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Seated- Lally Cyr. Standing from left to right: Patricia Gray-Smith, Andrea White, and Elizabeth Lawless of Horizons Healthcare.

Tea and poetry for Lally Gaidelman Cyr

Snellville – A tea and poetry event was hosted by Silverleaf of Snellville, a personal care home specializing in memory care and Horizons Healthcare, an adult and geriatric healthcare practice based in Snellville. Lally Gaidelman Cyr, who is originally from England, was the guest of honor at the affair where various members of the community read selections from her recently printed book, Lally’s Voice: The Collected Poems of Lally Gaidelman Cyr.

Enjoy a life of senior-living luxury at Discovery Village At Sugarloaf

Enjoy a life of senior-living luxury at Discovery Village At Sugarloaf

Today’s seniors can benefit greatly from resort-style home environments that bring an elevated level of luxury, comfort and convenience. Discovery Village At Sugarloaf’s well-appointed one- and two-bedroom independent-living cottages feature full-size kitchens with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, as well as an attached one-car garage.

Georgia Angler Award Program celebrates your great catches!

Georgia Angler Award Program celebrates your great catches!

Each year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division recognizes anglers for outstanding catches. Anglers who catch a fish that meets or beats a specific weight or length limit for that species are eligible for a free Angler Award. 

Burton Hatchery loading trout

Trout streams provide perfect fall fishing opportunities

The north Georgia mountains make a great fall destination, and what better excuse to plan a trip than to take advantage of the many available trout streams, including five delayed harvest trout streams that open Nov. 1?

Charlotte Nash, Chairman Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

Gwinnett Outreach: building community

We’ve come a long way since Maj. Gen. Allen Daniel, of the Georgia Militia’s 4th Division, issued orders for a new and better fort to be built at Hog Mountain in October 1813. Gwinnett County was established five years later in 1818 and our residents have been making things new and better ever since. 

Bobbie Menneg (Center) with two Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K participants/survivor.

Gwinnett Breast Cancer Awareness month kicks off in style

Lawrenceville – Saturday, Oct. 1 dawned sunny and a little cool, a perfect day for a walk. At least, that’s what more than 800 men, women and children thought as families and friends flocked to Coolray Field for Gwinnett County’s first annual “Paint Gwinnett Pink” 5K Run and Walk for Breast Cancer. Gwinnett Medical Center partnered with Paint Georgia Pink, Inc. to present this day of fellowship, exercise, celebration and honoring (and of course, some fundraising). 

Broadway in Atlanta offers discounted college student rush tickets for “Cabaret” at the Fox Theatre November 1 – 6

Broadway in Atlanta offers discounted college student rush tickets for “Cabaret” at the Fox Theatre November 1 – 6

Travel back in time to Berlin in 1939 with Broadway in Atlanta as it welcomes CABARET to the Fox Theatre for a limited one-week engagement of mesmerizing performances and Tony Award-winning talent. For any local college students looking to spend the evening dancing, singing and submerging into the culture that is CABARET, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta presents a special $25 Student Rush Ticket price for the Atlanta engagement, playing at The Fox Theatre November 1 – 6 as part of the 2016/2017 season.