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(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on Cheney's marijuana manufacturing business, Pure Joy.) Anecdotal evidence might tell those who enjoy recreational marijuana in the state of Washington that it's certainly not their dad's - or grandfather's - pot any longer. Proof of that is seen once behind the heavily secured doors and inside the very high tech marijuana production facility in Cheney operated by Pure Joy. Located in the city's industrial park west of...
Spokane County Fire District 3 firefighter Connor Rose carries one of three dogs rescued from a fire that flared up in a unit at Presnell Trailer Court March 1. Cheney Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Johnson said the trailer sustained moderate damage from the fire that appeared to be accidental. The occupants of the trailer were not home at the time. One of the dogs was injured and taken to a veterinary clinic. A fourth dog perished in the fire....
When largely different lives - and their respective basketball worlds and cultures - first collided back in 1973 in Cheney, there was no telling what the result might be. Ron Cox was the star of the show in tiny Coulee City, Wash. where his team had won a coveted State B basketball title in 1973. Ed Waters was somewhat of an afterthought in the basketball factory known as Crenshaw High School in the heart of Watts in Los Angeles. But when the two eventually teamed together...
See a photo gallery from the event here. Fairchild Air Force Base turned 75 last Wednesday - and several hundred of its closest friends stopped by to celebrate. Fairchild began operations in early 1942, the culmination of community efforts that began in 1935 to get an Army Air Corps facility located in the area. Several years later, the Army also viewed Spokane favorably in its efforts to locate a base closer to the Pacific Ocean and interior flying routes to Alaska, but...
1 Years Ago March 8, 2007 Cheney Middle School's co-principal Mike Stark was named the Principal of the Year. The city of Cheney provided the public with a convenient spot to dispose of their yard waste by opening a new site next to the Cheney Recycling Center at 100 Anderson Road. University officials announced that the Ed Chissus Baseball Field at Eastern Washington University would be closed and turned into a challenge course. The Medical Lake Kiwanis named Duan Wolfe and...
Whitney Pittsenbarger offers help to the community with a community-clothing swap that she started about three years ago. The program is designed for all ages and demographics to come pick out clothes. No donation is required to pick up clothing. Pittsenbarger moved to Cheney about 10 years ago, previously living in Portland, Ore. She currently has nine kids and has felt the challenge herself with the financial responsibilities that come with having children. She was part of a similar organization in Portland, and she wanted...
Cheney • March 10, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • March 10, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0–18 months), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • March 10, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 1 – 3 p.m. • March 10-11, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, Noon – 5 p.m. • March 13 – March 16, GED and High School Completion Classes, community library, 4 – 8 p.m. • March 13, Planning Commission, City Council Chambers 609 Second St., 6 – 7:30 p.m. • March 14, Knittin...
Above: As 2016 queen Allison Douglas (right) looks on, event emcee Al Parsons presents 2017 Cheney Rodeo Queen Colby Smith to the attendees at the annual coronation celebration last Saturday night. Due to flooding of the Cheney Rodeo grounds, the event was held in Spokane at Mukagawa Fort Wright Institute's The Commons. Right: Also at the coronation, Cheney Junior Rodeo Princess Grace Ribbeck along with junior princesses Cierra Williams and Jacquelin Reedy spoke to the...
As lawmakers in Olympia inch toward adjournment, they must keep in mind the total added costs of new taxes on our state’s economy. It is not just about the taxes and fees they impose. They are working against an April 23 deadline to enact a two-year financial plan and find sufficient funding for it. Unlike Congress, states must balance their budgets. While the funding decisions are generally contentious, this year legislative tension is high because Gov. Jay Inslee (D) and l...
By the time this column hits newsstands or your mailbox, I will have celebrated my 32nd birthday. Turning 32 years old isn’t as grand as hitting the 16-, 18-, 21-, or 30-year-old milestones, but I like to think of every birthday as a special occasion to celebrate with friends over some good food and adult beverages. It’s also a time where I like to reflect on the changes — good and bad — that have come my way over the years and look back at how my perception has changed on certain issues. As the late, great Muhammad Ali sai...
Two bills pertaining to alcohol consumption while driving are weaving their way down the highway in the Washington State Legislature. Senate Bill 5037 would drop from five to four the number of driving under the influence infractions to finally be charged with a felony. And House Bill 1874 lowers the legal blood alcohol limit from the current .08 to .05. At last check SB 5037 had moved to the House for consideration and HB 1874 never made it out of committee and its future for this session is uncertain. The Cheney Free Press...
Cheney commission holds open house on comp plan Cheney’s Planning Commission is holding a second open house on Monday, March 20, as part of its comprehensive plan review process. Proposed updates to the “Land Use” and “Transportation” chapters of the comprehensive plan will be presented at the meeting, which runs from 5–7 p.m. at the Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St. The meeting will provide residents an opportunity to also review and comment on the proposed “2037 Future Land Use Map,” which is a graphic represe...
Eastern Washington University student and Sigma Phi Epsilon member Nate Delo reads a Dr. Seuss book to Betz Elementary School students in Traci Trotter's first-grade class last Thursday to celebrate the birthday of the famed children's books author. Born Theodore Geisel, Seuss joined Sigma Phi as a student at Dartmouth University in 1925. EWU Sigma Phi member Chaz Martinez, who was also reading at Betz, said the fraternity honors his birthday each year by going to schools and...
Cheney’s City Council has set the wheels in motion to consider creating an ordinance requiring residents and businesses to clear sidewalks adjacent to their property after a snowfall. Salnave-area resident Kathy Fleming approached the council during citizen comments at its Feb. 28 meeting about the need to keep sidewalks free of ice and snow during the winter. Fleming related a recent incident she witnessed where an older woman using a walker was walking down First Street — literally in the street — near Mitchell’s Harvest...
Like many residents and businesses throughout Spokane County, the Care & Share Thrift Store, had to endure a tough winter. Anne Starr, who has managed the store, housed in the Dora Burt Center on 211 N. Lefevre St. Medical Lake for 13 years, explained that sales have been down over the last few months partly due to the snow and rain. She said sales usually decline a little bit during the winter months, but this year the store, which typically has an average of 45 customers a day — the business is open on Mondays, W...
Medical Lake residents may notice some activity happening at the middle school on Saturday afternoons in the near future. The city of Medical Lake, the local school district and Re*Imagine Medical Lake are partnering to host Community Center Saturdays, which will be from 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. at the middle school. The first Community Center Saturday event will be March 25 in what school district Superintendent Tim Ames described as a “soft opening.” The idea to establish Community Center Saturdays came from the district and Re*...
Photo by Al Stover Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for February. February's trait is honesty. Students received certificates and T-shirts and were treated to a lunch. From left to right: Phillip Shcherbina, Milani Ornelas, Gabrielle Town, Kian Gerig, Mason Satko and Taylor Dorcheus....
Cheney High School has nominated six students for the Spokane Scholars awards. The nominees are, left to right: Andrew Jenkins - science, Sydney Zaph - social studies, Rylie Pease - math, Callan Hosmer - fine arts, Caitlyn Strong - English and Amanda Hosmer - World Languages. The Spokane Scholars is designed to award the top academic students enrolled in Spokane County high schools with cash grants and college assistance for their accomplishment in these six academic areas....
Medical Lake High School announced its honor roll for the first semester of the 2016-17 school year. FRESHMAN Principal’s Honor Roll 4.0 - 3.5 — Trinity A. Caputo, Elijah W. Carroll, Thomas C. Collins, Kelton L. Earl, Nicole M. Ehr, Blake A. Evans, Alexandra F. Hamby, Brennan R. Hart, Dejia J. Hatcher, Kaitlynn R. Hildahl, Annastasia R. Hurt-Moran, Pedro Arthur O. Ito Sandre, Tobias A. Jones, Reo D. Layton, Victor K. Long, Madison F. Lundberg, Paxton J. McKee,Emily E. Munson, Haley M. Musser, Jaycee A. Oliver, Riley P. Olm...
Eastern Washington University recently named the following West Plains students to the fall quarter Dean’s honor roll for the 2016-17 academic year. Airway Heights — Teela Avalos, Jared Costilla and Wade Hampton. Cheney — Jerika Adams, Abdulrahman Al Musharraf, Hassan Al Nasser, Mohammed Albaqshi, Rami Alghamdi, Hattan Alhaidari, Moath Aljeraisy, Mohammed Almansour, Abdulrahman Almohaimeed, Ahmed Almutairi, Abdullah Alotaiby, Omar Alsalamah, Nawaf Alshammari, Abdullah Alsubaie, Yulia Arbuzova, Samantha Ayotte, Chris...
Hallett Elementary School held its annual Title I Literature Night, March 2, with the theme "Reading Gives You Superpowers." There were a plethora of activities, such as an obstacle course in the gym, a creation station and reader's theater where students read classic Greek myths. Left: From left to right Autumn Haynes, DeMarcus Skinner Melissa Plute read the lines of the character Daedalus from the myth "Daedalus and Icarus." Right: From left to right Tysan Newman and...
The Medical Lake School Board went through their Feb. 28 meeting with a light agenda. During reports, Director of Finance Chad Moss said the projected ending fund balance for the 2016-17 school year seems to be adhering to projections. “Revenues are kind of down and projections are kind of down,” he said. The total revenue is currently over $21.145 million, which is $354,067 less than what the district budgeted. Expenditures are over $21.38 million, or $519,533 less than projections. Moss said the decline in revenue and exp...
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter The Airway Heights Planning Department has issued two notices of application and State Environmental Protection Act review checklists for projects. The commission will hold public hearings for both projects at its March 15 meeting. The first application is for phase one of the Garfield Road/Sixth Avenue reconstruction project. This project includes reconstructing a transportation loop along Garfield Road and Sixth Avenue from its intersection with...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor City of Cheney officials were informed in a letter received March 2 that electronics manufacturer Harman will be closing its manufacturing operations at its Cheney plant located at 2416 Cheney-Spokane Road. The plant, originally founded as XN Technologies by former Eastern Washington University computer science professor the late-Alan Hale and sold to AMX/Harman in 2006, will be laying off 86 employees in phases beginning May 4. Manufacturing operations will effectively cease on June 30. Cheney...
