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Show head 'on VOL. XXVII, or ctual ing u espe sok t fik ist. ailing nven ecos Movie theaters robbed by two Jennie Bi Future Squire Reporter student was 6 on at Cinemas up A Dixie closing College men 15, when two jumped out around a comer and held Saturday, Feb. but him at gunpoint for than 30 minutes. Tyler Talbot, a Dixie College more The sting limal ant ioint the ; al, it ctior with student and assistant manager Westates Theaters, was finishing his nightly duties at the theater, 905 South Main, and walking down the stairs from for the men of projection booth when two jumped around the comer the storage room holding a and proceeded to tell him, get down on the floor, close your eyes, or we will shoot you, Talbot said while relaying the gun P k and fects e fic- events. The two men proceeded to Talbots hands and feet and told him to give them direction to the safe and the combination of the safe. tie After r February 24, 1998" NO, 17 failed to tnes man the first man the safe after four open he came back. The other tried the safe twice. They masks, gloves and dressed all in black, drove away with approximately $1,600 in cash that night. They had security cameras at Cinema Six, but they were not turned on the night of the robbery and the only evidence the going to kill me. The men then police had is a foot print, said stuffed the money in Talbot. Talbot believes the two men a bag and threatened Talbot that if are not from this area and were he left the room in just passing through, possibly to the next 20 minutes Nevada. be This is one of three robberies they would standing outside the that has plagued Westates door and they would Theaters over the last six shoot him. They left months, say Terra Dewitt, a box a series of other office employee for the theaters. One robbery happened at threats and expletives that could not the Electric Theater, 68 E. Tyler Talbot, while working at Cinema Six, was tied up and ordered not to speak by two assailants on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1998. The suspects got away with about be repeated, Talbot Tabernacle, with $40 stolen and said. one at Red Cliff Cinemas, behind $1,600 out of the register. After about 15 minthe mall where a construction The two men had a knife utes, Talbot freed the rest of the worker retrieved the then dragged Talbot across the money in a and they cut the rope on Talbots floor. field behind the theater, ropes on his hands and cautiousI couldnt breath and I had feet so he could crawl to the safe. ly came out of the office. The two explained Dewitt. to keep my feet in an awkward When they were in the room men had cut the phone lines and This was an with the safe, located behind the Talbot was left with the position, it was very uncomfortpay event for Talbot that he never able... they had to tell me to be snack bar, they cut one of the phone to call the police, he wants to experience again. He is ropes around Talbots hands explained. quiet or they would shoot, now back to work, but he no Talbot said. knicking his skin with the knife. The two men wearing ski longer closes alone. eye-openi- il to not the Courtney Gressman ital Writer Last Friday night, the Lady boosted their way into fifth Place, as they topped Snow College 78-a- l, in the Burns Arena. A game that was offensively stent in Ephraim, was a total jwnaround here in St. George. The Rebels started the game with Mentions of getting the ball inside to their post players. When Snow and Dixie met the irst time around, Snow shut down ixies inside game, with Brittany th and Janelle Romney combining or just 13 points. But this time, Booth and Romney combined for 30 points. The Rebels devastated the a?ers with their rt press ear'y n, which caused many Snow Rebels ert, lall ,ver lay, A full-cou- 'Men in Black' I was shaking so bad I couldnt open the safe... it took four tries, Talbot I explained, thought they were per- 5iaff DIXIE COLLEGE turnovers. This enabled Dixie to get the ball back and from there on, it was Dixie finished the first half clear. run, giving the going on a e Rebs a satisfactory nt 35-2- 3 half-tim- lead. Going into the second half, n Snow came out with a zone the entire after playing defense, first half. This didnt slow Dixie down, and at one point, the Rebels led by 25 points. I felt like ourreserve players, were a big factor, coach Dave LaVetter said. man-to-ma- Every player whosubstituted off the bench, helped Dixie and it enabled others to get a rest. Amber Russell, currently the sixth leading scorer in the conference, hurt Dixie in their first match, but ow by 2 Dixies defense limited her to only seven points on the Rebels home floor. Dixie never looked back, and finished the game with a victory. We completed what we wanted to, LaVetter said, We wanted to distribute the ball to everyone, and we did. Booth had a game high of 17 points, Romney had 13, while Georgette Brewer added 10 and Natalie Neva, 9. The Lady Rebels now will face the College of Southern Idaho ( 11-Friday, and Treasure Valley CC ), Saturday. Next week, the Rebels will travel to Rexburg, Idaho to play in the region tournament. The winner of that tournament will go on to the JARED NEWBOLDTHE DIXIE SUN National Junior College Athletic Barb Henderson, No. 3, lays it up over No. 33, Association Nationals. Kimberly Westwood of Snow, friday night. 8-- 5) |
