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Thank you to
our Sponsors
Eagle Sponsor $2,500+
94.1 myFM
Hawk Sponsor $1,000+
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Graham Scott Enns
RBC
Siskinds
Oriole Sponsor $600+
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.
CJDL Consulting Engineers
Don and Hazel Williams Foundation
Elgin Business Resource Centre
Don and Hazel Williams
Ferguson DiMeo Lawyers
Kim Husted Surveying Ltd.
Spell Laugh Give Back
Foundation Yurek Pharmacy & Home Healthcare
Wren Sponsor up to $600 The Official Rule Book
Belmont Farm Supply 1. How to Play
Capital Management Group
Century 21 2. Silent Auction
Mauer & Associates 3. Give Back: What you help us do
RE/MAX
St. Thomas Police Association 4. Thank you: Our Sponsors
Yorkville Asset Management
Thank you to
Impressions
Printing for
Capital donating the note pads for each participant.
Management Group
519-631-1270
office@kettlecreektrust.com
www.kettlecreektrust.com
Twitter: @kcetrust
Facebook: @kcenvironmentaltrust
The Night
Best Dressed
6:30 p.m. Doors Open (Arrive no later than 6:45 p.m.) Best Costume
7:15 p.m. Welcome/Introductions/Rules Tried My Best
7:30 p.m. First Swarm of Words
Costumes and creative team names are
7:45 p.m. Break welcomed but not mandatory—no
extra points awarded. However, there
8:15 p.m. Second Swarm of Words will be prizes for the best costume and
the best team name as determined by Original Graphite
8:30 p.m. Break (First Silent Auction Table Closes) Maple Valley by Kevin Jackson 31” X 19”
the Honey Bee Court. Tried your Best? Donated by: Minerva Art Gallery Value: $645
9:00 p.m. Final Swarm of Words There may be prizes for the team that
9:15 p.m. Break (Silent Auction Closes)
places last, or had the lowest scoring Mamma Mia!
round.
At the Grand Theatre
9:45 p.m. Closing Comments/Winner Announced Value: $150
The Grand Theatre has donated TWO TICKETS to Mamma
Smarty Pants 2018—Team E BEE RCs (Elgin Business Mia! to be auctioned off at SpellBound. Tickets can be for
any performance (excluding opening night) from April 23
Resource Centre) will be back to defend their title. — May 11, 2019 (A, B or C seating).
Silent Auction Spell: How to Play
All bidders must be 19 years of age or older for items involving Silent Auction Items
This list is not complete. Additional items are being added daily.
alcohol. Bidding will commence at 6:30 p.m. Designated 1. All team members must have registered and paid their entry fee prior to
tables will close at the beginning of the second and final competition.
swarm of words. If there is a specified minimum amount, any
2. Each team will consist of up to six (6) members. All teams should arrive
bids below this amount will not be honoured. Full payment is
before 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Supper is not included. There are
required on the day of the auction – cash or cheque preferred, The Grand Theatre: two tickets to Mamma Mia! snacks.
but debit and credit card payments will also be possible. If the
3. Each team will select one member to write their team’s spelling of the word
winner does not have payment on the day of the auction, the Scandinave Spa
on the materials provided. Letters must be clearly printed. Several versions
item will be offered to the next highest bidder. Winning
may be printed; it is the team’s responsibility to scratch through or erase the
item(s) will be given at time of full payment. All funds raised London Symphonia: two tickets to Obsessions
misspelled words, leaving only one version to be judged. Capital letters are
from this Silent Auction will go to the Kettle Creek
preferred.
Environmental Trust . Budweiser Gardens
4. Team members are encouraged to collaborate on the spelling of the words.
Exodus Escape Rooms: Gift Certificate
5. Use of pen and paper is allowed. Electronic devices, including cell phones and Google glasses, are not
permitted. Dictionaries are not allowed.
St. Thomas Golf and Country Club: Golf for four
6. All teams participate in each round or swarm of words. Each swarm will consist of 15 words. The
3M Gift Basket Bumble Bee will pronounce the word, use the word in a sentence and pronounce the word once again.
Once this is complete teams will be given 30 seconds to spell the word or answer the trivia question
Ripley’s Aquariums: admission for four before the Bumble Bee moves on to the next word in the swarm.
7. Once the swarm is complete Team Captains must raise their scoring card in the air to be collected by
Windermere Manor: dinner for two Bee Keepers. The Bee Keepers will take the cards to the Honey Bee Court for marking.
8. There will be a break between each swarm of words to allow the judges time to mark and tally scores.
Belmont Golf Course: golf for four
9. Teams are not eliminated.
Toronto Zoo
10. One point is awarded for each correctly spelled word. Scores per round will be updated and displayed
at the event. The highest scoring team at the end of the evening will win the coveted Smarty Pants
award.
Please note: No meal is provided but pizza will be
served at 8:30 p.m. 11. If there is a tie at the end of the evening each team will be asked to appoint their top speller for a Killer
Bee. Each team’s contestant will be asked to spell a different word. The last contestant standing must
Bar is CASH only correctly spell his/her given word. In the event that both team representatives misspell their words,
both will return for another round under the same rules. This will continue until only one team
Visa/Debit/Cash will be accepted for representative has correctly spelled his/her word and is declared the winner of SpellBound.
Silent Auction items.
The Officials How Are We Helping Locally?
The Bumble Bee will be the emcee for the evening. He The Kettle Creek Environmental Trust (KCET) was initiated in 2006 by a group of dedicated
will pronounce the words, give the definition, use the volunteers who wanted to ensure that money raised locally for environmental efforts remained local. Today,
the Trust invests in projects that aim to conserve, protect, restore and educate the
words in a sentence and pronounce the words once
community about the Kettle Creek watershed. Current projects include the following:
more.
KCET 2019 Trustees
Environmental Youth Corps
An Official Timer – called the “Bee Keeper” – will be Don Ferguson, President Do you know a high school student looking to earn volunteer hours?
KCET is proud to support Kettle Creek Conservation Authority’s Environmental
responsible for calling the time during the Spelling Bee. Kathy Cook, Vice President Youth Corps (EYC). The EYC provides a unique opportunity for students to earn
Players have 30 seconds to spell each word. their volunteer hours while participating in hands-on environmental stewardship
Dan Dale
projects that help the Kettle Creek watershed. Program members will be assisting
The Judges or “Honey Bee Court” will determine if Perry Clutterbuck in tree planting, wildflower planting and bird box building, environmental
words are spelled correctly and make the final decision monitoring trail maintenance and invasive species removal. High school students
Stephen Harvey
can apply at www.kettlecreekconservation.on.ca or call 519-631-1270 to learn
on all questions, including disputes concerning pronun-
Kevin Jackson more.
ciation, interpretation of the rules, time, etc. Honey Bee
Court rulings are final. There will be no appeals. Marshall Martinico Re-Wild the Family
David Warden KCET’s Re-Wild the Family program provides families who have never camped before because of financial
The Hive of Knowledge It’s none of your beeswax but need, social hardship or other unique circumstances the opportunity to connect with nature. “Feedback from
Elizabeth VanHooren last year’s families was overwhelming,” says KCET President, Don Ferguson. In 2019, four families with a
the official dictionary of SpellBound is the Canadian combined total of 12 children were provided a weekend of camping. Of the four Re-Wild families, three
Oxford Dictionary. Any spelling listed in this dictionary extended their stay. One camper stated, “What stands out to me is that we are able to keep our
will be considered correct. However, the Honey Bee camping gear, we’ve never camped as a whole family before and there’s no way on our income that we could
Court rulings are final. afford to buy everything for our entire family. The fact that the Re-Wild program exists means that this
experience isn’t a one-time shot .” Proceeds from tonight’s event will help make this a permanent program.
The Official Smarty Pant Trophy has been awarded
Invasive Species Inventory and Management
since 2015 to the top scoring team. First to Team In 2019, KCET donated $50,000 over the next three years to
Bowsher (2015), then to Team Bloomin’ Oxymorons assist KCCA in the development of a comprehensive invasive
species program. The control of invasive species on KCCA
(2016), to Team Fascinators in 2017 and our reigning
property and throughout the watershed is a growing concern;
champions EBeeRCs in 2018. The winning team keeps however, a comprehensive inventory of species and/or
the Smarties, a $300 cash prize and bragging rights. management plan has not been developed—until now.
Invasive species are defined as non-native species, whose
introduction or spread negatively impact natural biodiversity,
the economy and or society, including human health. This Phragmites—Before (above) and after (below) views
project will focus largely on phragmites, European buckthorn, of phragmites control at Lake Whittaker Conservation
Manitoba maple, giant ragweed, garlic mustard, and white Area.
sweet clover. With KCET’s support, KCCA has hired a Forest and
Lands Technician who will inventory and assess the quantity,
extent and location of invasive species on Authority owned
lands. This inventory will be used to develop a strategy for the
control and/or removal of invasive species. The position will set
implementation priorities and lead in the implementation of the
strategy using various techniques, including monitoring the
effectiveness of the program.
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The position will also lead invasive species outreach and
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education initiatives throughout the watershed including making
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contact with landowners willing to undertake projects on private lands, and municipalities that may wish to
work with KCCA to implement similar programs of removal and monitoring on municipal lands.
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