WAITSBURG—The Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District received a $50,000 Sherwood Trust Core Grant to aid with pool repairs and facility improvements earlier this month. The District was one of 12 area organizations to receive grant distributions totaling $949,000.

Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District Manager Yvonne Jackson applied for the grant in January and said the District is grateful to have been selected.

“We were one of very few that received funding. My understanding is that they had $9 million in grant applications,” she said.

Jackson applied for $50,000 to help...