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Cheney Rodeo brings back 2014 champs The 48th annual Cheney Rodeo will attract both a number of defending champions, plus other top regional competitors for its July 10-12 run at the Bi-Mart Arena. According to information released July 6, Saddle Bronc competition will feature the top two riders from 2014, champion Ben Londo from San Luis Obispo, Calif. and Battle Mountain, Nev. competitor, Max Fillippini, both whom will ride Sunday. Londo leads the Columbia River Circuit in saddle bronc winnings with $6,536. The competition...
Ryan Gray was on his way back to Calgary, Alberta this past Monday to try to collect a little Canadian cash at the Stampede. Dealing with the issues crossing the border sure beat where he was a year ago. That's when Gray was sidelined after undergoing abdominal surgery, having to deal with paying medical bills his Pro Rodeo Cowboy's Association insurance did not, and arguing with his insurance company. "I had a decent, decent week," Gray said of a span that started with a win...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) BASEBALL AAA American Legion Thursday, July 9 - Sunday, July 12, Blue Devils at Boise Tournament, times and teams TBD. Monday, July 13, AAA playoffs at Al Jackson, teams, times TBD. Tuesday, July 14, AAA playoffs at Al Jackson, teams, times TBD. Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19, AAA 4x4 playoffs, location, teams, times TBD. Cheney 17U Thursday, July 9, Cheney vs. Arlington at Yakima Valley Tournament. (Friday-Sunday, July 10-12 Cheney at...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled to have the final fight of his illustrious career Sept. 12, but he’s going to be doing it with one less championship on the line. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) stripped Mayweather of the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title on Monday — the same championship he added to his large trophy case after he defeated Manny Pacquiao in their highly anticipated — but underwhelming — fight. The WBO stripping Mayweather of the title isn’t the result of any recent criminal activity. The sanctioning bo...
The Cheney Summerhawks 15U baseball team picked up their first win of the season and snapped a four-game losing streak, Monday after they shut out the Red Storm, 12-0. Before that game, they lost to the Hurricanes, 7-4, June 30. Against the Hurricanes, the Summerhawks got an early burst of offense, scoring all four of their runs in the first inning, including Luke Martin’s two-run home run. Unfortunately the Hurricanes were able to mount their own offensive attack and came back to win. “Our guys were being much more agg...
The Cheney Summerhawks 17U baseball team went on a rollercoaster ride where they went 2-3 in the annual Wood Bat Classic tournament last weekend. Cheney struggled in the first day of competition, losing to Sunnyside 11-8, and Regina Athletics, 13-0. On day two, Cheney lost their first game against Lewis and Clark No. 1, 12-4, then captured their first win of the tournament against Moses Lake, 3-1. They finished the tournament with a win over North Central, 4-3, in the No. 5 se...
The field for the 52nd Lilac City Invitational Golf Tournament, played July 9-12 at The Fairways Golf Course, will have a field of both professionals and amateurs that has increased significantly, general manager and head professional, Kris Kallem said. "We're now at 72 which is up 13 from last year and ties our record participation from 2013," Kallem wrote in a news release. The tournament, the only 72-hole event in the Northwest, gets going at 9 a.m. each day and will pay...
The West Plains Bandits 16U fastpitch softball team found themselves in familiar territory at the end of last weekend's Spokane Youth Softball Fourth of July Shootout. The Bandits split their games Friday and Saturday at Spokane's Dwight Merkel Sports Complex to land in Sunday's Sparkler Division title game where they finished as they did in their previous tournament - second. "We seem to not be able to get over the second-place hump," Bandits head coach Byron Pavao said in...
Spokane Blue Devils' AAA American Legion head coach Steve Hare had hoped the recent success he had seen at a tournament in Belgrade, Mont. would provide a springboard for the Wood Bat Classic, but more importantly, his team's finish in the regular season. So far his wish has played out well as the Blue Devils swept three critical games in Spokane league play, 7-0, 12-1 and 13-3 wins over the Northeast 49ers, and then ran their win streak to seven in Wood Bat play, making it to...
Twenty-five years ago in July 1990, the Cheney Rodeo Association joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) which brought professional cowboys and prize money to the events. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago July 14, 2005 John Maticchio, owner of Lenny’s Restaurant, was pleading with the city of Cheney officials to do something about providing clean, clear drinking water after he experienced ongoing problems having cloudy water come from his tap every time he opened the spigot. Cheney had begun to identify its future areas of growth over the next 20 years, singling out State Route 904 north of the city and along Cheney-Spangle Road and Cheney-Plaza Road to the south. Led by seniors Erik Meyer at quarterback and wide...
City of Cheney • July 10, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • July 10, Jamming Jenks, music and juggling, community library, 2 – 3 p.m. • July 10, Cheney Rodeo, Bi-Mart Arena, 7:20 p.m. • July 11, Happy Hoofers Fun Run, Veteran’s Park, 8 a.m. • July 11, Cheney Rodeo Parade Round Up, Downtown Cheney, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. • July 11, Cheney Rodeo Parade, Downtown Cheney, 11:30 a.m. • July 11, Cheney Rodeo, Bi-Mart Arena, 7:20 p.m. • July 12, Cheney Rodeo, Bi-Mart Arena, 2 p... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church welcomes you for adult education at 9 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. You may also watch our pastors’ sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. “Worship in the Park” will be held at the gazebo at Sutton Park on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Bring your family, friends and a comfy chair and join us for worship in God’s creation. Mark your calendars for Aug. 10 – 14 for Vacation Bible School. Registrat...
Chad was born Oct. 29, 1984 and passed away June 24, 2015. Chad was taken before his time in a tragic accident near Lind, Wash. at 30 years old. He was raised for the majority of his life in Phoenix, Ariz. Chad also spent time in Cheney with his dad, and in Lind with his mother. Chad leaves behind his son Viktor Synodis-Marlin and estranged wife, Emarie Synodis; father, Tom Marlin (Terri), half-sister Tyger Marlin, mother Sheri Tonn Marlin (Ray Bullis), uncles Jim Marlin,... Full story
I was at the park with two of my friends one afternoon, when the voice of a mother echoed through the trees surrounding us. “Greg, you nuisance, get over here. I’m not keeping the food just for you.” A young boy, about 8 years old, who had been playing with a ball nearby, put it away and looked up at me. I was distracted by my departing friends who were waving goodbye and smiling at the boy. I watched them as they drove away. I turned around and the boy now stood close to me. He held onto the sleeve of my jacket. I said, “Oh,...
This Independence Day was extremely stressful to many people in my area, especially seniors who long for a quiet and safe place to live. I thank God for His protection and care for all of us. On the human level it was reassuring that the Spokane County Police were monitoring our community and available when help was needed. I truly thank those who made that possible. I choose to keep on the positive side and to believe for the day when all people will celebrate the birth of our great country by means that are indeed peaceful...
What a great weekend. The just passed Fourth of July holiday served up a perfect menu of generous portions of family and friends topped off by time to dial life down just a little from the hectic pace it had been on recently. It wasn’t totally without sweat, however. I got to check off the big project, finishing the moving of the final dozen wheelbarrows of river rock — the last of 6,000 pounds dumped in my driveway — into the backyard and hopefully make one more flower bed a...
Being a state legislator is a thankless job — almost as bad as being a Hoopfest court monitor. And even more so this session what with the Legislature needing not only the four-month regular session but also two overtime special sessions and a last-minute, late-night negotiating meeting to pass the $38.2 billion 2015-2017 operating budget. And even then, apparently not all the work is finished as the whole package could unravel over funding, or not funding, K-12 classroom-reduction initiative 1351. We’ll know how the sta...
