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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World This is one of the heartfelt messages addressed to the late grunge music icon Kurt Cobain and his band Nirvana. There are countless messages like this one underneath the North Aberdeen Bridge, but the clarity of the message “surviving” hits home to many who live in Aberdeen.

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Kurt Cobain book author wants to save North Aberdeen Bridge

The bridge synonymous with Kurt Cobain in North Aberdeen is reaching a point where there may not be…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Connie Parson, who is hosting Historic Hoquiam Memories, wants to help show people the history of Hoquiam on Saturday at noon inside the Emerson Manor — 703 Simpson Ave., in Hoquiam.

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Learn about Hoquiam history this Saturday

A casual, open request between two friends has led to a large, collaborative, history event in downtown Hoquiam.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Andrea Plummer, who’s worked at Clarks Restaurant for about 15 years, first experienced Clarks as a young customer. She said she was about “knee-high.” Plummer, seen serving up a homemade ice cream cone, is one of the friendly people who work at the restaurant with roots in the 1920s.

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Dedication to the craft

Clarks Restaurant has flourished because of hard work, familial ties, and a dedication to keeping the food quality…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Sue Marrs, who’s helped organize the Victorian Tea event at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church — 400 E. 1st St., in Aberdeen, speaks about what started it.

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‘Come and enjoy the moment’

The clouds may not part this weekend so here’s an option that will engage the whole family in…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The 1925 Rayonier Plymouth No. 23 locomotive is sitting at the corner of West State and South Park streets in Aberdeen. The historic piece was brought to Aberdeen by Josh Kaivo, president of Peninsular Railway and Lumbermen’s Museum, with help from Tim Quigg.

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99-year-old locomotive shines in the Aberdeen sunlight

A five-year pursuit to get a historic locomotive with Grays Harbor roots back to Grays Harbor has ended…

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Laying out complex, controversial step of North Shore Levee Project

Homeowners living in North Aberdeen near Wishkah River are angry about the city of Aberdeen’s lack of communication…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World This was part of the scene on Friday night, when people paid their respects to the late Kurt Cobain, the fallen grunge music icon who grew up in Aberdeen, on the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death.

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Rest in peace, Kurt

Kurt Cobain once wrote the lyric “With the lights out, it’s less dangerous.” On Friday night, that lyric…

Darrell Westmoreland It takes a lot of timing and coordination to plan community-wide events such as Rain Glow. It’s why Dani Bacon, Bette Worth and Bobbi McCracken are organizing a community events forum for April 27 inside the Side One Studios building — 202 S. K St., in Aberdeen. In this photo, people lined up for tickets to a past Rain Glow Festival in downtown Aberdeen. Hundreds explored various “worlds” set up by volunteers.

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Collaborating for Community Impact

It takes a long time to plan and coordinate a community event, and with that there are a…

International Mermaid Museum Meet a unicorn this Saturday at the International Mermaid Museum Festival — 1 S. Arbor Rd., in Aberdeen. Unicorns Sky and Blue will be at the festival with their handler Crystal. According to Kim Roberts, who runs the festival, the unicorns can’t wait to meet and be photographed with people of all ages.

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Come rain or shine to connect with mermaids

A series of activities await anyone interested in learning about the sea and mermaid culture at the International…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World John Larson, director of Polson Museum — 1611 Riverside Ave., in Hoquiam — shows off a cleaned up 1924 Franklin 6-cylinder engine 10-C. The motor was used to power a Franklin car, which was a very high end car back in those days.

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Polson Museum reopens Saturday with new exhibits

John Larson, director of Polson Museum, can’t wait to show the public the work he and his staff…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Clarks Restaurant has delicious, homemade milkshakes, fresh-cut french fries and well-made burgers. The restaurant’s about a 15-minute drive from downtown Aberdeen.

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Clarks Restaurant is worth the drive

Make Clarks Restaurant your next dining experience.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Game Freaks’ representatives and Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. ambassadors meet up for a ribbon-cutting to usher in the new era of Game Freaks in Aberdeen — 110 E. Wishkah St.

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Game Freaks’ move nets a win for ‘nerd culture’

There are people who enjoy playing games and then there are gamers. Kyle Pauley is the latter.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World ANTIHERO, based in Tacoma, shared what was a “double headline show” with A Lien Nation at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., in Aberdeen. Dustin Adair opened for the two hard, fast, aggressive rock bands.

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Let there be rock

The three-man band ANTIHERO stole the show with drummer Jason VanEss’ fiery display on stage. Maybe he ignited…