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Maxine (LeGrant) Riley [Allan, Pence] Maxine was born June 1, 1932 in Spokane, Wash. and with blue eyes still sparkling, passed away Nov. 21, 2013 in Liberty Lake, Wash. She left her mark on life with her boundless creativity-she was an exceptional painter of stills and landscapes, as well as an expert seamstress and photographer. She was born to Evelyn M. LeGrant (Bullis) and Harrison O. LeGrant and lived for a time in Redding, Calif. and Cusick, Wash. She married her first...
Merrill Brown of Cheney passed away Nov. 19, 2013 at the age of 82, peacefully surrounded by family and friends singing hymns. He was born July 8, 1931 in Mt. Hope, the fourth child of Howard Brown and Maud (DeFord) Brown. Merrill went to college and graduated with honors, majoring in agriculture. He was drafted into the Army in 1953 where he was trained in the AAA Battalion to use the 75mm anti-aircraft gun. After being discharged he met the love of his life, Joyce Doreen...
How does a person decide a life’s career? Andrew Martinssen said, “I always wanted to do something, not just have a job.” His father, who is a pastor in Los Angeles, Calif., gave him a few words to think about it. “When you have to do it you’ll learn to like it.” Martinssen had it in mind to become a professional pianist. Then in an accident he broke his left elbow. Professional pianist? Maybe not. Another accident robbed him of some front teeth that sent him to a dentist. Martinssen said, “I like the work he did. But, I thou...
Eighth Grade 4.0 GPA – Anna Arensmeyer, Alexandra Brown, Megumi Call, Allissa-Jane Empert, Karlee Hassinger, Anya Howko-Johnson, Evarosa Perry, Patrick Purviance, Rachel Suominen. 3.9 – 3.5 GPA – Johnathan Akers, Stephanie Assonken, Ashley Barthels, Hayden Bennett, Amos Black, Mary Booth, Lucile Boston, Maiya Cabarloc, Alan Coumbs, Addisen Critchlow, Melissa Daniels, Aaron Fillmore, Steven Freeman, Kiersten Gasper, Sarah Hagedorn, Kaden Hagel, Jasmine Harmon, Harrison Hartzell, Gabriel Hines, Lelie Holland, Kevin Hound...
This editorial first appeared in the Nov. 20 edition of The Orange County Register. Forgive us if we don’t think it’s cause for celebration that the U.S. Postal Service on Friday, Nov. 15 reported a $5 billion net loss for its 2013 fiscal year – “a significant improvement over last year,” as our friends at the New York Times generously characterized it. No, a $5 billion net loss isn’t as horrific as the record $15.9 billion loss the USPS posted in 2012. But it’s still pretty darn terrible. And it marks the seventh strai...
Cheney High School has released the names of students nominated as October students of the month. The students are listed as follows by department, name and class standing: Agriculture, Kevin Geschk senior; Art, Abby Hammermeister, sophomore; Business, Lacy Bunting, sophomore; Family and Consumer Science, Aleeza Sanchez, senior; Graphic Arts, Robin Israel, freshman; Health and Fitness, Isabelle Corlett, junior; Instrumental Music, Dylan Williams, senior; Language Arts, Drew...
September Dylan Frederick, Ciara Peterson, Moriah Hancock, Connor Fraser, Kyra Gardner, Selena Davis, Logan Ray, Kearstin Pudwill, Cory Reese, Jordan Agee, Margarita Vasilyer, Carson Jones, Ryan Reimer-Golden, Nathan Koohns, Edith Lunde, Zander Ziolkowski, Meghan Krantz, Crystal Burts, Kayla Singer, Riley Carr, Branson Abbey, Zoe Lamb, Jarod Peach, Branson Abbey, Shawn Bryant, Jesse Jacobs and Emory Hughes. October Catherine Lowe, Cordin Kearns, Carla Thorson, Crystin Hahnlen, Sophia Wong, Kaiden Custer, Selena Davis, Noah...
Russell Shepherd of Medical Lake takes home top prize in Week 10 of the 2013 Cheney Free Press football contest, missing four games in what seems to have been a tougher than usual group of games to pick successfully. He wins a $50 merchant’s gift certificate. James Hills was runner-up and wins a $20 Owl Drug gift certificate. Twenty-three entries beat the Free Press “experts” and also go into the grand prize drawing. The grand prize winner will be drawn next week. The Cheney Free Press and contest sponsors wish to thank...
The football postseason awards season got started Nov. 25 when Eastern Washington University quarterback Vernon Adams, the new Big Sky Conference record holder in single season total offense and touchdown passes, was selected as the final ROOT Sports Offensive Player of the Week by the Big Sky Conference. Freshman Cooper Kupp was rewarded with the team’s offensive player of the week honor as he and Adams led a record-breaking performance in a 42-41 victory over Portland State to wrap-up a perfect 8-0 season for the p...
Cheney High School senior Amy Anderson has signed a letter of intent to play softball next year with the Western Oregon University Wolves. The 5-foot-8-inch Anderson is a two-time All Great Northern League First-Team selection at first base and a Second-Team pick at utility as a freshman in 2011, helping lead Cheney to a 2A state appearance in 2012. She was named the Lady Hawks' most improved player in 2011, and was the team's batting champion in 2013 hitting .448 with 30...
Eastern Washington’s men’s basketball team completed a busy week with a 3-1 record following a Sunday loss, 81-58, to host UC Irvine in the final game of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. The Eagles, 4-2, dismantled NAIA Walla Walla last Tuesday in Cheney to begin what would be a three-game winning streak that included an 80-68 win over Boston University and a 102-70 conquest of Long Island University – Brooklyn to open the K2 tournament played at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. In meeti...
Eastern Washington knew going into their non-conference women's basketball game last Wednesday at McCarthy Center in Spokane against No. 25 Gonzaga that they were giving up a height advantage. However, Eagles' coach Wendy Schuller knew her team had ways to counter. But Eastern didn't go to their Plan-B, either, falling 78-58 and seeing their record dipped to 0-3. Gonzaga (3-1) proved tough on Eastern's outside shooting, did a good job in the paint and forced the Eagles into...
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS Perhaps the best part of Eastern Washington University’s thrilling come-from-behind victory over Portland State was the rest that awaits. The Eagles, who capped a perfect 8-0 Big Sky Conference season with a 42-41 win over the Vikings on Saturday Nov. 23, received a first-round bye and will host a game Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. at Roos Field in the second round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. Pairings were announced Sunday, Nov. 24, and the Eagles will face the winner of the South D...
It was a game where one team had everything to gain, and the other nothing to lose. In the end the script played out in almost unimaginable fashion for both. In the span of the final 1 minute, 44 seconds, Eastern Washington had to score twice, watch a Portland State extra point fail and then survive the game's final play where the Vikings got the ball to the EWU 23 with a pass play and series of laterals with no time remaining in order to claim a 42-41 Big Sky Conference...
City of Cheney • Dec. 3, Kids Explore and Discover Club, Cheney Library, 4 p.m. • Dec. 4, Toddler Play and Learn Story Time (ages 1 1/2-3), Cheney Library, 10:30 a.m. • Dec. 5, Preschool Play and Learn Story Time (ages 2-5), Cheney Library, 10:30 a.m. • Dec. 5, Cheney Christmas Tree Lighting, hot cocoa, caroling, stories and Santa arrives on a fire truck, Cheney Library, 5:30 p.m. City of Medical Lake • Dec. 5, Play and Learn Story time (ages 2-5), Medical Lake Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. City of Airway Heights • Nov. 30, Fr...
1 Years Ago Dec. 3, 2003 The Cheney City Council reached a compromise as it worked to reform the parks and recreation program, opting not to fund a department head as some wished but rather a recreation coordinator, saving the city about $10,000 in salary. Cheney city officials presented residents with a capital budget of $19 million, an amount that included necessary improvements to the wastewater treatment plant. It was announced that Little League baseball was coming to the West Plains in 2004 as groups from Cheney and Me...
United Church of Christ Please make sure to bring the congregational kids to the Christmas program rehearsals during Sunday school the next two weeks and on Saturday Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. They will close with pizza for the participants. On Dec. 2 all the churchwomen are invited to bring one recipe each (2-3 dozen) of cookies to Susan Means’ home to munch some and take some home. They’ll also vote on charities and other projects to spend the bazaar proceeds on. Susan Means’ address is in the church directory. Conti...
Feed Medical Lake Dec. 9 Feed Medical Lake will help fight the cold of winter Dec. 9 with some hearty vegetable/chicken soup, homemade bread and rice pudding, and again Dec. 16 with breakfast for supper (including pancakes). Meals and groceries are free from 5 - 6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. Door prizes will be gift wrapped. Those with questions can call Joanna at 714-1150. Friends Christmas auction Medical Lake Friends for Children is holding the annual Christmas raffle and auction Dec. 14. It is h...
From 2008-2012, an average of 49 people died in alcohol-related traffic crashes in Washington between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Area law enforcement agencies are looking to decrease that this holiday season. The cities of Cheney, Airway Heights, Colfax, Pullman and Republic along with units from Eastern Washington University, Washington State University, Ferry, Pend Oreille and Whitman county sheriff’s offices and the Washington State Patrol are working towards zero traffic deaths by participating in the Washington Sta...
StageWest proudly presents a reader’s theater production of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol,” adapted as a radio play by Antony E. Palermo and directed by Kay Byron-Pacheco. The original story was known as “Ghost Story of Christmas” and written in 1843. Charles Dickens’ major literary themes were of his memory and forgiveness. He believed that through experiencing the joy and sorrow of memory, you could learn to live properly in this world. Scrooge has often been mistakenly presented as an evil man with no redeeming c...
Cheney-area artists Janet Wilbanks and Judy McKeehan hope they're on a roll when it comes to this Saturday's Slightly West of Spokane Artists Studio Tour – at least as far as weather is concerned. After a major, early-season snowfall hampered the tour's debut in 2010, the annual artists' showcase has enjoyed nice, sunny if crisp November weather the past two years, helping attendance greatly. But even that first challenge in 2010 didn't keep art patrons and others from e...
Voters turned down Spokane County Proposition 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 5, defeating it by 51.2 percent, leaving many questions hanging in the balance. Proposition 1 would have raised $18 million in property taxes over nine years to buy mobile home parks in Accident Potential Zone Two, an identified encroachment to Fairchild Air Force Base. Residents living in the area would have been relocated and the parks demolished, allowing the land to be transformed for industrial use. Without those funds, however, there won’t be much a...
Eastern Washington University players storm the field as time runs out on their improbable 42-41 come-from-behind victory over Portland State University in last Saturday's season-finale at Roos Field. The win gave the Eagles the outright Big Sky Conference title and their first ever 8-0 finish in conference play....
The Medical Lake Planning Commission heard two presentations at its Thursday, Nov. 21 meeting, detailing future transportation and residential development in the city and surrounding region. Kathleen Weinand, an assistant planner with the city of Spokane, said the department has been going to cities throughout the West Plains and presenting a new traffic master plan to construct roadways “We realized the site lacked certain infrastructure, especially with regard to transportation,” she said. Weinand said the West Plains has s...
Air Force officials listened to local comments last Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Spokane's Lincoln Center regarding the potential location for its next generation tanker. The public hearing was held following the release of the draft Environmental Impact Study for the KC-46A rollout, scheduled to take place over the next few years. Fairchild Air Force Base was selected as one of the alternatives to be the main operating base. McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas was selected as the pre...
