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Going Off The GridPart 5

2015: Year in Review

Do you have an idea for a small business that makes money, builds com-munity and protects the environment? Take a step to move your idea forward!

Washington Coast Works: Sustainable Small Business Competition (wa-coastworks.org) offers budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to develop skills, get support and win cash to launch sustainable small businesses. The winner will receive $10,000 in startup funding and two semifinalists will receive $5,000 each.

Last year, 12 contestants participated in the Coast Works Boot Camp and Pitch Clinic and three winners are now working to launch their new businesses. This year, Coast Works is joined by Enterprise for Equity, a business develop-ment program with a 20-year track record of success in helping people start and grow small businesses in rural communities. Enterprise for Equity will be providing a variety of ongoing business training and support. Coast Works contestants will be selected from graduates of Enterprise for Equity’s Business Readiness Workshop and will participate in its Business Planning Program.

Coast Works kicks off with six community “ideation” events, to be held Feb. 1-4 in Taholah, Aberdeen, Amanda Park, La Push, Forks and Neah Bay (visit http://wacoastworks.org/ideation-events/ for details on locations and dates). 

These three-hour workshops will:• Answer all your questions about the competition and Enterprise for Equity,

including how to apply, how the finalists and winners will be selected, what training and support will be provided, and more.

• Introduce you to the entrepreneur’s mindset, the opportunity discovery

process, and sustainable “triple bottom line” businesses.• Engage you in brainstorming activities designed to help generate ideas for

new sustainable businesses that build leadership, contribute to conservation and keep money in the local economy.

Through chalk talks and group activities, attendees will brainstorm business ideas that transform problems and needs in local communities into profitable businesses that produce social and environmental benefits — and meet the criteria for the competition!

Ideation events are free and open to the general public. Coast Works contestants must attend an Ideation Event or make separate

arrangements to complete an Enterprise for Equity Information Session. Non-contestants are encouraged to participate, too. To register, complete Enterprise for Equity’s Business Plan Training registration form at www.enterprisefor equity.org/intake.

Once a registration form is submitted, a member of the Coast Works team will call to discuss the next steps. For questions regarding the registration process, contact Enterprise for Equity by email at office@enterpriseforequity.org or by phone at 360-704-3375. Contact the Coast Works team at info@wacoastworks.org for questions or for more information about the competition.

The competition is being presented by The Nature Conservancy in partner-ship with Enterprise for Equity (with support from a USDA Rural Business Development Grant), Pinchot University’s Center for Inclusive Entrepreneur-ship and the Taala Fund.

Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theater were held Monday, Jan. 18. Missoula Children’s Theater will present “Alad-din” at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. The public is welcome. Admission: adults $8, 3-17 year olds $6, and children under the age of two are free. Photo Christi Baron

Free Coast Works Ideation Events Coming Soon

Forks City Council Vacancy

Mayor Bryon Monohon is request-ing letters of interest from individuals willing to serve on the Forks City Council to fill a two-year term of the office held by former council member Kevin Hinchen.

Individuals interested in serving must reside within the Forks city lim-its and be a registered voter. Selection will be by the Forks City Council at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8.

The selected individual will serve until Dec. 31, 2017. The selected individual will be required to file necessary paperwork with the State’s Public Disclosure Commission.

Individuals interested in serving should send a letter of interest and any other materials they deem perti-nent for the council to review to City Clerk/Treasurer Audrey Grafstrom at 500 E. Division St., Forks, WA 98331. Letters also can be e-mailed to agra.forks@forkswashington.org or faxed to 360-374-9430. All letters must be received by the city no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 4.

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Letters TO THE Editor

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

Forks Weather ReportBy Jerry R. King

Jan. 11-17, 2016

Date High Low Rainfall1/11 47 28 0.63 1/12 49 44 1.751/13 51 42 1.45 1/14 43 30 0.09 1/15 47 29 0.07 1/16 51 42 1.441/17 51 45 0.81

Total rainfall for year .................... 6.80 in.January rainfall .............................6.80 in.Average rainfall ..........................10.26 in.Snow Year ........................................ 0.00

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Class 1: “We’re Pregnant! What’s happening?” Overview and informed decision making.

Class 2: “Preparing for a Marathon: It’s A Walk in the Park” Understanding labor.

Class 3: “Getting to the Finish line!” Coping with transition, 2nd and 3rd stages. Making a birth plan.

Class 4: “But I Thought I Could Read the Map!”Dealing with variations and complications in labor and birth.

Class 5: “Choices, Choices: A Trail Guide”Pain medicines and hospital tour, labor review & birth plan.

Class 6: “We Are A Family! Now What?”Breastfeeding, postpartum care for moms, dads, siblings and the newborn.

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Picture missingDear Editor,What possible explanation

could there be for the removal of James Scarlett’s picture from the lobby of the Forks Hospital? Were it not for my father-in-law’s efforts, the bonding required to expand the facility would not have been accomplished.

All generations of Forks resi-dents should recognize James Scarlett as a giving neighbor who volunteered tirelessly working for the construction of an infrastructure for the establishment of quality health care, as well as providing for the education of the town’s youth through his service on the school board.

Acknowledging the commu-nity service of this great man, by posting a picture of him in the lobby of the hospital, is a fitting tribute.

The picture should never have been removed and needs to be returned to where it hung for decades.

Charles TysonTukwila

Forks CompassionTo The Town of Forks:My son Kyle Forgey, his

wife Jennifer and 2 1/2 year

old son Zayden moved to and bought a house in Forks last spring. Kyle was the manager of several resorts in West Yel-lowstone, Montana, and took a transfer to become the manager of Kalaloch Lodge.

They both immediately fell in love with the area and com-munity.

Unfortunately, Jennifer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and lost her brave, hard fought battle in Forks Com-munity Hospital on Dec. 18, 2015. Jennifer’s dad previ-ously wrote a letter to you in regard to this but I wanted to expound on the compassion of everyone we came in contact with in the hospital and com-munity of Forks during that difficult time.

I only regret not getting the names of all the people that were involved but I wasn’t thinking too clearly at the time. From the time we got to the hospital, we had care, concern, understanding and compassion like I have never experienced at any other medical facility I have been in.

All (I believe it was nine nurses that we had contact with including the doctor) went out of their way to make sure we understood everything that was

going on and answered all our questions. They provided us with snacks, water and juices.

The staff continually made sure we were comfortable and even the maintenance men brought in extra chairs for us and then they checked back with us periodically to see if there was anything we needed.

When we were tired, because this was a several-day experi-ence for us and we were there day and night, they found empty beds for us to rest in. Around the community we experienced no difference in compassion and caring. We stayed four nights in the Olympic Suites and were given a very discounted rate and the owner even came by the hos-pital and prayed over Jennifer with family members.

We ate at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill and Darcy (not sure of the spelling) and the owner expressed their sympathies and picked up our tab. We went to Thriftway to buy gift baskets for the nurses at the hospital and a lady said she would make them up for us because her daughter was a nurse at the ER and was there when they brought Jennifer in.

The morning after Jennifer’s passing, she came by the house with food and eating utensils and offered to furnish din-ner. She didn’t even know us. Zayden attends a pre-school class in Forks and the parents

got together and gave him a year’s scholarship. We had this same experience our entire time there no matter if we were going through a checkout stand at Thriftway or getting our hair cut at the barbers. You would never, in this day and age, have this kind of experience in any community especially consid-ering the short time they have lived there. I want to express our sincere thanks for your outpouring of love and support during our trying time. You all made a terrible situation better.

Again, thank you so much and I look forward to visiting Kyle, Zayden and Forks many times a year.

Dr. Doug Forgey and Family and Tom and Robin Cozad

Washougal

To all the Seahawks fans

Dear Editor,Russell Wilson is no better

than any other quarterback. Sure, he visits children in the hospital and that is a good thing … but only for the atten-tion it gets him, attention every quarterback should get! I am glad Cam Newton threw the Seahawks flag down.

Everything is Seahawks this and Seahawks that … and the 49ers … they are going to make a comeback!

Ruth KettelForks

For the first time in a long time gas in Forks is under $2. Photos Christi Baron

Under $2 Gas!

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Olympic National Park’s new deputy superintendent, Lee Taylor, visited Forks last Wednesday and was the pro-gram at the West End Business morning meeting and the Forks Chamber of Commerce noon meeting. Taylor is a 30-year career employee of the Na-tional Park Service.

Before taking on her new job at ONP she was the super-intendent of San Juan Island National Historical Park, where she served for the past three years.

Prior to that, she worked for 11 years at Mount Rainier National Park, overseeing the park’s interpretation, education and volunteer programs. Taylor began her career as a student intern in 1984 at Yosemite National Park and presented or managed interpretation and education programs at seven other parks from Alaska to Vir-ginia before arriving at Mount Rainier in 2001.

Taylor describes ONP as her “dream park” and told both groups she hopes to be a regu-

lar visitor to the West End and facilitate a close relationship with the community.

The National Park Service turns 100 on Aug. 25 and Taylor shared some of the upcoming activities that will be happening this year in celebra-tion of this milestone:

• Centennial Goal: Reach out and connect with the next generation

• Every Kid in a Park Pro-gram — If you are a fourth-grader or age equivalent free-choice learner, you and your family can receive an

Gary Pitt, “Troll” to his friends, age 71 of Forks, Washington, passed away in Port Angeles due to respiratory complications. His family was by his side.

One of 8 children, Gary was born on August 23, 1944 in Everett, Washington, to Donald and Hazel (Miner) Pitt.

The family moved to Port Angeles in 1949 and then to Forks in 1956.

Gary graduated from Forks High School in 1964 and joined the U.S. Army. He served from 1965 to 1967, spending a portion of his service time overseas in Korea.

After his service in the Army he made a living driving log trucks for different logging companies. He then bought his own one of a kind, tri-colored Kenworth log truck and started his own company, Gary Pitt Trucking.

On February 7, 1969 Gary married Christine (Malcolm) Pitt. They later divorced, in 1997, but remained good friends.

Gary enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandkids above all else. In his spare time he loved to play cards; his favorite game being Cribbage. Gary loved to play cribbage with his buddies and would play in numerous tournaments throughout the years.

Gary is survived by his children, Melanie (Ty) Koskela and Rick (Jen) Pitt; 6 grandchildren; three brothers, Jim (Merle) Pitt, Tom (Sharon) Pitt and Dick (Glena) Pitt; four sisters, Jeanette Gilmore, Betty Lea, Patty (Bill) Weber and Alice Pitt (Dave Dowell); many nephews, nieces and great friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents Donald & Hazel Pitt.

There will be a celebration of life held on February 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Forks Elks Lodge. 941 Merchants Rd. Forks, WA.

Memorial contributions can be made in honor of Gary to the Nate Crippen Memorial Fund located at Bank of America, 134 W. 8th St., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

Gary Lee “Troll” PittAugust 23, 1944 - January 2, 2016

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Mr. and Mrs. Mike PalmerCongratulation to Mike and Stacey Palmer who were married

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pital CEO Tim Cournyer was surprised with a short speech and big cake last Friday afternoon in celebration of his new position at the hospital. Cournyer initially was hired as CFO. After the dis-missal of CEO David Selman, Cournyer shortly held both posi-tions before being named CEO. The hospital recently has hired a person to take over Cournyer’s duties as well as a manager for the Bogachiel Clinic. Photos Christi Baron

By Christy Rasmussen-Ford

I’m guessing that when you broke into that shed a few weeks ago and then went back to steal a truck, you didn’t spend

one second thinking of the person you were stealing from. You probably only concerned yourself with how much you could get for the items. The owner deserves better. He doesn’t deserve to be faceless to you. No one that you steal from deserves to be faceless so I would like to introduce one of your victims;

The person you stole from didn’t exact-ly have an easy start at life. Statistically speaking, you probably didn’t either. You

both made choices. Somewhere along the way, life presented a fork in the road to both of you. He went one way and you went the other.

Maybe it only took one desperate moment in life for you to go down that wrong path. He has had desperate moments, too, I’m sure, but you might never guess that.

He is the most cheerful guy you’ll ever meet. His mom said he was always like that. One could easily think that his goal in life is to make people happy. Now that I think of it, I can’t recall him ever yelling or even being angry very often. He laughs and tells jokes constantly, though sometimes (usually) his jokes are ridiculously cheesy.

He’s spent many of his years working with the youth in our community. He didn’t discriminate who he mentored either. Poor, wealthy, good student, bad attitude, bad decisions … it didn’t matter. He treated every young person he met the same and with hopes that maybe he would make a difference in their life. He worked with so many kids around this area that chances are good that he either worked with you or with someone you know.

He has the patience of a saint. If being a dad to four girls doesn’t highlight that, I don’t know what does. They are won-derful people, too, and will all say that their dad played a large part in their success.

The person you stole from is a really hard worker. He never expects to get something for nothing. He’s worked hard for ev-erything he’s ever had including the things you stole. Because he has worked hard for everything, he treasured those items. They weren’t just things collecting dust out back. They were all meaningful to him.

Most important of all, you should know that if you ever de-cide to turn your life around, he will be your biggest supporter. He will be proud of you, even if he doesn’t know you. He will forgive you in a heartbeat and be the first to whole-heartedly give you a second chance with no strings attached. At no point will he ever hold any of your past mistakes against you. You won’t find that in everyone, but you will find it in him.

That is who you stole from. He is a person, much like you are and he has a story, much like you do. Change your story.

For questions or comments, e-mail me at christyrasmus-sen@yahoo.com.

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Dear Thievers Part II This week I am going to hand over my space and a little more

to my friend Chiggers Stokes. Chiggers is the only person I know that was at Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech, but before I do I hope you all will read the letter on page 2 from Dr. Doug Forgey. You will recognize many of the people he mentions in his letter and his letter makes me and should make you proud to say that you are member of this community … now here’s Chiggers …

Seeing Through My Finger: Part 4Free At Last

True Color

By Chiggers StokesSpecial to the Forks Forum

Today (Jan. 18) the United States celebrates the birth of a great American — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I have promised a column on “world view” and today I celebrate the holiday by imposing my own political opin-ion under the banner of World View.

On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. King led a hundred thousand person march on Washington calling for equal employment and equal rights for every Ameri-can, black or white. I was one of those hundred thousand. I stood amid a sea of black people with tears streaming down my white face.

On the steps of the Lincoln Me-morial, Dr. King faced the United States Capitol and threw away his written speech. Under the roof of our capitol, black Americans could not drink from public water fountains or use the restrooms.

From his heart, without benefit of his discarded notes, Dr. King delivered one of the most impac-tive American orations of all time. “I have a DREAM!” uttered Dr. King. And I pledged to keep that dream in my heart for as long as I should live.

In less than a year the water fountains and restrooms of the nation’s capitol, and every other public facility in the land, would legally belong to black Ameri-cans. But racism did not end there.

Not long ago, a young self-acclaimed racist from South Carolina, talked his way into a black church and opened fire on the congregation which had welcomed him. The shooter had

posted pictures of himself on the Internet with a Confederate flag in the background.

The cry went out to take down the Confederate flag in front of South Carolina’s capitol. Our President joined the noise, call-

ing for the flag to be pulled down. With Dr. King’s message still burning in my heart, I felt no victory when the flag was retired.

Let me explain. I was a terrible student. My parents and even my teachers couldn’t be-lieve that I was as stupid

as my grades indicated. When I got to high school, as

an experiment, I was put in a two-year, advanced placement history course, that departed radically from the “history” taught to other students.

The course was taught by icon-oclastic teachers that looked hard for skeletons in the closet and examined the “why” as much as the what, when, where and who.

If we don’t always believe our President, we do tend to believe what we were taught in school, whether it is fact or fiction. If you doubt this, try this on: On Nov. 19, 1863, as the dirt settled on 50,000 graves from one battle at Gettysburg, President Lincoln, began another great American oration. “Four score and seven years ago,” spoke the President, “our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, con-ceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal …” Subtract 87 from the year 1863 and you arrive at 1776.

Who was the first President of that emerging nation? We are taught in school to answer George Washington. But the

Continental Congress was the federal body that bound the 13 seceding colonies to their one fate. The President of that body which drafted the Declaration of Independence was John Han-cock, which is why his is the first signature on the document.

But before him was the first president of the seceding nation who was Peyton Randolf. This new nation had half a dozen presidents before George Wash-ington took office in 1789.

In my alternative class, I was taught that war is almost always based on economic issues and that moral and ethical issues are ornaments adorning The Beast. I was taught that HISTORY is

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A benefit dinner and silent auction will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Forks Elks Lodge. Funds raised from the dinner/auction will benefit Nicole Schostak Realing with medical and living expenses. Nicole is recovering from a traumatic car accident and has a long battle ahead.

ANNUAL HIGH TEA – GEMS IN OUR AREA

This year’s Annual High Tea presented by the Bogachiel Garden Club will be especially exciting since the theme is

Gems. Scott Thornhill, from the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, will speak about the gems that can be found in the area. There also will be a flower show titled “Gems in Bloom” with floral arrangements featuring gem colors by members of the Olympic Peninsula District Judges Council. Tea, sand-wiches and desserts prepared by Laura Lafrenz and other members of the club will be fresh and delicious. The tea will be held at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 511 Fifth Ave., Forks, from 1-3 p.m., Jan. 23. Everyone is invited.

A donation of $9 per person is suggested.

HANDGUN TRAININGForks Police Officer Michael

Gentry will be conducting handgun training at the West End Sportsmen’s Club on Saturday, Jan. 23, commencing at 9 a.m.

Cost of the class is $40.The class consists of four

hours of classroom instruction and four hours on the range. Participants will need adequate hearing and eye protection, and 100 rounds of ammunition. For more information, contact WESC President Phil Sharpe at

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UPCOMING CHAMBER PROGRAMS

Jan. 20 – Gary Peterson, Hoh River Trust; taco salad

Jan. 27 – “Sharpen your axe!” a presentation about planning by Kevin Hoult, SBDC; pulled pork sandwich

Feb. 3 – Business Meeting; tomato soup & grilled cheese sandwich

Feb. 10 – Senior Chief Cory Wadley, Officer in Charge of Station Quillayute River - U.S. Coast Guard; lunch tba

Feb. 17 – Mayor Bryon Monohon and the State of the

City Address; lunch tbaThe Forks Chamber of Com-

merce meets Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslsee’s Bar and Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. The public is welcome.

WEST END WINTER WORSHIP

Everyone is invited to the West End Winter Worship at 5 p.m. Sunday Jan. 31, at the Forks High School Commons. There will be three local bands and a choir.

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FREE CONCERTAbout the Author Band is

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PTO BAKE SALEThe Forks Elementary School

Parent Teacher Organization is having a bake sale, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Forks Outfitters. Come support the children and have some fabulous treats!

MAILBOX VANDALISM Taking a bat to a mailbox, hit-

ting it with a brick, setting off a firecracker inside or breaking the post it sits on may seem like fun. However, it’s not funny — it’s a criminal act that hurts our neighbors and our community. Residents in Terra Eden are having issues with mailbox vandalism.

If you see mailbox vandalism,

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TUESDAY CLOTHES GIVEAWAY

The Forks Clothing Bank, 181 Bogachiel Way, offers a clothes give-a-way every Tues-day from 2-3:30 p.m., males the first Tuesday and females the second and fourth Tues-days. Everyone is welcome.

BABE RUTH BASEBALL SIGN-UPS

The will be sign-ups for Babe Ruth Baseball at Pacific Pizza from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 29. The cost is $95 for the first child, $110 for a family.

REPUBLICAN CAUCUSESThe Clallam County Republi-

can Party will hold caucuses on Saturday, Feb. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. (Doors open at 9 a.m. for registration, doors will close at 10 a.m. for the official start and caucuses should be done by 1 p.m). This is your opportunity to set the direction of the party by advocating for candidates, submitting plat-form amendments and resolu-tions and electing delegates and alternates to the county convention on March 26. Bring your like-minded friends and neighbors.

Any Clallam County regis-tered voter who is willing to state, by signing a Registration Form and List of Participants at Precinct Caucus, that he or she considers him or herself to be a Republican, has not participat-ed and will not participate in the 2016 caucus or convention

system of any other party shall be eligible to participate in the Republican caucus. Individu-als must be registered to vote in the precinct of the caucus in which they participate.

Precincts were restructured in 2012 so you may not be in the same precinct as you were at the last caucus. You can verify your precinct here: www.sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote/ or by calling Clallam County Elec-tions at 360-417-2221.

Please bring your voter ID card or photo ID. For more information, go to www.clal-lamrepublicans.org, e-mail caucuses@clallamrepubli-cans.org or call 360-417-3035.

A pooled caucus for the Forks area will be held at the First Baptist Church, 651 S. Forks Ave., Forks. Precincts included are Beaver 204, Bogachiel 212, Clallam Bay 215, Forks

The Forks Lions Club has started work on the Forks Timber Museum Fire Lookout. Ini-tially the plan was just to rebuild the support structure but due to the outpouring of donations from former and current Forks residents the lookout is getting a fairly extensive makeover. Photo Christi Baron

301, Fork 302, Neah Bay 252, Quileute 262 and Sun 269.

A pooled caucus for the Sequim area will be held at the Sequim High School Cafeteria, 601 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.

A pooled caucus for the Port Angeles area will be held at the Port Angeles High School Cafeteria, 304 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles.

NATIVE PLANT SALEOnly two weeks remain to

order native plants through Clallam Conservation Districts annual Native Plant Sale.

The bare-root tree and shrub seedlings are sold in bundles of 10 and 25 and range in price from $15-$25 per bundle.

Conifer trees remaining include Douglas-fir, grand fir, shore pine, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar; deciduous trees include Pacific crabapple, red alder, Rocky Mountain maple and vine maple; deciduous shrubs include blue elderberry, mock orange, Nootka rose, oceanspray, Pacific ninebark, red elderberry, red flowering

currant, red osier dogwood, ser-viceberry, snowberry, thimble-berry and twinberry.

The Conservation District conducts the annual plant sale to provide affordable native plants for wildlife habitat enhancement and environmen-tally friendly landscaping.

Plants will be available for pick-up on Feb. 27 at Lazy J Tree Farm in Port Angeles. Order forms are available by visiting www.clallamcd.org/plant-sale, by stopping by the office at 228 W. First St., Suite H in Port Angeles, or by calling 360-775-3747 ext. 5.

Orders must be postmarked by Jan. 28; so hurry and get your order in today!

BARB’S HOBBY HOUSE HAS NEW OWNER

Barbara Leffel of Barb’s Hob-by House, 41 N. Forks Ave., has announced she is stepping away from her business in the Forks Mini-Mall and the business will now be operated by Monique Mathews and renamed Monique’s Unique Boutique.

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spOrtsSee You At The Games

Olympic Anglers/Grahns Forest Management/Riverview Storage

Pacific Pizza

Whiteheads NAPA

Moe’s Handyman Service

Forks Coffee Shop

Home Slice Take N Bake Pizza

Lunsford Real Estate/Silvermoon Bookkeeping

Services

B & P Auto Repair

Dahlgren Logging

D & H Enterprises

DSA Inc./Evergreen 76/ Subway/Anderson Electric

Chinook Pharmacy

Forks Outfitters

Hillcar & Fletcher

Forks Forum

Forks Family Dental

Misty Valley Inn

Jerry’s Small Engines

Eagle Repair & Towing

Dilley & Soloman Logging

McClanahan Lumber

Judge John Doherty

SJB ConstructionSEE WRESTING, page 10

Forks traveled to Hoquiam for the second set of league double dual competition. The Forks wrestlers won both matches against Elma and Rochester to continue this fourth consecutive year undefeated streak in league matches.

Forks Vs ElmaMatches started with the

152-pound weight class: Team score

Forks is listed first

152 Brett Moody 9 lost to Matt Hitchner in a 3rd round pin in what had been a close match: 0-6

160 Joseph Mariner 12 lost in a first round pin to Cory Marsh 0-12

170 Joel Mohn 12 won with a first round pin over DJ Coonse 6-12

182 Kenny Gale won with a first round pin over Taitum Brum-field - 12-12

195 Jack Dahlgren 11 won by

Lady Spar-tan Vee Goodlance reaches for a loose ball against Chima-cum which defeated Forks during this non-league game. Also in on the action is Bailee Kratzer (5). Photo by Lonnie Archibald

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss (24), pictured here in an earlier game against Tulalip, scored his 1,000th career point as a Red Devil in a recent game against Crescent. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

Spartans Wrestlers Elma/Rochesterfirst round pin to Kyle Olson 18-12

220 Nathan Flores 10 won by forfeit - 24-12

285 Tristan Tumaua 12 won by fist round pin in his first match of the season - 30-12

106 Marissa Bailey 10 re-ceived a forfeit - 36-12 113 Josue Lucas 9 won by de-cision 12-6 over Kolton French 39-12

120 Alvaro Ortiz 12 received a forfeit - 45-12

126 Keith Thompson 9 won by technical fall 16-0 over Ryan Mesojednik - 50-12

132 Saul Avila 11 by a sec-ond round pin to Justin Sample 50-18

138 Hugo Lucas 12 lost by a major decision to James Heppe 4-13 - 50-22

145 Gavin Palmer 11 lost in a third round pin to Jerimian Leonard - 50-28

Spartan JV’s from left Marcis Davis, Jake Jacoby, and Brandon Baar fight for the rebound against Chimacum in the Forks auxiliary gym where Forks came from behind to defeat the Cowboys 54 to 47. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

Spartan Austin Pegram (10) goes for the rebounds against Chimacum’s Lane Dotson (42) during this non league contest won by Chimacum 71 to 61. Photo by Lonnie Archibald

8 • Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 FORKS FORUM

2015: A Year in ReviewJANUARY

Flooding and storm dam-age blocked the road south to Aberdeen; Forks Community Hospital looked to replace its EMS levy; 5,300 electric customers lost power for seven hours; longtime Forks resident Harold Gunter lost his life as he crossed the street near the stoplight.

FEBRUARYForks Elementary School

created a Big 12; a new foot-ball coach was hired at FHS; Spartan Wrestlers won sub-re-gionals and went on to region-als; the Weaver family Habitat house neared completion; the iconic mossy Hoh Rain Forest phone booth was donated to the Quillayute Valley Scholar-ship Auction.

MARCHPearl Lucken turned 102; the

Quileute Tribe purchased the 110 Business Park; the Weav-er home was dedicated; Clal-lam County Sheriff’s Office saw promotions; Quillayute River dredging saw problems; the RAC neared completion; Lonnie Archibald published a book; Diane Schostak died; the QV Scholarship auction raised over $80,000; 14U girls won their tournament; MEASLES!

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

APRILThe ribbon was cut on the

RAC; Peninsula College and the Forks Elks Lodge spon-sored a career day for FHS students; FHS Mathletes did well in competition; The Nature Conservancy purchased over 3,000 acres on the Hoh; the ONRC welcomed new director Dr. Bernard Bormann; new signage went up at the en-trance to town featuring local nonprofits; the second annual “Spruce up Forks” was held; Rainfest and the new RAC were a hit; Forks Police De-partment’s officers Julie Goode and Mike Rowley received lifesaving awards.

MAYThe Quileute Community

Center was torn down; search for missing master of the fishing vessel Sea Beast is suspended; USPS mail carrier Max Fernandes received an award; Derek Kilmer launched the collaborative; ONP got an earful from angry citizens regarding the plans for future road work around Lake Cres-cent; the Elks held their annual spelling bee; Laura Kripinski

MAY

was named the head of nursing at FCH.

JUNEThe announcement came

that Allen’s Mill was going to close; the fire lookout at the timber museum was in need of repair; Clallam County forgave its loan to the Quillayute Val-ley Park and Rec. District; Lissy Andros was named Forks Lions Club Citizen of the Year; the Paradise Fire started at Queets; the SV Nikolai Monu-ment on the Hoh Road was dedicated.

JULY

John’s Beachcombing Museum opened; a huge

JUNE

JULY

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2015: A Year in Review

illegal dump of garbage in the Calawah River outraged the community, members of Quileute Natural Resources cleaned it up; former FHS teacher Robert Hall was named the Fourth of July Grand Marshal; a judge ruled in favor of Quileute offshore fishing rights.

AUGUSTForks had a DROUGHT!;

Relay for Life raised $30,000; with the help of some former Forks High School grads and other com-munity members the money was raised to repair the Lookout Tower at the Timber Museum; Habitat volunteers worked on the Gooding house; after 25 years Dave Zellar, public works director at the City of Forks, left for a job in Port Townsend; Dr. Richard Dickson and nurse Kay Millsap retired.

SEPTEMBERThe former Stephenie Meyer

Day, renamed Forever Twilight

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

in Forks, drew thousands to Forks and many waited in line at the RAC to meet the author; Cannabis Coast opened in the former Smokehouse; Moe Flores turned 60; a powerful August wind and rain storm did much damage.

OCTOBERResidents and Forks Com-

munity Hospital staff packed a board meeting, asking for change; Forks Community Hospital CEO David Selman was terminated by the hospital board of commissioners in a unanimous vote. Selman had been on the job since Novem-ber 2014. CFO Tim Cournyer took over Selman’s duties; John Brewer, publisher of the Forks Forum, Sequim Gazette and Peninsula Daily News, retired, new publisher Terry Ward took his place; Jack Mer-rick was named the Pioneer Logger for Hickory Shirt-Heritage Days; FHS wrestling coach Robert Wheeler was added to Hall of Fame; Quil-layute Valley School District began looking at field/stadium replacement.

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

NOVEMBEROn Oct. 30 Nicole and Carl

Realing were in a terrible car crash on their way to work at LaPush; water restrictions fi-nally were removed; West End Youth League Football Squads A & B were Champs and C Squad took second place; heavy rains took out a por-tion of the Oil City Road and caused flooding on the LaPush Road.

DECEMBERCoast Guard Station Quil-

layute River rescued fisher-men off of LaPush; Chinook Pharmacy techs got certified; Clallam County PUD approved a rate hike; Clallam County Commissioner Bill Peach was selected to represent states for-est counties.

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Forks vs RochesterMatches started with the

160-pound weight class: Team score

Forks is listed first160 Joseph Mariner 12 re-

ceived a forfeit - 6-0170 Joel Mohn 12 received a

forfeit - 12-0182 Kenny Gale received a

forfeit - 18-0195 Jack Dahlgren 11 re-

ceived a forfeit - 24-0220 Nathan Flores 10 re-

ceived a forfeit - 30-0285 Tristan Tumaua 12 re-

ceived a forfeit - 36-0106 Josue Lucas 9 won by

WRESTING, from page 7

Meet two energetic high school science teachers who, on a whim, decided to enter their high school, a Title I school where most of the students live in poverty, into a sophisticated under-water robotics competition sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research, among others. Only four signed up, but they accomplished something no one thought was possible, and in the process, forged a legacy. This is not just a story; it tells who they were, who they are and who they became as a result.

Join Peninsula College at Forks, 481 S. Forks Ave., for a screening of the documentary about their journey, “Underwater Dreams,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at the Forks campus.

The event, hosted by PC at Forks, Upward Bound and the Longhouse, is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Deborah Scannell at 374-3223 or dscannell@pencol.edu.

Peninsula College – Forks presents documentary

Wrestlers at RainierThe Spartan wrestlers traveled to Rainier for the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Wresting Tourna-

ment 18 teams were represented. Coach Robert Wheeler said, “This was a good tournament with some very good competition. This

tournament should have shown us that we really need to pick up the intensity of the matches that we wrestle. We are really going to have to work on that in the next few weeks.“

1. Castle Rock 203.5 7. Klahowya 92 13. Bellevue Christian 492. Forks 180.5 8. Rainier 92 14. Cle Elum 383. Kiona Benton 121 9. Chelan 89.5 15. Ocosta 37 4. Kalama 114.5 10. Vashon 86 16. Rochester 365. Eatonville 113 11. Lake Roosevelt 57 17. Tenino 246. Elma 105.5 12. Montesano 55 18. Pateros 19

106 Josue Lucas 1st with a pin, two major decisions and a 9-2 win in the finals over Curtis Lenz of Rainier

120 Alvaro Ortiz 2nd with a major dec., pin, 2-1 win over Casey Brady of Eatonville, and a 3-6 loss to Jacob Ellefson of Montesano

126 Saul Avila tied for 5th with first match loss then three wins and then a loss for the tie for 5th 152 Joseph Mariner tied for 5th, win, loss, win, win, and then injury defaulted in his last match to

be 5th 160 Joel Mohn tied for 3rd, pin, pin, 1-3 loss in the semi-finals, and a major decision in his final

match170 Kenny Gale tied for 5th with a loss, three pins and then a 2nd loss 2-6 to Jack Moen of Cle

Elum who beat him in Kenny’s first match of the day. 182 Jack Dahlgren 1st with three pins and a major decision in the finals. 182 Johnny Lua also wrestled at 182 and tied for 3rd with a loss, two pins, and a major decision195 Luke Dahlgren tied for 5th with two losses and two wins 285 Tristan Tumaua tied for 3rd with two wins and one loss

Missing since Jan. 2, Seattle is a large, very friendly guy, missing from Steelhead Avenue. He is known to wander into complete strangers’ homes via cat doors. If you have seen him or if you think he was lost and needed a home, call 360-374-4260 or text 541-379-2370. He is MISSED very much.

Technical Fall Jeremy Brant 25-10 - 41-0

113 Double Forfeit 120 Alvaro Ortiz 12 won

by major decision over Jacob Paris 12-1 - 45-0

126 Keith Thompson 9 won by first round pin over Will Nox - 51-0

132 Saul Avila 11 received a forfeit - 57-0

138 Colby Demorest 9 won by first round pin over Ian Clark - 63-0

145 Gavin Palmer 11 lost in a first round pin to Adrian Negrete - 63-6

152 Brett Moody 9 re-ceived a forfeit - 69-6

Greetings Everyone! I’ve had two big spiritual

moments over the last year. The first came in August when I grappled with the question we all get, “Have you read all of the Bible?” If you’re like me, you WANT to say yes but then I’ve never been sure as to what I’ve read hundreds of times and what has slipped by me. 

In August I began to read ALOUD from Genesis at a pace of 10 chapters a day (unless the book was smaller or it ended) and now I find myself finishing Revelation. I have received an incredible about of healing and joy from this experience and have “rediscovered” many books that I should have been giving much more time to.

My second big spiritual mo-ment was attending the UCC annual conference in Spokane during the end of April. I was pretty concerned that I was going to get there and find that I either didn’t like the people or would feel like they were snooty.

Instead I found a lot of faith-filled people with a world of different experiences and ideas that were all inter-esting and beneficial to our congregation and me person-ally. It was a life-changing

event. It hasn’t been that long since

I wondered what it meant to be in the United Church of Christ, felt isolated from it in Forks and disconnected from the church world around us. Now I am comfortable and challenged that our con-gregation has an important mission and role not only in Forks but as a member of our denomination on the whole. 

Simply put, each and every one of can make a difference in our church, our commu-nity, our region and through our denomination reaching into the whole world. Yes, I realize that this sounds like something you have heard before. 

Following the lead of Jesus Christ and learning from the excellent words and outreach from Pastor Warren Johnson, however, this ability to make a difference is becoming crystal clear to me and I can see and feel the difference this faith is making in me and my life.  

Sundays are a real bless-ing at the First Congrega-tional Church of Forks but the church is far more active than just Sunday and there are not only things going on much of the time but there are things that can go on and great times to be had for anyone

that is active in the life of the church. Wherever you are at on life’s journey you are welcome with us. If you are hurting or lonely, you have a home here. 

If you have talents and are feeling under-appreciated, you have a home here. If you are happy and everything is wonderful, you have a home here.

If you haven’t been by church for a while, come and visit. We’re here to pray with you and share your joys and comfort you through your challenges. 

Please come and see the many changes to the building and the projects that are mov-ing along for this year.

The annual meeting is on Sunday, Jan. 31. If you are a member of the church, please attend and join us. 

If you attend our church but aren’t yet a member, come and join us, too. You might not get the opportunity to vote yet but I guarantee great food, good fellowship and the chance to learn about what is going on in the church. If you have ideas or topics that you would like to see discussed please forward them to me. I look forward to seeing you!

Yours in Christ, Board Moderator Bryon

Monohon      

Congregational Annual Meeting Announcement

Missing Dog?The Forks Animal Shelter is holding a small dog, call

the Forks Police Department, 374-2223 ext. 4, to identify.

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Forks Police Department Daily Calls for Service Court Report

The following people were fined $100 or more and/or sentenced to jail sentences when they appeared in Clallam County District II Court in Forks:

Delphine Jackson was fined $750 and sentenced to 364 days of jail with 330 days suspended for Malicious Mischief.

Jason Moore was fined $250 and sentenced to 364 days of jail with 354 days suspended for Criminal Trespass and was fined $250 and sentenced to 364 days of jail with 353 days suspended for Theft III.

Amanda Wood was fined $250 and sentenced to 90 days of jail with 85 days suspended for Hit and Run Unattended Aid/A.

Kilolani Treumer was fined $250 and sentenced to 364 days of jail with 344 days suspended for No Contact Order Violation.

Keymon Bullock was fined $250 and sentenced to 90 days of jail with 90 days suspended for Driving With License Suspended Third Degree.

The Forks Police Depart-ment Maintains A “Tips Line” 24/7. Locally, Individuals May Leave A Message With Information That May Assist Law Enforcement With The Investigation Of A Crime, Or The Apprehension Of Indi-viduals Sought After By Police In The Area. The Number Is 360-374-5311.

To Leave A Tip Via E-Mail The Address Is Tips.Fpd@Forkswashington.Org.

For All Other Police Busi-ness Phone 360-374-2223 Or Fax 360-374-2506. If It Is An Emergency, Call 9-1-1.

CALLS ON 01/07/2016Time Detaill07:36 Vehicle Lock Out S

Forks Ave 11:29 Junk Vehicle 1600

Block S Forks Ave 11:37 Other Agency Assist

500 E Division St 11:53 Alarm S Forks Ave 12:45 Traffic Stop 950 S

Forks Ave 12:58 Traffic Stop S Forks

Ave / Fernhill Rd 13:10 Traffic Stop 800 S

Forks Ave Blk 13:46 Assault Misdemeanor

Page Rd 14:16 Warrant Arrest Page Rd 14:43 Request Frequent

Patrol Elterich St 14:48 Traffic Stop N Forks

Ave/ Calawah Way 16:45 Other Agency Assist

Robin Hood Loop 18:00 Citizen Contact 500 E

Division St 18:32 Erratic Vehicle 4Th

Ave 18:39 Other Agency Assist

Little John Ln 20:17 Citizen Motor Asst 500

E Division 22:11 Prisoner Transport 530

Bogachiel Way23:26 Citizen Contact Ander-

sonville Ave

CALLS ON 01/08/2016Time Detail00:05 Citizen Contact Bo-

gachiel Way10:05 Civil Papers Campbell

St 10:30 Info Misc 500 E Divi-

sion St812:34 Traffic Stop Forks Ave/

Division St 12:50 Traffic Stop Forks Ave

/ G St 13:03 Traffic Stop N Spartan

Ave / E Division St13:20 Overdue Person Ash

Ave 13:35 Suspicious Person/Ve-

hicle 351 Founders Way

13:54 Request Frequent Pa-trol 300 Block Bogachiel Way

13:56 Misc No Crime 1750 Calawah Way

13:59 Found Property S Forks Ave

14:27 Other Agency Assist 301 S Elderberry Ave

14:58 Prisoner Transport 530 Bogachiel Way

14:59 Check Welfare Page Rd

15:20 Suspicious Person/Ve-hicle E A St / S Forks Ave

15:24 Suspicious Person/Ve-hicle 500 Block S Forks Ave

15:38 Info Crime Shearer St 17:59 Warrant Attempt Bo-

gachiel Way 18:16 Check Welfare Sports-

mans Club Rd 18:28 Citizen Contact S

Forks Ave 18:56 Traffic Stop S Forks

Ave / G St 19:23 Courtesy Transport S

Forks Ave 20:22 Suspicious Person/Ve-

hicle N Forks Ave 20:24 Erratic Vehicle 120 1St

Ave 20:24 Traffic Stop Forks

High High School20:51 Offender Monitoring

Raindrop Pl21:07 Traffic Stop Hwy 101 /

Hwy 110 21:21 Erratic Vehicle 1500 S

Forks Ave 22:26 Traffic Stop Ash St /

Cedar St 22:46 Traffic Stop Robinhood

Loop / Sherwin Rd

CALLS ON 01/09/2016Time Detail06:33 Traffic Stop Whit-

comb-Diimmel Rd / Hwy 101 08:24 Civil Papers 1750

Calawah Way 13:09 Info Drugs 500 E Divi-

sion St 14:12 Animal Found Brower

St 15:53 Follow Up 1750 Cala-

wah Way16:20 Alarm S Camas Ave17:36 Follow Up 500 Block S

Forks Ave 17:53 Traffic Stop 131 Cala-

wah Way 18:09 Offener Monitoring

Raindrop Pl 18:23 Follow Up Mullins Ln 18:54 Traffic Stop Calawah

River Boat Launch19:39 Follow Up 1500 Block

S Forks Ave 19:44 Field Interview S Forks

Ave 20:15 Threats Harassment

371 E E St 20:57 Suspicious Person

Vehicle 1750 Calawah Way

21:15 Follow Up Founders Way

21:50 Follow Up S Forks Ave 22:07 Field Interview Bo-

gachiel Way / 2nd Ave

CALLS ON 01/10/2016Time Detail06:08 Citizen Contact Park

And Ride 06:54 Civil Papers 1750

Calawah Way 12:04 Citizen Contact 500 E

Division St 13:00 Prisoner Transport 530

Bogachiel Way 13:31 Prisoner Transport

From Jail To Shelter 15:11 Citizen Contact 950

Robin Hood Loop 15:37 Traffic Stop N Forks

Ave / Calawah Way 16:15 Check Welfare Found-

ers Way 16:32 Alarm S Camas Ave16:44 Civil Rhodey Ave17:23 Traffic Stop Merchants

Rd / Calawah Way 18:57 Theft S Forks Ave19:51 Check Welfare 400

Block N Forks Ave 23:11 Traffic Stop N Black-

berry Ave / Calawah Way23:22 Traffic Stop 950 S

Forks Ave

CALLS ON 01/11/2016Time Detail05:57 Check Welfare N Forks

Ave / Calawah Way 06:15 Traffic Stop S Forks

Ave / Russell Rd 06:35 Business Check E E St 12:05 Malicious Mischief

400 Block Terra Eden St 12:19 Follow Up S Forks Ave 15:50 Warrant Arrest 500 E

Division St 17:52 911 Hangup Page Rd 18:33 Follow Up 900 Block S

Forks Ave 19:56 Suspicious Person/Ve-

hicle S Elderberry Ave 20:09 911 Hangup 621 Cala-

wah Way 22:22 Civil Papers Misty Cir

CALLS ON 01/12/2016Time Detail05:43 Follow Up Bogachiel

Way 06:25 Noise Complaint G St 08:58 Traffic Stop Bogachiel

Way / Brower St 11:03 Prisoner Transport 500

E Division St 11:42 Field Interview Mer-

chants Rd16:24 Civil 500 E Division St 16:48 Assault Misdemeanor

2Nd Ave / Bogachiel Way17:23 Other Agency Assist

1750 Calawah Way 18:59 Suspicious Person/Ve-

hicle Valley View Dr

Prize winning catThe Wells’ family cat, Meelo, won first prize in the Holiday

Pet Photo Contest and Monday most of the family accepted the prizes. Front: Thor the Aussie and Loki the Cocker; back: Cait-lynn holding the prizes, Jessica holding Meelo and Annhelica. The contest was sponsored by the Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Photo Christi Baron

12 • Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 FORKS FORUM

Driver Licensing Office, 421 Fifth Ave. Open Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed for lunch 1-2 p.m. 374-6440.

FORKSEVERY SUNDAY

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

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

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

SECOND MONDAY4 p.m. – Prevention Works! Tele-

link 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 Par-ents Voice, West End Outreach, 530 Bogachiel Way. Vienna Medina, 374-9691.

7 p.m. – West End Youth

League , Pacific Pizza back room, public is welcome.

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

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

THIRD MONDAY6 p.m. – Friends of Forks Li-

brary – Forks Library.

FOURTH MONDAY7:30 p.m. – Forks City Council,

Council Chambers, Forks City Hall.

EVERY MONDAY6:30 p.m. – Fletcher-Witten-

born Post #9106 Bingo, Post home on Spartan Ave.

FIRST TUESDAY6 p.m. – QVSD Board of Direc-

tors, District Office board room.6 p.m. – Forks Elementary

School PTO, Elementary School Lunchroom. Public welcome!

SECOND TUESDAYNoon – West End Histori-

cal Society, JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 327-3318.

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

THIRD TUESDAY11:30 a.m. – Forks Timber

Museum, Umpqua (Sterling Bank), Linda 374-9663.

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

6:30 p.m. – Relay for Life, Forks Hospital Adminstration Confer-ence Room.

FOURTH TUESDAY5 p.m. – The Board of Com-

missioners of Clallam County Hospital District 1, FCH confer-ence room.

EVERY TUESDAY11:30 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.

6 p.m. – Bingo Forks Elks Lodge, Merchant Road

7 p.m. – Fire Dept. volunteers, Forks, Beaver and Quillayute fire halls.

FIRST WEDNESDAY9:30 a.m. – MOPS (Mothers of

Pre-schoolers), Forks Assembly of God.

11 a.m. – Friends of Forks Ani-mals, Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave. 374-0747.

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

SECOND WEDNESDAY5 p.m. – Pacific Coast Salmon

Coalition, 71 N. Spartan Ave.6 p.m. – QVPRD meeting, Com-

munity 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. 640-1497

EVERY WEDNESDAY7:30 a.m. – West End Business

& Professional Association, DNR Conference Room.

FIRST THURSDAY5 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 THURSDAYNoon – West End Historical

Society, JT’s Sweet Stuffs.7 p.m. – Fletcher-Wittenborn

Post #9106 & Aux., Post home on Spartan Ave.

EVERY THURSDAY11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Far West

Art League, Forks Library. 11:30 a.m. – The Caring Place,

pregnancy resource center, 374-5010.

5-7 p.m. – Thursday Night Knit-ters, Forks Library.

6 p.m. – Hoh Healing Circle and potluck, Hoh Tribal office.

7 p.m. – Forksestra Rehearsal, Forks Library, 374-6233.

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

7 p.m. – Overeaters Anony-mous Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry, Forks.

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

7 p.m. – Sportsmen’s Club bingo

SECOND SATURDAY3:30 p.m. – B.R.I.D.G.E.S. to

Parents Voice, West End Outreach.

THIRD SATURDAYEmblem Club Prime Rib dinner

third Saturday of each month Forks Elks Lodge.

CLALLAM BAY/SEKIUEVERY MONDAY

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

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

FIRST TUESDAY7 p.m. – West End Youth & Com-

munity Club, Sekiu Community Center kitchen, 963-2438.

SECOND TUESDAY4 p.m. --- Clallam Bay Friends of

the Library. Clallam Bay Library, 963-2946

EVERY TUESDAY10 a.m. – Messy Palette Art

League, Sekiu Community Center, 963-2221.

FIRST WEDNESDAYNoon – Clallam Bay-Sekiu

Chamber of Commerce, business meeting, Sekiu Community Center.

7 p.m. – Clallam Bay Lions.

SECOND WEDNESDAYNoon – 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 Adminis-trative Office, Snob Hill.

FOURTH WEDNESDAY10 a.m. - noon – New Hope

Food Bank is open.

EVERY WEDNESDAY6 p.m. – Music Jam at the

Co-op.

EVERY THURSDAY6 p.m. – Learn Guitar tabula-

tor at the Co-op.

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potluck lunch, Sekiu Community Center.

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

SECOND SATURDAY11 a.m. – C.A.T. Community

Action Team, Sekiu Community Center.

EVERY SATURDAY9 - 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 Tour-nament, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Lions Club.

SECOND FRIDAY7 p.m. – Forks American Legion,

VFW, 110 S. Spartan Ave.

NEAH BAYEVERY THURSDAY

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

12-STEP MEETINGSSUNDAYS7 p.m. — New Beginnings, Forks

Masonic Hall.

MONDAYS 7:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous,

Hope in Recovery, First Baptist Church, South Forks Ave.

TUESDAYS7 p.m. — Al-Anon, First Congre-

gational Church.

WEDNESDAYS8 p.m. — Sekiu AA, Sekiu Recre-

ation Center.

THURSDAYS7-8:30 pm — Overeaters Anony-

mous, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry Ave., Forks, 327-3323

FRIDAYS6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anon-

ymous, Forks Masonic Lodge, 130 W. Division St.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY7 p.m. — Narcóticos Anóni-

mos 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.

SATURDAYS8 p.m. — Sekiu AA, Sekiu Recre-

ation 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

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Church Service DIRECTORY

St. Swithin’s Episcopal 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)

1209

529

Pastor Nathan Abbate374-3298

Calvary Chapel

Meeting at 451 5th Street, Forks

Sunday Morning Worship ��������������������������10:30 AMWednesday Mid-Week Study ���������������������� 7:00 PM

1209

508

St. Anne Catholic Church - ForksSaturday/Sabado Misa en Español 6:00 PMSunday ������������������������������������������� 8:30 AMWednesday �������������������������������������5:30 PMThursday ���������������������������������������12:05 PMFriday ���������12:05 PM Adoration followingBenediction ������������������������������������5:45 PMHoly Days ���������������������������������������� 7:00PM

Fr. Paul Brunet374-9184

511 5th Ave.

1209

527

Clallam Bay Church of ChristSunday Bible Study ��������������� 9:45 AMWorship������������������������������� 11:00 AM

Communion, Singing, Prayer

1209

516

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Adult Education ����������������������9:00 AMFamily Worship ���������������������10:00 AMChildren’s Sunday School ������11:15 AM

Pastor Pamela Hunter 374-6343 • 250 Blackberry Ave.

1209

526

Mass • Sunday, 11:00 AMHoly Days, 5:00 PM

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Mission

52 Pioneer Street • Clallam Bay374-9184 • Fr. Paul Brunet, Pastor

1209

531

Tom Lafrenz, Pastor • 374-6798Located B St. N.W. and Sol Duc Way

Sunday School ��������������������������9:45 AMMorning Worship �������������������11:00 AMPrayer & Praises������������������������6:00 PM

Wednesday is Family Night

Church of the Nazarene

1209

510

374-5077 • Pastor Bob SchwartzSunday School ������������������������9:30 AMWorship Service �������������������10:45 AMSunday Evening Worship �������� 6:00 PMWednesday Prayer Meeting���� 7:00 PMAwanas, Thursdays ����������������� 6:30 PM

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First Baptist Church

1209

520

First Congregational Church (U.C.C.)

Pastor Warren Johnson374-5319 Church

Adult Sunday School ����������10:00 AM Worship Service ����������������� 11:00 AM

1209524

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

Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church

1209

517

Forks Bible ChurchGeorge Williams, Pastor-Teacher • 374-5339

Sunday School ������������������� 9:30 AMSunday Worship ������� 11 AM & 6 PM

Christ - Centered • Bible - Based

7th and G St. S.W. 1209

523

Pastor Rick Hull • 963-2857 Sunday Service/ Children’s Church �����������������11:00 AMWednesday Bible Study ���������7:00 PM

Clallam Bay Assembly of God

P.O. Box 336 • Hwy. 112Clallam Bay, WA 9832612

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

Forks Assembly of God

1254

986

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

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I would love to tell everyone that we fixed our pump/well issue, but we haven’t. We did however learn our well was 90 feet with 52 feet of water! So our well is not dry but the pump is not working correctly … I mean, it is nine years old. It’s only holding 5-10 pounds of pressure then fail-ing. No big deal, everyone stays clean and hydrated.

It has been a pretty productive week. I strapped Daphne to my back, grabbed Harper by the hand and headed out to the orchard to take care of some sticker bushes while Phil and Ed figured out the depth of the well. I cut and cut at those darn bushes for a couple of hours. They were woven in and out of the chicken coop and the greenhouse. Phil took care of a plum tree that was grafted onto an apple tree that had made itself a nice little barrier in front of the

greenhouse. The tree is not go-ing to produce any fruit because it sprouted from the root stock and if it were to produce fruit, it would not be too tasty. The greenhouse and chicken coop look much better. There still are sticker bushes in between the two structures but the thorny demons are cut way back … until I get after them again.

We also started clearing some of the brush, sticker bushes and extra-long grass away from the other fruit bearing trees so we can start the pruning on them. They have been producing fruit for a number of years now. We have eight apple trees, six cherry trees, six plum trees and six pear trees. The raspberry bushes have gone crazy and have decided to grow wherever they wanted. The red currant bushes need a little love as well. We sadly only have three blueberry bushes (we need more) and unfortunately have about four

acres of Himalayan blackberries (There is so much wine to be made and I guess jam).

I started thinking about having a vineyard since we have the four acres of blackberries. I was say-ing how we should make all this wine and sell it! Ed shot me down real quick as he rubbed his beard, “Jaymi, we can’t do that because it’s called bootlegging.” If you know Ed, he rubs his beard when he doesn’t want to tell someone that they are being ridiculous.

Our bee boxes were destroyed by the marauding bear that is no longer with us. We have the material to build two new boxes but still lack the bees.

The triple bunk beds are basi-cally done. We just need to put the “face” of the outside on, decorate them and add a couple of 2x2s for the railing. The girls are so excited. They have been climbing all over them and jumping onto the bed down below.

Phil and I got to spend some time together away from the farm this weekend. We dropped the girls off at my mother’s house in Port Angeles and drove off to Silverdale. We checked into our hotel, watched a little TV, turned on all the lights at

once and headed out to get some shopping done for Harper and Riyan’s birthdays. We had a couple dinners because how can you just pick one place?

The next day we were worn out from city life and hurried back to our girls and farm. The rain welcomed us back. It was very pleasant to get back home.

CHIGGERS, from page 4

written by the victors. It seems to be the case in the War Between the States.

Most of us believe, as President Obama seemed to be saying, that the Confederate flag is intrinsi-cally linked to the slavery and oppression of Afro-Americans. But slavery existed on this con-tinent even before the arrival of European Americans.

Shortly after arriving in the New World, we European Americans experimented with making slaves out of the indigenous people already here and, at the time, in abundant supply. But the Indians proved incorrigibly free spirited.

While we were still colonies, Boston became the hub of the slave trade. In terms of stilling the human spirit, there’s nothing like a boat ride, chained to the floor in your own excrement, with people dying next to you, hungry and thirsty, longing for your home and family.

Negroes arriving from Africa were better slave material than the recalcitrant Indians, who, as you will remember, ended up in concentration camps euphemisti-cally called “reservations.”

By 1776, Boston, Mass., was where to go to get you a slave. The “new Nation” that was brought forth upon this continent, led the world in the slave trade. WE, THE PEOPLE, were not women, were not First Ameri-cans, were not Afro Americans

and were not indentured servants. “Our fathers” (at least the ones drafting our Constitution) were land and slave owners.

What war was based on the slavery issue? Most of us answer, the Civil War. But I was taught that our war for independence from England was based on re-sistance to the Intolerable Acts, among which were royal fiat prohibiting slavery in the New World and forbidding settlement east of the Appalachian crest (which was the Crown’s attempt to spare Native America from exactly what happened.)

Every soldier in the Continental Army was promised “two healthy Negroes” and 160 acres in Ohio (Indian Country). Without us-ing the word “slave,” the U.S. Constitution says that if a human property runs from his owner, he is still a slave wherever he turns.

The U.S. Constitution says that every five Negros equals three WE THE PEOPLE for represen-tation in Congress (but the right for blacks to vote would not be won until 1870 with the 15th Amendment.)

The war with Mexico was about slavery. American ranchers moved into Texas, (Mexico) in spite of a treaty prohibiting such. Inter-loping ranchers came with their slaves.

Mexico, and the rest of the world, found slavery repugnant decades before we “in the land of the free.” We provoked a war with Mexico and walked away with the

whole of the Southwestern Conti-nent, which we opened to slavery.

Books have been written on the subject of what caused the War Between the States. Some very smart people believe that slavery was the underlying issue.

But I was taught by very smart people that it was the Confed-eracy wanting to sell cotton, whiskey and tobacco directly to Europe without a tariff being imposed by a U.S. Congress that was dominated by the populated North — even with the 5/3 rule allowing them to count slaves as populace.

In March of 1861, to preserve the Union, President Lincoln sup-ported Congressman Corwin’s amendment which would protect the institution of slavery in all states at issue. Though Abraham Lincoln loathed slavery, his own wife, Mary Todd, was from a slave-owning family and he doubted his own ability to end it. As the Civil War raged, President Lincoln wrote Horace Greeley, “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”

About the same time, President Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamation which only liber-ated slaves in the Confederacy, continuing to allow slavery in three states in the Union. The 13th Amendment, disallowing slavery

in the United States, did not occur until after the assassination of “the Great Emancipator.”

I think it is an ethical mistake to vilify the Confederacy for a skeleton that is in the closet of every white American. If we are going to tear down the Confeder-ate flag, then why not throw the flag of Massachusetts onto the heap and climb onto it ourselves?

And for all the moral outrage we seem to feel about how Afro-Americans were treated, let’s look closer to home. Chinese were brought to the Olympic Peninsula at the dawn of the 20th century to build Fort Worden, a job at least as cruel as picking cotton.

The fort was built and the Chi-nese let go to starve. They estab-lished gardens to feed themselves and were successful enough to sell a little produce. Local farmers rallied to beat up the Chinese and burn their homes and gardens.

Name an ethnic group immi-grating to the U.S. and you have corresponding derogatory names

to dehumanize them. For a melt-ing pot of immigrants with only a smattering of red blood left on the continent, we sure do a great job of distrusting and stiff-arming refugees. AND WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN RIGHT NOW!

On Aug. 28, 1963, when I was 13 years old, I made a vow that I intended to keep for life. What business of mine is it what flag flies on the grounds of South Carolina’s capitol?

The flag that I vowed to protect flutters from my heart. It is the dream of which Dr. King spoke. It is the American Dream.

It’s easier to blame others for rac-ism than to deal with it in ourselves. But, it is my personal responsibility to keep my heart free of prejudice and hatred. I still struggle with this. I look forward to a day when I, and the country I love and call home, are free of these moral encumbrances. A day when I am … “Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty I am free at last!”

Thank you Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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PUBLIC HEARINGProposed Clallam County Ordinance

Amending Clallam County Code Chapter 5.06, Ad- ditional Sales or Use Tax

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clallam County Board of Commissioners will conduct a pub- lic hearing on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 East 4th Street, Room 160, Port Angeles, Washington.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 5.06 titled “Additional Sales or Use Tax”, the text of which is being pub- lished in summary and in compliance with RCW 65.16.160 and Clallam County Charter Section 3.10. (NOTE: The full text will be mailed without charge upon request – see “Proponent” below for the address and/or telephone number.) All pro- posed ordinances are available on the County web- site www.clallam.net.

Comments for or against this proposed ordinance are encouraged. Interested persons must either submit their written comments before the hearing is commenced (see Proponent’s address below) or present written and/or oral comments in person dur- ing the public hearing.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), appropriate aids and/or reasonable ac- commodations will be made available upon request. Requests must be received at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing – see “Proponent” below. The facility is considered “barrier free” and accessible to those with physical disabilities.

PROPONENT: Clallam County Board of Commissioners223 East 4th Street, Suite 4Port Angeles, WA 98362-3015Telephone: 360.417.2233

FORMAL IDENTIFICATION: Proposed Clallam County ordinance as yet to be numbered

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Amends Chapter 5.06, Addi- tional Sales or Use Tax

SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY OF PRO- POSED CHANGES:Section .020: Restores sales tax to .5 percentSection .090: Establishes effective date as April 1, 2016_________________________Trish Holden, CMC, Clerk of the BoardPUB: FF Jan. 21, 2016 Legal No: 677798

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Part 1: Outdoor Resolution Truth

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By Duane Miles

For underachieving end of the year resolutionists, the distraught fear of making yet

another set of New Year’s reso-lutions has been known to cause forms of both para-noia and delusionary thinking,

thence a “word” in this sen-tence which doesn’t appear in any dictionary. The actual per-son who penned the previous opening statement wishes to re-main anonymous. However, as that person continues to share information in this article, the following words contain words worth pondering.

Just as from the brilliant minds of some philosophers who emphatically state that there is no such thing as truth, ordinary folks sometimes go contrary to the common beginning of the year cultural practice of making resolutions by resolving to have nothing more to do with such a thing any more. You are no doubt thinking that the person who

wrote the previous sentence must be crazy. For what do these two concepts have in common? Aren’t they both paradoxes?

For in regard to truth, to anchor oneself to the position that there is no truth in our world, would ironically be an admission that this one thing is indeed, true. And to go against the cultural norm by resolving not to make any resolutions, would likewise be a statement in opposition to the intended position.

Are we thinking too much here? Perhaps, however, with the two topics of truth and resolutions now side by side, one other thing is absolutely

true about New Year’s resolu-tions for many of us; setting grandiose goals often leads to default and occasional stress by year’s end.

Especially if the goal was something like saving 25 percent of one’s income and also to travel to ever nation on earth while still working 40 hours for 52 weeks. Instead, it’s more practical to do such goals in much smaller incre-ments, certainly in regard to vacations.

Therefore, one could limit one year’s vacation quota to include a trip to Raqqa, Syria, followed by a respite while archery hunting for grizzly bears in the Yukon province of Canada.

Still not taking responsibility

Spartan Girls Basketball Player of the Week

This week’s player of the week is Melisa Galindo.Melisa is a freshman at Forks High School. This is her

second year playing basketball. Her favorite thing about basketball is working with everyone on the team. Melisa was chosen for this award for her continuous hard work and dedication to the team.

for anything written herein, this column writer now draws your attention to the case history of a fellow who had several unfulfilled 2015 resolu-tions as late as Christmas Day. I talk to this fellow every day so I know how frustrated he was about this.

This frustration existed even though he had attain several major goals that year; goals such as staying in good health, hiking over the low divide from the Elwha to the Quinault and to Hee Haw creek on the

Queets, for instance. Before year’s end, some

minor goals finally were met. These goal achievements al-leviated some of this fellow’s anxiety just before time ran out. The beach photo with this story was taken at Ruby Beach. The story connected to this photo — a story about a fulfilled goal — will be told next time.

May light for your feet guide you on the path of life until we meet again.