Articles from the August 23, 2012 edition
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YouthBuild, First Story turn a house into a home
Third home built in Airway Heights for deserving families By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter Thanks to YouthBuild Spokane and First Story, the Bunting family has a new home in Airway Heights. The home, on the 12400 block of First Avenue,...
Cheney businesses partner for coffee and dessert hub
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Timing is everything. Bruce Tyson was looking for a location to base his new coffee shop when he saw an ad from local business Dessert Pals looking for a business to share its 1831 First St. space....
Cheney resident had family ties to 19th century building
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Nancy Rueppel's great grandfather lived on for her in the buildings he built that still remained around Cheney. There's the old barn right outside of town that used to be his ranch land. And until...
Sports Week for Aug. 23, 2012
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Eastern Washington University fall camp Thursday, Aug. 23 - Scrimmage, approx. 12:20 p.m., Roos Field. Friday, Aug. 24 – Off. Saturday, Aug. 25 – 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 – 5:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 – 5:45 p.m. Tu...
Cheney equestrian rider qualifies for nationals
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The American Morgan Horse Association recently announced that Cheney equestrian Sydney Hyman has been awarded the AMHA Hunter Seat on the Flat Silver Medal award for her outstanding performance at the Far...
Eastern volleyball will count on Kellerman, Puckett to key success in 2012
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Eastern Washington University's head volleyball coach, Miles Kydd, is putting much more stock in what he thinks his players will accomplish versus preseason prognosticators. When told his team had...
Cheney hosts Kickoff Classic, Sept. 1; Emerald City Volleyball invite, Aug. 31
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney will be a busy sports town Labor Day weekend as a pair of high school classics descend on local athletic facilities. Cheney High School will play host to the Washington Interscholastic Activities...
Eastern athlete suspended after charge, arrest for sexual assault
Eastern Washington University has suspended freshman football player Dalis (pronounced Dallas) Bruce indefinitely from the athletic program following his arrest for sexual assault Sunday, Aug. 19 on the EWU campus. KHQ Television...
Cheney High girls wrap up busy summer hoops schedule
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor There may be one sports season to go before basketball begins but that hasn't kept the Cheney High School girls' team from getting in some preparation over the summer. The Lady Hawks need to replace seven... Full story
Eagles need same luck finding kicker as they did with punter
Eastern looking to find replacement for Mike Jarrett By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter In 2011 special teams for the Eastern Washington University football team were fortunate to find a freshman punter in Central Valley High School... Full story
Weir's radio road leads home again
Eastern's veteran play-by-play guy stays the course, gets back to old job of calling basketball By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter It's not easy to find Larry Weir at a loss for words. And that's a good thing considering he makes a...
Kids don't have to get cavities, and prevention begins with parents
By Eve Rutherford Board member, Washington Dental Service Foundation As a dentist and mother of young children, I get lots of questions from parents about how to take care of baby teeth. This tells me that parents are increasingly...
Editor's Corner: Opinion content is a double-edged sword of responsibility
It's been 12 years since I first sat behind a desk at the Cheney Free Press. I've covered a lot of issues, events and people since and thinking back, some things stick out. One of those was a conversation I had once with former...
Cheney school board hears from high school coaches gearing up for busy fall
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Fall activities have already begun for hundreds of Cheney High School students. Leaders of the football, volleyball and swim teams as well as the marching band told the Cheney school board about...
Grant helps Medical Lake students look toward future
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math components will receive funding By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter Thanks to a $1.35 million grant, the Medical Lake School District will see vast investment in its science, technology,...
First Spokane-area plane pull benefits Special Olympics
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter Feats of strength will be put to the test Saturday, Aug. 25 at Spokane International Airport, as teams attempt to pull a Boeing 727 in a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Special Olympics developmnet...
There is strength in numbers for Cheney micro-businesses
Cheney Community Market aims to boost small-scale crafters, artisans and farmers By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Many local businesses aren't visible on First Street. They don't have physical storefronts or regular hours. Many... Full story
Take away
Photo by John McCallum Cheney High School defensive back Eric Igbinoba strips the football from a runner during drills Tuesday afternoon. The Blackhawks open play with a non-league game Saturday, Sept. 1 against East... Full story
A salty tomb within an underground crystal
By Dr. E. KIRSTEN PETERS, The Rock Doc Contributor The next time you have a saltshaker handy, you might want to remove a few grains. If you have a simple magnifying glass, you'll see the salt is really tiny cubes. Salt is a... Full story
Gary Cox
Cheney has lost one of its finest this past week with the passing of Gary Cox at the age of 67. Gary was born in 1945 in Alhambra, Calif. to the late Lloyd Cox and Mildred (Cox) Kalbin of Cheney. He served his country with pride... Full story
Cheney Historical Museum
One hundred twenty-five years ago, in 1887, the main newspaper in town was the Cheney Sentinel. On Aug. 25 owner J. Spencer announced the sale of the paper to George W. Stewart and A.H. Calef. Learn more about our area's history...
Looking Back
1 Years Ago Aug. 29, 2002 With a four-person block of Cheney City Council members backing it, a proposal to raise utility taxes 13 percent – between $100-125 – was certain to pass. The increase was designed to cover the city...
Both sides of ball have their day in the sun
First EWU football scrimmage lets both defense, offense show off By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter It might sometimes be tough to find much of a difference between day-to-day fall practice sessions and scrimmages leading up to the...
Letters to the Editor
Flowers in downtown Cheney bring some color to the streets Cheney's downtown is in bloom. The kiosks on Main Street welcome travelers with a panoply of flowers in the hanging baskets and barrel planters that surround sturdy iron...