Family of Packwood Boy Who Committed Suicide Sues School / Main 5 $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com State Route Tenino Tops Chehalis 508 Bridge Trappers Beat Sobe-Toyota 3-2 / Sports 1 Reopens Today / Main 7 The Dream of Two Lifetimes Daughter of Fallen WSDOT Worker Gets Kelsey Williams smiles after being surprised by her friends, family and state officials with the inaugural Washington State Department of Trans- Scholarship at Emotional Winlock Event portation Memorial Foundation Scholarship on Monday in Winlock. GOAL: Twelve Years After Sam Williams Was Killed on the Job, His Former WSDOT Coworkers Help His Daughter Become a Full-Time Firefighter By Rick Bannan For The Chronicle WINLOCK — The Wash- ington State Department of Transportation Memorial Foundation awarded its first ever scholarship Monday to the daughter of a Department maintenance technician killed by a motorist in 2000. Kelsey Williams, 21, daugh- ter of Sam Williams, received the award of $3,000 in a sur- prise ceremony at the Winlock Fire Department surrounded by her siblings, mother, family friends and coworkers of her deceased father. She was completely un- aware of the ceremony when she returned from driving an ambulance as part of her training as a firefighter and emergency medical technician. When she arrived, she noticed the commotion in the station's Pete Caster / [email protected] Fire District 15 Chief Russ Larson walks Kelsey Williams into the meeting room of the Winlock ire station, which, to her surprise, was illed with friends and family wait- please see DREAM, page Main 16 ing to congratulate her on earning the Department of Transportation Memorial Foundation Scholarship on Monday in Winlock. Honoring Those ‘Broken by the Weight of War’ ‘Desert War’ Veterans Honored at Ceremony in Chehalis / Main 4 Lemonade for Dad Boys Raise Money for Cancer-Stricken Father / Main 3 La Tarasca Deaths The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Lewis County Area Since 1889 Fish, Ira David, 75, TONIGHT: Low 46 Local Eatery Gets Big Honor / Main 13 Randle Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 71 Aberle, Elaine Mae, 73, @chronline Mostly Cloudy Chehalis see details on page Main 2 Clark, Jay F., 89, Find Us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Elizabeth Morton Yates, thecentraliachronicle Campuzano, sixth grade, Roy D., 64, Boistfort School Toledo Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, July 3, 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Fourth of July Festivities in Centralia, Pe Ell The 18th annual Pe Ell In- There will be vendors, food, dependence Day celebration live music and a fireworks show Calendar officially kicks off at noon on at 10 p.m. A fireworks account Tuesday, July 3 N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, 736-9268 Wednesday, July 4, with a parade has been set up at the Pe Ell Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Provi- down Main Street. branch of Security State Bank. dence Centralia Hospital chapel confer- Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors Parade lineup will be at 11 The annual Summerfest in open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 ence room, 736-5394, Facebook page: p.m.; food available, 736-9030 Lewis County Multiple Sclerosis Support a.m. at the Pe Ell VFW Hall/ Centralia offers opportunities for Group Community Center. celebration throughout the day. Public Agencies Organizations Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Therapeutic Court Sales Tax Ad- Oakview Grange, 7 p.m., 2715 N. model boat races visory Committee, 3 p.m., conference Pearl St., Centralia, 736-5639 Following is the schedule for room, Lewis County Public Health & So- Lewis County Robotics Society, 6 the Fourth of July Summerfest • 11 a.m.-2 p.m. — Hot dog lunch, cial Services Department, 740-1148 p.m., Kemp Hall, room 128, Centralia events Wednesday in Centralia: $1 donation for Centralia Po- College, (360) 304-7129 lice Enforcers softball team Support Groups Lewis County Tea Party, 6:30-7:30 • 1:30-3:30 p.m. — Tours of historic Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, p.m., Veterans Memorial Museum, 100 FORT BORST PARK Borst Home and One Room 5:30-7 p.m., 125 N.W. Chehalis Ave., Che- S.W. Veterans Way, Chehalis, speakers • 7-10 a.m. — Pancake breakfast, Schoolhouse, free halis, sponsored by Human Response Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield free DOWNTOWN Network, 748-6601 and U.S. Senate candidate Art Coday, • 7 a.m. — Kids’ fishing derby at 736-4751 • 4 p.m. — Parade, theme: “All Organizations the lake, free Senior Centers • 8:30 a.m. — SWAT Challenge Aboard USA” Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Moun- Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 • 8:30 a.m. — 8th annual “I Ran SWWA FAIRGROUNDS tain View Baptist Church, Centralia, from the Cops” 8K run or 1.5 273-3231 Pool tournament, 1 p.m. mile health walk • 5 p.m. — Tickets go on sale for Dance day, 10-11:45 a.m. • 10 a.m.-3 p.m. -— Free entertain- Destruction Derby (no ad- Senior Centers Lunch, noon, $3 suggested ment, games, trolley and hay vance tickets available) Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 donation1 rides, cribbage tournament, • 5-6:45 p.m. — Bruce Maier Band, Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Morton Senior Center, 496-3230 horseshoes and historical mili- grandstands Senior Center, 748-0061 Pinochle, 11 a.m. tary display • 7 p.m. — Destruction Derby Free tax information for seniors and Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggested • 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Mini Thunder • After Derby (about 10:30 p.m.) — low-income, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., appointment donation on Borst Lake, radio control Fireworks display, free necessary, Twin Cities Senior Center, Olequa (Winlock) Senior Center, 748-0061 785-4325 Lunch, noon, $3 suggested donation, Low impact exercise, 9-11 a.m. Twin Cities Senior Center, 748-0061 Cook’s choice lunch and bingo, 11 Morton Senior Center, 496-3230 a.m.-2 p.m. Pinochle, 11 a.m., Morton Senior Cen- Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 ter, 496-3230 Computer class, 9-11 a.m., Toledo Se- Nutrition lunch, noon, $3 suggest- nior Center, 864-2112 alphorn, spinning coins in clay played throughout the after- ed donation, Morton Senior Center, Low-impact exercise class, 3-4 p.m., 496-3231 bowls, yodeling and playing noon on Saturday, and the grill Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 music on wine bottles and with and beer garden will be open. Olequa (Winlock) Senior Center, Watercolor class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., To- 785-4325 ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 bells. The concert will begin at 8 The Steinstossen, stone throw, Garden club, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Ole- Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Toledo Senior Cen- p.m. with live Cabaret-style en- competition will be held after qua Senior Center ter, 864-2112 tertainment and the entertainers the Ausstich (wrestling finals) Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 Open pool, 9 a.m., Toledo Senior will interact with the audience. followed by a dinner 5-7 p.m. Low-impact exercise class, 3:30-4:30 Center, 864-2112 This is a concert for the entire and a dance to live Swiss music p.m. Cook’s choice lunch, 11:30 a.m., To- family. featuring the Blaser Band 8:30 Pinochle, noon, $1 ledo Senior Center, 864-2112 A dinner will be served from p.m-2 a.m. Zumba, 6-7 p.m. Wood carving class, 1-3 p.m., Toledo Senior Center, 864-2112 6-7:30 p.m. Following the con- 8-10 a.m., followed by an out- cert, the evening will continue door Catholic Mass at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 4 with Kapelle Unspunnen joining The Buebeschwingfest, Swiss Friday, July 6 in for live Swiss music and danc- wrestling contest for the young- Tours, historic Joseph Borst home, ing featuring the Blaser Band. er schwingers ages 6-14, will Carriage House Hands on Museum and Get Ready to Schwing Saturday will feature the begin at noon. Ice cream will One-Room Schoolhouse, 1:30-3:30, Fort Borst Park, Centralia, 330-7662 The 49th annual Schwingfest sport of Schwingen, Swiss wres- be served by the Swiss Miss in will be held Friday through Sun- tling, starting at 11 a.m. the afternoon, and a dance and day, July 5-7, at the Swiss Park in Contestants from the en- awards will follow. Thursday, July 5 Frances. tire West Coast will compete Event passes are available for wearing Schwingerhosen, spe- $25 for adults, $13 for ages 12-17. Open mic, 5:40 p.m. signup, 6:30- Once again, the Lewis-Pa- 10:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, 434 N.W. cific Swiss Society will continue cial wrestling breeches made Daily admission is also avail- Prindle St., Chehalis, 740-0492 the tradition of Swiss wrestling, of canvas, on which holds are able on Friday $10 for adults, $5 Support Groups music, food and gathering with taken. The judges score on ag- for ages 12-17, Saturday $15 for friends. gressiveness, sportsmanship, etc. adults, $8 ages 12-17, and Sun- “Up From Grief,” for those grieving Kapelle Unspunnen, a Swiss The high point winners will be day $5 for adults, $3 for ages 12- the loss of a loved one, 1--2:30 p.m., As- sured Home Hospice, second floor, 1821 group from the Interlaken area, awarded crowns imported from 17. Children under 12 are free all Cooks Hill Road, 330-2640 will be returning to entertain Switzerland from crown girls at weekend.