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The sixth annual Slightly West of Spokane Artists Studio Tour took place last Saturday. Left, Plaid Cat members Dan and Andrea Vaughan perform at Janet Wilbanks' Cheney Studio; visitors check out Stormy Weathers' handcrafted turning tools at Donna Kulibert's Medical Lake studio (Below); fired clay rings adorn a wall at Blue Heron Pottery on Wolfe Road (Bottom Left)....
Why, that’s mighty neighborly of you, Cheney. At their Nov. 24 meeting, the City Council unanimously decided to throw support behind another Eastern Washington community in its battle against a pair of state legislators over one of the longest, continuous public-use trails in the nation. The council approved a resolution supporting the town of Tekoa in its fight with 9th District state representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye over closing 130 miles of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. The trail stretches from the Cascade Mountain...
With the owner of two parcels at the corner of Russell Street and 10th Avenue requesting his property be rezoned from industrial to residential multifamily, and at least one homeowner on Russell in opposition requesting it be changed to single-family, Airway Heights’ Planning Commission is hoping their recent decision proves to be just right. The commission voted unanimously at its Nov. 30 meeting to change the rezone request to R-2, duplexes, and send the comprehensive plan amendment back to city staff for modification. T...
City of Cheney • Dec. 4, Baby Play and Learn Story time (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Dec. 4, StageWest Community Theatre presents “Miracle on 34th Street,” radio drama, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 639 Elm St., adults $12, seniors $10, students (with ID) $5, 7 p.m. • Dec. 5, Star and Stripes, Boots and Spurs Car Club Military Veterans/Families Benefit pancake breakfast, Marketplace Cheney, 1011 First St., $11.99, 9 a.m. – noon. • Dec. 5, StageWest Community Theatre presents “Miracle on 34th...
StageWest Community Theatre is holding a Reader Theatre program of “Miracle on 34th Street,” complete with live sound effects directed by Kathleen Bell. This has been adapted from the original Lux Radio Program from Dec. 20, 1948. StageWest has several new actors participating in the production: Carol Kriegh, Keaton Mitchell and Skyler Wachtel. Program times are Friday Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., Saturday Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., Sunday Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. and a special dinner theatre on Saturday Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Din...
The Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort is currently selling reflective address signs. A reflective address sign or marker helps first responders find residents quickly and easily during an emergency. Address numbers on curbs can erode and can get covered up with snow in winter while numbers on homes are not easy to find. These signs have reflective material on both sides and are highly reflective during the day and evening. They are preferred by responders, especially if placed right by the street at the entrance to...
CHENEY Nov. 24 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 400 block of Leinum Court. Third-degree theft was reported on the 2500 block of Al Ogdon Way. A license plate was taken from a vehicle. Andrea L. Mount, 25, was arrested for third-degree theft/shoplifting on the 100 block of West First Street. Residential burglary was reported on the 2200 block of First Street. Two small dogs were taken. Nov. 25 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1300 block of Third Street. Domestic violence/verbal dispute w...
It’s time to get ready for drivers to prepare themselves for winter driving whether it’s a short drive to work or out of town trips for the holidays. In their Neighborhood Watch 2015-16 winter newsletter, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and S.C.O.P.E. (Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort) has several tips for drivers during the winter season. Drivers should consider carrying an emergency prepardness kid that includes the following items: • Small snow shovel • Kitty litter or sand—in case they get stuck • A space b...
On behalf of the Cheney High School cross country program, we would like to thank the community of Cheney for their support of our eighth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. There were over 430 walkers, joggers or runners present for this community event that benefits not only the Cheney Food Bank, but also our cross country program at Cheney High School. We would like to especially thank our sponsors: Cheney Free Press, Cheney Trading Company, Cheney Federal Credit Union, Cheney Realty, Copy Junction, Domino’s P...
Finally McMorris Rodgers tells the truth. In her latest letter she said “we need a strong leader now more than ever.” So true! For 11 years she has not been a leader as she has been busy supporting corporations and big money, voting party line 97 percent of the time and skipping meetings 92 percent of the time. Helping the people of the 5th District of Washington has not been her desire, as her voting record clearly shows. Fortunately, we now have Joe Pakootas, who will represent the people of his district. He grew up, and...
This past Thanksgiving left many of us more grateful than, perhaps, at other times. Besides the usual things for which we give thanks — family, health and food on the table among other things — a large number of us offered a heartfelt toast of gratitude to the hundreds of utility linemen who gave us our lights and heat back after the devastating Nov. 17 windstorm. But from now through Christmas, this is also the time of the year where we try to focus on the needs of others, those in our communities who might not be as for...
Jesus sided with underdogs. He championed little people, not the privileged and powerful. “Blessed are the poor” was one of his maxims. He told a noble: “Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor.” Christ’s teachings were virtually a prescription for the compassionate “safety net” upholding people and families in modern democracies. “For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in. Naked and ye clothed me. I was sick, and ye visited me. I was in pr...
Jay Manning, former director of the Washington State Department of Ecology and an Eastern Washington University alumnus, has been appointed to the university’s board of trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee, effective through Sept. 30, 2021. Manning, who also served as chief of staff for former Gov. Christine Gregoire, is currently a partner with Cascadia Law Group in Olympia where he focuses on environmental and energy issues. “I am thrilled to join the board of trustees for Eastern Washington University,” Manning said in a news...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter With credit card fraud striving to become the national pastime of the criminal element, financial institutions are in the process of fighting back. Their weapons of choice are credit and debit cards with a funny-looking metallic splotch called an EMV chip. EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, the three companies that originally created the standard. As the Christmas buying season is upon customers across the United States, some will have...
Many parts of the world come to Cheney and Eastern Washington University for education. What is not so evident is that other parts of the world also do business with a Cheney company that manufactures unique products for the ceramics industry. North Star Manufacturing is located on First Street west of town in a steel-sided building in Cheney's Technological Park and supplies ceramics businesses with three primary products: slab rollers, extruders and a device called a shelf...
The Medical Lake Middle School National Junior Honor Society raised $270 for Embrace Washington. The money will go to purchase gifts for the Foster Santa Breakfast, which will be at Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights, Dec. 5. Left to right, back row: Madison Lundberg, Jayda Noble, Riley Petek and Grace Remendowski. Front row: Emily Munson and Kyli Mayhew....
Eastern Washington University’s Political Science and International Studies Department held an open panel Nov. 24 to discuss the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, the motivation behind them and the impact on politics in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Dr. Kristin Edquist, associate professor of political science and director of International Affairs who specializes in European politics, reviewed the details of the attacks. She said the attacks were politically significant not just for France but also for the E...
The Cheney School District is making strides in innovating literacy throughout the district. At the, Nov. 18 school board meeting Nicole Nanny, director of teaching and learning and Heidi Hoblin, K-5 literacy facilitator, gave a presentation on the literacy adoption and instruction throughout the district. Nanny explained the district’s approach is to build teacher capacity, align the district’s standards with the state’s Common Core standards and increase rigor. Some new standards Cheney implemented include having stude...
The Medical Lake school board breezed through another agenda at its Nov. 24 meeting, which was rescheduled from Nov. 17 due to the windstorm. In action items, the board of directors approved adjusting the winter sports practice schedule, allowing for two double-practice sessions to make sure both basketball teams have the number of required practices before their first game. Chris Spring, Medical Lake High School assistant principal and athletic director, explained that many student athletes missed practices because of the...
Cheney High alumna and Western Washington University student Kali Klotz-Brooks (left) and her WWU teammate Taylor Guenther are moments away from crossing the finish line at the annual Turkey Trot fun run on Thanksgiving....
A hit-and-run accident occurred on the 1500 block of West First Street, across from the Cheney Industrial Park, Wednesday, Nov. 24, when a truck clipped the back of this vehicle, damaging the rear bumper and part of a left tail light, and sent it into rocks along the side of the road. No injuries were reported....
As part of a busy agenda at its Dec. 1 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council agreed to a request made by the Four Lakes Water District to purchase approximately 20,000 gallons of water monthly in order to do a flushing of the two jurisdiction’s emergency intertie line. The mile-long line runs from Medical Lake’s well at the corner of Craig Road and State Route 902 to Four Lakes’ well further down Craig. City Administrator Doug Ross said water remains in the intertie between uses and becomes stagnant, requiring flushing to ma...
AH council to consider planning appointment The Airway Heights City Council unanimously agreed at its Nov. 23 study session to move the Planning Commission member application of Nicholas Messing forward for consideration at its first meeting in December. Messing has lived in the city for eight years, has a degree in mechanical engineering and six years experience working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While Messing’s likely appointment will fill one seat, it doesn’t solve the commission’s vacancy problem. Two curre...
The Airway Heights City Council ensured itself of a busy agenda at its first meeting in December by moving nine items forward from its Nov. 23 study session. Three of the items were for the second readings of ordinances dealing with current and proposed future budgets. The council will address the second reading of an ordinance amending the 2015 budgets of eight departments, a move that could total $537,080. The council will also hold the second reading and final adoption of the proposed 2016 budget, which totals over $16.13...
The final three departments receiving funding from Cheney’s current expense, or general fund, account fall together loosely under one heading — public safety. The word “loosely,” however, only describes the relationship between the three. Individually, Cheney’s Fire Department can pretty much stand alone with its overall function, although in times of emergency it requires assistance from Police Department personnel. The other two departments, police and the municipal court, share a closer bond as the activities of one genera...
