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Roxy Ready to Return Arlo Hit by Police Fire Movies to Return to Morton March 19 After Report Confirms Thurston County K9 Was Theater Helps Boost Town’s Morale / B1 Victim of Friendly Fire in Shooting / Main 3 County Officials Blame Low COVID-19 Vaccination Rate on State Allocation, ‘Lack of Transparency’ POKES: Lewis County Still Lewis County’s dismally low allocation decisions made by the amount of seniors, yet has only rector J.P. Anderson said Mon- percentage of residents vaccinat- state. received .5% of the state’s vac- day. “The questions that need in Last Place for Percent ed against COVID-19 has noth- According to data provided by cines, plummeting it to last place to be answered as far as how we of Residents Vaccinated ing to do with local deficiencies, Lewis County Public Health and in terms of vaccine distribution. got here need to be answered by the county’s public health offi- Social Services, the county rep- “It’s disgusting to see where the state Department of Health. By Claudia Yaw cials say. Instead, it’s the result resents 1% of the state’s popula- we’re at now. And I don’t say [email protected] of a “lack of transparency” and tion, and has a disproportionate that lightly,” Public Health Di- please see VACCINE, page Main 14 Jury Trials Building in ‘Very Poor’ Condition Resume Collapses on Tower Avenue in Centralia in Lewis County on March 1 CHANGES: Jurors Asked to Report to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds By Emily Fitzgerald [email protected] For the first time since Oc- tober 2020, Lewis County resi- dents are being summoned for jury duty. Jury trials in Lewis County officially resume on March 1, and the first group of potential jurors are set to report to the community events building at the Southwest Washington County Fairgrounds by 9 a.m. that day. The fairgrounds will be used for jury selection until Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] further notice as part of Lewis The roof of this building on North Tower Avenue in Centralia collapsed last week. County’s plan to ensure that the entire jury trial process follows By The Chronicle staff as being in “very poor” condi- located is part of state Route 507. was notified by that afternoon A large building located at tion by Lewis County Parcels “We are working with the and sent inspectors over imme- please see TRIALS, page Main 14 534 N. Tower Avenue collapsed before the collapse. The one- building owner right now to diately. last week. story building is about 18,000 make sure the building stays “We’re working with the As a safety precaution in the square feet. structurally sound so addition- building owners and our goal is Follow Us on Twitter case of further collapse, the city of Emil Pierson, community al brickwork and things like safety first, no matter what — for @chronline Centralia and the building owner development director for Cen- that aren’t compromised and cars, pedestrians, building us- blocked off the sidewalk and one tralia, said that the city is work- fall onto pedestrians. That’s ers, future users — safety is our Find Us on Facebook lane of the two-lane road. ing closely with the Washington why we require that fencing number one goal,” Pierson said. www.facebook.com/the- The building, purchased by State Department of Transpor- there,” Pierson said. The collapse came after centraliachronicle the current owners in 2019, was tation as the far-end of Tower Pierson said that the roof heavy snow fell across the re- Subscriber mailing label below this line built in 1955 and was described Avenue where the building is collapsed on Tuesday. The city gion last weekend. Five Candidates Apply for Vacant Chehalis Council Position By The Chronicle staff p.m. on March 1. The city coun- regular city council meeting on “There was also an applica- Five candidates submitted cilors will receive the candidates’ Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. tion received by an individual applications to fill the vacancy applications a few days prior to “We anticipate that the per- who lived outside the city limits on the Chehalis City Council af- the special meeting and are ex- son will be sworn in at the in the UGA. The person is not ter former mayor pro-tem Chad pected to select the new coun- regular city council meeting on eligible to serve because of the Taylor, who bought The Chron- cilor on the evening of March 1. Monday, March 8,” Chehalis residency requirement, so that icle, resigned earlier this month. Each of the five councilors City Manager Jill Anderson said. person’s application has been The applicants include Mi- and the mayor will ask the can- The selected candidate will excluded,” Anderson said. chael Bannan, Eric Carlson, didates a question during the serve the rest of the term, which The last time the Chehalis Terry Harris, Katherine Mc- interviews. The details of the expires on Dec. 31, 2021. If the cho- City Council had to fill an un- Dougall and Lindsey Senter. interviews, including whether sen replacement wishes to continue expired term was in October The candidates will be inter- they will be held virtually or in- serving on the council, they must 1996, according to Chehalis viewed at a special meeting at 5 person, will be decided at the run in the November election. City Clerk Caryn Foley. 2B Football New Candidate Deaths Onalaska Clark County Johnson, Betty Lou, 99, Prevails in Woman Winlock The Chronicle, Overtime Serving the Greater Lewis County Announces Area Since 1889 Thriller Plans for 3rd Over Forks District Run Spartans for Congress / Main 9 / Main 15 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 LOCAL

Life Center in Centralia Collects Clothing During Winter Warmth Drive

Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] Life Center in Centralia sought donations of blankets, coats, hats and gloves for its Winter Warmth Drive. Community members were asked to drop off any warm items or bags of basic necessities at 201 North Rock St. any time between noon to 4 p.m. “It’s really cold,” said Emily Fountain, secretary at Life Center, when asked why Life Center was organizing the warm clothing drive now. Life Center staff and volunteers will partner with Gather Church and local homeless shelters to distribute items to people experiencing homelessness in the area.

Ernest Stukes and Pastor Jonathan Biggers carry a bin of donated items through the doors of the Lois and Ernest Stukes help carry bags filled with donated items Saturday afternoon at the Cen- Life Center Saturday afternoon in Centralia. tralia Life Center.

Red Cross Asks for Donations After Winter Storms Cancel Blood Drives PLANS: Drive Scheduled To help ensure lifesaving temperature checks, social dis- VID-19 survivors that have an- VID-19 postpone donation. patient care isn’t impacted, in- tancing and face coverings for tibodies that may help patients in Chehalis on March 11 dividuals in areas unaffected donors and staff — have been who are actively fighting the Upcoming blood donation By The Chronicle staff by severe weather are urged to implemented to help protect the virus. Plasma from whole blood opportunities in Thurston, Grays make appointments to donate health of all those in attendance,” donations that test positive for The American Red Cross is by downloading the Red Cross the Red Cross said in a press re- high levels of COVID-19 anti- Harbor and Lewis counties: urging healthy individuals, es- Blood Donor App, visiting Red- lease. bodies may be used to help CO- • Feb. 25, 1-6 p.m. at Capital pecially those with type O blood, CrossBlood.org, calling 1-800- The Red Cross is testing VID-19 patients. Mall, 625 Black Lake Boulevard, to donate after record-breaking RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) blood, platelet and plasma do- COVID-19 antibody test re- Olympia cold and winter storms across or enabling the Blood Donor nations for COVID-19 antibod- sults will be available within one • March 2, 1:30-7 p.m. at Cal- much of the U.S. have forced Skill on any Alexa Echo device. ies. The test may indicate if the to two weeks in the Red Cross vary Chapel of Montesano, 303 the cancellation of hundreds of Donors are asked to schedule donor’s immune system has pro- Blood Donor App or donor Pioneer Avenue, Montesano Red Cross blood drives in about an appointment prior to arriv- duced antibodies to this coro- portal at RedCrossBlood.org. A • March 3, 1:30-6:30 p.m., 30 states and caused more than ing at the drive and are required navirus, regardless of whether positive antibody test result does VFW Post 224, 105 E Heron 15,000 blood and platelet dona- to wear a face covering or mask an individual developed CO- not confirm infection or immu- Street, Aberdeen tions to go uncollected, the Red while at the drive, in alignment VID-19 symptoms. Red Cross nity. • March 4, 1-6 p.m., Elks Cross announced this week. with Centers for Disease Con- antibody tests will be helpful to The Red Cross is not testing Lodge Hoquiam, 624 K Street, “Every day, thousands of pa- trol and Prevention public guid- identify individuals who have donors to diagnose illness, re- Hoquiam tients rely on lifesaving blood ance. COVID-19 antibodies and may ferred to as a diagnostic test. • Feb. 5, 10-3 p.m., North donations,” said the Red Cross “Each Red Cross blood drive now help current coronavirus To protect the health and Beach Senior High School, 336 in a press release. “The need for and donation center follows the patients in need of convalescent safety of Red Cross staff and State Route 115, Ocean Shores blood is constant, even during highest standards of safety and plasma transfusions. Convales- donors, it is important that in- • March 11, noon-6 p.m., snowstorms and the COVID-19 infection control, and addi- cent plasma is a type of blood dividuals who do not feel well or LDS - Chehalis Ward, 2195 Jack- pandemic.” tional precautions — including donation collected from CO- believe they may be ill with CO- son Highway, Chehalis News in Brief senger and light truck tires, ei- County Department of Social allegations about what hap- Lewis County Events ther on or off the rim, and semi- and Health Services, the Code Man Accused of pened: Will Offer Free Tire truck tires off the rim, according Enforcement Department, the Deflating Police Car An officer parked the patrol to a press release from the coun- city of Winlock, the Southwest vehicle Feb. 5 in the 4500 block Recycling for Residents ty. Each customer is permitted Washington Fairgrounds, and Tires and Posting Video of Pacific Avenue. Then po- By The Chronicle staff to bring up to 15 tires, and must the Washington state Depart- of It Has Been Charged lice learned an Instagram post Lewis County residents can show proof of residency to drop ment of Ecology to offer the showed the suspect using a tool off tires at the event. event. By The News Tribune to let air out of the tires and say- recycle tires for free during two No heavy equipment tires or Customers can pay to recycle ing “(expletive)(racial slur) you events in March. tires from businesses will be ac- any tires above the event’s limit A man accused of letting the can’t park here!” The events will take place cepted. at either the Centralia or Mor- air out of tires on a police car in After the officer returned, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March Customers are asked to fol- ton transfer stations. Fees are $3 Tacoma and posting video of it it took an hour to get the tires 5, 6, 12 and 13 at the Southwest low COVID-19 protocols when for each passenger or light truck on Instagram has been charged checked and reinflated. Washington Fairgrounds, 1909 dropping off tires at the event by tire off the rim, $5 for each pas- with first-degree malicious mis- “Police inspected the Insta- S. Gold St., Centralia, in the wearing masks and practicing senger or light truck tire on the chief. gram account and were able to south parking lot and at the city social distancing. rim, $10 for a semi-truck tire off The 23-year-old pleaded not identify a vehicle pictured on of Winlock Public Works De- The Lewis County De- the rim and $20 for a semi-truck guilty at arraignment Wednes- the account that is registered to partment, 712 NW Dexter Ave., partment of Public Works tire on the rim. day and was released on his own the defendant,” the declaration Winlock. Solid Waste Utility Division Anyone with questions can recognizance. for determination of probable The events will accept pas- is partnering with the Lewis call 740-1451. Charging papers made these cause said. • Main 3 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 Report on I-5 Shooting Indicates Thurston County K9 Arlo Was Hit by Friendly Fire From Law Enforcement FINDINGS: Suspect Says His Gun Didn’t Work and Had No Ammunition; “Every day there are packages No Casings From Gun for Arlo sitting at our office and Were Found at the Scene donations for Arlo ... from people in Grand Mound not only from this state but other By Martín Bilbao states. It’s awesome actually to see The Olympian John Snaza the outpouring for the K9 program Thurston County Evidence described in an sheriff and the care they have for that K9.” incident report from a Jan. 13 shooting on Interstate 5 suggests only law enforcement fired their weapons and injured K9 Arlo. The report sheds new light not K9 Arlo." they have for that K9." on the details surrounding the Investigators did not find a Arlo has a substantial so- incident that led to the shooting shell casing from Oritz Bucio's cial media following on TikTok and arrest of 25-year-old Victor handgun at the scene and the where he has 2.5 million follow- Hugo Ortiz Bucio. The Olympi- gun itself did not contain any ers and Instagram where he has an obtained the report from the bullets, according to the report. 7,356 followers. The report notes Mason County Sheriff's Office, Ortiz Bucio suffered multiple his handler has been posting vid- which led the investigation into gunshot wounds and was trans- eos documenting Arlo's recovery the shooting. ported to Providence St. Peter to each account, including a now Five Thurston County depu- Hospital following the incident. deleted post where his handler ties and one Washington State There he reportedly attempted claimed Arlo was shot by a sus- Patrol trooper reportedly fired to communicate with a nurse pect. on Ortiz Bucio on Jan. 13 after through writing, the report reads. Arlo, one of three dogs who he allegedly led them on a high- "(The nurse) told Victor serves the Thurston County speed chase and pointed a gun at (Hugo Ortiz Bucio) that it was Sheriff's Office, is still recovering them, The Olympian previously her understanding that he had from his injuries and it is unclear reported. been shot by law enforcement if he will be able to return to duty, A probable cause statement after he shot a dog," the report said Snaza. alleges a suicidal Ortiz Bucio read. "She said that Victor shook The Thurston County Dep- hoped law enforcement would his head and signaled that he uty Sheriff Foundation raised kill him after the Lacey Police wanted to write something else. Department initiated an investi- ... Victor wrote, 'No bullets in the $73,705 for Arlo's care through GoFundMe. This non-profit is gation into his past sexual rela- Thurston County K9 Arlo has been recovering at home since successful surgery gun I.'" tionship with a then 14-year-old He later told investigators at not maintained by the Thurston at Oregon State University following the shooting. This photo was posted to the County Sheriff's Office, Lt. Cam- girl. Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit Facebook page. the hospital that his gun was not In the gunfire, Arlo was shot functional, and he was unaware eron Simper said in an emailed two times. A GoFundMe orga- the dog had been shot, according statement. nized by the Thurston County sault in the second degree, one noted in the incident description. to the report. The K9 program is almost Deputy Sheriff's Foundation count of attempting to elude a During about seven seconds In the aftermath of the shoot- entirely paid for through direct raised $73,705 for the dog, which pursuing police vehicle, three of gunfire, Ortiz Bucio col- ing, Arlo has received over- donations and the Sheriff's Of- had to undergo surgery follow- counts of third-degree rape of a lapsed to the ground before Arlo whelming public support, said fice pays for medical insurance ing the shooting. However, the child and one count of second- reached him. Sheriff John Snaza. for each dog they own, he wrote. description for the fundraiser degree child molestation. "At 0:09:38:75 of the record- "Every day there are packages The funds from the foundation did not disclose Arlo's injuries A description of video evi- ing, Victor continues to buckle for Arlo sitting at our office and have not been spent yet, he added. were the result of friendly fire or dence with a view of Ortiz Bucio towards the ground and K9 Arlo donations for Arlo ... from people "The funds will be used to off- indicate what the money would notes he stepped out of his ve- is seen entering the video from not only from this state but other set any non-covered expenses," be used for. hicle and pointed his weapon at the left," the report reads. "It ap- states," Snaza said. "It's awesome Simper wrote. "The foundation Ortiz Bucio has since been law enforcement. However, only pears that Victor's hand is still actually to see the outpouring will make a decision regarding charged with four counts of as- shots from law enforcement are up in the direction of (a trooper), for the K9 program and the care any unspent funds." Don’t wait until the power goes out. Be prepared.

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By The Chronicle staff Fire destroyed a detached garage in Chehalis and caused third-degree burns to one man early Saturday morning, accord- ing to fire officials. The blaze occurred near Southwest 10th Street and Southwest McFadden Avenue. The man who suffered burns was taken to a hospital for treat- ment. There were no additional in- juries or damaged structures. In addition to the Chehalis Fire Department, the Riverside Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] Fire Authority and Lewis Coun- Chehalis Fire Department personnel were on the scene of a structure fire along Soutwest McFadden Avenue near the Southwest Tenth Street intersection in Chehalis ty Fire District 6 also responded. on Saturday. Oregon Man Held in Lewis County on $100,000 Bail for Resisting Arrest Charges

By The Chronicle staff Office deputy attempted to stop moving. The car collided with a A Lewis County Superior him for faulty lights and an im- large tree, and Flouter allegedly Court judge set bail at $100,000 properly-displayed front license continued to flee on foot, “stat- bail for an Oregon man being plate on U.S. Highway 12. ing ‘you will have to catch me’ to held on resisting arrest and drug Fluter allegedly refused to officers” and continuing to run possession charges after the pull over and accelerated, cross- despite officers repeatedly order- judge at his Feb. 18 preliminary ing over the center and fog lines ing him to stop and deploying hearing learned that he had an of the road and kicking up debris, a taser, which bounced off his extensive felony history in Or- according to Lewis County Su- jacket. egon. perior Court documents. A deputy tackled him, and Alexander Hsiao Fluter, 36, of Fluter allegedly pulled into Fluter allegedly continued to re- Beaverton, was arrested Feb. 18 a driveway, opened the car door sist until he was placed in hand- after a Lewis County Sheriff’s and fled the car while it was still cuffs. Officers confirmed two active felony warrants for Fluter, including one out of Oregon, and found a substance con- The Colville Confederated Tribes firmed to be methamphetamine Public Safety Division is recruiting for in a backpack in the front seat of Alexander Hsiao Fluter, 36, of Beaverton, makes a virtual appearance in Lewis the car. County Superior Court. the following positions: He was booked into the Lew- is County Jail at 12:35 a.m. on Prosecutor Sylvia Irimescu read when officers tried to arrest him, Law Enforcement Officer Feb. 18 and had his preliminary Fluter’s Oregon history, which O’Rourke approved Irimescu’s hearing before Judge Joely A. includes 10 total felony convic- request for $100,000 bail. $25.29 — $29.27 — DOE O’Rourke in Lewis County Supe- tions, including an attempted “I am very, very concerned Corrections Officer rior Court at 4 p.m. that same day. aggravated murder conviction that he is a flight risk,” she said. While not included in the of- from 2009. Based on this history He is scheduled for an ar- $20.80 — $24.08 — DOE ficial court documents, Deputy and on Fluter’s reported behavior raignment hearing on Feb. 25. • High School Diploma or GED • Must be 18 years of age for Corrections Officer • Must be 21 years of age for Law Enforcement Officer Mount Rainier Summer 2021 Wilderness • U.S. Citizen • Must pass a background investigation and Climbing Reservations Available Online

By The Chronicle staff Mount Rainier National Park will offer online trip planning and reservations on recreation. gov for the June 1 through Sept. 20 peak hiking season. Visitors will have the op- To apply, please go to: portunity to see real-time site availability and secure definitive

www.colvilletribes.com/human-resources CH609957rc.cg backcountry trips for the popular and click on job listings. Or Wonderland Trail and other loca- send resume to [email protected] tions. While the park has offered advance reservations for wilder- ness camping and climbing for over 20 years, the 2021 shift to ful- ly online reservations will allow visitors greater control over their itinerary and earlier notification of a confirmed trip, according to a press release from the park. Chronicle File Photo The park will retain one third Mandy Godwin hikes on the Wonderland Trail in September 2018 in Mount Rain- of all available sites for “walk- ier National Park. up” reservations throughout the summer. country or climbing permit for of all available sites will be held Mount Rainier National Park overnight trips during the peak for walk-up permits, which can receives about 7,500 requests for season, June 1 through Sept. 30. be obtained up to 24 hours in climbing and backpacking trips • Option one: Starting Tues- advance of a trip at Wilderness every year. On average, about day, March 2, through Sunday, Information Centers from Friday, 2,700 of those requests are for March 14, visitors may apply for May 28, through Monday, Oct. 11. the celebrated Wonderland the Early Access Lottery by going While the lottery system re- Trail. However, the park’s feder- to the Mount Rainier National duces the number of users com- ally designated wilderness can Park page on Recreation.gov. The peting for a site simultaneously accommodate only 600 to 700 Early Access Lottery is based on during the early access period, reservations for the Wonderland a randomized process to provide users will still face competition Trail every summer. an equal opportunity for each ap- for available sites and will need to “Visitors to the Mount Raini- plicant to be selected. If selected, plan out their preferred itinerary BE THE FUTURE er Wilderness have the opportu- successful lottery applicants will prior to making any reservation. nity to travel through a wild and be assigned a date and time to Early access period users will be Scholarships Available largely undeveloped backcoun- book their proposed reservation able to login as early as March 22 try environment, and permit online during the Early Access to view availability and plan their limits allow us to manage over- Period (March 22-April 21). trip, but users will not be able to Apply now for scholarships at Centralia College! night use to protect the park’s • Option two: General access reserve their permit until their fragile resources and ensure that (also called the general on-sale) assigned date and time. Visitors The Centralia College Foundation is accepting applications for the visitor experience is main- for advanced reservations will will need to ensure that the itin- 2021-22 scholarships starting December 1. tained over time,” stated Acting be available from Tuesday, April erary they select is realistic and Online application must be completed by March 1. Superintendent Tracy Swartout. 27, through Sept. 28 for booking takes into account their entire “We are excited to embark on this without an appointment online. party’s fitness, the challenging pilot project which attempts to Visitors can learn more about terrain and seasonal snowpack. improve the process for obtain- what to expect and how to pre- Visitors wishing to make res- ing backcountry camping reser- pare for similar on-sale events ervations online are encouraged vations within the park.” through Recreation.gov. to set up a free account on recre- www.centralia.edu/funding/scholarships.aspx Outdoor enthusiasts will have • Option three: As in previous ation.gov prior to attempting to CH609202bw.cg three options to acquire a back- years, approximately one-third make a reservation. The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 • Main 5

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Lewis County Government, South Thurston 19, a victim reported their mail- for alleged criminal imperson- Leg Broken in Crash ••• County Communities box in the 2000 block of Cooks ation. Sirens are compiled by reporter Claudia Yaw ...... 807-8230 Hill Road had been knocked • A driver suffered a bro- ken right leg after they col- Emily Fitzgerald, who can be reached [email protected] over. at [email protected]. The Cen- Crime, Courts and Emergency Services lided with a light post in the tralia Police Department can be CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT parking lot of Midway Cinema Emily Fitzgerald ...... 807-8208 Theft reached at 360-330-7680 and the [email protected] Theft in the 100 block of Northeast Chehalis Police Department can be • Just before 1:30 p.m. on Feb. Hampe Way just before 5:45 Staff Photographer • At approximately 9:45 a.m. reached at 360-748-8605. 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Lum Road just before 4:15 p.m. Contributing Reporters 19, a catalytic converter was re- Rick Bannan on Feb. 20 and booked into the ported stolen from a vehicle in Lewis County Jail on a second- Eric Rosane the 1500 block of Northwest Paul Dunn degree theft charge for alleged State Street. organized retail theft with spe- NEWELL-HOERLING’S Cameron Kast • A third-degree theft was Send News Tips To: cial circumstances. MORTUARY reported in the 100 block of [email protected] • Just after 4:20 p.m. on Feb. Northeast Hampe Way at 5:25 20, a theft was reported at the a.m. on Feb. 22. The incident is ADVERTISING AND SIGN PRO outlet mall in the 1300 block of under investigation. Great People Sales Manager Lum Road. An investigation is Brian Watson ...... 807-8215 ongoing. Vehicle Prowl Great Prices [email protected] • Just after 6:20 a.m. on Feb. 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I was delighted tion of the importance of vol- unteerism in providing medical to see the bill pass the Senate services in rural communities,” unanimously. This is one point said Wilson, R-Longview. “Vol- on which we all can agree.” unteer paramedics and emer- State law allows cities and gency medical technicians are counties to impose local sales vitally important in rural areas taxes for a variety of purposes, like Grays Harbor County, and including public safety. The local we need to make sure money is sales taxes come in addition to available for their training.” the state sales tax of 6.5 percent. Senate Bill 5341, sponsored Under current law, with voter by Wilson, was approved 49-0, approval, cities can enact pub- and now moves to the House of lic safety sales taxes of up to 0.1 Representatives for further con- percent, and counties can enact sideration. The bill allows cities Courtesy Photo public safety sales taxes of up to and counties to use existing vot- Freshman 19th District Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, addresses the Senate’s virtual session Thursday as his bill to allow local 0.3 percent. er-approved public safety taxes voter-approved public safety sales taxes to be used for emergency medical services passes unanimously. The law requires that at least for emergency medical services. one-third of public safety tax col- Wilson explained that the bill volunteers were being improp- Grays Harbor Emergency Medi- the county, could not be fund- lections must be used for crimi- was prompted by a state audit erly funded by a share of local cal and Trauma Care Council, a ed through the Grays Harbor nal justice programs or fire pro- last year in Grays Harbor Coun- transit sales taxes. nonprofit organization that is County Transit Authority. The tection. ty that determined emergency That State Auditor finding the sole provider of emergency funding for the nonprofit had Wilson’s measure adds emer- medical training programs for in March determined that the medical services training in been provided by the transit au- gency medical services to the list. Looking to Get Around Court Rulings on Homelessness, Washington Cities May Offer Shelter, Then Crack Down By Scott Greenstone turned to homelessness, accord- The Seattle Times ing to data from the King Coun- ty homelessness database. Earlier this month, a bill in "Most of the people who go the Washington Legislature that into shelter go back out onto the would have potentially doubled streets, for no other reason than the number of shelter beds for the shelter is a temporary setting," homeless people in the state said Tristia Bauman, an attorney drew nearly 450 viewers for its with the National Homelessness first hearing. Law Center. "The services there All but seven of the viewers are not ending people's home- registered as opponents of the lessness because they're not ad- bill; everyone who testified, in- dressing the drivers of homeless- cluding homeless shelter staff, ness." county government associations But proponents of so-called and Gov. Jay Inslee's own hous- "tough love" approaches often dis- ing expert, opposed it. agree about what those drivers The bill, introduced by are. Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, would have required every coun- ty, and each city in Washington Housing vs. Treatment with more than 50,000 people, Fortunato's legislation didn't to have a shelter just come with a shelter require- Legislature bed for every ment; it would also have required 2021 person living that shelters prohibit drugs and outside. The alcohol on their premises, or whole state had Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] get participants to agree to take roughly 9,600 An American Flag hangs above clutter around a makeshift home at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia last December. part in drug treatment or mental emergency shel- health services. ter beds in 2019. testing support for a ballot mea- medical conditions most of these camps; Will Lemke, a spokesper- Complaints about homeless- That year, there sure to use existing government campers have, providing treat- son for the city, added that some- ness in neighborhoods in Seattle were more than funds to treat mental illness and ment services and getting them times homeless camps blocked almost always touch on the fact 21,000 homeless drug addiction, but give police housed. I think many people in sidewalks, obstructing people in that the people causing the most people state- more authority to intervene if Seattle just want to see progress wheelchairs. disruption seem to be drug users, wide. homeless people didn't accept and not a continuation of the sta- "It is a loophole that is the seriously mentally ill, or both. While adding homeless shel- help. tus quo." size of the grand canyon," said This may have worsened ters throughout the state is usu- It's unclear if these tough- Calls about people who are Sara Rankin, a law professor and since the pandemic, which has ally a popular idea, this bill drew love approaches help much, even living outside usually fall to po- founder of the Homeless Rights caused millions of dollars in such ire because those extra beds in the short term. lice, whose approach to home- Advocacy Project at Seattle Uni- losses to the county's major men- were intended to allow police to But the desire to prevent lessness has largely been, for de- versity. "It's so easy to just sort of tal health facilities and forced approach homeless people living entrenched homeless encamp- cades, to tell people to move on invoke that phrase, that there's many residential treatment pro- outside on public property, offer ments has motivated many juris- and if they don't, arrest them. a public health or safety issue — grams around the state to shrink them one of those shelter spots, dictions to try. That's the approach Boise, Idaho, it's sort of this talismanic shield for fear of coronavirus spread. and tell the person to move on or was taking, to the tune of hun- they can lift up and protect Scott Munson, president of the face arrest if the person declines. Association of Alcohol and Ad- ‘Compassion With Results’ dreds of citations a year, when themselves from [the court deci- Federal courts have recently Robert Martin and 10 other sion]." diction Providers of Washing- ruled that enforcing laws penal- Laws affecting sleeping and homeless people, with the help Other cities quickly created ton State from 2018 to 2020, said izing people for sleeping outside camping are not new: of 187 of the National Homelessness shelters — often tents inside more than 90% of the licensed when there is no available shelter American cities, almost three- Law Center, sued the city. They fenced-off areas, or hutlike por- treatment facilities in his orga- is unconstitutional. Like Fortu- quarters had at least one law claimed the practice violated the table structures under big tents — nization have been forced to cut nato, lawmakers are looking for restricting camping in public — Eighth Amendment, for impos- and moved people out of home- capacity — some by as much as ways to be able to force people and of those, more than a third ing excessive fines. less encampments and into those. 50%. out of homeless encampments had been passed in the last 15 In 2018, a federal court heard After that, they started enforcing Munson is executive director without getting sued. years, according to a 2019 survey Martin v. Boise and agreed that anti-camping laws again. of treatment facility Sundown M This new wave of rules comes by The National Homelessness it was unconstitutional to pun- But while these may produce Ranch in Yakima, and said that as public outcry about homeless Law Center, a homeless-advoca- ish someone for sleeping outside short-term reprieves from the in his program, one of the big- encampments has reached a new cy group. if they didn't have another place sight of homeless camps, there's gest challenges is that once some- pitch: Camps have multiplied Fortunato's bill was based to go. little evidence they eliminate one has completed treatment, it's in the Seattle area as fears of on an "action plan" written by Since then, courts in other them for good: In Modesto, Cali- hard to find stable housing for coronavirus transmission make Seattle-area documentarian and places — including Oregon and, fornia, an organized encamp- them. many homeless people wary of right-wing provocateur Christo- this month, Florida — have ex- ment erected by authorities at the "There's no question that shelters, and COVID-19 safety pher Rufo, called "Compassion panded the ruling. beginning of 2019 in the wake of there is not sufficient mental precautions limit the number of With Results." This month, Boise officials the Martin v. Boise decision ini- health services or even recovery people social service agencies The bill was introduced settled with Martin and the tially received praise. City offi- services ... outside of the jail sys- and shelters can take. around the same time former Se- surviving homeless people after cials said crime was going down. tem," Bauman said. "But it is not "This is not a solution to attle Mayor Tim Burgess wrote more than a decade of litigation. More than 700 people cycled necessarily true that connect- homelessness," Fortunato said. an op-ed for The Seattle Times The officials agreed to loosen through it in less than a year. ing someone with those services "This is simply getting people off calling on the city to provide their camping laws as part of the But in November 2019, the would end their homelessness." the street." on-demand treatment for drug settlement. city shut it down after only 33 Fortunato said he plans to Last week, Mercer Island use and mental illness and "end These rulings, however, don't people got into housing, saying reintroduce his bill — which is passed a law banning people homeless tent camps with com- box in larger cities with some ex- it wasn't doing anything to solve dead on its own — as amend- sleeping outside or in vehicles on passion and accountability." isting shelter capacity that much: homelessness. The following ments to other bills, such as one public property — but included But Burgess, in an email, dif- Seattle, for instance, has man- January, the number of home- that would exempt disaster-style language effectively telling po- ferentiated his approach from aged to carry out many camp less people counted outdoors was tent encampments from the state lice to first offer to take people to Fortunato's. removals, largely by declaring only one person fewer than the environmental policy act. shelter, the closest of which is 5 "This isn't about cracking them a danger to public health or previous year. "We're going to propose the miles away in Bellevue. down. It's not about tough love. safety. This is also true in Seattle, amendments, [Democrats] are News website PubliCola re- Some would like to define it that The city usually points to where in 2019, 14% of the people going to vote them all down. But ported this month that a poll was way, for sure," Burgess wrote. fires, drug dealing, or outbreaks who left emergency shelter got again, you want to send a mes- circulating among Seattle voters "It's about a direct focus on the of disease as reasons for clearing into housing, but at least 17% re- sage," Fortunato said. • Main 7 LOCAL / NORTHWEST The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 Quakes Off Oregon Coast, on Mount Rainier Are Typical and Wouldn't Have Triggered Forthcoming ShakeAlert System

By Benjamin Romano The Seattle Times A cluster of small earthquakes far off the southern Oregon coast and atop Mount Rainier in re- cent days are common events, and would not have triggered a seismic warning system set for a test run later this week ahead of its rollout to the public this spring, a seismologist said. "Neither of those sequences are of particular concern," said Paul Bodin, research professor at University of Washington and manager of the Pacific North- west Seismic Network. The ShakeAlert system, which is designed to give people and automated systems advanced warning before significant shak- ing starts, would not have sent an alert for either sequence "because no one would've felt them," either because of their small magnitude or distance from population cen- ters, Bodin said. A handful of quakes, the larg- est measuring magnitude 5.1, struck about 175 miles west of Bandon, Oregon, on Saturday, with smaller aftershocks Sun- day morning. These occurred on a structure called the Gorda Escarpment, at the boundary Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] between the Pacific and Juan de Mount Rainier is seen from the White Pass Ski Area last month. Fuca plates — a strike-slip plate, which, unlike the Cascadia Sub- duction Zone fault, does not pose He called both sequences "an attractive danger.") to become broadly available to ries in earthquakes," Bodin said. a major tsunami risk. normal and common. Neither On Thursday, the Washing- people in Oregon in March and Automated systems can also Mount Rainier, meanwhile, changes the likelihood of the ton Emergency Management Di- Washington in May, after years receive the alerts, triggering ac- let go "a volley of really tiny little kind of major, damaging earth- vision and U.S. Geological Sur- of development. Information on tions that could protect systems earthquakes," Bodin said, call- quakes that are overdue in the vey will test ShakeAlert, sending how to opt-in can be found here. such as municipal water supplies ing it a "swarmlet." The quakes, region. a test message at 11 a.m. to wire- The system is designed to from the forthcoming shaking. on Wednesday, Thursday and (And they're nothing like the less devices opted-in to the sys- provide a few seconds or more of Water and gas valves can be shut, Friday, and measuring no more recent show put on by Mount tem in King, Pierce and Thur- advance warning before shaking fire station doors opened, trains than magnitude 2.0, are believed Etna, one of the Bodin's favorite ston counties. The test comes begins. That's enough time for a slowed, Bodin said. by volcano scientists to stem volcanoes and one of the world's almost exactly 20 years after the person to take protective action, "It's kind of prosaic, but it's go- from the movement of hydro- most active. "I just love pictures magnitude 6.1 Nisqually quake. such as ducking and covering, to ing to be very important," he said. thermal fluids that may lubricate of it when it's erupting, and The ShakeAlert system, "really reduce the chance of stuff "It will absolutely save lives and faults and release tectonic stress- there's actually rivulets of lava which has been operational in falling on you, or you falling, misery and cost after the next big es, he said. on it," Bodin said, describing it as California for nearly a year, is set which causes the majority of inju- earthquake." Washington Republicans Insist No New Taxes Needed for Washington

By Joseph O'Sullivan at above $50,000 for joint filers or sible glide path," said Rep. Drew The Seattle Times $25,000 for individuals. Stokesbary, R-Auburn, in a news That would help fund Inslee's conference announcing the bill. Could this actually be the “We have to remind ourselves proposed $57.6 billion, two-year House Republicans touted year? budget proposal, which focuses their spending blueprint as a way Since at least 2015, Demo- that the IRS says that this on public health programs and to reopen schools, address hous- cratic lawmakers or Gov. Jay In- is an income tax ... and a recovery initiatives for the econ- ing issues and implement a long- slee have proposed a tax on capi- omy and education in the wake stalled tax refund for working tal gains. Democrats see it as a very volatile one at that.” of the pandemic. families. 2-for-1 deal: a way to raise more That's an increase from the With Republicans in the mi- revenue for priorities such as ed- $52.4 billion two-year budget nority, the proposals are not like- ucation while reshaping Wash- Sen. Lynda Wilson R-Vancouver approved by the Legislature and ly to go anywhere. ington's regressive tax system. governor in 2019. But the proposals are a way Republicans have in turn Meanwhile, House Demo- for voters to "compare and con- condemned the crats this year have floated a pro- trast the different approaches concept as un- agricultural lands. Also exempt that would make it take effect posal for a flat tax of 1% on some that each caucus would take, de- Legislature constitutional is the sale of sole proprietor busi- immediately — and prevent any intangible assets — such as cash, pending on who's in charge," said 2021 and not neces- nesses with a gross revenue of up efforts to put it on the ballot as a sary for a state to $6 million and in the sale of referendum. stocks and bonds — aimed at bil- Stokesbary. budget that has certain automobile dealerships. Voters could still weigh in by lionaires. Under House Bill 1406, The Senate Republican bud- grown by siz- In an interview, Robinson gathering signatures for an ini- the first $1 billion of such assets get proposal is similar in size, able amounts said the bill will need some more tiative to overturn the law. would be exempt. spending $55.2 billion over two over several tweaks "before we pass it off the If enacted, SB 5096 would Republicans point to the years. GOP lawmakers touted years. f loor." raise about $550 million per year, growth during Inslee's tenure — the money it puts into mental- Yet, despite Robinson and Sen. Christine starting in fiscal year 2023. To the two-year operating budget health services and transporta- Democratic ma- Rolfes, the Senate's chief Demo- address the volatility of the tax, approved in 2015, for example, tion funding. jorities in the cratic budget writer, both said Robinson's proposal would dedi- was about $38.2 billion — as a The GOP proposals arrive House and Sen- they believe Senate Democrats cate only a portion of that money sign that no new taxes are needed. as Democratic House and Sen- ate and years of debates and cam- may have the votes this year to each year — $350 million — into Meanwhile, House and Sen- ate budget writers prepare in the paigning and discussions, the pass it out of the chamber. a budget fund that pays for edu- ate Republicans have released coming weeks to unveil their capital-gains tax hasn't gained Still, the bill faces a series of cation. their own proposed two-year new operating budget proposals. enough traction in Olympia. hurdles. If it passed the Senate, "The need to invest in early budgets to build their case for Those spending blueprints fund That's been most notable in the and then the House, it would al- learning and child care is real, how the budget could be written everything from Washington's state Senate, where a handful of most surely face a legal challenge and is something that we feel without new taxes. schools, parks and prisons, to moderate Democratic senators by conservatives who argue that strongly about wanting to do," Those spending blueprints mental-health and foster-care in previous years have opposed it is a tax on income, and thus said Robinson. depend on counting the distri- services. the idea. violates the state constitution. The remainder of that money bution of federal COVID-19 aid In a statement, Rolfes, the So it seemed notable last week "We have to remind ourselves would go into a new account that dollars the Legislature recently Democratic budget writer in the when lawmakers on the Senate that the IRS says that this is an would be used for taxpayer relief. approved in a $2.2 billion pack- Senate, said she welcomed the Ways and Means Committee income tax ... and a very volatile Inslee and Rep. Tana Senn, D- age. Inslee is expected to approve proposals. voted to approve Senate Bill 5096. one at that," said Sen. Lynda Wil- Mercer Island, have introduced that measure, which includes "I welcome all ideas and solu- Sponsored by Sen. June Rob- son, R-Vancouver, before the bill their own versions of the tax. hundreds of millions for K-12 tions as we continue our work inson, D-Everett, the bill would got voted out of committee. Asked last week about Robin- schools, public health programs, crafting a smart and sustain- implement a 7% tax on the capi- Given a legal challenge, "My son's capital-gains proposal in a rental assistance and small-busi- able budget that will guide state tal gains of the sale of assets — concern there is the cost to the regularly scheduled news confer- ness aid. spending over the next two like stocks and bonds — above state and the taxpayers," added ence, Inslee declined to comment. The House Republican pro- years," said Rolfes. "I appreciate $250,000. It includes a host of Wilson. The governor's proposed tax on posal would spend $55 billion for the proposal from my Republi- exemptions, such as retirement She and other GOP lawmak- capital gains sets a higher rate — the 2021-23 budget cycle. can colleagues and I will certain- accounts, sales of real estate, ers have also criticized the emer- at 9% — and taxes more people "It continues to grow the bud- ly consider their priorities as we livestock, timbers and certain gency clause attached to the bill by setting the threshold for gains get, but on a much more respon- move forward in the process." News in Brief Thurston County reported 40 county reported 300 or more Of those, 6,402 people have and 440 deaths. Thurston County additional cases on Sunday. cases for nearly three months un- recovered or are recovering from Grays Harbor County report- Adds 40 COVID-19 The new cases increased til they fell to 281 in late January, the virus, 338 have been hospital- ed 11 new cases Friday, bringing the weekly total so far to 204, followed by 204 cases, 191 cases ized at some point during their its total to 3,244 confirmed and Cases, Increasing which is higher than the 191 and now 204 so far this week. illness and 64 have died, includ- probable cases and 45 deaths. Weekly Total Beyond cases reported the week of Feb. Sunday's cases include 12 ing one death in the past seven Mason County reported five 8-14, county health data show. people in their 30s, according to days. The county is also report- new COVID-19 cases Friday, Last Week's Total Although higher from a week Thurston County Public Health ing seven COVID-19 outbreaks bringing its total to 1,667 cases ago, the case total for this week, and Social Services. That age at area congregate care settings. with 23 deaths. By The Olympian which will be known on Monday, group accounts for the second- Pierce County reported 113 Pacific County has reported Confirmed cases of CO- is still likely to be well below 300 most cases here, or 1,271 cases, new COVID-19 cases and 2 new a total of 699 confirmed and VID-19 headed in a slightly el- cases. which is 18 percent of the overall deaths on Friday. The new data probable cases with nine deaths evated direction this week after That's significant because the total of 7,065. brings its totals to 35,261 cases as of Saturday. Main 8 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

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COMMENTARY: Highlighting Lewis County Letters dollars King County sends to New Management Olympia. Rebounding in Past Brings Improvement to LETTERS POLICY • Limit letters to the Marty Ansley Chronicle editor to 500 words or less. Cinebar Gives Hope for the Future As a longtime reader, I just • Include the town where you live and a daytime After our unprecedented year want to congratulate the new A Decade Might Be Chronicle management for the telephone number. with closures stemming from the • The Chronicle does coronavirus pandemic, it’s easy to huge improvement in the qual- Too Long to Wait to ‘‘It’s rather remarkable ity and quantity of news pre- not publish letters that wonder how we’ll ever catch up advocate boycotts of local Breach Dams and Save from the losses suffered. sented in its newspaper. the museum ended It also takes pains to provide businesses. But we will. A look at the • Emailed letters are Salmon and Orcas opposing sides of any opinion Lewis County Historical Museum 2020 with a net income preferred. Send to letters@ In response to "Inslee Prais- piece in a fair and timely man- can provide hope. chronline.com es Bold Thinking" published ner. Good job. Nearly a decade ago, the mu- of $62,324, which was • Letters may be mailed Feb. 10, I praise Rep. Simpson's seum was in danger of closing down only $9,500 to Letters, The Chronicle, strategic plan to save salmon. after the former director over a Erik Dahl 321 N. Pearl St., Centralia, Centralia The plan is comprehensive and period of four years dipped into from the 2019 ending WA. 98531 or dropped off covers concerns in all the areas its $460,000 endowment until balance of $71,846, at The Chronicle’s front that would be affected as well it dwindled to nothing. Debbie Please Bring Reader desk. as budgeting ample money to Knapp was arrested in November especially given state- Comments Back to do so. 2011, accused mandated closures and My concern is the timetable of embezzling Chronline.com al to tax vehicle miles traveled for the dam removal. Waiting $137,000. After will be to rural Washingtonians. a decade to breach the dams negotiations, cancellation of most Last month, the comments How does he propose to fund may be too late for our salmon she pleaded section disappeared from the fundraising events the maintenance and construc- and orca, who feed on Chinook guilty in May online edition of The Chronicle tion of roads and highways? exclusively. 2013 to four because of COVID-19.’’ at chronline.com. Maybe we could get some Dams cause major mortal- counts of first- When I wrote the editors volunteer groups to do the work. ity of salmon, both blocking degree theft, to inquire about what had hap- That good old Lewis County upstream migration even with each count pened, I was informed by the By Julie McDonald Jason on doing a good job during "Git 'er done" spirit. Surely the state of the art salmon ladders, representing a this difficult time and keeping us editor-in-chief that one indi- vidual had abused the system, Boy Scouts and some church and kills up to 50% of smolts year of thefts. on track and in the black,” Lah- who have to survive turbines on She was sentenced to 14 months so the editors chose to shut it groups would step up to the mann said. “We wouldn’t be see- plate. Facetiousness aside, con- their way to the sea. in prison and ordered to pay res- ing these numbers without all of down until the launch of The Chronicle’s new website. servatives seem to believe if you For those who question if titution. his hard work.” dam removal will actually save But volunteers stepped in to That was now nearly a don't fund a solution, change While income from events and won't happen and the problem salmon, the Elwha dam remov- keep the museum going, and with visits to the museum dropped, so month ago, and I’ve neither seen nor heard any indica- will go away. al is a perfect example of how steady leadership and dedicated did expenditures. quickly salmon can rebound. tions that the new site will Conservatives believe local directors, it has rebuilt its restrict- “We had about 500 people this Their numbers returned be- be launched any time soon. I control and private enterprise ed accounts to nearly $320,000, year compared to about 3,000 last yond expectations, and without would ask the editors to re- solves all problems. Their with $89,025 of that in an endow- year, so obviously we hope that removing dams other problems launch the comments section prototype for governance is ment fund. changes,” Mattson said. will compound their problems now and not wait until the new Texas. When they have not “We’ve got limitations how we It’s uncertain whether Cheha- for survival. site goes live. been shivering or dying in their can get into that money,” Board lis Fest and other summer events Our Pacific Northwest eco- The Chronicle’s comments freezing, pipe bursting homes, President Peter Lahmann said like the Pioneer Pie Social can system counts on salmon from section is a vital resource for homeowners in Texas' privately at the annual meeting last week take place this year, but the model fertilizing Idaho forests to feed- our community. It is an impor- owned utility companies are conducted on Zoom because of ing animals and people. Tribes’ train show is scheduled Oct. 9 tant forum for people among currently being charged $3,000 COVID-19. “If some disaster be- very spirituality is linked to and 10 at the Southwest Washing- its readership in Southwest to $4,000 for power. And no, it fell the museum, we would be able salmon. Salmon can't wait for a ton Fairgrounds. Washington to voice views and has nothing to do with "green" to access those funds to pay for decade. “We have actually the second opinions from across the full energy. whatever we needed to pay.” Please contact your senators, largest model railroad exhibit in political spectrum. During the I agree with Wagar that However, tapping into the representatives and governors a public building in Washington,” pandemic, with its limitations the plan to tax vehicle miles endowment account “just about and ask them to support Mike said Ted Livermore, who repre- on our ability to meet in per- traveled does impact rural takes an act of heaven,” he said. Simpson's proposal. We can sents the model railroad group on son, this online forum is more Washingtonians more greatly Under rules adopted a few overcome the small points and the board. “Tacoma (Washington important than ever. Being than urban drivers, although he years ago, accessing money in the save our salmon. State History) Museum has the thrown back on social media for failed to note that many mod- restricted accounts requires a vote We need to act as quickly as first.” political dialogue keeps us all in ern gas vehicles temporarily of three-quarters of the board. To possible to save an icon of the The large model railroad our cozy information bubbles, shut off when stopped in traffic. spend money in the endowment PNW. fund, the board must call a gener- display, an educational exhibit, insulating us from diverse view- I also agree with Rep. Peter Ab- al membership meeting attended depicts Lewis County towns, in- points. barno that the Big Brotherish cluding historic buildings. nature of the program is of- Leslie Kreher by at least 10 percent of total The Chronicle’s comments Monroe members, and three-quarters of Mattson said he’s hoping to section is an essential avenue fensive. those present must vote in favor schedule other events as pandem- to hear from those holding dif- But the question stubbornly of spending the money. ic restrictions are lifted. ferent political views. I, for one, remains. How do we pay for our Thanks for Effort “We’re rebuilding it,” Lahmann “Some of my favorite things find it very healthy to be contin- highway and roads in the com- on Vaccine at Morton said, adding that the goal has about doing this job are putting ually challenged by perspectives ing post-gas vehicle era? always been to build the endow- on events and all the coordination and opinions that differ from It is interesting that conser- Arbor Health of that,” Mattson said. vatives always claim to be, as ment high enough to pay operat- my own. Regarding my previous criti- ing costs from interest earned. He presented a Volunteer of I would also ask The Wagar said of Rep. Abbarno, the Year Award to Larry Black of the guardians and protectors of cism of ArborHealth Morton But with today’s low interest rates, Chronicle’s editors to not give for canceling COVID-19 vac- he said, it would need to reach $5 Rochester who has digitized more a single troll the power to sum- your wallet. than 600 oral history interview The Vehicle-Miles-Traveled cination clinic without notifica- million or $6 million to do that. marily shut down important tion: I just spoke with one of “If people send a check and it tapes from the 1970s and 1980s dialogue. I encourage you to proposal is a very regressive tax. since he began volunteering at the So is the gas tax and the sales ArborHealth's clinic managers, says endowment fund, that goes consider pulling this person’s who explained that a pipe burst, into the endowment fund,” Lah- museum in 2013. commenting privileges rather tax. Membership has also declined Not only are low-income flooding the building and col- mann said. “If it doesn’t say en- than punishing everyone for lapsing part of their ceiling, somewhat, from 300 to about 250, rural people more negatively dowment fund, we put it in one of the misbehavior of one person so that they had to cancel the but Mattson said he’ll send out impacted by these taxes, so are the restricted investments.” acting in bad faith. vaccination appointments. She reminder notices. Susan Gonza- low-income urban dwellers. Ev- Money in the restricted ac- Please restore the comments said they were trying to reach les also proposed a membership eryone pays the same tax or the counts is invested. section and continue to support 150 people to cancel the Morton drive with prizes. same rate, from Joe Blow to the “We took a middle-of-the-road healthy political dialogue in our vaccination clinic and another Mattson said the museum has wealthiest Seattle resident. investment strategy,” he said. “We community! 60 in Randle because that clinic improved its website and accepted Though unintentionally, didn’t go real conservative, and was closed today also. In ad- LL Hauer Wagar and Rep. Abbarno make we didn’t go real wild either.” new donations, including a 1910 dition, it was taking several Winlock a very solid case for a far less re- It’s rather remarkable the mu- book of Western Washington attempts to reach some people; gressive state tax system. What seum ended 2020 with a net in- artwork, a 1960s chess table with the phone service was only would really protect the wallets come of $62,324, which was down inlaid stone, a historic clock from partly in operation in Glenoma Columnist Defines a of low income citizens, both only $9,500 from the 2019 ending the Masonic Lodge, and a turn- and Randle. So it was not care- balance of $71,846, especially giv- of-the-century dresser. Problem But Offers No rural and urban, would be to lessness, but simply an inability en state-mandated closures and He’s hoping to organize a Solution fund most of the needs of state to reach everyone that explains cancellation of most fundraising launch of the 25-foot-long canoe government with a graduated what happened. Thanks to events because of COVID-19. The carved from a cedar log by Bob Michael Wagar's column state income tax. them for trying. museum receives funding from Antone of North Bend, which is Feb. 6 defines a problem but not What better way to make his Lewis County and the cities of on loan to the museum. a solution. mark as a freshman legislator Mary Ostrem Chehalis and Centralia. This year, Volunteers are always welcome The problem is how do we than for Rep. Abbarno to pro- Glenoma it also received $9,900 in a federal — washing windows, pulling pay for construction and main- pose a Lewis County-friendly Paycheck Protection Program weeds, sitting at the front desk, tenance of our roads and high- state income tax? loan offered to organizations cataloging artifacts, digitizing ways when the funding from Someday, low and middle Tear Down the Wall forced to close because of the photos. The next board meeting the gas tax disappears in the income Washingtonians will Open letter to President pandemic. is March 16 at 5 p.m., either in future due to the coming era realize that by displacing other Biden: Director Jason Mattson re- person or via Zoom. of all electric vehicles? Wagar's taxes, a state income tax is in Mr. Biden, tear down that ceived praise from the board for ••• column never really addresses their best interests. wall (around the Capitol)! his work keeping the museum Julie McDonald, a personal histo- the question. After all, Lewis County solvent. rian from Toledo, may be reached at He goes on about how demonstrates annually how Gregory Riplinger “I just want to congratulate [email protected]. harmful and unfair the propos- much we enjoy spending the tax Centralia Editorial Mission Statement Letters Policy To Send Your Letter Questions n We will strive to be the voice of reason for the n Please type and email opinions, if possible, and n Address letters and commentaries to “Our n For questions on a letter call Editor-in-Chief Eric peaceful settlement of conflict and contention limit letters to 500 words. Letters are typically Readers’ Opinions.” Please sign them and include Schwartz at 360-807-8217. your full address and daytime telephone number on key local issues. We will work to be fair at all printed in the order in which they are received for verification and any questions. Send them to times and to provide a balance of opinions. 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Follow Us Online! Rainier Beats Bearcats Topple Wolves FACEBOOK.COM/LCSports Adna W.F. West Moves to 3-0 With Big Win Sports editor: Eric Trent See More on A12>> Phone number: 807-8227 e-mail: [email protected] CHRONLINE.COM/SPORTS << Pirates to Nab Their First Victory in Muddy Battle... See More on A11 2B Football: Loggers Foil Forks’ Upset Bid in OT Win COMEBACK WIN: Onalaska Demarest ran for 245 yards and four touchdowns, while throw- Trailed 9-0 Late in the ing for another, as the Tigers First Half to Spark a avenged last season’s state- quarterfinal loss to Kalama Comeback Victory Over with a 49-32 win over the Chi- New League Foe Forks nooks Saturday in Kalama. In a game filled with lead By Eric Trent changes and back-and-forth [email protected] scoring, it was the Tigers who held on in the fourth quarter, ONALASKA — There was scoring on a Demarest 1-yard no big hurrah. No inspiring run and Gavin Parker’s game- locker-room halftime speech sealing 71-yard interception re- by Onalaska coaches Mazen turn for a touchdown to put the Saade and Wayne Nelson. With Chinooks away for good. Onalaska trailing Forks 9-8, “It was a great game,” the Loggers talked strictly busi- Napavine coach Josh Fay said ness; what they needed to do “I’m sure those who watched it and where they needed to go in in person and online got their the second half. money’s worth.” The Loggers’ halftime ad- Napavine (1-1) was coming justments worked, as quarter- off a painful 38-0 drubbing back Danny Dalsted ran in a by league rival Onalaska last 19-yard touchdown in overtime weekend, a game that left the and Ony held off the Spartans’ Tigers hungry for redemption. furious upset bid in a 24-16 vic- That, coupled with falling to tory at home Saturday. Eric Trent / [email protected] Kalama in the state semifinals It was a crucial win for Onalaska junior fullback Marshall haight (32) stiff-arms a Forks’ defender on Saturday. in 2019, provided some much- Onalaska (2-0), a week after needed motivation to get the pummeling state semifinalist ing a nine-point deficit, before Dalsted blasted in for a 19- ley tallied 101 yards and a score Tigers back on track. Napavine 38-0 in the season the Loggers drove downfield yard touchdown scamper in on just 10 carries, while Dal- “I don’t know if we had this opener. Saturday, though, they with a minute to play and Mar- overtime, followed by Talley’s sted kept the ball six times for game circled, we just knew that faced a formidable Forks team shall Haight punched it in from 2-point conversion run to put 36 yards and a score. Onalaska if we didn’t come and play well, that had joined the South- 3 yards out at the halftime siren. the Loggers up 24-16. Junior out-rushed Forks 285-110. we’d be 0-2,” Fay said. “And we west Washington 2B Football Dalsted’s two-point conversion cornerback Kole Taylor, in his Saade said the team will fo- didn’t want to be 0-2… we had League this season after drop- pulled Ony within one, trailing first year starting, picked Forks cus on shoring up their mental a really good week of prepara- ping down from Class 1A. 9-8 going into halftime. off on the Spartans’ next pos- mistakes next week. The Log- tion. We’ve had a lot of success The Spartans made their “It was huge,” Saade said. session to seal the win. gers fumbled six times and lost and our guys took a hard look presence known early, con- “We got the ball back and it set Saade was impressed with four of those, while drawing in the mirror and made the ad- necting on a halfback toss some things up for us. We ral- how his team responded after five penalties for 55 yards. justments.” from Hayden Baker to Colton lied in the second half.” trailing the entire first half. “We’ll work to improve those It was a battle of maybe the Duncan in the first quarter, fol- The Spartans increased their “The kids became more little things,” Saade said. top-two Class 2B quarterbacks lowed by an 11-yard field goal lead in the third quarter on a physical, and at the end of the Onalaska takes on Toledo in the entire state: Demarest, an in the second quarter to go up 14-yard touchdown run by Bak- game, they wanted to play and on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Monte- all-state honorable mention se- 9-0. The Loggers, meanwhile, er to make it 16-8. But Gunnar keep fighting,” Saade said. sano. lection in 2019, and Kalama ju- lost three fumbles in the first Talley would bust off a 54-yard “That’s big. I couldn’t be more nior Jackson Esary, also an all- half, which stifled their patent- touchdown jaunt, at one point proud of them.” Demarest’s 5 TDs Lift state honorable mention pick a ed triple-option offense. crossing the entire side of the Haight led the Loggers with year ago. It looked like Ony might field, to tie the game at 16-all in a game-high 147 yards and a Napavine Over Kalama head into the locker room fac- the third quarter. touchdown on 37 carries. Tal- Napavine senior Laythan please see 2B FOOTBALL, page 10 1B Football: Winlock Can’t Hang on in Second Half FALL IN THE FOURTH: The Cardinals Surrender 18 Fourth-Quarter Points in Loss to State Power Naselle By The Chronicle staff WINLOCK — It wasn’t the outcome Winlock was hoping for or wanted, but to be down just two scores at halftime against a team that played in the 1B state title game a year ago isn’t the worst position to be in.

Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] Naselle (2-0) proved to be too much for the Cardinals (0-1) Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] W.F. West’s Luke Wichert (23) fights for extra yards during a game against the War- Winlock’s Payton Sickles (4) hands the ball off to Nolan Swofford (47) during a riors Saturday night in Rochester. in a 38-14 victory over Winlock Saturday in Pac-5 Conference game against Naselle Saturday night. football action. 45 yards and a score. Sickles was the first quarter to give Mossyr- Back-to-back Naselle scores 2A Football: Bearcats Register 9-for-21 passing for 101 yards ock a 14-0 lead early on. in the first quarter, starting and a TD, and Swofford brought Weist tacked on his third with Fa’aoso Tutu’u’s 34-yard down six catches for 79 yards score of the night in the second Second-Straight Shutout touchdown reception, and fol- and a TD. quarter, a 5-yard touchdown lowed by Brian Smith’s 13-yard Winlock (0-1) will look to get run, followed by Keegan Kolb’s TD strike to Antonio Nolan, put ON A ROLL: The Bearcats put the Bearcats up 21-0. its first win of the season when 20-yard touchdown pass to Bel- Fugate then connected on the Comets up 14-0 early. it travels to Northwest Chris- lino to make it 28-0 at the half. Continued Their Hot two more touchdown passes, The Cardinals answered tian School (Lacey) for a 7 p.m. Weist notched his fourth Streak to Start the a 16-yarder to Taylor and a with Neal Patching’s 3-yard matchup on Saturday. TD on a 20-yard touchdown 21-yarder to Logan Moore to touchdown run and failed two- pass to Zackary Munoz, and Season With a 35-0 point conversion pass to make close out the scoring. Taylor, Vikings Thump Wildcats 38-8 Vikings’ teammates Brenden Victory at Rochester who switched from wideout to it 14-6 in the second quarter. Cornelius and Kainen Zavodsky halfback this season, finished Naselle struck back with Jacob Mossyrock didn’t let a 46-0 combined for a safety to close By The Chronicle staff with one rushing and one re- Eaton’s 1-yard touchdown run, blowout loss to Naselle in their out the scoring for Mossyrock. ROCHESTER — W.F. West ceiving TD on the night. giving the Comets a 20-6 lead season opener last week linger Onalaska had a late touchdown moved to 2-0 on the season and Hill commended lineman going into the break. long. The Vikings instead took pass in the fourth quarter to pitched its second-straight shut- Bryson Boyd for excellent work Winlock’s Nolan Swofford their frustrations out on Ocosta close out the scoring. out to start the year with a 35-0 at nose guard, and senior line- hauled in a 15-yard touchdown Saturday, flipping the script and Mulligan was the Vikings’ road victory over Rochester Sat- men Evan Moon and Bryce pass from sophomore quarter- hammering the Wildcats 38-8 leading receiver, hauling in urday. Laufenberg for their pass pro- back Payton Sickles in the third in a non-league matchup. three catches for 101 yards and a Bearcat quarterback Gavin tection and run blocking. Dar- quarter, followed by a successful Senior quarterback Aiden touchdown, while Bellino add- Fugate led the offensive attack, ren Gray was also praised for two-point conversion, making it Weist scored a total of four ed two touchdown receptions. throwing 15-for-21 with 199 his work at outside linebacker. 20-14 entering the fourth quar- touchdowns, three through the Weist was 6-for-11 passing for yards and four touchdowns. Fu- The Beracats outgained the ter. air, on throws of 18, 5 and 20 70 yards and no picks, while gate was also the team’s leading Warriors 364-152 in total yard- Then disaster struck. The yards, and one on the ground, Kolb was 2-for-4 with 81 yards. rusher with 10 carries for 58 age. Rochester junior Talon Comets exploded for 18 fourth- as Mossyrock (1-1) picked up its “Aiden and Keegan had a yards. Betts, who’s taken over at start- quarter points, including a first win of the season at a neu- great game,” Ollikainen said. “We executed well, offensive- ing tailback, was the Warriors’ 4-yard TD run and an 11-yard tral site in Montesano. “Our backs ran harder and our ly,” W.F. West coach Dan Hill leading rusher with 23 carries TD run, capped by a 40-yard “Everything started click- offensive line opened up holes. said. “Defensively, any time you for 97 yards. touchdown pass to seal the win ing,” Mossyrock’s first-year Everything starts up front.” can get a shutout, you’re doing W.F. West (2-0) hosts Black for Naselle. coach Eric Ollikainen said. “We Mossyrock hosts Taholah at something right.” Hills at 1 p.m. Saturday. Roch- Winlock actually outgained had a gut check this week and 7 p.m. on Friday. Taholah has Fugate hooked up with se- ester (0-2) has now faced two of Naselle in nearly every statisti- bounced back. When it works, it yet to play a game this season nior wideout Carter McCoy the top teams in the 2A EvCo cal category, including rushing works.” and both the Chitwins and Vi- from 3-yards out to start the to start the year after losing to yards (206-149), passing yards Weist started off the scor- kings are a part of the newly- scoring. Fugate hit McCoy defending state champion Tum- (159-105) and total yards (365- ing with an 18-yard touchdown created Class 1B Pac-5 Con- again for a 59-yard touchdown water last week. The Warriors 253). pass to Gunner Mulligan, fol- ference, along with Winlock, reception later in the half. Mac host Centralia (1-1) at 7 p.m. on Patching led the way for the lowed by a 5-yard TD pass from Naselle and Northwest Chris- Taylor’s 6-yard touchdown run Friday. Cardinals, rushing 11 times for Weist to Ryan Bellino, both in tian (Lacey). Main 10 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 SPORTS

DEVIN HARRISON ELAINA KOENIG School: Centralia (So.) School: W.F. West (Jr.) Sport: Cross Country (B) Sport: Cross Country (G) Harrison won his first-ever cross country meet Feb. 20 Koenig won a dual 5K cross country meet in a 5K against W.F. West in Fort Borst Park. at Fort Borst Park Feb. 20, besting the second-place finisher by over three minutes.

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2A XC: Tigers and Bearcats Battle at Fort Borst Park DUAL MEET: Centralia West sophomore. Bearcat ju- Holmes rounded out the top nior Henry Jordan was third five (29:36.50). Junior Devin Harrison in 19:23.86, and teammates Koenig, who ran in the 2A Wins First-Ever Meet Jaysen Miles (20:28.66) and state cross country tourna- Andrew Scheer (20:38.65) were ment last season, was happy By Eric Trent fourth and fifth, respectively. winning this race after placing [email protected] “It felt pretty good. I usually sixth in Shelton on Wednesday. get top three or worse,” Har- “I’m happy with my time be- Centralia sophomore rison said. “I’m really proud of cause I improved from Wednes- Devin Harrison outdistanced myself. The course was a little day,” Koenig said. “It was really his competition in the boys different than last year, so it fun. It was a little different with race for his first-ever win, and was kind of difficult. We had the gravel and pavement, so W.F. West junior Elaina Koe- to go behind the lake twice, people didn’t wear spikes, but nig easily captured first in the and that part of the race is the it wasn’t muddy or anything so girls race, as the Tigers and worst.” that was nice.” Bearcats battled it out in a dual On the girls side, Koenig W.F. West travels to Roch- cross country meet Saturday at won her race by over three ester on Feb. 27 for an 11 Fort Borst Park. minutes, finishing in a time a.m. meet, while Centralia It was the Tigers’ first meet of (23:46.7). Centralia fresh- of the year and the Bearcats’ hosts Rochester at 4 p.m. on man Chihiro Bringman Wednesday. second meet of the season af- came in second with a time ter competing in Shelton on of 26:20.10, while W.F. West Wednesday. freshmen runners Brooke Eric Trent / [email protected] Harrison finished the 5K Johnston (29:07.92) and Jae- Right: W.F. West sophomore Javen race in 18:47.83, 36 seconds lynn Viall (29:32.01) finished Erickson, left, and junior Henry Jordan faster than runner up Javen third and fourth, respectively. sprint to the finish line Saturday. Erick- Erickson (19:23.36), a W.F. Centralia freshman Summer son finished second and Jordan third. 2B Football

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Adna, in its first game since the state semifinals in November 2019, committed 12 turnovers and turned the ball over five times in what would prove costly against a Rainier team that was coming off a narrow 16-12 defeat to Toledo four days earlier and jumped at every chance the Pi- rates gave them. The trouble started early for the Pirates, surrendering a 30- yard touchdown reception from Eric Trent / [email protected] Mountaineers’ quarterback Mike Rainier’s Ian Sprouffske gets lifted up by teammates after catching a 35-yard touchdown pass against Adna on Friday. Green to wideout Ian Sprouffske on a 4th-and-20 that put Rainier seven yards out. The two-point pared to 100 total yards for PWV. up for good with eight minutes conversion pass was no good and Pe Ell-Willapa Valley coach left in the first quarter. PWV took a 7-6 lead into the Josh Fluke said he was proud of Sophomore running back break. the way his young team, which Jake Jeske made it 14-0 after The third quarter was an even has six sophomores and one punching one in from 2 yards battle until the Indians began freshman starting, hung in there out with 9:41 left before halftime. wearing the Titans down in the against a tough Toledo squad. He A little over a minute later, Adna fourth quarter. Kinsman would commended quarterback Tyler fumbled and Mahaffey scooped run in two more touchdowns Adkins for a strong performance it up and took it 15 yards for the and record a safety, while Jacob on both sides of the ball. score, giving the Mountaineers a Marley ran in a 15-yard score to Adkins was 4-for-10 passing 20-0 lead with 8:04 left before the give the Indians a 28-7 victory. for 57 yards, while Derek Fluke break. “I’m proud of the way we had a team-high 38 rushing The Pirates’ troubles con- bounced back, responded and yards and one TD on 16 carries. tinued when they botched the showed resilience,” Toledo coach “Everyone did their job,” kick return and Rainier’s Jacob Mike Christensen said. Fluke said. “The intensity was Uch fell on it on the Pirates’ 40- Kinsman ran the ball 29 there. I’m proud of our team.” yard line. A few plays later, Jeske times for a game-high 157 yards, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley takes tacked on another rushing score, three rushing touchdowns and on Forks in Montesano on Satur- this time again from 2 yards out a safety. The Indians racked up day. Toledo faces Onalaska at 10 to put Rainier up 26-0 with six 326 total yards of offense com- a.m. Saturday in Montesano. Rainier runningback Sean Mahaffey takes off against Adna on Friday. minutes still to go before the half. Yardage-wise, the game end- CURBSIDE PICK-UP CENTRALIA WESTPORT SEAVIEW CALL OR TEXT: 360-660-5351 CALL OR TEXT: 360-660-5771 CALL OR TEXT: 360-669-9136 ed up being surprisingly even. DAILY - REGULAR HOURS EMAIL: [email protected] Rainier ran for 138 yards and EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] passed for 59 for a total of 197. Adna ran for 131 and passed for Boneless Beef Bone In Boneless, Skinless Eckrich John Morrell 16 more for a total of 147. 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West Moves to 3-0 in League Play With Big Win Over Rival Black Hills Friday By Eric Trent [email protected] W.F. West coach Allen An- derson got everything out of his team he wanted Friday, shutting out a strong Black Hills team 2-0 at home in a 2A Evergreen Con- ference matchup. The Bearcats remain unbeat- en on the season, which includes an unblemished 3-0 league re- cord. The victory marks the sec- ond year in a row the Bearcats have beaten the Wolves after having not beaten them for eight consecutive seasons. The tide has now turned. W.F. West senior forward Lauren Tornow put the Bearcats up 1-0 in the 19th minute after she rocketed a loose ball into the open net from 30 yards out. In the second half, just after W.F. West had taken a corner kick, senior defender Kelly Robertson found herself in the perfect spot, launch- ing a rainbow from 45 yards out that dropped in right over Black Hills’ keeper’s outstretched fin- gertips and into the net. Anderson said his favorite part about the victory is the team has now pitched three straight Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] shutouts to start the season. The W.F. West’s Kaylynne Dowling (16) makes a header against Black Hills Friday. high-powered Wolves entered the match undefeated and had players stepped up to embrace averaged six goals a match head- different roles, Gallanger said. ing into Friday’s battle. He also commended Sarah Rob- “The girls have been doing out- bins, Taylor Smith and Anahi standing defensively,” Anderson Corona who all battled in the said. “We worked well as a team middle of the field to give the Ti- tonight. We have a lot of expe- gers chances they hadn’t seen in rienced seniors, some who have their previous two matches. been starters since freshmen year.” The Tigers fall to 0-3 on the W.F. West will look to keep its season and travel to Rochester momentum rolling when it hosts on Tuesday. The Warriors are defending 2A EvCo champion coming off a 3-0 loss to defend- Tumwater at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The ing 2A EvCo champion Tumwa- Thunderbirds (3-0) are coming ter on Friday. off a 3-0 victory over Rochester on Friday. Warriors Shutout by Tigers Shutout by Bobcats Thunderbirds Centralia surrendered two Rochester dug itself into a 2-0 goals in the first half and couldn’t hole at halftime and couldn’t dig recover on the road against Ab- itself out in a 3-0 loss to Tumwa- erdeen in a 2A Evergreen Con- ter in 2A Evergreen Conference ference matchup Friday. action Friday. Centralia coach Henry Gal- The Thunderbirds (3-0), the langer was pleased with the play defending 2A EvCo champions, of keeper Lily Babka, who’s only scored the third and final goal in had a few weeks experience play- the 79th minute. Tumwater spent W.F. West’s Lauren Tornow fends off a Black Hills defender Friday. ing goalie. Babka had nine saves most of the game on offense, Roch- on 11 shots on goal. ester coach Ken Matthews said. ing together for us.” “She grew in confidence as Rochester’s senior keeper Traditionally, Matthews the game progressed and had Maddie Bates tallied 15 saves on awards a Woman of the Match to a terrific game making some the night. reward one of his players for out- very good saves throughout the “The last two games have been standing play. The entire team match,” Gallanger said. opportunities for us to see teams won the award for Friday’s match. Defensively, the Tigers took play a fast-paced pass-and-move Rochester hosts Centralia on steps towards improving and game,” Matthews said. “It’s com- Tuesday.

W.F. West’s Maddy Casper (2) boots the ball against Black Hills. W.F. West’s Kelly Robertson (5) fights for possession against Black Hills Friday. LONGVIEW RADIOLOGISTS 2B Volleyball: Loggers Can’t Hang on Against Tough Mules Squad SWEEP: Onalaska Falls played pretty well,” Onalaska Hamilton commended Now offering coach Jenny Hamilton said. Morgan and Hannah James, ultrasound five to 1-3 on the Year After “It’s a really hard place to play. who had a team-high 16 digs, a Straight-Set Loss to They’re very loud and intimi- for their passing performances days a week at dating. We tried to match their and play in the back row. Fresh- the Centralia Wahkiakum Friday energy and play scrappy. They man Emma Briggs, who was By The Chronicle staff promised me they would and playing in her first varsity game location. they did.” ever, was praised for her hard Onalaska came up against a Morgan Hamilton led the work, too. formidable Wahkiakum team way for the Loggers, register- Onalaska falls to 1-3 on the Longview (360) 736-0200 on the road and couldn’t keep ing a team-high 10 kills, 10 digs season and travels to take on longviewradiology.com up with the Mules in a straight- and served 100% on the night. Napavine Monday. The Tigers

Radiologists 910 S. Scheuber Rd., CH605025eh.cg P.S. Inc. set loss (25-21, 25-13, 25-17) Dakota Hamilton also had a are 2-1 on the season. MRI-Ultrasound Centralia, WA 98531 Friday in 2B Central League ac- team-high 10 kills, while Desi “I feel like we’ll do well,” tion. Smith was dominant serving Hamilton said. “I’m excited to Call us for Healthy Savings and compare prices! “We played a good game and with a perfect 100%. go to Napavine and play them.” • Main 13 LOCAL / NORTHWEST The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 How they Voted: A Look at Recent Decisions of 19th and 20th District Lawmakers in Olympia By WashingtonVotes.org minor to provide informed con- Last week, the full House and sent for abortion services was re- Senate debated and voted on a jected by voice vote. number of bills, Legislature including mea- Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview sures to provide — No 2021 civil legal aid Sen John Braun, R-Centralia funds for indi- — No viduals who are in the United Senate Bill 5229, concern- States illegally; ing health equity continuing to allow minors education for health care pro- to continue to fessionals, passed the Senate on get abortions Feb. 17 by a vote of 35-14. without paren- This bill would require health tal consent and care professionals to complete to mandate cul- health equity education training tural and racial equity training at least once every four years. It for healthcare professionals. would require these courses to teach skills that enable a health House Bill 1072, remov- care professional to care effec- ing one of the restrictions on tively for patients from diverse the use of civil legal aid funds, cultures, groups, and commu- passed the House on Feb. 12 by nities, varying in race, ethnic- a vote of 56-40, with two mem- ity, gender identity, sexuality, bers excused. religion, age, ability and socio- The Legislature in 2005 es- economic status. During the tablished the Office of Civil public hearing on the measure, Legal Aid (OCLA) as an inde- proponents said the bill is need- pendent judicial branch agency ed, because the health system to administer and oversee state is not equitable. They said that funds appropriated by the Leg- health professionals should be islature for the provision of civil From top left: State Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet; State Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview; State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centra- aware of their own biases, and legal aid services to eligible low- lia; State Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama; State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia; and State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. learn to be more sensitive to the income people in Washington. health needs of different com- This law imposed a number of persons. capacity to provide informed decisions related to personal re- munities. No testimony in op- restrictions, including that mon- consent for health care deci- productive health care, includ- position to the bill was offered. ey distributed to qualified legal State Rep. Joel McEntire, R- sions, passed the Senate on Feb. ing abortions, to be made at any Proposed amendments to allow aid programs by the OCLA may Cathlamet — No 16 by a vote of 30-17, with two age. This bill would clarify lan- health care professionals to opt not be used directly or indirectly State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Ab- members excused. guage to affirm that a person is out and to limit the cost of such for representation of individu- erdeen — No Current Washington law al- presumed to have the capacity to courses were rejected by voice als who are in the United States State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R- lows adolescents to make health make health care decisions un- vote. without legal authority. This bill Centralia — No care decisions on their own be- der current laws, unless subject would remove this prohibition State Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kala- half at age 13 related to behav- to a guardianship that includes Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview and make legal aid funds pro- ma — No ioral health treatment, at age 14 health care decision making. — No vided by taxpayers available for related to testing for sexually A proposed amendment that Sen John Braun, R-Centralia representation of undocumented Senate Bill 5185, concerning transmitted diseases, and allows would remove the capacity of a — Yes Washington Transportation Plan Includes Taxes on Gas and Bikes, Fees on Transit

By Michelle Baruchman "Every time we build a new these ideas into the latest version The Seattle Times bridge, every time we fix an in- of it." terchange, there is economic In 2019 and 2020, Hobbs pro- Washington drivers would “It’s time we made everybody development that takes place," posed a $16 billion package that pay 3 cents a gallon more at the contribute and pay for King said. "That economic de- focused on reducing traffic con- pump to help fund road im- velopment brings jobs, those jobs gestion. provements and cover revenue what they use.” bring wages, those people who Democrats also have shown losses caused by the coronavirus make those wages go out and interest in ambitious plans to pandemic under a proposal re- spend it." tackle the transportation sector's leased Friday by Republican state Sen. Curtis King King is realistic about the contributions to climate change. Sen. Curtis King. R-Yakima prospects of his proposal. Saldaña proposes a 12-year, In addition, sales taxes on bi- "I'm just hoping people will $14.3 billion plan that would levy cycles and bike parts would rise look at it and think about it," he 2 cents on the dollar, transit rid- other transportation plans draft- The cracked West Seattle Bridge, a carbon fee as well as a tax on said. "We'll see where it takes us." luxury aircraft and yachts. Her ers would pay a 20-cents-per-trip ed so far this legislative session. "a critical bridge that needs to be He presented the proposal to surcharge and ferry passengers Two Democratic plans would repaired as quickly as possible," plan would spend $1.9 billion on his Republican colleagues but maintenance. would pay an extra 25 cents per increase gas taxes, charge a car- would get $25 million, King said. has not discussed details with Fey's proposal calls for a 16- crossing. People taking Uber and bon fee and spend more on non- The plan also would devote them or with Democrats. year, $27 billion program that Lyft would pay an additional 50 highway projects, including con- nearly $2.4 billion to replace fish Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake cents per ride. version of state ferries to electric culverts to "get that behind us." Stevens, who chairs the Senate would include a $15 per ton fee "It's time we made everybody power. The state is under a court order Transportation Committee, said on carbon emissions and an 18- contribute and pay for what they King's proposal would have to replace culverts that block he welcomes King's ideas and cent hike in gas taxes, phased use," said King, of Yakima, the a shorter timeline than the 12- salmon migration. has also been reviewing plans of- over two years. ranking Republican on the state and 16-year plans released by the King's proposal would pull fered by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña of Of the options he's heard, Senate Transportation Commit- Democratic lawmakers because, some money from the state's Seattle and Rep. Jake Fey of Ta- King is most in favor of a carbon tee who represents the 14th Leg- he said, the Legislature should operating budget. He said trans- coma, both Democrats. tax because "it's easier to admin- islative District. be able to re-evaluate and adjust portation projects spur economic "There are many different ister and generates more money." The $10 billion, eight-year plans as projects change and development that leads to in- ideas regarding the future of King also wants to incentiv- proposal would devote most technology develops after eight creased sales tax revenue, which transportation in Washington, ize hydrogen-powered cars, de- spending to highway mainte- years. goes back to the operating fund. but the common thread is a com- voting $300 million in his plan nance and preservation "where Nearly $1.8 billion would be The money from the operating mitment to get this done," Hobbs to helping with the production of we have the most serious prob- allocated to five megaprojects, budget would be reimbursed at said in an email. "I look forward hydrogen, installing service sta- lems with our transportation including money toward replac- the same amount or even more, to reintroducing my own plan, tions and providing incentives system," King said. ing the Interstate 5 bridges be- because of new revenue from Forward Washington, in the for the purchase of hydrogen- King's proposal joins two tween Portland and Vancouver. taxes, he said. coming weeks and incorporating fueled vehicles. News in Brief Elementary School in South Hill. five days a week on Feb. 22 and would be if case rates increased,” Eatonville school districts were During Tour, Inslee Inslee is pushing for all students second to sixth grades are at Gillispie said, adding that ad- tested daily. The $7.8 million Says Kids Can Return to across Washington to be phased two days a week. Special educa- vice from the health department program was funded by Pierce back to in-person learning. tion students will return to a full could also impede the return date. County’s federal allotment of School Without Teachers “I know it can be done safely school week on Feb. 22. Pierce County’s rural district CARES Act dollars. Being Vaccinated because it is being done safely,” Junior high school students, rapid testing program was a vote Staff told Inslee about some the governor said. or grades seventh, eighth and of confidence for district’s to of the measures taken to bring By The News Tribune Inslee said he is confident ninth, began on Feb. 16 with two bring students back with COV- students back during the coro- Gov. Jay Inslee visited a Puy- the state will provide funding to half-days of in-person learning ID-19 precautions, Puyallup dis- navirus pandemic. Students are allup School District elementary school districts for contact tracing every other week. trict superintendent John Polm required to wear masks except school Thursday and said he has and testing in the coming weeks. Secondary students have been said. during recess, if requested, and no doubts about “Financing this is not an issue broken into four “cohorts,” be- A report about the three-week lunch. Teachers and students the health safe- here — it’s the will to do it,” he said cause there are too many students program showed .02 percent wipe down desks and surfaces ty of children to Puyallup School District staff. for two groups, district spokes- of the nearly 10,000 adminis- between activities and 6 feet of returning to the The Puyallup district brought person Sarah Gillispie said. tered tests registered positive for social distancing is required. At classroom. back junior high students this “Puyallup is unique in that COVID-19. Staff and students recess, students remain in “co- “There is no week after a month of elementary our secondary teachers teach at White River, Peninsula and horts” of 15 or fewer, Polm said. debate about school and special education stu- both distance learning students this,” Inslee dents in the classroom. Since the and on-site (hybrid students). told report- return on Jan. 12, the district has Not simultaneously. 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News in Brief first, so callers are encouraged to here: https://leg-wa-gov.zoom.us/ Jones also is under investiga- A public defender was ap- Chehalis Development try back if needed,” read a press webinar/register/8716137596959/ tion for stealing the patrol car be- pointed to his case because Jones Committee to Consider release. WN_vDmcHyagQDiYjRxA0Ff- cause he had no official business said he’s no longer employed and The hotline will be staffed 7sQ. in Pasco, said Cox. does not have any other source of Bank Construction on Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 “Washington state was de- The small Grant County city money to hire an attorney. Louisiana Avenue p.m., and clinics will vary week signed with a government that is 20 miles north of Moses Lake He asked to be released on his by week, largely depending on relies heavily on citizen involve- with a population of about 1,500 own recognizance. By The Chronicle staff vaccine availability and demand. ment. These town hall events are and a police force of seven officers. Judge Jackie Shea Brown The city of Chehalis Commu- The project is a partnership a fantastic way to let your voice Franklin County deputies opted to keep bail at $20,000, nity Development Department is between the county, its medi- be heard,” McEntire said. “With spotted the Soap Lake police car “understanding the nature of the hearing from an applicant pro- cal provider Bird’s Eye Medical, the session being virtual, this is in the ditch along Highway 395 crimes being investigated, un- posing to build a Washington United Way of Lewis County an important opportunity to talk just before 8 p.m. Thursday, ac- derstanding the history with State Employee Credit Union and Twin Transit. with the citizens of the 19th Dis- cording to a Franklin County DUI, understanding the danger- (WSECU) location on Northwest “Our goal is to help our most trict. I urge constituents to take Sheriff’s Office news release. ousness of a pattern of DUI rela- Louisiana Avenue. vulnerable residents receive the time to participate.” A Franklin County deputy tive to the safety of this defen- The WSECU building is pro- the vaccine as soon as possible,” detained Jones and started inves- dant and others on the road.” posed to be 4,200 square feet Twin Transit Spokeswoman An- tigating him for DUI. When the She told Jones that if he posts with four drive-through lanes drea Culletto said in the press K9 Police Officer deputy tried to arrest him, Jones bond, he is not to consume alco- and subsequent parking. The release. “Lewis County chose Arrested for DUI on started fighting. hol and cannot drive unless he project value is estimated at $2 the hotline model because many At one point, Jones tried to re- has a valid license. million. Lewis County residents live in Highway North of lease his dog using a remote, said Jones had two prior DUIs The 2.740 acres on Louisiana areas where internet access is Pasco; Deputies Say He the sheriff’s release. while working in Okanogan Avenue has an assessed value of unavailable or unreliable. This Jones is the handler for Basco, County, Cox told the Herald. $716,100 and is currently owned model, which will be expanded Fought Back a police dog he had adopted af- Jones did not resist arrest in ei- by the city of Chehalis. to additional age groups in phas- ter resigning from the Okanogan ther case, and he admitted to The Chehalis Development es, will ensure that everyone in By The Tri-City Herald County Sheriff’s Office. The dog negligent driving and reckless Review Committee will hear the our community has equal access PASCO — A Soap Lake po- had been trained for apprehen- endangerment. proposal at their meeting at 9 to the COVID-19 vaccine.” lice officer is accused of driving sions, but currently was only cer- “We believed at the time this a.m. on Feb. 25 at the Chehalis- drunk Thursday night when he tified to find drugs. was not an issue,” Cox said. “We Centralia Airport. Reps. Walsh, McEntire to wrecked a patrol car north of The Franklin County deputy believed that this person had Pasco and then fought with sher- used force to take Jones into cus- been rehabilitated.” Lewis County Mobile Hold Virtual Town Hall iff’s deputies trying to arrest him. tody, said the release. The former deputy had been Next Saturday His police dog, K9 Basco, Prior to his crashing into a fired from the Okanogan Coun- Vaccine Hotline was inside but not injured. And ditch while heading south, Jones ty Sheriff’s Office in 2006 at least By The Chronicle staff Franklin County sheriff’s depu- rear-ended a car near the in- once before being reinstated. Activated, Callers Will District 19 Reps. Jim Walsh ties say Reserve Officer Shane tersection of Highways 17 and Sheriff Frank Rogers fired Be Waitlisted and Joel McEntire will host a Jones, 49, was trying to release 395, and then drove away, said Jones in August 2006, two joint virtual town hall Saturday, the dog to attack them while he Washington State Patrol Trooper weeks after he was caught driv- By The Chronicle staff March 6, at 4 p.m. for constitu- was resisting arrest. Chris Thorson. ing drunk while on vacation Lewis County has activated ents to discuss and ask questions Jones was a retired Okanogan Jones appeared Friday in in Bremerton, according to the its COVID-19 vaccination hot- about the legislative session. County sheriff’s deputy with a Franklin County Superior Court Wenatchee World. Breathalyzer line. Starting Monday, residents In a press release, Walsh, an 17-year career before joining the via a video link on suspicion of tests showed he had a blood-al- 85 and older can call 888-205- Aberdeen Republican, said he’s small Grant County city’s police possessing a stolen vehicle, a felo- cohol level of 0.15 and 0.13%. 1321 to be added to a waiting list looking forward to “an engaging department as a reserve officer ny, misdemeanor resisting arrest The misdemeanor charge for future appointments at the and lively meeting.” four months ago. and driving under the influence was deferred and charges were Lewis County Mobile Vaccine The event will be held on Soap Lake Police Chief Ryan and operating a vehicle without dropped after he met conditions Project (LCMVP). Zoom and limited to 500 people. Cox told the Tri-City Herald on Fri- ignition interlock, both gross and didn’t commit any crimes “The hotline may be busy at Constituents can pre-register day that Jones has now been fired. misdemeanors. for five years.

Claudia Yaw / [email protected] Public Health Director J.P. Anderson discusses Lewis County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, which is the County Commissioner Sean Swope discusses COVID-19 vaccinations at a meeting with public health lowest in the state, as of Feb. 22. officials Monday, Feb. 22.

“Decisions are made based striking” trend is that in the last that no local doses have been But local officials point to Vaccine on several factors: proportional three weeks, Lewis County pro- wasted so far. barriers preventing many Lewis population of those eligible in viders have been allocated only “We’ve got staff that are ready County residents from getting Continued from the front page the county, data from provid- .1% of first-dose vaccines in the to go. We’ve got lists thousands to those sites to begin with. ers, providers’ current inventory state — approximately 300 in long. We’ve got operations ready “I think it’s ridiculous to ex- And they need to be answered and documented throughput, total. to go. And we stood up mass pect an elderly population to quickly.” equity, and access to all provider In Lewis County, only 6.92% vaccination clinics even before drive from Lewis County to Dr. Alan Melnick, soon-to-be types (hospitals, pharmacies, of residents have received their the state of Washington,” An- Ridgefield to get a vaccine,” Mel- Lewis County health officer, who mass vaccination sites, and clin- first dose, compared to 12.18% derson said, referencing the nick said. also serves several other South- ics),” she wrote. across the state. The difference county’s first fairgrounds clinic, For now, Anderson said the west Washington counties, said But local officials say they is starker compared to some which operated with the help of county may pivot to try to re- health officers have been iced out haven’t seen any decision-mak- neighboring counties, like Grays dozens of local volunteers. “So quest Pfizer vaccines instead of of the decision-making process. ing tree or other tools used by Harbor, at 13.63% and Pacific at our local logistics are not the Moderna. Despite being more “The formula, if there is a for- DOH to determine where vac- 15.61%. Thurston County is at barrier to this work at this time. difficult to handle and transport, mula for allocation of vaccine cines are sent in the state. One 11.07%. It’s purely allocation.” Anderson said Moderna vac- to counties, has not been really metric they would like to see And although residents have Lower vaccine allocations cines have been highly sought- clear,” he said. “Sitting here right is a breakdown of which prior- struggled to navigate online statewide have been the result of after and harder to acquire. But now, I couldn’t tell you how the ity groups are actually accessing sign-ups and faced barriers like the state’s mass vaccination sites, planning around getting the decision was made to give Lewis the vaccine by county — but ac- transportation and internet ac- which state officials expected Pfizer vaccine out will require County a specific amount of cording to Public Health Deputy cess, Anderson said those things would siphon off vaccines from “some pretty timely planning,” vaccine.” Director John Abplanalp, after aren’t the main driver of Lewis local providers. For example, he said, noting that a deep freez- In an email, state Depart- weeks of requesting that data County’s poor performance. Valley View CEO Gaelon Sprad- er would likely be loaned out by ment of Health (DOH) spokes- from the state, they still don't The demand is there, as evident ley said his clinics saw a “halt” a local high school. person Shelby Anderson said the have it. by frustrated residents, provid- in allocations around the same “Regardless of whose fault it state goes through a multi-step Of the data they do have, ers' requests which have been time the mass vaccine clinics is, our department will be work- allocation process each week. Abplanalp said one “especially denied by the state, and the fact were stood up. ing to address it,” Anderson said.

“So those don’t equal a very ementary School in Chehalis for plex cases that require one attor- through court slower as the jury Trials quiet rest of the year as far as tri- civil cases, and potentially for ney to follow it for the duration panel goes through orientation. als go,” he said. District Court and out-of-custo- of the trial. Civil attorneys may “If (a case) falls on the first Continued from the front page The space needed for ev- dy cases as well. also be brought in to do crimi- time that a jury panel is brought eryone who needs to be in the Due to the backlog, Meyer nal cases as needed. in, that usually adds about half recommended health and safety courtroom for a full jury trial to said that his office will “triage” A jury trial in Superior Court a day because they have to go procedures for COVID-19. effectively social distance means cases, prioritizing in-custody typically takes between two or through orientation … it just Aside from a brief period of that there is only one courtroom cases and cases with victims be- three days, Meyer said, while takes a little bit longer. If they reopening in October, jury tri- in the Lewis County Law and fore moving on to other cases. a District Court jury trial usu- have already gone through als have been on hold in Lewis Justice Center in Chehalis that “I think the court is may- ally wraps up in a day due to orientation and they’ve been County Superior Court since they can use for Superior Court be not outright telling us but the smaller jury and the fact through the selection process, March 2020, and Lewis County jury trials. There are two addi- they’re certainly signaling that that cases are typically simpler you can easily get that portion Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer es- tional courtrooms that can tech- continuances are going to be and require fewer witnesses and done in the morning with a timates that hundreds of cases nically handle District Court’s harder to get if they’re sought less deliberation than a Supe- quote-unquote ‘normal’ case,” are backlogged in the system as six-person jury trials, but Meyer and so that means we’ll have to rior Court case. The longest jury Meyer said. a result. said that District Court will be ready,” Meyer said. trial in Lewis County Superior For more information on While Meyer does anticipate likely only hold one jury trial at a Criminal attorneys in the Court history lasted six weeks, how to report for jury duty, visit a fair number of cases to settle time in that court due to the lim- Lewis County Prosecutor’s Of- Meyer said. https://lewiscountywa.gov/of- before they reach trial, he noted ited number of available judges. fice will be interchangeable for Trial time is also dependent fices/clerk/jury-reporting-in- that a record number of felony Lewis County will also be most cases, Meyer said, with the on the time of the month, Meyer structions/, or contact the clerk’s cases were filed last year. using space at R.E. Bennett El- exception of sensitive or com- said, with cases usually moving office at 360-740-1177. LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 • Main 15 Speaker and Author Heidi St. John Announces Run for Congress in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District CHALLENGE: Battle Ground nouncing her intent to run for Congress stated, “After the se- Resident to Seek the Seat vere backlash from ongoing Currently Held by Jaime ‘‘I love this country controversial decisions made by — and I know that Congresswoman Herrera Buetler, Herrera Beutler which has jeopardized the Re- By ClarkCountyToday.com together, we can publican seat and caused divi- sion within the party, there is a Battle Ground resident Heidi save America.’’ need for leadership which truly St. John announced Saturday she represents the constituents in the will run as a Republican for Con- Heidi St. John 3rd district.’’ gress in Washington’s 3rd Con- candidate St. John stated, “I look for- gressional District in 2022. ward to working with the com- “I’m running to represent our munity to make sure that Wash- citizens and be a trusted voice in about when our representatives ington’s 3rd District remains a Congress,” says St. John. exhibit true strength of character beautiful, free, and safe place to St. John is a successful author and a commitment to return to live, work, and raise our families and well-known national speak- the values that made this nation for generations to come.” er on family and education issues. great,” St. John stated. St. John asks all those who She has been a strong champion Over the past several weeks, share this vision to join her as for individual rights and paren- St. John says she has received she “fights for the soul of our tal rights. Education reform and numerous calls, texts and emails country.” excellence will be high priorities from residents urging her to For more information, go to for her first days in office. run for the seat in order to re- HeidiStJohnforCongress.com or Four generations of. St Johns store trust and stand for Ameri- email info@heidistjohnforcon- have lived in Washington’s 3rd can values in representation for gress.com. Congressional District. St. John the region. Republican leaders Yacolt resident Joe Kent an- and her husband Jay have been throughout Washington’s Third nounced his candidacy for married for 32 years, making their Congressional district are also Congress in Washington’s 3rd home and raising their seven chil- rallying around her candidacy in Congressional District on the dren in Southwest Washington the hopes of uniting Republicans, Lars Larson Show on KXL radio since 1999. Their grandchildren Independents and all freedom- Friday and Vancouver resident are also being raised here. loving Americans behind a single Wadi Yakhour has said he will “I love this country — and I candidate to win the seat in 2022, formally announce his candida- Courtesy Photo know that together, we can save she said. cy on Tuesday. Both also state a Heidi St. John is a successful author and well-known national speaker on family America. But this will only come A Saturday news release an- Republican party affiliation. and education issues.

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A Platform for Establishments Local Business to Share Their Offerings Roxy Theater Finds Alternative Means to Boost Morale SHOWTIME: Movies to Restart March 19 MORE INFORMATION By Claudia Yaw ON ROXY THEATER [email protected] Editor’s Note: Location: 233 W. Main The Chronicle Ave., Morton is working to assist local busi- Phone: 360-496-0541 nesses suffering from the effects of Website: mortonroxy the COVID-19 virus spread and .org associated government orders to close or limit commerce. There will be a feature on a local busi- thing when we got here and they ness in each edition of The Chron- had this,” she said. “I don’t think icle and at chronline.com moving we would have stayed without it.” forward. To be considered, email Roberts said he knows of the newsroom at news@chronline. multiple instances in which the com. Additionally, The Chronicle theater was a deciding factor for will continue to offer its coverage people choosing to continue liv- of the coronavirus and its effects ing in Morton or moving there across the community, state and in the first place. He himself nation free outside of our paywall has been in the area for 31 years, at chronline.com. and has been part of the Fire Mountain Arts Council since Roxy Theater in Morton was 2006. Nelson has been with the exactly halfway through the council since it first bought the rehearsal phase for “Mary Pop- Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] theater in the early 2000s. pins” last year when the COV- From left to right: Jessica Scogin the vice president of the Fire Mountain Arts Council and children’s theater artistic director, One thing they love about ID-19 pandemic forced it to shut Brad Nelson, a member of the Fire Mountain Arts Council and on-site manager, and Bruce Roberts, the Fire Mountain Arts the space is that there’s some- down. It was the biggest chil- Council president, pose for a photo inside the Roxy Theater Friday afternoon in Morton. thing for everyone: improv, chil- dren’s theater performance they dren’s theater, classical theater, had taken on — some 70 local sition as a pillar in the commu- which regularly featured cheeky “I hadn’t been able to step concerts and an attached art gal- kids had learned their lines and nity, finding other ways to boost messages like “reality called … back since I got engaged with lery where local artists can dis- were starting to take on chore- Morton’s morale. we hung up.” the organization,” Roberts said. play and sell their work. ography. To cut through pandemic-in- “We tried to keep up morale “Now we’re looking toward pos- “It’s just this cool, not-for- Now, the costumes sit in duced heartache and monotony, with people, because we feel like sibly finding the funding to profit community thing that’s the building next door, which the council solicited community that’s our mission statement,” build the backstage.” owned by the community,” Sco- houses greenrooms, props and members to perform in front Scogin said. “Even if the movies While councils or boards of gin said. “We try to reach every- a ballroom where dinner theater of the theater doors. If you ask weren’t making money, we just directors often stick to finances, body with everything we have.” events used to be held. board member and on-site man- thought at least people were do- Roberts said, the Fire Mountain Scogin noted that commu- “Every time I go in there I get ager Brad Nelson, he’ll pull up ing something and feeling like Arts Council is largely hands-on. nity theater itself can draw in a sad, because the costumes are all videos on his phone of an Amer- we’re together.” Roberts, for example, uses his wide range of people. From local there,” said Jessica Scogin, vice icana band belting out “Ameri- The pause in shows also gave carpentry skills to work on set- highschoolers who frequent the president of the Fire Mountain can Pie,” a kiddo tap-dancing in the council time to renovate. pieces used in productions. theater to first-timers. She noted Arts Council and Roxy’s chil- a full-fledged hazmat suit, and They’re working on adding a The council has been helped one instance in which a travel- dren’s theater artistic director. Santa Clause (who looks suspi- wayne’s coat to the theater, in- out by CARES Act funding, ing health care worker tried out Aside from a few movies and ciously similar to Nelson) wail- stalling new glass doors to give grants and donations through- and became the lead in one pro- events this summer, when the ing on a saxophone. the entryway a more welcoming out the public health emergency. duction. theater was open at 25% capacity, Nelson and Council Presi- feel, and connecting the theater Community funding has always Now, as they look to reopen, the facility has been shuttered dent Bruce Roberts also started to the nextdoor greenroom so been a linchpin in the theater, Roxy Theater plans to restart through most of the pandemic. up a video series where the two actors can walk between the like when folks donated money work on “Mary Poppins’’ this But the Fire Mountain Arts long-time residents would chat spaces without getting rained to get new comfy chairs or a dig- summer. The show will take Council has maintained its po- in front of the theater’s marquee, on. ital projector. stage July 9 and 10. And weekend “We’re known in the county movies will start up March 19. and the community, and seen Find answers to the puzzles in the as a good thing. So they know next edition. we’re reliable, and that if they Puzzles give us money we’ll do some- thing good with it,” Roberts said. Crossword “To me, that’s one of the lessons I’ve learned in this past year, is that we are really valued in the community.” Not a lot of rural communi- ties like Morton have a com- munity theater, Scogin said. Six years ago, Scogin moved to town with five of her kids who loved theater, singing and dancing. Goals for the Roxy Theater are posted “So it was a really awesome outside the venue. Sudoku B2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 COMICS

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If the FEBRUARY 9, 2021 ARIES (March 21-April 19) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Any and all county roads in claim is not presented within CHARLES KNAUSE Find your balance, embrace discipline that the Board of County Lewis County, WA, not within this time frame, the claim is Personal Representative Commissioners, Lewis County, the limits of any incorporated forever barred, except as and go after your dreams. Think 117224 Absentee Estate: ATTORNEY FOR innovatively; use your knowledge and Washington (BOCC), has re- city or town. otherwise provided in RCW PERSONAL Gerard ceived an application for a The franchise being consid- 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This skills to shake things up. Personal REPRESENTATIVE: non-exclusive franchise from ered is for a period of five bar is effective as to claims LARRY W. FAGERNESS gains look promising. Romance and IN THE SUPERIOR COURT the City of WINLOCK to install, years. against both the decedent's self-improvement are favored. OF THE STATE OF ADDRESS FOR MAILING construct, operate, and main- The application and all related probate and non-probate as- AND SERVICE OF CLAIMS: WASHINGTON tain water & sewer line facili- materials have been reviewed sets. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) IN AND FOR FAGERNESS LAW OFFICE Take your time, be cautious and make ties located within Lewis Coun- by the BOCC and found Date of First Publication: P. O. Box 88 THE COUNTY OF LEWIS ty road right of way in the appropriate for further pro- February 23, 2021 necessary changes. Let experience, In re the 3508 Galvin Road following location description: ceedings. A hearing on the Administrator: Centralia, WA 98531 not your emotions, dictate how you Absentee Estate of: All those portions of Sections non-exclusive franchise will be John Compton ROBERT S. GERARD, (360) 736-7400 progress. Look for original ways to 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25, 26, held on March 16, 2021, at or Attorney for the COURT OF PROBATE solve old problems. Absentee 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, and 36 after 2 p.m., in the Commis- Administrator: NO. 21-4-0004621 PROCEEDINGS AND in Township 12N, Range 2W, sioners' Hearing Room on the Marc Wheeler, CAUSE NUMBER: GEMINI (May 21-June 20) NOTICE OF HEARING W.M., and Sections 2, 3, 4 2nd floor of the Historic WSBA No. 7860 Say what’s on your mind, and clear (RCW 11.80) Lewis County Superior Court Township 11N, Range 02W, Courthouse in Chehalis, Wash- Address for Mailing or Service: # 21-4-0003721 up any misunderstandings that may Notice is hereby given: W.M., All in Lewis County ington, when and where all John Compton stand in your way. Knowledge is 1. ROBERT S. GERARD (the Washington outside the corpo- persons may appear and be c/o Marc Wheeler "Absentee") was last seen in Published: The Chronicle powerful and will lead to opportunity rate City limits of WINLOCK heard upon the granting of the Attorney at Law FEBRUARY 9, 16 & 23, 2021 the afternoon of July 6, 2020 and lying westerly of I-5. franchise. Please look at the 1303 Grand Avenue and new beginnings. Be honest and leaving his son's residence at straightforward. The franchise being consid- Commissioners' hearing Centralia, WA 98531 2423 Seward Ave., Centralia, ered is for a period of five schedule at https://lewiscount Court of probate proceedings 117235 Sheriff's Public Notice CANCER (June 21-July 22) WA 98531. He is believed to years. ywa.gov/offices/commissioner and cause number: of Sale of Real Property Look for a unique way to use your have thereafter travelled to the The application and all related s/agendas-calendar/ as March Lewis County Superior Court Oliver Tiu, knowledge and skills. Being open area of Reynolds Road and materials have been reviewed 16, 2021, approaches for Cause No. 21-4-00056-21 North Pearl Street in Centralia, IN THE SUPERIOR to diverse options regarding your by the BOCC and found updated details. /s/ John Compton WA. He has not been located appropriate for further pro- RCW 36.55.040 requires that Administrator COURT OF THE STATE ŞųŅü域ĜŅĹŅųĀűĹÏåŸƵĜĬĬĬå±ÚƋŅ since that time. The Absentee ceedings. A hearing on the notice of hearing be posted in OF WASHINGTON IN positive results. Be a leader, not a was age 93 at the time of his non-exclusive franchise will be three public places in the Published: The Chronicle LEWIS COUNTY follower. disappearance. He was last held on March 16, 2021, at or county seat of the county at February 23, 2021 & seen wearing a white baseball after 2 p.m., in the Commis- least 15 days before the day March 2 & 9, 2021 Oliver Tiu, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) hat, brown jacket, blue jeans, You’ll face decisions you aren’t ready sioners' Hearing Room on the fixed for hearing, and also and using a gold-colored cane. 2nd floor of the Historic published two times in the 117179 NTC: Knause Plaintiff, to make. Refuse to let anyone pressure He had previously resided in Courthouse in Chehalis, Wash- official newspaper of the coun- vs. you into something prematurely. Tenino, Washington. ington, when and where all ty, the last publication to be not IN THE SUPERIOR COURT SBC Investments Focus on meaningful relationships and 2. The Petitioner, DALE R. persons may appear and be less than 5 days before the OF THE STATE OF Partners, LLC et al, keeping the peace. GERARD, has petitioned this heard upon the granting of the day fixed for hearing. WASHINGTON Court to set a hearing to franchise. Please look at the Dated: February 22, 2021 IN AND FOR Defendants. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) determine whether the where- Commissioners' hearing Rieva Lester THE COUNTY OF LEWIS Consider what makes you happy, then abouts of Absentee can be schedule at https://lewiscount Clerk of the Lewis In the Matter of Cause No.: 19-2-01239-21 head in that direction. How you live, ascertained, and if not, to ywa.gov/offices/commissioner County Board of the Estate of what you learn and the people you appoint Security State Bank s/agendas-calendar/ as March County Commissioners CLARA M. KNAUSE, SHERIFF'S PUBLIC associate with will determine what you Trust Department as Trustee 16, 2021, approaches for Deceased. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY get out of life. to administer the Absentee's updated details. Published: The Chronicle NO. 21-4-0003721 Estate. RCW 36.55.040 requires that February 23, 2021 & PROBATE NOTICE LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) 3. A hearing has been set for notice of hearing be posted in March 2, 2021 TO CREDITORS Judgment Rendered: Address money matters before it’s this case scheduled to take three public places in the (RCW 11.40.030) 07-23-2020 too late. Look at the changes going on place on March 19, 2021 at county seat of the county at 117300 NTC: Compton The personal representative Writ Issued: around you and make adjustments that 11:00 AM on the Guardianship least 15 days before the day named below has been ap- 02-09-2021 Calendar of the Presiding Writ Received: ensure security and stability. Be open fixed for hearing, and also SUPERIOR COURT pointed and has qualified as Department of the Lewis Coun- OF WASHINGTON, Personal Representative of 02-09-2021 about your feelings and plans. published two times in the ty Superior Court in Chehalis, official newspaper of the coun- COUNTY OF LEWIS this estate. Any person having Levy Date: SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Washington. ty, the last publication to be not In the Matter of a claim against the decedent 02-10-2021 Evaluate what you are up against, be 4. Security State Bank Trust less than 5 days before the the Estate of: must, before the time the claim secretive regarding your intentions and Department has been appoin- day fixed for hearing. Julian E. Compton, would be barred by any ted as the Temporary Trustee Deceased. otherwise applicable statute of To: SBC Investments Partners, use your intuition to make the most out Dated: February 22, 2021 of the Absentee's estate. Rieva Lester No. 21-4-00056-21 limitations, present the claim in LLC. of whatever comes your way. Proceed 5. The Court request that all Clerk of the Lewis Notice to Creditors, the manner as provided in The Superior Court of Lewis with caution. persons having knowledge County Board of RCW 11.40.030 RCW 11.40.070 by serving on County has directed the under- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) concerning the Absentee, or County Commissioners The Administrator named be- or mailing to the personal signed Sheriff of Lewis County facts regarding his absence to sell the property described An unwanted change will turn out low has been appointed as representative, or the personal shall deliver notice to the Administrator of this Estate. representative's attorney, at below to satisfy a judgment in well. Time heals all wounds, and a Published: The Chronicle undersigned attorney and at- February 23, 2021 & Any person having a claim the address stated below, a the above-entitled action. The demonstrative approach to life will pay tend the hearing and advise March 2, 2021 against the decedent must, copy of the claim and filing the property to be sold is descri- ŅýĜĹƋĘååĹÚţXŅƴåĜŸŅĹƋĘåųĜŸåţå the Court of those facts. before the time the claim would original of the claim with the bed on last page. If developed bold and courageous. Dated this 8th day of be barred by any otherwise Court. The claim must be the property address is: February, 2021 applicable statute of limita- presented within the later of: 0 Johnson Rd., Centralia; 1905 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Larry W. Fagerness tions, present the claim in the (1) Thirty (30) days after the Johnson Rd., Centralia; 1921 Take advantage of an opportunity that Presented by: manner as provided in RCW personal representative served Johnson Rd., Centralia allows you to put your long-term plans LARRY W. FAGERNESS 11.40.070 by serving on or or mailed the notice to the The sale of the above in motion. Don’t worry about what mailing to the Administrator or creditor as provided under described property is to take others do or say; follow the path that place: leads to happiness and peace of mind. Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Place: North Street Entrance Don’t get angry; get moving. Be fair, Lobby, Old Lewis County direct and truthful, but refuse to let Courthouse your emotions take charge and lead 351 NW North St., to something you regret. Patience will Chehalis, WA help resolve issues. The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the com- bined judgment amount of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 $23,727.52, together with inter- est of 12% per annum, from PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) September 26, 2019, to date of Don’t stop until you reach your goal. sale, with costs, and fees, Use your intuition to navigate your way before the sale date. For the through any challenges you face. Trust exact amount, contact the in your ability to make things happen. Sheriff at: 345 W. Main Street, Chehalis, WA 98532. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Attending virtual meetings, connecting Dated this 10th day of with people who have something to February, 2021. Ņýåų±ĹÚåƻŞĬŅųĜĹčĹåƵŞŅŸŸĜÆĜĬĜƋĜåŸ ROBERT R. SNAZA, Sheriff regarding your professional goals Lewis County, Washington are favored. Trust your intuition when By: dealing with pushy people. Kevin Engelbertson, TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Chief Deputy XåƋŅƋĘåųŸĵ±ĩåƋĘåĀųŸƋĵŅƴåŸţ%ŅĹűƋ put yourself at risk or do something Parcel numbers: 002833-062-101; that will make you look bad or taint 002833-062-108; your reputation. Look inward and 002833-062-109 make personal changes that will build ÏŅĹĀÚåĹÏåţ Legal Descriptions: GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Parcel A - 002833-062-101 Observation is your best friend. Make That portion of Lot 38, Central- corrections, be articulate and show ia Boulevard Land Company's compassion. You will gain respect and Acre Tracts, as recorded in Ƶ±ųÚŅýÚĜŸÏŅųÚţ)ƻޱĹÚƼŅƚųĜĹƋåųåŸƋŸţ Volume 1 of Plats, page 64. Listen and think. EXCEPT Lots 1 through 133 of Survey recorded December 7, CANCER (June 21-July 22) 1976 under Recording No. Keep your plans secret until you have 823694 in Volume 6 of Sur- everything in place. Preparation will veys, page 99. help you come out ahead. A personal EXCEPT ALSO that portion or physical change will give you the lying within Block 11 of Stick- boost you require to gain recognition. lin's Greenwood Memorial Park, in Volume 5 of Plats, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) page 2. Don’t jump to conclusions or make EXCEPT ALSO that portion of assumptions. Stand back and let said property described in that situations play out naturally. Distance SOLD IT document recorded January yourself from people trying to get 29, 2019 under Auditor's File you involved in a questionable joint No. 3497050. venture. Parcel B-002833-062-108 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The South 132 feet of the East Stick to what you know and do best. 237 feet of Lot 37, Centralia Don’t get involved in bureaucratic Boulevard Land Company's matters if you aren’t prepared with FAST IN THE Acre Tracts, as recorded in facts to back your claims. Concentrate Volume 1 of Plats, page 64. EXCEPT ALSO that portion of on personal changes that will bring you said property described in that peace of mind. document recorded January LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) 29, 2019 under Auditor's File ¥Ņƚ±ųåÆåƋƋåųŅýÚŅĜĹčƋĘĜĹčŸŅĹ No. 3497050. your own. Joint endeavors will lead to Parcel C-002833-062-109 disappointment, arguments and loss. CLASSIFIEDS Tract 37, CENTRALIA BOULE- Use your intelligence and charm to VARD LAND COMPANY'S outmaneuver someone trying to push ACRE TRACTS as recorded in you in an unwise direction. Selling your stuff is simple with a little help from Volume 1 of Plats. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) EXCEPT the South 132 feet of The Chronicle Classifieds. the East 237 feet. Don’t count on someone using EXCEPT ALSO that portion of emotional means to manipulate you. Let our customer service specialists help you place said property described in that Avoid people who keep changing their an ad today, in print and online! document recorded January minds or who are unpredictable. Build 29, 2019 under Auditor's File relationships with people who share No. 3497050. your values. Published: The Chronicle SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Call 360-807-8203 February 16 & 23, 2021 & Put your money to proper use. Look March 2 & 9, 2021 ±ƋƼŅƚųŅŞƋĜŅĹŸØ±ĹÚÏŅĹŸĜÚåųŅýåųŸ that can lead to a better professional or go to Ordinance 567 position. Don’t spend unnecessarily or expect others to pay your way. www.chronline.com ORDINANCE 567 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) AN ORDINANCE OF THE eĹƚĹåƻŞåÏƋåÚŅýåųƵĜĬĬčų±ÆƼŅƚų TOWN OF PE ELL, WASH- attention. Before you take action, go INGTON AMENDING THE over details diligently. Leave nothing TOWN OF PE ELL ZONING to chance, and look for pitfalls that can ORDINANCE #395 & #410. lead to a disagreement or loss. THIS ORDINANCE IS AVAIL- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) ABLE IN IT'S ENTIRETY AT You’ll be indecisive if you receive Isolditclass.ke TOWN HALL, 111 S MAIN mixed messages. Question whatever STREET, PE ELL, WASHING- you don’t understand, and if you don’t TON. get a satisfactory explanation, be The Chronicle - Classifieds ‡ 321 N. Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 prepared to walk away. Published: The Chronicle February 23, 2021