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$1 Midweek Edition Thursday, April 19, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Scorched Woman, Child Escape Napavine Home Blaze / Main 16 Get Ready to Go Out and Catch Some Fish / Insert Missing on County Singer Mark Chesnutt Coming to Toledo / Main 9 the Chehalis Bearcat Boys, Girls Take Out Tigers Sheriff’s Office Continues Search for Olympia Man / Sports 1 Who Disappeared During the Pe Ell River Run By Kyle Spurr [email protected] Five days have passed since Daniel Kuhn was last seen in a small rubber raft floating down the Chehalis River near the Elk Creek Road Bridge Satur- day afternoon. Kuhn, dressed in a red hat, white tank top, blue jean shorts and white shoes, fell behind the rest of his group during the Pe Ell River Run and said he would meet them downriver near the Chandler Road Bridge, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When Kuhn, 24, did not show up by Former Pe Ell Coach 8 p.m. Saturday, the rest of his group on Trial for Alleged Rape / Main 3 left. They thought he may have left with Lewis County Sheriff’s Office / Courtesy photo other friends, the sheriff’s office said. Daniel Kuhn, a 24-year-old Olympia man, By Monday, Kuhn’s friends realized was rafting with several other people on he was missing and contacted Lewis Saturday when he disappeared on the Chehalis River, somewhere upstream from County deputies. this spot on the Chandler Road Bridge. The Chehalis Fire Department’s swift water rescue team searched a three-mile portion of the Chehalis River between Elk Creek Road and the Chandler Road Bridge Tuesday afternoon in kayaks for clues. There was no sign of Kuhn. please see MISSING, page Main 13 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather A Visit to the Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 49 Gobi Desert House, William J., 87, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 60 Centralia @chronline Rain likely Centralians Carroll, Nancy Ohlson, 66, see details on page Main 2 Take Journey to Centralia Find Us on Facebook Mongolia Squyres, Joy, 86, Pe Ell www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Dyllon Arthur, Harry L. 78, / Voices: Life 3 thecentraliachronicle Dublin, fourth grade, Chehalis Onalaska Elementary Hill, Robert Edward, 41, School Oakville CH467470cz.cg Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, April 19, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community The Chronicle, file photo The annual Semi- nary Hill Natural Area work party on Saturday will help spruce up the Calendar trails and clean up win- Submit Your Items Senior Centers ter storm damage at the hilly forest just east If you would like to add an Nutrition lunch, noon, suggested of downtown Centralia. item to this listing of events, donation $3 for 60 and over, under 60, $5.95, Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 please email Doug Blosser at Music, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities [email protected] or call Senior Center, 748-0061 him at 807-8238. Taco and potato bar, 4-6 p.m., salad, dessert and beverage, $6, Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Thursday, April 19 Birthday celebration, 11 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Open mic, Matrix Coffeehouse, 434 Editor’s Best Bet N.W. Prindle St., Chehalis, signup 5:40 Lunch, noon, $3 suggested dona- p.m., performances 6:30 p.m., 740- tion, Twin Cities Senior Center, 748- Seminary Hill Natural Area Work Party Planned 0492 0061 Running Start orientation, 7 p.m., Potato bar, noon, $6, Morton Senior The Friends of the Seminary blackberry cutting/pulling, debris/ Center, 496-3230 New Science Center, room 121, Cen- Hill Natural Area group is hold- litter removal, etc.) Some tools and tralia College, parent or guardian must ing an Earth Day work party at gloves are provided, or you may attend with student, 736-9391, ext. 265 Saturday, April 21 the forested Centralia hillside at bring your own. Refreshments 10 a.m. Saturday. will be provided for helpers. Support Groups It’s April Pools Day at The purpose of the work party The main entrance to the park- “Up From Grief,” for those grieving is to prepare the natural area for the ing lot for the natural area is located the loss of a loved one, 1--2:30 p.m., Centralia Thorbeckes hiking/walking season. There are at the corner of East Locust Street Assured Home Hospice, second floor, Saturday is April Pools Day at many opportunities to help, with and Barner Drive, Centralia. 1821 Cooks Hill Road, 330-2640 varying degrees of difficulty and For additional information, Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Thorbeckes FitLife Center in Cen- exertion (opening up trails, ivy and p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. tralia, a free community event. call 736-7045. Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. will be a Water Fitness Jamboree, which is Senior Centers a fundraiser for Keep Our Pools. Centralia Store to Host Raymond Museum to Cook’s choice lunch and bingo, 11 This event is for 18-year-olds Diaper-Changing Event Host Sea Chantey Camp a.m.-2 p.m., Olequa Senior Center and up. The jamboree is free, but donations will be sought for the Parents in the Lewis County Sea Chantey Camp 2012, a Low-impact exercise class, 3:30-4:30 workshop featuring songs of p.m., Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 nonprofit Keep Our Pools group. area on Saturday will be helping the sea, will be held Saturday at Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities From noon to 2 p.m., River- to attempt to break the world Senior Center, 748-0061 side Fire Department and Cen- record for changing babies from the Willapa Seaport Museum in Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, tralia Police vehicles and repre- disposable diapers to cloth. Raymond. Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 sentatives will be there for tours The Great Cloth Diaper The camp will feature an Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggest- and information for kids. Change will be held at at The all-day workshop that will in- ed donation, Morton Senior Center, clude many different types of 496-3231 During that time will be the Changing Table, located in the Optimists Club Bike Rodeo, a Fairway Shopping Center in chanties, musical instruments, Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior pirate songs and instruction Center, 864-2112 safety day for kids. Bikes will be Centralia. Participants are asked set up in the parking lot between to arrive at the store by 9:15 a.m. for people on how to write their own songs. Organizations the parks building and the rifle The diaper change takes place at club. Kids can bring their bikes, 9:30 a.m. Faculty members will be American Legion Post 508, potluck learn about safety and have their Shalina Knight, Elma, said the Hank Cramer; Burt and Di and meeting, 6 p.m., Onalaska First Meyer, of the Budd Bay Bucca- Church of God the bikes checked for mechani- purpose of the event is to increase cal safety. There will be an ob- awareness of the health benefits neers; Dan Roberts, of Victory Onalaska American Legion Post 508, Sings at Sea; Matthew Moeller 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalas- stacle course, and bike helmets of cloth, and how easy cloth is ka First Church of God, 978-5368 will be sold for $7. to use. Knight owns a business (son of Chronicle columnist The Keep Our Pool Dunk called Swirkles, which sells hand- Bill Moeller), of the What- Tank will be at the jamboree. made items for mothers. everly Brothers; Tugboat Bro- Friday, April 20 The dunk tank costs $2 for Knight said 25 participants mberg; and Pete Darrah, di- rector of the Willapa Seaport Creative writing workshop, Lewis three balls. are needed to qualify for the County Writers Guild, social hour 5 p.m, Water Safety & Skills will event, which is free. Gift bags Museum. Fee is $20 for adults and $10 workshop 6 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, be 1-3 p.m. at the pool. Stations will be given to the first 25 peo- 434 N.W. Prindle St., Chehalis, 219-5639 for children age 10 and under. will set up all around the pool ple who show up. Roscoe Bills, featuring Arie, mix- The fee includes admission to a tape release show, 8:30 p.m., $6, Ma- that teach safety around water As of April 9, 305 officially and lifejacket fittings. Kids will 7 p.m. concert, which is a benefit trix Coffeehouse, 434 N.W. Prindle St., registered hosts in 16 countries for the museum. The museum is Chehalis, 740-0492 be tested for their level of swim- had signed up. ming ability. located at 310 Alder St. Information about the Great Program details are available Support Groups Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., Cloth Diaper Change can be ac- kids who participate in the water at www.geoducmusic.com. H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., cessed at greatclothdiaperchange. Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, safety activities get to swim for com 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, (360) free in the pool for that last hour The current record was set in 480-0592, [email protected] of open swim time. 2011. please see CALENDAR, page Main 5 The Weather Almanac 5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Forecast map for April 20, 2012 Gauge Flood 24 hr.