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i l l l LEGION SPONSORS PUBLIC SPEAKING Portland: Rideau Lakes Br.231 hosted the Annual Public Speaking Contest on March 24. There were 27 contestants from South Crosby Public School (SC), Rideau Centennial Public School (RC), and Rideau District High School (RDHS). The quality and presentations were excellent, a credit to the schools and students. The judges were Brys Scovil, Diane Haskins, and Betty James. This year there was a requirement for bilingual judges who were Cheryl Tomkinson, Pauline Brunet and Ray Scott. The 1st place winners received a Legion Public Speaking Lapel Badge. lst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th received a cash award and all contestants received certificates. The lst place winners advanced to the Zone Gâ€"Z contest at Gananoque on March 31, and the lst place winners there advanced to the District G finals at Prescott on April 1. The winners were: Primary, Grades 1â€"3, Story Telling: lst â€" Scarlet Thomas, Gr.3, RC; 2nd - Carrie Olivo, Gr.3, SC; 3rd - Colin Burtch, Gr.3, SC; 4th - Elisabeth McCuen, Gr.3, RC. Junior, Grades 4-6: lst â€" Amy Taylor, Gr.6, SC; 2nd â€" Stephanie Dwyre, Gr.6, SC; 3rd - Christina Carrick, Gr.6, RC; 4th â€" Jennifer Sheldon, Gr.6, SC. Intermediate, Grades 7â€"8: lst - Erin Winnie, Gr.8, SC; 2nd - Pamela French, Gr.7, RC; 3rd â€" Scott Carr, Gr.8, RC; 4th - Colena Pollock, Gr.7, RC. The PORTLAND DISTRICT He are run by the conmunity present facilities in diverse activities, satisfactorily. existing space. There are the operation of the Conmunity Health Centre. Clinics As announced week. CENTRE is a non-profit, conmunity controlled health centre funded by the Ministry of Health. of Directors who are dedicated to providing quality health care and preventing disease. Portland Building Expansion The project to construct an addition to our accomodate our expanding patient load, and our The architectural Kohler, Dickey, Edmundson and Matthews has been engaged and is just completing the sketch plans for the addition and the rearrangement of the steps to be completed before construction can begin, so it is not possible at the moment to predict when the addition will be completed. The construction project will be managed so that there will be little or no interruption in in Portland in our last newsletter, the Board of Directors, in co-operation with the doctors, is pleased to offer four clinics per ** Mon. ** Tues. ** Hed. ** Fri. ** Please call 272-3302 for appointments. Junior Hi h, Grades 9â€"10: lst â€" Tamara Carter, Gr.10, RDHS; 2nd - Julia Duncan, Gr.10, RDHS; 3rd - Jennifer Duncan, Gr.10, RDHS. Senior High, Grades 11-13: lst - Denise McCabe, Gr.11, RDHS. Special: The Legion Plaque is awarded, for one year, to the school of the student obtaining the highest marks in the contest. This year‘s winner was Tamara Carter, for RDHS. Zone Gâ€"Z: Held at Gananoque on March 31. Scarlet Thomas placed lst in the Grades 1-3 and was awarded a Dolores Wing Memorial Trophy. Julia Duncan placed 2nd in the Grades 9-10 and Denise McCabe placed 2nd in the Grades 11â€"13. District G: Held at Prescott on April 1, Scarlet Thomas placed 2nd in Grades 1â€"3. Congratulations to all for an excellent performance. Joe K. Raison LEGION DARTS GREAT SUCCESS Portland: Rideau Lakes Br.23l has concluded its first season of darts with a bullseye. A branch dart league was on-going every Sunday afternoon and concluded with a championship tournament on April 7th. The winners were: For the season's Play, and prizes: lst-Ken and Cheryl Bruyere, $25.00 gift certificate; 2nd - Ron and Margo Welch, dart supplies; 3rd â€" Terry and Bonnie Sled, dart supplies. The gift certificate and dart supplies were donated by Barry Baker. COMMUNITY HEALTH we serve; a Board Friday 9:00 to 5:00 order to better is progressing firm of still a number of services. duty all day. Portland 30, 1990. each week . District Location: Focus on The Conmunity Health received approval from the Ministry of Health in early March and opened its doors March 30, 1990. An Open House for the Centre was held on March 30 In April 6. were encouraged to tour the facility and there was a good response on those two occasions. He look forward to offering continued service for your health care needs in Delta. The Conmunity Health Centre is open 9:30 to 4:30 Fridays, providing a clinic with physician There will be a registered nurse on increased to 2 clinics per week starting April These will be Monday & Friday of Delta residents are to call 1-800-461-8400 or 272-3302 for appointments. - D E L T A - Conmunity Health Centre Corner of Stevens Street Tournament winners: Grand Champions: Ken and Cheryl Bruyere, a plaque donated by Sled's Self Serve Store; Men's High Score: Les Deville (180), a plaque donated by Portland Grocery. All winners received keeper trophies donated by Rob's Sunoco. A lot of effort went into getting organized the first year. It is anticipated that the league will be greatly expanded next year, starting in September. An invitational dart tournament was held on March 3lst, with 11 teams from Brockville, Smiths Falls, Perth, Seeley's Bay and Portland. The winners were: lst = Bob Greenwood, Brockville; 2nd - Rod Greenham, Brockville; 3rd - Mike Armstrong, Brockville; 4th - Bob Giles, Smiths Falls. The Men's High Single went to Donald Seward, Portland, and the Ladies High Single to Debbie Weston, Smiths Falls. The Legion 50-50 draw was won by Bernie Kelly, Chaffey's Lock, and the tournament 50-50 draw went to Terry Sled of Portland. Joe K. Raison Delta Centre Monday and Friday 9:30 to 4:30 Delta Centre in Delta Members of the Conmunity Physician services will be and Highway #42 i t i of Directors' clinic week. clinic Just the DrugstoreYou Need ELGIN PHARMACY,HAIN STREET,ELGIN OPEN 9-6 SIX DAYS A WEEK HOUSEHOLDERS E VERYDAY FREE PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY WITHIN ELGIN VILLAGE DELIVERY SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE TO SEELEY'S BAY,DELTA,LYNDUURST PORTLAND AND NEWBORO . #0“ £ ' VISA PRESCRIPTIONS 359â€"5567 FRONT SHOP 359-5008 Mailing Address Box 96 Portland, Ontario KOG 1V0 By Appointment Please 272 - 3302 l - 800 â€" 461 - 8400 Focus on Delta {continued} Big Rideau Medical Associates by Dr. Greg Healey The physicians of the Portland District Comunity Health Centre are delighted by the Board decision to operate a in the Village of Delta, two days per Human nature being what it is, we realize that in order to achieve our goal of health promotion we must make health care c0nvenient for our clients. By operating the in Delta we hope to improve access to routine health care for our patients who come from the Delta area. Display Centre: The staff at our Conmunity Health Centre invite members of the community to visit our display centre in Portland. Health regularly and plan educational presentations Members of our Program Planning Conmi ttee meet for our displays which change monthly. April features infOrmation on: 1) Prevention of Cancer: 00 you know the signs? 2) Smoking Cessation 3) Farm Safety Farm Safety is Every Heek Come In and See Our Brochures