The ARCC Community Center is a nonprofit organization 501C3
In the winter of 2002 the Walker/Hackensack/Akeley school district requested bids for the purchase of the old Akeley school building. Chris Conger was awarded the bid for his unheard of bid of $3. There were other bids but they were to demolish the building or to make apartments or other things that would not have preserved the building as it was. The board determined that it was most important to maintain the building as a community center as Mr. Conger proposed.
The whole complex is now incorporated as a non-profit organization and the building houses The Akeley Public Library, The Akeley/Nevis Food Shelf, The Paul Bunyan Archery Club and The ARCC Thrift Store.