Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 37
While not necessarily stated as such, money was the central theme of Tuesday night’s Cheney City Council meeting — both spending and acquisition. The council unanimously approved, with council members Teresa Overhauser and Ryan Gaard absent, a Police Department request to apply for a $125,000, three-year grant under the federal COPS Program in order to hire police officer. The department has hired one officer with funds received from passage of a property tax levy lid lift in November 2015, and Police Chief John Hensley tol...
Carole L. Hansen entered into life on May 15, 1937 in St. Paul Minn., to Mabel and Leland Coen. She was received into heavenly peace April 10, 2016 with her family by her side at the family home in Cheney. Carole married First Class Airman, Charlie M. Hansen, May 15, 1954 on her 17th birthday. Carole and Charlie settled in Cheney and both worked at Eastern Washington University for several years. Carole is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Charlie, and her five...
Cadet Brandon Lukenbill stood on the top of Spokane County Fire District 3's tower, just after he took his oath of enlistment into the United States Army with three of his fellow cadets. Moments later he rappelled off the tower with many of the other cadets watching below. For Lukenbill, while he had done some rappelling exercises during basic training, this was a different experience for him. "It was a special moment, being sworn into the Army and then rappelling off the...
Businesses and individuals from across the West Plains were recognized for their achievements at the April 8 "Best of the West Gala" at Northern Quest Resort and Casino's Pend Oreille Pavilion. The event is organized by the West Plains Chamber of Commerce and, among other things, singled out awards that went to Cheney High School teacher and coach Bobby Byrd as the Educator of the Year. Lt. Chris Munoz of the Cheney Fire Department was named the First Responder of the year and...
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 • April 15, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, noon – 5 p.m. • April 16, Clean Sweep, community pickup day, Veterans Memorial Park and various locations, 8 a.m. – noon. • April 17, Spring Parent Workshop: Nature + Cleanup = Science, community library, 1 – 2 p.m. • April 18, Dollars and Sense: Navigating Your Credit,... Full story
1 Years Ago April 20, 2006 A new Bi-Mart store received tentative permission from the Cheney Planning Commission to divert a stream known as Minnie Creek to accommodate construction. The city of Medical Lake, faced with possible future water shortages, was updating its six-year water plan that might include adding more storage capacity. Medical Lake's 6-0 win over a former top-ranked 2A team Pullman, played under the lights at Bailey Field at Washington State University,...
Last week’s (March 31) “In Our Opinion” seems out of character from Free Press’ usual concern over bias and fact. While not an apologist for Trump and Cruz, I look at six issues raised in the column. 1. Constitution. One shouldn’t insist that Muslims in America accept our form of government, culture, and values? Over 60 percent of American Muslims and over 90 percent of Muslims from Islamic countries prefer Sharia to our Constitution. Emigration Jihad taught by Muhammad: emigrate, procreate, dominate. Our historic immigrati...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol is the most commonly used addictive substance in the United States: 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. More than half of all adults have a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking, and more than 7 million children live in a household where at least one parent is dependent on or has abused alcohol. During Alcohol Awareness Month, Washington State Al-Anon District 2 is sponsoring a free community information event on Monday,...
I come from a family with a long history of Alzheimer’s disease, and see so many other families struggling with it as well. Today one in three seniors in Washington State and across the country dies of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Nearly one in five Medicare dollars is spent on patients with these diseases. By 2050, that will rise to one in three Medicare dollars, unless we find a cure to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s. In Eastern Washington, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is playing an important role in finding a cure for Al...
With spring already here and summer approaching, it’s more common to see kids running around the neighborhood playing with friends. Some folks refer to this as “free range parenting” but there have been stories popping up here and there about parents who were arrested for letting their children roam the neighborhood or businesses without their supervision. One recent incident was in Spartanburg, S.C. According to an April 3 WYFF News 4 story, Tiesha Hillstock was arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after she let her 9...
On April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was sitting in a stark jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, where he had been arrested for engaging in nonviolent direct action. An ally had smuggled a newspaper into the jail that contained the recently published piece, “A Call To Unity,” written by eight local white clergymen who thought civil rights should be won in the courts, not in the streets. King began drafting his response on the margins of the newspaper — the only paper he was allowed at first. Later, a black trust...
Bryant makes University of Oregon winter Dean’s List Medical Lake’s Kristina Bryant was one of 570 students who made Eastern Oregon University’s Dean’s List for the winter term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term. Eastern’s Franco receives national recognition Nick Franco, Eastern Washington University’s Pride Center manager, was awarded the 2016 Professional Contribution to the...
Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist who studies insects, will host a free lecture at the Bing Crosby Theatre in Spokane, April 19 at 7 p.m. for the Eastern Washington University President’s Forum for Critical Thought. She will also speak at EWU’s Cheney campus April 20 at 1 p.m. in the Walter and Myrtle Powers Reading Room, Hargreaves Hall 201 Zuk, a professor at the University of Minnesota, will discuss ideas from her most recent book, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex,...
The casualties from the Nov. 17 windstorm range far and wide with damage still evident in many places across the region. One by one the homes, roofs and fences are being repaired and the downed trees removed from the most devastating storm to ever hit the area. Locally, the Marketplace Cheney got to be checked off the list by Quick Signs of Spokane when the company spent all day April 5 setting the businesses' sign in place. The sign was to have been installed way back in...
They are some of the brightest and most inquisitive students in the state, and they’ll be descending on the Eastern Washington University campus Saturday, April 16, for the 2016 Washington State Science Olympiad. This is the 30th anniversary of Washington Science Olympiad, and EWU’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CSTEM) is proud to host this event that improves the quality of K-12 education in the state and showcases the university’s fine math, science and engineering programs. Approximately 800 middle...
The Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands will perform at their annual “Swingin’ Under the Stars” fundraiser in the middle school cafeteria, Friday, April 15 from 6:30-9 p.m. The cost is $8 for ages 10 and up and free for 9 and under. There will also be swing dancing lessons....
Imagine a quiz competition where contestants are asked questions about historical figures such as George Washington and Genghis Kahn, as well as events like the Whiskey Rebellion and the Fall Classic, also known as the World Series. Eight Cheney Middle School students did just that when they competed in the regional History Bee competition, March 22. Four of the eight students reached the regional finals and qualified for National History Bee competition to be held June 9-12...
Cadet Alexandra Landoe (right) and a non-commissioned officer hold the rope and watch cadet Candace Madriaga (not pictured) as she descends from the tower....
Airway Heights' Buckhorn Inn was the site of a fundraiser last Sunday benefiting city parks and recreation programs. Parks and Recreation Department Supervisor Andy Gardner said $1,630 was raised to benefit the department's Citizens Associated for Recreation, Education & Sports (CARES) Youth Scholarship program. The scholarships help kids of specific income levels take part in recreation programs. Gardner said the Pederson family, which owns the Buckhorn, has been doing these...
Cheney Clean Sweep this Saturday Cheney’s ninth annual community clean up day is this Saturday, April 16. Cheney Clean Sweep runs from 9 a.m. – noon for most services and volunteer opportunities. Dumpsters for large items are available at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, 416 Betz Road, and across from the Spokane County Fire District 3 headquarters on Presley Drive from 9 – 11:30 a.m. Service is limited to Cheney utility customers only, proof of residency required. Furniture or appliances not accepted. Old unmounted passe...
Keeping your garden looking its best throughout the growing season and into fall is possible with the help of low maintenance spring planted bulbs. Plant them in spring among other annuals or perennials and watch as these bulbs brighten the garden, adding new life to your late season gardens. Whether your gardens and containers are in full sun or shade you'll enjoy the attractive foliage and pop of color that dahlias, cannas, calla lilies, caladiums and elephant ears will add...
The Airway Heights public library held a "Wands, Wizards and Broomsticks" party, April 6 where it staged numerous activities focused on the Harry Potter book series. Jack Lonam (left), dressed as the character Sirius Black and siblings Henry and Louisa Scott, standing with their mother Kellie Scott, won the costume contest....
The Cheney Historical Preservation’s April 7 meeting took up discussion of two of the top priorities in efforts to preserve notable structures in the city. The saving of the Northern Pacific Depot project is moving forward with grant proposals being written, chairman Dr. Charles Mutschler said. “Things are moving along well and the railroad seems to be satisfied with the progress,” Mutschler said. Among the possible sources of additional future funding are those of the Burli...
At its April 11 meeting, the Cheney Planning Commission voted to recommend adoption of Ordinance W-82, which proposes amending both the land use map and zoning map to apply multi-family residence (R-3) to five parcels located on both sides of Washington Court. The ordinance also establishes an overlay zone with design standards to address proposed development on the five parcels. Prior to the vote, the commission held a public hearing on the ordinance. No one testified at the hearing. According to a staff report from city...
At their March 28 study session, the Airway Heights City Council agreed to “think big” when it comes to approving a bond amount proposed to pay for a recreation center on 70 acres of property along Deno Road. After a second presentation by the city’s architect, ALCS Architecture, at the council’s April 11 study session, the council is thinking even bigger. What was once an $11.5 million bond will likely go to citizens in August for approval as a $13 million bond that would fund a 35,150 square foot building that would b...
