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Eastern Washington University has gotten some notable visibility with their “Football Starts Here,” campaign that centers around the season’s first football game Saturday at Roos Field versus Sam Houston State University and its broadcast across the nation on ESPN. The Cheney Merchant’s Association hatched an idea of its own with an event prior to the EWU-SHSU contest called “Tailgating Starts Here.” First Street will be renamed Eagle Avenue, closed to traffic but open for bu...
Mary Jane Booth was born on Aug. 23, 1930 in Hoaglund, Mont., the daughter of Selma Meta (Sally) Kümm and Roy Joseph Akre. A son, Mark Lee Booth and her husband Charles W. Booth preceded her in death. She is survived by daughter Jan Montague (John), sons Chuck Booth (Chris), Dan Booth (Kathleen) and daughter Cindy Holloway (Paul), all of Cheney and son Ben Booth (ex-wife Christine, Tara Hubbard) of Eastsound, Wash. She also leaves behind siblings Robert Blount (Ginger), Tom...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you, your family and friends to worship with us this Sunday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate the 11th Sunday after Pentecost. Adult education begins at 9 a.m. You can also watch our pastors’ sermons at our website, www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney, Washington. Mark your calendars. The Thrivent Mobile Food Bank truck will be in the church parking lot on Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This fre...
With school coming soon it’s time to have your children’s eyes examined. Did you know that with new national health care laws all health insurances allow an eye exam and materials for all covered children? It’s been found that 80 percent of learning is done visually. However the National Commission on Vision and Health found that one in four children have an undetected vision problem. Also 25 percent of school-age children suffer from vision problems that could have been addressed or eliminated if appropriate eye asses...
Ron Mill has many memories of his growing up in Amber, Wash. When he was only 5 years old, the district encouraged all parents to have their children vaccinated. Ron doesn't remember what it was for exactly. When you read what happened to him, you will understand why he chose to forget. Several kids in the school and others who should have known better, teased Ron by telling him the needle for the vaccination was five feet long. Ron decided that he didn't need such a horrible...
CHENEY Aug. 11 Tessa Adams, 18, and a 17-year-old female were arrested on the 2300 block of University Lane for fourth-degree assault. Marcus A. Nolan, 23, was arrested on the 800 block of West First Street for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence. Aug. 13 Angela L. Andreas-Miller, 43, was arrested on the 2700 block of North Sixth Street for third-degree driving while license suspended/revoked (DWLS). A multi-colored bicycle was found on the 2400 block of First Street. Second-degree burglary was reported on the 100 block...
One of the first things you learn as a reporter is not getting directly involved with the story you are covering. This is easy, especially when it comes to sports. Other than taking a couple of steps into the end zone in hopes of snapping a few photos of a touchdown — as long as one of the referees isn’t screaming at me or a group of 22 football players are running in my direction — we tend to stick to the sidelines or the warm comfort of the press box. When we’re covering a story — particularly an event — we mainly obse...
This Saturday an estimated 120 million households could be getting eyestrain from their first glimpse of the red turf of the Inferno at Roos Field. Thank goodness it’s a little less bright than when it was first installed back in 2010. The gaze and curiosity of a significant number of football fans will be focused on Cheney as ESPN televises the Football Championship Subdivision rivalry game between The Sports Network’s top-ranked Eastern Washington University and Sam Houston State University. That’s the only place you’l...
Runners blast off the starting line to begin the Strides for Strong Bones 5K run, which took place Saturday, Aug. 16, at Waterfront Park in Medical Lake....
It’s normal to see people at Waterfront Park on the weekend. It’s a good place for families to have a picnic in the early afternoon or to do some swimming. This past weekend I was surprised to see over 600 women from all over the Inland Northwest — along with their families and friends — at the park, just as the sun was coming up, for this year’s WunderWoman triathlon, on Sunday, Aug. 17. The triathlon began with the Olympic Distance competitors swimming 1,200 meters in the lake. The second leg of the race was a 40K bike...
Beau Baldwin dug out his insurance policy last Saturday and got a good look at its coverage. For his football team that is. In the Eagles final scrimmage at Roos Field, the Eastern Washington head football coach put the players to work who would be his insurance should something happen to starters. He seemed to like what he saw as backup quarterback Jordan West helped the offensive side of the ball roll up seven scores and 472 yards. "I was generally pleased with the big plays...
(Author's Note: When Cheney Free Press reporter Paul Delaney came on board in August 2007, his first assignment was covering the press conference announcing the appointment of Bill Chaves as Eastern Washington University's director of athletics. Each year since, about the time of their respective anniversaries on the job, the two have sat down to discuss the state of the EWU athletic union. The 2014 report follows.) It wasn't the smoothest of roads for Eastern Washington...
The cross-country Football Championship Subdivision rivalry between Eastern Washington University and Sam Houston State University has produced plenty to talk about in the three previous games. Saturday's fourth game in the series, the first college football game of 2014 and broadcast across the United States on ESPN to over 110 million homes, surely has the promise to be another. There are plenty of story lines. The Sports Network's top-ranked Eagles - 12-3 in 2012 -take on...
Cheney's Stars Stripes, Boots & Spurs Car Club held a golf tournament fundraiser July 27 raising money for two area organizations, the Cheney Junior Rodeo and the veteran's group Time of Remembrance. The tournament raised $1,052 total, donating $526 to each organization. Pictured left to right are Time of Remembrance volunteer Tony Blount, Stars Stripes, Boots & Spurs president Jay McNall and Cheney Junior Rodeo participant Ally McNall....
Blood mobile at Cheney STCU Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Cheney Community Blood Drive volunteers led by Duane Isaac will be coordinating a blood drive Friday, Aug. 22, at the Cheney Spokane Teachers Credit Union branch, 2718 First Street. Donation hours are from 1– 4:30 p.m. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people. Feed Medical Lake Aug. 25 Feed Medical Lake will give a...
Seaport Steel had intended to present their plans for expanding their existing facility, located on 2634 S. Hayden Road, with an approximately 60,000 square foot facility at the Aug. 13 Airway Heights Planning Commission meeting. A public hearing for the expansion was scheduled for the meeting, however the meeting was canceled due to lack of a quorum and the public hearing will be scheduled for a later date. The proposed expansion also includes the installation of a new 1,900 linear foot rail spur to serve the facility....
SPOKANE — Charges were filed Monday, Aug. 18 against Thomas Marlin, age 53, and Terri Marlin, age 51, as part of an investigation of animal cruelty and neglect conducted by Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service (SCRAPS) animal protection officers on July 18 at 23239 S. Cross Road in Cheney. The Marlins have each been charged with one count of animal cruelty in the first degree, four counts of animal cruelty in the second degree and 12 counts of confinement of an animal in an unsafe manner. SCRAPS received a c...
Sharon Niblock understands the importance of giving back. As a volunteer with SNAP's (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners) Long Term Care Ombudsman program, Niblock serves as a friend and advocate for vulnerable seniors throughout Spokane County. She spends at least four hours a week visiting seniors, making calls and, most importantly, being a reliable friend to many who would otherwise be alone. "I really believe in this program," said Niblock, a retired teacher who began...
Cheney finance director Cindy Niemeier administers the oath of service to the Fire Department's newest member Jon Hanke at the City Council's Aug. 12 meeting. From Okanogan, Hanke and his family have lived in Cheney for the past eight years....
The Airway Heights City Council to approved, 5-1, the purchase of a new $40,000 truck for the Fire Department at the council’s Aug. 18 meeting. Fire Chief Mitch Metzger explained that the new vehicle would replace two existing ones. He said the new truck would be used as a command vehicle for a couple of years before “moving down the line and be used in a support services role”. Metzger added that one of the existing vehicles would be a support services vehicle when the new one comes in. The council previously voted 3-2 t...
Spokane County election officials certified the results of the Aug. 5 primary on Tuesday, Aug. 19, wrapping up the vote by counting a final 403 ballots Aug. 18. There weren’t many changes from the results tallied two weeks ago. In the four-way race for the 5th District congressional seat, Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers still enjoyed a commanding lead over her upcoming general election challenger, Democrat Joe Pakootas. McMorris Rodgers finished with 49.41 percent of the Spokane County vote to Pakootas’ 30.43 per...
First responders got to test out a new concept in training last week as elements of area law enforcement and fire departments combined at the annual "Active Shooter" training presented by the Eastern Washington University Police Department. Staged at the former Reid Laboratory School on the EWU campus Wednesday, Aug. 13, EWU and the Cheney Police Department were joined by members of the Cheney and Spokane fire departments to engage in a Rescue Task Force (RTF) drill that...
An inexperienced, new driver on a driving permit hit the accelerator rather than the brake pedal of the pickup she was driving while pulling in to park at Spokane Teachers Credit Union's Cheney branch Monday afternoon, striking the building's conference room windows. The 18-year-old girl and her mother, who was providing driving instructions, were not injured....
The city of Airway Heights will celebrate its festival, Aug. 22-23, at Sunset Park. This year’s festival will once again feature the 31st annual Ford Open Car Show, Saturday, Aug. 23, promoted by Northwest Thunderbirds and Fords Unlimited car clubs. The show will feature all models of cars, trucks and motorcycles. Thunderbirds Car Club president, Dan Garcia, said his group is taking the lead on this year’s show from Fords Unlimited. “We’re very excited, though nervous of taking over for the first time in 20 years,” Garcia sa...
Hundreds of military families packed the Red Morgan Center on Fairchild Air Force Base, last Thursday, Aug. 14, to speak with Air Force personnel and congressional officials at the fourth Congressional Military Family Caucus Military Family Summit. Founded in 2009, The Congressional Military Family Caucus seeks to educate congress on issues military families face, including education, childcare, health care, spousal employment and the effects of multiple deployments. The caucus also hopes to develop legislation to help...
