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

Pummelled

Driving on the beach is not without its consequences.

Committed

Bal Tim Jr., 5, of Seattle plays in the sand as his father hunts razor clams at Roosevelt Beach.

Foodball Skaters

Aberdeen High School students organized a Saturday night skate at Harborena in Hoquiam as a fundraiser for Foodball, the annual competitive foodbank benefit. I tried to get a motion shot of these two girls with the skating bobcat (Aberdeen's mascot), and got this shot when I was setting up the lights. Usually I hate the green from the fluorescents, but I like it here!