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For the third time in four years, Cheney restricts irrigation uses By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The top story of 2017 literally begins under everybody's feet. Water was on the minds, if not always coming out of the faucets - inside and outside - of West Plains residents. In Cheney, water issues once again took the form of restrictions enacted to meet a supply emergency in mid July, just as it did in July 2015 and in August 2014. In 2014, lightning knocked out pumps at Wells 6 and...
Ted Olson's first dive into the election pool was a success. It was also a logical step he said. The former state worker earned a relatively comfortable victory in the Nov. 7 general election over Gary Plumlee by a 524–370 margin in votes or 58 to 41 percent with 1 percent as write-ins. He won in the Aug. 1 primary in a three-way battle earning 46 percent with Plumlee at 27 and Michael Deeley's 25 percent. Olson, his wife Connie and youngest son moved inside the city limits i...
An emotional Beau Baldwin bid a surprising and a very much unexpected farewell to Eastern Washington University after nine years as the school's head football coach on Jan. 16, headed off to take on the role of offensive coordinator at the University of California-Berkeley. In a hastily-called afternoon news conference on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Baldwin took several minutes to finally confirm what most of the room filled with reporters and some EWU football...
When I think of how the new tax bill is being sold to the public, it reminds me of my years in Liberia under President William Tubman. Tubman was dearly loved by the poorest in the country, which actually didn’t make any sense at all. But, needy citizens would come to his office for financial help — for a funeral, a wedding or just hard times. He would gladly oblige with a gift of up to $500. In fact, he had envelopes marked with various amounts of money already prepared to distribute, yet he neglected to support job gro...
Our governor’s plan to raid the state contingency fund to pay for schools, then repay the fund with a new tax, violates sound financial principles. Creating a budget is not rocket science. The basic principles are the same for every organization, be they military units, government agencies or families. The first step is to list all the possible demands for funds that you can think of. A good budget also includes regular inputs into an emergency fund to take care of those things that you didn’t think of. Step two is to arr...
By DON BRUNELL Contributor Curbside recycling bins are packed with cardboard shipping boxes from Christmas online shopping. The uptick in consumer shipments is not only good news for the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS, but our nation’s papermakers. According to Mastercard Spending Pulse, U.S. year-end holiday retail sales rose nearly 5 percent compared to the same period last year while online purchases shot up more than 18 percent. USA Today reported “despite thousands of...
Even though some people might think 2017 was not a great year, I did not think it was that bad. But I do have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming 2018 as well. In 2017, I was fortunate enough to continue school, have jobs that I love and enjoy time with my family. I was also able to check a few things off my bucket list. The biggest thing I was able to cross off was attending the Country Music Association (CMA) Festival in Nashville, Tenn. Every year my mom and I watch the event on television wishing we could be there. W...
Cheney High School student members of the Future Business Leaders of America club organized a “Trick or Trot” fun run that raised $326 towards purchasing good, used business clothes and employment search help for low-income individuals. It also later earned a $1,500 award from Spokane Teachers Credit Union from the “Hundred Dollar Project....
Breakfast for dinner at Feed Medical Lake Start the new year right by trying breakfast for dinner at Feed Medical Lake, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m. Grocery distribution begins at 4:15 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. Stay tuned for “Soup, Etc.” on Jan 22 at 11:30 a.m. It’s all free and all are welcome to attend. For more information call Joanna Williams at (509) 714-1150....
One hundred years ago on Jan. 1, 1918, Ivan Garner Calvert began his postal carrier career on Amber RFD 1 out of Amber. His route covered 44 miles, which he drove six days a week until his retirement at the end of 1957. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
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. 5, Dinner and big game night: Chutes and Ladders, Wren Pierson Building, 6 – 9 p.m., $15 a person. • Jan. 8, Planning commission meeting, Council Chambers 609 2nd St., 6 – 7:30 p.m. • Jan. 9, City Council meeting, Council Chambers 609 2nd St., 6 – 8 p.m. Airway Heights • Jan. 5, 8 and 10, SAIL (Stay Active and Independent... Full story
Kenneth George Clark was born on March 25,1939 and went to heaven on Dec. 24, 2017 to join his beloved son Peter Clark and so many more that went before him. He leaves behind his loving wife of 55 years Clara Clark, as well as his children Lee Rupp, Rod Clark, Susan Thomas and Aaron Clark. Ken was a very loving husband and amazing father. He was a mentor to so many. He taught U.S. History and driver's education at 29 Palms High School, Calif. and Cheney High School. He was... Full story
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church A welcoming haven, nourishing all God’s people in body, mind and spirit. The Rev. Christine Soule will preach and preside this Sunday. Attention all college students: The Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist Campus Ministry, ELM, meets every Monday at 5 p.m. for dinner, study and worship, and invites all college students to join us. For more information contact Soule at (509) 844-2553. Choir practice resumes in January, continuing under the direction of Alexandra Rannow. Please come and sing with us....
1 Years Ago Jan. 3, 2008 An unattended train idled near the Cheney Rodeo Grounds for five days. The exhaust caused respiratory irritation among residents in the area. West Plains Fitness premiered as the area's locally owned and operated health club. The new gym was located at 1515 South Technology Road off of Highway 2 in Airway Heights. Griffon Jones provided the offensive spark as the Cheney Blackhawks defeated Wahluke 72-45 and Fife 56-45 to win the championship of the...
CHENEY Dec. 26 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 300 block of J Street. Dec. 27 Ephram Y. Aden, 28, was arrested on the 300 block of Sixth Street on a city of Spokane warrant for malicious mischief. A mountain bike was found on the 1100 block of First Street. Shoplifting was reported at Safeway on the 2800 block of First Street. Dec. 28 Second-degree theft was reported on the 1000 block of West First Street. Incident was a Craigslist fraud scheme. Dec. 29 Possible custodial interference was reported on the...
Cheney Police Department investigators have arrested four individuals suspected of having taken part in an assault and robbery at The Grove apartment complex last October. According to the report, Cheney dispatch received two 9-1-1 hang-up calls around 1:26 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, on the 200 block of Cheney-Spangle Road. Capt. Rick Campbell said additional calls indicated a fight in progress near the complex’s Building 8. The only individuals remaining onsite when officers arrived were victims who said they had been a...
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The Fairways Golf Course is open for business despite the snow and cold outside. They are instead urging golfers to step inside to play with their new "toy," a golfing simulator. "People are pretty jazzed about it, they like the concept," Kris Kallem, general manager and head professional said. The device opened for business a few days before Christmas. Among the options is the ability to play 15 different courses, notable among them are championship courses golfers will...
Representatives from the Northwest Farm Credit Services presented Mable Dunbar a check for $3,000 to help go towards Cleone's Closet's Food Pantry in Airway Heights....
Christmas tree disposal not free The Spokane County Regional Solid Waste System wants residents to know that it does not dispose of Christmas trees for free at regional transfer stations or at the Waste to Energy facility on Geiger Boulevard. Some news reports on Dec. 28 indicated that free disposal was available. According to a news release, residents may take their tree to any of the transfer stations in the Spokane Valley or in north Spokane county or the Geiger Boulevard facility for disposal. Trees must be completely...
Incoming Medical Lake Mayor Shirley Maike (right) was given the oath of office by City Clerk Karen Langford on Dec. 27. Maike's term began Jan. 1....
Cheney School District's Catheleen Schlotter, at the time an assistant principal and reengagement and intervention specialist at Snowdon Elementary School, was named National School Social Worker of the Year for 2017 by the School Social Worker Association of America....
The Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery will kick off 2018 by hosting the exhibit “Song of Silence: Embroidered Tapestries of Kyrgyz Nomads.” The student gallery is free and open to the public beginning Monday, Jan. 8. EWU student Angeline Nesbit will curate the gallery exhibit with Kyrgyzstan tapestries from Anne Marie Burk’s collection located in Spokane. Nesbit is interested in showing the tapestries as a marker of the country’s history, the different influences on their design and the craftsm...
Eastern Washington University will host 100 high school students from around the region for the annual kickoff of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), 8–10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, in the lobby of EWU’s Computing and Engineering Building. This inspiring competition combines the excitement of sport with rigors of science and technology. It is part of an international program created by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which aims to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM-related fie...
