Successful Event

SUCCESSFUL EVENT - It was another record-breaking year for the Women & Giving event. More than $17,000 has been raised through the 8th annual Watertown Community Foundation Women & Giving event. More than 100 women attended the program and luncheon traditionally held at the Terry Redlin Art Center Pavilion. The funds go toward grants that benefit local women and children and to scholarships for non-traditional female students. This year, donors were also able to designate dollars to the Women & Giving Endowment Fund at the Foundation for future grants.

All Aboard!

ALL ABOARD – The Watertown Trolley is in full gear for the summer. Regular stops are the Redlin Art Center, Mellette House, Bramble Park Zoo, Uptown Clock, and the Watertown Mall. Stops are hourly Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Cost is $1 to ride all day with a maximum of $3 for a family. The Watertown Community Foundation is one of the trolley sponsors.

New at Bramble Park Zoo!

NEW AT ZOO: Watching fish in the aquariums at the Terry Redlin Environmental Center, are from left, Bryce Hult, and Brady and Cassidy Endres. The Watertown Community Foundation awarded the Lake Area Zoological Society a $7,000 grant for the center which was completed this spring. The 6,300 square foot addition to the Bramble Park Zoo offers visitors even more enjoyment and learning opportunities with 10 aquariums, several interactive exhibits, two indoor classrooms and an outdoor classroom. The center also houses office and lab for the Upper Big Sioux River Watershed Project and the Northern Prairie Land and Trust office.