Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Page 10 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, April 13-April 19, 2023 For Independent Living At It's Best, For Independent Living At It's Best, come to the The Villas at Henderson Care. come to the The Villas at Henderson Care. •Spacious 2 bedroom •2 bath apartments •All electric kitchen •One car garage •Weekly housekeeping •Utilities included •Meal packages available •Emergency response system Rent includes: 125 Henderson Circle , Forest City 828-248-3800 As tractors dumped large buckets of mulch on the ground at the blueberry patch, young people and older folks scooped the mulch into wheelbarrows or small tubs and began spreading it over the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center's Blueberry Patch in Fairview. The blueberry patch belongs to former UNC Women's Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell where approximately 250 bushes produce the healthy and delicious berries beginning in July. Each year Hatchell hosts a blueberry patch work day and athletes from area schools, former coaches and friends, family and neighbors volunteer to help get the bushes in shape for summer production. The Reynolds High School High School softball team, a group of friends from Gastonia and a few members of the Tennessee Women's Flash Olympics team and community friends gathered on April 1 for the workday. Bill Cline, a native of Rutherford County, the blueberry expert in North Carolina made his annual visit to Fairview to assist and to give tips on berry plants and fl ower plants. While volunteers worked in the fi eld another team of volunteers prepared lunch for everyone. "We wanted to come to do a good thing," said Reynolds softball player Autumn Edmond. "It was not mandated we just wanted to give back," said teammate Charisma Greene. "Actually we like this kind of stuff," said Edmond. Members of the Women's Tennessee Flash Olympics Team brought garden tools to work in the garden. Most of the team played high school basketball many years ago. One Tennessee player, Dianne Brady Fetzer, was Pat (Head) Summitt's fi rst point guard in college. Also volunteering was Kathy Streeter Morgan of Hendersonville and a friend of Hatchell. Morgan was the fi rst point guard for Kay Yow when she was at Elon College. From the Gastonia area and Hunter Huss High School were several other of Hatchell's long time friends who often come to work. April McVey from Burlington also helped. "Sylvia and I became friends in the shagging club and my husband, who was blind, loved dancing with Sylvia. He died a year ago on April 6. So she asked me to come up here and I am so glad I did," McVey said. It was her fi rst trip there. Among the two youngest family members were Hatchell's great-nephew Asher Baker and great-niece Anna Grace Baker. Steve and Mary Jaeger-Gale of Chimney Rock were also among volunteers. The blueberries should be in production by July. It is all on the honor system and folks picking berries are asked to send a donation to the Lineberger Cancer Center in Chapel Hill. Blueberry work day brings athletes, friends and family together Article & Photos Provided By: Jean Gordon The blueberry patch is located at 143 Flat Creek Road, Fairview. Bill Cline mulches around a new blueberry plant. Sylvia's friends from Gaston County and surrounding areas. Sylvia with her great-niece Anna Grace and her Golden Retriever Ellie Mae making the climb from the blueberry patch to the mountain house for lunch. Gardner-Webb University is offering both traditional and online courses for the 2023 Summer Terms. By coming to the Boiling Springs campus or to GWU's Charlotte Center for either one or two of the terms, students can make progress toward their degrees while learning from professors in smaller class settings. "The traditional academic year typically runs for 9-10 months, screeching to a halt in May at many schools," observed Gardner-Webb President Dr. William Downs. "...we want to make sure that students instead have the opportunity to continue their studies year-round, accelerating their path toward graduation at a pace of their choosing. That's why having a robust menu of courses available during the summer months is such a priority." Enrolling in a summer term at GWU has the benefi t of no surprises when it comes to transfer credits, noted Vice President for Enrollment Management Dean T. Clark. "Undergraduate students are guaranteed the credits they earn will apply to their current degree program at Gardner-Webb," he affi rmed. For traditional undergraduate and graduate students, the fi rst summer session is May 17-June 20, and the second session is June 21-July 25. The 10- week term is May 17-July 25. The eight-week summer term for GWU online undergraduate program is May 24-July 25. Courses are offered in the Godbold College of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Sciences. Classes will also be offered in Physician Assistant program, School of Divinity and Master of Business Administration 10-month program. For help selecting a course, or for more information about the summer programs, contact the Student Success Center at 704-406-4563 or email advising@gardner-webb. edu. 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