GwinnettForum | Number 22.77 | Oct. 27, 2023
TWO REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS are buried in Gwinnett, at Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery, one of the oldest in Gwinnett. Members of several chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution honored the two recently. For more details, see Lagniappe below.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thankful to Jimmy Carter and for growing up on JC Boulevard
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Universal military training would be good for our country
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority
FEEDBACK: Questions validity of re-zoning ex-Olympic Tennis Center
UPCOMING: Third annual Suwanee Classic Car show to benefit arts
NOTABLE: Gwinnett music school students perform at Carnegie Hall
RECOMMENDED: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Archaeology can tell us about lives of our ancestors
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if this unusual angle helps you identify this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Two Revolutionary War patriots marked at ceremony here
CALENDAR: Drug Take Back will be held October 28 in Snellville
Thankful to Jimmy Carter and for growing up on Boulevard
A Cuban refugee breaks down in 1980 after making it to Key West in the Mariel Boatlift. Photo via U.S. Library of Congress.
By Patty Thumann
NORCROSS, Ga. | In 1980, President Jimmy Carter opened the United States for Cubans who wanted to flee under political asylum. My father was a ham radio operator and was able to communicate in secret with an old family friend in the United States on helping to get to this country.
Thumann
One night I was whisked away as I was told we were going to Canada. I knew people from Canada and felt we would be safe. In Cuba at that time, we were told that Americans were “gusanos” (maggots) and were bad people, and would kill you, etc. It was enough to really scare a young child.
We went to the encampment where Cubans were being processed called the “Mosquito” in the city of Mariel. We were served cold scrambled eggs in a box we were served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’m not sure if it was when I was a teenager or young adult that I stopped being able to smell and taste those meals. We caught the Mariel Lift Boat. Thousands of refugees died in the overflowing boats.
We came into the States through Key West. It was then, as we were being processed, I learned we were really in the USA. We lived in the Fort Lauderdale area for two years, and then my dad got a job in Gwinnett County and moved when I was nine years old. I’ve been in Gwinnett most of my life and consider myself a Gwinnettian! I met my husband Brian in 1995 and we have a soon-to-be 19-year-old son.
In 2017, I wanted to get involved with helping our community in case of major emergencies and use skills I learned through scuba diving. I became a member of the Medical Reserve Corps, which is a non-profit organization assisting Gwinnett emergency management and more specifically Gwinnett Health Department in upscaling emergency responses. In 2020, I was instrumental in helping lead volunteers in over 17,000 hours of assistance to the Covid 19 response.
This gave me a taste for community involvement and the desire to do more. I became a member of the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber and later was asked to serve on the board, which I still do. I later got involved with Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, which offers health and dental care to those that do not have insurance, with 70 percent of their patients being Hispanic. They were looking for more representation of their patients, and I was added to their board.
In 2023, my husband and I launched the Thumann Foundation through the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia to specifically focus on children’s healthcare, nutrition, safety, and education. I can proudly say that in its first year we awarded six grants to area nonprofit organizations working in this mission. I am now a member of the Gwinnett Leadership program ….class of 2024. (Best class ever.)
Earlier this year, Gateway85 had a special event commemorating the naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross. As I was sitting in the audience listening to the President’s grandson, I realized that if it was not for President Carter, our family would probably not have had the opportunity of the American Dream. Sitting there I realized that my first job at 13 and 14 was right down the street on Jimmy Carter Boulevard, and that my husband and I both grew up off this street. And here I was honoring the legacy of all the humanitarian work of Jimmy Carter. It was a full circle moment.
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Universal military training would be good for our country
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By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
October 27, 2023 | You betcha, yes, I am an advocate of Universal Military Training. If the United States adopted this program to train young people, it could make them more responsible adults as future citizens and better equipped to handle the world.
Many countries around the world require males to have military training. It’s normal in most of Europe (Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Austria and Russia). It’s popular in the Middle East, in Asia and Africa, and not unusual in South America (Brazil, Columbia, Chile.)
Here is a list of countries requiring military service.
My military training taught me so much. It started as a 10th grader in Bibb County schools, in a junior ROTC program, standard for students then at Lanier High School. In those days, many of us young college students joined the Georgia National Guard, where I served for two years. When in college, I was in the ROTC program. During the junior and senior year, as a ROTC student, I was transferred from the Guard to the Army Reserve.
Upon college graduation, I was commissioned an officer, and served for 3.5 years in Germany. Altogether, I ended with 7.5 years military service.
And what did the military teach me? So much!
- Discipline. You quickly learn to immediately obey orders no matter what. And you learn to stay on the job until completion. Oh, how this serves you in later life!
- Teamwork. You are working with a group, with others trained as well as you. All look out for one another, and get the job done together.
- Military instruction: This taught me much, but especially marksmanship with a M-1 rifle, allowing me to tightly group shots on distant targets. Never an outdoorsman, I was amazed at the results.
- Punctuality: The military wants you there when they need you, and well in advance.
- Neatness. Sloppiness is not accepted in any form, in dress, in activity, in equipment….and in mind.
- Civility: You recognize and respect your fellow soldiers, and you learn common courtesies with social manners.
- Management: The military teaches you how to solve problems, to think in the long term, and apply all this to your job and to others.
- Leadership: This you get something like by osmosis, as you are trained to observe how others react to people, and learn how to apply common techniques to everyday situations.
- Respect: You learn to recognize the worthiness of all individuals, and to treat them in the way you want to be treated. It reflects diversity.
- Confidence. All this training, repeated over and over, makes you and the guy next to you, into something of a robot. You know both of you will take on tasks and complete them.
What would be the benefits for the United States to adopt universal military training?
First of all, it would improve the lives of our oncoming citizens. It would make them more alert, tougher, and in the long run, better citizens.
Particularly today, with many youths brought up in broken or one-parent homes, where many lack the qualities that will spell success. They will be trained thoroughly, with the outcome that they will attain the qualities many are missing today. It will improve the overall society of the United States, for the youth of tomorrow will be in a better position to move forward with confidence and discipline.
Another element which makes sense: UMT should be mandatory for men, and voluntary for women.
The United States will be strengthened with such a program.
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Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority
By Barbara Myers
A teacher, a pharmacist, a public health advocate and a diabetes care and education specialist, Mandy Reece, a doctor of pharmacy is adding one more title to her resume. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Reece has become even more adamant about advocating for yearly mammograms for adult women.
Reece
Dr. Reece believes she has choices because her breast cancer was discovered early—a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy with or without reconstruction? These are decisions she weighed carefully with her healthcare team.
A faculty member in the School of Pharmacy at the Suwanee campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Reece said, “With my medical background, I am fortunate that I have the knowledge and skills to know how to properly research. I have access to scientific journals and databases to determine my prognosis. I can review the standard treatments based on the diagnosis, as well as appropriate medications. And most of all, I can understand the physiology and pathophysiology and what I’m reading in medical textbooks.”
She calls her breast cancer diagnosis “my little miracle.”
“It’s nothing short of a miracle,” she said.
A 1.5-centimeter tumor was found in Dr. Reece’s breast in late August. “It was not there last year,” she said. At age 47, Dr. Reece has been getting screening mammograms for seven years. Five of the seven times, she received a letter from the radiologist asking her to come back for a diagnostic mammogram.
This year, she noted, her experience was different. The technologist took extra time to make sure she had all the images needed and even consulted with the radiologist. “By the time I walked out of the building, I received a message in MyChart asking me to schedule a needle biopsy.” The radiologist explained the process and said that nine of ten women have negative results.
Again, a MyChart message alerted Dr. Reece to the fact that she had ductal carcinoma in situ, stage 0 or non-invasive breast cancer. An hour later, her primary care provider called her to discuss the diagnosis and next steps.
Dr. Reece went into student mode. She interviewed about six women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and learned about the information they’d been given and why they chose their particular treatments.
After careful consideration, Dr. Reece opted for a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction.“I chose a more radical route and each woman is different in the choice she makes.” She is waiting until October 30 for the surgery.
“What I’ve really learned is the value of a mammogram,” Dr. Reece said. Despite the research and the plan, there is still some anxiety and sadness. She hopes that sharing her journey will inspire others to get regular screening mammograms.
“They can save your life,” Dr. Reece said. “Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority. If you’re ever diagnosed, it will give you more choices in your treatment.”
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Questions validity of re-zoning ex-Olympic Tennis Center
Editor, The Forum:
Gwinnett County is proposing to rezone the property to the MU-R zoning classification of the Gwinnett County Unified Development Ordinance. Additional variances and/or waivers are also proposed in order to achieve an integrated mixed-use development with appropriate parking spaces, building setbacks, building heights, and to provide safe and efficient pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
The property is located along Stone Mountain Highway (U.S. Highway 78) at its intersection with West Park Place Boulevard, and is currently zoned C-2. Gwinnett County has been the owner of the Tennis Center site since 2016 and has sought proposals for its development. The rezoning was approved by the Gwinnett County Commission on 10/24/23.
This Park Place property is less than 32 acres, as such it cannot support the grand wishes to become a ‘”Gwinnett Gateway.”
The initial submission by Fuqua Development included some imaginary depictions that attendees at the first information meeting were awed by; rather mistakenly.
However, the adjacent Stone Mountain Square properties do have a large and visible footprint. That property that can, (and some adjacent parcels), have the ability to do just that.
Stone Mountain Square assemblage has never been fully occupied and is now a dated emblem of a poorly planned quick development.
The sea of asphalt appears to present more of a picture of the Great Salt Lake, it has failing leases, and is far from the potential it is capable of being. Therefore, utilizing this parcel would result in changing the entire perspective of the U.S. Highway 78 stretch.
The Tennis Center configuration is capable of bringing needed tax dollars and still leaves a view of Stone Mountain.
I can appreciate the desire of Vipul Patel to significantly enhance the “Front Yard’” of his fourth hotel. Yet I believe my suggestion would indeed serve his business much better in terms of corporate, community, and business traffic.
– Ron Baker, Stone Mountain
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Gwinnett begins Unified Plan events starting tonight
Gwinnett County is hosting a series of fall events to engage residents in discussions regarding the 2045 Unified Plan — a comprehensive roadmap guiding the county’s development through the year 2045. As part of the County’s public engagement efforts, upcoming events will be held around Gwinnett for residents to analyze specific areas, learn about project recommendations and contribute their own ideas.
Gwinnett Planning and Development Department Director Matthew Dickison says: “Input from our residents is integral in shaping the progress of the 2045 Unified Plan. We want to encourage everyone to get involved and look forward to hearing different perspectives.”
The fall events are scheduled on the following dates:
- Friday, October 27 (today) at GracePointe Community Church in Lawrenceville;
- Saturday, October 28 at the Shannon Oaks Shopping Center Parking Lot in Lawrenceville;
- Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2 at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lecture Hall C in Suwanee;
- Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday, November 9 at Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Duluth; and
- Wednesday,November 15 and Thursday, November 16 at First Senior Center in Norcross.
The 2045 Unified Plan will address community goals, needs and opportunities including housing, transportation, economic development and land use. The plan will also work in tandem with the County’s recent Comprehensive Housing Study and the ongoing Comprehensive Transportation Plan.For more details, visit GwinnettCounty.com/2045UnifiedPlan.
10th annual Suwanee Classic Car show to benefit arts
The Suwanee Arts Center is gearing up for their 10th annual Suwanee Classic Car Show in Suwanee Town Center on Sunday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event traditionally showcases around 180 classic cars including muscle cars, street rods, exotic cars and imports. Participants may register their cars in advance at SuwaneeArtsCenter.org or on the morning of the show.
This year’s event will feature a special appearance and free autographs by Ned Luke, aka Michael De Santa from Grand Theft Auto V. He will arrive in high style in a specialty car provided by presenting sponsor, Audi Gwinnett.
A traditional community event honoring veterans will take place in front of Suwanee City Hall marking the service of veterans from every branch of the military. Event goers can enjoy food and drink from local Suwanee Town Center restaurants and share in the crowd favorite 50/50 raffle. There is no entrance fee for people to attend.
Awards will be presented in 16 categories: Mayor’s Pick, Best in Show, People’s Choice, Paint, Engine, BPOC, Chevy, Exotic, Ford, Import, Mopar, Muscle, Orphan, Street Rod, Truck and Top 20. Former Atlanta Fox 5 reporter Jay Ariano will be master of ceremonies for this year’s event, alongside Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette.
The event is sponsored by the Suwanee Arts Center, a 501©3 non-profit that provides opportunities for artists to thrive, fosters art appreciation through education and exhibits and serves as a catalyst for dynamic and vibrant community interaction with the arts. Find and connect with the Suwanee Arts Center through social media on Facebook and Instagram. All classes and events are regularly updated on the website: SuwaneeArtsCenter.org.
Gwinnett music school students perform at Carnegie Hall
Among those on stage were two violinists, School of Music Instructors Luca Veni and Sam Beasly.
Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music had a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York earlier this month. They performed in the Weill Recital Hall. Pianists, vocalists, and violinists of all levels, (including special needs students) took the stage and performed with musical excellence. Performers chose a variety of musical selections from classical, jazz, ragtime, pop and spiritual compositions. Among those on stage were two violinists, School of Music Instructors Luca Veni and Sam Beasly.
The Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music teaches over 1,200 students (ages 4 -adults). The music school helps children play a variety of instruments in a variety of styles: piano, voice, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, drums, clarinet, flute, and Greek instruments. The school offers early childhood music development classes, special needs classes, music theory caption Among those on stage were two violinists, School of Music Instructors Luca Veni and Sam Beasly.
The Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey
From Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill: I credit The Daughter of Time with my decades-long interest in Britain’s Wars of the Roses. This book has become a modern classic for those of us fascinated with English history. It starts out very slowly but eventually turns into an examination of the character of King Richard III. Was he really evil or has he been misaligned all these centuries? Throughout history, Richard has been accused of killing his nephews (the sons of King Edward VI) in the Tower of London in order to gain the crown of England for himself after Edward died. Is it possible that those tales passed down through the years were wrong? The book’s release in 1951 triggered a discussion of this mystery, but the debate really exploded in popularity after the 2012 discovery of the body of Richard III in a Leicester car park. Alas, we may never really know what really happened.
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Archaeology can tell us about lives of our ancestors
Humans have lived in the area now known as Georgia for more than 12,000 years, and archaeology is the only means by which we are able to learn about the lives and achievements of most of them.
Because Georgia contains some of the most important archaeological sites in the country, the state legislature created the Office of the State Archaeologist, which is charged with directing research on state lands, surveying archaeological sites on state lands, giving technical assistance to private landowners and public agencies, protecting objects of archaeological significance, and establishing training programs. As part of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the state archaeologist bears added responsibilities in environmental review policy and the National Register program.
From the chocolate tabby ruins on Sapelo Island to the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville, the DNR manages some of the most important reported sites in the state. One of the primary duties of the state archaeologist is to advise the DNR on the stewardship of such archaeological resources on state lands.
Looting destroys the integrity of archaeological sites and, thus, their scientific and historical value. The advent of Web-based auction sites has turned an already serious resource-management issue into a critical problem. Most looting is carried out by people who use the stolen artifacts, often taken from private property, to underwrite other crimes—especially the purchase and manufacture of drugs. Looting, then, not only destroys the traces of our past but also fuels other violations. Believing that the best stewards of resources are educated private landowners, the DNR has worked to enhance existing Georgia state law, which enables property owners to safeguard sites on their land.
Georgia currently has no underwater archaeology program. However, a variety of planning studies, some funded through federal grants, will set the stage for a productive underwater archaeology program. Archaeologists already know that Georgia’s underwater sites include everything from Revolutionary War (1775-83) shipwrecks to abandoned towns, from Indian canoes to early-twentieth-century side-wheel steamships. Such resources have the potential to reveal details about little-documented aspects of Georgia’s past. They also can serve as valuable ecotourism attractions.
Saving Georgia’s archaeological resources will take significant efforts on the part of the Society for Georgia Archaeology; its companion organization, the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists; and related preservation interest groups such as the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. It also will require increased cooperation with other DNR divisions. Because many of the same forces affect natural resources and archaeological sites, natural resources stewardship bears much in common with archaeological site stewardship, whether on land or underwater. As in so many other realms, cooperation between archaeologists and those with kindred interests will, in the end, help to conserve important parts of Georgia’s past.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
See if this unusual angle helps you identify this photo
This building, today’s Mystery Photo, comes to us taken from a different angle. See if you can, from this view, identify today’s mystery. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. was one who identified the recent Mystery Photo. “It’s a view of Mount Hood, from the parking lot area of the Timberline Lodge, a mountainside ski resort built in the 1930s in the Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon.
Mount Hood is a dormant volcano with a height of 11,250 feet above sea level. It is the highest mountain in Oregon and is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. While dormant today, Mt. Hood is considered to be Oregon’s most likely volcano to erupt.”
Also recognizing it were Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Mike Montgomery, Duluth; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill. The Mt. Hood’s photo came from Rick Krause of Lilburn.
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Two Revolutionary War patriots marked at ceremony here
In continuing with their Bicentennial Commemoration of August 13, the Fairview Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville hosted grave markings recently for two of the four Revolutionary War Patriots buried in the 200-year-old church cemetery. This event was sponsored by the Button Gwinnett Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), the Philadelphia Winn Chapter D American Revolution, the Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter SAR, and the Robert Forsyth Chapter SAR.
Revolutionary War Patriots John Bagby and Philip Isley fought together during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781, a battle that many believe was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
The background of Patriot John Bagby was given by Philadelphia Winn member, Phyllis Davis, the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Patriot Bagby, who migrated from North Carolina with his family to the newly organized Gwinnett County in the early 1820s. In 1827 John Bagby was eligible to participate in the Georgia Land Lottery, resulting in receiving land in a new part of Georgia known as Muscogee County. Following John Bagby’s death in 1837, he was buried in the Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
The background of Patriot Philip Isley was read by U.S. Army Colonel (retired) Rex Moody Isley of Arab, Ala., the great-great-great-great grandson of Philip Isley, a patriot who fought in three major battles: Battle of Camden, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, and Battle of Eutaw Springs. In 1822, Patriot Isley moved from North Carolina to Gwinnett County, where he and his wife Mary Ann became founding members of the Fairview Presbyterian Church in 1823. Patriot Bagby was issued a Certificate of Pension in Lawrenceville in 1833 and died at his Gwinnett County home in 1842.
Participating in this ceremony were members of the Georgia Society SAR Color Guard and Militia, the Elisha Winn Society C.A.R., the Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR, the Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR, and Reverend Melissa McNair-King, pastor of the Fairview Presbyterian Church.
Drug Take Back will be held Oct. 28 in Snellville
Dam Dinner: dine outdoors in a European Piazza style while watching artists blow hot glass and paint plein air around the lake area on Friday, October 27, from to 10 p.m. The event will be held on the dam at Sims Lake Park. Artist Carol Albert, and her band, will set the tone for an evening under the stars. This dinner is a fundraising event to support the programs and administration of the Suwanee Arts Center. The meal will be catered by the anticipated, but yet to open, Raik Mediterranean of Suwanee.
Drug Take Back will be held October 28 in Snellville hosted by the Police Department. This will allow residents to safely discard unused and expired medication. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Snellville Police Department, 2315 Wisteria Drive. There will also be a secondary location at Westside Baptist Church, 2925 Main St. W from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the church’s Fall Festival. Participants can drive or walk up to drop off discarded medication into collection boxes. Medication may be left in its original containers with or without the labels as all items discarded are burned.
History and cemetery tour of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church will be Sunday, October 29, at 2 p.m. To learn more contact the church office at mtcarmelumc@comcast.net or call 770 449 4498.
“Get IT Done” is the subject of best-selling author and global practice leader, Wall Street Journal’s Chris McChesney, for a leadership seminar on November 1 from 9 a.m. until noon at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta. Breakfast starts at 8:15 a.m. This event is a part of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia’s nonprofit academy series, designed to equip all leaders – for-profit, nonprofit and individual – with the tools they need to bridge the gap between strategy creation and successful implementation.
Reading is FUNdamental workshop. Would you like to learn how to build your child’s speech, language, and emergent literacy skills while reading together? If so, this series is for you. This will be held Saturday, November 4, at 11 a.m. at the Norcross branch of Gwinnett County Public Library.
Community Clean-Up in downtown Braselton will be Saturday, November 4. Come help the Downtown Development Authority pick up trash in the historic downtown district from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers will gather on the town green where they will receive supplies and instructions.
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