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There are probably not any apologies coming from the hosts of the Medical Lake Summer Fest basketball tournament staged July 27 – 29. The Cardinal girls won their varsity bracket with a 40-27 win over Columbia River and the Medical Lake boys varsity team were runners up to Cashmere following a 59-51 loss in the title game. The Medical Lake girls are the defending Northeast A League champions and made their second consecutive strip to the 1A state tournament last winter. B...
I always knew that many ideas — possibly even a few good and some even great ones —are hatched over a beer or two or more? Problem is the bar napkins get wet, the ink runs and memories somehow fade unless somehow the voice texting is engaged on the iPhone. Sure enough, mentalfloss.com has a list and it’s pretty impressive. In 1966, Rollin King owned a small commuter air service in San Antonio, Texas and had been discussing the idea of a commuter service between San Anton...
The corner of State Route 902 and Craig Road has been a busy place lately when it comes to construction projects. Hidden behind a berm and sunken into a former gravel pit on the southeast corner of the intersection, Spokane County has been in the process of constructing what it calls the Craig Road Shop and Herbicide Building. The $2.9 million project is moving towards a targeted completion at the end of November....
In citizen comments at the July 24 Cheney City Council meeting, Harvest Bluff housing resident Dana Greenwood voiced displeasure over swales in her neighborhood that were retaining water and asked what the city planned to do to help. “They are not built correctly,” Greenwood contends. She wants the city to intervene and require developer Hayden Homes to make sure that the stormwater catch basins are fixed before the development — now in its fourth and final phase — is finishe...
Medical Lake Fire Chief Jayson Mayfield hopes that city residents stay in a generous mood and approve a replacement Emergency Medical Services levy next Tuesday, Aug. 7. The upcoming levy renews present funding at 50 cents per $1,000 of property valuation. The last measure passed by 73 percent. Approval is by a simple majority and there are no minimum voter turnouts required for validation. The current levy was approved in 2012 and expires at the end of 2018. The new request...
One of the many scripts that recycle themselves and play out randomly these days in the media is how they are treated so horribly by President Donald Trump. Those poor 90-pound weaklings are constantly getting bullied and having sand kicked in their face by that big guy with the bad comb-over of yellow hair. Yeah right, those who buy ink by the barrel, newsprint in box cars and rule so much of the airwaves cry foul when someone takes issue with “reporting” that is pretty muc...
Over three dozen members of the special needs community in the area had their special day prior to the final performance of the 51st annual Cheney Rodeo on July 15. The Rascal Rodeo made its appearance at the Bi Mart Arena just before the sun began to seriously bake the dirt and the smiles were easy to spot - from participants, parents and caregivers. The Rascal Rodeo idea is that of Tri-Cities resident Ann-Erica Whitemarsh. At an early age she befriended a Down Syndrome boy....
Medical Lake will once again go through the exercise of filling a vacant seat on its city council following the announcement that John Paikuli has resigned his Position 1 slot. The decision was announced at the July 24 council meeting. "Yes, I'll be stepping down effective about Aug. 1," Paikuli wrote in an email. The specific time isn't quite determined yet, but within the first week of August. He is not only moving outside of the city limits but outside of the state...
(This profile was compiled by staff reporter Paul Delaney) The race for 6th District Representative Position 2 on the upcoming Aug. 7 primary will eventually replace Jeff Holy who is seeking the district’s Senate seat. . While the 6th District is vast and stretches across a large chunk of Spokane County, one of its biggest geographical areas rests in the West Plains. Since there are four candidates seeking this office the Cheney Free Press is publishing a preview for voters t...
Arguably one of the worst-kept secrets in the local business world charged into the open last Friday. That’s when Amazon pulled the thinly-veiled curtain back on Project Rose, now officially known as the online giant’s latest fulfillment center which will be built along Interstate 90 and Geiger Blvd. A massive earth moving project has been in progress at the site for over a month for what will ultimately be a four-story, 2.5 million square-foot facility, initially tar...
A sampling of some of the scenes at the 51st Cheney Rodeo parade.... Full story
A sampling of some of the scenes at the 51st Cheney Rodeo parade.... Full story
A sampling of some of the people from Friday, July 13 at the 51st Cheney Rodeo.... Full story
A sampling of some of the action from Friday, July 13 at the 51st Cheney Rodeo.... Full story
The sounds of basketballs bouncing will be more pronounced at this year's second annual Summer Fest tournament at Medical Lake High School. The school's boys head basketball coach Noel Hachtel hatched the idea to revive an event that went away. "It's similar to former head coach Arnold Brown's Cardinal Classic," Hachtel explained. That's the one-time, week-long tournament Brown took with him when left for the Yakima Valley two summers ago. It's a small-scale version of what...
It was a great way to finish and chart a course for the future of Medical Lake baseball. The Medical Lake Post 196 American Legion baseball team's 11-6 victory over West Valley in the second game of a doubleheader on July 11 closed out the season on a positive note. "That was a good win for us, the kids were excited," head coach Austin Sharp said. "It was a good way to go out." Earlier in the week, the team lost the first game of the doubleheader and then 8-2 on July 10 to...
Make room on the gym wall at Reese Court as Eastern Washington University has earned yet another Big Sky Conference Presidents' Cup for the 2017-18 school year, the league office announced July 11. Based on a point system for both academic and athletic success, Eastern finished ahead of Northern Colorado and Weber State to claim its third such honor in the last four seasons. "I would like to congratulate Eastern Washington's student-athletes and the university's leadership, ad...
Conner McClure made some noise that may resonate all the way from Cheney back to the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association California Circuit. The bull rider from Grass Valley, Calif. was No. 23 in the most recent available standings with just $901 in winnings, but his 85.5-point ride Friday on the opening night of the 51st annual Cheney Rodeo held up for McClure to earn $2,541 on Maze Runner. Chase Dougherty from Canby, Ore scored 81-points holding onto Big Dog and won $1,992. Roger...
The Cheney Free Press was honored along with other sponsors of the Cheney Rodeo at the kickoff event on July 12. Here, Miss Cheney Rodeo Kaleigh Driver presents Free Press representative DeeAnn Gibb with a plaque that singled out the newspaper for its 51 years of involvement. The Free Press is the only sponsor to have been involved every year since the rodeo's inception in 1968....
A previously announced closure of State Route 902 and Craig Road for construction of a roundabout begins tonight, July 19, at 7 p.m. and will last 72 hours Washington State Department of Transportation officials said. The roadway is expected to reopen at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 22. According to details released by WSDOT, SR 902 will be closed to westbound traffic at exit 272. Drivers will detour via Medical Lake-Four Lakes Road. Craig Road will be posted with signage just beyond...
Fire crews from Spokane County Fire District No. 3, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and with help from the Department of Corrections fought a fire south of Tucker Prairie Road southwest of Medical Lake on Friday, July 13. According SCFD3 Division Chief Dustin Flock, the fire with unknown origins was limited to 3.9 acres. A pair of Fire Boss air tanker aircraft made between five and eight water drops each, Flock said. DNR is currently trying to assess the...
Staff ReporterPuyallup's Vinnie Murphy III decided at the last minute to enter the Lilac City Invitational. Turns out it was the right choice for the 23-year-old as he survived a brutal final hole and held on for a one-stroke victory over Sammamish's Li Wang and Shane Prante July 8 at The Fairways Golf Course on the West Plains. Murphy, a recent graduate of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. used a 4-under 68, a four-day total of 274 to win $10,000. Prante equaled...
The Medical Lake 24-hour Tennis-A-Thon takes place Wednesday and Thursday July 18 and 19 at the tennis courts across from the high school. Starting at noon on July 18 and ending at noon the following day, activities include free tennis lessons, taught by members of the Cardinals' tennis team. A special celebrity match will take place featuring MLHS Principal Chris Spring and athletics director Justin Blayne facing off against Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and school...
Peering across seemingly endless miles of forestland from the rim of Oregon’s Crater Lake can certainly take one’s breath away. But so can stories and statistics about when that green turns to grey after the invasion of wildfire. That thought occurred last week while returning to civilization following the better part of four days spent incommunicado on a rafting adventure on the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon. As soon as the cell service kicked in and the wave of pus...
Police reports from Medical Lake back up Fire Chief Jason Mayfield’s quick overview of how the week of the Fourth of July went for crews.. “Following a couple slow Fourth’s we returned to our typical day,” Mayfield wrote in an email. “We ran seven calls, three were small grass fires, two of those were from folks that do not live in Medical Lake and came out to let off fireworks.” Between July 2 and July 8, reports from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, which contracts wit...
