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The Beaufort Gazette from Beaufort, South Carolina • 4

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'4A SUNDAY JUNE 13 1993 LOCAL Jurrasic Park rated 4 Beaufort man arrested Beaufort Police arrested a Beau fort man accused of carrying a gun into restaurant on US 21 Saturday morning i Robert Dennis Wright Jr 18 was the Beaufort County Detention Center Saturday afternoon awaitingbond hearing on charges of breach of failure to stop on command and unlawful possession of a fire arm Sgt Pat Patterson said officers re sponded to a call from security guards who said they saw a man put a gun in his pants waistline before walking into the restaurant Officers walked into the restaurant and the suspect later identified as Wright ran out of the west side of the ibuilding towards Kentucky riedChicken The officers chased him Patterson said and caught him after he disap peared into some bushes for a mo ment No weapon was found on his per son but the officers later found a gun in the bushes Post office to Beaufort postal employees will and Wednesday as 1 part of a national celebration of the service's newest stamp collection Stamps honoring music greats Otis Redding Buddy Holly Dinah Wash ington Bill Haley Ritchie Valens and Clyde McPhatter will go on sale that day To help kick off the sales employ ees at main post office on Charles Street will be costumed in dress appropriate to the era between 11 and 1 pm according to Postmaster red Chisolm Vintage automobiles also will be on display throughout the day Shavers elected to AAC HILTON HEAD ISLAND Sonia 'Shavers was elected chairwoman of fcthe African American Caucus held gid a Iww a fHfck a a i I 'm A '7 pI A R'wi 'J i AV 'L I BgflnBMSafigr 1 rf i Dwayne Buffington Gazette Geena Davis center leaves the Plaza 8 Cinemas Saturday night with an unidentified man The actress Sylvester Stallone and producer Joel Silver saw Jurassic Park Saturday night moviegoers surprised by 3 celebrities Jasper graduates 147 students Teresita Robinson presided over 0099 rebate) The movies weren't the only attraction at Plaza 8 Cine mas Saturday night Dozens of people congregated outside the main entrance after rumor spread quickly that Sylvester Stallone was inside getting a gander at the new Steven Spielberg movie Jurassic Park Stallone was a guest of movie producer Joel Silver who is best known for his production of Die Hard i Silver owns Auldbrass Plantation on US 17 in northern Beaufort County and is known to frequently entertain guests such as Stallone and other big name movie pro ducers and directors Actress Geena Davis of Thelma and Louise and A League of Their Own fame also was in the entourage along with Rainey Hamlin producer of latest film Cliffhanger which also is showing at the Plaza 8 Theater officials refused to confirm that Stallone was inside when asked and at one time told a newspaper pho tographer that Stallone was not with an entourage that Well over 1200 people packed the Jasper County High School stadium riday to watch the graduating class of 1993 receive their diplomas Welcomed by Salutatorian Donald Jackson and bid farewell by Valedictorian Tia Monique Blackshear 147 students accepted diplomas of you may feel accom plishment others relief of concern for the future but our journey has just begun" said Jackson Blackshear said: "Our civilization demands more of us each year in this competitive technological society" "This is the first step toward meet ing those demands We stand ready to accept that challenge and leave here with an open mind and knowl edge love and respect for our selves" $10 MAIL IN REBATE ON THESE POPULAR ECHO LAWN TOOLS! We Provide: Make up artistry hair styling by TOP professionals 20 30 pose selections Complete wardrobe props accessories Good for all agesLots of fun ffifscm nEucxrrosL By TONY MORENO Gazette staff writer By RANK HELIN Gazette staff writer had viewed the 7 pm showing of Jurrasic Park Turns out the group including Stallone viewed the 9:40 pm show When the movie ended just before midnight some peo ple seemed surprised to learn that Stallone had been in their midst all the while They had however noticed the two front rows reserved for some VIPs By the time the Stallone made his way to the Auldbrass van waiting outside there were at least 200 people lining the stairs and parking lot waiting for a glimpse of the ac tor who also starred in a series of Rambomovies Stallone only signed a few autographs then made his way to the van with Davis Silver and Hamlin They left the parking lot immediately Melissa Baldwin 14 who is visiting Beaufort from Mt Vernon Ohio said she was excited when she saw Stallone go into the theater Afterwards she said she waited at the main entrance for him to come out Just before he went out to the van he shook her hand Being a big fan of the short but muscular star Baldwin said that even though she didn't get an autograph it was a big thrill for her SMALL ENGINE REPAIR (803) 524 4898 'riday at The Westin Resort planted a seed this March 'and today that seed has taken root iand begun to bloom" Shavers said 'after her election honored to "serve such a progressive organiza tion The stated purpose is down barriers eliminate ste reotypes and encourage personal'jBnd professional The group was formed in March as a way for black workers at the West 'Jn to train for management positionsland to promote black history Mud wrestling on hold HILTON HEAD ISLAND HiltonHead Island mud wrestling fans willhave to wait a few more weeks first match 5 Jim Bell owner of the un acto ry said he still plans to hold a char female mud wrestling match at '(he Arrow Road facility but the 4vent has been temporarily post Bell blamed the delay on problems finding women willing to wrestleThe event was originally scheduled take place June 4 but was delayedwhen management at Thee Dol Hhouse Hilton Head's only topless dance club refused to allow its danc 'ers to participate Bookmobile suspended The Beaufort County Library's 'Bookmobile service has been tempo rarity suspended because of mechan ical problems A broken crankshaft in the Book mobile truck has sidelined the 9 year old vehicle while library offi cials decide its fate Library staffers will arrange sites and times in the normal service areas for pickup of books currently on loan from the Bookmo bile A schedule of thes pickup stops will be released as soon as it is com pleted Meanwhile borrowers may return books to any of the county library I branches Bookmobile li brary cards are valid at any of the county's libraries COMING TO BEAUORT JUNE 17th 19th Glamour Portrait Session PREPAY SPECIAL $1495 (portraits sold separately) Call Today or An Appointment 525 1224 Limited Space Available 8 Dimensions and Silhouette Photography Hwy 280 the ceremony Music was provided by the Jasper County High School Concert Chorus featuring soloist Derrick Murray The following is a list of graduates: Richard Bashann Ager Jonah 0 Neil Amlell Sherri Ver dell Anderson Tina Marie Beasley Aldridge Jermaine Bealon Kedya Shanquania Beaton Touray Kovel Beaton Sebcia elicia Benson Eric Leonard Bentley Errol Thom as Black Tia Monique Blackshear Detera Elena Bobian Keith Donnell Bolden Lance Lamond Bolden Raphael Caerleon Bolden Adrian Denise Brantley Paul Anthony Breneii Shamaine Latrece Bright Tameesha Roietia Bnqhl Calvin Durell Brown andTara Annette Brown Tynifra Brown Twana Brown Tynika Victoria Burrison Harold Takeme Butler Donna Reartce Castro Albert Thomas Chatman Jr Jamie Lamont Chisolm Jonathan Ray Crosby Rhonda Lynn Crosby Tomsha Danett Darien Willie Davidson Ronald Deloach Km Rochelle Dessasure 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Lightwei gt powerful Great tor fast easy clean up jobs Driveways aaranes leaves vou name it A real time saver Pro re electronic ignition assures retable starts MODEL Pt 1 009 S4QO99 (Aft $10 POWER BLOWER roiwfacbtrer rebate) Br THE BEAUORT GAZETTE dino hit Hilton Head moviegoers like film dislike violence TOMSZAROLETA Special to The Gazette HILTON HEAD ISLAND Hil ton Head reviews are in for Jurassic Park the blockbus ter dinosaur movie that opened riday and movie goers said the film is was the dinosaur equivalent of said Clark Wingfield of Macon Ga who saw the movie Saturday afternoon at the Island Theater in Coligny Plaza was worth missing a day on the beach" added Glenn Stolar of Chicago But some viewers said they were surprised by the violence "It was a very violent movie" said Sue Stolar of Chippewa alls Wis "It was definitely not something people should bring their little kids to But the special effects were absolutely fantas tic" Experts are predicting that the PG 13 movie about a scientist who clones dinosaurs and turns them loose in a remote island amusement park may be the big gest box office hit of all time And on Hilton Head tickets are selling quicker than you can say tyranno saurus rex Coralyn Harn owner of the the ater said people are standing in line for 30 minutes and longer to get one of the 235 seats in the the ater More than 60 tickets were sold an hour before the 4: 15 show ing Saturday afternoon "Everyone's enjoying it" she i said "We've already had peopled coming back a second time" iztl She said people who want to' catch the movie had better arrive early "We're selling out a half houf'c' before it's she "People need to come early to get their tickets then they need come back early to get their seats" Lines seemed to be moving' quickly at the Plaza 8 Theaters in Beaufort where Jurassic Park open riday being shown in the cinema's 300 seat arena Plaza 8 employees said three out of five showings since the movie opened had sold out Matinee shows riday and Sat urday which are generally crowded did not sell out but had strong turnout anyway But people who want to see the movie shouldn't feel rushed Harn said She expects the film to show at Coligny for at least a couple of months or "As long as it brings people in" Gazette staff writer Tony Moreno contributed to this report Beaufort Memorial OKs expansion payment plan Staff reports Beaufort Memorial board of directors passed a resolution ap proving a formula for paying off its expansion bonds The formula provides a long term solution for determining Beaufort share of the debt which has been enterpreted by County Council as being up to 30 percent this year or about $600000 "The thing that's attractive to me about this proposal is if we have an excellent year then our need for county participation in far less" said Dr Tim Pearce chairman of the hospital board "On the other hand if we have a particularly poor year the county under this agreement will agree to pay the 30 percent in full" Pearce said "This agreement looks at both situ ations fairly and should be some thing we can work with" This new proposal which will go before county council when it meets Monday night puts the first 6 per cent of the surplus reve nues each year directly into their fund balance The money not technically profit is used primarily to replace and up grade equipment Six percent of this year's 'budget'abmounts to'abd'ut' $2'1 million according to Beaufort Coun: ty Deputy Administrator for inance Tom Henrikson who based the ure on the national standard for hos pitals Half of every dollar over the Six percent would go to the hospital and the other half would go toward reduc ing the 30 percent port ion the coupty is expected to pay The most recent audit report would be used to determine the amount 6f hospital surplus Using the formula for this year's performance the hospital would pay the entire county portion of t) $600000 according to Henrikson 1 1 JIT Ml If your Dad is fan tastic then he deserves a ceiling fan for Day We have fans for every room and every decor! 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