THEY CAN DO IT. A lot of hard work went into Boy Scout Troop 509 winning the Gwinnett CAN Challenge. Read of one of their unique methods for can collection in Elliott Brack's perspective below. From left on the front row are Kary Alicea, Michelle Dorminey and Becky Knake. On the back row are Allison Boughton, Shane Kennedy, Scott Boughton, Keith Dorminey, and Frank Kennedy. (Photo by Theresa Stewart)

Issue 11.86 | Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

TODAY'S FOCUS
:: Concert planned for Feb. 12

ELLIOTT BRACK'S PERSPECTIVE
:: Scout troop leads in Food Bank cans

FEEDBACK
:: More input on animal issues

UPCOMING
:: Suwanee Day logo, yarn bombing

NOTABLE
:: DAR honors Davis; Winter health

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
:: Gwinnett County Public Library

RECOMMENDED
:: Bonefish Grill in Buford

GEORGIA TIDBIT
:: Unionists: overlooked group

LAGNIAPPE
:: Apple trees in waiting

GWINNETT CALENDAR
:: Lots of events on tap

TODAY'S QUOTE
:: One reason Babe hit so many homers

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TODAY'S FOCUS
Gwinnett Symphony and Chorus plan Feb. 12 concert
By KELLY HAGGARD OLSON
Special to GwinnettForum

DULUTH, GA., Feb. 3, 2012 -- Mark your calendars for a "Romantic Valentine's Date Night" with the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on Sunday, February 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center.

The romantic works to be heard that evening include movements from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20, and Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, plus Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor: Choral, Op.125, Mov. 4, also known as the Ode to Joy. There will also be a musical showcase featuring the Gwinnett Symphony Youth Orchestra, comprised of talented teens from Gwinnett County.

Music Directors and Conductors of the Gwinnett Symphony and Chorus are, from left: Dr. Gregory Pritchard, Scott Hague, Robert Trocina and Rick Smith.

The Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus organization has recently bolstered its troops in order to bring the Finale from Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 9, affectionately known as The Choral Symphony, to Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett Symphony Chorus, led by Director of Choral Activities Rick Smith, has added nearly 30 new voices through outreach and recruitment in the Gwinnett community. Vocal soloists for the Ode to Joy include Thora Gudmannsdottir, soprano; Cathryn Johns, alto; and Bart Gilleland, bass.

Symphony No. 9 can usually be found in most hymnals, beginning piano method books, school band and orchestra method books and the like. According to Smith, "the simplicity found in the central five-note musical phrase is, in my opinion, pure genius. I would even venture to say that this melodic line is one of the most sing-able and recognizable passages of all time."

Truly a master work, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" has inspired the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to reach higher and wider in both the caliber of music that it brings to Gwinnett County, and in its organizational goals and achievements. Many of the musicians, in both the orchestra and the chorus, are either non-professional musicians or youth. Yet through the tireless efforts of the directors and educational staff, the GSO&C is able to provide this unique opportunity to the county.

The Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra will also perform excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet under the baton of Robert Trocina. Composed in 1875 on commission for the Bolshoi Ballet at St. Petersburg's Imperial Theatre, Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky's first attempt at ballet and remains a bulwark of the permanent repertoire. Its appealing and melodic score has enjoyed frequent performances in the concert hall as well as the ballet theater.

According to Trocina, "Tchaikovsky is widely recognized as perhaps the greatest genius for dance of the entire 19th century." The symphony will perform the famous 'swan' movements, as well as the Hungarian and Spanish dances from the ballet. Continues Trocina: "The listener will surely be swaying and foot-tapping to this captivating music."

Dr. Gregory Pritchard, principal guest conductor and director of chamber orchestras, will conduct Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. This is a landmark work for strings that is a great example of the Russian late-Romantic style. It is written in four movements and is comparable to some of Tchaikovsky's best ballets and symphonies.

Pritchard had the privilege of conducting this work with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic in Russia, which is Tchaikovsky's 'hometown' orchestra. "I gained great knowledge of the composer and the piece during my two times conducting there. In fact, I often admit that Tchaikovsky is my all-time favorite composer. I really look forward to sharing this work with our great audience at the Gwinnett Center," he states.

EEB PERSPECTIVE
Dinged south Georgia canned meat means victory for scouts
By ELLIOTT BRACK
Editor and publisher

FEB. 3, 2012 -- Hard work paid off for Lilburn Boy Scout Troop 509 in taking home the first place honors in the Holtkamp Foundation Gwinnett CAN Challenge for collecting the most cans of any Gwinnett non-profit in the 2012 food bank competition. The troop meets at the Lilburn Christian Church on Arcado Road.

Brack

The Scouts, led by Scoutmaster Keith Dorminy and Troop Mom Becky Knake, took on lots of projects to ensure a successful food drive.

• They brought cans to Scout meetings.
  "
  
• They stood many a day outside a Lilburn Kroger giving entering customers a card showing what cans were needed. Many customers, on their way out, dropped in the items most needed.
  
  
• At their Yule Log (cold weather camp), they again emphasized a push for canned food.
  
  
• Using coupons helped increase their can collection.

But there was another element which proved super successful, something which started at work for Scoutmaster Dorminy. He's with Georgia Pacific in Gwinnett, working in packaging. One of their customers, Crider Inc. of Stillmore in South Georgia, was having trouble with canned meat products being damaged during shipment. Crider shipped three pallets to Georgia Pacific for testing. This is where Dorminy came in.

"They shipped us three pallets of cans, just as they normally ship them to customers. We tested them through our Research and Development Innovation Institute in Norcross. We ran the pallets through a test center, to stimulate long distance shipping. It took each pallet three hours to go through the test, then we evaluated the two runs."

The Georgia Pacific team found dinged and damaged cans from the two test runs, principally caused by lower level cans on the pallet having damage on the bottom of the cans, from the weight of the cans above. However, by inserting a 3/16 of an inch corrugated pad between rows of cans, plus identifying that there had been a change in the manufacturing of the can bottom, Georgia Pacific was able to demonstrate on a third pallet that the change worked, with no damaged cans on this trial.

Dorminy says: "Adding the corrugated pads was not the major improvement, but it helped. The root cause was the change in the design of the cans, which Crider did not know about. They did not realize the damage that was coming as the pallets vibrated and shook when going down the road."

Dorminy, who lives in Lawrenceville, has been with Georgia Pacific for 19 years, working up to a designer at the Doraville location. He is originally from Douglas, Ga., and moved around the state since his father was a minister. He graduated from Franklin County High when he dad has a pastorate there. (His father was once pastor of the Luxomini Bapstist Church.)

Now that the tests were over, what to do with the three pallets?

Since Crider would normally have donated the damaged cans to South Georgia food banks, Dorminy suggested that the firm could save re-shipping costs by donating the food to Gwinnett food banks. The donation amounted to 5,200 units of canned meat, which helped Boy Scout Troop 509 over the top for 2012 in the Holtkamp Gwinnett CAN Challenge competition.

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FEEDBACK
Wants more citizen input in advising county on animal issues

Editor, the Forum:

In attending a recent meeting of Gwinnett's Animal Task Force "structure" subcommittee, discussions were held on reforming the current dysfunctional Animal Advisory Council with a group that more clearly meets the needs of the citizens in the community. It was both surprising and disappointing that the task force hasn't been supplied a copy of the Animal Advisory Reform Resolution that was studied, drafted and passed at the May 18, 2010 Special Meeting of the sitting animal advisory council.

The changes that this resolution would have brought about would have helped our community move towards resolving many of the conflicts and policies now being discussed through the animal task force. Here is our analysis of the reform resolution and the changes that were written in to the resolution that thus far has never made it to the Board of Commissioner's for an up or down vote.

Obviously, when a sitting advisory council puts that much effort into making recommendations to the commissioners and those recommendations never make it to the board for discussion, that should be proof enough that the current method of extracting advice on animal issues in our community is dysfunctional. For details, visit this page.

For your convenience, here's the link to the Animal Advisory Council's special meeting which addressed reforming the animal advisory council itself.

The Animal Task Force and the Board of Commissioners need to know that citizens must have a voice in the process of advising the commissioners on issues that concern our family pets.

-- Randy DeCarlo, Lilburn

UPCOMING
Competition underway for 2012 Suwanee Day logo

The Suwanee Day festival is bringing back its popular logo design competition. This year's winning design will serve as the official logo for the 2012 "celebration of community" and will be imprinted on festival t-shirts and promotional materials; the winning artist will receive $500 cash. Submissions will be accepted through May 31.

Digitally created designs as well as original artwork - including paintings, drawings, and photographs - will be accepted. Completed applications must accompany submissions, which should be printed and mounted on foam board. Digital copies of the submissions, in jpeg or pdf formats, also are requested.

Guidelines and applications are available at http://www.suwaneeday.com. Last year, approximately 55,000 attended the Suwanee Day festival at Town Center Park. This year's celebration will be September 15.

Be prepared for yard bombing in April throughout Norcross

On March 31, the City of Norcross will be bombed - with yarn! Sponsored by the Norcross Art Center (The Nest), yarn bombing is a type of street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted items affixed to objects in a public area. In Norcross, they're calling the event "Spring into Yarn," with urban knitters getting the chance to cover downtown bicycle racks, lamp posts, fences, utility poles and even trees with their colorful creations. There is actually an International Yarn Bombing Day; however, that day is in June, too far off for event organizers eager to "knit one, purl two" in Norcross.

Co-sponsoring the project is one of the city's newest downtown retailers, Home Norcross, located at 138 Holcomb Bridge Road. Owner Taylor Covert, along with The Nest Director Lori Sturgess, will be hosting workshops on crocheting and knitting at their respective locations. Participants get to select where their work will be displayed. The free workshops are being held February 18 and March 17. Participants will enjoy light refreshments while learning to knit from 11 a.m. until noon, get details on how to yarn bomb from noon until 1 p.m., and then take up beginning crochet at 1 p.m. Completed items will be installed March 31. The "Spring into Yarn" bombing project will be on display the entire month of April throughout the City of Norcross.

To add to the fun, artists, visitors and residents can take pictures of their favorite pieces and submit them to artists@norcrossartsalliance.org for a chance to win a weekly prize. Weekly winners will then get a chance to win a grand prize. All photography will be put on the Norcross Arts Alliance and www.aplacetoimagine.com Web sites.

To reserve a space at one of the locations, contact Taylor Covert of Home Norcross or call 770-416-0029.

NOTABLE
Local DAR chapter honors Davis for historical research
By DEBBIE HOUSTON
Special to GwinnettForum

A county's heritage is rooted in its history. Gwinnett County is fortunate to have Phyllis Garner Davis, a seventh generation Gwinnettian, to volunteer in preserving its early pioneer history.

From left are Philadelphia Winn Daughters Kitty Watters, Duluth; Phyllis Garner Davis, Lawrenceville; and Davis' sister, Gwen Garner Brogdon, of Sugar Hill.

On January 15, Phyllis Davis of Lawrenceville received the Historic Preservation Recognition Award during the monthly meeting of the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The award recognizes her dedication to preserving and restoring the county's treasured landmarks and identifying and marking its early cemeteries. She embodies the DAR's devotion to historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

Because of Phyllis, newcomers and old-timers alike enjoy historic sites and learn about Gwinnett's beginnings. As former chair of the Gwinnett County Historical Restoration and Preservation Board, Mrs. Davis has spent countless hours with county officials, development engineers, and board members planning historical parks, including Mulberry Creek Park and McDaniel Farm Park near Gwinnett Place Mall. At McDaniel Farm, visitors tour Heritage Farm, a nine-acre model of a 1930s working farm. Other parks Phyllis worked to preserve are the Yellow River Post Office Park and Freeman's Mill Park.

During her tenure as President of the Gwinnett Historical Society, Mrs. Davis held the position of Cemetery Chair. Affectionately known as the "Cemetery Lady," she identified and mapped unmarked gravesites and checked proposed rezoning to ensure the cemeteries were not in the path of Gwinnett's rapid development. She also worked on obtaining grants to repair the tombs at the Lawrenceville Historic Cemetery and the construction of a stunning wrought-iron fence that circles the grounds.

She also recently documented the location of two Revolutionary War soldiers whose graves will soon be marked.

Eastside physician gives guidelines for good winter health

Winter is here and along with the cold temperatures and anticipation of possible snow days, it also brings plenty of opportunities for viruses to spread. Tina Thompson, M.D., a family medicine physician at Eastside Medical Center, offers a few tips to help keep your immune system healthy during the winter months.

Thompson

She says: "Your immune system serves as your body's natural defense system and consists of a network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to defend your body against invaders, such as viruses, bacteria and other sickness. The healthier your immune system is, the better it can fight off illness."

Here's Dr. Thompson's guidelines for good winter health:

• Get plenty of sleep. Your body uses sleep as a way to heal itself. If you do not get an adequate amount of sleep at night, you are not giving your body enough time to rest and heal.
  
  
• Lower your stress. Occasional stress is not a bad thing. But being under constant stress can cause a steady stream of stress hormones to weaken your immune system and make you more vulnerable to illness.
  
  
• Take a daily multivitamin. Even a small deficiency in certain nutrients can cause your immune system to become impaired and not function properly. Dr. Thompson suggests taking a multivitamin that is specially formulated for your age and gender.
  
  
• Eat a balanced diet. Good nutrition is vital to keeping your immune system healthy. While there is no specific "magic" food that can prevent you from contracting a cold or the flu, eating a healthy, balanced diet is the best way to boost your immune system.
  
  
• Wash your hands. Practicing proper hand hygiene is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick. You come in contact with many germs throughout each day and most accumulate on your hands. Make sure to keep your hands clean by frequently washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

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"Recently, I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Bonefish Grill in Buford. We had a salmon entree in lemon butter, which followed an appetizer of "bang bang shrimp" - crispy shrimp in a spicy sauce. We also enjoyed a chicken dish with goat cheese, chock full of artichoke hearts. The chicken was so tender we thought we were eating steak. The third entree was imperial longfin - tilapia stuffed with shrimp, scallops, crab meat, and covered in a lemon caper butter. The service was exemplary. There is a dining room on one side and a bar area with a couple big screen TV's. It was truly one of those meals that was so good we wanted to take it one bite at a time, and we did. Bonefish Grill is located near the Mall of Georgia in Buford."

-- Will Nelson, Buford

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GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
Overlooked group in the South considered selves Unionists

Historians of the Civil War (1861-65) have only recently begun serious study of Unionists, an often overlooked group of white Southerners who played a substantial part in sowing discontent and undermining the Confederate war effort. Unionists found themselves living in a new nation, the Confederacy, to which they chose not to give their allegiance. While their numbers in Georgia (or in any other southern state) are uncertain, much about Unionist presence and activity in the state has come to light in recent years.

One of the challenges for historians of wartime Unionism in the South lies in the secrecy surrounding Unionist identities and activities. Many were careful not to leave paper trails that could fall into the wrong hands and serve as evidence with which Confederate neighbors could indict them. Nevertheless, scholars have found a number of ways to reconstruct the labors of this shadowy, often underground, movement in Georgia, as well as the lives of the men and women involved in it.

Another problem lies in defining the term "Unionist." Many Southerners, simply apathetic about the war and the issues for which it was fought, sought to avoid any military involvement or dissented against the often intrusive Confederate policies toward civilians. But neither of these stances made one a true Unionist. Most scholars agree that sheer disaffection and neutrality toward the war are not characteristics of Unionism. Perhaps the best definition comes from William G. "Parson" Brownlow of East Tennessee, one of the most prominent Southern Unionists, who cited three essential traits of a true Unionist: an "uncompromising devotion" to the Union; an "unmitigated hostility" to the Confederacy; and a willingness to risk life and property "in defense of the Glorious Stars and Stripes."

Within Georgia, the Unionist experience offers stories as dramatic and varied as those in any other part of the Confederacy. From Atlanta to Savannah, from the northern mountains to the wiregrass and piney woods of south Georgia, these so-called enemies of the country survived, sometimes barely, as a small, secretive, and vulnerable minority in the midst of tremendous hostility, oppression, and danger.

(To be continued)

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One reason why Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs

"You just can't beat the person who never gives up."

-- Home Run Slugger Babe Ruth (1895-1948).

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Gwinnett history book in second printing

Previously out of print, Elliott Brack's 850-page history, "Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta," is now available again. Since its original publication, the book was declared the winner of the 2010 Award of Excellence for documenting Georgia history by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. It is also the winner of the Gwinnett Historical Society's Whitworth-Flanigan Award for 2011 for preserving the history of Gwinnett County.

The book includes 143 demographic and historic tables, with more than 4,000 names in the index, and 10,000 names in the appendix.

Two versions of the book are available. The hardback edition is priced at $75, while a softback edition is $40. Books are available at:

• Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
• Books for Less, Buford
  
• Gwinnett Historical Society, Lawrenceville
  
• Parsons Gifts and Cards, Duluth
  
• Vargas and Harbin Gallery, Norcross

You can also order books through the Internet. To do that, go to www.elliottbrack.com to place your order. For mail orders, there is a $5 shipping and handling fee. Purchases are also subject to the 6 percent Georgia sales tax.

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IN THE COMING WEEK

Candidate forum for the Peachtree Corners election. A final forums will be held on 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, sponsored by the United Peachtree Corners Community Association. All forums will be at the Christ the King Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 5575 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross. The election is to be March 6, the day of the Georgia presidential primary.

Song in My Heart, a new art exhibition: Opens Feb. 3, Kudzu Art Zone, 116 Carlyle St., Norcross. The opening reception is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 10. More.

Aquatics Job Fair: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 3, Bethesda Park Aquatic Center, Lawrenceville. Learn about lifeguarding and instructor opportunities. Attendees must bring their own swim suit. Parents are welcome to attend.

(NEW) I-85 transit study public meetings. Two sessions are planned: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 6, at the Gwinnett Village CID office, 5855 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 9, at the Gwinnett Place Marriott, 1775 Pleasant Hill Road. The same info will be presented at both meetings, with Atkins North America, the study consultant, in attendance with study plans and displays.

Lunch and Listen fundraiser with author Lisa Gardner: 1 p.m., Feb. 9, Garden Plaza, Lawrenceville. Tickets are $10 in advance ($15 at the door if space) and may be purchased at any library branch, or at www.gwinnettpl.org, or by phone at 770 978 5154. Sponsored by Gwinnett County Public Library and Garden Plaza, which is located at 230 Collins Industrial Way in Lawrenceville, off Georgia Highway 316.

NEXT WEEK AND ONGOING

Capturing the Light: Open daily through Feb. 22. This new artists' show, a project of the Buford Artists' Group, will be held at George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Highway 23, Suwanee.

Exhibit Continued: The Living in Space exhibit at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will continue now through March 3. Extremely popular with visitors and school groups, the exhibit now is open for an additional two months. More.

Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Masterworks II program: 5:30 p.m., Feb. 12, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center. The program, "A Romantic Valentine's Datenight," includes Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48; Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20; and Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor: Choral, Op.125, Mov. 4. More.

State of the County Address: 11:30 a.m., Feb. 15, Gwinnett Center, Duluth. Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash will give her views on the present state of the county. For reservations, visit this site online.

Book chat and signing with author Lauren Willig: 6 p.m., Feb. 15, Georgia Gwinnett College Student Center. Willig is the New York Times bestselling author of the Pink Carnation series. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Sponsored by Gwinnett County Public Library and Georgia Gwinnett College.

(NEW) Suicide prevention program: 6:30 p.m., Feb. 15, Eastside Heritage Center, 2160 Fountain Drive, Snellville. The program is free, but reservations are required. RSVP to cowens@afsp.org or 404-374-5197. The Metro Atlanta Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will show a film and host a discussion and question session for educators, high school personnel, teens, parents and other concerned citizens.

Take the Pledge for a Healthy Heart: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Feb. 18, Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Features include heart healthy exhibits, screenings and educational booths, cooking demonstrations by an award winning chef, fitness classes, and giveaways every 30 minutes including iPads and iPods. All who plan to have screenings must fast at least eight hours prior. This event is free and includes breakfast. To RSVP, call 678-312-5000.

Run the Reagan mini-marathon: Feb. 18, regardless of weather. You can register late and pick up information at Academy Sports and Outdoors, 1585 Scenic Highway, Snellville. Proceeds benefit the Gwinnett Community Clinic and Young Life Ministries. For more information, go online here. Ronald Reagan Parkway will be closed from 2 a.m. until 2 p.m. the day of the race.

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