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Tractor Supply, the owner of the Cheney store, as well as another six additional Northwest outlets for Del's Feed and Farm Supply, has announced it is closing those locations beginning in May. Among the stores also slated to close over the coming months are those in Coeur d'Alene as well as locations in the Puget Sound, the Boise area and the Bitterroot Valley at Lolo, Mont. "Our decision to close these locations was based on many business factors, and we came to this...
Idaho connected on free throws when it counted and Eastern Washington missed their field goal attempts on four possessions inside the final minute, helping hand the Vandals a 74-67 victory Monday, March 20 at Reese Court in the Women's Basketball Invitational quarterfinals. The Eagles saw their season end with a 19-14 record.... 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 • March 24, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • March 24, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0–18 months), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • March 24, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • March 24, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, Noon – 5 p.m. • Mar... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, March 26. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for grade school through adults begins at 9 a.m. Emmanuel invites you to attend our Wednesday mid-week Lenten services continuing on March 29. A soup supper will be served at 6 p.m. followed by Holden Evening Prayer at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to visit E...
Spokane artist, Dan McCann, is holding his exhibition, "A Look Back," at the Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art until April 27. Many of the pieces on display, including "Black," (above) and "Tools of the Trade Voodoo Box," (right) showcase McCann's skills in mixed media, sculpting and box construction. The gallery, located in the Art Building situated in the center of the Fine and Performing Arts complex, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and a...
I would like to thank ALL the voters in the Feb. 14 Cheney School District Bond. The school board in their ads, in the Cheney Free Press and the general mailing (‘Connections”), chose to thank only those who voted approval instead of ALL the taxpayers. We ALL have to pay for the $52 million bond, property owners, renters and businesses. Of the just over 19,000 ballots sent out, 4,041 voted to approve. That is about 21 percent of the total registered voters. I can’t help but wonder, if that 21 percent had to pay for all of th...
There is a growing issue in our community surrounding abandoned cats that requires our thoughtful consideration. Every year, after Eastern Washington University’s spring quarter ends, when students go back to their homes, pets are left behind to fend for themselves. These animals are forced to seek food from kind homeowners or they try to feed from garbage cans and dumpsters. These animals have not been spayed or neutered, resulting in more animals and this cycle continues unabated. Most of us have seen these animals in o...
Bernie Sanders was our favorite candidate. He championed the working class, unjustly left behind by huge wealth inequality, by parroting policies that originally solved this problem while facilitating 1930s Great Depression recovery. But Donald Trump is dangerous, as shown by his continual attacks on our fundamental democratic institutions. Also, distrust of his purported working class advocacy has proven justified. So we naturally voted for Hillary Clinton, displaying “Hillary for America” bumper stickers to be removed sho...
As he tells a doctor that things look good, that it’s time to “close up,” and unmasks, it is discovered that the person in the ad is “Not Dr. Stewart.” To which the actor replies, “No, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.” He leaves the room populated with people shaking their heads in wonder and puzzlement. It was the perfect segue to have some discussion, and maybe offer a few thoughts on treatment of the latest strain of “Presidential Derangement Syn...
There is a bill currently in the Legislature that would change the duration and some of the procedures when it comes to sexual assault protection orders issued in Washington state. House Bill 1384 would allow courts to issue permanent protection orders for victims of sexual assault. In cases where a permanent protection order is not issued, the bill allows courts to renew the order unless the perpetrator can prove they will not attempt to contact the victim after the order expires. The third part of the bill establishes...
Cheney High School announced the names of its students of the month for February. Front row from left to right: Brette Draper, Juliane De Los Santos, Zachary Winegar, Rylan DeWeese, Makayla Miller and Edward Clancey. Back row from left to right: Avery Towey, Melissa Goolsby, Grace Schneider, Megumi Call, Sydney Zapf, Zofia Powell and Madison Stephens. Not pictured: Olivia Page....
The latest addition to Cheney's apartment living life, Salnave Glen, is now accepting applications and tenants. "Right now we have residents living on site, in Building 3," Eric Pettit, the leasing manager for NAI Black, said. That's the furthest back unit on the property located at the corner of State Route 904 and Presley Road. Building 2 of the 75-unit facility will be finished the first week of April and the front group of apartments, Building 1, "Early this summer,"...
Remove the lower four dams on the Snake River system or keep them? That is the question the Medical Lake High School Future Farmers of America Agriculture Issues team is posing to businesses, state officials and others for their "forum." Forums are where an agricultural issues team researches the pros and cons of an agricultural topic. The team will present their topic at the state FFA convention in May where judges will grade them on their research and theories. The team...
Medical Lake Middle School was recently honored with its third Gold Star Award. The award is given to schools for being in the top-performing districts in the state in terms of getting eligible seventh- and eighth-graders signed up for the College Bound Scholarship program. The College Bound Scholarship Program, established by the Legislature in 2007, is a state program that provides financial aid for seventh- and eighth-grade students whose families are income eligible. Students who are enrolled in foster care or are a...
One thing is for sure, there will be no English spoken in Holly Vittetoe's French class. The Westwood Middle School world language teacher practices an immersion technique to help her students better learn and retain the language. Even in the hallway outside of class on March 9, Vittetoe's instruction to her dozen students begins in the romantic language of Paris, although mixed with a bit of English. But once the threshold is crossed entering her room, it's all French -...
The Medical Lake Fire Department is looking to install a vending machine at the station. However, this vending machine will not dispense snacks or soda pop, but rather equipment and medical supplies that firefighters will use on call. The Fire Department plans to bring in a Fastenal-designed vending machine to the fire station. According to its website, Fastenal is a company that makes custom-made vending machines for businesses and organizations. These machines can dispense...
Lecture to demonstrate how Washington ‘rocks’ Dr. Eugene “Gene” Kiver, Eastern Washington University professor emeritus of geology, will give a free public lecture based on his latest book “Washington Rocks” on Monday, March 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the Lair Auditorium, Building 6, at Spokane Community College, 1810 Greene St. The lecture is presented by the Cheney/Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute and sponsored by SCC’s Department of Science and Jackie Scholz State Farm Insurance in Cheney. Kiver and co-authors Ch...
Patrons of the Airway Heights Library were treated to the sounds of traditional Irish music from the band, Floating Crowbar, who performed at the library, March 18. Above: Morgan Andersen (left) plays the fiddle while Don Thomsen is on the banjo during a song. Left: James Hunter plays the Irish uilleann pipes....
At its March 15 meeting, the Airway Heights Planning Commission passed resolutions approving staff’s recommendation regarding State Environmental Protection Act reviews for two upcoming projects. The first was for a project on approximately 2.2 acres of land at 11507 W. 21st Ave., located between Lyons and Hayden streets and owned by Barnes Industrial LLC. The project calls for construction of two 4,800-square-foot buildings, one 7,600-square-foot building and a five-lot binding site plan. As a condition for the future b...
Cheney City Council members had the rare occurrence during their March 14 meeting to hear an appeal for a claim for damages from a resident who alleges the city towed a trailer he owns too early. Jake Vibbert said he received a letter from the city on Feb. 15, which was postmarked Feb. 14, that his trailer, parked on North Third Street in front of his house, had been marked on Feb. 10 and could potentially be towed if it was not moved. Cheney’s municipal codes prohibit vehicles from being parked on the street for longer t...
Cheney High School Drama Club students constructed these replica railroad tracks as part of their production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Performances of the famous story of a young girl's struggles during the Holocaust are this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10....
By the calendar at least, the winter that never seemed to go away officially ended March 20. But don't let that fool anyone. There's still plenty more of the wet to be experienced in the months ahead leading to summer. Maybe there's even some white? The past three months of winter - well 79 days at least since the calendar turned 2017 - have been wet and no one needs to remind any area residents of that. How wet was it? "Unusually wet," retired Eastern Washington University...
The good news on Monday was that the Spokane County Public Works Department hadn't added any area roadways to its list of closures over the weekend. The bad news that with more rain in the forecast, the chances that will change and the list will grow are fair to good. As of Tuesday, five roads in the West Plains and Marshall areas remained closed because of either water over the road surface, damage to the road itself or both. In Cheney, Betz Road east of State Route 904 to An...
The city of Airway Heights has authorized the sale of a portion of the $13 million unlimited tax general obligation bonds to pay for construction of an aquatic and fitness center. At its March 20 meeting, the City Council passed the first and only reading of an ordinance that authorizes the sale, issuance, and delivery of $3.2 million bonds. When City Attorney Stanley Schwartz asked why only $3.2 million in bonds was being authorized for sale, Clerk-treasurer Amy Gravelle explained that the city sold $9.515 million of the...
The Cheney High girls JV and varsity tennis teams took on St. George, March 16. The Blackhawks' varsity squad came away with a 5-1 victory, sweeping the Dragons in doubles play.... Full story
