Entries open for senior spelling bee
The third annual Lyon County Area Senior Spelling Bee will begin at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22, at HIS Place Activity Center at the First Baptist Church, 807 Constitution St.
LCAT transportation will be available. The contest is open to people over 50 from the Flint Hills area. There will be winners from two age groups, ages 50-75 or 76 and over. The winners will be entered in the Kansas Senior Spelling Bee in Salina on Oct. 16, 2009.
For more information or to register, call Norma at 342-9056 or Kathy at 342-1853. Registrations will be taken up to the time of the contest.
Sponsors are AARP Local 285, Emporia Area Retired School Personnel and Lyon County Department on Aging.
Americus Day committee
The next meeting for the Americus Day Committee will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in The New Breck Cafe. For information, call Kristi (620) 794-0189.