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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 82
The weather Thursday, high
89, low 67, hum. 60 percent. By
7 a.m. Friday, .05 inches of
rain had fallen, and 66 inches
of sweat (sorry... perspiration).
Last year the people on Peniel
Road got a scare when a baby
bear came through town. This
year, a fully grown black bear
made his presence known in the
Skyuka Road neighborhood.
Don Williams said the bear
was seen in Polk Memorial
Gardens and in the Williams
Cemetery on Skyuka Road.
Leslie Ward saw him about
half past noon. Her dogs started
barking and she noticed what
she thought was a dog on the
hill, standing up against the
fence separating her property
from I-26.
"I thought that was the biggest
dog I'd ever seen. Then he
turned his head and you could
tell what it was," she said.
She said she called the sheriff
and the wildlife authorilies, who
simply told her not to feed it.
"I have two boys who stay in
the woods all the time," she
said. "I guess bears won't bother
anybody."
No so far, anyway. Chief
Deputy Calvin Atkins said the
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TRYON. N C 28782
Woman Wants To Be
Fireman To Help'
Diana Salinas said she is
seeking to become a member of
the Columbus Fire Department
so that she can help others.
The requests for mem
bership put in by Salinas
and another woman, Melissa
Bridgeman, were recently
turned down by the firemen in a
secret ballot.
"This is something I want to
do," Salinas said later. "I feel
like this is my civic duty. It is
not that I want to be known as
the first woman to become a
member of the Columbus Fire
Department. I want to be known
as a person who's helping out."
Salinas said she has been
helping out ever since her hus
band, Rawl, joined the
department. She started out
driving him to fire calls, and has
been helping at the scene ever
since working most every kind
of situation.
"I haven't fought a house fire,
but I have pulled the hose on a
chimney fire," she said. "(The
other firemen) know what I can
do. I just want to be given a
chance. I want to be an asset,
not a hindrance."
Salinas first put in her appli
cation two years ago, and was
turned down.
When Bridgeman put in an
application, Salinas let it be
known that she thought she
should be reconsidered as well.
She was. Both women were
turned down. It only takes one
'no' vote under departmental
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MONDAY. JUNE 3,1991
Lesley D. Carter
Danny R. Ledford
Tryon High School
Honors Graduates
On Friday evening, May 31,
Tryon High School held its
commencement ceremony on
Harmon Field. Five graduates
of the 44-members class of
1991 received special recogni
tion for academic achievement
and delivered commencement
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2t>C Per 1 ops
Work Together
In Bible School
"Share God's Blessings" is the
theme of a Vacation Bible
School that is being sponsored
by Holy Cross Episcopal
Cliurch, Garrison Chapel Bapt
ist Church and Tryon Congre
gational Church. Community
children are invited to attend the
classes for ages 3-12 on June
10-14. Vacation Bible School
will be in session from 9 a m.
until noon each day. The classes
will be held in classrooms at the
Episcopal and Congregational
churches. Garrison Chapel
Baptist hosts an organizing
meeting today from 10 a.m. to
noon.
Students will study the Bible
and participate in art activities,
music, recreation and worship -
all centered on five
themes: Blessed to Trust and
Believe, Blessed to Serve and Show
Mercy, Blessed to Forgive and
Show Love, Blessed to Give and
Bear Witness, Blessed to Hope and
Receive God's Blessing.
The theme: Share God's
Blessings is an exciting theme
because of the ecumenical focus
of this Bible School," said the
Rev. Steve Bridges of The
Congregational Church. "With
churches in the community
working together, we can
accomplish much greater things
that we ever could as individual
congregations." Rev. Bridges is
coordinating registration and
can be reached through the
church office of the Congrega
tional Church (859-9414)
between 9 a m. and noon daily.