State Forcing Land Sale Near Randle PROPERTY: WSDOT the Washington Depart- They Will Discuss the Forced Ac- Going to Be Acquired,” Said Mike Property Owner
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U.S. Highway 12 in Randle. agree on a price for the deal, the Due to eminent domain laws, Officials wouldn’t discuss the Highway 12 From River On Thursday, WSDOT of- case will be sent to the state At- the state has the right to acquire specifics of the deal because they ficials will meet in Vancouver torney General’s Office and a land if it serves a benefit to the wanted to “respect the process,” By Dameon Pesanti as a milestone along the route condemnation trial will be held. public good, but it must buy it at [email protected] to invoking eminent domain. “There’s not a question, it’s a market rate in a deal with the please see SALE, page Main 14 Ony Clean Governor’s Visit Focuses on Energy Bridging the Gap on Flooding Startup Receives $20,000 Grant GOVERNOR VISITS: Gov. Inslee Presents Award to New Company, Brings Message of Need for More Clean Energy Jobs Across Washington By Christopher Brewer [email protected] A new company in Onalas- ka hopes to be on the cutting edge of new heating technol- ogy, and on Tuesday the gover- nor of Washington presented them a $20,000 award for their efforts. please see GRANT, page Main 14 Willapa Hills Trail Bridges Delayed for Another Year Pete Caster / [email protected] By Dameon Pesanti Thurston County Commissioner Karen Valenzuela, center-left, talks with Gov. Jay Inslee, right, about looding in the Chehalis River Basin while Helsing Junction Farm owners, Annie Salafsky, left, and Susan Ujcic, center-right, look on while at their farm in Rochester on Tuesday afternoon. [email protected] Two bridges along the Wil- By Christopher Brewer indication yet that several major and Lewis counties as part of Tuesday’s topic dealt with lapa Hills Trail between South [email protected] players in Olympia are willing his 2014 Climate Tour, a series of persistent flooding in the Che- Bend and Chehalis that were to reach across the aisle to ob- trips across Washington state to halis River Basin, the core of supposed to be open won’t CHEHALIS RESERVA- tain a solution to several water explore changes to the environ- which was discussed at a lunch be completed until sometime TION — A visit from Washing- woes in Washington. ment and meet with local lead- meeting at the Chehalis Tribe next year. ton’s governor to the local area Gov. Jay Inslee spent most ers about how to mitigate effects Tuesday provided the largest of Tuesday in south Thurston of climate change. please see INSLEE, page Main 14 please see BRIDGES, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Sentenced Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 45 Former Davies, Maurice G., 97, Seattle Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 74 Compton, Alma Jean, 75, Morton @chronline Mostly sunny EMT Gets Kaufman, Flossie Marie, 96, Centralia see details on page Main 2 Three Years Hamilton, James LaWayne, 61, Find Us on Facebook for Child Centralia www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Kayla Reese, Lois Kay, 71, Centralia thecentraliachronicle Ward, Mossyrock Molestation Sims, Melvin Gene, 71, Rochester / Main 5 Taylor, Alvin Andrew, 77, Centralia CH528809cz.ke Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Calendar Zonta to Hold Book Sale at Lewis County Mall Today The Zonta Club of Centra- WHAT’S HAPPENING? lia/Chehalis will be holding its Anxiety, Depression If you have an event you would like annual used book sale at included in the Community Calendar, the Lewis County Mall in Topic of AAUW Talk please email your information to Chehalis Thursday through Counselor Sherri Hamilton will be [email protected]. Include a Saturday. speaking about common anxiety and de- daytime telephone number where you Literally thousands of pression during a meeting of the Ameri- can be reached. used hardcover and paper- can Association of University Women, There is no charge for these listings. back books will be for sale: Lewis County Branch Thursday. For questions about calendar items, fiction, nonfiction and call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, textbooks. There will The meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. at (360) 807-8238. The Gathering Place at Stillwaters Estates, also be a small selection 2899 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia. of movies and music. Hamilton is a longtime resident of the Prices will start at $1 Ramblin’ Jack’s Rib Eye, 1336 Rush Road, Chehalis, Lewis and Thurston County area, attend- (360) 767-0719 for paperbacks and $2 for ing attending Centralia College, The Ev- S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitch- hardback books. Prices will ergreen State College and Saint Martin’s en 1, Centralia, (360) 388-0102 or memorialpool@ decrease each day. The “Close- University while she and her husband ymail.com out Sale” will begin at 2 p.m. on raised their three boys. Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S Market Saturday for special bargains on Hamilton has a private counseling Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772 books. practice in Centralia. Lewis County Tea Party, 6:30 p.m., Lewis and Tables will be set up in the For more details, contact Jeanne Gor- Clark Hotel meeting room, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, guest speaker former Justice Richard B. middle of the mall this year, and don, (360) 736-6605, or Kristi Nelson, Sanders, (360) 736-1827 will be easy to find. Hours (360) 748-4203. Guests are welcome. are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on all three days. Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Che- Support Groups Proceeds will sup- halis, (360) 740-0492 “Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a CC Grow, farmers market, noon-3 p.m., Centra- port Zonta’s scholarship loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Assured Home Hospice, programs and commu- lia College, across from Health & Wellness Center, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, (360) 330-2640 (360) 736-9391, ext. 650 nity charities, as well as Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Im- Clarissa Gifford, noon-1 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to manuel Lutheran Church, 1209 N. Scheuber Road, international projects. Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Centralia, (360) 736-9268 Zonta awards a full tuition Onalaska Apple Harvest Royal Court coronation Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Providence Cen- scholarship to a stu- and spaghetti dinner, $5 per person, $15 per fam- tralia Hospital chapel conference room, (360) 736- dent attending ily (two adults and up to five children), Community 5394, Facebook page: Lewis County Multiple Scle- Presbyterian Church of Onalaska, (360) 520-5466 Centralia Col- rosis Support Group lege each year. In addition, finan- Public Agencies Friday, Oct. 3 cial support is given Lewis County Mental Health Coalition, 10- to Human Response 11:30 a.m., Lewis County Public Health building, Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band Network and the second-floor conference room, (360) 740-1430 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, Food Bank, as well Reducing Underage Drinking Coalition, 2 p.m., (360) 262-3041 as other local char- Lewis County Public Health building, second-floor Potato bar, Olequa (Winlock) Senior Center, conference building, (360) 740-1424 4:30-7 p.m., variety of toppings, beverage and des- ities and needs. Lewis County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other sert included, $7, to support senior center, (360) Zonta Interna- Drugs Advisory Board, 4 p.m., Lewis County Pub- 785-4325 tional is a worldwide lic Health building, second-floor conference room, Junebug, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky service organization (360) 740-1418 Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301 for business and pro- Used book sale, Zonta Club of Centralia-Cheha- fessional people inter- Libraries lis, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Lewis County Mall, (360) 740-7715 ested in improving the Onalaska Apple Harvest Family Bingo Night, Book Babies, for children 12-24 months, 10 a.m., 7 p.m.-midnight, Onalaska Elementary, $10 for 20 status of women. Chehalis games, $1 for additional cards, (360) 520-5466 Book Babies, for children birth-24 months, 10:30 Sam Densmore, 6 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, a.m., Centralia 576 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Family Story Time, for children age 3-third “Dolphin Tale 2,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle rated PG, adults $8, children students and seniors PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, noon, $7, (360) 496-5599 Zonta Book Sale, “Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Opti- mum Health,” by Jo Robinson, Chehalis today through Saturday Libraries Organizations Family Story Time, for all ages, 10 a.m., Salkum 9 a.m.