$1 Weekend Edition Journey on Saturday, the Cowlitz / July 11, 2015 40-Page Special Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Section Inside Centralia Robbery STEM in Oakville Portland Teen Charged as Adult in Crime Elementary Students Get Doses of Science, That Resulted in Dog Being Shot / Main 3 Technology, Math and Engineering / Main 4 Former Morton Hospital Administrators Claim Religious and Sexual Discrimination LAWSUITS LOOMING: One Two former administrators to resolve it, but is unaware of hospital leadership believed was Whitmer’s Olympia-based at- are claiming Morton General actions taken by Eric Carlson. a homosexual. torney, Stephanie Stocker, offers Man Says He Was Fired Hospital fired them based on Whitmer, the former CEO Carlson is also seeking ac- to avoid going to court if the for Being Mormon, the their religious and sexual identi- of Morton General Hospital, tions in a separate case, filing a hospital pays him a $987,500 ties. claims being fired was discrimi- complaint with the Washington as part of a separation agree- Other Because He Is Gay The hospital’s current inter- nation and retaliation against State Human Rights Commis- ment. The letter also demands im CEO says the hospital takes him for being Mormon, hir- sion on July 1. a positive reference for future By Dameon Pesanti the claims seriously and is work- ing other Mormons and hiring A 32-page demand let- [email protected] ing directly with Seth Whitmer Carlson, who Whitmer claims ter dated April 29 and sent by please see MORTON, page Main 11 Mixed Journey on the Cowlitz Balancing Electricity Results With Desires for on Flood Power Over Fish Wild Salmon Runs Funding From Olympia MONEY: While No Major Bills Passed, Capital Budget Keeps the Conversation Alive By Dameon Pesanti [email protected] Efforts to address flood- ing in Southwest Washington were heavy on the minds of regional lawmakers in Olym- pia this session, and while not every issue was a win, there was still some progress. please see FLOOD, page Main 16 Former Bradken Pete Caster / [email protected] Foundry Larry Burnett, Cowlitz River Project manager, points to a crane atop the Mossyrock Dam during a tour in in mid-June. By Jordan Nailon Property For The Chronicle Purchased Editor’s Note: The following is the second part of a two-part series focused on the effects of Cowlitz River dams on wild fish populations. See the Jour- in Chehalis ney on the Cowlitz special edition inside. JOBS: Up to 30 New In the face of criticism over lackluster wild Positions Expected salmon runs, Mark LaRiviere, senior fisheries bi- ologist for Tacoma Power, says the utility is meet- By The Chronicle ing the agreed-upon obligations to create fishing The building that formerly opportunities in the Cowlitz River Basin. housed the Bradken Foundry LaRiviere pointed out that the current settle- has been purchased by an Au- ment agreement and the 2011 Cowlitz Fisheries burn-based company. and Hatchery Management Plan Update calls for The sale of the property, Tacoma Power “to recover listed anadromous fish located on Sears Road in populations to harvestable, self-sustaining levels” Chehalis, was finalized last as part of its ongoing responsibilities for mitigat- month. Lewis County tax ing the Mossyrock and Mayfield dams. records list the owner of the Tacoma Power statistics show that over the last property as Pv Chehalis LLC. decade the average annual return of salmon and In this May 1 ile photo, anglers are lined up shoulder to shoulder as they test the waters of the Cowlitz please see JOBS, page Main 16 please see POWER, page Main 16 River at Barrier Dam in Salkum. The Chronicle, Serving The Greater A Girl and a Gun Finished at Last Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Women State Beresford, Beatrice M., Follow Us on Twitter 79, Centralia @chronline Bond Over Lawmakers Haunreiter, Joseph P., Firearms at Head Home 83, Chehalis Find Us on Facebook After Record Morgan, Mary Viola www.facebook.com/ Onalaska Long Session Wedgeworth thecentraliachronicle Gun Range in Olympia Lane, 95, Chehalis / Life 1 / Main 7 Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, July 11, 2015 PAGE TWO News Daily Outtake: Dog Days at Safeco of the Weird sightings in recent weeks. Re- cent heavy rain and flooding may have brought the animal to the area. A man swimming in a South- east Texas marina, Tommie Woodward, was killed July 3 by a 400-pound alligator. That animal was shot and killed days later, with Wood- ward’s remains still inside its stomach. After Days of Pain, Woman Finds She Was Bear Tranquilized Hit With Bullet DELAND, Fla. (AP) — A After Climbing Tree Florida woman says she was shot on Colorado Campus in the leg while sitting at a café on Independence Day, but she BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — didn’t realize it until doctors Wildlife officials tranquilized found the bullet five days later. a 60-pound bear that found a Heather Charlebois told The Pete Caster / [email protected] resting spot in a tree on the Uni- Daytona Beach News-Journal versity of Colorado campus in The Mariners haven’t been having a lot of fun on the diamond lately, but Thursday brought lots of smiles at Safeco. In that after days of pain from what Boulder. this photo, a dog crosses home plate as part of the Seattle Mariners’ “Bark at the Park” night following a baseball game she initially thought was a fire- The Daily Camera reported between the Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels Thursday in Seattle. the 2-year-old bear was spot- cracker, she went to the hospital. ted Friday morning and stayed Doctors told her they found a in the tree for about four hours .38-caliber bullet lodged in her until wildlife officers used a dart leg. gun to tranquilize it. The bear Charlebois says she was on Notable Quote fell about 30 feet, hitting some the patio of Cafe Da Vinci in mats before rolling onto the DeLand on Saturday night when ground. she felt a pain in her leg. She It briefly popped its head up checked it out in the bathroom, “Mr. Whitmer, under significant pressure and the threat of losing before falling asleep. but there was little blood. his own job, terminated Eric Carlson. Ms. Kelly applauded the move, Jennifer Churchill with Col- Police say there were no re- orado Parks and Wildlife says ports of gunfire but believe the explaining that ‘everyone had concerns’ about Mr. Carlson’s sexual the bear will be relocated as far bullet might have been fired into from campus as possible. the air from some distance away. orientation. The (board) agreed, preaching the sentiment, ‘What were In 2012, a 200-pound bear we supposed to do, keep a man like that on staff?”’ was tranquilized after climbing a tree near a CU residence hall. School District Soothes That bear, which was relocated Parents Over School complaint filed against Morton General Hospital 50 miles away, was hit and killed see the full story on the front page by a car a few days later. Warning Letter SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Or- 10-Foot Alligator egon school district has rushed to soothe parents at a Salem el- Editor’s Pick Captured Near ementary school who received a letter warning that children not Stories Fit to Print Won’t Fit in Print Downtown Fort Worth picked up promptly might be FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) turned over to the state. With a team of highly pro- tacular red sunsets in places in- ing contraceptives the U.S. Bu- — A blind alligator stretching The Salem Statesman Jour- ductive reporters and access to cluding Seattle and prompted air reau of Land Management uses more than 10 feet has been re- nal reported that a Salem-Keiz- several wire services, we’re rare- quality warnings in many states. on female wild horses, a drug moved from the Trinity River er School District spokesman ly able to fit in print all the news called PZP, lasts no more than in a park near downtown Fort confirmed the letter about the that’s fit to print. Maybe the Dog Did It a year or two. The BLM darts Worth and taken to a refuge. upcoming school year was sent On occasion, I attempt to mares with the drug in liquid rectify that injustice by using the SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle Game wardens and a reptile recently to Swegle Elementary form or injects it in pellet form Editor’s Pick to give you a look at homeowner thought a dog door hunter, Chris Stevens, used a School parents. However, dis- in mares that have been round- the news that didn’t make the sized for a Schnauzer would not noose to capture the male ga- trict spokesman Jay Remy says ed up. tor Thursday night at Riverside edition. be a problem, but police say a it was sent in error because the Park. This is one thief used the small opening to school’s principal had not re- Cat Is Exhausted Stevens said the animal of those days. burglarize a house. needed to be moved to ensure viewed it. KOMO-TV reported that a HAZEL DELL (AP) — Clark public safety. Remy described the letter as The Haze Is police report shows a burglar County firefighters handled a “The problem is not the alli- neither accurate nor courteous stuck a homemade copper wire little flame when a Hazel Dell and said an apology would fol- Not From Pot couple noticed a kitten in the ex- gator — it’s the people,” he said.