Mayfest returns

A group of business owners have teamed up to revive an off-and-on Cheney springtime celebration last held three years ago.

Mayfest 2013 will take place this Saturday, May 11, from 1-9 p.m. in downtown Cheney, with area businesses providing food, drink and fun activities for the entire family. Mayfest began as a celebration at Eastern Washington University the first weekend in May, but was shutdown in the early 1980s. It enjoyed a brief resurgence most recently through the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, which staged the event from 2008-2010.

Mayfest 2013 is spearheaded by many of the l...