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Senate Rejects Back in Bloom Two-Thirds Tax DeGoede’s Open for Spring Season / Life Measure / Main 6 $1 Weekend Edition Saturday, Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com Feb 13, 2016 Bearcats Bounced Pe Ell Town Hall Talk W.F. West Boys See Memorable Season Sheriff, Prosecutor Meet in West Lewis County Come to an End With Playoff Loss / Sports to Discuss Crime Trends, Partnerships / Main 4 Braun’s TransAlta Tax Break Bill Passes Senate By Kaylee Osowski Alta, the state’s only coal-fired “The bottom line is it went off help to retain jobs that would be Braun introduced Senate Bill [email protected] plant, to convert to a biomass or the floor with strong support,” lost if the plant shuts down. 5575 last session, where it passed natural gas-fired facility. Braun, R-Centralia, said, adding The first unit at TransAlta the Senate but not make it out of The state Senate on Friday Senators passed the bill 42-6, that Democrats offered a lot of in Centralia is scheduled to shut the House. passed Sen. John Braun’s bill to sending it to the House for con- support. down in 2020, and the second in give a sales tax break to Trans- sideration. Bill supporters said it would 2025. please see TRANSALTA, page Main 13 Tempers Services Are Now in Session for Flare Church Offering Hallucinogens During Meeting on UGA in Chehalis PORT OF CHEHALIS: County, City Officials Voice Frustration Over Expired Agreement By Justyna Tomtas [email protected] Tensions ran high during a Port of Chehalis meeting dis- cussing the interlocal agreement between Chehalis and Lewis County in regard to the urban growth area as county commis- sioners had the opportunity to explain why the agreement was allowed to expire. Randy Mueller, chief execu- tive officer of the port, said port commissioners wanted answers and clarifica- tion as to why the agreement had ended. The port also sought infor- Pete Caster / [email protected] mation from Marc Shackman, shaman and CEO of the Oklevueha Native American Church of Ayahuasca Healings, stands near a group of teepees where church goers stay during county staff the three-day religious ceremonies at the church's property near Mineral on Thursday afternoon. and elected of- ficials on what Bill Schulte Visitors Pay About $2,000 teas, has so far run three retreats the process commissioner with a total of 32 paying visitors would be mov- to Attend Weekend Retreats seeking what the owners call vision ing forward. Near Mineral quests. “The city and county both During a visit to the sprawling gave their perspectives in an- By Jordan Nailon church property on Thursday, Marc swering the first question,” Mueller said in an email. “As [email protected] Shackman, the CEO and “head medicine man,” or shaman, of the you heard, their answers were MINERAL — The Oklevueha church, noted that the fourth retreat very different and it doesn’t Native American Church of Aya- was scheduled to take place today seem like they can both be true.” huasca Healings is open in East and Sunday. According to County Com- Lewis County and eager to serve its Shackman, 35, is a native of Kent, missioner Bill Schulte, the two growing flock of parishioners. England. He has traveled the world parties were unable to come to The newly founded enterprise, and has now wound up nestled in an agreement on how to man- age the UGA, stating negotia- which offers its guests an opportu- the shadow of Mount Rainier as an Marc Shackman, shaman and CEO of the Oklevueha Native American tions broke down in December. nity to partake in the hallucinogenic Church of Ayahuasca Healings, walks back toward the church's temple Ayahuasca and Huachuma cactus please see CHURCH, page Main 13 on Thursday afternoon near Elbe. please see UGA, page Main 13 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Headed Out Historic Contributions Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 DOC Hanford, David, Ronald J., 73, Follow Us on Twitter Salkum @chronline Secretary WSU Help Gray, Carroll “Major,” 85, Discusses in Stunning Chehalis Find Us on Facebook Release of Discovery www.facebook.com/ Prisoners, of Einstein thecentraliachronicle Resignation Theory / Main 6 / Main 16 Stop by our new location at the GOODWILL SHOPPING CENTER in Centralia! 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Decide It’s Too Cold for Police say a clerk at a Sunoco gas station robbed last month Ice Fest and again Tuesday night recog- NEW YORK (AP) — It’s too nized Santoro when she came in cold in New York City for the to buy cigarettes. Police say she annual Central Park Ice Festival. denied robbing the station. She The Central Park Conser- also denied robbing a Pittsburgh vancy says Saturday’s event has Rite Aid last month and Jet’s been canceled. Pizza in neighboring Dormont The National Weather Service on Tuesday night. predicts temperatures in the teens But police say after taking on Saturday for New York. But a lie detector test, Santoro con- wind chills could drop to between fessed to all four robberies. zero and minus-10, and wind She told them a gun she car- gusts could reach around 44 mph. ried was plastic, and she needed The free event was to feature ice- money for her pets and to help carving artists and music. her mother. Pete Caster / [email protected] Last month, Central Park’s The interior of one of several teepees the Oklevueha Native American Church of Ayahuasca Healings uses to house its free winter sports day called weekend guests at its retreat near Elbe. The story is on today’s front page. Winter Jam was canceled due to Animal Rights Protest a major snowstorm. Scrapped After ‘Greased Pig’ Dust-up Iran Rules ‘Decadent’ NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) — Notable Quote Valentine’s Day An international animal ad- vocacy group launched a pro- Celebrations a Crime test against a New Hampshire TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran winter carnival event billed as “There is certainly darkness in the world, but there are so many says it is cracking down on Val- a “Greased Pig on Ice,” but with- people shining brightly as well. The good guys (and gals) can entine’s Day celebrations and drew it after learning there’s no shops engaging in them will be pig in the act — just a man on keep winning this thing if we all work together.” guilty of a crime. skates in a pig costume with dol- Iranian news outlets report- lar bills tied to his tail. ed the police directive Friday Steve Smith, an organizer of Brian Mittge warning retailers against pro- the 100th Newport Winter Car- columnist moting “decadent Western cul- nival, said People for the Ethical (see page Main 9 for the full commentary) ture through Valentine’s Day rit- Treatment of Animals, or PETA, uals.” Police informed Tehran’s launched its alert last week de- coffee and ice cream shops trade spite his reassurances that no union to avoid any gatherings in pigs would be harmed during Today in History which boys and girls exchange the Saturday event. Smith said Valentine’s Day gifts. he received about 100 emails Today’s Highlight in History Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann opened off-Broadway. The annual Feb. 14 homage from concerned animal lovers. was later executed.) Ten years ago: Auditors re- On Feb. 13, 1861, Abraham to romance, which tradition says PETA spokeswoman Daphna In 1960, France exploded its ported that millions of dollars in Lincoln was officially declared is named after an early Chris- Nachminovitch said Smith did first atomic bomb in the Sahara Hurricane Katrina disaster aid winner of the 1860 presidential tian martyr, has become popular not clarify what the event would Desert. had been squandered, paying for election as electors cast their in recent years in Iran and other entail. She said the updated in- In 1975, a late-night arson ballots. such items as a $450 tattoo and Middle East countries. formation is excellent news for fire set by a disgruntled custo- $375-dollar-a-day beachfront The backlash in the Islamic the pigs. Smith said Thursday dian broke out on the 11th floor condos. Republic is part of a drive against that he assured a PETA inves- On This Date of the north tower of New York’s Five years ago: Lady Ante- the spread of Western culture. tigator in a Feb. 5 email that no In 1542, the fifth wife of World Trade Center; the blaze bellum was the big winner at Saudi Arabia has also sought animals would be harmed dur- England’s King Henry VIII, spread to six floors, but caused the Grammys with five awards, to stamp out Valentine’s Day but ing the event. The group never Catherine Howard, was execut- no direct casualties. including record and song of it’s celebrated widely in nearby challenged or questioned him ed for adultery.