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Since the spelling bee
was over relatively quickly
— 45 minutes — Coate
only read words from the
beginning list that included
417 words. The intermediate
list contained 479 words and
the advanced list had 352
words.
D’Arcy led them through
a practice round to help
quell any nerves. Some of the
words in the practice round
included “artistic,” “bombastic,”
“declarative,” “egret”
and “bilingual.” Most of the
students got the words correct,
while some misspelled
them and sat red-faced.
When the spelling bee
began, each student stood
up, said the word, spelled
it and said the word again.
If they misspelled the word,
Smith immediately said so
and gave the correct spelling.
They were instructed to
wait until the entire round
was over before leaving their
seats.
The spelling bee went
along smoothly, with only
two interruptions. In the
second round, an enthusiastic
toddler squealed and ran to
his mother which stopped
play for a few seconds, and
during the ninth round,
Rebecca started over when
some kids ran by outside and
distracted her. She went on
to correctly spell “semester.”
By the third round, only
six contestants were left, including
Emma Leach, fourth
grade; Alyssa Bondi, sixth
grade; Chloe Ezelle, seventh
grade; Courtney Higgins,
eighth grade; Danielle and
Rebecca. From the seventh
to the tenth round, only
three remained — Alyssa,
Danielle and Rebecca. Alyssa,
who showed confidence and
enunciated well, was eliminated
in the tenth round
after misspelling “sheriff.”
She broke into tears as she
ran to her grandmother
afterward.
In the 11th and 12th
rounds, Danielle correctly
spelled “thirsty” and “toxic,”
while Rebecca correctly
spelled “tornado” and “unicorn.”
In the 13th round,
Rebecca came out ahead
when she correctly spelled
“adhesive,” while Danielle
misspelled “acknowledge.”
However, the judges didn’t
proclaim Rebecca the winner
until she correctly spelled
“aerial” (from the intermediate
word list) in the 14th
round.
The 16 participants will
likely receive a certificate
and be acknowledged at a
school assembly, said D’Arcy.
If Rebecca or Danielle win
at the District Spelling Bee,
they will receive an individual
trophy and school
trophy and go on to the
State Spelling Bee.
Lake Hemet bald eagle counts
The annual bald eagle counts for the San Bernardino National
Forest have been scheduled for the Saturdays of Jan. 14
and March 11.
Anyone interested in attending should meet at the Lake
Hemet Market parking lot at 8 a.m. Volunteers are asked to
dress appropriately and bring binoculars. For more information,
call Heidi Sellers, wildlife biological technician, at
(909) 382-2945.
Basketball
Town Hall Youth Basketball
begins this Friday night
with the Celtics taking on
the Lakers at 6 p.m. and the
Magic hosting the Grizzlies
at 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Mark Loutzenhiser gave
this report on Town Hall’s
Adult Coed Volleyball.
On the Town
Sports
Sports is
sponsored by
Vic Sirkin of
Idyllwild
Realty.
Part of the
proceeds go
to Town Hall
Recreation
programs.
Vic Sirkin
After the two-week break, volleyball resumed with
Idyllwild Garage picking up a victory over La Casita in
four with a score of 25-19, 25-4, 20-25 and 25-22.
Art Torrez and setter Karen McLean combined a good
game in the front row for the Garage, putting together hard
shots for kills.
La Casita struggled adjusting to personnel issues but
fought hard to stay with the Garage most of the evening.
Ryan Gonzalez kept La Casita close, keeping the ball in
play with good serves.
On Wednesday night, Ajax gave up a game by forfeiting
to La Casita.
Game of the week was Thursday’s game pitting Mountain
Fire Abatement against Escrow Connection. Both teams
showed great power at the net and solid defense with
blocks from Dennis Fogle and Kyle Holtan of Mountain
Fire Abatement.
Back row help came when Penny Bottomly put the ball
up with nice passing off the serve. Both teams showed their
power at the net with kills from Kyle Owens of Escrow
Connection who had eight kills for the game with quick
sets in the center position. Matt Boss pounded the ball for
more scores for Escrow.
Mountain Fire Abatement countered at the net with
Julie Fogle smashing the ball for a kill and Brian Wilson
picking his shots for several kills.
In one of the best games of the season this far, Escrow
Connection would watch their undefeated season end in
four games as Mountain Fire Abatement picked up their
third win of the season with scores of 26-24, 25-16, 19-25
and 25-20.
Next week’s key matchup will be on Monday when
Mountain Fire Abatement takes on the Garage.
Also, the men’s two-on-two and the women’s three-
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on-three volleyball tournament will begin at 9 a.m. at the
school this Saturday and be played throughout the holiday
weekend.
Place Team Wins Losses GW GL Points
1 Escrow Conn. 5 1 16 5 132
2 Idyllwild Garage 4 2 14 6 133
3 Mt. Fire Abate. 3 2 11 7 51
4 La Casita 2 4 7 13 100
5 Ajax Rock Co. 0 5 2 15 10
Send sports reports about locals to itc@towncrier.com or
drop them off at the Town Crier by 10 a.m. Mondays. Photos
also are welcome. If sending by e-mail, resolution must be at
least 300 dpi.
Golf
Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its second
tournament of the season at the Palm Desert Resort
on Dec. 16, 2005. Noah Whitney took first place, Tom
Kreider took second, and Bill Harris, Herk McClellon
and Pete Capparelli tied for third.
Closest to the pin were Tom Kreider on the front nine
and Bill Harris on the back nine. Tom Kreider also won
for longest drive.
The season runs from November 2005 to October 2006.
Anyone interested in joining the Palms to Pines Golf Association
may call George Kretsinger at 659-2264, or Pete
Capparelli at 659-2125.
The next tournament is Jan. 13 at the PGA of Southern
California’s Championship Course in Beaumont.
Following are the stats so far this season. Points are
awarded to winners. One-half point is awarded to everyone
who particpates.
Member 12/05
Alkire, Chuck 0.5
Brown, Gary 0.0
Burns, Larry 0.0
Capparelli, Pete 2.5
Crandall, Jim 3.0
Creighton, Mike 1.0
Fite, Rick 1.0
Harris, Bill 3.0
Hayden, Merrill 1.0
Koosje, Pino 0.5
Kreider, Tom 4.5
Kretsinger, George 1.0
LoGiudice, John 0.0
Member 12/05
McClellon, Herk 3.0
Morin, Timothy 0.0
Priefer, Robert 0.5
Righetti, Ryan 1.0
Rowland, Brad 3.0
Stambaugh, Roger 0.0
Stearns, Robert 2.5
Sterling, Bill 0.0
Talavera, Chris 0.0
Viola, Tony 0.5
Whitney, Noah 9.0
Zaccardi, Steve 1.0
Zimmerman, Jim 2.5
The
ROTARY CLUB OF IDYLLWILD
&
SHOWTIME PRODUCTIONS
Presents
The Heavenly Hit Musical
Forever Plaid
Directed by
Lisa Furugen
Idyllwild Fire Department Fund-raiser
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
Saturday, January 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 15 at 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Idyllwild Town Hall • 25925 Cedar St., Idyllwild
Adults $15 - Child (12 & Under) $8 - Idyllwild Arts
Students $8 (Sunday Only)
For Tickets and Reservations
(760) 819-9830 (Lisa) or (951) 659-2153 (Kristi)