On Monday, February 2, Hannah Bartels won out over a talented field of five speakers at the Lions’ Club International Fillmore before a crowd of fifty people. The topic this year was ‘Water Conservation: How Can We Reduce, Recycle and Reclaim?’ Hannah won the first prize of $100 and will next compete at the Zone 8 competition against the winners of other local Lions’ Speech Contests on February 23rd at the Camarillo Boys and Girls Club at 6:00 sharp. The general public is welcome to attend. Hannah is a La Reina High School freshman living in Fillmore and is the daughter of Laura and Bill Bartels.

The other talented speakers in the contest were Jacob Brooks, Jene Torrango, Wesley Brecheen and Chris Berrington. Lauren Magdaleno and Bianca Rios also participated. Bill Edmonds, contest chairman stated, “This is the best field of speakers that we’ve had for many, many years.” The judges for this year’s contest were Dr. Cynthia King, The Right Reverend Doctor Harvey Guthrie and Susan Cuttriss.