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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...
MALDEN – In the heart of Eastern Washington, amid the rolling hills and golden wheat fields, a unique journey unfolds. The John Wayne Pioneers, Wagons, and Riders Club embarked on a cross-state ride, tracing the footsteps of pioneers and settlers who once carved their path through this rugged terrain. On May 31st, I had the privilege of joining them for a day, capturing the essence of their adventure and the spirit of camaraderie that drives them forward. Leading the charge w...
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...
ROSALIA — Battle Days is on tap here Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1. The fun begins from 3:30-8 p.m. Friday with free swimming and games at the pool. At 5 p.m., a dinner provided by the Battle Days Association in Rosalia City Park. As dinner is served, live music also begins — it runs from 5-9 p.m. — with Valente and The Jim Basnight Band. Saturday starts out with the annual Scout Breakfast from 7-10 a.m. at the fire station, 607 Whitman Ave. A 5K run begins at 8 a.m. (registration opens at 7 a.m.) at the fire stati...
MALDEN — Hold onto your horses, a wagon train is coming through. The John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Trail Riders are expected have been on the John Wayne Trail since Friday May 24; the are expected to arrive here for a rest day Thursday, May 30. The trail riders will set out from Malden on Friday, May 31, going 10 miles were they will set up camp in Rosalia. They will depart before the Battle Days Parade and conclude the final 22-mile ride in Tekoa on June 1. The trail ride will end with a movie at 7 p.m. in the historic E...
At the top of Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom of Worship” is this phrase inscribed in the illustration: “Each according to the dictates of his conscience.” Light and shadow play across the faces in profile, as each looks prayerful, or contemplative, at peace, even. Nary an angel or a devil perches on their shoulders- symbolic notions depicting competing perspectives of good and evil. In petition to Jesus, or Yaweh, Allah or the Buddha, or in prayer to the Great Spirit, the Universe, or meditation of nature, each person has choic...
TEKOA — For several days earlier this month, downtown was filled with actors and film crews as “Train Dreams” filming was underway. Town residents and spectators filled the area to watch movie-making magic unfold. Crew members could be seen dumping dirt across the road for the first scene, which featured extras being thrown out of “The Mercantile,” Tekoa’s old bank building that had been remade into a general store. Among the crowd was the drama class from the Oakesdale, a small town between southeast of Rosalia. Students too...
What could have happened to this lovely bee friendly fragrant member of the mint family? The woody sub-shrub lavender plants in my garden have succumbed. There doesn’t seem to be any life in the rigid stems. They had always been so happy in they’re sunny open spaced, well drained drought tolerant garden. I had been a diligent gardener, harvesting the fragrant blossom stems of this woody perennial in July, pruning to just above the new shoots and then tidying it up again in late August. I was careful not to cut into the old...
