This is a strange news Spellunkers take top honors at Spelling Bee.
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| PHOTO BY PAUL KELEHER. The winning team at the 4th annual Dover Library Spelling Bee was the Spellunkers, pictured above (from left to right) Tod Dimmick, Lori Krussell and Pamela Mok. |
A fun community event, the Spelling Bee drew a diverse crowd of participants and their supporters. Twelve teams vied for the bragging rights of being named Dover's best spellers, but in the end, it was the Spellunkers in their miners' head lamps and hard hats that came out on top at the Friends of the Dover Library's Spring fundraiser.
While the Bee was the main event, the audience also perused the Bee Tree in the hallway, where gift cards, tickets and other goods were available for purchase, and enjoyed homemade and donated snacks from the Bee CafŽ.
In addition to the title of Champion Spellers, a few other awards were presented: Best Costume was awarded to the Clean Bees; Best Name was awarded to the Bee List Celebrities; Best Team Spirit was awarded to the B-H Stingers; and Perfect Attendance was awarded to Coldwell Banker, Wellesley, which has had a team of Dover resident realtors enter each year.
The Friends of the Dover Library, which organized the event, would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all who made the Bee possible. Without the help of so many volunteers and the support of the community, the event would not be possible. A special thanks to Carol Lisbon, chair of the Dover Board of Selectmen, who served as Honorary Judge, and Paul Keleher, who photographed the event.
Additional thanks to the primary underwriter, Dover Automotive, and many families in Dover who contributed to the Spelling Bee, as well as: Bed Bath & Beyond, Belkin Lookout Farm, the Big Apple Circus, Blue on Highland, Blue Moon Bagel CafŽ, Bridgewater Credit Union, Boston Duck Tours, Boston Red Sox, Costco, The Cottage Restaurant, Davis Farmland and Mega Maze, Dover Country Properties, Dover Eyes, Dover Market, Dover Mothers' Association, Elizabeth Grady (Needham), Friendly's (Needham), Holly Cleaners, Lord's Department Store, Lovell's Flowers & Nursery, Magic Beans, the New England Aquarium, Nicholas Christie, the Pawtucket Red Sox, Portrait Simple, Roche Bros., Salon Mario Russo, Santa's Village, Save-A-Lot, ScrubADub Auto Wash, Sculpture Hair Studio, Six Flags New England, Story Land, Taylor's Stationery, Trader Joe's (Needham), Village Pizza, the Wheelock Family Theater, Whole Foods (Newton) and Zoo New England.
