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Schools added to state flexibility contract

BY KEITH FARNER

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SUWANEE — Seeking to add schools to its contract with the Georgia Board of Education, the Gwinnett School Board on Thursday approved five schools to a contract that couples flexibility with accountability

targets.

The agreement, previously known as the Investing in Educational Excellence, is now called Strategic Waivers School Systems. While the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology and the Gwinnett Online Campus no longer operate as charter schools, they were added to the

agreement with Discovery High School, which opened last year, and Baldwin Elementary and Coleman Middle, both of which opened last week.

The Georgia Department of Education considers the SWSS contracts as a way to offer flexibility to local school districts to increase student performance. The

original state law was passed in 2008. Gwinnett County Public Schools entered into the IE2 contract with the state in 2014 and included the other three schools that opened last year under that agreement.

The district has prepared a letter of intent to send to the GaBOE that outlines the local school

board resolution.

“We also have plans which indicate targets, grade-level served, student demographic information and the most current statewide assessment data for each of these schools that will follow these, just as all of our other schools have,” said Steve Flynt, associate superintendent of

school improvement and operations.

Gwinnett’s SWSS partnership contract provides local schools and the school district with flexibility from 14 laws and the accompanying State Board rules. This flexibility is coupled with accountability targets

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Collins Hill’s Maynard gets own Nike ad FROM STAFF REPORTS Kyle Maynard has put plenty of titles beside his name over the years.

The Collins Hill grad was a youth football player and a pretty good high school wrestler, especially for someone born MORE ONLINE without arms and Visit gwinnettdailypost.com to check out the commercial. legs. As an adult, he has been a mixed martial arts fighter, gym owner, motivational speaker, author and ESPY Award winner.

Another of the 30-year-old’s titles, mountain climber, has brought him considerable publicity during the Olympics. Nike features Maynard in

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Kent Adicks begins to paint the football field at Collins Hill High School on Wednesday evening in preparation for the Eagles’ game against Shiloh tonight. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

Camaraderie, volunteerism mark Collins Hill field crew

BY KEITH FARNER

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Tournament gives awards to volunteers

BY KEITH FARNER

SUWANEE — They are plumbers, engineers, county employees and small business owners.

But on Wednesday evenings in the fall, they are painters. And while many of them come as fathers who have sons on the team, they stay for the camaraderie.

Some are just learning where to go, while others are wondering why they’re standing out in the steamy August heat for an eighth — or is it ninth? — season.

They are the crew that each week meets at “The Hill,” to paint the Collins Hill High School football field, from hash marks to “Eagles” in the end zone. This week they set up the field for the home and season opener on FriDavid Penton holds a tape measure in the end zone as Darin day night as the Eagles host Davis looks on as they prepare to paint “Eagles” on WednesSee FIELD CREW, Page 3A

day ahead of Collins Hill High School’s home and season opener tonight.

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DULUTH — The annual Champions Tour golf tournament at TPC Sugarloaf recently honored two volunteers who were active in the April tournament.

Fran Eckert was named Leadership Volunteer of the Year for her role as driving range chairwoman for the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, and Lisa Meznar was named Volunteer of the Year for her contributions on the uniform distribution and volunteer shuttle committees.

Eckert was often one of the first volunteers to arrive in the morning and the last to leave each evening. Her committee was fully staffed and scheduled months before the tournament.

Tournament officials said when other committees needed assistance or were understaffed, Eckert was quick to offer one of her own volunteers to help, assuming the extra workload herself without complaint.

Meznar’s positive attitude and

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There’s a new hotel on the block in Duluth and Gwinnett County business

and community leaders got a chance to see it from top to bottom on Thursday.

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The new Marriott Courtyard Atlanta NE/Duluth Sugarloaf held its grand opening on Thursday. The hotel, which is located near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway, has been open since mid-June. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Before, people just wanted to go to their room. They didn’t want to hang out.

“So now it’s designed to have a culture that you hang out in the lobby and do work and eat, meet and greet.”

Other amenities include a 24-hour market, a 24-hour gym, a temperature-controlled pool, an outdoor fire pit and an 853-square-foot meeting room. Each room has a Keurig coffee maker, a refrigerator, a microwave and TVs that have apps for Netflix, Pandora, YouTube, HuluPlus and Crackle.

It is also one of several hotels that have been in the works for the area around the Infinite Energy Center recently. With its opening, there are at least two more hotels expected to open in the next few years.

Explore Gwinnett CEO Preston Williams said an

Embassy Suites is under construction less than a block south of the Courtyard on Satellite Boulevard and may be open by the end of this year or early next year. He also said plans are moving forward for a full-service Marriott hotel that will be built at the center. “(The Courtyard) is a good fit for this market, I think, and I think you’re going to see some more of them before it’s over with over the next years,” Williams said. “This is the kind of property that fits well, not only with what we’re doing with the center next door, but in this whole business environment that’s being developed on this corridor.”

Williams expects the full-service Marriott slated to be built at the Infinite Energy Center could break

ground next year if plans stay on track. That Marriott will be owned by a different group from the one that runs the Courtyard and Residence Inn. Despite the growing number of hotels coming up around the Infinite Energy Center, however, Vision Hospitality Group has faith that they’ll do well in that area.

Presley said the convention business drawn by the Infinite Energy Center was a big draw for Vision to open the Courtyard hotel, because of the large number of business professionals who attend those conventions.

“Being close to the arena is also a plus for the weekend demand, but the (rest of the) Infinite Energy Center is the main driver,” he said.

For Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris, however, it was a bit surreal. As she addressed attendees at the grand opening, she recalled growing up in the area and reflected on a time when there was no Infinite Energy Center or any hotels or restaurants around to serve the people it drew to Duluth.

“I remember when this was all pasture land and so when I see all of the fantastic things that have been built out here, it’s just amazing,” she said.

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Satellite Blvd., but this week marked the hotel’s official grand opening. It is the second Marriott property that Vision Hospitality Group owns in Gwinnett County. The other one is the Marriott Residence Inn, which is located next door.

“The reason we opened this second hotel here is that there is a lot of demand in this market,” Vision Hospitality Group Vice President of Sales and Marketing Greg Presley said. “We had the extended stay hotel next door (in the Residence Inn), and now this is an upper midscale brand.”

The hotel’s owners made an event of the grand opening, with a luncheon, tours of the facilities and prize giveaways. Vision officials and their partners at the Cascade Group also made a $2,500 donation to Family Promise of Gwinnett County during the ceremony.

The Courtyard is six stories tall and has 115 rooms.

It also has a Starbucks and a bistro in its lobby, as well as media pods where people can meet casually or set up a work space, and a GoBoard touchscreen where guests can get info on the go.

“You want people to come down and hang out in the lobby,” Presley said.

“That’s the new wave of the hotels. You know, rooms seem to be getting smaller and lobbies are getting more aggressive with people wanting to hang out …

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Fire dept. seeks applicants for citizens academy

BY ERIKA WELLS

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Residents can get first-hand experience in fire and emergency services operations by applying to join the 24th Citizens Fire Academy class.

The Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services department is accepting applications for the 12-week volunteer program. It will be held Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 1 through Nov. 17.

Topics will include fire and life safety education, fire control, hazardous materials, incident command, medical operations, search and rescue, swiftwater rescue and technical rescue.

Participants will have the opportunity to ride along during emergency calls.

“The CFA is a hands-on, action-packed program designed for anyone interested in learning more about the firefighting and emergency medical services offered by the

department,” Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a statement.

Graduates can continue their involvement by becoming part of the Gwinnett Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association.

For information, visit www. gwinnettfire.org and click Citizens Groups under the Get Involved section.

The coordinator may be reached at fireprograms@ gwinnettcounty.com or 678518-4845.

All applications will be considered for future classes.

Suwanee library closing temporarily next month

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Suwanee residents will have to do without their local library branch for a day next month.

The Gwinnett County Public Library System announced this week that the branch will be closed on Sept. 22 so crews can remove the branch’s help desk. It’s part of an ongo-

ing shift in the system toward a new service model that forgoes the traditional library design in favor of one that incorporates new technology.

“By removing the help desks, we’re eliminating a barrier between our staff and the customers to better serve them throughout the branch,” library system spokesman Clifford Ibarrondo said in an email.

“Mobile librarians and

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Gwinnett County drivers may want to plan alternate routes to get around some lane closures expected to take place on Interstates 85 and 985 Friday night.

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced the lane closures Thursday afternoon, explaining they are related to the ongoing expansion of the I-85 express lanes.

Lanes on both interstates are expected to be closed from 9 p.m. Friday until 5

a.m. Saturday, according to GDOT. “Motorists are advised to exercise caution by reducing speed while driving through work zones,” GDOT officials said in a statement.

On I-85, one northbound lane and one southbound lane are expected to be closed just north and south of the State Route 20 exit.

Meanwhile, one northbound lane on I-985 will be closed for a half-mile beginning at I-85.

The 10-mile, $178 million extension of the express lanes officially began

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last year. The breakdown is 9,088 boys and 5,825 for the five years of the girls. Without football, contract. this year’s number is Help wanted 12,298.

Associate SuperintenThe district has allocatdent Frances Davis said ed $10.68 million in 2016 the district has 13 teacher on uniforms, expenses vacancies after hiring and supplies outside of 1,738 total teachers, football. For football, it’s including 1,139 who are spent $4.84 million. new to the district.

Without football, “We opened school the district allocated fully staffed,” she said. $545,437 on capital “Some of those posiexpenditures in 2016, tions have occurred and compared to $133,837 for a couple of those were football. resignations over the last Capital expenditures couple of days. We are in not including football great shape, we started rose by $224,598 from the school year in great 2015 to 2016. shape and feel really The district spent good about where we are more for female capital today.” expenditures in 2016 The district has had a ($275,722) than male recruiting push to find ($269,715). more substitute teachers, At the end of Thigpen’s and Davis said it found report, School Board 62 new subs after an Chairman Robert Mcopen house in the Mead- Clure asked, and Thigpen owcreek cluster. confirmed, that the report Title IX equity in was based on a student’s sports report biological gender. McGwinnett County Public Clure then referenced Schools is in full compli- the U.S. Department of ance with Title IX gender Education and Departequity, participation and ment of Justice’s “Dear expenditure guidelines, Colleague” letter in June the School Board learned that outlined guidelines on Thursday from Eric for transgender student Thigpen, the district’s restroom use. executive director of acaClarifications about demic support.

Title IX categories were Thigpen reported not part of the “Dear that 14,913 students are Colleague” letter, CEO/ participating in athletics Superintendent J. Alvin in 2016, which is a slight Wilbanks said. increase from the 14,588 “There was a lot of

staff are now armed with laptops and iPads, roaming the branch floor.”

Ibarrondo said the Suwanee branch is one of the last branches to undergo the renovation. Although the library branch itself will be closed on Sept. 22, its book drops are expected to remain open on that day.

The branch is expected to reopen to patrons on Sept. 23.

GDOT closing some lanes on I-85, 985 Friday night

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The Gwinnett Citizens Fire Academy 22nd class poses in front of a fire engine in 2015 shortly after their graduation ceremony at the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services headquarters in Lawrenceville. (Special Photo)

earlier this month with a ground-breaking and it is expected to take two years to complete. Construction crews are building one new express lane in each direction as part of the project.

When the work is completed, will go north to Hamilton Mill Road, whereas they currently end at Old Peachtree Road.

State transportation officials are urging drivers to call 511, use the 511 Georgia and Atlanta Traffic smartphone app or visit 511ga.org to check realtime road conditions before leaving for their destination.

guidance in that particular letter, as you well know,” Wilbanks said to McClure. “But I don’t recall anything in particular with that and sports.”

Discipline report Thigpen also offered the year-end student discipline report and noted a small uptick in in-school suspensions from the previous year.

There were 34,023 in-school suspensions, and nearly 15,000 of them fell in ninth and 10th grade. There were 16,869 out-of-school suspensions, and while ninth grade had the most at 3,706, every grade from sixth grade through juniors in high school had more than 1,000 incidents.

Thigpen also highlighted the continued drop in bullying and gang activity, a trend that began in 2013. Gwinnett officials reported a 42 percent decrease in gang activity in that time period and a 31 percent decrease in bullying.

“Culturally, our students have just learned that some of these things are not tolerated in our schools,” Thigpen said.

Discipline hearings rose to 1,588 in 2016 from 1,289 in 2015.

Those numbers had dropped the previous two years from 2012 and 2013.

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the trade are holes along the sidelines filled with Shiloh to begin the 2016 plastic tubes to mark the IN THIS EDITION campaign. yard lines, and tarps with • Football previews, predictions and more: Pages 1-5B “There’s nothing better holes that cover the end ONLINE • www.gwinnettprepsports.com offers coverage of than sitting up there on zones and allow a conGwinnett high school athletics, where stories can be nect-the-dots exercise that Friday nights and watchviewed by school or by sport results in “Eagles.” ing what we did two • Enter our High School Football Pickem Contest at Several members of nights ago,” said Mike gwinnettprepsports.com/contests — each week the the crew have respect Findlay, who is in his winner receives $100 for Dave Peterson, both third year.

• For live football score updates each Friday night, folbecause his son graduated The job takes about low @GDPfootball on Twitter some five years ago, and three to four hours on a because he oversees paintgood night, but some veting the logo at midfield. eran members of the crew eraser, something he calls bond with the program.

Kent Adicks pours more paint into a machine to paint the As they recalled techrecall nights that nearly a bucket of water.

“I coached some of football field at Collins Hill High School on Wednesday niques used last year, and reached midnight, and one evening. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner) Like other dads and these boys since they instance where weather painting crew members were 7 years old,” he said. refreshed their memories about tape measures, pushed it to Friday mornAdicks is in his fourth on Wednesday, and I can before him, Adicks aims “They’re like my own.” string and techniques of ing. year and said he joined just come to the game and to strike a balance of Like many aspects of going slow around the “Once the season gets because his son was on enjoy the game on Fridays finding a dependable crew the world of high school goal line, they rememgoing, we’re all out here the team in ninth grade, instead of working parkwhile also looking for his football, they understand bered what brought them jabbing about football,” and it was one way to ing or concessions.” replacement. the range in weather that out for another season. said Kent Adicks, who volunteer to support the There are worries about “You need at least one marks the season.

“It’s all these people,” leads the crew, and added program. crooked lines, a clogged guy who knows where ev“One minute you’re Peterson said, pointing to a few members also paint “They’re going to bad- paint machine, and even erything is,” he said. “We sweating to death, the the guys spread around the practice field on Sun- ger me until I do somenumbers upside down, lost a bunch of guys last next minute your hands the field. “It’s a camaradedays. “All we talk about is thing,” said Adicks, whose which happened last year to graduation.” will be red and frozen,” rie, you’ll hear that from what happened on Friday son Jason is a senior ofyear. If blemishes arrive, Chuck Martin, who is Findlay said. everybody.” night.” fensive lineman. “I do this Adicks reaches for his in his sixth year, feels a Some of the tricks of

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Case of lupus was induced by drugs Dear Dr. roacH: I was started on hydralazine while in the hospital in October and required a large dose in addition to my other two medicines for hypertension. I felt terrible when I went home, and the weakness and fatigue continued.

I began having wrist and ankle pain as well as joint stiffness in the early spring, which became so bad I had trouble sleeping at night.

Finally, in May, my doctor agreed to ANA testing for lupus, which then led to a rheumatology referral.

I was able to decrease the dose somewhat by the time of the referral, and was feeling slightly better.

Long story short, further testing indicated possible drug-induced lupus. The BP doctor switched me to a different medication, which over the course of the next few weeks decreased and now resolved the fatigue, joint pain and stiffness. So that is the diagnosis.

There are only a handful of meds that cause this.

What are the consequences of not diagnosing druginduced lupus promptly?

— G.C. anSWer: Systemic lupus erythematosus (“lupus,” or SLe) is a serious autoimmune disease affecting multiple systems.

Many symptoms of SLe may develop after exposure to certain medications, as do similar antibodies in the blood. The most common symptoms of drug-induced lupus are fever, muscle and joint aches, joint inflammation and rash. Some of the most feared complications of SLe, including the life-threatening kidney, liver and nervous-system disease, are rare in druginduced lupus.

Procainamide, an antiarrhythmic, may cause drug-induced lupus in as many as a third of people who take it long term; hydralazine (used occasionally for high blood pressure and increasingly commonly for heart failure) in 5 to 10 percent; minocycline, for acne, in about 1 person per thousand. A dozen or so other drugs also might cause it, but many are seldom prescribed (like methyldopa and penicillamine), or only rarely cause it (like diltiazem). The condition can be confirmed by blood testing (especially an antibody called antihistone), but it needs to be considered in order to make the diagnosis. Symptoms usually resolve within a few weeks, but can last for months after stopping the medication. Failure to diagnose the condition leads to prolonged symptoms and suffering for the patient.

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In 1960, captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers was sentenced in Moscow to three years imprisonment and seven years of hard labor for espionage.

In 2010, Operation Iraqi Freedom officially ended as the last U.S. combat troops crossed the border into Kuwait.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Orville Wright (1871-1948), aviation pioneer; Coco Chanel (1883-1971), fashion designer; Ogden Nash (1902-1971), poet/author; Malcolm Forbes (19191990), publisher; Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), Star Trek creator; Bill

Shoemaker (1931-2003), jockey; Bill Clinton (1946- ), 42nd U.S. president; Mary Matalin (1953- ), political consultant; John Stamos (1963- ), actor; Kyra Sedgwick (1965- ), actress; Matthew Perry (1969- ), actor; Clay Walker (1969- ), singer-songwriter; Veronica Roth (1988- ), author.

TODAY’S FACT: Gene Roddenberry was the first television writer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1909, Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer won the first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with an average speed of 57.4 mph. Two drivers, two mechanics and two spectators died in related accidents.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Middle age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.” — Ogden Nash

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Future stepmother worries about girl’s behavior Dear amy: I’ve been with my fiance for almost three years. He has three children. His daughter, “Carrie,” 11, has always been more difficult than his sons.

We were developing a close bond when I first met them years ago. We did “girly” things together. This was at a time when her mom was not very involved in her life.

My fiance and his ex had a very bitter split.

Carrie’s mother constantly undermines their father to the children.

Now that her mother is fully in the picture, I find a lot of similarities between their personalities, and it is driving a wedge between Carrie and me.

I understand the need for Carrie to bond with her mother, especially after a couple of years of absence after the break up.

Her personality is loud, critical and, at times, she’s a bully to her brothers and her father. Nothing is her fault, she gets special treatment and has no sense of responsibility.

Carrie’s mom has refused therapy for her and is not open to discussing parenting.

I’m scared that if we continue to set boundaries over at our house, when she gets older she will choose to live with her mother because she gets

Love her fiercely now, even when she is testing you, and do your very best to let her know that you are on her side, without letting her control you.

Read “Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Amy Dickinson Divorce,” by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll (2010, her way over there.

Avery).

My fiance and I don’t Dear amy: I dated a know what else to do that girl a couple of years ago, doesn’t require outside who I honestly thought help. was the one. She was Any suggestions? always reluctant to be — Worried serious, and we broke up Dear WorrieD: about five times over the Don’t compare your step- year or so we dated. daughter’s negative traits Our final breakup hit to her mother’s, especial- me really hard. It took me ly in her (or her brothanother year to get over ers’) presence. Children her. in high-conflict divorces I attempted to reconface extreme challenges. nect with her on FaceIt is as if she is carrying book before she began water for her mother belaw school. tween households. Also, I tried to show her that she’s 11 (a tough and I had changed a lot. tender age).

I gave her my number There are aspects of and told her to contact me being bold and bossy if she needed help with that will serve this girl school. About a month well as she charges into after that, she texted me, the future, but you need asking for help with an to try to channel her assignment. I gave her energy in positive ways. some cursory advice and Sports, drama and scout- asked her if she’d like to ing would all be positive talk on the phone, but she influences for her. never responded.

You must set boundarThen I blocked her ies in your household. from Facebook. About Sibling scuffles are ineight months later I unevitable, but bullying is a blocked her and randomnonnegotiable “no.” ly, she added me. This

Ask Amy

was about four days ago.

She liked a few of my older posts but hasn’t actually reached out for a conversation. What should I do?

— Hopeless Romantic Dear romantic: Draw a chart of your relationship. Note the tempestuous, dramatic through line. And do nothing. She knows you’re eager to renew your relationship. At some point she will probably reach out and restore your hopes, only to yank out the relationship’s rug again.

Dear amy: “Worried” described concern over the condition of her husband’s 94-year-old grandmother, “Jenny.”

While I agreed with your advice to try harder to be helpful, you left out one important component: Worried’s husband is this woman’s grandson. He should step up, too!

— Also Worried DeAR ALSO: Absolutely. Thank you.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

Separate the good from the bad and strive to keep relationships equal and free of emotional manipulation.

Think over a situation and figure out how much you want to give and what you need to receive in return. Weed out what isn’t working for you anymore.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be responsible and take care of matters that affect your personal and home lives. An honest assessment followed by a good decision will turn your life around.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Stand up for what you want and what you believe in. Reject emotional blackmail being used to take advantage of or upset your household. Choose peace over discord.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Not everything will be out in the open. Before you make a decision that will change your life, ask questions that will give you a better idea of what’s actually happening.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — A short trip will lead to a romantic encounter or a getaway for two will bring you closer together. Good fortune lies ahead if you are willing to compromise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Personal problems will arise if you try to project an authoritative attitude. Learn from your mistakes. Don’t use emotional blackmail or give in to someone who is.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A commitment you make will bring you happiness and help balance your life, emotions and future. Get everything in writing to avoid any sort of misunderstanding. Know your goals and limitations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Uncertainty due to mixed emotions and conflicting information is apparent. You are best off not making assumptions. Instead, be responsible and wait for the facts to unfold.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Get your responsibilities out of the way so you can focus on what’s important to you. Learning something new or developing a talent or skill will improve your chances to get ahead.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A secretive approach is recommended.

If you appear to be mysterious, you will gain the upper hand in whatever situation you face.

A financial gain is within reach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A change to your personal life or among your colleagues will enhance your existence.

Romance is highlighted, and nurturing a relationship that means the world to you is favored.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll be put in a precarious position if you are too accommodating. Don’t be tempted by people offering shortterm solutions that are expensive and indulgent.

Hard work and discipline are your best bets.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Make a difference to someone by being supportive and attempting to try something that he or she enjoys doing. The pleasure will turn out to be yours.

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world Frankfurt pursues London banks after Brexit vote FRANKFURT — A German politician said on Thursday he was trying to persuade foreign banks to make Frankfurt their home after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, and outlined how Europe’s biggest economy wants to bolster its financial capital at London’s expense.

Thomas Schaefer, finance minister of the state of Hesse, which includes Frankfurt, said he had spoken to London banks with an arm in Frankfurt as well as others and sought to persuade potential movers that local labor law and tax were not overly onerous.

“We are campaigning for Hesse because the financial center of Frankfurt has a lot to offer,” Schaefer, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, said at a meeting, where numerous Union Jack flags were put on display.

Conservatives in Austria call for ban on full veil VIENNA — Austrian conservative politicians called for a ban on full body veils on Thursday, saying the veils would hinder women trying to integrate into the mainly Catholic Austrian society.

Public debate about a ban on full body veils was ignited in several European countries after three French Mediterranean cities banned body-covering Muslim burkini swimwear, saying the burkini defies French laws on secularism.

Austria’s Foreign and Integration Minister Sebastian Kurz from the centrist People’s Party, who plans to introduce a new integration law next year, said religious symbols such as the burqa were an issue that needed to be discussed.

“A full body veil is hindering integration,” Kurz told broadcaster ORF.

Pistorius murder case scheduled to resume next week JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers will argue that “enough is enough” when his case resumes in court on Aug. 26 to hear an appeal by state prosecutors against his six-year murder sentence on the grounds it is too lenient.

In court papers filed by Pistorius’ lawyers on Aug. 11 and seen by Reuters on Thursday, his defense team says it will argue “a continuation of this matter is inimical to the interests of justice, patently unfair and that enough is enough.”

The National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said the case would be heard at the High Court in Pretoria next Friday before the original trial Judge Thokozile Masipa.

The Paralympic gold medalist was sentenced in July for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013.

— From wire reports

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world&nation 86,500 seek federal aid after flood ReuteRS BATON ROUGE, La. — Some 86,500 people have filed for federal aid after deadly flooding hit Louisiana in the past several days and damaged some 40,000 homes, Gov. John Bel Edwards told a news conference on Thursday.

He said the death toll from the flooding stood at 13 people and about 30,000 people have been rescued from the floods.

Rainfall hit historic levels in some parts of the state.

“In Louisiana, taking care of one another is a way of life. We are on our way from response to recovery,” Edwards said.

Waters have receded in many deluged areas with thousands of people returning to flood-hit homes to rip out soaked carpet and dump water-logged mattresses.

Many residents said they lost almost everything they owned.

As of Thursday, about 4,000 people were in shelters.

Rains that started last Thursday have dumped more than 2 1/2 feet of water on parts of Louisiana.

Although water levels are generally dropping in Louisiana, some areas around Lafayette, in the southwestern part of the state, are experiencing

nation Trump to deliver ‘optimistic’ word to U.S. voters WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s new campaign manager promised on Thursday the volatile Republican presidential candidate would stick to a more disciplined and uplifting message to voters in the final dash to Election Day without crimping his freewheeling style.

One day after being elevated to the position in Trump’s second campaign overhaul in two months, Kellyanne Conway said the candidate’s struggling White House bid could preserve his “authenticity” and still move past a long string of controversies to focus on issues.

“We would like to take an uplifting, optimistic, policycentric message directly to the American people,” Conway told CBS’s “This Morning” show, adding she was confident the former reality television star could stick to a sharper message.

Twitter suspends thousands more terrorist accounts LOS ANGELES — Twitter said it has shut down 235,000 accounts in the last six months for violating its policies prohibiting the promotion of terrorism, as it looks to show that it’s proactively responding to critics who charge that the social media service is a haven for extremist groups around the world advocating violence.

In February, Twitter said it had shut down more than 125,000 accounts since mid-

people Colbert taps VP nominee Kaine for appearance

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will make his first appearance on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday the network announced Wednesday.

Elected to the United States Senate in 2012, Kaine was chosen as Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential race on June 22. A former missionary and civil rights attorney, Kaine has spent more than two decades in public service and is one of only 30 people to have served as a Mayor, Governor and Senator.

“The Late Show with Contaminated floodwaters impact a neighborhood as seen in an aerial view in SorStephen Colbert” airs rento, La., on Wednesday. (Reuters/Jeffrey Dubinsky/Handout) weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on major flooding, said Kurt finding a safe place for af- flow borrowing before the CBS. Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart Van Speybroeck, a meteo- fected residents to stay. flooding, the governor’s are the executive producers. rologist with the National “A lot of people didn’t office said.

Weather Service, in Fort have flood insurance,” he Louisiana is grappling Worth, Texas. said in an interview with with years of unresolved Spotify launches “We reached record MSNBC, adding he had structural budget deficits documentary on levels of flooding on sevspoken on Wednesday with that have collided with a eral river systems in south President Barack Obama weakening state economy Metallica’s start Louisiana.” he said. about recovery efforts. and a sharp drop in revLOS ANGELES — SpoThe Federal Emergency Louisiana Commisenues from oil and gas tify rolled out another of Management Agency was sioner of Administration extraction taxes. its video formats Thursday on the ground and process- Jay Dardenne said the The state believes it with the release of “Landing claims for help. flooding has made it more ended the last fiscal year FEMA Administralikely the state would rely with a deficit that must be mark — Metallica: The Early Years.” The four-part tor Craig Fugate said his on a short-term bank loan closed this year. It is also agency was preparing for to shore up government grappling with a potential short-form documentary chronicles the first four “a very large response” funding. $1.5 billion budget gap to help flood victims and The state had anticifor the next budget year of years of the iconic rock band, and features interthe immediate issue was pated the need for cash 2018-19. views with band members as well as historic footage. ing to a memo released The first episode of “Mepublicly by the department tallica: The Early Years” on Thursday. was released on YouTube In a move that hammered Thursday; the following corrections company share three episodes are only prices, the Justice Departavailable through Spotify’s ment memo called for mobile app. The documengradually phasing out the tary is also only available use of private prisons by to Spotify users in the U.S., letting contracts expire or by U.K., Sweden and Germany for now. There’s no word scaling them back. yet on when Spotify plans to Geo Group Inc. shares bring the show to audiences fell about 28 percent in additional markets. while Corrections Corp of Spotify has been looking America shares sank about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives 20 percent. to get more video onto its in the parking garage of a federal building in New York on platform for some time. The The Justice Department Wednesday. (Lucas Jackson) service announced a first does not have jurisdiction slate of 12 shows, which over state prisons. Both included the now-published 2015 for violating its policy torcycles since 2008 to pol- Texas and Louisiana use Landmark documentary, in lute the air at levels greater on terrorism, bringing the private companies to run May. total number of suspensions than what the Milwaukeetheir prisons, according to based company certified for terrorism to 360,000 in the American Civil Liberties to the U.S. Environmental the last year.

Union.

McLaughlin’s TV Protection Agency.

Daily suspensions of show to end with According to the govTwitter accounts are up over Denial of plan for ernment, the sale of such 80 percent since last year, next installment Muslim cemetery with “spikes in suspensions “defeat devices” violates LOS ANGELES — After the federal Clean Air Act. immediately following terprompts probe 34 years, the curtain will rorist attacks,” according to Harley was also accused of Federal prosecutors will fall on “The McLaughlin selling more than 12,600 the company. investigate a decision by Group” after this week’s motorcycles that were not “Our response time a Massachusetts town to installment. covered by an EPA certififor suspending reported John McLaughlin, creator deny a request by an Islamic cation governing clean air accounts, the amount of group to establish a Muslim and host of the public affairs compliance. time these accounts are on TV staple, died at age 89 on cemetery there, the U.S. The settlement calls for Twitter, and the number of Wednesday. attorney’s office said on Harley to stop selling the followers they accumulate The show is so well-esThursday. have all decreased dramati- super tuners by Aug. 23, tablished that it likely could The Islamic Society of cally,” Twitter said in a blog and buy back and destroy have transitioned with a new all such tuners in stock at its Greater Worcester claims post. local officials placed unrea- moderator at the helm, but dealerships. EPA said the Harley-Davidson modified settings increase sonable barriers to its plan McLaughlin made his wishes known about the show’s power and performance, but to open a cemetery in the to pay $12 million also increase the motorcy- town of Dudley, ultimately future five years ago when fine for emissions cles’ emissions of hydrocar- leading to its rejection, U.S. he received an offer from Anschutz Media Group to Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz bons and nitrogen oxides. buy the franchise, according WASHINGTON — Harfor Massachusetts said in a to John Roberts, a senior ley-Davidson Inc. agreed to U.S. to phase out statement. pay a $12 million civil fine It was the latest in a string producer for “McLaughlin Group.” and stop selling illegal after- federal usage of of such incidents amid a “We talked about it at market devices that cause “clear rise in anti-Muslim private prisons its motorcycles to emit too sentiment” across the coun- some length,” Roberts told WASHINGTON — The Variety, noting McLaughlin much pollution, the U.S. try, said Ibrahim Hooper, U.S. Justice Department Justice Department said on communications director for ultimately passed on the plans to phase out its use of the Council on Americandeal. “John finally said, Thursday. privately operated prisons, The settlement resolves Islamic Relations, or CAIR, ‘What would be so wrong if when I finish up I just turn government allegations that which it called less safe and a civil rights and advocacy the lights out?’”

Harley sold roughly 340,000 less effective than governgroup.

— From wire reports “super tuners” enabling mo- ment-run facilities, accord— From wire reports

U.S. village in Alaska votes to relocate due to climate change

By SeBaStien Malo

U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Shishmaref residents, who are NEW YORK — A Native feet of shoreline each year, acmembers of the Inupiat tribe, American village has voted to cording to research by the U.S. voted 89 to 78 to relocate, said relocate its entire population Army Corps of Engineers and Donna Barr, secretary of the of some 600 people due to the Alabama-based Auburn UniverShishmaref Council. Voting took threat of rising seas, officials said sity. place earlier this week, but the on Thursday.

Shishmaref is one of dozens of official count has not yet been Shishmaref, located on a tiny indigenous villages in Alaska that formally certified and a handisland north of the Bering Strait face growing threats of flooding ful of absentee ballots remain that separates the United States and erosion due to global warm- unopened. and Russia, is losing up to 10 ing, according to a report by the This is not the first time ShishReuters

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maref residents have made such a decision. They voted in 2002 to relocate, but that effort stalled.

A few other U.S. communities in Alaska, Washington and Louisiana have decided recently to relocate as well due to climate change and shoreline erosion, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Arctic Institute.

Several others are likely weighing options to move, said Christina DeConcini, a spokes-

woman for the Washington, D.C.based World Resources Institute.

“It’s not going to be the last time that the United States has to deal with communities severely threatened by climate change and impacts and whether or not they can stay there,” she said.

In Shishmaref, Tommy Richter, pastor of the Lutheran Church, the island’s only church, said the community was torn over leaving its heritage behind.

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New shakeup imperils GOP WASHINGTON — Shaken by the fact that he’s losing, Donald Trump has fled into the parallel universe of the extreme right — and apparently plans to stay there for the remainder of the campaign. Let’s see if the rest of the Republican Party is dumb enough to follow him.

Trump has reportedly been feeling “boxed in” and “controlled” by the few people around him who actually know something about politics. Advice from these professionals to tone it down must be responsible for his slide in the polls, he seems to believe. So he has hired as chief executive of his campaign a man named Stephen Bannon, who will not only let Trump be Trump, but encourage him to be even Trumpier.

Bannon runs Breitbart News, a website that creEugene ates its own ultranationalist Robinson far-right reality — one that often bears little resemblance to the world as it really is. As I write, the site is claiming that Hillary Clinton has some serious undisclosed health problem (her doctor says she is just fine), that one of Clinton’s aides has “very clear ties” to radical Islam (which is totally untrue) and that Clinton herself has “clear ties” to Russian President Vladimir Putin (when in fact it is Trump who often reveals his man-crush on the Russian leader).

The site’s late founder, Andrew Breitbart, once “described Bannon, with sincere admiration, as the Leni Riefenstahl of the tea party movement,” according to a Bloomberg News profile. Riefenstahl was the brilliant filmmaker who became one of Hitler’s most effective propagandists. I think the comparison is wrong; Bannon is not nearly as talented.

He is a practiced provocateur, however, with a gift for reinforcing the worldview of far-right true believers. Bannon gives readers the impression that the nation is in grave and imminent peril, that Muslims are conspiring to impose Shariah law throughout the land, that Mexican immigrants are running rampant in a wild crime spree, that only Trump can save us — and that polls showing him far behind Clinton are somehow skewed, incompetent or irrelevant.

None of this is true, not a word. It’s all a paranoid fantasy, designed to exploit anxieties about demographic and economic change. And Trump has decided that his best chance of winning is to peddle this garbage, some of which he may actually believe.

So if anyone was wondering if this election cycle could get any worse for the GOP, it just did.

The fact is that there hasn’t been a single national poll since July 24 showing Trump in the lead, according to the tally kept by RealClearPolitics. Clinton has also pulled ahead in all the battleground states and has become competitive in traditional Republican strongholds such as Georgia and Arizona.

It now appears to be a good bet that Republicans will lose control of the Senate. It is far too early to predict a “wave” election that might threaten the GOP’s big majority in the House, but Democrats are allowing themselves to dream. For Republicans, the two most likely outcomes of the election are bad and worse.

Trump’s decision to throw in with the likes of Bannon can only increase the probability of a GOP debacle. Does it have to be spelled out for you in neon lights, Republicans? Trump could not care less about the party, and he would happily destroy it to feed his own ego.

Bannon, likewise, appears to view the Party of Lincoln as merely a vehicle for his own ambition, which is to nurture and grow a nationalist-right movement. His website is as critical of the Republican establishment as it is of the Democrats. He has no interest in making Trump more palatable to the general electorate. Like all would-be revolutionaries, he first wants to heighten the contradictions within the system he ultimately seeks to destroy.

It was perhaps foolish of me to hope that very many Republican elected officials would reject Trump on principle. But now, perhaps, more will do so for reasons of selfpreservation.

Trump has made his decision. In a town hall meeting this week moderated by Sean Hannity of Fox News, Trump ignored opportunities to embrace traditional American values and instead reinforced a message of nationalism, xenophobia and fear. He offered himself as the only solution, promising, like any tinhorn strongman, that “I have as big a heart as anybody.”

But there is no room in that heart for the GOP. Trump won’t save you, Republicans.

You had better save yourselves.

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

Gate closed, but memories remain Last week we closed the gate.

You would need to know a few personal details to understand how emotional that was.

Robert Frost, the acclaimed New England poet, wrote that “good fences make good neighbors.” This prompted the question, which the poet alluded to, are you keeping someone in or keeping someone out? When a real estate entrepreneur bought the property next door and began renting to students, the furor in the neighborhood ran deep. We bore the brunt of the unsightliness, the late partying after hours and three cars for every occupant. Boy, girl, every room, you know — it soon adds up.

A fence kept them out, but not the noise, unsightliness and the gnawing intimidation that our street had become a rental nook. Fortunately, the sale of the property to a good friend got rid of the rental problem. Amen!

In due time, we would be keeping out someone important to us. Our daughter and her husband bought the house next door, and we commissioned a carpenter to cut a gate for familial access. The gate was especially comforting when granddaughter Sophie

the house. Meme was their waitress, their maid and their confidante. Meme always cleaned up after them without sigh or complaint. Early on, when the knock on the door was audible and I would open the door, they seemed disappointed that it was not you Loran know who. “Where’s Meme?”

Smith they asked anxiously.

They came to all our parties, came along and later her sister, sheepishly shying away from Penny. the attention, which caused a When they grew big enough retreat to the den where they to walk and gained some watched a movie. measure of independence, we The most amazing thing would hear a knock on the is that while they have their back door — more of a light moments as all siblings do, tapping, yielding the sweetthey never really had any abidest sound. When we opened ing conflicts. They are best the back door, there in all friends, which made eavestheir innocence and humility dropping on their sensitive were two little girls who have conversations something of a enriched our lives. special memory to cherish.

The knock on the door was Now that our extended famoften to spend time with their ily has moved away, our house grandmother, whom they will no longer be a wreck. adore. Sometimes they needed There won’t be any toys to trip a popsicle. Sometimes they over. Clothes no longer will needed juice. Sometimes a be strewn hither and yon. The cookie. Sometimes to use the television will only be tuned stapler. Stapling paper until to network programming. “60 there are more staples than a Minutes” and football won’t sheet of paper can hold is a be pre-empted any more. childhood delight.

There will be orange juice They hardly knew a babysit- in the refrigerator in the mornter except their grandmother, ing. Blueberries will no longer whose patience is remarkable, be squashed on the kitchen allowing them free reign of floor. Doors will no longer

slam when the chase is on. The remote control will be visible, not stuffed out of sight in the bowels of the sofa.

Tea parties will no longer block the entrance to the den when there is need to spend time at the computer. There won’t be dolls in every chair that cannot be disturbed.

Cookie crumbs will no longer enhance an ant invasion. Now we will miss all that just as we will miss the love and laughter, their keen interest in books and the unending creative projects accommodated by the stapler, computer paper, scotch tape and scissors.

That space in the fence has always been soothing and comforting. For the better part of eight years, we have seen two smiling faces race through and make our day.

We like our new neighbors but respect their privacy. Gratefully, we recall our memories. We have seen robins and cardinals, blue jays and squirrels cavorting about our fence. They will remain, which we appreciate, but they don’t smile and hug us. They won’t jump in our arms when we open the back door. They won’t tell us they love us.

In case you didn’t know, it takes a lot of tears to close a gate.

America’s soldiers honored on foreign soil I suppose there are more pleasant places from which to write a newspaper column than a balcony on a longboat, cruising up the Rhine River, but honesty compels me to admit that right now I would be hard put to think of one. My lovely wife, Lisa, and I are on our 10th or 12th trip of the season — I lose count — but none has been as impressive as this seven-day journey from Basel, which is in Switzerland, to Amsterdam, which is in the Netherlands.

No, I do not have plans to visit the Red Light district in Amsterdam, but thanks for asking. If I did I wouldn’t admit it because my preacher and most of our congregation read my weekly epistles on a regular basis. Many of them are still miffed that I admitted having a glass of wine at the church in Cana during our last Holy Land pilgrimage.

But the Rhine is amazing and has far exceeded my already lofty expectations.

During one stretch we passed castle after castle after castle, each more impressive than the last. There are miles and miles of beautiful vineyards and charming villages, all built of half-timber and half-stone houses and forests that look like Hansel and Gretel must be lurking just around the next bend. The food is delicious,

Medal of Honor, to go along with all of the other awards, medals and citations that helped him become the most decorated American soldier of World War II. At this particular place Murphy single-handedly held off 250 German soldiers for Darrell Huckaby an hour and 20 minutes, all the while calling in artillery the hospitality of the people coordinates that kept the is exceptional. None of the enemy at bay until reinforceabove makes the top two list ments could arrive. When of what I have liked best about Murphy ran out of ammunithe trip. tion, he manned a burning There have been two spots tank and used the 50-caliber that, aside from the wondermachine gun mounted on ful people with whom we are the tank to not only stall the travelling, of course, have German advance but cause made our entire enterprise them to retreat. He was what worthwhile for me. One we used to call in Porterdale, is a small clearing outside much a man. I’m not sure they the town of Holtzier, in the make men like him anymore, Colmar region. The other is and if they do, I am not sure the remains of a bridge on the we would appreciate said man upper Rhine, near Cologne. as much as we should. I am I visited the first spot on not sure we appreciate Audie the first day of our cruise Murphy and his generation as an afterthought. We had enough anymore, either. an amazing guide, from the The second highlight of the Czech Republic, who was as trip, for me, came in the wee passionate about history as hours of Thursday morning she was beautiful, and that is when our cruise director, a saying something. She took us remarkable young Irishman to several places that were part named Nick, had the foresight of the Battle of Colmar pocket, to have us put in a wake-up which occurred during the se- call for 5 a.m. — not exactly vere winter of 1945, and ended the normal waking hour on at the wooded enclave where vacation — and join him on Audie Murphy, of Kingston, the ship’s bridge. As we apTexas, won the Congressional proached the German town of

Remagan, Nick shared with us the story of the brave G.I.s who captured that bridge over the river Rhine on March 7, 1945, and held it for 10 days, allowing six armored divisions to cross the river and help envelope the German industrial region in the Ruhr Valley, hastening the end of the war. Twenty-eight U.S. Army engineers were killed when the bridge finally collapsed on March 17. General Eisenhower claimed that the bridge had been worth its weight in gold.

All that is left of the bridge now is a tower on the western shore of the Rhine. The tower now houses a museum, and an American flag flies proudly from the top of the tower. On the opposite shore of the river, on a high hill that was controlled by the Germans during the battle, another American flag waves next to a gleaming white cross.

It’s rather ironic that, were that cross on public land in our country, it would undoubtedly be ordered removed.

I am glad that in a few places in the world people still appreciate our country’s contributions. I hope there are people at home who also do.

God bless the American soldier. May we always protect the freedom for which those soldiers fought.

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Libraries to host foster parent info sessions Members of the community can help make a difference in a child’s life by learning about becoming a foster parent at information sessions in

Lawrenceville.

The Five Forks Branch, 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road, of the Gwinnett County Public Library system will host a session at 2 p.m. Aug. 21. Another will take place at the Collins Hill Branch, 455 Camp Perrin Road, at 6

dren are in foster care in Gwinnett, but less than 50 foster homes are available, according to the event’s website.

For more information, contact Chapman at 678367-8257 or Cathy.Chapman1@dhs.ga.gov or visit www.gwinnettpl.org.

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•From Page 1A cheerful demeanor were unwavering throughout the tournament and brought encouragement to those she worked alongside, officials said in a press release this week. Meznar devoted long hours to the success of the tournament’s operations and supported the rest of her crew with enthusiasm and diligence.

“Dedicated volunteers are the backbone of this tournament and without their help and support, we wouldn’t be able to host such an incredible event,” Executive Director Stan Hall said in the release. “Fran and Lisa were integral to the success of the event this year.

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p.m. Sept. 22.

“If you’re interested in fostering, please come and let’s talk about it,” said Cathy Chapman, a coordinator with the Georgia Department of Human Services. “There is a great need.”

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Sean Robert Hohman

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Mr. Sean Robert Hohman, age 29, of Winder, Georgia died August 16, 2016.

Carlos Fabricio Acosta Melendez, age 22 of Norcross, GA, passed away on August 16, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518.

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tions can be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church or Hebron Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends on Saturday August 20, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535. .

Donna Sharee Burkett Meredith, age 61 of Atlanta, GA, passed away on August 16, 2016.

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Lloyd Sills, age 92, of Monroe, passed away on August 17, 2016.

Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544. www.stewartfh.com.

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Marie Jane Skillin Marie Jane Skillin, 72, of Duluth, GA died August 17, 2016. Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

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Shayesteh Manshadi Shayesteh Beignezhad Manshadi, age 60 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on August 17, 2016.

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Cecil McPherson Cecil McPherson, age 67 of Bethlehem, GA, passed away on August 13, 2016.

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Judy Pittard Judy Medford Pittard died August 17, 2016.

She was born on May 6, 1926 in Canton, NC. She graduated from Erlanger Hospital Nursing School in Chattanooga, TN and married Alan Y. Pittard of Duluth, GA in June 1946.

She spent over 45 years as a RN at Joan Glancy Hospital in Duluth and also worked for Dr. Miles Mason and Dr. George Tootle.

She is survived by her sons, Alan Pittard Jr. (Kathy) of Braselton, Richard T. Pittard (Kay) of Buford and Stephen M. Pittard (Jennifer) of Macon. six grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Alan Y. Pittard, son Joseph W. Pittard (1970) sisters Margaret and Chris and brothers Fred and Jack.

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Mildred O. Spencer Mildred O. Spencer, age 94, of Snellville, GA, passed away August 18, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770979-3200, www.wagesfuneralhome.com

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hard, pushing his limits.”

He then asks Mayhis own commercial that nard, “You got this?” He quickly responds with, “I has run during NBC’s got this.” coverage from Rio de “Cool, he’s got this,” Janeiro, Brazil. the narrator shoots back.

It features “Kyle “Wait, wha, you don’t Maynard, mountaineer,” have arms. But you don’t showcasing video of his have legs either.” climb up a steep, snowy “Ha, oh really? I must ridge. Maynard drew have left them at home,” national acclaim for his Maynard says. climbing skills in 2012, “You left them at, dude when he became the first that’s not funny,” the quadruple amputee to scale Mount Kilimanjaro narrator says. “You’re on top of a mountain. That’s without assistance. He completed the 19,340 feet dangerous.”

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and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity. He spent his 35 year career as an accountant for the Federal Government with GAO, Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict, was a member of the Clarkston Masonic Lodge #492 F&AM, the Yaarab Shrine Temple Atlanta and the First Baptist Church of Lilburn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lawson and Grace (Murphey) Swan; son, Jerry Swan, Jr. and his brother, Bob Swan.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Pat Swan of Lilburn, GA; children, Shannon Swan (Matthew) Sapp of Shalimar, FL, Dr. Deanne (Phill) Swan of Springfield, VA and Bryan Swan of Lilburn, GA; sisters, Norma Cartee of Olive Hill, KY and Ann (Ray) Wren of Evans, GA; brother Dick (Cheryl) Swan of Evans, GA; grandchildren, Taylor Sapp and Linus Gagné and 21 nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Winn Dixie Hope Lodge for Cancer, 1552 Shoup Court, Decatur, GA 30033. The family will receive friends Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

remains placed in state at 1:30 PM. Rev. Alan Hall & Rev. Jim Peevy will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wall was born and raised in Dacula, GA and graduated from Dacula High School, class of ‘54. She retired from Brand Bank in 1997 and was also an active member of Union Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Wall is preceded in death by her parents: Aubry & Jim Higgins; sister: Virgina Higgins; granddaughter: Amelia Chapman; sisterin-law: Sue Higgins; She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Llewellyn Wall, Auburn; daughter & son-in-law: Lynn & Marty Chapman, Auburn; son & daughterin-law: James & Kim Wall, Lawrenceville; daughter & son-in-law: Connie & Johnny Jackson, Collierville, TN; brothers & sister-in-law: Herman Higgins, Dacula; Dean & Karol Higgins, Alpharetta; grandchildren: Cale & Stephanie Chapman; Kat & Lindy Dyer-Wall; Jessica & Ross Economy; Laine Chapman; Johanna Jackson; several nieces & nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Union Grove Baptist Church Building Fund: 4080 Fence Rd. Auburn, GA 30011. The family will receive friends from 2-8 PM on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

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Jesse Thomas Young Mr. Jesse Thomas Young, age 80 of Summerville, GA passed away August 7, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Young was born October 14, 1935 in Atlanta, GA. He had been employed with the Trane Corporation. Mr. Young was a member of the Gwinnett Community Church. He was a member of the VFW, loved Georgia football, and was a professional bowler.

Mr. Young was a Veteran of the United States Army Air Corp having served in Korea.

Mr. Young was preceded in death by brother, Marshall Edward Young; and parents, Jesse Adams and Mary Bell Fowler Young.

Mr. Young is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Carol Young and Jeffrey Paul Ely; sons, Kenneth Wayne Young and Gregory Keith Young; grandchildren, Melissa Gail Ely and Jason Wood and Michael Paul and Kelly Ely; great-grandchildren, Brody Wayne Wood and Bennett Michael Ely; brothers, William T. Young, Benny T. Young, Roy David Young Reid; and nieces and nephews.

A memorial honoring the life of Mr. Jesse Thomas Young will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. from the Gwinnett Community Church with Pastor John Baker officiating. A celebration of life will follow the service.

Coffman Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jesse Thomas Young who passed away on August 7, 2016.

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Gwinnett County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash got a bit of a surprise on Tuesday when she was honored by the Georgia Gerontology Society for her work on senior-related issues in the county.

The group attended the Board of Commissioners meeting this week to present a citation of merit during the board’s announcements period. Nash stood with the society’s executive director, Amanda James, for the presenta-

The Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services and officials from the Georgia Gerontology Society joined together this week to recognize county commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash for her work on senior-related issues. (Special Photo)

tion following the custom of at least one member of the commission joining in

during award or proclamation presentations.

Then, James announced

it was Nash who was receiving the award, and the chairwoman expressed a bit of shock at the news.

“What?” she exclaimed.

Nash received the citation based on a citizen’s nomination letter, which cited her “achievement, exemplary living and commitment to the older adults” in Gwinnett.

Specific examples outlined in the nomination letter included Nash writing the county’s first grant to fund home and community services to elderly residents, and the inclusion of senior center construction and renovation funding, as well

as capital purchases for the the county’s senior services program, in the 2014 SPLOST. “I have to say, on behalf of GGS, we are so pleased to agree to give this award to you because I can think of no one more deserving for everything that you’ve done for Gwinnett and seniors across the state of Georgia,” James told Nash after she finished reading the nomination letter.

Nash modestly accepted the award while telling James that she did not act alone to make many of the county’s seniorfocused programs and

amenities happen, and that her fellow commissioners helped as well.

She said she felt like she was accepting the award on behalf of the entire Board of Commissioners, rather than just for herself.

“All of those things that you’re talking about funding, all four of these (commissioners) sitting up here had a role,” she said. “They each were part of that. None of that happens with one individual. It takes the entire board, so they have been just as supportive of the things that we needed to do.”

Medical expert Dr. Manny Alvarez to speak at event

University Medical Center.

Alvarez is the examiner for the American Board of Manny Obstetrics Alvarez & Gynecology and an adjunct professor at NYU’s School of Medicine.

The event will take place at Flint Hill, 539 S. Peachtree St., from 6 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $125 per person and can be purchased through PayPal or by check mailed to Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, 5949 Buford Highway, Norcross, GA 30071.

Proceeds will go toward the center’s daily operations. Tours of the organization’s new location will the offered.

For information, visit www.goodsamgwinnett. org/events.

HEALTH BRIEFS Lawrenceville to participate in Lights of Hope The Lights of Hope event will take place at the Historic Gwinnett Courthouse as more than 100 cities across the country simultaneously hold the event in September for National Recovery Month.

The purpose of the event is to “honor your loved ones and light the way to recovery,” according to event coordinator Susan Barge. Barge is the co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Navigate Recovery Gwinnett.

The event will take place at 185 W. Crogan St. and

include speakers, live music and a candlelight vigil.

“Attendees are asked to please bring a black candle if you have lost someone to addiction, a red candle if someone you know needs recovery, or a gray candle to represent a loved one incarcerated due to the chronic condition of addiction,” Barge said.

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She will host the event for The Addicts Mom, a group started by Barbara Theodosiou, a south Florida mother whose sons were addicted to drugs.

Barge said the group focuses on family members of those struggling with drug addiction and has 75,000 members from across the world. She organized the event so Georgia would be a participating state.

For information, visit www.navigaterecoverygwinnett.org.

The Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett will present keynote speaker Dr. Manny Alvarez at the nonprofit’s fundraising event Oct. 20.

Alvarez is the senior managing health editor for Fox News and its affiliates.

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Now is the time to plant fall vegetable garden The summer months allow for the growing of many vegetables in our gardens.

Tomatoes, peppers, corn, squash, beans and many others have been productive, giving us tasty homegrown vegetables. Here in August, these plants will be finishing their growth cycles. However, several excellent vegetables, such as collards, kale, cabbage and onions, thrive in cooler weather, and they can be planted now.

Begin by preparing the soil for planting. Remove the dying summer vegetables and rake any debris from the ground and dispose of it to keep pests from overwintering there. Consider having your soil tested through Gwinnett County Extension

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control weeds and keep the soil evenly moist.

There are many varieties of vegetables available for fall planting. Cabbage is quite popular, and it comes in green, red and savoy (wrinkled) varieties. Harvest the cabbage heads by cutting just below them with a sharp knife. Avoid letting them become overly mature since the cabbage heads will crack particularly if the soil moisture is uneven.

Broccoli requires minimal maintenance. Harvest the heads when they are small but before the buds begin flowering. Leave roughly 6 inches of the stem attached.

The lateral side shoots grow to develop more flower heads.

Leafy greens, such as collards, kale and mustard greens are

Tim Daly and apply fertilizer according to the recommendations. In lieu of a soil test, use 1 to 2 pounds per 100 square feet of an all-purpose fertilizer, such as 10-10-10, 6-12-12, 5-10-15 or one with a similar ratio and incorporate it into the soil. Apply a 1-to-2 inch layer of organic mulch, such as pine bark or pine straw, to

quite tolerant of the cold. They can be harvested when they are a small size or when they have matured. As the weather begins to warm in the spring, the plants will start to flower and go to seed, at which time they should be removed.

Several root crops thrive in the cold weather. Turnips are grown from seed, and both their roots and leafy greens are eaten. When the root portion of the plant reaches a width of 2 to 3 inches, it should be harvested. If the roots grow any larger, they will become pithy and inedible. Radishes mature within 30 days after seeds are planted and are easy to grow.

Make successive plantings of short rows every 10 to 14 days to get a continual harvest.

Radishes also can be sown in

BOC tables decision on 50-year Norcross lease

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Norcross officials hope to extend their agreement with the county to let the city run its welcome center and firehouse museum for the next half-century, but they are going to have to wait a little bit longer to see if that will happen.

The two sides already have an existing agreement that lets Norcross operate both facilities on property that is owned by the county.

The city is in the process of spending about $330,000 to create a small garden park, called Discovery Garden Park, behind the welcome center at 165 Lawrenceville St., and town leaders want a new 50-year lease agreement as a result.

Gwinnett County attorney Bill Linkous presents a proposed 50-year agreement with Norcross to county commissioners on Tuesday. The agreement would let the city run its Welcome Center and Firehouse Museum on county property, but commissioners tabled the item for a week. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

County commissioners postponed a decision on the new lease agreement on Tuesday, however. That means city leaders have to wait until the commission’s Aug. 23 meeting to find out if their hopes will be

fulfilled.

The welcome center, firehouse museum and park share land with a Gwinnett County fire station, prompting the need for agreements between the county and the city.

spaces between slow-maturing vegetables like cabbage or broccoli. Other root crops that thrive in cooler weather and are grown from seed include beets, rutabagas and carrots.

Bulb type onions and green bunching onions are planted in the fall and will be ready for harvest in the spring.

Several caterpillar pests, such as the cabbage looper, can cause problems for vegetables. Insecticides containing bacteria that specifically target the caterpillars are sold by trade names such as Dipel or Thuricide. Aphids, too, can frequently be a problem. If washing them off with a hose is not effective, insecticidal soaps can be used.

Even though summer is coming to an end, many

vegetables thrive in the cooler weather and are productive if given proper growing conditions. If you would like to learn more about these plants, Gwinnett County Extension is offering a class on the subject of fall vegetable gardening on Monday, Aug. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Gwinnett County Government Annex Building located at 750 S. Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

The class is free, but please register by Aug. 25.

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent with the Gwinnett County Extension Service. He can be reached at 678-377-4010 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

Gwinnett Village CID seeking input on forthcoming efforts

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Officials at the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District want to hear from residents and business owners on what they should do next after celebrating a decade of existence.

The CID announced this week that it will hold an informal visioning session on Aug. 23. The idea is that members of the community can drop by the Gwinnett Village offices from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and talk with staff about what the CID should do in the coming years to further improve the area.

“We’ll have some listening exercises for people to go through, but for the most part it will be an informal session,” Gwinnett Village spokesman Joel

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Wascher said in an email.

“People are free to drop by whenever is convenient.

Part of the reason for the informality is so we don’t dictate what topics are covered.”

The CID is located between Norcross and Lilburn and centered around the Jimmy Carter Boule-

vard area. Over the years, it has worked with county partners on various projects, including the diverging diamond interchange at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Interstate 85.

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defense.

He’ll play both ways this fall for the Rams.

“DeAngelo is a phenomenal athlete,” Grayson head coach Jeff Herron said. “He just makes the game look easy. He looks like he’s jogging but he’s running off and leaving people. His size and the kind of skills that he has, I’ve never been around it. It’s impressive to watch him. …

What’s impressed me most about him this summer is his physicality. I didn’t expect that. I didn’t come into it with any expectations, but you get a tall skill kid that is being recruited since he was in elementary school, but now

he likes to come up and hit people.”

The last three seasons when Gibbs was on defense he played primarily cornerback. This season he’s slated to start at safety — his first position in youth ball.

“It brings back a couple memories,” he said of being at safety. “A couple memories and some instinctive plays that I used to make all the time. I don’t have a problem at all playing corner or safety, anywhere in the secondary period.”

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ESPN rates Gibbs a fivestar prospect, the No. 10 player in the country and the top player in the state. He is a two-time attendee of Nike’s The Opening, a camp competition for the nation’s top high school players.

Gwinnett County coaches voted him the top defensive back in the county last season, despite him primarily lining up at receiver much of the season for Peachtree Ridge. He had 24 catches for 417 yards and three touchdowns on offense and 20 tackles and an interception on

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And it’s easy to see why.

The Grayson senior attracted national attention as a youth player, led Team North Georgia to the FBU national championship in eighth grade (along with teammate and fellow Super Six selection Jamyest Williams) and received his first scholarship offer when he was 14.

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That Buford is starting the 2016 high school football season with a stiff challenge is nothing new.

Over the years, the Wolves haven’t hesitated to take on powerful opponents — from big-time Georgia programs like McEachern and Gainesville to out-of-state giants — to get them ready for region and postseason play further down the road.

However, today’s season opener against Roswell at Walter H. Cantrell Stadium on the campus of McEachern High School in Powder Springs in a battle of defending state runner-up teams in their classes represents something different on at least two different levels.

For one thing, it will mark the first time the

BUFORD VS. ROSWELL Buford Wolves (8-AAAAA) Coach: Jess Simpson 2015 Record: 13-2 Last week: Season opener

Roswell Hornets (4-AAAAAAA) Coach: John Ford 2015 Record: 14-1 Last week: Season opener

When: Today, 5:30 p.m.

TV/Radio: FSN Southeast/92.9-FM Last meeting: Buford won 34-10 in 1983 Location: Walter H. Cantrell Stadium, McEachern High School in Powder Springs

team has ever faced.

“I kind of feel like we’re playing the Georgia Bulldogs,” Simpson quipped during the Corky Kell Classic Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Buford’s Christian Turner gets a first down during the Wolves’ 35-18 victory over Wood- Galleria in Smyrna. “When ward Academy in the semifinals of last year’s Class AAAA state playoffs. (Photo: David you look at the whole thing McGregor) — the players, the size and Wolves, the top-ranked ticipated in the Corky Kell to Buford coach Jess the speed, how well they’re team in the Georgia Sports Classic, one of the state’s Simpson, the third-ranked coached, the experience Writers Association’s premier high school foot(Class AAAAAAA) they have on their football preseason Class AAAAA ball events.

Hornets represent perhaps team — this is one of the rankings, have ever parBut more importantly the stiffest opening test his best teams we’ve played

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since I’ve been at Buford, undoubtedly. I’m telling you, these guys are special.”

While Simpson’s initial comments putting Roswell on the same level as a strong Southeastern Conference program may be somewhat facetious, his assessment of the Hornets’ talent level, and where they stand among Buford’s alltime opponents, may not

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There’s plenty of mutual respect between Walton head coach Mo Dixon and Norcross head coach Keith Maloof.

But even Maloof was blushing a bit after Dixon heaped praise on the Norcross program this week at the annual Corky Kell Classic Lunchoen ahead of Saturday’s 2:45 p.m. kickoff in the Georgia Dome. “(Norcross) is big and strong,” said Dixon, a former North Gwinnett assistant. “They’ve got good ball players, good kids, but I think anybody from Gwinnett, anybody from the Georgia area knows that Keith is Norcross.

Keith is Norcross football. … He’s very loyal to his (staff). You’re not going to shake him from that, just like you’re not going to (shake him) from being loyal to his kids, and I think they feed off that. I think that’s why you see them as probably the most consistent team in the whole state every year, top to bottom.”

Malooff is also impressed with Dixon and his team. Last year the Raiders went 9-2 as they averaged 36 points per game, falling to Central Gwinnett in the first round of the state playoffs.

Walton lost 24 players to graduation off last year’s team but does return the dynamic pair of quarterback Addison Shoup and reviver Dominick Blaylock. Last season Shoup threw for 2,631

NORCROSS VS. WALTON Norcross Blue Devils Walton Raiders Region 7-AAAAAAA Region 4-AAAAAAA Coach: Keith Maloof Coach: Mo Dixon 2015 Record: 7-4 2015 Record: 9-2 When: Saturday, 2:45 p.m.

Last meeting: Norcross defeated Walton 28-3 in the first round of the state playoffs in 2010 Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta

yards and 24 touchdowns with just two interceptions. Blaylock had 795 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.

“They’re a great team, they’re coming off a great year,” Maloof said. “Mo’s done a good job his first two years there. The quarterback is unbelievable.

We’ve got to take care of him and not let him extend the play, once we’ve got it broken down not let him extend it, which he’s capable of doing. We’ve got to be able to tackle in the open field. They’ve got who broke all kinds of records as a freshman, so we’ve got to have our eye on him and they’ve got a couple good running backs.

“On the defensive side, Mo’s a defensive coach, so we know he’s going to walk in and have his team prepared for us so we’ve got to be ready for all of it. We’re looking for a tough opponent that’s going to be tough on us, so we’ve got to play some great football to start the year off.”

Norcross returns seven starters on a defense that allowed just 15.2 points per game last season before falling to South Forsyth in the first round of the state playoffs.

But the key for the Blue

Devils this season will be the development of 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback Baron Radcliff.

The Georgia Tech baseball commit ran for 438 yards and five touchdowns last season and threw for 714 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. The Blue Devils averaged 22.8 points per game on offense but were held to 14 points or less in their final five games.

Maloof is confident that Radcliff, who split time with Max Tracey last fall, is a more polished passer this year as a senior.

“We’re asking him to do a lot more than we asked him to do last year as a junior,” Maloof said. “He needs to, he’s a veteran, he’s got to be the leader of the offense. But he’s got some great people around him. You’ve got (Jared) Simpkins who was hurt his junior year, you’ve two or three other little slot guys who can run and fly, we’ve got three really good running backs, our offensive line is solid, we’ve got some guys that have a lot of playing experience. Baron’s got some really good people around him; he doesn’t have to worry about winning the game all by himself and just get the ball to the right people.”

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Last season Archer defeated McEachern 24-21 in the second round of the state playoffs.

The two schools will face off in a rematch on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. in the Corky Kell Classic in the Georgia Dome.

Both teams enter the season with several holes to fill from graduation, but expect another close contest on Saturday night.

“One of the big differences is the time of year that ball game was,” Archer head coach Andy Dyer said. “They were peaking and we were peaking, this go-round it’s a brand new crew and it’s the first game of the year. You don’t really know what to expect from your guys until you actually play. But I know our kids are preparing well and they’re going to play extremely hard and fly around and do the job.

I also know McEachern’s got a very talented football team, so it poses a very tough challenge right out of the gate.”

The Indians went 10-2 last season averaging 34 points per game, with Peachtree Ridge as the only team to hold them to fewer than 21 points.

Senior four-star quarterback Bailey Hockman returns under center. The Florida State commit has thrown 59 touchdowns and 20 interceptions the last two seasons as the starter.

“He’s very dynamic,” Dyer said of Bailey Hockman, the son of McEachern head coach Kyle Hockman. “He gets rid of the ball very quickly and he can kind of flick the ball down the field and

eran guard will be ready to for Saturday’s final.

The American women extended their Olympic winning streak to 48-0 since 1992.

Spain, who had edged Serbia 65-59 in their opening group game, dominated from the start, storming to 20-9 lead in the opening quarter and never trailed the rest of the way.

Alba Torrens and Astou Ndour led Spain with 14 points apiece while Nicholls chipped in with 13.

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Sam Wright (51) of the Archer Tigers tackles Cameryn Brent (1) of the Grayson Rams for a loss during last season’s game at Grayson High School in Loganville. (File Photo)

ARCHER VS MCEACHERN Archer Tigers McEachern Indians Region 8-AAAAAAA Region 3-AAAAAAA Coach: Andy Dyer Coach: Kyle Hockman 2015 Record: 11-2 2015 Record: 10-2 When: Saturday, 8:45 p.m.

Last meeting: Archer defeated McEachern 24-21 in the second round of the state playoffs last season Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta

all of the sudden there’s seven points on the board.

He can also beat you with his feet. He’s very athletic and obviously he’s been in that offense now for a long time and he’s the master of that. It’s going to be a very difficult task keeping him in check.”

McEachern has plenty of offensive weapons around Bailey Hockman as well. North Carolina commit E.J. Scott returns at receiver after tearing his ACL last season against Buford, as does E.J. Scott and 6-foot-3 speedster Genuine Potts.

On defense McEachern returns a handful of playmakers as well in Navy commit Myles James at linebacker and Georgia Tech pledge Jaytlin Askew in the secondary.

It’ll be a tough test for a young Archer offense

that’s led by junior quarterback Dillon Waye, with sophomore Braylen Weems expected to see time under center as well as starting in the secondary.

The Tigers are young but talented on defense as well. Seniors Sam Wright, Quinn Miller and Sam Brown will have to lead the way. Junior Taiyon Palmer and sophomore Jalyn Phillips are a pair of playmakers in the secondary who will be tested by the McEachern passing attack.

Even with so much inexperience, Dyer has liked what his team has shown this summer.

“Just their grind, their work ethic,” he said.

“They’re working their butts off. A lot of holes that we’re filling from graduation and it’s fun to watch those guys grow up.”

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A look at this week’s football matchups (all games 7:30 p.m. tonight unless otherwise noted)

ALCOVY AT DULUTH Alcovy Tigers (3-AAAAAA) Coach: Chris Edgar 2015 Record: 1-9 Last week: Season opener

Duluth Wildcats (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Bob Swank 2015 Record: 1-9 Last week: Season opener

BERKMAR AT ROCKDALE COUNTY Berkmar Patriots (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Kenan Dever 2014 Record: 0-10 Last week: Season opener

Rockdale Bulldogs (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Greg Manior 2014 Record: 2-8 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: Two struggling programs square off tonight at Cecil Morris Stadium in search of more than just a win.

“What it’s all about with us is confidence,” said Duluth coach Bob Swank, whose Wildcats have won a combined six games over the last three seasons. “It’s something we’ve lacked for several years now. Getting our first win, whether it’s this week or whenever, is big for us.”

If the Wildcats are to get that win tonight, they will have to keep the pressure on an Alcovy team that has struggled as much as they have.

The Tigers have won only once in the past two seasons and are looking for a new direction under first-year coach Chris Edgar.

To that end, they will rely on the athleticism of players like quarterback Cameren Quindrelin Hammonds to try to make things happen.

Carter “We saw their scrimmage on film,” Swank said of Alcovy. “They’ve got some good skill athletes. Their quarterback is particularly athletic and can make some things happen.”

To counter, the Wildcats will look to veterans like senior linebackers Cameren Carter and Cordell Creighton to lead a defense that had its encouraging moments during its preseason scrimmage last Friday, but which Swank is looking for more from.

“The defense was pretty close to being decent (last week),” Swank said. “We did well most of the time, but we gave up some big plays. Other than that, we were in pretty good shape. So now, we’re looking for guys to start making those plays.”

Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools Location: Cecil Morris Stadium, Duluth High School

Outlook: Berkmar was originally slated to host Rockdale County in the season opener, but an issue with the Patriots’ new turf forced the schools to flip the hosts of their home-and-home series.

Berkmar will instead travel to Reid Memorial Stadium tonight to open up the second season of the Kenan Dever era. The Patriots seek to snap a 27-game losing streak that dates back to Week 3 of the 2013 season, when it defeated Shiloh.

“We thought our field would be ready, but our principal and athletic director walked the field on Tuesday and I walked it Tuesday afternoon, and where they laid the grass, the seams still had some gaps in it because the grass hadn’t grown in those spots yet,” Berkmar head coach Kenan Dever said. “For the best interest Kenan Dever for both teams, we were able to connect and move the game to Rockdale County.”

The Bulldogs defeated Heritage and Alcovy last season as they went 2-8. Head coach Greg Manior takes over after stops at Mundy’s Mill and Screven County. Manior has been pleased with what he’s seen from the defense this offseason.

Dever also is happier with where his defense is heading into the opener than his offense. Two-way starter Spencer Brown and the rest of Patriots defense had a strong showing last week in a scrimmage against Discovery.

“I definitely like what I saw from the defensive side of the ball,” Dever said. “Defense is always ahead of the offense this tiem of year, they flew around to the ball, they made plays and in the first half of the scrimmage they only allowed three points. That’s definitely a step in the right direction.”

Last meeting: Rockdale defeated Berkmar 21-20 in 1995.

Location: Reid Memorial Stadium

EAST JACKSON AT HEBRON CHRISTIAN

JEFFERSON AT DISCOVERY

East Jackon Eagles (8-AAA) Coach: Christian Hunnicutt 2015 Record: 1-9 Last week: Season opener

Hebron Lions (8-A) Coach: Kevin Shaffer 2015 Record: 6-4 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: On the surface, tonight’s opener would seem to be a great opportunity for a young Hebron team to build some early confidence against an East Jackson team that has won but three games combined over the last four seasons.

However, coach Kevin Shaffer cautions that this year’s Eagles team, under first-year coach Christian Hunnicutt, bears little resemblance to the one the Lions have handled the last two years. “it’s definitely a different team, especially defensively,” Shaffer said of East Jackson. “They’re an attacking defense. It appears they are very well-coached in the short time the new coach has been there. They read (opposing) quarterbacks and running backs, and their linebackers are coming at you all the time. Sometimes, they all-out blitz. … They try to bring more than you can block, so you have to be able to get the ball out fast or create option plays so that if they show up in certain sets, you can Troy Allen change the play.”

Senior linebacker Cody Parr and noseguard Hunter Cronier figure to be two cornerstones of East Jackson’s attacking defense, which will make it incumbent on Hebron quarterback Troy Allen to make the proper reads to help the offense counter.

Getting a win tonight will be important for the Lions, who begin a run of four straight road games next week at No. 6 state-ranked Commerce.

Last meeting: Hebron won 21-13 last year Location: Lions Stadium, Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula

LOVETT AT GAC

Lovett Lions (5-AAA) Coach: Mike Muschamp 2015 record: 6-6 Last week: Season opener

GAC Spartans (7-AAA) Coach: Tim Hardy 2015 record: 12-2 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: Greater Atlanta Christian and Lovett have a long-running rivalry, having played each other 11 of the previous 14 seasons. Though they were split into two different Class AAA regions by reclassification prior to this season, they kept it going by scheduling a non region matchup to kick off the season.

Until last year’s 34-7 victory by GAC, the games in the series have been close of late (GAC 14-7 in 2014, Lovett 17-14 in 2013, 31-30 in 2012 and 35-28 in 2011) and have regularly decided the region champion.

“It seems like the past five years GAC and Lovett have met in one of the last games of the season for the region championship, so it’s strange to meet in Week 1,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “But it will be fun nonetheless. It’s a Trent Fowler rivalry game and a good game with two of the top teams in AAA.” GAC has used the week to adjust after losing quarterback Davis Mills, a fivestar recruit committed to Stanford, for three to four months to a knee injury. Senior Jonathan Rose, a key defensive player, was moved to quarterback to take Mills’ place.

He will work with an offense that features very few seniors but does return an experienced wideout in Harrison Sloan. Trent Fowler, a returning starter in the secondary, also figures to play a bigger load offensively this year.

“Trent’s a leader on both sides of the ball, and he’s one of our captains,” said Hardy, whose team made the state semifinals last season and lost in the state finals two years ago.

Last meeting: GAC won 34-7 last year Location: Greater Atlanta Christian School

NORTHVIEW AT LANIER Northview Titans (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Chad Davenport 2015 record: 6-5 Last week: Season opener

Lanier Longhorns (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs 2015 record: 11-1 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: Lanier carries a 23-game, regular-season winning streak into the season opener, with its last non-playoff loss coming Oct. 18, 2013 in double overtime to Chestatee. That run will be challenged by a tough non region schedule this year that features South Gwinnett, Northside-Warner Robins, Lambert and St. Pius, followed by region games against Winder-Barrow, Habersham Central, Apalachee, Dacula and Gainesville.

But up first is another challenge in Northview, a struggling program for years that has made great strides under head coach Chad Davenport. Davenport has led the Titans to back-to-back playoff appearances in Georgia’s largest classifiction, which also are the first two postseason trips in program history.

Juwuan “Our schedule is tremendously tougher than it’s been and we did that on Jones purpose,” Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs said. “I guess it’s either a blessing or a curse with five non-region games. First of all, it’s tough to go find five (games), then you want to challenge yourself and be ready for region play.”

Defense has been the key to Lanier’s back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and region titles, and Mobbs wants that group to maintain its high level of play despite losing highly regarded Derrick Brown to Auburn. Linebackers will lead the unit this season with Juwuan Jones (120 tackles) and Tyler Taylor (116 tackles) leading the way. The line also returns Michael Allen and Peyton Bergman, while C.J. Burress, Ethan Wilson and Morgen Kent head up the secondary.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Lanier High School

SOUTH GWINNETT AT CENTRAL GWINNETT South Gwinnett Comets (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: John Small 2014 Record: 2-8 Last week: Season opener

Central Black Knights (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Todd Wofford 2014 Record: 7-5 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: For the first time since the two schools were in different classifications in 2001, Central Gwinnett and South Gwinnett will face each other tonight with no state playoff implications in their season openers. The two teams are in different regions in the new Class AAAAAAA but will play a non region game for their season opener. Central leads South 34-20 with one tie in the series, which has been played all but four years since 1957.

“I think it’s the oldest rivalry in Gwinnett County, and Todd and I both when the new regions came out we both said we definitely want to keep that game,” South head coach Todd Small said. “It’s always a competitive game and always seem to have playoff implications when we’re in the region together, but we wanted to keep Justin that rivalry game for the communities and also our programs.

Mascoll Central has won the last three in the series, coming on the heels of six straight wins for South. Since 2009 the winning team has scored at least 30 point.

“Since I’ve been here in the last six years it’s been a very, very exciting game,” Central head coach Todd Wofford said. “We’ve had some pretty memorable games in those six years.”

This season’s match up should be no different. Central has several play makers on offense again with quarterback Jarren Williams, running back Josh Samuel and a veteran line. Small said that Central is going to get yards, but the key will be for his talented defense to not give up points.

“They always have tremendous athletes,” Wofford said. “Obviously they’re well-coached. This year is a little different in that they have three difference makers on D. With the linebacker (Malik Robinson), the nose (Robert Cooper) and the defensive end, linebacker, whatever he is — that freak on the outside (Justin Mascoll) they have some difference makers.”

Last meeting: Central won 44-28 last season Location: Central Gwinnett High School

Jefferson Dragons (8-AAAA) Coach: Ben Hall 2014 Record: 10-2 Last week: Season opener

Discovery Titans (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Efrem Hill 2014 Record: 5-3 (JV) Last week: Season opener

Outlook: Discovery won’t ease its way into varsity play this season with a cupcake opener. Instead it’ll host Jefferson from Class AAAA. The Dragons won the 2012 Class AA title and have been a mainstay in the Class AAA playoff picture the last two seasons. Jefferson is ranked No. 7 in the state in the initial Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA poll.

“I think it’s great,” Disovery head coach Efrem Hill said. “Especially playing in the region that (we) play in. So why not open up with a well-established program that’s going to run it at you. They’re going to be hard-nosed, why not open up with them.”

Last season the Dragons ran for 3,169 yards and scored 47 rushing touchChrinovic downs. Junior Colby Wood led the way with 2,119 yards and 32 touchdowns. As a Mukula team Jefferson averaged 5.8 yards per carry last season.

“Jefferson is going to be Jefferson,” Hill said. “They’re going to run the ball, they’ve got some big guys on their line, they going to have halfbacks and try to push the ball. That’s their game. They’re going to try get it to their running back, I know he’s pretty good so they’re going to give him the ball and try to drive down the field.”

Slowing down the Jefferson rushing attack will be a tough task for the Titans defense. Defensive end Chrinovic Mukula will lead the way for the Discovery defensive line. Hill liked what he saw from his team last week in a scrimmage.

“They played hard, played fast,” he said. “That’s one thing that they did. They still made some mistakes, which is expected. The biggest thing is trying to not make the same mistakes this week, that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools Location: Discovery High School

MOUNTAIN VIEW AT OSBORNE

Mountain View Bears (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Nick Bach 2015 record: 3-7 Last week: Season opener

Osborne Cardinals (6-AAAAAA) Coach: Troy Jones 2015 record: 3-6 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: The last time Mountain View played a real game was a close, 1614 loss to North Gwinnett. The Bears nearly posted one of the biggest wins in their young history, but instead saw a two-game winning streak stopped.

Their long wait to play again ends with a road trip to Osborne, a longstruggling Cobb County program that hasn’t posted more than three wins in a season since 1994, according to Georgia High School Football Historians Association records.

Mountain View hopes to carry some of that late-season momentum into 2016 and kick-start a run to its first playoff appearance. Head coach Nick Bach left the team’s scrimmage with returning playoff team Central Gwinnett feeling Matthew Edwards confident after his team led 10-6 at halftime when the starters played.

“It was a good day against Central Gwinnett,” Bach said. “I felt like we were playing pretty well against them. We probably had some confidence. It was a good day for us. We didn’t get the running game going like we wanted to, but passing I think our quarterback was 22 for 31.”

That quarterback, Matthew Edwards, is in line for a big season, Bach said. He has some talented receivers to work with like Malachi Carter, Michael Sobczyk, Dylan Hill and Dhante Hill.

“We missed on some big plays, though,” said Bach, entering his second year as Mountain View head coach. “Hopefully we’ll hit some of those big plays better this week.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Osborne High School

SHILOH AT COLLINS HILL Shiloh Generals (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Ryan Andrews 2015 record: 3-7 Last week: Season opener

Collins Hill Eagles (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Kevin Reach 2015 record: 7-6 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: Shiloh would like to start a little better than last season, when it started 0-7 and lost close games to Hillgrove (27-19), Central Gwinnett (26-14), Dacula (14-7) and Brookwood (14-7 in overtime). The Generals turned things around late last season to close on a three-game winning streak, with victories over Parkview, Berkmar and South Gwinnett providing nice momentum for the 2016 season.

Most of the starters off that team had to be replaced in the offseason, though.

Cameron Sample and Julian McDuffie are the only two returning starters on defense, while only receivers Aaron O’Kelly, Purvis Terrell and Donovan Grier are returnees on offense.

“We played a lot of kids last year,” Andrews said. “We’re going to be senior-heavy, Jonathan but out of those 30 seniors, maybe only half have started a varsity game, if that many.

Postell So it’s kind of a mixture.”

Collins Hill is similar to Shiloh, at least on the defensive side, where it graduated the entire front seven. While that group grows early in the season, the unit can lean one a secondary that coaches feel is one of the best in school history.

Offensively, the Eagles are much more experienced with leading rusher Jonathan Postell back, as well as two college-caliber quarterbacks in Monty Horn and Drew Dinsmore. The offensive line also features four returning starters.

“I feel good right now about the offense,” Collins Hill head coach Kevin Reach said. “I think it will be a strong point.”

Last meeting: Shiloh won 28-23 in 2003 Location: Collins Hill High School

THERRELL AT WESLEYAN Therrell Panthers (6-AA) Coach: Dominc Callaway 2015 Record: 3-7 Last week: Season opener

Wesleyan Wolves (5-A) Coach: Franklin Pridgen 2015 Record: 9-3 Last week: Season opener

Outlook: As a program, Therrell hasn’t had that much success in recent years, but Wesleyan coach Franklin Pridgen knows the Panthers are capable of creating “big” problems for his Wolves in every sense of the word.

For one thing, they now how to take down the “big boys,” after shocking eventual Class AAA state champion Westminster last season.

But the large problem that really concerns Pridgen is the literal size Therrell boasts across both lines of scrimmage, that includes juniors Rontre Stripling (6-1, 305) and Dalvin Freeman (6-3, 293).

Still, Pridgen is confident his undersized Wolves will have a few things up their collective sleeve to try and stare down the larger Panthers.

John Morris “They’ve got incredible size at the line of scrimmage,” Pridgen said. “They’ve got at least two 300-pounders up front. We don’t have a lot of size, but there are some things we can do to neutralize that, though. … It’s just something we’ll have to deal with.

“Coaching at Wesleyan, we rarely exceptional when it comes to size. We just have to use certain movements or techniques.”

The Wolves will also have to utilize what experience they have on both sides of the ball, including a strong group of linebackers led by John Morris, as well as Banks Ramsey, in his third season as a starter at quarterback, on offense, as well as their traditionally balanced attack.

“As an offense, we want to be well balanced,” Pridgen said. “We have not intention going into (tonight) and just heave the ball all over the place. We’ve just got to be able to use some tricks.”

Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools Location: Henderson Stadium, Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners

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ondeck Prep Schedule

Today

FOOTBALL

5:30 p.m. — Buford vs. Roswell at McEachern 7:30 p.m. — Alcovy at Duluth 7:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Rockdale 7:30 p.m. — East Jackson at Hebron Christian 7:30 p.m. — Jefferson at Discovery 7:30 p.m. — Lovett at GAC 7:30 p.m. — Mountain View at Osborne 7:30 p.m. — Northview at Lanier 7:30 p.m. — Shiloh at Collins Hill 7:30 p.m. — South Gwinnett at Central Gwinnett 7:30 p.m. — Therrell at Wesleyan

SOFTBALL

• Hawk/Bulldog Invitational • Providence in GADC Leadoff Classic • South in Dalton Invitational 4 p.m. — Brookwood at North 4:30 p.m. — GAC and Wheeler at Norcross 6 p.m. — Buford and North Hall at Mill Creek 6:30 p.m. — GAC and Berkmar at Norcross 8 p.m. — Collins Hill at Loganville at North Saturday

CROSS COUNTRY

11:45 a.m. — Archer boys in Pickens Preview Dacula, North in Northeast Georgia Inviational at Athens Christian Hebron in Into the Trails Invitational at Locust Grove Mill Creek boys in Stage Races Mill Creek girls in Sandy Creek 5K Kickoff Mountain View in Kosh Classic at Westminste

FOOTBALL

11:45 a.m. — Brookwood vs. North Gwinnett at Georgia Dome 2:45 p.m. — Norcross vs. Walton at Georgia Dome 5 p.m. — Christ Presbyterian (Tenn.) at Parkview 5:45 p.m. — Mill Creek vs. Colquitt County at Georgia Dome 8 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge vs. McCallie (Tenn.) at Parkview 8:45 p.m. — Archer vs. McEachern at Georgia Dome

SOFTBALL

• Providence in GADC Leadoff Classic • South in Dalton Invitational 9 a.m. — Buford and North Forsyth at Mill Creek 9 a.m. — West Forsyth at North 11 a.m. — Berkmar and Habersham Central at Norcross 1 p.m. — Berkmar and Towns Co. at Norcross 1 p.m. — Buford and Collins Hill at Mill Creek 1 p.m. — Loganville at North 3 p.m. — Collins Hill at Jackson Co. at Mill Creek 5 p.m. — North Hall at North

VOLLEYBALL

9 a.m. — Archer in Walton County Invitational at Walnut Grove 9 a.m. — Parkview, Mill Creek in Flowery Branch Invitational 9 a.m. — Wesleyan, Hebron in Holy Innocents’ A/AA Playday

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Parkview, Peachtree Ridge welcome Tennessee foes again for Border Wars

By David Friedlander

In last year’s inaugural Georgia-Tennessee Border Wars, both Parkview and Peachtree Ridge basically came in flying blind against opponents from the state’s neighbors to the north.

The Panthers and Lions will have a little more insight on their respective foes in the second annual event, which kicks off Saturday at the Big Orange Jungle with host Parkview taking on Christ Presbyterian Academy of Nashville at 5 p.m., followed

by Peachtree Ridge meeting McCallie out of Chattanooga at approximately 8 p.m.

But even with each having gotten a glimpse of their foes in last year’s event — when the two Gwinnett County teams played the opposite teams from Ten-

GOLF

3 p.m. — U.S. Amateur, Quaterfinals Round. From Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. FS1

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

5:30 p.m. — Corky Kell Classic: Buford vs. Roswell. FSSE 8:30 p.m. — Corky Kell Classic: South Forsyth vs. Hillgrove. FSSE

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

2 p.m. — Little League World Series Japan vs. Canada.

ESPN 4 p.m. — Little League World Series Chula Vista (Calif.) vs.

Johnston (Iowa). ESPN 6 p.m. — Little League World Series South Korea vs.

Curacao. ESPN 8 p.m. — Little League World Series San Antonio (Texas) vs. Bowling Green (Ky.). ESPN

MLB

7:30 p.m. — Washington at Atlanta FSSO 10 p.m. — New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim FS1

OLYMPICS

7 a.m. — Track and Field, Men’s 50km race walk. NBCSP 9 a.m. — Badminton, Water Polo USA 10 a.m. — Equestrian, Canoe/Kayak, Synchronized Swimming. Equestrian NBC 11 a.m. — Wrestling, Taekwondo, Rhythmic Gymnastics NBCSP 11:30 a.m. — Field Hockey, Badminton USA 12:10 p.m. — Men’s Volleyball: Semifinal NBC 2 p.m. — Cycling, Water Polo NBC 2:15 p.m. — Men’s Basketball: Spain vs. U.S. NBCSP 3:45 p.m. — Equestrian, Rhythmic Gymnastics NBC 4:30 p.m. — Women’s Soccer: Sweden vs. Germany NBCSP 7:30 p.m. — Men’s Handball: Semifinal NBCSP 8 p.m. — Track and Field, Diving. NBC 9 p.m. — Men’s volleyball; Women’s boxing; Taekwondoo.

NBCSP

SOCCER

3 p.m. — English Premier League: Manchester United FC vs Southampton FC. USA

TENNIS

1 p.m. — ATP Western & Southern Open, Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals. From Cincinnati. ESPN2

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gears and brace themselves for a much more physical and very disciplined Christ Presbyterian attack.

“You can still only know so much with them being from out of state,” Parkview coach Eric Godfree said.

“But over the last five years, they’re something like 67-7.

Now, I understand they did graduate a good bit, but they’ve got some returning starters. And I don’t know if it’s one of those situations whether they’re rebuilding year’s loss to Christ Presby- or reloading.

“They are very disciterian), but (McCallie’s style plined, especially with what of play) is probably somethey do on offense. It’s thing we see more of on a going to be tough on our week-to-week basis.” defense because it’s early True, the two Tennessee and we’re playing with team pose vastly different some inexperienced players. threats from each other.

With how disciplined they While Parkview saw the are and with what they do, more up-tempo offense of McCallie last year in a rain- they’re going to give us some issues we’ve got to shortened 18-13 win, the overcome.”

Panthers will have to shift Parkview’s Miles Marshall (23) picks up a first down before he is tackled

by McCallie (Tenn.) defender Jaylan Nowell (1) in last year’s Border Wars game.

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nessee — there is still much they will have to learn about them in a very short time.

“It’s still somewhat of an unknown,” Peachtree Ridge coach Mark Fleetwood said.

“We know (McCallie is) a good team. Their quarterback and running backs and skill people can really move the ball around.

“We will have to prepare a little different (from last

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•From Page 1B well. Gibbs holds offers from 33 schools, including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Florida to name a few.

Gibbs always has dreamed of playing in the NFL, so when he received his first scholarship offer in the eighth grade, he realized his dreams were becoming closer to a reality.

“It felt like you got a house off your shoulder,” he said of the first offer.

“It felt like, not that you were set, but it just felt good knowing that you’re insured a spot going to college and having a better chance of living a better life in general. Getting a degree in something and just being able to play on the next level with guys and competition that are your level.”

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Three of Roswell’s current seniors — cornerback LeAnthony Williams (Clemson), Westlake transfer quarterback Malik Williams (Virginia Tech) and tackle Jordan Tucker (Tennessee) — have already committed to FBS college programs.

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Gibbs THE GIBBS FILE Name: DeAngelo Gibbs Position: Safety/wide receiver Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 204 College choice: Undecided Place of birth: Rockdale County Role mode: My uncle Jake (Reed) Favorite restaurant: Pappadeaux Favorite store: Foot Locker Favorite teacher: Sylvia Rowe Favorite subject: Math Number of text messages I send in a month: I don’t know, but like 500 Superstitions: Don’t split poles Life’s dream: Make it to the NFL or be very successful Best player in Gwinnett County not on my team: Greater Atlanta Christian quarterback Davis Mills

have any leaders when it comes to his recruitment and hasn’t trimmed down his offer list at all.

“Every time I try to something always comes up,” he said. “It’s tough for me to narrow things down, because every time I narrow things down I’ll get a text or a call from

a coach and we’ll have a long conversation about why I should go to that school. I’m a very indecisive person, I like options, so this one will be tough for me.”

Gibbs has dealt with a number of nagging leg injuries the last two seasons and missed time in the

spring after a car accident, but said he feels as good as he has since he was a sophomore.

He also said he understands how to prepare to be successful better now than when he was a younger player. He picks up opponents’ tendencies on video and has better situational awareness when it comes to game action.

Herron agreed that it’s become a strong suit of Gibbs’ along with the physical tools of the 6-foot-2, 204-pounder.

“Just a knowledge of what we’re doing, especially defensively, he’s making all of our checks and getting everybody lined up,” Herron said.

“I didn’t get a chance to see it in the spring, so it may have been there but just watching him over the course of the summer when we started playing people in pads, how physi-

Buford — will likely join them.

Of course, Buford isn’t exactly lacking for talent, either.

While they may not have the high-profile star power they’ve had in past years, the Wolves do boast eight FBS commits themselves, including twins T.D. and Mic Roof (Georgia Tech and East Carolina), Jake Simpson (Wake Forest) and Tyler Thurmond (West Virginia).

Besides, as Simpson points out, as much as he would like his team to win tonight’s contest, it

— along with non-region matchups with McEachern and powerhouses from New York, Florida and Alabama — was scheduled to give the Wolves longerlasting benefits come November and December.

“It’s no doubt going to help us, just like the (preseason) scrimmage against Tucker was good for us,” Simpson said. “It’s truth telling. You find out about yourself real fast. You know what’s real, and you know what’s not.

“As you begin the year, most teams are going to

really begin to improve over the next five or six weeks. Knowing what you really have to do and where you’re really at is probably more important than winning a game you should win and maybe having some false hope in some areas. … Honestly, if our kids will go out and simply execute what we’re trying to do … play hard and compete for four quarters, that’s really what I’m looking for first. We’re a long way from being the team we can be.”

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Mill Creek, Colquitt out for more Brookwood, North look than just respect in their rematch to re-establish program pride in season opener

By David Friedlander

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If there is one key word to describe the feeling among the combatants in Mill Creek’s 2016 season opener against Colquitt County, it is respect.

It’s hard for anyone not to respect the two-time defending Class AAAAAA state champion, and No. 2 in the Georgia Sports Writers Association’s preseason poll in the new Class AAAAAAA, Packers.

However, that respect goes both ways.

Despite his team having beaten Mill Creek by an average of 17 points in three previous meetings, Colquitt coach Rush Propst sent plenty of respect the Hawks’ way when talking about their 5:45 kickoff in the Corky Kell Classic on Saturday at the Georgia Dome.

“When I found out the matchup, I like to have fainted,” Propst joked during Wednesday’s Corky Kell Classic Kickoff Luncheon at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria in Smyrna. “First of all, (Hawks coach) Shannon Jarvis has been the only coach (in Mill Creek’s history), and he’s done a great job. Their team is well coached. They’ve got a lot of depth. They play hard.”

There is plenty about Mill Creek that Propst and the Packers should respect, especially an offense that returns nine starters from a unit that averaged 36.8 points per game, including quarterback Cameron Turley.

The senior threw for 2,358 yards and 18 touchdowns last season and also has the entire offensive line from last year to protect him, including collegecommitted seniors Tyler Fannin (Virginia) and Nick Campbell (Western Carolina).

Still, Jarvis knows Colquitt won’t experience much dropoff from its defense, which boasts several strong components, including senior safety Shawn Shamburger and junior linebacker J.J. Peterson.

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Mill Creek’s Joe Thomas (15) carries the ball as Colquitt County’s Demetrius Walker (40) gives chase during the first half of last year’s Class AAAAAA semifinal game at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

MILL CREEK VS. COLQUITT COUNTY Mill Creek Hawks (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Shannon Jarvis 2015 Record: 13-1 Last week: Season opener

Colquitt Co. Packers (1-AAAAAAA) Coach: Rush Propst 2015 Record: 15-0 Last week: Season opener

When: Saturday, 5:45 p.m.

TV/Radio: FSN Southeast/92.9-FM Last meeting: Colquitt won 52-31 in the Class AAAAAA state semifinals last year Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta

“Defensively, they’re very sound in what they do,” Jarvis said of the Packers. “So, you’re not going to trick them. You’ve just got to line up and out execute them, both with your own speed of play and fundamentally how you play.”

The bigger challenge for Mill Creek may lie on the other line of scrimmage, as a Hawks defense that features 10 new starters will brace itself for a Colquitt attack led by senior quarterback Jay Saunders and receiver Tory Ponder, plus an offensive line highlighted by three-star prospect Quan Stokes, plus fellow senior Ian Brinson.

“Their offense is tempo,” Jarvis said. “You’ve got to get lined up correctly because you’re going to get various formations, and it’s going be with tempo. So, it’s very fast.”

With all that in mind, a repeat

of last year’s meeting between the two teams in the Class AAAAAA state semifinals at Mill Creek Community Stadium, in which the Hawks matched Colquitt yard for yard until the Packers broke away late for a 52-31 victory, is not out of the question.

That scenario could make for plenty of excitement for what figures to be a big crowd at the Georgia Dome.

“They had a great crowd,” Propst remembered about last year’s game. “It was one of the best semifinal atmosphere’s I’ve experienced. It was a great football game.

“This (Corky Kell) event is the best event in the country. I’ve said that every year, and I continue to say that. It’s a privilege for us to be here. Our (fans) are passionate people in south Georgia. You know as well as I do, they will come.”

Daily Post Picks The staff makes its predictions for this week’s prep football winners

WILL HAMMOCK

CHRISTINE TROYKE

DAVID FRIEDLANDER

PAUL THOMAS

SCOTT SMITH

MIKE EMERY

Duluth

Duluth

Duluth

Duluth

Duluth

Duluth

Rockdale

Rockdale

Rockdale

Rockdale

Rockdale

Rockdale

Buford vs.

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Buford

East Jackson at Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson

GAC

Lovett

Lovett

Lovett

GAC

Lovett

M’tn View

M’tn View

M’tn View

M’tn View

M’tn View

M’tn View

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Central

Central

Central

South

South

Central

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

Brookwood vs.

North Gwinnett

North

North

North

North

North

Brookwood

Christ Pres. at Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

Christ Pres.

Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

Mill Creek vs.

Colquitt County

Mill Creek

Colquitt

Colquitt

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Colquitt

Norcross vs.

Walton

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

Alcovy at Duluth Berkmar at Rockdale

Jefferson at Discovery Lovett at GAC Mountain View at Osborne Northview at Lanier Shiloh at Collins Hill South Gwinnett at Central Gwinnett Therrell at Wesleyan Archer vs.

McEachern

Peachtree Ridge vs. McCallie

When North Gwinnett and Brookwood take to the turf at the Georgia Dome for an 11:45 a.m. kickoff Saturday in the Corky Kell Classic, there will be more than just early momentum and a few answers down the road that each team will be after.

For two of Gwinnett County’s most successful, and proudest, programs, the Bulldogs and Broncos will also be looking to re-establish a little pride after a rough 2016 campaign for each.

“I think it’s a really good matchup for the (Corky Kell) folks to have made,” North coach Bob Sphire said. “Both programs have a lengthy history of success, and both programs are going through transitions right now and trying to get their programs back to a point (of success).”

Indeed, while North missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 seasons last year and Brookwood endured its first stretch of two straight seasons without a postseason berth in over 30 years, there is plenty of respect between the two teams.

In fact, Broncos coach Philip Jones says that when he looks at film of North’s preseason scrimmage, he sees a team that more resembles the Bulldogs of old than the team that struggled last year.

“It’s pretty clear that North is back, and it was a bump in the road last year,” Jones said. “You know Coach Sphire and his staff and his players are very prideful. … Just watching them in their scrimmage, you know they’re an excellent football team. So we’re going to have to be on our ‘A’ game, for sure.

“We’re excited about the challenge. We feel like we’ve gotten better, as well. So, we’re excited about the challenge, and it’ll be a good measuring stick for us.”

Perhaps the biggest measuring stick will be when North has the ball against Brookwood’s defense.

A year of experience and a huge spring and summer of camps and passing leagues has given a boost to quarterback Cade Fortin, who recently gave a verbal commitment to Texas A&M, while the offensive line, led by tackles Chris Sibilia and Warren Ericson is nearly all healthy.

And despite several new faces among North’s receiver corps, Jones knows his defense will have its hands full with the Bulldogs’ passing attack.

“Their quarteback’s back. … He can really spin it,” Jones said. “They’ve got some excellent players on the offensive line to give him plenty of protection.

At wide receiver, it’s pretty clear they’ve reloaded. They’re not

Brookwood Broncos (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Phillip Jones 2015 Record: 4-6 Last week: Season opener North Gwinnett Bulldogs (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Bob Sphire 2015 Record: 5-5 Last week: Season opener When: Saturday, 11:45 a.m.

TV/Radio: FSN Southeast/92.9-FM Last meeting: North won 4113 in 2009 Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta

having to rebuild at that position.

So, they’re going to be excellent on offense. We’re going to have to play great and find a way to put a little pressure on (Fortin), just like any good quarterback, and break his rhythm and do a great job down the field and try to make them as one dimensional as possible.

“I’m hoping to see a physicality from our guys. They’ve done so much hard work in the offseason. We feel like we’ve really grown in that area, physical toughness. It has been (Brookwood’s trademark). One of our struggles last year was that. We took a little bit of a dip in a physicality standpoint. We’ve worked really hard to regain that. We’re looking forward to see how our guys perform in that area.”

Based on their preseason scrimmage, the Broncos defense has impressed Sphire with its physicality, especially a linebacker group led by Super Six selection Leonard Warner.

Combined with other playmakers on the defense, such as safety Matthew Hill, and the defensive coaching staff, Sphire is convinced his offense will have to execute at near perfection Saturday to succeed.

“With Coach Jones’ teams, you know what you’re going to get in terms of quality,” Sphire said. “And (defensive coordinator John) Pointivent did a great job against us in the playoffs a couple of years ago when he was at Central Gwinnett. You won’t face a better defensive coordinator.

“If you look at their linebackers, they’re extremely athletic and physical. (Warner) is not a guy you’re going to want to miss on a blitz and let him tee off on your quarterback. I was impressed with both their corners in their scrimmage, … and (Hill) at safety may be the best athlete on the field. He can change a game on both sides of the ball — as a safety, as a receiver, as a kick returner. He can change a game all by himself.”

North QB Fortin makes an early pledge to the Aggies

By David Friedlander

*Each week’s picks feature a guest picker. This week’s guest picker is longtime Norcross and Gwinnett County Public Schools athletic director Mike Emery, now the AD at Paideia.

BROOKWOOD VS. NORTH GWINNETT

Carolina, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Iowa and California. “And the education out there is great, along with the football. That After a tough sophomore kind of put it all together.” season last year, North Gwinnett Fortin began to put it together quarterback Cade Fortin bloslast spring after competing 130 somed, and his college recruiting of 255 passes for 1,475 yards and 11 touchdowns against eight stock skyrocketed, during the interceptions for North last year offseason. as a sophomore.

Now on the eve of his junior After gaining strength and campaign, technique during offseason the 6-foot-2, workouts, he opened plenty 200-pound Bulldogs signal of eyes during the late spring and summer camp and 7-on-7 caller has circuits, including those of Noel already found Mazzone, who joined the Texas a college home A&M staff as offensive coordiafter giving a verbal commit- nator and quarterbacks coach last Cade Fortin ment earlier this winter.

“Cade went out to Texas A&M week to attend Texas A&M. earlier (this) year after Mazzone “I have family out there in Austin and Houston,” Fortin said got hired and he started to express interest,” North coach Bob of his decision to make an early Sphire said. “Then he went out decision for the Aggies over offers from more than a dozen col- to a camp and worked with him and (Fortin) just lit it up.” lege programs, including North david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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Getting to Know ... Cat Morgan Cat Morgan lives in a world of coaching. She is the girls cross country coach at Dacula, and her husband is the head boys soccer coach at Central Gwinnett. Her team had a very strong year last year, with Dacula taking home some of their highest marks at the region and state competitions. In this week’s installment of “Getting to Know…”, staff correspondent Alan Cole talks to her about her best memories from her time Cat Morgan is the head girls cross country coach at Dacat Dacula, the coaching ula. (Photo: Will Hammock) dynamic with her husband than anything else I’ve and more. out there at 6:30 in the seen them do. morning working hard AC: Did you watch a and getting that base in AC: How do you think and everything. I’m really lot of sports as a kid?

CM: I did. I grew up the good showings of last looking forward to just in Durham, N.C. Their year are going to help seeing the successes that basketball is huge. March you this year?

I believe they are going to Madness is a way of life. I CM: I think specifiexperience given the fact grew up a couple of miles cally Kenedi had a break- that they already put in from Duke University so through year last year, this work and I see them I’ve always been a dieand I think she is planning continuing to do so. hard Duke basketball fan. on capitalizing on that. I have several runners who AC: What do you think AC: Do you have a are new to the team and the biggest challenge will favorite player or time as new to the sport that are be at Dacula this season? a Duke fan? crossovers from soccer CM: I think that the bigCM: I would have to that I think will be able gest challenge will be just say that very memorable to really push themselves to make sure that all the national championship in a different way. And girls in addition to going year shot by Christian I also have several girls after those individual goals Laettner, which I know who coming off of last that they have, that we are many people hate him for. year either didn’t have the all pushing each other.

I think part of it too was season they wanted, or it That we’re never settling, that I just always had a was their first season last that we’re keeping in respect for Coach (Mike) year so they were really mind that this year given Krzyzewski and I think the feeling everything out. our new region and given way that he ran the Duke I think all of those girls the size of our school as team was something that are really looking to push compared to the size of the my family and I all really themselves because they schools in the region and enjoyed. We used to crowd already have expectations how different that is from around the TV to watch in place. They are already where we were in the past the games together. setting goals for themgoing against schools like selves that are really going Brookwood and Parkview AC: What is your best to push them throughout that we could really acmemory from coaching the season. complish something that is at Dacula? really exciting and really CM: It’s hard for me AC: What are you kind of groundbreaking to pick a memory that I most looking forward for Dacula as far as cross would classify as the best to about this upcoming country goes. And I think since I have been coachseason? that’s just a really exciting ing here. Each of those CM: I think it will opportunity that we have moments, whether it’s a be really interesting to this year to really capitalJV runner who breaks 30 see how things play out ize on the fact that I think minutes in the 5K for the given the fact that we we are coming in with first time, qualifying for are in a new region. We a hungry squad who are state, last year our top run- are competing against a looking to achieve some ner Kenedi Rodney placed different set of teams, or goals that we haven’t been ninth in the state meet, at least having a different able to achieve in the past. and that was the highest set of teams in mind than finish we had ever had by we have in the past nine AC: Is there one thing an individual female at the years I’ve been coachyou want to improve on school. Those are all moing here, so that will be from past experiences at ments I can say I am very really interesting. Our Dacula? proud of and very excited girls team is taking a trip CM: I think as a coach I am always trying to into be a part of. to Disney for the Disney That being said, if I’m Cross Country Classic for crease the number of girls speaking specifically to that we have on the team. the first year, and that is moments that I was really definitively the biggest trip I love the fact that over the proud of the girls on my we have done as a team, so last several years we have team this past year, Dacula I’m really looking forward increased numbers, and has experienced a lot of I think we’ve increased to that. And really just tragedy. The student body seeing the girls be success- the diversity of the girls has been through a lot. ful. They’ve put in a ton of on our team as far as girls Seeing my athletes toe the work this summer. We’ve who have played other line at region coming off a met consistently Monday sports, run specifically, week and a half of really through Saturday thorough and never done a sport beunfortunate occurrences fore, but they are feeling the entire summer, very that teenagers should not really welcomed and they early in the morning. have to be dealing with, feel encouraged to come I know that’s really and seeing them push out and try something that tough for teenagers who through their own sorrow is really new. I think that’s look forward to sleeping and grief and race made awesome to see just the in all summer. Instead me possibly more proud these girls are consistently range of the girls that we

have on our team.

And also as I said as cross country coaches, and specifically as a coach, we are very stats driven. So obviously in our head I am thinking I want to see our best finish in the region and state championships.

I want to break more records every year when we go out there, and I think that the team that we have in place this year is really capable of doing that.

themselves, and to really drive them. So I would say that he is great influence on me as well. He has had a lot of success as a coach.

AC: How do you think your experience as a coach is different to other coaches because you have a husband who also coaches in Gwinnett County?

CM: I think most importantly there is really a respect and understanding about how much time AC: Do you have any we are going to dedicate gameday superstitions? to what we are with our CM: Yes. We never teams. It is not an unusual cross the start line until thing for either both or the girls actually start one of us to get home very every single race. So if late from practice, and we go out to a course and decide to just kind of the other one understands that. We know that when jog around it, we always we do get together and we intentionally go around have issues that we are the start line, our feet never cross it. And before working through with our the girls actually run, after teams or things that we specifically want to work they do their drills do a couple of striders, and on on we can bounce ideas that second one they meet off each other. That is something that to be fair if and circle up. They have my husband didn’t coach some words with each other and encourage each or I didn’t coach that might kind of bore us. It other, and that’s really may not be a conversation important for them that they realize that going into that we really knew a lot the battle of that race they about or are interested in, all have each other’s back but because we are both so passionate about coachand they are all working as a team and a unit. They ing and the sports that we coach, I think it’s really can really all push each helpful for both of us. other to be successful in that race.

AC: Do you have any thoughts on running in AC: You said earlier that you really liked the Olympics?

CM: I will absolutely Mike Krzyzewski. Is be glued to my TV durthere one coach in any ing all of the track and sport that you like to marathon events. That’s model yourself after? Is definitely my favorite it him? thing to watch during the CM: I would have to say that I am really lucky Summer Olympics this being in Gwinnett County time. I definitely felt the because there are so many same way all through the Olympics qualifiers as great coaches to emulate.

I was very lucky my very well. I’ve never lost kind of that childlike excitefirst year here that Andy ment that as a kid I felt Christie, who is now at looking at those OlympiMill Creek, was the boys head coach here and I had ans. Over all of the years that I have been running a chance to work with myself and gone through him during my first year in Georgia. I think he has my own competitions, I think it just gives you just a great outlook on coaching, and it’s very ev- more and more respect for ident in the successes that the competitors that you he has had with his teams see out there. over the years. I don’t AC: What do you like know if I could pinpoint to do in your free time? one particular coach, but CM: I do enjoy racI could say that Gwinnett ing when I can in my free County is full of them.

I look at the results that time. I’ve gotten more into 10K and 15K races, they get from their team as well as half marathons. and I am just really imI really enjoy hiking with pressed. It’s a great thing to kind of be one amongst my husband, and we have that level of coaches. And two big white German Shepherds. We like goI would say as well my husband is the head boys’ ing out to Fort Yargo and places around here that varsity soccer coach at Central Gwinnett, and we we can hike with them.

I really like travelling. talk a lot about coaching.

We talk about our philoso- My husband and I went to Colombia for a week phies, and what we want over Christmas this past to get out of the kids and year and spent half of that what our goals are,and time actually trekking. I what types of goals we think over four days we want them to have for

trekked something like 32 miles in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Colombia, and that was awesome. I really just love having new experiences, visiting new places, and anything that keeps me active. Oh, and I’m a big book nerd. I love books, hence why I am an English teacher.

AC: Speaking of teaching, what is one thing you get out of teaching that helps you the most as a coach?

CM: The first year I was teaching I was teaching at an alternate school in North Carolina, so all of the students at that school had already been effectively kicked out of the school that they were in, so there were lot of behavior issues that came up. As a first year teacher in that environment I think it really helped me to kind of let things happen organically and kind of stay on my toes at all times.

To have a general plan of what I would like to see happen, but to be flexible enough to realize that things seldom, and I think that’s really helped me in coaching.

As a coach I really feel like there’s not any sort of one size fits all training or mentality that really works for all athletes, so I can have a general plan in place for what I would like them to be accomplishing and how I want them to do it, but I do think you have to kind of to roll with the punches and be able to change things up. Whether that be for injury, whether it be for something else that is going on in the lives of one of your athletes, whether the results from a workout weren’t exactly what you were expecting, whatever it is. I think just that flexibility and realizing that you just kind of have to look at where you are at the moment and kind of be flexible enough to change things up.

AC: Last one here, and I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this. If you could travel to one sporting event anywhere in the world, where would you go?

CM: Oh wow. (Thinking) Gosh, I think I would have to say any Summer Olympics track events, and I would also have to say any qualifying races at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. I’ve traveled to Portland, which I loved, but I didn’t have a chance to go to Eugene while I was there. That’s one of the places on my list I would really like to visit, and being there for a big track event would be great.

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Poisal homers twice in one inning to lead Hebron softball From Staff Reports DACULA — Taylor Poisal hit two home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel Hebron softball to a 13-3 win over Towns County on Thursday night in a Region 8-A game.

Poisal, who finished 4-for-4 with five RBIs, led off the frame with a solo shot and ended the game via mercy rule with a grand slam.

Abby Dobbs also homered and finished 3-for-4, while Becca Wilson finished 2-for-4 with two doubles as Hebron improved to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the region.

Mary Katherine Cooksey (2-1) went all six innings in getting the win.

SOFTBALL SOFTBALL Dacula 9, Habersham 1 MOUNT AIRY — Dacula (2-2, 1-1) won its Region 8-AAAAAAA opener on Thurs-

day night 9-1 in five innings at Habersham Central Katherine Kozolowski led the offense with a 3-for-4 night, including two doubles and an RBI. Jin Sileo added three hits with a triple, while Jeah Williams had a double and an RBI. Also helping were Megan Royals with a hit and an RBI and Natasha Lajara with a hit and a run.

Skyler Antley was the winning pitcher, going five innings with one run on five hits and two strikeouts.

Lumpkin Co. 6, GAC 2 DAHLONEGA — Lumpkin County defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 6-2 on Thursday night in a Region 7-AAA game.

GAC (2-4, 0-3) managed just two hits on the night on singles

by Amanda Briskin and Abby Jenkins.

George Walton 2, Providence 1 LILBURN — George Walton Academy nipped Providence 2-1 on Thursday afternoon in a Region 8-A battle.

Margaret Ann Levy of Providence (3-3, 1-1) singled and scored off an RBI single from Alison Brooks. Caroline Robinson also had a double for the Storm.

VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL Brookwood splits ATLANTA — Brookwood’s record moved to 3-2 on Thursday night with one win and one loss with the Broncos defeating North Springs 25-8, 25-11 but falling to Whitewater in two sets 25-13, 25-14.

Jenna Wendel led Brookwood in the win over North Springs with 10 assists and two aces, while N’dea Jones delivered three kills.

Olivia Plume had a solid match against Whitewater with nine digs and three aces.

Peachtree Ridge knocks off Archer and LCA LAWRENCEVILLE — Peachtree Ridge notched two wins on Thursday night with defeats of Archer 25-13, 25-17 and Loganville Christian Academy 25-16, 22-25, 25-21.

Leading hitters for the Lions (3-4) were Brittany Best and Helaina Burke with Aisha Ambrose leading the team in blocks and Katrina Heffron being the top player in digs.

Norcross sweeps GAC and Centennial NORCROSS — Norcross improved to 8-1 on the season with a pair of sweeps over Greater

Atlanta Christian 25-18, 25-13 and Centennial 25-21, 25-9 at GAC. Makenzie White led the attack with 19 kills and nine digs, followed by Sam Lanning with 11 kills and nine blocks. Lydia Gratwick led the defense with 17 digs, while the offense was directed by Erica Gatti with 11 assists.

GAC (8-2) salvaged a split on the night with a 25-21, 25-7 sweep of Centennial. Cienna Townson led the Spartans in assists with 38, while Ellen Dominy was the top hitter with 12 kills.

Karis Perusek finished with 21 digs, eight kills and five aces with Cammie Caldwell adding seven kills and three blocks.

Mountain View sweeps South and Grayson LOGANVILLE — Behind the strong serving of Rachel Hodges and Amanda Hopkins, Mountain View posted a pair of wins on Thursday night with sweeps of South Gwinnett and Grayson.

Mountain View (4-5) swept South 25-10, 25-7 and Grayson 25-21, 25-19.

Shiloh defeats Dacula; Parkview wins two of three LILBURN — Shiloh’s record evened at 4-4 on Thursday night as the Generals won one match and lost two.

Shiloh lost in two sets to Parkview 25-19, 25-19. Leaders in that match were Faith Collector (11 digs, four aces, three kills, three blocks), Keliz Hunt (three blocks, two digs) and Daborah Head (six assists, three blocks, three digs).

Collector would tally seven digs, five kills and three assists in the 25-23, 13-25, 25-17 win over Dacula. Head helped with eight assists, five digs and two blocks with Stephanie Burke finishing with eight digs, four kills and three aces.

Shiloh’s night ended with a 25-14, 25-10 sweep by North Oconee. Top players in that match were Burke with nine digs and two aces, Hunt with three blocks and Collector with 10 digs and two kills.

Dacula (1-7) also dropped its last two matches, falling to Parkview 26-24, 26-21 and North Oconee 25-16, 25-21.

Leaders for the Falcons were Chelsea Igberaese with 17 kills and five blocks, Jada Calvin with 27 assists and seven aces and Justine Knape with 41 digs.

After defeating Shiloh and Dacula, Parkview’s bid at a perfect night ended with a 25-11, 25-13 loss to North Oconee.

Haley Trust led Parkview (4-3) with 12 digs and six aces, while Sara Halihodzic added 14 digs.

The two wins on Thursday were fresh off the heels of two more wins on Tuesday when the Panthers swept Providence and Discovery.

Lanier outlasts Forsyth Central SUGAR HILL — Laneir and Forsyth Central engaged in a mammoth match on Thursday night with Lanier coming out on top 25-16, 30-32, 25-17.

Jessica Helmink had 13 kills to lead Lanier (4-4) with Haley Ouimette guiding the offense with 19 assists. Lizzy Campbell and Maria Escadero combined for six blocks to lead the defense.

Lanier also faced Mill Creek and lost in two sets 25-22, 25-17.

Providence falls to Loganville and Decatur LILBURN — Providence dropped two close matches at home on Thursday night against Loganville and Decatur.

Decatur needed three sets to beat the Storm, eventually winning 25-22, 23-25, 25-16. Maci O’Connor led the Storm with five kills and four blocks with Lauren Smith dishing 27 assists.

Decatur topped Providence in two sets 25-18, 25-14. Margaret Cain had eight digs for Providence with Krissy Yost adding three kills.

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NAME CHANGES SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Civil Action File No.: 16-A-07908-7 In re the Name Change of Wael Sammy Hassan Petitioner NOTICE OF FILING PETITION TO CHANGE NAME OF ADULT An action was filed in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County on 8/5/2016, to change the Petitioner’s name as follows: Petitioner’s name: Wael Sammy Hassan. Desired new name: Sammy Wael Hason. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objection before the final judgment is ordered in this case.

Dated: 8/5/2016 ~s- Wael Sammy Hassan Petitioner Pro se Wael Sammy Hassan 1842 Binnies Way Buford, Georgia 30519 916-438090, 8/19,25,9/1,8

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SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Civil Action File No.: 16-A-07910-7 In re the Name Change of Nadia Abedelnassur Hassan Petitioner NOTICE OF FILING PETITION TO CHANGE NAME OF ADULT An action was filed in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County on 8/5/2016, to change the Petitioner’s name as follows: Petitioner’s name: Nadia Abedelnassur Hassan. Desired new name: Nadia Ailia Hason.

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HOUSES FOR SALE DULUTH, GA 30096

DRIVERS/OWNER OPERATORS

Three Trees Transportation, LLC “A Growing Company” in Sugar Hill, GA is seeking OWNER OPERATORS Flexible Dispatch Great Pay Split Box/Straight Trucks, Car Haulers, Cargo & Dry Vans (must have own trailer), Flatbeds, Step Deck, Reefers Please call Theresa at 877.558.6640 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. or email us. at threetreestrans portationllc@ gmail.com for further details and application.

IT Analyst - Data Mining, AGCO, Duluth, GA. Perform data analytics supporting global and regional needs.

Create & maintain status visualizations for leadership. Build relationships with business and IT partners to improve the efficiency of operations. Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems or Mechanical Engineering required.

Must have 4 yrs exp working on materials management systems in the heavy equipment manufacturing industry.

Of exp required must have 2 yrs (concurrent) exp in: (i) working with data mining & analyzing data sets to provide data to management for decision making purposes; (ii) performing MRP systemanalysis & material flow planning; & (iii) using Teamcenter 8.3 VPPA system application for agricultural equipment.

Apply online at: https:// careers.agcocorp.com PART-TIME

GREAT HOME! MOVE IN READY! 3BR/2.5BA MOVE IN READY! 4648 Simpson Mill Ln. Fresh Interior D Cor Paint, New Carpet, Washer & Dryer Included. Awesome Floor Plan With Open Layout! Great Room w/ Fireplace, Hardwood/ Tile Flooring, Bright Kitchen Overlooking Private Fenced Backyard On A Level 0.28 Acre Lot-Perfect For Entertaining. $175,000!

MLS #: 8044462 THESE PROPERTIES CAN ALSO BE RENT TO OWN! Good Credit!

Bad Credit! No Credit!

Kenneth G. Lee Virtual Properties Rlty 678-685-8126

ABANDONED VEHICLE There will be sold at public outcry at 2 Steve Dr, Atlanta, Ga 30340 on 09/5/2016 at 8:30 AM abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: (Year, Make, Model, VIN) waued64b71n118461.

929-438161, 8/19,26 MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 8/9/16 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be auctioned or disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner and or lien holder.

The Vehicle was impounded from 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross Ga. on 6/25/16, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2000 Schoone Scooter VIN# ZJM47SVA212039295 Tag# No Tag 929-436768, 8/12,19

FULL TIME

COMMERCIAL CASEWORK & MILLWORK Immediate openings for Experienced Commercial Cabinetry/Casework Installers – Local and Out of Town, Commercial Installs Whitebox, Banks, Restaurants.

All positions must have 3 to 5 years experience, for shop located in Stockbridge, GA. Please call Tony at 770-507-9913 Ext. 465 or fax resume 770-507-9536 or email

PLUMBERS EXPERIENCED PLUMBERS AND HELPERS NEEDED! Immediate openings GA Plumbing is a family operated business of 15 yrs .

Great earning potential for a motivated and reliable individual.

Commercial and residential 24 hr Emergency service, so some nights/weekends may be needed.

We have new service vans and need techs .

Contact John at 404-694-8886

PLUMBING

NOW HIRING FOR: • Plumbers ($25/hr) New, Rough In, and Remodels • Exp’d Helpers ($18/hr) - 3 yrs exp with company • Crews Slab Subs, Rough In Subs, New Construction Set Out Apply In Person 8:30 – 9:30am or 4:00 -5:00pm 2218 Old Covington Hwy., Conyers

770-483-8564

PARTS PULLER

PRODUCTION/ WAREHOUSE POSITION Fast paced company looking for production workers.

REQUIREMENTS: Heaving lifting from 75 to 125 lbs., drug screening, background check.

Starting pay $10.00 $11.00/hour depending upon experience.

Forklift exp would be a plus. Employer offers benefits to include insurance, pd holiday, weekly pay and 401K. Apply at: Southern Tire Mart, 75 Pinyon Rd. Covington, Ga

NEEDED to pull parts from salvage vehicles. Exp. pref.

Qualified applicants apply in person at: Lance Used Auto Parts 375 Maltbie St. Lawrenceville.

SALES Peachtree Corners Promotional Co. seeks inside/outside Sales Rep. Salary, Comm., Benefits.

Email resume: awise@gpcorp.com

resumes@viaconinc.com

Includes Benefit Package.

DENTISTRY/ RECEPTIONIST Receptionist needed partime in Loganville area. Send resume to: hiring@lfdsmile. com

INSTRUCTORS JOIN OUR TEAM! Well established facility in Gwinnett County is in need of gymnastics instructors for our boys and girls class program. Qualified individuals must be dependable and enjoy working with children. Gymnastics background is a plus.

Part time position includes evenings and weekends. Pay depends on qualifications and experience.

Fax resume to 770 614-7474 or e-mail to ggasuwanee@ bellsouth.net.

classifieds 770-962-SELL

DULUTH, GA 30097

RENT A HOME SIMILAR TO THIS ONE FOR $1700 MONTHLY? These Homes Are For Sale Or For Rent With Approved Credit.

KENNETH G. LEE VIRTUAL PROPERTIES REALTY 678-685-8126

MONROE, GA 30656 RENT A HOME SIMILAR TO THIS ONE FOR $1600 MONTHLY? USDA ELIGIBLE

REDUCED!!!

1035 MOUNTAIN CREEK CH RD $325,000 – EHO 4 Bedroom/3-1/2 Bath Cape Cod On 4.03 Acres With Stocked Pond, Fenced & Cross Fenced, Full Finished Basement & Detached Garage/Workshop.

USDA Eligible Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

OR RENT TO OWN... $175K WITH APPROVED CREDIT! These Homes are for Sale or Rent with approved credit.

KENNETH G. LEE VIRTUAL PROPERTIES REALTY 678-685-8126 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT GWINNETT COUNTY

BUFORD, 30519 ESTATE SALE SATURDAY ONLY August 20th, 9-4 3339 Woodtree Lane Furniture, Kitchen, Washer, Dryer, Tools, MUCH MORE!

HUGE!

Kids Consignment Sale!

Gwinnett County Fairgrounds!

Over 1,500 sellers in one location!

Quality used infant/ kids/juniors/young mens/maternity clothing, toys, media, baby equipment plus much more!

MONROE, GA 30656

2 ACRES 3760 STOCK ROAD $429,000 - EHO 4 BR/4.5BA Ranch On Full Basement with Detached Garage/ Workshop with Electricity On 2 Acres.

Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

Tuesday Aug. 16 9am-9pm; No children, infants, strollers, carriers, etc. until after 2 pm Tuesday Wednesday Aug. 17 9am-9pm Thursday Aug. 18 9am-7pm On Thurs., remaining items without a ‘NR’ on tag are 25% off Friday Aug. 19 9am-6pm On Fri., remaining items without a ‘NR’ on tag are 25% off Saturday Aug. 20 9am-6pm On Sat., remaining items without a ‘NR’ on tag are 50% off _________________ 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA. www.kidsignments. com LAWRENCEVILLE, 30044 MOVING/MULTI-FAMILY ADULT HSHLD GAR. SALE Fri. & Sat., 8/19 & 20, 8AM-2PM. 664 Oxford Hall Dr. No Pre-Sales

RENT A HOME SIMILAR TO THIS ONE FOR $1500 MONTHLY? These Homes Are For Sale Or For Rent With Approved Credit.

KENNETH G. LEE VIRTUAL PROPERTIES REALTY 678-685-8126

SNELLVILLE Moving Sale, Fri, 8/19 & Sat. 8/20 8-2:00. 1071 White Cloud Ridge.

Bedroom Suites, Kids/ Adults, family room furn & accessories, kitchen table/chairs, kitchenware, kids toys & books.

SUWANNEE MOVING SALE! Everything Must go!!

Saturday, 8/20 9-1. Pool table, entertainment cntr, tools, misc. furn & hshold. 950 Landover Crossing, 30024

SNELLVILLE, GA 30078

A MUST SEE! 3BR/2.5BA This Exquisite 1,692 Sq. Ft. Move In Ready Home Features New Carpet, Freshly Painted Int./Ext., New Roof, New Solid Gutters, New Water Heater, HVAC & Gas Furnace.

Deck Is Perfect For Entertaining, Level Private Backyard.

Well Maintained Professional Landscaping.

Top Rated Schools Incl. Wilson Creek Elem., River Trail Mid. & Northview High.

Great Shopping. 11205 Abbotts Station Dr. MLS #: 5720580 $249,000 These properties can also be RENT TO OWN!” Good Credit!

Bad Credit! No Credit!

Kenneth G. Lee Virtual Properties Rlty 678-685-8126

CORNER LOT! 3045 ELIZABETH LN; $171,600 HUD Case #105-328498 4BR/2.5BA 2 Story On Corner Lot In Swim/Tennis Community With Active HOA. FHA Insured w/ Escrow. Fenced Back Yard. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30094

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

classifieds 770-962-SELL

AUCTIONS APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT

LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

REDUCED $10,000!

3BR/3BA 2,236 Sq. Ft., Vaulted Ceiling, Ceiling Fan, Fireplace, Attached Garage, Patio. 0.26 Acre. Only $278,000!!

MLS #: 5719841 These properties can also be RENT TO OWN!” Good Credit!

Bad Credit! No Credit!

Kenneth G. Lee Virtual Properties Realty 678-685-8126

BRING ALL OFFERS! 3604 SAND HILL DRIVE .51 Acre Beautiful Lot Which Has Privacy Fence On Each Side and Chain Link Across The Back.

Previous Home Burned Down But This Lot Has Gas, Sewer, Water, Phone, and Electric.

Access To Honey Creek Clubhouse & Amenities Available For Additional Fee $19,500 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

ATHENS, GA 30601

PUBLIC AUCTION

HOUSES FOR SALE

$188,000 HUD Case # 105-377468 4BR/2.5BA 2 Story with fenced back yard and storage building...

FHA Insured w/Escrow.

EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

GARAGE SALES

Incredible bargains & brand names around! _________________

JOHNS CREEK, 30097

BRICK FRONT@!

1224 Blue Springs Dr.

ROCKDALE, CONYERS OFFICE SPACE Attractive all brick building close to I-20.

5 offices plus nice reception area, kitchen, 2 baths. Approximately 1400 square ft. Plenty of parking & sign space. $1,000 per month, no CAM charges. Close to I-20.

Call Jim 770-527-3689

LAWRENCEVILLE

GWINNETT COUNTY

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP JOIN OUR TEAM! Well established facility in Gwinnett County is in need of qualified Customer Service Rep for our busy front office. Part time position includes evenings and weekends. Must be dependable and enjoy working in an environment with children. Fax resume to 770 963-3443 or email to ggalawrenceville @ bellsouth.net.

CORNER LOT W/ POOL 127 TARA COURT ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA RANCH Less Than 1 Mile From Jackson Lake.

EHO • $139,900 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. Rent Starting at $100/ week. Large Lots.

770-513-3151 COMMERCIAL RENTALS

LAWRENCEVILLE OFFICE/ WAREHOUSES SPACE AVAILABLE 750 to 3600 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

145 Oneta Street 11AM TUES. AUG. 23, 2016 Ice machines, school buses, picnic tables, restaurant equipment, coolers, freezer, neons, Hobart mixers, electric hand tools, kitchen smallwares, video machines, Honda Cub, Vespa scooter, vintage shuffleboard, chairs, tables, bar stools, DJ light & sound gear, vintage cameras, concession equip., & lots more!

Sam Williamson Auctioneer 706.202.2685 Photo Gallery at samwillauction.com GAL2585 APPLIANCES APPLIANCES DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

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Friday, Aug. 26 • Family Campout — Celebrate the end of summer with a night outdoors at Simpsonwood Park in Peachtree Corners. Campers bring their own tents, sleeping bags and chairs, and the event will provide dinner, breakfast and marshmallows for the campfire.

The event costs $42 for a family of four with code SMP31401 or $12 per individual code SMP31402 if registered by Wednesday online at gwinnettparks.com or by calling 678-277-0906.

• Taste of Georgia — Chateau Elan Winery and Resort at 7 p.m. will host a wine education event that focuses on wine pairings with samplings of a highlighted food crafter for the evening. It’s a family-style format and the cost is $60.

Saturday, Aug. 27 • Eastman’s Gun Show — Attendees looking for a good deal on a firearm, ammo, holsters, scopes, clips or magazines and knives will have a chance at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross. Admission is $8, and children under 12 are free. Unwanted guns for sale or trade are also welcome. It is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

• Model Train and Railroadiana Show — Infinite Energy Center in Duluth will host the 51st Atlanta Model Train and Railroadiana Show and Sale beginning at 9 a.m. More than 300 tables representing dealers from all over the nation will have model items in all gauges and railroad antiques for sale. There will also be several large working layouts. Tickets are $9, children under 12 are free.

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04W Pizza 3117 Main St., Duluth 678-587-5420 O4wpizza.com

O4W Pizza, a new restaurant on Main Street in Duluth, opened last month. It serves Italian food that owner Anthony Spina learned to make while growing up in New Jersey. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

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Open since: July 1 Owner: Anthony Spina Location: O4W is in the heart of Duluth on Main Street just over the railroad tracks and off the intersection with West Lawrenceville Street/Duluth Highway.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 12:30 to 9 p.m.

Sundays, except closed 4 to 5 p.m. for staff family dinner.

Atmosphere: Anthony Spina grew up in the pizza and restaurant business in New Jersey, and when he moved to Georgia, he made it a point to keep up the family atmosphere he remembers as a kid.

He simply wants people to experience what he did growing up in a town where there were some 10 pizzerias that had been there some 60 years.

“The whole idea of what we do, you take it for granted up there,” he said. “It’s a part of life that you never didn’t know.”

Spina’s owned his own restaurants for about five years, and his first location was in the Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta, hence the name. In the first 18 months of being in Atlanta, Spina said his

ON THE MENU • Mr. DiMarco — Jersey Round topped with fresh mozzarella, pecorino, asiago, parmigiano, reggiano, EVOO and fresh basil. $20.50 • Brooklyn Sicilian — Thick, light and fluffy square with shredded mozzarella topped with fresh tomato sauce, a handful of pecorino romano, EVOO, salt and pepper. $25 • Grandma Pie — Fresh mozzarella, homemade marinara, pecorino romano, EVOO, fresh oregano and basil. $23.50 • Sausage, pepper, onion hero — Homemade Berkshire pork sausage topped with house tomato sauce $7/11

restaurant received several accolades and publicity from Atlanta area and food publications.

When he decided to leave New Jersey, Spina said he researched restaurant possibilities and the Atlanta area “kept popping up on everything.” In Duluth, he was pleasantly surprised by the downtown makeover project.

He aims to offer a place that stands out from the restaurant crowd.

“Enjoy eating,” he said. “A lot of restaurants are setup, in my opinion, like a feeding station.

You’re eating because you have to. Our whole idea is to actually enjoy yourselves.”

The style is uniquely different from New York-style and woodfired alternatives that are common, Spina said, and he admits that having full-scale pizza and Italian food is much newer in the South.

Spina said he enjoys putting together his

own recipes and getting positive reactions from customers.

“It’s just an old school, up-North, family-run pizza place,” he said.

“Everything is made from scratch.”

That includes the restaurant’s own mozzarella cheese, croutons made from dried garlic knots and cutting fresh pepperoni and bread, among other menu selections.

Something You Might Not Know: From 4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays, regardless of the customer line, the restaurant closes for a staff family dinner.

Sunday dinner is serious in Italian families, Spina said.

“Being in the restaurant business, it’s hard to have family dinner at home,” he said. “So we decided to bring family dinner to work and all our family sits down with us for an hour. … Every once in a while you’ve O4W Pizza, a new restaurant on Main Street in Duluth, opened last month. With exterior got to give back to the pictured above and interior above, O4W serves Italian food that owner Anthony Spina people that give to you.” learned to make while growing up in New Jersey.

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: Paizanos Italian Bistro Paizanos goes for an old school New York restaurant feel, and that atmosphere is evident upon entering the restaurant.

Visitors are greeted by a wraparound solid wood bar that evokes the feel of an old New York City pub or saloon with a large mirror prominently featured amid wine racks on the wall behind the bar. There is the occasional sign tucked away here and there that throws back to New York.

The menu consists of several salads, appetizers, pasta dishes, Italian baked specialties and pizzas for less than $25.

One option for an appetizer for large groups is the Garlic Knots. This dish consists of garlic basted buns that are served with a spicy marinara sauce.

Paizanos features a long list of specialty pizzas with New Yorkthemed names, such as Hell’s Kitchen Sink, Bronx Bomber, Greenwich Village, Penn Station, Bensonhurst and Staten Island Ferry. Pizzas come in medium, large and Sicilian sizes, and prices for each size vary from pizza to pizza.

7 Jones St., Norcross. 770-3000250. www.paizanos.com Mari’s Cucina and Social House Walking into Mari’s is like stepping back in time to New York during the 1920s.

Spacious windows offer open light to the dining area, and its white walls while black tables and chairs are set off with blood red napkins.

Two closed red curtains line one wall while a black and white movie plays on them, with soft music playing overhead on speakers. Black and white pictures of old school New York dot the walls. Wooden rafters and beams along with a dangling chandelier complete the look.

Mari’s intricate menu features a wide range of options for guests: Sicilian tastes, cheese boards, soups, salads, pizzas, pastas, specials, entrees and desserts. However, the diverse menu is a personal expression for the owners.

The numerous items represent a broad idea of a Sicilian Italian meal.

Everything is from scratch, including the warm bread. Mari’s even uses semolina flour from Italy.

2100 Ray Moss Connector, Johns Creek. 770-766-5407. www.mariscucinamenu.com Abbotts Bar & Grill Striking remarkably close to an Irish pub with its dark wood decor with green, blue and red walls, Abbotts provides a friendly, welcome persona for its customers. “Our goal is to be the neighborhood place to go,” said Ryan Ortlep, one of the owners.

Abbotts Bar & Grill is divided into four sections: the outside patio, the main dining room, the bar area and the private dining room. The main dining area, as well as the bar, features numerous seating options, ranging from two-person tables to booths to high-top tables. Pictures of Atlanta dot the blue walls and provide a hometown feel to the customers. The bar, painted green, features a disco ball and colorful lights to give an entertainment feel to the weekly diversions. The private dining area,

which can be reserved for business dinners, wedding rehearsals or showers, baby showers or other private events, seats 40 and can be customized for each party.

Abbotts features neighborhood American-style food consisting of numerous choices to guarantee each customer can find something he or she likes. The menu is broken down into several segments: appetizers, soups and salads, steak and chicken, seafood, pasta and flat breads, sandwiches, burgers and desserts.

The full-service bar provides another wide range of options. With 10 beers on tap, a full wine menu and a full liquor menu, Abbotts also offers specialty cocktails and martinis.

10900 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 104, Duluth. 770-495-7110. abbottsbar.com Fumi Hibachi Sushi and Bar The first thing customers see when they walk in is a large wall made of golden-lit glass with Japanese writing. The entirety of the restaurant follows this elegant and colorful display. “It is traditional Japanese meets modern flair,” general manager Steve Sharples said.

Guests are welcome to choose among booths with pillows, two- or four-person tables, a bar, sushi bar, dining area, hibachi area, private hibachi area, private dining area and an outside patio with a river rock waterfall and fire pit. A maximum of 600 customers at a time can enjoy Fumi.

The menu is broken down into lunch and dinner, with lunch portions being roughly half the size of dinner portions. Featuring traditional hibachi, guests can choose from chicken,

New York steak, filet mignon, scallops, shrimp, vegetables, ribeye steak, prawns and tuna steak. Grilled vegetables complete the hibachi experience with broccoli, squash, carrots, mushrooms and onions, as well as brown, fried or steamed rice.

3550 Mall Blvd., Duluth. 770-4958898. fumiatl.com Ike’s Cafe and Grill The interior of Ike’s Cafe and Grill reflects a blend of African and Caribbean cultures, with red flower vases, wooden walls and potted plants throughout the restaurant. It features an outdoor patio perfect for 30 guests who want to lounge outside and eat hearty African fare.

During special occasions or on weekends, Ike’s features live bands playing either traditional African music, Caribbean music, reggae or calypso, as well as classical performances with saxophones and pianos.

Ike’s menu focuses on a blend of tropical African and Caribbean food, whether it be beef suya, red red or puff puff. Many dishes are known for their hot flavors, high protein content and wealth of carbohydrates, since meat and spices are popular in African cuisine. Next to certain dishes, customers can find the flag of the country from where the dish originates.

1250 Tech Drive, Norcross. 770559-1579. ikescafeandgrill.com Opa! Gyros and Kabob Walking inside Opa!, one can’t help but notice the overlapping Persian rugs that line the floor from wall to wall. True to the family behind it, Opa! represents a mix of Persian, Greek and Mediterranean culture and

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A dining area suitable for 50 guests includes high and short tables that offer various sitting options, whether it be two- or six-person tables.

Opa! features a broad menu that offers soups and salads, wraps, kabobs, sandwiches, platters and desserts. There is a plethora of options for each customer.

Opa! also features a beer and wine selection that is predominantly Greek. The restaurant has everything from very dry to sweet, but its most popular wine is the boutari kretikos, an authentic red Greek wine.

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Above left, a chalk drawing by Andrea Puttkammer sits outside Galactic Quest in Lawrenceville to promote this weekend’s “Pokemon Go” Multi-Faction Meet that the comic book store is joining MomoCon to host on the Lawrenceville Square. A map, above right, shows the hot bed of activity happening on the popular mobile game, “Pokemon Go,” around the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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Pokemon trainers might want to brush up on the Pokeball skills if they plan to visit the Lawrenceville Square on Saturday.

MomoCon is partnering with Galactic Quest Comics to host a “Pokemon Go” Multi-Faction Meet on the Lawrenceville Square from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Trainers are invited to come on their own, or with a team of other trainers, to enjoy an evening on the square while playing the game.

“Basically, what we’re doing is giving everyone who enjoys playing ‘Pokemon Go’ an opportunity to get together in a safe place, catch some Pokemon and meet other people who share a passion for the game,” Galactic Quest Lawrenceville manager Jami Jones said.

In addition to introducing players to each other, the event will also raise awareness about MomoCon. For the uninitiated, MomoCon is a comics, anime and gaming convention that is a more family-friendly version of the well-known DragonCon. It’s annually held on Memorial Day weekend.

Jones explained MomoCon is the main organizer of the meet-up, while Galactic Quest, which routinely works with the convention and helps organize its card tourna-

What: ‘Pokemon Go’ Multi-Faction Meet-Up, hosted by MomoCon and Galactic Quest Comics Where: Lawrenceville Square When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday More Info: www.momocon.com or www.galacticquest.com

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MomoCon and Galactic Quest released this map earlier this week to show the locations of Poke stops, gyms and water stations for the the “Pokemon Go’ Multi-Faction Meet they will host on the Lawrenceville Square on Saturday. (Special Photo)

ments, is helping support the event.

Downtown Lawrenceville is a prime hunting ground for Pokemon and free tools to play the game. There are 17 Poke stops and two gyms within a block of the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse on the square, and a total of 28 Poke stops and four gyms across the entire downtown Lawrenceville area.

Not surprisingly, that’s led to a lot of Pokemon trainers converging on the square throughout the day.

“Personally, I like it when

families play together,” Jones said. “My favorite thing is that, since this game came out, I’ll leave here at 7 (p.m.) and the square will be full of families, and they’re talking and they’re walking around and interacting with each other.

“It always makes me think of the sitcoms I saw growing up, like ‘My Three Sons’ and ‘Leave it to Beaver’ when everybody would be done for the day and they’d go outside.”

Jones added that she’s seen trainers of all ages — ranging from children to as old

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as 70 — playing together in Galactic Quest and around the square. It’s also been a boost for the comic store’s business, she added.

“We’ve gotten some new customers who are repeat customers who didn’t know we were here until they were walking around the square visiting Pokemon stops,” she said.

During this weekend’s meet-up, MomoCon will have three water, info and swag stations spread around the downtown area.

Participants can visit these stations to grab a drink of water to stay cool, learn about MomoCon and receive free merchandise that promotes

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One of the stations will be at the water fountain across Crogan Street from the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse. Jones said participants can enter a raffle drawing to win a free membership to the

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Other upcoming ‘Pokemon Go’ events in Gwinnett Sunday • ‘Pokemon Go’ 5K, beginning at 8 a.m. at Sugar Hill City Hall, 5039 W. Broad St. City officials will drop Pokemon lures along the race route so runners can pick up lots of characters while getting in some fitness at the same time. Runners will join one of the game’s three teams (either Mystic, Valor or Instinct) and receive a corresponding T-Shirt. Registration is $30 for adults and $20 for kids under 12 until Saturday. Race Day registration fees are $35 for adults and $25 for kids under 12. Runners can sign up at https://raceroster.com/ events/2016/9700/pokemon-go-5k Sept. 17 • JapanFest ‘Pokemon Go’ Meet-Up at noon during JapanFest at the Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, in Duluth. Participants can get custom buttons and win prizes if they take photos of their Lapras playing the taiko drums or their Pidgey with takoyaki and show it to officials at the “Pokemon Go” booth. Tickets to JapanFest can be purchased at www.japanfest.org.

Oct. 29 • Daffy’s Day Pokemon Go Hike, hosted by Daffy’s New and Used Pet Supplies, from noon to 1 p.m. at Lilburn City Park, which is on the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue. The event, which is held in conjunction with Hike for Hungry Pets, raises money for animal welfare charities in the area. Trainers receive a Pokemon gift for registering for the event. There is a 20 percent off hike fees incentive for groups of at least 10 trainers who sign up for the event. Registration is $25 and potential hikers can sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daffys-daypokemon-go-hike-tickets-26932784684.

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Lionheart Theatre presents zany British comedy “Zany” is an interesting word inferring wacky, screwball or crazy. It is not frequently used. When it is, the term hits the nail on the head as it does with Lionhead Theatre’s next presentation, “Run for Your Wife.”

This British comedy shows what happens when the male of the species thinks he can get away with polygamy.

“Run for Your Wife” runs from Sept. 9 through the 25 at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m.

Sundays.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at lionhearttheatre.org.

A dessert is included in the tickets price. Lionheart Theatre is located at 10 College St. in Norcross.

On Sunday, Sept. 18, there will be a special event

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Holley Calmes for theatergoers. A full champagne brunch created by celebrity chef Nona Johnson is available from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the brunch and the show together are $35.

The play’s basic premise is that “Taxi Driver John” is a very happy man juggling two different families who, of course, are not aware of the other’s existence. All is well until John gets into an accident and bothwives

complete with great British accents. The characters are fun, and they all have their own quirks.”

John is played by actor Jeremy Reid who is, ironically, an Uber driver about 30 hours a week and a newlywed as well.

“Being an Uber driver helps me relate to John,” Reid says. “Most of my passengers ask me about the job, so I guess most people John Smith (Jeremy Reid), Barbara Smith (Emily Mc- don’t know what it’s really Clain) and Mary Smith (Sarah Fechter), perform in “Run for Your Wife,” which opens Sept. 9 at Lionheart Theatre like to be a taxi driver. Of course, driving for Uber Company in Norcross. (Photo by Sean Casey) isn’t exactly the same, but make uncomfortable inqui- “Harvey.” it’s close enough. ries.

“I chose this play because “Most of the time people “The zaniness heightens I was in it several years ago tend to behave themselves as the cabbie tries to keep and thought it was the funsince I rate them same as his double life from explod- niest play I have ever done,” they rate me at the end of ing,” says Lionheart spokes- said Krohn. “I am a charthe rides. man Sean Casey. acter actress and do mostly “However, when I drive The play is directed by comedies, so it was the first people home from the bars/ Marla Krohn who also dion my bucket list to direct. clubs, they’re a bit more rected New Dawn Theatre’s It is a typical British romp animated. The craziest ride

I’ve had was a ride from Buckhead to Midtown where the couple was adamant about me finding them some drugs,” Reid says, adding that their request went unfulfilled.

His “just married” reallife role also helps with the character-development aspect of his interpretation of John.

“Being a newlywed helps me get into the character more too since I don’t have to imagine what it’s like to be married,” he says.

Lionheart also offers a group rate. For inquiries only, email reservations@ lionhearttheatre.org or call 678-938-8518.

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

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‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL Pass: “Florence Foster Jenkins” is almost two hours but the story flows well making the time fly. Meryl Streep, in the lead role, is excellent, as has come to be expected. The film is based on a true story that takes place in 1944 and the costumes, hair, décor, set design, et cetera are true to that period.

Hugh Grant as Jenkins’ husband of 25 years does a good job, although he is not of the same acting caliber as Streep. Luckily, he left his excessive facial expressions (commonly used in his romantic comedies) behind.

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Fail: Not much disappoints here.

Non-musicians may find the pacing a little slow, but for this film fan, the movie rarely ran off the rails.

Paul Tate, Sugar Hill

★★★★ Pass: Superb acting by Meryl Streep; very humorous moments throughout the film; excellent cinematography capturing New York City toward the end of World War II; a very poignant ending.

Fail: A very slow beginning; the humor featured is all at the expense of the title character which makes it uncomfortable to watch at times; the movie can’t seem to make up its mind between being a comedy or a drama.

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★★★★ a British CBE medal and has been knighted.

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

It’s hard to say that Meryl Streep stands out in her role because it is expected of her — she is a great actress who always immerses herself in all parts she plays, big or small. She takes you into a world where you believe she is who she is portraying and this film is no exception.

Simon Helberg plays her pianist; his facial expressions are worth a thousand words and caused lots of laughter in the audience.

This is for adults.

It is not a fascinating story; there are no special effects, no action. It is a peculiar story and its audience will be one who enjoys a story that is well told and well acted. My draw was simply Meryl Streep.

This really depends. The movie is about good storytelling and acting. It is worth seeing in the theater if you also enjoy audience reaction.

It is not going to have mass appeal but it is well-acted and as usual Streep gives her all.

I enjoyed the movie but from the little I read about it, I thought it would be funnier. I was under the impression that Streep’s character was slightly dopey and Streep playing dopey would be hilarious.

Folks are going to say that this is another triumphant performance for Meryl Streep (who portrays the leading character) and she is, indeed, very good. Her singing is believable, both in the off-key moments for which the main character is noted as well as the dream sequence toward the end when we hear her voice as she probably heard it in her own head: beautiful, emotionally connected to the lyrics and in perfect tune. But the surprise for me was Hugh Grant as St. Clair Bayfield, the love of Florence’s life.

I would consider this one of Grant’s finest performances. He is tender, loving, funny and droll all rolled into one. He even dances in a fast swing style in one scene and it is very convincing.

“Florence Foster Jenkins” is going to be loved by musicians of all kinds and by those who enjoy a good biographical story. I think fans of Streep and Grant will come away very pleased, as well. For those who don’t enjoy music or romance, this one is not for you.

I’ll be hoping there are some deleted musical scenes on the DVD release, but there’s no reason to avoid seeing this one on the big screen. Grab a fellow music lover and see a matinee showing and you won’t be sorry.

Another stand-out performance comes from the young man playing Cosmé McMoon, Simon Helberg, who is primarily known from “The Big Bang Theory.”

His performance is understated, and yet he leaves a lasting impression. Kudos to director Stephen Frears for weaving in just enough music for audiences who are not familiar with Florence Foster Jenkins to experience what it must have been like to witness a woman who was not as strong a singer as she thought she was. The scenes in which her audiences laugh at her during a performance can be difficult to watch, and yet Frears makes it all seem plausible.

Be sure and stay for the final credits where photos of the real people upon whom these characters were based are shown while one of Florence Foster Jenkins’ recordings plays in the background.

Meryl Streep will probably be nominated for yet another Academy Award for this portrayal of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy heiress and socialite patron of music in New York whose latter years are depicted in the film. Streep gives a bravura performance, never playing her character into a caricature, despite the fact that she can’t carry a tune in a bucket. Hugh Grant is excellent as Jenkins’ devoted — yet philandering — husband St. Clair Bayfield.

He continually stokes Florence’s ambitions to be an opera singer while shielding her from the truth. A nice surprise in an understated role is Simon Helberg (Howard from TV’s “Big Bang Theory”) as Cosme McMoon, his facial expressions while playing accompaniment are enough to make you bust your gut laughing.

Meryl Streep fans will really enjoy this flick, which is a huge bounce-back for her from last year’s dreadful “Ricki and the Flash.” If you love 1940s-period movies and the historical backdrop, you’ll also appreciate “Florence Foster Jenkins” for both its wit and its heart.

“Florence Foster Jenkins” is not in very wide release, so it probably won’t be around very long at your local cinema. However, it’s worth a trip to Redbox or a download later on your home theater screen.

I thought I was going to be bored out of my mind for the first 20 minutes of this flick. It wasn’t until the very funny singing lesson scenes that the movie really started hitting its stride. But then it seesawed between outright laughs and sad discomfort as everyone but Florence was in on the joke about her awful singing.

“Florence Foster Jenkins” isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but for those who appreciate really good acting and a movie based on a true story, the film (unlike its title character) often hits the right notes.

Fail: This is not really a fail but I thought the movie would be funnier.

Streep’s singing was hilarious at times but it really wasn’t that bad. Familiarity with the songs she sings may help to appreciate how “bad” her singing really is.

Pass: You gotta love it when a film that is based on true events can actually entertain you. The story of Florence Foster Jenkins is a fascinating one, and the movie based on her life is sweet, funny and a little sad, all at the same time. The acting is first-rate and the scenes involving musical performance are very authentic and fun to watch.

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DISC SPOTLIGHT

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Midnight Run Blu-ray (R) Movie: ★★★★ Disc: ★★★★

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Director Martin Brest’s follow-up to his genre-busting “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Midnight Run” reinvented the mismatched-buddy comedy-action flick. In his first (and still best) comedy, Robert de Niro stars as Jack, a former cop turned bounty hunter who only does it for the money. His latest gig involves transporting former mob accountant Jonathan (Charles Grodin) across the country while eluding crime boss Jimmy (Dennis Farina), the F.B.I. (led by Yaphet Kotto) a slimy bail bondsman Eddie (Joe Pantoliano) and

Jack’s competitor Marvin (John Ashton). Established fans of the movie will likely be disappointed with the mostly recycled extras but will be delighted with newly overhauled, cleanedup digital print.

Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (1080p/1.85:1), audio: English (DTS-HD 5.1, 2.0), subtitles: English.

Special features include: • Commentaries • Interviews • Featurette • Trailer (Shout Factory, $34.93)

COMING SOON TO OWN • “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” (Aug. 23): Battling sisters (Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt) pose big challenges for the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and his true love (Jessica Chastain). (PG-13)

CBS series based on the movie that starred Bradley Cooper, a producer and recurring guest star here; Jake McDorman stars. (Not rated)

• “Roots” (Aug. 23): The remake of the landmark miniseries about author Alex Haley’s family background features Forest Whitaker and Laurence Fishburne. (Not rated)

• “The Jungle Book” (Aug. 30): In Disney’s live-action version of the Rudyard Kipling classic, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) interacts with animals that have the voices of Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and others. (PG)

• “Limitless: Season One” (Aug 30): This is the only season of the now-canceled

• “The Night Manager” (Aug. 30): Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie star in the sus-

pense series based on John Le Carre’s novel of an ex-soldier’s probe of a businessman. (Not rated) • “Me Before You” (Aug. 30): A novice caregiver (Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”) breaks through the off-putting veneer of a bitter accident victim (Sam Claflin). (PG-13) • “Money Monster” (Sept. 6): A televised financial adviser (George Clooney) is held captive by a vengeful investor (Jack O’Connell); Julia Roberts also stars. (R)

NOW IN THEATERS Recently reviewed films by movie critic Michael Clark now playing in metro area theaters.

• Anthropoid (R) — 3 stars Cillian Murphy and Jamie

Dornan star as two Czech expat soldiers who sneak back into Prague on a mission to assassinate Reinhardt Heydrich, Hitler’s third in command and the architect of the

infamous “Final Solution” plan for global Jewish genocide.

• Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) — 2 ½ stars In what will likely result in her 20th Oscar nomination,

Meryl Streep plays the title character, a New York heiress who might possibly be the worst opera singer to ever take the stage. Hugh Grant co-stars as her lounge lizard

husband.

• Sausage Party (R) — 3 ½ stars Seth Rogen and his friends/ frequent co-stars team up for this animated action comedy

about food-stuffs looking for a better life beyond the supermarket shelves. Drenched in profanity and graphic sexuality, it more than earns its hard-R rating.

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Miles Teller stars as David and Jonah Hill as Efraim in the comedic drama (based on true events) “War Dogs.” (Special Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director Todd Phillips raises bar in ‘War Dogs’ War Dogs (R) HHHH 3 out of 4 stars

former Soviet Bloc countries and handing it over to legitimate and illegitimate Middle Eastern armies backed in whole or in

By Michael clark part by the U.S. Based on Movie Critic established facts, director Todd Phillips (the “HangContaining healthy over” franchise) and his doses of “Lord of War” and two co-screenwriters didn’t “The Wolf of Wall Street,” stray far into embellishment “War Dogs” is a serioor outright fabrication, a comedy that, in between point that allows the weaker brief moments of sheer aspects of the story to be tedium and water treading, overlooked. gets a lot of things right.

Full of bluster, moxy, the As with “Lord,” “Dogs” gift of gab, self-deception is based on a true story of and narcissistic manipulaa young Jewish American tion, Miami native Efraim man who started selling fire Diveroli (Jonah Hill) returns arms and ammunition and home after a few years in eventually went on to make California and immediately deals worth hundreds of seeks out David Packouz millions of dollars involv(Miles Teller), his childhood ing multiple countries while friend who is ripe for a cabreaking a multitude of reer change. Barely getting international laws. by as a massage therapist In both movies, these and failing with his side job guys were paying pennies selling high-end linens, Daon the dollar for leftover vid is gently persuaded by Cold War hardware from Efraim to join his fledgling

company AEY. Efraim has doggedly researched government postings on the internet which seek out Defense Department contract bids for which literally anyone can submit fulfillment offers. All of this was taking place in the mid-2000s during the still-ongoing U.S. wars and although laws said otherwise, government officials were always trying to look the other way when it came to suppliers “bending” the rules. If you were smart enough to keep a low profile, work the system and avoid detection by staying underneath the radar while delivering the goods, you would likely emerge unscathed and very rich.

The big rub with men such as Efraim (or Nicholas Cage’s character in “Lord of War”) is when they operated within such a low-cost, high-return type of vacuum endeavor, they developed a

Indou Kaho stars as Chika Koda, Suzu Hirose as Suzu Asano, Haruka Ayase as Sachi Koda and Masami Nagasawa as Yoshino Koda in “Our Little Sister.” (Special Photo: Sony Pictures Classics)

‘Our Little Sister’ depicts real life in a foreign land Our Little Sister (PG) HHHH 4 out of 4 stars

Ayase) invites Suze to move in with her, middle child Yoshino (Masami Nagasawa) and the no-longer-youngest girl Chika (Indou Kaho). After a perfectly timed pregnant pause at a train station,

By Michael clark Suze accepts the offer providing the first Movie Critic of many emotional crescendos.

A nurse and the de facto mother of the There are quite a few movies bunch, Sachi is also the principal cook adapted from Japanese manga (think and is constantly at odds with Yoshino, Western-based graphic novels), but a party girl with a tendency to drink too few of them ever reach our shores, and much. Not quite ditsy, Chika is a freewhen they do, it’s usually blood-soaked, spirit type and the one Suze bonds with action-based stuff. “Our Little Sister” first. Initially tentative, the new living is different in that it’s very tame, comes dynamic takes a while to find its groove from a sub-genre called “Josei,” which and it’s not without a few hiccups and is the Eastern equivalent of a young bits of friction. adult novel geared towards females. The In adapting the manga, director HiroEastern title for the film is “Umimachi kazu Koreeda strikes an impressive balDiary.” ance between joyous and bittersweet. To “Our Little Sister” is full-blown some degree or another, all of the girls art-house in its approach and method. harbor resentment toward their three parIt is spare, depends on a lot of narrative ents yet recycle their anger and sorrow shorthand and condenses a great deal of into positive energy which cements their material into a small amount of space. bond even further. Avoiding emotional The film does what the most successful peaks and valleys, Koreeda never strays adaptations of American novellas do: far from a narrative comfort zone some distill a larger work into a story with no may perceive as unchallenging and too missed beats and all of the emotional safe but it’s the correct tone for the story. highs; it’s a perfect movie.

Certainly not for all tastes, viewers After the death of their divorced-and- looking for the tumult and edge of a remarried father, three 20-something “Joy Luck Club,” “Catfish in Black Bean sisters attend his funeral where they Sauce” or “The Namesake” might be meet their half-sister Suze (Suze Hirose) disappointed and could consider “Our for the first time. Beyond polite and soft- Little Sister” a little too ho-hum. Korespoken, Suze is understandably confused eda’s film might be ho-hum to some, but on how to interact with the others, a for those seeking a true reflection of real situation made worse because of her life in a foreign land, “Our Little Sister” fractured relationship with her largely is an uplifting must see. unfit biological mother.

Presented in Japanese with English In what can be described as a calcusubtitles. lated whim, eldest sibling Sachi (Haruka (Sony Classics)

misguided and (pardon the pun) bulletproof state of mind. They quickly began to feel invincible and above it all.

Efraim was a pathological liar and got away with what he did far longer than he should have only because the more-grounded David provided quasi-counterbalance. He had a better, if somewhat imperfect, sense of right and wrong and was starting a family with his pregnant girlfriend Iz (the stunning and incandescent Cuban actress Ana de Armas).

After starting off as an above-average stoner/ satirist (“Road Trip”) and National Lampoon imitator (“Old School”), Phillips hit the big time with the Oscarnominated first installment of “The Hangover” franchise but lost considerable creative credibility with each subsequent sequel.

Perhaps out of a want/need

to regain artistic respectability, Philips has raised his own personal bar in what is a very acceptable aping of Martin Scorsese.

Using voiceover (via Teller), freeze-frame, alternate film speeds, reoccurring scenes, narrativeforwarding classic rock accompaniment, innovative camera angles, carefully placed profanity and violence, Phillips shows immense growth and maturity as a filmmaker. It’s probably not a coincidence that he cast Hill (who received an Oscar nod for Scorsese’s “Wolf of Wall Street”) and gave him the Leonardo DiCaprio role while having Teller play Hill’s (relative) offsetting moral compass.

In what had to be another aside to Scorsese, Phillips placed his “Hangover” leading man Bradley Cooper in a crucial supporting role as a shady, almost certainly bent middle man

whose Coke bottle bottom glasses more than recall those worn by Robert DeNiro in “Casino.”

“War Dogs” doesn’t quite achieve the level of grandeur it’s obviously shooting for, but it does lift all of its participants to a higher plane. Everyone involved is professionally better off because of it.

In a bit of irony, assorted movie-related websites state the running time as low as 90 minutes and as long as 149 minutes.

In reality (not including previews and closing credits), the approximate running time is just under two hours. If Phillips had trimmed it down to, say, 100 minutes, “War Dogs” would have been something not to miss. As it exists now, it’s a very admirable, catch-it-when-you-can type of affair.

(Warner Bros.)

‘Kubo’ masterfully borrows from traditions of Asian storytelling

By Peter DeBruge Reuters

In “Kubo and the Two Strings,” a brave, one-eyed Japanese boy is faced with divergent paths to immortality: Either he can surrender his remaining eye to his supernatural grandfather, the greedy Moon King, in exchange for eternal life, or he can stand up to the magical old-timer in a manner so courageous that his story will become the stuff of legend, never to be forgotten.

Kubo chooses the latter option, of course, which makes perfect sense for the hero of the latest stop-motion marvel from Laika, the formulaaverse animation studio responsible for “Coraline” and “ParaNorman.” Expanding upon the charms of those director-driven projects, “Kubo” offers another ominous mission for a lucky young misfit, this one a dark yet thrilling adventure quest that stands as the crowning achievement in Laika’s already impressive oeuvre — though its Asian setting, handicapped hero and relaxed pace will make it an even tougher sell than the studio’s previous modestgrossing toons.

As it happens, audiences get two epics for the price of one in “Kubo.” The first, shot in exquisite stereoscopic 3-D, is a meticulously constructed hero’s journey that blends the lessons of Western mythology, a la Joseph Campbell, with the Eastern tradition of great samurai tales. The second takes place entirely behind the scenes, a decade-plus effort by which stop-motion enthusiast Travis Knight helped resuscitate the labor-intensive art form, taking over what remained of Will Vinton Studios (the outfit responsible for the California Raisins) and working his way up to this film as a

From left, Monkey (voiced by Charlize Theron) situates herself protectively alongside Kubo (Art Parkinson) in animation studio Laika’s epic action-adventure “Kubo and the Two Strings.”

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feature directing debut.

Armed with a long, squarebodied lute-like instrument called a shamisen and a stack of origami paper, Kubo (Art Parkinson) spends his days spinning elaborate tales in a remote village. The son of the legendary samurai Hanzo (modeled after Kurosawa muse Toshiro Mifune), the boy rocks the shamisen as if it were a surf guitar, which in turn causes the colored origami sheets to swirl around, magically folding themselves in sync with his stories — the animated pages helping to illustrate embellished versions of the tales his overprotective if absent-minded mother tells him before bedtime back in the cave they call home.

No stranger to magic and quite powerful in her own right, Kubo’s mom has raised him alone since he was an infant, hiding him from his grandfather, the Moon King.

While the boy’s vaguely Harry Potter-like backstory isn’t immediately clear, the mystery is effectively the point in a film whose pleasure is in discovering Kubo’s gifts — as well as a great raft of family secrets and surprises — as he sets out to gather the three artifacts his long-gone father sought to try to defeat the Moon King.

Kubo is aided in his quest by two of Laika’s most memorable characters to date: the surly, ultra-serious

Monkey (Charlize Theron, whose deadpan delivery garners laughs) and a goofy insect-human hybrid known as Beetle (Matthew McConaughey, whose throwaway quips don’t).

Although it’s rare to see an American movie that borrows so heavily from Asian storytelling traditions, “Kubo and the Two Strings” incorporates its many exotic influences in a way that feels deceptively familiar, even logical, driven

by Dario Marianelli’s score, richly elaborated from Kubo’s plucky shamisen theme. “If you must blink, do it now,” Kubo advises his rapt audience at the outset, though the film relies on clever trickery throughout, using much-desired revelations — especially pertaining to Kubo’s parents — to distract the viewer from the troubling consequences of certain twists the dream-like narrative presents along the way.

With such awe-inspiring artistry, designed so as to never distract from the material it serves, “Kubo and the Two Strings” stands as the sort of film that feels richer with each successive viewing, from the paper-folded Laika logo at the beginning to the emotional resonance of its final shot. In his first project at the helm, Knight has delivered a tale that touches on immortality.

(Focus Features)

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casting and production.

“Oh, we’ve had so much fun,” Winkler said, “and you know it was grueling but it was like a trip that fell out of the heavens. I mean, four very big personalities and ultimately you can feel the affection

and respect because I was allowed to go into the editing room and look at stuff as they cut it together. And I thought to myself, ‘I’m in it and I want to spend time with these guys.’ ” Each stop, according to Winkler, took three-and-

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a-half days to film with a typical shooting day lasting 14 to 15 hours. In each episode, the four men banter, kid around, take in landmark sights and interact with the locals, along the way discovering that language is no barrier.

“Here’s what’s interesting: We’re all the same,” Winkler said. “I watched George Foreman, who is a mountain of a man, lie down on a thatched mat on a platform covered by a thatched roof open on three sides, and these children 2, 3, 4 years old, came over to him in Thailand and they could have been his grandchildren. Without knowing the language but only the language of laughter, they started making up games together and jumping on him. I mean, I saw it. I met these children in Kyoto at a sumo wrestling match, their mom and dad came, and with no language we laughed together and created masterpieces in the gravel we were sitting on.”

As for himself, Winkler found himself bonding with a “local” of another species in Thailand.

“One of the greatest experiences outside of my family, outside of my career, that I’ve had in my whole life,” he says, “was in Chiang Mai. I met an elephant and I spent a day with this elephant, and this elephant looked me in the eye, I looked this elephant in the eye. I said, ‘My name is Henry, I’m so happy to meet you.’ And you feel the emotion that flows out of this 15,000-pound pachyderm and I started to cry. … It was a new experience. I have ridden an animal in a zoo but to be with this animal, to feed this animal, wash this animal, ride this animal, chat with this animal — it was overwhelming.”

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Take four male celebrities of a certain age, bring them on an epic trek through Asia and watch what happens.

That’s the conceit behind the new unscripted NBC series “Better Late Than Never.” Premiering Tuesday, Aug. 23, the fishout-of-water comedy event follows TV legends Henry Winkler (“Happy Days”) and William Shatner (“Star Trek”), football great Terry Bradshaw and former heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman as they embark on a journey of a lifetime through locations such as Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok and Hong Kong, traveling with no schedule and no itinerary and guided by comedian Jeff Dye. Winkler, who is also an executive producer, knew Shatner prior to this project but not Bradshaw and Foreman. But that didn’t stop the four men from becoming fast friends during

“The Voice” is starting to play its new tune a little early.

Season 11 of the singing competition, which currently is nominated for six Emmy Awards (including outstanding reality-competition series), will have not one but two major changes to its celebrity coach/judge lineup — and NBC airs a preview immediately after the Rio Olympics closing ceremonies Sunday, Aug. 21. Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys, both of whom have appeared on the show, begin regular runs with returnees Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as the special half-hour edition offers a couple of the traditional seasonstarting “Blind Auditions” and a performance by the coaches.

“Whether you’re getting a Super Bowl lead-in or the Olympics or anything huge, this is a really great thing for us,” confirms “The Voice” executive producer Mark Burnett.

“It’s a great way to remind people that ‘The Voice’ is about to come back and that we’ve switched things up with Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus. It’s an amazing promotional opportunity.”

With the official Season 11 start of “The Voice” set for Sept. 19, Burnett and his fellow producers — who include host Carson Daly — knew who they wanted, and who they were getting, in enlisting Cyrus and 15-time Grammy winner Keys. They’re the latest revisions to a cast that also has included Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Usher and Pharrell Williams at various times.

“It’s always a jigsaw puzzle,” Burnett admits of casting the show. “People also have touring schedules, and that’s why I say ‘The Voice’ is so complicated. All four coaches are current touring artists, but these turned out to be fantastic choices. They make things different, in a great way. Alicia has such a long and distinguished career, and Miley is like 10,000 volts … and is super-smart. I think a lot of people who aren’t Miley Cyrus fans are about to be. On ‘The Voice,’ you see artists competing and mentoring, and you really get to know them as people. There’s a benefit there for the music world.”

Burnett notes that the

Miley Cyrus joins “The Voice” in a Season 11 preview Sunday on NBC. (Special Photo)

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I think a lot of people who aren’t Miley Cyrus fans are about to be.”

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program “certainly will acknowledge” third-place Season 6 finalist Christina Grimmie, slain following a June concert in Orlando, Fla. “A lot has been done by the ‘Voice’ family around Christina. It’s something that’s still hard to believe.”

After a Season 10 that saw former “Curly Sue” actress Alisan Porter named the latest “Voice,” Burnett is restarting the series amidst much other activity, as usual. Now the chief of MGM Television, he and wife Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) are among the producers of the new movie version of “Ben-Hur.” He’s also readying new seasons of other successful shows: CBS’ “Survivor” and ABC’s “Shark Tank,” and for early 2017, NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” (with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the new leader of the boardroom). Also on Burnett’s slate is a new ABC business reality series that also involves Steve Harvey.

With “American Idol” now over, Burnett expects an added bonus for “The Voice” as the lone singingfocused contest on U.S. broadcast television. “The mantra for us,” Burnett reflects, “is, ‘Yeah, “The Voice” is the No. 1 show Mondays and Tuesdays, and it’s America’s mostloved music show, but that doesn’t mean we can sit back and not do the work.’ We have to bring the fans what they want, and I think attracting new fans via the Olympic closing ceremonies is a good move.”