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Boys are boys and girls are girls. There’s no in-between, at least when it comes to sports. I know it’s not politically correct to say that in this day and age. But genetically (and generally) speaking, boys are stronger and faster than girls. As a result, we have separate sports for each gender. That is, unless your young athlete competes for a middle or high school, or a non-profit organization in Washington state. Here, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association...
ODESSA — The Odessa Record is now part of the Free Press Publishing family. Terrie Schmidt-Crosby, the previous owner since June of 2008, is staying on as editor of the publication.Linda Goodman will remain the newspaper’s advertising representative. Together, they join the Free Press Publishing group’s other publications, The Ritzville Adams County Journal, the Cheney Free Press, Davenport Times, Fairchild Extra, Spokane Valley News Herald and West Plains Extra. The terms of the newspaper transaction were not made publi...
MALLOY PRAIRIE – Ellen Miller had really hoped her son had forgotten about the request. The Medical Lake-area resident and member of the local quilting group "Stitch and Bitch" was asked to make a quilt of something her son Patrick Miller had seen while on a trip with a Medical Lake High School group in Venice, Italy. Patrick had brought back a postcard of the mosaic floor of the Basilica di San Marco - in English, Saint Mark's Basilica, often referred to as the cathedral c... Full story
MEDICAL LAKE - The two men are diametric opposites. The first is a one-armed, self-described liberal non-conformist hippy running coach, the other a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, traditionalist conservative business owner and national hall of fame wrestling coach. In this age of extreme social and political polarity, it would seem unlikely that Medical Lake High School head cross-country and track coach Gene Blankenship and Mat Maulers Wrestling Club coach Wayne...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Lady Cards went 1 for 4 in their final games of the regular season with a win against Newport before absorbing three losses, including a No. 1 seed tiebreaker against Deer Park. The season end started out strong, despite missing Lexie Redell who has been sidelined since Jan. 31 with a head injury, with the Cards taking out Newport at home in a 59-31 smack-down on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Medical Lake dominated the Grizzlies throughout the most of the game, starting...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College men’s basketball Thursday, Feb. 13, EWU vs. University of Idaho, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, EWU at Portland State, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, EWU vs. Sacramento State, 6:05 p.m. College women’s basketball Thursday, Feb. 13, EWU vs. Idaho, 11:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, EWU vs. Portland State, 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, EWU at Sacramento State, 7:05 p.m. College women’s tennis Saturday, Feb. 15, EWU vs. Idaho State, 10 a...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Cardinal boys had a rough past week as they head into the end of the 2019-2020 season, winning a home game against Newport, then dropping the next two games to Freeman and Deer Park. The Cardinals offense came in strong from the tip-off at the Tuesday, Feb. 4 home game determined to beat Newport who had derailed their mid-season, eight-game winning streak with a Jan. 14 65-52 win. And they did, dominating the Grizzlies offensively, heading into the half w...
SPANGLE — The Medical Lake wrestling team missed the title in the Northeast A League at the district meet last weekend, settling instead for third after first-place Lakeside and second-place Deer Park. The Cards scored 208.5, 10.5 points behind Deer Park’s 219 and 42.5 points shy of Lakeside’s 251. But 12 individual Medical Lake wrestlers will be moving on to regionals. Angel Mendez had to settle for third place in the 106-pound weight class after being pinned by Freem...
DEER PARK — Cheney’s Jackson Showalter has patiently waited a year to get back on the Mat Classic stage. The 152-pound Blackhawk wrestler made his debut at the Class 2A state championships last February in the Tacoma Dome with an eighth-place finish. While the medal was gratifying, the junior acknowledged there were bumps in the road that needs to taken care of this time around. “I need to prepare myself better before I wrestle,” said Showalter, who took a big step to getting...
CHENEY — The Lady Blackhawks basketball team finally notched a Great Northern League win against another team not called Pullman. Cheney hit four consecutive 3-pointers in the first quarter — two by Emma Evans and one each from Maggie Smith and Shelby Draper — and withstood a furious last-minute rally to hold off 15th-ranked Clarkston for a 54-51 upset win at home last Wednesday night, Feb. 5. The 3s gave the Lady Blackhawks an early 14-2 lead, which they eventually expanded t...
When House Bill 1888 was proposed this year to help protect state employee unions from an ongoing battle with the Freedom Foundation, the media was strong in opposition against blowing a hole in the state’s Public Records Act. Sadly, it looks like some in the “Fourth Estate” are now willing to play Solomon and cut access to public records in half by allowing some public records to be hidden from the public, as long as they are still able to receive them. The House State Gover...
Emmanuel Lutheran celebrates ‘Fat Tuesday’ with chocolate Come celebrate “Fat Tuesday” with Cheney Emmanuel Lutheran Church’s 11th annual Festival of Chocolate. There will be activities for children and adults and a chance to win a “Get Fit Bag” or lap quilt, and all the chocolate treats you can eat. The festival takes place Feb. 25 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the church, 639 Elm St. Donations benefit the Vacation Bible School program. For more information call 509-389-3776. This is a Thrivent Action Team project.... Full story
The Rev. Christine J. Soule was called home to be with the angels on Jan. 20, 2020 and continue on her journey of life everlasting. She was born Sep. 2, 1937, in Los Angeles, Calif. to Maydean Tessier and Charles Edward Soule III, a direct descendant of George Soule, a Mayflower Compact signatory. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from University of Montana and a master’s in applied psychology from Eastern Washington University in 1993. She served as a cha... Full story
Stanley Carl Cruse Stan, son of Carl and Juanita Cruse of Cheney, having been ill since April, passed away peacefully with Margaret, his wife of 51 years, and his daughter Joanna by his side. He predeceases his wife and daughter, sister Sandra (Kurt) Anderson and family, cousin Gary (Nilah) Smith and family, cousin Linda (Lou) Deal and family, cousins in Illinois and Indiana and families and many friends. Stan grew up and attended K-12 school in Cheney, and his first year of... Full story
1 Years Ago Feb. 11, 2010 Voters in both Medical Lake and Cheney approved general obligation school bonds, with Cheney passing a $79 million school construction bond by nearly 65 percent and Medical Lake a bond to replace the school district’s outdated elementary school by a 62 percent margin. About 500 Eastern Washington University students joined other students across the state to protest potential financial aid cuts and tuition increases by the Legislature who were trying to erase a $2.6 billion budget deficit. 20 Years A...
MEDICAL LAKE – Food, fiddles and fun will be the order of the day at the Medical Lake Kiwanis Club’s annual Senior Citizen Valentine’s Day Dinner, taking place Saturday, Feb. 15. A traditional turkey dinner will be served beginning at noon at Saint Anne’s Church’s parish hall, located on the corner of Lake and Prentis streets. The event is free to all Medical Lake-area senior citizens and will feature door prizes and the announcement and honoring of the 2019 Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year. Entertainment will be provid... Full story
Cheney Congregational Church Adult education class will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. Classes begin March 1 at 9 a.m. Pastor Matt Goodale is continuing his series on “The Kingdom of God: Backwards and Upside Down.” There is a children’s area in the sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.cheneycongregational.org for previous sermons and more information about our church. The topic for the children’s Sunday service...
Cheney Public Works Director Todd Ableman (above) and members of the Cheney Depot Society and Spokane Preservation Advocates worked for three hours Saturday morning, Feb. 8, demolishing some former fuel oil supplier structures on land primed to be the depot’s new home this spring....
MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council considered the pros and cons of another community cleanup day, approved amendments to a professional services agreement and the city’s six-year transportation improvement plan at a short, 22 minute meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4. The agenda item producing the most discussion was another proposed city cleanup day, possibly as soon as April. “It was a big hit,” Mayor Shirley Maike said of the last event. “They’re already asking about it.” The council’s d...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Spokane County Fire District 10 commissioners swore in new Deputy Fire Chief Don Malone at their meeting last Tuesday evening, Feb. 4. In a news release, district officials said that prior to coming on board with the district, Malone served as assistant fire chief with Airway Heights Fire Department. He began his fire career in 1999 as a volunteer with Central Kitsap Fire in Western Washington, and also spent time with the San Bernardino County Fire D...
Puttin’ on your best cowboy boots and dusting off the old 10-gallon hat was the theme for Cheney’s “Daddy Daughter Dance” held Friday, Feb. 7 at Cheney Middle School. As usual, the annual event was very well attended....
MILLWOOD – Seldom does someone get a chance to chronicle history from an up close and personal view. For over 12 years, former Cheney Free Press staff reporter Paul Delaney spent Saturday afternoons on the sidelines at Eastern Washington University covering Eagles football. He watched and recorded as the field changed from Woodward to Roos, the turf from green to red and the Eagles program from a competitive Big Sky Conference team to a national powerhouse. Delaney has c...
In the Feb. 6 story “Cheney suspends coaches” it was incorrectly stated that former Lady Blackhawks head coach Lorin Carlon was suspended and subsequently resigned in December 2018. Carlon was not suspended and did not resign but was asked to step aside by school district officials who wanted to take the girls program in a different direction....
Cheney Middle School has released its honor roll list of students for the second term of instruction. 3.0-3.49 Rohan E. Adams, Abdullah M. Aljassem, Caleb Arce Garcia, Keira T. Ault, Olivia M. Bailey, Macie P. Baldwin, Jackson I. Barden, Gabriel L. Bateman, Marcus J. Belarde, Lillyanna A. Bocook, Arthur G. Boyd, Austin T. Brett, Case H. Brown, Liam G. Buck, Nicholas E. Bush, Calvin J. Calendine, Aiden R. Carr, Kayden M. Carr, Braelynn M. Carruth, Heather E. Child, Joseph R. Clausen, Samuel G. Coffin, Colton R. Coker, Hannah...
CHENEY – Planning Commission members weighed in on several proposed city ordinance changes at their February meeting Monday night — the first dealing with occupancy of single-family residences. The issue of occupancy — or more accurately over-occupancy — has generated the most repeat complaints from not only Cheney residents but also commission members and City Council. These stem mostly from the number of unrelated individuals living in a home in what is referred to as the “functional family” in city codes and how that de...
