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That column of smoke Cheney-area residents saw Monday afternoon was merely a prescribed burn at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. Spokane County Fire District 3 and other area fire officials want to make sure people know what to do to protect their home and themselves should that column of smoke mean something more real this summer. Division Chief Debby Dodson said the district "lucked out" last summer with regards to wildland fires caused and fueled by extreme weather and dr...
The Medical Lake Middle School held its third annual chess tournament, April 23, with Josh Wagner winning the eighth-grade and under division and Jeremy Ryan winning the ninth-grade and older round-robin tournament. Ryan defeated Wagner in the final match to become the undisputed champion; winning a chess set with handcrafted pieces. He was the champion in the first MLMS tournament and the co-champion along with Jonathan Stebbins in the second tournament. Ryan's father, Paul...
The Cheney Farmers Market opens at the Marketplace Bakery and Restaurant, Tuesday, May 3 amidst the excitement of having a new location with the exposure of plenty of vehicle traffic and the biggest perk - parking. "Because of the parking we can be open longer," Farmers Market manager Jeanie Wolen said. When the market was located in the City Hall parking lot the hours were limited because of few places for customers to park. One of the advantages of the added parking is it...
The Petro Station at exit 272 on Interstate 90 at State Route 902 will soon be adding a Starbucks to its food and beverage offerings. The coffee seller is projected to open in mid-May and will have both drive-thru and inside seating for over 40 customers....
With most of its vehicles either destroyed or unfixable, the Medical Lake City Council passed an emergency resolution April 19 that will allow the Maintenance Department to get back on its feet when it comes to upkeep and repairs around the city. In declaring an emergency, the resolution legally allows the city to waive the competitive public bidding process used most of the time in lieu of finding the best deals possible to replace up to six city vehicles. One vehicle was destroyed and others were rendered unfixable by the...
Bruce Lowell Williams, 61, of Cheney, passed away Feb. 13, 2016 after a year-long battle with end-stage renal failure. Born June 4, 1954 in Kennewick, Wash. to James and Naomi (Griffith) Williams, Bruce resided in the Tri-Cities until 2002 when he relocated to Badger Lake in Cheney. Bruce was preceded in death by both parents. He is survived by his companion, Lynn Cousineau, his two children, Brandy Grogan and Bruce Williams II, nine grandchildren and five siblings: Jerry... Full story
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church will host a National Day of Prayer observance on Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. The community is invited. “We desperately need God’s healing touch now, as our nation is drifting away from righteousness and biblical teachings,” Shirley Dobson, chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, said. Several groups meet at the church during the week. Our youth group, middle school and high school, meets Mondays at 6 p.m. for dinner followed by Bible study and fellowship. The Awana Clu...
Isabell C. Standish, 94, of Cheney, passed away April 16, 2016 at the Cheney Care Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1921 in Tacoma, Wash. to Eddie and Alice (Barker) Allen. She came to Cheney in 1989 and was a member of the Cheney United Methodist Church, Cheney Historical Museum, Tillicum Club, Eastern Star, Red Hat Ladies and Senior Club. She also belonged to a group that walked and swam several times a week, and received awards for Spokane County volunteer services as she made... Full story
The first three performances of StageWest Community Theatre’s production of “Getting Sara Married” are in the books, and just six remain. Audiences have been small but the laughs have been large and loud. “Getting Sara Married” stars Jessica Heglund, Melissa Reid, Tom Crick, Skyler Wachtel, Carol Kreigh and James Ryan Bell, and is directed by Chris Booth. StageWest is raffling three fantastic gift baskets; one is a photograph by an award-winning photographer while a second is full of fun things like a beautiful bracelet...
Spokane County Fire District 3 has announced the 2015 recipients for Firefighter and Officer of the Year. Firefighter Dan Horton and Lieutenant Firefighter Wendy Jarchow were recognized for their significant contributions at the district's annual firefighter appreciation banquet March 19. "Our community relies on our part-time paid, on call firefighters to respond in their time of need," District 3 Fire Chief Bruce Holloway said in a news release. "Dan and Wendy are just two...
Water is once again becoming a hot commodity in the area. Although the winter and spring seasons were wetter this year than in the previous two years, the city of Cheney is preparing for irrigation season by asking residents and businesses to follow an outdoor watering schedule in order to maximize potable water pumping efficiency and maintain safe reservoir levels. Cheney is enacting the same conservation methods it has in the past and we commend them for being proactive in asking residents to conserve water. However, with...
So you thought the TSA strip searches of granny in the wheelchair, or the infant that received special screening made your eyes roll and blood boil when trying to board a commercial flight? The folks that brought you X-Ray vision in the past most recently wanted to try what amounts to “on you honor” boarding of passengers at some airports. But this time Congress was able to cross that great divide that stymies so much on Capitol Hill and have at least liftoff for the Treating...
Eastern Washington University mascot Swoop and Bill Williams, business development manager at Telefonix Inc., stand next to one of the new electric vehicle charging stations during the university's April 22 Earth Day celebration....
The Cheney High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter had a fantastic showing at the Washington State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane, April 21-23. Twenty-seven students finished first, second, third or fourth to qualify for the FBLA national conference, to be held June 29-July 2 in Atlanta. Highlights from the conference for Cheney included Paige King's first-place finish in Help Desk and senior Matt Duplar taking first place in Desktop Applicat...
Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake recently held job fairs in an effort to fill new positions at the state-owned mental health facility. “We’re expanding, we have a new ward,” ESH’s Julie Allen, human resources director said. “That’s why we’re looking and actively recruiting.” The increase in staffing was necessary with the expansion of mental health services, particularly on the forensics side, Allen explained. It’s a competitive world for the pool of prospective employee...
Eastern Washington University recently named the following West Plains students to the winter quarter dean’s honor roll for the 2015-16 academic year. Airway Heights —Jared Costilla and Cory Loucks. Cheney — Cody Ableman, Holiel Alboraik, Abdulaziz Aljalal, Khalid Aljamed, Mohammed Almansour, Muteb Almutairi, Hassan Alnemri, Abdelaziz Alqisy, Hamed Alrubaesh, Mohammed Alshawaf, Abdullah Alsiwan, Raeann Anderson, Fletcher Aukerman, Samantha Ayotte, Christina Baber, Cody Bafus, Katina Ballard, Alexander Barnes, Amanda Batch...
Cheney High School announced the names of its students of the month for March. Students are listed as follows by student name, department and grade level. Kain Barnes, business, sophomore; Melissa Bennett, instrumental music, senior, McKenzie Bowman, agriculture, senior; D.J. Collins-Kile, support services, freshman; Maria Contreras, vocal music, senior; Crystal Day, social studies, junior; Rylan DeWeese, robotics, freshman; Julia Gundlach, math, freshman; McKenna Hodgson,...
Snowdon Elementary School's Dirty Diggers Organic Gardening Club isn't just a clever name. During lunch recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays, students will go outside to the back of the building to where the garden beds are, throw on a pair of gloves and quickly get to work removing weeds from the soil. The Dirty Diggers is in its second year and has over 100 members. The club is open to third- fourth- and fifth-graders who sign up at the beginning of the school year and each...
Guns and Hoses hockey game April 30 The sixth annual Guns and Hoses hockey game will take place at Eagles Ice-A-Rena on Saturday, April 30, with the puck dropping at 5 p.m. The game features local law enforcement taking on local firefighters to raise money for the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping children with cancer. The organization helps families rebuild their lives during and after a childhood cancer diagnosis, and serves families from...
Ed Resen has been gardening for a long time. At least since the late 1960s, which is when he and his wife moved into their Cheney house at 927 Oakland St. As Resen began his hobby, he kept collecting spare tulip bulbs, which he immediately planted - year after year after year. Resen's neighbor across the street to the west, Crystal McNeill, said he once told her he estimates there are now probably 5,000 tulips that bloom in beds in front along Oakland, along the side of the...
Round and round the three-wheelers go, and when they stop, Rachel Showalter knows. "They go until they're just too pooped out," the teacher and owner of Treasure Preschool said about the school's annual "Trike-A-Thon" fundraiser. The preschool, which rents space in Cheney's United Church of Christ, has held the event in the church's parking lot the past six years, raising money to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Showalter said last year they surpassed the...
Scott Herndon with the Abolitionist Society of North Idaho (left) speaks to Eastern Washington University students during an anti-abortion protest on campus, April 26....
A small section of Cheney resident Ed Resen's thousands of tulips bask in the spring sun, April 20. To find out how many Resen has, read the Yard of the Month story in this issue....
Cheney's Parks and Recreation Department has new activities mixed with old favorites for area residents this spring and summer - all of which are detailed in its 32-page "Experience Cheney" 2016 recreation guide. One of the new features are kits people can rent for occasions such as birthday parties, picnics or other events. Sports kits include baseballs, softballs, bases, footballs, soccer balls and cones while field day kits come with a parachute, Frisbees, cones, a...
Airway Heights may have public art included in future construction projects, if a proposed policy heading to the next City Council meeting is approved. At its April 25 study session, the council agreed to move forward a policy that would allow city staff to plan for including public art in projects receiving grant funding. The art could be visual or performing, and could include a number of elements that “enhances the beauty and is of aesthetic value.” Capital projects of $500,000 or more and identified in the city’s capit...
