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“Small but Beautiful: Bryophyte Ecology and Diversity,” by Barbara Blackie

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Makah Cultural & Research Center celebrates 45th anniversary with festivities focused on art, food, and family-friendly fun

The Makah Cultural and Research Center (MCRC) is proud to announce its 45th year since opening its doors…

The Shell station, photo circa 1960s, was once at the corner of Forks Avenue and Bogachiel Way.

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Left at the gas station and everything is connected

As I said in last week’s Opinion …I get requests for things and I get phone calls …and…

Through some crazy spring weather, the new turf project at the Congregational Church is completed. In addition to the new turf, a watering system was also installed. Last Friday Jerry Leppell and crew were seen here placing the last of the turf.
1 Peter 1:24-25 King James Version (KJV)
For All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. Photo Christi Baron

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Church gets Turf

Through some crazy spring weather, the new turf project at the Congregational Church is completed. In addition to…

The shrub.

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A Father’s Wish …

I get requests weekly for many things …A few months back I had a request forwarded to me…

Lichens are a combination of two plants—a fungus and an algae—that form a partnership to survive. Find out more on these super symbiotic organisms that mean so much to our ecosystem. Join Clallam County Master Gardener Muriel Nesbitt for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation, “Lichens: They Are Not What You Thought They Were” on Thursday, June 13th from noon – 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles. (Photo of a lichen on a tree by Muriel Nesbitt)

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“Lichens: They Are Not What You Thought They Were,”

by Muriel Nesbitt, Thursday, June 13, 2024

Center of photo Forks Chamber Logging and Mill Tour guide Randy Mesenbrink demonstrates how some of the machinery on the landing works. Tour participants from New York and London look on, last Wednesday on a Dahlgren Logging job on Owl Mountain. Photo Christi Baron

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Logging and Mill Tour

Last week was the first Forks Chamber Logging and Mill tour of the season. I got to the…

The Soroptimist Community Award for Women was presented to Pat Kain, Nicole Rosander, and Lois Richmond in recognition of truly making a difference in our community through their leadership and volunteerism. Pictured are Mary Anne Earley, co-president of SIORF, Pat Kain, and Nicole Rosander. Submitted photos

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Soroptimist announce scholarship awards

Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rainforest (SIORF) is pleased to announce the scholarship awards for spring, 2024. Our…

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Celebrating Excellence in Forks K-12 Homeschool Plus Program

By Cindy Feasel

Recently Dudley the Golden Retriever took a moment to reflect near the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at the Forks Transit Center. We all should take a moment to reflect on Memorial Day and remember those who did not come home again … The Forks American Legion Post 106 will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the Forks Cemetery. The community is invited to attend. Photo Christi Baron

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Memorial Day… Monday, May 27, 2024

This Memorial Day

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A Look Back …This week in the Forks Forum

This week in 1999 thousands had attended the Makah potlatch. The city of Forks announced it was gearing…

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Aurora Borealis!

Some calling it “A life-changing experience” social media was flooded Saturday morning with amazing photos of the Northern…

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DAR seeks soldiers’ names for WWI monument restoration

In 1924, a monument was placed in front of a public school on Carlsborg Road, with a bronze…