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The Cheney School District board of directors voted 4-1 to authorize a Feb. 10, 2015 ballot measure seeking voter approval of $44,885,830 in general obligations bonds to fund expansion and remodeling of the district’s high school. The money would build 12 new classrooms, remove eight existing portables, construct and equip specialty academic spaces — a language clarification allowing construction of a new Three Springs High School on the grounds — along with a new gym and new wrestling/aerobics room. Also included is an expan...
The last time the Montana Western Bulldogs came to Cheney it rained both cats and dogs, and touchdowns. That was Aug. 31, 2007, when after nearly a one-hour weather delay due to lightning and a heavy downpour, Eastern sophomore quarterback Matt Nichols deluged the ‘Dogs in the Eagles’ 52-13 nonconference victory in front of 5,006 soggy spectators at Woodward Field. Nichols, who threw just eight touchdown passes in his entire freshman year, had six in just three quarters aga...
Eastern Washington University graduate and national ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd said the last time he remembers attending a football game at his alma mater, the crowd in front of him at last Friday night's pep rally at Spokane's Riverpark Square was larger. While Cowherd was using some creative license in addressing the gathering in the mall's towering atrium, he is indeed correct that interest in Eagle football has improved immensely. The several hundred people who...
There was little evidence of stage fright in the No. 1-ranked Eastern Washington University Eagles last Saturday. They, in fact, performed quite well on ESPN's national television spotlight where they collected a 56-35 win in their showdown against No. 17 Sam Houston State University in the "FCS Showcase" that brought the national curtain up on the 2014 college football season. The third time indeed appeared to be the charm for Eastern in Cheney when it came to figuring out...
The Kat is finally off the Eagles' back. Using the second of two Blair Bomber touchdown catches to break a 21-all tie, and then a Zach Wimberly run for a score that gave Eastern Washington University a two-score lead early in the fourth quarter, the No. 1-ranked Eagles notched a 56-35 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision win over visiting and 17th-ranked Sam Houston State University last Saturday at Roos Field. Played before a live audience of 10,310, plus tens of millions...
1 Years Ago Sept. 2, 2004 Property crimes were up in Medical Lake and a citywide juvenile curfew was suggested as one way to help quell the problem. Cheney residents who lived in property adjacent to the proposed 133-lot expansion of the Golden Hills housing development offered heated testimony against the project at a Cheney Planning Commission meeting. Two tough games faced Eastern Washington University's football team to open the season as they traveled to face McNeese Sta...
John Keith Malcolm Geary, (age 80) passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, Aug. 24, 2014 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer just two weeks earlier. John was born on July 2, 1934 in Potters Bar, Middlesex, England to Henry and Winifred Geary. At the age of 10, he attended the Durham Cathedral Choir School and then later, the Mill Hill School in London. He served in the Royal Air Force and worked at the Bank of England prior to immigrating to the United States in 1963 t... Full story
Catherine Palmer (age 74) of Cheney and Pullman, Wash, entered into rest Aug. 16 after a battle with lymphoma at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman. She was born in Seattle, April 9, 1940 to Adell and Andrew Cox. She graduated from Ballard High School in Seattle in 1958 and continued her education at the University of Washington. She received a bachelor's degree in education in 1962 and a master's of education in 1974 from Eastern Washington University. Palmer's lifetime vocati... Full story
Cheney United Church of Christ After the regular worship service at 10 a.m., pastor Dave Krueger-Duncan and the church council invite all congregants and friends of Cheney UCC to the barbecue lunch this coming Sunday. This is not a potluck. All food will be provided by council members so bring your friends and your appetite. This is the first of our “Fifth Sunday” special events of the year. Cheney UCC members are enthusiastic supporters of the monthly “Feed Cheney” dinners. During the summer months meals have been provide...
City of Cheney • Tuesdays through Sept. 23, Cheney Farmers Market, City Hall parking lot, 2 – 7 p.m. • Aug. 28, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Sept. 1, Labor Day. All federal, county and city offices closed. • Sept. 2, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9 – 10 a.m. • Sept. 3, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 1 1/2 – 3), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Sept. 3, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • Sept. 4,... Full story
(Editor's Note: McKindsay Dow is Luella Dow's granddaughter) McKindsay Dow, Wayne Dow's daughter, spent around 50 hours this summer as a volunteer with three other students from Gonzaga Prep Higth School. They worked with people studying English as a second language. "There were three levels of English classes," McKindsay said. "The level two class was reserved for those students who had just arrived in the United States, or those who spoke very little English. This class was...
Since the beginning of this year, more than 50,000 children, mostly teens, but others as young as nine or 10, some younger, have swarmed across America’s southern border. Officials expect the number to exceed 70,000 by yearend. They are escaping from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico; countries in turmoil, where drug lords terrorize neighborhoods and whole regions, bribe officials, force kids into gangs, and brutalize and kill anyone who opposes them. The kids are escaping from terror, abuse, abject poverty and h...
The death of comedian Robin Williams sparked many pleas for people to seek help if they feel like they want to take their own life. Everyone, from children to adults, experiences some sort of depression. Getting through it depends on the depth, how they handle it and if they have someone to reach out to people who have gone through some of the same traumatic experiences as others, yet they find a reason to live. But there are those who go the other route and when we learn that someone close to us took their life, you feel...
Danielle Burris and Donna Schrock, both of Medical Lake, have been named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for spring semester 2014. The student(s) qualified for the academic honor society by maintaining a grade-point average of at least 3.75 during the semester. Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs....
Theoretically, with a pair of good binoculars, on a clear day a person can see every school in the Cheney School District from the top of 2,884-foot Needham Hill. The hill officially became the location to the district's Satellite and Support Services Site with a dedication ceremony last Wednesday, Aug. 20, prior to the school board's regular August meeting. The district purchased the site at 12414 S. Andrus Road in spring 2012 for $29,117 from the U.S. Air Force after an...
The Medical Lake School District is ready to kick off another year of their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program. STEM coordinator Ann Everett said Medical Lake would once again launch a Project Lead the Way curriculum. She said the second year would focus on biomedicine and computer science. “We will be doing engineering again,” Everett said. “This year’s STEM education aligns beautifully with Common Core standards.” Everett added that the after-school STEM programs and Saturday family activitie...
Ice Age Floods kiosk dedicated The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute is holding a ceremony to dedicate the new Ice Age Floods kiosk in Cheney. The kiosk is located at the city visitor’s information center on First Street across from Spokane Transit Authority’s K Street bus station. The dedication ceremony takes place Thursday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Square dancing kicks off Sept. 7 Beginning square dance lessons start again on Sundays, beginning Sept. 7, 2-3:30 p.m. at Cheney... Full story
A skydiver from West Plains Skydiving delivers the game ball to Roos Field prior to Eastern Washington's nationally-televised season opener with Sam Houston State last Saturday....
Feed Medical Lake and the St. John’s Lutheran Church received a $5,000 “Lutheran Community Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” grant from the Thrivent Financial Foundation, earlier this month. Founded in 2011, Feed Medical Lake serves over 100 free meals on the second Monday of every month. The charity also provides free groceries to residents. St. Johns provides the space for Feed Medical Lake to provide space, utilities, storage and freezer space. According to their website, the Thrivent Financial Foundation is a private found...
Cleone's Closet Thrift Store in Airway Heights is temporarily closing its doors as it moves to its new location at 1615 S. Lyons Road, right behind Stimson's Contracting. Cleone's Closet is a part of the Women's Healing and Empowerment Network, a non-profit organization providing counseling, healing centers and other services for individuals and families affected by abuse. The store sells gently used clothing for adults and children, and other household items, as well. Mabel...
Cheney Police Chief John Hensley and department Cmdr. Rick Campbell want residents to know the department does not have any automatic weapons. In fact, the majority of items used by Cheney Police are all of law enforcement and not military grade issue, Campbell said. And while the department has used the federal 1033 program in the past to obtain military hardware, it has since transitioned those items into law enforcement grade equipment through non-military sources. “We don’t need a boat, MRAP, armored personnel car...
Airway Heights City Manager Albert Tripp (left) closes his eyes as Sean Widmer (right) rains down ice upon him. Tripp took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge because of his family and friends affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Tripp challenged the administration of the cities of Cheney, Spokane and Liberty Lake....
At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council passed an interlocal agreement with Cheney for providing municipal court services and facilities. The contract is effective Sept. 1. Under the agreement, Cheney will provide administration, a clerk, a judge, bailiff and public defender services. Cheney will charge Medical Lake $48,000 annually. Cheney’s City Council subsequently approved the contract at its Aug. 26 meeting. City Administrator Doug Ross explained that the city does not have a bailiff or a full-time court a...
Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove (right) presented the key to the city to ESPN commentator and Eastern Washington University alumnus Colin Cowherd during last Saturday's "Tailgating Begins Here" rally downtown in preparation for the Eagles home opener against Sam Houston State, broadcast nationally on ESPN....
At its Aug. 25 study session, the Airway Heights City Council addressed some noise and yard concerns in the city. Airway Heights Police Chief Lee Bennett said the Police Department received a written complaint from a resident on Hazelwood Road regarding the noise from jet cars coming from Spokane County Raceway over the weekend. Councilman Jack Collins and Mayor Patrick Rushing said they received phone calls from residents complaining about the noise at the racetrack at 12:30 a.m. Although the city’s nuisance ordinance states...
