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128th Year No. 42 Wednesday, October 20, 1982 Overcoming a smidgin of nervousness ‘"being the second one up the aisle‘", eightâ€"yearâ€"old Kari Sattler of Parkwood Court in Waterioo was named Littile Miss Oktoberfest Saturday in the annual competition at Market Square. A grade 3 student at Winston Churchill public school, and daughter of Louis and Gerlinde Sattier, Kari combined her poise and personality with her Kiwanisâ€"winning piano talent to take first place in the 4â€"8â€"yearâ€"old competition, while Krista Young: of Kitchener won the 9â€"13 class in the event directed by Deadra Leslie. And what did K'alri like best about the pageant? What else? ‘"When they told me I won it.‘" Atta girl. o PRIDE OF PARKWOOD COURT THIS WEEK INSIDE â€"SEE PAGE 18 Herman creator visits Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand Olivia woman of the year Rick Campbell photo «â€"â€"SEE PAGE 3 Waterloo voters will have a veritable menu to choose from in the upcoming November 8 municipal election. When they go to the for additions or revi<â€" ward system candiâ€" polls they will have to sions to the voter‘s list dates are elected "at elect eight aldermen has passed, city clerk large‘‘ and the top from the 15 candidates Ron Keeling said resiâ€" eight voteâ€"getters win. vying for a seat on dents eligible to vote In the event of a tie for council. And they‘ll can still do so if they the final seat on counâ€" also have to choose "visit city hall, fill out _ cil, the Municipal Elecâ€" either three individuals â€" a form and get a certifâ€" tions Act dictates that from the five running icate." a recount must be held for public school board Advance election before a judge, Keeling or two from the four mlls will be held in the said. i. leS use prine | Waterloo Public Li "Then.ifthereis stil brary, 25 Albert St., a tie, the successfu separate s,°",°°' board Waterinn on Saturdav randidate is daoteor On top of that, they‘ll be asked to answer two referendums, one dealâ€" ing with disarmament, and the other fluoridaâ€" tion of the city‘s water supply. What Waterloo voters will not have to do is vote for a mayor or select a separate school representative for the Waterloo County Board of Eduâ€" cation. For the third time since being selected by council in 1977 to reâ€" place Herb Epp as Waâ€" terloo Mayor, Mayor Marjorie Carroll was acclaimed to office. Jacqueline Papke has also been acclaimed as Waterloo‘s separate school board repréâ€" sentative on the Board of Education. In an interview Monâ€" day night Carroll said she was ‘"very pleased to be mayor again for the next three years... that people have suffiâ€" cient confidence in me that no one ran against ‘"I still consider the job very much a chalâ€" lenge and I enjoy it," Carroll added. "I look forward to the next three years." â€" Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Commenting on the number of candidates competing for a seat on council, Carroll said ‘‘it‘s healthy...1‘m quite pleased with the level of interest. I don‘t know what it is but I sense a considerable increase in public inâ€" terest" in the election. Mayor acclaimed but big races on November ballot Although the last day â€"SEE PAGE 3 And so is our Isobel Advance election polls will be held in the Waterloo Public Liâ€" brary, 25 Albert St., Waterloo on Saturday, Oct. 30 and Monday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 8 According to Keeling it will cost the city of Waterioo between $45 â€" $50,000 to run the 1982 municipal election. Because Waterloo does not operate on a There‘s one in every crowd. Last week a photo of Morris and Darka Tchir, 37 High St. appeared in the Chronicle gleefully displaying their huge pumpkin that grew almost by accident in the compost heap in their backyard. Well, it appears Tchirs have paid for their popularity â€" the pumpkin, which was 46 pounds and 19 inches in diameter â€" was stolen from their garage Saturday night. *"Another one had been torn from the vine out back, but I guess whoever took that one realized they didn‘t get the big one," said Morris Tchir Monday, revealing the theft to the Chronicle. ‘"We had the big one in the window well out back. Saturday I cleaned out the garage and put it in there, but Sunday morning when we got up, the garage door was open and the pumpkin was gone. That‘s the only thing they took." Our regrets to the Tchirs over the theft, and as for the perpetrator(s) of the act, hope you have a really nice Hallowe‘en. Really nice. < Is nothing sacred anymore? ward system candiâ€" dates are elected "at large‘‘ and the top eight voteâ€"getters win. In the event of a tie for the final seat on counâ€" cil, the Municipal Elecâ€" tions Act dictates that a recount must be held before a judge, Keeling said. **Clerks hopethis never happens," Keelâ€" ing said. "I‘ve come close in my 27 years here but it‘s never hapâ€" pened to me." *‘Then, if there is still a tie, the successful candidate is deterâ€" mined by lot by the clerk...a ntome is drawn from a box by a person chosen by the clerk," he continued.