Monday night’s Lions Club meeting hosted the 72nd annual Student Speaker Contest 2009. The theme of the contest was “Water, Will California Be Left High and Dry?” Contest Chair Bill Edmonds presented the rules of the contest and three student participants spoke. There was a three minute pause between speakers to allow the judges to score their judging sheets. The speakers were Natalie Garnica (winner), Jeremy Brooks, and Rachel Kamradt. Garnica received $50 and will go onto compete in the Zone Contest, on February 26th. It will be televised. Brooks and Kamradt received $25 each. Judges were Rev. Harry Guthrie, Rev. Julie Morris and Kyl Wilson (Rotary). Total scholarship money is $21,250.