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CHENEY – Two of six counts in a lawsuit filed in October 2019 against Cheney and Airway Heights’ municipal courts have been dismissed by a Spokane Superior Court judge. At the City Council’s Feb. 11 meeting, city attorney Stanley Schwartz of the Spokane law firm Witherspoon-Kelley said Superior Court Judge Maryann C. Moreno had dismissed plaintiff Shonto Pete and Monie Tulee’s claims of a writ of mandamus and their claim that court commissioner Terri Cooper — who sits on both courts — is not qualified to serve as a judicial...
MILLWOOD — The “rubber match” between the Medical Lake and Deer Park boys basketball game didn’t remotely resemble the regular season matchups when these two Northeast A League teams met. After a pair of certainly one-sided wins by the Stags in NEA play where they won by an average of 21 points, the Feb. 14 District 7 semifinal playoff game at West Valley High School was not decided until a 3-point shot by Ashton Hamilton-Becker fell short in a 69-66 loss. “We know Deer Park...
CHENEY – The Lady Blackhawks 2019-2020 season came to an end last Friday afternoon in District 7 competition at University High School against a Clarkston team that might be starting to hit its peak. The Bantams got 27 points from Ashlyn Wallace and used a smothering defense to limit Cheney’s top-two scorers to a total of 14 points to eliminate the Lady Blackhawks from the post-season 61-43. “Clarkston is playing really well,” Cheney head coach Roxi Smith said. “The Clarkston...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks boys ended their season — both regular and post — against the same opponent last week: the Pullman Greyhounds. Cheney ended its season in the first round of District 7 play against the Greyhounds, losing 79-53 on Feb. 14, and finished the regular season with a 66-61 home loss to Pullman last Tuesday, Feb. 11 Cheney played well, interim head coach James Whiteley said, but couldn’t make the big shots when it needed to in the regular-season finale. The Blackhawks started hot, but a cold-shooting second qu...
Moffett sets state record for points MEDICAL LAKE — Odessa’s Ryan Moffett set the all-time prep basketball state scoring record Saturday against Cusick. Moffett’s record is currently at 3,112, and counting. He has at least four more games this season. The 5-foot-11 senior passed the record on his 11th of 22 points in the 70-56 win over Cusick in the NE1B district semifinal at Medical Lake High School. Inglemoor player signs with Eastern KENMORE — A football player at Inglemoor High School has signed his national letter...
DEER PARK — Medical Lake scored a fifth-place team finish and will send five wrestlers to Mat Classic XXXII, the WIAA High School State Wrestling Championships Feb. 21 – 22 in the Tacoma Dome. The Cardinals are led by 170-pound regional champion Ethan Davis, who returns to state after an injury shelved his 2019 road to Tacoma and shot at repeating the title he won as a freshman. Davis was sidelined with a fractured pelvis and torn labrum in his shoulder. “This year he’s...
CHENEY — The Blackhawks district champion wrestling team ran into tough Yakima Valley competition at regionals Saturday, finishing third overall in their home gymnasium. But two local grapplers won Class 2A regional titles — Dylan Straley at 145 and Jackson Showalter at 152. Toppenish won the team title with 292 points, followed by Selah with 128 and Cheney with 116. Fourth-place went to Othello with 107 team points and fifth to Ellensburg with 80. Rounding out team sco...
A few years ago, I attended a workshop on politics in San Francisco. One of the main ideas taken away from that event was the importance of enthusiasm. Washington state has tried to increase voter participation with mail-in stamped ballots, yet the turnout is usually below 50 percent. So, if you are wrestling with your choice of nominee in the upcoming primary on March 10 and electability is your prime consideration, choose the candidate who is most likely to excite the most number of people, who can attract the largest...
With heavy heart the volunteers of Feed Medical Lake bid farewell to our fellow volunteer and friend, Roy Herrick, who passed away Jan. 23, 2020 after suffering from a stroke in July 2019. Roy was a diligent worker and our liaison with the Union Gospel Mission. We appreciate all the hard work he did for Feed Medical Lake and will miss him terribly Volunteer Staff Feed Medical Lake...
By LUNELL HAUGHT Contributor Washington has the opportunity to review and change the Redistricting Commission every 10 years. This is the group that works in the background making sure the wheels of democracy turn smoothly and fairly. The commission decides where the lines will be drawn for legislative and congressional districts. In the next 10 years decisions about growth, energy, transportation, water, fire and quality of life issues will be made by our legislators and congressional representatives. Now is when you can inf...
By DON C. BRUNELL Contributor The 2020 race for the White House is heating. It’s shaping up to be a referendum on America’s market-based economic system. The central question is government or the private sector going to provide our basic products and services? Last May, a Monmouth University Poll found most Americans say socialism is not compatible with American values, but that only 4-in-10 hold a decidedly negative opinion of it. Americans are divided into two dominant camps — 29 percent have a positive view of capitalism a...
Book club meets Feb. 25 The next Cheney Book Club meeting will be held at the Cheney Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Mary Lou Wade will lead the discussion of the book “Where The Crawdads Sing,” written be Delia Owens. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us for a lively discussion. EWU to perform Mount Saint Helens Symphony March 4 The EWU Symphony Orchestra commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1980 eruption by performing the Mount Saint Helens Symphony, accompanied with images of the mou...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – On Saturday, Feb. 1, Spokane County Fire District 10 and the Sunset Volunteer Firefighter Association hosted their annual member awards appreciation banquet. In a Feb. 13 news release, district officials stated that while all members commit to a tremendous amount of time, special recognition was bestowed on the following award winners: Chief’s Award – Emily Walston Officer of the Year – Lt Jared Murphy Firefighter of the Year – FF Josh Baker Rookie of the Ye...
Stan, son of Carl and Juanita Cruse of Cheney, having been ill since April, passed away peacefully Feb. 4, 2020 with Margaret, his wife of 51 years, and his daughter Joanna by his side. He predeceases his wife and daughter, sister Sandra (Kurt) Anderson and family, cousin Gary (Nilah) Smith and family, cousin Linda (Lou) Deal and family, cousins in Illinois and Indiana and families and many friends. Stan was born on Jan. 10, 1948. He grew up and attended K-12 school in...
Cheney Congregational Church Adult education class during the season of Lent will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. The class will follow a Lenten devotional that is optional. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website, www.cheneycongregational.org, for previous sermons...
1 Years Ago Feb. 18, 2010 The Cheney Park Board discussed citizen-suggested options for a new community center to replace the one destroyed by winter storms in December 2008, including rebuilding the Wren Pierson Building at its current site between 3rd and 4th streets or at the 50-acre park on Betz Road. The Medical Lake School District began making plans to sell construction bonds now that its $15.6 million bond was well on its way to approval by voters. Eastern Washington University’s men’s basketball team earned a rar...
CHENEY – For Andy LaBolle, coffee isn’t just something you drink to get started in the morning, or to top off a special dinner with friends. To the long-time area barista, coffee is relational. It’s about community. With that in mind, LaBolle and his wife Hannah started West Plains Roasters this past November, Cheney’s latest addition to the java bean industry. The Deary, Idaho native and Hannah — a 2008 Cheney High School graduate whose family has been in the area over 30 y...
Westwood Middle School officials have released the names of students making the second-term honor roll. 8th-grade students Rebekah G. Aamodt 3.8, Guilianna L. Abel 3.2, Ava J. Adams 3.0, Mckenna J. Anderson 4.0, Sariah E. Anderson 3.1, Bobby J. Blackwell 3.0, Ali R. Blake-Johnson 3.4, Lexus R. Bolieu 3.1, Clara S. Browne 3.4, Jennalee G. Burnett 3.9, Anathyn P. Burton 4.0, Colton R. Busby 4.0, Coen A. Caldwell 3.7, Brandon M. Campbell 3.9, Xoie E. Carey 3.8, Ethan T. Chlarson 3.5, Gregory E. Chute III 3.3, Jacob A. Cleveland...
Forte International Exchange Association (FIEA) is seeking host families for visiting international students aged 15 – 17 years old from countries such as Brazil, Norway, China, and Germany for a semester or academic year. FIEA is a non-profit organization who has offered the opportunity for academic and cultural exchange to international high school students who would like to come to the United States on a J-1 Visa since 2000. Host families should be married or single adults at least 25 years of age with or without c...
Hallett Elementary School announced its Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE), and other awards for the month of November. This months character trait: Fairness. PACE: Citizenship awards Kindergarten Logan Remington Payton Smith Tiegan Hewankorn First Grade Jacob Wortman Jacob Wentland-Kiner Sydney RIchards Madelyn Clark Second Grade Larry Baumiller Albanie Bendewald Lilea Stolworthy Brian Schwarzer Third Grade Larry Baumiller Albanie Bendewald Lilea Stolworthy Brian Schwarzer Fourth Grade Nashua Sattler Haedyn...
Medical Lake Dollars for Scholars (MLDFS) announced that Matthew Brzostowski, Ph.D., a 1976 graduate of Medical Lake High School, donated $15,000 to establish a new endowed scholarship in the sciences. Dr. Brzostowski, chief geoscientist with WesternGeCo, a division of Schlumberger Oil Company in Houston, Texas, is hoping to encourage high school students to consider pursuing careers in physics, geophysics, geology, geosciences, earth sciences or mathematics, according to a MLDFS press release. This is the first endowment at...
Medical Lake High School students who earned a 3.25 – 3.49 grade point average during the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year were placed on the honor roll. Students achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher earned a place on the Principal’s honor roll. The lists below were provided by the Medical Lake High School. Senior Principal’s Honor Roll Mollie M. Acord, Monty S. Black, Allison R. Butterfield, Trinity A. Caputo, Alexander L. Clutter, Thomas C. Collins, Jocelyn R. Colvin, Bayleigh A. Duranti, Nicole M. Her, Mason C. Ha...
CHENEY – Sometimes the low bid isn’t always the best bid. The city of Cheney received a reminder of this to the tune of a $42,429 bid for work replacing the metal roof of a covered storage facility for the Light Department at the Utility Building on Anderson Road. Originally bid in April 2018 at a price of $96,900, the contractor, Itasca Construction, was found to be in default after an inspection revealed the structure’s roof failed to meet the manufacturer’s — Metal Building Assemblies — guidelines and could not be warr...
CHENEY – City officials are taking several steps to address the strain on Cheney’s water system due to growth and a reduction in water supply — one of which is how the city looks when it comes to landscaping. To that extent, planning department staff has proposed several changes and additions to Cheney’s municipal code on landscaping — proposals reviewed by Planning Commission members at their Feb. 10 meeting. Those changes center on conservation measures derived from encouraging the use of low-water-demand foliage, irrigatio...
A pair of fans appropriately attired with curling rock hats take in the action at the USA National Curling Championships women’s finals last Saturday, Feb. 15, between Team Peterson and Team Sinclair at the Eastern Washington University recreation center’s ice rink. Team Peterson beat Team Sinclair 7-5....
