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aily Post staffers share gift ideas from the kids in their lives’ wish lists. From electronics and movies to dolls and board games, find suggestions for toddlers, tykes and teens.

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Nicole Puckett Graphics Editor Nicole’s 6-year-old twin daughters, Annabel and Harper, are both hoping for new bikes, such as the Girls’ 18 inch Rallye Troublemaker bike for $59.99, this Christmas, along with lots of the Shopkins collectible toys.

Nicole’s 10-year-old son Eli is anxious for the new “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” movie and is asking Santa for a Star Wars Episode 7 Remote Control BB8 for $79.99. Eli is also hoping for a laptop for school work and video games, like the Acer One 10 laptop for $199.99.

Will Hammock Sports Editor Will’s 12-year-old daughter Bryn has four American Girl dolls, so she wants clothes and accessories for them, especially the American Girl Slow Cooker Dinner Set for $58. She also is hopeful for a Barbie Rock ’N Royal Folding Concert Stage for $51.99 and Lego sets like the Creator Toy and Grocery Shop for $39.99.

Will’s 10-year-old son Dylan is a big video gamer who wants a PlayStation and his favorite game, Minecraft: Story Mode for $29.99. He also wants more figures for his WiiU games, Disney Infinity 3.0 and Lego Dimensions.

Katie Morris Staff Writer Katie’s 4-year-old daughter Rosemary loves to watch movies, so at the top of her Christmas wish list is Disney Pixar’s hit animated movie “Inside Out” on Blu-ray for $24.95. She’s also a big fan of Gru’s zany sidekicks, the Minions, and is looking forward to the Dec. 8 release of “Minions” on Blu-ray for $17.99.

Rosemary loves to play board games like Chutes and Ladders, Hi Ho CherryO and Gone Fishing from $6.99 to $11.99, so she’s hoping to find a few of those under the tree on Christmas morning as well.

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Janie Roling MultiMedia Representative/ Major Accounts Janie has two granddaughters and is always on the lookout for gift ideas.

Her oldest granddaughter, Emmy, is now just over 3-and-a-half. She has a ton of toys and really likes current things, including the cartoon Paw Patrol. Janie is planning to give her some Paw Patrol figures as well as Paw Patrol pajamas, underwear and coloring/sticker books.

Emmy also loves playing games such as Candy Land for $9.99 — an oldie but a goodie. Other things on her list are rain boots with cute puppies on them as well as some Ugg Australia boot’s, like the Bailey Bow — Bloom’ Short Boot from $119 to $159.99.

Her granddaughter Reagan will only be 2 months old this Christmas, so Janie is planning to buy her a new floor toy like the Fisher-Price Kick ‘n Play Piano Gym for $49.99 that has music and hanging toys.

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12. Beats by Dre — Solo2 Wireless headphones 13. “I’ll Give You The Sun”

by Jandy Nelson 14. John Deere Green Toddler Dirt Magnet Cap 15. Tile tiny Bluetooth tracker and app 16. Microsoft XBox One gaming console 17. Shopkins Collectible Toys 18. BAN.DO ‘Hot Stuff — Floribunda’ Thermal Travel Mug 19. Lego Dimensions

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Janet McCray Director of Major Accounts and Digital Sales Janet’s 13-year-old son Ryan loves to play video games so at the top of his list is a custom video game controller from The Controller Shop from $129.99 to $149.99. Of course he is dying to get the new Hoverboard — like the Hoverboard 360 Smart Balance Board — but Dad says there’s no way that’s happening.

While he needs clothes since he is growing so fast — other than a pair of Lebron’s or Jordans there is just no excitement in opening the shirt boxes under the tree.

The final items on his list include Beats by Dre, like the Solo2 Wireless for $299.95 and an Echo1 AK47 airsoft gun for $154.99. Ryan was a lot easier (and less expensive) to shop for when he was 5!

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GIFT KEY 1. “Inside Out” Blu-ray 2. Hi Ho Cherry-O game 3. American Girl Soft-asSnow outfit 4. Tonka Toughs Bulldozer 5. Girls’ 18 Inch Rallye Troublemaker Bike 6. Fisher-Price Kick ‘n Play Piano Gym 7. Lego Creator Toy and Grocery 8. Acer One 10 laptop 9. Nike Air Max 2016 running shoes 10. Gone Fishin’ game 11. Candy Land game

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Guide •From Page 1C Keith Farner Staff Writer Keith’s 7-year-old niece Cate loves American Girl and Target Our Generation dolls and would love to dress them up with accessories from head to toe, like the American Girl Soft-as-Snow outfit for $34.

While she’s dressing them, Cate looks forward to watching the “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Movie” from $9.71 to $14.39. If it’s difficult to choose an accessory, Cate’s Christmas morning could be brightened with a gift card to the American Girl store.

Keith’s 2-and-a-half-year-old nephew A.J. loves construction equipment of all kinds and looks forward to owning his own concrete company one day. A bulldozer, like the Tonka Toughs Bulldozer for $26.99 and telehandler, like the Bruder Caterpillar Teleloader for $29.49, are just some of the equipment A.J. uses to move heavy materials around the construction site.

A.J. would love any type or size construction equipment, or simply a hat, like the John Deere Green Toddler Dirt Magnet Cap for $16, to look cool in the basement playing with his new toys from Santa.

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Zach Miles Staff Intern Zach is a 17-year-old junior at Mountain View High School who enjoys playing video games with his friends. At the top of his Christmas list is Microsoft’s Xbox One gaming console for $399.99. Zach also enjoys dressing to impress, so he’s also asked for a pair of Nike Air Max 2016 shoes for $190 to show off his style.

Polly Ouellette Staff Intern Polly is a high school senior who loves her coffee, so she is hoping for a cute new travel mug for her warm drink, similar to the BAN.DO ‘Hot Stuff — Floribunda’ Thermal Travel Mug for $14.

She tries to read as much as she can in her downtime; on her reading list is “The Sky is Everywhere” and “I’ll Give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson. Polly also likes new technology and is always losing her keys, so she is hoping for a Tile, which is a keychain that syncs to an app on your phone to track your keys, for $25.

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PET OF THE WEEK Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024.The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m.You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www. georgiaspca.org. ​She’s not Irish and she’s all girl — a terrier-mix, Dylan is the perfect size for a companion dog. She came to the shelter when her owner became​seriously​ill. This little darling walks well on a leash and just wants to be close to her people. ​She is very affectionate and not a barker.

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UGA’s loss is Miami’s gain As a young assistant college basketball coach some 28 years ago, I wanted nothing more than to become a head coach at a big-time program. But the head coach I worked for, who became a good friend and mentor, discouraged me from going down that path.

“You don’t want to be one of those guys,” he said.

“They’re all a bunch of (not very nice people).” Of course, as you can imagine, he used a more colorful term.

At the time, I didn’t believe him. But over a 20-year coaching career, including 10 years as a head coach and seven as an athletic director, I learned that he was correct.

Although I never became one of “those guys,” a bigname coach, I interacted with plenty of them. For the most part they were indeed, um, not very nice people — and the higher they were on the food chain, the truer that was.

There are, however, noteworthy exceptions to this rule, and from what I’ve observed Georgia’s now-exfootball coach, Mark Richt, is one of them. That’s why I was disappointed when I heard last Sunday that he had been fired. I had hoped there was still a place in

anomalous losing campaign, Fulmer was only one season removed from 10 wins and an SEC East championship.

In 17 years, Fulmer won 152 games — an average of just under 9 per season — and had a winning percentage of .743. Richt Rob won 145 games in 15 years, Jenkins an average of over 9.5 per season. His winning percentcollege athletics for good, age was .739. Like Fulmer, decent men.

Richt won two SEC chamApparently not. Apparent- pionships. Fulmer did have a ly all that matters these days national title on his resume, is preventing a few wealthy something that has eluded boosters from withholding Richt. their donations based on In the seven years since absurdly high expectations. it showed Fulmer the door, As a Tennessee alum, I Tennessee has gone 43-43 have no Dawg in this fight. and is now on its third coach But I admire Mark Richt, after two disastrous hires — and because of him I pulled including the shiniest new for UGA against pretty toy in the window at the much everybody except UT. time, Lane Kiffin.

Those days are over, regardJustice would be for less of who’s the next head the Bulldogs to endure a coach. similarly long sojourn in the Moreover, I believe that in college football wilderness the near future, the univerwhile Coach Richt goes on sity and its fans will have to revitalize the University reason to regret this decision. of Miami program just as he Consider what has happened did for UGA 15 years ago. at Tennessee.

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Noble Purpose Workshop brings out best (and beast) What would happen if your organization didn’t exist? If you closed your doors tomorrow, would the world miss you? That’s the first question we ask when we run a Noble Purpose workshop.

The answers are surprising.

We hear everything from, “nothing would change” to “the world would fall apart.”

When employees tell us, “if we closed our doors, the world wouldn’t change at all,” we know the organization has a big problem. When employees don’t believe their organization serves any purpose to the world, other than money, their work becomes transactional.

When employees say, “The world needs us desperately,” we know that they’re more engaged. The 2015

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Lisa McLeod Workforce Purpose Index (from NYU and Imperative) revealed that 28 percent of the workforce is purpose oriented, and that workers with a purpose orientation are the most valuable high potential segment of the workforce.

What’s interesting is the polarization between people and organizations with purpose mindset versus

those with a transactional approach. Here are the three scenarios we see in our Noble Purpose workshop: 1. High engagement. In highly engaged cultures, the majority of people believe that their work has a higher purpose. These types of organizations attract a disproportionate number of the high performing purpose-oriented workers. In these organizations, people are on fire for the cause of their business.

To suggest that work is a mere transaction is an affront to their ethos. In this kind of environment, employees who believe that work is just a paycheck are generally regarded as low performing outliers. Typically they wind up leaving or being asked to leave because they have a

chilling effect on others.

2. Transactional. In a transactional organization (the most common type) the prevailing belief is that business exists to make money.

The Workforce Purpose Index revealed that 72 percent of the workforce define work around financial gain or achieving social status and advancement. Organizations filled with these kinds of people can be effective, but they’re rarely outstanding, and they’re never differentiated.

When purpose-oriented employees find themselves in this type of environment, they’re bewildered.

If they voice their beliefs about purpose, they’re seen as unrealistic idealists who don’t understand the realities

Sometimes life can be unfair

Ronda Rich to write these accomplishments in the book, detail it and have a parent or teacher initial it. For each documented accomplishment, we would receive a different colored bead which we would then sew onto a navy felt vest. I love beads, sequins, fringe and fancy stuff like that, so I wanted a lot of beads. I wanted to cover my vest, so I set my goal and off I went.

When I put my mind to something, I am disciplined.

I cannot be deterred. I was that way when I sold Camp Fire Girl candy, earned rewards for perfect attendance in school and Sunday School, broke records for summer library reading programs and so on. That is to say that I set out with pure vengeance and for nine months worked every day to add beads to my vest.

On the night of the ceremony where beads would be rewarded, my family filed into the school auditorium, one with a wood floored stage and crimson colored velvet drapes. My name was called and I marched out

the transactional people what’s possible. When this is successful, it puts the organization on a bigger, bolder, more engaging and ultimately more profitable path. As Aaron Hurst, CEO of Imperative and author of The Purpose Economy, writes, “Imagine a workforce where purpose-oriented workers are the majority.” Yet if its just words, with no action, employees yearning for purpose become even more dispirited.

You can bring out the best in people by tapping into their desire for meaning and purpose. Or you can make it all about money. But once you unleash the selfabsorbed, all-about-me greed beast, it has an insatiable appetite.

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proudly to receive the beads I had worked so hard to earn and that my honorable mother had dutifully documented.

When the leader placed the strands of beads around my neck, it was a pittance of what I had earned. Two long strands. I should have been three or four times that many.

I was confused. Crushed.

Her oldest daughter pranced out to receive hers and there were so many strands of beads that they almost bent her over. The other two daughters had ‘boo-coos’ of beads, too. It was a noticeable difference between them and us.

My heart was broken. I held it together until we got in the car then I began to cry.

Mama and my sister agreed — it was not fair. I had been denied. My mama did me the greatest favor — she sympathized, talked about life’s unfairness and how my good deeds were rewards in themselves. Then, importantly, she did not call the leader and demand fairness. She let the lesson sink in.

No one seems to know what happened to the girls who received the abundance of beads. But the girl who did not receive what she earned went on to face the unfairness of life head-on.

Thank you, Mama.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “What Southern Women Know.”

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MILITARY NOTES Army Reserve Private Jacquan A. Jones has recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Jones is the son of Galen C. Davis of Lawrenceville and is a 2015 graduate of South Gwinnett High School.

Army Private Raymond C. Wise has recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Wise is the brother of Jarell Johnson of Snellville.

Army Private Dikoya D. Kambeya has recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Kambeya is a 2013 graduate of South Gwinnett High School.

U.S. Army Private Akenda D. Morris has recently graduated from basic infantry at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Morris is the daughter of Antoine and Kim Morris of Dacula and is a 2015 graduate of Dacula High School.

U.S. Army Private Fedorah Calixte has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Calixte is the daughter of Dimitri Legagneur and Geriles Calixte of Lawrenceville and is a 2013 graduate of Central Gwinnett High School.

U.S. Air Force Airman Brandon K. Taylor has recently graduate from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Taylor is a 2013 graduate of Grayson High School.

COLLEGE NOTES Savannah Fonda of Snellville recently received the Mattie H. Marshall Scholarship and the Pope Caregivers Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Jevaughn Sanchez of Lilburn was recently named a new member of the Theta Zeta chapter of the Kappa Sigma’s Men’s Fraternity at Eastern New Mexico University.

Alexandra Middleton of Norcross was recently named to the dean’s list at Biola University.

The following local students were recently inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Columbus State University: Cindy Alston of Lawrenceville, Jessica Bailey of Lawrenceville, Carrie Moll of Suwanee, Joseph Randazzo of Lawrenceville and Courtney St. John-Wacker of Lawrenceville Sarah Summerbell was recently inducted into the Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi Honor Society at Belmont University.

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It happened, I suppose, when I was in the fourth grade. That is my first strong recollection of the unfairness of life.

It was a good lesson to learn at a young age. Despite the brokenness of my heart and how I cried, it is a lesson that has served me well. It was the first paving stone in the road of how life would be when my parents could no longer shield me. Of the time when childhood would give way to adulthood so people would no longer treat me gingerly.

I was a Camp Fire girl and I loved it. I still have the red, white and navy uniform with the navy beret. It is safe to say that it is the only outfit I owned when I was 11 years old that my mama had not sewn. That alone made it neat. But it was a pretty outfit so I adored it as much as I enjoyed the after-school meetings, the social outings and, importantly, the lessons and skills taught.

The woman who was our leader had three daughters in our troupe. With dark hair and eyes, she was, perhaps, the prettiest mother in the entire school. She always dressed fashionably and treated us with sweetness.

When the year began, we received a book with instructions that would teach us to be better citizens — help our teacher, do chores at home, cook, sew and volunteer.

As we focused on learning and serving others, we were

of work. This is unfortunate, because as the study revealed, purpose-oriented workers do significantly better in employee evaluations.

Hardly the people you want to silence.

3. Hopeful Middle. These organizations are filled with people of both types. The difference here is the employees with a transactional mindset are often tentative purposeyearners in disguise. They want their work to mean more than money, but they’re not sure it’s possible or that leadership will buy in.

These organizations are at a potential tipping point.

When we provide data and techniques to bring a sense of purpose to life and help purpose-oriented people spread the word, we show

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Three Gwinnett schools given Breakout awards Three Gwinnett middle schools were recently named Breakout Schools by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals, an award designed to honor schools that are high achieving or dramatically improved achievement.

Lanier, Sweetwater and Summerour middle schools received the awards, while Sweetwater and Summerour earned the title of Distinguished Breakout Middle School which came with a $1,000 award.

“It is a great honor to be recognized by GASSP

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Keith Farner and this recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of teachers and students at all three schools,” said Dorothy Parker-Jarrett, Summerour Middle School principal.

Sugar Hill Elementary receivers Tanger grant Sugar Hill Elementary School was among five schools who received a TangerKIDS grant from Tanger Outlets in Commerce. The program is designed to award grant money to local schools in the communities where Tanger Outlet Centers are located. Sugar Hill’s project was called “First Grade Mall … Fun With Finances” For every coupon book sold, Tanger has earmarked one dollar for the TangerKIDS Grants

The Leaveys Award honors outstanding teachers who create and conduct programs in entrepreneurship. Winners were selected by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The award honors Chrisman’s “Silver Lining Boutique” program, a school-based fashion boutique operated by Shiloh students.

The Silver Lining’s mission is to provide an ongoing workplace environThree Gwinnett middle schools were recently named ment for students to learn Breakout Schools by the Georgia Association of Sec- hands-on job skills, work ondary School Principals. (File Photo) ethics and entrepreneurial skills. Students start a program. Funding for special education teacher business from the ground TangerKIDS Grants ranges at Shiloh High School, up, developing an entrefrom $3,000 to $7,500 per is a recipient of the 38th preneurial inclination and center and may be split annual Leaveys Award learning problem-solving between multiple grant for Excellence in Private and team-building skills requests.

Enterprise Education and along the way. is one of 12 educators to Keith Farner writes Shiloh High teacher receive $7,500. about education. Good honored for Chrismas was the only News from Schools apentrepreneurial spirit recipient from metro pears in the Sunday edition Nancy Chrisman, a Atlanta. of the Daily Post.

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AUBURN Library hosting Santa for special story time Eleven days before Christmas, the library will pause.

Little children will beam brightly, eager to meet Santa Claus.

The Auburn Public Library has announced it will host Santa Story Time from 6 until 8 p.m. on Dec. 14. The big man in the red suit will stop by the library that evening to read The Night Before Christmas to children and lead them in a jingle bell sing-a-long.

After the musical interlude and reading, kids will be able to get their photos taken with Santa. Library staff will also serve treats to the children.

The library is located at 24 Fifth St. BARROW COUNTY Pair of events bring holiday spirit The city of Winder will have two events this week to celebrate the Christmas season as it opens the Christmas Ice Rink on Saturday at the Downtown Gazebo Park at 60 North Broad St. in Winder, while the same day the city will put on its Christmas parade also on North Broad.

To make room for the ice rink, the gazebo parking lot on the corners of North Broad and Candler Street will be closed for beginning on Wednesday through Dec. 22.

The 67th annual parade will feature pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. This year’s theme is “Animated Christmas.”

BERKELEY LAKE Southwest Chamber to host networking event Business professionals in southwest Gwinnett will have a chance to network on Friday as part of the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber’s ongoing “ Southwest Success ” event at 8 a.m.

It’s held each Friday except the first Friday of the month at the Atlanta Bread Company at The Forum. Attendees are encouraged to present their business and build professional relationships.

The event is free for members of the Chamber and guests are welcome to visit once.

For questions or to become a member, contact Kellie Austin at kellie@skylinestrategy.com or 678-765-9775.

BRASELTON Tree contest entries to be posted The town of Braselton’s downtown business decorated tree competition is going online.

Residents can visit Downtown Brasleton’s Facebook page and vote on his or her favorite tree. The album will be published on Dec. 12. Voting is doing by liking a photo and the photo with the most likes wins.

The Facebook page is at facebook.com/downtownbraselton.

BUFORD Business After Hours coming up The Next Buford Business Alliance Business After Hours is set for Dec. 8.

The group, made up of business people around town, is hosting the event at 5:30 p.m. at Tannery Row Ale House.

The establishment is located at 554 West Main St. The event is held every second Tuesday so the group can plan upcoming events and provide a forum for ideas to promote and improve Historic Buford.

DACULA City offering free Google workshop Thursday Dacula officials are partnering with Organized Pixels LLC’s Damien Porche this week to host a workshop designed to teach business owners about Google so they can understand how it can help them grow.

The class will be offered from 8 until 10 a.m. on Thursday at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road. The workshop will focus on how businesses can boost their presence on Google by using the search engine’s prod-

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PEACHTREE CORNERS Holiday decorations up at city’s gateway Your next trip northbound on Ga. Highway 141 might include a sighting of the holiday decorations on the city of Peachtree Corners’ gateway sign. It’s located at the split between 141 and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

“It’s really a sight to see in the evening when all the lights are on,” the city said in a news release.

The city’s public works crew put up the decorations, which include a large, glowing tree, lights and tinsel.

SNELLVILLE New mayor presents to advisory committee Snellville Mayor Tom Witts told a group of the county’s movers and shakers Tuesday McDaniel Farm in Duluth is all aglow for the candlelight tours taking place throughout December. During the tours, guests can walk-through the family farm and learn about historic Christthat the city has a plan in place mas customs and traditions. (Special Photo) to drive development and now it needs the support to do it.

The newly elected mayor explained to the members of the Gwinnett County Advisory Committee, part of the Council for Quality Growth, that there are several development opportunities in the city that and period holiday ornaments,” candlelight tour is $8 per person are now feasible thanks to a

By Katie Morris Jason West, EHC’s director of for the weekday and Saturday “united” mayor and council, ackatie.morris programming said in a release. tours. The program fee is $10 cording to a news release. @gwinnettdailypost.com “This is a great opportunity to for the special Sunday holiday “We all know where we The holiday season is a fastsee McDaniel Farm from a diftours. Gwinnett EHC members want to go, now we just have paced time of year filled with ferent perspective.” are free. Registration is required to agree on how to get there,” gift shopping, decorating, hostThe tours are led by costumed and can be done online at www.

Witts said. ing parties and traveling to and guides who will share historic gwinnettEHC.org.

When the county was thrivfro visiting friends and family. holiday customs and tradiFor those looking to get in ing and expanding in the early The holidays can be hectic, tions, as well as offer a look at touch with their “green” side 2000s, Snellville was left out which is why the Gwinnett Envi- everyday life on a family farm. this holiday season, the Gwinof the growth because the ronmental and Heritage Center is Attendees can also enjoy a com- nett EHC is hosting Green Your city did not have a developgiving local families the chance plimentary cup of hot cocoa or Holiday events during Decemment plan its leadership could to slow down and travel back to apple cider and make a holiday ber. Attendees will learn how to agree on and developers a more tranquil time in history. craft. make upcycling a part of their faced logistical hurdles like The EHC is hosting candleSunday evening tours will holiday tradition and create no alcohol-pouring opportunilight tours of McDaniel Farm in feature musicians providing holiday crafts and gifts using ties in the form of a liquor by Duluth on select dates throughlive holiday tunes — some of recycled materials from around the drink ban for restaurants, out December. Each 90-minute the performers set to appear their homes.

Witts said. candlelight tour gives guests a are Mill Creek High School Green Your Holiday will be “We do have a plan now,” he glimpse of what the holidays String Quartet, Britches Full of offered Saturday, Dec. 19 and said. “We have all the pieces in where like on a family farm dur- Stitches, an Appalachian Celtic 26, and Sunday, Dec. 27, at the place.” ing the 1930s.

Consort and Dave and Phoebe Gwinnett EHC located at 2020 Witts talked about develop“The farm will be aglow with Clark, a father-daughter musiClean Water Drive in Buford. ment opportunities on Wisteria the warmth of candles and will cal duo.

For more information, visit Drive across from the police stabe decorated with fresh greenery The program fee for the gwinnettEHC.org. tion, in the Livable Centers Initiative corridor on Wisteria Drive, Clower Street and Oak Road ucts and services.

The library is located at 700 but were delayed due to rain. and other locations on highways “Businesses with photos in Grayson Parkway.

The additional closure will allow 78 and 124. He also spoke their online listing have more the contractor to remove the about a new construction project click-throughs, more direction LAWRENCEVILLE existing structure, drive the on the town green in front of City requests and better reputaDDA soliciting historic support pilings, set the new Hall which will improve the existtions,” Mayor Jim Wilbanks train depot business bridge and pave the ditches ing green and create a Veterans wrote on the city’s website. plan proposals in the locations already excaMemorial Park across Oak “That’s why the city is excited Lawrenceville’s Downtown vated.

Road. The Wisteria City Market, to host a free holiday workDevelopment Authority an“For their own safety and to a one-day pop-up market, was shop that can help you make nounced this past week that it ensure the contractor’s progalso touted as a success and your Google Search and Maps has put out a request for busiress,” the city said in a news an example of viable economic listing better and your season ness plan proposals in an effort release, “trail users are asked growth in the city. merrier.” to find a tenant for the city’s to remain off of the closed por“Now we just need people to Attendees are asked historic train depot. tion of the trail, which will be help us with our dream,” Witts to RSVP in advance and The RFP asks groups to clearly marked.” said. can do so online by visitsubmit to Lawrenceville’s ing www.eventbrite.com/e/ economic development direcLOGANVILLE SUGAR HILL lets-put-dacula-on-the-maptor, Lisa Sherman, at City Hall, Breda Pest Management Advance Disposal free-google-workshop-tick70 S. Clayton St. Groups must makes Bulldog 100 announces holiday pickup ets-19475985196?ref=estw. send any questions about the Breda Pest Management For residents inside the city plans for the area to Sherman was recently named to the limits of Sugar Hill, Advance DULUTH at lisa.sherman@lawrencevilBulldog 100, which is a list of Disposal has announced that Cookies and Cocoa lega.org by Jan. 24. The RFP fastest-growing companies if your pickup day falls on one with Santa outlines that proposals will be owned or run by University of of the upcoming holidays, your The Red Clay Theatre will accepted until the DDA choGeorgia alumni. The company, garbage and recycling service host a Cookies and Cocoa with ses a tenant. run by 2002 graduate Matt will be picked up the next day.

Santa event from 10 a.m. to The depot has 2,200 square Breda, has made the list six of Trucks may arrive earlier durnoon on Dec. 19. feet of space, and officials the past seven years. Breda ing holidays, so residents are Kids’ activities and story time expressed a “keen interest has full-time headquarters in encouraged to place trash out will be available. Main Street in the preservation of historic Loganville. It was started by the night before. Commercial merchants are open for the integrity” of the facility in the Rodger Breda, Matt’s father, in pickup will usually operate as holiday season with festive RFP. As a result, renovation 1973. normal. items. work will not be allowed in the The annual program recFriday customers will be ser“It’s a lot of fun and the kids facility if it alters that integrity. ognizes the fastest-growing viced on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. really enjoy seeing Santa right The RFP also notes that businesses owned or operated The normal schedule will return before Christmas to get their the city’s Master Plan for the

by UGA alumni. Nearly 400 the following Mondays. last few Christmas wishes in for depot and its surrounding nominations were submitted for For questions, call Advanced the holiday,” event coordinator area includes developing it the 2016 list.

Disposal at 770-887-6063.

Maggie Waddell said. as an entertainment district Several areas of the coun12Stone Church will provide that connects downtown try are represented, including SUWANEE 500 free cookies at the event. Lawrenceville with Georgia companies from as far north as Ga.-PCOM to host open Every child will also receive a Gwinnett College. The DDA New York and as far west as house free “The Legend of Cookies is looking at charging $900 in California. Of the 100 busiThe Georgia campus of and Milk” ornament specialrent each month in addition to nesses, 80 are located within Philadelphia College of Osteoized per child from the city of utility and basic maintenance Georgia. pathic Medicine on Friday will Duluth. costs. hold an open house featuring The full RFP can be viewed NORCROSS the PCOM School of Pharmacy GRAYSON on the city’s website, www.

Art show opening for artists and the Physician Assistant Doggie Tales coming to lawrencevillega.org. with disabilities planned Studies programs. The open library on Saturday The Georgia Artists with house will take place from 5:30 The Grayson library branch LILBURN Disabilities Art Show opening to 8 p.m. will give children a chance to Part of greenway to close reception is set for Dec. 11 in Prospective students and practice reading while hanging A portion of the Camp Creek Norcross. their guests are invited to learn out with man’s best friend next Greenway Trail is scheduled The event takes place from about the programs, meet weekend. to be closed Dec. 7 to 21 for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Recfaculty, students and staff The library will Doggie Tales drainage repairs and bridge tory, which is located at 17 members and tour the campus. from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. on replacement, the city said. The College St. Information about the curricuSaturday. The program lets repairs will take place between Musical entertainment and lum, financing a degree and children between the ages of the .5-mile marker and the light refreshments will be prothe application process will be 5 and 10 read to dogs which 1-mile marker headed toward vided. provided. are provided by Therapy Dogs Lions Club Park.

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