Articles from the September 12, 2013 edition
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Council approves additional CDBG funds
Cheney’s City Council moved swiftly through a number of action items at its first meeting in September Tuesday night, passing eight resolutions and holding all three readings and final passage of a budget ordinance. Resolution... — Updated 9/12/2013
Mileage not an issue in Cheney's 30-8 win at E.V. Yakima
Not even an hours-long road trip and ton of penalty yardage could keep the Cheney football team out of the win column last Friday night. The Blackhawks overcame a three-plus hour ro... — Updated 9/12/2013
Serious infections being spread by tick bites
When my dog and I walk along the Snake River during the warm seasons of the year, we can both come home with a tick or two. I’m used to feeling those little legs on my skin or scalp and picking off the critters. If I’m lucky,... — Updated 9/12/2013
Anthony Lee (Tony) Clibon
Friends and family are invited to celebrate the life of our dear and unforgettable friend, Tony Clibon. This event and fellowship will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Waterfront Park in Medical Lake under the picnic... — Updated 9/12/2013 Full story
Robert Edgar Danforth
Robert Edgar (Bob) Danforth, 83, passed away on Aug. 6 at his home in Walla Walla after a courageous one year battle with cancer. Barbara, his wife of 61 years, and other family members were by his side. Bob was born Sept. 7, 1929... — Updated 9/12/2013 Full story
David Scott Bell
David Scott Bell, 79, passed away in the arms of his wife of 35 years, Melanie, on Aug. 29 at their home on the east bank of his beloved Columbia River in Evans, Wash. He was a... — Updated 9/12/2013 Full story
Children's vision takes trip back to school
It’s that time of year again; watching for the school bus, checking the clock to make sure you’re on time for class, watching the teacher write on the overhead, and of course reading. All these tasks are quite easy unless your... — Updated 9/12/2013
Looking Back
10 Years Ago Sept. 18, 2003 Initial totals from a ballot measure that would restore funding to Cheney parks through an increase in utility taxes showed it to be passing by over 200 votes. As of Sept. 16, with 1,257 of Cheney’s... — Updated 9/12/2013
Dorfners selflessly take boys under their wings
The Dorfners consider their three-and-a-half-year sojourn working with nine boys on the Hutton Settlement a ministry. Kelly Dorfner gives a brief account of how the settlement came to be. “In the late 1900s Levi Hutton, who was... — Updated 9/12/2013
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Join us Sunday, Sept. 15 for Rally Day. Meet and greet our Sunday school teachers from 9:30-10:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. A blessing of students and teachers will take place during worship at 10:30... — Updated 9/12/2013
New study of Washington drivers: accidents waiting to happen?
SPOKANE - One in 12 Washington drivers was spotted either texting or talking on the phone, in a study of motorists’ behavior released Monday. Researchers sat at busy... — Updated 9/12/2013
Fairchild reunion this Sunday
A reunion of Fairchild Air Force Base 92nd Wing veterans is taking place Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1-4 p.m. at Medical Lake’s Waterfront Park. The reunion is for former and current Air Force members (including civilians) from... — Updated 9/12/2013
Local DUI emphasis patrols nab 119 motorists
Washington Traffic Safety Commission officials released results last week from the recent “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2 in Spokane, Whitman, Ferry and Pend Orei... — Updated 9/12/2013
When car meets cement truck
A car-cement truck accident at the First Street and Cheney-Spangle intersection downtown last Wednesday afternoon sent the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee to the hospital with... — Updated 9/12/2013
Airway Heights September planning meeting canceled
The September meeting of the Airway Heights Planning Commission was canceled due to lack of quorum. One of the commission’s current three members was unable to make the meeting, which led to its cancellation. There are still two... — Updated 9/12/2013
The trip of a lifetime
This summer 18 Cheney High School students had the amazing opportunity to travel to Europe for 19 days, visiting 11 major cities in seven different nations. Five adults accompanied... — Updated 9/12/2013
Near miss
Cheney residents avoided potential disaster Monday night when the driver of this truck bypassed road closed signs at the corner of Second and C streets, struck and went over a sand... — Updated 9/12/2013
Turnbull family bike or hike Sept. 28
The Friends of Turnbull invites families, and small groups to enjoy a bike ride on the 5.5-mile auto tour route through the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 28,... — Updated 9/12/2013
Owl brings Hoot to Cheney downtown
Local pharmacies generally don’t couple as the fashion center of a town, but that is exactly what Owl Pharmacy is trying accomplish in Cheney with the opening of their new clothin... — Updated 9/12/2013
Constitution Day gives cause to reflect as citizens
On Sept. 17, 1787, 42 delegates from 13 colonies met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to sign the Constitution of the United States. The four-page, handwritten document they signed that day is now considered by many to embody t... — Updated 9/12/2013
Sometimes simpler things are the best
The economy is still struggling, gas prices are high, Congress is debating potential actions in the Middle East, JJ Abrams has placed his love of Star Wars above Star Trek and the Mariners are still in the cellar of the American... — Updated 9/12/2013
EWU's athletic gains worth more than just a check
Back on Aug. 31 when Vernon Adams’ touchdown run with 23 seconds remaining helped propel Eastern Washington to a stunning 49-46 upset victory over Oregon State, the news shocked the college football world. After all, the only... — Updated 9/12/2013
Spokane County Council of Governments highlights regional activity
Last Friday, Sept. 6, government representatives and business leaders met at the annual Council of Governments meeting at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds, bringing forward some of the larger issues affecting the Inland... — Updated 9/12/2013
Golden Hills fourth addition given third plat extension
Owners of the final two phases of Cheney’s Golden Hills subdivision will get an additional two more years to finish a project that began almost nine years ago and has helped... — Updated 9/12/2013
Prop. 1 to go ahead
Following a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 10, the board of Spokane County Commissioners voted unanimously to support Proposition 1 in the upcoming general election, which would collect property taxes to eliminate encroachment on... — Updated 9/12/2013