About

In 1988, the Wallace H. Jerome family, through the Wallace H. Jerome Foundation, Inc., offered a gift of $1,000,000 to the Barron Community (later raised to $1.2 million) for use in constructing a community center in memory of the late Marion E. Jerome. The community was challenged to raise funds to match the gift. The community matched and surpassed the Jerome gift to fund the $2,650,000 project.

The center was envisioned as a facility to satisfy the needs of the Spotlighters, the Barron Area Schools, the City and other local organizations. The goal of the Center is to strive to meet the cultural, educational, recreational and civic needs of the Barron area residents.