PARKER: Plans for marriage come as high note

By Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published September 26, 2007 at midnight

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Darling Dan Hinote has bowed out of the singles scene. The former Avalanche winger - who, sadly, is now with the St. Louis Blues - called me while I was on vacation to give me the news that will leave unattached Colorado women weeping (at least that's what I told him).

"I'm getting married," he told me.

"I want your home address so I can send you an invitation to the wedding." What a doll. "We're getting married next year somewhere in Colorado."

He was driving to St. Louis for training camp, and I was walking into a restaurant, so I didn't get deets. But, meanwhile, his sister, Missy Christensen, who works in the oncology department at Children's Hospital here, sent me the 4-1-1 on Dan's future bride.

She's Amy McCarthy, a drop- dead gorgeous 31-year-old Chicagoan and graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology.

She was also the "cyber girl of the month" for Playboy.com in January 2005.

"Dan and Amy met three years ago through a mutual friend," Missy said. "A year later after they met, they saw each other a few times, one (time) being in Las Vegas, and also a weekend in Boston to celebrate a friend's birthday. From that weekend that was it . . . it was love."

Amy, the younger sister of celeb Jenny McCarthy, was living in Los Angeles pursuing an acting and modeling career, but opted to move to St. Louis to be with Dan."Soon after, they got two dogs - Chester, a Golden retriever, and Archie, an English bulldog," Missy said. "Amy is also currently working with obese children at the St. Louis Children's Hospital."

I'll update you, dear readers, when I get more info. Hmmmm, you think I'll meet Jenny McCarthy's beau, Jim Carrey, at the wedding? I should be so lucky.

SIGN OF THE TIMES: Bumper sticker spotted on a Chevy van in Fort Collins said, "Life's too short to hunt with an ugly dog."

THE SEEN: Former Broncos bruiser Bill Romanowski dining at Del Frisco's Saturday. "He stopped and talked to us for over 20 minutes," my spy said. "He is a very nice guy."

Romo and his lovely wife, Julie, also were spotted dining at Elway's after the (yucky) game Sunday; also seen at separate tables: Bubby Brister, Terrell Davis (in the bar), Brandon Marshall and Rockies main man Dan O'Dowd.

Former beer boss Mayor John Hickenlooper at the Northstar Restaurant and Brewery, 32nd and Tejon, on Friday. According to my spy, "He stopped in to see owner Kyle Carstens, longtime former head brewer for the Wynkoop, and to congratulate him on opening his own place."

Five foursomes from The Oceanaire Seafood Room doing a team-building exercise while golfing at Green Valley Ranch. No, Top Chef contender Brian Malarkey (exec chef at Oceanaire in San Diego) wasn't there. He was supposed to be, according to Oceanaire Big Fish Terry Ryan, but he didn't make it. Malarkey and three other finalists will compete on Top Chef during two rounds in Aspen, starting at 8 tonight (Wednesday) on Bravo.

EAVESDROPPING on a group of senior citizen women at a Village Inn: "I divorced my husband after 20 years of infidelity. He always thought the grass was greener on the other side of the fence only to discover it was Astroturf once he was truly single."

Penny Parker's column appears Tuesday through Saturday. Listen to her on the Caplis and Silverman radio show between 4 and 5 p.m. Fridays on KHOW-AM (630). Call her at 303-954-5224 or e-mail parkerp@RockyMountainNews.com.

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