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By John McCallum Editor The world has once again lost another great musician. Jon Lord, keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Deep Purple passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer July 16. For those who thought I was going to say singer Kitty Wells that also is a tragedy given her legacy and the impact she had on country music, especially female performers in the genre. Wells was 92, and country music was not as much of an influence on my musical tastes and, yes, my formative years as Lord and his...
Longtime Cheney resident, teacher and public servant Mike McKeehan passed away Thursday, July 19. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 22 St. Rose of Lima church, 460 N. Fifth St. in Cheney....
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS Eastern Washington University junior cornerback T.J. Lee III was a unanimous selection as the Eagles placed four players on the preseason All-Big Sky Conference team released July 15 at the Big Sky Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Lee was joined on the team by senior offensive tackle Will Post, senior wide receiver Nicholas Edwards and junior wide receiver Brandon Kaufman. Lee, a West Seattle High School grad joined Montana State defensive tackle Zach Minter and Bobcat linebacker Jody Owens as the...
BASEBALL American Legion AA Playoffs Thursday, July 19, Cheney vs. Ferris, at A.K. Jackson Field, 1 p.m. Friday, July 20, Cheney vs. Gonzaga Prep/Lewis and Clark/Shadle Park winner, at A.K. Jackson Field, 7 p.m. MOTORSPORTS Spokane Motorsports Complex Airway Heights MX Park July 28 Supercross No. 4 Sunset Speedway Saturday, July 28, Regular race. Spokane County Raceway Drag Racing Summit Bracket Series No. 8. Land of the Leaders Challenge, Jrs, High School Drags, Street Legal, Rocky Mountain Door Slammers, Gates open at 2...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The state experience for the West Plains Little League Softball Majors (ages 11-12) All-Star team proved valuable but unfortunately short lived. After cruising to a 10-0 win in their first game the girls from Airway Heights, Cheney and Medical Lake exited competition for a trip to regional action with two straight losses, 10-0 to District 2 (Gig Harbor) and 11-1 to District 10 (Auburn/Kent). Saturday in the opener with District 6 team Lewis River near Vancouver, Wash., West Plains used timely hitting...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter When the dust settled, some new stars may have been born at the 45th Cheney Rodeo. Bull rider Dustin Smith of St. Paul, Ore. had an 87-point ride Sunday to lead a legion of competitors who had by far their season-best paydays. Smith, who according to the most recently posted standings in the Columbia River Circuit had won a total of $424, collected a $2,677.80 payday on board Carpet Shock. Cheyne Olney form Kennewick took home $2,209.02 with his 81-point ride on a bull named Punch. Smith was...
After recent expansion and new television contract with Root Sports, new branding features customized EWU logo FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS The newly-expanded Big Sky Conference has a new logo. The league unveiled its new look and branding campaign July 16 as part of the conference's Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah. The word “Sky” is accentuated in the new logo, which includes a series of color-specific logos to be utilized by each school. Eastern senior wide receiver Nicholas Edwards, who helped introduce the logo in...
Kelly measures ML Legion success differently By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Kerry Kelly will be the first one to admit he would have loved to still be playing baseball right now. The figures don't lie, however, nor do they add up to a spot in the American Legion Baseball AA postseason. But for Medical Lake, the little baseball engine that could – and did at the most unlikely times against the best of teams – despite no playoffs, Kelly still has plenty of payoffs in 2012. Kelly's collection of yours, mine and ours players is...
Montana State is predicted to defend its 2011 BSC title FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS It feels good now, but a Big Sky Conference title in November will be even better. Despite coming off a 6-5 season, the Eastern Washington University football team has been picked to finish second in the Big Sky Conference, the league announced July 17 at the Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Two-time defending Big Sky Conference football co-champion Montana State has been selected first by the media and the coaches in the polls. A year ago,...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter On paper they had nothing to play for other than pride. But as Medical Lake closed out the 2012 AA American Legion season you might not have known they were supposed to just go through the motions following winning two of their final three games last week. Starting off with a 13-7 win over Chewelah last Tuesday, Medical Lake was squashed 10-0 by University Thursday and then finished with a tense 10-9 win over Mt. Spokane this past Sunday. They finished their American League season at 5-14 and...
1 Years Ago July 25, 2002 Spokane County Regional Health District officials still had not found the source of an E. coli 0157outbreak that swept through a dance camp held at Eastern Washington University that infected an estimated 45 of the 90 in attendance. There were 22 laboratory confirmed cases. A room full of residents, 182 names on a petition, and overwhelming opposition voices from those citizens couldn't keep parking meters from being approved for areas around EWU in Cheney. Mayor Amy Jo Sooy cast the deciding vote...
United Church of Christ At the Cheney United Church of Christ Pastor Joan Sulser will be speaking at the July 22 worship service, and all are invited to attend. The Sunday service begins at 10 a.m., with child care available in the Christian Education building from 15 minutes before the service to 15 minutes afterward. School-age children are invited to go to child care in the Christian Ed building partway through the service or to attend the entire service with their parents. During the fellowship time after church, friends...
April 18, 1939-May 11, 2012 Sharon Greene Patton, beloved by her family and friends, passed away in Concord, Calif. at the age of 73. She was the great-granddaughter of prominent and early Cheney resident Frank Clark Greene and granddaughter of F. Clarke Greene, a resident of Benge, Wash. Sharon was born in Pasco, Wash. to Frank T. Greene and Lillie M. Greene. Being part of a large family, Sharon enjoyed the company of her siblings, Beverly A. Boyes of Auburn, Wash., Diane M. Mackey and Deborah D. Green, both of Spokane, Wash...
Cheney's Body Language Tattoo artists have plenty of stories, art to share By LUELLA DOW Contributor Gary Short owns Body Language Tattoo in Cheney. He said, “In 1980 I lived in Oklahoma where tattooing wasn't licensed or allowed. I did it anyway. I practiced on myself until I got good at it. People saw my own tattoos and they'd ask, ‘Where did you get them?' and I told them, ‘I did it myself.'” Short has had his business in Cheney since 1997. Cleanliness is very important to him. Every year he takes a bloodborne pathoge...
Compromise in politics is a rarely-traveled two-way street Compromise? Who's drinking the Kool-Aid? A recent opinion letter (Cheney Free Press July 12) from someone that is a teacher? Higher Education? Hopefully that person doesn't teach American history. Our founding fathers sure didn't have compromise with the king from the history I learned in school. But the jest of the opinion letter is that conservatives should compromise. We have the best political system in the world bar one exception. We have no political...
Take a drive anywhere today and you'll notice a large number of motorcycles. The number of those taking to the streets on the two-wheeled vehicles has increased dramatically over the last few years. Unfortunately, as the amount of motorcyclists increases, so do the number of accidents. Reasons for choosing motorcycles over regular vehicles vary from person to person, but right at the top is likely fuel efficiency. As long as gas prices are high and cost of living continues to increase, expect the rising trend of...
Cheney earns No. 2 seed from American League with nine game win streak, key losses by University By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Thanks to a late-season winning streak and some help the Cheney AA American Legion team enters the post season this week in a pretty good position. The Summer Hawks own an 11-game winning streak including nine straight in Spokane American Legion play, and with a couple key losses from fellow American League foe University, captured the AL's No. 2 seed to this week's district tournament. Six of Cheney's...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Event organizers say this past weekend, which drew thousands of people to Cheney for the Cheney Rodeo and Cheney Jubilee, was a success. Jubilee president Tom Davis said the second annual event was bigger than last year, bringing more than 3,000 people to the Cheney Plaza parking lot Saturday and Sunday for live music, vendors, kids' games and barbecue competition. Cheney Events Association secretary Rick Edwards said the 45th annual Cheney Rodeo went smoothly. The 200 additional seats that...
Cheney High School's expanded weight facility brings in more athletes and produces results By JOHN McCALLUM Editor If you want an example of the axiom “If you build it, he will come” look no further than Cheney High School's new weight training facility. And if you substitute “they,” as in Blackhawks athletes, for “he,” you'll have one reason some cite for the increased success in high school sports. But to do it Cheney High's new training facility takes an old, time-honored approach. The facility was moved to the locatio...
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter Sounds of sweet, soulful music will fill the air in Medical Lake during the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival. The festival returns to Waterfront Park for an 11th year, featuring a number of talented bands and musicians. Between 800 to 1,000 people will flock to the city Aug. 10-12. This year's festival, outside of the lineup, hasn't changed much from 2011. It will still feature strong headliners and local acts throughout the day, appealing to a wide variety of tastes and styles. Among the headliners...
