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The Cheney High baseball team picked up their first Great Northern League win against East Valley, 7-5, March 31. Down 2-0, the Blackhawks scored in the second inning, then posted two runs in the third on Devin Cook's two-RBI double and three runs in the fourth. The Knights cut the gap to 5-4 after Colin Spendlove's two-run home run, but Cheney boosted its lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Read the full story here.... Full story
1 Years Ago April 5, 2007 The Cheney City Council gave its approval to remodel the Wren Pierson Community Center. Two Medical Lake businesses, Washington State Employees Credit Union and Bruchi’s Cheese steaks and Subs restaurant were putting their long-awaited relocation plans into motion after having obtained permits through the city to build new buildings on recently purchased commercial lots near Denny’s Harvest Foods. Cheney High School’s boys’ soccer team had gone the whole season – nine games – without being score...
Feed Medical Lake’s April lunch and dinner menus The menus for Feed Medical Lake for the month of April are: supper April 10, 5 p.m., beef stroganoff, salad and pudding pie. Groceries will be available beginning at 4:15 p.m. Lunch on April 24 at 11:30 a.m. will be chili and cheddar cheese biscuits. All meals are free and served at 223 S. Hallett St. For more information, call Joanna Williams at (509) 714-1150....
Cheney • April 7, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • April 7, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0–18 months), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • April 7, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • April 7, Pokemon Celebration, community library, 2 – 4 p.m. • April 10 – 14, Scholastic Book Fair by the Eastern Reading Council, JFK Library Lobby, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • April 10 – 13, GED and High School Completion Classes, community library, 4 – 8 p.m. • April 1... Full story
Alvina (Martin) Ditton, 98, longtime resident of Cheney, went peacefully to be with her Lord on March 30, 2017, in Moses Lake, Wash. Alvina was born July 7, 1918, in Shafer, N.D. to George and Ova (Cruise) Martin. She was the fifth of eight children and grew up in Fairview, Mont. Alvina married John Ditton on April 14, 1936 and raised three sons and a daughter, LeRoy, Douglas, Wilmer and Verna. The Ditton family moved to Cheney in July 1944. In the late 1950s, Alvina started... Full story
William “Bill” E. Turlington, III, 63, of Cheney, peacefully passed away on March 29, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on Oct. 2, 1953, in Cheektowaga, N.Y. to William E. Turlington, Jr., and Betty F. Turlington. At the age of 3, Bill became an older brother to Donald R. Turlington. His youngest brother, Daniel R. Turlington, was born when Bill was 6. As a young man, Bill enjoyed trains, Boy Scouts and anything electronic. Entering the U.S. Air Force in 1971, Bill proudly served eight years. Marrying Mar... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate Passion/Palm Sunday. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for grade school through adult begins at 9 a.m. The Holy Week schedule is as follows: Thursday, April 13, Maundy Thursday worship is at 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, Good Friday worship is at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Sunday, April 16, Eas...
The Airway Heights Parks and Recreation department has youth program scholarships available through their Citizens Associated for Recreation, Education and Sports (CARES) program. According to their website, CARES is a non-profit organization dedicated to the “development, improvement and promotion of recreational opportunities for citizens of the West Plains.” “It gives families an opportunity to give their child a chance to participate in sports without having to worry about the money,” Andy Gardner, parks, recreat...
Saturday evening my wife and I attended the Stage West Production of “Miracle on South Division Street.” We thoroughly enjoyed the humorous, well-acted play presented by a delightful cast. We feel it’s important to support our local theater; in return we were well rewarded. Ralph Laws Cheney...
Driving east along State Route 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It is already a high water year with much of the runoff from our heavy mountain snowpack yet to come. It is part of our “feast or famine” weather cycle. As you pop over the hilltop near the historic Maryhill Museum, you look down to see John Day Dam with its floodgates open spilling massive amounts of water. Then you see remains of the razed Goldendale Aluminum Company smelter nex...
The long — and some would argue pointless — war against Planned Parenthood continues. On March 30, Vice President Mike Pence was the tiebreaking vote on a Senate-proposed bill that would give states permission to withhold more than $200 million in Title X federal family planning funds from abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health, maternal and child health services. The organization, which has been around since 1921, is often the tar...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed out a ruling that legally entitles special needs students across the country the opportunity to make progress in public schools In the recent Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case in Colorado, the parents of an autistic child were seeking reimbursement from the school district for sending their son to a private school. Like all special needs children in the United States, Endrew is entitled to free appropriate public education from schools that take certain federal funds, as...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter A nationally-ranked college football team resides in Cheney at Eastern Washington University. And now a business that is among the leaders in its industry from the standpoint of charitable giving does too. Jarms ACE Hardware was recently singled out by the chain's national office as being No. 4 in donations for 2016, and most of the $16,000 raised came from that traditional couch change, pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. A Texas store...
In 2013, the Cheney Federal Credit Union expanded its footprint on the West Plains. And on April 3, they got working on a new shoe. Officials of CFCU, and those associated with general contractor, Baker Construction, turned the first shovels of dirt in a branch project on Westbow Road near the Petro truck stop, essentially doubling the size of the institution from a brick and mortar standpoint. "We've been actually working on this for several years," chief executive officer,...
If the state approves, Cheney Public Schools students won’t be losing a day of the summer vacation in order to make up for lost time this past winter. At its March 22 meeting, the board of directors unanimously approved a request to the state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction waiving one day from the mandated 180 days of public instruction to accommodate for missing four days due to bad weather. If accepted, the waiver would allow the district to maintain its current state funding levels, which would be thr...
This summer, the Medical Lake School District will once again provide local children the opportunity to have free breakfast and lunch while school is out. During its March 28 meeting, the district's board of directors approved the annual summer meal program. The district has offered the program for the last two summers with a goal to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. District food supervisor Jill Howard said the program,...
As far as operational capabilities are concerned, all of the Cheney School District’s educational facilities are meeting requirements of the state’s Information and Condition of Schools (ICOS) inventory of facilities and buildings program. Meeting the assessment of conditions is important as it is a requirement for districts in order to be eligible to receive state matching funds. “The state requires above 60 percent to get matching funds,” the district’s director of maintenance and operations, Jeff McClure, told the schoo...
Each of the school buildings in the Medical Lake School District appears to be in good condition. During the March 28 school board of directors meeting, Finance Director Chad Moss said he and maintenance supervisor Gary Hartman completed a condition assessment on all of the district's buildings. The summary is a part of the state Information and Condition of Schools inventory of facilities and buildings program. The information is used to support the Asset Prevention Program....
Help a Cheney neighbor get yardwork done this spring In conjunction with Cheney’s annual community cleanup day, Cheney Clean Sweep, area residents may nominate an elderly or disabled friend, neighbor, or family member for free spring cleaning yardwork. The one-time assistance will take place Saturday, April 22, between the hours of 9 a.m. – noon. Work may include raking, pruning, and removal of yard waste. Preference will be given to owner-occupied homes, which must be located within the Cheney city limits. Yardwork ass...
The Medical Lake City Council breezed through a light agenda at its April 4 meeting. Mayor John Higgins reminded council to refile if they are going to run in the November elections. There are five council members whose positions will be up for election in November: Shirley Maike, Position No. 2; A.J. Burton, Position No. 3; Destiny Stein, Position No. 4, Elizabeth Rosenbeck, Position No. 5 and Higgins, major. Rosenbeck, who took over for former Councilman Howard Jorgensen in 2016, would be running for a two-year term. The...
Cheney soccer player Graham West (left) assists goalkeeper Daulton Mauzay with a little uniform adjustment prior to a penalty kick shootout against visiting Pullman last Thursday. The Blackhawks ended up losing the shootout and the match 2-1, but are still in the hunt for a league title....
Like most municipalities in Washington state, the city of Medical Lake has been experiencing some trouble with the fallout from the high water levels resulting from the snowpack melt and recent rain. The National Weather Service recorded 4.07 inches of rain for March 2017, the second most for the month behind 2012, which had 4.56 inches. One of the issues from the increased water is water on roadways, which is seen across Spokane County. Like other cities, some of Medical...
The Airway Heights' Highway 2 Revitalization and Safety project continues to be developed, one piece at a time. During its April 3 meeting, City Council approved a request to contract with Studio Cascade, the city's land-use consultant firm on the Highway 2 project, regarding developing a "downtown plan." As they were developing the project, Studio Cascade broke Highway 2 corridor into six sectors to represent different levels of improvements based on factors, including...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Spokane County Fire District 3 commissioners are asking residents within its boundaries to approve a one-year levy lid proposition on the upcoming April 25 special election ballot. If approved, the proposition would restore the district's $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value tax rate that has slipped in the past several years, and allow it to continue maintaining current fire operations while planning for needed equipment replacement in the...
Cheney’s City Council received a little issue education at their March 28 meeting, courtesy of city attorney Stanley Schwartz. Schwartz counseled council members on the “appearance of fairness doctrine,” in part to prepare them to conduct a hearing on a proposed rezone change for the Parkside Commons apartment complex. The owners of the land the proposed complex would occupy, Eastmark Corporation, want to change the zoning on the land bordered by North Eighth, Erie, Cedar and Oak streets from its current R-3 multi...
