BONUS EPISODE: Lewis County's Un-Public Process to Sell Claquato Church to neighboring cemetery

This is YET ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY devoted to the Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington. As mentioned in the short episode posted earlier today, it now appears that Lewis County intended all along for the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery to bid on and then purchase the Claquato Church through the auction process now underway. On this episode, we speak with Brett Mitchell, chair of the board of the Claquato Cemetery about their interest in the church, and their participation for the past few years in discussions about it with Lewis County. These discussions and negotiations were not revealed to the public in this past Tuesday's Lewis County Board of Commissioners meeting. We then speak with land use attorney David Bricklin, who took a look at the covenant Lewis County prepared for whoever buys the church; Mr. Bricklin points out some potential weaknesses that could endanger the historic aspects of the church in the future. Both of these interviews were recorded on Thursday, July 17, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock earlier on Thursday to follow up on yesterday’s conversation, but we have not yet heard back. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.