Centralia Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Ecstasy / Main 4 $1 Midweek Edition Thursday, May 31, 2012 www.chronline.com — Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online Attack of the ZombiesMain 3 Unique Race Coming to Onalaska’s Burnt Ridge MX Park / Man Charged This Week in Toddler’s Death in Birds / Outdoors: Sports 2 Wind Energy Powers Centralia College’s KNOLL / Main 5 Chris Geier / [email protected] James Maurice Reeder appears in the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis Tuesday where he was oicially charged in the death of 2-year-old Koralynn Fister. The charges against Reeder included homicide by abuse, two counts of irst-degree rape of a child, two counts of irst-degree assault and possession of a con- trolled substance (methamphetamine). Prosecutor Says Death Penalty Not an Let the Private Liquor Sales Option for Alleged Killer of Koralynn Fister Begin / Main 9 By Stephanie Schendel With his current charges, If convicted on all charges, [email protected] Reeder is not eligible for the however, Reeder could face life death penalty, Lewis County in prison. James Maurice Reeder, the Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer Reeder, 25, was arrested late man arrested last week in con- said. last week after initially report- nection with the death of a Homicide by abuse is a ing that Koralynn Fister, the 2-year-old Centralia girl , was felony charge that does not daughter of his girlfriend, had charged Tuesday with homicide include premeditation as an drowned while taking a bath. by abuse, two counts of rape of aggravating factor, a neces- Koralynn’s mother, Becky Koralynn Fister a child, two counts of assault sary element for prosecutors Heupel, was not home at the time. was 2 years old and possession of methamphet- to pursue capital punishment, amine. Meyer said. please see CHARGED, back page The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Outstanding Educator Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 55 Winlock Hardy, Pat, 81, Centralia Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 68 Falor, Mike, 59, Topeka, @chronline Rain likely Teacher Kan. see details on page Main 2 Honored Root, Vicki L., 62,Silver Find Us on Facebook by Masons Creek www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by / Main 12 Duncan, Ronald Wayne, 79, thecentraliachronicle Danelle Montgomery, Curtis fifth grade, Boistfort Sitton, Robert L., 74, Elementary School Centralia CH471151cz.cg Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, May 31, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Flapjack Fundraiser Planned for Lewis County Law Enforcement Memorial The Lewis County Sheriff’s Calendar Office Association will host a Thursday, May 31 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 Flapjack Fundraiser 7-10 a.m. on N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 Saturday at the Chehalis Apple- bee’s to help raise funds for the Documentary Friday, June 1 Lewis County Law Enforcement ‘Ingredients’ to be Memorial. Over the past year and a Shown at Fox Chandler, Benoit to half, the association has raised The Community Farmers Perform at Matrix $28,000 toward the memorial Market and the Fox Theatre are Poet and storyteller Chris project, which is estimated to presenting Movie Night Thurs- Chandler and Americana gui- cost around $55,000. day at the Fox. tarist Paul Benoit will be team- The law enforcement memo- On the screen will be “In- ing up for a performance Friday rial was commissioned to Adna gredients,” an award-winning at the Matrix Coffeehouse in sculptor James Stafford, who is documentary. Chehalis. also commissioned by Centra- There will be a 6 p.m. social Chris Chandler has per- lia College to do a memorial for hour, followed by the film at 7:15 formed on thousands of stages Katharine Kemp and Margaret p.m. Corbet. across the U.S. and Canada as Chris Geier / [email protected] Admission is $12. The ticket well as for hundreds of organiza- The memorial will have a price includes Santa Lucia Cof- nearly life-sized statue of a po- This statue created by Jim Staford to tions seeking social justice. memorialize police oicers who have fee and an array of farm-fresh Originally from Stone lice officer, a police dog and a foods. Organic popcorn will be child. The memorial is planned lost their lives in the line of duty shows Mountain, Ga., the son of a Bap- a Lewis County sherif’s deputy with a served. tist minister, Chandler has been to be constructed near the front Tickets may be purchased at of the Lewis County Law and service dog kneeling next to a young on or around the stage his whole girl. Santa Lucia Coffee, Centralia, or life. As a teenager he was in the Justice Building in Chehalis, and Book ‘n’ Brush, Chehalis. will honor the fallen officers bars and on the road working as eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee, Proceeds will benefit the a roadie for bands like the Geor- from all Lewis County law en- Community Farmers Market gia Satellites. He graduated from forcement agencies. milk and juice. and Historic Fox Theater Resto- the North Carolina School of Tickets can be purchased Off-duty deputies and Sher- rations. the Performing Arts in 1988. for $10 at the sheriff’s office iff’s Office employees will be For the first few years, he was front counter or at the door on serving customers, and the food Lyceum Series, Centralia College East, living in his car and stopping the morning of the event. The will be prepared by Applebee’s registered dietitian Jody Kline speaking breakfast includes pancakes, staff. on “The Politics of Food,” noon-12:50 in every town from Bangor to p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, 496-5022 San Ysidro where he opened his guitar case and waxed the mani- Libraries festo electric sporting a sign that The Knitting Circle, 4-6 p.m., Salkum read “Stranded Musician Needs Timberland Library, 985-2148 Gas Out of Town.” best new band by the Seattle 1761 or 520-6518 Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Eventually he hooked up with Weekly in 2001. Support Groups Library closed for staff training, for Tim- a group of performers busking in Admission to the 8 p.m. show berland library locations, hours and oth- Harvard Square, where he joined is $6. H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., er information, see the library’s website Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 at www.TRL.org or call 1-800-562-6022 a commune of other traveling Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, (360) 480-0592, street musicians. These nomadic [email protected] Senior Centers experiences fed him into the It’s Girls Night Out Cook’s choice lunch and bingo, 11 world of activism. Since then he Senior Centers a.m.-2 p.m., Olequa Senior Center in Onalaska Friday has performed at thousands of Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Low-impact exercise class, 3:30-4:30 festivals, colleges and bar rooms The Onalaska High School Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 p.m., Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 across the US and Canada. cheerleaders are hosting a La- Music, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities dies Night Out, Shopping and Senior Center, 748-0061 Senior Center, 748-0061 For the past 20 years, Paul Benoit has performed and re- Bingo fundraiser Friday at the Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, Onalaska Elementary School Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 corded his own music and col- Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggest- laborated with numerous song- gym. Nutrition lunch, noon, suggested ed donation, Morton Senior Center, writers and musicans to release The free event, 7-9 p.m., will donation $3 for 60 and over, under 60, 496-3231 16 albums. Benoit released two feature vendors, facials, mas- $5.95, Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior Cen- albums with his electric/acous- sages and more. For information, Exercise class, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Toledo ter, 864-2112 tic group Crosseyed and five call 978-5203. Senior Center, 864-2112 Cook’s choice lunch, 11:30 a.m., To- albums with his instrumental Open pool, 9:30 a.m., Toledo Senior ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 band Hanuman. NAMI Family-to-Family Education Center, 864-2112 Wood carving class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo Hanuman toured nation- Program, for families of persons diag- Acrylics classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., To- Senior Center, 864-2112 nosed with serious mental illness, 6:30-9 ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Quilt class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo Senior ally playing up to 200 dates per p.m., First United Methodist Church, 506 year, sold over 8,000 recordings, Dancing, Jack & the Roadrunners, Center, 864-2112 S. Washington Ave., Centralia, 748-4024 7-10 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 807- and received Best Touring Band or 748-0195 1761 or 520-6518 Support Groups and Best Album Awards from Dancing, Jack & the Roadrunners, Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Sounds of Seattle and was voted 7-10 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 807- please see CALENDAR, page Main 11 The Weather Almanac 5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Forecast map for June 1, 2012 Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Gauge Flood 24 hr. Height Stage Change 110s Chehalis at Mellen St. 100s 49.88 65.0 -0.10 90s Skookumchuck at Pearl St. 80s H 73.71 85.0 -0.20 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s L 3.23 10.5 -0.02 50s H Cowlitz at Randle L Isolated Rain Rain Likely Few Showers Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 40s 8.04 18.0 -0.25 30s 55º 68º 51º 60º 45º 61º 42º 63º 42º Cowlitz at Mayfield Dam 20s 9.29 ---- -0.36 10s 0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and Centralia Regional Weather Sun and Moon location of frontal systems at noon.