$1 Midweek Edition Thursday, July 5, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Running for Life Lewis County Deputy Has Aching Feet and Determination to Run 100 Miles From Yakima to Morton for Cancer Cure Pets on Parade / Main 3 Interstate 5 Collisions Snarl Traffic / Main 3 Pete Caster / [email protected] Lewis County Detective Tom Callas poses for a portrait along the Willapa Trail in Chehalis on Tuesday. By Stephanie Schendel ty Relay for Life. The relay will fice where he has worked for the said, he used to hate running. Bus Driver [email protected] take place from 6 p.m. to mid- past 23 years, said his goal is to But when he beat the disease night July 13 at the Morton High raise $5,000 for the American five years ago, his perspective Sentenced Tom Callas beat cancer once. School track. Cancer Society. changed, and he began running. For Assaults Now he runs to eliminate it. “This run is not about me, it’s “My goal is to erase cancer,” At first, he said, he couldn’t Next week, Tom will run 100 about beating cancer,” he said. he said. “To raise enough money run more than a half of a mile. / Main 4 miles, from Yakima to Morton, “Anyone can run.” that research can find a cure for He then began to run more and and arrive in time to run the Tom, who is a detective for it.” first lap of the East Lewis Coun- the Lewis County Sheriff’s Of- Before he got cancer, Tom please see RUNNING, page Main 12 Architect is 86 and Still Working Chehalis Man Uses Years on the Job to Specialize in Floodplain Building Adna Floral / Main 5 A Half-Century of Color / Main 11 Weather The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Wonderland Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 49 Gilk Sr., William TOMORROW: High 84 Follow Us on Twitter Roxy Edward “Bill,” 85, Sunny @chronline see details on page Main 2 Theatre Chehalis Gears Up Klein, Ava A., 86, Find Us on Facebook Weather picture by Jade for Latest Tenino www.facebook.com/ Zion, Second Grade, Onalaska Bonagofski, Frank An- thecentraliachronicle Elementary Production thony, 71, Centralia / Life: A&E Garris, Claudine Ar- At Top: Chronicle freelance photographer Jesse Smith digi- lene, 77, Centralia tally stitched two photographs of ireworks lighting up the night sky above Chehalis Wednesday for the Fourth of July. The photographs were taken using an 80-second exposure. Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, July 5, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Frances to Host Schwingfest Celebration The 49th annual Schwingfest and a dance to live Swiss music will be held Friday through Sun- featuring the Blaser Band 8:30 Calendar day at the Swiss Park in Frances. p.m-2 a.m. Once again, the Lewis-Pacific personator Justin Shandor will be The Buebeschwingfest, Swiss Thursday, July 5 Swiss Society will continue the bringing his Las Vegas act to the wrestling contest for the younger tradition of Swiss wrestling, music, Open mic, 5:40 p.m. signup, 6:30-10:30 Centralia Eagles Friday. schwingers ages 6-14, will be- food and gathering with friends. p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, 434 N.W. Prin- The show will be emceed by gin at noon. Ice cream will be dle St., Chehalis, 740-0492 A dinner will be served from served by the Swiss Miss in the The Wolfman, Mike Detering, a 6-7:30 p.m. Following the con- Support Groups Chehalis resident. He is an imper- afternoon, and a dance and cert, the evening will continue awards will follow. “Up From Grief,” for those grieving the sonator of legendary disc jockey with Kapelle Unspunnen joining loss of a loved one, 1 -2:30 p.m., Assured Wolfman Jack. in for live Swiss music and danc- Event passes are available for Home Hospice, second floor, 1821 Cooks Shandor’s Centralia perfor- ing featuring the Blaser Band. $25 for adults, $13 for ages 12-17. Hill Road, 330-2640 mance will start at 7 p.m. Preferred Daily admission is also available Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Live Swiss music will be seating is $25 and general seat- played throughout the after- on Friday $10 for adults, $5 for p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. ing $20. A 5 p.m. dinner is $12.50. Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 noon on Saturday, and the grill ages 12-17, Saturday $15 for adults, Tickets may be obtained by calling Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Providence and beer garden will be open. $8 ages 12-17, and Sunday $5 for Centralia Hospital chapel conference room, the Eagles lodge at 736-1146. The The Steinstossen, stone throw, adults, $3 for ages 12-17. Children 736-5394 lodge is open daily 3-10 p.m. competition will be held after under 12 are free all weekend. Organizations the Ausstich (wrestling finals) For more information, visit Historic Lewis County Farmer’s Mar- followed by a dinner 5-7 p.m. www.lpss.info. Oakview Grange, 7 p.m., 2715 N. Pearl ket, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., corner of Pearl and St., Centralia, 736-5639 Maple streets, Centralia, 736-8977, lewis- Lewis County Robotics Society, 6 p.m., countyfarmersmarket.org Kemp Hall, room 128, Centralia College, Public Agencies (360) 304-7129 Lewis County Tea Party, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Timberlands Regional Support Net- Veterans Memorial Museum, 100 S.W. Vet- work Advisory Board, 11 a.m.-12:30 In addition to the regular shows, for an afternoon of music with Mu- erans Way, Chehalis, 736-4751 p.m., 102 Main St., Suite 25 Broadway, there will be independent Afghan kana Marimba. The concert will take Cathlamet, (800) 392-6298 Senior Centers hound and Schipperke specialty shows place on Saturday 2-3:30 p.m. Support Groups on Friday afternoon, July 6. Mukana Marimba, from Olympia, Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 A list of events can be found at www. plays music in the style of the Shona Pool tournament, 1 p.m. H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 barayevents.com. Dance day, 10-11:45 a.m. people of Zimbabwe, on large wooden Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, (360) 480-0592, marimbas (similar to xylophones). Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation [email protected] Morton Senior Center, 496-3230 Cascade Car Show, Cook-Offs The group has been performing Senior Centers Pinochle, 11 a.m. Coming to Stan Hedwall since 1998. Their website is www.mu- Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggested Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 kanamarimba.com. donation Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cit- Hot rod cars and delicious spare ribs This free event is sponsored by the Olequa (Winlock) Senior Center, ies Senior Center, 748-0061 will fill Stan Hedwall Park this weekend. Friends of the Centralia Timberland Li- 785-4325 Music, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities Se- All makes and models will be on brary. For more information, contact the Low impact exercise, 9-11 a.m. nior Center, 748-0061 display, including motorcycles, pickups library at 736-0183 or go to www.TRL. Cook’s choice lunch and bingo, 11 Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, vintage, antique, classic, hot rod, rat org. a.m.-2 p.m. Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 rod, stock, custom and modified dur- Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 ing the Cascade Car Show. Social party games, 1-3 p.m., Matrix Cof- Computer class, 9-11 a.m., Toledo Se- Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 The show on the grass will go on nior Center, 864-2112 Nutrition lunch, noon, suggested do- feehouse, 434 N.W. Prindle St., Chehalis, family- Low-impact exercise class, 3-4 p.m., nation $3 for 60 and over, under 60, $5.95, rain or shine from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reg- [email protected] Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 istration for show-day entries begins at Community Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Watercolor class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., To- Exercise class, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Toledo 9 a.m. each day. Pearl and Maple streets, Centralia, 740-1212 or ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Senior Center, 864-2112 Registration is $35 per vehicle for both www.communityfarmersmarket.net Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior Center, Open pool, 9:30 a.m., Toledo Senior days. If vehicle owners choose to partici- Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Teni- 864-2112 Center, 864-2112 pate only one day, they can register for $20 no Elementary School, visit www.teninofarm- Open pool, 9 a.m., Toledo Senior Cen- Acrylics classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Toledo per vehicle. There’s no limit to the number ersmarket.org, on Facebook at TeninoFarmers- ter, 864-2112 Senior Center, 864-2112 of vehicles people can enter. Dash plaques Market and Twitter at T90Market Cook’s choice lunch, 11:30 a.m., Toledo and goody bags will be handed out for the Backfire Band, Cascade Country Cookoff, Senior Center, 864-2112 first 100 cars to arrive at the event. Stan Hedwall Park, Chehalis, fres admission Wood carving class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo Saturday, July 7 Senior Center, 864-2112 In addition, the Cascade Country Jumpin Johnny Lucas, guitarist, 8 p.m., Devil- fish Public House, 289 N.W.