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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Santa checks his list as Downtown Aberdeen Association’s Bette Worth, left, and Bobbi McCracken pose next to the jolly, old elf. Soon, the real St. Nick will appear at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., for a pancake breakfast starting at 9 a.m. Saturday to kick off Winterfest.

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Winterfest comes to Aberdeen on Saturday

Soon it’ll be the most wonderful time in Aberdeen, which means the elves have been doing their due…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A view of Aberdeen’s Zelasko Park’s “NOEL” sign shows the season to celebrate the holidays is upon Grays Harbor County.

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Tis the season to celebrate

The old man in the sleigh and his eight reindeer are weeks out from approaching Grays Harbor County,…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Roberts family — Carrie, Blain and Kim — work alongside their large group of employees in order to make Westport Winery Garden Resort one of the places to travel throughout Grays Harbor. Recently they saw the fruits of their labor show as they won the Excellence in Family Owned Business from the Association of Washington Business. While they’ve won many other awards the Roberts cherish, Kim said this one was “probably the biggest honor we’ve ever had.”

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Westport Winery wins state business award

Westport Winery Garden Resort is a true family business, with Kim, Blain and their daughter Carrie owning and…

Provided photo Dawn Keogh, center, stands with her friend Connie, left, and a reindeer at a Running Reindeer Ranch in Fairbanks, Alaska, in between her two “cancer journeys.” Keogh fought colon cancer during 2018 and 2019. Then in 2023, she was diagnosed with peritoneal cancer. On Sunday, Hoquiam Brewing Company and Mark Bowman will host a fundraiser for Keogh.

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The show must go on this Sunday

Grief is one of the toughest psychological tests to overcome in life.

Hoquiam City Council Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman, left, shakes Hoquiam High School senior Jane Roloff’s hand after a city proclamation he read to honor the athlete during the Hoquiam City Council meeting on Monday. Dave Hinchen, Hoquiam city councilor, looks on with a smile, too.

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Hoquiam mayor, city council honors Jane Roloff for winning state

It’s dark. It’s cold. It’s rainy and it’s just above freezing outside. There’s fog coming from the mouth…

Doug Orr

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Grays Harbor County races too close to call

The Daily World is profiling Grays Harbor County’s closest contested races as of Thursday’s 5 p.m. ballot count.…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The 40 et 8 building — 2313 Simpson Ave., in Aberdeen — is one of Aberdeen’s oldest clubs. It’s kitty-corner from Rick’s Simpson Avenue Saloon. American war veterans founded the 40 et 8 organization in 1920 upon returning home from France. Today, Aberdeen’s 40 et 8 welcomes social members. But, membership is still by invite only.

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Learning from a legend

Since 1962, Rosie Teague has treated her customers at one of Aberdeen’s oldest clubs — the 40 et…

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Six-year-old complaint receives city action; action has ‘interesting’ timing

More than six years after a complaint was sent to the city about now Aberdeen mayoral candidate Douglas…

Provided photo Phil Slep, right, stands for a photo in Disneyland’s Pluto costume with Mickey Mouse and Emily Zinzer. Zinzer was a Disney Ambassador decades ago. Slep will talk about how he started working for Disneyland as a Disney character in his next “Phil Talk,” on Saturday at 5 p.m., from inside the alcove of the Aberdeen Art Center — 200 W. Market.

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Phil Slep talks about what put him in the Pluto costume

Phil Slep will talk this Saturday about what got him to do a job that has turned into…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Stephanie Smith and her husband Eric Smith enjoy a light-hearted moment while she spoke about their gratitude for all the support from Washington state Department of Commerce, state representatives, community support, along with many others, for helping them construct Learning to Grow, LLC.’s new childcare and early learning center in Elma — 535 E. Main St.

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Learning to Grow Inc., opens new childcare facility in Elma

Elma now has a new childcare and early learning center. Without support from many people, it wouldn’t have…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Ghouls, goblins, Disney characters and other costumed characters lined both north and south sides of downtown Aberdeen’s Wishkah Street for Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event. They were all on the hunt for free candy, pop and popcorn from the area businesses and from the Downtown Aberdeen Association, who sponsored the event.

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Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event on Saturday a huge hit

Downtown Aberdeen saw a rush of children and their parents bombard the staff of Downtown Aberdeen Association (DAA)…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World On Tuesday morning, Rognlin’s, Inc. tore down the former Bridges Restaurant, 112 N. G St., in Aberdeen. The restaurant closed in Oct. 2012, according to Lauren Nichol, former night shift supervisor at Bridges. The building’s owner ordered the teardown, according to Lisa Scott, community development director for the city of Aberdeen. Nichol, who worked there from 1998 until the day the restaurant closed, provided a comment after finding out Bridges was demolished. “I’m glad, it made me sad to look at it that way,” Nichol said. “It was a great place to work.”

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Down goes Bridges

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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Hoquiam Timberland Library — 420 7th St., — is a place for many different uses. It’s in the heart of downtown Hoquiam and it’s been there since 1911.

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Hoquiam Timberland Library is a passport for many uses

People think libraries are books, books, books, until they find they can do so much more inside.