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Statue Honoring Kemp, Corbet to Be Unveiled

Coming Events

Walton Science Center Naming dedication When: June 11 — 3 p.m.

Where: Walton Science Center foyer What: Join Students, faculty and staff in celebrating the naming of the Walton Science Center in honor of Dr. Jim Walton’s service to the campus and community.

Walton announced his retirement earlier this year, and will be replaced by Robert Frost.

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Adna artist Jim Stafford holds a mold next to the pedestal that will soon act as the new home for a statute honoring Margaret Corbet and Katherine Kemp, two women credited with keeping the doors of Centralia College open when its continued operation was in doubt.

By The Blaze

Two women credited with keeping the doors of Centralia College open when it appeared its operations would come to an end will be celebrated with the placement of a statue in their honor June 12.

The statue, created by artist Jim Stafford, will be unveiled at

3 p.m. southwest of the Clocktower on the Aadland Esplanade, which is named for the name who conceived the idea.

Former college employee and newspaper columnist Gordon Aadland had long envisioned a lasting memorial to the first principal, Margaret Corbet, and former dean of students Katharine Kemp.

Corbet became the first principal of the junior college in 1925. Kemp joined the college seven years later, in 1932, as a language instructor and dean of students. Both women rallied the community multiple times over the years to raise funds and keep the college open.

The statue, titled “Keep the

Doors Open,” depicts Corbet gesturing out toward campus while standing next to Kemp as she sits with a book in her hand.

Aadland helped the Centralia College Foundation select one of the three versions Stafford designed. The foundation raised about $100,000 for the project.

2014 Commencement Ceremonies When: June 13 — 4 p.m.

Where: Commencement field, near the Clocktower What: Join your peers as they celebrate the completion of one stage of their lives and the beginning of the next. Seating is provided, but attendees are also welcome to bring their own chairs. After the ceremony, a reception will be held in the cafeteria. All are welcome.

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College to Host the Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit

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moderated by Arlene Abbott from Polar Star Consulting and includes representatives from Bonneville Power Administration, Puget Sound Energy and the Washington State Labor Council.

The construction station is facilitated by the director of the Construction Center of Excellence, Shana Peschek.

The final station will regard advanced manufacturing with Mary Kaye Bredeson, the executive director of the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing.

CEO of Silicon Forest Electronics Frank Nichols will also be a part of the session.

The final day will focus on a seminar regarding a catastrophic earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or a series of earthquakes ranging from 8.0 to 9.0

Summer Camps Speed, Agility, Conditioning, Coordination, Athleticism & Durability

Included in the Camps

SAQ and/or Sports Specified Handbook (durablility supplements and specific drills), Unlimited SAP classes, water bottle, T-shirt, Dinner/BBQ at End

striking the Pacific Northwest on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Executive panels will discuss options to prepare for the threat that scientists are sure will cripple the region's infrastructure in its current state.

The second day's workshops will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The expected outcome for the two days of work is a top ten list of recommended Critical Energy infrastructure improvements to meet the Triple 3 Resilience Target, including interdependencies with other sectors.

Visit http://cleanenergyexcellence.org/summit for registration and more information. Check in and continental breakfast will be in the college gym at 8 a.m. on June 18.

Elite Camp

Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic Midpoint Celebration When: July 12 Where: The entire campus What: Join the college as it welcomes more than 10,000 riders who go through the campus on their way to Portland.

Tuesdays & Thursdays — July 8th - August 14th $270 (tax included) $270 (tax included) Sign-ups

Elite Academy

due June 30th Late sign-ups $324 for camp

Includes the Elite Camp and all ADAPT Classes

Call 360-440-2124 for more information

June 1st - September 1st $378 (tax included)

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Centralia College will be hosting the ninth annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit June 18-19. The Summit will be held in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, which is based at the college.

Each day will consist of seminars on issues in today's world regarding energy, climate changes and much more, along with possible options and solutions for the issues.

Day one will serve as the main summit day full of events from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. After an opening welcome from Centralia College President Dr. James Walton, the seminar will begin with an opening keynote from

Dr. Yoram Bauman, the selfproclaimed world's first and only "Stand-Up Economist".

Bauman will provide an entertaining and thought-provoking overview of the current science in climate change, the impact on Washington's economy and the opportunities, solutions and actions that can help the state achieve a prosperous and sustainable future.

Following Bauman's presentation, an executive panel of members representing a range of industry sectors will address implications of the changing climate for the state's economy, sustainability and workforce development.

Later in the day, the population of representatives are divided into breakout sessions by industry.

The energy session will be

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Former Centralia College math instructor Robert Godsey speaks in the classroom named after him during a dedication ceremony.

Former Professor Robert Godsey Honored for Service Center, was formally dedicated June 3.

Godsey was chair of the math department for a number of years, but considered his interaction with students as his most important responsibility. He loved his calling and was known as a nurturing and supportive teacher in

By Centralia College

Robert C. Godsey, a dedicated Centralia College math instructor from 1956 through 1988, had a college classroom named in his honor during a ceremony earlier this month.

The Godsey classroom, room 215 in the Walton Science

a subject many felt was difficult.

Godsey and his wife Sandy included college faculty as part of their extended family. The couple found joy in those relationships and the close-knit community atmosphere that helped make Centralia College a special place.

college offers a BASM degree with an accounting track and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Diesel technology (BASD) degree for those pursuing a career in the diesel technology industry.

Tuition discounts are available to life-long learners age 50 and over.

For further information and any other specific questions, visit the Centralia College website at www.centralia.edu or call the Admissions Office at 736-9391 (753-3433 toll free from the Olympia area), extension 221. Students who wish to enroll at CC East in Morton should call (360) 496-5022 for specific information. Students interested in the bachelor programs should visit bachelors. centralia.edu or call 736-9391, extension 608.

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Open registration is in full swing at Centralia College for those wishing to register for summer quarter classes. Class begins on July 1, but many classes will accept students a few days into the quarter with a wide range of choices available.

Students interested in academic transfer degrees may begin taking classes at the beginning of any quarter, with most disciplines available throughout the year.

A variety of two-year programs are offered, as well, through Workforce Education or single quarter classes and workshops available.

In addition to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Management (BASM) degree, the

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“They could go out And while he's a master with meat on the grill, Becky said some of the best things he grills are vegetables. and buy me nice things “I never knew I liked asparagus until he grilled it for me,” but I really cherish she said. the handmade stuff But when he has the time, a slow and low, melt in your because it comes from mouth pulled pork or brisket are what really captivate Martin's the heart,” Martin imagination. Martin said he really got interested in barbecue said. “Believe it or several years ago and started a BBQ team the first year of not it means more to the Cascade Country Cook-off. His team, comprised of me than a new BBQ. himself and two co-workers from Cardinal Glass in Winlock, Although a new BBQ are called The J Team. The trio competed in the amateur would be nice.” portion of the cook-off for several years and then once in the professional category.

“Unfortunately economics have kept us from doing it again,” Martin said. “It's pretty Columns expensive.”

Tuesday, Commun, Celebrati Oct. 8, 2013 analyst for Cardinal Glass, Martin is also a Voice of Besides his full time job as a systems ity Con ons, the Peopl versa volunteer firefighter and EMT volunteer as well as a fire commissioner for Fire District 6 e tions and an EMS chaplain for Lewis County. The family owns a hobby farm with several types What was of animals, Becky works full time at Century 21 in Chehalis and their daughters have busy thing about your favorite the Onalask school and extracurricular activity schedules. But Martin has still found time to share Apple Harvest a Festival? his love for grilling with his community – and has won accolades for several burger Tops in years Washingto competitions. For a few Fire District 6 hosted an invitational BBQ cook-off to n raise money for the Northwest Burn Foundation.

Martin said he made a bacon-wrapped stuffed burger for that competition. Their church, First Baptist, has also hosted BBQ Brandon Hansen / bhansen@chronline.com cook-off fundraisers for mission trips and the first year Martin won people’s choice for pork and chicken. And when the Cascade Country Cook-Off put out a challenge Robin Chadwick, a long-time Lewis County piano teacher, poses in her Chehalis home’s living room on Monday morning. Chadwick has been inducted into the Washington State Music Teachers Hall of Fame.for people to come up with burger recipes for a new competition, Martin won in both the beef burger and alternative burger competitions with his taco burger and elk pizza Chadwick is just the second Lewis County teacher to be entered into the hall of fame. She is the sole inductee in the state this year. burger.

“The parad “Heading up to these things we get to try all kinds of different things,” Becky said. e and the food.”

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Onalaska , seventh “They’re my guinea pigs and they really get tired of it after a while,” Martin added grade with a smile.

Martin said most of his inspiration for recipes comes from watching the Food Network and reading recipes. For instance, his stuffed “turtle burgers,” so called because they are wrapped in bacon with sausage halves added around the edges to look like a turtle’s head, legs and tail, were inspired by a recipe in The Chronicle years ago.

“I’m not really one for following recipes or measuring, I just cook by feel,” Martin said. “I see something I like or I think is interesting and I try to make my own version.”

And while The J Team put the phrase “we eat our mistakes” on their aprons, Martin said there have actually been very few failures in his barbecue career. He said a few combinations, such as Lipton’s onion soup mix and Merlot, did not turn out as good as “Seeing he had hoped, but he has never had BBQ food come out inedible. every “I like to experiment and if I don’t like it, I just don’t make it again,” he said. from our one

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At Boo-coda's "Scary-Nights" Haunted House on Saturday, Alan Vanell (right) dressed as his alter ego sneaks up on an unsuspecting town councilor, Sherry Shepherd, who is disguised as Scary Sherry "the Cosmic Queen."

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Boo-coda’s “Scary-Nights” Haunted House on Saturday couldn’t scare ’em fast enough.

With a line out the door, the haunted house’s dozen or so volunteers scrambled from one room to the next, changing masks as they prepared to jump out from dark corners and chase passersby with chain saws.

For town leaders, the crowds were a welcome sight.

Financially challenged — like many small towns — Bucoda is attempting to jump Dressed as "Digger Purcell, the Friendly Undertaker," Bucoda Town Councilor Vivian Romero, 6, Chehalis, participates in Bucoda’s annual Zombie Crawl Scavenger Hunt, held Saturday on the lawn in front of the fire station. start its economy with a com- Steve Purcell on Saturday takes some ominous measurements. bined business-tourism effort.

Last month, the town be used, “wherever possible, people throughout the state through the 10-minute tour Mayor Pro Tem Alan Vanell of horrors, which winds as “Got Brains?” Vanell; council temporarily renamed within any promotional for more than nine years.

Sherry Photo Shepherd Bucoda has advertised through the gym and into a Councilor Bucoda, “Boo-coda.” item.”

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“B” Queen;” Councilor Steve the Chehalis The volunteers weekend weren’t in identity, they say, is the first particular, at the haunted created various deals and left, Purcell, Purcell asfrom “Digger the only ship ones last to get into kneeling, step in attracting tourists house, which is open every incentives. bracket champion Players the Friendly Undertaker;” the silver to win Saturday, the results character. to its haunted houses and weekend this month.

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on Saturday said he is pleased with the success of the event so far.

“We’ve really been building this thing up,” he said. “I’ve seen some people from around town, and we’re supposed to be getting some from the Lacey and maybe Kent areas tonight.”

According to Purcell, he and his fellow councilors are enjoying playing their alter egos.

“I love it,” he said. “I picked this character from the old “Life of Riley” radio program. Radio’s theater of the mind let’s you use your imagination to create the character.”

Purcell borrowed his outfit, a black suit from 1912, from a friend.

“I’m told it used to be an undertaker’s,” he said, “and it fit me great.”

PIANO INSTRUCTOR: Robin Chadwick Honored for Contributions to Washington Music Education

By Amy Nile

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This year’s sole inductee into the Washington State Music Teachers Association Hall of Fame hails from Chehalis.

The group this month honored Chehalis piano teacher Robin Chadwick for her significant contributions to the development of Washington music education over the last half century.

Chadwick, who has aimed to teach hundreds of students a deep, lifelong appreciation for music, became the second Lewis County instructor to make the Hall of Fame. The first was Clarita Burden, also of Chehalis.

“Music enhances every life. It doesn’t matter if there’s talent

evident,” the 66-year-old said.

“And it’s never too late to learn.”

Chadwick said she once had a student from Centralia begin taking lessons at 72 years old. Though, at the time, she thought the man was starting late, he continued to play for the next 25 years until age 97.

“Anything can be accomplished with hard work,” Chadwick said, repeating a motto her students often heard.

Chadwick said she began taking piano lessons at just 5-years-old after her mother discovered she had perfect pitch, a rare auditory phenomenon characterized by the ability to identify and recreate any given musical note without hearing a tone for reference.

“I cannot remember my life before piano,” the Mercer Island native said.

Chadwick started giving music lessons in high school and at age 15, she performed as a piano soloist with the Seattle Symphony.

She went on to earn a master’s degree in piano and teach

music at the university level in St. Louis and at Saint Martin’s University in Olympia.

Chadwick once held a job as a music teacher in a private junior high school.

“That was teaching music to seventh and eighth graders who flew paper airplanes around the room,” she said. “So that was not as satisfying. One-on-one has been better for me.”

Since coming to Chehalis 35 years ago, Chadwick has taught adults and children on one of two six-foot grand pianos — a Steinway and a Kawai — in her Chehalis home. The Lewis County Music Teachers Association member also sits as the education board chair for WSMTA and offers her knowledge as an adjudicator and clinician.

“I’ve always felt very fortunate to be able to work in the area I love most,” she said. “Music was my work, my life and my recreation too.”

Kay Morton, of Napavine, along with other Lewis County Music Teachers Association

ownership in four days on Dec. 1 so I can have the Christmas shopping rush to see me through the winter,’” Wildhaber recalled of the conversation.

Wildhaber purchased the Jeremy’s business back from his mother. Pam Wildhaber now has three young grandchildren she was yearning to spend time with, as well as summer activities such as riding her horse she would like to enjoy. Jeremy’s sister, Amber, who had been managing the business in recent years, had recently had a new baby and was eager to stay home with her children.

“It was just perfect timing where everything just fell into place really quick it just seemed like it was meant to be,” Wildhaber said.

The green grocer side of the business, housed in the former Ciao Bella, features a wide variety of produce from many of Jeremy’s regular Yakima suppliers. But wherever possible, Wildhaber said, he will be and has sought out local producers. Josh Hyatt from Newaukum Valley Farm is Wildhaber’s cousin and supplies the green market with a great deal of produce during the summer months.

Wildhaber also features products from local producers such as Santa Lucia Coffee Roasters, Black Sheep Creamery and Woogie Bee honey.

“So many people have come out of the woodwork to offer help,” Wildhaber said of being back in his hometown.

The one thing Wildhaber does not yet know is if the signature Jeremy’s tent will be back in the parking lot this summer. He said one of his goals is to build a permanent awning in front of the building where the fruits and vegetables will be stocked but he does not yet know when that will be accomplished.

Wildhaber said he envisions the business growing in four phases. The first phase of opening the green grocery and deli are basically complete. Andrea Fuller, of the Fuller’s Market Basket family, is spearheading the cafe portion of the business, which includes both a sit-down menu as well as grab-and-go selections.

“It’s really hard to find a good healthy bite over a lunch hour and I think we’re all feeling the effects of that,” Wildhaber said.

The deli offers a menu fairly similar to what was offered at At Home on Main Street with the addition of many healthier options as well as recipes for special diets including gluten free and vegan. Much of the menu comes from either Fuller’s stock of recipes or Wildhaber’s somewhat unorthodox way of putting together dishes following no kind of formal recipe.

One example of this outside-the-box menu creation is Wildhaber’s breakfast yammy sandwich, a thick slice of cooked yam on Dave’s Killer Bread with Veganaise with white cheddar cheese and two fried eggs topped with Hollandaise sauce “It was just something I came up with one morning,” Wildhaber said. “I had some yams and I thought, ‘Why not?’ and it was awesome.”

Some other breakfast options include: pancakes stuffed with the diner’s choice of season fruit and nuts; omelets and eventually a

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other year. When asked how he planned the phassavory crepes. es, Wildhaber said they just came to him when he Besides an ever-changing lineup of seasonal started thinking about what an ideal mixture of salads, sandwiches and wraps, the lunch menu offerings would be. always features three soups each day: a cream “This is about the things I have found that based soup; his zero-calorie soup taken from the make me happy, the things I really like that I want Cabbage Soup Diet; and a special soup of the day.

And if you like something you try in the deli, other people to enjoy as well,” Wildhaber said. you can walk over to the market and pick it up “But I want to bring the best I can.”

But when he talks about expanding the busisince all of the ingredients will be stocked. The ness, there is much more than just the potential to shop was also designed so that those who want make money for Wildhaber. can both dine and shop but pay on one ticket.

He envisions Jeremy’s being a place where peo“My goal in everything we sell in the deli we sell in the other side and to support local bakers, ple from throughout the community can gather.

With the addition of the dinner menu, Wildhaber local dairies, local producers,” Wildhaber said. plans to offer regular evening cabaret shows as he The second phase of Wildhaber’s creation will did a few times last year in partnership with longbe to add more stock and a bulk foods room to time friend Joy Templeton at Once Upon a Thyme the market. The third phase will be to expand the for Lunch. kitchen space to add a large commercial kitchen Among the things he hopes to eventually add space where Jeremy’s can legally can foods to sell to the space are: Sunday morning poetry readings, to consumers as well as offer classes in cooking an Internet cafe upstairs, a space for meetings and and canning.

The fourth phase will be to add brick oven piz- even a cabbage soup diet support group.

“I want it to be a gathering place for like-mindzas and dinner to the deli menu. Wildhaber said

There are some things for the Super Bowl that simply cannot be forgotten; perhaps the most primary of these is the food. With this big game headed for the Big Easy this year, why not add a Cajun twist to your Super Bowl supper?

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Jeremy Wildhaber made a name for himself when he was just a teenager selling produce in a Chehalis fruit stand with his name on the sandwich board.

After 10 years away from the community, he has returned with a new venture and a new vision, though in a very familiar location. Wildhaber joked he’d call it coming full circle if it were not for the fact that he never planned for his life to lead him here.

“For me, it’s like starting new,” Wildhaber said.

Wildhaber, 39, has reopened the familiar Jeremy’s fruit stand indoors in the former location of Ciao Bella in the building just east of where the famous Jeremy’s tent has stood since 1989. At the same time, Wildhaber also took possession of the former At Home on Main Street deli and gift shop adjacent to the fresh market and created a wide arched doorway between the deli and the fresh market to create an all-in-one fresh, local and organic shopping and dining experience.

The Wildhaber family’s first venture in fresh produce was in 1989 when Jeremy was an exchange student in Germany.

His mother, Pam, began a fruit stand called Main Street Market in the same parking lot location where Jeremy’s is located today. That venture came out of her frequent trips to Yakima to procure farm-fresh produce for her family and she eventually decided others may also like the same options.

The next summer, Jeremy worked for his mother at the stand and at the end of that season, she gave her son management of the stand and began a gift store inside the adjacent building. At that time, Wildhaber’s father, Fred, also had a hydraulic business in the northernmost part of that building.

In 1991, the summer of his senior year in high school, Wildhaber first ran the fruit market on his own. He used profits from Jeremy’s Fruit Stand to pay his way through college, earning a business degree from the University of Washington. In 1995, Wildhaber also started a health food store inside the building but later decided to pursue a career in singing and acting.

From 2002 until recently, he has been traveling to many parts of the world and “doing his own thing.” He lived in Hawaii, San Diego and backpacked across Japan and Taiwan. He currently lives in Montana and said while he is relocating to Lewis County for a time he will probably keep his place in Montana as well.

Getting back into the produce business was not something Wildhaber said he had ever pictured himself doing. He said he recently had been in contact with the owner of At Home on Main Street, who was interested in him taking over her deli. He said he had emphatically told her no, he did not want the space. But on Nov. 27, he said he just changed his mind.

“I called her up and said, ‘OK, I’ll do it but

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to the unveiling ceremony of the long-awaited Margaret Corbet/Katherine Kemp statue.

These two matriarchs of the college provided guidance to students and worked diligently to keep the college operational when its existence was in doubt.

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to this idea. day, so it gets kinda stressful. Af“I wanted to stay with tradi- ter so many years, everything’s betional food, like the nachos, and come a ‘signature’ item.” just add a New Orleans twist,” said Trained in the culinary arts at Khan. “The gumbo is a great pot- Le Cordon Bleu (Portland Camted item, it’s easy to make for big pus) in 2004-2005, Khan has had groups.” her fair share of different flavors Khan has owned Mackinaw’s to work with. for more than six years now, and “I love ethnic food, so Indiserves up a different menu each an, curry, the creole ... I love the day. Why should day of the Super southern flavors too,” said Khan.

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Khan will be rooting for the Ravens in this year’s Super Bowl, though she’s traditionally a Viking’s fan. She also follows the Seahawks for Wilson, who she believes to be an outstanding player.

While Mackinaw’s will not be hosting a Super Bowl event on February 3, Khan was kind enough to contribute several great food ideas to go along with this year’s Cajun and creole theme.

on a beautiful golf course, the recently renovated club house is clean, spacious and classy.

On Valentine’s Day, Riverside Bar and Bistro will be serving up an appetizer of coconut shrimp and a filet mignon entree, in addition to its regular menu. Reservations are recommended.

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became part of the team that convinced the City of Centralia to set aside natural areas on Seminary Hill as a preserve.

Godsey, a charter member of the Friends of Seminary Hill Natural Area, has been involved in its care and ongoing activities on the hill, including leading guided walks.

Members of the student body, faculty and military veteran organizations gathered to mark Memorial Day on the Centralia College campus. The brief, annual event was held at the Boots-2-Books Monument just east of the library.

The monument was built to honor veterans who return from service to pursue education.

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“Everybody thinks of flowers and chocolates, but I think it’s more of little acts of flirtation that should happen every day.”

“Romance would be wooing the one you love, but it has to end up being self-sacrifice.”

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Edie Kay Stulken, Centralia Age: 39 Occupation: Life coach and motivational speaker Marital Status: Married for 14 years

From the Professionals: Advice for Valentine’s Day Romance

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Many people have relationship advice to offer, but when it comes to true love, romance, and keeping it all alive, maybe a professional opinion would be more beneficial. A few of Lewis County’s professionals in matters of the heart have gathered their greatest wisdom for you to utilize.

Cole Meckle, Rochester Age: 42 Occupation: Pastor at The Gather Church and Cafe Marital Status: Married for 10 years

Renate Starroff, Centralia Age: 54 Occupation: Marriage family therapist Marital Status: Married

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truly are and accepted despite their shortcomings. To love someone, a big part of it is commitment, it’s being willing to go the extra mile for them, having their back. Creating a place that’s emotionally and spiritually safe, a place for them to grow into who they’re designed to be. I believe in the source of all love, and when we’re plugged into that, we’re plugged into the resources that we need in order to love another person well

for couples on Q. Advice Valentine’s Day: said — “On Valentine’s Day, A. Edie my biggest advice to couples would be to treat every day like Valentine’s Day, but kick it off that day. Let them be your priority all the time, more than just one day a year. I hate when people do the dinner and a movie, because they aren’t communicating. The whole thing about Valentine’s Day is having it be about more than flowers and chocolates. ... Give them your presence and your full attention instead.”

is your definition Q. What of romance? said — “Romance A.Cole would be wooing the one

Gerhard’s Steakhouse 2923 Jackson Hwy. Chehalis 748-3662 gerhardssteak.com Formerly Mary McCrank’s Restaurant, Gerhard’s embodies the same intimate, classic atmosphere and style, with a new owner and menu.

Gerhard’s will be serving a steak (8 oz.) and lobster (6 oz.) special through the weekend, sweetheart dessert for two, for $30 a person. Will have other menu options. Reservations are recommended.

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Devilfish is serving a special chocolate and cheese pairing. Entrees will be a “special surprise for the guests,” ranging between $16 to $22.

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In addition to food specials, Devilfish will be featuring live jazz by the Russ Hubley Trio from 7-9.

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Edie said — “Romance is a noun, obviously, but I kind of think of it as a verb. It’s something you do. I think it needs to be something that happens all year ... Everybody thinks of flowers and chocolates, but I think it’s more of little acts of flirtation that should happen every day.”

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Website Highlights Success of Centralia College Students

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A growing website created

by Centralia College has become a virtual catalog of academic success stories.

Active since Fall 2009, centraliacollegetalks.wordpress. com routinely provides profiles of successful and interesting students at the college.

The site has been recently updated with stories from the end of the spring quarter.

The following profiles were provided by the website. Visit the page for dozens of motivational stories detailing the paths of fellow Centralia College students.

J.R. Siperly Takes the Stage for Leadership Development J.R. Siperly has a strong work ethic and a passion for community, traits he acquired from his adoptive parents Bruce and Sandra Siperly. He is an Eagle Scout and served three terms as senior patrol leader. He also served as student body president his senior year at Adna High School, where he founded the “Battle of the Schools” food drive competition between Adna and Napavine, now in its third year.

Siperly chose Centralia College because of the leadership opportunities available.

He wasted no time making his mark, running for and being elected student body president.

He is engaging his leadership skills to bring new computers to the Veterans Center, new computer monitors to the Writing Center, and he is working to name the Kiser Natural Outdoor Learning Lab (KNOLL) footbridge in honor of Russ Mohney, former Centralia College employee, author, and “peasant naturalist” who passedl away in 2010.

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body president provides,” Siperly said. “It’s a lot of hard work and I’m learning a lot. I could not have accomplished nearly as much without the support of my parents and Shelley Bannish (director of Student Life and Involvement Center).”

Siperly didn’t have an easy start in life. His biological parents suffered with addiction, bringing on health problems for Siperly as an infant, which led to learning difficulties as he grew up. He was placed in special education classes but with the support of his parents and his teachers he overcame these difficulties and entered mainstream classes by the time he entered eighth grade.

“I always struggled with math, but my teachers looked for creative ways to help me,” Siperly said. “Professor (Roberta) Ziegler (math) at the college has that easy going nature that helps me to relax and I’m able to do better on tests.”

Siperly also credits his success to the support he has received from many other teachers along the way and to the unconditional love and support of his parents.

Siperly has been re-elected to the office of president of the Associated Students of Centralia College (ASCC) student government for the 2014-15 college year.

“My parents are the driving force to my success at college and in life,” Siperly said. “They

are always in my corner and have made me the person I am today. I will always be grateful for the life they’ve given me.”

It was great to see so many students at our games,” said McIntyre.

And the high level of support goes beyond that.

“Teachers are really friendly.

They make a point to stop and talk,” she said. They care about each student. “I really appreciate how faculty helped me work around my sports schedule with my class work.”

The bottom line is that Centralia College is helping McIntyre as she works toward her goals and supporting her as she succeeds on and off the basketball court.

Molly McIntyre Finds Support at Centralia College Many basketball fans know Molly McIntyre as a standout forward on the Centralia College Lady Blazers basketball squad. She also has a life off the court.

McIntyre, a first-year student, plans to major in psychology and earn her associate degree before moving on to a four-year college closer to her hometown of Spokane. She was recruited to play basketball for the Blazers, applied for and received a scholarship. The financial support made the difference in her coming to Centralia College and really made a difference in being able to work toward her career goals.

“The scholarship has really helped my family,” McIntyre said. It’s helping to make her college education possible.

As a first-year Centralia College student, McIntyre said she appreciates her experiences and the attitude students have toward getting involved in college life.

“I enjoy the college,” she said. I like that students and especially the student-athletes are so supportive of each other.

Jake Kinsman, Energy Tech Grad Finds Success in Energy Industry As a kid, Jake Kinsman, 29 of Morton, lived by a hydroelectric plant. He was always curious about what was inside that big concrete structure. “I always wanted to get into the energy industry, but figured I would never get the opportunity,” Kinsman, a hydroelectric mechanic at Tacoma Power, said.

“I was working as a millwright and didn’t plan on switching careers until the recession laid me off.”

Kinsman qualified for the dislocated worker program and discovered that doors were beginning to open. “I was excited when I found out that I could go to Centralia College and en-

roll in the Energy Technology program,” Kinsman said. He enrolled in Centralia College’s Associate of Applied Science in Energy Technology program in spring of 2010. It gave him the foundation he needed to understand the industry.

Kinsman then began working for Tacoma Power in June 2011. “The first day I had butterflies like no other, but once I got to know the crew, I realized I would fit right in. After my orientation was done, they threw me right into the mix of things,” Kinsman said.

Kinsman graduated a year later and has been advancing in his career ever since. “Jake placed number one on the Hydroelectric Mechanics test for the City of Tacoma last summer,” Milt Hollingsworth, a fellow Centralia College classmate and Tacoma Power hydroelectric plant electrician, said. “His degree at Centralia College played a large part of his success.”

“It is impossible for me to describe a typical day at work.

Every day is different. That is what I love most about this job. I could be working in the power houses one day, on the dam the next, and taking care of wildlife lands the next,” Kinsman said.

Kinsman also enjoys giving plant tours for the college’s energy technology students.

“I like knowing that what I do every day makes a huge difference in the community,” Kinsman added. “Working in power generation is an extremely rewarding job and I get to work outside in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Tacoma Power is a great company to work for in all aspects.”

Tacoma Power offers tuition reimbursement to its employees, has donated used equipment for educational purposes and lent staff to advise program curriculum. Pat McCarty, generation manager, also serves as the chairman for the center’s advisory board.

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SEATTLE (AP) — A group of University of Washington students wants to find a way back to the days when students could afford to work their way through college.

They are taking their case to the Legislature, calling for more financial aid and lower tuition.

The plan is laid out in a new report titled "Meet Us in the Middle: Affordability for the Working Student," The Seattle Times reported Tuesday.

The report assumes many students will put themselves through college, with little help from their parents. But because the cost of college is so high

Common Core standards spell out what math and language skills students should master at each grade level.

The ACT said that on June 14, a Saturday, just under 600,000 students are scheduled to take the exam — a record high.

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now, it's no longer possible for students to pay their own way without large student loans.

"What we feel has been under-recognized is the amount a student directly contributes to their education," said Michael Kutz, president of student government at UW. Including living expenses, the cost of a year of school for an in-state student living on the UW-Seattle campus is about $27,000.

Tuition increases have hit low- and middle-income students particularly hard. Lowincome students rarely receive enough financial aid to pay all the bills, and middle-income students often just miss the aid cutoff and their parents may not be able to help pay their college bills, students say.

questions call for what the ACT describes as a "constructed response" by the student.

And it said it is working to develop language for 2016 that would explain what ACT scores mean as they relate to the Common Core standards being rolled out in most states. The

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sults and are able to interpret them, "it will be enlightening and, dare I may say, exciting."

The ACT was taken last year by 1.8 million students and overtook the SAT in popularity in 2012. That's in part because of growth in the number of states funding and requiring high school juniors to take the exam during the school day.

Four new states — Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi and Wisconsin — recently signed on to do so, bringing to 17 states participating at this level, according to ACT. Last spring, the ACT said it would begin offering online testing and started piloting it this year.

Also on Friday, the ACT said it would begin making new open-ended questions available to districts in the subject areas of reading, math and science to offer to students as part of the school-day program. Unlike questions with fill-in-thebubble responses, open-ended

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The announcement comes three months after the College Board, which operates the competing SAT, announced sweeping changes to that exam that include moving the perfect score back to 1,600, making the essay optional and shifting the vocabulary away from some high-sounding words in favor of those more likely to be used in school or on the job. The changes are expected in 2016.

ACT officials said their changes are much more subtle and not in response to the College Board's announcement.

They said the ACT changes are well-researched and have been years in the making.

"We're continuing to polish it, but not rebuild it," Jon Erickson, president of ACT, based in Iowa City, Iowa, said in an interview.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The popular ACT college admissions exam is broadening how it reports students' scores.

The exam's traditional 36-point scale remains unchanged. But, starting next year, students will also receive an ACT score on two new "readiness indicators" reflecting how they did in terms of career readiness and understanding complex text, the nonprofit testing organization announced Friday.

A new category will offer students a separate score on STEM performance — short for science, technology, engineering and math — that combines the science and math portions.

A second new category in the area of language arts combines how they did on the English, reading and writing portions — for those who took the writing portion.

The writing portion remains optional for traditional Saturday morning test takers, but the ACT said the writing section is also being modified

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Lady Blazers Lead All-Star List Centralia College's softball team earned several top honors when the NWAACC West Division All-Star list was unveiled prior to the NWAACC Championships softball tournament.

The Lady Blazers won the West Division with an 18-2 league record. Second-year coach Matt Bajo was named the division's Coach of the Year, while Megan Moore was voted

the league's overall Most Valuable Player and Kalynn Randt was named the league's Pitcher of the Year.

Moore, an infielder from Castle Rock, hit .507 with 30 RBIs in her first season playing for the Blazers. Randt, a sophomore from W.F. West, posted a 13-7 record with a 4.80 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 113 innings of work.

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player with a .313 batting average and 18 RBIs. Pitcher Brooke Williams, from Adna (14-5 record, 4.94 ERA) and infielders Caitlyn Paul (Battle Ground, .374 average) and Janice Knutz (Rochester, .324 average, six homers) were second-team All-Star selections, along with catcher Emma Brattain (Adna, .378 average, 27 RBIs).

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Centralia College baseball players Justin Wilson and Brennan Casteel were both voted to the NWAACC Western Region's All-Star second team.

Casteel and Wilson were also classmates and teammates at W.F. West High School, from which the pair graduated in 2011.

Casteel was an All-Star infielder, leading the team with a .333 batting average and 23 RBIs. Wilson was an All-Star outfielder, hitting .290 and driving in 18 runs.

The Blazers went 15-25 on the season. Tacoma's Justin Vernia and Pierce's D.J. Gee were voted the Western Region's co-MVPs, and Pierce's Kevin Davis was named the region's Coach of the Year.

Centralia College’s Brennan Casteel was named to the NWAACC Western Region’s All-Star second team along with teammate Justin Wilson. Casteel led the Blazers with a .333 batting average with 23 RBI while Wilson hit .290 with 18 RBI. The Blazers went 15-25 on the season.

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and Lauren Fisher, both W.F. West products, were voted to the All-Star first team. Graham hit .365 with a team-high 39 RBIs and seven home runs, and Fisher hit .430 with 26 RBIs and four homers.

Erika Brower, from Centralia, was a first-team pick as a utility player, after hitting .324 with 38 RBIs, and Maddi Klingberg, from Castle Rock, was a first-team designated

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Centralia College’s Kalynn Randt (left) and Megan Moore were voted the NWAACC Western Region’s Pitcher of the Year and Most Valuable Player, respectively.

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