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The Cheney City Council has imposed a six-month construction moratorium on land located east of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks — known as Terra Vista. The moratorium prohibits the issuing of any new “Development Approvals” on the land located east of Alki Street to the city limits, north of Cheney-Plaza Road and south of Cheney-Spangle Road. Development approvals include “any license, permit, permission, subdivision or rezone require...
Charles Carmen DeAndre, known to all as "Charlie", "Chaz" and "Charbo", but mostly Charlie, was born on March 16, 1981 and left his earthly body on Dec. 9, 2018. Charlie was extremely witty on so many levels and kept all around him laughing. He once wore a tutu to school in the fifth grade and had everyone in tears. Charlie was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1999. He was an excellent student and graduated with a high grade point average. We were all so proud of...
Anne Carlene Davis of Colbert Wash., surrounded by her family, passed away on December 1, 2018 at Holy Family Hospital. Ann was born July 19, 1938 in Elk City, Kan. to Raymond and Dollie Crossfield. She married Lou Jr. and followed his U.S. Air Force career which led them to retire in Four Lakes, Wash. Ann worked for many years at Pacific Telecom Telephone Company in Cheney. After Lou’s passing, Ann moved to Colbert, where she was an active member of the Country Homes C...
Fifty years ago in 1968, Bob Hampton first hung Homer Dickerson’s orange cap on the wires in middle of First and F streets intersection to celebrate the holidays. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Spokane County Library District holiday closure All Spokane County Library District facilities will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25 to observe Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Regular library hours resume Wednesday, Dec. 26. Spokane County Library District’s online services remain available 24–7 at www.scld.org. West Plains Angels raffle benefits local charities The West Plains Angels organization is holding a “Christmas Tree Bonanza” fundraiser to benefit local charities. A $1 ticket holds the potenti...
Cheney Community Church Come join us for our Christmas Eve service on Monday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. The Advent candles will be lit. There will be congregational singing of Christmas carols, lots of music, devotionals and lighting of individual candles in the spirit of the season. The church is located at 1307 3rd St. There are no services Christmas Day, but do join us for our regular Sunday service on Dec. 30 at 10 a.m. Bible classes are held at 8:45 a.m. for adults and teens. A special children’s church program is available d...
1 Years Ago Dec. 25, 2008 The Airway Heights Correction Center donated more than 250 cords of wood to local families in need following record low temperatures and 24-hour snowstorms. A snowstorm hit Cheney for the second year in a row, and city officials narrowly avoided declaring emergency situations. The official measurement for snow fall in the area was 23.3 inches in 36 hours. In the span of one week, both the Cheney High School boys and girls basketball teams dropped games to Lake City. 20 Years Ago Dec. 17, 1998...
The holiday season has arrived. That means you will be on the giving or receiving end of a poinsettia, Christmas cactus, cyclamen, amaryllis or other holiday plant. Extend the beauty and longevity of these holiday beauties with proper care. And that starts the minute you leave the florist or garden center. Always protect your gift plants from the harsh outdoors. Professional florists and garden center staff will provide a care tag and wrap your plants in a plastic or paper...
Several weeks ago, in this paper, those who support the policies of out federal government were blasted by Mr. Tom Hastings. Last week Nancy Street decided to take her shot at them. I’d like to reply to Ms. Street: 1) Do not presume that because I don’t support allowing any and everyone to illegally immigrate to the United States that I do not take care of those less fortunate then myself. There are any number of agencies that allow me to do that. You can do the same. Why are open borders the only solution that you can thi...
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. It is especially hard when they were slain in the line-of-duty while protecting our country. It hit home again last month when Army sergeants Eric Emond, 39, Brush Prairie, and Leandro Jasso, 25, Leavenworth, were killed in Afghanistan. Both were experienced elite soldiers who served multiple tours in combat zones. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Maine family and...
During our last family reunion, some of my siblings and I relived some of our childhood Christmas memories. We were not the most affluent family in town. Dad raised 10 kids on a factory worker’s pay, so to provide special holiday memories, our folks sometimes had to be creative. We all remembered the time some of us had begun to doubt Santa Clause. We drove up to Grandma’s that Christmas Eve, and when we returned, Santa had been there. We believed for at least one more year. Who could forget Mom’s silver tree? I think she f...
By admission, traditional math has never been my strong point I blame it all on the latest and greatest new-fangled educational notion from the 1960s —“New Math.” This, I swear, sent me spiraling into some calculational black hole. It made passing eighth-grade arithmetic stretch into summer school 1967 and freshman algebra do the same in 1968. And later, there came the need, and struggle of course, to pass a “math equivalency” exam in order to receive a teaching certifica...
Prian and Tina Sikkema’s house at 636 Salnave Road was the winner of the Gardeners of Cheney/Kiwanis Club’s first Christmas lights Yard of the Month contest. The Sikkema’s won a $25 gift certificate from Jarms/Ace Hardware. Top: Brian Sikkema poses with Kiwanis Club member Pat Isbell and Cheney Gardeners member Betty Ray. Right: Sikkema uses a long-handled “attitude adjustment” pole to get his roof-top Santa into place. Ray said the response to this year’s contest was good, a...
Cheney’s City Council engaged in some housekeeping items at it’s next to last meeting in 2018 on Dec. 11 — including the passage of the 2019 budget along with fee and wage increases. Council approved the city’s almost $29.45 million 2019 budget, a document and figure that Finance Director Cindy Niemeier said they received no public comment on via several public hearings or through email or phone calls. In a related item, council also approved an ordinance making the fourth and final amendments to Cheney’s 2018 budget, w...
“First, let me start with the lifelong effects the program has had on me. Aside from providing an affordable option for housing while I was in school, it literally changed the way that I look at the world. When I set foot on campus, I had no previous experience with people with developmental disabilities. When I left, I had a degree in developmental psychology and had a job working in the field…” Erin Tellez, CIRV student 2003–2006 ••• “I was lucky enough to get a spot in t...
Eastern Washington Eagles quarterback Eric Barriere (3) signs an autograph for a young fan after the Eagles routed the University of Maine Black Bears Saturday 50-19 at Roos Field to advanced to the national championship game in Frisco, Texas, Jan. 5....
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) is looking for input from the public on an amendment to the 2019-2022 Transportation Program (TIP) that would add 27 new projects and change the details of 11 projects already in the program. Detailed information on the projects proposed for amendment is both attached and on the SRTC website at www.srtc.org/transportation-improvement-program, scroll down to “TIP Amendments.” More information on the 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program can be found there as well. Har...
People driving along East Lake Street in downtown Medical Lake may have noticed a new logo on the window of a former bar and restaurant The Fischin’ Hole Saloon, a riff on the name of the new owners, Mark and Robin Fischer, opened on Dec. 1. The saloon is the location of the former 14 Bar and Grill at 114 E. Lake St.. Being a business owner wasn’t part of Mark’s retirement strategy. Currently on terminal leave from his career as an Air Force colonel and former vice comma...
If someone asked for directions to Patterson Hall, how would you respond? Those who have previously struggled to navigate Eastern Washington University’s campus can rest assured: EWU Construction and Planning Services is in the midst of a project that will update EWU campus addresses, streets and lanes with easy-to-remember names. The Campus Fire Life Safety Signage project will bring EWU into compliance with the 2015 International Fire Code, which states that buildings m...
The Cheney School Board buckled down for a long night at their Dec.12 meeting, approving several policy revisions and tackling housekeeping measures to help ease the way into the new year. The board held elections at the start of the meeting, unanimously selecting director and former vice president Stacy Nicol to serve as president, while director Mitch Swenson took the newly vacated vice president seat. Former school board president Henry Browne has served in that position for three years. A new voting order for the...
One hopes that the Cheney School District likes the color green, because they’ll be seeing a lot of it this upcoming school year. Superintendent Rob Roettger announced at the Dec. 12 school board meeting that the district will be the recipient of a $1.92 million grant from the state STEM Capital Grants Program, which provides school districts with construction funds to build or modernize classroom spaces and labs. Just seven districts across the state were awarded funds from the $10 million appropriated by the state L...
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part examination of Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program which is slated for closure in 2019.) In the end, it appears that money will win the tug-o-war with emotion when it comes to Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program, which will close in spring 2019. The nearly 50-year-old program connects college student volunteers with Lakeland clients for a variety of events and activ...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter (Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part examination of Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program which is slated for closure in 2019.) In the end, it appears that money will win the tug-o-war with emotion when it comes to Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program, which will close in spring 2019. The nearly 50-year-old program connects college student volunteers with Lakeland clients for a variety of events and activities in exchange for r...
Thanks to a new lease agreement with the Spokane County Raceway in Airway Heights, county sheriff’s deputies will be gaining nearly 100 training days a year on the track in exchange for a reduction in the raceway’s annual fees. The Spokane County Commissioners approved the agreement last week, dropping raceway operator Craig Smith’s payment from $32,500 per year to about $10,000. “This was a way to get the fee reduced and bring in more police training, which is good when you sit around and look at all the crime that’s...
The Airway Heights City Council focused on wrapping up loose ends for their last meeting of the year on Dec. 17. In a unanimous vote, the council approved a resolution finalizing Sekani Fourth Addition, a 28-lot single-family subdivision on Ninth Avenue north of Walmart in Airway Heights. According to city documents, the city received an application to finalize the 6.8-acre lot into a subdivision on June 11, but the project was actually vetted and deemed vested by Spokane County in 2012 prior to annexation into the city....
