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Jan 16,1980
HARTINGTON — Demolition of the old high school on campus was postponed Wednesday night when the Hartington Board of Education tabled action on bids to tear down the building.
After hearing objections to the proposed demolition of the building from Hartington businessman, John Stockwell, board members voted to hold the five bids received from contractors pending the outcome of discussions on revitalizing the building.
Stockwell said he felt it would “be a disgrace to spend $11,000 to tear the building down.” “That building is as solid as a rock,” Stockwell told the board. “In prime condition it would cost a half million dollars to build, you haven’t given me a good reason for tearing it down.”
Supt. Donald Flakus told Stockwell the board’s primary concern is the deteriorating condition of the building.
He said many of the windows have been broken out and that there has been vandalism inside the structure.
Jan 23, 1980
HARTINGTON — Hartington High basketball player Joel Hansen, who this weekend surpassed 1,000 career points in varsity competition, has been invited to participate in a basketball tour to New Zealand and Tahiti with a group of Northeast Nebraska high school athletes, according to his coach, Dennis Schmitz.
Schmitz said Joel was contacted by Dave W. Schroeder, head basketball coach at Saint Mary’s High School in O’Neill, concerning the trip.
Jan 23, 1980
HARTINGTON — As gold soars to above $800 per ounce on international markets, effects are felt locally, as Dorothy Culhane, owner of Culhane Jewelry can tell you. “The hardest thing to do now for me is to give someone a price,” she said. “If someone wants a diamond mounted, I can’t give them a price on the ring. Because there is no price list that can keep up with the increases.
Jan 17,1990
HARTINGTON-Mayor Gerry Miller has announced that he will not seek re-election. Miller said he will not place his name on the ballot this year. His term will expire at the end of this year.
Jan 24,1990
HARTINGTON — Stop-n-Go convenience store located on North Hwy 15 in the old Tooties building, recently opened for business.
Besides offering grocery items, packaged beer, pop, ice, health and beauty aid items, it carries sandwiches, donuts and coffee. Self service gas also is available.
The business is co-owned by Keith and Deb Eickhoff and Dale and Janel Sudbeck and is being managed by Steven Bentson.
Jan. 19, 2000
HARTINGTON—Kevin Christensen was elected President of the Hartington Public School Board during the annual reorganization meeting. Carolyn Heine had served as Board President last year. She did not seek re-election to the position.
