Ames, circa 1910. I counted 19 people, including two boys holding their dogs, a little girl holding tight to her mother and another woman in...
The graph above shows the sources and percentages of funding revenue for the Cheney and Medical Lake school districts....
Cathy McMorris Rodgers voted against a bill to help both college students and active service members. “HR 2669 — Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants,” increases Pell Grant amounts and reduced interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans to undergraduate students, while offering service members loan payment deferment for up to 180 days after demobilization. Cathy also claims to support American businesses, which conflicts with her vote against “House Amendment 1012 — Prohibits Federal Agencies from Cont...
Let’s see, there’s Insulin, Superman, basketball, the snowmobile, the telephone, peanut butter and, among others, IMAX and instant replay. Oh, add beer with a punch, some great candy and hockey, too. Canada, and those with Canadian ancestry have brought us any number of familiar inventions and contributions to society, Justin Bieber not withstanding. Canada has also provided personal memories that have spanned a lifetime. Last weekend, my wife and I, along with some fri...
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art presents “Untitled,” an exhibition of paintings by artist Marvin Smith, Oct. 8 — Nov. 25, 2014. Smith will give a gallery talk on Wednesday, Oct.8 at noon in the EWU Gallery of Art. A reception will be held following the gallery talk. According to a news release, Smith describes his “Untitled” paintings as “non-objective realism,” which he describes as “a state of being devoid of conventional object-background, art without context.” Smith’s artist statement consists of five ideas t...
As children, we are instilled with a sense of responsibility, which Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) describes as being accountable of your actions, pursuing a path of excellence and the exercising self-control. If we ask for a dog or a cat, and our parents buy it for us, they stress to us the importance of being responsible and taking care of our pet, which meant feeding it, bathing it, making sure it gets enough exercise and cleaning up any messes it makes. However, responsibility doesn’t stop at childhood. I...
The Medical Lake School District approved the Engage NY Math Curriculum at the Aug. 26 school board meeting. Three weeks into the school year, the district held an event, Sept. 25, where they gave a presentation about the new math curriculum and answered questions from parents. The Engage NY curriculum was created by the New York State Education Department and focuses on implementing Common Core standards. In the presentation, Kim Headrick, director of teaching and learning, explained that Engage NY takes a balanced approach...
If the selection criterion for student advisors to the Cheney School Board highlights community and school involvement, then there would be few better choices than the two advisors for 2014-2015, seniors McKenna Kent and Connor Pratt. Kent moved to Cheney with her family in the third grade, first attending Betz, then Windsor elementaries before moving on to middle and high school. The oldest of three, a 16-year-old brother and a brother who turns 5 Oct. 3, Kent is involved in...
John Ogden's home at 104 W. Second St. is the Gardeners of Cheney and the Kiwanis Club October selection for Yard of the Month. Posing with Ogden (right) are garden club members Ralph and Sandy Laws. Ogden receives a $25 gift certificate for gardening supplies from Jarms Hardware....
The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute is sponsoring a free public lecture Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Spokane Community College’s Lair Auditorium, Building No. 6. The presentation by geologists Roy Breckenridge and Dean Garwood, “The Purcell Trench Ice Lobe Meets Glacial Lake Missoula Ice Age Floods in Idaho,” is an overview of new research on Ice Age Floods in northern Idaho. It involves glacial chronology, glacial deposit characterization and flood features recognized by new geologic mapping... Full story
Car club holds poker run Oct. 4 The Stars & Stripes, Boots & Spurs Car Club is sponsoring a “poker run” Saturday, Oct. 4, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Top of the Line restaurant in Cheney, 24 W. First St. The run winds through 115 miles of beautiful Palouse countryside, with prizes given out along the way. A 50/50 raffle is also included. Entry fee for the run is $5, with half the money going to Top of the Line. First 30 entries receive a “dash plaque.” Call (509) 230-6850 or (509) 855-2618 for more information. ML seeks d... Full story
The Airway Heights Library presented a yearly progress report at the Sept. 15 Airway Heights City Council meeting. According to Stacy Hartkorn, library supervisor, 2013 marked the first calendar year that the library became open four days a week. Hartkorn said the extra day was in response to the 38 percent increase of cardholders over the last five years. Hartkorn said the increase has continued and there are currently over 4,000 cardholders in Airway Heights. From 2012-2013, the library had over 70,000 visits and more than...
Relational Riding Academy owner and instructor Michelle Binder-Zolezzi believes children benefit greatly from learning to ride a horse - and there are studies to back her up. A 2013 study performed by the Pennsylvania State University Department of Dairy and Animal Sciences and reported on the website Horsetalk.com.nz found that youths who learned to ride showed better decision making, thinking, communicating, goal setting and problem solving skills while improving their...
Turnbull Wildlife Refuge and Spokane Audubon Society are hosting a community work party Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. – noon at the refuge. This is part of an ongoing effort to restore native riparian habitat that benefits area wildlife species, with volunteers planting native saplings and building fencing to protect trees. Everyone is welcome to participate. Refuge officials ask that groups register in advance in order to assistance planning details. Participants are encouraged to wear long-sleeved shirts, work pants and s...
Airway Heights residents who need to get rid of their yard waste can head to the Fall Community Clean Up, Saturday, Oct. 18. While the city’s Parks and Recreation staff will be accepting clean yard and garden waste at the Parks Maintenance Building at 924, S. Lawson St. The city has a community cleanup in the spring. J.C. Kennedy Airway Heights Parks, Recreation and Community Services director, explained that the fall clean up gives residents a chance to get rid of their yard waste for free, instead of paying to dump it at t...
At a Sept. 25 public hearing, the Medical Lake Planning Commission recommended forwarding a proposal with conditions for the Silver West II subdivision to the City Council. According to the proposal, Mike Hume, of PTH LLC is requesting to subdivide 12.7 acres of land into 49 single-family lots as a continuation of the Silver Hills West Subdivision off of Jim Darby Drive. The project will be located east of Lefevre Street, off of State Route 902, and will connect with Jim Darby Drive. Lots will range from 6,000 - 12,806...
Employees from Spokane Teacher's Credit Union's (STCU) Cheney branch wear red in front of their mural that reads "Go Eagles" the day before Eastern Washington's win over the University of California-Davis. Wear your red Friday and Saturday to support the Eagles as they hosts the Idaho State Bengals, Oct. 4, at Roos Field....
Eastern Washington University Marketing and Communication Department’s senior graphic designer Ryan Gaard was appointed to a seat on the Cheney City Council at a special meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 30. Gaard was one of five candidates interviewed for the position left vacant by the resignation of Councilman Bob Stockton in August. Gaard will fill the position through 2015 and said he was willing to run for election next November....
The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a resolution at its Sept. 23 meeting supporting the establishment of a Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS) clinic in Cheney. The resolution not only supports establishment of a clinic but also the organization’s grant application for funding from the Bureau of Primary Health Care. If successful, CHAS will provide medical, dental and behavioral health care along with pharmacy services to low income, uninsured and underserved populations on the West Plains. Cheney City A...
