Help Wanted: Perfect Person for Sales Job

Yup. It’s true. No, you don’t have to go door to door selling electric spoons or subscriptions to Motorcycles & Lace magazine. You don’t have to buy enough make-up to try to paint all the women in New Orleans a different hue. You don’t have …

Weather Forecast for July 4th

Aren’t you glad our Founding Fathers didn’t declare America’s independence in the middle of the winter?  Just one more reason why we live in the greatest nation on earth! Here’s today’s weather forecast for Lake Lanier: • Some sunshine with a thunderstorm or two possible …

Seven Rules for Meeting Bears in the Woods

Modern single women are less likely to be afraid of meeting a bear in the woods than ladies from earlier times. Not because today’s single women are more brave — they’ve just had more awful dates with men who make bears appear to be civilized …

Gainesville Times’ Weather App

Reading newspapers is as foreign to yoots [Please Note: This term entered the American lexicon via the ancient movie, My Cousin Vinny, and is roughly translated “youths.”  Thank you.] as wearing wristwatches or making their beds without threats of violence. We, however, are not among those …

WERA Motorcycle Races at Road Atlanta

WERA Motorcycle Roadracing is back at Road Atlanta. The action is better than ever … including a six-hour endurance race. Ladies, do the guys in your life think that only boys can race bikes?  Ha! C’mon out to Road Atlanta, Friday – Sunday, June 8th – 10th, and …

Where to Retire: Gainesville, GA

Where to Retire magazine has chosen … wisely. The Houston, Texas, based magazine in their July/August edition selected Gainesville, GA, as one of America’s best retirement spots for lakeside living. Well done, Where to Retire magazine.  Well done! In their feature article titled, “Laid-Back Lakeside Living” …

ACRA Regatta at Lake Lanier’s Rowing Venue

The American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championship Regatta was hosted by our friends at the Lake Lanier Rowing Club over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. ACRA expected 1,300 competitors, 500-700 coaches and hundreds of spectators.  Teams from 62 schools in 29 states — as …