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Cheney’s Planning Commission approved a recommendation to allow a zoning change for a proposed student-housing complex across from the city’s pool and Hagelin Park. The 3-2 vote at the commission’s June 12 meeting came after a second public hearing, and included changes and a spirited commission discussion. The biggest change occurred with the commission’s make up. Commissioner Craig Huber announced his resignation earlier in the day due, reducing it to five members instead of the six present during the first go-roun...
One hundred twenty-five years ago, in 1892, the first class graduated from the State Normal School at Cheney. There were three graduates: Kate D. Brace, Grace M. Nichols and Elizabeth O. Shaw. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago June 14, 2007 Medical Lake's City Council voted unanimously to extend its moratorium regarding acceptance of land use applications and permits another six months. This was following recommendations by the city attorney and report findings released by E&H Engineering indicating the city's public water system won't be sufficient to meet its 6-20-year projected water needs. Eastern Washington University professor William J. Kelley was given the outstanding planner...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, June 18. Bishop Martin Wells will preside. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Mark your calendars for Emmanuel’s VBS Day Camp program scheduled for July 17-21. Registration forms will be available soon. All are welcome to visit Emmanuel’s Little Free Library and Free Community Pantry located at 639 Elm St. Donations of books, non-perishable food and personal care items are gladl...
Registration for the Cheney Rodeo’s “Rodeo Roundup” is ongoing. Vendor booth location for the event, taking place Saturday, June 8 in downtown Cheney from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., is available for $20 for an approximately 10-foot-by-10-foot space. Space is available on First Street and College Avenue. Registration forms are available online at http://cheneyrodeo.com/docs/RoundupReg.pdf....
Carla Ramona (Horn) Boleneus, 89, passed peacefully on April 6, 2017. Carla was born Oct. 24, 1927 in Davenport, Wash., a granddaughter of area pioneers, and one of four daughters of Karl and Belva Horn. Carla began working at a young age for Washington Water Power, following graduation from Davenport High School. Carla was devoted to husband Everett, since their marriage in November 1946 after his return from World War II, to their three children near Davenport. Carla...
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 16, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • June 16, Baby Play and Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • June 16, Free Swim at Cheney Public Pool, 1 – 5 p.m. • June 17, Junk in the Trunk, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. • June 1...
As some of the fastest athletes in the state sped in and out of Cheney over Memorial Day weekend, they likely left something behind - cash. When Eastern Washington University hosted the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 1B/2B/1A state track meet, it provided West Plains' businesses with quite a boost, according to figures released from the Spokane Sports Commission. An estimated 6,000 spectators and athletes descended on the community for three days, May 25...
A little over a year ago, Ryan Delaney was rushed out of paradise in Hawaii and thrust into the new role of the owner of a family business. Now the question he is faced with is what does the future hold for the AAA Motel, nestled below First Street in Cheney and along two sets of railroad tracks. "If I have my math correct I think my dad bought this property in 1991," Delaney said. "I was seven years old." When his father, Michael, who passed away in March 2016, bought it, it...
Medical Lake Middle School student Aidan Smith was not sure of the reason he was summoned to counselor Ted Koch's office on June 2. After Smith took his seat, he heard the voice of his social studies teacher, Judy Dunbar, who was in the room, telling him all of the different ways he's inspired her to be a better teacher, such as his willingness to help her after class, or how he is always prepared with questions. Smith was Dunbar's selection for the middle school's...
Nineteen Medical Lake Middle School sixth-graders were inducted into the school's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) chapter during a June 7 ceremony. To join NJHS, students had to have a 3.5 GPA and complete the candidate application. Inductees were selected by the chapter's faculty council. During the induction ceremony, the middle school's NJHS executive board members Shannon McGuire, Maris Tuck, Kirsten Gilbert, Paige Headrick and Ashton Hamilton-Becker lit candles and...
Cheney Public Schools has announced that Anna Campbell and Stacy Delcour have been selected as new assistant principals for Cheney High School. In a June 9 news release, the district said Campbell and Delcour will begin their new positions in July and replace current CHS assistant principals Gregg Hare and Ray Picicci, who are both moving to Mead School District after providing years of dedicated service to CHS students. Campbell is a 2001 graduate of Santa Clara University, receiving her master’s degree from the U...
Cheney's American Legion Women's Auxiliary announced the winners of their "Poppy Poster Contest" at Cheney Middle School. The winners are first-place Tilly Baldwin, second-place Mayah Spakousky and third-place Lillian Ross. Auxiliary member Margie Foland said the purpose of the contest, which is also run at the state and national levels, is to "honor the immense contributions that men and women who have lost their lives fighting for our freedom have made for our country."...
Darius Withrow embraces Jennie Wagner, who was his adviser during his time with Medical Lake High School's Future Farmers of America chapter during commencement Saturday at Eastern Washington University....
The West Plains Recruit Structural Academy graduated 17 firefighters from its recent class during a June 8 ceremony at Medical Lake High School's auditorium. The academy consists of firefighter recruits from Airway Heights and Medical Lake fire departments and Spokane County Fire District 10. Completing the academy requires a large time commitment by new recruits as they spend about four and a half months and over 200 hours of hands-on training. Recruit firefighters are:...
Cheney Three Springs High School 2017 graduates Riley Williams, Allison Norton, Kaitlin Lutey, Faith Kluth-VanDenEizen and Leah Herrick-Rice listen to an address by Cheney School District Superintendent Rob Roettger during June 7 commencement exercises at Betz Elementary School. Roettger gave the non-traditional students something to identify with by speaking of the challenges he faced in finishing his education after getting married while still in college....
Police seek man who broke into Cheney High School Cheney police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who broke into Cheney High School, leaving behind a trail of blood and making off with trophies from a trophy case. The man, described in his 20s, was captured on video surveillance around 11 p.m. Saturday, breaking in through doors in the rear of the school. He wandered around the building trying to open locked doors before leaving with three, cup-style trophies from the 1960s. Police Chief John Hensley said the...
One question that has been raised among residents during Airway Heights’ water situation centered on the city’s water billing process. City Manager Albert Tripp said staff were contacted by residents who were concerned about the increase in their water bill from this last billing cycle — April 19 to May 18 — and wondered if the perfluoro chemicals in the city’s water contributed to the increase. On May 16, the city notified residents that two of its wells tested for perfluoro contamination above the city’s Environment...
The all-clear siren was sounded last week for the people in Airway Heights to come out of their bottled water shelters. The water crisis, or whatever it will be referred to in the days and years to come, has apparently flowed on by. But through all the reporting, that admirably began in our paper back on April 20 with a story that private groundwater wells would undergo testing, I found one thing largely missing among dozens and dozens of other media accounts, both print and...
Sometimes, headlines say a lot more than expected. Take this one from the June 1 issue of the Cheney Free Press: “Second STEP opponent files.” The story is about the Spokane County Board of Commissioners’ decision to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior and its Bureau of Indian Affairs over the approval of the Spokane Tribe of Indians economic development project (STEP) near Fairchild Air Force Base. In explaining their unanimous May 30 decision, county spokeswoman Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter, said the lawsuit is to appea...
Medical Lake continues to make some progress in reducing the water it produces and consumes. According to the most recent water efficiency report, Medical Lake produced and purchased 279.2 million gallons of water in 2016. This is about a 3 percent decrease from 2015 when the city pumped and bought about 286.7 million gallons, which was lower than the year before. Water consumption declined as well. Last year, the city consumed a little over 254.2 million gallons a 4 percent drop from 2015. The year before consumption...
Due to incorrect information, a member of the band Incidia’s name was misspelled in last week’s Medical Lake Founders Day special section. Their drummer’s correct name is Anthony Teichmer....
The water in Airway Heights is safe to drink again. During a June 8 press conference, City Manager Albert Tripp announced staff received the third round of test results for perfluoro chemical contamination. Twenty of the 21 samples that were sent to Anatek Labs on Monday, June 5, tested non-detect or below the 70 parts per trillion Environmental Health Advisory levels. At the recommendation of the state Health Department, city officials lifted its water restriction advising residents and businesses to not use city water for...
Photo by John McCallum Cheney High School senior class speaker Amber Laura Wohali employed some props to help the audience along with her presentation titled "Once upon a time..." at commencement ceremonies June 9 at Eastern Washington University's Reese Court....
The Cheney Depot Society is considering forming a limited liability company (LLC) to address any potential clean up at a proposed new location for the former Northern Pacific rail station. At the June 1 Cheney Historic Preservation Commission meeting, commission Chair and Depot Society board president Dr. Charles Mutschler said the LLC would only manage the property. The additional “layer” should shield the assets of the society if any environmental remediation is needed at the First Street property previously occupied by Dow...
