Articles from the April 21, 2011 edition
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An ever growing need
Donations lag behind demand as Medical Lake Food Bank struggles to feed increasing number of clients while continuing its quest to secure a new location in town By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The numbers tell the story. Last...
Encroachment issues resurface around Fairchild Air Force Base
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter City of Airway Heights officials may raise encroachment concerns if Spokane County sells surplus land near the Geiger Spur. Earlier this month Spokane County commissioners learned that two unnamed...
Skate park to remain closed
Medical Lake City Council awaits outcome of Spokane County Sheriff's Office investigation into racist graffiti By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake City Council discussed Tuesday whether the city's skate park should...
Cheney schools declare financial emergency
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter While teacher pink slips are not in the forecast, the financial future for the Cheney School District is at least partly cloudy. Cheney has joined the growing list of Washington state school...
Looking Back
1 Years Ago April 26, 2001 Concerns about Medical Lake public safety services to keep pace with growth took center stage at the planning commission's most recent meeting. The issues arose over the new Fox Ridge subdivision on the...
EWU student selected for Nethercutt Foundation's 2011 Fellowship program
Eastern Washington University sophomore Dakotta Williams, a government major from Goldendale, Wash., is one of nine students from five different states chosen for the George Nethercutt Foundation's 2011 Fellowship Program. With...
Cheney to begin selling EcoGreen May 7
Saturday, May 7, Cheney compost customers can load up their “black gold” between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the city's wastewater treatment plant, 119 Anderson Road. EcoGreen is a nutrient-rich material created using the solid res...
Cheney Faith Center lends hands to homeowners in need
Hands to Hearts program offers volunteer labor to residents who need help tackling home projects By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter For the past year and a half Chris Segroves has been quietly leading groups of volunteers around Cheney...
Second Annual P.E.A.C.H Community Farm Country fair coming April 30
Green grass, young flowers, runners training for Bloomsday – signs of spring are here and P.E.A.C.H. Community Farm is ready to celebrate with their second annual country fair on Saturday, April 30. “Last year was a rollicking goo...
Ice Age Floods Institute lecture, field trip highlight area geology
The Ice Age Floods Institute, Cheney-Spokane Chapter, is sponsoring a free public lecture Thursday, April 28. “Cheney-Palouse Scabland Tract From Top to Bottom,” will take place at 7 p.m., Room 135 at the Science Building on Eas...
Churches
United Methodist Church Hallelujah, Christ is Risen! Please join us as we celebrate the risen Savior on Easter morning at the United Methodist Church. The celebration of Easter will begin at 7 a.m. with an early worship service on...
Mothering group forms region-wide friendships and support network
‘Mommy and Me' seeks to provide assistance by arranging a variety of activities for families By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Every day dozens of moms around the Spokane area meet up with kids in tow, maintaining a network of s...
Gardening in Our Area
Give kids the gardening bug with easy projects By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “They tell us that plants are perishable, soulless creatures, that only man is immortal, but this, I think, is something that we know very nearly n...
Violet Jeanne (Chew) Dong
Violet Jeanne (Chew) Dong, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, left this earth life on April 15, 2011. She was born on March 24, 1917 in Red Bluff, Calif. to Chew Siu Lim and N.G. Shee (Canton, China)....
Perry Ahlf
It is our deepest sorrow to announce the unexpected passing of Perry Ahlf (age 67) on April 14, 2011. Perry was born Dec. 28, 1943 to Bud (Eugene) and Eleanor Ahlf and was a graduate of Medical Lake High School, class of 1962....
Nelson Cordill
A lifetime resident of Amber, Wash., Nelson Albert Cordill passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 28, 2011 at the age of 87 with his loving family at his side. He was born Sept. 1, 1923 at Rodna, Wash., to Leonard C. Cordill and...
Cards collect wild snow-delayed baseball win
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The hot bats came out on a cold, cold day this past Monday for Medical Lake's baseball team, extending the Cardinals' winning streak to two. Following an 8-2 non-league victory over Northwest Christia...
Cheney girls' tennis knocks off Rogers
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Rust, weather and fatigue proved to be just as much challenges for the Cheney High girls' tennis team last week as their human opponents. The Blackhawks went 1-2 in match play, losing a pair of Great...
Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove awarded for decades of power work
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove has worn several different hats through the years. At last week's Cheney City Council meeting, he donned one he doesn't usually wear: he was taken aback, bowled over, at a...
Eastern's Hayford introduces new assistant basketball coaches
Craig Fortier, Craig Ehlo added, Shantay Legans retained FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS Jim Hayford is hoping winning coaches develop winning players on the court. The new Eastern Washington University head men's basketball coach announ...
Medical Lake's softball team ends successful week with victory
Cards top N.W. Christian, earn Great Northern League split with East Valley By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter There may indeed be a glimmer of light at the end of the softball tunnel for Medical Lake. After weeks of watching leads...
Blackhawk girls fall to East Valley in Great Northern track duel meet
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Like their male counterparts the Cheney girls' track and field team wasted little time getting back into the swing of competition following a 12-day layoff over spring break. Thursday April 14 the...