Articles from the May 27, 2010 edition

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Looking Back

10 Years Ago May 25, 2000 Cheney city attorney Steve Miller is awaiting word from a judge on a discipline recommendation that may result in his disbarment. Miller is facing disbarment after violating several of the Bar...

 

StageWest theatre has new lineup

Stagewest Community Theatre of the West Plains is happy to announce next year's line up of shows. In October we have “Delval Divas” by Barbara Peace Weber and directed by Kay Byron Pacheco. This is an hilarious comedy about fou... Full story

 

Churches

Emmanuel Lutheran Church Join us this Sunday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate the Holy Trinity. Pastor David Ophus will preside. Our last day of Christian education will be this morning at 9 a.m. Classes will resume in...

 

Cheney Historical Museum

In Washington state, 1958 was a year of school district consolidations. In our region that year Hayford District #91, Windsor District #92, Sunset District #353, Marshall District #343, and Garden Springs District #42 all merged... Full story

 

Gardening in Our Area

Variety abounds in the garden! Enjoy the different scents, flavors and textures By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “How miraculous that growing on my own little plot of land are plants that can turn the dead soil into hundred...

 

Of Cabbages and Kings

Area businesses offer unique products, unexpected treasures By LUELLA DOW Contributor You never know where a jaunt down the road might lead you. My granddaughter, McKindsay, and I, encouraged by a phone call to Tom's Custom Cuts...

 

CopperWood furniture closing after three years

By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter CopperWood Furniture Gallery is going out of business after three years in Cheney. Owners Ron and Micki Sebold said business has been slow since the economic downturn late in 2008 and they can no...

 

PEACH community farm plans kids' camps

By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter What does it take to run a farm? Or even just plant and maintain a garden? Some city kids may not know, and the new PEACH farm is hoping they want to learn. PEACH—People for Environmental Action... Full story

 

Police reports 05/17 through 05/23

CHENEY May 17 A runaway juvenile was reported in the 200 block of North Sixth Street. A 15-year-old female was taken into custody and returned home. A credit card was reported found in the 200 block of Washington Street. Theft of... Full story

 

Cause is found for last week's AH fire

Officials have determined the fire that destroyed a mobile home in Airway Heights last Tuesday was caused by a juvenile with a lighter. The trailer fire at 2002 S. Campbell Road was reported at about 3:30 p.m. on May 18, drawing... Full story

 

Cheney has new massage option

By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It didn't take long for Tian Lun Massage to set up shop. The vacant windows of the former Ready Money payday loan at 502 1/2 First St. were transformed, seemingly overnight, with the installation of... Full story

 

MLHS students score big at MusicFest NW

Instructor Gail Phillips says band as a whole has had a good year marked by solid improvement By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Medical Lake High School students Zach Empkey and Danielle Burris both placed first in their respective...

 

ML math teams calculate wins at state contest

Hallett places second, MAE sixth in masters competition; two students also place high in individual rounds By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The “Math is Cool” teams from Medical Lake's Hallett Elementary and Michael Anderson... Full story

 

ML students get Lion's share of tribute

40th annual Lion's Club Youth Appreciation Night honors students from schools across the ML district By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake Lion's Club honored 31 students of all ages from schools across the district... Full story

 

Cheney DECA raises $2,010 for charity

By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney High School DECA club members put their marketing skills to work this year, raising a record $2,010 dollars to donate to Ronald McDonald House Charities. The club presented a giant check to... Full story

 

Letters to the editor

Vail responds to letter on the decision to close Pine Lodge In response to the letter to the editor, “Decision to close Pine Lodge prison leaves many questions,” (April 22) I feel compelled to respond. It is with great sadness...

 

TV addicts rejoice! Lost is finally over and done with

By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter This past weekend I was finally able to kick a long-term addiction. More accurately, my drug of choice will no longer be televised. “Lost” – the crack cocaine of television programming ...

 

In Our Opinion: A good idea, but it's still a defective system

Speculation has already begun surrounding the recently filed, Bill Gates Sr.-backed Initiative 1077. The push for signatures to get it on the ballot in November has just gotten underway, and people are fired up about it. I-1077 pro...

 

Local gallery, artist team to present print exhibition

By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter A Cheney gallery and local artist are teaming to present an exhibition of unique printmaking. Viza Arlington, a Cheney native who has been fortunate to pursue her passion as a business, will display... Full story

 

Like other area cities, Airway Heights examines street fund options

Transportation Benefit District discussed as one method of generating revenues via license fees, tax increases By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Like many local leaders, officials with the city of Airway Heights are examining ways... Full story

 

A Cheney Free Press FeatureHonoring sacrifice through service

Ladies and Gentlemen prepare for services at the new Washington State Veterans Cemetery By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter It could be a young soldier cut down in battle, an elderly veteran who died in his sleep or a spouse who kept...

 

Wetlands law could hamper ML's Hallett school additions

By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake School District may have to compromise on where six new classrooms will be built onto Hallett Elementary School in order to bypass city regulations limiting construction near design...

 

EWU trustees send elected officials letter on DREAM Act impacts

University feels ‘uniquely qualified' to help should legislation pass providing undocumented students a path to citizenship By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Eastern Washington University's board of trustees agreed to send a letter to the...

 

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