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Two Harlem Youth Win Blaine County Spelling Bee

After all the spelling had taken place at the Blaine County Spelling Bee on February 5 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School, two eighth graders from Harlem Junior High emerged as winners.

For the "spell down" on that Thursday, Gabriella Doney went head to head for eight rounds with 27 other contestants representing five different school districts in Blaine County before being declared the champion. Her championship word was "S-y-r-i-n-g-e Syringe."

Doney is the daughter of Crystal and Dean Doney Jr. In fact, Doney's mother, Crystal teaches eighth grade Language Arts and seventh...