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LEGION‘NEWS Elgin-Portland Branch #231â€"events- A fish derby was held Feb. 19/77 with Jack McLean from Portland winning first prize of $30.00. Second prize of $20.00 went to K Elliot of Ottawa. The annual winter dance was well attended, held at the Portland Community Hall, Feb. 26/77. Door prizes of a book of Wintario tickets were won by Mr. Lomont Brown and Mrs. Mary Shire with the 50/50 draw of $80.25 going to Mrs Chris London of Newboro. The Branch‘s annual public Speaking contest was also well attended with students from Beverly Elememtary - Deltaâ€"South Crosby-Elginâ€" Rideau Centâ€" ennialâ€"Portlandâ€"Rideau Vista. Westport competing - winners were as follows: Grades â€" l to 3 lst Primary ~ Abigail Connell â€" South Crosby 2nd Primary - Halina Skoryna â€" South Crosby 3rd Primary - Suzy Whalen - Rideau Centennial Grades - 4 to 6 lst Junior - Lori Smith â€" South Crosbv 2nd Junior - Jennifer Bock â€" South Crosby 3rd Junior â€" Anna Maria Skoryna - South Crosby Grades - 7 and 8 lst Senior â€" Shirley Donnison - South Crosby 2nd Senior 3rd Senior The Branch judges Mrs. Androvitch and Mr. job well done. - Pat Davison - Beverly â€" Kerry Bock - South Crosby would like to thank our BreecetScovil â€" Miss Ann Ron Croskerv for a THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION DISTRICT "G" convention will be held in Cornwall on April 16 â€" l7 - being election year every branch should make an effort to being represented. BETA SIGMA PH} Beta Sigma Phi is an interâ€" national social, cultural and service, cultural and service organization with over 250§000 active members. The sorority is not connected with any school or college; it is nonâ€"sectarian and nonâ€"political. Members are active in small chapter groups each of which plans its social, cultural and service projects to fit the interests of its own members. Area, provincial and state conventions are also planned for all sorority members to att tend and exchange ideas. Ontario Eta Tau Chapter currently has members from Elgin â€" Portlandâ€" Westportâ€" Newboro & Morton. Being only 4 yrs. old our chapter is relative by small and unâ€" known to the surrounding communities. We meet in each others homes twice monthly with the members participating in a cultural program as well as a business meeting. Although we are not aimed at being a service club most chapters raise money by various means and donate to many worthy causes, locally and internation- ally. Sociallv we try to get ently, with or without a variety of parties - anese, out door, hobo, borate - just fun. Currently we're planning our annual Founder's Day Dinner for April 30 and our favourite ways a means project, our Fashion Show. Beta Sigma Phi means Life Learning and Friendship things we all hope to share with everyone. together frequ- excorts, to have hard times, japâ€" nothing too ela- BEVERLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The village of Delta is busy preparing for the annual Maple Syrup Festival on April lst., 2nd. and 3rd. As usual the student body of Beverley Elementary School will go down to the town hall as a group on the first day of the Festival for a pancake breakfast. Last year 125 students ate their fill as the breakfast Many of the elementary school students work on a voluntary basis while the festival is on. In connection with the Maple Syrup