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The Spokane Country Sheriff’s Office has cautioned that an investigation into a reported discovery of sexually explicit material found in a Medical Lake home will not likely be finished anytime soon. “Because of the number of people who could potentially be involved, it could take some time,” deputy and department spokesman Mark Gregory said Nov. 20. “We don’t talk about active cases,” he added.According to a news release, on Nov. 11, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Spoka...
The goal to operate a new dental practice is taking shape in Medical Lake for city residents. "It's always been our dream to own and operate a dental office, and I couldn't think of a better place to do it than Medical Lake," Best Impression Dental co-owner Alicia Burton said. The business is located at the corner of State Route 902 and Lefevre St. While significant important foundation work has been completed by Jongeward Construction before cold weather set in, business...
The GOP tax plan will crush the middle class and it will decimate students’ educations. Cathy McMorris Rodgers won’t even address the bill with her own constituents. She certainly won’t address education because of the damage she is inflicting on our next generation. Currently, student loan interest deduction allows students to lower their taxable income by $2,500. Cathy supports a tax bill that will take away all student loan interest deductions. One student illustrated how, with the current plan at 15 percent, her yearl...
I’m heading to court from my home in Portland, Ore. to Missoula, Mont. Leonard Higgins is going to go on trial in a Montana courtroom for his role in the Oct. 11, 2016 coordinated shutdown of several of the dirtiest tar sands oil pipelines that increasingly and dangerously traverse North America. Higgins simply shut off a valve, turning off the Express pipeline in Montana, an act of supreme nonviolent symbolism because he and everyone involved knew the pipeline company would open the valve quickly and get the filthy tar s...
By KIMBERLY LiVECCHI Contributor (Editor’s note: The PACE (Partners Advancing Character Education) character trait for November is citizenship.). “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” Abraham Lincoln Citizenship is defined as the state of being vested with rights, privileges and duties as a member of society. Being part of a society or community affects an individual as much as the individual affects the community. The rights and privi...
Don’t get me wrong, Christmas is a most wonderful time of the year. It’s just that I find it hard to easily embrace as the colors of the season shift from the orange of Halloween to the reds and greens. Normally in our house the endless loop of holiday music on the radio that my wife loves officially becomes legal on Black Friday, or the first snow, whichever comes first. Oh wait, silly me, I don’t make those rules do I? But last Saturday night I found myself fully engag...
1 Years Ago Nov. 22, 2007 Century West Engineering corporation and Spokane Geo-Engineers officials presented a new design and landscape plans for a proposed water reclamation plant to be located in the city of Airway Heights. A new ordinance from Medical Lakesought to conserve the city's water supply by limiting summer irrigation. A first violation would be a written warning. The second offense is a civil infraction with a fine of up to $250. The third offense counted as a...
Cheney Library book club meets Tuesday, Nov. 28 The Friends of the Cheney Library Book Discussion Group will meet on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.. “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” written by Matthew Desmond will be presented by member Charlene Lund. The discussion will take place in the library meeting room, and all are welcome to attend. A list of upcoming book discussions and dates is available in the library....
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 • Nov. 25, Small Business Saturday: Neighborhood Champion, at various sites in Cheney, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Nov. 28, Flightless Bird Running Club, Barrelhouse Pub and Pizza, 6 p.m. • Nov. 28, Cheney Book Club discussing “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond, community library, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. • Nov... Full story
James Kermit Bergman (Age 74) passed away on Nov. 15, 2017 in Cheney, Wash. Jim was born in Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Spokane Valley, Wash. He graduated from Central Valley High School. His love of cars led him to an auto body trade school and a career that spanned over 50 years. Jim was a Master Mason of Lodge 338, Hemet, Calif. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Jim is survived by his wife Donna of 40 years, children Gail, Sherry,...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday Nov. 26, as we celebrate Christ the King Sunday. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for older elementary through adults begins at 9 a.m. Our First Sunday of Advent will be Dec. 3 at 10:30 a.m. Advent midweek begins Wednesday, Dec. 6 with a soup supper at 6 p.m. followed by Holden Evening Prayer at 6:45 p.m. Midweek services will continue through Dec. 20. All a...
On Nov. 17, Cleone's Closet Food Pantry in Airway Heights received a grant for $3,000 from the Northwest Farm Credit Services (FCS). Some representatives from the organization came to present the check to the organizer of Cleone's Closet, Mable Dunbar. According to their website, the purpose of Northwest FCS is to look for creative and collaborative approaches to addressing challenges and opportunities in rural communities. This program provides grants to non-profit...
Eastern Washington defensive lineman Albert Havili pays homage to his birthplace in Laie, Hawaii by wearing multiple leis while waiting to be introduced last Saturday on Senior Day at Roos Field.The Eagles defeated Portland State 59-33 to win the Dam Cup, but found out the next day that they would not make the 24-team Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, meaning Havili's EWU career is over....
StageWest brings back 1940s-era radio dramas StageWest Community Theatre is turning back time to the 1940s with its upcoming presentation of the popular Charles Dickens’ story “A Christmas Carol.” During those years, most homes had a radio as television was not yet invented and in the evening families would gather around the radio to listen to their favorite programs, such as “The Shadow,” “The Jack Benny Show,” “George Burns and Gracie Allen,” and “The Whistler” to name a few. StageWest Community Theatre is presenting a Read...
At the Nov. 20 City Council Meeting, the council was given an annual review of the Airway Heights Library. Two representatives from the library informed the board what has been going on at the library and what will happen in the future. First, the council was told that the library has about 5,000 cardholders as of October 2017, which is an 8 percent increase from last year. It was also said that there has been 400,000 digital items checked out so far this year, an 11 percent increase compared to 2016. Along with those items,...
Eastern Washington University cheerleaders celebrate an Eagle score during last Saturday's 59-33 season-ending win over Portland State....
Seventy-five years ago in 1942, women throughout the area met with Red Cross representatives to receive instructions and supplies for the war-time knitting initiative. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Veterans or those leaving military service have a new tool to use when searching for employment with Washington state. The “Military Skills Translator” is an easy-to-navigate search engine being provided by the state Department of Social and Health Services. Users enter their branch of service and military operations code to look for employment opportunities at all Washington state agencies that match their skills and expertise. The translator was developed by the Department of Social and Health Services. “It is so wonde...
The holidays are on the horizon and the city of Airway Heights is prepared with something for the whole community. On Dec. 2, the community will be hosting the annual Winter Festival with events throughout the day for the family. "The Winter Festival is a fun all day community event, filled with family friendly activities," Andy Gardner, the parks, recreation and community services supervisor said. The day begins with a pancake breakfast at the Community Center located at...
The Cheney Merchants Association will hold its annual holiday mixer on Thursday, Dec. 7 starting at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express in Cheney at 111 Betz Road. This event offers an opportunity for members of the business community to not only meet and mingle with others in the community but have a chance to sample fine food and beverages, plus take home door prizes. Mike Hartman is once again providing hors d’oeuvres, New Boundary Brewing is donating beer and Doug Nixon is donating wine. Non-alcoholic beverages will also b...
After people are done eating turkey and shopping all day on Black Friday, they can go out to the Slightly West of Spokane Artists Studio Tour on Saturday, Nov. 25. The event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The self-guided tour will feature artwork from 13 local artists in five different studios. The artists include Adam and Kathee Scoggin, Michelle Schenider, Dave Ulmen, Don Monroe, Natasha Monroe, Pam Morton, Karen Simmons, Dennis Smith, Vicki Moffat, D...
Cheney’s 2018 budget revenues might not necessarily be rosy, but they certainly don’t stink either. City officials are forecasting total governmental revenues in the coming year at almost $12.64 million, an increase of 9.17 percent from 2017’s budgeted amount of $11.59 million. The increase comes from projected jumps in three categories: taxes, miscellaneous and the beginning fund balance. Cheney is budgeting for $6.29 million in taxes in 2018, $334,900 more than what was estimated for 2017. The city is at 82.22 percent of th...
When it comes to uses for Cheney’s 2018 forecasted property tax revenue, the city’s fire department figures to be next year’s big winner. Officials are estimating the regular property tax levy in 2018 to reach almost $1.94 million — of which 23 percent, or $446,300, is dedicated to public safety needs as per the 2015 levy lid lift approved by voters. It’s an 8.33 percent bump over the budgeted amount for 2017 — $409,100 — and 14.18 percent more than 2016’s $383,000. That amount is sweetened by $185,500 in levy lift reven...
A child's toy truck sits on a transformer at the site of the Viewacres development in southwest Cheney. Work on the new subdivision has ceased for the season, but once resumed will extend Ridgview Drive and provide 28 new homes along the ridge line with views of Cheney to the east and rolling fields to the west....
Tony Harbolt is cautiously optimistic that the roller coaster election for Medical Lake's City Council Position No. 4 is finally over. In a tug from the news of 70 years ago, the race for Medical Lake City Council Position No. 4 could have resembled the famed "Dewey defeats Truman," headline that in the end was not true. On Nov. 9, challenger Don Kennedy held a 353–319 edge, a seemingly safe 34-vote lead, considering the number of ballots that were left to be counted. But when...
