Articles from the October 6, 2016 edition
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Spilker receives 'My Teacher Rocks' award, class gets pizza party
Hallett Elementary School students in Cheryl Spilker's fifth-grade class got a surprise last Thursday - a pizza party. The class was awarded a party after the efforts of their class... — Updated 10/6/2016
Thinking ahead on the budget
The Cheney City Council’s Sept. 19 budget workshop wasn’t so much about crunching numbers, but more about what Mayor Tom Trulove described as “looking to the future at things we should be worrying about.” Department heads were as... — Updated 10/6/2016
Churches
Cheney Community Church The annual Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child (OCC) project is on the horizon. This year, Cheney Community Church will serve as the relay collection center for the West Plains. Shoebox gifts will be... — Updated 10/6/2016
Trump is a dangerous pigeon
As ethologist Konrad Lorenz wrote in his classic 1963 book, “On Aggression,” we humans are closer to prey than predator — but that makes us more dangerous in some terrible ways. A “real” carnivore very rarely kills members o... — Updated 10/6/2016
Development of a Ragin' Granny
Margie Heller is not a grandmother, at least not yet. And besides, you don't need to be a grandmother to be a member of the Ragin' Grannies, a grassroots protest group that draws... — Updated 10/6/2016
Kathleen Winters
Kathleen was born in Baker City, Ore. Jan. 28, 1929, to Erma and Ray White. She was raised in the Oregon towns of Bridgeport, Sumpter and Baker. As an only child, Kathleen had many... — Updated 10/6/2016
Realizing interconnectedness will foster better solutions
I do research and vote according to my conscience as someone must fill these government offices or we would have complete anarchy. However, I also recognize that changing leaders and parties in and of itself will not resolve our... — Updated 10/6/2016
Check facts before relying on, promoting 'use of force' beliefs
It is estimated that annually, police in the U.S. have 385,000,000 contacts with the public and make 11,205,833 arrests, in which 48,315 police officers are seriously injured and 990 people are killed by police. According to the... — Updated 10/6/2016
Grocery Outlet donates $1,000 in food to Airway Heights Baptist Church
The ribbon cutting ceremony was not the only special occasion during Grocery Outlet's Sept. 29 soft opening. Moments before Grocery Outlet owner Dylan Hartung cut the ribbon, he... — Updated 10/6/2016
Medical Lake Middle School PACE Winners
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for September. September's trait is respect. Students received... — Updated 10/6/2016
October brings awareness to breast, lung cancers
October is known for Halloween and cooler weather, but it is also known as a month for awareness of breast and liver cancers. Chances are we’ll see pink ribbons on numerous products at the grocery store. We’ll also see pink dur... — Updated 10/6/2016
I wonder what Bob Winkle and Dick Hoover would be thinking?
What’s that they say about people who live in glass houses should not it throw stones? It’s been interesting the past several days to watch once again the media coverage of Don... — Updated 10/6/2016
Political class self-interest is obvious in presidential choices
I’m not sure who scares me the most. Hillary Clinton and her history of lies and criminal activities or Donald Trump and, his self worship and incoherent rantings. What I do know is that the political class failed us big time in g... — Updated 10/6/2016
CHS Homecoming
Cheney High School celebrated its annual Homecoming Week. There were several activities through the week leading up to the Cheney Blackhawks' Homecoming game against East Valley.... — Updated 10/6/2016
Medical Lake School District focuses on building multi-tiered support system
In 2015, the Medical Lake School District received a five-year Department of Defense Education Activity grant that will help staff support the social and emotional, as well as the academic, needs of its military students. The... — Updated 10/6/2016
CMA cancels Oct. 7 Homecoming event
A social event aimed at parents visiting this weekend for Homecoming at Eastern Washington University has been cancelled by the sponsoring Cheney Merchants Association. A reception... — Updated 10/6/2016
Zak Designs celebrates 40 years in business
When the Walt Disney Company came looking for someone to provide printed items to help market their movie, "Dick Tracy," back in the early 1990s, there was a catch. To get the... — Updated 10/6/2016
News Briefs
Cheney firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ to support fight against muscle-debilitating diseases Members of the Cheney Fire Department L1919 are set to kick off the firefighter’s annual “Fill the Boot” fundraising campaign to help the... — Updated 10/6/2016
Queens in a row
Cheney High School 2016 Homecoming queen Asiamay Diaz (center) is flanked by 2015 queen Tera Phelan (right) and Katie (McKeehan) Van Blokland, who was crowned in 1966. Van Blokland... — Updated 10/6/2016
Eastmark files notice of application on Fisher Building renovation
The city of Cheney’s planning department has issued a notice of application and State Environmental Protection Act review checklist for remodeling of the Cheney School Districts’ Fisher Building. The application was issued Sep... — Updated 10/6/2016
Re-code
One may not realize that there are two different zip codes in the Airway Heights city limits. One is Airway Heights, WA 99001, serving the majority of the city. The other is Spokane, WA 99224, which is for properties in the... — Updated 10/6/2016
Burn the Bear
Cheney Fire Department Lt. Tim Steiner tosses the effigy of Eastern Washington University's Homecoming opponent - the Northern Colorado Bears - into the flames at Sunday's bonfire... — Updated 10/6/2016
Curbside recycling is well received in ML
It’s been over a year since the city of Medical Lake implemented curbside recycling and things seem to be going well. “I haven’t heard any complaints lately,” City Administrator Doug Ross said. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t comp... — Updated 10/6/2016
Building community
Eastern Washington University student Brian Rebar's opening song at the Sept. 26 Feed Cheney in Sutton Park couldn't have been more appropriate for the community-building event:... — Updated 10/6/2016
AH City Council awards bid for well drilling project
The Airway Heights City Council went through several housekeeping items at its Oct. 3 meeting. In action items, council awarded a bid in the amount of $322,483.48 to Blue Star Enterprises Northwest, Inc. for drilling and testing... — Updated 10/6/2016