High-Flying Hobby Lewis County Radio Controllers Take to the Air / Life $1 Centralia’s Mid-Week Edition Fab Four on Thursday, May 29, 2014 to State / Sports Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Mayor Painful Search Follows of Pe Ell Backs Off Tragic Accident on River Hiring Sheriff Seeks Closure for Parents of 5-Year-old at Cispus River Decision SEARCH CONTINUES: Spencer Nichols Says Controversial Choice for Marshal No Longer an Option By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] Pe Ell no longer intends to hire the controversial former police chief of Granite Falls to work as the town’s sole law en- forcement officer, according to Mayor Spencer Nichols. The mayor said The Chron- icle’s story de- tailing Tony Domish’s troubled back- ground had nothing to do with his choice to reconsider his decision to hire the former Spencer Nichols police chief. mayor of Pe Ell Prior to the story’s publication, Nichols said Domish was his first choice for marshal, adding he was aware of Domish’s controversial history, but that he had a “long, lengthy” discussion with him and was “happy” with what he heard. Pete Caster / [email protected] Lewis County Sherif's Oice Swift Water Rescue Team members Deputy Tim English, left, and Brady Taylor search a section of the Cispus River on Tuesday for the please see HIRING, page Main 12 body of a 5-year-old Tacoma boy who disappeared on Monday evening after falling into the river. SHERIFF: Tacoma family remain stationed along the river as the recovery effort Family’s Annual continues in earnest. Water Camping Trip to “It’s too unreal to even grasp,” Ostenson said Tuesday. Randle Area Turns The Tacoma family’s an- Retention Into Nightmare nual camping trip to the Gif- ford Pinchot National Forest By Stephanie Schendel near Randle ended in tragedy the Focus [email protected] after the boy, Drake Osten- son, fell into the fast-moving RANDLE — Joshua Os- current of the Cispus River, a of Flood tenson didn’t see or hear his major tributary to the larger 5-year-old son crash into the Cowlitz River. Cispus River Monday. Lewis County Sheriff Steve Meeting Still, he quickly quickly re- Mansfield said Wednesday By Kyle Spurr alized the boy had lost control that recovery crews believe [email protected] of his miniature motorcycle, they have located where his so he plunged himself into body may be stuck beneath a The possible options for a the icy water in a desperate at- log jam about a mile down- dam on the Upper Chehalis Joshua Ostenson, of Tacoma, looks out at the tempt to find him. stream. River and how it would impact Cispus River as dive teams from Lewis and He estimates he was in The treacherous and frigid aquatic life was the focus of Thurston counties drive along Cispus Road the frigid river for up to three river, however, makes check- a public meeting Wednesday on Tuesday afternoon in the Giford Pinchot hours before search and res- ing the area and possibly re- night at the Veterans Memorial National Forest. Ostenson’s 5-year-old son fell cue teams had to treat him for trieving the boy difficult and Museum in Chehalis. into the river Monday and is believed drowned. hypothermia. Three days later, he and his please see BOY, page Main 12 please see FLOOD, page Main 12 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Defensive Honor Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 44 W.F. West Grad Is Pac-12 Farmer, Darell M., 71, Centralia Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 75 Player of the Year / Sports Bange, Frances Doris, 96, Pe Ell @chronline Partly cloudy Duncan, Janice Muriel, 75, Chehalis see details on page Main 2 Sanders, Yevette, 44, Chehalis Find Us on Facebook Mumm, Walter Hugo, 97, Chehalis www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Melanie Lyons Sr., Ray L., 79, Tempe, Arizona thecentraliachronicle Pickus, Boistfort CH520380ca.jd Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, May 29, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet ‘Wizard of Oz’ to Be Shown at Centralia’s Fox Theatre Calendar Historic Fox Theatre Restora- tions will be showing “The Wiz- ard of Oz,” sponsored by Book ‘n’ Brush, at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Fox Theatre in downtown Centralia. Those in attendance are en- couraged to dress as their favor- ite character from the movie. Admission is $8 per person, $7 for members and $20 per fam- ily (three to four persons). WHAT’S HAPPENING? Pre-sale tickets are available If you have an event you would like included in the Community at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis Calendar, please email your information to [email protected]. and Debbie’s Boutique, Holley’s Include a daytime telephone number where you can be reached. Place, HUBBUB and Santa Lu- There is no charge for these listings. cia Coffee in Centralia. The Fox For questions about calendar items, call Doug Blosser at The Theatre serves popcorn, while Chronicle, (360) 807-8238. Holley’s Place Frozen Yogurt, lo- cated next to the theater, supplies other movie snacks. For more information, call Today Support Groups the Fox Theatre at (360) 623-1103. H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage All proceeds from the event ben- Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Teni- Chehalis, (360) 740-0492 efit the restoration of the Fox no, (360) 480-0592, [email protected] Theatre. “Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jack- Life Recovery Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Dayspring son Highway, free, (360) 262-0525 Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, CC Grow, farmers market, noon-3 p.m., Centra- (360) 748-3401 lia College, across from Health & Wellness Center, (360) 736-9391, ext. 650 “Table Talk,” event with Harry O. Bhagwandin, the main title from the movie “Robin Basket making workshop, 10 a.m., White Pass Saturday, May 31 candidate for Lewis County commissioner, 1-3 p.m., Hood, Prince of Thieves.” Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, in- Wells Winery, 140 Eschaton Road, Onalaska, free structor Carolyn Snedigar, reservations required, Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Ex- hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, (360) 304-9659 Soloists will include violinist Tamra (360) 494-4422 change, 1-3 p.m., Chehalis First Christian Church, 111 Davis, vocalists Enoch and Ruth Newkirk NW Prindle St., (360) 269-0587 or (360) 748-3702 and euphonium player Kyle Walker. Da- Organizations Organizations Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach trains, excur- vis received bachelor of arts and master of sion to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., adults $14, seniors $13, Men’s Fraternity, 6-7:30 p.m., Dayspring Baptist arts degrees in music from Brigham Young Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., children 4-15 $11, 3 and under free, 1101 Sylvenus St., Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) University and has gone on to perform Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, Chehalis, 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com 748-3401 or email [email protected] (360) 485-2852 Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach train, excursion under “Star Wars” composer and Boston to Ruth, 5 p.m., adults $17, seniors $16, children 4-15 Pops conductor John Williams as well as $14, children 3 and under free, 101 Sylvenus St., Che- Monday, June 2 with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Davis, Support Groups halis, 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com who is a member of Longview’s Southwest Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Im- Eclectics, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Washington Symphony, will perform on manuel Lutheran Church, 1209 N. Scheuber Road, Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301 PNCO’s Soaring Soloist Season the Dvorak piece. Centralia, (360) 736-9268 Improv comedy, “Who Knocked ‘Em Dead?”, 9 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, 576 W. Main St., Che- Finale Set for Corbet Theatre The Newkirk siblings are Twin Cities halis, $15, includes show, dessert and beverage, (360) residents who play instruments in both The Pacific Northwest Chamber Or- the PNCO and Lewis County Community Friday, May 30 523-3749 or (360) 748-4417 chestra will conclude its 11th season with Second-hand and craft sale, Winlock Lions Band while singing with the Centralia Col- Oregon Trail music and dancing, open mic with Club, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Building, Winlock, the annual “Soaring Soloists” concert at lege Choir. Enoch will graduate from Cen- Side Kicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, (360) 785-4817 7:30 p.m. on Monday at Centralia College’s (360) 864-2023 tralia College next month and move on to Jams and Jellies, A-Z, 10 a.m.-noon, Fort Borst Corbet Theatre. Central Washington University in the fall, Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, Park, Kitchen 2, Centralia, preregistration The program will feature a combination 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, appreciated, sponsored by WSU Lewis County while Ruth received her AA from Centralia (360) 262-3041 of “something old, something new” with College two years ago. They’ll sing a duet Extension, (360) 740-1212 or the first half of the concert dedicated to Lewis County Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 [email protected] on the Lowry number. p.m., corner of Pearl and Maple streets, Centralia, compositions by Brahms (Tragic Overture Walker is a senior at Adna High School. (360) 736-8977, [email protected] Op.