Newton Kansan
• Heidi Collins, for being named the director of the Newton Community Child Care Center Inc.
• Carrie Lewis, for having her artwork included in a collaborative mural. • Tami Entz, for being the new first and second grade teacher at Newton Bible School. • Gene Haydock, for being named president, of the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas. Barbara Bunting was named vice president and Rustin Clark was named to the executive council. • Newton Medical Center, for receiving recognition from the Thomson Rueters study analyzing performance in hospitals. • Bethel College, for ranking in a survey by Forbes.com. • Ashly Brilke, Trisha Fast and Kylie Jantz, for being hired as staff members at the Flip Flop Shop. • The Blue Sky Sculpture, for being named a finalist in the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art. • Liz Goering, for being a part a year-long mission assignment in Honduras. • Evan Kaufman, for winning the top state business plan with Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas. • Kristen McCurdy, for winning a trip to New York City through the Citi Group Smith Barney/Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas Partnership. • Kyle Stephens and Darian Gonzalez, for completing astronaut training programs at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. • Adriana Claassen, Josh Leach, Sheila Makovec, Cole Svoboda, Anthony Esau, Cody Blackketter, Lauren Helmer, Brianne Glover, Ashleigh Svitak, Amy Goering and Chester Gonzalez, for making the National Honor Roll. • Jacquie Oswald, for leading the state delegation for the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the national convention.
