SCOUTING REPORT | Watertown library legacy, Pierre's academic scores, single mothers, USD law milestone
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It wasn’t unusual for the Watertown Regional Library to receive small donations in the mail this spring supporting its summer reading program. But one check stood out. It was for $96,000.
“We just opened the mail one day and got a very nice surprise,” library Director Maria Gruener told The Watertown Current.
The donation had come from the estate of Kent Hegstrom, a regular library patron who had died in February at the age of 74. Hegstrom’s gift was a complete surprise and happened to arrive right before the library’s board meeting. It also came without conditions on the use of the funds. Hegstrom’s donation was deposited in the library’s endowment.
America250 immersion swings between South Dakota public schools
As communities across America gear up for a summer marking the nation’s 250th birthday, how much exposure students have had to the nationwide patriotism push largely depends on where they go to school.
