Articles from the January 3, 2013 edition
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Cheney tax measures win big
Voters in Cheney were overwhelmingly sending a pair of tax measures to easy victory in early election returns Tuesday night. Proposition 1 to renew a 4 percent electrical energy and natural gas tax to fund continued repair and... — Updated 1/11/2013
A time of transition: Newberry takes over at Fairchild Fairchild
The last two weeks have been extremely active at Fairchild Air Force Base, with the change of command taking place Monday, Aug. 6. Former commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing... — Updated 1/4/2013
Holland takes crown, meet record at state in 3,200 meters
Not only is Sanne Holland the 2012 2A 3200-meter run champion, but now she holds the meet record. Holland’s 10-minute 48.40-second time is the new state meet record, unbroken... — Updated 1/4/2013 Full story
Eagles extend winning streak with 58-47 win over Warner Pacific
Without a game at Reese Court in more than a month and seven-straight on the road during that time, it took the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team a little... — Updated 1/4/2013
Challenge of Montana trip faces Eastern men after holiday break
The new year starts with a toughie. The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team plays its first game in nearly two weeks when the Eagles take on the Montana Grizzlies tonight (Jan. 3) at 6:05 p.m. Pacific time at... — Updated 1/4/2013
Decision was tough to pick a ‘best-of’ for Cheney sports in 2012
It’s a difficult exercise making selections for a “best of” list. Even in doing year in review stories, some events and issues, and in this case, teams and/or individuals, are going to either get left off or won’t receive e... — Updated 1/4/2013
Sam Houston holds off second half rally, stops EWU’s Frisco quest
Another record-tying effort for touchdown passes couldn’t do it. Neither could a second half offensive explosion that was unmatched this season, and perhaps in the history of EWU... — Updated 1/4/2013
Winning just part of Lemaster’s lasting tennis legacy
Some of the traditions Leroy Lemaster brought to the Medical Lake boys’ tennis program over the years may indeed fade away now that he’s officially – and finally – fully ret... — Updated 1/4/2013
Blackhawks battle, but fall to Fife in final 3-1
You can hardly blame the Cheney boys’ soccer team if they’re walking around with the limp, unfocused gaze of a battle-weary warrior – the thousand-yard stare. The Blackhawks... — Updated 1/4/2013
Other newsworthy events in Medical Lake
Gun thefts spur large, county-wide search: Late September saw the theft of over 20 guns from a Medical Lake residence, spawning a county-wide effort to find the weapons. Some were recovered a month later during a traffic stop, wher... — Updated 1/4/2013
Other newsworthy events in Airway Heights
Wastewater treatment plant starts operation: Construction on the city’s $44 million wastewater treatment plant finally came to a close, with a grand opening ceremony in May to celebrate the operation. The facility could go... — Updated 1/4/2013
Economic issues set the tone for Cheney in 2012
Cheney’s top stories of 2012 might be better looked as top issues rather than singular events. To begin with, as in many jurisdictions across the country, the economy took center stage. Cheney saw its share of new development... — Updated 1/4/2013
Ben Franklin calls it quits after 33 years in business
Mim Shamblin feels she has been blessed in her career. She runs the fabric department at Cheney’s Ben Franklin store, and has been since 1979. Owner Bill Nation says “she came... — Updated 1/4/2013
Keeping true love strong
by Luella dow Contributor Becca Storr worked in a plasma center at Davenport, Iowa for a year before she came west to Washington. The company had a policy that an employee could be transferred to anywhere they chose. Becca chose... — Updated 1/4/2013
Asking for it at every new year
If I lived in a small peasant village thousands of years ago where it was customary to dance naked in the fields on New Year’s Eve to ensure a good growing season, I would be the first to drop his fur britches and start... — Updated 1/4/2013
Access to right medicines can mean a healthy new year
Prescription Drug Assistance Foundation (PDAF) Here’s a gift you won’t have to take back in January: the medicines you or a relative need to have a healthy new year. Too many people in Washington state, however, can’t afford... — Updated 1/4/2013
Guns are not sacred, children are
It is now long long past time to repeal the Second Amendment. It serves evil, not good, violence, not peace, hatred, not love. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a relic of a time when the citizens accepted their... — Updated 1/4/2013
Time to blow off 20 years of wind tax credits
After 20 years of taxpayer subsidies and unrealized benefits, Congress should allow tax credits for wind energy to expire Dec. 31. The credits, created in 1992, were supposed to jump-start a nascent wind industry, but have only... — Updated 1/4/2013
Despite tough times, Cheney school levy passes with ease
A few lines on the February ballot represent nearly a quarter of the Cheney School District’s budget. If voters approve a three-year levy Feb. 14, the levy rate would rise around 23 cents, but officials are assuring voters that... — Updated 1/4/2013
Gateway Project is Eastern’s supersized vision
It might be one of the most complex projects Eastern Washington University has ever dreamed up. It’s called the Gateway Project, and while people who have heard of it might think... — Updated 1/4/2013
Open houses tried to explain JLUS impact
The latest draft of Spokane County’s Joint Land Use Study received mixed reactions when presented to the public at a series of open houses this past March. At the time JLUS was entering the last stage of its drafting process,... — Updated 1/4/2013
Mike McKeehan: A caring, passionate person friends, family said
Mike McKeehan was a Cheneyite through and through. He moved here with his family at the age of 13. Last week he died here at the age of 67 after 14 years as a City Council member, 30 years as a teacher in Cheney schools, impacting... — Updated 1/4/2013
Board approves Clemens as Cheney’s next superintendent
The Cheney School Board decided at last week’s meeting that current associate superintendent Deb Clemens would be the school district’s next superintendent. Pending successful contract negotiations, Clemens will take over for... — Updated 1/4/2013
Naming street for Mike McKeehan a most fitting honor
It was not only the right thing to do to honor the memory of a man who gave back to the community, but the perfect means to memorialize Mike McKeehan. That was the general... — Updated 1/4/2013
Massive turnout for both sides of STEP project discussion
Hundreds of people in support and opposition for the proposed Spokane Tribe Economic Project gathered at Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights Monday, March 26 to voice their opinion to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Around 60 members... — Updated 1/4/2013