Proposal for 3 new park grills in Spooner wins AARP Small Dollar, Big Impact grant
July 6, 2020 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org Proposal for 3 new park grills in Spooner wins AARP Small Dollar, Big Impact grant SPOONER, WI – A proposal by The Friends of the Railroad Park, Inc. (FORRP) to supply the newly developing Railroad Park…
Read MoreFORRP BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THEFRIENDS OF THE RAILROAD PARK, INCORPORATED (FORRP), EIN # 86-2632575 ARTICLE 1 Section 1. NAME The name of this nonstock organization shall be: Friends of the Railroad Park Incorporated. Section 2. AUTHORITYThe nonstock Corporation is incorporated under Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 181, classification: public educational charity, not for profit–historical societies,…
Read MoreApril 30, 2021 Arbor Program at the Railroad Park!
On Friday, April 30th, The Spooner Railroad Park was the recipient of a Silver Maple tree, given by the City of Spooner in honor of Arbor Day. We had an amazing celebration with coverage in the Spooner Advocate by Bill Thornley. Joel Zimmerman, Washburn Co. Economic Development Corporation and board member of the Railroad Park Board…
Read MoreRailroad Park, Thankful at Thanksgiving 2020, Spooner Advocate
It’s been a tough year as COVID-19 greatly challenged the landscape of our lives. We are grateful and thankful; however, that despite the challenges, the Friends of the Railroad Park (FORRP) has made a lot of progress at the Spooner Railroad Park, which is located across the tracks from the Railroad Memories Museum. We’ve worked…
Read MoreJune 2018 – News from the Railroad Park Committee
The Railroad Park Committee is pleased to announce that the Black Hawk Roofing Division of McConnell Excavating, Oberlin, OH, finished installing the insulation and roofing material, completing the replacement of the Roundhouse roof. All that remains to complete the project is to reinstall the tile cap on top of the parapet; the end is in…
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