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  • After school program at Cheney middle schools created through grant, city partnership

    BECKY THOMAS, Staff Reporter|Updated Oct 4, 2012

    The Cheney School Board held its regular meeting at the new Westwood Middle School following a dedication ceremony for the building Sept. 26. The board approved agreements with the cities of Cheney and Airway Heights to provide parks and recreation programming after school for both Westwood and Cheney middle schools. The district was awarded a five-year federal grant titled 21st Century Community Learning Centers to start after school programs for the middle schools. The middl...

  • Local women educators sorority celebrates anniversary

    BECKY THOMAS, Staff Reporter|Updated Oct 4, 2012

    Alpha Nu, the Cheney-Medical Lake chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, is celebrating through the month of October as the international sorority of women educators marks its 65th anniversary. Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove will deliver a proclamation at next week’s City Council meeting declaring October Alpha Delta Kappa month, and the local chapter is preparing to host a “Founder’s Day” meeting Oct. 20, where they will remember the sorority’s roots and talk about current goals. The meeting will host chapters from across the Eastern W...

  • Mr. Tobin goes to (the other) Washington

    Becky Thomas, Cheney Free Press|Updated Feb 23, 2012

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scott Tobin had a message for Washington's elected officials when he visited them in the nation's capital earlier this month. It's a message about the benefits of athletics for disabled individuals, for their lives and their communities. It's a message that Tobin can still share from memory, and one that he will continue to share now that he's back home in Cheney. In 11 meetings with representatives during Special Olympics' Capitol Hill Feb. 8, Tobin s...