Dogs needed to cheer up Care Center residents

CHENEY – Cheney Care Center recreation director Kris Bahr wanted to do something to cheer up the residents who have been prevented from going outside the care facility since early March due to coronavirus restrictions.

She eventually hit upon an idea she thinks will do the trick and put a smile on everyone’s face — puppies.

Bahr is staging a “Cheney Care Center Puppy Parade” on June 10, beginning at 2 p.m. She is asking anyone in the community with a well-behaved dog, puppy or older, to come by the Care Center and parade around the facility while residents inside will get to watch the processi...