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LEGION SPONSORS PUBLIC SPEAKING Portland: Rideau Lakes Branch 231 held the Annual Public Speaking Contest on March 21, 1992. There were 27 contestants from South Crosby Public School (SC), Rideau Centennial Public School (RC), and Rideau District High School (RDHS). ' The quality and presentaâ€" tions were execellent, a credit to the schools and students. The judges were: Betty James, Dianne Haskins and Clifford Smith. The first place winners received a trophy. First, second, third and fourth received a cash award and all contestants reâ€" ceived a certificate. The first place winners 'advance to the Zone Gâ€"2 Contest at Mallorytown on March 29th, and the winners there . advance to the District G Contest at Smiths Falls on April 5th. A special thanks is extendâ€" ed to the school princi- pals, teachers and staff for their wonderful coâ€" operation and support. Students are entered into categories according to their school grades. The Winners were: Primary, Grades 1 ~ 3, Story Telling: lst â€"Mary Taylor, Gr.3, SC; 2nd â€" Brock Fournier, Gr.3, RC; 3rd â€" Sandra Dunfield, Gr.3, RC: 4th - Emily Hoogendyk, Gr.l, SC. Junior, Grades 4 â€" 6: lst â€" rScarlett Thomas, Gr.5, RC; 2nd â€" Adrienne Fournier, Gr.5, RC; 3rd - Elisabeth McCuen, Gr.5, RC; 4th â€" Elisabeth Hoog- endyk, Gr.4, SC. Intermediate, Grades 7 - 8: lst â€" Stephanie Dwyre, Gr.8, SC; 2nd â€" Marcus Parsons, Gr.8, SC; 3rd - Amy Taylor, Gr.8, SC; 4th â€" Erin Rowswell, Gr.7, SC. ’ Junior High, Grades 9 - lO: lst â€" Pamela French, Gr.9, RDHS; 2nd - Michelle webster, Gr.lO, RDHS. Senior High, Grades 11 - 13: lst â€" Patricia Carrick, Gr.ll, RDHS. Special: The Legion Plaque is awarded, for one year, to the school of the stuâ€" dent obtaining the highest marks in the *contest. ’ This year's winner: Patricia Carrick, Gr.ll, RDHS. Coming Event: There will be a Fish Fry (Bullheads) at the Legion Hall on Saturday, April 18, 1992, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Joe K. Raison Secretary-Treasurer it?” at 'Reveille. 60TH ANNIVERSARY: RIDEAU LAKES BRANCH 231 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION The Rideau Lakes Branch (Ontario 231) celebrated their 60th anniversary on the 28th and 29th of February, 1992. The gala began on Friday evening with a dance and singâ€" along. Comrade Doug Baker supplied the music and Rita McGratton led the sing-along. Even though there was a very small crowd, it was really enâ€" joyed by all present. Saturday's events started at 2:30 p.m., with the dedication of the new cenotaph at the Legion Hall on Harlem Road out of Portland. In spite of a fiercely cold day, about 25 people attended. The colour party was led by the Branch Sergeantâ€"atâ€" Arms, Comrade Alf Cassidy; with pastâ€"President Frank Dinner, Joe Dillon, Georgie Shanks, Jean Dwyre, Bonnie Sled and Cheryl Anne Bruyere making up the colour party. They were a very impressive group for the amount of practice they had. Reverend Paul Kompass led the group in anthems and hymns, with Reverend Harry Seeley presenting the scripture lesson along with the dedication of the cenotaph. President Doug MacKinnon unveiled the cenotaph and District Commander Jim Margerum gave a very dedicated address. Wendy Purdy supplied the bugle salute of the Last Post and Wreaths were laid by First Vice-Presiâ€" dent of Ontario Command Comrade Lloyd Hollingshead assisted by Branch 231 President Doug MacKinnon, District Commander Jim Margerum and Zone Commander Wilmer Tedford. The Legion Ladies' Auxiliary was represented in the wreath laying ceremony by their Second Vice-President Ontario Command Comrade Rose Green assisted by Branch 231 President Bertha Dillon. An anniversary dinner was held Saturday evening with Comrade Lloyd Hollingâ€" shead being the guest speaker. Some of the other guests were District Commander Jim Margerum, Deputy Zone Commander Roy Harris, Past Zone Commander Bill Nolan, Brockville Branch President Eric Hutt, pastâ€"President Seeley's Bay Branch Leslie Smith, Upper Rideau Branch President Garth Husk, Zone Chairman Bud Anderson, Reverend Harry Seeley, Reverend Paul Kompass, Leeds and Grenville M.P. Jim Jordan, Bastard and South Burgess Reeve Howard French, South Crosby Counâ€" cillor Lynda Carr, Portland Hall Board chairman Rick Long, Second Vice-President Ladies' Auxilliary Ontario Command Rose Green and Ladies' Zone Commander Mary Battams. APRfl.I992 NORTH LEEDS LANTERN 7 The highlights of the dinner were the very imâ€" pressive address by the guest speaker and a donaâ€" tion of $1,000.00 presented by Bertha Dillon on behalf of the Ladies' Auxilliary along with a framed photoâ€" graph of the Legion Veter- ans in wartime by Cheryl Anne Bruyere on behalf of the Ladies' Auxilliary. Another donation of $1,000.00 from Brockville WILLS, GUARDIANSHIP AND TRUST FUNDS The Gananoque and District Association for Community Living (formerly Gananoque and District Association for the Mentally Retarded) is hosting an information night on wills, guardianship and trust funds especially as it applies to the deâ€" velopmentally handicapped. GDACL district covers the Legion Branch 96 was preâ€" townships Of North and sented by President Eric South Crosby, Bastard and Butt. Burgess, Front and Rear These gifts were gratefully Of Leeds and LanSdowne accepted for Branch 231 as well as Gananoque. by president Doug Regular meetings are held MacKinnon, There was on the 3rd Thursday of the month in Gananoque at the ARC Building. The special meeting will have as guest speaker Rod Walsh, a lawyer from the Ontario Association for Community dancing after the dinner with music provided by Graydon Hull. The Anniâ€" versary apple blossom painting was won by Isobel Allison of Smith's Falls, Ontario. Living. It will take "A Very impressive start place on Wednesday, April for the Branch's 60th 22' 7‘30 9-m- at the Anniverary!" ' Carveth Care Centre in The original charter was Gananoque. . There Will issued on February 25 be a question and answer 1932 with fifteen members period . after , #he on the application, namely- presentation. No admiSSion Clinton Soper, Martin fee. All 1 interested Beadle, Roy Brown, Arthur persons are we come. T. Cooper, James Cain, M' Mary Dean Gorden Burt, Edward Hooten, William Hope, Roy Moroughan, George Yardley, Edward George, Harry Wykes, David Dodge, Montson Perrin and James Perrin. Linton McConville 60th Anniversary Chairman fâ€"_â€"â€"__â€"â€""‘__""‘â€"â€"’“‘_"_‘â€"â€"â€"“‘ 1 967â€"1992 25th. ANNIVERSARY 1992 MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL SATURDAY APRIL 4th. 100m. to 5pm. SUNDAY APRIL 51h. loam. to 4pm. Pancakesâ€"All You Can Eat Adults â€"â€" $5.00 Children under 12 â€"â€" $2.50 Parade Saturday April 4th. at 2pm. Kiddie Carnival Rides Remote Control Aircraft Show Sunday-weather permitting SMITHS FALLS Syrup Jug Races KINGSTON Hwy. 401 BRDCKVILLE Ltâ€"Highway 42 Delta, Ontarioâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"J