September 24, 2015 meeting notes:  Member Mark Eckerich engaged our eighteen members in a game of Cheney history trivia.  Tom Whitfield was the winner but many members answered at least one question correctly.

September 17, 2015 meeting notes:  Eighteen members heard a presentation from Cheney Police Chief Hensley.  City of Cheney residents will be voting soon on a levy lift to provide additional funding to help upgrade police cars and computer equipment. He discussed the dilemma of being close to Spokane and having EWU in the city:  the increased student population leads to more service calls but being close to Spokane leads to lower retail sales and tax revenue for the city.  He told us about the officer staffing situation and how the department has changed how they handle complaints about loud/disorderly parties.

September 10, 2015:  Twenty-three members and one guest heard a dynamic weather analysis and winter forecast by meteorologist Bob Quinn.  He expects  a stronger El Nino weather pattern this year, expects more precipitation in the mountains and expects local weather to be wetter and warmer than last winter.  He also explained how the oceans affect our weather. We'll see if his forecasts are right!

September 3, 2015 meeting notes:  Sixteen members attended and heard a presentation by Carol Beason from Cheney Outreach and John Matthews from the Cheney Food Bank.  Carol explained how the Cheney Community Service Council, local churches and Salvation Army support Outreach and how Outreach determine who qualifies for assistance.  They served 2000 people last year and supplied such things as sports scholarships, school supplies, Christmas gifts and small cash awards to help with utilities.  The food bank receives support from Second Harvest and has recently received an endowment from a former volunteer.