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Three tips for a trip to north Georgia wine country Elizabeth Slack with the Winegrowers Association of Georgia has a few tips to help travelers plan a successful trip to North Georgia wine country. 1. Plan a route — Slack suggests visiting the Winegrowers Association website and looking at their wine map to plan your route and accomodations based on the wineries you want to visit. 2. Call ahead — A lot of the wineries host special events and live entertainment, so it’s good to call ahead to find out what each winery will be offering during your trip. 3. Plan transportation — Having planned transportation helps create a relaxing, safe wine country experience where travelers are able to taste without having to be mindful about driving. Slack suggests looking into VIP Southern Wine Tours or Buckhead Coach.

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North Georgia Wine Country There are a variety of vineyards and wineries sprinkled throughout North Georgia Imagine relaxing on a patio, overlooking offering tours and tastings, catering to several picturesque vineyards set against a rolling levels of wine enthusiasts. mountain landscape. The sun is slowly setting, “Any and all level of wine enthusiasts can painting a collage of colors and a warm sum- come do this. People who have never even mer breeze blows across your face. had wine before certainly are welcome,” Your fingers wrap around a long glass stem, said Elizabeth Slack, Marketing Director for lifting your glass and bringing it to your lips Winegrowers Association of Georgia. “These so you can sip the rich red liquid, savoring the wineries have a little bit of something for complex flavors of a glass of wine. everyone.” There’s no need to travel overseas or across Wine novices can focus on the basics while the country to visit a prestigious vineyard or veteran enthusiasts delve deeper into the experience an award-winning glass wine. Nes- process, asking winemakers questions about tled in the hills of North Georgia is a cluster the varietals of grapes, the aging process and of wineries producing a variety of fine wines horticultural practices used to grow them. from cabernets and merlots to chardonnays, Even though there are numerous wineries and Chateau Elan in Braselton has been mak- located in North Georgia, they are spread out ing wine right in the neigborhood for decades, around the region, making it hard to visit them garnering hundreds of awards at national and all in one day. Slack advises travelers to limit international competitions. day-trips to about three wineries and plan a Whether you’re looking to make a day of weekend getaway or multi-day trip if you’d it, or get away for the weekend this summer, like to experience more. And if your summer Georgia wineries offer experiences for both getaway leaves you wanting more, the Winewine enthusiasts and those in the early stages growers Association offers annual events, like of developing a passion for wine. katie.morris@gwinnettdailypost.com

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What happens when we throw out the rules? Tradition takes a bad rap sometimes. Sure, traditions can seem stupid and pointless. I mean, why CAN’T we have cheeseburgers for Christmas dinner? But for the most part, what we call “tradition” represents the collective wisdom of the ages, gained not so much by inspiration as through old-fashioned trial and error. In other words, traditions mostly reflect what the human race has discovered actually works. We abandon those time-tested guidelines at our peril. Case in point: Last February, a professor at Northwestern University wrote an essay decrying what she

her right to say it. That’s called “free speech,” and it’s one of our most cherished American traditions. Apparently, not everyone feels that way: Two students filed a Title IX complaint against the professor for creating a “hosRob tile environment.” Yes, just Jenkins for writing an essay. Title IX, of course, is the federal referred to as “sexual para- law mandating gender eqnoia” on college campuses. uity in education, usually Basically, she argued that cited in regard to athletics. institutions have become Recently, though, it’s been so obsessed with controlco-opted by the campus ling people’s sex lives that thought police and applied they make normal romantic to cases of supposed sexual interactions almost impos- harassment. sible. Responses to this conI agree with much of troversy have been mixed. what the professor said, if Most come down on the not all; either way, I support professor’s side, but one

commentator did offer an observation that’s hard to refute: “Those students,” he said, “are her own evil spawn.” What he meant was that the professor — a liberal feminist, naturally —was part of the generation that back in the ’60s and ’70s rejected all the old rules governing interactions between men and women. You know, the rules about treating women with respect, discouraging sex outside of marriage — that sort of thing. Those traditions were too “patriarchal” and “sexist” for the professor’s generation. That they were never intended to belittle women, but rather represented hu-

manity’s collective wisdom regarding the best way to protect them, apparently didn’t matter. The problem is, society can’t run smoothly without rules. After we jettisoned traditional mores, women were indeed placed at greater risk — of sexual assault, unwanted pregnancy, and mental illness. According to a CDC-funded study, the more sexual partners a woman has, the more likely she is to suffer from depression. But what to do? We couldn’t go back to the old rules. That would mean admitting we were wrong. Plus, Pandora’s Box had already been opened. Enter the thought police

and Title IX. Absent the old rules, we’ll just have to make up new ones — and you can bet those will be more restrictive and less effective than the ones they replaced. It’s all such a predictable pattern — and sadly, one that society is doomed to repeat in the near future, as we foolishly continue to dismantle millennia-old traditions. Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. E-mail Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter @ FamilyManRob.

GWINNETT GAB Gwinnett Parks and Rec presents Brown Bag Concert series Gwinnett Parks and Recreation will offer residents lunch breaks on Friday filled with live entertainment this summer on the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse lawn. The free Brown Bag Concert series will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with entertainment beginning at noon. The first concert will be on Friday with a performance from Havana Son. The series will also include Scott Douglas Steel Drums performing on July 10 and “Princess and the Pea Musical” on Aug. 14.

Residents are encouraged to bring a lunch and blanket or chair to the concerts at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse located at 185 East Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, call 770822-5450 or visit gwinnettparks. com.

Free ‘Snakes Alive!’ class offered

Friday by Dr. Mark Patterson of the Gwinnett County Department of Community Services. The class will be held at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center auditorium, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettcountyevents.com.

American Grove accepting noms for Great American Tree

Locals will be able to learn the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes and how to identify different spiders during the The national search to locate free “Snakes Alive!” class. the 2015 Great American Tree The free program will be preofficially underway, and there’s a sented from 8:30 a.m. to noon on possibility its growing right here in

Gwinnett. The American Grove is looking for trees that are community landmarks, have environmental or historic significance or simply have a story that makes them extraordinary. Nominations for the Great American Tree are due on June 30 and must include a photograph, description of why the tree is special, its location, species and size, including height and/or diameter. Georgia entries will be voted on by state American Grove fans on July 30, and the winner will move on to the national competition. Nominations may be posted to the American Grove website at

Americangrove.org or submitted by emailing sgranbery@gfc.state. ga.us. The American Grove is an online community for sharing treeplanting experiences and knowledge that will encourage others to create thriving community forests. It’s managed by the Georgia Urban Forest Council, a nonprofit with the mission of sustaining Georgia’s green legacy by helping communities grow healthy trees. For more information, visit GaTrees.org. Gwinnett Gab appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post. To submit an item to Gwinnett Gab, email

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Through July 31

GASP ministries will be hosting a summer camp called Create It Theatre from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday June 1 to July 31

at Norcross Human Services Center at 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross. participants will be able to create a new production each week with a different theme and perform on the day of camp. The camp will cost $65 per weeek and a one-time $25 registration fee. Campers should eat

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breakfast before coming and bring lunch, only a snack will be provided. For more information, call 404-826-4277.

Through June 26

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Liga de Futbol de Atlanta will be partnering to hold a girls summer camp from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every weekday through June 26 at Norcross Human Services Center, 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross. Cost will be $60 per week including breakfast and lunch. Free childcare will be provided by Girl Scouts volunteers from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. For more information or to register, visit 404-889-5923.

June 12

“Big Hero 6” will be shown as part of Movies on the Lawn from 8 to 11 p.m. on the Lawrenceville Lawn located at 210 Luckie St.

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The fifth annual Peachtree Corners Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 14, on The Corners Parkway at the intersection of Woodhill Drive in Peachtree Corners. The will also be a free concert with Banks and Shane with The Haley and Alexis Band from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday, June 12, at the city of Peachtree Corners stage. For more information, visit peachtreecornersfestival.org.

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June 13

The 2015 GimmeShelter Concert benefitting the Partnership Against Domestic Violence and the Grayson

Children’s Fund will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at Grayson Community Park located at 475 Grayson Parkway. For more information, visit cityofgrayson.org.

June 13

The city of Norcross will host a live performance from The Tree-O Love from 7 to 9 p.m. at Skin Alley as part of its Jazz in the Alley concert series. For more information, visit norcrossga.net.

June 15

Centerville Community Center will be hosting a Babysitters’ Boot Camp from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 15 at 3205 Bethany Church Road in Snellville. The program will include safe play safety training, first aid and career development skills. Upon completing the course, students will receive a certification card. Cost is $40 and registration is required. For more information, call 678-278-8396 or email admin@cprgwinnett.com.

June 15

The Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association will be hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. April 20 at the Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. The meeting will feature guest speaker Karan Ralwins, Invasive Species Coordinator at University of Georgia in Tifton. For more information, visit gwinnettmastergardeners.com.

June 15-18

Center for Education Excellence and Development will be hosting a college preparation workshop

from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. from June 15 to 18 at Buford Human Services Center, 2755 Sawnee Avenue in Buford. The program is targeted at high school students and will feature information on choosing a career, scholarship opportunity, the college admission process and more. The cost is $5. For more information and to register, call 678-2255360.

June 19

As part of Fridays-NDuluth, Flicks on the Bricks will present the movie “Maleficent” at dusk on Duluth Town Green. For more information, visit duluthga.net/community.

June 19

The City of Norcross will host a live performance from the band American Flyers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Thrasher Park as part of its Summer Concert Series. For more information, visit norcrossga.net.

June 20

The city of Norcross will host the Bluesberry Music Festival June 20 from 5 to 11 p.m. in Downtown Historic Norcross. For more information, visit aplacetoimagine. com.

June 20

The City of Sugar Hill will host Boots and Beats with Danielle Bradbury on Saturday, June 20, at The Bowl @ Sugar Hill. The event opens at 4 p.m. and Danielle Bradbury will perform at 7 p.m. after the openers the Haley and Alexis Band. For more information, visit thebowlatsugarhill.com.

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Retired foreman named nation’s top trail worker By Curt Yeomans

Nash added. “It’s folks like Mike who make things happen every single day that keep this county Gwinnett County ofbeing such a wonderful ficials can count the naplace for people and busition’s top trail worker as nesses to be.” one of their own. The county nominated American Trail recently Rooks for the national named Mike Rooks as the award, based on his work recipient of its national over the years to mainTrail Worker Award, tain more than 15 miles which recognizes a private of equestrian, hiking and citizen or public sector cross country trails at the employee who has worked Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, right, and Parks and Rec- 900-acre Little Mulberry reation Department officials present American Trails’ national Trail Worker Award on hard to enhance trail rec- Tuesday to retired Little Mulberry Park foreman Mike Rooks, second from right. The Park, according to the reation. Rooks retired last award recognizes Rooks as the top trails worker in the country. (Special Photo) proclamation issued this month from his position week. as the county’s park fore- Trails Symposium last with this as he finished up something to do with his Rooks’ work contribman at Little Mulberry month in Portland, Ore., his career with Gwinnett,” pride in our part of the uted to “Little Mulberry Park in Dacula after more and county commissionChairman Charlotte Nash county. Park becoming a destinathan 26 years with Gwin- ers recognized him with said. “I was telling some “I want to say thank tion known for its trails nett County’s Parks and a proclamation on Tuesfolks earlier that Mike is a you, from a personal that vary in difficulty and Recreation Department. day during their business native of Dacula, just like standpoint, for the exexperience,” according Rooks received the meeting. I am … and I suspect the ample he’s been to lots to the declaration from award during American “It’s really great to be care he put into the parks, of parks employees over county leaders. ComTrails’ 22nd International able to recognize Mike particularly Mulberry, has the course of his career,” missioners also cited the curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Harris Elementary named top school Harris Elementary recently received a designation not given to another school across Georgia or the Southeast. The Duluth school was named a Silver Level winner as one of the nation’s highest performing schools by the National Center for Urban School Transformation in its Urban Education Awards program. Principal Lauri Burton accepted the honor at a recent symposium in Dallas. In order to compete for a National Excellence in Urban Education Award, schools had to meet or exceed the following criteria: • Be located in an urban area • Have a non-selective admissions process • Enroll a student body in which at least 60 percent of the students (prior year and current year) meet eligibility criteria for free- or reduced-price lunch • Demonstrate high rates of academic proficiency on state tests • Provide evidence of high rates of academic proficiency for all students, including specific groups (racial/ethnic groups, English learners, and students with disabilities) • Present evidence that students are developing strong levels of success in STEM subjects • Maintain high attendance rates with average student attendance rates exceeding 92 percent for each of the past two academic years • Report low rates of out-ofschool suspensions • Demonstrate evidence of student success at subsequent levels Also at the NEUE conference, Harris Elementary first-grader Isabella Salo’s speech on “How My School Influences My Life,” won first place in a student speech contest. Burton said in a press release that the award is an honor for the whole school community. Sugar Hill resident awarded Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship Dain Song, a Sugar Hill

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Keith Farner resident who plans to attend Yale University, and Paul Serrato of Winder, who plans to attend Stanford University, were recently named among 94 recipients of a scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Each Cooke Scholar will receive up to $40,000 per year for four years of study at an accredited college or university and automatically becomes eligible for a $50,000 per year Cooke Graduate Scholarship. This year’s recipients have an average high school gradepoint average of 3.86 on a 4.0 scale, high standardized test scores and strong teacher recommendations. Almost all have won academic awards during their high school careers and have participated in civic or community service. The average family income for students is $33,168, and 41 percent will be the first in their families to attend college. The Cooke Foundation received 1,814 qualified applications for the scholarship from all 50 states, two U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Forty-four of this year’s recipients are currently in the Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program, while the remaining 50 were selected from a competitive external pool of applicants from around the nation. Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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Gotta have enough in the end to bury me My people, long-suffering and ever faithful, spent their lives toiling while looking forward to heavenly rest when death finally called. Most folks these days enjoy life on earth so much that they don’t want to leave it even for heaven. That would not be my people, the generations gone before. In their eyes, each day lived was one day close to a heavenly reward. Dying was what they lived for. “That’s the only thing in life worth working toward,” Daddy used to say. “Lookin’ forward to that land of promise where the weary shall find rest.” With that in mind, they thought a lot about death and talked about it as naturally as they discussed marriage or childbirth. They

is why I’m thinking about this now — is that they were always squirreling away money for burial. Not one of them saved for their children to have college educations or for them to have retirement. Their life’s savings was to pay to bury Ronda them so they could leave Rich this life, having paid every debt they owed. talked about scriptures to Frequently, when I was be read, songs to be sung growing up, I heard my and places to be buried. grandparents or parents say, Daddy’s long-held phi“I got to make sure I’ve got losophy was “don’t worry enough money to bury me.” about an expensive casket, When someone died in but make sure you buy the our church or community, best vault possible.” I laugh two questions would always now as I recall that because be asked. First came, “What I don’t know anyone in my ‘kilt’ him?” and then, “Did generation who thinks that he have enough to bury way. But that was typical him?” Everyone wanted to for the generations that escape the stigma of a paucame before. per’s grave, which is what Another thing — and this the county provided by

way of a pine box, lowered into an anonymous grave (no markers for those poor souls) by convicts dressed in stripes and leg chains. “That’s one that the chain gang will bury for sure,” I remember hearing when I was seven or eight years old and a very old, penniless man died. For the last 20 years of her life, whenever Mama took money from her savings account to buy something (and, to be completely truthful, this very seldom happened. Mama never wanted anything enough to use savings to buy it), she would say, “I gotta make sure I keep enough back to bury me.” I borrowed money from Mama once and then spent years trying to pay her back. Every time I offered,

she’d say, “Just hold onto it. That way I’ll know I have enough money to bury me if something happens to the money I’ve got put back. I know I can count on you to have it.” This has come up because, recently, two men, humble and much loved, died and there was little if any to bury either man. Both had served God and fellow man, leaving behind them a sowing of kindness and a harvest of good deeds. So, the community rallied together and raised the money to bury them. No one judged. They just loved. I was six or seven years old when Daddy stood in the pulpit before a casket and explained that the family had no money to bury the young man killed

unexpectedly in a car wreck. The family was so poor that even other poor people considered them “the poorest of the poor.” Daddy instructed that a collection plate be passed as “Amazing Grace” was played. I don’t know how much was collected, but I do remember the undertaker gratefully thanking Daddy for the gesture. My grandmother had a little, black, homemade pouch that stored carefully folded money. Daily, she tucked it inside her bra. “This oughta be enough to bury me,” she’d say. And, it was. Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of There’s A Better Day A-Comin’. Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her weekly newsletter.

What the airplane decision reveals about your job There’s a moment on every airplane when you make a decision. It’s not a life-changing decision, but it’s a decision nonetheless. It’s the moment when you decide — Am I going to speak to the person next to me? Or am I going to ignore them? Imagine that it’s Monday morning and you’ve just boarded a 737. You find your seat and muscle your bag into the overhead. You shove your briefcase into the space in front of your feet and settle into your seat. Your mind takes you to the week ahead. Do you have it in you to get through five more days of this? Your seatmate arrives. He looks friendly enough, another business traveler just like you. Now it’s time for the decision, do you engage? Or do you act like whatever’s on your phone is the most important document that ever existed? You’ve had a million of these meaningless airplane conversations. You already know it will go. He’ll ask you where you live, and what you do for a living. Then you’ll do the same. What’s the point? You decide that for today, you just don’t have it in you to engage. Oops, too late. He’s already made eye contact. He’s made the decision for both of you. And so it begins. After the usual pleasantries, he asks the standard question, “What do you do for a living?” How do you answer? If you’re like most people you respond with your job title or industry. You say something like, “I work in software,” or “I’m a lawyer,” or “I’m in finance,” or “I run a distribution company.” The other person nods and says something like, “That must be interesting, or tough, or challenging,” or some other innocuous adjective that basically communicates nothing other than, “So you too are a cog in this giant machine we call business.” Then you ask what they do for a living and provide a similar un-affirming,

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yet seemingly positive response. Is it any wonder that people are tired of this conversation? What if, instead of sharing your job title, you had something more interesting say? What if you said something like this: “People call me when they’re in the dreaming phase. They want to take a trip. They might know where they want to go, or they might not have any idea. All they know is that they want to explore, they want to see and do something different. I show them cool places. I ask them how they want to feel when they travel. I find out about their family and their loves. Then I help them create something amazing that they’ll remember forever.” Or, what if you said, “I work with people in risky situations. They have to make big decisions, big financial decisions that could make or break their business, or their lives. I help them figure out which way to go. I help them sleep at night. I help them feel safe.” When you describe your job like that, you rarely get innocuous adjectives in response. The two descriptions above are real. They’re our clients, a travel agent and an accountant. Their descriptions reveal a level of enthusiasm and emotional engagement that’s contagious. The way you describe your job has a direct impact on the way you do your job. Next time you sit down on a plane and someone asks, “What you do for a living?” Listen to your own answer. What conclusions do you reach? Lisa McLeod is the author of the bestseller, “Selling with Noble Purpose.”

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AUBURN Monthly community yard sale set for next weekend The City of Auburn will hold a Community Yard Sale in its downtown district on Saturday. The sale will last from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 1369 Fourth Ave. and anyone interested in selling their wares can come by and set up a table beginning at 7 a.m. There is a cost of $10 for a 12-by-12 foot space. The fee will be collected on the day of the sale. Vendors should bring their own tables for the sale and are asked to keep their items limited to “yard sale merchandise” only. Questions should be directed to Charlotte Ewing, who can be reached at 770-9634002, ext. 223, or at cewing@cityofauburnga.org. BARROW COUNTY Emergency services officials complete Leadership Barrow program Barrow County Emergency Services announced Chief John Skinner and Lt. Scott Dakin recently completed a program designed to hone their leadership skills. The pair graduated from the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce’s 10-week Leadership Barrow. It is designed to teach participants how to be leaders in the community. Participants toured the state Capital, met state senators and representatives, toured Barrow County businesses and government agencies. They also reviewed John Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership during the program. “This class was very beneficial to all of the participants as we not only gathered lots of leadership knowledge but also the networking with other leaders from our community,” stated Chief Skinner. “There was a lot of time required for the class, but it was worth it.”

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Baptist Church and the Iowa State University Alumni group worked for more than two hours on the project, according to a news release. The space will be completely redesigned and eventually feature new workstations, an amphitheater area, a walking nature trail and more. When all is complete a ribbon-cutting event is planned when school is back in session.

Attendees at a previous Peachtree Corners Festival check out an MG at its affiliated car show. The festival has morphed into a three-day event which will kick off with a concert on Friday night. Most of its activities, such as the car show, will begin on Saturday. (Special Photo)

Banks and Shane set to kick off Peachtree Corners Festival By Curt Yeomans

val will be held at the intersection of The Corners Parkway and Woodhill Drive. It will run from 10 a.m. until The 5-year-old Peachtree Corners 6 p.m. on Saturday, and from noon festival is growing and adding new to 5 p.m. on Sunday. attractions this year. An affiliated car show will also The three-day festival is set to be held on site and a six-mile family kick off at 7 p.m. on June 12 with bike road will kick off at 8:30 a.m. a concert by Banks and Shane on Saturday at Peachtree Elemenand special guests, The Haley and tary School, 5995 Crooked Creek Alexis Band. It is the first time the Road. There will also be activities festival has opened on a Friday, and for children throughout the weekorganizers are excited about what end. an opening concert could do for the “We try to ensure that there is event. something of interest for everyone “We thought this would be a great in the family,” Huffman said. way to start the weekend by relaxing Festival spokesman Steve Cone on the lawn and listening to some said the artists who will be displaygreat music,” said festival President ing and selling their work will not Dave Huffman in a statement. “It’s be set up during the Friday night also a great way to kick-start the concert. Instead, attendees will be festival, which officially begins able to enjoy food truck vendors Saturday, June 13.” and a beer garden hosted by the The popular free street arts festi- Peachtree Growler Company. curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

BUFORD 100 Acre Wood camp begins this week The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host a camp to explore Winnie-the-Pooh and outdoor adventures this week called the 100 Acre Wood: An Art and Theatre Camp. It will BERKELEY LAKE run from 9 a.m. to 1 Elementary to host p.m. Monday through Camp Invention next Friday for kids ages five week and six. It costs $105. Berkeley Lake ElThe camp will include ementary next week will art, acting, storytelling host a “Camp Invention” and games with Tigwhere students entering ger, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl first grade through sixth and Rabbit. The camp grade will participate will also include hikes in hands-on activithrough the EHC trails. ties about circuits and On Friday, there will be household appliances a brief performance to and have a chance to showcase the campers’ examine science and work throughout. technology concepts during team-building DACULA exercises. Residents warned to In the KartWheel expect construction module, children learn delays engineering skills as Dacula officials are they build, enhance warning residents to and upgrade a freestyle prepare for traffic delays racing cart. There’s also in the area around the an entrepreneur module intersection of Dacula and an area to learn Road and Broad Street. video games. City leaders said The camp is schedthe Gwinnett County uled to run from 8 a.m. Department of Transto 4 p.m. from June 15 portation is beginning a through June 18. school safety improvement project along both BRASELTON roads. The project is Patriotic 5k planned intended to improve the Registration is under- intersection with turn way for a 5k and fun lanes and a traffic sigrun set for July 4 at the nal, but Dacula officials Braselton City Park. said residents should Proceeds from the expect delays for the race go to benefit next six months as a charity Operation One result. Voice. At the same time, For more information they are warning resiand to register, visit dents that Gwinnett https://runsignup.com/ Water Resources’ inRace/GA/Braselton/ stallation of a new water OV1StarSpangled5K. line on Tanner Road will The park is located at also create traffic delays 50 Harrison St. between West Drown-

The festival will be in full swing by the time it kicks off on Saturday morning though. Residents will leisurely stroll the streets throughout the weekend and browse work by local artists while listening to musicians on the concert stage. The Haley and Alexis Band, The Well Reds, Presley Sullivan, KaZual Mania, The Free Byrds and Suspect B will perform on Saturday. Sabbatical Year, Bulletproof, Stephen Lee Band and 3 Way Street will perform on Sunday. Golf carts will be running to offer transportation to attendees who need it. “The Peachtree Corners Festival gets better every year and 2015 is no exception,” Huffman said. “We have lots of favorite arts and craft vendors from previous years, and many new (ones) as well.”

LAWRENCEVILLE Application deadline for 2016 events DULUTH approaches Next phase of Groups planning to downtown redevelophost an event on Lawment underway renceville’s streets or in The city of Duluth has its parks in 2016 have begun a strategic deless than a month submolition of its downtown mit their applications to district redevelopment the city. project. The city’s application The areas include deadline to get on its portions of a three-acre calendar for 2016 events plot of land across from is July 6. This includes Duluth Town Green. parades, 5k or 10k walk The historic pastorium and run activities, events building will remain as held on the Lawrencevwell as the sanctuary ille Lawn and activities portion of the Old Duluth at the historic courtCity Hall Building. The house which require back portion of the Old street closures. Duluth City Hall BuildOfficials said they will ing (referred to as the not add any events to Administration Tower) the city’s calendar, or will be removed with grant any road closure the granite block façade requests, once they set being saved for use in the city’s event calendar. future development. Applications and a Other structures on the copy of the city’s event property will be removed policy can be found onto allow for construction line at www.lawrencevilof restaurants and retail lega.org. shops. Demolition activity of the area across LILBURN from the Duluth Town ‘Sprinkler day’ planned Green is scheduled to monthly for kids be completed by the end Lilburn is turning on of summer. the sprinklers in Lilburn City Park for the GRAYSON kids to enjoy on the Library hosting lava last Wednesday of the lamp-building class month in May, June, July The Grayson Library and August. Branch will teach teenResidents are invited agers how make their to come play from 10 homes a little groovier a.m. until noon. Children on Tuesday. must be supervised by The library will bring an adult. back a glowing, gurgling The park is located at piece of the 60’s and 76 Main St. 70’s when it hosts a Do It Yourself Lava Lamp LOGANVILLE class at 1 p.m. Sixth American Legion set through 12th-graders will for second Saturday learn how to use housepancake breakfast hold items to make the American Legion Post iconic decorative pieces. 233 of Loganville has The library is located scheduled its second at 700 Grayson ParkSaturday pancake way. breakfast for 8 a.m. to ing Creek and Harbins roads.

11 a.m. on June 13. Proceeds benefit the charities the American Legion post supports. People under 3 years old are free, ages four through 12 are $4, and 12 years old and up are $5. The post is located at 4635 U.S. Highway 78 in Loganville. For more information, call 770-466-4728 or gapost233.com.

SNELLVILLE Flag Day celebration set Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Charlotte Nash will be the keynote speaker during a Flag Day ceremony at Snellville City Hall on June 12, the city said in a news release. The annual event, which officials said is the only one of its type in Gwinnett, will take place at 10 a.m. on the steps of City Hall, 2342 Oak Road. Officially, Flag Day is June 14, but organizers said they chose the weekday to honor the holiday. “I believe that Flag Day is an important occasion for us to recognize each year so that we can all take a moment from our busy schedules to stop and remember and reflect in the importance and symbolism of the American Flag,” said Mayor Kelly Kautz. The theme of this year’s event is “One Nation” and will feature: a 21-gun salute by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; a history presentation called “Making of the Flag” by National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; the Snellville Color Guard raising the flag; and “Betsy Ross” will have an interactive presentation on how the flag was originally made. Refreshments will be served in the City Hall Community Room.

SUGAR HILL Annual mosquito spraying on tap The city will begin its annual mosquito spraNORCROSS ing the week of July ‘Into the Woods’ on 6-10. During that week, tap for ‘Movie Monday’ crews will spray on the The next edition of north side of Georgia “Movie Monday” in Nor- Highway 20. During the cross will feature “Into following week, July the Woods.” 13-17, the south side The film is described of the highway will be as “a modern twist on sprayed. the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in SUWANEE a musical format that Soul Asylum to play follows the classic tales August concert of Cinderella, Little Suwanee’s Concert Red Riding Hood, Jack and Wing Festival on and the Beanstalk, Aug. 8 will feature Soul and Rapunzel-all tied Asylum, a band that together.” features sound well There are two show- known from the late ings, one at 1:30 p.m. ’80s/early ’90s alternaand one at 6:30 p.m., tive rock/grunge era. on Monday at the NorThe festival will cross Cultural Arts & begin at 5 p.m. at Town Community Center. Center Park and Soul The center is located Asylum will take the at 10 College St. stage around 8 p.m. After forming in MinnePEACHTREE apolis in 1981, Soul AsyCORNERS lum, known for its first Volunteers help two years as Loud Fast ready school for out- Rules, was a frontrunner door classroom of American college rock Two dozen volunand garnered a reputateers spent the past tion as the country’s best Saturday at Peachtree live band. Elementary School “Runaway Train,” clearing out brush and from Soul Asylum’s sixth removing rotting work album, Grave Dancers tables and benches at Union, released in 1992, the school’s outdoor became the band’s bigclassroom. gest hit, peaking at No. Volunteers from 5 on the Billboard Hot the city of Peachtree 100. Other hits include Corners, Christ the “Somebody to Shove,” King Lutheran Church, “Black Gold,” and “MisPeachtree Corners ery.”

6C • SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015 •From Page 1C Spring Wine Highway Weekend. The Winegrowers Association of Georgia is a nonprofit organized to promote and market Georgia wine with 20 member wineries. For more information, visit georgiawine.com/events. Chateau Elan Winery and Resort The 3,500-acre estate of Chateau Elan includes a 16th century-styled, French chateau with a full-service winery and tasting bar, a European spa, a championship golf course, seven dining options and The Inn with hundreds of deluxe rooms. Chateau Elan has been making wine in North Georgia for three decades, but the winery was recently transformed by executive winemaker Simon Bergese, who chose to replant the vineyards with native,

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Wine disease resistant muscadine grapes. Chateau Elan produces five classic muscadine wines as well as two Muscadry wines, which are created in the unique style of aging in French barrels for four months which lessen the amount of residual sugar. Travelers can learn more about Chateau Elan’s winemaking process during one of the guided winery tour and tasting, including the winemaker’s tour where Bergese leads an exclusive visit through his wine mak ing facility. There are also a variety of special events and activities that will be available through out the summer such as Women of the Winery tastings, cooking classes, Winemaker Wannabe classes and Tipsy Canvas. For more information about Chateau Elan, visit chateauelan.com.

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Kristina Lee Heuman of Cumming and Matthew John Gross of Cummingwere married March 20 at Wolf Mountain Vineyards in Dahlonega. Dr. Mark Crumpler of Peachtree Presbyterian Church – Atlanta officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heuman of Lawrenceville. She is a graduate of Brookwood High School and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia where she received a degree in public relations from the Grady School of Journalism. She is employed as a vice president of global health with the public relations firm of Porter Novelli in Atlanta.

Kristina Lee Heuman of Cumming and Matthew John Gross

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gross of Cumming. He is a graduate of Parkview High School, the University of Georgia and the Terry College of Business from

which he received an MBA. He is employed as a senior project manager with Scientific Games International in Alpharetta. Nellie Lovelace of Chicago, Illinois served as maid of honor with sisterin-law of the bride, Ashley Heuman of Milledgeville, as bridesmaid. Daughters of the groom, Genevieve and Julia Gross of Cumming, served as junior bridesmaid and flower girl. Daniel Skelton of Dacula served as best man. Groomsmen were brother of the bride, Nick Heuman of Milledgeville, and brother of the groom, Patrick Gross of Longmont, Colo. The couple resides in Cumming.

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