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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Each of the seven rural libraries in Adams and Lincoln counties has received extra materials on their shelves due to a grant administered by the Washington State Library, and the efforts of Carolyn Peterson, Assistant Program Manager at the State Library (carolyn.petersen@sos.wa.gov). The Washington State Library is a division of the Office of Secretary of State. "We at the State Library are very pleased to give the CLRS grants to help these libraries grow their collections...
Sunday evening at 7 p.m., the Harrington United Methodist Church sponsored this year's annual community Thanksgiving service. Randy Behrens of the Harrington United Methodist Church opened the evening service with a welcome and the Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. This was followed by "Come Ye Thankful People Come". Tony Hamilton of the Community Church led in the Responsive Reading and the Lord's Prayer. An offering was taken for needs of local people. Unable to attend, Jo Gooley had volunteered to represent the Catholic Churc...
The Harrington City Council met Wednesday evening with all council members present. Much of the evening was spent on the budget for the upcoming year. Resolution 2013-190 for a sales tax levy to increase the property tax was passed with a vote of 4-1. Other discussion topics included repair of the sidewalk at the Hotel Lincoln (which the owner previously stated that won't be done until spring); street repairs; a letter from librarian Vivienne Schultz recommending Stacey Rasmussen to be on the library board (voted 5-0 in...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Mike Cronrath organized an all-school Veteran’s Program with participation from many of the various age groups. Debra Armstrong and Karen Kennedy handed out programs during the prelude. Madison Charlton, ASB President, made the introductory comments prior to the opening with a flag ceremony. The third and fourth graders sang the Star Spangled Banner under the direction of Mr David Nighswonger. Mike Cronrath made opening remarks and introduced the veterans that were present, one in uniform. Cronrath e...
Students tour missile site north of Harrington Michael Cronrath, instructor of Current World History and World War II and the Cold War, took nine of his students on Friday, Oct 18th, to Peter Davenport's missile site. Mike Perry and Tony Hamilton accompanied the group for the one-and-a-half-hour tour. Since Cronrath's classes had been studying the beginning of the nuclear age and the opportunity availed itself, arrangements were made for the trip. The students, aged 15 to 18,...
3 members of the El Katif Shriner Band of Spokane performed at the Harrington Opera House Sunday afternoon to an audience of less than 50, several coming from Mohler to enjoy the special music. The afternoon performance began with The Star Spangled Banner, which was well received. Other songs included the Tailgate Rumble, Theme from New York, NY, You're a Grand Old Flag and the Armed Forces Salute. Recognition was given to those in the audience who had served in the various divisions of the military. The audience seemed to...
KSPS to air broadcast about Harrington Opera House Scott McKinnon and Bill Fitzner, camera man, of KSPS TV came to Harrington Wednesday morning, Oct 9, and met with Gordon and Billie Herron, Linda Wagner, Ed Haugan, Bonnie Hardy and Marge Womach. The group toured the 1904 Bank Block building that contains the Harrington Opera House. Each room of the edifice was investigated and discussed in terms of past usage and present plans. Upstairs in the opera house proper many photographs were taken of the stage, the backdrops, and...
The Needhams perform in Harrington Monday night, Sept 30th, the Needhams family-based group performed at the Harrington Opera House for an audience of about 50 persons. This was the third year's appearance of the Needhams at the Harrington Opera House who have been on a West Coast tour for September and are on their route home to Murfreesboro, near Nashville, Tenn. Diane Needham Mummert, playing the mandolin, is the wife of Steve Mummert, their sound man. Diane is the sister of Dave Needham Jr, on the bass guitar, and daughte...
Harrington Celebrates in the Rain The revived and historic Huff ‘N’ Puff race added to Harrington’s Fall Festival brought out tremendous support in spite of the weather forecast. Steady rain, ranging from light mist to outright downpour, suspended promptly at 8:45 a.m., just as Ron Mielke was approaching the starting line. Manning the entry table were Betty Warner, Jordyn Tanke (FBLA president and daughter of Alan and Kelli Tanke), Madison Charlton (FBLA treasurer and son o...
Aqu-ammonia leak injures four in Harrington By MARJORIE WOMACH Friday, an ordinary afternoon in Harrington, the ambulance siren sounded as it rounded the corner past city hall about 1:30 p.m. Within five minutes, the town's atmosphere was changed. State patrol and Lincoln County sheriff's officers had responded to the ammonia spill at Crop Production Services at the edge of town. Ryan Behrens and Cal Gilmer had been taken by ambulance to the hospital in Davenport, and Ryan was soon air-lifted to Harbor View in Seattle. The...
The Zoar Cemetery series continues this week with more information on the Scheller family name. Mollie (Scheller Derr "Derr, Mollie. Died: 9-01-1969. Birth: 3-08-1892, Russia. Widowed. Father: Heinrich Scheller. Mother: Anna Schafer. Buried: Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, Wash." (Lincoln Cty. Health death card ) "Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Derr, 77, were held at the UCC of Odessa on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. B. M. Schafer officiating. Interment was in the Odessa Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons: Richard...
