GwinnettForum | Number 21.72 | Sept. 27, 2022
THIS WEEKEND WILL BE the 43rd Annual Elisha Winn Fair on Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, at the Elisha Winn House, Gwinnett’s birthplace, at 908 Dacula Road in Dacula. Enjoy a living history exhibit, good food, craft vendors, music, blacksmithing, weaving, spinning and military re-enactors. The fair is sponsored by the Gwinnett Historical Society.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth resident authors book on Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Finally Ga. Tech fires Geoff Collins; How about Brian Bohannon?
ANOTHER VIEW: Blacks, too, can gain more strength through green power
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Will be bereft not having newspaper with her each morning
UPCOMING: Georgia Banking offers info for possible refundable tax credit
NOTABLE: GGC one of two top colleges for Hispanics in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: The Voyage of St. Brendan by Simon Webb
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lookout Mountain is famous for its several tourist areas
MYSTERY PHOTO: Magnificent structure asks you to identify it
CALENDAR: 12th annual Public Safety Fall Festival at Coolray Field on Saturday
Duluth resident pens Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters
(Editor’s note: The author, a native of Tucson, Ariz., has lived in Duluth since 1996 and is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam and spent a career in consumer sales and the home improvement industry.)
By Jared Knott
DULUTH, Ga. | The book I have authored, Tiny Blunders Big Disasters (Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed The World Forever) draws its inspiration from an old adage that is found in Poor Richard’s Almanac. Benjamin Franklin made an old saying famous as follows:
“For want of the nail the shoe was lost, for want of the shoe the rider was lost, for want of the rider the battle was lost, for want of the battle the empire was lost. The empire was lost all for the want of a nail.”
Knott
That made me wonder: “That is a nice old saying, but how often does that really happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire empire to collapse?” Asking that question was like opening the door to a secret treasure house that had never been opened before. Research and recall led to one example after another of mistakes that seemingly – at the time- did not appear to be important, but which led to complete catastrophe!
In the book, I tell people that my mind is a “trash bin of trivia.” So many of the examples in the book come from books and articles that I had read over the years.
Below are several teaser samples from the book.
- A single piece of tape rotated several inches the wrong direction changed the outcome of the Vietnam War. The U.S. might very well have won except for this single tiny mistake!
- One single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed the outcome of a presidential election and led directly to a major war. The war would not have taken place except for this single tiny mistake.
- A single device just several inches long failed to function. This prolonged World War II by over a year and led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
- A soldier accidentally kicks a helmet off the top of a wall which caused an entire empire to collapse! Yes really. No exaggeration.
- Here is a refreshingly positive example to clear the air: One general stubbornly stood up to his superiors in opposing an operation that he considered to be hare-brained and ill-advised. At serious risk to his career, he finally managed to have the airborne assault canceled at literally the last minute. This story, again, shows that truth is indeed stranger than fiction!
There are many other examples in the book. Visit the website tinyblundersbig disasters.com. There you will find two and a half chapters, two book trailers and a portrait gallery featuring 27 personalities.
Tiny Blunders Big Disasters has won six national and regional awards along with positive reviews including one in the Mensa Bulletin. It has received over 2,100 reviews on the Amazon website.
The book has been number one on the Amazon bestseller lists for over 21 months. It is like my readers and I are sharing something very special together.
Finally, Ga. Tech fires Collins; How about Bohannon now?
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 27, 2022 | Finally, finally Georgia Tech has booted Football Coach Geoff Collins. And he took down Athletic Director Todd Stansbury with him!
Though he had always talked of seeing continual improvement, the record did not show that. After four weeks of the 2022 football season, the team was 1-3. It was the start of another dismal season under Collins. It’s obvious the Collins’ team had no chance of beating arch-rival Georgia.
Alumni of Georgia Tech had long wondered when this would happen. For all Collins years, The Yellow Jackets seemed dumbfounded when on the field. Meanwhile, the record was taking the toll at the gate, as fans with little hope started staying away in droves.
One problem was his $3 million salary. (We suspect it would have taken far less to sign him in the first place.) The Tech Athletic Association will be hit hard in paying him off with his three years left on a seven year contract.
Collins’ overall coaching record is spotty. Through last weekend’s loss, he was 10-28 at Tech, 25-38 overall in his head coaching career. Collins, 51, is a native of Decatur, and was raised in Conyers. He played football at Western Carolina, and has had defensive assistant coaching experience at nine colleges. He came to Ga. Tech from Temple University, where he won 15 games in two years. He was the 20th football coach at Ga. Tech.
One of his problems at Georgia Tech was installing a pro-style spread offensive attack, after Tech played 11 years under Paul Johnson’s spread-flexbone (some call it “Triple Option”) formation. Collins’ offense fizzled, but so did his defense.
Georgia Tech was competitive while Paul Johnson was the head coach. He was 82-60 at Tech in 11 seasons. He came to Tech after leading Georgia Southern and Navy, both using his distinctive offensive formation. Johnson’s record is 189-99 overall as a head coach in 22 seasons.
Say one thing about Johnson’s offense: it was explosive! His teams were always a major leader in the nation in rushing year in and year out. If one opponent missed a block, suddenly there a Yellow Jacket went with a long touchdown. Johnson’s teams put lots of points on the scoreboard! His quarterbacks had to be superb, able to read the defense and determine whether to run, pitch, and sometimes pass. It was fun to watch.
Bohannon
The Naval Academy and Army run this offense today….and one other key team does. That would be the Owls at Kennesaw State College. Its head coach, Brian Bohannon, has a 63-19 won-loss record. He learned his offensive formation from working as an assistant coach under Paul Johnson at both Georgia Southern and Navy.
Bohannon played football as a standout wide receiver at….of all places…the University of Georgia! Don’t you know he would like to return to Between the Hedges with a competitive team and take on the Bulldogs!
One thing about the Paul Johnson and Brian Bohannon offenses: each of their opponents had seldom seen that offensive formation on their schedule, having to work extra hard in practice in preparation for that offense. That made it doubly difficult to play against, and gave the edge to this innovative offense.
Now that Georgia Tech has fired Collins, what’s wrong with installing Bohannon and bringing back this distinctive offense, enjoying the explosiveness of this offensive formation, and probably winning a lot more football games? Brian Bohannon makes $390,550 in salary at Kennesaw. Hiring him for $2 million could be a big bargain! (Bet he would soon get a raise!)
Georgia Tech fans have suffered enough under Geoff Collins.
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Blacks, too, can gain more strength through green power
“The way to get black power is through green power.”
By Jack Bernard
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | The saying above is accurate. The bottom line in America is that it is the bottom line that matters. To get respect, you must be economically successful, along with having basic integrity and other positive qualities like work ethic, honesty and intelligence.
Through my volunteer work with SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), a national 501-c-3 nonprofit with numerous unpaid volunteers in Gwinnett County and the Atlanta area, I have mentored hundreds of Black start-up entrepreneurs who are interested in having their own businesses. Sessions are free. SCORE is discussed in more detail below.
More broadly, the Black community has made tremendous progress over the last 60 years since the civil rights movement changed the very nature of this nation. But true equality is elusive. Some dump the entire equality problem back on the black community, with no broader societal responsibility. However, that is just plain wrong.
As someone who went to a segregated (White) school in Georgia, I know that my high school was separate but not equal; it was better than the Black schools. Of course, that was contrary to what the political figures of the day said. Discrimination was and is a reality; young people must be taught that fact and acknowledge it.
Social conservatives forget why Blacks in America are behind whites economically. It is the legacy of slavery, caused by our ancestors and the founders of this nation.
Even if your families are recent immigrants, like mine, we are still liable for the burden this nation placed on African Americans. However, that is not to say that Blacks should wait for government help, although a government hand-up (versus a hand-out) would be helpful.
Ethnic and racial groups who have come to the USA have generally only been accepted after they have been here for a period of time and raised their income level. Of course, the Black experience is very different.
Most Black Americans are descended from slaves who were forcefully kidnapped from their homes. And they were mistreated by the majority of Americans both before and after the abolishment of slavery.
Spike Lee named his company “40 acres and a mule” for a reason. After the Civil War the U.S. government broke its promise to Black Americans to assist them in getting on their feet in some small way to make up for centuries of oppression.
Currently, there are both government and private industry “set-asides” for minorities. But these set-asides are only helpful for on-going enterprises that want to grow. Few firms or governmental entities will contract with brand new startups. So, let’s start there, moving from philosophy to reality.
Black, White, Latino or whatever, what do you need to get your idea for a business from being your idea to reality? The answer is writing and implementing a solid business plan, which is both a road map for you and a sales tool to attract funding … but how? That’s where SCORE comes in. A SCORE mentor will assist a small business by guiding the mentee through the business planning process- establishing a vision, and marketing, implementation and financial plans. All for free.
Within five years, about half of all businesses go under. But with wisdom, judgment, hard work, and effective mentoring (plus some luck), you will be one of the winners. And that is the only way to achieve true equality in this country.
The golden rule in the good old USA, very sadly, remains those with the gold rule.
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Will be bereft not having newspaper with her each morning
Editor, the Forum:
Check out Dick Yarbrough’s column in the Sept. 25 Gwinnett Daily Post. It’s on point concerning newspapers.
Everywhere Don and I have lived, I’ve always subscribed to a local (if available) and the nearest big city’s paper: The Washington Post, The Louisville Courier-Journal and the Elizabethtown News-Enterprise, the Tampa Tribune and The Brandon News, the AJC, and since 1995, the Gwinnett Daily Post. I read The Army Times while living in West Germany with my military father. And as a college student, I was lucky to have The Independent Florida Alligator within reach.
I will be, I’m afraid, bereft at the loss of holding the newsprint in my hands each morning. As a young journalism student, I figured out quickly that I didn’t want to be a newspaper reporter because of the constant deadline pressure. Yet I also knew that I’d always rely on a good newspaper to get the important news of the day.
– Holly Moore, Suwanee
Dear Holly: Yes, newspapers are not just declining in what they offer. Many are printing fewer days, or maybe in the short future, will half daily publication, but print only on Sunday (to get the weekend revenue from inserts.) While I will also miss reading the newspaper while having breakfast, what worries me the most is that newspapers have contributed so much to our democratic way of life, and without them providing vital news about government and everyday life, our entire concept of a people making informed decisions about their everyday lives and government in general is threatened.–eeb
Perfect weather made resounding success of Duluth festival
Editor, the Forum:
Another Duluth Fall Festival has again come and gone. The weather was perfect. Threats of showers only served to make it cooler. Because of this and months of work by many volunteers, this was maybe the best one yet, in our soon-to-be 40 years. Duluth Fall Festival 2022 was a resounding success!
Co-chairs this year were Mary Buck, and Steve Lynn. Mary and Steve did a fantastic job, as we all knew they would. The 40th Anniversary Festival next year will be headed up by Beth and Herb Hoffman. They are already dreaming up brand new ideas.
Four years ago Country Living Magazine named the top ten festivals in the United States, and Duluth Fall Festival was the only one in Georgia on the list. They gave us that distinction again this year, plus two other national lists, including U.S. News & World Report, also included us in the top 20 festivals in the entire nation.
Money raised goes to local nonprofits, and for the beautification and betterment of Downtown Duluth. We are very thankful for our more than 400 volunteers, 100+ sponsors, vendors, attendees, and the City of Duluth. It takes all of these to make our annual Festival the great success it has become! So, put the 40th Anniversary of Duluth Fall Festival, Saturday, September 30 and Sunday October 1, 2023 on your calendars now!
– Kathryn Willis, Duluth
Would love to have Dr. Sacks commenting today
Editor, the Forum:
Your recent “recommendation” mentioned Dr. Oliver Sacks. I met him many years ago at a Medical Convention in Charlotte, N.C. He was the guest speaker at a formal dinner and he was so funny and entertaining. But what made him even funnier, he was easily distracted and would go off subject which had us all in stitches. I have several books by him and one he signed, An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales.
He was an interesting man and is greatly missed since he passed in August 2015. I wonder what he would make of today’s society with those who have gone off the deep end with all this QAnon nonsense, and unverified conspiracies in people’s minds. (Oh! The papers and books he could have written on those subjects.)
– Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville
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Georgia Banking offers info for possible refundable tax credit
Georgia Banking Company (GBC ) is teaming up with Innovation Refunds (IR), a firm specializing in the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and payroll tax refunds, to help businesses claim up to $26,000 per employee kept on payroll during COVID-19.
The ERC is a refundable tax credit that allows companies to claim payroll taxes paid during COVID-19 even if they have received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. In just one year, IR has helped thousands of businesses collect more than $1 billion in refunds, with an average refund of $375,000.
Richard Fairey, president and chief officer of GBC, president and chief operating officer of GBC, says: “GBC was built to support the growth of thriving Georgia businesses. As they continue to recover from the challenges of the pandemic, it is prudent for business owners to take advantage of relief opportunities such as the ERC program.
“Even during the pandemic, many businesses were unaware of the benefits available to them through ERC. Organizations should leverage the expertise of tax professionals like IR to take advantage of the opportunities afforded them by the Federal Government,” adds Fairey.
With more than 80 percent of businesses qualifying for the payroll tax refund through the ERC, GBC’s partnership with IR can help ensure companies do not leave money on the table. To see if your business qualifies for the ERC, visit GeorgiaBanking.com/employee-retention-credit.
GGC one of two top colleges for Hispanics in Georgia
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. GGC is one of just two University System of Georgia (USG) institutions in the state—and the largest—- that has achieved HSI status. The other selectee in Georgia is Dalton State College.
Sifuentes,
To achieve the HSI designation, eligible schools must be accredited two-or-four-year degree-granting institutions, enroll a significant number of students requiring needs-based federal assistance and maintain at least a 25 percent full-time Hispanic student enrollment.
The number of Hispanic students has steadily increased at GGC over the past several years. The school reported Hispanic enrollment at 26 percent as of fall 2021. Preliminary numbers, which are subject to verification by the USG later this fall, indicate that Hispanic student enrollment at GGC rose to 27 percent for fall 2022.
The designation is no surprise to Gaby Sifuentes, 19, of Buford. A sophomore who studies psychology at GGC, Sifuentes says she was attracted to the school because of feedback she received about its welcoming environment toward people who look like her. “I heard the Latino community at GGC was larger in number than most colleges,” she says. “So I thought, ‘Ok, maybe I’ll fit in.’”
Sifuentes has taken advantage of the resources GGC offers. As president of the schools’ Organization for Latin American Students (OLAS) and a member of GGC’s Hispanic Achievers Committed to Excellence in Results (HACER) living-learning community, Sifuentes participates in scholarship roundtables, leadership seminars and career presentations – all designed to support students in school and beyond.
GC&B wins national award for innovating in 2021
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GC&B) has been honored with a 2021 Innovation Award from the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, Keep America Beautiful.
Designed to salute the creation of innovative partnerships and programs that the mission of Keep America Beautiful promotes, this particular Innovation Award was bestowed upon the Lawrenceville-based nonprofit in part for its facilitation of the first-of-its-kind “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation About Litter” event. This was conceptualized in partnership with Keep America Beautiful in 2021 and realized in March 2022. The event engaged more than 1,000 people throughout the U.S. and Canada via livestream.
Schelly Marlatt, executive director of GC&B, says: “This is such an incredible recognition of our tireless work throughout Gwinnett County, and we are truly honored,” said. “Thank you, Keep America Beautiful, for what my team and I feel is truly a testament to what it means to put community first. So much more than just another trophy to add to our case, we hope it serves as a reflection of our ongoing commitment to ensuring that our neighbors live in a clean, green, healthy and beautiful Gwinnett for generations to come.”
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The Voyage of St. Brendan by Simon Webb
From Raleigh Perry, Buford: At Brendan’s birth (ca 500 A. D.) it was thought that he was going to be a Holy Man, destined to be a saint. He grew up among holy men. The story has been probably a myth, folk tale or popular story since the 10th century. He is reputed to have gone to sea and sailed for seven years in a curragh, built from animal skins made leak proof with tar — a typical boat of that era for both the Irish and the Welsh. He visits several different islands and even has dinner on the back of a large fish (whale?). Because of his holy nature, many places celebrate the various festivities of Catholicism. This book is probably a synopsis of the original or other copies. It is only 76 pages long and was originally written in Latin. The price is super reasonable, only about $8 in paperback.
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Lookout Mountain is famous for its tourist attractions
(From previous edition)
Most people know Lookout Mountain through its tourist attractions. Ruby Falls is a commercial cave that takes tourists 260 feet down into the limestone rock, where they can view a 145-foot waterfall and strange rock formations. The Incline Railway ascends the steepest part of Lookout Mountain, near the Chattanooga neighborhood of St. Elmo, reaching a grade of 72.7 percent in one section.
On the northernmost point of the mountain is Point Park, part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park commemorating the Civil War battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. After their defeat at Chickamauga in September 1863, Union troops broke through Confederate general Braxton Bragg’s line the following November during the Battle of Chattanooga, forcing a Confederate retreat and ending the Chattanooga campaign.
Rock City, known for its “See Rock City” signs painted on the tops of barns across the Southeast, is a product of millions of years of erosion of the mountain’s native sandstone, which has produced fantastically shaped boulders. Frieda and Garnet Carter started Rock City in 1932. Garnet Carter also built the world’s first miniature golf course on Lookout Mountain in the 1920s. The boulders that gave birth to Rock City appear all over Lookout Mountain and its “thumb,” Pigeon Mountain, in such locations as Rocktown (a nontourist version of Rock City with equally if not more bizarre rock formations), the Zahnd Tract (a state park), and along the eighteen-hole course of the Lookout Mountain Golf Club.
Outdoor enthusiasts nationwide are drawn to Lookout Mountain’s unusual landscape. Miles of caves wind through the limestone of the mountain. Ellison’s Cave on the Pigeon Mountain extension of Lookout Mountain in Georgia is the deepest cave east of the Mississippi River. Cloudland Canyon State Park offers hiking in and around the deep gorge cut into the western edge of Lookout Mountain in Dade County. The elevation in the park drops from 1,980 feet to 800 feet. In the Alabama section of Lookout Mountain is the Little River Canyon National Preserve, which contains the longest river in North America that runs its course entirely on top of a mountain.
Cherokee chief John Ross grew up at the base of Lookout Mountain, where his father operated a store. Tom Hicks, a noted maker of Appalachian dulcimers, lives on Lookout Mountain in Georgia. The noted Georgia folk artist Howard Finster was born on the western slopes of Lookout Mountain near the town of Valley Head, Alabama. Finster spent his adult life to the east of Lookout Mountain in the town of Pennville, Georgia, where he built Paradise Gardens, an outdoor display of his artwork.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Magnificent structure waiting for you to identify it
Today’s mystery photograph may be one of the more difficult ones of recent days. Stretch your imagination and tell us more about this magnificent structure. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net to include your hometown.
The different angle of the last Mystery Photo may have thrown off some readers. Bob Forman of Grayson recognized the photo, saying: “It is difficult to keep up with Gwinnett’s constantly changing names of some of the local venues. But this is the theater entrance of what was once called the Infinite Energy Center, now called the Gas South Center in Duluth. The photo was apparently taken during one of the recent renovations.” The photo was taken by George Graf of Palmyra, Va. on a recent visit to Gwinnett.
Other eagle-eyes included Susan McBrayer, Duluth; Stewart Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Stewart Woodard, Lawrenceville; and Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex.
“We are family” is the title of the 2022 black-tie optional Rainbow Village benefit gala, to be held Saturday, October 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The event will include reception and dinner, silent and live auctions and raffle to win a week for four in Tuscany, Italy. Tickets can be purchased online through the Rainbow Village website at www.RainbowVillage.org.
Gwinnett residents are invited to interact with public safety personnel in a non-emergency environment. Gwinnett Police and Fire and Emergency Services will partner to hold the 12th annual Public Safety Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Coolray Field. For more information, please call 770-513-5119. Coolray Field is located at 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville.
Preview Days: Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will give high school and transfer students a glimpse of college life during its in-person Preview Days, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., October 1 and again on November 12. Members of the Grizzly family will be on hand to discuss programs of study, admissions, financial aid, student housing and more. Participants will be able to tour GGC’s campus and talk to student ambassadors about their experiences at GGC. The party-like atmosphere will include food, music and fun giveaways. GGC team members will host selected breakout sessions in Spanish.
Hispanic Latino Heritage Festival will be Tuesday, October 4 at 6:15pm at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. This year’s theme, “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger County,” will be marked with food, performances, and remarks from the Board of Commissioners and historian Dr. Iliana Yamileth Rodriguez.
The 50th annual Lilburn Daze celebration is Saturday, October 8 at Lilburn City Park. Sponsored by the Lilburn Woman’s club, it is co-sponsored by the City of Lilburn. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This festival allows the club to support and enrich the Lilburn community through scholarships, support of the arts, beautification projects, public health and safety projects, and much more. Come for the shopping opportunities, rides, games, tons of food, and entertainment. There is something to appeal to every member of the family.
Picnic with the police on the Braselton Town Green on Thursday, October 13 from 5-8 p.m. Come enjoy food and drinks at no cost. There will be kid’s activities, police cars and West Jackson fire trucks.
Fourth annual Rewriting Your Story gala in support of the Gwinnett County Public Library foundation will be Saturday, October 15 at 6 p.m. at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth. Three people will be honored: Beauty Baldwin, David McCleskey and Clyde Strickland. Keynote speaker will be Army Master Sergeant Cedric King. For details including ticket information, contact jdifranco@gwinnettpl.org.
The Fort Daniel Frontier Faire will be held Saturday, October 15, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Faire will be in Hog Mountain, , just south of the intersection of Gravel Springs Road and Georgia Highway 124. There will be blacksmith demos, ongoing public excavations, museum/lab education, genealogy, living history encampment, frontier life education and lots of fun for all ages.
The Braselton Zombie 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday, October 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. Zombies will take over Braselton as top male and female runners will compete in age groups. There will be prizes for the best-dressed zombies. This is a qualifying event for the AJC Peachtree Road Race.
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