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Peter Lansburgh of Elk Grove, Calif. shot an 18 under par for the week at the 55th Lilac City Invitational to take the top spot on the leaderboard, the $10,000 purse and the Lilac City title at the Fairways Golf Course Sunday. Play started out windy on day one Thursday, with Nampa, Idaho’s Steve Tarkon leading the way, shooting a seven under 65. Rathdrum’s Derek Bayley was close on his heels with a 66. The low amateur lead was a three under 69 by Medical Lake’s Aaron Byrd....
Not long ago, Cheney High School boys basketball head coach Gregg Smith was in a conversation with a former Blackhawks coach when he was asked how old his kids were. The former Eastern Washington University player and CHS teacher told him, noting his oldest daughter was 10. “He said, ‘You’ve got to spend time with her before she doesn’t want to spend time with you,” Smith said in a May 29 interview. Contemplating that, the four-year Blackhawks leader decided to change his wife...
The College World Series is scheduled to get underway this Saturday with Texas Tech taking on Michigan in the opener in Omaha, Neb. I can hear the overwhelming chorus of “Who cares?” now. It’s true that when it comes to NCAA sports and their respective post-seasons, baseball doesn’t have quite the same luster that March Madness has with basketball, or the College Football Playoffs does for Division I football. Part of that might be the fact that it’s played after all of the participating schools have adjourned for the summe...
Cheney High School graduating senior Julian Chabot was busy last weekend. Class of 2019 commencement ceremonies Friday night. Graduation party Saturday. All-State all-star game Sunday. The Blackhawk standout played four innings at second and pitched in relief in the eighth to help Team Adams to a 5-1 victory over Team Rainier in the championship of the annual all-star doubleheader in Yakima. On Saturday, Team Adams scored in the bottom of the eighth to post a 10-9 win over...
The following Medical Lake High School student-athletes were named to 2019 All Northeast A-League teams for spring sports. Soccer Jamess Pivonka Carter Pivonka Taye Jones Braxton Charon Baseball Sam Gollehon-1st team Brent Keith-2nd Team Mason Hammond-2nd team Softball Suzanne Shores Haley Musser Kaylee Thompson Track&Field (All State Bound) Ezekiel Lewis Jaxyn Farmen Nicholas Henry Colton Ellis Sophie Salinas-Sanders Pedro Sandre Quintin Collins Mayah Eberhardt Golf Logan...
Twenty-five years ago in 1994, the city of Cheney banned personal fireworks within the city, siting problems with fires during our dry summer weather. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Cheney Congregational Church You’re invited to join us for our Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. in the Church sanctuary at 423 N. 6th St. Rev. George Abrams will deliver the sermon. Plan to stay for coffee, refreshments and conversation in the fellowship hall following the service. The “Lunch Bunch” will meet on Thursday, June 13, in the fellowship hall at noon. Bring a potluck dish to share. Everyone is invited to enjoy stimulating conversation and great food. The communications team will meet on Thursday, June 13, at 1...
Services for Nora A. and Ronald J. Peterson will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Spokane Memorial Gardens in the Garden of the Good Shepherd, 5909 Cheney Spokane Rd., Spokane. A reception will follow from noon to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 116 College Ave, Cheney....
The Inland Northwest Blood Center together with Cheney community volunteers led by coordinator Duane Isaac will hold a blood drive on Friday, June 21, from 2 – 5 p.m. at the Marketplace Bakery & Eatery, 1011 1st Street in Cheney. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people....
The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up their annual 12 Tour over the weekend, stopping Friday, June 7, in the West Plains to tour Fairchild Air Force Base. Active defensive backs Neiko Thorpe and Tedric Thompson and former defensive back Jordan Babineaux joined Seahawks dancers, staffers and team mascot Blitz to view the facility and get a glimpse at a day in the life of Airway Heights airmen. Military personnel set up stations for players and staffers to view, letting them try on...
1 Years Ago June 11, 2009 After re-convening from executive session on litigation matters, the Cheney City Council unanimously approved a resolution to reach a settlement agreement with Thomas Myers pending the outcome of a case in the United States District Court of Appeals. The annual Eastern Washington University Friends of the Library Walking Tour of the university’s historic campus promised to be a trip through history, architecture and personalities — with a tip of the hat to EWU’s historic mission of teacher training...
You’ve grabbed your water bottle, sunscreen and hat for a hike in the park or some gardening. Add a bit of tick protection to your must-have items when you head out the door for an adventure, to garden or play. Continue enjoying the outdoors by enlisting a variety of strategies to limit your risk of exposure to ticks and the disease pathogens they transmit. Here are just a few of the ways to increase your safety and enjoyment. Wear light colored clothing to more easily spot the tick before it moves onto your skin. Wear l...
Congratulations graduates! It’s been a long time since I stood in your place. I remember being excited to finish a big phase in my life and apprehensive about starting a new one. I am sure you feel much the same. For the past 12 years, you have been a child in our public school system. Your graduation is the rite of passage from childhood into the world of adults. Well...almost. Our court system considers you an adult, so shoplifting is no longer a juvenile offense. You can serve in the military or get married without a...
This is for all you civilians out there. Yes, you, who have never served in the defense and protection of these United States. You see, all veterans make a sacrifice. All serve with the explicit understanding that at any time they may be called upon to protect and defend this great country of ours from enemies foreign and domestic, as the oath of enlistment reads. And in doing so they give something up. In a word, they give up their freedom. Because serving in the armed...
Water leaks have postponed the opening of Cheney’s municipal pool from this Friday to sometime early next week, with city officials hopeful for a Tuesday start to the swimming season. At the June 11 City Council meeting, Cheney City Administrator Mark Schuller said they initially discovered two leaks when filling the pool last week. The first two were capped off and fixed on Saturday, but crews again came to the conclusion there were more leaks as sand was present in the water circulating in the system. A third leak was f...
The city of Medical is poised to ink its updated Comprehensive Plan, or comp plan, according to a public notice. The plan is the guiding document that will be used to drive Medical Lake’s growth and direction for the next decade. Citizens have until 5 p.m., Friday, June 28, to review and comment on the new plan. The Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing at 5 p.m., Thursday, June 27, at Medical Lake City Hall to review the proposed update and to make a recommendation of approval to the City Council. The s...
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in cooperation with partnering agencies, implemented the following changes in burn restrictions effective June 7 on DNR-protected lands. Check with local jurisdictions for additional restrictions. Rule burning and small debris disposal fires are not allowed in Kaniksu, Highlands, Upper Basin and Foothills Fire Danger Rating Areas. Written burn permits burning will also no longer be allowed in Kaniksu, Highlands, Upper Basin and Foothills Fire Danger R...
The primary topic of discussion at the Tuesday, June 4 Medical Lake City Council meeting was fire. Specifically fireworks and a city code pertaining to the use of fire pits. Two residents offered contrasting perspectives regarding the discharge of fireworks in the city. The full council was present as resident Scott Holbrook shared his view regarding the “patriotic reasons” for fireworks used in Independence Day celebrations, and how both public and private property fir...
The Cheney School District announced this week the sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children. Meals will be made available at no extra charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. One of the things that sets the Cheney district apart is its full roster of culinary professionals behind the lunch counter. Almost all school lunch workers have specific culinary training or are in the midst of some sort of related schooling, Cheney director of nutrition service L.J. Klinkenberg said. A recent lunc...
Cheney High School salutatorian Jackson Powell (left) prepares for his speech at the 2019 graduation ceremony. Medical Lake Endeavors graduates, their families and guests (above) listen as Principal Lyra McGirk speaks during graduation ceremonies at the Shriners Event Center on Thursday, June 6....
A beloved Eastern Washington University English professor is officially retiring after 61 years of university teaching. Henry-York “Hank” Steiner, 87, has been teaching at EWU for 50 years and helped create several programs such as American Indian Studies, Africana Studies, Chicano Education, University Honors and Environmental Science. He also taught in special courses like Eastern religion, JRR Tolkien and classical poetics and rhetoric. Now, Steiner feels that it’s just...
It’s difficult to cover all the issues of a 105-day legislative session in 90 minutes, but Eastern Washington 6th District representatives Jenny Graham and Mike Volz gave it their best in a June 6 meeting with Cheney Free Press editorial staff. While the discussion swung from the budget to education to mental health issues, both representatives — Volz serving his second term and Graham her first — touched on several that were of importance to them. Volz pointed to a lack of transparency with much of the legislation, particula...
A student at Cheney High School’s 2019 commencement ceremony shows off a decorated graduation cap complete with glittery flamingo....
Terrace Heights resident Duke Hammond had heard enough. “I think this is a crock of crap,” he told Spokane County engineering officials standing before a group of about 23 of his neighbors at a raucous Wednesday, June 5, public meeting at Snowden Elementary School. Hammond’s comment underscored the evident and palpable anger and frustration coming from neighborhood residents who have, to one degree or another, been fighting groundwater intrusion into the basements and crawl...
So far, the weather has actually helped the city of Cheney's water system and its struggles with supply meeting demand created by irrigation. "The weather pattern has been a little strange, which has helped us out," Public Works Director Todd Ableman said in a June 7 interview. That may change, and change soon if weather forecasts prove accurate. Daytime highs are projected to climb at the end of this week and into the next, possibly running 15 degrees above average and with...
