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The city of Airway Heights had its first of three public hearings for the 2015 budget and revenue sources at the Oct. 20 City Council meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Richard Cook explained that under Washington state law, the city has to hold public hearings if it is considering raising property taxes. Cook went through the major revenue sources, which include the current expense, water/sewer and street funds. He said the city will make adjustments to the beginning fund balance and the revenue expenditure. “What you’re going to see...
On this date in 1896, Anna Deakin Marshall wrote in her diary, “A cold morning and very warm afternoon. I sewed on Mabel’s dress.” Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago Oct. 28, 2004 Eastern Washington University will play a key role in the Nov. 2 national election serving as the Associated Press' Western Election Center, collecting voting returns from 22 states. An 18-year-old Cheney resident, Carson Kaemming, was killed in an early morning accident on First Street near the K Street transit station when the victim's car hit and sheared off a power pole. The No. 25-ranked EWU Eagles, 4-1 in Big Sky Conference play and 5-3...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 26. Christian education begins at 9 a.m. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.org or on You Tube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 8, for our annual Holiday Church Bazaar and Luncheon from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. United Methodist Church The UMC All Church Conference, the annual business meeting of the church, will take place Thursday Oct. 23.... Full story
While you are reading this, Peter and Carlene Hardt's daughter Joy will already be working in Liberia, West Africa. She is in charge of five nurses in a newly built 100-bed Ebola treatment center staffed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a world-class disaster relief organization. Her nurses are Liberian nationals who will be providing patient care and rehydration, monitoring patients, making notes for the physicians, providing food and bathing and helping the...
CHENEY Oct. 13 License plates were found on the 2600 block of First Street. Harassment was reported on the 300 block of J Street. Third degree theft was reported on the 600 block of West First Street. A bicycle was stolen and subsequently recovered. Also taken were prescription medications from a vehicle. A citizen saw the bicycle theft, followed the suspects and called police. Police arrested Savannah M. Shaw, 19, for felony possession of medications, and Dustin Z. Leonard, 20, third-degree theft. Oct. 14 Police assisted...
The Democrats are really desperate if they had to get Heather Foley to do a TV ad for Joe Patookas. Get real people! Heather Foley never could find the time to come to Spokane for the Lilac Parade let alone care about what was happening in Tom Foley’s Congressional District. My husband and I worked the VIP stand for the Lilac Festival for over ten years and we only saw Foley once or twice in the entire time. Tom Foley cared so little for Spokane that his residence was a miniscule apartment which he seldom visited. Heather i...
Are some of us unworthy? Cathy McMorris Rodgers must think so. She worked with her party to let a two-decade old law, the Violence Against Women Act, expire in 2013. She did not support the Senate version of the bill that expanded protections for all victims. Instead, Cathy sponsored a bill with no protection for Native Americans, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, and undocumented immigrants. Her version of the bill was defeated by the House 166-257, after which the House passed the Senate bill by voice-vote. When a...
It’s no question that deer are a hot topic in Medical Lake. Since I started working at the Free Press, I’ve heard Medical Lake residents complain about the deer that roam through the city. Folks get in an uproar about the damage these animals do to their property, as well as the potential danger they pose to the community — specifically children and dogs. The deer that roam the city tend to be docile, and are used to the presence of humans. However, I imagine that they would bite and kick anyone they see as a threat to themse...
When it comes to the state of the county’s law enforcement, there’s good news and bad news. The good news according to Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is violent crime in unincorporated parts of the county has declined 56 percent and property crimes have dropped 8 percent. Knezovich said the department has been able to accomplish this by utilizing the Intelligence Led Policing Strategy — ILP in the acronym world. ILP utilizes data to define crime hot spots, enabling law enforcement to better target their preve...
Feed Cheney, Oct. 27 Feed Cheney is back at the Wren Pierson Community Center on Oct. 27 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. after a summer of meals in city parks. This will be a free hot meal served family style by volunteers. Feed Cheney is courtesy of Women and Children’s Free Restaurant, several Cheney churches, 2nd Harvest, and Lets Move Cheney, and usually falls on the last Monday of each month. In October there will also be free flu shots and free coats in addition to the free groceries and entertainment. The clothing bank is ope... Full story
The Medical Lake Cardinal Players are gearing up for their fall production as they will be performing an adaption of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It." "As You Like It" is a comedy that focuses on Rosalind, whose uncle Duke Frederick usurped her father, Duke Senior, of his power. Rosalind remains at court where she falls in love with Orlando, who reciprocates her feelings yet leaves the court when he discovers a plot against his life. Frederick banishes Rosalind, who is...
Seniors Garrett Yarbrough (left) and Mary McCombie (right) were named Cheney High School's Homecoming King and Queen for 2014 at halftime of last Friday night's football game....
Eastern Washington University is celebrating its annual Spirit Week and Homecoming, and has several events lined up throughout the week. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Paint the Town Red.” Friday, Oct. 24 • Community Spirit Splash contest begins Time: 8 a.m. Location: Campus and Cheney community spaces Monday, Oct. 27 • Eagle Spirit Week kick off event Time: Noon Location: Campus Mall • Tile decorating team challenge Time: 1 p.m. Location: PUB 204-206 • Mr. and Ms. Eastern Pageant Time: 6 p.m. Location: Sho...
Like a rocket where individual components are tested before final assembly and liftoff, the Cheney School District is joining other districts around the nation in implementing the Smarter Balanced assessments for students in grades 3-8 and 11, beginning in the 2014-2015 calendar school year. The district was part of a select group of schools in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium that took part in pilot testing in 2012-2013 to see how students responded to various items in the assessments, Cheney School District’s a...
There will be coats available at four locations for this year’s annual Cheney Helping Cheney/Coats 4 Kids Community Coat drive. The distributions are open to anyone needing a coat. The first distribution will be from 3 – 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at Sunset Elementary School in Airway Heights. On Saturday, Oct. 25 coats will be available from 9 a.m. –1 p.m. at Salnave Elementary School, 1015 Salnave Road and also at Westwood Middle School, 6120 S. Abbott Road. The coats have been collected at local schools, churches and busin...
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council approved a contract to Accelerated Construction and Excavating, LLC to fix the South Lake Terrace lift station. According to City Administrator Doug Ross, the current lift station was built in the mid- to late-1970s and is one of six that serve the city. The city of Medical Lake is on flat terrain with the sewer pipes flowing downhill. The South Lake lift station collects sewage from underground gravity pipelines and stores it in its wet well. When the sewage rises to a...
A suspicious vehicle parked at Fairchild Air Force Base, Oct. 21, prompted evacuations in the afternoon. According to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs office, Fairchild officials learned about the vehicle at around 3:25 p.m. The vehicle was parked between buildings 2248 and 2249, which house the Finance Squadron and Communications Squadron, respectively. Base officials evacuated people from those buildings and other surrounding facilities, according to a news release. Fairchild’s gates were back open as of 4:55 p...
Claudia and Rex Lowman were named the 2014 Volunteers of the Year for the EWU/Cheney Sheriff's Community Oriented Policy Effort (SCOPE) station. The Lowmans have been volunteering at the EWU/Cheney station for nine years. Claudia Lowman has held positions at the station over the years such as secretary, vice president and president. She became involved with the station after meeting some SCOPE volunteers. "After helping out that first time, it gave me such a good feeling that...
Cheney police units were first on the scene of an accident involving four vehicles, two of which were motorcycles, on Interstate 90 early Sunday morning, Oct. 19. Cheney Officer Zeb Campbell was returning to Cheney from transporting an individual to Spokane County Jail when he came across the accident. According to the Washington State Patrol collision press memo, a 2004 Honda Accord driven by Brandy M. Laskowski, 21, of Moses Lake entered the freeway driving west in the eastbound lane and was in the right lane when she...
SPOKANE COUNTY — Spokane County has launched a public safety campaign, urging the public to register their cell phones, VoIP phones, and email addresses in the ALERT Spokane system. Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke said in a news release that the system draws from a database of landline telephone numbers, but cell phones must be self-registered. “When ALERT Spokane is activated, the system sends a recorded message that explains the type of emergency and what actions to take,” he said. “However, if you rely on a cell...
Forget the Oom-pah music and lederhosen. This year's annual Oktoberfest fundraiser for Eastern Washington University's Libraries, taking place Saturday, Oct. 25, is called the Eastern Stampede and has an Old West theme to it. "We have a tag of Oktoberfest but it's about as far from Oktoberfest as you can possibly get," Carol King, director, library engagement and external relations, said. The event, which takes place at JFK Library, runs from 5-10:30 p.m. and will include...
Trick-or-treaters in Airway Heights looking for a place to go on Halloween - or a chance to get some extra candy in their buckets - can head over to the Sunset Elementary School parking lot. The Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department is once again collaborating with Sunset Elementary PTO for the third annual Trunk or Treat event Oct. 31, starting at 6 p.m. According to J.C. Kennedy, Airway Heights Parks, Recreation and Community director, the city began Trunk or Treat...
Eagles' support West Plains wide OK, it may be Medical Lake Cardinal red, and their work uniforms may be red (kind of lucky actually), but staff at Denny's Harvest Foods (top left) and Washington State Employees Credit Union (below) in Medical Lake along with Spoko Fuel in Airway Heights (top right) got into the spirit of supporting Eastern Washington University last Friday. Get your EWU red on this Friday as the Eagles travel to Flagstaff, Ariz. to take on the Northern...
With a little luck, Cheney and southwest Spokane County residents may see a plume or two of smoke rising into the air in the next couple of weeks. Weather conditions permitting, officials at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge are planning on conducting several prescribed burns on the refuge between mid-October and November. According to a United States Department of the Interior news release, the burns should have little to no impact on the public’s access to the majority of the refuge. Traffic impacts due to smoke are possibl...
