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An emotional Beau Baldwin bid a surprising and a very much unexpected farewell to Eastern Washington University after nine years as the school's head football coach last Monday and is headed off to take on the role of offensive coordinator at the University of California-Berkeley. In a hastily-called afternoon news conference on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Baldwin took several minutes to finally confirm what most of the room filled with reporters and some EWU...
The Cheney Lady Blackhawks tried but did not succeed in keeping their record unblemished against their West plains rivals from Medical Lake in the annual Golden Feather spirit game Jan. 12 in Medical Lake, falling 56-55 when a late rally fell short. See more galleries from our Spirit Games series: High Spirits Medical Lake boys’ streak ends Medical Lake girls edge Lady Blackhawks...
Cheney • Jan. 20, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Jan. 20, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0–18 months), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Jan. 20, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • Jan. 20, Friday Late Night (Middle School students only), Wren Pierson Community Center, 6 – 10 p.m. • Jan. 23, Country Quilters (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. • Jan. 23, Dominoes (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p...
By JOHN MCCALLUM Editor Cheney boys basketball head coach Gregg Smith noted that his team's win over Medical Lake in the annual Golden Feather Spirit Game snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cardinals. Actually, it was only two as the Blackhawks won 69-53 in 2014. But Cheney lost the previous year, 2013, and besides, who cares. The important thing is the Blackhawks snapped a three-game losing streak this season by downing the sixth-ranked 1A Cardinals 65-56 in a hard-fou...
While it was an overall team effort that delivered a first-ever victory for the Medical Lake girls over Cheney in last Thursday's Golden Feather spirit game series, it was easily the stats Jayda Noble delivered that were the difference. The Cardinals' freshman scored 19 points, including a remarkable 12 of 14 free throws to lead her team to a 56-55, nonleague victory over the Lady Blackhawks in a game played in Medical Lake. Jaycee Oliver was the other Cardinal delivering...
CHENEY Jan. 9 Harassment was reported on the 700 block of Betz Road. Jan. 10 A 2003 Nissan Maxima was impounded on the zero hundred block of West Second Street. Jan. 11 A 2006 Cadillac was impounded on the 100 block of Second Street. A 2008 Nissan Sentra was impounded on the 700 block of Chestnut Street. Makala K. Anderson, 28, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on the zero hundred block of Cheney-Spokane Road. Financial fraud was reported on the 500 block of Presley Drive. An AT&T account was used to make...
Seventy-five years ago in January 1942, a heavy coating of hoar frost, or rime, coated trees, wires, and fences for over a week. Old-timers remarked they could not recall a more spectacular show. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, Jan. 22. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for grade school through adult begins at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars for Emmanuel’s eighth annual “Festival of Chocolate” on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. A monetary donation will be collected at the door. All monies collected go directly to our Vacation...
1 Years Ago Jan. 18, 2007 A new liquor store opened its doors in Airway Heights on U.S. Highway 2 next to the Starbucks. Kevin and Kelly Osterberger, who also ran the Conoco West gas station, were the new owners. The closing of the Medical Lake Cenex gasoline station forced both the city and school district to seek new alternative sources for their diesel fuel. After several years of no changes in entrance fees, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge was proposing to increase the...
The Medical Lake High School Associated Student Body has been raising money for local organizations during the school year. In November, ASB officers presented a $1,412.32 check to the Friends for Children’s Marye Jorgensen (above). The money was raised for Friends for Children as a part of the ASB’s service project for the high school’s homecoming week. ASB collected $1638.20 for the Medical Lake Food Bank during the high school’s Spirit Week. During the third quarter of Jan. 12 Spirit Game, both Medical Lake and Cheney...
The Medical Lake School District is coming together to host a charity basketball game, “Hoops for Caitlin,” at the high school, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. The event is to support Caitlin Butcher, a Medical Lake Middle School student who is battling several health problems. The game will pit staff from Hallett Elementary and the high school against faculty from Michael Anderson Elementary and the middle school. Admission is free, but there is a suggested $5 donation. Friends for Children will be collecting donations to support the But...
Artist Jake Prendez (left) takes a moment to speak with Eastern Washington University student Angelica Garcia-Macias, sharing his life experience as an artist, as well as dispensing some advice during a Jan. 12 reception at the Downtown Student Gallery. Prendez's "Churro Know My Life" exhibit, which is currently featured at the gallery, runs to Feb. 13....
After several decades of making do with the location for Sunwest Automotive Engine at 120 S. Washington St. in Medical Lake, owner Mike Tareski is about to have some room to stretch out. Tareski recently purchased the former Denny's Foods building on Broad Street and is in the process of remodeling and expanding an already energetic machine shop that specializes primarily in rebuilding Subaru and Toyota engines. "We're an automotive machine shop and we just rebuild engines,"...
Cheney Public School officials have announced their intention to form a school site planning committee as part of their intention to purchase property for future new schools. The district, which stretches from the Spokane/Lincoln county line in the west to State Route 195 in the east, and the Spokane/Whitman county line in the south to just north of the city of Airway Heights, is experiencing a strong enrollment growth rate through development within its boundaries, particularly on the West Plains. In a news release,...
After a sharp increase between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, Cheney School District’s home-based instruction student count has remained pretty much consistent the past three years. According to information from the district, homeschooled students enrolled with the district jumped from 72 in 2013-14 school year to 90 the following year. Last year, 89 students were enrolled, while this year, 93 have signed up — an all-time high. That figure represents 51 families who have elected to homeschool with the district in 201...
Medical Lake High School senior Nick Isherwood has played in the Washington Music Educators Association All-State and All-Northwest performing groups as a percussionist. When he travels to this year's music festival, Feb. 16-19, he will play bass in the All-Northwest jazz band- marking the first time a student from Medical Lake has performed in that group. Isherwood is one of the many students traveling to Bellevue that weekend to perform in various All-Northwest bands "I'm...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Sixth-graders in Westwood Middle School teacher Jennifer Ireland's English Language Arts and social studies classes have not only been learning about the history of the 1960s Civil Rights movement, they've been expressing that newfound knowledge physically. The students have been involved in several projects centered on materials provided in class, beginning with reading and discussing the 1995 book "The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963." Written by...
Cheney court honored Two Cheney Municipal Court officials were honored at the City Council’s Jan. 10 meeting. Court administrator Terri Cooper was presented with Court Management Council’s Court Manager of the Year award by Judge Greg Tripp. The Court Management Council is part of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. Cooper has been with the municipal court since 2004. She founded the Cheney Youth Court in 2008, and has been active in many issues facing the court such as domestic violence advocacy for victi...
In October 2016, the Airway Heights City Council awarded a $322,483.48 bid to Blue Star Enterprises Northwest, Inc. for drilling and testing of a future well on the city’s Deno Road property. A couple of months later, crews encountered a snag in the project. City staff recently submitted a change order, at the cost of $159,500.39, to relocate the project northwest of the original site, which City Council approved at its Jan. 17 meeting. According to Public Works Director Kevin Anderson, the location of the original project w...
Airway Heights could receive another gift from the state's Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), one that will help make the city's sidewalks better at accommodating residents. The city was one of several nominated for a Complete Streets Award grant for up to $250,000. According to the TIB's website, the Complete Streets Award is a new program that gives funds to a municipality or county that has adopted a Complete Streets ordinance "and shows an ethic of planning and...
The city of Cheney hopes to provide an improved source of water in the future through rehabilitation of its Well No. 5. At its Jan. 10 meeting, the City Council approved a $43,842 contract, not including tax, with Specialty Pumps of Spokane to do just that. The work involves refurbishment of the pump equipment, along with disinfecting and flushing of the line. The pump was installed in 2002 in a 2,134-foot shaft that was capable at the time of producing 750 gallons per minute. Public Works director Todd Ableman said the...
For the last several years, Medical Lake requested state funding for policing and emergency medical services it provides to Eastern State Hospital. After years of no response, a proposed bill that was introduced in the current legislative session could result in some compensation to the city for those services. On Jan. 16, the senate held the first reading of Senate Bill 5159. The bill, introduced by senators Michael Baumgartner, Steve O’Ban and Steve Conway, would add chapters to the Revised Code of Washington requiring West...
Medical Lake had its two year string of success over Cheney on the basketball court end when the Blackhawks topped the Cardinals 65-56 on Jan. 12 in the annual Golden Feather Spirit Game. The Blackhawks got a quick start, leading 12-2 for the wire-to-wire win. See more galleries from our Spirit Games series: High Spirits Lady Blackhawks fall short Medical Lake girls edge Lady Blackhawks...
For the first time in the eight years that Medical Lake and Cheney have competed for the Golden Feather in the annual spirit game, the Cardinals came away with a victory, 56-55 when a late Lady Blackhawks' rally fell short. See more galleries from our Spirit Games series: High Spirits Lady Blackhawks fall short Medical Lake boys’ streak ends...
The atmosphere was electric - and plenty loud - as Cheney visited Medical Lake on Jan. 12, 2017 for the eighth annual edition of the Golden Feather spirit game. For the eighth year in a row, Medical Lake brought home the competition trophy. See more galleries from our Spirit Games series: Lady Blackhawks fall short Medical Lake boys’ streak ends Medical Lake girls edge Lady Blackhawks...
