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Isaiah Rigo signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Illinois on a full-ride scholarship to compete in their wheelchair track and field team....
I could sit here and write about politics this week since there seems to be a lot going on, but I just really don’t enjoy diving into that. And who wants to really and truly read about it? Not me. So I am going to talk about graduation and the festivities instead, because frankly that is just more fun. This past week I attended the Cheney High School commencement because my younger brother was graduating. Of all the ceremonies I have gone to, I do have to give credit to CHS on getting everyone in and out in less than two h...
Before moving here, I had never really liked hockey or even paid attention to it. But then I went to my first Spokane Chiefs game and I was hooked to the sport. Now that we are in the thrills of the Stanley Cup finals, I think it is incredible that there are two teams competing for a trophy that neither franchise has won before (take note, NBA). What is even more remarkable is that one of the teams is less than a year old and is competing for the desired trophy. Due to not having a NHL hockey team around the Pacific...
Farmstead Finds is coming to the West Plains for the first time this year, and hopefully it won't be the last. The free admission event is on June 8 from 4 – 8 p.m. and also on June 9 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and takes place at Willow Creek Retreat, 15109 West Thorpe Road. This market is in a field next to a creek with trees, birds and flowers and will be a country experience for the attendees. There will be a variety of vendors to shop from that includes handmade, homegrown or...
The Airway Heights City Council was introduced to the 6th District legislative candidates during the June 4 meeting. The council had previously discussed meeting with everyone running so they could have a fair decision on who they would support during the election. The candidates in attendance were Jeff Holy, Jessa Lewis and Kay Murano during the beginning of their meeting. The Council was able to hear from each one about how they would support Airway Heights and the West Plains. The election will be held in November. In...
Seniors Aaron Fillmore and Dixon Gerber represented Cheney High School’s boys tennis team last weekend at the 2A State Tournament in Seattle. The duo was the only Great Northern League competitors in the bracket. The first match was against Blake Wilker and Thomas Hughes from Sequim. Fillmore and Gerber came out firing in the first set, winning 7-5. The Sequim duo took the next two sets 6-1 and 7-5 for the match win. “The other team came back and stopped making less errors and we started making some more,” head coach Jesse...
Cheney High School golfers had a good showing in the 2A state tournament at the Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland, including a top-10 finish by Thomas Baycroft. Baycroft tied for 10th overall after shooting a 78 in the first round followed by 72 in the second, good for 150 total strokes. With this finish, he had the best performance in the Great Northern League. Chase McIntosh from Liberty (Issaquah) took first with 139 strokes. Nate Koohns also competed on the boys side, but did not make the cut for the second round...
Airway Heights will have a third annual health and wellness event coming soon in the parking lot of Grocery Outlet on June 9, thanks to the Neighborhoods Matter program in Spokane. The activities will run from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with opportunities for the whole family to enjoy. “We do this every year because we heard from the community that there are not a lot of health resources in Airway Heights,” Heather Wallace, a program specialist from the Spokane Regional Health District, said. ”So this is one way to help.” The program i...
With the warmer weather in the West Plains, the Airway Heights parks and recreation department announced the Motion Auto Supply summer moonlight movie series in Sunset Park. The movies are free and open to the public and start at dusk. The first film on June 15 is "Moana." This Disney movie shows the journey of a teenager that takes on a mission to save her people. During the adventure, she meets a once-mighty demigod, Maui. The two team up to sail across the ocean and go...
With Airway Heights continually expanding, the council talked about adopting a transportation impact fee for future developments at the May 29 study session meeting. “This is a fair and more consistent way to get money from developers,” Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said. “The developers usually like this more because it is predictable.” Anderson talked about two approaches to developing an impact fee related to future transportation needs. The first one was a transportation impact fee (TIF) and the second was a volun...
There were plenty of awards at the May 21 Airway Heights City Council meeting as the city was given one along with a student from Sunset Elementary School. First, the chair of Washington Community Forest Council, Angel Spell, presented Airway Heights with the Tree City USA award for the 15th year in a row. "It's an honor to be here to celebrate Airway Heights with 15 years," Spell said. "We recognize your efforts." The city is one of 91 in the state to receive the award. "Our...
After coming off their first Great Northern League win against West Valley, the Cheney High's girls tennis team competed at the district tournament at Washington State University. Against the Eagles, Sarianne Winters had a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles followed by Brayden York-Akiu's 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 4 singles. On the doubles side, Zab Potter and Nika Kauwe teamed up for No. 1 and won 6-3 in both sets. The other win on the day was at No. 3 with Abby Fillmore and Cassie...
The Spencer family was presented with the Yard of the Month honors by Cheney Kiwanis and the Cheney Garden Club. From left to right is Brooklyn Spencer, Windie Spencer with the family dog Lolly, Eric Spencer, Pat Isbell and Karen Smith....
With the warm weather coming up, there are a lot of opportunities in the West Plains to keep the young ones busy. One of those places includes the Airway Heights public library, located at 1213 Lundstrom St. One of the consistent groups meeting weekly is the summer LEGO club, taking place on Wednesdays from 3 – 4 p.m. The first gathering takes place on June 6 and runs until Aug. 29. Another core group will be the Family Play and Learn Storytime for ages toddler – 5 years old on Thursdays from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The kids...
Noodles anyone? Local business Noodle Express is opening a new location in Airway Heights at the Cross Pointe Plaza shopping area by Wal-Mart. This will be the local restaurant's 11th location and it is set to open at the end of May. "Our niche is for people who want options for each family member while still keeping on a budget and don't want fast food," Chris Siemens, vice president of Noodle Express said. The restaurant will be equipped with a dine-in area, a drive-through...
The Eastern Washington University Downtown Gallery opened a new exhibit, "Smash," on May 21 at XXX. The art being showcased is done by visual communication design EWU students including Shelby Anne Allison, Eduardo Duran-Salinas, Emily Lyonnais, Evan Steward, MaKenzie Ley and Tiara Siek....
Airway Heights is hitting the one-year anniversary of the water crisis, when PFOS and PFOA chemicals from Fairchild Air Force Base contaminated two wells in 2017. The City Council was still discussing the matter a year later at the May 14 meeting with an emergency preparedness presentation from Fire Chief Mitch Metzger and Police Chief Lee Bennett. The presentation started off with explaining their incident command system, which coordinates emergency responders from multiple agencies to be effective in a situation. Metzger...
Cheney High's boys tennis season isn't over yet as the No. 2 seed doubles team, seniors Dixon Gerber and Aaron Fillmore, placed first at the Great Northern League districts last Saturday (May 19) to earn an automatic bid to the state tournament. "Going straight to state couldn't make me happier," head coach Jesse Erickson said. "I am happy we get to skip regionals." The doubles team competed in four matches throughout the two days at the Washington State University courts. The...
Both golf teams will be representing Cheney High School at the 2A State Tournament as Katarina Ljubisic from the girls team along with Tyler and Nathan Koohns on the boys roster advance after their performances at districts. Tyler Koohns finished second overall with 153 strokes. In the first round, he hit a 72 par followed by 81 strokes. Nathan Koohns earned sixth with 159 strokes. He shot a 77 in the first round and 82 strokes in the second. Eric Martin from Pullman finished first with 146 strokes. As a team, Cheney took...
I have been following sports for as long as I can remember, but track and field was never really on my radar before I started working in the athletics department at Eastern Washington University. I have worked at the 1B/2B/1A State Track meet at Roos Field for the last couple years, but I started covering the Eagles track team towards the beginning of the school year for EWU. That is about as far as my track history goes, but I have actually grown to enjoy following the sport. Last week, I was fortunate enough to travel to...
Growing up with technology, I never really wrote letters to people because I could just send a text or make a phone call instead. Well that all changes when you have a loved one at basic training and writing a letter is the only form of communication you have. Even though it has been difficult to not talk to your person every day, I have gotten into a routine with writing letters and I have grown to love it. That must be the journalist side of me. Also considering that I had never really been into sending mail before, I also...
The health services of Cheney School District won the Annette Grainer Team Collaboration award at the May 9 employee recognition ceremony....
Eastern Washington University is officially part of a new statistic, as it is one of 19 schools nationwide to be granted first-time accreditation from National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). “It puts a stamp of approval on the program,” Melinda Bowman, the EWU in the High School director said. “It means a lot to us because we are one of only two universities in the state to have this mark. It took four years to get to the point to apply and over a year to get the approval.” This program offers...
After having success at the Cheney Library, the GED and High School 21+ programs are now being offered by the Community Colleges of Spokane at the Airway Heights location on Thursdays from 1 – 5 p.m. "Spokane Community College is the driver behind offering the GED and High School 21+ programs in Airway Heights," Jane Baker, the communication and development director of Spokane County Library District said. "They perceived a need in the area as the demand for the program at C...
At the May 7 Airway Heights City Council meeting, the board awarded a bid to construct the Spokane water intertie project to DW Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $130,662.58. The new intertie connection was authorized recently to amend the water supply agreement with the city of Spokane to help a supply deficiency associated with deactivating Wells 1, 4 and 9 due to the PFOS/PFOA contamination in 2017. The new intertie will connect to the city of Spokane line located at Craig and McFarlane roads with an amount of 1,400...
