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1 Years Ago Feb. 25, 2010 Cheney’s City Council approved a Planned Unit Development for the Terra Vista project, allowing developer Steve Emtman to build townhouses on 3.36 acres east of the railroad tracks by shrinking minimum lot sizes from 5,000 to 2,000 square feet. Eastern Washington University launched a marketing campaign asking prospective students to “Start something big.” An EWU student was shot in the hand in an early morning drive-by shooting near the El Rodeo restaurant on 2nd Street in downtown Cheney. 20 Ye...
StageWest Community Theatre is preparing for its spring production, “Crazy Ladies” with a casting call for five women, one man and one older teenaged female. If looking to perform in a comedy, this is your opportunity. There is only one audition date, this Saturday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is a cold read audition, and it will be held at 639 Elm St. in Cheney, with entrance on the side of the building off Huron Street. The dates of this production are: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16. Tickets for the produ...
MEDICAL LAKE — Gene and Carol Haynes were honored as the “Senior Citizen Volunteers of the Year” by the Kiwanis Club of Medical Lake at their Feb. 15 Valentine’s Day Dinner. In his nomination of the couple, Pat Trout wrote that ”Both volunteer everywhere at senior meals with anything that needs to be done.” Gene Haynes, 88, cooks and fetches anything that is asked for before the meal. Carol, 85, sets the tables and vacuums the floors. In addition, Carol also serves as t...
Cheney Congregational Church During this season of Lent the adult education class will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. The class will follow a Lenten devotional that is optional. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.cheneycongregational.org for previ...
SPOKANE – When Julianne Mewhinney saw the Facebook ad for the 2020 Miss Spokane competition, she viewed it as an opportunity to talk about her volunteering focus to a larger audience. The Cheney High School senior competed with 15 other area women for the title Feb. 15-16 at Shadle Park High School, undergoing an extensive interview session on Saturday followed by Sunday’s pageant where the winner, 21-year-old Gabby Dansereau, was announced. Miss Spokane is the first step in...
Book club meets Feb. 25 The next Cheney Book Club meeting will be held at the Cheney Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Mary Lou Wade will lead the discussion of the book “Where The Crawdads Sing,” written be Delia Owens. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us for a lively discussion. EWU to perform Mount Saint Helens Symphony March 4 The EWU Symphony Orchestra commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1980 eruption by performing the Mount Saint Helens Symphony, accompanied with images of the mou...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – On Saturday, Feb. 1, Spokane County Fire District 10 and the Sunset Volunteer Firefighter Association hosted their annual member awards appreciation banquet. In a Feb. 13 news release, district officials stated that while all members commit to a tremendous amount of time, special recognition was bestowed on the following award winners: Chief’s Award – Emily Walston Officer of the Year – Lt Jared Murphy Firefighter of the Year – FF Josh Baker Rookie of the Ye...
Cheney Congregational Church Adult education class during the season of Lent will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. The class will follow a Lenten devotional that is optional. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website, www.cheneycongregational.org, for previous sermons...
1 Years Ago Feb. 18, 2010 The Cheney Park Board discussed citizen-suggested options for a new community center to replace the one destroyed by winter storms in December 2008, including rebuilding the Wren Pierson Building at its current site between 3rd and 4th streets or at the 50-acre park on Betz Road. The Medical Lake School District began making plans to sell construction bonds now that its $15.6 million bond was well on its way to approval by voters. Eastern Washington University’s men’s basketball team earned a rar...
Emmanuel Lutheran celebrates ‘Fat Tuesday’ with chocolate Come celebrate “Fat Tuesday” with Cheney Emmanuel Lutheran Church’s 11th annual Festival of Chocolate. There will be activities for children and adults and a chance to win a “Get Fit Bag” or lap quilt, and all the chocolate treats you can eat. The festival takes place Feb. 25 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the church, 639 Elm St. Donations benefit the Vacation Bible School program. For more information call 509-389-3776. This is a Thrivent Action Team project....
1 Years Ago Feb. 11, 2010 Voters in both Medical Lake and Cheney approved general obligation school bonds, with Cheney passing a $79 million school construction bond by nearly 65 percent and Medical Lake a bond to replace the school district’s outdated elementary school by a 62 percent margin. About 500 Eastern Washington University students joined other students across the state to protest potential financial aid cuts and tuition increases by the Legislature who were trying to erase a $2.6 billion budget deficit. 20 Years A...
MEDICAL LAKE – Food, fiddles and fun will be the order of the day at the Medical Lake Kiwanis Club’s annual Senior Citizen Valentine’s Day Dinner, taking place Saturday, Feb. 15. A traditional turkey dinner will be served beginning at noon at Saint Anne’s Church’s parish hall, located on the corner of Lake and Prentis streets. The event is free to all Medical Lake-area senior citizens and will feature door prizes and the announcement and honoring of the 2019 Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year. Entertainment will be provid...
Cheney Congregational Church Adult education class will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.cheneycongregational.org for previous sermons and more information about our church. The topic for the children’s Sunday service...
Harold Walter Meili, age 89, passed away peacefully, Jan. 28, 2020 in Cheney, Wash. with his wife Mary Kay by his side. Harold was born in Jamestown, North Dakota in 1930. He graduated from North Central High School and Eastern Washington College of Education. Harold served in the U.S. Coast Guard and fought wildfires as a smokejumper. He taught fifth-grade for 25 years in Spokane. Harold married Mary Kay Lauer at the Open Door Congregational Church in Deer Park, Wash in...
Barbecue still on at Feed ML Feed Medical Lake had to close in January due to weather so the barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans and bread pudding supper was moved to Monday, Feb. 10, beginning 4:15 p.m. with grocery distribution followed by supper at 5 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. Remember there is something special for each child in attendance. Soup, Etc. follows on Feb. 24 at 11:30 a.m. For more information call Joanna Williams at 509-714-1150....
1 Years Ago Feb. 6, 2010 Medical Lake city officials voiced their opposition to Spokane’s interest in using Pine Lodge as an all-male offender facility in the event it was closed by the state. Airway Heights also expressed opposition to proposed placement of a similar facility there. Lots were plated and infrastructure ready and the ribbon cut at the Cheney Industrial Park — all that were needed were tenants. 20 Years Ago Feb. 3, 2000 The city of Cheney received a clean bill of health from state auditors for the second year...
Cheney Congregational Church Adult Education Class will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom o==f God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the Sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Come and join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.cheneycongregational.org for previous sermons and more information about our church. Choir practice will not take...
One hundred years ago in 1920, George Brown opened a Chevrolet car dealership at 503 1st Street. Martin Holter later joined the operation, and Brown & Holter served the city until it was sold in 1974. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Book club meets Jan. 28 The Friends of the Cheney Library Book Club will meet on Tuesday Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in the library’s public meeting room. The club will discuss “The Educated a Memoir,” written by Tara Westover. Charlene Lund will lead the discussion. The public is welcome to attend....
Cheney Congregational Church Pastor Matt Goodale has just started a new series about “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the Sanctuary and we have a children’s Sunday school during the sermon. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.cheneycongregational.org for previous sermons and more information about our church. Choir practice will be 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. All voices are welcome. Youth group (grades 6-12) m...
1 Years Ago Jan. 21, 2010 Cheney School District banked on future enrollment growth and a promise of no new taxes to convince voters to pass a $79 million capital bond. Taxes would actually go down due to the expiration of another levy. A $2.6 million budget gap had Gov. Christine Gregoire threatening to close Pine Lodge Correctional Center for Women, despite a bill passed by the Legislature that specifically stated no closures were to occur unless specified in a final facility closures report. 20 Years Ago Jan. 20, 2000...
Library facilities closed Jan. 20 All Spokane County Library District facilities will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular library hours resume Tuesday, Jan. 21. Spokane County Library District’s online services remain available 24/7 at www.scld.org....
Fifty years ago on Jan. 21, 1970, the Catholic congregation held its first mass in the St. Rose of Lima church at 460 North 5th St. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Cheney Congregational Church Pastor Matt Goodale is starting the New Year by looking at Jesus’ parables and what they teach about the Kingdom of God. The Jan. 19 sermon will cover the Beatitudes. There is a children’s area in the sanctuary and we have a children’s Sunday school during the sermon. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website, www.cheneycongregational.org, for previous sermons and more information about our church. Choir practice will be 9 a.m. on Sunda...
1 Years Ago Jan. 14, 2010 The Cheney City Council welcomed two new members to its ranks. After being sworn in, Councilman Fred Pollard took his seat, while Tom Truelove once again filled the mayor’s chair, his third non-consecutive term on the council. The Cheney Planning Commission approved the 33-acre Terra Vista planned unit development that included lot sizes 3,000 square feet smaller than the code at the time allowed, allowing developer Steve Emtman and consulting engineer Todd Whipple to sell 60 townhouse units r...
