Articles from the May 23, 2013 edition
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Expanding area traffic visions
The second regional transportation meeting hosted by the city of Spokane drew more comments on the future of West Plains roadways last week. Held at Airway Heights’ Sunset Elementary School Thursday, May 16, the meeting... — Updated 5/23/2013
Blackhawk girls place third at regionals, send seven to state
Seven first place finishes propelled the Cheney girls track and field squad to a third-place finish last Friday at the regional gluing meet with teams from the Central Washington Athletic Conference. And while that’s something... — Updated 5/23/2013
Medical Lake has another surprise finish at regionals
Medical Lake’s track team continues to surprise many people. But not their co-head coach Gene Blankenship. The Cardinals emerged from last Saturday’s regionals at Riverside... — Updated 5/23/2013
StageWest to hold children's drama workshop this summer
StageWest Community Theater is once again teaming with the Medical Lake School District to bring a children’s drama workshop to local would-be actors, actresses, directors and those interested in being a part of live theater.... — Updated 5/23/2013
Looking Back
10 Years Ago May 29, 2003 A projected $5.8 million loss of state revenue over the next two years meant Eastern Washington University faced both cutting staff, and increasing tuition by an estimated 9 percent, adding $302 per year t... — Updated 5/23/2013
A new source of natural gas
The name “natural gas” might be a puzzle. After all, how could there be such a thing as unnatural gas? The reason we call natural gas what we do has to do with history. There was a day that people made burnable gas by heating... — Updated 5/23/2013
Lorene Robinette
Lorene Robinette passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday, March 13 at her home outside Cheney. She was born in Spokane, on June 1, 1924. She graduated from Cheney High... — Updated 5/23/2013
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The Holy Trinity will be celebrated at Emmanuel Lutheran Church this Sunday, May 26. All are welcome to worship at 10:30 a.m. Christian education for grade school children through adults begin at 9 a.m.... — Updated 5/23/2013
A swan and his family
By LUELLA DOW Contributor This is a true story by Carlene Hardt of the amazing Trumpeter swan, Solo, who spent many years at TurnbullNational Wildlife Refuge living his legacy for... — Updated 5/23/2013
Farah's IRS column lacks proper historical background
The editorial on an IRS apology by Joseph Farah disturbs me because of his lack of historical background of investigations by the said agency. The IRS has been using its power of investigation to harass dissident groups in our... — Updated 5/23/2013
Fish Lake Trail needs rehab
In a region that values the outdoors, citizens are being deprived of a beautiful gem, the Fish Lake Trail. This trail would allow non-motorized transit between Spokane and Cheney but it sits unfinished, needing only 2.2 miles of... — Updated 5/23/2013
Thanks for a great production
StageWest Community Theater of The West Plains would like to thank everyone that attended our last production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” by Joseph Kesselring, making it a fantastic success. Also for those of you that attended... — Updated 5/23/2013
Tea party rage: nothing fails like excess
Back in their day, the tea party folks were riding high, fueling indignation over alleged government-run death panels, a treasonous Federal Reserve and the like. They commandeered sparsely attended Republican primaries, managing... — Updated 5/23/2013
Approving the STEP project would be detrimental for Spokane County
Let’s be blunt about the STEP casino. 1,600-plus Spokane Indians and 4,200 (more or less) residents of Airway Heights are so grasping and greedy that they are willing to sell 468,000-plus citizens of Spokane County down the... — Updated 5/23/2013
Looking back at the class of 2013's lifespan
Keep an eye out for the next Justin Bieber or Mark Zuckerberg at freshman orientation. Also, most of today’s class of 2013 entered college likely displaying some form of hearing loss. The Beloit College Mindset List is an... — Updated 5/23/2013
With .05 BAC recommendation, how low do we finally go?
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Officially it’s about remembering those who died in the service of their country, but the three-day timeframe also marks the unofficial beginning of summer. It’s also one of the deadliest... — Updated 5/23/2013
Eastern Washington University to remain on quarter system
Eastern Washington University students will remain on the quarter system rather than begin a switch to semesters, at least for the immediate future. At last Thursday’s regular board of trustees, meeting members agreed to accept... — Updated 5/23/2013
MLHS students put design skills to the test
Manipulated photos, magazine covers, book designs and various other digital design projects were on display last week at Medical Lake High School, all created by students. Led by... — Updated 5/23/2013
Saturday blaze destroys car at Safeway's parking lot
Cheney Fire Department personnel responded to a vehicle fire last Saturday morning in the Cheney Safeway parking lot. Firefighters received the call about 9 a.m., arrving as the... — Updated 5/23/2013
Opening ceremonies
Airway Heights’ O’Reilly Auto Parts store manager Tanner Zak cuts the ribbon to celebrate the store’s official opening Friday, May 17 with members of the West Plains Chamber... — Updated 5/23/2013
Cloke ends long EWU career Friday
The smiling face with the gray handlebar moustache who greets some by name and friendly kidding to others who visit the Eastern Washington University surplus sales locks the doors... — Updated 5/23/2013
Help from others paved way for EWU alumni award winners
One theme that was a uniting thread for the winners of the 2013 Eastern Washington University Alumni Awards handed out last Saturday was the help the recipients received from... — Updated 5/23/2013
Medical Lake changes policy on glass acceptance
Changes are in store for the recycling center in Medical Lake, namely in the form of accepting glass. At its Tuesday, May 21 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council discussed the potential of ending its acceptance of glass at its... — Updated 5/23/2013
Solidarity
Participants at Sunday’s We Run for Boston stand during the national anthem. The run, organized by Cheney High School juniors Mariah Brenton and Amanda Lomax raised money and... — Updated 5/23/2013
Removing a layer
If all goes according to plan, Cheney residents should see no difference in the re-organized structure of its Police Department – not even discolored areas on uniform sleeves where stripes used to be. After a review and... — Updated 5/23/2013