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Cheney Planning Commission wants to reorganize comprehensive plan's priority list By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The process to approve Cheney's new comprehensive plan began last week as the Planning Commission expressed concerns about a recent meeting on the plan's priorities. At the regular monthly meeting of the commission Sept. 13, Community Development director Brian Jennings and city planner Brett Lucas laid out the draft of the plan, which outlines the city's vision and goals to meet that vision through 2030. The...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Don't look now but there seem to be great strides being made – literally – by new Medical Lake cross country coach Gene Blankenship as his boys' team made an impressive showing this past Saturday. The Cardinals earned a fifth place finish from Jacob Morrison who clocked a time of 17 minutes, 1 second on the 3-mile course and helped lead Medical Lake to a second place team finish at the Seaport Invite held in Clarkston. “I had asked the boys if they had placed in an invitational,” Blanken... Full story
Courtesy StatePoint Media It's almost time to carve that pumpkin to create a spooky jack-o'-lantern. While carving a lantern for Halloween may have started across the ocean in the UK, the USA is where it's at when it comes to pumpkins. Over one billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in America by major pumpkin-producing states, according to the USDA. Indeed, in 2008 Illinois led the country by producing 496 million pounds of the vined orange gourd. Pumpkin patches in California, Pennsylvania and New York also provided lots of...
Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) is encouraging community members to get their flu shot at Spokane's first drive-thru flu shot clinic Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Spokane Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place. Drivers and up to three passengers, ages 13 and older, are invited to visit the specially-designated pull through, roll up their sleeve and receive an injection to protect against flu this season. “We want flu shots in our community to be as accessible as possible so we can keep our residents...
By PHIL KIVER Contributor I spent the 9/11 weekend hanging out in downtown Washington D.C. observing the various Tea Party Rallies. Honestly the last one I had been to was in Gonzales, Texas last August and the one before that had been a healthcare protest in Austin, I believe. I will make a bold prediction here today. Whatever the highest numbers of congressional seats the experts say are vulnerable I will go 50 seats higher than that. I am talking about total number of new representatives of both parties. Judging people's...
1 Years Ago Sept. 28, 2000 Heated discussion continued on locating a halfway house for sex offenders at the former home of the superintendent at Eastern State Hospital. Medical Lake is the only site in Eastern Washington being considered for the facility. Medical Lake police reported the escape of a level II sex offender from Eastern State Hospital. Douglas W. Schwenk of Yakima allegedly escaped through a broken window, but a subsequent search of the grounds found no trace of the man. Eastern Washington University president...
Your flowering shrubs and trees need attention before winter blows in By LaVERLE McCANDLESS Contributor “Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.” Anonymous. The Gardeners of Cheney gives a big “Thank you!” to Sessions Village for the use of Sessions Village and to everyone who attended the first Fall Event. The speakers were great! Fall care and winterizing roses is one of the biggies when it comes to flowering shrub fall care. The fall care actually starts in mid-August with the last fertili...
Education, entertainment and embarrassment. Those are just three of many reasons that come to mind when pondering why the Cheney Free Press provides weekly police reports from West Plains' law enforcement agencies. Some residents like the education they provide. Others enjoy a certain entertainment factor. And yet there are those who want to run for the shadows when – to their embarrassment – they appear in the section. While there are numerous reasons why people either like or dislike the police reports, our primary rea...
City officials say no new developments will be approved until amount of water per residence levels are changed By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Medical Lake developers are hoping for a spring thaw of the housing market before moving forward with more construction, while city officials are working to lower residential water requirements by the end of this year. Water, sewer and road infrastructure has been installed at the 4.9 acre Fox Ridge North subdivision and the project has received final city approval, but A&K Developmen...
Betty Jean Davis (Bennett) passed away Sept. 10. She was preceded by the death of her husband George Davis. George and Betty lived in the Medical Lake and retired from Eastern State Hospital. Betty is survived by two sons Victor Davis and Lonnie (Rusty) Thomas. She also is survived by two sisters Billy Jo Barner (Bozeman, Mont.) and Beverly Bennett (Kansas City, Mo.) and one brother Mike Bennett (Las Vegas, Nev.). A Graveside service was held Sept. 16 at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Donations are to be given to SCRAPS (Spokane...
Cardinal Community Courtyard project will be completed in stages as grants are found By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Initial design work has been completed on a community garden planned for Medical Lake High School and organizers are now seeking outside funding to construct the project. Last year MLHS health teacher Val Von Lehe and Eastern Washington University instructor Laurie Morley initiated the idea for a 2,850 square foot garden on school grounds that teachers can use for teaching and the wider community can access...
Courtesy StatePoint Media As the school year begins, pediatricians' offices swell with children and conscientious parents making sure their kids get back-to-school vaccinations. Getting your children vaccinated and making sure their shots are up-to-date will protect them for a lifetime, urge medical experts. “Vaccinations are important public health measures that prevent the spread of deadly infectious diseases like meningitis, measles, and polio,” says Judith S. Palfrey, MD, president of the American Academy of Ped... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor When Cheney head coach Cassie Hare first saw the Lady Hawks' 2010 volleyball schedule she was discouraged. It was a schedule featuring three teams in the first four matches that placed at last year's 2A state tournament – including state champion Pullman. After three of those matches, Hare isn't so discouraged anymore. “Now I see it as an opportunity to work out some kinks against good teams and get ready for the rest of the league,” Cheney's third-year head coach said Monday night. The Lady Hawks...
Fall, another four letter word, sometimes gets a bad rap By LUELLA DOW Contributor No wonder some people have a negative attitude toward fall, or autumn, as I like to refer to it. You should see my dictionary. It attributes more than half a page to fall. Talk about a poor, maligned word. Fall is attributed to a “fall from grace,” to “a fall from a 20 foot ladder” to, “her face fell when she heard the bad news.” Now, I don't know how a face that's still attached to a body can actually fall, but who am I to argue with Mr. We...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The bad news for the Cheney girls soccer team is that a pair of losses last week dropped their record to 0-5, and left them still searching for their first goal. The good news, at least for head coach Robyn Smith, is the Blackhawks may be close to ending both those trends. Smith said Monday night that the Blackhawks played some of their best soccer this season in the second half Tuesday against West Valley and Thursday against Gonzaga Prep. They seemed to show signs of finding and establishing Cheney's...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church welcomes all new and returning students and faculty at Eastern Washington University. We look forward to worshiping with you soon! Please join us for worship Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and the fellowship hour directly following the worship service. Pastor David Ophus will preside. All high school youth are invited to attend Emmanuel's Senior High Youth Event this Thursday, Sept. 30 beginning at 7 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ... Full story
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It's not often in Cheney that someone falls down a manhole or gets stuck atop a grain elevator. When it does happen, a rescue requires special equipment to do it right. Thanks to grants, the Cheney Fire Department has the equipment and the training to rescue someone trapped in a space that is small or hard to access. Lt. Ken Johnson said there were three incidents over the last 15 years when rescuers could have used a rescue basket to lower someone from a height or a tripod and pulley system to...
Cheney firefighters to use former restaurant as a practice burn By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The small white house at the corner of First and J streets has been a lot of things, but its next use will be the last. The Cheney Fire Department will use the building for a practice burn sometime next month, Fire Chief Mike Winters said. Cheney firefighters are required to participate in one training burn per year. The department recently began seeking out opportunities to burn existing structures that were slated for demolition.... Full story
George Douglas Brooks passed away Sept. 11. He was born Aug. 4, 1943 in Wallace, Idaho (not where you think!). He spent the majority of his childhood in Clarkfork, Idaho where he completed his schooling. He then joined the Navy in 1961 at the age of 17, serving 3 dedicated years maintaining the boilers and engines of the USS Dixie. For two years he worked for the railroad before being employed as a mechanic for a Moscow Idaho Pontiac dealership. From 1970 to 1974, still in Moscow, Idaho, he worked for a Datsun dealership...
Courtesy StatePoint Media Go play outside! That's the message more parents and doctors need to tell kids, according to a new report indicating children are spending too much time indoors to the detriment of their physical and mental health. From video games and text messaging to Web surfing and TV-watching, American kids are spending too much time indoors, leading to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression and even Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Children today spend only four to seven minutes in daily...
Courtesy StatePoint Media If you're a homeowner looking for inexpensive ways to freshen your home or smart tweaks to prepare it for sale, looks can be everything. Landscaping and curb appeal play major roles in making your house stand out and can help home sell quickly and at a good price. Since your home's exterior is the first thing visitors see, an occasional face-lift is always welcome. Plus, exterior updates to homes often cost less than interior renovations and can yield greater returns on investment. Here are some...
Rob Tyson of Medical Lake takes home the first place prize in Week 2 of the Cheney Free Press football contest. Tyson missed three games and will win a $50 gift certificate from an area merchant. Cheney's Glenda Scholten was runner-up for a second straight week and earns a pair of EWU-Idaho State volleyball tickets since EWU's football team is on the road for the next two weeks. Scholten lost four games. Both top finishers picked Eastern Washington to beat Montana, but each also chose Cheney which tied Cascade of...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter For just over a year now I've been a reporter for this magnificent publication, and in that time I've learned a fair bit about my key coverage areas – Medical Lake, Airway Heights and unincorporated areas of the West Plains. I'd like to think that, by extension, so have readers of the Cheney Free Press, those fine folks who might not have the inclination to attend meetings of the city council or school board, the opportunity to speak with local officials or the time to scan the web for n... Full story
By DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN Contributor Things haven't been looking good for our economy - or how Americans view the president's handling of it. A recent Fox News poll found that the economy is the country's top worry, with 93 percent of voters extremely or very concerned. A stalled economy with voters lacking confidence in the policies of its chief executive: It's a vicious circle. But these numbers don't necessarily spell doom for Democrats in November. President Obama just unveiled an economic plan that differs from his past...
