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$1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Life Among Giants Tenino Pumpkin Grower Loves the Record Breakers / Life Ride With Sheriff’s Office Through a ‘Tweetalong’ / Main 4 Greater Chehalis Food Bank Builds a Bigger Home in New Location Breaking Ground on a Community Table Pete Caster / [email protected] Workers construct the frame of the Greater Chehalis Food Bank on Thursday afternoon in Chehalis. The 7,500-square-foot building is expected to open by Dec. 1. UPGRADE: Lewis County for Lewis County Fire District 6 food storage space. off Jackson Highway. Smith said the food bank, Food Bank Coalition to Greater Chehalis Food Bank which has operated out of Yard The Chehalis Food Bank is Share New Space Coordinator Jeff Smith said he Birds Mall and Event Center hopes to have the new food bank since June, was able to build the a part of the countywide By Kyle Spurr opened by Dec. 1, in time for 7,500-square-foot building from [email protected] the annual Walk-N-Knock food volunteer support, current food coalition and covers Chehalis, drive. bank funds and donations from The concreted is poured, the Once the long-term food Buck Hubbert, Braun North- Napavine, the Boistfort steel work is done and the new bank location opens, Smith said, west and the St. Timothy Epis- Greater Chehalis Food Bank is those in need of food around the copal Church. Valley and Adna. becoming a reality on the one- Chehalis area will benefit from acre lot behind the main station a spacious building with more please see COMMUNITY, page Main 14 Adult Pirates, Swinging Warriors Literacy For State Week Face-Off Warriors Take on Two- Centralia College Offers Prep Soccer Teams Day District Tourney in Supporting Classes / Main 3 Battle it Out / Sports Kelso / Sports Location, Opening Date Set for Children’s Museum in Chehalis / Main 9 Weather The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Crime & Sirens Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 37 Hanson, Arthur Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 58 Chehalis River Flood Woodrow, 95, @chronline Rain Likely Warning Station Centralia see details on page Main 2 Moline, Kevin Tirayut, 39, Find Us on Facebook Centralia Weather picture by Damaged; $4500 www.facebook.com/ Pace, Dale Henry, 78, thecentraliachronicle Brannan Guyor, Onalaska Chehalis Elementary, 4th Grade Cost to Repair Rasmussen, Virginia / Main 14 (Norris), 94, Centralia Pumpkin Carving Contest! Stop by Tires, Inc. and sign up for The Pumpkin Carving Contest. WE WILL SUPPLY THE PUMPKIN! Chehalis • 748-6611 Winners in each category will win movie passes for 4 and a goody bag full of candy, and for the parent/guardian of the winner $50.00 in free service from Tires, Inc. CH482944bw.cg 1283 N.W. State Ave. Exit 79 off I-5 Ages 4 thru 16 There are 5 age More Than Just A Tire Store can enter! Stop By For All The Details! categories! Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Calendar Editor’s Best Bet halis, Laura Pemberton Sparr speaking Tuesday, Oct. 16 on “Genealogical Methodology,” (360) 266-0282 or www.walcgs.org. Writer of Young Adult Support Groups Novel to Visit Library Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 N.W. Chehalis Ave., Che- Daniel “Danny” Marks, first- halis, sponsored by Human Response time published author of the Network, 748-6601 young adult novel “Velveteen,” Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 a.m., will be at the Centralia Timber- Bethel Church, for mothers with chil- dren pregnancy through 6 years old, land Library from 5:30 to 6:30 The Chronicle, file photo sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Moth- p.m. tonight, just a week after ers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or Lewis County District 1 Commissioner Ron Averill, left, District 1 candidate Edna the release of the book. (360) 864-2168, email chehalismops@ Fund, District 2 candidate Gerald Lord and District 2 Commissioner Bill Schulte an- Marks will visit with teens, gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ swer questions at a forum held at Stillwater Estates in July. The four will meet again talk about his writing process chehalismops tonight at Centralia College. and journey to becoming a pub- Senior Centers lished author, and sign copies of his book. Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Commission Candidates to Participate in Forum Karaoke, Jerry and Jeannie, 10-10:45 Marks writes young adult a.m. Candidates for the Lewis of predetermined questions. horror and fantasy. In 2010, Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation County Commission will par- Questions from the audience he contributed a tale for the Pool tournament, 1 p.m. short story collection, “Kiss Me ticipate in a forum scheduled for will be welcomed and will be Morton Senior Center, 496-3230 7 p.m. tonight in Centralia Col- screened by a bipartisan com- Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Open recreation, pool, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Love.” Marks lives in the Pacific lege’s Corbet Theatre. mittee. Jody Peterson, Centralia Pinochle, 10 a.m. Four Republican candidates College professor of political sci- Northwest. His blog is at http:// “Taco Tuesday” enrichment lunch, velvetandnyx.blogspot.com. noon, $3 donation are vying for Lewis County ence, will serve as moderator. Copies of Marks’ book will Olequa (Winlock) Senior Center, Commission Positions 1 and 2. The forum will be held in be available for purchase at the 785-4325 District 1 candidates Bill Schulte the college’s Washington Hall at event, which is sponsored by the Koffee klatch with maple bars, 8-10 (incumbent) and Gerald Lord, the corner of Walnut Street and Friends of the Centralia Timber- a.m., and District 2 candidates Edna Washington Avenue. land Library. The library is lo- Garden club, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Fund and Ron Averill (incum- The public is invited to at- cated at 110 S. Silver St., Centra- Karate, 6-7 p.m. bent), will square off during the tend. There is no charge. lia. For more information, call Packwood Senior Center, 494-6331 forum. Centralia College Phi Theta Sit & Be Fit, 11 a.m. 736-0183 or go to www.TRL.org. Under the forum format, the Kappa and Associated Students Bingo, 12:30 p.m. candidates will each make an of Centralia College are spon- Fundraiser, Bosom Buddies Relay for Zumba, 6 p.m. Life team, 4-8 p.m, Centralia Burgerville Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 opening statement, answer a set soring the forum. Candidate forum, 7 p.m., Corbet Oil painting class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Theatre, Centralia College, jpeterson@ Pinochle, noon, $1 centralia.edu Potluck, noon Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.- Zumba, 6-7 p.m. 4 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis, 740- Oil painting class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. humor, anecdotes and funda- Over the next 10 years, Marc 1212 or info@communityfarmersmarket. mental lessons of tolerance to struggled to live a normal life in net Sweet Treats, 9 a.m. encourage audiences to “Live the suburbs of St. Louis. Aside Public Agencies and Let Live.” from the scars that stretched Napavine Planning Commission, 6 Wednesday, Oct. 17 After spending the first six across his abdomen and the p.m., 407 Birch Ave. S.W., Napavine, 262- months of his life in St. Louis frequent outbursts of tics and 3547, ext. 213 “What Makes You Tic?” Children’s Hospital, undergo- offensive language, Marc lived Lewis County Interlocal Organization ing seven experimental surger- with a special enthusiasm for life. of Fire Districts 2, 15 and 7, 7 p.m., Fire Is Subject of Talks at He was a talented thespian, was District 15 main station, 864-2366 ies, Marc became known as the College “miracle baby.” active in tons of sports, and even Libraries was elected student body presi- Marc Elliot, who has over- However, Elliot’s challenges Visit by young adult author Daniel dent of his high school. Marc at- come significant challenges in did not end after he left the Marks, author of “Velveteen,” for teens hospital. At the age of 9, he was tended Washington University and adults, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Centralia his life, will give a speech called in St. Louis, where he majored in Timberland Library, 736-0183 “What Makes You Tic?” at 7 p.m. diagnosed with Tourette syn- drome, a neurological disorder biology and pursued a pre-med- Organizations Wednesday at Washington Hall icine path in hopes of following 103 on the Centralia College that causes him to make invol- Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Moun- untary motor and vocal tics. As in the footsteps of the pediatric campus. He will also be speak- surgeon who saved his life. tain View Baptist Church, 273-3231 ing at the college’s Lyceum Series Marc grew older, his tics mani- Tenino/Bucoda Community Coali- fested in many different ways, After graduating in May tion, 6-7:30 p.m., Tenino Elementary at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Lyceum 2008, Marc embarked on a na- from “ticcing” inappropriate School, (360) 493-2230, ext. 13 classes are held either in WAH tionwide speaking tour. The tour words to blurting out random Lewis County Genealogical Society, 7 103 or Corbet Theatre, depend- was intended as “just something p.m., Lewis County Public Utility District ing on space needs. noises, including barking like a auditorium, 345 N.W. Pacific Ave., Che- Elliot’s talk is loaded with dog and chomping his teeth.