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LEWIS AND CLARK BRIDGE BRIDGE UPDATE) OPEN TONIGHT DETAILS PAGE BJ Saturday August 16 2003 Section Fleet reserve group honors longtime president Community Hews Page B3 MORE Obituaries Viewpoint B2 AS The Daily News Online: wwwtdncom CATHLAMET jusrc HUGH FOWLER Triend of Cowlitz County' dead at 74 Emergency specialist had key role in flood prevention after Mount St Helens eruption By Sally OusJey THE DAILY NEWS When Cowlitz County needed help after Mount St Helens erupted in 1980 Hugh Fowler stepped up to the plate As state director of emergency services under the administration of Gov John Spellman Fowler played a key role in securing state and federal assistance for the flood-threatened communities along the Cowlitz and Toutle rivers Fowler died Aug 4 in Mesa Ariz He was 74 became a part of Cowlitz said former Cowlitz County Commissioner Van Youngquist county has lost a very good In 1982 the Forest Service reported that Spirit Lake could break through volcanic debris that had dammed its outlet into the Toutle River Federal scientists feared a flood in the history of the United would sweep down the Toutle and Cowlitz rivers Fowler and his staff documented the threat that led to the emergency disaster declaration opening opportunities for state and federal action to solve the problem Fowler also worked tirelessly for dredging and other projects to protect local communities from the silt-clogged rivers Youngquist said Fowler played a key role in getting state and federal money for a siren system to warn residents in flood-prone areas See Fowler Page B2 Greg Ebersole The Daily News Janine Oman left and Julieann Doumit lead a community group that is raising $100000 to replace aging playground equipment at Cathlamet's Julius A Wendt Elementary School Volunteers help kids swing in style ceramic tiles that will be included in the project which they sold for $25 each Proceeds from class projects auctioned at the annual spring festival also were dedicated to the project The plan calls for volunteer labor and donated materials to offset the cost still need people to sign up to build You have to be an experienced builder We also need to borrow tools for the project We especially want to get parents signed up since their children will benefit from the said Julieann Doumit the other cochairwoman Building days for the playground are scheduled for Sept 10-14 The PTO will need 50 volunteers on Thursday and Friday and 100 on Saturday and Sunday Meals will be provided by local service organizations and churches Fifth grader Trevor Gorley wait to use the new playground Tm really excited about it Fm going to try the Mt St Helens climbing wall Fundraising effort receives backing from Wahkiakum County commissioners By Cathy LaBerge FOR THE DAILY NEWS CATHLAMET The swing set at the elementary school here dates from the 1950s The rest of the playground equipment dates back to 1978 and no longer meets safety and handicap standards Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the imagination of its kids however the Julius A Wendt Elementary School will get get a new playground set that is unlike any other Wahkiakum County commissioners this week assured the Parent Teacher Organization that the playground project would not be postponed The PTO raised $70000 over the past year for the student-designed project But a $30000 shortfall threatened to push back the early September building date At their regular meeting this week commissioners praised the group for their effort and extended a line of credit to keep the project on schedule Question: This is kind of a weird question but how much would a 1952 penny be worth today? KB Longview Answer The owners of Cowlitz Coin shop in Longview explain that the value depends on condition and where it was minted Most 1952 wheat pennies have a value of about 3 cents apiece If the penny is from the San Francisco mint it could be worth about 75 cents Uncirculated coins will generally have a higher value BRIEFS Changes made to Lewis and Clark Bridge closure schedule State highway officials have announced a number of changes in the closure schedule related to the Lewis and Clark Bridge redecking project Most immediately however the bridge will close to all traffic early this Sunday as scheduled earlier The 12-hour closure starts at 5:30 pm and ends at 5:30 am Monday Full closures had been scheduled for Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday nights next week Those have been changed to single-lane closures allowing traffic to continue using the bridge with delays Another 12-hour bridge closure is slated for Sunday Aug 24 from 5:30 pm until 5:30 am the following Monday Full eight-hour closures are planned for 9:30 am to 5:30 am Monday through Thursday nights from Aug 25-28 Longview man arrested on drug charges following investigation The Longview Police Street Crimes Unit concluding what officials say was a four-month investigation into a local drug trafficking organization arrested a 23-year-old Longview man Thursday night Lopez Contreras also known as Miguel Anselmo Lopez Ramirez was booked into the Cowlitz County Jail in lieu of $50000 bail on suspicion of three counts of heroin delivery He was also served with a warrant for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and a no-bail warrant for third-degree theft Lopez Contreras had $300 cash at the time of his arrest detectives said The Street Crimes Unit has made four previous arrests since the investigation began in May The other suspects are Sari Diseth-Clark Luis Reyes Sanches Timeteo Aguilar and Fidendo Rodriguez Hernandez Gazebo raffle tickets still on sale Raffle tickets to win an outdoor wooden gazebo with all proceeds to benefit Community House on Broadway will be on sale until 5 pm Aug 30 The gazebo is valued at $5000 and was donated by apprentices with the local union Tickets are on sale at Community House and several local businesses For more information call 425-8679 The Daily News CORRECTIONS Car show dates Because of a error the date of the Unique Tin car show in paper was incorrect The event takes place Friday and Saturday Aug 22-23 at the Cowlitz County fairgrounds Birthday open house today Because of a error the time for Mable birthday open house was omitted from a People announcement in paper The event will be held from 2 to 4 pm today at her home in North Kelso For details call Bartell at 423-0401 LOOK AT MARS OriL (Jxffw have shown broad-based support from the community I applaud your Commissioner Mark Linquist told the parents Project Playground is a community effort with Leathers Associates an Ithica NY design firm specializing in custom playgrounds that reflect the spirit of the locale Wahkiakum students met with project designer John Dean last fall to provide ideas for the design The design includes an imitation Bald nest Columbia River tugboat and a Mount St Helens rock climbing wall along with a dragon slide and a castle maze Thirty children can play at one time on the old equipment The new playground will accommodate up to 180 children said Janine Oman one of the two co-chairwomen a community-built playground people have die opportunity to go and build something to benefit said Oman project will benefit the entire community not just the school The group sold calendars and T-shirts created a haunted house last Halloween and decorated these local missing-person cases that still are open- Kelly Diane Sims 27 Kelso 5-foot-4 130 pounds brown eyes brown hair parted in middle shoulder-length mother of three last seen Oct 16 1990 Phylis Lewellen 36 Kelso (Lexington) 5-foot-6 blue-green eyes long strawberry blond hair mother of two last seen Dec 27 1996 Vicki Garcia 26 Kelso 5 feet tall 150 pounds blond hair and blue eyes wears glasses mother of four last seen Oct 3 He said the bones have been in the woods likely a year or two possibly A forensic anthropologist examined the bones and estimated they belonged to a person in the mid-teens to early 20s and of small to medium stature The sex and race have not been confirmed NEAR KELSO Search turns up another bone human remains still unidentified Several people missing from local area 1999 40 volunteers will comb area where skull was discovered By Leslie Slape Daily News archives include COLUMBIA RIVER Meeting could delay dredging project THE DAILY NEWS AND ASSOCIATED PRESS A meeting next week of an obscure state board has the potential to delay the Columbia River channel-deepening project The state Pollution Control Hearings Board will meet Wednesday to consider invalidating two state permits for the project which would deepen the shipping channel by three-feet The three-member panel already this week handed down a 14-day on clean-water and coastal-zone management permits the Department of Ecology issued to the US Army Cotps of Engineers in June The board could decide Wednesday to extend the stay until as late as next year when a full hearing on the appeal could be conducted The corps needs permits from both Washington and Oregon for the $134 million project to deepen the channel to 43 feet Six Columbia River ports say a deeper channel is necessary to handle a new generation of bigger ships Environmental and fishing groups oppose the project contending that it would harm the and fall short of economic promises A Vancouver based environmental group Columbia River Alliance for Nurturing the Environment or CRANE fought for the delay CRANE wanted more time to challenge what it sees as flaws in the state permits before the corps See Dredging Page B2 Cathy LaBerge can be reached at dabergeearthhnknet Teresa Davidson-Murphy 34 Rainier 6 feet tall 130 pounds blue eyes long brown hair two daughters last seen Oct 7 1999 Susan Ault 39 Cathlamet no physical description given one grown daughter last seen June 24 2001 Guadalupe Barajas Castro Arias 23 Longview 5-foot-4 black hair brown eyes pregnant and her daughter Aqueda Elizabeth Anas 2 last seen Nov 26 2001 The Daily News Rosenzweig said local investigators are comparing notes with investigatois fiom outside agencies in case the bones belong to a person missing from another area All information on missing people is stored in the Washington criminal database and the National Crime Information Center he said THE DAILY NEWS Searchers located a third major bone Friday at the site east of Kelso where a human skull was found but still have not identified the remains About 40 volunteer searchers from around the state will comb the woodsy terrain off Broken Mountain Drive today hoping to find more bones and other clues that will lead to the identity of the person whose skull was found Tuesday Chief Criminal Deputy Charlie Rosenzweig said the bones that searchers found Wednesday and Friday are among larger bones of the but he would not specify which other bones were found approximately 100 feet from where the skull was he said have two scenes which in the process of analyzing We anticipate or at least hope to find more bones in that immediate (360) 577-2520 andretdncom REGION EDITOR: Cheryll A Borgaard (360) 577 2586 cborgaardtdncom CITY EDITOR: Andre Stepankowsky 4.