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October 18: The Suwanee Schedule

Your digtal to-do list for Tuesday.

1. Weather: A chance of isolated thunderstorms, with probability at 30 percent. High forecast at 78.

2. Yoga and Pilates classes at . Check the Events section.

3. Lil' Kickers at Atlanta Silverbacks Sports Center. Check the Events section.

4. Television: "The X-Factor," 8 p.m., FOX.

5. Today in History: On this date in 1867, the U.S. flag formally flew over Alaska for the first time, formally marking the transfer from Russia. In the early 19th century, the Russian-American company established the settlement of Sitka and began a fur trade with Native Americans. However, the company became unprofitable, and President Andrew Johnson's secretary of state, William Seward, arranged the purchase for 2 cents an acre. Alaska became the 49th state in 1959.

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cars use suwanee Avenue shadowBrook subdivision behind town center as a cut through they travelRead More very fast we have kids in the subdivision and people walking pets,jogging, bike riding.we need speed bumps or two four way stops at feeder Streets coming into swanee Avenue.