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Maeson died Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 after just three days of life. He was born 15 weeks premature on Oct. 9, 2009 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Maeson is survived by his loving parents Michael and Jessica Stokes, and by his older brother Tavis. All the nurses at Sacred Heart commented on his big personality. Maeson was deeply loved and will be missed just as deeply. The funeral was held Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Heritage Funeral Home....
Bright blooms possible this winter by forcing flower bulbs indoors By LAVERLE MCCANDLESS Contributor “A house with daffodils in it is a house lit up, whether or not the sun be shining outside. Daffodils in a green bowl--and let it snow if it will.” A. A. Milne If you are thinking about forcing some narcissus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths or amaryllis bulbs for the Christmas holiday season, purchase your bulbs, place them in a paper sack and put them in the refrigerator for 10 days to 2 weeks. Most popular are the nar...
Mary O. Bond Mary went home to be with her Lord in Heaven on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. She was born Mary Olive Crooks on July 17, 1924 in Chicago to parents Raymond F. Crooks and Sarah J. Gorham. In 1943 she married Wilmer S. Bond and after the war they moved south to Mississippi where her two children were born. In 1954 she moved with her family to Issaquah, Wash. After her divorce from W.S. Bond in 1978 she attended and graduated from Griffin Business College in Seattle where s...
Looking Back 101509 10 Years Ago October 14, 1999 A handful of candidates vying for election to the Cheney council, the state Senate and House will converge at City Hall to take place in a forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Among the candidates are Jim Reinbold and Michael Penrod who will battle each other for one position as well as Patrick Rast and Bill Thompson who compete for another spot. Testing is underway for Medical Lake's sewage treatment plant that is set to go on line in December. Downtown Cheney will be...
Helen Barber, 78, will celebrate her 50th year of state service Oct. 17. She currently works at Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women in Medical Lake as an intermittent adult correctional cook, a position she has held since 1988. This is Barber's second tour of duty in state service. She began her career in 1954 and retired the first time in 1982 after stints as a food service worker at Eastern State Hospital and the Interlake School. Barber and her husband Bobby, who...
Committee looks at buildings, discusses upgrades By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter A committee of parents, community members, teachers, administrators and two school board members has been created to analyze Medical Lake School District's facilities. According to Superintendent Pam Veltri, a grant through the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is funding a series of committee meetings and tours that will help the commission identify needs for new construction, modernization or replacement of facilities....
Scholar Awards given out to 2009 MLHS graduates for last year's high AP scores By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Nine Medical Lake High School graduates recently received awards for exceptional scores on their Advanced Placement exams last year. Joseph Caggiano, Cory Davis, Jack Dunbar, Jessica Herkel, Brett Moriarty, Nicholas Rhodes, Chris Schweikhardt, Natale Szabo and Richard “Dusty” Wight all completed three or more AP exams with grades of three or higher on a scale of fiv...
One more contest finishes marching season, then jazz band begins By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The band's music filled Joe Albi Stadium Saturday, Oct. 10, and their fancy footwork carried them to a second place finish at the Sounds of Thunder Pacific Northwest Championships. Director Mike Schuling said the Cheney High School marching band had a strong showing in the A division at the competition. “This band plays with purpose,” he said. “I like it.” He said the group outdid... Full story
CHENEY Oct. 2 Tyler S. King, 18, and a 17-year-old male were both arrested for second degree theft after stealing golf clubs and bicycles from the 200 block of Bethany Street. Oct. 5 Jill A. Snider, 21, was arrested in the 1000 block of First Street for third degree driving while license suspended (DWLS). Ricardo Rodriguez-Jiminez, 21, was arrested in the zero hundred block of North Third Street for third degree DWLS. Second degree theft was reported from the 2300 block of First Street. A credit card was stolen and later... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor High speed and alcohol may have played a part in the death of a Spokane man last Wednesday, Oct. 7. Cpl. Dave Thornburg of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office reported that the man, James C. Johnson, was traveling eastbound on Williams Lake Road late Wednesday afternoon when he failed to negotiate the “T” intersection with Rock Lake Road and struck the embankment on the road's east side. Evidence gathered at the site suggest Johnson may have been traveling at speeds in excess of 80 mph in the 45 mph... Full story
Too much growth detrimental to citizen's quality of life Have you seen the quality of life go down in Cheney due to growth? I grew up in Cheney, have a parent that was raised in Cheney and a grandfather who started teaching at Eastern in the 40's. I've always wondered why Cheney was so low key and had very little growth. My conclusion is Cheney leaders up until the last 10 years or so didn't promote growth and expansion above what the existing farm and education sectors needed. Cheney now has growth in all directions. It has...
It's that time of year again. From the looks of the weather and the frost-bitten tomatoes in my already pathetic garden, it's officially fall. Time to get out the coats, hats and pumpkin carving kits. It's also time to start watching your mailbox for that all-important ballot. What a novel idea, mailed ballots. Back in Wisconsin, in my day, we had to walk uphill both ways in the snow to get to our polling place, where we stood in line with all the other patriots who had one...
Have you been to the drive-thru window at your local fast food place or bank lately? If you're like some of the members of the Cheney Free Press editorial board, the thought of quickly pulling into the lane, taking care of business, speeding away and getting on with your day is indeed enticing. But seriously, when's the last time the drive-up window wasn't jammed with people ordering food for the entire football team or taking so long you were sure they were applying for a home mortgage? You just never know. Well the same...
A Monday morning fire possibly caused by a heat lamp destroyed a garage containing seven dogs and partially damaged the nearby home at 9209 N. Brooks Road, near the intersection of West Coulee Hite Road. Owners Margo Mossburg and husband Dennis told the Spokesman-Review they were able to save 16 dogs and two cats from the house, which serves as Dachshund Rescue NW and the Dachshund Club of Spokane. Mossburg said they discovered the fire in the early morning hours after it was too late to save the animals kenneled in the... Full story
After seven years of roadblocks, local developer's plans to blend nature, recreation and housing is finally beginning to take shape By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Steve Emtman has big plans for the piece of land he dubbed “Terra Vista.” Now, he says, some of those plans are finally becoming a reality. Emtman started planning the project in 2002 after purchasing the land east of First Street in Cheney. He said changes within the city administration, as well as varying trends in... Full story
Former EWU human resources associate makes move downtown after six years on the hill By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter A week into his new job as the city of Cheney's human resources manager, the phone rang in Mark Schuller's office. After greeting the caller he paused, listening, before he answered. “No, Diane retired,” he said. “I'm replacing her.” After a short conversation, he hung up. “I get that a lot,” he said with a laugh. Schuller is settling into the position va...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The tables were spread with blankets of all patterns and colors. Some of the ladies in the room, the ones who spent hours making the blankets, were gathered to give them away. Joanna Morris, a nurse at Cheney Care Center, stood to speak in the Sessions Village common room to those gathered there Oct. 8. She held up a striped crocheted blanket to show the group. “I originally became involved in blanket making when my youngest son was 16,” she sai... Full story
Riding a surge of transfer and returning students, Eastern Washington University is experiencing record enrollment to start the 2009-10 academic year. With enrollment numbers now final, EWU has 10,504 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, 379 more than last fall quarter. This also tops the previous record of 2006, when the number of FTEs at Eastern totaled 10,288. Eastern's president noted the record enrollment will not come without some challenges, as the university is still adjusting to state-mandated cuts as a result of the...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Susan Bradford knows there are plenty of salons in Cheney. But she's hoping residents will give her a chance. “I'm following my heart,” she said. Bradford is a substitute teacher in Spokane and Spokane Valley, but she said she lives in Cheney for the schools. Her husband is finishing a degree at Eastern Washington University and her children attend Cheney School District. While Bradford wants to develop her career as a sign language interpreter for school kids, she said she wanted to con...
Proprietor of Cheney Zip's joins store manager in opening revamped location By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Last Wednesday, the night before the grand opening of his newly remodelled Zip's Drive-In in Airway Heights, owner Curt Griffin had a hard time sleeping. “I had nightmares about having no customers,” he said. But his insomnia proved to be unwarranted. With roughly 500 register transactions that day, business was off to a booming start. “It's just been crazy, which...
Medical Lake facilities await study that could recommend reducing beds at state-run institutions By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Employees and administrators at Medical Lake's Lakeland Village Nursing Facility and the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women are anxiously awaiting a report that could recommend reductions or even closure. Early this year a study was commissioned by the state Office of Financial Management to look at how to recoup tens of millions of dollars in budget cuts through reductions at state-run...
First update to state program in 18 years will open counseling to low-risk recidivism inmates By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Airway Heights Corrections Center has completed construction of a $5 million building which houses a new Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) to prepare lower-risk offenders for transition into the community. Superintendent Maggie Miller-Stout said there are currently 17 sex offenders receiving treatment at the Airway Heights facility, a number... Full story
