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A Beaver fireman inspects a car that ended up against two poles, one a power pole the other possibly a telephone pole. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

A car hit a power pole at about 8:05 Thursday in Sappho near the junction of Highway 101 and 113.

It is believed that three people were transported to the Forks hospital by two ambulances. The Beaver Fire Department, Forks medics, Washington State Patrol and Clallam County Sheriff were at the scene. Hot wires on a power pole at Sappho glow after an auto accident which ocThe power in the area was out for about two and a half hours. At least one driver reported seeing the curred around 8:05 p.m. March 27. Power was reported out from 2.5 to 6 hours depending on the area. Photo by Lonnie Archibald vehicle recklessly passing other cars prior to the crash.

Piecemakers ready for annual quilt show

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to 6 p.m. Quilt show forms need to be filled out with the following information: name or pattern of the quilt, name of owner, name of who pieced quilt and who it was quilted by.

For more information call 374-9292.

In conjunction with the quilt show, the Piecemakers Quilt Club is hosting renowned instructor and designer Sandy Bonsib from Issaquah.

She is the author of eight books and will be featuring all of her quilts at her lecture “One Quilter’s Journey” on Friday night.

Sandy will be teaching the following classes: Almost Amish (Friday); and Hot Fudge Sundae with a Cherry on Top (Saturday). Registration forms are available at Chinook Pharmacy and Forks Outfitters as well as quilt shops in the area and on our website.

Also, this year Dennis McGregor is the Featured Artist. He will be signing posters, tote bags, and his new children’s book, “Dream Again,” at the quilt show and lecture.

For more information call 374-9201 or go to www.piecemakersquiltclub.org.

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The 14th annual Piecemakers Fabric of the Forest quilt show is scheduled to be held during the annual RainFest celebration set for Friday, April 25, through Sunday, April 27. The quilt show, along with vendors will be held at the Forks High School Auxiliary Gym on Spartan Avenue. The hours are Friday 12-6, Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 12-4.

The list of vendors includes Beach Tyme Quilts, Ocean Shores; Chinook Pharmacy, Forks; Karen’s Quilt Shop, Sequim; Quilt Harbor, Aberdeen; Sequim Quilt Co., Sequim; Sleepy Valley Quilt Co., Port Angeles; Sugarplum Design, Sequim; Darlene Sabo (featuring hand dyed wool), Port Angeles; The Art of the Quilt, Boring, Oregon; and Island Quilters, Vashon Island.

West End quilters and former Fabric of the Forest participants who took a class during RainFest are invited to display their quilts from the classes they attended.

Please bring your quilts to the Forks HS Artist Dennis McGregor created this colorful quilted Auxiliary Gym on Thursday, April 24, from 2 tree for the Piecemakers quilt club.

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By Jerry R. King March 24-30, 2014 Date 3/ 24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30

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You are a victor!

Dear Editor, I believe the second you are diagnosed with cancer you become a victor (we changed this from survivor at our brunch in 2013). You, your family, your friends, even your co-workers come face-to-face with mortality, yours or even their own.

To honor that strength and courage, the Forks Relay for Life Committee and Gentle Touch Physical Therapy will co-sponsor the sixth annual Victory (Survivors’) Brunch on Saturday, May 31, at the Forks Congregational Church from 10 a.m. - noon.

Guest speaker this year is Dr. Theo Matheny followed

by Yoga instructor Michelle Simpson.

We invite any victor (survivor) who would like to

attend but did not receive an invitation last year to leave a message at 360-327-3880, leaving your name, mailing address and telephone number to be added to the invitation list. If you’re unable to attend this year but would like to receive,an invitation to next year’s brunch, please leave the same information and indicate you would like to be added to the 2015 invitation list.

Consider bringing a friend, a caretaker or another survivor. This is a time of shared information, support, encouragement and heartfelt exchange of stories and idea. Please join us if you can.

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Senior Parent committee announces winners

Senior Parent committee would like to extend a thank you for the community support at the Senior Scholarship Auction, along with the support for the Senior Café from which all proceeds go to the Graduation Senior Safe Night. In addition, they would like to announce the winners of the Sportsman’s basket. First Place Winner of the “Up to $1000 for a Gun of choice” donated by True Value was Dixie Gaydeski. Second Place Winner of the “River Guide Trip” donated by Angler’s Guide Services was John Shima and Third Place Winner of the “Two Ocuna

Fishing Rods” donated by Forks Outfitters was Linda Arbeiter.

When first-place winner Dixie Gaydeski went to select her gun, True Value owner Bob Stark said she requested a new sewing machine shaped like a gun.

Stark also equated Gaydeski’s win of the gun to his winning a gift certificate to “Frederick’s of Hollywood.”

Gaydeski was able to select her prize and donated some of the money left over to the Kids Fishing Derby jar on Bob’s counter.

The Senior Parent Committee would like to say congratulations to all the winners.

Keys to provide healthcare

Kelly Keys grew up in Port Angeles; she eventually went back to school and became an RN and started work at Forks Community Hospital in 2007. While working she continued her education, becoming a nurse practitioner in 2011.

At about that time her 2-1/2 year old granddaughter was diagnosed with cancer and Keys decided she needed to be near her family. She put her house in Forks on the market and headed south.

Luckily things went well with her granddaughter and her cancer went in to remission with a good long-term prognosis, and Keys started thinking about Forks again.

When she met up with Forks Hospital nurses Diane Gaydeski and

Debbie Anderson in Las Vegas they told her about an opening at Bogachiel Clinic.

Keys sent her resume, got the job and as her house hadn’t sold yet moved right back in. “It feels like I never left,” Keys said.

Keys is taking new patients at the Bogachiel clinic and is there Monday-Friday available to see patients for health care needs including but not limited to: diabetes, hypertension, women’s health, children’s wellness.

“About a month before I met Diane and Debbie I was thinking about coming back. Being at the Bogachiel Clinic is just like walking into my home,” Keys said.

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Forks on film

The combination FMS and FHS Jazz band played before the FES students during a recent elementary school assembly.

Conducting the band is instructor Matt Kuka. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

It was reported that the television series “Top Gear America” was in the area over the weekend and into this week to shoot a segment for the History Channel series. Producers had met earlier with Forks Chamber, the City of Forks and a few area log truck drivers in preparation for the filming.

“Top Gear” is an American motoring television series, based on the BBC series of the same name.

Also this last week a British documentary maker, Charles Bower, was in Forks looking for an F150 Ford pickup, 1970s era, for a film he was making about miracles.

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by Christy Rasmussen I was talking with the chief of police a few weeks ago and I mentioned that I had never seen the inside of the Forks Jail. I was quick to add that this was simply due to luck in my teenage years.

I was a foolish teenager who thought she was ten feet tall and bulletproof. As it turns out, I’m only 5 feet tall and fairly certain that a bullet would pass through any part of my body…. though I haven’t officially tested that theory yet. For all I know, I could be bulletproof. Probably not though.

Even considering that I was no angel back then, it was still quite shocking to wake up in the back of a police car with handcuffs on one morning when I was 17.

One of Forks’ finest walked over to me and informed me that I was getting arrested for a DUI….at 7:30 am. Though I was pretty certain that I had stayed sober the night before, my truck was in the ditch and I couldn’t remember anything so the evidence was overwhelmingly NOT in my favor.

To conceal his identity, out of respect, we shall refer to this former Forks police officer as Dom Scott. Dom was not a friendly man that morning. I imagine he was pretty disgusted with a 17-year-old drunk driver.

I was disgusted with myself. Only alcoholics drink that early.

Then I realized that I had urinated myself. Though this is not uncommon for very intoxicated people, I also noticed that I had practically bitten off my tongue. Ah ha! I wasn’t drunk.

I had a seizure! I tried to explain to Dom that I had epilepsy and hadn’t had one for a few years, but I was pretty sure that I had one that morning. Pointing out the fact that you peed your pants as proof of a seizure is very humbling, by the way. Mentioning this in a column that a million people (give or take) read is also humbling, but a necessary part of the story.

Dom didn’t believe me at first. Immediately following a seizure, people often act like drunks. No hard feelings about the confusion. He eventually freed me, but unfortunately, Dom did write me a hefty ticket for the incidence.

That ticket alone was probably the reason Forks has a balanced budget. It was a “Driving with Wheels off the Roadway” citation. Dom liked to hand out tickets. Actually, I think we can all agree that Dom liked just using his badge whenever possible….even if you weren’t breaking the law.

The point of this all is to inform everyone that when you have a seizure, heart attack, stroke, etc., you are still expected to keep your wheels on the roadway. Though really only if Dom Scott is working in your town, which he is not in Forks anymore. I think the current police department has a bit more common sense.

I also like to praise them a lot….just in case it’s needed eventually. I never know when I might wake up handcuffed in the back of a police car again.

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They don’t lock their cars in Clallam Bay, do they?

One of my favorite things to do is spend a day in Clallam Bay and/or Sekiu. So last Thursday I asked my mom if she would like to join me for a drive to the sister towns on the strait.

It didn’t start out well though.

As I was just about to Beaver I realized all the paperwork I needed to take with me to Clallam Bay was on my desk in Forks.

So back to Forks and after retrieving paperwork it was back on the road to Clallam Bay. It was a beautiful drive it rained and the sun shined sometimes at the same time and the road department was cleaning ditches. Once in Clallam Bay the first stop was Sunset’s West Co-op where Jane greeted me with a hug and showed us around and hinted that there may be interest in a Forks co-op. The co-op was pretty impressive: potatoes, sweet potatoes, dairy, bulk items and herbs and spices as well as artwork filled the space.

Since the Chamber of Commerce/visitors center was not open for the season, we moved on. The Three Sisters Art Gallery was also closed, but the drive along the water was beautiful; then we dipped down in to Sekiu.

The Café by the Bay was busy and outside the activity made you feel like spring was around the corner as several men went about their work.

We stopped for lunch at The Breakwater and enjoyed the view as we enjoyed lunch.

The owner of the restaurant said things are hard, each year there are fewer people, but she

is still there, and the food is still good.

Anything we feel in Forks about being left out or forgotten is magnified for those who live in Clallam Bay/Sekiu, but the people who live there, love it there. They are happy from the inside and if you go there you can see it by the way they love their community and the fun activities they create.

Our final stop was the Weel Road Deli, where not too long ago a man tried to hold the place up and the clerk wouldn’t have any part of it.

It ended with some duct tape restraining the criminal. After taking care of business I came out of the deli and went to get in my car, but my mother was gone. Where did she go?

Looking up I saw her sitting in the vehicle next to the vehicle I was getting into. While I was in the store a pick up identical to mine parked along side and I was getting in the wrong car.

The fact my mother was not in the passenger seat was not the only giveaway. There was no golden retriever hair in the twin car. So I shut the door on the wrong car and took a photo and quickly got in my own car.

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I find it heartwarming that somebody didn’t lock their car, especially when everyone in the world is so untrusting.

So, Clallam Bay/Sekiu, I plan more trips to your community I will try to give you a heads-up so that you can all lock your cars, and I can bring my own duct tape.

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Community News Emblem Club Rainfest Bazaar/Swap Meet Do you have crafty things to sell? Do you sell Scentsy or other home-based business items? If the answer is yes, then Emblem Club 488 has a table for you at its Rainfest Bazaar/Swap Meet from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 19 at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road.

To rent a table or for more information, contact Diane Gooding at 374-2230.

Spring Book Fair Buy one get one free spring book fair is the week of April 14 - 18. Located at Forks El-

ementary school on the stage.

The hours of operation are as follows: Monday and Tuesday 1 p.m.

- 6 p.m.

Wednesday 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

(Family night) Thursday - closed Friday 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

For more information or questions contact Tabetha Gaydeski 640-1331 or Michelle Hunt 640-1561.

Youth Cheerleader sign-ups Forks Youth Cheerleaders will be holding sign-ups Tuesday, April 22, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the conference room at

Pacific Pizza. Sign-ups will be for the school year of 20142015 and for grades 2-7.

There is a fee of $35.

Any questions? Please contact Tabetha at 360-640-1331.

Planning for Spruce Up Forks Planning for the downtown spring clean-up April 12 is moving along. Volunteers are asked to meet at First Federal at 9 a.m. for assignments, donuts and coffee. The clean-up will last until noon.

For questions or more information, call Lissy at Forks Chamber of Commerce 3742531.

Evening Talks at ONRC: wetlands and climate change The University of Washington’s Olympic Natural Resources Center invites the public to an April 4 Evening Talks at ONRC. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., “Taking the Pulse of Washington’s Wetlands: How Will They Respond to a Changing Climate?” will be presented by Meghan Halabisky, a doctoral student in the Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Lab (RSGAL) at the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.

Wetlands provide society with

a wide range of ecosystem services. This includes: groundwater recharge, critical habitat for plants, fish and wildlife, erosion control, water pollution mitigation, food and recreational bases for people, and healthy water cycles and lake levels.

Without adequate baseline data we do not understand how changes to temperature and precipitation, such as those predicted for the coming century, will impact the hydrology, structure and function of wetlands.

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community, from page 5 new suite of cutting edge tools using LiDAR, satellite imagery, computer pattern recognition, and hydrologic modeling to map future and historical hydrodynamics for freshwater wetlands. Additionally, she’ll present preliminary results for the Pacific Northwest showing historical changes to wetlands and predicted future responses of wetland hydrology to a changing climate.

Evening Talks at ONRC is funded through the Rosmond Forestry Education Fund, an endowment that honors the contributions of Fred Rosmond and his family to forestry and

the Forks community.

The University of Washington Olympic Natural Resources Center is located at 1455 S. Forks Avenue, Forks. Contact Theresa Santman tsantman@ uw.edu for more information.

Forks Chamber offers Scholarships The Forks Chamber is currently designating funding for two $1000 scholarships. One of these scholarships has been named in honor of the Chamber’s long-standing advocate, Judge Erik Rohrer. Any current senior or graduate of Forks High School, Forks Alternative School or the Quileute Tribal High School may apply.

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T-Ball and Rookie sign-ups T-ball and Rookies signups will be Tuesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 10, from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Duncan Fields.

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by August 31. Rookie ages seven and eight. For questions contact Laci (T-Ball) 640-1226 or Shannon (Rookie) 589-8075.

Historical Society to hear Klahn writings The WEHS monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8 at noon at JT’s Sweet Stuffs will feature the writings of the late Barney Klahn, who wrote short stories about his life in the Forks area.

Several are a series called “Bear in the Crummy.” The public is welcome.

History Tales to feature author Alice Alexander Local researcher and author Alice Alexander will present “West of the Elwha” at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series on Sunday, April 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 110 East 7th Street, Port Angeles. Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.

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The deadline is April 15.

Americorps members Kristal Sippel and Josie Olsen, American Red Cross, gave a presentation recently to the West End Business and Professional Association, and will be doing another presentation for the Forks Chamber of Commerce on April 23 at noon at JT’s Sweet Stuffs.

Alice Alexander was brought up in the Elwha community and has spent countless hours researching and writing about Clallam County history, particularly her family and people and events on the Elwha. This program will focus on the communities of Port Crescent and Joyce and end at Lake Sutherland.

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Final Tax-Aide IRS-certified AARP TAXAIDE volunteers will be available on Saturday, April 5, for their final time this tax season, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Forks City Hall. No appointment is required. Taxpayers will be served on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Volunteers will be available to electronically file your tax returns. The service is free of charge.

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tie due to darkness after five innings.

In the first game, errors again got the best of the Spartans and Tenino was able to use every miscue to their advantage. Nate Gimlin started the contest on the mound for Forks and managed a respectable outing, going five innings and allowing only two earned runs, and sprinkling in four strikeouts.

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BEAVER – Forks and Tenino used up all of the available daylight Thursday, March 27, in their 1A Southwest Evergreen League double header, and still left the field with unfinished business. Tenino took the first end of the series by a score of 11-1, while the second contest was postponed at a 5-5

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by Jordan Nailon ROCHESTER – The Spartans opened up their league schedule Tuesday, March 25, versus Rochester and managed to put forth an effort as uneven as the weather. Rochester won the game by a 15-5 score in a fiveinning contest that was marred by sideways rain and interrupted by intermittent rainbows. Forks put forth an effort that mirrored the inconsistency of the early spring weather.

After giving up one run in each of the first two innings, Forks answered back with a crooked number in the third frame to take

a 5-2 lead. Senior centerfielder Nate Gimlin led the Spartans offense, going 2-2 with an RBI while senior catcher Reece Hagan went 1-1 with an RBI. Reese Moody also got in on the one inning hit parade, going 1-2 on the day with 2 RBI’s.

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Forks was able to strike first in the second game, putting up three runs in the first inning after leadoff hitter Reis Lawson was hit by a pitch to start the rally.

Starting pitcher Javier Contrares, pitching for the second time this week, was able to keep the Tenino bats at bay through three innings before running out of gas in the fourth and surrendering three runs. He left the game with a no-decision.

Tenino took a 5-3 lead in the top of fifth inning on a bases clearing double by Kellen Miller, but Forks answered back in the nearly dark bottom half of that inning when Lawson (1 for 1, 2B, 2 runs) again was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and then was brought home on a towering two run homerun from catcher Reese Hagan (2 for 3, 3 RBI).

Zeb Chamberlain pitched all five innings for Tenino. The game will be wrapped up at Tenino when Forks makes the trip to south Thurston County later in the season.

“We responded well from the first game,” said Spartans coach Wayne Daman. “We came back and competed, never got down, and responded when adversity hit.”

Forks (2-2, 0-2 league) hosted league opponent Elma at the field in Beaver Tuesday, April 1.

swered runs.

“We played a solid 2.5 innings,” deadpanned Forks coach Wayne Daman after the game. Starting

pitcher Javier Contrares wore the loss for his team, although the majority of his runs were of the unearned variety.

Lady Spartan pitcher Hailey Engeseth delivers to a Tenino batter March 27 at Fred Orr Field in Beaver where Forks won this first game 5 to 4. Forks took the second game 8 to 1 behind the pitching of Sarah Adams. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

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Community Calendar Forks

First Monday

6:30 p.m. – Quillayute Valley PTA, FMS library.

Second Monday

4 p.m. – Prevention Works!

Telelink to Forks, mental health facility, Bogachiel Way. 6 p.m. – B.R.I.D.G.E.S. to Parents Voice, West End Outreach, 530 Bogachiel Way. Vienna Medina, 374-9691.

7 p.m. – Emblem Club 488, Forks Elks Lodge.

7 p.m. – West End Youth League, Pacific Pizza back room, public is welcome.

7 p.m. – Klahanie Koi Club, various locations, 374-6843.

7:30 p.m. – Forks City Council, Council Chambers, Forks City Hall.

Third Monday

6 p.m. – Friends of Forks Library – Forks Library.

Every Monday

4 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Cen-

ter Homework Club, 87 Sportsman’s Rd. 6:30 p.m. – Fletcher-Wittenborn Post #9106 Bingo, Post home on Spartan Ave.

First Tuesday

6 p.m. – QVSD Board of Directors, District Office board room.

Second Tuesday

Noon – West End Historical Society, JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 327-3318.

5 p.m. – The Board of Commissioners of Clallam County Hospital District 1, FCH conference room.

6:30 p.m. – Piecemakers Quilt Club, Forks Baptist Church. No meetings in December.

6 p.m. – Relay for Life, Forks Hospital Adminstration Conference Room.

THIRD Tuesday

7 p.m. – Bogachiel Garden Club, Community Center, Forks, 374-2437.

Church of the Nazarene

Meeting at 451 5th Street, Forks

Pastor Rick Hull • 963-2857 Sunday Service/ Children’s Church �����������������11:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study���������7:00 PM P.O. Box 336 • Hwy. 112 Clallam Bay, WA 98326

Sunday Bible Study ��������������� 9:45 AM Worship������������������������������� 11:00 AM

First Baptist Church

52 Pioneer Street • Clallam Bay 374-9184 • Fr. Paul Brunet, Pastor Mass • Sunday, 11:00 AM

First Congregational Church (U.C.C.)

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81 Huckleberry Ln. • 374-6909 www.churchinforks.org

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Forks St. Anne Catholic Church Parish

Communion, Singing, Prayer

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Mission

F F 374-5077 • Pastor Bob Schwartz B C Sunday School������������������������9:30 AM

Forks Assembly of God

Tom Lafrenz, Pastor • 374-6798 Located B St. N.W. and Sol Duc Way Sunday School��������������������������9:45 AM Morning Worship �������������������11:00 AM Prayer & Praises������������������������6:00 PM Wednesday is Family Night

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Forks Bible Church

St. Swithin’s Episcopal Church

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Sunday morning Holy Eucharist �������10:30 AM Meeting at Long Term Care, Forks Hospital Sunday Evening Holy Eucharist & Potluck 5 PM Meeting at 250 Blackberry Ave. (Prince of Peace)

Adult Education ����������������������9:00 AM Family Worship ���������������������10:00 AM Children’s Sunday School ������11:15 AM

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Pastor Pamela Hunter 374-6343 • 250 Blackberry Ave.

9:30 a.m. – Basic Beginnings Preschool, Forks Assembly of God. Kim, 640-85600.

11:30 a.m. – The Caring Place, a pregnancy resource center, 374-5010.

Noon – Free Lunch, Forks Church of the Nazarene, served at Forks Community Center.

1 p.m. – Women’s support group, resource room at Forks Abuse Program facility, Linda, 374-6411.

4 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Center. 87 Sportsman’s Rd. 6 p.m. – Bingo Forks Elks Lodge, Merchant Road 7 p.m. – Fire Dept. volunteers, Forks, Beaver and Quillayute fire halls.

First Wednesday

9:30 a.m. – MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers), Forks Assembly of God. 11 a.m. – Friends of Forks Animals, Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave. 374-0747.

7:30 p.m. — Mt. Olympus Lodge, Masonic Temple, 130 W. Division St.

Second Wednesday

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5 p.m. – Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition, 71 N. Spartan Ave. 6 p.m. – QVPRD meeting, Community Center.

7 p.m. – Boy Scout Troop 1467, Forks Congregational Church, Scoutmaster Ron Anderson, 374-2489.

7 p.m. – Grief Support, Beaver call 327-3514.

third Wednesday 7 p.m. – West End Sportsmen Club, Sportsmen Club Road.

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Every Wednesday

7:30 a.m. – West End Business & Professional Association, DNR Conference Room.

Noon – Forks Chamber of Commerce, JT’s Sweet Stuffs.

4 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Center, 87 Sportsman’s Rd.

First Thursday

4:30 p.m. – Habitat for Humanity – Forks branch, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.

5:30 p.m. – Soroptimists of the Olympic Rain Forest business meeting, Forks Congregational Church.

7 p.m. – West End Thunder Car Club, Forks Fire Hall.

First Saturday

7:30 p.m. – Mt. Olympus Lodge, Masonic Temple, 130 W. Division St.

Second Thursday

Noon – West End Historical Society, JT’s Sweet Stuffs.

7 p.m. – Fletcher-Wittenborn Post #9106 & Aux., Post home on Spartan Ave.

Every Thursday

9:30 a.m. – Basic Beginnings

Preschool, Forks Assembly of God. Kim, 640-8560.

11:30 a.m. – The Caring Place, pregnancy resource center, 3745010.

4 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Center, 87 Sportsman’s Rd. 6 p.m. – Hoh Healing Circle and potluck, Hoh Tribal office.

7 p.m. – Forksestra Rehearsal, DNR Conference Rm., 374-6233.

Noon – Women’s support group, Hoh Tribal Center. Forks Abuse Program, Linda, 374-6411.

4 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Center, 87 Sportsman’s Rd. 7 p.m. – Overeaters Anonymous Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry, Forks.

7 p.m. – Rainy Day Gamers, ICN Building.

7 p.m. – Bingo, West End Sportsmen’s Club.

Second Friday

7 p.m. – Forks American Legion Post 106, Masonic Lodge Division St.

Second Saturday

3:30 p.m. – B.R.I.D.G.E.S. to Parents Voice, West End Outreach.

Every Saturday 7 p.m. – Hideaway Teen Center, 87 Sportsman’s Rd.

Clallam Bay/Sekiu Second Monday

Noon – Clallam Co. Fire District 5 commissioners’ meeting, Clallam Bay Fire Hall.

Every Monday 3 p.m. – T.O.P.S., Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church.

6 p.m. – Crafters’ Creative Night, Chamber of Commerce building.

7 p.m. – Texas Hold’em Tournament, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Lions Club.

First Tuesday 7 p.m. – West End Youth & Community Club, Sekiu Community Center kitchen, 963-2438.

Second Tuesday 4 p.m. --- Clallam Bay Friends of the Library. Clallam Bay Library, 963-2946

Every Tuesday 10 a.m. – Messy Palette Art League, Sekiu Community Center, 963-2221.

First Wednesday Noon – Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce, business meeting, Sekiu Community Center.

7 p.m. – Clallam Bay Lions.

Second Wednesday Noon – Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce, speaker meeting, Sekiu Community Center.

10 a.m. – noon – New Hope Food Bank is open.

6 p.m. – Clallam Bay-Sekiu Sewer Advisory Board, Cape

Flattery School District Administrative Office, Snob Hill.

FOURTH WEDNESDAY 10 a.m. - noon – New Hope Food Bank is open.

Every Friday Noon – West End Seniors potluck lunch, Sekiu Community Center.

Second Saturday 11 a.m. – C.A.T. Community Action Team, Sekiu Community Center.

Every Saturday 9 - 10 a.m. Hatha Yoga class at Seiku Community Center. The cost is $2 per person — bring a yoga mat if you have one.

7 p.m. – Texas Hold’em Tournament, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Lions Club.

Second Friday 7 p.m. – Forks American Legion, Masonic Lodge Division St.

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Every Thursday

Noon – Women’s support group, Forks Abuse 374-2273.

12-STEP Meetings Sundays

7 p.m. — New Beginnings, Forks Masonic Hall.

Mondays 7:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous, Hope in Recovery, First Baptist Church, South Forks Ave.

Tuesdays

7 p.m. — Al-Anon, First Congregational Church.

Wednesdays

8 p.m. — Sekiu AA, Sekiu Recreation Center.

Thursdays

7 p.m. — How It Works group, Forks Senior Center.

7-8:30 pm — Overeaters Anonymous, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry Ave., Forks, 206-999-6335

Fridays

6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous, Forks Masonic Lodge, 130 W. Division St.

Thursday and Friday 7 p.m. — Narcóticos Anónimos en Español, Cada jueves y viernes.

Narcóticos Anónimos en Español.

West End Outreach Services, 551 Bogachiel Way. Llama al 274-6271 extension 117 para más información.

Saturdays

7 p.m. — How It Works group, Forks Senior Center.

8 p.m. — Sekiu AA, Sekiu Recreation Center.

7:30 p.m. – Miracles Happen group, West End Outreach Center conference room, 530 Bogachiel Way.

24-Hour AA Phone Hotline (360) 452-4212 Al-anon 1-866-452-6973

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True Color Two Horses and a Scared Ass

by Chiggers Stokes Special to the Forks Forum

It didn’t take my bed in the hayloft being fed to the horses in the stalls below for the romance of my sleeping arrangements to be over. I confessed to Jim, my sister’s commonlaw husband: I was not cut out to share sleeping quarters with my dog and occasional guests such as a pig’s head. I had my eye on the lumber pile outside the barn.

Being a wheeler/dealer, Jim had acquired a considerable quantity of lumber including utility grade cedar This being 1973, and there being no clue that the supply of old growth cedar was not endless, Jim took $120 for three thousand board feet of knotty 1� by 12� siding.

For another $280 he provided the joists, studs and rafters I would need for a cabin.

Jim had built a bridge across the creek from the driveway to

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Once the building materials were delivered by chiggerspower, I still didn’t know squat about constructing a cabin. Jim was truly patient in leading me step, by step, but I had some major distractions.

My girlfriend and I got caught out on the flanks of Mt. Jefferson, in an Indian Summer blizzard which dumped six feet of snow on us. It had a Donner Pass feel to it for the almost week we were stranded without food.

We were briefly national news when we crawled out. A couple months later I attended a winter Outward Bound program out of the Sister’s wilderness. Outward Bind I called it. I continued to drive nails in between ordeals and slowly a superstructure emerged from the pile of lumber.

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The issue of the extra 200 feet I have bragged that I walked away from public power in 1973, of wire was settled the first time but, in truth I have lit more than the blade bound on a wet cedar one candle with extension cords 1� by 12�. The saw drug Jim and the like. So, I had run 200 across the cut and when he let feet of 12 gauge house wire from my sister’s cabin to my building site. I was intending to drive my two utilities (lights and an electric typewriter) on sisterly house power.

Half way through, Jim showed up with his worm-driven contractor’s circular saw.

It was a beat up old work horse with a sticking blade guard. A temporary house-wire switch was electrician taped to the handle to replace the ac/dc A $400 cabin. Photo by Chiggers Stokes toggle he had fried. It drew enough current to dim the go, launched into the air, landing lights back at my sister’s place. halfway across the tiny room.

Jim’s concern was that the 200 I began to assess the room in foot of extra wire would interfere terms of shelter from a disaster. with the high amp diet of the two A tiny stool and the overladen horses that champed at the bit in saw horses were the only furthat big industrial motor. There niture. was already a roof of sorts over A few successful cuts and the the two story project and we saw bound again, ripping itself were working out of the weather from Jim’s grip and commencon the ground floor. We had 500 ing a high speed landing on my pounds of wet cedar on two saw new floor. But this time it landed horses. with the guard retracted and the

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It was like watching a Christian fed to a lion.

Jim was knocked off his feet in the first charge and was trying to get up with the wood on the saw horses. As he tried to claw his way up, the saw made its second erratic pass and just missed him. There was already a quarter ton of wood on the saw horses and no room for Jim. As the saw was coming in for the third try, it ran over its own cord and stopped short of the kill. Jim let go of the saw horse he was trying to climb and said, “I gotta get a better temporary switch.�

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QVSD Board Highlights

The Quillayute Valley School District Board of Directors met on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 for a regular scheduled board meeting. One of the highlights of newsworthy interest for the community of Fork pertains to the current grade organization.

Grade Organization: The Board of Directors discussed information about the potential restructuring of its current grade bands (K-5, 6-8, 9-12). Kyle Weakley, assistant superintendent, provided background information about considering the change.

He highlighted Board Policy 1005, Key Functions of the Board, including vision (equity for ALL students), structure (environment to ensure all student attain their maximum potential), accountability (success) and advocacy (SUCCESS for All, encourage progress and energize systemic change).

The Board reviewed demographic data: 68% of QVSD’s

student population qualifying for free or reduced lunch program and the District’s 3rd Grade Reading and Math trends from 2005-2013. The Board also reviewed information about the potential for increasing the hours and quality of the QVSD ECEAP pre-school program (due to changes occurring at the state and federal levels).

With this increase of serving 52 students from 2.5 hours to 6 hours daily in the 2014-15 school year, there will be a need to find additional space in the district.

The Quillayute Valley School District Board has the final authority of the grade level band configuration per Board Policy 2210, Grade Organization.

Diana Reaume, superintendent, highlighted the next steps: Tuesday, April 8: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Special Board Meeting – Community - FHS Library (Information on Grade Organization)

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The Restructure Committee meetings will be open to the public for observing.

The committee members will be considering student data, future of pre-school program (due to state and federal level changes), grade organization and district resources.

The committee’s role is to recommend a reasonable approach, given all the information.

The superintendent will take the committee’s recommendation to the board of directors at the regular board meeting on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Coach Colton Raben listens to his team, the Spartans, plead for playing time as they get ready for the last few minutes of the last game of the season. Forum Photo

Pee Wee basketball really scores For Colton Raben and Kody Hansen, Pee Wee basketball has come full circle. Having started out playing and now coaching the two are even using the experience as a senior project. Kody’s mom Kayla brought the idea back to the West End Youth League after seeing her nephew playing in another town.

Kayla said, “I made it for first and second graders and for girls and boys and called it Pee Wee basketball, That first year we had seventy kids sign up.”

The teams have practice during the week and learn the basics of basketball. During

games there is no scorekeeping and if there is a foul or an error made the game is stopped and the player is told what they did and how they should do it, like just running with the ball and not dribbling which happens a lot at first.

Parents referee and coach.

During the game Hansen could be heard calling out “sandwich.” He wasn’t hungry: It was one of the names of one of the plays that had been taught to the kids. Other plays are “popcorn” and “hotdog.”

Besides coaching other parents help out with practice and game scheduling, uniforms and gym time.

At the end of the last game of the season, the Spartans having taken on the Tigers, the players lined up and congratulated each other on a good game.

Everybody was a winner.

Orcas Island

Kyle Fukano, DDS

Paige, Kristie, Dr. Fukano, Lauren, Diane

BIRD & WILDLIFE festival April 10

Paige Pearson, RDH 421 G. Street, Forks 360-374-2288

Festival Events Walks, talks, workshops, wildlife marine tours, and activities for everyone

www.forksfamilydental.info

www.OrcasIslandBirdFest.com

Kickoff Dinner Thor Hanson, speaker

April 11 & 12