State Awards Contract for I-5 Construction in Centralia / Main 4 $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Playoff Baseball to Start Next Week New Dairy / Sports 1 Ambassador Fishing Crowned Season Opens / Main 13 / Main 12, Life 3 Onalaska Educators Work to Improve Learning School a Better Way Chris Geier / [email protected] Jamie Niemi teaches a sixth-grade math class at Onalaska Middle School. The school is making a series of changes after being listed as one of the state’s lowest performing schools. By Amy Nile Teachers and staff have been work- Onalaska Middle [email protected] ing to make improvements since last year when the state Office of the Superinten- ONALASKA — Educators at Onal- dent of Public Instruction labeled the School Hopes to aska Middle School are hoping students school a “Required Action District” due scored high enough on standardized to students’ low standardized test scores tests last week to get the school off of the over the last three years. Get Off the State’s state’s list of lowest-achieving schools. The label required the school to force “Our goal is to be the school parents out the principal and bring Gray in to lead. List of Lowest- want to take their kids to,” said C.J. Gray, “It hurt a lot to have the media and the principal at Onalaska Middle School. public frustration and anger,” said Scott “Last year, we were the school parents Achieving Schools wanted to pull their kids out of.” please see LEARNING, back page The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Demolition Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Cook, Wilburn Lee, 84, Tenino TONIGHT: Low 40 City Levels Christian, Dale R. 68, McCleary Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 57 @chronline Few showers Building on Proffitt, Jean, 78, Lacey see details on page Main 2 Ickes, Jack Richard, 81, Centralia Centralia Maybin, Clemencia Janine, 68, Find Us on Facebook College Rochester www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Conner thecentraliachronicle Reed, first grade, Onalaska Sutley, Sylvia E. Jones, 75, Rochester Boulevard Merrill, Judith Ann, 66, Chehalis Elementary School / Main 7 Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Calendar Submit Your Items Low-impact exercise class, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 If you would like to add an Oil painting class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., item to this listing of events, Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 please email Doug Blosser at Pinochle, noon, $1, Toledo Senior [email protected] or call Center, 864-2112 him at 807-8238. Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Music, 11 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Tuesday, May 1 Center, 748-0061 Free tax information for seniors and low-income, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., appoint- Screening to Feature ment necessary, Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Twin Cities Train Depots Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, A special screening of “Rail- Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Courtesy Photos road Ties” will be shown at 6 p.m. Pinochle, 11 a.m., Morton Senior Kristi Larson, a culinary specialist for the Taste of Home Cooking School, Tuesday at the Lewis County His- Center, 496-3230 will demonstrate practical cooking techniques tonight at the Great torical Museum in Chehalis. Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggested do- Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound. nation, Morton Senior Center, 496-3231 This episode of Full Focus Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior explores the history and influ- Center, 864-2112 Taste of Home Cooking School is Tonight ence of the Chehalis and Centra- Oil painting class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., lia train depots. Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 The Taste of Home Cooking re-create in their home. There is no charge for admis- Sweet Treats, 9 a.m., Toledo Senior School is coming to the Great Doors open at 4 p.m. to mingle sion to the screening. Center, 864-2112 Wolf Lodge Chehalis Ballroom, and shop the vendors before the Full Focus is a weekly docu- Grand Mound, tonight. show. The show begins at 7 p.m. mentary series produced by Included in the event will be Remaining tickets available KBTC, a public television station Wednesday, May 2 recipes, insider tips and tricks are Section B ($25) and Section C in Tacoma affiliated with the and drawings. ($15). Tickets are available at the Public Broadcasting Service. Documentary Details Each attendee receives a goodie Advocate Agency, 429 N. Market Journeys of Indians bag filled with coupons, A Taste of Blvd. Chehalis, Monday through Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, Home specialty magazine, spon- Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., or online doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at A documentary titled “Canoe sor gifts, fun prizes and more. at brownpapertickets.com, key- 6:30 p.m.; food available, 736-9030 Way: The Sacred Journey” will be Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 Culinary specialist Kristi word search “centralia.” a.m., Bethel Church, for mothers with presented at part of the Lyceum Larson will demonstrate 10 The event is sponsored by children pregnancy through 6 years old, Series 1 to 1:50 p.m. Wednesday new recipes people can easily OBEE Credit Union. sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Moth- at Centralia College. ers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or “The Sacred Journey” docu- (360) 864-2168, email chehalismops@ gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ ments the annual tribal jour- Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, chehalismops neys of Pacific Northwest Coast Libraries tribes and First Nations as they Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Public Agencies Estate planning and wills, attor- Pinochle, 11 a.m., Morton Senior follow their ancestral pathways ney Roberta Armstrong, 6-7:30 p.m,, Center, 496-3230 Chemical Dependency-Mental Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland through the waters of the Pa- Lunch, noon, $3, Morton Senior Health-Therapeutic Court Sales Tax Ad- Library, refreshments provided by cific Northwest coast and Salish Center, 496-3230 visory Committee, 3 p.m., conference Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Li- room, Lewis County Public Health & So- Sea. brary, 748-3301 Nutrition lunch, noon, suggested cial Services Department, 740-1148 Lyceum classes are free and donation $3 for 60 and over, under 60, Joint workshop, Centralia City Coun- open to the public. The classes Support Groups $5.95, Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Low impact exercise, 9-10 a.m., cil and Centralia School Board, 6:30-8 Domestic violence support group, are either held in WAH 103 or Olequa Senior Center p.m., Riverside Fire Authority head- 5:30-7 p.m., 125 N.W. Chehalis Ave., quarters, 1818 Harrison Ave., Centralia, Corbet Theatre. Zumba class, 6 p.m., Olequa Senior For more information, call Chehalis, sponsored by Human Re- to discuss Centralia Community Pool, sponse Network, 748-6601 Center 736-3975 Jody Peterson, 736-9391, ext. 209 Open pool, 9:30 a.m., Toledo Senior Support Groups Senior Centers Center, 864-2112 Exercise class, 8:30-9:30 a.m., To- Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo Organizations Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 5:30-7 p.m., 125 N.W. Chehalis Ave., starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange No. Take Off Pounds, 10:15 a.m., As- Seniors’ Bible study, 10 a.m., Cal- Chehalis, sponsored by Human Re- 153, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis sembly of God church, 702 S.E. First vary Assembly of God, Centralia, 736- sponse Network, 748-6601 Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Ea- St., Winlock 6769 or 324-9050 gles, hard-shell tacos, two for $1, other Organizations menu items, 736-1146 Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Support Groups Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Moun- Games Night, 6:30-11 p.m., Matrix “Up From Grief,” for those grieving tain View Baptist Church, Centralia, Coffeehouse, 434 N.W. Prindle St., Learn to dance, 10 a.m., Twin Cities the loss of a loved one, 1--2:30 p.m., 273-3231 Chehalis, 740-0492 Senior Center, 748-0061 Assured Home Hospice, second floor, Senior Centers Write your life, 1 p.m., Twin Cities 1821 Cooks Hill Road, 330-2640 Public Agencies Senior Center, 748-0061 Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Koffee Klatch, 8-11 a.m., Olequa Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agen- Music, 11 a.m., Twin Cities Senior p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. Senior Center cy on Aging, Advisory Council, 9:30 Center, 748-0061 Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 Garden club, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., a.m., 4419 Harrison Ave. N.W., Olym- Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m.-noon, Olequa Senior Center pia, (360) 664-3162, ext 112 Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 please see CALENDAR, page Main 9 The Weather Almanac 5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Forecast map for May 2, 2012 Tonight Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Gauge Flood 24 hr. Height Stage Change 110s L Chehalis at Mellen St. 100s H 53.54 65.0 +0.42 90s Skookumchuck at Pearl St. 80s L M 85.0 M 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s 3.92 10.5 +0.60 50s L Cowlitz at Randle 40s Showers Likely Few Showers Rain Likely Showers Likely Partly Cloudy 10.42 18.0 +1.47 30s 40º 57º 42º 56º 43º 55º 41º 59º 40º Cowlitz at Mayfield Dam 20s 10.98 ---- +0.95 10s 0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and Centralia Regional Weather Sun and Moon location of frontal systems at noon.