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When I was a little girl the boys chased me with earthworms. I hated them, the boys too! I learned to tolerate then appreciate them and the boys. I have since learned more about both. I will share what I know about worms only! The study of vermiculture or the growing of worms has been a method of improving soil condition for centuries and has become an important science in agriculture today. There is a distinction between worms used for “worm boxes” and those that find their way into the compost pile. Red wigglers are the...
Volunteers are serving up good eats at the new Meals on Wheels Silver Café location in Cheney's United Methodist Church located at 204 4th Street. The program is designed to offer more opportunities for socialization and dining to seniors on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....
The lavender harvest is usually around the middle of July. Before then, to find yourself in a French Provincial Paradise of fragrance, a trip to lavender fields in Spokane County is a treat for your eyes and your olfactory. Look online for lavender growers. Though we are on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, lavender is happy in our semi-arid part of the world. Lavender is especially suited to dry, well-drained soils. Its benefits to our gardens are many. Pollinators love them; they are disease, deer and fire-resistant....
AIRWAY HEIGHTS Community & Family Fun Nature Storytime Thursday’s through July 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Airway Heights Library 1213 S. Lundstrom Street Live Music The Avett Brothers with Calder Allen Fri., July 15, 7:30 p.m. BECU Live Outdoor Venue 100 N Hayford Road Summer Moonlit Movies Fri., July 15 & Aug. 5, 26, beginning at dusk Sunset Park, Airway Heights 924 S. Lawson Street Visit airwayheightsparksandrec.org/community-events/ for more details. Stone Temple Pilots & Daughtry Sun., July 17, 7:30 p.m. BECU Live Outdoor V...
CHENEY- Cheney High School (CHS) students took on Chicago June 28–July 2 at the Future Business Leaders of America National Conference and placed Top 15 in six events. The conference featured over 12,000 students and more than 90 events where students showcased hard work in their technical education courses. "It's a filtering process. You have a regional contest in February, then a state conference in April, and then nationals. Each time you move up, you eliminate options," s...
JoAnn Inman, 402 N. Staples, is the recipient of the Medical Lake Kiwanis and Gardeners of Cheney July Yard of the Month award. Gayle Hennings, left and Dan Dorshorst also presented Inman with a $25 gift certificate from the Roam Coffee house....
The cowboy’s heart may be many things, but it is seldom lonely and is most always thankful. He lives close to nature and God’s natural order of things. His heart is; -Reverent and awed as he observes the miracle of birth and the changing of the seasons. - It’s joyful when he watches newborn calves romping and playing little calf games on a sunshine-filled spring morning. -Gentle and kind when he teaches a young horse the lessons needed to become a good partner. -Savage and fierce when threatened by man, beast, or force...
CHENEY— Cheney School District has updated its summer food service program. The program began on June 27 week of June and continues into August. Children between the ages of 1-18 can eat for free at Cheney High School (CHS), Cheney Middle School (CMS) and Sunset Elementary. All three locations will provide food service Monday through Friday except for July 4 in observance of Independence Day. CHS will be operating from June 27-July 27, with breakfast between 8 to 9 a.m. and l...
CHENEY- As part of their summer research work, six students from Gonzaga University's (GU) biology department have been out and about in the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge to try and find out how microplastics affect aquatic communities. The students work in a section of Eastern Washington University's (EWU) field station known as the Turnbull Laboratory for Ecological Studies. Part of their research is at a pond inside Turnbull. Kaitlyn Palacio and Gracie McRae came up with the...
Together with my friends in the rainbow, we embrace the world. Yellow colors the world with light and warmth, blue manages the skies and the seas, red moves nations’ lifeblood, purple uplifts mountains and royalty, and orange colors the mornings and evenings with joy. I am Green. It is my responsibility to coordinate blue and yellow. I promote growth: Growth in the earth and also in the womb. I am mother: I cradle generations. I am teacher: I teach patience. I am friend: I practice trust. I come in many shades, this Green tha...
Even though the neighbors line up to take pictures of your impeccably weed-free, absolutely straight rows of vegetables and Better Homes and Gardens has made an appointment to feature your garden in their next issue, or NOT! The reality may be pumpkin vines strangling anything that dares venture on the pathways, zucchinis the size of small children hiding under its giant leaves and tomato plants totally out of control; all is well. Try not to worry about rows of carrots you didn’t thin and as my grandpa used to say, ...
Pictured are Bob and Betty Gingrich, Pat Isbell with Cheney Kiwanis and Sandra Laws with Gardeners of Cheney. The Gingrich have filled their yard at 321 Simpson Parkway with all kinds of flora. Heirloom plants from grandparents, donations from fellow gardeners and original plantings. It is a hummingbird paradise and they get their fair share of them. Lisa Bennett photo....
Medical Lake Kiwanis and The Gardeners of Cheney present the June 2022 Garden of the Month Award to Patricia and Doug Hendrickson at 304 South Walker Street. The Hendricksons' received a $25 gift certificate from The Pizza Factory. Pictured are Dan Dorshorst, Gail Hennings and Patricia Hendrickson....
My sister makes the best raspberry pie. She says the ticket to growing healthy berries is to start with new plants. Raspberries are not fussy about soil pH and seem happy with Spokane County gardens' soils. Prepare the soil with a balanced fertilizer and organic amendments early in the spring, then plant bare-root raspberry canes about two feet apart. Raspberries grow a long time. I planted some when my baby was two and they produced until he graduated from high school. A raspberry's first-year growth, the primocane, is...
The Blue Grass Band provided musical entertainment for browsers at the annual Tyler Daze Community Flea Market on Saturday, June 4....
My green babies are ready to go outside. The soil temperature is nearly 55 degrees and there is no snow on Mt. Spokane. My new irrigation system with drip lines is set up; importantly, I have a new tube of sunscreen. I’ll get a new hat and gloves next week. Since my dear little green ones have never tasted outside air or natural sunshine, I will have to ease them into the real world. After bringing them all back inside the first night, I rigged up vinyl tablecloths to cover them. I didn’t sleep all night, worrying they wou...
My name is Elvira Hokum but more frequently known as the Wicked Witch. I know the history books report Hansel and Gretel’s version of what happened in the deep dark woods on my property, but they lied. I want to set the record straight and tell what really happened. Hansel and Gretel had been at my house for about a month, but managed to find their way back home and reported everything to the local newspaper. But it isn’t true. This is what happened. Hansel and Gretel are brats who manipulate, deceive, and lie and eve...
Gardeners of Cheney Gayle Hennings and Kiwanis Pat Isbell and Ruth Van Kuren with gift certificate from Jarm’s Ace Hardware. Van Kuren moved to 418 Cocolalla in 1968. Over half of the yard was pine trees. The trees have since fallen or been cut down and replaced with all manner of green grass, flowers and vegetables....
ROSALIA — The community will take a step back in time to the days of American muscle cars and pin-up girls Saturday as the Car Show and Pin-Up Model Contest take center state. Rose Garage Brewing and Hot Rods is putting on the event that begins at 11 a.m. More than 100 cars are expected to make an appearance. “The car show will have really nice trophies. It’s a peoples choice type of award,” said Jay Scholz, owner of Rose Garage Brewing and Hot Rods. A barbecue and live mu...
ROSALIA — The annual Battle Days celebration will highlight the community’s 150th birthday Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. The event — a tradition that started in 1970 — commemorate the 1858 Battle of Pine Creek. Battle Days marks the victory of the Coeur d’Alene, Palouse and Spokane Indians over U.S. Army forces near the current townsite. The victory was short-lived, however, as the Army dispatch more troops and crushed tribal warriors at the Battle of Four Lakes jus...
CHENEY – After nearly 25 years of employment with the Cheney Free Press, Advertising Manager DeeAnn Gibb is settling into retirement. "When I first started, Bill Ifft (owner) was a friend of mine and needed an office girl to do whatever stuff needed to be done," Gibb said. "A few months into that, the sales person that was here was military and was being transferred and I took his job. That's how I got into sales." Gibb said if Ifft had asked her to enter sales initially, s...
This is Lilac Loving time. We have been waiting a year for it and it is finally here. The hardy varieties that came with the pioneers have adapted especially well in Spokane County. Many cultivars are also showcased in gardens in our area. I have a white one called Pocahontas. It is an adorable double-flowered variety that looks like a cloud when it is flowering. There is also a variety introduced by the Spokane Lilac Society in 2005 called Spokane. It is a large shrub with...
My morning walks with Tika, our 5-year-old Border collie rescue dog, are always my favorite time of day. We tend to go to one particular park to throw the ball, followed by a short walk. Each season brings its own beauty to the scenery. Summer mornings are warm, the sky is clear and sunrise is sometime before we get up! It’s a great season filled with long balmy days and cool clear nights. The solitude of our morning walk in the park is often interrupted by other dogs playing with Tika and, for me, a nice chat with said d...
