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15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Non-Profits Get $130,000 from Community Foundation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: People Are There for You If Something Runs Amiss in Your Life
FEEDBACK: One Veteran’s Story and How He Got Help in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: Walton EMC Releases Details of Cooperative Solar Property
NOTABLE: Leadership Gwinnett Announces 40-Member Class for 2015-16
RECOMMENDED READ: Lusitania; Triumph, Tragedy by Greg King and Penny Wilson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Finally, Gov. Ellis Arnall Pardons Author of Georgia Chain Gang Book
TODAY’S QUOTE: Concerning How Scientists Have Been and Are Today Thinking
LAGNIAPPE: Mike Rooks of Mulberry Park Wins National Trail Award

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by · June 9, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Community Foundation awards $160,000 in 30th anniversary grants

FOCUS: Community Foundation awards $160,000 in 30th anniversary grants

By Paige Havens | The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia (CFNEG) is awarding $160,217 in grants to 33 non-profit organizations in our community as part of the Foundation’s 30th Anniversary celebration. These awards are part of the Foundation’s annual discretionary grant disbursements that are gifted to help non-profit organizations further key projects, programs or community initiatives.

Julie Keeton Arnold, 2015 Grants Committee Chair shares: “Our goal was to award at least 30 grants to honor the Foundation’s 30th anniversary, but we had to stay within our granting budget.

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by · June 9, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Few recognize lodge at Yosemite National Park

MYSTERY: Few recognize lodge at Yosemite National Park

Try this waterfall on your brain. It’s not a major well-known waterfall, but it is beautiful, and some of the GwinnettForum readers have probably seen it. If you think you know where this waterfall is, send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your current home town.

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by · June 9, 2015 · Mystery photos
PHOTOS: Keen Ice comes in third

PHOTOS: Keen Ice comes in third

Keith Mason was soaring high when part of the horse he owns, Keen Ice, finished third in the Belmont Stakes to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Mason and his wife, Twinker, are shown with former President Bill Clinton. Of his horse’s performance, Mason says that he “Thought Keen Ice had the kick for the finish. We were most pleased. He ran the best race run thus far, giving it all he had. American Pharoah is a superhorse. There’s no shame in losing to a Triple Crown winner.”

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by · June 9, 2015 · Uncategorized
15.19: Triple Crown connection; entertainment center; criminal justice reform

15.19: Triple Crown connection; entertainment center; criminal justice reform

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s a Gwinnett Angle to Belmont Stakes Saturday in New YorkEEB PERSPECTIVE: Unique New Entertainment Center Coming to Peachtree CornersANOTHER VIEW: Steps We Need To Take To Reform the Criminal Justice SystemUPCOMING: City of Duluth Begins Demolition of Three Acres DowntownNOTABLE: Medical Center Expands Treatment of Adults with ConcussionsBOOK RECOMMENDATION: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Book about Georgia Chain Gang Proves To Be National SensationTODAY’S QUOTE: Somehow There Seems Like Something Is Wrong with This
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Recognized Church of Ireland in Dublin
LAGNIAPPE: Check Out a the Snake-Necked Turtle from New Guinea

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by · June 5, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Gwinnett angle to Saturday’s Triple Crown horse race

FOCUS: Gwinnett angle to Saturday’s Triple Crown horse race

By Keith Mason | This weekend, millions of Americans will see American Pharoah compete for a Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes in New York, the final leg of America’s oldest continuous outdoor sport—horse racing.

I will be at the Belmont Saturday with a stake in the race, as a partner in Donegal Racing’s thoroughbred, Keen Ice, who will run from post position No. 7. A racing fan for years, I am in an awkward position—pulling against a Triple Crown contender in my favorite sport. I would not be terribly disappointed to finish behind what could become America’s first Triple Crown winner since 1978. But I would be exhilarated to actually win the Belmont against such an outstanding horse.

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by · June 5, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Does the greenery help?

MYSTERY: Does the greenery help?

CLUE: Does the stone, wood and greenery give you a clue where this building might be located? If you think you know its location, send your idea to elliott@brack.net. You might be surprised where this is. And be sure to include what city you live in or near.

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by · June 5, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.18: Thursdays@TheHill, on Hillary, more

15.18: Thursdays@TheHill, on Hillary, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Sugar Hill Starts Thursdays@TheHill on June 11
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Somehow, Something Says That Hillary Is Not the 45th President
FEEDBACK: Missed Memorial Day Parade Recognition; Loved Comeback on Southerners
UPCOMING: Snellville Farmers’ Market To Open Season on June 6
NOTABLE: County Supervisors Create Little Free Library for Rich Martin Homes Area
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Right or Not, Brunswick, Ga. Lays Claim to Origin of Brunswick Stew
TODAY’S QUOTE Here’s What Our Politicians Should Be Doing
MYSTERY PHOTO: No One Recognized a Tree Growing in Spain
LAGNIAPPE: AARP Tax Volunteers at Gwinnett Tech

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by · June 2, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Sugar Hill kicks off Thursdays@TheHill on June 11

FOCUS: Sugar Hill kicks off Thursdays@TheHill on June 11

By Scott Andrews | SUGAR HILL, Ga. June 2, 2015 | The sweet life in Sugar Hill is about to get a little sweeter. Thursdays@The Hill, which will feature food trucks, a farmers’ market, live music, cornhole and more, will be held on the second Thursday of each month through October, the first starting June 11.

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by · June 2, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Become a Mystery Photo expert

MYSTERY: Become a Mystery Photo expert

Identify this photo and you’ll be recognized as the Mystery Photo expert. Looks like a castle or bell tower or folly? Where is it? You guess and send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include where you live.

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by · June 2, 2015 · Mystery photos
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