North Newton News

THE owner of two historic buildings blames advancing years after he was caught drink driving.

July 3 and 5 - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 4 - 10 a.m. to midnight Fireworks are allowed on private property with approval of landowner or occupant.

Duane and Kathleen Yoder, Hutchinson, and James and Gayle Voth, Goessel, announce the engagement of their children, Kelly Yoder and Kelcy Voth.

NEWT Beer Festival is back next weekend and promises to be packed with plenty of top live music and excellent drinks.

Mark Religa, of Goessel, won the green vest at the Pine Edge Golf Course putting contest on Saturday.

Get down to the beach between 4 July and 7 September for the Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival .

Goessel native Bethany Amstutz will reprise her role in the musical 'The Upside-Down King' for three performances in Krehbiel Auditorium on the Bethel College campus in North Newton later this month.

Several Marion County students have received honors from area colleges. Tabor College Tabor Collegea TMs spring 2009 semester deana TMs list, released Monday, included area students.

Daniel Hege, who has close ties to Kansas and led the Wichita Symphony in its season-ending performances in April, will become the orchestra's music director and conductor beginning in the 2010-2011 season.

Fifteen students graduated in the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary commencement service at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Several college students form Marion County students received honors that were announced this week: Bethel College Nine were named to the deana s list and three more were named to the honor roll for the spring semester at Bethel College, North Newton.

Four Prussian Mennonite record books housed at Bethel College in North Newton for more than six decades are scheduled to return this year to Germany.

The Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas announced its awards for excellence for the 2008-09 academic year during the 34th annual Amsden Awards Ceremony on May 1. Rachel Epp Buller, visiting professor at Bethel College in North Newton, was the guest speaker.

PREPARATIONS are under way for the 18th Newt Beer Festival in North Newton. Somerseta s biggest beer festival will be held from July 10 to 11 to raise cash for North Newton Community Primary School.

An archeological survey is being conducted on sites along Sand Creek to uncover information about people who used to live in the area - and to honor several North Newton archeologists who made significant contributions in their field.

Goessel residents Evan Fast and Kyle Unruh will perform at 8 p.m. May 13 in Bethel Collegea s Jazz on the Green, on the college campus in North Newton.

The Newtona 'North Newton Area Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the third-floor commission chambers at Newton City Hall.

The mayors of Newton and North Newton are hosting the third-annual prayer breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. on the National Day of Prayer, May 7, at the VFW Hall.

Be it a brown paper bag, a plastic shopping bag, a trash bag or biodegradable bag, Newton residents will need to start bagging their trash.

Enjoying themselves in evening wear Saturday night at Bethel College during The Hermans are, from left, Kelsie Miller, Sharayah Williams, Kelly Reed and Maya Kehr.