Thanks for making 2012 Tennis-A-Thon another success
I would like to thank the 24-Hour Tennis-A-Thon committee for their dedication to this activity, they really did an outstanding job this year. The committee members are Sharon LeMaster, Glenda Haugen, Dawn Eliassen, Ashlee King, Max Nelson, Justin Blyane, and Teresa Raby.
A special thanks to all our High School boys and girls tennis team for giving about 50 kids free lessons.
Thanks to Dave Perry for the use of his shade tents, Mike and Tammi Tareski for the use of their motor home, and Robert Bremer for the use of his sound and speaker system for Jay LeMaster to DJ. Thanks to Jack Robinson for the 24 Hour signs that he fixes each year. The Thrivent members of St. John's Lutheran church for manning the prize booth, Vi Chavez, Scott and Debbie Chavez, Joanna Williams, and Sally Birkinshaw.
The following businesses were our sponsors this year: Medical Lake Owl Pharmacy, Medical Lake Dental Clinic, Conoco, Monark Reality, Village Supply, Pizza Factory, Bruchi's, Denny's, Medical Lake Therapy, Lake City Assembly, Medical Lake Community Church, St. John's Lutheran Church, Linda Bee's, Medical Lake Kiwanis, Medical Lake Lion's Club, Ed Sonneborn, Sunset Automotive, Baja, Sterling Savings Bank, WSECU, Whispies, Tommy G's, Medical Lake Chiropractic, Studio D, Davis Communications, Career Path Services, Friends for Children, Heather's Canine Cuts, Tomato Street, Alpha Omega, Hampton Inn, Yokes, City West, Longhorn BBQ, Taco Time, Rosa's Pizza, Northern Quest Casino, Continental Doors, Osprey Insurance, Tennis of Spokane, and European Auto.
Thanks to everyone for another great year!!
Leroy Lemaster
Medical Lake
A career business acumen doesn't transfer into effective government
The gist of the opinion piece (editorial titled “Government really needs to get down to business,” July 26) is that politicians in Washington, D.C. would be better with some business experience. However, that is not really what we need from politicians, especially at the national level. To be effective in government at any level, one needs to know how the political process works, both formally and informally. What is not needed in Washington, D.C. is business executives whose careers have been focused on making a profit. Most of the business acumen acquired through a career does not transfer to politics. It is analogous to how effectively politics transfers to business - it generally doesn't. Lee Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler, concluded that “you can be a success in business and not have the temperament to be president.” Citizens should not be misled by the naive appeal that we need a businessman as president. In our history, only a relative handful of our presidents have had experience in business. What we need is someone with political experience and expertise to work the system effectively.
Steve Schwalbe
Cheney
McKeehan provided great leadership in Cheney, with Ice Age Floods Institute
It was with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Mike McKeehan. The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute appreciated him representing the City of Cheney on our Board of Directors for the last five years. The achievements of our Chapter are due in part to his leadership, hard work and commitment to Cheney as the gateway to the Channeled Scablands. We appreciated the generous donation of his time and efforts and his ongoing support of our work to educate individuals about the Ice Age Floods story.
Gary Ford
President, Ice Age
Floods Institute
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