Articles from the May 20, 2010 edition
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Police reports 05/10 through 05/17
CHENEY May 10 Ashley N. Hart, 23, was arrested for shoplifting at Ben Franklin. Stephen A. Victor, 19, was arrested in the 200 block of West Second Street on four Spokane County warrants for minor in possession of alcohol, driving...
Of Cabbages and Kings
Rumblings and jumblings, crashes and ashes By LUELLA DOW Contributor Let's whisper, we don't want to wake up Mount St. Helens again. Some parts of the world are still experiencing earthquakes and volcanoes. For a while it seemed...
Gardening in Our Area
Planting time nears, prune and transplant bulbs while you wait for warm, clear days By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies.” Gertrude Jekyll, English author and well known...
Cheney school staff celebrates accomplishments, retirees
Employee Recognition Night honors many teachers, staff and administrators accross the school district By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Cheney School District celebrated its staff during Employee Recognition Night May 12. Seven...
MLHS student gets EWU scholarship
Stephanie Cooper of Medical Lake has been awarded a Scholastic Honors scholarship for $3,000 for the 2010-11 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to new incoming freshman who have achieved a 3.7+ GPA...
African American history expert to speak at EWU
Author Jerrelene Williamson, founding member and current president of the Spokane Northwest Black Pioneers, is visiting Eastern Washington University on Tuesday, May 25, to talk with students about her book “African Americans in...
EWU hosts first annual LGBTQ graduation
Eastern Washington University's new Pride Center is sponsoring the first annual Lavender Graduation – a cultural celebration for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioned (LGBTQ) students – from 6-8 p.m., Friday, May...
CSD meal prices to increase
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter A small meal price increase was approved and a timeline was set to appoint a new member at the May 12 meeting of the Cheney school board. Nutrition services director Brian Levy recommended the meal pr...
ML to see administrative changes in July
Headlee steps down after end of school year, Hallett principal Mueller steps up into newly defined position By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake School District will undergo some restructuring after the school year...
Letters to the editor
New uses should be found for shuttles beyond retirement I could be dead wrong here – again, as many of my lowlife friends frequently remind me on other matters – but something just doesn't add up in retiring the space...
Remember Mount St. Helens? Thanks but no thanks
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor OK, I give. Where was I when the mountain blew? I was in a dorm room at Eastern Washington University. The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helen's isn't something I tend to look back on fondly – or at...
In Our Opinion: When is too much information a bad thing?
TMI. No, it's not the latest malady or dysfunction that can be treated with a drug that lists three paragraphs of side effects and suggests consulting your doctor to see if it's right for you. Rather in today's lingo it's short...
Mount St. Helens Remebrance
Where were you when the mountain blew? Thirty years since Mount St. Helens By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Anybody who's lived in Eastern Washington for years, will never forget where they were when the mountain blew, 30 years ago...
Ninth District Rep. Susan Fagan to hold second tele-town hall meeting on May 25
Ninth District residents are invited to take part in Rep. Susan Fagan's tele-town hall meeting Tuesday, May 25, at 6:50 p.m. “For people who are unfamiliar with the term, a tele-forum is very similar to a radio call-in talk...
Pederson resigns as West Plains Chamber director
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Matthew Pederson stepped down as executive director of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce at the end of April after two and a half years in the position. Pederson, who also sits on the Airway...
Lance Hill resident arrested by SWAT team
By BECKY THOMAS Staff reporter Public concern stirred in Cheney Monday morning as a SWAT vehicle and several Spokane County Sheriff's vehicles rolled into town on First Street. They drove out the other side of town and blocked...
Yellowstone expert shares adventures with Medical Lake book club
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Three fur trappers – one with severe wounds to his hip and thigh, another who has lost his pants – walk 220 miles through the wilderness with no food after being attacked by Blackfoot Indians....
Volunteers and county money will help return services to Fish Lake
Commissioners tap fund intended to hook up park with Cheney water By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter This summer, outdoor enthusiasts at Fish Lake County Park won't have to cut their day short just because nature calls. The bathrooms...
Many Fairchild air base projects schedule for this year
Construction slated to begin soon on new fitness center, other base developments; verdict stalled on new tanker By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Fairchild Air Force Base will move on several construction projects this year but is e...
Cheney mural to be unveiled at this Saturday's Mayfest
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney's mural was completed many months ago, but sat in storage waiting on final payments from an organization that no longer exists. Now, thanks to two Cheney area residents, the mural will finally...
Cheney hires Lucas as new senior planner
Maps led Oregon State University graduate into the planning field By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Brett Lucas is Cheney's new planner. He took over the position early this month after former senior planner Elisa Rodriguez resigned....