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8 month old Charlotte met Santa for the first time and was in awe during the community breakfast event held by Airway Heights Parks and Recreation. More photos on page 9....
CHENEY — An exchange student from Santiago, Chile, is enjoying her time here and learning her way around. Catalina Meneses, a 15-year old junior, is being hosted by local teacher Amye Ellsworth and Jake Andersen. “I like to go around town with friends, since the town is really small,” she said. “It’s really fun … and I also like to go and visit Spokane, visiting all the museums, shops and parks.” Meneses said she likes going to area likes; her favorite is one near Medical...
CHENEY – Several local girls from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1st Ward are helping mothers and babies at Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery in Spokane. The girls have helped with poster design, made collection boxes and posted fliers. On Saturday, Dec. 4, they conducted a drive-through and drop off donation drive, offering hot chocolate and cookies to participants. Although it was a chilly morning, the drive was a success, according to Kate Rogers, a 17-year-old volunteer. “It was cold, but it was worth it,” she...
CHENEY -- West Plains Boy Scout Troop No. 356 is selling Christmas trees and wreaths again this year. "This year business has been great," troop Secretary Kristin Weaver Bowman said. "I was shocked to see how few trees we had after a week of sales." Bowman said the troop started with 175 Douglas and noble fir trees and 25 wreaths, and were down to 97 trees and three wreaths Tuesday morning in the parking lot at 4 Cheney-Spokane Road. The trees are distributed from an...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Residents were able to join in the festive community activities, as Airway Heights Parks and Recreation kicked off “Winterfest 2021” with a tree lighting and fireworks show the evening on December 3 at Sunset Park. Inland Power and Light helped decorate the community tree, and parks and rec. Board President Jacob Powers led the audience with a countdown that ended with the community tree being lit while fireworks soared and exploded behind it. The organization followed it up with a community breakfast at th...
December 8, 2011 10 years ago West Plains hopes to reap some benefit from Boeing’s new Renton production facility Boeing announced last week that it will choose Renton, Washington as the production facility for it’s 737 MAX airplane. The 737 MAX will succeed the current aging fleet of Boeing’s 737 single aisle airplane in 2017. More than 700 commitments have already been made for the plane, according to a Boeing press release. The West Plains is hoping to get a piece of the production, should demands exceed the capacity of th...
Cockrum to continue ‘Angels Among Us’ CHENEY -- Celebrate the third Sunday of Advent with us this week at the United Methodist Church. Guest speaker the Rev. Dale Cockrum will be preaching from the Gospel of Matthew as we continue the Advent series, “Angels Among Us.” To worship in person, RSVP on line on the church website, www.cheneyumc.org. You may also contact Pastor Alissa Bertsch at 509-879-2278 for worship attendance or if you would like be added to our mailing list for a hard copy of the worship service. A video o...
CHENEY — The Speakeasy restaurant hosted its first free Thanksgiving dinner for the community Thursday, Nov. 25. The dinner, held to honor the local police and fire personnel, consisted of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, and pumpkin pie. Several restaurant guests said they were grateful for this opportunity to come out and connect with other residents and have a free Thanksgiving meal. The turkeys were donated by The West Plains Angels, a local charity organization which fulfills local needs. “It is abo...
MEDICAL LAKE – The local food bank handed out 326 meals to indigent residents Nov. 23. Director Terri Worl said families received a turkey along with a large box of canned foods and other Thanksgiving favorites. Recipients lining up at 207 S. Washington St. also got bags filled with fruit, rolls and other healthy eating options, she said. All of the food was provided by Tom's Turkey Drive and Second Harvest Foods in Spokane. Volunteers consisting of residents, Fairchild Air F...
Passenger rail meeting set for Dec. 11 CHENEY – All Aboard Washington will host an online meeting Saturday, Dec. 11, to review actions being planned for next year in the organization’s effort to return passenger train service to several Eastern Washington cities. The"Bringing Economic, Environmental and Equity Benefits to Our Communities with Passenger Rail and Seamless Connections" online meeting will be at 1 p.m. and feature speakers Andrew Barkis, Dan Bilka, Rick Harnish, Luis Moscoso, Dave Strohmaier and Anna Ziv...
CHENEY - Small Business Saturday sales showed shoppers returning to some area businesses this year after more than 20 months of coronavirus restrictions. The Owl Pharmacy in Cheney staff were surprised by the large turnout. "There were more people than normal this year," Manager Marti Lockwood said. "And we actually made more money than we normally do. People mostly bought gift items and Christmas decorations, she said. "I don't think people realize that this event is being he...
CHENEY — For the sixth year in a row, the Cheney and Medical Lake libraries have been named “ Neighborhood Champions” for their support of small businesses. “As a Neighborhood Champion, the library is an ambassador for the Shop Small cause — supporting, rallying and bringing together local businesses and community members throughout the holidays and beyond.” Cheney Librarian Crystal Miller said. The Cheney library encourages people to shop local as much as possible during this event and throughout the year. “Being a Ne...
2 years ago November 28, 1996 Funding sought for colored water problem It’s a chance, an exhaustive guessing game. What color will my water be today? Is it orange or clear as a spring? That’s the tired problem that many cheney residenst have faced this fall as construction and fires usage have caused more water to be brought through the old pipes, causing rust to be stirred and to eventually make it’s way out of the tap. Discolored water is not a health risk, insists Paul...
MEDICAL LAKE – Local business owner and resident Gerri Johnson never expected to be nominated for a lifetime achievement award, let alone win one, but that is exactly what happened this year at the West Plains Chamber of Commerce “Best of the West” banquet. Johnson, who has lived here since1974, said it has always been important for her to be involved in the community. She married her husband Randy Johnson 36 years ago, and they did everything in their power to help people while they worked on his family’s farm, she said. H...
CHENEY – A foreign exchange student from Beruit, Lebanon, said she is enjoying her time at Cheney High School. Tala Daouk, 16, is a junior staying with host family Scott and Isylma Edge of Airway Heights. "I enjoy being here at school," she said. "The environment is nice and the high school is really big." The enjoyment follows a confusing introduction to life here, she said. "When I first came here, it was really confusing where my classes are because usually back home, we s...
CHENEY – Senior Janie Richards recently signed her letter of intent to accept scholarships and swim for St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisc. Richards was offered a four-year scholarship of $21,000 per year, her mother, Kelly Richards, said. Kelly Richards said the swimming program in the college is relatively new and is in NCAA Division III. "She is on track to graduate high school with 90 college credits, having participated in the Running Start program at Eastern W...
Grant helps teacher with efficiency CHENEY – Middle school teacher Amy Bumpus has used a $150 Spokane Teachers Credit Union grant to purchase classroom supplies. She purchased 150 12-sided dice, 36 whiteboard markers, five sets of fraction dice, and 30 rulers, microfiber cloths and heavy-duty magnets. “The grant allowed me to purchase things for my classroom that will empower me to create systems that will allow in class times to be more efficient,” she said. “If I have the supplies magnetted to their desks, then they ar...
CHENEY – The Christmas shopping season will be ushered into the area following Thanksgiving, with at least three shopping events taking place in Cheney and Medical Lake. From Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, local businesses will participate in the national shop local event. Approximately 14 Cheney and 14 Medical Lake businesses are participating by offering various in-store specials. People who visit the businesses can enjoy discounts on everything from food to clothing. In addition, the Cheney branch library, 610 First St., and M...
CASTLE ROCK – Five Cheney High School girls won Future Farmers of America awards for their floriculture group presentations Nov. 6. The girls are 15-year-old sophomores Madison Hekimian, Mallari Gonzales and Grace Klinkenberg; and 16-year-old juniors Rubie Loughery and Jaden Miller. "We are just really proud of each other and I think we are all excited to continue to do this," Gonzales said. School Agriculture instructor Heather McLagan said the contest is designed to give s...
CHENEY - An exchange student spending the year here from Spain is finding she likes the local high school. "It has a lot of things that let you socialize with people," Coral Manjon Coello, 16, said. "For example, you have clubs. You have sports and you have the band... "That is something, in my country, they don't have." The student from Madrid is a junior involved in several clubs, including the All Things Mountain and Key clubs. She plans to play basketball during the...
2 years ago Nov. 21, 1996 Monument to get updated When the women’s Relief Corps raised nearly $400 in less than a year in the 1920’s, it was proof that our country’s history was very important not only to the ladies, but to everyone who donated money. The $400 monumnet which they shortly erected to commemorat veterans of three wars — Civil, Spanish-American and the Great World War — stood in the middle of a park the city spent $1 to buy. Now, nearly 80 years later, the local VFW post is going to complete the project and give...
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1 years ago November 10, 2011 Tankers begin returning to Fairchild Air Force Base on rebuilt runway With the completion of its runway construction, Fairchild Air Force base is returning to full operation status. Aircraft were housed in Moses Lake while the construction took place. The 35KC-135 tankers will make their way back to Fairchild by Tuesday, November 22, when the last planes will fly in. A ceremony will take place to mark the return of the base’s aircraft. Nearly 14,000 feet of runway was replaced in the $43 m...
Sharpened axe and a killer instinct honed by years of dealing death. Slathered sunscreen and a brimmed hat secured with a strap. Tonight we dine on the blood of our enemies. Actually, tonight we dine on fried chicken, maybe some potato salad and fresh squeezed lemonade. I might bake a cake too. But first, its chicken chasing time. That’s the part I’m not too crazy about, but a must unless we want to go vegan. My chicken murder ritual consists of several parts. First, I prepare myself by protecting my ‘oh so fair’ skin with so...
