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Harrington Opera House Society Monday, March 5, the Harrington Opera House Society met at 7 p.m. with Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Billie and Gordon Herron, Carol, Karen Robertson, Bunny Haugan, Linda Wagner, Marge Womach and Stephen Hardy present. Members were reminded to give “in-kind forms” to Billie Herron. Minutes of the previous meeting and the financial reports were approved. Following a year’s hiatus, the building committee is again working on small restorative projects and preparing for the refurbishing of the rumma...
Opera House Performance Friday, March 2, was the opening of the 2018 opera house season with Kevin Hekmatpanah on cello and Tomoko Kimura, accompanist on piano, performing to an appreciative audience in the Harrington Opera House. Hekmatpanah, a native of Chicago, has performed around the globe and throughout the country in concerts, festivals, recitals, symphonies and competitions. This past summer he performed at St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna and the Esterhazy Palace in...
Harrington PDA The Harrington Public Development Authority met Tuesday, February 20, with the following attending: Jay Gossett, Paul Charlton, Jill Plaskon, Bunny Haugan, Heather Slack, Tim Tipton, Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan. The final critiquing of the post and panel display-sign design was done and the order for the first sign, that for Cruizin’ Harrington, was turned in, to allow Baldwin Signs of Spokane adequate time to complete the sign before the May 19 event. The need for housing in Harrington, the availability...
City Council Wednesday, February 14, the Harrington City Council met with one council member absent. In attendance were Mayor Dillon Haas, councilmen: Peter Davenport, Jeremy Sewall, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack, town clerk Bunny Haugan, maintenance supervisor Scott McGowan, and visitors Billie Herron, Brent Wilday, Marge Womach, Brian Belsby (Belsby Engineering), Stormy Stiles, Nathan Luck and Maddie, and Cherie MacClellan. Brian Belsby discussed Small Water System Management Plans and the Rural Community Assistance Corporat...
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met February 5 with Linda Wagner, Sheryl Stedman, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark Stedman, Cherie MacClellan, Marge Womach, Susan Larmer, Gordon Herron and Karen Robertson present. At the close of the meeting Billie Herron and Carol returned from Reardan and visited briefly. Ed Haugan gave the treasurer's report, noting that the average monthly bills for the building is $900, a figure arrived at by dividing last year's expenditures by twelve....
PDA January 23, a group from the Harrington Public Development Authority met at the Post & Office to participate in a presentation via Zoom to the Wash. State Senate Economic Development & International Trade Committee in Olympia. Harrington’s PDA had been requested to participate by Senator Maralyn Chase (32nd District, Edmonds) via contact with Margie Hall. Those presenting locally were Margie Hall (Lincoln County EDC), Heather Slack (current president of PDA), Josh Steward (prior president of PDA) and Harrington Mayor D...
Chamber of Commerce Newsletter This past week the Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce released its first 2018 newsletter collection from the Chamber and other community groups, from which this news has been taken. The 2018 Chamber officers are: President, Tim Tipton, of Hideaway RV Park; Vice President, Cade Clarke, of Church of the Nazarene; Secretary, Paula Pike, of Paula’s Remote Office; and Treasurer, Cindy Haase, of Ott Insurance. They remind the community of things to do in Harrington during the winter months: Senior Me...
Public Development Authority Harrington's Public Development Authority met at city hall January 16, with President Heather Slack, Paul Charlton, Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Tim Tipton, Jill Plaskon, Bunny Haugan, Cherie MacClellan and Marge Womach attending. Discussion continued from previous meetings on the "post and panel" display sign designed by Baldwin Signs of Spokane, and it was compared with alternative bids. By unanimous vote, the Authority opted to stay with Baldwin...
Christmas omission A chance drop-in December 18 at Senior Meals brought a pleasant surprise to this writer and all who partook of the noon meal in Harrington prepared by Susan Harding with a modest collection of attendees: Larry and Judy Fryer, Aileen Sweet, Tim Campou, Cherie MacClellan, Howard Schafner, Bill Livingstone and Bud McPeak. Quite likely only this writer was surprised with the presentation of “The Christmas Locket,” a play presented by Misty Vinci (cook at Davenport Senior Meals) and three younger ones, Kar...
Public Development Authority The Harrington Public Development Authority met December 19, with the following present: Heather Slack, president, Jay Kane, Paul Charlton, Jay Gossett, Jill Plaskon, Bunny Haugan, Marge Womach, Tim Tipton, Cherie MacClellan, Dillon Haas, Margie Hall (Lincoln Co. EDC) and Josh Steward. Gossett related to the group that another quote had been received for the sign which the Authority is planning to buy to place on the west edge of town to announce events. The new quote is slightly cheaper and has...
Harrington City Council The Harrington City Council met December 13 for its monthly meeting and public hearing with the following present: Mayor Dillon Haas; Clerk Bunny Haugan; Maintenance Supervisor Scott McGowan; Council Members Mike Cronrath, Peter Davenport, Justin Slack and Rick Becker and visitors Gavin Wagner; Marge Womach; Brent Wilday and Cherie MacClellan. Gavin Wagner introduced himself and stated that he came to learn what city requirements might apply to him placing a small silo on a cement pad and attaching it...
Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met December 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Art Room with Linda Wagner, Carol, Karen Robertson, Cade Clarke, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Sheryl and Mark Stedman and Gordon and Billie Herron present. New officers were voted upon with Wagner taking the helm as president. Bunny Haugan accepted the role of secretary. Carol remained vice president and building manager. Ed Haugan retained his position as treasurer, with Sheryl Stedman as co-treasurer. Chamber of Commerce The Harrington...
Hometown Christmas Flurry and activity amid the cold temperatures during the week leading up to the Harrington Hometown Christmas were the keynotes of the community leaders in bringing the event to fruition. Special meetings and people moving about with wreaths for the businesses and lighting for the outdoor Christmas tree, while others were decorating indoor trees, windows and venues. Calls for "more lights" and inquiries for "what's next?" were heard about town. The city cre...
Public Development Authority The Harrington Public Development Authority met November 21 with Paul Charlton, Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Bunny Haugan, Heather Slack, Marge Womach, Tim Tipton and Jill Plaskon attending. The UFO event at the opera house, which was co-sponsored with the Opera House Society, netted the Authority about $230. Following the event, a nice group continued discussions at the Post and Office. Gossett presented the group with three designs for the potential Harrington community sign, which would involve a...
Community Forum A Community Forum was held in the Harrington Opera House auditorium October 24. Karen Robertson was the facilitator and gave brief instructions for attendees as to the type of information she expected the guests to provide, namely, their name, the group or business that each represented, their recent achievements and present goals. A preponderance of individuals from the school and/or PTA were present. That group consisted of Justin and Carla Bradford, Mark...
City Council The Harrington City Council met October 11, with Mayor Dillon Haas, Councilmen Peter Davenport, Justin Slack, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath and Rick Becker present, along with clerk Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan, maintenance supervisor and visitors Cherie MacClellan, Marge Womach, Nathan Luck, Marc Torre (Sunshine Disposal) and Brent Wilday. Nathan Luck had asked to be on the agenda as he is interested in learning the city's position on the building owned by...
Opera House Society Billie Herron opened the October 2 meeting with Linda Wagner, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Cade and Bonnee Clarke, Gordon Herron, Carol, and Karen Robertson in attendance. Following reading of the minutes and the treasurer's report, remarks were made concerning the completion of building tasks for the Anniversary Celebration on October 15. Bonnee Clarke offered assistance with projects for teens. Black-out curtains were determined to be nee...
Needhams With many alumni coming into Harrington and a number of class reunions occurring on Friday, September 22, on the eve of the Fall Festival, the Church of the Nazarene hosted the return of the Needhams to the Harrington Opera House. With a brief introduction, the Needhams began another spectacular performance to an audience of nearly 70. Most of the songs were written by the Needhams. For this performance, the Needhams consisted of Dave, his sister Diane Mummert and Diane’s son Steve Jr. Their repertoire included ...
Harrington Fall Festival Dawn found the city alive with activity and excitement. Prior to 9 a.m. the city was alert and businesses open. The rummage sale at the Opera House had buyers waiting at the 9 o'clock mark. The Colbert family farm operation had cut and removed the sunflower crop for the Mud Bog area. People commented as to the education that the sunflowers had been, watching the heads of seeds turn to follow the sun and finally they bend down to prevent the birds from...
Harrington Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met for its monthly meeting September 11 with the following present: Bonnee Clarke, Karen Robertson, Cherie MacClellan, Gordon and Billie Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Marge Womach, Carol, and Linda Wagner. Members expressed how pleased they were with the packets recently sent out by the Chamber of Commerce emphasizing the attributes of our town, organizations and businesses. HOHS received a letter from Lincoln County Economic Developmen...
Historical Sketch of Harrington’s Business District in 1899 With Harrington beginning to develop new businesses, it might be interesting to our readers to view the vast number of businesses thriving here more than a hundred years ago. The town had suffered a major fire in 1894 and the affected businesses rebuilt as quickly as supplies were brought to town. One can hope that if a well developed business district is created once again that the community at large would support them. One might take issue with the writer’s est...
Harrington Chamber The members of the Harrington Chamber of Commerce have been busy preparing for a successful Harrington Fall Festival and have endeavored to work in conjunction with other organizations toward that goal. Their officers are: president, Timothy Tipton of the Harrington RV Park; vice president, Pastor Cade Clarke, Church of the Nazarene, and manager of the Harrington Food Bank; secretary, Paula Pike, Paula’s Remote Office; and treasurer, Cindy Haase, Ott Insurance. Utilizing the EDDM Retail of the U.S. Post O...
PDA Harrington Public Development Authority met Tuesday at city hall with President Heather Slack at the helm and Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Bunny Haugan, Jill Plaskon, Marge Womach and Peter Davenport in attendance. Tim Tipton was nominated and voted in as vice president; although unable to attend the meeting, he had agreed to accept the position. Discussion was held on the advertising gimmick from the previous meeting, i.e. using an old truck frame offered by Jill Plaskon of the Studebaker Garage. The truck would need a bed...
City Council The Harrington City Council met August 9 at city hall with Mayor Dillon Haas, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Justin Slack, Rick Becker, Mike Cronrath, Scott McGowan, Bunny Haugan, Ashley Schenk, Brent Wilday, David Michaelson and Marge Womach present. A public hearing was held to allow comment on the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. David Michaelson addressed the council regarding his new position with the Senior Meals Program and reported how he had...
Fundraiser and memorial benefit at Studebaker Garage The Studebaker Garage was full of activity prior to the Saturday event of July 15. Cars were being hustled, cleaned, polished and positioned. The building was cleaned and set up for the BBQ, PDA fundraiser and Memorial Benefit Lunch for the founding father of The Studebaker Garage in Harrington, Allen Barth. The crew included Heather Slack, Tim Tipton, Loren and Terry Howe, Gabe Garcia and Jerilyn Key, Jay Gossett and Paul...
