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Saturday, July 19, the Cheney High School Alumni Association sponsored the annual All-Class Reunion Picnic at Salnave Park. More than 300 alumni and friends from classes as far back as the 1930s participated. Several classes added other activities to their reunion plans. More than $1,400 was donated to assist future reunion efforts. Next year's All-Class Reunion Picnic will take place July 18....
The primary race for the Spokane County Commissioner District 3 seat pits two adversaries from the last time the seat was contested in 2010 along with a relative political newcomer. Current incumbent commissioner Republican Al French narrowly defeated then incumbent Democrat Bonnie Mager by 2,714 votes in the November General Election that featured accusations from both camps regarding residency in the district and payment of property taxes. Both are squaring off again, with M...
Inferno behind "The Inferno" -- smoke from last weekend's Watermelon Hill fire provides a backdrop for Eastern Washington University's Roos Field and the Eagles red turf. Over 300 firefighters battled the blaze that eluded significant containment until Tuesday....
Cheney Farmer’s Market The Cheney Farmers Market is open every Tuesday from 2 – 7 p.m. from now until Sept. 23 in the City Hall parking lot. There will be plenty of fresh local produce along with handmade arts and crafts. Feed Cheney July meal Feed Cheney takes place in Veterans Park over the summer, across from the Wren Pierson Community Center, corner of Fourth and C streets. Summertime meals are brown bag suppers, available to all who stop by between 5:30-6:30 p.m. The July meal and groceries distribution will be on Mon... Full story
Several students from the Cheney area were named to the University of Washington’s dean’s list for the 2014 winter quarter. Students are listed by name and grade. Calvin A. Berstler, freshman; Kayla M. Fox, junior; Hayden B. Gerstenkorn, junior; Danielle I. Gilmour, senior; Miranda D. Knight-Miles, senior; Jacob L. Mager, senior; Kayla J. Mager, sophomore; Shawn T. Robertson, senior and Danielle M. VonLehe, senior. To qualify for the dean’s list, a students must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a GPA of 3....
If Eastern Washington University was looking for a student who might best possibly illustrate its mission to attract both first-ever college students, and minorities, it looks like he's been found in their newly appointed student representative to the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees. Francisco "Frank" Navarro was named to replace Michael O'Donnell. His term began July 1 and will continue through June 30, 2015. Navarro exemplifies so much. He's a...
Parents living in the West Plains area and looking for options for preschool in the fall will have more opportunities available to them. The West Plains' Early Child Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) has partnered with Cheney and Medical Lake school districts to open more slots for preschools at Windsor Elementary, 5504 W. Hallett Road, Spokane, and Hallett Elementary, 524 S. Hallett St., Medical Lake starting in October. The West Plains ECEAP is a state-funded program...
Cheney School District board of directors received a financial outlook at their July 16 meeting concerning a possible bond vote to fund a remodel and expansion of the district’s high school — an outlook that left them with even more questions. The district is hoping to hold a bond vote in February 2015 on a measure that would raise $44,885,830 for the first phase of upgrades, including adding 12 more classrooms, a second main hallway to ease congestion, increasing the size of the entry and cafeteria and reconfiguring of oth...
The Spokane Blue Devils made a quick exit in the Four by Four regional AAA American Legion playoffs last weekend in Chehalis, Wash. going 0-2. The Blue Devils fell 14-4 in their opener to the Kennewick Bandits Saturday afternoon and were ousted in the double-elimination tournament Sunday with a 7-4 defeat at the hands of Baseball Without Borders. Kennewick broke open a 7-4 contest by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh and four more in the eighth which invoked the...
Despite having a 11-5 regular season record, the Cheney SummerHawks AA American Legion baseball team did not make the district playoffs. Toward the end of the season, Cheney was in a close race with Colville for second place in the Federal League. Colville, with a 12-3 record, ended up in the No. 2 spot while Freeman clinched first in the league. Although Cheney failed to make it to the postseason, SummerHawks manager Kadeem Smalls was proud of his team’s progress throughout the summer. “I knew these guys could be dan...
The bats came alive big time as Medical Lake's AA American Legion baseball team finished on a high note by roughing up the visiting Prairie Cardinals from Post Falls/Rathdrum, Idaho 13-8 and 10-9 last Wednesday night at Holliday Field. The twin wins gave Medical Lake two wins in their final three games and six victories in the teams' last eight contests. ML finished 9-5 in Federal League play and 11-5 overall in reported games. "They were a good team, I'll tell you what, that...
Brayden Hale put the exclamation mark on the Medical Lake AA American Legion baseball season and allowed Dan Wagner to have a smile on his face as he rolled up the hoses, parked the ATV and padlocked the gate one final time at Holliday Field in 2014. Hale’s bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the sixth inning drove home three runs, and he then scored the game winning run moments later in his team’s second come-from-behind victory of the night, 10-9 over the visiting Prairie...
At its 50th birthday the Lilac City Invitational Golf Tournament appeared to be in need of a spoonful of youthful elixir or an energy drink. Held July 10-13 at The Fairways Golf Course at West Terrace, this milestone event's numbers may have been down, but the play and finish was not. Tony Robydek, from Lakewood, Wash., shot a final-round 70 and a four-day total of 271 to finish 17 under par and beat Cheney High School grad Peter Sisich by two strokes to claim $5,000 first...
1 Years Ago July 29, 2004 Dry conditions and a passing freight train were contributing factors in a small wildfire fire just outside northeast Cheney. The Spokane Transit Authority was in the process of re-examining how it serves the West Plains because of drops in usage. A recent voter-approved sales tax increase likely kept STA from ending service to the area. The Medical Lake City Council was considering making selling or setting off fireworks of any kind illegal. 20 Years Ago July 28, 1994 Cheney’s new wastewater t...
Phyllis (Phyl) was born on a small farm on what her mother called "Potato Picking Day" in Amber, Wash. just outside of Cheney on Oct. 21, 1927 and passed away July 7, 2014. Her father, Phillip Anderson, died when Phyllis was only 2. Her mother, Sigrid (Odegard) Anderson, raised Phyllis and her brother, Leslie, on her own. Phyllis had so many fond memories that came from her childhood, where life was simple along with hard work. She remembered milking the cows, riding her... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church This Sunday, July 27, Emmanuel Lutheran Church will celebrate the seventh Sunday after Pentecost during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Adult education begins at 9 a.m. All are welcome and visitors are expected. You can also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Emmanuel Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School is in full swing this week for elementary aged children. We have enjoyed welcoming familiar faces as well as some n...
City of Cheney • Tuesdays through Sept. 23, Cheney Farmers Market, City Hall parking lot, 2 – 7 p.m. • July 25, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • July 25, “Discovering Dinosaurs,” community library, 2 – 3 p.m. • July 25, 2014 Movie Series, “Lorax,” Sutton Park, begins at dusk. • July 26, Free Swim Saturdays, Public Pool, 1 – 4 p.m. • July 26, “Milonga,” Spokane’s hottest band playing a fusion of rhythms from Latin America, Spain and the Caribbean, community lib... Full story
Tilth Producers of Washington and Washington State University’s Small Farms Program is inviting the public to tour Spokane Family Farm as part of their 2014 Farm Walk Educational Series. Spokane Family Farm is located at 21715 W. Coulee Hite Road just passed the Deep Creek community and north of U.S. Highway 2. The tour takes place Monday, July 28 from 12:30 – 4 p.m. Cost is $20 for Tilth Producer members, students and interns and $30 for non-members. Sign in and bring your own lunch, beginning at 11:45 a.m. Pre...
Roger Hagenbuch grew up on a dairy farm in New Jersey. He said, "I was the fourth of nine children." A family in the dairy business needs a lot of helpers to carry the milking equipment, feed the calves, and pitch the hay and many other chores. After graduating high school, Roger joined the Air Force. Thanks to Uncle Sam, instead of hosing out the barn, he now worked in electronics. For how long? Roger said, "Thirty years, 29 days." Sorry if you're keeping track, but he did...
It was a quick, but busy night at the July 15 Medical Lake City Council meeting. The council approved a resolution to provide city employees with two unpaid holidays per calendar year for a reason of faith or conscience, or an organized activity conducted by a religious denomination, church or organization. City attorney Cynthia McMullen explained that the Washington State Legislature passed a bill providing all city employees two unpaid holidays per calendar year. She added that the bill went into effect, July 1....
Kevin Cooke, Spokane County utility director, along with Spokane County Commissioners Al French and Shelly O’Quinn, gave a presentation on the county’s regional solid waste disposal system to the Airway Heights City Council at the July 14 study session. Cooke explained that nine municipalities are currently participating in the regional system. He said the county is in negotiations with vendors to operate the transfer stations in Spokane Valley and Colbert, Wash. Cooke said the county is finishing its comprehensive solid wast...
In a letter to the editor in last week’s Cheney Free Press a website for readers to check whether or not their home or business is in the blast zone should an oil train wreck while passing through Cheney contained an extra “s” and was incorrect. The correct website is explosive-crude-by-rail.org....
CHENEY, Wash. - In an effort to help students and their families impacted by the Carlton Complex fires, Eastern Washington University will send a team of financial aid counselors and outreach staff to Okanogan County to assist those who are planning to attend college this fall. The financial aid and outreach team will be in Okanogan County the week of August 11 to meet with students and their families. As the date approaches, details on the exact location and times will be announced and posted at www.ewu.edu and on the... Full story
For Pete and Teri Jo Christianson at Badger Lake, the worst of the Watermelon Hill fire closed in late Saturday night through early Sunday morning, but in the end passed them by. As the resident manager at Badger Lake Estates, Teri Jo was changing her lawn sprinklers around 3:30 p.m. when she noticed some ominous smoke to the west. She drove to the ranch of friends Genny and Mike McKinley at Amber Lake, much closer to the blaze. Mike McKinley was gone, called to fire duty as...
Firefighter crews battling the Watermelon Hill fire, seven miles southwest of Cheney and four miles east of Interstate 90 finally reached their goal Tuesday — total containment. Cheney Fire Chief Mike Winters, one of a number of fire departments and districts working on the blaze, reported Tuesday night that the fire was 100 percent contained at 11,000 acres. Crews were beginning to demobilze Tuesdya, with Department of Natural Resources units remaining onsite through the week. Over 300 firefighters were on the ground b...
