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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Three quarters of the Gleason family — Parker with his parents Damon and Gina — stand for a photo at Boomers Fireworks. Pierce, Damon’s and Gina’s daughter, also works at the business but wasn’t at the tent Tuesday morning. The Gleasons have run the business in the white tent that sits across from Billy’s Bar and Grill on Heron Street since a well-timed vacation to Harden, Montana. Damon and Gina, with then-infant son Parker, met Matt Elbue, who wowed them with a firework display and soon turned it into a recruitment trip as he got them interested in running their own fireworks business. 20 years later, Boomers Fireworks is going strong and Damon loves working it with his family.

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Damon Gleason believes ‘fireworks equal fun”

Damon Gleason is a kid in a candy store as he talks about his business, Boomers Fireworks.

Andrew Smith of Adventure Photography In 2022, fireworks filled the sky that surrounded the Lady Washington on July 4 at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport. The “peony” firework is the “most commonly seen shell type” according to American Pyrotechnics Safety and Education Foundation.

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Splash Festival is a star-spangled event full of family fun

Splash Festival is not only a community-wide event, it’s for the city of Aberdeen to show what it…

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Micro grants to help downtown Aberdeen businesses

The Downtown Aberdeen Association received the go-ahead to help downtown businesses improve their storefronts, and Wil Russoul, DAA’s…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Mike “Burdman” Burdoff plays a set at The Tap Room during World Music Day 2024. People were dancing, clapping and singing along inside the 21-and-over bar and restaurant, which is what two long-time customers have called a “community center” in downtown Aberdeen.

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World Music Day helps downtown Aberdeen bar participants, winery

Jessy Knutson had a big smile on her face as she sat on a chair in the 21-plus…

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Hoquiam city council approves purchases from Emmert

The Hoquiam City Council voted to purchase eight properties from Emmert Silver City, LLC., for $1.35 million.

Provided photos Joe Veloni, who has owned and run Ace of Clubs Tavern since 1986, is retiring. With that in mind, Kimmy Nebel, the tavern’s Queen Bee, is throwing a party in his honor on Sunday afternoon.

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Ace of Clubs celebrates Joe Veloni’s retirement

Joe Veloni is turning 84 on Monday, but this Sunday he and his team at Ace of Clubs…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World 13-year-old rock photographer Jameson Nebel, left, shakes the impressive right hand of Kathy Moore. Moore, a guitarist for The Bona Fide Band featuring Krist Novoselic. While Moore shredded on stage with her complex and powerful leads, Nebel shot from the crowd the important moments of the set. So happy after the exchange with Moore, Nebel, of Hoquiam, ran up to her mom Kimmy and hugged her. The connection seen here is the point of World Music Day, to get everyone involved in music and to have fun.

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World Music Day unites Aberdeen

It was a whirlwind on Friday in downtown Aberdeen.

Rick Moyer of Moyer Multi Media LLC. World Music Day won’t just be for famous musicians to land in Aberdeen and play for what is expected to receive a lot of fanfare. It’ll mark the first glimpse of the “Unplugged” space inside The Music Project building — 121 W. Wishkah St. Lee and Dani Bacon, plus other “essential” workers, have been working tirelessly in order to make the space available for music lovers. The sign to the right that reads “Grungeology” will be seen as people head from “The Green Room” to “Unplugged.” At the end of the hallway is the iconic highway sign that the late-Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic once made famous with a photo decades ago.

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The Music Project interior unveiled

Lee and Dani Bacon are committed to telling people “side one” of the story about the late-Kurt Cobain…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Connie Parson, a member-at-large for The Friends of the Aberdeen Museum, seen in a past photo for “First Fridays” inside Aberdeen Art Center.

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Adding a little more history to World Music Day

Connie Parson, who’s passionate about the history of Grays Harbor, was excited to talk about The Friends of…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World World Music Day 2023 saw tens of musicians and music enthusiasts arrive on South K Street, pictured, and West Wishkah Street. The musicians played acoustically on the sidewalks. This year however, World Music Day 2024 is going through “unbridled growth,” according to Wil Russoul, one of the main organizers for the event, which will feature Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musicians, international musicians, and “more surprises” who are on the way. The event has outgrown its two-street size, as Don Stone will perform at Westport Winery, and other venues throughout Aberdeen will host shows.

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World Music Day experiencing ‘unbridled growth’ in Aberdeen

The talk of Grays Harbor, and quite possibly the biggest event Aberdeen has ever seen, at least for…

Photos by Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Side One building, also known as The Music Project building, is a 92-year-old landmark in downtown Aberdeen — at the intersection of South K Street and West Wishkah Street. The building is the 21st to be added to the city’s historic register. This view was from Feb. 20, 2022, when the building owners, Lee and Dani Bacon, illuminated the building in front of hundreds of interested Harborites.

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Aberdeen City Council votes for historic buildings

Aberdeen City Council voted unanimously to approve the Side One Studios building and the Aberdeen Timberland Library for…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A sparse crowd showed up on Thursday night to the second open house for the North Aberdeen Bridge Project. There’s a substantial funding gap between the $23 million in grants the city received for the bridge replacement and the cost of option 2B. “If (the) city is able to secure commitment for approximately $10 million additional private funding prior to the June 26, 2024 city council meeting, city staff will recommend Option 2B as (the) preferred alternative,” stated one of the boards that showed information about the costs for the bridge alternatives.

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City of Aberdeen hosts second Young Street Bridge open house

Staff from the city of Aberdeen’s Public Works Department and David Evans &Associates, Inc., hosted an open house…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Darrell Westmoreland, a renowned music photographer who has led a career for other photographers to dream about, shows off a couple pages from his book “Snap, Click Flash: All Access Pass,” as he spoke to The Daily World about a bit of his career and the people, like Stan Foreman, who helped him along the way. Despite his success, Westmoreland remains grounded and humble.

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A snap, a click and a flash of Darrell Westmoreland’s career

A champion for Aberdeen, the still humble Darrell Westmoreland acts as though his job that led him to…