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  • NJHS welcomes new members

    AL STOVER, Staff Reporter|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    The Medical Lake Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) welcomed 47 new members at an induction ceremony, April 18. This year's inductees were primarily comprised of sixth-graders, as well as seventh- and eighth-graders who enrolled at the middle school earlier in the year. To join NJHS, students had to have a 3.5 GPA. Once they meet the academic requirement and are notified by facility, they need to complete the candidate application. During the...

  • Climate change and air quality can affect health

    DICK RESCH, Contributor|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    By DICK RESCH Contributor The United Nations recently released a 2,000-plus-page report on climate change with a straightforward conclusion — global temperatures are rising, and human activity is the primary cause. The report’s 259 authors warn that catastrophic heat waves, droughts, and floods will grow more common unless governments take steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions. But there are serious political limits to what governments can do — especially with the global economy flagging. Fortunately, some private firms are...

  • How I stopped worrying and learned to love karaoke

    AL STOVER, Staff Reporter|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    Last Saturday I decided it was time to venture out of the apartment and head to Eagles Pub to have a beer in celebration of the Milwaukee Brewers beating the Pittsburgh Pirates. Eagles’ is a regular spot I head to whenever I’m downtown, but on this night I decided to revive an old tradition. The pub is a destination for karaoke every Friday and Saturday, and on this particular night I dusted off the vocal cords to sing AC/DC’s “Big Balls.” Some of the other patrons in the bar were cheering, though that’s probably because the...

  • Tax Freedom Day is a good time to reflect

    Updated Apr 24, 2014

    Amidst the thrashing of filling out those last-minute 1040 forms and plenty of other concerns, the Internal Revenue Service tax filing deadline came and went a week ago Tuesday, April 15. A 4-million word tax code can certainly affect how a smoothly running life travels down the road. But this week has a pair of notable, but, perhaps, little known bookend dates unofficially linked to taxes, too. Monday, April 21 was national Tax Freedom Day while Friday, April 25 represents the day we in Washington state have satisfied...

  • MLSD to interview finalists for superintendent position

    Updated Apr 24, 2014

    The Medical Lake School District will be holding interviews, April 28, with the four candidates for the position of Superintendent. The finalists will spend the day meeting and interviewing with the school board, administration, faculty, staff and student leadership. The public invited to attend the community session and meet the candidates from 7:15-8:15 p.m. in the Medical Lake High School Library. Candidates for the superintendent position are listed by names, position and school district: Tim Ames, Superintendent,...

  • Chappell to speak at EWU Lavender Graduation

    News Service Reports|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    Eastern Washington University will be hosting the fifth annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 1, from 6-8 p.m. in the Showalter Hall Auditorium on the Cheney campus. The Lavender Graduation, which is sponsored by the EWU Pride Center, is a cultural celebration that recognizes graduating LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally) students from Spokane area community colleges, universities and high schools. The ceremony will acknowledge the academic achievements of the students, as well as the...

  • CHS FLBA receives honors at state competition

    Updated Apr 24, 2014

    The Cheney FBLA Club (Future Business Leaders of America) competed at the Washington State Business Leader conference this past weekend, April 17-20, in Seattle. Club members and the club received numerous awards and recognition, including being recognized as a Gold Seal chapter, the largest chapter in its region and the most professional members. In competition, the Blackhawks' chapter had 55 students attend the conference. At the awards ceremony 26 different students placed in the top five in state 25 times with 17...

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  • All in a tangle

    Updated Apr 24, 2014

    Medical Lake defender Kouta Fitzgerald battled an unidentified Lakeside player in last Thursday's 7-2 Cardinal loss to the Eagles in Medical Lake. The Cards did earn a pair of victories, 3-2 over Riverside and 5-1 over Newport to improve to 3-2 in Northeast A League play and 6-5 overall. ML is home Saturday versus Colville in a non-league game at 4 p.m....

  • West Plains Scoreboard

    Updated Apr 24, 2014

    BASEBALL Great Northern League (Through 4-19-14) League All Games Team W L W L East Valley 7 3 8 4 Colville 7 4 7 4 Clarkston 6 5 7 5 West Valley 6 5 6 6 Cheney 5 6 5 6 Pullman 4 7 4 8 Deer Park 2 7 4 7 Northeast A League (Through 4-19-14) League All Games Team W L W L Freeman 10 0 10 1 Medical Lake 8 2 9 2 Lakeside 9-Mile 5 4 5 6 Riverside 3 6 3 8 Newport 3 7 4 8 Kettle Falls 3 8 4 8 Chewelah 3 8 3 8 SOCCER: Great Northern League (Through 4-19-14) League All Games Team W L T W L T Pts Cheney 8 0 0 9 1 1 24 Pullman 7 1 0 9 2...

  • Big bats help Medical Lake sweep Kettle Falls

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    The Medical Lake baseball team keeps finding a way to win and it’s kept them within striking distance of Northeast A League-leading Freeman. The Cardinals (8-2 NEA, 9-2 overall) completed a week in which they went 3-1 by scoring a doubleheader sweep of Kettle Falls last Saturday, winning 8-3 and 18-9. This after a 5-3 loss at Lakeside this past Wednesday and a 6-5 win at home over Riverside. A huge showdown looms Friday at Medical Lake when Freeman (10-0, 10-1) visits for t...

  • Cardinals surprise at NEA track opener

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    Gene Blankenship will gladly embrace being wrong when the end result is better than he expected. The Medical Lake co-head track coach looked at his team’s first Northeast A League track meet — which took place in Newport last Wednesday and also featured Freeman — as a competition where his team just likely could not stack up to the favored Scotties. But they did, losing 73-72 to Freeman but beating Newport 95-44 on the boys’ side. ML’s girls edged Newport 60-59 but lost to F...

  • Cheney golf competes in East Valley, Pullman

    AL STOVER, Staff Reporter|Updated Apr 24, 2014

    The Cheney boys’ and girls’ golf teams returned to the links after spring break. The girls competed in the East Valley invite and came away with a team score of 448. Cheyenne Marchand and Steffi Cunningham both shot 98. This is the first time Marchand and Cunningham shot under 100 this season. Tessa Heiydt hit for 114, the lowest score for her this season. Jaceya Prophet shot a round of 138. The next day, the girls traveled to Pullman to compete in the Palouse Ridge Invite. They came in 10th in team scores, shooting 446. Shy...