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The Blackhawks began with a 57–52 win at East Valley, and finished with a pair of 40-plus point losses to Pullman and at Clarkston, the fifth and third-ranked teams in the state 2A classification. But against the Knights, Cheney continued the good play they found in the annual spirit game against Medical Lake Jan. 12. The Blackhawks were 42 percent overall from the field in shooting, scoring in double digits in all four quarters while limiting East Valley to single digit s... Full story
A challenging week for the Cheney High School girls basketball team — and likely all Cheney squads — ended with a 1-2 record in Great Northern League play. The Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, plus two days missed from weather-related school cancellations, left the Lady Blackhawks with only one practice for three games. Cheney dropped a pair of games, 49-39 at league-leading East Valley on Jan. 17 and a hard-fought 68-61 decision at Clarkston Saturday. In between, the... Full story
Medical Lake’s City Council took an initial step to bring its municipal court up to speed regarding public defender caseload rules adopted by Washington’s Supreme Court and Legislature. At its Jan. 17 meeting, the council held a discussion and first reading of an ordinance limiting the municipal court public defender to no more than 300 cases per year “as determined through a case weighted policy.” Other courts in the state have been adopting the policy recommended by the Supreme Court, including Cheney Municipal Court, which...
The Airway Heights City Council decided not to take an official stance on the Cheney School District's $52 million bond proposal after all. At its Jan. 17 meeting, council voted 5-0 to oppose a resolution declaring that it would not support the bond proposal. Councilman Dave Malet abstained from voting and Councilman Steve Lawrence was absent from the meeting. The decision to reject the resolution came a week after council's Jan. 9 study session where it agreed to forward the...
Getting involved in a book club in the West Plains is easier than some may think, considering there are three in the area. The Airway Heights, Cheney and Medical Lake libraries each have a book club that community members can join. The book clubs come together once a month to discuss a novel, socialize and sometimes enjoy a guest speaker that is a local author. Each book club is run through the Friends of Spokane County Library program, which also provides the books. Airway...
Fifty years ago on January 27, 1967, Americans watched in horror as a fire aboard the Apollo 1 space capsule on the ground at Cape Kennedy, Fla., killed the three astronauts on board. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Eugene Arthur Artz, 75, passed away Jan. 7, 2017 after a battle with cancer. Gene was born June 13, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a civilian survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He grew up in Hawaii and later in Medical Lake, which he would later call his home. After an early call to the church and education as a seminarian, Gene would find his true calling that of a soldier. He served his country for over 22 years, first in the Army 14th Calvary and then for 19-1/2 years in the U.S. Air Force. His service included...
Cheney • Jan. 27, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Jan. 27, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0–18 months), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Jan. 27, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • Jan. 28, Beginning Knitting, community library, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. • Jan. 30, Country Quilters (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. • Jan. 30, Dominoes (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, GED and Hig... Full story
Justin Michael Anderson, 34, passed away Jan. 19, 2017, in Spokane, where he was born on Dec. 16, 1982 to Russell and Georgianna Anderson. Justin was preceded in death by grandparents Paul Anderson and Charles and Darlene Bouck. He is survived by his parents, grandmother Twila Anderson; siblings Jason (Teena) Anderson, Julie (Todd) Church, Josie (Eric) Hurst, Jenny (Erik) Nelson, Joel (Jennifer) Anderson, John Anderson and Jill (Jason) O'Connor, along with 16 nieces and...
Saving you soles Saving soles in his workshop is Eddy Huber, Cheney's shoe repairman. In addition to shoe repair, he patches seat covers for school buses, mends suitcase handles, installs zippers and sells leather, boots, bridles and harnesses. His shop, located at 112 College Ave. is filled with Western memorabilia as well as tools of his trade....
1 Years Ago Jan. 25, 2007 The Cheney City Council voted unanimously to confirm Robert Strope as the new City Administrator. The National Association for Music Education Northwest Division selected Preston Terry from Medical Lake High School as a finalist to play in the All-Northwest honor’s concert. Medical Lake Fire Department’s annual outstanding firefighter/emergency medical services (EMS) award winners were Ellen Fender, Firefighter of the Year and Fire Chief’s Award; Josh Wilkinson, Rookie Firefighter of the Year and Li...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Sunday school classes for grade school through adult begin at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars for Emmanuel’s eighth annual “Festival of Chocolate” on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. A monetary donation will be collected at the door. All monies collected go directly to our Vacation Bible School da...
I am the mother of two daughters who graduated from the Cheney School District. I’m writing in support of the upcoming bond measure which is a proposal to fund renovation or construction of buildings within the district. This bond is an issuance of $52 million of general bonds that will pay associated costs of expanding and renovating Cheney High School, Sunset Elementary, Windsor Elementary and Betz Elementary. Also making security improvements to these schools and Salnave Elementary along with acquiring land and relocating...
I urge all voters in the Cheney School District to vote against the $52 million, 21-year bond proposal AGAIN, which will be on the Feb. 14 ballot. I have lived in Cheney and been a property owner for more than 50 years. The voters in the Cheney School District have been very generous and supported almost all bond and levy proposals in the past; CSD just built one new grade school and two new middle schools thanks to the voters. The district was asked to consider lowering the bond proposal and give the taxpayers a break....
As graduates of EWU and then spending the next 49 years as community members of Cheney, we are supporting the new school bond proposal. Upon receiving our teaching degrees, we chose to live here and raise our family in this town in large part due to the excellent educational system provided for our children. As both teachers and coaches during our teaching careers, we have taught at the elementary, junior high, middle school and high school during times of new construction and district improvements. During all these years of...
I am writing today in regards to the article, “Holy Sworn in for third term for 6th district legislature,” I am a Republican, like most folks around here, but this is definitely a case where our lawmakers are not in-step with their constituents. Education is definitely the top issue, but other bills are making their way to the floor; a new bathroom law is proposed, sponsored by our own Rep. Holy (R-Cheney), which is almost an exact replica of the North Carolina HB2 bill, making it so that people must use the bathroom that cor...
In “Firearms and schools are a bad combination,” published in the Dec. 29, 2016 issue of the Cheney Free Press the question was “Should teachers be allowed to have weapons on school property?” And while it was a policy just being “looked at” by Idaho’s Mountain View School District, it is a question every school district should be asking. According to the Free Press editorial, “If the policy passes, staff members who choose to bring a weapon to campus must conceal it or lock it up.” Why on earth would teachers bother b...
A cartoon circulated across various media platforms that had a message that we hope could jump out of its two-dimensional world and into today’s whacky environment. It shows a Donald Trump voter and a Hillary Clinton supporter attempting to slide closer and attempt to put their arms around one another. The message: Let’s begin to be Americans, not Ameri-cant’s. As we know from the battle that continues, seemingly unabated following the inauguration of now President Trump, this wish is going to be one of this nation’s biggest...
The Medical Lake School District is coming together to host a charity basketball game, "Hoops for Caitlin," at the high school, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. The event is to support Caitlin Butcher, a Medical Lake Middle School student who is battling several health problems. About once every two months, the family travels from Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane to the Seattle Children's Hospital for lab testing. The game will pit staff from Hallett Elementary and the high school...
Zak Designs, headquartered in Airway Heights, announced in a Jan. 20 news release that its patented HydraTrak Straw Tumbler has received a coveted “Good Design” Award from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. “Around the world, the ‘Good Design’ logo is an instantly recognizable seal of design excellence, and we are incredibly honored to be included among the distinguished companies who have received this coveted award,” Irv Zakheim, ch...
The parking lot is not plowed, and the tee markers sit lonely amidst a sea of white and a winter that has not at all lost any of its grip. A golf-less winter has been a little rare in recent years, "It's the first real solid winter we've had since 2009-10," The Fairways Golf Course general manager and head professional Kris Kallem said. But Kallem is thinking positive, and planning for when all the white turns to green and the sound of crisp drives off the tee, and the...
Hallett Elementary fifth-grader Shayley Taylor said she was shocked when she, along with her best friend Lindsay Kuster, made it to the final round of the school's Jan. 17 geography bee competition. The geography bee began with 20 students and Taylor and Kuster answered their three preliminary questions to advance to the final round. Counselor Tami Earthman, who was overseeing the competition, asked "Carson Sink, Black Rock Desert, and Yucca Flat are physical features found...
Cheney High School announced the names of its students of the month for December. Front row left to right: Aurora Cable, Jaymee Knutson, Layci Thieschafer and Rachel Hove. Back row left to right: Colby Blackledge, Peyton McPherson and Julien Boker. Not pictured: Taylor Calvert, Breanna Stewart, Daniel Eing, Daniel Waggener, Mikkela Zetchov, Shelby Draper and Kelci Scharff....
Pendleton and Simonsen on dean’s list Cheney High School alumna Kelly Simonsen and Medical Lake High School alum Jonah Pendleton made the George Fox University’s dean’s list for fall quarter. Simonsen is currently studying history and Pendleton is majoring in cinema and media communication. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. George Fox University is ranked by Forbes among the top Christian universities in the...
Medical Lake High School students, staff and visitors who stroll down Hall 100 may notice the "Positivity Wall." The wall is adorned with positive messages written by students, including "happiness is key," "life is amazing" and "live long and prosper," a reference to the Vulcan blessing from "Star Trek." Other notes are compliments written for specific students and teachers. MLHS Associated Student Body President Joey Jasmer said the idea for the wall came at the beginning...
