Looking Back

10 Years Ago

Nov. 11, 2004

A standoff between Cheney police and a suspect in a domestic assault ended peacefully after several hours of negotiations as officials talked the suspect out of his house.

The Cheney High School football field saw the installation of the first light poles, part of a $1.3 million upgrade for athletic fields that also included an all-weather track and new scoreboard.

The Medical Lake girls' cross country team earned an eighth-place finish in 2A competition at the state championships at Pasco's Sun Willows Golf Course. Ali Nelson (30th at 20 minutes, 37 seconds) and Alyssa Nelson (62nd at 21:47) were the top two Cardinal finishers.

20 Years Ago

Nov. 10, 1994

Challenger George Nethercutt staged a huge upset in the race for the 5th District Congressional seat held by Tom Foley, beating the sitting Speaker of the House 50.5 to 49.5 percent or by a margin of 110,057-106,074 votes.

Local car owners would be subject to new and increased fines for parking violations in Cheney. "I think it's long overdue," Cheney court administrator Pat Warnick said in announcing doubling of some tickets.

The Eastern Washington Eagles were preparing to face the Boise State Broncos at Woodward Field in a Big Sky Conference football game. BSU was fresh from a 38-14 win over the former No. 1-ranked Montana Grizzlies.

30 Years Ago

Nov. 15, 1984

A construction worker was injured in a fall from the roof at the F & M Business Center in Cheney, suffering a broken pelvis and compressed vertebrae.

More than 550 cans of food were collected at the Cheney Halloween Haunted House, a project organized by the Cheney Parks and Recreation Department.

Eastern Washington University junior quarterback Rick Worman set school records for passing, completing 156 of 274 passes for 2,122 yards. He broke yardage records set by Bill Diedrick in 1967.

40 Years Ago

Nov. 14, 1974

Implementation of a 15-20 percent increase in annual electrical power rates for the residents of the city of Cheney was to be put off for at least a month.

Fire destroyed the Jerue Funeral Home in Medical Lake. The building, originally constructed in 1900, originally housed a drug store and meat market.

Eastern Washington started out the current football season 0-4, but were now riding a four-game winning streak and hoped to finish 5-4 should they defeat Montana School of Mines in Butte.

50 Years Ago

Nov. 13, 1964

The Cheney School Board reported that enrollment in district schools was at 2,259 students, up from 2,227 in 1963. Also reported was that attendance at the high school was at 97 percent for the month of October.

Colfax breezed past Cheney 52-7 to close the football season for both schools. The visiting Bulldogs finished with a 7-2 record while the Blackhawks were winless at 0-9. George Rosenzweig scored the lone Cheney touchdown.

Eastern Washington's 14-0 football win over Central Washington kept alive their hopes at winning the Evergreen Conference title as they remained tied with both CWU and Pacific Lutheran University for the top spot.