Drug Court Tax Meets Initial Expectations / Main 3 $1 Midweek Edition Thursday, May 3, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Payback W.F. West Avenges Lone Loss With EvCo Sweep at Rival Centralia / Sports 1 Prison Learn New Dogs Tricks Farmers Consider ‘Critter Pads’ for Livestock Chris Geier / [email protected] Above: Thurman Sherill, left, and Don Glaude exit their housing facility with Bodie, a black lab they are training to be a service dog in a new program at the Cedar Creek Owners minimum security prison in Littlerock. Top right: Inmates Cary Croy and Timothy Barnes, right, with Libby, a boxer-lab mix they are training to be a service dog in a new program at the Cedar Creek minimum Make Plans security prison in Littlerock. to Avoid By Adam Pearson “They get bored really quick,” Further [email protected] said Gibbs, whose 6-month-old Inmates Train black lab Abby is a prime candi- Livestock LITTLEROCK — The se- date to become a service dog one Loss from Pups as Service cret to training a dog to excel at day for an injured war veteran. commands more sophisticated “And when they do, it’s like talk- Flooding than parlor tricks is to work on ing to a wall, basically.” Dogs for Injured the canine for five to 10 minutes Gibbs and Larry Gregory, / Main 4 at a time and no more than four 45, who is serving time for first- times a day, says 37-year-old Ja- degree kidnapping and first-de- War Veterans son Gibbs, a Cedar Creek Cor- gree robbery out of Pierce Coun- rections Center inmate serving ty, share a cell with Abby. She time for second-degree burglary out of Clark County. please see DOGS, back page The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Outdoors Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 42 Spring Cardoza, John J., 59, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 52 Olympia @chronline Few showers Migration Fothergill, Charles Robert, see details on page Main 2 Has Birds 76, Centralia Find Us on Facebook on the Gottfryd, Patsy Ruth www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Hayli (Merchant), 80, thecentraliachronicle Howard, fifth grade, Move Napavine Onalaska Elementary / Sports 2 Bishop, Ruth Frances, 103, School Morton CH471151cz.cg Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, May 3, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Calendar Editor’s Best Bet Submit Your Items comments and concerns relative to library services in the com- If you would like to add an munities it serves, at the Vernet- item to this listing of events, ta Smith Chehalis Timberland please email Doug Blosser at Library today at 5 p.m. at the [email protected] or call Vernetta Smith Chehalis Tim- him at 807-8238. berland Library and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Salkum Tim- Thursday, May 3 berland Library Pete Caster /[email protected] The information gathered W.F. West students (from left to right) Zoe Sayler, Caleb Ross, Tressa Coultard, Jona- Portland Musical to will be used to focus library than Burton, Molly Russell, Josh Belveal, Jordan Sherfey and Chase Singleton per- services in areas of the greatest form a dance routine during a rehearsal for “Footloose” at the Chester V. Rhodes Portray LIfe of Morton’s need and provide library materi- Auditorium at R.E. Bennett Elementary in Chehalis on Friday, April, 13. W.F. West Gracie Hansen als and technological solutions High School students will perform “Footloose” at 7 p.m. on May 3, 10, 11 and 12 at patrons need now and into the the Chester V. Rhodes Auditorium at R.E. Bennett Elementary in Chehalis “Gracie,” a musical focusing future. on the life of the Morton wom- For more information, visit W.F. West Students Will be Dancing in ‘Footloose’ an who became well-known www.TRL.org or call a TRL through her cabaret at the Se- Central Reference librarian at Students at W.F. West High an J. Adams. Assistant director attle World’s Fair in 1962, will 1-800-562-6022. School will be performing the is Bobbi Jean Haworth. open up a run at the Sanctuary musical “Footloose” at 7 p.m. Reserved tickets, $10, are on at Sandy Plaza in Portland today. Running Start orientation, 7 p.m., tonight and again on May 10, 11 sale at the high school’s Associ- Performances will run New Science Center, room 121, Centralia and 12 at the Chester V. Rhodes ated Student Body office. If a per- through May 27, Thursdays, Fri- College, parent or guardian must attend with student, email runningstart@cen- Auditorium at R.E. Bennett El- formance is not sold out, tickets days and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. tralia.edu or call 736-9391, ext 265 ementary in Chehalis. may be purchased at the door. For and Sundays at 2 p.m. There will Music, Bruce Maier Band hosting jam Director for the show is Bri- ticket information, call 807-7235. be no performance May 6. session, 7 p.m., Limit Bar & Grill, Centralia “Gracie” is about Gracie Han- sen, a bored housewife who in Public Agencies 1953 helped a local PTA to raise Napavine School Board, special money to buy playground equip- meeting, 7 p.m., district conference ment, and began a local “follies” room, 262-3303 Organizations Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities grounds Friday through Sunday type stage show. Senior Center, 748-0061 for the annual Lewis County In 1962, she opened a pa- Oakview Grange, 7 p.m., 2715 N. Dance day, 10-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities Spring Youth Fair. vilion at the World’s Fair after Pearl St., Centralia, 736-5639 Senior Center, 748-0061 The fair, which started in raising $90,000 (that’s $630,000 Pinchot Partners, 11 a.m., Randle Fire Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, 1985, will feature livestock ex- in today’s dollars). After the fair Hall, www.pinchotpartners.org Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 American Association of University Pinochle, 11 a.m., Morton Senior Cen- hibits and shows, works of art, closed, she headed to Portland contests, food, a carnival, kids and ran the Roaring 20’s Room Women, Lewis County chapter, featur- ter, 496-3230 ing mosaic artist Jennifer Kuhns, social Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggest- pedal tractor pull and much at the Hoyt Hotel for seven years. time 6:45 p.m, meeting 7 p.m., The more. In 1970, she was the first woman ed donation, Morton Senior Center, Gathering Place, Stillwaters Estates, 496-3231 One of the more popular to run for governor of Oregon, 2800 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, enter Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior Cen- through back gate near Colonial Resi- events is the peewee swine show. coming in third out of eight. ter, 864-2112 In the past, kids as young as 2 Julianna Jaffe plays Hansen, dence, 748-6378 Open pool, 9 a.m., Toledo Senior years old have shown animals, with a chorus of eight dancers Support Groups Center, 864-2112 with assistance from parents. and five band members. Cook’s choice lunch, 11:30 a.m., To- “Up From Grief,” for those grieving This year, the show is at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $15-35. To order, ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 the loss of a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., As- Saturday. call (503) 239-5919 or go to www. Wood carving class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo sured Home Hospice, second floor, 1821 Hours for the fair are 5-10 tripro.org. Cooks Hill Road, 330-2640 Senior Center, 864-2112 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat- The event is being produced Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Quilt class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo Senior urday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. by Triangle Productions! The p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 Center, 864-2112 A season pass is $5. Daily passes Sanctuary is located at 1785 N.W. N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 South Africa slide show, 12:30 p.m., Packwood Senior Center, 494-6331 are $5 for adults and $4 for se- Sandy Blvd., Portland. Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Provi- dence Centralia Hospital chapel confer- nior citizens and children. ence room, 736-5394, Facebook page: Parking is available in the Lewis County Multiple Sclerosis Support Friday, May 4 Library System to Group north and south lots. Cost is $5 for the weekend or $3 per day. Host Community Senior Centers Spring Youth Fair Additional information Conversations Cook’s choice lunch and bingo, 11 may be obtained by calling the a.m.-2 p.m., Olequa Senior Center Coming to SWW Spring Youth Fair office at (360) Timberland Regional Library Low-impact exercise class, 3-4 p.m., Fairgrounds 520-1823. will be hosting Community Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Conversations, an opportunity Watercolor class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., To- Youngsters will take over the to listen to the public’s ideas, ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Southwest Washington Fair- please see CALENDAR, page Main 9 The Weather Almanac 5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Forecast map for May 4, 2012 Gauge Flood 24 hr. Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Height Stage Change 110s Chehalis at Mellen St. 100s 53.80 65.0 -0.22 90s L Skookumchuck at Pearl St. 80s M 85.0 M 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s L 3.17 10.5 -0.34 50s H Cowlitz at Randle 40s H Few Showers Few Showers Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Sunny 9.13 18.0 -0.79 30s 42º 52º 39º 57º 38º 65º 41º 70º 41º Cowlitz at Mayfield Dam 20s 10.98 ---- 0.00 10s 0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and Centralia Regional Weather Sun and Moon location of frontal systems at noon.