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Upcoming Events
Sep
9
Sun
2018
2:30 pm
Gooch and The Guys
Gooch and The Guys
Sep 9 @ 2:30 pm
You raved and we listened – Gooch is BACK! Veteran Las Vegas entertainer Michael “Gooch” Gurciullo brings his swinging big band sound to the forefront with a Vintage Vegas Show. Discover what “Original Pop Music”[...]
Oct
3
Wed
2018
9:30 am
Creating Greeting Cards
Creating Greeting Cards
Oct 3 @ 9:30 am
This presentation by Jeni Gibson of Dannebrog will be sure to get your creative juices fl owing. As a “Stampin’ Up” demonstrator for nearly 20 years, Jeni enjoys sharing the art of paper crafting including[...]
Oct
13
Sat
2018
9:30 am
Voices from the Cemetery
Voices from the Cemetery
Oct 13 @ 9:30 am
Members of the Hall County Historical Society will personify early Hall County residents. Saturday Friendship Gatherings – 9:30 An informal gathering for friends old & new, young & old to explore and reminisce. We’ll gather[...]
Nov
4
Sun
2018
2:30 pm
Pippa White: “Far as the Eye Can...
Pippa White: “Far as the Eye Can...
Nov 4 @ 2:30 pm
Celebrate Wood River is excited to bring Pippa back for another moving and insightful look into the past. Pippa White’s productions are “part theatre, part storytelling, part history.” Audiences call them unique, captivating and touching![...]
Dec
9
Sun
2018
2:30 pm
Christmas Cantata
Christmas Cantata
Dec 9 @ 2:30 pm
LOCAL ARTS An informal gathering for friends old & new, young & old to explore and reminisce. We’ll gather at Wood River Rural High School in the theater lobby. Appreciate the sounds of Christmas as[...]
Feb
23
Sat
2019
9:30 am
Hall County Ordnance Plant
Hall County Ordnance Plant
Feb 23 @ 9:30 am
Come hear Howard Uhrich and his daughter tell about the May 26, 1945 explosion on Line 4 at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant that took the lives of nine employees. Howard is well known for[...]
Mar
3
Sun
2019
2:30 pm
Darrel Draper: “Theodore Rooseve...
Darrel Draper: “Theodore Rooseve...
Mar 3 @ 2:30 pm
Historical Re-enactor Darrel Draper will portray Theodore Roosevelt in a unique educational and entertaining program. Our 26th President of the United States and better known as “Teddy”, he was famous for his energetic personality and[...]
Mar
22
Fri
2019
all-day
All School Play
All School Play
Mar 22 – Mar 23 all-day
LOCAL ARTS An informal gathering for friends old & new, young & old to explore and reminisce. We’ll gather at Wood River Rural High School in the theater lobby. Can Wood River High School’s Music &[...]
Apr
6
Sat
2019
9:30 am
“Troop Train is Coming”
“Troop Train is Coming”
Apr 6 @ 9:30 am
Michelle Setlik is an educator, graduate student of history, and a family/ community historian. She has deep roots in Hall County, going back 5 generations and was a 3rd generation graduate of WRRHS. She focuses[...]
Apr
14
Sun
2019
2:30 pm
Easter Cantata
Easter Cantata
Apr 14 @ 2:30 pm
LOCAL ARTS An informal gathering for friends old & new, young & old to explore and reminisce. We’ll gather at Wood River Rural High School in the theater lobby. Get swept away in the majesty of[...]
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 summer when school is out. The grant request for $538.65 was approved with […]
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 discussion about the needs of the new center the applicant was asked to consider […]