Articles from the December 24, 2015 edition
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Changes in Cheney's electrical rates, billing processes coming
Cheney power users — current and future — have some changes in store for them in 2016. Due to City Council passage of a utility fees resolution at their Dec. 8 meeting, Cheney Light Department residential users will see a 6... — Updated 12/24/2015
West Plains Scoreboard
BASKETBALL Boy’s Hawks Box Cheney 10 17 11 11 – 49 Lakeland 18 16 23 6 – 63 Jones 13, Hardt 2, Graham 1, Johnson 6, West 5, Felix 0, Worthem 12, Reiter 2, Wichman 8. Cards Box 1 2 3 4 Total Chewelah 2 15 6 11 34 Medical Lake... — Updated 12/23/2015
Eastern men roll over University of Denver
The Eastern Washington men’s basketball team will use an important road victory over the University of Denver Pioneers Dec. 20 to hopefully propel them into the Big Sky Conference season, which also starts away from home. Behind... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cardinal girls appear to be closing gap
If the end of the week is any indicator, a turnaround might be at hand for the Medical Lake girl’s basketball team. Struggling as of late, the Cardinals lost 41-27 Dec. 15 at... — Updated 12/23/2015
Sports Week
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Dec. 31, EWU at Northern Colorado, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, EWU at North Dakota, 12:05 p.m. Women... — Updated 12/23/2015
EWU women fall to BSU
Despite shooting over 50 percent, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team fell to visiting Boise State, 84-79, Dec. 21 at Reese Court. Hayley Hodgins led Eastern in scoring with 27 points. Ashli Payne scored... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cheney gymnastics wins first meet
The Cheney High gymnastics team won their first meet of the season, Dec. 16, with 135.35 points. The other teams that competed at the meet were Ferris, Lewis and Clark, Shadle Park and North Central. In the all-around scoring,... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cheney earns hoop split at Lakeland
In their final game before the Christmas break, the Cheney boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Rathdrum, Idaho, Dec. 21 to take on the 3A classification Lakeland High School, earning a split against the Hawks. The Lady Blac... — Updated 12/23/2015
How the Seattle Seahawks got their groove back
Christmas came early for Seattle Seahawks fans. Despite a rocky 4-4 start to the 2015 regular season, the Seahawks bounced back to a 9-5 record, including the recent 30-13 win over the Cleveland Browns, to clinch a wild card spot... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cheney defeats Medical Lake in nonleague dual
It was another busy week for the Cheney High wrestling team who earned a nonleague victory over West Plains rival Medical Lake, 43-33, Dec. 15, and had four wrestlers finish in the top 5 at the Cadet Classic, Dec. 19 in Yakima.... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cardinals reach early season goal at break
The Medical Lake boys team closed out the 2015 portion of their basketball season with a check mark on one of its major goals for the season. The Cardinals scored a pair of easy win... — Updated 12/23/2015
Trevor Babcock qualifies for state in 100 freestyle
The Cheney High boys swim team rebounded last week to pick up a couple of wins at home, Dec. 15, defeating Prosser (133-18) and Grandview (113-43). Individual places from the meet were not available as of press time. Head coach... — Updated 12/23/2015
Kupp collects 2015 Walter Payton Award
Cooper Kupp might just have to have an addition to his trophy case when he has his first house. Eastern Washington University's sure-handed junior wide receiver secured arguably... — Updated 12/23/2015
West Plains Briefs
Feed Cheney Dec. 28 Feed Cheney this month will be Monday Dec. 28 at the Wren Pierson Community Center from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. A free hot dinner and free groceries will be provided to families and individuals at 615 Fourth St.,... — Updated 12/23/2015
Churches
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church has scheduled a Christmas Eve candlelight service for 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 24. The program will include lighting of the Advent wreath, traditional Christmas carols interspersed... — Updated 12/23/2015
Velvo Mayre (Lucas) Miller
Velvo Mayre (Lucas) Miller, age 101, passed away Nov. 2, 2015. She was delivered by a country doctor on Nov. 4, 1913 in Lentner, Mo., in her paternal grandparent’s house. She passed away peacefully two days before she would have... — Updated 12/23/2015 Full story
Looking Back
10 Years Ago Dec. 29, 2005 Following a public hearing, the Medical Lake Planning Commission approved Studio Cascade's plan to subdivide 11 acres of land along State Route 902 to... — Updated 12/23/2015
Coloring the season
Four of the five winners of the Cheney Post Office's annual Christmas coloring contest are pictured above. From left to right are Tre Burks-Jenkins (age 9), Hans Allestad (age 6),... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cheney council makes short work of year's final meeting
The Cheney City Council needed just one minute — if even that much — to do business at the final meeting of 2015 on Dec. 22. With just four of seven members present, council members Doug Nixon, Ryan Gaard and Graeme Webster... — Updated 12/23/2015
Stockings with care
Cleone's Closet Thrift Store in Airway Heights helped spread a little needed Christmas cheer on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by distributing stockings full of goodies to their food bank... — Updated 12/23/2015
News Briefs
Spokane County releases holiday schedule In observance of the Christmas holiday, all Spokane County administrative offices will close on Thursday, Dec. 24 at noon and will remain closed through Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Sever... — Updated 12/23/2015
Avista announces $505,000 in seasonal donations
Avista Corporation and the Avista Foundation announced in a Dec. 21 news release that they are giving a total of $505,000 to non-profit organizations in the company’s service territories in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and... — Updated 12/23/2015
A grand fill up
The Cheney Fire Department presented a $2,304.68 check to the Spokane chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association as part of the national firefighter's Fill the Boot fundraising... — Updated 12/23/2015
Cheney commissioners hear prejudice claims at hearing
The Dec. 14 meeting of the Cheney Planning Commission may have marked the first time the word “jihadi” has ever been used in local municipal proceedings. The commission held a public hearing at the meeting as a requirement of... — Updated 12/23/2015
ML council adopts budget over pay raise objections
The Medical Lake City Council adopted its 2016 budget at their final meeting in 2015 on Dec. 15, but not before a little rearranging of their agenda. The council voted to move consideration of the second reading of the city’s... — Updated 12/23/2015