2011 Dictionaries are In the Hands of Harvey County Third Graders

For the seventh year in a row, The Rotary Club of Newton provided Scholastic Children's Dictionaries to all third graders in Harvey County and Berean Academy.  The 522 dictionaries have a retail value of $10,440.00.  The dictionaries contain more than 30,000 words, more than 1,000 photographs, and illustrations, maps thesaurus, grammar guide, punctuation guide, initials, acronyms, abbreviation guide, flags, and Presidents of the United States.  The dictionaries were paid for from the proceeds of selling peaches, oranges, and grapefruit the club sold throughout the year.  The Rotary Club of Newton was chartered in 1917 and is the oldest service club in Harvey County.