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TODAY’S FOCUS: Does the stock market care who wins the election?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Salvation Army leading Valdosta storm relief
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Children must be trained to see mental health problems
FEEDBACK: Happy birthday to Jimmy Carter as he turns 100
UPCOMING: International firms plan Sugarloaf Industrial Hub
NOTABLE: PCOM, UGA sign agreement for medical partnership
RECOMMENDED: Revelations by Mary Sharratt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lookout Mountain located in three states
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify these ruins of a castle?
LAGNIAPPE: 45th Elisha Winn Fair coming October 5-6
CALENDAR: Bananarama III Here We Go Again is playing at Lionheart Theatre
Does the stock market care who wins the election?
By Randy Brunson
SUWANEE, Ga. | Does the stock market care who wins the presidential election? Not at all. Let’s take a walk through history.
From 1923 to 1929, “Silent Cal,” Republican Calvin Coolidge, was our president. During this time, Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. From January 1, 2026, our earliest data, until the end of Coolidge’s term, $100 in the S&P 500 would have grown to $233. The man for whom “the business of America is business” oversaw a booming stock market.
Brunson
Note that all future growth numbers use the S&P 500 as a proxy for the stock market.
When Herbert Hoover, also a Republican, was president, there was a Republican senate and split House. Your $100 when he took office was worth just $28 at the end of February 1933.
Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt served more than three terms with both houses of Congress controlled by Democrats. World War II saw a lifting of the stock market from the challenges of the Great Depression. $100 invested in March 1933 became $461 in March 1945, though realize you would have had to stay invested for twelve years. Few of us can see beyond five years.
Democrat Harry Truman, with a split Congress, saw $100 grow to $310 from 1945-1953. Republican Dwight Eisenhower, with a split Congress, had a similar gain, $100 to $305. John F. Kennedy, with a Democratic Congress, saw little gain, from $100 to $139. LBJ with a Democratic Congress , was a little better, $100 to $166. Republican Nixon with a Democratic Congress, saw a losing dollar, $100 to $92. Ford, with a Democratic Congress, went from $100 to $151.
Jimmy Carter, with a solid Democratic Congress, saw $100 grow to $155 in four years.
Ronald Reagan, with a split Senate and Democratic Congress, had a nice gain of $100 to $289. George Bush Senior, with a Democratic Congress, was $100 to $179. Clinton, with a split Congress, had a big gain, $100 to $386. Bush Junior, with a split Congress,- $100 lost to $79. Obama, with a split Congress, saw a jump of $100 to $294. Trump, with a Republican Senate and split House, gained from $100 to $181. And Biden with a Democratic Senate and split House, was $100 to $133, as of the end of 2023. So far the Biden presidency is trending well.
TENURE: Of these 17 presidents referenced, only Trump, Bush Senior, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Kennedy, and Hoover served less than two full terms. And only Kennedy and Ford served less than one term. The point? Stock market investing is a long game, meaning more than a few months. We recommend an absolute minimum of a five-year horizon.
OUTCOME BY PARTY: During only three of the 17 referenced administrations was the S&P 500 down for the tenure of the president. These were Hoover, Nixon, and Bush Junior, all Republicans. And two of those three, Hoover and Nixon, served less than two terms. Does this speak to Republican governance or shortness of tenure? If you make the assessment by which party is in the White House, history might suggest we are better off with Democratic presidents.
TAKE AWAY: There are two lessons from all this for me. First is to mentally recognize that the stock market has no particular link to the political party in power. There is no correlation. The second? Time. Stay invested, don’t panic, allow time to do its most excellent work when it comes to investing in the stock market.
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Gwinnett Salvation Army leading Valdosta storm relief
Salvation Army Capt. Paul Ryerson, the organization’s information commander in Valdosta during a Facebook video of latest relief efforts.
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
OCT. 4, 2024 | Talking to people around the South this week after Hurricane Helene roared through, there was so much extensive damage throughout eastern Georgia, western South and North Carolina, and into Tennessee and Virginia. It may take months to determine the number of deaths, the extent of the destruction, and the dollar figure of whacks to the economy.
Now a week after Helene’s path of destruction, many areas across the south are still without electrical power. Foods, gasoline and other vital items are in short supply.
Particularly upstate Georgia, South and North Carolina and Tennessee will need road repairs for months. Throughout the area hit by Helene, trees are downed everywhere, and normal activities have not returned.
One of the hardest hit areas, around Valdosta, has a Salvation Army disaster team led by Capt. Kent Rynerson of Gwinnett County Salvation Army in Lawrenceville. As of Thursday morning, there were 8,000 households still without power there. Originally 25,000 were without power in the area.
This Salvation Army team arrived by noon Saturday and fed their first meal that night. He has 27 volunteers working, and so far, they have fed 19,000 meals as of Wednesday night to people working to clean up the area. Captain Rynerson and his team were housed in a campground bunkhouse south of the city. They had no power for 48 hours.
Besides relief operations in Valdosta, the Salvation Army has disaster teams in Augusta, Savannah and Alma. People wanting to help provide assistance may go to HelpSalvationArmy.org, Rynerson says, “…where 100 percent of the funds go to relief, for there is no administration fee.”
The physical extent of the damage and its wide swath of Helene is staggering. As one guy told us: “Who would think of a hurricane roaring into the Appalachian mountains?”
Some of the places we contacted in Georgia:
Dublin: The front page of the Courier-Herald had a thick black headline of only one word: “Hell….ene.” The Saturday edition told of two dead from trees falling on them, one at a home, another when a woman was riding with her husband in a semi-truck pulling a trailer. The newspaper showed photos and told stories of trees down in Dublin and neighboring counties, with three rural counties reporting at least 97 percent without power.
Jesup: Trees down, power out, roads blocked. The newspaper here had part of its roof damaged, but continued to print for other newspapers. Plastic has been distributed throughout the building to cover computers in case of rain.
Fitzgerald: Extensive damage throughout the area. Its newspaper, the Herald-Leader, was to be distributed a day late, since it had no wi-fi to connect to its servers, and only one section was to be printed.
Darien: Its newspaper, Darien News, main story said: ‘It was an hellacious stormy night when strong tropical force winds of 58 to 73 mph, and gusts reported at 97 mph, early Friday morning, Sept.27, from Hurricane Helene when she hit McIntosh County. ….Though McIntosh County was hit hard, it was not as affected….as some places like Soperton, which looked as though a tornado had hit, with windows blown out and a huge amount of power lines downed. People in the Augusta area on Saturday were reported to be waiting in line for more than four hours to get gas at some filling stations. Places were reported to look like a war zone.”
Indeed, the eastern half of the state was a war zone. And it is incredible that not more were dead from this killer storm.
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Children must be trained to see mental health problems
“The United States stands alone with the frequency of school and mass shootings… mental health plays a role, but so does easy access to a large variety of guns.”
— Delaware Academy of Medicine.
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | Mental health is only one factor in school shootings. If the United States had implemented gun control, there would be virtually no school shootings. Nevertheless, mental health is an important aspect that must be addressed.
One of my activities is to chair a social action group, Fayette Factor, that is part of Family Connection (a statewide 501-C-3 not-for-profit). Factor provides a multitude of mental health and substance abuse services and brings together many such agencies to work collaboratively. Back in the 70s and 80s, I served as the state of Georgia’s first Director of Health Planning. My units developed both physical and mental comprehensive health plans for Georgia.
As part of its mission, Factor asked the regional McIntosh Trails Community Service Board to present mental health to our schools, a particularly hot topic in light of the recent Winder school shooting. Community Service Boards (CSBs) are public entities created by the Georgia legislature in 1993 to provide mental health, developmental disability and addictive disease services.
There are a multitude of these CSBs though-out the state of Georgia. They provide services to individuals experiencing symptoms associated with mental illness, addictive disease and/or developmental disability.
The presentation was invigorating. Of particular importance was the role of the family and the school in identifying problems before they explode. Along these lines, the speakers talked about getting children with problems to seek help.
I grew up in an Italian and Irish working-class area on the border of New York City. Most parents were first generation, hardworking construction workers, carpenters, mechanics and low-level government employees. Children were brought up to be clannish. The Irish did not fully trust the Italians and vice-versa. And if you were neither, “fa-ged-aboud-it.”
Among us was a rotten kid that had been left back twice in school. He was always getting in trouble and was mean as a snake. Plus, he was older and bigger than the rest of us.
One day, he secretly brought his father’s pistol. Six of us were walking to school when he took the pistol out of his lunch bag. Because we were scared, we told him what he wanted to hear. That he was really cool.
None of us thought about reporting him to the school. There definitely was the fear factor. But we were also afraid of being ostracized as “snitches.”
The kid didn’t shoot anyone. But he was violent and could have. A year later, he knocked out my brother’s front teeth with a round from a slingshot. He never went to counseling afterwards, claiming shooting him in the face was an accident.
Today the social workers and psychologists indicated that failure to identify violence-prone children remains a problem today. A child cannot receive help unless he is somehow identified.
Now, there are anonymous hotlines. The question remains whether other children seeing problems will use them. Surely, a classmate or two must have been aware of the deep mental problems that the Apalachee shooter had…and failed to report him.
We must train our children to do better in recognizing the need to report when they see other students having troubling problems.
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Happy birthday to Jimmy Carter as he turns 100
Editor, the Forum:
On October 1, President Jimmy Carter made history as the first U.S. president to turn 100 years old! His influence can be felt worldwide, but right here in Gateway85, his legacy takes center stage along the iconic Jimmy Carter Boulevard.
Stretching nine miles and serving as a vital gateway into Gwinnett County, it’s the longest of only six roads in the nation named in his honor. Once a quiet corridor, the Boulevard has grown into a vibrant hub of entrepreneurship and progress, reflecting the very values Carter has championed throughout his life. As the Norcross area thrives, so does the legacy of this remarkable leader!
President Carter’s life has been a testament to service and progress. Before becoming the 39th president of the United States, he served as a Georgia State senator and later governor, where he implemented major reforms in government, education and environmental protection. Before his political career, Carter served as a Naval officer on atomic submarines in the U.S. Navy, exemplifying his lifelong dedication to service and leadership.
As president, Carter championed civil rights, established the U.S. Departments of Energy and Education, and introduced a comprehensive national energy policy. After his presidency, his commitment to human rights and peace has continued through the work of The Carter Center, making a lasting global impact. President Carter’s legacy of leadership, both in Georgia and beyond, remains an inspiration.
Happy birthday, President Carter!
– Emory Morsberger, Lilburn
Finds that he hasn’t used coins for years
Editor, the Forum:
I just realized that I haven’t used coins for years. I wonder if others have given up on coins. I’m guessing that the use of coins is much reduced and yet the government is minting millions of coins everyday. Go figure.
– Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
Dear Alan: No doubt with the widespread use of credit and debit cards, fewer coin transactions are going on. Seems minting coins would be less frequent. But, when using coins, seems the cash register operators find it difficult. I gave a guy a five dollar bill and a quarter for a $4.24 purchase, and he started giving me back change. He never thought to give me back $1.01 in a bill and coin. I had to tell him how. Sad.–eeb
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International firms plan Sugarloaf Industrial Hub
Sugarloaf Logistic Hub: new name for Cisco Corporate Campus
Two international real estate firms have teamed up to announce several activities on a 300 acre parcel in the middle of Gwinnett once known as Cisco Corporate Campus.
Foxfield LLC, and AEW Capital Management, both headquarters in Boston, Mass., acquired the property in 2022 and plan to convert a six-building, 740,000 square feet, corporate office campus into a master-planned campus with over 2.2 million square feet of industrial, warehouse and logistics uses. It will be composed of seven new buildings ranging from 120,000 square feet to over 600,000 square feet with flexible floor plans, and be called Sugarloaf Logistic Hub.
The site will also include between 700-800 residential units containing a mix of modernized, traditional styled flats (single-story apartments), carriage house styled units (townhouses), and five retail pad sites situated along Sugarloaf Parkway.
A tenant lease, executed with food distributor Souto Foods, a subsidiary of Alex Lee, is for an approximately 200,000 square foot building with a significant cold storage component. Souto Foods, a local Gwinnett food supplier specializing in high-quality products from Latin America and the Caribbean, plans to invest $28 million in the site and hire 70 new positions in the county.
The Sugarloaf Logistic Hub team sold 13+ acres for a strategically located multifamily development parcel to Westplan Investors, an Atlanta housing developer. This land sale will pave the way for the development of approximately 330 multifamily dwelling units with residential amenities that will add new vibrancy to the edge of the campus along Sugarloaf Parkway and Cruse Road.
Comprised of nearly 300 acres, Sugarloaf Industrial Hub is designed around natural features including streams, creeks, tributaries, a lake and recreational walking paths. The premier location, about two miles from I-85 on-ramps at the intersection of Sugarloaf Parkway and Highway 316, is positioned for last-mile logistics, light manufacturing, and food uses that draw advantage from Gwinnett County’s population density, labor base, and location within Greater Atlanta.
- For more information about Sugarloaf Logistics Hub, visit: www.sugarloaflogisticshub.com.
Suwanee Spooky Spirit 5k will be on Oct. 12
Get ready to lace up your sneakers and summon your inner spirit because the electrifying Spooky Spirits 5k is set to return to Suwanee’s Town Center Park on Saturday, October 12. This spooktacular event puts a twist on the traditional 5K, combining costumes and cocktails for a truly spirited sprint. Whether you’re a competitive runner seeking to conquer personal records or looking to enjoy a leisurely stroll with your cocktail-loving friends, this timed and Peachtree Road Race-qualifying event is designed for everyone. Choose the ticket that embodies your Halloween spirit — because whether nonstop or with “spirit” stops — we’ll all cheer together at the finish line!
The 5K kicks off on October 12 at 11 a.m. and will follow the scenic Suwanee Creek Greenway, ending back at Town Center Park. Those who purchase a ticket with “spirits” will be able to pause at each of the five Spirit Stations along the course and hydrate with a three-ounce cocktail sample. Each Spirit Station will feature a different cocktail and theme, guaranteed to be more treat than trick.
For those opting to power through without spirit stops, fear not! All runners (over 21) will receive a full cocktail upon crossing the finish line. Embrace the Halloween spirit and show off your creativity with individual and group costumes. There will be prizes for the winners of Best Female Costume, Best Male Costume, and Best Group Costume, ensuring a festive atmosphere for all! To register, go to: SpookySpirits5K.com.
PCOM, UGA sign agreement for medical partnership
Students who graduate from the University of Georgia with a bachelor of science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) will find it easier to enroll in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at either PCOM Georgia or PCOM South Georgia as part of a new partnership.
Marla Gordon, dean of the osteopathic medical program at PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie, says: “Some may see this as a simple agreement being signed. I see it as the future of health care in Georgia. The more pathways we can create and provide to students, the bigger the web is for connectivity. In the future, these students will be the staff physicians in hospitals and medical offices throughout our state. They will be the chief medical officers and leaders in their communities. They will create cohesive healthcare systems and processes together.”
Under the agreement, BSPS students who demonstrate the potential for excelling as osteopathic physicians will receive guided mentorship from PCOM counselors and advisors, who will prepare them for the application and admission processes into the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program.
PCOM will reserve up to three seats in their medical school on each campus per year for qualified UGA students. To be admitted, students must satisfy the PCOM undergraduate course requirements, maintain a competitive grade point average, and receive a qualifying Medical College of Admissions Test (MCAT) score. Earning a DO degree at PCOM usually takes four years.
Representatives from the UGA College of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia, and PCOM South Georgia signed the formal agreement on the UGA campus in September.
Following the signing ceremony, PCOM leaders met with several UGA undergraduate students who already expressed interest in the program.
Revelations, by Mary Sharratt
By Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: This novel is based on the Book of Margery Kempe, a holy woman who lived in 14th Century England. After the birth of her 14th child, an ordeal from which she might have not survived, she took a vow of celibacy, though her husband would not cooperate. She sought the council of anchoress, Dame Julian of Norwich. Margery received a unique mission; to spread her book, Revelations of Divine Love, which speaks to the unconditional love of God, thus threatening the authority of the Church, which stands for eternal damnation for sin. Margery dons all white garments, with the goal of reaching Jerusalem and other holy sites along the way. She meets many unusual people, some supportive, and others dangerous seekers of her death. Revelations is a story that is inspirational and based on true events. It speaks to the indomitable spirit of seekers of truth.
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Lookout Mountain located in three states
Known primarily for its role in the Civil War (1861-65) battles of Chattanooga and Chickamauga, and for the Rock City, Ruby Falls, and Incline Railway tourist attractions in and near Tennessee, Lookout Mountain is actually a bigger physical presence in Georgia, and even larger in Alabama.
Geologically considered a ridge in the state’s Valley and Ridge province, Lookout Mountain stretches 84 miles from downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., to downtown Gadsden, Ala. Only three miles of Lookout Mountain are located in Tennessee, while 31 miles lie in northwest Georgia and 50 miles extend into northeast Alabama. The mountain’s highest point is located near the community of High Point, Ga., along the eastern brow, where it reaches an elevation of 2,393 feet.
Along the top of Lookout Mountain, in Walker County, are incredible views of two different valleys: Chattanooga Valley to the east and Lookout Valley to the west. The narrow, flat top of Lookout Mountain is large enough for small communities and a few roads, and is well suited for homes built along the brow that provide outstanding scenery into the valleys below.
The precipitous drop-offs from the top of Lookout Mountain into the valleys also furnish an excellent site for hang-gliding. One of the world’s best-known hang-gliding schools, the Lookout Mountain Flight Park, is located in Georgia, just southwest of the West Brow community.
Covenant College, a four-year school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America, is located on top of Lookout Mountain in Georgia. The college occupies a former hotel, and that building’s tower can be seen from miles in all directions. It is possible, for example, to see the Covenant College campus while standing on White Oak Mountain in Ringgold, 15 miles away.
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.
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.
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Can you identify these ruins of a castle?
As most Georgians will realize, today’s Mystery Photo was not made around here. Extend your thought processes and try to determine where this mystery is located. Send your answers to ebrack2@gmail.com.
For the mystery, we got no long answers, though several readers, like Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. sent in short replies. “This is St. Blaise’s Church in Dubrovnik, Croatia.” He is right. The photo came from Chuck Paul of Norcross.
Others recognizing the photo were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Janet Ashe, New Castle, Pa.; and Charles Pierce, Dahlonega, Ga.
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45th Elisha Winn Fair coming Oct. 5-6
The 45th Elisha Winn Fair will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the grounds of the Elisha Winn House, 908 Dacula Road in Dacula. Proceeds from the fair and the quilt raffle are for the restoration and preservation of the historic Winn House and surrounding buildings. Recently the original exposed wood floors of the Winn House have been restored from previous fairs and donations to the Gwinnett Historical Society.
In addition to tours of the historic buildings, you’ll see 1812 Militia re-enactors, blacksmiths at work, ladies in period attire spinning, weaving and churning butter. The Skillet Lickers will perform both Fair days at 2 p.m. Other musicians will be performing throughout the two-day event. Craft and food vendors will be situated throughout the property.
The Society is partnering with the Philadelphia Winn Chapter, National Society Daughters of American Revolution, and with the Elisha Winn National Society Children of the American Revolution to improve the Period Garden, research and sew period clothing, and prepare hands-on learning activities for the children. Bring your children and grandchildren to the Winn Fair to experience this authentic historic setting!
Bananarama III Here We Go Again is at Lionheart Theatre
Art program: come on Friday, October 4 from 5:30 until 8:30 to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth for a special photographic exhibit. Be at the grand opening of Beebe and Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy from the Center for Photography and Railroad Art. The museum is located at 3595 Buford Highway in Duluth. Honor the art of giving with the gift of art.
Georgia Race for Autism will be on October 5 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Check in begins at 7 a.m. There will be a certified 5K race, a 1 Mile Fun Run, a 100-yard Dash, and a Tot Trot. To register, click here. Stay for the free Fall Festival, kicking off at 8 a.m., which lasts until noon. Enjoy a petting zoo, face painting, pony rides, inflatables, balloon art, a sensory fun area, a trackless train, music, entertainment, and a silent auction.
Bananarama III Here We Go Again is returning to the Lionheart Theatre in downtown Norcross. Show times are October 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. This is Project Chimps’ annual comedy-variety-drag show hosted by Jolene Goodall with featured performances by Berlinda Wall! It is for ages 16+ and not suitable for all audiences.
Norcross Art Splash Festival is back on October 5–6 in downtown Norcross. View the works of 80 artists from across the country who 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.
Alma Mexicana Dance Performance will be at the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on Saturday, October 5, at 11 a.m. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Experience the magic of traditional Mexican Folk Dances!
Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will present a free Classical K-Pop concert at Newtown Park on Saturday, October 5 at 7 p.m. Led by music director finalist Henry Cheng, this unique musical experience will include symphony renditions of some of the world’s most famous K-Pop pieces.
Learn more about Korean culture, seeing live K-POP performances, and trying some delicious food. A Korea Festival will be on Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. It is hosted by the Korean Festival Foundation. Tickets are $20 each per day (or $30 for both days) and can be purchased here.
Snellville Historical Society will have its semi-annual general meeting at Snellville City Hall on Sunday, October 6, with the doors opening at 2:30 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 3 p.m. Speaker will be Gwinnett retired Fire Chief Tommy Rutledge.
Lean Marketing Workshop will be held on October 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center, 405 North Perry Street in Lawrenceville. Special guest will be Allan Dib, who wrote a best-selling One Page Marketing Plan. This concept offers a streamlined plan to get better results.
Aging Adult Expo will be at the Dacula Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on October 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Community partners will share information about Medicare, Social Security benefits, health and wellness, mental health, nutrition, elderly law, frauds/scams, safety, tech help for phones, and how to prepare an “In Case of…” binder.
Nutrition for a Healthy Life: The Importance of Hydration will be held at the Suwanee Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on October 9 at 10:30 a.m. Learn about healthy lifestyle changes and healthy recipes to cook. This program will have Korean translation available.
Lilburn Daze is scheduled for Lilburn City Park on October 12, starting at 9 a.m. and going until 5 p.m. This event is hosted by the Lilburn Woman’s Club, and co-sponsored by the City of Lilburn. Proceeds from the Daze support projects of the club, including scholarships, beautification and the arts. There will be arts and crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, music, food and fun.
Reading is FUNdamental will take place on October 12 at 11 a. m. at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Join Meridith Rose, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, 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.
Capture the essence of Norcross in a snap! Norcross Gallery and Studios is hosting the ‘Our Home Is Your Home’ Photo Competition through Sunday, October 20. Whether you’re an amateur or a pro, they want to see the world through your lens. The Gallery is accepting photos from smartphones as well as professional cameras. Submitted photos will be displayed in Norcross City Hall and Norcross Gallery and Studio. Top photos will receive prizes and ribbons. Participants are not required to live in Norcross, but the pictures must showcase the city.
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