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Cheney Light Department Director Steve Boorman said it’s not typical practice for utilities to enter into involved contracts with potential industrial users. In fact, contracts with these customers are seldom required at all. But in the case of the new customer occupying the former AMX/Harman site on Cheney-Spokane Road, Boorman and other city officials felt the power demands being made merited just such a move — which the City Council unanimously approved, with the exception of Councilman Dan Hilton who was absent, at its...
In a day and time when service organizations across the country tend to suffer from lack of interest, the Medical Lake Lions Club appears to be bucking the trend. They are in fact the catalyst for a new Cheney chapter, and in May will observe their golden anniversary of 50 years. Club president Mark Hudson sees things turning around, at least for Lions, which nationally turned 100 in 2017. Millennials coming up are going to be a target for membership he said. "They desire to...
Nashville, Tenn., to Cheney is quite the distance, but that didn't seem to stop Karen (pronounced like car-in) McCormick to reach for her dreams. On March 15, the 2013 Cheney High School graduate hosted a celebration party at the Mason Jar for her first released single on iTunes called "Just a Song." She recorded the song in the Music City while she was in the area doing an internship with Warner Music Group, a label that represents artists like Blake Shelton and Ed Sheeran. H...
The March 8, 2018 Cheney Free Press contained a guest opinion concerning “Argentina’s Socialism.” Unfortunately, people do not understand the difference between socialism and social programs. Socialism is an economic system where the workers in any particular industry own the means of production, capitalists and corporations are not allowed. Social programs provide for the common welfare. Such programs provide schools, fire and police departments, medical services, housing and retirement subsidies. Argentina and many of th...
I was in the Navy in 1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt passed away and Vice President Harry S. Truman was suddenly president after only eight months in office. He felt the weight of the world on his shoulders. President Truman entered the White House with no experience. Unlike Truman, current President Donald Trump does not listen to his advisers. Truman served in World War I, the National Guard for 30 years. Trump was deferred five times from serving. Truman was married one time and was never unfaithful. Truman was also the po...
We will not invest in our annihilation. Now we can avoid it. Our world and everything we care about is threatened every moment of every day by nuclear weapons, either by intent, accident, miscalculation or cyber-attack. These weapons, though now illegal following the July 2017 U.N. “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,” adopted by 122 nations, continue to be modernized at an expected cost of $1.7 trillion over the next 30 years. Like the Parkland students victimized by inaction of the previous generations, the non...
Thank you so much for your recent article highlighting resources available to Cheney families (“Charitable Confusion,” Cheney Free Press, March 1). Having served on the community service council for many years as a Cheney School District representative and having worked for nearly eight years with Feed Cheney I know and appreciate the services that both organizations provide. I would, however, like to clarify information on Feed Cheney. The monthly free dinner and grocery distribution is held at the Wren Pierson Building Oct...
I was concerned when the state Senate seat in rural King County went to a Democrat, giving them a one vote majority as well as control of the House and governor’s office. The liberals are now unencumbered in their self-appointed mission to see how much money they can squeeze out of the state’s taxpayers. Washington budgets on a two year cycle every odd numbered year. The 2017 budget was not only the largest in history, it had the largest increase over the past budget. We exceeded $20 billion in proposed spending for the first...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Pick a week and the jury of studies is either in or out on the benefits of any number of products or activities. On a rotating basis — whose frequency varies as widely as results of studies presented — data will tell us that beer or wine is either good or bad for us. No data comes to mind recently on any benefits of hard alcohol, but periodically comes the story of someone who turns 100 and claims their longevity is due in part to an occasional nip of whiskey. But last week, nearly 50 peo...
Cheney resident Lori Wyborney, principal at Rogers High School in Spokane, was chosen as the 2018 Principal on Parade for the 40th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Spokane. Cheney residents have been featured in prominent roles the past several years in the parade with Eastern Washington University President, Dr. Mary Cullinan and EWU athlete Cooper Kupp chosen as grand marshals in 2017 and 2016 respectively....
The AARP Free Tax-aide assistance program is running now through April 13 at three locations on the West Plains. AARP Tax-aide in partnership with the IRS, sponsors the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. The programs’ mission is to provide free basic tax return preparation for low-to-moderate income and elderly taxpayers. This includes taxpayers with disabilities, limited English proficiency and military. In Cheney, assistance is by appointment only at the community l...
Eastern Washington University will send one of its largest contingents ever to the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 4-7, on the University of Central Oklahoma campus. This is the second consecutive year Eastern has selected nearly 60 students to attend this prestigious academic event. Conference presenters are challenged to use their excellence, innovation and critical thinking to make poster and oral presentations on various research projects. Topics that EWU students are presenting this year...
Travelers shoud arrive earlier for flights Spokane International Airport officials are asking passengers to arrive 90 minutes prior to their scheduled boarding time due to new nonstop destinations and growth in available seats. In addition, the airlines are predicting a record high spring travel season. In a March 16 news release, airport officials said that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has responded by opening the passenger security screening checkpoints 30 minutes earlier at 4 a.m. from 4:30 a.m. to...
OLYMPIA – Transportation contractors, subcontractors and consultants, along with minority, women and small-business owners, are invited to learn about the Federal Aviation Administration’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise disparity study just getting under way. The new disparity study, which WSDOT is managing for the FAA, will evaluate if disadvantaged businesses have equal access to contracting opportunities. It will examine race- and gender-based barriers to prime contractors or subcontractors when competing for FAA...
A healthy lawn is your best defense against lawn diseases and other problems. But when the weather favors the disease more than your lawn, problems can occur. Reduce the risk of disease by keeping your lawn healthy. Mow high to encourage deeply rooted grass that is more drought tolerant and resistant to disease problems. Water early in the day so the grass leaves, blades, dry quickly and less water is lost to evaporation. Apply the right type and amount of fertilizer at the pr...
The Cheney Free Press is now closing early on Fridays. The office will be open on Fridays at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. The regular hours of office operation Monday — Thursday remain the same, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m....
Eastern Washington University has named Jonathan Anderson, Ph.D, the new dean of EWU's College of Social Sciences (CSS), effective immediately. Anderson has served as interim dean of CSS since April 2017, and his selection comes after a nationwide search. He came to Eastern in 2006 as an assistant professor after earning a Ph.D in clinical psychology from Seattle Pacific University. He was promoted to associate professor in 2011 and professor in 2015. During his time at...
By GRACE POHL Staff Intern Eight firefighters in Airway Heights made the climb, literally, to raise funds for the leukemia and lymphoma society. On March 11, the crew climbed the 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Tower in Seattle, equaling 1,356 steps, in firefighting gear at the 27th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. It is the world’s largest on-air stair climb competition. “This was my fifth time participating,” Deputy Chief-Training Alex Turner said. “It is a really cool experience. Around 2,000 firefighters show up...
Several local students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for fall quarter 2017. The students are listed alphabetically by home town as follows. Cheney: Haley Breanne Dixon (junior), Victoria Edelstein (sophomore), Sonora M Hetrick (senior), Shayla Irene Payne (junior), Alexandria F Sowers (freshman) and Shogo Hiram Starr (junior). Spangle: Kira Sue Renfro (senior)....
Cheney Middle School Future Business Leaders of America students put their teaching and talents to work this past winter to help members of the city of Spokane's homeless community. Organized by FBLA student Audrey Schlotter, the students completed a community service project by collecting winter clothing items. Working with Blessings Under the Bridge, Schlotter and the chapter spent November and December 2017 collecting and creating 292 items only with money to help the...
The Cheney Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter competed at the 2018 Winter Business Leadership Conference in Spokane Valley this past February. Cheney Middle School sent 19 competitors to the conference representing one of the only two middle school chapters in the region. Of the 19 students who competed, 18 placed in the top six in their events, advancing to the state competition in April. Highlights of the conference include Mia Baldwin and Toivo...
An anonymous donor wanted Medical Lake Middle School students to have a leg up in the ever-changing world of technology, so they now have a 3D printer. Exactly what they will do with it is still a work in progress, but the possibilities are virtually endless. 3D printing is used for both prototyping and manufacturing of actual parts or accessories for products. Real-world applications are common these days, according to teacher and robotics coach Chad Powers, noting that a...
In the March 15 Cheney Free Press story on Medical Lake City Council, a 3-2 vote authorized the excused absence of only Councilman Tony Harbolt and not Councilman John Merrick....
Road width at the developing Highland Village in Airway Heights was a main discussion at the March 12 City Council study session meeting. Public Works Director Kevin Anderson explained to the board that the developer of the location has requested a roadway width of 34 feet instead of the original 40-foot plan. Anderson explained that there will be plenty of parking for residents in the area, but if it develops into an issue down the road, they can restrict parking on the road at certain times of the day. “There are a n...
Current and future projects - both in Cheney and at Eastern Washington University - were the topics of discussion at the March 12 Cheney Planning Commission meeting. Shawn King, EWU's associate vice president for facilities and planning, gave a project rundown, beginning with the one currently under construction - the $31 million renovation of the Pence Union Building. King said he recently toured the facility, and while there is a lot of work to be done, believes the project...
