Brandon Sell of Aberdeen grabs his quarry before getting swamped at pacific Beach during the first morning clam dig of the season.

Big Portrait, Small Subject

I love this little person

Mayors, Betting

From left, Barbara Bennett-Parsons, Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson, Westport Mayor Michael Bruce and Hoquiam Mayor Jack Durney pose for a promotional photo for the upcoming Coastal Harvest benefit. One of the bid items in the auction is a home poker game.

DamaCon

A group of kids watches as a Kendama tournament gets under way during "DamaCon" at the South Shore Mall in Aberdeen. Kids competed in the amount of tricks performed with the toy (pictured hanging around the neck of the kid in the center). Hundreds of Kendama fans showed up for the event.

Kendama Hot Shot

Brycen Nguyen, 10, of Aberdeen is really good at Kendama, a Japanese game involving a wooden toy. Apparently Kendama is extremely popular among middle schoolers.

A Day of Help

Edward Beck winces as he gets a free immunity shot from Lisa Leitz, RN for the Grays Harbor County Health Department, during the annual project "Homeless Connect" at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Aberdeen. The event was an effort to count, feed and provide basic services for the county's homeless population.

Krystal Hamm holds her 4-month-old son Charles as they are helped by volunteer Lori Tornquist.

Jennifer Perkins gets a free haircut from volunteer Pat Gordon.

Community Support

Tabitha Kowal hugs a friend outside of her home in Montesano as her husband, Dan looks on. More than 100 people gathered for a 2-mile walk to raise money for the young mother, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Jen Wenger and Kurt Schaefer place flowers on Kowal's fence as they pass by.

Profile

Brad Fuhrer has a business selling hand-made fishing jigs.

Butterfly

Catch You on the Rebound