Kim Best steps down as Cheney recreation manager after 14 years with department

Cheney Recreation Manager Kim Best has stepped down after almost 15 years with the Parks and Recreation Department. Best’s last day was Sept. 6.

In farewell letter sent Sept. 5 to “Community Partners,” Best said it was an emotional moment considering the relationships she has built over the years with a variety of groups of people.

“I would have never imagined being able to touch so many lives in so many ways through people, parks and programs,” Best wrote, describing herself accurately as “the face of Cheney Parks and Recreation.”

Since beginning as a volunteer in 2004, Best has served in a v...