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When a new business opens in town, it can be very exciting meeting the new owners and seeing what type of products are being offered. When three new businesses of the same type are opening within a month, it is inevitable people perk up their ears to learn what the deal is. Such is the case this past month as Cheney has become host to three new shops specializing in vapor and e-cigarettes. There is a significant buzz surrounding the act of “vaping” and people are on all sides of the opinion spectrum. Using e-cigarettes can...
There has been a growing habit among travelers of checking for any fussy infants before boarding a flight, or overhearing a conversation of someone talking loudly on a cell phone in line for coffee. These scenarios are often viewed as annoyances and nothing more. Often people don’t acknowledge the ability of hearing as ability at all. It is an ingrained natural skill over 80 percent of the American population take for granted, according to the Center of Hearing and Communication in New York. Of the roughly 38 million A...
Reasonable drivers know to turn into the blowout when your tire pops on the road. The next step however, changing said tire, can be a challenge few have experience completing. Puncturing a tire while driving is an inevitable circumstance of owning and operating a vehicle. Cheney’s Jay McNall is eliminating the hesitation to learn how to solve such a problem, along with other tasks, that car owners should have in their arsenal of knowledge. McNall has had plenty of experience teaching others basic car maintenance. He taught t...
Eastern Washington University will dedicate two days in May for students to present during a multidisciplinary symposium. The event allows students to present original works to a group of around 130 faculty advisors and mentors. The symposium provides graduate and undergraduate students with an academic setting where they can showcase their work to people experienced in their fields of study. The Student Research and Creative Works Symposium is an exceptional occasion in that the participants cover a vast range of colleges...
The salmon colored walls and outdated booths of the former café at 24 West First St. were minor challenges for the building's new owners. Though the integrity remains for the most part unchanged, LaShay Germain and her husband Lonnie have taken on the heavy task of rejuvenating the former diner into a standout burger and seafood restaurant. "We wanted to start small," Germain said of her first venture into a sit down eatery. However she is not unfamiliar with the business of...
As founder and executive director for Sustainable Obtainable Solutions, Gloria Flora uses her 22- years of experience in the Forest Service to inform and motivate locals to move toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Flora delivered the keynote address for EWU’s first “Start Something Green: Sustainability Symposium” Feb. 25. While she addressed an audience of students, faculty and staff, Flora told them that it’s important to live a sustainable lifestyle now as the best course to secure a healthy and safe lifestyle for future...
Eastern Washington University is hosting a memorial service for the two students killed early last Friday morning in an accident on Highway 195. Nancy Zepeda Zarate, 21 and Ashley Gonzales, 21, were not wearing seatbelts and declared deceased at the scene of the accident according to the Washington State Patrol report. Erica Polito Mosso, 21, another EWU student was transported by MedStar to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Carmen Gomez Villalpando, 22, was treated for her injuries at Whitman Hospital and has been released....
We no longer rely on leeches and bloodletting to cure diseases, or regard convulsions and hysteria as symptoms of possession or witchcraft. Science has allowed for progress in medicine to go beyond these medieval practices. One practice that is still going strong however, possibly even gaining in popularity, is acupuncture. The arguments for or against the validity of acupuncture as a medicinal alternative to cure aliments ranging from chronic migraines and back pain to insomnia, is inconclusive at best, but for Cheney’s n...
Nobody likes going to the dentist. Everyone knows that, even Dr. Marshall Gibbs who recently acquired the former Stockton & Gibbs Dentistry practice. Gibbs is fully aware of the distaste folks have about getting their teeth looked at, but that is a perception he would like to see change after patients visit him. "My whole focus is, what can we do for patients," Gibbs said about his vision for the practice. He plans on having a practice that is "tailored around patients and...
The West Plains is an area that prides itself on it's sense of community and dedication to values. This dedication was reiterated when SCOPE announced the 2013 award recipients this past November. Cheney and Medical Lake both lay claim to exemplary volunteers this year. Brian Gemmell who works the Cheney/Eastern Washington University area and Keith Harland in Medical Lake and Espanola both received "Volunteer of the Year" awards. Gemmell was just looking to do some community s...
This July, Eastern Washington University will sadly discharge its current president after eight years of dedication to the school. Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo announced his retirement from the university last Friday. Under Arévalo’s tenure as president, the Cheney campus has seen many changes. The Inferno’s blazing red turf at Roos field, a much-needed new dorm, a renovated and upgraded Patterson Hall and an immaculate student recreation center were all contributions under Arévalo’s residence as president. The shoes Arévalo...
Someone is a groom, someone is a girl and someone else may or may not be a hooker. Slamming a few more doors always clarifies sticky situations- like waking up in bed on your wedding day with a woman who is not your fiancé. The small cast of the StageWest production “A Perfect Wedding” did their best with the limited space they have in the Parish Hall of Emmanuel Lutheran church on Elm Street. Some of the blocking was missed due to structural obstacles and probably a lack of options allowed within the space. The most rede...
They may not be rock stars, but the members of the West Plains Community Orchestra have a passion for their music that is undeniable. Since it's inception last spring the group has really shown progress and ability to incorporate new members and compensate if there is a lack of diversity in instruments. At their most recent practice in the Eastern Washington University music hall, the orchestra had violins, flutes, clarinets and even a bassoon, which blended together filled...
Merriam-Webster defines the Third World as the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world. With clean running water, daily access to technology and coffee stands in abundant supply it is nearly impossible to compare the United States to the Third World by this definition alone. One who would liken the U.S. to a Third World country is Dr. Keith Quincy, a former professor from Eastern Washington University, who has released a book arguing against the recent idea that...
Only interior details and outdoor aesthetics are left for the Eastern Washington University remodel project that is in its third year of construction. Finally professors, students and administrators can see the goal line, the long awaited reopening of Patterson Hall will come just in time for winter quarter. "It sure looks good," Jim Moeller, senior project manager for Eastern Washington University said during a walkthrough of the building. Material and labor shortages,...
Most people think loud and excited children are the worst part of flying. For flight 1225, the plane is full of exactly those types of children who are all flying where every child wishes they could spend a day, the North Pole. Aside from it's destination, flight 1225 is a once a year event put on by Northwest North Pole Adventures, commonly called Spokane Fantasy Flight. "This is an opportunity to create a memory that will last a lifetime," Steve Paul, CEO and President of...
Between the constant bustle and inevitable stress the holidays can bring it can be easy to let the bells of the Salvation Army become background noise and the need for those less fortunate to fall on occupied ears, the Cheney Junior Rodeo Association however remains determined. Since June of this year the Junior Rodeo has partnered with the Time of Remembrance group- who support the families of our fallen heroes, to raise awareness and funds that are split between the two groups. “We try to help the vets out as a group,” She...
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, perhaps even a bit sweeter when they come from the recently honored Chet's Flowers of Cheney. A month ago a package arrived at the door of this local shop containing an award from the international flower delivery service FTD, Chet's had been selected as one of the top 1,000 florists out of the over 40,000 national florists and floral shops that partner with FTD. "We'd been having a rough day," said Becky Jeffries who runs the...
