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Holiday greetings to all the neighbors and readers of the Cheney Free Press! May the New Year bring you joy, health, and good stories! We thank-you Readers, for your support and kind words of encouragement. May your Holidays be filled with happy times to spin into beautiful stories of your own. We wish you the happiest of Holidays and a safe, prosperous and healthy new year....
We’re coming into the middle point of senior year this week I picked out some local seniors including myself, and looked back at who we were our freshman year to now and who we have grown into. Keely a senior at Rosalia High School, “Looking back to freshman year I’ve done a complete 180. I have always been an over achieving student who though one bad grade would ruin my GPA and my life would be over. Now I’m in my second year of running start taking sophomore/ junior college level classes; I have learned it’s not so much a...
CHENEY – Masonic Temple Lodge No. 42 provided support to five local organizations through donations, recently. The lodge donated to $905 to Cancer Can’t, $1,000 to Feed Spokane, $500 to Christ Kitchen, $200 to Second Harvest Inland Northwest and $300 to KREM Cares Tom’s Turkey Drive. Where each organization received matching funds from Washington Masonic Services, an organization that offers to assist masons and others in need, focusing on aging in place and securing resources for basic essentials. According to Becky Van K...
1 years ago Dec 11, 2014 After serving 12 years as Medical Lake Councilmember, Brenda Redell resigned from city council due to moving outside city limits. Medical Lake volunteers counted 86 deer in one hour, Saturday evening while likely more will come into the city. Members of the Citizens Deer Advisory Committee went around four routes, recording any deer they saw. Defense set the tone early in last Saturday’s Football Championship Subdivision Playoff game between No. 5-ranked Eastern Washington University and No. 12 -...
CHENEY – The high school's Future Business Leaders of America club distributed more than 800 gifts to 200 indigent families Dec. 13 at the high school. In the weeks leading up to the event, chapter members placed donation boxes at businesses across the area, collecting clothing, toys and essentials for children and families. Led by chapter President Rylan Rajewski, students partnered with the community outreach center, five local businesses in Cheney and Airway Heights, and s...
Some love the hustle and bustle and all things shiny associated with the wintertime Holidays. For some, it’s a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the messiah, the holy one whose very existence signifies hope and joy. For others, Hanukkah tells a story of a desperate battle fought and won by the Maccabees over the Greek army in 164 BC. The symbolic lighting of the menorah signifies the miracle the Maccabees received when, having only enough lamp oil for one more night, it stays lit for eight nights, marking the end o...
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Who is around you, and where do you see yourself? We have been asked this since we were in first grade. Now it’s time to figure it out, try to volunteer, start an internship, and apply for a job that isn’t in the field you think you want to pursue. Volunteering and internships are not only in some places a requirement to graduate but are an amazing way to help the community. I volunteer for a local hospital and have learned true compassion and patience, being a part of a community whe...
CHENEY – The Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Cheney High School is rallying the community to help those in need this holiday season by collecting funds and gifts. Club members have set up donation boxes at businesses across the West Plains, encouraging contributions of clothes, toys, and other items for children and families in need. The club will be distributing the gifts, clothing and other items on Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. Last year, club president Rylan Raj...
Santa’s ride through Cheney CHENEY – Santa will be joining the firefighters this year for their annual Local 1919 Candy Cane Ride through Cheney this Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m. Santa along with the firefighters will be handing out candy with holiday music filling the neighborhood streets. You can visit the city’s web site to see the map with approximate times. Pictures with Santa will begin at 8 p.m. at Safeway complex. Orchestra Holiday Fundraiser CHENEY – The high school is hosting an orchestra holiday fundrai...
CHENEY – After nearly 34 years of leading Cheney Federal Credit Union, CEO JoAn Sanders has announced her retirement. During her tenure, Sanders has been at the helm of the credit union during many major events, including Y2K, the COVID pandemic, and changes in the economy and regulations. Sanders joined the credit union after working in banking for 12 years. She applied for the position in Cheney, her husband’s hometown, and began what would become a remarkable chapter in her professional life. “It has been my honor to le...
CHENEY – The Cheney High School choirs will perform their Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 10, which will explore the theme of “Connections” through music. The event features five choirs performing pieces that reflect connections with the Earth and the holiday season. The program includes a variety of styles, such as jazz, choral classics, and musical theater. Highlights feature “Earth Song” by Frank Ticheli, “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” by John Rutter, and “Jazz Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” The Ambassador Choir will also...
Blackhawk Boosters craft fair CHENEY – The Cheney Blackhawk Booster Club is hosting the annual booster craft fair on Saturday at the high school, 460 N. 6th Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be activities and craft vendors. Cheney Comprehensive Plan Open House CHENEY – City of Cheney is hosting a comprehensive plan open house on Dec. 9 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the city’s utility building, 112 Anderson Road. A comprehensive plan is also known as a master plan or general plan for the city. This plan is a strategic document to...
1 years ago Dec 4, 2014 With no public comment received, Cheney City Council closed its 2015 budget hearing and proceeded to unanimously adopt the city’s just over $23.37 million budget. Stage West Community Theater hosted “It’s a Wonderful Life” by taking the audience back in time to the radio station SWCT for the classic Christmas radio drama. News of groundbreaking on a proposed $26 million shuttle loading grain terminal near Four Lakes Nov. 14, surprised City of Cheney officials – and they are hoping project proponent...
MEDICAL LAKE – The State Veterans Cemetery at Medical Lake will host its annual Veterans Holiday Remembrance ceremony on Saturday, December 14, at 12 p.m. Following a brief ceremony, attendees are invited to place holiday boughs on grave sites to honor the memory of veterans. The cemetery, located at 21702 W. Espanola Road, will provide the boughs for the event. The State Veterans Cemetery offers burial services for eligible U.S. veterans who have received an honorable or general discharge. These services extend to their depe...
White Sky, White Sky You’ve swallowed up all of the blue I know what you are doing But I’m almost ready for you. You’ve invited your North Friends to visit The calendar says it is time You might as well just get with it While I am still in my prime. You’ve turned down the outside temperature And sent all the leaves to the ground You’ve chased away most of the wildlife There is not a goose to be found. I’ll gather more wood for the fire Light candles to glow in the night Pour cider to warm up my innards Read stories tha...
Thanksgiving will soon be here. By the time this issue of The Record Times is in your hands most area cooks in charge of the Thanksgiving meal will be planning the menu and making a list of tasks to do ahead. If you are planning cornbread dressing, you can make the cornbread several days ahead. Any gelatin salads may be made up to two days ahead, as can dinner rolls. Many side dishes reheat well in a microwave, saving on precious oven time and space. Before we get to the Thanksgiving recipes and tips, if you are planning on p...
‘Tis the Season As the snowy season comes in, scholarship applications are open and ready for you as well as FASFA opening the first of December. Be ready to start writing those application essays and get all your paperwork filled out. I and many seniors in the area want to pursue nursing; the most common nursing programs in the area are Spokane Community College Nursing program, which applications are open now and Eastern Washington University Nursing program, which applications open Dec. 1. Many common jobs graduates t...
SPOKANE – NorthEast Washington Educational Service District No. 101 will recieve a $1 million grant to enhance safety in 59 public school districts, 45 state-approved private schools, and four charter schools in a seven-county region. The ESD includes Medical Lake, Cheney and Spangle schools, among others. Funding for the grant comes from the Bureau of Justice Assistance fiscal year 2024 STOP School Violence Program. The project description details that the money will be used for The Safer Schools Northeast Project. The p...
CHENEY – Vision Haus is marking its 13th anniversary this month, celebrating over a decade of providing eye care to the Cheney community. Founded in 2011 by optometrist Dr. Scott E. Borgholthaus and his wife, Jeannette Borgholthaus, the business at 1867 First St. was inspired by an unexpected visit here. “The first time we came here was for our son’s relay race at the state championship at Roos Field,” Jeannette recalled. “That’s when we realized there wasn’t an eye doctor in this town. It’s a pretty big place, with a c...
Snow on the porch Wet boots on the floor Greetings and hugs by the screen Tables are set The places are claimed Choices of beverage abound Turkey’s been carved The prayers are all prayed Relatives each have been served Coins have been tossed Tall tales are retold Loved ones not present are missed Laughter and tears Some secrets revealed Bonds tighten that once were frayed Time whizzes by Devoid of the world Antics of children take stage Boots now are dry Coats are all cozy Cheeks rosey bright with good cheer Farewells and h...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE — Joint Personnel Recovery Agency personnel will be during pull-ups and other exercises for shoppers who participate in their annual Toys-for-Tots drive. Members of the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency are participating in an all-day toy drive on Friday, Nov. 29, outside Walmart, 1221 S. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. In exchange for donations, Air Force personnel will be completing difficult exercises like deadlifts, pull-ups and kettlebell exercises after they shop for a toy to donate. Members of the...
What is an iron lion? He or she is a warrior who doesn’t quit. Or rather doesn’t know when to quit. I guess quit is a big no-no word when it comes to lions, especially the human kind. Last night I watched the Mike Tyson- Jake Paul fight. I’m not a boxing fan, so I didn’t understand some of the subtleties of the match. However, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that match. Jake Paul, a twenty-seven year old boxer in his prime realized a life-long dream of fighting one of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike Tyson, ag...
CHENEY – Boy Scouts Troop 356 will begin their annual Christmas tree sales on Friday, Nov. 29, in the Yoke's Fresh Market parking lot at the corner of Cheney-Spokane Road and 1st Street. The tradition, which starts the day after Thanksgiving, features a selection of real Noble, Douglas fir, and Grand fir Christmas trees, along with wreaths and specialty hot cocoa for sale, according to Michael Hunt, Troop 356 Scoutmaster. Proceeds from the sales support troop activities, u...
CHENEY – Tony Blount, Veterans of Foreign Wars Cheney Post 11326, was recognized as one of Eastern Washington University's Hometown Heroes during the first quarter of their football game on Saturday afternoon on Roos Field. Each individual was recognized and honored for their service and contributions to the community. These honorees included military members, first responders, and veterans. Eastern highlighted their sacrifices and dedication of these local heroes in p...
