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ST. JOHN – Area residents can look forward to multiple opportunities to see an international choir that will be coming to tour the Spokane area. The African Children's Choir, is bringing it's 52nd choir through the area from Sept. 20 through Sept. 27 and playing six shows in and around Spokane. The choir is part of a larger group called Music for Life, which provides opportunity for thousands of children living in impoverished circumstances. According to Sandra Nakalanda, w...
Oh my, are the kids really back to school already? Now September is flying by. It will soon be Halloween and frost on the pumpkins. Harvest your Jack-o-lantern candidates and winter squash before a hard freeze penetrates the rind. Don’t fret if your tomatoes are still green. After they have lost their shiny green color they will still ripen in the house. They don’t have to be in a sunny place. They just need a little more time. The beets and carrots can stay in the ground longer and will sweeten after a frost. However, har...
CHENEY – An internationally known sculptor will be closing his studio soon as he prepares to move to Wenatchee. Richard Warrington, Owner of Warrington Studios said he has been into art since 1966, when he studied at Eastern Washington University. During his time in college, he was exposed to painting more than sculpture as an art form, but that isn't where his heart was set. "The class was all about the instructor's paintings, and I was looking for some discipline," W...
My story comes from the distant past, so I apologize for any mistakes of memory or misrecollection or misinformation that may occur. Any errors are my own. My eldest daughter was always keen to grow up fast. It was not surprise that she eagerly awaited her 16th birthday to get her driver’s license. As soon as she qualified, she and I were headed to the Department of Licensing office, located inconveniently far from our home with hours not compatible to my work schedule. Nor was the organization of the office particularly p...
Coat drive underway CHENEY — The Helping Cheney Community Coat Drive is underway. Residents can donate new coats until Oct. 22 at local schools, churches and businesses. Free coats in all sizes will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Wren Pierson Community Center. A second distribution will be at Feed Cheney on Monday, Oct. 30 from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. also at Wren Pierson. There are no requirements to receive a coat. Book club to meet The Cheney Book Club will be meeting on Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. and w...
CHENEY – For the first time since the COVID pandemic swept through, Cheney High School will have an active drama program this year. According to the new program director, Michael Scott, they will bringing two live shows to the stage. "We have two shows we will be performing this year," Scott said. "The overall theme is something historic and something fun." "The program is going through a big turnaround, and I hope to highlight a more educational aspect," he added. The first s...
Lucas Walsh | Cheney Free Press The Sprague Days celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10, brought dozens of classy chassis and fans to downtown Sprague for two days of parades, cars, music and games. Above and below, antique vehicles are lined up along First and B Streets for the Renegade Restorations Car and Bike Show. At left, John Vettel plays his favorite Hank Williams songs downtown....
It was great if you fertilized your lawn before the rain, If not, after mowing, September is still a good time to apply a low release fertilizer before your lawn settles in for winter dormancy. It amazes me to see how resilient my lawn is after heat stress and neglect. Even so, I am considering replacing more of my mower-needy green turf with more eco-friendly varieties. Yes, I know rabbits are fond of clover, but White Dutch Clover is an excellent alternative green ground cover. The leguminous plants fix and supply nitrogen...
Sturdy and voluptuous, this basket once belonged to my Mother. She came under its spell in 1950’s India where she lived with my father and me in a British compound. Perhaps its beauty compensated some for her loneliness. It became a sewing basket full of buttons, thread and thimble, hidden under its domed lid. Years later when my Mother’s estate was diffused, this basket full of tangled thread and remnants was one item I chose to keep. Why does it speak to me so? Whispering its ordinary loveliness and fidelity and hol...
What a privilege it is to have a garden. When I contemplate my good fortune, after the raging wildfires claimed my friends and neighbors homes and gardens, I am reminded how I have taken my home and garden for granted. Reflection is good, rebuilding is hard. Though we can’t take away the anguish of loss we can encourage loved ones and neighbors with support through these times. Joining our community’s efforts to distribute food, clothing and shelter are tangible ways to help. School supplies and messages of heartfelt con...
MEDICAL LAKE - Area residents got to flood Waterfront Park in Medical Lake for bluegrass music. The annual three day bluegrass music festival that brings Medical Lake together was held over the weekend. According to Blue Waters President, Nick Burgis, this year's festival had a great turnout. "We had a fantastic turnout this year," Burgis said. "We had a lot of people by full weekend passes and others that stopped by for Saturday's showing." Burgis said the effort put forth by...
As to my experiment with permaculture: I had reported that the corn seed I planted in the midst of my weeds was more robust than the ones I planted in rows. Sadly, my theory has been dispelled. Now the corn in rows have overtaken the growth of their wilderness relative. The squash plant is faring well, however, the deer ate the beans that were planted. After a little more research, I learned corn needs to have neighbors, as those luscious ears are pollinated from the tassels of other corn plants by the wind. Those...
Area kids in Medical Lake try to beat the heat by floating at Waterfront Park and playing with squirt guns....
Medical Lake Kiwanis and Cheney Garden Club Present the August Garden of the Month to Yvonne Bresnahan at 910 East Stanley Drive. Yvonne received a $25 gift certificate from the Kiwanis Club. Pictured are Donna Kulibert, Yvonne Bresnahan, and Dan Dorshorst...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A Spokane based band that frequently plays community events will once again be gracing the stage Aug. 19 in Sunset Park for Airway Heights Day. Alchemy has been seen and heard at events such as Cheney Mayfest, Medical Lake Founder's Day, and previously played Airway Heights Day. According to Jim Brickey, the group's drummer, their goal is to create a relaxing musical environment for people. "You know we just want to create a nice ambient environment that peopl...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – People attending Airway Heights Day on Aug. 19 can look forward to some classic blues as Too Slim & the Taildraggers will be playing the community event. Tim "Too Slim" Langford grew up in Spokane and formed the band in 1986. Langford loved playing the guitar as soon as he picked one up, and he gained inspiration from artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robin Trower, Duane Allman, and others. Langford also studied music at Eastern Washington University, but s...
My husband and I love going to the movies. We both grew up enjoying a darkened theater, hot buttered popcorn and the thrill of the unknown unfolding before our eyes. We met and married in a small town in southern New Mexico. As adults living in Tiny Town, USA, there wasn’t a whole lot else to do on a sweltering hot weekend. Fortunately back then, the summer time was prime time for new movies to come out. As the years progressed and we moved to the booming metropolis we call Spokane, we still headed to the movies, r...
Horticulturalist: one who cultivates and manages the garden. Environmentalist: one who is concerned with protecting the environment. Agronomist: one who studies the science of soil management and crop production. Biologist: one who studies living organisms. Pathologist: one who studies and identifies diseases. Entomologist: one who studies insects. Or if these hats fit: Do you love to watch healthy things grow, feel the warm tilth of the soil in your fingers, watch butterflies dance above the flowers? Do you listen to honey...
SPOKANE – The Junior Livestock Show of Spokane has announced its meetings and auctions schedule, and changes being planned. The organization that allows aspiring young farmers to show and sell their animals will host its annual membership meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12. A time and location has yet to be announced. The organization has scheduled its Junior Show Benefit Auction for Feb. 17 and its 89th annual Junior Livestock Show for May 1-4, both at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The rules for next year’s shows are sti...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The annual Airway Heights celebration is coming up quickly and starts Friday evening Aug. 18 and runs through Saturday Aug. 19. The big kick off event is the annual watermelon race. Participants try to build the best racer they can and will face off in a series of races. The biggest catch is that the winners will move on to the next rounds of the event, and the losers will get their melons smashed by the winners. According to Andy Gardner the city just w...
MEDICAL LAKE - The Farmer's Market kicked off National Farmer's Market Week with one of their busiest days ever according to Gerri Johnson, the President of Re*Imagine Medical Lake. "We had the highest attendance we have ever had this weekend," Johnson said. "And it's all thanks to the people coming out to support the local farmers and small businesses in the area."...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Blue Waters Bluegrass festival is coming up quickly, and it takes a big team of volunteers to make the event happen according to organizers. According to Blue Waters President, Nick Burgis, the volunteers are an extremely important part of the festival. "Our volunteers help in nearly every aspect of the festival," Burgis said. "From setting up the stage to attending the front gate, we have a lot of volunteer opportunities." Volunteers can sign up as part o...
New ASB officers in Rosalia ROSALIA – Rosalia High School has a new slate of officers for its Associated Student Body for the 2023-24 school year. Thomas Place will be student-body president and Briley Smith vice president. Other officers include Secretary Kayla Eilertson, Treasurer Megan Maley and Historian Capryce Robbins. Feed Cheney partnering with high school CHENEY - Starting in September, Feed Cheney, the monthly free community meal, will be catered by the Culinary Arts class at Cheney High School. The grocery d...
Permaculture: A New Concept? Why do we make so much work for ourselves in the garden when we can practice permaculture? The history of permaculture dates back to when man, or maybe it was woman, noticed the seeds thrown on the ground from fruits and plants they ate grew new plants and trees. Evolution of gardening employed varied methods. Each more refined than the precious attempt. Gardeners cleared the land, artificially altered seeds and disposed of all plant debris. The ground became sterile and eventually blew away....
A childhood memory that has lived with me forever and I’m sure subconsciously had a part in shaping my life. When I was three years old, our family lived in a rented house on the outskirts of Curlew, Washington. That is a little cattle and logging community up near the Canadian border. Our house sat out from town where it met the open prairie. I can remember a covered front porch and a uard surrounded by a white picket fence. It was open range country. There was a herd of cows and calves that grazed close to our place. A c...
