Our last Annual Report was distributed in June of 2019 at our annual FRIENDS of the FOUNDATION luncheon. Our theme was ‘Covering All the Bases’ and Trustees wore their Foundation Team jerseys and hats while ball park music played throughout the Skyline. The smell of...

When Richard Holder was a young boy two events occurred which would have a profound effect on the rest of his life. At the age of ten Richard had a terribly sore throat. It was extremely painful and almost impossible for him to swallow. It was even becoming difficult...

Mary was born at home in Black River Falls on January 10, 1930, to Kathleen and J. Bruce Van Gorden. Older sister Jo Ann was already on the scene. Sister Beth followed in 1934. (There was no hospital in Black River until 1932.) Van Gorden sisters in 1959. "The Three...

The Trustees of the Foundation have selected Al and Jeanette Lahmayer as recipients of this year’s Special People Award. Al and Jeanette have been true partners in their life journey, their personal lives, in part of Al’s professional career, and in their community...

Bill Millis’s roots are deeply embedded in Jackson County. Bill’s grandfather, Jake Millis, was born in 1877 to pioneer parents, near Morrison Creek. Jake passed on his entrepreneurial drive to his children and grandchildren. Jake’s foresight in developing a transport...

Our Jackson County communities are fortunate to have so many clubs and organizations dedicated to making their communities better places to live, for us and our families. The success of these organizations depends on hundreds of volunteers donating their time and...