Babies of the Year See Some of the Areas Newest Additions / Inside Bearcats Dominate W.F. West Offense Explodes in Win Over Aberdeen / Sports 7 All-Area Basketball / Sports 1 $1 Midweek Edition Thursday, March 20, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Library A Second Idea Gains Steam in Chance for Toledo AGREEMENT CLOSE Timberland Library Kiosk Would Be Solis-Diaz? Complemented by Donated Materials, Staffing Law Would Provide New Avenue By Christopher Brewer [email protected] for Juvenile Sentencing Reviews TOLEDO — They may not have received their request for a full ser- vice library, but several people in Toledo are working to make the next best thing happen: a volun- teer-serviced community library in the downtown area. Timberland Regional Library officials met with several Toledo residents Tuesday evening, includ- ing Pat Caldwell and mayor Jerry Pratt, to hammer The Chronicle, file photo out details regard- Guadalupe Solis-Diaz Jr. appears in court prior to being convicted for a 2007 drive-by shooting in downtown Centralia. ing placement of a kiosk that the library board vot- AWAITING GOVERNOR'S years in prison by a Lewis Coun- ed to support in ty judge for a drive-by shooting a recent meeting. SIGNATURE Review of 92- that occurred in Centralia when Their gathering Jerry Pratt Year Sentence Possible he was 16, the law may be the preceded the larg- mayor, library difference between spending the er Vision:Toledo proponent Under New Legislation rest of his life in prison or being Big Community By Stephanie Schendel released by age 40. Meeting that brought together several area officials and business [email protected] SOLIS-DIAZ appeared in Lewis leaders that met with residents to The state Legislature passed County Superior Court ear- bounce ideas off each other for continued development in Toledo. a bill last week that marks one of lier this month and unsuccess- the most significant reforms in The current plan calls for the fully pleaded for a lower prison Caldwell-owned building at 241 juvenile justice in the past two sentence that would have once decades. Cowlitz St. to house a Timberland- again allowed him to someday provided kiosk, which is essen- The law, which is currently live outside of prison walls. awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee’s sig- tially a computer station linked to On Aug. 11, 2007, Solis-Diaz the greater Timberland Regional nature, could allow for the early sprayed bullets into a crowd of Library catalog and web system release of dozens of prisoners people standing outside a bar aimed at providing library services sentenced to life for crimes they on Tower Avenue in downtown Guadalupe Solis-Diaz looks back at his friends and family who came to sup- in one central area. committed prior to turning 18. Centralia. The bullets didn’t hit For Guadalupe Solis-Diaz port him during a resentencing hearing in Lewis County Superior Court at the Jr., a man twice sentenced to 92 please see LAW, page Main 10 Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis earlier this month. please see LIBRARY, page Main 10 Charlie Albright Awarded Centralia native Charlie Albright poses in this Avery Fisher Career Grant photograph from 2011. By The Chronicle to perform at a celebration Tues- tion and assistance to talented Classical pianist Charlie Al- day evening honoring the grant instrumentalists and chamber bright, a Centralia native, is one recipients as well as Avery Fisher ensembles who the Recom- of three recipients of the Avery Prize recipient Jeremy Denk at mendation Board and Execu- Fisher Career Grant for 2014. the Lincoln Center’s Stanley H. tive Committee of the Avery Albright was honored along- Kaplan Penthouse in New York Fisher Artist Program believe side two other recipients, violist City. to have “great potential for Dimitri Murrath and the Calder Avery Fisher Career Grants Quartet. Albright is scheduled are designed to give recogni- please see ALBRIGHT, page Main 10 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Almost Fatal Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT Low 30 White, Arden P., 88, Chehalis Follow Us on Twitter Woman Woods, Valan L., 52, Bucoda TOMORROW High 52 @chronline Mostly sunny Battles Wright, Leander E., 90, Centralia see details on page Main 2 Sukeforth, Lewis E., 66, Chehalis Flesh- Goodwin, Ken, 54, Toledo Find Us on Facebook Meister, Walter A., 72, Toledo www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Eating thecentraliachronicle Matthew Batchelder, third / Luhr, Raymond A., 94, Olympia grade, Morton Disease Pedersen, Roland “Ron,” 85, Toledo Main 5 CH516374cd.cg Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thurs day, March 20, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Dance Festival Will Be at Corbet Theatre The Southwest Washington Dance For more than 31 years, Southwest Center will host the 22nd annual Dance Washington Dance Ensemble has given Calendar Festival Northwest at 7 p.m. Saturday at the gift of dance to the Lewis County Today Corbet Theatre on the Centralia College area. The Dance Ensemble has per- WHAT’S HAPPENING? Campus. formed for audiences at the Lewis Coun- Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Dance Festival Northwest brings ty Community Concert, “The Nutcrack- Chehalis, (360) 740-0492 If you have an event you would dance companies from around the Pa- like included in the Community er,” Northwest Wind Symphony and the Chris Guenther, 7:30 p.m., PJ’s Pizza, 1232 cific Northwest to the Centralia/Cheha- Merce Cunningham Tribute. They have Alder St., Centralia, (360) 736-0101 Calendar, please email your lis area. The dancers take master dance “Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 information to calendar@chronline. also danced at Dancepalozza and other com. Include a daytime telephone classes together as a group and then each festivals in Seattle. Jackson Highway, free, (360) 262-0525 individual company performs dance Public Agencies number where you can be reached. In addition to the host company, vis- There is no charge for these pieces that they have prepared. iting companies this year will include This year the master classes will be Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Tran- listings. Ballet Northwest, Olympia; Evergreen sit office, 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, (360) For questions about calendar taught by Daniel Wilkins, director of 330-2072 DASSdance, a professional contem- City Ballet, Renton; Harbor Dance Ballet items, call Doug Blosser at The Company, Gig Harbor; Olympia Dance Libraries Chronicle, (360) 807-8238. porary dance company in Seattle, and Stephanie Saland, former principal Center, Olympia; Studio West Dance Book Babies, for babies birth-245 months, Theatre, Olympia; and Washington Con- 11 a.m., Centralia dancer with New York City Ballet for 21 personality Cisco Morris, who will be years. temporary Ballet, University Tick- Family Story Time, for children age 3-third ets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle talking at 2 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, This year’s dances will include con- Junior PageTurners, for children grades 1-3, at noon and 1 p.m., will be magician temporary ballet, modern and contem- stucents and children, They are available “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stu- Jeff Evans. porary dance and jazz. online at www.swwdance.org; at South- pid Tales,” by Jon Scieska, 3:30 p.m., Winlock Other presentations will be: The host company, under the direc- west Washington Dance Center, 455 N. PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, • 11 a.m. Friday — Karen Edwards, tion of Danielle Brosco, is Southwest Market Blvd., Chehalis; and at the door. “The Shoemaker’s Wife,” by Adriana Trigiani, “Planting to Preserve” Washington Dance Ensemble, from Che- For more information, call the dance 5:30 p.m., Centralia • noon Friday — Gary Stelzner/Ken halis. center, (360) 748-4789. Organizations Yates, “Beginning Beekeeping” American Legion Post 508, potluck and • 3 p.m. Friday — Barbara Eastman, meeting, 6 p.m., Onalaska First Church of God “Straw Bale Gardening” items will be held. Support Groups Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 • 10 a.m. Saturday — Don Enstrom, To reserve a table, call Jami Lund, H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Bap- p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalaska First “Small Fruits for the Home Garden” (360) 918-3990; Suzanne, (360) tist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, Church of God, (360) 978-5368 • 11 a.m. Sunday — Jim Byrd, 740-1908; or visit http://tinyurl.com/ (360) 480-0592, [email protected] Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 “Spring Mushrooms” LCLDD2014. Life Recovery Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Dayspring p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, Centralia, (360) 485-2852 Throughout the weekend, Master For general information, call Gardeners and other experts will be (360) 748-3401 Support Groups (360) 740-9868, (360) 304-8536 or visit giving tips on gardening and home www.lewiscountyrepublicans.us. “Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss care. Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, 7-9:30 Saturday, March 22 of a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Assured Home Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, (360) 262-3041 Hospice, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, (360) children and $5 for families (up to five 330-2640 March-May Art Show Opening Party, by Cloud- people). Free parking is available. painter Gallery, 8 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, free, Blitz Fastpitch Team to Hold Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. Scheuber Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri- (360) 740-0492 Fundraiser at Applebee’s day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.