(The 21st Annual Regional Imperial Valley Spelling Bee)....It was held late last week.

There were 63 competitors from 32 schools around the County. When it was all over, 11-year-old Nathan Padilla was holding the Championship Trophy. Padilla is a sixth grader at Frank Wright Middle School in Imperial. The event was held at Southwest High School. The winner said, after being presented the trophy, that he liked learning new words.