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New Champions Emerge As Top Spellers At Literacy Center Bee
LARRY HENDRICKS Special to the Daily Sun 사설토토

Bucatini. Enfeoff. Planetesimal. Susurration. Pentimento. Czardas.

The words were precarious and the opposition solid, yet eventually, one group remained on top.

The BEEtles took on the position of top spellers during The Literacy Center's 25th yearly Mountain Spelling Bee Bash, held Saturday night at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff. The group unseated the Coconino Community College Comets as champions. In excess of 170 individuals went to the mark raising support occasion, which makes its return following a two-year break on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It was wonderful to see individuals meeting up again to offer their help after such a long break," said Amanda Black, leader head of The Literacy Center. "We are euphoric that we had the option to celebrate 25 years of the spelling honey bee as a local area."

The vision of The Literacy Center is "Education for All," and the mission of the association "... Is to expand the essential English language and proficiency abilities of grown-ups, adolescents and families to work on the nature of individual, monetary and local area life for all."

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Winning by a score of 3 focuses to 1 in the last round, the BEEtles, supported by Desert Financial Credit Union, outspelled the Periodic Table Dancers, supported by Top Producers Real Estate. The triumphant group's spellers were Ellie Kuznetsova, Dilara Dikilitas and Laura Wasylenki. The spellers for the second place Periodic Table Dancers were Valerie Caro, Kelly Gibbs and Jason Smith.

The 2019 bosses, CCC, whose individuals were Doug Friedman, Jeremy Martin and Gio Macry, got a good third-place spot. They were outclassed by "melissophobia," which is an anxiety toward honey bees.

Notwithstanding the BEEtles, the Periodic Table Dancers and the Comets were: The Nerdettes from Cat in the Hat, supported by Coast and Mountain Properties; The aMUSing Spellers, supported by the Museum of Northern Arizona; Innovative Spellerz, supported by W.L. Gore and Associates; Spell Check, supported by Gail Lowe, CPA PC; Spelling Queens, supported by Merlin Planning and Investment Services; and Drinking Horn Ambassadors of Buzz, supported by Drinking Horn Meadery.

The Nerdettes, took out before the last round, didn't return home with basically nothing. Their group won the distinction of having the most energetic allies at the occasion.

The Bee incorporated a tomfoolery round of bingo and speculating the appropriate vocabulary of words, and a live and quiet closeout. Among the gifts up for bid during the live closeout were: a Dark-Sky bundle that incorporated a two-night stay at Hart Prairie Cabin with passes to Lowell Observatory; a NAU Game Day bundle that included four passes to a NAU home game, food at Diablo Burger and that's only the tip of the iceberg; and Flagstaff Date Night and Sedona Getaway bundles with short term visits and eatery gift endorsements.

There was likewise a warm recognition of Ann Beck, a long-term ally and previous chief head of The Literacy Center, who kicked the bucket in January 2021.

The Master of Ceremonies was Becky Daggett, previous Flagstaff City Councilmember and current mayoral applicant. The pronouncer was, just like the custom, Dr. Mary McGroarty, NAU teacher emerita. The appointed authorities were: Dave Zorn, head of information and sports for Great Circle Media (KAFF); Chris Etling, overseeing manager of the Arizona Daily Sun; and Rose Winkeler, representative Coconino County lawyer.