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Fall is in full swing and that means it’s time to pick pumpkins! Celebrate the season and help the Norcross Cooperative Ministry at the same time. Two local pumpkin patches donate a portion of their proceeds to NCM.

Over the years, NCM has received thousands of dollars from these local patches.

So come on by from now until October 31st, bring your family and friends to visit the pumpkin patches at:

Norcross Presbyterian Church
3324 Medlock Bridge Road
Norcross, GA 30092
Sat: 10am – 8pm / Sun: Noon – 8pm
Weekdays: 9am – 8pm

Peachtree Corners Christian Church
6060 Spalding Drive
Norcross, GA 30092
Sat: 10am – 8pm
Sun – Fri: Noon – 8pm

Congratulations to Gwinnett County Public Schools and Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks for winning the nation’s top education honor and largest education award in the country, the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education!

Broad officials chose Gwinnett County Public Schools as the nation’s top urban school system based on student performance over a three-year period. Gwinnett was noted for achieving significant gains between 2005 and 2009.

Among them:

The average SAT score of 1526 in 2009 topped state and national averages.
Between 2006 and 2009 SAT participation for African-Americans rose by 9 percentage points.
Twelve Gwinnett high schools were named Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for performance on exams that prepare students for the rigors of college.
In addition to Supt. Wilbanks unparalleled leadership, the Gwinnett Chamber would especially like to recognize the Gwinnett County Public School System’s Board of Education (2010 Chair Dr. Mary Kay Murphy, District III; Vice Chair Dr. Robert McClure, District IV; Carole Boyce, District I; Louise Radloff, District V; and Daniel D. Seckinger, District II), as well as the entire administration, principals, and teachers that achieved such phenomenal success.

Please mark your calendars now to attend the first annual Artist Extravaganza at Greater Atlanta Christian School November 4, 5 & 6th.

Dust off your holiday shopping lists and plan to purchase unique, one of a kind gifts. This event, sponsored by GAC’s non-profit Patrons of the Arts, is sure to become a must attend event each year!

Additional information available on the GAC website: http://www.greateratlantachristian.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1557.

Taste of Suwanee

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

12-5pm
Town Center Park, Suwanee GA
Attended by over 9,000 festival-goers, families and food connoisseurs, Taste of Suwanee is now an annual tradition in the City of Suwanee, voted in the top ten cities in the nation. Over 30 local restaurants and vendors participate in an afternoon of sampling appetizers, entrees and desserts from their menus. Dish Network will air college games live for the football fanatics. The event will also offer entertainment to please every palette, including a concert stage with live music and performances. The Kids Zone will return with new and improved inflatable activities, rides and games. After dining, festival-goers can meet Community Partners and stroll through the Artist Market for arts and crafts from local artists.
The North Gwinnett Tip-Off Club invites you to be a part of this incredible community event.
Admission is Free! Tickets to sample food and enjoy the activities in the Kid Zone are 50 cents each. Each food sample or activity is between 1-6 tickets. The Town Center Park is located on the corner of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville Suwanee Dam Rd. Free Parking at the Town Center Park and Shadowbrook Baptist Church. Free shuttles running from 11:30-5:30 between park and Church.

This is open to EVERYONE! Please tell all of your neighbors and friends. What a great way to clean out before the holidays!

Fields Club is partnering with ecycle and EcoShredding to protect you and the environment. On Saturday, November 6th from 9am – 2pm, we are hosting an Electronics Recycling and Document Shredding Day at the club. Bring your electronics and sensitive documents to us at 4500 Missendell Lane to be recycled and destroyed.

For a small charge, ecycle will destroy all data on your computers in compliance with DoD and NIST standards and process the equipment in accordance with EPA regulations, and EcoShredding will shred and recycle your documents on-site in their shredding truck. No waste will be disposed of in a landfill – either locally or abroad. You can clean out your house, protect your information and safeguard the environment all at one time.

What:
Electronics Recycling and Document Shredding Day

When:
Saturday, November 6th

9am – 2pm

Where:
The Fields Club

4500 Missendell Lane

Norcross, GA 30092

Cost:
· $6/box for document shredding

· $10/car for all electronics plus $10/monitor or TV (if you bring to clubhouse)

· $20/car for all electronics plus $10/monitor or TV (if we pick up from your house)*

* Pickup is only available for residents of the Linfield, Amberfield and Riverfield neighborhoods.
A phone number will be provided to residents to schedule a pickup.

For more information about The Fields Club, visit http://www.fieldsclub.com; for more information about ecycle or electronics recycling, visit www.ecycleservices.com; and for information about EcoShredding, go to www.ecoshredding.com.

Keeping you updated on events around Peachtree Corners check out this article in the AJC Lite.

By David Wickert

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Armed with a new study that shows that an incorporated Peachtree Corners would be financially viable, a citizens group plans to launch a new effort to incorporate the neighborhood north of Norcross.

Proponents are drafting a proposed charter for a “city lite” that would provide a few key services such as zoning and code enforcement.

Many details remain to be worked out. And state legislators, voters and Gwinnett County officials must still approve the plans. But the idea of incorporating Peachtree Corners appealed to many of the roughly 150 people who attended a community meeting Monday night.

“I think it’s definitely something we need to put in place,” said resident Nat Burton. “It’s a matter of control. Do we want to control our destiny?”

Residents have talked about incorporating Peachtree Corners for years. Many want to ensure the area maintains its distinctive character and isn’t swallowed up by a neighboring city, like Norcross.

But to date the talk has not led Peachtree Corners to become Gwinnett County’s 16th city.

In 2005 members of the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association voted overwhelmingly against incorporation. And earlier this year legislation that would have allowed communities like Peachtree Corners to provide limited services – a sort of “city lite” – failed to clear the legislature.

Now advocates may try a new tactic. They’re pressing for local legislation in the next session of the General Assembly that would allow Peachtree Corners to incorporate and provide limited services. The local legislation would need the approval of the Gwinnett County delegation, but not the full legislature.

Rep. Tom Rice, R-Norcross, supports the legislation. He said he wants to ensure residents get a chance to vote on incorporation.

If the legislation passes and is signed by the governor, Peachtree Corners residents would vote on incorporation as soon as next year. The final hurdle: approval by Gwinnett County commissioners.

The civic association is drafting a proposed charter that would spell out city services and other particulars.

Association President Mike Mason said Peachtree Corners would provide only land-use planning and zoning services, code enforcement and trash collection, leaving other services such as police and fire protection to Gwinnett County.

On Monday the civic association unveiled a study by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia that shows an incorporated Peachtree Corners could generate enough revenue to pay for those basic services and cover other costs like elections and administration.

The study assumed the city would raise money from planning and zoning fees, utility franchise fees and property taxes. Based on the cost of services for similar cities around the region, the study concluded that Peachtree Corners could run a surplus of about $2.3 million annually.

According to the study, Peachtree Corners had an estimated 2008 population of more than 34,000.

Support for incorporation is not universal. Opponents in the past have objected to additional property taxes and have raised other concerns. And on Monday some residents quizzed the study’s author on his financial assumptions.

Mason said a public vote on incorporation will be crucial to its success or failure.

“We want the people to say, we love the idea (or) we don’t want the idea,” he said.

The Festival of India 2010, the largest Indian American event in the South East USA will occur Saturday August 14, 2010 from 11 am to 7 pm.    The event attracts over 8,000 people from the Indian community in Atlanta and around.   It offers unique cultural exhibits, health fairs, entertainment shows and food stalls.   The event is celebrated as a community event in commemoration of Independence of India from the British rule which was achieved on August 15th 1947.    This year Festival of India will be celebrated on Saturday August 14th, 2010 at Gwinnett Civic Center , 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth GA 30097. For more information www.iacaatl.org.

*REGISTER ONLINE NOW*

Soccer for the busy student…join the fun!

http://www.pbcsports.net/Soccer.html

Register with a friend and receive a $10 voucher

towards another season’s registration!

(678) 587-8889

@Jones Bridge Park

4901 East Jones Bridge Rd.

Norcross, GA 30092

One practice/week – begins late August

Games every Saturday Sept. – Nov.

* Youth Rec Program for boys and girls ages 5-16

* Preschool Clinic ages 2-4 Aug. – Nov.

* Pickup Games for teens/adults

Fall Registration fee $85

includes uniform and trophy

Sibling discount $10 off

Volunteer Coaches Needed

50% discount

Referees Needed – paid position

NEW – 2010 GIRLS LEAGUE U6+

if not enough girls, teams will be co-ed

Ridgeland Plantation subdivision, located in the eastern area of Gwinnett County, Ga.

Ridgeland Plantation subdivision, Snellville, Ga. is conveniently located in Gwinnett County near Hwy. 78 and Hwy.124. The neighborhood is minutes away from fine shopping and dining at The Avenue at Webb Ginn.

Ridgeland Plantation is very close to outstanding amenities like the Mall of Georgia, Gwinnett Mall, Discover Mills Mall, Gwinnett Civic Center and Gwinnett Arena. It is very close to the Hwy. 78/Hwy. 124 corridor with all the fine restaurants and all types of shopping. Great location for commute to work being 20 minutes from I-285, I-85 and 30 minutes from I-20. Ridgeland Plantation is one of Snellville most established and desirable neighborhoods.

The outstanding local schools that serve are Pharr Elementary, McConnell Middle and Grayson High School. The school buses make stops throughout the neighborhood.

Homes in Ridgeland Plantation are typically priced from the $300,000 range to $ 500,000, so there really are homes in a choice of price ranges for any Gwinnett home buyer.

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Haynes Creek subdivision, located in the eastern area of Gwinnett County, Ga. This is a swim/tennis community.

Haynes Creek subdivision, Grayson, Ga. is conveniently located in Gwinnett County near Hwy. 78 and Hwy.124. The neighborhood is minutes away from fine shopping and dining at The Avenue at Webb Ginn.

Haynes Creek is very close to outstanding amenities like the Mall of Ga., Gwinnett Mall, Discover Mills Mall, Gwinnett Civic Center and Gwinnett Arena. It is very close to the Hwy. 78/Hwy. 124 corridor with all the fine restaurants and all types of shopping. Great location for commute to work being 20 minutes from I-285, I-85 and 30 minutes from I-20. Haynes Creek is one of Grayson’s most established and desirable neighborhoods.

The outstanding local schools that serve are McGill Elementary, Snellville Middle and South Gwinnett High School. The school buses make stops throughout the neighborhood.

Homes in Haynes Creek are typically priced from the $ 140,000 range to $ 235,000, so there really are homes in a choice of price ranges for any Gwinnett home buyer.

CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE HOMES IN HAYNES CREEK