Man Jailed After Pointing Fake Gun at Police
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Congress Fails to Reach Budget Agreement; Shutdown Begins / Main 5 & Main 10 $1 Onalaska Early Week Edition Sweeps Tuesday, / Oct. 1, 2013 Rainier Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Sports 1 Adna Champion Apple Harvest Teen Earns Four State Titles at Fifth Annual Harvest Festival 4-H State Event / Main 12 Is This Weekend / Life Record Rain but Little Flooding UNUSUAL WEATHER: Early Season Storm Hits Lewis “Had this happened in November County, Dumps Record or December when the rivers are Rain, Knocks Out Power higher, we would be facing a By Lisa Broadt different situation.” [email protected] Steve Mansfield Following a weekend of Lewis County sheriff heavy wind and rain, the threat of flooding has passed. According to the National The front drove away two we can probably see this amount Weather Service, a strong cold unseasonably strong rain storms, of rain during the November, front that came ashore Sunday according to Weather Service December timeframe. This is night improved weather condi- Meteorologist Johnny Burg. quite unusual.” Pete Caster / [email protected] tions as it pushed inland Mon- “For this time of year, this is a The Newaukum River is seen at near lood levels on Sunday afternoon near the day. lot of rain,” Burg said. “Usually please see RAIN, page Main 14 Tauscher Road bridge south of Chehalis. Man Jailed After Health Care Launch Pointing County Organizations to Offer Assistance With New System Fake Gun at Police ARRESTED: Roy A. Dever Will Face Three Counts of First-Degree Assault By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] A 53-year-old Rochester man was almost shot by Centralia police officers after he pointed a black cap gun, which resembled a snub-nose pistol, at two police officers and a passing motorist Sunday afternoon in Centralia. The reason why police did not fire their own guns at the man, identified as Roy A. Dever, was because there were people driving down the street in what would have been the crossfire, said Centralia Police Sgt. Stacy Denham. There were also peo- ple standing near Dever. The sergeant described the situation as “chaos.” “The officers showed a great deal of restraint to not discharge Pete Caster / [email protected] their firearm in an attempt to Valley View Health Center Enrollment Specialists Edson Gonzalez and Sandy Freeman look on as Linda Tomasheck, the marketing and special projects director at protect lives of innocent vic- Valley View Health Center in Chehalis, celebrates after Freeman thought she was able to sign on to the new Washington Health Plan Finder website on Tuesday tims,” Denham said. morning at the Chehalis medical center. It turned out she was unable to get access to the page due to an overwhelming amount of traic on the website Tuesday Centralia police responded morning. The Washington Health Beneit Exchange begins enrollment in health insurance plans today for coverage that starts Jan. 1. to a 911 call reporting a man HEALTH CARE REFORM: the Affordable Care Act. Four waving a pistol in the air and organizations in Lewis County pointing it at people near North State Residents Begin will be providing in-person as- Pearl Street and East Reynolds Shopping Online or sistance for residents navigat- please see GUN, page Main 14 ing the state’s new system. Over the Phone for The state’s new online in- Medical Insurance Plans surance marketplace, known as the Washington Health Benefit Tuesday; Four Lewis Exchange, begins enrollment County Organizations today for coverage starting on to Offer In-Person Jan. 1. Washington Healthplan- Assistance Navigating finder is now serving as an New System online insurance marketplace, allowing individuals and small By Amy Nile businesses to make side-by- [email protected] side comparisons when choos- ing coverage. Washington residents can Valley View Health Center Enrollment Specialist Ruyman Hernandez opens the start enrolling today in health curtain to the waiting room on Tuesday morning as he prepares to sign people Roy A. Dever insurance plans offered under please see LAUNCH, page Main 14 up for the state-run health insurance. 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Community Calendar, please 1 p.m. will be the Washington Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors email your information to Anti-Trafficking Response Net- open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 [email protected]. work. Its website is http://warn- p.m.; food available, (360) 736-9030 Include a daytime telephone trafficking.org/. Fundraiser, Bosom Buddies Relay for number where you can be Lyceum is free and also may Life team, 4-8 p.m., Burgerville, reached. be taken as Humanities 286, one For more information, call Public Agencies There is no charge for these credit. The class is held in WAH Jody Peterson, (360) 736-9391, listings. 103 or, if more space is needed, ext. 209, or email her at jpeter- Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Therapeutic Court Sales Tax Ad- For questions about Corbet Theatre. [email protected]. visory Committee, 2:30 p.m., conference calendar items, call Doug room, Lewis County Public Health & So- Blosser at The Chronicle, (360) cial Services Department, (360) 740-1148 807-8238. Libraries Preschool Story Time, for children on Aging, Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m.- 3-6 years, 11 a.m., Centralia noon, 4419 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia, celled because of the bad storm, international projects. (360) 664-3162, ext. 112 Organizations Olympia author Jan Pierson Zonta awards a full tuition Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory instead will be speaking to the scholarship to a student attend- NAMI Lewis County educational pro- Committee, 1 p.m., Lewis County Public group on Thursday. ing Centralia College each year. gram, 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Che- Services, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, halis Timberland Library, (360) 880-8070 (360) 740-1451 Pierson, a former Lewis In addition, financial support County resident, will talk about is given to Human Response or [email protected] Libraries Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Moun- her latest book, “Prohibition, Network and the Food Bank, as tain View Baptist Church, Centralia, (360) Book Babies, for babies birth-24 Prostitution, and Presbyterian well as other local charities and 273-3231 months, 10 a.m., Tenino Pews,” at 6:45 p.m. at the Gath- needs. Southwest Washington Mycological Preschool Story Time, for children ering Place at Stillwaters Estates, 3-6 years, 10:20 a.m., Tenino Society, 6 p.m., WSU Lewis County Ex- 2899 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia. Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffee- tension conference room, Lewis County Toddler Time, for children age 2, 11 house, Chehalis, (360) 740-0492 Courthouse, (360) 740-1212 a.m., Centralia Pierson will tell stories from the early life of Robert W. Kenn- Clarissa Gifford, noon-1 p.m., Jer- Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Lego Club, for children, 3 p.m., emy’s Cafe, 576 W. Main St., Chehalis, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, Tenino icott, who grew up in early Che- (360) 748-4417 (360) 748-1753, [email protected] Book discussion and film screening, halis. Guests are welcome. Public Agencies Support Groups for adults and teens, “Coming to Light,” For more details, call Snider 5 p.m., Packwood at (360) 807-8391. Lewis County Mental Health Coali- Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, Organizations tion, 10-11:30 a.m., Lewis County Public 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Che- Health building, second-floor confer- halis, sponsored by Human Response Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., ence room, (360) 740-1430 Network, (360) 748-6601 Zonta Plans Used Assembly of God church, 702 SE First St., Reducing Underage Drinking Coali- Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 a.m., Winlock Book Sale at Lewis tion, 2 p.m., Lewis County Public Health Bethel Church, for mothers with chil- Seniors’ Bible study, 10 a.m., Calvary building, second-floor conference dren pregnancy through 6 years old, Assembly of God, Centralia, (360) 736- County Mall building, (360) 740-1424 sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Moth- 6769 or (360) 324-9050 The Zonta Club of Centralia/ ers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or Soroptimist International of Lewis Libraries (360) 864-2168, email chehalismops@ Chehalis will be holding its an- County, 5:30 p.m., contact for location, Book Babies, for babies 12-24 months, gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ (360) 748-7860, [email protected] nual used book sale at the Lewis chehalismops 11 a.m., Centralia Lewis County Arts Coalition, 7 p.m., County Mall Thursday through NAMI Lewis County Connections Family Story Time, for children age 3 Santa Lucia Coffee, Centralia Saturday. through third grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Thousands of used hardcover Senior Center, (360) 880-8070 or sher- Support Groups PageTurners book discussion, for [email protected] and paperback books will be adults, “Short Nights of the Shadow Domestic violence support group, for sale: fiction, nonfiction and Catcher,” by Timothy Egan, noon, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Che- textbooks.