Madeleine Pope of Loyal recently competed in the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) state speech contest in Oklahoma City, taking secnd place in Division 1 (8th-10th grades). Pope, an eighth grader at Lomega, earlier placed fi rst at the OACD Area I contest to qualify for state. Pope, center, is pictured with Colleta Bratton, left, president of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation District Employees, and Bill Jordan, OACD president. [Photo provided]