| Show 2NV The Salt Lake Tribune t I Wednesday January 28 1987 Babes Break Bank in Bids for Beefcake Now remember ladies" announcer Michael O'Brien was saying "you are buying a date package not I repeat not the man" Over 650 women booed hissed stomped their feet and pounded their fists on their tables lipping over their wine glasses and several bowls of peanuts Clearly these women meant business When the odds are 650 to 26 desperation has a way of setting in When I first heard that KLCY Radio was putting on Salt Lake City's first annual "Bid for Bachelors" auction to benefit the March of Dimes must confess I was surprised "Nobody will show up" I told my girlfriend who was thinking of going "Blind dates are bad enough without having to shell out lots of cash Men who line themselves up for blind dates are the same men who buy those prewrapped mystery gifts at Christmastime without checking to see what's inside They’re the same men who rent apartments without looking at them and buy cars without driving them Why would any woman in her right mind want to buy a ticket to bid on a bunch of bachelors who give their mothers screwdriver kits on Mother’s Day live in fake basement apartments with leaky ceiln ings and drive cars with paint jobs and no mufflers?" Why indeed I decided it would be worth my while to find out I bought a ticket slipped on a cocktail dress and some high heels (sneakers and sweat pants would not be acceptable attire I was told) and hightailed it over to the grand ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel Inside 650 women from age 18 to 80 were creating an incredible ruckus Most of them were swilling champagne and cigarettes They were laughing shouting and whistling at the 26 eligible bachelors who were roaming the room to get “acquainted" before the auction Grown women some of them grandmothers I'm sure were hollering "Cute buns'" and “Nice chest!" These are the same women who go to male stripper joints I thought women women I looked They're around for the table with the most empty wine glasses and found a seat Carol Lund was telling "My money’s on No 1” Wanda Butterfield "No I think I’m going to bid for No 3" said Jackie Smith 35 "He’s offering a two-da- y date to San Diego I hope he's a fox” "I don't know about you but I’d like to bid on the announcer” CJ Jensen told her friend Nancy Shill “If he were being auctioned off do you think he'd be cheap?" The announcer looking more terrified than cheap — like a guppy trapped in a room with 650 sharks — stepped up to the microphone to announce the first bachelor of the evening Bruce White "He’s rich he's gregarious he’s a dentist and he’s not here! But we have a slide of the handsome devil! C’mon ladies c’mon! Think of the alimony!" Four hands immediately went up After a bit of haggling somebody won a Park City dinner date with Bruce for $450 or the price of a few root canals That's a lot of dough to dole out for a date with a dentist but Bruce was by far the cheapest date of the evening The bidding was fierce Competition was keen Real estate broker Bill Cook who was offering a date to Sun Valley went for $1000 Purchasing agent Richard N Bodkin's offer of dinner at La Caille drew a bid of $1450 d 1 wood-panele- d lime-gree- chain-smokin- "girls’-night-ou- g t" One woman at March of Dimes she discovers she has been outbid for a date with one of Val Verda is one of the oldest residential developments in south Davis County and was a precursor ol the modern subdivision It originally was developed in conjunction with the old Bamberger railroad line that once traversed the county connecting it to points north and south annexation The advantages to residents ol joining the city are several Experience generally has shown that municipalities are better equipped to provide urban services than are counties The level of those services including police and fire protection snow removal and garbage collection should improve after annexation The area will continue to be served by the South Davis Water and Sewer districts Area property taxes will increase with annexation but that should be more than offset by the As such Val Verda has long enjoyed a strong community identity even though it remained unincorporated It is perhaps for that rea charged by the city's municipal power system which will acquire the assets of I'tah Power & Light Co in the Val Verda area lower electric SL Poster Child Eight year-olDalynne Grover of Salt Lake City is preparing for a second exciting year as the local Easter Seal poster child As poster child Dalynne repre sents adults and children who with the help of I'tah Easier Seal Society live happy independent lives despite a disability During the next two months Da Is On and on it went all the way to $3700 Neither woman wanted to back down but Jackie's friends finally convinced her to take the loss and fly to San Diego by herself 30 times instead Gloating in the hallway Michelle linked her arm in Bradley's and gave him a kiss that could have been censored "No way was I going to let him fly off to San Diego with another woman!” she said “I’d have paid anything to keep that from happening!" $800 "Nine hundred" motioned Jackie Bradley’s girlfriend glowered across the room "One thousand!” she shouted Jackie grinned and raised her hand She was really on a roll now "One thousand one hundred!" By Frank Adams Tribune Staff Writer On Monday Feb 2 the University of Utah Senate will discuss whether an estimated $46 million should be spent on a new multi-storcampus parking terrace The parking project idea is more than three years old The site lias been chosen contractors’ bids have been received and thousands of dollars have already been spent According to Suzanne Dean U public relations the parking structure would reportedly provide in excess of 500 reserved stalls for administration faculty and students at a cost of approximately $500 a year per car Stalls would not necessarily be assigned but only a limited number of stickers would be sold to assure the availability of spaces The terrace would be just north of the Park Ruilding utility rates Annexation also will afford Val Verda residents a more direct voice in the affairs of the government that will provide basic services A mayor-councform of government that separates legislative and executive functions will replace the county commission in local matters and services will be based much closer to the resi- ith corporate sponsors community representatives and local television and radio personalities to educate Utahns about Easler-Sea- l services and the importance of funding these programs w Dalynne will promote support for all Easter-Sea- l projects but especially the annual Easter Seal Telethon to y il three-memb- er dents' homes than the county seat in Farmington From the standpoint of current residents of Bountiful the Val Verda area makes a logical addition in terms of the city's current boundaries and adds to the city’s tax and population bases even though it probably will cost the city a net operating loss for a few years until Val Verda is fully integrated into Bountiful particularly its public utilities infrastructure Stricter city zoning street lighting and sidewalk standards eventually will enhance property values In the long run it s a good deal all around Ambassador for Easter Seals lynne will meet Jackie’s hand shot up just as quickly "One thousand and three hundred!" “One thousand four hundred!” “One thousand five hundred!” "One thousand six hundred!" "One thousand seven hundred!’ Bradley dipped into his back pocket for his wallet and pulled out his He ended up paying $3700 for a date with himself VISA For that price the way I figure it he could have bought n paint job for his car new he televised nationally March 7 and 8 Dalynne became involved with Easter Seals before she was two She was born with spina bifida and doctors were certain she would never sit up or walk With the help of the Easter Seal swimming program and her family Dalvnne now walks with braces Approval for the project has been received from all the preliminary review committees according to University Provost Dr James Clayton The final decision will be made by University of Utah President Chase Peterson The project's last test will be as the top order of business at Feb- ruary's university senate meeting "A recommendation by the senate not to continue with the project would greatly influence President Peterson's decision" said Dr Clayton The project is popular and would provide much needed parking to the northwest part of the university campus However due to recent budget cuts and deteriorating library facilities it faces some opposition Dr Dennis Willigan associate professor of sociology at the U has submitted an alternative proposal to the senate recommending that the 37 mufflers and a lime-gree- Ponder Parking Terrace U Senate to son that the area is one of the last unincorporated parcels iri the south county between the cities of Bountiful and North Salt Lake In fact it lies contiguous to both towns and could have joined either A majority of the property owners decided to petition Bountiful for The council will take final action on the proposed annexation Wednesday night If approved it would add to the city some 62 acres of property on which about 100 homes are located The area is bounded on the west by 300 West and Orchard Drive on the east by Davis Boulevard on the north by North Canyon Road and on the south by 2900 South Michelle’s hand shot up "One thousand two hundred!” me San Diego looked pretty good to Jackie So did Bradley P Rich She opened the bidding at $100 and in five seconds flat the price shot up to Annexation Will Benefit Bountiful The Bountiful City Council Utah’s most eligible bachelors About 650 women were bidding with most men "selling” for more than $1000 i I Dinner for eight at restaurateur Thomas K Sieg’s home cost $1300 and a date with KSL Radio personality Tom Bock went for $1000 The bidding between two women for a helicopter ride and a lobster dinner with KSL-Tsportscaster Craig Bolerjack (whose dimples are so deep a woman could fall in if she wasn’t careful) was so intense that Craig finally agreed to go out with both women It cost each of them $1550 not including the tip But that was nothing compared to the cost of a San Diego weekend with attorney Bradley P Rich Every woman in the ballroom liked the way his last name rolled over her tongue But nobody liked it better than Michelle Ivie who is Bradley’s girlfriend and Jackie Smith who was seated next to Community Editorial should approve the annexation of Davis County's Val Verda area into the city screams when fund-rais- er same money be transferred to versity libraries library” Hanson added "The library doesn’t have any alumni" “I’m willing to walk farther but I can't do my job without an adequate library” said Dr Willigan His proposal however reflects more than a personal preference The $46 million being requested for the parking structure is from a variety of sources According to Dr Clayton $11 million is from the U Research Foundation which includes profit from research contracts invention patents and Research Park rents the Marriott Library ranked a respectable 35th among research libraries around the country in acquisition expenditures according to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) In 1969 Approximately $2 million is from the Campus Development Fund which Dr Clayton explained is mostly invested in collecting on cash balances The president’s discretionary fund accounts for $400000 and parking services for another $900000 Recent budget cuts have resulted drastic cuts in library acquisitions over the last 17 years In the most recent ARL report Utah ranked 96th out of 106 research centers Among those of similar size and funding the U was last in "Most of the money in question is transferable and could conceivably go to the library” Dr Clayton said “The decision is on hold The project has not lost favor but budget circum- stances are causing us to reassess our University of Utah Libraries Director Roger K Hansen added that library acquisitions are also affected by the declining dollar since many of the serials purchased by the library are from foreign countries ? ' priorities" Walter P Gnemi university vice president of administrative services is spearheading the parking terrace f project but The Tribune was unable to reach him for comment "The serials we purchase from Europe are between 20 and 40 percent more expensive this year than last and the money to pay for them isn’t there" said Hanson The Senate meeting is scheduled for 3 pm Feb 2 at the University Business Lecture Hall room is open to the public "Its difficult to raise funds for the 101 ’ and ' Exchange Club Honors Member Ronald F Simmons was presented with the Grant MacFarlane Hall of Fame Award by the Salt Lake Ex- change Club The award is given annually to a member in recognition of his exemplary leadership and service to the Exchange Club and commitment to business social and political ideas of the community Mr Simmons is president and chief operating officer of Edwards & Dan- iels Associates He joined the Ex- change Club in 1972 He has served as committee member v ! -- committee chairman board member president and chairman of the Exchange Club Foundation ROSE PARK Obstetrics & Gynecology Melvin R W Gene Pead Dixon MI) MI) Pear! 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