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The search for Cheney School District’s next superintendent in underway. Current superintendent Dr. Deb Clemens, who took over for Larry Keller in 2013, has accepted a job at the North Thurston School District. After her contract with Cheney is finished in June, she will start at North Thurston July 1. At a March 29 meeting, the Cheney School Board agreed to an open competitive search for Clemens’ replacement. NEWESD 101 will assist the school board in the candidate search. “We’re going to cast the net wide and hopeful...
The Cheney High boys soccer team isn't having a lot of luck in overtime games this season – especially against East Valley. The Blackhawks enjoyed a 2-0 lead for all but the last 15 minutes of regulation play March 31 at home against the Knights, thanks to a pair of penalty kick scores from Blake Smith in the 30th and 65th minutes. But head coach Morgan Hartanov has stressed finishing games to his team, and the Blackhawks were unable to do that, giving up a goal in the 75th mi...
Chess tournament at MLMS The Medical Lake Middle School is hosting a chess tournament, April 23 at noon. The tournament is free and open to anyone. There will be two brackets: K-12 students and adults. The finals of each bracket will be played on a life-size chessboard with human chess pieces. There will be trophy and prizes. For more information contact Paul Ryan at (509) 990-2559. Feed Medical Lake April meal Feed Medical Lake is serving BBQ beef sandwiches, baked beans, salad and ice cream, Monday, April 11, from 5-6 p.m....
Cheney United Church of Christ You are welcome to attend Cheney UCC at our next regular service on Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. led by pastor David Krueger-Duncan. Special music will be provided by soprano Keio Cunningham and we will enjoy our choir led by music director Kate Sloan. A coffee hour will follow in the church fellowship hall. Men’s breakfast group will meet at Marketplace Cheney prior to services at 7:45 a.m. The Lunch Bunch will meet Thursday, April 14 at noon. If you wish to join us, bring a dish to share and c...
Dr. Warren F. Heinemann, Ph.D and retired U.S. Army Major passed away the morning of April 2, 2016 in Livermore, Calif. His loving wife Judy, his brothers Robert and Dean, his ex-wife Kathy and his children, Latonda, Edward and Joanne, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren survive him. He will be missed by his extended family of in-laws, nephews and cousins, veterans and coworkers, friends and his family in faith. He was born to Charles Frederick and Wanda... Full story
One hundred twenty-five years ago in 1891, A privately owned electric light plant is built at 701 First street at a cost of nearly $15,000. Louis Walter was hired as an agent for the company. Shortly after, the first street lights installed. Two dynamos at the plant generate enough power to light 700 incandescent bulbs. The building still stands today, known as the Liefer Apartments. Learn more about our area's history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago April 13, 2006 A decade-long court battle by Thomas Myers, who sought $10 million in damages from the city of Cheney for disputing a requirement for improvements to his mobile home park, ended when the case was dismissed. The city of Cheney was seeking $22,000 to move the historic Sterling-Moorman House closer to downtown where it would become a museum. Medical Lake jumped to an early 3-0 lead and then held on to win 3-2 in a rain-shortened Northeast A League baseball game with Chewelah. Pitcher Jon O’Connor s...
All events are free unless posted otherwise. To get your event or meeting in the weekly What’s Happening section send an email with date, time, location and event to jmac@cheneyfreepress.com. Cheney • April 8, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • April 8, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, noon – 5 p.m. • April 9, “Organize Your Living Spaces,” community library, 2 – 3 p.m. • April 10, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • April 11, Senior Li... Full story
Cheney Kiwanis thanks the following groups for joining us in providing the annual egg hunt at Salnave Park: Kappa Delta Chi Sorority and Omega Delta Phi fraternity at Eastern Washington University for providing several prize baskets and volunteers to help with set up and clean up, Cheney High School Key Club for volunteering at the event, Cheney Assisted Living residents who placed wrapped candies into several thousand plastic eggs, Cheney Fire department for bringing the fire truck and giving the starting signal, city of...
Some thoughts on this year’s presidential campaigns, so far. A friend of mine told me he was listening to a local, conservative talk radio show the other day and the host asked the question, essentially, how it was that Donald Trump has emerged as the front runner for the Republican Party’s nominee for president. That’s a good question. I’ll give you one of many answers, and it’s short. Look in the mirror. Harsh? Maybe, but really, Trump and the whole Republican process so far has been a case of reaping that which has been...
Boeing’s new cost-reduction plan has deep ramifications for Washington because the bulk of the 4,500 job cuts are likely to land here. CEO Dennis Muilenburg asked investors to view the savings initiative as “playing offense in a competitive marketplace” even though Boeing has a $431 billion backlog of 5,800 aircraft orders. Translated, Muilenburg means the aerospace giant needs to find ways to lower the price tag of its airplanes. Boeing leaders worry because Airbus’ A320 sc...
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for March. March’s trait is diligence. Students received certificates and T-shirts, and were treated to a lunch, March 25, sponsored by the MLMS Associated Student Body. Seventh-grade science teacher Linda Sexton was named the Medical Lake Middle School March “Teacher of the Month.” From left to right: Kaden Pedersen, Cheyenne Mercer, Dustin Evans, Enrique Silva, Keziah Flaherty, Grace Remendowski and Linda Sexto...
Cheney’s Doney wins regional History Bee competition Eight eighth-graders from Cheney Middle School competed in the regional History Bee competition in Seattle, March 22. Dylan Doney won the competition and became the National History Bee state champion. Doney, along with Lucy Nester, Rylie Potter and Luke Hamburg, qualified for the national competition in June. Betz students fill care packages for airmen Betz Elementary School second-graders from Cynthia Tilque’s class donated items to fill two care packages for dep...
Seats are very limited but there may still be some availability for the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s “Best of the West Gala” that takes place in the Pend Oreille Pavilion Friday, April 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the awards show starts at 6:30. Tickets, which are $45, include dinner. Dress code is business casual/formal. The chamber has announced the finalists for their variety of categories. Aside from announcing the winners from each category, the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be annou...
There's something that says - not sure from where - that once the NCAA basketball tournament is finished and The Masters takes sports' center stage it is officially golf season. The Fairways Golf Course at West Terrace surely embraces that notion and is preparing to launch another season with innovations and events that they hope set them apart in a crowded and competitive market. "We like to try to offer all kinds of different activities and events for golfers," general...
Hallett Elementary School announced its award winners for February and March. February PACE (Honesty) —Kinley Dulcos, Malakai Carlino, Alivia Beal, Mercury Bergquist, Levi Garcia, Johnny Meckel, Anna Shcherbina, Neil DavisLayla Burris, Sonja CooperKatelyn Rodgers, Shayla Daly, Mason Holt, Kaitlyn Wiley, Kayla Wiggins, Cassidy Fitzpatick, Taylor Dorcheus and Bryan Hawkins. Bug —Andrew Rodney, Austin Garrison, Peyton Banks, Lillian Kelm, Logan Valdez, Amellia Miller, Zackary Lee, Charice Ballard, DeShawn Nenema, Damon Mon...
Alanna Fisk (right) and Hannah Petek show off some dance moves in their street attire during the Medical Lake High School fashion show, April 1....
Airway Heights resident Shannon N. Maxwell was inducted into the Beta Gamma Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Spokane Falls Community College on Thursday, Feb. 25. Maxwell, majoring in early childhood education, is the daughter of Steve Croft and Tamesa Chartrand of Bellingham, Wash. and is married to Mike Maxwell. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Miss., is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of...
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter The Cheney School District has a variety of ways community members can volunteer and help students. One of the district’s major volunteer programs is Give 5, which the district coordinates with Community in Schools. It is a program where businesses, retirees, college students and community members commit to only five hours of volunteer service per school year. Jessica Deutsch, Cheney School District’s volunteer coordinator, said the program has been around for three years and was developed whe...
"Is the reintroduction of salmon into the Upper Columbia Basin a splashing success or a fish fiasco?" That is the question the Medical Lake High School Future Farmers of America's Agriculture Issues team is posing to businesses, state officials and others for their Forum. According to the National FFA website, Forums are where an agricultural issues team research the pros and cons of an agricultural issue and present their findings and theories to a panel of judges. Medical...
Four people were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center with injuries they sustained in a three-car collision Saturday, April 2 at the intersection of State Route 902 and Craig Road. According to the Washington State Patrol collision memo, at approximately 4:44 p.m. a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra driven by Jordan M. Perry, 23, of Cheney, was southbound on Craig Road and ran the stop sign at the intersection. Perry’s vehicle struck two other vehicles eastbound on SR 902: a white 2003 Ford Explorer driven by Lindsey B. Kelley, 1...
The Medical Lake City Council breezed through a quick agenda at its Tuesday (April 5) meeting. City Administrator Doug Ross informed council that city maintenance crews were cleaning up the parks and getting them ready for use. He said there are already several reservations made for Waterfront Park. “But it’s not like they are happening this coming weekend,” Ross added. “We still have time.” Ross said Waterfront Park’s restrooms are now open and crews have completed work on the new shelter. He noted there was a wet area in...
At its April 4 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council passed a resolution allowing staff to submit an application for a Washington Wildlife Recreation Program (WWRP) grant from the state Recreation Conversation Office (RCO). Council held a public hearing for the grant application at the beginning of the meeting. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director J.C. Kennedy explained the grant would help fund construction of some amenities on the proposed recreational...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE - Taylor Fritz, a Fairchild teen, was awarded the title "Youth of the Year" for Fairchild Air Force Base by the Boys and Girls Club of America. Youth of the Year is the Boys and Girls Club of America's premier recognition program, which started in 1947. Having won for the Fairchild community, Fritz will now go on to compete at the state level where she will present a speech, be interviewed and compete with other winners. Many aspects contributed to...
Eastern Washington got spring football practice off and running last week with drills on the red turf at Roos Field. Here, the Eagles' Asan Neil-Evergin gets in some stretching during practice last Friday. The Eagles will stage the first of three scrimmages this Saturday approximately 10 a.m. at Roos. The annual Red-White scrimmage takes place Saturday, April 23. Eastern opens their 2016 season at Washington State in Pullman, Saturday, Sept. 3....
