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In something of a rarity, there was a three-way tie in the Cheney Free Press's annual first buttercup contest. Stopping by the office with indications that spring is not far off were 8-year-old Shadrach Mason (bottom) and 11-year-old Ariana McMillan (side) along with the Holtan trio, from left to right above, 8-year-old Ethan, 3-year-old Isabel and 6-year-old Isaac. That should do it for buttercups in 2015. See you next year....
With election certification the only step remaining, the Cheney School District is poised to go 1 for 2 with last Tuesday’s special election ballot proposals. The district’s three-year Educational Programs and Operations (Maintenance and Operations) levy will pass with 65.61 percent yes votes. The levy will raise $9.3 million in 2016, $9.5 in 2017 and $9.7 million in 2017 through levy rates of $3.17, $3.14 and $3.11 per $1,000 of assessed property tax valuation, with the money going to fund a number of programs including man...
CHENEY Feb. 9 Questionable text/photos were reported at Cheney High School. Identity theft was reported on the 600 block of Irene Place. Jarred C. Hopkins, 19, was arrested for third-degree theft on the 100 block of West First Street. Possible child abuse or neglect was reported on the 800 block of West First Street. Brandon P. Goyne, 20, was arrested for second-degree kidnapping/domestic violence on the 300 block of West First Street. Feb. 10 Fourth-degree assault was reported on the 400 block of First Street. An abandoned...
Thank you so very much for your overwhelming support of our Educational Programs/Maintenance and Operations Levy! This local funding provided through the levy ensures the continuation of our programs and the staffing levels on which we rely to provide a quality educational experience to our students. The levy supports virtually all areas of district operation in each and every school in our district. We appreciate your support and will continue to make the best use of the resources that you have provided. The School...
I find it tremendously sad that I have to write this letter to the residents of the Cheney School District, when over the years, you have been consistently telling Cheney’s youth, “We believe you are important and worth the investment.” So what happened? We received 58.4 percent yes votes, just 100 votes shy of passing this high school construction bond. This is proof that every vote matters, and being close is not enough. The situation at the high school is critical! This is a big problem that is not going away. We are alrea...
Sean Dotson, of the Cheney School District, was quoted in the Spokesman Review, Feb. 12 issue, “If we don’t pass it, we will have to reach out and educate about the need.” I voted against the bond with full knowledge of what is truly a necessity while keeping in mind that we have additional needs coming within a few years. I prepared an alternative that would only cost $11.6 million instead of the $44 million. During the campaigning leading up to bond votes, the districts and their YES Committees often imply that we who v...
Vaccinations have been a hot subject over the years but it has been put at the forefront due to the recent outbreak of measles in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 121 cases of measles throughout the U.S. in 17 states. The Spokane County Health District confirmed that there are no cases of measles in Spokane County. The CDC stated that the majority of people who have contracted the measles were unvaccinated. The disease can spread throughout communities among...
I am writing this letter to voice my sincerest concerns over the news that our Cheney School Districts bond on the latest ballot did not pass. As happy as I was to learn that our renewal Levy passed, I was heartbroken to learn that our current Cheney High School would not have the bond funds available to provide the crucial improvements and remodeling of which it is in such desperate need. We have been living in the Cheney School District for nine years now. We never realized just how badly the high school was in need of...
St. John’s Pancake Supper The Easter season begins at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St., Medical Lake on Feb. 19 with a pancake supper at 6 p.m. Every Thursday during Lent there will be a soup and sandwich supper at 6 p.m. Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday service at 11 a.m. Seder supper on Maundy Thursday at 6 p.m. and Good Friday service at 7 p.m. and two services on Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. For more information contact (509) 299-4114. Riverfront Park Job Fair Spokane’s Riverfront Park is holding its 2...
Note: This is a continuation of the Cheney High School fall quarter honor roll that was published in the Feb. 12 issue of the Cheney Free Press. SOPHOMORES 4.0 GPA Hannah N. Brown, Megan R. Carroll, Matthew G. Christianson, Jennifer N. Harbick, Amanda T. Hosmer, Andrew N. Jenkins, Alannah M. Lewis, Michaela A. Nanny, Anna K. Payne, Rylie K. Pease, Kameryn D. Skillingstad, Caitlyn J. Strong, Carissa G. Teeters, Amber L. Wohali and Sydney A. Zapf. 3.5 — 3.99 GPA Carsyn C. Anderson, Trevor A. Babcock, Rachel A. Barsness, A...
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced that Cheney High School graduate Adam Sweeney has been named to the Witchita State University fall quarter 2014 Dean’s Honor Roll. Sweeney joins more than 2,300 students who have received this distinction. To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. WSU enrolls about 15,000 students and offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than...
SPOKANE – The following Whitworth University students have been named by the Laureate Society for fall semester 2014: Shelby Beedle, Cheney; Danielle Burris, Medical Lake and Ashley Sievers, Spangle. The students qualified for the academic honor society by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.75 during the semester. Located in Spokane., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers 60 undergraduate a...
Tim Wise, one of the nation’s most prominent anti-racist essayists and educators will appear at Eastern Washington University for a lecture from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Showalter Auditorium. Wise’s lecture, “Combating Racism: From Ferguson to the Voting Booth to the Border,” is free and open to the public. His presentation will be followed by a reception in the Showalter Rotunda. According to a news release, Wise will present a unique opportunity to continue campus conversations about race relations in the...
Members of the Medical Lake band were honored Feb. 10 on Senior Night. They include (L-R): Stephanie Burris, Josh Miller, Enoch Seaman, Ivie Fleur Rabon, Monta Lea Harper, Kris Isherwood. Not pictured: Mikayla McCoy and Justin Brundage....
A Feb. 12 story in the Cheney Free Press on Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo being voted president emeritus status had some incorrect information. The correct information is as follows: Dr. Arévalo and H. Fredrickson are not the only two EWU presidents granted this title. Former presidents Dr. Otis Freeman, Dr. Don Patterson and Dr. Emerson Shuck were also granted this honor....
Several West Plains residents made the Eastern Washington University dean’s list for the 2014 fall quarter. Airway Heights — Ericka Rickards. Cheney — Cody Ableman, Abdullah Al Mughairah, Khaled Almuhaidib, Ahmed Almutairi, Abdullah Alqasem, Jaclyn Archer, Gwendolyn Barney, Kyle Barsness, Keryia Borchers, Yuriy Borisyuk, Heather Boswell, Aaron Brenton, Stephen Brinkley, Jeena Bushnell, Stephanie Campbell, Kayleen Campbell, Alla Chekulayeva, Aleksandr Chernega, Kolben Christensen, Erin Clark, Garrett Combs, Nichole Conno...
The Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team is getting ready for competition season. Since Christmas break, the team, which is in its third year, has worked four days a week on building a new robot for this year's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition. According to the FIRST website, this year's challenge is called "Recycle Rush," a game where teams score points by having their robots stack totes on scoring...
The Cheney School District is planning on putting some of its excess fiber optic capacity — known as “dark fiber” — to a money making use through a contract with TW Telecom. The school board voted 4-0 at its first regular monthly meeting last Wednesday night to approve a contract with the telecommunications company to lease six strands, amounting to one tube, of district-owned fiber optic cable serving Sunset Elementary School in Airway Heights. The district has four tubes, 24 strands, total, running to the school, and is...
About 500 Cheney Light customers in the north end of the city were without power for part of Sunday after a vehicle struck a main switch cabinet on the southwest side of North Sixth Street in front of the Cheney School District transportation yard. Cheney Police Department Cmdr. Rick Campbell said at 7:01 a.m., dispatch received a call of a vehicle that had failed to negotiate a left hand turn off Betz Road onto North Sixth Street due to icy conditions and struck the cabinet. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured, but the...
The AARP Free Taxaide service is once again open at the Cheney Library. Over 10 volunteers have been IRS-certified to assist taxpayers with their taxes including the Affordable Care Act. The tax site will be open Friday and select Saturdays until April 11. Due to the many tax law changes this year, the Taxaide site requests that all taxpayers come with their social security card, including all dependents social security cards, their last year’s tax return and all applicable tax related documents to ensure prompt service. T...
Peg James has never sought recognition for the time she put in at the Medical Lake food bank over the years but that did not stop the spotlight from being shined on her. James, food bank director, was named the 2014 Medical Lake Kiwanis Senior Citizen of the Year Feb. 14 at the 31st annual Kiwanis Senior Citizen Valentine's Day Dinner. She became the 33rd recipient of the award and will also be recognized in the 2015 Medical Lake Founder's Day parade. James took over the food...
One hundred twenty-five years ago on Feb. 23, 1890 a fire started in O’Donnell’s hardware store and destroyed ten businesses including the Post Office, Tom Devaz’s saloon, J.E. Thomas’ photography studio, Switzer’s Drug store, James Minnick’s jewelry store, the tailor shop, and Dr. Turner’s office. The fire was ruled suspicious. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Airway Heights Planning Commission continued its discussion of its priorities and goals for 2015-16. Development Services Director Derrick Braaten presented a draft of the City Council’s goals, which focus on more recreational options for the city, public safety, Highway 2 revitalization, transportation infrastructure, quality of life, financial planning, public outreach and business retention and recruitment. Braaten added that the Planning Commission and Park Board were asked to come up with t...
OLYMPIA— I-1351, the voter-approved initiative last fall, requires the state to limit class sizes in grades K-12, but doesn’t provide an enabling funding source. It presumes funds would be allocated by the state so school districts could hire additional teachers to accommodate the reduction in class sizes mandated by the initiative, and to provide additional classroom space. Even with state funding support, yet to be determined, local school districts could be responsible for nearly half the estimated cost of imp...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor A local citizen has filed a complaint with Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission against the Cheney School District and the Committee for Support of Good Schools alleging the two organizations worked too closely in promoting passage of the recent $44.88 million construction bond to expand and renovate the district’s high school. “I’m trying to make the case that they almost seemed in collusion,” Bill Johns said. “It’s like two sides of the same coin.” Johns filed the case Feb. 3 with the PDC, l...
