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FOCUS: History of first 10 years of Duluth football ready for publication
By Charles Summerour | When two members of Duluth High School’s first football squad brought up the idea of capturing the history of the school’s football beginnings, we all realized that it was important that we do so soon, as many of the school and community leaders as well as a number of players, had passed away. The result is a History of Duluth High School Football: 1959-69, which will soon be published in booklet form.
1/19: Medical Reserve Corps; Home plate wedding; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Unit of Medical Reserve Corps Prepare for Emergencies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wedding at Home Plate Only One Feature of 1950 Ga. State League
SPOTLIGHT: Renewal by Andersen of Atlanta
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Libraries Launch Two New Programs To Help Patrons
NOTABLE: Snellville Hires Firm to Take Closer Look at Towne Center
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Wonder Boys
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Began Football Tradition Against Mercer in 1892
TODAY’S QUOTE: When It Is To Do What Is Right
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognize Grecian Buildings Along a River
HARRELL: Wedding at home plate only one element of 1950 Ga. State League
By Dr. Lanier Harrell | For the Jesup Bees professional Class D baseball team after World War II, attendance was never very good. (Other teams in the league were Douglas, Fitzgerald, Tifton, Baxley, Eastman, Dublin and Vidalia.) Many special nights were tried to boost attendance, Ladies’ Night, various giveaways and lucky drawings. The Bees’ most unusual attraction in 1950 was a real wedding at home plate, and it would be long remembered. It happened this way.
1/15: Second solar project; Book of Mormon; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Demand High, So Walton EMC Adds Second Solar Project
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fox Theatre’s Book of Mormon Was a Disappointment
UPCOMING: Former Olympian Will Speak at Snellville MLK Day Celebration
NOTABLE: Buford Readies for Eighth Annual Father-Daughter Dances
RECOMMENDED READ: The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Falls to the Union Giving Sherman a Yule Present for Lincoln
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Coach K Tells His Basketball Players
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Photograph Was Not Recognized by Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Where White Evangelicals Live
BRACK: Seeing Book of Mormon at the Fox Theatre: Not so much a delight
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Several people urged us to go see the road company of The Book of Mormon, saying they thought we would like it.
We went to the Fox Wednesday night, and came away not excited about the musical some say is so great. To us, it just was not up to par of stage performances we have seen before. Since it’s a musical with lots of toe-tapping dances, I would have thought a person would come away with the lyrics and beat of one of the songs in your mind. Didn’t happen.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 10, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
— Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Eshter Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
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Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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