RECOGNITION: Rainbow Village CEO Melanie Conner presents the Joel Hudson Humanitarian Award to Cole Porter, president of Porter Steel of Lilburn. The presentation came at the annual Gala, held recently at the Atlanta Athletic Club. By the end of the Gala, the nonprofit had raised $384,785 to help further its mission and support the maintenance of its 2.5-acre campus in Duluth. Conner said of Porter: “As generous as he is genuine, Cole was the ideal candidate for this year’s Hudson Humanitarian Award. He is driven by a desire to leave the communities where Porter Steel does business better than it finds them. He’s built a culture at his company set on making a life-changing difference in our corner of the world, giving to multiple non-profits on a regular basis. If everyone were more like Cole and Porter Steel, I do not doubt that the world would be a better place.”
TODAY’S FOCUS: Two from Gwinnett to be honored for military service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: If a Georgia Tech student, you’re sitting pretty
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: Third installment on looking at Project 2025
FEEDBACK: Recent issues served to make her day
UPCOMING:Rotarians plan local Day of Peace conversation
NOTABLE: City of Norcross to open county’s first arboretum
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia kaolin mined across the fall kine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you detect the clues in this photograph?
LAGNIAPPE: GGC holding two fall preview days soon
CALENDAR: Sugar Hill Preservation Society to meet Sept. 19
Two from Gwinnett to be honored for military service
By Army Col. Rick White
COLUMBUS, Ga. | Two Gwinnett County residents are to be inducted in the Class of 2024 of the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame (GMVHOF) here on Saturday, November 2. With the induction of the 15 members of the 2024 class, it will mean that 193 Georgia veterans will have been inducted since the program began. The ceremony will be held at the Saint Luke Methodist Church of Columbus.
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The inductees from Gwinnett are Army Sgt. Major Preston Rowser of Duluth, under the category of valor, during the Vietnam War, to be awarded posthumously, and Naval Petty Officer 2nd Class James Edward Walters of Snellville, under the category of service.
The GMVHOF Class of 2024 is the twelfth (12th) annual class inducted since the inception of the non-profit organization in 2013.
Others to be inducted in the 2024 ceremony include:
- Army Private First Class Alfred William Campo of Toccoa, for valor; Korean War, posthumously.
- Army Capt. Ralph C. Colley of Dahlonega, for valor, Vietnam War, posthumously.
- Army Brig. Gen. Fred Wilber Collins of St. Simons Island, for valor, World War II, posthumously.
- Army 1st Sgt. Joseph Michael Conley of Canton, for valor, Vietnam War.
- Army 1st Lt. Virginia Lee Dornheggen of Eatonton, for service, Vietnam War.
- Navy Capt. Edward Emil Ettei III of Marietta, for service, Vietnam War.
- Army Lt. Col. Richard David James of St. Simons Island, for service, Vietnam War.
- Army Col. John Terrell Lawrence of Douglasville, for valor, Vietnam War, posthumously.
- Army Lt. Col. Charles John Mendoza of Waverly Hall, for valor, Vietnam War.
- Marine Corps Capt. Edward Harold Ressler of Marietta, for valor, Vietnam War, posthumously.
- Air Force Capt. Steven Robert Ryf of Johns Creek, for valor, Vietnam War.
- Army Col. Richard Harry Taylor of Kennesaw, for valor, Vietnam War, posthumously.
- Army Lt. Gen. James Lewis Terry of Chatsworth, for achievement, during the Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan period.
The 12th annual GMVHOF induction ceremony and banquet will be in Columbus, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 beginning at noon in the Saint Luke Ministry Center, which is located at 301 11th Street.
This annual event is open to the public. Ticket prices are Individual, $55; table of eight for $400; and table of ten for $500. For reservations, call or email the GMVHOF Induction Ceremony and Banquet Attendee Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Freeman at 706-575-9173 (after 5 p.m.) or email her at Debbie.Freeman77@Gmail.com.
Those wishing to attend should order tickets soon, since the event usually sells out relatively quickly.
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If a Georgia Tech student, you’re sitting pretty
Tech Tower, via Wikipedia
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 17, 2024 | Those of you who are a student at Georgia Tech, or are sending an offspring to Georgia Tech, may have missed this item last week. You may find it very interesting.
The Wall Street Journal had an item about the top ten colleges, as they said, “which make students rich.” Georgia Tech ranked fourth in the nation on this list. The top three universities were MIT, Stanford and Princeton.
Rounding out the top ten were the University of Pennsylvania, California Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Babson College, Missouri University of Science and Technology (at Rolla), and Carnegie Mellon University.
Cheers for those students from Gwinnett at Georgia Tech. Sounds like when you graduate, you will be among those in serious company when it comes to doing well.
All this made us curious. We had never heard much about Harvey Mudd and Babson.
Harvey Mudd is in Claremont, Calif., part of the Claremont Colleges. It was begun in 1957 and focuses on science and engineering. It had 911 undergraduate students in 2024. It has a football team in the California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The college is named for the engineer who ran a company in Los Angeles, which mined copper in Cyprus. Mudd also was vice president of the board of trustees for the California Institute of Technology. He also helped found Claremont McKenna College.
Babson College says it is a different college. It has been named by the Wall Street Journal as the second best college in the United States. It focuses on entrepreneurship as its core competency across academic pursuits, aiming to build business leaders. It is located just outside Boston in Wellesley, Mass. It has 2,500 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students. The average cost to attend is $77,248 for each year. Unlike Georgia Tech, it does not have a football team.
New subject: When living in South Georgia in Jesup years ago, a Georgia Revenue agent, the late Babe Davis, came into the office one afternoon, suggesting to go with him to a moonshine still, only about 3-4 miles from town, in a small patch of woods off Lanes Bridge Road. When we got there, the illegal liquid was still dripping out of a coil in a small stream. “Want to taste?” he asked. He caught some of the new liquor in a cup. The stuff was harsh on my throat.
But it was the sensation of the moonshine that surprised me: the moonshine was hot! Of course it was hot, just previously having been steam before it became liquid.
Years later, when in Maine, I was at a “sugarhouse” where they were boiling sap for maple syrup. The sap came to the sugarhouse in a big open vat on a wagon pulled by a horse. The operator asked me if I wanted to taste a sample of the sap.
He took a cup and dipped it into the vat. The liquid had a slightly sweet taste, since it takes 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup. But as at the moonshine still, the sensation was altogether different, and quite surprising. It was COLD. Of course, it was. The outside temperature that day was about 40 degrees F.!
Two liquids, one illegal, the other about to become syrup, but entirely different in temperature.
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Third installment on looking at Project 2025
Editor’s note: today Jack Bernard writes part three of three -part series looking at Project 2025 and what it would mean if this program guided the next Trump Administration.—eeb)
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
Part three of three
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | This final article spells out the way that the Trump administration would approach major policy areas. Although the Trump campaign has taken great pains to distance itself from Project 2025, it was written by previous Trump appointees. If he is elected, it will undoubtedly be the basis for quickly seeking to reorganize the federal government, to the detriment of taxpayers.
Our well-established, decentralized public school system is the envy of much of the world. But Project 2025 states: “Schools serve parents, not the other way around…the best argument for universal school choice.” (page 5). It says this view is “non-negotiable.” Thus, our public education system would be undercut in favor of a stronger private sector presence, benefiting the wealthy and special interests, including a major increase in our tax money going to religiously affiliated schools.
Public education is not designed for parents. The goal is to educate children in a non-political, non-partisan manner while achieving optimum results. Following what is said by small groups of radicalized parents is not objective. It would result in politicalization of education to the detriment of our children. Radical views, based on emotion rather than fact, should not be taught in public schools.
Project 2025 believes our education system promotes “Marxist academics, as it says on page 16.” It brings up “critical race theory,” a frequent Boogey Man of the far right. However, critical race theory is only taught in a few law schools, not in k-12.
What these conservatives are really saying is that they do not want “divisive concepts,” like the history of black people in America, taught to their children.
The U.S. Department of Education (page 330) would be abolished via a “Department of Education Reorganization Act,” which would “devolve the agency.” It would (Page 360) also cut federal allocations going to states by “$17 billion annually.” Under Project 2025, student aid is also slashed. For example, on page 341, it says: “no interest rate subsidies or loan forgiveness.”
Government regulations have been put in place to protect taxpayers from self-interested entities, such as big business and financial institutions. But the 2025 plan is to severely limit the ability of the federal government to intervene via business regulations, enabling big business to thrive to the detriment of taxpayers. And that includes promoting fossil fuels, further ruining our environment.
Regulatory oversights are often put in place after a severe financial crisis caused by irresponsible financial institutions. Ignoring relatively recent history, Project 2025 wants to “repeal Title I, Title II, and Title VIII of the Dodd–Frank Act.”(The Dodd-Frank Act prevents excessive risk-taking that led to the financial crisis.) The rationale is that the federal government should not impose “stringent regulation” of these too-big-to-fail financial institutions (page 705). Thus, the Trump administration would set us up for a financial catastrophe, while maintaining that it had no control over the situation. The fiscal equivalent of Trump’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Project 2025 was put together by the Heritage Foundation. Its contributors include 140 people who were Trump administration officials.
Project 2025 is a radical restructuring of our government. It provides a step-by-step, detailed plan as to how the Trump administration can, and will, put the welfare of big business and special interests before that of our citizens. The resulting negative effects of Project 2025 will be even worse than the 2017 Trump tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations which created the largest debt in US history.
Go read further about Project 2025, so you will be aware of it before voting in November.
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Recent issues served to make her day
Editor, the Forum:
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT article regarding the recent presidential debate!! You hit the nail on the head and thanks for your newsletter, always enjoy hearing your comments!!!
It made my day!
– Trish Joyner, Monroe
Sees hypocrisy among only Democrats
Editor, the Forum:
I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to point out the hypocrisy. I knew it was coming. And here it is. About seven weeks ago there was an assassination attempt on a former President of the United States. The gunman used an AR-15 , and barely missed killing Donald J. Trump. From progressive, liberal Democrats, it was dead silence.
And now, a kid sneaks an AR-15 into his high school and shoots the place up. And today Georgia Democrats are clamoring, filling the air waves with demands for gun control measures.
It’s the height of hypocrisy. The left uses selective outrage, depending on the situation. Are you surprised? I’m not.
– David Simmons, Norcross
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Rotarians plan local Day of Peace conversation
This peace pole, made by sculptor H. Thomas, sits in the United States Armed Forces Memorial Garden at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. The pole was gifted by the Rotary Clubs of Caen and Hagen in 2015 celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Rotary Foundation. Peace Poles like this, found around the world, are internationally-recognized symbols of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth.
To commemorate the United Nations International Day of Peace, Rotary Clubs of Gwinnett County, in partnership with the Ismaili Council for Southeastern United States, will host an educational community conversation with leaders actively seeking to foster peace, goodwill and better understanding.
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Members of Gwinnett’s seven Rotary clubs will join with 1.4 million Rotarians around the world to celebrate the International Day of Peace.
The meeting will be Monday, September 23, at 11 a.m. at the Lawrenceville Arts Center in Lawrenceville at 125 North Clayton Street.
Community leaders will gather to glean knowledge and understanding from dialogue centered around the journeys of refugees and immigrants seeking to find peace, unity and community.
Ali Velshi, MSNBC Chief Correspondent and Host of Velshi, will share his personal story via an open conversation with Preface Project founder JT Wu. Velshi will then have a panel discussion with local leaders who arrived as refugees and immigrants and are now championing peace and equity for all.
Gwinnett County plans for study of disparity
Gwinnett County and Griffin and Strong, P.C. will host two informational meetings about the County’s first disparity study. The first meeting will be in person on Wednesday, September 18, at 6 p.m. in the George Pierce Park Community Room at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee. The second will be a virtual option via Zoom on Thursday, September 19, at 2 p.m.
The disparity study aims to evaluate potential barriers for small and underrepresented businesses and enterprises in Gwinnett government contracting and purchasing.
Both meetings will provide Gwinnett’s business community with an open forum to ask questions, learn about the study and discuss how to participate. To guide the disparity study, the county assembled an internal team led by the County’s Equity Officer Aisha DeBerry, to work alongside Griffin and Strong, P.C. to achieve a more inclusive business environment.
Business owners and residents can register for the in-person meeting using Eventbrite or the virtual meeting using Zoom. Registration for the in-person meeting is recommended but not required.
- For questions or concerns, please email Griffin and Strong, P.C. at GwinnettCountyStudy@GSPCLaw.com
City of Lilburn planning for Food Truck Tuesdays
The city of Lilburn, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority and a private property owner, has entered into an agreement to host a food truck site at the corner of First and Main Streets. It’s the strip of land currently enclosed by a fence, across from the popular 1910 Public House restaurant.
Mayor Johnny Crist says plans are to launch the venture October 1. Every Tuesday of the month, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., a revolving schedule of food trucks will be featured.
This is an interim step to activate a key commercial site on Main Street. The private property owners, Lilburn Main, LLC, intend to begin construction on the first of three commercial buildings on the 0.77-acre commercial site early next year. The first building will be located next to the existing Cofer building. Buildings two and three will follow construction and occupation of building one.
The temporary food truck site will be located at the corner of First and Main, the location of future permanent structures to be constructed by the private property owners. The city’s purpose in this endeavor is two-fold:
- Build pedestrian traffic in Old Town, generating critical activity to support existing downtown businesses including 1910 Public House, Antiques in Old Town, Salon Nine Seven, Agavero Cantina – Parkside, and newcomers Haven Bodega and The Bubbly Goat.
- Offer the community more dining and entertainment options in Old Town, where City Park is the anchor for most events.
City of Norcross to open county’s first arboretum
Trees at Pinnacle Park
The City of Norcross is planning the opening of Gwinnett County’s first arboretum, a botanical garden specializing in trees, at its Pinnacle Park off Brookhollow Parkway. This achievement marks a pivotal moment for the area, blending innovative environmental practices with a commitment to accessible green spaces.
When Norcross acquired Pinnacle Park, it was obvious that the area required a comprehensive revitalization. The small lake behind the business park was functioning merely as a stormwater retention facility, surrounded by overgrowth, dilapidated bridges and deteriorating sidewalks.
Norcross City Arborist Shahin Khalili says: “The city identified the area as a green space that could serve the community on the eastern side of Buford Highway. This vision was crucial in bridging the development gap between East Norcross and the rest of the city.”
One of the initial and unique steps in this project was the eco-friendly approach to clearing overgrowth. A team of goats was brought in to tackle invasive species like kudzu and privet. Khalili remembers: “The goats were so popular that they even participated in the park’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in May 2019, ‘chomping’ the ribbon alongside local officials.”
The arboretum will feature 32 species of native trees, with plans for expansion. The criteria for selecting trees focused on species that thrive in Georgia and showcase the region’s vibrant landscape. Charlotte Osborn, chair of the Norcross Tree Preservation Board, emphasizes the importance of the arboretum’s educational value, stating, “The primary criteria for a level one arboretum was the collection of a minimum of 25 trees of individual species clearly identified throughout the garden.”
The arboretum not only enhances local biodiversity and ecological resilience but also serves as an educational resource. The park’s virtual tree tour and educational page provide valuable insights into tree preservation and native plant species. Future plans include expanding educational outreach to schools and hosting workshops on sustainable practices.
Anders gets new title with Explore Gwinnett
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Lisa Anders has been named chief operating officer of Explore Gwinnett. She was for 13 years its executive director. In her new position, she will also oversee the Gwinnett Sports Commission team. Stan Hall continues to serve as chief executive officer at Gas South District. This Sports Commission drives economic development through sports, managing a variety of events for youth, collegiate, amateur and professional athletic organizations.
Georgia kaolin mined across the fall line
Kaolin is one of Georgia’s largest natural resources. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 8 million metric tons of kaolin are mined from Georgia each year, with an estimated value of more than $1 billion. Georgia is by far the leading clay-producing state in America and is recognized as a world leader in the mining, production, processing, and application of kaolin products.
The word kaolin is derived from the name of the Chinese town Kao-Ling (or Gaoling, “high ridge”), located in the Jiangxi Province of southeast China, where the written description of porcelain can be found. The word kaolin is now used as a loose trade and geologic term to refer to white clayey rock that is predominantly composed of Kaolin Group (khandite) minerals..
Georgia kaolin deposits occur in Late Cretaceous (about 100 million to 65 million years ago) to Early Paleogene (65 million to 45 million years ago) sedimentary rocks whose sediments were derived from weathered igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Georgia Piedmont geologic province. During these ancient times, sediments were transported by rivers to coastline deltas and to estuarine and back-barrier island locations. Relative sea-level changes provided environments of deposition favorable for the accumulation of the lens-shaped geometry of the present-day deposits.
Kaolin in Georgia is generally found in a northeast to southwest band of deposits extending from Augusta to Macon to Columbus. This belt parallels the fall line, which marks the boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. Deposits are of three types: (1) “soft” kaolin, which breaks easily and is soapy in texture; (2) “hard” kaolin, which is more finely grained, difficult to break, and jagged in texture; and (3) “flint” kaolin, which has no commercial value because its high opaline silica content makes it extremely hard. Kaolin mining activities are restricted to near-surface (less than 150 meters) ore bodies that are 3 to 15 meters thick. Once the ore has been extracted, mine reclamation activities are conducted to restore the landscape to a pristine state.
Kaolin is most commonly used in the paper-coating industry. It is also used as a filler (added to plastics, for example, and rubber compounds), as a pigment additive in paints, in ceramics (tile, chinaware, and bathroom toilets and sinks), and in pharmaceuticals. Depending upon the application, kaolins are typically processed to remove such naturally coexisting materials as quartz, iron oxides, titanium oxides, other clay minerals, and organic matter. Kaolin is often further modified from its natural state by chemical treatments, physical delaminating, and high temperature heating to more than 1,000 degrees centigrade. These latter modifications are designed to enhance chemical bonding properties of the kaolin when mixed with other components and/or to improve the brightness of kaolin-based products.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Can you detect the clues in this photograph?
Today’s Mystery Photo looks simple enough, but you might detect clues in this presentation. Figure what this is, and where it is, then send your response to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.
What! Only two readers were sharp enough to determine what the most recent Mystery Photo was! Shame, shame, shame. After all, it is perhaps the most famous of all golf courses, the Master’s course, in Augusta. Only two readers, George Graf of Palmyra, Va., and Allan Peel of San Antonio, were up to the task. Our congratulations to you two….and for the rest of you….well, we won’t go any deeper. The aerial photo came from Karen Swenson of Suwanee and was taken from a plane piloted by her husband, Dale, of Suwanee.
Updated photo
Peel wrote: “Today’s mystery photo was a bit challenging, and I was not sure I would get it. It’s an aerial shot over the Augusta National Golf Club, the home of ‘The Masters,’ held each year during the first full-week of April. I have attached an annotated version of the mystery photo that highlights some of the main points of interest in the photo.
“As noted in the annotated picture, there are actually two different golf courses at the club: the one on top is the main course where the Masters is held, and a second course is shown below the main one. Also highlighted in the photo are Lake Olmstead, and the Savannah River.”
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GGC holding two fall preview days soon
Georgia Gwinnett College is hosting its fall preview days on Saturday, September 28, and again on Saturday, November 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Future students will meet faculty to discover more about the academic offerings available to them, learn about housing, the admissions and financial aid processes, talk with current students and take a campus tour. General, GGC’s mascot, will also be on campus to greet everyone. To register and learn more, visit this GGC web page.
Sugar Hill Preservation Society to meet Sept. 19
The Sugar Hill Preservation Society will present “An evening with Tom Martin,” where you will learn about the connection of Sugar Hill to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, and Bowman’s Island. This will take place Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. at the 39th Street Station, located next to the E Center parking deck. The entrance is inside the parking deck. Martin grew up in Sandy Springs, served in Vietnam, and is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and will relate his fascination with the river area.
Citizenship Clinic is scheduled for the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on September 21 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Invest in your future by applying for United States Citizenship. Pre-registration is required to attend the workshop.
Reading is FUNdamental will take place at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Join Meridith Rose each month to learn about the fundamentals of reading and ways to build your child’s speech, language, and emergent literacy skills while reading together. Children are encouraged to attend. The program will be September 21 at 11 a.m.
Lake Lanier Islands 36th annual Shore Sweep will be Saturday, September 21 from 8 a. m. until 1 p.m. Be a part of cleaning up the lake for the benefit of Lake Lanier and all those who enjoy it. If you have never helped with Shore Sweep, we promise you will be surprised by how fun picking up trash can be! This event, hosted by the Lake Lanier Association is the largest volunteer clean-up in Georgia! Boats or all sizes and types are needed. To register, go to Lanier.org/Shore-Sweep/
JapanFest celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the weekend festival taking place on September 21–22 at the Gas South Convention Center. Immerse yourself in Japanese culture through food, games, shopping, live performances and hands-on activities for the whole family. Tickets are available online or can be purchased at the door.
Senior Falls Prevention Awareness Day will be at the Lawrenceville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on September 22 at 2 p.m. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in older Americans. However, falls are not an inevitable part of aging. Join us to learn about resources for seniors and tips to prevent falls.
Attend the Braselton Brew Fest on Sunday, September 22 from 2:30 until 5 p.m. Brewmasters will transform the Braselton Town Green into a hoppin’ beer garden for the inaugural Braselton Brew Fest! Ticket holders will enjoy unlimited samples of craft beer, live music and lawn games.
State of the City of Norcross will be Thursday, September 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6050 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Mayor Craig Newton will deliver the address, sharing updates of city developments and outline key initiatives for the coming year.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Lilburn and enjoy the experience of the magic of traditional Mexican Folk Dances. The Alma Mexicana Dance performance will take place at 11 a.m. September 28 at the Lilburn Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library.
Norcross Art Splash Festival is back on October 5–6 in downtown Norcross. View the works of 80 artists from across the country will show off their talents with folk art, ceramics, paintings, photography, mixed media, fiber art, metalwork, and jewelry. Kids can enjoy the interactive Kidz Zone, with face painting, sand art and inflatable rides. Festival food and drinks will be in abundance to enjoy throughout the weekend.
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