Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com $1 Seeking Youth Early Week Edition at the Toledo Tuesday, Threshing Bee / Sept. 1, 2015 Main 13 Love INC at 25 Port, Nonprofit Tangle Chehalis Nonprofit Delivers Furniture, Group Home Wants More Than Market Value as Money and Hope to the Needy / Main 3 Port of Centralia Plans Potential Purchase / Main 5 Alder Lake Fire Stalls, Crews Grow Containment Lines BATTLE: Fire Holds at 275 The weekend rain slowed morning and was expected to 15 percent. The fire continues to heavy equipment are combating the spread of the Alder Lake grow only by about 5 acres over smolder in the wooded debris the blaze. A type 3 fire fighting Acres Over Weekend; Fire and gave crews a window of the next day. Fire crews were on the forest floor. crew, the type that works fires More Rain Expected time to increase containment. able to take advantage of the A total of 154 personnel, two that are under control or in the The fire held at about 275 precipitation by growing their bulldozers, five fire engines By The Chronicle acres from Saturday to Tuesday containment from 10 percent to and a handful of other pieces of please see FIRE, page Main 11 Commissioners Flying History Lands in Chehalis Approve Firm B-17 Bomber on Display at Chehalis-Centralia Airport for $138,000 North Lewis County Industrial Access Study By Kaylee Osowski [email protected] A 2009 study done by the state determined that a new interchange on Interstate 5 in North Lewis County is feasible and needed. The Washington State De- partment of Transportation in the study wrote that the next step would be preliminary engi- neering, traffic analysis and an environmental review; however, both WSDOT and the Federal Highway Administration would have to approve the project. The Board of County Com- missioners on Monday ap- proved a consultant for another study, the North Lewis County Industrial Access Study, to con- sider other options in the area, including an interchange. Lewis County Public Works Director Tim Elsea said the study will consider the vision, goals and purpose for the project. Pete Caster / [email protected] Dewitt McFarland, of Adna, sits in the bombardier chair on a B-17 bomber as it lies over Chehalis on Monday afternoon. The historic plane will be stationed at the please see ACCESS, page Main 11 Chehalis-Centralia Airport for the rest of the week for the public to view. By Dameon Pesanti Rain Predicted [email protected] Through Friday From her perch just below the cockpit, Betty Grable, the By The Chronicle most famous pinup girl of her After a prolonged spurt of hot generation, stands in her most and dry weather, Lewis County famous pose, looks over her residents saw some reprieve over shoulder and flashes a smile al- the weekend with scattered rain most as arresting as the aircraft showers and cooler weather. she’s printed on. The trend is expected to con- As part of a national tour, tinue through Friday, although the Sentimental Journey, the the area is not forecasted to see most complete B-17G bomber much precipitation. The amount in operation, is on display at the of rain is estimated to total ap- Chehalis-Centralia Airport, and proximately half an inch before one World War II fighter pi- sunnier weather on Saturday. lot got to take his first flight on The rain will be “pretty even- Monday afternoon. ly spread out” throughout the The Sentimental Journey next couple days, said National rolled off the Douglas assembly Weather Service meteorologist line in 1944. Its introduction Josh Smith. Kelly Robinson, director of sales at Holiday Inn Express, left, takes a picture of the Sentimental Journey, a completely re- please see FLYING, page Main 11 stored B-17 bomber that travels around the West Coast and stopped in Chehalis on Monday afternoon. please see RAIN, page Main 11 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Seahawks Still on Top Volcanic Experience Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Experts Girls Focus Sievers, Pete, 80, Follow Us on Twitter Say Seattle on Science Toledo @chronline Still the at Weeklong Find Us on Facebook Obvious Camping www.facebook.com/ Leader in Excursion thecentraliachronicle NFC West at Mount St. / Sports 1 Helens/ Main 9 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 PAGE TWO News Daily Outtake: Summer Preparations of the Weird Monday. Southern New Jersey Tang, who works as a bar- Man Digs Up Live tender, plans to save the money for now. Lottery officials said Cannonball in Backyard the store will receive a $5,000 CAPE MAY COURT bonus for selling the winning HOUSE, N.J. (AP) — The At- ticket last Wednesday. lantic City bomb squad was dis- He also has a second chance patched to a southern New Jer- to win up to $25,000 for the oth- sey home over the weekend after er ticket he purchased that was a man dug up a live cannonball not a winner. in his backyard. Tang says he may begin leav- Police say the Lower Town- ing $20 bills on the street in ran- ship man was digging behind dom places to spread his good his West Bates Avenue home fortune. when he discovered the explo- sive Saturday. Police say the brass-capped Migrants Bike Into cannonball was approximately 5 Norway at Remote Brandon Hansen / [email protected] inches in circumference and was stamped “4k, 85mm.” Arctic Border Crossing Morton-White Pass football players practice Thursday. Summer practices are coming to an end as the regular season Officials say the bomb squad — and classes — begin across Lewis County. Be sure to pick up a copy of Thursday’s edition of The Chronicle. It will HELSINKI (AP) — As include a special section dedicated to local prep football. See more at www.lewiscountysports.com. took an x-ray of the device and Europe grapples with record- determined it was fully func- breaking numbers of migrants, tional. The cannonball was later a trickle of asylum seekers from detonated in an unpopulated Syria and the Mediterranean Notable Quote area. region have found an unlikely Police say the discovery is route: Through Russia to a re- not unusual for this part of the mote Arctic border post in Nor- state, but residents are advised to never touch or move any found way, partly on bicycles. “ The Port wants the dirt really bad for Centralia Station, but we need artillery shells. Police Chief Inspector Go- eran Stenseth says 151 people sufficient amount of funds to find or build a new facility — plain and have crossed the border this year $20 Found in San near the northeastern Norwe- simple — or the residents are out on the street. “ gian town of Kirkenes, 2,500 ki- Francisco Leads to $1 lometers (1,550 miles) northeast Brent Taylor Million Lottery Win of Oslo, most of them during July and August. Alderhouse Board Chairman SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — (see the full story on page Main 5) A San Francisco Bay Area man He said Monday the migrants won $1 million in the California arrive in motor vehicles but some Lottery after buying a winning have resorted to crossing by bicy- ticket with money he found at cle because the Storskog border the airport. post is not open to pedestrians in Editor’s Pick The California Lottery said line with a Norwegian-Russian Sunday that Hubert Tang had border agreement. Don’t Rain on my Parade (or Garlic) not bought a lottery ticket in 10 years. Two Arrested for I don’t know what it says on page Main 14, and a few more causes in Lewis County. When he found a $20 bill on about me and my dietary habits at www.chronline.com. Coordinator Judy DeVaul the street outside San Francisco Enjoying Meal on Boat that I was willing to stand in the Those who braved the said last week the event has International Airport last week, wind and rain for nearly 30 min- weather to reach the Southwest raised about $100,000 for such he used it to buy two scratch-off While Family Slept utes to get my Washington Fairgrounds Satur- purposes over the years. tickets at a market in Millbrae. NORWALK, Conn. (AP) hands on some day entered for free thanks to a I was happy to take part, de- One of them led to the $1 — Police in Connecticut have garlic fries and weather-based decision to tem- spite weather that also brought million top prize. charged two people they say sausage. porarily lift the cost of admission. down the number of vehicles in He told the California Lot- broke into a boat at a Norwalk It probably Many — such as myself — the Hub City Car Show (see page tery that he was in shock when marina to enjoy a fast food meal says more about took full advantage of the free Main 13). he won. and take some selfies while a the offerings of entry, just to stand in the rain We’ll get more cool weather “I scratched the ticket outside family of five slept on board. locally-based and pine for some garlicky, spicy and rain this week (see the front Uncle Jim’s of the store. I told my friend who Police told The Hour the By Eric Schwartz goodness. page), but I’ll stay warm thanks I was with that I didn’t know if it family was awakened at about Smokehouse, editor Thankfully, Sunday was bet- to a roughly $100 investment in was real but, ‘I think I just won 2 a.m.