The House on Grand Mound Spring Youth Fair Gets Under
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Washington’s Whooping Cough Epidemic Intensifies / Main 7 $1 Weekend Edition Saturday, May 5, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Spring Youth Fair Gets Under Way / Main 3 Gospodor Monuments Now A Owned by Cowlitz Tribe Monumental By Amy Nile Donation [email protected] LONGVIEW — The Cowlitz Indian and cultural uses than those who were Tribe has taken ownership of the tower- the original holders of the land. We were ing steel and wooden monuments located honored to work with the native peoples along Interstate 5 outside of Toledo, after of America that Dominic honored with the 2010 death of their creator, quirky Se- one of his monument statues,” the ex- attle millionaire Dominic Gospodor. ecutor of Gospodor’s will and a longtime “Knowing Dominic as we did, we feel friend, Audrey Schefers, wrote in an he would agree: who better could hold email to The Chronicle. and preserve the land for its historical please see DONATION, page Main 14 Chris Geier / [email protected] Above: A wooden sculpture of Chief Seattle stands at the Gospodor Monument Park along I-5 in South Lewis County. Bearcats’ Dallas Snider Wins 800-Meter Dash The House / Sports 1 on Grand Mound Yes, There Is a Real ‘Grand Mound;’ Meet the People Who Live on Top of It / Life: Home The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Courts Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 39 Man Accepts Sanford, Ronald Wayne, 46, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 67 Vader @chronline Mostly sunny Plea Deal in Axtelle, Viola Pearl, 99, see details on page Main 2 Bus Assault Rochester Find Us on Facebook Case / Main 13 Thompson, Judith A., 66, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Blaine Curtis thecentraliachronicle Latimer, seventh grade, Shurtz, Duane “Al” Eugene, Boistfort School 81, Rochester Morgan, Donna R., 79, Salkum Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, May 5, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Calendar Editor’s Best Bet Submit Your Items woods from Brady to begin their railroad logging operation. If you would like to add an By the 1920s, the Schafers were item to this listing of events, running one of the largest logging, please email Doug Blosser at db- milling and shipping concerns [email protected] or call him in the Pacific Northwest lumber at 807-8238. industry, employing about 3,000 people. Simpson Timber Co. pur- Saturday, May 5 chased the company in 1955. The films were commissioned by the Schafer family in the 1920s when Adna Student Plans the business was at its peak. Fundraiser to Help There is no charge to attend The Chronicle, file photo this event. Vader Fire Chief Rich Underdahl leads the long line of ire and rescue vehicles in Cambodians For more information, con- the 2011 May Day Parade, driving a 1941 Ford. Madison Beasley, a senior at tact the Centralia Timberland Adna High School, is hosting a Library at 736-0183, or the Che- spaghetti dinner and silent auc- halis Timberland Library at 748- Vader May Day Celebration Continues Today tion Saturday to raise money to 3301, or go to www.TRL.org. Lewis County’s southern- The May Day Parade will be- purchase ceramic water filters most municipality will celebrate gin at 11 a.m. on D Street. for families in Cambodia. one of its longest-lasting tradi- A cake walk, pony rides, The water filter effort is part 4-H Plans Celebration at of Beasley’s senior project at tions today with its annual May vendors and more will be Fairgrounds Day extravaganza. available on North A Street at Adna High School. Five decades of the Washington In addition to the spaghetti Coffee and donuts will be avail- noon. State 4-H Foundation will be cel- able from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Lions For more information, visit dinner, Beasley is raising funds by ebrated 3-5 p.m. today at the South- selling T-shirts and water bottles. Hall and a breakfast will be held at the website online at www.va- west Washington Fairgrounds. the Masonic Hall from 7 to 11 a.m. dermayday.weebly.com The dinner will be at 5 p.m. Appetizers and presentations today at the Adna High School by youth who benefit from sup- commons. For more informa- port of the 4-H Foundation will tion about donating items for highlight the celebration. Festivities include demonstra- and plays shows in Oregon and the auction or buying T-shirts or In addition, there will also be tions of mountain skills, including Washington. water bottles, call Beasley at 736- a silent auction. Washington State flint knapping, Dutch oven cook- Admission is $6. 0682 or visit www.thewellnes- Dairy Princess Shannon Rodeffer ing, wooden toy making, carving, sofCambodia.weebly.com. will be the guest speaker. Local basket making and more. There is “Gypsy,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, no admission charge. 226 W. Center St., Centralia, $15, $13 for wines and cheeses will be served. playhouse patrons with membership Repeat Showing of Contributions are used to The Packwood Quit Show cards. enhance youth statewide. Funds and Craft Show will feature Plant sale, Friendly Neighbors Gar- Schafer Bros.Films are targeted for youth citizen- more than 150 quilts on display. den Club, annuals, perennials, veg- ship and leadership opportuni- This year’s event includes a Quil- etable starts, 9 a.m.-3 p.m, St. Timothy Planned ties, scholarships and to support ter’s Tea, many vendors, door Episcopal Church, 1826 Snively, Chehalis A repeat showing of Schafer adult mentors. prizes, raffles and quilts for sale. Cinco de Mayo taco/root beer float Bros. Logging Co. restored films “4-H is a cornerstone in the Additional information may be fundraiser, 5-9 p.m., Packwood Senior Center, 494-6331 and a discussion of its opera- development of young people obtained by calling (360) 494-4007 tions will be held at Centralia’s Pre-Mom’s Day Fuschia Sale, 10 a.m.- and any opportunity to contrib- 4 p.m., by Eddie Bauer, Centralia Fac- Fox Theatre 2-4 p.m. today. ute to the advancement of this tory Outlet Mall, sponsored by Fuchsia Peter Reid, a member of the program is an opportunity to Annie Henry to Perform Fanciers Schafer family, will show the re- secure the future strength of our at Matrix Coffeehouse Garage sale and chili feed, 9 a.m.- stored films and discuss the his- culture,” said Kent Hojem, CEO, 4 p.m., Alpha Grange, 3500 block of tory of the company. Western Washington Fair and Pacific Northwest native An- Centralia-Alpha Road, $10 to rent table, This screening and discussion past president of the Washing- nie Henry will be performing at 978-5312 previously was held at the Centra- ton State 4-H Foundation. 8 p.m. tonight at the Matrix Cof- Classic rock and blues, Bruce Maier lia Timberland Library in March. The Foundation’s goal is to feehouse in Chehalis. Band, 9 p.m., Limit Bar & Grill, Centralia Henry has been enter- Social party games, 1-3 p.m., Matrix The Schafer Bros. Logging raise $1 million by 2015. Coffeehouse, 434 N.W. Prindle St., Che- Co. began in 1893 when broth- taining for 10 years with her halis, [email protected] ers Peter, Albert and Hubert unique mix of Celtic, folk and Schafer began logging on the Mountain Festival & contemporary music, both tra- Senior Centers family homestead six miles up- Quilt Show Under Way ditional and original. She has Pancake breakfast, 7:30-10 p.m., Twin stream from the mouth of the competed and won awards for Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Satsop. They logged with oxen Packwood her fiddle playing at regional Breakfast, all-you-can-eat meal, and national levels. 8-10:30 a.m., $5, Morton Senior Center, and horses for 20 years. In 1913, Taking place this weekend is 496-3230 they bought a 45-ton Heisler lo- the Packwood Mountain Festi- Henry currently is in pro- comotive and laid tracks into the val & Quilt Show. duction on her debut solo CD, please see CALENDAR, page Main 11 The Weather Almanac 5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Forecast map for May 4, 2012 Gauge Flood 24 hr. Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Height Stage Change 110s Chehalis at Mellen St. 100s 53.80 65.0 -0.22 90s L Skookumchuck at Pearl St. 80s M 85.0 M 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s L 3.17 10.5 -0.34 50s H Cowlitz at Randle 40s H Few Showers Few Showers Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Sunny 9.13 18.0 -0.79 30s 42º 52º 39º 57º 38º 65º 41º 70º 41º Cowlitz at Mayfield Dam 20s 10.98 ---- 0.00 10s 0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and Centralia Regional Weather Sun and Moon location of frontal systems at noon. L H Data reported from Centralia Sunset tonight . .8:25 p.m. Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure Temperature Bellingham Brewster Sunrise tomorrow . .5:51 a.m. Yesterday’s High . .57 39/62 Moonrise . .7:09 p.m. National Cities Yesterday’s Low . .41 46/54 Moonset . .4:41 a.m. Normal High . .66 Port Angeles Fri. Sat. Normal Low . .44 41/51 City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Record High . .93 in 1945 Seattle Anchorage 49/34 mc 54/37 mc Full Last New First Record Low . .29 in 1964 46/54 Boise 58/39 sh 57/38 s Precipitation Olympia Ellensburg 5/5 5/12 5/20 5/28 Boston 58/53 sh 62/50 sh Yesterday .