Can you spell ‘Tri-State Spelling Bee?'

Well, here we are again, it’s the end of winter, spring sports are starting up and the Tri-State Spelling bee sponsored by the Port Jervis Gazette is Sunday March 22. The second round or school finalists for the thirtieth annual Tri-State Spelling bee have been determined and the next step for one lucky winner is the opportunity to represent our area at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. Every year we raise money to send the winner and their family to Washington and we still need help raising the money to keep this great tradition going. If you can help with any size donation please send it to: Tri-State Spelling Bee, C/O Tom McCarron, TD BankNorth, 205 East Main Street, Port Jervis, NY 12771. If you have a Future Bee in your home between the third and eighth grades, check out the National Spelling Bee’s official Web site @ www.spellingbee.com for the dates, tips and information. Thank you for supporting an American tradition since 1925! Colleen Fagan 2006 & 2007 National Spelling Bee Finalist DV High School Class of 2011