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Show I. ix-:::-:-:-:::::::::- m'JW - MWu" y'f by Rick Drough P.C rates high, low marks It's Best and Worst time again this year. As most of you know, this is the time of year when Utah Holiday Magazine issues its "Best and Worst" Awards for the past year. And as usual, we at Whaddy-know Whaddy-know are interested in the Park City-Summit County entries. First, the good news: Park City was honored for its busy, even heartwarming winter sports season. We were saluted for "Best month of tourism of Utah." In March, the city hosted 2,500 skiers for the Black Summit, hosted the World Cup for the first time in Utah and attracted the largest crowds for the race ever in North America and then sponsored the International Special Olympics. The Special Olympians also won kudos for "Best display of Olympic pride and accomplishment." Another award saluted Park City VIPs, Randy and Debbie Fields. Any of you heard those rumors about a Xanadu-like residence Randy was supposedly building in South Summit? Utah Holiday has confirmed it, with an award for "Smallest full-service city, including a fire station, a security force and a paramedic unit, masquerading as a ranch." Now comes the bad news, especially for poor old Deer Valley: Deer Valley received an award for "World condominium glut." Said the magazine, "Dear me, what's a bank to do? Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of debt..." What is worse, the developers can't even eat their troubles away. The magazine said the Cafe Mariposa has the "Worst appetizers billed as a main course." And the tab for four could come up to $300, it added. (On the other hand, did they get these prices from the same guy who over-estimated the lodge bill for the governor's conference? Cheer up, Deer Valley. At least one person came to your defense. "Tribune" columnist Bob Ottum gave the Huggery an award this week for "Best Cold Soup." Ironically, Ottum gets one of the worst awards in the Holiday, with the magazine branding his column a "waste of lumber.' P.S. Maybe Ottum is retaliating. His Sunday column was full of items that earlier appeared in "Utah Holiday." (Like the magazine, he wrote a comic essay about how to use the empty bowl at Bingham copper pit.) . DOUBLE P.S. : Okay, Okay. So we stole our material this week from Holiday. But at least we admit it. ' BEST MOMENT FROM THE PARK CITY ART FESTIVAL: Tribune writer Stephen Hunt, in Monday's paper, said he approached Police Chief Frank Bell during the festival to ask questions. But Bell responded by extending his left arm, which was encased in a sort of bird puppet. "Here, he'll talk to you," said Bell. The lesson here is: Don't give your local police the bird. They already have one. BEST CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE THIRD KIND WITH A CELEBRITY: Bill Murray was in Park City, according to at least three reports we got in the last week and a half. One Parkite said he spent a fun night at Mileti's then moved up the street to Janeaux's, accompanied by Leslie Luyken and another local woman. (This figures. If anyone can match Bill Murray for wild and crazy times, it's Luyken.) Other details are fuzzy, but Bill might have been accompanied by older brother Brian Doyle-Murray or kid sibling John (who recently starred in the movie "Moving Violations.") John is involved in a Park City business venture, according to the rumor channel. MOST ADVENTUROUS PARKITE: The last time we heard from LaMont Gunnerson he was battling the Planning Department. Now he's planning to tackle the Yangtze River. According to a Deseret News feature article, Gunnerson is one of a party of Yankees who will attempt to run the Yangtze, the world's deepest and third longest, in rubber rafts. Gunnerson, who said he has been interested in river running since boyhood, is occupied now raising the $1.5 million for the trip in mid-August. mid-August. Another Utahn, Steve Currey of Provo, also is a participant. WORST CASE OF "WRITER HEAL THYSELF": Teri Gomes was too tactful to mention it, but the Park City Writer's Conference needed a copy editor, according to the Deseret News. Posters at the event offered "champaign" as liquid refreshment, directed people to the "Hospitality Sweet" and advertised an event at the "Kimbal" Art Center. |