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Mars Hill, North Carolina
Friday, December 14, 1990
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^fund-raising dinner was held Satur-
night, Nov. 17, in the MHC cafeteria
Hot Springs Health Program officials
Jrmally announce plans for remodel-
the community’s medical building
I naming it the W. Otis Duck Medical
Iter in honor of Dr. Duck, native of
Hison County and mayor of Mars Hill.
“We have been inspired by the ex-
ple of Dr. Duck’s exceptional work
I faithful service among the people of
rs Hill, Madison County, and the sur-
nding area,’’ said Gary Lewis, Execu-
Director of the HSHP. “We are
nmitted to advancing the tradition of
^ellence which he set in patient care.
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lainder of this century and into the
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all not hunger, ari'^'^Q^ the proposed facilities.
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or stars. Christ w^*^^® many of Dr. Duck’s professional
port us, and guid^'®®9^®®> members of his family,
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to prepare a plac^ Ramsey, former Speaker of the
\gain, and rece/Ve'^®® ^*^® North Carolina General As-
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mes to you and ^or an onslaught of skiers,
join into the King^'^’ ,®" needed is Mother
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from their eyes; ^®'’temperatures and snow.
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is in the love of weekend; however, un-
tor the mercy of weather melted those
to eternal life '^ow, the resort officials are “play-
y it by ear,” hoping for conditions
tion Centers; and Dr. William Laupus,
former dean of the East Carolina Univer
sity School of Medicine.
The honoree. Dr. Otis Duck, is an
MHC alumnus and member of the Board
of Trustees. He has strong ties with the
college since he is a descendant of
Berry Duck, one of its founders.
Upon his retirement in 1986, Dr.
Duck received an honorary degree.
Doctor of Humane Letters, awarded by
the college in appreciation for 40 years
of “caring ministry” to the students,
faculty, and staff of the college as well
as the citizens of Mars Hill and the sur
rounding area.
When Dr. Duck retired from active
medical practice, he and his partner. Dr.
Ernest Powell, gave the building in
which they operated their medical prac
tice to the college, which sold it to the
Hot Springs Health Program. The facility
has been used for a family medicine
practice since that time.
The medical building was con
structed in 1946 on Chestnut Street. It
has examining rooms, a central waiting
room, doctor’s offices, a laboratory, a
file room, and other facilities. The park
ing area beside the building will accom
modate approximately 30 cars.
The medical staff and the board of
directors of the HSHP have decided to
enlarge the building, upgrade its
facilities, and expand the parking lot.
The expected cost of the project is be
tween $250,000 and $300,000. Plans to
begin remodeling are set for the sum
mer of 1991. Completion time for the
project is estimated at eight months.
more suitable. Wolf Laurel has the
capability of making its own snow, but
in order to do so the temperature must
be well below freezing for three or four
nights in a row, and the ground must be
come frozen. Until those conditions are
reached, the opening of the 1990-91
skiing season will be on hold.
Wolf Laurel has undergone some
major changes during the last two years.
Currently it is in a 10-year improvement
plan directed by Sepp Gmuender, presi
dent and general manager. Under his
guidance three new slopes have been
added, making a dozen altogether. A
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Alpha Chi Inducts New Members
Machelle Cathey
Co-editor
The North Carolina Epsilon Chapter
of Alpha Chi held its Induction
Ceremony and I nstallation of Officers on
Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Western Steer
Family Steakhouse In Mars Hill.
Alpha Chi is a national honor
scholarship society designed to
promote honor, academic excellence,
and exemplary character among stu
dents in all academic divisions.
Mars Hill students of junior or senior
standing who are in the top five percent
of their class and have a grade point
average of at least 3.5 are eligible for
membership.
Students inducted into Alpha Chi in
clude Tammy Lynn Condrey, Robert
Richard Cothran, Jennifer Enrich, David
Lisenbee, Theresa Diane Mathis, Russell
Scott Peters, Timothy Arnold Plaut,
Audra Kay Sprouse, Janet Rosemaria
Ward Staton, David Michael Vaughn,
and Angela Sue Voss.
Officers installed for the 1990-91
academic year were Michelle Hutt,
President; Michael Vaughn, Vice Presi
dent; Amy Marlowe, Secretary; and Tim
Plaut, Treasurer.
Faculty sponsors of the North
Carolina Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Chi
are Professor Winona Bierbaum, Dr.
Noel Kinnamon, Dr. Robert Melvin, and
Dr. Jim Lenburg.
At Thursday’s ceremony. Alpha Chi
recognized Dr. Harley Jolley, Professor
of History at Mars Hill, for his support of
Houston Jordan, Amy Lee Marlowe,
Annie Beth Parrish, Patrick Elgando
Prince, Jennifer Lynn Stamey, Dawn
Noel Tyler, Jeffrey Lamar Wakefield,
John Joshua Wood, and Elke Sabine
Worley.
Active members of Alpha Chi in ad
dition to those inducted include Dana
Dale Bridges, Shannon Elissa Ferguson
Goodman, Rebecca Gay Horner,
Michelle Denise Hutt, Brenda Lewis
academic excellence. Dr. Jolley has
written two books about the history of
the Appalachian Region.
Dr. C. Earl Leininger, Vice President
for Academic Affairs and Dean of the
College, was the keynote speaker at the
ceremony. Entertainment was provided
by Alpha Chi members David Jordan
and Michael Vaughn. Alpha Chi Presi
dent Michelle Hutt closed the evening
with a challenge to the members.
Angel Tree Provides Gifts for Needy
From Staff Reports
Have you noticed the Angel Tree in
Wren College Union and wondered why
it is there? The Angel Tree has the pur
pose of giving presents to special
children In the Mars Hill community who
may have a limited Christmas or no
Christmas at all.
Individuals, groups of friends, frater
nities, or sororities can pick an angel off
the tree and purchase a gift for that child
according to the information on the
angel.
After purchasing a gift, it is to be
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