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Show Page A8 Thursday, February For sale in Old Town J i ' - ' '' ' Small brick home on quiet street, laundry room, carport, fireplace, price $90,000.00. CONTRACT AVAILABLE. THE HUNTSMAN CHRISTENSEN CORP. 649-7220. ft h liUMi? 1. V, 412 MAIN STREET, PARK CITY, UTAH Open Daily From 5:30 to 11:00. Phone 649-8211 ; Park City's Only Italian Restaurant-Since 1973: Pure Prairie League 1 Now thru Saturday two shows Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. 2 Unquestionably the finest western fare and entertainment in Park City. 268 Main St. 649-4146 There is no place like the Cowboy ( 11, 1982 The Newspaper s I I I j I j Italian Restasast PARK CITY Psychic Panorama Exploring the world of 'Guides', fate by Rick Brough "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet "There's a sucker born every minute." P.T. Barnum Take your pick. Are the psychics, palm-readers, and astrologers merely flimflam flim-flam artists, or have they opened the door to another level of consciousness? There are many who suggest that psychics deal only in generalities, are notoriously inaccurate, and have no scientific rationale to back them up. Palm-reader May Mc-Clellan Mc-Clellan has heard that before, and she has an interesting in-teresting response. "A weatherman can be wrong a lot. People will still say his work is a science," she remarked. "But they'll pooh-pooh pooh-pooh astrology." Her own discipline involves constant study, she said. I V i McClellan was appearing with almost a dozen colleagues at the Holiday Inn over the weekend, and many of them shared her feelings. Husband-wife astrologers James and Deborah McCoy said their study of the planets is not mumbo-jum-bo, but is based on a well-known well-known fact of science: "The moon rules the tides, and since our bodies are 90 percent per-cent water, it has an affect on us too," said Deborah. "You get more crime during the period of a full moon." Jr;j Jig Vm Jv" i M-L ill Jaf Ml jjrxF Whadd9ya Enow? by Rick Brough We have to confess an awful goof in the Planning Commission Commis-sion Vote Box last week. We got the pictures of the two newest Commissioners mixed up. You see, Commissioner Cal Calder was labeled as Carol Cowher, and Carol Cowher was labeled as Cal ... no, wait a minute. We still haven't got it right! Carol Calder was a replacement for Commissioner (now Councilman) Coleman, while Cal Cowher stepped in for Mike Vance who is now a community development kingpin. And neither one should be confused with Comprehensive Plan Consultant Chris Cares. We hope this Conundrum has been Completely Cleared up, and we extend our apologies to Commissioners Coalville Commerce and Coalition Cowjazz. The Newspaper isn't alone this week in being guilty of bloopers. An AP newsman on KPCW recently read a report about an outbreak of illness due to salmonella, which he described as "a disease-carrying orgasm-uh, organism." Well, if you gotta go, why not do it in style? A third offender was our own T.T. Tillie, who, bless her heart, has ranks up there with such dynamic broadcast personalities per-sonalities as Marlin Perkins, Julia Child, and Orville Reden-bacher. Reden-bacher. T.T. gets a blooper prize this week for giving a recipe that included a dose of "Sesame Street seeds". It's not that we made a deal with the rival newspaper. But those of you who read both publications might have noticed that we traded pats on the back last week. "Whadd'yaknow" commended the Record's Teri Gomes for her work on the U.S. Film Festival. And, "Strike a Vein" gave a small plug to one of our writers. Just a coincidence, of course. And we promise from now on not to ever, ever, ever, ever say anything nice about anyone who works for the Record. Except for the next item . If you meet David Fleisher on the street, just call him Malibu Dave. The local journalist is Hollywood-bound with his book-in-preparation on the story of John Singer. Fleisher told us this week that Warner Brothers has paid him and collaborator David Freedman for a one-year option to buy the book rights. He said he has talked two or three times with director William Friedkin ("The French Connection", "The Exorcist") Exor-cist") who is interested in producing and directing the Singer story. (Friedkin is also directing a TV mini-series about Gerry Spence, the Singers' attorney.) David said he would be a consultant on the film of his book. "I wouldn't have editorial control, but my utmost concern is still to keep to the truth of the story," he said. The book itself is more important to Dave. (He has completed com-pleted all the research on the story to date, and written about a third of the manuscript.) But he admits the movie will help to sell the book; it will be "the cream on top," he said. Meanwhile, the rumor mill says that every major leading man in Hollywood is vying to portray Fleisher in the upcoming up-coming flick. Dustin Hoffman is favored to win the part, of course, but other contenders include Richard Dreyfuss, Brando, DeNiro, Redford, Pacino, Duvall (either Shelly or Robert, we're not sure ) and Clint Eastwood. Kimball Art Center has announced they will auction off a massive "mystery fashion" after their Cabaret this weekend. It will sell for $700, consist entirely of imported ribbons, rib-bons, and is another project from the town whirling dervish, Tina Lewis. (A workaholic? Oh, I suppose if she ever slowed down a little, you could call her that.) The gimmick here is, no one knows what the fabric is used for. Is it a dress? A blanket? A circus tent? We figure KAC director Corke Pepper plans to assemble a panel of VIPs and stage an impromptu game-show called "What's My Garment." Gar-ment." ("Are you planning to open in a fashion show on Broadway? "No" "Sorry, Arlene, that's four down and six to go, and the questioning goes to Jack Green" "Does this have a personal function, or could it be used as road patching material?") Salt Lake (Ctoamllssip EimsesBalbllc performs Claude Boiling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Tuesday, February 23, 8 p.m. Kimball Art Center main gallery Tickets: $3 Kimball Art Center members $4 Nonmembers This performance is being sponsored by Bob and Barbara Wilson of Park City Furniture and Design The planets, in like manner, exert an influence by their position. The McCoys will make out an astrological chart for you ($10 a shot the standard price for each psychic at the Panorama) but they need more than your birth date to make their calculations. They also need the exact time of your birth and the place. "A group of people came in with incomplete data and wanted a chart," said James. "We could have taken their money, but we don't think we should misuse the gift. We believe in karma kar-ma whatever you do will comeback to you." In 1962, James said, he was an auto mechanic in Denver. "I fell sick with pneumonia, and at that time, I went to an astral plane, where I was told about my purpose in life." Moving to California, McCoy Mc-Coy set up a program of taking problem children into his home. "They were of all nationalities, all hard to place," he said. He supported suppor-ted them on his disability check and made a net salary of about $1 a year. "I didn't take money for it, so the kids would not feel that they were part of a business." Eventually, he had 350 children under his charge. In later years, he was also in charge of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity youth programs in southeast Utah. McCoy said he uses astrology to fill "the spiritual void" in the troubled youngsters. (It has also helped his marriage. The McCoys said they have never had an argument in 12 years together.) Their dream is to establish a co-ed youth ranch run along the lines of Boys' Town. "The kids would operate it with adult guidance." guid-ance." I left the McCoys and wandered wan-dered about the room to see how well the assorted psychics could analyze, dissect, or predict my life. And in the back of my head, the small, skeptical voice would question what I was hearing. May McClellan read my palm, enlightening me along the way about the history of the art, which goes back to ancient India. Among other things, she said she spotted an "A" and "E" in the lines of my hand, and that they Accidents galore An unusually large number num-ber of accidents was reported repor-ted to the Park City Police Department in the past week, with several of them caused by hit and run drivers striking parked cars. But a variation on that theme occurred on Feb. 7, when Cornelia Schmitt of Park City reported that her car was struck from behind while she was driving on Utah Highway 224 just south ofParkWest. Schmitt told police she was heading toward Park City in a 1980 Jeep at about 1:15 a.m. when another car struck the left rear panel and drove past her. The damage to the Jeep was assessed at $400. In other incidents: Robert Powers of Park City told police he was driving down Main Street on Feb. 6 in a 1977 Jeep when a vehicle pulled out of a driveway in front of him and he was unable to stop. He struck the car, and the other driver left the scene. Damage to Powers' car was valued at $800. A 1975 Toyota Celica owned by Renee Edgar of Ogden received more than $1,400 in damage Feb. 6 while parked in a lot in the 300 block of Main Street. The damage was caused by a hit and run driver, and the police said the extent of damage to the fender and hood may indicate it was struck by a four-wheel-drive vehicle. A city bus driven by Beth Fratkin escaped unscathed un-scathed Feb. 4 when it was struck by a 1978 Chevrolet C20 owned by Hatfield Fire Protection of Salt Lake City, which was driven by Robert Zedecker. According to the police report, the two vehicles were approaching each other on Deer Valley Road on Feb. 4 when they collided where the road narrowed due to parked cars on the north side. Zedecker received $400 damages to his vehicle, plus a citation for driving too fast for conditions. con-ditions. Ryan Bertagnole was clearing the snow from a driveway on Thaynes Canyon Drive Feb. 3 when his 1977 Toyota Landcruiser was struck by passing motorist Maureen Traeger, driving a 1981 Subaru wagon. Damage to the Landcruiser lines tarot cards s:bl..wcu people who would play a strong role in my life. (I couldn't even see them, and she had to trace the letters let-ters with a pen.) You begin to wonder, what's a fate line and what's just a callous? "I've been a nurse," said May. "I can tell the difference." I began to hear certain things over and over. "You're skeptical and analytical," they would say. "You want to steer people toward what is true." ("Sure," said the skeptic voice. "Since you've introduced in-troduced yourself as a reporter repor-ter for a newspaper, they could make those shrewd guesses.") Janice Rae, the numerologist, discovered that my strongest number, five, indicated that I could handle money well. ("Are you kidding? This is the guy who lets money dribble through his hands like water!") Still, I did encounter a few predictions that couldn't be called simple guesswork. In two separate card readings, the Death card appeared. No, that doesn't mean I'll be run over by a Schlitz truck. The Death card often means an important change. Reba Huddleston, the tarot card reader, does admit that distressing news might turn up in the cards. And one has to use good judgment about disclosing it. "You have to be able to feel whether the person can handle it." I heard other things more than once from different people. "A dark-haired man will give you good advice in business, ... A dark-haired woman will help you ... A fair-haired woman will enter your life." ("Fair-haired, schmair-haired," says the voice. "That's vague enough.") But occasionally the psychics went out on a limb. Sometimes what I was valued at $100, and $400 to the Subaru. A total of $500 in damages was caused to two vehicles on Feb. 3 on Empire Avenue when a 1979 Subaru Brat, driven by Roxanne Toly, was struck by a 1979 Chevrolet wagon driven by Douglas Bryant of Las Vegas. According to the drivers, Bryant stopped his vehicle and Toly began to pass, then Brant started up again and turned into the Parkite's Brat, causing $400 damage to her car, and $100 to his. -While Warren Wilson of Clearview, Utah was in the Eating Establishment for a bite to eat, someone was outside out-side making mincemeat of his fender on his 1979 CMC pick-up truck. When Wilson went to his car, he found about $200 in damages and a note from a local who said he witnessed an LTD strike the truck and drive off. The police are checking with the witness for further descriptions. descrip-tions. Sydney Reed's American Wagoneer received $400 in damages Feb. 6 when she collided with a 1982 Chevy Impala driven by William Richards of Washington on Coalition View Court. Reed was driving up the road and collided with Richards vehicle, which was backing out of a driveway. Beside accidents, the police spent most of their time last week taking reports re-ports on thefts. Barney Saunders reported repor-ted that his office at 268 Main Street had been robbed of a briefcase, cassette recorder, camera and case, strobe, film and lenses worth $900 on Feb. 4. Saunders reported that the door to the building was not working properly, and that it apparently had been pushed open. A coin operated machine in the Snow Park Lodge at the Deer Valley Resort was broken into Feb. 2 and $8 to $12 stolen. The door to the machine had been pried off, causing about $80 in damage. -Shirley O'Kelly reported that a wooden sign hanging in front of her Main Street office of-fice was stolen Jan. 30. The 30-inch by 12-inch sign for the O'Kelly Leavitt Insurance Insuran-ce Company was valued at $300. heard about family or friends, for instance was surprisingly close. Other times they miss. "Have you been interested in chemistry?", asks Carol Gerber. "Somehow I see you looking through a microscope." (Unfortunately, (Unfor-tunately, chemistry was one of my worst subjects.) She confessed that she is not as "in tune" as she was the previous day. And picking "impressions" off me seemed to be about as easy as pulling teeth for her. She has studied seriously for about a year. But she said the psychic ability goes back to childhood, when her friends would make a game of asking her to "read" strangers walking down the street. "When I was young, I pleaded with my parents not to sell a particular piece of property," Gerber recalled. "It's located in what is now Washington Terrace in Salt Lake." I asked her about the fundamentalist fun-damentalist religions which fear and oppose psychic practices. They argue that second-sight is Satanic because a God-given gift of prediction is always infallible. in-fallible. She responded with this analogy. "You may have a working phone line," she said, "but do you talk on it 24 hours a day? Just because a gift is from God, doesn't mean it constantly works." Incidentally, one psychic suggested I might have my own phone line. Reba Huddleston, Hud-dleston, the Tarot reader, suggested I might have certain cer-tain "guides," but wasn't yet open to them. I doubt I will be receptive in the future. I left the Psychic Panorama, intrigued, in-trigued, but still not wholly convinced. Sorry, folks. I'm gonna wait for the fair-haired woman. Karen Metzold of Salt Lake told police that the passenger's window of her Volkswagen was broken with a rock on Feb. 3 while it was parked in the lot of the Park City Ski Area. A wallet containing con-taining $3.10 was taken from under the dashboard. Jim McDowell of California reported the theft of a pair of K2 skis from the plaza at the Park City Ski Area Feb. 6. The skis, engraved with his name, were valued at $390. Even in this cold weather, a man or a boy can build up a powerful thirst. The manager of the 7-Eleven 7-Eleven on Park Avenue nabbed nab-bed a 15-year-old Kamas boy last week after he stole a 12-pack 12-pack of Budweiser and ran out of the store. The boy galloped away behind the store, but was slowed down when he had to vault a fence to get away. After some discussion, the youth agreed to return to the store, where police talked to him and released him to the custody of his mother. William Jones of Park City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and for three hit-and-run accidents on Feb. 6. According Ac-cording to the police report, Jones was driving north on Main Street when he veered right and hit two parked cars, causing $1,300 in damages. Further down the street, he hit a third car, causing an additional $250 in damages. The dispatcher in Coalville apparently fielded several calls about the accidents ac-cidents and was given a description of the vehicle. Police apprehended Jones about 10 minutes later, and after he failed field sobriety tests, he was transported to the Summit County Jail in Coalville. A driver who claimed he was run off the road by another car called the dispatcher on Feb. 5 and gave a description of the vehicle. Moments later, a second call was received from workers at the Conoco station on Park Avenue about a drunken driver. The police arrived at the station just as Mark Paul Sbepley of Salt Lake was leaving, but it wasn't until he passed the 7-Eleven 7-Eleven that he noticed the red lights blinking behind him. The 26-year-old man was arrested for driving o the influence of hcjf. |