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Chronicle Waterloo‘s own karate kid, Adam Duguay, was recently honored with an award for his achievements ............1 INSERTS Inserts delivered with this week‘s Waterioo Chronicle Moore‘s, Murray‘s®, Princess Cinema, Economical Tax Serâ€" vices* Opinion ... Letters .... Calendar .. Sports ... Classitied *Selected areas only 14 17 20 17 John Lambert (right) of Waterloo was officially declared ‘King Spud‘ last Friday at the House of Friendship‘s community potato lunch after he and his church congreâ€" gation helped raise the equivalent of 57,000 lbs of potatocs for HF‘s 1998 needs. In all HF was able to raise the equivalent of 125,000 lbs of potatoes this year during its annual February potato blitz, said development director Brianr Hunsberger (left). ‘KING SPUD Uptown Waterloo‘s ongoing economic renaissance was given a blow Monday when Hudson‘s Bay announced the closing of its Kmart store in Waterloo Town Square Hudson‘s Bay spokesman Rob Moore said the announcement will mean the loss of 85 to 100 full and partâ€"time jobs at the store. Nationâ€"wide. Hudson‘s Bays merging of its discount store division will mean more than 4,000 ta 6,000 jobs will be lost. A number of store emplayees were approached for their reaction after receiving their notices. but none would comment. They left the store sour faced as they trudged off into the night "Each will receive a compensation package that exceeds the governâ€" ment standards in Ontario," said Moore. "They will be kept in a priority situation when new opportunities are developed in the other Zellers store that exists, or the other Kmant store that is being converted." Kmart to close The surviving Kmart store at Conestoga Mall will be converted to a Zellers, while the Zellers on Erb Street will remain untouched. Moore said there will be no job losses at the two stores The final clos;ng date is yet to be determined, but it will take place before the end of the summer. It will be one of 39 Kmart stores closed (Continued on page 16) 485 King St. North Waterloo, Ont. 885â€"5090 Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff HVOLVO