Harrington employees submit resignations

HARRINGTON – The City of Harrington has recently received the resignations of both public works employees and the city clerk. Maintenance worker Charlie Kruger has submitted his notice, and so has Supervisor Scott McGowan, although McGowan has offered to work through April and then claim May for vacation time due him. Janice Cepeda has accepted a position elsewhere and has given April 9 as her final day as city clerk.

Harrington School

The Harrington Lions Club joined with the elementary school staff to hold an Easter Egg Hunt for all students in pre-school to sixth grade on April 2, the last day before spring break. The Lions Club purchased the eggs, and Jordan and Heather Wagner worked with the staff to organize the event within recess times. Harrington School Board members provided a grant to purchase books for the students and provide snacks. The Harrington PTA purchased ice-cream certificates from the Harrington Post and Office for students in grades 2-12. Linda Colbert made sure the Easter Bunny arrived along with a small red wagon carrying two black rabbits with which the children could interact.

The Panther Press, produced by the Harrington School District, came out in March and included the "Principal's Corner" in which Tiffany Clouse expressed her commitment to observing the pandemic restrictions and increasing activities at the earliest opportunity per guidelines. The publication also included photos of many classrooms showing the lengths to which teachers and the administration have gone to allow students to be in the classrooms while also following pandemic distancing guidelines.

The Harrington School Board (consisting of Darren Mattozzi, Mark Kramer, Cade Clarke, Linda Mielke and Shannon Sewall) donated funds so that each student and staff member could receive a Panther T-shirt, said a notice in the Panther Press.

Pre-Kindergarten students and their instructor Susan Larmer visited the Harrington Public Library just before spring break. The children were shown the newly established children's section, creatively arranged by Stacey Rasmussen earlier in the season. The animal trophies high on the walls intrigued the children (they had been donated to the library by the Louis Schultz family). The history of these trophies has been collected from news clippings and is available at the library. The children checked out books before ending their visit. The children are also enjoying and learning from an ant farm in their classroom, reports Larmer.

Upcoming activities

Rummage sales are schedule for April 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paula Harrington, proprietor of Studio One, plans to hold a sidewalk sale at her business and has encouraged the Opera House Society to hold a rummage sale at the opera house at the same time. This will be the first such event of the year for the Society and has been dubbed a "Busy Bee Rummage Fundraiser." There is much buzzing around the rummage room as preparations are being made for the event.