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County Candidates Convene at Centralia College / Main 6 Auditor Predicts $1 68 Percent Mid-Week Edition Voter Turnout in Thursday, Main 7 November / Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Oct. 16, 2014 Rescued Dogs Ready Winlock Comes Together Community Members Adopt Canines Community Members and Businesses Seized by Sheriff’s Office / Main 4 Work for New Batting Cages / Main 16 Adna Farmhouse Burns Pete Caster / [email protected] Two bags of methamphetamine are seen at the Centralia Police Depart- ment's Mellen Street facility. Centralia Police Arrest Man With Ties to Meth and Mexico ARRESTED: Miguel Perez- Espinoza, 28, Centralia, Allegedly Fled in 2010 By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] Three vehicles. Five pounds of meth. Twelve thousand dol- lars in cash. Centralia police served a search warrant on the 200 block of West Second Street in Cen- tralia’s Edison District Tues- day morning after an extensive, years-long drug investigation focused on a 28-year-old Cen- Pete Caster / [email protected] tralia man with ties to Mexico, Chehalis Fire Department ireighter Kevin Reynolds walks toward a fully engulfed house ire on the 300 block of Spooner Road in Adna on Wednesday afternoon. according to Sgt. Jim Shannon, No injuries were reported from the ire, but the blaze fully engulfed the vintage two-story farm house. who supervises the Anti-Crime Unit. DESTROYED: 110-Year-Old please see METH, page Main 14 Home Belonged to Adna Softball Coach By Aaron VanTuyl County Sues to [email protected] Block Access A historic Adna home burned to the ground Wednes- day evening. to Vader No one was injured in the fire, which started at the home Development at 377 Spooner Road just after 5 By Christopher Brewer p.m. [email protected] The home, owned by Mike and Lisa Raschke, was built in Seattle developer Brandon 1904 on farm land less than a Milton hasn’t even had a chance mile north of its current location. to develop his Vader-owned Friend of the family and property for a marijuana pro- neighbor Casey Dotson was one duction and processing facility, of the first to arrive at the scene, and now he’s running into an- and said he and Mike Raschke other roadblock on a different were able to run inside and save venture in the area. a few photo albums. please see VADER, page Main 14 Fireighters battle a house ire on the 300 block of Spooner Road in Adna on Wednesday evening. please see FARMHOUSE, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Artistic Couple Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 50 Chehalis Spindle, Dean E., 73, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 62 Centralia @chronline Rain likely Residents Boone, Harold D., 77, see details on page Main 2 Share Toledo Find Us on Facebook Watterson, Jerry Wayne, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Talon Passion 61, Centralia thecentraliachronicle Betts, Grand Mound for Art / Life 1 CH528809cz.ke Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Author Carolyn Rose to Speak at Writers Workshop A workshop on “How to Write a Mys- University of Arizona, logged two years tery” will be presented by best-selling au- in Arkansas with Volunteers in Service Calendar thor Carolyn J. Rose at the monthly meet- to America, and spent 25 years as a tele- ing of the Southwest Washington Writers vision news researcher, writer, producer Workshop at 6:30 tonight at the Unity and assignment editor in Arkansas, New Today Center, 800 S. Pearl, in Centralia. Mexico, Oregon and Washington. She WHAT’S HAPPENING? Rose is the author of several mysteries, founded the Vancouver Writers Mixers Candidate Forum, 7 p.m., Silver Creek Ethel including the bestselling cozy “No Substi- and is an active supporter of her local Grange, corner of Brim Road and U.S. Highway If you have an event you would like tute for Murder.” Others include “Hem- bookstore, Cover to Cover. Her interests 12, top two candidates for Lewis County commis- included in the Community Calendar, lock Lake,” “Through a Yellow Wood,” are reading, gardening, and not cooking. sioner, sheriff, auditor and assessor, coffee and please email your information to “An Uncertain Refuge,” “Sea of Regret” As time permits, participants may cookies, (360) 978-4728 [email protected]. Include a and “A Place of Forgetting.” bring five copies of recent writing for Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Che- daytime telephone number where you halis, (360) 740-0492 can be reached. Rose will discuss the elements of a critique group, not to exceed 1,500 “Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jack- There is no charge for these listings. the mystery writing and the ways words. Participants are also asked to son Highway, free, (360) 262-0525 For questions about calendar items, in which vivid characters can en- make a donation to cover expenses CC Grow, farmers market, noon-3 p.m., Centra- call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, hance plot, suspense, theme and of the presenter and the facility. lia College, across from Health & Wellness Center, (360) 807-8238. the bond with readers. She The Southwest Washing- (360) 736-9391, ext. 650 will examine how killers, vic- ton Writers Workshop is Clarissa Gifford, noon-1 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm tims and sleuths come into an informal gathering of to Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Included in this year’s festival will be conflict and interrelate to writers that sponsored Baskets With Carolyn, 10 a.m., White Pass make stories more mem- Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Pack- a quilt display and Classic Car Cruise-In the recent writers con- wood, preregistration required, (360) 494-2026 (weather permitting). There also will be orable. ference in Centralia. a full house of vendors and their wares She grew up in For further infor- New York’s Catskill mation please Public Agencies in the two large rooms of Community Hall. Some new vendors are coming this Mountains, grad- visit their Face- Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Transit of- year, increasing the variety offered. uated from the book page. fice, 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, (360) 330-2072 In Community Hall’s kitchen, “Grandma’s Kitchen” will offer baked Libraries goods and yummies, and the Women’s Book Babies, for children 12-24 months, 10 Club will serve lunch. a.m., Chehalis The quilt display at the Café will fea- Book Babies, for children birth-24 months, ture an antique Signature Quilt made 10:30 a.m., Centralia many years ago in Ryderwood. Classic Family Story Time, for children age 3-third cars will park at the upper end of the grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle street. How many come will depend on Junior Page Turners, for children grades 1-3, 3:30 p.m., “Fortunately, the Milk,” by Neil Gaiman, the weather. Winlock Ryderwood is located 9 miles west of Interstate 5 exit 59 at the end of state Organizations Route 506. American Legion Post 508, potluck and meet- Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, ing, 6 p.m., Onalaska First Church of God 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, (360) Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 p.m. 262-3041 potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalaska First Church of Harmonious Funk, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek God, (360) 978-5368 Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301 Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rylie Lennon, Willow and the Wolf, Andrew Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centra- Warrens, 8 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, $6, lia, (360) 485-2852 (360) 740-0492 S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitch- Saturday, Oct. 18 Scholarships are available. en 1, Centralia, (360) 388-0450 or (360) 736-4163 For more information, call (360) 736-9391, Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S Mar- Libraries ext. 358. ket Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772 Family Story Time, for all ages, 10 a.m., Salkum Expanding Your Horizons Preschool Story Time, for children 3-6 years, Coming to Centralia College 10 a.m., Chehalis Centralia College to Host Beerfest Support Groups Family Story Time, for children, 10:30 a.m., Expanding Your Horizons, a day of The Portland to Seattle Beerfest will be “Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of Winlock career exploration in science and math 6-11 p.m. Saturday at the Michael Smith Gym- a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Assured Home Hospice, Teen Book Club, for teens, 3:30 p.m., “The 5th for seventh- through ninth-grade girls in nasium on the Centralia College campus. 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, (360) 330-2640 Lewis County, will be held 8 a.m.-noon Sat- Wave,” by Rick Yancey, Winlock The event will feature tasting of beers Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Im- Teen Pajama Party, for teens, 5 p.m., Winlock urday at Centralia College. manuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. Scheuber Road, The 17 workshops will offer hands-on from Portland to Seattle. Included will be Centralia, (360) 736-9268 activities to stimulate girls’ interest in sci- entertainment and a home-brew competition. Organizations ence, technology, engineering and math Tickets are $20 (must be 21). Home brew- Friday, Oct. 17 Lewis County Writers Guild, 5 p.m. social hour, (STEM) careers. Each workshop is led by er entry tickets also are $20.