Hardt retires from CWGG

JoAnn Hardt retired from the Marlin office of Central Washington Grain Growers after 17 years. She was essential to the running of the warehouse and maybe the town of Marlin, too. She officially worked as a bookkeeper and office manager, and unofficially as a historian, tour guide and information agent. Hardt said she ran the scales during harvest and sold the wheat and wrote checks to the farmers.

During the last couple of years, CWGG was putting in a new computer system, which probably contributed to Hardt’s job being phased out. Hardt said the warehouse was the last full-time business in Ma...