News Briefly
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:56 p.m., May 27, 2008
Updated 01:56 p.m., May 27, 2008
Bee to be broadcast
ESPN and ABC will broadcast portions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., later this week.
Emporian Nishat Jasmin, 13, is representing Kansas in the bee.
The quarterfinals will be broadcast live on ESPN360.com on Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The semifinals will be on air live on ESPN from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, with the championship level broadcast live on ABC from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Thursday’s chat
Emporia Arts Council Executive Director Melissa Windsor will answer questions about summer activities at the council, its fundraising campaign for a new building and more in an online chat at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
The chat will be on The Gazette’s Web site at www.emporiagazette.com. Questions may be submitted in advance on the Web site or during the half-hour chat.