To flexible seating at Lakeview Elementary School.

Five classes at Lakeview Elementary School have shifted their seating to accommodate flexible seating. Types of flexible seating include sitting on an exercise ball or wobble seat instead of a hard chair, sitting at a low table on a cushion on the floor, at a high table with tall stools or around a table, or using a standing desk.

The shift has so far been positive. Teachers have said students are more willing to tune in, they are working harder and they stay on task. It has helped them interact with students they may not have been interacting with previously.

Kudos to these teachers who recognized and helped implement these changes, which are proving to be a success. Congratulations also to the parents of the students who funded most of the changes.

To Security Bank, Accentra Credit Union and Country Inn & Suites.

Congratulations to Security Bank, Accentra Credit Union and Country Inn & Suites, which were selected as the winners of a customer service contest printed in the newspaper.

Security Bank, which started in 1906 under a different name, won first place.

We appreciate businesses who make every effort to treat their customers with quality customer service and encourage other businesses to follow in the footsteps of these three businesses.

To the winners of the Mayor’s Community Service Awards.

Congratulations to Sheila Schulz, Darryl Meyer, Lori Ashleson and Dave Mullenbach, who were recognized earlier this month as winners of the Mayor’s Community Service Awards.

Schulz was recognized as Volunteer of the Year, Meyer as Good Neighbor, Ashleson as Senior Citizen of the Year and Mullebach as Mayor’s Choice.

The Mayor’s Community Service Awards is a program that began by Mayor Vern Rasmussen Jr. in 2015.

We applaud these individuals for their time spent bettering the community, and we hope others strive to follow in their example.