A Cheney resident and his daugher get into the swing of things on a crowded dance floor at a "Daddy Daughter Dance" hosted by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. The event proved to be extremely popular and quickly sold out.
Cheerleaders pump up the crowd on a night that Cheney's boys and girls basketball teams both swept their East Valley opponents.
10 Years Ago
Feb. 12, 2008
Cheney's Parks and Recreation Department hosted a sold-out "Daddy Daughter Dance" at the Cheney City Hall auditorium.
The cost for the minimum level of full-time EMS services in Medical Lake proved to cost a pretty penny - about $378,900, almost double what the city had been paying for volunteers.
West Plains cable companies prepared for the switch to digital television, freeing up bandwidth and airspace for other uses like emergency services.
20 Years Ago
Feb. 11, 1999
Medical Lake officials planned ahead for significant growth, passing new and revised municipal regulations.
Nearly $32,000 was raised in Cheney in the month of January alone for the city's first Habitat for Humanity project.
Cheney Middle School celebrated "Self-Esteem Week" with candy grams, arts and crafts and a puppet show.
30 Years Ago
Feb. 9, 1989
Cheney's economic development advisory board adopted a plan of action containing 26 strategies to make Cheney a more desirable place to live and work.
Betz Elementary fifth-grader Andy Taylor was named the winner of the Cheney School District's geography bee, beating out 50 other students for the title.
West Plains residents congratulated themselves on weathering the subzero temperatures of January without any catastrophes.
40 Years Ago
Feb. 8, 1979
Cheney School District's levy failed with 56.4 percent of residents voting "yes," while Medical Lake School District's levy passed by a wide margin of 71 percent.
Aluminum recycling at Fairchild Air Force Base continued to grow - from June 1977 to Dec. 1978, more than 22,000 pounds of aluminum were recycled from the on-base pick-up point.
EWU's production of "The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window" garnered rave reviews from the local community and ran for three weeks straight, earning a Cheney Free Press review calling it "superb."
50 Years Ago
Feb. 6, 1969
Cheney Public Schools eliminated their adult upholstery class due to lack of equipment and facilities, replacing it with a "home planning" class covering construction principles, building materials and city codes.
Two Spokane County road employees made a narrow escape when they were almost hit by a train while working in the West Plains. The men were running a snow blade on Rodna Road, which was completely covered in snow and ice making it impossible to see the edge of the highway. As their vehicle approached the railroad tracks, the truck went off the edge of the road, pushing the blade onto the tracks and jamming the vehicle's doors. The men were able to push a door open by sheer brute force and escape an oncoming train in the nick of time.
An increase in the maximum G.I. home loan interest rate to 7.5 percent was announced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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