Articles from the November 1, 2012 edition
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Retha Lucas
Retha Lucas away peacefully Oct. 26, 2012 in Four Lakes, Wash. at the age of 91. She was born to Fay and Hollis Dickerson March 23, 1921 in Ewan, Wash. She was third in line of... — Updated 11/1/2012 Full story
Walter J. Mayer
Walter J. Mayer, Lt. Col. USAF Retired Jan. 22, 1921-Oct. 24, 2012 Another of America's Greatest Generation warriors took his last flight Oct. 24 at Four Lakes, Wash. and finally... — Updated 11/1/2012 Full story
On family and food: The Mason Jar opens in Cheney
The mill in downtown Cheney grinds local wheat into flour, but residents can’t stop in to buy a bag for baking. “You can smell it in the air when they’re milling,” Mary... — Updated 11/1/2012 Full story
Eagles toppled from top spot
The near misses and close calls that propelled Eastern Washington to the top of Football Championship Subdivision polls finally went the other way last Saturday in Cedar City, Utah.... — Updated 11/1/2012
Lady Hawks’ state hopes end in five-game district match with Pullman
When the Cheney volleyball team looks back on 2012, first-year head coach Brianne Lowe hopes they focus on the good things, and not the what-ifs. Both of those took place last week... — Updated 11/1/2012
Baldwin hopes to take personal sting out of a tough loss
Beau Baldwin, the coach, now sports a 39-18 won-lost record at Eastern Washington University following the Eagles’ 30-27 Big Sky Conference football loss to Southern Utah Universi... — Updated 11/1/2012
Graham throws four TDs in Blackhawks’ 42-7 win over Colville
Junior quarterback Andrew Graham hasn’t done a lot of passing this season for his run-oriented Cheney team, and that held true Friday night in the regular-season finale with Colvi... — Updated 11/1/2012
Exercise can be the difference for retirees
I don’t know about you, but I find it all too easy to sometimes come up with a reason I just can’t exercise on a given day. I tell myself that my life is too crowded with work and meetings, or that I’m too tired from... — Updated 11/1/2012
Tyler Grange offers tasty meal and a heck of a deal
Have I got a deal for you! Wouldn’t it be fun to eat out Saturday night, Nov. 3? At 6 p.m. Tyler Grange #610 serves their annual free harvest dinner. “Bring your appetite and a... — Updated 11/1/2012
Three years and countless lessons
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter When I moved to Washington from Wisconsin nearly four years ago, I didn’t know how to pronounce Spokane, let alone Cheney. Now I roll my eyes every time someone says “Chaney.” I usually know... — Updated 11/1/2012
So just what have the debates accomplished?
After a month where tens of millions of citizens have watched a series of debates, what has been accomplished in the race for president? These events were presented in a number of different formats and designed to shed new light... — Updated 11/1/2012
Cheney High School September Students of the Month
Standing left to right: freshman Eloise Moore, mathematics; sophomore Trenton Riggs, language arts; junior Matt Anderson, health and fitness; senior Matt Hammerschmidt, support... — Updated 11/1/2012
Budget still a concern in MLSD
The year-end budget report for the 2011-12 school year continued difficult financial news in the Medical Lake School District. The district saw its revenues decrease by $1.5 million from 2010-11, although almost all of the... — Updated 11/1/2012
Poetry Out Loud kicks off its eighth year in Washington
On March 10, 2012, a young high school student stepped into the soft spotlight on the Rialto Theater stage in Tacoma, Wash., and said “Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and/coarse and... — Updated 11/1/2012
School facilities, farewells top Cheney School Board
The Cheney School Board hosted leaders from district schools and the cities of Cheney and Airway Heights at a roundtable discussion Oct. 24. The meeting’s top issue was facility... — Updated 11/1/2012
‘Pay It Forward’ – a new idea for funding college
SEATTLE – Imagine going to college without paying tuition up front - and committing instead to paying a small percentage of your future income so that others can do the same. This new idea has been proposed for funding a... — Updated 11/1/2012
Deputies arrest man near Silver Lake who fled I-90 Four Lakes traffic stop
Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies and the K-9 unit tracked down and apprehended a man who fled from a traffic stop on I-90 near Four Lakes Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:45 a.m. Dep. Jeff Thurman stopped a vehicle driven by... — Updated 11/1/2012
Site selection for new jail winnowed down to three
Finding a location for a new Spokane County jail site moved forward in a public meeting Thursday, Oct. 25 with the results of the qualitative analysis portion of the current Essential Public Facility siting process. The top three... — Updated 11/1/2012
Dané Standish takes over Let’s Move Cheney leadership
Dané Standish didn’t intend to pursue community health. She was just advised to take a few courses in it while waiting to get into nursing classes at Central Washington... — Updated 11/1/2012
Cheney, EWU look at city’s parking issues
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Adequate parking is often an issue in college towns. Recently, local leaders began working on addressing current and future parking issues in Cheney. The city’s Community Development Department is... — Updated 11/1/2012
CIRV program remains strong 42 years later
For the past 42 years, Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program has provided college students an alternate style of housing. Students, after first passing... — Updated 11/1/2012
Cheerleaders in training
Six-year-old Aubry Stickney from Windsor Elementary is all smiles as a member of the future Blackhawks’ cheer camp that performed at halftime of Friday night’s Cheney-Colville... — Updated 11/1/2012
Joint land use moves forward
The adoption of Spokane County’s Joint Land Use Study in Airway Heights took a large step forward Oct. 29 with the Planning Commission recommending repeal of the city’s current mixed-use ordinance. The recommendation was... — Updated 11/1/2012
Summer’s really over
Cheney streets supervisor Paul Lesser removes the summer flowers from planters along First Street Oct. 25.... — Updated 11/1/2012
Fifth District candidates Q and A
The race for the congressional 5th District House of Representatives seat was whittled down from a field of four in the Aug. 7 primary to two: Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Rich Cowan.... — Updated 11/1/2012