Tomorrow is the BIG day. The City of Suwanee is expecting approximately 40,000 visitors tomorrow throughout the entire day at Town Center Park for the 25th Suwanee Day celebration. The theme of the event and the parade is "Totally 80's" and with the beautiful weather expected it should be a Totally Awesome day.
The parade kicks off the festival activities at 10 a.m. The parade route begins at the corner of Russell St and Buford Highway traveling north on Buford Highway to Suwanee Dam Rd, then south along old Main Street to the finale in front of Pierce’s Corner for a total 1.25 miles. (Buford Hwy will be closed from McGinnis Ferry to Suwanee Dam Rd from 9:15 - 11:30 tomorrow morning for the parade and festivities).
The parade's Grand Marshall will be Michael Phelps, no not the guy going fast in the pool, but the guy going MUCH FASTER on the race track. Michael Phelps drives the #45 Bowen Family Homes race car competing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
Original post on SuwaneeDwellings.com
Bartow Jenkins, the beloved teacher, coach and long-time mayor of Lawrenceville, died at age 81 early yesterday morning. "Coach" Jenkins has been a fixture in Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county since the mid-50's. Serving as a teacher in Lawrenceville from 1954 to 1974, then as the first football coach and the creator of the driver's education program at Central Gwinnett High School. Virtually anyone who grow up in Lawrenceville has memories of "Coach" Jenkins, including Lawrenceville's current Mayor Rex Millsaps, who was a student of "Coach" Jenkins.
In addition to his service to the young people of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county, he helped to shape the future of the city and county with his long-time service as a heavily-involved civic leader. First serving as a member of city council and then county commissioner before beginning his 14-year stint as Lawrenceville's mayor. Many young people growing up in Lawrenceville only remember one mayor, because he served in that office the whole time they were growing up.
My wife and her family are among the many Lawrenceville natives who have fond memories of "Coach" Jenkins. Though my wife never had "Coach" Jenkins as a teacher because he left Central Gwinnett in 1976 to become the first principal of Parkview High School, his influence was strong enough among her older friends and upper class to remain a part Central Gwinnett's personality for years to come. He later went on to become the director of athletics for the Gwinnett County Public Schools.
After reading the Gwinnett Daily Post headlines this morning about his death, my wife commented that "Coach" Jenkins' funeral will be a very well-attended event, which will include all of the past and present influential business, government and civic leaders within Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county, as well as many average citizens touched by his many years of service to this community.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is requesting input on their website of memories, stories and reflections that citizens may have about "Coach" Jenkins. Go to GwinnettDailyPost.com
Original post at GwinnettDwellings.com
Last night the Hudgens Center for the Arts hosted its annual "Champagne and Classic Cars" fundraising event. The classic cars on display throughout the evening included 1930 Packard Boat Tail Speedster, 1941 Packard Formal Sedan, 1942 Packard 180 Rollson Town Car, 1948 Packard Convertible, 1955 Studebaker Speedster, 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk, 1964 Studebaker R-2 Challenge Race Car and 1988 Lamborghini Countach.
In addition to these great classic cars, the evening guests were treated to champagne, hor d' vours and music in the midst of the beautiful "Gifts from Africa" exhibit currently on display at the center. Live music was provided by B.J. Chorale and the Stateline Grocery Barbershop Quartet, in addition to dance music from Black Tie Events. Guests were also invited to help complete a work of art on display throughout the evening - a paint-by-numbers drawing of the 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
The finale of the evening was the raffle drawing for numerous beautiful and innovative gift baskets provided by local business sponsors and the live auction of other fabulous donated items. All proceeds from the event tickets, raffle and auction support the continuing work of the Hudgens Center to promote fine arts in Gwinnett county.
Photos taken 9/13/08 -
Original post at GwinnettDwellings.com
Crowds lined the street in front of the park near the fountain at Town Center Park in Suwanee, Georgia this morning for the start and finish of the 2008 Suwanee Day 5K and 10K races. Visitors to the park had a variety of attractions this morning as runners and spectators cruised past the regular Saturday morning Farmer's Market, children played in the fountain and families walked their dogs.
The City of Suwanee along with BodyPlex Family Fitness sponsored the races to promote next week's Suwanee Day event and community fitness. BodyPlex also conducted one of their "BodyVibe" workout classes from the amphitheater stage for anyone interested in participating after the races.
A total of over 600 runners participated in the two races with first, second and third place times awarded for numerous age and gender categories for each race. The fastest time for the 5K race was just over 16 minutes and the fastest time for the 10K was around 36 minutes. The overcast skies and slightly cooler temperatures gave the runners a welcome break from the normal summer heat. Check out this video of photos from this mornings activities......ENJOY!!
Photos taken 9/13/08 -
Original post on SuwaneeDwellings.com
Here are a few fun photos from the many diverse communities of Gwinnett county showing the county's wonderful mixture of history, natural beauty, modern growth, entertainment and fun. Photos include personal shots from parks, trails and natural settings throughout the county as well many photos from community special events such as concerts and festivals. Other photos and logos are from the individual community websites and promotional materials.
Check out this video.
Original post on GwinnettDwellings.com
Communities included are Auburn, Berkley Lake, Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Rest Haven, Snellville, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.
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Realtor with Diamond Dwellings Realty in Suwanee, Georgia just NE of Atlanta. Enthusiastic real estate agent & resident of Suwanee. Gwinnett County resident since 1993 and home inspector since 2002.
12-year resident of Gwinnett county with extensive network of family and friends in throughout the metro-Atlanta area and Georgia. Additional residential real estate experience as the owner and primary inspector for Look Close Home Inspections serving the metro-Atlanta and surrounding areas for over 6 years, including work as a certified radon gas test provider. Web 2.0 user and enthusiast constantly expanding usage of new technologies and tools available to better market properties for my clients. Recent attendee at the RETech South Conference on Web 2.0 usage within the real estate industry. Regular blog contributor on www.suwaneedwellings.com.
Educational background includes BS degrees from both the University of Georgia and the University of St Louis, plus an MBA from Webster University. A diverse work and career history includes 10 years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force in research and development engineering as well as managing advertising and marketing for recruiting throughout the western states. The Air Force service was followed by 9 years as an outside sales engineer covering the southeast for Westinghouse Motor Company and calling on upper level management and engineering decision-makers at numerous industrial, commercial and manufacturing corporations.
Interested in the growing residential and commercial markets for properties in mixed-use developments, which is a developing trend in the north Atlanta suburbs. As a resident-owner of a condominium in a mixed-use development and the president of the condominium association, I'm very excited about the life style and the opportunities but also well aware of the special considerations to be addressed by buyers, sellers and tenants in this relatively new style of property for this area.
As a home inspector and business owner since 2002, I've also developed a special appreciation and interest in assisting and educating first-time or inexperienced buyers. I've participated as a guest speaker in numerous home buyer seminars over the years. I have extensive experience in training from previous career positions in sales and in the Air Force, which enable me to assess to knowledge and background of individuals, listen carefully to their concerns and questions, then clearly communicate the information to enable them to better understand the subject matter, which in this case is a real estate transaction. I have a strong desire to continually learn and gather new information, techniques and skills which I use to better serve my clients. If I don't know the answer to their questions, then I readily admit that I do not have the answer and immediately begin assisting them to find the answers.
I love to be active and especially outside. My home literally overlooks the Town Center Park in Suwanee and I enjoy walking in the park with my wife and my dog. We also have the added benefit of being only about 1/2 mile walk from the Suwanee Greenway trails.
I love tinkering with my hands whether it is fixing something that is broken or taking something apart to learn how to fix it. I like tinkering with electronics such as high-tech A-V equipment and computers, at least until I get in over my head to the point of frustration.
I'm an avid user of the internet and web-based marketing, which allows me to apply several of my other interests such as photography, graphc layout and design, writing, researching, and playing with new computer applications to make it all look and sound cool. I'm also getting into video production and editing on a very low level.
My blog almost always include photos and/or video such as this:
Some of my photos in Suwanee
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