Looking Back

10 Years Ago

Oct. 25, 2008

The Cheney City Council considered used cameras to curb downtown vandalism.

A city-owned vacant funeral home in Medical Lake required about $13,000 in unexpected asbestos removal.

Cheney High School was named a School of Distinction by the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for its performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL.)

20 Years Ago

Oct. 29, 1998

The University House on the Eastern Washington University campus was fully renovated after months of work costing $275,000.

In a controversial move, the Medical Lake City Council agreed to contribute $25,000 to the new school auditorium’s light and sound system.

The Cheney High School football team was one victory away from the league championships.

30 Years Ago

Nov. 3. 1988

The Cheney School Board refused to give up part of Cheney’s territory so families moving to a new development could send their children to much-larger Spokane District 81.

The Cheney girls swim team was determined heading into districts after a loss to Eastmont.

Eastern Washington University professor of marketing Dr. Grant Thomas was selected as the International Educator of the Year by the Inland Northwest Trade Council.

40 Years Ago

Oct. 28, 1978

A fire that caused more than $2,000 in smoke damage at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cheney was ruled to be arson.

Four Medical Lake juveniles were charged with stealing a 1975 Suzuki motorcycle.

Eastern Washington University’s football team destroyed Southern Oregon’s Red Raiders 38-13, scoring 31 points in the first half.

50 Years Ago

Oct. 24, 1968

A state highway engineer refused Cheney’s request for traffic lights at First and F streets and First and E streets for the second time in two years.

A local poet and retired veteran wrote the Cheney Free Press with a “Hallowe’en poem.”

The Cheney School Board joined other districts in a lawsuit against the Library Book Publishers because of alleged price fixing.