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Pastor Powers is all in for the community

By Ben Wick

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Pastor Jacob Powers wasn’t always a pastor. Born in Spokane, Washington, the Powers family moved to Hunters, Washington (west of Springdale along the Columbia River) when he was two years old. A few years later they settled in Cheney, Washington where he graduated from Cheney High School.

After High School Powers joined the US Marine Corps. Serving as a Military Police Officer, Powers was deployed two times aboard warships in the Mediterranean Sea while stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He was honorably discharged in 2001 after achieving the rank of Sergeant. “I got out just before the towers fell” noted Powers. “Some of my friends got recalled after that, but I wasn’t.”

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In 2008, Powers became the Elementary, Mens and Security Pastor at Life Center North Foursquare Church, assisting with the Kids On The Move (KTOM) children’s pastor.

However in 2014, he felt a calling to serve in a different manner, he felt the calling to plant a church.

“My wife and I were driving around, looking for the area with the most need,” said Powers, who quickly identified with Airway Heights as their new community and began The Heights Church.

Powers fervently became involved in the community. First he joined the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee where he became the President and continues to serve today.

He attributes his involvement in the Airway Heights Kiwanis Club to JC Kennedy, the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Director, who helped recruit him to the club in 2014, where Powers also continues to serve.

Powers involvement doesn’t just include clubs and boards, but he gets involved directly in the lives of youth.

He takes time to volunteer to have lunch with kids every Friday.

“While I was at lunch I heard there was an opening / need for a wrestling coach, so I applied,” explained Powers.

Powers got the job as the assistant Wrestling Coach with Cheney Public Schools where he helped for four years before becoming the head coach at the Westwood Middle School.

While coaching at Westwood, Powers quickly saw the need for something more local “in club sports, most teams are formed around the schools and school areas. However, Cheney is a large spread out district and it is a bit of a drive for kids from Airway Heights to travel to Westwood” said Powers “especially in the winter.”

Seeing the need for space to start a club closer to Airway Heights, The Heights Church secured a permanent location after seven years of being

Thanks to $9,000 in grants from local businesses including Copenhaver Construction out of Creston, Washington and CAL Cars, Powers was able to purchase the mats and equipment necessary to transform the space and launch Kingdom Wrestling in 2021.

“This allowed us to keep the costs low,” explained Powers. By removing the barrier of transportation and reducing costs “we are getting kids that wouldn’t have been able to participate in sports or wrestling.”

Kingdom Wrestling is organized under the Washington Little Guy Wrestling League which is made up of 92 teams with more than 4,000 kids spanning central and eastern Washington, Idaho and Oregon and apart of the USA Wrestling.

He has also had the opportunity to coach his two sons who are now a freshman and a sophomore at Cheney High School.

On the Pastoral side, Powers continues to help grow the Heights Church. Serving as their lead pastor, he has also stepped up to be a part of the Pacific Northwest Church Planting’s Greater Spokane Network, a non-denominational group that helps churches collaborate and train new church planters in the area.

“At the time I wanted to be a cop, but was on the business side,” said Powers as he describes his service in the Marines as being more on the logistical side of the security forces.

After returning home from his time in the service, Powers, took advantage of the Military benefits to go to college and enrolled at Eastern Washington University. While attending school at EWU, Powers worked as a bartender where he met his now wife Kym who was a student in the EWU dental hygienist program. Powers received his Bachelors of Arts in Marketing from EWU in 2006.

In the last two years, Powers has also started volunteering as one of the chaplains for the Airway Heights Police and Fire Departments, as well as joined the West Plains Safety Alliance as a Board member.

Jacob’s favorite quote is from Jeremiah 29:7 which says “seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will.”

Then Powers encountered Jesus.

“I didn’t grow up with church, faith found me and gave me a new purpose” said Powers.

Powers, feeling the calling to ministry, began taking ministry leadership training from the Spokane Ministry Institute and begin serving early elementary kids at Life Center North while working as a Marketing

a mobile church. The stars aligned and Powers had the space to start a wrestling club in Airway Heights.

Contributed photo Pastor Jacob Powers is the lead pastor at The Heights Church in Airway Heights but is also the President of the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Wrestling Coach at Westwood Middle School and organizer of the Kingdom Wrestling Club.

According to Powers, as a pastor “your not pastoring a church, your pastoring a community.” As a the lead pastor of The Heights Church “my job is to love my community well.”

“God changed me, and if God changed me then he can help you!”

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Titan Fury 25-2 Ensures Rapid Response Capabilities

By Airman 1st Class Samantha Thorn 92nd Air Refueling Wing

Airmen assigned to the 92nd, 141st, and the 22nd Air Refueling Wings conducted exercise Titan Fury 25-2 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 17-21, 2025.

Fairchild Air Force Base Airmen participated in an exercise showcasing their ability to rapidly prepare and deploy KC-135 Stratotanker crews. These crews are trained and equipped for the critical task of aerial refueling, ensuring the readiness and effectiveness of both the U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Transportation Command.

The 92nd ARW’s capabilities directly support all components of America’s strategic deterrent force.

“Titan Fury isn't just about testing our individual skills, it's about honing the 92nd ARW's ability to deliver global reach, whether it's keeping our bombers fueled for deterrence patrols, rapidly deploying troops, or providing life-saving aeromedical evacuations,” said Col. Chad Cisewski, 92nd ARW commander.

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The seamless integration of support and operational functions form the backbone of rapid global mobility, projecting power and demonstrating unwavering readiness at a moment's notice.

1st Lt. Jacob Johnson, one of the two generation superintendents during Titan Fury 25-2, explained that this complex exercise requires months of meticulous planning and cross-functional collaboration, carefully balancing aircraft availability, resource allocation, and personnel to ensure successful execution.

“Our goal is to successfully generate as many aircraft in the shortest amount of time possible to support the wing’s mission in strategic deterrence requirements,” remarked Johnson. “This requires Airmen at every level to fully understand intent from higher echelons of command and the importance of why we are generating high numbers of aircraft.”

The mission's success hinges on a unified force working together to demonstrate power projection. Each team, from logistics to maintenance to operations to support, plays a critical role, their combined efforts weaving a tapestry of readiness. This synchronized effort ensures a robust and agile posture, ready

Photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Delaine U.S Air Force Airman Brandon Krause-Mahan, a fuels management specialist, simulates fueling a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Titan Fury 25-2 March 17, 2025. to face any challenge.

“Titan Fury is a great opportunity for the wing and security forces to hone their skills and provide world class security and project power,” stated Master Sgt. William Jorgensen, the 92nd Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent.

This exercise showcases rapid global mobility across three different wings, demonstrating Team Fairchild’s number one priority and immediately deploying essential cargo anywhere in the world in support of national objectives.

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Airway Heights council tables middle housing changes

By John McCallum Stream contributor

Public comment can make a difference.

At their April 7 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council reached consensus to delay passage of a number of ordinances modifying development codes to allow construction of missing middle housing in the city after hearing over an hour of public testimony from area developers raising issues with some of the standards, standards they said would make building needed middle-income housing difficult in the city.

“These things that you want to have happen, you have to make easy,” retired Greenstone founder Jim Frank told the council.

Changes to state municipalities and counties development codes regarding missing middle housing have been underway since passage of two bills in the 2023 state Legislature’s regular session: House Bill 1110 and House Bill 1337. Both bills passed with bipartisan support.

HB1110’s intent is to increase “middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing” while HB1337 seeks to expand “housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units.” Both bills were designed to encourage more homeownership through development and construction of smaller, more affordable singlefamily housing units that might not normally be allowed in traditional single-family and two-family zones.

The proposed Airway Heights changes would allow middle housing on new lots, remodels and infill development on existing lots. The current residential zones would be combined into a new zone, “Neighborhood Family Residential (NFR)” while the R-3 multifamily zone would be renamed “Multifamily Residential Zone (MFR).”

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of 7,200 square feet, lot coverage of 40%, building height of 35 feet and requiring use of FAR — floor area ratio.

FAR sets maximum floor area limits proportional to the lot size. It limits building size without directly limiting unit count.

Airway Heights Planning Commission recommended 6,000 square foot minimum lots, 50% lot coverage, 45 feet building height and use of FAR while the state Department of Commerce didn’t reference any lot size or use of FAR but did recommend 40% coverage and 35-foot height. Current city standards for R-1 and R-1 are 7,200 and 6,000 square feet respectively, 35% and 50% coverage, the latter with a garage, 35 feet maximum height and no use of FAR. Framework and the city’s presentation indicated model testing of proposed middle housing designs determined six of the nine types proposed by the state “can fit on existing lots with smart design.”

“We’ve done the testing, we think these things work,” Framework managing principal Jeff Arango said.

Franks and others providing testimony disputed this, saying lot sizes and lot coverage might be too small for the number of units while building height was also a problem and the use of FAR would be too limiting in design. Storhaug Engineering’s Morgan Will urged the council to adopt the Planning Commission’s recommendations, but said using FAR added another layer of bureaucracy to development.

“You don’t need to use the floor area ratios to achieve your goals,” he added.

Director Heather Trautman disputed a number of the developers concerns, noting the proposed regulations also comply with state required building codes while also incorporating a new option for homeownership and not encouraging multifamily construction.

After the public hearing, council agreed to table the proposed ordinances to a future meeting, possibly as early as April 21.

Council approves position, paving and contracts

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At the March 17 legislative meeting, council unanimously approved several purchases as well as a project change order.

Council approved the $30,800 contract from Seattle-based CRE8 Independent Consultants for a case study development and vendor request for proposal to develop an enhanced electronic content management system for the city.

The system is needed to improve the city’s ability to respond to public records requests that have increased in quantity and scope.

Council approved $24,000 for asphalt paving of a storage area at the city’s reclamation plant in order to store chemicals outside. The chemical containment area requires the paving to prevent tanker trucks hauling the chemicals from getting stuck in mud.

Council also approved development of a new payroll accountant position.

The city previously had spread responsibilities associated with this position over two other positions, but finds it necessary to create a new, separate position due to “payroll growth and compliance.”

The position salary and benefits totaling $108,000 will be paid from

increased sales tax revenue in the current expense fund ($50,000), the Street Fund ($29,000) and the Water & Sewer Fund ($29,000).

Finally, council voted 5-0 to name Councilman Davin Perry City Council Vice Chair. Councilman Hank Bynaker was initially nominated for the position but declined.

Council approves police grant, opens council appointment process At its March 10 study session, council unanimously approved a request by Police Chief Brad Richmond to accept a $6,000 Spokane Parks Foundation grant for use with the department’s planned fourth Police Adventure League this summer. The league is for underresourced youth ages 13-17 and will provide outdoor adventures such as kayaking, hiking, rock climbing and challenges courses along with free meals and transportation four days a week for eight weeks.

The council also unanimously approved proceeding with the appointment process of a city resident to fill the Council 3 position vacated with the resignation of Councilwoman / Deputy Veronica Messing. Messing resigned earlier this year due to moving to the city of Cheney. She was appointed twice to council, the most recent in 2017 and won elections in 2019 and 2023.

The individual appointed by council will serve until the results of an election for the seat is held in November, 2025. Interested candidates can file for election to the position with the Spokane County Auditor’s Office during the filing period May 5-9.

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Medical Lake City Council Update

By Ben Wick

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State Capital Budget City Administrator Sonny Weathers reported that the WA State Capital Budgets were released and it included a Recreation Conservation Office (RCO) Grant for acquisition of Waterfront Park, and that a grant for $1.2 million was also being sought to develop the RV campground which he is hopeful to get included before the Capital Budgets final passage.

City Recognition Commending the City and Council for their work, around historical preservation, at the March 18th City Council meeting. Kirsten Cook and Gerri Johnson with Re*Imagine Medical Lake presented the city a framed historical map of Medical Lake circa 1900 as a gift.

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They City Council approved a contract with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office to provide various extra duty Sheriff Deputy services upon request. The contract identifies that the duties include general enforcement of City of Medical Lake codes and other applicable state laws, and or traffic control specifically at any of the cities parks and events including Waterfront Park, Pioneer Park, Coney Island Park, Wilcox Park, North End Park and Peper Park. The cost of the services are $105 per hour, per deputy with a four hour minimum and an additional one hour drive time added to each shift plus a $5 per hour per vehicle charge which City Administrator Sonny Weathers noted was the same as prior years. The agreement is valid for 2025 and expires on December 31st, 2025. Contract was approved unanimously.

Commute Trip Reduction Plan Employers that have 100+ employees that begin work between 6am and 9am are required to make efforts to reduce commute trips and encourage car pooling. This plan allows Medical Lake to join a regional consortium which provides a financial incentive to employers to encourage carpool efforts. Mayor Cooper highlighted that she liked

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that this interlocal agreement allows the Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction program to do all of the tracking and reporting for the program without putting additional requirements on City staff. LeAnn Yamamoto the Director of the program also highlighted that they also apply for additional grants to provide additional incentives for employers. While there are no penalties for missing targeted reductions, the City has 3 works sites within Medical Lake that this program would apply to, has an 82.3% single driver ratio, and has proposed a goal of a 9% reduction.

Interlocal was approved 5 to 1, with Councilmember Kennedy opposed.

Transportation Improvement Board Contract Extension The contract with the Transportation Improvement Board for the Lefevre Street Pedestrian and Bike Improvement Project was set to expire on April 1st but the project is running behind schedule. The City Council unanimously approved an extension to the contract, extending to August 1st, 2025.

City Hall Commercial Kitchen Update

The City Council awarded a contract to WF General Contractors of Newport WA on January 7th 2025 in the amount of $211,225.65 ($193,785 plus sales tax) to construct an Auditorium Commercial Kitchen on the second floor of the City Hall Building. The project was initially apart of the Cities Capital Improvement Plan adopted by the Council on Nov 21st, 2023 and was funded by a combination of city reserves and America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. On April 1st Glen Horton, Parks and Recreation Director updated the City Council on the construction of the commercial kitchen. Originally scheduled to be done Mid-April to early May, Horton noted that some planning changes were made based upon feedback from Spokane Restaurant Equipment. “The equipment supplier shared that they provide free design consultations and while keeping the overall design they made efficiency recommendations for the equipment and for the smaller space that we have” said Horton.

“The biggest change was that we originally had a walk-in cooler but we opted to make room for dry storage which is used for items such as plates and cups. By switching out the walk-in cooler with two large door coolers it allowed us to add two

areas for dry storage” noted Horton.

Other changes based upon the feedback from Spokane Restaurant Supply included upgrading the oven to a newer style that is being currently used to train chefs in the local culinary schools, as well as a glass or plastic viewing window into the auditorium to allow people to see in the area easier.

Mayor Cooper noted that she is really happy with the design saying “We got team together of contractor and restaurant folks to make recommendations. The Oven cooks with steam like what people are using now a days. We are hoping to use this as a test kitchen to let people try out their cuisine.”

While no updated completion date, demolition is underway and construction is about to begin. It was also noted that a ribbon cutting will be scheduled.

Recreation Assistant Position Parks and Recreation Director Glen Horton, brought forward a proposal for establishing a Recreation Assistant II position. “With us expanding our programs, we are having a hard time keeping consistent staff” said Horton. Highlighting issues with Washington State laws around the 70 hours per month cap before offering retirements benefits.

Horton described the Recreation Assistant II position as more of a lead position that would oversee the activities of the other part time seasonal positions. While still being a part time position.

Mayor Cooper highlighted that this isn’t an additional budget request but is a change in the allocations within the existing budget / hours.

If approved, this position would be opened and go through the normal hiring process.

Ring Lake Estates According to Medical Lake staff reports the application was to divide a 38.25-acre parcel of land into 101 lots for the purpose of single-family residences. The plat also includes three (3) tracts to accommodate five (5) wetlands, their associated buffers and an access to a neighboring residence.

The applicant proposes to develop the subdivision in three phases.

The applicant has applied for a planned unit development to reduce the minimum lot size from 6,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet and the minimum lot width from 60 feet

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to 50 feet. There are 73 lots that are shown to be less than 6,000 square feet.

In addition, under the planned unit development provisions, the applicant proposes to reduce the public right-of-way width from 50 feet to 38 feet, while providing a 10-foot easement on either side of the right-of-way to accommodate swales, sidewalks, and utilities.

The parcel contains five (5) wetlands and associated habitats.

All five wetlands are proposed to remain, however the applicant proposes to alter the size and shape of the required buffers. The applicant is proposing to reduce the size of the buffer for Wetland 5, while using buffer averaging for the remaining wetlands. It is also proposed that two (2) streets will run through buffers of Wetland 2 and 4. The planting of 29,000 square feet with 290 trees is being proposed to mitigate for all of these impacts.

After having a public hearing on February 27th on March 27th the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial of the Ring Lake Estates preliminary plat application. Based upon the findings of fact in the staff report, the application is not meeting concurrency, standards of the municipal code, and there are additional suspected wetlands that need to be investigated.

The City staff also recommended denial of the application citing concerns around the proposals reduction of right-of-way width from 50’ to 38’ and reducing roadway width from 32’ to 30’ impact on the community as well as the request to reduce the lot size from 6,000 sf to 5,000 sf and reduction of the lot width from 60’ to 50’ which would create more impervious surfaces in an area that already has stormwater and water table concerns. City Planner Elisa Rodriguez also highlighted concerns over concurrency which included issues around sewer capacity (the sewer collection zone in this area is at capacity), transportation, the need to work with WSDOT as LaFey is a state highway and WSDOT advised that a collector arterial would be needed to replace Green Gate; and stormwater.

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then in a double header against (Ferris) 10 – 6 on March 31st, losing overall. The Black Hawks secured Spring Sports 26th, Colfax on April 1st Cardinals were to Wildcats (Mt Spokane) 10 – 0 on a victory over the Highlanders 12 – 10 and 24 – 8. The team April 1st, Tigers (Lewis and Clark) (Shadle Park) 8 – 0 on March 19th Get underway defeated is 4 to 3 for the season in non league 14 – 10 on April 2nd, then victorious before taking losses to the Falcons play and begin league play on April 9th at home against Reardan.

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Medical Lake Girls Golf With seven returning team members including four seniors, the Cardinal Team looks to be very solid this year according to coach Jerry Ornelas.

Making their first debut at the Manito Golf and County Club, the Cardinals took 4th place overall at the Jim Shriver Cup held earlier this month. With Madison Griffis and Kali Rowe tied for 6th place at 15 shots over par.

With three team members making it to state last year, the team is hopeful for the season which hosts most of its tournaments throughout the remainder of April.

Boys Soccer Currently 2-1 for league play and 4 -1 for the season the Cardinals suffered an early defeat to the Crusaders (Northwest Christian) on March 25th, but has since gone on to defeat the Grizzlies (Newport) on March 27th in a nonleague game, and the Crimson Hawks (Colville) on April 3rd Fastpitch Softball Cardinals had a rough month losing to Freeman 12 – 1 on March

Cardinals are leading in preseason games with a record of 5 – 3. Losing to Cheney 11 to 6 on March 20th and then defeating Liberty in a double header 28 to 0 and 21 to 0 on March 28. The Cardinals begin league play after spring break.

over Falcons (Ridgeline) 9 – 0 on April 3rd. The Black Hawks are 3 to 6 for the season and 3 to 7 overall.

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Black Hawks trail the league with a 0 – 3 league record and 1 – 6

(Ridgeline) 2 – 0 on March 21st, Eagles (West Valley) 2 – 1 on March 24th, Bears (Central Valley) 3 – 0 on March 26th, Wild Cats (Mt Spokane) 3 – 0 on March 28th, then Falcons (Ridgeline) 2 – 1 on April 2nd.

Cheney Black Hawks Baseball Black Hawks trail the league with a 2 – 4 league record and an overall record of 4 – 4. This month the Black Hawks defeated the Cardinals (Medical Lake) on March 20th, lost to the Bears (Central Valley) 10 – 0 and 14 – 4 on March 25th and 27th, defeated Saxons (Ferris) 7 – 5 and 9 to 8 on March 29th and April 1st, then lost to Gonzaga Prep 8 – 4 and 5 – 2 on April 3rd and 4th.

Fastpitch Softball The Black Hawks had a rough start of the season taking losses from the Titans (University) 8 – 1 on March 18th, Panthers (Mead) 18 – 2 on March 20th, Bears (Central Valley) 9 – 7 on March 24th, defeated the Bullpups (Gonzaga Prep) 21 – 5 on March 25th, lost to the Highlanders (Shadle Park) 24 - 5 on March 27th, defeated the Saxons

Contributed photo From left to right: Kristen Dickey, Madison Griffis, Madi Spring, Kali Rowe.

Madison Griffis and Kali Rowe tied for 6th place at The Jim Shriver Cup held at Manito Golf and Country Club.

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West Plains Chamber Hosts Annual Meeting bringing community leaders together

By Nina Culver

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Representatives from West Plains communities and organizations recently gathered for the annual meeting of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce to talk about new initiatives and the status of their cities and programs.

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce represents the communities of Cheney, Airway Heights and Medical Lake as well as Fairchild Air Force Base and tribal lands.

Chamber CEO Deanna Williams said the annual meeting is an important way for everyone to communicate. “It’s our one time a

year we can get all our mayors and major stakeholders in the room together,” she said.

The Chamber is working on some new initiatives of its own. A recent survey of members showed that many don’t know what’s going on in the communities around them and would like more events designed to bring them together and share information. In response, Williams said, the Chamber plans to start a new podcast later this month that will feature interviews with community leaders and business owners.

The podcast will be run by the Chamber’s Education Committee, which is looking for new members.

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the podcast interviews, which will be shared on the Chamber’s YouTube channel and web site.

The Chamber is also known for hosting several popular annual events. One of those events, the Cheney Brewfest, will be undergoing changes this year. The annual brew festival used to be limited to those 21 and over because it was all contained inside the fence required for beer gardens, limiting access.

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booths, games, food vendors and music.

The popular Breakfast on Roos, the only event of its kind held on the red turf in the Eastern Washington University football stadium, will return on Aug. 20 at 7:30 a.m. with the sit-down meal served at 8:15 a.m.

The cost is $45 for members and $85 for guests.

Williams said it became clear that families were interested in attending the event. “We noticed last year we had a lot of families stopping by,” she said. “We had everything in that event area and that limited it to 21 and over.”

Williams said a representative from each city spoke about upcoming projects, including the push to make improvements to Highway 2 through Airway Heights in the coming years, including a new roundabout at Highway 2 and Garfield that could start construction later this year.

The event has been renamed the Cheney Summerfest, scheduled for June 21 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Sutton Park, 815 S. Washington Street. The beer garden will still be there, but there will also be areas open to all that will include vendor

Airway Heights has also been heavily involved in the West Plains Safety Alliance, Williams said, a steering committee founded by the Airway Heights Police Department in 2020. The committee now includes over 25 agencies in the West Plains

By Elizabeth Spruill Portraiture Breakfast on Roos is an annual event organized by the West Plains Chamber held on the red turf in Eastern Washington Universities football stadium each year in August.

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In addition to running the Police Adventure League and other programs, the Alliance launched LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) West Plains last year. The LEAD model is a community-based alternative to jail and offers shortterm case management for people with chronic mental illnesses, substance misuse issues or extreme poverty.

According to the 2024 West Plains Safety Alliance Community Impact Report, the Airway Heights Police Department and Cheney Police Department collaborated on a grant to implement the LEAD model that was received in May 2024. Since then they have hired a case manager and have been working with people willing to engage with support services. As of the date of the report, there were over a dozen enrolled participants.

“They’re working on long term results,” Williams said.

Medical Lake has been working hard to revitalize its downtown area, Williams said, and has received a $6 million grant to put in new sidewalks. “It makes a difference,” she said. “It helps the businesses.”

Signs have also recently gone up on Interstate 90 to highlight the 13mile loop that Highway 902 makes that connects exits 264 and 272, bringing people through Medical Lake. It’s hoped that directing people toward the business loop will increase traffic at local businesses, Williams said. “We’re excited to see it finally go up,” she said of the signs.

Williams also pointed to the benefits of a new ordinance Medical Lake approved last year regulating vacant commercial buildings in the central business district. The ordinance includes a provision requiring that any commercial building vacant over 30 days must have window displays in all groundfloor windows to “maintain a vibrant streetscape.”

“They have to make sure it looks nice and that it’s up to code,” Williams said of commercial property owners.

Property owners are required to meet certain maintenance requirements and also have to register their vacant properties and pay an annual registration fee that rises based on the amount of time the space has been vacant.

By Elizabeth Spruill Portraiture West Plains Chamber Staff and Leadership (Left to Right: Board Chair Kendra Wiiest, Executive Director Deanna Williams, and Community Engagement Director Jim Reincki) celebrate at the Best of the West Awards held annually where the chamber recognizes businesses, citizens of the year, and members of the military.

The new requirements seem to have provided incentive for property owners to find new tenants, Williams said. “They’ve noticed those property owners are more compelled to have businesses in there,” she said. “They feel it’s been effective as far as businesses complying with it.”

acres of land on the West Plains, including around the Spokane International Airport. It is funded by the City of Spokane and Spokane County. Board members include a Spokane County Commissioner, a Spokane city council member, the Spokane City Administrator and the Spokane County CEO.

The City of Cheney presented a video at the annual meeting that included updates on the Cheney Industrial Park and developing the infrastructure for it. That includes the city’s Purple Pipe Project, which will provide the piping to use up to 1 million of treated wastewater daily to irrigate parks and other public areas.

“We don’t own any property,” said executive director Chris Pengra in a recent interview. “We are trying to drive economic development within those boundaries.”

The city is also working to replace its 50 year-old pool with a new aquatic center that features a lazy river, spray pads and water slides. The pool house also includes a community room that can be used by the public year-round. The project is expected to be complete in June, just in time for summer.

The Chamber also heard a report from S3R3 Solutions, a publicly funded economic development organization that focuses about 9,000

Often that work includes working with landowners, businesses and permitting organizations to streamline new development or recruiting new businesses to come to the area. S3R3 has been trying to be more visible in the aerospace and composites industries in particular, Pengra said. “There’s been growing interest in both of those areas,” he said.

Pengra said S3R3 is just one of many stakeholders working to help businesses take root and expand.

“We participate in investing in water, sewer and other public utilities to open up areas for development,” he said. “We’ve been more participating

as a stakeholder. There are so many different stakeholders.”

The organization has helped facilitate a King Beverage distribution center on Geiger Boulevard that is currently under construction and a new facility for Clearwater Seed.

“Most of the development taking place in our boundaries is private development,” he said. “There’s quite a bit of industrial space that’s been built in the last year that’s available to tenants.”

Eastern Washington University Provost Jonathan Anderson also spoke about the work the college is doing with its students, 45 percent of whom are first generation college students, Williams said. “They’re really focused on training their students in workforce development,” she said. “We’re seeing some really great things coming from the students at EWU.” The university also launched a $100 million comprehensive campaign to expand scholarships, enhance facilities, increase faculty hiring and invest in technological programs. “They want to be a really good polytechnic school for the entire region,” Williams said.

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will be gone in minutes, so it's and volunteering at the event,” should plan on being there early, The Egg hunts those best to arrive early, Dorshorst said. said Parks and Recreation Deputy Gardner said. “It’s over fast,” he said.

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The Easter Bunny is planning to bring plenty of eggs for children in Airway Heights and Medical Lake this month, providing a chance to collect candy and win prizes.

The Medical Lake Easter Egg hunt, set to kick off promptly at 11 a.m. April 19 in Waterfront Park, has been hosted by the Medical Lake Kiwanis for decades. Waterfront Park is located at 1300 S. Lefevre Street on the southern tip of the lake.

“This will be our 43rd year,” said board member Dan Dorshorst. “I’ve been there for every single one of them except one.”

The hunt got started after the Kiwanis noticed that other Kiwanis clubs were hosting Easter egg hunts, he said. “No one else was doing it in our community,” he said.

The Easter Bunny will be on hand to pose for pictures and each year the bunny has a basket with a few eggs to give any child who arrives late, Dorshorst said. “We know that every year we have a few that don’t show up on time,” he said.

The club will put out containers for the plastic eggs to be put in once they’ve been emptied so they can be reused next year, he said. People are generally pretty good about returning them, he said. “We lost some every year,” he said.

The Airway Heights Kiwanis Club assists with the annual egg hunt in Sunset Park, which is hosted by Airway Heights Parks and Recreation. “Our local Kiwanis Club helps with securing the eggs

by members of VFW Post 3386, which donates money to help purchase the eggs.

Gardner said he believes the egg hunt has been hosted by the city for at least the last 20 years. “Our turnout is very large,” he said. “It’s a well-attended event, for sure.”

The volunteers will place about 16,000 eggs in Sunset Park, located at 335 S. Campbell St. It will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on April 19.

There will be different sections for ages 4 and under, ages 5-6, ages 7-8 and ages 9-10. Families should bring their own baskets.

Sirens from a fire engine and a police car will kick off the free event and those planning to hunt for eggs

Dorshorst also remembers one egg hunt being held in four inches of fresh snow that fell overnight. “We didn’t have as big of a crowd, but they had a lot of fun,” he said.

In later years, the kitchen staff at the Lakeland Village would boil all the eggs. About six years ago the club decided to switch to plastic eggs that could be reused each year.

The hunt will kick off with sirens from a Spokane County Fire District 3 fire engine. The Kiwanis have prepared about 4,000 eggs, but

There will be a few extras for children to look for as they scoop up eggs for their baskets. “Hidden out in the mass of eggs there are a number of prize eggs,” Gardner.

There will be 15 special prize eggs in each age group that contain a ticket that can be redeemed for a prize basket. The baskets are donated by Yoke’s Fresh Market.

The Easter Bunny will be in attendance at the event for parents who want to take pictures of their children with the bunny.

Gardner said the community and the Parks and Recreation Department look forward to the annual event. “It’s super fun,” he said. “Kids really enjoy it. We’re glad we can do it year in and year out.”

When it started, Kiwanians hard boiled dozens of real eggs donated

by Sunset Farms for the annual hunts. “We used to take them home and boil them,” he said. “Our house would smell like eggs for days.”

This year’s hunt, sponsored in part by Medical Lake Family Dental, will have separate hunt areas based on age. The free hunt is open to children age 12 and under. Each egg will be filled with either candy or a small prize and there will be special gold foil wrapped eggs that can be turned in for bigger prizes. Parents are allowed to assist children age 3 and under.

of eggs, organizers purchase plastic eggs that are pre-stuffed with candy or small toys. It simply takes too long to restuff that many eggs each year, Gardner said. “We have recycled them in the past,” he said.

“Year after year, you have to restuff them. It’s quite a daunting task to stuff them ourselves.”

Contributed Photos Kids quickly search for eggs at a previous Easter Egg Hunt in Medical Lake organized by the Medical Lake Kiwanis Club. Hunt starts sharply at 11am on Saturday April 19 at Waterfront Park and get your photo taken with the East Bunny while you are there as well.

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Mrs Rodriguez did highlight that the city offered to let the applicant work through these issues before bringing the application forward for a hearing and ultimately decision by the City Council but that the applicant declined, choosing to bring it forward at “the soonest possible dates.”

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The Digital Library offered by Spokane County Library District (SCLD) has dozens of resources, and each of those resources has a lot of opportunities for gaining new skills and growing your knowledge.

With your in-district library card, you can access SCLD’s digital library (scld.org/digital-library) for free anywhere you have an internet connection. You can also visit the library and use their computers to access all the online resources the library has to offer.

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SCLD has added a powerful new resource to its Digital Library, called SimplyAnalytics.

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