$1 Who’s the Mid-Week Edition Friendliest of Thursday, Them All? / Main 3 Aug. 14, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Mount Rainier Deaths Court “Sometimes, bad things happen to good people doing everything correctly.” Rejects Booth’s A Perilous Route, Appeals a Deadly Tragedy AFFIRMED: Appeals Court Rejects All Six of Convicted Triple- Murderer’s Arguments By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] A state appeals court has struck down an appeal by con- victed triple-murderer John A. Booth Jr., who is serving life sen- tences for the shooting deaths of three people near Salkum in 2010. Booth had sought to vacate his numerous murder convic- tions and life- time prison sentence. This appeal, however, will not be Booth’s last. During his most re- cent court ap- John Allen Booth pearance in Triple-murderer Lewis Coun- ty Superior Court a year ago, he told Judge Richard Brosey he intended to file additional appeals about various circumstances related to his convictions. This photo provided by the National Parks Service shows the Liberty Ridge area of Mount Rainier as viewed from the Carbon Glacier, Saturday, May 31, the day after six climbers were presumed dead when helicopters detected pings from emergency beacons buried thousands of feet below their last known location. please see APPEALS, page Main 9 Mountaineering Company Reflects Presumed Dead Winlock Passes on May’s Fatal Mount Rainier Climb on Oil Train By Dameon Pesanti guiding services around the world. [email protected] “These aren’t people you just pass Resolution by in the office,” AAI Program Direc- The 2014 climbing season has been tor Gordon Janow said. “In a lot of ways, By Kyle Spurr hard for Alpine Ascents International. they are the company.” In mid-April, five company sherpas [email protected] To even consider summiting a peak Matthew Hegeman Erik Kolb Mark Mahaney were among the 16 killed in an ava- like Rainier, clients have to be in great The Winlock City Council lanche on Mount Everest. Less than two physical condition, and guides have to earlier this week decided not to months later, two guides and four cli- approve a resolution express- be highly qualified. However, anyone ents were lost on Mount Rainier. Now, attempting a route as challenging as the ing its concerns regarding the months later, the company is still cop- current and future transport of one that traverses Liberty Ridge must be ing with loss, and the traffic leading to exceptional. North Dakota Bakken crude oil the summit hasn’t slowed. through city limits. Although mountaineering is a very By many in the mountaineering com- dangerous hobby, climbers calculate munity, Seattle-based Alpine Ascents is please see WINLOCK, page Main 9 considered to be one the most respected please see DEADLY, page Main 9 Eitan Green Uday Marty John Mullally The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Dog Days at the Fair Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Frerichs, Sharon Lynn, 69, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 77 Dog and Friends / Main 3 Chehalis @chronline Partly cloudy Gragg, Anne, 65, Portland see details on page Main 2 Stuart, Serena Dawn, 70, Find Us on Facebook Rochester www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Koltin Underwood, Mabel A., 93, thecentraliachronicle Kaech, Mossyrock Winlock Potter, Dorothy L., 86, Randle CH525208cz.cg Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, August 14, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Calendar Today WHAT’S HAPPENING? Southwest Washington Fair, Chehalis (details available elsewhere in The Chronicle) If you have an event you would like “Music & Machines,” opening night, 5-9 p.m., Art included in the Community Calendar, Gallery 505, 205 Cowlitz St./state Highway 505, To- please email your information to ledo, live music by Joe Green, (360) 864-2789 [email protected]. Include a Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Che- daytime telephone number where you halis, (360) 740-0492 can be reached. “Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jack- There is no charge for these listings. son Highway, free, (360) 262-0525 For questions about calendar items, call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, CC Grow, farmers market, noon-3 p.m., Centra- Pete Caster / [email protected] lia College, across from Health & Wellness Center, (360) 807-8238. (360) 736-9391, ext. 650 JT Frunz takes a moment to get mentally prepared prior to the start of one of the qualifying heats at the Diaper Derby at the 2013 Southwest Washington Fair in Chehalis. Public Agencies Lewis County Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Pearl and Maple streets, Centralia, (360) Centralia Planning Commission, 6 p.m., coun- 736-8977, [email protected] Editor’s Best Bet cil chambers, City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, Whiskey & Roses, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek (360) 330-7671 Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301 Babies, Dachshunds off to the Races at Fair Regular excursion steam train ride and museum Libraries tour, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, 12:45 p.m. and Pint-sized speedsters will take 15 months and only be able to crawl. 3:30 p.m., barbecue upgrade available on 3:30 train, LabARTory: Paper Airplanes, for all ages, all day, Elbe-Mineral, (360) 492-5588, reservations (888) the stage at noon today at the South- There will be multiple heats, and the Tenino STEAM11 west Washington as the annual Dia- winner of each race will then ad- Library Movie Matinee: Oz the Great and Power- per Derby gets underway. vance to the final race. ful, for all ages, 2 p.m., Centralia It begins at noon on the South If you miss the derby, you can Support Groups Stage. still catch some unorthodox racing Organizations H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Parents can use keys, clap or action Saturday at 7 p.m. in Friend- Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Teni- cheer in order to coax their babies lyville, where dachshunds will com- Bucoda Rebekah Lodge 144, 7 p.m., Bucoda no, (360) 480-0592, [email protected] across the finish line. pete for the title of top dog. Oddfellows Community Center, 202 S. Main, Bu- Life Recovery Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Dayspring coda, (360) 273-9724 Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, To be eligible to compete in the See a full calendar of fair events United Women in Business, 5:30 p.m., Kit Carson (360) 748-3401 race, babies must be younger than beginning on page Main 3. banquet room, Chehalis, (360) 388-5252 Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, Saturday, Aug. 16 The Seminary Hill Natural Area en- a.m. Saturday. Runners will report to the (360) 485-2852 compasss more than 70 acres of forested starting line at 7:55 a.m., and both runs Mary Lacy Chapter, Daughters of the American hillside and 2.5 miles of walking trails. commence at 8 a.m. An awards ceremony Revolution, 10 a.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Geology Walk Saturday at 2190 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, September-May, Owned by the city of Centralia, it is will be held at 9:30 a.m. (360) 740-5899 Seminary Hill Will Conclude maintained by the volunteer members of There will be numerous age groups, Season’s Activities the Friends of the Seminary Hill Natural from 6 and under to 70-plus. Area. Awards will go to top female and male Support Groups Geologist Jim Ward and his wife, Pat- To learn more, email GoSeminary- in each event. Also, ribbons will go the ty, will dig down into the rocky history “Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a [email protected] or visit www.facebook. top three placers in each age group. of Seminary Hill and the valleys nearby loved one, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Morton Community com/SeminaryHill or www.twitter.com/ Race director is Jim Kostelecky, (360) Methodist Church, Fourth and Main, Morton, (360) — including downtown Centralia — at 10 goseminaryhill. 330-2640 a.m. Saturday during this year’s final free 736-1016. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group (Chehalis guided nature activity at the Seminary All proceeds will go to Greater Lewis Shakers), 1 p.m., Bethel Church, Kirkland Road, Che- Hill Natural Area. County Habitat for Humanity. halis, go to left and enter at rear of church, (360) Habitat for Humanity Walk/ This popular annual event takes place 740-5556 Run Set for Saturday Southwest Washington Fair, Chehalis (details Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Im- near the top of Seminary Hill, overlook- available elsewhere in The Chronicle) manuel Lutheran Church, 1209 N. Scheuber Road, ing Centralia from the west. For this The Habitat for Humanity 1.1 Mile & Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Ex- Centralia, (360) 736-9268 walk-and-talk, follow Seminary Hill 8k Health Walk/Run will start at 7 a.m. change, 1-3 p.m., Chehalis First Christian Church, Road past the armory, then past Saxon Saturday morning at the Lewis County 111 NW Prindle St., (360) 269-0587 or (360) 748-3702 and Baker streets to the large blue gate on Senior Center and finish at Security State Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach trains, excur- Friday, Aug. 15 the right. Bank. sion to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., adults $14, seniors $13, children 4-15 $11, 3 and under free, 1101 Sylvenus Southwest Washington Fair, Chehalis (details As always, there will be free Santa Lu- The registration fee is $15, which in- cludes one pass to the Southwest Wash- St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.