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The Sterling-Moorman House, located at Second and G streets in Cheney, has received a grant from the Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA) to help bring handrails up to code on the newly rebuilt porch. The Heritage Grant application from the SPA awarded the house $625 to help support the cause. The house was built in Cheney in 1884 and was originally located at Fourth and G streets. It was relocated in September 2006 to its current location and is now listed on the Cheney...
A member of the Combat Vet Riders motorcycle group salutes the niche at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake where urns containing the remains of 64 veterans were placed in a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Combat Vet Riders brought urns containing the cremated remains of 50 unclaimed veterans to the cemetery for interment in a ride on Aug. 18....
The Cheney School Board has added to their Certificate of Educational Competency policy, which is also known as the GED (General Education Development) Certificate. The GED has been an option for students who are unable to follow the traditional path towards a high school diploma. “When a 16-18 year old student decides he/she would like to leave high school and pursue a GED, school districts work with the student to ensure there is a ‘substantial and warranted reason’ for leaving the high school program,” Sean Dotson,...
Local residents who have wanted to obtain their GED (General Education Development) but could not make the commute to Spokane finally have a chance to complete the process at the Cheney Public Library. To be granted a GED, a person has to take four exams in the subjects of Language Arts, math, science and social studies, and score well enough to be awarded their diploma. Cheney will be the first West Plains library offering this opportunity and anybody is welcome to be a part...
The Medical Lake Planning Commission flew through their Aug. 25 meeting with a light agenda. City Administrator Doug Ross told the commission that they need to come up with a new Comprehensive Plan for the citizens of Medical Lake.” We need to come up with a new document that is less confusing,” Ross said. “It needs to be a simpler document for communication and more user-friendly.” In other news: the old Bruchi’s building in Medical Lake is now apart of Cela’s Creative learning center, which is ready to accept students th...
With the new school year coming up, the Cheney School District is in need of more substitute bus drivers and special needs bus aides. According to a Facebook post from the transportation office, this would be a part time job and a great opportunity for college students, retired persons and stay-at-home parents looking to make extra money. The basic qualifications to apply as a bus driver are: • You have to be 22-years-old (also the minimum age required to obtain a Certified D...
Noah Ziemann started as the kid who graduated from Cheney High School in 2014, then went on to Eastern Washington University to just get a degree and move on with life. That mentality changed when he was elected to run a fraternity, Kappa Sigma, from the ground up. Kappa Sigma is the largest national fraternity in the world, pledging 10,000 men last year and Ziemann started its chapter at EWU. "I had a guy tell me there was a new opportunity (for a fraternity) and asked if I...
Hailey Seubert attends Cheney High School and will be a senior going into this academic school year. But with her time off this summer, she attended the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) Scholars Summer Study program that took place at the University of Washington on the Seattle campus. The organization helps kids with learning and physical disabilities. According to the program’s website, “The DO-IT Scholars targets high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities in Washington state who...
Evan Egerer will be bringing his talent to Cheney for the Summer Concert Series on Aug. 3 at Sutton Park. Egerer is from the Tri Cities and never thought he would be going into the music industry. His wife was the main reason why he started putting himself out there. "She really moves me to my dreams," Egerer said. His wife encouraged him to not only put himself out there, but to put some money down and make a recording to help him achieve his goals. Egerer also never thought...
Luella Dow left her mark in the Cheney Free Press for decades before passing on July 15, writing the "Of Cabbages and Kings" column every week. She was involved in the community, always wanting to find out the deeper stories of the citizens of Cheney and Medical Lake area. She was known to find stories about people that others may have overlooked. The meaning of Cabbages and Kings come from the narrative poem by Lewis Carroll, appearing in his book "Through the Looking Glass"...
A local Cheney resident and Eastern Washington University alumnus officially has a novel, “Joyride,” published for all to read. The author, Travis Laurence Naught, moved to Cheney in 2001 and has lived here ever since. He completed graduate work in sports psychology in 2007 at EWU and was also involved with the university’s men’s basketball team for 10 years. Naught has been through some obstacles along the way, being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy as an infant, which has led him to be a quadriplegic wheelch...
About two years ago when the wood shop at the Cheney Care Center became usable, a new group was formed by the name of the "Cheney Chipsters." Members of this group consist of residents from the Cheney Care Center. The Chipsters come together once a week to make wooden toy trucks for kids. The trucks are sent to kids in hospitals and children that live overseas, who may have not received a toy truck before. The McDonald's Shiners have also received trucks from the group to...
With the holidays ending and summer starting, the Cheney clothing and food banks have felt the hit. The clothing bank had a slump where they had no donations and barely anything to give out for a couple weeks, but they are slowly building back up their stock. The bank is open on Wednesdays from noon – 6 p.m. and they are always looking for donations. Any clothing, bedding, shoes, toys and books are gladly taken for donations. The clothing bank will also take items for e...
The Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery is presenting "Threaded Tales: The Art of Quilting" from July 5 – Aug. 22. The quilts are from a variety of quilters in the area. Some quilters included in the exhibition are: Debra Holmes, Linda Hunt, Marlene Oddie, Ginger Pantano, Karen Reed, Linda Roberts, Kay Sargent, Sherry Thompson and Diane Watters. The women participating are also a part of the Spokane Chapter of the Washington State Quilter Guild. The quilters...
The Mason Jar is supporting local artists and the "Save Our Station" campaign with a silent auction of a painting done by Cheney artist, Judy McKeehan. McKeehan was an art teacher in the Medical Lake School District for many years. She has a bachelor's degree in art education and attended both Indiana and Temple universities. She also received her master's degree at Eastern Washington University. Her artwork is scattered around Cheney, including windows at the downtown Cheney...
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is hoping to help the Cheney community with planting a garden in front of their church. The Rev. Christine Soule hopes the garden will help show the community St. Paul's mission statement: "We seek to deepen our relationship with God, our neighbors, and God's creation. We strive to increase our presence in our neighborhood; with the students, staff and faculty of Eastern Washington University; and throughout Cheney and the West Plains." Katie and...
Church members JW Dalton and Christie Hoffman plant vegetables last Sunday in the new community garden located at the front of Cheney's St. Pauls Episcopal Church. See the story in Neighbor News, beginning on page 6...
