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AUBURN Book club to meet Thursday Between the Pages book club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Auburn Library. Residents are invited to stop by and hear reviews of books members are reading. New members are welcome. The club meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Auburn Public Library, located at 24 Fifth St. in Auburn. BARROW COUNTY Lions Club names public safety officials of the year The Winder Noon Lions Club recently announced the winners of its annual awards for public safety officials of the year. Winder Police Officer Justin Cash was named the club’s police officer of the year. Winder Fire Department firefighter Lt. Jimmy Beck was named firefighter of the year. For more information on the Winder Noon Lions Club, visit windernoonlionsclub.org. BERKELEY LAKE Kaufman to speak at Southwest Chamber Gwinnett Chamber President Dan Kaufman will speak at the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber, which includes Berkeley Lake, at a First Friday breakfast meeting this week at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast. Networking begins at 7:30 a.m., while breakfast and the Kaufman speech begins at 8 a.m. Admission is $15 per member and $20 per guest. For more information, visit southwestgwinnettchamber. com. BRASELTON
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ comes to Braselton
For additional information on the program, contact officer David Martinez through email at david. martinez@gwinnettcounty.com or by phone at 770-560-7454.
The cars at Suwanee’s Classic Car Show will be eligible for a variety of awards including Best Engine, Best Muscle, Best in Show, Mayor’s Pick and much more. (Special Photo)
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Classic cars to benefit the arts cars. “Last year’s participants of the Greater Last year the North Atlanta area said that the Gwinnett Arts AssoSuwanee venue was the ciation was challenged best they’ve been to,” with coming up with Martin said. a way to fund scholarHe expects a wide ships for art students in variety of classic autoGwinnett County. After mobiles for this year’s some brainstorming, the event. organization created the “Classic cars are Suwanee Classic Car anything and everything Show. with some age on it,” On Sunday, Nov. 9, Martin said. “We have Suwanee Town Center muscle cars, exotic vewill be the site of the hicles, antiques.” group’s second classic Jimmy Johnson’s No. car show. The show is 48 NASCAR racing car free and features many will also be there. different kinds of classic Rain or shine, the automobiles, vendors, a opening ceremony will silent auction and special begin at 10 a.m. with the guest Clark Howard. North Gwinnett High Lee Martin, chair of School Junior ROTC the Suwanee Classic Color Guard. Car Show, anticipates In addition to strolling between 100 and 125 through rows of classic classic vehicles will fill vehicles, other events, Suwanee Town Center. including a silent aucLast year’s event had 88 tion and the fan-favorite
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The next installment of the town of Braselton’s “Movie Under the Stars” series will be held Saturday, Nov. 8. The show will begin at about 7:30 p.m. at Braselton Park, which is located at the intersection of Harrison and Henry streets. Attendance is free. For more information, visit 3575 Braselton Highway downtownbraselton.com. in Dacula, on Monday, Nov. 3. The new facility BUFORD includes 12 examination Santa’s coming rooms, a procedure room, to Buford — soon on-site lab, basic X-ray The Mall of Georgia will room and separate waithost a movie screening, ing areas for well and sick parade, and tree lighting appointments. Physician on Saturday, Nov. 8, to services are provided by welcome a very special Dr. Inchol Yun and Dr. guest — Santa Claus. Jody Bahnmiller. The event, held from For more information, 5 to 9 p.m. at the Mall visit www.ngpg.org/hamilof Georgia Village, will ton-mill. include a free screening of the holiday classic “Elf” DULUTH on a 55-foot screen. A Eddie Owen Presents Christmas parade, perNew Agrarians album formances by the Acadrelease emy of Performing Arts Eddie Owen Presents Superstar will host an album release Dancers, and the light- for the New Agrarians on ing of a 50-foot tree will Nov. 15 at the Red Clay all be included free of Theatre in Duluth. The charge. album, “The New AgrarFor more information, ians — Songs and Stories visit simon.com/mall/mall- from the Southland” feaof-georgia/. tures Tom Kimmel, Kate Campbell and Pierce DACULA Pettis and launches a New medical facility tour showcasing stories to host fall festival, and music about the grand opening cultural foundations of the A fall festival and South. The trio’s name grand opening for Northis inspired loosely on the east Georgia Physician Southern Agrarians, a colGroup’s new Hamilton lection of literary figures Mill location is set for of the early 20th century. Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event GRAYSON will feature games, inflataChili cook-off set bles, lunch, rides, music for Nov. 8 and more. The festival will The 10th annual also include free blood Grayson Hot Tamale Chili pressure, BMI and vision Cook-off will take place screenings. on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Hamilton Mill The event is the annual practice will move from fundraiser for the Eastits Teron Trace location to side Chamber. A portion its new facility, located at of the proceeds will go to
charitable organizations in the cities of Grayson, Snellville and Loganville. The event will be held from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Grayson Park, located at 475 Grayson Parkway in Grayson. For more information, visit www. eastsidechamber.com.
Paint-A-Wreck, will be held. For Paint-a-Wreck, the NGAA provides paints and a car from a salvage yard of which children can decorate any surface. “Last year, there wasn’t a spot on that car that wasn’t painted,” said Martin. Martin, who is a colonel in the Georgia State Defense Force, is excited about this year’s special presentation to honor veterans at 2 p.m. “This is going to be a veteran’s appreciation day,” he said. Many military servicemen and women will be present as either owners of the classic vehicles, helpers or spectators of the event. Special guest and fellow defense force member Clark Howard will be in attendance. Awards will be given out at 3:30 p.m. for
urban design elements along the corridor can improve the sense of place for our community,” the city said. Lilburn officials are planning a public workshop on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for residents to weigh in. The meeting will be held at Providence Christian Academy, located at 4575 U.S. Highway 29. For more information on the project, visit www. cityoflilburn.com/CivicAlerts. aspx?AID=139.
many different categories including Best in Show, Top 10, People’s Choice, exotic, muscle, antique and more. New this year is the Mayor’s Pick award which will honor the favorite automobile of Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette. Through NGAA’s efforts, the event is free to attend, but the profits from entry fees and vendor fees of the classic car show go toward funding art scholarships for students of Gwinnett County. Suwanee Town Center is located at 330 Town Center Ave. in Suwanee at the intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway. For more information about the event, visit suwaneeclassiccar.com. For more information about the NGAA, visit ngaa4arts.com.
on the reopening will be released. For more information and updates, visit www. norcrossga.net.
PEACHTREE CORNERS City promotes crime-free housing program Peachtree Corners ofLAWRENCEVILLE ficials, alongside Gwinnett Veterans Day festival police personnel, recently to be held Nov. 8 held an informational Uniform-clad reenacluncheon to introduce tors, a Civil War artifact the Crime Free Multidisplay, tours of the GwinHousing Program to local nett Veterans Memorial apartment managers. Museum and a viewing LOGANVILLE The program, which is of the Eyes of Freedom Grayson High senior run by the county police Memorial Wall will be parent workshop department, aims to featured as part of the The Grayson High reduce crime in the city’s Saturday, Nov. 8, Vetercounseling office will put apartment complexes ans Day Remembrance on a senior parent workby tougher background Festival at the Gwinnett shop at 12:30 p.m. on checks and eviction poliHistoric Courthouse. Thursday in the college cies. The free event will also and career center. Topics “Keeping Peachtree include musical enterto be discussed will be Corners residents safe tainment, craft sales and researching scholarship is on the top of the city’s food vendors. Visitors opportunities, Georgia list,” said Mayor Mike may also take self-guided Apply to College, GaCol- Mason. tours of the courthouse. lege411, and military. For According to the city, The festival, presented more information or to statistics show that after in partnership with the RSVP, call 770-554-7825. implementing the proGwinnett Veterans Memogram communities have rial Museum, runs from NORCROSS seen a significant drop 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Playground closed for in robberies, burglarcourthouse, located at school construction ies, auto theft, drugs, 185 W. Crogan St. in The KaBoom Playgangs and other crimes. Lawrenceville. ground in Norcross will At times, the drops have be closed for roughly the been as much as 16 LILBURN next week and a half due percent. City seeks input to construction. “I’m excited to bring on U.S. 29 The public playground, this training to the propThe city of Lilburn is which was built by volun- erty,” said Luisa Luperdi, seeking input from resiteers on May 1 near Sum- property manager for dents on improvements to merour Middle School, is Barrington Hills, who is U.S. Highway 29 as part forced to closed due to familiar with the program of a design study. construction of the new through another apartThe intention of the school at 321 Price Place. ment complex. “It’s actustudy is to evaluate “how The city said updates ally super effective.”
SNELLVILLE Meditation area coming to city A new area of meditation is on the way for the city of Snellville, in between the veterans memorial and cemetery. The new feature, which is still being funded, will be a labyrinth, which are similar to mazes but are meant to give walkers a peaceful, winding path on which to contemplate, rather than confuse them. “The Snellville Arts Commission had made it known that they would like to have a labyrinth in one of the parks in the city,” explained Mayor Pro Tem Tom Witts. “After the Veterans Memorial was dedicated talks began about finishing the area around the memorial as a veteran’s park. I approached the arts commission about their willingness to construct the labyrinth in that area as it would seem appropriate as a meditative spot located near the memorial as well as the cemetery.” Efforts are underway to fund the $6,000 structure, which is planned to be 30 to 36 feet in diameter, without walls. “Because labyrinths are used outside of cemeteries, people walk off their grief,” said SAC Secretary Judy Leavell, who has worked with Dr. Lauren Artress, the leading authority on labyrinths, at Chartes, France. “I think it will give the area an aura of peacefulness, but at the same time, children love labyrinths. There is something about that focus of looking down and staying on the path that calms your mind.” For information on how to donate or sponsor the project, contact Leavell at jleavell@snellvillearts. com. SUGAR HILL Youth Ambassador Program still accepting applications Local students interested in participating in the city of Sugar Hill’s Youth Ambassador Program have one more day to get their applications in. Applications are due Monday, Nov. 3, and must include a one-paragraph response to one of three questions. Those applying “will have the opportunity to become more engaged in the community, earn volunteer hours and grow as a student and citizen.” For the application, visit cityofsugarhill.com. For questions, contact Kyle Jones at kjones@ lanierhs.org, Scott Andrews at sandrews@ cityofsugarhill.com or Megan Carnell at mcarnell@cityofsugarhill.com. SUWANEE North Gwinnett Student Leadership Team set for fall leadership summit The North Gwinnett Student Leadership Team will have a fall leadership summit from 2:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, to build individual and organizational leadership attributes. During the event, students will choose three sessions to attend covering leadership skills such as ”Passion” or “Marketing.” Jeff Henderson from Gwinnett Church will offer the service-based keynote address and challenge.