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West Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints assembles team of 70 volunteers for project By LYDIA BALDERREE Contributor High on a hill just north of Sprague, children, teens, parents and grandparents joined together at the Old Catholic Cemetery on Saturday, July 25, to mow, pull weeds, and trim trees and clean headstones. These were members of the West Stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. All were volunteers gathered together for the common good of the community. The project came about... Full story
Gardening in Our Area By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor We all know the roses mean love, but each color of rose has a special meaning. One day I will find the list of roses and use it in an article but this one is written about flowers from A to Z. The language of flowers is a non-verbal messages using flowers. The Victorians used to practice the “language of flowers,” by sending little nosegays of homegrown flowers that would be a message. For example a bouquet of coreopsis and ivy would say “always cheerful friendship.” Suc... Full story
Of Cabbages and Kings By LUELLA DOW Contributor Now, here's a family whose schedules revolve around the rodeo circuits. They belong to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association that has members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Kevin, father of Corey, Ryan and Kayle, grew up riding saddle broncs, roping calves and wrestling steers. His sons have followed the family tradition, each since the age of 5. Corey competes in bull riding and bronc riding. Ryan last year was fourth in the world in bareback bronc riding. He won a collegi... Full story
Fire agencies in Washington state have reported 31 fire deaths so far for 2009. This is a 29 percent increase over the 24 fire fatalities reported during the same time period in 2008. “The leading preventable fire causes are electrical-related and smoking. Prevention is the best defense against deadly fires,” State Fire Marshal Mike Matlick said. The Office of the State Fire Marshal recommends that every household take charge of fire safety by following the suggestions below: Electrical Safety: Routinely inspect electrical wi...
Prime Equipment sets up shop in Airway Heights after move from Spokane Valley By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The need for a little more elbow room – and less of a drive for its owner – has landed a company with worldwide reach in Airway Heights. Prime Equipment, Inc. a business established in 1985 that builds and services horizontal form, fill and seal machines, just completed the move within the last two weeks to its location at 1100 S. Garfield Road, Building A. “Saves me six miles,” owner Ron Kyhl said, of his drive f... Full story
CHENEY Aug. 2 A car CD player was found on the 100 block of College Hill Street. Third-degree theft was reported on the 200 block of West Second Street when a black bicycle was taken. Second-degree theft was reported on the 1200 block of Second Street when a black bicycle and silver lock were taken. Aug. 1 Lharz M. Flanagan, 19 was arrested at Cheney Trading Company for minor in possession (MIP). July 31 Four Washington state driver's licenses were discovered when a lost and found box was turned into the Cheney Police...
Pat Hailey understands local farmer needs On Aug. 18, voters in the 9th District will be asked to cast their vote for state representative. Pat Hailey is the candidate we are supporting for agriculture. Agriculture is the number one industry in the 9th District and is the “stimulus” for the economic health of our district and our state. Our state Legislature continues to lose “real” ag people. It's important to elect someone who understands farming and who is actively in farming today. Pat Hailey understands how taxes and unn... Full story
Cash for clunkers a waste or a pacifier? Right now the buzzwords in the national news are the Cash for Clunkers buying stimulus program, has created a lot of confusion and gives me more trepidations about the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Auto dealer ssucked up $1 billion in less than a week and the House of Representatives wants to add another $2 billion to the program, despite no clear results being available. Estimates that I have been able to find speculate about 40,000 cars have been traded in. That just doesn't add...
Why doesn't she just f-f-f-fade away? We all have someone or something we wish would fade away into the mists of history. Someone or something of notoriety and fame, obnoxious and irritating, having long ago used up their 15 minutes of fame. You know the type: Michael Vick, Brittany Spears, reality TV shows, the Macarena. Even those not so annoying, public figures we disagree with or dislike, we may harbor a secret wish for their withdrawal from the public arena. Judging from some of the primary ballot races, local residents...
Brandon Robo of Medical Lake is one of 625 students selected to be a recipient of a $1,500 scholarship awarded at Fairchild Air Force Base. The funding award comes as part of the Scholarships for Military Children program from which there were 6,000 applicants Robo plans to enroll at the Community Colleges of Spokane. He is involved in Boy Scouts, soccer, is an altar server and is a church volunteer. In addition to writing an essay, to be considered he demonstrated leadership and community involvement while maintaining a 3.0...
The Cheney School District board of directors agreed to hold a work session a 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17 in the board room of the Fisher Administration Building at 520 Fourth St. for the purpose of strategic planning....
Assistant superintendent calls it a banner year By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Medical Lake School District now has an updated set of maps – make that M.A.P. – to guide them in offering students a better education. Assistant superintendent Ralph Headlee presented the results from recently released spring Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests at last Tuesday's school board meeting. The presentation had the board enthused about the fact that the overwhelming majority of grades scored above national norms, and are con...
Shorter state level test to replace the WASL is done on computer and does not affect Cheney standards, goes into use next school year By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter Good news for students of Cheney School District: the Washington Assessment of Student Learning is going away. The WASL is being replaced after the 2009-2010 school year by two different tests. For grades 3 through 8 the test is called Measurements of Student Progress (MSP). The high school assessment test will be called the High School Proficiency Exams (HSPE)... Full story
