Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 8

Buncombe Page B2 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997 School superintendent speaEt at forum Asheville, Buncombe County education topic of monthly forum on critical issues CRIME 1 the story of an 8-year-old girl who was sent to her office almost daily years ago when Campbell was a school principal. The girl had been acting up in class a lot and Campbell asked her one day what the problem was. The girl burst into tears. BnSusan Dryman 8TAFF WRITER Superintendents of Buncombe County's two school systems Wednesday addressed graduates of a program to promote leadership in Asheville, with one outlining his vision for the next five years and the other saying schools must tend to all students' needs to fully educate them.

Leadership Asheville trains 40 community leaders a year and hosts the monthly forums, which are open to the public. Bob Bowers, superintendent of Buncombe County Schools, unveiled his vision for the school system Wednesday at Leadership Asheville's monthly forum on critical issues at the Radisson Hotel. Bowers, who replaced Superintendent J. Frank Yeager in July, said the school system must: improve students' access to technology develop a strong 10-year building and facilities plan our doors." Doing that means schools should have a clearly defined curriculum. She also reviewed the city school system's five goals this year, as agreed upon by the appointed School Board during a retreat in August Those are: increase student achievement by clearly defining the curriculum and improving reading skills in early grades; have orderly, safe, drug-free schools; recruit highly skilled work force; communicate well inside and outside the school system; and encourage family and community partnerships.

Bowers said hell phase in a program during the next five years that would give graduates not only a diploma, but a resume, list of references and a portfolio demonstrating their skills. He also wants all classrooms wired so computer access is convenient and quick. Some of the goals may need money, he said. But many can be accomplished by shifting priorities. Black OldForL, Brevard "When I get home," she told Campbell, "my mom has my suitcase She's taking me up to 1-40 and is going to leave me on the side of the road." The school arranged to help her mother, who was single, overburdened and living in poverty.

Campbell says that incident shows that "We couldn't deal with the educational needs of that child unless we dealt with those other needs." "We always have to realize that when children come to our schools, we have to do more than educate," she said. "We don't have all the answers in education," she said. "But we have the ability to provide a quality education for all the students who enter Bob Bower Karen Campbell increase student performance improve communication with parents and the community strengthen partnerships with other agencies improve efficiency reduce the number of students who drop out and have a vision. Karen Campbell, superintendent of Asheville City Schools, said educators are often accused of trying to do too much to meet students' needs instead of focusing on the basics of education. To that criticism, Campbell told BUNCOMBE Identity of body in shallow grave eludes detectives; new clues found show the woman was white and in her 20s, according to Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford.

Clumps of hair found at the scene indicate the woman had light colored hair. There's still no word on how the woman died, but detectives are treating the case as a homicide. "As of right now, we are wrapping up the crime scene. We think we've found everything it will be possible to find," Medford said Wednesday. "The real investigation will probably start By Julie Ball STAFF WRITER Detectives have a few new clues in their investigation into the death of a woman whose skeletal remains were found earlier this week, but they still have been unable to identify the woman.

A father and son found the skeletal remains Sunday in a shallow grave in a wooded area off N.C. 151 near Candler. Investigators believe the body was buried in the area one to two years ago. A preliminary examination of the remains at the state Medical Examiner's Office in Chapel Hill charges including theft of a car. Jon Efford Hill, 36, who gave a Brooklyn Road address, is charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, damage to property and assault on a female, according to warrants on file at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Office.

Teen faces vehicle break-in charges 4 An Arden teen has been charged with breaking into a vehicle. Sean Allen Barham, 16, was charged with breaking into a vehicle belonging to Dave Marcis Auto Racing, according to a warrant on file at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Office. The warrant alleges the break-in occurred on Aug. 11. Barham will appear in court on Thursday.

TV stolen from restaurant 5 BETHEL -Haywood County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking into a breaking and entering and larceny at a southern Haywood County restaurant. An incident report states that a thief or thieves broke into the Jukebox Junction restaurant on U.S. 276 south of Canton through a back door and took a TVVCR combination valued at $400. The focus for investigators has shifted to the woman's identity. "What we have to do first is estab- lish who she is," Medford said.

So far, authorities have been unable to match the description to any missing person report filed locally. They have eliminated some missing person reports from the group of possibilities, according to Medford. The woman had extensive and expensive dental work, and that should aid the medical examiner in identifying her once detectives come up with a name. Man playing 'joke' faces clerk with gun 1A store clerk may have foiled a robbery attempt of a Merrimon Avenue convenience store when she pulled a gun on a man early Tuesday morning. The clerk reported a man came into the store around 2:30 a.m.

and produced what appeared to be a switchblade knife, according to an Asheville police report. The clerk pulled out a gun, and the man told her "this is only a joke, it's a corkscrew," according to the report. The man bought some cigarettes and left the store. Man charged as habitual felon 2 An Asheville man has been charged as an habitual felon. Vincent Edward Ingle, 34, who gave a Wilson Drive address, was also charged with habitual misdemeanor assault, according to warrants on file at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Office.

Ingle remained jailed Wednesday in lieu of $40,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. Assault on female, car theft charged 3 Asheville police arrested a man on several Why Pay Full: Price When You Can Save aw vtciySi rL. Lightning shatters door in Weaverville Lightning struck a mobile home Wednesday night shattering a glass door and knocking over a television. Weaverville firefighters were called to the mobile home on Reems Creek Road between 7:30 and 8 p.m., according to Weaverville Fire Department Capt.

Eddie Roberts. Two people were home when lightning hit the mobile home, but they were not injured. The lighting apparently hit a cable connected to the television, Roberts said. The electrical surge knocked the television off an entertainment center and shattered a sliding glass door, Roberts said. The lightning also left a large hole in the ground near the mobile home.

Air quality report An air quality update which includes a report on Asheville's air quality is available by phone. Anyone who calls 1-888-247-9473, a toll-free number, will get a report on the air quality in Raleigh, Durham, Fay-etteville, the Winston-Salem area, Greenville, Greensboro and Asheville. If you have a Touch-Tone phone, press 7 to get the information for Asheville. The information is updated every four hours, according to WNC Regional Air Pollution Control Agency Director Jim Cody. The information on the recording is relayed from the agency's Bent Creek air monitor, which measures ozone levels.

The station will be shut down for the season Oct 31, Cody said. Cody group dedication The Cody Group, a support group sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will dedicate the formation of the organization Saturday by presents ing a plaque to Linda Pierce Cody's family. Cody died of multiple sclerosis in 1996. The dedication will be at St Mark's Lutheran Church at the corner of Liberty and Chestnut streets in Asheville. The public is invited.

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A dispatcher at the Madison County Sheriffs Department said she could not release any information about the reported escape. Madison Sheriff Dedrick Brown could not be reached for comment. In Buncombe County, deputies responded to at least one reported sighting of the three escapees in Weaverville, which turned out to be a false alarm, according to Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Medford said late Wednesday he planned to send officers and a search dog to assist with the search effort in Madison County. ga xrvrv Jin BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPORTS (Sept.

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A nine-week campaign will be held to raise funds for local health and human services programs. The campaign ends Oct 31. jyr uvx year, ou uuierciu Duiicumue County programs were funded by the United Way campaign for services including food, shelter, family counsel- Gifts. 50 to 80 Off Everything. ASHEVILLE: Newbridge Shopping 55 Weaverville Rd, 258-3030 This year's goal is a $230,000 in- crease over the last year's goal of Ufl 116(1 $4.67 million.

United Way has already raised $855,266 toward the goal through Trailblazer com- ing and youth outreach. Vf 3V In the sPrin8 of 1998 more tnan 200 community volunteers will serve on United Way's Citizen Review panel to review agency programs and allocate the funds raised. i i.