The mystery for today is obviously a theatre, but which one? Send your idea to solve the mystery photo to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.
The most recent mystery was solved by three people. Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. wrote that it was “…a statue of David Livingstone at the Victoria Falls, located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. He was a Scottish physician, missionary, and explorer who spent 33 years traveling through Africa. He was the first European to bring the Victoria Falls to the attention of the Western world. The bronze statue, ten-and-a-half feet (3.2 m) high, stands on a 37-ton rough-hewn solid granite base. It overlooks the Devil’s Cataract at the western end of the falls.” The photo came from Paige Havens of Hoschton.
Also identifying the statue were George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio of Lilburn; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas., who told us: “Over the years, there have been two failed attempts to remove the statue from its current location. The first attempt was in 2001 by Zimbabwe’s liberation war veterans, who regarded the artwork as a painful reminder of the British colonial era. The second attempt was in 2004 by the Zambian government, who wanted the statue moved to the Zambian side of the falls during their 150th anniversary celebrations of David Livingstone’s discovery of the falls. That plan was rejected by Zimbabwe, and instead, Zambia erected its own statue of Livingstone in 2005.”
- HEY! MYSTERY LOVERS: How about some Georgia and Gwinnett mystery photos. Granted, Gwinnettians travel far and wide and send back loads of photos from all around the world. But many of you take landmark scenes around here, so share your more local photos with us. Thanks—eeb,
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Click here to send an email and please mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
Foundation grants $30,350 to Gwinnett groups
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $77,100 in grants for organizations during its recent meeting, including $30,350 to organizations serving Gwinnett County.
- $15,000 to Nothing but the Truth, Dacula, for its Weekend Food Bag Program to purchase bags of food for students in need in Gwinnett and Barrow counties.
- $10,350 to Block Community Outreach, Sugar Hill, for its Weekend Food Program to purchase shelf-stable items and produce for children in need in Gwinnett County.
- $5,000 to First Foundation Kids, Duluth, for its Food for Youth Development Program to purchase food for foster children in need in Gwinnett County.
Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 224,269 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program.
