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To borrow - and butcher - a familiar few words, seems appropriate when discussing the Spokane Tribe of Indians new casino in Airway Heights. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of pending lawsuits stays the tribe from the slightly delayed completion of their long-awaited gaming establishment. As workers scurried about Dec. 20, putting finishing touches on the casino building, tribal officials gathered in a chilly parking lot to announce the first phase of their project wo...
Cheney Free Press New Years Day deadline The Cheney Free Press will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in observance of New Year’s Day. Deadlines for the submittals for the Jan. 4 issue have changed. Legals and classified ads must be submitted to the office by 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29. All submitted editorial content — including churches, public service announcements and letters to the editor — must be submitted by noon on Friday. The Cheney Free Press will reopen for business on Jan. 2 at the usual 8 a.m. Beginners square dance... Full story
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Judith E. Adley Hughes, 81, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 peacefully in her sleep at the Hospice House South Hill in Spokane, Wash. Judith "Judy" was born to the late N. Buyer Adley and Romina Elaine Colby on Aug. 4, 1936 in Billings, Mont. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ator Mont Hughes, Spokane, and children, Sean Hughes and Melissa Lopez, both of Cheney; a daughter-in-law Reny Hughes, Spokane; five granddaughters; Adley Pearson, Mercedes Dreher,... Full story
Elsie M. Shroll, 100, was born in Ritzville, Wash. on the family farm to Carl and Marie Zeller on Feb. 7, 1917. She passed away on Dec. 14, 2017 after a long illness. Elsie graduated Ritzville High School Class of 1935. They called them the greatest class alive. She mostly worked in hometown restaurants. One day she met a tall, handsome man from South Dakota, Daniel L. Shroll. They married in 1940 and had one son, Daniel K. Eventually she became manager of the American Legion... Full story
Members of Medical Lake's girl's basketball team recently spent time working on a number of charitable projects, among them making bags for Spokane's Blessings Under The Bridge. Taking part in that activity were (L-R): From left to right: Lexie Redell, Emily Munson, Jaxyn Farmen, Jayda Noble, Makayla Geiger, Ellie Acord, Jessie Lohman....
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 • Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, City offices closed. • Jan. 4, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 116 College Ave., 6 p.m. Airway Heights • Dec. 29 and Jan. 3, SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life) for active adults 65+, Airway Heights Community Center 13120 West 13th Ave., 9 – 10 a.m. • Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, City offic... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Fellowship hour follows the worship service with refreshments. Christian education for middle school through adults begins at 9 a.m. For more information regarding Emmanuel, please go to www.emmanuelcheney.org. All are welcome to visit Emmanuel’s Little Free Library and Free Community Pantry located at 639 Elm St. Donations of books, non-perishable food, and personal care items are always accepted. B...
The Carpenter's workshop, a musical-drama ensemble, performed at Medical Lake Community church. Ensemble members, from left to right, are: (top row) Jennifer Hilde; (second row) Steve Evitt, Dave Bellows; (third row) Timm Watt, Gretchen Oakley, Brad Stone; (front row) Shelly Walker and Danette Hamilton....
1 Years Ago Dec. 27, 2007 A&K Development’s contested request to rezone a north Medical Lake property was unanimously denied by the City Council following the presentation of two 30-minute testimonies from the applicant and opponents to the request. The 7.5 acres was located on North Stanley Street. A new authentic Mexican food restaurant was replacing the old Burger King franchise on the corner of Simpson Parkway and First Street in Cheney. The Sutton Hall’s “Can the Boss” food drive at Eastern Washington Univers...
Dear Editor, The time has come to change our thinking on Alzheimer’s Disease. Too often, Alzheimer’s and other dementias are treated as an aging issue, ignoring the public health consequences of a disease that someone in the U.S. develops every 66 seconds. With two-thirds of its annual costs bring borne by Medicare & Medicaid, it is an issue that demands more attention from our government. As someone who has lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s, I understand the physical and emotional costs of the disease. Congress has a chanc...
The media frenzy surrounding accusations of sexual misconduct continues to gather momentum. Many of the allegations are true, and those who have abused their power should be held accountable. Many charges, however, make no sense unless sexual misconduct has been redefined beyond the realm of logic. The snowball effect has taken on a lynch mob mentality to the point that the abuser and victim are no longer clearly defined. The Associated Press recently published an article exposing an Idaho State Representative who made a...
While the investigation continues into the deadly Amtrak derailment near DuPont, Wash., the clock continues to tick on the implementation of Positive Track Control (PTC). The deadline is Dec. 31, 2018. PTC integrates new satellite tracking (GPS) and trackside technology for passenger, freight and commuter rail service. It is designed to instantly feed mountains of detailed and complex information to control centers and moving locomotives to automatically stop speeding trains...
Monday is the first day of 2018, and I for one am very happy for that. Frankly, 2017 has not been a very good year for me in many ways and I can’t wait to see it go bye-bye. As for 2018, right now I’m a little pessimistic about how good it will be. There are many indicators that seem to foreshadow a year not so different from the one that’s about to exit. In fact many Americans feel it could be worse, according to various polls. About 73 percent see the world as being more violent in 2018, six in 10 saying race relat...
The Medical Lake City Council officially wrapped up both business and the term of Mayor John Higgins at its Dec. 18 meeting. Higgins was in fact absent and turned the gavel over to Mayor pro-tem John Paikuli to administer a handful of routine business items. City Administrator Doug Ross reported on the response of the maintenance crews in clearing streets after the first snow. Despite the storm dumping a higher than predicted amount of snow, street crews had things plowed in...
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California-based Pizza Factory is seeking to grow not only into new states but also in existing areas where it has franchises, and as such, is looking for individuals in Cheney who might want to go into the pizza business for themselves. All you need, from Pizza Factory president Mary Jane Riva’s perspective, is a love of pizza and a desire to work in and serve the community. “We do not require previous restaurant experience,” Riva said. “We don’t think people realize owning your own business can be a reality.” Riva said P...
If somebody needs a relaxing day, Wispies Beauty Salon in Medical Lake can take care of it. Even though the salon has been open for about 15 years, there have been a few different locations for the local shop. Currently, it is located at 112 North Jefferson Street and it is open Tuesday through Saturday with hours from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wispies offers a variety of products including haircuts, hair coloring, perms, manicures, pedicures, tanning, eyelash extensions, massages, waxi...
After multiple readings and public hearings of the 2018 budget, the Airway Heights City Council approved to adopt it on Dec. 4. Overall, the city is currently sitting in a good place financially going into the new fiscal year, according to City Manager Albert Tripp at one of the meetings. The ending fund balance sits at $21.9 million for the city heading into 2018. The city also has a current expense fund at $2.29 million after all the estimated revenues and proposed expenditures. According to the budget, the water and sewer...
Cheney’s planning department has received an application for construction of a new 85-unit apartment complex in the southwest portion of the city. Cheney Park Apartments are proposed for construction on two parcels of land at 1026 First St., just north of Salnave Glen Apartments. The project applicant is Beacon Builders of Spokane. Beacon is proposing construction take place in three phases, one building per phase, with work on an initial 36 units beginning in spring 2018, pending approval of the application. At full build o...
Team Fairchild continues to grow. Fairchild Air Force Base announced June 6 it would be the new home of 12 primary-assigned KC-135 Stratotankers and three backup inventory aircraft. The KC-135s are scheduled to transfer from McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita, Kan., in fiscal year 2020. In a June 5 news release, Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force, announced Fairchild as the "best choice for additional Air Force tankers." Fairchild became the home of six...
Fairchild Air Force Base turned 75 in March - and several hundred of its closest friends stopped by to celebrate. Fairchild began operations in early 1942, the culmination of community efforts that began in 1935 to get an Army Air Corps facility located in the area. Several years later, the Army also viewed Spokane favorably in its efforts to locate a base closer to the Pacific Ocean and interior flying routes to Alaska, but protected from attack by the natural barriers of...
All things considered, the Spokane Tribe of Indians seem to have accomplished nothing short of a miracle when it was announced on Dec. 20 that their new casino in Airway Heights would open its doors on Jan. 8, 2018. That's just days after their anticipated opening which the tribe thought would take place sometime in 2017. Breaking ground this past November, they first experienced one of the most crippling of cold and snowy construction seasons. Old Man Winter certainly had his...
The Cheney School District’s capital facilities bond voters will begin considering later this month has many more parts and pieces than the $44.88 million measure that failed to receive a needed 60-percent majority twice in 2015. That bond was for expansion of the district’s sole high school only, and included three of four phases to modernize the facility that began life in 1966 as a multi-building campus, compared to the single-building structure today. Phase four, which never received much discussion due to the fai...
Sometimes, the third time can really be a charm. The Cheney School District found this out first hand as its third run over two years to get a capital facilities project bond measure passed to renovate and expand the high school passed in February with 61.14 percent of the vote. Two measures in 2015 failed to gain the needed 60 percent supermajority for passage, and in fact, went backward as the April measure received a 55.43 percent yes vote compared to February's 58.43...
