Purple Rose

John McCallum | Last updated May 12, 2017 11:44am0

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For four days this past week, Cheney has been doubling as a small town in Wyoming and Oregon's largest city.

A local production crew has been in town at various locations shooting a movie, "The Purple Rose." According to a news release, the movie is based on the first novel in a series of books by Liberty Lake, Wash. author Christi Walsh; books that are based in the Northwest.

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Author Bio

John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.