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MLHS student sketch night Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. Medical Lake High School student sketch night, featuring five sketches written, directed and performed by the students of MLHS, plus a couple of improvised scenes is taking place this weekend. Performances are at 6 p.m. on both Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday Jan. 30 in the high school auditorium. Admission is free. Cheney depot display at library in February The Cheney Library will be hosting a “Save Our Station” (SOS) display during February, sponsored by the Cheney Dep...
After a 12.37 percent increase in 2014, crime activity in Cheney resumed a downward trend last year, according to end-of-year figures released by the Police Department. Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) data indicated a drop in nine of 11 offense categories tracked, including significant declines in assaults (30.26 percent), burglaries (33.33 percent) and domestic violence (12.80 percent). While motor vehicle thefts were up slightly from 16 to 17, the largest increase was in drug offenses — up 214.29 percent from seven to 22, m...
A rally that began in the final moments of the third quarter culminated with a last-second winning basket by Delaney Hodgins and resulted in a stunning 69-67 Big Sky Conference women's basketball victory over Montana last Saturday, Jan. 23 at Reese Court. Coupled with an 81-69 win two nights earlier over Montana State, the Bobcats' first loss in conference play, the Eagles emerged from the weekend with a perfect 7-0 league record, have won seven consecutive games and are now...
With a couple wins in its last four games, the Cheney High girls basketball team will likely secure something they haven’t had in four years — a home playoff game. And, at 3-5 in Great Northern League play, 7-9 overall, a couple wins would give the Lady Blackhawks their best league and overall marks since the 2012-2013 team went 4-8 and 8-14. But while the formula looks simple for third-place Cheney, new head coach JT Johnson understands it will be anything but a slam-dunk. The Lady Blackhawks have won four of their last six...
CHENEY Jan. 19 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 200 block of North Eleventh Street. Suspicious circumstances were reported at Cheney High School. A picture of a student with a weapon was seen on social media. It was uncertain if the student was at school. Dustin L. Leonard, 21, was arrested on the 200 block of North Second Street on a Spokane County warrant for felony possession of a controlled substance, two third-degree misdemeanor warrants for escape and obstructing and resisting out of Medical Lake...
Cheney United Church of Christ Our weekly service will be held at Cheney UCC at 10 a.m. on Jan 31. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will preside at the service and special music will be presented by Mikaela Elms on the cello. A coffee hour will follow in the church fellowship hall. Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday, Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran, Cheney. Christian e...
Gary was born Nov. 15, 1944 and passed away Jan. 14, 2016 in Spokane after a short illness. Gary was the son of Geraldine Hubbell Dahl and Albert Vossler Dahl and was born in Seattle, Wash. The family moved to Cheney where Gary attended Campus Elementary. During the time in Cheney the twins, Gayle and Gloria joined the family. When Gary was 7, the family moved to a farm in the Amber area. His youngest sister Geraldine Jill was born in 1952. Gary attended Amber Grade School... Full story
Betty Eugene Smith, 93, of Medical Lake, Wash., passed away Jan. 21, 2016 in Spokane. She was born June 7, 1922 in Larned, Kan. where she lived and went to school. She enlisted in the World War ll Women's Army Corp. She married a fellow soldier, Francis Smith, who preceded her in death. Betty is survived by her three children Cleve, Theresa and Leslie, granddaughters Heather, Monica, Jennifer and a great granddaughter Charlotte Mae. The most important things to Betty were... Full story
One hundred years ago on Feb. 2, 1916, Monroe Hall, a women's dormitory at Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University) was formally dedicated. It was named for Mrs. Mary Monroe, chairman of the Normal School's board of trustees. Prior to this, all students boarded in private homes, boarding houses, clubs, and "light housekeeping" rooms around Cheney. Those people who made a living from providing room and board to students saw this new dormitory as killing private...
1 Years Ago Feb. 2, 2006 Medical Lake residents were being asked to approve a renewal of an existing three-year maintenance and operations levy that charged property owners $1.85 per $1,000 in assessed home valuation. The Cheney City Council unanimously approved Cindy Niemeier as the new finance director and city clerk. The Eastern Washington women’s basketball team ended a seven-year, 14-game losing streak against the Montana Grizzlies with a 58-56 win at Reese Court that was led by the 14 points of reserve guard B...
City of Cheney • Jan. 29, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Feb. 3, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post 72, 116 College Ave., 6 p.m. • Feb. 3, Washington Wildfires: Community Conversations, community library, 6 – 8 p.m. • Feb. 4, Kiwanis meeting, Sessions Village Commons, 7 a.m. City of Airway Heights • Jan. 29 – 31, Friends of the Airway Heights Library Book Sale, Hicks Open Market, 12435 W. 13th Ave., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Feb. 1, City Council meetin...
Following the Paris and San Bernardino brutal terrorist attacks, reported to be inspired, if not executed, by the Islamic state (ISIS), polls showed that the ISIS threat was uppermost in people’s minds — and understandably so. Yet when shortly following those terrorist attacks the news was that ISIS is using videos of Donald Trump’s remarks to recruit new followers, Trump’s poll numbers didn’t fall at all. And other Republican presidential candidates such as Ted Cruz, also high in the polls, are contributing similar f...
This week marked the anniversary of the Citizens United decision, which exposed American democracy to increasing domination by the country’s very richest and most reactionary figures -modern heirs to those “malefactors of great wealth” condemned by the great Republican Theodore Roosevelt - so it is worth recalling the false promise made by the justice who wrote the majority opinion in that case. Justice Anthony Kennedy masterminded the Supreme Court’s Jan. 21, 2010 decision to undo a century of public-interest regulat...
Sixty times and getting ready for number 61. Republicans have voted 60 times to repeal the law that allows healthcare for all. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated, in a recent public meeting in Waitsburg, that people should be reflected through their representative. So, with that in mind, a comment and question was asked as to why she continues to vote against the people she represents. If Obamacare were repealed, 81,300 Eastern Washington people, or 11.3 percent of her district, would have no health care at all. Furthermore, the...
It’s been interesting to follow the water crisis in Flint, Mich. and see where efforts to save a buck have turned to passing the buck. That city of some 100,000 has horrible problems with its water that began when in 2014 city officials chose to change water sources from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River. But what has been more intriguing is the finger-pointing and the immediate rush to judgment calling for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to resign when o...
Most mid-biennial sessions in Olympia don’t end up producing much in the way of substantial, earth-shattering legislation. But thanks to a pair of Washington State Supreme Court decisions, this year’s January – March legislative get together might be different. Those two decisions are regarding K-12 education. One is 2012’s McCleary verdict. Enough said. The other is last September’s ruling nullifying Initiative 1240, which was narrowly approved by 50.69 percent of voters in 2012 creating up to 40 charter schools in the st...
A patch of ground that sat for years with a vacant building and grass growing under it has been perked up - literally. E-lix-ir Espresso, located at 10427 Aero Road south of Interstate 90 at the 272 exit has been brewing coffee and selling baked goods since October. "Opening a stand of my own was something I always wanted to do," owner Alena Stephenson said. "We opened Oct. 12 and we were busy from day-one." Involved in coffee selling for the last eight years, Stephenson has...
From fragrances to fitness, the former Chet's Flowers location at 1319 First St. in Cheney is now home to Spartan Personal Training and Nutrition. Brothers Diego and Jorge Anaya opened the new business Jan. 4 and are working to instill the idea of fitness into their clients, one person at a time. Diego Anaya, 23, graduated in summer of 2015 from Eastern Washington University with a degree in exercise science. He is a certified personal trainer, who, after working at Snap Fitne...
Eastern Washington University recently named the following Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake and Spangle students to the fall quarter dean’s list for the 2015-16 academic year: Airway Heights — Teela Avalos, Jared Costilla, Wade Hampton, Cory Loucks and Megan Parks. Cheney — Cody Ableman, Mushari Alaqail, Abdulaziz Aljalal, Abdulkarim Aljami, Ahmed Almutairi, Mohammed Almutairi, Muteb Almutairi, Hassan Alnemri, Abdelaziz Alqisy, Hamed Alrubaesh, Mahmood Alshengeete, Abdullah Alsiwan, Raeann Anderson, Cody Bafus, Joshu...
Thirteen students from Medical Lake High School's music program - nine in the band and four in choir - are preparing for the 43rd annual Washington Music Educators Association's (WMEA) All-State Instrumental and Choral Festival, Feb. 12-14, in Yakima. "This is the most students from Medical Lake we've had perform in the festival in a long time," band director Craig Johnson said. "Last year we had six kids who went. To have this many going this year is amazing." To perform in t...
The Cheney High Cyber Patriots Club continues to build on their success from last year. The club recently completed the second qualification round of competition on Dec. 5 where one team finished 72nd in the nation and another took 143rd that qualified them for the Platinum Division, the first time any team has done so in the club’s history. The other two teams, which are both comprised of first-year club members, finished 717th and 743rd and earned Gold Division status. All four teams will compete in the state rounds, J...
Long-time community organizer and City Councilman Howard Jorgenson tendered his resignation at the Jan. 19 Medical Lake City Council meeting. Jorgenson is experiencing health issues, has been absent from meetings the past several months and is currently at Cheney Care Center. Jorgenson was elected in 2003 in a tight race with former council member Lahnie Henderson that went to a recount. It was not his first time serving on council, having spent time on the dais in the 1990s. Jorgenson had been very active in a number of...
Airway Heights City Council members heard a request for supporting mass transit at their Jan. 25 study session from a different source — one of their West Plains neighbors. Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove addressed the council about a second attempt by the Spokane Transit Authority at running a ballot measure to increase its sale tax and use authority to fund transportation improvements in the county. The difference this time is the amount STA plans to ask for is lower, 2/10ths of 1 percent versus last April’s 3/10ths, and two hig...
Cheney High senior basketball player Ty Graham shows off a plate of brownies during the Cheney Boys Basketball Association's Live Dessert and Silent Auction fundraiser, Jan. 23. All proceeds from the event went to the Blackhawks boys basketball program....
Congressional 5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers likes to refer to her town-hall-style meetings as "Conversations with Cathy." They're aptly named, as anyone who attended the latest installment Jan. 22 at Cheney's Wren Pierson Community Center might attest, although the conversations are a bit more emphatically delivered than normal coffee talk might be. McMorris Rodgers fielded comments from a packed room regarding everything from campaign finance reform to...
