Annual Bee held at the Troy Auditorium Feb. 21

Olivia Kapan, a fifth-grade student from the Libby Elementary won the Lincoln County Spelling Bee by spelling the words jambalaya and mortgage.

Other participants from county schools were:

Cheigh Locascia – 5th grade Libby Elementary - Second Place

Amber Childs – 6th grade Libby Elementary – Third Place

Kaylee Stecher – 7th grade Troy Junior High

Kasey Faur – 8th grade Troy Junior High

Kaitlyn Downey – 6th grade Morrison Elementary

A.J. Faur – 6th grade Morrison Elementary

Timothy Eash – 8th grade Fortine Elementary

Erik Lauer – 7th grade Kootenai Valley Christian School

Logan Christensen – 6th grade Libby Elementary

Marlene Urvater – 7th grade Libby Middle School

Anna Carlson – 7th grade Libby Middle School

Leera Woody – 8th grade Libby Middle School

Sage Friss – 8th grade Libby Middle School

Raven Luke – 6th grade Eureka Middle School

McKenna Kindel – 6th grade Eureka Middle School

Pony Linnell – 8th grade Eureka Middle School

Amanda Peterson – 8th grade Eureka Middle School

Erynn Their – 6th grade Trego Elementary School

Hayden (Hub) Brandon – 6th grade Eureka Area Home Schools

Ronald Higgins, Lincoln County Superintendent, served as Master of Ceremonies and presented the awards; Kay Randall, the Troy Morrison Elementary Librarian, was the pronouncer.; judges were Kathy Cotten of Morrison Elementary (Math Aide), Jeff Hawk of Morrison Elementary (Teacher), and Jennifer Richardson of Morrison Elementary (Computer Lab Technician).

• The first place winner was awarded a $450 gift card for iTunes and a Lincoln County Spelling Bee Champion plaque.

• Second place received a $25 gift card for iTunes along with a Lincoln County Spelling Bee Runner Up plaque.

• Third Place winner also received a $15 gift card for iTunes.

The Lincoln County Superintendent’s office also provides the student who attends the State Bee with a check to help with travel expenses.

Olivia Kapan will represent Lincoln County at the State Spelling Bee in Billings, Mont., on March 24.

Photographs by Sandra Faye Douthit