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129th Year No. 8 Last summer the city of Saskatoon and a group called Particiâ€" paction Saskatoon inâ€" vited Waterloo and 99 other communities across Canada to parâ€" ticipate in the competiâ€" tion, which was deâ€" signed to promote "a physically active lifeâ€" style." Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff The reputation of Waterloo is on the line and Ald. Jim Erb and the members of his Participaction Challenge Steering Committee are determined to see that it is this city that will emerge the winner of a oneâ€"day, nationâ€"wide fitness challenge to be held this summer. _ *"The rationale is that if we‘re going to do it, we‘re going to do it to win,"" Erb told council Monday. Waterloo‘s aldermen enthusiastically enâ€" dorsed the idea and as a result, the city will be among 44 others in the running" on May 18. On that day Waterioo residents will be asked to walk, jog, run or do any type of physical activity for 15 minutes. Participaction: our reputation is on the line The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has two big events on its slate in the near fuâ€" ture. â€" Thursday at 6 p.m. at Waterloo Inn, the Chamber will hold its 93rd annual meeting in room 183. All members are invited to attend and bring a friend. The meeting will be preceded by a social hour with cash bar beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday., March 5, the Chamber‘s annual Ball will also be held at Waterioo Inn. Tickets are $50 per couple or $250 for a table of 10. Price includes poolside reception, wine with dinner, dancing to a live band and an exciting theme. The reception begins at _’lâ€"‘lglzetsare scarce, to reserve call the Chamber at 886â€"2440 or drop into the office at 5 Bridgeport Rd. W. 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7: 30 p.m and dancing at 9 p.m. c Chamber activities upcoming \ _ _â€" SEE PAGE 3 All participants must register with the city and the community with the highest perâ€" centage of participaâ€" tion will be d%d the victor. Despite protests from some aldermen that the cost was too high, council agreed to spend $4,500 to promote and run the event. Ald. Glen Wright voted against the budâ€" get request saying, ‘"When we initially disâ€" cussed the Participacâ€" tion Challenge 1 didn‘t envision it being this expensive. I think that if we had been dealing with a $5,000 item last fall discussion would end. The meeting will Under the approved al hour with cash bar raises, which are retroâ€" active to January 1, the the Chamber‘s annual lowest classification of ld at Waterloo Inn. | city hall clerk will earn uple or $250 for a table between $10,942 and s poolside reception, $12,238 annually, deâ€" cing to a live band and pending on individual e reception begins at merit increases, a y dinner at 7:30 p.m. jump of $648. Top level management received , to reserve call the | a $1,956 raise bringing or drop into the office their 1983 salaries to : between $49,.769 and $57.593. THIS WEEK INSIDE Wednesday, February 23, 1983 Collecting all those old coins have gone the other way." Approximately twoâ€" thirds of the $4,500 will be used by the commitâ€" tee ~to advertise the event. Community serâ€" vices director Ken Pflug defended the exâ€" pense saying, "if you don‘t have mass adverâ€" tising, if people don‘t know it is taking place, the event won‘t be a success." This is the 10th anniâ€" versary of the Great Canadian Participacâ€" tion Challenge. Erb told council Monday that in past years cities comparable to Waterâ€" loo have had between 10â€"15,000 residents parâ€" ticipate in the event. Although planning of Waterloo‘s Participacâ€" tion Day is very much in the preliminary stages Erb said. "we‘re trying to make it into a really big event. If we‘re going to do it, we want to do it right." A kickoff for the challenge has tenâ€" tatively been set for Wednesday, March 16. In other business, Waterloo city council unanimously approved 1983 salary increases of five per cent for city employees. Red Cross has new president â€"SEE PAGE 3 Waterloo, Ontario No, this isn‘t a Rolling Stones concert, nor is it celebrity basketball, although Andy Balogh (22) of the Cameron Heights Golden Gaels is a dead ringer for Mick Jagger in this photo. it appears the bail has just bounced off the head of Waterioo collegiate Viking Owen Roberts, but all the Vikings found out is you can‘t always get what you want as they dropped their semiâ€"final series last week two games to none by scores of 79â€"58 and 74â€"45. Story on page 26. . Richard O ‘Brien photo 25 cents at the Newstand IT‘S ALL OVER NOW Lions Club is off ground SEE PAGE 11