Happy New Year!

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All of our stores will be open on New Year's Eve from 8:00am - 4:30pm. Each store will keep its regular hours on Sunday, New Year's Day:

PALO ALTO ACE HARDWARE, 875 Alma St., 8:00am - 6:00pm

WILLOW GLEN ACE HARDWARE, 2253 Lincoln Ave., 8:00am - 7:00pm

WISNOM'S ACE HARDWARE, 545 First Ave., San Mateo, 9:00am - 5:00pm

OCEAN SHORE ACE HARDWARE, 111 Main St., Half Moon Bay, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Happy New Year's from our entire ACE Hardware family to yours!

Spare The Air Day - Sat, Dec. 10

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A Winter Spare the Air Alert has been issued for tomorrow, Saturday, December 10, 2011, in the Bay Area.

Wood burning is banned both indoors and outdoors tomorrow, for the full 24 hours.

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Craftsman Tool Chest Winner at Wisnom's

We ran a fabulous contest for a free Craftsman Tool Chest the day after Thanksgiving. Our Wisnom's ACE Hardware winner is Greg Woods from San Mateo; and our Palo Alto store had an out-of-town winner, Bill Oldroyd.  Congratulations, Greg and Bill!

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Willow Glen ACE Donates $350 Worth of Lights and Supplies to Buffington House

Juan and Chris of Willow Glen ACE Hardware installed 15 strands of Holiday lights on the Buffington House and in its yard for last Saturday's neighborhood event. Community service and involvement are at the core of Willow Glen Hardware's values. We are grateful for the opportunity to participate in such a beautiful way with our neighborhood. Thank you!