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CHENEY April 26 A suspicious circumstance involving a neighborhood dispute and suspected drug sale was reported in the 2400 block of University Lane. A car mirror was broken off in the 500 block of North Third Street. Malicious mischief was reported in the 400 block of North Fourth Street. Five vehicles were reported damaged. Kevin A. Broadnax, 21, was arrested at Cheney Municipal Court on a local warrant for failure to appear on a charge of driving while license suspended. Theft of an iPod was reported at Cheney High...
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By PATTY SOOY Cheney Dental Care May is not just for Mothers' Day any more. May is also National High Blood Pressure Awareness month. High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular diseases, which together form the number one killer among women in the United States. But women are not the only ones affected by hypertension (high blood pressure). Known as the “silent killer,” this condition is diagnosed in one third of American adults over the age of 20. That statistic tra...
Giving back of Pine Lodge offenders will be missed in ML Pine Lodge Correction Center for Women hosted an annual “Giving Back” charity event to distribute the money raised by offenders on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Monetary donations totaling $3,000 were distributed to charities of the offender's choice. The recipients of this year's charity give back of $500 each went to the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, Medical Lake Food Bank, YMCA Project Warm-up, Spokane AIDS Network, Friends for Children, and Rebuilding Families, Inc...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter It's hard to tell exactly how much oil is still gushing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and left a wellhead wide open. Two things are sure, however – it's a lot and it's getting worse. Official figures from the Coast Guard rose steadily over the past few weeks – beginning with none, then 1,000 barrels a day, and topping off at 5,000 barrels a day before bureaucrats admitted they had no real idea. Independent sci...
May is a very popular month it seems. A quick Google search of the month reveals May is national vinegar month, national beef month, national barbecue month, national hamburger month (that figures) national salad month, national salsa month, arthritis awareness, safety, national heritage, pet ownership and a host of other designations. Not to glom up the month with more holidays and designations, we thought it might be a good time for another designation – May is national get involved in your child's life month. For that m...
Students from the Cheney area have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Washington and Eastern Oregon University for the winter quarter, 2009-2010. To qualify for the Dean's List a student must complete at least 12 credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter. Sophomore Edward Liu, senior Kirsten Elizabeth Pardun, senior Michael Benjamin Snowden and junior Shanshan Sun, all of...
Eastern Washington University President Rodolfo Arévalo announced that Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire will be the keynote speaker at EWU's undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, June 11, at Woodward Field, on the Cheney campus. This year, 2,349 eligible undergraduate (bachelor's) and 589 eligible graduate (master's and doctoral) students have applied for graduation. Undergraduate students will begin lining up in the central mall at 8:30 a.m., and a procession into Woodward Field will begin at 9 a.m. The ceremony... Full story
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By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's District 7 has named Cheney High School Principal Tom Gresch the Administrator of the Year for 2010. Principals from the Great Northern League schools nominated Gresch, and the board of directors for District 7 awarded him the annual honor. District 7 director Russ Brown presented Gresch with the award. Brown recalled working with Gresch before he retired as Medical Lake High School principal. “Tom is a worthy, worthy recipient,” Brown sai... Full story
New wetlands regulations provide hurdle to high school courts expansion, bond construction at other schools By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake School Board was busy last Tuesday, April 27, in a broad meeting with numerous presentations and discussions covering the need for new tennis courts, wetlands mitigation and more. Superintendent Pam Veltri began the meeting with a brief hearing on the demise of I-728 funding this year, money that she said has been decreasing for years and which the district was using...
Therapeutic horse riding allows Cheney High School students to overcome challenges and develop confidence By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It was a chilly, rainy morning Thursday, April 29, so three teenagers had to stay inside the horse arena, sitting tall on the backs of their horses, issuing commands to the animals. “Back,” Lindsey Overlie said while leaning back and pulling on the reins. Her horse walked in reverse. “Walk on,” she said, and the horse continued forward. The scene could be any training session for the cou...
West Plains Jazzercise Cheney will host a special “Back in the Swing” fundraising class on May 22, during National Fitness and Sports Month. A $10 donation will be requested to participate in this special Jazzercise class. All proceeds from Jazzercise/Back in the Swing fundraising classes will be donated to the Back in the Swing organization. Jazzercise recently announced its partnership with Back in the Swing USA, a grassroots nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing awareness, access and financial sup...
The following was produced by StatePoint Media It's one of springtime's most popular activities: preparing your yard for enjoyable summertime use. However, the rising scarcity of water across the country continues to drive up the cost of landscaping and gardening. In fact, more and more states nationwide are beginning to prohibit daily watering altogether. “Fortunately, there are an increasing number of efficient approaches to home landscaping that are surprisingly easy to get started, such as mulching and installing new n...
Cheney baseball players and their parents and friends get ready to march onto the high school baseball diamond as part of Senior Day at last Saturday's regular season home finale doubleheader with Medical Lake. The Blackhawks honored 12 seniors in pre-game ceremonies. Photo by John McCallum...
Dorothy Jacobsen, age 69, of Spangle passed away April 28 in Spokane. Dorothy was born April 17, 1941 in Spokane to Franklin E. and Flora A. (Watts) Degon and was a graduate of Spangle High School, class of 1959. She was married to Alvin O. Jacobsen on July 16, 1965. Dorothy worked at Sacred Heart Hospital from 1959 to 1967 and also had an in home daycare for 30 years in the Spangle area. She also did much of the gardening and trimming at the Spangle cemetery, where she was buried. Memorial contributions may be made to the...
Grace Jackson of Cheney passed away Monday, April 26 at age 81. A memorial service will be held at Spangle Community Church Thursday, May 6 at 2 p.m....
One hundred years ago in 1910, people here and across the nation looked skyward as Halley's Comet passed near to Earth. One hundred twenty-five years ago on May 3, 1885 an earthquake rocked our region and was felt by many. Learn more about our area's history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
United Methodist Church Bring Mom to church this Sunday morning at the United Methodist Church of Cheney. Worship services this week are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Both services are spirit filled and led by the Rev. Terry Hall. Sunday school classes are at 9:45 a.m. for all ages, including one adult class that is following the “Journey Through the Bible” study. The United Methodist student group meets each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for a meal and conversation. All college age students are welcome to be a part of the fellowship. If you...
1 Years Ago May 4, 2000 The death of 21-year-old Adrian Black, a 1997 graduate of Cheney High School, remains a mystery after his body was found along a remote section of an Interstate 15 in eastern Idaho on April 23. Authorities are awaiting results of an autopsy that may lend more answers. Black, who had taken the bus to visit his mother in New Mexico, had called friends in Cheney from Rock Springs, Wyo. letting them know he was being harassed and that he wanted them to pick him up. Mike Lish of Cheney didn't have much...
The McNall family legacy continues as Jay and Sherry build their family By LUELLA DOW Contributor Jay McNall said, “My dad, Murray McNall, went to Seward, Alaska to work in a gold mine in 1937. He and some other men had their plans changed and they worked on a road at Moose Pass. In 1937 he met my mother, Betty, they were married and he brought her down to Washington in 1939.” The McNalls lived at Lind, Wash. where Betty managed a Shell station and Murray ran the “76” garage about a block away. They were friendly competi...
By HAL MEILI Of all your friends there is one like no other, the one who delivered you, called your Mother. She will teach you from day one, until her hair turns gray. You'll learn good manners and how to pray. She will love you even more when you turn ten, as a buddy, not only best friend. Later in high school, you will do your thing, face the world and test your wings. Her love will go with you as life unfolds, whether you succeed or fail in achieving your goals. When it's time to retire and the stars are overhead,...
Plant fragrances can bring joy, fond memories and honey bees By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “Fragrant plants are an added joy in happy times and gently remedial when life seems warped and tired.” L. B. Wilder, gardener Roses have a unique aroma, some very slight, some are about so-so and there are some with a strong aroma. The mid-strength and strong aromatic roses would be great for potpourri. Sweet peas are another with a special scent all their own. There are many flowers you can identify with your eyes closed by the...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter If spring rain and dust have dirtied your windows, Matt Cooper has a proposition for you. The Moses Lake native and Eastern Washington University graduate opened Cooper Window Cleaning in April, hoping to fill a hole in Cheney's business offerings. “I didn't find any other companies in Cheney and thought, you know, this would be a need for this community,” he said. After serving in the U.S. Navy and graduating from EWU with a marketing degree in 2007, Cooper worked for several companies bef...
Cleveland Park named for late Sunset Elementary teacher, ceremony also recognizes Arbor Day By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Blustery weather didn't prevent scores of former students and neighborhood residents from attending the dedication of a new city park honoring former Sunset Elementary School teacher Terry Cleveland on Saturday, May 1. Last summer's contest to label a new park in the Sunset Crossing development revealed “Cleveland Park” to be the landslide winner after city Parks and Recreation director J.C. Kennedy rec...
