Pam Birkeland, left, Madison County Superintendent and acting Jefferson County superintendent, presents second-place winner and Clancy School fourth-grader Thomas Johnson, center, and first-place winner Christian Gillmore. Gillmore, a Clancy School eighth-grader, will represent Jefferson County at the Treasure State Spelling Bee at MSU on March 14. The winner of that spelling bee will advance to the National Spelling Bee sponsored by the Scripps Company later this year.
Thomas Johnson, a fourth-grader at Coancy School, concentrates on spelling a word during the Jefferson County Spelling Bee at the Jefferson County Courthouse on Feb. 19. He won second place, behind Clancy School eighth-grader Christian Gillmore.
Jefferson County Events Coordinator Bruce Binkowski, right, was the spelling bee’s announcer. Judges were Sarah Layng of Jefferson High, Jennifer Goehring of Clancy School and Boulder Monitor Editor John Blodgett....
