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If your club or organization’s meeting time has changed, or you currently are not listed in this column, call 235-6184. A complete listings for each organization, including times and place, is available online at www.cheneyfreepress.com. CHENEY Al-Anon 235-8954, cell 768-4792 Alcoholics Anonymous 235-9385 American Legion Post #72 235-6181 or www.legion.org Boy Scout Troop 356 509-481-8172. Cheney/EWU SCOPE Phone and fax 559-5679 or 280-0622 or 624-4110 Cheney Good Sam’ers 299-9002. Cheney Girl Scout Troop 558 235-5366. Che...
Modern veterinary science is a technically advanced field. Some animals receive not just X-rays, but sophisticated scans like MRIs. If you visit a large veterinary hospital you will find cats getting chemotherapy and dogs on the receiving end of complicated surgeries. Naturally, a lot of the training vet students receive is focused on the “hard science” parts of what they will do as practicing veterinarians. But there’s also a softer side to veterinary medicine, one that’s increasingly being recognized where vet student...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Join us for worship this Sunday, May 19, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the Day of Pentecost. Please remember to wear red. Christian education classes begin at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars. Emmanuel Lutheran Church will hold its Vacation Bible School beginning Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 19. Emmanuel will host children entering grades 1-6 this fall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so please plan to bring a daily sack lunch. St. Rose Catholic Church will host children ages 3-5 years from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on...
1 Years Ago May 22, 2003 The Spokane County Sheriff’s color guard raised the American flag at the newly dedicated Cheney police station. Pathways to Progress was celebrating its third year of existence with a new mission, that of improving the downtown business climate, not just the aesthetics. The promotional organization received nearly $94,000 from Eastern Washington University which provides students to work with director Charlie Dotson’s staff. Crews from Shamrock Paving were busy in Medical Lake’s Fox Hollow West...
ZIMMERMAN, Roger Alan (age 75) – Born May 19, 1937 in Beatrice Neb. Passed away suddenly of a heart attack, on May 12, 2013 in Cheney, Wash, doing what he liked best…”going for a drive with our Mom!” Roger is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Susan; his brother, Larry (Renee) Zimmerman of Steptoe, Wash; his children, Linda (Dennis) Wederspahn of Cheney, Jeff (Kristy) Zimmerman of Spokane, Dan (Bonnie) Zimmerman of Mead, Dave (Christine) Zimmerman of Medical Lake, Steve... Full story
We people are interesting creatures. You turn around once and somebody has thought of another idea. Welcome to Young Life. Young Life began with a few simple ideas about sharing the truth of God’s love with adolescents. Young Life helpers say, “Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” They call getting together and having fun “a party with a purpose. Before the party ends, we share a simple message about God’s love for them. After all, that’s what...
Last Wednesday, local representatives and business leaders opposed to the proposed casino and hotel in the Spokane Tribe Economic Project criticized the tribe’s recent study that claimed it posed no threat to Fairchild Air Force Base. The Madison Government Affairs study, released last week and funded by the Spokane Tribe, said the only encroachment pertaining to Fairchild was the mobile home park in the southern portion of Airway Heights. Plans are currently underway to a...
On its face, the murder of Americans in Libya, including our ambassador, has absolutely nothing to do with the inappropriate relationship former President Bill Clinton had with a White House intern. But politically, that’s another story. The Republicans had a powerful weapon against President Clinton. But they couldn’t stop themselves. It wasn’t just wrong; it wasn’t just bad or even egregious judgment. They turned it into an impeachable offense and ended up looking worse than the president. Washington overkill, fueled...
We know Mother’s Day is a day in which we honor women for the good they have done. However, some Congressional folks just don’t agree. Ironically, one of those Congressional women is Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington State’s 5th District. McMorris Rodgers has shown her lack of caring for women by: Opposing raising the minimum wage, voting to stop overtime pay for working families and opposing the Lily Ledbetter Paycheck Fairness Act. She was adamantly against the Violence Against Women Act until 10 minutes after her amend...
Airway Heights is stuck between a rock and a hard place with the high number of criminal activity along Hayford Road. Take one glance at the police reports and each week 25 to 50 percent occur between the Walmart shopping complex as well as Northern Quest Resort and Casino. In last week’s edition, there were nine in those areas. Last month, public defender Ronnie Rae said a new ruling from the United States Supreme Court restricted public defenders to 250 cases per year, or up to 400 weighted cases. Cases can sometimes be c...
For the past month, the Medical Lake School District has been enjoying a digital facelift following the debut of its new website design. Mary Kay Rolwes, librarian and teacher at Medical Lake Middle School, led the design for the new website and worked with Schoolwires, a design company, to find the best look for the school district. Input from administrative assistant Claudine Muelken and Superintendent Dr. Pam Veltri helped to form the direction of the website’s look. ...
The Cheney School District board of directors voted unanimously to declare the district’s Fisher Building as surplus property. It’s the first step in the process of selling the 84-year-old former high school, appraised at $1,055,000. District executive director for finance and operations Brian Aiken told the board the appraisal figure, prepared by Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry, was in the “ball park” for what they expected. He also noted that the district does have the ability...
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge announces the second annual “Floods, Flowers, and Feathers Festival.” This event is open to the public and offers free entrance to the Refuge and free events to families and individuals of all ages on Saturday, May 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy spring by experiencing and learning about the exceptional wildlife, habitats and geology of the unique Channeled Scablands landscape. In partnership with numerous organizations/agencies, the refuge is offering the second annual free spring nature fes...
In a short Monday, May 6 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council approved two change orders for the Aspen Grove Park development project, totaling $25,425.80. Included in the change orders is a modification to the access slopes. Parks, recreation and community services director J.C. Kennedy said other change orders had come in during the past week, including one that was turned down based on the contract agreement. Another change order that came in turned out to be a credit to the city totaling around $6,000. The City...
The journey to finalize Airway Heights’ new C-2 general commercial and mixed-use overlay documents will have to wait one more month. At the Monday, May 13 meeting of the Airway Heights Planning Commission, development services director Derrick Braaten said a comment received from the city of Spokane will require some additional research before a final recommendation is given to the City Council. Both documents relate to the Joint Land Use Study regulations passed by the City Council last year. Separate public hearings took p...
Calling all cakes and edible confections of all kinds. It’s time for Books2Eat, the annual edible book festival sponsored by the Eastern Washington University’s JFK Library and volunteer friends of the library. The all-you-can-eat event takes place 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the library lobby. Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to make and submit tasty eats (not needing refrigeration) with a literary theme and have them judged for prizes by hungry attendees. All entries must be in by noon May 22. Onc...
After years of taking on driving under the influence and not paying attention to pedestrians crossing roadways, local law enforcement are finally focusing on another issue – distracted drivers, particularly those included to talk or text on cell phones while behind the wheel. Between May 20 and June 2, motorists in Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties can expect to see law enforcement patrolling city and county roads in search of drivers using their cell phones as well as those and their passengers who fail to u...
Depending on the number of filings, it could be a busy election season for cities and districts on the West Plains. Those interested in public office have until 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, to file an application with the Spokane County Elections Office as candidates for numerous elected positions countywide, including 16 in the cities of Cheney, Airway Heights and Medical Lake along with both school districts. Filing can be done online, with credit cards accepted to cover filing fees, at the county’s website at w...
Will those plants you see on sale thrive in the Cheney climate? Yes, because they’re locally grown, if you buy them at the Gardeners of Cheney Spring Plant Sale. It will be held from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Mitchell’s Harvest Foods. Lots of tomatoes and other vegetables, perennial flowers and annuals, container plants and shrubs will all be offered, as well as garden art. You can also buy raffle tickets for a basket of gardening items. Don’t miss it!...
In the May 9 story “Filling children’s needs” it was incorrectly stated that Cheney’s Imperial Styling was closed. The salon is open for business at 424 First St., around the corner from its previous location on College Avenue.... Full story
Dozens of items in the maintenance shop were approved as surplus by the Medical Lake City Council at its Tuesday, May 7 meeting. The shop has become something of a storage location for broken items that don’t work, as well as other items like abandoned bicycles. The City Council took a glance at the items set to become surplus, but didn’t find any to note separately from the others. “These items are items we cannot use any longer,” City Administrator Doug Ross said. “At first glance, it looks like we’re getting rid of things...
Whether her flashy socks helped or not, Cheney senior Janessa Day had a good time at last week’s District 7 track and field championships, winning the 200- and 400-meter dash titles and helping the 4x200 relay team to a championship as well....
Cheney planning commissioners found out at their regular monthly meeting Monday that they are now under new management. Two managers to be precise. City Administrator Arlene Fisher told commissioners that the departure of Community Development director Brian Jennings last week presented some new opportunities for the city regarding development. Jennings left to accept a position with the non-profit low-income housing provider Community Frameworks. Instead of replacing Jennings the city will restructure. Planning and...
Unseasonably hot temperatures last week helped bring out the area wildflowers, such as this field of lupins along Cheney-Plaza Road. Temperatures have since returned to a more seasonable level....
Cheney’s City Council unanimously approved a pair of ordinances Tuesday night, one making changes to some wages and another that paid bills for budgeted projects and services. Human resource manager Mark Schuller explained the ordinance fixing salaries and compensation as being twofold – cosmetic and structural. The cosmetic portion covered changes made last fall when the city went through reorganization in an effort to meet a $700,000 budget shortfall resulting from a loss of some state revenues. The city made a number of...
