The Forks Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration is under way! How did Forks come to host this event as it is known today? How has it changed and how has it been able to survive for 120 years?
Well, 120 years may be stretching it a bit but in an interview in 1970, Elma Mae Peterson Good remembered the few people that inhabited the Forks area getting together for a picnic and music around 1890.
Receiving a mysterious phone call at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday evening, I was instructed to meet at the Forks sign at the North end of town, so I loaded up my dogs, they wanted a ride, and my camera, and made my way there, arriving at 7:01. There I found two individuals in disguise with fake noses and glasses that were a bit too small thus revealing their real identities multiple times.
For Mother’s Day I asked friends for some words of advice that their mother’s had shared as they were growing up and received a good number of comments. So that dads get equal time, I did the same thing this week for Father’s Day and got way more “advice,” apparently fathers are way more full of it, advice that is, so, here are some words of wisdom via our dads.
Last week Forks first-graders took their traditional spin around town in a fire engine, a tradition that is over 50 years old. I remember doing it myself, so I know it has been at least that long.
On May 23, 1991, the town of Forks was closed, many businesses, except city offices and banks, locked up as most residents traveled to Olympia to take part in a rally protesting critical habitat protections for the northern spotted owl.
Do you ever drive to Port Angeles and think about what used to be “there” during your drive? After finding some old photos of what used to be at Fairholm, I thought I would jog some old memories.There are two theories on who named Fairholm (sometimes with an e) one being Carolyn Jones Rixon named the spot in the late 1890s; another is Postmistress Mrs. George Machelle gave the spot the name in 1893 when the post office needed a name.
Forks eighth-grader Jeremiah Salinas has won the top prize, in his age division, in the 11th Annual Voices of Children Contest. This contest is for children in Washington who are being raised by a relative other than their parents.
The Forks Police Department maintains a “TIPS LINE” 24/7. Locally, individuals may leave a message with information that may assist Law Enforcement with the investigation of a crime, or the apprehension of individuals sought after by police in the area. The number is 360-374-5311.
To leave a tip via e-mail the address is tips.fpd@forkswashington.org.
The Forks Police Department maintains a “TIPS LINE” 24/7. Locally, individuals may leave a message with information that may assist Law Enforcement with the investigation of a crime, or the apprehension of individuals sought after by police in the area. The number is 360-374-5311.
To leave a tip via e-mail the address is tips.fpd@forkswashington.org.
Treat your mom to a play this Mother’s Day weekend. The play is called “Stranded!” By Megan Orr, it is a comedy about a group of unlikely companions that are stranded on a deserted island and forced to survive and it is being performed by the Forks High School Drama Club, under the direction of Wendy Bennett.
The National Park Service is soliciting proposals for renovation of the Olympic National Park Hoh Visitor Center, near Forks, Washington.
Contractors interested in learning more about this project are invited to attend a site visit scheduled for Thursday, May 22 at the Hoh Visitor Center. More information about the Solicitation is available through the Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fbo.gov by entering the Solicitation Number P14PS00900.
The Weaver family of Forks has a lot to look forward to in 2014 as the newest Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County homeowners. Work is set to begin this spring in Habitat’s Maloney Lane development in Forks, a short groundbreaking ceremony for the first new home will be Saturday May 10 at noon. Mark, Trina, Mark Jr., Kenneth, Tia and Chris Weaver are currently living in a home that is literally falling down around them.
May is heating up with tons of activities. From Mother’s Day activities, concerts, plant sales and grand openings to the annual Forks Family Fair, there are activities for everyone in the family. Don’t miss a thing!
