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A bill that would require certain public schools to provide breakfast to children who arrive after classes have begun and traditional breakfast is no longer being served is making its way through the Washington Legislature. House Bill 1508, known as “Breakfast after the Bell,” passed the House 83-15 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. The bill, if enacted into law, would supplement a federal nutrition program by setting up a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture and the state’s Office of the Super...
MEN’S BASKETBALL Eastern men fall to Idaho in defensive contest The Eastern Eagles were lighting up the Reese Court scoreboard early, but preseason Big Sky Conference favorite Idaho was able to dim the glow. Despite a 20-6 start and a defensive effort that equaled its season best, the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team fell 58-51 to the Vandals on Jan. 12 at Reese Court. The Eagles held Idaho to 58 points, equaling the fewest EWU has allowed an opponent this season. Idaho sank just 40.8 percent of its sho...
Medical Lake wrestling’s drive towards the postseason continued to be an impressive path with a runner-up finish in the River City Duals at Post Falls, Idaho, Jan. 13–14. The Cardinals put on a stout finish in the title match, falling to Ephrata 36–34 as a rally came up just short. “We didn’t wrestle our best at River City Dual’s, our team has been pretty sick all week,” head coach Matt Leenhouts wrote in an email, leading to forfeits at a few weights. However, “Our kids bat...
It was a week where early on, Medical Lake head boys' basketball coach Noel Hachtel would just as soon forget. But it finished well. The Cardinals went on the road and absorbed losses of 79-70 at Lakeside in a Northeast A League contest on Jan. 9 and then traveled to Cheney to take a 69-47 thumping at the hands of the Blackhawks in the annual Golden Feather spirit game. The run of bad outings - five losses in a row - came to an end Saturday when Medical Lake earned a 74-69 win...
FOOTBALL Descalo will play in NFLPA game Former Eastern Washington University punter Jordan Dascalo will participate in this Saturday’s (Jan. 20) seventh-annual National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The game begins at 1 p.m. and will be televised by Fox Sports 1. The matchup features the National Team coached by Mike Martz versus the American Team coached by Darrell Green. —— Shaq Hill signs with Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos signed former Eagle Shaq Hill on Jan. 16....
The Cheney High School gymnastics team placed second with 152.475 points at the Jan. 10 meet in the Mead Gymnastics Center. Central Valley took first place overall with 156.275 points with Ferris, Shadle Park and North Central also competing. After the competition, the Blackhawks were sitting at 7-9 overall. “The girls had an awesome meet and did a great job making changes we had been working on at practice,” head coach Jamie Frucci said. Sophia VanWormer was crowned the bar champion for the fourth week in a row with an 8.9...
For a while, Cheney High girls basketball head coach Lorin Carlon was concerned about his Lady Blackhawks team's ability to finish games strong. Now, it's the opposite. "All of a sudden, we can finish, but we can't start," Carlon said. That took different shapes in a pair of losses last week. Cheney jumped to a 19-10 lead at West Valley in Great Northern League action last Tuesday, Jan. 9, but was outscored 15-4 in the second and 32-26 in the second half in their 57-49 loss. F...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Jan. 18, EWU at Northern Arizona, TBA. Saturday, Jan. 20, EWU at Southern Utah, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, EWU hosts North Dakota, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, EWU hosts Northern Colorado, 2:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Jan. 18, EWU hosts Northern Arizona, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, EWU hosts Southern Utah, 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, EWU hosts North Dakota, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, EWU hosts Northern...
The Cheney High boys swimming team took two out of three in a double-dual meet with teams from the Central Washington Athletic Conference on Monday, Jan. 8, at the Eastern Washington University pool. The Blackhawks fell 111-56 to Selah, but knocked off East Valley-Yakima 92-63 and Toppenish 104-41 to run their CWAC/Great Northern League record to 5-3. Erik Foien led Cheney in individual events scoring, taking first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5 minutes, 56.80 seconds. Foien was second in the 200 free with a time...
The Cheney High School wrestling team had a nail-biting Great Northern League loss against West Valley in front of a home crowd on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The loss brought Cheney's record to 1-2 in the league. The Blackhawks were leading for the majority of the match until West Valley pinned the last four wrestlers, giving the Eagles a 37-33 edge at the end. "It was obviously not what we anticipated, but there was a lot of positive things that came out of the match," head coach...
Last Friday, Jan. 12, I attended the doubleheader basketball games at Eastern Washington University with the visiting University of Idaho Vandals. The women’s team started their game at 5 p.m. with the men’s following 30 minutes after the completion of the first game. I think hosting the two games together on the same night seemed to do the trick on making a lot of people come out to enjoy some fun basketball games in Cheney. By the time the men’s game rolled around, there were no empty seats left in the student secti...
Cheney 'smothers' Medical Lake for spirit game win By JOHN McCALLUM Editor If the Cheney High boys basketball team is to beat West Valley this season, they're going to have to keep the Eagles off the free throw line in the fourth quarter. After playing a solid first half, owning a 34-27 lead at the break, and leading by one point heading into the final eight minutes, the Blackhawks watched things go downhill again on the road against the Eagles. West Valley out scored Cheney...
It didn't take much effort for Bill Chaves to outlast his immediate predecessors when he was hired in August 2007 to become Eastern Washington University's athletics director. In a period of two years from 2005 to August of 2007 before Chaves was hired, five different people had been in the position in one title or another since Scott Barnes left in the summer of 2005 for a job at the University of Washington. But in the 10-plus years that followed, not only did Chaves...
One hundred years ago in January 1918, the old “saloon row” south of the railroad tracks was demolished. Located on today’s Cheney-Spangle road, the four saloons had been quickly built, just outside the city limits, in 1910 when Cheney established a local prohibition. But the saloons were forced to close in 1916 when the entire state went dry. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Cheney book discussion group meets Jan. 23 The Friends of the Cheney Library Book Discussion Group will meet Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The book “Railwayman’s Wife” by Ashley Hay will be presented by Megan Bastow. Please join us in the library’s meeting room. The public is invited to attend. A complete list of books to be discussed is available at the library’s front desk. Feed ML’s ‘Breakfast for Supper’ rescheduled Feed Medical Lake’s “Breakfast for Supper” meal that was canceled on Jan. 8 is rescheduled for Jan. 22. There wi...
Mollie Louise Jensen passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at the age of 74 after a long struggle with illness. Mollie was born Jan. 7, 1944 in Pines Bluff, Ark. to Octavia and Carl Nelson. She was raised in Wallace, Idaho and graduated from Wallace High School in 1962. She graduated from Kinman Business College in 1964. She married Richard Jensen on Sept. 4, 1964 in Wallace. The family moved to California where they lived for 50 years or more and now reside in... Full story
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. 19, Middle School Late Night (dinner will be served), Wren Pierson Building, 6 – 10 p.m. • Jan. 20, Forensics Club with EWU, community library, 4 – 7 p.m. • Jan. 23, Cheney Book Club with discussion about “The Railwayman’s Wife” by Ashley Hay, community library, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. • Jan. 25, Kiwanis Meeting, Sessions Vil... Full story
After a brief battle with cancer, Janice Dow, beloved daughter, sister and aunt entered into her eternal rest on Jan. 13, 2018. Janice was born on June 5, 1956 in Spokane, Wash. to Alvin and Marvel Dow. She worked for Eastern Washington University for 39 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially traveling to spend time with her sister Karen’s family all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Janice is survived by her sister Beverly Dow of Pullman, brothers Leland Dow, Jerry Dow, Barry Dow and sister Karen (... Full story
1 Years Ago Jan. 17, 2008 Cheney and the surrounding West Plains received around eight inches of snow, the most in a single day in the last four years. At a Cheney City Council meeting, it was announced that the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant was going to cost $12.4 million. Long-time area sports figure, former Medical Lake coach, athletic director and teacher Hank Coplen passed away. Coplen, 80, had been fighting cancer. 20 Years Ago Jan. 22, 1998 The Cheney...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday, Jan. 21, at 10:30 a.m. Coffee hour follows the worship service in the fellowship hall. Christian education for children through adults begins at 9 a.m. You may watch our pastor’s sermons on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Mark your calendars for Emmanuel’s ninth annual “Festival of Chocolate” on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. A monetary donation will be collected at the door. All monies collected will go t...
I am writing this letter in support of the Cheney Public Schools Replacement Levy on Feb. 13. Almost 33 years ago, we moved our young family to Cheney because we wanted to be in the Spokane area to raise our two sons. I was a teacher in Issaquah at the time and I did NOT need a job, but we preferred to have our children grow-up in this area. I only applied in two districts because I had a great job. My wife and I chose Cheney School District because of the great reputation towards the quality of education in this district....
There seems to be no end to those upset with the new tax laws that will take effect shortly. The common thread of complaint is it favors the haves over the have nots and therefore is not “fair.” Whatever “fair” is. According to Pew Research, in 2015 over 80 pecent of the federal income tax was paid by less than 17 percent of the top earners in the population. In 2016, the Tax Policy Center reports 43.9 percent didn’t pay any income tax. Those that pay the most taxes are getting most of the reduction in their taxes, which seem...
It seems we should have learned something from Donald Trump’s short tenure as President. We should realize that our current system of campaign finance doesn’t produce the most qualified candidates. We have discovered that popularity and ability can be two disconnected characteristics. Additionally. It should now be obvious that the President of the United States shouldn’t be an entry level position. There are thousands — if not millions — of people in these United States who are more qualified to govern than the current o...
We are sixth-grade students attending Medical Lake Middle School. We are going to tell you why you should vote “Yes” (on the) Medical Lake school district levy. What does this levy do? It supports many school activities. One of the activities that we are currently active in is the middle school drama club. Activities we have been involved in, in the past include drama, geography bee, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, stem, band and choir. Other activities include football, softball, track and field, robotics, “Ma...
By DON C. BRUNELL Contributor Earlier this month, China launched its “national sword” policy which bans many recyclable materials it traditionally imported. Meanwhile, its upcoming March edict imposing a lower limit on contaminants is having global reverberations. Since the 1990s, the world has shipped the bulk of its used paper, plastics and metals to China. In 2016, its imported value was $18 billion. Nearly one-third of North America’s recyclables were processed in China — much of it from West Coast states. China was hun...
