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Saying it is time to be closer to family, Cheney City Administrator Arlene Fisher has decided to step down after over six years with the city and accept the job of city manager with Western Washington’s city of Mountlake Terrace. She is the second department head to leave Cheney, with Paul Simmons stepping down as Parks and Recreation Director in November 2013 to take a similar position with the city of Olympia. Fisher’s move was announced via a press release on Mountlake Terrace’s website, Jan. 28, after a full day of inter...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 as we celebrate the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for preschool through adult begins at 9 a.m. Fellowship hour follows the worship service. StageWest Community Theater cordially invites you to their winter production of “Perfect Wedding” written by Robin Hawdon and directed by Richard Craven. Play dates are Friday, Feb. 7, Saturday, Feb. 8 and Sunday, Feb. 9. Friday and Saturday performances...
Jessie A. Clark In Loving Memory of Jessie A. Clark Jessie returned to be with the Lord on Jan. 22, 2014. She passed away gently in her home near Medical Lake Wash., surrounded by her six children and the love of her devoted family and friends. Jessie was born at home to Birdie and Roy Keene, of Medical Lake on July 29, 1920. She spent her life serving the Lord, her family and the community. She will be fondly remembered from her days baking for the Medical Lake School... Full story
Grace Reno Grace Byrdine Horn Reno passed away Dec. 27, 2013 at her home in Medical Lake. She is survived by her children, Cheryl Reese of Republic, Larry Reno of Medical Lake and Cindy Waite of Monroe. She has nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Community Church, N 203 Washington St. in Medical Lake on Feb. 8. She will be greatly missed. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport was in charge of arrangements. Family and friends... Full story
1 Years Ago Feb. 12, 2004 For the second time in two years, the campus at Eastern Washington University was closed and evacuated because of a bomb threat. Receipt of a written note about 2 a.m. at University House, and follow-up messages found at Pence Union Building made the threat seem real. An effort was underway to save Cheney’s 120-year-old SterlingMoorman house located at 308 Fourth St., following its purchase. Buyer, Mike Nation, said his plans for the property did not include remodeling but the structure could be m...
An application for construction of a marijuana production and processing facility in Cheney cleared on more hurdle this week. Cheney Hearing Examiner pro tem Brian McGinn approved the conditional use permit application for Cheney Hydroponics, which intends to build a 6,500 square foot facility in the city’s Commerce and Industrial Park. The development site at the corner of Fred Johns Way and Willow Street includes three tax parcels and is approximately 81,021 square feet, or 1.86 acres, in size. McGinn placed no special c...
By LUELLA DOW Contributor Meet Scott and Angie Bleeker. If you don't know how to smile and laugh you'd better learn right quick. Scott and Angie know the bright side of life and use it often. Scott Bleeker was 3 years old when his family lived at Deer Park. Scott said, "I loved Deer Park. We had a hobby farm. When my folks moved to Deep Creek Canyon I went to Medical Lake School. We had 20 cows and three horses on a 60-acre farm." Scott was in Future Farmers of America (FFA)...
Feed Medical Lake Feb. 10 Feed Medical Lake celebrates the Seahawks’ victory over the Broncos with “Super Bowl Fare” of BBQ ribs/chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, chips, and cookies on Monday, Feb. 10, 5-6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. For more information call Joanna at 509-714-1150. Gardeners of Cheney meeting The Gardeners of Cheney Club will meet Monday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Sessions Village Center of the Cheney Care Center. John Taves will speak about food preservation. Visitors are welcome... Full story
Eastern Washington University recently named the following Cheney and Medical Lake students to the fall quarter dean’s honor roll for the 2013-14 academic year: Cheney: Drew Ableman, Joshua Alent, Emily Anderson, Fletcher Aukerman, Samantha Ayotte, Tristan Bennett, Keagan Berstler, Dallin Bifano, Benjamin Bissell, Chelsie Bleeker, Keryia Borchers, Heather Boswell, Rebecca Caligan, Stephanie Campbell, Erin Clark, Alysa Creel, Robyn Cross, Steffinie Cunningham, Sierra Dixon, Kalvin Erbacher, Maria Fell, Dakota Felland, M...
Hallett Elementary announced their January 2014 winners. The theme of the month was responsibility. Pride: Dillon Bahr-Crewdson, Danica Gall, Elliott Bovey, Bella Price, Georgia Campbell, Silas Dutton, Melissa Plute, Makenna Wieck, Taylyn Delgado, Katelyn Teichmer, Reid Headrick, Jolena Oliver, Sophie Salinas-Sanders, Sydney Lundberg, Leah Morrison, Jayden Anthony, Anna Aaby, Jace Taylor and Quintin Collins. Can: Cecilia Graham, Skyla Barringer, Meeya Matthews, Kali Vio, Preston Hansen, Abbigail Aris, Caleb Hardison, Allison...
The Medical Lake School District Board of Trustees passed several items at the Jan. 28 school board meeting. The board first approved the first reading of Policy 3247 and Procedure 3247P, which concerns the isolation and restraint of students who are under an Individualized Education Program (IEP), an Aversive Intervention Plan or a plan developed under Section 504. According to the policy, isolation and restraint of these students will generally be avoided and not used as a form of discipline or punishment. The district...
Four Cheney High School music students will be making their way to Yakima soon to attend the 41st annual All-State Choir and Band Conference, sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association, Feb. 14-16. For three of the four students, all seniors, this will be their second conference. Last year, Logan Tiedt, Cordin Shumway and Gavin Mowreader participated in not only all-state choir, but also the All-Northwest performing groups in Portland, Ore. Shumway sings Bass 2...
Cheney Middle School Honor Roll Second Quarter 2013-2014. Sixth Grade 4.0 GPA — Kayla Bennett, Kassie Brennan, Jocelyn Cone, MaKean Dodson, Madisyn Duilio, Kailey Estrellado, Annika Fiala, Abby Fillmore, J.T. Gasper, Bastiaan Holland, Olena Hoppe, Alyssa Larson, Madison Lindemann, Megan Little, Samuel May, Marisa Mendoza, Lucy Nester, Brianna Nielson, Taylor Passey, Nicolas Preisig, Maggie Smith, Kaitlin Teeters, Alexis VanHorne, Seth Wilcox and Abby Witt. 3.9 — 3.5 GPA — Michael Adams, Trae Babcock, Lukas Baile...
In regards to Kelsey Lavelle’s review of StageWest’s production of “A Perfect Wedding,” I too attended a performance (albeit on a different date) and had a significantly different experience. While I agree with Ms. Lavelle’s assessment of the performances by Jessie Smylie and Phil West, I saw a completely different effort from the rest of the cast than she. Judy, as played by Lindsey Bekemeyer, was completely believable in her embarrassment in the predicament she found herself in as a self assured, mature young woman who...
StageWest Community Theatre had a very successful dinner theater on Saturday night Feb. 1. The food created by Mike Harmon from Willow Springs Restaurant was delicious and carried on the wedding theme from the play. The audience really seemed to enjoy the play as there was much laughter coming from them. We would like to thank the four ladies that made up our audience on Super Bowl Sunday. Though the audience was small, they made up for it with their participation. There are still three performances yet to come, Friday night...
Twelve hours of a football watching smorgasbord last Sunday? Not me. At least not glued to the tube and letting spud roots catch hold in the sofa. The Fox NFL Sunday pregame show was on with host Curt Menefee running herd on Michael Strahan and the perfect hair twins from another mother, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson. Terry Bradshaw unfortunately missed the festivities following his father’s death earlier in the week. They filled the time with introspective looks at Payton Mann...
Cheney and Medical Lake school districts have been promoting character education at all grade levels since the start of the current school year, using a list of monthly traits developed by the Spokane Valley grassroots organization PACE — Partners Advancing Character Education. At the beginning of January they were joined by businesses, civic groups, faith-based organizations and residents as PACE opened its first chapter on the West Plains, making the announcement at the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting. The...
Bob Alderman (left) dressed up as video game character Super Mario while right to left (above) Grace Larson, Megan Larson, Kristen Dickey and Luke Dickey check out some of the silent auction items at a benefit last Saturday for cancer patient London Bowater. Bowater was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in February 2011 and was almost done with her treatment when the family received news the cancer had returned. Every one of the 158 items put up for auction was bid...
It was 1995 when Bob Luttrull first came to Liberty Tire and Auto Service in Airway Heights and began working as a mechanic. Fast forward 19 years later and Luttrull is now the owner of the shop. According to Luttrull, Liberty's previous owner had approached him to purchase the shop back in January 2013. Luttrull bought the business in October. "He knew I always wanted to run my own shop," Luttrull said. Prior to becoming the Liberty Tires and Auto Service owner, Luttrull was...
The West Plains is an area that prides itself on it's sense of community and dedication to values. This dedication was reiterated when SCOPE announced the 2013 award recipients this past November. Cheney and Medical Lake both lay claim to exemplary volunteers this year. Brian Gemmell who works the Cheney/Eastern Washington University area and Keith Harland in Medical Lake and Espanola both received "Volunteer of the Year" awards. Gemmell was just looking to do some community s...
In addition to his duties to the city of Airway Heights, Mayor Patrick Rushing will now serve Washington state in a bigger capacity. At the Feb. 3 City Council meeting, Rushing announced that he was elected to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) board of directors. Rushing will be the director for District 1, which encompasses 25 cities and towns in the counties of Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens and Spokane. Rushing, whose term on the board will be effective until 2015, explained that he will reach out...
A Jan. 23 story in the Cheney Free Press on quilt distribution by the Martha Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star contained incorrectly submitted contact information. The correct information is as follows: For more information, contact Elaine Weigel at (509) 443-2632....
A 16-year-old former Cheney High School student was arrested on charges of felony harassment/threats to harm last Friday when two current students alerted authorities to a posting on a social media site showing him making threats against school. According to a news release from the Cheney Police Department, the student, who no longer attends the high school and lives in Airway Heights, was seen on the media site late Thursday night, Jan. 30, holding a gun and indicating he was going to come to the high school and start...
A vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90, just north of the Medical Lake interchange, backed up traffic for about a mile last Friday afternoon. The fire caused at least one additional accident, a non-injury rear end collision south of the interchange. No one was hurt in either incident....
The Jan. 30 Medical Lake Planning Commission meeting marked an end of an era. Glenn R. Scholten announced this would be the last meeting where he acted as Medical Lake city Planner. Scholten had served on the department for the last seven years. Prior to coming to Medical Lake, he had worked for the city of Cheney. City Administrator Doug Ross said in an email that he will be running day-to-day planning and future Planning Commission meetings while Scholten will still be used on a project basis. During the meeting, Scholten...
