Stepping Up for Cure The Agony of / Main 14 Lewis County Firefighters Train for Massive Stair Climb / Life 1 Defeat $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Feb. 3, 2015 Hot-Handed Ony National Problem Loggers Down Mules as C2BL Teams Local Frozen Food Company Hampered Jockey for Playoff Positioning / Sports 2 by Ongoing Port Slowdown / Main 3 Broker County Hopes to Recoup $800,000 Breaks Investment in Former Ammo Plant Super Bowl FINANCIAL IMPACT: Nosler The sudden closure of a Lewis County commission- nition manufacturer that ended Dreams Packwood ammunition factory ers in 2009 approved a loan of up being bought by Nosler of Will Pay on Lease for Two in January not only left 17 peo- $300,000 — which later be- Bend, Oregon, in 2013. More Years After Closing ple searching for a job, but it has came a grant — and another Nosler shuttered the plant for County Packwood Facility Lewis County officials looking for $800,000 to improve and in January, leaving buildings into how they can recoup their build two separate buildings at tailor-made for manufactur- Assessor By Christopher Brewer investment into the facility on a the Packwood Business Park for ing suddenly unused. The East [email protected] long-term basis. Silver State Armory, an ammu- please see AMMO, page Main 12 OUT OF LUCK: Centralia Woman Hoped to Attend Big Game, But Super Bowl Tickets Never Materialized Tenino Parade Celebrates By Dameon Pesanti [email protected] Dianne Dorey bought her Super Bowl tickets less than Completion of Capstones five minutes after the Se- ahawks won the NFC Champi- onship Game. The Lewis County assessor found three of them at about $2,000, after taxes and fees, from Vivid Seats, an online ticket vendor with decent prices and a good con- sumer rating compared to other sellers. Like thou- sands of other people look- Dianne Dorey ing forward to Lewis County the big game, assessor she made ar- rangements with friends and prepared for what she thought would be a fantastic trip to the desert. Instead, just one day before the game, she and hun- dreds of other people learned their Super Bowl dreams weren’t going to come true. please see BROKER, page Main 12 State Looks to Share Pete Caster / [email protected] Tenino stonecutter Keith Phillips plays the bagpipes as he rides down Sussex Avenue on the back of a lat-bed trailer on Monday afternoon in downtown Tenino while parading the two capstones he fashioned out of local sandstone. Pot Taxes NEW PROJECT TELLS STORY: With Cities The Newest Additions of SEATTLE (AP) — Wash- Stonecarver Keith Phillips’ ington state legalized mari- Work Can Now Be Seen juana more than two years ago, but in much of the state, on Olympia Street there's still no place to get the sanctioned stuff: More than By Justyna Tomtas 100 cities and counties have [email protected] banned pot businesses, mak- Residents of Tenino were met by a ing it tough to undermine the black market. spontaneous parade on Monday after- Lawmakers think they noon when stonecarver Keith Phillips have at least a partial solution: debuted two capstones that were later paying the locals to let licensed placed on Olympia Street. weed come to town. As the small progression made its Under bills introduced in way through town, Phillips, dressed both houses in Olympia, the in Celtic gear, proudly played his bag- state would share a chunk pipes in the pouring rain. The parade of its marijuana tax revenue made its way down Sussex Avenue, with cities and counties — but the main street in Tenino, and looped only if they allow approved around, arriving in front of the Old marijuana businesses in their The two capstones carved out of local sandstone by Tenino stonecutter Keith Phillips sit on a lat-bed trailer outside of the Old Tenino Bank on Monday afternoon. please see PARADE, page Main 12 please see TAXES, page Main 12 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Lewis County Superior Court Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 41 Wilson, Erma Lois, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 53 Winlock Man Cuffed 91, Centralia @chronline Scattered rain for Camera Theft / Main 5 Boyer, Charles see details on page Main 2 Quentin, 88, Find Us on Facebook Elma www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Alivia Gilbert, Paula thecentraliachronicle Hunter, Grand Mound Arlene, 76, Centralia Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet CC Librarian to Give Talk on Kenya Youth Project Calendar Leah Hannaford, Centralia a student resource center and con- College’s open education librarian, vincing the local elders to accept a NAMI Lewis County Connections Support will present her work with the Ga- program that attempted to include WHAT’S HAPPENING? Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) rissa Youth Project when she was all youth regardless of tribe or gen- 880-8070 or [email protected] If you have an event you would like a special opera- der. Al-Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6 p.m., Unity Cen- tions soldier sta- This presentation will explore included in the Community Calendar, ter, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-8104 or please email your information to (360) 736-6439 tioned in Kenya how youth in the area were amaz- [email protected]. Include a Life Recovery Group, 6-7 p.m., Dayspring Bap- in 2010 during a ingly connected through the cre- daytime telephone number where you tist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) Lyceum presen- ative use of technology despite can be reached. 748-3401 tation Wednes- their lack of basic resources, and There is no charge for these listings. Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, for people day at Centralia highlights business projects cen- For questions about calendar items, who speak Spanish, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis College. tered around creating a stable call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response The project economy for the local area and Network, (360) 748-6601 (360) 807-8238. entailed a micro- Leah Hannaford finding solutions to some complex Centralia College economic youth open education problems. Wednesday, Feb. 4 program focused librarian Lyceum is free, and may also Today on developing an be taken as Humanities 286, one Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., open education initiative to teach credit. The class will be held at 1 Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis youth in the Northeastern prov- p.m. in WAH 103. 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m.; food available, Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Eagles, hard-shell ince of Kenya skills to start their (360) 736-9030 tacos, two for $1, other menu items, (360) 736-1146 For more information, call Jody Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medi- Open mic, 6-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, 476 own businesses or obtain suitable Peterson, (360) 736-9391, ext 209, cal clinic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 jobs. or email her at jpeterson@centralia. Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, for those whose income Silver Dollar Spectacular Auction, silver dollars, The project involved building edu. is less than 200 percent of the poverty level, (360) silver coins, currency and more, doors open 4 p.m., 623-1485 bidding 6-8 p.m., Centralia Railroad Station multi- purpose room, 210 Railroad Ave., Centralia, refresh- ments, online, absentee, phone bidding available, Public Agencies http://www.garrisonauctioneers,com Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Thera- peutic Court Sales Tax Advisory Committee, 2:30 Public Agencies Washington Hotel in Chehalis. give a general discussion of what physical p.m., conference room, Lewis County Public Health Local Scouts will serve as table hosts, therapy entails. The focus of her discus- & Social Services Department, (360) 740-1148 Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging greeters and servers, and are responsible sion will be on how to keep individuals Lewis County PUD Commission, 9 a.m., 240 Sev- Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., LMTAAA Olympia of- enth St., Morton, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612 fice, 2404 Heritage Court SE, Suite A, Olympia, (360) for much of the program. healthy and strong so if and when they 664-3162, ext. 112 The dinner will be catered by Trina become injured, they can heal more Gardipee, with dessert provided by Pen- quickly. Libraries Libraries ny’s Cakes. The public is welcome to attend. For Preschool Story Time, for children 3-6 years, David Blomdahl, Chehalis, is the ex- more information, call Jeannie Yackley, 10:30 a.m., Centralia Family Story Time, for children age 2-6, 10:15 ecutive scout for the Timberline District. (360) at 360-388 or Jeanne Gordon, (360) a.m., Tenino 736-6605. Toddler Story Time, for children age 2, 10:30 Lewis County Commissioner Bill Schulte Organizations a.m., Centralia serves as the Timberline District chair- NAMI Lewis County educational program, Watercolor & Acrylic Painting, for all ages, 10:30 man. Next to Nature Presentation 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland a.m, Oakville There is no admission charge, but res- Library, (360) 880-8070 or [email protected] LEGO Club, for children, 3 p.m., Tenino ervations are required. Takes Look at Pacific Crest Trail Senior Song Birds, 9:50 a.m., Twin Cities Se- Knit Together, for adults and teens, 5:30 p.m., For additional information on the Chehalis The Pacific Crest Trail is the subject nior Center, 2545 National Ave., Chehalis, (360) dinner and to make reservations, call of the Thursday Next to Nature presenta- 740-4199 Penny Mauel at (360) 740-9868.