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While still in the budgeting process, the Cheney City Council set its sights on items farther a field by approving a resolution at its Oct. 27 meeting in support of the mayor’s 2016 legislative agenda. On the agenda are items officials will push for either state funding or favorable resolution at the Washington Legislature’s next session in January. City Administrator Mark Schuller told the council the resolution contained “no surprises,” and focuses on concerns city officials have talked to elected state representatives abou...
I recently spent an evening with a happy group at Tyler Grange. I met Christine Transue, a lovely young mother who knows many people and has friends among those who came to the frolic. I said frolic, an old-fashioned term. You'll get used to it. Some times the Tyler Grange has an audience of 100 people. This particular evening I saw about 50 people visiting with others, including me. I felt right at home. Christine Transue and her husband Jason have two sons. Caleb is 13 and...
CHENEY Nov. 2 Second-degree theft was reported on the zero hundred block of Betz Road. A credit card and cash were taken. Financial fraud was reported on the 200 block of Alki Street. An account was opened in someone else’s name. A wallet was found on the 200 block of Betz Road. Nov. 3 A suicide attempt was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. The individual was voluntarily committed. A cellphone was turned into the Police Department. Forgery was reported on the 400 block of First Street. Counterfeit m...
With winter on its way, now’s the time for drivers to prepare their vehicles and themselves for snow and ice. The keys to a safe, stress-free winter-driving season for drivers is to slow down, ensure they are equipped for emergencies and give themselves extra travel time. Washington State Department of Transportation officials say drivers also should winter-proof their vehicle now, well before the first winter storm hits. “Prepare now so you’re ready whenever the snow starts to fly,” James Morin, WSDOT’s snow-and-...
Thank you to all the Cheney School District voters who participated in this year’s Cheney School Board Elections. I am honored to be a newly elected to the Cheney School Board and I look forward to working with my other team members to continue to move our District forward through the next four years. As we all know Cheney continues to grow, and as it is said “ The only constant in life is change.” I look forward to be participating in this evolution of our district and of our community. I wish to sincerely thank all past...
On behalf of the Cheney Police and Fire Departments we would like to thank the voters of Cheney for your support of public safety by passing Proposition 1. With the funding generated through passage of this levy lift, we are now in a position to increase police staffing, and purchased much needed equipment for both police and fire departments. In the beginning, our primary goal with bringing forth this proposal was to keep Cheney a safe and peaceful place in which to live, work and play in. Passage of Proposition1 is but one...
In last week’s paper it was reported that nearly one-quarter of voters casting ballots did not vote for either candidate in Cheney School Board’s contested races. This was presented as some kind of mystery. It is no mystery to me. Our family recently moved back to Cheney after 25 years of serving in the U.S. Army. I spent several hours searching for the pros and cons of the different issues presented on the ballot. I could find almost no information on the candidates running for the Cheney School Board. There was not a word s...
Thank you to everyone who purchased items at the Cheney Friends of the Library book sale on Nov. 7. All funds raised by the sale are used to purchase materials and support programs at the Cheney Library. We also appreciate your donations of books and electronic media; donations can be made at the library whenever it is open. And a special thank you to the Cheney High School Key Club members who carried up over 100 boxes of books and helped us set up the sale — without your help the sale would have been in jeopardy. Also s...
Recent incidents of sexual assault occurring on and near Eastern Washington University’s Cheney campus have raised awareness in the community. It’s unfortunate that sexual assault on college campuses is a topic that does not receive much discussion or media coverage. EWU is one of many entities that are continuously attempting to talk to students about sexual assault prevention. The university’s Health, Wellness and Prevention Department has several resources for preventing and responding to sexual assault incidents, inclu...
The recent Republican Presidential Debate staged Oct. 29 in Boulder, Colo. and aired on CNBC rocketed the business news channel’s ratings — for several hours at least — into places they never have been, nor likely ever will again see. The utter shock of actually having one Republican, let alone a handful, take issue with, challenge, and kick sand back in the faces of a profession that lives to make them look bad, made America take notice to the tune of some 14 million viewe...
Anderson named to management post Davenport Hotels in downtown Spokane recently announced the promotion of Cheney High School alumna Briana Anderson to the position of national sales manager. Anderson will be handling all groups of 25 rooms and peak or higher times in the association, sporting events and corporate group markets that are based in the West, Midwest and Northeast region of the U.S. “Briana (Anderson) brings a highly professional and comfortable persona to our Davenport team,” Barbara Seiler, area director of...
Cheney residents who wander inside the Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery, located at 404 Second St. may notice some familiar artifacts or landscapes. The gallery held an artists' reception for the "Everything Cheney" art show, Nov. 6, where onlookers had a chance to observe the artwork on display, as well as meet some of the artists. Some of the local landscapes include Ben Wolen's paintings of "Rock Lake Sunrise," "Cheney Springs School," and "Williams...
Cheney music students receive top honors Four Cheney High School music students received top honors and were selected to perform in one of the 2016 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) all-state performing groups. The following students will join other outstanding high school student musicians in this prestigious event: Claire Arensmeyer, oboe, symphony orchestra; Tim Bennett, tuba, wind ensemble; Amparo Contreras, alto 2, symphonic choir and James Marshall, viola, chamber orchestra. WMEA All-State high school...
The first location of a Speedco truck lube and tire changing facility in the state of Washington is currently under construction along Interstate 90 at the State Route 902 exit. The Nashville, Tenn. Company is building the facility on three acres of property on Westbow Boulevard near the Super 8 Motel. Another Speedco Northwest location is in the Portland area. The 11,000 square-foot building will provide both lube and tire services to the heavy trucks, according to general...
There’s a new twist on the age-old idea of the treasure hunt being promoted by the Cheney Merchant’s Association. The CMA, a local organization that seeks to promote business in the city will conduct their Cache for Cash, Dec. 3 and 4. Based on the popular scavenger hunt game of geocaching, this interactive event is open to all Cheney residents, students and visitors. Participants will complete their Cache for Cash “treasure map” by collecting stamps at CMA merchant busines...
Eastern Washington University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Social Work (CSBSSW), which is receiving over $1.2 million in contract funding from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services over the next two years, recently created a peer mentoring program, FosteringWA to help educate and support current and prospective foster parents. The college’s Idaho Child Welfare Research and Training Center will manage FosteringWA and adapt its Recruiter Peer Mentor (RPM) program to it. Kim For...
There's a new feature on the Hallett Elementary School playground - a buddy bench. Hallett principal Cindy McSmith said the school's PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) team developed the idea of installing a buddy bench on the premises. The PBIS team focuses on teaching students positive behaviors to be successful in all areas of the school. "We recognize that some students may at times feel they have no one to play with, or they may feel alone outside during...
PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) has been implemented throughout the Cheney School District, and now students at Westwood Middle School are working to make their classes safer while building a better environment. Westwood recently established two PBIS student committees, one comprised of sixth-graders and the other seventh and eighth-graders. PBIS student communities are not anything new to schools on the West Plains. There are committees established at Cheney...
Operation Christmas Child Cheney drop off opens Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and other West Plains area residents who are taking part in the annual Operation Christmas Child program will have a place to drop off gift-filled shoeboxes to children worldwide. According to a news release, the Rutzer residence located at 12401 S. State Route 904 is serving as a collection site for the annual Samaritan’s Purse project. Participants in Operation Christmas Child such as families, churches and o...
Cela's Creative Learning Center in Medical Lake is inviting the public to an open house this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to help them celebrate a couple of changes. The first is a name change. The center, which has been in Medical Lake for over eight years, is now Cela's Creative Learning Academy. Academy owner Maricela Lindsey said there was nothing specific that came with the name change other than better reflecting the learning environment taking place. "We w...
With all but a handful of ballots remaining to be counted county wide, it’s probably safe to say that most of the contested races and measures on the Nov. 3 general election ballot are for the most part, no longer contested. On the West Plains that means another new face on the Airway Heights City Council, and a come from behind win for Jessica Roberts to replace retiring Councilman Art Kulibert on Medical Lake’s City Council Position 7. After the first count Nov. 3, Roberts trailed challenger Don Kennedy by 22 votes, 296-274...
West Plains’ drivers may find they will be taking a little detour if their route takes them across the Palouse River Coulee City Railroad’s short-line tracks over the next three weeks. The 6.9 mile portion of the track running from Cheney through Four Lakes and just past Craig Road is currently undergoing improvement work to increase its load capability to handle longer, 110-car trains loaded and assembled at the new Highline Grain, LLC’s transloader facility just west of Four Lakes on Medical Lake-Four Lakes Road. Part...
Eastern Washington University women's golf team members Taylor Anderson (left) and Marissa Borja (right) toss out candy during last Saturday's Homecoming parade through downtown Cheney. The sweet times didn't extend to the Eagles football team, who lost 52-30 to Northern Arizona....
The Medical Lake City Council took its first official public steps on the budget process road by holding a public hearing and setting its property tax and emergency medical services tax rates for 2016. During a public hearing at its Nov. 3 meeting, the council heard a staff report indicating the additional amount the city could collect if it elected to raise property taxes by 1 percent as per state law would be $5,303.62. That would bring the total property taxes collected by Medical Lake in 2016 for its current expense...
