MOXIE WINNERS; Gwinnett Chamber recent Moxie Award winners include, from left, Alyssa Davis, Schelly Marlatt, Pam Ledbetter, Cathie Brazell, Terry Jondahl, Jennifer Thilo and Helen Smith, and Lisa Anders. For more on this story, see Notable below.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Former Gwinnettian Begins Life Anew on a Farm in Pennsylvania
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Diversity Changing Georgia Counties, Including Surprising Areas
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Some Running Now for Office Often More Interested in National Issues
UPCOMING: Eastside Medical Center To Host “Crush the Crisis” Opioid Takeback
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber Announces Second Annual Moxie Award Winners
RECOMMENDED: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Artistic Work of Architect Richard Aeck Can Be Seen Around Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unique Castle Confronts Readers as Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking for New Georgia State Patrol Station Is This Afternoon
Former Gwinnettian begins life anew on a farm in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania farm scene.
(Editor’s Note: Karen Garner, formerly of Dacula, has moved to Pennsylvania recently. We asked her to tell us about her move. She can be reached at, 326 Big Spring Road, Robesonia, Penn. 19551, or at her website, www.karenburnettegarner.com.–eeb)
By Karen Burnette Garner
ROBESONIA, Pa. | The standard response to anyone who has lost a spouse is to wait at least a year before making any big decisions. After my husband’s death the day after Thanksgiving 2018, and after a long, harrowing decade of caregiving, and at the bottom of my emotional and physical strength, I made a big decision. I sold my home and moved 770 miles away.
Garner
A Gwinnett native, whose family roots reach back to the beginning, I had never lived more than 20 miles from where I was born, in Duluth at Joan Glancy Hospital. Everything I had ever experienced was tempered by my assurance that I knew where I was, who I was, and what my place was in my world. Gwinnett grew around me, exploded with growth, and became an urban atmosphere, bubbling with diversity. Massive traffic at every turn, the frantic comings and goings. The pressure of urgency in everyday living was daunting.
An opportunity to buy a home in faraway Pennsylvania came during my husband’s last illness. Next door to my daughter, in idyllic farmland, with a fresh start, quiet country living beckoned. The decision was made, and I began to look ahead. My daughter’s friends worked to move me and my much-reduced belongings northward. The 1960s stone ranch I had purchased was renovated from top to bottom. My home in Dacula was under contract in a day. Everything was falling into place to lead me to Pennsylvania.
“Spring in Bucks County,” a recent Garner painting. Click to see larger.
My new home is far enough away from anything to make destination planning necessary, but not out of reach from the major northeastern cities. The views are spectacular, with mountains and the little town below my home on the ridge, surrounded by Amish farms as far as you could see. The rich ground will support just about anything I plant.
As an artist, I left behind years of regional gallery connections, relationships with collectors, and a familiarity with how things “worked.” My substantial studio was reduced to the barest of necessities and is now housed in a new studio. I have begun to paint again. Not far down the road, the hub of the up and coming, the craft brewer lovers, the young professionals are transforming West Reading into an exciting locale. I sense a renewed hope that my battered heart will find a way to heal in this new place.
View from front porch
For a child of the South and raised on Gone With The Wind, now living an hour northeast of Gettysburg, I am treading deep water. I am thankful my pronounced southern drawl and ready smile make up for my ignorance of northern ways. I’m learning what a real Philly Cheesesteak is, and enjoying minor league baseball with the Iron Pigs of Allentown, and the Reading Phils.
I’m total electric. I have a wood-burning fireplace in the basement with a blower to augment the heat. Well water. Taxes are about 60 percent more here, with very little relief for seniors. I knew that coming in, so no surprise. The land is so beautiful! I love sitting on the patio and watching the day begin.
I wear less makeup, drive in stunningly less traffic, and ride the Snapper mower over the expansive yard. When I think of the South, where I grew up, it is with bittersweet loss. What was, is behind me. My life has taken a bold step. Maybe it will be for a long time. But I am being led forward. Life, as I have been shown, is short. What we do with it, with each precious moment, is what makes the difference.
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Diversity changing Georgia counties, including surprising areas
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 3, 2019 | Those of us living in Gwinnett recognize the diverse changes all around us. Just like in some parts of the United States, the white share of the population is declining as Hispanic, Asian and black populations grow. We can look around us and see that.
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that 109 counties have become majority non-white since 2000.
The unusual aspect to this growth is that Gwinnett, with nearly a million people, had just about the highest diverse growth in the state. What is more interesting, is that some small counties in Georgia have had tremendous changes in their non-white population. Note in the table that that includes the smaller counties of Decatur (Bainbridge), Crisp (Cordele) and Telfair (McRae), areas where you might think the population was more stable.
In Metro Atlanta, only Rockdale (43 percent), Henry (38 percent) and Douglas (37 percent) counties have had faster growth in the non-white population than has Gwinnett, at 31 percent, in the 2000 to 2018 era.
The Pew study shows that from 2000 to 2018, 109 counties in 22 states, from California to Kansas to North Carolina, went from majority white to majority nonwhite – that is, counties where non-Hispanic whites are no longer the majority, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. (The analysis includes only counties with a minimum population of 10,000 in 2018. These counties represent 77 percent of the nation’s 3,142 counties and include 99 percent of the U.S. population.)
Overall, 293 U.S. counties were majority nonwhite in 2018. Most of these counties are concentrated in California, the South and on the East Coast, with few in the country’s middle section.
In 21 of the 25 biggest U.S. counties by population, nonwhite groups together make up more than half of residents.
Another way to highlight the nation’s changing demographics is to look at how many counties shifted the opposite way. From 2000 to 2018, just two counties went from minority white to majority white: Calhoun County in South Carolina and West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana, each with relatively small populations of about 15,000.
Among the 109 counties that between 2000 and 2018 shifted from majority white to majority nonwhite, 26 were at least 60 percent white in 2000. Counties in Georgia stand out for having five of the 10 biggest percentage point swings in their white population share. (These 10 counties also had the largest percentage point drop among all U.S. counties on this measure.
Another way to consider these demographic changes is to look at these suburban or urban Georgia counties, with big shift to non-white majority, and see how the voting turned out in 2018 in the race for governor. In all of them, they heavily favored the Democrat candidate, with one county, Rockdale, giving her 67 percent of its vote.
But look at the new-majority smaller counties. All three continued to support the Republican gubernatorial candidate, and by hefty margins (67-63-60 percent.)
What this tells us is two things:
- In the smaller counties, the now dominant minorities appear not registering to vote as quickly as in the larger counties.
- It would appear that the smaller counties perhaps have lower-paying jobs, Maybe agricultural in nature, not requiring as high an educational standard for their newly-arrived minority workers.
The Pew study shows just how Georgia is changing, and may be suggesting even similar changes in the future.
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Some running now for office often more interested in national issues
Editor, the Forum:
I know about the good things in Gwinnett and that’s why I’ve been here for 21+ years. I believe most of the people currently in office and many of those who were in office before, should be commended for their accomplishments. Many of the folks seeking office today now appear to be more interested in national issues than local. What sense does that make when holding local office?
Since I’ve lived here, Gwinnett has always been more diverse than the surrounding metro area. Gwinnett remains diverse, but in many ways more divided. This could be fixed, but folks need to reach out to those with a different point of view and actually listen.
— Mark Tapp, Grayson
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Eastside Medical Center to host “Crush the Crisis” opioid takeback
Eastside Medical Center will host “Crush the Crisis,” an opioid take back event on Saturday, September 7. Law enforcement officers from the Snellville Police Department will be on site to assist with the collection and disposal of unused medications from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
“Crush the Crisis” will take place outside of Eastside Medical Center’s Main Campus Emergency Department entrance at 1700 Medical Way in Snellville. For more information, visit EastsideMedical.com or call 833-582-1970.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017, there were 1,014 overdose deaths involving opioids in Georgia—a rate of 9.7 deaths per 100,000 Georgians.
Volunteers will be collecting tablets, capsules and patches of Hydrocodone (Norco, Lortab, Vicodin), Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), Tramadol (Ultram), Codeine, Fentanyl (Duragesic), Morphine, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and Oxymorphone (Opana). Needles, syringes, lancets or liquids will not be accepted.
Eastside Medical Center is participating as part of HCA Healthcare’s first national “Crush the Crisis” opioid take back day. More than 65 HCA Healthcare facilities across 15 states are uniting to collect unused or expired opioids for one day.
A leading health system, which uses data from approximately 31 million annual patient encounters to help continuously improve care, HCA Healthcare has been using the science of “big data” to reduce opioid misuse and transform pain management, with initiatives in surgical, emergency and other care settings. HCA Healthcare focuses on a multi-modal approach to acute pain management. This means two or more methods or medications are used to reduce the need to use opioids to manage a patient’s pain while recovering from surgery or in the emergency room. As of August 2019, ESR is live at 140 HCA Healthcare facilities, with the goal to implement in all facilities, in at least one major service line, by the end of 2019. ALTO protocols will be expanded enterprise-wide by the end of 2019.
Aurora Theatre to present The Roommate beginning Sept. 19
The Roommate, a surprising and touching story of starting over, overcoming consequences and forming friendships, is set to hit Aurora Theatre’s mainstage from September 19 – October 20. The one-act dark comedy by Jen Silverman follows two mature women taking on a newly found chapter in their lives while coming to terms with transformation, themselves and each other.
Anthony Rodriguez, Aurora Theatre Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director, says: “I had the pleasure of seeing The Roommate two years ago at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. This incredible story features two women who are over 50, a demographic often underrepresented in our culture. Audiences will see the relationship dynamics of mature female characters choosing to become roommates later in life. Although the play is quite funny, it beautifully demonstrates that some short-term relationships have a profound and lasting impact on a person’s life. We are ecstatic to finally introduce Terry Burrell to Aurora patrons starring opposite Aurora favorite, Megan McFarland – two of Atlanta’s finest actors in roles they were born to play.”
Fifty-something-year-old busybody Sharon is in need of a roommate to share her expenses and break the isolation in her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-fifties, is a bit more of a free spirit with a complicated past, looking for a fresh start. As Sharon and Robyn fight to find common ground in their new, uncommon living arrangement, they find themselves in an unlikely friendship that teaches them lessons they never expected.
The Roommate is Aurora Theatre’s second show of its 24th season. The Roommate will play at Aurora Theatre September 19 – October 20, with a discount matinee on Tuesday, October 1 at 10 a.m. Single tickets are available now starting at $20 and can be purchased online at bit.ly/ATTheRoommate or by calling the Box Office at 678-226-6222. The show is recommended for adult audiences and contains mature language and content. For more information on this production or other programming, please visit auroratheatre.com.
Regular show times are as follows:
- Tuesday – Saturday at 8 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Gwinnett Chamber announces 2nd annual Moxie Award winners
Gwinnett’s Chamber of Commerce honored more than 70 finalists and seven winners at the second annual Moxie Awards last week.].
Designations were given for the following awards:
- Enlightened Employer Award – Pam Ledbetter, Accent Creative Group;
- Greater Good Award – Lisa Anders, Explore Gwinnett;
- Influence Award – Terri Jondahl, CAB Inc.;
- On the Rise Award – Alyssa Davis, Sugarloaf CID;
- Outstanding Organization Award – Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett;
- Pay It Forward Award – Schelly Marlatt, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful; and
- Moxie Award – Cathie Brazell, Gwinnett Medical Center.
The Moxie Awards recognized both individuals and organizations alike. Organizational awards highlighted companies that support the advancement of women, as well as those that are women-led. Individual awards honored those who are trailblazers in a male-dominated field, Gwinnett County champions, emerging leaders, professionals who are at the peak of their career and those who are generous with their time, talent or resources.
The second annual Moxie Awards began with a powerhouse panel and conclude with a recognition ceremony. Panelists included Liz Gillespie, partner and vice president at North American Properties, Sara Irvani, CEO of Okabashi, Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Metro Atlanta Chamber; and Natalie Morhous, president of RaceTrac.
The Moxie Awards recognized both individuals and organizations alike. Organizational awards highlighted companies that support the advancement of women, as well as those that are women-led. Individual awards honored those who are trailblazers in a male-dominated field, Gwinnett County champions, emerging leaders, professionals who are at the peak of their career and those who are generous with their time, talent or resources.
Students get white coats in ceremonies at PCOM’s Suwanee campus
White Coat Ceremonies, milestones in the path toward becoming healthcare professionals, took place last week at the Suwanee campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Included were the 30 members of the Master of Science in Health Sciences in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Class of 2021 and for the 33 members of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT) Class of 2021.
Among those getting their white coats was Leanne-Rose Bagaoisan of Warner Robins, (DPT ’21) Physical Therapy Student. At the left is Jennifer Wile, PT, DPT, Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education, Department of Physical Therapy, while at the right is Phillip Palmer, PT, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy.
These formal ceremonies, attended by family and friends, include the traditional donning of the white coat by the students, which symbolizes their transition from the classroom toward a more clinical setting.
Held at the Infinite Energy Center, the PA class of 2021 heard from Anna McFather, MS/PA ’18, a graduate of the inaugural PCOM Georgia PA Studies class, who advised the students to “keep your heads up, work hard and take it day by day.” With a condensed schedule and a packed curriculum, she said students must use time management skills, while ensuring that they save time for family and friends.
James Becker, MS, HsA, PA-C, assistant professor and clinical studies coordinator, PA Studies, spoke about the students’ admission into the class, which had nearly 1,000 applicants for just 30 slots.He noted their impressive experience in the healthcare field prior to submitting their applications. The class of 2021 had a grand total of 77,246 hours of health-related experience in a variety of areas including working as medical assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacy technicians, medical scribes and many others, before setting foot on PCOM Georgia’s campus.
He also lauded the class’ 16,891 hours of volunteerism, from delivering surgical supplies to rural hospitals in Nicaragua, to preparing and serving food for the homeless, and raising money for children with cancer. Class members also participated in leadership roles, research, international mission trips, NCAA collegiate athletics and the Armed Forces.
The PT students received their white coats in a ceremony held at the Peachtree Ridge High School Theater on August 24, 2019, which featured keynote speaker Daniel Dale, DPT, the president of the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia. He called on the second year students to hone the skills of grit, resiliency and trust as they prepare to enter the physical therapy profession.
He quoted Walt Disney— “The difference in winning and losing is most often not quitting,”—and Nelson Mandela, who said, “Do not judge me by my success; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
Dr. Dale urged the students to keep three simple tools nearby – their hands, head and heart – to help them “carry out a successful career every single day.” He added, “It is only when you allow your heart to guide the work of your head and your hands that you will truly come to realize your ultimate potential.”
UGA Libraries, Archives offer grants to local historical repositories
Using funds awarded to the University of Georgia Libraries and the Georgia Archives by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) is offering grants up to $5,000 to local historical repositories in Georgia to develop and/or implement projects to identify, preserve, and provide access to historical records. Any size local historical repository with permanently valuable archival materials may apply.
Applications may be submitted August 29-October 1, 2019. The 2019 GHRAC Historical Records Grants Application guidelines can be found at https://www.georgiaarchives.org/ghrac.
A historical repository is defined as a non-profit or government organization/institution that houses, preserves, and provides access to historical documents on a regularly scheduled basis. This may be a local government, historical society, library, museum, or similar organization. The archival collections of the applying institution must be available, without charge, to the public on a regularly scheduled basis. Recipients of grant awards must provide a minimum one-to-ten ($1 for $10) match of grant funds requested. The match may be met through cash and or in-kind contributions. Greater than one-to-ten matches are encouraged, but not required
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
From Karen Harris, Stone Mountain: Shirley Jackson’s book is the quintessential ghost story. First published in 1959, it is the story of four people who visit Hill House to determine if it is truly a haunted house. The group include the researcher in psychic phenomena; Dr. Montague who has been investigating paranormal events and is writing about the relevance of his theories. The others include Luke Sanderson who is likely to inherit Hill House, Theodora, a devil may care woman with psychic abilities who takes the assignment on a lark, and Eleanor Vance a 32-year-old fragile spinster looking for an opportunity that will cause something to happen in her life. Over the four days they are in Hill House, subtle but unspeakable horrors ensue with the malevolence that lives within the house moving around and within the characters with startling results. This tale consumes the souls of the weak who dare to test its power.
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Artistic work by architect Aeck can be seen around Atlanta
(Continued from previous edition)
In the late 1950s Richard Aeck started work at the Lovett School in Atlanta, a project that embodies modern ideas about expressing frame and construction with an economy of line and functional efficiency. Such ideals were transformed to apartment design at Atlanta Towers (1961-63) and to office construction, as evidenced in his work for IBM in Savannah (1960), Atlanta (1963), Tampa, Fla. (1962-65), and Greenville, S.C.(1962).
Aeck’s extensive school work in Georgia includes elementary schools in Columbus and Atlanta (notably Towns Elementary in 1962-63) and fine arts buildings for Augusta College (later Augusta State University) in 1968, Georgia Southern College in 1964, and Georgia State University in 1966-70. He also designed other university buildings for Georgia State (General Classroom Building in 1966-71 and Pullen Library in 1966), Floyd Junior College in 1970, and Southern Polytechnic State University (Student Center in 1976; later Kennesaw State University).
Two unusual buildings by Aeck Associates crown the Atlanta skyline: the twin downtown towers of the Floyd Building (1975-80) and the cylindrical shaft of Aeck’s C&S Bank Tower (1964-68, razed). The latter structurally echoed Frank Lloyd Wright’s taproot, tree-trunk design for the Johnson Wax Research Tower (1944).
Aeck’s open base, awkwardly flaring crown, and Mannerist Modern street-level forms (marking drive-through banking and pedestrian access) characterized a unique building for Midtown Atlanta. Aeck’s C&S Tower was taken down in the late 1980s to make room for Roche and Dinkeloo’s NationsBank Plaza (later Bank of America Plaza) (1989-92).
Richard Aeck retired in 1983, leaving his practice to his son, Tony. A subsequent merger with Lord and Sargent has ensured continuity of the practice and name. The firm, known as Lord, Aeck, and Sargent, is one of the most successful design practices in Atlanta; a branch office recently opened in Ann Arbor, Mich. Terry Sargent’s design talents build on Richard Aeck’s legacy of structural expression to achieve an innovative architecture consistently in evidence from one of the most creative practices in Georgia.
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Unique castle confronts readers as Mystery Photo
Wow! What a photograph of a castle this Mystery Photo is! Tell us where you think it’s located, sending your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown!
The Mystery Photo from the last edition brought back one of our readers to an earlier time. Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex., wrote: “Ahhh … the memories. Today’s mystery photo is from my old stomping ground of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and specifically in an area that I would walk by many times during my college days at McGill University (1970-1974). The photo was taken in Dorchester Square, which is adjacent to Peel Street (yes, you read that correctly, ‘Peel’ Street” … but no, it was not named after me!). At the center of the square is this statue of a soldier and horse from the Boer War, created by George William Hill, a Quebec artist, in 1907. Also known as ‘Strathcona’s Horse’, this large monument remembers the Montrealers who were killed in the Second Boer War (1899 – 1902).
“There were originally four main monuments in Dorchester Square, laid out in an equilateral cross with vertical and diagonal pathways, a layout intended to resemble the United Kingdom’s Union Jack when viewed from above. In 1988 the square was named in honor of Lord Dorchester, a former governor of British North-America. As such, the square was and remains a testament to the entrepreneurial and industrial spirit of Montreal’s Victorian Era anglophile business community.”
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. wrote: “The Boer War Memorial at Dorchester Square which lies between Rue Peel and Metcalf and North of René-Lévesque in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
“The square is actually named after Guy Carleton, who was the first Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808). He was an Anglo-Irish soldier and administrator who served twice as the Governor of Québec (1768-78 and 1795-1795). He was also Governor General of British North America. The sculpture by George William Hill (1862-1934), a Quebec artist, was inaugurated in 1907.
“The Canadian public was initially divided on the decision to go to war as some citizens did not want Canada to become Britain’s ‘tool’ for engaging in armed conflicts. Many Anglophone citizens were pro-Empire, and wanted to support the British in their conflict. On the other hand, many Francophone citizens felt threatened by the continuation of British Imperialism to their national sovereignty.
The supporters of the war claimed that it ‘pitted British Freedom, justice and civilization against Boer backwardness.’ The French Canadians’ opposition to the Canadian involvement in a British ‘colonial venture’ eventually led to a three-day riot in various areas of Quebec.”
Also recognizing the photograph were Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Bob Foreman of Grayson, who wrote:
“My wife and I were in Montreal last year at this time. The photo is the monument in Dorchester Square in Montreal, Canada. The sculpture is a horse and walking man holding the horse. This is supposed to have deep meaning. When a horse sculpture has both front feet off the ground, the rider died from battle. In this case the rider is on the ground. The monument is a memorial to the Boer War, which was very unpopular in French speaking Quebec, Canada. So the man on the ground represents Canadians who died in the Boer War. It is the only equestrian statue in Montreal.”
- P.S.: Readers, please help: we lost the identification of who sent in the Boer War Photo. Please identify yourself.–eeb
Groundbreaking of new Georgia State Patrol post in Gwinnett County will be Tuesday, September 3 at 4 p.m. The post is located off I-85 near Suwanee. Parking is available at Rock Springs Park, 310 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee. A shuttle will take visitors to the site. The new Georgia State Patrol Post will replace Georgia State Police Post 51 currently located at 1645 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. The post will house command staff offices, a troopers’ dayroom, classroom, evidence storage, dormitory space for 16 troopers and a HERO Unit dayroom. The site also provides parking for GDOT’s HERO units.
Town Hall Meeting: Georgia District 4 Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents the Snellville, Mountain Park, and Lilburn areas of south Gwinnett, is holding a town hall meeting on Thursday, September 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road. He’ll be on hand to answer questions and discuss issues important to his constituents. For more information, call 770-987-2291 or visit hankjohnson.house.gov.
Community Health Fair for all ages will be September 7 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Best Friend Park Gym, 6225 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in Norcross. The Fair is free and includes health screenings, dynamic exhibitors, fitness demos, wellness presentations, giveaways, blood drives, and more. It is put on in partnership with the Gwinnett Daily Post and Live Healthy Gwinnett. Call 678-277-0222 for more information.
2019 British Car Fayre, the 19th annual, will be in downtown Norcross on September 7, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Come and view, with no admission cost, over 400 distinctive British automobiles and motorcycles. Hop on and hop off a London Double Deck bus. Visit the Boot Sale. Proceeds benefit the Amanda Riley Foundation. Details: atlantabritishcarfayre.com.
Authors Visit: hear Lynn Cullen in conversation with Patti Callahan Henry at Peachtree Corners City Hall on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Cullen is the national bestselling author of Mrs. Poe, a National Public Radio 2013 Great Read. She recently released her latest novel, The Sisters of Summit Avenue. Patti Callahan Henry is the bestselling author of 15 novels including the historical fiction Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Her latest contemporary novel is The Favorite Daughter.
Elder law specialist Brannon-Napier LLC will be at Temple Beth David (1885 McGee Road, Snellville) on Tuesday, September 10 at 7 p.m. to discuss preparing the various documents important to seniors and families with older parents. That includes wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advanced directives for health care and other options. Rabbi Jesse Charynwill also discuss preparing an ethical will.There will be time for questions and answers. Admission is $10.
9/11 Remembrance ceremony will be on September 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. The event will be at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, in front of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. Join the Department of Fire and Emergency Services as county officials reflect on the importance of remembering the events and honoring the men and women of public safety.
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