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Chip wagon owners hope to root Uptown Mark Bryson Chronicle Staft The results of the summerâ€"long ‘"experiment‘‘ are decidedly conâ€" clusive as far as Pat Shaw is concernedâ€"â€"their chip wagon Spuds has proven itself to be a welcome addition to Waterloo‘s core area and has eatned the 131st Year No. 35 This tugâ€"ofâ€"war between the Kitchener and Waterloo Chambers of â€" team are (lâ€"r) Rich Hobson, Mary D‘Aiton, Linda Padfield, Dave Sandrock Commerce is indicative of events to be featured in this weekend‘s Kâ€"W _ and Clarence Mantie. Melodee Martinuk photo Corporate Challenge. Shown here competing for the winning Waterioo * @ Taking up ‘The Challenge‘ Chronicle Staff It‘s being billed as The Big Clash. Six hundred contestants, representing 60 local businesses, meeting in headâ€"toâ€"head competition in The Corporate Challenge, a funâ€"filled fitness event designed to encourage people to adopt a healthier lifeâ€" style. It‘ll all take place this Sunday, Sept. 7, at Waterioo Park. Festivities will begin at 9. a.m. with an Olympicâ€"style parade of athletes and opening ceremoâ€" ny, and conlude at approximately 4 p.m. with an awards presentation to the victors. This is the third year of the Kâ€"W Corporate Challenge, which is sponsored by the Waterloo and Wednesday, September 3, 1986 Waterioo, Ontario . 25 cents right to become a yearly King Street fixture. So with "conclusive results" in hand and a list of at least 1,700 supporters who seem to agree, Shaw and husband Greg Dalton are preparing to approach Waâ€" terloo City Council once again this October to press for an Kitchener Chambers of Commerce. ‘"We know that this event permits employers and employees, white and blue collar workers, people who work at desks and people who work on the line to experience the pleasure of team play," said Alex Brown, chairman of the 1986 challenge at a press conference last Thursday. "It is good for morale within the work place and it is good for our business community generally." He stressed that the challenge‘s emphasis is on fun, not competition, ‘‘although some people and teams get very caught up in the competition,"" and events are designed to ‘"balance the talents of all." Teams are composed of five men and five women, of whom one of each must be over 40. extension to the ‘"oneâ€"shot deal" they were given by council in May. â€" â€" ‘‘The experiment has been a clear success,"‘ said Shaw. ‘"None of the problems that certain people expected have oc¢â€" curred." The controversial business has been in operation since June 9 on the south end of the Town Square parking lot. The young couple, both students at the University of Waterloo, earned the right to operate the business after conâ€" vincing a narrow majority of council that the venture would be a positive addition to Waterloo‘s ‘‘The events are designed to emphasize fun and friendly competition. We try to eliminate advantages for people who may be athletes and those who are not very fit need not worry about a vigorous program.‘‘ As well as the competition, the challenge features many information displays courtesy of such organizaâ€" tions at the Ontario Provincial Police and Waterioo regional police, the Lung Association, Heartsave, the Kidney Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Spectators are invited to watch the competition, and the participating team with the most registered fans will receive a special Spirit of ‘86 award. Uptown area and not the "eyeâ€" sore"‘ predicted by the Uptown Business Improvement Area. _ During the oftâ€"heated coun(;% struggle, BIA members list numerous reasons for not allowâ€" ing the mobile fryâ€"truck to enter the core area and lobbied unsucâ€" (Continued on page 3)