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Born on April 12, 1934, our little song bird has flown the nest. Renee' Theresa Lucero (Montague) died on Aug. 15. Renee earned an R.N. and a Bachelors of Education and served many years as a nurse and in the classroom. She married Raul C. Lucero and together they had five children. She tutored children in Australia's outback. She published “Before You Kill Yourself,” an article on suicide prevention that continues to be reprinted to this day. She painted with acrylics and oils, knitted and made dolls. She raised her fiv...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to attend Emmanuel Lutheran Church this Sunday for worship as we celebrate the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Pastor David Ophus will preside. Fellowship follows the worship service with lively conversation, coffee, juice and cookies. Come! Visitors expected! Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 12 as we open the new school year with Rally Day at 9 a.m. for all Christian Education classes. Church of the Nazarene Please join us at the Cheney Church of the Nazarene for worship and... Full story
CHENEY Aug. 9 Malicious mischief was reported in the 200 block of Presley Drive. Grafitti was found on a door. Rape was reported in the 1000 block of First Street. The case was closed with no arrests. Theft of a book of checks was reported in the 1200 block of First Street. An 11-year-old male was arrested for assault in the 2200 block of First Street. A vehicle window was broken in the 600 block of Third Street. Malicious mischief was reported in the 200 block of Nolan Brown Place; tires on two vehicles were slashed. A...
Two Spokane cemeteries have lost as much as $25,000 worth of brass flower pots and urns to a thief in the past few weeks. During the weekend of July 24 a suspect or suspects stole 50 14-by-18-inch bronze flowerpots from Spokane Memorial Gardens at 5909 South Cheney-Spokane Road. The theft occurred between 5 p.m. the 24th and 8 a.m. July 27. A cemetery employee placed the loss at $9,000. Then, between 4 p.m. Aug. 6 and 8 a.m. Aug. 9 someone stole 270 6-inch bronze vases from the niches and crypts areas of Greenwood Memorial...
This year has seen higher numbers of lightning strikes than usual but fewer wildfires, DNR says The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week released a snapshot of the number of wildfires and acres burned on state and private lands that the department protects. With the aid of favorable weather conditions, a strategy of fast initial attack on fires by DNR and its partners has kept wildfire damage lower than average despite a higher-than-usual number of lightning strikes this year. The number of lightni...
1 Years Ago August 24, 2000 Cheney took a big step toward moving the city's police force to the former Ball and Dodd building on G Street when the city council voted 6-1 to allow Mayor Amy Jo Sooy to enter into a purchase agreement with property owners. Councilman Curt Huff was the lone dissenting vote. The fire chief of Medical Lake, Cliff Denman, was put on paid administrative leave based on a complaint received by Mayor Jim Hill. No further details on the complaint were released and any action on the matter had to await t...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The West Plains Chamber of Commerce closed on a sale of the organization's former headquarters at 201 First St. in Cheney for about $50,000 in July. The Cheney building, on the market for months, was vacated in 2009 when the chamber offices were moved to the Bank of Whitman Building near Airway Heights. Benji Estrellado with Cheney Realty said he didn't have details on who bought the property or what they intend to do with the building, other than that the buyer is from Spokane. “We're p... Full story
In their Monday, Aug. 16 meeting the Airway Heights City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with Spokane County that allows the exchange of utilities at the county's Raceway Park for a 70-acre portion of adjacent county land. Each party's estimated value of total contributions to the exchange equals $1,044,231. The city will now weigh when and how the property can be developed into ball fields and other recreational areas, while also considering how to place a recharge reservoir at the site for the...
The tinder dry summer of 1910 ignited some of the worst fires in this region's history. At times it seemed as though all the forests were ablaze. More than 200 men died that summer fighting the fires. Learn more about our area's history at www.cheneymuseum.org.... Full story
Motorcycle ride to head out for Ellensburg from Northern Quest Aug. 28 By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Thousands of motorcycles are expected to converge on Ellensburg, Wash. on the afternoon of Aug. 28 from several starting points across the state, including one at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights. The first annual Northwest Ride of Dreams is the latest statewide effort organized by local law enforcement agencies to raise funds and awareness for local Special Olympics of Washington programs. Jennifer Suniga,...
Freshman and new student orientations for Cheney and Medical Lake schools are coming up in the next few weeks. At Cheney High School, an orientation will take place next Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at the high school. Class schedules and orientation packets will be available as you enter the CHS Foyer. While the orientation is not mandatory, it is “strongly recommended,” Jim Missel, assistant principal-activities and athletics, wrote in an e-mail. “The orientation will help incoming freshmen, new students, and pare... Full story
McKinley's mission leads to Kenya, Part 1 By LUELLA DOW Contributor Seven weeks in Kenya is not a vacation. Erin McKinley didn't go there for that purpose. She traveled there as a young missionary to help and encourage the people. She said, “There were 35 of us in the missionary group. We spent most of our time at Rurii. English is the official language, but the traditional language is Swahili.” For the first week and a half they stayed in Nairobi where they learned about Kenya's culture and practiced Swahili. Then they split...
New Airway Heights driving school aims to get beyond the instruction manual to teach students good driving habits By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter For those who've held their driver's license for more than a few years, getting behind the wheel to begin the daily commute is probably about the time automatic pilot kicks in. Harold Denton never wants the new drivers who finish his course to get to that point. By preserving a beginner's awareness of what's happening around their vehicle, he's confident his students can steer... Full story
Cheney schools prepare for construction; future play fields raise issues By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney School District officials have been attending more city meetings than usual. They addressed issues surrounding a plan to level Cronk's Hill to build play fields at a Historic Preservation Commission meeting Aug. 5, and brought a Conditional Use Permit application before the Planning Commission Aug. 9. As Superintendent Larry Keller told the Planning Commission, the district is on a tight timeline to open two new...
‘Tis the season to clean out your jars and prepare for canning By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.” Marie Curie What new sight has made you want to jump up and down and rejoice like a child? For me, it was seeing the corn tassels peeking out through the tops of the corn stalks this year, which means corn on the table in the near future! Another is seeing the blossoms and the tiny starts of beans--whooee! Gardening is fun; you just never know what... Full story
Editorial from The Detroit News, Aug. 17, 2010 A number of Republican Congressmen and others are talking about amending the Constitution so that children of illegal immigrants who are born in this country would no longer automatically be granted citizenship. If they are serious, this is bad policy. If they are simply engaged in election year pandering, it is bad politics. In recent weeks, such figures as House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Sens. Lindsey Graham of South... Full story
Pricing of 20 gallon, 64 gallon refuse containers not fair I missed the last Cheney Council meeting, so I would like to comment on the solid waste rate proposal that will be adopted at the Aug. 24 Council meeting. I do not understand why the city would charge those who use 20 gallon cans twice the rate per gallon as those using the larger 64 gallon refuse cans. Cheney residents have spent over a year giving input to our new city plan and one of the policies to be included in the plan is to “increase recycling of household a...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Like most public radio listeners, I don't particularly enjoy radio fund drives, those long, irregularly scheduled program interruptions when broadcasting staff plead for open wallets to keep them on the air. But as monotonous as these drives might sometimes be, I can see the reasons backing them up. I also understand that without stations that rely on public funds I'd have to turn the dial north into the for-profit neighborhood of really annoying – and annoyingly frequent – radio adv... Full story
Operation Spokane Heroes is holding two events to support our troops. Friday, Aug. 27, the organization presents R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey at the Bing Crosby Theater. Tickets are $20, doors opening at 6 p.m. and closing exactly at 7 p.m. when the show begins. There will be a raffle drawing for an Ermey engraved Glock 21.45, with beer and wine available. Ermey hosts the TV shows “Lock n'Load” and “Mail Call” and has appeared in films including “Full Metal Jacket. Tickets available through www.ticketswest.com or at 800-325-7328.... Full story
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Medical Lake council members had the opportunity Tuesday to tell Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich their thoughts on how Spokane County deputies have performed since taking over the city's law enforcement last November. Knezovich listened to concerns over occasional missed calls and a perceived lack of police presence but said until recently he was unaware the problems even existed and that he needs specific information to deal with them. Knezovich pointed to a 6-month countywide incident report... Full story
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Annual street construction is underway in Cheney. Work on a handful of arterial and residential streets began last week, which is later than usual, said engineering technician John Johnson. “We normally try to get this done sooner and we did try to get this going sooner,” Johnson said. “But between the design and acquiring funding it just got delayed.” He said the city was held up in acquiring federal ARRA funding that paid for a portion of the projects. The goal is to begin work as soon as...
Senator, others discuss importance of base on local economy, possibility of new tanker bedding down here By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., visited the West Plains last Thursday to discuss the future of Fairchild Air Force Base and how a long awaited tanker contract might impact the local aerospace community. The Inland Northwest Aerospace Coalition invited Murray to speak to a broad audience of community and business interests at Triumph Composite Systems, an aerospace parts supplier located...
Photo by Paul Delaney Eastern Washington University football players David Miles (97) and John Asplund (93) go through stretching exercises during the first day of pre-season drills spent in pads last Thursday. Practice continues almost every day as the Eagles prepare for their season opener, Sept. 2 in Reno against the Nevada Wolfpack....
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The initial release of results from the Aug. 17 primary election in Spokane County shows incumbent Dist. 3 county commissioner, Democrat Bonnie Mager, well on her way to victory. Who her opponent will be in the Nov. 2 general election, however, appears up in the air. Mager earned 9,154 votes, 47 percent in the initial figures released by the Spokane County Elections Office at 8:01 p.m. Tuesday. She was holding a commanding lead over a trio of Republicans, Al French (3,467, 18 percent), Jeff... Full story
