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Cheney and Spokane police departments combined forces last week to put an end to a burglary ring responsible for at least eight break-ins in the Salnave area since July 20 — and possibly more than that in Spokane. Cheney Police Sgt. Rick Beghtol said evidence from an Aug. 10 burglary of a residence on the 700 block of Clover Street pointed to an apparent suspect, which was further confirmed by a “reliable source.” That burglary included theft of a firearm. Beghtol and Detective Justin Hobbs then conducted a stakeout of the su...
Two unrelated events brought Cheney residents to Sutton Park last Wednesday evening. Bottom, Pete and Jewell Baccarella performed under the park's gazebo as part of the city's 2015 Summer Concert Series. Left: Cheney Kiwanis member Kirk Madison prepares to dish up some barbecued brats to fellow Kiwanis members attending the club's annual picnic, and celebrating the 100th birthday of the international service organization....
Spokane's Cassady Hantz (right) races to the bicycle area after completing the swimming portion of the West Plains Wunder Woman Triathlon, Aug. 16. Hantz was a member of the Tri Tip Steaks team in the Olympic race. Barbara Fode (left), out of Cranbrook, British Columbia, races up the hill before exiting Waterfront Park and onto the bicycle course....
Fall camp for the Eastern Washington University football team got down to business last Saturday. After two days of workouts to open practices in advance of their Sept. 5 season opener at the Pac-12's University of Oregon, the Eagles added pads and ramped up the effort last Saturday at the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields. "They are sponges – that's a good term to use with this team," EWU head coach Beau Baldwin said. "They want to be coached and they want to g...
In his rookie season as head soccer coach at Eastern Washington University in 2014, Chad Bodnar had plenty on his plate as he transitioned from the community college level in Walla Walla to NCAA Division I. Bodnar, however, saved some room for dessert as he also helped turn a struggling program around with an all-time record for Big Sky Conference wins with five and qualified the Eagles for the playoffs. Now comes a significant challenge in year two as Bodnar's first...
If you think boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t irate boxing fans any more than he did before, during or after his lackluster bout with Manny Pacquiao in May — dubbed the “Fight of the Century” — think again. Mayweather is preparing for what is supposed to be his final professional boxing match, Sept. 12. After he announced that WBA interim welterweight champion Andre Berto is going to be his opponent, many boxing fans and writers threw their arms up and asked “This guy? Really?” Since making his debut in 200...
The West Plains Bandits 16U fastpitch softball team had one more tournament in them this summer - last weekend's Hot August Nights played Aug. 14 – 16 at Selah's Carlon Park sports complex. The unique aspect of the competition for the 19 teams from Washington, Oregon and Idaho is that all games began in the evening under the lights and wrapped up in the early morning hours. With some new players on the squad the Bandits did well, losing their first game Friday night but procee...
Bill and Dottie Butler are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with a private ceremony this weekend attended by family members and friends. The couple was married on Aug. 18, 1945 in Tonopah, Nev., after Bill returned home from flying 53 missions in Europe as a B-24 Liberator bomber pilot during World War II. Both Bill and Dottie served during the war. Please join with their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many friends in wishing the couple a happy...
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church is holding a yard sale this week at the church, Friday, Aug. 2l, 10 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 22, at 8 a.m. Lots of good bargains, large and small. Enter via the Second Street entrance. Sunday, Aug. 23, we join several other Cheney churches at 10 a.m. at Sutton Park on Sixth Street for “Church in the Park.” There will be music, a message and good fellowship followed by a potluck lunch. Those attending are asked to bring salads, side dishes and desserts. The main entrée and beverag...
Porter Conner, a single man, had found the dog he wanted. It was a fine looking, happy Labrador who liked to receive Porter’s kind words and gentle scratches behind the ears. Porter named him Conner, a name he could easily remember. One day, men from the police department appeared. “We’re here, Porter, to ask you some questions. We want true answers.” Porter tried to smile but noticed the officers were not smiling. “What’s the problem, sir?” The officers stood, unwavering, “Several boys at the school who have been finishing...
City of Cheney • Aug. 21, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Aug. 24, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • Aug. 25, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Aug. 25, Farmer’s Market, City Hall Parking Lot, 2 – 6 p.m. • Aug. 25, City Council meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Aug. 26, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2 – 3), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Aug. 26, Dance Class, Wren Pi...
For those of you opposed to abortion, would you consider making a money donation to Planned Parenthood “designated” for long-term contraception for young girls? I’m sure they would be happy to accept that. No teenager needs a baby to care for as her adult dreams are forming, and many cannot afford this more expensive kind of contraception that lasts for years. We all need to take positive steps to prevent abortion ever arising as an option. Roz Luther Spokane...
We’ve got one more month of summer, which means it’s we’re still in a long fire season. Currently fire crews are battling more than 20 fires in the state. The Chelan Complex Fire has burned over 100,000 acres. In Stevens County there are three major fires that have burned over 13,700 acres. On the Colville Indian Reservation, the North Star Fire has burned over 30,000 acres. In the last month, the West Plains has experienced several brush and structure fires, including two within Airway Heights and one that consumed 270 acres...
In this day of blaming everybody for what is wrong with the Veterans Affairs health system, I would just like to publicly state that never have I received such professional care and treatment in a timely manner in the past few months as at our local VA hospital. I wish I didn’t need it. Many have much more serious physical and mental challenges than I at the present time. From the moment one reports to the facility, you are met by a roving volunteer ambassador and escorted to the area where the treatment or appointment is m...
Thursday, Aug. 13, was a day when math made a lot of headlines in our part of the world. Former Eagles quarterback Vernon Adams passed his test in Eugene allowing him to finally fulfill his final requirement towards graduation from Eastern Washington University and get his shot to play quarterback with the Oregon Ducks. Meanwhile in Olympia, the Washington state Supreme Court issued their grade to the state Legislature over efforts to fully fund K-12 education. In the opinion of the seven justices who interpret the law, they...
Volunteers needed Aug. 22 Volunteers are needed to “Feed My Starving Children” around the world for 22 cents each. Learn more or sign up to pack meals at www.fmsc.org, or phone Cheney United Church of Christ pastor Dave Krueger-Duncan, 202-0842. Join others for this MobilePack” event at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Spokane Valley Saturday, Aug. 22, during a two-hour shift, noon – 2 p.m. or 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Coat drive meeting Aug. 27 It’s always during the hottest part of the summer when we need to start thinking about the a... Full story
Cheney School District has announced its list of new educators hired for the 2015-2016 school year. Associate Superintendent Sean Dotson said the district still had a few more hires to make before the year begins Sept. 1. BETZ ELEMENTARY Kristen Dobb will join Betz Elementary as a kindergarten teacher. This is Dobb’s first year as an elementary school teacher. She completed her masters of education degree in reading and mathematics from Walden University. Traci Trotter will teach first grade at Betz. She comes to Cheney f...
DISTRICT Justeen Paige – payroll/benefits administrator. HALLETT ELEMENTARY Paige Hanlon — first-grade teacher. Lacey Swegle — third-grade teacher. Nicholas LeDoux — fourth-grade teacher. MICHAEL ANDERSON ELEMENTARY Kathryn Ellis — special educational preschool. Mariah Coombs — kindergarten teacher. Kylee Neitzer — first-grade teacher. Laurel Ohl — first-grade teacher. MEDICAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL Tim Cruger — assistant principal. Benjamin Hill — special education match teacher. Kimberly Lee — special education Language Ar...
The Big Sky Conference's President's Trophy for academic and athletic excellence sits appropriately on the coffee table in Dr. Mary Cullinan's office. While it centers on athletics, the award represents the overall mission to which Cullinan has dedicated much of her first year on the job. "I would say that the work we have been doing on student success for me is the most important." Cullinan said. Cullinan began her term as the 26th president at Eastern on Aug. 1, 2014,...
For John Maticchio, owner of Lenny's American and Italian Fine Cuisine restaurant in Cheney, how his restaurant looks on the outside is just as important as what's on the inside. "People stop by just to look at the outside," Maticchio said last Thursday while sitting in the restaurant's patio. "They say, 'if he does this outside, inside must look good too. It shows he cares.'" Maticchio's careful and intricate landscaping has earned him the Cheney Garden Club and Kiwanis Club...
James Hunter of the Floating Crowbars plays an Irish whistle during a song. The Floating Crowbars performed at the Airway Heights Library, Aug. 12....
The Airway Heights Planning Commission voted 3-0 to forward a resolution to City Council recommending they adopt amendments to the city’s municipal code regarding medical cannabis standards. Commission chair Larry Bowman was absent from the meeting. No public comments were received regarding the new amendments. Development Services Director Derrick Braaten explained the amendments were in response to Gov. Jay Inslee signing the “The Cannabis Patient Protection Act,” a senate bill that creates regulation for medical canna...
A heart attack led to the death of a St. Maries, Idaho man in an accident that occurred Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Medical Lake Interstate 90 interchange. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, 65-year-old Kenneth L. Burch was entering I-90 westbound off State Route 902 at the interchange just after noon when he suffered a heart attack. The vehicle he was driving, a 2012 Kenworth tractor, subsequently left the roadway to the northwest, went through a field and struck a private fence before coming to rest. Burch was...
Cheney Community Development Department officials have released a mitigated determination of non-significance on an application for construction of a three-story, three-building 72-unit apartment complex on West First Street near Salnave Park. Officials have determined the project would have no probable significant adverse impact on the environment as long as certain mitigation procedures are followed. One of those carries the unusual requirement of obtaining a Forest Practices Application from the state Department of...
The city of Airway Heights is ready to move forward from the air of controversy that surrounded it this past month. At its Monday meeting, the City Council voted 4-0 to accept the resignation of Mayor Patrick Rushing. Council members Jack Collins and Steven Lawrence were absent. During the meeting, City Manager Albert Tripp reported that Rushing submitted his letter of resignation to staff earlier that day. In the letter, Rushing cited his health as the reason for his resignation. “After 15 years and eight months of c...
