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Chase Wolfe, Joshua Marsh and Lauren Saue-Fletcher, members of the Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team, take a moment last week to explain to an attendee at Greater Spokane Incorporated's annual meeting how their robot works. The team members put the robot through its paces, driving it around at the Spokane Convention Center, gaining the attention of many area business leaders....
John Bradburn, state commander of the Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars, delivers remarks in advance of the interment Oct. 3 of the remains of 41 service veterans and two spouses at the Washington State Veterans' Cemetery in Medical Lake. The urns, seen in the foreground, were part of the remains transported to the cemetery on Aug. 30....
A Cheney High School graduate was one of the 59 people killed in a shooting rampage at a country music concert Sunday night in Las Vegas. Rachael Parker, 33, was among the first of the victims to be identified in the massacre that took place at the annual Route 91 Harvest concert. According to a story in the Daily Breeze, the 2002 Blackhawk graduate was 10-year veteran of the Manhattan Beach Police Department, working her way up from the parking meter division to becoming a...
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the over 500 victims and their families of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history last Sunday night in Las Vegas. The mass carnage made that city into what can only be described as a war zone. But our response needs to include more than prayers and moments of silence. We need to act to prevent more mass shootings, which are now occurring at an average of more than one per day. The weapons of choice for such mass shootings are known as assault weapons. They were designed for the...
The “old” Medical Lake Cemetery on Thorpe road is maintained by volunteers and member donations entirely. On Saturday, Sept. 16, an annual work party was held at the cemetery to prune trees, rake pine needles, clean flower beds, weed whack, mow lawn and haul refuse away. It’s a big job but made so much easier by the hard-working Medical Lake Junior ROTC. Many thanks to Chief Master Sgt. Al McGowan and approximately 20 young cadets. His program has an outstanding record of community service. There are 61 veterans in the histo...
There is a new machine being tested in Montana which could decontaminate toxic mine tailings while recovering valuable precious minerals for everyday use. Gold, silver and other metals are essential for our cellphones, computers and electronic devices and their sale could offset the processor’s purchase and operational costs. If pilot tests are successful, the inventors envision building them in the United States. The potential market is worldwide because there are over 3...
Here we are again after another mass shooting in the United States with the events that happened in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 1 during a country music festival on the Strip. The whole situation is devastating and there are no answers at this point in time. But I think there is something we should do as fellow Americans. We should be united as one and come out stronger after another event like this. If you go on social media right now, all you see are people arguing over gun laws, politics, race, religion and NFL players...
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. Cheney • Oct. 8, Rhythms of Controversy: Songs from the Vietnam War Era, community library, 2 – 3 p.m. • Oct. 9, Planning Commission Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers 609 Second St., 6 – 7 p.m. • Oct. 10, City Council Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers 609 Second St., 6 – 8 p.m. • Oct. 10, Flightless Bird Running Club, Barrelhou... Full story
Spokane County Library District, in partnership with Spokane Elder Resource Team, announces information and assistance sessions for seniors, those with senior family members and anyone looking toward retirement. Session 1: The Big Picture Argonne Library: Wednesday Oct 11, 6–7 p.m. North Spokane Library: Thursday, Oct 12, 6–7 p.m. Session 2: Long Term Care Argonne Library: Wednesday, Oct 18, 6–7 p.m. North Spokane Library: Thursday Oct 19, 6–7 p.m. Session 3: Medicaid Asset Preservation Strategies Argonne Library: Wednesd...
Cheney coat drive has two weeks left to donate There are just two weeks left to donate to this year’s Cheney community coat drive. New or gently used coats may be dropped off at any area school as well as many local churches and businesses. Distribution will take place on Friday, Oct. 21 at Sunset Elementary School in Airway Heights from 3-5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 21, at Salnave Elementary School from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Any remaining coats will be available at Feed Cheney on October 30 at the Wren Pierson Building. Please don...
Theresa Cavell Mahar was a free-spirit trapped in a practical body! Born in Tokyo in 1951, she traveled from Asia to Europe and then the United States where she settled in the Pacific Northwest. Her passions included God the Father, Son and especially the Holy Spirit; she passed peacefully at home to join her mom and daddy in Heaven on Sept. 30, 2017. She is survived by her daughter Jenny, sister Alice, grandchildren Cody, Hunter and Quinn, great-granddaughter Delilah and her... Full story
Cleone's Closet had its official grand opening on Monday, Oct. 2. The food bank located at 13114 West Sunset Highway in Airway Heights will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon – 3 p.m....
Cheney Congregational Church All are welcome to worship with us at 10 a.m. Sunday at 423 N. Sixth St. Congratulations to the congregation for their donation of $1,618 for hurricane relief. Our congregation will be helping set up and serve at Feed Cheney. We serve Crosswalk at noon on Oct. 28. Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 8. You may watch our pastor’s sermons on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Emmanuel would l...
1 Years Ago Oct. 4, 2007 Medical Lake citizens and local developers clashed over a proposed rezone before members of the Planning Commission during a near three-hour public hearing. The timeline for the realignment phase of the Geiger Spur rail line was pushed back several months as Spokane County officials sought nearly $2 million in extra funding from the state legislature for new material. Tammie Schrader, a seventh grade life science teacher at Cheney Middle School was pr...
Fans at Cheney High School's volleyball game with Clarkston last Thursday got a small throwback experience - to the Jurassic Era as two T-Rex stopped by to cheer on the Lady Blackhawks. School officials said the traveling dinosaurs also were at the previous Friday night football game with visiting Eisenhower....
Wiley to help dedicate Cheney Congregational ‘Peace Pole’ Cheney Congregational Church is sponsoring a second “Peace Event” on Sunday, Oct. 8, featuring guest speaker LaRae Wiley of Spokane’s Salish School. This event takes place in the fellowship hall at noon at the church, located at 423 N. Sixth St. Wiley is the school’s executive director. Founded in 2010, Spokane Salish School’s mission is “create a vibrant community of fluent speakers of Interior Salish languages by providing Salish language instruction to children and...
The West Plains parks and recreation offices have been busy putting together seasonal events until the end of the year for our communities. In Airway Heights, it starts with a new event, “Cooking with Cops,” taking place at Sunset Elementary School at 5:30 p.n. on Oct. 13. The event will be a way the community shows awareness of domestic violence along with a fundraiser for the C.A.R.E.S. scholarship fund at the parks and recreation department. Tickets are $10 for an adult, $5 for a child or $25 for a family of four. The nex...
Court and land use issues took center stage at the Sept. 26 Cheney City Council meeting. The council held the first reading of an ordinance that would change parking requirements in the city’s residential zones, which came carrying a recommendation from the city’s Planning Commission. Ordinance X-13 takes a two-pronged approach at the parking issue by limiting the number of bedrooms per unit in the R-2 (Duplex), R-3 (Multifamily) and R3-H (High Density Multifamily) zones and then requiring a specific number of off-street park...
Sunset Elementary School students in the third through fifth-grade engage in a good, old-fashioned tug-of-war during the school's "Fun Run" last Friday morning. Students of all grades got to select an hour's worth of fun from different activities that also included a variety of ball games, obstacle courses and a traditional lap run around a course....
Cheney High School’s counseling department is hosting an important event for juniors and seniors considering post-high school education opportunities. “Plan Now” takes place Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the high school’s Little Theater and in the library. The event provides an opportunity for students and their parents or guardians to receive information about continuing education and get the paperwork started for securing those opportunities. Junior and senior class counselors, along with other members o...
It's not often that the chief operating officer of a notable company has reason to visit Medical Lake. But for Mary Jane Riva, CEO of Pizza Factory, Monday, Oct. 2 offered the perfect reason. The company, which has one of its 110 franchises located in the town, used the day as the official kick off of the annual observance of an effort to eradicate bullying across the U.S. and the perfect opportunity to unveil a "buddy bench" at Hallett Elementary School. "What we're doing...
Last week’s Cheney athlete of the week listed Julian Torres as the recipient, but with a pick of Blackhawks cross country runner Sam Steele. While Steele is certainly worthy, the Torres’ correct picture is in this week’s ad in Sport,s page 2....
Turned away by less than 10 votes in the Aug. 1 primary in a three-way race for Medical Lake City Council Pos. No. 2, Monica Manza has announced she will challenge John Pakuli for Pos. No. 1 as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 7 general election. Elizabeth Rosenbeck topped Manza by a 209–201 count and will go on to challenge John Merrick who garnered 350 votes — 46 percent of the ballots. “I was actually asked to do the write-in vote,” Manza said, opting not to disclos...
City of Cheney and Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services (SCRAPS) officials believe they have resolved a recent spate of attacks on residents’ cats by a pair of dogs roaming free in the Avalon Place/Golden Hills area in the city’s north end. Four cats have been reported killed in attacks that also include one in late June, with two cats injured and several other residents reporting their cats as missing after being seen chased by the dogs. Most of the attacks occurred between Sept. 12 – 15. SCRAPS field opera...
At the Oct. 2 Airway Heights City Council meeting, J.C. Kennedy, the parks, recreation and community services director, discussed the options for the future recreation center with the council in regards to the guaranteed maximum price. He said that there are basically three options for the council to choose from. Option one is to set the price at $13.25 million with some of the space not being completely done from day one of opening. The second option is to have the recreation center completely done with a price tag of $13.95...
