Articles from the March 6, 2014 edition
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Help wanted in Cheney, but not just yet
When it comes to hiring a replacement for recently departed City Administrator Arlene Fisher, Cheney is taking the same approach it did when Parks and Recreation Director Paul Simmons left in November 2013 — wait. Mayor Tom Trulo... — Updated 3/7/2014
Looking Back
10 Years Ago March 11, 2004 With parking becoming an ongoing problem at Eastern Washington University's Woodward Field, the Cheney Planning Commission decided it better start... — Updated 3/6/2014
What's Happening on the West Plains
City of Cheney • March 7, Baby Play and Learn Time (0-18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • March 8, Second Friday Late Night (middle school grades), EWU URC, 6 – 10 p.m. • March 10, LWR Quilters meeting,... — Updated 3/6/2014 Full story
Cheney Spokane IAFI trip; lecture
The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute is holding its annual spring hiking and field trip to the Lower Palouse Canyon to Palouse Falls Saturday, March 15. The hike runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is led by Lloyd... — Updated 3/6/2014
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The first Sunday of Lent will be celebrated at Emmanuel Lutheran Church this week on March 9. All are welcome to worship at 10:30 a.m. Christian education for grade school children through adult begins at 9... — Updated 3/6/2014
Story of Sanders Branch School more than expected
By LUELLA DOW Contributor When I asked Helen Boots if I could browse through the book she had written about the country school she attended as a girl, I expected it to be a text I... — Updated 3/6/2014
West Plains Police News
CHENEY Feb. 25 An incorrigible youth was reported at Betz Elementary School. Third-degree theft was reported on the 2400 block of University Lane. A motor scooter was taken. An abandoned blue Dodge Neon was impounded from the city... — Updated 3/6/2014
What ever happened to competition?
Well, well, well, news flash, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Terry Yonkers has come out and stated that the Spokane Tribe Economic Project has a “low and insignificant disruption to the Fairchild flying... — Updated 3/6/2014
Post No. 11326 celebrates 21 years of service to Cheney
With the coming of the New Year our local post, the A. and T. Mautausch Post 11326 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, began our twenty-first year of service to the city of Cheney and the surrounding area. Our mission is to serve... — Updated 3/6/2014
County commissioners need to be straightforward about Proposition 1, round two
The semi-annual Spokane Regional Council of Governments meeting, known as COG (to everything there is an acronym) proved entertaining and informative last Friday. Particularly when it came to Fairchild Air Force Base and the... — Updated 3/6/2014
Diligence should be practiced in all walks of life
Cheney and Medical Lake school districts have been promoting character education at all grade levels since the start of the current school year, using a list of monthly traits developed by the Spokane Valley organization PACE ... — Updated 3/6/2014
West Plains Briefs
Alpha Xi Delta spaghetti feed Alpha Xi Delta at Eastern Washington University will be holding its annual spaghetti feed to benefit its philanthropy, Autism Speaks, Friday, March 7 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Alpha Xi Delta house.... — Updated 3/6/2014 Full story
EWU holds drag show fundraiser
Miss Ivy Winters, a contestant from "RuPaul's Drag Race," performs a lip-sync at the annual drag show fundraiser at EWU, Feb. 27, in the PUB MPR. All proceeds from the event went... — Updated 3/6/2014
Westwood Middle School reveals honor roll for most recent term
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation from the list published in the Feb. 26 issue of the Cheney Free Press. Eighth Grade 3.5 — 3.0 GPA — Keaton I. Mitchell, Zachary J. Nguyen, Ruby M. Thompson, Collin B. King, Gabriel J.... — Updated 3/6/2014
Cheney school enrollment remains above budget, headcount expectations
Enrollment in the Cheney School District, both full-time equivalent (FTE) students and actual headcounts, continues to remain strong and above counts at this time last year. At the Feb. 26 regular Cheney school board meeting,... — Updated 3/6/2014
Medical Lake High School announces honor students for the fall semester
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation from the list published in the Feb. 26 issue of the Cheney Free Press. Juniors Principal’s Honor Roll: 4.0 — 3.5 GPA — Cameron A. Brumgard, Stephanie T. Burris, Annette J. Carlson,... — Updated 3/6/2014
ML School District awarded $100,000 grant
Medical Lake High School will be getting an addition in the future. STEM coordinator Ann Everett announced that the district was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Cornelius E. Hagan Foundation at the Feb. 25 regular Medical Lake... — Updated 3/6/2014
Russ Seaton opens Pro Muffler and Brakes in Airway Heights
Russ Seaton grew tired of the “hustle, rustle and bustle” of Seattle, so he decided to open Pro Muffler and Brakes, on 14022 West Highway 2 in Airway Heights. “I decided to slow down a little bit, so I opened up a... — Updated 3/6/2014
Pet owners have choices during animals' final days
For families who need funeral services for their pets there is Northwest Pet Cremation Services, in Airway Heights. James Konitzer, owner and operator of Northwest Pet Cremation... — Updated 3/6/2014
Flora tells EWU students sustainability is the best way to health
As founder and executive director for Sustainable Obtainable Solutions, Gloria Flora uses her 22- years of experience in the Forest Service to inform and motivate locals to move toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Flora delivered... — Updated 3/6/2014
Washington cities scrapping for share of marijuana tax revenues
OLYMPIA – A new economic forecast predicts recreational-marijuana businesses will bring millions to the state, and the fight is underway for how the proceeds will be spent, with cities vying for a share. Recreational-marijuana... — Updated 3/6/2014
Rita Osborne reappointed to Planning Commission
Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing had a couple of big announcements at the March 4 City Council meeting. Rushing said he attended the Feb. 24 Spokane City Council meeting, where he gave a three-minute presentation on the Airway... — Updated 3/6/2014
Monday Memorial
Dr. Raphael Guillory, professor and interim Chicano Education Director, speaks at the Monday, March 3 memorial service at Eastern Washington University's Showalter Auditorium... — Updated 3/6/2014
Silverbird airstrip up once again
Cheney Spokane Road residents about a half mile northeast of Cheney will once again find themselves making a case before a Spokane County hearing examiner in opposition to... — Updated 3/6/2014