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Dale Raben will receive Pioneer Logger Award as 2013 Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days begin Wednesday in Forks

SINCE 1981, THE Pioneer Logger Award has been bestowed, during Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days, on an individual who has…

Dale Raben at his shake and shingle mill

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UPDATED — Dale Raben will receive Pioneer Logger Award as 2013 Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days begin Wednesday in Forks

SINCE 1981, THE Pioneer Logger Award has been bestowed, during Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days, on an individual who has…

John Anderson and some of the tons of items he's combed from local beaches. (Click on photo to enlarge.) Christi Baron/For Peninsula Daily News

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Meet the king of all beachcombers — and now he’s going to Japan

FORKS — Forks’ only licensed plumber, John Anderson, recently hung up his plunger and retired. While he will…

John Anderson and some of the tons of items he's combed from local beaches. (Click on photo to enlarge.) Christi Baron/For Peninsula Daily News

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Meet the king of all beachcombers — and now he’s going to Japan

FORKS — Forks’ only licensed plumber, John Anderson, recently hung up his plunger and retired. While he will…

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Take a Forks logging and mill tour

FORKS — On May 23, 1991, the town of Forks was closed. Many businesses locked up, as most…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Inspiration from a feathered friend

It is time again for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Scientists use the counts along with observations from…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Happy 100th birthday to an ex-Forks fashionista

FORKS AND FASHION: Two words one might not think of throwing in to the same sentence. Everyone knows…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Recalling a Forks focal point

IN JANUARY 1969, it snowed in Forks — it snowed a lot. It snowed so much that it…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: A lot of Losers in Forks

YOU HEAR IT on the streets of Forks a lot these days: “Hey, Loser” or “There goes a…

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Giving thanks to West End volunteer firefighters

WITH THANKSGIVING JUST a day away, a lot of people are thinking about what they are thankful for.…

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Scary stories just in time for Halloween

HALLOWEEN OFTEN CONJURES up mysterious tales of the unknown, the unexplained and the unsolved. Sometimes these stories are…

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Forks doing well with lemons, thank you

A POPULAR QUOTE by the late self-improvement master, Dale Carnegie: “When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.”…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Olympic Theatre may be gone, but memories linger

ON MAY 9, 1930, the Olympic Theatre opened for business in Forks. Movies had previously been shown in…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Old friends return to Toleak Point

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN if a group of fifty ­something guys decided to relive an experience of their past?…

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: A tribute to a true builder of Forks, Claude Clark

THIS IS AN attempt to acknowledge the impact of the life of a man, Claude Clark, who significantly…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Completion of Olympic Loop linked Forks to world

WITH ALL THE recent roadwork around Lake Crescent, West-Enders have found themselves grumbling and complaining about delays and…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: A real story about the Quileute

WITH THE SUCCESS of the “Twilight” series, the Quileute Nation and inhabitants of LaPush have found themselves thrust…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Getting her goat after all these years

LIVING IN A rural area affords a person the chance to experience the rewards of raising ducks, chickens,…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR COLUMN: Remembering Memorial Day fallen

MEMORIAL DAY STARTED off as a day of remembrance, a day where we Americans go to cemeteries and…

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CHRISTI BARON’S WEST END NEIGHBOR: Hooked on a family tradition

FISHING IS A hobby that is easy to learn and provides skills that can be used by youth…