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Early Week Edition $1 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Upcycling Dairy Ambassador Old Treasures W.F. West Grad to Compete for State Crown / Main 7 / Life 1 Centralia Searching for Squatch College Foundation Skeptical Reporter Spends Weekend Hunting Accepts for Sasquatch in the Gifford Pinchot Land Donation LAND AND TIMBER: Donation to Bring in Around $300,000 to Benefit Students By Amy Nile [email protected] The Centralia College Foundation is growing — one forest at a time. The foundation has accept- ed a gift of forest land slated to bring in around $300,000, ac- cording to the Director of Do- nor and Alumni Relations Julie Johnson. Alaska contractor Bill Watter- son and his wife, Helga, donated 17.5 acres north of Centralia near Prather Road, including Bill Watterson donated 17.5 standing tim- acres to College ber, to benefit Lisa Broadt / [email protected] the college. Scott Taylor (right), a ield investigator for the Bigfoot Research Organization, and Peter Smith, a Bigfoot enthusiast, are shown in the Giford Pinchot on Saturday exam- “We were ining a recently-found footprint. able to com- plete our de- ASHFORD — Break out For those In some parts of the country, The informal trip was put grees with- your tinfoil hats, people. It’s unversed in for- Bigfoot comes up in conversa- together by Scott Taylor, an in- out any debt and we know fringe theory time. est lore, Bigfoot tion about as often as minotaurs vestigator for the Bigfoot Field Bigfoot exists, he prefers the is a mythical or changelings (I spent a total that’s an is- Research Organization who sue in today’s Helga Watterson forests of the Pacific Northwest 7- to 8-foot tall, of maybe two minutes think- has investigated 120 Sasquatch donated 17.5 and you can find him if you ape-like crea- ing about Bigfoot during my 23 world,” said sightings over the last six years. Bill Watterson, acres to College know where to look. ture. years on the East Coast). I first met Taylor and learned who grew up in Centralia and These statements are accept- He is cun- But the Pacific Northwest has of the BFRO in March when attended the college from 1959 ed as truth rather than theory ning and elu- taken proud ownership of him. Lisa Broadt I heard the investigator’s Sas- to 1961. here, deep in the Gifford Pin- sive. And the Among the proudest are the Chronicle quatch 101 lecture at the Centra- Watterson said Helga had chot, where assorted Squatchers veracity of his dozen or so Squatchers who reporter lia Timberland Library. no family support when she recently gathered for a weekend existence has camped out on this weekend ex- of Bigfoot hunting. been debated for centuries. pedition. please see SQUATCH, page Main 14 please see LAND, page Main 14 Lack of Funding Leads to Lack of Fireworks at Pe Ell Fourth of July CELEBRATION: Fourth works for the first time in seven more than $1,000 for this year. Church members, who organize years. “The donations are being the show each year. The pastor HOW TO DONATE: of July Festivities Will Organizers say the fireworks collected now and all through- of the church is licensed in py- show was canceled this year due out the year for the 2014 show,” rotechnics and runs the show Those interested in donat- Go on Without ing to help fund a fireworks to a lack of donations and volun- Milanowski said. “Since people with about 10 other volunteers, Fireworks Show teer support. look forward to this show, it may show in 2014 can email Eddi known as the New Harvest Nelson at eddi_nicole@hot- By Kyle Spurr “It’s a spectacular show,” or- encourage them to say, ‘Hey, if Shooters. mail.com. Donations raised ganizer Kristi Milanowski said. we want this to continue, we [email protected] Eddi Nelson, an organizer will be placed in an account at “But the donations haven’t come need to step up.’” and member of the New Harvest Security State Bank. The 19th annual Pe Ell Inde- in to support having another Donations for the 2014 fire- Shooters, said donations and To volunteer for the Fourth pendence Day celebration will one this year.” works show are being held in an volunteer support was strong of July celebration or enter a kick off at noon on the Fourth It costs between $6,000 and account at the Pe Ell branch of when the fireworks started but float in the parade, contact of July with vendors, music and $7,000 to put on the fireworks Security State Bank. Kristi Milanowski at (360) has slowly declined from there. a parade down Main Street, but show each year. To date, the or- The fireworks display be- 291-3291. at nightfall there will be no fire- ganizers have only raised a little gan in 2006 by New Harvest please see FIREWORKS, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Indefinite Incarceration Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 53 Trial for Civil Lovo, Amy N., 39, Chehalis Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 67 Hughes, William Howard, 87, @chronline Rain Likely Commitment Napavine see details on page Main 2 of Convicted Kelley, Charlotte E., 91, Toledo Find Us on Facebook Rapist Leischner, Roger M., 79, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Centralia thecentraliachronicle Carmen Cleveland-Barrera, Begins Root, Carol Anne, 75, Onalaska Elementary, Fifth / Main 3 Bremerton Grade Daarud Sr., Dallas Alanda, 68, Centralia Call Today and ask for our special deal! 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Guest speaker will be Hedia For more information, contact Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.- Adelsman, executive policy ad- Lewis County Democrats via email 4 p.m., downtown Chehalis, (360) 740- If you have an event you viser to the director of the state at lewiscountydemocratswa@ 1212 or email info@communityfarmers- would like included in the Department of Ecology. gmail.com or call (360) 626-2768. market.net. Community Calendar, please Also on the schedule is a The forum is sponsored by Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors email your information to showing of the film “Do the Lewis County Democrats, 20th open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 [email protected]. p.m.; food available, (360) 736-9030 Math: The Movie.” Legislative Democrats and 19th Include a daytime telephone Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. Legislative District Democrats. James Haye with Brian Feist, blues, 7 number where you can be p.m., Olympic Club, Centralia, all ages, free reached. 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