THERE WILL BE MANY RUBBER DUCKS in the water at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center on Saturday, September 10 as the Rotary Club of South Gwinnett hosts a fund raiser, a Duck Derby. Gwinnett businesses have sponsored this fun, family event, while individuals are adopting ducks for only $5 each. All are invited to come to this free event, scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. to swim and to watch the ducks race. The actual duck race occurs at 3 p.m., while pool games, a food truck and a DJ will add to the fun. Approximately 5,000 ducks will be launched from a slide into a lazy river which is part of the aquatic center. The ducks will flow into a catch basin and the first three finishers will be awarded prizes. The first place prize is $2,500, the second place prize is $1,000, and the third place prize is $500. Proceeds will go towards the club’s local and international programs for children and youth. The South Gwinnett Rotary Club, founded in 1982, is known for its service to the community and support for such organizations as the Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club, Corley Elementary School, and the Brookwood High School Interact Club. To learn more and to adopt a duck, visit www.gwinnettduckderby.com.
IN THIS EDITIONTODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Nature Photographers Group Meets Monthly in Lawrenceville
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Late-in-Life Book Publication is “Highlight” for Mary Anna Bryan
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: Suwanee To Reveal Plans for New Park in the City on September 7
NOTABLE: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church Welcomes New Pastor
RECOMMENDED: The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Publication Begun in 1926 Seeks to Preserve Info on City and State
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why You Can’t Confuse Excellence with Perfection
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wow! Take a Look at the Sleuthing To Identify the Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: City of Suwanee Plans Remembrance Day To Commemorate 9/11
CALENDAR: Symposium on Public Health Coming to Georgia Archives
TODAY’S FOCUS
Georgia nature photographers meet monthly in Lawrenceville
By John Criminger | The Georgia Nature Photographers Association (GNPA) is dedicated to helping nature photographers of all skill levels improve their photography, learn and grow, meet other outdoor photographers, participate in great trips and events, help others understand the value of the natural world, and give focus to a special area of interest in photography.
The GNPA is an active and rapidly growing club of nature photographers that covers Georgia and includes members from several other states. GNPA has chapters on the coast, across the central part of Georgia, and three chapters in the Atlanta area, in Smyrna, Roswell and Lawrenceville. We’d like more, because we know a local club is the best way to reach out and include more people who love nature photography and want to learn and take trips with others with their interests.
The Northeast Atlanta Chapter is the largest of six chapters around Georgia, including Griffin, Savannah and Pine Mountain. The monthly meetings are always informative and feature regional and national nature photographers who critique photos, generously share photography and post processing insights and techniques with you, and more.
We invite you to visit our monthly meetings, normally the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December, when we combine for a Christmas Party. We meet in Lawrenceville at Cornerstone Co-working, 279 West Crogan Street.
We have had exhibits in places like Suwanee, Fernbank, and Callaway Gardens. In October, we will be exhibiting at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. That one will includes 24 nature photographs along with a painting of each one done by artists from the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance. Also in September and October, the winning photographs from the Callaway exhibit will be on display in the Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville. On October 15, we will have GNPA members at the Aurora for more information on the pictures and our activities.
Check out our past MeetUps and the photo albums of our chapter activities. To view our MeetUp page go to www.meetup.com/Northeast-Atlanta-GNPA-Chapter. You can join our MeetUp group without belonging to GNPA; however, some activities such as field trips, print competitions and some workshops are ONLY open to GNPA Members. You can also find us at www.GNPA.org. There you can read more about our activities. You can also join GNPA on this site.
We have many photo competitions for members where they can earn recognition, win awards, and get recognition.
The GNPA adds to the fun with a huge annual get-together called the Annual Expo. That’s when members and participants meet for a weekend at a great venue, hold photo excursions, enjoy great food and meeting facilities. For this event, we bring in major nature photographers as keynote speakers who give you valuable insights, show you new and better techniques, and inspire us with great images.
At the Annual Expo, we also have our annual photo competition where winners are recognized with sizable cash prizes and equipment. For those who don’t compete and would still like a chance to take home the goodies, we raffle off hundreds of dollars worth of equipment to members. You have the opportunity to leave with some great new equipment when you attend. And we guarantee you’ll go away with new skills and places to go!
We are a friendly, open club that wants your feedback, good and bad. We are absolutely dedicated to doing it the right way! Comments and suggestions are always appreciated, so feel free to take the time to let the GNPA know your thoughts.
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Late-in-life book publication is “highlight” for Mary Anna Bryan
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | After a lifetime of teaching school and raising a family, what’s it like to see your book published after you have retired?
That’s what we asked Mary Anna Bryan of Lawrenceville recently. She had her novel, Cardinal Hill, published by Mercer University Press. The publication came after she was awarded their Ferrell Sams Award for Fiction in 2014 for one of the best books of the year. However, the actual printing of the book was not until August of 2016, with no reason given for the gap.
“It’s the highlight of my life,” says Mary Anna, a retired English teacher. “It’s something of a miracle to have it published. Maybe one of 3,000 submissions are published annually, so it’s amazing to come in later life.” Mary Anna is 85, and in good health.
Bryan
She started writing the book years ago, then laid it aside for two decades, finishing it in 2000. She then finished a half of another novel, and joined a new critique group, which made her feel like she was “really getting somewhere.” It was suggested she submit her manuscript to Mercer, and she was surprised when it won the 2014 award.
She’s had a warm response, “even two fan letters,” she laughs. But Mercer doesn’t promote the book much other than through its catalog, and she’s been quietly promoting it. “It’s the most unsavory chore I ever had. I’m not a salesperson. I am very uncomfortable doing this. But I am trying.”
One reader review on Amazon says: “This masterfully and evocatively written story captivated me from the first sentence. I highly recommend it! The author created fully developed characters and the tenor of the times in the South in the 1930-40s with great descriptive powers.”
Mary Anna says: “That was awfully nice.”
Ms. Bryan has four children, two living in Atlanta, another in Fort Worth and a fourth one in Pilot Mountain, N.C. Her husband was the late Gainer Bryan.
Her father was school principal. She grew up on a farm seven miles from Augusta. The house on the book cover is the one she grew up in. A brother took care of milking cows, and she picked through her grandfather’s books and read a lot. “We had sets of books, and I read Galsworthy, Twain, Eliot.” While in high school, a teacher chose her theme to read out loud in class. “It made me think I might could write.”
Today her favorite authors are Barbara Pym, Flannery O’Connor and Jane Austen.
After college at Agnes Scott, it was marriage, English teaching and raising children.
Today she’s thinking of going back to her unfinished novel. “It’s about three women who live together in college, and meet after 30 years. I may take it up again.”
Mary Anna gets nostalgic about her past. “I wish we could take the good aspects from other generations and perpetuate them. I say this coming from the Silent Generation, those born from 1925-45. These people are serious minded, stress religion, often are naïve, are children of the Depression, respect authority, have a strong work ethic and are loyal. Today’s generation seems irresponsible, and questions civic-mindedness.”
What would she say to aspiring writer? “Join the Atlanta Writer’s Club. It has 700 members, and meet in small critique groups. If it hadn’t been in such a group I would not have re-worked my novel. You get an honest opinion from them, even with suggestions of how to market it. It is invaluable.”
Congratulations, Mary Anna Bryan. Gwinnett is proud of you.
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UPCOMINGSuwanee to reveal plans for new park in the city on Sept. 7
The City of Suwanee invites citizens, stakeholders, and otherwise interested parties to an open house on Wednesday, September 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Suwanee City Hall as the city reveals the plans for Suwanee’s next great park.
Early this summer, the city asked citizens for their input regarding the new communal space. The approximate 20-acre site (locally known as the DeLay Property) located behind the Suwanee library and PlayTown Suwanee on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, was purchased in 2002 as an early acquisition in the Open Space Initiative.
A brainstorming session with consultants and City Hall staff was conducted in mid-May, while stakeholder interviews, man-on-the-street-style interviews, and surveys were collected online and at popular Town Center Park events during the month of June.
The result of this planning, known as Town Center West, will be presented at the September 7 open house.
“We received over one thousand completed surveys from citizens with ideas for the new park,” said Suwanee Assistance City Manager Denise Brinson. “What we will be presenting at the open house is a draft of the concept plan; we’re still asking for input, and hope to have a finalized plan in the near future.”
The concept plan shows a mixture of urban and rural environments. Town Center Park West will feature a signature bridge element over a small lake/water feature, an open plaza and lawn area, and sandpit volleyball courts. The biggest change this area will see is the realignment of Main Street. The wooded area along the existing Brushy Creek Greenway will stay, and much of the 20 acres will remain undisturbed.
The open house will not include a formal presentation, but City staff and consultants will be on hand to answer questions, as well as to gather feedback.
Lawrenceville plans “Paws in the Park” on Sept. 10
The City of Lawrenceville is partnering with Camp Bow Wow of Lawrenceville to celebrate its first “Paws in the Park” event from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 10. Sponsored by PetSmart, the event will take place on the Lawrenceville Lawn, located at 210 Luckie Street. Proceeds will be donated to the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) organization providing urgent medical care funds to dogs who are either homeless or whose owners cannot afford to pay their veterinary bills.
A variety of pet-related businesses and vendors will be selling their products and services. Adoption and rescue groups will be present with adoptable dogs and an on-site artist will be illustrating dog portraits for interested pet owners. There will be demonstrations by the City of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County K9 units as well as presentations by Pet Trainers from Camp Bow Wow of Lawrenceville.
The event will also feature food trucks Triple Jay’s Pizza and King Kabob, along with music and other entertainment provided for pets and pet owners. Guests can expect a variety of games, activities and contests. City officials will also be offering a limited number of swag bags that include a variety of goodies, including V.I.P. tickets to the upcoming Rock’n Ribville Festival – featuring headliner Kristian Bush of Sugarland – on September 17.For more information visit www.lawrerencevillega.org.
Gateway International Food and Music Festival to be Sept. 17
Go around the world in just one day without leaving downtown Norcross, as the City of Norcross and Sponsor Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District present the Gateway International Food and Music Festival on September 17 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Lillian Webb Park. This event will showcase the region’s best multicultural talent and highlight the rich cultural contributions of Gwinnett’s diverse communities.
The festival will feature a variety of performers and showcase the area’s cultural heritage through food, dance and music. The festival will also have a craft market and a kid’s zone with fun activities for children. In addition, international and local food vendors will be selling tastes of their home countries. Also onsite will be a “Pop-Up” Norcross Community Market where festival-goers can experience this producer-only farmers market. Cultural performances will begin at 5:30 p.m. and a family movie in the park will begin at dusk.
As one of four official “welcoming cities” in Georgia, this event is a part of Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week of September 16-25. This is an annual series of events where communities bring together immigrants and U.S.-born residents in a spirit of unity to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone – including new Americans. For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com.
NOTABLEMary Our Queen Catholic Church welcomes new pastor
A new pastor at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Peachtree Corners was recently installed. Father Darragh Griffith, a native of Dublin, Ireland, is replacing Father David Dye, who retired in June. Father Griffith plans office hours Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Griffin
Father Griffith, 52, comes to the Gwinnett parish from service as pastor of Holy Family Church in Marietta, where he was pastor for nine years. He has served both rural and urban parishes over the last 19 years, including Toccoa, Commerce and in Atlanta.
He came to the United States in 1997, and is a graduate of Terenure College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1997 by Archbishop Donoghue in St. Pius in Dublin, his home parish.
DNR names Gwinnett’s Tompkins as 2016 Ranger of the Year
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division named Corporal Eddie Tompkins, who is assigned to Gwinnett County, as the 2016 Ranger of the Year. Corporal John Evans, who works in Glynn County on the coast, received the James R. Darnell Award as the runner-up to Ranger of the Year.
Tompkins
Tompkins earlier this year was named the 2015 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year for his outstanding enforcement efforts on busy Lake Sidney Lanier, proved his versatility off the lake last year through his ability to detect, find, and apprehend poachers.
Last year he logged 78 hunting-related complaints and 504 hours spent working wildlife enforcement. He issued 76 violator citations and apprehended an astounding 22 persons for hunting without permission. While attending to his regular duties, Tompkins was also enrolled in the Professional Management Program at Columbus State University, a program he will complete later this year.
RECOMMENDEDThe Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
Reviewed by Susan Ward, Lawrenceville | An irresistible first novel! After WWI, Tom, a young veteran, becomes a lighthouse keeper on Australia’s remote Janus Island, hours from the nearest port. The reality of war haunts him, and he enjoys the solitude of Janus. Niggling at him is a woman on the mainland, Isabel, who falls in love with him and pursues him until his love is returned and they marry. Their life on Janus is a lover’s paradise and they complete each other’s world. Alone, during the night when Tom is in the lighthouse, Isabel delivers a stillborn son, and over time, two more miscarriages take place. When she visits the three little graves at the top of the hill, Isabel thinks she is imagining it when she hears a baby’s cry. A mesmerizing tale which questions if honesty is always the best policy. Stedman’s prose is exquisite in descriptions, and the emotions of her characters.”
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GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA TIDBITPublication started in 1926 seeks to preserve info on city, state
In 1926 a group of 14 Atlantans, led by prominent attorney Walter McElreath, formed the Atlanta Historical Society (AHS). The organization’s goal was the “preservation of sources of information concerning the history of the City of Atlanta in the State of Georgia.” Membership benefits included a subscription to a yearly publication called the Atlanta Historical Bulletin, of which McElreath was the first editor.
The first issue of the Atlanta Historical Bulletin was published in September 1927 and contained information on the new society and two essays—”A Short History of the Parish of the Immaculate Conception” and “The Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children.” The AHS published the Bulletin yearly from 1927 to 1936. It contained historical essays on Atlanta and genealogical records like rosters, listings of names from tax digests, marriage records, and county resident lists. Beginning in 1930 the AHS increased publication of the Bulletin from three to four times a year.
From the start of World War II (1941-45) until the mid-1960s the Bulletin appeared sporadically, with a seven-year gap in publication from 1957 to 1965. Quarterly publication resumed in 1966. Many of the essays focused on Atlanta. The topics were diverse—architecture, the Civil War (1861-65), education, literature, medicine, music, sports, and transportation.
Contributing authors were a combination of local “amateur” historians and well-known scholars of the South. The journal also contained articles that focused on various aspects of Georgia—Cherokee County, the Western and Atlantic Railroad, the Georgia Democratic Party, the Farmers’ Alliance, colonial Georgia, Savannah, religion in early Georgia, and the legal history of Georgia, for example.
The AHS also published a number of special issues. After Margaret Mitchell died in 1949, the AHS published a special issue dedicated to her life and career. In 1977 two special issues were published—one on the African American experience in Atlanta and the other on music in Atlanta. More recently, a special issue focused on the twentieth-century American South (2001) and another issue focused on automobile racing in the South (2004).
In 1978 the Bulletin was renamed the Atlanta Historical Journal to reflect the publication’s purpose as a research-based collection of essays. In 1987 the Atlanta Historical Society broadened its mission to include more articles on the state of Georgia and the South. The publication’s name was changed for a third time to Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South to reflect the broader focus.
The longest-serving editor was Stephens Mitchell (1930-66). The well-known Atlanta historian Franklin M. Garrett was also involved with the journal for decades, serving in different capacities but primarily as editor emeritus. In 1983 Bradley Rice, a professor of history at Clayton Junior College assumed the editorship of the publication until 2001, when Craig S. Pascoe, an assistant professor of history at Georgia College and State University, became the editor.
Today, the journal is published semiannually. The editorial board comprises some of the most noted scholars in southern history and academics in such fields as American studies, political science, and sociology. The journal publishes historical essays as well as works in other disciplines, including architecture, art, transportation studies, and urban studies. The journal also includes photographic essays and oral history interviews. Circulation of the journal is approximately 6,000 with most of the distribution going to members of the Atlanta History Center. More than 200 public school and college and university libraries carry the journal.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia online, go to http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Wow! What sleuthing it took to identify the recent mystery
Today’s Mystery Photo may remind you of cities in Mexico, or South America, or Europe. One additional clue: its use today may throw you off. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
Only one person got the Mystery Photo of the past right. The photo came from George Graf of Palmyra, Va. Identifying the photo correctly was one of our best Mystery Photo sleuths, Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill, who was put to the test to solve last edition mystery. Here’s what she wrote:
“OK, I am 99.9 percent sure this is the Liberty Bridge in Budapest. This was a wonderful mystery photo because I didn’t recognize the trolley (I think most of the trolleys there are yellow.) And I wasn’t sure about the bridge or the city but thought it was probably somewhere in Europe.
“But there were so many good clues!!
1) very old trolley with signage in a foreign language;
2) green bridge with ironwork that dips down in the middle;
3) green bridge that supports a trolley;
4) building with columns seen through the ironworks on the left side;
5) small green dome roof on a building at the end of the bridge;
6) a wooded hill in the background; and
7) BEST CLUE — nearly halfway through the bridge you can see a building of orange with a green thingy on top. That’s the Gellert Thermal Bath and Hotel in Budapest!
“So, it has to be the Liberty Bridge that runs across the Danube River from Buda to Pest. I looked it up and learned that the bridge was built in 1896 and has been closed for repairs all summer. I have to say that whoever sent this photo in was clever to leave off all the curly lights and eagle statues, etc., on the bridge because that would have been a real giveaway.”
Wow. At least it kept Susan out of trouble while she was sleuthing!
LAGNIAPPECity of Suwanee plans Remembrance Day to commemorate 9/11
The City of Suwanee will host a Remembrance Day ceremony on the 15th anniversary of the event on Sunday, September 11 at 3p.m. The event will take place at the Remembrance public art piece, located on the east side of Town Center Park near Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Guests are asked to stand or bring their own chairs for this brief ceremony. Police and fire vehicles will be on display before and after the ceremony.
“This event will provide a moment to pause and reflect on who we are as a nation,” said Suwanee Events and Outreach Manager Amy Doherty. “We want to honor our heroes and reflect on the significance of what this day means to our community.” For more information regarding Suwanee’s Remembrance ceremony, contact Amy Doherty at 770-904-3387 or adoherty@suwanee.com.
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Ribbon Cutting at new J.B. Williams Park in Mountain Park, Tuesday, September 6 at 3:45 p.m. This is in partnership with Mountain Park Athletic Association for a new 25-acre park including the development of a lighted baseball/softball field with central plaza and restroom and concession building, picnic pavilion, playground area, a dog park area, skate complex, and .75-mile paved, multi-purpose trail.
Grief counselor Alan Wolfelt will speak at the Gwinnett Medical Center Resource Center, 664 Duluth Highway in Lawrenceville, on September 8 at 7 p.m. The event is also co-sponsored by Wages and Sons Funeral Homes and Crematories and Gwinnett Medical Center. During the event, Wolfelt will help guests explore questions relevant to grief and mourning. To register to attend the program, go towagesandsons.com/event. (RSVPs are highly encouraged.)
National Park Paintings by Artist Lucy Brady are the subject of an exhibit in September. It is entitled “One Hundred Years of Wonder,” and features art produced by Brady over several years. A reception is scheduled September 8 beginning at 6 p.m.
Craft Market at Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth on Saturday, September 10, between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Throughout the day, experience great food and a variety of crafts, including free make n’ take projects. The market offers the opportunity for makers to be able to sell their goods and for buyers to purchase unique goods directly from their creators. The event is partnering with the Indie Craft Experience to host Made: Handcrafted Market, which is on view through September 24.
Meet master violin makers from Cremona, Italy Giorgio Grisales and Stefano Trabucchi at the North Gwinnett Art Gallery in Suwanee on Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11 at 4 p.m. Professional musicians from the Atlanta Symphony will compare the differences in sound from one instrument to another. There is no entry fee, but seats are limited. For more information, click here.
5K and Fun Run is set for September 10, hosted by the Snellville Police Explorers Post 805. This “Super Mario Kart” registration will start at 6 a.m. at the Snellville First Baptist Church. For more information, visit www.post805.org.
Made: Handcrafted Market will be on Saturday, September 10 at the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Over 75 vendors and food trucks will participate. For more information, visit www.ice-atlanta.com.
16th Annual British Car Fayre will be on Saturday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Norcross. No cost to attend. Over 400 British automobiles and motorcycles will be on display. Free parking and a shuttle service will be provided. More info:www.atlantabritishcarfayre.com.
Remembrance Ceremony at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, Sunday, September 11, at 8:30 a.m. at 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville. This is a remembrance of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 bombing. The ceremony will be put on by the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services. The speaker will be 1st Lieutenant James M. Boatfield (U.S. Army Reserves). The Gwinnett Fire Department Bagpipers will provide the music.
(NEW) No Long Lens Needed is the subject at the meeting of the Southern Wings Bird Club Monday, September 12 at 7 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville, Room A. Speaker will be Arch Baker, for 13 years a professional photographer. A sampling of Baker’s more recent work can found at abpic.smugmug.com. Learn how to use your cameras to take the perfect picture of birds, bugs, and more!
Restoring Hope Partner’s meeting and breakfast, Thursday, September 15 at 7:30 a.m. at the Norcross First United Methodist Church, 2500 Beaver Ruin Road. Restoring Hope is the campaign to engage, encourage and empower the Norcross Community Ministry. Those wanting to attend should RSVP by August 22 to kyra@norcrossco-op.org or call 770 263-0013.
(NEW) “Ethics, Epidemics and Education” is the title of a symposium on Public Health on September 17 at the Georgia Archives in Morrow. It will bring together scholars to discuss topics as diverse as Zika, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, immunization, and the Tuskegee syphilis study. Another symposium is set for the day before, entitled “Ethics, Eugenics, and Public Health in Georgia.” Both include a tour of the Archives, a panel discussion and a reception. Georgia Humanities, a sponsor of the events, looks forward to presentations by Georgia Humanities Dr. Jodie Guest, professor of the Rollins School of Public Health and School of Medicine at Emory University, and Kaye Lanning Minchew, author of A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia. For more information, visit www.georgiaarchives.org/.
Gateway International Food and Music Festival will be on September 17 from 4-8 p.m. at Lillian Webb Park in Norcross. Held in conjunction with Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week, this event will showcase the region’s best multicultural talent and highlight the rich cultural contributions of Gwinnett’s diverse communities. For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com.
30th Annual Japan Fest will take place September 17-18 at the Infinite Energy Center , 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. JapanFest Weekend will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday) and10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 404-842-0736 or visit japanfest.org.
Open House at Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Service in Lawrenceville on Sunday, September 18, from 1 until 5 p.m. The new funeral home is located at 288 Hurricane Shoals Road Northeast.
Library Temporarily Closing: Gwinnett County Public Library’s Suwanee Branch will be closed on Thursday, September 22 for the removal of the help desk. The branch will resume normal business hours on Friday, September 23. Book drops will remain open.
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