Articles by: GwinnettForum

FOCUS: Rainbow Village dedicates new buildings, marking another milestone

FOCUS: Rainbow Village dedicates new buildings, marking another milestone

By Nancy Yancey | Rainbow Village, a transitional housing community in Duluth that serves homeless families with children, marked another milestone recently. Over 250 supporters gathered to celebrate the opening of their new Community Center and six new apartments. Bishop Keith Whitmore of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta led the blessing of the buildings.

Rainbow Village began 24 years ago at Christ Episcopal Church in Norcross. As an outreach ministry of the church, Rainbow House was formed in 1991 in a house that was leased from Georgia Power which was converted into a duplex.

Share
by · June 16, 2015 · Today's Focus
BRACK: Students must use caution when checking out summer jobs

BRACK: Students must use caution when checking out summer jobs

Finding a summer job is always a top priority for college and high school students. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Atlanta and Northeast Georgia is warning consumers of seasonal job scams, which can lead to identity theft. Signs of these scams include fake postings that require little effort for the job or claim to be high paying. By falling for these scams, students can waste time, lose money, as well as be victims of identity theft.

Share
by · June 16, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
MYSTERY: Vacation time

MYSTERY: Vacation time

Put on your thinking cap and see if you can identity this magnificent photograph. All we’ll give as a clue is that it is vacation time. Tell us what you think this is. and where. Send your entries to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include where you live.

Share
by · June 16, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.21: WWII site, Fernbank roses, more

15.21: WWII site, Fernbank roses, more

Click here to see the new edition. Inside:

IN THIS EDITION

TODAY’S FOCUS: Visit of World War II Sites Makes You Say, “Lest They Forget”

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Many Fernbank Rose Bushes Moved to Governor’s Mansion

FEEDBACK: Appreciated Remembrance of Adelaide Wallace Ponder

UPCOMING: Howard Leads ACCG Committee; Lilburn Votes for Body Cameras

NOTABLE: Two Walton EMC Directors Retire, and Two New Directors Join Board

RECOMMENDED READ: Amish Confidential by Levi Stoltzfus and Ellis Henican

GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ted Turner Launches CNN, Becomes World TV Force

TODAY’S QUOTE Where You Can Tell People to Go for the Climate

MYSTERY PHOTO: Rob Ponder Stumps Our Readers

LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Farmers Market Open on Saturdays Through October 3

Share
by · June 12, 2015 · Full issues
The American Cemeterey at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, by Tom Merkel

FOCUS: Visit of World War II sites make you say, “Lest they forget”

By Randall Pugh | Last Saturday, June 6, marked the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe during World War II. On that day 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch of the Normandy coast in northern France. Less than a year later Adolph Hitler was dead and the war in Europe was finally over.

Share
by · June 12, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Where’s this construction?

MYSTERY: Where’s this construction?

It appears to be steel, and in some intricate pattern. Now tell us where you think this piece of construction is located, and its significance. Send your entries to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include where you live.

Share
by · June 12, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

Click here for the new edition. Inside:

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

Share
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.

Share
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.

Share
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.”

Share
by · June 9, 2015 · Uncategorized
1 … 260 261 262 263 264 … 272
GwinnettForum
P.O. Box 1365 | Norcross, GA 30091 | 770.840.1003