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Folks, there’s a problem with Christmas, and I’m not sure what we can do about it. Is this problem defining what Christmas is all about? Maybe. Yes, there is a religious aspect to Christmas. Christians celebrate the holiday as the birth of Jesus Christ, even though there’s little evidence outside of historical tradition that the event took place this time of year. Pagans have celebrated this time of year as a time of rebirth in that the lowest part of winter is past and the days are growing longer again. The darkness is be...
The live nativity scene photos in the Dec. 6 issue of the Cheney Free Press were incorrectly attributed to the Nazarene Church. The Amazing Grace Fellowship congregation were the ones responsible for designing, setting up and representing individuals in the display at Holiday Hoopla, Nov. 30 – Dec.1....
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The Medical Lake City Council continued to tidy up a variety of things at its Dec. 4 meeting as 2018 slides to a close. Before a full council membership, even including Don Kennedy who was actually able to make a flight connection and not be absent, the group plowed through a variety of agenda items. Included was a new contract for Cindy McMullen who will continue to serve as City Attorney, but will step away from City Prosecutor duties Dec. 31, 2018. She will earn between $180 to $200 per...
The Airway Heights Fire Department may have been escorting Santa Clause around the city over the weekend, but that didn’t stop them from focusing on their primary duties and taking a break from spreading Christmas cheer to address a structure fire that required the response of multiple local agencies. A single-wide mobile home in Vietzke Village on Craig Road caught fire early Sunday evening, resulting in flames that reached high into the sky, igniting a nearby tree and s...
These young Eastern Washington football fans were quite happy after Nsimba Webster scored to give the Eagles a 28-21 lead in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against UC Davis with just over seven minutes to play. They were likely much happier when Sam McPherson's touchdown run with 26 seconds to play rallied the team to a 34-29 win and a berth on the FCS semifinals Saturday, 11 a.m. at Roos Field against the University of Maine...
The Eastern Washington University Aquatic Center will be offering swim lessons to the community beginning Jan. 7, 2019. Lessons are 30 minutes each and will be held Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday from 5-7 p.m., or Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. Weekday sessions last four weeks, Saturday only sessions last 8 weeks.The cost is $6 per class (typically 6-10 classes in various sessions). Class limits are four for preschool children and six for ages 6-12. For registration information contact Greg Schmidt, Aquatic Center Manager...
Cheney High School’s production of “A Carol for Tiny Tim” concludes this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 cash at the door....
On Dec. 6, the Cheney School District hosted the third of three community forums designed to get additional feedback from residents on the attendance review process currently underway. The district boundary review advisory committee (DBRAC) gathered at Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights with parents and families to discuss their concerns with school officials and learn more about the effect a review would have on the local school system. Superintendent Rob Roettger told atten...
Medical Lake’s Hallet Elementary School has released the names of the November student award winners. Kindergarten Williams: Michael Chernak, Emma Trowbridge, Ethan Rodney. Musselwhite: Madelyn Clark, Alice Nolan, Harper Schonbachler. Haase: Kaelynn Aponte, Bentley Gerke. Danker: Sofia Sallas, Parker Brown, Lucy Figueroa. First Grade: Coins: Kendall Dunlop, Brookelyn Judd. Devine: Maesa Chimienti, Antonio Hill, Trinity Knapton. McLaughlin: Arianna Ramson, Summer Baxter, Mason Gleich. Myers: Alejandra Ramon, Cameron C...
Cheney is used to the rumble of semi-trucks hauling grain, and for the next several months, logging trucks will be thrown into the mix. That’s because Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is undertaking a forest management project through removal of various stands of Ponderosa Pine on three portions of the refuge located southeast of Cheney. The refuge has issued a permit to Bailey Logging of Loon Lake, Wash., to thin these stands, which, according to a Nov. 20 news release, w...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter (Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part examination of Lakeland Village’s College In-Resident Volunteer (CIRV) program which is slated for closure in 2019.) No matter if it’s the family at home, Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., state government in Olympia or places in between, there are always difficult decisions to be made when it comes to stretching dollars. And that debate has come to Lakeland Village where a move has been made to di...
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Puget Sound Regional Crime Gun Task Force, has arrested a 21-year-old individual in connection with an Oct. 27 shooting at Zip’s Restaurant in Cheney. The shooting resulted in three individuals being taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. In a Dec. 6 news release, SCSO said its Major Crimes Unit and the Spokane Regional Safe Streets Task Force obtained an arrest warrant on Nov. 21 for Kevin D. Clay of Ken...
Jerry Leland Flikke, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, U.S. veteran, and friend, passed away at the age of 70 on Nov. 28 surrounded by his family at home in Spokane. Jerry was born on June 26, 1948 in Spokane, Wash. to Leland and Lorraine (Hess) Flikke. He graduated from Cheney High School in 1966. In 1968, Jerry was drafted into the Army and served a tour in Vietnam. Upon returning home, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was successfully treated with...
At the height of his addiction, a homeless Earl Curry locked himself in a public restroom and tried to cut his own throat. "I was sawing at my neck with a knife and somebody saw me and called the cops, who took me to Providence Hospital. They ended up letting me go, but at that point the only end to the story that I saw was suicide by cop," Curry said. The man in Curry's story is a far cry from the one that exists today, who can be seen this month sharing his experiences and...
Re*Imagine Medical Lake's Christmas Winter Festival, held Saturday, Dec. 8, had a wide variety of activities for everyone, especially the kids. In the free-for-kids activities 240 cookies were decorated, 150 wooden sleds made with Santa, 200 ceramics and about 200 crafts constructed with Santa's helpers. Horse and wagon rides ran full loads all night long. There was a petting zoo and free photo booth. There were 54 homes registered on the "Tour of Lights Map" with the best...
Seventy-five years ago in December 1943, three Army jeeps were named for Cheney schools as a reward for the over $3,000 in war bonds and stamps sold by students and faculty. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
Feed Cheney comes early during the holiday season New Year’s Eve and Christmas Eve are both on Mondays, Feed Cheney will be two weeks early this month. Local churches will prepare and serve a free spaghetti dinner on Dec. 17 to Feed Cheney guests at 5:30 p.m. in the Wren Pierson multi-purpose room, 615 4th St. As usual, free groceries will also be available at the monthly dinner. Live music will entertain guests and volunteers. New hours at Cheney Outreach Center include Mondays 4 – 6:30 p.m., and the Clothing Bank will ope...
Cheney Congregational Church Cheney Congregational Church invites everyone to join us in worship this Sunday at 10 a.m. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will give a sermon entitled “Incarnation — the Word Made Flesh.” What does it say about humanity that God would be born into our flesh and world? The season of Advent continues with the placing of the manger. “Lunch Bunch” meets Thursday, Dec. 13, at noon. Please come and join us for good conversation, good food and fellowship. Communications committee meets Thursday at 1 p.m. Do...
The last three days of StageWest Community Theatre’s production of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the old time radio production, take place this weekend. Performances are held at 639 Elm Street in Cheney. Friday Dec. 14, is at 7 p.m. A dinner theatre performance is Saturday Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. and the last performance is Sunday Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. Admission for regular are $12 adults, $10 seniors and $5 for students and children. Dinner theatre tickets are $30 by reservation only, with gourmet dinners catered by Mike Hartman. Reserva...
1 Years Ago Dec. 11, 2008 When a few Medical Lake City Council members suggested the creation of a 24/7 fire service despite a lack of funds to provide for even one full-time fire employee, questions were raised addressing whether or not the volunteer fire and emergency medical services department could continue to work at its existing capacity and still meet the needs of the community. The department missed about 10 percent of its calls in November 2008, partly due to plummeting volunteer numbers. The Ice Age Floods...
Cheney • Dec. 13, Open Mic Night, The Mason Jar, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Dec. 15, A Carol for Tiny Tim, Cheney High School, $10, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. • Dec. 15, Cheney Firefighters Candy Cane Ride, Throughout Cheney, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. • Dec. 16, It’s a Wonderful Life, StageWest Theatre, $12, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Dec. 18, EWU Men’s Basketball against South Dakota State University, $20, 6:05 p.m. – 8 p.m. • Dec. 18, Yoga for Stress Reduction, The Holiday Inn Express, $10, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Dec. 18, All-ages Trivia Tuesday, Barr... Full story
Nancy Street recently suggested that building walls is hypocritical. Do you have locks on your doors Nancy? Do you invite anyone and everyone into your living room? Let’s rethink where hypocrisy lies. As for Jesus, he had no cause to ask for a wall to be built: Jerusalem already had TWO! Sadly, when you and I went through Cheney High School, economics was not required. It should have been. Perhaps you might better understand the tradeoffs. Paula Thornton Spokane...
On behalf of the Cheney High School Cross Country program, we would like to thank the community of Cheney for their support of our 11th annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. There were over 530 walkers, joggers or runners present for this community event which benefits not only the Cheney Food Bank, but also our cross country program at Cheney High School. We would like to especially thank our sponsors: Stadium Sports, Cheney Federal Credit Union, Owl Pharmacy, State Farm Insurance, Snap Fitness, Hilton Realty,...
During the recent mid-term elections, Democrats campaigned extensively and at times quite successfully on health care. The specifics covered a wide spectrum. The recurring theme, however, appeared to be cost. Politicians across the board promised cheaper care. Realistically, care can only be cheaper if we reduce the quality or quantity. Twenty-five years ago, my uncle died of prostate cancer. There was nothing that the medicine of the time could do to save him. Now, however, patients have several treatment options, all of...
The good news is Washington’s revenues continue to grow and projections for the next couple of years appear promising. That is welcome news, but it is sprinkled with caution about introducing new taxes. Our state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC) quarterly update shows a whopping 17.3 percent increase in state income for the current biennium. That welcome announcement comes just in time for Christmas. For background, Washington’s budget is on a two-year cycle...
