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Citing a desire to return to his native Arizona, Mike Winters has tendered his resignation as Cheney Fire Chief and Fire Marshal. Winters’ resignation was effective Aug. 2. City Administrator Mark Schuller said Winters had discussed the possibility of leaving with him at times over the last couple of months, expressing a desire by him and his wife to be closer to their two daughters in the Phoenix area. He also said he wanted to move away from the administrative and managerial functions of a fire chief and get back into a p...
Ashlee King has spent the last seven years as the recreation coordinator for the city of Medical Lake, planning activities and getting to know local families. Now she's taking a different path to help youth. King, who will be leaving her position with the city this month, was hired as a part-time counselor at both Hallett Elementary School and The Community School in Spokane. A Medical Lake High School alumna, King graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's...
Apex Physical Therapy reaches a milestone next week, celebrating 20 years in the business of helping ease pain. Amy Sanderson is among those who have been there since the beginning - and actually before. Sanderson is one of the co-owners of the business, which was founded in 1996 by Bob Paull, Neal Blakely and Becky Clark who launched Apex in north Spokane. Prior to Apex forming in 1996 Paull, Blakely and Sanderson all worked in Cheney for Spokane Sports and Orthopedic...
Hopefully the takeaway from the 2016 AAA American Legion baseball season for the Spokane Cannons is what they accomplished - not what was seemingly stolen away from them at season's end. The Spokane regular season champions - featuring four players from the West Plains: Chance Gleave and Riley Jones from Cheney, along with Medical Lake's Brayden Hale and Cory Wagner - gelled in the second half of the season and went on a tear that earned them a berth in the state tournament...
The West Plains 18U softball team's chance at a tournament title in Selah fell just out of reach - literally. Grace Lilje came up short of making the third and final out in the bottom of the seventh inning in a diving attempt at a ball hit her way in left field, leading to a two-run single that gave the Venom a 12-11 victory over the Bandits in the 16/18 Gold championship game of the Selah Summer Sizzle at Carlon Park, July 16-17. It capped a game that saw West Plains battle b...
There’s some unfamiliar territory in the 2016-17 Eastern Washington University men’s basketball schedule and it’s called Reese Court. The Eagles will play 16 games on their home court, equally spilt between nonleague and Big Sky Conference in a schedule released Aug. 8. In previous recent seasons, Eastern has played the majority of its nonleague contests on the road, but that changes as the Eagles will host two different four-team tournaments among their contests at Reese. “The schedule gives us many great opportu...
EWU Community Food Drive, rummage sale taking place The Eastern Washington University Community Food Drive and its annual rummage sale is accepting food and monetary donations through Aug. 13 at Banner Bank. The money will be donated to the Cheney Food Bank, Cheney Outreach — for backpacks and school supplies — and the Community in Schools Food Pantries and Clothing Closets. For more information email fooddrive@ewu.edu Sweet Pea Boutique helps with Cheney Outreach food drive Sweet Pea Boutique, 108 College Ave., is sup...
United Methodist Church Please be our guest as we join together for worship at 10 a.m. each Sunday morning at the United Methodist Church. Pastor Alissa Bertsch Johnson and associate pastor Pat Sleeth will lead the service this Sunday and finish a sermon series based on the book of Colossians. This week’s focus will be on the nature of being a disciple of Christ. Vacation Bible School begins Aug. 14 and continues through Aug. 18. The evening begins with a planned potluck meal at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bible stories, games a...
I have been a lot of places, I’ve been around the world, but I was not prepared for the awesomeness of my last adventure. During the most recent full moon, I climbed an active volcano in Lassen National Park in California, Mount Lassen. The National Park website had advertised doing the five mile roundtrip hike under moonlight, so I timed my most recent sojourn to Santa Barbara County, in order to complete this hike under the recommended conditions. I left Cheney at 11:30 a.m. drove straight through to Northern California arr...
Cheney • Aug. 12, Baby Play & Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Aug. 14, Ultimate Frisbee, Moos Field, 3 p.m. • Aug. 15, Country Quilters (Adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. • Aug. 16, Knitting Group (Adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9 – 11 a.m. • Aug. 16, Light Fitness Hour (Adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Aug. 16, Bridge (Adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 11:30 – 3 p.m. • Aug. 16, Cheney Farmers M...
Hailey Seubert attends Cheney High School and will be a senior going into this academic school year. But with her time off this summer, she attended the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) Scholars Summer Study program that took place at the University of Washington on the Seattle campus. The organization helps kids with learning and physical disabilities. According to the program’s website, “The DO-IT Scholars targets high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities in Washington state who...
1 Years Ago Aug. 10, 2006 Cheney High School teacher and coaching legend, Tom Oswald, passed away from cancer. Oswald was an iconic member of the state’s high school coaching community, compiling 167 wins, a winning percentage of .641 and taking 16 teams to the playoffs during his 27 years as a head football coach, 25 of them with Cheney. Local Future Farmers of America chapters held their district officer elections. The officers elected were: Jessica Hay of Chewelah, president; Tyler Bailey, Davenport, vice president; C...
The Washington state Fire Marshal’s Office is recommending that families make precautions for pets during a wildfire emergency, including assembling a pet survival kit with the following items: • food, water and medicine(s) for five days, • medical and veterinary records in a waterproof container, • first-aid kit, • pet identification, • crate or other pet carrier, • a current photo of the pet and the family together, • items and toys to help reduce stress, • special feeding, exercise or medication instructions and...
CHENEY Aug. 1 Third-degree theft was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Workout stuff was taken. Aug. 2 Harassment was reported on the zero hundred block of West Fifth Street. Timothie S. Evans, 28, was arrested for violation of court order on the zero hundred block of West First Street. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 2300 block of University Lane. Aug. 3 Suspicious circumstances were reported on the 600 block of Second Street. There was an odd note left. Third-degree theft was...
The 24 Hour Tennis-A-Thon committee would like to thank the sponsors for another successful year. This year we were able to bring in $4,000 to support the local food bank, outreach program, and high school tennis teams. This event is successful because of our loyal sponsors and volunteers. We look forward to seeing everyone on the court next year! 2016 sponsors: Career Path Services, European Autohaus, Jake Robinson Signs, Washington State Employees Credit Union, McDonald’s, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Davis Com...
The Guest Commentary from July 21 begs for response to Tom Hastings’ primary assertions: (1) conflict transformation can lead to a conflict-free world and (2) to get there requires social “experimentation.” Short answer: Seeking peace is laudable, but (1) Ain’t gonna happen. (2) His plan comes at the expense of your liberties. Re: point (2). Social experimentation is central in any attempt to create Hastings’ utopia — and it is utopia. Plato’s Republic, More’s Utopia, Hobbes’ Leviathan and Marx’s Communist Manifesto...
Good, political discourse has been hard to find in this presidential election year. Not that it’s easier in other years – mudslinging, name-calling and other forms of personal attacks seem all too common methods for gaining the highest office in the country. But this year has been particularly rancorous, if the primary season was anything to gauge the future by and especially with the Republican field. Just to be fair though, Democrats weren’t exactly all charm and manners. Part of political discourse stems from debat...
So there I was, slogging my way down a foot path carved along the slope of a rainforestcovered Guatemalan mountain in the fading twilight of a late-July Saturday evening. My head, shoes and cargo pants were soaked by the torrential rain, my pants caked in layers of mud after slipping and impacting the gooey red, Guatemalan soil that made walking in my eight-year-old Teva hiking shoes akin to dancing on ice in bedroom slippers. Even under my plastic poncho, loaned to me by my friend Nancy because I had forgotten to include my...
After populating much of Spokane and Coeur d’Alene with branches, Spokane Teacher’s Credit Union is focusing its latest expansion to the west. STCU just opened its Qualchan branch at the junction of Cheney-Spokane Road and U.S. Highway 195 and then announced it would open a branch in Airway Heights in 2017 at the new Hayford Crossing development currently under construction at Hayford Road and U.S. Highway 2. The credit union has operated a Cheney branch for several yea...
The second part of Jarms Ace Hardware’s fundraising effort for the Children’s Miracle Network takes place Saturday, Aug. 13 when they present “Grill Your Ace Off” from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event takes place at the store at 6 Cheney-Spokane Road. The event will include live music, food — including hot dogs and samples of smoked pork shoulder — prepared by Jarms employees on Weber and Traegger grills. “This should be great for Children’s Miracle Network, as well as our whole...
Medical Lake residents who attend City Council meetings may notice a new face among the current council members. Elizabeth Rosenbeck was sworn in as the council's Position 5 representative at the June 15 meeting. She replaced the late Howard Jorgensen, who resigned from his seat in January and passed away in May. Rosenbeck has lived in the Medical Lake area for 16 years. She said her interest in applying for City Council began after she asked herself "how can I serve the commu...
Don and Marlene Brown's home at 615 N. Minnie St., is the Medical Lake Kiwanis and Cheney Garden Club's August selection for Garden of the Month. They received a $25 gift certificate from Village Supply. From left to right: Don Brown, Marlene Brown, Sharry Cowan of the Cheney Garden Club and Dan Dorhorst, Medical Lake Kiwanis....
Two of the headlining acts for the 15th annual Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival, scheduled for Aug. 12-14 in Medical Lake, are Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin and Chatham County Line. Both groups have been performing for several years and will be making their first appearance at Blue Waters. Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin Stecher and Brislin first met at the 1974 Expo World's Fair in Spokane. Before they started singing together, Stecher gained a following as a solo act and as a me...
Since he became Airway Heights Fire Chief in 2011, Mitch Metzger has done several things to consolidate and instill cooperation between the city’s fire department and Spokane County Fire District 10. In April, the city entered into an interlocal agreement with Fire District 10 to allow Metzger to become that agency’s deputy fire chief of operations, while still performing his duties as Airway Heights’ fire chief. Two months have passed since the agreement and Metzger said things are “going well.” “As I expected it would,...
As can happen during the summer months of vacations, last Thursday’s meeting of the Cheney Historic Preservation Commission was canceled due to lack of a quorum. In an email, commission administrative assistant Susan Beeman said all of the agenda items for the Aug. 4 meeting will transfer to a Sept. 1 meeting, including review of an application for consideration of including the Cheney School District’s Fisher Building on the local historic register. A public hearing on the application and nomination will also be sch...
