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Cheney Congregational Church Greetings! Cheney Congregational will begin hosting outdoor Sunday worship services in our parking lot on Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. We had a “soft opening” Sunday morning service on July 19 at to check out our process. We have developed a Covid-19 safety plan that is in compliance with guidelines set up by the state. Masks are required, and we are using social distancing. We encourage you to bring your own lawn chair, and we will have chairs provided. You are also welcome to pull up in your car and rol...
Pat Trout poses in her yard at her residence on North Jefferson Street in Medical Lake next to a sign honoring her for "Yard of the Month." Pat Trout and her husband, Bill, won the award from the Medical Lake Kiwanis club. The Trouts received the sign to display and a $25 gift card to The Fischin' Hole Saloon....
Laurie Zapf loves flowers. He comes by it naturally as his dad and grandfather also loved and cultivated flowers. This year he planned to cut back, maybe not plant as many. Shari, his wife, is not sure he accomplished that, and while she won't take credit for any of it, but she appreciates the work and the beauty that has made the Zapfs Cheney's July Yard of the Month. The Zapfs have lived at 430 North 3rd Street for 18 years and Laurie is always working to build a garden...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The South Mintle Street and West 19th Avenue block in Airway Heights is a bit cleaner after a neighborhood cleanup day organized by city code compliance officer Kristina Blake and the God Squad on July 2. Blake saw that the area needed a lot of cleaning, and residents would struggle to be able to afford the dumpsters they needed to tidy up. "This is the hardest-hit street in the mobile home parks," Blake said. "We are really trying to bring in resources to h...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings! Cheney Congregational will begin hosting outdoor Sunday worship services in our parking lot on Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. We will have a “soft opening” Sunday morning service on July 19 at 9:30 a.m. We are taking all the necessary precautions to make sure this is a safe experience for everyone. Masks will be required, we will implement social distancing and there will be no congregational singing, among other precautions. We encourage you to bring your own lawn chair, but our service will als...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings from Cheney Congregational Church. While we are still not yet meeting in person, we continue to offer at-home worship guides and sermons for you to watch or read from home. This Sunday we will host a live-stream worship service on Zoom at 10 a.m., followed by a virtual coffee hour. If you would like to join this live Zoom service or receive our weekly at-home worship guides/sermons, then email pastor Matt Goodale at [email protected]. This Sunday, Goodale will preach on “The P...
Greg and Roxanne Dempsey, 1120 Moyer St., have been named Cheney’s Yard of the Month winners for June by the Cheney Kiwanis and Gardners of Cheney clubs. Pictured above from left to right are Pat Isbell, Cheney Kiwanis; Lisa Bennett, Gardeners of Cheney and Greg and Roxanne Dempsey. The Dempseys have lived at the home for 33 years, slowly adding to their yard with plants, flowers and trees that have thrived in Cheney zone. Their yard is low maintenance at this point, with drip irrigation and minimal weed control, which l...
Hello readers, my name is Drew Lawson and I’ve recently come on as a reporter for Free Press Publishing, working for both the Cheney Free Press and Davenport Times. I grew up in Vancouver, WA, surrounded by my parents and three younger siblings. I’m a huge sports fan, particularly the NFL, NBA and NCAA football and basketball. My favorite teams are the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Mariners. I enjoy hiking and road trips while exploring places I’ve never been before. I graduated high school in 2016....
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Greeting from Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Although we cannot worship together as a congregation, we invite our community to access our website emmanuelcheney.org for weekly worship materials. If you should need pastoral support during this difficult time, please contact pastor Arianna Arends at 509-954-5886. Emmanuel plans to gather for worship services outdoors two weeks after Spokane County opens Phase 3. Our Free Community Pantry remains open to the community and all are invited to take what they...
CHENEY – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has announced that it is resuming in-person services this Sunday, June 18, for the first time since closures and social distancing measures were enacted in late March to combat the spread of COVID-19. It is the first church in Cheney to resume some sort of regular service. According to information provided by church secretary Susan Durrie, the church has instituted measures following state guidelines for resuming services, along with other steps. St. Paul’s is requiring the use of masks...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings from Cheney Congregational Church. While we are still not yet meeting in person, we continue to offer at-home worship guides and sermons for you to watch or read from home. This Sunday we will host a live-stream worship service on Zoom at 10 a.m., followed by a virtual coffee hour. If you would like to join this live Zoom service or receive our weekly at-home worship guides/sermons, then email pastor Matt Goodale at [email protected]. This Sunday Goodale will preach on “The pract...
FOUR LAKES – Many churches across the region met in person on Sunday, including Four Lakes Community Church. FLCC gathered together for the first time since the mandated coronavirus shut downs began. Pastor Lucas Geiger and the church board formulated a written mitigation plan that complies with government guidelines, including facemasks for all, hand sanitizer. removal of half the seats for six-foot social distancing and limiting inside attendance to 25 people. Those who w...
Cheney Congregational Church This past Sunday we participated together (though in our own homes) in a service of lament and reflection following the tragic news of George Floyd’s death and all that is going on in our nation right now. We join with our brothers and sisters of color who have been demanding justice for far too long. We repent of the role that we have played in remaining silent. Let us lament together and pray for justice and change. This upcoming Sunday, pastor Matt Goodale will preach on the practice of p...
Cheney Congregational Church This Sunday, June 7, we will continue to explore how God is at work in our ordinary everyday lives. It can be hard to feel as connected to God when our normal church routines are interrupted. But the good news is that we worship a God who we can encounter anywhere and everywhere, not just in a church building. Pastor Matt Goodale continues to send out a recording of his sermon each week along with an at-home worship guide. If you’re interested in receiving either, then email Goodale at m...
CHENEY – The Community Clothing Exchange has reopened for business — at least temporarily. In a May 27 news release, Clothing Exchange Director Connie Oakes said they will be opening on two separate Wednesdays this month, June 3 and June 17. The release was too late for publication in the May 29 Cheney Free Press. Oakes said they will continue to be open every other week through the summer months, although volunteers will be there likely on a weekly basis to keep the Exchange stocked and cleaned. “I’ll have our hours posted...
CHENEY – The Community Clothing Exchange has reopening for business — at least temporarily. In a May 27 news release, Clothing Exchange Director Connie Oakes said they will be opening on two separate Wednesdays, June 3 and June 17. The Clothing Exchange will be observing social distancing protocols regarding limiting any spread of the coronavirus by restricting entry to no more than three customers at a time, unless customers are in the same household. All customers must wear masks, as will volunteers. “We have set up the c... Full story
CHENEY – A major aspect of the coronavirus pandemic is that people age 60 and over are among the most vulnerable to contracting the disease it carries, COVID-19. According to Washington Department of Health statistics, this population only accounts for 31 percent of the cases of the disease, but over 90 percent of the deaths, while in Spokane County, those percentages are 39 and 90 as well. Unfortunately for many non-profit agencies, it’s this age range that makes up most of...
Area residents took advantage of the nice weather to get outside this past Memorial Day weekend, including getting onto the water at Fish Lake near Cheney....
Cheney Congregational Church This Sunday our pastor is preaching on the practice of waking up to God. It can be hard to feel as connected to God when our normal church routines are interrupted. But the good news is that we worship a God who we can encounter anywhere and everywhere, not just in a church building. So this week pastor Matt Goodale is preaching on the grace we can experience in the simple act of waking up. Goodale continues to send out a recording of his sermon each week along with an at-home worship guide. If...
Cheney Congregational Church We hope this message finds you well and in good health. This Sunday we are beginning a new sermon series based on Barbara Brown Taylor's book, “An Altar in the World.” In this series we'll explore what it looks like to experience God's presence and grace in ordinary ways, such as waking and sleeping, taking walks, encountering others, saying no, feeling pain and paying attention. God's presence is not limited to a church building, and we encounter God even and especially in the ordinary, oft...
SPOKANE – The Spokane County Library District is hosting an online trivia contest that could determine just how strong the Force is within you. “Virtual Trivia: ‘Star Wars’” is fun for the whole family involving everything Star Wars. Share knowledge about all three trilogies, the spin-off shows, movies, and animated series, the toys, books and other merchandise, and of course, the new Disney attraction at Hollywood Studios. Participants are invited to wear a costume or a favorite Star Wars T-shirt during this virtual e...
Cheney Community Church pastor Todd Luce accepts the congratulations and well-wished of congregants who formed staged a parade last Saturday to honor his promotion to colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Luce’s wife Susan took to the cellphone to record the moment, which began with assembling in the church’s parking lot to parade past the couple’s home in Harvest Bluff....
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor Monday is Memorial Day. By tradition, it’s the 152nd anniversary of the day set aside to remember those who lost their lives serving our country. I say by tradition because the first incarnation of this observance, Decoration Day, started on May 30, 1868. According to History.com, there were other, smaller observances prior, many marking the end of the Civil War. There are three days we have set aside as official days to commemorate and recognize those who have served, and are now serving i...
CHENEY – It’s not everyday someone starts a new medical job in the middle of a pandemic. So, it’s understandable that when new Lincoln Hospital Nursing Director Bonnie E. DesJardin, a Cheney resident, was asked how life at Lincoln Hospital compared to other jobs, she couldn’t answer. “I don’t know what the normal is here,” DesJardin said, noting she’s been on the job here only three weeks. “I’ve been told some things, but I really haven’t experienced it yet ... I expected to come out here and start by really just seeing ho...
West Plains Angels co-founder Tony Blount and volunteer Tamara Keyes hand out donuts at the Cheney Community Church drive-up worship service on May 10. It was the church’s first onsite service in seven weeks, with vehicles staggered and congregants remaining inside. Blount and Keyes handed out the donuts using tongs while using social distancing practices. The West Plains are a non-religious, 501 (c) 3 non-profit philanthropic organization....
