Setting Sail for State Toledo Runners Adna, Napavine Seal Bids With District Quarterfinal Wins / Sports 1 Finish Second at Districts / Sports 1 $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Discover! Seeks Cash History of Activism Children’s Museum Looks to Next Oil Train Debate Just the Latest in Line of Phase After Successful Pilot / Main 3 Northwest Environmental Clashes / Main 7 Commissioners Get Earful on ATV on Roads Issue ORDINANCE FAILS: Outcry from Property owners were upset, all-ter- ers sent the idea back to the discussion people can figure out how they want to rain vehicle riders felt slighted by coun- table. regulate ATV use on secondary roads. Property Owners Along Roads ty officials and emergency responders The core of the issue was an ordi- Lewis County discussed starting a pilot Proposed for ATV Use Plays weighed in on response times. nance that was proposed to allow street- program with members of the Cowlitz Major Factor in County Decision After a one-and-a-half hour public legal ATV riders the opportunity to ride Basin Off-Road Vehicle Group and other hearing on a proposed ordinance allow- legally on Salmon Creek Road and Koons interested parties. By Christopher Brewer ing wheeled all-terrain vehicles on two Road near Mossyrock. According to state In a public hearing that lasted well [email protected] rural Lewis County roads, commission- law, counties with more than 15,000 please see COMMISSIONERS, page Main 12 Chehalis School District Pete Caster / [email protected] Eyes $36 Million Bond Lynn McCord, of Chehalis, left, and Maureen Baker, Chehalis, look through ballots at the Lewis County Courthouse on Monday Preparing for Election Day Ballot Rush TALLY: Early Count Low After Election Officials Predict 68 Percent Turnout By The Chronicle Last-minute ballots continue to make their way in to the Lewis County Auditor’s Office with just hours to go before polls close, but the projected voter turnout may prove to be a little optimistic compared to the numbers reported so far. As of Monday afternoon, Lewis County elec- tions officials Election reported a 38 percent voter turnout. That’s 2014 up from 26 percent last Pete Caster / [email protected] Wednesday but Chehalis School District Superintendent Ed Rothlin stands outside the oice of Cascade Elementary in Chehalis on Monday afternoon. still well below a predicted 68 percent figure. A UNIFIED CAMPUS: The county ONLINE sent out ballots If Approved, Bond Look for re- to more than Would Help with a sults to Tuesday’s 43,700 regis- election at www. tered voters $56 Million Project, chronline.com around Lewis Making Kindergarten beginning at 8 County, and p.m. Stories will be as of Monday Through Eighth Grade updated through- about 16,600 Campus Possible out the night have turned with interviews, them in. But By Justyna Tomtas photographs and elections spe- [email protected] comments from cialist Heather candidates. Boyer said the The Chehalis School Dis- number of bal- trict will be asking taxpayers lots coming in are increasing as 8 p.m. to approve a bond of almost Tuesday rolls around. $36 million in February for a “We’re getting more than normal,” project with an estimated cost Boyer said. “Usually the day before of more than $56 million. the election and Election Day, we get According to Superin- a lot of people.” tendent Ed Rothlin, the pro- If you haven’t turned in your bal- posed plan would replace lot yet, 8 p.m. is the deadline to do both Cascade Elementary so. Ballots must be postmarked by and R.E. Bennett Elementary, close of business today, and two drop two aging buildings. On Monday afternoon, Chehalis School District Superintendent Ed Rothlin stands at the foot of a spiral staircase that goes from the basement of R.E. Bennett Elementary up to the school's stage. For decades, students have tagged the please see ELECTION, page Main 12 please see BOND, page Main 12 inside of the vertical hallway with graiti. The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Canine Research Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 52 UW Scientists Looking to Markiewicz, Michael W., Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 61 Extend Life of Dogs / Main 14 90, Oakville @chronline Scattered rain Knokey, Gail Ann, 65, see details on page Main 2 Rochester Find Us on Facebook Kalich-Karki, Eileen, 104, www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Dylan Centralia thecentraliachronicle Whaley, Boistfort Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Calendar Today WHAT’S HAPPENING? Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m.; food available, If you have an event you would (360) 736-9030 like included in the Community Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medi- Calendar, please email your cal clinic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 information to calendar@chronline. Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, for those whose income com. Include a daytime telephone is less than 200 percent of the poverty level, (360) number where you can be reached. 623-1485 There is no charge for these listings. For questions about calendar items, Public Agencies call Doug Blosser at The Chronicle, (360) 807-8238. Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Thera- peutic Court Sales Tax Advisory Committee, 2:30 p.m., conference room, Lewis County Public Health & Social Services Department, (360) 740-1148 Lyceum is free and may also be Lewis County PUD Commission, 9 a.m., 240 Sev- taken as Humanities 286, one credit. enth St., Morton, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612 Lyceum classes are held in WAH 103 or, if more space is needed, Corbet Theatre. Organizations For more information, call Jody Pe- Submitted by Kristi Ward Wells for “Our Hometowns,Volume 2” Submitted by Kristi Ward Wells for “Our Hometowns, Volume 2” A lagpole ascent gives a bird’s-eye view of the Ci NAMI Lewis County educational program, terson, (360) 736-9391, ext. 209, or email Frank Ward saved the day by rescuing a vilian Conservation Corps camp at Lewis and Clark 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland her at [email protected]. - Library, (360) 880-8070 or [email protected] stranded climber and threading a new State Park in 1935. Senior Song Birds, 9:50 a.m., Twin Cities Se- Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., lag into place on a 135-foot lag pole,- nior Center, 2545 National Ave., Chehalis, (360) Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis the tallest lying at any Civilian Conser 740-4199 Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Eagles, hard-shell vation Corps camp as of June 1935. Southwest Washington Mycological Society, 6 tacos, two for $1, other menu items, (360) 736-1146 p.m., WSU Lewis County Extension conference Games Night, 5:30-9 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, room, Lewis County Courthouse, (360) 740-1212 Chehalis, free, (360) 740-0492 Editor’s Best Bet Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, Steve Brown, noon-1 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@lo- Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Writer, Historian to Talk About CCC in Washington calaccess.com Open mic, 6-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, Writer’s Forum, 1-3 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417 Writer and historian Janet them, highlighting the creation Chehalis, (360) 262-0525 Oakley will be talking about and culture of CCC logging Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, (360) 269-8146 or Public Agencies the Civilian Conservation camps. Corps in Washington state The presentation is a part- (360) 748-3521 Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Ag- Tuesday Quilting Rebels, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oakview ing Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., LMTAAA Olympia from 1933 until 1941 during a nership of Mineral School and Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-4671 office, 2404 Heritage Court SE, Suite A, Olympia, presentation at 7 p.m. Wednes- Humanities Washington. (360) 664-3162, ext. 112 day at Morton’s Roxy Theater. Following’s Oakley’s talk Support Groups Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, Oakley will describe the will be a reading of a short play, 1 p.m., large conference room, Lewis County Public CCC’s impact on the state’s adapted from Oakley’s award- Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 a.m., Bethel Services building, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, natural resources and on the winning novel “Tree Soldier.” Church, for mothers with children pregnancy (360) 740-1451 men who worked to preserve Donations will be accepted. through 6 years old, sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or (360) 864-2168, email [email protected] or visit Organizations www.facebook.com/chehalismops Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., Assembly NAMI Lewis County Connections Support of God church, 702 SE First St., Winlock Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) Seniors’ Bible study, 2 p.m., Calvary Assembly NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Lewis County Robotics Society, 6 p.m., room 880-8070 or [email protected] of God, Centralia, (360) 736-6769 or (360) 324-9050 Write-In, 3-7 p.m., Vernett Smith Chehalis Tim- 128, Kemp Hall, Centralia College, (360) 304-9660 berland Library, bring laptop or pen and paper to Al-Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6 p.m., Unity Cen- Soroptimist International of Lewis County, 5:30 Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., pursue writing 50,000 words in 30 days, http://goo.