Gwinnett Roadrunner – Mary Frazier Long

THINKERS
“I HAVE SEEN WHAT A LAUGH CAN DO. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.” Bob Hope

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers

 

CORRECTION: The March 2015 issue of Road Runner wrongly identified the photo of Chloe as belonging to another of Lawrenceville’s prominent canines who is connected with a downtown business. Chloe greets customers at Sikes and Davis Decorating Store on Crogan Street and Chloe can give advice on decorating a house for upscale canines as well as guiding customers through her Lawrenceville store.

 

MARCH EVENTS

•The wind blows spring in during March, the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
•James Madison, fourth President of the United States was born at Port Conway, Virginia on March 16, 1751. Madison, Georgia was named for James Madison. Andrew Jackson, seventh President was born Lancaster County, S.C. on March 15, 1767.Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States was born in Caldwell, N.J. on March 18, 1837. John Tyler, 10th President of the United States was born in Charles City County, Virginia on March 29, 1790.
•Albert Einstein, German born scientist was born on March 14, 1879.

IMPORTANT DECEMBER EVENTS
•James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, was born on December 22, 1696.
•Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States was born on December 5, 1782; Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States was born on December 28, 1856; Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States was born December 29,1808.

THINKERS
•What most mothers want for Christmas is the day after.
•Anyone who doesn’t think that Christmas lasts all year doesn’t have a charge card.
•Christmas is when Santa comes down the chimney and your savings go down the drain.

Halloween is on October 31. The name Halloween means hallowed or holy evening because it takes place the day before All Saints’ Day. Jack-O’-Lanterns are seen all around during this season and the Irish have a tale about the origin of jack-o’-lanterns — they say that a man named Jack was unable to enter heaven because of his miserliness. He could not enter hell because he had played practical jokes on the devil so he had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day.