From left are Clarkston Area Optimist Club Oratorical Contest winners Jillian Haas, Heather Burrum, Olivia Maday, Alexander Gavulic, Nathan Dimmer, and Austin Burrum. Photo by Phil Custodio

Clarkston Area Optimists Club honored the winners of its 2017 Oratorical Contest with awards and breakfast at their March 22 meeting.
Winning awards for their speeches about the power of optimism were Heather Burrum, Gold; Olivia Maday, Silver; Jillian Haas, Bronze; Alexander Gavulic, Gold; Nathan Dimmer, Silver; and Austin Burrum, Bronze.
The gold winners advance to the area level of competition.