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Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans or hill of zucchini? It seems like a good idea at the time, until they all start to produce all at once. Your family, friends and co-workers start to hide as you try to pawn off yet another bag of zucchini or tomatoes. Here is a solution that satisfies your gardening obsession and feeds the hungry in your community. Designate some growing space to a "Giving Garden" and donate the harvest to your local food pa...
Feed Cheney offers live music by EWUstudents Feed Cheney will be hosting their monthly hot dinner and grocery distribution on Monday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St. Students from Eastern Washington University’s music department are providing live music for the dinners this year. Dinner, groceries and music are free and available to all who attend, without qualifying. All are invited to attend. For more information, or to volunteer or donate, visit the Feed Cheney website w...
The joy that our citizens of 1893 were celebrating a week ago for the prospects of rebuilding the Cheney Normal School, was turned to frustration this week. Gov. John McGraw vetoed the $60,000 appropriation for the new Normal School building, as well as the $25,000 for maintaining and operating the school. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Cheney Community Church All are welcome to worship with us at Cheney Community Church. Pastor Todd Luce has started a sermon series from Ephesians, on the armor of God; “Stand Strong in the Lord.” A number of small groups called “Connexion Groups” meet in homes during the week. They are also using the Bible study guide, “Stand Strong in the Lord.” Our middle school/high school youth group, “Holy Flame,” meets every Monday at 6 p.m. for dinner followed by Bible study. Cheney Community Church hosts the women’s Bible 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 • March 21, Biodegradable Seed Pots, community library, 1 – 2 p.m. • March 22, Kiwanis meeting with guest speaker Jim Patterson on West Plains History, Sessions Village Clubhouse 2229 N. Sixth St., 7 a.m. • March 22, Sons of American Legion, 116 College Ave., 6 p.m. Airway Heights • March 16, 19 and 21, SAIL (Stay Active and...
1 Years Ago March 13, 2008 The city of Medical Lake filed a motion in Spokane County Superior Court dismissing A&K Development, Inc.'s lawsuit over the city's refusal to grant a rezone request, citing a "total absence of service." Roger Hagenbuch, owner of Copy Junction in Cheney, opened another store in Airway Heights at 12015 West 14th Ave. Cheney Parks and Recreation Department said they are moving forward with getting the development of the 50-acre site on Betz Road...
I am hungry for the good old days when our representatives represented us not special interests; for a time when civility was the order of the day and people in government had a purpose to serve honorably, not to line their pockets at our expense. I am an American first and I want good government, financed through clean elections not dark money. I want transparency and accountability, not backroom deals and representatives who are owned lock stock and barrel by their highest donor. I have known Lisa Brown for over 25 years...
Early this February, the Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed new federal budget legislation that increased U.S. military spending by $165 billion over the next two years. Remarkably, though, a Gallup public opinion pool conducted only days before found that only 33 percent of Americans favored increasing U.S. military spending, while 65 percent opposed it, either backing reductions (34 percent) or maintenance of the status quo (31 percent). What is even more remarkable for a nation where...
To make progress in preventing guns from killing people we need to develop a plan to determine how people become dysfunctional. We spend millions on forensic science to determine when and who kills someone. We spend next to nothing on applied behavioral science. Over 60 years ago, a research team (Gluecks study) focused on children with behavioral problems from early grades through high school. As these individuals advanced through school they noted that their problems became more pronounced: bullying, noncompliance,...
During our recent trip through the wine country of Argentina, I became friends with our guide, Oscar. Oscar is an interesting guy. His first real job was as a newspaper columnist for a large daily in Mendoza. In 1983 he wrote a piece criticizing Argentina’s conduct of the Falkland War. He was promptly arrested, jailed and exiled to Europe. After 20 years, he was allowed to return home and now guides tourists in English, French, Italian or Spanish. When I told Oscar that I thought socialism was responsible for Argentina’s eco...
I spend too much money on coffee, it is a fact and I think it will always be that way. But I just can’t help but love drinking one every day whether it is from a Keurig at home or at that place called Starbucks. Before college, I wasn’t as hooked on coffee as I am now. But since I started taking those 8 a.m. classes almost every quarter, I felt like a cup of caffeine was a good way to start my day. I think I am officially an adult now though because if I don’t have a cup by a certain point in the day I will get a heada...
Lighting struck twice for Eastern Washington University in January and February when it comes to its growth and presence in the region. That lightning will institute a number of changes to the university, and possibly to the city it calls home. In fact, that lightning may prove to be the "catalyst" for positive changes in Cheney as a whole. A two-fer The first strike came in late January when the state Legislature finally passed its $4.2 billion 2017-2019 capital budget - a...
Annual Cheney Clean Sweep takes place April 21 The city of Cheney is seeking individual volunteers and groups to help clean up the city in the 11th annual Cheney Clean Sweep. The community-wide cleanup effort takes place Saturday, April 21, beginning at 9 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Park, across from the Wren Pierson Community Center and the fire station. Each year, residents fan out around the neighborhoods to collect debris lying along streets, open spaces and parks. There are also drop-off station at specific points in the...
A new type of living has arrived in Airway Heights and it is called the Autumn Leaf Apartments. Located at 12911 West 13th Ave., the complex offers an "extended stay" option for residents or visitors on the West Plains. The apartment rooms are fully furnished with all the furniture one would need. It also has every utensil that is included in an average kitchen. Wireless internet and cable are included in the rooms along with a washer and dryer. The rooms also offer mailboxes...
Bi-Mart has followed the lead of other corporations who sell firearms and increased the minimum age limit at which individuals can purchase firearms from 18 to 21 years old. In a March 1 news release, the Eugene, Oregon-based corporation added that its Cascade Farm and Outdoor stores would also only sell guns and ammunition to those 21 and older. The move applies to all Bi-Mart and Cascade Farm and Outdoor stores throughout the Northwest. In the release, Bi-Mart noted it has never sold AK or AR platform rifles, similar to...
Young Life's West Plains director Tyler Stitt doesn't know if his organization's approach to working with young people is the answer to preventing school shootings like the one that happened Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Fla. But meeting and mentoring teens and pre-teens on their turf couldn't hurt, he adds. As a national, non-denominational Christian organization, Young Life has been reaching out to teenagers since its unofficial founding in the early...
Cheney High School business education teacher Adam Smith has been named the school district’s new career and technical education director. Smith has been teaching at Cheney High School since 1998, and will begin his new duties this summer in preparation for the 2018-2019 school year. According to a March 1 news release, Smith received a bachelor of arts in business education and a master’s degree in technology education from Eastern Washington University. He also holds state of Washington career and technical education dir...
Medical Lake's Hallett Elementary School's mascot, the Hawks, gave way to that of a pirate, for a night at least. On Thursday, March 1, for Pirate Family Title 1 Literacy Night, staff and over 600 students and family members came dressed for the occasion and put $850 into school coffers to support student activities throughout the year. Special guests from the Eastern Washington University football team participated by facilitating the operation of several of the stations....
The Cheney Free Press will be closing early on Fridays beginning March 16. The office will be open on Fridays at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. The regular hours of office operation Monday — Thursday remain the same, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m....
Recently a number of members of the Medical Lake band program competed as member of the All-State Band in Yakima over President's Day weekend. The following are some profiles on these students that help illustrate why they were selected for such an honor. Emilie Browning Browning has participated in state competition as a freshman, sophomore and senior. "It was a wonderful opportunity," she said. Browning and friend Sofia Novochekhova each were part of the wind symphony as...
Spring is just around the corner which means local parks and recreation departments have been busy on the West Plains preparing for the upcoming warm outdoors. In Airway Heights, the spring programs and events were just released and have activities for everybody offered throughout the season. The first special event is the Easter Egg Hunt at Sunset Park on March 31 at 9 a.m. There will be age separated egg hunts including preschool and under, kindergarten to first grade, second to third grade and fourth to fifth-grade. There...
The Cheney Free Press will be closing early on Fridays beginning March 16. The office will be open on Fridays at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. The regular hours of office operation Monday — Thursday remain the same, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m....
City councils and boards do a lot of “what-if” planning. And the Medical Lake City Council has been involved with devising a scenario most recently to deal with the possibility of members absence, but more so having them possibly remotely attend meetings. As in via video chat or SKYPE. That topic was the center of significant discussion at their March 6 meeting, ironically with two members, Tony Harbolt and John Merrick absent. The remote attendance idea seems to center aro...
Dan Wagner, Medical Lake's volunteer groundskeeper at Holliday Field, was busy this past Monday trying to get things in shape for the Cardinals' first baseball game against Reardan on March 13. Wagner thought that with some TLC, the mud might dry - weather permitting - and be playable today (March 15) for a 4 p.m. contest against Cheney....
A social media post warning of the possibility of a violent attack at Cheney High School late last Thursday led to an increased police presence on Friday. In a press release emailed at 12:11 a.m. March 9, Cheney Police Department Capt. Rick Beghtol said they received information from a “concerned citizen” at approximately 9:30 p.m., March 8, that “a disturbing message” had been posted on social media warning CHS students about the rumor of a possible attack the next day. Beghtol later said it was a student who called the pol...
