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Revenues for the city of Cheney continue to go up — led mostly by an increase in assessed property values but also somewhat by construction activity. During two budget presentations at its Oct. 9 meeting, Finance Director Cindy Niemeier told the City Council that projected governmental revenues for 2019 should top $12.83 million, with general fund revenues accounting for just over $8.57 million. It’s an increase of just over 1.5 percent from 2018’s governmental revenue’s budgeted $12.83 million, and about 1.75 percent...
Medical Lake soccer goalkeeper Anastasia Hurt-Moran prepares to make a save in an Oct. 11 Northeast A League soccer game against Riverside. Scoring all of their goals in the second half, the Rams defeated the Cardinals 3-0....
For now, Cheney High's boys cross country team will have to be content to wait for another shot at dethroning reigning Great Northern League champion Pullman. The visiting Greyhounds knocked off the Blackhawks 25-31 last Wednesday to remain league champions, handing Cheney its only dual meet loss of the season. Bas Holland led Cheney, keeping pace with Pullman's Eliason Kabasenche for most of the race before falling off down the stretch to finish second with a time of 16...
With Halloween around the corner, homeowners around the country are beginning to decorate with the scariest sights of the year. From ghosts and skeletons to creepy crawlers and spider web decorations, these frightful sights can make this season more fun. But now is also the time to make sure that only scary sights around your home are your decorations. Fall and winter can bring a mixture of humidity, rain, ice, snow and high winds that will find many Americans unprepared for...
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Leroy Henry Reid passed away on Oct. 9, 2018, but he left a mark on this world that will not soon be forgotten. Leroy was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Texas. Known to everyone as "The Chief," he was not only a proud veteran, but also a proud family man. Chief Reid served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years. He began his career as a tail gunner in the Korean War and then became a boom operator, flying in KC-135s during the Vietnam War. He fought in and survi...
Cheney blood drive Oct. 26 The Inland Northwest Blood Center together with Cheney community volunteers led by coordinator Duane Isaac will hold a blood drive on Friday, Oct. 26, from 1:30 – 5 p.m. at the Marketplace Bakery & Eatery on First Street in Cheney. 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. Medical Lake holds special meeting on sign changes The city of Medical Lake Planning Commis...
Glenn Passey passed away, surrounded by family, at his home in Cheney on Oct. 10, 2018 at the age of 78. He was born on Dec. 23, 1939, in Lanark, Idaho to Leo and Ida Howell Passey and was the youngest of eight children. He was raised on the family farm. In high school he demonstrated a great ability in athletics. He received a football scholarship that took him to Utah State, which was transferred to track as he had quite a talent in throwing the discus. He went on to break t...
Cheney Congregational Church Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will deliver the sermon entitled “Who is This Man,” at the 10 a.m. services in the church sanctuary on Sun, Oct 21. The teaching will be about Jesus calming the waters and healing the demonic. We are located at 423 N. 6th St. Hearing assistance is available. You are invited to attend and then join us in the fellowship hall for coffee hour. The choir returned after a summer break last Sunday. Everyone enjoyed their beautiful voices. It was mentioned that there are ext...
Don’t let a busy schedule stop you from creating a beautiful landscape. Incorporate a few of these changes into your fall landscape care. You’ll create beautiful results with a limited investment of time and effort. Cut the grass, recycle fall leaves, and improve the soil with a pass of the lawn mower. Shred leaves and leave them on the lawn as you mow this fall. As long as you can see the grass through the leaf pieces, the lawn will be fine. As the leaves break down, they add organic matter to the soil, improving dra...
Local residents and Eastern Washington University students supporting Cathy McMorris Rodgers invite you to visit the campaign’s Cheney field office, located at 207 First St. We are open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. We have signs, campaign literature and can provide walking lists if you would like to share Cathy’s positive message and accomplishments with your neighbors. We can also share your questions with the Congresswoman. Francisco Flores Cheney...
Thank you to all the patrons who attended our performances of “Love Letters” by A. J. Gurney, to Mike Hartman for catering a delicious meal once again for dinner theater, to Emmanuel Lutheran Church for the use of their building and to the Cheney Free Press and Ritzville Journal for their continued support of StageWest through articles and ads. Thank you. Judy Gross StageWest publicity director Cheney...
As long as I have known Lisa Brown, which is close to 30 years now, she has had a well deserved reputation for getting things done. When people tell me they are voting for Lisa Brown because they are very dissatisfied with the poor performance of Cathy McMorris Rodgers over the last 13 years I let them know that Lisa is way more than the least of two evils. That may be the case in far too many other races nationally, but here in Washington’s 5th District, we have a real choice. Lisa, with her boundless energy, amazing i...
In March I wrote about the visit to Washington of Saudi Arabia’s new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. At the time most of the media were reporting uncritically about him and his regime. In fact, most were glowing in their praise of Salman as a “reformer” and “modernizer,” citing his allowing women to drive and his openness to pro-Western cultural change. I thought such views were near-sighted and failed to see not only that Salman was pulling the wool over people’s eyes about reform but also that Trump’s hea...
By FRANK WATSON Contributor I got my voter’s pamphlet in the mail this week. I have more than ample time to study the issues and fill out my ballot before the November deadline. Once I have my ballot filled out and mailed, I no longer need to pay any attention to the irritating political ads. That is the only benefit of voting by mail. I miss going to the polls. I voted by absentee ballot when I was in the service. I was usually stationed several hundred miles away from my precinct polling place, so I had no choice. That c...
I never thought I would be a dog person. Growing up, my mother was afflicted with devastating allergies that prevented us from having pets. As a teenager, I liked other people's animals, but was more confused by them than anything else. (Why is your cat always hiding under the bed? Why does your dog bark at the ketchup bottle?) Then I got my first dog. It's amazing how animals can change our lives. Not only medically - though pet ownership is shown to reduce blood pressure,...
Cheney High's cross country team huddles up to help get the Blackhawk boys' varsity squad pumped up prior to their meet last Wednesday with visiting Pullman. The Greyhounds edged the Blackhawks 25-31 at Salnave Park....
Turnbull NWR announces prescribed burns schedule The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting prescribed burns on the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge near Cheney. According to an Oct. 12 news release, the burns will take place from mid-October through November, weather permitting. Prescribed burning is done to accomplish refuge management objectives for improving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous accumulation of vegetation and forest debris and decreasing the number of unhealthy and overstocked stands of...
A new federal grant will help Eastern Washington University provide education and training on dealing with mental health issues — including scenarios that might take place while passing someone on the street who is clearly in distress or in a small, farming community far from professional services. University officials announced Oct. 2 that the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at Eastern Washington University was the recipient of a $375,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)....
Medical Lake High School students selected Faraz Abounorinejad and Sarah Ransom as their king and queen of Homecoming 2018 during halftime of the Cardinals' football game on Oct. 12 with the Riverside Rams. Here, Abounorinejad receives his crown....
The Cheney School District School Board listened to several staff reports at their Oct. 10 meeting, where they gave their approval for staff to submit multiple grant applications. The board unanimously approved a grant application for STEM equipment to increase student access to scientific technology in the classroom. Funds received would be used in classes like sports medicine, computer science and wood shop. Also unanimously approved was the application for a transitional bilingual program meant to help English learners in...
Peering into the future is fraught with peril on any front. But trying to see what's ahead in the world of technology and how it might apply to preparing students for their careers might be the equivalent of predicting eventualities by use of a Ouija Board. Trevor Meade, Medical Lake School District's head of technology, has tried to peer into the future discussing how new Chromebook tablet-computers have, and will be implemented into learning opportunities. Students are...
The Airway Heights City Council held a public hearing at their Oct. 15 meeting on revenue sources for the current expense fund for the 2019 budget, sparking conversation about possible property tax increases. In the budget, a 1 percent property tax increase of $11,802.10 is proposed, as well as a 1 percent increase of $1,352 for EMS. An EMS tax levy was approved by the voters on Nov. 3, 2015 in the initial amount of $0.25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. An excess bond obligation levy was also approved on Aug. 2, 2016 in the...
Cheney’s City Council gave its unanimous seal of approval at their Oct. 9 meeting to the purchase of two parcels of land located on Anderson Road across from the city’s Utility Building and Recycling Center. The land, tax parcels 23182.0007 and 23182.0006, comprise 6.33 acres, with the smaller lot 23182.0007 including a 1,782-square-foot, single-story doublewide home that was installed in 1978, according to information from the Spokane County website’s SCOUT page. Both properties are listed as owned by Jack C. Benson, with...
Cheney's Brown Bear Car Wash was the site of a "Flower Flash" last Thursday. Local florest Sue Hines decided to celebrate her Medical Lake business's fourth anniversary, and that October is Fruit and Flowers Month, by decorating the bears in front of the First Street business with floral wreaths and bouquets. Hines said it was a spur of the moment action, and she is planning another one soon....
It's no secret that students who miss significant portions of the school year struggle with academic achievement. But new data indicates that in the Cheney School District, chronic absenteeism and class failure may be more closely linked than previously thought. To be "chronically absent," a student must miss at least two days a month, about 18 a year. That's one-tenth of the entire school year, and missing even this small amount of class time can have a significant effect on...
