Community NewsMay 14, 2008 Author Eycke (Laabs) Strickland is speaking at Peninsula Colleges Stadium General program on Thursday, May 15 at 1 p.m. at the colleges Forks Extension at 71 South Forks Avenue. Strickland is the author of the book Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening: Growing Up in Nazi Germany, 1933-1946 and will tell of her experiences as a young girl living in Germany and near the Auschwitz death camp in Poland during the years of World War II. Her father risked his life in helping rescue Jews from the Holocaust during the war and was later honored by Israel. More information is available at her Web site: www.eyckestrickland.com. WE CARE meeting West End Community Advocates for Rural Elders (WE CARE) will present a public forum on A Circle of Friends on Tuesday, May 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the new Forks Community Center, 91 Maple Street, adjacent to the pool facility. Community Connectors Lonelle Huckabone for the Forks area and Kathleen Haney, for the Clallam Bay/Sekiu area will provide an overview of the Circle of Friends concept and how it will work to maintain and enhance relationships between senior citizens and the West End community. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Char Carte at 374-9496, Carole Rose (ext 292) or Geoff Roach (ext 165) at Forks Community Hospital, 374-6271. Salmon restoration meeting The next public meeting of the North Pacific Coast Lead Entity for Salmon Restoration is scheduled from 1- 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 at the Department of Natural Resources Conference Room in Forks. The agenda will focus on updates about salmon restoration activities on the West End and will offer an opportunity for public comments or suggestions for future topics. Blood drives The Puget Sound Blood Center is holding blood drives at Neah Bay High School on Friday, May 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in classroom 12, and at Clallam Bay on Thursday, June 12 from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Community Center. Forks Open Aire Market The Forks Open Aire Market opens its season on Saturday, May 24 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. adjacent to the Forks Timber Museum on Highway 101 across from the Forks Municipal Airport. The market is open Saturdays through October. Rayonier talk Clallam County Historical Society is holding the second of three evening lectures describing large landowner approaches to forestry and the Washington Forest practice rules that guide these approaches. The program is part of the Rayonier photo exhibit now on display in the lower gallery at the museum at the Carnegie, and is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. The museum is located at Second and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles. Dan Varland, wildlife biologist with Rayonier for 14 years is the speaker and will describe how Rayonier provides habitat for the northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, bald eagle, and other wildlife. He will also discuss an innovative research project on creating wood decay through the inoculation of trees with fungi. Native American Cultural Evening The third annual Native American Cultural Evening is being presented Friday, June 20 from 7-9 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints at 1301 Calawah Way in Forks. The event is sponsored by Milton and DeeAnna Beck. Admission is free.
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UPDATED Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Fast pitch team wins key district playoffs gameThe Spartan Ladies came through Wednesday in fast pitch playoff action. After losing their first game to 1A state title defending champions Castle Rock, 5-0, the team came back to defeat Kalama 12-6. Madison Justus hit a rare in-the-park grand slam in the victory over Kalama, and her cousin Alexa Justus pitched the team to victory. The win Wednesday is the second district playoff victory in the history of fast pitch play at Forks High School. The team is now 13-9 overall and plays La Center on Saturday in the consolation round of the 1A Southwest Washington District playoffs. If the Lady Spartans win Saturday the team moves on to the state tournament, which would be a first ever event for Forks' fast pitch team.Halibut opening day turns tragic: |