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CHENEY – Logan Porter said he had never done anything like it before. The Cheney resident was among a throng of over 300 people who lined up in the cold, early morning hours on Thursday, Nov. 21, to be the first through the door of the city's newest grocery store, Grocery Outlet. Porter, who was the second person in line at around 7 a.m., said he came for a chance to get a store cash card - carrying values from $5 – $200 - given to the first 200 people through the doors, but...
Meredith Hogan Scott passed away peacefully at the age of 93. Consistent with her determined personality, she declared that she had decided that Wednesday was a good day to pass and that is just what she did. She parted from this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2019, surrounded by family in Colorado Springs, Colo. Meredith, or better known as Hogie, was born on Aug. 8, 1926 in her family’s ranch house in Grace, Idaho to Grover Cleveland Hogan and Eliza Jane H...
Cheney High School wrapped up the fall football season with the Powder Puff contest on Friday, Nov. 20. The event is a fundraiser for the Senior All-Nighter party designed to keep students from drinking and driving following commencement in June. Other fundraisers include a Gonzaga basketball swag bag raffle and Santa Breakfast on Dec. 7....
CHENEY — Unfortunately for the Eastern Washington University football team, a deep tradition in the postseason and overall in this decade didn’t translate to a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff when bids were handed out Sunday, Nov. 24. Eastern finished 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference to finish in a three-way tie for third with two other league schools who were selected among the top six seeds in the 24-team tourney. Big Sky co-champions Weber State and Sacramento State earned the No....
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College men’s basketball Wednesday, Dec. 4, EWU at University of Washington, 7 p.m. College women’s basketball Sunday, Dec. 1, EWU vs. Pepperdine, 1 p.m. College volleyball Thursday – Saturday, Nov. 28 – 30, EWU at Big Sky Conference Tournament, Sacramento, Calif., time TBA Boys high school basketball Tuesday, Dec. 3, Medical Lake vs. Davenport, 7 p.m. p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, Cheney at Shadle Park, 7:15 p.m. Girls high school...
Is it too early to do an autopsy on Eastern Washington University’s football season? If it is, tough, here’s one anyway. Like many, I chugged down the hype of “Advancing the Standard,” this year’s motto presented by Eagles athletics director Lynn Hickey and head coach Aaron Best at the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s annual August breakfast on the red turf at Roos Field. And after advancing to the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game earlier in January, it all sounded pretty good — the idea of advanc...
SPOKANE - The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team took on No. 21/23 ranked Gonzaga University in front of a sold-out crowd at the McCarthey Athletic Center on Friday evening, Nov. 22. Grace Kirscher led the Eagles with 15 points, but the Eagles fell by a final score of 84-44. "We hit another excellent basketball team in Gonzaga tonight. They're ranked for a reason, I don't think they're ranked high enough personally; they're a really good basketball team. The...
HIGH POINT, N.C. — After scoring just four points in his first four collegiate games, it was a due time for Ellis Magnuson to have a breakout game. Magnuson was one of four players in double figures, helping the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team jump out to a 15-2 lead and beat a High Point University team coached by Tubby Smith 90-74 Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C. Magnuson scored 12 points in the first half, including a pair of...
CHENEY – Blackhawks senior goalkeeper Trae Babcock recently took part in the annual EXOS Select 50 instructional showcase, held Oct. 10 in Carlsbad, Calif. where he and others were invited to perform with other top NCAA recruits in front of coaches. According to former Cheney High School boys soccer head coach Rene Caro, Babcock was acknowledged as the third-ranked player on the West Coast, the second-ranked goalkeeper on the West Coast, a top “Under the Radar” recruit and scored as a No. 1 class of 2020 recruit by the NCAA....
Shopping at a locally-owned and operated business is truly a unique experience. The atmosphere surrounds you as soon as you step out of your car. Sometimes, holiday music flows through the main thoroughfares of your small town. Almost always, twinkling snowflakes line the streets. Large storefront windows decorated for the season beam welcoming lights onto the sidewalk. These windows offer a snapshot of what you can expect when you enter the small business. Upon taking that step inside, chances are you’ll get a friendly ...
In America, our Thanksgivings range from large family-gatherings to Good Samaritans volunteering in soup kitchens serving turkey dinners to the hungry. Now think about what it is like in other parts of the world where people are lucky to have a few slices of bread and some rice to eat. For example, before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it was that way for people living in Poland and Eastern Europe. Communist dictators tightly controlled everything from the farm to kitche...
I found a copy of Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving on a website called “Abraham Lincoln Online.” I knew Lincoln had issued the proclamation, but I never read it, nor knew of its background. According to the website, Lincoln had issued such proclamations before, but never something on a national level. On Sept. 28, 1863, he received a letter from the 74-year-old editor of Godey’s “Lady’s Book,” Sarah Josepha Hale, urging him to have the “day of our annual Than...
Washington, D.C. October 3, 1863 By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually...
Thanksgiving hosts understand that turkey and trimmings are often the stars of the holiday menu. But some tasty tidbits serve as a precursor to the main meal and can set a strong precedent. Since preparing the poultry often takes a lot of effort, it behooves hosts to keep appetizers simple, which can be accomplished without compromising flavor. Vichyssoise can be traced to a Frenchman employed as a cook at a Ritz-Carlton hotel in the U.S. Because the soup is served cold,...
CHENEY — Holiday hosts toil for hours to create lavish meals. It’s not uncommon for Thanksgiving tables to be covered with more food than guests can conceivably — and comfortably — consume. Leftovers are the norm, but without a plan for what to do with leftovers, food can spoil or end up in the trash. Here are some delicious and waste-conscious ways to put Thanksgiving or other holiday meal leftovers to use: Wrap it up promptly — Even though you may want to sit around an...
Medical Lake maintenance workers Dan Reis and Steve Blymeyer (in bucket) were out hanging holiday decorations along Lake Street on a foggy Friday, Nov. 22....
On this date in 1896, Anna Deakin Marshall wrote in her journal: It was 19 below zero at the depot, 14 below at our place. My, but it is cold. Beryl and Pearl came for Addie to go skating on the pond. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymusuem.org....
1 Years Ago Nov. 26, 2009 The Medical Lake School District struggled to find funding to put technology in the hands of students. Citizens, consultants and city staff discussed the future of Cheney’s roads and commercial building designs at a “Choices for Cheney” workshop intended to help shape the city’s new comprehensive plan. Cheney’s girls soccer team was defeated 2-0 in the state 2A title game. 20 Years Ago Nov. 25, 1999 Cheney schools put together a six-step reading program to lead students to better reading. Pathways...
MEDICAL LAKE — As of Oct. 1, after months of construction on its new 70,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, the Medical Lake Veterinary Hospital is open for business at its new location just east of downtown at the intersection of State Route 902 and South Bartholomew Road The hospital offers services for just about any domesticated animal — companion pets to large farm animals including horses, and exotic pets like hedgehogs, rats or even emus. They even have a spe...
Cheney Congregational Church Please join us at Cheney Congregational Church Sunday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. for the beginning of the Advent season. Pastor Matt Goodale will be giving a sermon titled “The Language of Advent.” Words such as love, joy, peace, and hope appear regularly around Christmas time each year. Churches use these words often, and marketing agencies use these words to sell the newest product. The more we hear these words, the more they lose their meaning. Join us as we take a close look at how these words app...
CHENEY – Like law enforcement, the city’s Fire Department is looking at adding much needed staff in 2020. Part of that has to do with reducing overtime and maintaining firefighter safety through not only extra bodies but also training. At the Nov. 12 City Council meeting, Fire Chief Tom Jenkins proposed two new positions as part of the department’s $2.095 million budget request. One would be a “floater” to help with shift rotations while another, if money is available, would focus specifically on training. “We need to hav...
CHENEY – Nov. 30 is “Small Business Saturday,” a day shoppers are asked to frequent those local proprietors often overlooked in favor of larger corporate organizations on bigger shopping days such as Black Friday. And when it comes to small businesses, you can’t get much smaller than the artists showcasing their talents and wares this Saturday at West Plains’ locations during the 10th annual Slightly West of Spokane Artists Studio Tour. It’s not an accident that both the to...
MEDICAL LAKE — In a quick, 20 minute meeting, the City Council moved the city’s 2020 budget, along with an employee salary and wage ordinance, one step closer to approval. Councilman-elect Art Kulibert noted during the citizen comment portion of the meeting that 20 years ago the city was forced to chop $220,000 from its budget in the wake of Initiative 695 that reduced licensing fees to $30. He expressed concern that the passage earlier this month of a similar initiative, I-9...
CHENEY – A regional effort to provide a Thanksgiving meal to indigent residents is feeding more than 100 local families this holiday. The 2nd Harvest Tom’s Turkey Drive will feed more than 11,000 families in the region, officials said. That includes families who were expected to line up Tuesday at the Cheney Food Bank, 624 3rd St., to pick up their meals. Approximately 60 individuals and 64 families were scheduled to pick up turkey and all the trimmings, 30-year volunteer Joh...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University set another enrollment record with its largest freshmen class ever walking through the pillars outside Showalter Hall this fall. According to a news release, 1,809 first-time freshmen are taking courses this fall, an increase of 51 over last year’s record of 1,758 — which itself was a 123 student increase over the previous record of 1,711 set in fall 2015. “It was so inspired by the crowd of enthusiastic first-year students passing through the Herculean Pillars at our traditional welcomi...
