Pop Quiz!
It’s that time of the year again when I makes things up. Basically I do the same thing all year-round, but now it’s almost the 4th of July! In honor of this fabulous time for Forks residents, I present to you the first annual Forks 4th of July Quiz. I hope you studied. You’re not going to need it.
1. In what year did Forks start the Old-Fashioned 4th of July?
1. Back when “old-fashioned” was the new fashion.
2. In 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
3. 10,000 B.C.
4. When the old gym was built, not to be confused with the new-old gym or the new-new gym.

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The Forks Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration is under way! How did Forks come to host this event as it is known today? How has it changed and how has it been able to survive for 120 years?
Well, 120 years may be stretching it a bit but in an interview in 1970, Elma Mae Peterson Good remembered the few people that inhabited the Forks area getting together for a picnic and music around 1890.

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Organizers of the garage sale to benefit Sue Liedtke are seeking salable items for the event. They also ask that the items be priced prior to donating them. Donations will be accepted July 7-10 at 811 K. Street. The sale will take place Friday, July 11 and Saturday July 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. No early birds please.

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The Forks Police Department 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 individuals 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.

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Basketball clinic

A “Future Spartan” basketball clinic is planned for Saturday, June 21, at the Forks High School main gym. The clinic will focus on the fundamentals of the game.
For those that will be entering grades 5-8 next school year the clinic will start at 10 a.m.
The cost for the clinic is $5 per player. The first 80 players get a T-shirt.

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The WEYL will once again operate the fireworks stand at the corner of Bogachiel Way and Forks Avenue as a fundraising event. The days and hours of operation will be June 28 through 30 and July 1 from noon until 8 p.m. and July 2 through 5 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.

The stand will also offer Fourth of July schedules, buttons for $1 and pre-sale of tickets for the demo-derby can be purchased for $8 each.

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Receiving a mysterious phone call at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday evening, I was instructed to meet at the Forks sign at the North end of town, so I loaded up my dogs, they wanted a ride, and my camera, and made my way there, arriving at 7:01. There I found two individuals in disguise with fake noses and glasses that were a bit too small thus revealing their real identities multiple times.

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The Forks Police Department 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 individuals 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.

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