OPEN (Organization Promoting Everlasting Neighbors) has been Newton’s official sister city group since 1991. Our two sister cities are Smila, Ukraine, and WuChi, Taiwan.  

We have traditionally celebrated Sister City Month in January annually. We are proud to continue to sponsor a student program that began in 1993 and we currently have our 37th student, Dima Oliinyk, who is from Smila, Ukraine.  

Dima lives at the home of Vince and Karen King. He will spend the entire academic year of 2012-2013 in Newton and is playing junior varsity basketball at Newton Senior High School this winter.