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Archive Home > 2005 > May > 07 > Sen. Ben Westlund spells correction for La Pine boy

Sen. Ben Westlund spells correction for La Pine boy

Legislator's error allowed another student to win a regional spelling bee

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
May 7, 2005

A month after the mistake, the boy and the senator met again on Friday.

Standing in the office at La Pine Elementary School, state Sen. Ben Westlund, R-Tumalo, and 7-year-old Gage Yeager shook hands. The senator handed the boy a certificate for a $1,000 savings bond.

And this time, there was no....

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