Affordable Valentine Day dates

AJC's bargain hunter Rana Cash (great name for a bargain-hunter) has uncovered some ideas for Valentine's dates you can afford. There are at least 17 ideas here, maybe one will work for you. Check it out here.

Snellville man's goose attack on YouTube

It is the goose attack that's gone viral. Pro kayak fisherman Drew Gregory now has been seen around the world getting waxed by the water fowl. He's from Snellville -- but spoke to me by telephone from Charlotte, North Carolina.

"It's really insane how the world is connected and connected so quickly," said Drew Gregory.

Gregory said he'd been fishing and talking turkey with some geese for about an hour. And while river fishing gives him goose bumps, he wasn't expecting goose lumps.

"There is not much you can do except flail. And obviously me trying to get it off my back. Then it caused me to go in the water," said Gregory.

It wasn't the goose who got cooked. More than 150,000 people have watched the video on YouTube.

From: Snellville Man Attacked by Goose, Fox Atlanta News

Property tax returns in record number

Hmm... I never even thought about doing this...

A record number of people are filing a little-known document called a tax return with their property appraiser's office, asking for a lower value on their appraisal, and thereby, a break on their property taxes.

The filing period opened in January and already Gwinnett County has received more than 3,400 residential and commercial tax returns, said Steve Pruitt, the county's chief appraiser. He expects a total of 15,000 to 20,000 and said he's hiring data workers to process all of the returns.

Property tax returns start to add up and it's still early
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Sunday alcohol sales 'linchpin' to growth

Snellville mayor: Sunday alcohol 'linchpin' to growth
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Shane Blatt In Snellville, legal battles and political discord are as ubiquitous as subdivisions and strip malls. The man often at the center of the ...

Gwinnett man makes rather obvious statement

This is sad news for this diner - but I just couldn't resist posting this.

Barricades and yellow tape surrounded a sinkhole in the parking lot next to the Georgia Diner on Pleasant Hill Road Wednesday.

The sinkhole had already eaten a tree and some pavement.The sinkhole isn’t very wide – but it is at least 20 feet deep.

“Yeah well…somebody’s got to fix it I would think,” said customer Edward Powell.

Sinkhole opens up in restaurant parking lot - WSB/Channel 2

Sounds like something you'd read in The Onion, doesn't it?

Snellville Lions Club benefit breakfast

The Snellville Lions Club will be holding its Annual Benefit Breakfast on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Snellville United Methodist Church - located at 2428 Main Street, Snellville, GA 30078.

Adult tickets are $6.00 and child tickets are $4.00. Payment types: Cash, Checks.

Visit us for a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, grits, juice and coffee. Choose your favorite from a yummy selection of homemade goodies available at the Bake Sale that morning. Come and see what we have waiting for you!

Breakfast will be served from 7:30 am until 10:30 am. Proceeds from Lions Club fundraisers are used to benefit blind, deaf, and diabetic persons in the community.

The Snellville Lions Club meets at 6:45 pm on the first and third Thursdays of every month. The club meets at the Walton EMC building, located at 3645 Lenora Church Road, Snellville GA 30078. But remember, the breakfast fundraiser will be held at Snellville United Methodist Church.

For more information contact Marlene Gillman at 770-309-6589.

Free admission at Hudgens Center for the Arts

Photo of the portrait show held in November 2009

On Saturday, February 13, 2010 the Hudgens Center for the Arts will have Family Day. Family Day means free admission for everyone to the Hudgens from 10 am until 12 noon.

Artists from Tannery Row, the Buford Artists Colony (whose works are currently in the Tannery Row: Selected Works exhibit) will give demonstrations, and there will be 'make & take' art projects for children and their families to enjoy. Come experience all three new art exhibits, live art demonstrations and the Children's Art Zone!

How to get there from Snellville: Take Scenic Highway 124 toward Lawrenceville, but turn left on Sugarloaf Parkway (by the McDonald's). Then take Sugarloaf all the way into Duluth. Turn left into the parking lot for the Gwinnett Arena. Look for the building with what looks like a giant robot attached to the front (how could you miss that, right?)

While you're there, be sure to also check out the small Japanese style garden. (Pictured below) Really pretty!



Learn more (or get better directions!) from the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts website.

Snellville to appeal Judge's ruling on Sunday sales

Snellville to Fight Sunday Sales Block
MyFox Atlanta
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon at Snellville City Hall, Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer said he will appeal the ruling, and the issue will likely go to ...

Snellville to fight ruling on Sunday alcohol sales
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Shane Blatt Snellville will appeal a Gwinnett County judge's decision to put a cork in its Sunday alcohol sales. At a Tuesday news conference at City ...

Groundhog day is a toss up

Well, it's Groundhog Day...again...

The Georgia groundhog predicted it'll be an early spring, but Punxsutawney Phil sent me a cell phone text message today that read, "Hey, just saw my shadow. I hereby do predict 6 more weeks of winter. Last one to a PA ski lodge is an opossum." ~ Phil

So General Lee and Phil disagree. Do groundhogs arm wrestle? They have those short little legs, but maybe we could set up a small shoebox for them to arm wrestle. Except it would be leg wrestling, because technically they would be using their legs.

"I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." Bill Murray as Phil Conners in the movie Groundhog Day.

Related (but not as fun) links:

Reluctant Georgia groundhog predicts early spring
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Press conference to be held Tuesday regarding Sunday sales

Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer confirmed receiving Magistrate Judge Mark A. Lewis' final order Monday afternoon. The mayor would not reveal how the city would respond, but leaders have suggested they plan to appeal the judge's decision.

From: Snellville likely to fight judge's alcohol ruling

A press conference will be held at Snellville City Hall at 4 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.