Dugout to turnout: Gustafson named Resident of the Year

Cheney Fire Department resident Tyler Gustafson found his way into the firefighting profession through a rather unique way - baseball.

A 2013 graduate of Cheney High School, Gustafson played for the Blackhawks all four years of his school career, and like many other enthusiasts of America's pastime, each summer for the American Legion Summerhawks. But it was his post-graduation experience with the American Legion Triple A Blue Devils that Gustafson got his first exposure to being a firefighter, courtesy of another CHS graduate and Fire Department resident - Drew Ableman.

Ableman was an assista...