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Last updated 5/4/2017 at 5:21pm



Festival offers events in Cheney and Turnbull Refuge

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge’s sixth-annual “Floods, Flowers and Feathers” festival is taking place Saturday, May 13, and will again offer activities for everyone of all ages at the refuge and in Cheney as part of Mayfest. This year’s festival marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the refuge.

The festival offers a chance to learn about the plants and animals of the area along with geography of the unique feature that is the Channeled Scablands, carved by massive floods 13,000 – 17,000 years ago. At Mayfest in Cheney, there will be a variety of booths and displays from groups such as Ducks Unlimited, Eastern Washington University’s biology department, the Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute and the West Plains Beekeepers.

Activities at the refuge include an auto tour/bike ride, bird and wildflower walks, a scavenger hunt, fire fighting demonstrations, live raptors and much more. Both locations will include plenty of fun activities for kids of all ages.

The event is free, however some activities require reservations. To make reservations, or to get more information, go to http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Turnbull.

Cheney Mayfest just around the corner

The fifth annual Cheney Mayfest is taking place Friday and Saturday, May 12 – 13, with many fun events and activities happening in downtown Cheney.

Friday night features a street dance with live music by the “Kelly Hughes Band,” along with a performance by Spokane Aerial Fire Troupe.

Saturday includes many activities beginning at 9 a.m. and running to late afternoon. These include a car show, Cheney Library book sale, live music and entertainment, the annual “4 & 1/2 Block Walk,” a cornhole tournament with cash prizes along with an art display and more games.

There will be fun for the kids ranging from a petting zoo to balloon animals, Cheney Junior Rodeo bouncy slide and many other activities. There will be information and activity booths and plenty of food and drink.

Some activities require registration. To register, or for more information, go to CheneyMayfest.org.

Schoesler bill changes law to aid rural ambulance services

In a move that should aid rural ambulance service, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed Senate Bill 5751 into law following unanimous passage by the Legislature. The change will take effect July 23.

The bill, proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler (Ninth District, R-Ritzville) addresses special challenges faced by emergency responders by easing the first aid-training requirement for volunteer ambulance drivers.

State law requires an ambulance driver to have at least a first-aid certificate recognized by the state Department of Health, unless there are at least two emergency medical technicians present to attend to a patient. SB 5751 now allows rural ambulance services to use drivers who don’t have medical training as long as an EMT is also present, and the driver doesn’t provide medical care. 

“I think many of us would rather have a volunteer ambulance driver with less training if it allows the ambulance to get rolling sooner,” Schoesler said in an April 28 news release.

 

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