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After a nearly three-year battle with brain cancer (Glioblastoma), Joey Dean Cawyer (Anderson), age 23, is with the Lord and is now cancer free. The gates of heaven opened for Joey on Jan. 24, 2013 while at home with his mother and loved ones by his side. He is survived by his mother, Cindy Anderson of Cheney, Wash, his two younger brothers, Johnathon and Jessiah Anderson also of Cheney his father Hank Harrison of Post Falls, Idaho and a countless number of family and friends... Full story
John H. Jarvis Jr. went to be with his son, John E Jarvis, in the heavens Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. His loving wife Anita Jarvis, daughter Donna Peterson who gave him three grandchildren, and five great-grandkids, survives him. He lovingly raised his wife’s sister (Phyllis Bergmans) three children as his own resulting in seven more grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was married to Anita for 61 years. He was a retired Air Force veteran and was in military 23 y... Full story
Our loving wife and mother is free and at home in peace and wholeness. Bea (Beatrice Marie) Bland passed away Jan. 22, 2013 in the presence of her husband and her son and daughter at The Hospice House of Spokane. She was born Nov. 3, 1930, and was married to and survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Robert (Bob) Bland. She is also survived by her son, Gene Bland (husband of Deanna) of Colbert, Wash. and her daughter, Shirley Bland of Trinidad, Colo.; her grandson, Marty... Full story
Carol Ann Moczulski (Squires) passed away Jan. 14, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving husband Mitch, her immediate family and relatives. Carol was born in Gary, S.D. on Feb. 16, 1934, the fourth child of Raymond John Henning and Francis Asher Henning. She raised her six children with her late husband, Don Squires. Her husband of 46 years, Donald Squires and her son David Squires preceded her in death. Carol spent many years as the... Full story
Hi, my name is Barkley. I’m a black lab. That’s my baby picture you’re looking at. You know how mothers are. They’re always showing off their kid’s baby pictures. This woman isn’t really my mother, but she thinks she is, so I just go along with it. I’ll soon be 6 years old. I had a brother a long time ago. His name was Brady. We sure had fun together. We took lots of trips, visiting the neighbors, sampling their garbage, bringing some home. Then one day Brady was gone. I heard somebody say he went to live with a retired far...
Last Saturday, Feb. 2, Gonzaga University hosted Washington resident and travel expert Rick Steves. He and his 80 employees work out of their office in Edmonds just north of Seattle running tours to Europe throughout the year. My wife, daughter and I are big fans of his television show. Thus we were excited for the opportunity to hear him speak in person He was very approachable, making arrangements with me so I could interview him after the presentation. I was impressed with...
Oral health affects one’s overall well-being. For example: although not the sole cause, gum disease contributes to heart disease. Especially when inflamed, tissues in the mouth can allow bacteria to pass inside the blood stream and eventually accumulate inside cardiac arteries. The byproducts of same types of bacteria cause decay in teeth. Keeping that in mind, it is concluded that an integral part of healthy life is a healthy mouth. We do our best to keep our little ones physically healthy. The oral health of our children i...
My family and I enjoyed the Christmas lights throughout the town. In particular the tree at the library, the decorations downtown and the impressive lights at Cheney Cable TV. Things like this make Cheney a nice place to live. Ralph Laws Cheney...
Let’s all be honest. For half of us, there’s really only one reason to watch the Super Bowl: the commercials. Every year, the who’s who of marketing pull out all the stops, paying around $4 million for just 30 seconds of air time. For the most part, the commercials are lighthearted and fun, seeking to be entertaining while drawing a good return on those millions of dollars. All ages, both adult and children, bask in the humorous, obscure and serious for a few hours in the day. The Super Bowl is more of a family event than...
Trust. It’s a difficult concept to live up to sometimes, and yet it’s one we all value and expect from one another. Trust is especially important when it comes to law enforcement. Those we trust to enforce the law fairly we also trust to be honest, and not break the law themselves. When they break this public trust by lying, acting unethically or illegally it erodes our trust in them, and conversely the law itself. That’s bad for society. Unfortunately we have recent, local examples of unethical misbehavior that were found...
Sixth-grade 4.0 GPA – Melissa Aris, Tiffany Bennett, Abigail Blazon, Angela Borodin, Karyn Capaul, Holly Flynn, Rachel Hove, Reagan Huggins, Paige King, Jaymee Knutson, Luke Martin, Makayla Miller, Mercedes Mitzimberg, Sara Nanny, Lincoln Oldham, Jameson Powell, Rory Schuller, Josie Showalter, Lynn Simpson, Eliott Winters. 3.9 – 3.5 – Jenna Adams, Becca Ayling, Hannah Barnett, Marissa Bertram, Joseph Champlin, Angelina Chapman, Jacob Corrick, Taylar Cowles, Tyler Dixon, Abigael Dotson, Tate Draper, Bryden Esquibel, Rhiannon F...
Westwood Middle School students Ally Jones (left) and Bridget Calvert (right) entertain their classmates with a rousing version of the classic “Old MacDonald” while waiting for their student of the month pictures to be taken on Monday. The pictures and lists will appear in the Feb. 14 issue of the Cheney Free Press....
Cheney Rotary Club has named Devon Gorham-Whitman and Holly Passey Cheney High School’s Rotary Students of the Month for January. Both represent CHS choir and Music in Motion groups. Both students have been singing virtually their entire school careers are two of six Cheney members of the All-State Choir headed to performances in Portland, Ore. Feb. 14-17. Rotary president Steve Schwalbe said the CHS Choir is “among the best in the region,” receiving high marks in the annua...
Cheney Middle School has named its second quarter honor roll for the 2012-2013 academic year. Sixth-grade 4.0 GPA – Melissa Aris, Tiffany Bennett, Abigail Blazon, Angela Borodin, Karyn Capaul, Holly Flynn, Rachel Hove, Reagan Huggins, Paige King, Jaymee Knutson, Luke Martin, Makayla Miller, Mercedes Mitzimberg, Sara Nanny, Lincoln Oldham, Jameson Powell, Rory Schuller, Josie Showalter, Lynn Simpson, Eliott Winters. 3.9 – 3.5 – Jenna Adams, Becca Ayling, Hannah Barnett, Marissa Bertram, Joseph Champlin, Angelina Chapm...
The Hope Street Group, a Washington D.C.-area, non-profit bipartisan advocacy organization working on national employment, health care and education policy issues, has named Cheney Middle School science teacher Tammie Schrader as a National Teacher Fellow. Schrader is one of 12 selected from a group of 100 educators from 27 states to serve as representatives advocating for education policy changes. “Hope Street Group’s National Teacher Fellow Program allows teachers not just a seat at the table but a voice that others wan...
Ninth Legislative District Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, is inviting all district residents to participate in an upcoming telephone town hall Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Citizens wishing to join the hour-long community conversation can do so by calling toll-free, 1-877-229-8493 and entering pin number 15440 when prompted. Schmick, who has hosted telephone town halls in the past, said the format works well for legislators from large, rural districts. “The Ninth District is one of the largest legislative districts in t...
The Cheney High School Softball Booster Club is holding its second annual potato feed Thursday, Feb. 7, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door, and include a good-sized baked potato with all the toppings, salad, dinner roll, dessert and a drink. There will also be a silent auction, and diners are invited to stick around for the Blackhawks basketball games with Clarkston, also Senior Night, beginning with the girls’ game at 5:45 p.m. All proceeds from the f...
Former Medical Lake City Council member Judy Abbott remained in serious condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane following involvement in a three-car accident Friday, Feb. 1 on SR-902 east of the city. According to a Washington State Patrol report, the 76-year-old Abbott was eastbound on 902 at 8:21 p.m. when her 2007 Ford Taurus crossed the centerline and struck a 2007 Toyota Rav 4 driven by Mathew J. Judge, 44, of Medical Lake head-on. While Judge’s v...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs released its final Environmental Impact Study for the proposed Spokane Tribe Economic Project (STEP), offering ways to mitigate potential impacts from three development options of the project. Released Thursday, Jan. 31, the document comes as the first news of the project in almost a year. The BIA held a public hearing at Sunset Elementary in March last year to hear public input on STEP. There, for several hours, local representatives, Spokane Tribe members and interested residents offered their...
Placing an emphasis on a quality product and providing unbeatable customer service has gone well for Glenn Nutter and his business, Country Impressions Screen Printing and Sign. Last week, Nutter and other West Plains businesses celebrated the grand opening of his storefront on 13416 Highway 2 in Airway Heights. For Nutter, the task of screen printing started in the late 1970s, when he was looking for work. Since then, he’s grown to deeply enjoy the details involved in creatin...
For victims of domestic violence, the biggest factor in overcoming trauma and returning to – or even beginning – a normal life can be fear. Fear of retaliation by their abuser, fear of a daunting, confusing court system that must remain impartial and fear of the unknown – not knowing where to turn for help. Many courts provide resources, advocates, for victims of domestic violence. Under a contract approved by the City Council at their Jan. 8 meeting, Cheney Municipal Court now joins those ranks. The court is colla...
Led by one of the many volunteers, like Dennis Schweikhardt at right, students in the robotics club at Medical Lake High School work on programming their robot. Look for the story in next week’s Cheney Free Press....
Ten years ago, the West Plains lost one of its own in a tragic incident. Lt. Col. Michael Anderson was one of the seven astronauts who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Feb. 3, 2003. An assembly last week at Michael Anderson Elementary on Fairchild Air Force Base celebrated Anderson’s contributions to the space program. Students at the school produced a special edition of Eagle News, the student news program, which included a brief biography of Anderson’s lif...
At its Monday, Feb. 4 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council took a peek at the future, with items like its reclaim water well and planned multi-use building. One of the larger items on the agenda was a change order for the city’s recovery well, totaling an additional $234,062.57 for the project. The change comes from an unexpected increase in capacity for the well, based on initial pumping test results that took place a few months ago. The change order increases the total contract’s working time by 30 days, making it a t...
Cheney crime statistics for 2012 are somewhat of a mixed bag: some areas are down while others are up and a few changed very little. According to the Police Department’s year-end report issued at the end of December, reportable offenses in the city dropped about 3.1 percent overall, down from 691 in 2011 to 669 last year. Four of the 10 categories saw decreases; led by a 31 percent decline in criminal alcohol offenses (down to 40 from 58 in 2011) and a 23.4 percent drop in assaults (72 down from 94), with a 48.3 percent r...
