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Family Cultural Birthday Party shows diversity of community

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When Gwinnett County bicentennial celebration organizers began planning the county’s yearlong birthday party, they knew they needed to tell the MORE ONLINE story of Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for a photo gallery.

Gwinnett and how it has transformed over the last two centuries.

“We started last year on Dec. 15 representing Gwinnett as it was 200 years ago,” said Tina Fleming, the county’s director of community services. “We had the Frontier Affair, which was at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse with the historical society and we all dressed in historic (clothing). What we wanted to do (Saturday) is celebrate Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Johnson carries the bicentennial torch through the final leg of its journey at the Gwinnett 200th Birthday Celebration at the Infinite Energy Center on Saturday. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

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Bicentennial event honors pioneers of county, culminates year of celebration

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Infinite Energy Arena’s ballroom erupted in applause as several dozen Gwinnett students, led

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Judy Johnson, ran into the brightly decorated room, the runners’ shorts and sneakers contrasting with

attendees’ cocktail dresses and suits.

Making their way to the stage, the runners ushered in the Gwinnett bicentennial torch’s final relay and its 236th mile.

“On Dec. 15, 2017, (Gwinnett County Board

of Commissioners) Chairman (Charlotte) Nash began the bicentennial year at the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse,” Johnson said. “She commissioned this torch; 36 See PIONEERS, Page 5A

Akilan Perumal talks Saturday with the living statue of Button Gwinnett at the Family Cultural Birthday Party at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, which was part of the county’s bicentennial celebration. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

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Police seek info on suspect in robberies near Snellville

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Gwinnett County police released this sketch of a man who allegedly committed four robberies in the same Snellville-area neighborhood.

He also allegedly performed a sex act against an elderly woman during one of the robberies. (Special Photo)

Gwinnett County police are looking for a man accused of committing multiple robberies as well as a sex act against an elderly woman in a neighborhood in the Snellville area.

The robberies happened on Nov. 29, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 in a neighborhood off Bethany Church Road near U.S. Highway 78. There were two robberies on Dec. 2. In three of the four robberies, the man allegedly placed calls for food deliveries — These robberies happened Nov. 29 from China House on Wellington Hills Way, II, Dec. 1 from Papa Johns Wellington Hills Lane and and Dec. 2 from Pizza Hut.

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they arrived,” Cpl. Michele Pihera said. “Once the driver pulled up, he would pull out a gun and demand their cash, wallet and cellphones. One delivery driver was assaulted by the suspect when he didn’t have any cash to give him.”

The fourth robbery happened at the home of the 73-year-old woman against whom the man allegedly committed a sex act. The man allegedly pushed his way into her home after knocking on the door. He is accused of demanding money from the woman once he was inside the home, but the woman claimed she didn’t have much money.

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to perform an unspecified sex act on him.

“When she denied, he placed the gun to her head and asked if she wanted to die,” Pihera said. “He ultimately performed the sexual act upon himself. When he was finished, he rummaged through her purse and stole what little cash she had.

When the victim started crying, he gave her a tissue.”

Police said the man also allegedly offered to pay the woman back by wiring money to her through an app that he tried to download to her phone. The download was unsuccessful and the man left the home.

“There’s no doubt that this suspect is escalating his

violence toward his victims,” Pihera said. “It’s imperative that he is identified and captured as soon as possible so he doesn’t target anyone else.”

Anyone who has information about the robberies is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

The can also provide tips at www.crimestoppersatlanta. org. There is a reward of up to $2,000 available from Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest and indictment, and tipsters can remain anonymous.

Tipsters are asked to reference case numbers 18-110854, 18-111569, 18111737 and 18-111826.

Make-A-Wish gives kids royal treatment at Medieval Times

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Five children and their families were recently made kings and queens for a day at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament’s Lawrenceville castle.

The families, who are a part of Make-A-Wish Georgia, a nonprofit that grants “wishes” to children diagnosed with critical illnesses, were given tickets to Medieval Times’ newest show, where one of the Make-a-Wish Georgia children was crowned by Queen Maria Isabella as the tournament victor.

In addition, five children spent a week in Junior Knights Training, where they learned about horsemanship, armory and chivalry from Medieval Times’ knights.

“Our relationship with Medieval Times Atlanta gives local children facing critical illnesses the chance to let their imagination soar,” said Tim Earley,

Five Make-A-Wish children spent a week in Medieval Times Atlanta’s Junior Knights Training, where they learned about horsemanship, armory and chivalry from Medieval Times knights. (Special Photo)

Make-A-Wish Georgia CEO. “Watching the happiness exude from our wish kids’ faces when they become a knight (or queen) is contagious.”

Medieval Times hosts a “Wish Knight” each quarter in the hopes of brightening a child and family’s day or week, said Medieval Times Atlanta General Manager

Will Philips.

“We’re honored to support Make-A-Wish Georgia and humbled to play a small part in the lives of these families,” Philips said.

“Seeing these kids smile and have a great time at our castle is one of the best parts of my job. They’re as strong as all our knights and queen combined.”

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Ku, Fosque to be sworn in to BOC on Friday Gwinnett County’s two newest commissioners will take their oaths of office later this week, taking care of an official piece of business before their terms begin Jan. 1.

District 2 Commissioner-elect Ben Ku and District 4 Commissionerelect Marlene Fosque will take their respective oaths of office Friday during separate ceremonies at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, which is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.

Fosque will be sworn in at 4 p.m. in the GJAC auditorium. Ku will be sworn in at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The incoming commissioners are encouraging supporters to attend the ceremonies.

Fosque told the Daily Post that county officials will be recording the ceremonies so they can be broadcast at a later date

of the House of Representatives in the county’s delegation, although there are state senators in the delegation who have been in the General Assembly longer. He was first elected to the house in 2002 and has served continuously since then.

Park was first elected to Curt Yeomans the legislature in 2016 and Moore was first elected in on TVGwinnett.

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Ku and Fosque will be The Georgia General the first Democrats to sit Assembly will begin its on the county commission 2019 legislative session in decades. They defeated Gwinnett County commissioners-elect Ben Ku and Mar- on Jan. 14. lene Fosque pose for a photo during their training with incumbent Republican the Association of County Commissions of Georgia. commissioners Lynette U.S. House passes They are planning to hold back-to-back swearing-in cereHoward and John Heard, Hice-backed bill monies at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Cenrespectively, in November. ter in Lawrenceville on Friday. (Photo: Ben Ku/Facebook) to preserve battlefields Legislation pushed New leaders ity Democrat legislative elected chairman and state by U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, chosen for Gwinnett delegation from Gwinnett Rep. Sam Park, D-LawR-Ga., to preserve battlelegislative delegation has chosen its leadership. renceville, was elected fields from three wars Gwinnett County’s And as a reflection vice-chairman. State fought on American soil legislators sat down of the new Democratic Rep.-elect Beth Moore was unanimously passed recently and chose new majority in the delegation, was chosen to be the del- by the U.S. House this leaders for the 2019-20 all of its new leaders are egation’s secretary, Marin past week. legislative term, and it’s a Democrats. told the Daily Post.

The Preserving Amersymbolic moment since it State Rep. Pedro Marin, Marin is now the ica’s Battlefields Act is was the first time a major- D-Duluth, said he was longest tenured member designed to reauthorize

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The addition of the Express Parking service comes months after Mall of Georgia custhe mall began using tomers can now reserve MyPark’s services. The a parking spot whenever mall said it will have 14 they need to quickly stop Express Parking spaces off at the mall to pick up near its Marquee Enor return something. trance, South Plaza and The Buford-area mall North Plaza. announced Friday that it Officials from the has begun offering MyP- mall and MyPark touted ark’s Express Parking the fact that customers service. Users of MyPwho need to quickly run ark’s app can reserve a in and out of the shopparking space for free for ping center can reserve up to 30 minutes before a parking space using a they have to begin paysmartphone as a conveing a $5 per hour fee to nience. The app can be continue using the park- downloaded from the ing space.

Android or iOS stores, “This new parking op- or from usemypark.com. tion makes returning, ex“We are continuously changing and picking up looking for new ways items a breeze — all just to further enhance the in time for the holiday shopping experience,” shopping season,” said MyPark President and Mall of Georgia Director CEO Luis Mayendia of Marketing and Busisaid in a statement. “By ness Development Teresa partnering with Simon Holloway in a statement. Properties and Mall of “Our goal is to always Georgia, we are able to provide our visitors with provide the convenience the best possible shopof our self-parking serping experience, and vice and make shopping the addition of Exmore enjoyable during press Parking will help the busy holiday seashoppers find peace of son.” curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

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the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program, which is aimed at helping preserve battlefields from the American Revolution, War of 1812 and Civil War. Hice introduced the bill in June and it was adopted by the House on Monday. It is pending in the U.S. Senate.

“Since the inception of this program, Battlefield Land Acquisition grants have been used extensively to preserve portions of dozens of battlefield sites that played roles in the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the American Civil War,” Hice told his colleagues as he urged them to vote for the bill last Monday.

“These dollar-for-dollar matching land grants have saved more than 30,000 acres of battlegrounds across 20 states.”

Political Notebook appears in the Sunday edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Family of man who fell to death in 2015 awarded nearly $17.9M

BY CURT YEOMANS

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A Lawrenceville company has been ordered to pay nearly $17.9 million to the family of a Brookwood softball supporter who died in May 2015 after a Gwinnett County jury decided work done by the company was a factor in his death.

On Nov. 30, the jury sided with the family and estate of Wade Blackwell and handed down a verdict against Classic Millwork Designs Inc. in a civil trial. The trial centered around whether alleged issues with window sashes Classic Millwork Designs had put in at an office building in Peachtree Corners led to Blackwell’s death.

Blackwell had been at the office building to provide a quote to its owner on the replacement of some trim around the attic windows on May 1, 2015, and fell out of the window and died.

“It was abundantly clear the jury recognized the installer’s carelessness and failure to follow basic safety rules took a great

This plaque at Brookwood High School’s softball complex was erected in memory of Wade Blackwell, a team supporter and father of two graduates of the program. A Gwinnett County jury recently awarded the family of Blackwell, who died in May 2015 after he fell out of a window, nearly $17.9 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Classic Millwork Designs. (Photo: Steve Pickens)

man from our community,” said Steve Pickens, the attorney for Blackwell’s family, in a statement.

While Blackwell was a home builder, he was also known for his support of Brookwood’s softball team and the local fastpitch softball community.

His daughters played on the team, and a plaque honoring his memory was installed at Brookwood’s softball complex after his death.

Court documents show Classic Millwork Design had been hired to replace the sashes for windows on the third floor of the office building and Blackwell had been hired to replace rotting wood trim around the windows.

In an order denying the company’s request to have the case dismissed in July, Gwinnett County State Court Judge Joseph

C. Iannazzone wrote that Blackwell had trouble with a sash on one of the windows when he attempted to close it. A witness testified that Blackwell may have stepped on a two-by-four in front of the window during his attempts to close the window.

Iannazzone wrote in the order that testimony from experts backed up the theory that Blackwell was standing on the two-byfour.

“Expert testimony also establishes that once on the two-by-four, there are only two ways Mr. Blackwell could have fallen out the window,” the judge wrote. “Either (1) he put his hands on the upper sash with slight pressure to try and put the top sash in place and the sash just fell out and he fell with it or (2) he lost his bal-

ance and fell against the window knocking the sash from the frame.

“When construing the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, the expert testimony indicates that in either scenario the window should have held, but for the negligent manner in which it was installed.”

An attorney for Classic Millwork Designs could not be reached for comment by telephone or email.

Court documents show attorneys for Classic Millwork Designs argued that the company could not be held liable for Blackwell’s death because no one could determine what caused him to begin falling.

“There are no genuine issues of material fact as to any theory of recovery put forth by the plaintiffs in their complaint as against Classic Millwork,” attorney Jeff Raasch wrote in an April 30 motion for summary judgment that was denied by Iannazzone.

“The undisputed evidence shows that the plaintiffs cannot prove the vital element of proximate causation needed to recover against defendant Classic Millwork under a theory of tort, as more fully set for in its brief in support of this motion.”

However, Iannazzone asserted that what caused him to fall was not the central issue of the case as he denied the motion for summary judgment.

“The proper inquiry in this case is not what began Mr. Blackwell’s fall, but whether the window, if properly installed, would have prevented him from falling to the ground and to his death,” Iannazzone wrote in the order.

Pair of Gwinnett malls announce changes to holiday shopping hours

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

Local shoppers in need of last-minute holiday gifts have until 6 p.m.

Christmas Eve to shop at a pair of Gwinnett’s malls.

Buford’s Mall of Georgia and Lawrenceville’s Sugarloaf Mills recently announced their holiday hours, which will be altered slightly in the days leading up to the Dec. 25 holiday.

On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22 and 23, the Mall of Georgia will ex-

tend its hours: The mall will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 22; it will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 23.

Dec. 24 hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mall will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 26. It will be closed Dec. 25.

Those looking to give back after the holidays can do so by donating blood at several Red Cross Blood drives, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 26 to 28.

Sugarloaf Mills shoppers will also want to take note of the shopping

center’s altered hours, which are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 17 to 22, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 23 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 24.

Sugarloaf Mills will be closed on Christmas. It will reopen at 9 a.m. Dec. 26 and remain open until 9 p.m.

For a complete list of daily mall hours for both the Mall of Georgia and Sugarloaf Mills, visit simon.com.

Gwinnett Place Mall has not said whether its hours will be altered in the days before or after Christmas.

4A • SundAy, december 16, 2018 To Your Good Health

Too much vitamin D a bad thing?

Dear Dr. roaCH: I’m 70, Caucasian and slim. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis five years ago. Before that, I took Fosamax for five years. The only things I take are 1,000 mg calcium citrate, 3 mg boron and a multivitamin containing 2,000 IU vitamin D. An X-ray showed three compression fractured vertebra. I read that taking more than 1,000 IU of vitamin D can cause bone mass loss! I started crying thinking that I caused the fractures from taking too much vitamin D. I’ve stopped the multivitamin and just take 500 IU of the vitamin D. I’m outside an hour a day. Do you know of bone mass loss from too much?

— V.W. anSWer: Low levels of vitamin D are a common and treatable cause of bone loss, which can ultimately lead to fractures. It’s a good idea to check the vitamin D level in people with known osteoporosis. There remains some controversy about the optimum level of vitamin D, but a level between 30 and 50 ng/mL is generally considered safe.

Very high levels of vitamin D can cause calcium to come out of bones, and can cause risk of kidney stones as well as symptoms.

However, this is almost unheard of in a dose less than 4,000 units daily. I think it is very unlikely that you were taking too much vitamin D, so there’s no need to blame yourself.

Although people with boron deficiency are at higher risk of bone loss, using boron as part of osteoporosis treatment has never been shown to reduce fracture rates. I don’t recommend boron supplementation. Leafy green vegetables like spinach and kale are good sources in the diet.

Dear Dr. roaCH: If you are an 80-year-old woman who has used Synthroid for decades, could it be the cause of osteoporosis and significant bone loss of the jaw?

— D.M.P anSWer: Excess thyroid hormone clearly causes reductions in bone density and increases the risk of fractures. Synthroid, a brand of levothyroxine, is used to replace thyroid hormone in people who can’t make it (called hypothyroidism), especially people who have autoimmune thyroid disease causing a too-low level of thyroid hormone and people who have had surgery on their thyroid gland.

Healthy bone is metabolically active. Bone-absorbing cells (osteoclasts) constantly “eat” away bone, followed by bone-creating cells (osteoblasts), which come in and lay down new bone.

One professor I had likened it to road repair: Bones, like roads, sustain damage over time. A repair team needs to dig up the bad road and replace it with new pavement. But the processes must be balanced — too much digging without repaving and the road is full of holes; not enough removal of damaged road and the slapped-down repairs are weak and inefficient.

Without treatment of hypothyroidism, bone absorption is slowed and bone density actually increases.

If the thyroid levels are right where they should be, then there is no increased risk for osteoporosis or fracture.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1773, Tea Act protesters dumped hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor, an act that came to be known as the “Boston Tea Party.”

In 1835, a huge fire destroyed nearly 700 buildings in New York City.

In 1944, German forces began a 90-minute artillery barrage against the Allied front, signaling the onset of the Battle of the Bulge.

In 2000, President George W. Bush selected Colin Powell as the first AfricanAmerican secretary of state.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Jane Austen (1775-1817), author; Noel Coward (1899-1973), playwright; Margaret Mead (1901-1978), anthropologist; Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), writer; Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), author; Lesley Stahl (1941- ), journalist; Steven Bochco (1943-2018), screenwriter/producer;

Shane Black (1961- ), actor/screenwriter/ director; William “The Refrigerator” Perry (1962- ), football player; Benjamin Bratt (1963- ), actor; Krysten Ritter (1981- ), actress; Theo James (1984- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: Margaret Mead was named “Mother of the World” by Time magazine in 1969.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1973, Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson became the first player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” — Arthur C. Clarke TODAY’S NUMBER: $2.8 billion — worldwide box-office gross of James Cameron’s “Avatar,” which began its wide international release on this day in 2009.

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Niece is harsh toward autistic child Dear amy: My 22-year-old niece told my teenage daughter to “shut up” during our Thanksgiving meal.

The problem is, my daughter has severe autism.

She makes odd and loud noises. She rocks. She has a hard time sitting still.

This is not the first time that my niece has been unkind and harsh to my daughter. And even though my daughter may seem like she’s in her own world, I promise you, she’s a smart cookie and I am certain that the words and ugly looks directed at her have an impact.

My husband says we should just stop going to family functions to spare our daughter and ourselves from the stress.

I’ve told my niece point blank not to talk to my daughter like that, but it keeps happening.

I guess she’s just young and ignorant, but I know lots of amazing young adults who would never speak that way to anyone, much less someone with a different ability. If she were a paraprofessional at school and did this, she’d be fired.

It is hard enough dealing with strangers who don’t “get” my daughter, and can be rude and unfriendly, so it’s doubly hard when it’s family.

My sister won’t do anything about it. My husband and I have strategies to help our daughter calm down, but they don’t always work,

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson and sometimes she just needs to express herself as she does. And it’s almost always a joyful and happy expression. I actually enjoy her sounds. The kind people in our lives enjoy them, too!

Anyway, I am at a loss.

Please help!

— Concerned Mom Dear ConCerneD: I agree that your niece’s behavior is unacceptable. But please don’t stop attending family events. Connecting with family members who understand and love your daughter, just as she is, is good for all of you.

You should reach out to your niece and tell her, “Your cousin has autism.

The noises she makes are part of the way she communicates. She cannot always control her behavior. You don’t have autism; you can control yours. I understand that being around her seems to make you very uncomfortable, but your behavior toward her is unacceptable.” If there is a book or resource describing autism that you can share with your niece — education might help her to modulate

her own behavior.

Dear amy: Earlier this year I developed lymphedema in my right arm. It is the direct result of having had lymph nodes removed during a mastectomy.

I now wear both a compression sleeve and a fingerless glove to manage the swelling.

My problem is when complete strangers ask what happened.

I usually respond with, “It’s a long story.” Yesterday I responded in this fashion and the person asked: “Is there a short version?” This was in a very public place.

I simply said “No,” and continued on my way.

I have no desire to provide an answer to this question.

It’s hard enough to have to wear these garments (permanently) and sometimes they trigger very negative memories about my breast cancer experience.

Frankly, on some days, I feel snarky, and want to ask people in return, “Why do you need to know?”

What other phrases can you come up with that are both socially acceptable and effective in stopping further questions?

— Invaded Dear InvaDeD: I’m genuinely sorry that you have to deal with this.

These inquiries remind you of a painful experience. You have the right to navigate through the world on your own terms. Unfortunately,

some people simply don’t respect this.

I assume that you understand that some people might have a specific reason for asking. For instance, they might have had a similar experience. But yes, you have the right not to discuss what is going on with your body.

A slight revision to your “Why do you need to know?” reply is, “Why do you ask?” But this response invites an answer and further conversation.

You could also respond simply, “I had cancer,” or, “I understand you’re curious, but I don’t want to talk about it.”

Dear amy: I identified with the letter from “Confused.” Her longtime boyfriend’s parents displayed large pictures all over their house of the boyfriend and his ex-wife.

My mother-in-law did this, and it made us so uncomfortable! Finally my husband had a private talk with her and she removed all but one of these photos.

We were fine with this.

— In the Picture Dear In: These parents might also be waiting for their son to marry his girlfriend.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Embrace the people and things you enjoy most, and make this a time to remember. Improving your personal life and making changes to your lifestyle or profession will open up a variety of opportunities. Seize the moment and live life fully.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Host an event or decorate your place for upcoming festivities. Changes you make and time spent with loved ones will bring you the greatest joy of all.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be careful with whom you share family history.

Have patience with loved ones, and listen to complaints carefully.

The attention you offer others will result in you getting the respect and love you deserve.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — An idea will lead to an opportunity. Use your skills to turn something you enjoy doing into a moneymaking endeavor.

Share your plans with someone who has something to contribute.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t let someone else’s behavior turn into your problem. Know when to walk away from an unsavory situation. Put your priorities in order and your needs first.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Personal matters can be taken care of. An adjustment to your finances will ensure that you get the tax break you deserve.

An unexpected gift will take you by surprise.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — You’ll learn a lot if you spend time with someone who has insight into your family history. The information you receive will help you find a way to please a loved one.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Look for a chance to do something nice for a loved one. A kind gesture will lead to a positive change in your relationship, which in turn will lead to an interesting opportunity.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — A problem will arise if someone you are counting on falls behind or doesn’t do his or her fair share.

Don’t initiate a change unless you know you can finish what you start.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Getting together with people you haven’t seen in a while will be eye-opening and will give you some ideas that will help you make personal improvements.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Do your best to get along at home. When dealing with joint money decisions, have cost-efficient alternatives ready to temper someone’s lavish plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’ll be caught in the middle of an impossible situation.

Don’t compromise any relationship. Try to stay neutral and keep the peace. Focus on learning and self-improvement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — You’ll have a good idea that will turn into a welcome surprise for a loved one. A short trip, shopping extravaganza or romantic evening will make your day.

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Lawrenceville holding open house on PAC design

By Curt yeomans

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Lawrenceville residents are invited to weigh in on revised plans for the city’s performing arts center, which will also serve as an expansion of the Aurora Theatre, next week.

The city announced plans for an open house, which will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday on the fourth

floor of City Hall, which is located at 70 S. Clayton St. The city plans to gather public input on the performing arts center project.

“Your input is critical as we want to make sure our efforts to realize the community’s vision are met with a true final product that fits into the fabric of our city,” Lawrenceville officials said in an open letter to residents.

Concept renderings of the planned center were released

earlier this year, but Lawrenceville officials have been working on revising those plans as well as the budget and scope of the facility. The city council is expected to vote on the plans at its Jan. 7 meeting, but the city wants residents to weigh in on the design and layout of the facility.

“The open house will offer citizens and businesses the opportunity to review and provide input into the

revised designs, so that general consensus on the size, orientation — facing Pike Street or Clayton Street — and design (modern or more traditional) of the project can be achieved,” officials said in their letter to residents.

The city council will discuss the plans as well during a work session at 5 p.m. on the day after open house.

The work session will be held in Lawrenceville City Hall.

Chiropractic office opens in Sugar Hill

By IsaBel HugHes

isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

Sugar Hill residents looking for chiropractic care won’t have to travel far, thanks to the recent opening of The Joint Chiropractic’s Cumming Highway location.

Headed by Dr. Karima Cooper, the new office, which is located at 885 Cumming Highway, Suite 403, was opened with the intent of making chiropractic care more accessible and faster for patients with the franchise’s no-appointment, no-insurance and no-hassle business model, a news release said.

“Chiropractic care benefits everyone,” Cooper said. “From newborns to elderly patients, we work with each individual patient’s needs to promote

The Joint Chiropractic recently opened its new location in Sugar Hill. (Special Photo)

spinal health, eliminating and preventing all different types of pain. You would be very surprised how important regular spinal adjustments are to overall well-being. We are excited and passionate about helping the Sugar Hill community get and stay well.”

The Joint’s membership model allows patients looking for chiropractic care to customize ongoing treatment plans or receive

preventative exams on a weekly basis or as needed, depending on package options.

Chiropractors across the company’s network have secure access to patient files, meaning members can use their membership at any The Joint chiropractic office nationwide.

“Chiropractic care is an important aspect of our overall holistic health,” said Joe Bass Burum,

owner of the Sugar Hill office. “Everyday activities such as sitting at a desk all day or constantly looking down to check our phones take a toll on our bodies, especially our spine health.

A key to preventing and managing pain is routine chiropractic adjustments.”

For more information on The Joint’s services or pricing options, visit thejoint.com/georgia/sugar-hill.

Hundreds of families enjoyed arts and crafts at the Family Cultural Birthday Party at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning on Saturday afternoon, which was part of the county’s bicentennial celebration. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

•From Page 1A how vibrant and connected we are with all the diversity in the county.”

That diversity was represented by more than a half-dozen “booths” — or specially-decorated areas of the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning’s hallway that included cultural staples, such as a soccer net to symbolize Brazil’s love of the sport or a roulette wheel representing Las Vegas’ casinos — cultural performances, collaborative art, storytelling, arts-and-crafts and more at Saturday’s Family Cultural Birthday Party, a free event held prior to the evening’s paid birthday celebration dinner.

A family affair, the party emphasized interactive learning and fun, said Sheila Fowler, who also works in Gwinnett’s Department of Community Services.

“When people come in, the children get a passport and they put a thumbprint on where they’re from or where their family is from, all over the globe,” Fowler said. “Back in the Hudgens Art Center, they’ve got arts they’re working on with children to represent the different continents, and they can get their passport stamped. We’ve got ice sculptures outside, we’ve got s’mores outside — it’s a party for everybody.”

Funmie Efeyini and her husband, Mike, who im-

Diversity

Visitors on Saturday make their way through the balloon arches to start their tour of the Family Cultural Birthday Party at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, which was part of the county’s bicentennial celebration.

migrated from Nigeria more than a decade ago, were a part of that “everybody” Saturday afternoon as they took selfies with a man dressed as Button Gwinnett — one of Georgia’s three Declaration of Independence signatories and the man who Gwinnett County was named after.

“We live in Gwinnett and just wanted to learn more about its (history),” Efeyini said. “It’s the best place (to live); I’d only planned to live here for one year (after immigrating) but 12 years later, we’re still here. It’s highly diversified and virtually everything you want or need is in Gwinnett. For us,

because we are immigrants, we felt welcome in Gwinnett.”

Efeyini said she and her husband felt especially welcomed at Saturday afternoon’s event, thanks to all the different cultures represented and countries displayed. “(The celebration) is beautiful,” she said. “It caters to everybody and to all ages; I mean, we were able to find something to do and find our way, even though we are not young. That’s impressive; I’m glad I came.”

Carrie Halron, who first heard about the event because her daughter, Caelyn, is a student at the Drake

School of Irish Dance — the dance school was one of seven groups to perform at the party — said she, too, was glad she and her family came.

“The (county) did a really good job,” she said. “There are lot of fun activities for the kids; their mouths are full, so we always like that.

All the performances were (great) and it was neat to see all the cultures that make up Gwinnett. We were actually talking about that with our family that was here — it was fun to see the melting pot that Gwinnett is. You don’t see it like that often and it was fun to highlight it.”

The project is expected to cost about $31 million, and city officials are expected to outline details of the construction budget during the open house. City officials did say on Monday, however, that partners and stakeholders will contribute 50 percent of the funding for the project.

The city said the center will build upon work already taking place at the Aurora Theatre, but it will also be used by students in Georgia

Gwinnett College’s fine arts program. The college is seeking permission from the Georgia Board of Regents to lease space at the center.

“Such approval would provide hundreds of students and faculty daily access to a modern professional theatre and educational experience in the city’s downtown, promoting economic development and supporting college degree completion,” Lawrenceville officials said.

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to recognize special people who have led the way on routes have been run with important issues at critithis torch, (and) 283 runcal times in the county’s ners from 16 high schools history.” have carried the torch.

The first trailblazer These runners have colaward went to Gwinnett lectively run 236.78 miles native Bill Atkinson, who served as Gwinnett County around the county.”

Board of Commissioners Over the past year, the Chairman from 1973 to torch, which Johnson 1976. presented to Nash at the “He helped lay the county’s bicentennial dinfoundation for the future ner Saturday night, has made its way to 26 histori- Gwinnett and was noted for introducing modern cal sites, 14 city halls and has been received by every management practices to the County organization,” mayor in Gwinnett.

Nash said. “Any one of the Its final trip Saturday accomplishments during night was from Duluth his time as chairman would City Hall to the Infinite have been a major step Energy Arena, where the forward in transforming county’s paid birthday Gwinnett into a leadingcelebration was held. A free family event was held edge government, but all of them together are truly at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning earlier in remarkable.”

In addition to honoring the day.

Atkinson with the trail“It’s all about celebratblazer award, the county is ing Gwinnett County — renaming its animal shelter past, present and future,” after the former chairman. said Phil Hoskins, deputy The second trailblazer county administrator. “We award was given to Wayne started off a year ago on Mason, who also served Dec. 15, which was a Frias a commission chairman day night, with a Frontier Affair, thinking that would and was known as a powerful realtor in the county. be a good way to tell the Mason, whose family history. This event still respects history but it’s really remains in Gwinnett — his celebrating who Gwinnett niece, Tracey Mason, was sworn in as a Superior is now and who we’re goCourt judge last month — ing to be in the future.”

That celebration of who also served as chairman of the Water and Sewer Gwinnett is now took the Authority, where he “seform of cultural perforcured critical funding” for mances, cuisine from different nationalities, and the Lanier water filter plant and “other major water and tributes to the men and sewer projects,” Nash said, women who helped shape prompting the county to the county in to what it rename its water supply inis today — an “economic take facility at Lake Lanier powerhouse” filled with after the real-estate mogul. diversity, Nash said.

The third and final “Since Gwinnett’s creation on Dec. 15, 1818, we trailblazer award was have grown from an agrar- presented to former Buford ian, frontier community to City Schools Superintenan economic powerhouse,” dent Beauty Baldwin, who, in 1984, became the first she said. “Today, we are black female school superone of the most diverse intendent in the state. counties in the Southeast Though she retired from with people from around the district in 1994, she the globe choosing to has remained active in settle here for opportunities in education, work and Gwinnett in many different areas, Nash said, which is play that lead to a better why the county is renamlife. As in the beginning, ing the Gwinnett County we remain a big-hearted, enthusiastic and optimistic Elections Office to honor her. community of pioneers.”

“We are all the benefiWhile that “community of pioneers” was celebrat- ciaries of the vision, the ed Saturday night, so, too, hard decisions, the leadership and the example were several instrumental of these three pioneers,” figures in the county’s Nash said. “They made development. good things happen for us “(That) transformation all and they helped make requires people of daring Gwinnett into an energetic, vision and the courage dynamic community that to act,” Nash said. “The is vibrantly connected. road to greatness takes bold leadership, relentless So, as we conclude our energy, confidence to take celebration of our past 200 years, let us follow risks and a readiness to their example as we stride blaze a trail for others to follow. We have created the forward into our next 100 Gwinnett trailblazer award years.”

Visitors take photos in front of a large cake display at the Gwinnett 200th Birthday Celebration at the Infinite Energy Center on Saturday. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

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world&nation world ‘Yellow vest’ protesters out for fifth weekend Crowds of “gilets jaunes” or “yellow vest” protesters gathered Saturday in Paris for a fifth consecutive weekend of demonstrations despite concessions this week by French President Emmanuel Macron.

But their numbers were lower than in previous weeks, with some perhaps appeased by Macron’s promises, while others may have been deterred by cold, wet weather or shaken by the terror attack earlier this week on a Christmas market in Strasbourg.

By mid-afternoon Saturday, about 34,000 protesters had turned out across France, including more than 2,000 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry. Last week, some 77,000 protesters turned out across the country, including 10,000 in Paris.

Paris police estimates earlier Saturday put the number of protesters in the capital at several thousand.

Russia proposes UN resolution to preserve nuclear forces treaty Russia has submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly in support of the IntermediateRange Nuclear Forces Treaty. The resolution follows the United States’ decision to withdraw from the landmark agreement of the final days of the Cold War arms race.

“The unilateral actions by the U.S. on effectively initiating a procedure of ‘suspending’ their participation in the Treaty, a step not envisaged in this Agreement, put the future of the INF Treaty in jeopardy,” the Russian Mission to the U.N. announced in a statement Friday.

Russia warned that the termination of the treaty “could seriously undermine international Weapons of Mass Destruction non-proliferation and Arms Control mechanisms” and called for its preservation.

Federal judge strikes down ACA By ariane de VoGue and Tami LuhBy CNN

A federal judge in Texas said Friday that the Affordable Care Act’s individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law therefore cannot stand.

Legal experts say the ruling won’t immediately affect Americans’ health coverage, and a group of states led by California is already vowing to appeal.

But the invalidation of the landmark health care law popularly known as Obamacare throws into doubt the future of health coverage for millions of Americans on the Obamacare exchanges and in Medicaid expansion.

The ruling and expected appeal sets up another cliffhanger in which the fate of the law, which Republicans have unsuccessfully tried to repeal for years, will likely once again ultimately lie with the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote leaving the law intact in 2012, but it’s unclear how the justices will view this challenge, which centers on changes to the individual mandate that were baked into the 2017 tax reform.

President Donald Trump, who campaigned in 2016 on a promise to undo Obamacare, was thwarted

nation Gillibrand says she is ‘definitely thinking’ about presidential run

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said she is “definitely thinking” about running for president in 2020 and will announce a decision in the near future.

“I’m definitely thinking about it, of course. And I’m going to think about it over the holidays with my children and my husband, and I will make a decision soon,” Gillibrand said on CNN’s “The Van Jones Show,” which aired Saturday.

“This is sort of where my Australia says faith drives me. I do believe West Jerusalem in these moments of great darkness — of great pain, is Israeli capital of great suffering, of great Australian Prime Minisdivision, of great hatred — ter Scott Morrison anthat all of us are called to do nounced Saturday that his something … to restore what government recognizes is good in our world,” GilWest Jerusalem as the capi- librand said. “And I feel very tal of Israel. called at this moment to fight “The government has as hard as I possibly can to resolved that Australia’s restore that.” position is now as follows: When asked why she Australia now recognizes might not run for the presiWest Jerusalem as being the dency, Gillibrand said she seat of the Knesset (Israeli wants to make sure her famparliament) … West Jerusa- ily is ready for an “arduous lem is the capital of Israel,” and serious process.” he said in a speech at the Sydney Institute.

Trump inaugural Morrison noted that for committee under now, the embassy won’t move from Tel Aviv, but that criminal probe, may change later. sources say “We look forward to moving our embassy to President Donald Trump’s West Jerusalem, when prac- 2017 inaugural committee tical, in support of and after is currently being investia final status determination,” gated by federal prosecutors he said. “We’ve decided to in New York for possible start the work there now, to financial abuses related to identify a suitable site for an the more than $100 million Australian embassy in West in donations raised for his Jerusalem.” inauguration, according to — From wire reports sources familiar with the

A federal judge in Texas on Friday struck down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional, dealing a setback to the health care law passed under President Barack Obama, above. (CNN)

in Congress last year by a lone vote from the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

Trump immediately tweeted in celebration on Friday and called on Congress to act.

“As I predicted all along, Obamacare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster!

Now Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare and protects pre-existing conditions. Mitch and Nancy, get it done!” Trump wrote.

He later added, “Wow, but not surprisingly, ObamaCare was just ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a highly respected judge in Texas. Great news for America!”

On Saturday, Trump told reporters that if the deci-

sion is eventually upheld by the Supreme Court, “we will be sitting down with the Democrats” to “get great health care for our people.”

“Let’s say repeal and replace, handled a little bit differently, but it was a big, big victory by a highly respected judge,” Trump said during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi decried the ruling and suggested that the coming Democratic-led House will intervene in the case.

“Republicans are fully responsible for this cruel decision and for the fear they have struck into millions of families across America who are now in danger of losing their health coverage,” Pelosi said in a statement. “When

House Democrats take the gavel, the House of Representatives will move swiftly to formally intervene in the appeals process to uphold the life-saving protections for people with pre-existing conditions and reject Republicans’ effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act.” Today, the law governs American health care.

More than 4 million people have already signed up for 2019 coverage on the exchanges, and millions more were expected to pick plans before open enrollment ended Saturday.

The ruling threatens to wipe away the Affordable Care Act’s protections for those with pre-existing conditions, which became a focal point of the midterm elections and helped Democrats take the House.

The commission, tasked with regulating privately owned public utilities in the state, claims Pacific Gas & Electric Co. violated California law by failing to locate and mark their natural gas pipelines in a timely manner.

The commission’s safety and enforcement division found PG&E pressured supervisors and other workDemocratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said she is “definitely ers to falsify data so that the thinking” about running for president in 2020 and will an- locating and marking work nounce a decision in the near future. (CNN) would not appear as late.

The investigation also found RyanZinke will be leaving matter. the company did not have the Administration at the One source familiar with enough employees to reguthe matter said the investiga- end of the year after havlarly locate and mark natural tion is in the early stages and ing served for a period of gas pipelines. almost two years. Ryan has investigators are generally accomplished much durfocused on whether any Woman arrested ing his tenure and I want to inauguration money was after racist tirade thank him for his service to misspent.

The investigation was first our Nation,” Trump wrote in in NYC subway reported by The Wall Street a tweet.

A Brooklyn woman The president continued Journal on Thursday. whose racist, profanity-laced in a second tweet: “… The Citing conversations tirade on the New York subTrump Administration will with people familiar with way was captured on video be announcing the new the investigation, which is Secretary of the Interior next this week has been charged being handled by the U.S. with felony assault after she Attorney’s office in Manhat- week.”

The departure comes amid struck a fellow passenger, tan, the Journal reported that authorities said. prosecutors are also looking multiple ethics investigaThe dispute between tions into Zinke as well as a into whether the committee staff shake-up among Trump Anna Lushchinskaya, a accepted donations from 40-year-old white woman, administration officials, inindividuals looking to gain influence in or access to the cluding the president’s chief and the 24-year-old passenger, a woman of Asian of staff. Trump announced new administration.

The newspaper notes that Friday that his budget direc- descent, began after Lushchinskaya bumped into the “giving money in exchange tor, Mick Mulvaney, will woman early Tuesday, the for political favors” is illegal, become his acting chief of staff, replacing John Kelly, at New York Police Departas is misuse of any donated ment told CNN. the end of the year. funds. The committee was Lushchinskaya yelled registered as a nonprofit. profanities at the victim Calif. commission on the northbound D train, Zinke to leave finds that PG&E hitting her with an umbrella administration at falsified records and keys, the NYPD said.

On video captured by witend of the year for five years nesses, Lushchinskaya can President Donald Trump The California Public be heard calling the woman announced Saturday mornUtilities Commission may a racial slur. ing that Interior Secretary penalize one of the country’s Lushchinskaya was apRyan Zinke will depart from largest utility providers after prehended at the 36th Street his administration at the end an investigation found it had Station and arrested, the of the year. been falsifying records for NYPD said.

“Secretary of the Interior five years.

— From wire reports

people Peanuts gang is getting new life thanks to Apple The Peanuts gang is ready for some new adventures.

Apple has struck a deal with DHX Media to produce new series, specials and shorts based on the beloved characters from the animated world created by Charles M. Schulz, a source familiar with the deal told CNN. Apple has yet to announce the name of its official television service, the cost of its content or details on how it will be accessed, even as it builds a trove of upcoming projects.

As part of the deal, DHX, which co-owns the world of Peanuts along with Sony Music Entertainment and the Schulz family, will create short-form STEMrelated content for Apple.

(Think astronaut Snoopy.)

In November 2017, Peanuts Worldwide and NASA announced plans to collaborate in hopes of encouraging the next generation to enter the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

The Peanuts comics were first published in 1950.

Over the past more than 60 years, the beloved beagle Snoopy and the entire cast of characters have become pop culture icons, and the television specials hallmarks of the holidays.

Sondra Locke, Oscar-nominated actress, has died Academy Award-nominated actress and director Sondra Locke, whose body of work included multiple collaborations with Clint Eastwood, has died. She was 74.

Locke died in November at her home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained by CNN. She had been battling bone and breast cancer.

Locke made her film debut in 1968’s “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” opposite Alan Arkin. Her performance earned her an Oscar nomination.

She went on to star in several more films, including a notable stretch of movies alongside Eastwood.

Locke and Eastwood dated for more than a decade until they split, which Locke later alleged damaged her career.

Letterman’s Netflix show gets renewed

David Letterman is calling Netflix home for another season.

Letterman’s Emmynominated series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” has been picked up for a second season, the streamer announced Friday.

The six-episode season will premiere in 2019, but no official date has been set.

It’s not yet known who will be seated across from the longtime TV host.

Letterman snagged interviews with George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay Z, former President Barack Obama and Howard Stern in Season 1.

— From wire reports

Dictionary.com’s words of the year seem to be on downhill slide

By Brandon GriGGs

in a cultural context, they reveal something ... not pretty.

“If you had that (context) ...

If you made a judgment about when the word of the year was then sure enough you’d conclude our planet based on the words that “change.” Of course, change can that this (especially the last three reflect where we are as a culture, be good or bad, but its aspirational years) was a period marked by you’d probably reach this conclu- tone — “I can change!” — sounds fear, falsity and distrust,” he said. sion: We’re not doing well. downright quaint compared to Dictionary.com explained its Dictionary.com’s word of the words about silent acceptance of latest word choice this way: year for 2018 is “misinformation.” wrongdoing, or fear of foreigners.

“The rampant spread of misinIts word last year was “complicit.”

Chris Kennedy, a professor of formation poses new challenges The year before that? “Xenopho- linguistics and humanities at the for navigating life in 2018.” The bia.”

University of Chicago, said that site then ticked off such examples It’s a far cry from 2010, if you put the words of the year as the scandal involving CamCNN

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bridge Analytica, the firm accused of manipulating Facebook data during the 2016 election; and the use of Facebook posts to foment hatred against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.

Ugh. OK, so maybe 2018 hasn’t been a stellar year. But it has plenty of recent company.

The words of the year since Dictionary.com began naming them in 2010 are: • 2010: change; • 2011: tergiversate;

• 2012: bluster; • 2013: privacy; • 2014: exposure; • 2015: identity; • 2016: xenophobia; • 2017: complicit; and • 2018: misinformation.

All this makes “misinformation” just the latest in a depressing series of annual shorthand for our moment in history.

But it could be worse. Oxford’s word of the year for 2018 is “toxic.”

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Dems’ method of negotiating is pure insanity WASHINGTON — Good news for the incoming House Democratic majority!

They have something President Trump really, really wants: money to build a border wall. Trump is desperate for this money.

Mexico won’t give it to him. Only congressional Democrats can. Without their consent, he can’t deliver on one of the key campaign promises he made during the 2016 election.

There’s a name for this in classic negotiating strategy.

It’s called “leverage.” Good negotiators use leverage (something they Marc have, which their Thiessen adversary wants) to obtain what are called “concessions” (something their adversary has, which they want). The result is what experts call “compromise.” This is how the civilized world gets things done.

But in a fit of pique, Democrats are throwing away their leverage, insisting that they will never — under any circumstances — give Trump the wall he so desperately wants. The reason? Because he wants it and they despise him.

There is a name for this in negotiating strategy as well. It’s called “insanity.”

It would be one thing if Trump was demanding that Democrats make some great moral compromise. But he is not. Democrats say they are for border security. They may think that a wall is a costly and inefficient way to secure the border, but there is nothing inherently wrong with a wall. In 2006, 26 Senate Democrats — including Sens. Charles Schumer, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton — voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which required the Department of Homeland Security to build two layers of reinforced fencing along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. Is there some profound moral difference between a fence and a wall? No. So why not give Trump his wall in exchange for something they want? They could give Trump the $5 billion he is asking for to begin construction of the wall, in exchange for a path to citizenship for the nearly 2 million “dreamers” — illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children through no fault of their own. Trump would negotiate on this basis in a heartbeat.

Then, when Democrats take the majority next year, they could offer him the remaining $15 billion to $20 billion he needs to finish the wall, in exchange for legal status for the other 11 million people here in the country illegally. The wall could buy legal status for every illegal immigrant living in the shadows — a longtime Democratic priority.

Again, Trump would likely be willing to cut such a deal. He is on record repeatedly saying that he wants to find a way for the vast majority of illegal immigrants (the “good ones,” he calls them) to get right with the law and secure legal status, so long as we get rid of the rapists, murderers and drug dealers (aka the “bad ones”) and secure the border. That is what Democrats claim they want to do as well. So take him up on it.

Or, if they don’t want to use their leverage to solve the illegal immigration problem, then Democrats could use the wall as leverage to win concessions from Trump on something else. Democrats have laid out an ambitious agenda — from shoring up Obamacare, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and Medicare-for-all to modifying Trump’s tax cuts, increasing the minimum wage, strengthening environmental rules, tackling global climate change and enacting paid family leave.

The possibilities are endless. If Democrats don’t use the wall as leverage, they won’t get any of this.

In their Oval Office meeting, Schumer told Trump that “elections have consequences” — echoing the infamous words spoken by Obama to congressional Republicans in 2009 when they presented him with their ideas for a stimulus package. Back then, however, Democrats controlled not just the House but the Senate and White House, too. Today, Republicans control the executive branch and have an expanded Senate majority.

So if Democrats want to get anything done, they can’t ram it through over GOP objections, because Trump has leverage, too — in the form of a pen he can use to sign or veto legislation. To get anything done, Democrats have to negotiate — and compromise.

The answer for Democrats is simple: Don’t refuse the wall; use the wall.

Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter @marcthiessen.

Deal reflects on past, looks to future My recent conversation with Gov. Nathan Deal covered a lot of ground. In last week’s column, we talked about some of his accomplishments over the past eight years of which he is most proud, including criminal justice reform that is a model for the nation. We talked about the HOPE Grant, a scholarship that pays 100 percent of tuition for students to attend technical colleges to learn skills that are in high demand for Georgia’s workforce in 17 programs of study from automotive technology to computer technology, welding, practical nursing and even movie production set design.

To say the program has been a rousing success is an understatement. 88.4 percent of students who receive the HOPE Career Grant find job placement in their fields upon graduation, and 99.2 percent overall find job placement of some kind upon completion of the certificate.

We talked about The REACH (“Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen”) Scholarship Program, a needsbased mentorship and scholarship program started in 2012 to encourage middle school students from low-income families to graduate from high school and be prepared for the 21stcentury workforce. Students and their parents/guardians must sign contracts agreeing to maintain the minimum GPA, have regular school attendance and meet with mentor-coaches.

miss the crisis phone calls. I will enjoy the absence of pressure for a change.”

How about hobbies? The governor said, “I don’t play golf and I don’t do much hunting, but I like being out on the land.

I love to fish.” He said he might even try his hand at fly-fishing.

Dick He should have plenty of opYarbrough portunities for that. North Georgia has some spectacular trout For those in the program, un- streams and some spectacular excused absences have dropped trout to go with them. by 30 percent and disciplinary Does a boy growing up in infractions have dropped by 60 Sandersville think that someday percent, on average. This year, he might like to be governor of the REACH Georgia Program Georgia? “Not at all,” he said, will serve 134 school systems “There was a period of time and nearly 1,800 students. that I intended to be a veterinarWe talked about the Legisian.” That changed when his lature finally funding Georgia mother got him involved in K-12 Quality Basic Education public speaking and he became Act after its initial passage so good at it that he and a group more than three decades ago. of Baptist teens won the state We talked about the fact that the competition at Mercer Univergovernor has appointed more sity. judges to the bench in Georgia Gov. Deal said the environthat any governor in the state’s ment at Mercer appealed to history. We talked about his him and that led to his attendveto of the religious freedom ing school there on a program bill and the restoration of the which allowed him to fast-track tax cut to Delta Air Lines and a into the study of law while still bunch of other stuff. completing his undergraduate Finally, it was time to talk work. It was also at Mercer about the man, Nathan Deal. where he met fellow student For the first time in over 40 Sandra Dunagan from Gainesyears, he isn’t going to be in the ville, whom he married and political spotlight. For the first where he began his law practice time since 2010, he isn’t going while she taught school. to be the chief executive of the He was the county’s first fulleighth most populous state in time assistant district attorney, the nation. struck a lot of juries and got to What is he going to miss know a lot of folks. When the most? “I can tell you what I opportunity came to run for won’t miss,” he said, “I won’t state Senate in 1980, he took it

and won. He served that parttime position for 12 years, becoming president pro-tem of the Senate. “Driving back and forth from Gainesville to Atlanta over those years was very wearying,” he recalls, “so when Congressman Ed Jenkins announced his retirement, I decided either get in politics full time or get out.”

Deal won the congressional seat in 1993 and kept it until resigning to run for governor.

Deal is most enthused when talking about the role the first lady has played in his life and his career. As first lady, Ms. Deal has visited over 1,000 schools in all 180 school systems in Georgia’s 159 counties, promoting early childhood reading, as befits a former schoolteacher. “Sandra is not much for sitting around,” he said. “She likes to remind me that she travels the state by car and not by helicopter like the governor,” he laughs. “I remind her she could probably run for governor and win.”

I have known every governor — some better than others — since Ernest Vandiver in the late 1950s. I have liked some better than others. I like Nathan Deal.

He is a good man who has been a good governor and done good things for his state, quietly and with dignity. May he enjoy his well-deserved retirement. He has earned it.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough. com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb.

Dollar-for-dollar tax credit supports public schools As a former teacher, 40-year veteran of Gwinnett County Public Schools and the father of a public school teacher, I know how important a quality education is for every child. Unfortunately, many of Georgia’s children attend schools that struggle to ensure every student, regardless of zip code, has the opportunity to graduate from high school armed with the skills needed to succeed in life.

As a state representative and the chairman of the House Education Committee, I created an easy way for Georgians to invest their tax dollars directly into the state’s public schools — the Qualified Education Donation Tax Credit. This 100 percent tax credit allows citizens and businesses to donate to the Innovation Fund Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and receive a dollar for dollar credit (not just a deduction) on their state income taxes.

If you give $100, you save $100 on your taxes. It’s almost too good to be true. The IFF

mental and behavioral health support to over 700 elementary and middle school students.

The grant can also be utilized to provide additional resources to meet both the academic and non-academic needs of students.

I’m also proud of the fact that Brooks the IFF will build upon Gov. Coleman Nathan Deal’s existing and successful efforts to provide grants can receive up to $5 million that fuel innovation in Georgia’s annually from this tax credit, public schools. Since 2014, and there is still time to give Deal has provided state funding this year. to Georgia’s Innovation Fund.

Some of you may be thinkThe Innovation Fund provides ing: “How do I know that my grants to public schools and donation will actually support districts to design programs the schools that need it the that target the root causes of most?” low academic achievement and, The law that created the tax ultimately, transform education credit specifies that the IFF give for Georgia’s students. priority to the bottom 5 percent Among its projects, Clarke of schools in the state. In fact, County School District received the IFF recently awarded its $45,000 to combat illiteracy first round of grants. One of by using community partners the grants enables two highto directly address childhood need, rural schools working trauma in the home. Westside directly with the state’s Chief High School in Macon received Turnaround Office to provide $700,000 to implement person-

alized learning academies that provide all its students, regardless of circumstance, a path to graduate from high school.

During the program, Westside’s graduation rate increased by over seven percentage points.

The Qualified Education Donation Tax Credit will fund additional grants like these — enabling all of Georgia’s schools to provide the quality education necessary for our students to succeed in school and beyond.

Georgia is fortunate to have many passionate parents, educators, organizations, and communities who are committed to supporting the needs of the whole child. This new tax credit will allow all of us to play a vital role in supporting their efforts.

For more information visit www.iffga.org/qualified-education-donation-tax-credit/.

Georgia’s children are counting on you.

Brooks Coleman is a state representative from Duluth.

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Riley’s On The Square changing from storefront to pop-up format

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The music may be coming to an end this week at a small storefront located just off the Lawrenceville Square, but the band will play on for the wine bar and jazz lounge that has occupied the space for the last three years.

Riley’s On The Square has been a place for music lovers from around metro Atlanta to gather on Friday and Saturday nights and enjoy glass of wine and some live entertainment in an intimate venue. Change is coming, however, with the business set to give up its brick and mortar ties after next weekend and switch to a new pop-up business model.

Beverly Riley, the owner of Riley’s On The Square, said crowds had gotten too big for the storefront at 178 E. Crogan St., which necessitated the move.

“It’s just time to move on,” Riley said. “This space is too small. We turned away so many customers and that’s very sad when I see customers come dressed, and they left home to come to Riley’s and we have to say to them that we cannot hold any more.

“You see it in their faces. They’re like ‘What?’, so all in all, it’s in our best interests to move on so we could really embrace our customers.”

Riley’s will close things out — for now — on Dec. 22, with a customer appreciation event from 2 to 6 p.m., and one last night of entertainment, featuring Kam Showers and her band at 8 p.m.

Medical equipment manufacturer Graham-Field recently opened its new expanded world headquarters in Gwinnett County. (Special Photo)

Graham-Field expanding world HQ in Gwinnett

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Riley’s On The Square owner Beverly Riley sits at the bar in the jazz lounge, which is located in downtown Lawrenceville. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

But the switch to a new business model will be a big shift for Riley’s On The Square as it goes to a non-conventional format.

“We see it as we have more to gain than to lose,” Riley said. “We have confidence in our customers. There’s always going to be the customers that may fall off, but I tend to lean always to positive thinking instead of looking at the negative and so I pretty much feel we will gain more customers than we lose.

“We all get attached to spaces and places, but at the end of the day, we all also know that, in life, there are changes.”

It will retain its name as well as its website, www.rileysonthesquare. com, and social media presence, where announcements about upcoming pop-up events will be made. When there is a Riley’s On The Square pop-up event, it will essentially be the same setup that it’s been

for the last three years.

The difference will be that when it stages events with live entertainment, it will be at event halls and large restaurant spaces in Gwinnett County instead of a small storefront on the square.

“We are excited,” Riley said. “It’s a new year a few weeks from now, and we are excited to see what the future holds for Riley’s, but I would tell you that I want everyone in Lawrenceville and the surrounding areas to be looking at us for great live entertainment, quality music.”

The test run for the new model will be Riley’s On The Square’s first pop-up event, which will be held at 550 Trackside in Lawrenceville on Feb. 23.

As she talked to the Daily Post this past week, Riley received confirmation for a second event, which she said will be held at a venue on Grayson Highway in March.

The event at 550 Trackside shows the scale at

which Riley is aiming to take her business. At its current location, she can only accommodate 45 to 50 customers at a time before she has to begin turning people away at the door.

Trackside, by comparison, can accommodate about 300 people, she said.

Riley said it’s not totally out of the question that her business might set down roots in a permanent location again someday — if a space that is big enough becomes available — but for now she said she will focus on the pop-up model.

At first, there will be two events per month, but Riley said she wants to grow it back up to more frequency based on demand, and as she gets used to the new pop-up event format.

“We want to test the waters,” Riley said. “It’s a new recipe, so we would kind of let the people tell us how often we should do it.”

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A global company that produces medical equipment is growing its world headquarters in Gwinnett County.

GF Health Products Inc., which operates as GrahamField, and Partnership Gwinnett announced the expansion of the company’s global headquarters, which is expected to produce 20 new jobs in the county. The headquarters is located at 1 Graham Field Way near Norcross in unincorporated Gwinnett.

The new 118,866-squarefoot facility includes a customer showroom, design studio, a photographic work space and an employee work environment that is intended to be collaborative in nature.

“The expansion will allow Graham-Field to increase manufacturing capacity and support the company’s ‘Made in the USA’ growth strategy by taking advantage of the strong talent pool within the metro Atlanta area,” Graham-Field President and CEO Ken Spett said in a statement.

“The new space, combined with our facilities in WI, NC, MO, RI and CA, embodies Graham-Field’s transformation into a prominent design, engineering and domestic health care manufacturing company.”

One-third of the 325 people who work for Graham-Field will work in the new headquarters, according to Partnership Gwinnett.

The company needed more production space after it acquired Intensa Inc., an exam table and medical furniture manufacturer, at the beginning of the year.

Graham-Field makes more than 50,000 items, including wheelchairs, beds, seating, patient aids and other medical center furnishings.

“We are so pleased to get to work with Graham-Field on the expansion of their Global Headquarters here in Gwinnett,” Partnership Gwinnett Senior Project Manager Deven Cason said in a statement. “They are a part of a strong and growing base of global companies who have found Gwinnett to have the ideal mix of talent, resources and location.

“We look forward to Graham-Field’s continued success in our community.”

Rainbow Village holding end-of-year fundraising drive

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2016 and 2017.

“As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we are dependent A Duluth nonprofit dediupon grants and the generosity cated to helping end homeless- of individual donors, corporate ness, poverty and domestic sponsors, community partners violence in Gwinnett is hoping and a growing network of that locals continue their spirit volunteers to support those efof giving through the end of forts,” Conner said. “No donathe year and into 2019. tion is too small ... or too big.”

Through its annual gala and Even with the decrease of Giving Tuesday, Rainbow Vil- homelessness in Georgia, there lage was able to raise a comare still an estimated 26,414 bined total of nearly $320,000, children, women and men with which the organization said it no place to call home on any was very grateful for. given night in the state, which But CEO Melanie Conner is why Rainbow Village’s sersaid there’s still a need for vices are so important, Conner funds and supplies, even in said. light of the fact that, according Funds raised during the nonto the National Alliance to End profit’s year-end campaign will Homelessness, Georgia showed be used to support its facilities the sharpest decrease in total and programming. homeless population between Located in the heart of Duisabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

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luth, Rainbow Village has five apartment buildings that can house 30 families at a time.

An on-site community center is home to an early childhood development center, afterschool program, a chapel, learning spaces for character development classes for resident youth and life skills classes and counseling sessions for resident adults, and a gathering space for weekly family meals and special events.

Those interested in donating to Rainbow Village can do so in several ways, said Community Engagement Director Michelle Alcorn.

“A really seamless way to give is through the AmazonSmile program,” Alcorn said. “If you’re planning to shop online, you can make your purchases

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was a wonderful mother to Catie Meadows (Sam) and Mrs. Gigi Murphy Kara, and loved her grandGigi Murphy passed children J.A. And Will away on Tuesday, Decem- more than anything in this ber 11th. She was born in world. She also loved her Lawrenceville, Georgia on nephews, sisters, and all of February 16, 1961 to Bill her extended family. and Anne McClure. She She was an avid runner graduated from Oglethorpe and animal lover. Most of University with a degree all, she was a light in this in Education. She then world that can never be obtained a masters and replaced. specialists degree from Funeral service will be the University of Georgia. held Sunday, Dec. 16th Gigi dedicated her life to at 2:00 PM from Homer counseling students from United Methodist Church all walks of life for more with Rev. David Collins than 25 years. She put her and Rev. Jim McLendon heart and soul into her officiating with the interwork and touched thoument following at Banks sands of lives.

Memorial Gardens. The She met the love of family will receive friends her life, Tony Murphy, at at the funeral home SaturOglethorpe University in day night from 5-7 PM. World Civilization class Gigi passionately supand they enjoyed a marported her nephew, Tripp, riage of 34 wonderful who has Dravet Syndrome. years. They were soulIf you so wish, in lieu of mates and she will be flowers, please donate to deeply missed by him. She Dravet Syndrome FoundaHomer, GA

tion.

Online: www.dravetfoundation.org/donate Please send email notification to tmurphy@rich. com Checks may be sent to Dravet Syndrome Foundation, Inc. PO Box 3026 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce is in charge of arrangements.

Arrangements by LittleWard Funeral Home Snellville, GA

Frances Rawlins age 99 passed away December 12, 2018. No services are planned at this time per her wishes.

Please sign the online guest registry at www. stewartfh.com. Arrangement by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville, GA.

through AmazonSmile, indicate Rainbow Village as your charity of choice and Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds from your qualified purchases to our organization.”

In addition, this year, Rainbow Village partnered with another nonprofit, AutoGift, which helps provide reliable transportation to single moms with young children and no access to a car.

“Already, one of our resident Rainbow Village families has benefited from the gift of a car,” Alcorn said. “If you have a used car that you’d like to donate to AutoGift, please contact their director of operations, Angela Agel at Angela@AutoGift.org to make arrangements. Of course, the most impactful way to show

your support to Rainbow Village families is by becoming a monthly recurring donor.

It’s the gift that keeps giving, and our monthly donors help us better plan our budget from one quarter to the next.”

In addition to becoming a one-time or monthly recurring financial donor, those looking to give back can volunteer, give items to help furnish apartments for incoming families or donate gift cards to make the holidays happier for Rainbow Village families.

In-kind donations and Visa, MasterCard or American Express gift cards were due by 5 p.m. Friday.

For more information about Rainbow Village, its programs and volunteer opportunities, visit rainbowvillage.org.

Schools taking applications for GSMST’s 2019-20 lottery

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which is located at 970 McElvaney Lane in Lawrenceville. Another information session will be held at 7 Gwinnett County Public p.m. Jan. 10 at the school.

Schools is taking applicaAdmission to the school tions for rising high school is open to students who live freshmen who want to in Gwinnett — except for attend the Gwinnett School students who live within the of Mathematics, Science Buford incorporated city and Technology during the limits — and who complete 2019-20 school year. the district’s eighth grade The school is accepting promotion requirements as 375 students for the 2019well as its minimum eighth 20 freshman class, accordgrade algebra requirements. ing to school officials. As While students who live a result, students who are in the Buford city limits eligible to attend the Gwin- are not eligible to apply — nett School of Mathematics, they are in the Buford City Science and Technology Schools district — Gwinmust register for a lottery nett County Public Schools drawing by Jan. 25. did say parents of students One information session, who are in eighth grade, live which is open to students in other parts of the county and their families, was and are not enrolled in a held Tuesday at the school, Gwinnett County middle

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school can attend the information sessions.

The lottery drawing, which will be held to determine who is admitted to the school, will be held at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 4 at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center at 437 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee.

District officials are urging parents of students who are interested in attending the school to review its curriculum before deciding whether to register for the lottery because of the “rigorous and accelerated course work” offered at the school.

Information about the school and the enrollment process is available at www.gcpsk12.org and www.gsmst.org.

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Atlanta United 2 leaving Coolray Field for KSU From staFF reports

U.S. Open Cup matches at Fifth Third Bank StaAtlanta United 2, the dium and Atlanta United 2 United Soccer League played the second half of affiliate of Major League its postponed match against Soccer’s Atlanta United Ottawa Fury there in the FC, will no longer play 2018 season. home matches in Gwinnett “Coolray Field was an County. excellent home during our The club announced first season,” Atlanta United Friday that it move its Vice President of Business 2019 home matches from Operations Catie Griggs Coolray Field, home of said in a press release. “We the Gwinnett Stripers, to are extremely grateful to Fifth Third Bank Stadium everyone at Coolray Field, in Kennesaw, home of the the Gwinnett Stripers and Kennesaw State University Atlanta Braves organizafootball, women’s soccer tions, Gwinnett County and lacrosse teams.

Sports Commission and all Atlanta United has played of our Gwinnett-based fans

who made our inaugural campaign memorable. Lawrenceville will forever be the first home of ATL UTD 2, and for that, Coolray Field will always hold a special place in our club’s history.”

Atlanta United 2 was 7-17-10 last season and finished 14th in USL’s Eastern Conference in the club’s inaugural season. The club averaged 2,574 fans per match at Coolray, which peaked in the season opener against New York Red Bulls II (5,615). Atlanta United 2 was 4-5-7 with 22 goals for and 34 goals against at home, compared to 2-12-3,

12 goals for and 36 goals against on the road.

“We are excited to make Kennesaw our new home next year,” Griggs said.

“Fifth Third Bank Stadium features an award-winning, top-class playing surface and is a venue designed for professional soccer. In addition to its convenient proximity to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground, hosting our home matches in Kennesaw provides ATL UTD 2 the best environment to develop while also strengthening the Atlanta United brand close to home.”

Atlanta United 2’s Yosef Samuel (10) scores during Atlanta United 2’s inaugural USL game played at Coolray Field. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

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Schedule set for 2019 Corky Kell

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis reacts to a play on the sidelines a Nov. 2 game against Collins Hill. (Photos: Dale Zanine)

Shannon Jarvis, only head coach in the history of Mill Creek football, steps down

By Will Hammock

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The only head football coach in Mill Creek history stepped down Friday, a day after the team’s season-ending celebration.

Shannon Jarvis informed his coaches of his resignation early in the day, then broke the news to his players in the afternoon.

Jarvis was named head coach prior to the high school opening in 2004 and built it into one of the state’s best in the last 15 seasons.

Jarvis plans to remain at

Mill Creek but will not coach football.

“For the past 15 seasons, it has been my honor to be the head football coach at Mill Creek High School,” Jarvis said. “Building a program from scratch has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done professionally. I have been blessed to have worked with many great players and assistant coaches to serve a community I deeply love. Many sacrifices have been made to make the Mill Creek football program Mill Creek’s head coach Shannon Jarvis on the sidelines what it is. against Walton during the Corky Kell Classic at Mercedes Benz

The matchups have been set for the 2019 Corky Kell Classic, which features six Gwinnett high school football teams.

Two Gwinnett teams, Archer and Buford, are involved in Friday, Aug. 23 games, though the site has not been confirmed for that night. Archer faces Tucker in the Friday opener at 5:30 p.m., followed by Buford against Milton at 8:30 p.m.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the host for the Saturday, Aug. 24 matchups, beginning with Kell vs. Mays at 9 a.m.

Gwinnett teams are part of the next four games, the first at noon between Norcross and Walton.

North Gwinnett and Colquitt County face off at 3 p.m. before the Corky Kell’s two original teams, Brookwood and McEachern, play at 6 p.m. Those two schools have played in every Corky Kell, which celebrates its 28th anniversary in 2019.

The nightcap pits Mill Creek against East Coweta at 9 p.m.

“I think the matchups are good,” Corky Kell executive director Dave Hunter said. “Mercedes-Benz, I guess there was a little bit of a question whether it was going to work out and whether we could do it financially. It looks like it will work out. When you’ve got a firstclass facility like that in your hometown, you certainly want to use it if you can.”

The 2019 Corky Kell begins Thursday, Aug. 22 in Rome, where Ridgeland plays Calhoun and Rome faces Marietta.

2019 CORKY KELL CLASSIC Schedule for the 2019 Corky Kell Classic: Thursday, Aug. 22, Rome 5:30 p.m. — Ridgeland vs. Calhoun 8:30 p.m. — Rome vs. Marietta Friday, Aug. 23, TBA 5:30 p.m. — Archer vs. Tucker 8:30 p.m. — Buford vs. Milton Saturday, Aug. 24, Mercedes-Benz Stadium 9 a.m. — Kell vs. Mays Noon — Norcross vs. Walton 3 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Colquitt County 6 p.m. — Brookwood vs. McEachern 9 p.m. — Mill Creek vs. East Coweta

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Discovery RB Johnson wins MVP of all-star game Team Carrera beats Team Dyer 30-7 at Rivalries of Gwinnett football game By ken cHrzanoWski

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LAWRENCEVILLE — The 2018 edition of the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star football game was a waterlogged affair.

Team Carrera defeated Team Dyer 30-7 as Discovery High School’s Kobe Johnson scored two touchdowns and was the unofficial game MVP. Meadowcreek coach Jason Carrera wasn’t surprised by Johnson’s outing.

“We (Meadowcreek) played him in the regular season,” he said. “I knew just how good and elusive he is. Colleges really need to look at him. He is something special.”

An early 16-play drive for Team Carrera moved the ball to the Team Dyer 19.

However, Norcross’ Louis Williams’ pass

was intercepted by Brookwood’s Michael Killebrew to end the threat.

After a scoreless first quarter, Team Dyer dented the scoreboard. Jakiem Thompson took the handoff from the 31 and the Parkview running back went through the middle and scored. Brookwood’s Dylan Schefske added the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

That lead lasted for 19 seconds as Johnson raced 96 yards with the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. Johnson started near the right sideline, crossed the 50 in the center of the field and scored in the left end zone. North Gwinnett’s Cameron Clark tacked on the extra point to tie the game at 7.

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Jason Carrera gives signals from the sideline during the Rivalries of Gwinnett AllStarar Football Game Saturday at Discovery High School. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Prep Schedule

Today

BASKETBALL

2:30 p.m. — Buford girls at Newton Co. Wednesday

BASKETBALL

• Heritage boys at Collins Hill • Storm Classic at Providence 5:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at North Hall Thursday

BASKETBALL

• Central girls in Beach Bash Christmas Tournament in Panama City, Fla. • Collins Hill girls in WarLodge Invitational at Sequoyah • Discovery boys in Rockdale Christmas Classic • Peachtree Ridge boys in Savannah River Shootout at Riverview PAC • Lambert Christmas Tournament • Storm Classic at Providence 1:30 p.m. — Hebron and Mount De Salle at First Presbyterian Day 5:30 p.m. — Duluth at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Apalachee at Parkview 6 p.m. — Mill Creek boys at Jefferson 6 p.m. — Walnut Grove at Lanier in Longhorn Classic 7 p.m. — Grayson girls in Georgia Vinyl and Thread Tournament at South Paulding

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Discovery at East Hall 5 p.m. — Hart Co., Mount Pisgah at GAC Friday

BASKETBALL

• Central girls in Beach Bash Christmas Tournament in Panama City, Fla. • Collins Hill girls, Duluth boys, Central boys in WarLodge Invitational at Sequoyah • Discovery boys in Rockdale Christmas Classic • Grayson girls in Georgia Vinyl and Thread Tournament at South Paulding • Storm Classic at Providence • Longhorn Classic at Lanier • Peachtree Ridge boys in Savannah River Shootout at Riverview PAC • Lambert Christmas Tournament 11:30 a.m. — Wesleyan girls and South Cobb at Sequoyah 12 p.m. — Hebron boys and Stratford Academy at First Presbyterian Day 1:30 p.m. — Hebron girls and Tatnall Square at First Presbyterian Day 5:30 p.m. — Norcross girls at Holy Innocents’ 6 p.m. — Banks Co. at Buford

SWIMMING AND DIVING

7:20 p.m. — Parkview, Peachtree Ridge and Shiloh at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

• Buford in Kansas City Stampede at Hale Arena, Mo. • Grayson, Wesleyan in Hurricane Duals at Monroe Area 9 a.m. — Mill Creek in Smokey Mountain Duals in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

9 a.m. — Quad Meet at Mountain View 5 p.m. — Dacula, Archer in Eric Hill Memorial tournament at Loganville Saturday

BASKETBALL

• Central boys and Westwood, S.C. at East Jackson • Central girls in Beach Bash Christmas Tournament in Panama City, Fla. • Collins Hill girls in WarLodge Invitational at Sequoyah • Discovery boys in Rockdale Christmas Classic • Grayson girls in Georgia Vinyl and Thread Tournament at South Paulding • Peachtree Ridge boys in Savannah River Shootout at Riverview PAC • Peachtree Ridge girls in Lambert Christmas Tournament 3:30 p.m. — Alexander at Norcross 4:30 p.m. — Buford at Archer

WRESTLING

• Buford in Kansas City Stampede at Hale Arena, Mo. 9 a.m. — Dacula, Archer in Eric Hill Memorial tournament at Loganville 9 a.m. — Discovery at Lassiter 9 a.m. — Kyle Maynard Duals at Collins Hill 9 a.m. — Mill Creek in Smokey Mountain Duals

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Greater Atlanta Christian School announced Friday that it has hired Kendra Robinson as its new head girls lacrosse coach.

Robinson comes to GAC with Kendra extensive Robinson experience as a high school head coach and deep involvement in a number of club teams. She played college Lacrosse at Wells College (N.Y.) and St. Andrews University (N.C.). She has coached in Utah for the past eight years and recently relocated to Georgia with her husband.

The 26-year-old Utah native has served as the head coach at three Beehive State schools: Lone Peak High School, Brighton High School and Viewmont High School.

In addition to her high school coaching experience, she has served as a coach for Under Armour Southwest since 2016 and as head coach for the Utah Under-15 National team from 2013-2015.

“In getting to know Coach Robinson, our school administration has been impressed with her passion for the game, leadership ability, care for her players and commitment to excellence,” GAC athletic director Tim Hardy said. “We believe that she is the right coach to help elevate girls lacrosse at GAC.” Robinson will be a full-time employee at GAC starting in January in addition to her role leading the lacrosse program.

“I am very excited to join the GAC community,” Robinson said. “I believe GAC’s Christian atmosphere, combined with the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence, provides the perfect opportunity to build a championshiplevel lacrosse program.

I am impressed by the school administration and the athletic facilities, and I am excited to help build a first-class program.”

IN BREIF Mill Creek’s Sara Shaw commits to Presbyterian Mill Creek junior Sara Shaw announced her commitment recently to the Presbyterian College (S.C.) softball program.

Shaw pitched the Hawks to a 30-6 record and a Class AAAAAAA state runner-up finish this season. The righthander earned all-county honors from the Gwinnett Diamond Club and Gwinnett Daily Post.

Parkview’s Washington picks Northwestern Parkview’s do-it-all athlete and Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s Athlete of the Year announced his college commitment

on Saturday.

Parkview senior Malik Washington announced he is verbally committed to play football at Northwestern University.

Washington’s diverse skill set made him fit for wide receiver and some quarterback duties for Parkview during the Panthers’ 11-1 season in 2018. He rushed for 287 yards and caught 55 passes for 792 yards. He also completed five of his 10 pass attempts, including a touchdown.

Northwestern was 8-4 during the regular season and lost to Ohio State in the Big 10 Championship Game. Northwestern, ranked No. 22 in the AP Top-25 Poll, will play in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl against No. 17 Utah on Dec. 31.

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Buford wrestlers roll to win at home

By Will Hammock

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BUFORD — Buford’s wrestling team tuned up for next week’s major challenge with an impressive victory Saturday afternoon.

The Wolves won their own 30-team, Takedown Sportswear Invitational at Buford City Arena with 247.5 points, giving them a comfortable margin over runner-up Cass’ 172.5 and third-place West Laurens’ 171. The competition gets tougher Friday with the Kansas City Stampede in Kansas City, Mo. The home victory Saturday was more satisfying after a tough result in the 2017 Takedown Sportswear tourney — Buford finished fourth with five starters out of the lineup.

“Obviously, we like to win our own tournament,” Buford head coach Tom Beuglas said. “Any time you get 30 teams together, that’s a pretty good tournament. We wrestled really good today. Some brackets were good, 160 was really good, 120 was really good. So going into Kansas City next week, some of our better kids got some good competition to get ready for that.

“I said earlier (Saturday) is the first time we had all 14 in (the lineup). We got second in a couple of tournaments by seven, eight, 10 points and we only entered nine, 10,

Buford’s Nick Corday wrestles with Valdosta’s Darrell Rochester in the 106-pound final of Saturday’s Takedown Sportswear Invitational at Buford City Arena. (Photo: Will Hammock)

11 guys. So that helped us a little bit.”

Buford finished the day with four individual champions — Logan Ashton at 113 pounds, Nick Stonecheck at 145, Charlie Darracott at 152 and Blaine Bergey at 160.

Ashton, a Stanford recruit, made quick work of Cass’ Bryce Kresho with a pin at 1 minute, 12 seconds, and Darracott also was dominant in a 21-8 major decision against Etowah’s Blake Smith. Bergey had a tough opponent in the finals, but pulled out a 5-0 win over Clarke Central’s Meshai Coleman.

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them 38-32 in the final three quarters.

“Yeah, they definitely did not quit,” Whitney, a former NORCROSS — Both Wesleyan player and assistant coaches in the intra-county coach in her first game against girls basketball battle between her old mentor Azar, said of Wesleyan and Brookwood in her team. “They didn’t back the Hawks-Naismith Holiday down. It would’ve been very Classic had something positive easy to after digging ourselves to take away a hole in the first quarter … from it. to lay down and quit. But we For Wolves have a group that won’t allow coach Jan that to happen.”

Azar, it was Early on, it was Carter and coming out of the Wolves who established the gate fast in themselves on both ends of the a strong first court. quarter that With their lead still at only A.C. Carter paved the way 10-6 just past the midway for her team’s point of the opening frame, the 58-40 win behind 21 points 5-foot-11 junior set up a layup and seven rebounds from Cal- by Izzy Larsen and added a lie Weaver and 15 points and pair of free throws and a drivnine boards from A.C. Carter ing layup down the lane over Saturday at Norcross High a 1:00 span to give Wesleyan School’s House of Blue. some breathing room.

“I thought we did a pretty That spurt was part of a good job in the first half,” 10-2 run over the final 3:24 Azar said. “I just thought we of the period that vaulted the were sluggish in the second Wolves into a commanding half. We’ve got to get over the 20-8 lead they would never hump of being up on a team at relinquish, a lead that would halftime and compete to play reach as much as 31-15 by four quarters.” halftime.

Indeed, Carolyn Whitney’s But after Wesleyan built its Broncos (6-5) could hang biggest lead at 40-21 followtheir collective hat on the fact ing a Larsen 3-pointer with that they kept fighting after 3:24 left in the third quarter, that first quarter, with WesBrookwood kept battling leyan (10-0) only outscoring behind the work of Alea david.friedlander @gwinnettdailypost.com

with North Gwinnett’s Rex McDaniel. He squeaked out a 4-2 sudden victory early in the bonus period.

The Wolves also got second-place finishes from Nick Cambria at 120 and Nick Corday at 106. Cambria lost 10-0 to three-time South Carolina state champion Jordie White of Eastside (S.C.), while Corday suffered a painful defeat against fellow state champion Darrell Rochester of Valdosta. Corday led 4-1 before being pinned at 4:36.

Trey Smith added a thirdplace finish for Buford at 132, winning a 5-1 decision over Creekview’s Mason Botts in the consolation final.

Buford honored its senior managers and its lone senior wrestler, Ashton, at the home meet, its last before a stretch of tournaments away. Up first is the Kansas City Stampede.

“Team-wise, I’m not really sure (what to expect in Kansas City),” Beuglas said.

“There are some really good teams out there. … I think 11 different states are in it. Our five or six really good ones, Logan, Charlie Darracott, Stonecheck, those guys, I hope they can place in the top three or four. Logan won last year. Charlie had mono. Hopefully, if those guys score points, we can get top 10 realistically, maybe higher.”

Spears and Kiki Adams on the perimeter and Selma Kulo in the low post.

Spears scored a pair of buckets and Kulo converted a pass from Mariah Callaway for a 6-2 run over the final 3:01 of the quarter to cut the Wesleyan lead to 42-27.

The Broncos then used a fullcourt press to force Wesleyan into the bulk of their 15 turnovers on the game, and Spears’ and Adams’ driving ability and Kulo’s 6-foot-4 presence on the offensive end to inch even closer in the fourth quarter.

But while Brookwood was able to pull as close as 12 points twice in the final frame, the last time at 50-38 following a Kulo free throw with 2:42 left, it could not take advantage of opportunities to pull even closer, with the Broncos committing a turnover on the ensuing possession after forcing Wesleyan into a miscue.

“It was frustrating,” Whitney said. “If we can just capitalize on great defense, we’re going to be a team to be reckoned with.”

Given such reprieves, the Wolves weren’t going to let their opportunity to extend their lead slip away, with Weaver scoring in transition and Carter driving down the

lane for another layup to push the lead back to 16 at 54-38 with 1:05 to play.

“We played hard, but we need to take care of the basketball,” Azar said. “We’re a young team, so our young team needs to grow up quickly and make better decisions with what they’re going to do with the ball.

“I thought we did a good job with the defense that we played. If we weren’t so sluggish, I would’ve pulled into a press a little bit. … We’re in exams right now, so any time we can win, especially against a team the caliber of Brookwood, by close to 20 points during exams, I’ll take it.”

Larsen joined Weaver in double-figure scoring with 11 points, and also had a big game inside with 10 rebounds and six blocked shots, while Wesleyan also got strong contributions from Paige Lyons (nine points, seven assists) and Nichole Azar (three points, four assists).

Kulo was a force for Brookwood on both ends of the court with 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, while Spears finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and four rebounds before fouling out, while Adams chipped in six points, nine boards, four assists and two steals.

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DULUTH — Miles Thompson scored his 100th career goal on a pass from his brother, Lyle, and 200th point on a goal from Lyle and 100th assist all in the same night to kick off the 201819 Georgia Swarm season.

“It feels pretty good, especially getting my 100th goal on a pass from Lyle,” said Miles on his milestone. “It seems like it always works that way.”

The Georgia Swarm started their bid for a third consecutive trip to the postseason with a 16-12 season-opening victory over the New England Black Wolves. The win makes the Swarm 4-0 in their home openers since the team moved to Duluth, and gives them three consecutive wins against their divisional rivals from Connecticut dating back to last season.

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er for us for a number of years,” said head coach Ed Comeau.

“He shoots the ball so well, has great vision, and is great around the crease. He’d be the first to say those were all team goals.

You score 100, you don’t do it on your own.”

Comeau was spot on about it being a team effort for the Swarm, who saw 15 of their players get on the score sheet.

“That’s really important for us,” said Holden Cattoni, who had two goals and five assists in his Swarm debut. “Other teams can’t really scout us and say they have to shut off certain players. Having depth of scoring is a huge part of creating a championship team.”

The Swarm jumped right out of the gate by scoring 2 goals in 29 seconds early in the first period. The first came from Shayne Jackson putting a shot in the top corner past New England goaltender Doug Jamieson,

and the second one came when Chad Tutton charged through the defense for an in-tight finish.

The game got a little bit sloppy from that point, with typical first-game mistakes starting to show up. Georgia made an illegal substitution late in the first quarter, and New England cut the lead in half on the ensuing power play thanks to Tyler Digby. Just more than one minute later Georgia found itself with two men in the penalty box and Digby found the net again on the 5-versus-3 to tie the game.

“We have to work on the little things,” said Miles Thompson on the sloppiness.

“We have to stay out of the box, and our transition offense has to get off the floor.”

After New England took a penalty of its own, Jackson scored his second goal of the game to tie it up. That was

where the Thompson brothers took over.

First, it was Lyle sending an assist to Randy Staats with 4:59 remaining in the first half to put Georgia up 4-3. After that, it was all about Miles reaching his milestones, which came in quick succession as a sucker punch to the Black Wolves late in the half.

The first one came on a perfect passing play from Lyle with the Swarm on the man advantage late in the first half, Miles Thompson connected for his 100th career NLL goal to put Georgia up 5-3.

Exactly 3:24 later a shot from Lyle cannoned off the stanchion right into Miles’ stick for Miles’ second goal of the game 200th career point. And 2:59 after that to complete the hat trick of milestones, Thompson sent a pass over to Holden Cattoni who scored to give Miles his 100th career assist.

LOGANVILLE — Grayson defeated Forest Park 81-56 in the Gwinnett Daily Post Classic on Saturday. The win improved the Rams to 10-2 on the season.

Jevon Tatum led Grayson with 19 points, four assists and three steals. Reco Hallmon added 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while Deivon Deivon Smith posted 18 points, Smith six rebounds, three assists and three steals.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Meadowcreek 60, Holy Spirit Prep 56 MARIETTA — Meadowcreek downed Holy Spirit Prep 60-56 in the Tournament of Champions on Saturday at Wheeler High School. Jalen Benjamin led the Mustangs (11-2) with 23 points and six assists.

Jamir Chaplin recorded 14 points and nine rebounds. Damian Dunn added nine points and nine boards while Emmanuel Collier also scored nine.

North Gwinnett 51, Union Grove 41 BUFORD — North Gwinnett (5-5, 2-2) is back to .500 overall after beating Union Grove at the Gwinnett Daily Post Classic.

J.R. Martin led the Bulldogs with a team-high 15 points and Jake Sharritts had 10 points.

Berkmar 55, Jonesboro 51 MARIETTA — Truitt Spencer led Berkmar (8-4) with 13 points and the Patriots won a Saturday afternoon game at the Tournament of Champions at Wheeler High School.

Jalen Durham added eight points and Dara Olonade had eight points and nine rebounds.

Parkview 58, Lambert 53 LAWRENCEVILLE — Parkview defeated Lambert 58-53 in the Gwinnett Daily Post Challenge on Saturday at Archer High School. CJ Daniels led the Panthers (6-5) with 16 points, eight rebounds and five steals.

Seth Cushenberry contributed 11 points and five rebounds, Derrick Brown chipped with 11 points while Greg Blackwell added 10.

Shiloh 58, Heritage 54 SNELLVILLE — Shiloh held off Heritage 58-54 on Saturday. Kendall Lewis led the Generals (9-3) with 22 points and eight rebounds while Toneari Lane contributed 17 points and seven rebounds.

Wesleyan 87, Fulton Leadership Academy 66 NORCROSS — JD Kavel scored a team-high 22 points and Wesleyan (5-3) took a home win against Region 5-A opponent Fulton Leadership Academy.

Micah Smith had 18 points and Chase Hill had 17 points for Wesleyan.

GIRLS HOOPS GIRLS BASKETBALL North Gwinnett 41, Union Grove 32 SUGAR HILL — North Gwinnett defeated Union Grove 41-32 at the Gwinnett Daily Post Classic Saturday held at Lanier High School on Saturday.

Malia Fisher led the Bulldogs (4-7) with 19 points.

Mill Creek 64, Lambert 34 BUFORD — The Mill Creek (10-2, 4-1) girls basketball team topped Lambert on 16 points from Kayla Mulkey.

Madison Riley added nine points and seven assists and Bryanne Buchanan-Cummings had nine points and seven rebounds.

Hebron 48, Loganville Christian 18 DACULA — Carly Heidger led the Lions with 16 points and Hebron (5-5) won a home game against Loganville Christian.

GAC boys come from behind

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NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian’s boys trailed throughout a good portion of their Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic game with North Atlanta.

However, the Spartans rallied in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 63-55 win Saturday at Norcross High School’s House of Blue.

Hunter McIntosh scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Ben Sheppard added 15 points, five assists and two steals to help GAC (8-3) post its eighth straight win as it heads into a break before their next game Dec. 27 in the Tournament of Champions at Wheeler High School in Marietta.

“It’s nice to play really good basketball,” GAC coach David Eaton said. “We didn’t want to head into a 12-day break and be anxious to just get back out there. I love that we grinded it out and won. It wasn’t pretty, but I love we were able to win like that.”

The Spartans also got eight points, nine rebounds and three assists from Chris Hinton and five points and three steals from Clifton Baskerville.

Spalding 47, GAC (girls) 45 The Spartans (6-6) nearly erased a 12-point halftime deficit, but their comeback attempt came up two points short in a loss to the Jaguars (9-2).

Kaleigh Addie scored 13 points to lead GAC, while Ava Irvin contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three steals.

Maya Timberlake also had a solid game for the Spartans with seven points and nine rebounds, while Kennedi Williams chipped in seven points and two assists.

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South Gwinnett cruises Discovery girls set new past Central in 78-39 win program mark for wins

By Scott Smith

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Despite coming into Saturday’s game against Central Gwinnett with a winning record at 6-5, South Gwinnett boys head coach Caree Howard had felt that something had been missing from his team’s performance so far this season.

That missing element made a big return on Saturday as South opened an early lead and was never seriously threatened as the Comets went on to top the Black Knights 78-39 in the Gwinnett Daily Post Challenge at Archer High School.

“This was one of the first games where we played together and trusted each other,” Howard said. “We were finally able to get our chemistry

together and had more fun than we usually have this year.”

South Zwadie Jackson (7-5) came out of the gates hot and opened a 7-0 lead that eventually stretched to a 22-10 advantage by the end of the first.

Zawdie Jackson, who finished with 11 points for South, scored eight of those during that span, while four other Comets also contributed points.

Central (3-10) was able to keep the game within reach with a solid second quarter but was never able to gain any ground as the Comets took a 37-24 lead into the locker room at the half.

However, the third quarter proved to be Central’s

undoing as South scored on its first possession to go up by 15 points, which turned out to be the closest the Black Knights would be to the lead the rest of the night.

By the time the third period ended, South had outscored Central 23-6 to build a 60-30 lead going into the fourth.

That allowed South to freely substitute from its bench, leading to 11 different Comets getting into the scoring column.

Jahiem Johnson would lead South with 16 points and also made an impact on defense with seven blocks and altering many others, while Jalen Roberts added 13 points.

Nine different players would score for Central but none made it to double digits as DaQuan Hawkins led the team with eight points, while Sylar Adams finished with seven points.

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but the final two minLOGANVILLE — utes of Coming off a tough Rethe first gion 6-AAAAAAA loss brought against Mill Creek the about a Akaya night before, the Discov- shift that Chaney ery girls got back on the ultimately winning track Saturday decided the game. night with a solid 53-36 It was an inauspicious win over South Gwinnett start, but a basket by Payin the Gwinnett Daily ton Hicks of Discovery on Post Challenge at Archer an offensive rebound was High School. the beginning of a 16-0 Discovery’s eight regrun that lasted until 2:24 ular-season wins pass the left in the second period. best record in program Akaya Chaney, who history for the Titans girls finished with 10 points basketball team. for the Titans, led the The night didn’t get charge in the second off to a good start for period with nine points, Discovery (8-5, 1-3) as while Yasmine Fairchild the Comets were able to put in six of her 10 points take control early and in the second. build a 10-5 lead midway The offense for South, through the first period. which had performed well Five different Comets in the opening minutes, scored during that stretch, found shots hard to come

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by in the second and managed just six points in the frame, getting four on free throws and the other on a field goal with four seconds left before the half.

Central would pick up its defensive game in the second half and outscored the Titans 20-17 over the last two periods, but the 36-16 hole the Comets were in at the half was too big to climb out of.

Gabby Parks did her best to try to bring South back by scoring 12 of her game-best 17 points in the second half. But she received little other offensive support as the next leading Comet scorer was Aisya Guillory with eight points.

Discovery finished with eight players in the scoring column, including 13 points from Hicks.

Bronco boys top Gainesville

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to chip its way back in the secBrookwood got off to ond and a slow start but turned it trailed by around in the second half just four as the Broncos came back points at to beat Gainesville 5327-23 by C.J. Walker 40 on Saturday night in halftime. the Gwinnett Daily Post The Broncos really Challenge at Archer High turned it around in the School. third, sparked by five Gainesville (3-5) led 3-pointers in the period 19-8 after the first quarfrom C.J. Walker, taking ter, but Brookwood began its first lead at 33-32 at

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the 4:10 mark.

Waker’s 3-point barrage helped Brookwood build a 43-32 lead by the end of the third, where Brookwood finished off the Red Elephants by holding Gainesville to just eight points in the fourth.

Walker finished the night with a game-high 17 points, while Varun Danak scored 11 and Chris Smalls chipped in with nine points.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Greater Atlanta Christian quarterback Josh Rose rushes during the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game on Saturday at Discovery High School. (Photos: Dale Zanine)

•From Page 1B added a 26-yard field goal to give Team Carrera a 10-7 advantage at the break.

Team Carrera increased its lead at the eight-minute mark of the third quarter.

Mountain View’s Davian Criss bounced out and inside handoff and rumbled around the right end for the score. Clark’s extra point increased the lead the 17-7.

Team Dyer, which relied heavily on the passing of Greater Atlanta Christian’s Josh Rose, was unable to sustain drives in the slippery conditions. Factoring in a wet football and unfamiliar receivers, the offense was unable to move the ball after their early success.

Johnson notched his second score of the game late in the third quarter. Taking a wide reciever screen pass on the left sideline, Johnson made the first tackler miss, streaked down the field and was able to stay in bounds for a 53-yard scoring play. The point after was no good and the lead bulged to 23-7.

As the fourth quarter rolled on and the outcome had all but been decided, the teams loosened up and allowed some players to try different things. Case in point was North Gwinnett offensive lineman Justin Bullock. Bullock, who hasn’t yet decided on his college choice, convinced Carrera to put him back as the deep back in punt formation. To his credit, Bullock caught the punt on the fly and then ran 15 yards on the return.

“Never have done that before in my life,” Bullock said. “I asked coach and said I could do it and he gave me the chance. That was fun.”

“This game is about having fun and playing one more time in Gwinnett County,” Carrera said.

“Everybody in Gwinnett is close and for all us to

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At top, Peachtree Ridge quarterback Devin Williams passes during the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star football ame Saturday at Discovery High School. Above, Jakeim Thompson rushes on Saturday at Discovery High School.

SCORING SUMMARY TEAM CARRERA 30, TEAM DYER 7 TEAM DYER 0 7 0 0 –7 TEAM CARRERA 0 10 13 7 – 30 FIRST QUARTER None SECOND QUARTER Team Dyer: Jakiem Thompson 31 run (Dylan Schefske kick) 7:59 Team Carrera: Kobe Johnson 96 kick off return (Cameron Clark kick) 7:40 Team Carrera: Clark 26 FG, :06 THIRD QUARTER Team Carrera: Davian Criss 5 run (Clark kick) 8:00 Team Carrera: Johnson 53 pass from Louis Williams (kick failed) 3:07 FOURTH QUARTER Team Carrera: Deonte Miller 6 run (Clark kick) 7:30

have one more chance to play together, why not give people a chance to do some different things.”

Duluth’s Deonte Miller closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter with a six-yard run to seal the win.

Winning a final game

was important for Collins Hill’s Miller Horn.

“None of the teams in Gwinnett won a state title, so everyone here lost its last game if they were in the playoffs,” Horn said.

“It’s great to be out here and strap on the pads one last time and get a win.”

Tagovailoa back in practice Field level media Alabama sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not a full participant Friday afternoon, but the fact that he went through many of the drills during the Crimson Tide’s first bowl practice was good news — and a relief — for all concerned.

Less than two weeks after he underwent surgery to help repair a high ankle sprain suffered in Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa waves as he is the SEC championship carted off the field following the Crimson Tide’s win over game, Tagovailoa report- Georgia in the SEC Championship. Tagovailoa was injured in the game. (Staff Photo: Jason Braverman) edly participated in all but one drill during the media viewing period of right knee and leg. consecutive 1,300-yard Friday’s indoor practice According to a video rushing season. in shorts and shells. posted on his mother Te• Florida International According to a report resa’s Instagram account running back Shawndaron al.com, Tagovailoa’s Friday morning, doctors rius Phillips was arrested lower left leg was considered the surgery to this week on a domestic wrapped. He consulted be a success. battery charge, more with head athletic trainer The video on Friday than three months after a Jeff Allen before throwfeatured the medical staff warrant for his arrest was ing the ball with backup from Jewett Orthopaedic issued, according to the Miami Herald.

Jalen Hurts and practiced Clinic in Orlando, Fla. Phillips, the team’s dropback drills, looking She asked two medithird-leading rusher, more mobile than Hurts, cal staff members how played in 11 games who suffered an ankle in- his surgery on Thursday this season despite the jury in October. Members went. “Everything went of Tagovailoa’s family, perfect,” one doctor said warrant in neighboring Broward County. including brother Taulia in the video, while anThe arrest stems from and father Galu, attended other also used the word allegations from Phillips’ the practice. “perfect.”

During the Heis• Kansas State running ex-girlfriend, who reportedly told police on June man Trophy ceremony back Alex Barnes anon Saturday in New nounced he will enter the 17 that he began choking her during an argument York, where he finished 2019 NFL Draft. a month after they broke runner-up to Oklahoma Barnes, the leading up. quarterback Kyler Murrusher in the Big 12 in • Former Pittsburgh ray, Tagovailoa used a 2018, confirmed via Twitwalking boot and medical ter his junior season was Panthers offensive lineman Bill Fralic died scooter to get around. He his last. was assisted by Allen.

“I am officially declar- Thursday after a battle with cancer at the age of • Akron is hiring Tom ing for the 2019 NFL 56.

Arth as head coach, the Draft. I’ll do my best to A prep star at Penn school announced. represent you, my famHill High School in The board of trustily,” Barnes wrote, adPittsburgh, Fralic exees must still formally dressing Wildcats fans. celled with the Panthers approve the hire. The • Kentucky running in college from 1981-84, 37-year-old Arth is back Benny Snell Jr. detwice finishing in the top scheduled to be introclared for the NFL draft 10 of Heisman voting and duced on Monday. but also announced he eventually being inducted Arth spent the past plans to remain with the two seasons as coach of Wildcats for a final fare- into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Chattanooga. He had a well in the Citrus Bowl.

Fralic returned to the 9-13 record at the FCS Snell said in a video program. posted to Twitter, “There area after his nine-year • Central Florida quar- comes a time you have to NFL career with the Atterback McKenzie Milton leave home to build a life lanta Falcons (1985-92) is planning to attend the of your own. That’s what and Detroit Lions (1993), including working for Fiesta Bowl with his I’m about to do.” several seasons as a radio team after undergoing his The junior has 1,305 commentator for the fourth surgery following rushing yards with 14 Panthers. a devastating injury to his touchdowns, his second

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Crean adds energy to UGA men’s basketball There aren’t any negatives about the Classic City of Athens, the University of Georgia and the basketball opportunity which Tom Crean eagerly connected with unyielding abandon this past spring. He came in like a lion in early March but expects not to go out like a lamb. He expects to be around for the long haul and wants to be the pioneer who shepherds his program to where it reaches its exceptional potential.

Of his predecessors who brought a lift to the premises — mainly Hugh Durham, Tubby Smith, Jim Harrick and Mark Fox — only Durham experienced any long-term staying power and sustained success (5 NCAA and 4 NIT tournaments, 1983 NCAA Final Four, 1990 SEC champion and 1983 SEC tournament champion).

That Georgia has not experienced exalted overachievement in the past when it comes to competing for an NCAA excellence, doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. Who says so? Tom Crean for one, and he is the one whose viewpoint counts the most.

You begin by “accentuating the positives and eliminating the negatives” which a fabled Georgian, Johnny Mercer, lionized lyrically a few years ago.

If you walk into Crean’s office down in the mouth, you better have your track shoes on. He will show you the door before you get comfortable in your seat. Crean is a man who can’t sit still. He fosters the notion that when he is sleeping, he is thinking and scheming. With his pace, Crean would, as a Bulldog staff member says, embarrass the Energizer Bunny. If all work and no play makes for dull boy, then this proverb is in need of new verbiage. With the Georgia head basketball man there is a time to play, but you must get your work done first. Get the hay in the barn and then summon the social chairman.

Long hours accompanied by robust intensity, is as significant in his life as his daily bread.

Any coach who has a bent for championship success — and this man is driven with that goal riding shotgun with him — has to give of himself to achieve. You can’t ask of your players to sacrifice, underscore second effort and to become imbued with team first concepts — if you don’t lead by example. And, if you don’t know it by now, you’ll get the drift sooner than later, he passionately abhors losing. Losing brings about a personal affront with Crean.

Long before I met the Bulldogs current head

Loran Smith coach, I knew a lot about him, having known his father-in-law, Jack Harbaugh, for several years.

(The patriarch won a national championship at Western Kentucky), I had interviewed his football coaching brothers-inlaw Jim (49ers and now Michigan head coach) and John (Baltimore Ravens boss). I only needed to connect with Crean to complete the trifecta.

With the American Football Coaches meeting taking place in Indianapolis in January 2014, arrangements were made to drive the 51 miles to Bloomington to see Tom Crean coach. It was an interesting experience, gaining confirmation of what I had expected from years of reading about this basketball shrine. Arriving early, it was overtly illuminating to see the rural folk with an agricultural bent—farmers and agri-business types in their jeans and work boots—along with educators, professional types and basketball junkies and aficionados crowding their way to their seats.

On that night, Crean’s Indiana team defeated the favored Wisconsin Badgers in a heated battle with the home team finishing with a flourish to claim victory.

It was a given, based on a prior connection with his father-in-law, that there was no doubt about who I was pulling for, never thinking for a fleeting moment that when I saw him again that he would still be decked out in red, this time the red of the Georgia Bulldogs.

One reason to buy into Crean’s bold ambition is that he is, first of all, a devout football fan.

He passionately loves the game. However, he wants Georgia fans to look at the Bulldog program thusly: “Let’s make UGA a two-headed monster.” If he were preaching to the Dawg Nation, he would remind one and all that his experience in the Big Ten is a reminder that no conference historically has been as celebrated as his former league in prospering in both football and basketball. Indiana football has seldom been much to write home about, but teams such as Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, for example, have long been able to make national headlines in both sports.

You name the guru’s, the mainliners and the basketball elites and chances are that they know this native of Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Crean comes with a bulging portfolio of contacts, connections and affiliations, having served a head coach at Marquette in addition to Indiana.

When he was out of coaching briefly, he was far from idle. He worked for ESPN and spent substantial time observing all programs, knowing that he would likely take another job some day.

The timing was right when Greg McGarity came calling after the coaching change with the Bulldog program following the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season. Crean didn’t need anyone to give him a short course on what he could expect at Georgia. He already knew the positives. He had paid attention with regard to UGA and Athens over the years, but especially during his time working for ESPN. When he meets up with a microphone, you know he is in his element. He likes to talk basketball, he enjoys selling his program and he wants to be informative, uplifting and insightful. He thunders when he talks. Listeners beware. If you are thinking about relaxing when Tom Crean is sermonizing, you won’t have much opportunity.

In every speech, there are decided power points.

How Georgia basketball can be upgraded. And while he has the floor, he wants you to know all the facts about UGA academically. It is important to him to tell recruits about Georgia’s rankings with others schools in the SEC. “A degree from Georgia is worth something,” he will voluntarily inject when talking Bulldog basketball.

You can review his “accomplishments sheet” and note that he has sent 13 players to the NBA and that he has coached 10 All-Americans and 38 allconference players, but the stat that really rushes front and center that he has a 100% senior graduation rate. “Yessir,” his friend Verne Lundquist would say about that. A lot of coaches talk about graduating their players, but Crean expects his players to graduate.

He keeps a busy schedule, his day is crowded as he tends to the multiple responsibilities from being a major college head coach, but the main role that occupies his function is coaching the team. He has always been an overachiever and now wants his first Georgia team to forget the naysayers and believe in themselves.

After all, he believes in them.

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Former Panther Leroy Davis chasing pro dreams in Mexico

By Noah PerkiNs Special to The Daily Post

At 37, Leroy Davis doesn’t jump like he did at Georgia State University.

“I still can dunk, but not like I used to,” Davis said.

“Back in the day, I’d jump out of the gym.”

Fifteen years into his professional basketball career, with his athleticism waning, Davis now relies on veteran savvy.

“As you get older the game slows down,” Davis said. “You think more. I know my spots — when to shoot; where to shoot; if I should pass the ball to certain players, knowing what they do.”

The former Panthers standout and Tuscaloosa, Ala., native turned pro after graduating college in 2003.

His career has spanned the American minor league circuit, Jordan, Venezuela, Uruguay and El Salvador.

For the past 11 seasons, Davis has been a jump-shotfor-hire all over the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Professional in Mexico. “[Mexico] is a lot different than people think,” Davis said. “The fans are unbelievable – they love you; they hate you if you’re from another team. If you treat people right and play well, they idolize just like NBA fans.”

All told, Davis has suited up for 18 different teams across Mexico — two alone this season, only a month in.

“The hardest thing for me was being on teams that didn’t have money, or were waiting on money from their sponsors,” Davis said. “It would be a month or two – as a hooper, you want to keep playing, but you don’t want to play for free.”

Beyond the occasional payroll issue, Davis described the past 11 years as “all love.” He met his wife in Mexico, became a citizen and toasted several defenders along the way — once going for 39 points in a 2014 game in Tijuana.

“It’s one of the top leagues in Latin America,” Davis said. “If you do well, good things happen. This country has treated me great.”

Two decades and some 1,400 miles separate Davis from his hometown of Tuscaloosa. When he starts reminiscing, Taco Casa, and, his high school coach Thad Fitzpatrick quickly come to mind.

“He [Fitzpatrick] was a great coach,” Davis remembered. “He helped my game grow — as a shooter; handling the ball better.

We worked and worked at everything: how to catch and shoot; how to step into a shot; footwork. Before him we didn’t lift weights. He fine-tuned us and showed us how to work.”

Davis played three years with the varsity squad, enjoying his best team success as a senior in 1999. Hillcrest High School won 22 games that season, on the way to a

Leroy Davis, right, is a 2003 graduate of Georgia State University and spent 15 years as a professional basketball player around the world. (Special Photo)

6A area championship.

“I miss those high school basketball games,” Davis said. “We had a good team senior year — should have gone further. We were ranked No. 4 in the state.”

Following graduation, Davis spent two seasons at Southern Union State Community College before transferring to Division I Georgia State.

Playing under Hall of Fame coach Lefty Driesell — in his final two seasons before retirement — the 6-foot-5 Davis started 49 of 57 games, averaging more than 10 points per contest while grabbing four rebounds and dishing out two assists.

A transitional time for the program, the Panthers won 34 games and lost 26 during Davis’s tenure. In 2002, they advanced to the National Invitational Tournament, losing in the first round to Tennessee Tech.

“Lefty Driesell knows basketball like the back of his hand,” Davis said. “He could watch you play one time and he knows what you’re good at and what you’re not good at. I enjoyed playing for him.”

Davis said that he has no regrets or bitterness, but acknowledged that his childhood dream was always playing in the NBA. The closest he came was in 2005 as a training camp player with the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League.

“My first dream — when I was 5 or 6 — was to play pro ball,” Davis said. “I was always thinking I was going to make it to the NBA. But, it never happened.

“I see the way things are now, with how guys get to the NBA. It was much harder to make it to the NBA when I was coming out. If you have a big year in high school, you go to college for

a year — you get looked at by the NBA. In 2003, coming from a mid-major and trying to get invited to the Portsmouth Camp was hard, you didn’t get the same looks. In Austin [2005] I made it to the last day of training camp. We had a game the next day — I got released the day before.”

The 2017-18 season was supposed to be Davis’s swan song as professional. When Panteras de Aguascalientes offered him a contract this past offseason, he decided he wasn’t through with basketball quite yet.

After four games, limited minutes and only eight attempted shots, team and player mutually agreed to part ways.

Ten days later, Davis was in uniform with yet another Mexican team, Lenadores de Durango.

“I still feel I can play,” Davis said. “Last year I was preparing myself and my family for retirement. As the season went on, other teams kept asking, ‘What are you doing next year?’ I thought ‘These teams want me to play, I still got it, I can play one more year. Plus, they pay pretty well.’”

Looking towards next season, Davis isn’t sure yet if he will come back or not.

“Only God knows,” Davis said. “Maybe this will be my last, maybe it won’t. I can’t say right now. I said the same thing last year — I’ll retire and find something else to do. It wasn’t in the plan for me to stop.”

Whenever the final whistle blows, Davis would like to remain involved with the game he has played his entire life.

“I’d like to stay in basketball,” he said. “Maybe coach or train kids. If I can pass on the knowledge that I’ve gained from this game to help better someone else, I’d love that.”

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to Atlanta in February.

“It’s definitely maddenThe Arizona Cardinals ing and frustrating,” Atlanta have lost their past four coach Dan Quinn said after games in Atlanta, including a 34-20 loss at the Green a 38-19 pounding by the Bay Packers last Sunday.

Super Bowl-bound Falcons “There’s definitely disbein 2016. lief.”

Atlanta, though, is in Much less was expected a five-game free fall and of the Cardinals this season, comes into Sunday’s game but they have still fallen at Mercedes-Benz Stadium short of what was hoped in assured of a losing season, former Carolina Panthers just like Arizona. defensive coordinator Steve The disappointing Falcons Wilks’ first year as head (4-9) have been outscored coach.

141-88 during their losing The Cardinals (3-10) won streak and have little resem- at Green Bay two weeks blance to the team that many ago, but followed that up were picking as a candidate by falling flat offensively to represent the NFC again in a 17-3 home defeat last when the Super Bowl comes Sunday to the Detroit Lions,

ahead of San Francisco 49ers great Jerry Rice for the most receptions by a player for one team at 1,286.

Fitzgerald has at least one catch in 224 consecutive games.

“You have to want to stick with a place, organization or team and the coaches have to want you to be here. It is a two-way street,” Fitzgerald said. “I am appreciative of the opportunity and to the Bidwill family for giving me Green Bay Packers cornerback Josh Jackson (37) the shot to continue to play. knocks a pass away from Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) in the fourth quarter on Dec. 9 at I call Arizona home and it Lambeau Field. (Photo: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports) means a lot to me.”

Both the Falcons and who had lost five of six and The lone bright spot came Cardinals have been hit hard hadn’t won in Arizona since from Larry Fitzgerald, who by injuries, and Arizona 1993. caught five passes to move suffered another one early in

the fourth quarter against the Lions when defensive tackle and Grayson grad Robert Nkemdiche suffered a torn ACL in his knee.

The Falcons got back middle linebacker Deion Jones two games ago, but the defense has continued to struggle, and the offense, explosive at times in the first half of the season, hasn’t generated more than 20 points during the losing streak.

“The margin for wins and losses in this league is razor thin. We’re 4-9 because we’ve made critical mistakes,” quarterback Matt Ryan said. “We’ve got good players.”

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Todas las personas que deseen votar a favor de la aprobaciĂłn del contrato de prestaciĂłn de servicios de transporte masivo, con fecha del 2 de Agosto del 2018, entre el Condado de Gwinnett y la Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte Masivo deberĂĄn votar “SĂ?â€?, y todas las personas opuestas a la aprobaciĂłn del contrato para la prestaciĂłn de servicios de transporte masivo, con fecha del 2 de Agosto del 2018, entre el Condado de Gwinnett y la Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte Masivo deberĂĄn votar “NOâ€?.

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661 Jevgenijs Virsis Household Goods 616 Jeffrey Mondragon washer , dryer , mattress , box spring and boxes 526 Paris Charled Household goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578104, 12/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4257 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30518, December 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM Amber Taylor Unit 520

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1172 Auburn Rd Dacula GA 30019, 770-236-0688 on 12/26/2018 @ 3:00 PM 211 – Ahikam Griffin 666 – James Bradford 1018 – Kristen Chatham

929-578463, 12/9,16 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd, Buford, GA 30519, December 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM Keabeh Morgan Unit A114 Household Items Gabriy-el Fontaine Unit A202 Household Items Greg Peek Unit E610 Household items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578589, 12/9,16

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckenridge Blvd.

Duluth, GA 30096 770-891-4639 December 27th, 2018 at 12:00 PM 2013 B r a n d o n Elam–Household items 3305 Swain Felicia– Household goods 3203 Olubunmi Ifekoya–household goods 3132 Tequila Dixon– couch, household goods 1406 Cecil Dexter– Household goods

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given That Extra Space Storage will sale at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicted: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044 770-316-3725 December 28, 2018 at 12:00 PM Unit Name Item 515 Dougherty Kevin Household Items 4

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432 Dougherty Kevin Household Items 370 Sherronna Blow Office Furniture 490 Kevin S Dougherty Household Goods 089 Vondalyn Gardner Household Items 085 Douglas Soto Household Goods 254 Christy Williams Household Goods 518 Dorreen Craig Household Goods 179 Brittany Walker Suitcases 479 Brian Rose Household goods 319 Joseph Bruner Cabinets, shelving 253 Kamilah Brown Household goods 121 Sugeil Morales Clothing, Household goods 334 Pamela King 2 bedroom apartment Washer & Dryer Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-577221, 12/9,16

2C82 Household Items, clothes, shoes Selina Annius Unit# 2C27 Table, Clothes, Dishes, Boxes Selina Annius Unit# 2C59 Boxesm Tv, Bed Tiara Copeland Unit# 363 Beds, tables, sectional couch Adoudou Momperimier Unit# 202 Deep Freezer, dinning furniture, Paint Monique Peterson Unit 2C38 Twin Bed, Dinning Set, Microwave Bianca Green Unit 2C51 Sofa Set, Dressers, Tv Erin Prescott Unit 526E Twin Bed, Dresser, Washer Dryer Table& Chairs Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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LIVE AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Self Storage 2044 Old Norcross Road Lawrenceville, GA 30044 770-845-1926 December 28th 2018 @ 10:00 AM Dennis Foster Unit # 330 Commercial Grade Tool Box and Household Items Diana Willis Unit # 2C42 Furniture, Boxes, Bags Rosie Johnson Unit# 517 H Boxes, Bags, Totes, Lamps, Clothes Jerome Johnson Unit #

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Cesar Campos Unit 135 tools and household goods, Jacqueline Bruce Unit 130 household goods, Abel Casillas Unit 401 household goods, Natalia Dubas Unit 486 household good, Tesuan Smith Unit 657 homegoods, Brandon Ensley Unit 436 household items, Debby Larue Unit 674 household items, clothing.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578593, 12/9,16 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, December 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

Unit 2434 Keishona Pack Clothing Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578579, 12/9,16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096 770-856-9676 December 27th, 2018 at 1:00 PM Michael Crease Unit 0605 Household goods and clothing Brian Agbiriogu Unit 0617 Household Goods Gevante Ayers Unit 3310 Household Goods Candance Thomas Unit 3312 Household Goods Nakisha Sumbry Unit 0526 Washer/Dryer Shebia Gray Unit 3125 Household Goods Jesse Tarvestad Unit 0341 Household Goods Joyce Douglas Unit 5505 tvs, camera equipment, living room set, household items The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space Storage 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578278, 12/9,16

4400 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn GA 30047 at 2:00PM on December 28th, 2018 Kendra Parajuli Unit #384 Household Items Ian Patterson Unit #497 Household goods, boxes, furniture Dave Fairclough Unit #425 Boxes and clothing Bess Estrada Unit #426 Household Goods.

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Edwards Sheila Unit #502 Household Items Chantelle Radney Unit #165 Washer and dryer- 2 flat screen large couch - 20 boxes queen mattress bunk beds- dresser Jerome Mathis Unit #083 Pictures Cassandra Miniard Unit #205 Mother’s belongings, living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom items, electronics, Angel Lugo-Villodas Unit #504 Welding tools Damien Anderson Unit #110 Household clothes,etc...

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Sandra Curtis Unit #238 Household items Junaldo lee Unit #096 Chairs, Couches, Boxes, etc...

Emmanuel Pinnix Unit #376 Clothes, etc...

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-578515, 12/9,16

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Mill Creek and Jarvis both won their 100th game “Saying this, I have this season — he finishes his decided to step down as tenure with a 102-68 record. head football coach. It is The Hawks have made the now time for me to practice state playoffs five straight what I preach to our boys by seasons, highlighted by outbeing a great husband to my right region championships wife, Candi, and father to in 2015 and 2016, when my daughters, Emma Grace they posted back-to-back, and Tori.”

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season and reached the state semifinals twice in a row.

The Hawks are 84-45 since 2007, when their first four-year class reached its senior season.

“In addition to enjoying my family more, I also have other professional goals I want to pursue at this point in my life,” Jarvis said. “My

hope is to stay at Mill Creek High School and continue to serve our school and community in a different role. It is important for me to thank principals Jason Lane and Jim Markham, and athletic director Gary Long, for their unwavering administrative support during my career at Mill Creek. I will forever

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be indebted to these men as well as the countless assistant coaches, parents and community members who have supported me and our program.

“To all current and former players, I will always love you and it has been an honor to be your coach. Mill Creek is a special place because of its people and I can assure you the best is yet to come for our school and its football program.”

Jarvis’ final team, an inexperienced group, improved throughout the season and finished 8-4, reaching the second round of the state playoffs, where it lost 24-3 to eventual state champion Milton.

Jarvis played for legendary head coach T. McFerrin at Elbert County, then coached for McFerrin at South Gwinnett before being hired at Mill Creek.

He also coached at Dublin

for a season before joining McFerrin at South. While at South, he helped the Comets go from 0-10 to 8-5 in his first season. They also went 10-0 and won the region title in 2003.

Mill Creek will begin the search immediately for a new head coach.

“On behalf of the Mill Creek community, we would like to thank Coach Jarvis for his dedication over the past 15 years in building a football program that is second to none,” Lane said. “Shannon’s influence extends far beyond the football field as he is a great example for all of our students and a great math teacher as well. I support Shannon’s decision and look forward to helping him find ways to continue having an impact in our community in a different capacity here at Mill Creek High School.”

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At left, Laundry coowner Chris Collin, left, accompanied by co-owner Damian AhChing, talks about the new event venue on North Perry Street in downtown Lawrenceville while it was still under construction in November.

The event venue’s name is an homage to McGee Cleaners, which previously occupied the space for decades. Laundry hosted its first event last weekend. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) Above, a Google Street View image shows what the building that once housed McGee Cleaners looked like before it was renovated by the owners of Local Republic and Strange Taco to become their new event venue, Laundry. The front exterior was heavily redone as part of the renovation. (Special Photo: Google Street View)

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new event space that the owners of two downtown Lawrenceville restaurants have opened just off the Lawrenceville Square may have a sudsy name, but it’s actually a tribute to a bit of city history.

Local Republic and Strange Taco owners Chris Collin and Ben Bailey partnered with Damian AhChing, who does marketing and events scheduling for the two restaurants, to open the space, simply called Laundry.

It is located in a seemingly ordinary-looking white cinder block building at 235 N. Perry St., about halfway between Pike and Oak streets.

While the name might sound unusual, longtime Lawrenceville residents might recognize it for what it is — a nod to the old McGee Cleaners that operated for several years in part of the space that was converted to become an event hall.

“A lot of the event spaces that people are renovating these days, they’re naming them after whatever (it used to be, such as) the engine room, the cotton mill, so we thought it would be kind of cool to have it named after what it was for so long,” Collin said.

Laundry is starting to gear up its business this month. It has a website set up at www.laundryevents.com, and it hosted its first event, a holiday party, last weekend. AhChing is lining up reservations for events through the remainder of this month and into the spring.

It opened a couple of weeks after the city of Lawrenceville opened a new parking lot directly next to it, which gives visitors attending events at the venue a place to park.

While the name is officially just Laundry, its logo will include the word “events” to make

kind of where we’re at as far as capacity rate,” he said.

The owners of Local Republic and Strange Taco have opened a new event space called Laundry, shown above on Tuesday without the logo that will be installed later, on North Perry Street in downtown Lawrenceville. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) Below is a rendering showing what the completed exterior will look like once it is finished. Installation of the logo on the front of the building has been delayed by recent weather. (Special Photo)

it clear that it is not a laundromat.

The plan is to make the venue available for a wide variety of events. It won’t have a kitchen of its own, but its owners plan to bring in food prepared at Local Republic and Strange Taco to cater events held there.

“We’re going to target weddings, corporate luncheons, corporate dinners, holiday parties (and other) social events,” AhChing said.

A venue to accommodate a demand for event space Collin and Bailey bought

the space and while they were trying to figure out how to use it — they weren’t sure another restaurant would be the best fit since there are already several restaurants on the square — it was AhChing who came up with the idea to use it as an event space.

“It seemed to be the perfect business to complement what we were doing without cannibalizing the business we have already,” AhChing said.

Local Republic, in particular, gets several calls from people who are looking for a place to hold events for 100

or more people. Collin and AhChing said the restaurant can’t accommodate events that large.

“We have the ability (at Local Republic) for 20 to 60 people in the upstairs private dining room, but nowhere near the amounts the people who call are looking for, and so we figured this would be a perfect complement,” Collin said.

AhChing said Laundry has room for about four times as many people as Local Republic can accommodate.

“I think just shy of 200 is

Old dry cleaning business was family’s livelihood Ask folks when McGee Cleaners operated at the storefront overlooking the square from Perry Street, just north of Pike Street, and the answers will vary. The owners of Laundry speculated it operated for about 50 years and closed earlier this century.

Meanwhile, various Gwinnett Historical Society members estimate it operated for about 20 to 30 years and has been closed for somewhere between 40 and 50 years.

But Ginny Browning, the daughter of the cleaners’ longtime owners, Jim and Jennings McGee, said it was around for at least 50 years, although she’s unsure of what happened to the business after her father retired and sold the building in the mid- to late 1980s.

“Primarily, it was our livelihood, it was what supported us,” Browning said. “It also was a wonderful outlet. My father was a very social person (and) enjoyed people very much. He drove the routes.

He had other drivers, but he frequently had to step in and drive a route for them and he enjoyed that.”

Browning said her father’s cousin, Dick McGee, opened the dry cleaning business in the 1930s — albeit one block south of where it eventually ended up — and her father bought it from him in the early to mid1950s. Browning recalled that when it moved up Perry Street, it was located next door to the Lawrenceville News Herald office.

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Above left, the finished interior of new event space, Laundry, is shown in this photo. The Lawrenceville-based event venue’s name is an homage to McGee Cleaners, which previously occupied the space for several decades. Top right, a photo shows what the former McGee Cleaners building near the Lawrenceville Square looked like inside before it was renovated to become the event space. Bottom right, a photo shows an open space that used to exist behind the former McGee Cleaners building near the Lawrenceville Square. The open space was enclosed when the building was converted into Laundry. (Photos: Damian AhChing)

•From Page 1C A grocery store and what was either a barber shop or a beautician’s shop was also located in that row of storefronts going down the hill toward Pike Street and the square. The telephone office was a little bit up the hill on Perry Street.

“After the News Herald moved to a larger building, my parents bought the space that (the newspaper) had because, by then, they had added a laundry onto the cleaners,” Browning said. “For a long time, the laundry was taken to Winder, Ga., every week to be done because we didn’t have laundry facilities at the dry cleaners.

“When (Jim McGee) laundry equipment and saw the opportunity to buy the business grew and the that building, he added the building grew — and it

Laundry

was a tremendous help to not be driving to Winder twice a week.”

give it a shine, and the building’s old wood ceiling is visible to visitors, too.

“We wanted to leave the original ceiling,” Collin said. “It’s really kind of cool architecture and it’s Laundry co-owners really going to be a giant, Damian AhChing, left, open palette for people to and Chris Collin talk be able to use however they about plans for renovating the entry to the want. We’ll have tables and new event venue on chairs and stuff held in the North Perry Street in back storage area, but for downtown Lawrencev- the most part, this will be ille while it was still open so people can kind under construction of create their own experiin November. (Staff ence.”

Photo: Curt Yeomans) Collin said there are different ways the space could be used because of the open layout in the facility.

“If they wanted to have a party with a dance floor (one one side of the railing) and tables and chairs Browning said she large enough to handle (on the other), we can believed part of the sale bridal parties if needed. do that,” he said. “Or, if agreement that her father There will also be a green somebody wants to get reached when he sold the room area where speakmarried (on one side) and building was that the new ers can hang out, relax on owners had to continue op- couches and enjoy a mini- have the chairs set up and walk down the aisle and erating McGee Cleaners. bar before the event. then have their reception However, she said that she “The bathrooms are on this (opposite) side, or could not say for certain going to be really cool,” if somebody wanted to just what happened to the busi- Collin said. “We’ll have have a giant reception and ness after it was sold. vintage old sinks in them nothing in here (on one that look like they were Turning a piece side) so people can just originally here.” walk around, it has the flexof history into a modern It’s not the first time ibility to do that.” gathering space Collin and Bailey have Meanwhile, Browning The owners created honored a building’s past in said she’s honored that Laundry by converting one of their new business Laundry’s owners decided two storefronts on Perry spaces. When Local ReStreet, as well as a separate public moved to its current to use their business’ name as a way to honor her fambuilding located behind one location on Perry Street, of the storefronts, into one bowling lane markers were ily’s place in the building’s history. space. painted on its floor as a She believes her parents, There is no interior wall subtle nod to the fact that a who passed away years separating the two former bowling alley once operstorefronts. The spaces are ated in the building decades ago, would have gotten a kick out of the building’s separated by new support earlier. beams that are bridged by Although windows were new use, too.

“They both loved music railing, which gives the replaced and a new front and they loved to dance, event space a more open door was installed, Collin layout. said there are aspects of the and I suspect there will be Meanwhile, a new space building’s architecture that some music and dancing in was built between the Laundry’s owners like and this venue, and they would find that amusing and storefronts and the builddecided to leave intact. something that they would ing located behind them The original concrete to serve as a bridge with a floor is left exposed, albeit be happy about, I think,” Browning said. side entrance and restrooms with a polished finish to

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GCPS Book Mobiles receive big donations

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in Gwinnett is a great example of the relationships that we try to establish Students who visit one within our community,” of Gwinnett County Pub- said Jan Wilson, GCPS lic Schools’ book mobiles coordinator of media will soon have more selec- instruction. “The Kares 4 tions to choose from.

Kids Foundation’s mission Keller Williams Comto serve children fits permercial Atlanta Partners fectly with our goals for and Kares 4 Kids teamed the GCPS Book Mobiles. up to donate nearly 700 Receiving nearly 700 new Scholastic books to books was a surprise since the book mobiles, accord- we did not know how ing to a news release. New many to expect.” books are given away durDuring the summer, ing the school year when the book mobiles visit the book mobiles visit neighborhoods in clusters GCPS schools. where children may not “The opportunity to have access to books or to partner with the Keller a public library. Students Williams Realty offices can check out books each Staff Correspondent

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programs in middle schools that promote STEM education in the David Williams, from classroom and expand left, of Keller Williams STEM skills while helping Commercial Atlanta to point students toward Properties and Kim productive technologyHolland, Gwinnett related careers.

County Public Schools The other winners director of early learnincluded: ing and school readi• Elementary School: ness, shake hands behind stacks of books Cleveland Avenue Elthat were donated to ementary in Atlanta Public GCPS book mobiles.

Schools; (Special Photo) • High School: South Atlanta High School in Atlanta Public Schools; • STEM Day: Isle of The two book mobiles Education Collaborative’s Hope K-8 STEM School in the Savannah-Chatham are stocked with more annual STEM Education County Public School than 4,000 books for all Awards in November.

System; ages and reading levels.

TAG and TAG-Ed • STEM Certified Although they are in use honored Georgia schools, School: Northside Eleyear round, the book programs and companies mobiles are most active for supporting efforts and mentary School in Houston County Schools; during the school year achievements in promot• Post-Secondary when they visit schools ing science, technology, Outreach: Georgia State to promote reading and engineering and math University reward students. education throughout the • Corporate Outreach: “We have six Book state, according to a news Honeywell Hometown Mobile events in the next release.

Solutions; and; two weeks and the Kares 4 “This year’s STEM • Extracurricular Kids book donations will Education Awards was Program: Museum of be on the Book Mobiles a huge success,” said Aviation at the Robins Air as part of the collection,” Reginald Turner, senior Wilson said in a news director of partnerships for Force Base.

“STEM Education release on Dec. 3. “The TAG-Ed. “It is a tremenAwardees are proof that donated books included dous honor for TAG-Ed fiction and nonfiction titles along with the Technology the Georgia STEM Ecosystem is flourishing and from which students may Association of Georgia creating an amazing imselect. We love offering to be leaders in awarding pact for students througha variety of titles so that schools, organizations or out the state,” TAG-ED students find that ‘just companies who are dediExecutive Director Errika right’ book and hopefully cated and determined to Moore said in a news begin building personal lead in STEM Education release. “We … applaud libraries.” and be a part of shaping the tech workforce for the the impact they’ve had in making a difference.”

Coleman Middle wins foreseeable future.”

Good News from STEM award Coleman was named Schools appears in the Coleman Middle School the winner in the Middle Gwinnett Daily Post’s Sunwas named a winner in School category, which day Edition, highlighting the Technology Associarecognizes innovative achievements and success. tion of Georgia and TAG STEM curriculum and

Delta Community Credit Union deals $15K in grants to nonprofits

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Christmas came a little early for four Gwinnett County nonprofits who were among the recipients of 2019 Delta Community Philanthropic Fund grant awards.

Delta Community Credit Union announced the grant winners this past week, and a total of nearly $15,000 is going to Street Grace, Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Hudgens Center for Art and Learning and Revved Up Kids through

the grant program.

There were 24 grant winners across the metro Atlanta area, and together they received a total of $100,000 in grant funding through the awards program, according to the credit union.

“We know that investment in the physical and financial well-being of people who live in the areas we serve results in stronger individuals, families and, ultimately, communities,” Delta Community CEO Hank Halter said in a statement.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to invest in

these organizations which share our commitment to both help families manage their money optimally and improve the physical and financial health of young people.”

The breakdown of grant funding heading to Gwinnett County-based groups includes: • A $7,500 grant for Street Grace; • A $3,000 grant for the Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett; • A $1,000 grant for the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning; and • A $3,450 grant for Revved Up Kids.

Gwinnett 200’s STORY VAULT project was launched to commemorate Gwinnett County’s bicentennial by recording the stories of the people who live, work, and play in Gwinnett.

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Lynette Howard, a research chemist by trade, has lived in Gwinnett since 1988. Listen as she shares how she became involved in community affairs through her homeowners association, then her local civic association, and then the Gwinnett County Planning Commission before being elected as District 2 Commissioner in 2011.

Learn about Gwinnett’s past and present from the people who lived it in a new video featured every Wednesday on www.GwinnettDailyPost.com.

Check out the full library at www.Gwinnett200.com.

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AUBURN Auburn seeks ice rink volunteers Auburn’s Downtown Development Authority is seeking volunteers to work at the ice skating rink in Whistlestop Park.

The rink is open from noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays through Dec. 31. Additionally, the rink will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 26 and noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 31.

Most volunteer shifts are for four hours, with five-hour shifts on Sundays. Volunteers can sign up online at bit. ly/2C6v2Ri. Whistlestop Park is located at 1369 Fourth Ave. in downtown Auburn.

For those who wish to ice skate, admission is $5 per person.

BARROW COUNTY Bethlehem Church plans Christmas festival Christmas in Bethlehem may be a sacred destination, but it’s a journey few are able to make.

Instead, head to the Innovation Amphitheater in Winder from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday for Bethlehem Church’s Christmas festival, Winterfest.

The festival will feature photos with Santa, a snow pit, ice skating, cow train rides and more. Admission is free.

Winterfest is the church’s culmination of its community service project Walk Thru Bethlehem. Throughout the month of December, church members have planned dinners, parties, respite events and acts of kindness for community organizations and public service employees.

Innovation Amphitheater is located at 985 Austin Road in Winder.

For more information about Winterfest or Bethlehem Church, visit bethlehemchurch.us.

BERKELEY LAKE Couples invited to Valentine’s Day Hike Valentine’s Day may be two months away, but you don’t have to wait to make plans with your partner.

The Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center wants you to “Hike with your Hunny” on Feb. 9. Participants will meet at the Rec Center at 9 a.m., ride over to the Simpsonwood Trailhead and take a guided hike near the Chattahoochee River. The event will conclude with an indoor picnic.

The hike is for those who are at least 16 years old. The cost is $10 per couple.

Pinckneyville Community Recreation Center is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake.

To register, call 678-2770920.

BRASELTON Countryside Antiques hosts painting workshop Discover your inner artist at a painting workshop on Jan. 11 at Countryside Antiques in Braselton.

Participants will paint along with the artist to create their own paintings on a canvas they can take home at the end of the evening.

The workshop will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at the shop located at 115 Harrison St. The cost is $25

MORE FROM GWINNETT COUNTY America Recycles Day volunteers Jaqueline Sanchez, left, and Crystan Yang unload paint cans from a Gwinnett County resident’s car during the event, which was held at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville last month. Organizers announced this past week that tens of thousands of pounds of items were dropped off during the event.

(Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

America Recycles Day hauls in tons of recyclables

BY CURT YEOMANS

focused nonprofits to follow,” Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Executive Director Schelly Marlatt Gwinnett County said in a statement. “This residents brought tens of year, we served nearly thousands of pounds of 900 more residents and items for recycling durprocessed more recying the annual America clables than last year’s Recycles Day at Coolray event.”

Field last month.

There were an estiGwinnett Clean and mated 4,000 residents Beautiful and Gwinwho brought items to the nett County Solid Waste stadium during the recyManagement announced cling event on Nov. 17, the totals from the anaccording to the county’s nual recycling event this environmental awareness past week. In all, 45,400 group. The organizapounds of electronics, tion also said there were 26,000 pounds of tires, about 140 volunteers who 6,500 gallons of paint, helped collect and sort 2,200 pounds of clothing the items dropped off on and shoes, and 484 ink America Recycles Day. cartridges were dropped Residents lined up off during the event. along Buford Drive to Another 41,000 pounds get into the Coolray Field of paper were also parking lot to drop off dropped off for shredrecyclables and enjoy ding. family friendly activities “As a proud Keep such as face painting, America Beautiful affili- information booths and ate, we always strive to touch a truck activities serve as an example for where residents could other environmentallymeet their trash haulers.

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To reserve a spot at the workshop, call 706-824-7204.

BUFORD Decorate holiday cookies at OneStop Buford Making holiday cookies can be a fun tradition, but baking isn’t for everyone.

Skip the baking and take the children to OneStop Buford from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday to decorate holiday cookies.

The event will take place in Meeting Room D. OneStop Buford is located at 2755 Sawnee Ave. in Buford.

There is a $5 fee to participate. For more information, call 678-225-5360.

DACULA Dacula readies for 50th scholarship pageant The 50th Miss Dacula will be crowned on March 2 in the annual scholarship pageant.

Registration for the event is now open at www.missdaculapageant.com. Those who register before Dec. 31 can take advantage of the $75 early bird registration fee.

Elementary school students will compete in casual wear and gown categories, while middle and high school

students will have an interview, casual wear and gown. Optional competitions include talent, photogenic and people’s choice.

For more information, email missdaculapageant@gmail. com.

DULUTH McDaniel Farm Park to host Dino Trek Do you dig dinosaurs?

Head to McDaniel Farm Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dec. 29 for Dino Trek, an event that will explore dinosaurs.

The event will take place at the park’s outdoor program area. The park entrance is located at 3020 McDaniel Road.

For more information, call 770-822-5178 or 770-8144920.

GRAYSON Freemasons pay off Grayson Elementary School lunch balances David Burk, a worshipful brother with Grayson Masonic Lodge No. 549, recently presented $500 to Grayson Elementary School to pay off balances on school lunch accounts.

Freemasonry is a charitable, educational and religious

One of the items collected on America Recycles Day that organizers are highlighting, however, is the paint dropped off by residents.

The paint will be split up and go to different groups for various uses.

Some of it is set to go to the Westside Atlanta community, where it will be used to paint murals through a partnership with the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee and the Wonderwood Foundation.

Much of the paint went to Global Paint for Charity, which reprocesses and recycles unused paint for distribution to people around the world who otherwise wouldn’t have access to paint.

“We’re making an impact and touching more lives, and that’s an amazing feeling — particularly headed into the holidays,” Marlatt said. “America Recycles Day is undoubtedly one of our favorite events of the season.” society.

The Grayson Lodge was established in 1909. Founding members included W.B. Cooper, N.P. Butler, W.P. Williams, J.A. Ford, J.L. Haney, L.P. Ethridge, W.A. Cooper, J.M. Loveless, J.P. McConnell, H.J. Tribble, W.J. Tribble, W.S. Carter and C.C. Cooper.

For more information, visit graysonlodge549.weebly.com.

LAWRENCEVILLE Input sought on design of Performing Arts Center Residents of Lawrenceville are invited to view and give input on the design of the proposed Lawrenceville Performing Arts Center on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Lawrenceville Performing Arts Center will build upon the Aurora Theatre’s success as one of the top professional theaters in the state. Furthermore, Georgia Gwinnett College is seeking lease approval from the Georgia Board of Regents for the LPAC, which would provide the college’s students and faculty daily access to a modern professional theater.

The city will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Tues-

day on the fourth floor lobby at the Lawrenceville City Hall, located at 70 S. Clayton St. At the open house, residents can provide input into the revised design of the LPAC, so that the city can achieve a general consensus on the size, orientation (facing Pike Street or Clayton Street) and design (modern or more traditional) of the building.

Details of the $31 million budget will be unveiled at the open house.

Additionally, residents can provide input at the work session of the Lawrenceville City Council, which will take place at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

The City Council will meet again at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 for a business meeting.

LILBURN Mayor hosts Town Hall Meeting Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist will host a Town Hall Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers of Lilburn City Hall.

The event provides an opportunity for residents to ask questions and talk to the mayor about current and upcoming city projects.

City Hall is located at 340 Main St. N.W. in Lilburn.

The Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting is held on the third Monday of every other month.

For more information, visit www.cityoflilburn.com.

LOGANVILLE Loganville opts not to reschedule parade After postponing the annual Christmas parade due to inclement weather, the city of Loganville announced the parade will not be rescheduled this year.

“We could not find a date that gave us the ability to close our roads without impacting other events and one where we could get a significant number of participants to attend,” a post on the City of Loganville Events Facebook page states.

The parade was originally scheduled for the evening of Dec. 1.

For more information, visit www.loganville-ga.gov.

NORCROSS ‘Movie Monday’ delayed for Christmas The second and fourth Mondays of the month are known as Movie Mondays in Norcross.

The Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center shows current and classic movies free of charge at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. on those days.

Because Christmas Eve is on a Monday this year, “Movie Monday” will be held on Dec. 26. The event will feature “Black Panther,” the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie is rated PG-13.

In the film, T’Challa, the Black Panther, is crowned king of Wakanda following his father’s death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country’s isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. The film stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Basset, Forest Whitaker and Andy

Serkis.

PEACHTREE CORNERS City announces tree disposal options With a new waste hauler scheduled to provide garbage and recycling services beginning Jan. 2, Peachtree Corners has announced options for residents who will need to dispose of Christmas trees.

The city is reminding residents who pay for yard waste disposal with Waste Pro that the service will not automatically transfer to the new provider, Waste Management.

Residents who want to pay for the extra service must contact Waste Management.

Residents who have ordered yard waste service with Waste Management can leave their trees at the curb for pickup on their scheduled day. Trees more than 4 feet tall must be cut in half. Residents who do not subscribe to yard waste pickup can call to schedule a bulk pickup of the tree for $25.

Residents may also drop the tree at one of the Gwinnett County fire stations that accept live Christmas tree recycling, including Peachtree Corners Fire Station No. 4 at 5550 Spalding Drive.

Additionally, The Home Depot allows residents to drop off live trees at some stores, including the location at 5950 State Bridge Road.

For more information, visit www.peachtreecornersga.gov.

SNELLVILLE Pinehurst Road to close for construction The Gwinnett County Department of Transportation plans to close Pinehurst Road between Ridgedale Road and Grayson Parkway starting Jan. 7 for a bridge replacement project at Big Haynes Creek.

The road is expected to reopen in May. For more information, visit www.snellville.org.

SUGAR HILL DDA plans downtown cleanup The Sugar Hill Downtown Development Authority, in conjunction with the city and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, will host a downtown cleanup day from 3 to 5 p.m. today.

Volunteers can meet in front of City Hall, located at 5039 W. Broad St. Trash bags and gloves will be provided.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/CityofSugarHill.

SUWANEE Half marathon returns to Suwanee The fifth annual Suwanee Half Marathon will return on Feb. 10 with a new race option in the Old Town 5K. Those who register before Dec. 31 can save on registration fees.

The fee for the half marathon is $65 before Dec. 31.

The price increases to $75 from Jan. 1 to Feb. 7 and $85 on race day.

The fee for the 5K is $30 before Dec. 31. The price increases to $35 from Jan. 1 to Feb. 7 and $40 on race day.

The races will benefit the Suwanee Public Arts programs.

For more information or to register, visit suwaneehalf. com.

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Remembering the impact of beloved professor You don’t forget a man like Dr. Calvin Hanrahan.

At least I can’t. I wonder from time to time if he remembers me.

Dr. Hanrahan was a comical, lovable, competent professor of mine when I was in college. Unlike many

comical and lovable professors, he was the head of the Department of Humanities, and since I was a journalism major, that school was under his direction.

He was a devoted family man. His wife, Beth, also taught at the college. They

had two sons, in middle school at the time, who, like both parents, were goodnatured and fun. Like their father, they both had thick, rakish hair and a crooked smile that jumped through their eyes with full force.

Any time spent around the

Hanrahan family, jointly or individually, was joyous. It was always a pleasure and a real day-lifter to run into one of them.

Once, several of us, along with our beloved teacher Clara Martin, went caroling for Christmas. We stopped to sing for the Hanrahans, who lived in a 1930s brick cottage a stone’s throw from the campus. The four of them gathered in their doorway as we happily sang “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” and their laughter tickled the chill of the December air. They invited us in for hot cocoa and cookies, and there, a dozen of us settled into cushiony chairs in a room sprinkled generously with books and we celebrated the cheer of the season. That adorable little house with its cozy feel and interesting architectural touches was filled with the joy of their personalities.

I feel quite sure that I am not the only student whom Dr. Hanrahan encouraged, but what he said when he said it surely had the effect of making me feel that I could step a few feet further from the Appalachian humbleness of my people.

He always made me feel as if I was capable of any accomplishment.

Of course, the Friday night before my Sunday

Most likely, I went by his office solely to express my gratitude for his kindness.

I’ve always believed in looking a person in the eye and saying “Thank you.”

His office was scattered with books and papers, and he was standing at his desk, Ronda shuffling frantically through Rich folders — but he stopped and gave me his full attention. graduation, I became a “One day, you’re going to bit of history when the come back to this campus Chicago Cubs made me as the commencement the first female allowed in speaker.” their locker room. That’s My mouth dropped. a story I’ll share another “What?” time, but the short is that I He smiled. “I believe was working part time as a you’re going to make us all sports writer, covering an very proud. I’ve believed Atlanta Braves-Chicago Cubs game on deadline, and that since I first met you.”

I needed the story. When the He gave me another compliment or two. My eyes water big pronouncement came now as I recall that moment from Cubs management, I and what his words meant to faltered. I hesitated. Then, after taking a deep breath, I a somewhat bewildered girl.

A year or so later, the turned my eyes to the block wall and timidly entered the Hanrahans left for another locker room. As I now joke, school. I saw him only once more but I think often it was quite an experience of Dr. Hanrahan and how for a young girl to see her his words propelled me first “bare” Cub. forward. And every time I The day before that big think of him, I wonder if he moment, I stopped by Dr. remembers me.

Hanrahan’s office to get I hope he does. something. I don’t recall Ronda Rich is the bestwhat. But I remember it was a perfect May day with soft selling author of “Mark light streaming through the My Words: A Memoir of Mama.” Visit www.rondarwindow from the beautiful ich.com to sign up for her front campus where oak free weekly newsletter. trees stood majestically.

You don’t get divorced over just a sandwich, but over your patterns My neighbor thinks his wife divorced him because of a ham sandwich. He’ll tell anyone who will listen about the crazy woman who left him all because one night, instead of having dinner with the family, he made himself a ham sandwich.

That one sandwich ruined 20 years of marriage. At least that’s how he tells it.

But no one gets divorced over a ham sandwich. Just like nobody gets fired over a single badly written email or demoted because they got frustrated and cursed on a random Tuesday.

But problem people don’t see it that way. They’ll tell you it was just one thing.

I’m working with a CEO who has a problem leader on his team. We’ll call him Bill.

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on for months. This affects every single employee here.

We’re spending too much time and effort dealing with the negative wake you leave behind.”

3. Make the consequences clear.

The boss went on to say, “Attitude matters. You don’t have to agree with everyLisa McLeod thing. I expect you to weigh in with your best thinking on decisions we make as a Bill routinely undermined team. What I will not accept the senior team’s initiatives is you poisoning our culture. and was openly negative I will no longer tolerate you in front of junior staff. The spewing venom in front of boss and other leaders told Bill numerous times, please staff or undermining your peers. If this continues, there critique in private, be supwill not be a place for you portive in front of staff. here.”

Not surprisingly, Bill The above conversation always had a reason/excuse.

He acted as if each situation might seem harsh. It’s meant to be. It was also calm and were an isolated incident.

People began to say, “That’s direct, which is the best to deal with a denier. If Bill just how Bill is.” But the CEO was not OK with it. He leaves with the story that his boss lost it over one thing, knew the longer people get away with bad behavior, the his boss knows he’s lying.

My neighbor did not worse they become.

One day, Bill did his usual get divorced over a ham negativity and the CEO saw sandwich. His wife will tell you leaving a family meal it. He told Bill to report to to make his own sandwich his office. The CEO then was emblematic of his long used the model below to pattern of ignoring the famhold Bill accountable: 1. Don’t make it about the ily, disregarding others and being ungrateful. ham sandwich.

After years of expressing The CEO started, “Your her frustration, sadness and behavior is emblematic anger, and having it go unof a larger problem.” Bill heeded, his wife finally gave responded with the typiup on him the night he made cal “isolate the incident” the sandwich. defense. “It’s no big deal.

When people are frusI’m sorry. I lost my temper one time.” The CEO was not trated with you, they’ll find a way to tell you. You can having it.

2. Emphasize the recurring blow it off as just one thing, but if you do that too often, pattern and the impact. you’re going to be left alone The boss said, “If you eating your ham sandwich. leave this conversation Lisa McLeod is the global telling yourself you got in trouble for one incident, you expert in Noble Purpose. She are not hearing me. I want to is the author of the bestmake this very clear: This is sellers “Selling with Noble Purpose” and “Leading about a recurring pattern of negativity that’s been going with Noble Purpose.”

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Beware, users: Facebook is not a safe space Social media is like a lovely Florida lake. The water might look cool and inviting, and you can swim in it day after day without incident — but you never know when an alligator is going to drag you under.

To employ a different metaphor, we like to think of our social media accounts as communities — kind of like a virtual neighborhood, where everyone is a friend or neighbor.

Surely, we’re safe in our own neighborhood, right?

Not necessarily. You never know which of those neighbors might be cooking meth or whose teenager might break into your car.

Social media is much the

Rob Jenkins same. You can be exchanging humorous tweets, or posting cat videos and political memes for your friends, and suddenly — wham! Out of the blue, somebody attacks you, just because they can.

It might be an actual friend, someone you let into your community because you believed they

shared your tastes and views or would at least be civil. More likely, it’s a person you don’t even know, a friend of a friend or follower of a follower.

We sometimes refer to these people as “trolls,” but that suggests they’re surfing around, looking for anything they can pounce on. Occasionally, that’s true. But often they’re just self-important blowhards who believe it’s their duty to set you straight. Call them “pseudo-trolls.”

They generally use one of two tactics, the first of which is to claim intellectual superiority.

A few weeks ago, I was commenting on a friend’s post about the

dangers of fascism and communism, noting their common left-wing roots.

A self-described history professor, whom I don’t know, chimed in to lecture and castigate me for my “ignorance.”

His post was typical academic double-talk, dripping with arrogance and condescension: “While it may seem to the unwashed that up is up and down is down, we intellectuals understand that up is actually down.”

I gave his argument the weight it merited — which is to say, not much. I can read Marx, Mussolini and Hitler for myself, thank you.

The pseudo-trolls’ other

favorite tactic involves claiming moral superiority.

Recently, a family member posted an article about Democrat wunderkind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, arguing that conservatives ignore her at their own peril, given her large following. I commented that the only thing scarier than her manifest ignorance is her fans’ obliviousness.

A “friend” of the OP then attacked me, accusing me of “hate” and racism.

What I thought was a private conversation with a friend, two neighbors chatting on a street corner, really wasn’t. The crazy dude living in his mom’s basement down the street (metaphorically speaking)

was listening in.

In both cases, I managed to escape the gator’s jaws by refusing to engage in social media debates with trolls (even the pseudo kind). I recommend you do the same. Just don’t forget they’re out there, lurking in the weeds, intent on dragging you under.

Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer. He is the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Liberty Books in downtown Lawrenceville and on Amazon. The views expressed here are his own. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@ yahoo.com.

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(6:50) South Park (CC) (:25) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) (:05) South Park (CC) (:35) South Park (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Earning Seven” (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier Exposed (N) ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Episode 11” (N) ’ (:01) The Last Alaskans “No Regrets” (N) (CC) (:02) Alaskan Bush People “Duty Calls” (N) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) 30 for 30 Boxing From Feb. 10, 1990. (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) Boxing (CC) Boxing (CC) Woj & Lowe Road to the Playoff Road to the Playoff Road to the Playoff Road to the Playoff Drone Racing (6:00) ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. (CC) ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. (CC) FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace (N) (CC) Scandalous: Chappaquiddick (N) (CC) The Next Revolution With Steve Hilton (N) (CC) Life, Liberty & Levin (N) (CC) Scandalous: Chappaquiddick (CC) Holiday Gingerbread Showdown “Elf” (CC) Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (CC) Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (N) (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Christmas Cookie Challenge (CC) (6:35) ›› “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000, Children’s) Jim Carrey. ’ (CC) (:15) ››‡ “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” (2009, Children’s) Voices of Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn. ’ (CC) Christmas Lake World Poker Tour Legends of Poker - Part 3. World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open - Part 1. College Basketball Kent State at Louisville. From the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open - Part 1.

(5:00) ››› “The Amazing Spider-Man” ’ ››‡ “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014, Action) Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx. ’ (CC) ››› “The Amazing Spider-Man” (2012) ’ (6:00) “Entertaining Christmas” (2018) (CC) “A Gingerbread Romance” (2018, Romance) Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jordana Lajoie. Premiere. (CC) “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas” (2018, Romance) Candace Cameron Bure, Luke MacFarlane. (CC) Beach Hunters (CC) Beach Hunters (CC) Hawaii Life (N) (CC) Hawaii Life (N) (CC) Bahamas Life (N) (CC) Bahamas Life (N) (CC) Island Life (N) (CC) Island Life (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l American Pickers “Hot Rod Hero” (CC) (DVS) American Pickers: Bonus Buys “Rockin’ Picks” Search for Aerosmith’s original van. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Jingle Belle” (2018) Tatyana Ali. (CC) “Hometown Christmas” (2018, Romance) Beverley Mitchell, Stephen Colletti. Premiere. (CC) (:03) “Christmas Around the Corner” (2018, Drama) Alexandra Breckenridge, Jamie Spilchuk. (CC) SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob ››› “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” (2004, Children’s) Voices of Tom Kenny. ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) (:35) Friends ’ (CC) (5:00) “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Guest Book Austin Powers (6:00) ›››› “The Third Man” (1949) (CC) ›››‡ “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944, Musical) Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien. (CC) (DVS) ›››‡ “Little Women” (1994, Drama) Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado.

(6:00) ›››‡ “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (1983) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford. (CC) (DVS) ›››‡ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015, Science Fiction) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher. (CC) (DVS) Reba “House Rules” Reba “Skating Away” Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ (:01) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (:01) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (:02) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (:02) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (:03) Modern Family ’ (:33) Modern Family ’

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(Local Programming) Olaf Adventure Shrek the Halls ’ Modern Family ’ (:31) Single Parents ’ The Goldbergs ’ American Housewife (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) Survivor (Season Finale) (N) ’ (CC) Survivor The castaways reunite. (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show-Colbert (Local Programming) Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer ’ (CC) Penn & Teller: Fool Us ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Empire Andre tries to make a name for himself. Star Alex helps a fan start a music career. ’ (Local Programming) (Local Programming) LEGO Jurassic World LEGO Jurassic World Hollywood Game Night ’ (CC) Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Nature Family of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys. NOVA Clues about who built Stonehenge. ’ The Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky ’ (CC) (Local Programming) 11 Alive News at 7PM Daily Blast Live (N) ’ Dateline Stuntman Garrett Warren is shot. (CC) Dateline Andrea Constand discusses Bill Cosby. 11Alive News at 10 (N) Daytime Jeopardy (CC) Live PD: Police Patrol PBS NewsHour (N) ’ (CC) Little Women on Masterpiece ’ (CC) Victoria on Masterpiece Victoria is impatient to return to work. ’ (CC) Mercy Street The Greens hide an ugly secret.

The Goldbergs ’ (CC) The Goldbergs ’ (CC) blackish ’ (CC) blackish “God” ’ CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Last Man Standing ’ Funny You Should Ask Family Guy ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) (:01) Storage Wars ’ (CC) (:04) Storage Wars ’ (:34) Storage Wars ’ ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. (CC) (:15) ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. (CC) ›››‡ Gremlins The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (N) (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) Watch What Housewives-Atlanta Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) BoJack Horseman (N) The Daily Show (:31) The Office (CC) Border Live “Border Live 12.12.18, Part 1” (CC) Border Live “Border Live 12.12.18, Part 2” (CC) Border Live “Border Live 12.19.18” (N) ’ (Live) (CC) Expedition Unknown ’ (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) College Football DXL Frisco Bowl -- Ohio vs San Diego State. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter College Basketball Auburn at North Carolina State. From PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. (N) (CC) College Basketball UCLA at Cincinnati. From Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (CC) NFL Live (CC) E! News (N) (CC) ››‡ “The Princess Diaries” (2001, Children’s) Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway. (CC) Busy Tonight (N) (CC) ››‡ “The Princess Diaries” (2001, Children’s) Julie Andrews. (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream (N) Guy’s Grocery Games “Spiciest!” (CC) Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) Guy’s Grocery Games “$12 Meal Showdown” Guy’s Grocery Games “Holly, Jolly Meals” (CC) Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) (:10) ›‡ “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) Tim Allen, Martin Short. ’ (CC) (:15) ›››‡ “The Incredibles” (2004, Children’s) Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson. ’ (CC) XTERRA Adventures Golf Life College Basketball Presbyterian at Butler. From Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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(5:30) ››› “21 Jump Street” (2012) ’ (CC) ››› “22 Jump Street” (2014, Comedy) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare. ’ (CC) ››› “22 Jump Street” (2014) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Christmas Joy” (2018, Romance) (CC) “Welcome to Christmas” (2018, Drama) Eric Mabius, Jennifer Finnigan. (CC) “Christmas in Love” (2018, Romance) Brooke D’Orsay, Daniel Lissing, Carolina Bartczak. (CC) Property Brothers “Designing Memories” (CC) Property Brothers “Wide Open Dreams” (CC) Property Brothers (N) (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l Property Brothers “Floored by the Renovation” Forged in Fire “The Scottish Claymore” ’ (CC) Vikings Another settler disappears in Iceland. ’ Vikings Floki must make a fated decision. (N) ’ (:01) Forged in Fire “Ring Hilted Sword” (N) ’ (:01) Forged in Fire The KA-BAR military blade.

(6:00) “The Flight Before Christmas” (2015) “A Christmas in Tennessee” (2018, Drama) Rachel Boston, Andrew Walker. (CC) (:03) “Poinsettias for Christmas” (2018, Drama) Bethany Joy Lenz, John Schneider. (CC) The Loud House (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) iCarly “iChristmas” ’ SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends Fertility clinic. Friends ’ (CC) Bob’s Burgers ’ Bob’s Burgers ’ The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal Full Frontal (:34) Real Steel (2011) (:15) MGM Parade ››› “Bachelor Mother” (1939) Ginger Rogers, David Niven. (CC) (:45) ›››› “Oliver Twist” (1948, Drama) Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, John Howard Davies.

(6:00) ›‡ “Law Abiding Citizen” (2009) ›› “London Has Fallen” (2016, Action) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013, Action) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. (CC) (DVS) M*A*S*H “Last Laugh” (:36) M*A*S*H (CC) (:12) Everybody Loves Raymond “The Ball” ’ Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ Law & Order: SVU ››› “Ant-Man” (2015, Action) Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. (CC) (DVS) New Day’s WWE 2018 Pancake Powered Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’

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(Local Programming) I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! ’ The Great Christmas Light Fight “All Stars” ’ (:01) 20/20 ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary Hawaii Five-0 “Make Me Kai” ’ (CC) Blue Bloods “The Forgotten” ’ (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) Late Show-Colbert (Local Programming) Dynasty “Crazy Lady” (N) ’ (CC) Penn & Teller: Fool Us ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Last Man Standing ’ The Cool Kids ’ Hell’s Kitchen “One Hell of a Party” (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Midnight, Texas Manfred and Kai team up. (N) America’s Got Talent ’ (CC) Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Washington Week (N) Firing-Hoover Craft in America “California” (N) (CC) Craft in America “Visionaries” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) 11 Alive News at 7PM Daily Blast Live (N) ’ CSI: Miami “Fallen” ’ (CC) CSI: Miami A woman is murdered at a club. (CC) 11Alive News at 10 (N) Daytime Jeopardy (CC) Live PD: Police Patrol PBS NewsHour (N) ’ (CC) Father Brown “The Daughter of Autolycus” (CC) Death in Paradise The world of modeling. (CC) Craft in America “California” (N) (CC) Craft in America “Visionaries” (N) ’ (CC) The Goldbergs ’ The Goldbergs ’ (CC) blackish ’ (CC) (DVS) blackish ’ (CC) (DVS) CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Last Man Standing ’ Funny You Should Ask Family Guy ’ (CC) (5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 12.15.18” ’ (CC) Live PD ’ (CC) Live PD “Top 40 Moments of 2018, Part 1” The best of “Live PD” in 2018. (N) (CC) Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol (6:00) ››› “The Polar Express” (2004) (CC) ››› “Elf” (2003, Children’s) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart. (CC) ›› “Jingle All the Way” (1996, Children’s) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman. (CC) Married to Medicine “Bottled Up Emotions” Married to Medicine (CC) Married to Medicine “Reunion Part 1” (CC) Married to Medicine “Reunion Part 1” (N) (CC) Movie (CC) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) (6:50) South Park (CC) (:25) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) “Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape” (2018) Jim Gaffigan.

Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Father’s Day” (N) ’ (CC) Gold Rush - The Dirt “Episode 6” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Gold Rush Tony hits rock bottom. (N) (CC) (:02) Master of Arms “Blades of WWI” (N) (CC) (:03) Master of Arms: Reforged (N) ’ (CC) College Football NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics. From TD Garden in Boston. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers. (N) (CC) College Basketball Oregon at Baylor. From the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. (N) (Live) College Basketball Providence at Texas. From the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) (CC) ›‡ “Billy Madison” (1995, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson. (CC) ››‡ “The Longest Yard” (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock. (CC) (DVS) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive (:10) ›‡ “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) Tim Allen, Martin Short. ’ (CC) (:15) ›› “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000, Children’s) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski. ’ (CC) College Basketball Coe at Creighton. From CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb. UFC Main Event “They Fight” (2018, Documentary) Fantasy Football Hour ’18 (6:00) ›››‡ “Kubo and the Two Strings” ››› “Trolls” (2016, Children’s) Voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. ’ (CC) ››› “Trolls” (2016, Children’s) Voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Reunited at Christmas” (2018) (CC) “Christmas in Evergreen” (2017, Romance) Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears, Barbara Niven. (CC) “Entertaining Christmas” (2018, Romance) Jodie Sweetin, Jane Moffat, Drew Nelson. (CC) Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Ancient Aliens New evidence in flood myths. Ancient Aliens: Declassified “Alien Creatures” (:02) Ancient Aliens: Declassified ’ (CC) (6:00) “Wish Upon a Christmas” (2015) (CC) ››› “A Christmas Kiss” (2011) Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge. Premiere. (CC) (:03) “A Very Nutty Christmas” (2018, Romance-Comedy) Melissa Joan Hart, Barry Watson. (CC) The Loud House (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) Lip Sync Battle SpongeBob ››› “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” (2004, Children’s) Voices of Tom Kenny. ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Bob’s Burgers ’ Bob’s Burgers ’ ››› “Love Actually” (2003, Romance-Comedy) Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Colin Firth. (CC) (DVS) ELEAGUE Rocket League 2018: Semifinal 2. (N) (6:00) ››› “The Fearless Vampire Killers” ›››‡ “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal. (CC) (:15) ›››‡ “The Way We Were” (1973, Romance) Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford. (CC) Dr. Seuss’ Grinch ›››› “The Wizard of Oz” (1939, Children’s) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan. (CC) (DVS) Dr. Seuss’ Grinch (:15) ›› “A Christmas Carol” (1999, Fantasy) Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant. (CC) (DVS) M*A*S*H (CC) (:36) M*A*S*H (CC) (:12) Everybody Loves Raymond “The Sneeze” Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ (6:00) ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015) Dwayne Johnson. (CC) (DVS) ›››‡ “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004, Children’s) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. (CC) (DVS) (:32) Modern Family ’

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(Local Programming) A Charlie Brown Christmas ’ (CC) The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition One contestant is crowned the winner. (N) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) The Big Bang Theory (:31) Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Murphy Brown (N) (CC) S.W.A.T. “Hunted” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show-Colbert (Local Programming) The 4th Annual Howie Mandel Stand-Up Extravaganza (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) A Christmas Story Live! ’ (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Timeless “The Miracle of Christmas Part I/II” California Gold Rush; Korean War. (N) (CC) Ellen’s Game of Games ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) The This Old House Hour ’ (CC) Lidia Celebrates America ’ (CC) Antiques Roadshow “Junk in the Trunk 8” (CC) (Local Programming) 11 Alive News at 7PM Daily Blast Live (N) ’ The Good Wife “Double Jeopardy” ’ (CC) The Good Wife Alicia’s brother visits. ’ (CC) 11Alive News at 10 (N) Daytime Jeopardy (CC) Live PD: Police Patrol PBS NewsHour (N) ’ (CC) Nature Family of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys. NOVA Clues about who built Stonehenge. ’ The Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky ’ (CC) Good Work: Masters of the Building Arts (CC) The Goldbergs ’ The Goldbergs ’ (CC) blackish ’ (CC) (DVS) blackish “The Purge” CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Last Man Standing ’ Funny You Should Ask Family Guy ’ (CC) Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD Presents Live PD Presents Live PD: Police Patrol Live PD: Police Patrol ›› “The Santa Clause 2” (2002, Children’s) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz. (CC) ›› “The Santa Clause 2” (2002, Children’s) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz. (CC) Top Chef Fifteen new chefs compete. (CC) Top Chef The chefs head to a distillery. (CC) Top Chef A traditional French Christmas dinner. Below Deck “Check Yourself!” (CC) Watch What Vanderpump Rules Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) (6:50) The Office (CC) (:25) The Office ’ (CC) The Office ’ (CC) The Office ’ (CC) The Office ’ (CC) The Office ’ (CC) The Office (CC) The Office (CC) The Daily Show (:31) The Office ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Hard Road Home” Alaska: The Last Frontier “Alaska: The Last Frontier Christmas” (N) ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Christmas Kaboom!”

SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) College Football Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl -- South Florida vs Marshall. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter College Basketball Texas Tech vs Duke. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (N) (CC) ESPN the Magazine: The 2018 Dominant 20 (N) NFL: Best of Countdown (N) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (CC) Games E! News (N) (CC) Botched Surgeon poked hole in patient’s nose. Botched Reality star wants a breast reduction. Busy Tonight (N) (CC) Botched Reality star wants a breast reduction. Botched (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream (N) Christmas Cookie Challenge Ombre cookies. Christmas Cookie Challenge “Modern Classics” Christmas Cookie Challenge “Cookie Pairings” Beat Bobby Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) (6:40) ›››‡ “The Incredibles” (2004, Children’s) Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson. ’ (CC) (:20) ›› “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (2012) Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo. ’ (CC) Life-Size 2: Eve NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers. From Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (N) (Live) Predators Live! Post. XTERRA Adventures Kentucky Football NASCAR Race Hub (6:00) “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” ’ ››‡ “The Night Before” (2015, Comedy) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. ’ (CC) ››‡ “The Night Before” (2015, Comedy) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Road to Christmas” (2018) (CC) “Once Upon a Holiday” (2015, Romance) Briana Evigan, Paul Campbell, Tony Alcantar. (CC) “A Gingerbread Romance” (2018, Romance) Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jordana Lajoie. (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop Atlanta (N) Flip or Flop Atlanta House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) House Hunters (CC) American Pickers “Full Speedo Ahead” ’ American Pickers ’ (CC) (DVS) American Pickers “Picks in Toyland” (N) (CC) (:03) American Pickers ’ (CC) (DVS) (:05) American Pickers ’ (CC) (6:00) “Kristin’s Christmas Past” (2013) (CC) “My Christmas Inn” (2018, Drama) Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Rob Mayes, Jackée Harry. (CC) (:03) “Santa’s Boots” (2018, Romance) Megan Hilty, Noah Mills, Teryl Rothery. (CC) The Loud House (CC) The Loud House (CC) SpongeBob SpongeBob ››› “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” (2015) Voices of Tom Kenny. ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) (DVS) Seinfeld ’ (CC) (DVS) Seinfeld “The Couch” Seinfeld ’ (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal (:33) Seinfeld ’ (6:00) ››‡ “Hollywood Hotel” (1937) (CC) ››› “Christmas in July” (1940) Dick Powell, Ellen Drew. (CC) ››› “You Never Can Tell” (1951, Fantasy) Dick Powell, Peggy Dow. (:15) ›› “The Singing Marine” (1937) (CC) Bones The death of a mini-golf superstar. (CC) NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Miami Heat. From the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. (N Subject to Blackout) (CC) NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers. (Live) (CC) M*A*S*H (CC) (:36) M*A*S*H (CC) (:12) Everybody Loves Raymond “The Author” Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ NCIS Investigating a Navy captain’s death. ’ NCIS Tony’s father visits for Christmas. ’ WWE Monday Night RAW WWE Superstars perform in front of U.S. soldiers. (N) ’ (CC) Miz & Mrs (CC) (DVS) Miz & Mrs (CC) (DVS)

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(Local Programming) CMA Country Christmas ’ (CC) (DVS) The Alec Baldwin Show RuPaul; Erna Solberg. (Local Programming) College Basketball: CBS Sports Classic NCIS “Fallout” Gibbs’ friend is lost at sea. ’ FBI Eight people are poisoned at a deli. ’ (CC) 48 Hours The world of sex trafficking. ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Boxing Premier Boxing Champions. (N) ’ (Live) (Local Programming) Hell’s Kitchen “Fish Out of Water” (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) Dateline NBC ’ (CC) Saturday Night Live (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Saturday Night Live ’ (Local Programming) Austin City Limits “Tom Waits” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Wheel of Fortune (CC) Jeopardy! ’ (CC) American Ninja Warrior Las Vegas finals. (CC) American Ninja Warrior Las Vegas finals. (CC) 11Alive News at 10PM Mantracker (CC) Saving Hope Two patients need the same heart.

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ›››‡ “Gilda” (1946, Romance) Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready.

New Tricks A former escort confesses her sins. The Doctor Blake Mysteries “Measure Twice” Atlanta Eats The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition Funny You Should Ask Family Guy (CC) Family Guy (CC) Live PD The best of “Live PD” in 2018. (CC) Live PD The best of “Live PD” in 2018. (CC) Live PD “Top 40 Moments of 2018, Part 2” The best of “Live PD” in 2018. (N) (CC) (:04) Live PD The best of “Live PD” in 2018.

(6:00) ››› “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. (CC) ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. (CC) (:15) ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase. (CC) Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (CC) Buying It Blind “Cathy and Adam” (CC) Sweet Home “Queso Cabana” (N) (CC) Get a Room With Carson & Thom (N) (CC) Movie (CC) CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) (CC) CNN Special Report “Videos Gone Viral 3” (N) This Is Life With Lisa Ling “Children of Killers” This Is Life With Lisa Ling (CC) This Is Life With Lisa Ling (CC) Here Comes the Boom (:20) ››› “Trading Places” (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy. (CC) ›‡ “Dirty Grandpa” (2016, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza. (CC) Deadliest Catch “Blood & Water” ’ (CC) Deadliest Catch “Storm Surge” ’ (CC) Border Live “Border Live 12.19.18” ’ (CC) Deadliest Catch “Coast Guard Heroes” ’ (CC) College Football Dollar General Bowl -- Buffalo vs Troy. (N) (Live) (CC) College Football SoFi Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech. (N) (CC) College Basketball Vanderbilt vs Kansas State. From Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (N) (Live) College Basketball Kansas at Arizona State. From Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. (N) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) (6:00) ››› “The Parent Trap” (1998, Children’s) Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid. (CC) ››› “The Parent Trap” (1998) Lindsay Lohan. An 11-year-old meets her California twin, and they plot to reunite their divorced parents. (CC) Fox Report with Jon Scott (N) (CC) Watters’ World (N) (CC) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) (CC) The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) (CC) Watters’ World (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Holiday Baking Championship (CC) Dr. Seuss’ How-Grinch (:45) ››› “The Santa Clause” (1994, Children’s) Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson. ’ (CC) (9:50) ›‡ “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) Tim Allen, Martin Short. ’ (CC) NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. From PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. (N) (Live) Hurricanes Live! Post. College Basketball UC Irvine at Butler. From Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

(4:30) ›› “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” ›› “Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014, Action) Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing. ’ (CC) Better Things “Sick” (6:00) “A Gingerbread Romance” (2018) (CC) “Jingle Around the Clock” (2018, Comedy) Brooke Nevin, Michael Cassidy. Premiere. (CC) “Christmas at Graceland” (2018, Romance) Kellie Pickler, Wes Brown, Rhoda Griffis. (CC) Fixer Upper A client with a 1950s bungalow. Love It or List It (CC) Love It or List It “Picture-Perfect Kitchen” (CC) House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Forged in Fire Smiths use nautical equipment. To Be Announced (:03) Forged in Fire “Wind and Fire Wheels” ’ (6:00) “Christmas Pen Pals” (2018) Sarah Drew. ›› “A Golden Christmas” (2009, Comedy) Andrea Roth, Bruce Davison. Premiere. (CC) (:03) “Hometown Christmas” (2018, Romance) Beverley Mitchell, Stephen Colletti. (CC) The Loud House (CC) The Loud House (CC) “Albert” (2016) Voices of Bobby Moynihan. ’ SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) (:35) Friends ’ (CC) (5:15) ››‡ “Man of Steel” (2013) (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal Five Engage (5:00) ››› “King of Kings” (1961) (CC) ››› “Remember the Night” (1940) Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi. (CC) ›› “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945, Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan. (CC) (6:00) ›› “A Christmas Carol” (1999, Fantasy) ›››› “The Wizard of Oz” (1939, Children’s) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan. (CC) (DVS) (:15) ›› “Fred Claus” (2007, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. (CC) (DVS) Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ (:03) ››› “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. (CC) (DVS) (:29) ››› “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007)

bestbets SUNDAY 7 p.m. on FOX 2018 Miss Universe Daytime Emmy Award winner Steve Harvey returns as host for this long-running beauty pageant, airing live this year from Bangkok, Thailand, which previously hosted the event in 1992 and 2005. Following the familiar format, the three-hour telecast will feature nearly 100 women from countries around the world competing in swimwear and evening gown categories, along with an interview round. At the evening’s climax, the reigning Miss Universe, Demi-Leigh

Nel-Peters of South Africa, will crown her successor.

8 p.m. on HALL Movie: A Gingerbread Romance Architect Taylor Scott (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) is tingling with anticipation over a pending promotion that comes with a transfer to Paris, but first she must complete one more high-stakes task: creating a larger-than-life gingerbread house for a holiday competition against a professional rival, to be judged by the mayor. She enlists the somewhat wary professional help of pastry chef Adam Dale (Duane Henry) on the project, and the pair begin to strike some romantic sparks as they set to their challenging assignment.

MONDAY

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

10 p.m. on ABC 2018: In Memoriam Robin Roberts hosts a tribute to the icons the world lost in 2018 and the legacies they left behind, featuring stories from those who knew them best.

Reflecting on a year that saw the passing of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, U.S. Senate firebrand John McCain, British

Robin Roberts scientist Stephen Hawking, chef and writer Anthony Bourdain and actors Burt Reynolds and “M*A*S*H” star David Ogden Stiers, Roberts’ guests include Patti LaBelle, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Loni Anderson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Reba McEntire, among many others.

TUESDAY 9 p.m. on NBC The Voice Last night saw the four finalists no doubt battling near-fatal performance anxiety as they tried to sing as if their lives depended on it — and, from

a career standpoint, that was a make-or-break moment for each of them. Now for that foursome, it’s a waiting game until host Carson Daly announces Season 15’s new Voice at the end of tonight’s two-hour live finale. Expect performances by musical guests, as well as final thoughts from judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson.

WEDNESDAY 8 p.m. on CBS Survivor An overarching “David vs.

Goliath” motif ran through the 37th iteration of this seminal reality competition series, but if you strip away the thematic window dressing that separates one “Survivor” season from another, the game keeps coming down to the same primal question: Which contestant can outwit, outplay and outlast the competition?

The answer is revealed towards the end of tonight’s two-hour finale, but don’t forget to stick around for the traditional reunion special that follows. Jeff Probst is host.

THURSDAY

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8 p.m. on NBC Timeless Miracles are nothing new to the ardent but smallish fan base of this engaging sci-fi time-travel drama, which NBC canceled at the end of Season 1, despite strong critical support. Then, three days later, the network unexpectedly reversed itself, ordering 10 new episodes for Season 2, which earned even better reviews. Ratings remained flat, though, so the show wraps things up tonight with a two-part series finale called, appropriately, “The Miracle of Christmas.” Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter and Malcolm Barrett star.

8 p.m. on HALL Movie: Jingle Around the Clock Driven Chicago ad executive Elle Bennett (Brooke Nevin,“Scorpion”) has her eyes set on an imminent promotion at her office, so she is less than thrilled when her boss, Fiona (Catherine Lough Haggquist), advises Elle she’s bringing in someone from their New York office to handle a problem. She wants Elle to work with their handsome visitor, Max Turner (Michael Cassidy, “People of Earth”), but the pair almost instantly are at loggerheads.

FRIDAY 8 p.m. on CW Dynasty Several old but still unresolved grievances get unwrapped as Fallon and Blake (Elizabeth Gillies, Grant Show) clash over the best way to handle a tense situation as the Carringtons spend Christmas Eve searching for a dangerous enemy in the new episode “Crazy Lady.”

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