Cheney Trading's Miller hopes to 'bag' a championship

Cheney Trading Company customers take notice.

Next time courtesy clerk Mel Miller asks you if you prefer paper or plastic, appreciate the skill and technique that it took to get your eggs and bread bagged quickly and safely and throw a good luck his way.

That is because Miller, along with an estimated 12 courtesy clerks from across the state of Washington, will compete for the best bagger title in the Washington Food Industry Association’s Best Bagger State Championship Oct. 22 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane.

Miller, who has been working at the Cheney Trading Company for two mont...