Articles from the February 2, 2017 edition
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Tough week for ML boy's basketball
The Medical Lake boys' basketball team had a rugged week as they sought to knock Freeman out of first place in the Northeast A League. But losses by a mere two points on two... — Updated 2/3/2017
Cardinal girls are champs
Medical Lake's girl's basketball team extended one streak, and ended a long dry spell last Friday, Jan. 27. With wins over Newport, 41-27 on Jan. 24, and Freeman, 47-27 on Friday,... — Updated 2/3/2017
EWU Chinese New Year celebration
Eastern Washington University celebrated Chinese New Year Jan. 25-27 with several events. On Friday, members of the Spokane Lion Dance Team performed the lion dance. The dance is... — Updated 2/2/2017
Piano lessons offered from keyboard classic
Cheney and the West Plains appear to have a unique individual in their midst if the desire is to learn how to play the piano. Nataliya Westermann operates a studio out of her home... — Updated 2/2/2017
Patterson's poems
Spoken word artist Natalie Patterson read several of her poems and shared stories with Eastern Washington University students and customers at The Mason Jar, Jan. 25. Patterson was... — Updated 2/2/2017
Facts and statistics from school district don't add up to bond passage
Cheney High School was built for how many students? The district says it is still 900, and I say by 1994 it was brought up to 1,200. Let’s go back to 1972. According to the Cheney Free Press ( 3/23/72), the capacity was about 9... — Updated 2/2/2017
The Cheney School District's bond proposal is better than the last one
I want to share my thoughts about the bond supporting the Cheney School District. My husband and all of his siblings graduated from Cheney High School in the 1970s. They all felt that they got a good education. I moved here from... — Updated 2/2/2017
Bumping the minimum wage adds up to some big numbers
After a month and a few days into life in Washington state where the minimum wage took a hike upward from $9.47 to $11 per hour on Jan. 1, it was time to see what was happening. Sta... — Updated 2/2/2017
Cheney schools bond deserves yes vote
There are many reasons for voting “Yes” on the 2017 Cheney School District facilities bond this Feb. 14. For starters, the $52 million price tag, $54.2 million before subtracting $2.2 million in unhoused student funding from the... — Updated 2/2/2017
Lion dance
Eastern Washington University celebrated Chinese New Year Jan. 25-27 with several events. On Friday, members of the Spokane Lion Dance Team performed the lion dance. The dance is... — Updated 2/2/2017
GSI, West Plains Chamber part of legislative trip
NEWS SERVICE REPORTS Greater Spokane Incorporated, in partnership with the West Plains Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce are leading a delegation of nearly 100 area business, community and... — Updated 2/2/2017
MLMS PACE Students of the Month
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for December. December's trait is caring. Students received certificates... — Updated 2/2/2017
ML School Board receives mumps, make-up days update
The Medical Lake School Board went through a light agenda at its Jan. 24 meeting. During his report, Superintendent Tim Ames informed the board that there are no confirmed mumps cases in the school district. According to the Spokan... — Updated 2/2/2017
Dealing with mumps, class sizes, part of Cheney board meeting
So far, the Cheney School District hasn't been impacted by the mumps outbreak hitting other area districts - but it hasn't been unaffected either. At its Jan. 25 meeting,... — Updated 2/2/2017
Combining history with critical thinking
Have historians overemphasized the slavery issue as a cause of the Civil War? That’s the question posed to four Cheney High School students in instructor Steve Arensmeyer’s AP U.S. History class on Friday, Jan. 20 — two taske... — Updated 2/2/2017
News Briefs
Task force seeks information on car theft fugitive The Spokane Regional Auto Theft Task Force (SRATTF) has probable cause to arrest William Anthony Vesely, 30, for theft of a 2012... — Updated 2/2/2017
Hoops for Caitlin
Caitlin Butcher (right) presents Medical Lake Middle School teacher Carey Schwarzer with the MVP award after the "Hoops for Caitlin" charity basketball game. The Green Machine,... — Updated 2/2/2017
Airway Heights Planning Department to switch permit software
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter One way the Airway Heights Planning Department is working to improve efficiency around its office is by switching its permitting software. During its Jan. 17 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council... — Updated 2/2/2017
IRS program changes impact AARP Tax-aide filers
It’s tax filing time, and Violet Lincoln, Cheney coordinator for AARP’s Tax-Aide program, wants those using the free service to know there are some changes. Specifically, one major change. The Internal Revenue Service has swi... — Updated 2/2/2017
Avista to install LED lamps in Medical Lake street lights
Medical Lake residents may notice something different about the city’s street lights in the coming months. During the Jan. 26 Planning Commission meeting, City Administrator Doug Ross announced that Avista Utilities will install e... — Updated 2/2/2017
Fairchild stories sought
The Cheney Free Press is putting together a special section in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Fairchild Air Force Base. The facility started as Spokane Army Air Depot, and has served as a key part of the... — Updated 2/2/2017
Spreading love instead of hate
For Rosario Rodriguez, President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration - authorizing construction of a U.S–Mexico border wall and imposing entry restrictions on r... — Updated 2/2/2017
AH receives CERB grant
The city of Airway Heights recently received a $50,000 grant from the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board. The grant will fund a feasibility study to develop a... — Updated 2/2/2017
Cheney court seeks domestic violence grants
Unable to find money in the city’s 2017 budget, the Cheney City Council gave approval at its Jan. 24 meeting to the Municipal Court to apply for grants to help fund a domestic violence victim’s advocate. Court administrator Ter... — Updated 2/2/2017
Hoops for Caitlin
The Green Machine, comprised of middle school and Michael Anderson Elementary school staff, defeated the Pink Team – Hallett Elementary and high school teachers – 37-34 in the Hoo... — Updated 2/1/2017