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Paradise Fire update Weather continues to be the leading story on the Paradise Fire. A thick blanket of smoke drifted over the Olympic Peninsula from multiple fires in British Columbia on Sunday, socking in many communities for much of the day. Firefighters worked to lay hoses and pumps around several spot fires that occurred late Saturday in the flat on the south side of the Queets River. Firefighters will continue to work these spot fires, the largest of which is three acres. The fire continues to burn actively on the north perimeter. Weather conditions are expected to moderate some. Safety of firefighters continues to be the top priority. With new spots south of the Queets River, firefighters are now crossing the river more often. Previously this involved firefighters walking on large fallen trees. Now that equipment needs to cross the river, fire managers delivered two small rafts to the firefighters, thereby reducing the risk to firefighter safety. Olympic National Park officials would like to remind the public that there is a ban on open fires in the park’s wilderness backcountry, including all locations along the coast. Campfires are permitted only in established fire grates at established front country campgrounds. Because of the extreme conditions on the peninsula, Olympic National Forest and local communities also have implemented fire restrictions. Check the regulations for areas near you. Information on this fire is available on Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4305/. For real time information, visit www.facebook.com/pages/ParadiseFire/831205013596015.
Calawah River — Victim of Illegal Dump
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Grand Marshals Joe and Joanne McReynolds (back seat) ride in the parade. The McReynolds’ ride decided to not run early in the parade and had to be pushed, with the crowd cheering them on. Photo by Lonnie Archibald. See more photos on pages 8 and 9.
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Marine Corps veteran, former Forks school teacher and ex-Forks city councilman Robert Hall rides on the Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July float as the 2015 Home Town Hero. Photo by Lonnie Archibald
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Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Forest Service are investigating items found in an illegal dump that was done sometime earlier last week. The massive pile of garbage that has been described as household items and construction debris apparently was thrown off the bridge over the South Fork of the Calawah River on Forest Service Road 2932. The dumping was reported to the Pacific Ranger District office in Forks on Tuesday, June 30. Ranger Dean Millett investigated the site Tuesday afternoon and shared the information on Facebook Tuesday evening. Community members immediately began to organize a clean-up party for the next day at 6 p.m. Frank Geyer, deputy director/TFW Program manager with Quileute Natural Resources in LaPush, saw the Facebook post regarding the dumping and on Wednesday morning organized his crew at QNR to begin the clean-up. At 9 a.m.
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