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POLICE POOCH: Officer Ruben Ramirez Excited to Partner with 15-Month Old Belgian Malinois

By Jordan Nailon

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The newest member of the Centralia Po-lice Department was introduced to the pub-lic during Tuesday’s city council meeting in

the Hub City.Pax, a 15-month-old male Belgian ma-

linois, will serve alongside Centralia Police officer Ruben Ramirez.

Pax replaces Ramirez’s former partner, Lobo, a German shepherd who was retired from service in September and now lives at home with Ramirez. Lobo had served as a Centralia Police K9 since 2010 but was forced into retirement due to an unknown

medical condition that has caused him to lose control of his hind legs. During their time together, Ramirez and Lobo were de-ployed more than 200 times and caught at least 84 suspects.

When it was determined that Lobo would have to be retired, Centralia Police Chief Carl Nielsen began searching for a replacement. Pax was bred in Europe and

PROPANE HEATER: Sheriff ’s Office Officials Caution Heater Is Just One Possible Cause of Death

By Natalie Johnson

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The Lewis County Sher-iff ’s Office suspects a propane heater could be to blame for the death of an individual found by a deputy Sunday morning in a seemingly aban-doned vehicle in Chehalis.

On Saturday, deputies found a vehicle that was be-lieved to be abandoned near the intersection of Interstate Avenue and Bishop Road in Chehalis.

“We checked on it, did a 24-hour tag,” Undersheriff Wes Rethwill said.

The next day, deputies re-turned to the truck and, dur-ing the attempt to impound it, found a body in the back.

Deputies notified the

COSTS: Advisers to the Governor Say Consumers Will See Rate Increases if Plan Is Passed by Lawmakers

By Josh Kelety

For The Chronicle

Gov. Jay Inslee has rolled out his most recent proposal to tax carbon emissions across the state of Washington.

The proposal he unveiled on Tuesday is sweeping: emissions generated by power plants and transportation fuels — with the exception of airplane jet fuel — would be taxed at $20 per ton,

starting July 1, 2019. With an-nual increases of roughly three percent plus inflation, the gov-ernor’s office estimates that the proposal would generate rough-ly $3.3 billion over the next four years.

The revenues from the tax would be channeled into a va-riety of funds to be invested in

clean energy programs: 50 per-cent would go toward increasing residential and utility renewable energy infrastructure and in-centives for clean transportation options, 35 percent would go to flood management, stormwater infrastructure, and forest health, while the remaining 15 percent would get invested in reducing

energy costs for low-income communities.

“We have allowed the unfet-tered release of carbon pollu-tion into our air. That burden will be carried by our children, our economy, our security and our quality of life,” Inslee said

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The Weather Almanac

Thursday, Jan. 11Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Ea-

gles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-7241

Job Fair, 4-7 p.m., 2428 W. Reynolds Ave., Centralia, community room, inpa-tient-evaluation and treatment unit

Public Agencies

Centralia Planning Commission, 6 p.m., council chambers, City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7671

Lewis County Fire District #14/Ran-dle Fire & EMS Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., main station, 9978 US Hwy. 12, Randle

Libraries

Family Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Mountain View Timberland Library, Randle, for all ages, music, movement, books and crafts

Organizations

Bucoda Rebekah Lodge 144, 7 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Cen-ter, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bu-coda, 360-736-6717

United Women in Business, 5:30 p.m., Kit Carson banquet room, Chehalis, 360-388-5252

Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, 360-485-2852

S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitchen 1, Centralia, 360-269-3827 or 360-736-4163

Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Ea-gles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, 360-520-0772

Lewis County Beekeepers Associa-tion, 7 p.m., Washington Hall, Room 103, Centralia College, 360-740-1212

Cougar Squares dance club of To-ledo fall square dance lesson, Napavine Elementary School, 7 p.m.

Support Groups

“Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a loved one, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Morton Community Method-ist Church, Fourth and Main, Morton, 360-330-2640

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group (Chehalis Shakers), 1 p.m., Bethel Church, Kirkland Road, Chehalis, go to left and enter at rear of church, 360-520-4889

Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost a Child, 6:30-8 p.m., house next to the Centralia Church of the Naz-arene parking lot, 360-880-0041

Better Breathers Club, coping with lung disease and providing a positive impact on your health, 2-3:30 p.m., Mor-ton General Hospital conference room, Gaye Hamstreet, 360-496-3576

“Care, Share, Heal,” support group for victims of abuse, 5:30-7 p.m., 1511 S. Gold St., Centralia, 360-219-3941

NAMI Lewis County Connections, recovery support group for adults with mental illness, 2-3:30 p.m., Mary Room, Centralia United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., 253-468-7435

GriefShare, a recovery group for those who have lost a loved one, 7-8:30 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church,

1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, $10, 360-827-2172

Friday, Jan. 12

Centralia Chapter of ‘A Girl and A Gun’ Schedules Monthly Events

The Centralia chapter of a Girl and a Gun, a nationwide women’s shooting club, has scheduled meetings open to members and non-members for the second Friday of each month through 2018.

The meetings are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. starting Jan. 12 at the Centralia Rifle Club at 908 Johnson Road in Centralia.

“Our mission is to educate women on safe and accurate shooting,” according to the group. “It is about empower-ment, support, friendships, fun, self-reliance and so much more.”

The events costs $10 for mem-bers and $15 for non-members. Experienced shooters should bring their firearm, ammunition and eye and ear protection.

“If you do not have a firearm bring the caliber of ammo you would like to learn with and a firearm will be provided,” ac-cording to the group.

For more information, go to www.agirlandagun.org/cat/wa-centralia/.

Oregon Trail music and dancing,

open mic with Side Kicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 360-864-2023

Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center

Harvey Nelson and Swing Stuff Band, country/western, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cit-ies Senior Center, $6, 360-350-2423

Karaoke, with Jimmy Abbott, 7:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, 360-748-7241

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 7 p.m., Mor-ton Roxy, $9 adults, $8 seniors and students

Public Agencies

Great Rivers BHO Governing Board meeting, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., Lewis County Historic Courthouse, Commissioners Hearing room (2nd floor), 351 NW North St., Chehalis, Wa 98532

Libraries

Family Storytime, 10-11 a.m., Salkum Timberland Library, for children 3 years- grade 3, stories, rhymes, songs, move-ment games

Preschool Playtime, 10-11 a.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, for children ages 3-6, stories, songs, activities for preschoolers and caregivers

Organizations

Skookumchuck I.O.O.F. Lodge 129, 7:30 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Commu-nity Center, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bucoda, 360-736-6717

Lewis County Writers Guild, 5 p.m., Station Coffee Bar & Bistro, Centralia, http://lewiscountywriters.wordpress.com/

A Girl & A Gun, 6:30 p.m., Centralia Rifle Club, 908 Johnson Rd., Centra-lia, bring ammo, firearm, eye and ear protection, www.agirlandagun.org, 360-978-4338

Support Groups

H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, 360-480-0592, [email protected]

Celebrate Recovery, dinner 6 p.m., large group 7 p.m., small groups 8 p.m., Grace Foursquare Church, 3030 Borst Ave., Centralia, 360-736-0778, www.gracefoursquarechurch.com

Friday Night Live, Narcotics Anony-mous, 7-9 p.m., Dayspring Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, 360-508-6495

Saturday, Jan. 13Club Mom Children’s Clothing

Bank and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Centra-lia Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., 360-736-7655

Karaoke, with Lou Morales, 7:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, 360-748-7241

Dress for Success, Reliable Enterpris-es, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., New Life Thrift Store, 1757 N. National Ave., Chehalis, 360-736-9558, ext. 149

Coach Train Excursions to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Che-halis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593

Riverview Train Excursion to Ruth, 5 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Mu-seum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593

Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 888-STEAM-11

Open garden, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis

Open Mic Gospel of song, testi-mony or instrument, 5 p.m., Ethel/Silvercreek Grange, 1624 Hw. 12, Ethel, 360-791-7467


Libraries

Build & Play, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Centra-lia Timberland Library, create with LEGO bricks, connecting straws, block and other interactive toys, for ages 2-grade 6

Crafting a Complete Story-Where to Start Your Story, 2-4 p.m., Centralia Tim-berland Library, learn how much back-story to include in a novel, how to iden-tify establishing information and how to drop readers into the action, first of four-class workshop series, taught by local author Lindsay Schopfer

Organizations

Prairie Steppers Square and Round Dance Club, 7-8 p.m. Plus, 8-10:30 p.m. Mainstream, potluck at break, Oakview Grange, Centralia, 360-736-5172 or 360-273-4884

Gluten Intolerance Group of Lewis County, 10 a.m., Providence Centralia Hospital chapel conference room, 509- 230-6394, [email protected], http://goo.gl/bWXTmr

Lewis County Beekeepers’ Asso-ciation Beginning Beekeeping Class, 9 a.m.-noon, Centralia College, Washing-ton Hall 103, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia, 360-880-8130, http://lewiscountybee-keepers.org/upcoming_events

Support Groups

Alzheimer’s caregiver support group, 10:30 a.m-noon, Centralia First United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., Centralia, 360-628-4980

Sunday, Jan. 14Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo

starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis

Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, spon-sored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, 360-623-9438

Coach Train Excursions to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Che-halis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593

Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 888-STEAM-11

Monday, Jan. 15Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Ea-

gles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-7241


Public Agencies

Tenino/Bucoda Community Coali-tion, 6-7:30 p.m., Tenino Elementary School, 360-493-2230, ext. 13

Organizations

Centralia Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Den-ny’s Restaurant, Centralia, 360-736-8766

White Pass Historical Society, 6 p.m., old Packwood Elementary School, Packwood

Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-748-1753, [email protected]

Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 360-807-4733

Fords Prairie Grange, potluck dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., 2640 W. Reyn-olds Ave., Centralia, 360-304-3419

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Adna native Alex “Forrest” VanTuyl returns to West Lewis County on Thurs-day night for a show in Doty as part of the Willapa Hills Farm’s Roots Music concert series.

VanTuyl, a 2007 Adna High School graduate, splits time between touring, re-cording and running pack horses out of Enterprise, Oregon. He performs under

the moniker An American Forrest, wrap-ping rural storytelling and cowboy blues together. (See page Main 3 for more de-

tails.)

Thursday’s show starts at 7 p.m. in the barn at Willapa Hills Farm, at 4680 state Route 6 west of Chehalis. Tickets are $15 and $10 for kids at the door.

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AN AMERICAN FORREST: Alex VanTuyl Plays Music That Smells Like Smoke and Leather

By Jordan Nailon

[email protected]

A homegrown Adna hayseed is coming back to his roots, if only for a night.

Appropriately, the country boy is headed to the historic barn at Willapa Hills Farm in order to play his part in the ongoing American Roots Music series.

Alex VanTuyl, a 2007 gradu-ate of Adna High School, is a bonafide western musician who performs under the name “An American Forrest.” The mon-icker also doubles as his band name, and while Alex, middle name Forrest, grew up just a few turns down state Route 6 from the Willapa Hills Farm where he will play on Thursday, he has spent the last half decade on a rambling tour of Americana that burns through hot and slow like grandpa’s pipe tobacco in his songs.

“I was living in Seattle and I wanted to be a songwriter like Bob Dylan, but I was washing dishes to do it and I was like, ‘This sucks. I’m going to move somewhere where I can already do what I want to do to,’” said VanTuyl, who once ride-shared his way across the country and back by using Craigslist in order to play a pair of shows in New York.

After fleeing the Emerald City, he ended up in Moscow, Idaho.

“You could get a pack of ciga-rettes and two drinks at the bar for $10. In Seattle one drink was $10, so Moscow was much better,” noted VanTuyl.

Not long after giving up his life of washing dishes, VanTuyl settled into a dustier life in the brush. These days he makes his home in Enterprise, Oregon, and between gigs works as an outfit-ter on horseback for backcountry hunting expeditions and cuts wood to pay the bills.

VanTuyl first began playing guitar and writing songs while still living on his parents’ farm in Adna and has performed at many local venues, including at least one other historic old hay barn on the state registry.

“I spent a lot of time at the Ma-trix both on stage and off stage,” said VanTuyl. “I played my first show there and it was terrible.”

After so much time in the saddle and chopping wood, he’s developed a few calluses to go with a convincing patina in the interim. Since those fledgling shows, he has released numer-ous albums including his lat-est, Rosas y Mesteños. Cityarts Magazine described An Ameri-can Forrest as follows: “Boldy sung poetry takes on every color of the roots/country spectrum, from Appalachian arrangements to Pacific Northwestern sweet-ness and a pinch of southern grit.”

VanTuyl says he is excited for

the opportunity to return home and ply his trade all at once. He said good old fashioned farmer connections in west Lewis County helped him to land a spot on the roster at the American Roots Mu-sic series at Willapa Hills Farm.

“Apparently I was the near-est-by musician that they could think of,” joked VanTuyl. “I think everyone who ever babysat me will be there.”

He noted that his friend, pro-ducer and occasional roommate Bart Budwig recently played at Willapa Hills Farm and returned with rave revues.

“He loved it,” said VanTuyl, who even shares his backing band with Budwig. “It’s a really awesome place to play.”

A man of many hats, An

American Forrest, the person, will perform as his own opener with an acoustic set prior to tak-ing the stage with the full band. Thursday’s show will begin at 7 p.m. with the barn doors open-

ing at 6:30 p.m.Tickets are $10 in advance

and $15 at door. Youths under 18 years of age can purchase tickets for $10 in advance or $5 at the door, and children under the age

of five get in for free.Tickets can be purchased in

advance online at Rootsmusic.brownpapertickets.com.

Willapa Hills Farm is located 19.6 miles west of Interstate 5 at 4680 state Route 6.

Additional information can be obtained online at willapa-hillsfarm.com or by email at [email protected], or by phone at 360-291-3937.

Information on An Ameri-can Forrest, including previews of his songs and a complete dis-cography, is available online at americanforrest.bandcamp.com.

IF YOU GO Where: Willapa Hills Farm,

4680 state Route 6, DotyWhen: Thursday, Jan. 11, 7

p.m.What: American Roots Mu-

sic seriesWho: An American Forrest

(Alex VanTuyl)Why: Good new music.

Great old barn.How much: Tickets are $10

in advance and $15 at door. Youths under 18 years of age can purchase tickets for $10 in advance or $5 at the door, and children under the age of five get in for free.

UPCOMING SHOWS (FIRST TUESDAY EACH

MONTH):Feb. 8 — MaitaMar. 8 — Arran Fagan

Adna Grad to Play Willapa Hills Barn Concert Series Tonight

Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected]

Alex VanTuyl will perform Thursday night as “American Forrest” at the Willapa Hills Farm near his hometown of Adna.

Alex VanTuyl is a 2007 graduate of Adna High School.

‘‘I was living in Seattle and I wanted to be a songwriter like

Bob Dylan, but I was washing dishes to do it and I was like, ‘This

sucks. I’m going to move somewhere

where I can already do what I want to do to.’’’

Alex VanTuyl

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UPHEAVAL: District’s Main Station Has Been Closed by the State; Former Chief Was Recently Fired by Commissioners

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Two former Lewis County Fire District 1 volunteers, in-cluding the district’s former chief, filed a request for a recall petition Wednesday against the district’s two remaining elected commissioners listing 11 alleged violations of state law.

District residents have called for the resignations of the Onalaska district’s commission chair Rich Bainbridge and com-missioner Bill Kassel on several occasions since the pair voted in November to fire chief Andrew Martin. Since that vote, half of the district’s volunteers have quit, the third commissioner Jeff Lee resigned and the state Depart-ment of Labor and Industries closed the district’s main station due to dangers from asbestos, mold, mouse droppings, rotting wood and plants growing inside the building.

Many of the volunteers who have resigned in the past two months have said they would re-turn if Bainbridge and Kassel left, but the commissioners say they have no intentions of stepping aside.

“Public pressure really wasn’t working on getting them to abide by the law,” Martin said on his decision to request a recall.

Bainbridge did not imme-diately respond to a request for comment.

Lee told The Chronicle last week he resigned due to concerns about Kassel and Bainbridge vio-lating state law.

“At this point, I don’t want to get sued, and it’s to the point they’re breaking so many laws I

can’t be a part of that,” Lee said on Friday.

Martin and former captain Randy Tobler dropped off the re-quest for a recall just before noon Wednesday at the Lewis County Auditor’s Office.

The request will be forward-ed to the Lewis County Prosecu-tor’s Office, which will have 15 days to prepare the request to go before a Lewis County Supe-rior Court Judge who will have another 15 days to consider the request and decide whether it meets the criteria for a recall.

If the judge rules the recall re-quest follows state law, the coun-ty will issue petitions.

Lewis County Elections Su-pervisor Heather Boyer said Wednesday she hadn’t yet cal-culated how many signatures would be needed to get the recall on a ballot.

Martin said he believed they would need about 280 signatures from registered voters in the dis-

trict. The request for a recall lists 11

separate allegations of state law violations by the commission, dating back to February 2016.

They include several in-stances in which the board alleg-edly called an executive session regarding complaints against a public employee without giv-ing “substantial information to show that a complaint existed,” and one in which they report-edly called an executive session to evaluate an employee’s per-formance without notifying the employee ahead of time.

The request also accuses the commissioners of holding meet-ings of a quorum, or majority, of commissioners without notify-ing the public, and of discussing district business privately before meetings.

The state Open Public Meet-ings Act prohibits a voting ma-jority of an elected board from meeting without proper notice to

the public. The final four allegations per-

tain to meetings held in the past two months, including the Nov. 16 meeting in which the board met in executive session to dis-cuss an employee’s performance, after which Bainbridge and Kas-sel voted to fire Martin.

Lee told The Chronicle there was no discussion among the commissioners about the firing.

“I think they made their minds up before,” he said in No-vember.

The recall request also takes issue with the Nov. 21 meeting at which a new chief was hired, also without any public discussion.

“Both commissioners had selected the chief through per-sonal meetings prior to the Nov. 21st 2017 meeting,” the request states.

At that meeting, residents asked the commissioners to ex-plain the decision to fire Martin, who has been a volunteer with

the district since he was 16 and is well-respected in the district and community.

Bainbridge and Kassel denied that firing Martin was person-ally motivated, and said they’d been having problems with him for more than a year.

“He was not following our di-rection,” Kassel said at the meet-ing, in particular saying Martin refused to deal with “quite a number” of “harassment” com-plaints, but he was not specific.

Martin, Tobler and former assistant chief Rhonda Volk told Onalaska residents at the meet-ing that Tobler reported that a member of Kassel’s family used district funds to buy an expen-sive stethoscope that she used outside of the district. The vol-unteer was reprimanded and de-moted.

Shortly after, Bainbridge and Kassel began collecting com-plaints about Tobler and asked Martin to fire him. Martin re-fused.

The recall request also ac-cuses the commissioners of at-tempting to hold a meeting out-side of the confines of the OPMA on Dec. 28, the day L&I Inspec-tors closed the Carlisle Avenue station, and reports that com-missioners did not follow a pub-lished agenda for a special meet-ing on Jan. 4.

Former Onalaska Fire Chief and Captain File Request to Recall Two Commissioners

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Former Lewis County Fire District 1 Chief Andrew Martin, right, and former captain Randy Tobler file a request for a recall of

Onalaska’s fire commissioners Wednesday at the Lewis County Auditor’s Office.

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Donald E. Emery makes an appearance in Lewis County Superior Court last month. Derrick L. Lyons makes an appearance in Lewis County Superior Court last month.

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW:

Command Staff ’s Holiday Duty One Reason Why Burglars Were Caught Attempting to Steal $185,000 in Items

By Natalie Johnson

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On Christmas Day, the Lewis County Sheriff ’s Office com-mand staff makes an effort to get on the road to take pressure off deputies and let them have time off with their families.

Chief Deputy Dusty Breen was on his way to pick up Under-sheriff Wes Rethwill for their turn on patrol at 6:15 a.m. that morn-ing when he saw a truck parked on the side of the road in the 200 block of Hamilton Road North that “piqued his curiosity,” Reth-

will told the Lewis County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.

Breen followed his curiosity, leading him to come face to face with two men allegedly in pos-session of more than $185,000 in stolen items.

Two suspects, Donald Ed-ward Emery, 48, of St. Helens, Oregon, and Derrick Lee Lyons, 31, of Warren, Oregon, pleaded not guilty Jan. 4 to four counts each of second-degree burglary, first-degree attempted theft and attempted theft of a motor ve-hicle.

The two are charged as co-defendants and their trials are currently scheduled for Feb. 26. Both are being held in the Lewis County Jail on $250,000 bail.

Rethwill recounted the in-cident from Breen’s perspec-tive Tuesday while Breen was in training.

He said Breen stopped to

check out the truck after notic-ing it was not covered with the snow that fell overnight. He met a woman in the truck who told him the vehicle broke down and her companion went off to get help.

Then Breen noticed foot-prints in the snow.

“So he started following these footprints and they went into this business and they went into that business,” Rethwill said.

“Long story short the deputies didn’t get to spend the morning with their families because ev-erybody rallied around.”

Command staff, deputies and reserve deputies showed up to help track the suspects making the footprints, who at that point were still inside one of the busi-nesses they were accused of bur-glarizing.

“They had it all loaded up into a vehicle inside one of the

businesses. They had the keys to the vehicle and they were wait-ing for the moment they could open the garage door and take off,” Rethwill said. “It was at that same moment Chief Breen made contact with that vehicle, scared them, they went on the run two different directions.”

Deputies tracked Emery and Lyons through a swampy area and caught them both.

According to the Lewis Coun-ty Jail log, Emery was booked at 9:10 a.m. Dec. 25 and Lyons was booked at 10:43 a.m. that day.

Investigators recovered items including tools valued at $100,000, a tool box and con-tents valued at $30,000 and a Chevrolet Silverado work truck valued at $50,000, along with miscellaneous items bringing the total value of the alleged theft to $185,800, according to court documents.

Undersheriff Shares Details of Christmas Morning Arrest of Burglars Caught in Act

WATER RIGHTS: A Proposed Fix for the Hirst Decision Draws Support and Criticism as the Legislature Convenes

By Alex Visser

For The Chronicle

With the 2018 Washington state legislative session kicking off, a 2016 state Supreme Court decision on water continues to make waves in the House and Senate.

The so-called Hirst decision in October 2016 set a precedent that compels local governments and landowners to take into ac-count the availability of water before issuing permits to devel-opers.

The deci-sion came af-ter the court determined that Whatcom County had been issuing permit exemp-tions that vio-lated instream flow rules de-signed to pro-tect stream wa-ter levels.

According to the Department of Ecology, instream flow rules hold that water withdrawn from underground aquifers could im-pact the water levels in streams and rivers within the watershed.

A “Hirst fix” was a topic of contention in the Legislature last year, and the issue was not resolved.

This year’s legislative session opened with a water bill floated by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim. Senate Bill 6091 would leave the present rules in place and give Ecology up to five years to create new rules specific to each area now affected.

Online guidance from the Department of Ecology for prop-erty owners now impacted by the decision states that a landowner could prove that drilling a well for household use won’t affect protected rivers and streams. But, a question and answer section on the site warns: “This would re-quire a hydrogeological analysis, which can be expensive.”

Other suggestions from the department include trucking in water and collecting rainwater.

While the Hirst ruling es-sentially put a halt to numerous development projects across the state that would bring in revenue, the full impact has proven even

more significant.At the end of the its 2017

session, the Washington state Legislature had failed to pass a capital budget for 2018-19, which would fund the construction of parks, schools and other facili-ties across the state.

Tied up into this seemingly unrelated budget mess is the is-sue of water rights. In 2017, dis-agreements persisted on both sides of the aisle, as Republicans remained unwilling to agree on a capital budget until Democrats came to terms on finding a fix to the Hirst decision.

The issue remains a criti-cal one for legislators, many of whom, along with Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, have ex-plicitly named it among their top concerns in 2018.

But even with the new one-seat Democratic majority in the Senate, the future remains un-certain for the capital budget, the passage of which requires a 60 percent majority vote in both the House and Senate.

Complicating matters fur-ther is the court’s 2015 decision in Foster vs. Yelm, which made it more difficult for the Depart-ment of Ecology to issue permits, even when it deemed projects to be of great benefit to local com-munities.

The Department of Ecology was previously afforded greater discretion in issuing permits, and they would sometimes allow a project to temporarily violate instream flow rules if it was de-termined that the project would prove beneficial in the long run.

The department could also mitigate the effects of instream flow impairments through strat-egies such as improving sur-rounding habitats, but in the Foster decision the court ruled that Ecology could not violate in-stream flow rules for any reason.

Van De Wege’s SB 6091 was before a committee hearing Monday afternoon, Jan. 8. The bill would require new wells to follow current statutes and rules in the interim, before the De-partment of Ecology comes up with new rules for each locality

by 2023.Van De Wege, who also serves

as chair of the Senate committee on agriculture, water, natural re-sources and parks, said the bill was far from perfect, but was a first step in allowing wells to be drilled where they currently are prohibited.

Despite the temporary na-ture of Van De Wege’s bill and its support from the Department of Ecology, opponents descended upon the Capitol from as far as Stevens County to testify against it.

Many of the people who spoke came from rural commu-nities to the north and east of the state, and many described the frustrations that come with their

inability to build new wells. The hearing room’s seats were all but taken by dozens who arrived to display opposition.

“Washington state has be-come the single most difficult state to access rural groundwater for commercial purposes,” said Glen Smith, of the Washington State Ground Water Association.

“It’s an issue that’s sadly becom-ing more politicized.”

Others who testified echoed Smith and said that partisanship should have no place in the dis-cussion. Another common com-plaint referenced the blanketed nature of the rules, which were the same across the state, regard-less of the diverse water needs of individual counties.

“We should know what the is-sues are before we start adopting legislation,” said William Palmer, of the Kitsap Alliance of Proper-ty Owners, whose members wore matching shirts that read “don’t tread on me.”

SB 6091 is scheduled for a committee executive hearing Thursday, Jan. 11, at 1:30 p.m.

•••Alex Visser is reporting out of the

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HELP SAVE HOMES: Money Would Fund a Rock Berm to Protect the Affected Area Experiencing Bank Erosion

By Justyna Tomtas

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Property owners of the Tim-berline Community Association in Packwood have launched a fundraising campaign to raise money for a project that would protect several homes currently threatened by the migrating channel of the Cowlitz River.

The association has voted to spearhead its own solution to stop bank erosion after Lewis County said the length of the permitting process would push any fix into the summer of 2019, a date homeowners fear is too late to save two properties under immediate threat of being the next victims of the river.

“Our neighborhood is literally disappearing,” states the entry on the crowdfunding website gofundme.com titled “Help Save Our Packwood Cabins.”

The page seeks to raise $255,000 to build permitted rip-rap along the Cowlitz River at Coal Creek Drive.

Steve Albert, Timberline Community Association presi-dent, said the fix is needed “to save dozens of properties from being claimed by the river.”

The plan spearheaded by the association includes building a rock berm along the affected area to keep the river on course and stop the erosion.

“We have the necessary per-mits and approvals as well as a contractor on standby,” states the fundraising page. “All we need is the funds to make this hap-pen and the work could literally be started and finished within a matter of weeks.”

On Wednesday afternoon, 11 people raised $2,850 to put to-ward the project in six days.

Currently, two homes located at 165 and 170 Coal Creek Drive are under immediate threat, but if those are washed away like others before them, then the river could impact even more properties.

David Roberts’ home at 170 Coal Creek Drive has a deck post

less than 6 inches away for the river. When he first bought the property, about 200 feet sat be-tween the property and the river.

Cedar Sedustine’s property at 165 Coal Creek Drive has also been encroached upon by the river. It now sits about 20 feet away from the Cowlitz River.

“The Cowlitz is directed to-ward four additional cabins on the other side of Coal Creek as

soon as the current section in jeopardy disappears followed by still more after that,” states the fundraising page. “The cabins on the downstream side of Coal Creek cannot protect their own land from this disaster — only the proposed project can keep the Cowlitz on course and avoid wiping out their properties. It is likely that 10-25 cabins will be lost if this land is not immedi-

ately protected from this ground gobbling torrent.”

The problems plaguing the Timberline Community Asso-ciation are not new, but have re-cently been exacerbated by sever-al high water events in late 2017.

Previously, the river washed away the cul-de-sac at the end of the drive. In the past it has also taken other cabins and properties.

“It’s just been and will be a big

trickle effect, which we’ve seen over the past 40 years,” Albert told The Chronicle in an earlier interview.

To protect the end of the county-owned road, Lewis County is working with the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency. The county’s focus has narrowed in on two of six alter-natives that have been tentatively approved by FEMA. The plans would include riprap that would stabilize the bank near the dam-aged road, and would provide auxiliary protection benefits to the surrounding properties.

“We can’t let more time pass in hopes of the county and FEMA coming through in time,” the page states. “Lewis County’s cur-rent projection is summer 2019 at the earliest, with lots of im-probable events lining up. By that time, many of these homes will likely be lost. We need your help to protect the land now, before the spring rains bring the river up to traditionally high-levels and sweep both land and homes away.”

In previous reporting by The Chronicle, Albert stated the berm the association wants to build would measure about 350 feet in length. He said the asso-ciation would work with its con-tractor and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to complete the project.

MORE INFORMATION: To donate or to learn more

about the effort, go online to the “Help Save Our Packwood Cabins” gofundme page at gf.me/u/f26jh3.

Homeowners in Packwood Threatened by Cowlitz River Launch Fundraising Campaign to Save Properties

Justyna Tomtas / [email protected]

Dino Basil, right, and his father Bill Basil, assess the damage to the end of Coal Creek Drive last month in Packwood.

‘‘It is likely that 10-25 cabins will be lost if this land is not

immediately protected from this ground gobbling torrent.’’

homeowners

Gofundme.com posting

News in Brief

Sen. Murray States More Resources Needed to Address, Prevent Opioid MisuseBy The Chronicle

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., shared stories of individ-uals, families and communities during a Senate health com-mittee hearing this week, stat-ing there is an urgent need to provide additional funding and services to combat the misuse of opioids.

She examined the impact of opioid addiction in the state and the government’s role to fight against the epidemic.

During the hearing, Sen. Murray heard testimony from Sam Quinones, the author of

“Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic.”

Murray has in the past led bipartisan efforts to pass the 21st Century Cures Act and the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act which include fed-eral investments to help combat opioid misuse and addiction, ac-cording to a press release from her office.

She plans to convene addi-tional hearings as the top Demo-crat on the Senate health com-mittee.

“This epidemic hurts fami-lies. It leaves children struggling to cope with the impact of their parent’s addiction,” Murray said during the hearing. “It leaves many of them in foster homes. It leaves parents shattered with the heartbreak of their child’s illness, and leaves many struggling with the financial costs of opioid mis-use and treatment and recovery as well. And this epidemic hurts our communities as a whole. It takes up resources of public health, hospitals, and law en-forcement. It takes workers out

of the local economy. It takes a toll on the morale of small towns and big cities alike with each new tragedy. We are behind the curve on fighting this epidemic.”

Thurston County Historic Commission Awards 2018 Preservation Grants for Tenino Quarry House, Gate City School By The Chronicle

Two local applicants received historic preservation grants ap-proved by the Board of Thurston County Commissioners on Tues-day. The board approved fund-ing for seven application requests for the 2018 heritage grant fund-ing, providing money to the city of Tenino and the Gate Commu-nity Club in Rochester.

Tenino will receive $10,000 to repair and preserve the sand-stone front porch of the quarry house, while the Gate Commu-nity Club was awarded $5,000 to repair the roof of the historic Gate City Schoolhouse.

The funding for the grants comes under an enactment from the 2005 Legislature that sets aside $1 from every $5 historic document recording fee col-lected by the Thurston County auditor.

According to a press release, the grant program is managed by the Thurston County Historic Commission, which reviews and recommends funding in compli-ance with guidelines set by the commissioners.

Ten applications were re-ceived, and seven grant applica-tions were awarded funding in 2018.

Other applicants to receive funding are the Olympia Tum-water Foundation, the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow

House Museum, the Sand Man Foundation, the city of Lacey and the Lacey museum and YWCA Olympia.

In all, $37,000 in funding was awarded.

Thurston County Sex Offenders Register as TransientBy The Chronicle

Two sex offenders have re-cently registered as transient in Thurston County, according to the Thurston County Sheriff ’s Office.

Ryan M. Ellenberger, 40, is re-quired to regis-ter as a level one sex offender due to a 2013 con-viction in Thur-ston County Su-perior Court on one count of in-decent liberties.

He was, at 34 years old, ac-cused of sexu-

ally assaulting a known 11-year-old female.

Ellenberger is described as a white male standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes.

Evan M.O. Pittenger, 17, is required to reg-ister as a level two sex offender due to a 2015 conviction in Clallam County Juvenile Court to one count of first-degree rape of a child

and first-degree child molesta-tion.

He was accused of, at 14 years old, sexually assaulting a known

8-year-old male. Pittenger was sentenced to

52 to 65 weeks juvenile confine-ment.

Pittenger has also registered as a transient in Thurston Coun-ty. He is described as a white male standing 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.

For more information on sex offenders registered in Thurston County, go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/sheriff or call 360-754-2894.

Thurston County Selects New County Director, Changes Name of DepartmentBy The Chronicle

The Board of Thurston County Commissioners have filled a vacancy in the resource stewardship department and changed the name to better align with the work of the department, according to a press release from the county.

Commissioners unanimously voted to appoint interim director

Joshua Cum-mings to the position and to change the name of the department to the Department of Community Planning and Economic De-velopment.

The position was filled after a national re-cruitment process took place.

Commissioners held an exec-utive session on Jan. 8 and after-wards voted unanimously dur-ing an open public meeting to offer the position to Cummings, who accepted the position. He will start in his role on Jan. 16.

Cummings has served as the interim resource stewardship di-rector since Sept. 26, 2017.

He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Washington University and is currently enrolled in a master’s of science degree program in management and leadership at Western Governors University.

Cummings is a Leadership Thurston County graduate and is a level one certified building operator.

He has worked for the county since February 2013 when he served as the sustainability and economic development manager. Cummings also worked as the federal affairs manager for Wey-erhaeuser Company, was a con-gressional staff member for Rep. Norm Dicks, and worked for the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy.

“Joshua’s leadership, strategic thinking, and communication have been, and will continue to be, a great asset for the Depart-ment of Community Planning and Economic Development and the County,” County Manager Ramiro Chavez said. “He has made some innovative adjust-ments in the department during his interim appointment and I believe he has the right vision to move the department forward.”

Under Cummings’ leadership, the commissioners approved the new name for the department.

“The Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) department is at the forefront of ensuring people can build homes, businesses, and appro-priately utilize and care for the natural resources of the region,” Cummings said. “It is my honor to serve as the director of this department. I look forward to engaging with citizens and our team to continue providing great customer service and innovation in the services we provide.”

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MEETING: Lewis County Public Facilities District Adopts Priorities Prior to Bond Refinancing

By Justyna Tomtas

[email protected]

The Lewis County Public Fa-cilities District, which oversees the Northwest Sports Hub, on Tuesday adopted a list of pri-orities it will later present to the Board of Lewis County Com-missioners as the district moves forward with plans to refinance its bond so there is more money to complete projects at the facility.

The priorities include fin-ishing the second floor of the Northwest Sports Hub by in-stalling an elevator, bathrooms, bleachers, showers and flooring. The second priority will be to move forward with an expansion of the sports hub in Centralia, which would include purchas-ing and demolishing a building

owned by the Centralia School District and constructing a new building with parking.

To equip the expansion, the district would purchase turf and netting, court flooring, basket-ball hoops and a public address system.

Rough cost estimates place the remaining work on the sec-ond floor of the facility, includ-ing the installation of equipment, at $405,000.

Estimates for the expansion total more than $1.35 million. The cost does not include new parking facilities, but Emil Pier-son, the community develop-ment director for Centralia, said head-in parking could be added along Mount Vista Road at a fairly low cost.

Candy Hallom, a PFD board member, advocated strongly for finishing the building prior to adding on to the facility.

“I’m really stuck on finishing the building because these num-bers add up and these are just estimates,” she said. “… I don’t like to start things without com-pleting other things. I just want to see it done so we can feel good about having finished this.”

Dale Pullin, the operator of the Northwest Sports Hub, said he believes the expansion would provide a larger benefit to the community as a whole.

“I love what you are saying, but I also think I want to fill more hotel rooms, I want more demand and I want promoters to be excited about what we are do-ing,” he said.

Pierson said the city of Cen-tralia likes the volume of people the facility brings into the com-munity.

The district voted to place the completion of the building as its top priority, followed by the expansion effort, which board members said would create a fa-cility with more capacity to ac-

commodate large-scale tourna-ments coveted by other facilities.

The next priority would be the repayment of money received through the distressed counties fund that helped give the build-ing its start.

Other priorities, which in-clude upgrades to the ballfields and the construction of a soccer complex in Centralia, will be contingent on money as it be-comes available.

The PFD has selected Key-Bank to refinance its bond, which could provide between $1.7 million and $2.4 million.

Lewis County would be the bond guarantor, so a meeting with the Board of Lewis County Commissioners is scheduled to take place this month.

During an earlier legislative session, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that allows the taxing dis-tricts to rebond for an additional 15 years and restructure existing loans to bring in new capital.

District Eyes Completion, Expansion of Northwest Sports Hub

“I love what you are saying, but I also think I want to fill more hotel rooms, I want more demand and I want promoters to be excited

about what we are doing.”

Dale Pullin

operator of Northwest Sports Hub

REPORTS: Councilors and Departments Provide Updates on Accomplishments; New Councilors Sworn In

By Jordan Nailon

[email protected]

A pair of new faces joined the Centralia City Council for the first time on Tuesday night, but the hierarchy remained rela-tively unchanged as councilors Lee Coumbs and Max Vogt were selected by their peers to retain their positions as mayor and mayor pro-tem, respectively.

At the beginning of the meet-ing, new councilors Cameron McGee and Rebecca Staebler were sworn into office alongside returning councilors Vogt and Susan Luond. McGee defeated incumbent Ron Greenwood in November’s general election while Staebler defeated incum-bent John Elmore. Luond ran unopposed in the election after filling a seat vacated by former mayor Bonnie Canaday in Au-gust, while Vogt defeated chal-lenger Colin Hamilton to retain his seat in city government.

Once the new city council was officially seated, the mem-bers voted on leadership posi-tions. Councilor Peter Abbarno nominated Coumbs to return as mayor while Staebler nominated Vogt for the position. Coumbs previously assumed the role of mayor after his wife, Canaday, moved out of the district in July, and he was voted back into the position by a 5-2 vote.

Vogt was nominated for a return to his position as mayor pro-tem by councillor Joyce Barnes while Lu-

ond nominated Abbarno. The sub-sequent vote fell in favor of Vogt 4-0.

During a councilor reports session, Abbarno noted that ef-forts by the city to relocate and reorganize the winter severe weather shelter operated by Bethel Church to the fairgrounds seems to be paying dividends so far. He also expressed excitement for the ongoing plans to revamp Borst Avenue near Centralia High School in order to improve pedestrian safety. In a public briefing prior to the council meeting, SCJ Contractors noted that the project will likely be completed by October 2019 with

construction scheduled to begin in March of that year.

Councilor Barnes used her time at the microphone to prom-ise that progress would soon be made on refurbishing the Veter-ans Memorial Pearl Street Pool for public use.

Mayor Coumbs also spoke of recreation during his report but took the opportunity to look backwards instead of forward. He noted that more than 7,000 cars and 20,000 people visited Fort Borst Park in December during the annual drive through Christmas lights display. That event was powered by 22 host

organizations from the com-munity along with individual volunteers. The host organiza-tions were each paid $200 for their services, but Coumbs noted that three of those organizations donated their stipends to the George Washington statue fund.

“It looks like we had a very good season,” said Coumbs, who noted that the event brought in about $20,000 to the city.

Coumbs also touted the suc-cess of the Lighted Tractor Pa-rade, which lined the streets of downtown Centralia with holi-day revelers before a post-parade fireworks show at Tiger Stadium

across town. Coumbs noted that the parade was once again a hit, as was the newly added fire-works display, but he added that the logistics of moving the crowd across town all at one time will need to be addressed before next Christmas season.

“I will admit I made a stupid decision and had fireworks. I can tell you nothing was moving in Centralia for two hours,” laughed Coumbs. He promised that next year the fireworks will be launched from Seminary Hill so that the crowds can enjoy the spectacle from downtown immediately after the Lighted Tractor Parade.

Coumbs Re-Appointed Mayor at First Centralia Council Meeting of Year

Jordan Nailon / [email protected]

On Tuesday the Centralia City Council voted Lee Coumbs (center left) and Max Vogt (center right) back into their respective positions of mayor and mayor pro-tem.

News in Brief

Port of Centralia Commissioners Approve Property Expansion, Receive Update on North Lewis County Industrial Access ProjectBy The Chronicle

Port of Centralia commis-sioners welcomed their newest board member Peter Lahmann on Wednesday as the group ap-proved various measures and received an update on the North Lewis County industrial access project

Commissioners approved a 1,000-square-foot expansion requested by Linden Comansa, a company that supplies cranes to the Portland and Seattle area. The expansion will solely be at the growing company’s expense, executive director of the port Kyle Heaton said.

Commissioners also ap-proved the first addendum to a lease between the port and Building Material Distributors Inc, a wholesale distributor of speciality building supplies. The company’s lease, set to expire on March 31, was extended for one year. The lease price was increased by 3 percent for the 20,000 square foot building the company currently leases.

According to an update pro-vided by Heaton, the port is

currently being audited by the state Auditor’s Office. The pro-cess should be completed within three to four weeks, Heaton said.

Commissioners received an update on the North County Industrial Access Project. The proposal includes extending the collector distributor lanes along Interstate 5. Heaton stated the proposal does not work for the Centralia Station project, a 43-acre development off of Mellen Street that has Fred Meyer se-lected as its anchor tenant. Hea-ton stated the proposed improve-ments would also degrade access to the port.

Since funding for the project will not be authorized until 2025, Heaton stated no action needed to be taken. The update only served informational purposes. Heaton stated the Washington State Department of Transpor-tation had the same concerns as the port.

Commissioners also ap-proved the appointment of its of-ficers at the meeting. Julie Shaf-fley will be the president for 2018, while Lahmann was selected as the vice president. Commis-sioner Dan Keahey is this year’s secretary and treasurer.

It was Lahmann’s first meet-ing as a port commissioner. He defeated Jordan Peabody in the November general election for the seat formerly held by Matt Evans, who did not file for re-election.

Sen. Braun Proposes Separate Districts for House Elections By The Chronicle

Sen. John Braun is calling for the state to divide legisla-tive districts into two distinct House districts through a bill he cosponsored with Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, stating he believes the legislation will in-crease the ability of lawmakers to

contact voters. Braun also

said Senate Bill 6244 would diversify geo-graphic repre-sentation.

This year’s Legislature is set to review a variety of vot-ing reforms, ac-

cording to a press release from Braun’s office.

Currently, two house mem-bers are elected from each of the state’s 49 legislative districts that elect one senator.

“Smaller legislative districts improve a lawmaker’s ability to reach the people they represent,” Braun, R-Centralia, said. “In-creased geographical diversity brings broader perspectives and local knowledge into play. Small-er districts also bring communi-ties together and reduce the in-

fluence of money in campaigns given the ability to directly con-tact voters.”

Braun’s plan directs the 2021 Washington State Redistricting Commission to establish new boundaries for the 2022 elec-tion. The same guidelines that currently pertain to the redis-tricting process would apply to the newly drawn House districts. That includes equal population and contiguous boundaries of the districts.

Washington is one of only five states where House and Sen-ate seats have the same boundar-ies. Other states include Idaho, Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota. Ten other states, includ-ing Oregon, have House districts divided up within a Senate dis-trict.

Braun’s plan is similar to a 2011 proposal sponsored by Rep. Hans Dunshee, a former Demo-cratic representative from the 44th legislative district.

He has asked the chair of the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Com-mittee to hold a public hearing on the measure.

Retired Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Rex DiesBy The Olympian

A retired Thurston County

Sheriff ’s K9 has died.Rex, who retired Dec. 31,

2015, died at about 3 a.m. Friday of cancer, according to Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. Carla Carter.

The German Shepherd was commissioned during a Febru-ary 2008 ceremony, and paired with Sgt. Rod Ditrich.

“They were an impressive and dedicated team,” Carter said.

Ditrich described Rex as a “very protective partner” who helped capture hundreds of bad guys. “He put his life on the line for me and saved my life many times,” Ditrich told The Olym-pian.

After retirement, Rex became Ditrich’s family dog.

“At home he was part of the family,” Ditrich said. “He loved the kids. The kids loved him. He was a totally different dog off duty.”

Rex hadn’t shown any signs of being sick before he was di-agnosed with Stage 4 cancer on Dec. 27, Ditrich said. The can-cer originated in his spleen, and spread to his kidneys, liver and lungs. It was untreatable, Ditrich said.

The Thurston County Sher-iff ’s Office K9 Unit posted an an-nouncement about Rex’s death on Facebook on Sunday.

“Please keep Rex’s handler, Sgt. Ditrich and family, in your thoughts and prayers,” the post stated. “Rest easy Rex, we’ll take it from here.”

Sen. John Braun

R-Centralia

Columnists, Our Views, Letters to the Editor

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OpinionMain 8 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

It’s good to make rules, sug-gestions and vows at the begin-ning of each year.

It gives a person something to strive for, something to achieve.

It’d be even nicer if we were able to work toward them through at least the month of January, but that’s foolish and unattainable.

My vow to keep a desktop clear of minor notes to myself about possible future topics and comments never even had a chance. Those remind-ers are piling up already. As an example, there’s a comment I made about moonlight that needs augmenting.

My comment at the time was wondering how could sunlight be reflected to earth by the moon, when the moon’s surface consists of nothing much more than rocks and sand? That thought brought another phys-ics question, or whatever science has control of things luminous. When the sunlight reaches us directly it has warmth — some-times more than we want — but when that light is reflected by the moon it has none. Warmth, that is. Why?

On the last Sunday morn-ing of each year, I make a point of watching the early morning news on CBS, because they give a tender credit to all of the well-known people who passed away during that year. One of the mu-sic greats who died in 2017 was Fats Domino, and I’ll never for-get the evening he spoke to me.

To set the stage, many performers would be booked to perform one weekend in Seattle and, then, the follow-ing weekend in Spokane. The promoter often would make a booking halfway through the week somewhere between the two, and Wenatchee was the city most often chosen.

A partner and I had just put a new radio station on the air there, with younger people as our target audience, making us the recipient of all the radio ad-vertising for each event.

I modestly appointed myself, therefore, to be the opening master of ceremonies.

In the case of Fats Domino, I spoke a few clever lines and then announced the performer and retired to the wings to wait for

his appearance.He didn’t appear. Eventually I heard someone

behind me say “excuse me.” I turned around but saw no

one and once again focused my attention to the stage. Then I heard that voice again, saying

“excuse me.” As I turned around this time,

I looked down and saw the top of a head. (I was 3 inches taller in those days.) I hadn’t realized he was so short! He seemed like such a giant at the piano. Any-way, that’s how Fats Domino spoke to me.

We saw quite a few top en-tertainers in those days, and I got to introduce them all; Little Richard and Chubby Checker, along with others who were briefly at the top of the charts, but whose names have left my memory bank.

Changing topics, I get to re-turn a favor. A few months ago I put out a plea for anyone who could tell me where I could find Uno candy bars. I’ve, unfortu-nately, lost the name of the reader who directed me to the store where the old Playquato Dance Hall used to stand. (For newcom-ers, that’s at the intersection of state Route 6 and Highway 603.) Thank you for the information.

I can now return the favor. I looked in every store in the

Twin Cities that sells hand soap (even breaking my Centralia al-legiance and visiting Walmart) trying to find the best hand soap ever made for working men, Boraxo.

I should have stayed at home. Greg’s True Value Hardware

on Tower Avenue has it in stock! Greg still hasn’t taken down

his old “Coast to Coast” sign, but that’s another reason to love small towns.

•••Bill Moeller is a former enter-

tainer, mayor, bookstore owner, city council member, paratrooper and pilot living in Centralia. He can be reached at [email protected].

By Bill Moeller

Pondering Moonlight and an Encounter With Fats Domino

COMMENTARY: I Was Just Thinking ...

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Our parents drilled into our heads that saying “please” and

“thank you” were not only part of everyday life, but were essential to operating a successful busi-ness.

They are the basic ingredi-ents of “good manners.”

For more than 30 years, our family owned and operated the garbage collection business for Walkerville, a small incorporat-ed Montana city north of Butte. It was part-time operation, which required about eight hours a week.

In the early 1950s, our fami-ly posted a $100 bond and took it over. Previous owners thought it was too small to be profitable given the startup costs. There were only 400 customers.

There was no government subsidy and the contract terms were simple: “Collect the gar-bage at a fair price, provide and maintain your own equipment, pay your workers, taxes and in-surance, operate a safe business, and provide good service!”

Dad bought a 1937 Chevy grain truck with a dump and converted it into a garbage truck. Mom kept the books. While my father hauled the trash, my mother would park the car at the end of each city block while

“us kids” went door-to-door col-lecting 75 cents per month. Her last words were make sure you say “please” and “thank you” with a smile.

When my brothers and I were old enough and had plenty of on the job training, we started collecting trash as well. Our marching orders were to be safe, be courteous, and, if we made a

mess, clean it up!Today, you have to wonder

if good manners are a forgotten value. For example, if you go to a fast food restaurant, how many times do people say “please” or

“thank you” as they hurry you along?

Fast food restaurants are just that. They rely on speed and ac-curacy because that is what cus-tomers want. Too often “good manners” are forgotten.

Last year, I even had a coun-ter worker at a well-known fast-food location greet me with

“what do ya want?” When I asked another if they

still served a quarter-pounder because I couldn’t find it on the new menu board, the response was “yeah … it’s up there just read it!”

Thankfully, some companies started measuring good man-ners and a pleasant demeanor.

QSR is the quick-service restaurant magazine. Its annual

“drive thru report” is a key suc-cess marker.

Last year it found that Chick-fil-A employees were the most likely of the 15 chains to say

“please” and “thank you” and to smile at drive-through custom-ers.

They said “thank you” over 95 percent of the time while KFC’s rate was 85 percent and McDonald’s checked in at 78 percent.

“It’s all about speed and accu-racy, but we know our customers appreciate that we can be nice while being fast and accurate,” said Mark Moraitakis, Chick-fil-A’s senior director of hospitality and service design told QSR.

“Eye contact and smiling go a long way in the drive-thru expe-rience.”

Business Insider conclude: “While small pleasantries are easy to dismiss in a multi-billion restaurant business, these little things have played a key role in setting Chick-fil-A apart from the competition.”

In 2015, Chick-fil-A, whose stores are beginning to show up in the Northwest, generated more revenue per restaurant than that of any other fast food-chain in the nation. It’s average sales per location reached nearly $4 million which is four times more than the average KFC franchise.

The company, which requires its franchise owners to close on Sunday, Christmas and Thanks-giving, is now the nation’s eighth largest quick service restaurant chain. It is gratifying to know that good manners still count in business and to know that it’s as essential to success today as it was in the 1950s.

•••Don C. Brunell is a business

analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Van-couver. He can be contacted at [email protected].

By Don C. Brunell

Good Manners Still Count in Business

COMMENTARY: Back to Business

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Consider the Question, ‘Did I Matter?’

Before you die, ask yourself these questions.

Did I matter to the world? Did I make a difference in peo-ple's lives?

Did I influence anybody in a way they enjoy life even more?

Did I appreciate all the little things? Did I take anyone for granted?

Was I happy without all the materialistic things?

Was I happy with myself and the people that I surrounded my-self with?

Was I satisfied with the re-sults of my actions?

Sometimes people strive to get ahead of everybody karma to make sure they have everything.

Everything that makes them seem like they are in control, and that they are better than anyone else.

Sometimes people are too fo-cused on getting the materialistic things, the fame, and the certifi-cate only to say, "I have achieved this." Was it worth it?

But, did they really achieve what life is all about?

A lot of people are always so blinded by social media. Instead of talking for hours in person, they do it on their phone instead

— texting. We are slowly losing that human interaction, and a lot of people don't even realize it.

Life is about being selfless, life is about caring for yourself

— take care of your soul. Life is about showing you care for other people, because we are all in this together.

There is no poor and there is no rich.

People who claim that they are poor, does not appreciate the little things they have. You are not poor, you crave the materials that human beings have created.

People who claim that they are rich, are only rich with man-made materialistic things.

But, they are not rich with love and happiness within them-selves.

People have been so blinded by the world, they choose the materials that human beings have made.

They no longer focus on find-ing out what their purpose is, who they are, appreciating who or what they have in their life, and have forgotten their values.

What would people say about you at your funeral?

Skyheart YantesLewis County

It’s Time to Get Tough on Criminals Who Harm, Kill Officers

Pierce County Deputy Daniel McCartney was killed in the line of duty early Tuesday morning.

For those of us who have worked in emergency services this is like losing family.

In the years I have been in fire service, I have worked with some truly remarkable police of-ficers, troopers and deputies.

Their dedication and bravery often goes unnoticed until we lose an officer, and then people say nice things and express sor-row over their death.

To me it is well past time to

make those responsible for kill-ing police officers accountable to a degree that will be set in stone. No dragging through years of appeals, no early parole, and if the death penalty is imposed by the courts, then carry it out within a reasonable time.

In the time since my birth to present — 1958-2018 — there have been 10,764 officers killed in the line of duty nationwide.

To put this in perspective, there are 120 cities and towns in Washington state with popula-tions less than 10,500. It is time we get tough with criminals. Our police officers and their families deserve it.

Rest easy Deputy McCartney.

Michael McAllisterChehalis


INVESTIGATIONS: Power Bills a Giveaway for Clandestine Pot Growers

By Natalie Johnson

[email protected]

While the legal marijuana trade is booming in Washington, large-scale illegal pot grows with out-of-state ties, many in con-verted homes in residential ar-eas, are increasingly cropping up like weeds in rural Lewis County communities.

In the past year, investigators in Lewis County have raided at least seven large, indoor mari-juana grows throughout the county, collecting more than 8,000 plants.

Fifty pounds of processed buds were seized at one grow alone. To put that in perspective, one grower told investigators last year he sold the product in Se-attle for $900 per pound.

“I think we’re going to contin-ue to see this activity for a while, especially in rural areas,” Sheriff Rob Snaza said in a briefing with

the Board of Lewis County Com-missioners Tuesday morning.

While the growers are able to hide their tracks from the casual observer, investigators have in many of the local cases been able to confirm their suspicions and get search warrants with the help of public utilities.

The county’s two most recent marijuana raids, in Vader and Winlock, were discovered both through evidence collected at a grow in Pacific County as part of an investigation coordinated by the Grays Harbor County drug task force and through hugely inflated power bills at residential

addresses.On Dec. 8, investigators raid-

ed a house and outbuildings in the 700 block of B Street in Vader, less than a block from Vader’s city hall.

A driver’s license found at a grow Nov. 29 in Pacific County led them to the Vader address.

According to court docu-ments, they used Lewis County Public Utility District records to confirm the home’s residents and found power bills to be un-usually high for a house — $600 for a two-month billing cycle.

Detectives arrested suspect Hiep D. Doan, 33, when he drove

up to the house while they were seizing evidence including more than 600 plants.

Doan’s trial is currently scheduled for this March.

The Vader grow was less than a block away from city hall. Sna-za said people have asked how area residents couldn’t smell the hundreds of growing plants.

“In the old days, you’d have been able to,” he said.

He said the answer is the state-of-the-art filter systems also employed by legal grows.

On Tuesday, Undersheriff Wes Rethwill told the county commissioners that about a week after Doan’s arrest and the raid on the Vader grow, detectives executed a search warrant on his vehicle. They found “a very substantial power bill” for an ad-dress in Winlock, Rethwill said.

The bill was for more than $6,000.

“It’s called a clue,” Snaza add-ed.

On Dec. 28, investigators served a search warrant at the address in the 100 block of Nel-

son Road in Winlock and arrest-ed three more suspects — Nga Dong, 65, and Le Hai Son, 39, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Chanh Nguyen, 34, of San Jose, California.

All three were ordered held on $50,000 bail at their first court appearance Dec. 29. Their trials are currently scheduled to start this March.

Investigators seized more than 1,500 plants.

Snaza told the county com-missioners Tuesday that a large amount of money is involved in each of the grows, not just in profits from selling their product.

As an example, he said each of the light bulbs in a typical in-door grow could cost $100.

Rethwill said it’s unknown exactly where the money from the operation or the marijuana was going, but said they’d heard it was headed toward the east coast. The suspects in the most recent Vader and Winlock grows had ties to California.

“Who knows? It’s off the streets,” he said.

Sheriff: Trend of Large, Illegal Pot Grows Likely to Continue

“I think we’re going to continue to see this activity for a while,

especially in rural areas.”

Rob Snaza

sheriff

Law Enforcement Activity in Chehalis


Centralia K-9 officer Ruben Ramirez walks his K9 partner Pax from a house during a JNET investigation Wednesday afternoon on William Avenue in Chehalis. Information on the law enforcement activity —

which included the Washington State Patrol, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the Chehalis Police Department — was not available as of press time.

A Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy holds three men in handcuffs during a JNET investigation

Wednesday afternoon in Chehalis.

Centralia K9 officer Ruben Ramirez checks a space beside a house during a JNET investigation

Wednesday afternoon in Chehalis.

News in Brief

Thurston County Deputy Extends Hand to Suicidal Man, Convinces Him Not to JumpBy The Chronicle

Tragedy was averted Tuesday after a suicidal man drew a large law enforcement response at the Sleater-Kinney overpass above Interstate 5 in Thurston County.

At about 11:48 p.m., several agencies responded to what was reported as a possible suicidal man on the outside of the over-pass.

The Washington State Patrol

closed the freeway in both direc-tions as they responded.

“An officer with Olympia Po-lice Department and a deputy with Thurston County Sheriff ’s Office, both members of the Thurston County Crisis Nego-tiation Team, were called to as-sist,” according to a press release.

“After several minutes of build-ing a rapport with the male, the deputy offered his hand to con-sole him. The man came off the railing and was transported to a local hospital for care and evalu-ation.”

The continued multi-agency collaboration brought a peaceful

end to the incident, according to the press release.

State Senator Floats Idea of Ferry Service Between Olympia and SeattleBy The Olympian

A South Sound lawmaker has a suggestion for easing some of Interstate 5’s traffic woes: a pas-senger-only ferry run between Olympia and Seattle.

Sen. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, pre-filed proposed Senate Bill

6054 on Dec. 26. If passed into law, it calls for the Department of Transportation to launch a study of the idea.

“The study shall include con-sideration of a direct fast service and a slower service with addi-tional limited stops,” the propos-al stated. “The department shall work with stakeholders, includ-ing origin and destination transit agencies, cities and transporta-tion planning organizations, and submit a final study to the trans-portation committees of the leg-islature by Jan. 7, 2019.”

Hunt’s office told KING 5 that a ferry could use existing

docks at the Port of Olympia and could include stops in Stei-lacoom and Tacoma’s Point Defi-ance, among other cities. Partici-pating counties could share the costs.

“A compact, modern-day fleet of passenger ferries run-ning up the Puget Sound could offer an attractive alternative to commuting on I-5, as well as en-couraging tourism between the Seattle area and the South Puget Sound,” Hunt’s office wrote in a document explaining the bill.

Monday was the first day of the Legislature’s 2018 regular session in Olympia.

Death Notices• WARREN A. RITZMAN, 89, Salkum,

died Friday, Dec. 29, at Sharon Care Cen-ter, Centralia. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lone Hill Cemetery, Toledo. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home, Winlock.

• RAYMOND ‘RAY’ E. POPPE, 86, Onalaska, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at home. Viewing will be held Monday, Jan 15, from 9-11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 2071 Bishop Road, Chehalis. Fu-neral service will be at 11 a.m. followed by a graveside service with military hon-ors at 12:30 p.m. at Claquato Cemetery. A reception will follow at the church. Ar-rangements are under the care of Cat-termole Funeral Home, Winlock.

• STANLEY L. JOHNSON, 90, Rochester, died Saturday, Jan. 6, at home. Service information is currently pending. Ar-rangements are under the direction of

Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.

• GERALD HOFFMAN, 81, Centralia, died Sunday, Gerald Hoffman, age 81, died Sunday, Jan. 7, at home. No services are scheduled at this time. Ar-rangements are under the direction of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.

• JOAN CHAMPLIN, 63, Centralia, Joan Champlin, died Sunday, Jan. 7, in Cen-tralia. Visitation will be between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 12, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel in Centralia. A rosary service is scheduled for next week at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel. A funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Centralia. A luncheon will follow the ser-vice in the reception hall. Interment will also follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia. Arrangements are under the direction of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.

• DANIEL JEROME MARGIS, 70, Toledo, died Friday, Jan. 5, in Longview. No ser-

vices are planned at this time. Arrange-ments are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel, Toledo.

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RecordsMain 10 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Vehicle Taken• At 8:07 a.m. on Tuesday,

police responded to a report of a person taking a vehicle without permission in the 1400 block of Central Boulevard.

Graffiti Reported• At 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of graf-fiti on his garage overnight in the 300 block of N Street.

• At 4:47 p.m. on Tuesday, police received a report of graf-fiti spray painted on the door of a building in the 300 block of North Street.

Diesel Stolen• At 1:58 a.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of a theft of diesel fuel from a tank in the 1100 block of Long Road over the past several months. No sus-pect information was available.

Woman Steals Candy• At 2:16 p.m. on Tuesday, po-

lice received a report of a woman stealing candy from a store in the 1100 block of Harrison Av-enue. No arrests were made.

Transient Cited on Trespass Charge

• At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a report of a trespasser in the 200 block of West Main Street. Kelly A. Ho-len, a 33-year-old transient, was cited and released on suspicion of criminal trespassing. Two transient males were also given warnings for being on the prop-erty.

• At 6:17 a.m. on Wednesday, the same person was arrested on suspicion of trespassing after she was reportedly found sleeping in a closed business in the 200 block of Centralia College Bou-

levard and refused to leave.

Hit and Run• At 6:41 p.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of a hit and run in the 100 block of North Tower Avenue. A late 90s model Dodge truck reportedly sideswiped a second vehicle and fled. No injuries were reported.

Shoplifters Reported• At 10:37 a.m. on Wednes-

day, merchandise was reported stolen from a retail store in the 600 block of West Pear Street.

• At 1:41 a.m. on Thurs-day, police received a report of a shoplifter in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue. The suspect was identified through security footage and a summons will be issued, according to the police department.

BB Gun Stolen• At 12:31 p.m. on Wednes-

day, a BB pistol was reported sto-len in the 900 block of B Street.

Summons Issued for Suspect in Theft from Employer

• At 12:42 p.m. on Wednes-day, police issued a summons to a 44-year-old Centralia woman on suspicion of third-degree theft after she was accused of stealing from her employer in the 600 block of Harrison Av-enue.

Protection Order Violation Under Investigation

• At 3:28 p.m. on Wednes-day, police received a report of a possible violation of a protection order in the 300 block of Genge Street.

CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

Assault Suspect Arrested• At 7:51 a.m. on Monday,

police responded to a report of an assault in the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue. Todd P. Osborn, 50, of Seattle, was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault.

Thefts Reported• At 8:15 a.m. on Monday, a

third-degree theft was reported in the 1000 block of South Mar-ket Boulevard.

• At 4:51 p.m. on Monday, a third-degree theft was reported in the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street.

Assault • At 8:18 a.m. on Monday,

police received a report of a fourth-degree assault in the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue.

Money, Car Keys Stolen• At 9:07 a.m. on Monday,

a man reported money and car keys stolen from the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

Two Dine and Dash• At 11:26 a.m. on Monday,

police received a report of a man and woman dining and dashing in the 100 block of Southwest In-terstate Avenue. No arrests were made. The pair were described as a man and woman in their early 20s. The man had a shaved head, a mustache and a tattoo on his right hand, according to police.

Teen Released to Parents After Shoplifting Report

• At 12:41 p.m. on Mon-day, police received a report of a shoplifter in the 500 block of South Market Boulevard. The 16-year-old female suspect, of Onalaska, was released to a parent and will be referred to

prosecutors on a charge of third-degree theft for allegedly taking $30 in merchandise.

Trespassers Reported• At 12:43 p.m. on Monday,

police received a report of people trespassing on property in the 1000 block of Northwest State Avenue. Two men were report-edly living in tents on private property. No arrests were made.

Identity Theft• At 2:43 p.m. on Monday,

identity theft was reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

Stolen Phone Suspected of Being Used in Drug Deals• At 3:27 p.m. on Monday,

a vehicle prowl was reported in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The phone was reportedly stolen in Octo-ber. The former owner reported they were tracking the phone through an app and believed it was being used to sell drugs.

Man Reports Assault, Robbery of Cell Phone

• At 7:05 p.m. on Monday, police received a report of a rob-bery near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Vine Street. A male victim reported three men who he didn’t know attacked him without provoca-tion and stole his cell phone.

Truck Window Broken• At 1:19 p.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of mali-cious mischief to a truck in the 400 block of Southwest 18th Street. A window was broken on the truck.

Graffiti Reported on Fence• At 4:17 p.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of graf-fiti to a cedar fence in the 300 block of South Market Boule-vard.

Protection Order Violated• At 7:39 p.m. on Tuesday,

police received a report of a violation of a protection order in the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street. A person reported juveniles came to a residence with the intent of assaulting an-other juvenile, but no assault oc-curred. No arrests were made.

Malicious Mischief Reported at Juvenile Facility

• At 9:48 a.m. on Tuesday, police received a report of mali-cious mischief to a light fixture at the Lewis County Juvenile Detention facility in the 1200 block of Southwest Pacific Av-enue.

LEWIS COUNTY JAIL STATISTICS• As of Thursday morning,

the Lewis County Jail had a total population of 227 inmates with 190 in general population and 37 in the Work Ethic and Resti-tution Center. Of general popu-lation inmates, 152 were male and 38 female and of WERC in-mates, 33 were male and four fe-male. A total of 40 inmates were booked through contracts with agencies outside Lewis County.

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GEORGE W. ANDREWSSEPT. 11, 1925 ~ DEC. 26, 2017

George W. Andrews, 92, passed away Dec. 26, 2017, while receiving care at Sharon Care Center Skilled Nursing in Centralia, Wash., after suffering a fall at home in November. He was born Sept. 11, 1925, in Knox, N.D., to William Paul and Lily Elsie (Forner) Andrews.

In 1935, the Andrews family migrated west to Chehalis, Wash., in their Essex and four wheel covered trailer. George served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945. With his mother’s written permission, he left high school to sign up as a 17 year old. George was a member of the 125th Naval Construction

Battalion (Sea Bees), Company D, which served in Oahu and Okinawa.

Upon returning to Chehalis after the war, he graduated from high school in 1946. George’s civilian career was launched when he was hired by West Coast Mills in Chehalis to oversee the construction of pre-fabricated housing, a must in baby boomer era post WWII USA. George quickly rose to the position of superintendent of West Coast Mills and eventually launched his own firm, Far West Consultants, designing and constructing homes, apartments, medical offices, service stations and other structures throughout the northwest, Alaska, Hawaii and even Japan.

Both homes the Andrew’s family of five inhabited in Centralia were constructed by George and later the home he and Kathleen on Plumbers Lake. One of George’s special interests was horseback riding with his son, Mike and with his good friend, Bob Brush. Hunting trips to the mountains included rifles, but the larger goal was to enjoy the great outdoors on his trusty steeds, Dakota or Red with his friends.

George is survived by his wife, Kathleen Colwell Andrews; son, Mike (Ute Sherbow) Andrews; daughters, Sue Ann (Glen) Johnson and Terry (Tim) O’Reilly; grandchildren, Adam (Katrina) Johnson, Hayley (Erik) Johnson, Tyler (Myiesha) O’Reilly and Teagan O’Reilly; great-grandchildren, Reuben Johnson, Nathan Johnson, Simeon Johnson, Eleanor Johnson, Adeline Johnson and Titus Johnson; sister, Nora May (Dick) Shannon; and stepbrother, Butch (Evelyn) Crawford.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Miriam (John) Curtis; parents, William and Lily Andrews; stepfather, Ray Crawford; brothers, Hank (Francis) Andrews and Don (Dixie) Andrews.

A memorial service will be held in honor of George Andrews Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 3 p.m., at Mountain View Baptist Church in Centralia.

Special thank you from the family to the staff at Centralia Providence Hospital and Sharon Care Center Skilled Nursing.

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Housing for Homeless Veterans Threatened if State Lawmakers Don’t Pass Construction BudgetNOW IN SESSION:

Affordable Housing Projects At Risk Across the State

By Vianna Davila

The Seattle Times

For two years, plans have been underway for construction of an 80-unit affordable-housing development in Kent for home-less veterans and chronically homeless people, particularly those dealing with mental illness and substance abuse.

It would be the first facility of its kind in South King County, which, like much of the state, is in the grips of a growing afford-able-housing and homelessness crisis.

But now the Kent project, and many other affordable develop-ments like it, could be delayed for a year or more unless legis-lators pass a state capital budget by next Wednesday, the deadline for a critical source of federal housing funds.

Failure to act by Jan. 17 could mean that affordable-housing developments designed for the poorest people might lose out on about $19 million in federal low-income-housing tax credits this year — making the projects ca-sualties of the Legislature’s fail-ure last summer to pass a capital budget for the first time.

Republicans, then in control of the state Senate, held up the capital budget to force Demo-crats, who hold the House and governor’s mansion, to agree to address a 2016 Supreme Court water-rights ruling. That ruling, known as the Hirst decision, put restrictions on new water wells in rural areas, slowing rural homebuilding.

Republicans lost control of the Senate in a special election last fall but still have leverage: Democrats need their votes to pass bonds tied to the capital budget, and continue to link pas-sage of the capital budget and the water-rights bill.

Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sun-

nyside, said Wednesday after-noon that lawmakers were close to an agreement. He declined to comment on the affordable-housing projects that could be scuttled, at least one of them in his district.

Rep. Larry Springer, one of the negotiators on the water bill, said lawmakers may get a bill to the House floor next week.

“We’ve got some work to do yet, but we’re getting closer,” he said.

Even if next week’s deadline is blown, other affordable-hous-ing projects would get the tax credits. It is the projects on the lowest end of the income spec-trum that would miss out.

The political quagmire in Olympia has left developers scrambling. People desperate for housing can’t wait on agen-cies to reapply for funding next year, said Patrick Tippy, housing-development manager for Catho-lic Housing Services of Western Washington, the agency plan-ning the Kent development.

“It’s one year of housing that’s not created, Tippy said. “And in a housing crisis, we can’t afford to

wait a year.”Next Wednesday is the dead-

line for state-level applications for the federal low-income-hous-ing tax-credit program, a critical funding source for many afford-able-housing projects.

To be eligible for the tax cred-its, developers must have lined up all of their other funding sources, part of the typically complicated financing of affordable housing. Many of the projects applying for the federal tax credits are also counting on money from the state’s Housing Trust Fund.

The Legislature has agreed to fund that at $106.4 million, but it is also in the capital budget and caught up in the political dis-agreement.

The projects most at risk are also the ones likely to serve clients with the greatest needs

— people experiencing home-lessness and families with an annual household income of 30 percent or less of area median income. In King County, that’s about $28,800 a year for a fam-ily of four, according to the King County Housing Authority.

It appears about 28 projects statewide could be affected if the Legislature does not approve the capital budget before the federal tax-credit deadline passes.

If that happens, the Low In-come Housing Institute and Sea Mar Community Health Centers, both nonprofit affordable hous-ing developers, said they each had projects, in Island and Ya-kima counties, respectively, that could be shelved for the rest of the year.

The institute’s project in Oak Harbor, in Island County, is scheduled to include 51 apart-ments, with some units reserved for homeless veterans and low-wage workers.

Waiting a year could have serious consequences because

construction costs are on the rise and the agency may not be able to buy the property, said institute Executive Director Sharon Lee.

“More housing today is better than no housing tomorrow, be-cause people will lose their sites,” Lee said.

The Kent project is also in a bind, Tippy said. It has already received a commitmentfor fed-eral housing vouchers for home-less veterans through the King County Housing Authority. If the project doesn’t move forward this year, that money will go back to the federal government, and there is no guarantee they’ll be avail-able given the political climate in Washington, D.C., he said.

Other projects in rural areas are also likely to be severely af-fected, because they — unlike King County and Seattle — do not have dedicated local housing levies.

“Rural Washington has no lo-cal forms of financing to step in and make up for lack of federal dollars,” said Michele Thomas, director of policy and advocacy at the Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance.

Even if the capital budget passes, there is no guarantee these projects would receive the tax-credit funding. The state housing finance commission typically funds about half of the applications it receives, said commission Executive Director Kim Herman.

If it does not pass, the tax credits could go to projects more likely to serve people with slight-ly higher incomes.

But Thomas said “nobody is talking about who loses” if a budget isn’t passed by next week.

“The poorest people, the most at-risk people in Washington will lose out.”


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News in Brief

After Federal Tax Overhaul, Utilities to Pass on Savings to CustomersBy The Chronicle

Utility regulators in Wash-ington state have directed regu-lated companies to track federal tax savings that results from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to ensure the savings will benefit utility customers, accord-ing to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commis-sion.

The 2017 federal tax overhaul reduced the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, according to the UTC. State law authorizes the UTC to deter-mine how much profit regulated energy, telecom and water com-panies can earn and what rates the companies can charge its customers.

The reduction in the tax rate will reduce costs for many of the regulated companies, so the commission has directed them to report the expected revenue impacts of the revisions.

“Investor-owned utilities ex-pect to see reduced taxes as a result of the tax legislation, and we expect them to pass those benefits on to Washington cus-tomers,” UTC Chairman Dave Danner said in the release. “UTC staff is still working through the changes brought about by the tax law, but utilities are on notice that we expect customers will reap the benefits.”

Customers will not see im-mediate reduced rates or bill credits. The utilities expected tax savings will be determined and reconciled with commission-set revenue requirements with regu-lar tariff and rate case filings. Ac-cording to the UTC, customers may see reduced rates as the pro-ceedings go into effect.

Avista and Cascade Natural Gas have rate cases pending be-fore the commission. The tax-related changes will be incorpo-rated into the rates.

Puget Sound Energy, Pacific Power and Light, and North-west Natural Gas have filed pe-titions that outline the potential changes to their 2018 taxes and the estimated potential in excess earnings.

“The UTC will evaluate the specifics and incorporate the results into future rate cases,” states the release.

“The UTC is also working with other regulated companies to determine the impacts of the federal tax law changes on their operations.”

The UTC regulates the ser-

vices and rates of investor-owned electric utilities, natural gas, tele-communications, water compa-nies, household goods movers, charter bus companies, garbage collection haulers, commercial ferries, low-level radioactive waste repository and pipeline companies. It does not regulate internet or broadband services, which are regulated by telecom-munications companies.

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Helen Doris Ruble, 84, of Centralia, Wash., passed away Dec. 31, 2017. She was born Jan. 23, 1933, in Rochester, Wash., to

Signe and Elmer Jylha.Fishing, hunting, yard work

and her grandchildren were some of her favorite pastimes.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Dennis Mitchell Ruble; and a beloved daughter, Barbara Denise Ruble.

She is survived by her sister, Inie Munsell of Rochester, Wash.; two sons, John (Janet) Ruble of Centralia, Wash., and Richard (Gail) Ruble of Winlock, Wash.; and daughter, Debbie Ruble (J.R. Leckbee) of Fairbanks, Alaska.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 1 p.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Rochester, Wash.

To view the obituary, please go to chronline.com/obituaries.

Helen Doris Ruble Jan. 23, 1933 ~ Dec. 31, 2017

Lola Lorraine Jones Feb. 20, 1923 ~ Dec. 15, 2017

Lola Lorraine Jones, 94, went to be with the Lord Dec. 15, 2017. She was born Feb. 20, 1923, to Jack and Bessie Larraine Stevens Marsh (Marciniak) near Oregon City, Ore. She was raised in the Winlock/Evaline area with her two younger brothers, Leroy and Eugene Marsh.

On Oct. 6, 1939, she married Linden Moyer Jones in Centralia. He would spend much of his career as a Greyhound bus driver, between Centralia and Portland. They resided in Centralia until about 1969,

when they moved to Olympia. Lola was a homemaker and was always quite proud of keeping her home and yard in good order and was happiest when so engaged. She was deeply religious and last belonged to the Church of Living Water in Olympia.

Lola is survived by her daughter, Lynette (Bob) Wilson; grandchildren, Brandy (Pad) Smith, Linden Jones, Amber Jones and Nick Wilson; great-grandchildren, Samantha and Alexandra Smith; and nephews, Michael, Linden and Harley Marsh.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Lowell; brothers, Leroy and Eugene Marsh; and sisters-in-law, Millie and Hideko Marsh.

Our appreciation and gratitude to the staff at Regency Olympia Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.

There will be no service at this time.


Zachary Cameron Karch

Zachary Cameron Karch went to be with the Lord Jan. 4, 2018, at his home in Spokane, Wash. He was born Feb. 18, 1991, in Centralia, Wash., to parents, Cameron Karch and Lisa Raschke.

Zac graduated from Adna High School in 2009, and Centralia College with his associates of arts degree in 2012. He lived in the Adna/Chehalis area most of his life and moved to Spokane in 2016.

Everyone that knew Zac admired his smile and ability to light up a room. He loved Jesus with all of his heart and also loved his family and friends with an unconditional love. Zac enjoyed snowboarding with his dad, volunteering and helping

others anyway he could, and attending church. He had always been an athletic person, in high school, he played football and baseball. He also enjoyed working out, especially crossfit.

Zac is survived by his parents, Cameron Karch and Lisa Raschke and stepfather, Mike Raschke; sisters, Alison (Jon) Isaacson and Madison Karch; step-siblings, Kenny Raschke, Kraig (Kellie) Raschke and Kendra (Gus) Bowen; grandparents, Wilbur and Bunny Karch and Robert and Carla Wiseman; and several nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his step-grandparents, Jack and Blanche Raschke.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 1 p.m., at the Chehalis United Methodist Church, 16 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donations to Spokane Teen Challenge, 2400 N. Craig Rd., Spokane, WA 99224.


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Nation/WorldNation in Brief

Trump Now Says ‘We’ll See’ on Interview With MuellerBy Tribune News Services

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who once said he would “be glad to” talk to spe-cial counsel Robert S. Mueller III, on Wednesday demurred, sug-gesting no such interview need take place.

“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said during a joint news conference with the prime min-ister of Norway.

“When they have no collu-sion, and nobody has found any collusion, at any level, it seems unlikely that you’d even have an interview.”

Mueller has been investi-gating whether anyone from Trump’s team assisted with Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, but also whether Trump tried to obstruct justice by impeding the probe.

The president’s legal team has anticipated that Mueller will re-quest an interview with Trump at some point, a possibility that the special counsel’s office and Trump’s lawyers have declined to comment about.

At a news conference in the summer, Trump said he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about his conversations with James B. Comey, whom he fired as FBI director in May.

He was responding to Com-ey’s testimony to Congress that Trump had asked him for per-sonal loyalty and to relax his investigation of former national security adviser Michael T. Fly-nn, two things that Trump has denied.

Asked at that June news con-ference whether he’d speak to Mueller, Trump told reporters he

“would be glad to tell him exactly what I just told you.”

Trump Slams Feinstein Over Russia Info ReleaseBy Tribune News Services

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump slammed Senate Judiciary ranking member Di-anne Feinstein for releasing the transcript of Fusion GPS leaders’ testimony to the panel, calling her “sneaky” and suggesting — without evidence — she might have broken the law.

The California Democrat said she made the transcript public because she felt the Amer-ican people had the right to

know what the firm’s leaders said about a dossier of Rus-sia-related in-formation about Trump. But she did so over the objections of panel Chair-man Charles Grassley, R-

Iowa, angering Republicans and the White House.

“The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testi-mony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a dis-grace,” Trump tweeted Wednes-day morning.

He then said Feinstein, who is seeking another term, “Must have tough Primary!”

The tweet came during the president’s reported extended

“executive time,” additional time in the mornings and evenings when Trump tweets, makes calls and watches cable news. He is not slated to start his official day until his 11 a.m. intelligence briefing, according to the White House.

“The president’s tweet is abso-lute rubbish,” said Senate Judicia-ry member Richard Blumenthal.

Feinstein had the authority to make the transcript public as the committee’s top Democrat, he said.

“The implication that it was illegal is irresponsible and repre-hensible,” the Connecticut Dem-ocrat told reporters Wednesday morning.

World in Brief

Moon, Trump Open to Meet With North Korea Under ‘Right’ ConditionsBy Tribune News Services

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and the United States say they are willing to meet with North Korea — per-haps even with reclusive leader Kim Jong Un — under some cir-cumstances, in a potential con-ciliatory step after years of in-creasing isolation for Pyongyang.

South Korean President Moon Jae In said Wednesday that he is willing to meet Kim “under the right conditions,” a day after breakthrough talks with between the two Korean states.

A meeting would be possible if there were prospects for “tan-gible results,” Moon said at a news conference, identifying his main goals as avoiding another war and creating a Korean Pen-insula free of nuclear weapons.

The announcement came a day after talks that saw officials on both sides agree to key steps for reconciliation, including pursuing further bilateral talks, which Moon emphasized.

In a later telephone call with Moon, President Donald Trump

“expressed his openness to hold-ing talks between the United States and North Korea at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

Trump, who repeatedly is-sued bellicose reactions to North Korean’s provocative weapons testing during the last year, re-peated his claim that this week’s Korea talks would have “never” happened “without our attitude.”

Speaking to reporters during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, he described Moon as

“very thankful for what we’ve done.”The talks would “hopefully …

lead to success for the world, not just for our country,” Trump said.

Moon welcomed the resump-tion of intra-Korean dialogue, but stressed that his country would continue to work with the inter-national community to “denucle-arize” his northern neighbor.

Speaking at his first news conference of the new year in Seoul, Moon said his country has no plans to ease sanctions on North Korea against the will of the international community.

“Now the dialogue with North Korea has begun, but because the North Korean nuclear issue has not been resolved, South Korea will continue to keep pace with the pressure and sanctions by the inter-national community,” Moon said.

Iran Suspends Death Penalty for Some Drug CrimesBy Tribune News Services

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has lifted the death penalty for cer-tain nonviolent drug offenses, re-laxing some of the world’s harsh-est laws on drug crimes and potentially sparing the lives of thousands of death row inmates.

An amended narcotics law directs judges to suspend execu-tions for 5,000 people convicted of drug-related offenses and re-view their cases, Mizan news agency, the mouthpiece of Iran’s judiciary, reported Wednesday.

Most of the 5,000 convicts would have their punishments

“converted to life sentences,” Mo-hammad Ali Esfanani, assistant judge of the Iranian Supreme Court, told state media.

A spokesman for the judi-ciary committee of Iran’s Parlia-ment, Hasan Nourouzi, told the Jam-e-Jam daily newspaper that violent drug offenders — includ-ing those who had committed murder in the course of drug crimes — would still be subject to the death penalty if convicted.

But the moratorium on ex-ecutions for those found guilty of nonviolent crimes — such as drug smuggling — is a victory for reformists and human rights advocates who fought for years to change Iran’s draconian drug laws. Proponents of the changes say that 90 percent of those im-prisoned on drug convictions are first-time offenders younger than 30 years old.

By The Los Angeles Times

MONTECITO, Ca-lif. — Teams of rescuers waded through hillsides blanketed by mud and debris looking for vic-tims of mudflows that killed at least 17 people as the full scope of California’s deadliest flooding event in several decades came into grim focus.

As firefighters dug through battered homes, helicopters searched from the sky for hun-dreds who were unhurt but trapped behind roads made impassable by downed power lines and waist-high muck. In the Romero Canyon area above Montecito, scores have been ma-rooned since Tuesday morning.

As of Wednesday afternoon, 17 people remained missing. Of-ficials fear the death toll could rise because firefighters have not yet been able to access some areas in the path of the debris flows. Intense rain Tuesday morning pounded steep terrain burned by the Thomas fire just weeks earlier, unearthing a wall of mud, rocks and debris that raced down creek beds so quickly that residents didn’t have time to get out of harm’s way. Although no victims have been formally identified, the dead include some children.

The deluge destroyed at least 100 single-family homes and damaged another 300 residences. An additional eight commercial properties had been wiped out as the mud flowed down through the upscale hillside community and onto the 101 Freeway, which is expected to remain closed

through next week.With gas, water and elec-

tricity knocked out in most of the area, rescue workers were concerned that many of those trapped could run short on sup-plies.

“A majority of Montecito and that whole area is in the Stone Age right now,” said Mike Elia-son, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. “We’re actively pursuing trying to get in there as quick as we can to get those people to safety.”

Frantic family and friends of the missing took matters into their own hands.

With a shovel in one hand, a man who asked to be identified only as Mikey smoked a cigarette and began removing mud and debris from the intersection of Hot Springs and Sycamore Can-yon roads.

He had been out since 5 a.m. looking for his girlfriend’s miss-ing sisters, Morgan and Sawyer Corey.

“They are good people,” he said with tears in his eyes. “I’m hoping to find them.”

As he waded through deep mud, Montecito resident Ben Ekler said his friend’s mother and two children were swept away during Tuesday morning’s deluge. The mother and one of the children were found and are recovering at a hospital, he said. But the other child is still miss-ing.

“I thought we could help and do something,” Ekler said. “But nothing remains of their house.”

Social media posts sought in-

formation about a missing wom-an, Fabiola Benitez, and her son. Friends said the woman’s house was destroyed in the deluge. Benitez’s husband and another son were taken to a hospital, but the woman and her younger child had not been heard from.

Some of the searches had happy endings.

Sally Mobraaten, 56, arrived at an evacuation center at Santa Barbara City College on Monday night desperately looking for her missing 86-year-old mother. She believed her mother had been evacuated but could not find her.

Nearly in tears, Mobraaten spoke with a Red Cross volunteer outside the shelter.

“I’m not sure where she could be,” the volunteer said.

Mobraaten decided to head toward a Vons on Coast Village Road where the National Guard had been dropping people off.

Along the way she called ho-tels in Santa Barbara to see if her mother was there. She had no luck. But in the Vons parking lot she saw an elderly woman wear-ing a red rain coat and a white hat.

“Thats my mother!” she shouted.

With the engine of her SUV still running, Mobraaten jumped out, ran to her mother and gave her a kiss.

The mudslides began around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, when resi-dents in their path were likely asleep. A number of homes were ripped from their foundations, with some pulled more than half a mile by water and mud before they broke apart.

7-Eleven Stores in 17 States Targeted by ICEBy Matt Pearce and Andrea Castillo

Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Federal immigration agents targeted nearly 100 7-Eleven stores across the nation for audits and in-spections Wednesday, including several locations in Los Angeles, as the Trump administration ramps up workplace raids to punish employers hiring people who are in the country illegally.

A total of 21 people were ar-rested on suspicion of being in the U.S. illegally as Immigra-tion and Customs Enforcement agents served inspection notices at convenience stores in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

Administration officials argue workplace raids will de-crease illegal immigration by placing pressure on employers with fines and possible criminal charges. And to make its point Wednesday, the Trump adminis-tration drew a bull’s-eye on one of the country’s most prominent convenience store chains, whose outlets are staples of thousands of American neighborhoods.

“Today’s actions send a strong message to U.S. businesses that hire and employ an illegal work-force: ICE will enforce the law, and if you are found to be break-ing the law, you will be held ac-countable,” acting ICE Direc-tor Thomas D. Homan said in a statement.

But Wednesday’s raids, which included three Los An-geles 7-Eleven franchises in Ko-reatown and one in Culver City, targeted workers too _ sending a message that immigrants in the U.S. illegally will have to look over their shoulders while at their places of work.

Agents converged in the early morning on a 7-Eleven store on Beverly Boulevard, serving no-tices of inspection of employ-ment records.

No arrests were made in Southern California, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lori K. Haley, who declined to pro-vide a list of the stores targeted

for inspections.News crews gathered outside

the Beverly Boulevard store in Koreatown for several hours af-ter the raid, stationing cameras on the sidewalk. Employees said their shifts had started at noon and that they could provide no information about the enforce-ment action.

Immigrants make up a large portion of the neighborhood’s population, and local activists circulated an alert on NextDoor, the neighborhood messaging app, warning that immigration agents were in the area.

Elena Lopez, a local resident, said she was appalled when she heard agents had come to the convenience store in her quiet neighborhood.

“They’re intimidating people _ the owner, the workers and now the clients,” Lopez said.

Imelda Vargas, who works for the dry cleaner across the street, said it wasn’t right for immigra-

tion agents to target the store’s workers.

“Everyone has the right to be here, to work,” she said in Span-ish.

The investigations in Califor-nia concerned state Assembly-man David Chiu, a Democrat, who wrote a law that prohibits employers from allowing federal immigration agents on private business property without a judi-cial warrant.

ICE officials said they did not serve warrants during Wednes-day’s actions. “No warrants. We served administrative notices of I-9 inspection,” Haley said.

“We’d been expecting raids like this when Trump declared war on our immigrant com-munities,” Chiu said. “We’ll be asking our state attorney general and the labor commissioner to look into whether our law was properly followed.”

Workplace raids were once a widely used and widely feared immigration enforcement prac-tice, but the Obama administra-tion de-emphasized the tactic, a policy that drew criticism from conservatives. Under long-standing law, employers found to be employing workers in the country illegally can be fined and criminally charged.

“Worksite enforcement is critical to controlling illegal im-migration,” said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Stud-ies, a think tank that pushes for stricter immigration rules.

“When employers start to realize they can’t get away with hiring illegal workers, that they stand to have their business disrupted be-cause of illegal hiring, then they start doing due diligence and changing their hiring practices.”

In recent months, Homan, the acting ICE head, has said that he wants to increase the agency’s workplace enforcement by “by four to five times” to take away the economic “magnet” drawing immigrants to the U.S. But he made clear that the efforts would target not just employers, but workers too.

Rescue Efforts Mount After Calif. Mudslides; at Least 17 Dead So Far

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Puget Sound Fish Farmers Say Banning Atlantic Salmon Operations UnfairFISH: Company Says Investment, Jobs at Risk as Lawmakers Take Action Following Net Pen Escape

By Lynda V. Mapes

The Seattle Times

In rubber boots and work clothes, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific employees from Atlan-tic salmon fish farms around Puget Sound packed a hearing in Olympia Tuesday on a bill that would shut down their industry.

“We do an excellent job rais-ing fish in Puget Sound; we give it our all. We spend more time with these fish than we do our families; we love them and care for them,” Tom Glaspie, site manager of the Hope Island farm near Anacortes, said at an overflow public hearing con-vened by the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee.

“I’ve got 18 employees un-derneath me; they have families, kids, mortgages,” Glaspie said.

Cooke so far has invested $70 million in its Washington operations, which it purchased last summer from Icicle Seafoods. And it wants to invest more in its farms, Joel Richardson, vice president for public relations, told the committee. Cooke em-ploys about 180 people in Wash-ington, at four farm locations as well as at a Seattle processing plant and on harvest boats.

The company’s investment and jobs would be lost if the bill were approved, Richardson said, because the company would not only be unable to renew its leases

as they expired, but it also would lose access to state permits it needs for routine operations.

“All this … is not justified,” Richardson said. “We believe farmed salmon is consistent with Washington’s environmental ethic and agricultural tradition.”

Under SB 6086, the state would no longer authorize new leases, or allow any agency to issue permits for any activity in-volving invasive species of ma-rine finfish aquaculture. The industry would be gradually phased out as permits expire, ter-minating in 2025. The legislation also would extend unemploy-ment benefits for workers seek-ing retraining as the result of los-ing their jobs.

Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, prime sponsor of the bill, said that while the escape of more than 160,000 fish from

Cooke’s Cypress Island farm last summer focused his attention on net-pen farming of Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound, it is the impact of daily operations from feces in fish waste and chemicals and drugs in fish food getting into Puget Sound, and concern about disease among the farmed fish getting into the environ-ment, that concern him the most.

With the state spending hun-dreds of millions of dollars to revive struggling wild Pacific salmon runs, “raising invasive Atlantic salmon that we classify by state law as a pollutant makes no sense,” Ranker said.

Sen. Maralyn Chase, D-Ed-monds, and a co-sponsor of the bill, said the farmed-Atlantic salmon business isn’t worth the risk to Puget Sound.

“The risks of these invasive species with vaccines, antibiot-

ics and color dye have been with us for too long,” she said. “If we want to make any return on the investments in projects to save native fish, we need to remove competitive, invasive species from wild fish habitat.”

The Cooke employees were at the hearing on company time,

“part of their role as professional farmers defending their liveli-hoods,” Richardson wrote in an email to The Seattle Times.

But the farmers’ defense brought a passionate push back from wild-salmon advocates who said far more jobs and a far older economy in Washington rest on the precarious state of wild salmon.

“We can sit here and argue the science,” said Sen. John Mc-Coy, D-Tulalip, a member of the committee, and the Tulalip Tribes. “But where I am coming from is before European contact, our rivers and streams were quite abundant. … When I sit back and think about my ancestors, what I see is your economic value is being valued higher than the economic value of tribal fisheries.

“I find that very egregious.”Jay Julius, chairman of the

Lummi Nation, said he is de-scended from generations of fisherman as well as a signer of the Treaty of Point Elliott with the U.S. government, reserving the tribes’ rights to fish forever.

“Unlike Cooke. They have a privilege,” Julius said. “And in the last year, look what they’ve done.”

He faulted the company for its initial statements after the escape, blaming it on unusual tides caused by the solar eclipse; for underestimating the size of the escape; and not getting the

fish mopped up. In the end, the Lummi Nation with an emergen-cy fishery got the most Atlantic salmon out of the water.

Atlantic salmon were still be-ing caught by tribal fishermen in the Skagit River, more than 50 miles upriver, even into Decem-ber.

All of Cooke’s escaped Atlan-tic salmon sampled by the state have had empty stomachs, and the fish also were disease-free, and not carrying sea lice, accord-ing to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Atlantics have not turned up in other rivers recently, only the Skagit, according to the depart-ment.

Puget Sound gill-netters and other commercial fishermen as well as Washington conserva-tion and environmental groups also testified in favor of shutting down net-pen Atlantic salmon farming in Washington.

In addition to the bill heard Tuesday, Republicans have pro-posed an emergency bill that would shut the industry down immediately, upon signature of the governor.

The state Department of Fish & Wildlife has repeatedly stated that risks from Atlantic salmon farming to native Pacific salmon are low.

State fish managers tried repeatedly into the 1980s to es-tablish Atlantic salmon runs, de-liberately releasing the fish into state waters for sport fishermen. But the fish did not survive.

State agencies are still inves-tigating the cause of the Cypress Island net-pen collapse and envi-ronmental effects of the escape. More than 105,000 fish from the escape are still unaccounted for.

Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times

“When I sit back and think about my ancestors, what I see is your economic value is

being valued higher than the economic value of tribal fisheries,” said Sen. John Mc-

Coy, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Com-

mittee and a member of the Tulalip Tribes, speaking about Cooke Aquaculture.

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Registration Deadline for Feb. 13 Special Election Approaches; Military and Overseas Ballots Also MailedBy The Chronicle

Those who want to register before the Feb. 13 special elec-tion have until Jan. 15 to do so. That deadline applies to register-ing through mail or online, in addition to transferring or up-dating an existing registration.

The last day for in-person registration if an individual is not currently registered in Wash-ington is Feb. 5.

People can register, update their address or obtain registra-tion forms at the Lewis County Auditor’s Office, 351 NW North St., Chehalis, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Registration can also be com-pleted at all drivers’ licensing lo-cations when a person updates or obtains their drivers’ license. Registration forms are available at all post office locations, school district offices, libraries or on-line at www.myvote.wa.gov.

If the registration applica-tion is mailed, it must be post-marked on or before Jan. 15 for the changes to be made prior to the special election.

Registration applications and updates submitted after the deadline will take effect for the next election.

If an individual is currently registered in another county within the state and the Jan. 15 deadline is missed, they will need to contact the county’s elec-tion department where they are currently registered to receive a ballot at their new address.

The Feb. 5 deadline is for individuals not currently regis-tered in Washington state and must be completed in person between Jan. 15 and Feb. 5 in the county’s election department where the person resides.

The Lewis County Audi-tor’s Office mailed 192 ballots on Jan. 12 to military and over-seas voters, following the 30-day deadline prior to the election as required by law.

“The advanced mailing pro-vides voters in the military or overseas with time to receive their ballot, learn about the can-didates and/or issues, and return their ballot in a timely manner,” stated a press release.

For these voters, the date on the ballot declaration associated with the voter’s signature deter-mines the validity of the ballot. The signature on the ballot dec-

laration has to be dated no later than election day, and must be received one day prior to the cer-tification of the election. Marked ballots returned by fax or email must be received no later than 8 p.m. on election day.

For a replacement ballot, call 360-740-1278, 360-740-1164 or toll free within Lewis County at 1-800-562-6130 ext. 1278 or 1164. Individuals can also appear in person between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on election day.

To obtain a replacement on-line, go to www.myvote.wa.gov, log in with your name and date of birth, select MyBallot, select the current election and then select either “print blank ballot, then mark by hand,” or “mark online, then print.” Completed forms need to be mailed to the office prior to election day.

For individuals in Thurston County, the last day to register online or by mail is Monday, Jan. 15. That’s also the last day to up-date existing voter registration. The same deadline applies for those not currently registered in Washington state. The registra-tion must be collected in person by Feb. 5.

Thurston County measures include the city of Olympia, the Centralia School District, the Olympia School District and Yelm Community Schools.

The Thurston County Au-ditor’s Office is located at 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW Building 1, Room 118 in Olympia. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Twin Transit Names Chehalis Native as New General Manager By The Chronicle

Twin Transit’s new general manager Derrick Wojcik-Dam-ers began in his new position on Monday after the agency’s board

of directors unanimously approved him to serve as its leader late last year.

Originally from Chehalis, Wojcik-Damers earned a degree in business ad-ministration

from the University of Colorado and has been involved in transit for over 14 years. He has exten-sive experience in business man-agement and financial analysis.

“We are very excited to hire

Mr. Wojcik-Damers who has such a wealth of knowledge and experience in the transit sec-tor. We are also very excited to bring a local person back to our community,” said Chad Taylor, incoming Twin Transit Board chairman and a Chehalis city councilor, in a press release.

Most recently, Wojcik-Dam-ers was located in Denver where he worked as an operations manager for the international, privately-owned public transit company Transdev that provides fixed route services. In his posi-tion, he managed 237 employees, 111 buses, four departments and over $8 million in departmental budgets.

Twin Transit has been in the process of hiring a new general manager since former manager Rob LaFontaine accepted a posi-tion at Intercity Transit in Olym-pia last summer.

The hiring process that be-gan this fall started with six ap-plications. The pay scale was then raised to reflect the mar-ket, and 20 more applications came in. Originally, the pay scale was $70,000 to $84,420 annu-ally. It increased to $101,000 to $115,000. From there, the pool was narrowed down to three candidates and an offer was made to Wojcik-Damers.

Twin Transit hired Prothman, an executive search firm, to find a person for the general manager position.

“After reviewing many appli-cants, Mr. Wojcik-Damers was determined to be the best fit for the position,” stated the press re-lease.

Police Release Video of West Olympia Shooting; Suspect Still at LargeBy The Olympian

The Olympia Police Depart-ment released a 30-second clip of surveillance video that authori-ties say captured Monday night’s shooting in west Olympia.

Two men were taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital with injuries, and are expected to survive, according to Lt. Sam Costello.

Curtis Rudolph, 32, is still at large and wanted by the police. Costello said he shot a man in the leg outside of his home in the 900 block of Fern Street South-west at about 10:42 p.m. Monday.

According to police, two men had gone to the home for a rea-son that is not yet known. Dur-ing the visit, Rudolph, who lives at the home, produced a hand-gun and allegedly shot one of

the men in the leg, Costello said. Then the man who was shot used his own handgun to shoot at Ru-dolph. Another man at the scene, Rudolph’s brother, was struck by that gunfire multiple times.

Rudolph fled the scene.Costello said Rudolph has a

criminal history, and was most recently arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree arson following an RV fire last Thursday on Cooper Point Road Southwest. He is out on bail, and his arraignment for

an arson case is set for Jan. 16.Anyone with information on

Rudolph’s location is asked to call the Olympia Police Depart-ment at 360-753-8300 or 911.

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By The Chronicle

Lewis County was one of a few counties in Washington that saw an increase in active list-ings for residential and condo-minium properties in December compared to numbers reported a year earlier.

The county experienced a 4.58 percent increase in active listings, with 274 in December 2017 compared to 262 in Decem-ber 2016.

Neighboring counties of Thurston and Grays Harbor had a 29.5 and 21.68 percent decrease

in active listings, respectively. As for new listings, there was

also an increase reported in Lew-is County with 64 reported in December 2017, compared to 52 in December 2016.

Overall, the Northwest Mul-tiple Listing Service saw a 19 per-cent decrease in inventory with 10,569 active listings at the end of 2016, compared to last month’s figure of 8,553.

“That’s the smallest selection for any month in the past de-cade,” stated a press release. “For the fourth time this year, month-ly inventory dipped below the

10,000 mark, a level not reached at any other time during the 10-year comparison.”

Pending sales in Lewis Coun-ty decreased by 2.47 percent, with 79 in December 2017, com-pared to 81 in December 2016.

Year-over-year pending sales of single family homes and con-dos combined fell about 3 percent in the MLS service area from 6,390 to 6,198, but outgained the number of new listings added to the inventory with 4,053.

Closed sales in the county increased by 13.58 percent, with 92 reported last month and 81

reported in December 2016. The median home price increased by 8.57 percent, following a trend the vast majority of counties in the service area experienced.

The median price of a home last month in Lewis County landed at $190,000, compared to $175,000 in December 2016.

The median home price sys-tem-wide rose 11.4 percent for 7,642 completed sales of homes and condos. Thirteen of the 23 counties in the report experi-enced double-digit price hikes from a year ago. Two counties — Chelan and Douglas — reported

price drops. In the MLS service area, clos-

ings were up slightly by .88 per-cent from a year ago. Northwest MLS members reported 7,642 closed sales, about the same volume to numbers a year ago which totaled 7,575.

Lewis County had 2.98 months of inventory. Service-wide, there was 1.12 months of inventory.

Thurston County had 1.15 months of inventory in Decem-ber, while Grays Harbor County had 3.26 months of inventory.

Lewis County Experiences Small Increase in Active, New Property Listings

Pierce County Deputy Was Killed Responding to a Drug-Related Armed Robbery

SCENE: Deputies Had Responded to 18 Calls at the Home in the Past Two Years; One Suspect Killed Himself After Killing Deputy

By Alexis Krell

The News Tribune

A Pierce County sheriff ’s deputy fatally shot Sunday was responding to a drug-related armed robbery in the Freder-ickson area, the sheriff ’s depart-ment said Wednesday.

Deputy Daniel A. McCart-ney responded to a 911 call after two masked intruders broke into a mobile home that the agency said was frequented by heroin users and dealers.

Shortly after he arrived, Mc-Cartney radioed that shots had been fired, and minutes after that back-up deputies found him with a bullet wound to his neck near the home, sheriff’s officials said.

“Deputies, paramedics, doc-tors and nurses all attempted life-saving measures, but per the Pierce County Medical Exam-iner’s Office his life was taken in-stantaneously,” the department said in a statement.

The bullet hit McCartney above his protective vest, hitting his carotid artery, and severing his spine, the statement said.

The agency gave this account of what happened, based on in-

terviews with witnesses and vic-tims:

Four adults and two children, ages 2 and 3, live in the mobile home near 200th Street East and 45th Avenue Court East. The home had no beds and was filthy.

In the past two years, depu-ties responded to 18 prior calls there.

“They put the situation togeth-er, the people that live there, to let this happen,” sheriff’s spokes-man Ed Troyer said of the resi-dents. “To let our deputy get shot, to let these kids live in squalor.”

He said steps are being taken regarding the children’s well-being.

The children and all but one man who lives at the residence were home shortly before mid-night when the intruders broke in by breaking a kitchen window.

Both robbers had guns, and one had a large knife.

As one resident called 911, another hit one of the robbers

in the head with a baseball bat. Meanwhile, the second robber searched the home.

Investigators believe the rob-bers targeted the residence to steal money, heroin and safes.

McCartney arrived at the home at 11:29 p.m., and four minutes later told dispatchers he was chasing two suspects across the yard, to 200th Street.

About 20 seconds after that, he reported shots had been fired, and then stopped responding to dispatchers.

Deputies found one suspect, 35-year-old Henry Micheal Carden, dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

Authorities said they were unsure whether Carden commit-ted suicide or accidentally shot himself.

“Whether that was intentional or accidental, we’ll never know,” Troyer said Wednesday at a press conference.

McCartney fired five shots, most hitting the body armor Carden was wearing, Troyer said. One shot that hit Carden would have been fatal, he said.

“Our deputy did engage with the suspect or suspects — that’s still yet to be determined,” Troy-er said. “... The bullet fired that killed him came from one of the suspects.”

The deputy’s response to the robbery — chasing the suspects despite being alone — followed department procedures, Troyer added.

Carden had a .45-caliber handgun in his possession, and a can of bear spray and a bag with two-way radios were near his body.

Investigators found another handgun in the area, along with

a safe and backpack stolen from the home.

Authorities launched a man-hunt for the second suspect, who was arrested Monday when a Washington State Patrol trooper found him wet, dirty and appar-ently hypothermic.

The man, later identified as 32-year-old Frank William Pawul, was carrying a bear spray holster and a pocket knife.

The trooper found Pawul in the 20300 block of 42nd Avenue East, and he initially was booked into jail for outstanding war-rants.

Later, investigators realized he was a suspect in the shooting.

Text messages Pawul sent and received about the robbery and the shooting helped link him to the crime, as did video of him hiding in an industrial area and a trash can.

He’s being held without bail for investigation of first-degree murder, pending his arraign-ment.

Also arrested in the case was 52-year-old Brenda Troyer (no relation to the sheriff ’s spokes-man), who is accused of driv-ing the robbery suspects to the home. She’s being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Prosecutors are expected to make a charging decision for Troyer and Pawul by Thursday afternoon, when both are sched-uled to be arraigned.

The sheriff ’s department said others may also be arrested.

“Deputies, paramedics, doctors and nurses all attempted life-saving measures, but per the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office his

life was taken instantaneously.”

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

statement

Deputy Daniel A. McCartney

More Students Could Get a Meal in Expanded Breakfast-After-the-Bell ProgramBy Agatha Pacheco

The Seattle Times

OLYMPIA — More Wash-ington students would have access to a morning meal un-der legislation that overwhelm-ingly passed the state House on Wednesday.

House bill 1508 would re-quire schools with at least 70 per-cent of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals to move breakfast from before school to after the morning bell to ensure every student can get a nutri-tious snack at the start of the day.

Schools that don’t meet that

criteria would have the option of changing breakfast from before to after the bell.

Almost 42 percent of students in Washington benefit from the free or reduced-price meal program, ac-cording to the Office of Superinten-dent of Public Instruction.

“We decided we are going to present a bill this year we can all agree to and all vote for,” said Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancou-ver, a sponsor of the legislation.

“It is time 1.1 million kids are pre-pared to learn when they come to school.”

House lawmakers approved the bill 83 to 15 on Wednesday.

The same proposal was approved last year by the House but stalled in the Senate.

The meal program would cost about $540,000 per year and would be largely paid for by Washington’s Department of Ag-riculture.

Similar legislation, Senate bill 6003, was introduced by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Is-land, on Monday. Wellman said she plans to change her bill so it mirrors the one that passed the House.

The House bill included a section that would make it easier for schools to get fresh produce

directly from farmers and lan-guage to collect data on results of the meal program.

“I prefer the House version and I would hope we would amend the Senate version if it’s not already mirroring the House version,” said Sen. Hans Zeiger, R-Puyallup.

Zeiger is a ranking member of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, which is chaired by Wellman.

Some schools in Washington have already implemented so-called breakfast-after-the-bell programs.

The Highline School District,

which serves 20,000 students in South King County, piloted the program at Midway Elemen-tary in 2013. Since then White Center Heights, Mount View and Madrona Elementary have started breakfast-after-the-bell programs.

Currently 63 percent of the district’s students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

Madrona Elementary Prin-cipal Kellie Hernandez said the school’s breakfast-after-the-bell program has increased breakfast participation from 50 percent to 90 percent since it was started last year.

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• Letter: Will Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Turn You Into Felon?

USER NAME: Matthew VanCamp

The progressives now control the House and the Senate with the backing they need from the governor; and they’re after our guns. Starting Jan. 15, Senate Bill 5050, House Bill 1134, Senate Bill 5444, House Bill 1387, Senate Bill 5463, House Bill 1122, Senate Bill 5992 and Senate Bill 6049 are all on the agenda. I’ve an old Winchester 22-LR semi auto-matic that holds 15 rounds in a tube.. My dad got me this gun when I was 12 years old. If Senate Bill 5444 passes, I will need to register this gun or I am in violation of the law. If Senate Bill 5050 passes, I can no longer possess this gun or I will be considered a felon! If Senate Bill 5463 passes, I will need to allow law enforcement to invade my home so as to make sure that my firearms are locked and secured. I am a law abiding citizen and do not deserve this. These bills are nothing more than government overreach that violates our rights to protect ourselves! If someone asks if bad people having guns scares me, my answer would be, not as much as my government trying to take mine away does!

• Story: State Senate Democrats Take Early Aim at Gun Legislation

USER NAME: ramrodd

The right of a citizen to bear arms, in lawful defense of himself or the State, is absolute. He does not derive it from the State government. It is one of the high powers’ delegat-ed directly to the citizen, and ̀ is excepted out of the general powers of government.’ A law cannot be passed to infringe upon or impair it, because it is above the law, and indepen-dent of the lawmaking power.

USER NAME: Citizen1956

Hmmm...lots of name-calling going on here. “Gun grab-bers” and “sideshow” Bob...Obviously, you felt it necessary to include the names of donors to make sure people know this is the work of “libruls”. Did you feel the same way about the “Papers Please” law in Arizona or the Stop and Frisk ap-proach to law enforcement? I’m going to take a wild guess and suggest that no — you probably thought that these approaches were perfectly justified, as long as YOU were safe from intrusion or “invasion” This fear of government must be pretty disabling for you to think that you and the rest of us gun-owners (yes — I own guns) will automatically be a felon, with law enforcement charging into our homes, guns-a-blazing...and the laws aren’t even passed!! First off

— relax. Second, don’t automatically fire off all your rounds before there is an actual target.... Third....do please inform us all exactly HOW and WHY this is a constitutional over-reach. I have to assume you can still keep your other guns. Inform us with actual facts and not fear-mongering phras-ing, weak support and name-calling. Can you?

• Commentary: A Salute to Kmart, Sears and the Workers Who Made Them Tick

USER NAME: Am

Nice Article. My first job was at a Kmart that closed in 2014. Still remember working there in 1988 and 1989. Be-sides having to roll the carts down a hill aka chaos and a hot tempered assistant manager it was a super fun job. I opted to take over the preopening weekend morning cleaning (aka trash can dumping) so I could be in the store with just the floor cleaning guys. Before I took it folks were randomly given the job each weekend but I said you don’t have to choose because I want it every weekend since everyone else didn’t like doing it. It was all chill to me with no one bugging me. I have found Kmart music from that time span on Youtube and listening to it blows me away because I can remember the songs I used to wait for on the Kmart Radio each day. Still shop at different Kmart (aka Road Tripping to Kmarts) when in different areas because i never know what cool stuff will be found at each different store. Their Shop Your Way Rewards program is quite amazing and helps me get tons of free or near free stuff from Kmart and Sears.

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Nothing stays the same. All things change. Part of the problem with Sears/Kmart was they could not/would not compete with Walmart. The buyer determines who stays in business. The Lewis County Mall is just about a goner. Let’s see if the EDC can do something to create some business/jobs.

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following students were recognized for demonstrating the theme: ‘Caring — Concern for others.’” Student pictured include

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Lewis County Coroner’s Of-fice at 6:18 a.m. Sunday. The coroner’s office has identified the man but is not releasing his

name pending notification of next of kin, according to a press release.

At a meeting Tuesday morn-ing with the Lewis County Board of Commissioners, Reth-will and Sheriff Rob Snaza said a portable propane heater was also found in the vehicle. Im-

properly functioning portable propane heaters can give off carbon monoxide and cause suf-focation.

“It’s an unfortunate incident … but it’s happened before,” Sna-za said.

Rethwill cautioned that the cause of death is only a suspi-

cion at this point. “I can surmise all day long as

far as what it is, but we’ll wait until the medical examiner gives us a formal cause,” he said.

According to the coroner’s office, an autopsy was per-formed Wednesday and “there were no suspicious findings.”

The cause and manner of death is pending toxicology, which could take up to 90 days, according to the coroner’s office.

“It’s that time of the year,” Rethwill said. “More than likely this individual was living in his vehicle and it’s sad. It’s very, very sad.”

during his Jan. 9 State of the State Address given at the Capi-tol. “Now is the time to join in action and put a price on carbon pollution.”

In a morning briefing before the governor’s speech, his policy advisers said that consumers would see electricity prices rise 4 to 5 percent, natural gas up by 9 to 11 percent, and a 5 to 6 per-cent hike for gasoline.

“There will be impacts on fuel and energy prices but we expect these to be modest,” said Lauren McCloy, a senior policy advisor.

Additionally, the proposal exempts certain types of fossil fuels to “ensure Washington’s competitiveness in global and regional markets and protect rural jobs,” according to Mc-Cloy. Among them are fossil fuel and electricity exports, the coal-fired TransAlta operation in Centralia that is slated for closure and fossil fuels used in agriculture.

This is not Inslee’s first at-tempt at getting a carbon tax through the state Legislature. In both 2015 and 2016, the gov-ernor proposed a carbon tax to help meet the McCleary state Supreme Court mandate that the Legislature fully fund K-12 public education. Neither pro-posal made it to the governor's desk.

In the runup to this year’s legislative session, Inslee said that he would push for using

state budget reserves to pay for an additional $1 billion for pub-lic education to meet the most recent Supreme Court mandate. The carbon tax would replenish the withdrawn reserves.

This year’s version is essen-tially identical to last year’s pro-posal from the governor, save for how the revenue would be allocated.

In his State of the State ad-dress, Inslee called upon law-makers to work across the aisle:

“On this, there is no geographic divide. The Eastern Washington farmer whose irrigation sup-ply is threatened by low snow-pack faces the same crisis as the Western Washington shellfish grower whose baby oysters are threatened by ocean acidifica-tion,” he said.

But the governor's carbon tax will face stiff opposition from both House and Senate Repub-licans while receiving only tepid support from Senate Democrat-ic leadership.

Senate Majority Leader Sha-ron Nelson, D–Maury Island, was not enthusiastic about pass-ing a carbon tax and said last week she is not sure the Legis-lature would be able to pass it in this year’s short 60-day ses-sion. During a speech given on Monday, Jan. 9, in the House chambers, Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, D–Seattle, didn’t mention a carbon tax when list-ing his legislative priorities.

However, bills mirroring In-slee’s proposal have already been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D–Seattle, and in the House by Rep. Joe Fitzgib-

bon, D–Burien.On Tuesday afternoon, Car-

lyle disputed the notion that the Senate Democratic leadership isn’t fully behind the Governor’s carbon tax: “The Senate leader-ship is absolutely and unequivo-cally committed to moving for-ward on this energy strategy and it's just a question of us crossing the t's and dotting the i's,” he said. “We're going to refine the bill and kick it into high gear.”

Meanwhile, Senate Republi-cans — now in the minority — have staked out early battle lines in opposition. They argue that a carbon tax will hurt Washing-ton industry, bring in unneces-sary revenue, and, ultimately, fail to reduce carbon emissions significantly.

“If our ultimate goal is to re-duce carbon, we don’t have to have the largest tax increase in [state] history,” Senate Major-ity Leader Mark Schoesler, R–Ritzville, said. “I’m completely against it.”

Sen. Doug Ericksen, R–Fern-dale, has denounced Inslee’s proposal. “It’s a tax on energy, it’s not a carbon tax,” he said. “A new tax on energy in Washing-ton state will drive jobs out of here … that just can't happen to Washington state this year. We have to push back hard.”

House Republicans don’t like it either. “Is the issue of the car-bon about the carbon or about the money?” said House Mi-nority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R–Snohomish. “If it’s about the money than I don’t think that it’s appropriate.”

Kristiansen has pointed to

Washington’s wildfires as a ma-jor source of carbon pollution and argued that Inslee’s goals of reducing carbon emissions would be better served by in-vesting in forest management. While Inslee’s carbon plan in-tends to put money toward for-estry, a specific amount hasn’t been identified, said Reed Tay-lor, a senior policy advisor.

“Forest health is important … but the transportation sector is, by and large, the primary source of emissions in Washington state,” said Taylor.

Inslee’s staff claimed that the tax will reduce state emissions to 80 percent of 1990 levels, which would be larger than the current 50 percent reduction mandated by a law passed in 2008.

While relatively new in the U.S., other countries such as Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, and China have implemented or plan to implement various ver-sions of a carbon tax, according to a 2015 World Bank Report. California expanded its own cap-and-trade system last sum-mer.

“By passing a carbon tax, we would simply join our West Coast neighbors and the rest of the world, as the global economy moves away from fossil fuels and toward a decarbonized, clean-energy future,” Inslee said.

Inslee’s proposal aside, out-side interest groups are looking to potentially put the issue be-fore voters. The Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy — an envi-ronmental pressure group — is currently drafting a carbon tax ballot initiative in collaboration with other groups.

The initiative's purpose, re-portedly, is to be a backstop in case the legislature fails to pass a carbon tax during the 60 day session. “We are preparing a ballot measure so that, if the legislature fails to do its job, we are ready to take it to the people and that’s because it’s time for action,” said Becky Kelley, presi-dent of the Washington Envi-ronmental Council and co-chair of the Alliance.

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selected by Nielsen and his wife Jan personally.

“He is a lover but he is also a worker,” Nielsen said. “For those that were around Ruben and Lobo, he is a completely differ-ent dog. Ruben is having a great time. It’s hard to get the smile off his face because Ruben can actually take this dog and peo-ple can pet him and all kinds of stuff.”

K9 Pax was brought to Lewis County at the same time as Ti-

esto, another male Belgian ma-linois that has joined Chehalis police officer Warren Ayers as a replacement for his former K9 partner, Reign, who died from an unexplained medical event last year.

Chief Nielsen and his wife Jan, who run Code 4 Canine, LLC, hand picked both dogs from breeders in Europe, noting that European police dogs tend to be healthier and more prone to working. Chief Nielsen noted that his wife has been instru-mental in implementing the six-week training program required for both dogs.

That six-week training regi-

men was just recently completed, and K9 Pax has wasted little time making himself useful to his department since he joined the force. Nielsen noted that just days ago, Pax helped to re-cover 15 pounds of heroin dur-ing a traffic stop and added that he’d previously helped to locate a suspect armed with a knife who was hiding in a crawl space. Then, on Wednesday, Pax found himself putting in work with JNET in a drug related raid.

“These dogs are out here to keep our officers safe and our community safe,” said Nielsen.

“Pax and Ruben are out on the street. If you see them out cruis-

ing around he’ll be more than happy to stop and get the dog out.”

The dogs were purchased us-ing funds donated by a pair of anonymous donors from the Twin Cities, and the Nielsens do-nated their training efforts in or-der to quickly get police dogs back on the streets of Lewis County since the Lewis County Sher-iff’s Office’s K9 Axel, handled by Deputy Rick VanWyck, was pre-viously the only dog on duty.

During Tuesday night’s in-troductions, K9 Pax was so excited to meet Mayor Lee Coumbs that he put two feet up on the council bench and

knocked the mayor’s nameplate to the floor as Coumbs extend-ed his hand.

“I guess he didn’t like the mayor vote,” joked a voice in the crowd.

That sort of exuberance came as no surprise to Ramirez who said his arms were sore for two days after trying to control K9 Pax during recent policing shifts.

“He’s a lot younger dog than I’m used to, so you’re going through the puppy pains. Be-cause he’s a young dog, he’s still got a lot of maturing to do,” Ramirez told The Chronicle in December.

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ENFORCEMENT: Winlock Mayor Says Police Contract with Toledo Is a Bad Deal; Toledo Police Chief Says Contract is Efficient, Mutually Beneficial

By Natalie Johnson

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In 2017, the Toledo Police De-partment responded to Winlock 841 times for domestic violence calls, property crimes, trespass-ing, traffic infractions and other reports.

That’s more than twice as many times as the department responded in Toledo, where there was a total of 405 calls.

In June, Toledo police re-sponded to more than three times as many calls to Winlock. In April, officers went to Win-lock four times as often.

Toledo Police Chief John Brockmueller, a longtime officer in southern Lewis County, says Toledo’s contract to provide po-lice services to both cities is ef-ficient and effective.

“This by far is the best system to date. This works,” he said.

However, newly elected Win-lock Mayor Don Bradshaw said he believes the numbers reflect an increase in crime in Winlock. He attributes that to a lack of a hometown police force.

Last week, Bradshaw sent a letter to Toledo announcing his intention to withdraw from the contract and recreate Win-lock’s Police Department, which has been closed for more than

two years. Toledo received the letter Monday. The Chronicle obtained it through a public re-cords request.

“Imagine yourself in my shoes, and my predecessor went out of his way to go 10 miles away to a city half our size with a third of our police budget and basi-cally give away all of our police (equipment) and close to a quar-ter of a million dollars a year,” Bradshaw said. “And this is what we get for it.”

In spring 2015, Winlock’s last chief of police — Terry Williams

— announced his retirement after 16 years as the city’s chief and 36 years with the agency. His last day was June 30, 2015.

Winlock considered contract-ing with both the Lewis County Sheriff ’s Office and Toledo for police services, and in June 2015 chose Toledo.

At that time, each department consisted of a chief, one full-time officer and reserves.

According to the contract,

the Toledo Police Department agreed to provide police services to Winlock starting in August 2015 at a cost of $196,000 each year.

In 2016, the Toledo City Council asked Winlock start-ing in 2017 to pay an additional $21,000 per year, for a total of $217,000 to help cover a 40 per-cent higher insurance cost, in-creased 911 dispatch fees and a 1.5 percent pay raise for police department staff.

According to information previously reported in The Chronicle, Winlock’s 2015 po-lice budget was projected to be $250,417.

The contract is set to expire at the end of this year. Toledo City Clerk Michelle Whitten said there is no provision in the contract for ending the contract early other than for a breach of contract.

The letter will be in the To-ledo City Council’s packets at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tues-

day, but is not scheduled to be on the agenda, Whitten said.

Bradshaw declined to discuss the letter Monday at his first meeting at the helm of the Win-lock City Council since his last term as mayor in the late 1990s, saying he wanted to wait for a re-sponse from Toledo.

On Wednesday, he said he could comment since Toledo re-leased the letter, which is a public document.

Bradshaw said he isn’t happy with the service Winlock gets from the Toledo Police Depart-ment, but said he doesn’t blame Brockmueller or his officers.

“We get service — a drive through when it’s convenient for Toledo,” he said. “We’re twice as big as they are … and we don’t have a police presence. I’m sur-prised we don’t have more crime.”

Bradshaw said he was aware of the statistics showing officers in Winlock twice as often as To-ledo.

He interprets that as showing a higher level of criminal activ-ity in Winlock due to a lack of its own police department, rather than showing a larger police presence from Toledo officers in Winlock than in their home city. He said he believes the loss of Winlock’s own police force has resulted in an increase in crime.

Brockmueller said Winlock has twice as many calls because the city is twice as big as Toledo.

“We kind of already knew that when we took over the contract,” he said.

Officers don’t split up their time evenly between the cities.

“We go where we’re needed, regardless of how much time it

takes,” he said. Brockmueller said the con-

tract has allowed Toledo to grow its department and provide more comprehensive coverage to both cities.

“Here’s how it’s laid out,” he said. “Before this contract, both cities had their own police de-partment that consisted of two full time people including the chief. You had a chief and a pa-trolman.”

The officers in Toledo worked four 10-hour days with the chief typically working Mon-day through Thursday and the other officer working Thursday through Sunday.

On Thursday, the officers were able to split up their shifts to provide 20 full hours of cov-erage, Brockmueller said, saying Winlock had a similar arrange-ment. Thursday was the “power day,” he said.

The other six days of the week had one officer on duty for 10 hours and on call for the other 14.

At the time, Toledo’s police budget was about $200,000 per year, Brockmueller said.

“So now we’ve combined the cities,” he said.

Toledo now has four full-time officers, including the chief. Rather than having one officer each in Winlock and Toledo pa-trolling for 10 hours separately, Toledo now has two officers on duty for 10 hours each in a day, for a total of 20 hours of cover-age every day, rather than just on Thursdays, as it was before.

“It works very well from my opinion, from a policeman’s standpoint,” Brockmueller said.

Toledo Police Answer Twice As Many Calls in Winlock Under Contract

“Imagine yourself in my shoes, and my predecessor went out of his way to go 10 miles away

to a city half our size with a third of our police budget and basically give away all of our

police (equipment) and close to a quarter of a million dollars a year.”

Don Bradshaw

mayor

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C2BL: Napavine Beats Toutle Lake 70-67; Peyton Stanley Scores 21 as Rex Stanley Gets 300th Win

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NAPAVINE — Rex Stan-ley’s 300th win on the Napavine bench could hardly have been more exciting.

The Tigers weathered a blis-tering start by Toutle Lake, ad-justed in the second half and got a pair of clutch free throws from Peyton Stanley in the final seconds to seal a 70-67 win and, once again, shift the top portion of the Central 2B League boys basketball standings.

The tight battle, though, was no surprise. The core players in Wednesday’s affair have been playing against each other since the third grade, Stanley pointed out.

“This has been a battle. We play similar styles, and like they say, the styles make fights,” he said. “So when we play toutle, it’s been this way for years —

just tight, tight games.”The Ducks, who were tied

with Adna, Toledo and Mor-ton-White Pass atop the C2BL standings heading into the

game, lived up to their billing, hitting 8 of 14 from long range in the first half. The shooting, combined with the inside play of 6-foot-5 Michael Adams, helped Toutle Lake lead 46-41 at the break.

“They’re good. They’re simi-lar to us — they’ve got shooters around the outside, with Adams on the inside, and they’re solid,” Peyton Stanley, who went 5 of 8 from long range for a team-high 21 points, said. “They can shoot, and they always have. They’ve always been good from the pe-rimeter.”

Cam Swanson scored all 15 of his points on five 3s, while Nate Hoff had 14 and Adams scored 11 — all before halftime.

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W.F. West could have stopped scoring after the first quarter and still would have had enough on the board to double up the Bobcats, drubbing Aberdeen 85-18 Wednesday night in EvCo girls action in Chehalis.

The Bearcats led 36-5 after a quarter, then added 25 in the second frame to ensure the clock was running in the second half.

Julia Johnson led W.F. West with 16 points. Kiara Steen scored 15, going 2 of 3 from long range with seven assists and five steals, and Taya McCallum scored 14 and hit 3 of 5 from long range.

Annika Warring added 11 points, and Erika Brumfield chipped in 10 with six rebounds.

The Bearcats shot 9 of 22 from long range and outrebounded Aberdeen 24-9, with 19 steals.

Raegan Glanz led Aberdeen with 9 points.

W.F. West (10-2, 3-0 league) hosts rival Centralia on Friday with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff as part of a girls-boys doubleheader.

Cold Spell Doomes Warriors Against Tumwater

ROCHESTER — The War-riors went a bit cold in the mid-dle quarters and Tumwater took advantage to pick up a 49-45 Evergreen 2A Conference girls basketball win here Wednesday night.

Lexi Jones-Sederberg scored 16 points, Paige Winter added 14 and Hunter Hahn scored 7 of her 10 points in the first quarter for Rochester, but Tumwater won the second and third quarters by a combined score of 22-15.

“In those middle quarters we got fouled a lot, and it’s kind of one of those deals where it’s hard to get into a rhythm,” Rochester coach A.J. Easley said. “It’s just kind of a weird funk, and there was a stretch there for three or

By The Chronicle

Centralia, W.F. West, Roch-ester and Aberdeen met in Cen-tralia on Wednesday for an Ev-ergreen 2A Conference double dual wrestling meet, with the Bearcats defeating Aberdeen and Rochester, and the Tigers beating both Rochester and Ab-erdeen.

Centralia topped Rochester 62-16. Centralia’s Jacob Reyna (106 pounds), Jesse Weeks (152), Caleb Hylton (160), Aaron Ada-mo (195), Isaias Almontes (220) and Manny Aguilar (285) all won by pin.

The Tigers’ Tristan Dickey (170) won 17-2 and Juan Gas-per (113) won in a 4-2 decision. Mykka McAllister (132) won by injury default.

Rochester’s Jayden Lancaster (145), Gio Mino (182) and Riley Cohron (126) all won by pin.

The Tigers then faced Aber-

deen in a closer match, but Cen-tralia still prevailed 42-28.

Weeks, Hylton, Adamo and Almontes each won by pin. Jus-tin Lake (145) and Reyna each won by forfeit.

Dickey needed a 7-3 decision to defeat Aberdeen’s Thomas Williams and McAllister won 5-2 over Angel Cisneros.

W.F. West edged Aberdeen 46-21. W.F. West’s Roehre Cun-ningham (113) defeated Jeremy Roberts 16-5 and Mason Ma-rones (138) won 9-0 over Brodie Wharton.

Carver Brennan (152), Ka’Imi Henry (160) and Isaac Reavis (220) all won by pin.

Jack Mallonee (195) defeated Joseph Bercier 16-1 and Chris Powe topped Daustin Estrada 9-4.

“I thought our guys wrestled pretty well. Chase Conway had a

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Centralia’s Tristan Dickey (top) tries to pin Rochester’s Nate Kilmer during an Evergreen 2A Conference dual wrestling match

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Peyton Stanley (13) celebrates after Napavine beat Toutle Lake, 70-67, on Wednesday night in Napavine.

Napavine coach Rex Stanley (in black)

watches as Peyton Stanley shoots

a 3-pointer against Toutle Lake on

Wednesday in Napavine. The Tigers’

win was the 300th of Stanley’s coach-

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THURSDAY, Jan. 11NBA basketballNoon NBA — Boston vs. Philadelphia, at London5 p.m. TNT — Cleveland at Toronto7:30 p.m. TNT — San Antonio at L.A. LakersNHL hockey 4 p.m. NHL — Carolina at WashingtonNCAA men’s basketball4 p.m. CBSSN — Tennessee St. at E. Illinois ESPN2 — Maryland at Ohio St. ESPNU — Tulsa at Houston5 p.m. FS1 — Iowa at Illinois6 p.m. CBSSN — Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee6 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 — Wichita St. at East Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 — Clemson at NC State ESPNU — Stanford at Washington St. ROOT — Portland at Gonzaga PAC-12 — Oregon St. at Arizona7 p.m. FS1 — Oregon at Arizona St.8 p.m. PAC 12 — California at Washington ESPN2 — Utah at UCLA ESPNU — Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Santa ClaraNCAA women’s basketball4 p.m. ESPN — Notre Dame at Lousiville ROOT — Miami at Florida St.High school basketball2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Orlando Christian Prep (Fla.) vs. Mont-verde Academy (Fla.)Golf4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, Sony Open8 p.m. GOLF — European Tour/Asian Tour, Eurasia CupWinter sports6 p.m. NBCSN — Biathlon: IBU World Cup, women’s 15 km individual

FRIDAY, Jan. 12NBA basketball5 p.m. NBCSNW — Portland at New Orleans 5 p.m. ESPN — Golden St. at Milwaukee7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Houston at PhoenixNCAA men’s basketball3:30 p.m. FS1 — Marquette at Butler 4 p.m. CBSSN — Ohio at Kent St. ESPN2 — VCU at Dayton 5 p.m. PAC-12 — teams TBA5:30 p.m. FS1 — Providence at DePaul NCAA women’s basketball8 p.m. PAC-12 — Washington at CaliforniaGolf10:30 a.m. GOLF — Champions Tour, Diamond Resorts Invitational 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, Sony Open 8 p.m. GOLF — European Tour/Asian Tour, Eurasia Cup Swimming4 p.m. NBCSN — Arena Pro Swim Series Winter sports5:30 p.m. NBCSN — Skiing, USSA Freestyle International 6:30 p.m. NBCSN — Skiing, USSA U.S. Grand Prix 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Snowboarding: USSA U.S. Grand PrixBoxing7 p.m. SHO — Hernandez vs. Garza, jr. featherweights

SATURDAY, Jan. 13NFL football1:35 p.m. NBC — NFC Divisional Atlanta at Philadelphia5:15 p.m. CBS — AFC Divisional, Tennessee at New Eng-landNHL hockey10 a.m. NHL — Detroit at PittsburghNCAA men’s basketball8 a.m. ESPNU — St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island9 a.m. ESPN/ESPN2 — Purdue at Minnesota ESPN/ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Kansas FOX — Michigan at Michigan St. FS1 — Georgetown at Seton Hall9:30 a.m. NBCSN — La Salle at Duquesne10 a.m.

CBS — Florida at Mississippi ESPNU — TCU at Oklahoma ESPNEWS — UConn at Tulane 11 a.m. CBSSN — Memphis at Temple ESPN/ESPN2 — West Virginia at Texas Tech ESPN/ESPN2 — Oregon at Arizona FOX — Creighton at Xavier11:30 a.m. NBCSN — Saint Louis at George Mason Noon ESPNU — Miami at Clemson ESPNEWS — Baylor at Iowa St. 1 p.m. CBSSN — Colorado St. at Wyoming ESPN/ESPN2 — Kentucky at Vanderbilt ESPN/ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Louisville PAC-12 — California at Washington St.1:30 p.m. NBCSN — George Washington at Richmond2 p.m. ESPNEWS — Texas at Oklahoma St.3 p.m. CBSSN — Illinois St. at S. Illinois ESPN/ESPN2 — North Carolina at Notre Dame ESPN/ESPN2 — Missouri at Arkansas PAC-12 — Oregon St. at Arizona St.4 p.m. ESPNEWS — Cincinnati at South Florida4:30 p.m. ESPNU — Wichita St. at Tulsa 5 p.m. PAC-12 — Stanford at Washington ESPN2 — Valparaiso at N. Iowa FOX BUS — Villanova at St. John’s ROOT — Saint Mary’s at Pepperdine6:30 p.m. ESPNU — Gonzaga at San Francisco7 p.m. ESPN2 — San Diego St. at Boise St. ROOT — Pacific at Portland7:30 p.m. PAC-12 — Colorado at UCLANCAA women’s basketball9 a.m. CBSSN — Duquesne at George Washington11 a.m. ROOT — Oklahoma St. at Kansas St.2 p.m. ROOT — TCU at West Virginia6:30 p.m. ESPNU — Gonzaga at San FranciscoHigh school basketball5 p.m. ESPN — Naismith HoopHall Classic, Chino Hills (Calif.) vs. Spartanburg Day (S.C.)

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THURSDAY, Jan. 11

Boys Basketball

Aberdeen at Rochester, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Winlock at Napavine, 7 p.m.

Toutle Lake at Adna, 7 p.m.

Kalama at Pe Ell, 7 p.m.

Toledo at Morton-WP, at Morton, 7 p.m.

Mossyrock at Onalaska, 7 p.m.

Elma at Tenino, 7 p.m.

Bowling

Mark Morris at W.F. West, 3:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, Jan. 12

Boys Basketball

Napavine at Winlock, 7 p.m.

Adna at Toutle Lake, 7 p.m.

Pe Ell at Kalama, 7 p.m.

Morton-White Pass at Toledo, 7 p.m.

Onalaska at Mossyrock, 7 p.m.

Centralia at W.F. West, 7 p.m.

Tenino at Elma, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Centralia at W.F. West, 5:30 p.m.

Rochester at Aberdeen, 7 p.m.

Bowling

Columbia River at W.F. West, 3:15 p.m.

SATURDAY, Jan. 13

Men’s Basketball

Lower Columbia at Centralia, 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Lower Columbia at Centralia, 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball

W.F. West at White River, 6 p.m.

Tenino at Seton Catholic, 7 p.m.

Winlock at Morton-White Pass, at Randle, 5

p.m.

Wrestling

W.F. West at Ray Westberg, Ellensburg

Centralia at Dave Holter Invitational, Kelso, 9

a.m.

Rochester at Lads and Lasses Tournament, 8

a.m.

Local Results

Tuesday’s Results

Boys Basketball

At Centralia

TIGERS 64, WOLVES 56

Black Hills 10 13 11 22 —56

Centralia 8 24 11 21 —64

Black Hills (56) — Carter 6, J. Crumley

8, Loveless, Bauer 7, Glenn 14, Wright 5,

Ainsworth 2, Walker 10, Z. Crumley 4

FG: 21 of 54 —.386 FT: 9 of 18 —.500 Reb.

20

Centralia (64) — Wasson 9, Ajoge 18,

Emmons 3, Janssan 20, Baird, Ashmore 10,

Grimm 4

FG: 18 of 42 —.429 FT: 22 of 31 —.709 Reb.

27 (Ashmore 8)

At Tumwater

THUNDERBIRDS 58, WARRIORS 50

Rochester 11 10 8 21 —58

Tumwater 13 17 12 14 —50

Rochester (50) — Robinson 14, Goldrick

13, Lollar 11, Erickson 9, Riley 3

FG: 18 of 51 —.352 FT: 7 of 11 —.636 Reb:

32 (Lollar 10)

Tumwater (58) — Geathers 18, Gaither 9,

Rivera 8, Jones 7, Williams 5, Koelsch 5, Fields

3, Murphy 2

FG: N/A FT: 7 of 8 —.875 Reb: N/A

Girls Basketball

At Mossyrock

VIKINGS 57, TIMBERWOLVES 16

Morton-WP 7 0 4 5 —16

Mossyrock 14 23 13 7 —57

Morton-White Pass (16) — Dunlap 4,

Hampton 2, Peters 4, Smathers 2, Linder 2,

Dotson 2

FG: 7 of 44 —.159 FT: 1 of 4 —.250 Reb. 27

Mossyrock (57) — West 2, Fried 5, An.

Nelson 3, Grose 8, Hadaller 6, Moorcroft 8,

Brockway 2, Edgar 16, Av. Nelson 7

FG: 23 of 66 —.348 FT: 8 of 16 —.500 Reb.

32 (Av. Nelson 10)

At Toutle

TIGERS 53, DUCKS 17

Napavine 23 20 7 3 —53

Toutle Lake 5 0 5 7 —17

Napavine (53) — Sisson 5, Stewart 3,

Olson 11, Purvis 7, Snaza 13, Lee 14

FG: N/A FT: 4 of 7 —.571 Reb. N/A

Toutle Lake (17) — M. Donald 5, A. Don-

ald 1, Wentz 9, Studebaker-Smith 2

FG: N/A FT: 3 of 7 —.428 Reb. N/A

At Winlock

CARDINALS 36, MOUNTAINEERS 27

Rainier 13 2 6 6 —27

Winlock 5 9 11 11 —36

Rainier (27) — Hanson 8, Beadle 13,

Diamond 2, Miles 4

FG: 11 of 44 —.250 FT: 5 of 10 —.500 Reb.

23

Winlock (36) — K. Jones 6, Lofberg 1,

Squibb 17, Camps 4, J. Jones 8

FG: 14 of 43 —.325 FT: 8 of 20 —.400 Reb.

31 (K. Jones 11)

At Toledo

INDIANS 57, TROJANS 20

Pe Ell 6 3 9 2 —20

Toledo 12 16 12 17 —57

Pe Ell (20) — Davis 6, Hill 1, Little 2, Mason

9, Nacht 2

FG: N/A FT: 6 of 12 —.500 Reb: N/A

Toledo (57) — K. Holmes 6, Bacon 3,

Richardson 4, Tauscher 7, H. Holmes 1, Ewers

7, Tyner 4, Schaplow 12, Spahr 8, Madill 2,

Murphy 3

FG: N/A FT: 4 of 12 —.333 Reb: N/A

At Kalama

PIRATES 46, CHINOOKS 28

Adna 12 13 14 7 —46

Kalama 6 2 9 11 —28

Adna (46) — Em. Sliva 2, Krueger 6, Pan-

nette 15, Aselton 13, Foster 8, Meister 2

FG: 16 of 57 —.281 FT: 8 of 18 —.444 Reb.

34 (Foster 9)

Kalama (28) — Tabor 1, Sykes 4, Wilson

5, Stemkoski 2, Olson 4, Settles 3, Bailey 3,

Rocha 6

FG: 11 of 34 —.324 FT: 3 of 11 —.273 Reb.

19

Wednesday’s Results

Boys Basketball

At Adna

PIRATES 69, CHINOOKS 35

Kalama 10 10 2 13 —35

Adna 26 15 22 6 —69

Kalama (35) — Brandenburg 7, Dyer 11,

Ross 6, Vandenberg 6, Keithley 3, Mercer 2

FG: 13 of 45 —.289 FT: 3 of 4 —.750 Reb.

20

Adna (69) — Apperson 17, Young 13,

Metzenberg 13, Weed 2, Davis 6, Thornburg

14, Ingle 4

FG: 28 of 49 —.571 FT: 3 of 7 —.429 Reb.

28 (Metzenberg 7)

At Rainier

CARDINALS 69, MOUNTAINEERS 42

Winlock 13 16 25 15 —69

Rainier 10 9 17 6 —42

Winlock (69) — Whitehead 11, Cline

13, Nick Patching 15, Richendollar 4, Noah

Patching 4, Hall 12, Coleman 10

FG: 26 of 68 —.382 FT: 10 of 11 —.910 Reb.

36 (Coleman 10, Hall 9)

Rainier (42) — Eygabroad 3, McFarland 2,

Ashby 6, Honaker 9, DuCharme 9, Coleman

13

FG: 16 of 31 —.516 FT: 8 of 18 —.444

Reb. 29

At Pe Ell

INDIANS 70, TROJANS 38

Toledo 30 7 12 21 —70

Pe Ell 4 11 13 8 —38

Toledo (70) — Wood 4, B. Marcil 8, Arceo-

Hansen 7, Arroyo 9, D. Marcil 4, Farbo 7, R.

Wallace 18, Malunat 5, W. Wallace 3, Merly 3,

Schaplow 2

FG: 25 of 43 —.581 FT: 14 of 21 —.666

Reb: 28

Pe Ell (38) — Smith 3, Cox 2, Shepherd

8, McCalden 5, Nelson 1, Hoffman 2, Pre-

stegord 17

FG: 13 of 48 —.270 FT: 10 of 18 —.555 Reb:

16 (Prestegord 7)

At Randle

TIMBERWOLVES 72, VIKINGS 17

Mossyrock 4 8 2 3 —17

Morton-White Pass 26 16 17 13 —72

Mossyrock (17) — J. Gootgeld 5, Kolb 2, E.

Gootgeld 5, Johnson 2, Padrick 3

FG: 7 of 44 —.159 FT: 2 of 8 —.250 Reb: 21

(E. Gootgeld 4)

Morton-White Pass (72) — Morris

5, Rashoff 3, Gillispie 7, Lewis 8, Young 2,

Poquette 22, Storey 21, Salguero 4

FG: 33 of 67 —.492 FT: 5 of 16 —.312 Reb:

53 (Rashoff 9, Storey 8)

At Onalaska

MULES 44, LOGGERS 42

Wahkiakum 18 9 10 7 —44

Onalaska 9 8 12 13 —42

Wahkiakum (44) — LaBerge 6, Carlson 5,

Z. Brown 10, L. Brown 15, Beery 3, Nelson 5

FG: N/A FT: 4 of 5 —.800 Reb: N/A

Onalaska (42) — Haight 6, C. Lawrence 5,

Frazier 9, Cooper 4, Allison 8, Volk 10

FG: N/A FT: 3 of 5 —.600 Reb: N/A

At Napavine

TIGERS 70, DUCKS 67

Toutle Lk. 23 23 9 12 —67

Napavine 20 21 14 15 —70

Toutle Lake (67) — Swanson 15, Hoff 21,

Vetter, Adams 21, Grabenhorst 7, Ridge Moss

2, Ryder Moss 1

FG: 26 of 56 —.464 FT: 5 of 11 —.455 Reb.

32 (Adams 10)

Napavine (70) — Purvis 15, Lantz

8, Subitch 9, D. Stanley 13, P. Stanley 21,

Evander 4

FG: 27 of 55 —.491 FT: 7 of 13 —.538 Reb.

25 (D. Stanley 7)

Girls Basketball

At Chehalis

BEARCATS 85, BOBCATS 18

Aberdeen 5 3 3 7 —18

W.F. West 36 25 13 11 —85

Aberdeen (18) — Glanz 9, Johns 5, Heik-

kila 2, Walsh 2

FG: 6 of 17 —.353 FT: 5 of 9 —.555 Reb. 9

W.F. West (85) — Johnson 16, Steen

15, McCallum 14, Waring 11, Brumfield 10,

Vadala 6, Bennett 5, Akins 4, Mencke 4

FG: 35 of 57 —.614 FT: 6 of 11 —.545 Reb.

24 (Brumfield 6)

At Rochester

THUNDERBIRDS 49, WARRIORS 45

Tumwater 12 10 12 15 —49

Rochester 14 6 9 16 —45

Tumwater (49) — Koelsch 13, Cun-

ningham 7, Fields 14, Geathers 2, Jelcick 6,

Seaton 3, Brascher 2

FG: N/A FT: 3 of 9 —.333 Reb. N/A

Rochester (45) — Hahn 10, Jones-Seder-

berg 16, Winter 14, Elkins 5

FG: 14 of 55 —.255 FT: 12 of 20 —.600 Reb.

34 (Elkins 12)

At Tumwater

WOLVES 50, TIGERS 31

Centralia 5 5 10 11 —31

Black Hills 19 11 11 9 —50

Centralia (31) — Sharp 1, Jensen, Wilker-

son 5, Strophy 2, Porter, Kaut 13, Corwin 7,

Erickson 3

FG: 12 of 34 —.353 FT: 5 of 14 —.357 Reb.

20 (Corwin 8)

Black Hills (50) — River 17, Bender 4, S.

Lee 2, M. Lee 3, Nurmi 10, Sayhod 1, Green-

field 2, Serhan 5, Bovenkamp 6

FG: 21 of 59 —.356 FT: 6 of 11 —.545

Reb. 26

Wrestling

At Centralia

BEARCATS 46, BOBCATS 21

106: Caden Cunningham (WFW) won by

forfeit

113: Roehre Cunningham (WFW) def. Jeremy

Roberts, 16-5

120: Edgar Salazar (A) def. Caleb Walters, 6-1

126: Tyler Souphommanichanh (A) won by

fall over Levi Walters

132: Angel Cisneros (A) won by fall over Zach

Evans

138: Mason Marones (WFW) def. Bodie

Wharton, 9-0

145: Kyle Gray (WFW) won by forfeit

152: Carver Brennan (WFW) won by fall over

Garret Springer

160: Ka’Imi Henry (WFW) won by fall over

Seth Brown

170: Thomas Williams (A) def. Jasper El-

lingson, 7-1

182: Jack Mallonee (WFW) def. Joseph

Bercier, 16-1

195: Chris Powe (WFW) def. Daustin Estrada,

9-4

220: Isaac Reavis (WFW) won by fall over

Tyler Sherman

285: Skyler Murray (A) def. Chase Conway,

6-0

BEARCATS 71, WARRIORS 7

106: Caden Cunningham (WFW) won by fall

over Reese Cohron

113: Roehre Cunningham (WFW) won by fall

over Jay Brandt

120: Caleb Walters (WFW) won by forfeit

126: Levi Walters (WFW) def. Riley Cohron,

15-0

132: Zach Evans (WFW) won by fall over

Dallin Schlect

138: Mason Marones (WFW) won by forfeit

145: Jayden Lancaster (R) def. Kyle Gray, 9-6

152: Carver Brennan (WFW) won by fall over

Hayden Dahl

160: Ka’Imi Henry (WFW) won by fall over

Jakxen Wherry

170: Nate Kilmer (R) def. Jasper Ellingson, 9-0

182: Jack Mallonee (WFW) won by fall over

Gio Mino

195: Chris Powe (WFW) won by fall over

Garrett Glazer

220: Isaac Reavis (WFW) won by fall over

Caelen Christensen

285: Chase Conway (WFW) won by fall over

Thomas Jones

TIGERS 62, WARRIORS 16

106: Jacob Reyna (C) def. Reece Cohron, 2:46

113: Juan Gasper (C) def. Jay Brandt, 4-2

120: Porter Harris (C) won by forfeit

126: Riley Cohron (R) def. Deyvi Fernando-

Gaspar, 5:32

132: Mykka McAllister (C) won by injury

default over Dallin Schlect

138: Ivan Eacker (C) won by forfeit

145: Jayden Landcaster (R) def. Justin Lake,

13-2

152: Jesse Weeks (C) def. Hayden Dahl, 1:40

160: Caleb Hylton (C) def. Jakxen Wherry,

1:42

170: Tristan Dickey (C) def. Nate Kilmer, 17-2

182: Gio Mino (R) def. Sawyer Vogel, 3:16

195: Aaron Adamo (C) def. Garrett Glazer,

1:26

220: Isaias Almontes (C) def. Caelen Chris-

tenson, :58

285: Manny Aguilar (C) def. Thomas Jones,

1:15

TIGERS 42, BOBCATS 28

106: Jacob Reyna (C) won by forfeit

113: Jeremy Roberts (A) def. Juan Gasper, 3-0

120: Edgar Salazar (A) def. Porter Harris, :44

126: T. Soup (A) def. Deyvi FernandoGaspar,

3:08

132: Mykka McAllister (C) def Angel Cisneros,

5-2

138: Bodie Wharton (A) def. Ivan Eacker, 1:34

145: Justin Lake (C) won by forfeit

152: Jesse Weeks (C) def. Garret Springer,

5:26

160: Caleb Hylton (C) def. Seth Brown, 1:02

170: Tristan Dickey (C) def. Thomas Williams,

7-3

182: Joseph Bercier (A) def. Sawyer Vogel, :52

195: Aaron Adamo (C) def. Daustin Estrada,

5:13

220: Isaias Almontes (C) def. Tyler Sherman,

2:25

285: Skyler Murray (A) def. Manny Aguilar,

6-0

NFLPlayoff Glance

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 6

Tennessee 22, Kansas City 21

Atlanta 26, Los Angeles Rams 13

Sunday, Jan. 7

Jacksonville 10, Buffalo 3

New Orleans 31, Carolina 26

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 13

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)

Tennessee at New England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 14

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)

New Orleans at Minnesota, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 21

AFC Championship

Tennessee-New England winner vs.

Jacksonville-Pittsburgh winner, 12:05 p.m.

(CBS)

NFC Championship

Atlanta-Philadelphia winner vs. New

Orleans-Minnesota winner, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 4

At Minneapolis, Minn.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30

p.m. (NBC)

The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 • Sports 3SPORTS

C2BL: Mossyrock, Napavine, Winlock, Toledo, Adna Score League Wins

By The Chronicle

MOSSYROCK — The Vi-kings have gotten a bit better over the course of the season.

After opening the season with a 41-33 win over Morton-White Pass, Mossyrock crushed the Timberwolves 57-16 here Tues-day night in Central 2B League girls basketball action.

Heather Edgar led all scorers with 16 points, and Ava Nelson added 7 points and 10 rebounds.

“We didn’t really have a press set up, the first game, that was working very well for us,” Moss-yrock coach Autumn Moorcroft said. “So our press just got them going, and we got MWP flus-tered early, and we built our lead early on some steals.”

Mossyrock led 14-0 after a quarter, and blanked MWP in the second to lead 37-7 at half-time.

Paige Moorcroft and Lainee Grose each added 8 for the Vi-kings.

“I was really proud of my team tonight, all around, and how hard they worked, especially on

defense,” Moorcroft said. “Just the team atmosphere, with ev-erybody sharing the ball — they didn’t care who scored, they just wanted to get the win.”

Mossyrock (9-2, 6-2 league) plays at Onalaska on Thursday. Morton-White Pass (6-5, 4-3 league) hosts Toledo on Thurs-day in Morton.

Winlock Takes Down Rainier

WINLOCK — Cheleena Squibb scored 17 points to lead Winlock to a 36-27 win over Rainier in a Central 2B League girls basketball game here on Tuesday.

Jenna Jones scored 8 points and Karlie Jones added 6 points and 11 rebounds.

Rainier went ahead 8-0 to start the game and led13-5 after the first quarter, but the Cardi-nal defense tightened up in the second quarter and allowed just two points to close the Rainier lead to 15-14 at halftime.

Winlock outscored Rainier 11-6 in the third and fourth quarters to power the Cardinals to the win.

“We were even down 8-0. From that point on, we turned the corner. I think our defense

certainly played a big part in it,” Winlock coach Tori Nelson said.

“We cut down our turnovers, we got some stops and made some baskets. It was really nice. I was mostly excited that we were able to dig ourselves out of a hole. We’ve been putting ourselves in and having a hard time getting out.”

Nelson was happy with Squibb’s performance.

“She was an animal, she was everywhere,” Nelson said. “She left everything on the floor to-night. She was awesome.”

Winlock (2-9, 1-6) travels to Napavine on Thursday for a league contest.

Toledo Tops Pe EllTOLEDO — Toledo had 11

players score points to help the Indians earn a 57-20 win over Pe Ell in a C2BL girls basketball game here on Tuesday.

Kal Schaplow led Toledo with 12 points and Stacie Spahr added 8 points.

Annika Mason led Pe Ell with 9 points.

Toledo built a 12-6 lead after one quarter and expanded the advantage to 28-9 at halftime.

“I thought everybody really contributed. I thought Rylan Richardson played really well,

she attacked the hoop and made some great passes,” Toledo coach Brian Layton said. “Alyssa Ewers came in and provided a scoring punch. It was a great team win, everyone contributed.”

Toledo (8-4, 6-2) faces Mor-ton-White Pass in Morton on Thursday, while Pe Ell (2-9, 2-6) hosts Kalama on Thursday in a league game.

Pannette, Aselton Lead Adna Past Kalama

KALAMA — Payton Aselton had a solid all-around game, and Adna cruised to a 46-28 win over Kalama here Tuesday in C2BL girls basketball action.

Aselton scored 13 points with eight rebounds and eight steals, leading a Pirate defense that forced 35 turnovers.

“Her defense is as good as I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” Adna coach Chris Bannish said. “What she does, defensively, for us is really helping and turning it into offense.”

Tyas Pannette scored a game-high 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and Sam Foster scored 8 points with nine re-bounds.

Adna led 25-8 at halftime.“Our pressure bothered them,”

Bannish said, “and we finally got into a groove in the second quar-ter and hit some shots.”

Emily Sliva, Bannish added, played well defensively.

Akura Rocha led Kalama with 6 points.

Adna (6-6, 4-4 league) hosts Toutle Lake on Thursday night.

Napavine Cruises Past Toutle Lake

TOUTLE — Napavine had three players score in double fig-ures and shut out Toutle Lake in the second quarter to earn a 53-17 win in a Central 2B League girls basketball game here on Tuesday.

Melissa Lee led the Tigers with 14 points, Becca Snaza add-ed 13 points and Mollie Olson contributed 11 points.

Napavine jumped out to a 23-5 lead and scored 20 points in the second to lead 43-5 at half-time and cruised in the second half for the win.

Napavine (11-1, 8-0) hosts Winlock on Thursday in a league game.

Notes: Wahkiakum beat Onalaska, 79-21, on Tuesday night in Cathlamet. Onalaska (4-8, 3-5 league) hosts Mossyrock on Thursday.

Tuesday’s 2B Girls Basketball

Mossyrock Routs Morton-White Pass in East End Rivalry Game

By The Chronicle

LONGVIEW — It was a close match between W.F. West and R.A. Long here on Tuesday, but the Lumberjills were able to prevail 4-1 in a 2A girls bowling match at Triangle Lanes.

Ashley Werner bowled a 196 and 193 to lead the way for the Bearcats. Ellie Bunker rolled a 167 and 166, Leslie Erwin had a 183 and 168 and Jessica Loflin recorded a 136 and 113. Jasmine Gallea bowled one game and had a 118 and Kelsie Stritmatter com-peted in one game, bowling a 163.

R.A. Long won the first match, 814-800, and won the sec-ond match 854-803. In the baker games, R.A. Long prevailed 148-138 in the first game. W.F. West responded in the second baker game and won 205-149.

R.A. Long won total pins by a slim margin, 1965-1946.

W.F. West (3-9, 2-3 league) hosts Mark Morris on Thursday at Fairway Lanes.

Tuesday’s 2A Bowling

R.A. Long Edges W.F. West

really good match with Aber-deen’s Skyler (Murray),” W.F. West coach Jamie Rakevich said.

“He’s really solid.” The Bearcats then faced the

Warriors and won 71-7. Ca-den and Roehre Cunningham, Zach Evans (132), Brennan, Henry, Mallonee, Powe, Rea-

vis and Conway all won by pin. Levi Walters (126) topped Riley Cohron 15-0.

“Kyle Gray wrestled well against Jayden (Lancaster). We battled pretty well,” Rakevich said. “Levi had to wrestle a re-turning state placer (Aberdeen’s Tyler Souphommanichanh). It was good for him to get that ex-perience but we’ve got a lot to work on.”

Rochester earned a few wins, including Lancaster pinning

Gray and Nate Kilmer (170) beating Jasper Ellingson 9-0.

“I didn’t think we performed very well. We’ve been sick and I was trying to fill the lineup to-night,” Rochester coach Jason Dick said. “There were some bright spots but we have a lot we need to work on before sub (regionals). Hats off to (Centra-lia coach) Scott (Phillips) and Jamie for their kids coming out ready to wrestle.”

W.F. West heads to Ellens-

burg for the Ray Westberg Invite on Saturday, while Rochester travels to the Lads and Lasses Tournament in Fife on Saturday. Centralia wrestles at Montesano on Thursday.

Note: Napavine wrestled in a mix-and-match meet Thursday in Kalama. Desaree Brower, in the girls 170-pound classifica-tion, won both of her matches. The Tigers host the Napavine Tiger Classic on Saturday, start-ing at 10 a.m.

WrestlingContinued from Sports 1


W.F. West’s Chris Powe (top) wrestles Aberdeen’s Daustin Estrada on Wednesday during an Evergreen 2A Conference wrestling match in Centralia.

By Nathan Joyce

The Seattle Times

Two state senators plan to introduce a bill Thursday that would bring the Washington Interscholastic Activities Asso-ciation under state oversight.

And it would demand the state basketball tournament re-turn to a 16-team format.

Spokane Republican Mi-chael Baumgartner and Bellev-ue Democrat Patty Kuderer are co-sponsoring the bill.

The bill would allow the Of-fice of Superintendent of Public Instruction to have oversight over rules passed by the WIAA, the state’s governing body for high-school sports.

The purpose of the bill, Baumgartner said Wednesday,

is to bring oversight from some-body who was voted into office over the WIAA, which is a pri-vate organization.

“The WIAA is spending pub-lic dollars,” Baumgartner said.

“But having oversight by the OSPI, that will have a structure that will have a better sense of process and fairness.”

The WIAA’s second-highest source of revenue ($625,000 in 2015-16) come from the fees collected from member institutions, which are most of the public and private high schools around the state. The biggest source of revenue is in-come from state tournaments ($2,325,000 in 2015-16).

WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese hadn’t heard about the bill when contacted

Wednesday night.“Until we are able to see the

legislation, and visit with the WIAA executive board, we will not be able to comment,” Col-brese said.

Baumgartner introduced a similar bill in February 2017 that would have given the state legislature oversight of rules passed by the WIAA.

Baumgartner has been mo-tivated in part by complaints from former Bellevue play-ers and parents who were dis-pleased by a WIAA investi-gation in 2016 that found the football program participated in illegal recruiting. A series of stories in The Seattle Times prompted the investigation.

Three former players and their families filed a lawsuit in

November claiming discrimi-nation, misconduct and negli-gence during the process.

The WIAA, which also over-sees activities such as forensics and cheer competitions, has two methods of passing rules (called amendments as they amend the state rule book): The main one is through the representative assembly, which is made up of 53 members (typically athletic directors and other school offi-cials) from across the state. The second is through the executive board, made up of 13 school of-ficials from across the state.

The number of teams playing in the state basketball tourna-ments has been a controversial issue since the WIAA switched from a 16-team format in 2011. That season, 16 teams played in

regional tournaments (usually at high schools across the state) with only eight teams making it to the state tournament.

This format has been un-popular with the Washing-ton Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, which has been unhappy with the amount of players deprived of the “state experience.”

“They’re putting dollars and cents over kids’ experiences,” WIBCA executive director Nalin Sood, the boys basketball coach at Mountlake Terrace, said last month.

The WIAA, which moved to the new format as a cost-saving measure as it cuts the rental of state tournament venues in half, moved to a 12-team format last year.

Bill Would Bring State Oversight to WIAA, Expand State Basketball Tournament to 16 Teams

NBA

League Fines Cavs’ Isaiah Thomas $20,000By Tribune News Services

TORONTO — Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas was fined $20,000 by the NBA Wednesday for his chop to the throat of forward Andrew Wig-gins in Monday’s road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Thomas said he was going for a steal when he struck Wiggins with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter. After a review, Thomas was given a flagrant 2 foul and ejected.

Prep Sports


By Bob Condotta

The Seattle Times

The firing of Darrell Bevell as the Seahawks’ offensive coor-dinator could be just the begin-ning of multiple changes on the Seahawks’ coaching staff.

Several reports also surfaced Wednesday morning that Seattle could be parting ways with de-fensive coordinator Kris Richard with Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network stating that Richard

“would be allowed out of his con-tract for another opportunity.”

Richard interviewed last Fri-day for the head coaching job with the Indianapolis Colts but could also pursue other vacan-cies amid growing rumblings he won’t be back as the team’s de-fensive coordinator. Dave Mahler of KJR-AM reported that sourc-es have told him Richard will not be back regardless.

One source confirmed to the Seattle Times that several assis-tant coaches, including Richard, were being encouraged to look around at possible other open-ings as the team looks to shake up the coaching staff following a disappointing 9-7 season that finished with Seattle out of the playoffs for the first time since 2011. One source said that trying to help assistants find other jobs is the preferred option for Seattle coach Pete Carroll — who was fired twice as an NFL head coach and part of other staffs that have undergone significant overhauls

— preferred method for making coaching changes.

Richard has been the team’s defensive coordinator since 2015 when he replaced Dan Quinn,

who became the head coach with the Atlanta Falcons.

The Seahawks could also be looking at other changes on the offensive coaching staff, specifi-cally offensive line coach Tom Cable and quarterbacks coach Carl Smith, but possibly others, as well.

One source told the Times that additional offensive coach-ing staff changes could wait until the hiring of a new offensive co-ordinator. But depending on the new OC — who would undoubt-edly be given the latitude to hire much of his own staff — among the changes could be a new of-fensive line coach.

Cable has been Seattle’s of-fensive line coach since 2011 and

also has coordinated the team’s running game since then and also carries the title of assistant head coach.

But a new OC would be given the ability to hire a new offensive line coach and it’s thought that the Seahawks have told Cable to pursue other opportunities, as well, with uncertainty surround-ing the entire offensive coach-ing staff. There has also been speculation that Cable could be promoted to offensive coordina-tor but one source indicated it’s unclear if that’s an option.

When asked about assistant coaching changes last week when during his postseason press con-ference, Carroll mentioned some coaches having other opportuni-

ties.“There’s guys up for jobs

now, and this is that time of year when stuff happens, and we’ll see what goes on,” Carroll said. “… I think a lot of respect is to be dealt to these guys. They have families and lives and ca-reers and dreams and hopes as we all do, and we’ll see what happens. I’ve always been here to help our guys, and I want them to go and do what they’re capable of doing and meet their challenges of their lifetime as well, and I’m up for that. When it works out, I do everything I can to help them and we’ll see what happens.”

There has also been specula-tion about the fate of Smith, who

has been Seattle’s QB coach since 2011 but will turn 70 in April. Smith could get a different posi-tion with the team instead of re-turning as QBs coach.

As for who will replace any fired coaches?

One immediately mentioned possibility to become the new OC was former UW coach Steve Sarkisian, now the offensive co-ordinator with the Atlanta Fal-cons.

But Quinn told reporters in Atlanta Wednesday that there is “zero chance” Sarkisian will leave the Falcons, who are preparing for a divisional playoff game Sat-urday against the Eagles.

As for who would replace Richard?

Two possible candidates — Mike Pettine and Gus Brad-ley — found new jobs in the last day or so. Pettine, a former head coach of the Cleveland Browns who it was reported did some consulting work this year for the Seahawks, was hired Tues-day as the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, while Bradley was retained by the Los Angeles Chargers, where he worked this season on a one-year contract. Bradley was Seattle’s defensive coordinator from 2010-12 before leaving to become the head coach of the Jaguars and re-placed in Seattle by Quinn.

Seattle promoted Richard in 2015 when it also considered linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. That compelled Norton to leave to become the DC for the Raid-ers.

Norton was fired at midsea-son this year.

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Sources: Firing of Darrell Bevell Could Just Be the Beginning of Coaching Changes

Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times

Defensive and offensive coordinators Kris Richard, left, and Darrell Bevell walked out together before the Seattle Seahawks

take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Jan. 1, 2017.

On July 19, 2014, in the sum-mer before his junior year at Lake Stevens High School, quarter-back Jacob Eason tweeted news of his verbal commitment to play for the University of Georgia. He capped his announcement with #GoDawgs and #DawgNation.

It appears that those hashtags will still be rel-evant, despite signs that Ea-son is leaving Georgia after his second sea-son in Athens. Our Adam Jude is report-ing that bar-ring a change of heart, Eason is expected to transfer to Washington, which recruited him hard during his storied high-school career.

That would add a fascinating and potentially explosive dimen-sion to the Huskies’ burgeoning quarterback situation, which can only be described as an embar-rassment of riches. For now, any-way. Seahawks coach Pete Car-roll likes to preach the “always compete” mantra, but it would be the other “Coach Pete” in town (UW’s Chris Petersen) tak-ing that concept to its extreme.

He’ll have four-year starter Jake Browning returning for his senior season in 2018. He’ll have the two incoming freshman hot-shots — Jacob Sirmon and Col-son Yankoff, both of whom are top-100 recruits — in the picture next season and beyond. And now, added to the mix once he fulfills his mandatory redshirt season next year, presumably would be Eason, who was consid-ered by many to be the nation’s top QB recruit in the high-school class of 2015. We won’t even get into current backups or the four-star commit Dylan Morris out of Graham-Kapowsin committed to come aboard in 2019.

It would be a pickle, but a good pickle. Just ask Urban Mey-er, who in 2015 had Braxton Mill-er, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones all on Ohio State’s roster — one of whom had been a two-time Big Ten offensive player of the year, one of whom had finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy bal-loting, and one of whom had led the Buckeyes to a national title.

That’s not to say this UW group will prove to be of that stature, just that there’s noth-ing wrong with stockpiling tal-ent. In fact, if Peter sen wants the Huskies to take that mystical next step, this is the sort of big-boy move that could provide the

nudge.Sure, it might well be awk-

ward for the parties involved. If Washington does indeed land Eason, it couldn’t sit well with Sirmon and Yankoff, who fig-ured to battle it out for the right to succeed Browning in 2019, with the prospect of four years on the job (or fewer, if they com-mit early to the NFL).

Now it’s conceivable that Ea-son holds down the job in 2019 and ‘20, leaving just a maximum of two years as a starter for those two incoming freshmen. No one would be shocked to see one of them, whoever is the odd man out, eventually transfer — but that was always a possibility.

In a more positive light, it sets up the Huskies with quality quarterback play — or at least the potential for it — for years to come. Eason easily could have been the one to lead Georgia to the great heights it achieved this year, capped by an appearance in the title game and an overtime loss to Alabama, had things bro-

ken differently.But after a promising fresh-

man season — which included 309 passing yards against Mis-souri, 346 against Vanderbilt and 208 in a victory over No. 9 Au-burn — Eason sprained his left knee in Georgia’s 2017 opener against Appalachian State. By the time he regained health, re-placement Jake Fromm was play-ing so well, and the Bulldogs roll-ing so nicely, that coach Kirby Smart kept things the way they were.

Now Fromm, a freshman, is ensconced in the starting job and Eason is odd man out — in much the same way that Ala-bama’s Jalen Hurts could well be after freshman Tua Tagovailoa rallied the Tide to victory over Georgia in overtime of the Col-lege Football Playoff title game Monday night.

Eason, who has a rocket arm and NFL frame, hardly would be the first quarterback to thrive after transferring, a list that in-cludes Troy Aikman, Nick Foles,

Ryan Mallett and a fellow named Russell Wilson. By all accounts, Eason has handled his situation with grace, supporting Fromm while staying prepared in case he was called upon.

It’s potentially a major coup for the Huskies, and one that seems well worth the would-be complications. Coming out of Lake Stevens, where he passed for 9,813 yards and 102 touch-downs in 38 games, Eason was regarded as a can’t-miss prospect and Georgia’s best quarterback recruit since Matt Stafford. Ea-son fell in love with the school during a campus visit and main-tained his commitment even af-ter the coach who recruited him, Mark Richt, was fired.

No one could have foreseen the twists and turns that Eason’s Georgia career would take. But if it now sends him on a U-turn back toward Puget Sound, well, it could still have a very happy end-ing for Eason and the Huskies.

With Transfer Eason, UW Would Have Embarrassment of QB RichesCollege Football

MIKE SIEGEL / The Seattle Times

At a 2014 UW spring football practice at Husky Stadium, coach Chris Petersen visits with then-Lake Stevens High quarterback

Jacob Eason.

By Larry Stone

Seattle Times

Huskies Officially Announce SJS’s Will Harris as 10th AssistantBy The Seattle Times

The Washington Huskies have formally announced the hiring of former San Jose State assistant Will Harris as the pro-gram’s new 10th assistant coach.

Harris will work with UW’s defensive backs, along side co-defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake. Beginning this year, a new NCAA rules allows FBS pro-grams to add a 10th assistant coach to the staff.

“Will is an excellent, young coach who I think will fit our team and our culture well,” UW coach Chris Petersen said in a statement. “We’re excited to have him join our staff.”

Harris, who played defensive back for Pete Carroll at USC in the late 2000s, spent the past two seasons on the San Jose State staff, working under head coach Brent Brennan, a former UW graduate assistant coach.

At San Jose State, he coached cornerback Jermaine Kelly, a transfer from UW, and Trevon Bierria, the younger brother of UW linebacker Keishawn Bier-ria.

After playing at USC, Harris spent time coaching in the Snoop League in Southern California, at Fullerton College and at Dia-mond Bar (Calif.) High School.

In 2013, he coached the sec-ondary at Northwestern Okla-homa State in Alva, Okla., and he spent the 2014 season at Hum-boldt State.

In 2015, he was the defensive backs coach at Dixie State Col-lege in St. George, Utah.

WR Brayden Dickey (Lenius) Announces Transfer From UWBy The Seattle Times

Brayden Dickey, a 6-foot-5 wide receiver from North Vancouver, B.C., announced his plans to transfer from the University of Washington on Wednesday.

Dickey legally changed his name in December from Lenius, the name he had gone by for the majority of his collegiate career. He made the change to honor his father, he said.

He appeared in 13 games for the Huskies this past season, posting nine catches for 89 yards. He had his best season in 2015, when he was a part-time starter and had 26 catches for 307 yards and three touchdowns. He red-shirted in 2016.

The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 • Sports 5SPORTS

By The Chronicle

ADNA — Austen Apperson made a splash in the first quar-ter, and Adna cruised in a 69-35 C2BL boys hoops win over Ka-lama here Wednesday night.

Apperson, the Pirates’ sixth man, entered the game with five minutes left in the first quarter. Before the second quarter be-gan he scored 13 points on 5 of 5 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers, helping Adna take a 26-10 lead.

“He’s kind of consistently been huge for us,” Adna coach Luke Salme said. “Tonight I think that was evident to everybody, be-cause it came in bunches, but he was key to getting us going.”

Adna shot 57 percent from the floor (28 of 49) and went 10 of 21 from long range. Trevor Thornburg hit four 3-point-ers and scored 14 points, Cody Young added 13, and Lyle Met-zenberg scored 13 with seven re-bounds.

Alex Dyer led Kalama with 11 points.

Adna (11-1, 7-1 league) plays at Toutle Lake on Friday.

Balanced Cards Crush Rainier

RAINIER — Winlock pulled away in the middle quarters and rolled past Rainier, 69-42, here Wednesday night in C2BL boys hoops action.

Nick Patching led Winlock with 15 points, Bryce Cline add-ed 13, and Dawson Hall scored 12 with nine rebounds. Jayce Coleman added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Carter White-head scored 11.

The Cardinals led 29-19 at halftime, but scored 25 in the third quarter.

“It took us a while to get some shots to go in,” Winlock coach Nick Bamer said. “In the third quarter, and late in the second, we started going to the basket a little more and getting to the free throw line and making things easy on us.”

The balanced scoring, Bamer said, isn’t exactly a talking point within the team, but a nice natu-ral bonus.

“Our shot selection for the most part is pretty great. We

share the ball, we move the ball really well, and it’s just a fun group of kids to have,” he said.

“It almost always is pretty even.”Noah Patching, off the bench,

added 4 points with six rebounds and three assists.

Winlock (9-3, 5-3 league) hosts Napavine on Friday.

Toledo Halts Pe EllPE ELL — Toledo outscored

Pe Ell 30-4 in the first quarter to allow the Indians to cruise to a 70-38 win in a Central 2B League boys basketball game here on Wednesday.

Reece Wallace led all scor-ers with 18 points and Junior Arroyo added 9 for the Indians. Bradley Prestegord led Pe Ell with 17 points and grabbed sev-en rebounds.

Toledo shot 58 percent from the field while Pe Ell hit at a 27-percent clip.

The Indians led 37-15 at half-time.

“I thought we played real good in the middle quarters. The first and the last killed us defen-sively. We gave up way too many easy lay-ins,” Pe Ell coach Chris Fitzgerald said. “I thought we played better, but they’re good.”

Prestegord and Ryan Shep-herd both played well, Fitzgerald added.

Toledo (10-2, 7-1) hosts Mor-ton-White Pass on Friday while

Pe Ell (1-10, 0-8) travels to Ka-lama on Friday for a league game.

Timberwolves Thrash Vikings

RANDLE — Matt Poquette scored 22 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 72-17 win over Mossyrock in a Central 2B League boys basketball game here on Wednesday.

Tristan Storey scored 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Justin and Evan Gootgeld each led Mossyrock with 5 points.

The Timberwolves shot 49 percent from the field while lim-iting Mossyrock to just 7 field goals all game. MWP also had 18 team assists.

Morton-White Pass also used the big men to their advantage, outrebounding Mossyrock 53-21.

“We had a height advantage on them with our two big guys and they went to work,” MWP coach Tony Gillispie said. “We shared the ball well and got the ball to the right people at the right spots. Defensively, I thought we played sound most of the night. It was a good game for us to start the week.”

Gillispie noted the play of sto-ry Storey, who he said has been developing as a player.

Mossyrock (1-10, 1-7) hosts Onalaska on Friday, while MWP (10-2, 7-1) travels to Toledo on Friday for a league matchup.

Loggers Come Up Short Against Wahkiakum

ONALASKA — Cade Law-rence shot a 3-pointer from the corner from the win, but it went in and out as Wahkiakum held on for a 44-42 win over Onalaska in a Central 2B League boys bas-ketball game here on Wednesday.

A.J. Volk led the Loggers with 10 points off the bench and Alex Frazier added 9.

Wahkiakum’s Luke Brown led all scorers with 15 points.

The Mules led 27-17 at half-time. Onalaska trailed by 8 to start the fourth, and cut the lead to 5 with less than a minute to play.

Wahkiakum missed a free throw to give the Loggers a chance and the final shot, but the would-be game winner didn’t fall.

Onalaska had 12 turnovers in the first half, but didn’t give the ball away after the break.

“I’m proud of the kids. They hung in there and found a way,” Onalaska coach Dennis Bower said. “We put ourselves in a good position and we worked our way out of that. We did play a great second half and the kids gave it everything they had.”

Bower said Volk had the best game of his career and played outstanding defense.

Onalaska (3-9, 1-7) travels to face Mossyrock on Friday.

Wednesday’s 2B Boys Basketball

Apperson Sparks Pirates in League Win Over KalamaCentral 2B League

Standings

Team Lg. Ov.

Morton-WP 7-1 10-2Toutle Lake 6-2 10-2Adna 7-1 11-1Toledo 7-1 10-2Napavine 6-2 9-2Winlock 5-3 9-3Kalama 3-5 5-7Wahkiakum 3-5 3-6Rainier 2-6 5-7Onalaska 1-7 3-9Mossyrock 1-7 1-10Pe Ell 0-8 1-10

At the break, then, some-thing had to change for the hosts, who had no one on the roster with the size to handle Adams inside.

“We talked about, if Adams hurts us inside, that’s one thing, but we’ve got to take something away,” Rex Stanley said. “So we made a concerted effort to get out on shooters.”

The change was drastic; the Ducks went just 2 of 6 from long range in the second half.

“It’s just grit and determi-nation,” Peyton Stanley said.

“We’ve got some guys that don’t give up, and we didn’t give up tonight.”

Hoff finished with 21 points and five assists, while Jordan Purvis had six steals and scored 11 of his 15 in the second half for Napavine. Dawson Stanley add-ed 13 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers.

Purvis crossed over his de-fender and hit a midrange jump-er just before time expired in the third quarter to knot things up at 55-55, then opened the fourth quarter with a bucket to give Napavine it’s first lead of the game.

The Tigers went on a 9-0 run early in the fourth, capped with a 3 from Peyton Stanley, to go up 66-57, only to see Toutle re-spond with a 7-0 run to make it a 2-point game.

Isaac Subitch hit a free throw that put the Tigers up 67-64 with just under a minute to play, and with 24 seconds left Purvis stole the ball in the key and got a clear lane to the hoop on a fastbreak, only to miss an attempted dunk.

“I’m glad we got it out of our system tonight,” Rex Stanley joked of the missed opportunity.

Noah Lantz, however, tracked down the loose ball, drew a foul and hit a freebie to put Napavine up 68-67 — an important lead, as Hoff cashed

in a 3 with 7.6 seconds left. Peyton Stanley got the in-

bounds pass, drew a foul and hit both of his foul shots to make it 70-67. On the other end Purvis fouled Hoff with 1.5 seconds left; the first foul shot didn’t fall, and an intentional miss on the second shot was snatched by Napavine’s Cade Evander to end the game.

“That was big,” Peyton Stan-ley said. “They’re definitely go-ing to finish in the top five in our league, and the top five’s

tight. So if you can get any win, at home, that’s big.”

The outcome leaves Morton-White Pass (7-1), Toledo (7-1) and Adna (7-1) atop the C2BL standings, with Napavine (6-2) and Toutle Lake (6-2) a game behind. The Tigers play MWP and Adna again as part of their C2BL North Division schedule, though they won’t see Toutle Lake or Toledo — which beat Napavine last week — again un-til, possibly, the playoffs.

“It’s big, for the simple fact

that we only play these guys once, so it gives you the tiebreaker,” Rex Stanley said. “When we play the South, these games are really worth one and a half rather than one.”

Stanley, in his 19th year coaching the Tigers, was be-mused by the news of his 300th win.

“It doesn’t seem like I’ve been here that long, but I look around, and I’m closing in on 20 years,” he said. “It’s hard to believe, but that’s what it’s been.”

Notes: Napavine shot 49

percent (27 of 55) from the field.

Subitch added 9 points and

Lantz scored 8. … The Ducks

led by as many as 10 in the sec-

ond quarter, scoring 23 in both

the first and second quarters but

managing just 21 in the second

half. … Napavine (9-2 over-

all) plays at Winlock (8-3, 5-3

league) on Friday. Toutle Lake

(10-2, 6-2 league) hosts Adna on

Friday.

TigersContinued from Sports 1


Napavine’s Ben Woodrum (10), Isaac Subitch (3) and Dawson Stanley (11) defend as Toutle Lake’s Michael Adams (24) takes the ball up during a Central 2B League boys

basketball game Wednesday night in Napavine.

four minutes where we didn’t execute, and we allowed some shooters to come open.”

Maddie Fields led Tumwa-ter with 14 points, and Sophia Koelsch chipped in 13.

The Warriors missed a pair of free throws with six seconds left in the game that could have shifted the outcome.

“They gave themselves a chance,” Easley said. “We’ve just got to finish.”

Emily Elkins added 5 points and 12 rebounds and played well defensively, Easley

noted.Rochester (4-9, 0-3 league)

plays at Aberdeen on Friday.

Wolves Overwhelm Tigers Early

TUMWATER — Black Hills barely gave the Tigers an inch in the first half, running out to a 30-10 halftime lead in a 50-31 Evergreen 2A Con-ference girls hoops win here Wednesday night.

“They brought a lot of pres-sure to us. At times we would handle it, but we were mass confused, as a unit, with what they were in,” Centralia coach Doug Ashmore said. “We just

had trouble getting into things, and credit Black Hills for that. They really did a number on us in that first half.”

Megan River led Black Hills with 17 points, and Lind-sey Nurmi added 10.

Carissa Kaut led Centra-lia with 13 points, and Ellie Corwin scored 7 with eight rebounds.

“I thought our girls did a great job of battling back,” Ashmore said. “We’ve just got to get back to work and be able to handle that pressure.”

Centralia (9-4, 2-1 league) plays at W.F. West on Friday in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader, starting at 5:30 p.m.

EvCoContinued from Sports 1

NBA

Lou Williams Drops 50, Leads Clippers to Win Over WarriorsBy Tribune News Services

OAKLAND, Calif. — C.J. Williams drove in for what ap-peared to be a routine layup early in the third quarter, but noth-ing is routine during this season for the injury-ravaged Los An-geles Clippers, and so when he sprained his right ankle on the play, again the routine was not routine.

But behind the herculean ef-fort from Lou Williams that net-ted him a career-high 50 points, the Clippers pulled off a shock-ing 125-106 victory over nem-

esis Golden State on Wednesday night at Oracle Arena, beating the Warriors for the first time since Dec. 25, 2014.

What is now becoming the routine for Lou Williams is what allowed the Clippers to break a 12-game losing streak against the Warriors.

“Obviously 50 is a huge num-ber,” Williams said after going 16 for 27 from the field, eight for 16 from three-point range. “It’s a great accomplishment. For me, it was more important to get a win, try to close that gap to try to get back to .500, especially with the injuries and with guys in and out the lineup and for us to have that opportunity to be in the playoff fold.”

Sports 6 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

A seasonal lethargy enve-lopes the world around us. It appears no creatures

are free from the numbing touch and escape seems so obviously impossible that no one cares to try.

That is to say, the Pacific Northwest winter is by no means harsh. Instead, it is a slog of re-petitive banality that threatens to render the senses dumb, and use-less anyhow.

Unless you strike out to the mountain tops there is no snow to pinch cold hands and sting rosy noses. Un-less the ghost of Columbus blows hard off the coast there is little wind to sing through the trees. Even when it rains, which it un- doubtedly does a lot, most of the downfall comes in fits of showers rather than aggressive sloshes from an overflowing water trough.

There was a time when I would delight in nature’s on-slaught by watching five-gallon buckets fill up with golf ball sized raindrops on my farm in the middle of the western Olym-pic Peninsula rainforest. That type of rain really makes a per-son feel alive. Here, it’s just sort of annoying, like trying to chew pudding.

In the rivers the salmon are biding their time before one more winter run and bears are tucked away happily in their dens, swilling stolen honey stores and napping the dull days away. In the meadows and along roadsides deer laze about care-free and nibble the tips off of sparse stocks. The rut is over and they know that their hunted sea-son is over.

Even ducks and geese, who still find themselves in the cross-hairs, are incapable of turning down the allure of a leisurely midday bath. In soggy sour-dough hay and cornfields the far flung waterfowl wade in the shallows where they wile the day away amongst their fine feath-ered friends. With nothing better to do they are unbridled by con-cern for any 12-gauge dangers, real or implied.

Green grasses have all yel-lowed and gone into a meditative state. Their roots all curled up and opaque, they have long since ceased to grow. The long limbs of evergreens sag sorrowfully un-der the weight of expectations. A fickle sun flirts on occasion and their needles nearly stand on end before a bumbling cloud ruins the moment.

Ten thousand shades of gray drape the outside world in an impenetrable cloak of indiffer-ence. Asphalt looks like mud and bricks look like bark. The sky looks like a puddle, and an aim-less puddle reflects the same rud-derless sky back upon itself.

Someday, maybe soon, a false spring will momentarily break the spell. Without warning the clouds will part and a bluebird sky will fill up the dreary heav-ens. Goldenrod sunbeams will cast life in all directions, lifting the dead eyed masses from their seasonal sedentary sleepwalk.

Brought back to life by the momentary wave of warmth a fleet of honeybees will gorge themselves on sparse honey stores in order to fuel their flights and then they unleash from the hive. Setting off in all directions the scouts will search for hours on end for new stores of nectar and pollen in the coun-tryside.

The day will seem glorious. The return of the sun and the magnificent work of the bees will inspire overzealous thoughts of catfish jumping and knee-high corn.

But the search will prove fruitless, and fateful, since no wildflowers yet bloom around here. With empty stomachs the fastidious honeybees will return to the hive carrying only the leaden weight of failure’s ugly offspring; Shame.

Clustering together to con-serve their strength they can not stave off the inevitable end. When the final hunger pangs toll they dive into their hexagonal tombs to lick and scrape at wax-en walls that hold no sustenance. The dark of the hive becomes the irreversible black tar of death as the colony is undone by their un-flinching drive to propagate and thrive.

FISHIN’

Another round of mild weather had the rivers rounding into decent shape early this week but an impending onslaught of wind and rain is threatening to wash the fishing out in advance of the weekend. Heavy rains were expected to begin arriving Wednesday night with coastal gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. That mix of rain and wind debris will turn many watersheds tur-bid for a time but forecasts are also calling for things to dry off over the weekend, so prospects may yet improve.

On the Chehalis River the steelhead are rumored to be biting as far upriver as Inde-pendence outside of Rochester. Those steelhead don’t seem to mind high water in particular but when the river gets chunky they have a tendency to hunker down tight and closer their lips. As a general rule during these times of frequent deluge, the closer you can get to the headwa-ters the clearer the river will be.

With the quick silver run all wrapped up on the Cowlitz River anglers are anxiously an-ticipating the arrival of winter steelhead. Sampling numbers provided by the WDFW on the Cowlitz River indicate that the big midwinter wait is still grind-ing on. The reality is that since the WDFW no longer stocks the winter steelhead run this year’s run may not ever show up in sig-nificant numbers. Last week five bank rods downstream of the I-5 Bridge showed no catch while five bank rods upstream caught and released four cutthroat trout. There were no numbers pro-vided from the salmon hatchery separator. River flow at Mayfield Dam on Wednesday was report-ed at 10,300 cubic feet per second.

Most other tributaries to the lower Columbia have been quiet lately as well, except for the Elo-choman River, which has been fishing hot for steelhead going on a month now. The WDFW reported no effort for steelhead between Bonneville Dam and McNary dams, however, the first spring Chinook of the season was reported at Bonneville Dam on Jan. 2.

Sturgeon fishing at Bonnev-ille was slow last week with only about 10 percent of boat anglers catching a legal size fish, even when including fish released. Fishing from the bank was even slower. In The Dalles boat an-glers averaged one legal sturgeon per 7.7 rods. Catch and release

fishing for sturgeon is an option in the lower Columbia River.

HUNTIN’

Hunters who have an opin-ion and like to wield it (see: All hunters) are encouraged to sub-mit comment to the WDFW on proposed rule changes for the 2018-20 hunting seasons. The only catch is that the proposals are not available for review un-til Jan. 24 and the comments are due by Feb. 14.

In a press release Anis Aoude, a WDFW game manager, noted that the proposals are based off of objectives and strategies laid out in the 2015-21 Game Man-agement Plan.

“We appreciate the input we’ve received over the past months and encourage everyone interested in the 2018-20 hunting seasons to review and comment on the proposed rules before fi-nal action is taken,” said Aoude in the release.

Written comments will be accepted through Valentine’s day and must be submitted on-line. Visit the WDFW’s website, at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regula-tions/seasonsetting/, beginning Jan. 24 to review and comment on the proposals.

The policy making Fish and Wildlife Commission will also accept public comment in per-son during their March 16-17 meetings at the Red Lion Hotel in Wenatchee. Final action is ex-pected to be taken in April. The 2015-21 Game Management Plan is available for review online at wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01676/.

Here in the first fortnight of the new year waterfowl hunt-ers are still making hay while the sun shines. Well, technically they’re winging ducks while the fields are flooded but it’s the same difference.

Most duck and goose seasons will continue through Jan. 28, except for Goose Management Area 2 (Pacific County), which is limited to Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays only and set to close on Jan. 14. Area 2 will then reopen Feb. 10 through March 10 for an extended season. In the meantime, a 10-day brant hunt-ing season in Pacific County will continue on Jan. 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 21.

Local waterfowl hunters have been having success along the Chehalis River from Satsop to Pe Ell and along many of its swol-len tributaries. The old Centralia Mine is another favorite area for bird hunters. Thurston County draws bird hunters from all over to a few prime locations as well. First and foremost bird hunters enjoy stalking the marshlands near the Nisqually Wildlife Ref-uge. Similarly, the tidal flats around Henderson, Budd, and Eld inlets are also known to pro-vide plentiful targets. In Pacific and Grays Harbor counties the duck and goose hunting oppor-tunities are largely concentrated around the Willapa and Che-

halis river valleys as well as their careening cast of tributaries. Of course, Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor themselves each host their own sizable gaggles and flocks as well.

Cougar hunting will contin-ue in most units through April 30, although hunters should be sure to check for closures in units with harvest guidelines. Additionally, hunts for snowshoe hare, cottontail rabbits, bobcat, fox and raccoon will all continue through the Ides of March. Sea-sonal snow is particularly helpful for those cougar, bobcat, fox and hare hunts, and of course, the sun never sets on coyote season.

Looking back, hunters have through Jan. 31 to report their hunting results from 2017. Re-ports are required for each spe-cial permit and every elk, deer, bear, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and turkey tag purchased, even if no animal was taken. Failure to do so re-sults in a $10 penalty the next time a hunter goes to purchase a license. Anyone who reported by Jan. 10 will be entered into a drawing for a special incentive permit. Hunting reports may be filed by phone at 877-945-3492 or at wdfw.wa.gov.

Looking to the future, hunt-ers who hope to grab a spring bear can begin the process of applying for permits. The ap-plication process will continue through the end of February.

CLAMMIN’

Back in December the WDFW announced tentative plans for clam digging open-ings later this month that would stretch into February. Those pro-posed digs are currently awaiting approval pending marine toxin testing that is typically conduct-ed about a week and a half before the tides.

Those proposed razor clam digging dates, times, tides and beaches include:

• Jan. 28, Sunday, 4:06 p.m.; -0.4 feet; Mocrocks

• Jan. 29, Monday, 4:59 p.m.; -1.0 feet; Copalis

• Jan. 30, Tuesday, 5:47 p.m.; -1.5 feet; Twin Harbors, Mo-crocks

• Jan. 31, Wednesday, 6:33 p.m.; -1.6 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis

• Feb. 1, Thursday, 7:17 p.m.; -1.5 feet; Long Beach, Twin Har-bors, Mocrocks

• Feb. 2, Friday, 8:00 p.m.; -1.0 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis

• Feb. 3, Saturday, 8:42 p.m.; -0.4; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks

State law allows each digger to keep up to 15 clams so long as they keep the first 15 they dig. Diggers age 15 and up are required to have a license and all diggers must carry their own clams in their own container. Best digging results are typically had about one or two hours prior to low tide.

SNOWIN’

Wet weather in the lowlands over the next few days will mean fresh pow-pow up in the hin-terlands. The snow level was expected to settle in at about 3,500 feet from Wednesday night through Friday with a steady conveyor of moisture coming in from offshore.

At White Pass Ski Area on Wednesday light snow was re-ported from the base to the summit with a total pack of 29 inches down low and 64 inches at the top. Those totals included four new inches of powder at the summit and two inches at the base. Temperatures ranged from 21-26 degrees, which was helping to keep the snow in good condi-tion in advance of the weekend.

White Pass is currently open daily from 8:45 a.m. until 4 p.m. with their surface lifts, Far East, Great White, Basin, and Cou-loir in operation. Additionally, the tubing track is now open on weekends and holidays and the Nordic cross country terrain is open Thursday through Sunday, as well as holidays.

Up at Mount Rainier Na-tional Park and Hurricane Ridge rangers are offering guided snowshoe tours through April 1. Those guided treks at Mount Rainier’s Paradise are offered Saturdays and Sundays and at Hurricane Ridge in the Olym-pic National Park the snowshoe walks are offered on weekends and holiday Mondays. The walks typically last about 90 minutes.

COMMENTIN’

The WDFW is soliciting pub-lic comment on a set of nine pro-posed land conservation projects.

Those projects include the preservation of 248 acres of habi-tat for Oregon spotted frogs in Thurston County. Other projects include protecting western gray squirrels in Klickitat County and ensuring angler access to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

“We have a responsibility to safeguard the future of fish and wildlife, while also providing for outdoor recreation in our state,” said Cynthia Wilkerson, WDFW lands division manager, in a press release. “With suit-able habitat for many species and lands available for public recre-ation declining year after year, acquiring and managing land is one tool we have to provide these public benefits.”

All nine proposals are avail-able at wdfw.wa.gov/lands/acqui-sitions/, and written comments will be accepted through Feb. 2.

The 248 acre Thurston County project is split between two sites just north of the Lewis County line. The first area is lo-cated near the Glacial Heritage site northwest of Rochester while the second site is located along the Black River near Littlerock. The proposal would permit the WDFW to purchase or other-wise attain conservation ease-ments on two properties in order to protect nesting areas. Funding for the project was approved in 2016 for seven other properties in the area in an effort to help pro-tect the species, which is listed as endangered by the state and as threatened under federal law.

“This is an opportunity to comment on these proposals in the early stages of our strategic thinking,” said Wilkerson in the release. “We want to know what the public thinks about these projects before we move forward.”

After the public review and comment period WDFW lands staff will need to obtain approval from the WDFW director Jim Unsworth before seeking fund-ing for the projects. Final ap-proval will be determined by the Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The WDFW currently owns or manages approximately one million acres in 33 wildlife areas and 700 public water access sites.

Outdoors Hunting, Fishing Hiking, Birding

Hunting & Fishing Report

A Honeybee’s Final Flight and the Dangers of Overexuberance

By Jordan Nailonjnailon@

chronline.com

JORDAN NAILON / [email protected]

Luke Taylor, 13, Corvallis, Oregon, empties the contents of his clam gun into the tide on Dec. 2 in Long Beach.

The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 • Sports 7

OutdoorsHunting, Fishing Hiking, Birding

By John Nelson

The Seattle Times

LAKE CHELAN — The hot summer days are a faint memory.

In winter, Lake Chelan be-comes mysterious and oth-erworldly, a different beast altogether from its rowdy sum-mer-vacation persona.

It’s quiet and beautiful, beg-ging to be explored, from water, from mountaintop, from vine-yard — or by attending the Lake Chelan Winterfest in mid-Janu-ary (see sidebar, below).

For starters, let’s travel its starkly beautiful winter waters.

“We’re pretty much a lifeline for this lake,” says Larry Maj-chrzak, captain of the Lady Ex-press passenger ferry, as we rum-ble northeast from Field’s Point in early December. It’s mid-30s, the skies a slate gray, as we quick-ly leave the developed southern end of the lake and head north-west, deep into the heart of the North Cascades.

The Lady of the Lake passen-ger ferry service is the only com-mercial route serving commu-nities such as Lucerne, Holden Village and Stehekin.

Unlike the daily runs of sum-mer, the Lady Express limits op-erations to Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays from January to March, delivering passen-gers, groceries, mail and other supplies reliably in any kind of weather along the 55-mile-long lake.

“Only once in my 29 years did we cancel a trip,” Majchrzak said.

“That’s when we had 80-mile-an-hour winds in Chelan.”

Our ferry has 33 passengers on this voyage, many of them go-ing to Lucerne, where they will ride a school bus to Holden Vil-lage, a Lutheran retreat center 11 miles from the boat landing.

Donna Krussow, head house-keeper for the village, and her friend Tom Schierman, from the Palouse region south of Spokane, are part of the Holden crowd en-joying the voyage.

“Holden is a magical place,” said Schierman, busily snapping away with his camera from the back deck of the Lady Express.

“It’s gorgeous. I visited last Sep-tember and must have shot 5,000 photos.”

Solitude in Stehekin

We pull into Lucerne and supplies are unloaded as passen-gers shuttle items up the gang-way to the bus.

We wave goodbye and head to Stehekin, the tiny outpost at the end of the lake. In summer, it’s a popular destination for hik-ers and vacationers, surrounded by the scenic peaks, with a few commercial lodges and rentals, a small store and bakery.

In winter, it’s nearly desert-ed, with most retail operations closed and the 80-or-so full-time residents waiting on the Lady Express to deliver mail and sup-plies.

Full-time resident Jim Court-ney, whose ancestors homestead-ed in Stehekin, sits aboard the Lady Express, patiently waiting to arrive.

“I love coming home,” he said. “I’m always in a better mood com-ing this way than coming out.”

Once we’re at the Stehekin dock, it’s time to unload again. A few residents come down to meet the boat, pick up passengers and supplies. Patty Schrag, a proper-ty caretaker, is one of them.

“This place is not for every-one,” she said, “but I just like be-ing out of the crush of humanity.”

You’ll certainly leave the worldly hustle-bustle in Stehekin. There’s no cellular service, elec-tricity is supplied by a small Pel-ton wheel run by Chelan PUD or by solar panels, and internet and telephones are available only by satellite. In winter, backcountry skiing and snowshoeing are the main attractions and a few lodg-ing rentals are available.

Her supplies loaded, Schrag leaves in her truck, and then the Lady Express is ready to return to Chelan. This time, only two

passengers are on board from Stehekin as we chug along, and we pick up a few more at Lucerne. Before you know it, we re-enter civilization as houses and roads appear along the lakeshore, cell-phone service returns and we’re back at Field’s Point.

Snow Fun

While the ferry offers the best lake-level view, another story unfolds in the mountains north of the town of Chelan. There, you’ll find alpine and nordic ski-ing, tubing and snowmobiling.

For downhill skiers and snowboarders, the Echo Valley Ski Area (echovalley.org) offers a platter lift, three rope tows and a tubing hill. Tickets for skiing and tubing are easy on a family budget. The mom-and-pop ski area has been part of the Chelan community for more than 60 years, said Lucas Green, presi-dent of the Echo Valley Ski Area Association.

“We’re affordable — we’re charging just $25. Compare that to anywhere else in the business,” he said. Green, who grew up ski-ing at Echo Valley, said the hill is volunteer-run with just a few paid staff members.

“We’re a nonprofit — we’re not here to make money,” he said.

“It takes a village to run a ski area like this.”

For Nordic skiers, Chelan of-fers some very good local trails. Just beyond the Echo Valley downhill area is the Echo Ridge Nordic Area (lakechelannor-dic.org), with about 25 miles of groomed trails, along with ex-tensive snowshoeing routes. The trails offer great views of the lake and surrounding mountains, said Paul Willard, recreation program manager for the Chelan Ranger District in Okanogan-

Wenatchee National Forest.“We’re a little bit undiscov-

ered,” he said. “Most people know us by word-of-mouth.”

Day passes are a bargain at $10, and the trails offer classic and skate lanes, winding along ridgeline above Lake Chelan, of-fering gorgeous views of the En-chantments, Pyramid Peak and the Okanogan Highlands.

“It’s one of the best deals for nordic skiing anywhere,” Wil-lard said.

Rentals for both alpine and cross-country skis are available in Chelan or at Echo Valley Ski Area.

Snowmobiles and Wine

Snowmobiling is another

popular winter activity in the mountains above Lake Chelan. Sharkey’s Watercraft and Snow-mobile Rentals in Manson offers two and four-hour guided snow-mobile outings leaving from An-tilon Lake Sno-Park to the top of Cooper Mountain at almost 6,000 feet, owner Bill Sharkey said.

“It’s beautiful,” he said. “You look out over Lake Chelan and the North Cascades.”

One of the great things about the snowmobiling, Nordic and downhill skiing is that every-thing takes place in the same area, making it possible to easily combine activities, Willard said.

Another reason to visit Lake Chelan in winter is to experi-

ence the emerging wine scene along the lake. The Lake Chelan viticultural area is relatively new, said Sean Sullivan of Washing-ton Wine Report, but shows great promise, with more than 20 wineries coming on to the scene in recent years.

The area differs from other parts of Eastern Washington be-cause of the “lake effect” — it’s not as hot in the summer and not as cold in the winter. The glacier-carved valley also has a coarse, sandy soil quality that differs from much of Eastern Washing-ton, according to the Washing-ton State Wine Commission.

“It’s early days, but the poten-tial is there to make very good wine,” Sullivan said, pointing to pinot noir, viognier and syrah as the best varietals produced so far.

Among Sullivan’s favorite wineries in the area are Nefari-ous Cellars, Fielding Hills and Tsillan Cellars (pronounced

“Chelan”).“Nefarious and Fielding Hills

have absolutely spectacular views of the lake,” Sullivan added.

CELEBRATE WINTERFEST AT LAKE CHELAN

Lake Chelan likes a party, and the first one of 2018 revs up in mid-January.

The Lake Chelan Winterfest is Jan. 12-21, with first-week-end activities centered in the town of Chelan and second-weekend activities centered in nearby Manson. You’ll need a Winterfest button (available for $5 on presale, $7 on-site) to access many of the activities, with additional costs for other events.

“The Winterfest button is your all-access pass,” said Ol-ivia Plew, of Lake Chelan Cham-ber of Commerce.

Among the activities on the first weekend in Chelan are wine tasting, ice carving, horse-carriage rides, a polar-bear splash, a giant beach bon-fire, fireworks and an ice slide for children.

The second weekend in Manson features apple-bin train rides, more ice carving, a brewers and distillers night, Alefest featuring local beers and ciders, and “The Battle of the Bloody Mary” on the clos-ing day.

Musical acts will perform on Friday and Saturday of the first weekend in Chelan. For a full lineup and additional informa-tion, see the festival website, lakechelan.com/winterfest, or call 509-682-3503.

With Skiing, Snowmobiling, Winterfest and More, Enjoy Winter Chilling on Lake Chelan

COURTESY PHOTO / Echo Ridge Nordic Area

A young skier enjoys the cross-country trails at Echo Ridge, above Lake Chelan. Known for its summer attractions, Lake Chelan has winter allures amid frequent sunshine.

COURTESY PHOTO / Nefarious Cellars

The vineyards of Nefarious Cellars above Lake Chelan are covered in winter snow.


Tuesday’s 2A Boys Basketball


Centralia’s Ben Janssan (24) drives between Black Hills’ Garrett Glenn (10), Jackson Bauer (5) and Weston Ainsworth (24) during an Evergreen 2A Conference boys basketball game Tuesday in Centralia.

EVCO: Janssan, Ajoge Combine for 38 Points as Centralia Improves to 3-0 in League Play

By Aaron VanTuyl

[email protected]

Two issues plagued Centralia in the nonleague portion of its 2017-18 boys basketball season: the 3-point shots weren’t falling, and the Tigers had trouble clos-ing out close games.

If Tuesday night’s 64-56 Ev-ergreen 2A Conference win over Black Hills is any indica-tor, they’ve sanded down those rough spots.

Centralia shot a respectable 40 percent from beyond the arc, with Ben Janssan and Michael Ajoge combining to go 5 of 8 on their way to a combined 38 points.

But have they turned the cor-ner in finishing off wins?

“Well, clearly,” joked coach Kyle Donahue after the Tigers improved to 3-0 in league play.

“We just won.”Janssan scored 20 points with

five assists, and Ajoge came off the bench and went 4 for 4 from the field in the second quarter.

“He did a really good job. He’s so athletic, and he just finds a way to get the ball in the basket,” Donahue said. “Him and Mal-akai (Emmons) are kind of that spark plug off the bench. They kind of come in and give us a dif-ferent energy.”

The Tigers needed that boost, after going 2 for 10 from the field and trailing 10-8 after a quarter. That changed after the initial eight minutes; Janssan hit all three of his 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Centralia poured in 24 points to lead 32-23

at the break.“We had some momentum

going, and we went on a run. Mi-chael came in and gave us some big minutes, and so did Malakai,” Janssan, the Tigers’ Australian exchange student, said. “Our shots started falling as well, and when they’re falling and we’re getting stops … It’s a game of runs, and that’s how we got a lead.”

Tyler Ashmore added 10 points and eight rebounds for Centralia, and the Tigers went 12 of 14 from the foul line in the second half to hold off the Wolves, who went 8 of 15 from

the field in the fourth quarter. “We’re not very smart at the

end and kind of made some dumb choices,” Donahue said,

“but when we did get to the free-throw line, we hit there in the fourth quarter, and that really put the game away for us.”

Janssan was 9 of 10 from the foul line, and was coming off a 17-point, 10-assist performance in a win over Tumwater. Dona-hue said he’d encouraged his point guard to try to get into the paint more often.

“I really challenged him to attack the basket more. I said, ‘There’s not many guys that are

going to stay in front of you with how long you are and how you finish around the hoop,” Dona-hue said. “I challenged him to get to the free-throw line, and to-night he got there 10 times.”

Janssan said he’s been adjust-ing throughout the season.

“I think I’m starting to find my groove in the offense and stuff,” he said. “I’ve had two good games here, and I’m look-ing forward to the rest of the sea-son as well.”

The next step for Centralia (7-6 overall) is just across town. The Tigers play the second half of a girls-boys doubleheader on Friday at W.F. West (10-2). The Bearcats, for comparison’s sake, beat Black Hills 61-52 back on Jan. 3.

“I really feel like, top to bot-tom, there’s a lot of parity in the league, and I think whatever team is taking care of the ball and playing solid defense can get the win on any night,” Donahue said. “Chehalis is a good team. They’ve got some length to them and they’ll put a little pressure on us defensively, and we’ve just got to be able to handle that pres-sure and take care of the boards.”

Notes: Black Hills (8-5, 1-2 league) shot 39 percent (21 of 54) from the field. Garrett Glenn led the Wolves with 14 points, and Kai Walker added 10.

Rochester Falls to Tumwater

TUMWATER — Bryce Lol-lar recorded a double-double for Rochester, but it wasn’t enough as Tumwater won 58-50 over the Warriors in an Evergreen 2A Conference boys basketball game here on Tuesday.

Lollar scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Stephen

Robinson led the Warriors with 14 points and Keegan Goldrick added 13 points.

Tumwater’s CJ Geathers led all scorers with 18 points.

The Thunderbirds led 13-11 after one quarter and pushed the lead to 30-21 at halftime. Roch-ester scored just 8 points in the third quarter to allow Tumwater to expand the lead to 42-29 go-ing into the fourth quarter. The Warriors scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough.

“We really played hard. If we have that effort every night and don’t win another game, I’ll be happy. That’s the important thing. We’ve got to do a better job of valuing every possession. We can’t give up possessions and come up empty,” Rochester coach Mark Goldrick said. “We didn’t have a ton of turnovers but the ones we did have cost us. We can’t give up free points. We’re not the kind of team that’s going to be able to recover from those.”

Rochester (5-8, 0-3) hosts Ab-erdeen on Thursday in an EvCo matchup.

W.F. West Holds Off Aberdeen 59-54

ABERDEEN — W.F. West went on the road and was able to hang on for a 59-54 win against Aberdeen in an Evergreen 2A Conference boys basketball game here on Tuesday.

Bailey Cooper and Tyler Speck each had 13 points and Cooper added 9 rebounds. Jor-dan Thomas had a double-dou-ble with 11 points and 15 re-bounds and added 7 assists.

W.F. West (10-2, 3-0) hosts Centralia in a rivalry matchup on Friday as part of a girls-boys doubleheader.

Janssan, Ajoge Help Tigers Shoot Past Wolves


Centralia’s Michael Ajoge (14) cuts between Black Hills’ Zach Crumley (left), Kaena

Walker (back) and Garrett Glenn (10) during an EvCo boys basketball game in Cen-

tralia on Tuesday night.

By Luke Thompson

Yakima Herald-Republic

SELAH — Zillah surely knew it would take something special to continue its winning streak on the road against unbeaten Selah in a much-anticipated nonleague matchup Tuesday night.

For the better part of three quarters, the Leopards struggled just like everyone else to contain Elijah Pepper and the explosive Vikings offense, with only An-tonio Salinas keeping the game from turning into a total rout.

But the Leopards finally found an effective defense, Brock Ellis started heating up from long range, and Zillah stunned the home crowd by beating Selah for the fourth straight year, 86-83.

“In the second half we stepped up and just made little adjust-

ments,” coach Mario Mengarelli said. “I just think our guys liter-ally went out and got rebounds instead of waiting for them to come down.”

A box-and-one threw the Vi-kings’ offense out of rhythm and slowed down Pepper, although he still finished with a career-high 46 and the last of his eight 3-pointers to put Selah ahead 83-78. Antonio Salinas immediately answered, and he hit two free throws with 0.5 seconds left to set a new career-high of his own with 39 points.

But Ellis hit the biggest shot of the night with five seconds left, when he started falling forward and launched a 3-pointer to give Zillah its first lead of the game. The junior guard sank three 3-pointers in the final quarter to finish with 19 points.

Selah led by as much as 21

midway throught the third quar-ter before the Leopards began their comeback, which included a 3-pointer from Salinas at the third quarter buzzer. He said Zil-lah’s experience in close games this season helped down the stretch, while Selah coach Tim Garza hopes it will be a learning experience for his team after 11 straight wins by at least 13 points.

“I’d rather be part of these types of games than the 30- or 40-point victories because the adversity part of it, you don’t get any better,” Garza said. “It doesn’t prepare you for the next level, which is the postseason.”

The Leopards cruised through virtually their entire schedule on the way to a 1A state title last season, including a 90-70 win over Selah behind 37 points from Trey Delp. But Delp and the rest of a strong senior

class graduated, leaving Salinas as the only player remaining who scored in that game against the Vikings.

He started hot with 11 of his team’s 19 points in the first quar-ter and had 29 when Mengarelli told the Leopards they would win at the end of the third quar-ter. The junior point guard be-lieved it and led the way as the Leopards turned up their defen-sive intensity to hold Selah to just 12 points in the final eight min-utes.

“Once that basket gets big, it just starts coming,” Salinas said.

“My teammates, I want to thank them, they just kept giving me the rock. Everything just started going our way.”

He was one of several defend-ers to spend some time guarding Pepper, who shot 8-for-14 from 3-point range and also grabbed

11 rebounds for a double-double. Mengarelli said at a certain point, Pepper’s extensive range makes him unstoppable, but the Leop-ards’ coach thought his defense managed to frustrate the Vi-kings’ Division I recruit at times.

Selah (11-1) will try to bounce back when it returns to CWAC play at Grandview Friday night. Zillah (11-1) will host Highland and Mengarelli wants to see his young team, which has shown tremendous potential, improve on its consistency from game to game.

“We played a game like this, two games at the SunDome, looked great, and then we went and laid an egg at Naches,” Men-garelli said, referring to Zillah’s overtime win over the Rangers last Friday. “We’ve got a young group here, so it’s a process.”

Zillah Stages Stunning Comeback to Top Selah Despite Pepper’s 46 Points

By Jesse Darland

CTW Features

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

Student loans, car payments and mortgages are often consid-ered “good” debts. Unlike credit cards or other personal debt, these debts are considered part of the American dream. After all, who doesn’t want to have a nice job, drive a nice car and live in a nice house?

But like Goldilocks, no one wants to wind up with porridge that too hot or too cold. When it comes to money, we want to be just right.

“Most Americans also believe their income will infinitely in-crease in the future and they can grow their way out of their debt,” Alexander G. Koury says. He’s a fi-nancial planner based in Phoenix, Arizona. “This can prove to be a fa-tal mistake.” Many anticipate that salaries will only increase, so they sign on for loans that are difficult

— if not impossible — to repay. What if your income doesn’t

increase? What if you get sick or lose your job due to an econom-ic downturn? What if you decide you don’t want to continue your current line of work, and you would rather work your passion career that pays significantly less than you make today?

So like Goldilocks we’re go-ing to take a look at how to make sure that you’re “just right.”

Student Loans

“The basic rule of thumb is that your total student loan debt on graduation should be less than your annual starting sal-ary,” Koury says.

While that may seem possi-ble — according to the nonprofit Project on Student Debt, the av-erage student in 2015 graduated with $30,100 in student loan debt

— many students carry a much higher figure. Even thought income-based repayment is an option, “the problem with that is that, in most cases, you’re just paying a portion of the inter-est on your loan that you owe,” Koury says. If you’re not making a payment big enough to pay ac-cumulated interest as well as a

portion of the principal, you’re just digging yourself deeper into debt every month.

Koury tells parents of stu-dents getting ready for college to avoid the pitfall of bit student loan payments by looking at all their options. That includes look-ing at how much of a student loan burden a student will graduate with, and then seeing how much that student will need to pay each month after graduation to get it paid off in full. “Then, do some research on the type of salary that you’d expect to receive after you graduate college with your degree,” he says. “You need to look at it from the perspective of how much you’ll need to make.”

If an expected salary isn’t going to be enough to cover the cost of loan payments plus hous-ing and other living expenses,

“it’s time to think about other ways to pay for college.” This can include community college, other schools or programs, or even deferring college for a time.

He also cautions parents against one additional pitfall.

“Parents are taking on student load payments for their kids just to take care of their kids.” With many working adults already behind on retirement and deal-ing with debt payments of their own, this “solution” is hardly a solution at all.

Auto Loans

Many car buyers used to get buy on four or even three-year loan terms. But with the aver-age cost of a vehicle increasing, that’s becoming more difficult.

“I had a client get talked in to a 72 month loan thinking it was only 60 months,” Lora J. Hoff says. She’s a financial planner based in Dallas, Texas. “No idea she was paying an armload in interest”

So if you’re looking to stretch your dollar on the car lot, one way to get ahead is to shop around for financing. Going with the dealer’s preferred lender can often mean that you’re stuck paying a much higher rate. “The salespeople love to talk about only the payment and not the interest rate,” Hoff says.

You should also consider us-

ing a credit union. You’ll need to join the credit union first, but using a local credit union’s financing can mean an inter-est rate that’s several percentage points lower than what many banks can offer.

Another way to save - buy a used vehicle. That doesn’t mean finding a junker that’s falling apart; a car just a few years old will do. According to Edmunds, a car loses about 30 percent of its value over the first two years, and that can be savings to you.

Mortgage

When it comes to getting a mortgage, there’s one thing that can tell you if your porridge is too hot or too cold: how much money you’ve saved for the down payment.

Koury advises taking that figure — what you’ve saved — and then using a free online mortgage calculator (like one at bankrate.com) to see what kind of monthly payment you would see for a 30-year fixed or 15-year fixed mortgage. That will give

an idea of how much you’ll be able to afford each month.

“It really all comes down to the cash flow,” Hoff says. “I carefully run expected bud-get and help project poten-tial issues with the expected loan payments.” One thing to keep in mind is that the actual cost of a mortgage payment is higher than just the cost of the principal and interest. As Hoff explains, mortgage borrowers

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2. Not considering the total cost of a loan.Sometimes because people forget how longer terms can affect the

total repayment amount. “They may extend the life of the loan and end up buying more car than they really want or need,” Cheng says. For example, a 7-year note means the payments can be smaller — but the longer repayment term means that you’ll wind up paying way more in interest over the life of the loan.

3. Not considering all the lending options.Sometimes people will only think about getting a loan through

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PEARLS BEFORE SWINE by Stephan Pastis

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE by Lynn Johnston

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U.S. and Canada Sign Boundary Waters Treaty, Governing Waterways Shared Across Their Border

On Jan. 11, 1909, the Unit-ed States and Canada sign the Boundary Waters Treaty, governing waterways shared across their border. The treaty establishes the International Joint Commission to rule on issues involving irrigation, pollution, and dams. The trea-ty does not specifically deal with Northwest waterways, but it will later have important implications for the Columbia River and several of its tribu-taries. The International Joint Commission will later hold hearings and investigations involving Columbia River pol-lution and the impact of the Grand Coulee Dam on the up-per river in Central Washing-ton.

Shared Waters

The origins of the Bound-ary Waters Treaty go back to the 1890s, when the U.S. and Canada had difficulties in ap-portioning irrigation waters from the St. Mary and Milk Rivers in Montana and Cana-da, and several rivers, includ-ing the Niagara River, around the Great Lakes.

In 1896, the Canadian gov-ernment informed the U.S. that it was willing to make an agreement or treaty govern-ing shared streams and lakes. It took the U.S. until 1902 to respond, but when it did, it proposed talks to form an international commission to

“investigate and report upon the conditions and uses of the waters adjacent to the bound-ary lines between the United States and Canada” (“Ori-gins”). The two countries then formed a commission, the In-

ternational Waterways Com-mission, which began operat-ing in 1905 but soon proved to lack the ability to implement its recommendations.

It became clear that a more comprehensive solution to border waters questions was needed. In 1907, negotiations between Canadian and U.S. officials opened in Washing-ton, D. C. The chief Canadian negotiator was George C. Gib-bons, the Canadian chairman of the International Water-ways Commission. The chief U.S. negotiator was Chandler P. Anderson (1866-1936), a special legal adviser to Secre-tary of State Elihu Root (1845-1937).

After “protracted and sometimes difficult discus-sions and several drafts” (“Or-igins”), the parties agreed on the Boundary Waters Treaty in early 1909 and it was signed by Root and James Bryce (1838-1922), the British ambassador to the United States. The U.S. Senate approved the treaty, af-ter adding a small rider involv-ing Sault Ste. Marie, soon after and President William How-ard Taft (1857-1930) ratified it on April 1, 1909. Great Britain, which still held dominion over Canada, ratified it on March 31, 1910. It went into effect on May 5, 1910.

International Joint Commission

The treaty did not specifi-cally mention the Columbia River or any other Northwest waters. In fact, the Columbia was not technically a “bound-ary water,” as defined by the treaty, because it did not form a boundary between the two countries (Harrison, “Bound-ary Waters Treaty”). The treaty dealt with the Niagara, the Milk, and the St. Mary’s rivers. Yet several of its provi-sions would go on to have sig-nificant impact for Northwest waters.

First, the treaty established an International Joint Com-mission, which was autho-rized to deal with questions of pollution traveling over the border. The International Joint Commission went on to

investigate a giant ore smelter along the Columbia River in Trail, B.C., and grant the U.S. compensation for pollution that crossed into the U.S.

Second, and most crucially, the commission was autho-rized to deal with another issue that would later have profound implications for the Columbia and its tributar-ies: “cases involving the use or obstruction of waters” shared along the border (Treaty). There were no dams on the Columbia River in 1909, but within a century there were 14.

The commission held hear-ings and investigations into the Grand Coulee Dam when it was finished in 1941, and then again beginning in 1944. These International Joint Commission reports would lead, eventually, to the Co-lumbia River Treaty, signed in 1961 and ratified in 1964, which established a joint sys-tem of water and power alloca-tion on the shared river.

Farmer George Schutz is Accidentally Killed During a Rabbit Drive in Paha

On Jan. 11, 1922, George Schutz is accidentally killed during a rabbit drive in Paha in central Adams County. Rabbit drives are considered a necessary means of exert-ing human control over the hordes of jackrabbits that would otherwise decimate wheat, Adams County’s only commercial crop.

A Gun Went Off

On Jan. 12, 1922, the Ritz-ville Journal-Times reported Schutz’s death: “George Schutz, a farmer living near Paha, was fatally wounded yesterday af-ternoon by the accidental dis-charge of a shotgun during a rabbit drive held in the Paha country. He died about six o’clock through profuse bleed-ing. The drive was over and the men were standing around ... According to the report re-ceived here, Schutz happened to swing his gun around. It

struck the gun of a boy named Kelly, who was standing a little to the rear of Schutz. Kelly’s gun was discharged and the load struck Schutz in the calf of the leg. Fired at such close range the shot tore the flesh badly.

“He was given attention as promptly as possible and it was intended to take him to Spo-kane on No. 2, but he died be-fore the train arrived” (“Farm-er Shot Near Paha”).

The rabbits in southeastern Washington including Adams County were prairie hares (white-tailed jackrabbits or Lepus townsendii) and possibly to a lesser extent black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californi-cus).

A photograph in the Adams County Washington Pioneer Edition, published in 1949, re-cords a large group of Adams County residents holding up dead jackrabbits. The caption reads: “In Adams County, the largest rabbit drive was an an-nual event sponsored by the Spokane police department.” The killed rabbits were shipped by express train to Spokane and delivered to the Salvation Army and other charities for distribution among the needy during the Christmas holidays.

Jackrabbits, Squirrels, and Boys

Rabbit drives were not unique to Adams County. From the 1880s up until the 1930s, farmers throughout the American West used them to control the jackrabbit popula-tion and protect their crops. Local fire departments, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and similar organizations sponsored many of these hunts.

In some areas these rabbit drives were held weekly. In Ida-ho the events, by then protested by wildlife groups, were held as recently as the early 1980s. Sometimes the rabbits were shot, but more often they were herded into V-shaped pens and clubbed to death.

Squirrels, too, were a threat to crops and gardens. The Ad-ams County Washington Pio-neer Edition states: “Hordes

of squirrels were a constant menace to early wheat crops. The squirrels stole wheat seed almost as soon as it came out of the ground. If the wheat gained a height beyond the squirrel’s reach, he would either straddle the stalk to bring it down or simply chew it through near the base. Many crops were completely ruined by squirrels” (p. 17).

For several years Adams County officials offered a bounty on squirrels and no boy’s pocket was complete without what pioneer George C. Harter called a squirrel string (a sling shot) (Adams County Washington Pioneer Edition, p. 21). In 1894 the Adams County board of commission-ers bought the deadly poison strychnine and sold it to farm-ers at cost for use in controlling the squirrel population.

One Plague Too Many

Adams County is semi-arid, with an eco-system known as shrub-steppe, and almost no sources of natural water. Prior to 1952 when the Columbia Ba-sin Project brought irrigation water from the Columbia River to the region, the only crop Adams County farmers could produce on a scale larger than a kitchen garden was wheat.

For early Adams County farmers already contending with drought that could wither young wheat in the field and dust storms so fierce that fami-lies cowered inside under blan-kets to escape them, pestilent squirrels and rabbits were one plague too many.

Jackrabbits Today

By 1999 jackrabbits had become so rare in Eastern Washington that the Washing-ton Department of Fish and Wildlife asked local residents to report to the agency when-ever a jackrabbit was sighted. Pre-irrigation shrub-steppe jackrabbit habitat had been transformed by irrigation into what Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife endan-gered-species section-manager Harriet Allen described as “bits and pieces in a sea of farmland” (Sept. 3, 1999 news release).


Beginner’s Guide to Building a BudgetBy Deb Acord

CTW Features

Erica Sandberg has this simple advice for con-sumers thinking about creating a household bud-get: Don’t forget the small stuff. That includes the monthly manicure, the special holiday bottle of wine, the extra $20 on a birthday lunch for your best friend and that concert you’ve been dying to see. And don’t forget to consider what might hap-pen: a flat tire, a broken tooth or a speeding ticket. Not figuring in life’s many little – and sometimes large – expenses can derail a budget.

Sandberg, a personal finance expert and at-large editor and columnist for Bankrate.com’s money and credit management website, Credit Card Guide, says the key to a savvy budget is ac-counting for everything.

“Be extremely comprehensive,” she says. “So many people tend to truncate their budgets. They divide their expenses into house, groceries, enter-tainment. That’s not enough categories. That’s not realistic.”

Sandberg believes many consumers overthink a budget. “A budget is just cash flow – money com-ing in, money going out. If you think of it that way, it’s not so overwhelming.”

Consumers who believe that a household bud-get boxes them in might have designed a plan that’s too inflexible, Sandberg says. “If they feel like they can only spend $300 a month on mov-ies and theater, for example, it makes them feel deprived. But if they realize they can pull money from that entertainment area for, say, new tires for the car, it makes it more flexible.”

The key to a successful budget is “a matter of manipulating it so you have money for necessities and things that are important to you,” Sandberg says.

Knowing how much money you need and how much you have is paramount for successful bud-geting. “Everyone should know off the top of their heads how much they net in a month after taxes. Then, think in terms of 10 percent,” Sandberg says.

“Let’s say you bring home $2,000. Everybody who is past fifth grade math knows that 10 percent of that is $200 a month. Try to set that aside. Most people can do it if they try hard enough.”

Sandberg suggests people who have credit card

balances should try to think of them as loans and attempt to pay them off in six months. Take care of the balances with the highest interest rates first, a tactic that will help save money in the long run.

Budgeting can be painful at first, but Sand-berg reminds people that it does get easier. It’s like changing eating habits, she says. “At first, you pay really close attention to calorie counts and statis-tics. But later, it becomes pretty natural. It’s the same with a budget. Once you get used to living within your prescribed numbers, it becomes a part of you.”

Here, tips for budgeting, from both finance ex-pert Sandberg and the Federal Trade Commission:

• Determine how much money you bring home each month. Include all income – from your job, gifts, tax refunds, unemployment or other govern-ment assistance, alimony or child support, pen-sions, Social Security and profits from sales of used goods.

• Decide how to keep track of your finances. You can choose from phone apps, computer soft-ware or good old-fashioned paper and pencil. De-cide what’s most comfortable.

• List how much goes into a savings account each month. The easiest to remember: 10 percent of your take-home income.

• List all predictable monthly expenses – those that tend not to change, including rent or mort-gage, a car payment, telephone, cable and Internet.

• List monthly expenses that can vary – utilities, personal grooming, property taxes, insurance, gas and groceries.

• List occasional expenses, for things like mani-cures, getting your eyebrows waxed, office sup-plies, holiday gifts or entertainment.

• Add up fixed and variable expenses and di-vide by 12 for a monthly estimate.

• If you end up with extra money, carry it over in a savings account for the next month. If you have credit card balances, pay them first instead of building a savings account. Having a savings bal-ance and a credit balance can give you a false sense of financial security.

• Be flexible. If something unexpected comes up, such as un-reimbursed medical bills, take care of them by finding other places you can cut.

• Realize that once you get used to budgeting, it will become second nature.

ADVICE: Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old granddaughter ran away twice last year. She’s now liv-ing with her boyfriend and re-fuses to have any contact with her dad. I know my son is very strict, and I’m pretty sure she could just no longer live by his rules. Her mom passed away eight months ago, and my son is all she has besides her sister.

She opened a Facebook page. I was able to write to her a couple of times and she re-sponded. She isn’t answering my messages now. I suspect her boyfriend is controlling and is preventing her from contacting her family. I’m also afraid she may be involved with drugs now. She and the boyfriend were recently ar-rested for shoplifting, and this just isn’t typical of my grand-daughter.

I have trouble sleeping at night worrying about her. I know she’s an adult, but I don’t want her to give up on her fam-ily who loves her. Do you have any suggestions? Should I go to the house and try and see her, or must we just sit back and wait for her to grow up? Any advice will be appreciated. — WORRIED NANA

DEAR WORRIED NANA: Do not just sit back. By all means, visit your granddaugh-ter! She needs to know you love her and will be supportive if things don’t work out with her boyfriend.

Because she’s 18 and now considered an adult, you can’t force her to reunite with her fa-ther, whose heavy-handed par-enting may or may not be the reason she left home. But you can, however, point out that if she needs something, there are better ways to go about ac-quiring it than shoplifting. You should also encourage her to find a job. If she does, it will

increase her independence, not only from her father, but also her boyfriend, if it becomes necessary.

DEAR ABBY: I was recent-ly diagnosed with a stage four cancer. My surgeon has offered me an opportunity to be part of a clinical trial, which my family is aware of. They do not, however, know the details of how far the cancer has spread.

The prognosis for patients in this trial is about two more years. My wife thinks I should share this information with my extended family and friends immediately (although there are few signs that I’m ill). I pre-fer to remain silent until the disease catches up with me and my time gets closer. Your ad-vice or reader response would be greatly appreciated regard-ing this very emotional decision.

— KEEPING IT TO MYSELFDEAR KEEPING IT TO

YOURSELF: I’m sorry about your diagnosis. I’m sure when your letter is published there will be a tsunami of reactions — both pro and con — from readers.

Of course your wishes should be respected, but since you asked, I am inclined to agree with your wife. Your ill-ness affects not only you but also the rest of your family and friends. If you reveal your prognosis now, it will give the people who love you an oppor-tunity to step up to the plate and offer emotional support, not only to you, but also to her and your family.

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Puzzle Three

I’m a rock star born on August 3, 1963 in

California. I drew inspiration from the

band Aerosmith, which prompted me to learn to play the guitar. My band has been making

hits for decades.

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should carefully figure out the escrow portion (that is, monthly home insurance, property tax and private mortgage insurance payments, if ap-plicable). An experienced financial planner can help with this process.

Looking at the monthly payment can help gain some perspective, Koury says. “I was looking at a $600,000 home, but that’s out of my budget,” he says. “Now let’s assume that I’ll get a $400,000 home, so I can keep my emergency savings and still do some of the things that I want to do.”

By scaling back, you can avoid putting yourself into an uncomfortable position when it comes to making that mortgage payment each month — and keep your payments “just right.”

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca discovers altruism. (N) ’ (CC)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us Matt Johnson; Siegfried Tieber. ’

Seinfeld ’ (Part 2 of 2) (CC)

Seinfeld “The Handicap Spot”

Family Guy ’ (CC)

Family Guy “Un-derage Peter” ’

PBS 12 12Finding Your Roots Lupita Nyong’o; Carmelo Anthony. ’ (CC)

Rick Steves’ Eu-rope ’ (CC)

Northwest Now Foyle’s War “The German Woman” Woman is found murdered. (CC)

New Tricks “Painting on Loan” Discov-ery of a fake painting. ’ (CC)

Death in Paradise “Lost Identity” DI Goodman’s aunt is a witness. (CC)

Poldark on Masterpiece Ross tries to find out about Dwight. ’ (CC)

FOX 13 13Modern Family ’ (CC)

Modern Family “En Garde” (CC)

The Big Bang Theory ’ (CC)

The Big Bang Theory “Pilot” ’

Hell’s Kitchen A series of three difficult challenges. (N) ’ (CC) (DVS)

9-1-1 “Let Go” Abby reaches out to Buck. ’ (CC) (DVS)

Q13 News at 10 (N) (CC) Washington’s Most Wanted

The Simpsons “Moho House”

IND 14 14 January Sharathon Sharathon to raise money. (CC) January Sharathon Sharathon to raise money. (CC)

ION 15 15CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sus-pected killer takes hostage.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Way to Go” ’ (CC) (DVS)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cirque du Soleil murder.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Built to Kill” Crime-scene replica.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vic-tims narrate their own murders. ’

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Brutal tourist beatings. ’ (CC) (DVS)

IND 18 18 Marcus and Joni Robert Jeffress Jewish Jesus Hour of Salvation K. Copeland James Robison Enjoying-Life Marcus and Joni Joni: Table Talk The Green Room

ABC 22 22KATU News at 6 (N) (S Live) (CC) Jeopardy! (N) ’

(CC)Wheel of Fortune (N) ’ (CC)

Child Support Contestants Darrell and Tselane. (N) ’ (CC)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A Kree warrior preys on the team. (N)

20/20 ’ (CC) KATU News at 11 (N) (S Live) (CC)

Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (CC)

NBC 26 26KGW News at 6 (N) Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N)

’ (CC)Blindspot “Hot Burning Flames” The team tracks nuclear warheads. (N)

Taken “S.E.R.E” Bryan must survive in a Mexican prison. (N) (CC)

Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) KGW News at 11 (N)

Tonight Show-J. Fallon

UNI 30 30 Noticias Univisión Noticiero Univis’n Enamorándome de Ramón Rey David (N) Mi marido tiene familia (N) Caer en tentación (N) ’ Noticias Univisión Noticiero Uni

FOX 27 276 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud ’

(CC)Family Feud ’ (CC)

Hell’s Kitchen A series of three difficult challenges. (N) ’ (CC) (DVS)

9-1-1 “Let Go” Abby reaches out to Buck. ’ (CC) (DVS)

10 O’Clock News (N) 11 O’Clock News (N)

Page Six TV (N) ’ (CC)

A&E 52 52Live PD “Live PD -- 01.06.18” Riding along with law enforcement. ’ (CC) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No.

76” (N) ’ (CC)Live PD “Live PD -- 01.12.18” Riding along with law enforcement. (N Same-day Tape) ’ (CC)

AMC 67 67››› Pretty Woman (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort. (CC)

›› Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer An-iston. A frustrated reporter receives divine powers from God. (CC)

›› Evan Almighty (2007, Children’s) Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman. Premiere. God commands a newly elected congressman to build an ark. (CC)

APL 43 43 Treehouse Masters ’ (CC) Treehouse Masters ’ (CC) Treehouse Masters: Out on a Limb Treehouse Masters (N) ’ (CC) Treehouse Masters ’ (CC) Treehouse Masters ’ (CC)

BET 56 56 ›› First Sunday (2008) Ice Cube. ›› Bad Boys (1995) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Two Miami cops attempt to recover stolen police evidence. ›› Takers (2010, Action) Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba.

BRAVO 66 66The Real Housewives of Atlanta “Rock the Boat” (CC)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta Ke-nya and Shereé produce a PSA.

Married to Medicine Contessa hosts a 1990s pool party. (CC)

Married to Medicine Jackie and Curtis go on a second date. (N) (CC)

Married to Medicine Jackie and Curtis go on a second date. (CC)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta Ke-nya and Shereé produce a PSA.

CBUT 29 29 CBC Vancouver News (N) (CC) Rick Mercer Coronation Street marketplace (N) Hello Goodbye the fifth estate (N) ’ (CC) The National (N) ’ (CC) CBC Van News Coronation Street

CMT 61 61 Last-Standing Last-Standing ›› Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002, Comedy) Mike Myers. (CC) ›› Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002, Comedy) Mike Myers. (CC) ››› The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

CNBC 46 46 Shark Tank ’ (CC) Shark Tank ’ (CC) Billion Dollar Buyer (CC) Billion Dollar Buyer (CC) Billion Dollar Buyer (CC) Paid Program Facelift in Min.

CNN 44 44 Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (CC)

CNNH 45 45 Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) All News (Joined in Progress Left in Progress) Updated hourly. Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (CC)

COM 60 60That ’70s Show “Stolen Car” ’

›› Hot Tub Time Machine (2010, Comedy) John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. A hot tub transports four pals back to their heyday in the 1980s. (CC)

› Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. The magical hot tub sends Lou, Nick and Jacob 10 years into the future. (CC)

Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts Tosh unleashes his unique point of view.

DIS 41 41 K.C. Undercover Stuck/Middle Another Cinderella Story (2008) Selena Gomez. ’ (CC) A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016, Fantasy) Sofia Carson. ’ (CC) Another Cinderella Story (2008) Selena Gomez. ’ (CC)

DSC 8 8Gold Rush “The Holy Grail” Todd dis-covers a historic mine site. (CC)

Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Eclipse From the Other Side of the Wall” The Hoffman crew witness an eclipse. (N) ’ (CC)

Gold Rush “Lost Gold” Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake. (N) ’

Gold Rush “The Dakota Boys” The Da-kota boys look back. ’ (CC)

Gold Rush “Lost Gold” Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake. (CC)

E! 65 65Keeping Up With the Kardashians “My Mother’s Keeper” (CC)

E! News Stars who look even better after 40. (N) (CC)

››› Superbad (2007, Comedy) Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Co-dependent teens hope to score booze and babes at a party. (CC)

E! News Stars who look even better after 40. (CC)

›› Dear John (2010) (CC)

ESPN 32 32NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks. From BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)

ESPN2 33 33 Basketball SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) NFL Live (CC) NBA Basketball: Rockets at Suns

FNC 48 48 Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (CC) Hannity (CC) The Ingraham Angle (CC)

FOOD 35 35 Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive The Grill Dads Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive

FREE 39 39 ›› What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012) Cameron Diaz. ’ (CC) ››› Definitely, Maybe (2008) Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin. Premiere. ’ (CC) Alone Together The 700 Club Pro-life activist. (CC)

FX 53 53›› Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, Action) Shia LaBeouf. ’ (CC)

›› Thor: The Dark World (2013, Action) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston. Thor must save the Nine Realms from an ancient enemy. ’ (CC)

›› Thor: The Dark World (2013, Action) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman. Thor must save the Nine Realms from an ancient enemy. ’ (CC)

GOLF 70 70 PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Second Round. Golf Central (N) European PGA Tour Golf Eurasia Cup, Second Round. (N) (Live) (CC) PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Second Round.

HALL 19 19The Birthday Wish (2017, Romance) Jessy Schram, Luke Macfarlane. A wom-an’s birthday wish leaves her surprised at the outcome. (CC)

A Royal Winter (2017, Drama) Merritt Patterson, Jack Donnelly. A woman flees to Europe and meets a handsome playboy prince. (CC)

The Middle “For-eign Exchange”

The Middle “Hal-loween” ’ (CC)

The Golden Girls ’ (CC)


HGTV 68 68 House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home House Hunters Hunters Int’l House Hunters Hunters Int’l

HIST 37 37 Ancient Aliens ’ (CC) (DVS) Ancient Aliens “The Animal Agenda” Ancient Aliens: Declassified “Return to Tomorrow” The power of three; alien abductions. (N) ’ (CC)

LIFE 51 51 The Rap Game “4 Lit for Life” (CC) The Rap Game “Do Ya Dance” Bring It! Coach D calls it quits. (N) Bring It! “Stand Battle Shake-Up” The Rap Game (N) (CC) The Rap Game Bring It! (N) (CC)

MSNBC 47 47 The Rachel Maddow Show (N) (CC) The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams The Rachel Maddow Show (CC) The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams

MTV 63 63 Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Amazingness (N) Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness

NBCS 34 34 Ski Skiing USSA U.S. Grand Prix: Freestyle Halfpipe. Snowboarding Mecum Auto Auctions “Kissimmee” Classic car auction from Kissimmee, Fla. The Dakar Rally

NICK 40 40 Henry Danger ’ Henry Danger ’ Paradise Run (N) Lip Sync Battle ››› The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) ’ (CC) Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC)

OXY 50 50 Killer Couples (CC) Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (CC) Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (CC) Bobbi Kristina Brown Snapped Men turn up dead. (CC) Snapped “Kwaneta Harris” (CC)

ROOT 31 31 Bensinger In the Spotlight IDEAL National Football Weekly College Basketball Portland at Gonzaga. College Basketball Marquette at Butler. (N Same-day Tape)

SPIKE 57 57Friends “The One With the Yeti” ’

Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends “The One With Joey’s Bag” Phoebe finally meets her dad. (CC)

Friends ’ (CC) ›››› Forrest Gump (1994, Comedy-Drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise. A slow-witted Southerner experi-ences 30 years of history. ’ (CC)

SYFY 59 59 ›› The Last Witch Hunter (2015, Fantasy) Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood. (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC)

TBN 20 20 Hal Lindsey (CC) End of the Age Perry Stone The Watchman Praise (CC) Frederick Price Spirit Samuel Be Light Creflo Dollar Travel the Road Treasures (CC)

TBS 55 55Family Guy ’ (CC) (DVS)

Family Guy ’ (CC) (DVS)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Full Boyle”

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ (CC)

›› Bad Teacher (2011) Cameron Diaz. Two teachers vie for the affections of a rich substitute. (CC) (DVS)

›› Magic Mike XXL (2015, Comedy-Drama) Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello. Former stripper Mike Lane comes out of retirement. (CC) (DVS)

TLC 38 38 Untold Stories of the E.R. (N) (CC) Dr. Pimple Popper ’ (CC) Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ (CC) Dr. Pimple Popper ’ (CC) Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ (CC) Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ (CC)

TNT 54 54Bones “The Death in the Defense” A public defender is murdered. (CC)

Major Crimes Stuck in a room with a potential bomb. (Part 4 of 4) (CC)

›› The Expendables 3 (2014, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas. Barney Ross brings in new blood to fight an old associate. (CC) (DVS)

›› The Expendables (2010, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li. (CC) (DVS)

TOON 42 42 World of Gumball Unikitty (N) (CC) We Bare Bears Teen Titans Go! King of the Hill Cleveland Show Cleveland Show American Dad ’ American Dad ’ Bob’s Burgers ’ Family Guy (CC) Family Guy (CC)

TRAV 36 36 Ghost Adventures “Wolf Creek Inn” Expedition Unknown (CC) Josh Gates’ Destination Truth (CC) Josh Gates’ Destination Truth (N) Josh Gates’ Destination Truth (CC) Josh Gates’ Destination Truth (CC)

TRUTV 49 49 Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Laff Mobb Laff Laff Mobb Laff Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Late Snack

USA 58 58Modern Family “Clean for a Day”

Modern Family ’ (CC) (DVS)

Modern Family “The Storm” ’

Modern Family “Finding Fizbo”

Modern Family “Basketball!” ’


Modern Family “Five Minutes”



Modern Family “Alone Time” ’

Modern Family “The Graduates”

Modern Family “The Old Wagon”

VH1 62 62 Black Ink Crew “Help Me Howard” Black Ink Crew “Ceaser for Mayor” ››› 8 Mile (2002) Eminem. A Detroit man tries to achieve success as a rapper. ’ (CC) ›› X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Hugh Jackman. (CC)

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ABC 4 4KOMO 4 News Saturday 6:00am

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30 for 30 KOMO 4 News Saturday 4:00pm

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NBC 5 5KING 5 Weekend Morning News (N) (CC) News Premier League Soccer Tottenham

Hotspur FC vs Everton FC. (N)Ski Football Night in

America (N)NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles. (N) (S Live) (CC) KING 5 News at 5

(N) (CC)

IND 6 6 Paid Paid Rescue Dog Green Hiring Give Cham House Home. Spaces Homes/ Hazel House Mak Ciscoe Paint! Paid Tired? Paid Bob Bad Raw Travel

CBS 7 7CBS This Morn-ing: Saturday (N)

KIRO 7 News Saturday Morning (N) (CC)

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PBS 9 9Mister Rogers

Dinosaur Bob the Builder

Daniel Tiger

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Nature Cat

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Wild Kratts

BrainFit: 50 Ways to Grow Your Brain With Daniel Amen, MD

Eat Fat, Get Thin With Dr. Mark Hyman ’ (CC)

Age Reversed With Miranda

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Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe Highlights from trips around the world.

MNT 10 10Paid Prog.

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CW 11 11L King Report

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PBS 12 12Travel-scope

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IND 14 14 FWC Sto.- Frances and Friends (CC) Generation Jimmy Swaggart (CC) Living Waters Donnie Swaggart (CC) Message-Cross Preachers- Pat. Frances-Friends

ION 15 15LifeLock Try Yoga Paid

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IND 18 18 Gospel Two By Adven Maralee Cowboy Ishine Scaly Wonder Scaly Gospel Re Gospel Osteen Hillsong Chris Bles Re Huch Jewish Truths Bless Israel Religious

ABC 22 22Good Morning America (N) ’

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NBC 26 26KGW News at Sunrise (N) Voyager Wild-Vet Journey Premier League Soccer Tottenham

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America (N)NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles. (N) (S Live) (CC) KGW News at

5 (N)

FOX 27 27Good Day Oregon Saturday (N) Hoops

Tip-OffCollege Basketball Michigan at Michi-gan State. (N) (S Live)

College Basketball Creighton at Xavier. (N) (S Live)

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›› A Knight’s Tale (2001, Adventure) Heath Led-ger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell.

5 O’Clock News (N)

UNI 28 28 Pro Pro Pro Pro Planeta U (SS) Calimero Mickey Manny Pro Pro Pro Ana Despierta María Notici Fútbol Mexicano Primera División Fútbol Mexicano

A&E 52 52Get Thin LifeLock Flipping Vegas

’ (CC)Flipping Vegas “Cat House” ’

Zombie House Flipping (CC)

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Vacation Vacation Rooster & Butch ’ (CC)

Live PD: Rewind ’ (CC)

Live PD “Live PD -- 08.11.17” Riding along with law enforce-ment. ’ (CC)

Live PD “Live PD -- 01.05.18”

AMC 67 67The Ri-fleman

The Ri-fleman

The Ri-fleman

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››› Rio Bravo (1959) John Wayne. A powerful rancher seeks his brother’s release from prison. (CC)

›› Hard to Kill (1990, Action) Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock. (CC)

››› True Lies (1994) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A man lives the double life of a spy and a family man. (CC)

APL 43 43 The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ The Vet Life ’ Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole

BET 56 56 Mercy Ships ’ Showd.- Faith Payne Payne Payne Payne Payne Payne Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin ›› Takers (2010, Action) Matt Dillon, Paul Walker. ›› ATL

BRAVO 66 66›› Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009) Christina Milian. Premiere.

››› Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007) Ashley Benson. Premiere.

›› Bring It On (2000) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. Premiere. (CC)

›› Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford. (CC)

››› Ocean’s Thirteen (2007, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. (CC)

››› Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

CBUT 29 29 Tiger Arthur The Napkin Addi Wan Our Vancouver FIS Freestyle FIS Freestyle Alpine Skiing Bobsledding Snowboarding News Hockey NHL Hockey: Bruins at Canadiens

CMT 61 61 CMT Music (CC) CMT Music (CC) CMT Music (CC) Hot 20 Countdown The emerging acts of 2018. (N) › Zookeeper (2011) Kevin James. (CC) ›› Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) (CC) › Zookeeper

CNBC 46 46 Total Learn Paid Paid Paid Paid Total Caught Hazuki Orman Learn Burnett LifeL Paid LifeL Bennett American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed

CNN 44 44 Smerconish (N) Smerconish (N) CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Smerconish The Axe Files CNN Newsroom

CNNH 45 45 Smerconish (N) Smerconish (N) All News All News CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom All News Updated hourly. Smerconish The Axe Files CNN Newsroom

COM 60 60Yoga Retreat!

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›› Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) John Cusack, Rob Corddry. (CC)

DIS 41 41 Roads Puppy Puppy Vampi Tangled: The Se Stuck Stuck Andi Andi Bizaard Bizaard Raven Raven K.C. K.C. Bunk’d Bunk’d Jessie Jessie Stuck Stuck Andi Andi

DSC 8 8Arctic Rescue ’ (CC)

Sport Fishing

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E! 65 65Total Divas (CC) Total Divas “Single

in the City”Total Divas (CC) Revenge Body

With KhloéE! News Weekend (N) (CC)

WAGS Atlanta (CC)

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ESPN 32 32SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)

Postseason NFL Countdown (N) (Live) (CC)

College Basketball Kansas State at Kansas. (N) (Live)

College Basketball West Virginia at Texas Tech. (N) (Live) (CC)

College Basketball Kentucky at Vanderbilt. (N) (Live)

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ESPN2 33 33 NFL NFL SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N) College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball Basketball

FNC 48 48 FOX & Friends Bulls Cavuto Forbes Cashin’ America’s News Headquarters (N) News HQ Journal Editorial News HQ America’s News Headquarters (N) Fox Report (N) Watters’ World

FOOD 35 35 Balding Paid The Kitchen Brunch Con Con Pioneer Pioneer Trisha’s The Kitchen (N) Valer Giada Kids Baking Ridicu Vegas Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games

FREE 39 39 Sexy Try Alone ›› Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) ’ (CC) › The Smurfs (2011) Hank Azaria. ››› Cars (2006) Voices of Owen Wilson. ’ ›› Cars 2 (2011) Voices of Owen Wilson. ’ ››› Hercules ’

FX 53 53Try Total Gym

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››› The Book of Life (2014) Voices of Diego Luna. ’ (CC)

›› Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Voices of Adam Sandler. ’ (CC)

GOLF 70 70 Euro Morning Drive (CC) PGA Web.com PGA Champions PGA Golf Golf PGA Golf

HALL 19 19I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

Full House

Full House

Full House

Full House

A Ring by Spring (2014) Stefanie Pow-ers, Rachel Boston. (CC)

A Novel Romance (2011, Romance) Steve Guttenberg. (CC)

The Art of Us (2017, Romance) Taylor Cole, Steve Lund. (CC)

My Favorite Wedding (2017, Romance) Maggie Lawson. (CC)

Love on the Side-lines (2016)

HGTV 68 68 Try Credit? Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Bargain Bargain Fixer Upper Fixer Upper Fixer Upper Home Hunters Property Bro Property Bro Property Bro

HIST 37 37 Coin LifeL The Curse of The Curse of The Curse of Oak Island (N) (CC) JFK Declassified Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens

LIFE 51 51 Paid Hair Paid Paid Paid Boost Dark Try Paid Paid Making a Model His Secret Family (2015) (CC) Sleepwalking in Suburbia (2017) Fatherly Obsession (2017) (CC)

MSNBC 47 47 MSNBC Live AM Joy (N) (CC) MSNBC Velshi MSNBC Live MSNBC Live (N) MSNBC Live (N) MSNBC Live (N) MSNBC Live (N) All In With Chris Rachel Maddow The Last Word

MTV 63 63 Catfish: The TV Catfish: The TV Catfish: The TV Catfish: The TV Catfish: The TV Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. Ridic. ›› Four Brothers (2005) Mark Wahlberg. ’ I, Robot

NBCS 34 34 Premier League Premier League Soccer Premier College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball Dakar Mecum Auto Auctions (N)

NICK 40 40 George George Loud Loud Spong Spong Spong Spong SpongeBob Movie Loud Loud Loud Loud Spong Spong Spong Spong Spong Spong Loud Loud

OXY 50 50 Snapped: Killer Snapped: Killer Final Appeal “Patty Prewitt” (CC) Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples Killer Couples

ROOT 31 31 Paid Paid Paint! Makeu Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paint! Women’s College Basketball Spot Bensin Women’s College Basketball Undeniable Basketball

SPIKE 57 57Paid Prog.

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››› Jurassic Park (1993) Sam Neill. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme park. ’ (CC)

›› The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Adventure) Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore. ’ (CC)

›› Jurassic Park III (2001) Sam Neill, William H. Macy. ’ (CC)

››› Jurassic Park (1993) ’

SYFY 59 59 Paid LifeL Total LifeL ›› Horns (2013) Daniel Radcliffe. (CC) ›› Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (CC) › Repo Men (2010) Jude Law. (CC) ›› Dredd (2012) Karl Urban. (CC) Lone Ranger

TBN 20 20 RocK Auto Osteen Prince Veggie Hop Mon Goliath Ishine Inspir. Kroeze Don- Holt Ancient Turning Point ’ Graham Stage Memories In Touch Huckabee (CC)

TBS 55 55Married ... With

Married ... With

Married ... With

Married ... With

›› Admission (2013, Comedy-Drama) Tina Fey, Paul Rudd. (CC)

›› The Change-Up (2011, Comedy) Ryan Reynolds. (CC) (DVS)

›› Bad Teacher (2011) Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake. (CC) (DVS)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

Friends (CC)

TLC 38 38 Four Weddings Four Weddings Four Weddings ’ (CC) Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress

TNT 54 54Law & Order “Ava-tar” ’

Law & Order “Home Sweet”

Law & Order “Fear America”

Law & Order ’ (CC) (DVS)

Law & Order “Profiteer” ’

Law & Order “Bod-ies” ’

NCIS: New Or-leans “More Now”

NCIS: New Or-leans “The List”

››› American Gangster (2007) Denzel Washington. A chauffeur be-comes Harlem’s most-powerful crime boss. (CC) (DVS)

Expend 3

TOON 42 42 Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum Gum

TRAV 36 36 PiYo Paid Everest Air (CC) Mysteries at Mysteries at Mysteries at Expedition Un. Food Food Food Food Food Paradise Food Paradise Food Paradise Food Paradise

TRUTV 49 49 Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Snack Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Laff Jokers Jokers Jokers

USA 58 58NCIS: Los Ange-les “Uncaged”

Yoga Retreat!

Caught on

Credit? Paid Prog.

NCIS “Good Wives Club” ’

NCIS “Mind Games” ’

NCIS “Jeopardy” ’ (CC) (DVS)

NCIS “Hiatus” (CC) (DVS)

NCIS “Hiatus” (CC) (DVS)

NCIS Political as-sassination. ’

NCIS “Driven” ’ (CC) (DVS)

NCIS “Skeletons” ’

NCIS “Leap of Faith” ’

VH1 62 62 Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater Cheater ›› Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) ’ ›› X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) ’ (CC) ››› 8 Mile (2002) ’ (CC)

Movies Sports Kids Bets



SATURDAY EVENING January 13, 2018 CEN CHE 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC 4 4KOMO 4 News Saturday 6:00pm (N) (Live) (CC)

Wheel of Fortune ’ (CC)

Jeopardy! ’ (CC) ››› Flushed Away (2006, Children’s) Voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet. Animated. A pampered pet rat winds up in the sewer. ’ (CC)

20/20 ’ (CC) KOMO 4 News 11:00pm

Ring of Honor Wrestling (CC)


KING 5 News at 6:30 (N) (CC)

Teen Kids News (N) ’ (EI) (CC)

Biz Kid$ “What Is Money?” (CC)

Will & Grace ’ (CC) (DVS)

Saturday Night Live “Sam Rockwell; Halsey” Host Sam Rockwell; Halsey performs. (N) (S Live) (CC)

Saturday Night Live (N) ’ (CC) KING 5 News at 11 (N) (CC)

Saturday Night Live ’ (CC)

IND 6 6 MyDestination.TV Great Escapes Sing Like a Star Cars.TV ’ (CC) American Ninja Warrior (CC) American Ninja Warrior (CC) News Sheriffs Sheriffs Imp. Jokers

CBS 7 7NFL Football Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots. (N) (Live) (CC) KIRO 7 Game Day

Live (N)KIRO 7 News (N) (CC)

RightThisMinute (N) ’ (CC)

RightThisMinute (N) ’ (CC)

Entertainment Tonight (N) ’ (CC) KIRO 7 News at 11PM (N) (CC)

Scandal “A Door Marked Exit” ’

PBS 9 9PBS NewsHour Weekend (N) ’

BBC Newsnight (N)

Antiques Roadshow “Harrisburg” Pennsylvania Dutch coffee pot. (CC)

The Coroner “Gilt” A treasure hunter is found dead. ’ (CC)

Endeavour on Masterpiece “Ride” Morse investigates a woman’s murder. ’ (CC) (DVS)

Luther An art dealer’s wife is taken hos-tage. ’ (CC)

New Rules of Food With Kristin

MNT 10 10WHL Hockey Seattle Thunderbirds at Portland Winterhawks. (N) (Live) Pawn Stars “Cold

Hard Cash” (CC)Q13 News at 9 (N) (CC)

Washington’s Most Wanted (N)

Bones Human remains from a slave ship surface. ’ (CC)

The X-Files “Syzygy” Agents probe bizarre deaths. ’ (CC)

CW 11 11Family Feud ’ (CC)


2 Broke Girls ’ (CC)

2 Broke Girls ’ (CC)

Rizzoli & Isles “The Platform” The team searches for a killer. ’ (CC)

Major Crimes “Tourist Trap” A pair of British tourists are attacked. (CC)

CSI: Miami “By the Book” A maid’s bloodless body is discovered. (CC)

Band in Seattle Family Guy ’ (CC)

PBS 12 12Antiques Roadshow “Richmond” Albert Neuhuys watercolor. (CC)

Keeping Up Ap-pearances (CC)

Keeping Up Ap-pearances (CC)

As Time Goes By (CC)

As Time Goes By “The Cruise”

Waiting for God “Diana’s Diet”

Fawlty Towers “Gourmet Night”

Still Open All Hours ’ (CC)

Chef! “Fame Is the Spur”

Doctor Who (Part 4 of 4)

Doctor Who “The Mind of Evil”

FOX 13 13The Big Bang Theory ’ (CC)




The Four: Battle for Stardom “Week Two” New challengers perform. ’ (CC) (DVS)

Q13 News at 10 (N) (CC)

Seahawks Satur-day Night (CC)

Hell’s Kitchen Remaining chefs make three pasta dishes. ’ (CC) (DVS)

IND 14 14 Frances and Friends (CC) Family Worship Center Service (CC) Crossfire Service (CC) Jimmy Swaggart (CC)

ION 15 15Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Authority” ’ (CC)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A pregnant woman is found murdered.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Cold” ’ (CC)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit De-tectives examine an old rape case.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A teenager admits to a pedophilic urge.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Swing” ’ (CC)

IND 18 18 Kenneth W. Sekulow In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley Manna Fest Love Israel Hillsong TV Healing Soul The Green Room The Ramp Kerry Pharr Way Of Master

ABC 22 22KATU News at 6 (N) (S Live) (CC)

The ’60s Jeopardy! ’ (CC) Wheel of Fortune ’ (CC)

››› Flushed Away (2006, Children’s) Voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet. Animated. A pampered pet rat winds up in the sewer. ’ (CC)

20/20 ’ (CC) KATU News at 11 (N) (S Live) (CC)

Ring of Honor Wrestling (CC)


Naturally, Danny Seo “Croft Alley”

The Champion Within (N) ’ (EI)

Give “Give for a Better Life”

Will & Grace (N Same-day Tape)

Saturday Night Live “Sam Rockwell; Halsey” Host Sam Rockwell; Halsey performs. (N) (S Live) (CC)

Saturday Night Live (N) ’ (CC) KGW News at 11 (N)

Saturday Night Live ’ (CC)

UNI 30 30 Fútbol Mexicano Primera División Fútbol Mexicano Primera División (N) (Live) Vecinos Vecinos Crónicas de sábado (N) María de Todos Noticiero Univi

FOX 27 27›› Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003, Action) Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek. A CIA agent recruits a gunman to stop an assassination.

The Four: Battle for Stardom “Week Two” New challengers perform. ’ (CC) (DVS)

10 O’Clock News (N) Hell’s Kitchen Remaining chefs make three pasta dishes. ’ (CC) (DVS)

A&E 52 52Live PD “Live PD -- 01.05.18” Riding along with law enforcement. ’ (CC) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No.

77” (N) ’ (CC)Live PD “Live PD -- 01.13.18” Riding along with law enforcement. (N Same-day Tape) ’ (CC)

AMC 67 67Breaking Bad “Half Measures” Walt takes drastic action to intervene.

Breaking Bad “Full Measure” Walt and Jesse’s safety. (CC) Breaking Bad “Box Cutter” Walt and Jesse face deadly consequences.

Breaking Bad “Thirty-Eight Snub” Walt attempts to form a new alliance.

Breaking Bad “Open House” Events spiral out of control. (CC)

››› G.I. Jane (1997) (CC)

APL 43 43 Pit Bulls and Parolees “Our Gift” ’ Pit Bulls and Parolees ’ (CC) Pit Bulls and Parolees ’ Pit Bulls and Parolees (N) ’ (CC) The Vet Life (N) ’ (CC) Pit Bulls and Parolees ’ (CC)

BET 56 56 ›› ATL (2006) Tip Harris. Four Atlanta teens face challenges. › Baggage Claim (2013, Romance-Comedy) Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs. (CC) › Big Momma’s House 2 (2006) Martin Lawrence.

BRAVO 66 66››› Ocean’s Eleven (2001) George Clooney. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault.

››› Ocean’s Eleven (2001, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. (CC)

››› Ocean’s Twelve (2004, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Pre-miere. Indebted criminals plan an elaborate heist in Europe. (CC)

CBUT 29 29 NHL Hockey: Bruins at Canadiens NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights. From T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (N) (S Live) (CC) Post Show CBC Van News Ascension “Night Three, Part 1”

CMT 61 61 › Zookeeper (2011, Comedy) Kevin James. (CC) ›› Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) Steve Martin. The Bakers’ vacation turns competitive. (CC) › Son-in-Law (1993, Comedy) Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith. (CC)

CNBC 46 46 American Greed (CC) American Greed (CC) American Greed (CC) American Greed (CC) American Greed (CC) Paid Program Try Total Gym

CNN 44 44 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

CNNH 45 45 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown All News (Joined in Progress Left in Progress) Updated hourly. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

COM 60 60› Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. The magical hot tub sends Lou, Nick and Jacob 10 years into the future. (CC)

›› Office Space (1999, Comedy) Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Her-man. A white-collar worker rebels against corporate drudgery. (CC)

›› Horrible Bosses (2011, Comedy) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day. Premiere. Three oppressed workers plot against their employers. (CC)

DIS 41 41 Bizaardvark (CC) Bizaardvark (CC) ››› Tangled (2010) Voices of Mandy Moore. ’ (CC) Tangled: The Series ’ (CC) ››› Tangled (2010) Voices of Mandy Moore. ’ (CC) Bunk’d ’ (CC) Walk the Prank

DSC 8 8Naked and Afraid “Alligator Alley” An Army mother and a Marine. (CC)

Naked and Afraid Survivalists take on the Amazon. ’ (CC)

Naked and Afraid Surviving the rainfor-ests of Nicaragua. ’ (CC)

Naked and Afraid “Hunted by Snakes” Survivalists in the Philippines. (N) ’ (CC) Naked and Afraid “The Swarm” The jungles of Panama. ’ (CC)

E! 65 65››› Superbad (2007) Jonah Hill. Co-dependent teens hope to score booze and babes at a party. (CC)

››› The Other Guys (2010, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes. Two desk-bound detectives get a chance to work on a real case. (CC)

››› The Other Guys (2010, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Two desk-bound detectives get a chance to work on a real case. (CC)

ESPN 32 32High School Bas-ketball

30 for 30 Shorts ’ (CC)

E:60 (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) NFL PrimeTime (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)

ESPN2 33 33 College Basketball College Basketball San Diego State at Boise State. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) Basketball NFL’s Greatest Games (CC)

FNC 48 48 Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) (CC) Watters’ World (CC) Justice With Judge Jeanine (CC) The Greg Gutfeld Show (CC) Watters’ World (CC)

FOOD 35 35 Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive

FREE 39 39 ››› Hercules (1997) ’ (CC) ››› Up (2009, Children’s) Voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai. ’ (CC) ››› Ratatouille (2007, Children’s) Voices of Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano. ’ (CC)

FX 53 53››› Despicable Me 2 (2013) Voices of Steve Carell. Animated. Gru and his new partner hunt the perpetrator of a spectacular heist. ’ (CC)

›› Minions (2015, Children’s) Voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Animated. Masterless Minions look for someone new to serve. ’ (CC)

›› Minions (2015, Children’s) Voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Animated. Masterless Minions look for someone new to serve. ’ (CC)

GOLF 70 70 PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Third Round. (N) Golf Central (N) European PGA Tour Golf Eurasia Cup, Final Round. From Glenmarie Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (N) PGA Golf

HALL 19 19Love on the Sidelines (2016) Emily Kinney, John Reardon. (CC)

Love on the Slopes (2018, Romance) Katrina Bowden, Thomas Beaudoin. A copy editor meets an extreme sports enthusiast. (CC)

Frozen in Love (2018) Rachael Leigh Cook, Niall Matter. Premiere. Mary and Adam are teamed together to help facilitate an image makeover. (CC)


The Golden Girls “Love, Rose?”

HGTV 68 68 Property Brothers (CC) Property Brothers (CC) Property Brothers (CC) Property Brothers (CC) House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) Home Town “Banquette Dreams”

HIST 37 37 Ancient Aliens “Aliens and Robots” Ancient Aliens “The Alien Hunters” Ancient Aliens Inventor Nikola Tesla. Ancient Aliens ’ (CC) Ancient Aliens “Voices of the Gods” Ancient Aliens ’ (CC)

LIFE 51 51 You Killed My Mother (2017, Suspense) Carlena Britch, Ashley Jones. (CC) Deadly Delusion (2017, Suspense) Haylie Duff, Mike Faiola. Premiere. (CC) Web Cam Girls (2017, Drama) Arianne Zucker, Sedona Legge. (CC)

MSNBC 47 47 The 11th Hour With Brian Williams Deadline: White House (CC) Hardball With Chris Matthews (CC) Dateline Extra “Ransom” A woman claims to have been abducted. (CC) Dateline “The Promise” (CC)

MTV 63 63 ›› I, Robot (2004, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan. ’ (CC) ››› Rush Hour (1998, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. ’ (CC) › Rush Hour 3 (2007, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. ’ (CC)

NBCS 34 34 Mecum Auto Auctions “Kissimmee” Alpine Skiing Alpine Skiing Swimming Arena Pro Swim Series: Day 2. From Austin, Texas. Luge

NICK 40 40 The Loud House The Loud House Henry Danger “Space Invaders” ’ Thundermans Nicky, Ricky Full House (CC) Full House (CC) Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC)

OXY 50 50 Killer Couples (N) (CC) Killer Couples (CC) Killer Couples (CC) Bobbi Kristina Brown OJ : The Crimes and Punishment Killer Couples (CC)

ROOT 31 31 College Basketball College Basketball Pacific at Portland. From Chiles Center in Portland, Ore. College Basketball Loyola Marymount at San Diego. (N Same-day Tape) College Basketball

SPIKE 57 57››› Jurassic Park (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme park. ’ (CC)

›› The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Adventure) Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite. An expedition returns to monitor dinosaurs’ progress. ’ (CC)

›› Jurassic Park III (2001) Sam Neill, William H. Macy. ’ (CC)

SYFY 59 59 ›› The Lone Ranger (2013) Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer. (CC) (DVS) ›› Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, Adventure) Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz. Premiere. (CC) Futurama (CC) Futurama (CC)

TBN 20 20 Somebody’s Hour of Power ’ (CC) Pathway Victory Huckabee (CC) Somebody’s Welcome to Inspiration (2013, Drama) Jackie Stewart, Britt George. (CC) Gods At War

TBS 55 55Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ (CC)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ (CC)

The Big Bang Theory ’








Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

Drop the Mic (CC)

TLC 38 38 Hayley Ever After: The Dress (N) ’ Say Yes to the Dress ’ (CC) Say Yes to the Dress ’ (CC) Hayley Ever After: The Dress ’ Say Yes to the Dress ’ (CC) Say Yes to the Dress ’ (CC)

TNT 54 54›› The Expendables 3 (2014, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham. Bar-ney Ross brings in new blood to fight an old associate. (CC) (DVS)

›› Olympus Has Fallen (2013, Action) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman. A disgraced agent must rescue the president. (CC) (DVS)

›› Now You See Me (2013, Comedy-Drama) Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo. Agents track a team of illusionists who are thieves. (CC) (DVS)

TOON 42 42 World of Gumball World of Gumball World of Gumball World of Gumball Cleveland Show Family Guy (CC) Rick and Morty Rick and Morty Family Guy (CC) Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Z Kai Black Clover

TRAV 36 36 Ghost Adventures (CC) Ghost Adventures (CC) Ghost Adventures (CC) Ghost Adventures (N) (CC) Ghost Adventures (CC) Ghost Adventures (CC)

TRUTV 49 49 Imp. Jokers Inside Hacks Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Laff Mobb Laff Laff Mobb Laff

USA 58 58NCIS “Enemies Foreign” The team must protect Ziva’s father.

NCIS “Enemies Domestic” A member of the team reminisces.

NCIS “The Admiral’s Daughter” A con-troversial crime scene. ’

NCIS “Love Boat” A man’s body is found on a destroyer. (CC) (DVS)

Falling Water “Watchers” Tess faces off with an intruder. (N)

Damnation The farmers take on the Black Legion. (CC) (DVS)

VH1 62 62 ››› 8 Mile (2002) Eminem. ’ (CC) ›› Madea’s Witness Protection (2012, Comedy) Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy. ’ (CC) ›› Daddy’s Little Girls (2007, Romance) Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr.. ’ (CC)

WEEKDAY DAYTIMECEN CHE 6 AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30

ABC 4 4 KOMO 4 News Good Morning America Kelly and Ryan The View KOMO 4 News The Chew General Hospital Harry Seattle News KOMO 4 News News ABC

NBC 5 5 News Today Megyn Kelly Today-Kathie New Day NW KING 5 News Days of our Lives Dr. Phil Ellen DeGeneres KING 5 News KING 5 News

IND 6 6 Extra Inside KING 5 Morning News on KONG The 700 Club Foren Foren Killer Crimes Enjoy Evening News The Dr. Oz Show New Day NW The List Blast Rachael Ray

CBS 7 7 KIRO News CBS This Morning Make a Deal Price Is Right Young/Restless News Minute The Talk Bold Million. Steve Judge Judge News News

PBS 9 9 Wild Wild Ready Cat in Nature Curious Curious Tiger Tiger Splash Sesame Super Dino Peg Sesame Splash Curious Nature Varied Programs News Busi

MNT 10 10 Paid The Varied Pawn Jerry Springer Maury Judge Judge Divorce Hatchett Judge Judge Judge Mathis Cops Cops Last Last Rules Rules Gold Gold

CW 11 11 Wom Robison Prince Paid Paid Funny Mike King Broke Mike King Broke Hot Hot Robert Irvine Patern Patern Court Court Fam Fam People’s Court

PBS 12 12 Varied Programs Be Fit Varied Programs Sesame Tiger Splash Curious Dino Super Cat in Peg Clifford Nature Varied Arthur Ready Odd

FOX 13 13 News Morning Q13 News This Morning News Morning Wendy Williams Maury Steve Wilkos TMZ Live Crime Watch Daily Daily Q13 News at 4 Q13 News at 5

IND 14 14 FWC Insight Frances and Friends FWC Swagg’t Varied Programs Living Waters Varied Programs Insight Swagg’t Varied Programs

ION 15 15 Paid Les Psych Varied Programs Psych Varied Programs

IND 18 18 Varied Today Cope Creflo Varied Enjoy Marcus and Joni Varied Programs Super Today Prince Keesee Varied Bill Win Love- Reflec Varied Reflec Varied J. Ha Wom Joni:

ABC 22 22 KATU News Good Morning America AM Northwest The View Kelly and Ryan The Chew General Hospital Million. Million. Afternoon Live KATU News First News ABC

NBC 26 26 KGW News Today Megyn Kelly Today-Kathie Blast Blast News Paid Days of our Lives Portland Today Ellen DeGeneres KGW News at 4 News News

FOX 27 27 Day Oregon Good Day Oregon Good Day Or. The 700 Club Rachael Ray 12 O’Clock News Wendy Varied Dr Oz Varied People’s Court Judge Judge 5 O’Clock News

UNI 28 28 Dice el Dicho ¡Despierta América! Lo Que la Vida Notici Hoy Hoy Dice el Dicho Simplemente Ma Gordo Flac Primer Impacto

A&E 52 52 Paid Paid Parking Parking Dog Dog Dog Varied Programs

AMC 67 67

M Credit? LifeL Paid Paid Paid Paid MASH MASH ›› On Deadly Ground 1994 Steven Seagal. ›› The Recruit 2003 Al Pacino. (CC) ››› First Blood 1982, Action (CC) Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Tu P. Po LifeL Paid Paid Paid Paid MASH MASH ›› The Recruit 2003 Al Pacino. (CC) ››› Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004, Action Uma Thurman. (CC) ›› Dredd 2012 Karl Urban. (CC) Demoli

W P. Po Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid MASH Battle for the Planet of the Apes ›› Above the Law 1988 (CC) › Exit Wounds 2001, DMX (CC) ›› Out for Justice 1991 (CC) Under

Th P. Po Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid MASH MASH ››› Mad Max 1979 Mel Gibson. ›› Rambo III 1988 Sylvester Stallone. (CC) ›››› Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 (CC) 300

F Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid ›› Rambo III 1988 Sylvester Stallone. (CC) ››› Conan the Barbarian 1982, Adventure (CC) ›› Pompeii 2014 Kit Harington. (CC) Pirates-Carib.

APL 43 43 Cats 101 My Cat From Hell My Big Fat Pet Too Cute! Animal Cops Animal Cops Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole Varied Programs

BET 56 56 Paid Paid Prince Enjoy Payne Payne Payne Payne Browns Browns Browns Browns Differ Differ Differ Differ Differ Prince Prince Prince Varied Programs

BRAVO 66 66

M Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House Summer House RelationShep To Rome

Tu Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Housewives/NJ Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives

W Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Tabatha Tk-Ovr Real Housewives

Th Housewives/NJ Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Tabatha’s Salon Relative Success Top Chef (CC) Ryan’s Wedding Ryan’s Wedding Ryan’s Wedding Ryan’s Wedding Million Dollar LA

F Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Relative Success Housewives/NJ Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl.

CBUT 29 29 The Early Edition Arthur PJ Varied Daniel Tiger Chirp Super Tiger Dragons’ Den CBC News Escape/Country The Goods Heartland O’Grady O’Grady Murdoch Myst.

CMT 61 61 CMT Music CMT Music CMT Music Pickler & Ben Rose. Rose. Rose. Rose. Reba Reba Reba Reba Reba Reba Mom Mom Mom Mom Last Last

CNBC 46 46 Squawk on Street Varied Programs Squawk Alley Fast Money Power Lunch Varied Programs Closing Bell Varied Programs Fast Varied Mad Money Shark Tank Shark Tank

CNN 44 44 CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom At This Hour With Inside Politics Wolf CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Jake Tapper Situation Room Situation Room E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper

CNNH 45 45 CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom All News All News Wolf CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom All News Situation Room E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper

COM 60 60 Varied Paid Scrubs Scrubs Scrubs Scrubs Scrubs Scrubs Scrubs ’70s ’70s ’70s That ’70s Show ’70s ’70s ’70s ’70s Varied Programs Office (:15) The Office

DIS 41 41 Jessie Jessie Bunk’d Hotel The Mickey Mickey Mickey Roads Puppy Vampi PJ Puppy Elena Varied Sofia Bunk’d Jessie Stuck Liv- Raven Stuck Andi Bizaard

DSC 8 8 Varied Programs

E! 65 65

M Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians

Tu The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians E! News: Daily Pop (N) (CC) The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians

W Total Divas (CC) Total Divas (CC) Total Divas (CC) Total Divas (CC) Total Divas (CC) Total Divas (CC) E! News: Daily Pop (N) (CC) WAGS Atlanta WAGS Atlanta Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley

Th Botched (CC) Botched (CC) Botched (CC) Botched (CC) Botched (CC) Botched (CC) E! News: Daily Pop (N) (CC) Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body Revenge Body

F The Kardashians The Kardashians The Kardashians WAGS Atlanta WAGS Atlanta WAGS Atlanta E! News: Daily Pop (N) (CC) ››› Superbad 2007 Jonah Hill. (CC) ››› Superbad 2007

ESPN 32 32

M SportsCenter (N) First Take (N) (S Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) (CC) The SportsNation (N) Ques Around Pardon SportsCenter College Basketball Duke at Miami.

Tu SportsCenter (N) First Take (N) (S Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) (CC) The SportsNation (N) Ques Around Pardon SportsCenter College Basketball Teams TBA. (N)

W SportsCenter (N) First Take (N) (S Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) (CC) The SportsNation (N) Ques Around Pardon SportsCenter NBA Countdown NBA Basketball

Th SportsCenter (N) First Take (N) (S Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) (CC) The SportsNation (N) Ques Around Pardon SportsCenter Women’s College Basketball

F SportsCenter (N) First Take (N) (S Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) (CC) The SportsNation (N) Ques Around Pardon SportsCenter NBA Countdown NBA Basketball

ESPN2 33 33

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102114 2018 ConsultantRoster

The City of Napavine isannouncing its projected re-quirements for engineeringconsultant services for the2018 calendar year. The gen-eral areas of work include:

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Take an innovative approach to old ideas to come up with a winning combination that will help you resolve past issues and conquer new quests. Romance is highlighted.

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and consider how best to make improvements. Health and happiness should be your priorities.

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on around you will help you avoid uncertainty or bad choices. Someone

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obligations. Keep things running smoothly to gain respect and accomplish what you set out to do.

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negativity and obstacles.

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102110 Notice of SpecialMeeting on 1-19-2018

CHEHALIS CITYCOUNCIL NOTICE OF

SPECIAL MEETINGThe Chehalis City Council willmeet in special session onFriday, January 19, 2018 at8:30 am in the Chehalis cityhall basement meeting roomlocated at 350 N Market Blvd.for the purpose of conducting astrategic planning session.Caryn Foley, City Clerk


102084 Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with the North-west Commission on Collegesand Universities public notifica-tion policy, Centralia College isannouncing that it will undergoa seven-year evaluation onApril 11-13, 2018. An accredi-tation team from the NorthwestCommission on Colleges andUniversities will evaluate thecollege and review the findingsof its self-study in order toassess the college's statuswith respect to its continuedregional accreditation.

102108 NTC: Wells

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COUNTY WASHINGTONIN THE MATTER

OF THE ESTATE OFDONALD D. WELLS,

Deceased.No. 18-4-0001121

Probate Notice to Creditors(RCW 11.40.030)

The Personal Representative/Notice Agent has filed the LastWill and Testament of DonaldD. Wells in the above identifiedprobate action and asked to beappointed personal represen-tative of the deceased DonaldD. Wells. Any person havingany claim against the decedentmust, before the time the claimwould be barred by anyotherwise statute of limitations,present the claim in themanner as provided in RCW11.40.070 by serving on ormailing to the personal repre-sentative at the address statedbelow a copy of the claim andfiling the original claim with thecourt identified above. Theclaim must be presented withinthe later of; (1) Thirty daysafter the Personal Representative/Notice Agent served ormailed notice to the creditor asprov ided under RCW11.40.020(3); or (2) fourmonths after the date of thefirst publication of the notice. Ifthe claim is not presentedwithin this time frame, the

101773 Guardianship:Angelina Sue VanReenen

Superior Courtof Washington,County of Lewis

In re the Guardianship of:Angelina Sue VanReenen,

a MinorCase No.: 17-4-00312-21

Notice ofGuardianship Petition(RCW 11.88.030) (NT)

To: Patrick Dean VanReenenand Amanda Sue Hall, biologi-cal parents of the minor.I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E -PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.A petition to have the guardi-anship of your child transferredto Washington State has beenfiled in the Lewis countysuperior court by Faye Leon.UNDER THE LAW, YOUHAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS. Youhave the right to be represen-ted by a lawyer of your ownchoosing. The court will ap-point a lawyer to represent youif you are unable to pay orpayment would result in asubstantial hardship to you.You have the right to bepresent in court and testifywhen the hearing is held todecide whether or not theguardianship of your childshould be transferred to Wash-ington State. You are herebysummoned to appear withinsixty days after the date of thefirst publication of this sum-mons, to wit, within sixty daysafter the 14th day of Decem-ber, 2017, and defend theabove entitled action in theabove-entitled court, and an-swer the petition, and serve acopy of your answer upon theundersigned attorney for peti-tioner, at his office belowstated; and in case of yourfailure so to do, judgment willbe rendered against you ac-cording to the demand of thecomplaint, which has beenfiled with the clerk of saidcourt.Dated: December 12, 2017.Daniel W Crowe,WSBA #32722302 E Yelm Ave,Yelm, WA 98597360.810.8006

Published: The ChronicleDecember 14, 21 & 28, 2017 &January 4, 11 & 18, 2018

102091 Risk

Lewis County Board ofCounty Commissioners

Notice of HearingLewis County hereby givesnotice that a resolution toestablish an updated policyand fee schedule in ac-cordance with the PublicRecords Act shall be thesubject of a public hearingbefore the Board of CountyCommissioners (BOCC) ator after 10 a.m. Monday,Jan. 29, 2018, at theHistoric Courthouse at 351N.W. North Street, Cheha-lis. It may then be enactedimmediately at the conclu-sion thereof.The resolution would re-scind Resolutions 08-208and 08-209 and wouldmake procedural and sub-stantive changes to LewisCounty's policy and feeschedule regarding publicrecords, in accordancewith the Public RecordsAct.All persons wishing to beheard on this matter areencouraged to attend. Writ-ten comments may besubmitted in advance ofthe hearing by mail or atthe hearing by delivery inperson. Please deliver cop-ies of all written commentsto the Clerk of the Boardfor the Lewis CountyBOCC at 351 N.W. NorthSt, Chehalis, WA 98532.This meeting site is barrierfree. People needing spe-cial assistance or accom-modations should contactthe Commissioners' Officeby phone at 360-740-1120at least 72 hours inadvance of the meeting.

Published: The ChronicleJanuary 9 & 11, 2018

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Centralia College is accreditedby the Northwest Commissionon Colleges and Universities.The college was first accredi-ted in 1948 and institutionalaccreditation was reaffirmed inFebruary, 2012. The Commis-sion granted initial baccalaur-eate accreditation on Septem-ber 1, 2012.

Written comments from thepublic regarding the accredita-tion of Centralia College will beaccepted by the NorthwestCommission on Colleges andUniversities, 8060 165th Ave-nue NE, Suite 100, Redmond,WA 98052 through March 11,2018.

Published: The ChronicleJanuary 9, 11, 13, 16, 18 & 20,2018

claim is forever barred, exceptas otherwise provided in RCW1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 a n d R C W11.40.060. This bar is effectiveas to the claims against boththe decedent's probate andnon probate assets.Date of Filing Copy of NoticeTo Creditors with the Clerk ofthe Court; January 5, 2018Date of First Publication:January 11, 2018/s/ Sara A. LarmonSara A. Larmon,66 SE Spring St.,Chehalis, WA 98532,Phone (360) 864-4842

Published: The ChronicleJanuary 11, 18 & 25, 2018

102101 Catt Back

NOTICE OFPUBLIC TIMBER SALE

Department of Natural Resour-ces will auction timber to thehighest bidder. Contract termsand bidding information isavailable by calling SouthPuget Sound Region at(360)825-1631 or by visitingthe Region Office at Enumclawor Product Sales & LeasingDivision, Olympia. Bidding be-gins at 10:00 a.m. at the SouthPuget Sound Region Office,Enumclaw, WA on February20, 2018.CATT BACK, App. No.094074, approximately 19miles by road east of Mineral.on part(s) of Sections 13, 24and 25 all in Township 14North, Range 6 East, W.M.,comprising approximately2,683 Mbf of Timber. This saleis Export Restricted.

OFFICIAL NOTICE OF DATEAND PLACE FORCOMMENCING AN APPEAL:Notice is given under SEPA,RCW 43.21C.075, WAC197-11-680 of Department ofNatural Resource's action de-scribed in (4) below.1. Any person whose propertyrights or interests will beaffected and feels himselfaggrieved by the Departmentaction may appeal to LewisCounty Superior Court within30 days of January 2, 2018,pursuant to RCW 79.02.030.

2. Any action to set aside,enjoin, review, or otherwisechallenge such action on thegrounds of noncompliance withthe provisions of RCW 43.21C(State Environmental PolicyAct) shall be commenced on orbefore February 1, 2018.

3. Pursuant to WAC197-11-680(4)(d), no appealmay be filed under RCW43.21C more than 30 daysafter the date in (1) above,unless an appeal was filedunder RCW 79.02.030 as in (1)above.

4. Description of DepartmentAction: Approval for sale of theproposed timber sale(s),shown above.

5. Type of environmental re-view under SEPA: A determi-nation of non-significance ormitigated determination ofnon-significance was issuedfor each timber sale.

6. Documents may be exam-ined during regular businesshours at the Region Office ofthe Department of NaturalResources and at OlympiaHeadquarters, Product Sales &Leasing Division, 1111 Wash-ington St SE, Olympia, WA98504-7016, (360) 902-1600.

7. This notice filed by: DeanAdams, Assistant Region Man-ager, South Puget RegionOffice 950 Farman Ave. N.,Enumclaw, WA 98022-9282(360)825-1631


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IN THE SUPERIORCOURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONFOR LEWIS COUNTY

IN THE MATTEROF THE ESTATE OFDORIS L. SWART,

Deceased.No. 17 4 00370 21

PROBATE NOTICETO CREDITORS[RCW 11.40.030]

The Co-Personal Representa-tives named below have beenappointed and have qualifiedas Co-Personal Representa-tives of this Estate. Any personhaving a claim against theDecedent must, before thetime the claim would be barredby any otherwise applicablestatute of limitations, presentthe claim in the manner asprovided in RCW 11.40.070 byserving on or mailing to theCo-Personal Representativesor the Co- Personal Represen-tatives' attorney at the addressstated below a copy of theclaim and filing the original ofthe claim with the court inwhich the probate proceedingswere commenced. The claimmust be presented within thelater of: (1) Thirty days afterthe Co-Personal Representa-tives served or mailed thenotice to the creditor asprov ided under RCW11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) fourmonths after the date of firstpublication of the notice. If theclaim is not presented withinthis time frame, the claim isforever barred, except asotherwise provided in RCW11.40.051 and 11.40.060. Thisbar is effective as to claimsagainst both the Decedent'sprobate and nonprobate as-sets.DATE OF FIRSTPUBLICATION:January 4, 2018./s/ Gary R. Swart,Co-Personal Representative/s/ Brian W. Swart,Co-Personal RepresentativeATTORNEYS FOR ESTATE:William T. Hillier, WSBA #8059Hillier, Scheibmeir &Kelly, P.S.299 N. W. Center StreetP. O. Box 939Chehalis, WA 98532Phone: (360) 748-3386

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