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WORLD

Wuhan health workers detail challenges of coronavirus outbreak Health care workers in the Chinese city of Wuhan say hospitals are running low on supplies as they struggle to cope with the outbreak of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus.

It comes as the Chinese central government announced on Saturday it would send more than 1,200 health workers — as well as 135 People’s Liberation Army medical personnel — to the city in an unprecedented effort to contain the spread of the virus.

Forty-one people have now been killed by the Wuhan coronavirus, with some 1,400 confirmed cases worldwide — the majority of which are in China.

China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that 237 patients are in critical condition.

The outbreak in China has cast a pall over Lunar New Year celebrations — the country’s most important holiday — with festivities canceled in Beijing, Hong Kong and other major cities.

There are also concerns about the global spread of the virus as more countries, including Australia, Nepal and Malaysia, reported their first cases. They are among 13 places outside mainland China where the virus has been confirmed.

In Wuhan, ground zero for the virus, four healthcare workers — including doctors — have told CNN of the difficulties facing medical crews on the ground. They have asked to remain anonymous to avoid repercussions.

Through telephone conversations with CNN and posts on Chinese social media, they told of low hospital resources. In private groups online, those identified as hospital staff are coordinating with members of the public to import protective equipment as they treat an increasing number of infected patients.

Death toll rises to 29, at least 1,400 injured in Turkey earthquake At least 29 people died and more than 1,400 are injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to authorities.

The 6.7-magnitude quake struck near the town of Sivrice, in eastern Elazig province, collapsing at least 10 buildings, Turkish Interior Minister Sulyman Soylu said.

Eighteen people were killed in Elazig province and four in Malatya province, said Soylu at a news conference on Saturday.

At least 43 people have been rescued from the rubble in Elazig, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), state news agency Anadolu reported.

Around 39 people were pulled from under a collapsed building overnight, Soylu said earlier, adding that 22 people remained trapped.

Most of the injured were in Elazig province, the epicenter of the quake, according to an AFAD statement.

Video from Turkey’s IHA Broadcasting Services shows emergency crews rescuing injured people from a collapsed building.

—From wire reports

Trump’s defense team aims to poke holes in Democratic case

By Jeremy Herb, Betsy Klein and Manu Raju CNN

The president’s legal team had their first opportunity to take control of the Senate floor to deliver their side of the story, detailing the defense of President Donald Trump against the two articles of impeachment, after three days of listening to arguments from the House impeachment managers.

The defense counsel’s presentation Saturday sought to poke holes in the Democratic case, arguing the House didn’t provide the full context during their argument and using snippets of witness testimony from the House Intelligence Committee to argue there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine.

“We don’t believe that they have come anywhere close to meeting their burden for what they’re asking you to do,” White House counsel Pat Cipollone said. “In fact, we believe that when you hear the facts, and that’s what we intend to cover today — the facts — you will find that the president did absolutely nothing wrong.”

Cipollone told senators he intends to go through the record that was estab-

NATION

Montana lowers flags to half-staff to honor a pilot who died fighting Australia’s wildfires Flags were flying at halfstaff Saturday across Montana to honor a pilot who died in a plane crash while fighting Australia’s wildfires.

Montana Air National Guard Lt. Col. Ian McBeth was flying a C-130 water-bombing plane this week in New South Wales, where fires are burning out of control.

Also killed were crew members Paul Clyde Hudson, 42, of Buckeye, Arizona, and Rick DeMorgan Jr., 43, of Navarre, Florida, said their employer, Coulson Aviation.

“Ian was a devoted father and husband, a brave first responder, and a selfless service member who made the ultimate sacrifice helping the people of Australia combat the catastrophic wildfires devastating their country,” Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said in issuing the order to lower the flags.

Veterans group demands apology over Trump comments about traumatic brain injuries The Veterans of Foreign Wars is demanding that President Donald Trump apologize for downplaying traumatic brain injuries sustained by U.S. service members in Iraq after Iranian missile strikes on American troops earlier this month.

Earlier this week, Trump said he does not consider potential traumatic brain injuries to be as serious as physical combat wounds, minimizing the severity of the injuries, saying he heard that some

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Attorney Jay Sekulow (center), President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, told reporters his defense would be a “sneak peek” of a full argument the following week. lished in the House.

“We intend to show you some of the evidence that they introduced in the House that they decided over their three days and 24 hours that they didn’t have enough time or made a decision not to show you,” he said, arguing that House impeachment managers are “asking you not only to overturn the results of the last election. ...

They’re asking you to remove President Trump from the

ballot in an election that’s occurring in approximately nine months.”

Unlike Tuesday’s arguments over rules for the trial, the president’s defense team came prepared with visual aids — PowerPoint slides and videos — to supplement their argument, like the House impeachment managers. They played clips from the impeachment inquiry hearings they say the Democrats failed to show

during their three-day presentation.

The president’s team, for instance, spliced together U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland saying repeatedly that he “presumed” there was a connection between the hold-up of U.S. security assistance and Ukraine opening investigation into the president’s political rival, arguing there was no direct evidence of a quid pro quo.

for comment on the matter.

The U.S. consulate in Wuhan reached out to Americans registered with the consulate and offered them seats on a flight, the official told CNN. The flight will have medical personnel aboard to treat anyone with the virus and make sure it is contained.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN Saturday that it is involved in the coordinated effort by the U.S. government to help Americans leave Wuhan.

There are about 1,000 Americans living in Wuhan and those who choose to evacuate with diplomats will be courtesy coulson aviation usa inc billed for the flight, the ofFlags flew at half-staff across Montana to honor Lt. Col. Ian ficial with knowledge of the McBeth, a pilot who died in a plane crash while fighting matter said.

Australia’s wildfires.

troops “had headaches, and a couple of other things, but I would say, and I can report, it’s not very serious.”

“The VFW expects an apology from the President to our service men and women for his misguided remarks,” William “Doc” Schmitz, VFW National Commander, said in a statement Friday, following the Pentagon’s announcement that 34 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack.

“And, we ask that he and the White House join with us in our efforts to educate Americans of the dangers TBI has on these heroes as they protect our great nation in these trying times. Our warriors require our full support more than ever in this challenging environment,” Schmitz added.

arranging a charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a new deadly strain of coronavirus, a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Saturday.

The United States has a contract with a transporter to evacuate about three dozen diplomats and their families from the U.S. consulate in Wuhan, China. The consulate is closed and all U.S. diplomats are “under ordered departure,” the official said.

Details of the flight plan are still being finalized — for example, officials were still deciding between a narrowbody Boeing 737 and a widebody Boeing 767 — and the source said “a lot depends on what the Chinese authorities will allow us to do,” adding that Beijing has been “very Americans evacuating cooperative.” The Wall Street Journal first reported the China amid coronavirus planned evacuation.

The State Department and outbreak, official says White House have not yet The U.S. government is responded to CNN’s request

Romney says he’ll ‘very likely’ be in favor of witnesses Sen. Mitt Romney said Saturday that it’s “very likely” that he’ll be in favor of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but won’t decide until after opening arguments.

“I think it’s very likely I’ll be in favor of witnesses, but I haven’t made a decision finally yet and I won’t until the testimony is completed,” the Utah Republican said, following the first day of the Trump team’s opening arguments.

Asked if he thought the defense team was effective, Romney replied, “I just don’t have any comments on the process or the evidence until the trial is over.”

Romney, a conservative who has before expressed frustration with Trump, previously indicated that he would be interested in hearing testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton.

—From wire reports

PEOPLE

Ugandan climate activist cropped out of photo taken with white peers The Associated Press news agency has apologized after cropping a Ugandan climate activist from a photograph where she had posed with her white peers after a press conference in Davos, Switzerland.

Climate activist Vanessa Nakate said she was invited to attend a youth climate science event. When news coverage of the event emerged, she noticed she had been cropped out of a photograph, where she appeared alongside activists Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson, Luisa Neubauer and Loukina Tille.

“This is the first time in my life that I understood the definition of the word racism,” Nakate said in a video statement released online.

Nakate confronted AP about the incident on Twitter, writing “Why did you remove me from the photo? I was part of the group!”

In a video statement published online, Nakate said: “I see the photos and I clearly see how I was cropped out of the photos.

“My message was left out, and my photo was left out as well,” she said.

“You didn’t just erase a photo. You erased a continent.

But I am stronger than ever,” Nakate said later on Twitter.

In a statement released on Friday, AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee apologized for the incident.

“We regret publishing a photo this morning that cropped out Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, the only person of color in the photo. As a news organization, we care deeply about accurately representing the world that we cover,” Buzbee said.

Andrew Yang sings with a black church choir As the Rev. Wendy Hamilton was leaving Union Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo, Iowa, she turned to see some commotion in the choir.

“I looked up and said, ‘Is Andrew up there singing with them? I guess we’re not leaving yet. Ok, Amen!’”

What happened next went viral, because Andrew is Andrew Yang, the longshot, “I’ll try almost anything” Democratic presidential candidate.

Nearly 2 million people have viewed a clip of Yang singing and swaying with the choir on Sunday. Nearly as many seemed to have opinions about it.

Some prominent black leaders laughed, rolled their emoji eyes or posted memes of Forrest Gump fumbling through a gospel song. Some accused Yang of pandering.

One said it was more “cute than cringe” while joking that an “official ruling” would be issued after next the “black people conference.”

The episode is a reminder that religious communities have lots of rituals and rules, many of them unspoken and inscrutable to outside eyes — including presidential candidates.

Whether it’s Yang putting on a choir robe, Donald Trump dropping money in the Communion plate or Bernie Sanders reportedly ignoring volunteers while visiting a black church in South Carolina, candidates are scrutinized for how well they understand and respect those rituals.

—From wire reports

Encouraging notes appear in response to worrisome question on bathroom wall

By David Blank CNN

An anonymous cry for help scribbled on a bathroom wall inspired a flurry of encouraging messages in a Denver high school. Now the responses have spread from that wall to the internet as students seek out ways to support each other.

The question read, “Is life worth all the B.S.?”

Golden High School English teacher Ashley Ferraro

MUST READ noticed the message in the girls’ bathroom last week.

She immediately encouraged her students to respond with their own supportive words written on sticky notes and posted on that bathroom wall.

More than 50 notes now surround that desperate question.

“It provided an opportunity to help someone in pain,” Ferraro told CNN. One note reads: “Yes, because you will find love in

your future...in yourself...and in your favorite things to do and the small things in life.”

Another says: “Life is worth it because even if it’s bad there is always a good. We were all put here for a reason, we all go through something tough.

It always gets better.”

“I was really impressed with how many kids participated,” the English teacher said. “And the ones you would never expect to participate... did.”

The love will be spread-

ing throughout the rest of the school when the sticky notes are moved to the hallway, so others can join the conversation prompted by the question.

“My hope is that it isn’t such an isolated feeling — so people don’t think they’re the only ones feeling that way and to reach out for help,” Ferraro told CNN. She relishes working with ashley Ferraro the type of kids who see anThe outpouring of encouragement is a response to the other student in pain — and question, “Is life worth all the B.S.?” choose to help.

A4 ♦ Sunday, January 26, 2020 ♦ gwinnettdailypoSt.com COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

WEATHER WATCH

Hepatitis A and B vaccines very important if infected with C

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EAR DR. ROACH: I am approaching 70 years old and am in good health. I exercise by swimming and walking every day.

I have decided to go to Egypt, as I have always wanted to see the amazing pyramids.

I contracted hepatitis C through a transfusion many years Roach ago. While I was being treated, my doctor advised me not to receive either hep A or hep B inoculations. I followed his advice to the letter. In the 1970s, the treatment was prednisone.

In the 1990s, the treatment was interferon for two years.

It was quite taxing, but there is not a trace of the virus after many blood tests. Am I risking my health by going to Egypt? The tour company suggests inoculating against hep A, hep B, typhoid and yellow fever. I am up to date on tetanus, flu and pneumonia. I don’t want to risk my health.

Your suggestions?

— Anon.

ANSWER: Hepatitis A, B and C all are viral infections of the liver. Hepatitis A is usually a self-limited illness that has no chronic infection phase, but it can be very serious in people with any other type of liver disease. Hepatitis B and C both can cause a chronic infection lasting for decades, but both can now be treated — and hepatitis C cured — in most people. Current treatments for hepatitis C are much more effective and have fewer side effects than the treatments you underwent. Hepatitis A and B have very effective vaccines to prevent infection; there is no vaccine yet for hepatitis C. I’m afraid your doctor must not have conveyed the information correctly, since hepatitis A and B vaccines are particularly important for a person with hepatitis C to receive. You should have gotten those vaccines years ago. The only reason I can think for not giving them to you would be that your blood tests previously might have shown you already had immunity to both hepatitis A and B. These are simple blood tests to run: If you are immune, you don’t need to worry about it, but if not, you should consider vaccination. Hepatitis A vaccine is particularly important to get, as the disease can be transmitted by contaminated food and water, and is common in Egypt. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends hepatitis B vaccination for travelers who might consider a new sexual partner, tattoo or medical procedure while in Egypt.

People who are infected with both hepatitis B and hepatitis C can have a flare of hepatitis B while being treated for hepatitis C. It’s not clear why this happens, but it’s an issue during treatment for hepatitis C, not for vaccination for hepatitis B. DEAR DR. ROACH: I often wonder how many colds and other contagious illnesses could be prevented if only we stopped the practice of shaking hands. Of course, there’s no answer to this question, but if our culture would stop this practice, I bet we would all be healthier!

— M.W. ANSWER: Most colds are spread by hand-to-hand contact; however, they also can be transmitted through aerosol droplets. Not shaking hands is very likely to reduce cold and flu transmission (and as you suggest, many other diseases as well).

Frequent hand-washing has almost as much benefit as avoiding handshakes. If you do shake hands, it’s a very good idea to be careful not to touch your face until you wash your hands.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1802, congress passed a bill that established the position of librarian of congress. in 1837, michigan was admitted as the 26th u.S. state. in 1950, the indian constitution went into effect, marking the birth of the republic of india. in 1998, president Bill clinton denied allegations of an extramarital affair during a televised speech. in 2015, libby lane became the first woman to be appointed as a bishop by the church of england.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: douglas macarthur (1880-1964), military leader; maria von trapp (1905-1987), matriarch of singing family/memoirist; paul newman (1925-2008), actor; Jules Feiffer (1929- ), cartoonist/writer; Scott glenn (1941- ), actor;

gene Siskel (1946-1999), journalist/critic; david Strathairn (1949- ), actor; eddie Van Halen (1955- ), guitarist/songwriter; ellen degeneres (1958- ), comedian/talk show host; wayne gretzky (1961- ), hockey player; Vince carter (1977- ), basketball player.

TODAY’S FACT: the first library of congress was burned (along with the rest of the capitol building) by British soldiers in 1814, and its 3,000 books were destroyed. the library was rebuilt in part through the purchase of president thomas Jefferson’s personal library of 6,487 books in 1815.

TODAY’S SPORTS: in 1986, chicago crushed new england 46-10 in Super Bowl XX, as the Bears’ renowned defense held the patriots to seven yards rushing.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “it is not size or age or childishness that separates children from adults. it is ‘responsibility.’” — Jules Feiffer

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Tired senior needs a little self-care

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EAR AMY: My husband and I (both retired seniors) belong to a service club. He joined well before I did.

After a few years of membership, I realized I would have been happier to just stay on the sidelines, but I hung in there because it was important to my husband for us to do things together.

I served in various capacities in our club and spent years in executive positions.

I have now been doing this for 10 years. The last few meetings I attended were (to me) especially unpleasant and stressful.

I told my husband I am thinking of resigning as a member. He was initially understanding, but then he got upset and threatened to also resign if I did — his reasoning being: “We don’t do enough things together.”

In reality we never do much of anything separately, and it is sometimes stifling.

Before we retired, he was a member of this service club by himself. We are also members of one other club, which we both enjoy and would not think of leaving. We also travel together.

At this point in my old age, I just want to reduce stress and unpleasantness as much as I can. My health is not the best, I have serious family obligations, and want to look after myself.

Am I really being selfish?

Where do I draw the line?

— Stressed Out D E A R STRESSED: Dickinson This reminds me of the old joke: A couple is asked how often they have sex. The husband says, “Almost never — like once a week!,” while the wife says, “All the time — like once a week!” You two have different perceptions of “togetherness.”

Your husband seems to be adept at getting his needs met. You? Not so much.

“Self-care” has become a buzzy phrase. It can be challenging to understand what it really means to take care of yourself.

Many women who have given so much to spouses and children face the challenge of how to cope (and how others will cope) when they decide to stop giving it all away.

Your reserves are depleted, and you want (and need) to save something for yourself.

No, you are not being selfish. You should draw the line wherever you want to, and your husband, bless him, will have to adjust. You are not responsible for his feelings, or his behavior.

Carving out a few afternoons on your own at the

library, the gym, or sitting by yourself quietly will revive you, be good for your health, and will likely be good for your relationship.

DEAR AMY: My wife and I are in our late 70s and want to move into a senior housing facility.

We both are healthy enough to live into our 90s (both our mothers lived past 100), but we agree that she will probably live longer than I. She wants to move into a senior facility we became acquainted with through older friends who lived (and died) there.

I don’t want to move there, but she thinks that since she will live in the facility the longest, her choice gets priority.

She doesn’t even want to check out other facilities to find a better or compromise solution.

What should we do?

— Torn DEAR TORN: You two seem very practical regarding your futures, but I don’t think it is particularly useful to apply an actuarial table to your current situation.

Right now, this is not primarily about where you will die, but about how you will live. Your wife is not making a rational choice about her future housing if she hasn’t explored the available options.

You don’t mention why

you don’t want to move into the facility she prefers, but both of your interests and needs should have equal weight.

For the sake of your relationship, you should both work hard to have an open mind regarding options. You two should meet with administrators, take photos, and make pro and con lists.

Ask her to leave her comfort zone and to look at four places with you, including the place she prefers.

DEAR AMY: In your response to questions about workplace issues, you often advise people to “go to HR.” I don’t know about your experiences with HR, but for many people Human Resources represents the interests of the company, and only the company.

— Experienced DEAR EXPERIENCED: I agree that it is important to be aware that HR reps work for the same company the complainant works for. It is vital to document every meeting and encounter, even with HR. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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take what belongs to you. Set your sights on your goals and don’t look back. it’s your turn to shine, and if you put in the effort, you will get what you deserve. an open mind and wise choices will lead to victory. do your own thing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — avoid battles that you cannot win. ease your stress by doing something you enjoy. taking time out will give you a new perspective on how to fix what’s troubling you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-march 20) — don’t make a move if you don’t have all the facts. an impulsive decision will send you on an adventure that tests your patience, causes anxiety and costs you time or money.

ARIES (march 21-april 19) — less talk and more action will put you in a good position. don’t let someone else’s uncertainty stand in your way. love is featured, and a promise made will please you.

TAURUS (april 20may 20) — Someone will be quick to point out flaws. go over every detail and leave nothing to chance. don’t present what you have to offer until you are ready.

GEMINI (may 21-June 20) — Speak up, follow your heart and make changes that will please you. don’t worry about what others say or do. what’s important is how your decisions affect you.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — prove how valuable you are by taking charge and doing what you say you are going to do. living up to the goals you set and the promises you make will be satisfying.

LEO (July 23-aug.

22) — getting involved in other people’s affairs will be to your detriment. you won’t get much in return, and you are likely to end up paying emotionally and financially.

VIRGO (aug. 23-Sept.

22) — mix and mingle. you have a lot to offer and plenty to gain if you participate in events that appeal to you. Show your interest in others and listen and learn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-oct.

23) — don’t stop before you finish. Visit a friend or relative who could use your help. Someone you encounter will help you figure out where you see yourself heading.

SCORPIO (oct. 24nov. 22) — get out and do something that will challenge you mentally, physically and emotionally. put your energy into doing something constructive, entertaining or creative. romance will enhance your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (nov. 23-dec. 21) — unusual or unfamiliar destinations will spark your imagination and give life to new ideas and plans. get involved in matters that concern you, and explore the best way to contribute.

CAPRICORN (dec.

22-Jan. 19) — Finish something that you left undone. you will produce much if you are allowed to work independently of others. don’t give in to someone asking for a handout. charity begins at home.

gwinnettdailypost.com ♦ sunday, January 26, 2020 ♦ A5

Gwinnett Recorder’s Court now offering night sessions

By Chamian Cruz chamian.cruz@ gwinnettdailypost.com

For the first time in its 47year history, the Gwinnett County Recorder’s Court will offer evening court sessions to better accommodate residents’ schedules.

The new sessions will begin in March at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on Langley Drive. They will take place on a monthly basis starting at 6 p.m.

While the evening sessions will be limited to minor traffic infractions for now, there are plans to expand based on community response.

Currently, the court holds

sessions weekday mornings and afternoons. The evening court sessions will allow residents to attend court after typical working hours.

This will benefit residents who typically have to take time off work for court appearances due to minor offenses such as traffic tickets and other code violations.

“By creating a more flexible schedule, we hope to allow Gwinnett residents to resolve citations as conveniently — and with as little overall impact to their life — as possible,” Recorder’s Court Judge Ramón Alvarado said.

Long-term plans for the new evening sessions include moving them to the nearby Recorder’s Court

building on Stone Mountain Street.

“After we get an idea of the demand for nighttime sessions, we can determine funding and plans for expansion,” Alvarado said.

Recorder’s Court handles traffic citations written by the Gwinnett County Police Department, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Recorder’s Court also handles all Gwinnett County code ordinance violations. These include citations written by Gwinnett County Animal Control, Gwinnett County Code Enforcement and the Gwinnett Environmental Health Department.

LEGO

BUDGET From A1 families and people suffering from mental illness.

“What it takes us to is that need to take cuts in painful places,” said Commissioner Judy Fitzgerald, who oversees state mental health services at the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

“The safety net is stretched to the max.”

While some of the budget austerity results from slower economic growth in Georgia, a major culprit is the tax cut the General Assembly passed two years ago. Lawmakers reduced the state’s income tax rate for the first time since 1937 from 6% to 5.75%.

Then-Gov. Nathan Deal steered the tax cut through the legislature to make sure taxpayers received the benefit of a revenue windfall the state was expecting as a result of the federal tax reforms Congress passed late in 2017.

The 2018 bill called for a two-part tax cut, with lawmakers due to vote this year whether to roll back the income tax rate again to 5.5%.

But Kemp has been cool to the idea, citing the tight budget climate. Passing the second phase of the tax cut this year would cost about $500 million.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Hufstetler, said the state can’t afford that kind of revenue hit this year.

“We’re looking at some severe budget cuts,” Hufstetler said Friday. “I don’t see the math there right now.”

Lawmakers would be “wise to look before they leap” when

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Mansions at Gwinnett Park to open soon

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

A new assisted living and memory care community will open near Coolray Field.

The Mansions at Gwinnett Park Assisted Living and Memory will open Feb. 17 at 2450 Buford Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville. It is located a few yards north of Old Peachtree Road on Buford Drive, between Publix and the View and Coolray Field.

“We are pleased to open our doors to the community of Lawrenceville,” Mansions at Gwinnett Park Executive Director Peppur Lewis said. “This additional level of care

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From A1 practicing the challenges.

“We worked in my room with the Smart Board, and they did all of the programming, which is amazing,” Jenkins said. “They’re talking about negative numbers and percentages … it’s been amazing to watch that part of it.”

Students in Jenkins’ class have moderate intellectual disabilities and struggle with math facts and read below grade level. But she says they’ve taken well to programming their LEGO robot to complete the challenges.

The countdown signals the beginning of the competition. The robot, which they named Awesome Sauce, begins to roll around the playing field that resembles a LEGO city. It checks off objectives by moving blocks and LEGO people.

A referee grades them on the completion of each objective and the efficiency.

Finally, it comes down to the last objective. With time running out, Lelah Pittman tries to guide her team’s robot up a bridge. They preprogramed the robot to roll

The entrance to The Mansions at Gwinnett Park Assisted Living and Memory Care can be seen in this photo.

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Casmin Joyner, left, and Cody Martin, right, watch their LEGO robot move blocks at Paul Duke STEM High School on Saturday. straight for a few feet before taking a sharp left turn up a LEGO bridge. The robot falls over on the first try, but Pittman tries to set up the robot again. This time, Awesome Sauce follows through to perfection.

The team throws their hands in the air and shouts with joy. Jenkins hugs Pittman, beaming with pride.

The Dancing Bears lived up

to a motto they’d been repeating throughout the day.

“You have to keep trying,” Pittman said before the run.

FIRST LEGO League is an international competition organized by FIRST, which offers K-12 STEM programs and competitions, for elementary and middle school students. FIRST LEGO League introduces a scientific and real-world chal-

The Numbers The following state agencies would absorb the largest spending cuts under Gov. Brian Kemp’s $28.1 billion fiscal 2021 budget plan: $54 million: department of corrections $35 million: department of Behavioral Health and developmental disabilities $29 million: department of Human services $19 million: department of Juvenile Justice $16 million: department of public Health $12 million: department of education $11 million: department of transportation Source: georgia Budget and policy institute

considering cuts to sensitive programs like accountability courts and mental health, said Kyle Wingfield, president of the conservative Georgia Public Policy Foundation.

But keeping those programs funded should not be done by raising taxes, he said, especially as Georgia’s economy rebounds from hurricane-caused crop losses in 2018 and easing trade tensions with China.

“This is an economy that’s running really fast right now,” Wingfield said. “It would be better to trim back where we can in the short term than to raise taxes.”

Nearly $9 million would be pulled from several programs aimed at training doctors to help close a severe physician shortage in Georgia, particularly in rural areas.

That caught the attention of several influential Republican lawmakers, including Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jack Hill.

He noted the legislature singled out those programs in recent years to receive more money, not less.

“It was obvious that the cuts focused on new money, on things that had been put into practice recently,” said Hill, R-Reidsville. “For

them to cut those out in the beginning, it certainly got the attention of folks in the rural areas.”

County health agencies would lose out on roughly $17.5 million in cuts to grants funded by the Department of Public Health, which Director Kathleen Toomey said might be covered by other sources like private and federal grants.

But many lawmakers worry counties could still suffer.

“Some of these counties have a difficult time keeping their lights on,” said Rep. Clay Pirkle, R-Ashburn. “Cuts of this magnitude to our county health departments will be difficult.”

Officials also said cuts of about $80 million for mental health programs would force more money to be pumped into handling crisis emergency health situations instead of working to prevent them.

Other reductions between $80 million and $100 million would affect the state’s prisons, courts, police and public-defender agencies.

Particularly troubling for criminal justice advocates are proposed cuts of about $3.5 million to the state’s accountability courts, a popular program created under

lenge for teams to research.

Paul Duke STEM High School hosted one of eight super-regional competitions in Georgia on Saturday.

Students from elementary and middle schools across Gwinnett County put their robots to the test and also presented a project in which they tried to solve a realworld problem.

Teams competed on Saturday to qualify for the state competition at the Georgia Tech campus on Feb. 1.

All Gwinnett County elementary schools have teams, and most enter in the regional competitions. Logan Malm, Gwinnett County Public Schools Elementary Science Director, said FLL makes science accessible to all students and encourages students to think about solving the problems of tomorrow.

“Not only is it promoting students’ civic responsibility, it’s also promoting this idea that science and STEM is for everybody,” Malm said.

Deal that provides alternative sentencing for thousands of inmates.

“These cuts symbolize a big step backward,” said Sarah Totonchi, executive director of the nonprofit Southern Center for Human Rights.

“I’m deeply concerned about the short-sighted approach toward criminal justice.”

Amid concerns, many lawmakers praised the agencies for homing in on non-personnel spending cuts like eliminating vacant staff positions and upgrading technology. Those sorts of cuts were what Kemp called on agencies to make shortly after ordering reductions last summer.

“Overall, I’ve heard a lot about smart things the departments have done to reduce waste,” said Sen. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough, one of the governor’s floor leaders. “It’s a good exercise.”

Kemp’s office pushed back on criticism of some of the cuts. Candice Broce, a spokeswoman for the governor, noted the cuts were presented after state budgeting staff “conducted an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of every agency’s budget submission.”

Meanwhile, budget veterans stressed that it’s still early in the process. The state’s longest-serving lawmaker, Rep. Calvin Smyre, said the trick will be to make cuts that steer clear of affecting everyday Georgians.

With luck, state revenues will climb back up and perhaps many of the cuts won’t be needed, he said.

“I think a lot of these things will take care of themselves,” said Smyre, D-Columbus.

“I’d just like to continue to look at it in a very responsible manner as we go along.”

provides an uninterrupted continuum of care on the campus that already hosts cottages, villas and apartments for Independent seniors.

“We welcome everyone to come by and see what makes The Mansions so special.”

The new community will have 48 assisted living apartments and 46 memory care apartments. It also features FOX Stronger Living program as well as a Daybreak program designed for residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and medication management which are included in the cost of living in the community.

Floor plans can be viewed at www.themansionsatgwinnettpark.com.

The Dancing Bears were wrapping up their season.

This is the first year Jenkins’ class competed in the FLL. She was first introduced to FLL by her daughter and noticed how it taught her problem solving and mature communication skills. Jenkins’ students get the same benefits from it as other elementary schoolers.

FLL teams typically consist of elementary and middle school gifted students.

Jenkins’ students have been fully participating in every aspect of FLL. They won the Champions Award at their regional competition.

“To me, this is inclusion in a beautiful form,” Jenkins said.

In the coming months, Jenkins hopes to organize more FLL teams made up of only students with intellectual disabilities in other Gwinnett County high schools. With a LEGO League of their own, the Dancing Bears and other Gwinnett County teams can compete in the state competition. Jenkins said she’s sparked interest in a handful of schools including as Peachtree Ridge, Mill Creek and Grayson high schools.

The challenge is not in finding interest, but introducing teachers to the technical

WRECK From A1 driving too fast for conditions. Police said alcohol consumption does not appear to be a contributing factor; however, speed and weather conditions are being investigated.

Gwinnett County police officers responded at 1:30 a.m. on Friday to the crash on I-85 southbound between LawrencevilleSuwanee Road and Old Peachtree Road in unincorporated Suwanee.

Officers saw three vehicles involved in the crash, two tractor-trailers and Knox’s grey 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Police said the drivers of both commercial tractor trailers were dead. The victims were 63-year-old Stockbridge man Robert Kent and 50-year-old Decatur man Raymond Samuel. Knox was transported to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

aspects of programming.

That interest comes naturally to Jenkins, but she’s working on her pitch to other special education teachers. Jenkins also sponsors Mountain View’s robotics team, and some of those students train and teach her students on how to complete the LEGO challenges. She thinks that model is replicable at other schools.

LEGO League introduced the Dancing Bears to the real-life problem solving aspect of the project. The Dancing Bears gave a presentation to judges in which they recommended a sensory room at the Mall of Georgia as therapy for students who can sometime become overwhelmed.

Their project was already commended before they presented it to judges. The class submitted their project to the office of Gov. Brian Kemp, who provided them a framed commendation that hangs on Jenkins’ wall.

Jenkins said her students aren’t the only ones learning something from their LEGO League success.

“I think it’s great for them, but also great for everybody else to see what these kids are capable of,” Jenkins said.

Based on the preliminary investigation, evidence at the scene and witness statements, investigators believe Knox lost control of her car and made impact with a guardrail on the right side of the roadway. The tractor-trailer driven by Kent struck the Mitsubishi after it bounced off the guardrail and reentered the roadway. Kent’s vehicle continued forward and struck the center median wall.

Police said the movements of the tractor-trailer driven by Samuel are still being investigated.

Investigators are trying to determine whether it struck the Mitsubishi or Kent’s tractor-trailer.

Police announced at 3:29 a.m. that all lanes had been shut down on I-85 southbound and encouraged commuters to exit north of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and south of Old Peachtree Road to avoid the closure.

Police re-opened the busy interstate at 6:42 a.m.

RECOVERING From A1 intoxicated in the parking lot of the club, located at 4650 Jimmy Carter Blvd in Norcross.

Police said the suspect backed up his van and knocked Restrepo to the ground with the driver’s door. The suspect pulled forward to flee the scene, running over Restrepo on the ground.

Police said the officers were transported to the hospital for treatment. None of the injuries are lifethreatening.

Police said officers located and arrested the suspect. Police located the vehicle in a nearby residential area. The suspect fled on foot so a perimeter was established and K-9 officers were dispatched.

The suspect was also transported to the hospital.

Possible charges at this time are felony obstruction, aggravated assault and fleeing and eluding.

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Volunteers tree-cycle at 34th Bring One for the Chipper event

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Mill Creek High School senior Emily Lenius approached a shrinking mound of Christmas trees in the parking lot of Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville on a cold Saturday morning.

She was one of 15 to 20 volunteers with Mill Creek’s environmental club helping turn unwanted Christmas trees into mulch. Mill Creek’s contingent was a small portion of more than 100 student volunteers for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful’s annual Bring One for the Chipper “tree-cycling” event. The mulch will be used on trails in Gwinnett County parks.

Schelly Marlatt, Executive Director of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, said approximately 1,500 trees were recycled on Saturday. Those numbers are down from previous years, she said, possibly because more families are buying artificial trees.

Marlatt said the staff to operate chippers and other equipment were provided with the help from partners Jackson EMC, Walton EMC, the Department of Transportation, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services and Parks and Recreation.

Buford man charged with impersonating a police officer

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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Mill Creek High School senior Emily Lenius drags a tree across the parking long into a woodchipper on Saturday at Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville.

“Tree-cycling is much more sustainable because it doesn’t take up precious landfill space,” Marlatt said.

“It’s economical for the county and their budget.”

Students wore high school hoodies and letterman jackets from Berkmar, Grayson and Brookwood. About 60 of Saturday morning’s volunteers were from the Brookwood High School baseball team. Two weeks into their preseason, the Broncos were building team chemistry while helping

fulfill Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful’s mission of sustainability.

“It feels good to help and to be out with the team and see all the people out her volunteering,” senior Tyler Dudman said. “It just makes you feel good.”

Bring one for the Chipper was just the first community service stop for the Broncos on Saturday. Brookwood also spent time cleaning Snellville roads in preparation for Run the Reagan on Saturday afternoon be-

fore heading to practice.

Derrick Heberling, area director for student athlete mentoring organization NG3, said Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful came to him looking for volunteers.

Heberling, who organizes the mentoring program and Brookwood, brought a small army.

“Ultimately, we want to do small-group mentoring, but we feel like the community service aspect really starts to change the heart of kids,” Heberling said.

School zone speed enforcement tightening

By Chamian Cruz and Taylor Denman

Speeders traveling through school zones within Lilburn city limits, such as Arcado Elementary School, during school hours will receive warnings Feb. 22.

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Speeders on Arcado Road in Lilburn have less than 30 days to slow down or get ticketed.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Lilburn Police Department began a 30-day warning period to help drivers adjust to a new program set around the school zone of Arcado Elementary School.

The program is known as Automated Enforcement of School Zones. It was instituted after a nationwide spike in pedestrian fatalities over the past decade in which Georgia became one of the deadliest states for pedestrians.

In July 2019, the Lilburn City Council approved an agreement with RedSpeed USA to install school zone cameras. This came after House Bill 978 passed in 2018, which allowed for automated enforcement in school zones.

“Once the HB was passed into law we decided to conduct our own speed studies at all seven schools inside our city,” Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley said. “All studies showed we had a speeding problem, but we decided on Arcado and Trickum because of the high volume of pedestrian traffic, especially during drop off and pick up times. Safety is a priority and the goal is that the program will encourage drivers to slow down and obey the speed limit.”

During the 30-day period, drivers will be mailed warning notices. The program will target the speeders that exceed more than 15 mph over the speed limit in school zones. Hedley said the idea is to target the super speeders, though the law allows motorists traveling 11 mph or over to be cited.

“The warning is a written notice showing a picture of the speeding vehicle as well as a zoom-in photo of the license place,” Hedley said. “The warning further cites the O.C.G.A. law 40-14-18 and the fine amounts, depending on first or subsequent of-

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fenses. The warning goes on to cite statistics from (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and information concerning HB 978.”

The cameras will operate on school days, beginning one hour before school and ending one hour after school.

Normal school hours are 8:15 a.m.2:45 p.m. All citations will be reviewed by an officer before they are approved and issued.

Violations will cost $75 for the first offense and $125 for any subsequent offenses. However, citations issued will count as a civil fine so no points will be reported to the Department of Driver Services and the driver’s insurance company will not be notified.

“Officers will continue to regularly patrol all schools in our city,” Hedley said. “We have received numerous complaints of other non-speeding violations such as improper left turns and improper U-turns – all of those violations will also be enforced.”

New signage alerting drivers of the increased enforcement was also installed in late December 2019. Hedley said two signs were posted on both ends of the school zone which state “SCHOOL PHOTO ENFORCED SPEED.” According to the city of Lilburn, the new program will be fully operational and real citations will be issued starting Feb. 13. All of the revenue received from this initiative must be used for public safety.

Cameras will also be installed at

Trickum Middle School on Killian Hill Road, but Hedley said there’s no exact date for when the project will be completed. They are currently working with several contractors.

Lilburn is one of a handful of Gwinnett cities eying the installation of automatic detection cameras in school zones. At Thursday evening’s Board of Education meeting, members approved Permanent Utility Easements to install speed-detecting cameras at Chattahoochee Elementary School and Coleman Middle School in Duluth.

The city of Norcross also plans to install cameras in the school zones at Beaver Ridge Elementary School, Baldwin Elementary School, Norcross Elementary School and Summerour Middle School. During a special called meeting on Oct. 21, Norcross Mayor Craig Newton and the City Council approved a contract with RedSpeed to monitor and enforce school zone speed within the city limits of Norcross.

Sgt. Eric Butynski with the Norcross Police Department said the city had not set an exact date to deploy those cameras, but it could be as early as one month away. The department met with RedSpeed on Thursday to learn the ins and outs of the new system.

Butynski said Norcross also plans to exercise a warning period. That’s all the grace speeders will get.

“For 30 days after we go live, we’ll be issuing warnings by mail in the same manner as citations,” Butynski said.

Police said a Buford man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill a person and send him to Mexico, then claiming to be a Chamblee police officer.

On Tuesday, Pierre Angel Drebeque was charged Pierre with imperAngel sonating a Drebeque law enforcement officer and booked in Gwinnett County Jail at 8:04 p.m.

Gwinnett County police are investigating whether he committed terroristic threats or acts, but he had not been charged as of Friday afternoon.

The dispute stemmed from a traffic accident involving the victim and Drebeque’s mother. Police said the victim got into a fender bender at a Sam’s Club parking lot in Duluth and agreed to pay damages to the other driver involved in the accident, Drebeque’s mother.

Police said Drebeque contacted the victim, who claimed he was being over-

charged for repairs. Drebeque and the victim argued, and that’s when police said Drebeque issued his threats. Drebeque claimed to be a police officer over the phone and sent a photo of himself, allegedly, wearing a police uniform. Police said he sent an ominous text to the victim and said he would follow through with his threats if the victim did not act accordingly.

Police successfully contacted Drebeque and said he became defensive and hung up after the investigating officer tried to arrange a meeting with him.

Police discovered, after confirming with the Chamblee Police Department, that Drebeque was a former Chamblee police officer. Drebeque was identified as the man in the photograph that was sent to the victim by Gwinnett County Police.

Drebeque, whose last known address is listed in Buford, was arrested by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Shannon Volkodav said Sheriff Butch Conway issued the directive for deputies to locate and arrest Drebeque after Conway saw a news report of the incident.

‘Tentative’ decision reached in Fosque ethics case, announcement expected Monday

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The ethics board is expected to finalize a decision it has tentatively reached in Dustin Inman Society founder D.A. King’s ethics complaint against Gwinnett Commissioner Marlene Fosque on Monday, the board’s chairman has confirmed.

The decision was reached Friday morning after a couple of hours of deliberation by the ethics panel.

The panel spent Thursday listening to testimony from witnesses presented

by King and Steve Reilly, who is Fosque’s attorney.

The board is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center to go over its decision before taking a vote on it.

“We have reached a tentative or preliminary decision,” ethics board chairman David Will said. “We’ve asked our attorneys to prepare a written decision to incorporate our findings and conclusions.

“On Monday, we plan to review and revise, if necessary, the written opinion and then make our official decision.”

King filed the complaint against Fosque last fall af-

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D.A. King, left, and Marlene Fosque ter she publicly criticized Sheriff Butch Conway’s decision to invite King to participate in a 287(g) the commissioner hosted in late July.

Although Fosque hosted the forum, it was up to the sheriff’s office to chose the pro-287(g) panelists who participated in the event.

Conway testified on Thursday that he has considered King an adviser to him on immigration matters for several years. Meanwhile Fosque told King, as he questioned her on the witness stand, that she had no feelings of malice toward him.

When Fosque made the comments criticizing King’s participation in the forum during a commission meeting in August, she cited the Southern Poverty Law Center’s assessment of the Dustin Inman Society as an anti-immigrant hate group. King and his supporters have called the SPLC a discredited organization.

OBITUARIES Knoxville, TN

Steve Waters Steve C. Waters, age 66, of Lenoir City and formerly of Norcross, GA, passed away suddenly January 7, 2020. He was a much loved and generous husband, son, brother,

step-father, and friend. He was a talented and respected trim carpenter and builder who could work wonders with wood.

Steve was preceded in death by his father, Clint Waters. He is survived by his wife, Hermie Jo Waters, of Lenoir City; mother, Betty C. Waters, of Birmingham, AL; sister, Laura Fordham (Larry K.) of Birmingham; stepdaughter, Megan Grimsby of Knoxville; nephew, Ken Fordham; niece, Heather

Davis (Matt); sever great nieces of Birmingham, AL; and an abundance of many treasured friends.

A celebration of Steve’s life will be held on Saturday February 29 from 4-6pm at Milestones Event Center located next door to Click Funeral Home Farragut. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital.

To leave a note for the family www.clickfh.com.

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Parkview diver Bennett eases his way to county title

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

STONE MOUNTAIN — C.J. Bennett had the Gwinnett County title won before stepping on the board for his final dive Saturday.

The Parkview junior was already 10 points ahead of runner-up Valentino Sorto when he ripped a difficult final effort for a score just shy of 50 points. Bennett, who was sixth at county as a freshman and sophomore, won the Gwinnett championship with 495 points.

“He’s come a long way as a diver since his freshman year, building a lot of confidence,” Panthers head coach Eric Brown said. “I’m really proud of him for that.

The kid loves to try difficult things. He is an expert on the trampoline. That’s how we found him actually. He would post videos of him-

self doing crazy tricks on the trampoline and we recruited him for diving his freshman year. He’s matured so much from there, which is awesome.”

Last year, Bennett failed first dive at county last year and clawed his way to sixth place. On Saturday, there were no such mistakes. He had a 21-point cushion after the preliminary round and kept pushing. His final dive was a 2.7 degree of difficulty.

“I’m super happy about it,” said Bennett, who this year began training with the Georgia Dive Club at the University of Georgia. “I kept it pretty consistent. The first six were actually the best I’ve dived all season. I’m feeling great about (state).”

Sorto surged into second place — he was seventh after the cut at six dives — and finished with 435.65 points.

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Above: North Gwinnett’s boys swimmers wait for the championship announcement Saturday in the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. The Bulldogs beat out Parkview and Brookwood to clinch county for the first time. Below: Mill Creek’s Jake Magahey acknowledges the crowd from the medal stand.

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North boys win first county championship

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

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Parkview junior C.J. Bennett, top, won the Gwinnett County boys diving title Saturday at Mountain Park Aquatic Center in Stone Mountain.

Wesleyan girls end 34-game Buford run leyan gathered itself and found just enough openings in the press to hold on for a 45-43 victory, and break Buford’s PEACHTREE CORNERS — 34-game winning streak datThere is seldom a dull mo- ing back to last season Saturment whenever the Wesleyan day at Yancey Gymnasium. and Buford girls basCarter finished with ketball teams square a game-high 16 points off, and while points and 10 rebounds, plus were relatively scarce two blocked shots, in the latest matchwhile Alyssa Phillips ups, there was plenty finished just short of a of action. double-double with 13 The host Wolves points and nine boards (Wesleyan) got plenty to go with our blocks.

Avyonce of it during a big third But it was the intanCarter quarter run, led by the gibles Wesleyan (17-4) aggressiveness of Avyonce coach Carolyn Whitney was Carter and hot shooting from most impressed with as her guards Lauren Hill and Lan- Wolves survived an intense ni Brown, while the visiting defensive battle.

Wolves (Buford) used their “(The game) must made trademark press and veteran us tougher,” said Whitney, leadership of Tate Walters whose team avenged a oneand Ashiya Willis to mount point loss to Buford in the a fourth-quarter comeback.

In the end, however, WesSee WESLEYAN, A12

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — On occasion, the team trophy celebration at the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships is slightly subdued.

Saturday wasn’t one of those times.

North Gwinnett’s boys won the championship for the first time in program history, prompting a loud and energetic celebration after ending Brookwood’s four-year hold on the title.

The Bulldogs finished with 1,076 points to finish ahead of runner-up Parkview (895.5) and Brookwood (869.5). The defending champion Broncos suffered a costly disqualification for an early start after winning the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay and never recovered.

Mill Creek was fourth at 826 behind another record-setting night from senior Jake Magahey, and Peachtree Ridge was fifth at 516.5.

But the team trophy went to North, which had been second or third the previous seven years.

“This is a community win,” firstyear North head coach Paul Callis said. “This is a summer league win, a community win. We’ve won a lot in other venues of swimming, club swim-

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ming, summer league swimming, so it was due. We’ve been ready for it.

We’re here and we like it. We think we’re going to try to stick around.”

North won the title with its depth. It had no individual event win, though one almost came in the meet-ending 400 freestyle relay. North led by half of a pool when the anchor swimmers jumped in, but Magahey rallied Mill Creek to first place with a blistering final leg.

His finish gave the Hawks a countymeet record with a time of 3:07.70, almost two seconds ahead of North, with the foursome of Magahey, Will Pierce, Daniel Roshka and Nick Kalenik. “(Magahey) went 42.7 (seconds on his anchor leg, can you believe that?” Callis said.

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Brookwood girls win sixth straight title

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — North Gwinnett’s girls made another serious challenge for the title Saturday night at the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships, but Brookwood finished on top again.

The Broncos won by a slim 44-point margin over runner-up North, winning the county meet for the sixth straight year and for the 17th time in the last 21 seasons.

North finished as county runner-up for the seventh year in a row.

“Going into this meet it was practically a dead heat between us and North Gwinnett,” Brookwood coach

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Brookwood’s Lily Burke celebrates a relay victory Saturday in the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center.

Jack Gayle said. “I just challenged the girls. I said, ‘Look, we’re going to have to better our positions. Some of you are going to have to do

some really special things.

Whoever’s willing to do that is going to be the one that determines the outcome of the meet.’ And we had some

really amazing swims from a lot of our girls. That made the difference.”

Brookwood had 1,043 points to North’s 999, while Mill Creek (825.5) and Parkview (735) also had strong meets. Mountain View took fifth at 566.5.

Lily Burke led the Broncos’ charge, defending her county championships in both the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 3.50 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (51.05). She also anchored a first-place 200 free relay that won in 1:36.08, tying the county-meet record set

by Brookwood last season.

Reagan Sweeney also gave Brookwood a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of See GIRLS, A12

Grayson boys find just enough energy in fourth quarter for win

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — After a physically and emotionally draining win less than 24 hours earlier, it’s somewhat understandable that Grayson’s boys basketball team came out looking a little less energetic during its game with Ramsay in Saturday’s game in the Peachtree Corners Invitational showcase.

But Deivon Smith had the battle of Friday’s 68-67 enough energy in the first win over Shiloh that had Rehalf, and the rest of gion 8-AAAAAAA, the team mustered state and even naenough to match for tional implications a big fourth quarduring the first three ter run that helped quarters of Saturday’s the AAAAAAA topgame. ranked and national Though the Rams top 10-ranked Rams never trailed again afpull away for a 70-44 ter taking an 8-7 lead Deivon win Saturday at Noron Smith’s two free Smith cross’ House of Blue. throws with 2:05 left Grayson (22-1) looked like in the first quarter, they had it was feeling the effects from a hard time shaking Ram-

say (16-7).

But thanks to the energy the Mississippi Statebound guard brought on his way to team-highs of 24 points, 12 rebounds four assists and four steals, plus the effort from a number of reserves like Taje Kelly (eight points), Quinones Corpman (six points), Kaden McArthur and Jalen Oglesby, Grayson was able to fend off the Alabama powerhouse.

“Our second unit did a great

job (Saturday) night,” Grayson coach Geoffrey Pierce said. “We keep telling those guys to be ready, and they were ready (Saturday) night.

“Deivon’s a senior. He understands what he needs to do in situations where he needs to create his own energy. He does a real good job with that.”

Every time it looked like Grayson might run away, like when Caleb Murphy briefly gave the Rams a 31-20

lead with his driving layup 25 seconds into the second half, Ramsay would answer.

The visiting Rams used a 10-2 run to pull as close as 33-30 following K.J. Jackson Jr.’s stickback with 4:28 left in the third quarter, and Ramsay used another quick six points in the opening 45 seconds of the fourth quarter to cut a 10-point deficit down to just 43-39 following See GRAYSON, A12

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BOYS From A10 county-meet record set in 2018 by Collins Hill’s Andrew Winton, as well as the Magahey won 100 freestyle in 43.87, toppling the previous all-time county record (44.05, Brookwood’s Aidan Stoffle in 2019) and the county-meet record (45.58

by Mill Creek’s Chris Powell in 2013). He now owns alltime county records in the 100 free, the 100 butterfly, the 200 free and the 500 free. He finishes his countymeet career with eight wins in eight individual races.

GIRLS From A10 56.54. She also was second in the 200 free in 1:51.95.

Brookwood’s girls team also got top-five finishes from Hayden Britt (fifth, 100 breast, 1:08.16), Hanna Burke (fourth, 500 free, 5:08.60), Mary Kate Weitzel (fourth, 100 fly, 58.45) and Lauren Diehl (fifth, 100 fly, 58.96).

“I couldn’t believe how tight the meet was,” Gayle said. “I don’t know if the

He also helped the Hawks to first place Saturday in the 200 medley relay in 1:33.48, joining Chase Childs, Jackson Ward and Kalenik.

Parkview took second thanks to a huge boost from its divers and a 200 free relay victory in 1:26.14 with the foursome of Wesley Carter, Dylan Yin, Tyler Wooldridge and Joshua Kim. Carter also won the 50 free in 20.90 and was the runner-up to Magahey in the 100 free.

Brookwood got just won individual win — Nathaniel Stoffle was first in the 100 backstroke in 49.07.

Peachtree Ridge ended

with two champions, Tyler Schroeder and Evan McInerny. Schroeder won the 100 butterfly (49.87) and Evan McInerny won the 100 breaststroke in 57.19, holding off the Norcross duo of Preston Lin and Jacob Budnitz, the reigning state champion in the event.

Berkmar also got a rare championship, its first since 2001, when Kevin De Grijze won the 200 free in 1:41.67.

North’s top individual performer was Mikael Getahoun, who was runner-up in the 100 fly (50.49) and the 100 back (52.59). He was backed up by a number of other top-five fin-

ishers in Tristan DenBrok (fourth, 200 free, 1:45.61 and fifth, 500 free, 4:46.56), Luke Han (fifth, 200 free, 1:45.98 and third, 100 free, 48.10), Rucker Robinson (fifth, 200 IM, 1:57.63), Ayden Meierarend (fourth, 100 free, 48.29) and Ethan Whiting (fourth, 500 free, 4:44.92).

“We knew this was going to be a team win,” Callis said. “We talked about in the spring that our whole idea was push the pile forward and get as many kids as we could into A finals.

We didn’t win (an individual event), but we got three A finals with four North swimmers in them.”

top three or four teams have been packed that closely in for a decade. For us to still emerge victorious against the kind of competition we were facing from North and Mill Creek, I have so much respect for those teams. It was an amazing meet.”

Burke’s outstanding individual performance was matched by Parkview’s Abby McCulloh — the two shared Daily Post Swimmer of the Year honors last season.

McCulloh defended her titles in the 200 and 500 free races, winning the 200 free in 1:47.86 and breaking

a county-meet record that was set in 2012 by Brookwood’s Rachel Muller. In the 500 free, she broke her own county and county-meet records from last year with a time of 4:44.86.

McCulloh also anchored a first-place 400 free relay that broke the county-meet record in 3:28.85. She was joined on the relay by Maggie Nguyen, Sydney Walker and Sarah Livingston.

Mill Creek’s girls won the other relay, the meetopening 200 medley, in 1:48.32 with the foursome of sisters Abigail and Syd-

ney Tashlein, along with Jordan Hildebrand and Mia Walters.

Collins Hill’s Abigayle Wood was a repeat champion from 2019, winning the 100 breaststroke for the second straight year.

Her time was 1:05.05.

Duluth’s Melody Giberson won the 50 free in 24.02 for her first county title, helping the Wildcats to sixth in the team standings, their third straight season in the top six. Norcross freshman Catie Choate won the 100 backstroke (56.29) in her first county meet.

Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships Swimming Finals (distances in yards) Saturday, West Gwinnett Aquatic Center BOYS Team standings 1. north gwinnett, 1,076 2. parkview, 895.5 3. Brookwood, 869.5 4. mill creek, 826 5. peachtree ridge, 516.5 6. collins Hill, 462.5 7. duluth, 442 8. norcross, 424.5 9. dacula, 242 10. mountain View, 234 11. grayson, 203 12. Berkmar, 198 13. archer, 183.5 14. lanier, 163 15. meadowcreek, 116 16. South gwinnett, 100 17. discovery, 80 200 medley relay 1. mill creek, 1:33.48 (Jake magahey, chase childs, Jackson ward, nick Kalenik) 2. north gwinnett, 1:34.62 3. peachtree ridge, 1:35.67 4. parkview, 1:36.28 5. norcross, 1:39.57 6. collins Hill, 1:41.40 7. duluth, 1:42.45 8. mountain View, 1:46.58 9. dacula, 1:48.91 200 freestyle 1. Kevin de grijze, Berkmar, 1:41.67 2. nick Kalenik, mill creek, 1:42.53 3. charles tu, peachtree ridge, 1:44.74 4. tristan denBrok, north gwinnett, 1:45.61 5. luke Han, north gwinnett, 1:45.98 6. will Skidmore, mill creek, 1:46.41 7. daniel roshka, mill creek, 1:46.79 8. ethan reiser, north gwinnett, 1:48.47 9. Blake Burnley, north gwinnett, 1:49.25 10. tyler wooldridge, parkview, 1:49.65 200 individual medley 1. Jake magahey, mill creek, 1:47.07 ♦ 2. evan mcinerny, peachtree ridge, 1:49.81 3. daniel tran, Brookwood, 1:56.46 4. grant clark, Brookwood, 1:56.93 5. rucker robinson, north gwinnett, 1:57.63 6. phillip lim, north gwinnett, 1:58.36 7. emilio rico, north gwinnett, 1:59.72 8. ayden meierarend, north gwinnett, 2:00.45 9. andy Zhu, parkview, 2:00.85 10. ryan macKinnon, duluth, 2:01.12 50 freestyle 1. wesley carter, parkview, 20.90 2. nathaniel Stoffle, Brookwood, 21.00 3. Jacob Harrison, dacula, 21.19 4. tyler Schroeder, peachtree ridge, 21.46 5. ian merrill, Brookwood, 21.94 6. Jacob Budnitz, norcross, 22.08 7. ethan denBrok, north gwinnett, 22.09 8. Joshua Kim, parkview, 22.35 9. dylan yin, parkview, 22.38 10. Boris leonau, north gwinnett, 22.42 100 butterfly 1. tyler Schroeder, peachtree ridge, 49.87 2. mikael getahoun, north gwinnett, 50.49 3. dylan yin, parkview, 51.89 4. Jackson ward, mill creek, 52.73 5. chris Scalzi, Brookwood, 53.16 6. Jonathan dixon, north gwinnett, 53.86 7. adhith pisipati, north gwinnett, 54.20 8. phillip lim, north gwinnett, 54.21 9. daniel martinez, Brookwood, 54.24 10. andy Zhu, parkview, 54.35 100 freestyle 1. Jake magahey, mill creek, 43.87 ♦ # 2. wesley carter, parkview, 46.73 3. luke Han, north gwinnett, 48.10 4. ayden meierarend, north gwinnett, 48.29 5. Jacob Harrison, dacula, 48.34 6. ethan dawidowicz, north gwinnett, 48.40 7. will pierce, mill creek, 48.85 8. roman gibbs, Brookwood, 49.24 9. ian merrill, Brookwood, 49.76 10. tyler wooldridge, parkview, 50.18 500 freestyle 1. nick Kalenik, mill creek, 4:41.64 2. charles tu, peachtree ridge, 4:43.54 3. will Skidmore, mill creek, 4:44.09 4. ethan whiting, north gwinnett, 4:44.92 5. tristan denBrok, north gwinnett, 4:46.56 6. ethan reiser, north gwinnett, 4:54.67 7. thomas wooldridge, parkview, 4:58.47 8. payton nabors, collins Hill, 4:58.88

9. daniel roshka, mill creek, 4:59.06 10. Joshua pingel, Brookwood, 5:00.72 200 freestyle relay 1. parkview, 1:26.14 (wesley carter, dylan yin, tyler wooldridge, Joshua Kim) 2. north gwinnett, 1:26.32 3. Brookwood, 1:27.63 4. peachtree ridge, 1:27.70 5. mill creek, 1:29.61 6. norcross, 1:29.78 7. duluth, 1:30.24 8. collins Hill, 1:31.40 9. archer, 1:36.68 100 backstroke 1. nathaniel Stoffle, Brookwood, 49.07 2. mikael getahoun, north gwinnett, 52.59 3. Jackson ward, mill creek, 53.61 4. Sam mauldin, Brookwood, 54.36 5. ryan macKinnon, duluth, 54.46 6. ethan dawidowicz, north gwinnett, 55.03 7. chris Scalzi, Brookwood, 55.27 8. Blake Burnley, north gwinnett, 55.58 9. Jacob ly, mountain View, 55.69 10. william eplett, parkview, 57.60 100 breaststroke 1. evan mcinerny, peachtree ridge, 57.19 2. preston lin, norcross, 57.31 3. Jacob Budnitz, norcross, 57.33 4. grant clark, Brookwood, 58.55 5. Kevin de grijze, Berkmar, 58.63 6. noah richardson, lanier, 58.67 7. Joshua Kim, parkview, 58.73 8. chase childs, mill creek, 1:00.29 9. rucker robinson, north gwinnett, 1:00.40 10. emilio rico, north gwinnett, 1:00.76 400 freestyle relay 1. mill creek, 3:07.70 ♦ (will pierce, daniel roshka, nick Kalenik, Jake magahey) 2. north gwinnett, 3:09.62 3. Brookwood, 3:11.93 4. parkview, 3:23.11 5. duluth, 3:23.96 6. collins Hill, 3:26.15 7. norcross, 3:28.41 8. grayson, 3:31.77 9. mountain View, 3:34.52 GIRLS Team standings 1. Brookwood, 1,043 2. north gwinnett, 999 3. mill creek, 825.5 4. parkview, 735 5. mountain View, 566.5 6. duluth, 470 7. collins Hill, 441.5 8. peachtree ridge, 386 9. norcross, 374.5 10. grayson, 291 11. archer, 245 12. discovery, 160 13. Shiloh, 155 14. lanier, 120 15. Berkmar, 102 16. meadowcreek, 96 17. South gwinnett, 94 18. dacula, 88 200 medley relay 1. mill creek, 1:48.32 (abigail tashlein, Sydney tashlein, Jordan Hildebrand, mia walters) 2. Brookwood, 1:49.74 3. north gwinnett, 1:50.01 4. mountain View, 1:50.61 5. collins Hill, 1:51.93 6. duluth, 1:52.38 7. peachtree ridge, 1:56.55 8. archer, 1:58.97 9. grayson, 1:59.00 10. parkview, 1:59.88 200 freestyle 1. abigail mcculloh, parkview, 1:47.86 ♦ 2. reagan Sweeney, Brookwood, 1:51.95 3. Jamison tiller, north gwinnett, 1:53.42 4. Hanna Burke, Brookwood, 1:54.57 5. mia walters, mill creek, 1:55.29 6. Sydney walker, parkview, 1:55.76 7. tristen thompson, mill creek, 1:56.79 8. amelia Hildebrand, duluth, 1:57.16 9. corinne Kuiters, mountain View, 1:59.14 10. cheyanne godleski, north gwinnett, 2:00.26 200 individual medley 1. lily Burke, Brookwood, 2:03.50 2. Jenna taylor, mountain View, 2:08.14 3. abigayle wood, collins Hill, 2:08.34 4. courtney niemann, north gwinnett, 2:08.44 5. nikoletta Holt, peachtree ridge, 2:08.69 6. abigail tashlein, mill creek, 2:09.66 7. Sydney tashlein, mill creek, 2:10.06 8. Sofie rees, Brookwood, 2:12.49

9. lauren diehl, Brookwood, 2:12.50 10. audrey privett, mill creek, 2:14.31 50 freestyle 1. melody giberson, duluth, 24.02 2. catie choate, norcross, 24.20 3. Jordan Hildebrand, mill creek, 24.49 4. Sarah pauley, north gwinnett, 24.50 5. maggie nguyen, parkview, 24.58 6. abby wenham, discovery, 24.62 7. Samantha Stoffle, Brookwood, 24.83 8. rachel peden, grayson, 24.96 9. Hannah deedy, north gwinnett, 25.59 10. emma Fass, norcross, 25.69 100 butterfly 1. reagan Sweeney, Brookwood, 56.54 2. Sydney walker, parkview, 57.63 3. mia walters, mill creek, 57.97 4. mary Kate weitzel, Brookwood, 58.45 5. lauren diehl, Brookwood, 58.96 6. Samantha Stoffle, Brookwood, 59.06 7. amy Zureich, north gwinnett, 59.29 8. Baylyn dyer, peachtree ridge, 1:01.07 9. Jessica allibone, peachtree ridge, 1:01.79 10. gabriela pastore, archer, 1:03.59 100 freestyle 1. lily Burke, Brookwood, 51.05 2. Sarah-grace thompson, mountain View, 51.51 3. Sarah livington, parkview, 52.68 4. Jamison tiller, north gwinnett, 53.31 5. Jordan Hildebrand, mill creek, 53.54 6. maggie nguyen, parkview, 53.56 7. melody giberson, duluth, 53.73 8. abby wenham, discovery, 54.56 9. Hannah deedy, north gwinnett, 55.04 10. lindsey diehl, Brookwood, 55.19 500 freestyle 1. abigail mcculloh, parkview, 4:44.86 ♦ # 2. Jenna taylor, mountain View, 5:02.02 3. charlotte thompson, mountain View, 5:08.11 4. Hanna Burke, Brookwood, 5:08.60 5. Sarah pauley, north gwinnett, 5:08.64 6. tristen thompson, mill creek, 5:14.49 7. nikoletta Holt, peachtree ridge, 5:16.56 8. catherine rummins, north gwinnett, 5:26.28 9. caitlyn petmecky, parkview, 5:27.74 10. ava gawronski, Brookwood, 5:32.30 200 freestyle relay 1. Brookwood, 1:36.08 ♦ (Samantha Stoffle, Hanna Burke, reagan Sweeney, lily Burke) 2. parkview, 1:37.18 3. north gwinnett, 1:37.96 4. mill creek, 1:41.25 5. duluth, 1:41.69 6. norcross, 1:43.02 7. grayson, 1:43.86 8. mountain View, 1:44.65 9. peachtree ridge, 1:46.70 10. collins Hill, 1:47.84 100 backstroke 1. catie choate, norcross, 56.29 2. Sarah livingston, parkview, 56.57 3. Sarah-grace thompson, mountain View, 56.97 4. abigail tashlein, mill creek, 59.25 5. charlotte thompson, mountain View, 1:00.01 6. Sofie rees, Brookwood, 1:00.40 7. elizabeth grow, mountain View, 1:00.92 8. rachel peden, grayson, 1:00.99 9. lindsey diehl, Brookwood, 1:02.01 10. Vivien rothwell, mill creek, 1:03.49 100 breaststroke 1. abigayle wood, collins Hill, 1:05.05 2. courtney niemann, north gwinnett, 1:06.39 3. Brooke postell, north gwinnett, 1:06.60 4. Sydney tashlein, mill creek, 1:06.88 5. Hayden Britt, Brookwood, 1:08.16 6. cameron dukat, duluth, 1:08.42 7. audrey privett, mill creek, 1:08.78 8. amelia Hildebrand, duluth, 1:09.03 9. Kaylee mclester, Brookwood, 1:09.22 10. corinne Kuiters, mountain View, 1:10.31 400 freestyle relay 1. parkview, 3:28.85 ♦ (maggie nguyen, Sydney walker, Sarah livingston, abigail mcculloh) 2. Brookwood, 3:31.74 3. mill creek, 3:33.67 4. north gwinnett, 3:36.71 5. mountain View, 3:36.73 6. peachtree ridge, 3:42.49 7. collins Hill, 3:45.47 8. norcross, 3:50.51 9. archer, 3:55.63 10. duluth, 3:57.18 ♦ county-meet record # all-time county record

BENNETT From A10 The junior was fifth at county last year. Sorto was a firstteam all-county selection as a sophomore after coming in eighth at state. Bennett and Mill Creek’s Hunter Misuraca, who was third, were both second-team all-county last year. Misuraca put up 431.15 points Saturday.

Bennett led an impressive Parkview contingent.

The Panthers had five of the top 10 divers after six rounds. Only four are allowed to score team points so the county coaches agreed to have 11 divers in the finals.

The fifth Parkview diver’s scores would count in regard to state cuts, but in the official record, shows as an

WESLEYAN From A10 Dacula Tip-Off Classic during Thanksgiving week. “(Buford’s) girls, every single year, they fight hard, and you know it’s going to be a battle.”’

Buford (22-1) got the better of the battle during a tough first half, but led just 20-17 despite a big rebounding edge and creating several turnovers.

And in the third quarter, Wesleyan made a pair of adjustments that combined to help the hosts grab momentum.

The first was simply hitting the defensive glass better to limit Buford’s secondchance opportunities.

“We really did a good job on the boards in the second half,” Whitney said. “Not the first half, but we did make that adjustment. And we worked well together, and we just did better with all the little things.”

A second adjustment began when Wesleyan’s guards began to knock down open looks from the perimeter.

Hill and Brown connected from behind the 3-point arc on consecutive possessions to start the third quarter to vault Wesleyan into the lead at 23-20 just 1:37 into the second half.

The better shooting touch by the guards opened things up for Carter to become more aggressive in taking the ball in the basket to draw fouls and get to the free-throw line.

The Georgia Tech-bound senior went 2-for-2 on a pair of those opportunity, while Hill and Brown added another 3-pointer each to lead an 18-3 run the ended with Carter’s foul line jumper that gave Wesleyan its biggest lead of the game at 35-23 with 1:16 left in the quarter.

“In the first half, we kind of settled for 3s, and we weren’t hitting,” Carter said. “So Coach (Whitney) talked to us during halftime and told us to get inside, penetrate and kick (the ball) out for the open shooter and get better shots, and that’s what we did. We attacked more.”

But after Willis and Walters finally broke the ice to help cut the deficit to nine at 37-28 by the end of the third quarter, Buford began to gain confidence early in the final frame.

GRAYSON From A10 a Kisean Johnson 3-pointer with 7:15 remaining.

But Josh Smith found Kelly underneath for a dunk and followed with a stickback off a loose ball to ignite a 17-2 run over the next 3:26.

By the time Jackson hit 1 of 2 free throws with 3:43 left, the Grayson lead had ballooned to 60-42, and the Rams piled on

exhibition competitor.

Parkview collected points for fourth (Lance Deane, 462.75), fifth (Haven Maruyama, 420.80) and sixth place (Thomas Forbes, 418.50). Chas Ward’s total would have been good for eighth if there wasn’t a cap on how many scorers a school could have in any one event.

“Caleb Wikle is our dive coach and he’s done an awesome job,” Brown said. “All five of them are state qualifiers so it’s huge points for us heading into swimming (finals). This will be our highest scoring event of the meet.”

Rounding out the top 10 were North Gwinnett’s Nicholas Stark (414.75), Duluth’s Ian Joins (362.50), Grayson’s Stephen Muessle (356.80) and Collins Hill’s Austin Wahl (321.60).

A pair of Willis free throws, a stickback and a free throw

by Abbi Perkins and a midrange jumper from Walters combined with the final bucket by Walters in the third quarter for a 10-0 run that pulled Buford as close as 37-35 with 5:36 remaining.

Carter answered with a three-point play and two more free throws to stretch the Wesleyan lead back to 42-35 with 2:42, but Buford had one more run left in it, and began amped up its fullcourt trap to ignite it.

Turnovers and defensive rebounds helped get Buford on the run, And Tatum Ozment and Willis helped pull Buford back to within a point at 42-41 on Willis’ layup with 1:36 left.

A bucket by Phillip off a nifty feed from Paige Lyons with 1:03 left pushed the lead back to three at 44-41, but after a missed 1-and-1 opportunity by Wesleyan, Buford answered with two free throws from Blair Wallis with 6.8 second left to make it 44-43, and give the defense a chance to set up and try to create a turnover.

But some quick passes helped break the press, and by the time Buford was able to foul, there was only 0:00.2 left on the clock.

That left Buford with not enough time to even get a shot off after Phillip made 1 of 2 free throws for the final margin.

But despite being handed the teams first loss since falling to Westlake just over a year ago on Jan. 19 2019, coach Gene Durden was left with only positive takeaways.

“In games like this, nobody (really) loses,” Durden said.

“I know we lost the game, but we got exposed to some things we need to work on to make our run to the (Class AAAAA state) tournament.

There’s nothing bad about this game that we take away from it.”

While Carter and Phillip were the only two Wesleyan players in double figures, Hill and Brown each added eight points, while Lyons made up for being held scoreless by dishing out a game-high five assists, while Hill added four helpers.

Willis led Buford with 12 points, six assists and four steals, while Walters added 10 points and five rebounds, and Ozment chipped in six points and six boards. late to win going away.

While Deivon Smith was the only player in double figures, Grayson did get eight points each from Murphy and Toneari Lane and seven points, seven rebounds and threee assists from Josh Smith, while Ian Schieffelin added four points and eight boards.

Calvin Burns Jr. led Ramsay with 15 points and Jackson chipped in with 11, while Keyshawn Murphy finished with nine points and 13 rebounds.

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ou know that an organization that The institute is touting ESAs with a thinks Big Tobacco is getting a raw document entitled, “Research and Comdeal is just the group you want shil- mentary.” It includes a footnote saying ling for private school vouchers. That brings that “Nothing in this Research & Comme to the Heartland Institute, which is mentary is intended to influence the pasdoing both. I am still researchsage of legislation.” It does make ing their other policies, including you wonder why they made the whether or not the Earth is flat. effort to send it out to legislators I have discovered they once unif they don’t intend to influence dertook a short-lived effort to delegislation. bunk global warming with an adverTo give the effort further credtising campaign featuring a photo ibility, the footnote adds that the of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unastudy “does not necessarily repbomber, whose mail bombs killed resent the views of The Heartland three people, including a friend of Yarbrough Institute.” Let me see if I have this mine, Tom Mosser, a public relaright: The study isn’t intended to tions executive in New York, and injured influence legislation and, anyway, the 23 others. Their billboard had Kaczyns- Heartlanders say it doesn’t necessarily ki asking the question, “I still believe in represent their own views. This is very global warming, do you?” confusing. I would ask Ted Kaczynski to The institute planned also to feature sort this out for me, but he won’t return Charles Manson and Fidel Castro ask- my calls. ing the same question. They pulled the One of their talking points says, “Rebillboard a day later after the predicted search also shows students at private backlash but were unapologetic in their schools are less likely than their public ham-handed efforts to discredit global school peers to experience problems such warming proponents. as alcohol abuse, bullying, drug use, fightA freshman PR student at my beloved ing, gang activity, racial tension, theft, Grady College of Journalism at the Uni- vandalism, and weapon-based threats. versity of Georgia could have told them There is also a strong causal link sugthere is a better way to make your point gesting private school choice programs than featuring madmen killers, but I have improve the mental health of participata feeling these people are too smug and ing students. No kidding. arrogant to listen to anybody but themAdmittedly, I am a mere public school selves. There is the saying that a man who graduate, so what do I know, but none of is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. the above is the fault of public schools. It’s The same holds true for advertising and the fault of our society. It is much easier for public relations. politicians and navel-gazing think tanks Now, the institute is out with a study like Heartland Institute to blame public to promote ESAs, or Educational Savings schools than fix the problems that come Accounts, which is another ns a series of in the schoolhouse door. Private schools efforts to demean and disparage public can pick and choose who they want and if schools and those that teach in them, they don’t follow the rules, they can kick courtesy of their state government rela- them out. Not public schools. tions manager in Virginia. She does not Under the current voucher system in show up as a registered lobbyist in Geor- Georgia, there is little if any accountgia, according to the State Ethics Com- ability. No measurement of academic mission, whose website is about as easy achievement required of private schools. to navigate as the Himalayas — this ob- No public information. No transparency. servation from a former member of the That may be because the evaluation of commission — so I guess she isn’t going voucher programs in other states shows to lobby the legislators with whom she either a negative impact on student outhas corresponded. comes or no impact at all. And yet the Still, teachers, you need to be on your voucher crowd keeps on coming. guard. Even though it is an election year, As for Heartland Institute, I would sugdon’t be surprised if this turkey takes flight. gest they stick to promoting the benefits of No doubt there are some intrepid public e-cigarettes and quit blowing smoke about servants under the Gold Dome just wait- vouchers. They bombed out on this one. ing to use this study as fodder for justifying their decision. With Heartland’s help, You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@ you might even see an ad campaign endickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, dorsing ESAs featuring Jack the Ripper, Atlanta GA 31139; or on Facebook at www.

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Realizing that less really is more

have decided that we are a society of was 12. Now I have four. Five counting the excesses. back porch. And one of them is a “master I was flat on my back on a hospi- bath.” With 15 lightbulbs. Five over each tal gurney this week when a crew came vanity sink. Two in the shower. Three in through changing out light bulbs. I didn’t the chandelier over the tub. have much to do while I was waiting for At 68 years of age, I don’t need to see the anesthesiologist to administer the good myself that clearly in the bathroom. That stuff except watch. Being me, I did two D-cell flashlight I used to find strike up a conversation with the my path to the bathroom would be workers, who told me that the new much preferable. bulbs would last up to 25 years and There were six bulbs in the two save a ton of money. master closets, six in the bedroom I don’t think the facility will last itself and six in the sun room/of25 years, but I took him at his word fice off the master suite for a total and didn’t make any comment. of 33 light bulbs of varying types The whole experience did get and wattage in what builders call Huckaby me thinking, however, about how the “master suite” alone. far we have come in this world. Me I won’t give you a play by play of in particular. I was raised in a house that the whole house, but the numbers were had exactly five light bulbs to change out 58 downstairs, 27 upstairs, another 23 in — ironically, the exact same number over the basement and eight outside for secumy bathroom mirror in my current home. rity. We have 116 light bulbs in and around The light bulbs hung straight down from our house, y’all. I know that God said, “Let the center of the room, on an electric wire. there be light,” but I don’t think he meant There was a chain hanging down beside the for it all to be at our one house. light socket. You pulled the chain to make And that doesn’t include all the creepy the light come on or go off. Wall switches? little green and blue illuminations that emit We didn’t need any stinking wall switches from our phones, DVRs, ovens and other in Porterdale. Shades? See previous com- electronics. If the government ordered a ments about wall switches. blackout because they feared a nuclear There was one such light in each of the attack like back in the day, we’d be out of four rooms. There was a reading lamp be- luck. I don’t think we could make the house side my daddy’s chair in the living room, dark if we wanted to. which was the fifth bulb. There was a flashTrace Adkins once wrote a song with light on the kitchen counter, right beside these lyrics: the back door, that came in handy if any“Every light in the house is on one needed to make a trip to the bathroom The backyard’s bright as the crack of dawn after dark.

The front walk looks like runway lights Five light bulbs. And we saw everything It’s kinda like noon in the dead of night we needed to see. That’s the heck of it. I Every light in the house is on.” learned to read sitting at the kitchen table, I decided to live out the words of that from the light provided by one of the hang- song, and Thursday night I turned every ing bare bulbs. I sat in the living room floor light in our house on — all 116 of them. The and played jackstones and Old Maid with electric meter started doing somersaults, my sister and our friends by the other. The like Clark Griswald’s when he turned on ones in the bedrooms were almost super- all his Christmas lights in the National fluous, because we only went in there to Lampoon movie. sleep. We did that with our eyes closed.

The next time I get the mulligrubs or Five light bulbs were, actually, more start feeling sorry for myself, I am going than we needed. to think about the old days when I lived But I came home from the hospital af- in a house with five lightbulbs and think ter my procedure and decided to count the about how I now live in a house with 116 light bulbs in my house. You wouldn’t be- light bulbs. lieve how many there were. Actually, you And I’ll bet you dollars to donuts I’ll deprobably would because you probably have cide I was better off with five. that many light bulbs in your house, too.

Selah.

I started in the master bath. If this were a text, I would insert LOL here. I lived in Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale house that didn’t have a bathroom until I County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

COLUMNIST|MARC THIESSEN

At March for Life, Trump greeted as the pro-life hero he is

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istory was made on Capitol Hill this week. No, I’m not talking about the presidential impeachment trial; that’s been done before. I’m talking about President Trump’s decision to become the first U.S. president to speak in person at the March for Life.

It’s hard to overstate how important this development is. No president has ever attended the March for Life — not Ronald Reagan, not George H.W. Bush, not my old boss, George W. Bush. They all addressed the marchers remotely, via telephone or satellite link.

The arrangement always seemed absurd.

The marchers were on the Mall, literally in sight of the White House. Why not go out and join them? But despite the best of efforts of many inside previous administrations, none did.

The message to pro-life conservatives was clear: They were the black sheep of the Republican coalition. Their presence was tolerated because their votes were needed. But while Republican presidential candidates couldn’t win the nomination without declaring themselves pro-life, the GOP establishment not-so-secretly loathed pro-lifers. The prevailing attitude was: There they go again, making people uncomfortable by talking about abortion.

Pro-lifers took the scraps they were thrown from the GOP table because they had nowhere

else to go. In today’s Democratic Parestablishment thinks. He has emty, abortion is no longer treated as a braced the pro-life movement in a necessary evil but as something to way no other president has. In 2018, be embraced and even celebrated. In he became the first sitting president 2018, for example, New York’s Demto address the annual Campaign for ocratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, lit Life gala of the pro-life Susan B. Anup One World Trade Center — the thony List, founded in 1992. And Freedom Tower — to celebrate the now is making history again at the passage of a new law that removes March for Life.

Thiessen most restrictions on abortion, even Trump was greeted as a pro-life hero, in the third trimester. because he is one. He put two outstanding Pro-life Democrats have all but disappeared conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, and the Democratic orthodoxy and has appointed a record number of fedtoday is taxpayer-funded abortion-on-demand eral appeals court judges. He has allowed up to the moment of birth. Dissent from that states to defund Planned Parenthood, deorthodoxy is not tolerated. For more than 40 funded the pro-abortion U.N. Population years, former vice president Joe Biden sup- Fund, and restored and expanded a ban, ported the Hyde Amendment, which bars known as the Mexico City policy, on taxfederal funding for abortions. He said that payer funds for groups that perform aboras a Catholic, he was personally pro-life and tions overseas. that “those of us who are opposed to abortion He has exempted organizations, such as should not be compelled to pay for them.” the Little Sisters of the Poor, that have moral But in 2020, that isn’t good enough. Biden, objections to providing abortifacient drugs, campaigning for the Democratic presiden- from the Obamacare Health and Human tial nomination, caved in to the pro-abortion Services mandate, and he has stood by the radicals last June, abandoned his principles nuns as they fight to protect their religious and embraced taxpayer funding. liberty in the Supreme Court.

Given their lack of other options, pro-lifThe president recently delivered the bigers accepted their second-class-citizen sta- gest blow to Planned Parenthood in three tus in the GOP. Then along came Trump, a decades when he implemented the Protect man who doesn’t care what the Republican Life Rule, which prohibits Title X family-

planning funds from going to any clinic that performs on-site abortions. Planned Parenthood announced last year that it would leave the Title X program, barring a court victory.

No other president has amassed such a record of pro-life victories. But Trump has done more than simply govern as a pro-life conservative; he has embraced pro-life conservatives without shame or hesitation.

Want to know why so many Republicans don’t care about Trump’s ham-handed phone call with Ukraine’s president or his personal moral failings? Because he is an ally like no other in the fight to save innocent unborn lives.

Pro-life Americans sense that his pro-life record is one of the reasons Democrats have been searching for a pretext to impeach him.

And they know a second Trump term would mean more conservatives justices on the Supreme Court, more conservatives on the federal appeals courts and more opportunities to rescue babies from the abortionist’s hand.

So, let the Democrats pursue their doomed impeachment circus in the Senate. As they do, something truly important is happening on Capitol Hill: An American president is finally marching in defense of human life.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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by CubeSmart, 3313 Stone Mountain Hwy Snellville, GA 30078 to satisfy a lien on February 19, 2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www. storagetreasures.com Cube C150, Gwinnis Madison Cube A105, Brian Ledoux Cube F124, Saroya Ellis Cube A170, Jessica Goddard Cube G106, Deborah Livers Cube F101, Trina Neals Cube I126, Nicholas Palmer Cube F128, Ernest Holmes Cube F135, Tasheka Spearman Cube F106, Karen Simpson Cube F100, Radoh Perry Cube G116-131, Terry G Sanders Cube M104, Nerissa Bullock Cube M104, Chester Bullock Cube E114, Jocelyn James 929-631132, 1/26,2/2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on February 11, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 08056, 3865 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096, (678) 325-1205 Time: 09:30 AM 0124–AAA National USA Mayfield, Dana; 0163–Ferguson, Adrianna; 0175– Cowart, ENiya; 0185–yong, shy yun; 0287–Watson, Reneshia; 0352–Latham, Duane; 0479–Jeanfrancois, Gardy; 0523–Daniel, Matravia; 0543–Johnson, Nifiteria; 0554–Malcolm, Denise; 0586–Foster, Henry; 0616– Flowers, Heloise; 0619–Farr, Latavia; 0645–Austin, Tyler; 0653–Faddies, Jason; 0656– Crocker, Michael; 0658–Santos, Jacobo; 0662–MATUNDU, NLAMBU; 0778–White, Romello; 0852–Terry, David; 8672–Maze, Nicholas PUBLIC STORAGE # 29104, 3265 Holcomb Bridge Road, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, (678) 466-9091 Time: 10:00 AM 1101–Smith, Monica; 2524–Miller, Kathy; 3212– Epps, Kayla; 3214–Wilson, Bernard; 3514–Smith, Valerie; 3527–Reid, Derrick; 3606–Weaver, Christanthia; 3635–Mcmurray, Shannon; 3700–Onagoruwa, Oladapo; 3718–Lee, Joshua; 4331– Stover, Brisheana Jasmine; 4524–Rusell, Frankie; 4620– Funches, Lavonte; 4642–Gill, Desira PUBLIC STORAGE # 20171, 6289 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071, (678) 496-2724 Time: 10:30 AM A026–Morrow, Carlton; A034–White, Wally; B006– Liggons, Leslie; B019–Tacoranci, Rudolph; B056–Spencer, HENRY; C002–Griffen, Tyonna; D004–kennedy, ajee; D006–KEPPERLING, CHERYL; E008–Wiredu, Anastasia; E

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS E035–Yartey, Jeffrey; E101– Johnson, Erwin; E110–Ross, Equaina; E116–Reese, Artis; E119–Young, Kawandi; E120–Griffin, Devin; E121– Jackson, Beverly; F010–Starling, Marlon; F014–starling, nicol; F025–Marshall, thomasina; F031–Williams, Alexis; F038–Hayes-Brooks, Dominique; F039–Yearby, William; F046–Burress, Seymour PUBLIC STORAGE # 29135, 1755 Indian Trail Rd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 248-0179 Time: 11:00 AM 1019–evans, sashawn; 1059–jones, lee; 1086–Robinson, Danny; 1232–Boyd, Paige; 1377–Williams, Michelle; 2015–LEWIS, TIA; 2093–Clivens, Jwayne; 2113–Turner, Domineek; 2170–Bailey, Anthony; 2226– Monette, Tina; 2267–Bradshaw, Shawn; 2279–Berry, Melanie; 2296–KERNEY, ROBERT; 2362–CHIN, FABIAN; 3075–Johnson, Davi; 3099–Moore, Ian; 3107– boyd, mary; 3108–walker, dwayne; 3124–Rowland, Jacquelyn; 3132–Hutcherson, Gregory; 3154–Jennings, Jasmine; 3169–Terry, Curtis; 3178–Howse, Angela; 3196–Dutton, Yessnia; 3246–Dumas, Tamika; 3258– Smith, Celeste; 3280–simmons, christian; 3322–Stewart, Keena; 3341–Roane, Christina; 3342–Pope, Malcolm; 3353–mathis, zachary; 3373–Green, Shakiyla; 3403–Dunn, SharDai; C002–Moore, Quinterrious; E030–Davis, Gwendolyn; E043–ROUSE, ROCHELLE; E051–Crews, Deanna PUBLIC STORAGE # 08057, 4475 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096, (678) 436-8790 Time: 11:30 AM 0116–AIKENS, BRENDA; 0210–Gallardo-Reyes, Alan; 0214–Rosa, Martha; 0220– Flowers, Kimberly; 0254– Cowart, Ewayne; 0301–Ross, Anthony; 0338–Julio Jr, Albert; 0345D–Cox, Haashin; 0347H–Sneed, Karen; 0361–Woods, Robin; 0509– Williams, Donnay; 0514–Williams, Shallyn; 0534–Garcia, Luis; 0609–Ahmed, Nafeel; 0612–Cunningham, Eboni; 0633–Hicks, Tamika; 0707– McGee, Gregory; 0708– Dyckes, Maurice; 0722– Ramoo, Mintra; 0902–Ross, Dolores; 2083–Williams, Monique; 2202–Anthony, Rick; 2303–Martin, Anthony; 2321–Hall, Jermaine; 3151– Peterson, Michelle; 5041– Alli, Ismail; 5062–Anin, Alexis; 5181–Zambrano, Diana; 5203–Howard, Richard; 6021–Allen, Sydnee; 6041– Rosario, Irving; 6202–Daytes, Michael PUBLIC STORAGE # 25982, 2423 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096, (678) 293-8473 Time: 12:00 PM A072–Cato, Andre; A105– Simeone, Christopher; A108–Emanuel, Shantika; A128–Rodriguez martinez, Jorge; A133–Medina, Eddie; A156–Lozano, Eduardo; A167–Davis, Shanice; A180– Georges, Daphney; A199– Bangura, Marirma; A255– Mister, Daniel; A290–Styles, Shandia; A293–beckles, AnnMarie; A328–Pearson, Clarence; A334–Holliman, Jessica; A385–Williams, Demetrice; A397–Williams, LaVone; A400–Mason, Nijla; A421–Thomas, Anthony; A431–Ramirez, Jorge; A432– Pierce, Abraham; B022–Bazne, Jean; B030–Vaughn, Cathy; C559–Richardson, Shan’e; C563–Penick, Vernita; C567–Smith, Sherrie; C571–azanga, mamichio; C587–Thorpe, LaShay; C

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Dated January 26, 2020 and February 2, 2020. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080.

929-630075, 1/26,2/2

PUBLIC STORAGE # 08049, 5010 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 381-8927 Time: 10:30 AM 0219–Smith, Allen; 0320– Derricho, Norma; 0329–Mathieu, Kerline; 0412–Patterson, Frances; 0424–Young, Acascia; 0426–King-Russaw, Jackie; 0434–flores, veronica; 0517–Williams, Shaquille; 0612–Nunez, Gustavo; 0615–Miller, Tomeka; 0627– Eves, Vlaria; 0905–Knight, James; 0938–Fleming, Latrice; 0939–Thompson, Andrew; 1126–Sanchez, Jose; 1137–Glenn, James; 2046–Martinelli, Giovanni; 2053–Martinelli, Giovanni PUBLIC STORAGE # 20489, 6000 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker, GA 30084, (678) 695-6031 Time: 11:00 AM A005–Sisk, Diane; A009– Gaitan, Edy; C049–WATSON, FELICIA; C059–Whaley, Atina; C066–Dumpson, Stephanie; C075–Hines, Allayna; C092–buckins, jai-kharri; C096–Green, Anjenai; D021– Holt, Breyani; E011–Drayton, Julious; G010–Fleming, George; G017–Mayo, Anavah PUBLIC STORAGE # 24346, 615 Indian Trail Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 735-6573 Time: 11:30 AM B001–HAYNES, KAREN; B015–choudhury, imtiaz; B020–harris, nicole; B088– Dykes, Carlos; C029–Taylor, Brian; C051–BARRIENTOS ESCOBAR, EDGAR; D035– KELLY, Carol PUBLIC STORAGE # 21901, 95 Arcado Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 436-3753 Time: 12:00 PM B025–Prather, Blake; B097–Rice, Darian; B117– Craig, Niya; C005–Mcnair, Corey; C015–Walker, Lashira; C016–Kristiansen, Keith; C027–Benton, Christopher; D019–Spencer, April; D039–Lewis, Charles; D065–Denbow, LATOYA; E043–BROWN, SABRINA; F007–Frizzell, Jennifer; F015–ANDERSON, TIFFANY PUBLIC STORAGE # 23106, 460 Beaver Ruin Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 436-8792 Time: 12:30 PM B119–mitchell, merchell; C162–BROWN, KELVIN; D218–Philippeaux, John; D238–milan, Ceiluvy; E267– Dovale, Michelle; E272–Williams, Isaiah; E307–choudhury, imtiaz; E309–Diaz, Michael; E311–Benton, Gary; E347–Gray, Naomi; F376– Harrell, Jason; F405–O’Neal, Iyesha; F420–Montealegre Alvarez, Kevin; F443–Paul, Jared; F453–Marrero, Melissa; F474–Chireno, Yokasta; F475–Chireno, Yokasta; F480–Gardner, Randolph; G518–Canales, Torres; G536–Paul, Jared Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required.

Dated January 26, 2020 and February 2, 2020. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080.

929-630065, 1/26,2/2

AUCTION DATE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 @ 10:00AM 1st ad date: January 26, 2020 2nd ad date: February 02, 2020 Life Storage #8200 2055 West Park Place Blvd Stone Mountain, GA 30087 770-465-4100 ph Space # Name Inventory G25 Sandra Surrey-Davidson Household Goods, furniture, boxes, tools, sporting goods, riding lawn mower D21 Sandra Surrey-Davidson Household Goods, furniture, boxes, tools D37 Paige Taylor boxes, furniture, toys I05 Heidi Owens Household Goods, furniture, boxes, suitcases V11 LaTasha Surrey Household Goods, furniture, professional bakery equip, industrial mixers, boxes LD27 Tonya Daye Office Furniture LD02 Antonio Brown Household Furniture, Misc Boxes F22 Gina Moore Household Goods, Misc Boxes 929-631161, 1/26,2/2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on February 12, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 28149, 3055 Jones Mill Road, Norcross, GA 30071, (678) 497-0956 Time: 09:30 AM 101–Stokes, Noel; 105– Hernandez, Jennifer; 159– Morgan, Shayla; 181–Hanna, Vivian; 190–LIGHT, LISA; 23–Shankle, Samantha; 232– Sloan, Lisa; 277–Bell, Willie; 283–Berko, Kwasi; 316–Onamuti, Starkenia; 368–TURRUBIATES, JONATHAN; 431–Nesmith, Candice; 509– Pearson, Christina; 517–Jennings, Melanie PUBLIC STORAGE # 28150, 6770 Dawson Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 306-1651 Time: 10:00 AM A113–Guifarro, Percy; B108–PATTERSON, JARET; C123–Davis, Antonio; C245–Everett, Tiffany; C250– Thompson, Morris; E108– Ayala, Ilijah; E138–Mariano, Rigoberto; F154–Hernandez, Barbara; F160–Houston, Diane; G178–Sechrest, Emily; H104–Hardy, Tiajuana; H152–Jackson, Sonja; H154–Harding, Danielle; J238–Crowder, Tanisha; K220–MOSES, LAMAKIA; K241–Nwa Agu, angela P #

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Why small talk has big implications for well-being I n our always busy, always on, task-driven world, small talk is often deemed perfunctory, or even unproductive.

At work, at home and in our communities, these little chats are no longer in vogue. It happened by accident. No one (at least not me) woke up and thought: “You know what I could do without?” Personal anecdotes from the world around me. It didn’t happen by design, it happened by default, for a few reasons: 1. Our phones are more interesting (at first). Who wants to hear about someone’s weekend when you could watch a dog ride a skateboard on the Internet? Our phones are great sources of immediate gratification. But over time they erode personal connections.

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Most of us are longing for human McLeod 3. We are overscheduled.Meetings connection. Simply showing that you’re have tight agendas, calendars are blocked open to conversation (instead of looking in 15 minute windows, and the second a down at your phone) invites people to come conversation doesn’t immediately pertain up and chat. to what you need to get done, it’s tempting Ask questions (beyond, How are you?). to excuse yourself for other, more important When you ask someone how they’re doing, business. you’ll typically get one of three answers: Good, And while we are busier than ever, studies tired, or busy. To create deeper relationships, have shown that almost half of us feel lonely and start with deeper questions. isolated. Furthermore, only 53% of Americans That’s such a cool shirt, where did you get say they have meaningful, daily face-to-face it? What are you reading these days? Do you social interactions. have anything fun planned for the upcoming If you’re finding this current state of affairs holiday? These questions launch you into a a bit depressing, the good news is you don’t conversation that is more meaningful that have to start hosting potlucks to get daily our typical passer-by exchanges.

Use the time you already have. Waiting for the last person to join the conference call?

Standing in a pickup line? In an elevator?

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The seemingly insignificant moments of small talk are how we relate to each other and form bonds that extend beyond project deliverables and pickup times. Next time you’re tempted to pick up your phone or “jump right into the agenda” look up at the people around you, and connect with them.

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Prune crape myrtles properly to keep them healthy A

sure sign that we are in the winter pruning season is when I start noticing butchered crape myrtles, sometimes referred to as “crape murder.’”

Since so many landscape professionals engage in this practice, it convinces many homeowners that the method is the correct way to prune crape myrtles.

The purpose of pruning crape myrtles is to improve their structure and to increase the circulation of air to reduce

disease occurrence. Pruning stimulates the growth of new shoots that will form flowers.

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Many of the old crape myrtles planted along highways have never received any pruning but produce an abundance of attractive floral displays. They have smaller flower clusters, but because they are more numerous, but do not diminish the floral impact.

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a crape myrtle is to they can grow to their determine if you want natural height without to maintain the plant in constant pruning to keep a shrub form or prefer them at the desired size. it to be tree form. If you When pruning, select desire shrub form cut, all three to five of the most the crape myrtle shoots vigorous stems, which off about six inches will serve as the tree Daly above the ground. New trunks or significant shoots will develop each stems. year, allowing your plant will Consider the location of the stay small and “bushy.” plant. If your crape myrtle is Keep most crape myrtles in in a large bed, you may want the tree form. Some varieties to save widely spaced stems of crape myrtles are quite tall. creating a sprawling natural Plant them in locations where effect. If the space is limited

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Crape myrtles are a positive addition to the home landscape.

They will be healthier and produce an abundance of colorful blossoms throughout the summer if properly pruned.

The 2020 Annual Gwinnett County Extension Plant Sale offers a variety of high-quality plants at affordable prices. To obtain a brochure and an order form, go to https://clicktime. symantec.com/3STYDwFSxD oUebUvcEvpPkJ7Vc?u=www. ugaextension.org%2Fgwinnett, and click events and classes on the left side of the page, or call the Extension office can mail one to you.

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with UGA Extension Gwinnett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011 or tdaly@uga.edu.

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or visibility under the plant is essential to select more upright stems.

Remove all of the other stems and suckers at the base of the plant. Then prune the side shoots one-third to one-half up these stems to raise its canopy.

If the crape myrtles are near a driveway or street, raising them to one-half of the plant height creates a less visual obstruction to drivers.

As in most pruning, remove diseased, damaged, and inward growing branches. Also, remove branches that cross or rub.

If the plant growth is quite thick, you can thin the canopy.

Many times people remove any growth that is less than the size of a pencil in diameter. For aesthetic reasons, removal of the spent seedheads is done, but for ones out of reach, just let them go.

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aslighting, it seems, has “Exactly. ‘Telling’ is another become something of a word for ‘talking.’” And so on. national pastime.

Who can blame them, though, If you’re not familiar with the considering the examples they term, “gaslighting” refers to the see from our self-anointed practice of stating something moral betters. that manifestly is not true while For instance, the U.S apparently expecting intelligence community people to believe it, has been insisting for anyway, despite the three years that it did not evidence of their senses. spy on candidate Donald Years ago, a trusted Trump. They just used mentor told me the story “electronic surveillance” of a wife who came home and “human assets” to to find her husband “gather information” in bed with another on “people associated” Jenkins woman, whereupon she with his campaign. screamed and ran out Um. Yeah. That’s of the room. Her husband rose called spying. from the bed, calmly dressed, Then there’s former FBI and went downstairs to find attorney Lisa Page, whose lover, her crying in the kitchen. former FBI agent Peter Stzrok, “What’s wrong?” he asked. texted her back in 2016 about “What’s wrong”? she shrieked. an “insurance policy” in the “I saw you with that woman!” event Trump won. We have the “What woman?” he asked. texts. Yet Page has been making That’s classic gaslighting — the rounds on the Sunday talk although at the time I had never shows, insisting there was no heard the term. I also never “insurance policy.” grasped the full significance “What woman,” indeed. of the story until I heard Bill Meanwhile, Rep. Adam Clinton say, “I did not have Schiff, D-N.Y., recently “quoted” sex with that woman.”

President Trump’s phone call But I digress. with Ukrainian President Nowadays, it isn’t just Zelensky as follows: politicians who gaslight. A “I have a favor I want from good friend of mine who teaches you. And I’m going to say this middle school tells me that only seven times, so you better gaslighting has become rampant listen good. I want you to make among pre-adolescents. up dirt on my political opponent, Of course, kids have always understand? Lots of it, on this lied about their behavior in and on that.” order to avoid punishment.

The only problem is, the The difference these days is White House released a that they’re more brazen about transcript of the phone call. it. They’re not just lying — The President never said any they’re gaslighting. of those things.

For example, my teacher Somehow, though, we’re friend explained, he’s constantly expected to believe Schiff’s telling kids to stop talking — fabrication over the actual words again, nothing new there — that were spoken. Welcome to only to have them respond, Gaslight Nation.

“I wasn’t talking.”

“Yes, you were talking,” he’ll Rob Jenkins is a local writer say. “I saw your mouth moving and college professor. The views and heard words coming out. expressed here are his own. You can email Rob at rob.jenkins@ That’s talking.” outlook.com.

“But I was just telling him….”

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AUBURN Auburn Library to celebrate Potter books wizards and witches — and even muggles — are invited to the auburn public library to celebrate the sixth annual Harry potter Book night. the auburn public library will participate in the worldwide celebration from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 7. this year’s theme is “the triwizard tournament.” the triwizard tournament was a major focus in “Harry potter and the goblet of Fire,” the fourth book in J.K. rowling’s series. Harry and three other champions — cedric diggory of Hogwarts, Fleur delacour from Beauxbatons academy, and Viktor Krum from durmstrang institute — face off in a series of challenges that test their magical prowess, their daring and their powers of deduction. those who visit auburn library’s Harry potter party can test their own feats of magical skill. the auburn public library is located at 24 5th st. in auburn.

For more information, visit auburn.prlib.org or call 770-5132925.

BARROW COUNTY Public invited to Winder Bypass open house the Barrow county Board of commissioners will hold a public information open house on Feb. 6 on the third phase of the west winder Bypass at ga. Highway 316, just east of patrick mill road. the open house will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Barrow county senior citizens center, 80 lee st. in winder. the public is invited to view the proposed project, ask questions and comment on the proposal. no formal presentation will take place during the open house. written statements about the project will be accepted through Feb. 21. statements can be mailed to darrell greeson, manager, road construction management department, 30 n.

Broad st., winder, ga 30680.

BERKELEY LAKE Voting machines to be demoed at Pinckneyville Rec gwinnett county elections officials will demonstrate new voting machines at 10 a.m. saturday at pinckneyville community recreation center, 4650 peachtree industrial Blvd. in Berkeley lake. the new secure voting system is expected to be fully implemented in georgia for the march 24 presidential primary election, according to the georgia secretary of state. replacing the state’s 17-year-old electronic voting machines with modern, secure touchscreen ballot-marking devices, printers, scanners and locked ballot boxes is the largest one-time transition of election systems in u.s. history, the news release states. “people are increasingly confident about the ease of use and the security of the new system as they learn more about it,” secretary of state Brad raffensperger said in a news release. “the integrity of elections must be the first priority, and this system accomplishes that with paper ballots that can be readily audited.” specifications for the new system came from a bipartisan commission made up of experts on voting, security and handicapped accessibility. next, national companies submitted proposals matching those specifications, which were evaluated by a multi-agency panel that selected dominion Voting systems’ bid. then, an independent engineering firm tested and analyzing dominion’s equipment to ensure it met the specifications, which included u.s. election assistance commission guidelines for voting security. “our office is transparent about everything we do because we know people deserve to feel sure their vote will be private and will be counted — accurately,” raffensperger said in the news release. “look the system over, and you’ll agree.”

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For more information, visit www.uncleremus.org/okelly.htm.

NORCROSS OneStop Norcross plans Black History Showcase commemorate Black History month by attending a presentation on the history of the civil rights movement and discussing this time in history. the Black History showcase will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at onestop norcross, 5030 georgia Belle court in norcross. the event is free and open to the public. light refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit gwinnettcountyevents.com.

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Kim Dowis has been competing in agility since 1994. She teaches at Sirius Dog Agility Training Center in Tucker.

Local dog and owner are agility champs

By Chamian Cruz chamian.cruz@gwinnettdailypost.com

Lawrenceville resident Kim Dowis and her border collie Bendetta recently left their mark hundreds of miles away from home.

Dowis and Bendetta earned blue ribbons at the United States Dog Agility Association Sunshine Regional Championship. The event was held Jan. 9-12 in Elkton, Fla. Both canine athletes and their handlers competed for top honors as well as qualification to the Cynosport World Games of Dog Agility that will be held in California this fall.

There were 97 dogs overall in the championship.

Bendetta, 8, was named Regional Champion in Grand Prix, as well as Masters Challenge Biathlon, which requires speed and accuracy on hurdles, tunnels, A-frame and weave poles.

Dowis has been competing in agility since 1994. She has trained and competed at the highest levels of agility with a variety of her dogs and even teaches at Sirius Dog Agility Training Center in Tucker.

She will be traveling to Texas to compete in another regional championship event in a few weeks.

“I enjoy the bond I have developed with my dogs over the years,” she said.

“Agility requires an immense amount of trust between the handler and the dog. I also love the camaraderie amongst the competitors. We are like a really big family.”

The USDAA is the world’s largest, BRASELTON Art-Tiques Winter Market planned about 85 vendors will be selling their wares Feb. 21 through 23 at the Braselton antique & artisan Festival’s arttiques winter market. the winter market will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 22, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Historic Braselton gym, 4825 ga. Highway 53 in Braselton. admission to the event and parking are free.

For more information, visit vintagemarkets.net.

BUFORD GEHC hosts Geology ‘Nerds’ program Join a master naturalist on tuesday for a discussion exploring geology in the forest at the gwinnett environmental and Heritage center. the “nature nerds: geology” program will take place from 11 a.m. to noon and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tuesday at the center, 2020 clean water drive in Buford. the event is open to adults. weather permitting, participants may also take a walk along one of the geHc trails. the program is free. to register, call 770-904-3500.

DACULA Run the Creek to benefit Mill Creek cluster the third annual run the creek 5K and Fun run will take place march 7 at little mulberry park, 3855 Fence road in dacula. early bird registration is $22 and available through Feb. 6. the

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Kim Dowis and her border collie Bendetta earned blue ribbons at the United States Dog Agility Association Sunshine Regional Championship. independent canine sports authority dedicated to promoting the sport of dog agility as a recreational, family sport that fosters responsible pet ownership.

Dog agility requires dynamic physical and mental engagement for dogs and humans. The canine athletes compete against the clock as they are guided by their owners only by voice and movement cues.

The canines fly over hurdles, weave between poles, race through tunnels and bound onto see-saws.

regular registration fee is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the Fun run. the 5K will begin at 8 a.m. march 7, and the Fun run will start at 9 a.m. participants are encouraged to dress in school spiritwear. proceeds from the event will be used to award grants to schools in the mill creek cluster.

For more information or to register, visit fundracers.org.

DULUTH L.E.A.D. Academy to begin 12th cohort the 12th installment of the learn, engage, advance duluth academy is set to begin on Feb. 11. the l.e.a.d. academy will consist of seven sessions held from 6 to 9 p.m. on tuesdays at duluth city Hall. the class will also join the city council for its regularly scheduled work session at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24, which is a monday evening. the l.e.a.d. academy is designed to empower citizens to address community issues. it provides insight into the city’s decision-making process and gives participants an avenue to help advance the community. the program is free, but participants must live in or own a business in duluth. the application deadline is Friday. For more information, visit www.duluthga.net/lead.

GRAYSON Library offers teen program in tabletop gaming the grayson library will offer an introduction to tabletop gaming for teens from 5 to 6 p.m. tuesday. the program will teach teens about role-playing

Obstacles are set according to the dogs’ height and experience level, allowing dogs of all breeds and sizes to compete.

The sport’s roots go back to Great Britain in the 1970s and in the U.S. a decade later, with the creation of the USDAA in 1986.

The USDAA is hosting regional championships this year in Japan, Canada, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. For more information, visit USDAA.com.

games, which are games in which players assume the roles of characters in fictional settings. the grayson library is located at 700 grayson parkway in grayson. For more information, visit gwinnettpl.org.

LAWRENCEVILLE Grace Family International Church opens in new location grace Family international church will celebrate the opening of its new lawrenceville campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon saturday. the new building is located at 589 winder Highway in lawrenceville. the ribbon-cutting is open to the public. grace Family international church was founded in 2003

by Bishop george creppy and his wife and co-pastor, Victoria creppy, in the Bronx, a borough of new york city. they opened another branch of the church in lawrenceville eight years ago. in 2017, a third grace Family international church opened in ghana in west africa. a second atlanta-area location opened in 2018 in cobb county.

For more information, visit gracefamilyint.com.

LILBURN Citizen’s Police Academy accepting applications applications are now being accepted for lilburn police department’s next citizen’s police academy. the citizen’s police academy is a 13-week program designed to educate and inform citizens about issues face that law enforcement efforts in the city of lilburn. each academy consists of 13 consecutive, two-hour

thursday night classes. the next cohort will begin Feb. 20, and applications are due Feb. 14. topics of discussion will include crime prevention and community based policing, drugs, K9, traffic enforcement and accident investigations, criminal investigations, the use of Force model and use of force training, and firearms safety and the law. the class will also tour the gwinnett county Jail. the classes are free, but preference will be given to those who live or work within the city of lilburn. applicants must be at least 21, have no prior arrests for felonies or crimes of moral turpitude, have no arrests for misdemeanors within the past year, and must possess a valid georgia driver’s license.

For more information or to apply, visit ow.ly/mgxy50xQrmx.

LOGANVILLE O’Kelly Library hosts DHS presentation the georgia department of Human services and the o’Kelly memorial library in loganville are teaming up to ignite a stronger georgia by providing useful information and resources to residents. the “spark” event will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. monday at the o’Kelly memorial library, 363 conyer road in loganville. the event will feature information about resources and services for older adults, adults with disabilities, children and families, and non-custodial parents who are having difficulty paying child support. there will also be information about foster care, adoption, and snap/food stamp assistance.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Coding, data science boot camps to be offered again the first coding and data science boot camps were so popular, curiosity lab in peachtree corners is collaborating with georgia tech to offer classes again. coding Boot camp, a 24week class, begins Feb. 24 and covers front-end and back-end technologies. the 24-week data science and analytics Boot camp will begin may 12. classes will be held at 147 technology parkway.

For more information or to register, visit bootcamp. pe.gatech.edu/coding.

SNELLVILLE Valentine’s Half Marathon runs through Lenora Park deborah montgomery racing is hosting rock Valentines’ Half marathon, 10K and 5K on Feb. 9 at lenora park, 4515 lenora church road in snellville. the races will begin at 8 a.m. at the park. the half marathon will consist of five loops and an out-and-back. the 10K consists of two loops and an out-and-back, and the 5K is one loop and an out-and-back. registration for the half marathon is $45; 10K, $35; and 5K, $25. registration is available on active.com.

For more information or to register, visit www. deborahmontgomeryracing.com.

SUGAR HILL Life Line Screening to visit E Center residents of sugar Hill can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with screenings by life line screening. e center in sugar Hill will host a community event on Feb. 26. the e center is located at 5009 w. Broad st. screenings can check for the level of plaque buildup in your arteries, which is related to risk for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health; Hdl and ldl cholesterol levels; diabetes risk; bone density as a risk for possible osteoporosis; and kidney and thyroid function. packages start at $149.

For more information or to register for an appointment, visit www.lifelinescreening.com or call 877-237-1287.

SUWANEE City seeking Art on a Limb proposals the city of suwanee is seeking proposals and samples from artists willing to go out on a limb for its annual finders-keepers artin-nature program. art on a limb is an awardwinning, monthlong program designed to celebrate and bring attention to the arts, as well as the natural beauty of the suwanee parks and greenways. since 2005, the city has hidden two pieces of artwork — created especially for the city of suwanee — daily throughout the month of may within city parks and along the greenway. those who find the trail treasures get to keep them. past art on a limb pieces have included fairy doors, clay birds and orbs, small paintings on canvas, pieces of the city’s old water tower, magnets, gourds painted to look like birds, the suwanee s shaped from metal, and pottery pieces. artistic proposals for this year’s program will be accepted through Jan. 31. For guidelines and an application, visit www. suwanee.com/explore-suwanee/ public-art/art-on-a-limb.

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