Articles from the December 26, 2013 edition
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Cheney Council quickly wraps up 2013 business
With a bit more practice, the Cheney City Council could possibly one day break the one-minute mark with its final meeting of the year. Council took all of 1 minute, 14 seconds last Thursday to conclude business for 2013. The... — Updated 12/27/2013
Snowfall can rekindle fond, childhood memories
My sister and I grew up on my grandfather's farm. He had horses. My mother would not let us ride them as she was afraid of horses. We had real winters then, not the lightly sprinkle... — Updated 12/27/2013
Blackhawks fall to Freeman, Lakeside in hoops action
The season’s second win is proving elusive for the Cheney High boys’ basketball team. The Blackhawks lost a pair of games last week to Northeast A League opponents, 76-57 Friday night at Freeman and 71-55 the next day at home... — Updated 12/27/2013
Pins don't equal wins for Medical Lake wrestlers vs. Chewelah
Medical Lake got pins from Nick Reed at 106 pounds, Ricky Petersen (145), Eric Penn (170) and Ian O’Brien (220) but it wasn’t enough to overcome Chewelah’s wins in eight other classes as the visiting Cougars earned a 51-24... — Updated 12/27/2013
Cardinals finish week-one of NEA play with 1-1 record
Medical Lake got a 15-point night from Jordan Rohweder, plus 11 points each from Jaelon Stith and Cory Wagner as the Cardinals defeated Kettle Falls Friday night in a Northeast A... — Updated 12/27/2013
Lady Hawks find scoring difficult in losses
If the Cheney girl’s basketball team is going to break into the win column again this season they are going to have to find ways to score more points. The Lady Hawks managed double digit scoring in just one of the eight quarters... — Updated 12/27/2013
Medical Lake girls split opening week NEA games
The Medical Lake girl’s basketball team got its week, and the Northeast A League season off to a good start last week, battling through some early challenges and defensive... — Updated 12/27/2013
Seton Hall breaks away for 92-70 win in Eastern's East Coast trip
For the first half of last Sunday’s nonconference men’s basketball game between Eastern Washington and Seton Hall, it looked as though the Eagles were able to perform on the big stage. But something happened after the break... — Updated 12/27/2013
AFCA Honors Lee, Kupp on prestigious All-America Team
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS A pair of Eastern Washington University football players from the state of Washington – wide receiver Cooper Kupp and cornerback T.J. Lee III – have been selected to the American Football Coaches... — Updated 12/27/2013
Walla Walla CC's Chad Bodnar named new EWU soccer coach
Having turned Walla Walla Community College into a regional powerhouse, Chad Bodnar has been tabbed as the third head coach in the history of the Eastern Washington women's soccer... — Updated 12/27/2013
Eastern women roll into break, Big Sky play on win streak
As members of the Eastern Washington women's basketball team head home for a little time off for the holidays, they finally appear to be pointed in the right direction, too, on the... — Updated 12/27/2013
Towson tops Eastern in final seconds, 35-31
The start had Sam Houston 2012 written all over it. The middle was vintage Eastern Washington 2013. The finish was beyond comparison last Saturday as the Towson University Tigers ra... — Updated 12/27/2013
Back-up QB puts up latest roadblock to Frisco for Eagles
If there was any upside to Eastern Washington University's football team's latest trip through the emotional wringer they took themselves and their fans on in last Saturday's 35-31... — Updated 12/27/2013
Fire Departments hold graduation ceremony for recruits
Friends and family filled the Sunset Elementary school gym as fire departments from Cheney, Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Spokane County Fire District 10 held a ceremony for the 23 recruit firefighters who graduated from the Wes... — Updated 12/27/2013
Cheney Free Press, West Plains Extra deadlines
Because New Year’s Day falls on Wednesday Free Press Publishing is making deadline changes for its publications. Deadlines for classifieds to be published in the Jan. 2 West Plains Extra is Dec. 27, and for the Jan. 2 Cheney... — Updated 12/27/2013
Libraries closed New Year's Day
All Spokane County Library District facilities will be closed in observance of New Year’s Day, at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, and remain closed through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Regular hours resume Thursday, Jan. 2, 2... — Updated 12/27/2013
Holiday surprise
Betz Elementary School seven-year-old Sydney Lincoln is a little surprised as she receives her winning picture from Cheney Postmaster Tom McGoldrick last Friday. Lincoln and four... — Updated 12/27/2013
Almost 200 served by Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids
Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids gift distribution took place last Friday with 197 children, representing 84 families, receiving gifts at the Wren Pierson Community Center. That figure is 19 more children and eight more families... — Updated 12/27/2013
West Plains Briefs
CHS wrestling fundraiser Cheney High School wrestlers are having a fundraiser, Saturday Dec. 28 at Rosa’s Pizza in Cheney from 5-7 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for kids and includes bowling and pizza. There will be lots of... — Updated 12/27/2013 Full story
SCRAPS seeks public's help with recent incidents of animal cruelty
Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service (SCRAPS) is seeking the public’s help in finding a person of interest in a recent animal cruelty investigation. On Thursday, Dec. 19 at approximately 7 p.m., a man tossed two... — Updated 12/27/2013
Cheney businesses on the move
Long-time Cheney businesses Jarms Hardware and Napa Auto Parts are moving to new locations soon. In Jarms' case, operations at their new location in the former Ben Franklin... — Updated 12/27/2013
Al Stover returns to Cheney, signs as reporter with Cheney Free Press
My name is Al Stover, and I am the new staff reporter with the Cheney Free Press. I recently moved back from Wolf Point, Mont., a small town in the northeast part of the state that... — Updated 12/27/2013
Healing tales
Two years after his retirement, Dr. Jim Roloff published his first book, "Mending God's Creatures." Roloff, an alum of Eastern Washington University and Washington State... — Updated 12/27/2013
May the Peace of the Christmas season stay with you throughout the coming year...
...from the staff at the Cheney Free Press... — Updated 12/27/2013
Snow angels needed
John Taves is looking for people who want to be snow angels. Not the kind who lie in the fresh powder and flail their arms and legs to create art, but those who are willing to help out those who can’t take care of their walks... — Updated 12/27/2013