Frank Harding: a Hooker County resident for a century

Frank Harding holds a Hawaiian bouquet that was shipped to him for his 100th birthday from his niece Rita Fischer, who was wintering in Hawaii. Frank tried encouraging the Tribune to be done running his photo by saying, “I’ve had my photo in the paper enough over the years.” But the Tribune made no promises! Gerri Peterson
Frank Harding holds a Hawaiian bouquet that was shipped to him for his 100th birthday from his niece Rita Fischer, who was wintering in Hawaii. Frank tried encouraging the Tribune to be done running his photo by saying, “I’ve had my photo in the paper enough over the years.” But the Tribune made no promises! Gerri Peterson

Ask Mullen’s Frank Harding how it feels to be 100 years old and he’ll tell you, “Actually, it’s kind of weird to be a century old.”

Except for the time he spent in the Navy during World War II, from 19…