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Spooner's Railroad Park is an incredible asset to the City of Spooner.
We hope that you'll join us and donate to the project to see it come to fruition. It will take years of hard work, but in the long run, it will be beyond worth the work. We hope that this becomes a place for community members and visitors to spend time and appreciate the rich railroad history of our area.
Our tax ID # is: 86-2632575
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Fundraising Priority List
Repair/Preserve 6 Areas of Exterior Roundhouse Brickwork
Historical/Pavilion & Park Use Signs
Bricks
ATV Path
Walkway Path from Parking Lot to Pavilion
Portable Toilets
Landscaping Materials (Seed/Flowers/Planter Boxes)
Turntable Fence
Plaza
Complete
Phase 1
Marketing Materials
Finalize Rendering of Park Layout
Fundraising Packet
Website
Online Donation Set Up
Fundraising
Historical Designation
In Progress
Phase 2
Landscaping
Grass Seed
Planter Boxes
Perennials
Tree Planning
Historical Sign Installation
Archway Planning
Benches & Bricks
Plaza Planning/Quotes
Parking Lot Walkway
Parking Lot
Volleyball Courts
Turntable Fence
Turntable Clean-up &
Restoration
Divider Fences/Murals
Playground
Splash Pad
Band Shell/Stage
Post Office Building Removal
ATV Path
Up Next
Phase 3
Repair/Secure 6 Areas
Exterior Roundhouse Brickwork
Roundhouse Spot Tuck-Pointing/Exterior Cleaning
Interior Roundhouse Restoration
Roundhouse Security System
Thank you, Donors
Thompson Family
George A. & Pam McLellan Petry III
Spooner Business Improvement District
Class of 1966-Elkhorn Trailhead LLC
Spooner/Trego Lions Club
Stresau Laboratory, Inc.
Joe & Judy Powers Family & Families of Beniamino Lombard, Isaac M. Lager, Herbert J. Powers, Richard E. Powers
Spooner Health
Gary & Judy Cuskey
LP Building Solutions
Cindy and Thom Gerst
Ken Staves, In Honor and Memory of Sue Staves
Bob and Judy Gillette, Stone Lake, WI
George J. Petry, Jr.
Terri Reiter & Fred Kosmach
Staves Family
Patricia J Swan in memory and honor of Paul "Edward" Wetzel
Schmitz's Economart
Scott & Jenny Corbin
Johnson Financial Group
Drew and Laura Lake (2nd conductor donation given 12/20/2022!)
Katherine Berndt
Gene M. Thompson Trust
Top of WI Properties
AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” Grant
Jerry & Debbie Thompson, Benson-Thompson, Inc. in memory of Dick Gilberg: Roadmaster
Jan Masterjohn in memory of: Ralph Masterjohn, Joe Masterjohn, The Nick Masterjohn Family, and David Masterjohn
Delores Donovan: Thomas F. Donovan, Mayor of Spooner, WI 1972-1980
The Churchill Family
JoAnn Perro
Spooner Liquor Store-Margie Costello
Perlick Distillery, LLC
John A. & Darlene E. Buchman (2nd conductor donation given 12/20/2022!)
Spooner High School Class of 1964
Shirley Knutson: Conductor George Olson Jr., April 1932-August 1980
Jerry/Pat Perkins & Family : "PERK", Jared A. Perkins, Engineer, Steam/Diesel, 1926-1972
David & Lynne Mills: Gordon B. Mills, Chief Train Dispatcher C&NW, EauClaire, 1930-1957
David Aardappel
George & Dorothy Dumontier
Robert & Wendy Elliott
George L. Petry, Sr.
Terri Lynn Sabby
Gene Wisner
The Menkol Family (multiple donations!)
Spooner Funeral Home
Pat Kytola
Connie Salquist Memorial in Memory of Del Salquist
Thrivent Choice Dollars Grant Fund: Terri Reiter & Fred Kosmach
Anonymous Donation
United Way Committee, Nexen Group, Inc.
Tim Reedy and Family
Connie Salquist In Memory of Del Salquist
Shell Lake State Bank
Lynne Bishop and Bill Ficken
Sacco Group-Vic Sacco-Edina Realty
Perlick Distillery, LLC
Northwest Wisconsin Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited
Anonymous Local Business Donation
CCF Bank
Christopher R. Barke
Ed and Akemi Fischer
Brad Patchin
JoAnn Jordan in Memory of Matt & Evelyn Reiter
Vicki Shaffer: Edward Jones Investments
Jack Pine Savage Days
Round Man Brewing Company
The Dock Coffee
Don and Nancy Shaner
Lakes & Trails Marine & Small Engine In Memory of Dave Freeman & Del Salquist
Spooner Garden Club
Larry & Diane Neste
Brede Family
Barron Electric Cooperative
Gaye & Sarah Stariha In Memory of Jerry Stariha
Craig Mellin: Wishing You Were Here
Brandon & Jacklyn Lemke
Northwind Book & Fiber
Anne Scalzo Felton: In Memory of Rand and Scalzo Family Railroad Workers
Lawton & Lawton, S.C.
Rose (Lewis) Eddy: In Honor of Grandfather Hiram W. Brooks (Spooner Railroad Telegrapher
Stephanie Masterjohn: In Memory of the Masterjohns
D. B. & Mamie, Vince & Elsy
Ron & Cheri Parr: Michael Parr
Barb Hovey: John & Eddie Hovey
Jerry & Pat Perkins Family
Chuck Gagnon: Charles H. Kingston, Boilermaker
Churchill Family: Strongman Smokehouse
Laurie Ahlin
Bill & Joey Marx
Ernest R. Moll, Jr. & Lois B. Moll
James Lindberg donated twice! Most current: 11/29/2022
Martin Fair
Chuck Okonek & Beverly Stencel in memory & honor of Del Salquist
Amy Costello in memory of Del Salquist
Joseph & Marianna Menko-2019 & 2020
Anonymous In Memory of Uncle Del
Charles & Peggy Ann Busch in memory of Del Salquist
Gary and Terri Steinke in memory of Del Salquist
The Chocolate Studio/Tamara Andrews-Herskovic and Family
Thrivent Choice Dollars Grant Fund: Terri Reiter & Fred Kosmach
Chris Bruce
Bruce and Kathleen Laird
Michael T. & Mary Jo Mishou
Jim & Susie Schmitz: In Memory of Bob Giles
Scott Spoolman: In Honor of Uncle Gene Harmon
Carol J Hovey: In Memory of John Hovey
Michael J Emerson: In Memory of John Hovey
Robert & Raina Pfundheller: In Honor of John Hovey
Cheryl & Jack Starr: In Memory of John Hovey
Wallace (Wally) Koel
Michael & Mabi Plisky; 1000 Model Railroader magazines
Ken Staves, Brad Patchin, Del Salquist; hours of time, resources, and construction on the Spooner Scale: Del Salquist Memorial Weigh Station; picnic table restoration; built the railway barrior between parking lot and Pavilion
Railroad Memories Museum, Tim Belter; Del Salquist memorial sign
Del Salquist; posts for Roundhouse Historic sign
Greg Vreeland; picnic tables and many railroad ties and rail products for the Park
AJ Salquist; Del's railroad ties to the Park for use in landscaping
Julie Hustvet in honor & memory of Kenneth Hustvet
Fred Kosmach & Ken Staves for resources and hours spent on staining the pavilion, especially Ken!
The City crew under David Olson; various projects at the Park
Terri Reiter and Fred Kosmach; grass seed, stain
Terri Reiter; project managment in planning and the construction of the pavilion and benches
Mike Macone; paid for basalt on ATV Access
Lee Nelson; volunteered his and his employee's labor and time to install volleyball courts
Allen Jones-Traditional Artisans; donated additional work items completed at no cost to FORRP
Terri Reiter and Fred Kosmach; 2 loads of washed sand
Northland Paint Supply: deep discount on paint and stain for the Roundhouse
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. David Daley troops from Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) cleared/cleaned the historic turntable pit of debris, trash, brush and trees
Wisconsin Lumberjacks painted/stained and refreshed the historic roundhouse
Jon Alesch: lunch for the Lumberjack volunteers
North 40 Steel: donated half the cost of powder coating of the "Donation Honor Wall", Engineer Level
North of Eight Design & Marketing: donated work product at Engineer Level