Living off the grid is much harder than I ever imagined. I’m not out breaking my back or getting stuck in the sticker bushes yet..........
As a child growing up in Forks in the late 1950s to early 1970s, I remember always wanting snow for Christmas and sometimes ..........
Growing up in Forks in the 1960s, with the remoteness and mountain barriers, our television viewing choices were few and with an antenna..........
Every Forksonite in Forks liked Christmas a lot
But years ago, Bryon Monohon definitely did NOT........
It started in 2007 when I began pursuing my education through Peninsula College. I enrolled in Environmental Science..........
Ann and Bob walked cautiously into the Co-op late this summer.
They were quickly engrossed with our stock selection.........
If you have kids or have seen any kids in the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard of the new-ish Christmas tradition...........
In conclusion of my story on alternative energy, I always have wanted to impart the advice I got from a lifelong do-it-yourselfer about harnessing gensets.........
“On September 15th this year — all my joints was aching, they were sore. I knew I was taking too much sugar;........
Even before birth, I knew that I was going to hate cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Therefore........
With the holiday season here, it is the time we think about mailing cards and packages. These days we ........
In 1900, according to the census, 139 people lived on the Forks Prairie. One of those families was......
The Realings were on their way to work Friday, Oct. 30, near LaPush, when they were hit head-on by a vehicle that crossed the centerline.
Last week, while showering, I noticed that I was taking a shath (shower/bath combo). Shaths are lovely sometimes, ........
Every year, right before Halloween, I remind myself that I need to tell my eerie tale. Every year I forget because........
Back in 1995, a love like no other was forming at Forks Elementary School. I was in the fifth grade and I had a huge crush on a boy in my class........
This is a tale about wine and cheese, not consuming them but being them. With the 21st annual Forks Chamber of Commerce Wine & Cheese event
Many people do good in the world, but don't always get the credit they deserve. One of those many people is a woman. Her name is........
On Friday evening, I decided to spice up my life a little by breaking my foot. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. .......
In the history of road rage, there has never been a tailgatee who sped up due to being tailgated........
Have you voted yet? Personally I liked the olden days when voters actually went to the polls to vote. The ladies at the Congregational Church would find your name on the list and then you made your choices.......
The year 1952 was not a good year for fishermen. Not because the fishing was bad, but because people were going fishing and never coming home again..........
If a friend tells you that securing a home loan will be a simple and rewarding process, end that friendship yesterday......
Personally, I don't like scary movies or haunted houses, but I do like an unsolved mystery. In 1939, the West End experienced several.......
Clallam Bay says fare thee well to JoAnn Willard. JoAnn has lived here with us, some of us longer than others, for many years.......
I am not sure when or how it happen but at some point I became a bird lover. It may have been a parakeet or that first ........
I don’t like to brag about it, but back in high school, I was quite the football star at FHS............
Jack Merrick was born in Priest River, Idaho, in 1927. His parents were farmers and he grew up with one brother, Donald.........
In the early days of the Forks Forum, the 1930s, it was not unusual to see at least one and sometimes two stories on the front page telling ..........
I am super ungood (not a real word) at guessing ages. Therefore, when I serve adult beverages, I card everyone …
I am not sure if this is a small town thing, a Forks thing or just my family thing but when I was a child one of my family's favorite.......
I don’t often listen to our local radio station for two reasons: First of all, I have to be parked in their parking lot for my stereo to even pick it up......
On May 9, 1930, the Olympic Theater opened for business. Movies previously had been shown in the IOOF hall, but this was a real theater........
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, had, has, do, does, did, can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must.
These are the verbs of being............
Due to their vulnerability, the average life expectancy of a backyard chicken is only about three years.........
Last Thursday afternoon the Forks Forum office was sort of like the happiest place on earth, sort of like Disneyland without.........
It’s the start of a brand new school year and little Johnny is all excited as he’s looking forward to catching up with all his classmates..........
Due to a recent schedule change, I have been subjected to the cruel and unusual punishment of driving my husband’s quirky Ford..........
Nothing says happy Monday morning like waking up to a squirrel in your living room. How do you know...........
While cruising around Facebook the other day, I came across a post where a woman shared a photo that said, “Pray for Washington.” She added her own comment which said......
