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The Cheney Planning Commission has forwarded a recommendation to the City Council regarding how economic development is done in the city. At its June 13 meeting, the commission asked council to consider creating and filling an in-house economic development position, or contract with an outside individual or firm to help bring business to the community. The commission made its recommendation after a presentation about the current state of the city economy as part of its comprehensive plan review process. In the presentation, s...
Jason Buck is taking what he learned in a 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force working on, among other things, high-powered jet engines, and translating that knowledge to lawnmowers. It has been a long-time goal for the owner of JC’s Mower Service in Cheney, 16 W. First St. to own a business. Coupling his years of knowledge in all-things mechanical, plus simple market research, he thinks it can succeed. The J is for Buck’s first name, the C, that’s for wife, Cassie, who works...
Rodeo parade registration open This is your personal invite to participate in this year’s Cheney Rodeo Days Parade. Get your parade entry ready and register for the event that takes place Saturday, July 9, at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Cheney. Download the parade registration form at cheneyrodeo.com, by calling 235-2754 or by faxing a request to 235-2754. You can also go to answers@cheneyrodeo.com and email a request. Cheney Zips and Owl Pharmacy proudly sponsor the Cheney Rodeo parade. Time to play in the Blackhawk Scramble S... Full story
1 Years Ago June 29, 2006 Three Cheney High School graduates crashed a truck 120 feet down a mountain in Montana, leaving one man, 21-year-old Aaron Rockey, with three broken vertebrae, a broken shoulder and some broken ribs. In American Legion baseball, Medical Lake was trailing by one in their last at-bat at Cheney. Medical Lake scored twice for a 6-5 victory, breaking a seven game losing streak for the Cardinals. 20 Years Ago June 27, 1996 The Cheney Track Club hosted the Inland Northwest Track and Field Junior Olympic...
Gary Lee Bosworth, 65, passed peacefully into the Lord's loving hands on June 16, 2016 in Spokane, Wash. He succumbed to complications from leukemia. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Bosworth at the home; sons: Jeremy (Angie) Bosworth of Tyler; James Bosworth, Post Falls, Idaho and Miles (Nicki) Bosworth, Rathdrum, Idaho; grandsons: Austin Johnson-Bosworth, Kaden and Skye Bosworth; granddaughters Brianna (Jake) Robb and Saige Bosworth; great-grandchildren Landon and Emma... Full story
United Church of Christ Cheney UCC Sunday services will be on June 26 at 10 a.m. We hope you can join us. We have installed three new ceiling fans. They are quiet and keep the temperature at a very comfortable level even on hot days. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will provide the sermon and Kate Sloan will present special music. You are invited to join us for our coffee hour in the church fellowship hall following the services. It would be our pleasure to get to know you. Prior to the services the men’s breakfast will be at C... Full story
Cheney • June 24, Baby Play& Learn Storytime (ages 0-18 months) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • June 24, Sally Says: Simon’s Sister Takes Over. 3 – 4 p.m., community library. • June 25, Tennis Doubles Tournament, Cedar St. Tennis Courts. $12 per team. Matches start at 9 a.m. • June 25, Ultimate Frisbee, Moos Field, 3 p.m. • June 29, Toddler Play and Learn Storytime (ages 3 – 5), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • June 30, Preschool Play & Learn Storytime (ages 3-5) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., community library. • June 30, Explore Electric... Full story
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is hoping to help the Cheney community with planting a garden in front of their church. The Rev. Christine Soule hopes the garden will help show the community St. Paul's mission statement: "We seek to deepen our relationship with God, our neighbors, and God's creation. We strive to increase our presence in our neighborhood; with the students, staff and faculty of Eastern Washington University; and throughout Cheney and the West Plains." Katie and...
As a lifelong Republican, I reject Donald Trump and what he stands for: racism, xenophobia, nativism and contempt for women, the disabled and other groups. Rather than adhere to our party’s conservative principles and state a clear program, he offers a vague vision of “making America Great Again” and simplistic slogans about “building a wall” and deporting millions of undocumented workers. He is demagogue who most thoughtful people will surely reject as president and commander in chief. At the minimum, who would want the...
A shout out to fellow Bernie supporters! We have had a big disappointment, but it is not wasted effort. Many people have been moved, new ideas have been heard, thoughts are percolating that have not been on the radar. He, and many of you, have spent great energy, money and time. We are part of democracy in action, and though we aren’t totally happy; this country is many times better than most. Just read the news. It is imperative that all Bernie Sanders supporters vote in November. I hope it will be for Hillary. She was n...
The images of political cartoonist Milt Priggees are seen regularly on the pages of the Cheney Free Press in the opinion section. The real Priggee, however, showed up June 9 to present lectures entitled “Cartooning in the Evergreen State.” His stops included the library in Cheney. The former Spokesman Review editorial cartoonist lives in the Puget Sound area and was part of a speaker series sponsored by Humanities Washington. It’s too bad that for whatever reason, only a han...
June 7 and 8 were a couple of banner days for the Spokane Tribe of Indians. On June 7, they received word they had been designated a Promise Zone by the federal government, a move putting them near the top of the list when they apply for economic development grants and other assistance. The next day, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee concurred with a 2015 U.S. Department of the Interior ruling that the tribe’s casino project should move forward despite opposition from the Spokane County Commissioners, Greater Spokane Incorporated a...
Just like the ever-changing spring weather that was one of the reasons cited for moving Eastern Washington University graduation ceremonies indoors, opinions and evidence of just how the shift affected Cheney businesses also vary. Most recently, graduation ceremonies were held at Reese Court. As EWU enrollment numbers grew events shifted outdoors to the red turf at Roos Field. But weather, one year hot like both 2013 and 2015, or another rainy, such as 2014, made school offici...
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter For families with children attending Windsor Elementary School that are looking for some extra books to read over summer break, the school is conducting its annual summer library. Students and their parents can go to Windsor and check out books from the library every Tuesday from 5:30–6:30 p.m. until Aug. 9. Windsor Principal Vincent Songaylo said the school has been having its summer library for at least 15 years. He said staff will be on hand to help students look for and pick out books. “We don...
Cheney High School announced the names of its students of the month for May. Students are listed as follows by student name, department and grade level. Kasey Bein, instrumental music, senior, Sam Clemmons, health and fitness, freshman, Ally Dougles, agriculture, senior, Brette Draper, language arts, sophomore, Ethan Drury, world languages, freshman, Dillon Grewell, business, senior, Hanna, Am'mi Hanna, social studies, sophomore, Aiden Hubbard, vocal music, senior, Cordin...
The Medical Lake High School Knowledge Bowl team wrapped up its season after they competed in the National Academic Championship in Chicago, June 11-13. Medical Lake went 1-5 in the preliminary rounds. Ginny Luhn, one of the team’s coaches, said the students learned a lot and played well, considering they were competing under quiz bowl rules, which she said is different than the knowledge bowl rules they are used to. “The analogy that I use is they were like a baseball team learning to play cricket in the middle of the gam...
Students might have seen the plethora of vehicles parked outside of Betz Elementary School last Tuesday and Wednesday, even though summer break had started for Cheney School District the previous Friday. Many Cheney School District preschool and elementary school teachers attended the district's Literacy Links Summer STEM Institute, June 14-15. During the two-day workshop, teachers learned many ways they can implement STEM (science, technology, engineering and technology)...
Eastern Washington University geography professor Bob Quinn has been quite accurately forecasting the weather for decades, and teaching others along the way, too. As he retires after 49 years of work at the university, Quinn offered one final look at the months ahead, particularly, summer, which officially began June 20. “Fundamentally I think we’re going to have a very normal summer,” Quinn said. “Of course that means hot and dry.” But not terribly blazing hot, he said. Lik...
Fire officials concerned with fireworks, fire conditions Due to current sensitive fire conditions, local fire officials are urging everyone to use extreme caution with fireworks and campfires during this year’s Fourth of July celebration season. Ongoing conditions have caused grasses and other vegetation to be extremely dry, vulnerable to fire and pose a heightened risk for rapidly developing fires. These conditions and escaped controlled burns have also been part of the defining factor of the Department of Natural R...
Church members JW Dalton and Christie Hoffman plant vegetables last Sunday in the new community garden located at the front of Cheney's St. Pauls Episcopal Church. See the story in Neighbor News, beginning on page 6...
While some cities are asking residents to voluntarily adhere to an irrigation schedule, in Medical Lake, when you are allowed to water is the law. In 2007, the City Council passed an ordinance establishing restrictions on irrigation from June – September because of a 2006 report indicating the city was facing a critical water situation. Ten years ago, the city’s main well pump on the southeast corner of the State Route 902 and Craig Road intersection was running 24 hours a day during the hot weather, which in essence mea...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney City Council approved a pair of resolutions at its June 14 meeting that in one case saved the city money on a Light Department purchase, and in the other may save money down the road. The council approved a $36,864 contract with Anixter, Inc. for purchasing various sized electrical wire for future use. Anixter was one of two companies submitting bids and the lowest by just over $4,000, but was significantly lower than what the city would have paid, had it bought wire via the state bid...
Plans for a farmers market in Airway Heights moved a little closer to reality with a briefing given to the City Council at its June 20 meeting. During a presentation updating the council on activities in the city by the Spokane Regional Health District’s “Neighborhoods Matter” program, SRHD health specialist Heather Wallace said the research is “out there” on the benefits to communities with active farmers markets. An information sheet listed eight online links to studies indicating some of those benefits, such as increased u...
The weather turned lively in Cheney last Thursday evening as a brief, but intense, thunderstorm rumbled through the area. Cheney resident Randy Weatherbee took this photo of a lightning strike from the deck of his home just west of Cheney High School's Tom Oswald Field....
