$1 School Levy Early Week Edition Voter Turnout Tuesday, Average / Main 4 Feb. 11, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Best Paws Forward Closer to Playoffs Some Canines Go Far Beyond Being Gee Leads Lady Blazers in Close Win Man’s Best Friend / Life 1 Over Highline in Centralia / Sports 1 Broad Former Winlock Man Coalition Forming on Killed in Afghanistan Flooding TOGETHER: Effort Moves Forward, but Revised Legislation Would Not Earmark Funds for Chehalis Basin By Lisa Broadt [email protected] The House Capital Budget Committee on Monday voted 8-5 to pass Rep. Richard DeBolt’s sub- stitute bill which awards $1.5 bil- lion to water management issues throughout the state, but does not provide any speci- fied amount to the Legislature Chehalis River Ba- sin. 2014 Previous leg- islation allocated $300 million for the basin. The scope of the project dwarfs previous requests. The $5 million in 2012 and $28.2 million awarded to this region over the summer both were considered victories, but now, going big is the only way to go, DeBolt, R-Chehalis, Rahmat Gul / The Associated Press said in an interview Monday. U.S. soldiers search the site where a suicide attacker rammed a car bomb into a NATO convoy, killing two foreign civilian contractors, in the Afghan capital Kabul, “I knew the only way to get it Afghanistan Monday. The Islamic militant group Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack in eastern Kabul, saying it would drive all foreign forces from done would be to have enough Afghanistan. allies,” he said. “I’m trying to form the (other supporters) into a BOMBER: Michael had just left the prison Pul- E-Charki when a Toyota Co- please see FLOODING, page Main 9 Hughes Killed by “He felt like he could be a part of the change rolla packed with explosives Suicide Bomber While for a better future.” rammed into the convoy. Working as a Contractor Hughes’ family was in- formed on Monday he was one Chehalis Port in Afghanistan Kristine Wallace of the two foreign contractors sister killed by the suicide bomber By Stephanie Schendel attack. Encouraged [email protected] Hughes, 38, moved to Win- Vegas prior to working over- The identity of the second A former Winlock man lock as a child. He grew up and to Continue seas but grew up in Winlock, contractor killed has not been attended school there, Wallace working as had been working as a contrac- released. a contrac- said. He will likely be buried in tor for DynCorp International The suicide bomber Lewis County. Consolidation tor was one for the past three years, accord- rammed a car bomb into a of two killed “He just loved what he did,” ing to one of Hughes’ sisters, NATO convoy at about 2:30 Wallace said. “He was helping Discussions by a suicide Kristine Wallace. p.m. local time, killing two for- bomber Mon- to train (Afghans) and create “He felt like he could be a eign civilian contractors in east democracy there.” TIMING: Chehalis City day morning part of the change for a bet- Kabul, according to The Asso- in the Afghan- Hughes previously worked Officials Believe Time Is ter future,” she said. “He loved ciated Press. as a corrections officer at Mc- istan capital teaching. He loved the people. Both victims were work- Neil Island, she said. Right for Port Cooperation Michael Hughes of Kabul, ac- He was training (Afghans) to ing as advisers on a State De- Died in suicide The Winlock High School cording to his run their own prisons ... He partment-funded program to By Kyle Spurr bombing graduate worked as an op- family. loved the progress being made bolster the Afghan corrections [email protected] Michael erations mentor, guard force and the empowerment the peo- system, according to the Los The Port of Chehalis Commis- Hughes, who was living in Las ple began to feel.” Angeles Times. Both advisers please see KILLED, page Main 9 sion met with the Chehalis City Council Monday night to discuss the possibility of the Port of Cen- tralia administratively managing Discover! Museum Plans Permanent Home the Port of Chehalis, a move that could save the Port of Chehalis LOCATION: Museum Seeks past year, has identified an acre museum, which will be on city ditional 5-year terms, to total more $150,000 per year. lot on Northwest Louisiana Av- property. 50 years. The city council did not take Lease Agreement With enue in front of Home Depot in Groundbreaking for the Rent will be $30,525 annu- action, but did urge the Chehalis City for New Building Chehalis for a permanent full- new museum is not expected ally, which over 20 years would port to continue working with the scale museum. until next year. be $708,000 and over 50 years Centralia port to research the po- By Kyle Spurr On Monday night, the Che- Children’s Museum Advi- would be almost $2.5 million, tential benefits of Centralia man- [email protected] halis City Council unanimous- sory Group Chairman Larry McGee said. aging the two ports. ly agreed to direct city staff McGee said the museum is Organizers will use the The city council did not The Discover! Children’s to work out details of a lease proposing a 20-year lease with Museum, a pilot project for the agreement for the permanent options to extend it for six ad- please see MUSEUM, page Main 9 please see PORT, page Main 9 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Former Motel Burns Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 44 Centralia Fire Believed to Walker, Amos Dawson, 83, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 49 Toledo @chronline Showers Likely Be ‘Human-Caused’ / Main 3 Sippola, Robert Ray, 71, see details on page Main 2 Maple Valley Find Us on Facebook Johnson, Robert Allen, 53, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Carmen Chehalis thecentraliachronicle Cleveland-Barrera, Onalaska Littleton, Eugene E., 83, Onalaska Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Calendar Today WHAT’S HAPPENING? Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 If you have an event you Editor’s Best Bet p.m., food available, (360) 736-9030 would like included in the Health and Hope Medical Outreach, Community Calendar, please James King Band to Perform at Bluegrass Concert free medical clinic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., email your information to The James King Band, from and sandwiches for sale. The Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 Cooks Hill [email protected]. Road, Centralia, for those whose income Virginia, will be performing concert is sponsored by The Include a daytime telephone at a bluegrass concert 6-8 p.m. Washington Bluegrass Associa- is less than 200 percent of the poverty number where you can be level, (360) 623-1485 Wednesday at the Adna Grange. tion. reached. Herbal Beginnings, 1-3 p.m., 4162 The band’s latest project, The James King Band will be There is no charge for these Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) “Three Chords & The Truth,” a headliner for the 30th annual 262-0525 listings. was nominated for a 2014 Gram- Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Fes- For questions about calendar items, call Doug my Award. He has won the Male tival this August in Toledo. Libraries Blosser at The Chronicle, (360) Vocalist of the Year Award from The Grange is located at 123 the Society for the Preservation Dieckman Road, Adna. Preschool Story Time, for children 807-8238. 3-6 years, 11 a.m., Centralia of Bluegrass Music of America For more information, call Pizza and Paperbacks, for teens, 3:30 numerous times. General Cothren, (360) 785- p.m., Tenino tionships. Tickets are $10 per person. 3478, or Carol Dills, (360) 249- Teen Writing Group, for teens, 5 p.m., He is co-author of “Together: The Adna Grange will have soup 4522. Centralia Communicating Interpersonal- Organizations ly,” now in its sixth edition, and editor of “Bridges Not Walls,” in Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2200, its 11th edition. Cumulatively, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 111½ W. is County Master Recycler/Com- his books have sold more than Thursday, Feb. 13 Main, Centralia, (360) 736-6852 posters are hosting a workshop on 500,000 copies. Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Twin Cit- composting 6-7:30 p.m. Wednes- Lyceum is free and also may ies Senior Center, Chehalis day at Extension meeting room Centralia College to be taken as Humanities 286, one Rainy Daze Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Cooks 3, located in the basement of the Hill Community Church, Centralia, (360) credit. Lyceum classes are held Present ‘Almost, Maine’ Lewis County Courthouse. 262-3877 in WAH 103 or, if more space is The class will teach the art Centralia College’s Theatre Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., needed, Corbet Theatre. and science of successful home Department will present “Al- Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, For more information, call (360) 748-1753, [email protected] composting so you can improve most, Maine,” a romantic comedy Jody Peterson, (360) 736-9391, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Support Groups your soil and grow healthy plants. ext. 209, or email her at jpeter- Participants are asked to bring Sunday, as well as Feb. 20-22 in Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, [email protected]. their questions or problems on the Wickstrom Studio Theatre 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Che- in Washington Hall at Centralia halis, sponsored by Human Response composting, and the instructors Network, (360) 748-6601 Bullying Is Subject of will help solve them.