NEW DIGS: This building at 500 Pinnacle Park in Norcross will be the new home of the Norcross Cooperative Ministry after Thanksgiving. The ministry is seeking additional donations to its new capital campaign, “Beyond the Building.” The new facility will give the ministry much needed additional floor space.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross, United Way Team Up In Motel-to-Home Partnership
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Scared Early On, Why I Feel a Certain Ownership of Halloween
ANOTHER VIEW: Martha Stewart, Not Burly Men, Sell Window Treatments
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Book Recommendation So Good That He Has Started Reading Fiction
UPCOMING: County’s Census Complete Count Committee Calls Event on Nov. 2
NOTABLE: Sugarloaf Parkway To Be Widened near the Infinite Energy Center
RECOMMENDED: Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass South Georgia Has Particular Religious Customs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Commercial Rainbow Row as Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Red Kettle Kick off and Home Run Derby Saturday at Coolray Field
Norcross, United Way team up in motel-to-home partnership
By Lejla Prljaca
Executive director, Gwinnett Housing Corporation
NORCROSS, Ga. | Norcross City Council unanimously approved the allocation of $25,000 in city funds to help some 20 local families who currently live in extended-stay hotels find more stable housing.
Prljaca
The $25,000 will help fund an innovative “motel-to-home” pilot program in the City of Norcross, in partnership with the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, the Gwinnett Housing Corporation and an affordable housing initiative led by volunteers known as LiveNorcross.
Norcross Mayor Craig Newton says: “Our city’s commitment to and partnership with GICH LiveNorcross is solidified by this grant. Our council is committed to improving the quality of life for all who call Norcross home.”
A spokesman for the Gwinnett Housing Corporation, adds: “We are hoping that this pilot will allow us to show that, with minimal investment, we can assist these working families in securing permanent housing. Many of these families are paying up to $1,600 per month in these establishments, which doesn’t allow them to save money needed for deposits and first-month rent. This program will help them overcome that initial hump and move back into more stable housing.”
United Way of Greater Atlanta will match the $25,000 to kick off this initiative. The $50,000 will help selected families pay for the deposit and first month of rent. The families, which will be screened for needs, will receive ongoing mentoring to ensure they are successful as they transition to more permanent housing.
Denise Fisher, advocacy director with SVdP Georgia, says: “Our volunteers throughout the state are reporting an increasing number of families living in extended-stay motels because of the lack of affordable housing options. The families enter the motels to solve a short-term crisis, but then find themselves stuck financially and unable to get out. These motels have become the affordable housing option of last resort.”
LiveNorcross unveiled a study in May that surveyed the residents of extended-stay hotels. There are 14 such hotels within city limits, and nine of these establishments serve primarily as residential facilities. The study found that 84 percent of survey respondents indicated that the extended-stay motel is their place of residence. Some 29 percent of the residents are ages 55 and up, and 40 percent of the families living at these motels have children.
The residents of these extended-stays have jobs, but are struggling financially. They are able to pay a monthly amount in hotel stays that would be similar to what they’d pay for rentals, yet they can’t come up with the two or three months of rent that renters must pay upfront.
The $50,000 in available funds for this initiative will allow these families to move out and rent an apartment on their own, with the support of the partner organizations. The United Way of Greater Atlanta will administer the pilot, with hopes of expanding the program in the future. SVdP Georgia will lead the program and offer customized case management for the families, including assistance in accessing banking services and credit repair.
The Gwinnett Housing Corporation will house some of the homeless families referred to them by the SVdP Georgia case managers through its Pathway HOME program that offers transitional housing for homeless families with children. These affordable housing units were funded, in part by, Gwinnett County’s Community Development Program.
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Scared early on, why I feel a certain ownership of Halloween
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
OCT. 29, 2019 | From my earliest days, I‘ve always felt a certain “ownership” of Halloween.
After all, it’s my birth date.
From my earliest recollection, Halloween has always scared me. Even to this day, I have no truck to watch scary television or movies nor enjoy horror stories. Why give time to something that makes you feel uncomfortable?
The first Halloween that I recall was when I was perhaps two or three years old. We were living in Macon in an old Victorian house. People had tried to explain to me about Halloween, telling me how much fun I would have.
Yeah, sure.
What I remember on Halloween night is that lots of children kept ringing our door bell, and I along with someone else (parents? Don’t know.) would go to the door, and see all kinds of goons and goblins dressed out in horrible looking masks and outfits and with makeshift instruments.
Now recognize that this was before World War II, and that the costumes were not the sophisticated outfits that parents pay dearly for these days. These were homemade outfits that took on a sense of originality. I don’t remember a single outfit, but somewhere lurking in the background is a sense that some of these creatures were dressed in either sheets or overalls. Patchy overalls. Holes in the clothing. And carrying pitchforks and canes and other instruments in their hands. Some had their faces painted in disgusting ways.
And they all chanted the same thing: “Trick or treat?” What was that?
In addition, they were acting too, appearing really scary to my young mind. And yes, I was apprehensive, up to the point that, pretty soon, I really didn’t care much about going to the door again when that bell rang. Yet someone seemed to coax me to the door again and again, and each time, I didn’t come back the happy young boy that I should have been in that day. I came back frightened.
All this worked into the night. I remember having dreams that night about those ragamuffins coming to our porch.
Let me tell you another aspect about Halloween: If I never see another orange, white and brown Halloween cake, it will be too soon for me. I may have enjoyed it at one time, but I consider that now pretty much a cliché, and just don’t want them around. Had enough.
Back to the tricking and treating. In those olden days, those working Halloween meant business. If some family failed to produce the treats that these creatures were wanting, that family paid…..in having their windows soaped. This was a routine from kids of those days, soaping business windows, cars parked on the street, and sometimes house windows in this outburst of mischief.
One positive note of the modern day Halloween: the delightful story of Linus of Peanuts fame in the Halloween patch, awaiting the Great Pumpkin. The late Charles Schulz has given us a happy, lively, almost believable story of the ever-faithful Linus awaiting the Great Pumpkin coming “if he believes enough.” Charlie Brown and the others may Trick or Treat or go to parties, but we can depend on Linus to be in that patch….awaiting.
May you have a happy Halloween.
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Martha Stewart, not burly men, sells window treatments
By Debra Houston, contributing columnist
LILBURN, Ga. | In early July, I was outside with my dog and noticed a young man walking along and studying (or casing) the houses. He looked at me; I looked at him.
Mid-July: Eddie and I left for vacation unaware that the night before thieves had gone on a crime spree in our neighborhood. A truck and car were stolen, and shots fired into a truck loaded with tools. They also stole billfolds, cash, and cellphones from unlocked automobiles.
When we returned from vacation, we wondered why our truck wasn’t stolen. But when Eddie unlocked it, two beeps went off. Translated, it meant that the security system had already beeped once as a warning to thieves.
Early September: Two taps to the front door alerted me that someone was on the front porch. It seemed strange that the caller didn’t knock louder or ring the doorbell. Perhaps he didn’t want to trigger “Ring” technology that remotely allows you to see who’s at your door and speak to them.
I unlocked our double-bolted door and saw two men through our double-locked glass door. “We have a business over in the next neighborhood,” the older, burly man said, stumbling over his words. Behind him was the young man I’d noticed in early July. Perhaps he had a gun and that was why he was lingering behind his friend.
The big fellow was a work of nerves. “We sell window treatments.”
I knew he was lying. Martha Stewart sells window treatments. Burly men on porches sell window replacements. “Not interested,” I said. “I’m sick.”
I was battling bronchitis. A kind person would have apologized for disturbing me, but this man had the audacity to ask for a couple of bottled waters. I told him no.
“Did you say no?” he asked incredulously. I told him that’s exactly what I said and slammed the door.
Late October: Gwinnett County police warn residents that thieves are pretending to be door-to-door salesmen. In my situation, I believe the request for bottled water was a diversionary tactic. They didn’t know my glass door was double-locked. What would they have tried had I gone for the water?
The police say if someone comes to your door, “be a little suspicious. If you’re inside, call out and let them know you are there.” Otherwise they might break into your house.
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Book recommendation so good that he has started reading fiction
Editor, the Forum:
I stopped reading fiction years ago, but Karen Harris’ review, published on October 11 of Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf so impressed me that I ordered the book immediately. Her review was so well written. It conveyed so much meaning in so few words. I believe that Ms. Harris must be an author. I googled her name and sure enough there are several Karen Harris authors. None listed as living in Stone Mountain. If she is not one of them, then she must publish under a pseudonym. This book is everything Ms. Harris said it was and more. I highly recommend it and am very thankful for Ms. Harris re-introducing me to the mind expanding ability of well written fiction. I intend to purchase Haruf’s other books.
— Hoyt Tuggle, Buford
Dear Hoyt: The remarkable Karen Harris is no author, but she is close to books, and the librarian at the Peachtree Corners Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library.—eeb
Readers enjoyed link to Oscar Peterson’s Ode to Freedom
Editor, the Forum:
Thank you in GwinnettForum and Andy in Statehouse Report for providing access link to Oscar Peteson’s wonderful Hymn of Freedom; I have enjoyed listening to it several times today. What a beautiful and soothing piece of music by jazz musician Oscar Peterson!
— Freida McDuffie, Charleston, S.C.
Editor, the Forum:
Indeed! Oscar Peterson’s link is superb. I heard him play at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, around 1985. He brought the house down! I can remember his whipping out the handkerchief to wipe off the perspiration, as he played. I have one of his CD’s…
— David Earl Tyre, Jesup
Dear David Earl: Believe only time I heard him in person was in New Orleans. I had never heard of him, but Barbara had and she saw that he was playing in the warehouse district while we were there. We got tickets, and we enjoyed his playing. During the first half of the show, I told Barbara: “That’s Dave Brubeck who just walked in.” She replied “Are you sure?.” After intermission, before Peterson was to play the second part, he got up and said: “I’d like to welcome my old friend, Dave Brubeck, to this performance.” I felt vindicated.—eeb
Feels even Rockwell would not meet Hudgens judges’ criteria
Editor, the Forum:
About your comment on the selection for the $50,000 Hudgens Award, I couldn’t agree more with your judgment. If Norman Rockwell, the much beloved American painter, was alive and had submitted his work, he wouldn’t have stood a chance, because his work was too traditional and not “far out.” I have competed in their previous contests but couldn’t meet their standard, but my photographs have hung in the Fernbank Museum of Natural History for months and received positive comment.
— Frank Sharp, Lawrenceville
Taliaferro County was where all voters were Democratic
Editor, the Forum:
Whenever I drive through little Taliaferro County, Ga., I’m reminded of the Democrats stealing all the Republican votes in the 1972 U.S. Senate race there. When the votes came in, Democrats supposedly carried every vote in the county; Republicans zippo.
That made a bunch of Republican voters mad, since they knew they had been robbed. Anyone who voted for Fletcher Thompson in the county had his/her vote stolen. Of course the Atlanta newspapers had only a brief mention so they could claim they covered it. Of course there were not enough total votes in Taliaferro County to change the result statewide.
If you’re going to steal votes, be sure not to steal all the votes, lest you arouse suspicion. The press showed little interest in the case. Who knows how widespread vote fraud is?
— Marshall Miller, Lilburn
Dear Marshall: Your story reminds me of Telfair County, Ga., back in the 1946 election. That Telfair Crowd was caught red-handed by George Goodwin of The Atlanta Journal when he recognized that the vote by many was alphabetical and that they all resided in the graveyard. Not only that, but 600 more Telfair votes were certified than cast. For this story, Godwin won a Pulitzer Prize for the Journal.—eeb
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County’s Census Complete Count Committee hosts Nov. 2 event
Gwinnett County’s Complete Count Committee is hosting a family-friendly census rally November 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bicentennial Plaza in downtown Lawrenceville to help ensure #GwinnettCounts in the 2020 Census.
The rally will feature kids’ activities, DJ music, food trucks, free snacks like cotton candy and nachos, speakers, entertainment, educational resources and more. Performers include a K-pop band and a local recording artist, among others. Speakers at the event will target various facets of Gwinnett County’s population, including hard-to-count groups like kids under age 5.
Residents can ask questions about the census and learn more about the importance of the count as well as the security measures that keep your information safe. They’ll also learn about the three ways participants can complete the census in 2020 — online, by phone or by mail.
Phil Hoskins, deputy county administrator for Gwinnett County and co-chair of the committee, says: “Our goal is to get a 100 percent response rate. This count is crucial for representation and federal funding, and it also helps us understand our population and account for critical services our community needs like roads and senior services.”
Gwinnett County’s Complete Count Committee is made up of representatives from local governments, school districts, faith and cultural communities, nonprofit agencies and other groups that support the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission of making sure every resident is counted once, only once and in the right place.
The Bicentennial Plaza is located at 275 South Perry Street, next to the Lawrenceville Lawn.
House delegation holding series of meetings prior to session
Gwinnett County’s House of Representative legislative delegation is planning a series of town hall events.
The House delegation, chaired by Rep. Pedro Marin, says the events will give local residents an opportunity to engage with the members of the House delegation prior to the opening of the 2020 session in January.
There are 18 members of the House delegation. All have been invited to attend a town hall session closest to their own district. The format includes introductions from delegates, updates from the members, and answering audience questions.
Four meetings are scheduled. They are to be in:
- Berkeley Lake, on November 19, at Berkeley Lake Elementary School, hosted by Rep. Beth Moore.
- Sugar Hill on December 3, at the City Hall, hosted by Rep. Gregg Kennard.
- Lawrenceville on January 8 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, hosted by Rep. Pedro Marin.
- An earlier meeting was held in Lilburn on October 29, hosted by Rep. Jasmine Clark.
Sugarloaf Parkway to be widened near Infinite Energy Center
Gwinnett commissioners earlier this month approved upgrades to Sugarloaf Parkway from I-85 to the Infinite Energy Center entrance west of Satellite Boulevard. The $2.8 million project will improve traffic flow at the Infinite Energy Center and the adjoining Revel mixed-use entertainment district being built on the old surface parking lots.
Sugarloaf will be widened from four to six lanes from I-85 to Satellite Boulevard and a third left turn lane from Satellite south onto Sugarloaf will be added along with a new traffic signal, curb and gutter, and drainage improvements at the intersection.
E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. was the lowest of eight bids on the project. Funding comes from several SPLOST programs and from the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District.
In a separate action, the Board accepted about $7 million for resurfacing various County roads from the Georgia Department of Transportation, with a 23 percent local match of about $2 million from the 2017 SPLOST program.
Fowler YMCA seeks $200,000 for playground honoring Manning
Manning
The Robert D. Fowler Family UMCA in Peachtree Corners is undertaking a new project—-to create an innovative state-of-the-art playground, with STEM components and creative outlets. The new project is being undertaken in memory of John Manning, who took such pride in working with people at the YMCA. The YMCA is seeking to raise $200,000 for the project. Mr. Manning died September 1, 2018. A native Atlantan, Mr. Manning’s booming voice and big smile were his hallmarks, helping make people’s days. For more details, visit https://ymcaofmetroatlanta.givingfuel.com/john-manning.
Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
From John Titus, Peachtree Corners: This recently-published book has as its subtitle “Learning to Lead.” It is an account of former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ career as a Marine from his days as a young lieutenant through his assignment as a four-star general commanding the Central Command in charge of our forces in the Middle East. His discussion of leadership is divided into three sections – direct leadership, executive leadership and strategic leadership. He lists his three fundamentals as competence (mastering your job), caring (taking care of those you command) and conviction (establish your rules and stick to them). It tells of Mattis’ dedication to life-long learning and its lessons apply.
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Wiregrass south Georgia has particular religious customs
Wiregrass country, named for its native tall grass (Aristida stricta), is a historic area of the South shared by south central Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida.
In wiregrass Georgia, folk-cultural traditions include a range of phenomena: folk art (quilting to yard decorations); festivals (peanut festivals to rattlesnake roundups); foodways (chicken pilaf to mullet); music and dance (shape-note singing to play-party songs); play and recreational activities (fireball to fishing); occupational lore (turpentining to shade tobacco); vernacular architecture (shotgun houses to tobacco barns); and religious observations (Baptist Union meetings to funerary customs).
One cannot talk about everyday life in wiregrass Georgia without discussing religion. One of the earliest schisms involved a nationwide rift among the Baptists regarding foreign missions—a dispute that coincided with the arrival of many early pioneers in wiregrass country.
A particular faction, the anti-mission Primitive Baptists, emerged in the area. Because of the restrictions they placed on members, the Primitive Baptists gained the label “hardshell.” Dancing and drinking were forbidden, of course, but one could also be expelled for playing an instrument at dances or for handling alcoholic beverages. There were also sanctions against profanity, dishonesty, and backbiting that produced grievances.
Although restrictions applied to dancing, play-party songs were permitted, allowing members to sing and essentially to dance without incrimination. Such songs and ring games functioned as a favorite pastime of both adults and children.
Another significant wiregrass country tradition embraces a form of religious music known as Sacred Harp. This musical tradition dates back to late-18th-century New England but has been most enduring in the South. In singing schools based on the fa-so-la singing tradition, participants learned to sight-read notes originally based on four shapes (triangle, circle, rectangle, and diamond). Forming a square seating arrangement, they sang in four-part harmony (treble, alto, tenor, and bass).
As the tradition evolved, singers switched to a seven-shape note system. Song book publishers began to sponsor professional duets and quartets to attend these “all-day sings.” Waycross is known for maintaining the tradition of all-night gospel sings, highlighting the role sacred music plays regionally as a form of entertainment and an evangelical tool.
Special church services and singing conventions still occasion what is known as “dinner on the grounds.” At these all-day events, a midday break results in a virtual feast, often featuring some of the region’s most popular food dishes. Especially popular is the lemonade that quenches one’s thirst after a long morning of singing or preaching; traditionally it was prepared by the menfolk in large barrels. Churches and other community organizations often serve chicken pilaf, a festive food. Their fish fries frequently emphasize mullet, a saltwater fish that, farther inland, is considered a delicacy to be eaten in colder months. These are some of the folk cultural traditions, many of which still prevail, in wiregrass Georgia.
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Here’s a commercial Rainbow Row as Today’s Mystery Photo
Do the multi-color houses in this waterfront photo remind you of Rainbow Row in Charleston, S.C.? The buildings are commercial establishments, where the Charleston color is in residential units. So can you tell us where this Mystery Photo comes from? Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
That classic older automobile which was the last mystery Photo didn’t fool two of our regulars. The photo came from George Graf of Palmyra, Va. Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Woodrow Wilson Pierce-Arrow “Series 51” Limousine, currently located at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, Va. This limo was waiting for President Wilson at the dock in New York to take him back to Washington upon his return from France after negotiating the end of World War I and signing the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. From July 1919 until the inauguration of his successor, Warren G. Harding, in 1921, President Wilson frequently rode in this luxurious car on official government business. In fact, he liked it so much that he purchased it for $3,000 (equivalent to $42,140 in 2018 dollars) from the government after leaving office in 1921.
“The car was made by the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, an American motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, N.Y. The car depicted in the mystery photo was finished in June 1919. Pierce-Arrow cars were produced from 1901 to 1938 and became a status symbol for the rich and famous at the time. They were owned by many Hollywood stars and tycoons, including the royal families of Japan, Persia, Saudi Arabia, Greece, and Belgium.”
Also recognizing the photo was Susan McBrayer: Sugar Hill: “Wilson like the car so much that his friends bought it for him when he left office.The car was the 120th of the “series 51” model from the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. I saw it at Wilson’s Presidential library and museum in Staunton, Va.”
Party Like a MonSTAR on October 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. Calling all ghosts, ghouls, and creatures that frighten. Let’s celebrate all things that go bump in the night. Put on your favorite costume and BOOgie down to live music. Spook-tacular sandwiches included. Parent or guardian supervision required. Cost $4 per person. This will be at OneStop Buford, 2755 Sawnee Avenue, Buford.
Juried Art Exhibit at the Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford continues until November 1. Includes a variety of media, including painting, pastel, colored pencil, pen and ink, mixed media, printmaking, fibre arts, photography, digital art and three dimensional art, including ceramics, pottery and found object sculpture. The Colony is located at 554 West Main Street in Buford.
Tree Talk with Master Gardeners will be on November 2 at 10 a.m. at Vines Park, 3500 Oak Grove Road in Loganville. Learn fun facts and helpful hints, such as how to plant trees, ways trees communicate with each other, and more! Explore why leaves change colors with a playful scavenger hunt. For all ages. Preregister by calling 770-554-2284 for more information.
Red Kettle Kick Off with Home Run Derby will be Saturday, November 2 at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, to benefit the Salvation Army. Activity begins at 12:30 p.m. Activities include live music; live auction, including a signed Freddie Freeman bat and Jason Heyward cleats; pictures with Santa, bouncy house, face painting, and stadium food vendors. Attending will be former Atlanta Brave and MLB Host Mark DeRosa; former Atlanta Brave and Fox Sports Analyst Nick Green; former Atlanta Braves pitcher Mark Wohlers; and local high school baseball and softball superstars. Proceeds from this Red Kettle Kick-Off Home Run Derby event will positively impact thousands of lives through The Salvation Army of Gwinnett County.
Author Visit: Karen White will visit the Historic Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center on November 2 at 8 p.m. Her newest book is The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street. Complimentary drinks and refreshments will be served by the Friends of the Library. The presentation is by North Georgia Reads.
Veteran’s Day Ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center is Monday, November 11 at 11 a.m. at the Fallen Heroes Memorial. The ceremony will be televised on TV Gwinnett, the government access channel.
Peachtree Corners Veteran’s Day Ceremony will be November 11 at 11 a.m. at the new Veterans Monument in Town Center. The 45 minute program will include music by the Norcross High School Band and A Capella chorus, plus guest speakers. For information visit www.ptcvets.net.
Southern Wings Bird Club will meet Monday, November 18, at 7 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. Join Melanie Furr to learn about hummingbirds, a year in the life of these magical little birds. As Director of Education at AAS, Melanie develops and teaches numerous programs about birds for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. A licensed wildlife rehabilitator, her interest in birds was sparked by her volunteer work at AWARE Wildlife Center, where she has been rehabilitating injured and orphaned Georgia wildlife and providing training and enrichment for AWARE’s non-releasable animals for almost ten years.
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