There is something special about a person who rescues animals, they usually have a heart of gold. When you rescue your animals, you know they are going to come with some issues. The issues Scott Gross had to face after rescuing Auggie, his horse, were more than most rescuers can usually do or afford. Auggie came to Scott with an unknown former break in his leg and Scott was determined to save Auggie, no matter what it took.

It takes a special heart to help animals, Scott has an incredible heart for his rescues. He stated, "I sort of 'fell' into rescuing, not only horses but animals in general. It started when I lived in California back in 2012 and I lost my son, Maverick, during labor at 38 weeks and my mom to cancer a month to the day after losing Maverick. I was crushed! I relocated to the Pacific Northwest a month after my mom passed and instantly fell in love with the PNW and the welcomed feeling I instantly felt. Fast forward to 2017 when I moved to my current residence in Winlock. ...

The Lewis County Boundary Review Board (BRB) is having a meeting on June 1, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Lewis County Commissioners Board Room in the old courthouse. All residents in the Winlock Urban Growth Area are encouraged to attend and speak if they wish. This is a regularly scheduled meeting for the BRB as they will be hearing other matters.

Lewis County Deputy Civil Prosecutor David Bailey has filed a motion to have the entire annexation thrown out. The reason is who is the agent of the annexation. In his motion, he states that the mayor is not the agent for the property owners who have requested the annexation. Bailey also included in his motion that Robert Webster can not act as an agent for the property owners either.

Tampered Evidence?

What if a critical fact Sheriff Snaza has reported to the public about the killing of Aron Christenson and his dog Buzzo was fabricated? Dr. Brandy Fay, who first examined Buzzo at the request of the Sheriff's office, determined that Buzzo did not die of a gunshot wound. Dr. Fay reported to the Sheriff's Office that Buzzo had been stabbed to death.

On Thursday, May 11, 2023, Roger Morningstar was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Morningstar is the Chief of Police for Morton, Mossyrock and PeEll. Morningstar has had his share of controversy since taking over the police department in Morton, usually due to his political views and staff issues.

On May 3 at approximately 8:46 a.m., two individuals, wearing masks and gloves, entered the Shell Station at the Vader exit to rob the store. During the robbery, a struggle ensued with the gun and 30 year old Navjot Singh was shot and killed.

Dennis Lee Korpi passed away on March 31 at the age of 75. The Winlock community lost a great man.

Vader May Day is this weekend, May 6, and the City of Vader is ready for their big event.

This past week, the Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer announced that he will not be filing criminal charges against Ethan Asbach, the young man who has admitted firing a shot in the dark killing both Aron Christensen and his dog Buzzo. People following the story have been treated to Lewis County Sheriff Snaza and Lewis County Prosecutor Meyer pointing fingers at each other for the botched investigation of Aron's death with the Snaza saying essentially "nothing to see here" and the Prosecutor saying essentially the Keystone Cops would have done a better job.

This is the whole story.

The Lewis County Sheriff's Deputy first on the scene thought the bullet hole in Aron was caused by a stick. Needless to say, that conclusion is hard to swallow considering both a dog and a man were lying dead. Either an inordinate lack of curiosity, incompetence, or direction from a superior seems to have affected the investigation.

The next chapters of the story is where the pathologist reported the desire of Snaza to influence medical findings. This is not the responsibility of the sheriff and he should give no direction to an independent pathologist.

What the public has not been told is that there are apparent connections between the Sheriff's Office and the shooter's relatives.

Winlock Timberland Library has a new manager, Devon Bergeron. Devon has been busy getting programs together and meeting new people around town. She is also the Manager of the Salkum Timberland Library where she is a couple days a week.

"I came to the Winlock Timberland Library in a round-about way," said Devon. "I started out with the Timberland Regional Library system as an assistant in 2015, was promoted to youth services associate, and eventually, after completing my masters library science degree, I became manager of the Salkum branch. Since I had worked with Winlock Library staff and done outreach in the area, when the Winlock Manager job re-opened in June of 2022, I went for it. Now, I am currently managing both the Salkum and Winlock Timberland Libraries, and I think it is going well!"