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🌱 How Cheney riders can use the new Wheat Line bus service
Cheney, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Cheney! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Cheney riders can use the new Wheat Line bus service
Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Course Design Wednesdays and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 50 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Sun yielding to clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
- Friday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WA: Getting There: Wheat Line offers bus service between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco, thanks to FIFA World Cup (masstransitmag.com) — Cheney residents now have a new intercity bus option: the Wheat Line, which stops in town on its twice-daily runs between Spokane, Moses Lake and Pasco. Funded partly by FIFA World Cup dollars and federal rural transit grants, the route offers year-round service through at least 2030, with fares starting at $7 and reservations encouraged for riders connecting to jobs, school, and medical care. 
📸 Around Cheney
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Upcoming Events in
Cheney
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★ Featured events ★
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Drop-In AI Mondays →
Governor Martin House (Faculty commons), 506 F St, Cheney
3:00 pm
Monday June 29
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Other local events
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Drop-In Course Design Wednesdays →
Governor Martin House (Faculty commons), 506 F St, Cheney
3:00 pm -
BOOK SALE | JULY 10TH & 11TH →
Cheney Library, 610 1st St, Cheney
10:00 am -
Cheney Rodeo - BiMart Arena →
Cheney Rodeo Association - BiMart Arena, 14310 Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Hwy, Cheney
7:00 pm -
Cheney Rodeo →
Cheney Rodeo Association - BiMart Arena, 14310 Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Hwy, Cheney
4:00 pm -
Turnbull NWR Evening Bird Walk — Spokane Audubon... →
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S Smith Rd, Cheney
5:00 pm -
Turnbull NWR Evening Bird Walk — Spokane Audubon Society →
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S Smith Rd, Cheney
5:00 pm -
Drop-In Course Design Wednesdays →
Governor Martin House (Faculty commons), 506 F St, Cheney
3:00 pm
Wednesday July 8
Friday July 10
Sunday July 12
Friday July 17
Wednesday July 22
📣 Cheney Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Family Storytime Play & Learn
Spokane Public Library Indian Trail - Indian Trail Events
10:00 am -
Summer Storytime at Liberty Park (Outside!)
Spokane Public Library Liberty Park -
10:00 am -
Camp Roar & Build with Local Architects!
Spokane Public Library South Hill - South Hill Events
10:00 am -
Genealogy Help: Drop-In!
Spokane Public Library Central - Inland Northwest Special Collection
10:00 am
Wednesday June 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Okay, so a neighbor and I took the initiative to speak with the property owners down Ben Appel where the 3 separate fires have been started.
Very sweet older couple with some significant health issues. They are so kind and open their property to others in need; but many of us know that in… (Nextdoor Malloy Prairie) - W would anyone know of a professional asphalter (meaning someone licensed and insured), who could cover the gravel in front of my garage and wheelchair ramp so that my wheelchair wouldn't be so difficult to push through?
It's probably about 1200 sq. Feet. Please leave me your phone number or email and a rough idea of an estimate and I will get in touch with you. (Nextdoor Marshall)
- Eastern Washington University posted a job opening for Campus Police Officer in Cheney. Apply here.
- Haakon Industries posted a job opening for Warehouse Receiver / Material Handler - Day Shift in Cheney. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheney here.
🗞 Nearby News
Medical Lake
- STCU rolls out disaster relief loans in wake of Upriver Fire (thenewstribune.com)
Spokane
- ‘He deserves to be remembered': Mural honoring late Spokane-based percussionist to be unveiled on West Main (spokesman.com)
- Attorneys present closing arguments in criminal trial of former Spokane County deputy accused of assault (krem.com)
- One of ‘Spokane Three' submits motion for judgement of acquittal (spokesman.com)
Ok Cheney! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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