Adults, time to s-h-o-w your stuff

With less than a week remaining until the 2012 Kootenai County Spelling Bee, seven teams have signed up to compete.

The event will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 31, at the Coeur d'Alene Best Western Inn. The public is invited.

Team registrations close Tuesday, May 29. Information is available on the bee's website: http://coeurdalene-id.aauw.net/spelling-bee/. Click on the pull-down menu under Spelling Bee near the top of the page to access rules, registration forms and practice word lists.

The registration fee is $100 for teams of either two or three spellers. Lunch and an event T-shirt for each competitor are included in the fee.

Trophies will be awarded to the top spellers, and members of the winning team will draw for two nights of lodging at the Lakeview Lodge in Harrison.

The following teams have registered to date: Queen Bees from North Idaho College; HONI Bees from Hospice of North Idaho; Pinkerton Retirement Bumble Bees; Killer Bees from North Idaho Retired Educators Association; City Spell Checkers from the city of Coeur d'Alene; and two teams from the University of Idaho/Coeur d'Alene: The Spell Binders and To Bee or Not to Bee.

The spelling bee, for adults 18 and older, is being sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Area Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women).

Admission is free and gallery seating will be provided for the audience. Outside food is not permitted in the venue.