$1 Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com Mid-Week Edition Thursday, May 26, 2016 Seeking a Repeat A Glove Story W.F. West Primed for State / Sports 1 at State Adna, PWV and Onalaska Look for Hardware / Sports 1 WDFW Optimistic for Survival of Fish Released in Mayfield Lake VANDALISM: Someone Between 20,000 and 25,000 their way into a smolt collector of the fall chinook salmon re- at Mayfield Dam and be trans- Released More Than leased in an act of vandalism ported below the dam or will 100,000 Chinook Salmon from their net pen between Sat- be eaten by predators or sucked urday and Sunday have already through the dam’s turbines, said Over the Weekend been accounted for, according to WDFW Hatchery Manager Sam the Washington Department of Gibbons. Pete Caster / [email protected] By Natalie Johnson Fish and Wildlife. In this June 23, 2014 photo, 20 separate nets illed with thousands of fall chinook [email protected] The rest will either make please see SURVIVAL, page Main 16 make up the Mayield net pen project in Silver Creek near the Mayield Dam. Centralia Creating The Show Will Go On at the Community Foundation Chehalis Theater After Sale to Spur Films, Live Music, Seahawks and Plays Eyed for Historic Space City, School Projects $20,000 INVESTMENT: Nonprofit Will Mirror the Chehalis Foundation By Justyna Tomtas [email protected] After a year of planning, the Centralia City Council ap- proved the creation of a com- munity foundation at its Tues- day night meeting, showing the city’s commitment to the project by making an initial investment of $20,000 toward the effort. City Manager Rob Hill said it is an exciting time for the city. The founda- tion, which has not yet established an official name, will mirror that of the Chehalis Foundation, Rob Hill a success- Pete Caster / [email protected] city manager ful nonprofit Debbie Hamilton, who will run the Chehalis Theater, walks up an aisle at the theater on Wednesday afternoon in downtown Chehalis. Hamilton, who also owns Dairy which has Dan in Chehalis, will lease the building from Ralph Hubbert, who purchased the building from Daryl Lund earlier this month. funneled millions of dollars into the Mint City and its By Jordan Nailon in 22 years, the historic Chehalis Theater its old glory. Now that she has leased the schools. [email protected] now has itself a new operator. Debbie Ham- building from Hubbert, Hamilton plans to “Obviously this will take ilton, owner of the Dairy Dan Drive-In in unleash her wildest dreams on the theater, an enormous community ef- At the recently sold Chehalis Theater, Chehalis, recently leased the theater from which has not hosted a public event since fort to reach out there and ul- the previews are just beginning and the Ralph Hubbert, who purchased the build- 2008, she said. timately acquire the resources main attraction should be coming up in a ing from Daryl Lund late last week. “We’re not really remodeling any- we need to take Centralia to matter of months. All that’s missing is the thing, just cleaning up a bit,” said that next level,” Hill said. Hamilton, of Chehalis, grew up attend- scent of fresh popcorn. ing flicks at the theater, and she has long please see PROJECTS, page Main 16 Under new ownership for the first time had hopes for restoring the venue back to please see THEATER, page Main 16 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater 2A Golf Outdoor Competition Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 W.F. West’s Mount Waldren, Margaret L., 68, Follow Us on Twitter Centralia @chronline Alexander Rainier Keepers, Mary I., 90, Centralia Finishes in Among Dahl, Julia Marie (Sexsmith), Find Us on Facebook 55, Centralia www.facebook.com/ Seventh Parks Oman, Elizabeth Lucille, 93, Place in Competing Centralia Richland Wilson, Hughy Lee, 81, for Money Rochester / Sports 1 / Main 3 LOCAL PEOPLE, LOCAL DECISIONS! CHEHALIS 714 W. Main Street HOW CAN 360.740.0770 WE HELP You? Also TOLEDO, WINLOCK, TUMWATER CH557409ca.sw & OLYMPIA Keith Macy Matt DeBord HOME | CONSTRUCTION | BUSINESS NMLS# 539574 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, May 26, 2016 PAGE TWO News Outtake: Reason to Celebrate of the Weird Names that were popular with certain breeds included Snoopy for beagles and Tyson for boxers. Pennsylvania County Jail Kept Inmate 17 Months Too Long Julia Pesek / MSPCA-Nevins Farm via AP LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) This May 2016 photo provided by the — Officials at a county jail in MSPCA-Nevins Farm in Methuen, Mass., Pennsylvania say they mistak- shows some of nearly 50 goats volun- enly kept an inmate locked up 17 tarily turned over by an owner. The res- months too long. cue farm is overloaded with goats and The Lancaster County com- is asking people to step forward and missioners tell LNP the inmate give them new homes. doesn’t want to be identified. But they say the inmate was sup- Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press Rescue Farm posed to be released in Novem- Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano, right, leaps with Kyle Seager (15) after the team defeated the Oakland Athletics 13-3 ber 2014, but wasn’t released un- in a baseball game Wednesday in Seattle. The story is on page Sports 5. Overwhelmed by 50 Goats til last month. METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — The commissioners didn’t An animal rescue farm in Mas- immediately make clear when sachusetts says it’s experiencing or how the error was discovered, Notable Quote a goat overload — and it’s not but officials say they know how kidding. it happened. The MSPCA-Nevins Farm in Officials say new charges Methuen recently received near- against another inmate with the ly 50 goats and is asking people same name were mistakenly dupli- “This was not a ‘software glitch.’ It to step forward and give them cated and put in both inmates’ files. was a failure of leadership.” new homes. Warden Cheryl Steberger is- The goats are an assortment sued a statement saying officials of alpine, pygmy and angora wanted to publicly acknowledge Report on prisoner release mixes. They were voluntarily the mistake and apologize. Senate Republicans turned over by an owner in The jail is making changes in- Montague who couldn’t handle cluding reviewing the records of all the growing herd. Some are inmates with the same last name. (see page Main 7 for the full story) nursing kids and pregnant does. Honduran Woman A Pup Named Potato? Accused of Punching a Today in History 15 Were Registered in Border Agent’s Horse NYC Last Year Today’s Highlight in History: In 1954, explosions rocked the Brezhnev signed the Anti-Bal- GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — A aircraft carrier USS Bennington listic Missile Treaty in Moscow. On May 26, 1521, Martin Lu- NEW YORK (AP) — Bella Honduran woman arrested in a off Rhode Island, killing 103 (The U.S. withdrew from the ther was banned by the Edict of and Max are top dogs in New drug smuggling bust in south- sailors. (The initial blast was treaty in 2002.) Worms (vohrms) because of his York City. ern Arizona also is facing an an- blamed on leaking catapult fluid In 1981, 14 people were killed religious beliefs and writings. The city Health Department imal cruelty charge for allegedly ignited by the flames of a jet.) when a Marine jet crashed onto announced Wednesday that it punching a border agent’s horse. On this date: In 1960, U.N. Ambassador the flight deck of the aircraft registered 1,127 dogs named Bel- Border Patrol agents were Henry Cabot Lodge accused the carrier USS Nimitz off Florida. conducting enforcement opera- In 1868, the impeachment tri- la and 1,073 named Max in 2015. Soviets during a meeting of the In 1991, a Lauda Air Boeing Bella has been the city’s most tions near the tiny town of Why al of President Andrew Johnson Security Council of hiding a mi- 767 crashed in Thailand, killing popular dog name since 2008. last Saturday. ended with his acquittal on the crophone inside a wood carving all 223 people aboard. That’s when the last of Stephenie Late that night, they spotted remaining charges. of the Great Seal of the United Ten years ago: Meyer’s vampire-themed “Twi- nine people in the desert with In 1913, Actors’ Equity Asso- Air Force Gen. States that had been presented to Michael Hayden won confirma- light” novels featuring heroine seven large backpacks. ciation was organized by a group the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. tion to be the 20th CIA director Bella Swan was published. The backpacks contained 374 of actors at the Pabst Grand Cir- In 1969, the Apollo 10 astro- But some dog owners took pounds of marijuana with an es- cle Hotel in New York. nauts returned to Earth after in a 78-15 Senate vote. their inspiration from the pan- timated street value of $500,000. In 1938, the House Un-Amer- a successful eight-day dress Five years ago: Congress try and the garden. Authorities say 29-year-old ican Activities Committee was rehearsal for the first manned passed a four-year extension of The Health Department says Karla Banegas-Banegas was part established by Congress. moon landing. post-Sept. 11 powers contained it licensed 27 dogs named Bean, of the group and allegedly struck In 1940, Operation Dynamo, In 1971, Don McLean record- in the Patriot Act to search re- 17 dogs named Raisin and 15 a Border Patrol horse in the face the evacuation of some 338,000 Al- ed his song “American Pie” at cords and conduct roving wire- dogs named Potato last year.