The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and chips this week:
* Bravo to Kelly Krein and Charlie Kourajian, who were named Citizens of the Year by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce. Both of them have contributed greatly to our community and beyond through their work and their volunteer activities.
* Bravo to John McDougall of Jamestown, a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, for receiving a second-place award for his design of a car featuring high-tech glass. McDougall's design was one of three presented at the Detroit Auto Show.
* Bravo to the North Dakota Retired Teachers Association for its drive to acquire basic school supplies for students in Afghanistan, and the Stutsman County Retired Teachers Association for taking part in the project. The drive continues through March.
* Bravo to local mentors in the Jamestown Asset Builders program who help make a difference in young people's lives by being there when needed. Quality time spent with young people helps foster positive choices, and the mentors provide that.
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* Buffalo chip to the North Dakota House for defeating legislation that would boost speeding fines in North Dakota. Speeding fines in the state as they exist are no deterrent to speeding. And buffalo chip to Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, who, in his opposition to the proposal, said he believes officers in the state's larger cities want higher state fines to boost their own local penalties. Officers want fewer speeders. Period.
