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SNELLVILLE – T.W. Briscoe Park is now home to a symbol of peace.

The Rotary Club of Gwinnett Sunrise gifted a "Peace Pole" Sunday at the entrance of the park's walking trail.

"The introduction to peace and conflict resolution really begins on the playgrounds and in the parks," Rotary Club officials said. "Through sharing of toys, including everyone in the game and being a good sport, our children learn that small but important choices brings peace.

"The Rotary Peace Pole commemorates those choices young people make today to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future. The Peace Pole stands as a memento of our community's anticipation of the victory of peace over violent and hostile attitudes and actions. More than this, it stands as a recognition that such a permanent peace begins today with our future: our community's young people."

With the installation of this Peace Pole, Snellville will join a movement of tens of thousands of Peace Poles in more than 140 countries, Rotary officials said.

SNELLVILLE – Mosaic Minds Art Academy students will present "A Cultural Mosaic" student art show and art auction 5-7 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Community Room at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road.

Sponsored by the Snellville Arts Commission, the art show will feature artwork by students and instructors of Snellville's Mosaic Minds Art Academy.

Summer King, owner of Mosaic Minds Art Academy, said she is proud to bring the second annual art show to showcase student artwork for the first time to City Hall. "A Cultural Mosaic" art exhibit will showcase student talent and artwork inspired by the cultures that they have studied in the past six months, King said.

The event will also feature a silent auction. One hundred percent of the sales from student artwork sales will go back to the students, King said. Bids will start at $3 per piece and increase in $1 increments. Tickets are $5 per person are available at www.MosaicMindsArtAcademy.com.

Mosaic Minds Art Academy is an art history-based art school with classes in both wet and dry media including charcoal, graphite, watercolor and acrylic. There are also classes available in comic book art, illustration and pottery. Mosaic Minds Art Academy is located at 2330 Scenic Highway.

For more information contact King at 404-271-0610.

The City of Snellville is proud to welcome the newest member of its city council, Gretchen Schulz.

A longtime volunteer and organizer of the Snellville Farmers' Market and Community Garden @Snellville, Schulz joins the council after Post 4 Councilman Bobby Howard said he would not seek re-election earlier this year.

Schulz was joined by her family as she was sworn in by Melvin Everson, a former councilman himself.

Cristy Lenski and Barbara Bender, who serves currently as mayor pro tem, were also sworn in to additional terms after they were not challenged for their seats. Everson presided over the oath of office for Lenski, while Snellville Municipal Judge Mark Layng swore in Bender.

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SNELLVILLE – The city will honor military veterans during a special ceremony Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

The ceremony will take place from 6-8 p.m. in front of City Hall.

Luminaries in honor of veterans will be sold for $5 each and can be purchased at Snellville City Hall on Nov. 9 and 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. See Regina Hart at City Hall to purchase them. Luminaries will also be sold on the day of the event from 4-6 p.m. near the Veterans Memorial in front of City Hall. Luminaries will line the walkway leading up the Veterans Memorial and stay lit on Saturday evening and will be taken down Sunday morning.

There will be patriotic songs played by the Gwinnett Community Band starting at 6 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., the program will begin and include the Button Gwinnett Chapter Militia, the South Gwinnett High School JROTC cadets, the Gwinnett Community Band and VFW Post 4180.

The program will honor Spc. Etienne J. Murphy, 1st Ranger Battalion with the 75th Ranger Regiment, who gave his life defending America. Murphy was a South Gwinnett High School JROTC member before joining the military.

A ceremony honoring all American Hero Banner holders will also take place.

The SGHS JROTC cadets will be handing out programs for the celebration and candles that will be lit during "Taps" played by the Gwinnett Community Band during the program.

The Button Gwinnett Chapter Militia tent will display of military relics and information about the American Revolution.

Snellville officials are currently reviewing a Greenway Master Plan.

The initial meetings for the Snellville Greenway Initiative took place in June and July. The purpose of these public meetings was to figure out who should be involved in the discussion and to garner input from a variety of sources on what kinds of trails and destinations would be preferable.
Gwinnett County has also been at work refining and updating their own Greenway Master Plan, and planning at the county level has aided and informed Snellville's efforts. In August, representatives from Snellville attended the latest meeting regarding development of this Master Plan.
The focus of county planning thus far has been the creation of a list of projects that can be feasibly completed by 2040. The August meeting advertised the list of projects currently on the list, and to gather input on which projects the municipalities, CIDs and other entities of Gwinnett County believe are the highest priority.

To view the plan, click on the button below.

Snellville Greenway Master Plan

SNELLVILLE – Saturday's Drug Take Back event yielded 243 pounds of unwanted or expired prescription medication keeping the medicine out of the hands of children and criminals.

The event continues to be heavily supported by the community. At the spring event there were 300 pounds of unwanted drugs collected from residents and discarded safely, bringing the yearly total to 543 pounds.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency sponsors the event twice a year and the Snellville Police Department partnership with PCOM School of Pharmacy at Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine allows police to also to foster relationships with future pharmacists that will work in the community and educate citizens in the proper disposal of prescription medication.

"With the opioid epidemic plaguing the country these events are an important effort to reduce the potential for abuse of prescription medication," said event organizer Lt. Andre Sullivan. "I would like to thank the SPD reserve unit, DEA, PCOM Pharmacy School and most importantly the community for their continued support."

The next event will be held next spring.

SNELLVILLE – The Snellville Police Department will be participating in the National Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Snellville Police Department, 2315 Wisteria Drive.

The event is designed to allow residents a safe way to dispose of prescription drugs that would be dangerous in the hands of children and potentially abused by others.

Officers will set up a drive-thru style drop off so residents can drive up to the designated drop-off area to participate in the event. No needles or syringes can be accepted.

SPD has collected more than a ton of unwanted prescription drugs while participating in this program.

For more information about the event contact Lt. A.L. Sullivan at 770-985-3555 or asullivan@snellville.gov.

On Monday, Councilman Bobby Howard presented a proclamation to the SPD and PCOM School of Pharmacy at Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine students who have participated in the program for putting on the event numerous times each year.

SNELLVILLE - The city's Senior Center has a new Little Library thanks to Eagle Scout Mitchell Stevens.

A house-shaped box has been affixed to the brick Senior Center on the City Hall campus for readers to select a book and return it when their reading is finished.

A Boy Scout since first grade, Stevens said he chose to build the Little Library made of cedar, screws and plywood as his Eagle Scout project because "it's educational and benefits the community."

Stevens, 17, is a Brookwood High School student with aspirations to go to college when he graduates.

The Little Library has already garnered Stevens positive feedback, as a woman in his neighborhood sent him an email thanking him for it.

This is the second Little Library on the City Hall campus, as there is one in the lobby of City Hall.