AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Forks Washington. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/forks-wa 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/forks-wa https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:23:15 -0500 Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune, The Columbian, Everett Herald, Olympian enthusiastically endorse Senator Murray, point to her Washington state https://www.americantowns.com/news/murray-endorsed-by-major-editorial-boards-across-washington-state-31482243-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murray-endorsed-by-major-editorial-boards-across-washington-state-31482243-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Army Corps is expected to deepen Tacoma’s Blair waterway, allowing extra-large container ships to utilize the port. WASHINGTON, https://www.americantowns.com/news/port-of-tacoma-will-help-washington-state-exports-remain-competitive-thanks-to-defense-bill-authorization-31503246-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/port-of-tacoma-will-help-washington-state-exports-remain-competitive-thanks-to-defense-bill-authorization-31503246-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that 18 grants for grassroots projects in the greater Puget Sound she https://www.americantowns.com/news/omnibus-bill-includes-funding-for-18-grassroots-projects-in-puget-sound-region-31510683-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/omnibus-bill-includes-funding-for-18-grassroots-projects-in-puget-sound-region-31510683-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Cantwell: “I’m thankful that Amtrak is finally on the path to fully restore service in the Pacific Northwest”; Additional service https://www.americantowns.com/news/amtrak-to-add-second-roundtrip-to-vancouver-bc-by-march-7-31518919-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/amtrak-to-add-second-roundtrip-to-vancouver-bc-by-march-7-31518919-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WA providers report surge in out-of-state patients seeking reproductive care; Cantwell: Roe v. Wade “was settled law for 50 years. The only https://www.americantowns.com/news/cantwell-on-50th-anniversary-of-roe-we-are-not-going-to-play-defense-we-are-going-to-play-offense-31524050-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cantwell-on-50th-anniversary-of-roe-we-are-not-going-to-play-defense-we-are-going-to-play-offense-31524050-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Shelley Moore https://www.americantowns.com/news/cantwell-murray-introduce-resolution-recognizing-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-31529573-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cantwell-murray-introduce-resolution-recognizing-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-31529573-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today brought Molly Cain, parent advocate from Spokane, https://www.americantowns.com/news/mcmorris-rodgers-brings-spokane-mom-before-committee-to-deliver-powerful-testimony-on-fentanyl-31532716-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mcmorris-rodgers-brings-spokane-mom-before-committee-to-deliver-powerful-testimony-on-fentanyl-31532716-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, January 30, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer was appointed to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries's newly created https://www.americantowns.com/news/kilmer-appointed-to-regional-leadership-council-by-house-democratic-leader-jeffries-31534102-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kilmer-appointed-to-regional-leadership-council-by-house-democratic-leader-jeffries-31534102-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined her colleagues in Congress to https://www.americantowns.com/news/murray-schumer-sanders-colleagues-introduce-pro-act-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-and-make-economy-work-for-workers-31542822-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murray-schumer-sanders-colleagues-introduce-pro-act-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-and-make-economy-work-for-workers-31542822-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) penned a letter to Securities https://www.americantowns.com/news/gluesenkamp-perez-magaziner-urge-the-sec-to-hold-silicon-valley-bank-executives-accountable-31555238-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gluesenkamp-perez-magaziner-urge-the-sec-to-hold-silicon-valley-bank-executives-accountable-31555238-forks-wa.html Government and Politics Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 2023 Schedule: THURSDAY, JUNE 29th, 2023 All Day Decorated Windows Photos. All businesses are encouraged to dress up their windows for https://www.americantowns.com/news/forks-old-fashioned-4th-of-july-celebration-2023-america-the-beautiful-31581098-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/forks-old-fashioned-4th-of-july-celebration-2023-america-the-beautiful-31581098-forks-wa.html Arts and Entertainment Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Join us for Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest candyland Festival of Trees We are in the planning stages for our annual Festival https://www.americantowns.com/news/siorf-festival-of-trees-2023-31628471-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/siorf-festival-of-trees-2023-31628471-forks-wa.html Arts and Entertainment Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Schedule of Events: Thursday, July 4th 7-10am Elks Annual Forks 4th of July Breakfast, cost adults $15, kids 12 & under $10, Forks Elks https://www.americantowns.com/news/forks-old-fashioned-4th-of-july-celebration-2024-31674051-forks-wa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/forks-old-fashioned-4th-of-july-celebration-2024-31674051-forks-wa.html Arts and Entertainment Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Grandma Moses is well known and widely praised for her “senior career” as a painter… and sometimes that recognition inadvertently https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-there-is-no-time-like-the-present-31398021-alexandria-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-there-is-no-time-like-the-present-31398021-alexandria-va.html Clubs and Organizations Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Sign The Cancer Care Petition: If a cancer diagnosis has touched your life or that of someone you love, you know how much courage it takes to https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-american-cancer-society-cancer-action-network-news-tell-congress-make-cancer-care-more-affordable-31403159-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-american-cancer-society-cancer-action-network-news-tell-congress-make-cancer-care-more-affordable-31403159-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500