Articles from the March 15, 2018 edition
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Grow a bountiful garden and share with those who are hungry
Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans or hill of zucchini? It seems like a good idea at the time, until they all start to produce all at once. Your fa... — Updated 3/15/2018
West Plains Briefs
Feed Cheney offers live music by EWUstudents Feed Cheney will be hosting their monthly hot dinner and grocery distribution on Monday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St. Students from... — Updated 3/15/2018
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The joy that our citizens of 1893 were celebrating a week ago for the prospects of rebuilding the Cheney Normal School, was turned to frustration this week. Gov. John McGraw vetoed the $60,000 appropriation for the new Normal... — Updated 3/15/2018
Churches
Cheney Community Church All are welcome to worship with us at Cheney Community Church. Pastor Todd Luce has started a sermon series from Ephesians, on the armor of God; “Stand Strong in the Lord.” A number of small groups cal... — Updated 3/15/2018
What's Happening On The West Plains
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 • March 21, Biodegradable See... — Updated 3/15/2018
Looking Back
1 Years Ago March 13, 2008 The city of Medical Lake filed a motion in Spokane County Superior Court dismissing A&K Development, Inc.'s lawsuit over the city's refusal to grant a... — Updated 3/15/2018
Lisa Brown will represent us in Congress, not the specail interest groups special interests
I am hungry for the good old days when our representatives represented us not special interests; for a time when civility was the order of the day and people in government had a purpose to serve honorably, not to line their... — Updated 3/15/2018
Two out of three oppose more U.S. military spending and we still spend
Early this February, the Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed new federal budget legislation that increased U.S. military spending by $165 billion over the next two years. Remarkably, though, a... — Updated 3/15/2018
Gun control skirts around the real issue of how to deal with dysfunctional people
To make progress in preventing guns from killing people we need to develop a plan to determine how people become dysfunctional. We spend millions on forensic science to determine when and who kills someone. We spend next to... — Updated 3/15/2018
Oscar in Argentina says cronyism is the problem in their country
During our recent trip through the wine country of Argentina, I became friends with our guide, Oscar. Oscar is an interesting guy. His first real job was as a newspaper columnist for a large daily in Mendoza. In 1983 he wrote a... — Updated 3/15/2018
Pacific Northwest is one of the best coffee spots in the U.S.
I spend too much money on coffee, it is a fact and I think it will always be that way. But I just can’t help but love drinking one every day whether it is from a Keurig at home or at that place called Starbucks. Before college, I... — Updated 3/15/2018
Workforce catalysts
Lighting struck twice for Eastern Washington University in January and February when it comes to its growth and presence in the region. That lightning will institute a number of... — Updated 3/15/2018
News Briefs
Annual Cheney Clean Sweep takes place April 21 The city of Cheney is seeking individual volunteers and groups to help clean up the city in the 11th annual Cheney Clean Sweep. The community-wide cleanup effort takes place Saturday,... — Updated 3/15/2018
Autumn Leaf Apartments offer extended stay in Airway Heights
A new type of living has arrived in Airway Heights and it is called the Autumn Leaf Apartments. Located at 12911 West 13th Ave., the complex offers an "extended stay" option for res... — Updated 3/15/2018
Bi-Mart raises firearms purchase age limit
Bi-Mart has followed the lead of other corporations who sell firearms and increased the minimum age limit at which individuals can purchase firearms from 18 to 21 years old. In a March 1 news release, the Eugene, Oregon-based... — Updated 3/15/2018
West Plains Young Life mentors youth on their turf
Young Life's West Plains director Tyler Stitt doesn't know if his organization's approach to working with young people is the answer to preventing school shootings like the one... — Updated 3/15/2018
Smith named Cheney district's career and technical education director
Cheney High School business education teacher Adam Smith has been named the school district’s new career and technical education director. Smith has been teaching at Cheney High School since 1998, and will begin his new duties t... — Updated 3/15/2018
Pirate night produces treasure at Hallett Elementary
Medical Lake's Hallett Elementary School's mascot, the Hawks, gave way to that of a pirate, for a night at least. On Thursday, March 1, for Pirate Family Title 1 Literacy Night,... — Updated 3/15/2018
Free Press closes early Fridays
The Cheney Free Press will be closing early on Fridays beginning March 16. The office will be open on Fridays at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. The regular hours of office operation Monday — Thursday remain the same, 8 a.m. — 5 p... — Updated 3/15/2018
All-state band competitors dedicated to craft
Recently a number of members of the Medical Lake band program competed as member of the All-State Band in Yakima over President's Day weekend. The following are some profiles on... — Updated 3/15/2018
Local parks and recreation offers plenty of seasonal options
Spring is just around the corner which means local parks and recreation departments have been busy on the West Plains preparing for the upcoming warm outdoors. In Airway Heights, the spring programs and events were just released an... — Updated 3/15/2018
Free Press closes early Fridays
The Cheney Free Press will be closing early on Fridays beginning March 16. The office will be open on Fridays at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. The regular hours of office operation Monday — Thursday remain the same, 8 a.m. — 5 p... — Updated 3/15/2018
ML council debates excused absences
City councils and boards do a lot of “what-if” planning. And the Medical Lake City Council has been involved with devising a scenario most recently to deal with the possibility of... — Updated 3/15/2018
Mud man
Dan Wagner, Medical Lake's volunteer groundskeeper at Holliday Field, was busy this past Monday trying to get things in shape for the Cardinals' first baseball game against Reardan... — Updated 3/15/2018
Threat issued to Cheney High
A social media post warning of the possibility of a violent attack at Cheney High School late last Thursday led to an increased police presence on Friday. In a press release emailed at 12:11 a.m. March 9, Cheney Police Department... — Updated 3/15/2018