By Elliott Brack | The original founders of the Gwinnett Foundation must be smiling today, those still living, and those who have passed away, at the mounting size of its assets. When it started in 1985, the Foundation, now known as the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia, had only $170,700 in assets at the end of its first year. Today its assets top $80 million.
By Cher Brister | At Gwinnett Tech, we aren’t just “Basketweaving 101. You may have heard that Continuing Education is for people pursuing a hobby, or a new craft such as basket weaving, pottery or photography. You will find those classes at your local community centers, but they will not be found at Gwinnett Technical College’s Continuing Education department. At Gwinnett Tech’s CE, you will find that the focus is on jobs, careers and economic development in Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.
By Marlene Ratledge Buchanan | Please do me a favor? Take off your shoes and stand on the pavement for three minutes. Now, play fair and do this in the hot part of the day. How did you enjoy that? Are your toes tingly pink? Did you feel the sizzle of summer? Now consider your dog? He hasn’t the option to get off the pavement if he is tethered to you with a leash.
Here’s a stately structure for today’s Mystery Photo. Figure out where it is located and send your answer to elliott@brack.net. Always include your hometown.
What didn’t seem like a difficult photograph found that only two regular spotters could identify. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. recognized “A mystery photo was taken from the wooden boardwalk along the Boardwalk Trail at Lake Herrick in Athens Ga.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Okabashi Brands of Buford to expand production 100%
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Congress can step into breach of rights pronounced by the Court
ANOTHER VIEW: Suffering from “Covid fever,” here’s a report on visiting in Alaska
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Failed plots become practice coups; the next may succeed
UPCOMING: Busy July coming to Aurora Theatre at new Lawrenceville Arts Center
NOTABLE: Northeast Georgia Medical Center has $3.5 billion impact
RECOMMENDED: Drive Yourself Sane by Susan Presby Kodish and Bruce I. Kodish
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Braves’ Manager George Stalling was known as the “Miracle Man”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tranquil lake scene belies the hot Georgia weather
By Jaclyn Allison | Okabashi Brands Inc., a third-generation family-owned and woman-led shoe company, will renovate their 100,000-square-foot facility, creating approximately 340 new jobs and $20 million in capital investment over the next five years. The facility, located at 4823 Roy Carlson Boulevard in Buford, will accommodate new manufacturing lines, increasing production by 100 percent.
By Frank Sharp
VANCOUVER, Canada | Having been bundled up by the Covid-19 pandemic and suffering from “cabin fever,” we decided it was time for another travel adventure. After landing in Vancouver, we walked to the 44-story Harbor House Tower with its panoramic observation tower on its top floor. Next, we visited the nearby Chinatown, which is the second largest Chinatown in North America.
With the weather getting to the hot stage in Georgia these days, here’s a photograph that has a cooling feeling. There are few clues, and so this might be a difficult photo problem to solve. Send your best guess to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. Several readers recognized the Mystery Photo, this time a local photo. Mary […]
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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