Chehalis: Documents Show Agency Insiders Questioned Great Wolf Lodge Tax Exemption - Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. It opened its first west coast property at Grand Mound, Washington south of Olympia. The state of Washington declared the resort tax exempt because Great Wolf partnered with the Chehalis Indian Tribe. Now, Correspondent Austin Jenkins has obtained internal state documents that question that tax-free status – potentially worth tens of millions of dollars.

Chehalis: Bidders sweeten offers for Great Wolf Resorts - Great Wolf Resorts of Madison, Wis., which jointly operates Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, has now attracted two potential suitors, and both have increased their price-per-share offers for the indoor water park company. Great Wolf Resorts owns a 49 percent stake in the Grand Mound-based lodge, while the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis control the rest.

Chehalis: Death Notices: George Youckton - George Youckton , 78, Oakville, died Wednesday, March 28, at St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. A public viewing was Friday at the Oakville Shaker Church. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment with military honors will be at the Chehalis Tribal Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Whiteside Family Mortuary, Elma.

Chehalis: Great Wolf Resorts agrees to new ownership - Great Wolf Resorts, the Wisconsin operator of indoor waterparks – including a stake in Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound – has agreed to be acquired by a New York-based investment company. It was not immediately clear how the deal would affect the company’s lodge in Grand Mound. Great Wolf Resorts controls a 49 percent stake in the hotel and indoor waterpark resort, while the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis owns the rest. A representative of the tribe said it was surprised by Tuesday’s announcement and that the tribe’s attorneys were reviewing all of their contracts with Great Wolf.

Chehalis: Great Wolf net loss falls in fourth quarter - Great Wolf Resorts of Madison, Wis., which jointly operates the Grand Mound resort with the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis, reported a $14.4 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Chehalis: Chehalis Tribal Representative Bars the Door to Training Session on Tribal Relations - After differing opinions over the best way to mitigate flooding led to the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation withdrawing from the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority in May, relations between the two entities have been strained. In an effort to better understand and be able to work with the tribe, the remaining jurisdictions of the Flood Authority participated in a "Government to Government" training session hosted by the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.

Chehalis-Quinault: State agencies, tribes say earthen dam study is lacking - State agencies and officials from both the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis and the Quinault Indian Nation blasted the first draft of a study looking at the potential impact on fish if an earthen dam would be built on the upper reaches of the Chehalis River Basin to help control flooding. They say the study’s preliminary results and simulations "simply fly in the face of reality" and contain "unreasonable assumptions."

Chehalis: Vader contract extends Winlock police jurisdiction - Winlock police are now helping protect the troubled hamlet of Vader. A contract agreement became necessary after last fall's resignation of Vader's police chief and only paid officer, Steve Uhlich, said Winlock Chief Terry Williams. Uhlich took a position with the Chehalis Tribal Police Department in November.

Chehalis: Great Wolf posts quarterly profit

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