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  • Local history for your reading pleasure

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Feb 5, 2019

    Highlighting the Past: Kinzel and Kinoshita In June of 2015, local home owner Kris Moritz donated a sizable collection of photos and memorabilia from her mother’s (Alice Kinzel Moritz) estate. At that time it was reported in The Record of the heritage of Alice Kinzel, descended from Russia-born Fred A. Kinzel and his wife Katherine Kramer (of the Peter A. Kramer lineage). Alice Kinzel was one of 22 graduates in the Harrington Class of 1942. Many familiar names are in that class: Verne Heimbigner, Eugene Cronrath, Rudolph W...

  • Cronrath resigns from council, MacClellan voted in, Josh Grant is city attorney

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 27, 2019

    PDA The Harrington Public Development Authority met January 15 at city hall with President Heather Slack opening the meeting with the following present: Tim Tipton, Bunny Haugan, Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Paul Charlton and Jill Plaskon. Discussions centered on the website, selection of a logo, grants and progress and direction for the vacant lot project. City Council The Harrington City Council met January 16, with the following present: Mayor Justin Slack, councilmen Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Tim Tipton and Nathan Luck, Cle...

  • HOHS, Community Forum meet; city groups gear up for action in new year

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 19, 2019

    HOHS Monday, January 7, the Harrington Opera House Society held their first meeting of the year with Ed Haugan, Linda Wagner, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Marge Womach, Karen Robertson, Carol, Becky Moeller and Ellen Evans present. Haugan gave his final treasurer’s report with its usual keen attention to details and comparisons and gave his formal resignation as treasurer, having served for more than 22 years. Discussion was held on the status of the building committee’s projects and needs. Water was...

  • Holiday updates, Christmases past and present, music around the city

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 10, 2019

    [Editor’s note: Since The Record did not publish last week due to illness among the staff, we have included double submissions for the Harrington news.] Harrington news submission for 12-27-2018 By MAJORIE WOMACH Omission in the News Last week this writer omitted a piece of information in the article regarding the city council’s budget proposals, which, correctly written, would read: Budget A was based on the purchase of a new mower and the hiring of a summer employee, while Budget B was based on the expense of con...

  • Harrington news Chapel to hold another hymn sing; council adopts 2019 budget

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 3, 2019

    Rocklyn Zion Chapel The December Hymn Sing at the Rocklyn Zion Chapel will be Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. and is “an old-fashioned Christmas” with a live Christmas tree lit with real candles, prayer by Pastor Kim Kruger, singing for everyone, a message by Mary Mendenhall, a men’s quartet and Santa with children’s activities. Just as the church has in its long past, the traditional treat bags of nuts and candy will be given out and refreshments will follow the service. City Council The Harrington City Council met Dec. 12 at city ha...

  • Holiday season alive and well in Harrington

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Dec 21, 2018

    Chamber of Commerce The Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce met December 5 at The Post & Office with Tim Tipton, Paula Harrington, Debbie Chapman, David Michaelson, Summer Shockley, Kathy Hoob, Bunny Haugan, Heather Slack and Cherie MacClellan present. Guest speaker Debbie Chapman, coordinator for Parent-To-Parent, told the Chamber that this program provides information and one-to-one emotional support to parents of children who have special needs. She is based in Ritzville,...

  • Christmas Bazaar, Visits with Santa, Mielke Concert and City Council

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Dec 10, 2018

    City Council The Harrington City Council met November 29 at 5:30 p.m. for a public budget meeting with Mayor Justin Slack, councilmen Nathan Luck, Mike Cronrath, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Tim Tipton, clerk Bunny Haugan and two visitors, Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan present. The mayor opened the "Hearing for Final Budget" and the long process of adjusting calculations began. Considering how recently Slack has moved from council member into the role of mayor, he sho...

  • Holiday prep and festivities well under way and a look backward

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    Music in the Air A concert will be performed Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. by Alicia Mielke on flute and Kevin Garnica on piano at the Mielke barn located at 35099 Rolinco Road E., near Sprague, nine miles south of Harrington on the Harrington-Tokio Road. The concert will consist of a full hour of music with an intermission midway. No tickets or invitation are needed. All are welcome with a suggested donation of $20. For additional information, the Mielkes may be contacted at the...

  • City council ponders budget; opera house hosts Japanese/American speaker

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 22, 2018

    By MAJORIE WOMACH Harrington City Council The Harrington City Council met at 7:30 p.m. Nov 14, with the following present: Mayor Justin Slack, councilmen Peter Davenport, Michael Cronrath, Nathan Luck, Levi Schenk and Tim Tipton, clerk Bunny Haugan, maintenance man Scott McGowan and visitors Jess Silhan, Turner Slack, Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan. Following the approval of minutes and bills to be paid, the mayor opened a public hearing on the Preliminary Budget for 2019...

  • Opera House, Chamber, Veteran's program, Scott Kirby a hit, Film Festival

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    By MAJORIE WOMACH Opera House Society Monday, Nov. 5, the Harrington Opera House Society met at the opera house with Linda Wagner leading and the following in attendance: Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Carol, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Marge Womach, Susan Larmer, Becky Moeller, Peter Davenport and Ellen Evans. Updates were provided on the repairs to the chandeliers in the auditorium, bids for a furnace for the lobby and the winterization schedule. Discussions were held pertaining to the week’s events. Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. was agreed for a k...

  • Harrington News - Panthers experience varied education; updates on opera house schedule

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 10, 2018

    November Panther Newsletter A recently printed Panther News highlighted the Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth performance including details of their practice sessions at the school. The fifth and sixth grades took a field trip to the Eastern Washington University Challenge Course behind Roos Field on the campus. The third and fourth grades also went. “They have set up many hands-on activities that reinforce the themes of ’trust’ and ’teamwork’.” As one continues through the newsletter, it tells of the fifth and sixth-grade...

  • Peter Davenport's UFO presentation fills opera house

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 1, 2018

    Presenting Peter Davenport “A Night of UFOs” was presented by Peter Davenport, Director of the National UFO Reporting Center co-sponsored by the Harrington Public Development Authority and the Harrington Opera House Society. This benefit lecture and slide presentation began at 6 p.m. to an audience of about 85. A seven-page handout provided summaries of events of interest to ufologists, including examples from Palouse, Longview, Seattle, Spokane, Harrington, Castle Rock and Anacortes in Washington state. Linda Wagner of the S...

  • Burning Man event in Reno, October events in Harrington, Odessa in 1900

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 1, 2018

    Burning Man Saturday, August 25, a Harrington resident and her sister departed Harrington in a well-laden automobile with gear, supplies and camping equipment strapped to the top, and a sign on the rear reading "The Kettles Go to Burning Man." The preparation for the trip was long, having made reservations in January and great planning into what costumes might be well-received. To aid in mobility in the desert, a rickshaw was built by the women, utilizing a lawn chair, bicycle...

  • Meetings of Opera House Society, Chamber of Commerce and City Council

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Oct 29, 2018

    By MARJORIE WOMACH Opera House Society Linda Wagner opened the Harrington Opera House Society meeting with the following members present: Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Edwin and Bunny Haugan, Carol, Becky Moeller, Marge Womach, Ellen Evans and Karen Robertson. Bunny Haugan read the minutes from the previous meeting and Ed Haugan gave the financial report, both accepted as presented. A new inquiry was received from a group, Harrington Quilting and Fiber Arts, wanting to schedule meetings in the Art Room. It was stated that the Art...