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Cheney’s nearly 84-year-old former high school and administration building is once again on the commercial real estate market. Cheney developer Steve Emtman, who entered into a contract with the school district to purchase the Fisher Building this past August through a limited liability company, Save the Fisher LLC, has been released from the purchase agreement, putting the building built in 1929 back on the market. The purchase agreement gave Emtman 180 days to conduct investigations, inquiries and studies “to determine if...
Since release Thursday, Jan. 23, of a special meeting of the Cheney City Council, several changes have taken place with regards to the meetings agenda. Below is a revised story with hopefully the last changes as of noon, Friday Jan. 24. There will be a special meeting of the Cheney City Council Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. to review Ordinance W-18 dealing with the location of businesses wished to produce, process or retail marijuana within the city. The meeting is being held in response to a recent opinion by Washington State...
Eastern Washington University alum Tommy Williams Jr. speaks at the “A Light for Life” anti-violence candlelight vigil, presented by the EWU Black Student Union, Jan. 17....
A Hallett Elementary School student pulls off a tablecloth, resulting in dishes and silverware crashing on the floor. Several feet away, two of his classmates sit at a table, attempting to pull apart two phone books that had their pages interlaced together. Both the tearing apart of the phone books and the ripping of the tablecloth were not acts of misbehaving, but rather two science experiments happening during the Mythbusters lab, presented by Medical Lake School District's...
Sunset Elementary school hosted a Cooking with Families/Nutrition class for local families, Jan. 16, in the gymnasium. Sunset holds cooking classes every few months as a part of health and wellness development. According to Laura Martin, the wellness coordinator for Cheney School District, the focus for this class was to show families they could cook fast food meals at home on a smaller budget. As students and parents came into the gym, teachers brought them to one of the...
The Veterans Military Tribute Program will host its first event of 2014, Jan. 25, at the Committal Shelter, at 1 p.m., at the Washington State Veterans Ceremony, 21702 West Espanola Road. The program honors deceased veterans from the community who did not previously receive military burial honors. The ceremony will include an unfurling of the United States flag by the Air National Guard (ANG) honor guard, a rifle volley from the United States Air Force honor guard and the playing of “Taps.” The last ceremony was in November 2...
A strong first half against visiting Medical Lake was all Cheney's girls' basketball team needed to notch their third win of the season. The Lady Hawks held the Cardinals scoreless in the first quarter of last Saturday's annual Golden Feather Spirit Game, sprinting to a 12-0 lead they turned into a 27-12 halftime advantage, and then hung on from there for a 44-35 win. Shyann Morton's five points keyed Cheney's first quarter as they capitalized on seven ML turnovers by pushing...
Members of Cheney's Eastern Star Martha Chapter recently visited shut-ins in the area, and delivered handmade quilted lap blankets. The chapter supports local charities including Cheney Food Bank, Demolay, Relay for Life, Jobs Daughters and Cheney Girls State delegates. Outreach programs such as visiting shut-ins and nursing homes are an important part of their community service. Martha Chapter No. 60, Order of Eastern Star was founded on June 15, 1900 in Cheney. The Order is...
Cast of “Perfect Wedding” Bill the groom - Jeff Keller Tom the best man - Phil West Rachel the bride - Kathrin Louis Judy the girlfriend - Lindsey Beckemeyer Julie the chambermaid - Jessie Smylie Daphne the bride’s mother - Lee Simon StageWest’s latest production of Robin Hawdon’s “Perfect Wedding” is a typical, hilarious British farce involving an obscene number of slamming doors. The morning of his wedding, the groom wakes up in his hotel suite with an unknown girl who turns out to be the best man’s new girlfriend. The...
An opportunity was presented and Cheney-area residents Bruce and Janet Holloway jumped in full force. Since April 2013, they have headed up the "Daily Dose" English program for the West Plains community. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been using this Life Skills program since 2004 and has seen huge success in many areas in Utah. Daily Dose is unique in that it is designed to help people feel comfortable learning conversational English in a friendly,...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church will celebrate the third Sunday after Epiphany this Sunday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Christian education for age’s grade school through adults begins at 9 a.m. Emmanuel Lutheran Church is hosting StageWest Community Theater’s production of “Perfect Wedding” written by Robin Hawdon and directed by Richard Craven. Play dates are Friday Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Sunday Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and 9 at 3 p.m. Dinner theater is Saturday, Feb. 1...
1 Years Ago Jan. 29, 2004 Concerns over proposed service cuts to the Spokane Transit Authority, estimated to trim 38-50 percent of the organization’s budget, were voiced at a recent Medical Lake City Council meeting. Cuts would affect the community considerably. The Spokane Teachers Credit Union was already a month into its time at the Cheney location and was living up to expectations businesswise, officials reported. Medical Lake’s two wins the past week, 71-37 versus Deer Park and 54-45 at Riverside, helped the Cards (6-...
City of Cheney • Jan. 23, Play and Learn Storytime (ages 3-5), community library, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Jan. 24, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0-18 months), community library, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Jan. 28, Cheney Book Club, meeting and discussion of “The Awakening” written by Kate Chopin, community library, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Jan. 28, City Council Meeting, city council chambers, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Jan. 29, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2-3), community library, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Jan. 3...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor Do you know Ronnie Van Knowe at Auto Services Plus? My car got well acquainted with him when he gave it a cold shower recently. You know how cars are. They seem to enjoy splashing though puddles, bouncing over pot holes, pointing right at the sun while you squint, wondering where the road is. I figured my car could use a cold shower to remind it who's behind the wheel. Ronnie does a lot of other things besides punishing headstrong cars. He's a busy...
Anyone sitting through the Jan. 14 hearing on a proposed marijuana growing and processing facility in Cheney likely took away any number of observations. What struck me was the emotion those opposing the facility projected during testimony. The heartfelt desire for maintaining a good, strong, family-oriented community wasn’t just expressed, and expressed well, but was a virtual physical presence. But several statements caused me to pause and wonder – how well do we really know our community. How well do we really know tho...
Alexandra Ammonette’s letter of Jan. 9 calling for support of alternative energy sources and a carbon tax seems more an emotional plea that a logically consistent argument based on fact. She begins with a false claim, “We know we can’t keep polluting our atmosphere with fossil fuels without causing a destabilized climate system.” Sorry, but we don’t “know” that. Many of us speculate, theorize and give out opinions, but the science is not settled. Based on that claim, she calls for bipartisan support to “stabilize it...
This past week, state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, announced his intentions to introduce a bill in legislative session in regards to a $10,000 incentive to state workers who agree to switch from their state pension plan to a 401(k)-style retirement plan. Ericksen’s proposed bill is similar to Boeing’s recent campaign of paying up to 31,000 machinists a $10,000 signing bonus for training their pensions as part of the contract extension that guarantees assembly of the 777X in Washington state. As a result of the con...
Feed Cheney resumes Jan. 27 The monthly Feed Cheney free hot dinner and grocery distribution will be Monday Jan. 27, at the Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St. Feed Cheney is a partnership with the Women and Children’s Free Restaurant, 2nd Harvest, Let’s Move! Cheney and many Cheney churches. Dinner and groceries are available from 5:30-6:30 p.m., served by community volunteers. The clothing bank will be open from 5-6:30 p.m. All are welcome. More information about Feed Cheney is available at che... Full story
Two more boards may join Airway Heights as Park and Recreations is looking to establish both a youth and senior advisory commissions. The idea for these commissions came up after meetings between J.C. Kennedy, Mayor Patrick Rushing and Councilman Dave Malet. Kennedy then brought up the proposed ordinances during the Jan. 13 City Council study session. He mentioned the commissions would serve in a similar capacity as the Park Advisory Board. Kennedy said that engaging students in the area can be difficult due to lack of a...
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Cheney planning commissioners unanimously approved updates to the city’s municipal zoning code under Chapter 21 at their regular meeting held Jan. 13. The commissioners held a public meeting prior to the vote to receive any testimony on the updates, which they have been working on at an accelerated pace since last spring. No residents provided testimony, and city planner Brett Lucas told the commission they hadn’t received any additional comments since the last meeting in December. The updates now move to the City Cou...
Sixth District state legislators Kevin Parker and Jeff Holy are looking for input on issues facing the Legislature via a telephone town hall Thursday, Jan. 23 to speak directly with constituents back home. “Our telephone town halls are a great way to utilize technology to stay in touch with the folks back home and really get a feel for where they are on some of the critical issues we’re dealing with in Olympia,” Parker, R-Spokane, said in a news release. “The feedback and participation we’ve had from these events has been...
The fire departments of Medical Lake, Airway Heights and Spokane Fire District 10 are once again putting their heads together, but this time they are bringing in an outside source for help. The three fire departments have entered into an interlocal agreement to bring in consultants from Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI) to perform an evaluation of the three individual departments, as well as, provide recommendations on how the departments can improve their cooperation between each other. The cooperative...
Medical Lake students hoist the Golden Feather trophy high after winning the annual spirit contest with Cheney, but it was the Blackhawks who came out on top on the court, knocking of the Cardinals 44-35 in the girls game and 69-53 in the boys last Saturday night....
Overall, 2013 was a down year for the Cheney Police Department – and that’s a good thing. Data released in the department’s end of year Monthly Activity Report show overall crime in the city decreased just over 20 percent as compared to 2012, with significant drops in assaults, thefts, drug offenses and criminal alcohol offenses. The largest was a 55 percent decline in criminal alcohol offenses from 40 in 2012 to 18 last year, followed by a 39.47 drop in drug offenses (38 to 23), just over 29 percent in assaults (72 to 51) a...
