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By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Medical Lake baseball team's postseason came to a quick end with a 7-5 loss in an opening round, loser-out Great Northern League contest against Cheney last Tuesday, May 8, on the Hawks' on turf. The Cardinals turned in a gritty performance, out hitting the Blackhawks 14 to 6 on their home field, rallying once to tie the game late, and almost rallying a second time for a potential lead. Tyler Owens gave Medical Lake a 2-0 lead in their first at bat with a 2RBI double, scoring Ryan King and Nick...
Cheney book club meeting May 22 “Pompeii,” an exciting historical novel is the May selection of the Book Discussion Group of the Friends of the Cheney Community Library. The group meets on Tuesday, May 22, at the library. All are welcome. In “Pompeii,” author Robert Harris tells the story of a young engineer who learns of strange disruptions on the aqua ducts that bring water to Rome. His investigations, close to Mount Vesuvius, lead to danger and romance. For more information, call 235-4490. EWU concert features concert...
More isn't always better, sometimes it's just…more. “Spider Man 3” is more of everything that audiences loved in the first two Spider Man films, making it—a priori—a great Spider Man movie. So, if you loved the first two, you will probably love the third installment as well. Director Sam Raimi is back for the third time, as are all of the main actors: Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spidey, Kirsten Dunst as girlfriend Mary Jane, and James Franco as former-friend-turned-vengeful-enemy Harry. Still a little peeved at Spider-Ma... Full story
Eastern Washington University is proud to present this year's Bachelor of Fine Arts senior exhibition, entitled Progibblaxation, opening May 18 at the campus gallery. This year's show features culminating works by five graduating BFA students, for which an opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibition features a variety of art media and styles from BFA candidates currently enrolled in EWU's bachelor of fine arts program. Students participating in this year's show are Megan Broughton...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor “Imagine getting paid for doing something you love.” That's Connie Schroeder's sentiments concerning a memorable time in her life. But, she had to go through some other years before she arrived at that point. Constance Marguerite (Brown) Schroeder was born in 1922 in her maternal grandmother's bedroom on the family farm near Fairfield,Wash. She was the first grandchild on either side of the family. In 1941 they moved to Cheney where Connie married “the farmer next door,” Donald Schroeder. They ha... Full story
There are only three more performances of StageWest Community Theatre's “Gumshoe Rendezvous,” directed by Richard Craven, at Cheney City Hall. An evening performance on Friday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by two matinees on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. These will be the last opportunity to see StageWest's final show of the 2006-07 season and audiences who attended the past weekend's performances were treated to belly-laughs and left smiling. If you want to find out what happens when a Blo... Full story
Community May 19 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cheney Multicultural Festival will be going on in downtown Cheney on College Street (between First and Second Street). Attractions will include music from local artists, dancing, food from Cheney and Spokane Restaurants and crafts from the local area. Contact Dr. James Ochwa-Echel at 359-6301 for more details. May 22 – 7 p.m. Cheney Book Discussion Group will meet at the community library to talk about “Pompeii: A Novel,” by Robert Harris. Kris Barnes will lead the discussion. Call 23...
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter The Medical Lake Police Department is continuing its fundraising efforts in support of the Special Olympics of Washington this year, and is currently taking bids for two prize give-away drawings open to the general public with chances to win various prizes for the price of a donation. Having reached the halfway point of the Special Olympics' fiscal year, fundraising started out with a bang with MLPD's hosting of the Polar Bear Plunge event in February, which was followed up with the...
Anali Michelle Wills and Peter William Gresham were married July 8, 2006, in a ceremony held at the Bell Weather Hotel in Bellingham, Wash., which they followed with a honeymoon spent rock climbing in British Columbia. The bride is the daughter of Jan and Jeff Wills of Spokane. Wills is a graduate of Western Washington University and currently works in graphic design for Pacific Rim Media in Anchorage, Alaska. The groom is the son of James and Susanne Gresham of Bellingham. Gresham is currently attending Alaska Pacific... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor After winning three straight games to post their first winning record since the 2001 season, Cheney's baseball team got win number four for another first – their first playoff win in six years. The Blackhawks broke a 5-5 tie with visiting Medical Lake with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and held on for a 7-5 victory in a Great Northern League loser-out playoff contest last Tuesday, May 8. After the Cards scored two runs in their first at bat, the Hawks rallied with four in the bottom of the innin... Full story
By NEIL PIERSON Staff Reporter Medical Lake's track and field squads closed Great Northern League dual meet action at Colville last Thursday, with the boys and girls both falling to the Indians. In boys action, seniors Daryl Stolworthy and David Jacob led the Cardinals with a pair of victories. Stolworthy was first in the 200-meter dash (22.8 seconds) and first in the 400 meters (50.9), while Jacob won the 800 meters (2 minutes, 9.1 seconds) and mile run (4:46.1). The 4x400 meter relay team of Ty Souders, Stolworthy, Kevin... Full story
Due to incorrect information on a team roster, Harlan Gough was not credited in a front-page soccer photo in the May 10 Cheney Free Press. Also, the Medical Lake track story May 10 had an incorrect headline due to a composing error. The Free Press regrets the errors....
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor According to an Associated Press wire story last Thursday, the National Football League is engaged in preliminary talks about possibly, maybe, potentially, you never know, it could happen, adding a 17th regular season game – but playing it overseas. This game would most likely be played in Europe or England. It wouldn't happen every weekend or at 16 different venues, but would be kind of a “mini-season ticket” where four games would be played one weekend at say, England's Wembley Stadium, and then anot...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Ending a season is never easy, especially if the end comes in a playoff game that should have been won. The Cheney softball team ended their 2007 season with such a game, committing four errors leading to three unearned runs in a 4-2 Great Northern League opening-round playoff game loss last Saturday at Clarkston. Two of those errors came in the Bantams' three-run fifth inning, enabling them to overcome the Lady Hawks 2-1 lead. A lead off throwing error, followed by a single, and then another throwing...
Church of the Nazarene 338 Betz Rd. Sunday morning worship service 10:55 a.m. Sunday evening praise and worship 4 p.m. (except the first Sunday of each month). Children's Church: All kids, kindergarten through fifth grade, are invited to join us for our kids' program, Odyssey, on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:15 p.m. This month we will be doing a series on Dr. Seuss and the Bible. We will have stories, learn memory verses, do crafts and earn prizes. Consuming Fire Youth Ministries presents: Point of Origin youth worship service...
By MIKE HUFFMAN Staff Reporter Top-10 national rankings and undefeated seasons suddenly don't seem so important in the wake of a shootout loss. Just ask the Cheney Blackhawks. After climbing to a 19-0 undefeated season -- and coming off of shutouts against the Riverside Rams and the Pullman Greyhounds to enter the state 2A tournament – the Blackhawks inexplicably could not put the ball in the net. The result was a 1-0 shootout loss Tuesday that sent the Mustangs to the next round and the Hawks out for the year. “You've got...
In its third year, the Spokane Asthma Walk helps kick off asthma awareness efforts in May. Many local sponsors from the Inland Northwest, sponsor the Asthma Walk nationally. May 19, 9 a.m. on the Centennial Trail at Mirabeau Park in the Spokane Valley. Forty-three corporate and family teams and an expected 500 walkers will participate. The Walk is one of more than 150 American Lung Association Asthma Walks nationwide raising $8 million to support asthma research and educational programs. Many event participants have asthma... Full story
By MIKE HUFFMAN Staff Reporter Before going on to lose to the red-hot Cheney Blackhawks last Thursday, the Riverside Rams cleared the Medical Lake Cardinals from the District 7 2A tournament schedule on May 8. The fifth-seeded Cardinals saw their 9-8 season come to an end in an unceremonious shootout that ended a 0-0 stalemate at the fourth-seeded Rams' field. During the regular game, Medical Lake got four shots on goal, while Riverside made 10. Mike Huffman can be reached at mhuffman@cheneyfreepress.com...
By MIKE HUFFMAN Staff Reporter There was drama for the boys, not so much for the girls, but plenty of emotion all around as the Blackhawks boys and girls track teams brought down West Valley last week for Cheney's first Great Northern League track titles. The Cheney boys won 74-71 – helped in no small part by field wins by Scott Grambo on the pole vault (9 feet, 6 inches), Aric Larson in the long jump (18-11) and triple jump (40-09), Griffon Jones at shot (49-10) and discus (145-10) and Brandon Hardie in the high jump (6-0)....
Cabbages correction A picture appearing with last week's Cabbages and Kings story on Clarence Busby carried several misidentifications. The gentleman pictured with Busby was Dave Smith, and both men were pictured at the opening of the Cheney Community Church. Fair photo clarification Carlene Hardt took the photo of the West Plains Fair royalty that appeared in the May 10 edition of the Cheney Free Press.... Full story
