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Cheney Free Press CHENEY —The 2022-23 season closed out for Eastern Washington women’s tennis on Sunday (April 16) against Portland State as the team celebrated senior day. Eastern celebrated Renata Gabuzyan prior to the match as the senior played her final match for the Eagles. Portland St. went on to take the match, 5-2, over Eastern. The Eagles end the season 4-12 overall and 2-6 in conference, while the Vikings improved to 11-11 overall and 5-3 in the Big Sky. “We had a really hard-fought, competitive match today. It was...
The following reports were issued by the Cheney Police between April 10-16 April 10 Mental cases (voluntary committal). 200 Block S. Cheney-Spangle Road Fourth-degree assault, domestic violence. 1600 Block Fourth St. Arrested: Andrew E. Ryan, 30-year-old male April11 Civil problems. 2200 Block Sunrise Dr. Third-degree theft-from vehicle. 800 Block Oakland St. Stolen: extra set of tires/wheels and fuel from gas tank April 12 Verbal domestic violence. 200 Block S. Cheney-Spangle Rd Fourth-degree assault, domestic violence....
MEDICAL LAKE – The West Plains Chamber of Commerce held its April 13 meeting at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in recognition of its commitment to local youth and to expose chamber members to the ranch and its mission. Carl Grub founded the ranch in 2008 when he purchased 110 acres from the Jensen family on Ritchey Road just west of Medical Lake. After purchasing the land, Carl and his younger brother Craig established a youth ranch where local FFA and 4-H kids raise l...
Spokane Airport addition ceremony Cheney Free Press SPOKANE — Marketing and public affairs has scheduled a topping out ceremony at the Spokane International Airport for the Concourse C Expansion Project. It will take place on April 20 at 11 a.m. at Spokane International Airport. A topping out ceremony, according to the marketing director, is a construction tradition that occurs when the final structural beam is raised and placed. “This will be an opportunity for you to sign the final piece of structural steel of the pro...
Last week, a parents group filed a complaint against Pathfinder K-8 Public School in Seattle for racial discrimination. The civil rights group filed a complaint on April 11 with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education against principal Britney Holmes and the Seattle School District for discriminating against white students at the elementary school. The complaint presents evidence that Principal Holmes issued invitations to black and “multi-racial” children to attend an educational program but e...
For the past 33 years, my wife and I have lived in a house near State Route 904, which connects Cheney to Interstate 90. When we bought our house in 1990, this highway had only a modest amount of traffic on it. Turning onto the highway was seldom dangerous. That is no longer the case. SR-904 has become more congested and more dangerous. It’s easy to understand why. Since 1990, Cheney’s population has grown from just over 8,200 to nearly 13,100. Spokane County’s population also has increased significantly during this perio...
Paul Nelson Jan. 12, 1951 – March 30, 2023 Paul Nelson was born to Henry Charles and Irma Nelson on 12 January 1951 in Spokane and lost his thirteen-year battle with cancer on 30 March 2023. Paul graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1969 where he played basketball and football and was a four-year starter at first base for the varsity baseball team. He was a proud, lifelong Tiger. He became a journeyman plumber and pipefitter in the early 1970s, and his first job was w...
Individuals and families continue to face high inflation and other cost-of-living challenges. When everything costs a little more, it can add up to a lot of economic anxiety. For many families now, it’s not about whether they can afford the vacation; it’s about whether they can buy soccer shoes for their kids, food for their table, and medications they need to survive. While there are macroeconomic factors out of the Legislature’s control, state lawmakers can – and do – make policies that impact people’s pocketbooks...
Our place on the planet is often referred to as, The Inland northwest, east of the Cascades or High Desert. Ponderosaville seems more conclusive for me. The raw charm of the Ponderosa ignites a connection with all that is free, firm and almost haughty. The grandeur of a mature specimen is reverent to me. Ponderosa pines grow in hostile, seemingly improbable areas where rock and shallow soils occur. Yet its determined tendrils find fissures and fragments of life giving soil to establish their tenacious roots. Unlike the...
The All-American Rejects Tour begins this September Cheney Free Press AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The All-American Rejects Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour is coming to Northern Quest and its bringing a number of performers and events. Below you will find the fall schedule for these events, from the Director of Public Relations at Kalispel Tribe. The Get Up Kids have joined the 12th Annual Pepsi Outdoor Summer concert lineup at Northern Quest Resort & Casino’s BECU Live on Monday, September 25, 2023. Tickets go on sale Friday, Apr...
CHENEY - Police department begins highlighting officers in a monthly program for the community. This month, Officer Anthony Christianson is highlighted in a Cheney police press release. Christianson began his law enforcement career with the Eastern Washington University Police Department in 2018, and he was hired by Cheney police in 2019. In his time at the Cheney department, he has specialized and become certified as a Firearms Instructor and a Field Training Officer. Christi...
Cheney Congregational Church CHENEY — The church is currently hiring a part-time Children’s Ministry Assistant, according to administrator Jenine Miller. “We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with toddlers, and the time requirement is only two hours per Sunday morning.” Miller said. On Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. the church is hosting a mid-week Bible study in collaboration with United Methodist Church on the gospel of Mark. Each Thursday in March the congregation will mee...
Good old U.S. 50 is a great alternative to cross the Colorado Rockies rather than the mind-numbing Interstate 70 where “no stopping any time” signs accompany you to the designated stopping points for a view. I was standing on the continental divide in the Colorado Rockies. Monarch Pass (11,3112’ elevation). On a convenient forest road, I had gone a short distance off the highway to absorb the beauty of the spot. A large wet meadow area straddles the divide, which is clearly visible as a gentle slope dropping east and west fro...
CHENEY — The clean sweep project officially began at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on Saturday, April 15 at 9 a.m. Volunteers from around the city, including Boy Scouts of America Troop 356, turned out to assist with “polishing and shining” the area. Free disposal of household garbage, building materials and metals was offered at the Utility Building, 112 Anderson Road, and free, unmounted passenger tire disposal was available at Les Schwab; truck & farm tires. The shred event w...
CHENEY – Several local and nearby lakes have an abundance of trout available to catch, just in time for opening day Saturday, April 22. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has planted thousands of trout in area lakes, including West Medical Lake, Clear Lake, Badger Lake and Williams Lake. Williams Lake received the most fish, with the first plant taking place March 20. The state added 10,701 rainbow trout weighing less than a half-pound each that day. Then on March 2...
MEDICAL LAKE – The annual Fisherman’s Breakfast will take place Saturday morning, April 22, in conjunction with opening day of lowland lake fishing season. The breakfast runs from 4 a.m. to noon at the fire station, 124 S. LeFevre St. There is a cost for breakfast. The event is hosted by the Medical Lake Volunteer Firefighter Association....
Cheney Track and field piled up some notable performances in a pair of events last week. Returning to competition following spring break, the Blackhawks ventured back into the Greater Spokane League on April 13 as well as at the very crowded field in the Van Kuren Invitational, April 15. Cheney's boys lost to host Mount Spokane 105-40, but topped Ferris by a similar wide margin 105.5-43.5. Th Blackhawk girls were defeated by Mount Spokane 91-59 but tied Ferris 75-all in the...
Medical Lake's Taylor Oliver beats a Colville runner to the base in the Cardinals Northeast A League 5-3 loss vs. Colville, April 11 at Holliday Field. A.J. Michaud is the other ML player in the photo. A two-run home run by Colville's Fox Bateman in the top of the fifth inning provided the visitors their deciding runs. Bateman also pitched in the game striking out eight Cardinals....
Medical Lake welcomed Lakeside in a Northeast A League tennis match on April 17 with the Eagles going home with a pair of wins, 3-2 on the boys' side and 4-1 in girls' competition....
Decades of experience has provided Medical Lake head track coach Gene Blankenship with very solid insight on his teams. So, it came a little bit by surprise when his teams snuck away from a Northeast A League meet in Deer Park on April 12 with an unexpected victory. His Cardinal boys and girls each defeated host Deer Park, but not Freeman, as Blankenship had thought might happen. Freeman won easily, 101-43 on the boys’ side but Medical Lake edged Deer Park 76-67. F...
BASEBALL: Cheney struggling After jumping out to a perfect 7-0 record, Cheney baseball has hit a wall following spring break, losing five of six. The Blackhawks had dropped five of their last six including contests April 11 by a 17-0 count to Mount Spokane, and then April 13, also to the Wildcats by an 8-1 score. University won 6-3 April 14. Carter McPherson and Brayden Martin had Cheney’s lone hits in the shutout loss while Jamel Chabot got Cheney’s hit in the net game. Tyler Ashcroft and Coleman Randles each had a pair of h...
CHENEY — The culmination of Eastern Washington women’s golf effort comes together next week as the team travels to compete at the Big Sky Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. The championships began on Monday, April 17 and concluded Wednesday, April 19 at the Talking Stick Golf Resort. The group heading to Scottsdale includes Jaelin Ishikawa, Brooke Mahler, Carisa Padilla, Meghan Singh and Kami Twining. Singh will be the first Eagle on course on Monday, teeing off at 7:50 a.m. Pacific Time, with the rest of the team fol...
BOSTON, Mass. – A Tekoa native won the Boston Marathon’s Women’s Wheelchair Division on Monday, April 17. Having placed in the Top 5 in the division on previous Boston Marathons, Susannah Scaroni, 31, cruised to victory with more than 5 minutes to spare. Scaroni won the race in 1:41.45, finishing ahead of Madison DeRozario and Wakako Tsuchida, who were second and third respectively. Scaroni’s best finishes previously were second in 2018 and third in 2014, 2015 and 2017, a...
CHENEY — Eagles return from California with bounty of new top marks and momentum. EWU enters the home stretch of the 2023 outdoor season with less than a month left until conference championship The Eastern Washington University Track and Field team wrapped up a highly competitive weekend late on Saturday night, returning to Cheney from the greater Los Angeles area with several new season-bests, top-10 marks in the Big Sky Conference and movement on EWU’s all-time outdoor performance list. The teams competed at the Pac...
Pair of Eagles earn weekly honor after clearing conference-leading marks in California Cheney Free Press CHENEY — Eastern Washington University’s Hally Ruff and Bobby Say have each been named Big Sky Conference Track & Field Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 16, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. It is the second such honor for both Eagle student-athletes this season after both received the same recognition during the indoor season. Ruff, a pole vaulter out of Walla Walla, Wash. in her fifth sea...
