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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. — Jack London From a distance, summer seems the perfect time for folks to catch up on the things they don't have time for during the busy season. Since winter, I've stockpiled stacks of books and mags, left half-finished paintings dried and collecting dust on easels, and full shoeboxes of pictures to add to photo albums. I've cleared the calendar in anticipation for summer's longer, warmer days to give me the lift I need to emerge from artistic h...
It's a familiar mantra: “Shop local. Support Cheney businesses. Don't take your money to Spokane.” It's certainly something you hear around the Free Press offices a lot, and at any gathering where there are two or more Chamber of Commerce members present. And the reasoning makes sense: Helping our local merchants bolsters the Cheney economy, which means more area jobs are kept and goods and services will be available for lower prices. And it's a system that works just fine for most things. You can outfit your entire fam...
Over 25 runners met at Medical Lake's Waterfront Park on July 21 to compete in Medical Lake Police Department's second-annual Special Olympics of Washington benefit fun run. This year's top place finishers: Male division - first place John L. Foster (19:09), second place Zebulon T. Klemke (20:43), third place Mike C. Graham (22:18); female division – first place Caroline M. King (pictured, 24:26), second place Melissa E. McDirmid (27:42), third place Catherine C. Sweet (37:40). The race raised a total of $560 to help s...
Tom Webb has been promoted to associate head coach with the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team, as announced by head coach Wendy Schuller on July 25. He has helped Schuller begin to turn the program around the past three years, as evidenced by two seasons with a winning percentage of .450 or better. In the 16 seasons prior to his arrival at the Cheney school, the Eagles had done so just twice. “The promotion to associate head coach is very well deserved for Tom,” Schuller said. “He has been very passionate...
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Every year, Medical Lake city officials complete a visual inspection to determine which streets should be place on the city's six-year Transportation Improvement Plan, a plan the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) requires all municipalities update annually so it can be adopted into the state's six-year plan and be eligible for grant funding. On July 17, City Council members approved the six-year TIP for prioritized street projects for the years 2008 through 2013. Street...
By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Ellen Gray knew something was unusual when she woke the morning of July 18 around 5:30 a.m. to find smoke tendrils curling around the trees next to her home on East Stanley Drive in Medical Lake. A quick call to the local fire department put a stop to flames from what firefighters reported later to be coals from an abandoned campfire that had spread to some nearby brush. Who or what started the fire remains a mystery, Gray said, who added that she felt lucky she was an early riser. “I kept t...
With more than 700 collegiate and 800 career wins, Irene Matlock, the former head coach of the Community Colleges of Spokane, has been named the interim head volleyball coach for the Eastern Washington University Eagles, interim athletics director Michael Westfall announced on July 17. “Irene will bring a wealth of knowledge and winning experience to this temporary position to help ensure as smooth a transition as possible before we begin a national search for a permanent head coach in November,” Westfall said. “Due to the u...
Jamie Matthews has been named assistant coach for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team, new Eagle head coach Kirk Earlywine announced July 25. The experienced collegiate coach will arrive in Cheney after winning 139 games as a head coach the past nine seasons. Six of those were at Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., and the last three were at Saginaw Valley State in Michigan. He coached alongside Earlywine when both were assistant coaches at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1993-95. “I f...
