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The Spokane Community Orientated Policing Effort (S.C.O.P.E.) and the Spokane County Crime Prevention Office are collecting old cellphones. Residents are encouraged to bring their old phones to their local S.C.O.P.E. station or the Crime Prevention Office at the Spokane Valley Mall. Phones are used to provide a critical link between law enforcement and someone in trouble. By donating their phones, residents help give emergency communication access to residents in their community such as seniors, victims of abuse, or others...
CHENEY Dec. 14 A 16-year-old male was arrested for third-degree theft on the 100 block of West First Street. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 700 block of West First Street. Charges against a 16-year-old Cheney High School female for making a false report are being referred to the prosecutor. A set of car keys was found on the 700 block of Salnave Road. Dec. 15 A small purse was found on the 2400 block of First Street. Dec. 16 Richard D. Gomes, 36, was arrested on a the 400 block of North Sixth Street on a...
Schloss will oversee Cheney STCU branch Spokane Teachers Credit Union has recently promoted or hired four people to regional manager positions. Each of these managers oversees multiple STCU branch locations. Included is a new face in Cheney, Brandy Schloss who also oversees STCU’s Moran Prairie and South branch locations. A 10-year STCU employee, Schloss previously managed the credit union’s South Branch. Schloss is working on her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership at Brandman University. She volunteers with...
We rely on the media to keep our leaders honest and accountable. Sadly the last debate showed that the moderators are either stupid or lazy. Here are a few examples of the lack of knowledge by the candidates and the hosts. Jeb Bush says we can’t disallow Muslims into America. “That would upset our Kurdish allies who are all Muslim.” Fact Kurds are not Arabs, and they practice 6-10 forms of religion. Some Kurds are Muslims. Grade: D- Rand Paul says “Mr. Trump you can’t take away the first amendment, you can’t change the...
I stepped out the front door of our new home to get some groceries from the car. We’d just moved in and I was stocking up. A young boy hurried over from across the street and said, “Welcome to the neighborhood!” “Well, thank you,” I said, surprised by this kid’s enthusiastic welcome. “How do you like it here?” he asked. He was a slender kid, with black hair, dark eyes, and an infectious smile. “We just got here,” I said, shrugging my shoulders. “It’s a nice neighborhood,” he said, and turning to look across the street sa...
StageWest Community Theatre has wrapped up the final production for 2015. “Miracle on 34th Street” was a great hit. Thank you to all the audience members that came to the different performances, the cast and crew and their families for all their hard work, Mike Hartman for another delicious dinner and most of all to Emmanuel Lutheran Church for their unselfish use of their building for our auditions, rehearsals and performances. We have truly been blessed by all your support. We would like to wish the people of the West Pla...
“Star Wars” is everywhere. Like the Death Star’s tractor beam, there’s no way to escape it. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the latest installment in the multi-billion dollar franchise, opened last week, bringing fans — young and old — to the theaters in droves. Not surprisingly, the film has brought in an estimated $247 million in the United States and at least $358 million worldwide, according to the Hollywood Reporter, beating last summer’s hit “Jurassic World” in both categories. My social media timelines were filled...
In a news release, Eastern Washington University has announced that Numerica Credit Union is making a $150,000 gift to the university in support of EWU’s student scholarship campaign, “Inspire Awesome.” So far, this is the single largest donation to the campaign. The money will help to create the Numerica Scholars Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will provide crucial financial support for students while boosting Eastern’s efforts to retain and graduate those students. “I’m so pleased and excited about this gift,” EWU...
Just as winter slows many traditional construction projects, so it is for the rehabilitation of tracks on the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad. A cold snap in late November kept crews from finishing replacement of old ties and additional work on the roadbed for the 6.9-mile stretch of track that runs from the junction with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe in Cheney to the Geiger Spur. The good news, however, “The majority of the project is finished,” Josh Austin, area man...
Many people cringe at the thought of the return of a more traditional winter in our region. In other words, to some, that four-letter word known as SNOW. But for Gene Haas, he's reveling in the prospect of a white Christmas in the area for the first time since 2008 as his snowplowing business is working overtime - and more - in the lead-up to the Friday holiday. How busy has it been for Haas and his Medical Lake-based Red, White and Blue Snowplowing service? In less than 10...
Cheney High School’s DECA program competed in the Area 11 conference, Dec. 7, against 800 students from 17 high schools. Eight of those students qualified for the state competition, in Bellevue, Wash., March 3-5, 2016. The following students qualified for state: Ciarra Gay, Deborah Grall, Gabe Hines, Charles Harper, Joshua Miotke, Brittany Cline, Juan Mendoza and Tyler Koohns. The CHS DECA program is a professional student association for marketing students. It is a co-curricular, student-centered organization specifically d...
Medical Lake Middle School honored five students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for December. December's trait is caring. Students received certificates and T-shirts, and were treated to a lunch sponsored by Subway. From left to right: Taelar Rogers, Kamanai Paikuli, Tanae Darnes, Edith Lunde and Anthony Griffey....
The Medical Lake School Board went through several housekeeping items in their final meeting of the calendar year, Dec. 15 School board president Rod Von Lehe and director Ron Cooper took the oath of office and were sworn into their positions on the board. Von Lehe, Cooper and Felicia Jensen were reelected to the board after they ran unopposed in November school board elections. Jensen was absent at the meeting. Von Lehe was reelected president of the board and Peggy Schweikhardt will remain vice president. Kelly Fouts will...
The Cheney School Board welcomed two faces at its Dec. 16 meeting: Mitch Swenson and Stacy Nicol. Swenson, representing District 5, took over from former director James Whiteley after he won the November school board election. Nicol ran unopposed for the District 4 seat after former director Rick Mount, who had filed for reelection in May, withdrew his name from the ballot. They, along with board president Henry Browne took the oath of office and were sworn into their position...
