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At their regular study session meeting Sept. 28, Airway Heights City Council members agreed to forward an ordinance changing how the city’s municipal court manages its public defender cases to the council’s next regular meeting, Oct. 5. If approved, ordinance C863 would allow the court to adopt a case weighting system for misdemeanor cases handled by the public defender. The ordinance would keep the city in compliance with a state Supreme Court order to limit public defender cases in order to allow attorneys to properly pro...
The opening of Marketplace Cheney, which had planned to take place in mid-September, will now be today (Oct. 1), owner Lori Musgrave said. Doors open at 8 a.m. “We are on the clean up and final placement of products,” Musgrave said in an email. “We had a second pipe burst.” Initially, prior to a planned Sept. 18 opening there was a break in a pipe inside a wall that forced the delay. Work has been ongoing with exterior painting and other work to convert the former Gattos...
One of the many local construction projects fighting the calendar with the uncertainty of what winter will bring is a business very much synonymous with weather. The Cheney Les Schwab Tires is adding a new truck center and warehouse across Spokane Street from its existing location. "It will basically be all the same services that we've had before," manager "Sparky" Kaminski said. "This will be more convenient for trucks to get in and out." Now instead of potentially jamming...
Note: This brief ran last week, however the headline incorrectly said it was the McNair Scholarship. Cheney’s Shogo Starr and Medical Lake’s Jeremy Ryan are two of approximately 16,000 semifinalists for the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. According to a news release from the National Merit Scholarship Program about 1.5 million entrants from across the United States this year will compete for 7,400 scholarships totaling of $32 million. About 15,000 students will advance to the finalist round in February. There are...
In its first meeting of the academic year, the Eastern Washington University board of trustees voted to elect vice-chair Jim Murphy to chair. Murphy succeeds former chair Jo Ann Kauffman, whose term on the board expired Sept. 30. Kauffman’s first appointment to the board was in 2003. She also served as chair from 2008-10. Murphy was appointed to the board by Gov. Christine Gregoire in 2012, and has served as the board’s vice-chair over the last year. He earned his bachelors from Eastern in 1965. The board also voted to ele...
Finding one's niche in business that sets them apart is a challenge in and of itself. That hurdle can be even higher in the bar and restaurant industry, but Michael Ehrgott hopes he can carve himself a slice of business with a simple plan behind the bar. Ehrgott recently rebranded a long-time bar in Four Lakes, Wash. - the Saddle Inn - and has reopened it as the Bullhead Saloon and it's his beer tap rotation that he hopes will make some customers take notice of what the rest...
The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will have their membership breakfast Thursday, Oct. 8 from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Shriners Event Center, 7217 W. Westbow Ave. in Spokane. The guest speaker is Steve Stevens, president and CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated. WSU Spokane is the sponsor of the month, and Inland Northwest Business Travel Association is the table sponsor. Tickets are $18 for WPCC members and $30 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, visit westplainschamber.org, email community@westplainschamber.org...
The railroad rebuild is underway and slowly stacks of rails and ties currently seen near the Cheney Rodeo Grounds will become the new and improved roadbed for the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad. And by sometime in early 2016 the new rails will be carrying shipments from Highline Grain's shuttle facility at Four Lakes - and beyond. The track being upgraded runs from the junction with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe in Cheney to the Geiger Spur, a distance of 6.9 miles, Jo...
Note: This story was partially run in the EWU Back to School special section. Due to a publishing error it is being pprinted in its entirety. The upward trend with record enrollment numbers continues as Eastern Washington University welcomes its largest freshman class ever for the start of the 2015-2016 school year. “We’re going to have our biggest freshman class ever,” Neil Woolf, associate vice president for enrollment management said. “Right now we’re tracking 6.5-7-per...
Students who hang around Cheney High School after school may notice some of their classmates in the hallways or inside the Little Theater, singing or practicing monologues from movies, plays and TV shows. CHS' drama club is in full swing with over 50 students participating this year. Club adviser Rita Tingley is excited about the growth of the program, which had 12-15 students last year, however there are challenges, most notably space. While the Little Theater has been a...
Seniors Ty Graham (left) and Tara Phelan pose for pictures after they were named Cheney High School's Homecoming king and queen for 2015 at last Friday night's football game. The following students were selected as homecoming royalty: Freshmen - Katherine Clemens, Josie Showalter, Emma West, Maverick Taylor, Zach Jongeward and Garrett Hagel. Sophmores - Leslie Holland, Hannah Lemelin, Kasia Lizama Kaden Hagel, Sergey Kushnerchuck and Kyle Duncan. Juniors - Mya Geisler,...
The Medical Lake School board breezed through a quick agenda at its Sept. 22 meeting. The board approved a resolution requesting state legislators comply with Supreme Court orders in the McCleary Case to fully fund basic education. Superintendent Tim Ames said other districts are drafting similar resolutions that task the state to follow the Supreme Court’s orders. Business manager Chad Moss gave early enrollment numbers, saying the district is up 24 full-time equivalent students. He said numbers are up at Hallett and M...
The Cheney School board approved, 4-0, a resolution that requests state legislators fully comply with the Supreme Court’s orders in the McCleary case. Director James Whiteley was absent. The resolution requests the state to comply with the Supreme Court’s orders, which include amply funding the cost of K-12 education by no later than the 2017-18 school year. Last year the Supreme Court found the Legislature in contempt of court for its repeated failure to produce an ample funding plan and imposed a $100,000 a day san...
Cheney firefighter Lt. Chris Muñoz (red) visits with several individuals outside Zentropa Pizzeria and Pub during last Saturday's fundraiser to benefit the newly created Cheney Firefighters Benevolent Fund. Zentropa donated 20 percent of all food and drink purchased between 5 - 11 p.m. while those in attendance also got the chance to bid on items in a silent auction, purchase 50/50 raffle tickets and Cheney Fire Department merchandise, with all proceeds going to the...
Medical Lake High School staff and students who spend money at the Student Store during lunch may not realize that it's more than just a place where they can buy food and drinks. The Student Store is a work-based enterprise class where students gain some work experience under their belts before entering the job market. Ann Everett, the district coordinator for special education and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), began the class as a way for students...
City of Cheney • Oct. 2, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Oct. 5, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • Oct. 6, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Oct. 6, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Anatomy of a Masterpiece, community library, 6:30 – 8 p.m. • Oct. 7, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2 – 3), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Oct. 7, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion... Full story
Officials at Espanola-Medical Lake SCOPE (Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort) have named community resident Hilda Jett as the Medical Lake SCOPE's 2015 Volunteer of the Year. In a Sept. 24 interview, Jett said she was "really quite surprised" to be receiving the award. A resident of Medical Lake for over 50 years, Jett has been serving with SCOPE for the last three and a half years, as well as being a Block Watch captain on her block on Jefferson Street for about...
How would you spend $50 million on local transportation? That’s the question the Spokane Regional Transportation Council is asking residents through a new online survey tool that demonstrates the difficult financial tradeoffs that must be made to maintain and improve the regional transportation system. SRTC is the government agency responsible for transportation planning for the area covered by Spokane County. New federal and state regulations require organizations like SRTC to create and track performance measures and target...
The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute has several activities planned for the month of October. The first is this Sunday’s (Oct. 4) 11-mile-plus bike ride on the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad grade trail along Rock Lake in Whitman County. Although not open to the public, ride leaders Dr. Eugene Kiver and Dr. Charles Mutschler have obtained a special permit for one-day use of the trail. Saturday, Oct. 10, Kiver and geologist Bruce Bjornstad will lead a 5 – 6 mile round-trip hike with a 700-foot climb to the...
Cheney officials are meeting this week with two contractors on a pair of construction projects to begin soon in the city. The City Council awarded a $102,222 project to Cameron-Reilly Concrete for Cheney’s Betz/Washington Pedestrian Safety Improvement project. The project will include installation of ADA-compliant curb ramps, pedestrian crossing markings and flashing beacon pedestrian crossing signals at five intersection locations on Betz Road and Washington Street — Silverthorne Lane, Normal Park Road, North Sixth Street, H...
Can drinking alcohol increase the risk of breast cancer? Moderation is key. One drink per day has been shown to slightly increase the risk of breast cancer. Having more than one drink per day has shown to be a more significant risk factor, and the alcohol content doesn't matter: wine, beer or a mixed drink. Alcohol also increases estrogen in your bloodstream. Although we know that more than one drink per day increases risks, to date there are no studies that demonstrate...
Medical Lake planning commissioners left their regular monthly meeting Sept. 24 with some homework to do before they next get together on Oct. 28. The commission is being required by the city’s insurer to come up with and adopt a set of operating rules and procedures to be used to guide the conduct of its meetings. The Washington Cities Insurance Authority determined after a recent audit of the city that the procedures are needed, not from a financial standpoint but rather from reducing a potential liability for the city. ...
Power and police occupied some agenda time at the Cheney City Council’s Sept. 22 meeting. Council approved renewal of a contract with the Cheney School District to provide a uniformed officer as school resource officer covering all eight of the district’s school buildings and other support facilities. Terms of the contract call for the school district to compensate the city $119,468 to cover all labor, equipment travel and training expenses as well as $11,982 in annual vehicle lease payments. The district is also to pay for...
Cheney High School senior Harrison King brings a sledgehammer down on the front of the vehicle during last Friday's car smash. The car smash was a fundraiser for the senior class all-nighter, as well as part of the activities during Homecoming Week....
When it comes to fire safety in one's home, the guiding principal is almost the same as that for a successful business - location, location and location. Keeping that in mind, local fire departments want residents to remember this during the upcoming national Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4 – 10: "Hear the beep where you sleep." West Plains fire fighting organizations are joining with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to encourage people to make sure they have p...
