Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com $1 Early Week Edition Postseason Glance Tuesday, What’s Next for Local Prep Hoops Teams? / Sports Feb. 2, 2016 Raid in Chehalis New Documentary Three Arrested; Stolen Items Seized by Chehalis Area Woman Who Owned Painting Chehalis, Lewis County SWAT / Main 4 Dog Set for ‘Animal Planet’ Debut / Main 3 Suspect in Rape, Kidnapping Held Without Bail OUTBURST: Suspect Now while prosecutors spend another Kaech made his first ap- Pete Caster / day determining how to charge pearance Monday afternoon in [email protected] Faces Contempt Charges him in connection with a re- Lewis County Superior Court, Joel Louis Kaech After Swearing at Judge ported rape and kidnapping that where the Lewis County Prose- makes an ap- occurred over the weekend. cutor’s Office asked Judge James pearance in Lewis By Natalie Johnson Joel L. Kaech, 25, of Salkum, Lawler to find that the state has County Superior Court on Monday By The Chronicle was arrested at 1:47 p.m. Sunday, probable cause to charge Kaech according to Lewis County Jail with a crime, and to approve afternoon A Salkum man is being held records, on suspicion of first- holding him on $500,000 for an- at the Lewis without bail after swearing at a degree rape, first-degree kid- other day before filing charges. County Law and Lewis County Superior Court napping and felony harassment Justice Center in judge at his first court hearing, — threat to kill. please see SUSPECT, page Main 14 Chehalis. Capacity Crowd County Takes in Bull Riding Commission Bucking Tradition in Silver Creek Continues to Support Prospecting Project Near Mount St. Helens POTENTIAL DELAYS: Ascot Resources Expects to Face Continued Opposition From Environmental Groups By Kaylee Osowski [email protected] Ascot Resources has been working to begin an exploratory drilling project in the Gifford Pinchot for about six years. If everything moves forward with a new application this year, the Canadian-based mining company hopes to begin pros- pecting this summer, potentially bringing jobs to Lewis County — Pete Caster / a prospect that has made Lewis [email protected] County elected officials sup- A packed barn looks on as Jace Catlin, of Toledo, completes his 8-second bull ride on Saturday evening at the Lazy HK-Bar Rodeo in Silver Creek. portive of the project. Mike McDonald, an Ascot By Jordan Nailon Resources representative, said the prospecting project will [email protected] bring in more than 20 jobs, as Junior Bull SILVER CREEK — Rodeo- well as contract work for other Rider Cody ing is a family tradition out at companies. Ballard, 15, the Lazy HK Bar Ranch. Their However, he expects the of La Center, professional stock bulls are part company will face continued is bucked of a carefully honed bloodline opposition from environmental of of a bull manipulated by the veteran groups. during the hands of Harlan Knowles. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Lazy HK-Bar Harlan rode bulls for awhile and environmental groups in- Rodeo on himself before founding his bull cluding the Gifford Pinchot Task Saturday breeding operation nearly 50 Force, which McDonald said has night in years ago. been the loudest in speaking out Silver Creek. “I’ve been doing this my against the project, want the pub- whole life, and I’m 80 now and lic comment period for the appli- still doing it,” declared Harlan cation extended to 90 days total. while deftly pulling strings be- The task force previously hind the scenes at the once-a- sued the agencies involved with month winter bull riding series the proposed project. he and his wife Chris host at please see SUPPORT, page Main 14 please see BUCKING, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Horse Sense Pay Raise? Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Once Lawmakers Harstad, Donald Richard, Follow Us on Twitter 93, Shelton @chronline Auctioned Say State Anderson, Deanne R., 78, Animal Troopers Edgewood Find Us on Facebook Could Spur Deserve Davison, Raymond P., 58, www.facebook.com/ Change to a Boost in Mossyrock thecentraliachronicle State Law Salary / Main 6 / Main 7 Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 PAGE TWO News Daily Outtake: More Bark Than Bite of the Weird Model Blac Chyna College Student Kicked Off Texas Finds Glitch to Own Flight, Arrested Google Site, Gets $12K AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tex- as authorities say a model known BOSTON (AP) — A Massa- as Blac Chyna was arrested after chusetts graduate student who being kicked off a flight for al- pointed out a glitch that allowed legedly being intoxicated and him to briefly “own” the world’s causing a disturbance. most heavily trafficked website Austin police say the 27-year- has been awarded more than old woman, whose real name is $12,000 from Google. Angela Renee The Boston Globe reported White, was ar- that Babson College MBA can- rested Friday didate Sanmay Ved believed night at Aus- he bought the Internet domain tin-Bergstrom Google.com for $12 when he was International using the Google Domains web- Pete Caster / [email protected] Airport after site registration service last fall. A fearless dog barks in a bull’s face as it attempts to corral the nearly 1-ton beast into the chutes after the bull bucked officers were The former Google employee of a competitor during the Lazy HK-Bar Rodeo on Saturday night in Silver Creek. The story is on today’s front page. summoned to Blac Chyna documented his improbable See more photographs online at www.chronline.com. deal with a pas- arrested after path to purchasing the domain senger who ap- being kicked off name. His order was verified, peared intoxi- a flight his credit card was charged and Notable Quote cated and who he received email confirmation. was causing a disturbance on a A minute later, however, Ved flight preparing to take off. received word that his order was White was booked on a mis- canceled. demeanor charge of public in- Google revealed that the “The victims of sex-selection abortion are overwhelmingly female. toxication and a felony charge company gave Ved $6,006.13 — of possession of less than four Women are a vital part of our society and culture and possess grams of a controlled substance. “Google” spelled numerically — the same fundamental human rights as men.” Police didn’t specify which sub- for discovering the bug. Google stance. doubled it after learning Ved had White was released on donated his reward to charity. Senate Bill 6612 bond early Saturday. She legislation barring gender-selective abortions didn’t immediately respond Cats in Maine Still to a request for comment sent to an email address she Await Inheritance (see page Main 6 for the full story) lists on her Facebook page. From $200,000 Estate DIXFIELD, Maine (AP) — UK Police Arrest A Maine town and a group of Today in History Suspect With 38 cat caretakers have sued estate trustees in a long-running dis- Today’s Highlight in History: His Orchestra recorded “It Don’t the FBI had conducted a sting Phones in His Trousers pute over a woman’s wishes that Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got operation targeting members On Feb. 2, 1914, Charles her life savings go to care for That Swing)” for Brunswick Re- LONDON (AP) — British Chaplin made his movie debut of Congress using phony Arab abandoned cats. cords. police have arrested a suspect- as the comedy short “Making businessmen in what became Barbara Thorpe died in 2002 In 1942, a Los Angeles Times ed thief with 38 mobile phones a Living” was released by Key- known as “Abscam,” a code- and left most of her $200,000 column by W.H. Anderson stuffed down his trousers. stone Film Co. name protested by Arab-Amer- West Midlands Police say estate to give food, shelter and urged security measures against On This Date: icans. they believe the man stole the veterinary care to the stray cats Japanese-Americans, arguing In 1990, in a dramatic conces- of Dixfield. The Sun Journal phones from concertgoers at a In 1653, New Amsterdam — that a Japanese-American “al- sion to South Africa’s black ma- reported that only a few thou- show by band The Libertines in now New York City — was in- most inevitably ... grows up to be jority, President F.W. de Klerk sand dollars have been given Birmingham, central England. corporated. a Japanese, not an American.” lifted a ban on the African Na- The 30-year-old and a sec- for the cats’ care. Lawyers have In 1943, the remainder of Nazi In 1848, the Treaty of Guada- tional Congress and promised to ond man, who was also arrested, taken more than $16,000, and forces from the Battle of Stal- lupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexi- free Nelson Mandela. were spotted at the venue with the estate’s trustees received over can-American War, was signed. ingrad surrendered in a major In 1992, longtime “Miss their trousers taped closed at the $22,000. In 1887, Punxsutawney, Penn- victory for the Soviets in World America” emcee Bert Parks died bottom. Police were on the look- Dixfield and five women sylvania, held its first Ground- War II. out after reports of phone thefts who care for the town’s strays hog Day festival. In 1964, Ranger 6, a lu- in La Jolla, Calif., at age 77. during an earlier Libertines gig sued the trustees last week. The In 1925, the legendary Alaska nar probe launched by NASA, In 2007, tornadoes killed 21 in the northwest England city of suit says the trustees excessively Serum Run ended as the last of crashed onto the surface of the people in central Florida.