Forks Forum, February 26, 2015

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Volume 83 No. 26

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Weavers get their Habitat house

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Measles vaccination clinics update: No cost vaccination available in Forks Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services continues working with local partners to stem the spread of measles in an outbreak involving four cases. HHS is working with Forks Community Hospital, Bogachiel Clinic and the Quillayute Valley School District to offer measles vaccine at no cost to local residents at two locations this week in Forks, in addition to previously scheduled clinics in Port Angeles. Vaccine will be offered at Forks Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 26, in Room 102 and at the Bogachiel Clinic on Friday, Feb. 27. Clinic hours at both locations will be 1-4 p.m. Measles is highly contagious even before the rash starts and is easily spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. If you are not vaccinated, you can get the measles just by walking into a room where someone with the disease has been in the past couple of hours. Children should be vaccinated with two doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, with the first dose between 12 and 15 months and the second at 4-6 years. Adults who have not had measles should have at least one measles vaccination; some people need two. The state Department of Health immunization program has online information about measles and measles vaccine and frequently asked questions on the immunization website www.doh. wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Measles.

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Spartan Miguel Morales defeated Gavin Brumley of Naches then went on to win the 285-pound State Championship, defeating Tanner Cook of Kiona-Benton. Photo by Lonnie Archibald. More photos and Spartan wrestling results page 7!

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Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will celebrate the completion of its 24th house with a dedication ceremony from 1011 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, when homeowners Mark and Trina Weaver will receive their keys. The ceremony will be held at 421 Maloney Lane and the public is invited to tour the home before the Weaver family takes occupancy. The Weavers, together with their family, completed over 500 hours of sweat equity working on their home as one of the requirements for becoming Habitat homeowners. Through donations of money, materials and volunteer labor, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County was able to build the home and will sell it at an affordable price to the Weaver family. Their monthly mortgage payments will be used to build more Habitat houses. “We are excited to complete our second Habitat for Humanity home in the Forks community in partnership with the Weaver family and members of the Forks community,” said Cyndi Hueth, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County. During the course of construction, many businesses and church groups throughout the Forks community contributed volunteers, morning refreshments and lunches to the volunteer crews. Local Forks contractor Conner Nielson was the site supervisor for the build. Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County, headquartered in Port Angeles, has built 25 homes since 1991. The nonprofit organization is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian housing ministry. For more information, visit www. habitatclallam.org.


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