Hidden treasure
Cindy Sherwood, left, and Virginia Tipple of Wilson Creek hang out in the library at the Hartline Second Hand Mall in the old Hartline School. The two are regular patrons at the shop,they said.
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Four-year-old Lisette Heidenthal of Wilbur tries on a necklace she’s found at the Hartline Second Hand Mall, with a little help from her mom Kristen Heidenthal. Kristen has a background in museums and historic preservation, she said, so she’s always wanted to visit the Hartline school, and hearing of a chess set for sale there gave her the opportunity.
Each classroom in the Hartline Second Hand Mall is devoted to a different category of treasures, like this one filled with games, toys, puzzles and stuffed animals for children.
The main hallway of the former Hartline School reflects its past glory with pennants commemorating the school’s victories over the years.
HARTLINE — Just off Highway 2 about 13 miles northeast of Coulee City is the biggest little shop you may never have heard of.
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