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Lora Josephine Rosenau was born Nov. 25, 1939 and passed away Feb. 15, 2017. Memorial services will be held on June 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Medical Lake. A reception will follow at the Jensen Youth Ranch Hall located at 620 N. Stanley St. in Medical Lake....
Cheney High school senior Bridget Calvert (left) walks through the main entrance high-fives her fellow students who wished her luck as she left to compete in the 2A state tennis championships in Seattle during a special May 24 send-off....
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Seventy-five years ago, on this date in 1942, Grand Coulee Dam came online producing electricity for eastern Washington. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Medical Lake’s Founders Day Friday night street dance/pizza an ice cream party is in need of patio heaters. The dance and party takes place June 16 from 5 – 11 p.m. Folks can drop them off or Founders Day volunteers can pick up and return. If you have a heater(s) you can loan, please email or call Terri Cooper at terri@medicallak.org or (509) 939-9589....
Medical Lake Parks and Recreation Department will have tennis lessons June 12-15 for ages 5 and up at the high school tennis courts. Each day, the first session from 4-5 p.m. is for ages 5-12. The second session for ages 13 and up is from 5-6 p.m. The cost is $35 per person. Particpants should bring their own racket and tennis balls. For more information, contact Medical Lake’s Park and Recreation coordinator Ivanna Lomas at (509) 565-5007 or email Ilomas@medical-lake.org....
1 Years Ago May 31, 2007 Cheney's City Council gave the green light to the first phase of construction at the Terra Vista development. Phase one is an 89-unit subdivision going in on 26 acres of land east of Cheney-Plaza Road, south of Alki Street and north of the Bonneville Power administration line. Two Cheney High School students, junior David Smith and freshman Katie Hannan, were national award winners in "Le Grand Concours," a nationwide French Language competition spons...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church A welcoming haven, nourishing all God’s people in body, mind and spirit. The Rev. Christine Soule will preach and preside the Holy Eucharist this Sunday. We look forward to the planting of St. Paul’s community garden Sunday, June 11 following our morning service. Join us for this blessed event. Proceeds from our garden are donated to the Cheney Food Bank. Attention all college students: The Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist Campus Ministry meets every Monday at 5 p.m. for dinner, study and worsh...
The veterans’ organization Time of Remembrance is holding a “Veterans’ Benefit Raffle” on June 3 at Cheney’s Marketplace Bakery & Eatery. The raffle takes place at 11 a.m. and you do not need be present to win. A “Date Night Bundle” worth $370 is being raffled, which includes dinner for two at Anthony’s in Spokane, movie pass for two at Village Centre Cinemas and a one-night stay in the Hampton Inn’s “Emerald Suite.” Tickets are $2 each and can be purchased at Copy Junction locations in Cheney and Airway Heights and at...
Cheney High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter needs help sending 17 students to national competition June 29 – July 2 in Anaheim, Calif. FBLA is inviting the public to an evening of food and fun to raise money for these students. The fundraiser is June 2, beginning at 7 p.m. at Cheney’s Marketplace Bakery & Eatery, 1011 First St. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling or texting (509) 863-3052. These students earned the honor to compete at nationals by placing in the top four in categ...
StageWest Community Theatre in association with Medical Lake School District is putting on a Children’s Theatre Workshop this summer. The workshop is open to children ages 8 – 14 and will be held at Medical Lake High School auditorium, 200 E. Barker St. starting Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 21, weekdays from 9 a.m. – noon, finishing with two live performances on Saturday, July 22, at 1 and 6:30 p.m. The worlds of Oz and Wonderland collide in this fun romp, cleverly and carefully adapted from the works of L. Frank...
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 • June 2, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • June 2, Baby Play and Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • June 3, All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast Benefiting Veterans, Cheney Marketplace Bakery and Eatery, 9 a.m. – Noon. • June 4, 29th Annual Iron E... Full story
By MEL GURTOV Contributor Donald Trump’s visit to NATO headquarters last week was consistent with two of his foreign-policy views: the need to pursue close relations with Russia, and skepticism about NATO’s utility. Despite affirmative comments about NATO from his secretary of state and Vice President Mike Pence, Trump persists in accusing NATO members of failing to pay the “massive amounts of money” he says they owe. Rather than reaffirm the US commitment to NATO’s collective-security principle, as its ministers had expected...
In the last decade, there has been a highway construction boom in Texas. On the other hand, lawmakers in Olympia still scramble to fund road maintenance. Texas, a state with a population of 27 million, is flush with cash thanks partly to a 10-year voter approved initiative which will pump $2 billion a year into highways. Then recently, that state’s legislature added $9 billion to further help relieve traffic congestion. What’s Texas doing that we aren’t? The answer is priva...
