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The first woman president in the 132-year history of Eastern Washington University is set to take over her new job Aug. 1. Dr. Mary Cullinan, Ph.D, currently serving as the President of Southern Oregon University in Ashland, was chosen by the Eastern's board of trustees out of a pool of three finalists that included current EWU Provost Rex Fuller and Tim Mescon, President of Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga. Cullinan, 64, will become the 26th president of EWU and repl...
Here is Johnny Palmer, a boy who likes to set a goal and reach it. He knows the satisfaction of working hard for something worth having. At 9 years old, Johnny Palmer, son of John and Natascha Palmer, has earned the accolades of three baseball coaches who said, "He's an awesome third baseman." Johnny remembers when he first started to play baseball. He said, "I was 5 years old. I was really nervous. The coaches told me to slam the ball out there. The bat was heavy to hold,...
Cheney's Scott Tobin has been the recipient of numerous honors over the years, but the latest might be the most special. Tobin has been named the Special Olympics Washington 2014 Athlete of the Year, receiving the award May 9 at the 20th annual Breakfast of Champions at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Tobin was one of four regional nominees from around the state, and was chosen through a partnership between Special Olympics and Coca-Cola. According to a...
CSD public hearing The Cheney School District Board of Directors will hold a public meeting at 6:05 p.m. during their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, June 25, for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2014-2015 school district budget. The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Cheney Middle School, 740 Betz Road. Rodeo parade registration Registration for the annual Cheney Rodeo Days parade is now open. The parade takes place Saturday, July 12, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Cheney. Registration forms are available... Full story
I’m not sure if my beagle, Ringo’s muffled woof last Sunday was the kind he uses to remind me it’s time for him to be fed. Or because it was 5:45 a.m. and not the usual 5:15 and that he was letting me sleep in a little on Father’s Day? Ringo seems to be able to tell time twice daily — around 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. when he gets his rations of Iams — fearful I’m sure that if not fed on time his 32-pound frame might instantly waste away. Ever since the kids slowly migrated away...
The 1996, Moses Lake, Wash. school shooting started a timeline of unfortunate, similar events. In the case of the Moses Lake shooting, 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis shot his teacher, wounded two students and held his classmates hostage for 10 minutes before he was restrained by a teacher. The next major shooting was Columbine High School in 1999 where two teenagers shot and killed 12 students, one teacher and wounded more than 20 students. Since Columbine, there have been roughly 19 deadly school shootings, according to an...
Heather Davis, of Medical Lake, earned a place on the 2014 spring semester Dean’s List at University of Central Missouri. Davis’ academic work earned her a place on the 3.5 to 3.99 list. Each semester the Dean’s List is divided into two parts. The first list includes the names of students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, and the second list includes the names of students who attained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99. Founded in 1871, Central Missouri is a comprehensive regional university which offer...
Hallett Elementary announced the award winners for May and June. Pride Dillon Bahr, Lonnie Lindley, Hailey Scott, Triana Canty, Owen Pattock, Kylie Constantine, Katelyn Rodgers, Dakota Williams, Allison McClure, Logan Henry, Kayla Ramsey, Reid Headrick, Allison Payne, Lillian Quensenberry, Aria Layton, Ellie Acord, Jacob Whitehead, Chloe Braswell, Roslyn Lundber, Natalie Johnson, Brooklyn Gerry, Kali Vio, Lake James, Cailee Hawkins, Rebecca James, Skylar Devore, Rheese Stevens, Wyatt Parsons, Kenny Cooper, Frank Haughton,...
Cheney School District teacher Ryan Fitzgerald has been named the district’s new K-12 Options Program coordinator. Fitzgerald replaces Shannon Lawson, who has been named principal of Spokane Public School’s Montessori school. A 1994 graduate of Boston College with a master’s in education from Gonzaga University and degree in educational leadership from Eastern Washington University, Fitzgerald has been with Cheney district since 2006. He has been an English teacher, high school varsity boys’ basketball coach, summer school...
On the last day of school, Medical Lake High School teacher Val Von Lehe sits at her desk as the bell rings, signaling the end of the 8 a.m. class. Her students walk in and give her hugs, saying that they will miss her. Just as the students are about to leave, Von Lehe tells them to have a good summer and "This is going to be the last time you'll hear it. So be safe and don't be -." "Sorry," the students say back. Many of them go up to her and give her hugs before they leave....
By many accounts, the first year of operation for the Cheney School District's newest educational facility was a rousing success. Opening last September at a cost of $13.5 million, Snowdon Elementary School near the Fairways housing development wrapped up its first year with field day fun and games June 6. Watching the students, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade bound happily about the various obstacle courses and skill games, one would never suspect that a year ago, al...
Think about the most complicated machine you’ve dealt with in the past year. Was it a beeping monitor tethered to a high-tech device in an emergency room? Or was it a super fast computer you used at work? Actually, the most complicated machine you’ve interacted with was the one you used this morning when you switched on a light or plugged in your coffee machine. The entire power grid has to balance supply (generation) and demand (load) on a second by second basis. We take it for granted most of the time, but it’s a marve...
1 Years Ago June 24, 2004 One of the worst kept secrets in area politics was no more as Ninth District Rep. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) announced his intention to seek the senate seat vacated by Larry Sheahan. A 29-year-old patient at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake was reportedly raped by a nurse at the facility. Ryan Gray, a 2002 Cheney High graduate, recently won the national collegiate bareback riding championship, riding for Odessa College in Texas in competition at Casper, Wyo. Longtime West Plains resident...
StageWest Community Theatre, Inc. is holding open auditions for their next play, “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will?” by Del Shore and directed by Patty Steen, produced with special arrangement by Samuel French, Inc. Auditions will be held on Friday, June 20 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, June 21 at 10 a.m. Auditions will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church located at 639 Elm St. in Cheney. Rehearsal will start in July or August and performances will be Sept. 19-20, 26-28 and Oct. 3-5. For information contact Patty Steen at...
Cheney Community Church Plans are being finalized for Vacation Bible School (VBS) coming the week of July 7-11, 9 a.m. - noon. Families are encouraged to register their children soon. Children ages 3 through those entering fifth grade (finishing fourth grade) are welcome. Register by calling the church office, 235-4841. The theme “Christmas in July” will feature stories of characters in the biblical narrative of Christmas. There will be games, stories, music, crafts and snacks. A special project will center on preparing Ope...
As a child, Alex Adams spent several hours helping his grandmother Francine Osborne at the Airway Heights food bank. Fast forward several years later and he is sitting in the City Council chambers, giving a presentation on the upcoming Parks and Recreation activities for the next month. Adams, who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in recreation management, is currently interning with Airway Heights' Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. Adams started helping his grandmother at...
CHENEY June 9 An abandoned vehicle was reported on the zero hundred block of Washington Street on April 29. On June 9, the silver, 1999 Mercury Cougar was impounded. June 10 Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. There was damage to a vehicle. A cellphone was found on the 100 block of Ninth Street. June 11 Third-degree theft was reported on the zero hundred block of Cheney-Spokane Road. Gasoline was taken from a vehicle. Third-degree domestic violence/verbal dispute was...
Although school is out for the summer, children will have a chance to get free meals during the summer. Airway Heights Parks and Recreation is once again offering free meals at the community center, for children 18 years of age and younger, Monday through Friday, from June 16 to Aug. 22. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Parks, Recreation and Community Services director J.C. Kennedy said the city has offered meals to children for the last 14 years. The city...
SPOKANE COUNTY — Spokane County’s Community Services, Housing, and Community Development Department is asking Spokane County citizens to take a few minutes and complete three Community Needs Surveys by the end of July. The completed surveys will be tabulated and the results used in the consolidated planning process for 2015-2019. The Consolidated Plan outlines how millions of dollars in state and federal grants will be allocated over the next five years. Spokane County has invested approximately $2 million annually of HUD...
One Eastern Washington University student was pronounced dead following a motor vehicle accident at Sutton Park, Tuesday morning, at 1:45 a.m. According to reports, the deceased student was Adam O. Morales, 21, from Grandview, Wash. Cheney Police Department’s Sgt. Rick Beghtol confirmed Morales was the name of the deceased. In an email, EWU officials wrote that Morales was a sophomore majoring in computer information systems. Two other unidentified male passengers, who are not EWU students, were taken to a local hospital w...
Improving the path to and through college is the goal of how a nearly $150,000 College Spark Grant that Eastern Washington University has received will be utilized. EWU will partner with Community Colleges of Spokane and K-12 school districts in the greater-Spokane region to improve the alignment of curriculum and assessments with each other and to the Common Core State Standards. “The goal is to have students entertain a different mindset,” Barbara Alvin, EWU Mathematics Dep...
Airway Heights had a glimpse into some of the projects that will be their annual six-year transportation improvement plan for 2015-2020. Public Works director Kelly Williquette presented the plan during a public hearing at the June 16 City Council meeting. One project scheduled for construction is the Highway 2 Sidewalk Project. According to the plan, curb, gutter and sidewalks will be installed on both of sides of the highway from Garfield Road to Deer Heights Road. A pedestrian/bicycle pathway will also be installed from...
At one point in time in the early to mid-1900s, Cheney had a business that accounted for one-third of all the cheese produced in Washington, another that shipped a locally invented product around the world, and a favorite son who became governor. If you didn't know these facts, you have a chance to learn about them and more by checking out the Cheney Historical Museum's latest exhibit - a timeline of the city from founding through the mid-20th century. The exhibit, which runs...
Cold, gray and drizzling weather brought out the bumbershoots last Saturday during Eastern Washington University's morning commencement exercise. Eastern had 2,682 undergraduates and 598 graduate students eligible to attend commencements....
The June 17 Medical Lake City Council meeting was highlighted with a presentation from the Spokane County Department of Emergency Management. Ed Lewis, former Spokane County District 4 Fire Chief and current deputy director of emergency management, said he has been speaking to the elected officials in the county to discuss different options to help officials prepare their cities and citizens for natural disasters. “Through our emergency operations management group (EMOG), we sit down, talk about how we can educate our c...
