The Annual Gibbon Educational Foundation Gala is a virtual affair this year. The online auction started Monday, March 8, and will continue through Saturday, March 20. The auction link is qtego.net/qlink/gef.
At an open house held at the Wood River Community Center on Thursday, February 25, Wood River residents and members of the business community heard plans proposed by the city and the JEO engineering firm. Display boards presented that night gave those in attendance an idea of the improvements the city will be doing on Ninth and Main Streets and East and Ninth Streets along with landscaping. Also part of the plans is to replace street lights with an old fashioned style street light. Mayor Greg Cramer applied for the Community Development Block Grant which the city received in the amount of $445,000 and with the city’s contribution, the total project will cost $655,000. Mayor Cramer noted that $50,000 of the grant is to be used for commercial rehabilitation for facade renovation which allows property owners to apply to have windows, egresses, and facades renovated, but may have to match as much as twenty-five percent. (–courtesy photos)
At its monthly meeting held on Tuesday, March 2, members of the Shelton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department awarded the Fireman of the Year Award to Assistant Fire Chief Jon Heminger (left), a department member since 2019, and the EMS of the Year award was presented to EMS Unit Commander and EMT Jason Wiehn, a member of the department since 2009. Wiehn is one of two EMTs on the Shelton department and goes on almost every call with the department. The awards are normally given at the department’s annual banquet which was not held this year due to COVID concerns. The Shelton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department currently has twenty members and is accepting applications to join the force. (–courtesy photo)
The Shelton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department invites one and all to its drive through/take out pancake feed slated to be held Saturday, March 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Shelton Fire Hall. Delivery within the Shelton department’s fire district is available upon request. Proceeds will go toward new radios and rescue equipment. There will be a free will offering taken.
The first Wood River Community Centennial Foundation plaque was recently completed with the addition of the Donald and Barbara Taylor Foundation’s name plate. The plaque was designed and built by Lew Welch in 1986. One hundred and forty named plates were added at various times to recognize the establishment of various funds with the help of Dennis Wagoner.
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