Articles from the August 27, 2015 edition
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Schwab receives street vacation nod
With no live public comment offered at their meeting, and none received by the city in the past several weeks, the Cheney City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to vacate a... — Updated 8/31/2015
Meet the new pastor in town
She is dynamic, energetic, animated and very youthful. The United Methodist Church here in Cheney has a new pastor, and like a whirlwind blowing into town, pastor Alissa Bertsch... — Updated 8/27/2015
Juanita Nelson
Once upon a time, there wasn't a day that went by when Juanita Nelson didn't make a new friend. It's quite possible you've known her your whole life; perhaps you rode horses... — Updated 8/27/2015
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Seventy-five years ago, Cheney Fire Department’s new fire truck and pumper from Peter Pirsch and Son of Kenosha Wisconsin arrived by train on September 4, 1940. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneym... — Updated 8/27/2015
Churches
Cheney United Church of Christ Join us at Cheney United Church of Christ for our Annual Ice Cream Social following services this Sunday, Aug. 30. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will preside at the 10 a.m. service. Choir practice will... — Updated 8/27/2015
Looking Back
1 Years Ago Sept. 1, 2005 The city of Cheney was considering construction of a new north-south arterial by initiating a study called the “North Eighth Street Traffic Circulation Analysis.” While starters Erik Meyer at qua... — Updated 8/27/2015
What's Happening On The West Plains
All events are free unless posted otherwise. To get your event or meeting in the weekly What’s Happening section send an email with date, time, location and event to jmac@cheneyfreepress.com. City of Cheney • Aug. 28, Baby Play... — Updated 8/27/2015
Officials need to push Alzheimer's research
Over the past few years, there has been growing recognition of the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease but the funding to find a cure lags dramatically behind what’s necessary. My family has become familiar with the devastating eff... — Updated 8/27/2015
Powerful message from an imperfect messenger
Earlier this month, billionaire Charles Koch had a surprising message: In a speech to his fellow conservatives, he said politicians must end taxpayer-funded subsidies and preferential treatment for corporations. Why is this... — Updated 8/27/2015
Smoke and train issues are as bad as ever
What’s wrong with this picture? On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 5:15 p.m., I took a walk from Sutton Park to the Cheney High School through the Eastern Washington University campus. It was hot, it was windy and it was smoky. The sun w... — Updated 8/27/2015
Scott Walker: Wrong again on immigration
The following editorial from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel may or may not reflect the views of the Cheney Free Press editorial board. Donald Trump will not be the Republican nominee for president; in the end, the party’s elite w... — Updated 8/27/2015
West Plains Briefs
STCU blood drive Aug. 28 Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Cheney Community Blood Drive volunteers, led by Duane Isaac, will be coordinating a blood drive Friday, Aug. 28, at the Spokane Teachers Credit Union Cheney bran... — Updated 8/27/2015
Veterans Cemetery celebrates 'Spirit of '45'
Veterans, military personnel and family members gathered at the Washington Veterans Memorial Cemetery for its "Spirit of 45," Saturday, Aug. 15. The event was to commemorate the... — Updated 8/27/2015
Airway Heights Council approves police vehicle purchases, park name change
Mayor Patrick Rushing's resignation was just one of many items at the Aug. 17 City Council meeting. Council approved the purchase of two non-standard police vehicles for $30,000.... — Updated 8/27/2015
Educator class of 2015
A number of new educators hired by the Cheney School District went through orientation last Thursday, Aug. 20, at Cheney Middle School. Educators shown above, but not in any order,... — Updated 8/27/2015
Cheney students take European tour
Cheney High School German language teacher Kathy Brainard took seven CHS students and one parent to Europe for a 15-day sightseeing and education opportunity this past June. The... — Updated 8/27/2015
Medical Lake SBA test scores above state average
Medical Lake School District is ahead of the curve, at least in terms of testing. The Washington state Office of Superintendent Instruction released the preliminary results from the spring 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)... — Updated 8/27/2015
Crews stop fire outside of Medical Lake
Fire crews made short work of a wheat stubble fire, west of Medical Lake last Thursday, Aug. 20. Agencies from Medical Lake, Cheney, Turnbull Wildlife Refuge, Fairchild Air Force Base, city of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Washington... — Updated 8/27/2015
West Plains Police News
CHENEY Aug. 17 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 200 block of North Eleventh Street. A residential burglary was reported on the 800 block of West First Street. Nothing was taken. Malicious mischief was reported... — Updated 8/27/2015
Airway Heights Festival in photos
The city of Airway Heights celebrated its 32nd annual summer festival, Aug. 21-22. This year’s event featured the return of the Watermelon Races, Ford Car Show and Airway H... — Updated 8/27/2015
Help sought for fire victims
Editor’s Note: The following piece has been provided by Scott Wilson Publisher of the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader as he tries to spread the word about helping wildfire victims. Your brothers and sisters of the c... — Updated 8/27/2015
Air quality, fire info:
While Spokane County officials were projecting unhealthy air conditions through Wednesday, fires in North Central and Northeast Washington are continuing to rage with very little containment having been made. As weather conditions... — Updated 8/27/2015
Bad air makes teams scramble
There's the tragedy associated with the 2015 edition of Washington's devastating wildfire season: death, destruction and personal loss. And then there's the inconvenience. When... — Updated 8/27/2015
Settlement with Kennys reached
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council voted 4-1 to approve the settlement agreement between city and Brian Kenny and Carola Kenny. Councilman Art Kulibert was the dissenting vote and council members Howard... — Updated 8/27/2015
Boorman takes over at Cheney Light Department
"The lowest possible cost for the highest possible service." It's the mission statement Cheney's new Light Department Director Steve Boorman adheres to as much as possible. It's... — Updated 8/27/2015