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State track and field meets take place this weekend, May 23-25, at locations in western and eastern Washington. The 2A/3A/4A meet is held at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma, while the 1B/2B/1A meet is held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Both Cheney (2A) and Medical Lake (1A) high schools are sending athletes for the competition. The following is how those athletes rank, along with times or distances, in their events statewide per their classification, with the to...
The 55th Lilac City Invitational golf tournament is changing dates this year, according to a press release. “We are moving the dates from the first weekend following the 4th of July to June 6-9,” Fairways Golf Course General Manager Kris Kallem said. “We want to increase participation among local and Pacific Northwest Section PGA Professionals.” Part of the underlying reason for the change is a conflict with the Professional Golf Association’s Rosauer’s Open that historically...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Track Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, EWU at West Regionals Championships, Sacramento, Calif., time TBA. High School Track Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, Medical Lake at state, EWU. Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, Cheney at state, Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma. For most current information visit: Eastern Washington University www.goeags.com Spokane American Legion: www.spokanealb.com...
The Cheney boys golf team saw two of its golfers, Thomas Baycroft and Nate Koohns, make an appearance at state thanks to a first-place win in District 7 2A play last week. Baycroft took the top spot with a score of 161, and was followed by players from Clarkston and Pullman. Koohns followed in fifth place with a score of 178. The 2A state golf tournament took place May 21-22 at Liberty Lake Golf Course. As of press time on Tuesday, May 21, Baycroft had secured the 32nd spot,...
This time of year is always a bit nostalgic for me. It’s the long, slow slide from spring into summer when the sun is just starting to soak into the grass, and the smell of spring in the air that makes you want to drive the long way home and keep the windows down. I guess it reminds me of innocence, and of the magic the season seemed to have in my youth. When I was a child, this time of year meant it was almost time for my sibling and I to get tossed outside for the all-important “fresh air” my mother insisted we have. And n...
Despite the Great Northern League’s two slots per event limitation, Cheney High School’s track and field teams put on a good show at regional competition last Friday at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. The Blackhawks boys and girls teams both finished seventh out of a field consisting of the five GNL schools and 10 schools from the Central Washington Athletic Conference. The Cheney boys tallied 60 points while the girls racked up 51. Ellensburg and West Valley (Spokane) tied on the boys side for team champion whi...
Should high school sports make accommodations for an individual student’s religious beliefs? One local family believes so and, because they had done so in the past, asked the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to do just that. The WIAA declined. Sherry Kenady’s Christian beliefs declares the Sabbath falls on Saturday and, per scripture, she and her family hold that day aside as one of rest and religious reflection. Kenady made her formal request to WIAA in Apr...
On May 1, 2019, Spokane County Undersheriff John Nowels swore in two new lateral deputies. They began their orientation and training immediately and will soon be out in patrol, serving our community. Deputy Craig Cupo is 34 years old and comes to the department from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department where he began his law enforcement career in 2014. He is currently a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserves, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, and previously served on active duty from 2009-2014. He...
CHENEY May 13 A vaping device was confiscated on the 400 block of Annie Place. A welfare check was conducted on the 400 block of North 6th Street. A 10-year-old male and a 12-year-old male were arrested for fourth-degree assault on the 700 block of Betz Road. An attempted use of a counterfeit $10 bill was reported on the 1100 block of 1st Street. May 14 Second-degree burglary was reported on the 2100 block of 1st Street. A cash drawer containing cash was stolen. An assault was reported on the 400 block of North 6th Street....
1 Years Ago May 21, 2009 According to the April Monthly Accountability Review (MAR), the Cheney Police Department reduced its investigations’ caseload by 36 percent since reorganizing in January. In a move to contain costs and provide enhanced transportation opportunities to the public, officials at Spokane Transit Authority announced they were considering a number of changes to bus routes currently serving areas of the West Plains. Last January, students in Medical Lake Middle School teacher Tracy Spencer’s language art...
Cheney book club’s May 28 meeting includes monk The last Cheney book discussion meeting of 2019 will be held in the meeting room of the Cheney library on Tuesday May 28 at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Tibetan Buddhist monk and Eastern Washington University’s global scholar and adviser, the venerable Thuppen Phelgye. The book to be discussed is “Open Heart” by his Holiness the Dali Lama. A new series of book discussions will begin this fall. Titles of books to be discussion can be obtained at the checkout desk in the...
Twenty-five years ago in 1994, KeyTronics, a computer keyboard manufacturer, announced it was closing its Cheney facility and laying off 110 workers. Learn more about our area’s history atwww.cheneymuseum.org....
Cheney Congregational Church The Sunday morning worship service starts at 10 a.m. in the church at 423 N. 6th St. in Cheney. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will deliver the sermon. Following the service, we’ll be having a farewell party for our pastor who is retiring to Arizona June 2. Women’s Fellowship will be serving a taco bar lunch along with ice cream and toppings. Everyone who would like to join us in congratulating Krueger-Duncan on his retirement is invited to attend. The Church will serve lunch to the kids at Cro...
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor What started as an online effort to unite the community is now entering its fifth year. The Cheney Community Sale started with a Facebook page created by resident Maria Fell in 2015. Its fifth installment is taking place this year on June 1. In a May 9 email, Fell said the idea was to establish and advertise dates of upcoming yard sales in the community so that people wishing to visit and browse the wares at those locations had a central resource to go to for getting their location. “Often t...
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