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CHENEY July 30 An accident was reported at the Willow Springs Motel parking lot where damages were reported to vehicles parked in the lot. Police arrested Brandi Chase, 27, of Cheney for third-degree driving while license suspended (DWLS) in the 1100 block of First Street. July 29 Harassment calls reported in the 200 block of North Second. Police responded to reports of an intoxicated armed subject knocking on doors in the 1300 block of Third. The subject was carrying a firearm permit and no arrest was made. Police responded...
I keep a snapshot in my office of the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. There are palm leaves in the corner, and the pink and orange color of the skyline always makes me smile. It's truly a beautiful place. I hope to see it myself someday. The picture was given to me several years ago by a friend. She was visiting Andros Island with her husband, playing tourist with their son, who was a guide at one of the area's resorts at the time. My friend never pictured her son as a marine biologist. For starters, they live in Kansas... Full story
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter School board members unanimously approved district policy and procedural changes for Medical Lake schools on July 24 to reflect recent legislative changes for graduation requirements. The changes adjust current requirements to include a senior culminating project and a “high school and beyond” plan in state-approved courses, as well as waiver eligibility for Washington state history and government courses required for graduation. Changes also include adjustments in subjects and credits app...
1 Years Ago July 31, 1997 Cheney is up to its elbows in compost and it's getting buried deeper as the city tries to find a way to sell it. The wastewater treatment plant was designed to turn sewage into sanitary compost, which the city anticipated it would sell to interested parties. Unfortunately initial sales haven't attracted much interest. “Save our school!”This was the battle cry of the many members of Local 931, the classified staff union at Eastern Washington University. The union rallied on campus in protest aga...
Avista Utilities presented Cheney's Pathways to Progress with a $1,500 donation to help fund the organization's Downtown Business Façade Grant Program. The program is designed to provide funding for downtown Cheney business owners interested in fixing up their storefronts but lacking the money to do so. Pictured above at a July 17 Pathways to Progress potluck is Pathways executive director Charlie Dotson (left), Patty Shea of Avista (center) and Pathways president Ruth Galm (right)....
Exhibitors of all ages, show what you have and have done this past year! Pick up your West Plains Community Fair premium books at various locations including: Copy Junction (Cheney), Cheney Delights and Cheney Library; Deel Community Center (FAFB), Family Services building in the Airman's Attic room (FAFB), the Medical Lake Library; the Airway Heights Library, and at Yoke's. The Fair is Aug. 10-12 at the Cheney Rodeo Grounds. Call MaryAnn at 990-6246 for more information.... Full story
Spokane and Washington health organizations want to inform area residents how they may protect themselves against West Nile virus and provide updates on new information about the disease on Friday, Aug. 3, at Mirabeau Point Park in Spokane Valley, 2426 N. Discovery Place (across from the Valley YWCA) from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Group attending include Spokane Regional Health District, Spokane Valley Senior Center, Washington State Department of Health and DEET Education program. The number of West Nile cases is almost four...
Church of the Nazarene 338 Betz Road 509-235-6261 Sunday schedule: Pre-service prayer 8:45 a.m. Personal Growth Classes 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service 10:30 a.m. Evening praise and worship 4 p.m. (except the first Sunday of every month) Youth: Matchbox/Go groups at 6 p.m. Children's Church: All kids, kindergarten through fifth grade, are invited to join us for our Kingdom Quest, on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:15 p.m. We will tell and act out stories, do crafts and earn prizes. Consuming Fire Youth Ministries presents: Point of...
By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “I love the garden, and I love gardening. I feel about gardening the way I feel about stirring a pot of soup, canoeing in the rain, singing in a large group, holding a child in my arms, or swimming in the dark. It makes me feel human.” Neenah Ellis What's happening in the world of gardening? Watering, dead heading, digging up and separating spring blooming bulbs and replanting, picking, pulling and digging fresh veggies, turning the compost, placing more compost around the trees, bushes and...
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter In most ways, Randi Mauritson, 18, of Cheney is your typical high school girl. She loves all kinds of shopping—especially clothes—school, the movies (her favorite is “Sense and Sensibility”) and has a Johnny Depp poster on her bedroom wall. Her favorite places to shop are Wal-Mart and Northtown Mall, according to her mother, Becky Jones. The two of them shop together almost every week, even when there's no money to spend, Jones said. The only thing that sets Randi apart from most other girls h...
Bantam Girls Long Jump Cheris Brown 2.63m13th place-Finals Midget Girls 100m dashChae Brown15:1510th place- Preliminaries 1500m RunKinsey Pease5:47.63 9th place - Finals 80m HurdlesAlex Golikov15:26 7th place – Finals Long JumpChae Brown 3.24m13th place – Finals Javelin ThrowKinsey Pease23.21 5th place – Finals Bantam Boys 100m Dash Sam Brown14.75 5th place – Finals 200m DashSam Brown31.69 7th place – Finals Long JumpSam Brown3.74 7th place – Finals Midget Boys 400m DashIzik Bumpas1:24.10 13th place – Finals High JumpIzik...
Advantage Basketball Camps is now accepting registration for summer 2007 session at the Warehouse in Spokane from Aug. 13-17. Advantage Basketball Camps is nationally recognized as one of the top ball-handling camps since 1986. For more information, visit www.advantagebasketball.com or call 1-800-670-0013....
Developmental Boys (6 and under) Developmental Girls (6 and under) 50m Gustavo Rumbos 9.1 83 Jessica Thornton 9.00 90 100m Jeremy Scott 17.2 80 Leslie Huff 17.8 84 200m Jeremy Scott 38.2 80 Leslie Huff 37.4 84 400m Bas Holland 1:44.71 07 Tanya Birchler 1:32.7 87 SLJ Randy Hartman 6'1” 74 Carolyn Van Kuren 6'0.75” 72 BBT Scott Quinnett 101'11.5 76 Cathy Van Kuren 76'2 76 200mRel Thane Hisaw, Alan Lang,Mike Laura Patrick, Tanya Birchler, Pearl Throckmorton, Jeremy Scott 43.2 80 Chenhall, Misty Weaver 52.0 86 200mRel Coed Cha...
Darren Haworth has been named the interim head men's and women's tennis coach after serving as the programs' assistant coach the past year. Haworth arrived in Cheney in 2006 after serving as men's head coach and director of tennis at Fresno City College. “I'm really excited about taking over the job here at Eastern Washington,” Haworth said. “Both programs are really established and on the rise. I think (former head coach) Pat Dreves did a great job building these programs and turning them into Big Sky Conference champ...
After eight challenging games, the sixth-grade team Butterfingers from Medical Lake/Cheney made it to the finals at Hoopfest. By the end of the weekend, the girls were very tired and hot, but excited to have made it so far. Of course, their parents were all extremely proud of their determination and good sportsmanship during all the games. Pictured from left are coach Toby Knotts, Hannah Knotts, Abbey Morrison, Chelsie Cook and Chae Brown. Contributed photo...
By MIKE HUFFMAN Staff Reporter When fishing, the catch-and-release method can have some risk. What will become of the very thing you've worked so hard, and were so patient, to capture in the first place? But as the Bill and Lou Arnold prepare to let go of their prize, they are confident things are going to work out just fine. “We've prayed on this,” Lou Arnold said from behind the counter of the Fishers of Men, a longtime mainstay at the corner of First Street and Cheney-Spangle Road. “It's time. We're getting tired...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Two information-only items on an otherwise packed agenda were what drew most of the Cheney City Council's attention at their July 24 meeting. The first was reintroduction of a proposal to rewrite the interlocal agreement between Cheney and Eastern Washington University regarding police coverage by EWU officers within the city. A resolution passed in 2003 restricts university police to law enforcement within a specific area, essentially the campus and streets bordering it, and can only enforce laws outs... Full story
Photo by Cara Lorello Leroy Lemaster gives some pointers to a few young players at last Thursday's Medical Lake annual Tennis-Thon event, proceeds from which helped to support the community's outreach programs....
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter A quorum of Eastern Washington board of trustees members met the morning of July 18 for brief discussion and approval of three amendments to university President Rodolfo Arevalo's four-year contract, which included two salary adjustments and arrangements to open a university-owned deferred compensation account not vested until the president has fulfilled four years of service at EWU. The boards' final approval extends the president's contract through 2010. The amendments came following an...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Faced with uncertainty over its strained water supply, the Cheney City Council used its July 24 meeting to pass a pair of emergency six-month moratoriums on building permits and subdivision applications. The moratoriums affect new subdivision preliminary plats and five-acre parcels of land yet to be platted, but do not apply to properties having filed completed building permit applications complying with city codes – properties having “vested rights.” The subdivision moratorium goes into effect immedia...
Photo by Cara Lorello A rolling pickup truck took out part of a brick flowerbed in front of the Medical Lake Post Office the morning of July 25. The wreckage was cleared and sealed off to not obstruct the reserve parking spaces next to it. Police reports confirmed the vehicle rolled across the lot after the driver failed to set the parking brake.... Full story
Sports physicals set for Aug. 9 Those needing to get a physical for the upcoming sports season at Cheney High School will get their chance Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Cheney Medical Center, 19 N. Seventh Ave. Times are 5:30 p.m. for juniors, 6 p.m. for freshmen and 6:30 p.m. for new students. Cost is $20, cash only. For more information, call Jim Missel at Cheney High School, 559-4013....
For many summers, the Cheney Free Press has committed to sponsoring the American Legion summer baseball program. The players, coaches and parents would like to extend an official thank you to our American Legion sponsor, the Cheney Free Press. Without the generous donations and wonderful program, many young men would not have the opportunity to play baseball. Thanks again to the Cheney Free Press and we look forward to next season. Judy Ableman Cheney...
At any level of government, checks and balances are essential for fair and equitable decisions made in the best interests of the people they serve. It applies from the highest levels of our government, right down to our own Cheney City Council. It is everyone's constitutional right to run for any office they wish to. The ultimate deciders are the voters themselves. That is called “direct participatory democracy.” I just wish more of the voters would take the word “participatory” to heart more often. When Mayor Allan Gainer...
I would personally like to thank the community of Medical Lake and also the West Plains for the support they gave for the 16-hour Tennis-Thon. This is definitely a giving community. Prize winners included Molly Ryan for a stay at the Hampton Inn, Dallon Bogart for the fastest serve contest, Max Nelson for the bouncing ball contest, Mackenzie Small and Thomas Robinson for the tennis racket raffle. The Tennis-Thon raised $3,500 in donations for the Medical Lake Food Bank and Medical Lake Outreach, and also to help support the...
