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A few brave souls took to the cool waters of Lake Pleasant New Year’s morning to challenge the freezing temperatures of both the water and the northeast breeze. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

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On Jan. 1, at approximately 9:16 p.m., a citizen driving along U.S. Highway 101 called 9-1-1 after observing smoke coming out of a residence located at 201821 Highway 101, Beaver. Clallam County Fire District personnel and sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene a short time later. The fire was extinguished by crews from the Forks and Beaver fire departments. Due to the efforts of the responding firefighters, the home was saved. The residence sustained significant smoke damage. The homeowners, long time Forks residents, were not home at the time of the fire. Fire investigators and detectives from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire which is believed to be suspicious in nature.

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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Vancouver Island at about 11:39 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29. It was about 32 miles deep, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The quake offered no threat of tsunami to the area. A few people in the West End reported pets acting strangely and one person recorded unusual thumping sounds coming from the ground in her front yard, shortly after the quake hit. It is not known if the sounds were related to the quake. No damage was reported locally.

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An accident involving three vehicles occurred Monday, Dec. 28, at about 7:43 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 113, 10 miles east of Forks. Tina Claussen, age 46, of Forks, was traveling eastbound on Highway 101 in a 2013 Toyota Camry, when she made a turn north onto SR113 and was struck by a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by Darrell Johnson, age 49, of Gig Harbor. Johnson was westbound. Claussen’s vehicle came to rest in the southbound ditch and Johnson’s vehicle came to rest at the gas station at the Highway 101/SR113 junction after striking a third vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Challenger that was parked at the station. Claussen was transported to Forks Community Hospital, and later released, Johnson was not injured. The Claussen and Johnson vehicles were both impounded by West End Motors. All involved were wearing seat belts. Washington Sate Patrol investigated the accident.

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Forks Weather Report By Jerry R. King Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2016 Date High Low Rainfall 12/28 44 33 0.08 12/29 42 30 0.01 12/30 37 25 0.00 12/31 37 23 0.00 1/01 39 24 0.00 1/02 37 22 0.00 1/03 35 21 0.00 Total rainfall for year ��111.67 in. December rainfall............................ 24.89 January rainfall...................................0.00 Average rainfall ��118.62 in. Snow Year......................................... 0.00

Forks Jan. Weather Facts: High Temp 71° on Jan 17, 1978 Low Temp. 1° on Jan. 26, 1969 Average High Temp. 45° Average low temp. 33° High Rainfall: 41.70 in 1953 Low Rainfall, 1.43 in 1985 Average Rainfall 17.36 High Day Rainfall 7.75 Jan. 21, 1935 High Snowfall 46.00 in 1950

HUGHSTON ELMER PRESTON Hughston Elmer Preston was born Dec. 29, 2015, at 2:26 p.m., at Forks Community Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces. Hughston’s parents are Amanda Pitts and Elmer Preston of Forks.

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Forks Forum Jan. 1936 CHILDREN ARE SHOOTING OUT the other side of the Calawah TELEPHONE INSULATORS Bridge Wednesday night in Youngsters have been shooting heavy fog. Holenstein attribthe insulators off telephone poles uted the accident to the lack on the Cemetery Road, reports of a second headlight on one Deputy Sheriff Holenstein and vehicle. No one was injured but both this is putting the telephone company to a good deal of unnecessary cars are in the garage for repairs. Holenstein said that all expense. Holenstein has declared war and cars should be equipped with says that the next offenses will proper headlights. “I am going result in the parents of the boys to be more strict from now on and drivers will find it cheaper being brought into court. to have their lights adjusted Autos driven by Jimy Klahn and than to face the judge,” HolenW. E. Langworthy collided on stein said. In July 2015, McClanahan Lumber fulfilled Larry’s partially prepared dream! When he left for his hunting trip on October 2014, he was almost ready to start Sawing Trim Packages and flooring for sale to his customers. Most of you know he did not finish his dream so Judy, Ed and Zane did it for him! It was that important to Larry! In July, a special Moulder-Planer Trainer, from Maine, was hired and flown to Seattle to spend a solid week in training in Forks at the mill. The man was excellent and Ed and Zane are now announcing that McClanahan Lumber is ready to produce these products should you have a need for them in your building projects!

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CALLS ON 12/24/2015 Time Detail 09:26 Check Welfare ROBIN HOOD LOOP 10:36 Violation Of Court Order G ST 11:01 Recovered Stolen Property G ST 11:23 Traffic Stop 551 S FORKS AVE FORKS 11:30 Follow Up 500 E DIVISION ST 13:01 Follow Up 210 FIR AVE 13:13 Courtesy Transport S FORKS AVE 14:40 911 Misdial 15:17 Suspicious Person/Vehicle G ST 15:41 Follow Up S FORKS AVE 20:15 Traffic Stop CALAWAH WAY/TWO COUSINS DR 20:47 Vehicle Lock Out G ST 20:53 Citizen Contact CEDAR AVE 21:12 Traffic Stop TERRA EDEN ST/RAINDROP PL 23:01 Other Agency Assist 500 E DIVISION ST 23:29 911 Hangup Total Calls on 12/24/2015: 16

CALLS ON 12/25/2015 Time Detail 00:02 Prisoner Transport BOGACHIEL WAY 03:44 Suspicious Person/Vehicle 6TH AVE Total Calls on 12/25/2015: 2 CALLS ON 12/25/2015 Time Detail

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07:11 Alarm TERRA EDEN ST 12:28 Alarm H ST 13:58 Animal Complaint RHODEY AVE 16:04 Warrant Attempt G ST 16:06 Domestic Violence BOGACHIEL WAY 16:49 Other Agency Assist 289 FOUNDERS WAY 17:26 Prisoner Transport 500 E DIVISION ST 17:47 Info Misc SPRUCE DR 18:20 Overdue Person H ST 20:44 Liquor Viol MIP N FORKS AVE 21:57 Custodial Interfer 351 FOUNDERS WAY 22:18 Suspicious Person/Vehicle WOOD ST 22:19 Citizen Contact N FORKS AVE 22:26 Traffic Stop CALAWAH WAY/FIR AVE 23:13 Other Agency Assist MERCHANTS RD Total Calls on 12/25/2015: 15 CALLS ON 12/26/2015 Time Detail 02:55 Community Patrol MERCHANTS RD 02:59 Business Check S SPARTAN AVE 04:45 911 Hangup CALAWAH WAY Total Calls on 12/26/2015: 3 CALLS ON 12/26/2015 Time Detail 10:17 Other Agency Assist G ST 12:31 Citizen Motor Asst 1750 CALAWAH WAY 13:01 Prisoner Transport S FORKS AVE 13:33 Criminal Traffic BOGACHIEL WAY 14:57 Civil S FORKS AVE 15:19 Citizen Contact TERRA EDEN ST 17:04 Civil Standby RUSSELL RD 17:53 Traffic Stop 1ST/ANDERSONVILLE AVE 17:53 Prisoner Transport ENR FORKS JAIL 18:18 Traffic Stop 101/ANDERSONVILLE 18:33 Drug Violation 1750 CALAWAH WAY 19:19 Traffic Stop 100 HWY 110 20:16 Malicious Mischief G ST

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21:22 Suspicious Person/Vehicle RUSSELL RD Total Calls on 12/26/2015: 14 CALLS ON 12/27/2015 Time Detail 00:41 Domestic Violence 1750 CALAWAH WAY 01:51 Business Check S SPARTAN AVE Total Calls on 12/27/2015: 2 CALLS ON 12/27/2015 Time Detail 06:03 Community Patrol 1405 PAGE RD 06:26 Citizen Contact G ST 06:39 911 Misdial PAGE RD 09:16 Citizen Contact 500 E DIVISION ST 11:51 Traffic Stop MERCHANTS RD/CALAWAH WAY 14:01 Civil Standby CALAWAH WAY 15:23 Traffic Stop 1100 RUSSELL RD 16:06 Trespass E DIVISION ST 16:24 Business Check S SPARTAN AVE 16:58 Animal Abuse 1750 CALAWAH WAY 17:13 Theft S FORKS AVE 19:09 Other Agency Assist HWY 101 19:31 Trespass 500 E DIVISION ST 19:35 Erratic Vehicle S FORKS AVE/E DIVISION ST 19:42 Other Agency Assist S ELDERBERRY AVE 20:18 Courtesy Transport 500 E DIVISION ST 20:53 Traffic Stop 700 CALAWAH WAY 23:33 Traffic Stop LA PUSH RD/QUILLAYUTE RD Total Calls on 12/27/2015: 18 CALLS ON 12/28/2015 Time Detail 06:30 Suspicious Person/Vehicle SHEARER ST/MAPLE AVE 07:40 Other Agency Assist HWY 101/BURNT MOUNTAIN RD 08:33 Traffic Stop HWY 101/ BURNT MOUNTAIN RD 09:38 Warrant Attempt S FORKS AVE 10:32 Warrant Attempt E DIVISION ST 12:04 Prisoner Transport 223 E 4TH ST PORT ANGELES 13:38 Civil CALAWAH WAY 19:01 Civil Papers 1750 CALAWAH WAY 19:16 Civil Papers 621 CALAWAH WAY Total Calls on 12/28/2015: 9 CALLS ON 12/29/2015 Time Detail 02:46 Suspicious Person/Vehicle S SPARTAN AVE Total Calls on 12/29/2015: 1

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Helping Habitat in the New Year Dear Editor, Happy New Year Forks, start it off with a bang! The bang of hammers and nails with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County, building homes with affordable mortgages for those that qualify. Just to be clear, these are not free houses, I know because we currently are building one for my family. Based on Habitat’s new fair market value policy, I expect the mortgage to be around $100,000, amazing for a 3-bedroom house, but a far cry from free. Now that we have that misconception cleared up, I am here to ask for something free, your support. Your support in helping Forks families build a better future for themselves, your selflessness in volunteering to help physically build that future, your faith in community, and your actions in coming together to give a hand up not a handout. I was born and raised in Forks and I’ve seen this community pull together for many things, some big, some small, but it shouldn’t be difficult to find community members that would support families building and buying a safer, healthier home to live in. This is Habitat for Humanity’s mission and one that I believe in. In a small town like Forks that has been hit with economic woes, and a few wows, why would you not want to help transform your neigh-

Do you ever wonder how many people visit our area? Some to recreate, some just passing through. The Forks Visitor Center, located across from the airport, asks those that stop to sign its guest book. No names, just where they are traveling from, how many in the party and if they’re staying overnight in the area, are they paying for lodging. The numbers are amazing and just consider not everyone stops at the visitor center. Stats 2015 Month Signed in January 960 February 1,238

bor’s life for the better? Our community can do this and the only cost is some time and sweat. My wife and I both work in Forks, my wife at Forks Outfitters, which has shown tremendous support for Habitat, and I’m a self-employed computer repairman. We strive to exude the work and life ethics that have been instilled in us from our parents and this town, work hard and you’ll be rewarded, be fair, help your neighbors and they’ll help you. We are still in need of that help, quite desperately now as the New Year has arrived. We are working against the clock to finish the inside of our home before the end of March, to remain qualified for some already applied grants. We know that many are interested in the status of our home but are unsure of how to help. We are in need of working bodies at this stage, so please go to http://habitatclallam.volunteerhub.com/ and sign up. You also can call the Volunteer Program Manager at 360681-6780 or e-mail trisha@ habitatclallam.org If you’re unable to sign up, swing by the construction site to say hi or see how else you can get involved. We’re building behind the Peninsula Apartments off Calawah Way usually the later half of the week if you want to stop by. Thank you, Shay, Kristal, Brodie and Bianca Gooding

State shellfish managers have approved razor clam digs starting later this week at Long Beach and Copalis Beach. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed the digs after marine toxin tests showed the clams on those two beaches are safe to eat. All other beaches remain closed to recreational razor clam digging. Digs at both beaches are on evening tides and include a twoday opening (Jan. 8-9) at Copalis and an eight-day dig (Jan. 7-14) at Long Beach. “The season opener at Copalis over the Christmas holiday was a

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March 1,678 April 2,076 May 2,670 June 5,048 July 7,496 August 7,505 September 4,849 October 2,005 November 1,108 December 982 Year Total 37,615 In 2005 the total visitors stopping at the visitor center was 5,575 for the entire year. Total visitors that have signed the guest book since “Twilight” was released on Oct. 5, 2005 — 377,560 From those that purchase

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huge success with most diggers filling their limits,” said Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for WDFW. “We’re excited that we can open Long Beach for the first time this season.”

Razor clam digging will remain closed on Washington’s other coastal beaches until domoic acid levels drop below SEE CLAM DIG, page 6

Phillip David Borde June 5, 1932 - December 22, 2015

Phillip David Borde was born June 5, 1932 in Everett, Washington, to Ernest and Ruby Borde. He died December 22, 2015, surrounded by his family. As a young boy his family moved to Clallam Bay, Washington, where he spent his childhood and graduated from Clallam Bay High School. In Clallam Bay he developed a life-long love of fishing and the outdoors. Phil was a Korean War Veteran. While being treated in the Seattle Veteran’s Hospital, he met nurse Beverly Wheeler and they married in 1955. December 10, 2015 marked their 60th wedding anniversary, which they were able to celebrate together. After Korea, Phil returned to college at the University of Washington and obtained a degree in Education. He moved his family to Forks, Washington and spent his entire 27 year teaching career at Forks Jr,/Sr. High School, teaching science and math. During summer breaks he incorporated his love and skill as a fisherman into a business venture by skippering a salmon charter boat. It was a family business, as Beverly wored in the charter office and their three children worked on the boat as deck hands. In retirement Phil found a volunteer opportunity that allowed him to “give back” to his life-long fishing passion. He helped establish the Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition and spent many years volunteering and partnering with local hatcheries, working together to enhance fish habitat. Phil is survived by his wife Beverly; children Kevin (Renee), Kim (Don) and Brian (Julie); and grandsons Andrew and Adam. In lieu of flowers, donations can me made to the Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition, 71 Spartan Ave., Forks, WA 98331 or Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 540 E. 8th St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

THE REAL FORKS 2016 Predictions

By Christy Rasmussen-Ford

As some of you may recall, this is my third annual predictions column. If for some reason, you do not remember my previous predictions, please get your “Christy’s Columns” scrapbook out and flip through until you find them. Upon your refresher course, you will notice that I have a stellar record of being 100 percent wrong in every single prediction I’ve ever made. However, I am certain that this year, things will be generally the same. Without further ado: After publishing a book titled, “The Funny Thing About Epilepsy” late in 2015, in which the entire introduction discusses my prediction that people will tell me that epilepsy isn’t funny, someone will immediately comment on the first day of 2016 that, “There is nothing funny about epilepsy. The author obviously doesn’t have it.” That actually already happened, which means that two of my predictions already have come true. Psychic Network, here I come! Sometime in the first part of the year, the WSDOT will come up with a plan to encourage more awareness and usage of the complimentary pull-off spots around the lake. They will offer free Wi-Fi in these strange areas. This plan will be a great success and the days of 27 cars in a line behind one guy/gal going 15 mph (and breaking every 10 feet) will temporarily come to an end. Unfortunately, in keeping with the traditional governmental (surprisingly a real word) way of messing everything up, the state will start requiring permits very expensive to pull off into these areas. Early spring will bring much rain to our area. Mid- and late spring also will bring much rain. I know, this prediction seems way out there, but just have a little faith in my psychic powers. Also in spring, Christi and I will donate one date with both of us to the scholarship auction. Sadly, no one will bid on this donation because there isn’t a single person in this town not related to at least one of us. This will be just as well because we’re both married and dating outside the marriage is generally frowned upon. Sometime in the summer months (hopefully very early into the tourist season), a “How-To” sign will be placed on the emergency blinking light. Basically it will just say, “THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU DON’T NEED TO STOP HERE RIGHT NOW!!!!” Road rage among locals will drastically drop. In July, the Fourth of July Committee will bring back the beloved dunk tank for the festivities … OK, maybe that one is just wishful thinking on my end. Bring back the dunk tank!!!! During the fall, the “Welcome to Forks” sign will add the following statement, “Home of Christy Rasmussen-Ford.” This will bring a lot of people to our area in an attempt to find out who the heck Christy Rasmussen-Ford is. In a strange turn of events, near the end of the year, a Spartan football game will be heard on a local radio station. They will be playing Neah Bay. All in all, 2016 is going to be a great year for our little town. Happy New Year everyone!!! As always, for my personalized psychic services (or for free questions or comments) please send credit card information to christyrasmussen@yahoo.com.

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Technology … making life … easier? By Christi Baron With modern technology we can do so many things. We can get online pay bills, order things, learn about things. So last weekend when I needed to replace my nonworking remote for my satellite TV, how hard can it be? I will just get online and order it. I will start by saying I have been a customer of my satellite TV provider for 20 years, yes, this year is our 20th anniversary, and according to the anniversary gift exchange list we should be gifting each other china. It has been a happy union and you may not believe this but we have never even had a fight. So I go to get online to do this task, because in the past I have done the automated phone woman and she has had a hard time coming up with the option that I needed, so to the website I go. I have been to the website many times, so I know my way around. I get to my log-in page and see my long-time satellite TV provider has been purchased by another company since the last time I used its website. At this point I was not too worried. I type in my user name and

password. No, it tells me, I am wrong … I can’t be wrong — I have not changed anything. After several tries, the new company tells me I am locked out! So would I like to get a new password, well yes, I would. After trying this several times and checking my e-mail, I have not received a way to change my password. Then a box pops up and asks me would I like to chat … yes, I love to chat! I go to type in the box and it tells me I need a password! OK, it then asks for my account number. I figured this should work. I get my statements via e-mail so I go find an invoice, copy the account number, paste it in the box, hit enter and … it tells me there is no such account number. Later this afternoon I am going to call my new satellite TV provider and tell them I want a divorce. Then again, maybe we can work things out, it has been 20 years. OTHER THINGS … On Christmas Eve morning things were pretty quiet in the ole Forks Forum office. The phone rang and I could hardly hear the person, it sounded like

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they had a cold. The man on the phone said it was Christmas Eve and he was thinking about his dearly departed mother and he wanted to share a story with someone … and he got me. He told me in 1908 his grandfather had a homestead on the Dickey River. His mother was 10 years old at the time and on this day those many years ago she had walked through the woods, four miles, to attend a Christmas party at the home of Mina Smith. Mina had played the organ and the children had opened gifts and his mother received a pair of boots for Christmas. Thank you to Paul Weekley of Alma, W.Va, for calling to share that story. AND THE LAST WORD ON BABY JESUS … A Forks Forum reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, called to say that they would donate the wood to make a new Nativity Scene to be displayed at the Church of the Nazarene. Stay tuned …

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Community News FAFSA INFORMATIONAL EVENT On Jan. 7 from 6-7 p.m., there will be a FAFSA presentation in the high school library. During this time there will be a short presentation and a chance to begin your FAFSA. The FAFSA is the Federal Application for Free Student Aid and all seniors who are interested in attending college next fall are encouraged to go to this event and/or complete their FAFSA. The application window opened on Jan. 1 and funds are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. If you want to attend the event, check with the

high school counseling center to determine what is needed to bring to the event. Call 360374-6262 ext. 263 with any questions or concerns. TAX-AIDE SCHEDULE The TAX-AIDE program will offer free tax preparation and e-filing Feb. 6-April 18. Volunteers will be at Forks City Hall every other Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 6 and 20, March 5 and 19, and April 2 and 16. First-come, first-served. No appointment is necessary. Taxpayers must bring the following information to the TAX-AIDE site:

• Photo ID • Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and dependents • Documentation of health care coverage for everyone on the tax return. Bring Form 1095, if received. • W-2s, 1099s and all documents necessary to complete the 2015 tax return • A check or bank document with account numbers, if direct deposit desired • The 2014 tax return The TAX-AIDE program is sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation. The service is free of charge and available to taxpayers of all ages.

and transfer of assets. Call Susie in Forks at 374-9496 ext.2 to make an appointment for the next clinic on Jan. 11.

GOT EXTRA BAGS? Do you find that you have extra plastic and paper bags taking up space? How about donating them to the Forks Food Bank! The volunteers there would love to have them. Drop them by the food bank at 181 Bogachiel Way. Open Tuesday and Thursday 3-4:30 p.m.

MISSOULA THEATER TIME The Missoula Children’s Theatre will presents “Aladdin,” an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale, in Forks on Saturday Jan. 23. Auditions for the production take place Monday, Jan. 18, from noon to 5 p.m., in the high school commons. Performances will be Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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COMMUNITY, from page 5 FORKS CHAMBER UPCOMING PROGRAMS Forks Chamber of Commerce resumes weekly meetings for 2016 on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Programs and lunches for the upcoming meetings: Jan. 6 — Business meeting; baked potato bar Jan. 13 — Program TBA; cheeseburgers and fries Jan. 20 — Hoh River Trust; pulled pork sandwich Jan. 27 — Mayor Bryon Monohon and the State of the City Address; taco salad Feb. 3 — Business Meeting; tomato soup & grilled cheese sandwich Meetings are at Blakeslee’s Bar and Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave., from noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, with the first Wednesday of the month designated as a business meeting, everyone is welcome. DANCE LESSONS RETURN Rainforest Council for the Arts sponsored dance lessons will resume on Jan. 15 at the Congregational Church, 280 S. Spartan Ave., from 7-9 p.m. The lessons are free, but donations for the instructors’ gas is appreciated. All levels of dancing ability are welcome, but classes are geared more for the beginning dancer. No partner needed. FUN-A-DAY IN JANUARY The Rainforest Council for the Arts invites everyone to participate in Fun-A-Day for the month of January. Explore your creativity every day in January by working on a project of your choice. You can write, journal, sew, craft, etc., every day of the month. All who want to display their wares will gather from noon3 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Forks Library. If you have questions, call or e-mail Kathi Whitworth at 374-2661 or hipkip1954@ yahoo.com. Information also can be found by searching Fun-

A-Day on the Internet for ideas and inspiration. You also can follow activities on the RCA Facebook page. SNOWGRASS BRINGS BLUEGRASS TO PA The 14th Annual Snowgrass bluegrass festival has people of all ages lining up for a humdinger of a performance by four local bands on Jan. 23 at the Port Angeles High School Auditorium, 304 E. Park Ave. Masters of Ceremonies Dave and Rosalie Secord are sure to bring melodies and laughs to the stage as they host Forks favorite Crescent Blue, the Flying Strings of Port Angeles, Tony Flagg’s Trio of Joyce and Farmstrong of Dungeness. Activities encouraged are toe tapping, boot stomping and singing along. Doors open at 6 p.m. sharp, with music firing up around 6:30 p.m. Tickets for this event are $12 if purchased in advance, $14 at the door the night of the event, $9 for seniors no matter when they purchase, and children 10 years old and under are free. Tickets are available at Port Book and News in Port Angeles, Co-op Farm & Garden in Sequim and Forks Outfitters. Tickets also are available online at FirstStepFamily.org. Sponsors Johnson, Rutz and Tassie and Sound Community Bank are excited to join in the festivities again for another year of banjos, mandolins, guitars and harmonies. Their contributions mean that all ticket proceeds go directly to First Step Family Support Center to promote the healthy development of children and families, and to ensure that all children in Clallam County grow up feeling loved, safe and cared for. Questions about this event can be directed to Amber Hosken of First Step Family Support Center at 360-457-8355. First Step is a proud United Way agency and an equal opportunity employer and provider.

‘Food for Thought: Bread Basics’ at Clallam Bay Library This winter, learn the basics of bread baking at the Clallam Bay Library. Led by Sudie Parker, “Food for Thought: Bread Basics” is a series of free workshops providing participants fun, handson opportunities to learn various bread-baking techniques and practices. Attend one or all three. Workshops will take place at the Clallam Bay Library on the following dates: Monday, Jan. 11, 1-3 p.m.: Yeast bread basics. Learn how different fats work in breads, how to weigh and measure ingredients and more. Parker also will discuss quick breads during this workshop. Monday, Jan. 25, 1-3 p.m.: Explore sourdough, artisanal, old-world style and “5-minute” breads. Monday, Feb. 1, 1-3 p.m.: Gluten-free breads. Participants will learn how to use alternative grains and adapt recipes for gluten-free baking. ABOUT PARKER Parker is a 4-H leader and judge. An experienced bread baker, she has interned in bakeries and spent a summer in Milan apprenticing in a bread shop. She has taught food preserving classes at the Clallam Bay Library for two years. MORE INFORMATION Food for Thought workshops are free and open to the public and pre-registration is not required. The Clallam Bay Library is at 16990 Highway 112 in Clallam Bay. To learn more about this and other events and activities at your library, call 360-963-2414, send an email to ClallamBay@nols. org, or visit www.nols.org and select “Events.” CLAM DIG, from page 3 the threshold (20 parts per million) set by state public health officials. Domoic acid posed a problem for shellfish fisheries along Washington’s coast for much

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of 2015. The natural toxin produced by certain types of marine algae can be harmful or even fatal if consumed in sufficient quantities. Cooking or freezing does not destroy domoic acid in shellfish. WDFW is continuing to monitor toxin levels on all Washington beaches and will open other areas as soon as clams are safe to eat. The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides: Jan. 7, Thursday, 4:57 p.m.; 0.1 feet, Long Beach Jan. 8, Friday, 5:37 p.m.; -0.4 feet, Long Beach, Copalis Jan. 9, Saturday, 6:16 p.m.; -0.8 feet, Long Beach, Copalis Jan. 10, Sunday, 6:55 p.m.; -1.0 feet, Long Beach Jan. 11, Monday, 7:34 p.m.; -1.0 feet, Long Beach Jan. 12, Tuesday, 8:14 p.m.; -0.8 feet, Long Beach Jan. 13, Wednesday, 8:56 p.m.;

-0.4 feet, Long Beach Jan. 14, Thursday, 9:40 p.m.; 0.2 feet, Long Beach Ayres noted the best digging usually occurs one to two hours prior to low tide. Under state law, diggers can take 15 razor clams per day and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container. All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable 20152016 fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licenses, ranging from a three-day razor clam license to an annual combination fishing license, are available on WDFW’s website at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov and from license vendors around the state. More information about razor clams is available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/ fishing/shellfish/razorclams/ current.html.

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Holidays With The Hyaks Tournament The Forks Spartans played during winter break in the Holidays With The Hyaks Tournament held at the North Beach Gym in Ocean Shores on Dec. 29-30.

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Spartan Jeffrey Schumack (2) drives the key against Taholah as Cole Baysinger (5) follows. Forks defeated the Chitwhins 74-64. Photo Lonnie Archibald

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FORKS 71, CHIEF KITSAP 53 OCEAN SHORES — The Spartans were again led by Parker Browning and Marky Adams, and went 2-0 at North Beach’s Holidays with The Hyaks tournament. The Spartans built such a big lead that Coach Rick Gooding was able to empty the bench near the end of the game and Scott Archibald and Daniel Maxfield scored two points each. Individual scoring Forks (71) Schumack 8, Ramsey 9, Baysinger 4, Pegram 2, Maxfield 2, Browning 22, Prose 5, Adams 18, Archibald 2, Tejano, Jacoby, Davis. Chief Kitsap Academy (53) Moss 8, A. Sipai 6, K. Sipai 17, McLean 17, S. McCloud 2, Jones 3, L. McCloud.

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Spartan Scott Archibald (40) drives the key while Daniel Maxfield (20) breaks for the basket against Chief Kitsap Academy, which Forks defeated 71-53 to go undefeated at the tournament. Photo Lonnie Archibald

Spartans Cole Baysinger (left) and Marky Adams defend against Taholah’s Terrance Jones during the Holidays With The Hyaks Tournament held in Ocean Shores. Looking on is Parker Browning (22). Forks defeated Taholah 74-64. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

FORKS 74, TAHOLAH 64 OCEAN SHORES — The Spartans rolled to a 10-point victory against Taholah behind big games from its two leading scorers at the Holidays with the Hyaks tournament. Parker Browning hit for 28 points for the Spartans to lead all scorers Tuesday. “I believe that’s a career high,” Forks coach Rick Gooding said. “He did a good job all game of attacking the hoop and not settling for long-distance shots.” Marky Adams had 21 points and 18 rebounds in limited minutes. The Spartans also were led by an impressive 10 assists from point guard Jeffrey Schumack. Gooding liked how his team handled the Chitwins. “This was a good non-league game for us,” Gooding said. “They CONTINUED on page 8

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BASKETBALL, from page 7 are a scrappy team and we handled their pressure well. We played a lot more under control than we have at times earlier this season, and it looked like some things are starting to work for us.” Cole Baysinger had a nice allaround game scoring 8 points and pulling down 8 rebounds. Freshman Cort Prose chipped in with 8 points and 7 rebounds. Carlos Tejano continued his strong play with 4 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. “Everyone contributed one way or another. That is obviously when we are at our best,” said Gooding. FORKS 74, TAHOLAH 64 Taholah 18 11 13 22 — 64 Forks 20 20 9 25 — 74 Individual scoring Taholah (64) Orozco 6, Mowitch 2, Jackson 13, King 2, Jackson 15, Cain 12, T. Jones 7, Bastian 3, Anderson 4. Forks (74) Schumack 3, Ramsey, Baysinger 8, Pegram 1, Tejano 4, Maxfield, Browning 28, Prose 9, Adams 21, Baar.

Lady Spartans Brittney Woodruff (35), Amber Hoagland (12) and Skyler DeMatties (4), are in action against Taholah. Taholah topped Forks 49-36. Photo Lonnie Archibald

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Lady Spartan Jordyn Henry (1) drives against North Beach’s Emily Takagi (23) in a contest won by The Hyaks 56-25. Photo Lonnie Archibald

Spartans at the Rock

On Dec. 29, the Spartan wrestling team attended the Rock Tournament at Vashon, and in case you were wondering … it is called the Rock Tournament because all the awards are gold-painted rocks. “We had no one entered in the tournament at 113, 126, 132, 220 and 285. After the Christmas break we should be able to fill most of the empty spots which should make us a very good dual match team for our league matches that will begin in January,” Coach Jack Dahlgren, Alvaro Ortiz and Josue Lucas pose with their “Rocks” at Robert Wheeler said. Vashon. Submitted Photo He added, “Hopefully, this second in a perennially tough tournament gets the kids to PLACERS tournament. I am hoping that understand the potential in this 106 Josue Lucas 9 Skyler DeMatties is our player of the week this week. this will help them understand group.” 1st Three pins to claim the Skyler is a junior at Forks High School. This is her 11th year playtheir potential and give them “As a group, I think this championship ing basketball. Her favorite thing about basketball is the feeling you incentive to really start workwas their poorest showing of 120 Alvaro Ortiz 12 get when you make at basket. No matter how much you’re losing st ing toward that potential.” the year, yet they still placed 1st Still nursing an injury but Submit Now — Thursday, Dec 31 by, the other team can’t take that feeling away from you. claimed the championship 145 Garrison Schumack 11 4th 145 Gavin Palmer 11 6th 152 Joseph Mariner 3rd 160 Joel Mohn 12 3rd th 170 Reece Moody 12 3rd 182 Jack Dahlgren 11 www.peninsuladailynews.com ◊ www.sequimgazette.com 1st Jack is still undefeated for www.forkforum.com the year. 195 Luke Dahlgren 9 3rd Sponsored by WILDER AUTO

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The Spartan Wrestlers competed in the Bremerton Holiday Brawl on Jan. 2. The team took first place. Coach Robert Wheeler said, “We had a couple of our usual varsity wrestlers out, but had good performances from those who were filling in or who moved up a weight to help out the team. This tournament was a real improvement in bottom wrestling over Tuesday’s wrestling in Vashon. I was quite happy with the way that most everyone wrestled. Now we need to get everyone together where they belong for a tough week next week when we start our league duals with Aberdeen and Montesano on Wednesday. We also have the very tough Gut Check Tournament in Silverdale on Friday and Saturday.” PLACERS 106 Josue Lucas 9 1st 120 Alvaro Ortiz 12 1st Another close match in a rematch of Tuesday’s finals in Vashon. Alvaro beat Casey Brady of Eatonville 6-4 in overtime. 126 Keith Kullander 10 3rd 126 Keith Thompson 9 4th 132 Saul Avila 11 1st This was his first tournament championship. 138 Hugo Lucas 12 3rd 145 Garrison Schumack 11 4th 160 Joseph Mariner 12 3rd 170 Kenny Gale 11 3rd 182 Jack Dahlgren 11 1st Jack is still undefeated for the year. 195 Luke Dahlgren 9 3rd Really starting to step up his wrestling, becoming a contender in every match. 220 Nathan Flores 2nd Could have gone 195 but wrestled 220 to earn team points.

So I Wrote a Book

By Christy Rasmussen-Ford

For the first 26 years of my life, I was seriously intent on becoming a lawyer. In a weird series of events though, life took a sharp left turn. Humor writing is my passion now, but what a weird road it was to get here. It started with running into a former teacher. He introduced me to his wife and said, “I always thought Christy would have made an excellent standup comedian.” Very literally, I assumed that he had been drinking his infamous coffee … if you know who I’m talking about. Shortly after that, I saw another person from my past who also mentioned how funny that he always thought I was. “I’m funny?” I thought to myself. “How am I just now learning

this?” Sure, I crack myself up on an hourly basis, but other people find me funny too?

Around that same time, my oldest daughter started talking. If you have never talked to that girl, you need to because I cannot possibly explain how her random, outside the box, hilarious mind works in a short column. Regardless, someone who knew her suggested that I start writing about her. I ended up writing a successful humor blog titled “Worst Mother of the Year” for years (until CPS ruined it), which paved the way for a lot of other small humor writing jobs. In May 2013, I got my own humor column in this very paper thanks to the lovely editor at the time, Mark Couhig. A few months into my column, I asked another editor for advice on how to go big with humor

Still a wee bit foggy from the seizure, I could not immediately give him an answer, but soon I came to the conclusion that it was probably from the hot cooking pan. My theory was quickly confirmed by someone who was with me during the seizure.

writing. He suggested writing a book. I started working on one immediately. Then, I started another book. Then another. I never finished any of them, partially because I work a lot already, but mostly because I was/am very scared. Being broke and out of work for six weeks does amazing things for people though and so I finally finished a book … and published it … in an attempt to pay some bills. My first book, “The Funny Thing About Epilepsy” is for sale on Amazon now. I decided to make some money off my disorder, while also lightheartedly educating those not familiar with epilepsy. I’ve done the math and if I sell 3,434,655 books, I should recoup the amount I’ve spent on seizure medicine.

So, here’s an excerpt to entice you into buying a copy (remember, I need to sell 3,434,655): “We quickly ripped off my pants, which would be a really good line for a different kind of book. With no pants on, the mystery was solved. The burn was discovered. “Where the heck did that come from?” The doctor asked while he began treatment.

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The burn ended up being classified as a second degree burn. It resulted in my first (but not last) scar. As they say, chicks dig scars. That doesn’t really benefit me unfortunately, but I do have a really cool story to go along with it. So that’s good. But please, let this be a lesson to everyone out there. Those with epilepsy should never, ever cook anything beyond toast and toast is really pushing it. Cooking is far too dangerous for those with epilepsy. That’s what I try to tell my husband anyway …”

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True Color Seeing Through My Finger: Part 3 Einstein’s Gravity

By Chiggers Stokes Special to the Forks Forum

In coming into life, gravity is one of the first forces we come to respect. As we take our first steps, it is gravity that brings our rears to Earth before our parents’ hands find need to spank them … or they become pierced by outrageous fortune. Gravity, we conclude at a tender age, makes for falls which makes for owey! We survive our falls and learn to carry loads and if we stumble and fall under the load, we have momentum and learn to fear a crushing load. Gravity is one of our most primal fears. With Special Relativity (reference points moving at near light speed) Albert Einstein opened the door to an argument that the Earth does not rotate around the sun. As easily said is the universe revolves around the Earth. The math is harder, but still works, claims Stephen Hawking a century later. In 1915, General Relativity Albert Einstein tore the roof off the school model of an Earth orbiting the sun. Another casualty of General Relativity is the right to believe that the sun exerts attraction to the Earth. Even though, on Earth the oceans appear to swell with attraction to the moon and, even from the sun one astronomical unit (about 93,000 miles) away. For a hundred years we have known that

gravity is not a force acting on two separated objects but acting on the space/time in between. Einstein’s model of Earth and Sun is that they travel parallel to one another with space/time collapsing under the weight of the sun. Meanwhile, back at our reference point, the gravity of Earth is bending the space/ time beneath our feet. It’s not the same thing as the Earth attracting our weight. How much does the Earth weigh, anyway? Special Relativity gives us the easy answer. Step onto the scale. Put a scale between the Earth and a reference point and that’s your answer of how much Earth weighs. How much the world weighs depends entirely on which of us fatties are weighing in. Put a scale between two earths and you are measuring two gravitational fields, not one. Step between them and it is not insufferable weight but a state of heavy deflation. Acceleration is the same as space/time deflation ergo, GRAVITY AND ACCELERATION ARE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SAME FORCE! As humans, we perceive gravity as a condition of matter and acceleration as the effect of external force, effecting increased velocity. Please put on your chigoggles to see yourself on an elevator that is about to be power-dropped down a deep and docked rocket ship on Earth.

It drops faster and faster until it accelerates to the rate of 31 feet per second/second. If the floor keeps accelerating, in its descent you will be weightless, in free fall, with the floor falling away from you. If the elevator senses free-fall and, maintains speed but stops accelerating you will immediately go from free fall to one G (Earth gravitational unit) like stepping off a 1-inch stair. But if the floor continues to accelerate downward, gong 31 feet faster every second, you will find that you can bounce around in the elevator just like the astronauts in space. Now use your chigoggles to zoom back and you see that this extremely deep elevator shaft is located in a big rocketship and while you’re bouncing off the ceiling and floor in the elevator it’s three, two, one, LIFTOFF! So back in the elevator which is falling faster and faster, we start to experience gravity as the rocket-ship lifts off. Regardless of velocity, when the ship reaches a state of acceleration of 31 feet per second/second, the ride in the elevator is over and even though the elevator has been in free fall for some time now, you are experiencing one G. But better lie down on the floor, because even though you’re in free fall, your arms and legs will weigh like lead. To escape the gravitational field of Earth, every interplanetary spaceship (not the orbiting International Space Station) has to reach an escape velocity of 25,020 miles per hour. Here’s another fun experiment that we can try with our chigoggles that has been verified by plenty of laboratory experience in my ex-wife’s kitchen. Place a bowling ball on top of a 31-foot ladder and use the Magnification lens of the goggles to find a subatomic proton. (See Seeing

Through Part 1) Chop and mince proton into fine pieces (a number with 20 zeros in it.) Use your precision chigoggles Stop Watch feature to measure how long it takes light traveling at 186,000 miles a second to race across one of those tiny kernels of time/space. Now you’re cooking with Plank Time! At that scale, a clock on the bowling ball up the ladder is running slower than the clock on the ground. Push the ladder out of the way and hit the Einstein View on your chigoggles. The ball does not come down. The time/space in between the bowling ball and whatever floor you’re using for a laboratory deflates. If you look at the view of the falling bowling ball through your Plank Time feature you will see that it gets more and more in synch with Earth time until the bowling ball crashes through the floor of your laboratory, in the violence of collapsing time/space … and who is going to clean up this mess? I wasn’t even supposed to cut up protons in here. Relativity says that there will be consequence for sharing simultaneity when two rapidly shifting reference points try to occupy the same moment on the clock. When we drive we are exercising intention to avoid simultaneity with pedestrians and other motorist. If our chigoggles tell us we are on a collision course with another reference point traveling at right angels to us, we can speed up or slow down to avoid the event of simultaneity. We are using human intention to bend time/space. If the chigoggles tell us what Plank Time is on the wrist of the other reference point we can shut our eyes and use just our watches to avoid collision. Just don’t let it be the same time on both watches. That’s when the bowling ball goes through the floor boards.

Einstein’s view of Relativity leads to a vision in physics where so-called REALITY was divided into four realms of force. The domain of wethe-living is the realm of Electromagnetism. Two powerful sister realms to Electromagnetism are the Weak Nuclear Force, which bind electrons to nucleus, and the Strong Nuclear Force, binding proton to neutron. Our human forays into these realms have led to terrible weapons of mass destruction. Albert Einstein realized that Relativity could wander this road. Though he was a pacifist all his life, he wrote President FDR of this inevitability of Relativity. He spent part of his life regretting the Pandora’s Box that Relativity had sprung upon the planet with the advent of Atomic Age. The two BIG sister Atomic realms, Weak and Strong, could wipe out all life as we know it in the realm of Electromagnetism. But these realms could be reconciled in one theory and what equated in one realm crossed currency with the other realms. But not so with the step sister of Gravity. The weakest realm, Gravity, has refused to honor the math of the other realms. Einstein spent most of his life trying to unify the realms under one throne of equations.Though String Theory may finally unite the four realms under one mathematical crown, Albert Einstein was never able to do so. Our first fear in life is Gravity. We fall down. We learn to walk. We fall, we walk better and avoid cliffs. As children we pick up a nail with a toy magnet. Many of us go to our deaths without realizing there was a contest over what realm would have that nail. In our realm of Electromagnetism, a kid’s toy wrestled a nail from the grasp of an entire planet called Earth.

TOP WASHINGTON STATE SCAMS OF 2015

The Better Business Bureau has tallied the year’s top scams with the help of Scam Tracker. Investigators collected reports from more than 10,000 consumers nationwide. The top 5 scams hitting Washington are as follows:

1. IRS SCAM. Consumers receive threatening phone calls from someone

claiming to be with the IRS. The caller tells the consumer he owes taxes to the government and will be thrown in jail unless he pays. The IRS says they never call people who owe money; instead, they notify debtors via mail.

2. DEBT COLLECTIONS. Fake collection agencies call and claim consumers owe credit card debt. They try to gather personal information

such as Social Security and bank account numbers.

3. IMPOSTER SCAM. Like the IRS scam, fraudsters pose as a federal agent or law enforcement and then contact unsuspecting consumers to try to obtain their personal information. If the scammers succeed, they’re able to steal identities and commit fraud.

4. GOVERNMENT GRANT. Bogus government staffers call to inform consumers they have qualified for a grant, but processing fees must be paid in advance via wire transfer to receive the funds. 5. TECH SUPPORT. Scammers tell consumers their computers have been hacked and they need to gain access in order to fix it. The scammers end up download-

ing malware or stealing personal information.

Nationally, BBB Scam Tracker also reported the IRS scam at the top. Phony debt collectors, sweepstakes, tech support and the government grant scam rounded off the top five. For a complete list visit www.bbb.org/top10scams.

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Going off the Grid Part 3: You Betcha ...

By Jaymi Goetze As long as you don’t count the generator giving out, the deep cycle batteries being over charged to the point of almost killing them, the water pressure dropping and the system freezing completely solid, the pile of dishes that looked like a middle school science project, the two cords of wet firewood we purchased for whatever reason and the 24volt chest fridge that crapped out on us, we are totally, 100 percent fine. Everything is going just as planned. Just to clarify, we have a generator because we are not complete idiots. The shortest days of the month are upon us, we live in the rain forest and we are not going to let our solar supply cut out on us around dinner time. The generator took a dive for two reasons; 1. I’m blaming field mice and 2. It was 12 years old. We bought a new one but only have used it twice. I also should clarify why we bought firewood instead

of just chopping down a tree. We did, it just isn’t seasoned yet. It was poor planning on our part. I am certain that next year we will have it “all” together, hopefully. Since our water level is below the pump and is frozen anyway, we can’t use it. The pile of dishes got clean by heating up our rain water we save in our water barrels. Phil was a doll and did them. My brother Tanner and his other half, Alajiah, let us shower at their homes. I’m very thankful for them. We started a trail to the first cabin (we have two) but only got that far because the girls got cold. We went inside to heat ourselves in front of the fireplace and eat some vegetarian shepherd’s pie. Did I mention I live with a vegetarian and a borderline vegetarian? Alright, one is a pescatarian (fish and shrimp but no other meat) and the other one I can still force to eat chicken. Since the sun has been out, we found the energy to lay down some tarps and card-

board boxes to kill the grass where our vegetables will grow. We got a good look at

all the work that needs to be done out here. The chicken coop is calling my name. I’m going to make it my … well, you know (I’m trying to stay classy at this point). We came up with a solid plan for the big fenced area where all of our fruit trees are. Potato and strawberry towers are getting ready to go up; the second greenhouse also is ready to be put up. All the extra windows and lumber under our house will more than likely turn into a third greenhouse. The planning is pretty fun; we stayed up for a couple hours last night talking about rows of beans and patty pan squash (I’m determined to grown them). It’s

going to be wonderful. The sun is out and it’s doing its job! I wake up; the TriStar Solar System Controller is telling me we have 24-25 volts. Around 10:30 in the morning, the solar panels are charging at 9.3 amps! Those amps jack our voltage up to 29! It’s really incredible to see the sun work for us! It makes me want to run every light in the house at once! But I don’t. Back to the cabins, I am pretty sure I’m going to use my creative skills to make the smaller one an incredible place for the girls to play. Maybe we will build the network of tree-houses around it. I love homesteading.

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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

EVERY SUNDAY

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open Jam - All are welcome at the Three Sisters of Clallam ( the big green building)

FIRST MONDAY

6:30 p.m. – Quillayute Valley PTA, FMS library. 7 p.m. – Emblem Club 488, Forks Elks Lodge.

SECOND MONDAY

4 p.m. – Prevention Works! Telelink to Forks, mental health facility, Bogachiel Way. 5:30 p.m. potluck - Quillayute Valley Grange, 130 W. Division St. Questions, 374-6054 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. – West End Youth League, Pacific Pizza back

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

FOURTH MONDAY

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

EVERY MONDAY

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. 6 p.m. – Forks Elementary School PTO, Elementary School Lunchroom. Public welcome!

SECOND TUESDAY

Noon – West End Historical Society, JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 327-3318. 6:30 p.m. – Piecemakers Quilt Club, Forks Baptist Church. No

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George Williams, Pastor-Teacher • 374-5339 Sunday School�� 9:30 AM Sunday Worship �� 11 AM & 6 PM Christ - Centered • Bible - Based 7th and G St. S.W.

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St. Anne Catholic Church - Forks

Fr. Paul Brunet Saturday/Sabado Misa en Español 6:00 PM 374-9184 Sunday ........................................... 8:30 AM 511 5th Ave. Wednesday .....................................5:30 PM Thursday .......................................12:05 PM Friday .........12:05 PM Adoration following Benediction ....................................5:45 PM Holy Days ........................................7:00PM

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Pastor Pamela Hunter 374-6343 • 250 Blackberry Ave.

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

Forks Assembly of God 81 Huckleberry Ln. • 374-6909 www.churchinforks.org

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Sunday School ��9:45 AM Sunday Morning Worship ��11:00 AM Sunday Evening Service��6:00 PM Wednesday Kids Programs ��6:30 PM

Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church 1209517

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Clallam Bay Assembly of God

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

Worship Service ��10:45 AM Sunday Evening Worship ��6:00 PM Wednesday Prayer Meeting��7:00 PM Awanas, Thursdays ��6:30 PM

First Congregational Church (U.C.C.)

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

Communion, Singing, Prayer

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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Pastor Nathan Abbate 374-3298 Sunday Morning Worship ��10:30 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Study ��7:00 PM

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Calvary Chapel

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963-2436 Worship Service �� 11:00 AM Sunday School�� 9:30 AM

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meetings in December.

THIRD TUESDAY

11:30 a.m. – Forks Timber Museum, Umpqua (Sterling Bank), Linda 374-9663. 6:30 p.m. – Relay for Life, Forks Hospital Adminstration Conference Room. 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - North Pacific Coast Lead Entity for Salmon Restoration (NPCLE), U. W. Olympic Natural Resources Center, Hemlock Forest Room, 1455 S. Forks Ave., Forks, WA

FOURTH TUESDAY

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

EVERY TUESDAY

5-7 p.m. – Thursday Night Knitters, Forks Library. 6 p.m. – Hoh Healing Circle and potluck, Hoh Tribal office. 7 p.m. – Forksestra Rehearsal, Forks Library, 374-6233. 7 p.m. – Sportsmen’s Club bingo Noon – Women’s suppor t group, Hoh Tribal Center. Forks Abuse Program, Linda, 374-6411. 7 p.m. – Overeaters Anonymous Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry, Forks. 7 p.m. – Rainy Day Gamers, ICN Building.

EVERY FRIDAY

2 p.m. – Team Work, N.A., next to West End Outreach. Contact Ashley 360-207-9346

SECOND FRIDAY

11:30 a.m. – The Caring Place, a pregnancy resource center, 3745010. 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. 6 p.m. – Bingo Forks Elks Lodge, Merchant Road 7 p.m. – Fire Dept. volunteers, Forks, Beaver and Quillayute fire halls.

7 p.m. – Forks American Legion Post 106, Old Forest Service Building, Division and Maple

FIRST WEDNESDAY

EVERY MONDAY

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

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.

THIRD WEDNESDAY

1:30 p.m. – Bogachiel Garden Club, Community Center, Forks, 374-2437. 7 p.m. – West End Sportsmen Club, Sportsmen Club Road. 6401497

EVERY WEDNESDAY

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

FIRST THURSDAY

5 p.m. - West Olympic Council for the Arts, ICN Building. 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.

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

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Far West Art League, Forks Library. 11:30 a.m. – The Caring Place, pregnancy resource center, 374-5010.

SECOND SATURDAY

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

THIRD SATURDAY

Emblem Club Prime Rib dinner third Saturday of each month Forks Elks Lodge.

CLALLAM BAY/SEKIU

3 p.m. – T.O.P.S., Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church. 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. 5 p.m. – Co-op Board open to members at the Co-op Eatery. 6 p.m. – Clallam Bay-Sekiu Sewer Advisory Board, Cape Flattery School District Administrative Office, Snob Hill.

THIRD WEDNESDAY 1:30 p.m. – Bogachiel Garden Club, Community Center, Forks, 374-2437.

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

EVERY WEDNESDAY 6 p.m. – Music Jam at the Co-op.

EVERY THURSDAY 6 p.m. – Learn Guitar tabulator at the Co-op.

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, VFW, 110 S. Spartan Ave.

NEAH BAY

EVERY THURSDAY

Noon – Women’s suppor t 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

7-8:30 pm — Overeaters Anonymous, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry Ave., Forks, 327-3323.

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

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

EVERYDAY

How it Works AA Group is now meeting 7 days a week at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 86 W. Division. Except no meeting the first Wednesday of the month and no meeting the second Monday, due to conflicts with other groups.

24-HOUR AA PHONE HOTLINE (360) 452-4212 AL-ANON 1-866-452-6973 BASIC BEGINNINGS PRE-SCHOOL ANNIE CRIPPEN 640-5512 BASICBEGINNINGSLEARINGCENTER @GMAIL.COM

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History from the pages of the Forks Forum Windstorm of 1921 is recalled by W.F. Taylor

Editor’s note — In 1936, W.F. Taylor was interviewed about his business at Mora and his recollection of the windstorm that hit the West End on Jan. 29, 1921. W.F. Taylor, of Mora, was born in Tennessee in 1862, and lived there until he was grown. He spent some years in South Dakota and Montana before coming west to Seattle in 1897. The following year he bought the store at Mora and for a number of years enjoyed a large business supplying the needs of settlers along the Quillayute, Calawah and Bogachiel rivers. His stock, obtained principally in Seattle, was shipped by small steamers to the mouth of the Quillayute where Mr. Taylor’s store was located. Many of the settlers living far back in the inland, because of the difficulty of making their shopping trips to Mora, bought supplies in what today would seem very large quantities. A bill of goods including such quantities as the following was not uncommon: 5 barrels whole wheat flour 5 barrels white flour 500 pounds sugar 150 pounds coffee 200 pounds salt 10 cases tomatoes (240 cans) 20 yards denim 50 yard calico 25 pounds chewing tobacco 25 pounds smoking tobacco This supply was estimated to last six months. Trade was brisk because stores were few and far apart, and at that time every quarter section of land had a settler. But business decreased as the settlers, dis-

Taylor’s at Mora

couraged by the immense job of clearing, either deserted their claims or sold out to the big timber concerns which sought all available timber land for logging. The great wind storm of 1921 drove hundreds of settlers away, for in many places every standing tree was blown down and the land then had no real value. Of the great wind storm of 1921, Mr. Taylor had a clear and vivid recollection. On that January day, with a mild winter temperature, Taylor and his son were engaged in building a shed across the road from the store. About mid-afternoon the atmosphere grew very heavy and a strange darkness fell over all. From the ocean sprang a cold wind, and the wind and darkness combined to caused the men to cease their work. They returned to the store and started a fire in the big stove and stood around it, discussing the

impending storm. A little later the storm struck. It became pitch dark: rain fell in torrents and the wind was very strong. Sudden gusts bellied in the back of the store and water entered through cracks between the boards as if thrown by buckets. The men could hear sheds in being blown down, but dared not leave their shelter. Outside they could see nothing, the darkness was impenetrable. But a terrifying roar told of the falling trees all around. By the middle of the night the storm had passed. In the darkness they could not see what damage had been done, though they were compelled to crawl over many fallen trees on their way home. The next morning there was desolation everywhere. As far as the eye could see, where the day before had been covered with great trees, some 250 feet tall, not a tree was standing. The forest was a mass of twisted, torn wreckage, the streams choked. Strangely, few buildings were greatly damaged. A truck driver who had left the store sometime before the storm broke had got half way home when a tree blew down and blocked the road ahead. With some difficulty he got turned around to start back for Mora but another tree blocked the return. So he went on foot. The next day he returned to his truck and found it completely hemmed in on all sides by trees, none of which had fallen on the truck. It was 10 days before the road was cleared and the truck brought out. Taylor felt the storm came ashore near Aberdeen, followed along the Pacific coast to Cape Flattery and jumped across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Vancouver Island, laying waste to timber in one great swath. In 1936, at the time of the Forks Forum interview, Mr. Taylor, with his wife and daughter, lived at Mora as well as his son and his family. He spent his winters in Arizona where he had a silver mining claim.

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Dog Spa to Open Aleshea Truckenmiller said she saw a need and decided to do something about it. Truckenmiller is opening Aleshea’s Pet Spa/Dog Grooming at 130 S. Forks Ave., in the Almar Building. The block already is home to two barbershops and a hair salon, so why not a little pampering for your best friend? For now Truckenmiller is open by appointment, but says she is already busier then when she opened a similar business in Port Angeles. The grooming area features a hydraulic tub and grooming table and it is her hope to eventually add some retail items. Truckenmiller is a graduate of a Washington State grooming school and has 20 years experience. She also is accompanied at work by her best friend a papillon named Blue. Her phone number is 360-460-5196. Photo Christi Baron

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Pete Millsap stopped by the Forks Forum office Monday with this newspaper clipping. He was remembering his good friend James Daniel Hobucket, front row, second from left, who died Nov. 20, 2015, at the age of 71. Hobucket was born in LaPush on Feb. 8, 1944. He graduated from Indian School in Oklahoma then served in the Army in Vietnam. He was a member of the Forks and Port Angeles VFWs and a member of the Quileute Warriors. Hobucket’s obituary had not appeared in the Forks Forum and Pete wanted to acknowledge his passing. Of the old clipping Pete said, “You know, not many of us still left in that photo.”

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