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Cheney power users — current and future — have some changes in store for them in 2016. Due to City Council passage of a utility fees resolution at their Dec. 8 meeting, Cheney Light Department residential users will see a 6 percent rate increase go into effect in early January, rising from 5.64 cents per kilowatt hour to 6 cents. Commercial users under 15,000 kilowatts per month will see an increase of 1.44 percent, from 6.16 cents to 6.25 cents, while those using over 15,000 kilowatts per month will see their rates go up...
BASKETBALL Boy’s Hawks Box Cheney 10 17 11 11 – 49 Lakeland 18 16 23 6 – 63 Jones 13, Hardt 2, Graham 1, Johnson 6, West 5, Felix 0, Worthem 12, Reiter 2, Wichman 8. Cards Box 1 2 3 4 Total Chewelah 2 15 6 11 34 Medical Lake 16 23 10 17 66 Wagner 20, Stith 10, Soliday 9, Duran 6, Farmen 6, Jasmer 4, Garza 3, Sherman 3, Da. Brown 3, Johnson 2. 1 2 3 4 Total Medical Lake 18 14 16 8 56 NWC 18 24 18 16 76 Stith 16, Soliday 10, Do. Brown 9, James 8, Wagner 6, Jasmer 5, Garza 2. 1 2 3 4 Total Medical Lake 23 20 8 17 68 Deer Park...
The Eastern Washington men’s basketball team will use an important road victory over the University of Denver Pioneers Dec. 20 to hopefully propel them into the Big Sky Conference season, which also starts away from home. Behind a trio of big offensive performances, the Eagles collected a 74-58 nonconference victory over the Pioneers at Magness Arena in Denver, Colo. beating a team that had three wins over Big Sky teams in their 8-4 record. Earlier, Denver defeated Northern Colorado, Weber State and Idaho State. Felix Von Hof...
If the end of the week is any indicator, a turnaround might be at hand for the Medical Lake girl’s basketball team. Struggling as of late, the Cardinals lost 41-27 Dec. 15 at home to Chewelah, 48-47 in a nonleague contest at Northwest Christian, Dec. 16 and finished off 2015 with a Dec. 18 loss, 41-38 at Deer Park. While the week’s outcome extended Medical Lake’s losing streak to five, the results suggest what head coach Kyle Lundberg has insisted recently — his team is impr...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Dec. 31, EWU at Northern Colorado, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, EWU at North Dakota, 12:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Dec. 31, EWU hosts Northern Colorado, 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, EWU hosts North Dakota, 2 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Tuesday, Dec. 29, Cheney at Deer Park, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, Medical Lake hosts Omak, 5 p.m. Girls Monday, Dec. 28, Cheney vs. LaSalle at West Valley Tournament, 12:30 p.m....
Despite shooting over 50 percent, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team fell to visiting Boise State, 84-79, Dec. 21 at Reese Court. Hayley Hodgins led Eastern in scoring with 27 points. Ashli Payne scored 19 and Delaney Hodgins 18 points. EWU fell for the second straight time at home after a 72-60 Dec. 18 loss to Abilene Christian and is 6-6 with the loss. Boise State improved to 7-4 with the win. Following a Christmas break, the Eagles begin conference play against Northern Colorado on New Year’s Eve...
The Cheney High gymnastics team won their first meet of the season, Dec. 16, with 135.35 points. The other teams that competed at the meet were Ferris, Lewis and Clark, Shadle Park and North Central. In the all-around scoring, Alexis Miller finished third overall with 28.45 points while teammate Katie Clemens took fifth (27.8) “This time I think they were a little less nervous, having gone through it (competition) the first time,” head coach Jaelyn Gardner said. “They were able to really focus and compete. They were very...
In their final game before the Christmas break, the Cheney boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Rathdrum, Idaho, Dec. 21 to take on the 3A classification Lakeland High School, earning a split against the Hawks. The Lady Blackhawks played a solid four quarters on both sides of the ball to earn their second win of the season, a 53-31 blowout in the opener. In the nightcap, the Cheney boys were outscored 23-11 in the third quarter as Lakeland pulled away for a 63-49 win. Cheney’s girls held Lakeland to single-digit scorin...
Christmas came early for Seattle Seahawks fans. Despite a rocky 4-4 start to the 2015 regular season, the Seahawks bounced back to a 9-5 record, including the recent 30-13 win over the Cleveland Browns, to clinch a wild card spot in the playoffs and make their fourth straight postseason appearance. Sure, Seattle hasn’t been dominant for the majority of the season like they were in the last two years, but many would argue that all they needed to do was get to the postseason. The Seahawks had their fair share of drama at the s...
It was another busy week for the Cheney High wrestling team who earned a nonleague victory over West Plains rival Medical Lake, 43-33, Dec. 15, and had four wrestlers finish in the top 5 at the Cadet Classic, Dec. 19 in Yakima. Being down 12-0 to the Cardinals, the Blackhawks picked up three consecutive wins, including Zack Nguyen’s 9-4 decision at 132 pounds and pins from Cameron Wiseman (145) and Francisco Martinez (152). After Boedy Taylor (170) earned Cheney another pin, the Blackhawks won their next four matches via f...
The Medical Lake boys team closed out the 2015 portion of their basketball season with a check mark on one of its major goals for the season. The Cardinals scored a pair of easy wins 66-34 over Chewelah Dec. 15 and 68-40 at Deer Park Dec. 18 and ran their Northeast A League record to 3-0. Between those two games, Northwest Christian picked up an easy nonleague victory 76-56 Dec. 16. "Our focus is league games so we're happy to take care of that," Medical Lake head coach Arnold...
The Cheney High boys swim team rebounded last week to pick up a couple of wins at home, Dec. 15, defeating Prosser (133-18) and Grandview (113-43). Individual places from the meet were not available as of press time. Head coach Jennifer Hochwalt explained that there were “four meets going on at once.” The other two duals she referred to were ones featuring a Medical Lake High swim team, comprised of the athletes that practice with Cheney, defeating Prosser 45-21, and losing to Grandview, 65-31. Highlights from the meet for...
Cooper Kupp might just have to have an addition to his trophy case when he has his first house. Eastern Washington University's sure-handed junior wide receiver secured arguably the pinnacle offensive honor in the Football Championship Subdivision when on Monday, Dec. 21 it was announced he had won the 2015 Walter Payton Award. The Payton will be handed off to Kupp Jan. 8, 2016, on the eve of the FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas. Kupp is also a candidate for the...
Feed Cheney Dec. 28 Feed Cheney this month will be Monday Dec. 28 at the Wren Pierson Community Center from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. A free hot dinner and free groceries will be provided to families and individuals at 615 Fourth St., accompanied by live music. Feed Cheney is open to all, with no qualifying or paperwork required. For information on activities and volunteering opportunities visit the Feed Cheney web site at www.feedcheney.com or call 498-9250. The clothing bank will open at 5 p.m. Holiday closures Dec. 24-25 All S...
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church has scheduled a Christmas Eve candlelight service for 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 24. The program will include lighting of the Advent wreath, traditional Christmas carols interspersed with Scripture readings, a vocal solo, and a devotional. The Luke 2 Christmas story will be read to the children who will then sing “Away in a Manger.” As we celebrate Christ’s first advent, we anticipate his second coming as well. Merry Christmas to everyone. May our Lord’s blessings be yours in the...
Velvo Mayre (Lucas) Miller, age 101, passed away Nov. 2, 2015. She was delivered by a country doctor on Nov. 4, 1913 in Lentner, Mo., in her paternal grandparent’s house. She passed away peacefully two days before she would have been 102 in Cheney. Her brother V.H. (Bus) Lucas and her parents John Wesley Lucas and Harriet Elizabeth Collins Lucas Pullen preceded her in death. Velvo grew up in Pendleton, Ore., and attended Oregon State University for two years before switching to the University of Oregon where she earned an E...
1 Years Ago Dec. 29, 2005 Following a public hearing, the Medical Lake Planning Commission approved Studio Cascade's plan to subdivide 11 acres of land along State Route 902 to build 38 homes in the Fox Ridge South development. Grant Murie, who for the past 25 years served as Cheney's finance director, retired from service that began in 1981. Three players, led by Richelle Daily with 18 points, scored in double figures as the Medical Lake girl's basketball team defeated...
Four of the five winners of the Cheney Post Office's annual Christmas coloring contest are pictured above. From left to right are Tre Burks-Jenkins (age 9), Hans Allestad (age 6), Paige Nielson (age 11) and Alethea Jensen (age 3). Not pictured is the age 9 – 10 winner Mia Ashcroft....
The Cheney City Council needed just one minute — if even that much — to do business at the final meeting of 2015 on Dec. 22. With just four of seven members present, council members Doug Nixon, Ryan Gaard and Graeme Webster were absent, the council unanimously approved the only item of business on its agenda — the paying of vouchers totaling $317,819.51. The meeting, which began at 4 p.m. and was actually the continuation of the Dec. 8 meeting, marked the end of council service for Webster, who decided to not run for re-el...
Cleone's Closet Thrift Store in Airway Heights helped spread a little needed Christmas cheer on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by distributing stockings full of goodies to their food bank clients. Kenneth McDowell (above) was one of the recipients, picking up stockings for himself and eight other family members. Cleone's Closet's Mabel Dunbar said they had more orders for stockings than they could fill. Cleone's Closet's food distribution center is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays...
Spokane County releases holiday schedule In observance of the Christmas holiday, all Spokane County administrative offices will close on Thursday, Dec. 24 at noon and will remain closed through Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Several other county offices will maintain office hours as noted below. Spokane County courts (Superior, District and Juvenile) will remain open all day on Thursday, Dec. 24. SCRAPS (Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service) will be open until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. The North County and...
Avista Corporation and the Avista Foundation announced in a Dec. 21 news release that they are giving a total of $505,000 to non-profit organizations in the company’s service territories in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska this holiday season. The funds will help support programs, including food banks, energy assistance, shelter and clothing and holiday meals. The total value of Avista’s grants and donations for 2015 is more than $2.7 million from both corporate and foundation sources. Funds for Avista Corp. don...
The Cheney Fire Department presented a $2,304.68 check to the Spokane chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association as part of the national firefighter's Fill the Boot fundraising campaign. Pictured left to right back row are CFD battalion chief Ken Johnson, MDA executive director Leah Nathan, MDA health care services coordinator Brooke Lively and Cheney firefighter Tanner Steffan. Front row are Cheney firefighters Tyler Gustafson (left) and Chris Cwik (rig...
The Dec. 14 meeting of the Cheney Planning Commission may have marked the first time the word “jihadi” has ever been used in local municipal proceedings. The commission held a public hearing at the meeting as a requirement of an emergency-zoning ordinance implemented by the City Council Nov. 10. The ordinance deals with confusion over zoning of a one-block, dead-end street known as Washington Court, which extends north off Elm Street near Eastern Washington University’s Dressler Residence Hall, and a proposal to build an ap...
The Medical Lake City Council adopted its 2016 budget at their final meeting in 2015 on Dec. 15, but not before a little rearranging of their agenda. The council voted to move consideration of the second reading of the city’s ordinance setting the salaries and compensation for city employees and appointed officers for 2016 from the end of the meeting to the beginning after hearing from former council member Lahnie Henderson. Henderson read a letter during the citizen’s comment portion of the meeting voicing her and hus...
