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Charges dropped, sister arrested in hit and run police believe a maroon Ford pickup truck LAWRENCEVILLE — ran a stop Ruth Anemi Escobar is no sign at longer charged in the April Singleton hit and run that left an Road and elderly pedestrian dead on Kings a Norcross street — but her Ridge Ruth Escobar Drive and sister is.

Escobar, 50, was arstruck rested on April 13, the 85-year-old Kanaiyalal Pasame day Gwinnett County tel. Patel died at the scene

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and the driver of the truck, owned by Escobar’s nephew, fled.

Eye witnesses described the driver Esther as a small EscobarHispanic Gomez woman and police believed other

evidence pointed to Escobar. She was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, hit and run and a number of traffic citations.

During an April 24 preliminary hearing, the case took a different turn.

In an atypical move for such a proceeding, defense attorneys Bill Kitchens and Glenn Cooper called Escobar’s sister,

Esther Escobar-Gomez, to the stand. Under oath, Escobar-Gomez said she was the woman behind the wheel during the fatal incident, and the hearing was suspended.

The case was scheduled to resume Thursday afternoon, but Gwinnett County police arrested EscobarGomez on Wednesday and the charges against her sis-

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ter were dropped Thursday morning.

Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said investigators were initially skeptical of Escobar-Gomez’s claims due to “a lot of unanswered questions and inconsistencies,” but that changed following a second formal

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Memorial Day events set to honor soldiers, vets

By Mallory Blount Staff Intern

Retiring Winn Holt Elementary Principal Jim Curtiss tells students goodbye on the last day of school on Thursday. Curtiss opened the Lawrenceville school in 2004. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Winn Holt’s first, only principal closes school a final time

By Keith Farner

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LAWRENCEVILLE — The only principal Winn Holt Elementary has ever known closed the school for his final time on Thursday.

And he did it with a champion theme at the annual awards ceremony for fifthgraders as the Queen song “We Are The Champions” was played.

“Dr. Curtiss was the last one, high-fiving all the fifthgraders like he was one of

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them, it made me cry,” Shari Ayers, who works in the office at Winn Holt, said of Principal Jim Curtiss, who is retiring after 42 years in education, 32 in Gwinnett County Public Schools and 10 at the Lawrenceville elementary. “We know that next week’s his last week.”

Curtiss, who opened the Lawrenceville elementary school on Aug. 9, 2004, will

begin his retirement after next week. He joined 442 others in Gwinnett County Public Schools who finished their last school day and the 2013-14 school year on Thursday.

For nearly 170,000 students across the district, the last day of school meant they could set their sights on summer.

For Curtiss, who was principal of Grayson Elementary for eight years, the retirement feeling likely won’t set in until teachers are due back in late July.

Like those fifth-graders passing another milestone in school, Curtiss admitted that he too is moving to another milestone in life.

“I have a realistic attitude, I’ve chosen to do this,” said Curtiss, who chose the retirement timing in part because of the 10th year milestone at Winn Holt. “For me, the time has come, and it’s a decision I made. Happily, because I made a choice to finish my career. I can gracefully move over and let

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Last of 10 Griswold kids set to graduate from Shiloh today

By Keith Farner

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SNELLVILLE — When Kaylee Griswold accepts her diploma today, the ceremony will close a significant chapter in the Shiloh cluster and the Griswold family.

By August, something will happen for the first time since 1987. Gwinnett County Public Schools will not have a Griswold child in its classrooms. The baby, No. 10, “little Grissy” will be the last of 10 children parents John and Gwen have raised through Shiloh schools.

“It’s hard to fathom we’ll have school without a Griswold,” said Shiloh High Principal Eric Parker, who has worked as an administrator at Shiloh High and Shiloh Middle while the youngest five

The Griswold family, with mother Gwen in the middle, Katy, Kara, Joshua, Jordan, Jonathan, Kourtney, Kameron, Karly, Kelsey and Kaylee have attended Gwinnett schools in the Shiloh cluster since 1988. Kaylee, the youngest, bottom right, graduates today. (Special Photo)

children moved through the schools.

“That will be their lasting impression or legacy: All of them were so well-rounded as students, from being athletes to stellar students, role models, the family was so

intact and so supported.”

For Kaylee, being the youngest, and hearing the nicknames is something she’s See GRISWOLD, Page 9A

This weekend, local residents have several opportunities to celebrate soldiers and honor their sacrifices with Memorial Day festivities scheduled throughout the weekend.

Attendees can pay homage at the Fallen Heroes Memorial on Langley Drive in Lawrenceville at 1 p.m. Monday.

“The Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial provides a beautiful backdrop for a moving Memorial Day MORE INSIDE ceremony that pays Gwinnett pools open for tribute to all the the summer..............2A men and women who have sacrificed their lives in service to our nation,” Gwinnett County spokeswoman Heather Sawyer said.

Speakers at the event will include Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash and Jim Markham, a Vietnam veteran and former principal of Mill Creek High School. Honor guard units from the Gwinnett County police, fire and emergency services and sheriff’s departments will also participate in the event.

“Every year larger crowds attend and we hope even more people make time for the service this year,” Sawyer said. The event will air on TVgwinnett at 7:30 p.m.

Monday.

Cities across the county will also be hosting ceremonies in honor of Memorial Day. Beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Duluth’s commemoration will be held at the Duluth Festival Center. The event will pay tribute to the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that aids wounded soldiers.

Snellville officials will unveil the new Veterans Memorial on Saturday. Leading up to the ceremonial lighting of the eternal flame on top of the memorial at 8:15 p.m., several live bands will perform including a ’60s band called Soul Purpose.

The festivities will begin at 4 p.m with the dedication slated to begin at 7:30 p.m.

“This day has been a long time coming,” Mayor Pro Tem Tom Witts said. “It was a lot of work, donations and contributions.”

Norcross and Dacula will host events on Memorial Day. Norcross will hold a Monday afternoon event beginning at noon at Thrasher Park.

This family-friendly event will include free food, live music from The Steven Dwiggins Band and a presentation.

Dacula will host its 21st annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at 10 a.m Monday. Veterans, active and reserve service men, marching bands and various local organizations will participate in the parade, which begins at Hebron Baptist Church.

“It is my goal to see that today’s youth understand the significance of Memorial Day. For this reason, every parade unit is to focus on honoring our Veterans and display patriotism,” said Marvin Atherton, founder of the event.

Dacula will also host a 1 mile fun run and a 5K run at 8 a.m. Monday morning. Registration is $25 at the race. A Memorial Day festival will follow the parade in Dacula.

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Teen tied to armed robbery, police chase arrested

By Tyler Estep

day in Stone Mountain.

Wanted in connection LAWRENCEVILLE — with an Another member of the October Gwinnett County Sheriff’s armed robOffice’s most wanted list bery and has been taken off the a January streets. police Bobby Bobby Alexander Huntchase, his Hunter er, 19, was arrested by booking sheriff’s deputies Wednes- sheet lists seven felonies,

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a misdemeanor and a litany of traffic offenses.

He’s being held without bond.

According to police reports and arrest warrants, Hunter was one of four young men charged in an Oct. 24 robbery in Duluth. In that incident, a friend of the victim allegedly brought multiple

“unknown males” to the victim’s house to play video games.

The friend and his friends reportedly left before returning later “on the premise that one of them had forgotten their phone.”

After hanging around for about 30 minutes, two of the males produced guns, demanded money and

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ransacked the victim’s bedroom. Two more suspects looked on.

All four men made out with about $45 in cash, a MacBook Pro and a PlayStation, police said.

Nearly three months later on Jan. 15, a trooper with the Georgia State Patrol reportedly attempted to pull Hunter over near Oxwell Drive in Duluth.

Hunter fled and allegedly ran a red light, weaved through traffic and passed other drivers. He ultimately ran away on foot, warrants said.

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incidents, Hunter has now been charged with two counts of armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment, possession of a weapon during a crime, probation violation, obstruction, failure to obey a traffic device, reckless driving, giving wrong signal, fleeing or attempting to elude, illegal passing and failure to yield.

Hunter was listed among the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted fugitives.

The Daily Post publishes the list each Sunday.

Gwinnett’s outdoor aquatic facilities will open for the summer season Saturday.

With the Memorial Day weekend serving as the unofficial beginning of summer, officials said this weekend is the “perfect time” to visit one of Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation’s aquatic centers or leisure pools, which are located throughout the county.

Many of the centers offer fun features such as beach entry, water play structures, giant water slides and picnic areas.

“Visitors will find a wide array of amenities for both fun and learning, including private, semiprivate and group swim

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Learning how to swim saves lives. We encourage all families to enroll in swim lessons and safety programs by contacting your local pool.”

— Christine Greenfield, aquatics coordinator

lessons annually for all ages,” a press release said.

“Learning how to swim saves lives,” Christine Greenfield, aquatics coordinator said. “We encourage all families to enroll in swim lessons and safety programs by contacting your local pool.”

For information on admission fees, locations and hours, visit www. gwinnettparks.com.

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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 • 3A

Fur Circus to perform at Coolray Field tonight

By Steve Argo

professional sports, corporations and governmental associations Not long ago, the nationwide, including entertainment at a sports UGA’s Hairy Dawg and event like baseball or ice Michigan State’s Sparty. hockey game may have Along with their apbeen nothing more than pearance at tonight’s some free T-shirts being Gwinnett Braves game thrown into the crowd. vs. the Norfolk Tides at But now, thanks to live 7:05 p.m., Fur Circus acts like the Fur Circus, also made scheduled fans of all ages can come stops on Wednesday at to a ballpark like the Rock Springs Elementary Gwinnett Braves’ Coolray School and the Gwinnett Field to catch a good miYMCA. nor league baseball game “We’re really exand be entertained by live cited about appearing mascots who bring fun at the Gwinnett Braves’ and humor to the fans. game,” Montepare said, Started four years ago Members of the Fur Circus throw out the first pitch at a recent minor league game. The “Because this idea (Fur by six friends — Rob Circus) sort of came group performs at Coolray Field tonight. (Special Photo) Montepare, Jeff Childers, out of working with the James Wood, Jonathan other entertainment entertained fans all over Gwinnett Braves the year IF YOU GO Nation, Jeremy Legg and groups and represented the country providing in- before they even threw Melvin Banks — who football, baseball, basket- game fun and festivities. the first pitch. I think we • What: Norfolk vs. saw the need to provide a ball, hockey — the whole But beyond and under made something like 500 Gwinnett Braves complete, fresh and difnine yards. those costumes and funny appearances that first • When: Tonight, 7:05 p.m. ferent entertainment act “So we developed names are the six friends year and a lot of people • Where: Coolray Field in the sports environment, a friendship that was who formed a manageworked hard to make it Fur Circus hit the scene unique, because not very ment team with over happen and get everytional Mascot champion. and it’s been full steam many people do it, and it 50 years of combined thing off the ground.

Meanwhile, Banks ahead ever since. eventually led us to the entertainment experience “So I hope to see some Montepare was born in was born in Los Angeles, idea of creating Fur Cirin the National Basketof the same folks from Troy, N.Y., but attended but attended Booker T. cus. So now we travel the ball Association, Major back then on Friday Collins Hill High School Washington High School country and we work with League Baseball, Minor night.” and has called the Atlanta in Atlanta. Wood is from professional sports teams, League Baseball, Arena It was Montepare who area home since 1996.

Raleigh, but lives in predominantly baseball Football League and helped create the GwinChilders was born and Atlanta and previously and hockey.” multiple levels of profes- nett Braves’ Chopper raised in Atlanta and worked for the Atlanta The mascots are Buddy, sional ice hockey. mascot and also repreattended Riverdale High Thrashers. the blue bear; Myles, That experience, with sented the G-Braves as School while Nation is “This all got started the monkey; Splash, the illustration help from the first mascot coordinaoriginally from Ringabout four years ago with elephant; and Rizzo, the Real Characters Inc. tor. gold. Legg was born in my colleagues who were ringmaster, who also founder Tom Sapp in Nation followed in the Franklin, Tenn., and went all mascot characters goes by the name Ronald Atlanta, has helped Fur footsteps of Montepare to college at Auburn and for our respective sports Isaiah Zachary Zander Circus grow. Sapp has as the second mascot represented “Aubie,” who teams,” said Montepare.

Omar. Together, they successfully designed coordinator for the Gwas the 2003 UCA Na“We were working for form Fur Circus and have characters for colleges, Braves.

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“When I left to go to the Kansas City Royals, Jonathan stepped right in because he filled in for me before,” said Montepare, who also worked with Nation with the Gwinnett Gladiators.

Appearances in the local community are part of the Fur Circus effort to bring a positive impact to the area and bring an educational aspect that features a positive message to stay in school, stay fit and help stop bullying.

“One of the great things we do before we perform for a team is go into a community before the game and make appearances,” said Montepare. “Whether it’s for a children’s hospital or a school or some kind of public event, we try to build some good will for the sports team. Bringing smiles to people in these places is priceless.”

Fur Circus, which is already booked for 30 weekends this year, will also perform at the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream home game on June 18 at Noon against the Washington Mystics.

Along with the Fur Circus appearance at tonight’s game, information can be found at the group’s website at Furcircus.com, at facebook. com/TheFurCircus and twitter.com/FurCircus.

Nurse and police report contradict groping allegations at GMC-Duluth but an initial incident report released Thursday paints a different picture.

DULUTH — Neither the According to the report, account of the nurse being the nurse told police that accused nor the observations he “patted Ms. Hamilton’s of multiple police officers buttocks down with a towel” match up with a Norcross after she urinated on herself, woman’s claims that she then attempted to put a was groped at Gwinnett diaper on her but was only Medical Center-Duluth. able to fasten it on one side On Monday, 39-year-old — his rationale for opening Nadine Hamilton told the her legs. The nurse, who Daily Post that she had been has not been charged with a patient in the hospital’s a crime, said he detached emergency department Hamilton from a heart Sunday when a male nurse monitor in order to take her inappropriately touched her to the restroom. thighs, buttocks and breast.

“The statement that Ms. She claimed the man had Hamilton made (in reference taken off her underwear and to the nurse) rubbing her made small talk while grop- right breast two times for a ing her. few seconds was consistent Duluth police are still with replacing the heart investigating the allegations, monitors on Ms. Hamilton’s

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chest,” one responding officer wrote.

Hamilton said the nurse never took her to the restroom.

A Duluth police officer also watched two hours of surveillance footage from the morning of the incident. The were no cameras inside the room, but the officer reported watching the nurse take his accuser to the restroom in the hallway while “(taking) care to cover her up.”

The sliding door to the patient’s room was never closed, police said.

“The footage shows (the nurse) taking her back to her room and exiting after approximately two to three minutes,” the report said.

“One can see (the nurse)

attending to other rooms and coming back to the complainant’s room with a female nurse. When the family returns to the room and begins to become loud, (the nurse) is approximately 10 feet away from the room, and looks puzzled.”

The same officer also made a real-time observation.

“After the complainant was discharged,” the officer wrote, “I made note that the family (including the complainant) was smiling and laughing as they reached the ER’s parking-lot area.”

A spokeswoman for Gwinnett Medical Center said earlier this week that the hospital is cooperating with the investigation but declined further comment.

Bill package for bankrupt Detroit passes includes state money to aid the city’s retirees.

Detroit’s plan to adjust its Under the so-called debts and exit bankruptcy grand bargain in Detroit’s as soon as this fall got a debt adjustment plan, Michboost on Thursday when igan’s nearly $195 million the Michigan House of lump sum contribution, Representatives approved along with $466 million a package of bills that

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pledged over 20 years by philanthropic foundations and the Detroit Institute of Arts would be used to ease pension cuts for city retirees. The deal would also protect city art works from being sold to raise money

to pay city creditors and includes commitments from two unions to raise money for retiree health care costs.

All of the contributions are contingent on each other and on members of Detroit’s two retirement systems agreeing to accept minimal cuts to their pensions to help the cashstrapped city deal with $18 billion of debt and other obligations.

The legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House would allow Michigan to take the money out of its rainy day fund.

The money would be paid back to the fund over time from Michigan’s share of a national settlement with U.S. tobacco companies.

The bills also create a nine-member oversight panel that would stay active until Detroit meets certain financial thresholds and require the city hire a qualified chief financial officer and submit four-year financial plans. The 11 bills now head to the Republicancontrolled Senate.

Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s state-appointed emergency manager, said the House’s action brought the city “a crucial step closer” to protecting pensions and exiting the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

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Writer’s cramp is dystonia DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is an elementary-school teacher, age 69. He started teaching in 1983 with beautiful handwriting. By 2003 he had difficulty trying to write.

As the years went by, the hand problem got worse.

He went to a specialist, and he was diagnosed with writer’s cramp, or, as they called it, focal dystonia.

They explained it as a problem with connections at the back of his brain; there was no way to stimulate that part of the brain safely.

The doctor offered medicine, but we decided that the side effects weren’t worth it. Our son thinks a chiropractor might help.

What other treatments could help my husband?

— S.M. ANSWER: Writer’s cramp is a form of focal dystonia (“focal” meaning it’s limited to a specific area of the body, “dys” meaning abnormal and “tonia” meaning tension or contraction). It is not clear what causes it. A minority of cases seem to be genetic.

Some dystonias affect not only a specific body part, but also a specific activity. Writer’s cramp is one of those.

It sounds like your husband’s doctors considered and rejected deep brain stimulation, usually reserved for people who don’t respond to other treatments. The medications used are not always effective, and may have quite serious side effects, so I understand his decision. This is another condition where botulinum toxin (Botox) can be effective.

Both physical and occupational therapy can be very helpful in dystonia.

A chiropractor can do treatments, such as massage, that may help, but you should find one who is experienced with this condition.

I found two sources of additional information, one at www.dystoniafoundation.org and another at www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dystonias

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Grandpa prompts woman to stay in closet DEAR AMY: My daughter is dealing with depression issues and recently told me she is gay.

Her grandparents are outspoken political and social conservatives. Grandpa often makes anti-gay remarks and forwards anti-gay email messages and jokes. I know it isn’t necessarily because he is that closed-minded and trying to be hurtful, but simply because of his generation and upbringing. For fear of upsetting him, the rest of the family blushes at his attitude and changes the subject.

My daughter isn’t ready to come out to everyone, and she is worried that her grandparents will hate her

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Amy Dickinson when she does. They used to be very close.

My daughter is getting treatment for her depression.

Grandpa is in his 80s and has medical concerns, so no one wants to aggravate him.

But meantime, I have a sensitive, smart and cherished

young adult daughter who is avoiding him because she thinks he hates gays and will hate her when he finds out about her.

Making gay jokes is not OK at any age, in my opinion. It is judgmental and rude. Do you have any suggestions for us?

— Mother Bear DEAR MOTHER: I’m going to assume that no one wanted to aggravate Grandpa even before he had age and medical issues to hide his attitude behind. A little well-placed aggravation many years ago might have made things easier now. Furthermore, your assumption that his attitude is because of his generation or upbring-

ing is part of the problem.

He was probably a young bigot. Now he’s an old bigot.

You can understand him, but don’t make excuses for him.

You could convey to your daughter that these family members are deeply flawed but it is not her job to worry about or change them; her only job is to be herself. They will simply have to deal with it.

You should inspire her to be bigger than the lowest common denominator of the haters in your family. Embrace the totality of who she is. Get involved in a PFLAG. org chapter. Your activism might offset some of the family ugliness and inspire your daughter so that she feels it is safe to come out.

Prove yourself a frontrunner by stepping into the spotlight and becoming more conspicuous. Present your proposals to as many different clients and businesses as possible. Taking the initiative will boost your visibility and highlight your energy and talent. Don’t wait — you can change your future now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Not everyone will share your goals. Avoid a power struggle with someone in a group or organization. Before you act, decide what is acceptable and appropriate to your cause.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Rein in your tendency to be argumentative today.

Don’t alienate your friends with aggression and unrealistic demands. Keep your distance until you cool down.

Patience and tolerance will be required.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — By traveling outside your usual area, you will meet individuals interested in hearing what you have to offer. Increase your visibility, and you will find new ways to prosper.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Now is not a good time to get involved in financial partnerships. Keep a close watch on your cash and say no to any smooth-talking salesmen.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Things may be less than harmonious on the home front. Don’t compound the problem by dredging up past differences. You can rectify the situation if you deal with current issues first.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Someone close to you will be resentful of the time you devote to work. Do your best to counter any personal problems with a plan that will reverse the situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A romantic relationship will be triggered by a social event. Participate in as many stimulating activities as you can, so that you can widen your circle of friends.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — You have to think of others in order to avoid criticism. Devote more time to people who count on you and need your attention before you cause a permanent rift. Put family first.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You could burn out if you don’t slow down. Detach yourself from the rat race and relax. Organize and plan your day strategically so that you’re not constantly playing catch-up.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Show your employer how versatile you are. By agreeing to take on extra tasks, you will boost his or her opinion of you and bring about a financial reward.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Think before you speak. Avoid anyone who is aggressive about his or her beliefs. Tact and diplomacy will be required for group endeavors.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You need peace and quiet today. Refuse to let friends or relatives meddle in your affairs. You can ease tension by planning some alone time to do something that makes you feel good or more accomplished.

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Wall Street stocks rise as small caps rally

By Angela Moon Reuters

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ended higher for the second straight session on Thursday, led by small-cap stocks, while the Nasdaq climbed on a rally in biotech shares.

The surge in biotech stocks extended the recent trend of volatile trading. Small-caps and the so-called momentum names in the Internet and biotech spaces have recently echoed the broader market’s direction, but moved in an outsized fashion, often without specific news.

Among momentum names, noted for high growth and perceptions of excessive valuation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares shot up 6 percent to $71.18, while Alexion Pharmaceuticals rose 2.5 percent to $160.48. The

Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, N.Y. Hewlett-Packard Co. posted a bigger-than-expected drop of 1 percent in quarterly revenue as it struggled to maintain its grip on a shrinking personal computer market while protecting profit margins. The stock reversed earlier gains to end down 2.3 percent at Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange $31.78.

Housing stocks ranked on Wednesday. (Reuters: Brendan McDermid) among the market’s bigNasdaq biotechnology closing high — but has gest outperformers, with index gained 1.9 percent. since retraced some of the housing index up 1.2 Shares of Salesforce.com, that, and is now less than percent after existing the world’s biggest maker 8 percent from its peak. home sales rebounded of online sales software, “Small-caps and moin April. Homebuilders advanced 6.1 percent to mentum names are doing were among the S&P $53.27. good today, but we really 500’s biggest gainers, The Russell 2000 index need another solid gain with D.R. Horton Inc. up of small-cap shares rose in the overall market for 2.4 percent at $22.65 and 0.9 percent, outperformthose high growth-orient- PulteGroup Inc up 2.2 ing the broader S&P 500. ed, high-risk stocks” to The Russell fell into cor- move away from the dayrection territory last week to-day volatile trading, — defined as a 10 percent said Tim Ghriskey, chief decline from a recent investment officer of

TiVo revenue beats Street as subscriptions top 4.5 million Reuters Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. reported a better-than-expected 30 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by strong growth in subscriptions through European cable company partners such as Virgin Media and Ono. TiVo’s shares rose 5 percent in extended trading.

Cable subscribers are turning to TiVo’s set-top boxes that also allow

them to access online video services such as Netflix Inc., Hulu and Google Inc.’s YouTube.

TiVo said total subscribers in the first quarter crossed 4.5 million, including net additions of 341,000 in its cable and satellite television business. The business provides digital video recording service through the company’s and service providers’ set-top boxes.

Liberty Global Plc unit

Virgin Media said on May 7 that net subscriber additions for TiVo’s set-top boxes were 155,200 in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with 136,900 in the fourth quarter.

TiVo’s cable customers also include DirecTV, RCN and Suddenlink.

TiVo forecast secondquarter profit of $6 million to $9 million and service and technology revenue of $86 million to $88 million.

percent at $19.22.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.02 points or 0.06 percent, to end at 16,543.08. The S&P 500 gained 4.46 points or 0.24 percent, to 1,892.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 22.81 points or 0.55 percent, to close at 4,154.34.

The S&P 500 is about 10 points away from its record intraday high set on May 13. For the past week, the index has been caught between the high and its 50-day moving average as data left investors unsure about the pace of the economic recovery.

Shares of JD.Com soared in their market debut on Thursday, jumping 10 percent to close at

$20.90 after the Chinese e-commerce company raised $1.78 billion in an initial public offering.

Best Buy Co. rose 3.4 percent to $26.22. The electronics retailer reported first-quarter earnings that topped expectations and domestic comparable-store sales that fell more than expected.

U.S. existing home sales rose in April and the supply of properties on the market hit the highest level since August 2012, hopeful signs for the housing market’s stalled recovery.

About 5.1 billion shares traded on all U.S. platforms, according to BATS exchange data, below the month-to-date average of 5.9 billion.

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world&nation NATION Two companies recall walnuts and hummus Two U.S. food companies this week issued voluntary recalls of walnuts and hummus dips sold at major retailers after listeria was detected in a sampling of the products, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.

The recalls come weeks after Wal-Mart settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer.

St. Louis-based Sherman Produce Co. said it would begin recalling 241 cases of bulk walnuts, after a recent routine sampling of the product purchased by stores in Missouri and Illinois revealed traces of listeria, the FDA said in a statement.

Massachusetts prepared foods manufacturer Lansal Inc., commonly known as Hot Mama’s Foods, said it would voluntarily pull hummus and dip products sold at Target, Trader Joe’s and other retailers, the administration said.

Thai army takes power in coup

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Reuters

PEOPLE Michael Jace charged with wife’s murder

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jace, the actor who played a conflicted cop in the cable television drama “The Shield,” was charged on Thursday with the murder of his wife, prosecutors said.

The 51-year-old actor allegedly shot and killed 40-year-old April Jace on Monday at their Los Angeles home and then called 911. Police found his wife’s body and the couple’s two young sons, who were unharmed.

If convicted, Jace faces 50 years to life in state prison, the Los Angeles Soldiers take up position at the Democracy monument after the coup was declared in County District Attorney’s Bangkok on Thursday. Thailand’s army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha took control of the government in the coup on Thursday saying the army had to restore order and office said in a statement.

Jace is due to be arpush through reforms, two days after he declared martial law. (Reuters) raigned in court on Thursneeds to take control of intervening in politics — duties and responsibilities day. Prosecutors will ask that his bail be set at $2 power,” Prayuth said in the there have been 18 previof the prime minister, the million. televised address. ous successful or attempt- military said.

The general made his ed coups since the country Shots fired into the air broadcast after a meeting became a constitutional The army ordered rival Paul McCartney to which he had summonarchy in 1932, most protest camps to break up cancels Asia tour moned the rival factions recently when Thaksin was and soldiers fired into the in the drawn-out political deposed in 2006. air to disperse thousands of due to illness conflict, with the aim of Hundreds of soldiers pro-government “red shirt” LONDON — Former finding a compromise to surrounded the meetactivists gathered in BangBeatle Paul McCartney end six months of antiing at Bangkok’s Army kok’s western outskirts. has cancelled a run of government protests.

Club shortly before the The military detained at five concerts in Japan and But no progress was coup announcement and least one leader of the made and Prayuth wound troops took away Suthep activists, said a spokesman South Korea due to a viral U.S. states probe infection, with doctors up the gathering by anThaugsuban, leader of the for the group, Thanawut ordering him to rest, a eBay cyber attack nouncing he was seizing protests against the proWichaidit. spokesman for the British power, according to a Thaksin government.

The protesters later left BOSTON/NEW YORK musician said on Thursparticipant.

Some political party peacefully and the military — EBay Inc. came under day.

The Thai armed forces leaders were also detained. laid on transport to take pressure on Thursday over The U.S. leg of his “Out have a long history of Prayuth assumed the people away. a massive cyber attack as There” tour was expected three U.S. states began into go ahead as schedvestigating the e-commerce uled starting in Lubbock, company’s security pracsaid on Thursday.

Texas, on June 14. tices.

Many of the officers McCartney, 71, postConnecticut, Florida poned two shows in Tokyo belong to a drug-fighting Nigeria’s Boko and Illinois said they are unit in Puerto Rico’s police earlier this week due to conducting a joint investiHaram kills 29 in illness and on Thursday department, said Carlos gation of the matter. New village attack cancelled more concerts Cases, an FBI special agent.

York Attorney General Eric MAIDUGURI — Susdue to take place in Japan Cases said the officers Schneiderman requested this week and South Korea pected militants from Isallegedly operated like a eBay provide free credit next week. lamist group Boko Haram criminal gang, using their monitoring for everyone “It has been confirmed shot dead 29 farm workers guns and badges to comaffected, according to a perthat Paul will no longer as they tilled their fields in mit robbery, extortion and son familiar with the matter. play Seoul on Wednesday remote northeast Nigeria, illegal narcotics sales. He Details about what hap28th which would have a police source said on compared their alleged pened are still unclear been his first-ever concert Thursday, amid a mounting exploits to the 2001 Denzel because eBay has provided in South Korea,” a stateinsurgency increasingly Washington film, “Training Residents queue as they wait to receive food aid distribfew details about the attack, ment from his publicist targeting civilians. uted by the UNRWA at the Palestinian refugee camp of Day,” which centered on which is under investigasaid.

The attackers destroyed Yarmouk, south of Damascus, on May 4. U.N. Chief Ban a corrupt police narcotics tion by the FBI and a cyber Ki-moon on Thursday urged the Security Council to con- squad. most of the village of forensics firm. It is also sider what action it should take to force compliance with If convicted, the ofJennifer Lawrence unclear what legal oversight Chukku Nguddoa and its demands that millions of besieged Syrians who have ficers could face up to life the states had to respond to wounded another 10 been denied emergency relief get access to much-needblames friend for people on Wednesday, said ed humanitarian aid. (Reuters) in prison for the charges, eBay’s handling of matter. the police source in Borno which include racketeering her throwing up Disaster Operations Center and robbery. gency relief get access to state, the heart the revolt LOS ANGELES — JenHurricane season that is piling political pres- much-needed humanitarian said, in the latest of a nifer Lawrence totally got string of blasts in the east aid. sure on the government.

Thirty-two killed to be near or drunk and puked at an “Despite the clearly ex- African country.

Boko Haram, which in attacks on below normal Oscars after party, but it was “An improvised explopressed will of the council grabbed world headlines MIAMI — The U.S. Na- last month by kidnapping all Laura’s fault. During an sive device has gone off and the best efforts of huShi’ite pilgrims tional Oceanic and Atmoappearance on “Late Night,” along Biashara Street, more than 200 schoolgirls manitarian actors, resoluspheric Administration on further north in Borno, has tion 2139 has yet to make BAGHDAD —Thirtythe Oscar-winning actress Mombasa,” NDOC said on Thursday predicted a “near stepped up its five-yearthrew her best friend under a meaningful difference to its Twitter feed. “Mombasa two people were killed in or below normal” 2014 three attacks on Shi’ite the bus for her wild antics the lives of the millions of explosion occurred after old campaign to carve Atlantic hurricane season, an Islamic state out of Muslim pilgrims walking after the Academy Awards a gunfight between police people in need in Syria,” with eight to 13 tropical in Baghdad on Thursday ceremony on March 2. and unknown assailants Ban said in a report to the the religiously mixed oil storms and three to six evening ahead of a major News of Lawrence’s along Biashara Street. council. producer. hurricanes, one or two of religious holiday, police and drunken escapades broke Three injured.”

Three months after the Bomb attacks are growwhich would reach major medical sources said. in April when an audience There was no immediing more sophisticated, in- council achieved rare unity member spoke to Us Weekly Category 3 status.

The attackers defied a ate claim of responsibility. cluding two on the capital to unanimously approve A typical season has about her story. Finally, fans shutdown of major roadThe government blames Abuja last month, and mas- resolution 2139 demand12 tropical storms, with got to see Lawrence herself recent attacks in Mombasa ways for Shi’ite religious ing rapid, safe and unhinsacres of villagers in the six hurricanes and two relive her not-so-glorious area where Boko Haram is dered aid access, including and the capital Nairobi the faithful, who were heading major hurricanes. The to the Imam Kadhim shrine night. And it was definitely across borders, Ban said it Al-Qaeda-linked Somali based are an almost daily six-month-long hurricane occurrence. worth the wait. Nobody tells in Kadhimiya in western was time for the 15-nation group al Shabaab. season runs from June 1 a story like Jennifer LawBaghdad to commemorate body to “to urgently conto Nov. 30. the death of the Shi’ite saint rence.

Security Council sider what steps it will now Puerto Rico Forecasters at Colorado Even before she took her in 799. take to secure compliance urged to consider with its demands.” cops arrested on State University, a leadfamily to the 2013 Oscars, All the bombings haping U.S. extreme weather Syria aid access Laura insisted that the two corruption charges pened in the space of 30 analysis team, last month of them go together to the minutes. The deadliest was Bomb wounds UNITED NATIONS — SAN JUAN — Fedpredicted this year’s sea2014 ceremony. Lawrence in eastern Baghdad, near three in Kenyan eral authorities arrested 16 Tayaran Square, where a son will see nine tropical U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon agreed, but added, “She was storms, three of which on Thursday urged the Se- city of Mombasa current and former Puerto minibus approached a crowd a terrible influence on me.” will intensify into a hurri- curity Council to consider Rican police officers on Her friend was pushing her of pilgrims and exploded, cane and one becoming a what action it should take NAIROBI — A bomb corruption charges rangto drink at the bar, and even killing 14 people and Category 3 hurricane with to force compliance with wounded three people in ing from allegedly taking wounding 17 others, accord- encouraged her to shout for winds above 111 miles the Kenyan coastal city of bribes to protect drug its demands that millions Brad Pitt to come over when ing to police and medical dealers to extortion and per hour.

Mombasa on Thursday, of besieged Syrians who they saw him. sources.

—From wire reports have been denied emer—From wire reports the government’s National planting evidence, officials —From wire reports BANGKOK — Thailand’s army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil.

The military declared a 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. curfew, suspended the constitution and told outgoing cabinet ministers to report to an army base in the north of the capital. Rival protest camps were ordered to disperse and media censored.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said there was no justification for a coup which would have “negative implications” for ties.

The United States was reviewing its military and other assistance “consistent with U.S. law.”

Thailand is locked in a protracted power struggle between supporters of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and opponents backed by the royalist establishment that has polarized the country and battered its economy.

“In order for the situation to return to normal quickly and for society to love and be at peace again … and to reform the political, economic and social structure, the military

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Yelp helped NYC find unreported food borne illness Reuters NEW YORK — Reviewers on the online restaurant and business rating site, Yelp, helped New York City health officials find hundreds of unreported cases of possible food borne illnesses, health officials reported on Thursday.

Researchers involved in a pilot project between the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Columbia University and Yelp trawled the site for reviews that

“The results suggest that online restaurant reviews might help to identify unreported outbreaks of included words like “sick,” “vomit,” food borne illness and restaurants “diarrhea” and “food poisoning,” with deficiencies in food handling,” between July 2012 and March 2013. researchers wrote in the U.S. Roughly 294,000 Yelp reviews Centers for Disease Control and Prewere analyzed, and researchers vention’s Morbidity and Mortality found 468 posts that were consistent Weekly Report on Thursday. with cases of recent food borne Further review into those nearly illnesses. Only 15 of those cases had 500 cases led the department to been independently reported to the launch three investigations into health department. restaurant-related food poisoning

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outbreaks. The department found that 16 people were sickened by dishes such as shrimp and lobster cannelloni, and macaroni and cheese spring rolls because of improper cold food storage, bare-hand contact with the food and live roaches.

However, the report noted that the analysis was limited by requiring considerable time and resources reading reviews, sending emails and conducting interviews. Researchers also needed to make contact with

reviewers and over 100 refused requests for follow-up interviews.

“As social media usage continues to grow among U.S. adults, health departments might consider additional surveillance methods to capture illness reports from those more likely to post a restaurant review online than contact a health department,” the researchers wrote.

The city’s department of health plans to continue refining and improving the project, the report added.

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GOP still swallowing radical tea WASHINGTON — What’s happening in the Republican primaries is less a defeat for the tea party than a surrender by the GOP establishment, which is winning key races by accepting the tea party’s radical anti-government philosophy.

Anyone who hopes the party has finally come to its senses will be disappointed. Republicans have pragmatically decided not to concede Senate elections by nominating eccentrics and crackpots. But in convincing the party’s activist base to come along, establishment leaders have pledged fealty to eccentric, crackpot ideas.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who easily won his primary this month against a weak tea party chalEugene lenger, said Tuesday that there isn’t “that Robinson big a difference between what you all call the tea party and your average conservative Republican. We’re against Obamacare, we think taxes are too high, we think the government’s too big.”

That doesn’t sound so crazy. But is it reasonable for Republicans to keep voting to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act — more than 50 times, so far — knowing full well that they have zero chance of success? Does it make sense, if taxes are excessive, to refuse President Obama’s invitation to begin serious talks about tax reform?

If Boehner wanted to be honest, he’d have said his party is in favor of posturing and opposed to reality.

As for the “government’s too big” part, this traditional GOP mantra has become — thanks to the tea party — a weapon of spite, not a statement of policy. No to extended benefits for the unemployed.

No to struggling families who need food stamps.

No to underprivileged kids who need Head Start.

No to a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage. No to undocumented immigrants who want to contribute more fully to our society. No to sorely needed infrastructure projects that would make the U.S. economy more productive and competitive.

The victories by establishment-backed Republicans in Senate primaries hold no promise that the party is ready to stop throwing tantrums and begin governing. They do ensure, however, that Democrats will have few, if any, “gimme” races this fall.

None of the GOP contenders nominated thus far is likely to self-immolate in the manner of, say, Christine O’Donnell, a tea party favorite in Delaware who memorably had to run a campaign ad in 2010 clarifying that “I’m not a witch.”

Well, maybe one candidate has the potential for a pratfall: Monica Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon who had establishment support in winning Oregon’s Senate primary this week, was accused of physically attacking her ex-husband in 2007 during a messy divorce. She faces incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley in November.

Elsewhere, the potential for GOP looniness has been minimized. In Georgia, for example, the tea party’s favored candidates, Reps. Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey, were both dispatched Tuesday. The establishment’s favorites, Rep. Jack Kingston and businessman David Perdue, will square off in a July 22 runoff. Either will present a tough challenge for Democrat Michelle Nunn, who still has a fighting chance, polls indicate, to steal a seat from the Republican column.

Polls also show Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in a surprisingly close race against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell handily defeated Matt Bevin, a challenger with tea party support, in Tuesday’s primary. But in what devolved into a contest of more-conservativethan-thou boasting, McConnell — by nature a dealmaker — promised, essentially, no deals with Obama.

The tea party is claiming a victory in college president Ben Sasse’s victory over Shane Osborn in the Senate primary in Nebraska. But there was no discernible difference between the candidates’ positions on the issues — they fought mostly over who was more determined to waste time and energy trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And Sasse, despite his protestations to the contrary, is actually a polished Washington insider.

Nothing I’ve seen in the primary results so far suggests the Republican Party is tempering its views or weakening its implacable opposition to anything the Obama administration proposes. To the contrary, the GOP slate promises to display a remarkable degree of far-right ideological purity. Republican candidates simply cannot risk being called “moderate.”

Democrats can, though. The Republican Party’s move to the right opens political space for Democratic incumbents and challengers trying to win in red states. Candidates such as Grimes and Nunn can emphasize local issues while maintaining some distance from Washington — and, in the process, make Republicans play defense.

Democrats must not let voters be fooled. Yes, tea party candidates are going down. But the tea party’s extremism and obstructionism live on.

Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

Remembering Clisby Clarke and the ‘Bulldog Bite’ song The end of a life brings pause and reflection. Clisby Clarke, Class of ’64 with a degree in marketing from the University of Georgia, became a successful and seasoned advertising executive for McCann-Erickson.

He made innumerable friends whom he left with a grateful smile. We are sad today, but happily recall the countless days when Clisby made our day.

Clisby played golf. He wrote music. He played music and was the life of the party when he sat down at the piano. When he played and sang, he enjoyed a cigarette and a libation. If anybody ever enjoyed life, it would be this native of Marshallville.

Love and laughter were Clisby’s companions all of his seven-plus decades of making others feel good about themselves, especially if it were a post game party when things went right between the hedges.

A clever jingle which struck a nerve with CocaCola was good for business. Conjuring up ideas which had clients singing his praises was also good for business. Clisby was good at what he did mainly because of a creative gift for his profession. But he

also brought the right touch to business relationships.

He made friends out of his clients. And, nobody could entertain with the flair of the nattily dressed Clisby, who never met a social situation he didn’t like.

Clisby had connections.

He had an impressive rolodex, if you remember his era. He had friends and his professional career was noteworthy, but, aside from family, nothing had higher rank with his emotions than the Georgia Bulldogs. A lot of us can sing the fight songs of our alma mater, but Clisby could also play them. Give him a piano and he could sway the room.

In late summer 1980, Clisby fixed himself a drink one weekend and sat down and wrote a song that reached the top of the Georgia charts. He called it, “Bulldog Bite.” It warmed hearts statewide.

Standing up cheering, September till the first of June, Thinking ‘bout the victories, humming those Georgia tunes, Well, everybody knows that the Bulldogs come to fight, But you never seen a thing, Till you see those Bulldogs bite, Hunker Down hairy Dawgs, Hunker down for a fight, When you meet the Georgia Bulldogs, You gonna feel the Bulldog bite.

I arranged for him to play his popular song on the Tailgate Show and on the practice field. Wasn’t too difficult getting a piano on the hill behind the South stands or to Woodruff practice field, but to do so now would require jumping through more hoops than there are hot dogs at a picnic.

The big challenge would be to find a loyal Dawg who could anticipate that the next season would be something to write home about as Clisby did.

A Herschel Walker, the heart of Clisby’s inspiration, doesn’t show up but once in a lifetime. And, a

FairTax. Everyone receives approximately $450 each month from the government which is taxable amount on bare necessities. Most independent economists say it would be a boost to the economy and provide new jobs.

Democrats hate it because they can’t divide Americans and make lower achievers hate ones paying over 70 percent of all taxes, without whom our government would have to depend on all volunteers including armed forces.

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— Jack Hogan of Michelle Nunn nor did Loganville she even get a paragraph; only one line.

It was — in the (far) past that a newspaper (even small newspapers) printed the news without bias. However, I am left to conclude that if a woman/ When reading the May Democrat wins, that is not 21 paper, I noticed that a lot important, nor is it worthy of front page coverage was of a news paragraph. given to the Republicans I am very disappointed running for the Senate. I in your paper. I have voted also noticed that there was both Democrat and Repubone line given to the Demo- lican as I see fit to support crats running for the Senate. the person I think is best for the job.

I have looked through the paper and have not found — Neva Maffett another article about that Lawrenceville

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conservative Vince Dooley doesn’t agree to bringing a piano on the practice field but once in a blue moon — even when the session with his players singing along was being taped for his own Sunday TV show.

When Clisby sang his song for the Tailgate Show, fans, led by his longtime friend, Bat Varnedoe, gathered around with the greatest of feeling and affection. It was sing along at its finest. It had the appeal of a piano bar in Minnesota in winter.

One of Clisby’s greatest aficionados was John Terrell of Athens, who literally swooned to Clisby’s post game harmonizing.

Clisby played robust tunes with the greatest verve, but he could gear it down to governed affection.

Perhaps, his best musical rendition, “Bulldog Bite” notwithstanding, was when silence enveloped the room and Clisby sang, “Georgia on My Mind.” I’ve seen a lot of folks choke up. I’m happy to admit that I was one of them.

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

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when we weren’t there, it’s funny. It wouldn’t have grown accustomed to, been funny at the time, but although she expects to be it is now.” emotional at the graduation Added Jonathan, “Time ceremony. flies, you think back, it’ll “It’s just the way it is, go quick.” it’s how I grew up, I don’t Because of the 22-year Joshua Jordan Kara Jonathan Katy know anything else,” she spread, there weren’t many said. teachers who had multiple For the matriarch, Friday Griswolds, but there were is a date she never looked some. Yet one family trait forward to. of the Griswolds is the sib“I’m going to be crying lings always supported one tomorrow,” Gwen said. “I another, their mother said, never wanted to get rid of and made family No. 1. my children, or say, ‘Boy, Kelsey, who plays socKelsey Kaylee Karly Kourtney Kameron I’m glad you’re not here cer at Georgia Gwinnett anymore.”

College, played in front of tend Georgia State this fall, Parker said.

Added John, with a Kara now live in the the family last year despite will join Kelsey and Karly laugh, “I’m the one who “It’s always been funny, Washington, D.C. area and 40 degree weather and wanted to get rid of them.” as college students, while they’re always outstanding, won’t make it on Friday — rain.

A large family is nothing Kourtney, a college gradu- well-mannered, you never and enjoy the boys’ sense “Nothing was going to new for Gwen, the oldest ate, is going back to school knew who was which or of humor, and recall stories stop us from being there, of eight, or John, the oldfor nursing. Jordan works where, you never knew of things they did that the either,” Gwen said. est of 10, who married in in sales for Marriott, Josh which one was coming up parents never knew about.

Gwen, who works as a 1973. works at a golf course, next,” he said. “Always the “It’s amazing, 26 years, paraprofessional at Shiloh The high school graduKameron is a hairdresser, order, the who, the names. it seems like it flew by,” Elementary, said she exations started with Katy Jonathan is a Gwinnett You knew it was a Grissaid John, who has worked pects the family to continin 1992 and continued County police officer, wold, but you never knew most of his career as a ue to support the school’s with Kara (1997), Joshua Katy is a paraprofessional which one or who was the management consultant sports and community (1999), Jordan (2000), at Shiloh Elementary and oldest. That was always helping businesses imevents because they know Jonathan (2002), Kourtney Kara taught and coached funny.” prove their performance. a lot of teachers and (2004), Kameron (2006), for eight years at Shiloh Graduations are another “I remember when they coaches who have played a Karly (2009), Kelsey High. chance for the majority of were real little getting on part in their lives.

(2012) and Kaylee (2014).

Keeping track of each the family to get together the bus. … When you hear If needed, Gwen may Kaylee, who plans to at- Griswold was a tall order, — except Kourtney and stories of things they did continue making the

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famous Griswold cookies, made up of butter and icing, which became popular over the years when they were sold for countless sports fundraisers.

As she nears retirement, Gwen looks forward to making more cookies and building a bakery business.

Friday night, though, will be a range of emotions, from happiness, to sadness and reflection, and thinking of previous graduations.

“I remember when I had her,” Gwen said of Kaylee.

“I remember thinking, ‘I’m going to be 61 when she graduates from high school,’ and I thought that was such a long time. And guess what, it wasn’t. Because it’s here, and I just can’t believe it. I just can’t believe it.”

John, as the patriarch, is known to cry at such occasions.

“I don’t know, something hits me then, we’ve spent so much time with them,” he said. “Not that we won’t spend more time with them, it’s just sort of that defining moment.”

Retiring

Curtiss was named one of Georgia’s Outstanding someone else have it.”

Principals by the state Winn Holt, which Parent Teacher Associaopened with 1,189 tion in 2006. students after teachThe school was dediers kicked off preplancated on Sept. 26, 2004, ning with a candlelight which would have been ceremony at midnight Margaret Winn Monfort one night in 2004, counts Holt’s 80th birthday. She 1,169 students this year. was active in the school All but two of the 80 or district and dedicated to 90 teachers on staff in the many civic enterprises. first year showed up for Across the district, Curtiss’ idea of a sort of this year’s retirees have contributed a collective Retiring Winn Holt Elementary Principal Jim Curtiss hugs midnight madness.

While the school has 11,023 years of their a parent on the last day of school on Thursday. Curtiss lives to education, and opened the Lawrenceville school in 2004. (Staff Photo: been recognized several times over the years, a total of 4,705 years to Keith Farner)

Gwinnett schoolchildren, and 193 of the retirees, worked their entire careers in Gwinnett.

While 166 of the retirees have 30 or more years of service in education, and 12 have 40 or more years in education, the retiree with the most experience is Norton Elementary Parent Instructional Support Coordinator John Lamattina, who has 45 years in education, including 27 with GCPS. For Curtiss, he’s looking forward to traveling more with his wife. Later

this year, they are going to Italy.

“For three weeks,” he said, before correcting himself. “Well, 15 days.

School weeks are five days.”

Along with adjusting to a new look at the calendar, he’s not sure where in the world he’ll be when teachers report back for preplanning activities.

“It’ll be different,” he said with a laugh. “I haven’t thought about it.

I won’t have anywhere to go.”

County jail without bond.

B A hold has also been placed for immigration officials.

Despite the initial charges being dropped, Gwinnett County Sher-

iff’s Office spokeswoman Deputy Shannon Volkodav said Escobar is being held for immigration officials as well.

Records list both sisters as natives of Mexico.

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responsible,” Smith said.

Smith said investigainterview and a full state- tors will likely “revisit” ment on Wednesday. possible false state“At this point, the ments charges against detective is satisfied that Escobar and other family Esther is actually the one members once the case

against Escobar-Gomez is closed. Police believe that, after being identified as the original suspect, Escobar was attempting to protect her sister.

“Ruth was trying to cover for Esther,” Smith said, “and Esther essentially didn’t want it to go down that way.”

Escobar-Gomez is being held at the Gwinnett

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Patricia Christensen

Lamar Frachiseur

Patricia “Pat” L. Christensen, age 67, of McDonough, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Peachtree Cremation Society. www. peachtreecremation.com

Mr. Lamar Frachiseur, age 73, of Commerce, GA, formerly of Dacula, GA (Duncan Creek Community), passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Patrick Frachiseur; parents, Leonard and Ozella Frachiseur; sisters, Viola Billew, Ruby Dean Phillips, Shelby Butler, Patsy Ramey, and sister and brother-in-law, Montine and Lathen Simonton; brothers, Leonard Frachiseur, Jr. and brother and sister-in-law, Dewey and Ruth Frachiseur. He is survived by his children, Edward Frachiseur and Valeri Hicks, Homer, GA and Donna and Kenneth Cleghorn, Jefferson, GA; grandchildren, Erica Johnson, Elly Tuthill, Carmin Hicks and Casey Hicks; sister, Lorene Minton, Dacula, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Peggy Frachiseur, Conley, GA; brothers-in-law, Bill Ramey, Dacula, GA and Clifford (Junior) Butler, Dacula, GA; sister-inlaw, Helen Frachiseur, Lawrenceville, GA. Mr. Frachiseur was born December 28, 1940 in Lawrenceville, GA. He received his education from

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Gilbert Davidson

Gilbert Wayne Davidson, 67, formerly of Gwinnett County passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bud and Opal Davidson of Buford, GA. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Habersham Church of Christ, 326 Double Bridge Connector, Mt. Airy, Georgia.

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Troy Holt Fletcher Troy Holt Fletcher, age 49, of Snellville, GA passed away May 20, 2014. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville Chapel, 770-979-5010.

Dacula High School. He was a retired life insurance agent from Life of Virginia Insurance Company and was a member of Duncan Creek Congregational Church, Buford, GA. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014 in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Brad Butler officiating.

Interment will follow at Duncan Creek Congregational Church Cemetery, Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 2:30 p.m. until the time of service. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Maryanne Heiser Maryanne Heiser, age 50, of Lawrenceville, GA. passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Tom; children, Patrick Heiser of Lawrenceville, and Mike Heiser of Snellville; father a

and mother, Tom and Judy Johnson, of Rockford, IL.; brother, Tom and Marcia Johnson of Indianapolis, IN.; sisters, Kathy and Daren Easton and Maureen and Jeff Johnson both of Rockford, IL; along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Maryanne was a member of St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church and a member of St. Marguerite D’Youville chapter of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Atlanta, where she served as Secretary, Treasurer, and Volunteer. She loved the beach, travel, the theatre, country music, her boys and life. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, a career and vocation she cherished. A Funeral Mass Honoring the Life of Maryanne will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 11am in St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church with Fr. John serving as celebrant.

Burial will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Garden. The family will receive friends and visitors on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm with a Rosary service at 8:30pm at the funeral home. The family requests that anyone wishing to make donations to the Vasculitis Association PO Box 2

Linda Strauss Linda Crews Strauss, age 64, of Lilburn, GA, passed away May 21, 2014. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200. www. wagesfuneralhome.com

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Kirt Holder Kirt Holder, age 56, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away May 19, 2014. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville GA, 30046. 770-962-3100. www.stewartfh.com

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Angel Vasco Angel Romeo Vasco, age 73, of Grayson, GA passed away on May 21, 2014. Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA 770-932-1133 www. flaniganfuneralhome.com

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Bill King Bill Don King, age 86, of Suwanee, GA passed away on May 21, 2014.

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By Hyacinth Empinado

root vegetables that grow in soil and vary in size and color – not a plastic bag of uniform “baby” carrots milled by machines.

Similar efforts are under way throughout Georgia.

‘Feed My School’ The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) sponsors a program called “Feed My School for a Week,” and schools vie to take part.

Recently announced 2014 participants are Annie Bell Clark Elementary in Tifton, Cave Springs Elementary in Rome, Claxton Elementary in Claxton, Commerce Primary School in Commerce and Mossy Creek Elementary in Cleveland.

For a week next spring, these schools will serve meals made mostly from Georgia-grown ingredients. GDA will help the schools create recipes and get local food. The schools will host guest speakers who will teach students about food and agriculture, and run contests and taste tests.

This 3-year-old program aims to improve the health of Georgia students by changing cafeteria menus and bringing farms and lunchrooms closer by helping schools with

Farm to School initiatives.

Farm to School is a nationwide initiative that emphasizes not only buying food from local growers, but also teaching children to raise their own vegetables in school gardens. The Georgia effort is led by Georgia Organics, a nonprofit organization that promotes Georgia farms and locally grown food.

Georgia’s Farm to School program “was a little slow for the first two years back around 2007, but the demand is higher than ever,” said state director Erin Croom.

Only a few schools signed up at first, but when the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a national Farm to School census in 2011-12, more than half of Georgia’s school districts (52 percent) were on board. Another 19 percent said they might join in the future.

Nationwide, just 43 percent of schools had Farm to School activities during the 2012-13 school year, and only 13 percent were considering such programs.

Although Georgia’s programs look successful by comparison, they have room to grow. During

the 2011–12 school year, respondents spent close to $10 million on locally grown food, but their overall spending on food was close to $155 million. However, more than half of the schools (66 percent) said they plan to supply their cafeterias with more local food in the future.

In Jackson County, chef Aaron’s initiative is gathering momentum.

Commerce City Schools have served his two local food menus to their students, and the Jefferson City School System may join next year.

The chef says there is much more work to do, and he doesn’t see his partnership with the schools ending any time soon. His plans include creating more and better menus for kids and a hub where local, certified naturally grown and organic farmers can send their produce for school distribution. Aaron has

already spoken with farmers who are interested in supplying the schools, even if they just break even.

“We have a large group of local business (owners) who have a vested interest in these kids’ health and want to do whatever it takes to make them more energetic and successful in the classroom,” Aaron said in an email.

Putting fresh, locally grown food on the menu was just Aaron’s vision a year ago. Now that it’s become reality, he wants to see more fresh food coming down the cafeteria line. “We’re right on the first stepping stones of this work,” Aaron said.

“Now (we’ve) got the next steps to take.”

Hyacinth Empinado is a freelance science writer.

She is currently a firstyear graduate student in the health and medical journalism program at the University of Georgia.

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national headlines this week, as first lady Michelle Obama vowed to Fresh, locally grown fight industry efforts at fruits, vegetables and rolling back federal stanmeats are the emerging dards. stars of school menus A House bill up for across Georgia. consideration this week “Farm to school (proby the Appropriations grams) and bringing local Committee would allow foods into the school has schools to apply for waivbeen increasingly popular ers from the federally over the last couple of mandated standards if the years,” said Nancy Rice, school’s food program state director of the Dehas recorded a financial partment of Education’s loss for six months in a school nutrition division. row, the Washington Post Some schools purchase reported. produce from nearby Obama urged health farms while school is in activists to fight agribusisession, Rice said, while ness’s lobbying efforts to a few contract with local allow schools to opt out farmers who freeze sum- of the mandates to reduce mer produce that can be sodium, increase whole used during the school grains, and increase servyear. ings of fresh fruits and The Jackson County vegetables in lunches.

School System is doing In Jackson County, more: Chef Josh Aaron though, Chef Aaron wants is building special menus to expose children to around Georgia-grown as many kinds of fruits, food. Aaron owns The vegetables and fresh, Savory Spoon restaurant unprocessed meats as in Jefferson, where diners possible. If kids broaden feast upon fresh and lotheir tastes while they’re cally sourced ingredients. young, their “number one, On a chilly day in go-to” food is less likely mid-April, all 12 schools to be fried chicken fingers in the district served or nuggets, he said. a “Spring Salad with This is the second Chicken and Local LetGeorgia-centered meal tuces,” featuring Georgia- the chef has created for grown Bibb and Romaine local schools. The first lettuce and fresh chicken. featured slow-cooked Other ingredients inpulled pork, braised colcluded strawberries from lard greens, and carrots North Florida, apples, marinated in a citrus vinParmesan cheese and Ital- aigrette. The carrots and ian dressing. the collard greens were The chef himself harvested in Georgia, and strolled among the lunch the meal was served to all tables at North Jackson 12 schools in the Jackson Elementary School, an County school system in imposing but friendly March. presence.

The goal is for students “I’m there to talk to the to know and care where kids about local produce their food comes from and get them interested,” and to appreciate “good, Aaron said. He wants the wholesome, non-prokids to know more about cessed foods,” said Debra the food whether they Morris, nutrition director actually like eating it or for the Jackson County not.

School System.

Push from first lady If a child is asked to Meanwhile, healthy imagine a carrot, Morris school lunches made wants them to visualize Georgia Health News

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The facts about atrial fibrillation

HEALTH BRIEFS Red Cross to host blood drives at area mall The American Red Cross will host blood drives at the Mall of Georgia on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

All three drives will be held from noon to 5 p.m. and the mall is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford.

Need reasons to give?

The following statistics are courtesy of the American Red Cross: • Someone needs blood every two seconds in the U.S.

• Just one pint of blood can save up to three lives.

• Type O is the most requested by hospitals.

• More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

Donors may schedule an advance appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org.

For more blood donation facts, visit the American Red Cross online at www. givelife.org.

Norcross center to provide info on ACA On Tuesdays, from 9:30

a.m. to 1 p.m., community educators from the Hispanic Health Coalition will be available in the lobby of the Norcross Human Services Center to offer information on health care reform and options for health care insurance for families.

Information will be provided in both English and Spanish. No appointment is necessary.

The Norcross Human Services Center is located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross.

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Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia of consequence in the United States. Arrhythmias are disturbances in the heart’s electrical activity. Under normal circumstances, the heart becomes electrified in a very organized and predictable sequence.

Because the heart’s contraction is driven by the electrical flow, an arrhythmia alters the contraction and usually causes the heart to be less efficient. In the case of atrial fibrillation the electricity in the heart’s upper chambers or atria is abnormal. These upper chambers generally act as priming pumps for the ventricle, the lower chamber, providing some supplementary filling.

Since most of the heart’s output comes from the lower rather than the upper chambers, atrial fibrillation does not directly affect the lower chamber function.

However loss of the atrial “kick” does result in a 10 to percent reduction in the heart’s output. If everything else about the

mixed in the chambers.

Slow moving blood has a tendency to clot. If one of these clots is ejected and travels up to the brain, a stroke will result. The risk of stroke varies depending on other medical issues that the patient has Marty but is general between 2 Siegfried and 18 percent annually.

While strokes are not common, they can be patient’s heart is normal devastating enough that the patient is unlikely to they should be avoided notice symptoms. If the heart is otherwise ineffi- at all costs. The most important therapy for atrial cient due to poor pumpfibrillation is therefore ing function or valve thinning the blood to disease then the patient is likely to experience di- prevent clot formation. minished stamina, breath- Unfortunately it is not possible to thin the blood lessness, a dry cough, ankle swelling or fatigue. without an increasing the Additionally the unusual risk of bleeding. Previously the only reasonable electrical flow may be perceptible to patients ei- choice for blood thinner ther as a chaotic irregular was warfarin (Coumapulse or as a rapid pulse. din). There are three newer blood thinners that Despite all of these issues, atrial fibrillation is are generally better and safer than Coumadin but rarely a life threatening tend to be more expenmedical problem.

The most serious prob- sive.

Once the risk of a lem associated with atrial fibrillation is its potential stroke is minimized, the physician needs to cause strokes. Beto correct the rhythm, cause the contractions especially if it is causing in the atria are chaotic the blood is not properly the patient to experience symptoms. There are a number of methods to normalize atrial fibrillation. This is a complicated decision and no single therapy is best for all patients. The different therapies include a brief electrical shock, called a cardioversion, to “reset” the electrical system.

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This is similar to rebooting a computer. There are many medicines that can encourage the heart to beat in a normal fashion.

There is also ablation.

This procedure uses tiny probes, introduced from the leg vein up into the atrium which map the hearts electrical pathway in an effort to determine where the abnormal electricity is originating from. Once identified, the electrical pathways can usually be modified to “cure” the atrial fibrillation. These sort of procedures are performed by a specially trained 3177 Gravel Springs Road cardiologist known as an Buford, GA 30519 electrophysiologist. Both ivyspringsmanor.com Dr. David Wilson and Dr. Niraj Sharma are board certified electrophysiologists at Cardiovascular Group. Gwinnett Medical Center has just opened Georgia’s newest and best equipped ablation center. This center will provide the best opportunity in all of Georgia to “cure” atrial fibrillation and many other arrhythmias.

Atrial fibrillation is a common, yet complicated medical condition that usually requires close cooperation between the primary care doctor, the cardiologist, and the electrophysiologist. If you or a family member is prone Call today for our to atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmias please FREE Planning Guide. contact a cardiologist.

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Battletested Grizzlies set for opener

By Christine Troyke

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The Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team got to have a little fun before they got down to business on the other side of the country.

The Grizzlies flew into Seattle on Tuesday morning and spent the day seeing some of the sights, including a tour of the Seahawks sparkling stadium.

That was a surprise for the players and they also got a chance to check out some of the other things that make the Emerald City special.

“I’d say probably 99 percent of the team has never been to Seattle,” head coach Brad Stromdahl said with a chuckle.

GGC’s roster is full of Georgia boys and Stromdahl didn’t want them to miss out on a chance to see a new place.

“We need to treasure this experience and have fun,” Stromdahl said.

By Wednesday, the Grizzlies were back at it, preparing for their NAIA World Series opener in Lewiston, Idaho.

They practiced Wednesday and went through a day of events set up by the NAIA on Thursday.

Today GGC (52-11) plays No. 3 seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan at 6 p.m.

It’s a team the Grizzlies don’t know much about — which is true of most of the 10-team field — and in some ways makes things easier.

“It’s a good matchup because from all accounts, they’re similar to several teams we’ve played this season,” Stromdahl said.

“But it doesn’t matter who the opponent is, it matters what we do. We’ll focus on ourselves and the game plan we’ve had all year. We try not to change anything, be it Game 1 or Game 61.

“We try to stay as even as we possibly can. The guys have really stuck to it the entire year. Everyone See GGC, Page 4B

2014 NAIA WORLD SERIES What: 10-team, doubleelimination championship tournament Who: No. 6 seed Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies (52-11) vs.

No. 3 seed Oklahoma Wesleyan (55-6) When: Today, 6 p.m.

Where: Lewiston, Idaho

CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Greater Atlanta Christian at Benedictine Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (doubleheader) • Savannah

SPARTAN SPIRIT The experience Greater Atlanta Christian’s Justin Lewis has with the school’s state championship basketball team has come in handy in helping him lead the Spartans baseball team through this spring’s state playoffs. (Photo: David Friedlander)

Passion for baseball helps fuel GAC’s two-sport star Lewis

By David Friedlander

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NORCROSS — Standing 6-foot-6 and sporting an athletics scholarship to attend the University of Kentucky in the fall, one might naturally first think basketball when simply looking at Justin Lewis.

And to be sure, the Greater Atlanta Christian senior has played a vital role in helping the Spartans’ boys basketball team to the Class AA state championship the past two seasons.

But make no mistake, Lewis’ first passion,

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Benedictine in the title series that begins with Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. doubleheader, the Spartans will look to him for leadership, — GAC baseball head coach Cliff Shelton something he should be well-prepared for having played before big crowds and perhaps his biggest has been to GAC’s state in pressure-packed situcontributions to GAC hoops championship ations on the basketball athletics, is on the baseball team, particularly this past court. diamond. season, his role with the “I’ve never at any time “Playing (basketball) for Spartans baseball team thought that he was feeling Eddie Martin is always fun during its surprising run to pressure,” GAC baseball to do,” Lewis said. “And the Class AA state finals coach Cliff Shelton said. winning state championhas been even larger, “He handles it really well, ships, you can’t go wrong whether it is on the mound and I really think basketwith that. (But baseball as the starting pitcher, at ball has a lot to do with has) been my favorite the plate or in the field at that. You win two state (sport) since I was 4 years third base. championships in basketold.”

And when GAC travels ball, you’re going to be in As important as Lewis to Savannah to take on some pressure situations.

I’ve never at any time thought that he was feeling pressure. He handles it really well, and I really think basketball has a lot to do with that.”

I’ve never sensed panic or lack of confidence in him, which is pretty amazing.”

When you have the kind multi-faceted skills Lewis has, there’s usually little reason to panic.

In addition to providing solid defense at third base, he has also provided some jolt in the middle of the Spartans’ batting order by hitting .299 with a teambest three home runs and 11 RBIs in 77 at bats.

But Lewis’ (4-4) biggest role on the team is on the mound where he shares the team lead with four wins, leads the team in See LEWIS, Page 4B

GAC hopes wild ride lasts one more mile

By David Friedlander

which begins with Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. doubleheader, doesn’t faze them.

“Wesleyan and Lovett NORCROSS — Greater (coaching staffs) both Atlanta Christian has dealt contacted me (Wednesday) with the unknown through- wanting to know if I wantout their run through the ed any (scouting report or Class AA state baseball film) before I even had a playoffs. chance to talk to them,” So, the fact the Spartans GAC coach Cliff Shelton (21-13) know precious said with a laugh before little about Benedictine as Wednesday’s practice. they head out on the road “Today, I had final exams I had to give this mornGAC’s Wade Cox scores the game-winning run in the towards Savannah to meet ing. We had (the memorial fifth inning against Pepperell in the Class AA state the Cadets (29-6) in the service for GAC founding baseball playoffs earlier this month. (Photo: Jim Alred) state championship series, david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

president Jesse Long on Wednesday) afternoon.

So, I’ve not had a chance to even email or text them.

So, I’ve got to get that done pretty quick.”

Despite what has been whirlwind few days since the Spartans downed Region 6-AA foe Westminster in Game 3 of the semifinals, as well as a short turnaround to travel more that 260 miles to Savannah for the series, Shelton says See RIDE, Page 4B

Getting to Know ... Keith Mayer Keith Mayer, an accomplished soccer coach in England, is assisting in the start-up of Sugar Hill’s new soccer club, the All-In Futbol Club. A native of Wigan, England, Mayer played soccer professionally in his native country and was the youngest player (15) to play on the reserve team for the Bolton Wanderers. He holds a UEFA A license in coaching.

In the edition of “Getting to Know…” Mayer

spoke with staff correspondent Chris Hillyard his interest in coming to Gwinnett, what type of experience he has in the sport and which member of his very talented family he thinks might be the best.

CH: What is it about this particular club that is drawing your interest to coming to America?

KM: Well, first of all my son plays soccer at the University of North

Carolina at Charlotte. So he is there already and me and my wife have had aspirations of coming to America. I met (All-In FC founder) Mark MacKain last March in San Antonio when I came to America for a teaching course. Mark was one of the instructors there and I met him and I immediately liked him. He came across very well as a man of integrity and honesty and he seemed like the type of

guy I would like to work with. It started from there with a running dialogue between myself and Mark and eventually he told me about All-In. That’s an interesting name for a club and I was intrigued to learn more. Grassroots football is where I started and I have 32 years of coaching experience and have worked in academies in the past at Nottingham Forest Keith Mayer, right, is helping with the new Sugar Hill soc-

cer club, All-In Futbol Club, along with Mike Morgan, left,

See MAYER, Page 4B and Mark MacKain, center. (Special Photo)

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GAC hires Wheaton Coll. coach Giuliano to take over state champion girls soccer program

By Will Hammock

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A former Wheaton College coach has worked out well for Greater Atlanta Christian football. The Norcross private school’s administration hopes the same happens with its girls soccer program.

GAC announced Thursday that it has hired current Wheaton (Ill.) men’s soccer head coach Mike Giuliano as its new head girls soccer coach. He takes over a Spartans team that just won the Class AA state championship in the last season under Troy Bendickson, who stepped down to continue his late father’s ministry work.

Tim Hardy, GAC’s head football coach, also coached at Wheaton for nine seasons before moving to Gwinnett. Giuliano will coach the upcoming 2014 fall season at Wheaton before joining the GAC staff in January.

“I love to teach, I love to mentor and disciple players and students, and I love to coach championships,” Giuliano said.

“The exciting new challenge at Greater Atlanta

Christian will allow me to do all three day in and day out. From the moment I walked on the GAC campus, I knew that I had found another school with the same commitment to excellence as Wheaton.

“Troy Bendickson has set the bar high for this program and I will do everything in my power to continue his legacy of championships and changed lives.”

Giuliano, who took over the Wheaton men’s program in 2007, has a 9938-18 record at the school.

He has a career record of 359-142-50, including stints with the women’s soccer programs at San Diego State (three years) and Westmont College (11 years) and the men’s program at Trinity College (five years).

He has been named the NSCAA/Adidas Coach of the Year four times, has been conference coach of the year 12 teams and has won four NAIA national titles, as well as 26 conference championships, in women’s soccer. He also has 28 years of teaching experience at Trinity College, Westmont College, the Pepperdine School of

Law and Wheaton.

His long career and travels played a part in his selection of GAC. “Leading the men’s soccer program at Wheaton has been one of the great privileges of my life,” Giuliano said. “This is the finest college and one of the finest soccer programs in the nation. I thought I would be the coach at Wheaton for the next 15 years, but God had other plans. My amazing wife Barbara has been following me around the country for over 30 years while I pursue my dreams, and now it is time for me to honor her dreams.

“In Atlanta, she will be involved with a great organization that develops and implements strategic ways to stop the human trafficking crisis. And what’s equally exciting is that it appears I will be able to be involved with the same organization in one of their programs that aims to challenge men to take a more public and activist stand to end trafficking locally and around the nation.”

Giuliano takes over a program that is one of the state’s best in girls soc-

cer. The GAC girls have played in the past four state championship games, also winning the state title in 2012.

Bendickson began his GAC career as a boys assistant, but has been the head girls coach for the past 12 seasons. His career record at GAC was 171-54-7.

“Mike Giuliano will make a great addition to our faculty and coaching staff,” GAC senior high principal Scott Harsh said.

“Mike’s collegiate experience coaching both men and women positions him well for his work with a very talented group of girls.

We will dearly miss Coach Troy Bendickson both as a coach and as a leader in our school community, but I anticipate a very smooth transition as Troy passes the baton to Mike.

“Mike exhibits many of the same attributes we’ve loved about Troy, passion for the game, a gifted teacher and most importantly a man of deep faith. Mike understands he is inheriting a very strong program from Troy and we believe Mike will lead the team with excellence into the future.”

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Big weekend ahead at Charlotte The Sports Xchange CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has long been considered by many as one of NASCAR’s major events, a portfolio headlined by the Daytona 500, Southern 500, one or perhaps both of Talladega Superspeedway’s races and, since 1994, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The status is well-earned.

NASCAR’s longest race — 600 miles, 400 laps around the 1.5-mile CMS layout — is one of its most historic. Six times in the event’s 54 years, drivers have gotten their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in the 600; four of those victories amounted to a preview of greatness: David Pearson in 1961, Jeff Gordon in 1994, Bobby Labonte in 1995 and Matt Kenseth in 2000.

In those 54 years, the race has been won by past, present or future Sprint Cup champions 28 times.

And of the 26 times “nonchampions” have won, you’re still talking about a stellar lineup that includes many of NASCAR’s alltime greats such as 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Fred Lorenzen, Jim Paschal, Marvin Panch, Donnie Allison,

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Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, Davey Allison and Mark Martin.

This year, however, the focus is not so much on history as it is the present.

There are a number of drivers, starting with Kenseth and reigning series champion Jimmie Johnson, who both need a win as quickly as possible.

Both are winless this season and that’s not good.

With the revamped Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format in place, race winners get first dibs on Chase berths; relying on your standing in the series points is not the preferred approach to qualifying for NASCAR’s “playoffs.”

“I love this race,” he said. “It’s such a challenge to all of us both mentally and physically. The (No.) 48 team does well here because it’s such a long race that you have the time to adjust on your car, make the changes from day to night and improve with each stop.”

For Kenseth, Johnson and just about anyone else in Sunday’s field yet to win

Indy and the flight and helicopter rides and police escorts and all that during the day, you’re very, very content to lay your head on a pillow. And even when you do that, it still Double duty feels like it’s not stopped Kurt Busch is closing in moving, yet.” on a first of his own — his Busch qualified 12th first attempt at that most for the Indianapolis 500, daunting of double-duty but crashed in a Monday assignments, driving in practice session and will the Coca-Cola 600 and the be forced to a back-up car.

Indianapolis 500 on the same day.

Tight race Indy starts the long day A classic championship at noon Sunday, with the battle has developed in 600 following at 6 p.m. the NASCAR Nationwide (Fox). A corporate plane Series, which returns to acflight — wide-open, of tion Saturday at 2:45 p.m. course — connects the two. (ABC) at Charlotte Motor This arduous assignment Speedway, with the History 300. The series standings has been attempted eight leader, 18-year-old rookie previous times by a total Chase Elliott — whose of only three drivers. The father Bill was announced rundown: John Andretti this week as a 2015 (1994), Robby Gordon (1997, 2000, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04) NASCAR Hall of Fame and Tony Stewart (‘99 and inductee — leads Elliott Sadler and Regan Smith ‘01). Stewart has the best by merely two points. result, finishing sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte Elliott has five top-five finishes this year including in 2001 while also behis spectacular, consecucoming the only driver to complete the two-race total tive victories at Texas and Darlington last month. of 1,100 miles.

Look for the points to “We’re still the only stay tight after this week. guy who’s completed all CMS, like Texas, is a fast 1,100 miles of Double Duty, which is something 1.5-mile track. Elliott leads the series in Driver I’m really proud of,” Rating at “1.5s” with a Stewart said. “It makes 109.8; his average finish for a very, very long day. on intermediate tracks this When you’re done with year is 3.0. the 600, after running this year, the 600 should seem inviting. Back to the talk of “firsts” — ­ for 13 of the last 25 Coca-Cola 600 winners, it was their first win of the season.

Long list could contend at Indy 500 Dixon, reigning champion Tony Kanaan and INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Briscoe at Ganassi With the Indianapolis Racing.

500 approaching, former Marco Andretti, Ryan champion Scott Dixon Hunter-Reay, James tried Thursday to name Hinchcliffe, Kurt Busch the drivers with a realistic and Carlos Munoz at Anchance of winning. dretti Autosport.

He named two drivers Pole-sitter Ed Carpenter from his team, Ganassi and his Ed Carpenter RacRacing, two from Team ing teammate, JR HildebPenske, two from Andretti rand.

Autosport. Then he found Simon Pagenaud at himself caught in a numSchmidt Peterson Motorbers game. sport.

There’s more than that.

Josef Newgarden at A lot more, actually.

Sarah Fisher Hartman “Six or eight more,” he Racing. said.

And those are just the That was the theme of obvious ones. the final media gathering Justin Wilson of Dale with 33 drivers before Coyne Racing was in the Sunday’s 500. The list of pack of five heading to the realistic contenders grew final restart of last year’s with each who weighed in. race. Those with him in Will Power, Helio Cas- pursuit of Hunter-Reay, troneves and Juan Pablo the leader, were Andretti, Montoya at Team Penske. Kanaan and Munoz. PosiThe Sports Xchange

tions swapped in those two corners before Dario Franchitti hit the wall to bring out the race-ending caution. Kanaan and Munoz jumped to the front, relegating Hunter-Reay to third with Andretti trapped

behind him.

“People say you don’t want to be in the lead because of the draft, but you never know when the caution is going to come out,” Briscoe said. “You can’t get caught out like that.”

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G-Braves storm back to beat Tides Braves hold

By David Friedlander

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Gus Schlosser and the Gwinnett Braves spotted the Norfolk Tides a six-run lead early in the opener of their four-game, weekend series.

But both showed plenty of bounce back, with the right-hander rebounding to hold the visitors scoreless the rest of his outing, and the G-Braves bats answered with an eight-run fourth inning en route to a 10-7 victory before 3,209 fans Thursday night at Coolray Field.

The comeback represented the largest comeback since Sept. 1 of last season.

It also ended a modest two-game losing streak and gave the first-place GBraves (26-19) their 11th win in the last 15 games.

“We’ve been playing pretty good baseball,” said G-Braves manager Brian Snitker, whose team pounded out 15 hits on the night. “That inning was probably as bad a baseball as we’ve played in three weeks. … It just was an ugly inning in the second.

We couldn’t do anything right. There was nothing going our way. But we knew we had eight (more) cracks at them. We hung in there and didn’t panic and came back with eight of our own.

“It’s been like that pretty much all year. We’ve come back in a lot of games. It’s a pretty good trait to have — that you don’t panic. … It’s kind of like a bad game. You put it behind you and start over and see what happens.”

Not even Schlosser (2-1) panicked after he followed up a strong first inning in which he retired Norfolk in

Baseball Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Atlanta.................... 26. 20.. .565..... —...5-5 Miami...................... 25. 23.. .521.......2...5-5 Washington............. 24. 23.. .511....2.5...5-5 New York................. 21. 25.. .457.......5...4-6 Philadelphia............ 20. 24.. .455.......5...4-6 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Milwaukee............... 28. 20.. .583..... —...4-6 St. Louis.................. 26. 21.. .553.... 1.5...8-2 Cincinnati................ 21. 24.. .467....5.5...5-5 Pittsburgh................ 20. 26.. .435.......7...4-6 Chicago.................. 16. 28.. .364.....10...4-6 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 San Francisco......... 29. 18.. .617..... —...5-4 Colorado................. 26. 21.. .553.......3...4-5 Los Angeles............ 25. 23.. .521....4.5...5-5 San Diego............... 21. 26.. .447.......8...5-5 Arizona................... 18. 31.. .367.....12...4-6 Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 2, Washington 1 Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 14, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 3, Arizona 2, 12 innings San Francisco 5, Colorado 1 Thursday’s Games Miami 4, Philadelphia 3 Colorado 2, San Francisco 2, 6th, susp.

Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 4 N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 St. Louis 4, Arizona 2 Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0) at San Diego (Stults 2-4), late Today’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-1) at Philadelphia (Hernandez 2-1), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 0-6), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Anderson 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 3-5), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Miller 6-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2) at Miami (Koehler 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 5-1) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-1), 7:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Jackson 3-3) at San Diego (Erlin 3-4), 10:10 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 2, 13 innings Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 8 Minnesota 2, San Diego 0 Today’s Game Minnesota (Gibson 4-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Toronto.................... 26. 22.. .542..... —...8-2 New York................. 24. 21.. .533.......5...5-5 Baltimore................ 23. 21.. .523.......1...3-7 Boston.................... 20. 26.. .435.......5...2-8 Tampa Bay.............. 20. 28.. .417.......6...4-6 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Detroit..................... 27. 16.. .628..... —...6-4 Minnesota............... 23. 21.. .523....4.5... 7-3 Kansas City............ 23. 23.. .500....5.5...6-4 Chicago.................. 23. 25.. .479....6.5...4-6 Cleveland................ 22. 25.. .468.......7...5-5 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Oakland.................. 30. 17.. .638..... —...8-2 Los Angeles............ 26. 20.. .565....3.5... 7-3 Texas...................... 23. 24.. .489.......7...4-6 Seattle.................... 22. 23.. .489.......7...4-6 Houston.................. 17. 30.. .362.....13...6-4 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 11, Detroit 10, 13 innings Texas 4, Seattle 3 Toronto 6, Boston 4 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 2, Houston 1 Thursday’s Games Texas 9, Detroit 2 Toronto 7, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 2, 11 innings Cleveland (Masterson 2-3) at Baltimore (Chen 5-2), late N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 3-0), late Houston (Cosart 3-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), late Today’s Games Cleveland (House 0-0) at Baltimore (Norris 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Gwinnett Braves Brandon Boggs bats against Norfolk during Thursday’s game at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Boggs was a home run short of hitting for the cycle as the G-Braves stormed back to beat the Tides. (Photo: Dave Skillen)

order on three groundball outs with a rough top of the second.

Brett Wallace led off with a double into the leftfield corner to lead a string of six hits in the innings — including a second one by the Tides’ first baseman later in the inning that drove in two runs — plus a hit batsman and a walk.

By the time Derrick Mitchell ran down Francisco Peguero’s deep liner to right to finally record the final out of the inning, 11 Norfolk hitters had come to the plate, with six touching home and Brian Ward, Julio Borbon, Quintin Berry and Cord Phelps each driving in a run to leave the Tides leading 6-0.

However, Schlosser settled down somewhat after the disastrous inning, allowing just one more hit and no runs in four more innings before giving way to the bullpen.

In all, the right-hander battled through six innings, giving up seven hits and six runs with one strikeout.

“I just tried to make better pitches,” Schlosser said.

“I just tried to relax and didn’t really think about (the inning), just focus on

(the rest of the game).”

And the G-Braves rewarded that work with a big inning of their own in the bottom of the fourth.

A lead-off double by Joey Terdoslavich and walks drawn by Todd Hamilton and Edward Salcedo sandwiched around Mitchell’s foul out to first to load the bases with just the one out.

A visit to the mound by Norfolk pitching coach Mike Griffin didn’t help Tides starter Mike Wright (1-3), who had his next pitch ripped up the middle

by Brandon Boggs to plate a pair of runs and bring the G-Braves to within 6-2.

Steve Lerud then stepped to the plate and deposited a 3-1 offering over the wall in right-center for a three-run homer to make the score 6-5 and end the night for Wright.

But even after new pitchers Brock Huntzinger came on and struck out Todd Cunningham for the second out of the inning, the G-Braves weren’t done.

Tommy La Stella singled off Huntzinger’s leg and went to second when Phil Gosselin singled to bring

the Gwinnett order back around to Terdoslavich, who delivered his second double of the inning to bring home La Stella and tie the game a 6 apiece.

And when a Huntzinger offering got through Norfolk catcher Ward for a passed ball to bring home Gosselin, the G-Braves had their biggest single-inning outburst so far this season, as well as their first lead of the game at 7-6.

Hamilton added an RBI single, and by the time Huntzinger finally got Mitchell on a fielder’s choice grounder to retire the side, 12 hitters had batted, with eight coming plateward to vault the GBraves into an 8-6 lead.

“All these guys here have that never give up attitude,” said Boggs, who finished just a home run short of the cycle in a 3-for-4 night with two RBIs. “We had a lot of time to come back. We had some great at bats. That’s what you have to do as a good team — you’ve got to come back in any situation.”

And the G-Braves made sure they wouldn’t give Norfolk the chance to mount its own comeback, with Todd Cunningham’s safety squeeze bunt driving in an insurance run in the fifth and La Stella driving in another with this third hit of the night in the eighth to push the lead to 10-6.

Gwinnett relievers Atahualpa Severino, Pedro Beato and Juan Jaime did their part, limiting the Tide to just two hits and one run over the final three innings to put the game away.

In addition to the big night from Boggs and La Stella, Terdoslavich went 2-for-5 with the two doubles and an RBI, and Gosselin was also 2-for-5.

back Brewers Atlanta rallies after falling behind 4-1 to Milwaukee

By Guy Curtright

review after Doumit’s hit, but right-hander Rob Wooten struck out left ATLANTA — The fielder Justin Upton lookMilwaukee Brewers ing with the bases loaded finally got the left-handed to end the wild inning. reliever they wanted into Braves closer Craig Kimthe game, but the Atlanta brel hit the first batter of the ninth inning with a pitch, Braves took advantage but struck out the next three anyway.

Brewers for his 12th save in Pinch-hitter Ryan 14 opportunities.

Doumit singled in two Kintzler (1-2) took the runs off Will Smith in the loss despite facing just seventh inning and the Braves defeated the Brew- one batter and left-hander ers 5-4 in a strange game Alex Wood (4-4) got Thursday night at Turner credit with the victory after a scoreless top of the Field. seventh inning.

Milwaukee manager Braves starter Aaron Ron Roenicke wanted Harang was pulled after Smith, but it was Zach giving up an RBI hit in Duke who started to trot the sixth inning to left in, touching off confufielder Kris Davis that sion. After a long delay, gave the Brewers a 4-1 Smith was allowed to pitch and Doumit spoiled lead. He gave up nine hits and four runs while strikthe move. ing out five and walking Once down 4-1, the Braves trailed by two runs one in 5 1/3 innings.

The Braves started their going into the seventh comeback in the bottom after a six-inning homer of the sixth when B.J. by center fielder B.J. Upton and Brewers starter Upton went the other way with a 1-1 fastball from Matt Garza appeared in Garza and lined his fourth control. homer of the season into Third baseman Chris the right-field seats.

Johnson, who had three Brewers shortstop Jean hits, and second baseSegura had three hits, man Dan Uggla singled, including a double, stole though, and Garza was a base and scored twice. pulled with one out.

Brandon Kintzler allowed Catcher Jonathan Lucroy an RBI double to catcher had a double and single Gerald Laird and then the for Milwaukee, driving in two runs. confusion started.

Milwaukee right fielder Both Brewers pitching Ryan Braun, who was on coach Rick Kranitz and the 15-day disabled list bullpen coach Lee Tunearlier in May with a right nell were away from the oblique strain, left Thursteam and apparently the wrong pitcher was throw- day’s game after four innings with tightness in his ing in the bullpen. right side. He batted twice, The Braves had an grounding out both times. out overturned on video

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SPORTS AT A GLANCE Oakland (Kazmir 5-1) at Toronto (Hendriks 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

Texas (Baker 0-0) at Detroit (Sanchez 1-2), 7:08 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-3), 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Wilson 5-3), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 1-4) at Seattle (Hernandez 5-1), 10:10 p.m.

International League North Division

W L Pct. GB Buffalo..............24...19..... .558..... — Rochester........24.. 21..... .533.......1 Syracuse..........24.. 22..... .522.... 1.5 Lehigh Valley...24.. 22..... .522.... 1.5 Pawtucket........25.. 23..... .521.... 1.5 Scranton/WB...23.. 22.......511.......2 South Division

W L Pct. GB Gwinnett..........26...19..... .578..... — Durham............27.. 21..... .562.......5 Norfolk............. 17.. 29..... .370....9.5 Charlotte.......... 15.. 31..... .326.. 11.5 West Division

W L Pct. GB Indianapolis.....27...19..... .587..... — Columbus........22.. 23..... .489....4.5 Louisville..........22.. 24..... .478.......5 Toledo..............21.. 26..... .447....6.5 Wednesday’s Game Norfolk 10, Charlotte 3 Thursday’s Games Buffalo 4, Louisville 2 Gwinnett 10, Norfolk 7 Rochester 2, Scranton/WB 1 Syracuse 6, Pawtucket 1 Durham 7, Columbus 5 Indianapolis 7, Charlotte 5 Toledo 9, Lehigh Valley 4 Today’s Games Buffalo at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.

Pawtucket at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Indianapolis at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.

Rochester at Scranton/WB, 7:05 p.m.

Toledo at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Durham at Columbus, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Buffalo at Louisville, 6:05 p.m.

Toledo at Lehigh Valley, 6:35 p.m.

Pawtucket at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Durham at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.

Rochester at Scranton/WB, 7:05 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association Conference Finals (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Indiana 1, Miami 1 Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96 Tuesday, May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83 Saturday, May 24: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.

Western Conference San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 0 Monday, May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Wednesday, May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77 Sunday, May 25: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

Golf Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Thursday

At Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6,400,000 Yardage: 7,204; Par: 70 First Round Dustin Johnson 31-34 — 65 -5 Harris English 33-33 — 66 -4 Hunter Mahan 29-37 — 66 -4 Robert Streb 35-31 — 66 -4 Tim Wilkinson 32-34 — 66 -4 Tim Clark 32-35 — 67 -3 Jason Dufner 32-35 — 67 -3 Ken Duke 32-35 — 67 -3 Brice Garnett 35-32 — 67 -3 David Hearn 33-34 — 67 -3 Fredrik Jacobson 33-34 — 67 -3 Wes Roach 33-34 — 67 -3 Jordan Spieth 34-33 — 67 -3 Bo Van Pelt 34-33 — 67 -3 Jimmy Walker 34-33 — 67 -3 Robert Allenby 35-33 — 68 -2 Aaron Baddeley 34-34 — 68 -2 Ricky Barnes 32-36 — 68 -2 Kevin Chappell 34-34 — 68 -2 Brian Davis 33-35 — 68 -2 George McNeill 33-35 — 68 -2 Vijay Singh 33-35 — 68 -2 Josh Teater 35-33 — 68 -2 Chad Campbell 33-36 — 69 -1 Graham DeLaet 32-37 — 69 -1 Jim Furyk 35-34 — 69 -1 Brian Harman 35-34 — 69 -1 Trevor Immelman 34-35 — 69 -1 Marc Leishman 33-36 — 69 -1 Justin Leonard 34-35 — 69 -1 Hideki Matsuyama 37-32 — 69 -1 Sean O’Hair 34-35 — 69 -1 Geoff Ogilvy 33-36 — 69 -1 Ryan Palmer 34-35 — 69 -1 John Rollins 35-34 — 69 -1 Rory Sabbatini 33-36 — 69 -1 Heath Slocum 36-33 — 69 -1 Daniel Summerhays 35-34 — 69 -1 Nicholas Thompson 35-34 — 69 -1 Brendon Todd 37-32 — 69 -1 Mark Wilson 34-35 — 69 -1 Jonathan Byrd 35-35 — 70 E Paul Casey 36-34 — 70 E Bud Cauley 34-36 — 70 E Brendon de Jonge 33-37 — 70 E Bill Haas 36-34 — 70 E James Hahn 35-35 — 70 E J.J. Henry 35-35 — 70 E Charley Hoffman 36-34 — 70 E Zach Johnson 34-36 — 70 E Matt Jones 34-36 — 70 E Jerry Kelly 33-37 — 70 E Martin Laird 35-35 — 70 E Richard H. Lee 35-35 — 70 E Ben Martin 35-35 — 70 E Bryce Molder 37-33 — 70 E Jeff Overton 37-33 — 70 E Rod Pampling 36-34 — 70 E Corey Pavin 35-35 — 70 E Michael Putnam 36-34 — 70 E Brandt Snedeker 37-33 — 70 E Chris Stroud 36-34 — 70 E Cameron Tringale 36-34 — 70 E Briny Baird 35-36 — 71 +1 Olin Browne 35-36 — 71 +1 Angel Cabrera 36-35 — 71 +1 Jeff Curl 35-36 — 71 +1 Derek Ernst 36-35 — 71 +1 Steve Flesch 35-36 — 71 +1 Brian Gay 36-35 — 71 +1 John Huh 37-34 — 71 +1 Billy Hurley III 36-35 — 71 +1 Russell Knox 33-38 — 71 +1 Scott Langley 36-35 — 71 +1 Danny Lee 35-36 — 71 +1 Kevin Na 35-36 — 71 +1 Pat Perez 35-36 — 71 +1 Adam Scott 32-39 — 71 +1 John Senden 34-37 — 71 +1 Brian Stuard 37-34 — 71 +1 Boo Weekley 35-36 — 71 +1 Woody Austin 36-36 — 72 +2 Steven Bowditch 35-37 — 72 +2 Matt Every 36-36 — 72 +2 Tim Herron 35-37 — 72 +2 Justin Hicks 36-36 — 72 +2 Ryo Ishikawa 35-37 — 72 +2 Matt Kuchar 37-35 — 72 +2 Spencer Levin 36-36 — 72 +2

David Lingmerth 39-33 — 72 Davis Love III 36-36 — 72 William McGirt 37-35 — 72 Seung-Yul Noh 36-36 — 72 Louis Oosthuizen 37-35 — 72 Carl Pettersson 38-34 — 72 Jim Renner 37-35 — 72 David Toms 37-35 — 72 Camilo Villegas 40-32 — 72 Roberto Castro 37-36 — 73 Chad Collins 35-38 — 73 Lucas Glover 37-36 — 73 Chris Kirk 38-35 — 73 Kyle Stanley 34-39 — 73 Andrew Svoboda 38-35 — 73 Michael Thompson 36-37 — 73 Scott Brown 38-36 — 74 Franklin Corpening 35-39 — 74 Luke Guthrie 36-38 — 74 John Merrick 35-39 — 74 Kevin Stadler 36-38 — 74 Scott Stallings 37-37 — 74 Nick Watney 37-37 — 74 Kevin Kisner 39-36 — 75 Andrew Loupe 38-37 — 75 Kevin Tway 37-38 — 75 Chris Williams 38-37 — 75

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Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid ParScores Thursday At Golf Club at Harbor Shores Benton Harbor, MI Purse: $2,000,000 Yardage: 6,852; Par: 71 First Round Joe Durant 34-31 — 65 -6 Dan Forsman 33-33 — 66 -5 Brad Faxon 34-33 — 67 -4 Mark Brooks 34-34 — 68 -3 P.H. Horgan III 33-35 — 68 -3 Greg Bruckner 34-35 — 69 -2 Frank Esposito 35-34 — 69 -2 Anders Forsbrand 35-34 — 69 -2 Bill Glasson 36-33 — 69 -2 Jay Haas 35-34 — 69 -2 Nick Job 34-35 — 69 -2 Steve Lowery 33-36 — 69 -2 Jeff Maggert 32-37 — 69 -2 Todd McCorkle 34-35 — 69 -2 Colin Montgomerie 34-35 — 69 -2 Lee Rinker 33-36 — 69 -2 Joey Sindelar 35-34 — 69 -2 Gordon Brand Jr. 37-33 — 70 -1 Russ Cochran 36-34 — 70 -1 John Cook 34-36 — 70 -1 Philip Golding 37-33 — 70 -1 Mike Goodes 35-35 — 70 -1 Gary Hallberg 37-33 — 70 -1 Bernhard Langer 37-33 — 70 -1 Tom Lehman 37-33 — 70 -1 Mark McNulty 36-34 — 70 -1 Kenny Perry 36-34 — 70 -1 Peter Senior 36-34 — 70 -1 Duffy Waldorf 35-35 — 70 -1 Tom Watson 35-35 — 70 -1 Stephen Ames 38-33 — 71 E Bart Bryant 35-36 — 71 E Mark Calcavecchia 36-35 — 71 E Roger Chapman 38-33 — 71 E Miguel Angel Martin 38-33 — 71 E Mark Mouland 35-36 — 71 E Scott Simpson 37-34 — 71 E Stuart Smith 36-35 — 71 E Craig Stevens 36-35 — 71 E Craig Thomas 37-34 — 71 E Bobby Wadkins 34-37 — 71 E Willie Wood 36-35 — 71 E Chip Beck 37-35 — 72 +1 Tom Byrum 37-35 — 72 +1 Jim Carter 38-34 — 72 +1 Joe Daley 36-36 — 72 +1 Marco Dawson 38-34 — 72 +1 Bruce Fleisher 38-34 — 72 +1 Angel Franco 37-35 — 72 +1 Bob Friend 36-36 — 72 +1 David Frost 37-35 — 72 +1 Satoshi Higashi 35-37 — 72 +1 Barry Lane 36-36 — 72 +1 Tim Parun 34-38 — 72 +1 Steve Pate 37-35 — 72 +1 Tom Pernice Jr. 38-34 — 72 +1 Tracy Phillips 36-36 — 72 +1 David J. Russell 37-35 — 72 +1

Sonny Skinner 36-36 — 72 Steen Tinning 32-40 — 72 Esteban Toledo 37-35 — 72 Gary Wolstenholme 37-35 — 72

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Hockey NHL Conference Finals (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Eastern Conference NY Rangers 2, Montreal 0 Saturday, May 17: NY Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Monday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 22: Montreal at NY Rangers, late Sunday, May 25: Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 27: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m.

Western Conference Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, May 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Wednesday, May 21: Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2 Saturday, May 24: Chicago at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 28: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Lineup After qualifying; race Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194.911.

2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 194.567.

3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 193.618.

4. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 193.334.

5. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 193.244.

6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 193.119.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 193.092.

8. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 192.472.

9. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 191.673.

10. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 191.272.

11. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 193.959.

12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 192.898.

13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 192.692.

14. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 192.486.

15. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 192.438.

16. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 192.027.

17. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 191.945.

18. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 191.925.

19. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 191.884.

20. (47) A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.829.

21. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 191.707.

22. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.98.

23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 189.208.

24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 184.344.

25. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 190.84.

26. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 190.255.

27. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 189.673.

28. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 189.553.

29. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 189.514.

30. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.148.

31. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 189.115.

32. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.062.

33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.732.

34. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.534.

35. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 188.455.

36. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 188.422.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Tommy Hunter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 21. Recalled RHP Preston Guilmet from Norfolk (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated LHP Chris Sale from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Frank Francisco for assignment. Released 2B Jeff Keppinger.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned LHP Kyle Crockett to Columbus (IL).

Placed RHP Zach McAllister on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP T.J. House from Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of RF Mark Lowe from Columbus (IL). Transferred CF Nyjer Morgan from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Optioned 3B Mike Moustakas to Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Released C Miguel Olivo. Sent RF Josh Hamilton on a rehab assignment to Salt Lake (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Activated RHP Alex Cobb from the 15-day DL. Optioned CF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS—Outrighted C J.P. Arencibia to Round Rock (PCL).

National League MIAMI MARLINS—Optioned RHP Anthony DeSclafani to New Orleans (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Chris Hatcher from New Orleans (PCL). Transferred 2B Rafael Furcal from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Sent LHP Tom Gorzelanny on a rehab assignment to Nashville (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed RHP Josh Wall off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels, optioned him to Indianapolis (IL). Activated C Russell Martin from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Phillip Irwin and LHP Wandy Rodriguez for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed RHP Santiago Casilla on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP George Kontos from Fresno (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS— Optioned RHP Ryan Mattheus to Syracuse (IL). Recalled RHP Blake Treinen from Syracuse (IL). Sent 1B Adam LaRoche on a rehab assignment to Potomac (CL).

BASKETBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHARLOTTE—Fired assistant coach Kris Rochelle.

FLORIDA—Announced C John Egbunu has transferred, announced him will transfer from South Florida.

FLORIDA—Announced C John Egbunu has transferred, announced him will transfer from South Florida.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS—Waived G Robert Mayer.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed G Jaroslav Halak to a four-year, $18 million contract.

4B • FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014

FBU camp comes to Peachtree Ridge From Staff Reports The prestigious Football University training camp, an invitation-only camp featuring the region’s top college prospects, will be held at Peachtree Ridge this weekend.

The FBU showcase, led by former college and NFL players, runs Friday through Sunday with on-field sessions beginning Saturday. More than 200 elite youth and high school players have been selected for the event.

The camp features plenty of area talent, including Gwinnett players like Buford’s Isaac Nauta and Konnor Houston, Lanier’s Derrick Brown, Archer’s Dylan Singleton and Jamyest Williams, Peachtree Ridge’s Chance Thrasher, Deangelo Gibbs and Chad Clay and Shiloh’s Jeremy McDuffie.

Former Atlanta Falcons Chris Miller and Ray Buchanan are among the coaches for the Atlanta camp. The camp is modeled after NFL mini-camps, featuring 18 hours of training and development, both on and off the field, including film study, classroom testing and access to hi-tech equipment.

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contributes. Now it takes a little luck, talent and a whole lot of heart and desire.”

One thing GGC isn’t short on is determination.

Through the run to the World Series, the Grizzlies have played nine tournament games. They’ve been facing elimination in six of them.

“We’ve really had to battle with adversity,” Stromdahl said. “We’ve talked a lot about it in the last few days. Six teams (in the World Series) have won their tournaments in three games. Which is great for them. But once you get to the World Series, you’ll have to deal with adversity and having to come from behind.

“There’s a lot of pressure at the World Series and we’ve been handling pressure for the last three weeks.”

GGC’s offense has been impressive in the conference and regional bracket tournaments. Central Gwinnett grad Phillip Bates and Jake Fields, both seniors, have been especially effective. Bates had eight hits on the last day of the regional tournament when the Grizzlies had to win twice to advance.

“Those two are a driving reason why we’re in the position we are,” Stromdahl said.

The whole senior class has been instrumental in the gritty effort put on by GGC, a program in just it’s second year.

“You can’t win just by offense,” Stromdahl said.

“The pitching has done a great job holding leads.

“In order to win, we have to put a full team effort together.”

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I have a great post in England and it’s a very good job. So coming here would be a very big decision. But primarily it would be to be closer to my son. So far with the way Mark has things going, it seems like that would be a very good decision. Certainly the weather is different than what I am used to.

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(7-1, 0.86 ERA, 54 K, 40 2/3 IP) and Al Pesto (5-2, he and the Spartans are 1.58 ERA, 53 K, 35 1/3 quite confident.

IP), plus powerful like Brad “In baseball, all I want Stewart (.377, 2 HR, 23 to know is general things RBIs), Chase Marini (.347, like do they play small ball, 1 HR, 24 RBIs) and Ben what kind of arm has the Wright (.338, 20 RBIs). catcher got, do they have It’s just that he has that speed. Those are things much faith in his own team, I want to know,” Shelton especially given the way it said. “I just want to know has stepped up its game in tendencies. It’s not like the postseason. (other sports where you The Spartans have raised ask) what kind of offense their team batting average do they run? We have to by some 40 points from form a defense for that. the regular season behind “I just want to know, clutch hitting from the ‘How do they approach the likes of Harry Kerr (.346, game?’”

17 RBIs), Jackson O’Brien Shelton says he doesn’t (.338, 1 HR, 13 RBIs) and want that approach to be Devin Daugherty (.326, 2 misinterpreted to look like HR, 27 RBIs). he and the Spartans are They’ve turned in welltaking a cavalier attitude timed defensive plays like toward the finals, or that he numbers double plays or doesn’t respect Benedicoutfield assists turned in tine.

by Wade Cox and Peyton Indeed, the Cadets bring McGuire in Game 3 against a formidable squad to the Westminster on Tuesday. series that includes a tough They’ve also gotten starting rotation of Stevie steady pitching from ace Powers (6-1, 1.43 ERA, 64 Justin Lewis, as well as K, 44 IP), Chipper Wiley clutch Game 3 performanc-

es from McGuire (3-3, 3.73 ERA, 30 K, 30 IP) and Ben Childers (4-1, 6 saves, 1.55 ERA, 21 K, 31 2/3 IP) in consecutive series.

Add it all up, and Shelton says it’s the mark of a team putting it all together at the right time.

“We’re hitting the ball well, … we’re playing good defense and pitching well enough to win,” Shelton said.

It has also added up to a special run for GAC’s group of seniors, which not only wants to send themselves out as state champions, but also Shelton, who will step down after 32 years as coach following the series.

“We’re playing for coach,” said Lewis, one of the team’s seniors. “We say each game, WFC, ‘Win for Cliff.’ I think it’s had a lot to do with bringing (the team) closer together.

When coach told us he wasn’t going to be coaching next year, we really stuck together and said,

‘We’re going to play the rest of the season for him, … and leave it all on the line.’”

Likewise, Shelton, who will bring his fifth Spartans team to a championship series, says he wants to win more for his players, and specifically his seniors, than to give himself his first state title in his final season.

“I’ve always been at peace with the fact that I may never win a state championship,” Shelton said. “That’s never defined me as a coach. Would it be nice? You bet.

“They don’t talk about it, but I can tell in their actions a lot of times that it’s on their minds. They’re thinking about it. Because after that win at Westminster (in Game 3 Tuesday), every one of the seniors sought me out to hug me.

That kind of communicates to me that it’s special to them in a way that may be different from other senior classes.”

Lewis

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his peak.

“I try to throw bullpens a strikeouts (42) and innings lot of times after basketball pitched (49 2/3) and is practice,” said Lewis, who second only to teammate went 2-3 with a 1.69 ERA Ben Childers in earned run and 24 strikeouts in 29 inaverage (1.83). nings, and hit two homers What is perhaps most with 14 RBIs as a junior remarkable about those last season. “Sometimes, numbers is how he is able I’ll ask (Daily Post Boys to put them up, or similar Basketball Player of the numbers, despite getting his Year) Isaiah Wilkins to play high school season off to a catch with me after basketlate start each year. ball practice.

The success of the GAC “The first week of the basketball team has meant (baseball) season is always Lewis hasn’t been able to a little rough, but it’s pretty join the Spartans’ batting good after that.” order or starting rotation Indeed, it hasn’t taken until mid- to late-March Lewis long to make the each of the last two seatransition each of the last sons. two seasons.

So, it’s really only now Shelton says it was really that he is starting to reach a year ago that he began to

notice how much the work he put in during the offseason has helped him adjust more quickly.

“Last year, I remember the first game we put him in, he was throwing at Wesleyan,” Shelton recalled. “I had an assistant coach with a (radar) gun in the bleachers, and he came down and said, ‘Hey, (Lewis is) throwing 90 (mph). I said, ‘No way!’ And he said, ‘I’m serious. Look at the gun.’

“So, he’s so tall and so long and smooth (with his delivery), it’s kind of deceiving how hard he throws. I don’t think he realized until then how gifted he was, that he had a chance to play college

baseball.”

That added confidence should come in handy in what figures to be a pressure-packed and hostile environment at Benedictine for the championship series.

Besides, as Lewis points out, it’s nothing he hasn’t already handled either this year during four straight playoff series on the road, or in the basketball playoffs the past two years.

“One thing different about basketball is, it’s kind of up-tempo, and baseball is kind of slowed down, so you can hear everything,” Lewis said. “I just let it not get to me and just go out and do my thing and not let it get to me.”

overall we’ve got quite an athletic family. But I think Kathryn’s decision will be impacted by what we do, obviously she misses her brother, but whatever she wants to do we absolutely support her.

enough but I actually did get injured. But left Wigan and found myself coming to the U.S. to play at Mercer Community College.

My first year in 1981 I was still injured but in 1982 I was able to win a national championship. That was a great experience and created bonds for life. Then in 1982 I came home and started coaching.

Mayer run by a foreign club. It’s more of a connection piece than anything else. Mark’s model seems to be bringing in as much experience as he can and integrating that with the community and people already in place.

CH: What would be your day-to-day activities should you come on with the club full time?

KM: That is something we would need to formulate. It will depend on the CH: I understand you numbers and how quickly have been involved in we can get the numbers up. some levels at the proCertainly will be workfessional level with the ing with the other coaches English Premier League. who would be a part of What has been the exit. One of my roles in the perience you’ve gained UK is to mentor and coach there? the coaches. So that’s KM: I work through the something I would like to FA (the governing body for continue. And I’m always football in England) and learning. There isn’t one actually deliver psycholway to do things, there are ogy courses for the FA. several. So hopefully I can I am a UEFA A License bring some of my expericoach. And I went into ences and continue to learn Manchester United to work from them as well. You can with their foundation and never stop learning. some of their soccer skills coaches. Then I was asked CH: Ideally, what is to get into some mentoring the timeline and when and they had started some would you like to move academies in China. So I your family into the comwas asked to go there and munity? to India, respectively, and KM: There are still to help set up schools and some things to work out. skills coaches there. So Mark has been very upI’ve done mostly mentorfront and honest with me ing. I want to be clear about it. I am not a single with that, I’ve never been guy. I have a wife and a with the first team with daughter to bring with Manchester United. I’ve me and a little dog. So I been around them and had guess if he puts his paws dealings with them but I’ve in American soil then it’s been a part of a large group official and we are here. I’d of people that are involved like to say that would be as with teaching soccer skills soon as possible. There are and mentoring coaches. certainly challenges and things to still figure out.

CH: What is appealing to you about being able to CH: What are your come in and start a proimpressions on the gram here from scratch? growth of the U.S. game KM: With that you get at the MLS level and as a to put your own DNA into whole. Is that something it. We will have locals run- that would impact your ning a local club and that decision to come here will help us to connect to full-time? the community rather than KM: I couldn’t comhaving an academy that is ment about the MLS with

any depth, that would be an injustice. But the health and strength of U.S. soccer has dramatically improved beyond all recognition from when I first came to America in 1981 in college. From where it was then to where it is now is very different.

ship. He spent a year there which was an interesting experience for him. He then transferred to UNCCharlotte, which is a totally different program and different style of soccer.

So he’s over there and me and my wife don’t see him coming back to the UK. And we’re a three quarter full family without him around. So the opportunity to come here and re-kindle the fire a bit with a new club and be close enough to go see some of David’s games would be fantastic.

CH: So who is the best athlete in the family?

CH: How about AtlanKM: Oh no, that’s a ta getting an MLS team? great question. I’ve got to Is that something that say me haven’t I? Well, I you could see impacting better say their mother. But the club?

I’ve got to say that because KM: Sure. That can it’s my 25th wedding only be good for the local anniversary. I am here on community and helping the 20th of May, 25 years CH: Where are you to grow the game. That’s after we got married. So from originally? something I’m certainly for her to even let me come KM: I live in a town looking forward to in over here on such a special 2017. And perhaps we can called Wigan. It’s a little occasion tells you how sesuburb in greater Manches- rious we are about this. So help the pro game at the grassroots level by helping ter. Kind of in between I’ve got to say me. Each of to bring players along and Manchester and Liverpool. them would probably say The weather there is certeaching them the skills themselves if they were tainly much different than here. But really it’s probthey need to have an imit is here in Atlanta with all ably David. He’s probably pact at that level. But first we have to build a club. If this beautiful sunshine. But the best of us. that’s where I’m from. you look too far beyond where you currently are CH: Tell me about CH: When did you then you can fall quite what your playing experifirst come to the United quickly. ence was like. Did you States? play at the professional KM: I came in 1981 to CH: Tell me more level at all? about your son David. Is play university soccer at KM: I started playing he at UNC-Charlotte cur- Mercer County Commufootball at a very young nity College in New Jersey age. I captained every rently and what led him where I became a national team that I ever played for. there? champion. That was a KM: He’s in his senior I’m a left-footer and was tremendous experience. We a technician. I was very year there. He was named had a very eclectic mix of captain of the team there proficient with the football.

Europeans and Americans I was signed on at Bolton this year which I am very playing with a mixture of proud of. He played at a Wanderers as a school boy. premier league club Wigan styles. I got here this time Then when I finished on May 15th and will be Athletic as a scholar for my schooling I became an going back on the fourth a couple of years, but apprentice professional, which is called scholars unfortunately due to injury of June. now. I spent a few years at he fell by the wayside. He Bolton when they were in CH: How old is your then went to play at an the old first division. daughter? academy in Spain run by My claim to fame was KM: Kathryn is 18. former England manager when I actually played CH: Is she looking at Glenn Hoddle. But when with the first team in a that ended we had to think possibly continuing her friendly against Bangor education in the United about what was the next City F.C. States as well? best thing for David.

I have some contacts Through natural attriKM: She actually wants in the United States that to go into the Royal Navy. tion, I was either not good I reached out to and very enough or not provided She still has some final soon after that he got ofphysicals, which we expect with sufficient time. I fered some scholarships moved on to Wigan Athshe will be fine. My wife to continue his education letic, which was my local played football for Engand play here. So he went club. I signed professionland. My daughter has to Akron, a program which represented the north of ally on with them. And won a national champion- England in field hockey. So I probably wasn’t good

CH: What were your early coaching experiences like?

KM: I started coaching in 1981, actually, in between my seasons at Mercer. I suspect that likely helped me my last season in there. But my playing career ended at 22 and I said this is what am I going to do now. Then I pursued what was called then the four badge, which is the highest coaching classification in England. I attempted the test the first time in 1984 but didn’t pass. Then in 1985 I did and was told at the time I was the youngest person to ever achieve that qualification. So I was very proud of that. So then I started coaching coaches for the FA and training coaches.

CH: Do you have a coaching philosophy that you keep and that you would bring to this club?

KM: Well, that’s the biggest thing about this game is that you get the opportunity to touch people’s lives. You are impacting them in your interactions and how you treat them. So I try to foster a message and provide information to help players become better footballers but also better people.

Over here the goals are to use their skills to be able to play at the collegiate level and further their education. If I can add a little sugar into it and create a little magic and help them achieve that, then that fulfills me.

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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 • B5 FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 • 5B

Coaches announce all-region track Johnson’s 65 sets From Staff Reports Class AAAAAA boys state champion Shiloh led the list of awardwinners on the All-Region 8-AAAAAA Track and Field Teams, released recently by the region’s coaches.

Shiloh’s Rob Blaszkiewicz was selected as the region boys coach of the year after leading his team to the state title, while the Generals’ Jeremy McDuffie was the boys runner of the year. The boys field event performer of the year was Parkview thrower John Patterson.

Archer’s Akua ObengAkrofi was the girls runner of the year, while the girls field event award went to Dacula pole vaulter Rachel Sherrill. Archer’s John Williams was voted girls coach of the year.

The coaches also selected all-region teams. Those honorees are as follows:

BOYS Region champions Shot put: Sam Wright, Archer Discus: John Patterson, Parkview Pole vault: Donald Onyeanula, South Gwinnett Long jump: Kartez Hall, Grayson Triple jump: Jeremy McDuffie, Shiloh High jump: Bailey Vitatoe, Brookwood 1,600: Josh Ingalls, Brookwood 400: Grant Swinton, Shiloh 100: Travis Collins, Archer 110 hurdles: Jeremy McDuffie, Shiloh 800: Josh Ingalls, Brookwood 200: Grant Swinton, Shiloh 300 hurdles: Christian Smith, Grayson 3,200: Miles Yapp, Brookwood 400 relay: Shiloh 1,600 relay: Shiloh Consensus All-Region Team Shot put: Tyree Davis, Dacula; Joey Rutowski, Dacula Discus: Dozie Ojiagbaje, Berkmar; Sloan Huff, Archer Pole vault: Che Curtis, South Gwinnett; Caleb Merritt, Grayson Long jump: Jacques Evangelister, Dacula; Laronn Veal, Parkview Triple jump: William Molette, Dacula; Jeremy Lacey, Parkview High jump: Chris Harmon, Dacula; Brydarious Latimore, Central Gwinnett 1,600: Will Henderson, Parkview; Bryan Kamau, Shiloh

400: Patrick Adebamowo, Dacula; Noel Rhymer, Shiloh 100: Cedric Asseh, Grayson; Jarvis Mingo, South Gwinnett 110 hurdles: Brandon McPherson, Berkmar; Andrae Griffin, Parkview 800: Quinn Clarke, Berkmar; Terrell Estime, Brookwood 200: Elliott Cummings, Central Gwinnett; Demetrius Morgan, Brookwood 300 hurdles: Rashad Hall, Berkmar; Malik Samsair, Brookwood 3,200: Nick Schofer, Parkview; Tommy Templeman, Brookwood 400 relay: Grayson A, Grayson B 1,600 relay: Grayson A, Berkmar GIRLS Region champions Shot put: Vicki Harris, Parkview Discus: Chelsea Igberaese, Dacula Pole vault: Rachel Sherrill, Dacula Long jump: Jakael Bush, Central Gwinnett Triple jump: Jirah Simpkins, Berkmar High jump: Jania Williams, Parkview 1,600: Laura Boswell, Parkview 400: Aliyah Abrams, Grayson 100: Akua Obeng-Akrofi, Archer 100 hurdles: Jirah Simpkins, Berkmar 800: Mackenzie Ellison, Brookwood 200: Akua Obeng-Akrofi, Archer 300 hurdles: Destinee Davis, South Gwinnett

3,200: Lauren Flynt, Brookwood 400 relay: Brookwood 1,600 relay: Archer Consensus All-Region Team Shot put: Laura Allen, Archer; Elizabeth Adesayna, South Gwinnett Discus: Airian Riddick, Berkmar; Kendall Hardy, Brookwood Pole vault: Kadie Rogers, Parkveiw; Ayana Daniels, South Gwinnett Long jump: J’Nai Owens, Dacula; Geordyn Jenkins, Grayson Triple jump: Andrea Foster, Brookwood; Camille Bentley, Brookwood High jump: Muna Okebalama, Archer; Sophia Martin, Parkview 1,600: Laurel Sumner, Brookwood; Yanely Gomez, Grayson 400: Sydney Davis, Grayson; Ashley Davis, Central Gwinnett 100: Jacqui Switzer, Archer; Dominique Brown, Dacula 100 hurdles: Sidney Genrich, Parkview; Melyssa Haughton, Brookwood 800: Ashton Askew, Brookwood; Jessica Moody, Parkview 200: Caitlan Tate, Brookwood; Serenity Douglas, Archer 300 hurdles: Mizani Simpson, Berkmar; Chika Motanya, Grayson 3,200: Melody Weiler, Parkview; McKenzie Knudsen, Archer 400 relay: Archer; Grayson 1,600 relay: Grayson; Central Gwinnett

pace at Colonial

Worth resident Ben Hogan.

“I thought I actually hit FORT WORTH, Texas plenty of good shots and played from the fairway — Adam Scott’s first for four over, so it wasn’t competitive round as ideal,” Scott said about golf’s top-ranked player his start after teeing off at featured two contrasting the par-four 10th. nines as he finished six “But I managed to strokes off the lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational tighten up on the back (nine) and make a couple on Thursday. of putts.”

The Australian, who Scott, just the second dislodged Tiger Woods from the game’s pinnacle Australian to become No. 1 following Greg Noron Monday, struggled to an outward 4-over-par 39 man’s final reign which at iconic Colonial Coun- ended in 1998, bogeyed the 11th, 15th, 17th and try Club before making three birdies after the turn 18th as he limped to the to card a 1-over 71 in the turn.

However he then upped opening round. a few gears, reaching the That left Scott well behind long-hitting Ameri- green in two at the parfive first and two-putting can Dustin Johnson, who for birdie before picking reeled off five birdies in a flawless 65 to take control up another shot at the par-four second where his of the prestigious PGA Tour event won five times approach ended up three feet from the hole. by golfing great and Fort

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IN BRIEF

Brookwood announces new lacrosse, tennis coaches

Brookwood has announced the promotion of three new varsity head coaches, and all three have worked in the Broncos’ athletic department for years.

Angie McLane is the new head girls lacrosse coach, moving up from an assistant coach role. She replaces Frank Hedrick, who resigned after this season.

Brookwood also named two new head tennis coaches — Kent Doehrman for the boys team and Daniel Bowles for the girls team.

Georgia Dugout Club showcase coming to Mill Creek, Parkview

The Georgia Dugout Club will host its annual Georgia Underclassman Top 100 Showcase throughout the state during the month of June, including local stops at Mill Creek and Parkview.

The event attracts more than 100 college and pro scouts on an annual basis to scout rising 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders for college or pro baseball.

The Georgia Underclassman Scout Committee, made up of pro scouts and college coaches, travel the state to evaluate players participating in a pro-style workouts at 12 regional sites. They then select 100 upcoming seniors

along with 60 rising juniors and sophomores to participate in a final event at Georgia Gwinnett College in late June.

All players who attend a regional site are graded out by the Scout Committee and their data is posted on a player profile, which stores valuable information that each player can email out to college coaches around the state via the Georgia Underclassman Recruiting System.

The Parkview regional is June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the Mill Creek regional is May 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to register, go to www. georgiadugoutclub.com.

Lanier duo earn all-region honors

Lanier first baseman Matt Ramsay and catcher T.J. Richardson were both selected to the All-Region 8-AAAA baseball teams. They helped the Longhorns to a best-ever quarterfinal finish in this year’s Class AAAA state playoffs.

Regions 7, 8 split in all-star soccer

Region 8-AAAAAA and Region 7-AAAAAA split the games in the annual Region 7 vs. Region 8 All-Star Game Wednesday night at Dacula. The event also raised more than $650 for the Special Olympics.

Jenny Allen of Brookwood score both Region 8 goals

in a 2-1 win over Region 7, which got its goal from Dacula’s Lauren Vick. Vick, a Region 8 player, competed for Region 7 to even out the rosters.

Region 7 won the boys game 2-1 behind goals from North Gwinnett’s Josh Hoeft and Duluth’s Nikolai Iotov.

Grayson’s Ardeeser makes baseball all-region team

Grayson grad Clay Ardeeser was named recently to the Daktronics All-Southeast Region Team.

The Georgia College and State University first baseman is hitting a team-best .424, also best in the Peach Belt Conference and ninth in NCAA Division II. He has 10 home runs, 62 RBIs and 19 doubles.

Central football to host fundraiser golf tourney

Central Gwinnett will host its Black Knight Invitational Golf Classic fundraiser June 30 at The Georgia Club.

Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. and registration starts at 8 a.m. Sponsorships are available and entry fee is $100 per player. Registration deadline is June 26.

For more information, email Todd_Wofford@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.

— From staff reports

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 PUBLIC HEARINGS CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS INVITATION TO BID PROJECT: GRAND HICKORY DRIVE LIFE PATH OWNER: TOWN OF BRASELTON BID DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 AT 1 PM LOCAL TIME BM&K invites all qualified bidders to submit lump sum bids to furnish and install all materials, labor and equipment necessary to complete Work Packages for Grand Hickory Drive Life Path. This project includes resurfacing Grand Hickory Drive and adding a 10’ concrete life path.

Bids will be received at Braselton Town Hall, 4982 Georgia 53, Braselton, GA 30517, no later than 1:00 PM local time on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Bids may also be emailed to estimating@bmandkinc.com, faxed to 706-824-0519, or mailed to PO Box 878, Braselton, GA 30517, as long as it is received BEFORE 1:00 PM. Bids received after the designated time will not be considered. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM local time at Braselton Town Hall.

Work Packages shall include, but are not limited to: 1. Surveying 2. Sitework 3.

Asphalt Paving and Striping 4. Concrete 5. Handrails 6.

Flashing Beacon Questions may be sent via email to sloane@bmandkinc. com or by phone to Sloane Laughman at 706- 824-0514.

Bid Documents may be examined at http://www. bmandk.com/.

Bidders are responsible for receiving all addenda, which will be posted to the website.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC AUCTION THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON MAY 31, 2014. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 31 MAYO 2014 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y

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1998 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG5659WA103513

2002 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1DA31A92T313236

2004 KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLE JKAEXMF104DA03453 928-191272, 5/23,30

2001 SAAB 9-3 YS3DF78K417014838 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK320 WDBLJ65G8XF106849 2000 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU63EXYUB86135 1998 CADILLAC CATERA W06VR52R1WR244671 2012 BAHAMA VIP SCOOTER L8YTCAPX2CMC00036 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA 2G1WT57KX91207978 1995 CHEVROLET S-10 1GCCS1949S8229929 2000 GMC YUKON 1GKEC13T5YJ149054 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 1GNDT13S122233721 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA KMHWF25S93A744141 1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1G3NG52M3W6334849 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT 4A3AA46G53E080574 1996 DODGE RAM VAN 2B7HB21Y9TK163486 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON 1P3ES46C3YD520075 2002 DODGE STRATUS 1B3EL36X42N260881 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL11D92C210896 2006 HONDA CIVIC 1HGFA168X6L001420 2001 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS SAJDA24C71LF36835 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 1GNDM19X53B143795 1997 HONDA CIVIC 2HGEJ6678VH567166 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL 19UUA56603A044653 1999 DODGE AVENGER 4B3AU42N5XE153771 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 1GCCS14WXY8264562 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 3A4FY58BX6T213615

1997 ACURA 3.0 CL 19UYA2251VL006451

ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: SUPERIOR FLATBED TRAILER VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above trailer was initially removed from Highway 78 And Lake Lucerne Road in Lilburn, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: CATHEDRAL BOAT HIN 958 16 REGISTRATION NO. GA809H COLOR WHITE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above boat was initially removed from 3823 Ivey Lane SW in Lilburn, Georgia .

It is presently located at 770381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The boat is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 52-7-71 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: TEXAS ROYAL BOAT TRAILER VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above trailer was initially removed from 3823 Ivey Lane SW in Lilburn, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-191273, 5/23,30

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NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 2268 township lane, Tucker, GA 30084

ford 9:00 AM via online auction at: www.storagebattles.com 4257 Buford Dr Buford, GA 30518 770-614-4863

PUBLIC HEARINGS GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS PUBLIC NOTICE A special called meeting of the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections is scheduled on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 10:00 am for the purpose of certifying the election results for the May 20, 2014 General Primary and Nonpartisan Election. The meeting will be held in the Voter Registration and Elections Office Conference Room located at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046.

Dated this 9th day of May 2014.

-sLynn Ledford Elections Director Voter050914

2002 GMC Yukon Denali VIN# 1GKFK66U52J343115 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 5/25/2014.

929-190148, 5/16,23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on May 31, 2014 via online auction at www.storagebattles.com.

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Vivian Owens Unit 6045 Washer, shelves, tubs, helmet The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Smart Stop Self Storage reserves the right to bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

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PUBLIC AUCTION There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Eagle Towing, located at 115 Arcado Rd. , Lilburn , GA , 30047 , 770-279-1646. Saturday May 31st, 2014 @ 11:00 am. The following vehicles, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5 as follows: 1997 Nissan Pathfinder JN8AR05S8VW120870

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the State’s Self-Storage Facility Act on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 at 4:00 pm at Site #0698, 3495 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee, Georgia, State the undersigned, will sell at public sale the following stored property: (All items in storage units contain household items unless otherwise mentioned):

2003 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46G13E213752 2004 Pontiac Montana 1GMDU03E94D224990

Name of Customer; Unit #; General Description of Property Cynthia A. Rafus 1114-15-16

2004 Nissan Sentra 3N1CB51D74L881121

Christopher Staton 233 & 235

2003 Toyota Highlander JTEGD21A830073090

Sonoa Uzoho 516 929-189345, 5/16,23

2003 Mitsubishi Outlander JA4LX31G83U041344 1997 Honda Civic 1HGEJ8145VL045283 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AK52FX57509758 929-191267, 5/23,30

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U-Haul reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Payment will be made in cash only. The sale will begin at 2840 Holcomb Bridge Rd. and continue to each location. Location stops subject to change or cancel.

3804 Buford Drive Buford, GA. 30519: Tania Miller 106 and 108, James Hughes 130, Dean Ford 132, Brandon Gurnick 187 and 449, Kyrstin Federick 366, Larry Buentello 389, Michael Peaden 391, James Vincent 431, 1290 Pleasant Hill Road Lawrenceville, GA. 30044: Tommie Crawford JR. 0200, Yvette Brown 0206, Cornelious Anderson 0508, Howard Williams 0711, Owode Oke 1019, Alex Robinson 1037, Scott Mathews 1048, Dennis Karim 1100, Damil Bryant 1154, Terri Bradshaw 1203, Daphine Treadwell 1718, Bria Stephens 2406.

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PROTECT OUR PLANET NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following vehicle(s) have been deemed abandoned and filed with the Magistrate Court to be sold at public auction on 05/30/2014 at 10am. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law: ‘06 Honda VIN: 2HGFG21536H702508 @ Buford Collision 4165 S Lee Street Buford, GA 929-190303, 5/16,23

FULL TIME AUTO TECHNICIAN Very busy automotive shop in Suwanee seeking Master Technician.

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Call 678-714-9019 BRAZERS and PIPERS Experienced Refrigeration Brazers and Pipers. $14.00-$20.00 hour, based on experience. Direct Hire-comprehensive benefits package, Overtime available based upon business needs.

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FULL TIME COMMERCIAL CABINET •INSTALLERS •BUILDERS •CUSTOM BUILDERS •CORIAN FABRICATORS •LAMINATORS Needed for commercial cabinets ONLY. Experience Preferred.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

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The Daily Post gives you a list of upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

‘HARRY POTTER AND THE OBNOXIOUS VOICE’ New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth will present this parody of the popular J. K. Rowling novels from June 12 through 29. Spend an evening at Hogwarts as the characters attempt to get to the post office on time. For more information, call 678-887-5015 or visit www.newdawntheatercompany.com.

‘A DIFFERENT WORLD’ Onion Man Production, in partnership with Lionheart Theatre Company, presents this collection of original short plays by local playwrights select dates from May 28 through June 8. The plays imagine our world in a new way or as another world entirely. For more information, call 678-9388518 or visit www.lionhearttheatre.org.

KIDS FISHING DAY From beginners to advanced fishers, Jones Bridge Park will host a kids fishing day Saturday, June 7. Rods and bait will be provided on a first come, first serve basis, so arrive early to the free event. For more information, call 678-277-0920.

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS Are you a fan of “The Hunger Games”? Don’t miss an outdoor viewing of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at Suwanee Town Center Park on June 7. The free movie starts at dusk. Don’t forget the popcorn! For more information, call 770-945-8996 or visit www. suwanee.com.

To submit an event for the Weekend section, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events in the coming week. To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to: Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com or fax 770-339-8081.

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Atlanta Harmony Celebration! wins awards ning Theory for Non-Music Readers” for the many people who want to participate but who do not read music.

“Educating women is just another way to allow our members to grow as individuals and as a choral unit,” Johnston said.

The second series is tilted “A Cappella Group Vocal Lessons.”

Each workshop is four weeks in duration. These workshops are also open to all ages, and men are invited as well. Each workshop

costs $30, or $50 for both.

Individual classes can be taken for $10 each.

Classes will be held on Thursday evenings beginning June 12 through July 3.

AHC! is also looking for new members.

“All women are invited to be a part of this growing group of singers,” Johnston said. “If you can carry a tune and enjoy being an integral part of a special group, you should consider membership and visit during one of our rehearsals. Guests are always welcome!”

AHC! holds rehearsals at 7:15 p.m. each Thursday at the address above.

For more information about AHC! visit www. atlantaharmonycelebration. org or email Marie Nash at MENashLSSBB@gmail. com. You can also find the group on Facebook at www. facebook.com/AtlantaHarmonyCelebration.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring. com.

Atlanta Harmony Celebration! performs with enthusiasm at Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival May 10. (Special Photo)

If you were one of the fortunate folks who attended the Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival on Mother’s Day weekend, you might have caught a performance by Atlanta Harmony Celebration! This energetic group, whose name includes the exclamation point at the end, performed Saturday afternoon, May 10. The group’s bravura performance brought the crowd to their feet and smiles to their faces.

Atlanta Harmony Celebration! is a women’s barbershop chorus, and they are making waves in the Atlanta a cappella singing community. On April 4 through 6, the group participated in the Area 6 Convention and Contest in Jacksonville, Fla. This event is held by Harmony Incorporated, an international organization of

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gaps by focusing on the music.”

The group meets weekly to rehearse a repertoire that ranges from Broadway, gospel, pop, traditional barbershop and more. They call their performances “sing outs,” and they recently celebrated their 10th anniversary by performing for a local Holley Calmes church women’s luncheon.

The event included holding women barbershop singers. an educational program for a For the first time in their middle school girls’ chorus.

10-year history, AHC! won AHC! is currently focustheir area competition. In ing on education as a way addition, they also won all to bring barbershop to the the awards they were elicommunity. They are offergible for, resulting in a clean ing two summer educational sweep of the contest. series workshops at their “AHC! is a diverse group location at Fiel Y Verdadero, of women who share a 4183 N.E. Expressway, common thread, a passion Suite 220, in Atlanta, lofor singing,” AHC! reprecated near the intersection of sentative Kim Johnston said. Interstate 85 and Interstate “From age 11 to 77, these 285 on the north side. women bridge generation The first series is “Begin-

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4762 Atlanta Highway, Loganville

770-837-3291

www.facebook.com/taqueria78

By Emily Clance Staff Intern

• Open since: November 2013 • Owner: Gaston Fabricio of Lawrenceville • Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays • Atmosphere: Though the space it occupies is cozy, Taqueria 78 avoids feeling cramped. It has a bright and cheerful atmosphere, thanks in part to the bright orange and blue paint on the walls.

• Menu: Taqueria 78 serves authentic Mexican food, including fajitas, burritos and quesadillas. Tacos are a customer favorite, and house specialties include the chivito, which consists of French fries topped with bacon, ham, steak and one egg, and carne asada, which is sliced steak served with rice, beans and a side salad.

Guests order their food at the front counter and their meal is brought out to them when it’s ready, whether they’re dining in or taking it to go. Those dining in get free chips and salsa. The restaurant also offers appetizers, soups and a kids’ menu, as well as desserts, such as flan and sopapillas.

Drinks include CocaCola products, lemonade and sweet and unsweet-

Taqueria 78 is located in a shopping center off Ga. Highway 78 in Loganville. (Staff Photo: Deanna Allen)

ON THE MENU • Tortas — Mexican-style sandwich, served with beans, mayonnaise, tomato, onions and avocado, $5.99/$6.99 with fries • Sopes — Small, round corn patties topped with beans, cheese, lettuce and sour cream as well as your favorite meat, $2.75 each • Flautas — Four fried chicken or beef taquitos, served with rice, beans and lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream on top, $6.50

ened iced tea.

• Things you might not know: The restaurant’s name comes from its location, right off Ga. Highway 78 in Loganville. Taqueria 78 makes its own salsa fresh daily, the same with the rest of its food. Fabricio has

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10 years of experience working in restaurants and this is his first time owning one himself.

He tries to change up the menu every three months, and more dishes are going to be added to the menu by the end of June or July.

From front to back, Taqueria 78 serves up a chivito, enchiladas and an al pastor burrito.

(Staff Intern: Emily Clance)

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GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: • Bánh Mì Cafe Bánh Mì Cafe serves up more than just Vietnamese sandwiches, as the name may imply. The cafe serves an array of Vietnamese dishes. Owner Michael Gilbert said his customers are a third Vietnamese, a third other Asians and a third Americans. Among the Vietnamese, the most popular dishes are the bun bo hue, thick vermicelli in a spicy beef stew, banh xeo, a Vietnamese crepe and bun rieu, vermicelli with crab in a tomato broth. Other Asians tend to enjoy the banh mi thit nuong, an eight-inch baguette filled with homemade mayo, a pate spread, fresh cilantro, carrots, daikon, cucumber and jalapeno with a flavored barbecue pork, as well as the pho tai, Vietnamese beef noodle soup and eye-round steak. Americans typically order the com ga xao xa ot, which is rice with spicy, lemongrass chicken, and mi xao thap cam, which is mi with beef, pork and seafood.

3512 Satellite Blvd. N.W., Duluth, 404-750-6507, www.facebook.com/banhmicafe.gwinnett • MacKenzie’s Restaurant and Tap Room The menu at MacKenzie’s was inspired by taking customer favorites from owner Ken Weatherford’s previous dining ventures and adding new dishes to complement them. Many of the recipes are original family recipes, though Weatherford likes to try new things and adjusts the menu according to customer response. Every day there is a different daily special, unique quiche, daily soup and a vegetable of

the day. Everything from the quiches to salad dressings and desserts are made in-house. Some of the most popular dishes include signature quesadillas, shrimp and grits, signature salads, including a salmon salad and the spicy Creole gumbo.

4790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Berkeley Lake, 770409-9889, www.mackenziesrestaurant.com

dining Bibimbap cup, with an assortment of rice, vegetables and meat.

1625 Buford Highway, Buford, 770-831-3040, gamchoatl.com

• Cabana Grill The cuisine at Cabana Grill is based on a street food concept from central Mexico, and most of the food is made in house, fresh daily. The restaurant takes a fast-casual approach to authentic, yet affordable • Gam Cho Mexican food. On the menu Gam Cho is intended to are street tacos — maribe a takeout restaurant. Chef nated steak fajitas diced and Richard Choi has worked in served on soft corn tortia number of different kinds llas topped with a mixture of Asian restaurants and of cilantro and shopped wanted to bring the fun of onions and served with lime Korean fusion to Buford. wedges. An order of three is Fusion food is an American- $4.99. ized version of traditional 1635 Scenic Highway, dishes, mixing American Snellville, 770-736-1129, and Korean flavors to www.facebook.com/thecamake something unique. banagrill The menu is small but will change every season. Items • Adriatic Grill that are not popular will be Adriatic Grill offers a varemoved and replaced so riety of Mediterranean food that there is always somefrom a number of countries. thing new to try. Some of The owner and head cook, the most popular dishes Jakup Neziri, wanted to are the SsamBap, which open a place with a differconsists of seasoned rice, ent view of Mediterranean pickled onions, carrots, cuisine than what he had bean paste sauce and meat otherwise seen in the United wrapped in greens, and the States. All of the recipes

used at the restaurant are old family recipes handed down from Neziri’s parents. Many of the dressings, including the Greek, chipotle cream and jalapeno cream, are made from scratch. The restaurant also makes its own phyllo dough fresh in-house for pitas and other baked items.

369 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville, 770-299-1115, www.theadriaticgrill.com • Frida’s Mexican Restaurant Frida’s is a Mexican restaurant with a gourmet twist. The restaurant prides itself on bringing Mexican food into the 21st century with a modern flair in its menu options and decor. All of the salsas are made fresh in house. There are several to choose from, including the guacamole salsa with fresh jalapenos and onions, traditional red salsa, roasted tomato and pepper salsa and Abel’s spicy salsa. One of the most popular dishes is the Riviera Maya seafood pineapple. Each serving is a halved pineapple stuffed with scallops, shrimp, tilapia, peppers and a mushroom cheese sauce. While it sounds unusual, chef Abel Gonzalez has discovered

that some of the best dishes come from mixing unique and interesting items.

706 Grayson Highway, Suite 206, Lawrenceville, 770-513-3150, fridas-restaurant.com • Jalapeño Mexican Restaurant Jalapeño serves a fusion of traditional Mexican fare and Tex-Mex style food.

Burritos are a popular choice on the menu — the 12-inch flour tortilla is filled with rice, black beans and a choice of steak, chicken, carnitas, fish or shrimp then topped with a choice of salsa and melted Monterey Jack cheese and served with sour cream and guacamole.

Fajitas are another popular menu item with a choice of chicken, steak or shrimp sauteed with sweet peppers and onions and served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, tortillas, rice and beans.

854 Buford Drive, Suite A, Lawrenceville, 770-9056282 • First Watch — The Daytime Cafe The first words you’ll read on the menu are, “Yeah, it’s fresh.” The cafe, which serves breakfast,

brunch and lunch, never uses deep fryers, microwaves or heat lamps — everything is prepared fresh to order. First Watch also uses fresh, seasonal produce from local growers whenever possible. The cafe has a lengthy breakfast/brunch menu, including pancakes, omelets, eggs and more. The cafe’s traditional breakfast includes two fresh eggs any style with a choice of grilled ham steak, thick-sliced bacon, turkey sausage or sausage links served with an English muffin and fresh, seasoned potatoes.

1830 Scenic Highway N., Snellville, 678-585-4653, www.firstwatch.com • Antoneta’s The menu at Antoneta’s is loaded with Italian favorites, including pastas, salads, pizzas, calzones and specialty entrees. The restaurant prides itself on having freshmade food and everything is made in-house, including rolls with special seasonings and fresh garlic. The restaurant’s two desserts, tiramisu and cannoli, are fresh made in house as well.

2700 Braselton Highway, Dacula, GA 30019, 770904-6458, www.antonetasrestaurant.com

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Local community theater announces upcoming shows From Staff Reports New London Theatre, an all-volunteer, nonprofit theater group in Snellville, has announced its 2014-15 season, including its Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre shows.

New London’s 15th season will include the following: • “Sunshine Boys” —

Aug. 8-24 • “Ordinary People” — Sept. 12-28 • “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” — Oct. 17-Nov. 2 • “A Big Top Christmas Carol” — Nov. 28-Dec. 21 • “Aladdin,” A Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre production —

Jan. 9-18 • “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” — Jan. 30-Feb. 15 • “Pygmalion” — March 13-29 • “A Little Princess,” A Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre production — April 10-19

• “Harvey” — May 8-24, 2015 • “Plaza Suite” — June 12- 28, 2015 • “Damn Yankees” — July 10-26, 2015 Ticket prices for New London Theatre shows will remain the same for the 2014-15 season, with tickets $12 in advance or $15 the day of a show.

Children and students ages 3 to 19 and seniors 55 and older are always admitted for $10. Tickets to Broadway Children’s Theatre productions are $8.

Shows are performed at New London Theatre, located at 2338 Henry Clower Blvd. in Snellville in New London

Plaza inside Hello Again Variety Mall at the corner of Knollwood and U.S. Highway 78/Main Street.

The public, both adults and children, is invited to participate in shows both on and off stage, regardless of experience.

For more information on auditions, visit www. newlondontheatre.org.

Sugar Hill to continue its outdoor movie series in June

By Emily Clance

showing of “Despicable Me 2.” There are two more films in the series, Sugar Hill’s Reels On to be shown June 27 and The Lawn summer movie July 18. series began May 16 at “The Wizard of Oz” the Sugar Hill City Hall will be shown June 27.

Amphitheater with a The beloved classic tells Staff Intern

the story of Dorothy Gale as she is swept away in a tornado to the magical land of Oz, where she is joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion on a quest to see the Wizard,

who can help her return home. The film is rated PG. On July 18, the series will conclude with the Oscar-winning film “Gravity.” Starring Sandra Bullock and George

Clooney, “Gravity” is about two astronauts who must work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. This film is rated PG-13.

The amphitheater is

located at 5039 W. Broad St. in Sugar Hill. Admission is free and all movies will start at dusk. For more information, call 770-945-6716 or visit www.cityofsugarhill. com.

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Friday, May 23 Rupert’s Orchestra Rupert’s Orchestra will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, at Thrasher Park off Thrasher Street in Norcross. Admission is free. For more information, visit www. aplacetoimagine.com.

Memorial Day Event and Concert Suwanee’s Town Center Park will host a Memorial Day concert at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 23. The park is located at the corner of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Admission is free.

For more information, call 770-945-8996 or visit www.suwanee.com.

Reels on the Lawn Sugar Hill will begin its summer movie series at dusk Friday, May 23, with a screening of “Despicable Me” at the Sugar Hill City Hall Amphitheater. The amphitheater is located at 6195 Austin Garner Road in Sugar Hill. Admission is free. For more information, call 770-945-6716 or visit www.cityofsugarhill. com.

Saturday, May 24 Night Treks: Meteor Madness The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host a nighttime hike from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 24. The center is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. Admission is $6 for children, $8 for adults and $20 for families. For more information, call 770-904-3500 or visit www.gwinnettehc. org.

Monday, May 26 Steve Dwiggins Band The Steve Dwiggins Band will perform in Thrasher Park from noon

gwinnett calendar to 2 p.m. Monday, May 26. The park is located off Thrasher Street in Norcross. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.aplacetoimagine. com.

Wednesday, May 28 Planet Earth, Inc. The Aurora Theatre’s Children’s Playhouse will present Planet Earth Inc. at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28. The theater is located at 128 Pike Street in Lawrenceville. Admission is $7. For more information, call 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre. com.

Friday, May 30 Abbey Road LIVE! Abbey Road LIVE! will perform at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 30.

The courthouse is located at 185 Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. Admission is free but tables can be reserved. For more information, call 678-226-2639 or visit www.lawrencevillega.org.

Saturday, May 31 Bubble Palooza The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds will host the Bubble Palooza course at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31.

The fairgrounds are located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Admission is $35 to $45, and children 7 and under are free. For more information, visit www.bubblepalooza. com.

Wednesday, June 4 Meet the Authors The Gwinnett County Public Library will host a luncheon with authors Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4.

The luncheon will be held at Garden Plaza at 230 Collins Industrial Way in Lawrenceville. Admission is $12 to $17. For more information, call 770-978-

5154 or visit www.gwinnettpl.org Diggery Digger’s Rock ‘n Roar Dino Show The Aurora Theatre’s Children’s Playhouse will perform Diggery Digger’s Rock ‘n Roar Dino Show at 10 and 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 4. The theater is located at 128 Pike Street in Lawrenceville. Admission is $7. For more information, call 678226-6222 or visit www. auroratheatre.com.

Friday, June 6 Havana Son Havana Son will perform at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 6.

The courthouse is located at 185 Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. Admission is free. For more information, call 770-822-5450 or visit www.lawrencevillega. org.

Yacht Rock Schooner Yacht Rock Schooner will perform in Thrasher Park from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. The park is located off Thrasher Street in Norcross. Admission is free. For more information, visit www. aplacetoimagine.com.

Saturday, June 7 BeerFest The Duluth Festival Center and Amphitheatre will host BeerFest from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7.

The festival center is located at 3142 Hill Street in Duluth. Admission is $35 before the event and $45 at the gate. No one under 21 will be admitted. For more information, visit www. duluthga.net.

Kids’ Fishing Day Jones Bridge Park will host a fishing day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 7. The park is located at 4901 E. Jones Bridge Road in Norcross. Admission is free. For more information, call 678-277-0920.

Family Soul Fest KISS 104.1 will host its Family Soul Fest at Stone Mountain Park from noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. The park is located on U.S. Highway 78 East in Stone Mountain. Admission to the festival is free with a $10 parking fee.

For more information, call 770-498-5690 or visit www.stonemountainpark. com.

Movies Under the Stars Suwanee’s Town Center Park will host a screening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at dusk Saturday, June 7. The park is located at the corner of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Admission is free.

For more information, call 770-945-8996 or visit www.suwanee.com.

Locomotive Celebration The Southeastern Railway Museum will host a Locomotive Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, June 7. The museum is located at 3595 Peachtree Road in Duluth.

Admission is $5 to $8, and children under 2 get in free. For more information, call 770-476-2013 or visit www.srmduluth.org.

Wednesday, June 11 Camp Aurora Magic Show The Aurora Theatre Children’s Playhouse will present the Camp Aurora Magic Show at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11 at the Aurora Theatre. The theatre is located at 128 Pike Street in Lawrenceville. Admission is $7. For more information, call 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Thursday, June 12 America’s ‘Master Griller’ The Gwinnett County Public Library will present an evening with author and TV personality

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Steven Raichlen at 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 12 at the Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center. The center is located at 10 College Street in Norcross.

Admission is free. For more information, call 770978-5154 or visit www. gwinnettpl.org.

Saturday, June 14 BluesBerry Music & Brew Fest The city of Norcross will host a blues festival in historic Norcross from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 14.

Historic Norcross is located at 65 Lawrenceville Street in Norcross. Admission is free. For more information, call 770-448-212 or visit www.aplacetoimagine.com.

Peachtree Corners Festival Peachtree Corners will host the fourth annual Peachtree Corners Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 14 and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15. The festival will take place at the corner of Woodhill Drive and The Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners. Admission is free. For more information, call 770-3673127 or visit www.cityofpeachtreecornersga.com.

Sunday, June 15 Peachtree Corners Festival Peachtree Corners will host the fourth annual Peachtree Corners Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 14 and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15. The festival will take place at the corner of Woodhill Drive and The Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners. Admission is free. For more information, call 770-3673127 or visit www.cityofpeachtreecornersga.com.

Saturday, June 21 Summer Celebration at McDaniel Farm McDaniel Farm will

host a summer celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 21. The park is located at 3251 McDaniel Road in Duluth. Admission is $6. For more information, visit www.gwinnettehc.org.

Wednesday, June 25 Fizz, Boom, POP! The Aurora Theatre Children’s Playhouse will perform Fizz, Boom, POP! at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 25. The theatre is located at 128 Pike Street in Lawrenceville.

Admission is $7. For more information, call 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Friday, June 27 The Grains of Sand The Grains of Sand will perform at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 27. The courthouse is located at 185 Crogan Street in Lawrenceville.

Admission is free but tables can be reserved.

For more information, call 678-226-2639 or visit www.lawrencevillega.org.

Reels on the Lawn The city of Sugar Hill will host a screening of “The Wizard of Oz” at the Sugar Hill City Hall Amphitheater at dusk on Friday, June 27. The amphitheater is located at 6195 Austin Garner Road in Sugar Hill. Admission is free. For more information, call 770945-6716 or visit www. cityofsugarhill.com.

Thursday, July 3 Bruce in the USA Bruce in the USA will perform from 7:30. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3 in Thrasher Park.

The park is located off Thrasher Street in Norcross. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.aplacetoimagine.com.

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film fans

volved with some of the characters as they move through life and the plot, Godzilla. Great bewhich by the way is not ginning to the summer too shabby (it could have movie season. If you easily been really tergrew up with monster movies, AstroBoy and gi- rible and cheesy). The flow of the movie is very ant monsters destroying palatable and based on Japan, you will be quite my 9:45 p.m. IMAX 3-D at home with this new I’ve been a Godzilla fan viewing, the theater was Godzilla reboot movie. for many years. Saw him a full house. And yes, It assumes nothing and smash up Tokyo back in San Francisco and the explains what happened the ’60s. Caught his act Bay Bridge were somefrom the Bikini Atoll in the 1998 flop starwhat destroyed. The 3-D A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic action adventure Hydrogen bomb testing ring Matthew Broderick. was not too obstructive “Godzilla,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) done in the 1950s and Shoot, I even built one of and the IMAX audio and shows Godzilla’s back been kept for many years Plus, when the monthose plastic kit models video was well worth movie did very well with right before detonation of him when I was a kid. (probably along with it. I give the movie 2.5 sters devour radioactive their roles. Bryan Cranto the present. Action stars, not because I didn’t Elvis’ original sparkled The Big Guy and I go materials in reactors and ston and Aaron Taylorshifts to the Philippines jumpsuit). Hot on their back quite a ways, so I missiles, they eat not just Johnson were definitely during mining operations like it, but because most people might not be a trail is Godzilla, looking was eagerly awaiting his the nuclear stuff but also the standouts in the movie. where pods are found fan of this type of movie. to “restore natural order” the metal around it. I kept I am a big fan of Crans21st century incarnation and you get introduced by going toe to toe with by director Gareth Edwondering throughout the ton’s role in the television to the Japanese Godzilla Recommend that you wards. Well, my question the M.U.T.O. The action movie what monster scat show “Breaking Bad.” He know-it-all scientist and splurge and view it in an at this point is: I wonder culminates in San Franmust look like. That’s is a very good actor. then to a Fukushima-like IMAX theatre.

— Alfred Richner, how you say “big letcisco, where Godzilla and how bad this flick is.

— Brittany Wygladalski, nuclear power plant and down” in Japanese?

Duluth the M.U.T.O. have a huge To paraphrase Blue Sugar Hill to Japan. You get inThis year’s “Godzilla” smackdown in ChinaOyster Cult’s song about hearkens back to the town. the Big Guy: “History premise of 1954’s origiThis movie is a real shows again and again, nal: Nuclear testing over mess. It features a kooky- that remakes should be the years around the Palooking Bryan Cranston left in better hands.” And, cific region is called into as Dr. Joe Brody, who “Oh, no, there goes my question when a series of has been warning folks hard-earned dough. Go, seismic and electromagfor years about the imgo, Godzilla!” netic phenomena begin minent dangers of the N— Tim Weekley, to re-animate creatures testing. Juliette Binoche Suwanee buried deep inside the is completely wasted earth. Among these are in her brief on-camera M.U.T.O. (Massive Unrole as his wife. Ken identified Terrestrial OrWatanabe is REALLY I didn’t realize how ganisms), kind of a cross wasted as Dr. Serizawa; big Godzilla is! I could between the creature from he mostly keeps the same not believe how much I the “Alien” movies and worried grimace on his actually liked this movie.

Mothra from the original face and has little to say I went into this movie Godzilla flicks. Seems or do during the movie. not seeing any of the old that these M.U.T.O. are And Godzilla himself?

“Godzilla” movies and feeding on radioactive He doesn’t even appear had a mind-set that it stuff from the earth’s until the movie is alwasn’t going to be all that core, but nuclear testing most halfway over. And great. Godzilla is surprishas brought them to the he’s definitely picked up ingly very well directed surface looking for a big- some middle-age spread and the computer graphics ger buffet line. One hits a around the tummy since are amazing! I loved how nuclear facility in Japan, the last flick — but I can’t they showed the monsters then another one emerges criticize him, since the from a human’s point of in the Philippines and same has happened to me view, showing how big takes out most of Honoover the years. The CGI they are. I wish there lulu. The two then make in the film is awesome, were a few more Godzilla off for Vegas, where apbut the plot is all over the action scenes because the parently some eggs from place and full of errors, movie is called “Godzilanother M.U.T.O. have and the acting is shallow. la.” The actors in this EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week: “Godzilla.”

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Sandler’s ‘Blended’ too tame for some, too risqué for others Blended (PG-13) HHHH

By Michael Clark

Movie Critic

Adam Sandler has never been a critical darling but of late even his staunchest, most ardent fans have been questioning his choices. His once passable brand of crude frat boy humor hasn’t aged well and — at least by Sandler standards — the box office take of his recent movies has been way off.

It’s a safe bet that guys who can quote “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore” verbatim aren’t going to be too thrilled with “Blended,” but it will likely appeal to many females and perhaps, believe or not — a few very liberal-minded families.

No dummy when it comes to marketing and the management of his brand, Sandler has returned to a (for him) warmer, cuddlier persona and for the third time enlisted the co-lead services of the almost-impossibleto-dislike Drew Barrymore. If the only Sandler movies you like are “The Wedding Singer” and “50 First Dates,” you will heartily gobble up “Blended” with a spoon.

While no “father knows best,” Sandler’s character of Jim here comes awfully close. As a widower whose wife died of cancer, he’s doing as good a job as he can raising three daughters on a shoestring budget. In a half-hearted attempt to get back in the saddle, Jim goes on a blind date with recent divorcee Lauren (Barry-

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler star in the comedy “Blended.” (Warner Bros.)

more), the mother of two boys, and everything goes terribly wrong. He takes her to Hooters, drinks her beer, watches TV and does everything he can to sabotage their time together.

It works perfectly; she doesn’t ever want to see him again.

In a manner that could only possibly take place in the movies they keep bumping into each other and slowly — like a crawl — start to grow on each other. There’s little doubt where the screenwriters are headed with the plot but director (and frequent Sandler collaborator) Frank Coraci takes his

sweet time unspooling the inevitable. At just over two hours, “Blended” is easily 30 minutes too long but is not without modest charm and a few authentic surprises.

As hard as what takes place in the first act (filmed mostly in Georgia, even in Gwinnett) is to swallow, the second starts with a twist that all but kills the suspension of disbelief. By chance and clunky coincidence both Lauren and Jim get a free vacation for themselves and their kids to an African resort catering to what is billed as “nontraditional” or “blended”

families. Broods of mixed race, same-sex and practically every other possible combination gather to enjoy what is essentially a theme park based on “The Lion King.”

While going through oodles of far-fetched set pieces, the movie starts morphing into a quasiparallel universe “Brady Bunch” sort of affair. Jim provides the boys with advice and guidance their biological father will not and Lauren softens the rough edges of the tomboy girls. It’s very heartwarming and inspiring and could have been much better with a major

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script overhaul.

Perhaps realizing that going “PG” might be too much of a shock for the Sandler faithful to handle, the writers toss in dozens of mostly inappropriate sexual, bodily function, bathroom humor jokes and LGBT stereotypes that in addition to being mostly unfunny, regularly derail what could have otherwise be an enjoyable family action/comedy. By wanting it both ways (soft and edgy) and trying to please everyone, Sandler and the filmmakers run the risk of making no one happy.

It’s too tame for some,

far too risqué for others.

In the end — despite all of the gaffs — it’s a small step in the right direction for Sandler who, at 47, has milked the whole “man-boy” shtick far longer than even he could have expected. Maybe “PG” is something he should consider or maybe even taking another stab at art-house (a la “PunchDrunk Love”). He’s got all the money he could possibly ever spend and must secretly, deep down, want to be remembered as something more than a fleeting screen hero to latent adolescents. (Warner Bros.)

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BACK TO THE FUTURE ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ is all-around solid movie entertainment “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (PG-13) HHHH

By Michael Clark

Movie Critic

If you include the two “Wolverine” spinoffs, there have now been seven “X-Men” movies produced since 2000 and there’s not a single clunker in the bunch. It can be argued that this is the most successful uninterrupted franchise in movie history, both from commercial and creative perspectives and perhaps intellectually. Before all’s said and done (there’s at least one more installment yet to go), it could end up eclipsing the “Harry Potter” flicks at the worldwide box office.

Pinching the title from an old Moody Blues album, “Days of Future Past” picks up where both the 2006 “Last Stand” and the 2011 origin prequel “First Class” left off.

The plot involves a great deal of back and forth between the past (1973) and the future, covers four continents and works in real life historical events in a most clever and tongue-incheek manner and does all of this without breaking the

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cardinal sci-fi rule. It establishes its own set of rules and never once alters them for the sake of accommodating a gap in the screenplay.

“Days” sees the return of Bryan Singer, the director of the first two installments who foolishly jumped ship in an ill-advised attempt to reignite the dormant “Superman” franchise.

The 11-year break has given Singer a huge breath of visionary fresh wind and in tandem with writer Simon Kinberg has indeed crafted cinematic rarity: a high-end summer tent pole/ popcorn movie whose considerable audio/visual punch is equal to its narrative heft.

It opens in China where what’s left of the XMen clan is trying to stave off annihilation.

Longtime foes

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Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellan) have mended fences and are working on a common goal. Their enemy is an army of robots that can assume the signature powers of any mutant they come into contact with, thus making the mutants easy prey.

The robots were created by Dr. Trask (Peter Dinklage), a ’70s era scientist who was doing black-op work for the Nixon administration.

The robots are the way they are because Trask acquired some mutant DNA and it falls on Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to go back in time to not only prevent this acquisition but to also get the feuding younger versions of Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) to see eye-to-eye and he must do this with ’70s technology. That means no metal claws, just bones and questionable attire.

Matching “American Hustle” in terms of quality and authenticity with wardrobe and soundtrack, Singer and his creative team frequently alter the stock to match what was available at the time and painstakingly recreate news reels covering the 1973 Paris Peace Accords that marked the end of the U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

This set-up works out well for dual “American Hustle”/“X-Men” cast member Jennifer Lawrence, whose Raven/Mystique character often dons hippie-chick garb while speaking French and Vietnamese and being both a protagonist and antagonist. It also helps the dramatic tension that Mystique was/is a love interest of both Xavier and Magneto.

At points throughout (thankfully not too many) Singer goes a tad extreme with the battle sequences that all invari-

ably take place at night, are edited too fast and have too much stuff blowing up. During these passages “Days” takes on the gaudy air of a “Transformers” flick, but Singer more than makes up for it with one of the most clever slow-motion action scenes ever committed to film, or in this case digital ones and zeros.

Taking place in the bowels of the Pentagon, it involves a prison break of sorts and a confrontation between security guards and Magneto, Wolverine, Xavier and Hank/Beast (Nicholas Hoult). Singer takes what would be less than a second of real time and stretches it into well over a minute with mutant Quicksilver (Shawn Ashmore) circling the walls, rearranging the positions of the guards and altering the flights of the bullets all while listening to Jim Croce’s “Time in a Bottle” through ear pods. It is the highlight in a film strewn with highlights and sets a new bar not only for CGI technology but for also putting it to innovative use.

“X-Men” faithful will be beyond thrilled with the bountiful amount of past character cameos which, thanks to time travel, make complete sense yet also come with bittersweet memories.

Ending with dangling plot threads that could go in any number of different directions, “Days” sets the stage for the 2016 “Apocalypse” which will again be helmed by Singer and — as of now — marks the return of the core cast. It would be cool and beyond poetic if the eighth installment was the last in the series.

It would offer a classy and fitting end to a franchise that has exceeded expectations for its entire glorious run. (Fox)

Channing Tatum to play Gambit in spinoff

By Greg Gilman Reuters

Channing Tatum is set to play Marvel mutant Gambit in an upcoming “X-Men” spinoff movie, franchise producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed last week after Tatum teased last month that he had met with her to discuss the role.

“It is Channing,” Donner told Total Film in an Channing interview released May Tatum 13. “He’s a rogue, he’s a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau. And he can handle the action, as we know, and he’s got a real good heart, I know him personally.

“He’ll be great for Gambit, and he’s a Southerner too,” Donner added. “He’s not

from New Orleans, but he is a Southerner, so he understands that world, and you know Gambit loves New Orleans.”

Gambit, a Marvel mutant with the ability to mentally create, control and manipulate pure kinetic energy (as well as smack his enemies around with a bo staff), was previously played by Taylor Kitsch (“Lone Survivor”) in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” — typically fans’ least favorite installment of the 20th Century Fox franchise.

The studio had no comment for TheWrap.

Tatum has been expressing interest in the role since at least September, and even called the character his favorite from the Marvel comic book property.

“I would like to play Gambit. Gambit’s my favorite. I’m from New Orleans, around that area. My dad’s from New Orleans, and I like to do a Cajun accent,” Tatum told the

media at a press event last year. “I could do it for real. No knock on Taylor Kitsch, though, ‘cause I actually like his Gambit, but I’ve always lived around Cajun people.

Gambit was always like the woman-loving, cigarette-smoking, drinking. He was the punk rock of all the superheroes. He’s a thief. He kind of rode the line.”

The 34-year-old actor, who most certainly has the proper look for the character, will once again be showcasing his action chops this summer. First, he’ll be fighting bad guys comedically in “22 Jump Street,” then he’ll put on a pair of pointy ears to fight for Mila Kunis in “Jupiter Ascending.”

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” hits theaters today.

Director Bryan Singer has already said he hopes to bring Gambit, as well as Nightcrawler, back for the sequel “X-Men: Apocalypse.”

Young Magneto, played by Michael Fassbender, in “X-Men: Days of Future Past. (Special Photo)

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Blended (PG-13)

10:00, 11:00, 12:45, 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45, 10:45, 12:30

X-Men: Days of Future Past RPX (PG-13)

10:00, 4:00, 10:00

X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

10:20, 11:00, 1:20, 2:00, 4:20, 5:00, 7:20, 8:00, 10:20, 11:00, 12:25

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13)

10:40, 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40, 12:35 AM

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D RPX (PG-13)

1:00, 7:00

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D RealD (PG-13)

1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40

Godzilla: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13)

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Godzilla (PG-13) )

12:15, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10

7:35, 9:25, 10:30

2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45

12:50, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40

1:00, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00

2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55

11:00, 11:40, 2:10, 2:50, 5:20, 6:00, 8:30, 9:10, 11:40

11:15, 12:35, 3:50, 7:10, 10:10 Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

Million Dollar Arm (PG) Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (PG)

10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45, 12:30

11:25

10:00, 11:05, 12:50, 1:50, 3:35, 4:35, 6:20, 7:20, 9:25, 10:05, 12:10

11:45, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50

11:25, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25

4:35

Godzilla (PG-13)

Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (PG)

11:15, 1:45

Moms’ Night Out (PG)

Neighbors (R) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D (PG-13) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)

12:25, 7:15, 10:30

The Other Woman (PG-13)

11:20, 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:20

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) Belle (PG)

The Other Woman (PG-13)

12:00, 2:50, 5:35, 8:10, 10:50

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

5:20, 10:35

The Railway Man (R)

1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Rio 2 (G)

12:10, 2:45, 7:50

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15

Studio Movie Grill

12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:15

11:15, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:40

12:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00, 12:30

1:40, 2:15

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1:15, 3:45, 7:35, 10:25

X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

Neighbors (R)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D (PG-13)

4:10, 7:25, 10:35

Rio 2 (G)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)

12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 Belle (PG)

11:20, 2:00, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55

The Other Woman (PG-13)

11:00, 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45, 12:25 Heaven Is For Real (PG)

10:10, 5:35, 10:25

The Railway Man (R)

10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:20 Rio 2 (G)

12:30, 3:05, 7:55

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Divergent (PG-13)

9:50

DULUTH

Regal Cinemas, Medlock Crossing Stadium 18 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 170 770-814-8437 www.regmovies.com Blended (PG-13)

12:00, 1:15, 2:35, 4:10, 5:25, 7:15, 8:20, 10:15, 11:10 X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

12:20, 1:30, 2:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:40, 8:00, 10:45

X-Men: Days of Future Past RPX (PG-13)

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Regal Cinemas, Hamilton Mill 14 2160 Hamilton Creek Parkway 678-482-0624 www.regmovies.com Blended (PG-13)

1:45, 4:15, 4:45, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15, X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

11:30, 1:05, 1:30, 4:10, 4:55, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00, 10:25, 11:00

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13)

11:15, 4:30, 10:45

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D RealD (PG-13)

12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:05

4:00, 10:05

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13)

12:40, 3:40, 5:20, 7:20, 10:25, 11:05

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D RPX (PG-13)

1:00, 7:00

Godzilla (PG-13)

12:00, 2:45, 3:45, 5:25, 7:10, 8:15, 10:00, 11:10 Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

1:50, 4:45, 7:35, 10:30

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

12:00, 2:30, 7:55, 10:55

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (PG)

12:05

Neighbors (R)

12:05, 2:50, 5:30, 8:20, 11:00

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D (PG-13)

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11:30, 12:30, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:20, 11:10 Godzilla (PG-13)

10:50, 12:15, 1:35, 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 10:40 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)

12:00, 3:00, 6:15, 9:45

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13) X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

9:50, 10:00, 10:20, 10:30, 10:50, 1:10, 1:40, 4:20, 4:50, 7:35, 8:00, 9:55, 10:50, 11:10, 11:30 Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

(PG)

10:00, 12:20

Moms’ Night Out (PG)

11:45, 2:15, 4:45

Neighbors (R)

10:35, 1:00, 3:25, 5:50, 8:20, 10:45

10:00, 11:30, 1:05, 2:30, 4:05, 7:00, 8:40, 10:00

10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10:40

The Other Woman (PG-13)

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

8:15, 10:50

9:55, 10:40, 12:50, 1:40, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 9:50

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

11:30, 1:55, 4:25 Rio 2 (G)

10:05, 12:35, 3:10, 5:45

11:10, 1:35

The Railway Man (R)

11:20, 2:05, 3:55, 4:45, 6:25, 7:20, 9:00, 10:05, 11:40

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

9:50, 12:50, 3:25, 6:10, 8:50

Divergent (PG-13)

11:40, 3:00, 4:35, 6:20, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20, 11:05 The Other Woman (PG-13)

1:30, 4:15, 7:05

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

2:00, 7:40

Rio 2 (G)

11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05 6:50, 9:50

10:25, 1:40, 4:50

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11:05, 6:45, 9:55

11:30, 2:20, 5:00

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

Muppets Most Wanted (PG)

9:25

7:45, 11:00

Transcendence (PG-13)

9:35

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X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13) Godzilla 3-D (PG-13) Million Dollar Arm (PG)

10:45, 1:30, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Rio 2 (G)

10:50

Blended (PG-13)

11:00, 2:05, 4:50, 7:30, 7:45, 10:50 Neighbors (R)

12:45, 3:10, 5:45, 8:15, 11:00

The Other Woman (PG-13)

1:15, 4:00

SMG Toons: Busytown Mysteries (G)

11:00

LAWRENCEVILLE AMC Colonial 18 Theatres

825 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 770-237-0744 www.amctheatres.com Blended (PG-13)

9:50, 10:50, 12:40, 1:45, 3:35, 4:45, 6:30,

12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00

The LEGO Movie (PG)

12:35, 2:45, 5:00, 7:10, 9:35 12:45, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50

Blended (PG-13)

4:00, 9:50

10:35, 11:30, 1:20, 2:15, 4:05, 5:00, 6:50, 7:50, 9:45, 10:35

12:40, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:45

10:30, 11:00, 1:30, 2:00, 4:30, 5:00, 8:00, 10:30, 11:00 X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

10:00, 12:15, 1:00, 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 8:45, 9:15, 10:00 Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

12:10, 2:40, 3:10, 5:40, 6:10, 8:05, 9:10, 11:00 Godzilla (PG-13)

10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

11:15, 2:05, 5:10, 7:55, 10:50

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

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1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30, 9:50 Godzilla 3-D (PG-13)

12:30, 1:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 10:10 Grand Budapest Hotel (R)

12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10

Mom’s Night Out (PG)

12:35, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20

The Other Woman (PG-13)

12:50, 1:20, 3:30, 4:00, 6:20, 7:15, 9:00, 9:55 The Railway Man (R)

12:45, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00

SUWANEE

Movie Tavern

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2:50

Heaven is for Real (PG)

11:10, 2:00

Million Dollar Arm (PG)

11:20, 2:35, 6:00, 9:10 Neighbors (R)

12:00, 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)

10:50, 2:20, 9:35

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D (PG-13)

5:45

The Other Woman (PG-13)

5:15, 10:55

X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

9:00, 10:50, 11:50, 3:10, 6:50, 7:30, 10:50 X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13)

1:00, 4:15, 10:10

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300: Rise of an Empire (R)

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X-Men: Days of Future Past 3-D (PG-13)

Godzilla (PG-13)

Godzilla

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)

Godzilla (PG-13)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50

Blended (PG-13)

The Fatal Encounter

Belle (PG)

God’s Not Dead (PG)

7:15, 10:35

12:30, 3:30, 5:40, 6:30, 9:30, 11:40

Neighbors (R)

1:10, 4:20, 7:30

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D (PG-13)

12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (PG)

Divergent (PG-13)

About Last Night (PG-13)

12:50, 3:00, 5:20, 7:30, 10:00 RoboCop (PG-13) Gravity (PG-13) The Nut Job (PG)

12:30, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:30 Son of God (PG-13)

1:00, 7:00

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG)

12:30, 2:40, 505, 7:15, 9:30

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Brick Mansions (PG-13)

1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00

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A: Boliva 2. Name the last movie to win Oscars for both lead actor and lead actress.

A: “As Good As It Gets” 3. What is the highest grossing movie based on a novel by Jane Austen?

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3. Name an Oscarnominated title song performed by Michael Jackson that also hit No. 1 on the American Top 40 chart.

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Where’s the flavor?

Jon Favreau takes a turn cooking up lunch in ‘Chef ’

By Inkoo Kang Reuters

After adapting the “Iron Man” and “Cowboys & Aliens” comics for the big screen, Jon Favreau took a break from helming big-budget spectacles to make “Chef,” his first writing-directing effort since 2001’s “Made.”

The food-centric comedy is presumably a more personal project than his output inside the Marvel machine; interestingly, its middle-aged protagonist is miserable churning out the same moneymaking meals day in and day out instead of creating the inspired and unique dishes he wants to share with his customers. And yet for all its exertions to champion individual vision, “Chef” has none.

A tattooed, bespectacled and bearded Favreau stars as Carl Casper, a once-promising LA chef whose waning star goes into free fall when he takes his Twitter war with food critic Ramsay Michel (Oliver Platt) offline. After inviting Ramsay to his restaurant, the red-faced chef screams at his guest, “You sit and you eat and you vomit those words back! It hurts!” When footage of his freak-out goes viral, his reputation in the food world goes the way of the durian.

After sulking for a few days, Carl is whisked away to his native Miami by his rich ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara, perpetu-

Jon Favreau stars as Carl Casper, a once-promising LA chef whose waning star goes into free fall when he takes his Twitter war with food critic Ramsay Michel (Oliver Platt) offline. Carl moves to Miami and gets into the food-truck business to sell Cuban sandwiches and yucca fries with banana ketchup.

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ally mugging), along with their son Percy (Emjay Anthony). With the help of Inez’s first husband, eccentric businessman Marvin (a misused Robert Downey Jr.), Carl gets into the food-truck business to sell Cuban sandwiches and yucca fries with banana ketchup.

(You can try them at coproducer and kogi chef Roy Choi’s Sunny Spot restaurant in Venice).

Like Downey Jr., Dustin Hoffman and a brunette Scarlett Johansson are squandered in

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tiny, insignificant roles.

Carl somehow convinces his former sous-chef Martin (John Leguizamo) to fly out to Florida on his own dime to work in the truck for free, and thus the two men and Percy, until now somewhat estranged from his father, drive the vehicle back to California, selling sandwiches in larger cities along the way with the help of social media.

Most of Favreau’s film, then, is a hangout movie with these two and a half chefs. Leguizamo offers

a couple of chuckles by acting the slightly vulgar clown, as when he dries his huevos, humid from the Florida heat, with corn starch. It’s adorable to see nine-or-so Percy embarrassed by the grown men’s vague but unmistakable allusions to sex. Also read: Idris Elba to Voice Killer Tiger in Jon Favreau’s “Jungle Book” for Disney. While these characters are from unpleasant company, they aren’t really all that interesting, either. Many of the road-trip scenes

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just involve Carl telling his son what a good job he did that day. Favreau evidently aimed to make a crowd-pleaser, but “Chef” is like a Big Mac — it slides down too easy, too quickly. There’s no feeling of substance, nothing to chew on. It’s a sunny, attractively crafted film with vibrant Latin flavors, and yet its trite message of ” just be yourself” feels like the kind of obligatory moral tacked onto children’s movies. As a foodie fairy tale, it certainly ignores the difficulties of

starting and sustaining a business, and Carl’s effortless glide into victory and triumph feels vaguely insulting to anyone who’s ever had to try hard at anything. Also read: Sofia Vergara’s “Killer Women” Episode Order Slashed

by ABC “Chef” does offer a great deal of food porn, but with the Internet already saturated with pictures of people’s lunches, that’s not much of a hook. Personal or not, this lazy fantasy doesn’t offer many more pleasures than an Instagram account.

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(as a married man with child) and a surprisingly menacing Zac Efron (as a frat house president) play • “Godzilla” (PG-13) oil and water neighbors This latest reboot of the in this man-boy comedy 1954 original is (almost) steeped heavily in sex, everything you could want drugs, booze and meanin a summer action flick. spirited one-upmanship. 2 The special effects and stars — MC CGI are superb and — at two hours — it doesn’t • “The Amazing wear out its welcome but Spider-Man 2” (PG-13) the mostly useless humans Returning leads Andrew and shoddy 3D drag it Garfield and Emma Stone down a bit. 3 stars — Mi- do everything right and chael Clark the supporting performances by three Oscar • “Neighbors” (R) The winners (and another usually blah Seth Rogen nominee) are fine but the

film suffers greatly from a slipshod script and mammoth length. 1 ½ stars — Michael Clark • “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (PG-13) Second only to the first “Iron Man” in terms of overall quality, this sophomore installment of Marvel’s Captain America plays out less like a comic book extravaganza and more a topical commentary on covert U.S. operations. 3 stars — MC • “Divergent” (PG-13) The latest entry in the young-adult-novel-block-

buster-hopeful adaptation covers all of the required bases (dystopia, death, romance), does more things right than it does wrong and doesn’t embarrass itself much but is overlong by at least 30 minutes. 2 ½ stars – MC • “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (R) Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s latest is a triumph on every level.

Ralph Fiennes leads a cast of dozens in a periodpiece murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the final scene and puts equal emphasis on atmosphere, plot and acting. In “Neighbors” Seth Rogen and Zac Efron embark on one-upsmanship as battling neighbors. (Special Photo) 3 ½ stars — MC

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Saturday, May 31 ‘Let’s Get Physics, Y’all’ The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Let’s Get Physics, Y’all” on Saturday, May 31 at noon The event will illustrate the science of physics using dance. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta. org.

Thursday, June 5 ‘Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity’ The Film Series at the Atlanta Cyclorama will present “Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity ” at 7 p.m.

June 5 in the Cyclorama auditorium at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta.

Admission is free. For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-658-7625.

Friday, June 20 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Arts Council will feature the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m.

June 20 at 331 Spring St. S.W. in Gainesville.

Tickets are $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit theartscouncil.net or call 770-5342787.

Atlanta Cyclorama Juneteenth Celebration The Atlanta Cyclorama will hold its annual Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20 at the Cyclorama and Grant Park at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta.

Admission is free. For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or

metro calendar call 404-658-7625.

Ongoing events Cooking with Colors at The Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will feature “Cooking with Colors” every Monday through May 26 at 10:30 a.m. The workshop is free with general admission to the museum, which is located 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta. org.

‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ Fernbank Museum presents IMAX and Warner Brothers Pictures “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar” starting at the Fernbank Museum’s IMAX theater at 767 Clifton Road N.E. in Atlanta. For more information visit fernbankmuseum.org. To purchase tickets, call 404-929-6400.

‘Charlotte’s Web’ The Center for Puppetry Arts presents “Charlotte’s Web” through May 25 at 1404 Spring St. N.W. at 18th in Atlanta. Tickets include museum admission and entrance to the CreateA-Puppet Workshop. For more information or to purchase tickets visit puppet.org or call 404-8733391.

Imaginary Worlds The Atlanta Botanical Garden presents Imaginary Worlds, showcasing 18 giant topiary-like sculptures, from May through October

at 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-8765859 or visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

The Four Seasons The Atlanta Botanical Garden presents The Four Seasons, showcasing the monumental sculptures by contemporary artist Philip Haas, from May through October at 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-876-5859 or visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

‘Aberardo Morell: The Universe Next Door’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Aberardo Morell: The Universe Next Door” will be on display through May 18 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404733-4400.

Atlanta Jazz Festival The 37th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place May 25 in Piedmont Park. Performers include Freddy Cole, Ester Rada, Bill Frisell and Somi.

Piedmont Park is located at 1320 Monroe Dr. NE in Atlanta. For more information, atlantafestivals.com.

‘Sonic Sensation’ The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will feature the “Sonic Sensation” exhibit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays through June 1 at the mu-

seum, which is located 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta. org.

‘Civil Rights Photography’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Civil Rights Photography” will be on display through June 1 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404733-4400.

‘African Mask/ Masquerade: More than Meets the Eye’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “African Mask/ Masquerade: More than Meets the Eye” will be on display through June 1 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404733-4400.

‘Evita’ The national tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita” is coming to the Fox Theatre for a limited engagement June 3 through 8. The Fox Theatre is located at 660 Peachtree St. in Atlanta.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404881-2100 or visit foxtheatre.org.

‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare in the Park will perform “As You Like It” in Piedmont Park’s Upper Green at 7:30 p.m.

June 4 through 8 each

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night. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $250 for a reserved table of 6 with premium seating, and a limited number of free tickets will be available online starting May 17. Piedmont Park is located at 1320 Monroe Drive N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404-504-1473 or visit gashakespeare.org.

‘Bangles to Benches’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Bangles to Benches” will be on display through June 8 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404733-4400.

‘Medford Johnston: Counterpoise’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Medford Johnston: Counterpoise” will be on display through June 8 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404-733-4400.

‘Splendor: the Work of Jim Waters’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Splendor: The Work of Jim Waters” will be on display through June 8 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404-733-4400.

C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Great Divorce’ The Alliance Theatre

presents C.S. Lewis’ “The Great Divorce” from Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 15, at the Alliance Theatre at 1280 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-5000 or visit greatdivorceonstage. com.

‘Paper & Ink’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “Paper & Ink: New Print Acquisitions from the High Museum of Art” will be on display through June 15 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high.org or call 404733-4400.

‘A Decade with David C. Dreiskell’ The High Museum of Art exhibit “A Decade with David C. Dreiskell” will be on display through June 15 at 280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit high. org or call 404-733-4400 Taste of Atlanta Festival The Taste of Atlanta Festival will serve up delicious fare Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26, in Midtown at Tech Square. The ten block festival surrounding Spring Street and 5th Street is $25 per person for advance tickets. Tickets go on sale July 11. For more information, visit tasteofatlanta. com.

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BY VENUE 37 MAIN 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com • May 23: The Big Rock Show • May 24: Slippery When Wet • May 30: Krotona • May 31: Electroflesh 40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com • May 23: The B 53’s • May 29: Ottercakes and Nate and the Nightmares • May 30: Manmade Mountains, Tongues and Silver Eagle Mining Co. • June 2: King Khan & The Shrines and Red Mass • June 14: Those Cats, Craig Waters and The Flood and The Orange Constant • June 19: DEGA (Aslyn and Kalen Nash), Floating Action and DJ Immuzikation • June 21: Futurebirds, Woodfangs and Tia Madre AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venues/14086/aaron-s-amphitheatre-at-lakewood • May 24: Dave Matthews Band • May 30: Journey and Steve Miller Band • June 7: Zac Brown Band • July 13: Tim McGraw • July 18: KISS and Def Leppard • July 24: Vans Warped Tour 2014 • July 25-26: Luke Bryan • July 30: Monumentour — Fall Out Boy and Paramore • Aug. 8: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden • Aug. 14: Brad Paisley • Aug. 19: One Republic • Sept. 9: Kings of Leon

ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • May 29: Romeo Santos • May 31: Third Day and Friends • Sept. 12: Ed Sheeran • Oct. 11: Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat • Oct. 22: Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull PERFORMING ARTS ENTER AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • May 31: “Triple Threat,” presented by Fusion Dance Company • June 5: “Dotti Warren: A Memoir of Movement,” presented by Simply Dancing • June 21: Big Laughs Comedy Series featuring Clayton English and Karlous Miller ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com No shows listed online.

and www.classicchastain. com • June 6: Al Jarreau and Marcus Miller with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • June 15: Daryl Hall and John Oates • June 21: The Music of U2 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • June 22: Counting Crows • June 27: The Temptations and The Four Tops • June 28: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield • July 7: Lionel Richie COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre. com • June 4: Morrissey • June 14: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons • June 17: Move — Live on Tour • June 19: Elvis Costello • June 21: Heart of the King • June 29: The Voice 2014 Tour

CENTER STAGE 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta. com • May 24: Jazzy Jeff • May 25: Cause for Laughter (two shows) • June 5-6: Chrisette Michele and Chico DeBarge • June 22: PJ Morton and Tweet • July 16: RX Bandits and The Dear Hunter • July 20: Anthony Anderson

EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com • May 23: An Evening with Ag, Garrison Starr and Maia Sharp / The Cumberland Collective • May 24: Patrick Davis / Roxie Watson • May 25: Mike Farris / Underhill Rose • May 27: Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project • May 28: Bombadil with special guests Small Houses • May 29: Grant-Lee Phillips

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-233-2227 www.chastainseries.com

EVERETT’S MUSIC BARN 4055 Stonecypher Road, Suwanee 770-945-5628 everettbrothers.com • May 24: Skillet Lick-

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ers II • May 31: Chris Jones and The Night Drivers • June 7: Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters • June 14: Blue Road • June 21: The Marksmen Quartet • June 28: Everett Family Band and guests FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech Campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu • June 28: Jackie Boatwright presents No Shells Stage Play • Sept. 11: Montana Skies • Sept. 12: H.M.S. Pinafore by New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players • Sept. 26: Robert Glasper Experiment

Superstar • June 21: Paul McCartney • June 28: Katy Perry • Aug. 28: Aerosmith RED CLAY THEATRE 3116 Main St., Duluth 678-957-7283 www.eddieowenpresents. com • May 23: Stevens Layne and The Black Feathers • May 24: Communist Daughter • May 29: Jared&Amber (album release) with special guests The Hot Hearts • May 30: Truth and Salvage Co. with special guests • May 31: Banks & Shane (full band) • June 5: Amy Speace and Tim Easton

RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta FOX THEATRE 404-874-7828 660 Peachtree St. N.E., www.redlightcafe.com Atlanta • May 23: Book of Colors 404-881-2100 with /smoke signals and foxtheatre.org Sias and Frady and Loop • May 23: Eddie Izzard Pedal • June 3-8: “Evita” • May 24: Angela, Jim• June 13: Damon Albarn myLee and Marina • June 27: George Lopez • May 30: Escape Ve• July 8-13: “The Little hicle with special guest BJ Mermaid” Wilbanks • Aug. 22: Michael Mc• June 20: Gibson WilDonald and TOTO banks with the Get Right Band THE LOFT • June 21: Kate and 1374 W. Peachtree St., Corey with Lindsay Jarman Atlanta and Chris Weinholtz 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.

RIALTO CENTER FOR com/shows/the-loft/ THE PERFORMING ARTS • May 26: Anti Nowhere 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta League 404-651-4727 • May 29: Uh Huh Her www.rialtocenter.org • June 14: An-ten-nae • Through June 2: Con• June 18: Andy Gramtrapunto mer • July 18: Listener, ‘68, SMITH’S OLDE BAR The Homeless Gospel 1578 Piedmont Ave., Choir and Microwave Atlanta 404-875-1522 PHILIPS ARENA www.smithsoldebar.com 1 Philips Drive N.W., • May 23: Birds of ChiAtlanta cago 404-878-3000 • May 24: CBDB / The www.philipsarena.com Kinky Aphrodisiacs • June 16: Jesus Christ • May 28: Jive Mother

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Mary, Josh Dorr and Mercury Orkestar • May 29: Idle • May 30: Jerry Garcia Band cover band • May 31: AJ Ghent Band • June 1: Greenhouse Lounge THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 tabernacleatl.com • May 23: Neon Trees • May 30: Freedom Project featuring Manchester Orchestra • May 31-June 1: Needtobreathe • June 5: Tracy Morgan • June 11: Tamar Braxton • June 20: Bill Burr (two shows)

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Atlanta 404-521-1786 www.variety-playhouse.com • May 28-29: Lucinda Williams • June 5: John Mark McMillan • June 6: World Party • June 10: Cut Copy • June 11: Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra • June 12: Jake Bugg VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER AT ENCORE PARK 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.vzwamp.com • May 24: Styx, Foreigner and Don Felder • June 3: Jack Johnson with special guest Amos Lee • June 14: Boston with special guest .38 Special • June 28: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Celebrate America • July 17: The Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton with Matthew Curry • July 18: Ray LaMontagne with special guests Jenny Lewis and Belle Brigade

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‘Godzilla’ tramples rivals with monster $93M debut

By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud Reuters

“Godzilla,” a remake of the classic Japanese monster movie, crushed its box office competitors over the weekend, devouring $93.2 million in the United States and Canada for the year’s second-biggest debut and spawning talk of a sequel.

The smashing performance makes the film a hit for Legendary Pictures, the independent studio headed by Thomas Tull that financed 75 percent of the $160 million production, and its partner Warner Bros., which said the new take on “Godzilla” was on its way to becoming a franchise.

The giant lizard trounced second-place finisher, Seth Rogen comedy “Neighbors,” which led sales a week ago and earned $26 million from Friday through Sunday, ahead of superhero sequel “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” with $16.8 million, according to estimates from tracking firm Rentrak.

“Godzilla” added $103 million in international markets where it opened Wednesday for a global total of $195 million, said Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. The movie is the latest Hollywood remake of the 1954 Japanese film about a mutant monster cre-

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Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Brody in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic action adventure “Godzilla,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

(Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

ated when U.S. nuclear weapons testing goes awry. The new film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a naval officer who battles the rampaging beast from Hawaii to San Francisco.

“Godzilla” roared past industry forecasts, which called for an opening of about $70 million. Its $93.2 million nipped at April’s $95 million debut for “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

Dan Fellman, president

of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., said the film played well in all markets, which boded well for more Godzilla films.

“We have a franchise in the making, and we’re looking at sequels as we speak,” Fellman said.

Legendary controls the rights to future “Godzilla” installments. Warner Bros. has an option to cofinance any sequels and distribute them, according to a source with knowl-

Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker and Smash Mouth • Aug. 3: Phish • Aug. 15: James Taylor • Aug. 16: Mötley Crüe with special guest Alice Cooper

• Aug. 22: Old Crow Medicine Show with special guest Shovels and Rope • Aug. 24: Keith Urban with Jerrod Niemann and special guest Brett El-

edge of the arrangement.

The competition Legendary Pictures’s President Jon Jashni said female and more mature audiences boosted the film’s fortunes.

“Those who thought a Godzilla movie might not necessarily be for them … and that feeds on itself,” he said.

Legendary is one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers of big-budget films, among them director Christo-

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pher Nolan’s two “Dark Knight” installments, which the studio made with Warner Bros. Last year, Legendary reached a five-year agreement to produce films for Comcast Corp’s Universal Pictures.

“The Amazing SpiderMan 2,” starring Andrew Garfield, brought worldwide sales to $633 million through Sunday, said distributor Sony Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.

New Walt Disney Co.

movie “Million Dollar Arm” debuted in fourth place with $10.5 million.

“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm plays a real-life sports agent who seeks to turn Indian cricket players into U.S. baseball stars in the $25 million film.

Comedy “The Other Woman” earned $6.3 million for fifth place.

It was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of Twenty-First Century Fox.

• May 30: Cheap Thrill • May 31: BlackHawk and Outlaws • June 6: Back N Black • June 11: Spaceseed with special guest LJ3 • June 14: Mother’s

Finest • June 25: Justin Gee • July 12: Aaron Lewis

Most tickets available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com.

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Turned to ice ‘Frozen’ to be Disney’s next skating spectacular

By Greg Gilman Reuters

“Frozen” will be the next Disney movie to be turned into an iceskating spectacle, the company announced Tuesday, May 20, and fans are already clamoring for tickets.

More than 31,000 fans have “liked” the announcement on Facebook to unlock the pre-sale code for tickets to 31 arena tour stops across the country, scheduled to kick off in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 5.

The show will follow the plot of the Academy Award-winning film, and will be hosted by Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Fans can expect other Disney princesses to make special guest appearances, as well as characters from “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo” and “The Lion King.”

“Frozen,” directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, featured the voices of Kristen Bell

Elsa and Anna from the Disney animated feature “Frozen.” (Special Photo)

and Idina Menzel as princesses Anna and Elsa, respectively. The box office juggernaut, which has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, won two Oscars, in-

cluding Best Animated Film and Best Original Song.

While Buck and Lee will consult the creative team behind the show, production company

Feld Entertainment named Patty Vincent director. Cindy Stuart is choreographer.

“In our more than 30 years of producing Disney On Ice shows, Feld

Entertainment has been waiting for a film like this,” producer Nicole Feld said in a statement. “While it might seem obvious that ‘Frozen’ is well suited

for the ice, this Disney On Ice production will touch audiences emotionally through innovative show elements and world-class skating.”

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