GwinnettForum | Number 21.89, | Nov. 29, 2022
WITH THEIR MODEL RAILROAD in the background, Pam and John Gibb have assembled John’s model railroad for viewing to benefit the Neighborhood Cooperative ministries. The 2022 Neighborhood Christmas Train has two other large model railroad sets also on display. They can be seen at 3135 Reps Miller Road in Norcross on Saturdays, from 5-9 p.m. and on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. through December 18. Admission is $5 per person over three years old, or $20 per family. For tickets, call 770 263-0013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Christian Health hoping for a Christmas miracle
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big surprise: Georgia already has partial ranked-choice voting!
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Here are some considerations should USA have a rail strike
UPCOMING: Discount flooring firm expands with 15 new jobs in Buford
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC awards 20 teachers with Bright Ideas grants
OBITUARIES: Ms. Lovey Isabel Stephens
RECOMMENDED: The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Watson-Brown Foundation endows scholarships in two states
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let your mind stretch to see if you can spot today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Original MARTA rail car now at SE Railway Museum
CALENDAR: Curious Connections planned for Peachtree Corners on December 1
Peachtree Christian Health hoping for a Christmas miracle
By Paige Havens
DULUTH, Ga. | An announcement came on Nov. 11, 2022 that Peachtree Christian Health (PCH) would permanently close its adult day center at the end of the year because of insurmountable financial hardships caused to their business in the wake of the pandemic.
Havens
PCH families rallied and appealed to the staff and board to give them the opportunity to help raise funds and recruit new participants to save the center. Their wish was granted and the “Save Our Center” campaign launched with the charge to raise $500,000 and enlist 50 new participant days per week by Thanksgiving to fill in the financial gap necessary for sustainability.
In just 15 days, PCH families, staff, board members, and other community stakeholders have managed to rally and raise $362,303 as of 4 p.m. Monday.
After seeing the passion and results from the “Save Our Center” campaign, the PCH Board has agreed to extend the “Save Our Center” campaign through Tuesday, November 29. Those five extra days are giving stakeholders the opportunity to appeal to family and friends through the holiday weekend, encourage others to explore enrollment, and to make one final fundraising appeal on Giving Tuesday.
The PCH Board of Directors will meet for a special meeting on November 30 where a final decision will be made. An official announcement will be released on December 1. Board Chair Bob Dutlinger says, “We owe it to our amazing staff and those we serve to decide quickly so they can plan for the new year. We are simply blown away by the response we’ve received from the community and have hope that PCH has a future. The services we provide are like no others and it would be a tragedy for this center to close. We truly are doing everything we know to do.”
Dutlinger was sure to stress, “We want to be clear that if we don’t meet our campaign goals and must affirm the earlier decision to close the center at the end of the year, all donations to the Save Our Center Campaign will be refunded. If we are successful with our campaign and can reverse the earlier decision, we will be good stewards of the funds entrusted to us and work to fill the necessary gaps to bring us back to a state of sustainability.”
Peachtree Christian Health President Anne Mancini says: ”We are so close. This is doable. There is hope. We will continue to fight the good fight and trust God will affirm without question the path we need to follow. We believe in miracles.” The PCH now has a new transportation partner step forward committed to helping break down access barriers for veterans.
Donations can be made to the Save Our Center Campaign at https://bit.ly/SavePCH. If you are caring for an aging loved one that could benefit from daytime activities with medical oversight, especially those living with dementia and cognitive decline, learn more about enrollment at PCH at www.pchlec.org.
Surprise: Georgia already has partial ranked-choice voting!
Ranked choice voting by state.
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
NOV. 29, 2022 | If Georgia used the same method of voting that Maine and Alaska do, Georgians would have already settled who would have been elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022 from our state. There would have been no runoff election for the Senate. Georgians wouldn’t have the continuation of political advertising bombarding us.
That would have saved us Georgia taxpayers approximately $10 million that it cost to put on a runoff election. (We estimate this cost since Gwinnett is about 10 percent of Georgia voters, and it cost our county right at $1 million to stage and pay for the run-off.)
Maine and Alaska both have voted to use ranked-choice voting for their state primary, congressional, and presidential elections. It’s also the election system that 20 cities in the United States employ. Those cities include San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro Calif; Takoma Park, Md.; St. Paul, Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, Minn.; Santa Fe and Las Cruces, N.M.; Portland, Maine; and Cambridge, Mass. New York City, the largest voting population in the country, also has chosen to adopt the ranked-choice voting.
(Nevada voters this year approved a ballot measure that makes sweeping changes to the election system in their state. The measure establishes open primary elections in which the top five candidates advance and then a ranked-choice voting system for general elections. The system would operate for state and federal elections, but that would not include the race for U.S. president.)
Now here’s something of a bombshell. Georgia’s legislature has already installed a limited ranked-choice voting system in our midst. Most of us Georgians know little about this.
That’s right, most people in Georgia don’t realize it, but in 2022 Georgia began ranked-choice voting for all overseas voters in federal elections that might have a runoff potential. Ranked-choice voting was adopted as a way to avoid problems with overseas mailing, which can be unreliable in getting ballots in time for elections.
Four other southern states have ranked-choice voting for similar elections, including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Exactly what is ranked-choice voting? It’s also called “instant run-off voting.” It allows the voters to choose their candidate of choice, marking candidates as their first, second and third and subsequent choices. If, when the tabulating of votes is made, and no candidate wins a majority of voters, then these overseas votes are counted in the Georgia run-off.
The office of Secretary of State explains: “…Georgia voting rights extend all over the globe. Voting in elections away from your home county is easy and efficient. If you are in the military or in the family of an active service member, or if you are living in another country, you are subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.”
Not only is this a change in overseas voting, but the state can send you an electronic ballot! The office says: “You can get your ballots electronically or by regular mail. Remember to include a valid email address on the application when requesting electronic ballot delivery, which is only available for federal elections.”
Hmmm. Our Legislators seem to be dipping our collective toes in both ranked-choice voting, and not only that, but allowing some Georgians to vote by electronic means! We never thought we would live to see that day! Thank you, legislators!
As we stagger through the December 6 run-off, talk to your legislators. Ask them to adopt ranked-choice voting in all our elections, which would immediately give us election winners without a runoff….and save a whole lot of money at the same time. Ranked-choice voting is a sophisticated way to prevent runoffs!
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The Piedmont Bank
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Here are some considerations should USA have a rail strike
Editor, the Forum:
A rail strike looms. Commodities are so much of what moves by rail. Energy will be greatly affected. Oil not going through pipelines often moves by tanker cars on rail. Coal has always moved by rail and 33 percent of our coal exports goes to China and India. Grain moves by rail and our supply chain has already been overwhelmed. Finished products have always moved by rail, but intermodal rail has containers moving retail products from all over the world to all over the country.
Trucking can’t possibly pick up the volume of the rail which is 4 percent or more of all transportation in the nation. Passengers on rail will also be impacted severely. Moving in the densely populated corridor from Washington D.C. to Boston has always been tough and costly. Now, with high gas prices and traffic added to parking lot fees and crime, this strike will be a horrible blow to the northeast economy. That’s the country’s popular rail area.
Strike-breaking has impacted both parties. Some strikes so greatly impact the nation that the chief executive must step in for the good of the nation. Truman, Kennedy and Reagan chose to break strikes.
– Byron Gilbert, Duluth
On electric cars, what would Tesla owners do?
Editor, the Forum:
A question that comes to mind hearing your story about computers even controlling the gear shift in cars. Since all newer cars are completely computer-run, and (obviously) so dependent upon good electric power, I wonder what will possibly happen to the computers on an electric car when it starts to run out of charge?
– Nancy Jones, Norcross
Interesting consideration, Nancy, about electric cars. If I owned one, I think I would always have this concern, and would be constantly charging it. I also wondered after reading a notice that lots of the electric Tesla cars were being recalled……but with no authorized Tesla car dealers, like regular gas vehicles, where would an owner take the car for the recall repair? Maybe Tesla owners know…..?—eeb
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Discount flooring firm expands with 15 new jobs in Buford
C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring of Buford is expanding, which will result in 15 new jobs and $1.2 million capital investment in the City of Buford over the next 10 years. The vinyl flooring distributor moved into a 2,200-square-foot facility at 5306 Palmero Court, increasing production by 10 percent.
C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring Buford Franchise Owner Derek Harm says: “We chose the City of Buford as our next place to expand because it is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. We can service more customers in this area who have a need for what we offer.”
Although C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring Founder Edward Flanary began working in the luxury vinyl flooring industry as a hobby after his retirement, he quickly discovered a market need for an affordable and quality product. The company, headquartered in North Carolina, currently has 26 employees at 21 locations throughout the Northeast and South and has sold more than one million square feet since 1998.
C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring distinguishes themselves from their competitors with their customer service approach and competitive floors. They provide customers with one-on-one quality service with appointment-only warehouse visits, as well as a limited lifetime warranty and a distinctive 10-year warranty for residential and commercial buyers. Committed to ethical production and sustainability, C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring only sources materials from manufacturers who use certified free-trade labor and sells recyclable flooring.
City of Buford Manager Bryan Kerlin says: “The City of Buford is well known for our strong commercial and industrial base. We welcome C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring adding to our community’s diversity of products and services.”
Partnership Gwinnett Vice President of Economic Development Andrew Carnes says: “Small businesses build and strengthen our local economy. We are pleased that C.A.S.E. Discount Flooring for continuing to choose and support Gwinnett County.”
3 Gwinnett legislators among Democratic Caucus leaders
The Georgia House Democratic Caucus elected its key leaders for the 2023 legislative session. The House Minority Caucus re-elected House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon) to his current position.
The Minority Caucus also elected the following caucus members for leadership positions:
- State Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), House Minority Caucus chairman;
- State Rep. Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain); House Minority Caucus vice-chairman;
- State Rep. Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), House Minority whip;
- State Rep. Sandra Scott (D-Rex), House Minority Chief deputy whip;
- State Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), House Minority Caucus secretary; and
- State Rep. Shea Roberts (D-Atlanta), House Minority Caucus treasurer.
Jackson EMC awards 20 teachers with Bright Ideas grants
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) awarded 20 teachers in 11 Gwinnett County middle schools $33,367 in Bright Ideas grant funds for innovative classroom projects.
Gwinnett County middle school Bright Ideas grant winning teachers with their projects are:
- Coleman Middle School: Dana Hermann, $2,000, Teaching Coding;
- Dacula Middle School: Jason Garner, $1,720, Drone Tech;
- Hull Middle School: Amanda McClellan, $1,200, Aural Skills Development; and Cindy Mollard, $1,670, Reading Becomes Sharing;
- Jones Middle School: Tricia Sung, $1,950, AI & Ethics in VR;
- Jordan Middle School: Marissa Brown, $2,000, The Microbit V2Stacey Edison-Bryson, $1,525, STEM for stems;
- McConnell Middle School: Heath Jones, $2,000, School of Rock;
- Northbrook Middle School: Zachary Davison, $1,630, Eco Warriors;
- Osborne Middle School: David Pauli, $2,000, Codable Drones;
- Radloff Middle School: Celia Ayenesazan, $1,990, Illuminated Stories; Kaileigh Logan, $1,627, Creativity, Collaboration for Differing Abilities; Michelle Morgan, $2,000, Full STEAM Ahead;
- Sweetwater Middle School: Kobie Flocker, $300 + 2 iPads, 3D Model Showcase; Melissa Nelson, $1,000, Stop the Stormwater;
- Twin Rivers Middle School: Ahra Bae, $1,800; Powering Through Wind; Andrew Cox, $1,720, Pedal Power!; Anna Herdliska, $1,995, Shockingly Sustainable; Yolanda Letman, $1,355, Dragster Race; Angie Tarantino, $1,885, Cooperative Learning.
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Ms. Lovey Isabel Stephens
Isabel was her middle name, though ushered in by Lovey, which was her first name! Lovey was named after her grandmother, Lovey McAfee Nesbit. She was the second born, on September 15, 1927, to the late Frank and Dixie Nesbit Stephens and raised in the Pinckneyville community of Gwinnett, now Peachtree Corners. She died October 15 at age 95.
She was from one of the original families of the area. Her forbearers took 40 acres and a mule and turned it into 155 acres that is now prime property in Peachtree Corners.
Lovey’s formative school years were at the knees of local teachers and her aunties, most notably, the late Clara B. Nesbit, the first African American to have a school named after her in Gwinnett County. Lovey learned reading, writing, and arithmetic along with the Bible. She passed her educational prowess to her nieces and nephews as they would ask, “Aunt Lovey, where you at?” She would reply, “Behind that preposition!”
Her education taught her that she was loved not only by her family but also by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And so it was at an early age that she gave her heart to Him at Central Baptist Church, Norcross. Her family were not only educators and Christians but also, philanthropists. They donated the land and the vision for the beginning of Central Baptist.
Lovey’s education continued at Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta where she learned to play the violin and perfect her voice. She attended both Spelman and Clark Colleges in Atlanta and graduated from Tuskegee University with a degree in Interior Design. One of her many projects at TU was hanging wallpaper and her instructor praised her for an excellent job except for one small thing … It was upside down!
Lovey, at the ripe old age of 23, followed her brothers and moved to Harlem, N.Y. in 1951. In the spirit of Christian upbringing, she found a church home, Abyssinian Baptist Church, shepherded by Pastor Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. She completed a new membership training class on June 3, 1951, and promptly joined the choir! She loved her pastor! While there she worked as a dental hygienist and clerk for Judy Bonds clothing company.
Lovey returned to Gwinnett after several decades in New York. She built her home on Medlock Bridge Road across the street from her mother’s birthplace, “The Oaks” as it was called because of the many oak trees in the yard. And she joined her family in worship at Central Baptist, where she was active in the Sunday Church School, the Choir, Bible study, and was the church’s Treasurer.
Lovey was famous for her secret family barbecue recipe. That distinct, mouthwatering sauce! And every Labor Day family gathering at The Oaks, it was on full display over the never-ending racks of ribs and chicken grilled by her Aunt Clara, then later Lovey. She would also brew Mint Sun Tea. It was her opportunity to bring together her love for family and friends over great meals!
Lovey, in answer to the Lord, in 2001, returned to her father’s home church, Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Lilburn, which was shepherded by her pastor, Rev. Dr. Richard B. Haynes! She joined the choir, often singing lead in the Senior and Mass choirs. Lovey loved to travel and continued to do so at Salem visiting the Holy Land and walking the places that Jesus traveled.
She also served at the Atlanta Mission Center and My Sister’s House. She was active in the senior’s ministry volunteering in the church office as well! She did all of this and continued to attend weekly bible study and the Senior Center. Following her Aunt Clara’s footsteps, she worked the voting polls in Gwinnett County. She was active in the United Ebony Society in its early beginnings and was faithful in giving blood to the American Red Cross. Lovey was generous to a fault, opening her home to those in need.
Lovey was an exceptional steward of all that God had given her. She cut her own yard until 90 years young! She repaired her roof and basically every household issue. She faithfully exercised her body. She cared for her clothes with amazing care. She ate well. She was faithful to printing and sending homemade birthday cards!
Lovey became Aunt Lovey! She was known for her pound cake, Waldorf salad, and macaroni and cheese. She was a financial advisor, pinching pennies until they became dollars! She was beyond frugal! But she also splurged whenever she felt like it. She was a teacher, a loan officer, and a prayer warrior … But most of all, a child of God!
Lovey leaves to cherish her memories, of one brother, Franklin (Emma) Woods, Chattanooga, Tenn.; her siblings’ children, Denise Stephens, Daryl Stephens, Perry B. (Rose Mary) McClendon, Sr., Reginald (Lisa) McClendon, Portia McClendon, Bobbie McClendon II; a host of cousins, Stephens and Nesbits, special friends, Joe and Lorraine Irving (Jonee’ and Lauren (Kendally), Sheila Brown, Roberta Jones, and Roslyn Sterling.
The Kingdoms of Savannah, by George Dawes Green
This book is by a Brunswick, Ga., native aiming at both the high-society of Savannah, but also giving insights into the homeless derelicts who camp out in droves around this old seaport town. It exposes the soft underbelly of Savannah, with a long era of corruption, based on the slave trade, which enriched the high and mighty while stepping on others. Two murders move the modern story, with insights about the early sewers of Savannah that will make your skin crawl. The Kingdoms is an intricate tale, helping understand today’s Savannah. Besides his novels, the author, in 1997, founded The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization based in New York City, and heard often on National Public Radio. The idea for The Moth came from Southern evenings Green spent staying up late with friends and exchanging stories, while moths flitted around the lights. – EEB
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Watson-Brown Foundation endows scholarships in 2 states
Walter J. Brown was a journalist and a pioneer broadcaster. After managing his own news bureau in Washington, D.C., through the 1930s, Brown worked in the offices of economic stabilization and war mobilization in U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. He also worked in the secretary of state’s office under U.S. president Harry S. Truman.
After these appointments, Brown moved to South Carolina, where he founded Spartan Communications, Inc., a radio and television company. Brown served as its chairman and chief executive officer.
Born into a humble farming family in Bowman, Ga. on July 25, 1903, Walter Johnson Brown nevertheless inherited a rich agrarian political tradition. His father, J. J. Brown, was elected mayor of Bowman in 1910. With the political support of Thomas E. Watson, Brown’s father was elected Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture for five consecutive terms (1917-27). In 1911, as a result of his close political and personal friendship with Watson, Brown’s father was named vice president of Watson’s Jeffersonian Publishing Company.
Brown graduated from Georgia Tech High School in Atlanta and discovered a flair for writing while subsequently attending the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. After marrying Georgia Watson Lee, one of Watson’s two granddaughters, Brown moved to Washington, D.C., in 1929 to report for James S. Vance’s Fellowship Forum and to edit Vance’s National Farm News. In 1930 Brown established his own news bureau, reporting primarily for daily newspapers in North Carolina and South Carolina.
While reporting in Washington, Brown met South Carolina Senator James F. Byrnes. The two became friends, and Brown championed Byrnes’s political career in private and through the press. When President Roosevelt named Byrnes director of the office of economic stabilization in 1943, Byrnes tapped Brown as his special assistant.
Brown handled press relations for Byrnes through his appointments as the head of the office of economic stabilization, director of the office of war mobilization, and under President Truman, secretary of state. Brown was a member of the American delegation to the peace conferences at Potsdam and to the Council of Ministers in London.
Brown returned to Spartanburg, S.C. permanently in 1945 to resume in earnest his broadcasting career. In 1956 WSPA-TV signed on the air, culminating years of litigation that ended successfully by moving Channel 7 from the Columbia, S.C. television market to Spartanburg. With WSPA-AM-FM-TV as lead stations, Brown guided Spartan Radiocasting Company into the television era. Eventually his company, as Spartan Communications, Inc., would include 13 television properties in the Southeast and Midwest, including Georgia television stations WJBF (Augusta), WNEG (Toccoa), and WRBL (Columbus).
Brown never forgot his heritage. In 1947 he purchased Thomas E. Watson’s last home, Hickory Hill, in Thomson, ensuring its preservation. In 1970 Brown, inspired by the Byrnes Foundation, created the Watson-Brown Foundation, primarily to provide scholarships for college students from Georgia and South Carolina. Today it is one of the largest private foundations in Georgia.
Brown’s broadcasting-related manuscript collection is housed at the University of South Carolina; his political papers are at Clemson University in South Carolina. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives is housed at the University of Georgia Libraries.
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Let your mind stretch to see if you can spot today’s Mystery
Today’s Mystery Photo is not your every day statue. And it might cause you to stretch your mind in determining just where this statue is placed. Send your findings to elliott@brack.net, and include your home town.
Several readers recognized two Minutemen statues in New England, which came from Rob Ponder of Duluth. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. gave a good answer: “Today’s mystery photo is a depiction of two bronze statues that were erected in honor of the Minutemen who fought in the first battle of the Revolutionary War. On the left of the Concord, Mass. mystery photo is The Minute Man statue, a depiction of Captain John Trull (1737–1797) created by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931). This seven-foot tall bronze statue was cast from old Civil War cannons by the Ames Foundry of Chicopee Mass. It was unveiled on April 19, 1875 as part of the centennial celebration and memorial of the lives lost during the Revolutionary War.
“On the right of the mystery photo is the The Lexington Minuteman, a life-sized bronze statue depiction of Captain John Parker (1729–1775) the leader of the Lexington Militia in 1775. Created by Henry Hudson Kitson (ca.1863–1947), this statue was unveiled in 1900 and is located in Lexington Common (aka Lexington Battle Green) approximately six-miles east of the Concord Minute Man statue.”
Other readers contributing to identifying the two statues include Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville; Michael Blackwood, Duluth; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Steve Ogilvie, Lawrenceville.
Original MARTA rail car now at SE Railway Museum
One of the original fleet of MARTA rail cars, No. 509, has been donated to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. The museum currently houses historic MARTA buses but this is the first of the railcars added to its collection. The railcar, along with 20 others in the original fleet, was built by engineering firm Société Franco-Belge and hit the tracks in 1981. Railcar #509 was eventually retired 30 years later and has sat at the Avondale Railyard since. The original units are 75 feet long and weigh 81,000 pounds, featuring 46 passenger seats and operator cabs on both ends. Over the next few years, MARTA plans to replace its entire fleet with 224 railcars — 56 four-car train sets — which the transit authority purchased from manufacturer Stadler Rail in 2019. The equipment cost $646 million, the largest single procurement for both organizations.
Curious Connections will be Thursday, December 1 from 11:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Curiosity Lab, 147 Technology Parkway in Peachtree Corners. Attendees will learn more about Curiosity Lab’s robust resources and startup program offerings, free to all startups in its ecosystem. A Happy Hour follows the event, starting at 5 p.m., hosted by OVHCloud.
Cravin’ the Bacon Walk 2022 in downtown Braselton will be on December 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at $35 a person, and purchasers must be 16 years of age and older.
Snellville Commerce Club Christmas Luncheon will be at noon Tuesday, December 6 at The Kitchen at Summit Chase. Members will share Secret Santa gifts and play the Secret Santa Game. The club is also collecting cash, canned goods and non-perishable food items to share with others at Christmas.
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