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Cheney girls track and field head coach Tom Stralser knew at the beginning of the season that the Blackhawks were going to be a good, big-meet team. Turns out he was right. With just seven athletes the Blackhawks ran, jumped and threw their way to a third place team finish in the 2A classification at last weekend’s 2A, 3A, 4A track and field state championships at Lakewood’s Mt. Tahoma High School. While individual state titles proved elusive, Cheney did come home with thr...
In the end, it took two kicks and four feet to ease the pain of four years of frustration for the Cheney High School boys’ soccer team in the state 2A title game. The first came from midfielder Micah Weller, who possessed a ball near the end of the first overtime last Saturday against Tyee, dribbled 15-20 yards before passing forward to forward/midfielder Ian Schmandel. The junior in turn dribbled ahead of the Totems’ defender and fired a shot from near the 18-yard box that we...
Eastern Washington University is proud to welcome back to campus Todd McFarlane, an entertainment and business mogul and an international awarding-winning artist, during its Commencement weekend June 14-15. Todd McFarlane ‘84, who will be the keynote speaker at one of two graduation ceremonies that weekend, became a comic book sensation in the 1980s due to his work on Marvel Comics “Spider-Man” franchise. In 1992, he launched his own comic title, “Spawn,” which became on...
BELLINGHAM – On Memorial Day weekend, about 2 million people in more than 50 countries protested crops from genetically modified (GMO) seeds overtaking the food supply for humans and animals. The “March Against Monsanto” took place in 11 Washington cities, including Bellingham. An organic grocery there, Terra Organica, recently became the first in the nation to label GMO products on its shelves. Owner Stephen Trinkaus agreed with customers who said they have the right to know what’s in their food – and whether it is create...
Those who live in the Northwest, especially the inland portion, will often tell you how they feel fortunate not to have to deal with many of the phenomenon’s Mother Nature deals out in the form of hurricanes, ice storms and of course tornadoes. The latter of course recently has come to the forefront following the deadly events in Moore, Okla. where an F5 twister cut a miles-long swath through the Oklahoma City suburb, killing 24, injuring 300 with damage claims that could h...
Imperial Styling Salon owner Amy King wants Cheney residents to know that the salon’s barbershop is very much up and running at its long-time location at 424 First St. It’s just been re-arranged a bit, changes King said have already proven successful. The barbershop was originally located on College Avenue in a storefront now occupied by children’s clothing store Trendy Tots. That location became available when Imperial Style barbershop owner Erricka Ralph returned to schoo...
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter They say the first year is always the hardest for a new business, but that will soon be out of the way for Medical Lake’s Verve Vintage Home Furnishings. Owner Rhonda Edgar is the sole proprietor of the store, which will celebrate its first year of business during Founder’s Day celebrations Saturday, June 15. She looked back on the past year with a positive outlook, noting that business has grown steadily since opening. Although the business is sti...
Ryan Thomas-Keith Stradling, age 19, passed away on May 25 in Portland, Ore. after a seven-month battle with brain cancer. He graduated from Banks High School in 2012 where he began musical training that instilled his ambition to one day becoming a professional percussionist. Ryan attended the summer jazz workshop at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, and displayed amazing talents as a drummer. Ryan’s large Stradling family deeply grieves the loss of an outstanding s... Full story
1 Years Ago June 6, 2003 Citizens and Eastern Washington University students were prepared to have one more opportunity to testify on the proposed change in Cheney’s zoning code that would limit the number of non-related people who could occupy a home. Discussion was to commence on whether the city of Medical Lake would help provide health care to low income individuals and families in the area. Brian Levin-Stankevich was named as provost and vice president for academic a...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to join us this Sunday June 2, for the Second Sunday after Pentecost. Christian education classes for grade school through adult begin at 9 a.m. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by fellowship at 11:30. This Sunday we will welcome new members and celebrate our high school and college graduates during our lunch potluck. Mark your calendars. Emmanuel Lutheran Church will hold its Vacation Bible School beginning Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 19. Emmanuel will host children...
Jennifer Lindberg, a mother of two elementary-age children, has been researching Common Core Standards and she is very concerned. Billed as the future of education, the standards have other consequences not advertised by its proponents. If you are interested in the future of the U.S. education system, the possible outcomes of Common Core may shock you. According to Lindberg, “Parents, teachers and residents of our school district need to know there is troubling information on the Common Core Standards that our state is now i...
Within hours of last week’s tornado disaster in Oklahoma, I (like many others) received emails from the President of the United States and my U.S. Senator. With impassioned language, they both claimed to care deeply about yet another community devastated by a cataclysm, and then said the best way for America to respond is to support private charities. The work of non-governmental organizations, no doubt, is critical, and contributing money to them is laudable. But there is something troubling about government leaders i...
In a hallmark speech last week, President Obama unilaterally declared the war on terror over. The end of that war, Obama stated, meant we could return to the halcyon days of the Clinton-era law enforcement, during which America experienced a spate of terrorist attacks ranging from the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 to the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 to the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 to the USS Cole bombing in 2000. What justified Obama’s announcement? Nothing, except his nee...
These days, it seems like “pleading the Fifth” is overused. Last week, senior Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner exercised her Fifth Amendment right during Congressional hearings regarding the recent IRS scandal about the agency’s targeting political groups for audits. But, being in a public position of power, should that come without consequences? The Fifth Amendment was created to prevent witnesses from incriminating themselves while on the stand while answering questions. As we all know, lawyers are able to dire...
Hallett Elementary’s Wow Now Fund Run was a huge success. Families and community members helped the school raise over $15,000 to support the Associated Student Body. Grace Remendowski, was one of the top collectors for donations. For her prize, she chose the pizza of the month donated by the Pizza Factory in Medical Lake....
Several years of hard work were recognized this month when Medical Lake School District Food Services Supervisor Charlotte Cook received awards at both the regional and national levels. School Nutrition Association, a national non-profit organization, awarded Cook Outstanding Director of the Year Award. The honor recognizes the extraordinary contributions of school nutrition directors who manage effective school meal programs providing healthy, appetizing meals to students,...
The Cheney School District has been the recipient of several honors and awards during the month of May. On May 6, Cheney High School was named as one of America’s Best High Schools 2013 by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. According to a press release and information on The Daily Beast website, Cheney High School was ranked 1,651 out of 2,000 schools making the list. For the past two years Newsweek and The Daily Beast have analyzed the nation’s high schools to determine those tha...
A last minute change of direction paid dividends for a Cheney elementary school student in last week’s Books2Eat, annual edible book festival sponsored by the JFK Library and a group of volunteer friends of the library at Eastern Washington University. Nine-year-old Nicole Murray, a third-grader at Betz Elementary had her “Nail Art” marshmallow creation selected as the best entry in the event that drew some two-dozen entries. Books2Eat is a just-for-fun event in which faculty,...
A computer error in the Cheney Free Press May 23 Cabbages and Kings column omitted information about local photographer Carlene Hardt’s book “A swan and his family.” The book can be previewed at - http://silverfoxmultimedia.shutterfly.com or by contacting Hardt at [email protected]....
Spokane County Sheriffs Office and Cheney Police Department investigators combined resources to help arrest a man responsible for at least four robberies of area McDonald’s restaurants over a three-week period in May. Law enforcement officers from several agencies arrested 23-year-old Sean Martin last Thursday in north Spokane for three counts of first-degree robbery. Martin was armed with a firearm and a large amount of ammunition at the time of his arrest, according to a SCSO news release. During the course of the i...
Airway Heights Court Administrator Suzanne Wohl holds a flag as the remains of Fairchild airmen travel on Highway 2 during a Dignified Arrival procession....
Last Wednesday, May 22, United States Air Force officials announced their recommendation that McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas was recommended to be the first base to receive the new KC-46A tanker fleet, listing Fairchild and Grand Forks as alternative locations. The new tanker will eventually replace the KC-135 fleet, the aircraft currently used at Fairchild. Local cities and economic organizations rallied to support the base’s bid to be the main operating base for the first KC-46A fleet, built by Boeing. “Our KC-135s are...
Senior midfielder Daniel Bogart (center) leads his Blackhawks in hoisting the trophy after defeating Tyee High School 2-1 in overtime last Saturday to win the boys 2A soccer state championship. It was the fifth time in the last six years Cheney had made it to the soccer Final Four and state title game, placing second in four appearances....
The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a $96,663 contract with Itron that city officials believe should make electric and water usage more manageable and cost effective. The global supplier of fixed communications networks for automatic and electronic metering reading will provide equipment, installation and professional services that will provide more flexibility and data management for Cheney’s Light and Public Works departments. Light Department director Joe Noland told the council the recommendation comes at the e...
