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CHENEY April 25 A 15-year-old female and a 16-year-old female were arrested for second-degree theft at Cheney High School following an investigation of an April 22 report of theft of cell phones. April 28 A suspicious circumstance was reported at Cheney High School. A post-it note was found in the restroom with threat references against the school. The school was researched and nothing was found. Cheney Police Department assisted Child Protective Services on the 200 block of South Cheney Spangle Road with placing of a child....
Christian Heritage prescreening Christian Heritage School in Edwall is currently scheduling for kindergarten pre-screening testing. Parents interested in having their child tested, can call the school office at 509-236-2224. At CHS, your child will benefit from a low student to teacher ratio, as well as a faith-based advanced curriculum. Success awaits your child at CHS. USPS Stamp Out Hunger The 22nd annual Association of Letter Carrier’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive is Saturday, May 10, in conjunction with the U.S. Posta...
Hallett Elementary School released the names of students earning awards for the month of March. The character trait of the month was citizenship. Pride Audrey Hall, Dayton Rife, Eduard Dederer, Joseph Shcherbina, Hannah Meckel, Elizabeth Gies, Lily Killian, Julie Laird, Addison Shaffer, Brodee Bahr, Kyaunna Meacham, Ethan Outhenthapanya, Allison Payne, Grayson Cogswell, Allison Davis, Wyatt McCallum, Marlena Mizzoni, Cheyenne Bridges and Isiah Giles. Can Zoe Wilson, Layla Jean Armes, Kyleigh Stasko, Autumn Haynes, Bekka...
Cheney Middle School science teacher Tammie Schrader was recently profiled in Hope Street Group's new report, "Engaging Teachers in Policy Development." According to an April 22 news release, Schrader, a PhD candidate and an advocate of STEM learning, is involved in an ongoing policy project to develop computer-coding curriculum for local students. The initiative is part of her policy engagement work as a Hope Street Group (HSG) National Teacher Fellow. Schrader, one of 12...
On Thursday mornings, the sound of marching can be heard from the Medical Lake High School gym. These are students in MLHS JROTC program and Thursday is "drill day". ML's JROTC program is one of the few in eastern Washington that provides students with an aspect into the military. Students in each class begin the session by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, with two leaders taking attendance. Col. Lyle Powell or CmSgt. Al McGowan handle the classroom instruction. In class,...
Molly Ayers has made an impressive start in her short time at Eastern Washington University. New to EWU and Cheney in the last year, Ayers, the director of community engagement has received the Community Leader Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators and the Cheney School District. Under her leadership, hundreds of EWU students have committed to serving the community in a variety of ways from the Eagle Volunteers Program, Feed Cheney as well as...
Nutrition in Cheney School District schools has changed drastically over the past five years, something Nutrition Services Director Brian Levy detailed for the district's board of directors at their April 30 meeting. The district began moving away from processed commodity based meals in fall 2011, installing kitchens and staff training to implement scratch-cooking methods at all eight schools, thanks to a grant from Empire Health Foundation. Helped by a $60,000 Farm to School...
Public transportation is as popular as ever. Ridership just reached its highest level in 57 years. Americans took 10.7 billion trips on subways, buses and trains in 2013. But this trend may hit a roadblock if Congress does not take action in the coming months to reverse a tax inequity that took effect this year on commuters who use public transportation. Fortunately, the Senate Finance Committee recently voted to put public-transportation riders on the same tax footing as drivers. The rest of Congress must follow suit. As...
The feeling of unease is still palpable. Last summer in Guatemala we were preparing to sit down for breakfast at the hotel we were staying at just outside the town of Purullha. We were preparing to make a second journey to visit the Pocomchi Mayan people in the Baja Vera Paz Mountains of north-central Guatemala. Sitting waiting for the plates of tortilla shells and bowls of refried beans — yes they serve those for breakfast and they’re the best in the world — I noticed a couple come into the dining area looking for a table...
The federal government sends out nearly $77 billion each year to physicians participating in the Medicare program. The taxpayers footing those bills deserve to know where the money is going. And data about Medicare payments can be crucial in rooting out organized fraud or poor oversight of Medicare spending. That’s why last week’s release of a massive payment database by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is so valuable. For the first time, Americans can see where Medicare dollars are being spent in their com...
Distance running and sprints have been the mainstay for the Medical Lake track team for much of this season. But last week the field event team member let everyone know they were present at events and needed to be counted. In Wednesday’s 104-40 boy’s Northeast A League win, and a 75-60 girl’s victory over Chewelah, throwers and jumpers helped the Medical Lake effort, co-head coach Gene Blankenship said. “We got some help out of our field events.” Elijah Farmen placed se...
The Medical Lake boys’ and girls’ tennis teams hope their play in the Inland Empire Tournament will carry them into the postseason following a week when between the two teams, they lost in their only match of the week in a nonleague contest to 2A Pullman. The Cardinal girls lost 1-6 to the Greyhounds while the boys were shutout 0-7. In Inland Empire play, Alyssa Fitzgerald lost to Southridge 1-6, 2-6, defeated Davenport 6-2, 6-1, defeated Mead 6-0, 6-1 and lost to Col...
With a fresh look at things, and hopefully having flushed from their memories a frustratingly bad Saturday Northeast A League doubleheader loss to Lakeside, Medical Lake hopes to finish the season as they began it – winning three straight to open the season. The Cardinals (8-7 NEA, 10-7 overall) were clubbed 12-2 and 11-1 last Saturday at Holliday Field but collected a 9-3 win at Newport Friday in a game rescheduled from an earlier rainout. The Cards also beat Reardan 10-1 l...
Movie sequels are rarely ever as good as the original. The same might be said for last Saturday's softball showdown between upstart Medical Lake and Northeast A League power Lakeside. Following a gut-wrenching 9-8 loss in 10 innings in their first meeting April 16, there was a lot of anticipation for the rematch at Reinking Field but the undefeated Eagles (15-0 NEA and overall) confirmed they were still queen of the realm with a doubleheader sweep, 5-0 and 8-2. Medical Lake (1...
BASEBALL Great Northern League (Through 5-3-14) League All Games Team W L W L East Valley 12 3 13 4 West Valley 10 5 10 6 Colville 11 6 11 6 Cheney 8 7 8 7 Clarkston 6 9 8 9 Pullman 5 11 5 12 Deer Park 2 13 4 13 Northeast A League (Through 5-3-14) League All Games Team W L W L Freeman 15 0 15 1 Lakeside 9-Mile 10 5 10 7 Medical Lake 8 7 10 7 Riverside 8 8 8 10 Kettle Falls 7 8 8 8 Newport 4 11 5 12 Chewelah 2 15 2 15 SOCCER: Great Northern League (Through 5-3-14) League All Games Team W L T W L T Pts Cheney 11 0 0 12 1 1 33...
