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City of Aberdeen Fred Scott, one of Aberdeen’s park board commissioners, is seen speaking at Pioneer Park. Scott had a large hand in helping renovate the park. It’s one of the projects both he and Stacie Barnum, Aberdeen Parks director, spoke about to show the impact he had as commissioner.

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Aberdeen Park Board Commissioner Fred Scott retires

A lifetime Aberdonian has said goodbye to a civic position he held for 26 years, but in that…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Thomas Hedlund, one of the owners of Game Freaks Aberdeen, sits at one of the gamer tables inside his shop at 121 W. Wishkah St. The shop will move up the street to 108 E. Wishkah St. The move will allow much more space for gaming, a dedicated Dungeons & Dragons room, and other improvements gamers will notice.

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Game Freaks Aberdeen will soon move from Side One building

Game Freaks Aberdeen is moving on up to the center of downtown with a deluxe-sized space about a…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Greg Rekus, a long-time musician from Winnipeg, Canada, danced, stomped and jumped on the stage at The Loading Dock so much to the point he needed Gorilla tape applied to the tambourines so they’d not fall off while he performed. One of the ways Rekus described his energetic music was “trashy acoustic,” and the audience loved his style.

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Live music warms up The Loading Dock

“It’s the start of a brand new year, I feel the changes coming in the air,” are lyrics…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Tim Holehouse, an English musician who the late Kurt Cobain inspired to pick up the guitar, performed in front of a small audience underneath the Young Street Bridge. In front and to his right is the message “RIP Kurdt,” in reference to Cobain’s death. Behind Holehouse’s head, is a painting of Cobain’s face.

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Englishman rocks underneath the bridge

People have said for years the Young Street Bridge is an international tourist destination. They’ve talked about how…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World This isn’t a cave. This is a close-up view of the fountain in front of Aberdeen City Hall. The artistic piece is called “Heaven, Man and Earth,” and it’s by George Tsutakawa. The piece is dated 1997. However the icicles and what appears to be blue dye are new. They popped up sometime in the last couple days.

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Photographing the bitter cold

It’s been a cold few days in Aberdeen, but at least it’s given residents some wintry art to…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The consultants for the city of Aberdeen, David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), gave a presentation on the North Aberdeen Bridge Project to Aberdeen City Council and many of its residents Wednesday night. The project has included numerous meetings with the public and will continue to engage the public as it moves forward. The move forward will not be complete without “brainstorming alternatives,” according to the slideshow from DEA. Many in the community want to preserve the bridge for its connection to the late-Kurt Cobain, but safety seems to be the city’s No. 1 concern with the bridge.

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Consultants present update on North Aberdeen Bridge Project

The consultants at David Evans and Associates, Inc., (DEA) spoke about the North Aberdeen Bridge and the potential…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Jade Black poses perfectly in-frame during a late summer photoshoot that was to show her Instagram followers how she does what she does — fine art self-portrait photography. Black takes her art seriously because she wants to help heal people through her art. Black was recently a featured artist at the Associated Arts Ocean Shores Arts & Crafts Festival.

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Healing through art

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the winter 2023 issue of Washington Coast Magazine, a publication produced…

Traffic yields for a driver at the edge of the roundabout on Market Street in Aberdeen. The roundabout could get a facelift in 2024 after the city council approved Aberdeen's Parks and Recreation Director Stacie Barnum to apply for a $50,000 grant from Grays Harbor Community Foundation. While the overall council approved, not everyone was onboard as they cited concerns about safety for the drivers and the pedestrians who use the roundabout. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

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Aberdeen City Council discusses concerns about roundabout art

The Aberdeen City Council voted for the application for grant funding that would allow for art to be…

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City of Hoquiam’s night full of change

The city of Hoquiam went through a couple of roster changes between its city council and police force…

Provided photo From left Jakob DeAlexandro, Chelcee DeAlexandro, Masen Ayres, Ella DeAlexandro and Brooklyn Ayres show off bikes they received from Bicycles from Heaven, a collaboration between the Aberdeen Lions Club, Stafford Creek Corrections Center and the Salvation Army.

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Put a smile on your child’s face

Every good parent wants to put a smile on their child’s face during the holidays. They want to…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World John Prentice III is a regular Open Mic Night performer at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., in Aberdeen. Prentice, who plays country covers and originals, is known for his stage presence and his ability to sound a bit like Johnny Cash. Prentice loves playing Cash’s song, “I’ve Been Everywhere,” because of its difficulty and how it pleases the crowd.

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Messy Jessy’s venue showcases ‘hidden gems’

When most people think of a rock star, they think of an artist selling out an arena in…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The North Beach Hyaks celebrated the memory of one of its former star student-athletes, Shelly Cox, with an honor ceremony that helped establish the Shelly Cox True Grit Award. Cox died at 17 in a tragic traffic accident in 1987. The award will be given annually to one boy and one girl who “demonstrate courage, resilience and determination in and out of the halls of North Beach, carrying forward the memory of Shelly and what it means to be a Hyak.”

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Honoring one of their best

Patty Cox had tears in her eyes when she spoke about her daughter Shelly Cox, a former student…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Santa Claus meets with Abram Veloni and his mom Taryn Veloni as The Grinch sits to the left of Ol’ Saint Nick. The Veloni family was impressed with Winterfest. “I didn’t know what to expect, but they have really blown us away,” Taryn said.

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Winterfest brings people together again

It’s uncertain what sort of connections Downtown Aberdeen Association had to make in order to get Santa Claus…