News Briefs
Published 1:30 am Saturday, May 2, 2026
PAWS of Grays Harbor looking for new home
PAWS of Grays Harbor, established as a non-profit organization in Aberdeen in June of 1973, is searching for land to build a new animal shelter so the no-kill animal shelter can continue and expand its work. The current facility is located at 800 W 1st St in Aberdeen.
The organization’s website states: “This organization serves our community through the education of pet owners; providing a safe shelter for lost, abused and unwanted pets; and through pet adoptions to suitable homes. … More than 500 animals find new homes and loving families through our organization every year.”
According to a Facebook post, the ideal property is:
• Minimum 0.5 acres (1+ acre preferred)
• Located away from highways, train tracks, and loud noise
• Outside of flood zones
• Preferably in the Aberdeen area
• Must be zoned for animal kennels (or able to be rezoned)
PAWS of Grays Harbor is asking anyone who has property to donate, sell, or lease, or has leads on such a property, to contact them at pawsdirector@pawsgh.org.
40 et 8 Club donates to local programs
The 40 et 8 Club announced that the Club recently donated $4,500 for nursing program scholarships at Grays Harbor College. Also, the organization donated $100 each to the Hoquiam and Aberdeen Police Department Crime Watch programs. The 40 et 8 Club is located at 2313 Simpson Ave in Aberdeen. This club is open to all veterans. If you wish to join the club, stop in and inquire. The membership fee is $35 dollars a year.
18th Annual Cowboy BBQ
The 18th Annual Cowboy BBQ will take place on May 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Aberdeen High School Commons. The event is a fundraiser for travel for Aberdeen SkillsUSA competitors to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta in June.
History Windows project launch
A signature Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at noon in the former Moore Building located at the corner of Broadway and Wishkah Streets in downtown Aberdeen as History98520 launches the History Windows project featuring the “Lumber Capital of the World.”
VFW Day of Service in McCleary
On May 9 at 9:00 a.m., the community is welcome to help VFW Post and Auxiliary 5564 members clean and edge around all the Veterans and Auxiliaryheadstones in the McCleary cemetery. Bring your buckets, wash rags, weed eaters, edgers and gardening gloves.
