Pe Ell Forest Fire Nearly Contained as Wet Weather Arrives / Main 7 Weekly Grid Picks / Sports $1 Mid-Week Edition Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Former Seahawk to Talk House of Handiwork Mack Strong Will Attend Men’s Night Rochester Man Makes Kaleidoscopes, Out Event in Centralia / Main 4 Shares Love of Crafts with Wife / Life 1 Centralia Police Bust Large Illegal Pot Operation ARRESTED: Three People police to a Kelso home. according to a press release from Three people now face the Centralia Police Depart- Face Charges as criminal charges: George Szer- ment. Marijuana Investigation Leads ency, 62; Teresa Torres, 60; and The investigation found and cash to Kelso 43-year-old Dennis McCracken. that the Kelso-based marijuana seized by All three are from Kelso. manufacturing operation was Centralia By Stephanie Schendel The investigation, which supplying illegal marijuana to police is spanned two months, conclud- seen in this [email protected] Pierce, Thurston, Lewis and ed on Monday when Centralia Cowlitz counties, according to photograph Local police seized two ve- officers, with Kelso police and the release. The trio were alleg- provided by the police hicles, about $51,000 in cash and the Cowlitz County Drug Task edly using the cover of supply- department. about $84,000 worth of mari- Force, served a search warrant ing pot to medical marijuana juana products after a massive on a house on the 800 block of drug investigation led Centralia South Seventh Avenue in Kelso, please see POT, page Main 12 Tenino Baby, 1, Toledo Congregation Dies After Being Celebrates 125 Years Struck by Presbyterian Church Predates Incorporation of City Vehicle DRIVEWAY: Police Say Driver Is Not At Fault for ‘Tragic Accident’ By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] A 1-year-old Tenino girl died Tuesday morning after she was hit by a car in her family’s drive- way, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Cliff Ziesemer from the sheriff’s office described it as a “tragic accident” in which no one was at fault. The car was driven by a 21-year-old woman who arrived at the residence on the 16000 block of Melville Street off of Old Highway 99 near Tenino at about 8:15 a.m. to pick up chil- dren for a carpool, Ziesemer said. The car was parked in the driveway, as the 1-year-old, her mother and another child came Pete Caster / [email protected] outside the residence, he said. Judy Bassett, a parishioner at Toledo Presbyterian Church for 34 years, walks in front of a wall of stained glass windows at the church on Wednesday afternoon in The 1-year-old was playing in Toledo. Bassett is helping organize the church’s upcoming 125th anniversary set for the irst week in October. the front yard while the adults talked. By Christopher Brewer two years before the town was officially in- 1980 and have been members of Toledo When the woman, who had [email protected] corporated. On Oct. 5, the quaint church Presbyterian since. Judy Bassett is in charge three other children in the car, on Augustus Street will host a 125th anni- of putting the celebration together, and has Not much in Toledo these days is older went to leave, she asked the oth- versary celebration, paying tribute to those delved into quite a bit of the church’s his- er woman about the location of than the city itself, but one church congre- who started the church and the members tory as she and her fellow parishioners pre- the 1-year-old. gation can lay claim to that unique title. who keep it going today. pare for the event. Toledo was founded in 1892, but the Judy Bassett and her husband Jim, an please see TENINO, page Main 12 Toledo Presbyterian Church goes back to Air Force veteran, relocated to Toledo in please see CELEBRATES, page Main 12 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Big Changes Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 56 Turning Johnson, Stanley R., 74, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 76 Napavine @chronline Partly cloudy Point for Merryman, Allie Mae, 82, see details on page Main 2 Centralia Interstate Stafford, Find Us on Facebook Sandra Faye www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Carli Ann 5 Project (Brown Ellis), 61, thecentraliachronicle Latimer, Boistfort / Main 3 Dryad CH527136cz.jd Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Editor’s Best Bet Community Cowlitz to Hold Pow Wow at Toledo High School The Cowlitz Indian Tribe ning sessions, with a diverse va- will be “Honoring the Spirit of riety of contests that will provide All Cowlitz People” at the 15th for participation from all of the annual Pow Wow Saturday at age ranges. There will be drum- Toledo High School. ming, dancing and vendors Calendar The Pow Wow is a full-day selling crafts and food items event, from noon until 10 p.m., throughout the day and evening. and admission is free. Raffles will be ongoing Master of Ceremonies Don throughout the event: a general Ryan (Cowlitz Tribe) will con- raffle, a Pendleton blanket raffle, duct grand entries at 1 p.m. and 50/50 raffles. These, along and 7 p.m., with the assistance with food concessions and sales of Arena Director Kevin King of merchandise specific to the (Seneca-Oneida Tribes). Head Cowlitz Pow Wow, will help Woman and Head Man Dancers, the Pow Wow committee raise Ed (Yupik-Athabascan Tribes) funds to cover the expenses of and Vickie Wulf (Nipissing First Nation), will be hosts through- the event. out the day and into the evening. A free dinner will be served WHAT’S HAPPENING? Grey Eagle will serve as Hon- at 5 p.m.; donations are accepted If you have an event you would like or Drum and the Allen Family and appreciated. After dinner included in the Community Calendar, Singers will be Host Drum. and before the 7 p.m. Grand En- please email your information to As in past years, veterans of try, a children’s program with [email protected]. Include a all military services, whether games will entertain youth who daytime telephone number where you Native or not, will be recognized wish to participate. can be reached. and honored just after the grand Additional information can There is no charge for these listings. entries with a handmade gift. be obtained by contacting com- For questions about calendar items, The Cowlitz Drum Group will mittee chair Suzanne Donald- call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, provide special presentations of son, (360) 280-2321 or suzanne@ (360) 807-8238. their drumming and singing af- donaldson-enterprises.com. In- ter each grand entry. terested vendors may contact Dance contests will be held Curt Stephens at (503) 504-0780 during the afternoon and eve- or [email protected]. Junior PageTurners: for children grades 1-3, Today 3:30 p.m., “The Trouble With Chickens, by Doreen Cronin, Winlock Teen Book Club, for teens, 3:20 p.m., “The Ruins Baskets With Carolyn, 10 a.m., White Pass Coun- Friday, Sept. 19 of Gorlan,” by John Flanagan, Winlock ty Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood, preregistration required, (360) 494-2026 Organizations Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, “Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jack- 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, son Highway, free, (360) 262-0525 American Legion Post 508, potluck and meet- (360) 262-3041 Public Agencies CC Grow, farmers market, noon-3 p.m., Centra- ing, 6 p.m., Onalaska First Church of God Lewis County Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Timberlands Regional Support Network Advi- lia College, across from Health & Wellness Center, Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 p.m. pot- corner of Pearl and Maple streets, Centralia, (360) (360) 736-9391, ext. 650 736-8977, [email protected] sory Board, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 102 Main St., Suite 25 luck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalaska First Church of God, Broadway, Cathlamet, (800) 392-6298 Clarissa Gifford, noon-1 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to (360) 978-5368 Roeman & the Whereabouts, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scat- ter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., ext. 301 Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, Organizations Chehalis, (360) 740-0492 (360) 485-2852 ARTrails Gala Reception, 4-8 p.m., Centralia Train Depot, 210 Railway Ave., Centralia Lewis County Writers Guild, 2014-15 organi- George Thorogood and the Destroyers, S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitch- 8 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, tickets start at $45, Art show opening party, Cloudpainter Gallery, zational meeting, 5 p.m. dinner and social, 6 p.m. en 1, Centralia, (360) 388-0102 or memorialpool@ 1-800-720-1788 8 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, free, (360) meeting, Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, http://lew- ymail.com 740-0492 iscountywriters.wordpress.com/ Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market “If I Stay,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated Public Agencies Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772 PG-13, $8 adults, $7 children, students, seniors, Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Transit office, (360) 496-5599 Support Groups 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, (360) 330-2072 Support Groups H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave.