West Plains Briefs

Community Coat Distribution

Coats have been collected throughout the Cheney area and now it is time to distribute them.

Anyone needing a coat for this winter is invited to come to Sunset Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 16 from 3 – 5 p.m. or to Salnave Elementary School on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Remaining coats will be available at Feed Cheney Monday, Oct. 26 at the Wren Pierson Building from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Thanks to the generosity of the Cheney community there are coats for anyone who needs one.

Nazarene pumpkin patch starts Saturday, Oct. 17

Cheney’s Church of the Nazarene is sponsoring a pumpkin patch activity, featuring free face painting, a bouncy house and petting zoo courtesy of Rough Start. The pumpkin patch runs Monday – Friday, Oct. 19 –23 and Oct. 26 – 30 from 1 – 7 p.m., and Saturdays Oct. 17, 24 and 31 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 4 p.m. start Oct. 31.

All proceeds will go to Cheney Outreach to help local families in need this winter. The church is located at 338 W. Betz Road.

ML firefighter T-shirts

Medical Lake firefighters are wearing pink shi rts in support of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Medical Lake Firefighters Association is selling pink T-shirts to raise money for Susan G Komen of Eastern Washington. T-shirts are available in sizes small through 4XL at $15 each or two for $25. Also available are black hoodie sweatshirts with pink design.