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Restoration of the Railroad Roundhouse in Spooner, WI: YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gV8tfCzmNY The Friends of the Railroad Park, Inc. (FORRP) is seeking donations for the newly developing Railroad Park, located in the heart of the historic rail yard area just off downtown Spooner, WI. It has been transformed by the addition of a new 36 x…

Please stop by the Railroad Park Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 between 1 and 4 p.m. to see and cheer on our local Army National Guard! Staff Sergeant David Daley and 12 of his staff will be at the Park, donating their time and efforts on behalf of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, honoring our community…

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…

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,…

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…