THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 4, 1995 TAG: 9510040557
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: KILL DEVIL HILLS LENGTH: Short : 32 lines
A 50-foot-tall climbing wall was installed Tuesday under the direction of the Dare County Sheriff's Office as part of a project designed to allow youngsters to practice healthy risk-taking.
The wall is part of the sheriff's Therapeutic Wilderness Program for At Risk Youth. It also will be used by students, police, firefighters and rescue workers, said spokesman Bill Morris, a deputy sheriff and town commissioner.
Morris said the wall will help youngsters learn the value of teamwork as they overcome the challenges of the Alpine tower.
The wall was funded by civic, business and individual donations, government grants and the Outer Banks Community Foundation.
The town provided 1.5 acres of land for the wall, which is in a wooded area near First Flight Middle School.
Morris said donations are needed to build a fence around the wall. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
DREW C. WILSON/Staff
Volunteers use a crane to erect a 50-foot-tall climbing wall Tuesday
near First Flight Middle School in Kill Devil Hills. The wall is
designed to help youths learn the value of teamwork.
by CNB