Wetland Trail Run marks the start of a great tradition

By BECKY THOMAS

Staff Reporter

I participated in the Cheney Wetland Trail Run this past Saturday. It was a great first-time event and a sign of good things in Cheney's future.

The event itself seemed to be fairly well organized, with plenty of signs and volunteers pointing the way to parking at the Columbia Plateau trailhead off Cheney-Spokane Road. As my friends and I stood stretching and trying to shake off the pre-race jitters, I took a look around. It seemed that almost every local demographic was represented; there were young parents with little kids, college students and more than a few...