Journey on the Cowlitz Journalists Reach Toledo as Series Nears an End / Main 7-10 $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com June 16, 2015 Toledo Reserve Egg Days History Officer Saves Department Money, Earns Winlock Museums Tell of Town’s Past as Respect in 29 Years as Volunteer / Main 3 Community Prepares for Festival / Life 1 Lewis County Plans for Drought Chronicle Investigation PUBLIC HEALTH: Residents This summer, Lewis out that the governor has de- dents to conserve water, and is County officials are planning clared it and we want to start working to provide owners of Asked to Conserve and preparing for a possible making sure people are aware,” shallower wells with informa- Water as Summer Nears drought. said Danette York, director of tion about saving water. “It’s early right now and Lewis County Public Health & “What we’re trying to do By Kaylee Osowski people aren’t panicking … but Social Services. [email protected] we would like to get the word The county is asking resi- please see DROUGHT, page Main 13 Lisa Leigh and Jessy Hamilton are seen to- gether in this photo. ‘One Heart, One Mind’ Mother of At Millersylvania Park, Tribe Canoe Families Celebrate Heritage Drowned Centralian Says She Struggled for Services JESSY HAMILTON DEATH: ‘They Talk to Us Like We’re Stupid When We’re Asking for Help,’ Mother of Autistic Man Says By Natalie Johnson [email protected] Editor’s Note: This is Part Two of a two-part series. Part One is avail- able at www.chronline.com. When asked where she felt she could turn for help, and what resourc- es she had to take care of her 26-year- old severely autistic son, Jessy, Jackie Hamilton had a short answer. Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle “None,” she said. The "Tu-lap ti weah," the Chehalis Tribe canoe family's canoe, takes of from the dock while the public watches during a recent canoe family gathering at Mill- Resources do exist for families ersylvania Park in Maytown. Canoe family members say gatherings are important for their own members and youth but are also a powerful way to educate and caregivers of children and adults the public about their canoes and journeys. with autism, but even the state Au- tism Task Force’s 2010 Autism Guide- ON THE WATER: Chehalis to point out his one piece of family program, revitalizing minder of the northwest wa- book for Washington State notes advice for a successful pull. the canoe heritage of their terways once being the ancient seeking help can be an arduous task Tribal History on “One heart, one mind,” Co- ancestors. Hweqwidi Han- highway system of the first for a layperson. Display at State Parks menout said. ford McCloud, director of the people. Any tribal happenings “The ATF recognizes that finding A canoe may contain 10 Nisqually Tribe's Leschi Heri- such as marriages and nam- and maneuvering through the vari- Event Saturday people, but when they're pull- tage Foundation and a canoe ing ceremonies would include ous systems in Washington State can By Carrina Stanton ing together, they work for skipper since 1999, said the a potlatch to which all of the sometimes be tedious and frustrat- unity. That’s the basic prem- first return of the canoe heri- For The Chronicle neighboring tribes would be ing,” the guidebook says. ise behind the Chehalis Tribe tage in this region was a jour- invited. Jessy Lee Hamilton, 26, of Centra- MAYTOWN — The min- canoe family: bringing many ney held in 1989 with 15 tribes. “Once that invitation went lia, was found drowned in the Che- ute you step onto "Tu-lap ti together in one heart and one Twenty years later, the journey out they'd tread those water- halis River on May 30 at Fort Borst weah," the Chehalis Tribe ca- mind. had grown to 6,000 partici- ways and they'd stop and visit Park after being reported missing a noe family's canoe, skipper Since 2008, the Chehalis pants and 84 canoes. 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Market � Chehalis CH541838cbw.sw Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, June 16, 2015 PAGE TWO News Daily Outtake: Somewhere in the Dust of the Weird the horrendous smell, “like dead fish.” Tom Smith of the Penn State Extension in York County said despite the hazards and annoy- ance that the swarms are caus- ing, it’s actually a good thing in the broad scheme of things. “They’re indicators of clearer water,” Smith said. “It’s indicat- ing that the Susquehanna River’s Pennsylvania Bridge getting cleaner.” Closed for Second Kelso School District’s Night Over Swarms of Diploma Cover Features Mayflies, Crashes Wrong State Seal WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) KELSO (AP) — High school — A bridge has been closed for graduates in Kelso discovered an a second straight night because Brandon Hansen / [email protected] error when they received their The Army’s “Bodacious Ball” slides into second base during the Military All-Stars vs. Hometown Heroes Exhibition Game of swarms of mayflies so thick diplomas during Saturday’s they caused accidents, authori- Friday at Wheeler Field in Centralia. The story and many more photos remain available at www.chronline.com. Find graduation ceremony. more news and images from the local sports scene at www.lewiscountysports.com. ties said. The covers protecting the di- Wrightsville fire officials said plomas carried the state seal of the Route 462 bridge over the Oregon. Kelso High School is in Susquehanna River between Co- Southwest Washington. Notable Quote lumbia and Wrightsville closed KPTV-TV in Portland, re- at about 10 p.m. Sunday. ported that the diplomas did list Chief Chad Livelsberger said the correct high school. a vehicle slowing because of the Kelso superintendent Glenn “Of course it was illegal, but everyone did it. People used to cloud of insects led to a crash, Gelbrich says the mistake was though he didn’t believe anyone an ordering error. The error was net them. It was just a way of life. There were plenty of fish was seriously hurt. discovered after the ceremony The bridge reopened over- was underway. and I don’t think we did any harm to them. “ night. Students will receive new di- The bridge was also shut ploma covers. Gaylen Brown down Saturday night after three The diplomas are valid. motorcycle crashes attributed to 83-year-old former resident of Mayfield and Winston Creek the flies. Livelsberger says the see the full story on page Main 10 department was dispatched to Mayor Says Town Full, deal with one crash and saw two more crashes while on the scene. Temporarily Closed to All three victims were treated at Outsiders Editor’s Pick the scene. “It was just crazy,” Livels- BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — The Things Are Heating Up berger told the York Dispatch mayor of a central New Jersey on Sunday afternoon. “It was an town is barring nonresidents The Department of Natu- them small and contained.” state and local officials that this inch to 2 inches of mayflies on from entering the community ral Resources on Monday an- According to the release, use will be a fire season for the books the road.” via a major highway — but it’s nounced the cancellation of a of these fast-strike helicopters don’t seem to be a case of alarm- Mayflies are attracted by just a temporary prohibition. media event during which DNR helps DNR quickly transport ism. No, it appears Washing- light and congregate on roads, Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty was scheduled to conduct a firefighters into a target area ton — and much of the Western bridges and other surfaces. announced the decision in a demonstration of its firefighting and control fires before they United States — is in for a hot When cars hit them, the females’ Twitter posted around 3 p.m. helicopters. grow into larger blazes, reduc- and wild summer that will test eggs release liquid that makes Sunday. He says traffic into the Apparently, ing the number of acres burned. the preparation and resolve of roads slick. town from Route 35 is “shut there’s no time Firefighters use helicopters to emergency management leaders Livelsberger said motor- down immediately” because the for demonstra- transport personnel, water, and The steps we all can take ists driving through a mayfly Monmouth County commu- tions when real- firefighting support equipment. to prevent damage are mostly swarm should treat it like an nity of about 6,000 people has life scenarios One blaze has already been common sense measures; dis- actual blizzard, expecting zero “reached its capacity.” Doherty are demanding sparked near Pateros on the east pose of cigarettes properly, clear visibility and remains creating a says the decision was made for the use of the side of the Cascades, an area your property of as much poten- slick coating on the ground.