Lewis County Officials Begin Planning for 'Catastrophic'
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$1 Mid-Week Edition Thursday, June 9, 2016 Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com Still Walking the Line Shoe Repair Business Perseveres / Main 3 Chehalis School District Faces Favorable Herrera Dilemma With $1.1 Million State Grant Beutler DETAILS PENDING: District found itself in a favorable dilemma. the state’s School Construction Assistance The problem? Program. Defending Would Have to Forfeit State It has been awarded two grants from In May, the district was named a Construction Funds conflicting state funds. recipient for the SCAP money in the The district has been named a recipi- amount to $1,029,296. The money was al- Seat in By Justyna Tomtas ent for a K-3 Class Size Reduction Grant in located along with a preliminary STEM [email protected] the amount of $1,142,777, but in order to grant to build a new science, technology, accept the funds, the district would have Crowded The Chehalis School District has to give up money it was awarded through please see GRANT, page Main 14 Cascadia Rising Race 3RD DISTRICT: State Rep. Jim Moeller Criticizes Lewis County Officials Begin Congresswoman’s Attendance, Lack of Town Hall Meetings Planning for ‘Catastrophic’ Event By Jordan Nailon [email protected] There are currently six names in the hat for Washington’s 3rd Dis- trict representative to the United States Congress. Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler has held the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2010 and is the presumed fa- vorite early in the race, although a host of candidates are still jockeying for a position on the general election Jaime Herrera Beutler ballot. congresswoman In addition to Rep. Herrera Beutler, Democratic candidates Jim Moeller, David please see RACE, page Main 11 Pe Ell Man Charged With Assault for Allegedly Pete Caster / [email protected] Chehalis Fire Chief Ken Cardinale, center-right, talks on Wednesday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis with other representatives from Punching Child the area as they discuss localized strategies following a massive earthquake. Dozens of local oicials and emergency responders met on Wednesday to discuss By Natalie Johnson large-scale strategies for responding to an earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. [email protected] PREPARATION: Pacific Northwest the planning process for an anticipated coordinated by the Federal Emergency A Pe Ell man was charged Tues- earthquake along the Cascadia Subduc- Management Agency. Individual counties, day with punching his step-daughter in Middle of Massive Operation tion Zone, predicted to cause catastrophic such as Lewis County, organized their after the girl reportedly tried to in- Focused on Earthquake Potential damage along the West Coast. own events. tervene in a domestic dispute. “We have plans for emergencies and di- The Lewis County group met from 8 Joseph W. Rogerson, 37, of Pe Ell, By Natalie Johnson sasters but we don’t have plans for a cata- a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans was charged in Lewis County Su- [email protected] strophic incident,” said county Emergency Memorial Museum in Chehalis. perior Court with third-degree as- Management Director Steve Mansfield. Participants were broken into groups sault of a child. Rogerson made his Representatives from emergency re- “This is the start of it, right now.” based on geographical areas of the county. first appearance in Lewis County sponse, medical, government and po- The exercise was presented in conjunc- lice agencies met Wednesday to begin tion with the Cascadia Rising exercise, please see PLANNING, page Main 14 please see ASSAULT, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Rolling Along Half-Century of Service at AAUW Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Roller Lewis County Beckley, Ruth Lavon, 65, Follow Us on Twitter Rochester @chronline Hockey Woman Fagernes, Alan E., 55, Program Honored Rochester Find Us on Facebook Grows at After 50 North, Robert “Bob,” 88, www.facebook.com/ Centralia’s Years of Chehalis thecentraliachronicle Rollerdrome Membership / Sports 1 / Life 1 LOCAL PEOPLE, LOCAL DECISIONS! CHEHALIS 714 W. Main Street HOW CAN 360.740.0770 WE HELP Also TOLEDO, You? WINLOCK, TUMWATER CH559143ca.do & OLYMPIA Keith Macy Matt DeBord HOME | CONSTRUCTION | BUSINESS NMLS# 539574 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, June 9, 2016 PAGE TWO News Outtake: Underground Solution to Heat of the Weird ner Bros. last week that DeGe- Room of Pot Goes Up in neres displayed one of Pierce’s Smoke in Fire at Home real estate signs during the Feb. 22 show that was rerun April 15. on High Street It says DeGeneres led into the WALWORTH, N.Y. (AP) joke about Pierce’s name after — A roomful of marijuana has showing a sign for the unrelated gone up in smoke during a fire at Nipple Convalescent Home. a house on High Street in a New The suit also says the sign in- York town. cluded Pierce’s cellphone number The Wayne County sher- and she was subjected to “ridicul- iff’s office says firefighters were ing and harassing” phone calls. called to the house in Walworth The suit claims invasion of shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday. privacy, defamation and emo- They found smoke coming from tional distress. It seeks unspeci- a locked office upstairs. fied monetary damages. Once the fire was out, inves- Warner Bros. didn’t imme- tigators found 40 to 50 potted diately respond to a request for marijuana plants under grow comment. Pete Caster / [email protected] lights in the room. The sheriff’s Kamoni Taylor, 22, of Centralia, takes a photo of his dog, Bentley, 3, buried in the sand on Monday afternoon of of office says the fire is believed to Ukraine Border Guards Highway 603 in Adna. Bentley safely escaped the burial., which he seemed to enjoy. He promptly went for a bath in have been sparked by an electri- the nearby Chehalis River. cal malfunction. Discover Bootleg A man who lives there was charged with a misdemeanor Alcohol Pipeline count of unlawful growing of MOSCOW (AP) — Authori- Notable Quote marijuana and released on a ties in Ukraine say they have court appearance ticket. foiled plans to ship bootleg al- cohol from Moldova to Ukraine Newspaper Publisher via a pipeline. “Most high school juniors and seniors in Washington would have a The SBU security service said Holds Essay Contest to on Tuesday that border guards crisp, two-word response to the state’s claim that it has produced the Find New Owner in the country’s west stopped progress and plan the court has long ordered: ‘Dude! Seriously?’” works to lay pipes on the bed HARDWICK, Vt. (AP) — of the Dniester river at a point Ross Connelly was unsuccessful where it crosses the border. Thomas Ahearne, at selling the 127-year-old Ver- The would-be bootleggers plaintiff in McCleary ruling mont community newspaper he rented a house on the river- and his late wife bought three bank on the Ukrainian side and decades ago. So he came up with started to lay the pipe across the (see page Main 7 for the full story) a novel way to find a new owner: river, authorities said. The SBU an essay contest that kicks off released footage of the pipeline Saturday, his 71st birthday. being dug up. The winner will assume own- ership of the Hardwick Gazette, Today in History its historic building, equipment, Romania: Vasile Cepoi website and proprietary materials Today’s Highlight in History: Hen,” was released. racing’s first Triple Crown win- In 1943, the federal govern- needed to operate the business. Wins, Loses And Loses On June 9, 1986, the Rogers ner in 25 years. ment began withholding income Connelly is looking for Commission released its report In 1985, American educator in Mayor’s Race tax from paychecks. someone who can show they can on the Challenger disaster, criti- Thomas Sutherland was kid- BUCHAREST, Romania In 1946, Bhumibol Adulyadej handle the responsibility of pro- cizing NASA and rocket-builder napped in Lebanon by members (AP) — In a Romanian town, became king of Thailand at age viding strong local coverage at Morton Thiokol for manage- of Islamic Jihad; he was released a time when people are increas- Vasile Cepoi defeated Vasile Ce- 18, beginning a reign that con- poi and Vasile Cepoi in a may- ment problems leading to the in November 1991 along with ingly relying on the internet and explosion that claimed the lives tinues to this day. oral election. In 1953, fellow hostage Terry Waite. social media for news. of seven astronauts. 94 people died when a The middle name made all tornado struck Worcester, Mas- In 1994, a fire destroyed the the difference. On this date: sachusetts. Georgia mansion of Atlanta Fal- Lawsuit: Ellen The victor told The Associated In A.D. 68, Roman Emperor In 1954, during the Senate- cons receiver Andre Rison; his DeGeneres Mocked Press: “I added my middle name, Nero committed suicide, ending Army Hearings, Army special girlfriend, rap singer Lisa “Left and ran as Vasile Lica Cepoi. Any- a 13-year reign. counsel Joseph N. Welch fa- Eye” Lopes, admitted causing Woman’s Name for how, residents knew about the In 1870, author Charles Dick- mously berated Sen. Joseph R. the blaze after a fight, and was Breast Joke confusion before the vote.” ens died in Gad’s Hill Place, McCarthy, R-Wis., asking Mc- later sentenced to probation. He was also the incumbent, England. Carthy: “Have you no sense of Ten years ago: President who secured his fourth term as MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Geor- In 1911, Carrie (sometimes decency, sir? At long last, have George W. Bush said the elimi- gia real estate agent is suing the mayor of Draguseni.