Clallam Bay-Sekiu Lions Club invites children ages 5-14 to the annual Kids Salmon Derby, Saturday, Aug. 16. Registration starts at 5:30 a.m. at two resorts; Van Riper’s and Olson’s. Weigh in by noon at Van Riper’s Resort.
It is with great sadness that I have learned of the closure of the Interfor facilities in Forks and Beaver. The City of Forks and Interfor have maintained an excellent working relationship and it is unfortunate that global and national economic and market stressors have negatively impacted the future of the local mills.
Resource event for Interfor workers
All laid off Interfor workers are invited to attend a resource event on Thursday, August 14, sponsored by WorkSource Clallam County and Peninsula College. There will be two sessions, 10 a.m. until noon and 2 until 4 p.m., at the Forks High School Commons.
Information regarding Unemployment Insurance benefits, employment and training resources and services will be presented.
For more information, contact WorkSource at 360-457-2133.
Forks’ 12th annual Relay For Life is Friday and Saturday at the FHS track. The walking begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, and continues nonstop until noon, Saturday, Aug. 2. This year’s theme “A Knight for a FIGHT for a Cure! will be played out with knight games, catapults, castles and CUREalot passports to guide participants around the track. Passports will be stamped at the 10 team sites and a completed passport can be traded in for drawing prizes.
Interfor announced the permanent closure of its Beaver-Forks operation today, July 31, 2014. The Beaver facility employs 52 people and the Forks mill has 35 employees that will soon be out of work.
On June 27, 2014, Interfor announced a curtailment of its Beaver-Forks operation on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
OLYMPIA — A Forks resident who raised $300,000 for a non-profit dog rescue organization, but failed to register with the Secretary of State or produce required records of how the donations were spent, has been sued by the Attorney General’s Office for violating Washington’s Charitable Solicitations Act and Consumer Protection Act.
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.
For all other Police business phone 360-374-2223 or Fax 360-374-2506
Peninsula College in Forks will bring the true story of Luna, a young wild killer whale, to the silver screen on Friday, August 8.
The documentary, The Whale, will begin at 7:00 pm at the Forks Extension Site at 481 S. Forks Avenue and is free to the public.
The film’s screening will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Richard Osborne, who spent three decades as an orca researcher affiliated with The Whale Museum on San Juan Island and the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs prior to moving to the Olympic Peninsula. He is now a marine biologist and research consultant with The Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks and works on salmon habitat restoration.
OLYMPIA — In the past week, the Department of Corrections has deployed 21 offender fire crews from four minimum–security prisons to help fight wildfires burning in eastern and central parts of Washington State, including the 380–square–mile Carlton Complex fire in north–central Washington. The crews include a total of 232 offenders (plus 24 supervising staff) who are trained by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to assist in managing wildfires.
VFW marathon bingo
The VFW, 110 S. Spartan
Ave., will hold a marathon bingo event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, July 26. Funds raised from the event will benefit scholarships and other VFW
community service projects.
The annual Forks Relay for Life will be held at the Forks High School track on August 1-2. The theme this year is CURE-ALOT A Knight For A Fight For A Cure!
There will be live entertainment, games, knights, cancer resources, food and fun.
Relay For Life is an opportunity for our community to come together in the fight against cancer.
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.
For all other Police business phone 360-374-2223 or Fax 360-374-2506
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen reporting a phone call that she received from an individual who identified them self as a Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy. The caller told the individual that she had failed to report for jury duty and as a result would have to
pay a fine. The citizen became suspicious when the caller attempted to obtain their home address and other personal information. Fortunately the citizen did not provide any personal information, instead she terminated the phone call and called the Sheriff’s Office to verify whether the call was legitimate or not. The phone call was an attempt
