Warren County Spelling Bee Winners Advance to Regionals
David Ratcliffe a sixth grader at Bessie Jeffries Elementary School in Front Royal won the Warren County Preliminary Spelling Bee after correctly spelling ele gance and cortisone He will compete in the regional contest April 26 at 7 p m in James Wood High School Lori Williams second sixth grader at Jeffries was first runner up Karri Rishel seventh grader at Jeffries second runner up Richard Updike seventh grader at Warren County Junior High third runner up Debbie Forbes fifth grader at Jeffries fourth runner up Patricia Millman is pronouncer O A Norton head judge and other judges listed The five winners advance to the regional contest later this month for a shot at the National Spelling Bee in Washington DC June 4 8 The preliminaries are sponsored by The Winchester Evening Star
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David Ratcliffe
Warren County
James Wood
Ratcliffe
Lori
Bessie Jeffries
Front Royal
James Wood High School
Stephen Ratcliffe
Braxton Road
Lori Williams
Jeffries
Randolph Williams
Cloud St
Karri Rishel
Norman L. Rishel
Madison Ave
Richard Updike
Warren County Junior High School
Bernard Updike
Rt. 1
Updike
Debbie Forbes
Donald F. Forbes
Warren County Junior High
Patricia Millman
O.A. Norton
Warren County Public
Wanda
Preschool Eye Screening Test for Tots Fun Solution
A free vision screening for preschoolers will be held on Saturday April 14 in the Frederick County Board of Supervisors Room. Volunteers from the Winchester Lioness Club and Virginia Society for the Prevention of Blindness will use an E game and a topsy turvy table to test visual acuity from 10 30 a m to 2 30 p m Read the E symbol at 20 feet while magic shoes sustain interest and aid accuracy. Awards were given in Berkeley County Junior Girl Scouts bake-off with first places for banana cake and chocolate chip cookies. The winners will compete at the Shawnee Council Level Bake-Off in Winchester this Saturday.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Loudoun Street Mall
Winchester Lioness Club
Virginia Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Amy Brady
Deanna Leber
Miss Smith
Miss Galliday
Antietam
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
Washington County
Winchester
Area art contest opens with two age groups
Area instructors will judge the entries in a contest with two divisions for children. The younger group includes ages one to five and the older runs from six to nine. Prizes will be awarded in each category.
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Winchester Evening Star
Star
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Berkeley County
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W. Va
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