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Medical Lake High School students enrolled in the digital design and visual communication design classes presented their artwork and portfolios at the annual digital art show, May 17. Works were done by first- and second-year students who used a variety of design techniques.... Full story
When I stopped by the Cheney library on Saturday shortly before closing, I was greeted by a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers sitting on top of the big litter can out front. There was a note with them from Jeffry, asking that someone give them a home, indicating that they were from his garden and he had no one to give them to. I took them to my neighbor, who is giving them a good home. Thank you Jeffry, for your random act of kindness. Christie Bruntlett Cheney...
The family of Joyce Callaway would like to thank the community for their outpouring of support following our mother’s passing. We especially would like to thank the members of St. Anne Catholic Church for their wonderful help and sympathy, and her friends and co-workers at the Medical Lake Food Bank for their expressions of love and caring. Shirley Maike Medical Lake...
A big thank you to those on the committee who worked so hard throughout the year to make Cheney Mayfest a success. Although Mother Nature only partially cooperated in giving us May-type weather — it could have been warmer — everyone pushed on to make this community event lots of fun for all. Those who attended know what I mean. For those of you who missed out on this wonderful gathering, make it a point to join in next year. You will be glad you did. Again, thank you, thank you to all those committee members, volunteers, par...
Monday is Memorial Day, a day marked in many ways. There will be barbecues, picnics and other activities. If the weather is nice, some will head to the lake to get a start on summer, go for long hikes or work in their yard. There will be memorial services at cemeteries to honor those who gave their lives in service of their country. Having attended these ceremonies, I find them moving and meaningful. But I’m not going to get preachy to encourage others to go because honestly, if it wasn’t for the fact of where I work, I proba...
By now the West Plains — and probably all of Spokane County — knows the situation with Airway Heights’ water system. On May 16, city officials announced that two of its wells tested above Environmental Protection Agency lifetime health advisory levels for two perfluoro chemicals. This is a result from testing of wells on and around Fairchild Air Force Base that had contamination above advisory levels. Both the city and Fairchild are doing everything possible to provide residents and businesses with alternative water sourc...
Note: This is a continuation of the EWU dean’s list that was printed in the May 18 issue of the Cheney Free Press. The following West Plains residents made Eastern Washington University’s dean’s list for the 2016-17 winter quarter. Cheney — Allison Sanchez, Yekaterina Senchenko, Katherine Senechal, Johanna Sherman, Rose Smith, Clancine Smith, Taylor Spicer, Peyton Stark, Trina Stout, James Strampher, Nick Strawn, Thomas Strother, David Teterin, Mariya Teterin, Lelia Thatcher, Kaitlyn Thiede, Liam Thomas, Tad Tinker, Guadalu...
With the pending closure of longtime Cheney business, AMX/Harman, nearly 90 employees will lose their jobs. City of Cheney officials were informed in a letter received March 2 that the electronics manufacturer would be closing its manufacturing operations at the plant located at 2416 Cheney-Spokane Road. The Cheney Free Press would like to talk to any employees who wish to speak about either their time spent on the job, what the future holds, or both. The business, originally founded as XN Technologies by former Eastern...
Unlike some other business frontage that has sat vacant for long periods of time in Cheney, the former Del's Feed and Farm Supply, which closed in April, will soon be back operating. Basin Feed and Supply, based out of Moses Lake and with an additional store in Kennewick, will be coming to town. The family-owned company will take possession of the property in the coming days. No firm opening date has been set, but Josh Sidwell, the Kennewick store manager, and son of founder...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The former Buckhorn Inn in Airway Heights will reopen soon with a new name. Shawn Reilly from Spokane, along with partner in the building, Cheney's Steve Emtman, purchased the iconic restaurant from Noreen and Gary Pederson last November and will reopen it as the third Shamus's Sandwich Shoppe, hopefully by early July. Currently Reilly has locations in Spokane Valley at Sprague and Havana - in a former Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop - and on...
Five Cheney High School students will be attending the annual Evergreen Girls' State conference, June 11-17, in Ellensburg. The conference is held on the campus of Central Washington University. According to information from Cheney's American Legion Auxiliary, Evergreen Girls' State is a nationwide Americanism and government training program sponsored by the Auxiliary. The program is for girls who have completed their junior year in high school. Attending from Cheney will be...
Eastern Washington University hosted its first Eagles’ Nest Business Pitch Competition finale on May 18. The idea behind the final round of competition came from the hit television show “Shark Tank” and featured six successful local business people – mostly EWU alumni – choosing the winner of the competition. “This will become an annual tradition at EWU,” Bruce Teague, the director of EWU’s Center for Entrepreneurship said. “We already have the funds for the next couple years. I simply want to motivate EWU students to devel...
The Medical Lake High School main lobby was filled with a plethora of artwork on May 17. The high school hosted its annual digital art show that featured work from students in instructor Don Parr's digital design and visual communication (VCD) classes using various media and techniques. It also showcased portfolios as well as students demonstrated their skills using drawing pads. Anthony Barnes, who is in his second year of taking VCD classes, explained that students who are...
Cheney Federal Credit Union's chief operations officer, Lynn Mount, helps Sunset Elementary student Owen McLaughlin shop for a book. Cheney Federal Credit Union sponsored McLaughlin and other students in Sunset's afterschool program to go shopping for new reading materials for the summer through a grant called First Book....
The Cheney School District No. 360 announces sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children. Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. Meals will be served at the following locations, dates and times: Cheney High School, 460 North Sixth St., June 27 – July 28. Breakfast is from 8-8:15 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Site supervisor is Rita Whitaker (509) 559-4101. Cheney Middle School, 740 Betz Road, June 26 – July 21. Breakfast is from 8 – 8:15 a.m., lunc...
Airway Heights continues to make progress on reducing its recent water contamination issues. On May 16, the city announced that two of its wells tested over 70 parts per trillion for contamination by two perfluoro chemicals. In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency updated its health advisory levels for the chemical concentration to 70 parts per trillion. That day, staff immediately deactivated the wells and recommended residents not drink the water, though it is safe for...
Officials from Fairchild Air Force Base, city of Airway Heights, Washington state Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency were on hand to provide information and answer questions from residents regarding the water issue concerning perfluoro chemicals contamination during a May 23 public meeting. The meeting, held in the Medical Lake High School gym, was in response to water wells at and around Fairchild and Airway Heights testing above EPA health advisory levels for perfluoro chemical contamination. Dr....
Fatal crash in south Spokane County claims 19-year-old A 19-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident early May 17 in south Spokane County. According to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release, at approximately 7:40 a.m., deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover crash in the area of South Cheney Plaza Road. and South Rock Lake Road. They received information the female driver was unresponsive and good Samaritans, who stopped to help, had begun CPR. The driver, the sole occupant of the v...
The design-build team for Airway Heights’ recreation complex has been selected. In a May 22 interview, J.C. Kennedy, parks, recreation and community services director said, the selection committee chose ALSC Architects and Lydig Construction as the team for the project. ASLC designed a preliminary building plan for the project for the city’s the $13 million unlimited tax general obligation bond proposal to help fund the complex’s first phase of construction. Kennedy will bring the recommendation for City Council’s final a...
Units from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Spokane County Fire District 3 and American Medical Response responded to a serious, two-car head-on collision at approximately the 14500 block of Medical Lake Four Lakes Road between Craig and Medifor roads, at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday. According to SCSO Dep. Mark Gregory, deputies received a call of a Silverado pickup truck traveling eastbound that crossed over the center-line and collided with a Suburban traveling...
The Cheney Free Press will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Deadlines for the submittals for the June 1 issue have changed. Legals and classified ads must be submitted to the office by 11 a.m. Friday, May 26. All submitted editorial content — including churches, public service announcements and letters to the editor — must be submitted by noon on Friday. The Cheney Free Press will reopen for business Tuesday, May 30, at 8 a.m....
Medical Lake’s water is safe to drink. That’s according to City Administrator Doug Ross, who informed City Council at its May 16 meeting that their wells tested as non-detect levels of Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and/or Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination. In a May 18 interview, Ross said staff sampled two of its wells out of precaution because of the PFOA and PFOS contamination in private wells near Fairchild Air Force Base’s and in the city of Airway Heights. Ross said as soon as he got off the phone with...
Cheney's annual Memorial Day observances are under new management, and for the most part, are taking place as they have in the past. For years, the Cheney Cemetery Association organized and sponsored the activities, which included a breakfast, walk to Fairview Cemetery and observance ceremony. But in a late-March press release, the association said its board of directors decided at their February meeting they could no longer continue the practice, saying it was "time for a...
With a major repaving of State Route 904 through Cheney slated to begin in late June, state Department of Transportation officials hope to answer questions and allay residents concerns at a project open house on June 1. The open house will take place from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Wren Pierson Community Center. WSDOT's acting project manager, Tom Brasch, said in a May 22 interview the department had just executed a contract for the $1.62 million project last week with successful l...
The Cheney High baseball team's 2017 season came to an end, May 20 in the second round of the 2A state playoffs where they lost to the Ellensburg Bulldogs. The Blackhawks had rocky regular season that led to an upswing where they won seven straight games – capturing the District 7 championship in the process. Here are some photos from the Blackhawks' season.... Full story
