Articles from the August 6, 2009 edition
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Summer Hawks fall short in playoffs against Mt. Spokane
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney’s Spokane American Legion A North Division team fell just short of extending their playoff run, losing their first round series to division champion Mt. Spokane via a 4-3 loss in the third and...
Zachman, Issa run at East West Shrine
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney High School graduates and Blackhawks cross country standouts Arick Zachman and Daniel Issa competed in the annual East/West Senior All-Star Race, held July 19 at Seattle’s Magnusson Park. The...
EWU hockey announces 2009-10 home schedule, season tickets
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The Eastern Washington University hockey team has unveiled their 17-game 2009-10 home schedule at the university’s Student Recreation Center. The season kicks off Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m....
Austin earns some of his money back with Nitro Nationals win over Pulde
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter As the long-term operator of Spokane County Raceway, Bucky Austin has put a considerable amount of money into the facility. So it’s maybe just OK that he’s able to recoup a little of...
Junior League team is turning heads
West Plains’ team is home from state and fifth place finish after undefeated regular season By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter A winning tradition is being built in West Plains Little League by coaches who revel in the history...
It takes volunteers time and effort to make The BIC look sharp
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor I was going to lead into this column with some kind of reference to Hillary Clinton’s famous remark about how it takes a village, but that sounded a little too kumbaya-ish for a baseball story. With t...
Dave Woodward’s arc of diving
Cheney native has been at the forefront of pioneering a modern recreational sport By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Never underestimate where a pair of swim fins can take you. For Cheney native Dave Woodward, it was a pair of swim fins...
Immix restaurant opening date incorrect
In the July 30 issue of the Cheney Free Press, an article title “Dining options in Cheney expand with new sit down, full service restaurant” contained incorrect information about the new restaurant, Immix. The restaurant's...
Funding for SR-195/Cheney-Spokane interchange added to federal appropriations bill
By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter Construction may soon start on the Spokane-Cheney Road intersection on U.S. Highway 195 after U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) secured funding in the Transportation Housing and Urban Development...
National recording acts to headline Blue Waters, Bluegrass Festival
Eighth annual festival features Crooked Still, Darrell Scott and the Steep Canyon Rangers By JOHN McCALLUM Editor With the most new acts in its eight-year run, this weekend's Blue Waters, Bluegrass Festival in Medical Lake could...
Blue Waters, Bluegrass Festival 2009 Schedule
Friday, Aug. 7 4 p.m. – Open mic, 6 p.m. – Bluegrass Conspiracy, 7 p.m. – Down the Road, 8 p.m. – Jackstraw, 9:15 p.m. – Crooked Still. Saturday, Aug. 8 11 a.m. – Open mic, Noon – Wanigan, 1 p.m. Dead Fiddlers...
It's Fair time
The 17th annual West Plains Community Fair kicks off Aug. 7 By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter The West Plains Community Fair makes its 17th appearance at the Bi-Mart Arena this weekend with some new attractions and a few familiar...
Cheney Fire Department building may get facelift
City puts up $15,000 towards grant application to better chances of being awarded $3 million By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter If the Cheney Fire Department can spend $15,000 from its budget to get $3 million then Fire Chief Mike...
WSU Extension offering forest health field day on Aug. 15
What exactly is a healthy forest? How do you know if your forest is healthy? How can you prevent your forest from becoming unhealthy? The Washington State University Extension office in Spokane may have some answers in an upcoming...
Cheney Camp Fire launches back to school drive
Area Camp Fire members are launching the 16th annual “Kids Helping Kids Back to School” school supply drive this coming weekend. Cheney Camp Fire members and volunteers will have collection barrels set up at Ben Franklin on...
Cheney Light Department to deliver light bulbs to customers
##M:[Read more here] The Cheney Light Department will be delivering compact fluorescent bulbs to its 4,000 customers by Sept. 30. Cheney residents should use the new lower energy bulbs to replace their high-use incandescent bulbs....
Former Cheney resident earns doctorate in physical therapy
By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter The initials DPT have a new meaning, especially to a former Cheney resident. Sharon Hall earned the initials at the end of her name, DPT, when she received her doctorate in physical therapy from...
New computer support business opens in Cheney
Also, Chet's Flowers now offers tux rentals By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter A new business has appeared in downtown Cheney. The doors of Cheney Tech opened on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the second and newest computer support and service...
Looking Back for Aug. 6, 2009
10 Years Ago August 5, 1999 Cheney's city attorney, Steve Miller, is on a temporary leave of absence and will seek outside legal council as he fights possible disbarment for actions related to the management of the estate of Mamie...
Churches for Aug. 6, 2009
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Interim pastor Paul Anderson will preside. Nursery care is provided for children infant to age three. Fellowship...
Lemaster Anniversary
Leroy and Sharon Lemaster Family and friends are wishing a happy 50th wedding anniversary to Leroy and Sharon Lemaster of Medical Lake. The couple was married in Twisp, Wash., on Aug. 8, 1959. All of us wish them many more years...
Regarding Mr. Sterling's House, and the Northern Pacific Railroad
The Walls are Talking: Tales from Cheney's old house By CHARLES V. MUTSCHLER Cheney Historical Preservation Commission The lumber in the Sterling – Moorman House tells its own story. Perhaps it's not as directly as the...
Looking back with the Cheney Historical Museum...Aug. 6, 2009
125 years ago in 1884, James and George Cumins, took over a defunct flour mill and opened the Cheney Roller Mill, just south of the Northern Pacific Railway tracks on the east side of today's Cheney-Spangle Rd. They moved their...