The Bellingham Herald Thursday, January 21, 1988 Jury hears how Peel became suspect (Continued from Page B1) the skiff of the 58-foot boat showed the person who last used the skiff thought to be the murderer was not familiar with the ramp. The trooper said although Peel matched the profile, he was dropped from a list of suspects early in the investigation. Stogsdill said Peel was eliminated after two people who had seen the Investor skiff operator were taken to a Craig bar where Peel was having a drink. While a trooper waited outside, the two separately entered the bar to see if they could spot the man they had seen in the skiff. When both said they didn't see him in the bar, Peel was dropped as a suspect, Stogsdill said.
After the investigation continued about a year without progress, Stogsdill said he decided to go back and start at the beginning. In August of 1983, Stogsdill returned to Craig and began questioning witnesses and reviewing earlier investigative work. He decided Peel was probably the person in Craig at the time of the murders who knew the Investor crew best. "That's when we first began looking at John Peel as a suspect," he said. Stogsdill said he decided investigators had erred in eliminating Peel based on the failure to identify him at the bar.
The trooper said the two witnesses should have been accompanied into the bar by an officer to make sure they actually saw Peel before assuming he was not the person they wanted. "Otherwise, you can't have any basis for making any conclusion," he said. "You don't know if they saw the guy they were supposed to see." Lynden to ax Front Street firs (Continued from Page B1) Lopez Island, and Julius Brandt of Lynden have expressed their sadness over the tree's imminent demise in letters to the Lynden Tribune. "They seemingly can't accept the decision," Geleynse said of the opponents. "We're sorry about that." However, other people have questioned him about the project in the past three weeks, all seeming to understand it's the city's only alternative, he added.
City Public Works Director Dwight Davis said he thinks the majority of people in Lynden like the planned improvements. He said he is tired of a few people stirring up tree controversies. "It seems every time we talk about trees here that happens," Davis said. The brick fence will be an improvement over the trees, which have been topped and trimmed by Puget Sound Power Light Co. to protect power lines, he said.
"A lot of people think they (the firs) are ugly anyway," he said. Smith said the question of whether to save the trees is the least of his concerns about the project. Although he had not closely surveyed the situation, Smith said it seemed the city's right-of-way is uncomfortably close to existing graves in the cem- In the military Mark William Bailey, a senior at Bellingham High School, has enlisted in the United States Army's Delayed Entry Program. Bailey will be in the Army's mechanical maintenance career field and will leave for Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Sept. 21.
Bailey is the son of Louette Faust of Bellingham. Matthew John Hartnett, a senior at Bellingham High School and son of James Carney Hartnett of Bellingham, took the enlistment oath for the United States Navy in November at Seattle. He will go to recruit training at the Naval Training Center at San Diego in September. Steve Snow, a senior at Meridian High School, has enlisted in the United States Army's Delayed Entry Program. He will leave for Basic Training at Fort McClellan, on Aug.
3. He is the son of Craig and Cyndy Snow of Lynden. Army Sgt. Kevin J. Nolan, son of Richard A.
and Jo Ann B. Nolan, 216 Bayside Road, has been named noncommissioned officer of the month at Fort Sill, Okla. He is a 1983 graduate of Sehome High School. Army Spec. 4 Dan E.
Mooney, son of Ray D. and Mary L. Mooney, 8825 Benson Road, Lynden, has arrived for duty with the 2nd Infantry Division, South Korea. Mooney, a flight operations coordinator, is a 1974 graduate of Burlington High School. Airman John L.
Minaker, son of Annette J. Schultz, 529 W. Illinois has graduated from the U.S. Air Force jet engine mechanic course at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. He is a 1986 graduate of Sehome High School.
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Lisa A. Critchlow, daughter of John and Vicki Critchlow, 2589 Lummi View Drive, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force jet engine mechanic course at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. She is a 1985 graduate of Sehome High School. Airman Jeannette R.
Atwater has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Her father and stepmother, retired Air Force Master Sgt. and Mrs. James Atwater, live at 7564 Bruce Road, Custer, and her mother, Dona D. Parks, lives in Laurel, Mont.
Pvt. 1st Class James E. Hubbard, son of William E. and Bertha M. Hubbard, 729 Vine Lynden, has completed advanced individual training at the U.S.
Army school honors John P. Riggins Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Westford Funeral Home for John P. Riggins, 40, 1909 18th a veteran of military service in Vietnam who died Sunday at a local hospital. The Rev.
Phil Brooks will officiate. Mr. Riggins, a member Bellingham Central Lion's Club, was employed by Puget Sign Co. of Bellingham. He is survived by two brothers, Ron Riggins, Bellingham, and Paul Riggins, Houston, Texas; and one sister, Kathy Reinhold, Albuquerque, N.M.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lion's Sight Foundation at P.O. Box 602, Bellingham, WA, 98227. Margaret C. Teller Margaret C. Teller, 94, who lived in Bellingham for more than 80 years, died Tuesday in Gresham, Ore.
Mrs. Teller was born August 20, 1893, in Denmark and moved to Bellingham shortly thereafter. She lived Oregon since 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Jury of Gresham, a son, LeHenry Teller of Wenatchee; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m., Sunday and from at 8 a.m.
to 10 a.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at noon Monday at Bayview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 4445 S.W. Barber Boulevard, Portland, Ore.
97201. Paul Walley Graveside services were to be at 3 p.m. today at Bayview Cemetery for Paul Walley, a 59-year-old resident of Lighthouse Mission, 910 W. Holly St. who died Jan.
14 in an abandoned building. Mr. Walley's relatives could not be located. Services will be under the direction of Westford Funeral Home. Virgil Q.
Corder Virgil Q. Corder, 88, of 2649 North Shore Road, died Wednesday at a local nursing home. Services are pending at Jones Funeral Home. Whatcom Sheriff The following was reported by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office: A rabbit valued at $200 was reported stolen Monday or Tuesday on Rural Avenue. Dwane P.
Phelps, 23, of Nooksack, was arrested by Everson police and booked into Whatcom County Jail Wednesday on a warrant charging two counts of forgery. Arturo Ortega-Flores, 22, no address given, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol Wednesday and booked into jail for possible deportation. Barbara E. Kutzner, 39, Mission, B.C., was arrested by Sumas police Wednesday on suspicion of simple assault and disorderly conduct.
She was booked into jail. Steven D. Sofie, 22, no address given, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree burglary and second-degree assault. He is accused of entering a county residence and later striking a woman with his vehicle after she saw him leaving the home. The woman was not seriously injured.
Mary A. Nuessler, 33, Aldergrove, B.C., was arrested by Lyn- births ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL Sweet, Cheryele and Brian, 2531 Victor a son, 9:33 a.m. Jan. 20.
Vander Veen, Mary Ann and Allen, 833 Meadow Lark Drive, Lynden, a daughter 4:05 p.m. Jan. 20. WHO ARE THE TOP REALTORS OF 1987? Look to Sunday's Classified for a salute to Whatcom County's top Realtors of 1987--those who listed or closed ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN REAL ESTATE SALES IN 1987! The Bellingham Herald CLASSIFIED Anna J. Lay Graveside services for Anna.
J. Lay, 83, who died Wednesday in Bellingham, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ten Mile Cemetery. Mrs. Lay, 6179 Mount Baker Highway, Deming, was born April 11, 1904, in Colorado and has lived in Whatcom County since 1957.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening, antique collecting and reading. Her husband Jack ck Lay, the Whatcom County Engineer from 1957 to 1965, died earlier. Survivors include a son, Warren Thomas Lay of Auburn; two daughters, Mary L. Spanier and Dawn Pratt, both of Camas; a brother, Vernon Johnson of Sunnyside; five sisters, Olga Reese and Florence Williams of Monroe, Evelyn Lee of Poulsbo, Dagmar Davis of Camano Island and Clara Cox of Yakima; six grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements are by Jerns LeVeck Funeral Home.
Bertha L. Mahoney Funeral services for Bertha L. Mahoney, 82, who died Tuesday, will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Jerns LeVeck Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronald Victor officiating.
Mrs. Mahoney, of 3400 Alderwood was born in Sept. 1, 1905 in Nine Mile Falls, and has lived in Bellingham since 1969. She was a member of the Church Of The Nazarene and the V.F.W. in Spokane.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ann Bennett of Bellingham; one brother, Frank Carlson of Spokane; two sisters, Anna French of Spokane and Marjorie Cloquet of Texas; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial will be Friday at Riverside Memorial Park in Spokane. Richard B. Smith Richard B. Smith, 83, of 1525 James died Wednesday at a local hospital.
Services are pending at Jones Funeral Home. Steinie Finnson Steinie Finnson, 77, of 9384 Odell Road, Blaine, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Greenacres Funeral Home. den police Wednesday and booked into jail on investigation of interfering with a police officer. Cary J.
Shahin, 23, San Jose, was arrested today and booked into jail on a California fugitive warrant charging him with felony possession of drugs. A safe valued at $700 and meal tickets valued at $400 were reported stolen Tuesday night from Maple Falls Elementary School. Damage to the school was reported at $175. Whatcom Community College The following students have been named to the Dean's List, Fall Quarter, 1987. Those students receiving a 4.0 grade point average: Brian Buckley, Natalia Calhoun, Judy Chambers, Rhonda Dolsen, Nancy Engler, John Flancher, Vela Julius, Lorraine Kamkoff, Valarie Kendrick, Karen McGinnis, Asifa Nagji, Joyce Neufield, Bruce Nienaber, Lisa Peterson, Kelli Reilly, Graham Shuley, Cynthia Smith, Steven Tyler, Karen Vandermay.
The following students received a 3.5-3.9 grade point average: Diane Babcock, Laurie Balcom, Kara Bergquist, Denise Black, Monica Bove, Kristi Carpenter, Susan Carpenter, Ping Ing Chang, Terry Cook, Heather Curtis, John Day, Calvin Denhartog, Edward Desautel, Anthony Eelkema, Sandi Estes, Sharon Ford, Kimberly Franz, Linda Gardner, Eddie Garza, Paul Giusti, Jodi Graham, Edward Gray, Roxena Groshong, Annamarie Hamilton, Jon Hornbuckle, Nina Jeffre, Dawn Johnson, Hilkea Johnson, Jim Kehl, Ben Kinnebrew, Rebecca Krizan, Coming up TODAY Ferndale Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, City Hall. Bellingham Planning Commission, 7 p.m., council chambers, City Hall. Whatcom County Council, 7:30 p.m., council chambers, 2nd floor, County Courthouse. Public hearings on establishing a 25 mph speed limit on Sucia Drive and whether to dissolve Water District 15.
FRIDAY No meetings scheduled. Stephanie Kuljis, Kimborlea Kushan, Suzanne Larsen, Eden Masonholder, Catherine McBeath, Jodi Moline, Russ Nelson, Susan Nevins, Beverly Noyes, Colleen Ohtama, Lorraine Olson, David Owen, Bodette Penning, Christine Penning, Wayne Peterson, Ginnie Porter, Barry Pringle, Gail Rasmussen, Anne Ray, Theresea Rhea, Debra Ross, Kathleen Royal, Debra Schindler, Patricia Schmidt, John Songster, Ya-Fen Su, Sue Tenkley, Shelley Tenneson, Edward Treat, Karen Vanderveen, Tricia Warren, Linda Wenham, Leonard Williams, Chad Wilson, Ginny Woodstock. The following students graduated in fall 1987 with Associate in etery. He said he also worries that the loss of a dirt road that runs just inside the Lynden cemetery boundary would curtail vehicle access to the graves. Davis said the brick fence will not cover any existing graves and that the city sought the advice of the local cemetery district when planning the project.
Paul Elvig, a member of the state Cemetery Board said he is not familiar with the Lynden project, but that there is no need for a buffer between the state right-of-way and the graves. If any needed to be moved family permission would be sought, he said. Davis said that won't be neccessary. No cost estimates have been made for the road improvement plan, which is to begin April 1, Davis said. Ronald T.
Jepson Associates, a Bellingham engineering firm, is designing the project. Bids haven't been sought. The state plans to install a signal light at the intersection of Guide Meridian and Front Street next year. Fir trees along Guide Meridian and the cemeteries' edge will not be removed, state Department of Transportation Project Engineer John Hayes said, contrary to statements made in McCoy's letter to the Tribune. Armor Center, Fort Knox, Ky.
He is a 1987 graduate of Lynden High School. Pvt. William L. Schildt son of William L. and Barbra A.
Schildt, 1211 Wedge Wood Drive, Burlington, has received the parachutist badge upon completion of the three-week airborne course at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. He is a 1987 graduate of Burlington High School. Army Pvt. Robert M.
Paull, son of Thereasa and Dean Mike, 2116 A has completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He is a 1986 graduate of Bellingham High School. Pvt. Paul A. Montgomery III, son of Paul A.
and Shirly Montogomery, 2525 Grant has completed the station technical controller course at the U.S. Signal School, Fort Gordon, Ga. Geoffrey A. Johnston, son of Grace Cunningham, 1713 Edgewater Lane, and George W. Johnston, 901 N.
Forest has been promoted in the U.S. Army to the rank of private first class. Johnston is a heavy construction equipment operator in West Germany, with the 82nd Engineer Battalion. He is a 1986 graduate of Sehome High School. Corrections If the Herald makes an error of fact, a correction will be printed as soon as the error is verified.
To report an error, call 676-2620. Arts and Sciences Degree: Francis Alexander, Phyllis Bolduc, Sandra Brennan, Robert Cheesman, Jamie Collins, Beverly DeJong, Marie Dimond, Jodi Francis, Mark Fuller, Frank Galloway, Harold Gelwicks, Lynda Hobbs (With Honors), Cynthia Houlgate, Dennis Imhof, Lance Jones, Thomas Jabbora, Yoomi Kang, Daniel Kimbro, Rebecca Krizan (With Honors), Katherine Lovdahl, William Martin (With Honors), Asifa Nagji (With Honors), Karima Nagji (With Honors), Russell Nelson, Kenneth Nicholas (With Honors), Paul Oertel, Wayne Peterson, Christine Penning, Karen Rasmussen, John Songster, Carmen Anthony Sylvester, Quang Ton Jeffrey Wendling. Associate in Science in Business Administration Accounting: Laurie Balcom. Associate in Science in Business Administration Business Computing: Paul Giusti (with honors), YaFen Su (with honors). Associate in Liberal Studies: Bertha Hubbard (with honors), Philip Kornelis, Carol Williams.
Certificate: Office Careers: Legal Secretary: Debra Moreno. High school diplomas: Maimuna Bhimani, Lonnie Cooper, Barbara Richards. MOUNT BAKER 5th Annual CHILI International ERUPTION AND Mt. Baker COOK-OFF Chili Eruption and Cook-Off 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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