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Show Jlllflk . WDnaalidl'ya m bv Rick Drouth X I m wW - - " ". --- - M LLil-LM MlinilMiaMM 1 fgm i ii i aj jiMM 'Music Man' marriage will use Think Method Park City continues to make . headlines in the Marriage Department. The big story this week was the nuptials between local personalities Katharine Janka and Roy Reynolds. This followed by a week the Moench-Dooley Moench-Dooley wedding on Rossi Hill. As before, Mayor Jack Green officiated at the ceremony, while wedding guests listened intently to make sure he didn't repeat himself too much. Of course, the affair at Deer Valley's Silver Lake Lodge was an all-stops-out bash. There was absolutely no indication indica-tion that this followed the Rossie wedding of a week before. The reception featured cups of lukewarm punch, hors d'oeuvres with suspicious teethmarks in them, and Surprise Casserole. Since Janka is a member of the Board of Adjustments, and Reynolds is a former for-mer member of Planning Commission, the wedding had its own distinctive style. The mayor asked, "Who gives a conditional use permit for this couple?" "I do," said City Planner Bill Ligety. "In the presence of God and these witnesses, and with proper approvals from sewer and fire district, I now pronounce you husband and wife," said Green. The details of the wedding will be supplied by a better person than I. But we should mention the groom flashed a blinding smile and maids of honor were forced to wear sunglasses. The bride was radiant, and during the ceremony little cartoon squirrels and mice scurried around her feet, singing, "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes." Music for the wedding was supplied by guitar-player Don Gomes, a dear and close friend of the couple who charged only a nominal fee. Gomes sang, "Goodnight My Someone," Some-one," from "Music Man." The song was used in honor of the fact Reynolds and Janka became close last winter, when both worked in the musical staged at the Egyptian. (Personally, my favorite wedding song is "Trouble in River City.") The many celebrities included Teri Gomes, Tina Lewis, Arlene Loble, Debby Symonds, and Nina Macheel and Bill Kranstover, who were aghast they didn't make it into last week's "Whaddyaknow" and are going to keep attending weddings until they get a picture on the Society page. As a public service, we offer the following tips from the Consumer Information Center of Pueblo, Colo rado. These are taken from a booklet on buying land from developers. (We'll also add some particular advice applying to Park City. ) Find out about the developer you're dealing with. If you see his photo on the wall at the post office, check with your local Better Business Bureau. -When negotiating a sale, you should check with HUD's office of Interstate Land Office. Get the original property report, for much of the information there (sketches done in crayon, lots of erasure marks) will tell you a lot about the property. Make sure the report is up to date. Be suspicious if the "construction hole" mentioned in the report has expanded to a 30 x 55-yard hole, a quarter-mile deep. , Is the property part of a development? develop-ment? Does Burnis Watts' face turn red at the mention pf its name? find out what kind of utility, water, and sewer requirements apply to the area. Does the sewer district require nothing more than a shovel and roll of toilet paper? ; This is the most important rule: Make sure you see the property first, since many real-estate operations will have an aggressive style. (Female realtors standing outside the sales office in mini-pants yelling "Hey big boy!" are a reliable indicator of this kind of firm.) Watch for these telltale signs: (1) When you ask the realtor about access to the property, he gives you a machete and or chainsaw. (2) The access is blocked by highway barricades, and National Guard troops are walking around with sandbags. (3) Villagers make the sign of the cross when you ask about it, and refuse to drive you there after dark. In some cases, you're looking at an already-built home. Let's say you're looking at a home where brown scum overflows out of the toilets; the east bay windows look like Peter Lorre's eyeballs; the walls are dripping blood; and a voice emanating from the attic keeps shrieking, "For God's sakes, get out!" These previous-owner homes often present unique problems in settling in. However, any alert consumer will have no problem finding a comfortable, comfort-able, economical home in beautiful Park City. Rep. Dan Marriott, who is known to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, did it again recently when he speculated out loud about running for governor. Y'know, he said, the governors of the past were ribbon-cutters. But if he, Dan Marriott, were elected, he would launch a country-wide search for new industry. The "ribbon-cutter" label didn't set too well with former Governor Calvin Rampton, who lured industry to Utah so assiduously that his staff became known as "Rampton's Raiders." "If Mr. Marriott is looking for an easy job, I suggest he not run for governor," said Cal. (Reports say the GOP wants Marriott back in the state mainly to scuttle the rumor that he, David Eisenhower, and Howdy Doody are really the same person.) We know that public officials perform a variety of functions. Note Jack Green in our previous wedding item. Nowadays, the ribbon-cutting jobs go to some visible public personality who's sort of mindless, and doesn't have anything else to do But I must cut this item short! I've got a ceremony in Deer Valley to attend this afternoon. At a Mexican restaurant in Sacramento, Sacra-mento, the waitress mixed up a take-out order of guacamole and chips with a $3,800 bag of receipts. Luckily, the money was returned, said UPI, because the customers who accidentally accidental-ly got the loot were stirred more by hunger pangs than avarice. When Rita MacDonald opened the bag, she said there was no question about her returning the money. "All I wanted was my guacamole. I was real disappointed (it) was missing." Her boyfriend, deputy Joe Delgado, was with her. When she gasped at seeing the bag's contents, his immediate im-mediate reaction was one of deep concen. "I thought the chili had spilled or something," he said. So pat yourself on the back, Junk Food America. You're unhealthy, but you're honest! A note about that short little NBC ad, where a Brando-like voice ui ges you to call your Godfather on a long-distance number. Ever wonder what happens? We called, and got a recorded message from Don Vito, who urged us to watch "The Godfather" on NBC Aug. 28. ("If you will do this, your enemies will become my enemies," the voice said. "Now you must excuse me. I have to attend the funeral of a very close friend. Seems he was watching another network and his TV set exploded. Very strange.") |