75 years ago

February 25, 1944

A check by the Aberdeen navy recruiting station has revealed that many Grays Harbor girls now are serving in the Waves, being stationed at various parts of the United States. Among them are:

Laura Jean Ross who is attending the store-keepers’ school at Georgia State College, Milledgeville, Georgia.

Nellie Dzinbak of Moclips, now a yeoman third class, recently with the bureau of ordinance of the navy department in Washington, D.C.

Gayl Rychard of Hoquiam, yeoman second class, on duty in the admiral’s office on Treasure Island in San Francisco bay.

Murial Auer was last reported assigned to the bureau of ships in Washington, D.C. as a yeoman.

50 years ago

February 25, 1969

A gift of $15,000 to the Aberdeen YMCA building fund by ITT Rayonier, Inc., was announced today by L.J. Forrest, vice-president of the firm.

The YMCA building plans call for a $300,000 expansion in youth recreation and game rooms, with pool tables, ping-pong tables, juke box and vending machines, two meeting rooms, an adult locker room, a multi-purpose swimming pool, two handball courts and refurbishing of present YMCA facilities.

25 years ago

February 25, 1994

“That was everything an Aberdeen-Hoquiam game should be,” a Bobcat fan remarked after last night’s sizzler at Sam Benn Gym.

Grizzly followers would agree but prefer a different winner.

Anthony Mizin’s three-point play with :04 on the scoreboard clock was the difference as heavily-favored Aberdeen squeezed out a 64-61 victory over the inspired Grizzlies.

Mizin’s go-ahead layin, set up by a deft bounce pass from David Wessells, came off a well-rehearsed play called by coach Brad Fuhrer during a timeout nine seconds earlier.

“We’ve had that play with variations for a long time,” Fuhrer related. “But we haven’t used it much lately.”

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom