Articles from the September 5, 2013 edition
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Health care act created Froyo
Cheney residents owe it to “Obamacare” for bringing frozen yogurt to Cheney. Seriously. As outlandish as it may sound, Stephen Kraft, the general manager of the Froyo Earth chai... — Updated 9/6/2013
AH study session schedule questioned
The Airway Heights City Council may shake up its study session schedule in the near future. Councilman Steven Lawrence asked if there was a way to look at council compensation, since the City Council had dropped its number of... — Updated 9/6/2013
Eye on the ball
A member of the Cheney Blackhawks’ football team goes through drills this past Tuesday afternoon as the team prepares to meet East Valley of Yakima Friday on the road in their... — Updated 9/6/2013
CHS' Williams on All-State
Cheney High School junior Keenan Williams has been named to Ron Siegel’s Preseason Scouting and Research All-State team for the class of 2015. The selection was made for the website Scout.com and was originally published on... — Updated 9/6/2013
Eastern hockey preparing for new season
Eastern Washington University’s third season of play in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League has head coach Bill Shaw excited about both his roster and schedule.... — Updated 9/6/2013
Hobbs itching to get Cardinals' grid season underway
While some of Wes Hobbs’ friends in the business of teaching and coaching are charting new paths in and towards retirement, the head football coach at Medical Lake High School... — Updated 9/6/2013
Eagles are quick to get second VB victory of 2013
Maybe the turnaround has already begun for Eastern Washington University volleyball. With back-to-back wins this past week, including Monday night’s 3-0 victory, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-21 over Seattle University on the road at the... — Updated 9/6/2013
EWU stuns Oregon State in Corvallis 49-46
The first item on the list has been checked off. And it couldn’t have been a bigger one to cross off of Eastern Washington’s to-do list of their so-called “Unfinished... — Updated 9/6/2013
Joseph C. Daugherty
Cheney lost a friend and an artist with the death of Joseph C. Daugherty Aug. 27. He was born in Uhrichsville, Ohio, May 24, 1921. He appreciated growing up in this railroad... — Updated 9/6/2013 Full story
Churches
St. Paul's Episcopal Church All are welcome. We are a welcoming haven, nourishing all God's people in body, mind and spirit. Sept. 8 is the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. Rev. Christine Soule will... — Updated 9/6/2013
Looking Back
10 Years Ago Sept. 11, 2003 Cheney voters were about to receive their ballots that would decide whether or not to fund the revival of the Parks and Recreation Department with an... — Updated 9/6/2013
No matter the situation, a person is a person – born or unborn
All of a sudden, I must find something important to say. I have set aside a few silly remarks that occasionally squeeze into other stories and give you only what I believe is worth telling. From www.theblaze.com, 5/1/12: In April... — Updated 9/6/2013
Keeping alive the long lost art of blacksmithing
John Huffstutter has found a soft place in his heart for hardened steel. The Cheney-area resident is a blacksmith in his spare time away from his 9-5 job as the budget director for... — Updated 9/6/2013
Where Labor Day came from and where it's going
Webster’s dictionary tells us that Labor Day was “set aside for special recognition of working people.” That’s nice, but “set aside” by whom? It certainly wasn’t the Wall Street corporate and political powers that... — Updated 9/6/2013
Running on civilization's circular tracks
It’s interesting how a train of thought can develop. For instance, nearing the end of our 12-mile round trip hike along the Dungeness Spit north of Sequim last Saturday, we noticed a sea lion swimming towards us. He or she may... — Updated 9/6/2013
Coal dust is actually a real problem
Coal dust is indeed a major problem. My wife and I were along a trail in Ponderay, Idaho several times last week. When empty coal trains returning passed us on the BNSF rail line we could smell coal dust. On two different mornings... — Updated 9/6/2013
Stop and think about what's happening in Syria
By the time you read this, events surrounding potential military action against Syria will have likely changed several times over. In the few days since the Cheney Free Press editorial board discussed the issue of a military... — Updated 9/6/2013
MLSD interviews school board candidate
With one opening on the Medical Lake School Board of Directors, the board interviewed a potential candidate right before the last meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 27. Felicia Jensen answered a series of questions posed by the board, ranging... — Updated 9/6/2013
State reveals Medical Lake testing results from 2012-13
Reports from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction show fairly steady Measurement of Student Progress test results for the Medical Lake School District. Math scores were mixed compared to last year, with a noticeable... — Updated 9/6/2013
State reveals Cheney testing results from 2012-13
When it comes to reading and math 1 (algebra), Cheney High School students are tops. According to information from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Cheney High students received scores of 91.1 percent in reading... — Updated 9/6/2013
Community is at the core of The Heights Church
For the past several months, community members in Airway Heights have been working hard to prepare for the inaugural service of The Heights Church coming up Sunday, Sept. 8. Jacob... — Updated 9/6/2013
Offenders learn aerospace lessons
An aerospace composite course at the Airway Heights Corrections Center is providing hands-on lessons for offenders. The program teaches offenders skills to help them obtain an... — Updated 9/6/2013
Watchful eye
Cheney High girls soccer coach Nils Radtke watches his team work on its conditioning by running the Oak Street hill west of the high school last Friday. The Lady Hawks open their... — Updated 9/6/2013
Teaming up for healthier lifestyles
In the battle with obesity, it’s not just junk food alone that’s the enemy. It’s also a culture that says if it’s healthy, it can’t taste good. It’s fighting an... — Updated 9/6/2013
Alive and still kicking
Cheney Kiwanis club members would like the public to know that the rumors of their imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. The Cheney chapter, which was founded in 1995, of the... — Updated 9/6/2013