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When Eastern Washington University head football coach took to the field for his sixth fall camp he had compiled quite a résumé in his first five years on the job. There’s a 44-19 overall record – a .698 winning percentage – and a 30-10 mark in the Big Sky, all of which are part of EWU’s 2010 national championship and a run to the semifinals last year. In his EWU career, Baldwin has been honored nationally, regionally and locally. He was the College Sporting News Coach of...
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS The Eastern Washington University football team, which began practices for the 2013 season Aug. 7, are ranked third in the preseason NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll released Aug. 6. The Eagles, who won the 2010 FCS title and were a semifinalist in 2012, trail only No. 1 North Dakota State and No. 2 Montana State in the poll. Eastern is ranked just ahead of No. 4 Sam Houston State, the FCS runners-up the past two seasons. Other Big...
Drumming and dancing were just on the surface of the annual powwow at the Airway Heights Corrections Center. Around 230 people were involved in the event, including offenders and visitors. The day started with a grand entry, flag song, charging song and dancing. Meals and a giveaway, followed by more dancing. Altogether, the event lasted around six hours Thursday, Aug. 1. “Today’s powwow, everything that we do is to give back,” one offender, Seymour Ruben, said. “To show ou...
Lakeland Village opened its doors for its annual summer celebration, which included performances from some talented local musicians. Among them was Red Clay Jazz, comprised of students from Medical Lake School District....
BELLINGHAM – A little farther down the tracks – that’s where the agencies reviewing plans for coal export terminals in Washington say they will look to determine their environmental impact. They will study how increased coal train traffic would affect people living along the rail line from Montana through Washington, and on to the proposed Gateway Pacific terminal site near Bellingham. Jeannie Brown is a member of the Northern Plains Resource Council. She owns a home in Belgrade, Mont., about 300 feet from the tracks, where...
During back to school shopping season, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. From commercials to coupons to mailers, there’s an overload of information about where the deals are for all the stuff your kids need this school year. Even if you are a shopaholic, navigating the mall with your children in tow can be tiring. “We’re bombarded with too much information to truly process when we’re out shopping, with so many ads, brands and ongoing sales competing for our attention,” said...
StageWest Community Theater will present their Children's Workshop production of Aladdin, Saturday, Aug. 10 in two performances, 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Hallett Elementary School in Medical Lake. Adapted by Kathryn Schultz-Miller and directed by Deborah Munyon and Judy Gross, the cast will consist of 25 children ranging in age from 9 to 14. This play is described as “A fresh, different version of the classic tale of a Aladdin.” Admission is $5 per person or $10 for the fam... Full story
I recently pulled some weeds in my yard. Sometimes I’m glad to have a little simple work where I can see progress, even if the effects of my labor are only temporary. I can only do a little bit at a time, having to take it slow due to arthritic knees. But one thing about pulling weeds in August stands out even when taken in small doses: it’s hot work. With the sun beating down on us, warming the whole nation, it’s easy to wonder if solar power will some day replace fossil fuels as our mainstay energy resource. That could...
Muriel May (Stanton) Resen, 76, of Cheney, Wash., passed away July 27, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. A Memorial service will be held on Sept. 7, at Cheney Church of the Nazarene, 338 Betz Road, Cheney at 11 a.m. Muriel was born in Granite Falls, Wash. to William Gleason and Muriel Stanton on May 22, 1937. She went to high school at Granite Falls High School and graduated in 1955. She went on to earn a masters degree in education from Eastern Washington University... Full story
1 Years Ago August 14, 2003 The Medical Lake City Council made two crucial steps toward seeing a skateboard park become reality, including authorizing the purchase of some discounted equipment from Skatewaves. Eastern Washington University was reviewing personal safety protocols following the recent rape of a student in Dryden Hall. The investigation continued following the armed robbery of the Cheney McDonald’s. Cheney Police Chief Greg Lopes said a man first confronted a...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us Sunday, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost and the marriage of James Carbis and Janine Hamilton. Rev. David Ophus will officiate. Mark your calendars for Rally Day scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8. All age Sunday school classes begin the following Sunday, Sept. 15. United Church of Christ How long has it been since you sat in the settee by the rose garden, took a deep scented breath, and just...
The Cheney Food Bank and the Cheney Clothing Exchange are located in two adjacent units of the Wren Pierson Building at the corner of Third Street and C Street. Retired Col. John Matthews (U.S. Air Force) oversees the operation of the food bank that currently serves about 400 families and receives approximately 1,200 visits per year, distributing about 100,000 pounds of food.Volunteers put in 2000 hours of service to the food bank annually. Matthews has been involved in commun...
The answer to one question in the most recent Wall Street Journal-NBC News national poll startled an awful lot of my friends and colleagues in the press corps who are pro-choice. Because it is written and conducted by two respected pollsters, Democrat Peter Hart and Republican Bill McInturff, the Journal-NBC survey is trusted for both its professionalism and its fairness. So when, by a 44 percent to 37 percent margin, a plurality of Americans — including a plurality of college-educated women (by 44 percent to 40 percent) — an...
When our country was founded, Thomas Jefferson declared that governments should only derive their power from the “consent of the governed.” Four score and seven years later, at Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln reminded us that ours was a government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” Last week, the House of Representatives paid worthy tribute to the legacy of our Founding Fathers. We have renewed our commitment to putting people before politics. Last week (July 22-26), House Republicans took legislative actio...
The summer grain crop is in good shape just outside Cheney....
OLYMPIA – With fire danger continuing to increase across Washington, officials from four state agencies urged residents to recognize that even seemingly low-risk activities, such as parking on a grassy field or using motorized yard tools, can spark a wildfire. Thirty-seven of the state’s 39 counties have declared burn bans. Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark has banned fires on all lands protected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), including wildlife areas and other facilities managed by...
Those pesky paver bricks in downtown Cheney are gone. As time went on after their installation in 2002, the bricks made pretty crosswalks, but were bad for the cars that crossed them and sometimes scraped away paint and body parts from low-riding automobiles. Crews from Shamrock Paving in Spokane spent two days last week pulling up the bricks, and then filling in the hole they created with a fresh layer of asphalt. “Everything went smooth except for the weather,” Todd Abl...
As the new school year approaches, an old discussion topic was at hand during a recent meeting of the Medical Lake school board. That was whether some critiques of the teachings of Darwinism ought not to be part of the curriculum. The nearly decade-old matter was likely put in the grave by the school board at their Tuesday, July 23 meeting, however. School district officials have indicated they will follow state standards that lead to the new Common Core state standards, which will likely be in place in 2014. Darwinism, from...
Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services will have a mobile office in Cheney Aug. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wren Pierson Community Center, located 616 Third St. The office will be there to provide social services to the community, such as processing applications, reviews, or changes for basic food assistance, cash assistance and a variety of medical programs that include children’s, family, pregnancy, drug and alcohol treatment and disability related med...
SPOKANE COUNTY – It’s the height of summer and Spokane County officials are offering opportunities to get the kids away from the Xbox and into the sunshine, go play a round of golf at one of Spokane County’s excellent courses. In August, all three golf courses, Hangman Valley, MeadowWood and Liberty Lake, are offering a special where juniors can enjoy one free round with one paying adult/senior after 1 p.m. – seven days a week. Adult and senior players may also use a punch card or season pass to qualify. Tee times can now...
The day seemed appropriate for the final meeting in the 50-year run of Cheney’s Rotary Club last Friday, Aug. 2. It was a steady downpour, as if there were tears coming from the skies, club president Steve Schwalbe said after he presided over the gathering at Gattos Pizza. Like other service clubs in today’s busy, busy world, the Cheney Rotary club slowly saw the writing on the wall and it was just not worth it to have a small handful of people try to accomplish the big thi...
If the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has its way, Badger Lake south of Cheney will return to being a first-class lowland trout fishery. WDFW officials heard testimony on the plan from about 20 people last Wednesday at the Cheney Library. The lake is one of three Eastern Washington state fisheries biologists want to treat with rotenone, an organic agent that kills fish by keeping their gills from processing oxygen. “Out of those, about three were Badger Lake r...
New zoning code updates received a third and final reading after nearly two years of discussion at the Monday, Aug. 5 meeting of the Airway Heights City Council. Two ordinances, one to enhance availability of multifamily housing and another adding a mixed-use overlay, have gone back and forth between the city and various jurisdictions relating to how it would fit with aerospace enhancements. Spokane International Airport and Spokane County were among those who had numerous comments throughout the timeline. Airway Heights at...
Handmade regalian, taking several months to make, was on display at a powwow of area Native American tribes held last Aug. 1 at Airway Heights Correctin Center. See the story on page 3....
Plans from Spokane Transit Authority are moving along with the proposed West Plains transit center, and representatives shared project updates at a recent Cheney City Council meeting. Last month, STA received an award for a Spokane Regional Transportation Council grant, totaling $951,500. That money, which consists of federal dollars, will go directly to the preliminary engineering and design of the transit center. STA communications manager Molly Myers said the work on the...
