Good for you

Marti Lee and Jason Avants, for graduating as clowns.

• Cliff and Ruth Dole Senior Center of Burrton, for receiving the RSVP “Station of the Year” Award.

• City of Newton public works department, for receiving the Excellence in Program Operations award.

• Suzanne Loomis, for receiving the George Williams Award for Excellence.

• Katie Klock and Ethan Kinderknecht, for receiving Newton Treble Clef Club scholarships.

• Mark McGee, for becoming a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda at The University of Kansas.

• Janie Knight, for joining the sales staff at Prudential Dinning-Beard Realtors.

• Drs. John Dienst, Ronald Fiegel, Roger Grant, Tom Lentz and Ryan Simmons, for attending the Kansas Optometric Association conference.

• Newton Postal Service carriers and volunteers, for collecting canned goods for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

• Steve Unruh, for writing the music for the independent movie “Air.”

• McKinley Residential Historical District in Newton, for being recognized as a historical district by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review.

• Jessy Schultz, for receiving a Shelter Insurance Foundation scholarship.

• Mollie Emerson, for being recognized by the United States Achievement Academy.

• Matthew Baumgartner and Herbert Hagman, for receiving scholarships from Pizza Hut.

• Newton High School forensics team, for placing fifth at state championships.

• Volunteers and ticket buyers of “Murder on Maui,” for helping Heart to Heart raise $5,200.

• Helen E. Claassen endowment fund, for funding a mobile laptop lab at the Newton Public Library.

• Sister Rosemary Sieg, for serving 50 years in Catholic education.

• Claudia Limbert, for receiving the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from Bethel College.