Articles from the November 15, 2012 edition
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Fall brought back some good times for Medical Lake sports
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter This past Monday was one of both wonderment and reflection for Medical Lake High School athletics director Chris Spring. On a day spent away from the office, but not from work, Spring got to enjoy... — Updated 11/21/2012
Eastern rallies past Cal Davis, 31-28
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter As UC Davis head football coach Bob Biggs approached the final road game of his long career with the Aggies he knew his team needed to get the big... — Updated 11/21/2012
EWU mens’ basketball 2012-13 More mystery may await Hayford in season two
In his first season as the head coach of the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, Jim Hayford entered some relatively uncharted territory in moving from Division... — Updated 11/21/2012
Third quarter miscues end Blackhawks’ run
When you’re playing the top-ranked team in the state, you can’t afford to make mistakes – especially deep in your own territory. That proved to be the downfall for the Cheney... — Updated 11/21/2012
Saluting our veterans
Students in Medical Lake High School’s Junior ROTC program performed a drill routine at the Veterans Day program Thursday, Nov. 8. See more photos of the concert on page... — Updated 11/15/2012
Airway Heights comp plan review refines visions, issues, goals
The Airway Heights Planning Commission continued its work on chapter three of the city’s comprehensive plan, which focuses on community issues, visions and goals. At its Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting, the commission reviewed its work... — Updated 11/15/2012
A concert for the veterans
Medical Lake High School put on a show Thursday, Nov. 8 in the auditorium. The high school’s Wind Ensemble (above), Windborne Singers (below), and Jazz Band performed in a... — Updated 11/15/2012
50 years of James Bond’s enduring legacy
We all have our own ways of moving on from an election like we saw last week. My way? See a James Bond movie. I’m not a diehard James Bond fan, but the latest movie, Skyfall, is by far one of the best in the franchise. Over the... — Updated 11/15/2012
Pot legalization leaves questions unanswered
Leave it to a progressive state like Washington to do something that bucks the system. Last week voters passed a referendum granting same-sex marriages, becoming one of three states to do so by popular vote. Not to be out done,... — Updated 11/15/2012
Hallett Elementary announces students winning awards in October 2012
This month Hallett Hawks are focusing on the school’s guidelines for successful behavior. These include: Having a positive attitude, always doing their best, working together and knowing the rules. The following students who earn... — Updated 11/15/2012
Teaching and learning in the modern classroom: Cheney’s new middle schools
Teaching team moves walls for education By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter After two months of classes in the Cheney School District’s two new middle schools, teachers are finding... — Updated 11/15/2012
Other events much closer to nuclear war than Cuba
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter If as retired Soviet military expert analyst Dr. Steve Schwalbe says, and the Cuban Missile Crisis was not the take-the-world-to-the-brink-total... — Updated 11/15/2012
Officials come together for Scablands project
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Sometimes, separate but similar people sit around in separate but similar rooms talking about how they can separately reach the exact same goals. When it comes to promoting the outdoor recreation... — Updated 11/15/2012
Service honor
Cheney High School senior Jessica Kumar presents teacher Randy Hunt with a flower in honor of his service during a Veterans Day ceremony last Thursday. Flowers were presented to... — Updated 11/15/2012
Six teens injured on Betz Road
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Speed and narcotics may have led to an accident just north of Cheney that sent six Cheney High School students to area hospitals Friday night. Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies received a call about 10:16... — Updated 11/15/2012
Council passes pot moratorium
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Fearing what city attorney Nathan Smith termed as “unintended consequences” from the recent legalization of marijuana by state voters the Cheney City Council unanimously passed a six-month emergency... — Updated 11/15/2012