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Made in Rochester The Restaurant to Close Pair of Craftsmen Use Lasers to Create Popular Eatery at Sunbirds in Chehalis to End Intricate and Unique Boxes / Main 3 Operations After More Than 18 Years / Main 5 Centralia Officer Gets After Son’s Death, Winlock Couple One-Day Opposes Child Labor Law Changes Suspension Congress Considers Allowing More Teens to Work in Logging Industry for Punching Restrained Man Who Spit on Him REPORTS: Suspect Assaulted Officer, Nurses Before Incident; Police Chief Commends Officer for Candor in Investigation By Natalie Johnson [email protected] A Centralia Police Depart- ment investigation that conclud- ed earlier this month involved an officer who used unneces- sary force when he punched a restrained man who had spit on and assaulted him at a hospital in late January. Officer Philip Weismiller was suspended for one day, or 11 hours, according to a letter dated Tuesday, March 28, to

Weismiller from Centralia Po- Pete Caster / [email protected] lice Chief Carl Nielsen, for “un- Wendy and Tim Bostwick sit silently at a table covered in pictures of their son Cole Bostwick at Tim's parents’ house in Winlock in this 2014 ile photo. Cole Bostwick, reasonable and unwarranted 18, was killed just a few days earlier in a logging accident. The Bostwicks hope that Congress will reject a bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to operate force to a person encountered or logging machinery on family-owned sites. a person under arrest.” As an alternative, he will be allowed to forfeit 11 hours of va- FUTURE LOGGING CAREERS ACT: cation or accrued leave. Cole Bostwick Died in a please see OFFICER, page Main 14 Logging Accident in 2014 By Rob Hotakainen Tribune News Service Onalaska After witnessing his youngest son, Cole, get crushed to death in a 2014 log- Driver, 53, ging accident in Washington state, Tim Bostwick is convinced the industry is Dies in unsafe for teens. “He was barely just 18 and I got him Rollover Crash the job – that’s something I’ve got to live with the rest of my life,” said Bost- By The Chronicle wick, 42, a third-generation logger from Winlock. “Logging is a real dan- An Onalaska man died gerous occupation, plain and simple, Thursday night in a rollover no ifs, ands or buts about it.” crash 5 miles west of the town, Bostwick and his wife, Wendy, want according to the Washington Congress to reject a bill that would State Patrol. change the federal child labor law to The man’s name has not yet Tony Overman / The Olympian allow 16-and 17-year-olds to operate been released, pending notifica- Tim and Wendy Bostwick want Congress to reject a bill that would amend the federal child labor law to allow mechanized logging equipment on tion of next of kin by the Lewis 16- and 17-year-olds to operate logging equipment in family-owned operations. The pair are shown on their County Coroner’s Office. third-generation family farm in Winlock on March 28. please see LAW, page Main 14 He is listed on a State Patrol report as a 53-year-old man from Onalaska. A passenger, identified by the State Patrol as Stephanie Funding for Chehalis Basin Office Included in Senate Budget R. Richards, 45, of Onalaska, was injured and transported to FLOODING: $42.5 Million office dedicated to implement- of state money in its proposed they can receive the full fund- Providence Centralia Hospital. ing solutions to flooding and budget. ing amount after amendments Troopers from the Wash- Included in Proposal fish habitat conservation in the The figure is below the $50 in the House of Representatives. ington State Patrol responded at Chehalis River Basin contin- million the Governor’s Work “In the meantime, $42.5 9:12 p.m. Thursday to the crash By Aaron Kunkler at milepost 3.2 of state Route ues to move through the state Group budget had requested, million is significant funding [email protected] Legislature after the Senate ap- but Sen. John Braun, of Cen- please see CRASH, page Main 14 Funding for the a new state proved the use of $42.5 million tralia, said he is optimistic that please see BASIN, page Main 14

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News Playing Ball at Last in Centralia of the Weird Escape of Cattle Sharknado? Australian From St. Louis Cyclone Leaves Behind Slaughterhouse Shark in Puddle Spurs Roundup AYR, Australia (AP) — An ST. LOUIS (AP) — Half a Australian journalist covering dozen cattle apparently had a flooding from Cyclone Debbie beef with a St. Louis slaughter- was shocked to come across a house and high-tailed it out of dead bull shark that was appar- there, spawning an hours-long ently swept up in the deluge. police chase and an online fund- WIN News reporter Philip raising drive to spare them from Calder tells news.com.au that he the supermarket shelves. was in the town of Ayr to shoot The St. Louis Post-Dispatch video of a flooded road and reported the six heifers slipped couldn’t believe he came across out of the Star Packing Co. on a shark in a puddle. He says the Thursday afternoon and took to shark is “the talk of the town” north St. Louis streets, trotting Pete Caster / [email protected] through neighborhoods and in- and many locals have turned out After several rain-soaked delays, the Centralia Tigers inally got their season underway Thursday in an Evergreen 2A terrupting traffic. Police eventu- to touch it. Conference opener against Black Hills at Ed Wheeler Field in Centralia. Black Hills beat Centralia, 8-4 in nine innings. ally rounded them up. Some social media users are See more in today’s Sports section and online at www.chronline.com or www.lewiscountysports.com. New York-based Farm Sanc- drawing a connection between tuary and an animal-rescue the shark and Syfy’s “Sharkna- organization in New Jersey are do” film series, which features Notable Quote offering to take in the renegade sharks getting swept up in cy- bovines. The slaughterhouse’s clones and wreaking havoc on owner says those rescue groups cities. can have the crafty cattle, if the Cyclone Debbie knocked price is right. out power to thousands when it “Now that Donald Trump is the face of the Republican That’s prompted a vegetarian slammed ashore with winds up man from suburban St. Louis Party, the rural Centralia community of Lincoln to 260 kilometers (160 miles) an to launch an online fundraising hour Tuesday. Creek has cast off the name of Abraham Lincoln, the push to buy the animals’ freedom. founder of the GOP, and renamed itself Trump Creek.” High Heels for Nearly Half of High School’s Students get Brian Mittge Infants Sparks columnist Controversy Online Suspension Notices (see page Main 8 for the full, possibly inaccurate commentary) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An American footwear compa- Nearly half the students at a high ny has sparked disapproval on school in Pennsylvania’s capital social media over high heeled city have been given suspension Today in History shoes for babies. notices for missing too much Pee Wee Pumps says babies class time. Today’s Highlight in History: time behind bars, he wrote his began; it lasted 12 days. autobiographical screed, “Mein In 1977, the U.S. Senate fol- will be the “belle of the ball” in Pennlive.com reported that On April 1, 1917, Scott Joplin, Kampf.”) lowed the example of the House the shoes. “The King of Ragtime Writers,” officials at Harrisburg High In 1933, Nazi Germany staged of Representatives by adopting, But the BBC reported peo- died at a New York City hospital. School gave the notices to 500 a daylong national boycott of 86-9, a stringent code of ethics ple are criticizing the company Joplin, the composer of “Maple students on Monday as part of Jewish-owned businesses. requiring full financial disclo- amid a growing concern at what Leaf Rag,” “The Entertainer,” is seen as the sexualization of a crackdown by the school’s In 1945, American forces sure and limits on outside in- new principal. Officials say the “The Easy Winners,” “Heliotrope children. Bouquet” and “Solace,” among launched the amphibious inva- come. students accumulated too many In 1984, Company founder Michele other ragtime pieces, was be- sion of Okinawa during World recording star Mar- Holbrook says the shoes are in- unexcused absences. lieved to have been 49 years old War II. (U.S. forces succeeded in vin Gaye was shot to death by tended as a photo prop only and At least 100 students served at the time of his death. capturing the Japanese island on his father, Marvin Gay Sr., in Los meant to be “funny and cute.” one-day suspensions on Tues- June 22.) Angeles, the day before his 45th In a post this week on the In 1947, Greece’s King George birthday. (The elder Gay pleaded day. School officials are work- On This Date: company’s Facebook page, an ing with the parents of other II died. guilty to voluntary manslaughter, infant in heels sits on a minia- students and say many parents In 1789, the U.S. House of In 1954, the United States Air and received probation.) ture motorbike with the caption: have provided documentation to Representatives held its first full Force Academy was established In 1987, in his first speech on by President Dwight D. Eisen- the AIDS epidemic, President “This little #Diva, defining cool explain the absences. meeting in New York; Freder- posing in her #PeeWeePumps.” ick Muhlenberg of Pennsylva- hower. Ronald Reagan told the Phila- Principal Lisa Love says stu- The image was criticized by nia was elected the first House In 1962, the Katherine Anne delphia College of Physicians, a number of the site’s users, who dents often come to school but speaker. Porter novel “Ship of Fools,” an “We’ve declared AIDS public suggested it was “wrong” and then skip class, instead loiter- In 1924, Adolf Hitler was sen- allegory about the rise of Na- health enemy No. 1.” “disgusting” to portray babies in ing in hallways and other parts tenced to five years in prison for zism in Germany, was published In 1992, the National Hockey such a way. of the large school. She says she his role in the Beer Hall Putsch by Little, Brown & Co. League Players’ Association “This is not ok,” wrote Me- needed to do something “radi- in Munich. (Hitler was released In 1972, the first Major went on its first-ever strike, lissa Balinski. cal” to get students’ attention. in December 1924; during his League Baseball players’ strike which lasted 10 days. The Weather Almanac

5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Gauge Flood 24 hr. Forecast map for April 1, 2017 Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Height Stage Change 110s Chehalis at Mellen St. 100s 55.04 65.0 -0.14 90s L Skookumchuck at Pearl St. 80s H H 77.54 85.0 -0.14 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s L 3.58 10.5 -0.06 50s Cowlitz at Randle 40s L L Rain Likely Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Cloudy 9.53 18.0 -0.19 30s 59º 41º 57º 36º 58º 39º 60º 44º 63º 46º Cowlitz at Mayield Dam 20s 14.64 ---- +0.06 10s

0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and location of frontal systems at noon. Almanac Regional Weather Sun and Moon L H Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure Data reported from Centralia Sunrise today ...... 6:48 a.m. Temperature Bellingham Brewster Sunset tonight ...... 7:42 p.m. Yesterday’s High ...... 55 Moonrise ...... 10:10 a.m. National Cities Yesterday’s Low ...... 37 57/44 57/35 Moonset...... 12:18 a.m. Normal High ...... 59 Port Angeles Today Sun. Normal Low...... 39 54/38 City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Record High ...... 77 in 1987 Seattle Anchorage 44/31 mc 46/26 pc Record Low...... 24 in 1954 56/43 Boise 61/38 s 58/34 s Precipitation Olympia Ellensburg First Full Last New Boston 33/32 rs 49/33 s Yesterday ...... 0.00" 59/39 55/34 4/3 4/11 4/19 4/26 Dallas 80/63 t 73/57 t Month to date ...... 9.42" Tacoma Honolulu 84/72 pc 84/72 pc Normal month to date ...4.92" Centralia 58/42 Pollen Forecast Las Vegas 79/55 s 83/59 s Year to date...... 20.27" 59/41 Yakima Nashville 67/42 s 78/58 s Normal year to date ....16.95" Chehalis Allergen Today Sunday Phoenix 75/54 s 82/58 s 60/32 Longview 58/40 Trees Moderate High St. Louis 60/45 pc 67/54 sh Salt Lake City 60/44 s 62/44 s AreaWe Want Conditions Your Photos 55/42 Grass None None Vancouver Shown is today's Weeds None None San Francisco 73/53 s 70/52 s Yesterday weather. Temperatures Mold None None Washington, DC 60/43 mc 62/46 s Portland 55/42 The Dallesare today's highs and CitySend in your weather-related Hi/Lo Prcp. photo - graphs to The Chronicle for our Voices 57/45 60/36 tonight's lows. World Cities page. Send them to voices@chronline. com. Include name, date and descrip- Today Sun. Today Sun. tion of the photograph. Regional Cities City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Today Sun. Today Sun. Baghdad 81/59 pc 81/55 pc New Delhi 104/72 s 100/72 s City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Beijing 70/39 s 72/45 cl Paris 59/41 cl 61/43 s Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly Bremerton 58/42 ra 54/39 mc Spokane 58/36 mc 53/31 sh London 59/45 sh 61/45 pc Rio de Janeiro 82/70 sh 84/70 pc cloudy; r/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; Ocean Shores 54/42 ra 52/40 sh Tri Cities 64/37 mc 60/37 s Mexico City 82/52 s 81/50 s Rome 70/52 s 63/46 sh sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms Olympia 59/39 ra 56/35 mc Wenatchee 60/39 mc 57/35 s Moscow 39/32 s 52/41 cl Sydney 75/64 s 72/63 pc LewisCountyWatch.com • Breaking News • Jail Roster & Sex Offender Search • Crime, Courts, Fire & EMS News • Crime Data & Maps • Local Police / Fire Scanner • Area Trafic & Web Cam Map • Main 3 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 Rochester Craftsmen Create Mind-Bending Boxes With Lasers INTRICATE: Olympus Laser Creation’s Owners Design and Create Unique Boxes Using Cutting Edge Technology By Aaron Kunkler [email protected] While 150 watts is gener- ally associated with lightbulbs and other devices that are usu- ally thought of as low-power and benign, at Olympus Laser Cre- ations in Rochester, 150 watts is all it takes to craft wood into elaborate decorative boxes. The shop and products are the result of the minds of Lance Crummett and Steve Luce, two former Olympia tech industry workers who found themselves unemployed after they were laid off three years ago. “After a suitable time of en- joying our day off, we decided that we actually needed to make some money,” Crummett said. At the company they had worked for, which manufactured high-power computer processors, Crummett was a customer sat- isfaction associate and Luce had

been a programmer. Pete Caster / [email protected] They also both had his- Top Right: A wooden box decorated with functional wooden gears sits on a workshop table at Olympus Laser Creations on Wednesday afternoon. The box opens tory with woodworking. Luce when you turn the center gear. All the gears were cut out of wood with a laser in the shop then put together by Steve Luce and Lance Crummett — owners of Olympus grew up around mills his family Laser Creations. owned and Crummett had lots Above: Lance Crummett, left, and Steve Luce, owners of Olympus Laser Creations, look on as a laser cuts through Baltic birch at their shop in Rochester. Crummett and of hands-on experience working Luce create intricate wooden shapes using a laser as the carving instrument. with the material. “The shop itself is one of those dream projects I’ve had for a long time,” Crummett said. “I used to do woodworking as a way to re- lieve stress.” The duo whips up designs on computer programs and puts them into a large boxy machine that houses a laser. It etches the designs on the wood or acrylic while either decorating or cut- ting through up to one-quarter of an inch. Once placed in the machine, the 150 watt laser begins zip- ping over the surface of the wood, leaving text, cuts or engravings in its wake. The power may be relatively Steve Luce shows of some of the intricate geometric shapes a laser can create at A laser cuts through Baltic birch at Olympus Laser Creations in Rochester on low, but all the energy is concen- Olympus Laser Creations in Rochester on Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon. trated into an area smaller than a human hair. “The laser cutter doesn’t so much burn as it does vaporize,” Luce said. ABOUT THE BUSINESS: They tend to use Baltic birch OLYMPUS LASER plywood due to its light weight and strength, but they can also CREATIONS use hardwood. Where: The business is The process of cutting based in Rochester but con- through the generally light-col- ducts operations online. ored wood leaves blackened edg- Website: www.olympusla- es, which provides stark contrast ser.com in the finished boxes. Phone: 360-280-8662 The designs they can produce Owners: Lance Crummett are mind bending. and Steve Luce Their signature box, like many others, comes in two sizes. Highlight a Local Business It has decorative gears embla- The Chronicle seeks to zoned on it, but the front of the include a story about a lo- box holds a working gear mecha- cal business in every edition. nism. In order to open the box, To nominate a business for the user cranks a lever, activat- coverage, contact Editor Eric ing the gears, and the box props Schwartz at eschwartz@chron- open. line.com or 360-807-8224. Other designs include intri- cate laces of ghosts, flowers, Celt- ic designs and many more. “There’s a lot of stuff you can One of their most popu- A variety of wood creations sit in front of Steve Luce, left, and Lance Crummett, owners of Olympus Laser Creations, on do,” Luce said. “... One of the in- lar designs are smaller boxes Wednesday afternoon at their shop in Rochester. Crummett and Luce create intricate wooden shapes using a laser as the teresting things about this busi- with marijuana leaves on them, carving instrument. ness is we have way more ideas of which local pot stores have than we have time to implement.” bought around 500. Typical designs can be fin- The larger, more intricate ucts have been popular among is a workshop, they rely on inter- he’s in for the long haul and Luce ished in a few days, but the boxes sell for between $40 and the people who see and use them, net retail outlets to connect with said he’ll likely work at the shop gearbox took Luce around five $100, depending on size and but marketing has been difficult. customers. part-time in the future. months to fully map out. They complexity. “Everybody who sees our stuff Slow but growing sales are “We have fun doing this. It’s a sometimes also work with other The duo started the shop in loves it,” Luce said. forcing both of them to look for really fun, creative outlet for us,” artists for designs. January 2016 and said their prod- Since their physical location alternate jobs. Crummett said Crummett said. News in Brief Chehalis Teen Charged driving under the influence and the vehicle, Finn said. be mailed Wednesday to all reg- found online at www.myvote. possession of marijuana. A report from responding istered voters within the Morton wa.gov. With DUI After Crash Troopers from the State Pa- troopers did not list any injuries, School District. Ten military and Voted ballots must be post- trol responded at 8:07 p.m. Mon- overseas ballots were mailed on marked or returned on or before By The Chronicle he said. day to the call because Lewis March 24. the election day of April 25. The Washington State Pa- County Sheriff’s Office depu- If ballots have not been re- Ballot drop boxes located trol arrested a Chehalis teen af- ties were busy on another call, Morton School ceived by April 15, voters can ob- around the county include one ter a single-vehicle crash near Trooper Will Finn said. tain replacement ballots by call- at 242 NW Chehalis Ave., one the intersection of Chilvers They arrived to find a black District Ballots to Be ing the Lewis County Elections at the county courthouse at 351 and McLaughlin roads in Adna SUV in an embankment facing Mailed Wednesday Department at 360-740-1278 or NW North St. in Chehalis and Monday night. west. Troopers obtained a search by appearing in person at the another at the Morton Senior Austin T. DeBolt, 19, of Cheh- warrant and found an undis- By The Chronicle county courthouse. Center at 103 Westlake Ave. alis, was arrested on suspicion of closed amount of marijuana in More than 1,600 ballots will Information can also be Main 4 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 LOCAL Bassmasters Find Silver Lining in Proposed Riffe Lake Drawdown TOURNAMENT: Group Says Lower Water Level Due to Mossyrock ‘‘It’s not going to Dam Changes Makes impact us at all. As Fish Easier to Find a matter of fact, as By Jordan Nailon that lake is brought [email protected] down the fishing Although nothing is for cer- tain yet, much has been made gets better.’’ about a proposal from Tacoma Power to keep Riffe Lake at least Eric Roos 30 feet below its normal capacity Coastal Bassmasters during summers for the foresee- able future. Local businesses have ex- pressed concern over the impact the drawdown will have on their gest impact the Coastal Bassmas- bottom line. Local politicians ters notice from a lower than have expressed dismay at being Jordan Nailon / [email protected] usual Riffe Lake. left out of the loop on the deci- “It’s not going to impact us at sion-making process and some Jerry Hovis idles patiently while he waits for the big one to bite during the Coastal Bassmasters tournament at Riffe Lake in the fall of 2015. Hovis eventually wound up winning the tournament. all. As a matter of fact, as that longtime local residents have lake is brought down the fishing expressed frustration that the gets better,” said Roos. “It con- lake that now covers their ances- break off and allow the lake to a habit out of utilizing that float- water level will not be anything centrates all of the fish in that tral homes could be reduced to a drain out uncontrollably and ing dock and boat launch, the new for the group of dedicated lake to more of the points and 23-miles stretch of stump-smat- flood communities downstream. lower summer water level will anglers. tered backwater. By lowering the lake level not represent much in the way of “We fished it last year in the the natural features that the lake Typical of optimistic anglers in advance of any prospective meaningful change for the group. first part of October and it was has. When it’s up at full pool and though, the Coastal Bassmasters seismic event, Tacoma Power Tacoma Power Generation really, really low. I think the only it’s flooded like that these fish are are approaching the proposed says that any resulting spillage Manager Pat McCarty has noted launch available to launch was kind of nomadic and they travel change from a glass half-full per- through the dam, and the re- that Riffe Lake is not a managed north Taidnapam,” said Roos. all over the place, so it makes it spective. sulting flooding, would be kept fishery, so any catchable fish “As long as we can get the boats in hard to find groups of fish.” “It shouldn’t really affect us at within the relatively safe param- in the reservoir represent land- at a launch we’ll be fine.” Roos says that the Coastal all. We’ll still be out there doing eters of the most recent high flow locked fish from upriver spawn- As boating safety officer, Bassmasters was formed in 1996 our thing,” said Lee Bunnell, of events. ing or surplus hatchery stock Roos said he does harbor con- and has fished at its tourna- Aberdeen, president of the Coast- No timetable has been of- dumped by the Washington De- cern about the old stumps and ment at Riffe Lake every year al Bassmasters club, which holds fered for the completion of the partment of Fish and Wildlife. other geographical hazards that since. Prior to that the group a tournament at Riffe Lake each project, but Tacoma Power has Bunnell, though, says that may be exposed by the lower lake was known at the Grays Harbor year in early October. “It should called the lower level the “new there is another way that fish level. Bassmasters, and Roos says this actually make it better to fish. It normal” and expected that the wind up in Riffe Lake, particu- “There’s always concern on club’s annual sojourn to Riffe just condenses the fish and gives project will stretch into the next larly the bass that his group pre- that. So we always have a driv- Lake dates back to at least 1991. them less areas to go.” decade. fers to target. He gives the credit ers meeting before we launch “I would say that within the Updated concerns over the The reduced lake level will to a motley crew of what he calls in order to go over any hazards last four years that lake has really integrity of the dam spillway put numerous boat launches out “bucket biologists” who scoop up that guys have seen out there and taken off as far as the quality of piers in the event of a large-scale of commission, as well as the bass from other locations and we always try to make everyone fish,” said Roos. “For the small- seismic happening have prompt- popular Taidnapam Park fishing then dump them in the lake for aware of the hazards that lead mouth, and even the largemouth ed Tacoma Power to propose the bridge. But the floating dock at future fishing prospects. out of Taidnapam,” explained bass fishing it’s really phenom- 30-foot reduction of typical sum- the north Taidnapam Park boat Eric Roos, web designer and Roos. enal.” mer water levels. They say that launch is designed to accommo- boating safety officer for the With safety on the forefront Additional information on if an earthquake were to strike date such drastic fluctuations Coastal Bassmasters, has been of the group’s collective mind, the Coastal Bassmasters can be hard enough and near enough to in water level. Since the Coastal fishing Riffe Lake with his club Roos says that improved fishing found online at http://coastal- the dam, the spillway piers could Bassmasters have already made since 1991, and he says the low prospects will likely be the big- bassmasters.webs.com/. News in Brief tunneling problems from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of tion event. New Tenino City Council large drill called Bertha breaking Senate Democrats Southwest Washington serves Packets will be available at Member Appointed down have prolonged the project. Cantwell, Murray Ask children and youth ages 5-18 in the Rochester Primary School By The Chronicle Orcutt said the original lan- Lewis, Thurston, Mason, Pacific office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April guage of the project stipulated Trump to Stop ACA and Grays Harbor counties. 10 through April 14 for students The Tenino City Council that any costs that exceeded the Repeal Efforts Little Creek Casino Resort is who will be entering kindergar- has confirmed a new member state’s original contribution were located at 91 W. State Route 108, ten for the 2017-18 school year. to serve the remainder of Sirena to be paid for by property owners By The Chronicle Shelton. Parents or guardians are Painter’s term after her resigna- in the Seattle area who benefited U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and asked to bring their child’s birth tion earlier this year. from the replacement. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to certificate and immunization Linda Gotovac was select- “The City of Seattle should President Donald Trump this Toledo School Board dates. ed by Tenino Mayor Wayne uphold their part of the deal week urging him and his admin- Meeting Scheduled To be eligible to enter kinder- Fournier to fill the Position 1 seat that was made in 2009,” Orcutt istration to abandon efforts to garten, the child must be the age through Dec. 31 of this year. said in the release. “The taxpay- repeal the Affordable Care Act or for April 20 of 5 by midnight of Aug. 31. Gotovac has worked with the ers of Washington state, many of undermine the national health By The Chronicle Parents are encouraged to Washington state Legislature for which live nowhere near Seattle care system. register their child during the 27 years in the legislative support and may never benefit from this They, along with 44 other The regularly scheduled To- ledo School Board meeting will timeframe so a time can be services division, which supports project, are paying plenty for this Democratic Senators, said they scheduled for the kindergarten be held on Thursday, April 20, at both houses. project already.” welcomed working in a biparti- round-up screening, which helps 7 p.m. “The mayor had three out- Since the project began, the san fashion to improve the law place incoming students in the The meeting will be located standing candidates, so even state has allocated around $2.8 and lower the costs of health care. appropriate program. at the Toledo High School library, though any of them would have billion for the project. It origi- The letter also requested that Students must be registered a different location than most been a great choice, Linda’s ex- nally dedicated $2.4 billion, the the administration rescind an before they can be scheduled for meetings. perience with the state Legisla- press release said. executive order signed on Jan. 20 the round-up screening on May The public is invited to attend. ture is what made her stand out,” The 2017-19 House of Repre- that they said undermined the 17. Toledo High School is located Councilor Dave Watterson said. sentatives transportation budget Affordable Care Act. The kindergarten round-up at 1242 State Route 505. Gotovac was sworn in at the includes an additional $60 mil- “Members of the Democratic includes screening of both fine March 28 meeting. lion to the state Department of caucus remain ready and willing and gross motor skills, very ba- Her appointment required Transportation to cover added to work with you on policies that Rochester Primary sic vision and hearing tests, aca- she leave her position on the costs for the project. would improve the stability of demic screening and some basic city’s civil service commission, House Bill 2193 would autho- the individual insurance market,” School Kindergarten testing to determine skill levels which is now seeking applicants. rize Seattle to impose one of two the letter read. Registration to be Held that help place the incoming kin- For more information, visit district taxes to pay for cost over- dergartener. www.ci.tenino.wa.us. runs for the project, including a By The Chronicle For more information, call sales and use tax of 0.1 percent Montgomery Concert The Rochester Primary 360-273-5161. Orcutt Introduces Bill within the city or a property tax to Benefit Big Brothers School is quickly approaching Rochester Primary School is of 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed its 2017-18 kindergarten registra- located at 7440 James Road SW. Requiring Seattle to value. Big Sisters If the city fails to implement By The Chronicle Pay for Cost Overruns on either tax mechanism, and the Viaduct Project bill passes, state revenue from li- Big Brothers Big Sisters of quor, fuel and other taxes could Southwest Washington and Little Sharon Care Center By The Chronicle be withheld. Creek Casino Resort are teaming Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, up to offer one of country music’s has introduced a bill that would top performers, John Michael hold Seattle financially responsi- Lewis County Montgomery, on Friday, May 12. ble for cost overruns on the Alas- Immunization Center Since the days when “Life’s a Spring Bazaar kan Way Viaduct project. Dance” turned him from an un- The 20th Legislative District Closes Indefinitely for known artist into a national star, lawmaker serves as the ranking Montgomery has continued to Friday, April 7, 2017 minority member of the House Construction captivate country music fans all Transportation Committee. He By The Chronicle over the nation. He received the 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. introduced the legislation Thurs- Due to renovations at the CMA Horizon award and was Where: Sharon Care Center, in the front lobby named the ACM’s Top New Vo- day that would require the city of Lewis County Public Health and 1509 Harrison Ave., Centralia WA 98531 Seattle to pay for prolonged cost Social Services building in Che- calist, setting off a long series of overruns in the construction of halis, the immunization clinic awards that included the CMA’s Parking available in Lot #2 the project instead of the state, a will be closed from April 3 until Single and Song of the Year, Bill- press release from Orcutt’s office further notice. board’s Top Country Artist, and said. The renovations include the two Grammy nominations. Over 18+ Vendors! The Alaskan Way Viaduct entire third floor of the building, Montgomery’s performance at Homemade Arts & Crafts • Food Booths project was proposed in 2009 by which is where the clinic is locat- the Skookum Creek Event Center former Sen. Ed Murray as a part- ed, meaning the normal twice- will benefit Big Brothers Big Sis- Commercial Exhibits nership between the state and weekly immunization services ters of Southwest Washington. Seattle to improve and replace will not be available. Doors and the beer garden For more information contact the viaduct after it was damaged Immunizations can still be will open at 7 p.m., and the show Tammy Vessey at 360-736-0112 CH571625ca.cg by the Nisqually earthquake in obtained through personal pri- begins at 8 p.m. 2001. mary care providers, pharmacies Tickets are on sale now and The viaduct is a major north- and clinics. are priced at $30, $40 or $55. south arterial in the city, and the Questions may be directed to They can be purchased online project was expected to be com- the county Health Department at littlecreek.com, or at the Little pleted by the end of 2015, but at 360-740-1222. Creek box office. The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 • Main 5 LOCAL / NORTHWEST

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Pearl St., Centralia Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Newsstand weekday rate ...... $1 Newsstand weekend rate ...... $1 Pete Caster / [email protected] Home delivery People line up to pay their bills and share a laugh on Friday morning at The Restaurant in Chehalis. One month ...... $12.90 Three months ...... $35.15 Six months ...... $65.15 One year ...... $122 The Restaurant at Sunbirds to Close After 18 Years By mail to Washington and Oregon/Other States One month ...... $17.05 / $19.60 LAST DAY APRIL 15: Closure own the Centerville Cafe at 111 Three months ...... $50.50 / $58.80 N. Tower Ave. in Centralia and Six months ...... $99.15 / $115.40 Comes After Lease it will remain open. The family One year ...... $194 / $227.45 Discontinued; Owners does not plan to reopen The Res- Online subscriptions to chronline.com taurant at another location. One day ...... $2 Also Operate Centerville “When we moved down here, One month ...... $8 Cafe, Which Will I left two of my children to run One year ...... $84 it,” she said of The Restaurant. Print subscribers always have full access to chronline.com. Remain Open Subscriptions are non-refundable but the printed sub- They’ve since moved on, but scriptions can be started and stopped for vacations or By Natalie Johnson the family still had an active role when extended breaks in service are requested. Balances in running the business. The res- may be held on account or can be donated to Newspapers [email protected] taurant has five employees out- in Education. After 18 years of serving up side the family. BACK ISSUES traditional comfort food for “We’re trying to absorb what Limited copies of back issues of The Chronicle are avail- breakfast and lunch at The Res- we can (at the cafe),” she said. able at $1 per copy. Back issues greater than two weeks taurant at Sunbirds, the estab- The Centerville Cafe will old are $2 per issue. lishment will close this month, close on April 15 so all employ- THE NEWSROOM owner Marion Manzer con- The Restaurant — located next to Sunbirds in Chehalis — plans to close its doors ees can attend the coffee and For news tips, corrections or story ideas, please contact firmed for The Chronicle this on April 15. cookie social at The Restaurant. week. While Manzer said the loss of the appropriate person listed below. The Restaurant’s last day will The Restaurant is disappointing, EDITOR meeting spot. I’m hoping they do said. Eric Schwartz ...... 807-8224 be April 15. Manzer said they the family had concerns about well finding new spots.” Manzer said she has not [email protected] plan to have coffee and cook- flooding at the site, and now Sports Editor ies that day to thank all of their The family received notice learned what Sunbirds owners plans to put all its energy into the in March that The Restaurant’s want to do with the space after Aaron VanTuyl ...... 807-8229 longtime customers and say Centerville Cafe. Some of The [email protected] goodbye to the space. lease through the Sunbird Shop- The Restaurant is gone. Restaurant’s regular clientele are Visuals Editor “Some of them aren’t happy ping Center would be terminated A message left for the owners already moving down to the cafe. Pete Caster ...... 807-8232 with change,” she said of a loyal at the end of April. of the Sunbird Shopping Center “It all works out for the best,” [email protected] customer base. “There are so “It came as a surprise to us was not immediately returned. she said. “As a family, we’re not Police, Fire, Courts, Environment, many elderly and that’s their when we got the letter,” Manzer Manzer and her family also going anywhere.” West and Central Lewis County Communities Natalie Johnson ...... 807-8235 [email protected] Outdoors, Flood, Attorney General: Tim Eyman Misused Initiative Donations Rural Lewis County Communities Jordan Nailon ...... 807-8237 [email protected] COURT: AG Bob Ferguson Eyman's lawyer, Mark Lamb, sought to require a two-thirds concealment. Eyman used the Education, Business, South Thurston County said Eyman has done nothing majority for legislative actions funds for his own living expens- Communities, Napavine, Lewis County Govern- Files $2.1 Million wrong and said the money he that raise taxes. The group paid es, the lawsuit said. ment, Legislature, Tourism, Religion, Lawsuit Against Anti-Tax received "was lawfully earned for Citizen Solutions to gather signa- Officials say Eyman also mis- South Lewis County Communities the services he provided." tures for the measure. used funds raised for Initiative Justyna Tomtas ...... 807-8239 Initiative Promoter "For all of the heated rheto- After the signatures were 517, which would have set penal- [email protected] Sports, News and Photography By Martha Bellisle ric earlier today, this dispute is delivered, Eyman's company ties for interfering with signature Matt Baide ...... 807-8230 simple: whether two transac- sought and received $308,185 gatherers or signers. The Associated Press [email protected] tions needed to be included on from the group. The payment Eyman and the companies Death Notices, What’s Happening, Washington state Attorney campaign reports," Lamb said in was not reported to the disclo- named in the lawsuit have 20 Opinion, Letters to the Editor, Voices General Bob Ferguson filed an email. "The attorney general sure commission and constitutes days to respond to the complaint. Doug Blosser ...... 807-8238 a $2.1 million lawsuit Friday believes they should, we do not." [email protected] against anti-tax initiative pro- Eyman and his for-profit [email protected] moter Tim Eyman and his or- company Watchdog for Taxpay- Pole Buildings [email protected] ganizations over their campaign ers could face $1.8 million in Church News finance practices. penalties and plus a $308,000 in [email protected] ...... 807-8217 On Sale Now! Senior Media Developer Eyman illegally and deliber- reimbursement, Ferguson said. Brittany Voie ...... 807-8225 ately misused The lawsuit also accuses for-prof- [email protected] funds that were it signature-gathering company Site Prep donated for ini- Citizen Solutions of participating Available THE CHRONICLE tiatives that he in a scheme to conceal money the PUBLISHER promoted, Fer- company funneled to Eyman. Christine Fossett ...... 807-8200 guson said dur- Citizen Solutions and one if [email protected] 24’x24’x10’ 24’x24’x10’ Regional Executive Editor ing a news con- its principals could face penalties Machine Storage 2 Car Garage Michael Wagar ...... 807-8234 ference. In some of about $950,000, Ferguson said. [email protected] cases, Eyman The attorney general's action Sales Director used the funds Tim Eyman followed an investigation by the initiative activist Brian Watson ...... 807-8219 for personal liv- Public Disclosure Commission [email protected] • 4” Concrete w/Fibermix Reinforcement ing expenses that was launched after receiving • 18” Eave & Gable Framed Overhangs Circulation Manager and in other a complaint in 2012. • 3’x6’-8” Steel Insulated Walk-In Door Anita Freeborn ...... 807-8243 • Optional Concrete Is Available • (2) 10’x8’ Steel Panel Overhead Doors [email protected] cases, he spent "This was one of the more • 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation • 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation funds donated egregious matters that we've The Chronicle Print Division and Sign Pro Sales Director for one initia- seen," commission chairwoman 24’x36’x10’ 38’x30’x10’ Monitor RV Storage Chantel Wilson ...... 807-8213 tive on a differ- Anne Levinson said. "This was 2 Car Garage & Workshop [email protected] ent initiative, intentional. It was a pattern and Design Director Ferguson said. it was done in a way that did a Kelli Erb ...... 807-8211 Eyman's disservice to the public. [email protected] political activi- Bob Ferguson "It did not go unnoticed by the • 4” Concrete w/Fibermix Reinforcement • 18” Eave & Gable Framed Overhangs LAFROMBOISE COMMUNICATIONS, INC ties amounted state attorney commission that his initiatives • 4” Concrete w/Fibermix Reinforcement general • (1) 12’x12’ Steel Panel Overhead Door to an "elaborate were to protect the public he was • (2) 10’x8’ Steel Panel Overhead Doors • (1) 10’x8’ Steel Panel Overhead Door PRESIDENT, COO • 3’x6’-8” Steel Insulated Walk-In Door • (1) 3’x8’ Steel Insulated Walk-In Door Christine Fossett ...... 807-8200 web of unlawful transactions," harming," she said. • 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation Ferguson said, and that he "dem- The commission referred the • 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation [email protected] onstrated contempt for our cam- case to the attorney general's of- 30’x48’x12’ Director of Production and IT All Buildings Include: Jon Bennett ...... 807-8222 RV - Boat - Car & Workshop paign finance laws." fice in 2015 and the office issued � 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation � 18 Sidewall [email protected] "He duped his own contribu- civil orders to Eyman, his com- & Trim Colors � Free Estimate � Designed Printing and Distribution ...... 807-8716 tors," the attorney general said. pany, his two political commit- for 85MPH Wind � Exposure B + 25lb. The lawsuit was filed in Thur- tees and Citizen Solutions seek- Snow Load � Building Plan � Construction FAX NUMBERS � Guaranteed Craftmanship ston County Superior Court. It ing financial and tax records. • 4” Concrete w/Fibermix Reinforcement 30’x36’ � Permit Service Advertising Fax ...... 736-1568 • (1) 10’x10’ Steel Panel Overhead Door CH572007hw.do also seeks an injunction to pro- When Eyman and the compa- Prices do not include permit cost or sales tax & are based on a level Classified/Circulation Fax ...... 807-8258 • (1) 10’x8’ Steel Panel Overhead Door accessible building site w/less than 1’ rock fill. Non commercial usage, hibit Eyman, an ubiquitous pres- nies didn't fully comply with the • (1) 3’x6’-8” Steel Insulated Walk-In Door price maybe affected by county codes and/or travel considerations. Ad Obituaries ...... 807-8258 ence in state politics who has orders, the state sought subpoe- • 2” Vinyl Back Roof Insulation prices expire one week from publish date. Prices reflect Lewis County only. Newsroom Fax ...... 736-4796 Jorstad’s Metal Buildings proposed numerous tax-limiting nas and in June 2016, a judge or- 128th VOLUME, 111th ISSUE initiatives over the years, from dered Eyman to comply. www.jorstadmetalbuildings.com THE CHRONICLE (USPS - 142260) participating in future campaigns. One of Eyman's commit- 360-785-3602 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Chronicle, "He has demonstrated a singular tees, "Voters Want More Choice 321 N. Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531. 243 Bremgartner Rd. • Winlock, WA 98596 The Chronicle is published three times a week at 321 N. Pearl St., Cen- inability to lawfully handle cam- — Save the 2/3's," was created to Lic#jorstmb843dq • Owner: Josh Johnson • [email protected] paign expenses," Ferguson said. support Initiative 1185, which tralia, WA, 98531-0580. Periodicals postage paid at: Centralia, WA. Main 6 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 LOCAL / NORTHWEST Teatro Milagro to Perform Free Bilingual Play at Centralia College TWO PERFORMANCES: bring this story to life,” accord- ing to the release. “With red nos- ‘El Payaso’ Will Be es and humor, the performers Performed at 1 p.m. and will share the value of ‘thinking globally, while acting locally.’” 6 p.m. on April 19 “El Payaso” community part- By The Chronicle ners include Clowns without A bilingual production, pre- Borders, Verde, the Ben Linder sented in Spanish and Eng- Scholarship Fund, the Inter- lish, will take place at Centralia twine Alliance and Friends of College’s Corbet Theatre on Trees. Wednesday, April 19. Milagro has provided Latino Teatro Milagro, a top Latino theater, culture and arts educa- arts and culture center in the tion for the enrichment of com- Pacific Northwest, will present munities since 1985. Teatro Mil- “El Payaso” by Emilio Rodriguez agro, Milagro’s touring and arts and directed by Georgina Esco- education program, presents its bar at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. original bilingual plays and edu- The performances are free cational residencies to diverse and open to the public. and underserved communities The performance takes place across the nation, according to amidst chaos, confusion and war, the release. according to a press release from Milagro produces a full sea- the college. son of regional or world pre- “El Payaso” depicts the story mieres, which include one Span- of Ben Linder, an American ish-language play each year, as engineer, who worked to bring well as the long running Dia de electricity to rural villages in Ni- los Muertos signature produc- caragua. tion. In 1987, Linder was killed “We entertain our audiences; Russell J Young / Courtesy Photo by Contras in Nicaragua during we give them pause to think, feel Cast members from El Payaso perform. The bilingual production will be presented at Centralia College on Wednesday, April the Reagan administration. For and imagine; and, through the 19. the 30th anniversary of Linder’s cultural lens of latinidad, we passing, the play focuses on “one reflect the full spectrum of hu- idealist who saw the potential of eyes of Elias, a Latino college stu- work of the late Linder. Linder “His memory lives on in the manity,” according to the release. art and science to help save the dent who travels to Nicaragua 30 participated in rallies and health work of Clowns without Bor- For more information about world, one small village at a time.” years later to encounter the peo- campaigns that brought vaccines ders and various environmental Milagro, visit www.milagro.org The play is told through the ple who continue to carry on the to children. groups that are collaborating to or call 503-236-7253. Centralia Woman Who Led Police to Meth Lab Arrested on Drug Charge WARRANT: Heather R. Peterson was also booked for block of Joppish Road in Galvin with an empty beer bottle and Investigators reported find- an outstanding warrant from after receiving a report of a sus- fired a gun as she tried to escape. ing a “fully functional metham- Peterson, 39, Not Charged Idaho and is facing extradition picious person in the area, the While depu- phetamine lab as well as a crystal in Connection to Meth to that state. same location as the meth lab ties were search- substance that tested positive for She is being held in the Lewis discovered earlier in the week. ing for Boni- methamphetamine,” according Production Operation County Jail on $15,000 bail. The deputy learned that Pe- field, Peterson to court documents. The “lab” By Natalie Johnson Lewis County Deputy Pros- terson was there, and discovered revealed that contained beakers, tubes, chemi- ecutor Will Halstead asked for that she had active felony war- he was making cals, flasks, a condenser, powder [email protected] the bail amount partly because rants. methamphet- that tested positive for ephedrine A witness who led police to he said an investigation revealed During her arrest on the war- amine in a shed and red phosphorous, a chemical an operational methamphet- she was potentially planning on rants, Peterson reportedly re- on the property. Justin Bonifield used to make methamphetamine. amine lab in Galvin earlier this fleeing the jurisdiction for Idaho. vealed two bags of a substance Bonifield is jailed On Tuesday, detectives and week was arrested Wednesday Attorney Rachael Tiller, rep- identified as methamphetamine being held on responders from the state De- on outstanding warrants and a resenting Peterson at her first in her pockets. She was arrest- $200,000 bail partment of Ecology were still at new drug charge. hearing, denied that her client ed and booked into the Lewis for charges of manufacturing the scene. Bonifield was arrested Heather R. Peterson, 39, of was trying to flee, and said she County Jail. methamphetamine, second- Tuesday at a residence in Olym- Centralia, was charged Thursday simply had business to attend to Two days earlier, deputies degree assault, harassment — pia and was charged in Lewis in Lewis County Superior Court in Idaho, where she has family. responded to the address to a threat to kill, domestic violence, County Superior Court Wednes- on suspicion of possession of According to court docu- report of an assault against Pe- second-degree unlawful posses- day afternoon. methamphetamine. The charge ments and the Lewis County terson by Justin G. Bonifield, 47, sion of a firearm, second-degree He pleaded not guilty at his was not related to the meth pro- Sheriff’s Office, a deputy from who lived at the same address on possession of stolen property arraignment Thursday morning. duction operation, prosecutors the Sheriff’s Office responded Joppish Road. Peterson reported and possession of methamphet- His trial is tentatively set for mid- said. at 10 p.m Wednesday to the 100 Bonifield struck her in the head amine. May. News in Brief State Parks Offer Two do not arrive by car. Visitors who Property value reassessments a new capital gains tax and a 20 Bellingham Man Gets travel by foot, boat or non-mo- are usually conducted every percent business and occupation Free Days in April torized transportation such as a three to six years, but under the tax on some businesses. 25 Years for Decades of horse or a bicycle do not need a proposed bill, if water supply to Walsh offered amendments in Honor of Spring, pass. Additionally, visitors who any real property is impacted by to the budget, including allo- Sexual Abuse Earth Day simply want to drive through legislation, the county must reas- cating $5 million to the Naselle BELLINGHAM (AP) — A state lands and do not plan on sess it within one year. By The Chronicle Youth Camp, which Gov. Jay Bellingham man has been sen- leaving their vehicle at any point If taxes had been paid at a high- Inslee proposed defunding, and tenced to 25 years in prison In an effort to celebrate the are not required to have a Dis- er rate, the bill said the difference also directing the state Depart- for sexually assaulting boys for arrival of spring and Earth Day, cover Pass. Overnight visitors to must be refunded and the state ment of Commerce to prioritize three decades. a pair of free days will be of- state parks are required to pay would be responsible for paying funding sober-living housing be- Lee John Weeda, 44, asked for for- fered by Washington state parks a camping fee and other associ- counties the costs of reassessments. fore low and no-barrier housing. giveness on Thursday before his sen- in April. On April 15 and April ated accommodation fees. Maycumber said the ruling tence was handed down. He pleaded 22, visitors to Washington State Both of these proposals The Washington State Parks would provide property tax relief were rejected. One amendment, guilty last month to second-degree Parks and other state managed and Recreation Commission to affected landowners. which passed, was a requirement child molestation, assault and deal- lands will not need a Discover manages more than 100 state “As these land values plum- that the state Department of ing in depictions of minors engaged Pass, which is normally required parks and properties encompass- met, so will the tax collections on Ecology complete a supplemen- in sexually explicit conduct. Police for day-use trips by vehicle. ing about 120,000 acres. Addi- those properties. So it will create Discover Passes were estab- tional information on the Dis- tal environmental impact state- found at least eight men who say a tax shift. Everyone else’s prop- ment on the use of imidacloprid Weeda raped, molested or touched lished by the Washington Leg- cover Pass can be found online at erty tax bills will significantly in- to control burrowing shrimp. them when they were children. islature in 2011 and first imple- www.DiscoverPass.wa.gov. crease to compensate for the lost mented in 2013. The passes cost revenue in every county in Wash- $30 annually or $10 for a one-day House Bill to Offer Relief ington,” Koster said in the release. permit and are required for ac- The bill has been referred to cessing recreation lands man- on Hirst Decision Moves the House Finance Committee. aged by Washington State Parks, However, the companion The Books of Lewis County the Washington Department of Into Committee as Senate Bill 5239 was struck down Fish and Wildlife and the De- Senate Bill Struck Down by the House Agriculture and Available now! partment of Natural Resources. A Simple Song by By The Chronicle Natural Resources Committee, The penalty for accessing meaning rural residents will not Russ Mohney those lands by vehicle without a Reps. John Koster and Jac- be able to drill a household well. pass is $99 but can be reduced quelin Maycumber, both Repub- Sen. Judy Warnick, a Repub- to $59 if the violator can provide licans, have introduced a bill in lican from Moses Lake, who proof in court that they pur- the Washington state Legislature sponsored the bill, issued a state- chased a Discover Pass within 15 that would expedite tax reassess- ment on it. $ 99 days of the infraction. ments of properties that have “This issue is not just about 28ea The legislation that created been adversely affected by water water. The inability for housing + Tax the Discover Pass program also usage restrictions. $ 99 development in rural areas is 12 ea required that Washington State The bill stems from the Hirst crippling for county revenues, for + Tax Parks offer at least 12 free days decision ruling in October 2016, school districts and for areas in Our Hometowns Volume 1-3 per year where the passes would which found that new wells could our state that haven’t felt the eco- not be required. Including the not be built in Whatcom County nomic recovery like the central two dates in April, there are eight if it was determined there would Puget Sound has. Families are free days remaining this year. be a negative impact on protec- hurting and they deserve relief,” $ 95 Those free days will be offered tion of stream flows. The ruling Book Only 12ea Warnick said in a press release. + Tax on the following dates: set precedent statewide. $ 99 + Tax • April 15 — Spring day House Bill 2195, according to 9 ea • April 22 — Earth Day a press release from Republicans Walsh Offers Amendments • June 3 — National Trails in the state House of Representa- DVD Only to House Democratic $ 99 + Tax Day tives, could help landowners re- 3 ea • June 10 — National Get gain property value potentially Budget Proposal The Flood Outdoors Day lost as a result of not being able of 2007 DVD & Book By The Chronicle Book & DVD Combo Tales from Saturday’s Child • Aug. 25 — National Park to build new wells. by Gordon Aadland Service 101st Birthday “Because of this ruling, many As the Washington state $ 98+ Tax 13ea CH566737ac.do • Sept. 30 — National Public counties are already refusing to House of Representatives consid- Lands Day issue building permits unless ers the 2017-19 Democrat operat- Stop in today to one of these • Nov. 11 — Veterans Day the property owner can hire a ing budget plan with $3 billion locations and get your copy!! • Nov. 24 — Autumn day hydrologist to prove that not one in new taxes over two years, Rep. On days other than estab- drop of water from a well would Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, submit- Lewis County lished free days, no Discover affect in-stream flows,” Koster ted some amendments. Historical Museum Pass is needed as long as visitors said in the release. The Democratic plan includes • Main 7 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 Elementary Principal to Become New Director of Special Programs in Centralia CHANGES: Jefferson- grams, as well as our efforts to thinks will help him find success improve the English Learners as he leads the English Learners Lincoln Principal David program,” she said. programs for the district. Eacker to Replace Habenicht also implemented “I think it will be a big help a new program at the schools and I’m trained in English lan- Shelley Habenicht, this year, which placed a family guage development,” Eacker said Who Is Taking a New resource advocate in each build- in the release, adding he’ll miss ing to serve as a liaison between the close interactions he has with Job in Federal Way the school and parents. The ad- students every day. “It’s a new By The Chronicle vocate is bilingual. experience for me. I’ll be work- “Shelley has helped us lay a ing from a different angle, but I The director of special pro- very substantial foundation for think I bring a fresh perspective grams and assessment for the us to build solid, high perform- and I’m excited to get started.” Centralia School District has ing programs on,” Superinten- Davalos thanked the board of announced her resignation effec- dent Mark Davalos said. “We directors for its quick action to tive June 30. wish her all the best and every approve Eacker to the position. Shelley Habenicht accepted success in her new adventure “One of the benefits of having a position as principal of an el- Pete Caster / [email protected] and we thank her for her service an internal appointee like Da- ementary school in Federal Way, Jeferson-Lincoln Elementary Principal David Eacker looks on as students play dur- to Centralia.” vid is that the learning curve is according to a press release from ing recess in December 2016. In 2013, Eacker joined the greatly reduced,” he said. “With the district. district as assistant principal of Shelley in place through June David Eacker, principal of Centralia Middle School before and David already in the district Jefferson-Lincoln Elementary, Habenicht has served the new positions. becoming the principal at Jeffer- they have many opportunities to has been named as her replace- district since July 2014. She was “I have been very happy to son-Lincoln in 2014. Prior to his meet, collaborate, and share wis- ment. He will begin in his new the first person to hold the title have served in Centralia for experience in Centralia, he was dom.” role on July 1. of director of special programs these past two years and I’m the assistant principal at both The search for Eacker’s re- The board of directors unani- and assessment after the former proud of the work we have done Tenino Middle School and Shel- placement at Jefferson-Lincoln mously approved his appoint- office of director of teaching and in that time to improve compli- ton High School. Elementary will begin immedi- ment on March 29. learning was divided into two ance with federal and state pro- He is bilingual, something he ately.

Immigration Getting Air in Centralia as Sunshine Returns Agents Round Up 84 in Washington, Oregon and Alaska

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press Immigration agents rounded up 84 people — including 60 with criminal records — during a three-day operation in Wash- ington, Oregon and Alaska, au- thorities said Thursday. The operation ended Monday and targeted criminals residing in the U.S. illegally, U.S. Immi- gration and Customs Enforce- ment’s (ICE) Seattle field office said in a news release. Those arrested included 77 men and seven women from 12 countries, the vast majority from Mexico. Nineteen had drunken-driving convictions, and 14 had been convicted of assault, sex offenses or domestic violence. Jared Wenzelburger / For The Chronicle Some will be prosecuted for Erik Ramirez goes of a jump at the skate park at Rotary Riverside Park on a sunny afternoon in Centralia on Friday. illegally re-entering the country while the rest face deportation proceedings. “This operation highlights our commitment to promoting public safety through the pursuit Centralia School District Selects Manager for Bond Construction Projects of targeted criminals residing in the U.S. illegally,” Bryan Wilcox, OAC SERVICES: Company the construction of two new ele- selected for interviews with the company is currently soliciting acting field office director of mentary schools that will replace committee. architecture and design firms. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal is Currently Soliciting Fords Prairie and Jefferson-Lin- OAC has local ties as the com- The district is moving for- Operations in Seattle, said in the Architect, Design Firms coln, as well as a complete reno- pany’s principal Dan Chandler ward with the work to get each release. “Our officers will contin- vation of Centralia High School graduated from Centralia High project started, according to ue in their efforts to create safer By The Chronicle into a “like-new” building. School in 1976. Senior Associ- the release. D.A. Davidson will communities by identifying and The Centralia School District “They really want to serve us ate Kasey Wyatt also graduated be overseeing the first round of removing those not willing to board of directors unanimously well and they have a lot of great from the high school in 1993. bond sales on May 9 in Seattle. comply with U.S. laws.” approved the hiring of OAC Ser- ideas and questions,” Davalos “Having the opportunity to “The urgency of the bond Rose Richeson, an ICE vices as project manager for the said. “Given the scope of our work with Centralia is some- campaign wasn’t just about spokeswoman, declined to an- district’s upcoming bond con- projects and the fact that we real- thing that’s been on our radar, getting the funding in place,” swer questions about the opera- struction projects. ly haven’t experienced this type both Dan and I, for as long as we Davalos said. “We want to move tion. The decision was made at the of work in our district in over have been with OAC,” she said. forward with improving and re- Nineteen of the arrests were Wednesday board meeting. three decades, I felt it was neces- “We’re both very connected to the placing these school buildings so made in King County, which in- The company was recom- sary to recommend to the board community and very passionate that we can continue our work to cludes Seattle, and 13 were made mended by Superintendent Mark that we hire an experienced proj- about education,” adding it is a improve outcomes in Centralia.” in Washington County, Oregon. Davalos and members of the ect manager.” dream opportunity for the two. Upon completion of the two Four were made in Anchorage. project manager search commit- Davalos said the district does Wyatt will be the head project new schools, all elementary Tim Warden-Hertz, direct- tee, according to a press release not have the capacity to do the manager and will work closely schools in the district will transi- ing attorney in the Tacoma of- from the district. work itself, despite having tal- with district staff. tion to K-6 neighborhood school fice of the Northwest Immigrant As project manager, OAC will ented staff and directors. The next steps, according facilities, according to the press Rights Project, said the organiza- be tasked with keeping the three “This partnership will make to Wyatt, include the creation release. tion has seen a doubling of such projects approved by a $74 mil- sure we are fully and efficiently of detailed estimates, strategies With an estimated $27 mil- arrests in King County and other lion bond in February on time, maximizing the investment our and timing for the projects. The lion available from the state in parts of the Northwest in the on target and on budget. The community has made,” he said. design phase for the new schools matching funds, the total avail- last two months since President company will oversee financial The district received nine should begin within the next sev- able budget for the projects is ap- Donald Trump took office in management and compliance qualifications packets from in- eral months, as Wyatt said the proximately $101 million. January. with all applicable regulations for terested applicants. Five were Trump pledged to crack down on criminals living in the Live From Nashville! U.S. illegally. News in Brief Warden-Hertz said more than a quarter of those arrested State Senate Passes proximately $113 million for didn’t have criminal histories, flood-control and water-supply and that ICE has a history of Construction Budget projects, and $164 million for overstating the nature of some OLYMPIA (AP) — Washing- drinking water loans and grants. criminal offenses or using old ton state senators passed a two- Mental-health facilities would offenses of people who are living year construction budget that receive $51 million for behav- with families and working. puts more money toward updat- ioral health investments, child While the Obama admin- health treatment centers and ad- istration also carried out such ing schools, mental health facili- ties and state water services. ditional beds for patients. actions, he said, it feels like The House has not yet passed there has been a change that has Senators unanimously ap- proved the capital budget Thurs- its capital budget proposal. Both shown up locally. chambers' spending bills will be THU—APR 6—7 PM Among those arrested was day on a bipartisan vote. Ap- proximately $1.1 billion of the worked out before a final plan Francisco J. Rodriguez Domin- heads to Gov. Jay Inslee. Ryderwood Community guez, a participant in a federal money is expected to go toward program designed to protect constructing, renovating and Church modernizing K-12 education Church from deportation those who 315 Jackson Street­­Ryderwood were brought to the U.S. illegally facilities including small, rural

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Columnists, Our Views, Richard Lafromboise, Publisher, 1966-1968 Christine Fossett, President J.R. Lafromboise, President, 1968-2011 and Publisher Opinion Letters to the Editor Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon, Chairman Lawsuit Illustrates Costly Lack of Management in Lewis County A former clerk for the Board of the lawsuit, though, it’s a re- seen many problems in Centra- time the commissioners selected of Lewis County Commis- Our Views minder that the county’s three lia and Chehalis government. interim manager Dave Ander- sioners is seeking $300,000 in missioners’ office. Candy Hal- commissioners operate without Both are managed by profes- son as the permanent manager damages for the effects of what lom, another commissioners’ any semblance of management. sionals who work to carry out of the communications center. she describes as a hostile work office employee, sent messages Many counties operate with the will of city councilors in the They did so after a no confi- environment. to Muir’s new employer linking a manager or executive who most professional, efficient way dence vote from dispatchers, and As detailed by The Chroni- newspaper articles and coverage carries out the wills of elected possible. Councilors are paid they did so without even asking cle’s reporting, Karri Muir says of her initial complaint. officials. These managers have what amount to stipends. Coun- Anderson about the complaints she suffered stress, anxiety and Hallom wasn’t punished for education and expertise in gov- ty commissioners make about of dispatchers. depression as a result of the the move, and Schulte denied ernment and finance. In the $80,000 a year. We’ll see how the lawsuit work environment, largely due that he had asked her to send absence of such a position, the If a problem arises under a plays out, but the recent place- to clashes with former County the messages, which seemed to egos and allegiances of well-paid professional, the arrangement ment of the 911 Communica- Commissioner Bill Schulte. be an attempt to paint Muir as a politicians wield the unchecked allows for a single point of re- tions Center under the Emergen- She was the second staffer problematic employee. power to micromanage depart- sponsibility. If a problem arises cy Services Department reflects in the office to file such a claim. It’s safe to say the county ments without the knowledge or without one, the commissioners a recognition of problems at the The county in 2010 paid out a will likely be shelling out more experience to do so correctly. often simply deny responsibility facility in our view. settlement of $65,000 to former money in a settlement with The result is three politicians or point the finger elsewhere. Several community leaders administrative coordinator Muir, perhaps rightfully so con- working full-time to manage Another lawsuit points to have held meetings in recent Sheila Unger following similar sidering the level of unrest she the county from the courthouse. potential management deficien- months on the need for manage- complaints about Schulte. describes in the commission- The events of the past year show cies as well. A former 911 dis- ment in Lewis County govern- In Muir’s case, the problems ers’ office at the Lewis County they’re not always able to put patcher is suing the county for ment. We look forward to the followed her to her new job in Courthouse. their egos and allegiances aside. retaliation and discrimination. continuation of those discussions. DuPont after she left the com- Regardless of the outcome There’s a reason we haven’t Her problems arose at the same COMMENTARY: Hills and Valleys Some Absolutely Facty- Facty, Really, Totally Non-Fake News After glancing at the calen- tional Park. dar and seeing the run date for Most significantly, with today’s column, I decided to pull Opening Day of fishing season some tidbits from news stories close at hand, the rebels are I’ve seen shared and copy/pasted claiming complete control of in my Facebook feed over recent the coveted fishing resources of weeks. Mineral Lake. I know that the good people The United Nations has been of America in 2017 would never, called in to broker a peaceful ever share a resolution. Negotiations are set news story to commence in the historic without first Elbe Church, but it’s unclear verifying that if the peacekeeping team and it’s fair, fact- representatives from both sides based and from of the conflict can all fit into the a reliable source, historic 18- by 24-foot structure so I’m quite at the same time. confident that If, as feared, the charming all of these are By Brian Mittge but confined space inflames ten- Letters HOW TO REACH accurate. sions rather than cools them, the I mean, I saw it on the Inter- diplomats are expected to retire We Need to Take Care of Pollinating Insects ELECTED OFFICIALS net, so it must be true, right? to the caboose-themed restau- rant next door for beer and a Spring is here. Spring is here, and everyone is getting ready to 20TH DISTRICT burger. plant flowers and gardens. Please keep in mind the pollinating in- Lewis County and Yard Bird Named sects we all need: butterflies, bumble bees, native bees, honey bees, Official State Duck Southwestern Thurston Fairgrounds to Add Retractable and lady bugs. County In a rare bit of bipartisan Roof to Grandstand These are some of the insects that pollinate 80 percent or more of agreement, every one of the the food we depend on. When buying garden seeds, please buy heir- State Sen. John Braun state’s 49 senators and 98 repre- A recent public meeting loom seeds, not seeds treated with systemic insecticides. P.O. Box 40420 sentatives decided with a rous- about how to reinvigorate the In conventional food production systems, not all pesticides re- Olympia, WA 98504-0420 ing unanimous voice vote this Southwest Washington Fair main on a plant’s exterior. Systemic pesticides are chemicals that phone: (360) 786-7638 morning to declare the Yard brought out some great citizen are actually absorbed by a plant when applied to seeds, soil or leaves. fax: (360) 786-1999 Bird the state’s official waterfowl. comments, from sumo wrestling The chemicals then circulate through the plant’s tissues, killing the email: [email protected] “Be it resolved that the great on the Saloon Stage to adding insects that feed on them. bird of Chehalis, with her wide, oxygen masks that drop down Use of these pesticides on food crops began in 1998 and has State Rep. Richard DeBolt P.O. Box 40600 far-seeing eyes and bold gaze from the ceiling of the Floral steadily increased since. Unlike traditional insecticides, you can’t pointing ever westward, is em- Building in the event of turbu- Olympia, WA 98504-0600 wash or peel off systemic pesticide residues. The main systemic pes- phone: ( blematic of the pioneering spirit lence or loss of cabin pressure. 360) 786-7896 ticides used on food crops are members of the nitroguanidine/neo- fax: (360) 786-7871 and enduring optimism of the The most popular idea, ap- proved by universal acclamation, nicotinoid chemical group, or “neonics,” which has been implicated email: richard.debolt@leg. people of Washington,” the leg- in the mysterious colony collapse disorder that has killed millions of wa.gov islative resolution states. “Fur- was to turn the biggest building on the fairgrounds into a weath- bees. thermore, be it hereby decreed Deadly levels of these systemic poisons are even showing up State Rep. Ed Orcutt that the tiny baby bird clutched erproof venue by adding a re- tractable roof to the Grandstand in leaf guttation drops (water droplets that plants sometimes ex- P.O. Box 40600 to her side is really just the most ude). According to a report in the Journal of Economic Entomology, Olympia, WA 98504-0600 darling little thing.” and demolition derby grounds. phone: (360) 786-7990 In a clever engineering twist, “When bees consume guttation drops, collected from plants grown To celebrate, Big Bird of “Ses- from neonicotinoid-coated seeds, they encounter death within a few email: [email protected] ame Street” has been invited to the roof will not only pull back during sunshine, but will rotate minutes.” lead this summer’s STP, which — The honey bee is in dire straits in the U.S. Beekeepers across the 19TH DISTRICT for this year only — will not run down to form a flotation device country lost 44 percent of bee colonies from April 2015 to April 2016. Pacific, Wahkiakum and as usual from Seattle to Portland. during flooding. The Fair- That’s 3.5 percent higher than the previous year, according to the re- Instead, the 10,000 cyclists will grounds are now good to go, 365 Parts of Lewis, Grays Harbor spend two days riding back and days a year! sults of an annual survey done by the Bee Informed Partnership, a and Cowlitz Counties forth between the Yard Birds group of university, industry and government researchers. Bees and other insect pollinators can be exposed to the products State Sen. Dean Takko complex and the Sunbird Shop- Dutch Bros. Rebrands P.O. Box 40419 ping Center. as Swiss Sisters from ingestion of residues in nectar and pollen when the pesticide Olympia, WA 98504-0419 is applied as a seed treatment, soil, tree injection, as well as contact Some Twin Cities drive- phone: (360) 786-7636 with residues on plant surfaces after foliar application. fax: Mineral Secedes through coffee stands are mov- (360) 786-1446 Bee-toxic pesticides have been found in bee-friendly plants sold email: [email protected] In a shocking development ing from the Netherlands to the at garden centers nationwide. with international geopolitical Alps, thematically speaking. You can minimize exposure when bees are foraging on pollina- State Rep. Brian Blake implications, the north-central All Dutch Bros. locations in tor attractive plants around the application site by applying contact P.O. Box 40600 Lewis County community of Lewis County will soon be put- insecticides and herbicides late in the evening when the pollinators Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Mineral has seceded and formed ting up new signs and officially are not flying or when it’s windy to eliminate drift onto beehives or phone: (360) 786-7870 rebranding as Swiss Sisters. In a confederation with the nearby pollinator attractive habitat. fax: (360) 786-1276 town of Elbe. a move that might take a little email: [email protected] getting used to, their coffee will For more information about bees and other pollinators, visit the The breakaway republic Lewis County Beekeepers Association website at http://lewiscoun- controls a strategic — and pic- be replaced with Swiss Miss hot State Rep. Jim Walsh cocoa. tybeekeepers.org/. There is a wealth of information available, and P.O. Box 40600 turesque — trade route between please consider joining them to learn more about bees and the prob- Morton and Tacoma, as well They’ll also offer a “Sound Olympia, WA 98504-0600 lems confronting them. phone: (360) 786-7806 as a crucial entrance point to of Music” themed concoction called the “Do-Re-Mi,” which is fax: (360) 786-7210 the militarily significant high Phil Wilson ground of Mount Rainier Na- please see MITTGE, page Main 14 Winlock

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Many longtime Lewis Coun- ty residents remember the Bun- COMMENTARY: Voice of Voie WHILE LOOKING at public re- OFFICIALS WITH Lewis County ker Landfill fondly. Almost in a that it can be properly evaluated it by planting grass seed … ” cords for Boistfort Valley Water were well aware that records for nostalgic way, if that’s possible and monitored, if necessary. As far as anyone knows, de- (BVW), I noticed that water the landfill did not exist. There for a forgotten garbage dump. Some of the information that cades of burned up garbage are quality tests indicated a signifi- is some mention of having the Over half follows is what I have turned up still buried in the Spooner Road cant rise in iron and manganese depth and width of the landfill of the people through The Chronicle archives, hillside. levels in the late 1970s. Accord- examined in a 2004 ecologi- I’ve talked with Chehalis Bee Nugget archives, ing to DOE, it’s not uncom- cal survey on the parcel, but it about the old and conversations with longtime A LOT HAS BEEN learned about mon for leaching landfill waste, doesn’t appear that’s ever been dump have community members. landfills, soil and groundwater known as leachate, to result in done. That particular 2004 study memories of contamination since the 1950s. elevated iron and manganese also notes that the site is partic- shooting rats at IN THE 1930s, state legisla- The Bunker site was condemned levels in groundwater. Other ularly vulnerable to groundwater the old dump tion passed that made garbage by the Department of Ecology, volatile organic compounds contamination because of the site. Or, rides dumping on the sides of roads along with more than a dozen (VOC) were present at state re- mining activities that have oc- with dad or By Brittany Voie and highways illegal. Despite other similar sites in the county, porting levels in past BVW test curred on the site previously. grandpa to the new law, garbage dumping as new ecological regulations results on file. Interestingly, there are the site. Some on roads in Lewis County re- took effect in the 1970s. Boistfort Valley Water con- permits pre-dating the landfill, remembered “Boots,” the little mained a persistent problem, as Essentially, at the time, the structed their Chehalis River sur- associated with the parcel, for old man who lived in the shack evidenced by news briefs in The county knew that their landfills face water uptake source on the mining activities and other at the top of the landfill. Oth- Chronicle. couldn’t meet the new standards Chehalis River, roughly across the things, but the garbage burn- ers didn’t recall the dump or After higher fines and stiffer (standards requiring liners, etc.), river from Adna Grocery, in the ing variance permits from the landfill, but remembered the penalties failed to adequately so they closed their open pit late 1970s, around when higher Southwest Air Pollution Con- “drop box” that was built at the curb the problem, local elected dumps and constructed “drop levels began to be detected — just trol Authority mentioned in site, after the landfill was con- officials scheduled free dump boxes” at the sites (or nearby), 1.7 miles upstream from the Bun- The Chronicle’s 1970s coverage demned by the Washington and disposal days at informal where waste was then trans- ker landfill, as the crow flies. didn’t turn up in the county re- State Department of Ecology in dump sites around the county. ferred off-site by truck to the The county also had its fi- cords request. the 1970s. This became so successful that, Centralia landfill to meet new nal garbage burning permits There are also no water qual- My last column on this topic in the 1950s, citizen panels rec- regulations regarding sanitation. extended in the mid-1970s, as it ity tests on file with the county examined a possible connec- ommended that wider use of the The Centralia landfill was worked toward the completion for the parcel where the Bunker tion between local instances of community dump sites should an EPA superfund site in the of the new county-wide drop landfill was located. cancer and excessive nitrates in be adopted. 1990s, due to concerns regard- box transfer system. Considering that the unlined groundwater, potentially affect- It could be said that the ing groundwater contamination Could the iron and manga- landfill is located uphill from ing private wells. But, could this county inadvertently ended up from leached metals and other nese levels and the landfill be and so close to the river, in an old dump, consigned to oblivion, in the garbage business. contaminants, which eventually connected somehow? aquifer recharge zone, close to be affecting public health now? When the dump was full, the led to the construction of the cur- I reviewed Department of residential private wells and near According to the results of garbage was burned. This was rent Centralia Transfer Station. Ecology’s early 1990s “Total Max- public water system uptakes, a public records request to the monitored by caretakers (like The Bunker landfill site is imum Daily Load” (TMDL) study coupled with the overall concern county, you’d never know the Boots), and then the remaining just 1,000 feet uphill from the for the Upper Chehalis River, regarding public health and Bunker Landfill site ever existed. burned material would be buried Chehalis River and located which detailed potential pollut- lack of previous examination, The site predates the regulations into the ground, layer upon layer, within an aquifer recharge zone, ant sources on the Chehalis River. it seemed ample reason to ask that require records for landfill to make room for more garbage. meaning that water is known The study specifically notes: DOE to look into the site. sites. When rats infested the dump, to move through the soil to the “Thus, the evidence suggests On March 22, the Bunker Inquiries to DOE produced they were routinely poisoned groundwater at that location. In that a pollutant source above landfill was assigned a number the same result — it was like the (one poisoning event at the fact, there’s a creek that runs the Claquato bridge and below for the first time ever — an En- landfill never existed. Toledo dump resulted in 3,000 either through or just next to the the Ceres Road bridge (where vironmental Reporting System But it did exist. It was an un- dead rats, according to news old landfill site, directly into the no dissolved oxygen problems Tracking (ERTS) number, which lined landfill, just past Spooner archives). Target shooting of rats Chehalis River, which serves as a were found in October 1991) was means DOE has accepted my Road, headed west out state at the dump was also reportedly residential water source. a contributing cause of the low report and has 90 days to com- Route 6 on the left. The old drive- encouraged — and apparently a Looking at current DNR dissolved oxygen in the Centra- plete a cursory investigation of way can still be seen, if you look popular activity. LIDAR maps of the old landfill lia reach. The nature of the up- the site. As of the publishing of close. Bunker dump was one of By the 1950s, the Bunker site, it appears obvious that the stream source is unknown, but this column, the landfill is in the the largest in the county. In the dump site is mentioned in The hillside has sloughed downhill several facts may be relevant.” “Initial Investigation (II)” stage. 1970s, officials estimated that 70 Chronicle as an established overtime. In fact, the old land- The study goes on to list As my favorite DOE media percent of the waste dumped at dumping site. The site would fill site is just above the stretch agriculture and other sources contact, Dave Bennett, would say: the west Lewis County site was continue to serve the Adna area of state Route 6 that has been as possibilities for the origin of “There’s something to be said coming from city folks dodging until the late 1970s, when the repaired by WSDOT multiple the unknown source — but the for environmental justice here.” “tipping fees” (dump fees) at the countywide drop box program times, where the road persis- Bunker landfill site is below Ce- ••• Centralia landfill. was implemented. tently becomes uneven, near the res Hill bridge on the river, and Brittany Voie is senior media de- veloper for The Chronicle. Watch for Over the past few weeks, Previous coverage from The adjacent railroad tracks. above Claquato bridge. updates as the investigation into the I’ve been working with DOE Chronicle states: “The usual I wonder if WSDOT knew What if the undocumented undocumented Bunker landfill site officials to make sure the site process in closing a dump is to they were working directly be- Bunker landfill, unknown to DOE progresses. If you have a memory of is added to the state’s Closed / poison the rats, cover the dump low a landfill? I haven’t found officials, was contributing to the the Bunker dump, send it to bvoie@ Abandoned Landfill program so with fill, fence it off and reclaim any evidence that they did. dissolved oxygen issues all along? chronline.com. Letters Judge, Newspaper room. O’Rourke cherry-picked will hold up pictures of doomed to a faction of ultra right-wing small businesses and people on the parts that would help the loved ones all across the country conservatives within the party the exchanges. How hard are Unfair in Handling Dems and left out the rest. and they will never succeed. who will not compromise on they willing to squeeze those The Chronicle wanted you to If Obamacare is in a death anything. As they sit back and people before they reach across of Lawsuit know that I was “fined” in order spiral it is due to neglect and sab- let Obamacare implode, it won’t the aisle to work with moderate Yeah, The Chronicle did a to hurt my reputation. Actually it otage, Congress has the power hurt me. I have good insurance Democrats to fix Obamacare? hit piece on me about my law- was a sanction because O’Rourke to fix Obamacare. In fact, there through my employer. It won’t suit against the Lewis County claimed that my motion was not are several suggestions floating hurt my nephew on the Medic- Matthias Reinert Democrats. They had the entire grounded in fact and was done sole- around, but they always give in aid expansion, but it will hurt Chehalis file before them but they chose to ly for the purpose of delay. I proved cherry-pick the parts that would that my motion was well-grounded make me look bad. That’s just in fact and law, but O’Rourke ig- one of the hazards being an out- nored all my case law on that. spoken liberal in Lewis County. First, I was totally ambushed They could have pointed out regarding the sanctions. En- CH572132hw.do that Superior Court Judge Joely body never put anything about O’Rourke didn’t make Joe Enbody, them in his response. I should attorney for the Dems, explain have been allowed a hearing on where the Dems got their author- just the sanctions alone. Second, ity to ban me from attending the what O’Rourke allowed Enbody Central Committee meetings. If to do was called “fee shifting.” she had, the case would have been They knew my motion wasn’t over right then and there. frivolous, so they couldn’t get O’Rourke never made En- any attorney’s fees on that basis. body fully respond to my mo- So they said I violated Civil Rule tion. He didn’t address all the 11, which if proven, would allow Dems’ retaliation against me for sanctions. But O’Rourke ignored exercising my freedom of speech all my case law on that. by writing letters about their in- It’s all right at www.king- competence and speaking out at chuck.com for everyone to see. their little social club. This is very serious, ladies Enbody never addressed the and gentlemen. O’Rourke just got Sorry for any constitutional and civil rights on the bench. She shouldn’t be al- violation of my First Amend- lowed to treat people this way. We ment speech rights, the uncon- need a fair and impartial judge. inconvenience. stitutional prior restraint viola- tion of my First and Fourteenth Chuck Haunreiter Amendment rights of free speech, Chehalis or the violation of my due pro- Book ‘N’ Brush’s frame cess rights under the Fourteenth Republicans Should Work Amendment. None of those is- sues need to wait for trial. If to Improve Obamacare O’Rourke would have made En- I have a 30-year-old nephew shop is temporarily body address those issues, this who is a hard worker and always case would have been over. has a job. Before the Affordable Enbody never addressed any Care Act (AKA, Obamacare), of the state law I cited in my mo- he had access to insurance but closed April 2nd tion, the violation of the charter could not afford it. He could only of the Democratic Party of the get medical care by going to the state of Washington, the viola- emergency room. After the ACA tion of the bylaws of the Demo- was passed, he was able to get through May 8th. cratic Party of the state of Wash- health care coverage under the ington, or the violation of the Medicaid expansion and cancer Lewis County Democratic Cen- was found at a routine doctor tral Committee bylaws. None of visit. They are able to treat it with those issues need to wait for trial. medicine and the prognosis is If O’Rourke would have made good, but it will be a long process. Enbody address those issues, this Without Obamacare, it may case would have been over. not have been discovered in time. Since Enbody didn’t address If he loses his coverage, he will www.BooknBrush.com any of the issues in the previous not be able to afford his cancer Located in Historic Downtown Chehalis • 518 N. Market Blvd. Chehalis WA 98532 three paragraphs in his response, treatment and he will die. Any I was completely ambushed time they try to repeal Obam- [email protected] • 360.748.6221 • Mon-Sat 10-6 • Sun 11-4 when I walked into that court- acare, millions of people like me Main 10 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017

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Sirens CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT person in a gray sedan drove by from a vehicle in the 1000 block a deputy responded to a report of Bicycle Wheel Stolen Debit Card Fraud Reported and threw a glass bottle at the of Louisiana Avenue. a vehicle prowl in the 3500 block victim’s vehicle. No arrests were of Jackson Highway in Chehalis • At 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, a • At 8:36 a.m. on Wednesday, made. Possible Vehicle Prowl Reported in which a handgun was stolen. bicycle’s wheel and tire were re- police received a report of fraud The owner reported the theft of ported stolen in the 1100 block of • At 7:23 p.m. on Thursday, involving a debit card from a per- Mail Theft Reported the Walther PPQ 9 mm handgun Harrison Avenue. son in the 1000 block of North- police received a report of a man from the vehicle. The theft re- west Louisiana Avenue. The per- • At 3:36 p.m. on Wednesday, using a coat hanger to open a car Centralia Resident Arrested for son reported their debit card was police received a report of a theft door at the intersection of South- portedly occurred between mid- Driving Offense, Resisting Arrest used fraudulently in the area. of mail in the 200 block of South- west Fifth Street and McFadden night and 5 a.m. that day. east Adams Avenue. A package Avenue in Chehalis. No arrests ••• • At 5:05 p.m. on Thursday, po- worth $160 was taken. were made. By The Chronicle Staff lice arrested Daniel D. Vancil, 21, Suspects Throw Bottle at Vehicle of Centralia, at the intersection of • At 1:52 p.m. on Wednesday, License Plate Stolen LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Please call news reporter Natalie South Iron and West Walnut streets police received a report of mali- Pistol Stolen from Vehicle Johnson with news tips. She can be on suspicion of driving on a sus- cious mischief in the 1000 block • At 3:18 p.m. on Thursday, a reached at 807-8235 or njohnson@ pended license and resisting arrest. of Southwest Mills Avenue. A license plate was reported stolen • At 6:04 a.m. on Wednesday, chronline.com.

• Michele M. Kalnoski, 37, Centralia, gree criminal trespassing, sentenced to Held Dec. 28 Centralia Municipal third-degree driving while license sus- 90 days in jail with 89 suspended, fined Lewis County District • Gene Leon Bashore, 59, Rochester, pended, fined $25, $103 in fees. $400 with $200 suspended, $210 in fees. third-degree driving while license sus- Court • Starnesha T. Glover, 23, Spanaway, • Robert M.E. Donyes, 31, Centralia, in- Court pended, sentenced to 90 days in jail with Centralia Municipal Court third-degree theft, sentenced to 364 terference with reporting domestic vio- Actions by Lewis County Dis- 90 suspended, fined $600, $386 in fees. criminal cases, including sentenc- days in jail with 364 suspended, fined lence, sentenced to 364 days in jail with trict Court included the following • Richard Andrew Robles, 33, Morton, $800 with $400 suspended, $150 in fees. 364 suspended, fined $400 with $200 driving under the influence, sentenced es, fines, fees and findings of not suspended, $225 in fees. defendants, charges and case dis- • Donald R. Bryant, 49, Centralia, positions: to 364 days in jail with 362 suspended, guilty or dismissals. fourth-degree assault, domestic vio- • Brandon L. Caley, 19, Rochester, fined $595, $1,286 in fees. Held March 7 Editor’s note: For some of the lence, sentenced to 364 days in jail with third-degree malicious mischief, domes- • Jordan Miles Gillispie, 26, Glenoma, • Zebediah S. Schoening, 39, Centra- 363 suspended, fined $400 with $200 tic violence, sentenced to 364 days in jail defendants listed below, no town no contact/protection order violation, lia, second-degree criminal trespassing, suspended, $285 in fees. with 364 suspended, fined $400 with was provided by Lewis County fined $750, $43 in fees. sentenced to 90 days in jail with 84 sus- • Jeremy L. Boggess, 46, Centralia, $200 suspended. District Court. pended, fined $300 with $150 suspend- driving under the influence, sentenced Held Dec. 21 ed, $1,060 in fees. to 364 days in jail with 363 suspended, Held March 14 • Darren Anthony Ritzman, 27, Ray- Celebration of Life: fined $5,000 with $4,405 suspended, Chehalis Municipal mond, fourth-degree assault, sentenced • Roberto C. Montes Reyes, 30, Cen- $3,538 in fees. to 364 days in jail with 361 suspended, tralia, driving under the influence, • Jamie R. Anderson, 31, Centralia, Court fined $400, $503 in fees. sentenced to 364 days in jail with 361 Ellen theft, rental/lease property, sentenced Chehalis Municipal Court • Jason Jon Wilson, 46, Chehalis, driv- suspended, fined $5,000 with $4,150 sus- to 364 days in jail with 357 suspended, ing under the influence, sentenced to pended, $2,238 in fees. criminal cases, including sentenc- San Souci fined $400 with $200 suspended, $770 364 days in jail with 363 suspended, • James L. Costalez, 37, Chehalis, viola- in fees. es, fines, fees and findings of not fined $750, $855 in fees. Saturday, tion of protection order, domestic vio- Held March 21 guilty or dismissals. Held Dec. 23 Held March 22 April 15, 2017, 3 p.m. lence, sentenced to 364 days in jail with • William M. Eaton, 39, Centralia, driv- 352 suspended, fined $800 with $400 • Laticia Ann Cox, 32, Centralia, driving ing under the influence, sentenced to • Denise Fay Milstead, 46, Chehalis, under the influence, sentenced to 364 suspended, $1,135 in fees. third-degree driving while license sus- Forest Grange 364 days in jail with 363 suspended, days in jail with 363 suspended, fined 3397 Jackson Hwy., • Tyler J. David, 38, Centralia, fourth- pended, dismissed with prejudice, $150 fined $5,000 with $4,405 suspended, $750, $1,391 in fees. Chehalis, WA 98532. degree assault, domestic violence, $1,438 in fees. in fees. Held Dec. 27 sentenced to 364 days in jail with 363 • Keirsten Michelle Pannkuk, 21, • Mackenzie R. Tucker, 30, Vancouver, • Ryan James Elliott, 31, Chehalis, (1) Join us for an afternoon of suspended, fined $800 with $400 sus- Washington, second-degree criminal Napavine, third-degree theft, dismissed pended, $285 in fees. with prejudice, $300 in fees. third-degree driving while license sus- food, music and remembrance trespassing, sentenced to 90 days in jail pended, (2) first-degree negligent driv- in honor of Ellen San Souci. • Mekhor S. Bernardino T., 49, Vancou- • Holly Nicole Petrich, 26, Oakville, with 85 suspended, fined $100, $400 in ing, sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 Wear a bit of purple, her ver, Washington, defrauding a public second-degree criminal trespassing, dis- fees. suspended, fined $300 on count 1, 90 favorite color, and the color utility, sentenced to 90 days in jail with • Matthew W. Tracy, 45, Centralia, (1) missed with prejudice. days in jail with 89 suspended, fined 90 suspended, fined $50. that represents all cancer. fourth-degree assault, (2) malicious mis- • Kyle Jay Ritchie, 37, transient, (1) third- $600 on count 2, $1,044 in fees. We will be taking donations • Eric Cruz, 28, Chehalis, third-degree degree theft, (2) resisting arrest, both chief, (3) displaying weapon, sentenced • Lori C. Kellar, 52, Kent, first-degree at the event to provide a gift driving while license suspended, sen- counts dismissed without prejudice. to 364 days in jail with 359 suspended, negligent driving, sentenced to 90 days of books to her classroom at tenced to 90 days in jail with 89 suspend- fined $200 with $200 suspended on • Felicia Marie Segerman, 20, Chehalis, in jail with 90 suspended, fined $600, R.E. Bennett ed, fined $600 with $300 suspended, count 1, sentenced to 364 days in jail (1) third-degree theft, (2) second-degree $775 in fees. Elementary School. $263 in fees. with 359 suspended, fined $100 with criminal trespassing, sentenced to 364 • Cody Mark Rhodes, 23, Chehalis, Everyone who knew her • William R. Town, 38, Centralia, third- $100 suspended on count 2, sentenced days in jail with 364 suspended, fined reckless driving, sentenced to 364 days is welcome! degree driving while license suspended, to 364 days in jail with 359 suspended, $400 with $400 suspended on count 1, in jail with 363 suspended, fined $600, fined $25, $253 in fees. fined $200 with $100 suspended on sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 sus- $411 in fees. • Jessica M. Oleachea, 27, Raymond, count 3, concurrent, $500 in fees. pended, fined $400 with $400 suspend- fourth-degree assault, sentenced to 364 • James A. Bitner, 34, Roy, third-de- ed on count 2, $300 in fees. days in jail with 363 suspended, fined gree driving while license suspended, • Charles Jeffrey Stephens, 36, Win- $800 with $400 suspended, $300 in fees. sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 sus- lock, third-degree theft, sentenced to Make This The Year You Pre-Plan • Sheri Sprayberry, 52, Chehalis, third- pended, fined $400 with $200 suspend- 364 days in jail with 362 suspended, degree driving while license suspended, ed, $103 in fees. fined $600 with $200 suspended. Funeral Planning ahead of ime means: sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 sus- • Thomas J. Roy, 43, Centralia, third- • Chanelle Marie St. Pierre, 45, Centra- • Your family knows your wishes pended, fined $600 with $300 suspend- degree driving while license suspended, lia, third-degree theft, dismissed with • Your loved ones are relieved of inancial issues ed, $253 in fees. sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 sus- prejudice, $300 in fees. • Ernest A. Calderon, 45, Rochester, (1) pended, fined $400 with $200 suspend- • Karalene Ann Tortorici, 62, Chehalis, • Emoional, costly decisions are avoided hit and run, unattended, (2) third-degree ed, $103 in fees. third-degree theft, dismissed with preju- • You have peace of mind knowing you have driving while license suspended, sen- • Gary W. Mang, 57, Centralia, third- dice, $300 in fees. given your family a loving git tenced to 90 days in jail with 89 suspend- degree theft, sentenced to 364 days in • Kayla Noelle Voie, 28, Chehalis, third- ed, fined $600 with $300 suspended on jail with 364 suspended, fined $600 with degree theft, sentenced to 364 days in Call Gary to schedule a Pre-Planning appointment or for count 1, sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $300 suspended, $150 in fees. jail with 364 suspended, fined $800 with advice on how to start the conversaion about inal wishes $25 on count 2, concurrent, $525 in fees. • Scott M. Harris, 28, Lacey, second-de- $400 suspended, $150 in fees.

OUR LEWIS COUNTY CH571906kh.cg ARRANGEMENT OFFICE March 30, at Lake Forest Park Adult item is incorrect, please call the 1126 S. Gold St., Suite 208 Lotteries Home. A service will be at 1 p.m. Tues- newsroom as soon as possible at Centralia, WA day, April 18, at Mills & Mills Funeral Washington’s Thursday Games 807-8224, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Home, Tumwater. Arrangements are Monday through Friday. For Appointments Call 360-807-4468 Available 24/7 Powerball: under the care of Mills & Mills. Next jackpot: $60 million • PHILLIP R. HANCOCK, 60, Vader, died Fri- day, March 24, at Providence Centralia Mega Millions: Hospital. Services details are pending. Next jackpot: $174 million Arrangements are under the care of Cat- Match 4: 01-14-17-22 termole Funeral Home, Winlock. Elsie Delight Haralson Daily Game: 3-3-2 • PAUL ANTHONY BICKEL, 88, Lacey, for- Keno: 05-10-18-24-29-32-36-42-45- merly of Lewis County, died Wednesday, 51-55-56-58-59-61-63-64-69-74-79 March 29, at Woodland by Bonaventure Retirement and Assisted Living Com- Dodrill Hanger munity, Lacey. A graveside service will Oct. 30, 1923 ~ March 26, 2017 Commodities be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Cla- quato Cemetery, Chehalis, followed by a Pat; daughter, Linda; and her cat, Gas in Washington — $2.84 (AAA of memorial service at 11 a.m. Newell-Ho- Ron, Linda and Deb. She Washington) erling’s Chapel, Centralia. Arrangements worked in the mills in Randle Paws. Crude Oil — $50.85 per barrel (CME are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s. from the late 50s for 20 years She is survived by her daughter, Group) where she became best friends Deb Dodrill (Geoffrey) Harrison; Gold — $1,248 (Monex) sister, Audrey Lawson; daughter- Silver — $18.25 (Monex) with Hazeldean Riffe. They Corrections pulled 4x8 foot pieces of veneer in-law, Barb (Jim) Dodrill ••• off of the green chain. It was hard Thrasher; and grandchildren, Death Notices The Chronicle seeks to be accu- work done by resilient women. Ronda (Dennis) Dodrill Murphy, • EDNA A. MILLS, 100, Lake Forest Park, rate and fair in all its reporting. If Hazeldean preceded her in death Jeff (Alison) Dodrill, Carla Green formerly of Centralia, died Thursday, you find an error or believe a news in December 2016. and Len (Quedessa) King; great- From 1976, until his death grandchildren, Brian Murphy, in 2001, Elsie and her beloved Tanner and Emily Dodrill, In Remembrance husband, Monroe Hanger had a Nicole Green, Maddie and Carly wonderful time traveling around King; great-great-grandchildren, the Northwest, but especially Kenzie and Logan Murphy; GARY SPATH Elsie Delight Haralson Dodrill going to Reno. Her kids, her niece, Janet (Bobby) Collier Hanger was born Oct. 30, 1923, and their children, Catie (Mike) Gary Spath, 75, of Olympia, three great-grandchildren. sister, Audrey, Bobby and Janet and she passed away March 26, Collier and family loved the Werner with Charlotte and Addy, Wash., has moved on to heaven. Gary had a long career as a 2017. She was the irst born girl Rory (Layla) Collier, Rebecca He passed away March 15, Washington State wildlife agent October birthday trip to Reno. in a family of three boys, and so She also enjoyed going to local (Joe) Thomas with Tucker and 2017. and correctional oficer. He came her middle name, Delight. casinos with family. She was an Liam; nephew, Doug Lawson; He lived his life with passion enjoyed ishing, hunting, goling She hated that. avid BINGO player in the 60s, and niece, Linda Vance. and ire. He was born in Kodiak, and was known as a smooth She was born in Randle to John 70s and on. Her annual yard Elsie’s daughter, Deb, who Alaska, to Lawrence and dancer. He had a deep caring Haralson and Rebecca Coleman sale was enjoyed as a big family lives in Virginia would like to Ethel Spath. Gary grew up in soul; especially for his family Haralson. They lived in Randle event, with the King and Collier thank those who supported Elsie Mossyrock, where he married and will be missed by many. until their house burned and they families. over the years to include: Barb his irst wife, Elizabeth Kaiser. His parting words were, “I’ll then settled in Glenoma with Thrasher, Carla Green, the Len They raised their children, be waiting for all of you with a She will be greatly missed Rebecca’s parents, Wilburn and by her large family. We will King Family, Bobby and Janet Shelley, Stephanie and Robishing pole in one hand and a Annie Coleman. Unfortunately, especially miss Christmas Eve Collier, the Werners, Terri Riffe in Elma. His later years were drink in the other”. Rebecca died during child birth at her house and all of the other and Jerri Blankenship and her mostly spent in Walla Walla A service will be held at 11 in 1931. Elsie and her siblings neighbor, Ruth Pitts. Mom did with his wif, Wanda. a.m., April 10, 2017, at Newell- little get-togethers with family. were then raised by their father Elsie was preceded in death by not want a funeral, but she wanted He was preceded in death by Hoerling’s Mortuary, Centralia, and Grandma Coleman. her parents; Grandma Coleman; a party so we will celebrate her at his parents, Lawrence and Ethel; WA 98531. Elsie attended Morton High brothers, Willie, Wes and Doug; a later date. and brother, Ronald. School where she had many former husband, John; husband, He is survived by his three To view the obituary, To view the obituary, please go to friends. She married John Dodrill Monroe; son, Ron and his son, please go to chronline.com/obituaries. children; six grandchildren; and chronline.com/obituaries. in 1941 and had three children, • Main 11 NORTHWEST The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 Workers Demolish Site of Nuclear Mishap at Hanford Reservation ATOMIC MAN: 1976 Explosion Exposed Man to a Massive Dose of Radiation By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press SPOKANE — Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state have finished demolishing the site of a famous nuclear accident during the Cold War that exposed a man to the highest dose of radiation from the plutonium byproduct ameri- cium ever recorded, the U.S. De- partment of Energy announced Thursday. The McCluskey Room was named for Harold McCluskey, who in 1976 survived the horrify- ing accident and died 11 years later of unrelated causes after becom- ing known as the Atomic Man. A contractor recently demol- This 1976 ile photo shows a room in which particles of radioactive material and ished the room — the first of four glass lew into the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, injuring one and ex- main buildings that made up the posing nine others to radioactivity. In March, workers have inished demolishing Plutonium Finishing Plant com- the space, now dubbed the McCluskey Room. plex that will be torn down. "Completing demolition on — half the size of Rhode Island — broken glass, americium and this building was years in the is the Plutonium Finishing Plant, other materials. making and is both historic and where plutonium was converted After the explosion, he had a significant risk reduction," said into hockey puck-shaped disks his clothing removed, was Tom Teynor, project director for and shipped to factories where washed with water and trans- the Department of Energy. nuclear weapons were assembled. ferred to a decontamination fa- This March 1977 ile photo shows Harold McCluskey in Kennewick, In 1976, an Hanford, located in south- The 64-year-old McCluskey cility where he was washed again explosion in a room at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation exposed him to a massive eastern Washington, began mak- was working in the plant on Aug. and given medicine to purge the dose of radiation, leading to his nickname as the "Atomic Man." ing most of the plutonium for the 30, 1976, when a chemical reac- radioactivity. nation's nuclear arsenal during tion in his glove box produced an Because of the risk of exposure World War II. explosion that blew out the glass to other individuals, McClus- to tell people it was safe to be signs of cancer. Plutonium production has and contaminated him. A glove key was placed in isolation in the around him. Following the 1976 explosion, ended and the site is now en- box is a device in which people Hanford Emergency Decontami- McCluskey largely avoided the facility never operated again. gaged in a massive cleanup of use large gloves to handle danger- nation Facility for five months. the media, but he did speak in fa- The Energy Department said nuclear waste. That work is ex- ous materials that are under glass. By then, his body's radiation vor of developing nuclear power. its contractor, CH2M HILL Pla- pected to take decades and cost McCluskey was exposed to count had fallen by about 80 per- He died on Aug. 17, 1987, at teau Remediation Co., should tens of billions of dollars. 500 times the occupational stan- cent and he was released. 75, of coronary artery disease. complete demolition of the en- One of the most heavily con- dard for americium-241. He was McCluskey's friends avoided He had the disease before the ac- tire Plutonium Finishing Plant taminated portions of the site struck by a mixture of nitric acid, him, and his minister finally had cident, and an autopsy found no by September. House Democrats Pass Two-Year $44.9 Billion State Budget Proposal PAYING FOR EDUCATION: contract that "deals with every- The Senate proposal puts body in the state." an additional $1.8 billion of Budget Passes on Party "We are not going to step over state dollars toward education Lines, Doesn’t Address others on our way to fulfill our over the next two years, but the constitutional obligation," he net amount estimated to be re- $3 Billion in Taxes said. ceived by schools is much lower Sought by Democrats But Republican Rep. Bruce — about $871 million — because OLYMPIA (AP) — The Chandler said that the budget is of the phasing out of the local House on Friday passed a $44.9 bad for taxpayers. district levies that are replaced billion state budget that seeks to "What this budget does is by the statewide property tax spend an additional $1.9 billion spend money, but it's not the they propose. Because the House on education over the next two Legislature's money," he said. "It doesn't completely phase out lo- years in order to address a court is the public's money." cal levies, the net change for the mandate on education funding. Among the differences be- total increase in school funding The spending plan passed the Rachel La Corte / The Associated Press tween the budgets put forth by over the next two years under Democratic-controlled chamber Republican Rep. Bruce Chandler speaks on the House loor in opposition of a both chambers is how they address the House plan is $2.2 billion — on a party line 50-48 vote. The $44.9 billion two-year state budget proposal on Friday in Olympia. the local property tax levies. Un- the $1.9 billion in state money chamber did not vote on the $3 like the Senate plan, which would under the budget passed Friday, billion in taxes House Demo- of those salaries with local prop- on the floor noted investments replace local school levies with a plus more than $362 million ex- crats are seeking, which led to erty-tax levies. in early learning and social ser- statewide uniform rate earmarked pected from the local property for schools, the House plan would tax levies, according to a com- a Republican floor amendment Democrats said that the bud- vices. that sought a requirement for lower the local levy rate, but not parison prepared by the state Of- get needed to address more than Democratic Rep. Timm budgets to be based on revenues eliminate them completely. fice of Financial Management. just the state's responsibility to that aren't tied to tax increases Ormsby, one of the House's main not yet passed. That amendment education, and several speeches budget writers, called the plan a was among dozens rejected by the chamber. 1930 ~ 2017 Raymond Belcher Democrats have already said M. Eugene that they won't likely take a floor April 30, 1930 - March 25, 2017 vote in that chamber on any of Butler the tax bills that pay for it before completing negotiations with Gene Butler was born Raymond Belcher, 86, Senate Republicans, who passed into austere conditions in the passed away quietly at his their own $43 billion two-year house that his father built on a Tumwater home surrounded budget plan last week. Those remote farm in Dayton, Wash. by family March 25, 2017. taxes, which include a business He used his brilliance and Raymond served in the and occupation tax increase on determination to lift himself United States Army between the state's highest grossing busi- from poverty; the irst of his 1946 and 1969, retiring as nesses — while exempting small- family to attend college. Gene Sargent First Class (SFC). er businesses from the tax — and graduated from Whitman During peacetime, he a 7 percent capital gains tax on College, where he met his served with tank regiments earnings from the sale of stocks, wife, June, and received his in Occupied Germany, bonds and other assets, will have doctorate in law from the Army Corps of Engineers University of Chicago Law and was a well-known and a public hearing before a House respected mycologist. His in the Philippines and with committee next week. School. the 85th Engineering Boat He was employed as a children endured boiled Senate Republicans passed nettles, wormy mushrooms Company at Fort Worden in their own proposal out of that claims adjuster for State Farm Washington. Insurance, a position that and rainy camping trips to chamber last week that relies on inherit his love of the natural During times of war, Ray a plan that raises property taxes had them moving frequently about Washington for several world. We remember him as saw combat with two year long tours in Korea in 1951 and for some districts while lowering a man who tirelessly fought 1952, with the 5th Regimental Combat Team and in Viet- the tax in others. Both chambers years. He then became deputy prosecutor in Snohomish for what is right and left the nam between 1965 and 1969, with the 4th Cavalry Regi- must now begin the work of ne- world he touched better than ment, 1st Infantry Division. He received many honors and gotiating a final compromise County, followed by he found it. awards, but most signiicant were four Purple Hearts, Viet- that must satisfy a state Supreme employment as chief deputy He is survived by his wife, namese Cross of Gallantry and ive Bronze Stars. Court requirement that the state prosecutor in Lewis County. Gene was a passionate June; ive children; and ive Raymond was married to Martha Jane Ticknor in 1959, fully fund education. grandchildren. Lawmakers are working to advocate for justice his entire until her death in 1982. Later, he was married to Leslie life, continuing his legal and A graveside service was Nieves in 1991, until her death in 2009. He was a devoted comply with a 2012 high court held Monday, March 27, ruling that they must meet the political advocacy work for husband, father and grandfather giving much of his time free after retirement and after 2017, at Claquato Cemetery and resources to assist his many family members. state's constitutional require- in Chehalis. A memorial ment to fully fund the state's ba- suffering debilitating seizures. After retiring from the military in 1969, Raymond served He and June also spent 14 service will be held at 2:00 sic education system. The court as a farmer working independently on his farm in Mima, years together ensuring that p.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017, has said that the state has until Wash., but also as an employee with the Centralia (Ticknor) abused and neglected children at Chehalis United Methodist Sept. 1, 2018 to fully fund educa- Farms, Thumpa Farms Industries and Childress Industries. had a voice through their Church, with a reception to tion, but that the details of how Guardian ad Litem work. follow. Raymond is survived by his children, Claude Belcher, to do that — as well as how law- Gene had a great passion June Blocher, William Belcher, Wayne Belcher and LaFare makers will pay for it — must be To view the obituary, please go Brooks; step-children, Russ Chester, Kaye Snyder, Faye for nature and wild harvested to chronline.com/obituaries. in place before the Legislature food, particularly mushrooms Burnett, Vonda Williams and Valerie Barber; many grand- adjourns this year. children and step-grandchildren. The biggest piece remaining Brown Mortuary Service The family requests that any donations be made to the 229 North Market Blvd. of the court order is figuring out Condolences may be offered at Chehalis, WA 98532 American Lung Association; www.lung.org. how much the state must provide www.brownmortuary.com for teacher salaries. School dis- (360) 748-4496 To view this obituary, please go to chronline.com/obituaries. tricts currently pay a big chunk Main 12 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 Nation/World Nation in Brief World in Brief Farmers to Plant Record Venezuela Leader Backs Low Wheat Acres, Trump Uses Executive Supreme Court Gutting Most Soybeans Ever Congress Powers DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) The amber waves of grain are Orders on Trade Abuses — Venezuelan President Nicolas about to turn into bean pods as Maduro is defending a Supreme farmers report they’ll plant mil- By Jill Colvin and Josh Boak Court ruling gutting the opposi- lions of acres in soybeans instead tion-controlled congress of its last of wheat this year as a global glut The Associated Press vestiges of power. of the grain has made it unprofit- WASHINGTON — President “The jobs and wealth have been stripped from In an appearance on state TV, able to grow. Donald Trump signed a pair of our country. We’re bringing manufacturing Maduro said Friday that Ven- In its annual prospective executive orders Friday focused ezuela’s institutions are operating plantings report released Friday, on reducing the trade deficit and jobs back to our country.” normally and that it is his “right- the U.S. Department of Agricul- just days before he holds his first wing, fascist” opponents which are ture said wheat acres will be the meeting with his Chinese coun- President Donald Trump attempting to break the constitu- lowest on record this year at 46.1 terpart. in remarks from the Oval Office tional order. million acres and soybean plant- Trump’s aides insist the Governments around the ing will be at a record high of timing is coincidental, but the world and even Venezuela’s nor- 89.5 million acres. administration is touting the Several economists said it’s in terms of our companies and mally loyal chief prosecutor have The United States has more moves as evidence of it taking unlikely the planned report in terms of our jobs.” condemned this week’s decision than 1 billion bushels of surplus an aggressive but analytical ap- would address the broader eco- But Peter Navarro, director of by the high court to take over pow- wheat in storage and the over- proach to closing a trade gap nomic forces behind the trade the White House National Trade ers assigned to lawmakers. The supply has driven wheat farmers that is largely due to the influx of imbalance, since it would track Council, stressed the orders had court says it will hold those powers in several states including Kan- goods from China. Some experts trade deficits country-by-coun- nothing to do with Trump host- as lawmakers remain in contempt sas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne- say the orders suggest the presi- try and product-by-product. ing President Xi Jinping of China of previous court rulings that nul- braska, North Dakota, Ohio and dent may be taking a softer tack And the order on trade duties at his estate in Florida next week. lified all legislation voted by the South Dakota to shift previously on trade. appears to duplicate the stan- “Nothing we’re saying tonight body. planted wheat acres to soybeans. The first order gives the Com- dards of a trade enforcement act is about China. Let’s not make Maduro says he will assume merce Department 90 days to signed into law by then-Presi- this a China story. This is a sto- personal responsibility for resolv- Serial Killer Dies From assemble a report on the factors dent Obama in 2016, according ry about trade abuses, this is a ing any dispute among the gov- behind the trade deficit, while to congressional staff. story about an under-collection ernment’s different institutions Head Injuries; Ohio the second seeks to increase col- “It seems like there is less here of duties,” he told reporters at a and has called for an emergency lection of duties on imports. than meets the eye,” said Robert Thursday evening briefing. meeting of the national defense Inmate Suspected In remarks in the Oval Office, Scott, director of trade and man- Trump took an adversarial council Friday night to discuss the TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A Trump said he’d seen first-hand ufacturing policy research at the tone with China in a Thursday impasse. fellow inmate is suspected of as he traveled the country how left-leaning Economic Policy In- evening tweet, but he also ap- fatally beating a serial killer bad trade deals had hurt Ameri- stitute. peared to dampen expectations dubbed the “Angel of Death” in- can workers. Coupled together, the orders about the meeting with Xi at his Israel Says It Will Try side the cell where he was serving “The jobs and wealth have appear to be a symbolic shot at Mar-a-Lago estate. to Curb Growth of multiple life sentences, authori- been stripped from our country,” China, which accounted for the “The meeting next week with ties said Friday. he said, vowing to put that to vast majority— $347 billion —of China will be a very difficult one Settlements Footprint No charges had been filed an end. “We’re bringing manu- last year’s $502 billion trade defi- in that we can no longer have JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel as of Friday afternoon and the facturing and jobs back to our cit. massive trade deficits ... and job will limit new settlement con- name of the suspect hasn’t been country.” Trump referenced his meet- losses,” he wrote. struction in the West Bank “when released, said Lt. Robert Sellers, a The president had been ex- ing with China in his remarks in This may be an acknowl- possible” to within areas already State Highway Patrol spokesman. pected to sign the orders after the Oval Office. edgement that any meaningful developed or at least to contigu- Details about the attack won’t be giving his remarks, but left be- “We’re going to get down to progress with China could be ous areas, Prime Minister Benja- released until investigators take fore he had. A White House of- some very serious business,” he slow, said David Dollar, a former min Netanyahu’s government an- the case to a grand jury, Sellers ficial said he signed the orders said. “It’s been very bad what’s World Bank and U.S. Treasury nounced as a gesture to President said. later. been happening to our country, Department official. Donald Trump as it approved the Donald Harvey, 64, died first new settlement in the terri- Thursday, two days after he was tory in two decades. attacked and beaten in his prison With the new policy, the gov- cell. Harvey wasn’t alert when he ernment said it would attempt to was found Tuesday at the state exercise some restraint in expand- prison in Toledo, officials said. ing the physical footprint of settle- An autopsy completed Friday ments, though it did not specify found Harvey had several skull any slowdown in construction. fractures and brain injuries and Israeli media on Friday reported died from massive head trauma. Netanyahu announced the guide- There were no signs that a weap- lines at a meeting the night before on was used, according to the where his cabinet also approved Lucas County Coroner’s office. the new settlement. Netanyahu had promised to Fiery Highway Collapse build the new settlement to replace Amona, a settlement outpost built May Snarl Atlanta on private Palestinian land that was dismantled in February fol- Traffic for Months lowing an Israeli Supreme Court ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s ruling. dreadful rush-hour traffic could be extra nasty for months to come after a raging fire under- Teachers Across Poland neath Interstate 85 collapsed an Strike to Protest elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily trav- Education Overhaul eled route through the heart of WARSAW, Poland (AP) — the city. Tom Reel / The San Antonio Express-News Teachers across Poland went on Traffic was bumper to bum- Marilee White, left, with sister Jaime White react outside First Baptist Church in New Braunfels, Texas, after several people who strike Friday to protest a sweeping per on nearby streets as drivers attended the church died in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday. The crash involved a van carrying church members and a educational overhaul by the popu- were forced to take a detour Fri- pickup truck on U.S. 83 outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde County, Texas. Thirteen people were killed. list government that will eliminate day, the morning after the blaze middle schools this fall. Many fear caused the concrete to crumble. the change is a pretext for intro- The collapse took place a few ducing a more nationalistic curric- miles north of downtown, and ulum that will leave children less the effects could fall most heav- Witness: Driver in Texas Crash prepared for the modern world. ily on commuters from Atlanta’s The education overhaul has densely populated northern sub- become a flashpoint between the urbs. They will have to find other Admitted Texting Before Collision conservative ruling Law and Justice routes to work or ride mass tran- By Juan A. Lozano party, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, sit. and liberal opponents who accuse The Associated Press the party chief of moving the coun- Stocks End 1Q With HOUSTON — The driver of “He said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I was texting.’ I try in an authoritarian direction. a pickup truck that collided with The key change involves elimi- Solid Gains After Day a church minibus in rural Texas, said, ‘Son, do you know what you just did?’ He nating middle schools and return- of Listless Trading killing 13 people, apologized af- said, ‘I’m sorry I’m sorry.’” ing to a pre-1999 system of eight ter the crash and acknowledged years of primary school followed By The Associated Press he had been texting while driv- Jody Kuchler by either high school or vocational Wall Street closed out a solid ing, a witness said Friday. who spoke with driver following the collision school. quarter Friday with a day of list- Jody Kuchler told The As- less trading that ended on a soft sociated Press he was driving US Defense Chief note. behind the truck and had seen lon Young, of Leakey, Texas. Safety Board sent investigators The Standard & Poor’s 500 in- it moving erratically prior to the “He said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry. on Thursday to start looking Says North Korea Has dex notched its best three-month Wednesday collision on a two- I was texting.’ I said, ‘Son, do you into the crash. The agency was Got to Be Stopped stretch since the fourth quarter lane road about 75 miles west of know what you just did?’ He said, set to hold a news conference of 2015. The Nasdaq composite San Antonio, near the town of ‘I’m sorry I’m sorry,’” Kuchler later Friday. LONDON (AP) — North Ko- turned in its best quarter since Concan. Kuchler said the truck quoted the pickup driver as saying. The First Baptist Church of rea must be stopped on its path the end of 2013. toward being able to threaten the had crossed the center line sev- Department of Public Safety New Braunfels, Texas, said its The S&P 500, Nasdaq and eral times while he followed it. United States with nuclear attack, Sgt. Conrad Hein declined to com- members were returning from a the Dow Jones industrial aver- Kuchler said he called the U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis age ended the day down slightly, sheriff’s offices for both Uvalde ment on Friday on the cause of three-day retreat at the Alto Frio said Friday in a stark expression with financials companies post- and Real counties while he fol- the crash or if texting might have Baptist Encampment in Leakey, of America’s top national security ing the biggest decline. Real es- lowed the truck and told them played a role. But officials have about 9 miles (15 kilometers) concern at the moment. He empha- tate companies led the gainers. “they needed to get him off the said the truck driver appeared to from the crash site. sized diplomatic means of chang- Trading was largely subdued, road before he hit somebody.” have crossed the center line. Federal investigators say most, ing Pyongyang’s “reckless” agenda. suggesting portfolio managers Kuchler said he witnessed the Young remains hospitalized if not all, of the 14 occupants of On his first visit to Britain as looking to bolster their end-of- crash and afterward, he checked following the crash. a church minibus were wear- Pentagon chief, Mattis also took quarter performance had made on both the bus and the truck Twelve people died at the ing seat belts when the bus was rhetorical jabs at Russia and said their moves earlier in the week, and was able to speak with the scene, authorities said. Another slammed head-on. The wreck oc- America’s priority in Syria is de- said Quincy Krosby, market driver, who has been identified bus passenger died at a San An- curred along a curve in the road feating the Islamic State group strategist at Prudential Finan- by the Texas Department of Pub- tonio hospital. where the speed limit is 65 mph, rather than bringing down Presi- cial. lic Safety as 20-year-old Jack Dil- The National Transportation according to DPS officials. dent Bashar Assad. • Main 13 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 Thursday Tornado in Monroe Was Rare, but Washington Is No Stranger to Twisters WEATHER SERVICE: There Were 150 Tornados in the Evergeen State Between 1950 and Last Year By Evan Bush The Seattle Times Tornado alley it’s not, but Washington state is no stranger to twisters. “We average just shy of two tornadoes a year,” said Ted Buehner, a warning-coordina- tion meteorologist with the Na- tional Weather Service. That adds up to 120 twisters from 1950 until last year, accord- Left: The wreckage in this Associated Press file photo was the Peter S. Ogden Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington, after a windstorm lifted the roof from the ing to storm event data from the building in 1972. National Oceanic and Atmo- Right: Matt Kannenberg surveys damage to a large shed on his property in the 200 block of Woodard Road after an apparent tornado briefly touched down just east spheric Administration. of Napavine city limits in 2011. Most are rather weak torna- does, like the one that touched nado struck in Lincoln County. down Thursday in Monroe. Although tornadoes can Nearly 85 percent of Washing- develop at any time of year, ton’s tornadoes have been catego- Buehner said spring and fall rized on the Fujita scale (and the are most commonly when they scale’s revised version, too) as at strike because they are usually a strength of 0 or 1. formed by thunderstorms. “They’re usually down and “April is the peak of our sea- up in less than two minutes,” son,” Buehner said. Buehner said. Wind speeds for When conditions are right, EF-1 tornadoes top out at about tornadoes can come in bunches. 110 mph. In 1997, for example, 14 tor- All together, tornadoes in nadoes were reported in Wash- Washington have killed six peo- ington state, but three days saw ple and injured 303, according to four twisters apiece. the data. Often, “It’s not just one. Most of the carnage took You’re going to get a flurry of place in 1972, a year that Wash- them,” Buehner said. ington — not Kansas or Oklaho- With a cool outlook forecast ma — had the country’s deadliest this month, “the odds are in our year for tornadoes, Buehner said. favor” for tornadoes, Buehner An F3 tornado on April 5 said. caused the collapse of several A tornado is “a rapidly rotat- buildings, including a discount ing column of air in contact with shop, a supermarket and a bowl- the ground,” Buehner explained. ing alley in Vancouver, Wash., “This time of year, we’re according to Seattle Times ar- warming up in the low levels,” he chives. Six people were killed. said, referring to elevations. But water on the stovetop and turn- (rare) tornado head in your di- dow. The glass could go flying in Dozens of children at an el- also, “we’re getting a lot of cool, ing on the heat, creating an un- rection? your face,” he said. Grab a flash- ementary school were injured in unstable air aloft coming from stable air mass like that. You’ve Buehner said it’s best to go to light. Listen to the radio. the “violent wind.” A 10-year-old the Gulf of Alaska.” got a lot of warmth at the bottom an interior room in your home said it was “raining bricks” as the Think of bubbles rising in a and cool air aloft,” Buehner said. (a closet, bathroom or basement) And take solace that you don’t roof of his school collapsed. pot of boiling water. “Air rises easily.” and avoid windows. live in the Midwest, where this is Also on that day, an F3 tor- “An analogy would be putting So, what to do, should the “You don’t want to be at a win- a well-practiced routine. News in Brief Senate Budget Proposal this year called WDFW Director ties both now and in the future.” 20 volunteers will begin seeing He was pronounced dead at the Jim Unsworth before the Senate patients at 8 a.m. Gillespie said scene. Carves Out Funds for Natural Resources and Parks last year there was already a line Officers arrested the 15-year- Committee in order to provide Chehalis Dental Care forming around 5:30 a.m. old suspect at his residence in Hatcheries, Fish and an explanation for the half mil- to Provide Free Day “If people are interested they Burlington. He was booked into Wildlife Changes lion steelhead smolt that turned should be here and be early,” she the Skagit County Juvenile De- up missing on the Cowlitz River. of Care in May for said. tention Center for investigation By The Chronicle The budget proposed by the Up to 70 People Dentistry From the Heart is of second-degree murder. A Senate budget proposal re- Senate would provide $5 million a nonprofit organization based Detectives are still looking leased last week made a concerted from the general fund to protect By The Chronicle in Florida that helps dentists for the other person of interest in effort to bail out struggling fish hatcheries and essential WDFW For its third year in the Mint around the world host their own the shooting. hatcheries as well as the Wash- functions. It would also set aside City, Chehalis Dental Care will free dental care events. ington Department of Fish and funds to hire outside perfor- again provide a free day of den- During the dental practice’s Wildlife, which was described mance and management support tistry care to those who need it first event, more than 50 peo- Two Women Sentenced as “troubled” and “an agency in for the agency. on Friday, May 7. ple were treated, with a total of for Raising Money crisis” in a press release from the “It’s important that we pro- The event, “Dentistry From $24,000 worth of treatment. Washington State Senate Major- vide stability to the agency while the Heart,” will provide 70 peo- Chehalis Dental Care is lo- Online for al-Shabab ity Coalition Caucus. we begin a much-needed over- ple with the choice of either get- cated at 68 SW 13th St. For more WASHINGTON (AP) — Two WDFW management recent- ting a filling, a cleaning or an haul that will help protect and information, go online to cheha- women who used an internet ly blamed their shortfalls on a extraction. grow the state’s hunting and fish- lisdentalcare.com, email info@ chat room to raise several thou- deficit budget. A large scale fee ing opportunities,” said Pearson. “It just helps our community chehalisdentalcare.com, or call sand dollars for the Somali mili- increase for hunting and fish- “This budget keeps the core of the for those who can’t or are unable the office at 360-748-7833. tant group al-Shabab have been ing licenses was proposed by the agency in place while we correct to get dental care from anyone WDFW in order to help bridge the past problems that placed the else,” Reanna Gillespie, office sentenced to prison. the funding gap. agency in this situation and help manager, said. 16 -Year-Old Fatally Muna Osman Jama, 36, of “The agency wanted to cor- them get on stronger footing.” Although the event is fairly Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Os- rect this by initiating a hefty The Senate budget proposal new to the community, Dr. Rich- Shot at Burlington man Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Wash- increase in hunting and fishing also sets aside funds for an out- ard Downing previously held Apartment Complex ington, had previously been con- license fees without the promise side consultant to identify and the event for 10 years in Shelton victed of providing support to a for more opportunities,” said correct management and organi- before taking over the Chehalis BURLINGTON (AP) — A terrorist organization. Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, zational issues. dental practice in July 2014. 16-year-old was fatally shot at a On Friday, Jama was sen- chairman of the Senate Natural “This budget for WDFW re- Gillespie said anyone who Burlington apartment complex tenced to 12 years and Dhirane Resources and Parks Committee, flects the needs of an agency in needs dental care is able to come and a 15-year-old boy was ar- to 11 years. Prosecutors had said in the press release. crisis,” added Pearson. “Dwin- to the event. The dental practice rested soon after. the women used the chat room to Pearson noted that he has re- dling fish populations, diseased does not verify an individual’s KOMO-TV reported that a round up small contributions on ceived hundreds of letters from and scattered wildlife and animal income. The only requirement second person of interest is being behalf of al-Shabab. The women constituents across the state who conflict problems have set back is the patient has to be at least 18 sought. Officers responded to the did not deny their sympathies for expressed opposition to the pro- the WDFW’s mission over the years of age. Heritage Place Apartments about al-Shabab. But their defense law- posed WDFW license fee increases. past few years. By giving them Patients will be seen on a 11:25 p.m. Thursday after receiv- yers argued that the money they “The problem is not a money the tools they need to be suc- first-come, first-served basis. ing a report of a possible shooting. raised went to people who were problem, it’s a leadership prob- cessful, we can protect and grow The registration table will The 16-year-old was found not clearly defined members of lem,” said Pearson, who earlier hunting and fishing opportuni- open at 7 a.m., and the around with multiple bullet wounds. al-Shabab. 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Washington state law. She cited why the law was established in ber harvesters in 30 states. edged the obvious risks: “Log- Law it as an example of how states the first place — it was to pre- Idaho ranks eighth among ging is a tough industry. It is can exceed federal standards on vent exploitation of children, the states in lumber produc- outdoors, and there are a lot Continued from the front page labor issues, just as they can ap- particularly in factories,” said tion, but Risch said the log- of unknown factors that you prove higher minimum wages Shawn Keough, an Idaho Re- ging industry faces an aging just simply can’t control. But it family operations so long as than those set by Congress. publican state senator who’s the workforce and needs younger would be much better to have they’re under parental supervi- Elaine Fisher, a spokeswom- executive director of the Associ- workers to fill jobs. He said his the opportunity to train your sion. an for the Washington state De- ated Logging Contractors Inc. of bill would allow minors to run kids.” The bill, called the Future partment of Labor and Indus- Idaho, which represents 448 log- mechanized equipment but that Bostwick said parental su- Logging Careers Act, has unani- tries, said logging is listed as “a ging and wood products hauling they could not run chain saws pervision did nothing to prevent mous backing from Idaho’s all- prohibited activity” for anyone businesses. “We get that, and we or work in any felling or skid- the death of his son, who got hit Republican congressional del- under 18 under the state’s child respect that history. But today, if ding operations, in which trees by a logging carriage as he was egation, which says the measure labor laws. you look at many of our logging are removed from the forest and setting log chokers. would give a head start to kids “So that would not change operations in Idaho and across readied for transport. “Somebody made a mistake, who want to pursue logging ca- even if the federal law changed,” the country, we’re more likely But he said it might be hard something got knocked out of reers. she said. to mechanized, and what that to get Congress to focus on the gear, and the carriage came “Obviously that was a tragic Risch said Idaho had no means is our folks are in a ma- issue this year. down when he was trying to situation, but somebody who similar law, so loggers there chine, in an enclosed cab, so it’s “I don’t know if it’s a tough cross underneath it and he was does want to get into logging could begin employing 16- and a lot less dangerous than even 15 sell,” he said. “The bigger prob- killed,” Bostwick said. “I was 15 can and should be supervised 17-year-old family members or 20 years ago.” lems is these are governing feet away from him. Somewhere by their parents,” Sen. Jim Risch, with an act of Congress. He Members of the Idaho del- kinds of things that we don’t do. along the line people are going R-Idaho, the bill’s chief sponsor, said his bill would not seek to egation have sought to change Up here, anything that passes is to realize that they made a very said in an interview. “If a child override any state laws, saying the law in previous sessions of a huge Obamacare-type thing of huge mistake trying to push this is going to go into logging, what Washington and other states Congress, with no luck. 3,000 pages or something like bill. And to be personally honest better way than to start with should have the right to set their This year, GOP Sen. Mike that. Finding a place for smaller, with you, I will lobby my butt your family and having your own stricter standards. Crapo and independent Sen. more governing, practical kinds off to make sure that it don’t family teach it to you?” “I’m a states’ rights guy. . . . Angus King of Maine — another of legislation becomes difficult pass. I let my whole rigging crew Making the change would Let ’em have at it,” Risch said. logging state — are co-sponsor- just because of the time crunch.” know what was going on today, require Congress to provide an But he said kids who grew up ing Risch’s bill. In the House of Bostwick, the logger whose and they’re all opposed to it. My exemption under the Fair Labor in logging families should have Representatives, Idaho Repub- son was killed, said he didn’t boss is opposed to it.” Standards Act of 1938, certain the same rights as those raised lican Rep. Raul Labrador is the believe the legislation was even Bostwick, who has worked to be an uphill fight on Capitol on farms. Federal law sets 18 as lead sponsor of a similar bill serious at first. as a logger for 25 years, said Hill. Logging has consistently the minimum age for workers that has attracted 20 co-spon- “I saw something about this Cole had been earning $17 an ranked among the nation’s most in non-agricultural occupations sors, including Idaho GOP Rep. on Facebook and I kind of hour, saving up for college, with deadly professions, with 81 fa- such as logging that have been Mike Simpson. Both bills have thought it was just a hoax or a hopes of becoming a game war- talities reported in 2015, the declared hazardous by the U.S. been referred to Congress’ labor joke,” he said. “I just can’t see den. last year for which statistics are Department of Labor. But only committees for consideration. a 16- or 17-year-old kid, even Wendy Bostwick said Cole available, according to the U.S. children under 16 are prohibited Labrador said timber com- on a family-owned operation, was “every bit his father’s son,” Department of Labor. from doing hazardous work on panies were an important part being able to hack it. You’ve outgoing with loads of friends, a Charlotte Garden, an as- farms. of Idaho’s history and econo- got to be focused all the time. I prankster with a temper, a hard sociate professor who teaches “This puts logging on a par my and that changing the law don’t think they have the drive worker who loved to fish and labor law at the Seattle Univer- with agriculture,” Risch said. would “allow parents to train to want to be there, and if you hunt and break horses, and in a sity School of Law, said the pros- While opponents warn that the next generation of loggers don’t have the drive to want to hurry to grow up. pects for changing the law were the change could lead to more and business owners.” He said be there, then you’re not paying “He grew up listening to slim. fatalities, backers of the bill say his bill was backed by more attention and you’re not where logging stories,” she said. “He And she said that even if the industry has become much than 30 logging industry groups you should be. It’s a rough job.” understood the dangers but he Congress did amend the federal safer in recent years. and companies, including the Keough said the industry wanted to log anyway. He wasn’t law, minors still would not be al- “It is a tough sale for people American Loggers Council, an had worked hard to improve its afraid of much.” lowed to work in logging under that look back in history as to organization that includes tim- safety record, but she acknowl-

follow a “progressive discipline to a report on the incident by the $25,000 bail in the Lewis Coun- pathogen, such as Hepatitis C, Officer model,” according to the letter, Centralia Police Department. ty Jail. due to the spit hitting his eye. which could result in further Michael Hilton, 33, a tran- He pleaded guilty this month Buster concluded in his Continued from the front page disciplinary measures. sient, was reportedly threaten- and was sentenced to 22 months report that the case was very Weismiller was cleared of ing to kill staff members and in prison. “black and white.” “You are reminded that as a wrongdoing in an excessive causing a disturbance. He al- Cmdr. Pat Fitzgerald initi- “The two quick jabs that Of- Police Officer you are expected force complaint from 2016 and legedly assaulted two nurses ated a formal complaint on Feb. ficer Weismiller gave to Hilton to utilize only that force nec- in a shooting of a man armed by spitting on them, and one 2, and the investigation was as- did stop Hilton from spitting essary to overcome resistance with a knife in 2014. Last March, wished to press charges. signed to Detective Sgt. Carl on him, which did affect the and/or affect an arrest,” Nielsen he lost the end of one finger Weismiller arrived and be- Buster. lawful purpose intended, how- wrote. “Using excessive or un- while trying to get into a burn- gan explaining to Hilton that he Buster interviewed Weis- ever, other reasonably effective necessary force can and will not ing home to save three children was under arrest for assault. Hil- miller and witnesses to the in- alternatives existed at the time,” be tolerated by this agency. It trapped inside. ton, who was under loose five- cident. Buster wrote. “Hilton was al- is hoped that you will take the Weismiller did not imme- point restraint on a bed, alleg- According to a transcript of ready restrained and a spit mask initiative to make the required diately respond to requests for edly struck Weismiller in the leg the interview with Weismiller, had been placed on him but re- changes necessary to correct comment from The Chronicle. with his fist and spit into his eye. provided along with other docu- moved.” that conduct.” “We take any use of force … Hilton was wearing a “spit- ments related to the investiga- He concluded that Weismill- However, Nielsen’s letter also by any of our department mem- mask” to prevent him from spit- tion after a public records re- er could have just as effectively commends Weismiller for his bers very seriously,” Nielsen told ting, but it had slipped down, ac- quest to the police department, stopped Hilton from assaulting “candor” during the investiga- The Chronicle. cording to the investigation. he said the punches were a quick him further by walking away. tion. Weismiller then reportedly reaction to Hilton’s behavior. “Walking away would have “I also appreciate your open- AT ABOUT 8 P.M. on Jan. 31, struck Hilton in the face twice “It was a reaction. It was in- been reasonable and effective, ness to assessing options oth- Weismiller reportedly respond- with his fist. stinct. I got attacked, I threw so by definition alone, this use er than force if you are ever ed to the Providence Centralia Hilton was charged for the punches,” Weismiller said. of force was not necessary to get put into that situation again,” Hospital emergency department incidents in Lewis County Su- Buster wrote that at the Hilton to stop spitting,” Buster Nielsen wrote. regarding a disorderly person perior Court with two counts of time, Weismiller was concerned wrote. Any future violations will receiving treatment, according third-degree assault and held on about contracting a bloodborne

then we head into budget nego- fund their $50 million request. regarding changes in laws, bud- Chehalis Basin. Basin tiations,” DeBolt said. “We’ll see what happens over gets and other actions to accom- Two seats will be filled by The Senate also authorized on the House side,” he said. plish its mission. candidates Gov. Jay Inslee ap- Continued from the front page the Office of the Chehalis Basin The House will submit a The scope of what it will be points, and the Quinault and to receive up to $10 million in budget plan, and both houses trying to do includes reduc- Chehalis tribes will each ap- and will keep us on track for federal funding. State agencies of the Legislature will then hash ing flooding impacts in Lewis, point a member to the board. now,” he said. must be ap- out a final budget to be sent to Thurston and Grays Harbor “I think it’s important for Braun said the lower funding proved by the Gov. Jay Inslee for approval. counties, which see relatively people to know that the state for the Office of the Chehalis Legislature Legislature to State Rep. Ed Orcutt is also frequent and significant flood- Legislature and the governor Basin came primarily from the 2017 receive federal working in the House with other ing from the Chehalis and other have devoted a great deal of en- Senate working under a smaller funding, but area legislators to secure fund- rivers. ergy and money to addressing capital budget. Funding for K-12 approval at the ing. It will consist of a seven- our flood and fish problems in education and school construc- state level is “We have had strong biparti- member board, with three of the Chehalis basin, and that’s tion also played into the reduc- not a guaran- san support from the legislators the positions being appointed by very encouraging,” Vander tion in funding. tee they will across the basin throughout this the Chehalis River Basin Flood Stoep said. “And we’ve gotten a Rep. Richard DeBolt said receive the process,” Vander Stoep said. Authority, an organization lot farther to solutions on both Friday the House budget would money from Assuming a budget is passed be released early next week, the federal gov- that currently exists and which of those fronts than any time in by July 1, the new Office of the would be under the Office of the our history before.” and until it is released he can ernment. Chehalis Basin would begin op- not comment on it. However, J. Vander erating on that date. DeBolt did say their budgeted Stoep, a Chehalis attorney who The Office of the Chehalis amount would likely be differ- is on the Governor’s Work Basin Board was created in the ent from the Senate’s. Group, the agency the Office 2016 legislative session. It will “We’re happy with what the of the Chehalis Basin is slated make recommendations to the Senate did, and I think you’ll be to replace in July, said he also state Department of Ecology, pleased with what we did, and hopes the Legislature will fully the governor and the Legislature

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Chronicle readers share their thoughts every day through social media, including Facebook, Twitter and the comment section of Chronline.com. Here are some of the recent highlights of conversation.

Chronicle Facebook followers respond to post of “Family Files Lawsuit Against Lewis County, Carriage Company for In- juries From Runaway Horse:”

Zachary Pilz: Let’s show some compas- sion for all involved. This was unfortunate and no one intended this. Unless people rise up to pay all medical expenses and lost wage or wage potentional there has to be an account- ing from somewhere. It’s the legal and medical world we live in. Let’s also take this opportuni- ty to not try to bolster why our personal opin- ions are right. We can be right all day long but if we lose sight of the important things.

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long residents of Lewis County) were almost Photograph submitted by Ed Petersen, Centralia School District killed by a driver in Colorado who crossed the Melissa Styger, a third-grade teacher at Edison Elementary in Centralia, is doing something diferent at parent-teacher confer- line into their lane at excessive speeds during a ences this year. She’s having a handful of her students lead the conferences themselves. They have to review their classwork snowstorm. Both were airlifted to ICU at the lo- and give a Google Slides presentation about their progress so far to their parents. Shown with Styger, in back, are Zach Hub- cal trauma center. He was on life support, she bard and his parents, Adam and Velynda Hubbard. ended up back in ICU several times. Neither can work any longer and have bills continuing to accrue. The hospital was partially negligent Births Names in the News in discharge. They can’t get any more money • JAIME AND GIBB FREECE, Winlock, a girl, Emery Grace from car/driver insurance to pay. Lawyers are Freece, March 20, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, Providence Cen- Pe Ell Grad, CC Student Receives giving up. This is the kind of case deserving tralia Hospital. Scholarship From Visiting of millions individually. Yes, this poor family • ANGEL MISNER AND RIGOBERTO LOPEZ CRUZ, Centralia, a boy, deserves compensation, but $7.5-15 million? Rigoberto Yeudiel Lopez Cruz Jr., March 20, 8 pounds, 2 Nurses Foundation Come on. ounces, Providence Centralia Hospital. Grandparents are The Visiting Nurses Foundation has Mario Lopez and Guadalupe Cruz, Mossyrock, and Tad awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Pe Ell Grantham and Lillie Misner, Morton. High School graduate Shelley Peters. Louise Winder : In the end it does not mat- • ADRIANA CUELLAR-CASTRO AND LUIS CRUZ-GARCIA, a boy, Ma- ter what we think. Peters began her first year of nursing teo Nicholas Cruz-Cuellar, March 21, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, school at Centralia College with the goal of Providence Centralia Hospital. becoming a registered nurse. • SANDRA GRIFFITH AND WESLEY TRAVIS, Centralia, a girl, Ari- Visiting Nurses Foundation Executive Chronline Comments Anna Grace Ruth Travis, March 22, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, Director Jenny Collins said, “Shelley em- Providence Centralia Hospital. Grandparents are Vera Re- bodies the perfect for a scholarship from The following comments were submitted by ese and Timothy Griffith, both of Centralia. Great-grand- our foundation. readers of www.chronline.com. All stories are available parents are Waneta and Ross Wagoner, Centralia. Great- “She is a well-rounded and devoted stu- great-grandfather is Harvey Buckley, Centralia. dent and community member. We are par- for reading online. MEGAN AND BRYCE AUST, • Raymond, a boy, Tristan Cael Aust, ticularly impressed by her dedication to March 22, 9 pounds, 6 ounces, Providence Centralia Hospital. community service through her volunteer • CANDACE AND EDDIE KUNKEL, Winlock, a girl, Maryjane Cecilia Kunkel, March 23, 5 pounds, 13 ounces, Providence service. • Obituary: Sandra Kay Neal Centralia Hospital. Grandparents are Mark and Mary “This is the first of five health care scholarships we hope to award for 2017.” USERNAME: Patrick Pringle Combs, Centralia. • BROOK WHITE AND RANDAY JIMINEZ-MEDINA, Raymond, a girl, Stephen Norton, an associate profes- Sandy was a colleague at Centralia College for many Paige Allamarie Jiminez, March 23, 8 pounds, 11 ounces, sor of biology at Centralia College, said, years. We joked that we each had gotten a master’s degree Providence Centralia Hospital. Grandparents are Carrie “Shelley has the determination to become from the University of Akron, although at separate times, Cable, Raymond; John White, deceased; and Rosario and a very successful nurse and an asset to thus we were “Zips”! Sandy was scholarly and so very pas- Jose Jiminez, Raymond. our community. She is a motivated, hard- sionate and energized about teaching. She loved advising • LAURI AND DANIEL HEFFINGTON, Winlock, a boy, Henry Al- working, positive student with a tremen- students she cared about their lives and their careers. She len Heffington, March 24, 9 pounds, 4 ounces, Providence dous future.” was quite inspirational to many in that way. RIP Sandy! Centralia Hospital. Grandparents are Linda Gaskill, Ethel, To donate to the Visiting Nurses Foun- and Laura Steffey, Salt Lake City, Utah. dation to enhance the scholarship fund or • TIFFANY AND TYLER LINDGREN, Centralia, a girl, Harper other hospice and home health programs, Richie Lindgren, March 25, 9 pounds, 1 ounces, Capital call 360-623-1560 or visit visitingnurses- • Story: Bee Friendly: Keeping Mason Bees Medical Center, Olympia. foundation.org. USERNAME: TomGibson This is poorly researched and only expresses the world Love The Chronicle? view of people who make money selling Blue Orchard Ma- son Bees, one of a succession of “mason bees” but certainly not the only one that we see every year in the Pacific North- west. One of the worst things you can do to any variety of Want to share the love? mason bee is buying and importing someone else’s mason bees instead of taking care of the ones that almost certainly live in your area. 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Buying stuff $12.90 for 1 Month $65.15 for 6 Months $122.00 for 1 Year doesn’t help bees. Add Additional Subscription + $8 $48 $84 • Story: Lewis County PUD Raises Electricity Total for 2 = $20.90 $113.15 $206.00 Rates by Average of 8.4 Percent USERNAME: Jdub83 If you are seeking energy assistance you can contact To renew or start today, Community Action Council in Lewis county. I work for the agency as a weatherization technician and it’s amazing how much weatherization will help keep your home warm and call 807-8203! cost you less in energy. We work hard to make you comfort- able and the best thing is that it’s a state program to help low income homes and families. Rarely does it cost any- thing. Homeowners and renters should look into it. We love to help our community! Please contact Community Action Council on North Tower right next to Boccata across from Tiki Tap House. CH570353rb.os

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Mapes the new nonprofit would “help kill three packs preying on live- ranchers help themselves.” Both stock: the Wedge Pack in 2012, The Seattle Times lethal and nonlethal deterrents the Huckleberry Pack in 2014 and Wolves continue to prosper are important, he stressed. “You the Profanity Peak Pack in 2016. in Washington, with the popula- have to have all the tools, and get Listed as a state endangered tion up 28 percent including two them all out of the box.” species everywhere in Washing- new packs, the latest annual re- The state Wolf Advisory ton, wolves also are federally pro- port by the state Department of Group concluded work Thursday tected in the western two-thirds Fish and Wildlife shows. on a suite of recommendations of the state. By the end of 2016 the state to the department intended to “Our job is to recover this spe- was home to at least 115 wolves in embrace strategies in the coming cies,” Martorello said. “They are 20 packs, including 10 successful grazing year. generalists, and they do quite breeding pairs documented in Courtesy of WSU wolf livestock research program Changes recommended by well, they arrived all on their surveys using airplanes, remote A motion-triggered camera captures members of the Profanity Peak Pack in north- the group this year would allow own, they are natural colonizers,” cameras, tracks and signals from eastern Washington in June. Seven wolves in the pack were killed last year to pro- a swifter deployment of lethal he said. “It’s a wave of recovery radio collars. tect ranchers’ cattle. removal of wolves, particularly that started in Idaho and Mon- The year saw a net gain of in the case of an acute outbreak tana and Wyoming and it will at least 25 wolves in the state seven wolves in the Profanity state Department of Agriculture of aggression toward livestock. keep going across Washington.” despite the deaths of 14 from Peak Pack. In all the department to deploy nonlethal wolf-deter- Fish and Wildlife makes the fi- While the goal is to be as various causes, including seven is budgeted to spend $5.7 million rent tools and strategies with nal decision on the policy, and its proactive as possible to avoid killed in the Profanity Peak Pack on wolf management in the bien- ranchers through a newly creat- implementation. conflict between wolves and live- to protect ranchers’ cattle in nium ending June 30. ed nonprofit. An advisory group The goal of quicker interven- stock, no one should expect per- northern Ferry County. The state is still in the begin- consisting of local conservation- tion is to save more wolves and fect peace. The wolves are making a ning stages of wolf recovery, and district officials in northeastern livestock. “The preference is to “There are going to be con- comeback from near extinction short of the goal in the 2011 state Washington would help direct change the behavior immediate- flicts; it’s not vision zero,” Mar- in the 1930s from trapping, poi- Wolf Conservation and Man- use of the money from private ly,” said Donny Martorello, wolf- torello said. “But can we look soning and shooting. The first agement Plan, which calls for 15 and public grants. policy lead for the state. ahead and be strategic? Yes.” resident pack was documented breeding pairs, geographically The idea is to use existing, The WAG also encouraged Arron Scotten, a fifth-gener- in 2008, of animals that arrived distributed. trusted, local community net- more use of nonlethal deterrents ation rancher in Kettle Falls and on their own in Washington The Washington State Legis- works to help build up accep- intended to stop wolf depreda- a member of the WAG, said he from neighboring states. The lature and Wolf Advisory Group, tance of and adoption of non- tions on livestock before they wants to be able to turn his cattle population of wolves, which are assembled by the state Depart- lethal wolf-deterrent methods, happen. The department already operation over to the seventh native to Washington, has been ment of Fish and Wildlife, both said Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Waucon- is deploying nonlethal tools with generation in his family. growing ever since. are grappling with creating new da, a supporter of the bill — and ranchers in a program that is “Both ranchers and wolves are Last year was a tough and ex- policies to help the state achieve whose district is home to 16 of catching on so much the state here to stay,” Scotten said. “We pensive year for the state’s wolf- recovery goals. the state’s 20 wolf packs. could not meet all the demand have to figure out how to make recovery program, with more House Bill 2126 would create The bill already has passed last year, Martorello said. this work with both of them on than $134,000 spent to kill the a new grant administered by the the House with no opposition That includes flagging on the landscape.” Starved Humpback Whale Gets Stranded, Dies in South Puget Sound INVESTIGATING: Scientists spheric Administration. summer months building up fat Scientists with multiple agen- in cooler waters, such as Puget Say Recent Whale cies, including the Washington Sound, and then migrate to Death is a Result of an Department of Fish and Wildlife warmer seas in the winter for Increase in Population and Cascadia Research Collec- mating. tive, flocked to the area to inves- Scientists say the recent By Jessica Lee tigate the whale’s death. whale death is a result of a grow- Officials say an initial nec- The Seattle Times ing humpback whale, or megap- ropsy determined the animal Biologists are investigating wasn’t sick from an underlying tera novaeangliae, population in why a juvenile humpback whale disease, and severe emaciation Puget Sound. became stranded and then died was the leading cause. Further Kristin Wilkinson, of the Na- on Anderson Island earlier this analysis will give them more de- tional Marine Fisheries Service, week, a sad result of what scien- tails. says the stranding of humpback tists say is a growing humpback Scientists believe the hump- whales in Puget Sound is some- population in Puget Sound. back had been swimming in a thing scientists have only begun With a starved frame, the winter breeding area before re- to see recently, likely the result of approximately 30-foot marine cently returning to Puget Sound, a growing population. mammal was spotted Sunday on according to Cascadia. Courtesy of Cascadia Research Last June, a 35-foot-long A juvenile humpback whale washed ashore on Anderson Island. the southeast side of the South Officials believe the whale humpback whale was found Puget Sound island, prompting a may have been the same animal dead in Bremerton. seen a week earlier off Whidbey search for the humpback, biolo- Roughly two months later, a gists said. Island and Edmonds. The search proved unsuccess- Scientists took the whale’s stranded humpback whale died ful, and on Tuesday the whale carcass to the WDFW facility on on a West Seattle beach. was reported dead off the shore- McNeil Island, where scientists Researchers believe there are line near Thompson Cove, ac- will collect its bones as the ani- more than 18,000 humpbacks cording to the National Marine mal decomposes, NOAA Fisher- in the North Pacific, compared Fisheries Service, which is part of ies said. with 1,500 when whale hunting the National Oceanic and Atmo- Humpback whales spend was banned in 1966. News in Brief

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to a Longview apartment com- 2065k OLYMPIA (AP) — A House plex after someone reported a SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak h.os bill aimed at increasing the safe- man exhibiting suicidal behavior. service between Seattle and ty around oil transportation on Arriving officers say they Portland was suspended due to a land and water has cleared a key heard two gunshots while out- landslide near Vancouver, Wash- committee. side the apartment and secured ington, Friday. The House Finance Commit- the area before breaking into the The landslide happened on tee amended and passed House residence, where they found the Thursday, but BNSF Railway, Bill 1611. It awaits a vote by the two bodies. which owns the tracks, placed full House. Michael had attended first a 48-hour moratorium and sus- REGISTER TODAY! The version that passed grade at Northlake Elementary pended all rail traffic in the area Thursday would raise the tax that School. Longview School Dis- until Saturday. is collected on crude oil received trict Superintendent Dan Zorn The moratorium impacted by vessel or trains by 2.5 cents a says counselors are available at Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak barrel, from 4 cents to 6.5 cents. the school to provide support for Coast Starlight service between The measure, however, would students and staff. Seattle and Portland. not make pipelines that receive crude oil pay a per-barrel tax as proposed initially. The bill would also require tug escorts and other safety mea- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 sures for certain oil tankers. Rep. Gerry Pollet, a Seattle Democrat, says the bill fills an important need to increase safe- ty and it provides reliable fund- ing to respond to spills. Rep. Terry Nealy, a Republi- can from Dayton, called it an un- necessary tax increase. Father, Son Found Dead in Longview Apartment LONGVIEW (AP) — Au- PATRICK LENCIONI • JIMMY JOHNSON • ROBYN BENINCASA thorities say a father and son in southwestern Washington are CH572202hw.cg REGISTER TODAY AT REFRESHLEADERSHIP.COM/LIVE dead in an apparent homicide- suicide. CH572015kh.os The Daily News reported 34-year-old David Michael Pit- tore-Montiel and 7-year-old Mi- chael Landon Pittore-Montiel The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 • Sports 1

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2A Softball W.F. West Rolls Past Rochester, 16-1 LEAGUE: Lopez, Vadala two walks and two runs, and Jordan Crawford was 3 for 4 Both Homer for Bearcats with a double, two runs and two By The Chronicle RBIs for the Bearcats. Lopez’s homer came in the ROCHESTER — W.F. West second inning, and Vadala’s scored eight runs in the second homer highlighted a six-run inning and cruised in a 16-1 win fifth inning that sealed the win. over Rochester in an Evergreen “I don’t remember an error. I 2A Conference softball contest was pleased with our defense,” here on Friday. W.F. West coach Mike Keen said. Lexie Strasser got the start in “The pitching was good today. the circle for the Bearcats, pitch- Some new kids were swinging ing four shutout innings with MATT BAIDE / [email protected] the bat well. Some of the girls three strikeouts and two hits. W.F. West’s Lexie Strasser delivers were too impatient and swung Ashlee Vadala was 2 for 3 at a pitch against Rochester on at not their best pitch with no the plate with a three-run homer Friday during an Evergreen 2A strikes on them. … I’m being and four RBIs. Paetynn Lopez Conference softball game in nitpicky.” Rochester. hit a solo home run in her only official plate appearance, with please see BEARCATS, page S4

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MATT BAIDE / [email protected] Napavine’s Mason Butler swings at a pitch during a Central 2B League base- ball game against Toutle Lake on Friday in Napavine. Napavine Tops Toutle, Kalama By The Chronicle NAPAVINE — The Tigers swept a Central 2B League dou- bleheader here on Friday, defeat- ing Toutle Lake 12-6 and topping Kalama 2-1 in eight innings. Napavine faced off with Tou- tle Lake in the first game of the modified twinbill, and used a six-run fifth inning to earn the win. Sam Fagerness worked six Pete Caster / [email protected] innings on the mound, allowing Centralia’s Hodges Bailey (2) is greeted at the dugout after scoring a run against Black Hills during an Evergreen 2A Conference doubleheader in Centralia on Thurs- four hits and two earned runs day. while striking out nine batters. He helped his cause at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a double, a tri- ple and an RBI. 20-Inning Split Starts Tigers’ Season Seth Butler was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Dawson Stanley FINALLY: After 27 Days of Centralia opened its base- ing up a couple, and we couldn’t Hodges Bailey went 2 for 5 was 2 for 4 with two doubles and ball season by splitting a pair make a play at second with two and drove in a run for Centralia, four RBIs. Practice, Centralia Splits of Evergreen 2A Conference outs that gave them three more,” while Noah Thomas started on Napavine led 3-2 after three EvCo Twinbill With games with Black Hills, losing Tiger coach Rex Ashmore said the mound and worked into the innings, but blew the game open 8-4 in nine innings and then of the final frame. “At the time seventh inning, allowing just in the fifth. Toutle Lake tried Black Hills to comeback in the seventh in- beating the Wolves 6-5 in 11 in- it didn’t look real big, but when one earned run. “The entire game, for the ning with three runs, but Garrett By The Chronicle nings. we score a run in the bottom of Shannon shut the Ducks down The Tigers practiced for 27 The Wolves scored five in the ninth and have the bases most part, we played terrible defense and didn’t execute any- on the mound to cap the win. days without a game, so when the top of the ninth inning to loaded, it comes back to where “I thought our kids played the first official pitch of the sea- win the opener, piling up 11 hits we could have put a little pres- thing at the plate when we had opportunities to,” Ashmore pretty well. It took us a little bit son was in the books on Thurs- in the victory. sure on them.” to get going, but once we started said. day afternoon they weren’t in Nate Hutson hit a two-run Centralia had a runner on getting the bats going, we put The nightcap, though, was a any hurry to leave Ed Wheeler single to highlight the final in- second with no outs in the bot- some nice swings on the ball bit more favorable for the Hub Field. ning for Black Hills. tom of the eighth inning, but and scored a bunch of runs,” City fans. At least, not according to the “We actually had an oppor- couldn’t get a bunt down to box score. tunity to get out of it only giv- move the runner further. please see CENTRALIA, page S7 please see C2BL, page S5

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Game 1 Sophie Hansen/Brynna Rooklidge, 6-0, 6-0 Toledo 000 — 0 2 7 New York 29 47 .382 20 Preps THUNDERBIRDS 5, WARRIORS 0 Batteries: Pe Ell-Willapa Valley — Dakota Philadelphia 28 48 .368 21 Local Prep Schedules Rochester 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 Friday’s Results Brooks and Grace Hodel; Toledo — Holmes, Brooklyn 16 59 .213 32½ Tumwater 100 211 X — 5 9 1 Baseball Coberdell (3) and Murphy SATURDAY, April 1 Southeast Division Batteries: Rochester — Ethan Worden At Chehalis Baseball z-Washington 46 30 .605 — Toledo at Naches Valley (DH), Noon and Chase Edminster; Tumwater — Chase THUNDERBIRDS 6, BEARCATS 4 Game 2 Atlanta 39 36 .520 6½ Rainier at Tenino, 1 p.m. and Davis Tumwater 013 001 1 — 6 9 2 TITANS 15, INDIANS (3 inn.) Track & Field W.F. West 101 020 0 — 4 4 3 Pe Ell-WV (13)02 — 15 18 1 Miami 37 39 .487 9 Morton-White Pass at Don Holder Relays Game 2 Batteries: Tumwater — Trayton Rodriguez, Toledo 000 — 0 2 1 Charlotte 35 41 .461 11 (Yakima), 10:30 a.m. THUNDERBIRDS 17, WARRIORS 6 (5 inn.) Wesley Swick (5), Jakob Holbrook (6) and Batteries: Pe Ell-Willapa Valley — Kamryn Orlando 27 49 .355 19 Tumwater 100 79 — 17 15 0 Jackson Davis; W.F. West — Tyson Guerrero, Adkins, Katie Adkins (3) and Grace Hodel; Central Division MONDAY, April 3 Rochester 230 01 — 6 9 5 Brandon White (4) and Tysen Paul Toledo — Holmes, Coberdell (1) and Murphy z-Cleveland 48 27 .640 — Baseball Batteries: Tumwater — Barber, Jordan Onalaska at Wapato, 1 p.m. (4) and Davis; Rochester — Curtis Edeling, At Forks Milwaukee 40 36 .526 8½ Chase Edminster (4), Aaron Huf (5) and SPARTANS 7, BEAVERS 4 College Basketball Indiana 37 39 .487 11½ TUESDAY, April 4 Edminster, Tyler Soderback (4) Tenino 001 120 0 — 4 7 4 MIDWEST REGIONAL Chicago 36 39 .480 12 Baseball Forks 000 106 X — 7 5 3 Second Round Detroit 35 42 .455 14 Softball Batteries: Tenino — Alex Bratton, Logan Onalaska at Zillah (DH), 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE At Elma Brewer (6), Rob Wall (6) and Spencer Brewer; At BMO Harris Bradley Center Southwest Division Local Results EAGLES 10, BEAVERS 0 Forks — Parker Browning, Reece Blattner (7) Milwaukee Thursday’s Results Tenino 000 00 — 0 5 3 and Palmer Purdue 80, Iowa State 76 z-San Antonio 58 17 .773 — Baseball Elma 122 23 — 10 13 2 Sunday, March 19 x-Houston 51 25 .671 7½ At Centralia Batteries: Tenino — Felicia Gubbe and At Aberdeen At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Memphis 42 34 .553 16½ Game 1 Katie Snyder; Elma — Dinen and Elliott TIGERS 5, BOBCATS 1 Indianapolis New Orleans 33 43 .434 25½ WOLVES 8, TIGERS 4 (9 inn.) Centralia 002 201 0 — 5 8 1 Michigan 73, Louisville 69 Dallas 31 44 .413 27 Black Hills 010 020 005 — 8 11 4 At Kalama Aberdeen 000 010 0 — 1 7 1 At BOK Center Northwest Division Centralia 102 000 001 — 4 5 3 Game 1 Batteries: Centralia — Jeremy Wood and Tulsa, Okla. Batteries: Black Hills — Hutson, Parr (5), TIMBERWOLVES 6, CHINOOKS 1 Noah Thomas; Aberdeen — Collett, Tim- Kansas 90, Michigan State 70 x-Utah 47 29 .618 — Perry (9) and Z. Loveless; Centralia — Noah Morton-WP 310 001 1 — 6 8 2 mons (5), Oldham (6) and Touch At Golden 1 Center x-Oklahoma City 43 32 .573 3½ Thomas, Hodges Bailey (7), Erik Cervantes (9) Kalama 000 000 1 — 1 2 4 Sacramento, Calif. Portland 37 38 .493 9½ and Jerod Frias Batteries: Morton-White Pass — Zoe Mc- At Napavine Oregon 75, Rhode Island 72 Denver 35 40 .467 11½ Coy and Hannah Smathers; Kalama — Sykes TIGERS 12, DUCKS 6 At The Sprint Center Minnesota 30 44 .405 16 Game 2 and Myer Toutle Lake 011 010 3 — 6 6 2 Kansas City, Mo. TIGERS 6, WOLVES 5 (11 inn.) Napavine 102 062 X — 12 12 1 Regional Semiinals Paciic Division Black Hills 103 000 100 00 — 5 10 1 Game 2 Batteries: Toutle Lake — Buck, Moss (6) Thursday, March 23 z-Golden State 62 14 .816 — Centralia 021 200 000 01 — 6 10 4 TIMBERWOLVES 15, CHINOOKS 5 and Grabenhorst; Napavine — Sam Fager- Oregon 69, Michigan 68 x-L.A. Clippers 46 31 .597 16½ Batteries: Black Hills — Quartano, Eric Morton-WP 410 204 4 — 15 15 2 ness, Jordan Purvis (7), Garrett Shannon (7) Kansas 98, Purdue 66 Sacramento 29 47 .382 33 Jordan (5) and Loveless; Centralia — Broc Kalama 100 013 1 — 5 9 5 and Dawson Stanley Regional Championship Phoenix 22 54 .289 40 Selstrom, Hodges Bailey (7) and Jerod Frias Batteries: Morton-White Pass — McCoy, Saturday, March 25 L.A. Lakers 21 54 .280 40½ Shaylee Peters (5), McCoy (5), Peters (7) and At Napavine Oregon 74, Kansas 60 At Adna Smathers; Kalama — Sykes and Myer TIGERS 2, CHINOOKS 1 (8 inn.) x-clinched playof spot PIRATES 10, MULES 0 Kalama 000 000 01 — 1 3 1 WEST REGIONAL z-clinched division Wahkiakum 000 00 — 0 2 2 At Rochester Napavine 000 000 02 — 2 6 0 Second Round Adna 400 51 — 10 11 2 THUNDERBIRD 25, WARRIORS 9 (6 inn.) Batteries: Kalama — Walker, Raider (8) Saturday, March 18 Friday’s Games Batteries: Wahkiakum — Record, Zach Tumwater 026 61(10) — 25 X X and Wilson; Napavine — Wyatt Stanley, Gar- At KeyBank Center Charlotte 122, Denver 114 Brown (1), Luke Brown (4) and Ferguson; Rochester 003 222 — 9 X X rett Shannon (8) and Dawson Stanley Bufalo, N.Y. Toronto 111, Indiana 100 Adna — Spencer Burdick and Derek Chil- Batteries: Tumwater — Owen and Ba- West Virginia 83, Notre Dame 71 coate cholm, May (5); Rochester — Delaney Glazer At Pe Ell At Amway Center Boston 117, Orlando 116 and Ally Hull PWV 10, Mossyrock 4 Orlando, Fla. Cleveland 122, Philadelphia 105 At Lacey Mossyrock 000 310 0 — 4 6 4 Xavier 91, Florida State 66 Memphis 99, Dallas 90 MOUNTAINEERS 8, CARDINALS 2 Girls Tennis Pe Ell-WV 111 034 X — 10 13 4 At Vivint Smart Home Arena Milwaukee 108, Detroit 105, OT Winlock 200 000 0 — 2 6 7 At Lacey Batteries: Mossyrock — Shriver, Couch (5) Salt Lake City New Orleans 117, Sacramento 89 Rainier 412 100 X — 8 6 1 W.F. WEST 4, RIVER RIDGE 0 and Couch, Shriver (5); Pe Ell-WV — Kaelin Gonzaga 79, Northwestern 73 New York 98, Miami 94 Batteries: Winlock — Zach Weinert, Jake Singles Jurek, Cub Bair (2) and Bair, Jurek (2) Arizona 69, Saint Mary’s 60 Anderson (6) and Jake Anderson, Brady 1. Sydney Cameron (WFW) def. Natalia At SAP Center San Antonio 100, Oklahoma City 95 Steveson (5); Rainier — Ashby and Coleman Arroyo, 6-3, 6-3 Softball San Jose, Calif. Utah 95, Washington 88 2. Lexi Akins (WFW) def. Madison Lye, 6-0, At Rochester Regional Semiinals Golden State 107, Houston 98 At Kalama 6-2 BEARCATS 16, WARRIORS 1 Thursday, March 23 Gonzaga 61, West Virginia 58 CHINOOKS 13, TIMBERWOLVES 1 3. Tina Chen (WFW), Betty Mie, 1-6, 6-3, W.F. West 181 06 — 16 15 0 Saturday’s Games Kalama 300 73 — 13 7 2 (rained out) Rochester 000 01 — 1 3 1 Xavier 73, Arizona 71 L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Morton-WP 000 10 — 1 2 4 Doubles Batteries: Rochester — Jessica Girardin, Regional Championship Batteries: Kalama — Walker, Raider (3), 1. Megan Wilks/Mya Davis (WFW) def. Hunter Hahn (2) and Alli Hull; W.F. West — Saturday, March 25 Atlanta at Chicago, 2 p.m. Payne (4), Lindsey (5) and Wilson; Morton- Sarah Park/Leija Jaksac, 6-2, 6-1 Lexie Strasser, Abbey Dufy (5) and Kindra Gonzaga 83, Xavier 59 Orlando at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. White Pass — Rashof, Higdon (4) and 2. Morgan Lakey/Joelle Chung (WFW) def. Davis, Paetynn Lopez (3), Davis (5) Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Higdon, Rashof (4) Caitlin Yenne/Madelynn Retzlas, 6-4, 6-0 FINAL FOUR Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. 3. Kiara Steen/Ashley Werner (WFW), At Napavine At University of Phoenix Stadium At Onalaska Alana Cledes/Emma Dyplov, 7-6 (7-5), DUCK 6, TIGERS 2 Glendale, Ariz. Sunday’s Games LOGGERS 7, INDIANS 6 (rained out) Toutle Lake 400 101 0 — 6 5 5 National Semiinals Toledo 300 200 1 — 6 8 5 Napavine 001 010 0 — 2 3 5 Saturday, April 1 Boston at New York, 10 a.m. Onalaska 101 002 3 — 7 5 4 At Centralia Batteries: Toutle Lake — Lee and Redmill; South Carolina (26-10) vs. Gonzaga (36-1), Charlotte at Oklahoma City, Noon Batteries: Toledo — Robins, Hoiseck (3), COLUMBIA RIVER 4, CENTRALIA 2 Napavine — Ada Williams, Abbi Music (4) 3:09 p.m. Dallas at Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m. Bauter (4), Robins (6), Kuzminsky (7), Madill Singles and Music, Paxton Cooley (3) North Carolina (31-7) vs. Oregon (33-5), Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 12:30 p.m. 40 minutes after the conclusion of the irst (7), Bauter (7) and Kuzminsky, Robins (7); 1. Faith Grisham (CR) def. Rachel Wilkerson, Utah at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. Onalaska — Kurzeika, Tristan Lawrence (2), 6-2, 6-0 Game 2 game Atlanta at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Cooper (5) and Beck, Haight (5) 2. Claire Davis (Cent) def. Truly Rylander, DUCKS 14, TIGERS 4 National Championship 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 Toutle Lake 102 412 4 — 14 10 3 Monday, April 3 Chicago at New Orleans, 3 p.m. At Lacey 3. Sarah Rodeck (CR) def. Ruth Hopkins, Napavine 002 010 1 — 4 7 3 Semiinal winners Denver at Miami, 3 p.m. BEARCATS 7, BOBCATS 1 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 Batteries: Toutle Lake — Dean and Red- Indiana at Cleveland, 3 p.m. W.F. West 003 010 3 — 7 7 2 Doubles mill; Napavine — Abbi Music, Ada Williams Philadelphia at Toronto, 3 p.m. Aberdeen 000 100 0 — 1 3 2 1. Hannah Jefries/Taviana Keahey (Cent.) (4), Music (4) and Paxton Cooley NBA Washington at Golden State, 5 p.m. Batteries: W.F. West — Dakota Hawkins, def. Natalie Black/Sophie Skimas, 6-2, 7-6 EASTERN CONFERENCE Houston at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Brock Jones (7) and N/A; Aberdeen — Larson, (7-3) At Toledo Atlantic Division Timmons (4), Oldham (7) and N/A 2. Tabitha Raynor/Sydney Ball (CR) def. Game 1 W L Pct GB Abbie Hopkins/Megan LeDuc, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 TITANS 18, INDIANS 0 (3 inn.) x-Boston 49 27 .645 — Monday’s Games At Tumwater 3. Lauden Huyah/Marta Larson (CR) def. Pe Ell-WV 33(12) — 18 16 1 x-Toronto 46 30 .605 3 Portland at Minnesota, 1 p.m. SPORTS ON THE AIR

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NFL A Tougher Pete Carroll? Seahawks Could Use That By Matt Calkins never had to really coach any- The Seattle Times body for longer than four years. He lasted just one season Sometimes, despite all the with the Jets and three with the practice and preparation — de- Patriots _ and would lose players spite all the players he’s acquired to graduation at USC. or talent he’s developed — some- But now, he’s dealing with times, the only way a football players that will have been in Se- coach survives is if he makes the attle for five, six, or seven years. right adjustment. And many of them have gone Which brings us to Pete Car- from hungry up-and-comers to roll. eight-figure-earning superstars. For most of this century, the A coaching style players em- world has marveled at the cham- braced when they first arrived is pionship coach whose unique one they might take advantage of style breeds a unique culture. now. It’s up to Carroll to make Whether he was competing for sure that doesn’t happen. national titles at USC or Super Two days after the Falcons Bowls in Seattle, Carroll con- eliminated Seattle from the play- sistently gave his players one of offs, Pete was asked if he took the most coveted gifts in team responsibility for the Seahawks sports: freedom. being more volatile than usual. Guys could say what was on “I do,” Carroll said. “This is a their minds. They could express game that calls for guys to play themselves sans repercussion. at the edge. I don’t think there’s Under Pete, individualism was a anything wrong with that, but I prerequisite for team success. ROSS D. FRANKLIN / The Associated Press think it’s a mistake when we go And for a while, it seemed like Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaks with reporters during the NFC Head Coaches Breakfast at the NFL football too far.” the longer the Seahawks’ leashes annual meetings on Wednesday in Phoenix. And it’s also a mistake when were, the longer their season outside, critics couldn’t help but Pete might as well have been went out of his way to defend Carroll allows too much. lasted. Then last year happened. Look, it’s hard for anyone to wonder if his behavior was a by- standing next to Richard with a Richard after the season, bring- It wasn’t good. change dramatically — particu- ing up a previously undisclosed You know the story with product of the environment Car- loudspeaker when he said that. larly a 65-year-old who’s been Richard Sherman by now. On roll created. He could have brushed the trade knee injury that almost cost the coaching since 1973. But if Car- two different occasions, the Pro That’s why Pete’s meeting rumors off as ridiculous, but le- Hawks a draft pick. roll is to capitalize on the Se- Bowl cornerback went ballistic with the media Wednesday was gitimized them instead. But do Wednesday’s state- ahawks’ Super Bowl window, he on a coach during a sideline rant. particularly interesting. In some He went on to say that much ments suggest we might see a dif- may have to alter his approach The second eruption _ which fea- ways, it seemed to signal a shift of the negativity Sherman en- ferent Pete Carroll next season? and become more of a disci- tured Sherman chastising Car- in how he planned to deal with dured last season was “self-in- Is it possible he adds tough love plinarian. Wednesday’s quotes roll for an offensive play call _ set disruptive players going forward. flicted,” and while he empha- to his arsenal of coaching tech- about Sherman indicate he may off a circus-like chain of events Just look at how he answered a sized how important his star DB niques? Will players have to earn be headed that way, but until the involving non-apologies, denials question about the possibility of was to the team, he implied that freedom as opposed to expecting season begins, we won’t know. and bizarre media exchanges. trading Sherman. he wasn’t essential. it? It’s a fine line for Carroll to For the Seahawks, his antics “You’re either competing or Could you have imagined In some ways, these past cou- walk. No one will dispute that. were a distraction at best and a you’re not,” Carroll said. “And that response a few months ago? ple seasons have been uncharted But the bottom line is this: If legitimate hindrance at worst. so we’ve always had to be open Remember, Carroll chose not to territory for a guy who landed he wants to get more out of his And though Sherman bore the for everything, every suggestion discipline Sherman in any mean- his first head coaching job in team, he has to put up with less brunt of the blame from the that comes along. “ ingful fashion last year. He even 1994. Before now, Carroll has from his players.

MLB Up or Down? These Keys Will Determine Seattle’s Playoff Fate in 2017 By Ryan Divish coming at the end of last season. The Seattle Times There will be slumps in his Here’s three reasons the Mar- first full season, but will he be iners will win this season. able to minimize them? Dyson and Valencia, who will be free agents next season, are getting 1. The Moves to Become chances to be everyday players. More Athletic Can they handle the grind of For the second straight sea- playing each day? son, general manager Jerry Dipo- Segura is coming off his best to made massive changes to his year in the big leagues. The Mar- 25- and 40-man roster because, iners aren’t expecting him to hit well, that’s what he does. But 20 homers or even notch 200 hits there was purpose to his moves again, but they need production — to become more athletic. In- from him as part of the top of the sert Jarrod Dyson into left field, order. He must also be a viable Mitch Haniger in right field, defensive shortstop and make Danny Valencia at first base and the routine plays, something that Jean Segura at shortstop and the he hasn’t consistently done in the Mariners everyday lineup has el- past. ements of speed and defense that Catcher Mike Zunino has were nonexistent for the last five had another solid spring, but he’s seasons. done that before. What he hasn’t From a defense and run pre- done is show the Mariners he can vention standpoint, the Mariners avoid being an automatic strike- ROSS D. FRANKLIN / The Associated Press should be better. An outfield out once every three at-bats on a of Dyson, Haniger and Leonys In this Feb. 26, 2017, ile photo, Seattle Mariners’ Nelson Cruz watches his solo home run during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres,in Peoria, Ariz. consistent basis. Martin in center field with ei- The projected offense from ther Guillermo Heredia or Ben gling through injuries in 2015, pitched (15.33 strikeout per nine ness. Iwakuma is older than Dyson, Martin and Haniger falls Gamel serving as the fourth out- Cano experienced a career re- innings). Hernandez at age 35 with just well below league average projec- fielder is a massive upgrade from birth in 2016 thanks to a strong He struck out two or more as many innings logged over his past years. tions. If they follow that trend, it offseason and in-season condi- batters in 29 of his 49 appear- career. A year ago, he wilted in will be an issue. The Mariners outfield posted tioning program. ances. Diaz is unlikely to strike the final six weeks of the season, a minus-27 in defensive runs He belted 39 homers and 16 out hitters at such a high rate this going 2-5 with a 4.97 ERA in his 3. Injuries saved in 2016 — fourth worst in of them were go-ahead homers, season, now that teams know final nine starts. all of baseball. including three in extra innings. him. But he will still be effective. It was also his first season This is a disclaimer for every That will change this season. He had 25 RBI against AL West A year ago, the Mariners’ bullpen since 2013 where he didn’t have team. But the Mariners projected Beyond the defense, Dyson, Se- rival Houston. Cruz hit more blew 25 saves — the second most a stint on the disabled list. roster will have 12 players who gura and Haniger should im- than 40 homers for the third in baseball. Diaz should lessen The 31-year-old Gallardo is are 28 or older, including 10 over prove the team’s baserunning. that number in 2017. coming off a disappointing sea- Dyson and Segura combined for straight season. the age of 30. With age comes a 63 steals in 2016. The Mariners He hit 13 homers in the sev- son with Baltimore that featured greater level of injury risk. An enth inning or later. Seager hit Here’s three reasons the Mar- a DL stint and a 6-8 record with injury to Cano, Cruz or Seager stole 56 as a team even with Mar- iners won’t win this season. tin swiping 24 of them. .310 with a 1.031 OPS, including a 5.42 ERA in 23 starts. In 118 for an extended period would be Add Haniger’s potential to eight doubles, 12 homers and 74 innings pitched, he struck out catastrophic to an offense that is steal 20 bases and the Mariners RBI with runners in scoring po- 1. The Starting Rotation 85 batters with a whopping 65 so highly reliant on them. sition. walks and showed a significant Seager and Cano rarely miss have a different way to score The Mariners’ five starting Could there be some regres- decrease in fastball velocity. a game, while Cruz dealt with runs and win games. A year ago, pitchers have been set since the sion? Yes. But even with minor Smyly made a career-high 30 hand and wrist issues that kept Seattle went 30-30 in one-run offseason when Dipoto traded regression, the trio still would starts in 2016, but posted a 7-12 him out for a few days last season. games. Being able to manufac- Taijuan Walker and later ac- ture a run late on the bases could produce at a high enough rate for record with a 4.88 ERA and al- His absence was noticeable. Two success. quired Yovani Gallardo and lowed 32 homers — sixth most in shift that number. Drew Smyly to join Felix Her- of the Mariners’ starting pitch- baseball. ers — Gallardo and Hernandez nandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Paxton started 2016 in Class 2. The Middle of the Order 3. Edwin Diaz James Paxton. — spent extended time on the DL AAA Tacoma after a dismal last season, while two others — The Mariners were good The Mariners go into the 2017 All five starters have been spring. A new arm slot allowed season with perhaps their most healthy this spring, even with Paxton and Iwakuma — have a last season because of Robinson him to find increased velocity. history of dealing with injuries. Cano, Nelson Cruz and Kyle Sea- dominant closer in a decade. Hernandez, Gallardo and Smyly He also pitched his first full sea- The bullpen has already been ger. Of the Mariners’ 223 homers, The hard-throwing right- pitching high-intensity innings son without a disabled list-level dealing with injuries to Steve they combined to hit 112 of them. hander took over the role at the in the World Baseball Classic. injury since 2013. They were responsible for 307 of end of last season, saving 18 But it’s not difficult to have Cishek (hip surgery), Tony Zych (shoulder surgery) and Shae Sim- the Mariners’ 735 runs batted in games in 21 opportunities, de- questions about each of the five. 2. Failed Supporting Cast and scored 292 of the team’s 768 spite battling fatigue in the fi- Hernandez is coming off a sub- mons (forearm strain) that have runs. nal month of the season. The par year by his standards, going Even with some level of re- forced them to scramble going Per Baseball Reference’s of- 18 saves after August 1 were the 11-8 in 25 starts. He missed six gression, the Mariners’ middle of into the offseason. While the fensive Wins Above Replace- most of any pitcher in baseball. weeks with a calf injury, posted the order of Cruz, Cano and Sea- overall depth of the Mariners’ ment measure, the Mariners pro- Blessed with a fastball that his worst ERA (3.82) since 2007 ger will still produce at an above- 40-man roster has improved to duced 24.5 WAR as a team on touches triple digits, a wipeout and worst WHIP (1.342) and average level. offset some absences, particular- offense. Cano, Cruz and Seager slider and a complete lack of fear walk rate (3.8 per nine innings) But the supporting cast still ly in the outfield, a disabled list combined for 18.9 of it. of any hitter or any situation, he since 2008. has plenty of questions. Haniger stint from a starting pitcher or But it wasn’t just overall pro- brings order to the back of the Soon to be age 31, he’s trying has had a brilliant spring, but an infielder or multiple injuries duction. The three had a knack Mariners’ bullpen. Diaz punched to fight off the downward trend he’s still a rookie with just 34 might be too much for Seattle to for timely hitting. After strug- out 88 batters in 51⅔ innings in velocity, health and effective- games of big league experience, overcome in a tough AL West. Sports 4 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 SPORTS

Thursday’s 2A Girls Tennis Thursday’s Columbia River Netters Edge Centralia 4-2 Prep Track & Field By The Chronicle Black Hills Defeats Centralia played their first Rochester in Dual match of the season, and fell to Columbia River 4-2 in a non- Meet league girls tennis matchup in By The Chronicle Centralia on Thursday. ROCHESTER — The In singles, Centralia’s Claire Rochester boys and girls Davis defeated Truly Rylander, track and field teams fell to 7-6 (7-0), 6-2. Black Hills here on Thurs- “Claire showed a lot of grit day in an Evergreen 2A and determination during that Conference dual meet. first set,” Centralia coach Deb For the boys, Michael Keahey said. “After the down- North won the 400 meters in pour, she came back to dominate 58.89 seconds. Kelin Pasko the second set. After she adjusted won the 3200, finishing in to the wind and the elements and 10:26.70. fought back, she was hitting the Rochester’s Gerardo San- ball very well.” chez Carpio won the high Rachel Wilkerson fell to Co- jump and Chris Latham lumbia River’s Faith Grisham in won the triple jump. straight sets and Sarah Rodeck On the girls’ side, Smbai- topped Centralia’s Ruth Hop- kaye Huriavi won the 400 kins, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2. with a time of 1:16.12 and On the doubles side, Centra- the triple jump event. Gab- lia’s No. 1 pair of Hannah Jeffries by Holman won the 3200 and Taviana Keahey defeated meter race in 16:25. The Natalie Black and Sophie Skimas, 4x200 meter relay team of 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). Sufina Ahmath, Kate Peltier, Columbia River’s Tabitha Kaelee Murphy and Huriavi Raynor and Sydney Ball took won the race with a time of down Centralia’s Abbie Hopkins 2:04.37. and Megan LeDuc in three sets, PETE CASTER / [email protected] Paige Winter won the 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Centralia’s Sophie Centralia’s Claire Davis returns a shot during the No. 2 singles match of a nonleague girls tennis match against Columbia River shot put for Rochester and Hansen and Brynna Rooklidge on Thursday in Centralia. Davis won, 7-6, 6-2. Peltier won the high jump fell to Lauden Huyah and Marta right away,” W.F. West coach 6-2, 6-1. Morgan Lakey and Joelle event with a height of 4-06. W.F. West Tops Hawks Rochester is back on the Larson, 6-0, 6-0. Jack State said. “The girl really Chung picked up the win for the track on Tuesday, April 11, “This was a good loss. We LACEY — W.F. West and liked it when you hit with pace. Bearcats against Caitlin Yenne played a good team, so now we River Ridge made up their match She just changed her gameplan traveling to Bearcat Stadium and Madelynn Retzlas, 6-4, 6-0. in Chehalis to face off with have time to correct some things from earlier this week, but still with speeds and spin and heights, The third Bearcat doubles and our level of tennis will just had two matches rained out as W.F. West and Tumwater. the other girl started making pair of Kiara Steen and Ashley keep improving,” Keahey said. the Bearcats still earned the win mistakes.” Werner were up 1-0 on sets after “I’m excited about this team and 4-0 in a nonleague girls tennis Lexi Akins won her match coming from behind to win a Vikings Boys, Girls this season. I just wish there were matchup here on Thursday. against River Ridge’s Madison more sunny days; even cloudy W.F. West’s Sydney Cameron Lye, 6-0, 6-2. W.F. West’s Tina tiebreaker 7-5 to take the first set, Third at White Pass days would be nice.” won her match in No. 1 singles, Chen was tied with Betty Mie at but their match against Alana RANDLE — Mossyrock’s Centralia (0-1) travels to defeating Natalia Arroyo in a set a piece, but the match was Cledes and Emma Dyplov was boys and girls teams each Tumwater to take on Black Hills straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. rained out before it was done. rained out before the conclusion. finished third here Thursday on Wednesday, April 12 before “I thought Sydney played well. In doubles, W.F. West’s Me- W.F. West (3-1) will begin at White Pass High School in hosting Aberdeen on Friday, She played exchange student gan Wilks and Mya Davis defeat- league play after spring break, a six-team Central 2B League April 14. from spain, and she got behind ed Sarah Park and Leija Jaksac, playing at Tumwater on April 11. track meet. The Vikings’ Maken- Thursday’s 1A Softball zie Barrows, Maleah Nixon Klein, Sarah Lovan and Stephanie Fried won the 4x100- and 4x400-meter re- Eagles Blank Tenino 10-0 in Evergreen Game lays to lead the way in the By The Chronicle plate, and Na’Taya Holmes made able to get anyone across home some of a hit they had and they girls’ meet. ELMA — Tenino couldn’t a handful of great plays in cen- plate. got unlucky. I’m seeing a lot of Andee Nelson added a get its offense going against terfield for the Beavers. “We just really need to be growth and determination from win in the triple jump, at Elma scored a run in the first more consistent at the plate,” them and it’s paying off.” 29 feet, 5.5 inches, and took Elma, falling to the Eagles 10-0 inning, two runs in innings two Tenino coach KaTrina Haupert Tenino (0-4, 0-1) is back on third in the long jump and in five innings in a Evergreen through four, and ended the said. “We get a great hit and it’s the diamond on Saturday, April 800 for the Vikings, while 1A League softball game here on game with three runs in the fifth. a line drive right to somebody, 8, hosting Vashon Island at 11 Heather Edgar and Jamie Thursday. Tenino had five hits and plen- (and) they get down on them- a.m. in a nonleague doublehead- Carlson finished second and Katie Snyder was 2 for 3 at the ty of baserunners, but was un- selves. They don’t see how awe- er. third, respectively, in the shot put. Nixon Klein was 1A Baseball second in the 200. Toledo’s DavinaGrace Ramon won the 100 hurdles Beavers Lose 7-4 on Long Road Trip to Forks (20.94 seconds), took sec- ond in the 300 hurdles and By The Chronicle Forks put together four hits, said. “But we also had some “Every kid made a good play finished third in the high jump, while Shayna Mc- FORKS — A big sixth inning with a Tenino error, a walk and plays we could have executed here or there,” Hogue added. a sacrifice bunt, to score six runs better.” “But every time we grabbed the Govern was second in the was just what the host Spartans in the sixth inning. Tenino had four errors and momentum, it was just taken 100 hurdles. Ally Bacon was needed here Friday in a 7-4 win “You’ve got to give them cred- seven hits in the loss, and catcher back.” second in the 200 and third over Tenino in Evergreen 1A it. In the sixth, they hit the ball,” Spencer Brewer went 2 for 4 at Tenino (0-4) hosts Rainier in the javelin for the Indians, League baseball action. Tenino coach Conner Hogue the plate. Saturday at 1 p.m. and teammate Abigail Row was third in the 100 and 200 while Alyssa Gaskill was second in the 400. Bearcats Winlock’s Maggie Hows- den was second in the triple Continued from Sports 1 jump and fourth in the long jump. It was the second straight Kalama’s Parker Esary loss for Rochester, which fell won the shot put and discus, to Tumwater on Thursday, and and teammate Kaelyn Shi- coach Jared Lancaster said he’s pley won the javelin by over trying to keep his team’s confi- 37 feet at 151-07. dence high. On the boys side, Mossy- “It’s getting better, especial- rock’s Levi Munoz won the ly to improve body language long jump at 19 feet, 11 inch- wise and morale wise, going es, and ran a leg of the win- from Tumwater to this team,” ning 4x400-meter relay team Lancaster said. “We were able (3:47.07) with Justin Goot- to make those changes. They geld, Lucas Johnson and know that we’re growing, they Sean Johnson. Lucas and know that we’re gelling each day. Sean Johnson also finished We’re just trying to do the best first and third, respectively, we can right now, and that’s a in the 400, and Munoz was tough team to try to make ad- second in the 200. Danny justments against.” Summers finished second in W.F. West (3-1, 1-0) is off the javelin for the Vikings. until after spring break, facing Toledo’s Anthony Peak Tumwater on Tuesday, April 11, won the 110 hurdles in 18 in an EvCo matchup. Rochester seconds and took second in (3-4, 0-2) is also back in action the 300 hurdles, and team- on April 11, hosting Black Hills mate Joe Wallace tied with in a conference contest. Morton-White Pass’ Tristan Storey for first in the high

MATT BAIDE / [email protected] jump at 5-10. Storey, a soph- Tumwater Tops Tigers W.F. West’s Kyndra Haller tracks down a fly ball at Rochester on Thursday. omore, also took second in TUMWATER — The Thun- the 100. derbirds made short work of win. ning, capping off a 25-9 win 14-5 after four frames. Winlock’s Robert Archer Centralia here Friday, leading Hannah Porter hit a two-run over Rochester in an Evergreen “We’re still trying to figure finished second in the 400, 6-1 after an inning en route to homer for Centralia, which had 2A Conference softball game out how to gel with this new Toledo’s Ethan Buck was an 18-6 Evergreen 2A Confer- 11 hits in the loss. here on Thursday. team and program,” Roches- second in the long jump and ence win. Centralia (2-3, 0-2 league) Rochester’s Bella Phelps was ter coach Jared Lancaster said. MWP’s Caleb Heath was hosts Aberdeen on Tuesday, Sara Potwin went 2 for 2 2 for 4 with two home runs and “Tumwater is a tough program. second in the triple jump. April 11. with six RBIs hit a grand slam Hunter Hahn had a home run They run the bases well. They Kalama’s boys and girls each topped the team stand- in the first inning for Tumwater, and a double. Delaney Glazer took advantage of every situa- ings. while Julia Glasgo added a solo Thursday’s Results pitched a complete game for the tion and error. Our offense is Warriors. doing better than it has; Glazer Toledo, Mossyrock and home run. Myah Seaton added MWP will all run in a C2BL T-Birds Thump Warriors Rochester scored all nine is throwing well. We just need to three hits for the T-Birds, while meet in Onalaska on April Sawyer Vessey worked all five ROCHESTER — Tumwater of its runs in the third through clean up the errors and we’ll be 13. innings in the circle to get the scored 10 runs in the sixth in- sixth innings, but Tumwater led right there.” • Sports 5 SPORTS The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017

2B Softball Toutle Lake Takes Two From Tigers, 6-2 and 14-4 By The Chronicle NAPAVINE — Napavine battled with Toutle Lake in two games, but the Tigers fell to the Ducks in both games of a Cen- tral 2B League doubleheader here on Friday. In Game 1, Toutle Lake scored four runs in the first in- ning, and Napavine was never able to recover in a 6-2 loss. The Tigers scored runs in the third and fifth innings, but only had three hits total and five errors, including two errors in the first inning, in the loss. “(Toutle Lake) doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. It was a re- ally good chance to see how we matched up,” Napavine coach Chad Williams said. “I thought we competed. We have plenty of room for improvement, and the girls are excited in the direction we’re heading.” Toutle Lake won the second game 14-4. Maddie Thompson was 2 for 4 with a run and Abbi Music was 2 for 4 with a dou- ble and three RBIs. Music also pitched all seven innings, strik- ing out 10. “We had some really big er- rors and we had a few walks. A

couple really untimely errors MATT BAIDE / [email protected] that killed us, and you can’t do Napavine’s Maddie Thompson fields a throw to second base as a Toutle Lake runner tries to steal second during a Central 2B League softball game on Friday at Napavine. that against a team like Toutle,” Williams said. “There are a few Dakota Brooks faced 11 bat- Adkins combined to allow just Thursday’s Results the win. Shaylee Peters was 3 for teams like that. You just can’t ters and struck out six with no two hits in the win in the circle. 4, Chloe Goble was 2 for 4 and make those mistakes.” walks. She was also 3 for 4 at “We were swinging the bats MWP Sweeps Kalama Hazen was 2 for 3 at the plate for Napavine (4-2, all league) the plate with a double and four really well today, squaring up on travels to face Adna on Saturday, KALAMA — Morton-White MWP. RBIs. Katelyn McGow, Sid Pol- a lot of balls,” PWV coach Ken “The defense played well in April 8, for a noon C2BL double- lard, Grace Hodel, Katie Adkins, Olson said. “Toledo’s building a Pass earned two wins against header. Kalama here on Thursday, win- both games,” MWP coach Rob Abby Hodel and Britney Patrick program out there; give them a Hazen said. “Our slappers put lot of credit. It’s hard, they stuck ning 6-1 and 15-5 in a Central 2B each had two hits for PWV. the ball in play. We didn’t attack Game 2 was more of the same, with it and fought till the end. … League softball doubleheader. Pe Ell-Willapa Valley the ball like we have been the as PWV scored 13 runs in the We’re just swinging the bats well.” MWP won Game 1 with eight Scoots Past Toledo first inning to put the game out PWV has outscored its oppo- hits, including Zoe McCoy going last couple games. We’re young, it happens when you’ve got a TOLEDO — Pe Ell-Willapa of reach and cruised to a 15-0 nents 71-0 with 71 hits in 19 in- 3 for 4, Taylor Hazen going 2 for Valley scored 33 runs in two win in three innings. nings so far this season. 2 and Hannah Smathers going 2 young team. Overall, we got the games, sweeping Toledo in a Brooks, Kamryn Adkins and PWV (5-0, 5-0) travels to face for 4 at the plate. W and the kids played hard.” Central 2B League softball dou- Railey Smith were each 3 for 3 at Morton-White Pass on Saturday, McCoy allowed just two hits Morton-White Pass (4-2, all bleheader here on Friday. the plate, with Adkins knocking April 8, in a C2BL doubleheader. in a complete game in the circle league) hosts Pe Ell-Willapa In Game 1, the Titans scored in two runs and Brooks adding Toledo (0-6, 0-6) hits the road for the Timberwolves. Valley on Saturday, April 8, in a 12 runs in the third inning to cap an RBI. to face Onalaska on Wednesday, The Timberwolves dominat- Central 2B League doubleheader an 18-0 win. Sisters Kamryn and Katie April 12, in a league twinbill. ed game 2, racking up 15 hits in starting at noon.

The fourth, it’s been our nem- C2BL esis. We had errors in the fourth when most of the damage was Continued from Sports 1 done,” MWP coach Jeff Rashoff said. “We’re still struggling to Napavine coach Brian Demar- find our place right now. Hope- est said. “It was a great day for fully it comes quicker than later.” baseball. They played with a lot MWP (0-5, 0-5) hosts Moss- of emotion, and it was good to yrock on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in see them break that thing open a C2BL contest. in the fifth.” The Tigers followed it up with a tight 2-1 win over Kalama Onalaska Comes in eight frames, which featured a pitcher’s duel between Wyatt Back in Seventh to Stanley and Kalama’s Cameron Defeat Toledo Walker — both of whom threw seven shutout innings. ONALASKA — Onalaska’s Stanley allowed one hit, Cole Christensen was hit by a walked two batters and struck pitch to bring home the win- out 15 in the no-decision. Ka- ning run in the bottom of the lama then scored in the top of seventh, capping off a three-run the eighth, but the Tigers evened inning to come from behind to things up when Dawson Stanley defeat Toledo, 7-6, in a Central singled and scored on a triple 2B League baseball game here from Shannon. on Thursday. Mason Butler stepped up Christensen had a hit and next and hit a grounder to sec- two RBIs and Tyler Wallace had a double, run and stolen base for ond, and the bobbled ball al- Matt Baide / [email protected] lowed Shannon to score the win- the Loggers. A.J. Volk had two Napavine players, from left, Sam Fagerness, Mac Fagerness, Seth Butler (3) and Dawson Stanley celebrate after a hit by a runs, Matt Kurzeika had a dou- ning run. teammate during a Central 2B League baseball game against Toutle Lake on Friday in Napavine. “They’re the real deal. They’re ble and two RBIss and Ashton Haight and Kyle Wilson each good,” Demarest said of Kalama. ented, and we can compete with threw strikes and was in com- first, but Rainier answered with “They play disciplined baseball. recorded hits for Onalaska anyone in the league.” mand the whole way,” Adna four runs for a 4-2 lead after one Tristan Lawrence had two For seven innings, you couldn’t PWV (2-3, 2-3) travels to face coach Jon Rooklidge said. “Of- inning. Rainier added a run in ask for anything more. It was strikeouts in three innings on Morton-White Pass next Sat- fensively, a couple walks and a each of the next three innings to the mound and Cody Cooper fun to watch.” urday in a C2BL doubleheader couple doubles in that first in- pull away and earn the victory. Napavine (6-0, 6-0 league) had four strikeouts in two in- starting at noon. Mossyrock (0- ning gave us a 4-0 cushion, and Wyatt Dean was 2 for 2 at nings of work for the Loggers. travels to face Adna on Saturday, 4, 0-4) travels to Randle to take that’s always nice.” the plate. Brady Steveson, Zach April 8, in a C2BL doubleheader. Toledo’s Hunter Eaton and on MWP in a C2BL matchup on Adna (4-2, 4-2) hosts Weinert, Chase Miller and Jake Dakota Robins were each 2 for 4 Wednesday. Napavine on Saturday, April 8, Anderson all had hits for the at the plate. Titans Handle Vikings in a C2BL doubleheader. Cardinals. Toledo led 3-1 after the first “We’ve got a full week to get PE ELL — Kaelin Jurek’s Thursday’s Results inning, and led 5-1 after four in- this ship righted and get things nings. Onalaska battled back in home run in the fifth inning Rainier Capitalizes on corrected,” Weinert said. sparked Pe Ell-Willapa Valley Adna Crushes the sixth, scoring two runs to Winlock Errors in Win Winlock (3-3, 3-3) will host cut the lead to 5-3. to a 10-4 win over Mossyrock Wahkiakum next on Saturday, Wahkiakum LACEY — Winlock record- The Indians added a run in a Central 2B League baseball April 8 in a C2BL doubleheader. game here on Friday. ADNA — Spencer Burdick ed seven errors against Rainier in the top of the seventh, but a Jurek hit a solo homer to start threw a complete game two-hit- here on Thursday, allowing the few walks allowed Kurzeika to a three-run fifth inning, and the ter for Adna, leading the Pirates Mountaineers to earn an 8-2 Morton-WP Falls hit a two-run double to tie the Titans added four more in the to a 10-0 win in a five-innings win in Central 2B League base- game and put the winning run sixth to put the game away. Central 2B League contest here ball action. to Kalama at third base. Two intentional Tyson Nissell was 3 for 4 on Thursday. Both teams recorded six hits KALAMA — Kalama al- walks later, Christensen was hit with an RBI and Ryan Shepherd Burdick struck out 12 and in the game, but the Cardinal lowed just two hits, as the Chi- by a pitch to cap the comeback was 2 for 3 with a double and an helped his own cause at the plate errors helped the Mountaineers nooks earned a 13-1 win in five for the Loggers. RBI for PWV. with a 4 for 4 effort, including a earn the win. innings over Morton-White “They stepped it up and Cub Bair pitched 5 ⅔ in- double and four RBIs. “We were absolutely horrible Pass in a Central 2B League played a good baseball game,” nings, striking out four batters Brady Collins had an RBI in the field. That tells the story,” baseball game here on Thursday. Onalaska coach Rocky Stanley while allowing four runs. double, Isaac Ingle was 3 for 3 Winlock coach Scott Wein- Kalama scored three runs said. “We beat a good baseball “We were hitting the ball with a double and three RBIs ert said. “Zach (Weinert) was in the first inning, added seven team. They battled the whole well from the start. Jurek had and Derek Chilcoate recorded throwing strikes. He did a great more runs in the fourth inning way. We just played a lot better, that home run, then we put it an RBI double as well for Adna. job pitching. Seven errors is ri- and ended the game with five with more confidence. They’re together,” PWV coach Kelly The Pirates scored four runs diculous; seven errors in a ball runs in the fifth. MWP scored getting better.” Barnum said. “The energy level in the first inning and five in the game is inexcusable. It led to a their lone run in the fourth. Onalaska (1-3, 1-3) travels to just picked up. ... When we hit fourth. lot of unearned runs and hurt Kaleb Rashoff and Tyler Wapato for a nonleague game the ball, we compete, but we’re “That’s a big early-season our team pretty bad tonight.” Brown each had hits for the on Monday at 1 p.m., and will going back and forth. When the game. Spencer set the tone on Winlock started off strong Timberwolves. play at Zillah on Tuesday in a kids put it together, we’re tal- the mound. He pitched well, with two runs in the top of the “We did not play very well. doubleheader, starting at 10 a.m.

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College Basketball Mathews Making the Most of His Opportunity at Gonzaga By John Marshall new coach Cuonzo Martin, but The Associated Press decided after his junior year that he needed a change. Mathews GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jordan did not want to sit out a season Mathews did not take his deci- as a transfer, so he would have to sion to leave California lightly. graduate from Cal to play right He enjoyed playing there, liked away. That meant taking six the area, had fun with his team- classes in 12 weeks to get done in mates. time. Mathews just wondered if “That was not fun,” said there was something more out Mathews, who is working on his there for him. master’s in organizational lead- He found it in eastern Wash- ership. “I’ll never do anything ington, where he joined Gonza- like that again.” ga’s tight-knit group and helped The three-month cram ses- lead them to the Final Four for sion paid off. the first time. “It was a tough decision be- With Mathews providing cause I loved Cal,” Mathews said the intangibles, Gonzaga (36-1) Thursday, two days before the came within a few minutes of an Zags face South Carolina in the undefeated regular season and Final Four. “But it couldn’t have went to the NCAA Tournament worked out better. It was worth for the 19th straight season after it.” winning its fifth straight WCC Mathews arrived in Spokane Tournament. before this season as a graduate The Zags reached the NCAA transfer, meaning he could play Tournament with the usual ques- for the Zags right away. tions about how good they re- Washington transfer Nigel MATT YORK / The Associated Press ally are, but quieted doubters by Williams-Goss was eligible to Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews listens to a question after a practice session for their NCAA Final Four tournament college basket- reaching the Final Four for the play after sitting out a season, as ball semiinal game Thursday in Glendale, Ariz. first time. Mathews has been a big part was Johnathan Williams after posing team’s best big man. Few said. “He’s given up min- father, an appearance he still of it. his transfer from Missouri, giv- Mathews has done a little of utes. He’s given up shots. He’s hears about. ing Gonzaga an infusion of skill everything during his short time given up probably a little bit less “My mom watches it all the He leads Gonzaga in the and experience. in the Inland Northwest. Need of a role than what he had. But time,” said Mathews, who’s tournament with 14.3 points per Williams-Goss got most of scoring, he can do that. Need to he wanted to win. He wanted to younger brother, Jonah, plays at game and has made 11 3-point- the attention and lived up to it. shut someone down, he’s got that, win at the highest level and be a Southern Cal. ers in four games. He hit the Zags’ The tenacious point guard was a too. A big shot, he relishes the part of a real team. And we both A top recruit out of high biggest shot of the tournament first team AP All-American, the chance. delivered on what we were sup- school, he decided to play so far, a 3-pointer with less than West Coast Conference player of Mathews also has bought posed to. So pretty cool.” for Mike Montgomery at Cal. a minute left in their hard-fought the year and led the Zags in both into the team-first mentality that Mathews grew up around Mathews had a solid freshman three-point win over West Vir- scoring and assists. makes the Zags go, a transition basketball. His father, Phil, season, highlighted by a 32-point ginia in the Sweet 16. The soft-spoken Williams from his shooter’s mentality days coached for 23 years in South- night against Oregon, but Mont- “It’s about getting to a Final gave Gonzaga a lift at both ends in Berkeley. ern California before becoming gomery retired at the end of the Four,” he said. “It’s what you of the floor, a 6-foot-9 forward “He’s made so many sacrifices the head coach at San Francisco season. dream of, what you grew up who can score around the rim, to give up what he had to come from 1995-2004. Jordan also was Mathews averaged 13.6 and watching, so getting to the Final rebound and shut down the op- to a team,” Gonzaga coach Mark once on the Teletubbies with his 13.5 points in two seasons under Four is icing on the cake.” Seattle U. Hires Hayford Away From Eastern Washington By Percy Allen cord. In the past three years, the where he won 79 percent of his The Seattle Times Eagles have averaged 22 wins games and compiled a 217 — 57 while making three straight record. If you can’t beat them, hire postseason appearances, includ- In 18 years as a head coach, their coach. ing the 2015 NCAA tournament Hayford, who turns 50 in May, In the past four years, Jim and consecutive trips to the Col- has a 360-175 record, including a Hayford tormented Seattle Uni- lege Basketball Invitational. two-year stint (1999-01) at NAIA versity when he led the Eastern “Coach Hayford has a history Sioux Falls. Washington men’s basketball of success in developing pro- “My first task at Seattle U is to team to a 5-1 record over the grams that compete on the na- come alongside these players and Redhawks, including three tional level,” Fink said in a state- get to know them while doing all straight wins. ment. “He is a proven winner, a I can to aid them in becoming On Wednesday, Seattle U committed educator, and a pas- plucked him away from the Ea- the best players, teammates, lead- sionate leader, and we are excited ers and students that they can be,” gles in a move that delivers an 18- for him to bring that blueprint of year veteran head coach with 360 said Hayford, a reputed recruiter success here to Seattle U.” who filled Eastern Washington’s career wins, a track record of re- Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press During the 2014-15 season, 2016-17 roster with seven inter- building floundering programs New Seattle University head basketball coach Jim Hayford, center, poses with Hayford and the Eagles gained national players and five in-state and a recent NCAA tournament athletic director Shaney Fink, left, and school president Fr. Stephen Sundborg at national attention after claiming products. “I have accepted this appearance. an introduction event for Hayford Thursday in Seattle. Hayford was previously the an 88-85 upset victory at Indiana. position because I feel the poten- “I humbly move into this posi- head coach at Eastern Washington. That season, EWU won the Big tion with a desire to lead a cham- tial of this program is great and took over in September. spent this season working with Sky Tournament to make its sec- pionship program that graduates ond ever trip to the NCAA tour- can capture the devotion of bas- outstanding leaders,” Hayford She fired Cameron Dollar the Gonzaga Bulldogs. ketball fans in this great city.” on May 13 after the Redhawks The Redhawks interviewed nament. The Eagles were ranked said in a statement released by third in the nation while averag- The Redhawks lose three went 13-17 this season and were candidates over the past few days the school. “The history of the ing 80.8 points and finished 26-9 starters and four seniors. They basketball program here is rich sixth in the WAC at 5-9. He was and Hayford won over school — the most wins since moving to return 11 players, including and unique. We will work tire- 107-138 at Seattle U and had just administrators with a plan to Division I in 1983. guard Matej Kavas, the WAC lessly to build a program that two winning seasons during his revive a listless SU program the This season, Eastern Wash- Freshman of the Year winner. will return Seattle University to eight-year tenure. way he did Eastern Washington. ington finished 22-12, including Seattle U’s 2017 incoming class the NCAA Tournament.” Sources with knowledge He was 106-91 (.538) during six a pair of wins over Seattle Uni- consists of West Seattle guard Hayford, who will be formal- of the situation said Hayford seasons with the Eagles, which versity. The Eagles were second Nate Pryor and Seattle Prep ly introduced as the school’s 16th emerged from a group of five fi- had one winning season during in the Big Sky at 13-5 and lost in guard Aaron Nettles. men’s basketball coach during nalists that included Ken Bone, the previous seven years before the first round of the CBI. Meanwhile, Eastern moved Thursday news conference, is the the former head coach at Wash- his arrival. Prior to joining EWU in 2011, quickly and promoted associate first coaching hire for SU ath- ington State, Portland State and After his first three years in Hayford spent the previous 10 head coach Shantay Legans to re- letic director Shaney Fink, who Seattle Pacific University, who Cheney, Hayford had a 41-54 re- years at Division III Whitworth place Hayford. UW’s Kelsey Plum, UConn’s Geno Auriemma Are AP Player and Coach of Year DALLAS (AP) — Kelsey we had going in and what we AP’s coach of the year, includ- Plum had a historic season for ended up with ultimately,” Au- ing the last two years. His team Washington while Geno Au- riemma said. “There were just a was sitting in the audience of riemma did one of his best lot of challenges going into this the press conference, ecstatically coaching jobs at UConn. season. I’m probably prouder of cheering as their coach received Both were overwhelming what our coaching staff did this the award. choices as The Associated Press season than I am since anytime Plum became the first Wash- women’s basketball Player and going back to Diana (Taurasi)’s ington player and first Pac-12 Coach of the Year in awards an- junior year. That was probably player ever to receive the award. nounced Thursday. the last time that I thought we Plum broke the career NCAA really, really, really did about as “She’s meant so much to the scoring mark, topping Jackie good a job as you can possibly university and to the Seattle area,” Stiles’ 16-year-old record in style do, maybe more so. That was the said Washington coach Mike with a 57-point effort on her se- last time I remember it being this Neighbors. “When I got the job nior night. hard.” a few years back she could have “If you had told me that all Plum received 30 of the 33 left to goto Ohio State or trans- this stuff would have happened votes from the national media fered somewhere else, but she be- to me personally, I would have panel that selects the weekly lieved in me and what we could laughed at you,” Plum said. “Not Top 25. A’ja Wilson of South do here.” the sense that I didn’t believe in Carolina, Gabby Williams and Neighbors also was in awe myself or anything like that. But Katie Lou Samuelson of UConn how everywhere his team went, it’s not something that you think each received a vote. The voting young girls would watch and try The Associated Press about. I’m the all-time leading Tony Gutierrez / was done before the start of the to emulate the 5-foot-7 Plum. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, left, and Washington’s Kelsey Plum, scorer in college basketball and NCAA Tournament. “One of the greatest parts it’s something I never dreamed right, hold their respective trophies after they were named the Associated Press Auriemma garnered 26 of of her legacy is that there are a about.” Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year and AP Women’s Player of the Year at the the votes for coach of the year. Auriemma did laugh before women’s NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament Thursday in Dallas. Oregon State’s Scott Rueck was lot of kids running around the country who think they can be the season at the notion his Hus- with a schedule filled with top “This year, our coaching staff, second with three while Drake’s kies, who lost three All-Amer- Jennie Baranczyk received two. the next Kelsey Plum,” he said. teams. it was hard. It was really, really icans to graduation, would be Duke’s Joanne P. McCallie and “You don’t have to have a physical undefeated this year. He thought Yet UConn met every chal- hard because the of the people Mississippi State’s Vic Schaefer attribute that screams you’re a there was no way that the team’s lenge and enter the Final Four that we had to replace, the sched- each received one vote. basketball player, you just need a 75-game winning streak would without a loss, winners of 111 ule that we had early on, the It’s the ninth time that Au- great work ethic and a hard drive continue that much longer. Not straight games. lack of depth, what we thought riemma has been honored as the to succeed.” • Sports 7 SPORTS The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017

1A Boys Soccer United Edges King’s Way Christian on Van Vleck’s Goal By The Chronicle VANCOUVER — Jonathan Van Vleck scored the only goal in the 63rd minute, leading Unit- ed earn a 1-0 win over King’s Way Christian here in a 1A Trico League boys soccer game on Fri- day. Van Vleck’s goal was assisted by Isaac Garibay, who set Van Vleck up in a 1-on-1 situation with the keeper and was able to find twine for the goal. Alan Contreras picked up an- other clean sheet for his fourth straight league shutout. United has outscored its league oppo- nents 14-0 in those four Trico games. “It was good. It’s a tough place, playing on that big turf field,” United coach Horst Malunat said. “It was a good effort as a team. I’m glad we made it and have all the points we wanted go- ing into the break.” Malunat complimented his defense — Dawson Hall, Da- vid Van Vleck, Brian Wood and Brandon Cruz — for their work on the back line. United (6-1, 4-0) hosts Castle Rock on Tuesday, April 11, in Winlock in another Trico match- up.

Sports Briefs Sounders Play Atlanta to 0-0 Tie SEATTLE (AP) — Playing with two defenders who hadn't seen a minute of action this sea- son, the Seattle Sounders dealt Pete Caster / [email protected] high-scoring Atlanta United its Centralia catcher Jerod Frias (23) tags out a Black Hills baserunner at home plate during an Evergreen 2A Conference doubleheader in Centralia on Thursday. first shutout of the year on Friday Bailey and Joey Aliff all singled Cervantes went 2 for 3 for Cen- night, battling to a 0-0 tie. Friday’s Results The Sounders (1-1-2, 5 points) to push across the walk-off run. tralia, which had eight hits in Centralia already had Jordy Delem on the “It was a long day,” Ashmore the win. Tigers Head to lineup card for his first-ever Continued from Sports 1 said, pointing out that after car- Jeremy Wood struck out MLS game when they scratched ing for the field the team didn’t Spring Break With three with two walks and seven Centralia led 5-4 after three central defensive stalwart Chad leave the park until about 11 p.m. Win Over Bobcats hits in a complete-game effort Marshall just a few minutes be- innings, but Black Hills relief “I guess if you’re going to prac- for the Tigers. pitcher Eric Jordan came on in ABERDEEN — Joseph fore kickoff because of an illness. tice for 27 days, you’re going to Pineda drove in four runs, and “For being a freshman in his He was replaced by Tony Alfaro. the fifth, walked a batter and play three games in one night.” first varsity outing he did very then retired 16 straight Tigers — Centralia followed up a long Atlanta (2-1-1, 7 points) came Bailey was 3 for 6 with an Thursday at the park with a 5-1 well,” Centralia coach Rex Ash- with five strikeouts — while his in with 11 goals over its first RBI, Jerod Frias was 2 for 5 with Evergreen 2A Conference road more said. “For the most part, three games, just one behind teammates scored a run in the an RBI and Lopez finished 3 for win over the Bobcats here Friday. defensively, we were much better league-leading Portland. top of the seventh to push things 5 with an RBI for Centralia. Pineda went 2 for 3 with a than we were last night.” Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei into extra innings. Broc Selstrom started on two-run single in the third and Centralia (2-1, all league) preserved the shutout in the 87th Finally, in the bottom of the the mound and struck out eight an RBI double in the Tigers’ plays a nonleague game at Shel- minute when he dove to stop a 11th, Nat Lopez, Isaiah Trevino, with a walk in 6 ⅔ innings. two-run fourth inning. Erik ton on Thursday. 22-yard shot from straight on by Miguel Almiron. Frei also came 2A Baseball up big in the 12th minute when he went down and stripped the ball off the left foot of Hector Villalba at the top left corner of Thunderbirds Out-Hit and Edge Bearcats, 6-4 the penalty area. EVCO: Tumwater in the fifth — which came with- Paul, Guerrero and Brock as Tumwater won 5-0 and 17-6 out the benefit of a hit. Tysen Jones were each 1 for 3 for W.F. in an Evergreen 2A Conference Mariners’ Drew Smyly Wins First Battle of Paul reached first on an error, West. baseball doubleheader. Could Be Out 2 Months Preseason League moved to second when Guer- W.F. West (3-2, 1-1 league) The first game was a pitching rero walked, and took third and plays Fife on Thursday at the duel, as Ethan Worden pitched With Elbow Strain Favorites in Chehalis home on wild pitches from T- all seven innings for the War- RAC in Lacey. PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Seat- Bird starter Trayton Rodriguez. riors, allowing five runs on nine By Aaron VanTuyl tle Mariners starter Drew Smyly Dakota Hawkins was then hit hits in the loss. [email protected] Thursday’s Results will begin the season on the dis- by a pitch and, with Guerrero on “Ethan did a good job of keep- abled list and could be out for There was no shortage of in- third, purposefully got himself ing us in the ballgame,” Roches- W.F. West Clobbers up to two months because of a teresting plays or big hits — it into a pickle that allowed Guer- ter coach Brad Quarnstrom said. strained elbow. was just that most of them fa- rero to score the tying run. “He pitched well enough to get Aberdeen 7-1 Smyly likely will miss six to vored Tumwater. Hawkins had an interest- the win. We just couldn’t get any LACEY — Dakota Hawkins eight weeks with a flex strain in The visiting Thunderbirds ing day on the field, despite not struck out 11 and gave up one base hits.” made the most of their opportu- registering a hit or pitching; he Logan Chase pitched a com- his left elbow, a big blow after run over six innings in W.F. the Mariners’ roster seemed set nities on Friday at Bearcat Base- went 0 for 2 with an RBI and was West’s 7-1 win over Aberdeen plete game for Tumwater, allow- ball Stadium to pick up a 6-4 win twice hit by a pitch, and in the ing no runs and just one hit to for the start of the regular sea- in an Evergreen 2A Conference son. Smyly will rehab the injury over W.F. West in a matchup of field turned a slick double play baseball game here on Thursday. Brayden Snyder in the seventh to end the top of the seventh in- inning to break up the no-hitter. and surgery is not expected, but the two preseason favorites in Hawkins picked up the win ning. With the bases loaded and “We struck out nine times in he and the club are seeking addi- the Evergreen 2A Conference. allowed three hits to get the win, Tumwater tallied nine hits one out Hawkins, playing sec- that game. You get 21 outs, you tional information about how to while Brock Jones came in and and scored in each of the final ond, fielded a ground ball, dove don’t make the defense work on handle the recovery. struck out two batters to close two innings to secure the win. forward to tag the advancing 9 of them? We’ve got to get better “It’s a key loss,” general man- out the game. “They’re definitely a good runner, rolled off the grass and at that,” Quarnstrom said. “We ager Jerry Dipoto said Friday. “I club,” Bearcat coach Bryan Bull- threw to first to complete the Tysen Paul was 2 for 4 with had some good at-bats, we’ve got can sit here and lament that ock said. “Any time you get out double play. a home run, a double and two to find a way to put the ball in we’ve lost Drew for a period of out-hit (9-4), you’re putting a lot “He’s a great kid to coach, and RBIs, and Hawkins scored two play.” time or I can take a positive out- of pressure on yourself to play he’s the type of guy … he can runs. The Warriors started off the look and we’re days away from perfect — and we didn’t play per- see those things happening be- W.F. West scored three runs second game strong, taking a 5-1 opening day. fect.” fore they do,” Bullock said. “He’s in the third to take a lead. Aber- lead after two innings. But the “It does nobody good ... if we The biggest imperfections ready for those opportunities, deen cut the lead to 3-1 after the Thunderbirds scored seven runs break with our head down. Drew came in the third inning, which like turning the double play.” fourth inning, but the Bearcats in the fourth, helped out by some was and is important to our featured three runs by the T- Tumwater, though, had al- added a run in the fifth and Rochester errors, and nine runs season. I anticipate he will con- Birds. Noah Sirkel led things off ready used a bases-loaded hit sealed the win with three more in the fifth to end the game after tribute at some point, just not as by crushing the first pitch he batter to score its sixth run, and runs in the seventh. five innings. soon as we expected.” saw from starter Tyson Guerrero despite a single from Drew For- W.F. West (3-1, 1-0) hosts Snyder had an RBI double Smyly was slotted to be Seat- over the football grandstands be- gione in the seventh were unable Tumwater Friday at 4:30 p.m. in and Cole Winthrop also had an tle’s No. 4 starter after being ac- yond the left-field fence for a solo to close the gap. an EvCo matchup. RBI double for the Warriors. quired in the offseason in a trade home run, and a walk, two base Jakob Holbrook pitched the “The bats came to life a little from Tampa Bay. He was impres- hits and a pair of errors helped final two innings for Tumwater Rochester Drops more in the second game, that’s sive early in spring training and the next two runs cross the plate. to record the win, giving up one positive. We just couldn’t sustain in his one start for the United “They definitely took advan- hit and a walk with two strike- Doubleheader it on the defensive side of things,” States during the World Baseball tage of the errors that we made,” outs. Quarnstrom said. Classic. But Dipoto said Smyly Bullock said, “and we weren’t Andrew Pullar went 2 for 3 to Tumwater Rochester (1-3, 0-2) plays Fri- did not seem the same after re- perfect defensively.” with a pair of doubles for the T- TUMWATER — The Thun- day at Cheney Stadium in Taco- turning from the WBC, and fur- The Bearcats did, though, tie Birds, while Logan Hayes and derbirds earned two wins over ma against Black Hills at 7 p.m. ther examination revealed the things at 4-4 with a pair of runs Zach Jones each added two hits. the Warriors here on Thursday, in an EvCo matchup. injury. Sports 8 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 SPORTS

Golf Spieth Returns to a Green Jacket and a Bad Memory By Doug Ferguson year, those questions will still be The Associated Press there and linger a little bit,” Mc- Ilroy said. “I still get questioned AUGUSTA, Ga. — The drive about the back nine at Augusta home from Augusta National in 2011. It’s just something you was quiet, a rarity when Jordan have to deal with. It’s something Spieth is in the car. that happened. It’s not going to He was wearing a blue shirt, go away. It’s there and it always not a green jacket. will be. Of course, I sympathize It wasn’t supposed to be this with him. The guy had a chance way. Only three hours earlier on to win the green jacket. But he Sunday at the Masters, he was can console himself by opening coming off four straight birdies up his wardrobe and seeing one and stood on the 10th tee with a hanging there.” five-shot lead. No one who had In the days after the Masters, won a major was remotely close Spieth would switch off the TV to Spieth. whenever he saw footage of him Three holes later, his head on the 12th hole. He went to Las was spinning. A shot in the bun- Vegas with a group of friends ker (No. 10). A shot in the trees from high school, and that was (No. 11). Two in the water (No. good. 12). And just like that, Spieth When he returned to The was three shots behind and never Players Championship a month caught up. He was in Butler Cab- later, he knew what kind of ques- in, just like everyone expected, tions to expect. only he was there to help Danny FILE PHOTO / The Associated Press If he got into contention, Willett into a green jacket. In this April 10, 2016, ile photo, Jordan Spieth is consoled by his caddie Michael Greller on the 18th hole after the inal round would he be thinking about Sun- What could anyone say? of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Spieth returns to the Masters after having blown a ive-shot lead on the back day at the Masters? If he didn’t “Everybody waited,” Spieth nine last year. play well, how tough would it be said. “It was just quiet while we ters lives on for a year. It brings a champion Nick Faldo said. “He’ll ent situation from me. He’s one to get over the Masters? drove home. I wasn’t doing too non-golf audience into golf. And get up there, know what he did of the best players in the world. It never goes away. well at the start because it was so it will be nice once this year’s fin- wrong. He knows how to deal He’ll be fine heading into the His biggest test was in Feb- recent. It was like: ‘Why couldn’t ished from my point of view, to be with it. Hopefully, he stands up Masters.” ruary, when Spieth took a six- I have just done this or done that? brutally honest with you.” there and says, ‘Right, nice swing, The Masters has served up shot lead into the final round at Why did this have to happen?’ Spieth already has returned put it in the right spot.’ And I its share of players who left with Pebble Beach. Not since the Mas- I was trying to figure out why. to the scene of his worst moment think that will be big.” ters had a tournament been his That was my whole thing that one arm in a green jacket. Greg in golf. Spieth is not the only player Norman in 1996 lost a six-shot to lose. He never let anyone get night. Why didn’t it work when I closer than three shots. He never He was at Augusta National to suffer an inexplicable collapse lead, still the largest ever blown was in the same position the year made anything worse than a par. last December with two mem- in a major. in PGA Tour history. Ed Sneed before.” Is this year’s Masters the ulti- bers when he stepped on the 12th Adam Scott had a four-shot A year later, he still doesn’t made bogey on his last three mate test? have the answers, and it already tee for the first time since the fi- lead with four holes to play, made holes in 1979 and lost in a playoff. It wouldn’t seem to be the is weighing on him. nal round of the Masters. He hit four bogeys and lost the 2012 Not to be overlooked is Rory Mc- case. Forgotten is the fact that Two weeks before he was due 8-iron over the bunker to 15 feet. British Open at Royal Lytham & Ilroy, who had a four-shot lead Spieth has never finished worse to arrive at Augusta, Spieth said He made the putt. “I was walking St. Annes. He won his first ma- in 2011 and shot 43 on the back than runner-up in three appear- he couldn’t wait for this particu- around with my hands up like, jor nine months later at Augusta nine, starting with a tee shot on ances, or that he shares the 72- lar Masters to be over. There is ‘Demons gone,’” he said. National. Jason Dufner had a No. 10 behind the cabins that led hole scoring record at the Mas- no escaping the questions about If only it were that simple. five-shot lead on the 15th tee of to a triple bogey. ters with Tiger Woods. But for what happened last year. He He still has to face the me- the 2011 PGA Championship The difference? now, the freshest memory is the didn’t have answers during that dia on Tuesday. He goes to the and lost in a playoff to Keegan Spieth still has a green jacket, back nine a year ago Sunday. drive home. He doesn’t have Tuesday night dinner for Masters Bradley. a spot upstairs in the Champions “I think it’s human nature them now. champions that Willett, not Spi- “Things can change quickly Locker Room, a seat at the table to focus on the negative (more) “Whether I can grab the jacket eth, will be hosting. out here,” Dufner said. “One Tuesday night for dinner. Even than the positive, because I think back or I miss the cut or I finish “This hopefully will end bad break, one bad situation and so, bad memories don’t fade eas- of the positive as if it was sup- 30th, it will be nice having this Thursday when he gets to the your head can get spinning. But ily, especially at the Masters. posed to happen,” Spieth said. Masters go by,” he said. “The Mas- 12th hole,” three-time Masters he (Spieth) is in a totally differ- “No matter what happens this “And the negative was just crazy.” College Basetball UConn’s 111-Game Winning Streak Ends, Miss St Wins at Buzzer By Doug Feinberg The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — UConn’s MISSED record 111-game winning streak came to a startling end when Mississippi State pulled off per- haps the biggest upset in wom- YOUR en’s basketball history, stunning the Huskies 66-64 on Morgan William’s overtime buzzer beater in the national semifinals Friday PAPER? night. William hit a 15-footer to cap it, moments after a replay review awarded UConn two free throws for a flagrant 1 foul call that tied the game with 26.6 seconds left. “I live for moments like this,” William said. “UConn, they’re an incredible team. For me to make that shot against them, it’s unbe- lievable. I’m still in shock right now. I wanted to take the shot. I wanted to take the shot and I made it.” UConn coach Geno Au- riemma had a wry smile on his face after the final shot. There wasn’t much else he could do, the chance for a fifth straight nation- al title suddenly beyond his grasp. LM OTERO / The Associated Press The Huskies hadn’t lost in Mississippi State guard Morgan William (2) celebrates after she hit the winning shot in overtime to defeat Connecticut in an 865 days, with that defeat com- NCAA college basketball game in the semiinals of the women’s Final Four on Friday in Dallas. ing to Stanford in overtime on throws that tied the game. After Auriemma said. “Maybe all our 29-25 as senior Saniya Chong Nov. 17, 2014. a UConn turnover, William held young kids needed to experience scored seven points during a “We had an incredible run, the ball at the top of the key be- this so that we can come back 12-0 run. Mississippi State an- Call but we came up against a much fore dribbling to her right and and really be ready for this.” swered and was up 36-28 at the better team tonight,” Auriemma pulling up for the shot, with the Neither team scored much half. 360-807-7676 said. ball in the air when the buzzer in OT with Teaira McCowan’s UConn came back in the The Bulldogs (34-4) will play sounded. layup with 1:12 left in the extra third quarter behind its trio of South Carolina for the national The Bulldogs ran onto the session breaking a 62-62 tie. It All-Americans with Williams, championship Sunday night in a court, piling up at center court was the lone basket for Missis- Napheesa Collier and Samuel- matchup of two SEC teams. while UConn players stood sippi State in OT until William’s son keying a 12-3 run to start the chronline.com Mississippi State (33-5) and stone-faced. Schaefer grabbed game-winner. second half. That run brought UConn met in the Sweet 16 last William in a bear hug, with for- During their last two decades Huskies alums Sue Bird, Breanna season and the Huskies won by mer Mississippi State star Dak of dominance where they’ve won Stewart and Maya Moore, who 60 points — the most-lopsided Prescott — the Dallas Cowboys 11 national championships, the were sitting 20 rows behind the After hours win in regional semifinals his- quarterback — helping lead the Huskies rarely found themselves UConn bench, to their feet. tory. All season long the Bulldogs cheers. trailing — let alone by double- STREAK BUSTER: The loss ended is taking calls had that humiliating loss on their Prescott said he’d try to come digits. This was the first time this a 28-game NCAA Tournament minds. back Sunday for the title game. season that UConn was losing in winning streak for UConn. The Tuesday & Now they’ve erased that de- UConn rallied from a the fourth quarter. last loss came to Notre Dame in Thursday feat, beating UConn (36-1) on 16-point deficit, its biggest dur- The Bulldogs got off to a great 2012 in the Final Four. That was the grandest stage in one of the ing its NCAA record streak, to start, taking it right at the Hus- the last OT game in the national 5:00 p.m. sport’s greatest games. take a 59-56 lead in the fourth kies like not many teams had semifinals. “I don’t have to play them 100 quarter. The teams were tied done during the streak. The Bull- QUARTERBACK CONNECTION: to 7 p.m. times. Only have to beat them at 60 when the Bulldogs had a dogs led 15-13 before scoring 14 Prescott wasn’t the only QB in at- once,” Mississippi State coach chance to win it in regulation, straight points to go up 29-13. It tendance on Friday night. Dono- and Saturday Vic Schaefer said. “That is one but William’s shot was blocked was the biggest deficit UConn van McNabb was also in Dallas, heck of a basketball team, the by Gabby Williams, sending the had faced during its historic cheering on niece Kia Nurse, 7:30 a.m to greatest of all-time. But how game into overtime. streak and one of the largest dur- who stars for Connecticut. Seat- proud am I of my kids?” “Maybe we’re just not ready ing the last 22 years, which the tle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson 10:30 a.m. Mississippi State led 64-62 for this. Maybe we were ready for Huskies have dominated with 11 was supporting his sister Anna, before a replay review gave Ka- everything else, but maybe we’re national championships. who is a freshman at Stanford in CH547464ac.sw tie Lou Samuelson the two free just not mature enough for this,” The Huskies rallied to within the first game. The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017

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Lisa Britton / Baker City Herald This March 2 photo shows a replica of a footprint cast made in 1967 in Northern California in Scot Violette’s home in Baker City, Ore. Violette, who lives in Baker City, Oregon, and grew up nearby, plans to search for Bigfoot this summer in the northern Blue Mountains near Tollgate. (Lisa Britton Bigfoot in the Blue Mountains? Oregon Man Plans a replica of the one made from a Among the few accredited track the creature’s foot suppos- scientists who share Violette’s Intense Search for the edly left on a Bluff Creek sand- views on Bigfoot is Jeff Mel- Beast This Summer bar that October day. drum, a professor of anatomy Many years after his epipha- and anthropology at Idaho State By Jayson Jacoby ny at the Elgin Opera House, Vi- University in Pocatello. The Baker City Herald olette learned that many people Meldrum, who specializes claimed to have seen Bigfoot, or in how primates walk (primates There’s a plaster cast of a found the creature’s tracks, in are an order of mammals that footprint on the wall of Scott the Tollgate area. includes humans and gorillas), Violette’s basement and it’s the “That was only 15 miles or so wrote “Sasquatch: Legend Meets sort of thing that could give a from my house,” he said. “I was Science,” the book Violette kid nightmares for weeks. really excited. I went up looking plucked from his shelf. Violette, who lives in Baker for Bigfoot a lot.” Violette said one of his main City, is wearing a camouflage Violette never found his inspirations for starting the Blue cap emblazoned with the slogan quarry, or even signs of the beast. Mountain Bigfoot Research “Squatch Hunter.” But even as he went on to project was a Bigfoot expedi- He walks beneath a sign college, earning a degree in tion he participated in with Mel- that welcomes visitors to the theater arts at Eastern Oregon drum in Idaho several years ago. “Squatchers Lounge.” State College in 1984, Violette’s And Violette said he plans to Violette slides a volume ti- enthusiasm for Bigfoot never rely heavily on research that one tled “Sasquatch: Legend Meets waned. of Meldrum’s students conducted Science” from a bookshelf “I did a lot of reading, every in the northern Blue Mountains crammed with similarly named book I could find on Bigfoot,” in the 1990s to pinpoint his own works and topped by a vintage he said. “If I saw it in the store search area for this summer and, 1970s metal lunchbox embla- I’d buy it.” he hopes, in future years as well. zoned with the figure of a hairy “I want to pick a site and re- bipedal beast. Native American Stories ally hit it hard,” Violette said. The theme here is as obvi- Violette’s exploration of the ous as an 18-inch-long track mystery diverted onto a new Has He Ever Seen a Bigfoot? stamped in a patch of mud in branch in the 1990s when he The answer, Violette said, is the deep woods. returned to college, this time to “maybe.” Yet Violette, whose T-shirt study anthropology at the Uni- He and his wife were in Yo- reads “Sasquatch Research versity of California-Berkeley, semite National Park in 2010 Team,” says the heart of his op- where he earned his master’s when they saw what he describes eration — his “Sasquatch lair,” This March 2 photo shows Scot Violette in Baker City, Ore. Violette, who lives in degree in that discipline in 1998. as a “shadowy figure” walking he puts it with a hearty chuckle Baker City, and grew up nearby, plans to search for Bigfoot this summer in the He focused on Native Amer- into a line of trees. — lies elsewhere in his labyrin- northern Blue Mountains near Tollgate. ican culture, a choice inspired in Although Violette said he thine basement. part by his own family. Violette’s couldn’t identify the animal, he That nook is where he stores website (www.squatchoregon. But it wasn’t the main feature grandmother, Donna Higgins, measured the height of a tree his motion-sensing, sound-re- com) and Facebook page. that captured his attention that who was born in Halfway and branch that the animal touched, cording video cameras. Violette encourages people day almost half a century ago. lived for many years in Baker and that suggested the animal And his drone. to visit the sites to share their Back in the late 1960s, films City, was one-half Nez Perce. was about 8 feet tall. And the paintball gun he’s Bigfoot sightings, track finds or were preceded not just by pre- Violette, who spent many of He also noticed a strong and modifying so it’ll fire darts de- other potential evidence, to offer views of coming attractions but his boyhood summers living with foul odor at the time he saw the signed to extract a scrap of DNA to accompany him on evidence- also by short films known as his grandmother in Baker City, animal — a common aspect of that in theory could convince gathering trips to the mountains, newsreels. once asked her about Bigfoot. Bigfoot eyewitness stories. skeptical scientists — which is or just to order a piece of Bigfoot The one on that day in El- “She told me, ‘That’s real,’” he “It was bad,” Violette said of almost all of them — that Sas- kitsch with which he hopes to gin showed what soon became said. the stench. “Something I’ll never quatch, better known as Bigfoot bankroll his project. — and still remains by a wide Indeed most Native Ameri- forget.” — is a real creature. “This is something that’s been margin — the most famous and can tribes’ oral tradition includes Although he’s never seen any “Just because it hasn’t been on my mind since we moved back most scrutinized section of film a “wild man of the woods” — a animal he couldn’t identify in seen by the right professor from (to Northeastern Oregon),” Vio- purporting to show a Bigfoot. commonality that intrigued Vio- Northeastern Oregon, Violette the U.S. doesn’t mean it doesn’t lette said. “I’ve always spent a lot This is the Patterson-Gimlin lette during his years at Berkeley. said he and his wife came across exist,” said Violette, 54, who grew of time out in the woods. I decid- Film — the PGF to Bigfoot en- He also learned that tribes con- a line of dozens of tracks in the up in Summerville, graduated ed it’s time to take this seriously.” thusiasts. sidered these wild men to be ac- snow near Old Auburn Road, from Imbler High School and Which is not to say that Vio- Roger Patterson and Bob tual rather than mythical animals, about 10 miles southwest of moved to Baker City with his wife, lette can devote his life to pursu- Gimlin, both from Yakima, were and that descriptions are similar Baker City, in January 2014. Hannah, about four years ago. ing what mainstream science long riding horses on Oct. 20, 1967, not just among North American They followed the tracks for “I do believe they exist. I ago decided was merely a myth. along Bluff Creek in Northern tribes but also among residents in about a mile, he said. Although think the proof is right there, He performs as Professor Al- California. The pair were in- other parts of the world. the tracks were not clear — the but they’re not accepting it.” gernon, a magician in the Steam- tending to film a documentary Violette acknowledges that snow had melted and refrozen Violette’s interest in this most punk tradition, he works with the about Bigfoot — Patterson had Bigfoot hoaxes are common, both after they were made — Violette famous of “cryptids” — animals Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre already self-published a book in sightings and with footprints. said the tracks bore character- whose existence has not been con- in Baker City, and he’s the drama on the subject — when they And he concedes that in istics in common with other clusively proved — dates to age 7 coach at Baker High School. claimed to have come across an many cases the eyewitness who alleged Bigfoot “trackways,” in and an afternoon trip to watch a Besides which he works part individual Bigfoot that Patter- claimed to see a Bigfoot almost particular that the tracks were movie at the Elgin Opera House. time at Cashway Lumber Com- son filmed with a rented movie certainly saw a known animal in a straight line rather than off- But his plans for this summer pany in Baker City. camera. such as a bear. set as with human footprints. are more ambitious than any of But as his wardrobe choices The film is polarizing — But Violette said he can’t Violette doesn’t claim either his previous forays into forests and his basement decor both an- many people, and most scien- so easily dismiss some of the experience as anything other where perhaps Bigfoot walks. nounce without a shred of sub- tists, consider it a hoax. commonalities that distinguish than an interesting anecdote Violette hopes to collect some tlety, Violette’s dedication to the But for the boy from Sum- many of what he calls “credible” that fortified his fascination compelling evidence while he pursuit of Bigfoot is considerable. merville, that film, which lasts sightings, such as the size and with the subject. hikes through the dense woods “It’s important to me that sci- just a minute, sparked the curi- shape of the purported Bigfoot. He understands that prov- of the northern Blue Mountains ence eventually accepts this,” he ousity that continues to intrigue The same is true with foot- ing Bigfoot exists requires, quite near Tollgate. said. “It’s not just a reason to go the man today. print casts, some of them made literally, flesh and blood. Or at His nearly lifelong fascina- out into the woods.” The west wall of Violette’s thousands of miles, and decades, least one or the other. tion with the possibility that an “Squatchers Lounge” holds a apart. Violette said it seems to And Violette is realistic unidentified primate roams the A Film Sparks a Lifelong Interest photograph taken of perhaps him implausible that hoaxers about the odds that confront Pacific Northwest prompted Violette wanted only to the best-known frame from would employ the identical fake him or any other lone researcher. Violette to recently start the Blue watch a movie at the Elgin Op- the Patterson-Gimlin film. The feet in such widely dispersed “You have a better chance of Mountain Bigfoot Research era House. photo is next to that plaster cast, places and times. winning the lottery.” Life 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017 LIFE

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Proceeds from this GriefShare, a video seminar focus- 360-623-1485 sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Moth- ing on helping people who have lost Dinner special, cook’s choice, 5-7 ers of Preschoolers), 360-520-3841 or event go to support the Model a loved one, 12:30-2 p.m., Shoestring Railroad Club’s layout at the Cities Senior Center, $5, (206) 948-2979 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market 360-864-2168, email chehalismops@ “A Few Good Men,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Valley Community Church, 104 Frase Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-7241 gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ Lewis County Historical Mu- Road, Onalaska, 360-870-2782, http:// Playhouse, 226 W. 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Market Blvd., Chehalis, Public Agencies mental illness, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities State in World War I,” 2-3 p.m., Centralia 360-748-7241 or visit the museum’s Facebook Timberland LIbrary, presentation by his- Senior Center, 2545 N. National Ave., “Kong: Skull Island,” 7 p.m., Roxy The- Napavine Planning Commission, 6 page. torian Lorraine McConaghy, 360-736- Chehalis, 360-785-9668 ater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, stu- p.m., 407 Birch Ave. SW, Napavine, 360- 0183 or www.TRL.org Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, for dents and seniors $7, www.mortonroxy. 262-3547, ext. 213 people who speak Spanish, 5:30-7 p.m., “Kong: Skull Island,” 7 p.m., Roxy The- org. Lewis County Interlocal Organiza- Poet to Give Talk at ater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $9, stu- tion of Fire Districts 2, 15 and 7, 7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, spon- Chehalis Library dents and seniors $8, www.mortonroxy. Fire District 15 (Winlock) main station, sored by Human Response Network, org. Public Agencies 360-864-2366 360-748-6601 Poet and performer Judith Lewis County PUD Commission, Second Chance/Lewis County Brain Lewis County Commission, 10 a.m., 10 a.m., PUD auditorium, 345 NW Pa- Injury Support Group, 5 p.m., call 360- Adams will help her audience BOCC board room, second floor, Lewis rediscover the enchantment of Libraries cific Ave., Chehalis, 360-748-9261 or 864-4341 or 360-983-3166 for meeting County Courthouse, agenda available 1-800-562-5612 location poetry at the Vernetta Smith Building Block Poetry, for children at http://goo.gl/agwWM, 360-740-1120 and teens, all day, Chehalis Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, GriefShare, a recovery group for Chehalis Timberland Library Lewis County Community Network 360-291-3543 those who have lost a loved one, 7-8:30 2-3 p.m Saturday. Crazy Hair Day, for children, 10:30 Board, 3:30-5 p.m., second floor confer- a.m., Chehalis p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, Adams will draw upon the ence room, Lewis County Public Health 1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, $10, Sensory Friendly Storytime, for & Social Services Building, 360 NW Libraries 360-827-2172 works of other poets, including children age 3-sixth grade who are an North St., Chehalis many from Washington state, autism spectrum or have other special Spring Break Party!, for all ages, all Al Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6-7 p.m., to demonstrate how poetry can needs, 10:30 a.m., Centralia day, Randle Unity Center, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-237-4082, 360-269-2531 “radically enhance, change and A Fierce Language: Falling in Love Libraries Preschool Storytime and Play- GriefShare, a recovery group for even save our lives.” She will With Poetry, for adults, with poet Learn About Your Library Card, for all group, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia those who have lost a loved one, 10 explore the joy of reciting poetry, and performer Judith Adams, 2 p.m., ages, noon, Centralia College East, 701 Chehalis a.m.-noon, Faith Baptist Church, 436 encourage guests to talk about Airport Way, Morton Coal Creek Road, Chehalis, $20 for work- their experiences with poetry, Adult Winter Reading After Party, for Organizations book, 360-264-4482, (360) 785-3635, or adults, 2 p.m., Randle www.griefshare.org and lead exercises designed to America’s Veterans — Washington Organizations Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Uni- ty Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360- Pre-diabetes/Diabetes Support fire up the poetic imagination. at War: The Evergreen State in World Lewis County Republican Cen- 748-1753, [email protected] Group, 10 a.m., Morton General Adams is an English-born War I, with Lorraine McConaghy, 2 p.m., tral Committee, dinner, 5:30-6:30 Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Hospital, provided by Diane Hurley, poet who has lived in the Unit- Centralia p.m., meeting, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis 360-496-3591 Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centra- ed States since 1976. She has lia, tuners.groupanizer.com East County Support Group, NAMI published four books of poetry 360-736-4500 Lewis County, for those affected by Sunday, April 2 Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, and recorded several albums of 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical mental illness, 10-11 a.m., Salkum Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360- Timberland Library community room, her work. Her poems have been Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo 748-1753, [email protected] Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, 360-880-5134 208-476-8070 published in numerous maga- starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Writer’s Forum, 7-9 p.m., 4162 Jack- zines and anthologies. Jackson Highway, Chehalis son Highway, Chehalis, 360-262-0525 Chehalis PTA, 6:30 p.m., Olympic El- Dancing, Swing Stuff, 1:30-4:30 p.m., ementary library, 360-748-6838 Wednesday, April 5 Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank Swede Hall, Rochester, 360-350-2423 Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Chehalis First Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Tuesday, April 4 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo Christian Church, 111 NW Prindle St., Riverside Park, Centralia, free, spon- 360-807-4733 starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 360-269-0587 or 360-748-3702 sored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors Onalaska Alliance, 6 p.m., Onalaska Jackson Highway, Chehalis Dance, Country Four and More, 7 Church, Chehalis, 360-623-9438 open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 High School, Room 408, 360-978-5668 Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Eagles, p.m., South Union Grange, 10030 Tilley “A Few Good Men,” 2 p.m., Evergreen p.m., food available, 360-736-9030 hard-shell tacos, two for $1, other menu Road, near exit 99 off I-5, free lessons at Playhouse, 226 W. 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This outdoor playground — one of the state’s largest — is just inside the wildlife park gates at Northwest Trek.

Photos Courtesy Northwest Trek Above, the annual spring break Wild Week of Play is coming up April 1-9 at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.

At left, plenty of opportunities to crawl and climb await children at the Kids’ Trek. Spring Break

Kids can explore a small creek and learn about the great outdoors at Kids’ Trek.

Is Playtime at Northwest Trek Welcomes Northwest Trek Its Seven Millionth Visitor Seven million: That’s nearly the population of Washington Take in Kids’ Trek During ‘Wild Week of Play’ April 1-9 state, more than 10 times the population of Seattle, and about seven times the total attendance at last year’s Seattle Seahawks Spring Break, which is April home to moose, bighorn sheep, Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. games. 1-9 for many school districts mountain goats, bison, deer and Saturday and Sunday. And it’s the number of people who have walked through the this year, is a perfect time to get other animals. Northwest Trek is not only a front gate of Northwest Trek Wildlife Park since it opened in a breath of fresh air and play Plus, there are bobcats, foxes, unique treasure for the Pacific 1975. among the trees at Northwest owls, river otters, beavers and Northwest; it is one of only a Just who was the person who sent Northwest Trek over the 7 Trek Wildlife Park. many other animals to see on a handful of large-landscape wild- million mark? Lacey Wellborn visited the wildlife park 1:30 p.m. Parents can officially say self-guided walking tour along life parks in the nation. It is just with her husband, Kent, and their children, Lindsay and Robert, farewell to winter and let their paved trails. Playful gray wolves 17 miles west of Yelm. Saturday, March 18. kids run wild at Kids’ Trek, the can be seen face-to-face from a Every visit to Northwest Trek Northwest Trek hit the six-million mark in 2012, and in 2016 nature-inspired play area de- kid-sized crawlspace in the Bak- includes a 50-minute narrated reported record attendance of just over a quarter-million, thanks signed for toddlers to tweens. er Research Cabin. tour of the 435-acre Free-Roam- to the opening of the Kids’ Trek nature-inspired playground, the At Kids’ Trek, children con- Visitors can see smaller ani- ing Area aboard a heated tram. births of several animals, including a moose calf. The previous struct forts, play in tot-sized log mals up close during Trailside The forest-and-meadow-studded attendance record was 214,696, set in 2015. cabins, and scramble up and Encounters, scheduled for 11:30 area is home to herds of Ameri- The 7-million milestone comes as the wildlife park gears up down ladder nets. Northwest- a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day dur- can bison and Roosevelt elk, plus for another exciting year, with several baby animals expected to themed features like native ing Wild Week of Play. bighorn sheep, mountain goats, arrive this spring and a full slate of events and activities to en- plants, a replica beaver lodge, Kids’ Trek, Discovery Tram deer and moose. gage young and old alike in the wonders of nature. and statues of river otters and Tours, and Trailside Encounters Guests also may walk paved “We’re thrilled that so many people are excited to spend the cougars make Kids’ Trek a are free with admission or mem- pathways through the forest to day in nature, learn about native Northwest species and expe- unique place to discover and play. bership. Discounted admission view native Northwest wildlife rience this very special place,” said Interim Deputy Director Every visit to Northwest Trek is available for senior citizens, such as wolves, foxes, bobcats, Donna Powell. “We believe our natural setting, up close animal also includes a narrated Discov- Pierce County residents, and Canada lynx, coyotes, beavers, experiences, and conservation stories resonate with people from ery Tram Tour through a 435- members of the military. fishers, river otters, owls and throughout Washington and around the world.” acre Free-Roaming Area. The The wildlife park is open 9:30 other animals in natural exhibits. — Source: Northwest Trek forests and rolling meadows are a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through — Source: Northwest Trek Pressure Cook Your Way to ‘Flavortown’ Business Card Listings With Guy Place your business card here for only $75 per month. 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By Carmen George The Fresno Bee FRESNO, Calif. — A group of Syrian refugees and Chris- tian churchgoers in Fresno met last year with a simple greeting: “Peace be upon you.” The members of Wes- ley United Methodist Church taught themselves how to say it in Arabic during a Sunday ser- vice before walking across their parking lot after church to in- troduce themselves to their new neighbors in El Dorado Park, a community just west of Fresno State. Deep friendships have formed since then that continue to support a growing number of Syrian refugees in Fresno. “I call them our new neigh- bors — I do not call them Syrian refugees,” said Jackie Holms, a volunteer with Wesley who runs a community classroom with donated computers that Syrian families often visit. A majority of around 25 Syr- ian families now here in Fresno as either refugees or asylum seekers live near Wesley. Many arrived in the fall. The latest ar- rivals — one Syrian family that had been living in Texas, and

another previously living in John Walker / Fresno Bee Dubai — relocated to Fresno a couple weeks ago. Eleven-year-old Layan Abu-Baker explores the internet during a visit with her mother, Wasan Abu-Baker, to the home of Said Habbaba and his wife, Iman Akroum, both One of the first people they from Syria. met was Jim Call, a member of tance from “cultural-based ac- the Church of Jesus Christ of ready to help people.” refugees through the Human because he learned the country cess navigation specialists,” who Latter-day Saints. He’s become a Among those assisting Rights Coalition of the Central has historically opened its doors provide linguistic support and go-to volunteer furniture mover his family are volunteers Ani Valley at Wesley and the St. Paul to immigrants and refugees and culturally-appropriate health and provider for Syrian families. Chamichian and Susan Popo- Catholic Newman Center — that Americans “respect diver- education and services to un- He says “where much is given, vich, who visit several times said that some people’s percep- sity and they respect his beliefs.” derserved groups. County staff much is expected, and I’ve been a week to teach Iman how to tion of Syrian refugees as “radi- He and his family are of- say funding for these contracted given much.” His Mormon faith speak English. cal and nonapproachable” is far ficially here as asylum seekers, specialists is provided through also calls him to lend a helping Chamichian’s mother is from the truth. instead of refugees, because they the Mental Health Services Act from now war-torn Aleppo, “My hope is that the com- only planned on staying in the hand. (created by the passage of Prop- “Really, in serving those who Syria. Her Buddhist faith also munity will come together in a U.S. for a few months. Said ex- osition 63). inspires her to help. loving way to not only welcome pected the war in Syria would are underserved or not taken Among the specialists is care of, we are serving Jesus “We need to take care of each the new families, but to let them have ended by now. Wasan Abu-Baker, a key Fresno other,” Chamichian said, “and know we support them and we “He’s asking our new presi- Christ,” he said. coordinator for people helping Call and Holms are among we really are all one. ... The bot- value them and we don’t give dent to work with other coun- Syrian refugees in Fresno. tom line is love.” into the stigma that attaches to tries to stop the war in Syria and numerous volunteers from dif- The best way people can help ferent faiths working in tan- Said and Iman reciprocate the name ‘refugee,’” Kuipers- start the peace process there,” these families, she says: Just that love. Sharsher said. “We view them as Abu-Baker said. “He wants to dem with Muslims at Fresno letting them know that “they mosques and centers to help On a recent evening when strong, and we view them as hu- go back, that’s what he wants. If are home, and we all hear their Popovich didn’t answer the tele- man beings that are truly valued Syria is in peace, the war ended, Syrian refugees — and faith- voices.” based groups aren’t the only phone, the Syrian couple rushed in our society.” he will go back.” ones offering support. Fresno Sharing Love to her home to make sure she Helen Siporin, with Temple Fresno’s Refugee Past was OK. Popovich was at an Ash Beth Israel, is showing her sup- Interdenominational Refugee The first family to settle in Fresno has lots of experience Wednesday service at First Con- port by teaching Syrian women Ministries is expected to soon Fresno after fleeing the civil war helping refugees. Over the years, gregational Church of Fresno how to sew. receive a major boost from in Syria was Said Habbaba, and the city has been a safe haven for (the Big Red Church). “Jews for a very long time Fresno County — a commit- his wife, Iman Akroum, and many Hmong, Armenians, Cen- “I live alone — my only child have been on the run from many ment of around $375,000 over their young daughter, Malak tral Americans and other people is out of the country. They are places and have experienced that the next four and a half years Habbaba. In Syria, Said worked groups fleeing violence in their family now,” she said of Said, feeling of being a refugee,” Sipo- to fund several part-time staff as a real estate developer and homelands. Iman and Malak. “They were al- rin said. “There’s a real bond the to help Syrian refugees in Fres- Iman as an attorney. The couple “Our Central Valley has a long most instantly family from the no. County staff will ask the now run a catering business out (Jewish) community feels with history of assimilating refugees Board of Supervisors to amend of their Fresno home. first hug.” people who have to flee.” and really receiving the bless- a contract later this month to Through an interpreter, Said Maraika Kuipers-Sharsher Through Abu-Baker, serv- ing that comes with assimilating include Syrian refugees among said that Fresnans “always have — who is helping organize fun- ing as his interpreter, Said said those eligible to receive assis- smiles on their faces and are draiser dinners to help Syrian he wanted to come to the U.S. please see REFUGEE, page Life 5 vv

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Refugee Church News Continued from Life page 4 will also be an animal shows Jews for Jesus to presented by Predators of the new people, groups and cultures Attend Seder Dinner Heart, a petting zoo, inflatables, into our lives together,” said the prizes, pony rides and more. Rev. Ara Guekguezian of First at Dayspring More details can be found Congregational, whose Arme- Jews for Jesus will be mak- by calling 360-748-0119 or by nian mother immigrated from ing a presentation during a free visiting www.bethel-church. Aleppo years ago. “We see that Seder dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday com. influence all the time in a very at Dayspring Baptist Church. Bethel Chehalis is located at positive way.” The church is located at 132 Kirkland Road. One small example of this 2088 Jackson Highway, Cheha- positive influence, he says: It’s lis. hard to imagine Fresno without Gospel Music Coming For more information, call good pho — a Vietnamese noo- John Walker / Fresno Bee to Ethel/Silver dle soup. Said Habbaba, right, with his wife, Iman Akroum, center, Syrian refugees, talk with 360-748-3401. Abu-Baker’s office with Fres- volunteer English teacher Ani Chamichian, in the couple’s Fresno home. Creek Grange no Interdenominational Refugee through others.” before it was scheduled to take Bethel Church Plans Gospel music will fill the Ministries is located in a build- Zachary Darrah, executive effect on Thursday. The Hawaii Ethel/Silver Creek Grange ing used by Stone Soup Fresno — Huge Easter Egg Hunts director of Fresno Interdenomi- ruling addressed both the travel starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, an initiative born out of Wesley national Refugee Ministries, ban and refugee ban, and the Bethel Church, Chehalis, April 8. to help Southeast Asian refugees said “Islamophobia” remains a Maryland ruling applied only to will be hosting two identical The Grange is located at who settled in Fresno after the barrier to getting affected fami- Easter egg hunts during the 1624 U.S. Highway 12, Ethel, at Vietnam war. the travel ban. lies more support. “The reality is most of the Easter Eggstravaganza at 10 the corner of Brim Road and “We have an open door to Darrah said it’s important to a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April Highway 12. all people — this is who we are,” people who speak the loudest remember that Syrian refugees against refugees or undocu- 8. For more information about the Rev. Karen Stoffers-Pugh of are victims of the same terror- There will be 70,000 candy- the free event, call Shirley Bill- Wesley explains simply. mented or the Muslim commu- ism that Americans feel they are nity don’t know one personally filled eggs for ages 1-12. There ings, 360-736-5929. Kathleen Chavoor-Bergen — victims of. who worked with Abu-Baker to ... and in our community, it’s not In the name of security, a hard to be personally connect- create a Facebook page, “Fresno presidential executive order is- ed,” Darrah said. Support for Syrian Refugees,” to sued in January that blocked better coordinate services – be- citizens from seven Muslim-ma- Holms describes the Syrians lieves supporting these families jority nations from entering the she’s met in Fresno as intelligent can also help heal the wounds of U.S. also suspended the U.S. ref- and competitive because it “was those affected by the Armenian ugee program. After President not easy for them to get here.” genocide. Trump revised the order earlier “I do not see them as needy “In order to not forget their this month — which included people,” Holms said. “I see them past, they have to look at what’s reducing the number of blocked as people with a lot to offer.” happening currently and how countries from seven to six, and Darrah is encouraged by trauma is not just culturally spe- replacing a ban on Syrian refu- support he’s seen Fresnans show cific, that it’s pervasive,” she said gees with a 120-day freeze re- new neighbors from Syria. of her Armenian community. quiring review and renewal — it “Compassion and love,” he “It’s my hope to get more Arme- was blocked last week by federal said, “that’s the unifying factor nians to remember their trauma judges in Hawaii and Maryland for all of these groups.”

APOSTOLIC Faith Baptist Church - 740-0263 CONSERVATIVE BAPTIST Peace Lutheran Church & Preschool PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES 436 Coal Creek, Chehalis, www.fbc-wa.org Chehalis–LCMS, Bishop Rd. & Jackson Hwy. The Apostolic Faith Church Christian Fellowship of Winlock Jesus Name Pentecostal Church of Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 am Worship Svc. 9:00 am, 10:30 Cofee Hour, 196 NW Cascade Ave., Chehalis, Rev. Jack Children’s Church/Morning Worship 10:30am 630 Cemetery Rd., Winlock Sun. School 11:00 am. Re v. Daniel Freeman Chehalis, 1582 Bishop Rd., Chehalis. Chasteen, Pastor. Sun. School 9:30, Service Sunday 6 pm, Thursday Bible Study and Church oice phone: (360) 785-4280 748-4108. Sunday Services: Prayer 9:45 am & 6:15 pm, 11:00, Evening Service 6 pm, Midweek Master’s Club for kids— 7pm Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am-12:00pm Services: 10 am & 6:30pm. Wed. Services: Service Wed. 7:30 pm. 748-4811. Sunday School for all ages: 9:00-10:15am St. John’s Lutheran Church-ELCA Prayer 7:15 pm Service 7:30 pm. Anchor Napavine Baptist Church Quality Nursery Care provided 2190 Jackson Highway, Chehalis. Winter Youth Nite: Fri. 7:30 pm. Elder Bishop Bur- ASSEMBLY OF GOD Family Integrated Services Awana: Thursday evenings from 6:00- Services: Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am. gess, Pastor Shannon Burgess. Bethel Church 104 2nd Ave SE, (360) 262-3861 8:00pm, Youth Group for kids 6th-12th Sunday School & Adult Classes 9:45 am. (360) 748-4977 website: www.jnpc.org. “Following Christ, Loving People, Sunday 10am, 11am, grade Sundays 6:00pm-8:00pm ,Pastor: Restoring Hope” Cofee/ fellowship follows the service. Pastor Pathway Church of God Wednesday 7pm Terry Sundberg, Andrew Johnson, Associate Matthew March. Oice hours Monday - Gatherings & Locations: www.NapavineBaptist.com Youth Pastor Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Phone: 1416 Scheuber Rd., Centralia. Are Chehalis (360) 748-4741. you hungry for a move of God? 132 Kirkland R. (I-5, Exit 72) Mountain View Baptist Church Website: www.stjohnschehalis.net. Come join us every Sunday Sundays at 9am & 11am CALVARY CHAPEL 1201 Belmont, Centralia. (1 block west of I-5 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays at 7pm Calvary Chapel interchange on Harrison, right on Belmont) St. Marks Lutheran Church-LCMC Fellowship to follow! Downtown Centralia Services at Harrison Square Presbyterian 736-1139. Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 am. 10000 Highway 12, Rochester. Adult Class Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. soak in prayer time 413 N. Tower Ave. Church 1223 Harrison Ave., Centralia, WA. Sunday Services: 8:30 & 11 am. and 6 pm. 9:00 a.m. Sunday service 10:00 a.m. Fellow- 7:00 p.m. Service Sundays at 10am Sunday School: 11 am. Sunday Service 9 AWANA (Sept-May). ship follows service. Pastors: Greg Wight- Pastors Rick and Debbie Payton Central Oices am. Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer: 7 man and Lauren Macan-Wightman. Phone: (360) 736-3695 132 Kirkland Rd., Chehalis EVANGELICAL CHURCH Church phone: 273-9571. Web: pm. An in-depth, verse by verse study of PRESBYTERIAN 360-748-0119, bethel-church.com God’s word. 360-827-3291 Adna Evangelical Church, 748-3569 www.lutheransonline.com/stmarksrochesterwa Sunday: Bible Classes 10:00 am, Calvary Assembly of God ROMAN CATHOLIC “A loving place to worship” Worship 11:00 am, Midweek Small Groups, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church -ELCA 302 E. Main St., on the corner of Gold & St. Joseph Church call for times. 115 Dieckman Rd., Chehalis. 379 State Rt. 505, Winlock, WA 98596. Youth Main Streets, Centralia, WA 98531. Church 682 S.W. Cascade, Chehalis. www.adnachurch.org and Adult Sunday School at 9:30 am. El- Harrison Square Presbyterian Church 1227 Harrison Ave., Centralia. Pastor Rev. Phone: (360)736-6249. Pastors Jim & Shirley Masses, Sat.- 5:00pm. Sun.- 10:30am EVANGELICAL FREE ementary Age Sunday School durin gportion Blankenship. Services: New Sunday Service Mass in Spanish: Sun.- 1:00pm of worship time. Worship Service at 10:30 Ralph Carr. Sundays: Education Classes for Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30-4:30 pm Central Bible Evangelical Free Church adults 9:30 am. One Worship Service at Schedule: Sunday School: 9:00am-10:00am. am, cofee and fellowship follow Sunday Fellowship with the Family: 10:00am- 45 minutes before daily Masses 2333 Sandra Ave. Centralia, WA 98531. 360- Worship. Pastor: Rev. Angela Renecker. For 11:00 am. K-5th Grade attend beginning of Father Jacob Maurer 748-4953 736-2061. Pastor: Randy Sortino. Sunday worship then released to go to their class. 10:30am. Worship Service: 10:30am. Sunday more info call the church oice 360-785- Evening Service: 6:00pm. School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 3507. www.stpaullutheranwinlock.org Nursery available. St. Mary’s Church a.m. Nursery provided. Evening Worship, Phone: (360) 736-9996 Napavine Assembly of God 225 N. Washington, Centralia. Sunday, 6:00 p.m., Venture Club-Wednes- METHODIST E-mail: [email protected] Pastor Will Karch - 414 SE 2nd, Napavine. Masses: Sun.- 8:30 am day, 6:00 pm, Saturday 7 am, Mens Fellow- Web: www.harrisonsquarepc.com 262-0285. Sunday Services, Sunday School: Father Jacob Mauerer 748-4953 Centralia United Methodist Church A Joyful Noise ship breakfast. Call for more information. 506 S. Washington. Rev. Tom Peterson. 9:30am, Morning Worship: 10:30 am. Eve- St. Francis Xavier Mission Development Center at Harrison Square, ning Service: 6pm. Wednesday: Bible Study: EPISCOPAL Worship: 11:00 am. All Welcome! 736-7311. now enrolling. Open 6am-6pm Mon-Fri. 139 Spencer Rd., Toledo www.centraliaumc.com 7pm. Royal Rangers & Missionettes Saturday - 5:00 PM St. Timothy Episcopal Church Phone:(360) 669-5052 E-mail: [email protected] Oakville Assembly of God (360) 864-4126 Sunday Schedule: Chehalis United Methodist Church 273-8116. A Church for the Whole Family! • 8:00am & 10:00 am Holy Eucharist 16 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis. Westminster Presbyterian Church Sacred Heart Church 9:00am Bible Study Pastor: Rev. Karla Fredericksen. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am, Sunday 277 7th St. Morton • 349 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis. Evening Bible Study: 6:00 PM, Wednesday, • 9-11:30 am child care Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Worship Ser- Pastor Ed Wegele. Sunday Services Sun. - 10:45 AM Wednesday, noon Eucharist & healing prayers vices at 11 a.m. All are welcome, childcare is Transformers Kids K-6th grade, Youth (360) 496-5456 10:00am with Children’s Church 7th - 12th grade, 7:00 pm. Adult Bible Contact Church Oice @ 748-8232 available during the Worship Service. and nursery care. For details, visit Study 7:00 pm. www.oakvilleassembly.org St. Yves Mission Address: 1826 S.W. Snively Avenue, Chehalis. Church oice 360-748-7334 www.chehaliswpc.org or call 748-0091 Harmony Rd., Harmony, WA Web: StTimonthyChehalis.org Winlock United Methodist Church Onalaska Assembly of God (360) 496-5456 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 137 Leonard Rd., Onalaska , 978-4978. FOURSQUARE 107 SW Benton Ave., Winlock, WA. Pastor Susan Griggs leads worship at 10:00 a.m. Seventh-day Adventist, Centralia Sunday School 9:45 am, Sunday worship CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Chehalis Foursquare Church services 10:45 am, Tuesday Royal Rangers Children attend Sunday School following the 1607 Military Rd., 736-4262. Sabbath School First Church of Christ 990 NW State Ave., Chehalis. Pastor Armin Children’s Message, with childcare available 9:30 am, Church Service 10:45 am. Wed. (boys) & Mpact Girls 6:30pm, Wednesday Scientist, 89 NE Park St., Chehalis, Sunday Kast. Sunday Service: 10 am., with kids Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm. Food ministry on during the church service. Fellowship follows Prayer Meeting 6:00 pm. School & Service 10:30 am, Wed. Service Sunday School, nursery provided. Wed. at 10 a.m. All are welcome. 360-785-4241 Pastor Ira Bartolome 2nd & 4th Wednesday 12-3pm. 7:00 pm. Nursery provided. Reading room Night Prayer: 6:30-7:30 pm. Women’s and Pastor Les & Marita Thelander. hrs., Tues. & Thurs. 11am - 1pm (Except Men’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome, MESSIANIC Seventh Day Adventist, Chehalis 120 www.onalaskaaog.com. holidays). come as you are. (360) 748-4746 Chesed v’ Shalom Ministries Chilvers Rd, (2 miles west on Hwy. 6 at Exit Email:[email protected]. Meets Saturday mornings 77). 748-4330. Pastor David Glenn. Service CHURCH OF GOD INDEPENDENT at Immanuel Lutheran on Saturdays, Sabbath School 9:30 am, Vader Assembly of God Onalaska First Church of God 302 6th St., Vader. Pastor: Tracy Durham. Centralia Bible Chapel 1209 N Scheuber in Centralia Worship Service 11:00 am. Corner of Hwy. 508 & 3rd Ave. 209 N. Pearl St., Christ-centered, Bible- Shabbat Service 11:00 am Services: Sundays 10:30 am & 6 pm., (360) 978-4161 UNITY Wednesdays 7 pm. (360) 295-3756 based ministry. Family Bible Hour & Sunday Rabbi James Pace www.onalaskachurchofgod.com School, 11:00 am. Midweek prayer meeting, Phone: 360-736-1601 Winlock Assembly of God Where Your Experience With Christ 6:45 pm. Wednesday, followed by Bible www.cvsm.us 706 SE First St. Winlock, WA, (360) 785- Makes You a Member. study at 7:30 pm. For more information, 3011, Sunday School 9:30am, Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 am; Morning Worship: CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE LeRoy Junker, 807-4633; John Martin, Center for Positive Living Services 10:30am and 6pm, Wednesday 8:15 am and 11:00 am,, Wednesday: Soup 736-4001. Loving Deeply, Serving Boldly mid-week service 6:00pm, Pastor John and sandwiches at 6:00 pm, Bible Study A spiritual community open to seekers Sunday School Hour at 9:00 a.m. Worship and believers on all paths to God. Sunday Vantrease. at 6:30 pm Faith Temple Word of Life Service at 10:30 a.m. Exciting ministries God accepts you the way you are 519 W. Cherry In Centralia. If you need a Service 10:00 am. 800 S. Pearl, Centralia. BAPTIST throughout the week for all age groups 330-5259. www.unitycentralia.com and so do we miracle, come. Pastor Larry Radach, with nursery care provided. Our church is a 748-7916. Sunday School 10:15 am, morn- Dayspring Baptist Church, SBC CHURCH OF CHRIST place to make new friends, a place to wor- 2088 Jackson Hwy., Chehalis. Life Groups ing worship, 11:00 am, Sunday evening 6:00 ship, learn and grow, a place to share life’s pm. Wednesday Bible study 7:00 pm. Old- for all ages begins at 9:30 am. Worship Centralia, Sunday Bible Study: 9:30 am, blessings, and a place to ind encourage- begins at 10:45 am. Pastor Chris Kruger, 10:30 Worship Sunday: 2 pm. Wed. Bible fashioned preaching & prayer for the sick. ment when weathering a storm. Everyone is 748-3401 Study: 6 pm, Thurs. Ladies’ Class: 11 am Everyone welcome. 330-2667 or 748-7916 welcome!! Pastor Dave Bach Info. 736-9798. Corner of Plum & Buckner. 1119 W. First Street in Centralia, 736-9981. Dryad Community Baptist Church First Christian Church Toledo, 300 St. Helens St., Toledo, Wel- Centralia, (Independent), 1215 W. Main. 112 Olive Street, Dryad, Wa.,Bible Study for comes You! 10 am Sun. Bible Study, 11 am NON-DENOMINATIONAL all ages: 10:00 am. Morning Worship: 11:00 736-7655. www.centraliachristian.org. Worship. 6 pm Sun. Worship, 6 pm Wed. Sunday Morning: Worship 10:00 am - am. Adult Discipleship 6:00 pm. 360-245- Bible Study, 11 am Tues. Adult Bible Class. 3383. 509-230-6393 11:15 am with Nursery and Sunday School (bag lunch at 12 noon) Evangelist John for Pre-school - 5th grade. Lead Pastor Grace Baptist Church Gadberry, 274-8570 Brad Brenner. Join us for Sunday School 9:45 am, Morning Life Center Worship 11:00 am. Sunday evenings 6:00 pm COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday Gathering at 10:30 am. - Adult Bible Study & Bible Adventures for kids 201 N. Rock Street | Centralia with stories, games and fun for ages preschool 360-736-5898 - 5th grade. Wednesday Evening Prayer First Christian Church Real Life. Real People. Real God. Meeting & Bible Study 7 pm. Pastor Anthony Centralia Community Church Senior Minister, Jim Keefe. Nursery and www.yourlifecenter.com Hayden. 19136 Loganberry S.W., Rochester. A community with people just like you! Sunday school 9:30 am. Sunday morning For more information visit us at www.gracein- Sunday Services at 9:00 am (acoustic) & worship 10:30 am. Special needs adult rochester.org or call 360-273-9240. 10:30 am. Nursery care provided for both ministry on 1st Monday 7 pm. Small group services Classes for all ages also ofered. fellowships. INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Great programs throughout the week! 111 NW Prindle, 748-3702 Pastor Mark Fast, 3320 Borst Ave. (across www.chehalischristian.org NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH Centralia Bible Baptist Church 603 NW St. Helens Ave. 1511 S. Gold Street from Centralia High School) (360) 736-7606 LUTHERAN www.cccog.com. PO Box 1164 Chehalis, WA. 98532 (360) 669-0113 (360) 748-7831 www.go2newbc.com www.centraliabbc.org Immanuel Lutheran Church ELCA Cooks Hill Community Church 1209 N. Scheuber Rd, Centralia. Pastor Ken Rieper Pastor, Tim Shellenberger 2400 Cooks Hill Road, Cen- Sunday school begins at 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 9:15 am & 11:00am Pastor, Linda Nou, 360-736-9270, tralia, Sunday Worship Svcs: 9am Contemporary, Worship & Celebration 10:30 am Sunday Evening: 5:30pm Pastor Mitch Dietz. Sunday Wednesday SUMMIT 6:30-8 pm Wednesday in the Word: 7:00pm 11am Traditional, Fifth Sunday in month Mornings: Worship Services at blended Svc 10am. In Lent, Svc @ Wed 9am & 10:30 am. (Sign language 7pm. 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Washington history Murray Morgan (1916- performer in the troupe’s Third Avenue S. and King 2000) and others, use the “De- American company. (The co- County issued vouchers to the State lin” spelling. median’s understudy through- people on relief amounting to out his American tours, 20 cents a day for each person HISTORY incidentally, was a young Eng- or $2.80 a month for each fam- Promoter Morton lishman by the name of Stan- ily member. None of this ex- Matthew McCarver ley Jefferson, later to forge his pense had been budgeted. HistoryLink.org own career in the movie busi- In 1940, the Social Security Nicholas Delin Begins Arrives at Eureka, ness under the name Stan Lau- Administration reported that Later Tacoma, rel.) of 123 of the largest U.S. cities, Construction of a Chaplin toured the Seattle- Seattle was “by far the most se- on April 1, 1868 based Sullivan & Considine riously affected” by these cuts Sawmill at the Head of vaudeville circuit several times in New Deal programs. Promoter Morton Matthew before leaving Karno in late Commencement Bay McCarver (1807-1875) arrives Courtesy United Artists Charlie Chaplin, ca. 1912. 1913 to accept an offer from on April 1, 1852 at Eureka, on Commencement Mack Sennett’s Keystone Stu- Seattle’s First Be-In Is Bay. Recognizing the location’s dios. Nicholas Delin (1817-1882) potential as a terminus for the Charles Chaplin Held in Cowen Park on begins construction of a water- Northern Pacific Railroad, he Appears at Seattle’s April 1, 1967 powered sawmill at the head of will purchase 163¾ acres from Homeless Men Commencement Bay in what Empress Theatre Seattle’s first Be-In is held Job Carr, who had settled there in Cowen Park when a crowd will become Tacoma. By the three years earlier. McCarver in Seattle Refuse end of the year, the mill will Beginning April 1, 1912 of about 300 people gather (and others) will name the to Leave Shelter to mourn the closure of The be cutting lumber and selling townsite Tacoma. For a week beginning April it to local settlers and to the 1, 1912, Charles Chaplin (1889- on April 1, 1939 Bookworm, a bookstore and McCarver was a business- hippie hangout in the Uni- California market. This is the man, public official, farmer 1977), then a featured star of On April 1, 1939, in down- first Euro-American settle- Fred Karno’s London Compa- versity District. The picnic is and promoter who speculated town Seattle, some 500 men, ringed by police cars filled ment in Tacoma, but it will be in real estate in Burlington, ny, earns rave reviews during a former employees of the abandoned in 1855. Seattle stage appearance at the with cops in riot gear, but the Iowa; Sacramento; and near Works Progress Administra- event is peaceful and proper. Delin arrived in the Puget Empress Theatre. Performing tion, refuse to leave their dor- Portland. Despite his boomer Banned of Brothers Sound country from Sweden activities, he never quite be- in Seattle less than two years mitory in a former box fac- in 1851 by way of San Fran- came successful. From Port- before his motion picture de- tory at 213½ Second Avenue Besides being a bookstore, cisco and Oregon. Sawmills land, McCarver traveled to but, the comedian delights lo- S. when the state welfare de- The Bookworm was an infor- were sprouting up around the Olympia to explore opportu- cal audiences with his perfor- partment ends rent payments. mal day-care center for dispos- sound. A carpenter by trade, nities and there learned about mance as a drunk in the Karno The men organize a central sessed hippies and homeless he obtained financial backing vaudeville sketch “A Night in available land on Commence- committee headed by A. J. Far- kids run by Jack and Sally De- for a mill. He selected a spot an English Music Hall.” ley who states, “There are no lay. The Delays formed a group on a stream (Delin Creek) at ment Bay. When he saw the sheltered bay with its dramatic Charles Chaplin: bums or dehorns here. They’re called “The Brothers,” mod- the mouth of the Puyallup Stage Performer all working men, and each one eled after “The Diggers,” who River for his enterprise. With view of the mountain known in the Salish language as Ta- will get out as soon as he finds fed and counseled street peo- the help of Sam McCaw, Jacob Born in poverty in Lon- something to do.” ple in San Francisco. Burnhardt, and William Sales, coma, later renamed Mount don, film comedian Charles Rainier, he realized that it was The building in question When The Brothers op- Delin erected the mill on pil- Chaplin found his way onto was owned by a trust, leased a natural location for a city. eration was evicted from the ings. Logs were cut with an os- the stage very early, following to the Salvation Army, and McCarver negotiated to Bookworm on March 31, they cillating muley saw. in the footsteps of his mother managed by developer Henry buy most of Job Carr’s claim planned a “wake” at Cowen Delin eventually claimed and father, both veteran music Broderick. Steam heat and hot Park before relocating to their (Carr kept five acres around 318 acres. Other immigrants hall performers. water service were cut off, but new offices on Roosevelt Av- his cabin) for $600 cash and settled nearby, including fish- As a youngster, he traveled water and electricity (provided enue. Hundreds of hippies ermen John Swan and Peter 100 acres in Oregon. McCarver the English circuits exten- by city utilities) were kept on. made their way to the park for Reilly; cooper Chauncey Baird; invited other investors to file sively, first with minor dance The men subsisted on coffee, a picnic, and a nice day in the Mexican War veterans Jacob claims and buy property there. and comedy organizations and bread and onions which they sun. Kershner, Peter Runquist, and McCarver platted a town later as a child actor in touring obtained by “soliciting.” Police were suspicious of Carl Gorisch; and Scot Adam he called Commencement versions of Sherlock Holmes, Cuts in state and federal The Brothers, mistakenly be- Benston. After the Indian War City. After discussion with opposite both William Gillette funding for the WPA and So- lieving them to be a front for of 1855-56, none of the settlers Philip Ritz, he hit on Tacoma, and H.A. Saintsbury. Through cial Security affected 13,214 LSD distribution, and sent in returned. Delin sold the mill the Salish word for the moun- his older half-brother, Chaplin persons in King County. The plenty of cops in riot gear to to James L. Perkins for $3,500, tain that Europeans renamed became a member of the pres- “relief crisis” resulted in a keep an eye on the gathering. and moved to Seattle, where Rainier. When McCarver tigious Fred Karno comedy homeless encampment of 300 But, by and large, the crowd he helped build the Territo- learned that Job Carr’s son An- troupe in 1908, when he was on the lawn of the County was peaceful and relaxed. rial University. Born Niklas thony had also filed a townsite only 19. Courthouse at Third Avenue Delin, he was buried follow- plat called Tacoma, McCarver With Karno, Charles Chap- and Yesler Way, which called ing his death in 1882 under a called his Tacoma City. These lin quickly established himself itself Governor Martin’s Star- Please Recycle tombstone reading “Nicholas sites and the Northern Pacif- as a talented stage comic, and vation Camp No. 2. City of- This DeLin,” although subsequent ic’s New Tacoma all became in 1910 made his first visit to ficials eventually moved this Newspaper accounts of his life, by Tacoma Tacoma. the United States as a featured group to a building at 118½ • Life 7 LIFE The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 1, 2017

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Must Communications, Inc. corporate office in the duration of the Southwest Washington greatest job you never Centralia is seeking a competent candidate Fair. HIRING PROCESS - INTERESTED have computer skills for weekly and monthly knew you wanted! Radio reporting, strong time management skills in to be a part of our business office. Must have APPLICANTS SHOULD: 1. Submit a cover sales is exciting, radio strong reconciliation skills, general ledger, letter, resume, and 2 professional references order to develop new clients, and represent sales is lucrative and radio our team with professionalism. Reliable journal entry, and ability to perform financial to: a. [email protected] b. sales is fun. Come sell statement preparation. End of month variation Submissions must be received by April 1st. insured transportation and valid drivers entertainment, great personalities, music license required. To apply please email your analysis and a sound understanding of 2. Attend the general committee meeting to for the number one station in Lewis County. introduce themselves to committee members. resume and cover letter to: Christine Fossett, inventory, B & O tax filing and adjustments is This is a full time position with salary, plus Publisher, [email protected], or mail important. Must be organized and able to multi- Meeting will take place on April 10 at 6:30pm commission and benefits. Creativity is task. Experience with accounting software in the Historical Building at the Southwest to The Chronicle Attention: Christine Fossett, necessary. The successful candidate will be Attention: Sales Manager, 321 N. Pearl St., is necessary and accounting education is Washington Fairgrounds. 3. Interview with highly-motivated, self-directed, goal-oriented desirable. This position will provide services representatives of the committee on a date Centralia, WA 98531. The Chronicle is a and have a passion for helping business publication of Lafromboise Communications for The Chronicle, The Chronicle Print Division that will be set at the April 10th general owners develop and implement creative meeting. Inc., which is an Equal Opportunity Employer team, the Nisqually Valley News, The Reflector, marketing strategies and advertising solutions. who provides drug-free workplaces. Drug Sign Pro and all associated divisions of the You must have effective verbal and written COWLITZ COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION testing is a prerequisite for as well as a company. Position reports to the president/ communication skills and ability to develop condition of employment. No phone calls. OFFICER JUVENILE DETENTION. Salary positive relationships with a strong client COO. To apply, email your work history & cover letter attention: Christine Fossett, Publisher Range: $3,716 - $4,091 + benefits. To apply focus. You will be expected to proactively for this position,go online to the Cowlitz develop new client base, maintain and grow PRESS HELPER The Subject: HR Assistant or Subject: Part-Time County Human Resources Dept. website: existing accounts, represent the station in a Chronicle’s Printing Accountant to [email protected], or www.co.cowlitz.wa.us Click Employment professional and ethical manner, communicate Division is hiring for a mail to The Chronicle Attention: Christine Opportunities. Phone: (360) 577-3065 or account information and production needs to PRESS HELPER to be part of a winning-team Fossett, Publisher Subject: HR Assistant or that processes high-quality products printed Washington Relay Service TTY-VCO (Hearing internal staff and travel to client locations in Subject: Part-Time Accountant 321 N. Pearl Impaired Line) 800-833-6384 This position your own transportation. Send your resume on a web press. This position requires the St., Centralia, WA 98531. The Chronicle is a

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BOOK REVIEW ADVICE: Dear Abby War Wounds Surface in ‘Racing the Devil’ Foolishness Is Not Limited By Oline H. Cogdill forced the car over, plus Rector the 19th novel from Caroline to a Single Calendar Day Wright was driving a vehicle and Charles Todd, the mother Sun Sentinel DEAR ABBY: I own a she must have seen the many owned by local landowner Cap- and son writing team who pub- champion Airedale terrier I nude pictures of me and my “Racing the Devil” by Charles tain Standish, without the offi- lish under the name Charles have been trying to breed for husband. (We like to send each Todd; Morrow (352 pages, cer’s permission. Todd. The authors continue to more than a year. Finding her other naughty selfies.) What’s $26.99) Wright and Standish both show sections of England rav- Each soldier has a private the right match has proven dif- more, the photos are clown- served during WWI, but it is the aged by the war and neglect. The ficult. But recently, we found themed — rainbow wigs, red war, with external and internal captain’s experience that piques fictional East Dedham and Burl- battle scars that linger long after a perfect match. Their genet- noses, makeup, etc. Ian’s interest. Standish was one ing Gap illustrate how villages peace has been declared. Scot- ics are superb, My co-worker has never of five British officer who, on the not bombed during WWI were land Yard inspector Ian Rut- and they seem said anything, but now I sense ledge knows all too well how the eve of Battle of Somme, had a affected in other ways. The loss to like each she’s avoiding me. Should I battles continue. Physically, he drink in makeshift officers’ bar, of young men killed during the other. pull her aside and see if she came through WWI relatively vowing to return to France a year war is overwhelming; the edges The wants to talk about anything? unscathed, but his experiences after the war ends — racing auto- of the chalk cliff crumble without male’s owner Pretend it never happened? left him shell shocked, a situa- mobiles from Paris to Nice. That warning bringing homes closer to and I took the Casually mention “the circus” tion that continues to provide a race was to be an affirmation that destruction; and a derelict light- two dogs on and see if she gives a reaction? poignant background to Charles these soldiers survived the war, house is a silent symbol of despair. a dog run last — NAUGHTY IN NEW MEX- Todd’s exciting series. but it didn’t go as well as planned. At the same time, there is a spirit month and, By Abigail Van Buren ICO In “Racing the Devil,” Ian Now, in 1920, a year after that of resolve and hope among the except for a bit DEAR NAUGHTY: The travels to an economically de- race, Ian wonders if Standish was village residents, as well as in Ian. of mud, it was a perfect after- less said the better. This mess pressed area of East Sussex the real target of the accident that In the 21st century, PTSD — the noon. There have been other was caused by your “greatest where the local constable has killed the rector. Ian’s investiga- modern term for shell shock — is afternoons and evenings. show on Earth” of bad judg- asked for Scotland Yard’s help in tion centers on the officers who acknowledged and help is avail- The problem is the male’s ment. You have only your selfie investigating a car accident that shared that drink back in France able. That wasn’t the case during owner. She will only allow her to blame for the uncomfortable killed a local rector. That a fatal — strangers united only because the post-WWI era. dog to breed mine if she and I silence happening in your office. accident would happen during a of the war. Todd’s rich storytelling also “breed.” She claims it is the heavy rain on the steep, narrow High suspense and characters shines in “Racing the Devil,” only true way to know if our ca- DEAR ABBY: Would sex roads that hug a cliff is noth- so well-defined it feels as if one is showing an England forever nines are a perfect match. with a robot be considered in- ing new. But there is evidence visiting these villages along with changed by The Great War, yet I’m not a prude, but since fidelity? — WONDERING IN another automobile may have Ian highlight “Racing the Devil,” determined to survive. my divorce, I haven’t dated WESTWORLD much. The woman is attrac- DEAR WONDERING: It’s Libraries Napavine-Newaukum Lions Club, tive, and I’m lonely, but her not infidelity unless the robot Calendar noon, Taste of Alaska Family Restaurant, proposition felt odd to me. belongs to somebody else — or Spring Break Party!, for all ages, all Napavine, 360-748-4240 day, Randle And if the breeding is a regular you do. Continued from page Life 2 Experimental Aircraft Association, 7 thing, would that be good for Book Babies, for children birth-age 2, p.m., Hangar D, Chehalis-Centralia Air- 10 a.m., Chehalis the dogs? What should I do? — DEAR ABBY: I love my Open mic, 6-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm port, 360-748-1230 to Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, Family Storytime, for children, 10:15 OVERWHELMED IN KAN- girlfriend so much. I’m trying 360-748-4417 a.m., Tenino SAS CITY to think of a unique romantic Mental Health Matters, 6-7:30 p.m., Toddler Time and Playgroup, for chil- Support Groups DEAR OVERWHELMED: gesture to show her what she dren age 2, 10:30 a.m., Centralia St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10000 U.S. Domestic violence support group, Keep your romances and those means to me. Highway 12, Rochester, 360-273-9884 LEGO Club, for children, 3 p.m., Tenino 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Che- of your pooch separate unless Would it be acceptable to Burger Nite, Chehalis Eagles, 5-7 halis, sponsored by Human Response Teen Night, for teens, 5 p.m., Randle you’re willing to risk your love have a carnivorous plant de- p.m., 1993 S. Market Blvd., $2, Chehalis, Network, 360-748-6601 360-748-7241 life going to the dogs. livered to her office? Although Emotions Anonymous, 12 Step Club, I’ve considered traditional Organizations 8 p.m., Yard Birds, 360-304-9334 DEAR ABBY: I wanted to ones, I think the carrion flower Public Agencies Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., Positive Lifestyles, prevention and show my elderly co-worker is my pick. It’s huge, pink and management of chronic conditions Centralia Civil Service Commission, Assembly of God church, 702 SE First St., some photos I had taken of the smells like rotting flesh. I think and lifestyle diseases, 10 a.m., Morton 5:15-6 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Winlock countryside. Without think- it’s the perfect way to express Centralia, 360-330-7671 Seniors on the Go, potluck and meet- General Hospital conference room, 360-496-3591 ing, I handed her my phone my love. What do you think? — Lewis County Citizens Commission ing, noon, Onalaska First Church of God so she could browse through OFFBEAT IN ST. PETE on Salaries for Elected Officials, 5:45 Fellowship Hall. Mind, Body, Spirit: Self-Care Group, p.m., County Meeting Room, 156 NW Tenino/Bucoda Community Coali- 2:30 p.m., Mossyrock Outreach Center, them while I went to get coffee. DEAR OFFBEAT: I think Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, 360-740-2747 tion, 6-7:30 p.m., Tenino Elementary provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591 When I returned, my phone your idea stinks worse than the Lewis County Veterans Advisory School, 360-493-2230, ext. 13 “Up From Grief,” for those grieving was on my desk and she was flower. Happy April Fools’ Day Board, 10 a.m., Lewis County Public Seniors’ Bible study, 2 p.m., Calvary the loss of a loved one, 1-3 p.m., As- nowhere to be found. to you and to all my readers! — Health & Social Services, 360 NW North Assembly of God, Centralia, 360-736- sured Hospice, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, Only then did I realize LOVE, ABBY St., Chehalis, 360-736-3327 6769 or 360-324-9050 360-807-7776 Puzzle Three

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GET FUZZY by Darby Conley NON SEQUITUR by Wiley

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE by Stephan Pastis

HERMAN by Jim Unger

RHYMES WITH ORANGE by Hilary B. Price

DENNIS THE by Hank MENACE Ketcham

DILBERT by Scott Adams

PICKLES by Brian Crane WIZARD OF ID by Parker & Hart

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE by Lynn Johnston CLASSIC PEANUTS by Charles Schulz

HI & LOIS by Greg & Brian Walker BLONDIE by Dean Young & John Marshall

SHOE by Gary Brookins & Susie MacNelly FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves

B.C. by Mastroianni & Hart BEETLE BAILEY by Mort, Greg & Brian Walker