• The No. 2 News Story of the Year surrounds the potential closing of the Spencer Area Activity Center when finances and a tired board felt the writing was on the wall. Despite a small group of volunteers offering to assume board leadership, the existing board moved forward with plans to shutter the facility. Eventually the existing board and director stepped away leaving room for a new group to step in and take over. With a new board and a new start, SAAC changed its name to Occasions.