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CHENEY – Friends of the Cheney Library is hosting its annual Rodeo Days Book sale this Friday and Saturday outside of the library on First Street. The library’s basement is overflowing with thousands of items for this year’s sale, officials said. Available items include hard- and soft-cover books across all genres, as well as tapes, CDs, VHS tapes and DVDs. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own bags for their purchase. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. The library will begin accep...
CHENEY – Last Wednesday evening, the city Parks and Recreation Department launched its summer series of movies and concerts at the park. The first event featured the big band sounds of the Lilac City Community Band, marking the start of the concert series. Every Wednesday evening until Aug. 7, the city will host a different band, providing a diverse range of musical genres for the community to enjoy. The next concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 17, featuring the Swing and Country band Plaid Cat. Following that, the l...
CHENEY – Friends of the Cheney Library is hosting their annual Rodeo Days Book sale this Friday and Saturday outside of the Library on First Street. The library’s basement is overflowing with thousands of items for this year’s sale. Available items include hard and soft cover books across all genres, as well as tapes, CD’s, VHS tapes, and DVD’s. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own bags for their purchase. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. The library will begin accepting book dona...
MALDEN - A local veteran was recognized for assisting another veteran's widow in Okanogan County by congress members during a Town Council on June 11. Veterans aides Doug Huff for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Hank Cramer for Rep. Dan Newhouse presented resident and veteran Mark Butler letters of appreciation. In a letter to the town, Cramer requested being on the agenda to recognize Butler for the gener ous assistance he gave to a struggling veteran's widow. "Mark Butler is...
1 years ago July 3, 2014 Cheney City Council approves city street work with over $700,000 of paving, sidewalk repair and waterline replacement during the summer. Medical Lake Middle School honors Tom Litzinger for their contribution and services. In 1974, Litzinger painted the cougar on the center of the floor and the wall of the school gym. Medical Lake Planning Commission continued discussions about whether to allow a marijuana retail, production and processing facility in city limits at their June 26 meeting. 20 years...
1 years ago June 19, 2014 The first woman president in the 132-year history of Eastern Washington University is named as the next successor. Mary Cullinan, PhD, will relieve the current president Rodolfo Arevalo, PhD, on Aug. 1. Cullinan is the current president of Southern Oregon University in Ashland. One Eastern Washington University student was pronounced dead following a motor vehicle accident at Sutton Park, Tuesday at 1:45 a.m. According to reports, the deceased student was Adam O. Morales, 21 from Grandview, Wash....
Do you hear what I hear? What I thought was the distant roar of a plane, upon closer investigation a horde of mosquitoes was laughing outside my door. They were having a lottery as to which one of them would get the first bite. I went to another door and another army of furious insects was waiting for me there. So, I went to my arsenal of defense weapons, orange, green and blue cans of aerosol spray, Lotions and potions, chemically saturated bracelets and noisy buzzers. I donned my insulated jeans, boots and hooded jacket...
“Tootles,” Carol called out behind her shoulder as she made her way out the door. Before she knew it, she tripped on the edge of the new door mat which had a rather sarcastic phrase written on it. Don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you, it stated in plain lettering. Negotiating a graceful four-point landing, Carol read the words to herself, while emitting a colorful phrase of her own. Grrr, she thought. That’s the second time this week! She made her way to the car in the garage without further inciden...
CHENEY – Cheney Boy Scouts, Troop 356, traditionally permanently retired the colors at Cheney Veterans Memorial Park last Friday. Every year on Flag Day, June 14, The Boy Scouts, perform the Unserviceable Flags Ceremony. This is tradition that was set by the American Legion, who sponsors the Boy Scouts, since 1937 which was passed by the U.S. Congress on Dec. 22, 1942. The rules that were set are that proper respect to the flag must be given during the ceremony. Flags that become worn, torn or faded to be honorably retired f...
The Sunwest Auto Show brought dozens of classic cars to downtown Medical Lake on Saturday, June 15. The car show was among the favorite events of Founders Day....
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Municipal Courts Judge Angelle Gerl presented the state of the court report for 2024 during the June 10 City Council meeting. Gerl provided an overview of court operations and initiatives for the year, highlighting the therapeutic court’s efforts to address underlying issues behind criminal behavior through treatment and support, while also emphasizing the court’s success in reducing its caseload. Gerl introduced the court team, which included herself and Commissioner Kati Dorman, both hired in 2020, along...
SPOKANE – Eastern Washington University hosted the 131st class commencement during three separate occasions last Saturday at the newly built Podium building in the Spokane SportsPlex. This was the first time that Eastern Eagles hosted the commencement at this facility. Last year, it was at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in two separate times. The first one was at 9 a.m. for master and doctoral degree recipients. The second one was at 1:30 p.m. for bachelor degrees from Colleges of Health, Science and Public Health and C...
ROSALIA - Battle Days brought the community together for a weekend of celebration and honor in Rosalia. The fun began at 3:30 p.m. with free swimming and games at the pool. Later that evening, the Battle Days Association provided a dinner with live music at the Rosalia City Park. Saturday started out bright and early for the runners and walkers of the community. Rosalia's annual fun run took runners from the fire station through South Whitman Avenue to the monument at Steptoe...
I don’t need more inspiration to write a gardening article than to see the efforts my plants are making to insure my happiness. Forsythia and lilacs have finished their show, bridal wreath spirea blossoms have dropped to make room for the fragrant mock orange bushes and honeysuckle vines, and vibrant magenta blooms on the peonies and gorgeous colors of iris have all but erased the memory of tulips and daffodils. The transition to summer finds the frenzy of spring chores much less demanding. Analysis is the order of things a...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Police Department has introduced its newest member, Tonks, a specially trained crisis intervention dog. Tonks, a two-year-old golden retriever, has been trained to work alongside the police Crisis Response Team, assisting individuals in heightened emotional states, supporting victims and providing peer support for officers. “Tonks is called a crisis K9, or a crisis intervention K9,” said officer Kayla Franck, Tonks’ handler. “She’ll be assisting with crisis intervention for individuals in heightened...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Founders Day committee selected Reggie Heebink, former festival director, as Medical Lake Volunteer of the Year. Heebrink volunteers to cleanup Medical Lake Cemetery prior to Memorial Day and Wreath Across America every year at Veterans Memorial State Cemetery. Last Christmas, Heebrink volunteered to help 69 homeless kids from the ages of 13-17 with Christmas Gift bags. During the Gray Road Fire crisis, she helped her neighbors with insurance claims. This year and many years in the past, she has been the F...
TEKOA — The annual Slippery Gulch celebration is set for Saturday, June 15. The event includes a parade, vendors, fishing derby, photo contest and more. The highlight of the festival is an egg-toss competition, where teams compete to see who can throw and catch an egg the furthest, without it breaking. Often, the winning team reaches a distance of a half-city block. This year’s parade features the Par-Tee Time community float, with Princesses Denali Chase and Claire Wilkins; and Miss Tekoa Lulu Taylor....
ROSALIA - Five students comprise the Class of 2024 at Rosalia High School this year. At 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, the community will recognize them during graduation in the high school gymnasium, 916 S. Josephine Ave. This year's class is led by Valedictorian Thomas Place, the son of Brian and Vanessa Place, and Salutatorian Crystal Anderson, the daughter of Ray and Linda Anderson. Place was also a football, basketball and track standout and captain, and is the Class of 24...
Lilac Festival was in Spokane a couple weeks ago. The lilacs are blooming with their sweet smell. The first weekend in May is the Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee. When the orchards are in full bloom in Wenatchee with the fruit blossoms, the landscape looks like a blanket of lace has been thrown over the orchards. I grew up in Olympia and at Easter, the Capitol Grounds are adorned with cherry blossom trees. They are just ornamental cherry blossoms, but they are beautiful. Growing up, my dad loved flowers and ornamental...
Tough little sprouts of oats, peas, (not beans) but clover, and barley, thumbed their noses at the weather reports, poked their heads out of the soil and decided to take a chance for frostless nights. Still cold from the grip of this spring’s weather, they shivered a bit, kept their leaves close to their stems and braved the elements. They hoped to join their native friends, the beautiful bright yellow biscuitroot, a plant of the parsley family, Lomatium, that graces either dry rocky hillsides and prairies or in some cases mo...
ROSALIA — Battle Day’s annual fun run hit the ground running on Saturday, June 1. The race began at 8 a.m. and was split into two different distance runs. In the 2.5 mile run, seven competed. While in the 5K, ten individuals competed for the top prize of gift cards. The results for the 2.5 mile run are: 1st - Hattie Mills, 26:05; 2nd - Allie Workman, 27:36; 2nd - BrynLeigh McGuire, 27:36; 4th - Bella Work man, 30:53; 5th - Ayla Schu, 33:09; 6th Alleigh Place, 33:10; 7th - Claire Schu, 37:07; 7th - Anna Mills, 37:07. The 5K...
CHENEY — Illegal dumping is becoming a growing issue in Cheney. Offenders often dump waste late at night to avoid the cost and inconvenience of proper disposal. Illegal dumping includes leaving junk, garbage, or debris on public property, such as roadsides and streets, or placing it in garbage cans, dumpsters, or other receptacles on someone else’s property, unless the containers are designated for public use. This also covers furniture and household goods placed in yards, planting strips, or public rights-of-way, even if...
