THE CITY OF SUGAR HILL is presenting an exhibition from the Brenau University Permanent Art Collection. The exhibit is available to view in the intimate Sugar Hill Art Gallery during business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) through May 11. This features works by artists who played pivotal roles in the shifting American art world in the years following World War II and spans the styles of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and Pop Art. Some of the artists included in the show are Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith, and Salvador Dali. Among those on display is this work by Andy Warhol, entitled Mao, Screenprint on Paper, 1974.
BREAKING NEWSBrand Bank To Be Acquired by Renasant Bank
GwinnettForum has learned that the Brand Bank, Gwinnett’s oldest bank, founded in 1905, is to be acquired by Renasant Corporation, a Mississippi-based banking company. Renasant has multiple locations in Georgia.
Reports say that the merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, and is valued at $453 million. Brand Bank has approximately $2.4 billion in assets. Renasant, which traces back to 1904, has $9.8 billion in assets with 180 offices in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. Both figures are as of December 31,2017.
TODAY’S FOCUS: A Visit to Israel Turns Out To Be Quite Complicated with Surprises
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fulton Leads Georgia in Population Growth; Gwinnett Ranks Second
ANOTHER VIEW: Hawking and Graham Both Pondered the Mysteries of Life
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: We Need More Unfiltered Information About Positions of Candidates
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UPCOMING: County Seeking Poll Workers at Two Sites Next Week
NOTABLE: Women’s Clubs To Collect Items for Domestic Violence Victims
RECOMMENDED: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Burrison Is Credited with Keeping Folk Pottery Traditions Alive
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Mystery Photo with Few Clues
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Multicultural Festival Coming Soon in Duluth
A visit to Israel turns out to be quite complicated with surprises
Hoffman in Israel.
By Howard Hoffman
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. | “Complicated” is a simplistic word that barely describes the many layers of Israel and its people.
Returning recently from a 12 day group tour-de-force, there were surprises, confirmations and a humbling sense of history dating back several millennia.
A few years after the United Nations adopted a partition plan for Israel, which was a two-state solution rejected by Palestinians, my Hebrew high school shared a program to plant trees in the new State of Israel at a cost of $1 each. My youthful assumption was that there would be a tree with a sign: Howard E. Hoffman. Although reality soon won out, more than six decades later, I felt it was time to see “my tree” and all that is Israel even as an non-observant Jew.
Jerusalem is home to more than 800,000, the country’s largest and most celebrated city with countless religious icons sacred to Jews, Muslims, Christians and others. Some are side-by-side, others in close proximity in the Old City.
The Western Wall (the remnants of the Second Temple of King Solomon) is familiar to many as this is where Jews go to pray—segregated by men and women. They leave prayers stuffed into openings in the Wall. Friday night, the beginning of Sabbath, this area was awash with people praying, dancing and celebrating.
The Church of the Sepulcher is the place Jesus was crucified. It was jammed with tourists from all over the world. One German tour guide had a flag and sign that said, “Follow Me.” At no time did there appear to be anyone doing as his sign suggested. He was alone.
The City Market was jammed with every day with foo—baked goods, cheeses, fish, vegetables and people. It was hard not to have one of everything.
“Swimming” in the Dead Sea was a lifetime experience as the high salinity makes it impossible to do anything but float. The hard part was trying to stand when the floating was done.
A side trip took us to Bethlehem in the Palestinian West Bank, four miles outside Jerusalem. Security was tight and lines were long and people solemn on the visit to the area where Jesus was purported to have been born. A star marks the spot in what is called The Cave, as the area of that time 2,000 years ago has been built over with a church. Palestinian hawkers were everywhere selling touristy stuff like hats, the “much needed” flutes, necklaces, et al.
It was enjoyable talking to local men about their everyday life. One of the livelier merchants said he had a girlfriend in New Jersey. I spent about ten minutes engaged with one salesman. Just when I thought we’d connected, he asked me to buy a hat for $5. I gave him $5 and said he could keep the hat. Undeterred he said, “How about two hats for $10?”
It is impossible to pick one site over another as a favorite, but the Yad Vashem (Holocaust) Museum was a sobering and demoralizing experience.
The people were like New York City on steroids. The street food of Falafel and Shawarma were everywhere and really no better than one can get in Atlanta. Like everything else, it just cost more in this surprisingly expensive country.
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Fulton leads Georgia in population growth; Gwinnett ranks second
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
APRIL 6, 2018 | The big keep getting bigger.
That’s what the new Census Estimates of population growth tell us. Big old Fulton County has beaten Gwinnett County in the actual number of new residents from one year to another for the second straight year.
Fulton gained 17,175 new residents in 2017, a growth rate of 1.7 percent, whereas Gwinnett gained 13,159 people, or a 1.5 percent growth rate. In 2017, the Census showed Fulton gained 15,407 residents, to Gwinnett’s 14,964. Two years ago, when the 2016 gains in population were reported, Gwinnett County led in growth, 17,665 to 14,103 for Fulton County.
These two counties led all of Georgia in actual growth for the last several years. While some people have predicted that Gwinnett would some day pass Fulton County in population, Fulton‘s new surge in growth raises some questions about that. The growth in both North Fulton and South Fulton has done well lately.
Remember, too, that Fulton County, as President Trump would say, is HUUUGE, really Huge in land area in Metro Atlanta. It now consists of the original Fulton County, plus it consists of two more bankrupt counties having been added to its territory back during the Depression. That was Milton County to the north, and Campbell County to the south. Fulton now totals 534 square miles, whereas Gwinnett has less space, a total of 437 square miles.
With Fulton’s growth continuing strong, about the only way Gwinnett will pass Fulton might be that if the Milton, and even Campbell, county areas would become separate counties again. There’s talk of that, but it could not happen without legislative action.
Note the tables showing the growth in the last year. All the big action in actual population growth is in the Atlanta Metro area, except for Columbia County down near Augusta.
North Georgia even comes out well when you consider the counties with the highest percent growth rate. Lumpkin County leads this list, growing 4.3 percent in the last year. It’s followed by Jackson County, growing at 3.9 percent. You might call this spill-over from Gwinnett, as you might also include Forsyth County in this spill-over, since Forsyth was ranked third at 3.6 percent. Barrow’s growth might also be considered spill-over from Gwinnett, at 2.6 percent.
But even tiny Union County grew by 3.5 percent, up to 23,459 residents.
The only two counties with high percent growth not in North Georgia are Bryan County (Pembroke), overflowing from Savannah, and Columbia County, which is part of the metro Augusta area. These two counties grew at a respective rate of 3.4 percent and 2.8 percent.
Gwinnett first got its reputation as a fast-growth county in the late 1970s, when its 1970 population was 72,349, and when its big growth ranked it first in the nation in percent growth in counties of under 100,000 population. We learned of this when we got a call from my friend, the publisher of the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun, Mike Pate, who first off said to me, “Congratulations!”
“For what?” I asked.
“Gwinnett County is Number One in percent of population growth in the nation,” he had just learned.
“How do you know?”
“We in Horry County are Number Two.”
That’s how the ballyhoo of Gwinnett being Number One began, and has continued for many years.
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Hawking and Graham both pondered the mysteries of life
By Debbie Houston
Contributing columnist
LILBURN, Ga. | While we gaze at a starry night, what mysteries do the heavens hold? Is it the Big Bang theory of creation, or God’s Biblical description? Or both?
Whereas the physics of the cosmos is based on theories reinforced by mathematics, religious faith is based upon that which is unseen. We recently lost giants in both fields: Stephen Hawking who died at 76 in March, and Billy Graham who died at 99 in February.
Hawking was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist. You probably know him for his theory on black holes, regions of space with gravitational effects so strong that nothing can escape them, not even light.
Hawking wrote A Brief History of Time. Black holes explained were like something from the 60s Twilight Zone. Host Rod Serling might say, “Imagine if you will, black holes that suck up everything in their path, and there’s no escape.”
When Hawking lacked evidence to support an idea, he’d referred to God as an agent. Though he didn’t believe in God’s existence, he used Him as a handy metaphor. He could be wrong, he noted. Many renowned physicists have been wrong. I found humility in those statements. In 2014 Hawking called the alleged loss of information in black holes his “biggest blunder.”
“If we discover a complete theorem,” he wrote, “it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason. For then we should know the mind of God.” As metaphor, I’m sure!
Billy Graham was an evangelical preacher. He accepted Christ at a young age and went on to spread the gospel in 185 countries. He wasn’t a typical modern-day televangelist: He didn’t preach prosperity or stage fake healings. No, he preached the Resurrection at large rallies which were broadcast on radio and television. According to his website, more than 210 million people received his message of salvation. He also insisted that his rallies be integrated as early as the 50s in the South.
I was a bored teen during summer months, but when Graham’s broadcasts came on, I didn’t change the channel. With the hum of a window fan in the background, my family quietly listened to Graham’s commanding voice.
During a TED Talk webcast in the 90s, Graham spoke on the nature of the human soul and its yearning for God. He also stated the belief that science and faith are compatible.
Next time you gaze into a starry night, think of the giant in the wheelchair and the giant with the Southern accent. And ponder the mysteries of life.
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We need more unfiltered information about positions of candidates
Editor, the Forum:
The original reason for public education was to establish an informed electorate. In a democracy, knowledge is essential. Voters need to understand the intricacies of our constitutional republic. We need to understand our responsibilities of being voters in our democracy. Voting requires the hard work of researching candidates and then applying our knowledge of how government should work to make informed decisions.
The GwinnettForum is to be applauded for publishing candidate interviews. We need more of our media to publish unfiltered information about the positions of local, state, and federal candidates. Only then can we be the truly informed citizens that is required in a democracy.
— Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
Bravo for Michael Woods and his understanding of gun ownership
Editor, the Forum:
Bravo, Michael Wood. Finally we find someone who understands the meaning of gun ownership.
You nailed it when you said gun owners need to be responsible for owning a gun. Responsibility and common sense go hand in hand. I just wish those who argue that the government is out to take your guns away would understand that no one wants a repeat of Nazi Germany in the 30s where guns were confiscated from law abiding German citizens.
What we need are common sense laws for owning a gun in this country and taking responsibility when you become a gun owner. I can’t think of a use for an automatic weapon unless we are at war. However, I leave those types of weapons to professionals like the police and military who know how to use them in war-like situations.
The regular rifle or pistol for the average gun owner should be enough for one to use for sporting events (like skeet or target shooting), hunting or protecting yourself or home. Every gun owner should have a gun safe along with gun locks to prevent theft and intentional or accidental shootings and to keep away from kids..
What’s needed now is better comprehensive mental health for those people who are troubled with their compulsive behavior and give them outlets that are safe for them and society and maybe there would be less killings on a massive level.
— Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville
Fascinating to read of another GwinnettForum birthday
Editor, the Forum:
It’s fascinating to read about the GwinnettForum’s 18th birthday. All the best on this birthday, and may there be many more. You inspire so many of us.
— Hill Jordan, Sautee-Nachoochee.
Editor, the Forum:
Big congratulations on the GwinnettForum’s 18th anniversary. Here’s to many more years of benefits to your many readers.
— Larry Zani, Kaiserslauten, Germany
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County seeking poll workers at 2 sites next week
Gwinnett citizens who want to serve the community and be engaged in the electoral process are encouraged to attend Gwinnett County’s poll official hiring events on April 10 in Duluth and April 12 in Buford.
The Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections Division is looking for citizens of all backgrounds, but has an urgent need for bilingual poll workers, particularly Spanish speakers.
Lynn Ledford, Gwinnett County supervisor of elections says: “We need to staff more than 150 polling locations in Gwinnett County for the upcoming elections, and federal law also requires us to have bilingual polling officials. We’re reaching out to the community to recruit citizens to get involved. It’s a great opportunity to see what happens on Election Day, plus you can gain valuable work experience and earn $75 to $300 per day.”
The hiring events are set for:
- Tuesday, April 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth.
- Thursday, April 12 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at OneStop Buford, 2755 Sawnee Ave., Buford.
Applicants must be at least 16 years old, a U.S. citizen and be able to read, write and speak English. They also must be a Gwinnett County resident or a Gwinnett County government employee, and they must have access to a computer for required online training.Interested citizens are encouraged to apply online at www.gwinnettcountyjobs.com prior to the event.
Upsilon Alpha Omega and Pearls of Service Plaplan skating to cure cancer
Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. To support this effort, Upsilon Alpha Omega and Gwinnett Pearls of Service will host their annual skating party called Roll Bounce to Cure Cancer. American Cancer Society provides research, information and assistance to those individuals and families affected by cancer.
This year the event will take place on Friday, April 13 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., at Skate-A- Long USA, 744 Beaver Ruin Road, Lilburn. Tickets are $10 (includes skate rental) and are available for purchase online at http://bit.ly/2018rollbounceforacure or can be purchased at the door. Come have fun skating down memory lane while helping to raise funds for Relay for Life. This is a family friendly event and we encourage public support.
Supporting Relay For Life of Gwinnett is a signature community service activity for Upsilon Alpha Omega. To date, UAO has raised over $128,000 for the American Cancer Society. UAO president Andria S. Daniels said, “the sorority continues to do this event because it brings the community together to support a wonderful cause to assure in our lifetime we all have MORE birthdays.”
Additionally, Upsilon Alpha Omega members will be collecting donations of backpacks and school supplies in support of the International Office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated One Million Backpack Initiative.
Women’s Clubs to collect items for domestic violence victims
On Saturday, April 28 thousands of members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in Georgia (GFWC) will be out in their local communities collecting personal care items for local domestic violence shelters and raising awareness of our national signature project: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention.
GFWC’s Lawrenceville Woman’s Club members will be in the empty lot on the corner of East Pike Street and North Clayton Street located at 188 W. Pike Street in Lawrenceville from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. greeting the public, sharing information about local resources for victims and collecting personal care items for victims of all ages. That includes diapers sizes 4, 5 and 6, baby wipes, body wash for adults and babies, deodorant, paper towels, toilet paper, Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, bleach, laundry detergent, hand soap, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, shaving cream, shavers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, oven mitts, dish towels, scouring pads, etc.
Every nine seconds in the U.S. a woman is assaulted or beaten. Studies also show that 3-4 million children between the ages of 3-17 are at risk of exposure to domestic violence each year. This abusive behavior has devastating effects on our society and impacts individuals in every community across America.
GFWC Georgia members have chosen this day – April 28 – during Volunteers in Action Week as our GFWC Georgia Day of Service to be a visible force in our local communities helping domestic violence victims break the cycle of violence and allow them and their families to thrive on their road to recovery.
Georgia Piedmont Youth Orchestra now open for auditions
Now in its fifth season, and currently under the baton of Sergio Rodriguez, the Georgia Piedmont Youth Orchestra will present its Spring Concert April 15 at 7 p.m. at Centennial High School Auditorium, 9310 Scott Road, Roswell.
While auditions are normally held in August, interested students may apply anytime online at GPYOA.org. Audition applications and requirements may be found on the website.
The advantages of becoming a member include: rehearsing from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evenings in the North Fulton area, playing with other outstanding musicians in a full orchestra setting, and performing challenging professional level repertoire, while building valuable experience for college applications. The orchestra performs several concerts a year, including both formal and run-out shows. The repertoire includes symphonies, overtures, and standard concert selections.
Maestro Rodriguez has extensive experience conducting orchestras in the United States since 1997. His passion for conducting came through as he successfully made his debut as a conductor of the Acadian Symphony Youth Orchestra in Lafayette, La. He has been appointed as the new orchestra director at Milton High School. He has conducted at Carnegie Hall, and was selected to conduct the American String Teacher Association National Orchestra Festival.
Mr. Rodriguez was named Best Teacher of the Year by the Atlanta Family Award for Excellence in Education in 2010. He is founder and conductor of the Dougherty County (Ga.) Youth Symphony Orchestra. As a violinist, Mr. Rodriguez performs regularly with the Atlanta Virtuosi, and the Symphonies of Valdosta, Macon, and Albany (Ga.). He has performed with a number of orchestras in Georgia, Louisiana, Central America and New England, and he has written music for chamber orchestras.
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On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Reviewed by Michael Wood, Peachtree Corners: The author offers more than the usual laments about America’s current politics; he offers actionable suggestions for maintaining our country’s historic democracy and rule of law. You can read this short book of 20 chapters in a couple of hours, but you may want to study it for hours, as I did in a seniors’ class at Emory University. Snyder posted his own summary of the ‘Twenty Lessons’ on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/timothy.david.snyder/posts/1206636702716110). This current ‘moment’ in our national life, including our political life, seems fraught with danger for our constitutional democracy. Learning the “Twenty Lessons” and acting upon them should enable concerned Americans to: 1) resist a political shift to national victimhood in need of a strongman to fix the country; and 2) gain insight and formulate personal plans to maintain and strengthen American democracy. The full title is On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.
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Burrison is credited with keeping folk pottery traditions alive
The folklorist John A. Burrison is Regents’ Professor of English and director of the folklore curriculum at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His publications include From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia (2010); Roots of a Region: Southern Folk Culture(2007); Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South (1989); and Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery (1983), the definitive work on the subject.
Burrison
In addition to teaching and publishing, Burrison is the curator of Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, a permanent exhibition in the Goizueta Folklife Gallery of the Atlanta History Museum. He also curates the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia in Sautee Nacoochee.
Burrison is credited with helping to keep alive Georgia’s folk pottery tradition by encouraging potters and stimulating collector interest in their work. In recognition of his contributions and commitment to the study of Georgia folk traditions, he received the Governor’s Award in the Humanities in 1987.
John Abraham Burrison was born on October 11, 1942, in Philadelphia, Penn., to Ruth Altman and Maurice Steelman Burrison. His family spent the summers at his grandfather’s cottage in Arden, Del., and it was there that Burrison had an early encounter with the folk and blues musician known as Leadbelly. In 1947, during the early period of America’s folk music revival, a “hootenanny,” or folk music gathering, took place in the backyard of the cottage. Leadbelly was one of the participants, and he lulled the young Burrison to sleep with the song “Good Night, Irene.” Later, the experience became more meaningful to Burrison when, as a teenager, he developed an interest in folk and traditional music.
Burrison attended Pennsylvania State University, where his study of folklore began with a course on the musical ballad taught by Samuel Bayard, an internationally known folklorist. Burrison soon discovered a range of other folk traditions that captivated his intellectual curiosity, and he began publishing his own journal, Folkways. In 1964 he began graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Folklore and Folklife.
Meanwhile, in Atlanta, the English department at Georgia State University was eager to start a folklore program for undergraduates. In 1966 the school hired Burrison to construct a curriculum for what would become the only substantial university folklore program in Georgia. Soon, he and his students were conducting fieldwork to collect and catalog aspects of vernacular cultural traditions across the state. Those files became the basis of the Georgia Folklore Archives, the only intensive statewide effort to document Georgia’s folk traditions, and they now form part of the study archive at the Atlanta History Center.
(To be continued)
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Here’s another Mystery Photo with few clues
For the second consecutive edition, the Mystery Photo might be considered tough. At least there are a few clues looking out at you this week. And just where is this tranquil spot? Muster up your thinking and send your thoughts of the mystery to elliott@brack.net, and include your address.
The Mystery Photo in the last edition drew no correct answers. After all, it was a tough photo to decipher, in that there were few landmarks to spot. The mystery is now solved in that it was taken by Jerry Colley of Alpharetta and is the Indian Springs State Park at Flovilla, Ga., near Jackson, Ga. Indian Springs State Park is a 528-acre Georgia state park.
The park is named for its several springs, which the Creek Indians used for centuries to heal the sick. It is one of the oldest state parks in the nation, drawing people to its mineral rich healing waters and tranquil natural setting, offering a journey through time from its Creek Indian origins to the stone buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC). Park guests can enjoy wading in Sandy Creek, walking nature trails or biking to nearby Dauset Trails. A small museum, open seasonally, highlights Creek Indians, the resort era and CCC history. Cottages and campsites may be reserved for overnight stays.
Smart Driver Workshop to help drivers understand new vehicle safety technologies and how to use them will be Tuesday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Collins Hill Branch Library, 45 Camp Perrin Road in Lawrenceville. Drivers will learn how the benefits of these technologies may enhance their driving safety and extend their safe driving years. The workshop is free, but reservations are requested by RSVPing o events@gwinnettpl.org. For more information, call 770-978-5154.
Vegetable Gardening Workshop will be Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 at the Suwanee Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library. Timothy Daly, UGA Extension Agent, will discuss the vegetables that can be grown in the area, and give pointers on how to produce a bountiful harvest. He will also present the program at the Hamilton Mill Branch Library on April 17 at 6:30. Both sessions are free and open to the public. Registration is requested. To RSVP, go to events@gwinnettpl.org. For more information, please visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.
(NEW) Gwinnett Multicultural Festival at Shorty Howell Park in Duluth, will be on April 29 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The free event will feature live performances from across the globe, kids’ activities, and other fun events. County agencies will have tables, booths, and staff to answer your questions. The police and fire departments will also have some of their specialized vehicles for you to check out. Shorty Howell Park is located at 2750 Pleasant Hill Road.
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