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Our 31st Year • Issue No. 29 • July 17, 2014 704-484-1047 Free Free 704-718-6953 704-718-6953 Call Call OCEAN LAKES MYRTLE BEACH, SC "A Family Favorite" PLAN YOUR FALL BEACH GETAWAY TODAY! MYRTLE BEACH, SC Getaway! Getaway! Your National Connection To Local Media "Cleveland County's Favorite Free Newspaper" Peanut Butter cups with crunchy graham pie crust and creamy vanilla soft serve. BLIZZARD TREAT Peanut Butter Cup Pie dqshelby.com dqshelby.com 814 S. Dekalb St. • Shelby, NC 704-482-6681 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10am - 10pm • Sunday 11am - 10pm 814 S Dekalb lb St Sh Shel elb NC JULY BLIZZARD! ©CommunityFirstMedia By day, Larry Thomas patrols Gardner-Webb University as a campus police officer, a job he has held for 36 years. After work, Thomas crafts wood into furniture and art, a hobby he has also enjoyed for nearly four decades. A 1974 GWU alumnus, Thomas's first-ever woodworking exhibit is on display now through July 31 in the Tucker Student Center art gallery. The show, which opened with a reception July 10, highlights his handiwork with pieces that include a chess set constructed from five different types of wood, a handkerchief table shaped from pine, and a Scandinavian wedding goblet, all crafted from local wood. Growing up in Shelby, N.C., Thomas's dad introduced him to the wood shop, always having a handsaw and nails available, he said. Years later, Thomas created his own wood shop with sawhorses, plywood, a drill, and a sander. "I started building stuff and just got better," he shared. "Now I usu- ally go home and go to the shop until suppertime. Just getting home, taking off the uniform, putting on shorts and a T-shirt and going into my shop is a good feeling. It's relaxing." After attending six different schools between first and 12th grades, Thomas found a home at Gardner-Webb in the 1960s. He first majored in psychology but finished as a religion major. He served as a medic and psychiatric specialist in the U.S. Army before he returned to Boiling Springs, graduated, and began working on campus. Prior to serving as a campus police officer, he worked as sports information director and head of the Bulldog Club. "Basically, I've been here since 1967, except for three or four years," he said. "I met my wife here. My kids grew up here. Most of the kids on campus are like my kids, and that's the way I treat them." Thomas has crafted wood for many on campus and in the community. He remembers the first piece he ever made, a hutch his wife still owns, and his favorite piece, a bedside table for his wife. Many of his pieces are made of wood found on and around the GWU campus, including black walnut from the Memorial Drive area, ginkgo trees felled on the campus Quad, and wild cherry from nearby Springmore Elementary School. "I love wood, and if it's got a special connection, that means a lot to me," Thomas offered. "I love trees. I don't cut them down for something, but I'll use them if they're cut down or I have access to them. I just take wood, cut it apart, put it back together and create." GWU Alum, Campus Police Officer Showcases Woodwork Display Marks First Exhibit For Longtime Gardner-Webb Staff Member p , y p Officials are thrilled to announce a significant, undisclosed donation to the top-rated Gardner-Webb University School of Nursing. Dr. Jack and Mrs. Ruby Hunt, noted public servants and staunch supporters of a wide range of community projects, have committed a generous gift to the University to establish the Hunt School of Nursing. Gardner-Webb University President Dr. Frank Bonner believes the Hunt family represents community service at its finest, and the part- nership with the University will benefit both current and future nursing students. "Jack and Ruby Hunt have had tremendous, positive impact on the quality of life not only in their community and region but throughout North Carolina," Bonner said. "From the wonderful benefits of the Ruby Hunt YMCA in Boiling Springs, to Jack's service as one of the great statesmen in the North Carolina legislature, to nursing education—it is simply impossible to fully describe the positive impact of this couple. The quality of the nursing profession today in North Carolina is largely Gardner-Webb University Announces Establishment Of "Hunt School of Nursing" Dr. Jack And Mrs. Ruby Hunt Offer Significant Donation To Nursing Program GWU Campus Police Captain Larry Thomas Dr. Jack Hunt Larry Thomas' Woodworking Exhibit On Display At Gardner-Webb University Until July 31st Continued On Page 28 Provided by Niki Bliss-Carroll Provided by Mathew Terry Tessnear owing to the support and efforts of Jack Hunt in the legislature and else- where. Now that wonderful legacy will continue through the Hunt School of Nursing at Gardner-Webb University." A portion of the gift will be used to provide program enhancements, ren- ovate nursing facilities, and supply educational technology. In addition, the donation will estab- lish the Hunt Sisters Nursing Scholars Fund to offer scholarship opportunities for students in the Hunt School of Nursing. "We've always had a passion for helping nurses and have a deep, deep appreciation for their call and their purpose," Jack Hunt shared. "I'd really like to see others join in and assist with funds for the scholarship so that people can help nurses succeed with as little debt as possible." Burns High Basketball Booster Club BASKETBALL CAMP BASKETBALL CAMP July 28 th , 29 th & 30 th • 8am to 12pm All BOYS who are rising 3rd through rising 9th graders are encouraged to attend. The Cost is $ 60. All checks and money orders should be made to Burns Basketball Booster Club. 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