Articles from the November 6, 2014 edition
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Planning for some catch up in 2015
Joe Noland, Cheney's light department director, is the first to admit his plans for 2015 are pretty ambitious. Noland has a list of eight projects, totaling an estimated $710,000, i... — Updated 11/7/2014
Medical Lake Library closed Nov. 12 for remodel
The Medical Lake Library will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 12. It will re-open on Saturday, Nov. 15. The library, located at 321 E. Herb St. in Medical Lake, will be closed for the installation of a new service desk and some... — Updated 11/6/2014
EWU makes 2014 Presidents Honor Roll
Eastern Washington University has once again been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, an award presented by the U.S. Department of Education and Corporation for National and Community... — Updated 11/6/2014
Tips for flu season
The Spokane Regional Health District recommends everyone age six months and older get a flu vaccination every year.... — Updated 11/6/2014
Hallett announces PACE award winners
Hallett Elementary announced the Partners Advancing Character Education PACE award winners for October. The trait of the month was responsibility. PACE: Corbin Kuster, Brooklyn DeVore, Mary Plute, Roslyn Lundberg, Natalie Johnson,... — Updated 11/6/2014
Middle school NJHS raises money to help Junior League and Foster youth
The Medical Lake Middle School Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is having a popcorn sale, $1 a bag, during lunchtime, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until Nov. 15. All proceeds from... — Updated 11/6/2014
Westwood receives colorful addition to school's entrance
Westwood Middle School students walking the hallway between the school's front entrance and the gymnasium will receive a splash of color now and then - if the sun is out and the... — Updated 11/6/2014
Medical Lake School board approves maintenance plan
The Medical Lake School District board of directors approved several items at their Oct. 28 meeting. One of the items was the district’s five-year maintenance plan. Maintenance Supervisor Gary Hartman presented some of the... — Updated 11/6/2014
Still time to register for CHS Turkey Trot
The Cheney High cross country team’s seventh annual Turkey Trot takes place Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27 at 9 a.m. at the high school track. The 2-mile walk or 3-mile run is for runners and walkers of all ages. The entry fee is $5... — Updated 11/6/2014
Blackhawks Holiday Bazaar coming Dec. 6-7
The Cheney High School Blackhawk Holiday Bazaar takes place Dec. 6-7, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday. There are openings for vendors to set up tables promoting their products. To pick up a vendor... — Updated 11/6/2014
Projects sparse in Cheney's 2015 Public Works budget
While Cheney Light Department goals for 2015 might be ambitious, Public Works Director Todd Ableman’s budget reflects more of a hold the line approach to the coming year. “It’s heavy on operations,” Ableman said.... — Updated 11/6/2014
Welcome to Candy Land
Erin Kosanke, president of the Sunset Parent Teacher Organization, dressed her car in a Candy Land theme for the third annual Trunk or Treat event on Halloween.... — Updated 11/6/2014
New ordinance preps county to take over solid waste service
SPOKANE COUNTY — Tuesday, Nov. 4, the new Spokane County Regional Solid Waste System took another step forward after the Board of County Commissioners approved the new Solid Waste Flow Control Ordinance. The new ordinance will... — Updated 11/6/2014
Incumbents lead most all county, state and federal races
While voters around the nation were indicating they were ready for some changes in political leadership, voters in Spokane County were electing to go with the flow. At press time Tuesday night, Nov. 4, all incumbents in local,... — Updated 11/6/2014
Medical Lake joins the party, gets rolling on its 2015 budget
The city of Medical Lake began preparing for its 2015 budget at the Nov. 4 City Council meeting. The council held a public hearing for the current expense and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) revenue sources for the 2015 current... — Updated 11/6/2014
Medical Lake's deer committee holds first meeting
Medical Lake residents packed the City Hall auditorium, Oct. 28, for the Citizens Deer Advisory Committee’s first meeting. The purpose of the committee is for residents to come together and look at methods on how to mitigate the... — Updated 11/6/2014
O'Reilly Automotive looking to break ground on store in Cheney
Cheney may soon have another auto parts store. National auto parts retailer O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has filed an application with the city to construct a new 7,000-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts store on one acre of... — Updated 11/6/2014
No wasting candy here
The hazardous nuclear waste theme of the Steve and Kym Grimes' family's annual Halloween decoration failed to keep Trick-or-Treaters away as over 1,000 people visited the home in... — Updated 11/6/2014
Cheney council approves ordinances updating codes
Not all of the agenda items at the Cheney City Council’s Oct. 28 meeting were budget related. The council approved the final readings and passage of three ordinances making changes to the city’s municipal code. Todd Ableman, Ch... — Updated 11/6/2014
Planning Commission recommends banning marijuana in Medical Lake
The Medical Lake Planning Commission ended its talks about marijuana at its Oct. 30 meeting. The commission voted 4-1, to forward an ordinance to City Council that prohibits the production, process and sale of marijuana within the... — Updated 11/6/2014
Adding color to education
Westwood Middle School recently commissioned stained-glass artwork created by Seattle-based artist Sonja Blomdahl, of which two of the piece's eight panels are shown above. See the... — Updated 11/6/2014
Planning Commission recommends banning marijuana in Medical Lake
The Medical Lake Planning Commission ended its talks about marijuana at its Oct. 30 meeting. The commission voted 4-1, to forward an ordinance to City Council that prohibits the production, process and sale of marijuana within the... — Updated 11/6/2014
AH budget looks at increasing services
Airway Heights City Manager Albert Tripp presented the preliminary budget for 2015 to the City Council at its Nov. 3 meeting. One of the focuses for next year’s budget is maintaining and increasing city services. Tripp said the... — Updated 11/6/2014
Eastern deals with potentially bleak 2015-17 budget
Arguably, the Great Recession ended in 2010. But don’t tell revenues in the state of Washington, which still limp along, forcing agencies to look everywhere to fund their... — Updated 11/6/2014
Ea-ghouls
The staff at Rockwood Clinic got their "Red" on and then some last Friday, dressing up in Halloween costumes and posing with Eastern Washington University mascot Swoop at Roos... — Updated 11/6/2014