Articles from the December 13, 2018 edition
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There's a real problem with Christmas
Folks, there’s a problem with Christmas, and I’m not sure what we can do about it. Is this problem defining what Christmas is all about? Maybe. Yes, there is a religious aspect to Christmas. Christians celebrate the holiday as the... — Updated 12/17/2018
Nativity by Amazing Grace
The live nativity scene photos in the Dec. 6 issue of the Cheney Free Press were incorrectly attributed to the Nazarene Church. The Amazing Grace Fellowship congregation were the ones responsible for designing, setting up and... — Updated 12/13/2018
Medical Lake City Council works to wrap up 2018 issues
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The Medical Lake City Council continued to tidy up a variety of things at its Dec. 4 meeting as 2018 slides to a close. Before a full council membership, even including Don Kennedy who was actually... — Updated 12/13/2018
Airway Heights mobile home fire requires full response
The Airway Heights Fire Department may have been escorting Santa Clause around the city over the weekend, but that didn’t stop them from focusing on their primary duties and t... — Updated 12/13/2018
Eag-citement
These young Eastern Washington football fans were quite happy after Nsimba Webster scored to give the Eagles a 28-21 lead in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision... — Updated 12/13/2018
EWU offering swimming lessons
The Eastern Washington University Aquatic Center will be offering swim lessons to the community beginning Jan. 7, 2019. Lessons are 30 minutes each and will be held Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday from 5-7 p.m., or Saturdays... — Updated 12/13/2018
'A Carol for Tiny Tim' continues at Cheney High
Cheney High School’s production of “A Carol for Tiny Tim” concludes this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 cash at the door.... — Updated 12/13/2018
Cheney's boundary review process progressing
On Dec. 6, the Cheney School District hosted the third of three community forums designed to get additional feedback from residents on the attendance review process currently underw... — Updated 12/13/2018
November Hallet Elementary School awards winners
Medical Lake’s Hallet Elementary School has released the names of the November student award winners. Kindergarten Williams: Michael Chernak, Emma Trowbridge, Ethan Rodney. Musselwhite: Madelyn Clark, Alice Nolan, Harper S... — Updated 12/13/2018
Turnbull to cut 325 acres of timber land
Cheney is used to the rumble of semi-trucks hauling grain, and for the next several months, logging trucks will be thrown into the mix. That’s because Turnbull National Wildlife R... — Updated 12/13/2018
Lakeland's CIRV to shutdown
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter (Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part examination of Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program which is slated for... — Updated 12/13/2018
Zip's shooter arrested in Kent
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Puget Sound Regional Crime Gun Task Force, has arrested a 21-year-old individual in connection with an Oct. 27 shooting at Zip’s Re... — Updated 12/13/2018
Jerry Flikke
Jerry Leland Flikke, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, U.S. veteran, and friend, passed away at the age of 70 on Nov. 28 surrounded by his family at home in Spokane.... — Updated 12/13/2018
Local tree lot helps pave road to recovery
At the height of his addiction, a homeless Earl Curry locked himself in a public restroom and tried to cut his own throat. "I was sawing at my neck with a knife and somebody saw me... — Updated 12/13/2018
Kidville
Re*Imagine Medical Lake's Christmas Winter Festival, held Saturday, Dec. 8, had a wide variety of activities for everyone, especially the kids. In the free-for-kids activities 240... — Updated 12/13/2018
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Seventy-five years ago in December 1943, three Army jeeps were named for Cheney schools as a reward for the over $3,000 in war bonds and stamps sold by students and faculty. Learn more about our area’s history at w... — Updated 12/13/2018
West Plains BRIEFS
Feed Cheney comes early during the holiday season New Year’s Eve and Christmas Eve are both on Mondays, Feed Cheney will be two weeks early this month. Local churches will prepare and serve a free spaghetti dinner on Dec. 17 to F... — Updated 12/13/2018
Churches
Cheney Congregational Church Cheney Congregational Church invites everyone to join us in worship this Sunday at 10 a.m. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will give a sermon entitled “Incarnation — the Word Made Flesh.” What does it sa... — Updated 12/13/2018
Still time to see StageWest's play, 'It's A Wonderful Life'
The last three days of StageWest Community Theatre’s production of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the old time radio production, take place this weekend. Performances are held at 639 Elm Street in Cheney. Friday Dec. 14, is at 7 p.m. A... — Updated 12/13/2018
Looking Back
1 Years Ago Dec. 11, 2008 When a few Medical Lake City Council members suggested the creation of a 24/7 fire service despite a lack of funds to provide for even one full-time fire employee, questions were raised addressing... — Updated 12/13/2018
What's happening on the West Plains
Cheney • Dec. 13, Open Mic Night, The Mason Jar, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Dec. 15, A Carol for Tiny Tim, Cheney High School, $10, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. • Dec. 15, Cheney Firefighters Candy Cane Ride, Throughout Cheney, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ... — Updated 12/13/2018
Building walls is ecomonics
Nancy Street recently suggested that building walls is hypocritical. Do you have locks on your doors Nancy? Do you invite anyone and everyone into your living room? Let’s rethink where hypocrisy lies. As for Jesus, he had no c... — Updated 12/13/2018
Thanks to commumnity for making Turkey Trot happen
On behalf of the Cheney High School Cross Country program, we would like to thank the community of Cheney for their support of our 11th annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. There were over 530 walkers, joggers or runners... — Updated 12/13/2018
Socialized health care questions start with funding
During the recent mid-term elections, Democrats campaigned extensively and at times quite successfully on health care. The specifics covered a wide spectrum. The recurring theme, however, appeared to be cost. Politicians across... — Updated 12/13/2018
Good economic news sprinkled with caution
The good news is Washington’s revenues continue to grow and projections for the next couple of years appear promising. That is welcome news, but it is sprinkled with caution a... — Updated 12/13/2018