Wednesday — February 11, 2004

A sweetheart deal:
Buy a Suns player

Valentine’s Day auction

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It’s being promoted as, "Warm up this winter with a hot Sun."

They’ll be raising money for the Sun Valley Suns organization this weekend during the first annual Sun Valley Suns Bachelor Auction—just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Many of the younger Suns players will be auctioned off. They are Josh Jacobson, Ryan Enrico, Rohan Verplank, Matt Gershater, Chris King, Chris Warrington, Ryan Thomson, Eric Demment and J.J. Hanley.

Auction winners receive a restaurant certificate and, from their Suns player, two hours of manual labor, two hours of private hockey lessons or two hours of undivided attention.

The silent auction begins Thursday, Feb. 12 from 4-7 p.m. at the pre-weekend party with the Suns at The Cellar in Ketchum. Prospective buyers can meet the players face-to-face and place their bids at that time. Minimum bids are $50.

Phone bids can be made with Kathy at 309-0342 until Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.

In addition, the auction will continue through the Friday and Saturday night Suns hockey games against the Minnesota All-Stars at Sun Valley Skating Center. The auction ends at the end of the second period Saturday.

Auction winners will be announced at the second intermission of Saturday’s game. Then, arrangements will be made with the players to carry out their duties next week.

Here are bios for the guys, with, in parentheses, the restaurant certificate you obtain with the purchase of a player:

Josh Jacobson (Roosevelt Tavern dinner for two and a bottle of wine): Josh is 6-2, 235 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair, a Virgo sign and size 12 shoes. His tag line—Rocky Mountain Hardware is not just where he works…..

Ryan Enrico (Baci Italian Café $50): Ryan is 6-2 (?), 165 pounds, blue eyes and blonde hair. His tag line—Eight years of coaching hockey and power skating and he’s a great cook!

Rohan Verplank (Chandler’s $50): Rohan is 5-11, 180 pounds with hazel eyes, brown hair, a Sagittarius sign and size 10 shoes. His tag line—With those eyes and that smile you’ll find the only thing you can say is, "Yes."

Matt Gershater (Red Elephant $50): Matt is 5-7 ¾, 169 pounds with brown eyes, brown hair, a Leo sign and size 15 shoes. His tag line—Dead sexy, Enviro-tainment Guru, has been known to pick grapes off the coast of Madagascar and he can belly dance.

Chris King (Sushi on Second, $40): Chris is 5-11, a chiseled 180 pounds with green eyes, blonde hair, a Leo sign and size 10 shoes. His tag line—He has great hands and the best accent in town.

Chris Warrington (Ketchum Grill $75): Chris is 6-2, 210 pounds with blue eyes, blonde hair, a Leo sign and size 12 shoes. His tag line—This "Back East" import is just the man to have as your defender.

Ryan Thomson (Pioneer Saloon $50): Ryan is 5-8, 160 pounds with blue eyes, blonde hair, a Sagittarius sign and size 9 ½ shoes. His tag line—He’s sensitive, a good listener and you know how flexible goaltenders are.

Eric Demment (Dean’s $50): Eric is 5-11, 185 pounds with brown eyes, brown hair, a Leo sign and size 11 shoes. His tag line—He’ll do anything for a good cause and he’s guaranteed to say yes.

J.J. Hanley (The Cellar Pub $50): J.J. is 5-11, 175 pounds with grey eyes, brown hair, a Sagittarius sign and size 10 shoes. His tag line—Guaranteed fun and two words ladies….."Body shots."

 

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