10 Years Ago
June 16, 2005
Eastern Washington University’s outgoing president, Dr. Stephen Jordan, made his final appearance at graduation ceremonies at the school, watching as a school-record 2,722 students received their diplomas.
The Medical Lake Pizza Factory, closed since last winter, planned to reopen under the new ownership of Guerin and Sussette Moorman during the city’s annual Founder’s Day celebration.
Cheney High School announced the hiring of Holly Daniels as the new volleyball coach.
20 Years Ago
June 15, 1995
Erin Johnson of Cheney was chosen as the Cheney Rodeo Queen.
EWU planned to use both the Special Events Pavilion and the Thorpe Field House during upcoming graduation ceremonies.
The Cheney Chamber of Commerce was planning to host their annual fishing derby at Klink’s Resort on William’s Lake, executive director Amy Jo Sooy announced.
30 Years Ago
June 20, 1985
Children playing with matches were likely to blame for starting a four-acre fire that threatened Fairchild Air Force Base housing located near Hallett and Grove Roads.
The state auditor’s office cleared EWU of violating state law in the transfer of funds to the athletic department from the university bookstore, housing and higher education.
Pitcher Eric Bauer of Tigard, Ore. and outfielder Steve Brown from Brier, Wash. shared most valuable player honors with the EWU baseball team. The Eagles, coached by Jim Wasem, set school bests for wins with a 42-24 won-lost record. The totals included a third place 10-14 mark in the Pac-10 North Conference.
40 Years Ago
June 19, 1975
Barricades were erected in front of a variety of buildings in downtown Cheney, including Goofy’s Tavern, Snip and Style Beauty Salon and the Savage House Pizza Parlor, warning pedestrians of falling bricks.
Ron Lemmen, who was proposing construction of the Cheney Care Center, traveled to the state capitol in Olympia. There he met with the Department of Social and Health Services to inquire about the delays in issuing a certificate of need, only to find the agency had no immediate plans to do so.
Cheney High School pitcher Ron Huffman, playing for West Valley, pitched a one-hit 2-1 American Legion baseball victory over the Leadership Institute. Huffman also singled home the winning run.
50 Years Ago
June 18, 1965
A new recreation center, complete with pool and pinball tables, bowling machine, juke box, and more, opened at Second and College Streets. According to owner Dale Moss, a contest was underway to come up with a name for the business.
More than 2,000 students were expected to be enrolled for summer quarter at Eastern Washington State College.
Following their June 1 wins at the Inland Empire Junior Olympics at West Valley High School in Spokane, Medical Lake athletes, Chuck and Mike Van Matre competed in AAU events in Pasco, Wash. Chuck finished third in running events and the broad jump while Mike was fourth in the 50 and 75-yard dashes.
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