Representatives from area businesses took the stage at the 1914 PCHS Community Building Tuesday and took on some of the dictionary’s toughest words in the annual Kiwanis Spelling Bee.
More than 30 business leaders tested their mental mettle Tuesday, including Plant City Time & Observer Editor Michael Eng, who finished in the top five. Linton Jackson, representing Americare Ambulance, won the competition. Dawn Cline finished second and Oscar Herrara took third.
Some of the tougher words of the night included bellicose, colloquial, ostentatious and soliloquy. Jackson’s winning word was croquette, a small breadcrumbed fried food roll.
The event benefitted Kiwanis’ Stuff the Bus program, which collects school supplies for more than 700 local students in need.