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Big Brutus wrench thief repents with cabinet donation
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From left, Big Brutus Manager Joe Manns, Big Brutus Inc. Board Member Jim Lovell, and Evan Strum place a five-foot long, 67-pound ratchet wrench — which Evans borrowed without permission for several years — in a special cabinet that Evans recently built and donated to Big Brutus. - photo by Larry Hiatt
WEST MINERAL, Kan. — College life indiscretions have a way of staying with folks, sometimes for decades. It was 40 years ago when the Pitt State ROTC students were acquiring the art of repelling with grappling hooks, the challenge being from the roof of Russ Hall. Following the successful repel at PSU, the students thought it would be interesting to try their skills at repelling on Big Brutus.