Cheney Depot Society receives Avista Foundation grant

CHENEY – Financial efforts to relocate and restore Cheney’s historic Northern Pacific Railroad depot received a significant shot in the arm on Monday, Jan. 6, with the awarding of a $50,000 grant from the Avista Foundation.

The award is part of an additional $7 million the Foundation announced early in 2019 it was infusing into local communities as part of a philanthropic effort over the next several years launched to celebrate the company’s 130 years of existence. According to information on its website, the Foundation is working with communities on projects in three areas: homelessness, smal...

 

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