Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com $1 Weekend Edition Saturday, July 9, 2016 From Books to Bats Former Bearcat Thrives at Princeton / Sports 1 A Season for Learning It’s More Than Books Centralia School District Keeping Students Book ‘n’ Brush Caters to Customers’ Engaged Through Summer Courses / Main 4 Whims in Downtown Chehalis / Main 5 Toledo Frog Jumping Remains a Four Suspects Family Tradition After 35 Years Charged After Guns, Drugs Found at Centralia Home SOUTH TOWER AVENUE: Confidential Informant Wore Recording Device While Making Purchases By Natalie Johnson [email protected] Four Centralia residents were charged in Lewis County Superi- or Court Friday on drug and gun charges after a month-long inves- Matt Baide / [email protected] tigation into methamphetamine Bently Bowen’s frog leaps away from him after some encouragement during the Toledo Cheese Days Frog Jumping Contest at the Toledo High School track on sales at a home in a residential Friday. Participants are allowed to coax the animals by any method other than touching them. neighborhood in Centralia. THE SEARCH: Their ar- Late-Night rests came after Crews Comb Rock Pits officers with and Swamps for Slimy Lewis County’s Joint Narcot- Competitors ics Enforcement Team, the state By Natalie Johnson Department of Brandon Perrott [email protected] Corrections and When it comes to the Toledo Lewis County Cheese Days annual Frog Jump- SWAT and Sher- ing Contest, competition is a iff’s Office SET family tradition. teams served a Catching the athletic am- warrant early phibians and handing them out Thursday morn- to eager youths and adults alike ing at the house. is also a family affair for Don The warrant was and Angela Schaplow and their obtained after children Kal, 14, and Duke, 15. an investigation Barney Spencer “Last night we all went and into alleged drug frogged from 10 at night to 2 in dealing by Bran- the morning,” Don Schaplow don Michael Per- said Thursday. rott, 33. Schaplow has been the Perrott was competition’s designated frog charged Friday wrangler for many years, but he with four counts wasn’t the first. Tom Lahmann, of delivery of former superintendent of the methamphet- Toledo School District, started Natalie Johnson / [email protected] amine. Bail was Jennifer Morillon Don Schaplow, the keeper of the frogs for Toledo Cheese Days' annual frog jumping contest, discussed his strategies for set at $25,000. Three other FROGS, catching the slippery amphibians Thursday, the day before the event. please see page Main 14 suspects were charged as co- defendants. Pat- rick Neil Martin, Suspect in Centralia Stabbing Held Without Bail Pending Evaluation 50, was charged By The Chronicle ance in Lewis County Superior will be evaluated to determine Donald's in the 1200 block of with possession of methamphet- A man accused of stabbing a Court Wednes- whether he is competent to Lum Road when another cus- day afternoon, stand trial. tomer asked him to leave when amine and sec- customer at Centralia’s McDon- ond-degree un- Patrick Martin where he was On Wednesday, defense at- he became abusive toward staff ald’s restaurant Tuesday is sched- lawful possession appointed coun- torney Joely O’Rourke, who rep- and others. uled to be evaluated by staff from of a firearm and granted $10,000 sel. His hearing resents defendants at their first Beck allegedly left and came Western State Hospital. bail. Jennifer Novalee Morillon, was resched- court appearances, said she be- back with a 4-inch folding knife 31, was charged with possession Calvin J. Beck, 50, of Olym- lieved Beck needed the evaluation. and stabbed the other man in uled to Thurs- of methamphetamine and grant- pia, is being held without bail in day morning “After speaking to Mr. Beck, the stomach. the Lewis County Jail. He was ed $5,000 unsecured bail. Spen- to discuss bail, I don’t believe he understands The injured man helped cer Rene Barney, 28, was charged arrested Tuesday and charged but, accord- Calvin Beck the proceedings,” O’Rourke hold Beck down until officers Wednesday with first-degree awaiting mental with first-degree unlawful pos- ing to court said Wednesday. arrived, according to police. He session of a firearm and granted assault. documents, that evaluation At 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, was transported to Providence He made his first appear- hearing was canceled, and he Beck was at the Centralia Mc- Centralia Hospital for treatment. please see DRUGS, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Transgender Bathroom Rule New Leadership Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Effort Married Ortega, Barney Arthur, 67, Follow Us on Twitter Centralia @chronline to Put Couple Take Williams, Stephanie June, Measure Lead of 70, Rochester Find Us on Facebook on Ballots Centralia’s www.facebook.com/ Fails to Get Salvation thecentraliachronicle Signatures Army Post / Main 13 / Main 6 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, July 9, 2016 PAGE TWO News A Close View of a Competitor of the Weird The players will wear special Woman Finds Lottery jerseys that feature dozens of Ticket Worth $470K orange, black and gray cat faces. The jerseys will be auctioned for While Doing Taxes the team’s charity, which sup- CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Of- ports over 35 local nonprofit or- ficials say a New Jersey woman ganizations, group sales director found a winning lottery ticket Kevin Fenstermacher said. worth more than $470,000 while The special jerseys are popu- preparing to file her taxes. lar with teams, said Jeff Lantz, The state lottery announced senior director of communica- on Thursday that Yokasta Boy- tions with Minor League Base- er, of Clifton, found the Jersey ball. Cash 5 ticket from an April 2015 He said the El Paso (Texas) drawing and was able to file her Chihuahuas did a jersey with a claim about two weeks before dog face on the front, and the the ticket expired in April. Eugene (Oregon) Emeralds did Boyer says she had her broth- a “Portlandia” jersey for the er verify the winning numbers hit comedy TV series filmed in Natalie Johnson / [email protected] after finding the ticket. Portland. The giant bullfrogs used for the annual Toledo Cheese Days’ frog jumping contest are all caught by hand, and many Boyer, who has a full-time “But this is the first cat jersey I are stored at frog wrangler Don Schaplow’s Toledo home in the days leading up to the competition. See the related and part-time job, says she can recall,” Lantz said. story on today’s front page. plans to pay off her debts and This isn’t the first animal- spend more time with family themed game for the BlueClaws, and friends during the coming whose logo is typically a blue Christmas holiday season. crab. Notable Quote The ticket was bought at the Media relations director Quick Mart in Clifton. Greg Giombarrese said their “Bark in the Park” event for dogs was successful, so they wanted “If we just sold books, we probably would have Hackers Put ‘Poop’ on to give cats some love, too. Roadway Message Fans can bring their cats, gone out of business a long time ago.” which are admitted with a $2 Board in New Jersey Paw Pass. MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) But to prevent any catastro- David Hartz — Officials say hackers tempo- phes, fans must sign a waiver, owner of Book ‘n’ Brush rarily changed the message on and the felines must be in car- a southern New Jersey roadway riers or on leashes. The fans sign to the word “poop.” should also consider whether (see page Main 5 for the full story) The Press of Atlantic City their pets can stand the noise reported the word flashed re- and the crowd. peatedly on Wednesday in Mays An animal rescue group will Landing on an electric message be on hand to accept donations Today in History board near a road construction and to offer cats and kittens for project. The message remained adoption. Today’s Highlight in History: killed in a train collision in Justice Earl Warren died in Nashville, Tennessee. The Dis- Washington at age 83. until state Transportation De- On July 9, 1816, Argentina tinguished Service Cross was es- In 1986, Attorney General partment officials contacted the declared independence from World Champion tablished by an Act of Congress. Edwin Meese’s Commission on contractor responsible for the Spain. sign and asked that the word be Cable Car Bell-Ringer In 1938, Supreme Court Jus- Pornography released the final removed. tice Benjamin Cardozo, 68, died draft of its report, which linked Officials say message boards Crowned On This Date: in Port Chester, New York. hard-core porn to sex crimes. are secured with locks to prevent SAN FRANCISCO (AP) In 1540, England’s King In 1945, architect Frank In 1995, Jerry Garcia per- vandalism. Leonard Oats wowed the crowd Henry VIII had his 6-month- Lloyd Wright unveiled his de- formed for the final time as with a bell-ringing rendition old marriage to his fourth wife, sign for the Solomon R. Guggen- frontman of the Grateful Dead of Michael Jackson’s song “Bad” Anne of Cleves, annulled. heim Museum, a spiral struc- during a concert at Chicago’s Play (fur)ball! Team and took home a giant trophy, a In 1776, the Declaration of ture on Manhattan’s Upper East Soldier Field (Garcia died a Invites Fans to Bring stack of cash, lots of Ghirardelli Independence was read aloud Side that was completed in 1959. month later). chocolate and a fair amount of to Gen.