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Milfoil has been an issue at Silver Lake for many years and property owners now will have a chance to alleviate it. At an April 29 meeting at St. Anne’s Parish in Medical Lake, Bruce Bruscia, a member of the ASLO (Associated Silver Lake Owners) announced that property owners received a permit from the Washington state Department of Ecology that will allow for the application of Clearcast herbicide to 150 acres of the lake. Clearcast is classified as practically nontoxic to birds, fish, algae and aquatic invertebrate and h...
Marjorie Jean Anderson of Gig Harbor Wash., passed away April 12, 2015. She was 86. Beloved daughter of the late Sophus and Hazel Anderson of Kalispell Mont. Devoted wife of 57 years to the late Robert (Bob) B. Anderson. Loving mother of Robert (Bruce) B. Anderson (Ellise) of Washougal Wash. and Kathryn Snider (Keith) of Gig Harbor Wash. Sister of Barbara Shern (Richard) of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Loving Grandmother of Richard Snider (Jaime), Jacob Snider (Yolanda), Larissa... Full story
Longtime resident of Medical Lake, Wash., Reynaldo Alvarado Sr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday May 3 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born to Regino and Juanita Alvarado in Mathis Texas on Oct. 30, 1932, he was one of 10 siblings. Rey served his country proudly during the Korean War. He met the love of his life Carmen in Mathis and soon after they married. They started a family and moved to Moses Lake in 1964 where they called home... Full story
Cheney Community Church This evening, Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m., Cheney Community Church will host a National Day of Prayer gathering. Prayer will focus on our local, state and national governments and leaders; the military; our schools and educators; and families. The public is invited to attend. “The effective prayer . . . can accomplish much.” James 5:16. The “Celebrate Recovery” group meets each Tuesday evening 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Men’s breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at 8 a.m. Middle school an...
Where do you find all the happy, friendly people you see in Cheney? Try Chryssee Pettit. Chryssee tells me she grew up in Reardan and Pomeroy. She said, "I always wanted to help people in the medical field. I wanted to help the patients to feel better and get the right care. In my junior and senior years of high school, I was in Running Start. After that, I went to both community colleges in Spokane and graduated. I did manicures and pedicures as a fallback on a medical...
CHENEY April 27 Second-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of G Street. A bicycle was taken. Financial fraud was reported on the 400 block of North Fourth Street. Victim attempted to file a tax return only to find one had already been filed. A set of keys was turned in to the Cheney Police Department. A black purse was found on the 500 block of First Street. A 14-year-old female was arrested for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence on the 200 block of North Eleventh Street. April 28 Police assisted the Spokane...
Currently our U.S. Supreme Court is considering same-sex marriage while its Citizens United decision contributes to our huge inequality of wealth by influencing elections. Since both issues have religious implications, we should remember from the Bible that Jesus said nothing about homosexuality but said tons about love, wealth and poverty. Norm Luther Spokane...
For those of us who saw and witnessed that T-54 North Vietnamese Army tank crash into the gate of what was left of the U.S Embassy on today’s April 30, 1975, well, let’s just say the world changed. I remember well the statement of a very senior officer serving in MACV said at the last tactical briefing at the Embassy. It was the end of so-called “Vietnamization” of the war when he stated the problem was that the enemy was led by the George Washington of the NVA — and we got stuck with all the Benedict Arnolds. There wer...
Bring up Washington, D.C. these days and it can elicit, among others things, a gag reflex. But that’s the D.C. we all know from the media who report the dysfunctional connection associated with the city that is central to virtually all things government in this nation. Defining “the other Washington,” is an important distinction. Our Washington is arguably of course God’s Country, while that other Washington consists of massive monolithic structures, which, when you see the...
It’s that time of year when young athletes are preparing for the next stage in their sports careers. High school athletes who are fortunate enough to get to play at the college level will sign — or have already signed — their letters of intent to universities that have recruited them. The NFL finished its 2015 draft and 256 college football players from across the country will get an opportunity to play pro football this season. There are also college athletes who played basketball, baseball or other sports hoping to conti...
Hallett Elementary third graders were the first to begin the one-mile course for the school's May 1 "Wow Now Fund Run." All grade levels raised $11,632.34 for Halllet's Associated Student Body....
The Medical Lake Middle School continues to make progress on helping students with disabilities that are struggling with reading and math. Back in September, Medical Lake Superintendent Tim Ames explained that the middle school was identified as a “Focus” school and that 20 students with disabilities did not meet expectations in reading and math in state assessment exams. In the last sixth months, middle school principal Sylvia Campbell, staff and administration have been researching different ways and methods to help stu...
The Cheney School Board moved quickly through a light agenda at its meeting last Wednesday, April 29. The board unanimously approved three items of old business, accepting adoption recommendations by staff of revisions to a pair of existing policies, and approving a new policy for “Open Government Trainings.” Language in policy No. 1440 on “Minutes” was amended to ensure any meeting where an audio or video recording is made, and the minutes of that meeting were transcribed verbatim, that the recording must be retaine...
Starting next school year, Medical Lake School District teachers will have some extra time to prepare for their workweek. At its April 28 meeting, the Medical Lake school board approved an agreement to provide release time for staff for professional development days for the 2015-16 academic year. Superintendent Tim Ames said the proposal for release time came from staff feedback through surveys and meetings. “We clearly heard the message, ‘the resource you can give us is more time,’” Ames said. Under the agreement, all sch...
The Gardeners of Cheney and the Kiwanis Club has selected the yard of Christie Hoffman, 213 N. Third St., as the May Yard of the Month. Hoffman will receive a $25 gift certificate for gardening supplies from Jarms Hardware. From left to right: Paige Cushman, Finn Cushman, Gardeners of Cheney representative Betty Ray, Christie Hoffman and Kiwanis representative Pat Isbell....
Cheney gardening meeting The Gardeners of Cheney Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, at the Sessions Community Center. John Taves will speak about vertical gardening. Feed Medical Lake May 11 Feed Medical Lake is having serving taco salad, refried beans, Mexican coleslaw and churros for this month’s free meal, Monday, May 11 from 5-6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church. There will also be free groceries and door prizes. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Joanna Williams at (509) 714-11150. MLHS blo... Full story
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter The Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department has projects on its agenda but paying for them is one of the obstacles that prevented them from being completed. That could change, however, with the department getting a new revenue source. At its May 4 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council passed the first reading of Ordinance C-852, which amends the city’s municipal code to designate the admissions tax as a funding source for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. According to the ord...
The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute has several events coming up May 8-9. First, Dr. Gene Kiver will present a free, public lecture on Friday, May 8, at Eastern Washington University’s JFK Library’s auditorium on one of Washington’s most spectacular canyons — the Grand Coulee. The lecture runs from 7 – 9 p.m., and is sponsored by Jackie Scholz, State Farm Insurance in Cheney, and the EWU Department of Geology. Contact Melanie Bell at (509) 954-4242 or iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com for more information. Sa...
The Gardeners of Cheney’s annual “Spring Plant Sale” will be held Saturday, May 16, at Mitchell’s Harvest Foods from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Raffle baskets, garden perennial flowers, vegetables, containers plants and shrubs are for sale. Proceeds will be used to fund local scholarships....
Airway Heights Parks, Recreation and Community Services supervisor Andy Gardner (right) talks to several youth about the importance of Arbor Day before they begin planting a tree at Cleveland Park, April 24....
The new features and improvements for Sunset Park keep coming. At its May 4 meeting, The Airway Heights City Council approved the purchase of two new monument signs for the park for the price of $3,913.20. The purchasing of new signs came from resident feedback, as well as concerns about the current state of the park’s signs. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director J.C. Kennedy said staff plans to place one sign at King Street and the other at Lawson Street. He hopes to have them in the park before the May 23 g...
While overall tonnage was down, volunteerism at this year’s Cheney Clean Sweep was at an all-time high. The eighth annual community clean up day had 300 individuals ranging from young to old and from college students to long-time residents taking part in patrolling the city streets, fields and parks looking for debris. Public Works Director Todd Ableman said this year there weren’t many areas identified by the city as problem areas requiring special clean up focus, so volunteers didn’t have a lot to pick up. Overall, 16.47...
The Airway Heights Police Department is getting ready to change how they manage their reports and records. During an April 13 study session, Police Chief Lee Bennett informed the City Council that the department is looking to partner with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office for a new records management system. The department currently uses Spillman Technology Inc.’s Millennium software which Bennett said is “coming to the end of its use.” “Spillman doesn’t support the Millenium software anymore,” Bennett said. Bennett added...
As part of a light agenda last Tuesday night, the Cheney City Council approved a contract with Shamrock Paving for residential street projects later this spring, including work on the city’s 50 Acre Park along Betz Road. Shamrock was the lowest bidder of two, submitting a bid of $369,815. Of that, $283,616.25 covers paving Second Street from H to C streets, along with repair patching and stormwater work along North Fifth Street from Oakland Street to Annie Place. The remaining $86,198.75 will go towards paving and sidewalk i...
Eastern Washington University Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan dancers performed at the Investiture of Dr. Mary Cullinan as the university's 26th president last Friday at Showalter Hall auditorium. The dancers are from right to left: Amy Núñez, of Yakima; Glorimar Delgado, Yakima Valley; Crystalena Balderas Lightel, Moses Lake; Maria Araceli Zuñiga, Granger and Giselle Gudino, Everett....
