Editing Cheney, Washington (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Cheney Rodeo Days===
Cheney Rodeo Days is held the second weekend in July each year and has been a major annual event for the community since 1967. The event is put on by the Cheney Rodeo Association and includes three days of rodeo competition held at the rodeo grounds just north of Cheney. [[Cheney Federal Credit Union]] sponsors the [[Happy Hoofers Fun Run]] in conjunction with Rodeo weekend, and the City of Cheney holds the Cheney Rodeo Days Parade through the Main Street of downtown along with a street fair. The Cheney Rodeo features over $40,000 in prize money, rodeo stock from the [[National Finals Rodeo]], and is a professional rodeo event that is part of the Columbia River Prorodeo Circuit which is part of the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]], that professional cowboys can use to qualify to join the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, and potentially further qualify for a chance to compete at the [[National Finals Rodeo]], the rodeo world championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community {{!}} Cheney, WA |url=https://www.cityofcheney.org/31/Community |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.cityofcheney.org}}</ref>

===Cheney Farmers' Market===
Cheney Farmers' Market is held each Saturday from June 1 through September 14. Located in downtown Cheney, the annual Market provides a wide variety of regionally grown and prepared products and produce pieces from local artisans, and handcrafted goods. The market encourages the community to get to know the local farmers and learn about local food sources. Local farmers come to the market to help the community understand how food is grown and where it comes from.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cheney Farmers Market - Cheney KS, 67025 |url=https://www.travelks.com/listing/cheney-farmers-market/25868/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.travelks.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

===Eastern Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives===
Cheney is home to the Eastern Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives, which provides archival and records management services to local government agencies throughout [[Adams County, Washington|Adams]], [[Asotin County, Washington|Asotin]], [[Columbia County, Washington|Columbia]], [[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry]], [[Garfield County, Washington|Garfield]], [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln]], [[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille]], [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]], [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens]], [[Walla Walla County, Washington|Walla Walla]] and [[Whitman County, Washington|Whitman]] counties in the state of Washington. Eastern Region's collections include: Local government records include those from county offices such as the Auditor, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Board of Commissioners, and from municipalities, school districts, and other service districts. Only a small percentage of the records created by these offices are transferred to the State Archives as archival records. They are selected as archival for their value as legal and historical evidence of policy development, implementation, and effect. The transfer of records to the State Archives is an ongoing process. Some historical records remain with their originating office pending future transfer to the archives. Collections span the years from the territorial period to the present and include school census records, tax assessment rolls, court dockets and case files, photographs, maps, plats, and engineering drawings. The Archives building is located on the campus of [[Eastern Washington University]].