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Psychologist Disciplined for Helping With Abortions, Exorcism / Main 5 Youth Tourneys Midweek Edition Thursday, Continue in Aug. 1, 2013 Centralia / Sports $1 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Blueberry Festival A Berry Good Time in Drivers Beware Mossyrock / Life 1 Centralia Police Looking for Drivers on Phones / Main 3 Court: County Can’t Tax Great Wolf CHANGE: Decision taxes on the Great Wolf Lodge provements built on non-reser- Two years after making the the Interior agreed to purchase in Grand Mound, a decision vation land owned by the United purchase, the tribe asked the the property and hold it in trust Overturns 2010 District that overturns a 2010 summary States and held in trust for an federal Department of the In- for the Chehalis Tribe. Court Decision judgment issued by Thurston Indian tribe. terior to buy the Grand Mound While the tribe’s request was County District Court. In 2002, the federally-recog- Property and hold it in trust for still pending before the depart- By Lisa Broadt In its ruling, U.S. Court of nized Confederated Tribes of the the use and benefit of the tribe, ment, the tribe and Great Wolf [email protected] Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Chehalis Reservation purchased a strategy open to American In- Resorts Inc. entered into an held that — pursuant to federal the “Grand Mound Property,” 43 dian tribes and tribal members agreement to form a limited li- An appeals court on Wednes- law and legal precedent — state acres off the reservation, which — one that exempts their proper- ability company for the purpose day determined that Thurston and local governments lack the would eventually be home to the ties from state and local taxes. County cannot impose property power to tax permanent im- Great Wolf Lodge. In 2006, the Department of please see TAX, page Main 14 Woman Big Boost for STEM Found Chehalis School Program Gets Almost $400,000 From Donors in River Monday Identified CORONER: Authorities Will Await the Toxicology Report to Determine the Woman’s Cause and Manner of Death By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] The woman whose body was discovered by two teens floating on the Skookumchuck River on inner tubes Monday has been identified as 40-year-old Tina Thode, of Che- halis. An autopsy was performed on Wednesday, but Lew- is County Coroner Warren McLeod said his office is await- ing the results of a toxicology report be- fore determining her cause and manner of death. The reports will take between Tina Thode eight and 10 weeks to found in river receive, he said. Monday Pete Caster / [email protected] Detective Sgt. Pat Cameron Richards, left, and Jacob Schneider, right, both soon-to-be seniors at W.F. West High School, demonstrate how Duncan the robot works at the high Fitzgerald, from the Centralia Police school on Wednesday afternoon in Chehalis. Department, declined to speculate on how she died, or if it appeared to GOAL: W.F. West The Chehalis School Dis- Chehalis STEM education for opportunities they otherwise be an accident, but he said police did Sets Sights on trict has received more than the 2012-13 school year and wouldn’t have.” not suspect foul play. Thode did not $400,000 in donations to aid its another $78,000 for 2013-14. The Smith and Lintott appear to have suffered any injury that Becoming the Premier goal of making W.F. West the The district received anoth- donation includes $100,000 would have prevented her from walk- Science, Technology, premier science, technology, er $25,000 from the Technology for a Tescan Vega3 scanning ing away from the river. engineering and mathematics Alliance earlier this month. electron microscope that will The teens found her body in the Engineering and program in a comprehensive “It’s going to open doors enable students to work with river about 100 yards from Reynolds Math High School in high school in Washington. for kids for careers,” Assistant research-quality technology. Avenue and North Tower Avenue at Washington The Orin Smith Foun- Superintendent Mary Lou “I don’t know of another about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Fitzgerald dation and Jim Lintott an- Bissett said. “It’s going to al- high school that has one,” Bis- said. Thode was about 150 feet from By Amy Nile nounced Wednesday they low them to go to schools of sett said. Central Boulevard, located on the [email protected] would donate $300,000 to their choice and give them please see STEM, page Main 14 please see RIVER, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather New Restaurant in Napavine Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 55 Taste of Willford, Thom- Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 70 Alaska: as Clark, 66, @chronline Mostly Cloudy Rochester see details on page Main 2 Family Blake, James Find Us on Facebook Restaurant “Doc,” 64, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by to Open Chehalis thecentraliachronicle Megan Grandorff, Tuesday Miller, Char- Oakville Elementary, / Main 7 lotte L., 88, Kindergarten Chehalis CH502891cz.cg Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Former Seabee to Speak at Vietnam Veterans Event Jim Freed, membrance Day Saturday in a Washington Chehalis. Calendar State University The event, free to the public, Today forester who begins at 11 a.m. at the Veterans WHAT’S HAPPENING? served on sub- Memorial Museum. It will rec- Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffee- marines and ognize all who served during the house, Chehalis, (360) 740-0492 If you have an event you in the Seabees, Vietnam War era. Clarissa Gifford, noon-1 p.m., Jer- would like included in the will be keynoter Freed also served several emy’s Cafe, 576 W. Main St., Chehalis, Community Calendar, please at the 16th an- years in the reserves and 12 (360) 748-4417 email your information to nual Vietnam Jim Freed years in the Washington State Diesel Thursday, Mt. Rainier Scenic [email protected]. Veterans Re- speaking at event National Guard. Railroad, 12:45 and 3:30 p.m., Elbe-Min- Include a daytime telephone eral, (360) 492-5588, reservations (888) number where you can be STEAM11 reached. Public Agencies For questions about Public Agencies Lewis County Mental Health Coali- calendar items, call Doug Ballet Academy tion, 10-11:30 a.m., Lewis County Public Blosser at The Chronicle, (360) Timberlands Regional Support Net- Health building, second-floor confer- 807-8238. Plans Weenie Roast work Advisory Board, meeting canceled, ence room, (360) 740-1430 Fundraiser (360) 795-3118 or (800) 392-6298 Reducing Underage Drinking Coali- Libraries tion, 2 p.m., Lewis County Public Health and, of course, a blueberry pie The Centralia Ballet Acad- building, second-floor conference eating contest. emy will be hosting a Weenie Preschool Story Time, for children building, (360) 740-1424 For more information, visit Roast at the Virgil R. Lee Build- 3-6 years, 10 a.m., Chehalis mossyrockfestivals.org. PageTurners Book Discussion, for Libraries ing at the Penny Playground, adults, “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter,” Chehalis, 5-8 p.m. on Friday. by Tom Franklin, 12:30 p.m., Winlock Dig Into Art, for all ages, all day, Tenino Schedule of Events The ballet academy will be sell- Library Movie Matinee: “Madagascar Knitting and Crocheting Meetup, for Events occur at Klickitat Prairie Park adults, 1 p.m., Tenino ing wood-fire-grilled hot dogs, 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” for children, 2 unless otherwise indicated. specialty lemonade and gourmet p.m., Centralia Organizations Friday s’mores, all for $1 each. Zombie Zoo, for teens, 2 p.m., Noon to 10 p.m. —Vendor booths Oakview Grange, 7 p.m., 2715 N. There will be the opportuni- Winlock and car/boat parts swap meet Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-5639 ty to win a Kindle Fire HD. Also, Family Movie Friday!, for all ages, 4 Lewis County Robotics Society, 6 3 to 5 p.m. — Forest and Wyatt Elbe p.m., Tenino Band there will be plenty of free activi- p.m., room 128, Kemp Hall, Centralia ties during the event, including Support Groups College, (360) 304-9660 5 to 8 p.m. — Taco and Talent Night, Community Center for tacos and face painting, a balloon artist, H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Support Groups Klickitat Prairie Park stage for talent acrobatic and juggling perfor- Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 “Up From Grief,” for those grieving competition mances, tumbling classes and Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, (360) 480-0592, the loss of a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., As- 6 to 10 p.m. — Chris Guenther Band – a bubble table provided by the [email protected] sured Home Hospice, second floor, 1821 Lake Mayfield Resort and Marina Discover! Children’s Museum. Life Recovery Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cooks Hill Road, (360) 330-2640 8 to 10 p.m. — DJ All proceeds will to toward Cen- Dayspring Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 748-3401 Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 Saturday tralia Ballet’s production of “The p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Blueberry pan- Scheuber Road, Centralia,(360) 736-9268 Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” coming to cake breakfast at Assembly Church of the Corbet Theatre in October. Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Provi- God Saturday, Aug. 3 dence Centralia Hospital chapel confer- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Car show – Mossy- More information is avail- ence room, (360) 736-5394, Facebook rock High School (registration at 8 a.m.) able from Mick Gunter, (360) page: Lewis County Multiple Sclerosis ‘The Ties That Bind’ 10 a.m.