Hungry for Harvesters

Wilson Hotel Sold Beavers Fall Canadian Couple Take Control of Historic Property / Main 4 to Hoquiam / Sports 1

Weekend Edition Saturday, Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Sept. 20, 2014 ‘Violation of Rights’ Return of ‘Glee’ Star Supporter of Sheriff Candidate Clashes Guitarist from Popular Television Musical With Officials at Courthouse / Main 6 Series to Perform in Centralia / Main 3 Vander Hungry for Harvesters Stoep Adna Man Donates About 100,000 Pounds of Vegetables to Local Food Banks, but Is in Desperate Need of Volunteers Receives Lifetime Award LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD: The Late Jim Vander Stoep Celebrated for 53-Year Career and Contributions to Community By The Chronicle Former Chehalis attorney and Washington State Bar Association president Jim Vander Stoep was posthu- mously honored with the organization’s Lifetime Ser- vice Award during a ceremony Thursday in Seattle. Vander Stoep, who died of natu- Jim Vander Stoep died in March ral causes March 8 at the age of 88, had a 53-year Pete Caster / [email protected] career marked by sizable Bill Reisinger walks up a hill from his ield of crops on his farm in Adna on Thursday afternoon. Reisinger donates all of the produce he grows to the Lewis County Food Bank. Lately the retired electrician has had trouble inding volunteers to help with the harvesting of the crops on his 5-acre plot. please see AWARD, page Main 14

By Dameon Pesanti giving a lump sum of money to [email protected] a nonprofit. “(Their donations) are very Bill Reisinger can get a little important to us,” said Randy Pe Ell philosophical as he walks the Stokes, coordinator at the Cen- back 5 acres of his farm near tralia Salvation Army Food Adna. Bank. “Fresh produce is hard to Mayor “I believe in that karma stuff get because no one donates it.” just a little bit,” Reisinger said On top of that, Stokes said, while idly walking along a row the food bank rarely buys any. of tall green cornstalks. “I truly Unless there’s a great deal out Resigns believe you gotta give a little there, the cost of fresh produce back.” is too prohibitive. By Stephanie Schendel For the last four years, Reis- “For the cost of 10 or 20 [email protected] inger has devoted these 5 acres pounds of produce we can get say 100 of cereal, which would Long-time Pe Ell Mayor of his 235-acre hay farm in Adna Spencer Nichols resigned this to growing a variety of produce, benefit more families,” he said. Farmers supporting food week after 11 years as mayor which he donates to the Lewis because he was “not happy County Food Bank Coalition. banks isn’t unique to Lewis County. After Oregon was la- with the council,” he told The He said he and his wife, Mary, Chronicle on the day of his have done well for themselves in beled the most food insecure state in the nation in 2005, resignation. life and see this as a more effec- Bill Reisinger pulls up potatoes at his farm in Adna on Thursday afternoon. Reis- tive way of helping out than just please see HUNGRY, page Main 14 inger donates all of the produce he grows to the Lewis County Food Bank. please see RESIGNS, page Main 14

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WHAT’S HAPPENING? Editor’s Best Bet If you have an event you would like included in the Community Calendar, Fifth Annual Wellness Roundup Planned please email your information to calendar@ chronline.com. Include a daytime telephone The fifth annual Well- bone density screenings. number where you can be reached. ness Roundup, Lewis Coun- • Providence pharma- There is no charge for these listings. ty’s largest health fair, will cists will perform free medi- For questions about calendar items, call take place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. to- cation/prescription checks. Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, (360) 807-8238. day at the corner of Cooks Fun, Giveaways and Hill and Scheuber roads, Educational Information Centralia. The event will feature More than 100 com- Today free health screenings, edu- munity health partners will 7 p.m. Grand Entry, a children’s program with games cational information, give- have booths at the fair. En- will entertain youth who wish to participate. aways and fun. The event joy free bike helmets, win a Additional information can be obtained by con- Cowlitz to Hold Pow Wow has several components, in- free lunch, sign up to win tacting committee chair Suzanne Donaldson, (360) at Toledo High School cluding: $500, free books, a giant 280-2321 or [email protected]. bounce house and horse- Interested vendors may contact Curt Stephens at The Cowlitz Indian Tribe will be “Honoring the Women’s Wellness Fair drawn carriage rides. Join (503) 504-0780 or [email protected]. Spirit of All Cowlitz People” at the 15th annual Pow the SeaFair Pirates and walk Wow today at Toledo High School. Physicians from the through a 28-foot salmon The Pow Wow is a full-day event, from noon until Providence Medical Group to learn about water con- Fox Theatre to Screen and the Breast, Cervical 10 p.m., and admission is free. servation/preservation, and and Colon Health Program ‘An American in Paris’ Master of Ceremonies Don Ryan (Cowlitz Tribe) much more. will conduct grand entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., will be offering free clini- Historic Fox Theatre Restorations is screening cal breast exams and digital the next film in its 2014 Movie Series, “An American with the assistance of Arena Director Kevin King Cooks Hill Challenge/ (Seneca-Oneida Tribes). Head Woman and Head mammograms for women in Paris,” 2 and 7 p.m. today at the Fox Theatre in Man Dancers, Ed (Yupik-Athabascan Tribes) and who qualify. Run for the Kids downtown Centralia. Vickie Wulf (Nipissing First Nation), will be hosts Presented by Centralia As an additional treat, Fred Beeks will be on hand throughout the day and into the evening. Free Health Screenings Rotary, this 10-mile or 5-K to play the Fox Theatre organ before each screening. Grey Eagle will serve as Honor Drum and the • Providence Centralia run/walk will raise funds Admission for the movie is $8 per person, $7 for Allen Family Singers will be Host Drum. Diabetes and Nutrition Cen- to help end polio through members and $20 per family (three or four persons). As in past years, veterans of all military services, ter staff will provide free the March of Dimes. The Pre-sale tickets are available at Book ‘n’ Brush whether Native or not, will be recognized and hon- blood sugar tests, and pro- 10-mile run begins at 8 a.m. in Chehalis and Debbie’s Boutique, Holley’s Place, ored just after the grand entries with a handmade vide information on healthy and costs $25. The 5k run/ HUBBUB and Santa Lucia Coffee in Centralia. Hol- gift. The Cowlitz Drum Group will provide special eating, answer diabetes walk starts at 8:30 a.m. and ley’s Place and the new Fox Theatre concession stand presentations of their drumming and singing after questions and more. costs $20. Registration for supply movie snacks, including popcorn, nachos, hot each grand entry. • Providence Lab staff both events begins at 7 a.m. dogs, pretzels, drinks and more. Dance contests will be held during the after- will provide free cholesterol For more information, call the Fox Theatre at noon and evening sessions, with a diverse variety of screening (please fast the (360) 623-1103. All proceeds from the event benefit contests that will provide for participation from all Free Concert to Wrap the restoration of the Fox Theatre. morning of for best results). Up the Day of the age ranges. There will be drumming, dancing • Providence Sound- and vendors selling crafts and food items through- HomeCare and Hospice The music of Rock City, Mount Rainier to Host out the day and evening. nurses will provide free sponsored by the Lucky Ea- Raffles will be ongoing throughout the event: a blood pressure checks, gle Casino, will wrap up this Stargazing Party general raffle, a Pendleton blanket raffle, and 50/50 provide free “Five Wishes” year’s event 1-2 p.m. The Paradise area of Mount Rainier National raffles. These, along with food concessions and sales booklets and will be avail- For more information, call Park is having a star viewing party today. of merchandise specific to the Cowlitz Pow Wow, able to answer questions on Providence Centralia at (360) The event starts at 9:30 p.m. in the plaza in front will help the Pow Wow committee raise funds to hospice services in the area. 330-8767 or (360) 330-8535, or of the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise. If the sky re- cover the expenses of the event. • Washington Ortho- e-mail wapchwellnessround- mains clear, the event will last until at least 11:30 p.m. A free dinner will be served at 5 p.m.; donations are paedic Center will offer free [email protected]. accepted and appreciated. After dinner and before the please see CALENDAR, page Main 11 The Weather Almanac

5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Gauge Flood 24 hr. Forecast map for Sept. 20, 2014 Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Height Stage Change Chehalis at Mellen St. 110s 48.44 65.0 0.00 100s L 90s Skookumchuck at Pearl St. H 72.87 85.0 0.00 80s 70s Cowlitz at Packwood H 2.07 10.5 -0.02 60s 50s Cowlitz at Randle 40s Sunny Sunny Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Rain Likely 4.28 18.0 +0.03 30s L 81º 48º 86º 52º 76º 53º 76º 56º 69º 54º Cowlitz at Mayield Dam 20s 4.24 ---- +0.04 10s This map shows high temperatures, 0s type of precipitation expected and location of frontal systems at noon. Almanac Regional Weather Sun and Moon L H Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure Data reported from Centralia Sunrise today ...... 6:57 a.m. Temperature Bellingham Brewster Sunset tonight ...... 7:12 p.m. Yesterday’s High ...... 79 Moonrise ...... 3:30 a.m. National Cities Yesterday’s Low ...... 57 73/49 84/54 Moonset...... 5:28 p.m. Normal High ...... 74 Port Angeles Today Sun. Normal Low...... 49 66/50 City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Record High ...... 90 in 1999 Seattle Anchorage 56/45 mc 56/41 pc Record Low...... 34 in 1957 73/54 Boise 84/58 s 81/58 s Precipitation Olympia Ellensburg New First Full Last Boston 69/61 s 78/62 pc Yesterday ...... 0.00" 80/48 83/51 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 Dallas 90/73 pc 91/70 pc Month to date ...... 0.12" Tacoma Honolulu 91/74 pc 90/74 s Normal month to date ...1.14" Centralia 76/52 Pollen Forecast Las Vegas 95/76 s 93/76 s Year to date...... 26.66" 81/48 Yakima Nashville 85/66 s 84/58 t Normal year to date ....27.95" Chehalis Allergen Today Sunday Phoenix 97/79 s 98/77 s 86/54 Longview 80/49 Trees None None St. Louis 86/68 s 80/57 s Salt Lake City 87/64 s 79/59 t WeArea Want Conditions Your Photos 84/57 Grass None None Vancouver Shown is today's Weeds None None San Francisco 73/60 s 73/59 mc Yesterday weather. Temperatures Mold None None Washington, DC 80/62 s 84/62 t Portland 86/57 The Dallesare today's highs and CitySend in your weather-related Hi/Lo Prcp. photo- graphs to The Chronicle for our Voices 86/62 88/54 tonight's lows. World Cities page. Send them to voices@chronline. com. Include name, date and descrip- Today Sun. Today Sun. tion of the photograph. Regional Cities City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Today Sun. Today Sun. Baghdad 107/77 s 102/74 s New Delhi 96/76 s 97/77 s City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Beijing 84/58 s 83/62 s Paris 82/63 pc 67/51 ra Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly Bremerton 71/52 s 80/53 s Spokane 82/49 s 86/53 s London 72/55 sh 65/46 pc Rio de Janeiro 89/70 pc 74/63 sh cloudy; r/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; Ocean Shores 73/57 s 70/57 mc Tri Cities 86/54 s 89/56 s Mexico City 77/57 t 75/56 t Rome 84/69 pc 85/68 pc sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms Olympia 80/48 s 86/52 s Wenatchee 84/56 s 87/60 s Moscow 67/45 s 66/43 s Sydney 65/52 s 66/52 s • Main 3 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Tumwater Native, ‘Glee’ Guitarist to Perform at Centralia High School COMING BACK: Derik the casting director, who offered him another shot on the Season Nelson to Kick Off ‘Take 2 finale. Chances Tour’ at CHS The concert, according to tour manager Riana Nelson — for Second Straight Year who is also Derik’s sister — will By The Chronicle involve a full light show and A concert at Centralia High pop band, and five big screens School that proved popular with as a backdrop for the event. Be- students and the community fore the concert, Nelson and his will return Tuesday as Tumwater siblings will host an assembly in native Derik Nelson kicks off his which they discuss career oppor- second Take Chances Tour. tunities in the arts field and also Nelson, a singer/songwriter how to set goals and dream big. and producer who has played The Take Chances Tour be- guitar on the FOX television gins in Centralia and ends Nov. series “Glee,” will perform at 21 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Centralia High School’s Classito- Over the next few weeks, he’ll rium, donating a large portion of travel to Olympia, Everett and ticket proceeds to the Centralia Tacoma, eventually traveling High School choir department. throughout Washington, Or- Nelson grew up in Tumwater egon and down to California. and became friends with Darren Tickets for the concert are Criss, who would go on to play available online at www.event- openly gay high school student brite.com/e/derik-nelsons-take- Blaine Anderson on “Glee,” in a chances-tour-centralia-wash- University of Southern Califor- tickets-12948644745?aff=eorg or nia tap dance class. Nelson be- at the door, and cost $20 or $30. Pete Caster / [email protected] came the guitarist for the show For more information on Derik Nelson, center, speaks to a group of Centralia High School students in September 2013. after initially not getting the Nelson and his music, visit www. role, but being remembered by deriknelson.com. News in Brief Korean Consul General the evening to a close along Community Farmers Market, with the silent auction of garden visit the website at http://com- to Speak at Korean War scarecrows made from the Farm- munityfarmersmarket.net. To ers Market garden scarecrow find out more about the Harvest Veterans Day Event competition. Dinner, or donate to the event, By The Chronicle More info about the Scare- contact the market manager, Moon Duk-ho, consul gen- crow competition can be found Rachael Reiton, at info@com- eral of the Republic of Korea, will on the market website. munityfarmersmarket.net or be a guest speaker during the To learn more about the (360) 740-1295. Korean War Veterans Day event at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis. Also speaking will be Sarah Lee, who as a baby was carried by her mother and grandmoth- er from North Korea to South Korea as the Korean War was breaking out. Lee was reunited with her father and grandfather, who had previously journeyed to South Korea, but were trapped there when the fighting began. Lee and her husband own the Kit Carson Restaurant in Cheha- lis. Also on the program is a group of Korean nationals, who will be performing traditional Korean dances. The Korean consulate general will present special medallions to all Korean War veterans in at- tendance. The museum is located at 100 SW Veterans Way. For more information, call the museum at (360) 740-8875. Community Farmers Market Harvest Dinner Set for Hotel Washington By The Chronicle The eighth annual Commu- nity Farmers Market Harvest Dinner will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Hotel Washington in downtown Chehalis. The event encourages community members and farmers market vendors to join together in celebration of the local market. It also serves as a fundraising event that helps the non-profit market acquire funds for operat- ing expenses for the subsequent season. Local ingredients supplied by farmers market vendors will create a seasonal meal that will be prepared by local chefs. A veg- etarian dinner option will also be available. Tickets ($35 for adults and $20 for children) are available at the Community Farmers Market at Chehalis (Tuesdays), Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis and at Santa Lucia Coffee in Centralia or online at Brown Paper Tickets, http://cfmharvestdinner.bpt.me. Tables of eight may be reserved upon group purchase; all seats must be purchased with a single transaction. A social hour will start at 5 p.m., featuring local Washing- ton cider, beer and wine as well as locally roasted coffee from Santa Lucia Coffee. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m., followed by entertainment and a raffle with items donated by local businesses. A dessert auction will bring Main 4 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 LOCAL Canadian Couple Takes Ownership of Centralia’s Wilson Hotel DONE DEAL: Transaction Closed Wednesday for $200,000 in Cash; Contractor Already on Site By Christopher Brewer [email protected] If it weren’t for a for sale sign at the Wilson Hotel sign appear- ing on Google Maps, the historic property built a century ago might not have a new owner. Property developers David and Daniella Hamilton-Smith, of Vancouver, British Columbia paid $200,000 in cash for the transaction Wednesday afternoon, just two months after they first set eyes on the building on a computer. “I was looking at some properties in Bellingham in one of the Vancouver papers and went to look online, and I saw the hotel in Centralia. So I walked along the street in Google Maps and saw the for sale sign in there,” Daniella Hamilton-Smith said. “I showed it to David and we called (local real estate agent) Scott Horner the next day.” Pete Caster / [email protected] The Hamilton-Smiths, who Real estate developers David and Daniella Hamilton-Smith, of Vancouver, British Columbia, look at papers on the front desk of the Wilson Hotel building on Tower have been married for 34 years, Avenue in downtown Centralia on Friday afternoon. The couple recently purchased the dilapidated building this week for $200,000. oversee several commercial properties in Canada, particularly the Vancouver area, and two both ends of downtown,” Kaiser The city’s investment in the residential properties in Mexico. laughed. building since they took it over The Wilson would be their first The Hamilton-Smiths told again was minimal, according to foray into property development The Chronicle on Friday they Hill — with the city paying for in the United States, and when hope to get equipment and ma- cleanup costs and new tar on the they came down to see the build- chinery down to the building as roof. ing for themselves in July after soon as possible to begin the pro- “With effort and manpower, visiting an art show in Seattle, cess of restoring the building’s it was quite a task to clean it up,” they began to get to know people facade to its former state. Hill recalled. “We didn’t repair in the community. “We want to work from the any damage, but we invested a “We wanted to meet all the outside in,” David said. “It’s im- good couple thousand dollars in downtown business owners, and portant to get the outside look- cleanup.” we came away thinking ‘What a ing beautiful again.” For the city’s part, Hill said wonderful town,’” David Hamil- The two don’t want to waste officials are relieved to have the ton-Smith said. any time with their plans for the The Wilson Hotel, built in hotel, even if much work on the hotel off the city’s books and to 1914, includes a 24,120 -square building and its annex to restore be able to gain some money back foot main building with a the interior needs to be done. — $183,287.50 after closing costs 3,060-square foot annex. It has To say they have an aggres- and seller’s commission — that sat virtually unused for mostly sive target date at this point is a will go into the city’s capital re- the last decade, with its previous bit of an understatement. Real estate developers David and Daniella Hamilton-Smith walk through the front serve fund for now. owners having been embroiled “We would like to have some- door of the Wilson Hotel on Friday afternoon on Tower Avenue in Centralia. The city still has somewhat of in controversies, particularly in- one in there by January if we can,” an investment in the hotel, Hill volving their lack of payment. David Hamilton-Smith said. together to improve the city’s poses, are glad the Wilson Hotel said. The city had repossessed the downtown core. has sold for two major reasons: After all, it’s in the city’s best hotel in 2011 from Michelle Mo- STANDING OUTSIDE the Old “They have a real sense of The city no longer has to worry interests for there to be a profit- line, her mother Connie and her School Barbershop Company community here,” David said. about a building it couldn’t do able enterprise in one of down- husband, Frank Monteleone, on along Maple Street Thursday af- “Everyone seems to care about much with, and they received at town Centralia’s most storied grounds of nonpayment after ternoon, business owner Crystal each other.” least some return on an invest- buildings, he noted. they owed more than $375,000 to Adkisson and employee Bryan “We really like everyone we ment that showed initial prom- “We’ll work with them to help the city, essentially saddling the Frye said the Hamilton-Smiths had a chance to meet,” Daniella ise but ultimately never went them be successful,” Hill said. city with a property it could do came to meet them last week. It added. anywhere. “We wanted to ensure the hotel nothing with. was a gesture they found impres- Frye said not only did the “We weren’t in a position to becomes a positive asset to the The Hamilton-Smiths are sive. Hamilton-Smiths seem genu- well-cultured: when David turn it into an asset for the city,” city.” “They were really nice people,” inely friendly, but he said his City Manager Rob Hill said. ••• speaks, his accent unmistakably Frye said. “They took the time to interaction with them felt like it shows his roots from London, “We’re excited to see someone else Christopher Brewer: (360) meet us and talk with us and tell showed a promise for the build- come in and make good use of it.” 807-8235 England; meanwhile, Daniella us what they hoped to do.” ing. Frye said the corner of Maple hails from the Tel Aviv, Israel Adkisson agreed, also noting and Tower has seen a transfor- area. an important portion of their mation in recent years with addi- Both now live in Vancouver, conversation. tions such as Tiki Tap House, the with David having most recently “They said they were going to Compass Pub, The Dogz Down- worked as an investment banker do retail on the lower floor, and town and a soon-coming busi- for a large Canadian corporation. probably put condos on the high- ness on the northwest corner of Even with their international er levels,” Adkisson said. the intersection. backgrounds, the Hamilton- David and Daniella Hamil- “It felt like this part of down- Smiths said they realize the im- ton-Smith had similar praise for town had a hole in it, and now it’s portance of keeping all work that business owners and people who filled,” Frye said. needs to be done on the building invested in downtown Centralia, local. noting that they got a feeling that OFFICIALS WITH the city of Cen- “We’ll use local materials and people wanted to really band tralia, for all intents and pur- local labor for everything,” Da- vid said.

PLANS FOR THE HOTEL call for retail shops on the first floor, with a degree of uncertainty for the upper floors. Right now, the Hamilton-Smiths are leaning to- ward turning those spaces into high-end apartments but won’t rule out making it a hotel once again. “It’s most likely not going to be a hotel, but we want to do our due diligence and see if there is something that could possibly work,” Daniella Hamilton-Smith said. Regardless, extensive work still needs to be done to the hotel before it can be occupied. A look inside Friday shows the hotel in a run-down state, albeit a bit more clean than when the city took it over in 2011. But the Hamilton-Smiths have moved quickly to change that. On Thursday afternoon, the lights to the Wilson Hotel annex were on and local contractor Jamie Kaiser was inside taking measurements. He briefly said he had been hired to do the restoration; Kaiser is the same person working on the Fox Theatre a few blocks south, and his wife, Holley Kaiser, owns Holley’s Place, the yogurt shop at the theater. “Now I have a project on • Main 5 LOCAL The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Health Department: E. Coli Infections Increase The Chronicle is published Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings by Lafromboise Communications, Inc. in Lewis County, but Not Cause for Concern MISSED OR LATE PAPER? REPORT: Numbers Not community services manager vestigation by the health depart- are children under 5 and the el- Delivery deadlines: with Lewis County Health and ment showed no connection be- derly, or anyone else with a com- Tuesday and Thursday ...... 5:30 p.m. Abnormal, According Social Services. tween the infections. promised immune system. Saturday ...... 7:30 a.m. “... that’s why we didn’t put The health department only Please call your carrier or district manager directly. to Lewis County Health What’s most worrying about For all other issues please call our after hours customer out a press release; it’s not a tracks reported cases. Abplanalp E. coli infections isn’t the diar- service line at (360) 807-7676 for current delivery Department newsworthy story. If they had all said even if people are infected rhea, Abplanalp said, but hemo- status and to leave messages (next business day By Dameon Pesanti eaten the same brand of a par- with the bacteria, most will like- lytic uremic syndrome, which can response). ticular vegetables or eaten at the ly not cause symptoms severe cause the kidneys to shut down — [email protected] TO SUBSCRIBE same restaurant, we would have enough to warrant a doctor visit. those cases, however, are rare. To start a new subscription or to schedule a vacation News of a recent E. coli out- put out a public health advisory Even when people do visit Common sources of infec- stop or restart, visit www.chronline.com or call cus- break may have worried some and taken action.” a doctor, tracing the origins of tion are livestock, raw meats or tomer service at 807-8203 or (800) 562-6084, ext. Lewis County residents, but of- A recent article by The Daily their infections can be difficult. uncooked produce. The bacteria 1203. Monday - Friday ...... 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ficials from the Lewis County News in Longview appears to Abplanalp said people can are also commonly shared be- TO PLACE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Health Department said there have overstated the situation. The be infected for eight days before tween people. If someone uses Call 807-8203 or (800) 562-6084, ext. 1203, or visit isn’t a cause for concern. story titled “Four cases of E. coli they’re ill enough to visit the the restroom and doesn’t wash www.chronline.com. For 2012 and 2013, the county confirmed in Lewis County” erro- doctor, and it can take several his or her hands before handling Monday - Friday ...... 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. averaged four cases of E. coli in- neously reported the county’s re- more days for lab results to con- food, he or she can easily infect Classified / Legals / Obituary Manager fections. This year, the county cent case average was quadrupled. firm a cause. people around them. Amanda Curry ...... 736-3311 ext. 1277 has seen that number jump to The numbers did go up, but “By then you’re asking people “In theory, anything could be [email protected] seven. not by that much. about food they ate two weeks contaminated,” Abplanalp said. “We’ve had seven cases in the All four of the latest out- ago, which people don’t remem- “The ways to prevent getting in- OFFICE LOCATION AND HOURS county this year. We have almost breaks happened within a couple ber when they’re not feeling well,” fected with any gastrointestinal 321 N. Pearl St., Centralia doubled our average, but with a weeks of each other, between late Abplanalp said. handwashing, prevent cross con- Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. disease like this, that’s not neces- August and early September. Ab- As with many other diseases tamination when preparing food, SUBSCRIPTION RATES sarily significant with the num- planalp said he couldn’t go into or infections, the people most at and properly cooking meats up bers so low,” said John Abplanalp, detail about the cases, but an in- risk for dangerous side effects to 160 degrees.” Newsstand weekday rate ...... $1 Newsstand weekend rate ...... $1 Home delivery One month ...... $12.90 Fork Peak Fire Near Pe Ell at 90 Percent Containment Three months ...... $35.15 Six months ...... $65.15 By Stephanie Schendel One year ...... $122 By mail to Washington and Oregon/Other States [email protected] One month ...... $17.05 / $19.60 The 126-acre forest fire blaz- Three months ...... $50.50 / $58.80 ing 5 miles southwest of Pe Ell Six months ...... $99.15 / $115.40 along the Lewis-Pacific county One year ...... $194 / $227.45 line is at 90 percent containment, Online subscriptions to chronline.com according to the Department of One day ...... $2 Natural Resources. One month ...... $8 The fire has a low potential of One year ...... $84 Print subscribers always have full access to chronline.com. spreading. Subscriptions are non-refundable but the printed sub- The fire, which was on pri- scriptions can be started and stopped for vacations or vate timberland, burned through when extended breaks in service are requested. Balances recently harvested timber, slash may be held on account or can be donated to Newspapers and mature timber for the past in Education. week, according to the DNR. It is BACK ISSUES currently smoldering, and peo- Limited copies of back issues of The Chronicle are avail- ple in the area may see smoke. able at $1 per copy. Back issues greater than two weeks The cause is still under inves- old are $2 per issue. tigation. though the blaze began in an active logging site, which THE NEWSROOM may have contributed to the For news tips, corrections or story ideas, please contact cause. The fire was first reported the appropriate person listed below. on Sept. 11. REGIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Michael Wagar ...... 807-8234 There is still additional fire- [email protected] related traffic in the Pe Ell area Editor and on state Route 6. DNR ad- Eric Schwartz ...... 807-8224 vises people to avoid Elk Prairie, [email protected] the A-Line and Fork Creek roads Sports Editor near the area of the fire in order Aaron VanTuyl...... 807-8229 to minimize potential hazards. This map, provided by the state Department of Natural Resources, shows the footprint of the Fork Peak Fire West of Pe Ell. [email protected] While the firefighting effort Visuals Editor swelled to more than 200 people Pete Caster ...... 807-8232 in the first few days, about 136 of the firefighters, and their ef- been assessed for hotspots with a While the forecast for this [email protected] people remain on scene as of Fri- forts were assisted by the rainfall handheld infrared viewer, which weekend will be dry and have Police, Fire, Courts, Environment, day, according to the DNR. received overnight Wednesday,” helps firefighters ensure they temperatures of about 70 degrees, East Lewis County Communities “The fire activity is reduced Jay Guthrie, of the DNR, wrote completely extinguish hot spots the winds will not be as strong or Stephanie Schendel ...... 807-8208 greatly with all of the hard work in a press release. “The fire has close to the line.” dry as last week. [email protected] Centralia/Chehalis Government, Health, West and Central Lewis County Communities Dameon Pesanti ...... 807-8237 News in Brief [email protected] Business, Education, Tourism, Religion, 62 Percent Turnout istered voters will start receiving cy last fall, saying the agency that Washington's rate was in- South Lewis County Communities their ballots in the mail in the has for too long let state officials adequate, and thus he could not Chris Brewer ...... 807-8235 Expected in Washington middle of October. underestimate fish consumption, force the EPA to intervene. 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Main 6 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 LOCAL Millions Expected in Pot Taxes Through 2019 OLYMPIA (AP) — The 2017-19 budget biennium. changed previous outlooks that more available to them through lawmakers do not make plans to state's legal recreational marijua- The passage of Initiative 502 assumed sales wouldn't start un- the middle of 2015, and that solve the problem by the end of na market is expected to bring in 2012 allowed the sale of mari- til next year because of concerns they'll have an additional $143 that session. in about $636 million in taxes to juana to adults for recreational about local moratoriums, bans million than additionally project- Without including education state coffers through the middle use at licensed stores, which on pot sales and general uncer- ed for the 2015-2017 biennium. measures in the so-called Mc- of 2019, according to an econom- started opening this summer. tainty about how the system The projected overall state Cleary decision, the projected ic forecast released Thursday. So far the state has issued would work. budget for 2015-17 is expected to shortfall for the next spending The forecast by the Economic 57 retail marijuana licenses. By He warned that the market be $36.7 billion. period is nearly $1 billion. To sat- and Revenue Forecast Council early this month, 32 of the shops is still developing, and the num- Lawmakers will return to the isfy the court, that deficit could showed that just over $25 mil- had opened. The state Liquor bers will continue to change in Capitol in January for a 105-day be up to $3 billion for the 2015-17 lion from a variety of marijuana- Control Board reported this future forecasts. legislative session with a state biennium. related taxes — including excise, week that total sales of recre- "There is so much we don't Supreme Court contempt or- David Schumacher, director sales, and business taxes — is ational marijuana through Mon- know about what these sales are der hanging over their heads for of the Office of Financial Man- expected to be collected through day totaled just over $14 million, going to look like," he said. their lack of progress on fixing agement, said that with the ap- the middle of next year. with the state receiving $3.5 mil- The overall updated forecast the way the state pays for public proaching budget challenges, the An additional $207 million is lion in excise taxes. for Washington state's current education. money raised by marijuana isn't expected for the next two-year Steve Lerch, the revenue two-year nearly $34 billion bud- The court has promised to very much. budget that ends mid-2017. And council's executive director, get cycle shows that lawmakers reconvene and impose sanctions "But any money is helpful," he $404 million is expected for the noted that the latest forecast may have about $169 million and other remedial measures if said. Green Supporter Clashes With Authorities at Courthouse ON VIDEO: Sheriff Candidate Brian Green SEE THE VIDEO Watch the YouTube video of Says Deputies Violated Bo D. Rupert’s interaction with His Campaigner’s First- Lewis County law enforcement by looking up “Constitutional Amendment Rights by Sheriff’s Campaign Info Ob- Telling Him He Could structed by Opposition in the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.” Not Bring Campaign Since his campaign’s incep- Materials in Courthouse tion, Green posted several videos on his YouTube chan- By Stephanie Schendel nel “Libertys Champion” that [email protected] depict situations in which the candidate says his rights, or Brian Green, the constitu- the rights of others, have been tionalist candidate for sheriff, infringed upon by police or is again alleging Lewis County other forms of government. law enforcement violated con- One of his earlier videos stitutional rights in an attempt shows an interaction in which to thwart his 2014 political cam- an animated Green is kicked paign for sheriff. out of a courtroom in Pierce Green, who is running County for trying to film the against Undersheriff Rob Snaza court proceedings. About two in November’s election, details months ago, Green filmed an interaction he had with a Child his latest allegations in a recent Pete Caster / [email protected] Protective Services employee video on his “Libertys Champi- who came to his Onalaska Bo Rupert holds a sign in support of Brian Green during an event at the Lewis County courthouse earlier this month. on” YouTube channel. The video, house. Green then filmed his posted Thursday, shows 20-year- subsequent interactions with old Bo D. Rupert trying to cam- the sheriff’s office and CPS paign on Green’s behalf inside but Dan needs to eff off,” he said as he tried to file a complaint the Lewis County Law and Jus- later on in the video. Riordan against the employee. tice Center. was not present. He also has video in which Rupert is well-known to local “(Rupert) was, unfortunately, Chehalis Police Officer War- he speaks out against the local law enforcement as he is a felon told by the first person he was ren Ayers then showed up, as police department’s usage of who has more than 15 criminal well as Undersheriff Rob Snaza military surplus equipment. convictions, most of which are not allowed to bring them in, — the other candidate for sheriff Two more recent videos focus misdemeanors. It was later clarified. You can — and Commander Steve Aust. on an individual’s “right to Last week, a courthouse se- Eventually Lewis County Pros- travel.” curity guard wrongly told Ru- bring them in, you just can’t ecutor Jonathan Meyer also ap- Jonathan Meyer peared. pert he was not allowed to carry prosecutor Green’s business cards inside pass it out.” None of the responding law Rupert, however, said since the courthouse. When Rupert enforcement could provide Ru- filming the video, he returned disagreed, someone called the pert with a law proving he could to the courthouse to successfully not campaign in the courthouse. hand out campaign materials. police, which resulted in the re- convictions, 10 gross misde- and his strong involvement in Meyer did, however, hand Rupert said he was unfairly sponse of multiple police person- meanor convictions and four Green’s campaign might affect Rupert a U.S. Supreme Court targeted because of his associa- nel. additional misdemeanor convic- the election, as some people may Green chastises Lewis Coun- decision relat- tion with Snaza’s political op- tions. not want to vote for a sheriff who ponent. If he handed out Snaza ty law enforcement in the video His most recent batch of mis- associates with convicted felons, ing to the First for telling Rupert he could not Amendment business cards, Rupert said, he demeanor convictions occurred Rupert became hostile. doubts he would have been campaign inside the courthouse. in July. Rupert’s most recent “If your newspaper publishes and political stopped or would it have war- Green did not return a voice- felony conviction was in 2012, at that, I will sue the (expletive) out campaigning ranted a response from so many mail requesting comment. In the age 18, for malicious prosecution of this newspaper,” Rupert said. in public places. officers. video, however, Green said Lewis after he told Centralia police and “I’m warning you that now.” The Supreme County deputies and a security the U.S. Secret Service that his Court ruling fo- guard who works at the court- brother plotted to kill a Centra- THE YOUTUBE VIDEO featuring cuses specifical- GREEN RECEIVED 3,089 votes in house “harassed” Rupert and lia officer and President Barack Rupert titled “Constitutional Rob Snaza ly on campaign- August’s primary election while Rupert’s right to “Free speech of Obama, according to court doc- Sheriff’s Campaign Info Ob- sheriff candidate ing in school Snaza received 10,908 votes. political opposition (was) kept uments. structed by Opposition in the districts. Green believes many police out by order of the Sheriff’s Of- Rupert’s brother denied plot- Lewis County Sheriff’s Office” Meyer also officers, including his opponent fice.” ting to kill anyone, passed a was filmed on Sept. 11. When said another court case out of Snaza, often do not know or un- polygraph test, and Rupert later the security guard stopped Ru- California found courthouses derstand the law they are sworn RUPERT CAME to The Chronicle admitted he made up the story pert after he saw the box of cam- like school districts are public to uphold. Thursday afternoon to talk about to try to get his brother arrested. paign cards, Rupert then pulled property, but are not considered How the security guard and the video, toting an National Rupert later pleaded guilty. out his video camera and hit the “traditional” places for public dis- Lewis County law enforcement Rifle Association hat, a Brian While convicted felons lose record button. course. treated Rupert exemplifies that, Green T-shirt and carrying a their right to vote, they get the On the video, the security “It’s held to a different stan- Green said in the video. Green for sheriff campaign sign. right back after they are released guard told him Lewis County dard,” he said. “I find it disturbing that Sgt. “I’m a die-hard supporter,” he from prison and get off of De- Sheriff’s Detective Dan Riordan The security guard’s under- Snaza, Prosecutor John Myers said. partment of Corrections super- told him not to allow campaign standing the campaign material (sic), the Law Enforcement per- Rupert said he has handed vision. Rupert said he can vote literature into the courthouse. was not allowed inside the court- sonnel involved and the Sheriff’s out thousands of election-related and will exercise the right in the “Dan Riordan ain’t God, and house whatsoever, however, was Staff do not know the jurisdic- materials to people in support upcoming election. Dan Riordan ain’t a judge and incorrect, Meyer said. tion of the Sheriff,” he wrote in of Green, and does most of the “(Green)'s one of the few peo- Dan Riordan don’t make the “(Rupert) was, unfortunately, the video. “The Sheriff’s jurisdic- “footwork” for the campaign. ple that have ever been good to laws,” Rupert told the guard in told by the first person he was tion is County wide and his ju- Rupert, according to a back- me,” Rupert said. “He believes in the video. not allowed to bring them in,” risdiction supersedes ALL other ground check from the Wash- second chances.” “Until Dan can recite a law to Meyer said. “It was later clarified. Law Enforcement in the County. ington State Patrol and court When asked if he was con- me about why I can’t bring what’s You can bring them in, you just That is the law. Next time try and documents, shows two felony cerned his criminal background in that box in here, I hate to say it can’t pass it out.” find the courage to follow it.” News in Brief

252 expenses valued at $49,302 to do with keeping the law. loaded 9mm handgun, crib state resources” in the campaign. Audit: UW Officials should not have been charged to The Tacoma News Tribune notes and a digital gram scale. A spokesman for Dan New- Misspent $50k the federal GEAR UP grants. Of reported 51-year-old Ray Sow- Sowers ended a 26-year ca- house, who Didier faces in the the nearly $50,000 in question, ers had to attend a drug court reer in law enforcement in 2010 Republican-versus-Republican From Program $2,905 were personal expenses hearing because of January theft after pleading guilty to using election in November, called the YAKIMA (AP) — An audit that will be paid back to GEAR charges, where he was accused the department’s credit card to lawsuit “frivolous” and politi- has found that administrators UP by employees. The other ex- of stealing more than $1,500 in spend $17,000. cally motivated. of a University of Washington penses were not charged to the liquor from a grocery store. The public defender for Sow- The Yakima Herald-Republic program to get more low-income proper accounts. The former chief was also ers, Joseph Evans, declined to reported Friday that the volunteer, students into college claimed al- The internal audit was there to face new criminal charg- comment on his behalf Thursday. Washington State Potato Com- most $50,000 in charges not al- prompted by a whistleblower tip. es. He also to plead not guilty to mission chairman Chris Voigt, lowed under federal grants. accusations that he’s been trying Clint Didier Files faces allegations from the state Ex- The Yakima Herald-Republic Former Police Chief to sell methamphetamine and ecutive Ethics Board that he used reported the charges happened heroin. Complaint in U.S. his potato commission email and during a three-year span at the in Court for Two Charging documents say car to arrange for the delivery of Toppenish office of the GEAR Pierce County sheriff’s depu- House Race Newhouse campaign signs. UP program. Crime Charges ties searched Sowers’ apartment YAKIMA (AP) — Republican Newhouse, a mainstream Re- According to the UW review, TACOMA (AP) — The for- Tuesday as part of an ongoing U.S. House candidate Clint Didi- publican, and Didier, from the out of 690 transactions scruti- mer police chief of the small narcotics investigation. They er has filed a complaint in federal tea party wing of the GOP, are nized by the auditors from sum- town of Montesano had a busy found 158 grams of suspected court seeking to stop a volunteer seeking to replace retiring Re- mer 2010 through summer 2013, day in court, but it had nothing meth, 38.2 grams of heroin, a for his opponent from “using publican U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings. • Main 7 LocaL/ Northwest The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Flood Authority Discusses Initial Funding Requests 2015-17 FuNdiNg: Local Projects Hope to Receive chehaLis gets New Priority in Governor’s FLood authority Biennial Capital Budget represeNtative By The Chronicle By christopher Brewer Arnold Haberstroh, the city [email protected] of Chehalis’ representative on the Chehalis River Basin Flood The Chehalis River Basin Authority, is stepping down. Flood Authority has approved a He will likely be replaced by preliminary list of flood control former representative Julie projects it plans to submit fund- Balmelli-Powe. ing proposals for to the upcom- After serving for nearly two ing state Legislature. years, Haberstroh announced The Flood Authority hopes to his plans to move to Olympia use funds from the 2015-17 state and his resignation to Chehalis capital budget to fund the next city manager Merlin MacReyn- round of projects, which range old effective Sept. 9. from a dam over Mill Creek in City staff is recommending Cosmopolis to retrofitting a Balmelli-Powe, who was the number homes in Bucoda. Chehalis representative from In a meeting Thursday, the July 2010 until February 2013. members of the Flood Author- Her appointment will be considered by the Chehalis ity took a look at projects pri- City Council on Monday at 5 oritized into several compart- Pete Caster / [email protected] p.m. ments it called “buckets,” each China Creek is seen near lood level on the corner of Magnolia and Iron in Centralia in February. The city of Centralia has re- Committee members must with its own focus on a specific quested money from the Flood Authority for a project aimed at storing additional water where China Creek begins. live within the school district aim or goal. Staff member Scott to be eligible to participate. Boettcher gave a rundown of The Flood Authority meets each project during the meeting, the third Thursday of every with Flood Authority members the state, with a running total can really get done,” Boettcher month; members serve on two eventually approving most of the cost of $7.1 million. For More said at the meeting. “We’ll get a subcommittees as well. projects in their respective cat- • Centralia is asking for iNForMatioN prioritized list next month.” egories before the meeting’s end. $900,000 to help fund a $10.7 Two south Thurston Coun- Among the highest-priority million China Creek project A Google map and detailed ty projects were on the list for in the works for a China Creek projects, labeled “Bucket A,” primarily for upstream storage, list of each funding request, “Bucket B,” as it was known, restoration study and $140,345 with a local focus on Lewis and with the aim of reducing the in- along with the specifics of which are projects intended to request for Salzer Creek tribu- south Thurston counties: tensity and frequency of flood- each project, is available on reduce damage to homes and tary restoration. ing downtown. the Chehalis River Basin Flood other structures. Bucoda has All projects listed in each • Bucoda has proposed el- Authority’s website. For more evating a portion of Main Street Several other projects in information, visit http://1.usa. asked for vent retrofits for homes bucket totaled just over $28 mil- near 11th 1 to 2 feet and install- Grays Harbor and Thurston gov/1sbltH1. that have been elevated, but the lion, and facilitator Jim Kramer ing a 50-foot opening near the counties would be included as cost could be $5,000 per home said that total could change as intersection to provide overflow well, with a projected funding with no clear number of homes the numbers are worked around for Skookumchuck River flood- request of $17.2 million among October. As such, Thursday’s just yet. On the other side of In- before the October meeting. waters. they have requested them all. numbers are just a draft, and terstate 5, staff are requesting “We’ve got to do additional $175,000. Boettcher said the Flood Au- Boettcher said he will be fact- $100,000 for a flood reduction work and make sure the num- • Chehalis has asked for- thorityfund will finalize its priority checking the numbers and see- project on Independence Road bers are refined before we make a ing to replace a pumping station for the Bucket A projects, which ing what can reasonably be ac- near Rochester. prioritized list,” Kramer said. at the Chehalis-Centralia Air- are projects designed to imme- complished in the next biennium. Two fish habitat projects are ••• port that failed in the 2007 flood. diately help with flood hazard “These are all round numbers. on the “Bucket C” list for Lewis Christopher Brewer: (360) They’re asking for $716,245 from control, at a teleconference in We’ll have to ask them what we County, with a $50,000 request 807-8235 State Supreme Court: Age Discrimination Case Can Go to Trial OLYMPIA (AP) — The state Department positions that she the court wrote. the opportunity to make her clarified that employees didn't Supreme Court was unanimous had applied for in 2006. Scrivener Scrivener started as an ad- case in court. need to disprove all legitimate Thursday in a ruling that said an argued that she had met all of the junct instructor at the two-year "Taken together, the evidence reasons that an employer might instructor's claim that she wasn't qualifications for the positions college in 1994, and was hired presented by Scrivener creates have for an adverse employment hired for a tenure track teaching and that the president's previ- as a full-time, temporary Eng- a genuine issue of material fact decision, only that discrimina- position at a community college ously publicly stated intentions to lish instructor in 1999. The court concerning whether age was a tion was one of them. in southwestern Washington can hire younger faculty was among noted that her one-year contract substantial motivating factor in "The purpose of the law proceed to trial. comments that indicated an un- was renewed every year after that. Clark College's decision not to against discrimination is to elim- The high court said that Kath- derlying bias against her applica- "The college articulated ambig- hire Scrivener," the court wrote. inate and prevent discrimination ryn Scrivener had established tion. Scrivener was 55 at the time. uous reasons for not hiring Scriv- "The parties presented reasonable in the workplace," she said. "It's enough of a case to go to trial, The college countered that 74 ener," the court wrote. "It argued but competing inferences of dis- to be interpreted broadly." overruling both a Court of Ap- percent of its workforce was age that the other candidates were criminatory and nondiscrimi- The opinion was authored peals ruling and a lower court's 40 or over, the court wrote, and clearly qualified and were the ‘best natory intent. Therefore, a jury by Justice Charles Wiggins, who summary judgment in favor of that the hired candidates were a fit" for the college and department. should weigh the evidence." was joined in the ruling by Chief Clark College in Vancouver. better fit. These are vague descriptions.’ A spokesman for Clark Col- Justice Barbara Madsen, Justices Scrivener sued Clark College Washington's Law Against The high court noted that the lege said he could not comment Charles Johnson, Susan Owens, for unlawful age discrimination Discrimination prohibits em- burden of proof is on the plain- on pending litigation. Debra Stephens, Steven Gon- after then-president R. Wayne ployers from denying employ- tiff to prove that discrimination Sue-Del McCulloch, Scriv- zalez, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Branch hired two applicants un- ment based on age if the person was a substantial factor, but said ener's attorney, said the court's and Justices Pro Tem Marlin Ap- der the age of 40 for the English is between the ages of 40 and 70, that Scrivener should be given ruling was important because it pelwick and Ann Schindler. News in Brief Library card at any of the 27 Association, are held in Wash- gratitude and a sense of adven- Lore” temporary outfitting/ branches in Grays Harbor, Lew- ington Hall, Room 103. ture. Packwood: 5-6 p.m., Wednes- guiding permits offered is, Mason, Pacific or Thurston Participants will receive a Robinson is a nationally rec- day, Oct. 8, book discussion, counties will be eligible to win certificate and a shoulder patch ognized expert on the issue of “Eating on the Wild Side” in the gifford pinchot one of five new Nook eReaders. from the beekeepers association. food, specifically, how we can re- Salkum: 6:30-7 p.m., Thurs- By The Chronicle Library cards are free and For registration information, store vital nutrients to our food. day, Oct. 9, The Bushwick Book Officials from the Gifford available at any TRL library. As- call (360) 736-9391, ext. 427. Her book, “Eating on the Wild Club sings “Closer to the Ground” Pinchot National Forest plan to piring patrons need a photo ID Side,” describes the connections Centralia: 2-3:30 p.m. Satur- offer a limited number of per- and proof of current address, Library to celebrate between restoring lost nutrients day, Oct. 11, workshop on the mits to outfitter and guiding ser- such as a piece of received mail. of fruits and vegetables and im- chemistry and artistry of cheese- vices during 2015. Children under age 17 must have timberland reads proving health. Robinson’s work making The permits are available a parent or guardian complete finds mass audiences in publica- Mountain View (Randle): 4-5 for mountaineering/climbing, the card application for their together tions such as Sunset Magazine, p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, book dis- kayak/canoe tours, equine pack- kids. By The Chronicle The New York Times, USA To- cussion, “Closer to the Ground” For more information, con- day, The Wall Street Journal and Oakville: 2-4 p.m., Thursday, stock support and nature-based October marks the 10th anni- tact a local Timberland library or on National Public Radio’s “All Oct. 23, author talk, Douglas educational tours. versary of Timberland Reads To- visit www.TRL.org. Things Considered.” Rhoades, “Labels, Leadville and The permits authorize short- gether, a month-long celebration term outfitting and guiding use, Both books are available in Lore” of reading, learning and reflect- print as well as in e-book format. Tenino: Oct. 1-31, Cooking up to a maximum of 200 service Beginning Beekeeping ing — together. The 27 commu- days. Participants can pick up the 2014 up a Storm: A month-long cook- nity libraries that comprise Tim- Readers Guide after Thursday book exchange. Bring in your old Proposals for the permits classes start Next week berland Regional Library will must be submitted from Nov. 1 at any Timberland library. The cookbooks to share, and freshen By The Chronicle present author talks and book guide contains book and author up your collection. through Dec. 15. Currently no Beginning beekeeping classes group discussions, workshops, more than 16 of the temporary information as well as complete All programs at Timberland will be held at Centralia College cooking demonstrations, films Regional Libraries are free and permits will be issued. Only one information on all the related starting Monday and Tuesday. and music. open to the public. permit may be issued per 180 programs. The classes can be taken This year, the library is For more information, call days, per holder, per use area. Following are the highlights Mondays or Tuesdays. Both will stretching the “one book, one Central Reference at 1-800-562- Five areas within the forest are at Lewis County area Timber- run 7-9 p.m. for six weeks. community” tradition by offer- land libraries: 6022 or visit www.TRL.org. available to activities. The classes will focus on the ing two books, both focused on Proposals may be submit- Winlock: 12:30-1:30 p.m., hobby, residential and small a universal topic: food. The first Friday, Oct. 3, book discussion, Have an ted by mail to Gifford Pinchot farm beekeeper. Emphasis will book is “Closer to the Ground: National Forest 10600 NE 51st “Closer to the Ground” iPad? be put on the seasonal care of An Outdoor Family’s Year on Chehalis: 1:30-3 p.m., Satur- Circle Vancouver, WA 98682; or hives and colonies. The class the Water, in the Woods and at emailed to [email protected]. day, Oct. 4, author talk, Douglas style is networking, participation the Table” by Dylan Tomine. The Rhoades, “Labels, Leadville and app.chronline.com us. Materials must be sent no lat- and interaction. Instructor is second work is “Eating on the er than midnight Dec. 15. More Tim Weible. Wild Side: The Missing Link to information is available at http:// Discussions are focused on Optimum Health” by Jo Robin- go.usa.gov/yp5Y. your needs and questions of class son. participants. There will be ex- “Closer to the Ground” is the Nook ereaders amples and hands-on learning personal story of a father shar- aids. Students see, hold, analyze ing his love of nature with his offered as prizes for and feel what the books only children. Together they explore Library card signups talk about and gain a proactive the natural world, forage, cook knowledge base to keep bees and eat from the woods and By The Chronicle happy, productive, healthy and sea. “Closer to the Ground” cap- Throughout the month of safe. tures the beauty and surprise of October, anyone who signs up The classes, sanctioned by the the natural world and the ways for a new Timberland Regional Washington State Beekeepers it teaches us to live with humor, Main 8 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20 2014

Columnists, Our Views, Richard Lafromboise, Publisher, 1966-1968 Christine Fossett, President J.R. Lafromboise, President, 1968-2011 and Publisher Opinion Letters to the Editor Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon, Chairman Loss of 1-Year-Old Difficult to Comprehend ITEM: TENINO TODDLER DIES AFTER Our Views ment Award by the Washington lific work as an attorney. better here in Lewis County. BEING HIT BY CAR State Bar Association during a The community needs more In the coming weeks, The help the family with unforeseen ceremony Thursday in Seattle. leaders like Vander Stoep, who Chronicle will gear up for elec- It caused all of us to physical- selflessly used his personal suc- ly shudder when we heard of the expenses. If you are interested, Vander Stoep died at the age tion previews, detailing the go to www.gofundme.com/ of 88 in March, leaving behind cess to bolster the people and many important races that will tragic death of 1-year-old Rowyn causes around him. Johnson of Tenino Tuesday emp27o. Every bit helps, and him a legacy unlike any other. mark the ballot in November. just the act of caring by giving morning. She was accidentally His contributions to the city There are contested races for a financial gift will let the fam- ITEM: NATIONAL VOTER run over by a car in the family’s of Chehalis would take days to auditor, assessor, sheriff, state ily know the entire community discuss in full, as he threw him- REGISTRATION DAY representative and Congress. driveway. She died instantly. mourns alongside them. It was hard to even discuss self behind dozens of efforts for Tuesday is National Voter In addition, dueling initiatives in the office this week. For some more than five decades. Registration Day. would either require back- ITEM: JIM VANDER STOEP with small children, it is unfath- Whether it was a public pool, While we shouldn’t need an grounds for all firearm purchas- omable. We can’t make sense HONORED a new library, youth athletics or unofficial holiday to tell us of es or ban such checks entirely. of such a loss. We can, however, It speaks to the impact Jim the myriad projects of the Che- the importance of voting, it’s a We’ll do our best to present as show as much support for that Vander Stoep made in life that halis Rotary, Vander Stoep could welcome reminder. much pertinent information in family and their friends as we he is still being honored in death. be counted on to contribute to Voter turnout in the August helping you decide who to sup- can muster. The former Chehalis attorney success and growth. primary election was abysmal port in each race, but you won’t A fund has been set up to was given the Lifetime Achieve- That’s all aside from his pro- across the state, and only slightly have a voice if you don’t register. COMMENTARY: Forks in the Road Courthouse Campaign Clash Marks Thin Lines There’s a razor-thin line be- hate to say it, but Dan needs to tween crude and colorful. eff off.” Bo Rupert, a feisty Lewis Crude. Colorful. Passionate. County resident, lives in that Eventually, Rupert attracted ill-defined space. the attention of a Chehalis If he doesn’t agree with police officer, as well as sheriff something, he’ll let you know, frontrunner Undersheriff Rob often peppering his assessment Snaza and Lewis County Pros- with foul language and ani- ecutor Jonathan Meyer. mated gestures. None of them could im- I’ve met with him a few mediately provide Rupert with times over the years. On one the law that barred him from occasion, he asked that I write entering, despite repeated de- a story calling for the resigna- mands. tion of a local Probably because such a law police chief. does not exist. More recently, Eventually, Meyer appeared he told me ex- with a note detailing a Supreme actly what he Court case preventing cam- thought of our paign materials at schools. He coverage of the later cited a separate court case Greenwood out of California that found Memorial Park courthouses, like school dis- COMMENTARY: debacle. By Eric Schwartz tricts, are public property, but It was not are not considered “traditional” Musings From the Middle Fork a glowing en- places for public discourse, ac- dorsement. cording to today’s story on page Much of his mindset ap- Main 6. Remember Freak Night in 2000? pears to have been formed by Hardly the set-in-stone law his own collisions with the law. Rupert was looking for. Like anyone with a criminal Meyer eventually admitted A Good Reason to Cancel Epic III history, he’s quick to note that that Rupert should never have there is corruption among the They say history is a good to the county! Just listening to people who showed up for Freak been prevented from entering teacher, and those who forget it, the organizer made me feel all Night, and for a while all went professions aimed at protecting the facility with the business us and enforcing laws. are doomed to repeat it. warm and fuzzy inside. well. So well the fair director cards. Last Saturday’s Chronicle We wouldn’t need to worry tried to convince me to send the Perhaps those factors The entire episode appears had the story under the head- about a thing. They’d provide near 50 officers home; it was combined to complicate his to me to be a mistake on behalf line “County Crashes Party” all the security, control access, costing money. They weren’t attempted entry to the Lewis of those who halted Rupert, an and detailed the innocent rave check IDs into the big gala needed and private security County Courthouse Sept. 11. unneeded and perhaps mis- party planned for somewhere event, do all the searches, and could handle it. Rupert was stopped at the interpreted confirmation of near Rainbow Falls State Park. just take care of everything. But that really wasn’t the metal-detector that acts as the the young man’s qualms with In it, organizer John Creighton, All the fairgrounds had to do case as the night went on. de facto entrance to the Lewis authority. described his event called “Epic was count the cash. The newspaper reported County Law and Justice Center Maybe they were aware of III” like a fairly Perfect venue they said. 93 noise complaints in an area in Chehalis. his history, and perhaps he was large wed- Right in between Portland and used to having events, some of He wasn’t carrying a weap- more confrontational than he ding, 300-400 Seattle, with lots of parking, lots which are pretty noisy. There on, or anything else expressly needed to be. friends, and of buildings to set up different were only a few arrests and one banned from the premises. But I can’t think of a worse themed it as shows in. Can’t you just picture of them for assaulting me. As I Instead, he was wield- way to handle a man who an “enchanted it? said there were 50-plus cops of ing a box of business cards believes his rights are being forest.” Kind of reminded me of a all stripes on the grounds, and supporting the candidacy of trampled than trampling his Just sounds snake oil salesman. he chose me to sucker punch? Brian Green, who is running rights and not providing any so peaceful … We called around and found There were a number of By John McCroskey an underdog campaign to be- immediate solid reasoning. even serene. that raves were popular in some sick kids treated as a result of come the next sheriff of Lewis I’m sure they were caught My first more urban areas, and the the drugs they ingested; I don’t County. off guard, and I am 100 percent thought was of a wedding re- law enforcement agencies we recall if we ever counted how Rupert is, if anything, pas- certain this is not an effort to ception I attended many years spoke to really hadn’t had much many went to the hospital on sionate. That’s readily apparent damage to Green’s campaign. If ago near Toledo, where the large trouble. What we didn’t ask their own. But seemed like in the video he recorded, in anything, it accomplishes the crowd parked all over, under was if they’d been to an outdoor much of the night was spent which he loudly protests the opposite, and Green has done the influence, and got way out one? Turned out, they hadn’t getting them to the medics on holdup and demands that the enough harm to his own pur- of control. In fact so much so and didn’t really see what went site. authorities allow him his con- suit through callously ignorant we had to call for help from sur- on inside. Creighton’s intentions may stitutional right to enter. comments criticizing a fallen rounding counties. They came from as far away be good, but the facts are events More specifically, he wanted deputy and a lack of traditional But it isn’t really fair to com- as California and descended like this involve drugs and once to know what law prevented campaigning. pare a wedding to a rave. Most on our little community with people use them, bad things can him from passing through. Still, the video is interesting weddings and the receptions drugs we’d really not seen much happen. I can’t imagine a venue in rural Lewis County where When he was told that in that the man with a criminal are pretty calm, and yes, even of, and knew little about. Sadly this would be a good idea. I Detective Dan Riordan had di- history, a camera and a chip on serene. though, we became experts don’t think they are a good idea rected the security guard not to his shoulder somehow appears But it would be fair to com- overnight. anywhere, but the location can allow the campaign materials to be the moral winner. pare it to the only other sanc- Despite the pat downs for certainly make it worse. to pass, he became indignant, Yes, there’s a razor thin line tioned rave I know of in the drugs, weapons, etc., with a We don’t need another Freak maybe righteously so. between colorful and crude. county: Freak Night, October controlled entry point, the drug Night, and I for one am glad the 2000. called “E” or ecstasy was every- “Dan Riordan ain’t God, and There’s also sometimes only county shut it down. Dan Riordan ain’t a judge and a microscopic divider between It too was billed by the or- where. But it was something we ••• Dan Riordan don’t make the enforcing laws and violating ganizers as a big electric light had little experience with and John McCroskey was Lewis laws,” Rupert told the guard. rights. show with vendors and spon- much of the night it was right in County sheriff from 1995 to 2005. He “Until Dan can recite a law to ••• sors the likes we’d never seen. front of us, and we didn’t real- lives outside Chehalis, and can be me about why I can’t bring Eric Schwartz is the editor of The Oh, they said it would be so ize it. contacted at musingsonthemiddle- what’s in that box in here, I Chronicle. great, and an economic boost There were reportedly 11,000 [email protected].

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When necessary, we will be willing to take a tough, definitive stance on a controver- sial issue. • Main 9 OPINION The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Time to Change How We Combat Fires, Fund Efforts It only takes a quick look in is found only in early forest con- forest health and it will also ben- the newspaper to know that this GUEST COMMENTARY ditions for foraging and survival. efit the communities who live year’s wildfire season has been managed lands and surrounding Northwest Forest Plan was For example, Northwest deer and breathe in the shadow of our bad—endangering communities, communities. adopted, ushering in a “hands- and elk have been forced onto forests. destroying hundreds of thou- The Wildfire Disaster Fund- off” forest management style. smaller swaths of private lands Responsible timber harvests sands of acres ing Act of 2014 would give the The ensuing surge in wildfires due to lack of foraging areas in that meet the level determined of forest, and federal government an imme- in combination with other our federal forests. The prey of as “sustainable” by scientists costing millions diate tool to more effectively troubling symptoms — insect the northern spotted owl also would be a win-win for the For- of dollars to fight wildfires. Currently, the infestations, a decline in wild- lived in these early forest habi- est Service and our communities. contain the de- very same wildfires that forced life species, the rapid spread tats. As this habitat has disap- The harvests would provide des- peared, the spotted owl’s popula- structive flames. the evacuation of homes in of disease — have spurred a perately-needed revenue for the Over the past tion has continued to decline at North-Central Washington growing number of scientists, Forest Service to carry out forest 20 years the U.S. 3 percent each year. and displaced families to seek wildlife biologists, conservation management, and would fund Forest Service By Jaime Herrera While the consensus for emergency services, schools and Beutler shelter at a local high school are organizations and academics to has had to more active management is solidify- roads in the rural communities than double not eligible for the same emer- sound the alarm that our federal ing, we must avoid some of the that have been devastated by the resources necessary to fight gency funding as other natural forests are in trouble. Year af- riskier “active” approaches that twenty years of “hands off” fed- wildfires. Each year, it drains disasters. This bill changes that, ter year of overgrowth and fuel could cause more harm. In its wildfire fighting budget and allowing the U.S. Forest Service buildup continue to compound July, the head of the U.S. Forest eral forest policy. must dip into funds supposed to to access emergency resources the problem, leading to the fires Service stated in a congressional The long term prevention be used for maintenance work in without having to deplete the we’ve seen in recent summers hearing that the agency would of devastating wildfires hinges our national forests. The result rest of its budget. My colleagues that burn hotter and longer. In intentionally burn 65 million on better forest management. is disease and fire-prone forests, on the U.S. House Appro- turn, wildlife habitat is being acres of national forests in the Fortunately, forest management and an even greater risk of cata- priations Committee and I have destroyed and our clean water is name of fire prevention. This does not have to be a choice strophic wildfire. been working to build biparti- being severely threatened. We approach would be extremely between harvesting every stick It’s time to change how we san support for this legislation. desperately need to remove fuel costly and risky - experienced of timber, or putting a fence combat wildfires in the short The Obama administration has buildup and create openings Forest Service veterans and around the forest and walking term, and do more to prevent voiced its support for this initia- throughout the forest landscape firefighters warn that such large away. As someone who grew up catastrophic fires in the future. tive and I’m optimistic that we to help provide natural fire scale prescribed fires could eas- in Southwest Washington and First, we need to alter the way we can get this necessary change breaks. ily burn out of control. now represents this region in fund federal wildfire manage- written into law. Forest openings are not only What’s really needed is a Congress, I’ll keep fighting for ment so we have the necessary Fixing the way we fund important for wildfire preven- sustainable, ecosystem-based, common sense solutions that resources for these emergencies. wildfires is important, but it’s tion, but they are also necessary long-term rotating mosaic of age give our forests and communi- Second, it’s time to actively man- only a start. The constant in- to support healthy habitat for classes across the forest land- ties the best chance of a healthy age our national forests so that crease in wildfires points to a many species within the forest. scape that will provide a variety future. they’re healthy and fire-resilient, larger root problem: the chronic A healthy forest has a mosaic of of habitats for a broad spectrum ••• rather than diseased tinderboxes mismanagement of our federal age classes, each habitat able to of wildlife and vegetation spe- Jaime Herrera Beutler is a con- prone to disastrous wildfires forests. Twenty years ago, the support different species. Many cies. gresswoman representing the 3rd that threaten private and state - well-intended but deeply flawed species rely on the plant life that This is imperative for overall Congressional District. COMMENTARY: Back to Business Editorial Cartoons Is All-Green Energy Plan Worth the Cost? What if we could peer into the future and see the conse- quences of the decisions we make today? In a way, we can. “Germany’s climate According to Washington change agenda is state economists, a carbon tax high enough to achieve Gov. Jay putting its entire Inslee’s stated climate change economy at risk, even goals would increase gasoline though it contributes prices almost 60 percent over little more than two time and raise percent of the world’s natural gas prices — cur- greenhouse gases.” rently our most affordable energy — nearly By Don Brunell 35 percent. The carbon tax is only one part of Der Spiegel, Germany’s ver- Inslee’s climate change agenda. sion of Time magazine, reports How much will the rest of it cost that this year German consum- Washington families? ers will be forced to pay $26 bil- At this point, we don’t know lion for electricity that sells for precisely how the governor’s less than $4 billion on the open energy agenda will affect our market. More than 300,000 Ger- economy. But we can see that man families a year have their a misguided and mismanaged electricity cut off because of un- “green” agenda can cripple a na- paid bills. There’s even a name tion’s economy and stick strug- for it: energy poverty. gling families with the bill. Energy costs for employers Germany has launched a have jumped 60 percent over program to virtually eliminate five years and nearly 75 percent the use of fossil fuel and nuclear of Germany’s small and midsize energy by 2050. Called Ener- companies say rising energy giewende, or energy revolution, costs are a major risk, according it seeks to build a nationwide to PricewaterhouseCoopers. infrastructure of wind and solar Global giant BASF, which power at an estimated cost of has more than 50,000 employees 1 trillion euros. Chancellor An- in Germany, announced in May gela Merkel says, “No country it would substantially reduce its of Germany’s scale has pursued investments there because of the such a radical shift in its energy country’s energy policy. supply.” Ironically, Washington state Well, that much is true. And has benefited from Germany’s judging from the results, no problems. country will. Citing Washington’s afford- The program has been able electricity, SGL Carbon, a marked by poor judgment, in- German maker of carbon-based eptitude and mind-boggling cost products for BMW autos, de- overruns. cided to invest $200 million in a To take advantage of more new plant in Moses Lake instead consistent winds, the govern- of investing in its home country. ment encouraged wind produc- Germany’s climate change ers to site their turbines offshore. agenda is putting its entire But to protect shoreline eco- economy at risk, even though it systems, the wind farms were contributes little more than two pushed up to 60 miles offshore, percent of the world’s green- where rough seas and construc- house gases. tion challenges have sent costs Will we do the same? soaring. Our state contributes only Electricity generated by wind 3/10ths of one percent of the farms in northern Germany world’s greenhouse gases. Even must be moved to the industrial if we gutted our economy with south, but The Wall Street Jour- crushing “green” regulations, nal reports that Germany has no would it have any impact on north-south transmission line. global climate? Will it be worth The government must build and the cost? upgrade more than 4,000 miles As Inslee develops his climate of high-voltage power lines, but change policy to be announced because of delays, community next year, he needs to answer opposition and indecision, only those questions. 220 miles have been completed. ••• To encourage expansion of Don Brunell, retired as president wind and solar power, the Ger- of the Association of Washington man government set guaranteed Business, is a business analyst, writer, prices for renewable energy de- and columnist. He lives in Vancou- velopers, paid for by surcharges ver and can be contacted at The- on people’s electricity bills. 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Sirens Crime Stoppers of Lewis County LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Assault tralia, was arrested and booked www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org in the Lewis County Jail for bur- Domestic Violence • Matthew J. Goff, 29, Cen- glary after she allegedly shoplift- tralia, was arrested and booked • Jose Carmelo Rodriguez, ed shirts, hair dye and a bracelet for alleged third-degree theft 43, Toledo, was arrested and around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday Crime Stoppers of Lewis County and the booked in the Lewis County Jail and fourth-degree assault on the 500 block of South Tower Av- from a store on the 1000 block of Lewis County Sheriff’s Office are seeking on Thursday for second-degree Northwest Louisiana Avenue. domestic violence after allegedly enue at 5:38 p.m. on Thursday. your assistance in a theft investigation. pointing a gun at his daughter’s Between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, Sugar in the Gas Tank face on Sept. 15. Child Protective CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT Services alerted sheriff’s depu- someone removed items Domestic Disturbance • A 15-year-old Chehalis ties with information about the female was charged with mali- from the yard area in incident, which happened in the • Bridgette R. Hennessy, 29, cious mischief and booked into the 200 block of Win- family’s the house on the 100 Chehalis, was arrested on an Lewis County Juvenile Deten- block of Barnes Drive in Toledo. outstanding warrant after police tion Center after allegedly pour- ter Road, Winlock, then responded to a domestic distur- ing sugar into someone’s gas stole the following items: bance call on the 600 block of CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT tank. The incident occurred • Husky tool bag Southeast Dobson Court at 1:50 around 10:13 p.m. on the 300 Trespassing p.m. on Thursday. • Stihl M2250 chain saw block of Southwest Third Street • Red pressure washer • Gordon C. Powell Jr., 44, on Thursday. The girl told police Centralia, was arrested and Lady Curses at Children • Red plastic gas can the she was being harassed by • Husky air compressor booked into the Lewis County the car’s owner on Facebook and • Lynne, E. Thompson, 47, • Nike sunglasses Jail at 9:46 a.m. Thursday for in- was tired of dealing with it. Chehalis, was arrested and • Blue cooler vestigation of trespassing after booked in the Lewis County Jail allegedly breaking into an emp- Thursday for disorderly conduct. Disorderly Conduct The approximate value is estimated at more than $ 1,000. ty residence. If you have information about the location of this property or Around 4 p.m. Thompson was • Robert L. Hylton, 51, a tran- the person responsible, don’t delay. Call right away. Crime Stop- reported to be yelling obsceni- sient, was arrested and booked Medication Theft ties at children in a playground pers will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to the clear- in the Lewis County Jail for on the 100 block Southwest 20th ance of this crime. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-748-6422 or • A caller reported at 10:42 disorderly conduct Friday. At Street. a.m. on Thursday that someone around 4 a.m., Hylton allegedly report online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org. Remem- stole their prescription medica- started yelling at a woman who ber, you never have to leave your name. tion on the 900 block of South Shoplifting had rented a room on the 100 Tipsters 3549, 3598, 3602, 3603, 3609, 361, 3613, please call Tower Avenue. • Donna L. Brown, 63, Cen- block of Interstate Avenue. Crime Stoppers for reward information. Centralia Municipal Court Public Service Announcement Centralia Municipal Court • Steele E. Grove II, 29, Pe Ell, third-de- Held Sept. 16 criminal cases, including sen- gree theft, sentenced to 364 days in jail with 360 suspended, fined $1,000 with • Michael R. Larisch, 50, Rochester, tences, fines, fees and findings of $500 suspended, $400 in fees. two counts of third-degree driving not guilty or dismissals. • Michael D. Shope, 45, Centralia, while license suspended, sentenced to third-degree driving while license sus- 90 days in jail with 60 suspended, fined pended, sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $800 with $400 suspended on each Held Sept. 9 $150, $153 in fees. count, consecutive, $3,405 in fees. • Michael A. Davis, 21, Longview, • Alonzo Palcios-Martinez, 35, Cen- • Alan G.A. Shehan, 30, Lacey, two third-degree malicious mischief, prop- tralia, third-degree driving while license counts of third-degree driving while li- erty damage, sentenced to 364 days suspended, sentenced to 90 days in jail cense suspended, sentenced to 90 days in jail with 363 suspended, fined $800 with 90 suspended, fined $800 with in jail with 84 suspended, fined $800 with $400 suspended, $450 in fees. $400 suspended, $103 in fees. with $400 suspended on each count, • Douglas L. Gardipee, 39, Chehalis, $1,005 in fees. • Jenita F. Cox, 39, Ocean Park, ob- third-degree driving while license sus- structing law enforcement, sentenced • Michael D. Vinatieri, 44, Centralia, pended, sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined to 364 days in jail with 336 suspended, third-degree driving while license sus- $150, $253 in fees. fined $800 with $400 suspended, pended, sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined • Larry D. Peddersen, 19, Centralia, $1,950 in fees. $150, $403 in fees. reckless driving, sentenced to 364 days • Dayson Wilverton, 22, Rochester, • Correne O. Bailey, 36, Bremerton, in jail with 364 suspended, fined $800 third-degree theft, sentenced to 364 three counts of fourth-degree assault, with $400 suspended, $253 in fees. sentenced to 364 days in jail with 343 days in jail with 364 suspended, fined suspended, fined $400 with $200 sus- $800 with $400 suspended, $150 in fees. pended on each count, concurrent, • Cody D. Reddekopp, 22, Centralia, $1,300 in fees. Held Sept. 11 failure to transfer title within 45 days, • Larry E. Sarin, 63, Centralia, first- • Jeanette Underwood, 52, Centralia, fined $50. degree criminal trespassing, sentenced driving under the influence, sentenced • David C. Rahnert, 37, Centralia, disor- to 364 days in jail with 360 suspended, to 364 days in jail with 363 suspended, derly conduct, sentenced to 90 days in fined $400 with $200 suspended, $400 fined $5,000 with $4,480 suspended, jail with 90 suspended, fined $600 with in fees. $3,528 in fees. $300 suspended. Death Notices Lotteries Commodities • DONALD E. HUSTON, 79, Chehalis, died Gas in Washington — $3.788 (AAA Sunday, Sept. 14, at Capital Medical Cen- Washington’s Thursday of Washington) ter, Olympia. A memorial service will be Games Crude Oil — $92.45 per barrel (CME at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Timothy Epis- Powerball: Group) copal Church, Chehalis. Arrangements Gold — $1,216 (Monex) are under the direction of Brown Mortu- Next jackpot: $196 million Silver — $17.81 (Monex) ary Service, Chehalis. Mega Millions: • DAVID MICHAEL FRUHLING, 29, Centralia, Next jackpot: $72 million died Saturday, July 5, in Stanton, Texas. Lotto: No service details were available. Next jackpot: $3.4 million • CHARLES G. O’REILLY, 84, Centralia, died Hit 5: Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Riverside Nurs- Next cashpot: $280,000 ing & Rehabilitation Center, Centralia. Match 4: 05-14-15-22 Services will be planned at a later date. Daily Game: 7-6-9 Arrangements are under the direction of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary, Keno: 01-02-03-05-07-12-23-32-33- Centralia. 40-41-48-52-56-63-65-71-74-75-80 • Main 11 LOCAL / CALENDAR The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014

News in Brief Mount St. Helens View Point Trail started on the Public Lands Day is the largest The crossing was closed Aug. Unlike the old one, it will not 2012 National Public Lands Day volunteer effort to improve and 11 and the old failing bridge was require a center pier. Celebrates New with volunteers from Wash- enhance public land in the Unit- slated for demolition and re- According to the press release, ington Trails Association and ed States. placement. The temporary Bailey that design will allow for larger Trail Opening/ Mount St. Helens Institute work- bridge that was on loan from the stream flows, better fish passage Public Lands Day ing 1,300 hours. Littlerock Road Washington State Department of and a reduction the possibility of By The Chronicle The two groups will host the Transportation since March was scouring that undermined the grand opening. also dismantled. old bridge. The opening of the Volcano Bridge Opens Early The new trail runs roughly 1 Located between 110th Av- Despite the early opening, View Point Trailhead will be mile from the Ape Caves Park- After Destruction enue Southwest and 93rd Avenue crews will still be working on the celebrated on National Public Lands Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ing lot to a viewpoint on the of Previous Span Southwest, the original Salmon bridge and the speed limit will south side of Mount St. Helens. Creek Bridge was first closed on be reduced to 25 mph in con- Sept. 27. By The Chronicle National Public Lands Day is Volunteers are still needed Jan. 27 after structural problems struction zones until the work is a fee-free day at most federally for the event. Anyone interested The L-4 Salmon Creek Bridge were discovered. County engi- finished at the end of the year. owned lands. in helping can register at http:// on Littlerock Road Southwest is neers deemed damage to the cen- The project was budgeted for The ribbon cutting ceremony bit.ly/QfUvcS or contact Luke open to all vehicle, bicycle and ter pier too severe to be repaired $3.4 million and is funded by a will take place at 3 p.m. at the Wakefield at (360) 891-5199 for pedestrian traffic as of 7 p.m. and a new bridge was needed, ac- combination of federal highway trailhead, located just past the more information. Friday. cording to a press release. grants and county road funds. Ape Caves parking area on For- A “fee-free” voucher for each The opening comes more The new bridge is longer and More information can be est Road 8303. participant will be given at the than two weeks ahead of the 15 feet wider than the previous found at www.co.thurston.wa.us/ Construction on the Volcano end of the ceremony. National scheduled Oct. 6 date. one. publicworks/Projects/61489.aspx. Calendar Basement sale, Chehalis First Chris- Organizations Public Agencies Organizations Continued from page Main 2 tian Church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 111 NW Prin- dle St., Chehalis, (360) 748-37012 Men’s Fraternity, 6-7:30 p.m., Day- Centralia City Council, 7 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson High- City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, way, 7 p.m. The outdoor stargazing Tess Danielson benefit concert, 6 spring Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 748-3401 or (360) 330-7670 will be led by the 2014 Mount p.m., Ruege family campgrounds, 179 Senior Song Birds, 9:50 a.m., Twin email [email protected] Rainier Astro-Volunteer team. Hyppa Road, Rochester, hot dogs for Napavine City Council, 6 p.m., Cities Senior Center, 2545 National Ave., Napavine City Hall, 407 Birch St., Chehalis, (360) 740-4199 These volunteers donate the use sale, bring side dish or dessert to share, lawn chairs and beverages, Chris Guen- (360) 262-3547, ext. 213 Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., of their personal telescopes for ther & the Honky Tonk Drifters, $5 per Monday, Sept. 22 Lewis County Planning Commission, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, the public and educate about the person or $15 for family of four 6 p.m., Lewis County Courthouse, (360) (360) 748-1753, [email protected] Burger Night, 5-7:30 p.m., Centralia 740-1284, http://goo.gl/1a1Zb night skies. Rita Cleary All American Dinner and Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Eagles, quarter-pound hamburgers, Lewis County PUD Commission, Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centra- If weather makes stargazing Auction, 5 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 $1.50, other menu items, (360) 736-1146 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, $20 at the 9 a.m., 345 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, lia, (360) 269-8146 or (360) 748-3531 difficult, the party will move in- “If I Stay,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Mor- (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612 side to the lobby of the Paradise door, sponsored by Lewis County Dem- ocrats, (360) 978-5190 ton, rated PG-13, $7 adults, $6 children, Inn for a “Meet the Astrono- students, seniors, (360) 496-5599 Support Groups “If I Stay,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Mor- Libraries mers” question and answer ses- ton, rated PG-13, $8 adults, $7 children, NAMI Lewis County Connections sion. Materials to make a special students, seniors, (360) 496-5599 Preschool Story Time, for children Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Public Agencies 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia Senior Center, (360) 880-8070 or sher- “Star-Finder” device will also be Prime rib dinner, 6-8 p.m., Chehalis Lewis County Commission, 10 a.m., Teen Writing Group, for teens, 5:30 [email protected] available at no charge. Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772 BOCC board room, second floor, Lewis The event is free. Entry fee County Courthouse, agenda available Model A display, Cowlitz Valley Mod- at http://goo.gl/agwWM, (360) 740-1120 to the park is $15 per private el A Club, 1-4 p.m., 602 SE Front St., Win- vehicle. For more information, lock, (360) 560-3821 Chehalis City Council, 5 p.m, City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market call Park Ranger Curt Jacquot, “The Last Five Years,” 7 p.m., Wick- (360) 569-6577. strom Studio Theatre, Centralia Col- Blvd., Chehalis, agendas available lege, $10 adults, $8 students/seniors, at http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/meetings, Information about the Na- (360) 345-1042 tional Park Service Natural (360) 736-9391, ext. 525 Harvest Swap Meet, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Lewis County Developmental Dis- Lightscapes program is available Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, $4, abilities Advisory Board, 4 p.m., 156 NW at http://www.nature.nps.gov/ children under 12 free Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-1284 air/lightscapes. Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal General park information is District, 11 a.m., Lewis County Commis- Libraries sioners meeting room, Lewis County available at www.nps.gov/mora Courthouse, (360) 740-1451 or by calling (360) 569-2211. Saturday Matinee Movie, for all ages, 1 p.m., Salkum ARTrails of Southwest Washington, Organizations Studio Tour, ARTrailsof SWW.org Organizations Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank 20th Legislative District Democrats, Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Chehalis First 10 a.m., Country House Restaurant, (360) 748-1753, [email protected] Christian Church, 111 NW Prindle St., Toledo Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Ea- (360) 269-0587 or (360) 748-3702 Historic Fox Theatre Restorations, gles, 1993 S Market Blvd, Chehalis, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach meeting of volunteers, 10 a.m., Santa (360) 520-0772 trains, excursion to Milburn, 1 and 3 Lucia Coffee, Centralia p.m., adults $14, seniors $13, children 4-15 $11, 3 and under free, 1101 Sylve- Support Groups nus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, www. Sunday, Sept. 21 Grandparents as Parents, steamtrainride.com 6-8 p.m., 420 Centralia College Blvd., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach ARTrails of Southwest Washington, Centralia, (360) 736-9391, ext. 298 or train, excursion to Ruth, 5 p.m., adults Studio Tour, ARTrailsof SWW.org (877) 813-2828 $17, seniors $16, children 4-15 $14, chil- Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo dren 3 and under free, 101 Sylvenus St., starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, www.steam- Jackson Highway, Chehalis Tuesday, Sept. 23 trainride.com Dancing, Country Four, 1:30- Civil War Train, Mt. Rainier Scenic 4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors Railroad, 3:30 p.m., Elbe-Mineral, (360) (360) 352-2135 open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 492-5588, reservations (888) STEAM11 Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary p.m.; food available, (360) 736-9030 Meet and greet, Rob Snaza, candi- Riverside Park, Centralia, free, spon- Health and Hope Medical Out- date for Lewis County sheriff, 3-5 p.m., sored by Jesus Name Pentecostal reach, free medical clinic, 5:30-8:30 White Pass Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Church, Chehalis, (360) 623-9438 p.m., Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 Cooks Highway 12, Packwood. Twin City Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., Cal- Hill Road, Centralia, for those whose Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 vary Assembly of God, 302 E. Main St., income is less than 200 percent of the p.m., Tenino Elementary School, 301 Centralia, special guest The Arenas, free poverty level, (360) 623-1485 Old Highway 99, Tenino, (360) 515-0501, concert with offering taken, refresh- Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.- ments afterward, (360) 736-0788 [email protected], 4 p.m., Boistfort Street, downtown Che- www.teninofarmersmarket.org Regular excursion steam train ride halis, (360) 740-1295 or email info@com- and museum tour, Mt. Rainier Sce- Roeman & the Whereabouts, 9 p.m.- munityfarmersmarket.net nic Railroad, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and Composting Basics, 6 p.m., Pack- 1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle 3:30 p.m., Elbe-Mineral, (360) 492-5588, Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301 wood Senior Center, sponsored by WSU reservations (888) STEAM11 Lewis County Master Recycler Com- Dollar bingo, Winlock Community Rock & Gem Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., posters, preregistration required, (360) Building, 607 NW Kerron St., Winlock, Castle Rock Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, 740-1212 sponsored by Winlock Lions, kitch- sponsored by Southern Washington Open house, Cascade Mental Health en will be open, (360) 785-4818 or Mineralogical Society, free admis- (360) 785-0178 Care, Morton office, 228 Main St., 2:30- sion, dealers, food, door prizes, gem 4:30 p.m., (360) 330-9045, ext. 3330 Rock & Gem Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., dig, demonstrators, spin table, country p.m., Chehalis Castle Rock Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, store, silent auction, (503) 728-4274 sponsored by Southern Washington Art social, Cloudpainter Gallery, Mineralogical Society, free admission, 2 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, free, voice auction 3 p.m., dealers, food, (360) 740-0492 door prizes, gem dig, demonstrators, Harvest Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., spin table, country store, silent auction, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, (503) 728-4274 free admission Main 12 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Nation/World Nation in Brief World in Brief Alibaba Stock Soars in Sierra Leone Begins Jubilant Trading Debut France First Nation to 3-Day Ebola Lockdown NEW YORK (AP) — Aliba- FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ba debuted as a publicly traded (AP) — Sierra Leone confined its company Friday and swiftly 6 million people to their homes climbed nearly 40 percent in a Friday for the next three days as mammoth IPO that offered ea- Join U.S. in Iraq Fight the Ebola-ravaged West African ger investors seemingly unlimit- country began what was believed ed growth potential and a way to By Jamey Keaten to be the most sweeping lockdown tap into the burgeoning Chinese The Associated Press against disease since the Middle middle class. PARIS — France is back at “We are facing throat-cutters.” Ages. The sharp demand for shares America’s side in conducting In a desperate effort to bring sent the market value of the e- military strikes in Iraq. the outbreak under control, thou- commerce giant soaring well be- Laurent Fabius More than a decade after sands of health care workers began yond that of Amazon, eBay and French foreign minister spurning President George W. going house to house in crowded even Facebook. The initial public urban neighborhoods and remote Bush’s war against Saddam Hus- offering was on track to be the villages, hoping to find and isolate sein, France on Friday became ter Saddam’s ouster. France’s actions were limited to world’s largest, with the possibil- infected people. the first country to join U.S. forc- “We are facing throat-cutters,” supporting the Iraqi military or ity of raising as much as $25 bil- President Ernest Bai Koroma es pounding targets inside Iraq French Foreign Minister Lau- Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and lion. urged his countrymen to cooper- from the air in recent weeks — rent Fabius told a meeting of the wouldn’t involve targets in Syria. Jubilant CEO Jack Ma stood ate. this time in pursuit of militants U.N. Security Council that was Not so long ago, coordinated on the floor of the New York “The survival and dignity of of the Islamic State group. called to show support for Iraq’s French and U.S. military strikes Stock Exchange as eight Alibaba each and every Sierra Leonean is at Flying from the United Arab government in battling the mili- in Iraq might have been un- customers, including an Ameri- stake,” he said Thursday night in Emirates, two French Rafale jets tants. “They rape, crucify and thinkable. But feeding off sectar- can cherry farmer and a Chinese an address to the nation. fired four laser-guided bombs to decapitate. They use cruelty as ian strife in Syria and Iraq, the Olympian, rang the opening bell. a means of propaganda. Their Islamic State group has desta- “We want to be bigger than destroy a weapons and fuel de- pot outside the northern city of aim is to erase borders and to bilized the region and become China Fines Walmart,” Ma told CNBC. “We eradicate the rule of law and a lure for jihad-minded youths hope in 15 years, people say this Mosul, part of the territory the civil society.” from France, elsewhere in Eu- GlaxoSmithKline is a company like Microsoft, militants have overrun in Iraq For all his political and eco- rope, and beyond. IBM, Walmart. They changed, and neighboring Syria, officials $492M for Bribery nomic troubles at home, French Hollande says France is op- shaped the world.” said. An Iraqi military spokesman President Francois Hollande has erating independently in Iraq, BEIJING (AP) — Drug maker said dozens of extremist fight- again showed he will use force to based on a request for airstrikes GlaxoSmithKline was fined $492 Procter & Gamble ers were killed in the strikes. A fight Islamic militants to help a from Baghdad and in coordina- million on Friday for bribing doc- French military official said a beleaguered government. tion with its allies. The U.S. Cen- tors in China, the biggest such Cancels On-Field damage assessment had not been Other such operations in Iraq tral Command said Thursday penalty ever imposed by a Chinese NFL Promotion completed, while showing re- would continue in coming days, the U.S. military has conducted court. porters aerial images of targets Hollande said, “with the same 176 airstrikes in Iraq since Aug. The court sentenced the com- NEW YORK (AP) — Procter pany’s former China manager, hit. Officials said it was at a for- goal — to weaken this terrorist 8. & Gamble is canceling an on- Briton Mark Reilly, and four Chi- mer military installation seized organization and come to the aid Broadly unpopular at home, field breast cancer awareness nese co-defendants to prison but by the group. of the Iraqi authorities.” Hollande has nonetheless drawn promotion it had been plan- postponed the sentences for two One analyst said the French “In no case will there be praise for a muscular foreign ning with the National Football to four years, suggesting they may action was more symbolic than French troops on the ground: policy. Iraq is the third coun- League, the latest sponsor to never be served. The court said it substantive — France’s military This is only about planes that, try in which he has authorized respond to the NFL’s growing granted leniency because the de- means in the region are lim- in liaison with Iraqi authorities firepower: French troops largely problems. fendants confessed. ited — but it could give political (and) in coordination with our purged al-Qaida-linked mili- The consumer products The case, first publicized in cover for other allies to join in allies, will allow for a weakening tants from Mali in 2011, and maker is the latest major sponsor, mid-2013, highlighted the wide- and show that the U.S. is not act- of the terrorist organization,” he have sought to end sectarian following PepsiCo and Anheus- spread use of payments to doctors ing alone in a country still sown said. er-Busch, to show concern over violence in Central African Re- and hospitals by sellers of drugs the NFL’s handling of domestic with deadly violence 11 years af- Hollande stressed that public. and medical equipment in a poor- abuse allegations against several ly funded health system that Chi- players. The move came as NFL nese leaders have promised to im- commissioner Roger Goodell prove. The fine is the largest such held a press conference to say penalty ever imposed by a Chinese that the NFL needs to change its court. policies and will implement new In a statement, Glaxo said it personal conduct policies some- would pay the fine and had made time before the Super Bowl early changes in its business to remedy next year. flaws cited by Chinese authorities. “I made a mistake. I’m not sat- It said it would change the incen- isfied by the process that we went tive system for employees and re- through. I’m not satisfied with duce its engagement with health the conclusions,” he said during professionals. the conference. Washington Joins South Africa’s Murder States With Severe Rate Goes Up 5 Percent JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Respiratory Illness South Africa recorded about NEW YORK (AP) — Health 17,000 murders in the year ending officials say 22 states now have in March, reflecting a 5 percent in- confirmed cases of an unusual crease over the previous year, po- respiratory illness in children. lice said Friday. An uncommon virus — en- While South Africa’s murder terovirus 68 — is causing the ill- Teresa Crawford / The Associated Press rate has shown an overall decline nesses. Centers for Disease Con- Patrons of the Duke of Perth react Thursday as they watch vote results come in on a referendum on Scotland becoming an in the past decade, analysts said trol and Prevention officials said independent state during a live feed of Scottish television coverage projected on the wall of the pub. The pub is Scottish- the annual crime statistics show Friday that 160 lab-confirmed owned, and many of the patrons are from Scotland. Scottish voters rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the that violence is one of the most se- cases were reported in the 22 United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. rious problems facing the country. states. On Tuesday, the CDC’s Murder and some other kinds count was 130 cases in 12 states. of violent crime are difficult for The newest states are Cali- police to stop because most cases fornia, Connecticut, Georgia, Scots Face Healing Process After involve people who know each Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, other, said Gen. Riah Phiyega, the Nebraska, New Jersey, Virginia national police commissioner. and Washington. They Reject Secession From UK The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, said the lat- By Jill Lawless the monarch said “despite the Friday as he announced he est data shows that an average of The Associated Press range of views that have been ex- would step down as first minis- 47 murders happen daily in South FDA Revises Food Safety pressed, we have in common an ter and leader of the Scottish Na- EDINBURGH, Scotland Africa and likened the rate of kill- enduring love of Scotland, which tional Party in November. ing to that of a country at war. Rules Due Next Year — Following a long night that is one of the things that helps to Salmond said Thursday’s WASHINGTON (AP) — The brought floods of relief for some unite us all.” vote on independence had been Food and Drug Administration and bitter disappointment for Still, Yes supporters have first “galvanizing, wonderful, empow- Fierce Fighting in on Friday revised sweeping food others, Scotland awoke with a to get over their bitter disap- ering.” safety rules proposed last year hangover Friday after voting to pointment. “We now have the opportu- Yemeni Capital Kills 120 after farmers complained that reject independence. “This time, I thought my vote nity to hold Westminster’s feet SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Shi- the regulations could hurt busi- Now, the task was to heal the would count for something,” to the fire on the vow that they ite rebels and Sunni militiamen ness. divide — and use the energy the said truck driver Calum Noble, have made to devolve further battled in Sanaa for a second day The new proposals would re- referendum unleashed to hold 25, his voice cracking with emo- meaningful power to Scotland,” Friday in battles that have killed at lax water quality standards and London politicians to promises tion as a drizzly mist enveloped he said. least 120 people and have shaken allow farmers to harvest crops of more powers for Scotland. the Scottish city of Glasgow. In the last weeks of the cam- the Yemeni capital with thousands sooner after using raw manure The result — 55 percent to “I wanted a better country, but paign, Prime Minister David fleeing their homes. The violence as fertilizer. 45 percent — was more decisive it’s all been for nothing. I don’t Cameron and other London- raises fears that this chronically The final rules are due in than pollsters had foreseen and believe we will get any of the based politicians vowed more unstable country could be dragged 2015, and the FDA has been hag- prompted Scottish First Minis- things the London politicians autonomy for Scotland if voters into the sort of sectarian conflicts gling over how to write them ter Alex Salmond, who led the promised.” rejected separation. that have plagued other nations in since Congress passed a food unsuccessful Yes campaign, to Salmond’s impassioned plea A visibly relieved Cameron the region. safety law in 2010. Regulators resign. to launch a new nation fell short, said Friday he would stick to Yemen has had years of tur- say balancing the need for tighter But it meant almost half of with Scots choosing instead the his word on further powers for moil and division, particularly a food safety standards after ma- Scotland’s more than 5 million security of remaining in union each of the U.K. four regions — longtime battle with perhaps the jor food-borne illness outbreaks people woke up in a country, with England, Wales and North- a pledge that could change the most dangerous branch of the al- in spinach, eggs, peanuts and the United Kingdom, that they ern Ireland. country forever. Qaida terror network, separatist cantaloupe against the needs wished to leave. Yet the independence drive Prmising to give Scotland uprisings in the south and political of farmers who are new to such Queen Elizabeth II, who tapped a wellspring of youth and new powers on taxes, spend- upheaval that overthrew a long- regulations has been a challenge. has kept out of the political de- energy that campaigners vowed ing and welfare, Cameron told time autocrat, all on top of deep Michael Taylor, FDA’s deputy bate, said Friday that “all of us would endure. reporters outside his Downing poverty and tribal tensions. commissioner for foods, says the throughout the United Kingdom “My time as leader is nearly Street office that the new plans But throughout, it had largely agency is trying to “achieve the will respect” the result. over, but for Scotland the cam- would be agreed upon by No- been spared Shiite-Sunni hatreds goal of food safety in a practical In a statement from her Scot- paign continues and the dream vember, with draft legislation by like those that tore apart Syria and way.” tish home at Balmoral castle, shall never die,” Salmond said January. Iraq. • Main 13 NORTHWEST The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Bertha Stalled but Work on Seattle Tunnel Continues SEATTLE (AP) — Walking down the center of the concrete rings that form the five-story-tall Seattle tunnel, 60 feet below the city's downtown streets, you pass piles of rebar, elaborate strands of pipes, busy welders and black tubing attached high on the wall. Each of the rings that form the tunnel is made up of 10 curved concrete sections that fit together like puzzle pieces and l