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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 2, 1987 Thousands jump in and rise to Participaction Challenge Day'87 (From page 1! ty of air bands from Port Perry High School And finally, after 11 pm. fireworks lit up thé night sky, call- Ing an end to an exciting, fun-filled day 5 "I think it was a great communi ty effort," Mayor Taylor said, after everything was over. "Everyone worked really hard and I'm very pleased with the results, how close we came ' ify ¥ g Pee - Nobody was more enthusiastic about Par- ticipaction Challenge Day than the cheerleaders ~~ Young and old and everyone in bétween made the Caesarea Challenge Walk on Wednes- day a community event to remember. More than - - - 100 people turned out for the 15 minute walk Scugog Councillor Howard Hall, who helped introduce Challenge Day to our community in the first place, said the. results were "'pret- ty good. For the first time, it was really amazing. | think it should be done again." Hospital administrator David Brown agreed. **I think for the first time, they've done a super great job." Organizers were tured but pleas- ed on Thursday, and although they shir) were shghtly disappointed about not winning, they couldn't complain about anything (except maybe the rain) "It was obvious that all the par- ticipants 'were having a lot of fun . and we'd like to thank them for all their hard work on May 27," Debbie - McGarry said: : The whole idea of Challenge Day was to involve everyone in Scugog in 15 minutes of physical activity. Once the exercise was complete, through the village organized by local firefighters - and led by Chief Len Scott (front, in white T- from Port Perry High School who rallied people at every event all day long. There was non-stop action all over Scugog Township on Challenge Day, and nobody provid- ed a better sweat than' these ladies whe the afternoon. demonstrated aerobics in front of the post office Wednesday morning, and again at the gazebo'in people were asked to phone in their results to a special Challenge Hotline Three phones on the hotline were kept ringing constantly throughout the day, with people phoning in a variety of activities from the com: monplace walking and running, to more bizarre activities like sex, slugging cement, carrying bales of hay, picking rocks, shooting pool, caddying golf, scrubbing floors, speed walking, roller skating, and bear tossing (?). One hospital employee was out canoeing through the fog at 7:15 in the morning! Mary Page was the first to phone in at 7:03 a.m., and the Phantom Himself (it was a male voice) phon- ed in at exactly 12:45 to report 15 minutes of Phantom Exercises (whatever they are). At 8 p.m_, the Fittest People con- test winners were announced with Jack Cottrell voted the Fittest Man; ~ Marg Sanders the Fittest Woman; and the 'family' of R.H. Cornish Public School as Fittest Family. Emiel's Place Restaurant won'the car tug; the Hospital Board won the Fill The Barrel contest; Lake Scugog Lumber won the boat tug; Mike Griffen and Tyler Philp won the canoe race; Elgin Knopp won the Rock-a-tha-lon; Sharyl Bell and Sue Brown wen the Frisbee Toss; Mayor Jerry Taylor was cer- tainly kept hopping all day long, participating in nearly every event going. Laurie Gladish won the hula hoop contest; Alan Calder and Michael O'Connel won the three-legged race: Melissa Moehring and Jeff Parry won the water balloon toss: James Gouldburn and Chris Donnelly won the potato sack/wheelbarrow race: Wolfgang Palleske's team won the Durham Regional Police tug of war - and Don Steele's team won the Fire Department's Charged Hose contest. And more than 100 people, young and old; showed up to take part in the Caesarea Fire Department's Challenge Walk, led by Chief Len Scott. Of course, no one was more en- thusiastic than the two cheerleading teams from Port Perry High School. who 'participated and cheered in nearly every event held on Challenge Day. "They were fantastic," said Mayor Jerry Taylor. 'Sometimes. like during the rain, they were our only audience." Overall, organizers are calling Scugog"s first Challenge Day a suc- cess, and a Kit is being prepared so next year's Challenge Day will be even better. Mayor Taylor says the communi- ty has learned from the experience. and "I think we can pull it off even better, with less work, next year." The cheerleading guys from Port Perry High School made quite an impression, from their hearty cheers of encourage- ment to their boundless energy and amazing pyramid. ER RE Cs ak Ee had . Ea \4 Toa While most people counted walking as their exercise. there were some more energetic types who tried sit-ups, with some help from a friend. di i |. i a A aL Time am JS SCE SE a | # A I n » ASE i Shel --