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Weekend Edition Saturday, Furniture Aug. 10, 2013 World Opens Main 7 $1 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com / Made in Lewis County A ‘Friendly’ History Chiropractic Legend Makes Patented Three Decades of Little Miss Friendlies Look Products in Chehalis / Main 3 Back Through the Years / Main 5 Councilor Accused of Forgery, Fraud FINDINGS: Chehalis Police The Chehalis Police Depart- Centralia City Light, according ment has recommended Cen- to findings in a Chehalis Police Believe Dan Henderson tralia City Councilor Dan Hen- Department investigation. “ I’m confident I will be cleared of Abused His Role As derson be charged with felony He allegedly encouraged forgery and fraud after an inves- a client to forge his brother’s all these allegations.” Lewis County Veterans tigation that concluded this week. name in order to secure $450 for Henderson is accused of Specialist the delinquent bill. Dan Henderson using his former position as a Henderson denies the allega- Lewis County veterans special- Centralia city councilor tions and questions the timing By Kyle Spurr ist to help one of his own tenants [email protected] pay for a delinquent account at please see FRAUD, page Main 14 Officials A Child’s Charity Warn Siblings Use Money to Buy Teddy Bears for Providence Hospital of High GIVING: Sadie and Nate Dahlin Earned $142 and Fire Bought About 20 Stuffed Animals for Providence Centralia Patients Danger By Kyle Spurr RED FLAG WARNING: Dry [email protected] Conditions, Thunder Nine-year-old Sadie Dahlin and Lightning Create and her 7-year-old brother Nate decided last month to start a Potential Fire Starts lemonade stand at their house Regionwide by the Lewis County Sports By Amy Nile Complex during a baseball tour- nament. [email protected] The siblings earned $142 in Thunder, lightning, wind one weekend and decided to gusts and dry conditions in donate the money by purchas- the weekend forecast are cre- ing teddy bears for patients and ating a setting ripe for wild- visitors at Providence Centralia fires in much of Western Hospital. Washington, according to the Their mother, Maria Dah- National Weather Service in lin, said she was surprised by Seattle. her children’s initiative, but was A Red Flag Warning re- completely supportive of the mains in place for Lewis idea. County and much of the sur- “We live near the new base- rounding area through Sun- ball fields and Sadie said she day. wanted to do a lemonade stand,” Ted Buehner, a warning Maria said. “At first I was over- coordination meteorologist whelmed by the thought of a in Seattle, said the purpose lemonade stand. (My husband of the warning is to heighten and I) were making pitchers of awareness for first responders lemonade as fast as we can and and citizens because the fire brought it out to them.” weather situation is unusual Sadie and Nate brought in for the region. about 20 stuffed animals into Outdoor burn bans re- the hospital on Friday afternoon. main in place. Buehner cau- Julia Van Paepeghem, a vol- tions against throwing out unteer coordinator at Provi- material that could potentially dence Centralia Hospital, said start a fire such as cigarettes the hospital operates a teddy and cigars. bear program to have stuffed “The old phrase, ‘When animals available for patients in thunder roars, go indoors’ is the emergency room, the pedi- appropriate,” he said. atric clinic or in outpatient sur- Washington has not had gery. a lightning-related fatality The stuffed animals are this century. Buehner said he also comforting to visitors, Van hopes to keep it that way. Pete Caster / [email protected] Most lightning injuries, he Paepeghem said. Sadie Dahlin, 9, smiles as she looks at one of her favorite stufed animals as her brother, Nate, 7, looks on after donating nearly “Sometimes, adults like said, occur when people try 20 stufed animals to the Providence Centralia Hospital's teddy bear program on Friday afternoon in Centralia. 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Events begin at 2 Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach variety of events all day long. p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, workshops at 9:30 a.m. and a trains, excursion to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Sunday concert at 9:30 a.m. both 1.25 hours, 1101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, From 6 a.m. until noon, the $5 for seniors and $5 for chil- are free. A $5 discount is given 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com Lions Club will be serving a dren ages 6-12. Children 5 and to WBA and OBA members. Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach breakfast at Jubilee Park. under are free. Payment will be by cash or train, excursion to Ruth, 5 p.m., 1.75 Registration for a 10k run At 7 p.m., Centralia College hours, 1101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 748- will be at 7 a.m., with the run to East and the Fire Mountain Arts check only. 9593, www.steamtrainride.com For more information, call commence at 8 a.m. Council are presenting “The “45 Minutes From Broadway,” Youth The- From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Ties That Bind” at the Roxy The- (360) 785-3478. Additional de- ater Camp production, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Ev- tails are available at http://goo. ergreen Playhouse, Centralia, tickets available Morton Senior Center will be ater. Advance ticket sales are $10 gl/38plQC. week of Aug. 5 by calling (360) 736-8628 selling bakery goods. for adults and $5 for children 80s Enough, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter The Jubilee Championship Tickets at the door are $11 Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, (360) 273- Bed Races will be on Main Street for adults and $6 for children Fundraiser for 2000, ext. 301 at 11 a.m. Tickets are available online, at “The Ties That Bind: A Recollection Prior to the Jubilee Grand the BCJ Gallery and at Centralia Chehalis Pool of Bygone Days,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, advance tickets, $10 adults, $5 Parade will be children’s parade College East. To purchase tickets Renovation Planned children, www.MortonRoxy.org, BCJ on Main Street. online, go to mortonroxy.org. A “Jive ‘n Dive” fundraiser for Gallery and Centralia College East, tick- The theme for the Jubilee A street dance will be in the new Gail and Carolyn Shaw ets at door, $11 adults and $6 children Grand Parade this year is “Wel- downtown Morton 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Square dancing and games, 7 p.m., come to Our World — Our 71st with music by Hat Trick.