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Pastor David Krueger-Duncan believes misinformation is going around about his church's, the former United Church of Christ, Congregational, departure from the national denomination. One reason the church is out on its own - changing its name on April 30 to Cheney Congregational Church - is one many churches have faced the past several years. That is, how to responded to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) community. Krueger-Duncan said the rumor...
The May 2 Medical Lake City Council meeting was not all summer meeting hours and budget talk. Council approved the application for J&M LLC to operate a fireworks stand at 111 W. Brooks Road, beginning July 1 at 9 a.m., until July 4 at 8 p.m. The application’s approval was recommended by Fire Chief Jason Mayfield. J&M has operated a fireworks stand in the city during the July 4 holiday for the last several years. This is the second stand council approved in 2017, the first being from TNT Fireworks back in February. TNT’s sta...
Production assistant Tim Kippes applies fake blood to an actor lying in a downtown Cheney alley in preparation to film a scene for the movie "The Purple Rose." The thriller, adapted from a book by Liberty Lake author Christi Walsh, was shooting in Cheney last week on May 5-6, and this week on May 10-11....
Sixteen groundwater wells around the border of Fairchild Air Force Base have tested above Environmental Protection Agency lifetime health advisory levels for Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and/or Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination. In April, engineers contracted by the U.S. Air Force found five non-drinking groundwater wells on the base that tested above advisory levels for contamination. Fairchild’s public drinking water system was sampled and all results were “non-detect” or below EPA’s health advisor...
The community has a chance to get out of the house this weekend and enjoy the annual Cheney Mayfest downtown. There are new events this year, with the traditional roots of Mayfest still intact. One of the main new activities is the community corn hole tournament. Mayfest previously had a three-on-three basketball tournament, but they changed it this year to try and get more people involved. "Anybody can play corn hole," Jason Williams, a member of the Cheney Mayfest...
When work begins later this spring on rehabilitating Sutton Park's gazebo, residents shouldn't just look at it as an effort to preserve a popular location for concerts, movies and other events in Cheney. Residents should look at it as an effort to preserve a piece of history - history stretching all the way back to late 19th, early 20th century Coeur d'Alene. The gazebo came to Cheney from the grounds of Fort Wright College in Spokane, being reassembled by community members...
The Airway Heights Fire Department began what Fire Chief Mitch Metzger referred to as "a new chapter." Don Malone, who was previously the deputy chief of training, was promoted to assistant chief after the retirement of Doug Bonstrom, who had been in that position since 2001 and served the fire department in different roles for 23 years. Lt. Alex Turner, who has been with the department for three years, will take over Malone's position. Malone and Turner were officially sworn...
During its May 2 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council voted unanimously to adhere to its summer meeting schedule beginning next month. From June to September, council will meet only on the third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., which is something it has done during the summer for the last several years. As council gets closer to fall, it will set aside a night in September or October to discuss the budget. Traditionally, council has held a budget workshop before one of its regularly scheduled fall meetings. The suggestion for an extra...
Cheney’s Parks and Recreation Department has been busy pursuing grant funding lately, and it’s meeting with some success. At its April 11 meeting, the City Council approved receipt of a $4,000 grant from the Spokane Parks Foundation to be used by the Cheney Youth Commission to upgrade amenities at the city’s Hagelin Park, including installation of a nine-hole disc golf course. At the April 25 meeting, recreation manager Kim Best and company added two more grant awards. While small, the Youth United mini-grant and the Spoka...
The saga that is the Parkside Commons rezone request continues. After meeting in a closed-door session for 32 minutes at its April 25 meeting, the Cheney City Council reconvened in open session and voted 6-0 — Councilwoman Jill Weiszmann was absent — to approve a new resolution remanding the request back to the Planning Commission for further findings on the controversial request. The council met in closed door session for over an hour at its April 11 meeting before postponing a decision to Tuesday’s meeting. The Plann...
The city of Cheney wants to hear from residents on how to reduce the impacts of demand on the city’s potable water supply system. A public meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, at 5 p.m. at the Wren Pierson Community Center to present information about Cheney’s water supply and discuss conservation measures residents and businesses can take. According to a city press release, “water systems with 1,000 or more connections are required to establish water use efficiency goals in accordance with the state’s Water U...
The city of Medical Lake might receive some federal assistance in repairing its damaged streets. During the April 18 City Council meeting, Mayor John Higgins informed council that staff might rent a paving truck to do some street patching. “There’s a good chance we’ll get a $50,000 grant from the governor and whatever else we throw in,” Higgins said. The grant Higgins referred to is the state Transportation Improvement Board’s “2017 Emergency Repair Program” grant. According to the TIB’s website, the grant was created in...
Cheney School District bus driver Tom Davis greets Clean Sweep volunteers catching a ride to their assigned zone in Cheney's southwest corner during last Saturday's annual Clean Sweep. This was the first year the district had donated to the event, providing one of their newest buses....
When it comes to West Plains elected offices, it’s either feast or famine. Last year featured no positions in the cities of Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, either of the two school districts or any special districts — fire, sewer/water — in the area. This year there are 21 up for grabs, and individuals interested in running for office can file beginning May 1. Spokane County Auditor Vicki Dalton said state law stipulates elections for partisan offices such as county commissioners, the state Legislature, governor and f...
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior on April 12 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. According to court documents, the nature of the lawsuit is a review or appeal of an agency's decision - specifically Interior's decision to permit gaming on off-reservation Indian lands from the Spokane Tribe Economic Project and approving the project's environmental impact statement. In an April 18 releas...
Kids, with their parents in tow, charge onto Medical Lake's Waterfront fields to find as many eggs and candy as they can at last Saturday's Kiwanis Easter egg hunt....
The Airway Heights City Council went through a plethora of items at its April 17 meeting. Council approved an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the city and Spokane County Fire District 10 for deputy fire chief services. Councilman Doyle Inman abstained from voting, and Mayor Kevin Richey and Councilwoman Aspen Monteleone were absent from the meeting. The agreement is for one year in which Airway Heights Fire Chief Mitch Metzger will perform deputy fire chief services for Fire District 10 in conjunction with h...
Parks and Recreation took center stage during the resolution portion of the April 11 Cheney City Council meeting. The department, which typically doesn’t present at council meetings, has received one grant and is in the process of applying for four others. The council voted unanimously to receive a $4,000 grant from the Spokane Parks Foundation. Kim Best, recreation manager, said the Cheney Youth Commission had originally asked for $5,000, and plans to use the money to upgrade amenities at the city’s Hagelin Park, inc...
Dane and Kristin Paulson watch as their 21-month-old daughter Savanna lays her hands on the mother of all eggs - the Golden Egg - at the Cheney Kiwanis Easter egg hunt last Saturday at Salnave Park. The find earned Savanna a large basket of extra special goodies. Cheney High School's Key Club, along with Eastern Washington University organizations Kappa Delta Kai and Omega Delta Phi helped Cheney Kiwanis hide 7,000 eggs that were snapped up in around 30 seconds in some...
Posh Marsh, a member of Medical Lake High School's robotic club the Circuit Breakers places a gear delivered to him from his team's robot on a rotor during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Steamworks Pacific Northwest District competition April 8 at Eastern Washington University....
New Eastern Washington University head football coach Aaron Best strolls the red turf during spring practice last week....
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor An above-normal snowpack and a historically wet spring has led to a lot of water in the Pacific Northwest. In many ways, that’s a good thing. Those conditions have also created a lot of power via the region’s dams — not necessarily a good thing, especially when it comes to the Bonneville Power Administration selling power on the open market. The excess has driven prices down, leading BPA officials to consider implementing a provision that could mean additional charges to area utilities and their custo...
Cheney's 10th annual community clean-up day is right around the corner, and has a couple changes in store. Cheney Clean Sweep takes place Saturday, April 22, with volunteers gathering at Veterans Memorial Park at 8:30 a.m. before fanning out across the city to pick up trash over the next three hours. Last year, 304 volunteers helped out, a number Planning Department GIS/permit technician and Clean Sweep coordinator Sue Beeman said included city and local businesses employees....
At its April 10 study session, the Airway Heights City Council agreed to forward an amendment to the interlocal agreement between the city and Spokane County Fire District 10 regarding deputy fire chief services to its April 17 meeting. In 2016, the city entered into a one-year agreement with Fire District 10 for these services. Since then, Fire Chief Mitch Metzger has performed deputy fire chief services for Fire District 10 in conjunction with his own duties in Airway Heights. Under the terms of the contract, Fire District...
After roughly 90 minutes plus of testimony and closed-door deliberations, the Cheney City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to postpone a decision on the controversial Parkside Commons apartment complex rezone until its next regularly scheduled meeting April 25. In making the motion, Councilwoman Teresa Overhauser stated the postponement was so the council could be "better informed" about the issues surrounding the change, which would allow for 39 more units to the propo...
