2019 Annual WRCCF Meeting

2019 Annual WRCCF Meeting

The annual meeting of the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation recognized the creation of the Foundation 35 years ago. The Articles of Incorporation for a non-profit were signed by 48 supporters on August 13, 1984. The papers were filed and the Continue reading

2019 Board Members

2019 Board Members

Picture Abbie Rennau, Dean Kjar and Jason Rotter, Back is Peggy Swanson, Mary Harders, Mona Luebs, Kaye Doane and Peg Krause. At the February meeting of the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation Board three new members joined, Abbie Rennau, Continue reading

Stick Creek Kids

Stick Creek Kids

Beginning late 2017, Wood River Vision 20/20 began exploring the child care demand and caregiver capacity, both now and looking into the future. Responses to a child care survey conducted January 2018 showed 65 households would consider using Continue reading

Community Builders Awards – Honoring Wagoner & Miller

Community Builders Awards – Honoring Wagoner & Miller

At the annual meeting of the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation Donna Moyer presented the Community Builders awards for 2018. Donna recognized the Foundation Board members for participating in the operation and management of the Foundation, Continue reading

NE Historical Marker

NE Historical Marker

At the recent quarterly meeting the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation Board approved a grant request for partial funding of a NE Historical Marker. Alec Paul, from Grand Island, has been working on his Boy Scout Eagle Scout Award. His Continue reading

WRCCF Volunteers

WRCCF Volunteers

Volunteers have played an important role in the formation and growth of the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation. At the annual meeting special recognition was given to three of the current board members, who have completed their second four Continue reading

Wood River Fun Fest 2018

Wood River Fun Fest 2018

Future Wood River ball players carrying the Wood River Community Centennial Foundation banner and check for $70,750.00 the amount of grants approved for Wood River area. Continue reading

Grant approved for the Abbott Library Fund

Grant approved for the Abbott Library Fund

At the recent Wood River Community Centennial Foundation meeting the Board reviewed a grant request from the Maltman Library for two HP Stream Notebook computers for public use. The computers will help with the growing need at the library and in the Continue reading

Fitness Center Contribution

Fitness Center Contribution

At the May 2006 WRCCF Board meeting a grant request from the Wood River Rural High School for the new fitness center was considered. The grant request was for one elliptical bike for the center that would cost approximately $3,750.00. After Continue reading

Go Big Give 2018

Go Big Give 2018

Small community living at its best can be seen at the Wood River Fitness Center. The Center opened in 2006 as part of the addition to the Wood River Rural High School. Area residents may use the Fitness Center FREE (one time, nominal fee for security Continue reading