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Third-Graders Visit D.C Supply Elementary School third graders take in a bit of history on their second annual trip to Washington, D.C ? where they spent three days touring such sites as Mount Vernon, the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, US. Capitol, National Zoo and the Smithsonian. The students also visited Congressman Charlie Rose, who contributed $1,000 to their school library. Teachers and staff chaperoning the group werm Eunice AbtrcrctrJns, Dsbra Nobis, DorsAsJokssGts sssd C^taajoama. Area State Representatives Seeking College, Economic Development Funds BY SUSAN USHER Bird Island and Brunswick Community Col lege aren't the only would-be beneficiaries of leg islators' largess during the short summer budget session. SUic Rep. David Redwine I L> Brunswick) of Ocean Isle Beach has sponsored or co-sponsored with other area legislators bills that would appro priate several millirtw dollars during the North Carolina Legislature's short budget session this summer. Most relate either to economic develop ment interests, natural resources management or capital needs of area colleges and universities. Redwine, Hill and Rep. Thomas Wright CD New Hanover County) are co-sponsors of a series of appropriation bills aimed at benefiting interests across the 14th House District and beyond. These include: ? $23 million for construction of a Marine Scisscc Research asd Education Center si the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (H.B. 1546); ? $1 million for construction of a facility for the aqusculture ptogram at Brunswick Com munity College, only to match a $1.5 million fed eral P " (HLB. 1547); pjTWC "IrSi ?? ? reserve fund far purchase of Bird Island, pending a negotiated sale of the island (H.B. 1545); ? $952,000 for construction of a hmuwwg gad industry training center on the campus of Southeastern Community Collese (H.B. 1707); ? $75,000 to conduct a Waccamaw River Basin Study to evaluate and develop solutions to problems concerning water levels, sediment and blockages, fishery, water quality and land use. Area residents have concerns relating to the basin, including periodic low water levels and elevated levels of mercury found in some predate fish (H.B. 1544); ? $70,000 to upgrade computers and trarhing equipment at the Southeastern Community Col lege Computer Laboratory (H.B. 1700); ? $50,000 to upgrade the air conditioning and to make other capital improvements to the National Guard Armory, Fair Bluff (H.B. 1803) ? $250,000 to the N.C Dept. of Commerce for a horse arena and livestock and general exhi bition hall at the Boys and Girls Home, Lake V/aCComSVr, tG ptCtuCiC iOUJiSui auu ucVciOpiiicni (H.B. 1706); ? $250,000 to establish a statewide beaver management assistance program/fond, with par ticipating counties to provide $5,000 matching funds each (H.B. 1549); ? $25 million for capital improvements to the Dennis Hopper Academy of Performing Arts Inc. upgrade theater space *"^ rehearsal halls for start-up costs of the North Carolina Academy of Performing Aits, Wilmington (KB. 1719); ? $4.2 million to jmatch federal funds for aourciinc protection at Fort Fisher State Historic Site (H.B. 1646); ? $40,000 for the Southeastern North Caro lina Watermelon Festival at Fair Bluff (Columbus County) to promote travel and tourism (H.B. ,1701); ? an undesignated sum to Columbus County for aid to municipalities for economic develop ment and tourism (H.B. 1703); Pyjwiw K? A ? Will the occupancy tax for the Village of Bald Head from 3 percent to 6 percent, to raise revenues for an extensive shoreline protection program; Redwioe and Rep. Dewey Hill (D-Columbus County), both of whom represent the 14th Dist rict, are co-sponsors of bills to provide $100,000 to Brunswick County for development of a Senior CM? Center at Oak bland (H.B. 1706); $200,000 to renovate an annex to the Robeson County Public Library (H.B. 1826); and $10.8 million to the Correction Program, including $2.2 million for the Pender furniture refurbishing plant (H.B. 1543). They are co-sponsoring joint resolution No. 1717 seeking the General Assembly's considera tion of a bill that would make "technical changcs" in an insurance law "to further define automobile physical damage insurance and to make a con forming change." Reuwinc is aiso a co-sponsor of bills to ap propriate: ? $2 million to the North Carolina Hall of Honor Foundation to support development, ad ministration and maintenance of the North Catolma Law Enforcement Hall of Honor (H.B. 1805); ? $4.31 million to the N.C Division of Vo cational Rehabilitation to extend the Independent Living Rehabilitation Program statewide by es tablishing new offices in Craven, Pasquotank, Soniy, Wake and Watauga counties (H.B. 1647); p $134,600 to establish a rotating program for production, price, economic data survey of spe cialty agricultural production such as turf grass, equine, pesticide, orchards and vineyards and oth er commodities (H.B. 1525); ? increase, as of July 1, 1994, the monthly pension benefits of eligible firefighters and rescue squad workers from $100 to $150 pier month, and to provide that, as of July 1, 1995, whenever a percentage cost-of-living increase is provided to -t" of ihc Teachers7 and State em ployees' Retirement System, the benefit for the firefighters and rescue workers pension fund be increased by the same percentage (H.5. 1683). Redwine is also chief sponsor of a bill to ex tend the life of the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission until June 30, 1995 (H.B. 1718), and a bill thai would increase the fine for certain drug convictions if passed into law. He has also introduced a series of bills relating to fishery management. Academic Options Summer School English I. U, III, IV US HistorylSocial Studies Elective* July 1-July 29 $375 (910)642-0068 J. William* For Registration Information *NC Certified Instructors 'Supervised TOurough Governor's Office nl Mow.PnKHo BofcooU (08 WW giHtynatulatto"*! Geneva Hewett May Employee Of The Month yet Should Be DIMN a ^ . vt^l will be presented by C. 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