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As if a phone scam wasn’t enough, the city of Cheney has been hit with a second con, this time affecting the city’s online bill payment feature in such a way that the service has been shut down, with no indications of it reopening in the near future. The city posted information about a phone scam (See News Briefs) on its website March 4. Upon contacting the city for more information, City Administrator Mark Schuller said a separate scam had been discovered with the online bill-paying feature. Finance Director Cindy Nie...
The Cheney High School boys soccer team made new head coach Morgan Hartanov’s first high school head coaching appearance a successful one, downing Greater Spokane League 3A North Central 5-0 in a rare season-opener on the home pitch last Friday. Gabe Henenway put the Blackhawks on the board with a 12-13 yard shot from just left of the penalty circle in the 16th minute off an assist by Camden VerStrate. Henenway followed that with his second goal 12 minutes later from about the same position, but 3-4 yards closer, assisted t...
‘Boys in the Boat’ Cheney book club March selection “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics” is the March selection of the Book Discussion Group of the Friends of the Cheney Community Library. The group meets Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the library. “The Boys in the Boat” tells the inspiring true story of young working-class men from the Northwest who trained at the University of Washington under a legendary coach. They triumphed over teams from elite colleges to...
Sometimes, a home sprinkler system will extinguish a fire. Other times, it's there to simply provide more time for emergency personnel to arrive. Residents of structures without a sprinkler system are usually left to Lady Luck, hoping somebody arrives in time to prevent a small fire from turning into a large disaster. On the night of Dec. 7, 2015, the residents of Cheney's Reno Nugget apartments got lucky. Cheney Police Department Sgt. Chad Eastep was just three blocks away...
Eastern Washington's award-winning wide receiver Cooper Kupp served at the Grand Marshal in the 38th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Spokane on March 12. Kupp stayed warm and dry inside a car on a cold and damp day that very much resembled a fall football afternoon....
Ted C. Ham, age 86, passed away March 8, 2016 suddenly at his home in Cheney with his wife by his side. Theodore C. Ham was born Jan. 1, 1930 in Ford, Idaho to Leslie and Ida (Leigh) Ham. Later that same year the family moved to a dairy farm near Tyler, Wash. Ted attended the two-room schoolhouse in Tyler, walking or riding his bike the two miles. He attended high school in Sprague and helped at the farm after school. He worked for local farmers in the summer and during... Full story
Cheney United Church of Christ You are cordially invited to attend Cheney UCC for Sunday services March 20 at 10 a.m. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will lead us in Palm Sunday worship. Special music will be provided by soprano Keio Cunningham. Coffee hour will follow in the church fellowship hall. Please join us and get acquainted. Easter Sunrise service will be at 8 a.m. on March 27 followed by Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. At 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service will be held in the sanctuary. Men’s b...
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 18, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • March 18, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, noon – 5 p.m. • March 21, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • March 22, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • March... Full story
1 Years Ago March 23, 2006 Both Cheney and Medical Lake voters overwhelmingly approved school district maintenance and operation levies. Cheney voters approved by a 67 percent margin, a three-year measure providing nearly $18 million. Medical Lake also approved a three-year deal with a 71 percent yes vote. The Cheney Planning Commission was hearing testimony over plans to build a Bi-Mart store in the city. Cheney rolled over Rogers 8-0 and Shadle Park 7-0 to improve to 2-0 in Greater Spokane League soccer play with Mitch...
What would an effective congressional representative do to improve lives in the 5th District? Be available, answer letters personally, attend important rallies and EIS hearings concerning the oil and coal terminals, visit the homeless, attend city council meetings, visit schools and colleges, and live in the district instead of visiting the Spokane area a few times a year. Cathy McMorris Rodgers votes straight along Republican lines and does very little to help our people. Instead, her recent activities include cavorting with...
During an idle day for the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament March 10, and an off day for Eastern Washington, the Eagles still crept into the news. Make that newsmaker Eastern head coach Jim Hayford, the fifth-year Eagles basketball boss. In a San Francisco Chronicle story from Steve Kroner about the firing of University of San Francisco head basketball coach Rex Walters, Hayford was one of two names mentioned as Walters’ possible replacement because of his Bay Area roots. Hayford was in some pretty good com...
I figured events like political rallies can get heated when you have people with differing opinions gathered into one place, but I’ve never expected them to turn into something like a hostile school playground or a soccer riot. During a March 11 campaign rally for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Trump’s supporters clashed with protesters. Trump said he canceled the rally after consulting with law enforcement, but the Chicago Police Department and university police said they never...
Eighth-grader Koby Holt's sculpture, "Crazy" is one of the many pieces by Cheney Middle School students that are on display in the "Teen Nation Creations," exhibit at the Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery. The exhibit runs to March 29. The gallery is located at 404 Second St. in Cheney and is open Monday from 4-5 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday from 2-5 p.m. Admission is free....
Medical Lake Dollars for Scholars is holding its annual “Spring Thing” scholarship fundraiser Saturday, March 19 at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 6:30 –10:30 p.m. There will be a live auction/silent auction with many great prizes, wonderful food, adult beverages and music again provided by the “No Rules” band, with fun and dancing for everyone. Tickets are $30/person and includes food and all beverages — can’t beat the value. Come out and support Medical Lake High School seniors in their quest for higher education. Tickets availab...
"Beauty and the Beast" is a musical production that will be shown in the Showalter Auditorium on Eastern Washington University's Cheney campus, March 25- 26, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults. This enchanting musical is performed by Cheney High School drama students. Set in modern day France, this family-friendly comedy is sure to delight all audiences. All of the beloved characters are there: Beast, Belle, her father and the prince. The students have add...
They survived a year working feet apart from one another. Recently, Lonnie and LaShay Germain surpassed the two-year mark operating a restaurant in a town in which it is difficult to do the food business, but also in a location that had been pegged as being somewhat jinxed. The owners of the Top of the Line, located at 24 W. First St. in Cheney, pride themselves in providing something few others offer - a full array of fresh offerings from a menu that specializes in seafood an...
The Cheney Federal Credit Union annual meeting, held March 12, marked a milestone for the local financial institution. In addition to the meeting proceedings, CFCU observed its 65th anniversary of service to the community. In 2015, CFCU launched a new brand and logo, and continued to grow their membership base and assets. During the six-plus decades of service CFCU has been serving this community, assets have grown significantly, president of the board Les Harris shared in a letter to members. “I am pleased to report that i...
Jarms ACE Hardware in Cheney is having a new storage facility built at the store to replace space that will soon be lost off-site. Company owner Tom Jarms said the towering pole-building on the east side of the store will replace storage that they have been leasing at their former location, across First Street, that is being leased to house Cheney's new CHAS Clinic. "It has everything to do with storage," Jarms said of the building being constructed by All Seasons...
Cheney High School announced the names of its students of the month for February. Students are listed as follows by student name, department and grade level. Keni Beebee, support services, junior; Tiffany Bertram, vocal music, senior; Haile Champlin, family and consumer sciences, freshman; Kiersten Gasper, language arts, sophomore; Cheyanne Gleave, health and fitness, freshman; Aspen Goyne-Storm, graphic arts, freshman; Layla Greenwood, business, freshman; Anya Howko-Johnson,...
Westwood Middle School announced its honor roll for Term 2 of the 2015-16 school year. 4.0 Christina R. Arger, Sarah A. Arger, Nicole P. Burnett, Sierra C. Burton, Riley V. Carr, Elijah W. Carroll, Adrian R. Cleaver, Juliane G. De Los Santos, Shelby M. Draper, Jaiden E. Drummer, Damian A. Echevarria, Alicia L. Eller, Katie P. Fernandez, Jacqueline R. Hanes, Isabella R. Hemming, Hunter L. Holsten, Elizabeth A. Ingham, Esperanza A. Leal, Andres S. Margraf, Zachary D. McRitchie, Kyle W. Peabody, Morgan E. Peace, Kaiden C....
Three Eastern Washington University faculty members have been awarded more than $35,000 from the EWU Foundation to establish a new sustainability major at the university. According to a news release, the funding comes from the Foundation’s Start Something Big (SSB) Grant program, which is designed to inspire development and research while giving EWU students more opportunities to engage in research. Professors Robin O’Quinn, Ph.D., Laurie Morley, Ph.D., and Camille McNeely, Ph.D., received $35,629.64 for their app...
At a recent Cheney School Board meeting, Betz Elementary School first-grade teacher Linda Ableman and fourth-grade teacher Kyndra Kacalek informed the school board about how they've seen some growth and positives after implementing "Words Their Way" into their curriculum. "Words Their Way" is a developmental spelling, phonics and vocabulary program developed by Francine Johnson, Donald Bear and Shane Templeton. It is an approach to spelling and word knowledge that allows...
One thing was evident as the Airway Heights Planning Commission began its comprehensive plan review process at its March 9 meeting — and that is things are a lot different since the last review in 2006. Beginning with the plan’s housing chapter, which is where the commission kicked off its work last Wednesday. While still in draft form, statistics from the previous plan and those currently available tell a tale of growth — rapid growth. According to the 2006 language, the total number of housing units was estimated at 1,095...
The service men and women at Fairchild Air Force Base just won the Super Bowl - and Monday, March 14, they got their trophy. In a ceremony in the base's Hangar 2, U.S. Strategic Command Consultation Committee member W. Gary Gates presented 92nd Refueling Wing commander Col. Charles B. McDaniel the Omaha Trophy. The award is given out annually to selected units in one of five categories that best support the United States Strategic Command's strategic deterrence, space and...
The Cheney City Council received feedback at its March 7 meeting on changes it made to how electrical rates are billed — and it wasn’t positive. Several citizens living outside the city limits showed up and expressed anger at Cheney’s decision to change the way taxes are imposed on their electrical bills. In two separate ordinances, adopted Dec. 8, 2015 and Jan. 12 of this year, the council changed the structure so that taxes are imposed on the utility itself and therefore on the utility’s entire service area. The Dec. 8...
