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It’s generally agreed that if you want to keep things polite in any social gathering, the two things you shouldn’t bring up in conversation are religion and politics. Generally. Many people would agree those subjects don’t belong in sports either. As examples, one need look no further than the furor created over the practice of taking a knee — by athletes during the national anthem in protest of what they see as human injustice and athletes such as former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who used to publicly give thanks to The Alm...
MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council gave its final approval to the city’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan that will help guide its direction for the next decade at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8. It also passed on first reading a 4 percent property tax and 1 percent EMS levy increase after a public hearing. Neither issue was without long and sometimes contentious discussions among council members. It was a steep learning curve as the council was educated on nuances of taxing lim...
CHENEY – The Lady Blackhawks slow pitch softball team wrapped up its inaugural season of play with three losses last week, including a doubleheader setback at fellow Greater Spokane League 2A/3A opponent Rogers. Cheney fell 6-4 to GSL 4A University High on Oct. 15, rallying to take a 3-2 lead with three runs in the top of the fifth but watching as the host Titans responded with four runs in the bottom half of the frame for the win. Cheney out hit University 11-9, with Bella King and Kerttu Pertanen getting two hits each, i...
CHENEY – Cheney High School’s girls swimming team kept its Great Northern League/Central Washington Athletic Conference record perfect by sweeping a double-dual meet last Thursday at Eastern Washington University’s pool. The Blackhawks swam to wins over Prosser, 121-50, and Grandview, 125-20, to run their league mark to 6-0, 7-1-1 overall. Cheney notched first-place finishes in every event, including three 1-2-3 finishes and four 1-2 finishes. Janie Richards and Adelyn O’Del...
CHENEY – A pair of wins last week have kept the Blackhawks girls soccer team in reach of a Great Northern League regular-season championship and top-seed into the upcoming District 7 playoffs. Cheney got two goals from Makenna Benson to hold off East Valley on the road Tuesday, Oct. 15. Jocelyn Cone got the Blackhawks on the board one minute into the game, with Benson scoring in the 38th minute to put Cheney up 2-0 at the half. After East Valley trimmed Cheney’s margin to one...
MEDICAL LAKE — The top-ranked state 1A Cardinal boys’ cross country team continued its domination after taking first through fifth place at home in the third Northeast A League meet of the season, going 15-48 against both No. 10 Riverside and Deer Park on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Despite an infestation of small white gnat-like bugs that descended upon the event, Cardinal speedster Quintin Collins managed to nail a 16 minute, 41.66 second time to set a new home course record pre...
CHENEY Oct. 14 Trespassing was reported on the 700 block of Betz Road Third-degree malicious mischief was reported at four separate locations in Cheney. Graffiti was found on the 1800 block of 1st Street, the 1900 block of 1st Street, the 1700 block of 7th Street and the 400 block of North 6th Street. A Mongoose bicycle was found on the 1200 block of 1st Street. A medical injury was reported on the 2200 block of North 6th Street. Oct. 15 Harassment was reported on the 400 block of North 6th Street. A 14-year-old female was...
OLYMPIA – As the 2019 Legislative session drew to a close April 28, Democrats controlling state government passed a myriad of new taxes, many without public debate. As a result, several non-binding advisory voters are on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. While the advisory votes do not carry the force of law, they are offered as a way to tell lawmakers what you think of the taxes imposed this year. Here are the advisory votes on all ballots mailed out statewide on Oct. 16: Advisory Vote No. 20; Second Substitute House B...
MEDICAL LAKE — Only one of three positions are contested in this years school board election in Medical Lake. While incumbent council president Ron VonLehe and Ron Cooper are running uncontested, incumbent Felicia Jensen is being challenged for her Director Position No. 3 seat by Laura Parsons, who currently serves on the Medical Lake City Council and is not seeking reelection to her seat there. Each candidate was asked the same questions, sent to the emails listed on the S...
Browne and Weathers vie for seat representing fast-growing Airway Heights, nearby areas CHENEY – The race for School Board Director 3 position pits incumbent Henry Browne against James (Sonny) Weathers. 1. Cheney Schools are facing huge growth projects over the next 10 years. This will cause impacts to facilities. What is the best way for the district to address this growth and its impacts to its facilities? Henry Browne — Growth is a good thing, especially when gradual and measured. The West Plains and especially the city of...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — There are two contested positions on the City Council this election season. Incumbent Larry Bowman is defending Position No. 5 against challenger Jared Lacambra, while Jennifer Morton and Sarah Slater via for Position No. 7 currently held by Dave Malet. Incumbent Councilwoman Veronica Messing is running uncontested. Each candidate was asked the same questions, sent to the emails listed on the Spokane County Elections website, and offered the same amount of t...
Hillman vs. Hilton CHENEY – The race for City Council Position 7 pits incumbent Dan Hilton, serving his second term, against Planning Commissioner Dan Hillman. 1. Cheney is facing issues with its water supply system. What measures would you take to address the problem if the decision was solely up to you? Dan Hilton – We’re pretty good right now, but I don’t want to be in the situation again where we’re not planning ahead where we have to cut people’s lawn watering in the middle of summer, so we really need to start think...
The Cheney School District passed a capital projects bond in 2017 to remodel and improve several schools. Many of the projects are finished on time and under budget. The high school will be completed May of 2020. Citizens of the district can be proud of the fiscal responsibility of the district in providing for our kids. After seeing projections that the student population will double in the next 10 years, the school district is responsibly planning for the future. Land will never be less expensive; now is the time to purchas...
I am writing this letter in support of the Capital Levy being proposed by the Cheney School District. This levy makes TOTAL sense. We need to make the community aware of the projected growth that will most likely take place over the next 10 years. For example, Cheney High School is projected to grow from its current 1,350 students (approximately) to over 3,000 students in 10 years. That type of growth needs lots of planning... starting with purchasing property for future schools. Property prices will only rise. Before you...
The Washington State Transportation Commission, which has led the effort to study, test and report back to the Legislature on the feasibility of a road-usage charge, agrees the money drivers would pay should be protected for highway spending only. If implemented, a road-use charge — also called a mileage-based user fee, per-mile charge, vehicle miles traveled tax, and mileage tax — would require drivers to pay a tax on every mile they drive, rather than on every gallon of gas they purchase. The commission met recently to ass...
There is a branch of our government that is independent of the three branches we study in school. This branch usually operates in the shadows overlooked by both the people and the Legislature. It makes its own rules with the same force as law. It has the power to levy fines and seize property. No one in this branch is elected and, therefore, is generally unresponsive to public opinion. It is virtually independent to do whatever it pleases, and I have never known it to admit a mistake. This shadow government is made up of the...
Amid the myriad of topics and candidates on this year’s general election ballot, voters in our state already have a 20-year tradition when it comes to two measures. Statewide, voters have twice overwhelmingly told lawmakers to hold the car tab fees at $30. And statewide, voters 21 years ago overwhelmingly told lawmakers to stop injecting race, gender, etc. into government hiring and college admissions processes. So, I’m at a loss as to why government employees and elected off...
Coats have been collected throughout the Cheney area and now it is time to distribute them. Anyone needing a coat for this winter is invited to come to Sunset Elementary School, 12824 W. 12th in Airway Heights, on Friday, Oct. 25 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. or to Salnave Elementary School, 1015 Salnave Road on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Remaining coats will be available at Feed Cheney on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Wren Pierson Building from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of the Cheney community there are coats...
Cheney High School has announced its Students of the Month for September. They are pictured above as follows – front row left to right: Atrena Gregory, Isabel Duong, Pyper Cagle and Kiearra O'Neal. Back row left to right: Karen Adrian, Liliya Kostenko, Cheyann Holsten, Logan Hooe, Phoenix White and Riley Potter. Not pictured: Marisa Daceus, Matthew Norman, May Peterson and Austin Passey....
MONTEREY, CALIF. — Former Medical Lake standout musician Nick Isherwood was recently named the 23rd recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship, a four-year, full ride scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., at the 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival, where he performed with faculty saxophonist George Garzone and the Berklee group the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, according to a Berklee press release. Isherwood is the first bassist to be selected in the s...
WINDSOR – Although it and several of its counterparts have been in use since early September, Cheney School District officials held a re-dedication ceremony for the new education wing at Windsor Elementary School on Oct. 9. School board President Stacy Nichol cut the ribbon on the new wing in a ceremony and tour prior to the board’s regular meeting. The $7.65 million expansion and remodeling work includes eight new classrooms, a new multipurpose room, remodeled kitchen, new...
Cheney High School Homecoming Queen Kaiden Robbins adjusts her sash as Homecoming King Trae Babcock looks on. The Blackhawks marching band saxophone line gets into a groove during their halftime performance at Friday night’s football game with Clarkston....
CHENEY – One can hardly fault Salnave Elementary School teacher Kyndle Palmer for not quickly reacting with excitement at the news she heard on Oct. 18. In fact, when she heard her named called by KHQ Wake Up Show anchors Leslie Lowe and Kalae Chock as Eastern Washington University’s Teacher of the Month at a surprise ceremony last Friday, Palmer’s only reaction was to smile, look around at the screaming Salnave students – and bow her head. But as she rose to accept the awa...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Talk 2 Healthy Choices, a West Plains community health coalition organization, is hosting a drug take-back event this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Yoke’s Fresh Markets, 12825 W. Sunset Highway in Airway Heights. The event takes place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., and is held in partnership with MultiCare Rockwood and the Airway Heights police department. A similar event held last April at the CHAS Clinic in Cheney during the city’s annual “Clean Sweep” community-wide clean up netted 80.4 pounds of prescription drugs. “In...
CHENEY – If it seems that the Cheney School District is always running a bond or levy these days, you wouldn’t be far from the truth. Most of it could be chalked up to growth — something district officials see as occurring at an ever more alarming pace. The need to address that growth is the main reason behind the district’s latest request for money — a $4.274 million capital facilities levy appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot, which should have already hit voters’ mailboxes. A yes vote would impose a 50 cents per $1,000 of a...
