West End primary election candidates forum set for Monday, Aug. 2 at Forks Community Center
A West End-focused primary election candidates forum is being held by the Forks Chamber of Commerce and the Forks Forum on Monday evening, Aug. 2 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Forks Community Center, 91 Maple in Forks.
The three candidates for Clallam County Commissioner - incumbent Mike Doherty and challengers Bill Peach and Robin Poole - have committed to attend.
Director of Community Development candidates are also being invited. These candidates include incumbent John Miller and challengers Sheila Roark Miller, Tim Woolett, Alan Barnard and Sean Ryan.
Ballots for the Clallam County primary election were mailed on Wednesday, July 28. This is a county-wide election so all voters will receive a ballot in the mail. For more information on the election go to the
Clallam County Auditor's Web Site.
Questions for the candidates from West End residents are being sought. Please send your question to:
editor@forksforum.com.
Forks Police Department issues
statement on shooting
Forks Police Department press release
On Monday July 26, 2010 Forks Police responded to a 911 call reporting a despondent individual residing on G Street in Forks with his wife and children.
A Forks Police officer arriving on scene at approximately 6 a.m. heard a single gunshot from inside the residence. Forks Police set up a perimeter and evacuated the surrounding residences for their safety.
Forks Police Chief Lloyd Lee requested assistance and negotiators from the Clallam County Sheriffs Office and obtained additional help from the Washington State Swat Team, Clallam County Co. Sheriff's Office, Clallam Bay Corrections Center (negotiator), La Push fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, and Washington Dept of Natural Resources Law Enforcement.
After officers contained the residence for several hours attempting to elicit a response and have persons inside the residence come out, a male and female child ran from the home.
A subsequent search of the home established a man and a woman were deceased.
The Forks Police and Clallam County Sheriff's Office will conduct a joint investigation into the circumstances of the two deaths.
Posted Monday, July 26, 2010
Husband, wife reported dead: SWAT team enters home, departs
Chris Cook photo
A husband and wife are reportedly dead in an early morning domestic shooting at their home in Forks. At about 11:30 a.m. a Washington State Patrol SWAT team arrived, likely
sent from WSP headquarters in Tacoma, and marched down the driveway of the home. Earlier, uninjured children were taken from
the home. Most of this morning, leading up to the arrival of the SWAT team, law enforcement officers from the Forks Police Department, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office and the National Park Service were stationed across the street from a home located on G Street in Forks, about one block west of Highway 101/Forks Ave. No official report has been released on the incident. The street is cordoned off at its intersection with Highway 101 and about half way down G Street. Traffic along Forks Avenue is moving along as normal. Bystanders told the Forks Forum that officers arrived on the scene about 6:30 a.m. today, Monday, July 26.
Updated 12:45 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2010
Seattle Mariners set 'Vampire' theme night,
invite West End residents
Holders of special, discounted Olympic Peninsula tickets to the Seattle Mariners' Saturday Aug. 7 game will have through the fourth inning to pick up a free "I Knew Where Forks Was Before Vampires" T-shirt.
Seattle Mariners press release
The Seattle Mariners have created a special night at Safeco Field for the fine citizens who reside in Forks, LaPush, Port Angeles and the towns of the Olympic Peninsula that have survived the invasion of vampires and werewolves into their community. Special discounted tickets are available for the Mariners-Kansas City Royals on Saturday, August 7. Game time is 7:10 p.m.
And what more appropriate event for the fans from the Olympic Peninsula to celebrate that evening than “Vampire Night at Safeco Field.” The Seattle Mariners are celebrating “Vampire Night” in honor of fans of series such as the “Twilight Saga” and “Vampire Diaries.” Residents of the vampire-friendly Olympic Peninsula can take advantage of a discounted ticket for the game ($18 for a view reserved ticket, regularly $22) and also:
- Can attend an exclusive pre-game happy hour for vampire fans only with specially-priced garlic fries and “red beverages,”
- Receive a free “I knew where Forks was before vampires” t-shirt,
- Who come dressed as their favorite vampire-related character have a chance to win fun prizes,
- Has the opportunity to meet popular vampire character impersonators.
Forks High School cheerleaders are also set to make a special appearance.
For more information on this event and to purchase the special tickets, visit www.mariners.com/Forks. For groups of 25 or more, call Yoko McCann at 206-346-4505. Tickets will be available until Friday, August 6 at 12 noon.
Posted Friday, July 23, 2010
Spartan memorabilia sought for new high school history display
Special show night set for Aug. 5
Chris Cook photo
The terra cotta square with the year 1925 on its face may be a key piece of the search for the Quillayute Union High School time capsule said to be located within the brick building. Demolition of the building is moving along, with plans for only the facade to remain.
By Chris Cook - Editor Forks Forum
Trophies, letterman jackets, classroom items, old school books and other items from the nine decades of Forks High School's history are being sought by the Quillayute Valley School District (QVSD).
QVSD Superintendent Diana Reaume and the community group helping advise the architect and contractor for the new Forks High School addition are gathering the historic objects for a display planned for the main entrance to the new Forks High School addition.
Nine glass cases will hold the Spartan memorabilia, one covering each decade of the school, which opened in 1925 and was originally named the Quillayute Union High School. Class representatives from each decade of the school's history are being sought to help create the displays.
A community gathering is in the works for the night of Thursday, Aug. 5 beginning at 6 p.m. where community members will be able to display their Forks High School memorabilia items.
Original blueprints have been found of the landmark circa 1925 brick high school building located on Spartan Ave. QVSD Boardmember Brian Pederson said that they were located in the high school maintenance building and are proving to be a big help to contractors working on the building. Pederson described the find during a look at the facade of the circa 1925 building on Thursday afternoon, July 15.
A round school alarm bell, possibly dating back to 1925, was pointed out mounted on the front left side of the historic facade. A yellowed-with-age terra cotta marker with the year 1925 embossed into it is clearly visible now that trees fronting the old school building have been removed. There is speculation that a 1925 time capsule sits behind the marker, and that newer time capsules might be buried in the soil at the base of the signature school facade.
Posted July 15, 201
