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Legal questions raised after small cemetery denial Gwinnett County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to reject Afghan Association A request to build a cem- Inc.’s special-use permit etery on an abstract-shaped application to build a small five-acre piece of land on cemetery for its members Rosebud Drive near the on Rosebud Drive near Gwinnett-Rockdale line the Gwinnett-Rockdale raised questions this past line this past week. The week about whether such decision affirms a Planning burial areas are allowed Commission recommendaunder Georgia law. tion from September to

By Curt yeomans

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deny the cemetery request.

A unique aspect of this past week’s argument was the impact Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 10-14-10 might have on the decision. The code section requires cemeteries be at least 10 acres in size — twice as large as the Afghan proposal, deputy county attorney Van Stephens told commissioners.

The attorney said that limit only applies in most cases, though.

“Provided in the same chapter of the code, cemetery is defined and it has certain exceptions,” Stephens said. “The exceptions include governmentowned cemeteries, fraternal cemeteries, cemeteries owned and operated by churches, synagogues or

communities, or family burial plots.

“So certain cemeteries are excluded from the provision for the 10-acre minimum. The question would be whether this particular cemetery falls within any of those exceptions, but for the board and the applicant, there is this provision of state law that must be complied with.”

This week’s vote was the second time in a month and a half that the commission dealt with a cemetery request from a group with either ties to the Middle East or the Islamic religion.

The Community of Bosniaks Georgia also requested permission to build a cemetery this fall,

See CEMETERY, Page 10A

‘Treat under the tree at Christmas’ Sports gear donated to Rainbow Village

By Curt yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Duluth youth Eniyah Vasser, right, tries various methods, including shaking and smelling, to see if she can guess what’s in the gift she received at Overcomers House’s Christmas dinner and gift giveaway at the old New Bethel AME Church building in Snellville on Saturday. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

More blessed to give

Overcomers House helps families at dinner, gift giveaway

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Duluth youth Eniyah Vasser was determined to figure out what was in the present she received at Overcomers House’s Christmas dinner and gift giveaway in Snellville on Saturday.

One way or another — short of ripping the festive wrapping paper off the long, slim box — the 6-year-old was going to find a clue. Volunteers smiled and giggled as they watched her try various methods of detecting what she was getting for Christmas.

“Are you trying to see if you can smell it now?” one volunteer asked in amazement.

The little girl simply replied, “Yes.” Scenes of children expressing joy and enthusiasm at

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The kids had extra reason to be happy about the presents, though. These kids are members of low-income families where it’s not always a sure thing that presents will be sitting under a Christmas tree on the morning of Dec. 25.

And their parents appreciate the help in making Christmas happen as well.

“I’m a single mom raising Overcomers House volunteer Greg Crocker hands a bicycle to five kids, and it’s hard to make Morrow youth Jadauris Lewis during the group’s Christmas tur- sure they each get something, key and gift giveaway at the old New Bethel AME Church buildso it’s good that we don’t have ing in Snellville on Saturday. to worry about them feeling left receiving Christmas presents Highway. A little more than out on Christmas day,” Snellplayed out over and over again 100 families came through to ville mother Consuela Rule at the giveaway, which was held receive the assistance through- said. at the old New Bethel AME out the morning, according to See GIVE, Page 10A Church building on Centerville Overcomers House officials.

Children receiving assistance from Rainbow Village in Duluth will enjoy a very athletic Christmas this year, after students from Forsyth County played Santa Claus on Friday.

The quarterback of Lambert High School’s football team, Richie Kenney, worked with fellow members of a group called Change for Georgia to collect sports gear over the last MORE ONLINE two weeks.

Visit gwinnettdailypost.com The idea to for a photo gallery. give sports equipment to the children as Christmas gifts was Kenney’s idea and he worked with Change for Georgia to make it happen.

The students delivered 175 brand new pieces of gear to Rainbow Village’s community center after their last day of school before the Christmas break.

“I feel like everyone should have something to open on Christmas morning,” Kenney said.

The haul of gifts, which includes footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs, helmets, hockey sticks and pucks, will be distributed to kids at Rainbow Village, whose property includes the community center and housing units for families.

The size of the donation also means each child will find a few items under their Christmas tree this year. Rainbow Village is a program that helps homeless families get on their feet and has housing for about 18

See DONATION, Page 10A

Lambert High School quarterback Richie Kenney, left, and Change for Georgia founder Remington Youngblood, center, hand gifts they collected to Rainbow Village Director of Child and Adolescent Education Carl Haynes on Friday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Senators praise defeat of ‘water wars’ provision in bill Political Notebook

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U.S. Sens. Johnny which has Isakson and David Peruniversal due, both R-Ga., rejoiced support on Friday after a bid to from use the federal omnibus Republiappropriations bill to incans and tervene in ongoing “water Demowars” between Georgia crats in David and two of its neighbors Georgia’s Perdue was defeated.

LegislaThe bill included fund- tive Delegation. ing for the Savannah It drew the delegation’s port expansion project, collective ire, however, because of an amendment Sen. Richard Shelby, RAla., attached to the bill that asked the Department of Justice to report on water contract violations in multi-state basins.

The language was seen in Georgia as an effort to intervene in the years-long, ongoing legal battle between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over rights to the water in Lake Lanier and rivers that originate in Georgia.

Gwinnett County officials have been especially concerned about the issue since Lake Lanier is a key water source for the county.

Shelby’s amendment was removed after Republicans and Democrats in Georgia’s delegation threatened to withhold support for the bill if the provision remained. It was passed by both chambers Friday morning.

“When it came to fund-

ing the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year Johnny 2016, I’m Isakson proud the Georgia Delegation stood together to advance Georgia priorities,” Perdue said in a statement.

“The Georgia Delegation along with Governor Deal worked to stop the latest political attempt to intervene in our state’s water supply.”

Isakson added, “I am pleased we were able to thwart efforts by one member of Congress to insert language in the omnibus (bill) that was designed solely to harm the state of Georgia while helping the states of Alabama and Florida in the tri-state water dispute.”

Governor swears Martinez into appointed state post Gov. Nathan Deal swore Loganville Councilman Rey Martinez into his new position on the Commission on Equal Opportunity’s Board of Commissioners this past week.

Deal appointed Martinez to the board in October, but the councilman

Gov. Nathan Deal and Loganville Councilman Rey Martinez hold an “I Love Loganville” T-shirt after the governor swore Martinez in as a member of the Commission on Equal Opportunity’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday in the governor’s office in Atlanta. (Special Photo)

did not officially take on his new duties until after a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at the governor’s office. He then participated in his first meeting as a member of the board on Thursday, where he participated in an orientation briefing and 2016 planning.

The Commission on Equal Opportunity investigates allegations of discrimination in housing and employment matters.

“I am honored to have been nominated and appointed by Gov. Deal to serve as a commissioner on the advisory board for the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity,

which is administratively attached to the Governor’s Office,” Martinez said in a statement. “I am also honored to work with the agency’s Executive Director Melvin Everson, who I know from his time as a former Snellville councilman and state representative for District 106.

“This post is important as the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity plays a pivotal role in ensuring all citizen civil rights are protected, not violated.”

Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Dashboard camera snaps shots of robbery suspect

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Police have an uncommon tool in the search for a man who robbed a Craigslist user outside Norcross: photos.

The victim, who hasn’t been identified publicly, reportedly had a dashboard camera in the car he used to meet the perpetrator. The victim was trying to sell an iPhone 6s, said Cpl. Deon Washington, spokesman for the Gwinnett County Police Department.

The meeting was in the parking lot of a Shell gas station at 5500 Jimmy Carter Blvd. last Sunday, Washington said Friday.

“When the victim arrived, he met with the suspect and they discussed the transaction,” Washington said, releasing photos of the man in hopes that the public might identify him.

“During the discussion, the suspect snatched the cellphone from the victim’s hand and ran behind the gas station.

The victim pursued the suspect and observed him getting into a silver or gray Dodge Durango.”

Then the crook was gone.

It wasn’t clear why the

Police say this man robbed a person during a Craigslist transaction near Norcross.

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victim had the camera.

But it may prove helpful.

Anyone with information can contact 770513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

The victim of the robbery, which happened Dec. 13, had a dashboard camera. (Special Photo)

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Nuisance or nice? Florida family’s holiday lights frazzle neighbors

By BarBara Liston

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PLANTATION, Fla. — When it comes to holiday decorations, Kathy and Mark Hyatt go to extremes.

In December, they transform their home in Plantation, Florida, into a 200,000-light spectacle, with Santas, reindeer and candy canes blanketing the lawn, snowflakes and angels twinkling in the sky, and a sign over the garage beckoning visitors to “Believe in the Magic of Christmas.”

The reaction of some neighbors and their city?

Bah humbug!

“This is a war zone,

all because of the ego of

lawyer, James Helf.

In Ohio, a man has disregarded his critics by again erecting a nativity scene on his lawn portraying Jesus, Mary and Joseph as zombies.

A Maine homeowner People view Kathy used lights to spell out and Mark Hyatt’s ISIS, prompting calls to house decorated police last week that the with holiday lights person might be a symin Plantation, Fla., on Nov. 30. (Reuters/ pathizer of the Islamic Barbara Liston) State militant group. As it turned out, the display included a Santa appearing to urinate on the letters with a stream of white lights, local media reported.

The popular Osborne Family Spectacle of that guy,” said neighbor ing that decorations have Dancing Lights display Rafael Imbert, 65, who gone too far. is ending its run this erects a plastic construcThe Hyatts are the holiday season after tion fence to keep the target of such a lawsuit: two decades at Disney’s thousands of sightseers The city of Plantation, Hollywood Studios in lured by the lights off his about 30 miles north of Orlando. More than 2 lawn.

Miami, is seeking to shut million lights that beDisputes over holiday down their display that it longed to late Arkansas displays go hand in hand deems a public nuisance. philanthropist Jennings Osborne found a home in with the annual tradition. The couple is not backFlorida in 1995 after he One person’s festive ing down. was sued by neighbors spirit can bring out the “They believe it and ordered by courts to Grinch in others, leading engenders goodwill take down most of his to fines, strained relaand a bond between the decorations. tionships and — in rarer community,” said their “Extreme Christmas” cases — lawsuits claim- Fort Lauderdale-based In Plantation, Mark Hyatt, a mortgage banker and father of two, said he caught the decorating bug from his devout Catholic parents.

His family starts planning their “Hyatt Extreme Christmas” display in July, begins decorating in October and switches on the lights the day after Thanksgiving.

On weekends in December, they welcome visitors inside the gates of their circle driveway for a close-up look at their collection, including a miniature Ferris wheel Hyatt built.

“I have kids who came here when they were little and now are coming back with their own kids,” he said. “That’s the coolest thing of all.”

His neighbors are less enchanted. They say strangers knock on their doors asking to use the bathroom, cut through their property to see the display and leave trash in the street — complaints Hyatt contends are untrue or exaggerated.

Several residents on the cul-de-sac said they are forced to flee their homes when the crowds become unbearable.

The city of Plantation sued the Hyatts in 2014 on the grounds that the “carnival-like atmosphere” was incompatible with the neighborhood. A trial has been set for April.

A city spokesman declined to comment.

Recent visitors were happy to see the lights still shining.

“It makes me feel like a kid again,” said Chris Coburn, 37, of nearby Davie, Florida.

Dennis LaFrance, 40, who drove 30 minutes with his three kids to see the display, said he could understand the frustration of the Hyatts’ neighbors.

“But to make it go away altogether is kind of Scroogey,” he said.

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Fibrates not effective alternative to statins DEAR DR. ROACH: On a number of occasions, you have written about statins and mentioned their side effects, notably muscle damage. My physician put me on a statin about seven years ago, and after only 35 days, I had a frighteningly bad episode. I gave up on the statins, but they left me with permanent damage to the muscle across my waist and a muscle on my left side.

My physician then put me on gemfibrozil, two pills a day 30 min- utes before eating.

The gemfibrozil has lowered my bad cholesterol and triglycerides, and raised my good cholesterol — with no side effects.

Why do you never mention gemfibrozil in replies to correspondents with statin problems?

— R.E. ANSWER: The goal of treating high cholesterol is to reduce the risks of heart attack and of dying. Not all treatments for high cholesterol achieve that. The statin class has the best evidence of reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Ezetimibe (Zetia) has shown some benefit but is not studied nearly as well.

The new, expensive, injectable medicines (the PCSK9 inhibitors) have preliminary data showing benefit, too.

By contrast, the fibrates, such as gemfibrozil (Lopid) and fenofibrate (Tricor) have been extensively studied and show benefit only in a limited set of patients, such as those with low HDL levels and high triglycerides. When examined in a large group of patients, these drugs did not reduce death rates, and had a trend toward an increase in total mortality. I seldom recommend fibrates like gemfibrozil.

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TV’s off button, family-friendly puzzles might help bring kids, grandparents closer

DEAR AMY: I am having trouble feeling like I’m part of my husband’s family. I was very close to his mother, who DEAR DR. ROACH: passed away five years I am 73 and suffer from a ago. chronic urinary tract infecMy husband’s father tion. I have been given many and stepmother are not as different antibiotics in the open as my mother-in-law past two years. The UTI was. We are never invited leaves, only to come back to their home. in two or three weeks. What I feel awkward asking can I do? them if we can come over — M.M. because the whole visit they just watch television ANSWER: Recurrent and no one really talks, infections over this long a making me feel like we period of time is not normal, are intruding. and suggests an underlyMy husband’s steping cause. Based on what mother has often layou’ve told me, there’s mented that my two small an obvious one: atrophic children don’t really vaginitis. After menopause, know them, but when we women have lower levels visit, my in-laws barely of estrogen, and the lining pay the kids any attenof the vagina can atrophy, tion. The television is ofbecoming dry and thin. ten blaring, which scares Because the lining of the the baby and he ends up urethra, the tube that drains crying the whole time. (I urine, also can become have told them he’s not thinned, bacteria can enter used to the loud noise, the bladder and cause frebut the television stays at quent infections. the same volume.)

I don’t understand why We have a very small your gynecologist hasn’t house, but when I have suggested treatment. Most invited them over, they women get very good relief commented on the length from a vaginal estrogen of the drive (we live 20 cream, and this often puts a miles away) and didn’t stop to the urine infections. stay very long.

However, if they continue When we visit my despite this, it may be worth parents, the whole visit looking for another cause, is spent talking, playing Dr. Roach regrets that with the kids, etc. he is unable to answer I’ve expressed these individual letters, but will concerns multiple times incorporate them in the to my husband. He column whenever possible. doesn’t really like it eiReaders may email questions ther, but he won’t put any to ToYourGoodHealth@med. effort into furthering the cornell.edu or request an or- relationship. It bothers der form of available health me that my kids barely newsletters at 628 Virginia know their family memDr., Orlando, FL 32803. bers. Is there anything I

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kids, they should make the effort.

DEAR AMY: I have noticed a thread in your column regarding adult children who borrow from their parents and don’t repay their debts.

I had this situation with one child and wanted Amy Dickinson to handle it — and also wanted to be fair to all can do? my children.

— Wondering I decided to give each child a large cash ChristDEAR WONDERmas present slightly ING: I give you a lot of larger than the largest credit for being condebt and I subtracted each cerned about this relachild’s debt from the gift. tionship and making the Everybody got someeffort to try to improve it. thing and we were all You don’t seem to have even. It was the best ever asked your in-laws, money I ever spent.

“Do you mind if we turn — It’s Better to Give off the TV while we’re than to Collect here? We won’t stay long; it’s pretty loud for the DEAR COLLECT: baby.”

This is a kind and generYou say you don’t get ous gesture on your part. invited, but if you did I agree that this is one find yourself in their way to retire all debts and home, it might be a good start the new year with a idea to bring a puzzle that fresh slate. the kids and adults can However, many famiwork on together. Puzzle- lies cannot afford to building is cooperative generously give their and often easier for peochildren money in the ple who don’t know how form of a loan, which to interact with children. isn’t really a loan.

In addition to invitForgiving these debts ing your in-laws to your could be good for your own home, you should relationships in the short ask them to attend any term, but depending on events outside the home the recipient, it might that the children might be impede their financial involved in. Meeting on competency. I certainly neutral ground might be hope that you keep the easier for everyone. slate clean by not lending Ultimately you cannot money to your children. I make a relationship hap- think it’s better to simply pen if these grandparents give a gift at the outset don’t participate. If they if you know the money are able-bodied and want won’t be repaid (or if you to be closer to the grand- don’t care one way or the

other).

DEAR AMY: “MIL Who Doesn’t Want Trouble” wrote in about a silly sort of housekeeping issue at her son and daughter-in-law’s house.

When the MIL asked her daughter-in-law for a towel, the DIL responded, “That’s what pants are for!”

Your suggestion for her to give the couple guest towels as a gift was a decent one, but you also suggested that all communication should happen between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

Shouldn’t she just speak to her son about this? Or are you assuming (along with the MIL) that the daughter-in-law basically runs the household?

— Involved House Husband DEAR HOUSE HUSBAND: Several readers made this observation, and I agree with you — the blanket assumption that the woman in a household is somehow responsible for towels is outdated. Thank you for pointing this out.

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

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

The experience you gain and the knowledge and skills you pick up will change your life.

Travel, communication and asking questions will guide you to a better future. Don’t follow the crowd — follow your heart. Live, love, laugh and be happy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Get into the festive spirit.

Decorate your home and invite friends over. Your hospitality will help you recognize who is taking advantage of you and who is not.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Do something that will make you happy. A present or indulgence will get you in the mood for upcoming events. Travel and shopping will go well if you are organized. Romance is encouraged.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Visiting familiar places will help you assess your current situation and give you suggestions that will help put some of the fun and laughter back into your life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your ideas are good, but you are still going to face opposition if you seek approval. A secretive approach to your plans will ensure you get things done on time.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Don’t let uncertainty get you down.

There are things you can do to position yourself for future advancement.

Keep your emotions under control in order to avoid a spat.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Take on whatever challenge comes your way. You are best off clearing up any pressing matters now.

People will listen and make valuable contributions. Romance will ease your stress.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Take your time and gather the facts.

Don’t rely on someone who is pushy or prone to exaggeration. You will find bargains if you are willing to compromise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Family gatherings or time spent with children will warm your heart. Share your thoughts and make suggestions in order to be looked upon as a hero.

Someone you love will surprise you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Get out and have fun or travel to places that will allow you to enjoy the festive season with friends, relatives or loved ones. A change of location will do you good.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Update your image in order to look your best for the upcoming events and activities.

You’ll impress someone you want to get to know better. Love is in the stars.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Get your paperwork in order and document what is happening in your life. Taking time to re-evaluate your situation will help you make choices that will lead to improvement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Get involved in organizations or events that will help your community. Giving time and effort will inspire you to take time to pursue the endeavors that bring you the most joy.

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Forest Park’s Calvary Refuge offers shelter to those in need after she and her husband divorced. She and her children were left with FOREST PARK — nothing, she said, and a Making a difference day few years later she made by day and changing lives her way to Calvary Refis one of the mottoes that uge in May 2007 with her keeps Calvary Refuge up children, 9 and 4. and running.

“I had been through a That’s what motivates bad divorce and lost my Tawana Tarno — the job of 15 years,” she said. homeless shelter’s 10“I lived with a few people year executive director — and had heard about the her staff and volunteers organization a few years to do what they do. before I went. I never “We are supposed to thought I would need reach out to others,” said it, but that was the best Tarno, referencing her decision I made.” biblical upbringing. “It Those staying at the doesn’t mean we can let shelter are required to someone take advantage leave around 8 a.m. every of us, but we can reach day in search of jobs. out.”

“To get a job is to Beginning nearly 30 search for a job, and it’s a years ago as a homeless full-time job to search for shelter only open during a job,” Tarno said. “They the coldest months of the have to be out there lookyear, Calvary Refuge is ing. We pay for MARTA now a 117-bed shelter for 30 to 60 days so they designed to assist those can go search.” in need of emergency There is also an on-site or transitional shelter caseworker to deteryear-round. The emermine and assist with the gency shelter is a 21-day needs of each individual program accepting men, or family, to lead them women and children, to the proper resources while the transitional needed to succeed. This program is designed spe- could include assisting cifically for those with with daycare costs for children to progress tochildren, finding incomeward independent living, based housing and findwhich could take several ing jobs. months.

Sweeney said she “A majority of them was fortunate enough to have had their own place have had a part-time job before — to some it’s not when arriving at Calvary, new to them,” said Tarno. though the job was in “It’s new to them that another county. Calvary they’re homeless. Some helped pay for child care come in with degrees while she sought fullor skilled backgrounds, time employment. while some have no backUpon finding a fullground but have worked time job, she began their whole lives.” paying 30 percent of her Miri Sweeney was earnings to stay at the one who found herself shelter. She left Calfalling on hard times vary in August 2009, and

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closed on house in March 2010, she said. She credits the shelter and its counseling and budgeting sessions for helping her to get back on the right track.

that donate food and clothing to the shelter.

Each day a group provides meals for the day, and Tarno says that the groups have already filled up the entire 2016 meal schedule. The groups often drop off clothing, too, on their assigned meal days.

“We are most definitely community-based,” she said. “It takes the community to work and run a shelter. It takes a lot of people coming together to support Calvary to Calvary Ref- make a difference in each uge Execuof these lives.” tive Director Although Calvary is Tawana Tarno shows set for food and clothing, off the towel Tarno says the shelter is always in need of the and linen closet at smaller things that people the shelter. most often forget about, She says but use on a daily basis. towels are “We call out for white one of the towels, hand towels and big needs at wash cloths,” said Tarno. the shelter.

(Staff Photo: “That right now is on our Asia Ashley) biggest Christmas list because that’s one item it seems that our clients take with them. It’s an everyday need.”

Medicine, especially in the winter months, is also a need that is important, yet often forgotten.

“You have to think about what you took today or what you’re going to take if you get a cold or a headache,” Tarno said. “If you have 35-50 people in the building and half are coming to ask for Tylenol or something because their feet hurt from walking all day “While there I was learned there, I still do trying to get jobs. It takes able to learn to budget,” now.” a lot of medication to said Sweeney. “I saved Tarno credits the between $1,000 to $1,500 Calvary staff and its over get the medicine cabinet full.” a month. For me those 2,000 volunteers, along Towels and over the things I knew I just had with the churches, orgacounter medicine are a to get back into it. What I nizations and businesses big need for the shelter, but the most important need, Tarno said, is jobs.

“Most people think food and clothes and I try to tell everybody that food and clothes isn’t the answer to homelessness,” she said. “Jobs would be nice. It would be nice if people would call us if they have some jobs. It would be nice if we could lead them to at least go apply.”

In 2016, the shelter has plans to add on to the facility to include space for 44 extra beds, Tarno said. They will be using funding received from the city of Forest Park through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Tarno has been with Calvary’s program since its inception, and wants the program to show that “everyday is an opportunity.”

“It’s a heartbeat for me and my family and I feel very strongly that everybody deserves a place to lay their head,” said Tarno. “Because we know Jesus, we can make a difference in their lives because of the relationships we have with the churches and organizations and businesses. A lot of prayer goes into this building everyday and we need the prayers just as much as we need the money.”

The program generally operates on a $559,000 budget, said Tarno, with large portions going toward utility bills and services offered to the residents.

Donations can be dropped off at the shelter at 4265 Thurmond Road in Forest Park, or monetary donations can be made online at calvaryrefuge.org.

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Sanders regains voter files access By meGan Cassella and James Oliphant

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — President Barack Obama met with the families of most of the San Bernardino shooting victims on Friday for nearly three hours, and said he was moved by their emphasis on tolerance following the Dec. 2 attacks.

“As difficult as this time is for them and for the entire community, they also represent the strength and the unity and the love that exists in this community and in this country,” Obama told reporters after the meeting.

Fourteen people died in the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2, when radicalized Muslims Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire on Farook’s co-workers at a holiday party.

The president and his wife Michelle spent nearly three hours offering their condolences to the family members of victims and first responders in the library of Indian Spring High School, the White House said.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders regained access to crucial voter files late Friday after taking the Democratic National Committee to court and accusing party leaders of trying to undermine his White House bid and help rival Hillary Clinton.

The DNC had blocked access to the voter data after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly accessed Clinton’s voter files, prompting charges of theft from the Clinton campaign and setting off a bitter political fight in what had been a relatively peaceful Democratic nominating race.

The DNC agreed to restore access to the files after Sanders sued the committee in U.S. District Court, accusing it of improperly suspending the campaign’s access to the voter data. The DNC said the Sanders campaign had supplied information about the breach and promised to cooperate with an investiLawmaker says gation. shooter’s spouse “Based on this informavisa approved tion, we are restoring the despite questions Sanders campaign’s access to the voter file, but will United States immigracontinue to investigate to tion officials failed to obtain ensure that the data that required proof from San was inappropriately acBernardino shooter Tashfeen cessed has been deleted Malik that she had met her U.S. citizen fiancé in person, but granted her a spousal visa anyway, a Republican congressman said on Car bomb kills Saturday.

The new questions over three in Somali the granting of the visa to capital city Malik, raised by U.S. Rep. MOGADISHU — A car Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, bomb exploded on Satursuggest she was the beneficiary of a lapsed government day on a busy street in the vetting process now under Somali capital Mogadishu, intense scrutiny after the killing at least three people Dec. 2 attack that killed 14 and wounding at least eight, people at a holiday party in a police officer said. the Southern California city.

The number of casualties “In order to obtain a is likely to increase, police fiancée visa, it is required Major Nur Farah said at the to demonstrate proof that scene of the blast, which was the U.S. citizen and foreign claimed by al-Qaida-linked national have met in person. al Shabaab militants.

However, Malik’s immi“The place is busy with gration file does not show hotels and supermarkets. sufficient evidence for this Most of the casualties are requirement,” Goodlatte said pedestrians. The casualty in a statement. number is sure to rise,” Farah told Reuters by phone.

Al Shabaab fighters have Drug bust nets launched frequent attacks 136 pounds of in Mogadishu in their bid to topple the Western-backed cocaine in NYC government, including a Two men were arrested major assault on a hotel used and nearly $3 million worth by government officials and of cocaine was seized in New lawmakers in November, in York City in what is being which more than a dozen described as the biggest bust people were killed. involving the drug in recent years as heroin abuse has Turkey vows to surged, law enforcement authorities said on Saturday. continue moving Mark Soto and Xavier troops in Iraq Herbert-Gumbs face felony ISTANBUL — Turdrug possession charges key has acknowledged a after authorities said they “miscommunication” with found a total of 136 pounds Iraq over its deployment of of cocaine in their vehicles troops to the Bashiqa miliin the Bronx, according to a statement by the Office of the tary base in northern Iraq, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. in New York.

“This is the largest cocaine The ministry said Turkey seizure that our office has would continue to move made in recent years,” said some of its troops out of Kati Cornell, spokeswoman Nineveh province, where the for the prosecutor. “Recently, camp is based. It did not say we’ve seen a lot more large how many troops would be seizures of heroin, so this moved or where to. case is certainly unusual.”

Turkey deployed hundreds — From wire reports of troops in the Bashiqa

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PEOPLE ‘Force Awakens’ sets opening day record of $120.5M

LOS ANGELES — “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is hyperspeeding to a weekend total as high as $250 million after setting an opening day box office record with $120.5 million generated on Friday, according to Saturday estimates.

Disney and Lucasfilm’s seventh installment in the saga is likely to top the opening weekend record currently held by “Jurassic World,” which pulled in $208.4 million in its first three days when it bowed over the Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, left, and Bernie Sanders, right, summer. “Force Awakens” smile at the crowd following the First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum held might also speed past “Jurasat Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., on Nov. 6. (Reuters/Chris Keane) sic World’s” international opening weekend record of $316.1 million as well as and is no longer in posses- news conference Friday cannot be undone.” its global opening record of sion of the Sanders camafternoon before filing the The Sanders campaign paign,” DNC Chairwoman lawsuit. He accused the said the breach of the confi- $524.9 million.

Disney’s own estimates Debbie Wasserman Schultz DNC of taking the Sanddential files, which contain remain more conservative, said in a statement. ers campaign “hostage” by information such as past The political brawl came blocking its access to the voting and donation histo- hovering around the $220 one day before Saturday’s files. ry, was an isolated incident million mark. debate between the presi“We need our data, and fired a staffer involved. dential rivals, fueling rising which has been stolen by It blamed the breach on the Tom Hanks’ tensions and highlighting the DNC. That’s what we DNC’s software vendor, ‘Sully’ to land complaints from Sanders want back,” Weaver said.

Washington-based NGP in September and his liberal allies that Clinton campaign manVAN, for dropping the the DNC is trying to help ager Robby Mook told refirewall between the variLOS ANGELES — WarClinton, particularly by porters in a conference call ous Democratic candidates’ ner Bros. has set a Sept. 9 limiting the number of de- the Sanders staff had taken data. opening for “Sully,” starring bates and scheduling them vital data that constituted a The DNC rents access Tom Hanks as airline pilot on low-viewership periods “strategic road map” for the to its master voter list to like Saturday nights. campaign’s voter turnout campaigns, which augment Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger with Clint Eastwood “In this case, it looks models and strategies. the data with their own directing. like they are trying to help “The Sanders campaign information. The firewalls Sullenberger successthe Clinton campaign,” stole data from our camare supposed to block Sanders campaign manpaign,” Mook said. “There campaigns from spying on fully executed an emergency water landing of US Airways ager Jeff Weaver said at a is some damage here that their rivals.

Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the aircraft struck a flock of geese during its and is running for a second initial climb out of LaGuarterm in polls scheduled for dia Airport in 2009. All 155 Feb. 21. Political tension is already high, with critics ac- passengers and crew memcusing him of repression and bers survived.

The script is written by expressing doubts about the Todd Komarnicki, based on latest claims. the autobiography “Highest “Nine officers identiDuty” by Sullenberger with fied as responsible for the Jeffrey Zaslow. The film also attempted coup have been arrested and will be present- stars Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Holt McCallany, ed before a military court,” Jamey Sheridan and Jerry Hassoumi Massaoudou, Niger’s interior minister, told Ferrara. reporters.

A damaged car is seen at the scene of an afternoon blast near Al Kowsar supermarket in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. (Reuters/Feisal Omar)

area this month, with the stated aim of protecting its military personnel training Iraqi militia to fight against Islamic State. Baghdad has criticized the deployment and demanded Turkey pull them out.

Turkey’s statement comes a day after U.S. President Barack Obama urged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call to “de-escalate tensions” with Iraq by continuing to withdraw Turkish forces.

Musical maestro, former dissident Kurt Masur dies BERLIN — Kurt Masur, the German conductor who revitalized the New York Philharmonic and played a key role in peaceful protests in Leipzig that paved the way for the 1990 reunification of postwar Germany, died on Saturday at age 88.

Masur’s distinguished musical career saw him rise from an orchestra coach at a theater in communist East Germany to roles including music director of the New York Philharmonic and principal conductor of the London Philharmonic

Orchestra.

New York Philharmonic President Matthew VanBesien said he had “set a standard” during an 11-year stint at the orchestra that ended in 2002 and had “left a legacy that lives on today.”

“What we remember most vividly is Masur’s profound belief in music as an expression of humanism,” VanBesien said in a statement announcing the conductor’s death.

Report: Streaming services to get Beatles soon

Islamic State denounces Saudi coalition

DOHA — Islamic State threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for “colluding with crusaders” after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.

In a weekly publication documenting its military activities, the jihadist group described as “morons and fools” the 34 members of the coalition which Saudi Niger arrests nine Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has military officers said will be headquartered in Riyadh to coordinate mutual for coup plot anti-terrorism assistance NIAMEY — Niger’s gov- across the Islamic world. ernment has arrested nine “With permission from military officers for planning Allah, this alliance will be a coup, the interior minister the beginning of the colsaid on Saturday, more than lapse of the governments doubling the number of of the oppressive tyrants in arrests reported earlier this the lands of Islam,” said an week. article entitled “Mohammed President Mahamadou bin Salman’s alliance of Issoufou said in a televised surprised allies.” address on Thursday the Confusion over the coalialleged coup-plotters had tion’s role, even among its planned to use aerial fireown members, has cast power and had prevented the doubt on an initiative widely movement of military assets seen as an effort by Saudi from the capital Niamey to Arabia to solidify its claim the southern region of Diffa. to leadership of the Sunni Issoufou was elected in world against Shi’ite Iran.

2011, a year after a coup, — From wire reports

LOS ANGELES — To the excitement of Beatles fanatics worldwide, the famed British rock group is rumored to finally begin releasing their music on streaming services.

Billboard reported that there is conflicting information on the exact date in which Beatles originals will grace the playlists of music streamers, but discussions are strongly hinting at a Dec. 24 arrival date.

It’s also unclear which streaming sites will secure deals to stream the Fab Four’s iconic tracks. Earlier reports linked Universal Music Group’s Apple Records label to some sort of exclusive streaming deal, but Billboard’s sources suggest that it’s likely “most, if not all” streaming sites will have access to The Beatles’ comprehensive portfolio on the reported Dec. 24 release date.

Whatever the deal, parties involved are keeping it under wraps. Representatives from Rhapsody, Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Deezer and Slacker didn’t immediately comment on the status of the looming deal.

— From wire reports

Some 17 percent of Americans have not started holiday shopping

By Kylie Gumpert

of American shoppers are cautious about spending due to economic uncertainty, a 17 percentage point Despite early retailer promotions The pace of sales is crucial to increase from a Reuters survey meant to entice shoppers, 17 perretailers who receive a substantial in November but similar to the cent of Americans had not started portion of business during Novem- response in a survey taken at the holiday shopping about a week ber and December. This year retail- same time last year. before Christmas, one percentage ers rolled out discounts earlier than Some 45 percent had not finpoint less than last year, according ever to boost shopping, but Reuters ished shopping this year because to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. found that shopping patterns at this they expected stores to offer better Less than a third had completely stage were nearly the same as last prices just before the holidays, finished their shopping, according year. the poll showed, and 43 percent to the poll, conducted Dec. 14-18.

The poll found that 55 percent believed online shopping would Reuters

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let them purchase everything they need at the last minute. Close to half of those surveyed said that quick delivery allows them to shop later.

About half of Americans have been too busy to shop, the poll found. Indecision was the next most cited reason for unfinished shoppers.

So-called Super Saturday, the last Saturday before Christmas, was expected to bring in the high-

est sales for brick and mortar retailers behind Black Friday, which falls the day after Thanksgiving in late November, according to ShopperTrak. Last year sales on Super Saturday topped those on Black Friday.

The poll also signaled that shoppers want more free shipping.

About 31 percent will only make purchases if shipping is free, 2 percentage points higher than last year.

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Search for man now Mattie’s Call

GWINNETT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOST WANTED

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Savontae Ephesians Adams Charge: Armed robbery

Luis Angel Colon Berrios Charge: Child support violation

Jerry Avrillien Charge: Theft by deception

Derico Timothy McLean Charge: Child support violation

Gwinnett County police announced Saturday night that they have upgraded their search for a 67-yearold Snellville man who curiously left home Thursday morning to a Mattie’s Call.

The move came more than 24 hours after cops first announced they were searching for Trevor Greer, whose family said he is diabetic and may require medical help.

“New developments surrounding Mr. Greer’s medical history led to police upgrading the case to a Mattie’s Call around 8 p.m.,” Cpl. Deon Washington said in a statement.

“Gwinnett County Police investigators are working

ing on their porch, police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said.

“Before police could arrive at the home, the male left,” Pihera said. “He was last seen walking toward Bethany Church Road.”

Later Thursday, Nevia Greer called 911 to report her husband missing.

On Friday, shortly before 10 a.m., Gwinnett police officers began a ground and air search, Pihera said.

Volunteers of the Gwinnett Trevor Greer was missing Friday afternoon and police County Police Department were seeking the public’s help finding the 67-year-old Citizen’s Police Academy Snellville man. (Special Photo) Alumni Association have been requested to assist.

Trevor Greer lives at closely with friends and to safety.”

3856 Etna Drive in uninfamily in hopes of locating Greer was apparently corporated Snellville and Mr. Greer. last seen by a resident at is described as black, 150 “The general public is 2853 Quinbery Drive. The pounds, 6 feet tall. He may urged to call 911 if they resident called 911 early see Mr. Greer so that law Thursday morning to report be wearing a white shirt and a doo-rag on his head. enforcement can return him a “suspicious” man stand-

Lucas remains a Hollywood outsider

By Tim Gray

Reuters Paul Thomas Hunt Charge: Financial transaction fraud

Jose B. Umana Charge: Child molestation

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LOS ANGELES — At the Dec. 14 world premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Hollywood, the audience gave a standing ovation to George Lucas, since there would be no “Star Wars” without him. However, this is the first film he wasn’t directly involved in. But while “Star Wars” itself is an integral part of Hollywood’s DNA, Lucas himself remains the ultimate Hollywood insider/outsider.

Variety first mentioned him on Jan. 9, 1968, when he scored three nominations in the third annual National Student Film Fest competition. Out of 153 entries and 46 finalists,

Lucas had “6-18-67” (“A Desert Poem”), the docu “The Emperor,” and, in the dramatic competition, the sci-fi short “THX-1138 4EB.” He won for “THX.” But for the next few years, it wasn’t a smooth ride.

Francis Coppola mentored Lucas, helping him land a deal for a 1971 feature version of “THX” at Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.

The box office was low and Coppola challenged him to create something for mainstream audiences.

So Lucas started “American Graffiti.” Universal execs weren’t enthused about the screenplay (by Lucas, Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz) but liked the idea of a soundtrack using rock hits from the era (the film centered on high

school grads in 1962). Universal agreed to a budget of $750,000.

With its dim lighting of car interiors and its lowbudget look, Universal film execs hated it and considered releasing it directly to television. But two previews with young audiences convinced them to reconsider. The film earned $115 million domestically, a huge return on a minor investment, and earned Oscar nominations for picture, director, screenplay, editing (Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas) and supporting actress (Candy Clark).

Lucas parlayed his success with “Graffiti” into an amazing deal with Fox. He got 40 percent of the “Star Wars” profits and retained ownership of the movie, its

sequels and the merchandise. In retrospect, it’s easy to wonder if the Fox execs were insane, but longrunning movie franchises were not that common, and successful merchandising seemed limited to animated characters. With the success of “Star Wars” merchandise, studios quickly learned that the formula could work for other films, including live-action ones.

“Star Wars” and Steven Spielberg’s 1975 “Jaws” are often credited with creating the blockbuster mentality of wide releases and heavy marketing. But Lucas’ contributions to Hollywood were bigger than that. First, he showed the industry how to rethink movies as a starting point for video games, themepark attractions, TV animation and, of course, merchandise.

And he helped change the way movies are made.

Before “Star Wars,” visual effects were usually created with miniatures, but he helped move things into digital with Industrial Light & Magic (founded in 1975). He also created the THX sound system and built up Pixar (which started out as a high-end computer hardware company, befor it revolutionized feature animation).

Lucas was born and raised in Modesto, California, obsessed with cars and racing and wanted to pursue a career in that area.

On June 12, 1962, just as he was graduating from Thomas Downey High School, his Fiat was hit by another car; Lucas was thrown out of the car when his seat belt snapped. The Fiat crashed into a tree, and if he had remained inside he almost certainly would have died.

In the book “Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas,” he told biographer Dale Pollock: “You can’t have that kind of experience and not feel that there must be a reason why you’re here.” Instead of a life devoted to cars, he enrolled in Modesto Junior College and then film school.

Though friends were skeptical of each move, Lucas trusted his instincts — which served him well when “Star Wars” similarly inspired skepticism. Outerspace movies were not a proven box-office success, and Hollywood in the 1970s was more interested in introspective pieces like Coppola’s “Godfather” films. So Fox was a little surprised at the level of “Star Wars” success.

Despite the success, Lucas was angry at the entire Hollywood system, tired of dealing with hostile or indifferent studio executives, lawyers and agents.

So he again defied conventional wisdom, creating a film center first in Northern California’s Marin County, then at the Presidio in San Francisco.

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For Obama, it’s legacy or bust WASHINGTON — Last Saturday, Barack Obama gained the second jewel in his foreign policy triple crown: the Paris climate accord. It follows his Iran nuclear deal and awaits but the closing of Guantanamo to complete his glittering legacy.

To be sure, Obama will not be submitting the climate agreement for Senate ratification. It would have no chance of passing — as with the Iranian nuclear deal, also never submitted for the Senate ratification Obama knew he’d never get.

And if he does close Guantánamo, it will be in defiance of overwhelming bipartisan congressional opposition.

You see, visionary Charles thinkers like Obama Krauthammer cannot be bound by normal constitutional strictures. Indeed, the very unpopularity of his most cherished diplomatic goals is proof of their prophetic farsightedness.

Yet the climate deal brought back from Paris by Secretary of State John Kerry turns out to be no deal at all. It is, instead, a series of carbon-reducing promises made individually and unilaterally by the world’s nations.

No enforcement, no sanctions, nothing legally binding. No matter, explained Kerry on “Fox News Sunday”: “This mandatory reporting requirement … is a serious form of enforcement, if you will, of compliance, but there is no penalty for it, obviously.”

If you think that’s gibberish, you’re not alone.

NASA scientist James Hansen, America’s leading carbon abolitionist, indelicately called the whole deal “bulls—-.”

He’s right.

The great Paris achievement is supposed to be global “transparency.” But what can that possibly amount to when you can’t even trust the reporting?

Just three months ago, the world’s greatest carbon emitter, China, admitted to having underreported its burning of coal by 17 percent, a staggering error (assuming it wasn’t a deliberate deception) equal to the entire coal consumption of Germany.

I’m a climate-change agnostic. But I’m realistic enough to welcome prudent hedging against a possible worst-case scenario. I’ve long advocated for a multilateral agreement (unilateral U.S. actions being climatically useless and economically suicidal) negotiated with the most important players — say, India, China and the European Union — containing real limits, real numbers and real enforcement.

That would be a genuine achievement.

What the climate-change conference produced instead was hot air, applauded by 196 well-fed participants. (Fourteen nights in Paris, after all.) China promises to begin reducing carbon emissions 15 years from now. India announced it will be tripling its coal-fired electricity capacity by 2030. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is effectively dismantling America’s entire coal industry.

Looking for guidance on how the U.S. will fare under this new environmental regime? Take a glance at Obama’s other great triumph, the Iran nuclear accord.

Does the American public know that the Iranian parliament has never approved it? And that the Iranian president has never signed it? Iran is not legally bound to anything. As the State Department freely admitted (in a letter to Rep. Mike Pompeo of the House Intelligence Committee), the deal “is not a treaty or an executive agreement, and is not a signed document.” But don’t worry. Its success “will depend not on whether it is legally binding or signed, but rather on the extensive verification measures” and our “capacity to reimpose — and ramp up — our sanctions if Iran does not meet its commitments.”

And how is that going?

On Nov. 21, Iran conducted its second test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in direct contravention of two U.N. Security Council prohibitions, including one that incorporates the current nuclear agreement — which bans such tests for eight years.

Our response? After Iran’s first illegal launch in October, the administration did nothing. A few words at the United Nations. Weren’t we repeatedly assured that any Iranian violation would be met with vigorous action? No worry, again. As U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power told a congressional hearing last week, “discussions are a form of U.N. action.”

The heart sinks.

It was obvious from the very beginning that the whole administration promise of “snapback” sanctions was a farce. The Iranians knew it. Hence their contempt for even the prospect of American pushback: two illegal missile launches conducted ostentatiously even before sanctions are lifted and before they receive their $150 billion in unfrozen assets early next year.

Why not? They know Obama will ignore, downplay and explain away any violation, lest it jeopardize his transformative foreign policy legacy.

It’s a legacy of fictional agreements. The proliferators and the polluters are not bound. By our own volition, we are.

Only Guantanamo remains. Within a month, one-sixth of the remaining prisoners will be released. Obama will not be denied.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

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New Orleans leaders on divisive path Now New Orleans.

The march against common sense in the name of political correctness continues, and the latest to show a complete lack of common sense is the city of New Orleans. Their city council recently voted, almost entirely along racial lines, to remove monuments to Jefferson Davis, General Pierre G. T. Beauregard and (shudder) Robert E. Lee from prominent places in that city.

Lee, one of the finest humans to ever draw breath, according to historians and contemporaries, from the North and South, black and white, has long been honored with a statue atop a 60-foottall column atop a large mound of earth with steps leading up to the monument from each compass direction.

Since 1884 the statue has stood in Lee Circle.

Mardi Gras parades have snaked by it, millions of tourists have photographed it, the St. Charles Street Car has clickety-clacked past it and now it will be removed, along with the others at a cost of $175,000 and stored in warehouse, a victim of blatant racism, in an effort to rewrite history.

Yes, I said that the removal of Lee’s statue is an act of racism, and I stand by that remark.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu described the move as a “courageous decision to

derneath the shadows” of monuments to people who supported slavery.

Yeah. Right. The black population of New Orleans has been living under the shadow of Robert E. Lee for 131 years. That is exactly what has kept them from Darrell making socio-economic and Huckaby academic progress. The black population of New Orleans turn a page on our divisive will flourish now that it will be past and chart the course for a out from under the specter of more inclusive future.”

Marse Robert.

Courageous? What is This from the city council courageous about removing a elected by the people who statue? Courageous would be gave us Ray Nagin, who said doing something to improve that New Orleans should be conditions for African-Ameri- a “chocolate city,” whatever cans in a city, a city that I love, that meant. I saw Ray Naby the way, that is beset with gin deliver a New Year’s Eve poverty, crime and political message at Jackson Square in corruption. Robert E. Lee’s 2007. He was holding a fifth statue is not harming a single of Crown Royal at the time black person in New Orleans, and said that he was keeping but drugs are, one of the his remarks short so that he poorest educational systems could hurry home and “get in the nation is, lack of intact crunk,” whatever that means. families is. Doing something Nagin is currently doing about those issues, or even time in federal prison for wire acknowledging that they exist, fraud, bribery and money that would be courageous. laundering.

Turn a page on a divisive The current mayor, Mitch past? This will turn out to Landrieu, has vowed that his be one of the most divisive purge of history will not stop moves he could ever hope with the current four monuto make. He is following the ments. He has set his sights on lead of Barack Obama and the iconic equestrian statue of will turn people against one Andrew Jackson in Jackson another and create animosity Square next, because everyone where none existed. knows that Andrew Jackson Council member Nadine owned slaves.

Ramsey said New Orleans I bet he will still accept $20 needed to stop living “unbills from any and everyone,

however.

Goodness gracious sakes alive, people! Where will it end? Washington, Jefferson, Madison — so many of our country’s founding fathers owned slaves, but now the only enslaving of black people — or others — is done by the federal government that keeps them dependent on food stamps, public housing and other forms of welfare, ensuring that millions will never find the motivation to rise above their current status.

But at least they won’t have to sit around in poverty in the shadow of the statue of a person that 99.9 percent of the people couldn’t identify if their life depended on it.

The street names are next, the mayor said. Obviously you can’t have someone walking down Robert E. Lee Boulevard if you can’t have a statue of Robert E. Lee in Lee Circle. Do you see how silly this all is?

We had come so far in this nation concerning race relations, and now we are going in the wrong direction. Here’s a figure for you. Median income for blacks in New Orleans is $23,000, according to the National Urban League statistics.

The median income for whites is $60,000.

But that gap will close up now, because the mayor is taking Robert E. Lee’s statue down.

Look away, look away.

Sometimes being naughty can be nice Ring! Ring! Ring!

“Hello, Santa Claus R Us. Happy Holidays. Donner speaking. May I help you?”

“Yes, I would like to speak to Santa Claus. My name is Dick Yarbrough. I am a modest and much-beloved columnist in Georgia. I have been so busy this year that I haven’t found time to get my requests for presents to you folks. Somebody suggested I tweet the list to you but the last time I tried to tweet something, I heard back from four candidates for president, three jihadists, two sportswriters and a partridge in a pear tree.”

“Sir, I’m sorry, but Mr. Claus is busy at the moment making toys for good little girls and boys. I am one of Santa’s reindeer and will be filling the requisitions for him along with my life partner, Prancer. Is there anything I can help you with?”

“What’s with reindeer taking Christmas requests? And why is Santa Claus having to make the toys? Where are the elves?”

“We are experiencing a shortage of elves, I am sorry to say. Most of our elves are living off their residuals from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies.

They also have discovered that it is a lot warmer in Middle Earth than at the North Pole.

But, I digress. What can I do for you?”

how they take legislators on golfing trips and donate to their campaigns and then say you fall down laughing when they claim they aren’t trying to influence politicians to vote for their clients.”

“Where did you hear that?”

“A group of them took Dick Prancer and me to Sea Island Yarbrough to play golf and spend a couple of nights at the Cloister “I wanted to call and assure and then made a very generSanta Claus that I deserve a lot ous donation to the Reindeer of good stuff. I have exhibited Rainy Day Fund. We found exceptional behavior this year. their arguments very compelI blush to even describe how ling. We feel that you have good I have been.” maligned some really innocent “Hmm. Hold a second citizens whose only crime is while I check for your name. exercising their constitutional Prancer, sweetie, would you right to petition their governhand me the Naughty and ment while lowering their golf Nice list? Thank you. You are handicap and drinking fine such a dear deer. Oops, Mr. wine.”

Yarbrough, what I am seeing “Good grief!” here is a bit inconsistent with “And there was the reader what you are telling me. I find who took you to task for you listed very prominently on something you said while adthe Naughty List.” mitting he was no ‘Einstine.’

“There has to be some And you assured him that was mistake, Donald.” okay because you were no “It’s Donner, not Donald, ‘Playtoe’ yourself. Was that and it is no mistake. We have necessary?” documented your deeds for “Well, no, but … ” the year. This hasn’t been one “And we have heard from a of your better times, buster.” lot of people who have moved “Oh, fie! Give me a for from an area of the country instance.” colder than the North Pole “OK. Lizard-loafered and may — just may — look lobbyists in Atlanta come to down their noses at rednecks mind. They say you have ste- like you but wouldn’t move reotyped them unfairly. That back where they came from you are always talking about for all the bagels in Bayonne.

Why do you antagonize these people?”

“I guess for the same reason I like to rile up folks like the angry white guy that called me a bed-wetting liberal who voted for Obama because I said we should erect a statue in Washington to Ray Charles Robinson, of Albany, Ga. That really upset me. I have not wet the bed in months.”

“And you think you don’t deserve to be on Santa’s Naughty List?”

“Give me a break, Dominick. I’ve done some really good things this year.”

“It’s Donner, dimwit, not Dominick, and name one thing that would cause us to change our minds.”

“Well, for one thing, I’ve decided I will make a large donation to the Easter Bunny’s nest egg after we’ve played golf at Sea Island and drunk some fine wine.”

“Hmm. When would it be convenient for Santa to handdeliver your gifts, Mr. Nice Guy? “I thought you would see it my way, Dweezel.”

“Dweezel it is, sir. Merry Christmas.”

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb.

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Partnership Gwinnett, Chamber GCPD receiving salute local leaders, companies new equipment for hazardous devices

By Curt yeomans

curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Six leaders and companies were recently recognized by the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett for their efforts to improve the county.

The recognitions came during the 2015 Partnership Gwinnett Annual Summit and Awards Luncheon on Dec. 11, at Georgia Gwinnett College. The conference highlighted 21 business relocations and expansions that took place in the county this year, and to recognize work in the community, according to chamber officials.

“Gwinnett County is proud to be closing out yet another successful year in economic development, including more than 2,136 new jobs and $206 million in capital investment,” county commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said in a statement from the chamber.

“Our success is a testament to the community’s collaborative approach to economic development through the work of the Partnership Gwinnett team.”

The awards were handed out in the areas of imagination, innovation and influence. In each category, one business and one leader earned recognition.

The Influence Award winners were the 2015

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range of security issues that the county The Gwinnett County could face.

Police Department’s “This Hazardous Devices Unit is agreement getting some new equipgoverns Butch Ayers ment from the Georgia the use of Emergency Management funding Agency. provided by DHS to help County commissioners your agency to build and voted this past week to enhance capabilities to accept a $115,000 subgrant prevent, protect against, refrom GEMA, which in turn spond to and recover from got the money as part of terrorist attacks, major a grant pot from the U.S. disasters and other emerDepartment of Homeland gencies in accordance with Security to keep Georgians the goals and objectives of safe. Police Chief Butch the State Strategic Plan,” Ayers said the county’s West wrote. money will be spent on The devices will give Above, Chuck Warbingfour analyzers and meters. HDU and CBRNE unit ton, left, receives the Gr8 “This equipment, which members the ability to Exchange on Transportawill be purchased by identify unknown and potion’s Partnership GwinGEMA for Gwinnett Coun- tentially hazardous cheminett Innovation Award at ty, includes one Thermo cals, gases and explosives the recent Partnership Scientific Gemini Analyzer, that police officers encounGwinnett Summit and Awards Luncheon. At left, and three Thermo Scientific ter in the county, according representatives of the MultiRAE Meters that will to the Thermo Scientific 2015 Gwinnett Kids Count website. be used by the hazardCampaign receive one of The analyzer costs ous devices unit and our Partnership Gwinnett’s $100,000 and the meters CBRNE unit,” Ayers told Influence Awards. (Special cost a combined $15,000, the commission on TuesPhotos) according to county docuday. ments. The equipment must In a letter to Gwinbe purchased by Aug. 31 or Taylor Anderson for his The Clyde L. Strickland nett County chairwoman MORE ONLINE efforts in revitalizing the Entrepreneurship Program Charlotte Nash dated Sept. the county’s funding will Visit gwinnettdailypost.com be forfeited and reallocated city’s downtown area. at Discovery High School. 11, Georgia Homeland for a photo gallery.

The Imagination Award Innovation Awards Security Division Director to GEMA, under the terms of the recipient-subrecipiwas presented to the went to Akesogen Inc. Jonna W. West explained Gwinnett Kids Count ent agreement between the Junior Achievement Dischief scientific officer the money is intended to Campaign, which was county and the state. covery Center at GwinDr. Mark Bouzyk, for his be used to address a wide designed to bolster voter nett, for providing 25,000 expertise in genomics, support for this year’s Gwinnett students with and the Gr8 Exchange on education SPLOST the ability to interact in a Transportation for sparkreferendum, and Sugar simulated economy, and ing a massive community Hill Downtown Develop- Clyde L. Strickland for discussion on transportament Authority Chairman his work in the creation of tion issues.

By Curt yeomans Division about the leak curt.yeomans and have spread lime in the @gwinnettdailypost.com area. Signs have also been posted in the area to let leadership structure, staff, journey to excellent patient tion in the last five years.

Gwinnett County ofresidents know about the communication, evidence- and family care.” ficials announced on Satur- leak, Sawyer said.

Eleven awards have been based practices, outcome day that they had to clean It is the second sewage This marks the fifth presented to programs in measurements, developup more than 3,000 gallons spill county officials have consecutive time that the Georgia during that time dealt with in the past week. ment and knowledge of raw sewage this past Lawrenceville unit has period.

The county announced on management. week at a pump station in received the award, and “For our patients, the Thursday that 74,755 gal“The Beacon Award Snellville. the second time the honor Beacon Award signifies lons of raw sewage from for Excellence recognizes County spokeswoman has been bestowed on the exceptional care through caregivers in stellar units Duluth unit, according to improved outcomes and ex- Heather Sawyer said a pipe the Belhaven/Turnbury pump in Norcross poured whose consistent and at the Tanglewood Pump Gwinnett Medical. Hospi- ceptional overall satisfacinto a tributary of the Chatsystematic approach to evi- tal officials said the Duluth tion,” hospital officials said Station on Tanglewood dence-based care optimizes unit has been recognized in a statement. “For critical Drive fractured on Friday. tahoochee River between Tuesday afternoon and patient outcomes,” AACN every time it applied for About 3,340 gallons of care nurses, it means a President Teri Lynn Kiss sewage spilled into Watson Wednesday because of an the award. positive, supportive work said in a statement. “Units Creek as a result, she said. operator error.

Gwinnett Medical ofenvironment with greater The Georgia EPD was that receive this national County officials inficials said the award has collaboration between colcontacted in that case as recognition serve as role been given to more than leagues and leaders, higher formed the Georgia well. models to others on their 300 units across the namorale and lower turnover.” Environmental Protection curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

County sees second sewage spill in a week

Gwinnett Medical ICUs win national awards

By Curt yeomans

curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett Medical Center’s intensive care units in Lawrenceville and Duluth recently got national props from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Hospital officials announced the group named ICUs among the recipients of its Beacon Awards for Critical Care Excellence.

Units that receive the award are judged on their

obituaries LOGANVILLE

Loraine T. Adkison Loraine T. Adkison, age 83 of Loganville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 while in hospice care. Born and raised in Gadsden County Florida, Loraine graduated from Gadsden County High School in 1950.

From there, she went to business school in Jacksonville and eventually married her sweetheart, Britt Adkison, while he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

She had their first daughter, Linda, while being stationed in Savanah and their second daughter, Lisa, in Albany, Georgia where they had settled after Britt was discharged from the Air Force. She was the office manager for Britt’s Plumbing and Heating, which Britt owned and operated for over 30 years. While Loraine worked full-time, in the 1970’s she began attending classes at and graduated from Albany Jr. College (B.A.), Georgia Southwestern in Americus (B.S.) and Valdosta State University where she received her MBA, graduating with honors. Loraine was a dedicated wife and business partner to Britt and a loving mother to her two daughters. After they retired, they sold their business and home l h h h

to travel throughout North America in their RV. After 3 years, they settled in Loganville to be close to both their girls. They were members at Grayson First Baptist Church, where she attended until she began suffering from Lewy Body Dementia. Loraine was preceded in death by her daughter Linda A. Williams. She is survived by her husband of almost 65 years, Britt L. Adkison, daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Art Hallock, and son-in-law John S. (Sandy) Williams all of Loganville, Georgia and her only grandchild, Jessica W. Griffin married to Joel Griffin, and 2 greatgrandsons, Joel Harris Griffin, Jr and John Irvin Griffin, all from Milledgeville, Georgia. The family will receive friends 2:00-5:00 PM Monday, December 21, 2015 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078.

A small gravesite service will be held at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 12:00 PM. Arrangements were made by Tim Stewart Funeral Home-Snellville, GA (770)979-5010. Please sign the online guest registry at ww.stewartfh.com

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Johnnie Frances Baird Miss Johnnie Frances Baird, age 90 of Hoschton, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, December 17, 2015.

HOSCHTON

William Brock William David Brock, age 58, of Hoschton, GA, passed away on December 17, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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George Glass George Glass, age 89, of Lawrenceville, died, December 17, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

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Shawn Michael Harlow, age 39, of Sugar Hill, GA, passed away on December 18, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Bhupendra Jashbhai Patel, age 67, of Buford, GA passed away December 16, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

FLOWERY BRANCH

Mary Millwood Mary Millwood, age 76, of Flowery Branch, GA, passed away on December 19, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

DULUTH

Janice Owens Janice Owens, age 62 of Duluth, GA died December 16, 2015.

Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

TIFTON

Pavan Patel Pavan Patel, age 15, of Tifton, GA passed away December 16, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

DULUTH

Juan Roman-Munoz Juan Roman-Munoz, age 79 of Duluth, GA died December 16, 2015.

Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

LILBURN

George Burrall “Burr” Taylor George Burrall Taylor of Lilburn, GA, known as Burr to family and friends passed away peacefully with his family by his side on December 18th, 2015 at the age of 64. He was married to his loving wife, Julie, for 37 and a half years and worked at Atlanta Beverage Company for 28 years. He was preceded in death by his father. Burr is survived by his wife, 2 children, 4 grandchildren, his mother, brother, two sisters, many nieces and nephews, along with many other relatives and friends.

The family wishes to have a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Emory Winship Cancer Center in memory of Burr. His care is entrusted to Eternal Hills Funeral Home, 3594 Stone Mountain Hwy., Snellville, GA 30039

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Cornelia Williamson Mrs. Cornelia Williamson, age 97, of Winder, Georgia died December 17, 2015.

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either a turkey, ham or chicken and a bag filled Lawrenceville mother with Christmas dinner Marilyn Jones added, “It’s ingredients, such as instant going to help us with the mashed potatoes, stuffing money situation being so and items used to make tight right now.” green bean casserole.

Overcomers House “We just wanted to make founder Annette Mills said sure no families were left the group worked with out this Christmas,” Mills Toys 4 Tots and community said. “A lot of them are partners, such as Bank of struggling and would not America — who gave the have been able to have anygroup $2,231 to help put thing without some help.” on the giveaway — and For older residents who the Atlanta Community didn’t have children but Foodbank, to secure enough still needed assistance with toys and food to make sure food, the dinner giveaway 350 families could enjoy was a welcome bit of help.

Christmas.

“It’s a great help because In addition to the presI have two grandkids and ents, each family received it’s hard to make sure I have

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families.

Director of Child and Adolescent Education Carl Haynes said about 28 children are in the community’s after-school program.

He said more kids live in the village who are not in afterschool care.

Haynes said the gifts donated by Kenney and the other Change for Georgia members will be a welcome sight for children, as well as their parents.

“This is huge,” he said.

“Just through the partnership alone, the gifts that they’ve provided will bring a tremendous amount of smiles to the faces of girls and boys in elementary school, as well as the older students. They’ll have a treat under the tree at Christmas that they can go outside and show the other kids and say, ‘Hey, this is what I received.’”

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enough food to feed them,” said Monroe resident Lucy Scott.

In the end, organizers had hundreds of presents, meal bags, turkeys, hams and chickens left over. Mills said the group will hand out the leftovers at its community food pantry, which will be open Monday beginning at 5 p.m.

The pantry, which is designed to help needy families have meals, is run out of Overcomers House’s office at 2585 Highpoint Road in Snellville.

“If they have children with them when they stop by, we’ll probably give them a present,” Mills said.

Donation Kenney was accompanied during the delivery by eight fellow athletes, cheerleaders and other Change for Georgia members, including its 14-year-old founder, Remington Youngblood, who started the community group when he was 10.

“This is the first time we’ve collaborated with Rainbow Village, but we do community service projects like this all of the time,” said Youngblood, who is a freshman at Lambert. “Especially around the holiday season, we’re very busy collecting and providing Christmas gifts to families and underprivileged children, and troops and veterans and their families.”

Kenney is a new member of Change for Georgia, having joined a few weeks ago after the football team’s season ended, according to Youngblood.

The athlete said he decided

collecting sports equipment to donate as Christmas gifts as a way to promote healthy lifestyles among young kids.

It proved to be a natural connection to his extracurricular activities as an athlete as well.

“I love sports, so I thought that’d be something great to give the kids,” he said.

Haynes said the gifts are also an example that can be used to teach young children in Rainbow Village how they can make a difference in their community.

Young children, he said, look up to teenagers, especially those involved in high school sports, as models of what they want to be like as they grow older.

“We’re going to let them know that these items came from students, high school students, who wanted to give back to the community, and hopefully someday they’ll want to do the same,” Haynes said.

Cemetery

somehow have enough space once the buffers but they were denied in were in place, it would be late October. Bosniaks are so small that you just have Bosnian Muslims, although to say, ‘Why bother?’” he the local group is open to said. people of any religion if Afghan Association Inc. they are interested in Bosattorney Lisa Morchower nian culture. had a different conclusion, The arguments around though. She was hired to the two proposals were represent the application very different, though. At after the Planning Commistimes in the Bosniaks’ case, sion made it’s decision and opponents targeted an open reviewed the recording of air structure in the plans that board’s hearing on the that they labeled a mosque. request.

In the Afghans’ case, She also looked at the however, questions about distance from nearby the land itself were repeat- neighborhoods to the edly at the heart of the proposed cemetery, and debate, at least in public. evaluated home value data Wetlands, the property’s for neighborhoods in other abstract shape and a cemmetro communities, includetery’s impact on nearby ing some in Gwinnett, home values were the key that are near cemeteries. issues.

Residents on Rosebud were “This is not a religious too far from the proposed thing,” Rockdale County site to see the cemetery and Soil and Water Conservathe other communities saw tion District Supervisor no negative effect on home David Shipp told the com- values, she said. mission on Tuesday. “This “There was no evidence is a land use thing. This is, that was reasonable or ‘How do you use the land sound that would have alproperly?’ If you turn over lowed the county to deny land that is sloping downthis application,” she said. ward toward a swamp, The Afghan group made you’re going to have soil moves in recent months erosion ... You shouldn’t to improve their request use it that way.” in light of the Planning Shipp was one of several opponents to the cemetery who either addressed commissioners or sat in solidarity this past week during the public hearing on the request.

The property is shaped like a backwards number seven with a 65-foot wide salient. Wooded wetlands take up much of the back part of the land behind the salient. Only a triangleshaped piece of pasture land adjacent to Rosebud has been deemed usable by opponents and officials.

The county’s Planning and Zoning Department did recommend approval of the request in August, but it placed conditions, such as a 100-foot natural buffer requirement, on the project.

In September, Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Warbington said it was hard to get behind the proposed cemetery because of the amount of space taken up by the wetlands and the required buffers.

“Even if you could

Commission’s decision, though. In addition to hiring Morchower, it also employed a surveyor to overhaul their presentation and the proposed layout of the property.

The new plans called for leaving the back of the property as undisturbed wetlands and packing a driveway with a turnaround area, a tree buffer and graves on the triangle at the front of the property.

“If you can’t put a cemetery on a piece of property like this, then where are you going to put it?”

Morchower said. “I mean, this is the best location for a cemetery.”

Ultimately, it wasn’t land use that stopped the cemetery from being approved, though. It was the legal question of whether the Afghan Association could use that land for a cemetery that ultimately proved to be the deciding factor as Commissioner Tommy Hunter made the motion to deny the application.

“Based on the (code) section that was stated, I’m going to side with the planning commission on SUP 2015-0043,” Hunter told his colleagues.

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Judge demands quicker pace on Georgia-DOJ settlement with serious mental illnesses, significant gaps remain for those with deA federal judge Thurs- velopmental disabilities. day told state officials and By contrast, 14 states the U.S. Department of have closed all instituJustice to speed up efforts tions for people with to reach agreement on those disabilities, Jones improving testified.

Georgia’s Mary Bohan, a Justice system Department attorney, said for people hundreds of people with with men- developmental disabilities tal illness now living in communiand devel- ties need more support opmental services. “Urgent steps disabiliare needed now,” she said.

Charles Pannell Jr. ties.

Bohan and Jaime The Theriot, an attorney hearing before U.S. Disrepresenting Georgia, told trict Court Judge Charles the judge that they were Pannell came in the wake in negotiations about of a September report proposed fixes in the state describing Georgia’s lack system. Pannell respondof progress in moving ed that he wanted the two people with developmen- sides to report back Jan. 6 tal disabilities out of state on progress made in those hospitals. talks.

Independent reviewer “I want specifics,’’ Elizabeth Jones, who filed said Pannell, who signed that critical report, told off on the original state Pannell on Thursday that settlement agreement while Georgia has made with DOJ in 2010. He great progress in improv- added that he would ing services for people want the attorneys to list

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agreed-upon proposals as well as issues that remain unsettled.

Pannell cited the upcoming legislative session in January as an impetus for a quicker timetable. If the process goes swiftly, the Georgia General Assembly can still alter the state budget to reflect any needed extra funding before the session ends, he indicated.

Georgia, under the fiveyear settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, agreed to end all admissions of people with developmental disabilities to state psychiatric hospitals. It also promised in the 2010 pact that patients with developmental disabilities already in those hospitals would be moved to more appropriate settings by July of this year — the deadline for the agreement’s provisions to be met.

The settlement agreement also sought to improve care for Geor-

“

There has been tremendous progress (in care), particularly on the mental health side.”

— Justice Department attorney Mary Bohan

gians with mental illness.

Georgia agreed to establish community services and housing for about 9,000 people with mental illness, and to create community support and crisis intervention teams to help people with developmental disabilities and mental illness avoid hospitalization.

“There has been tremendous progress, particularly on the mental health side,’’ Bohan said.

But she said the state lags in transferring people with developmental disabilities from hospitals to community living situations. At the current pace, Bohan said, “it will take more than 10 years to allow everyone to be placed in a more integrated setting.”

Theriot noted that in the past five years, the

state of Georgia has “attained some great accomplishments.’’ Almost 500 people have been transitioned from hospitals to community settings, and the state has closed three of its seven mental hospitals. She added that the state has a system in place for assessing the risks of individuals living in the community.

“We are committed to system improvement,’’ Theriot said. But she added, “Haste is not the key to sustainable (reform).”

An attorney for the Georgia Advocacy Office, Josh Norris, noted that the state has focused heavily on the Augusta region for improvements in the developmental disabilities system.

But addressing that one region, Norris said, “is

not good enough. We’ve got to talk about the whole state.”

Jones, the independent reviewer, said a major mental health issue still to be resolved is the expansion of supported housing to more individuals.

She also said she had concern about people with mental illness who are in the court system.

Overall, Jones said, “there’s tremendous potential here.”

She cited a case of a woman with a developmental disability who had lived in a state hospital for half a century.

“This is someone who really languished in a state hospital for so many years,’’ Jones said. Now, Jones said, the woman is responding well to her community living situation.

More than 200 people are still institutionalized at an Augusta facility, Jones said. “The sense of urgency needs to be there for them as well.

Snellville man sentenced to prison in massive mortgage fraud case

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supervised release, and must pay $5,868,243, according to a Friday afternoon statement A Snellville real esfrom U.S. Attorney John tate agent is among the Horn’s office. Simmonds defendants sentenced to was sentenced in federal prison and ordered to pay court Thursday. millions in restitution for The man had been in their roles in a massive the ranks of six others, mortgage fraud ring. including purported ringKennedy Simmonds, leader and Stone Moun54, got three years, 10 tain resident Chiedu months in prison, fol“George” Chukwuka, lowed by three years of accused in the scheme, joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

which cost financial institutions millions between 2006 and 2011.

“At the height of the recent mortgagefraud crisis, this Kennedy Simmonds propertyflipping scheme caused scores of homes to fall into fore-

closure, costing financial institutions millions of dollars in losses,” Horn said in the news release.

“Many communities in our district have been decimated by mortgage fraud during the last 15 years and even now struggle to recover from the effects of these schemes.”

The con in question was a complicated one.

According to Horn,

it worked this way: the defendants recruited straw buyers to purchase homes, typically a bank-owned or distressed property. They got a second straw buyer to purchase the same home at a dramatically inflated price. The defendants applied for a loan for the second straw buyer, supporting the loan application with false income, fake employment and

fraudulent data.

The second buyer never paid the loans back to the bank and the whole group pocketed the profit the first straw buyer made in the re-sale.

In a related 2013 case, Chinedum Oli, 42, of Snellville was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $4,373,281.

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Late rebounding effort pulls Berkmar past Harrison By taylor Denman

High School.

The tight finish came after a hot start for the Patriots, but MARIETTA — Berkmars allowed Harrison to pull into boys basketball downed striking distance late in the Harrison 60-54 on Saturday fourth quarter. at the Southeast Basketball Berkmar led Harrison by Academy Atlanta Hoop three points with 22 seconds Festival as the first team to remaining in the game, when represent Gwinnett in the Patriot guard Lane Foster tournament held at Pope intercepted a pass and guard Staff Correspondent

Broncos, Bulldogs split Sat. games

Zach Cooks was fouled in transition, icing the game with a pair of free throws.

Harrison head coach Clay Crump said Berkmar defended his point guard well on the final play and he tried to force a pass that he shouldn’t have.

“We were looking for them to stagger on their

weak side,” Crump said.

“The kid just got jammed up and unfortunately turned the ball over.”

Berkmar flexed a stout defense to start the game.

The Patriots allowed just five points in the first quarter, jumping out to a 12-point lead.

Turnovers hurt Harrison

early, and Berkmar kept up its pace on the opposite end of the court. The Patriots led by as much as 14 points with less than five minutes remaining in the first half.

“We got stops,” Berkmar head coach Greg Phillips said. “When you get stops you get in transition, when you’re in transition you

score.”

Harrison saw easier looks driving the ball toward the end of the half and closed Berkmar’s lead to 32-24 after one half.

The defensive effort was strong for Berkmar from the onset — allowing just five

See PATRIOTS, Page 4B

Saturday stars

By Scott Smith

Senior Correspondent

SUWANEE — It was Hall of Fame induction night at North Gwinnett on Saturday as the Bulldogs took on Brookwood in a pair of non-region games.

While the boys game certainly wasn’t one to put in the record books for the hosts, the girls came through for those enshrined.

Jessica Belcher led all players with 24 points with teammate Kathleen Wilson burying seven 3-pointers for 21 more points as the North girls topped the Broncos 56-45.

The boys game looked like it was going to be a tight affair as North led 17-14 after the first period, but Brookwood exploded in the second quarter with a 30-3 run to pull away for the 84-48 win.

“I didn’t realize until we got in the locker roon (at the half) on how well we defended in that second quarter,” Brookwood head coach Daniel Bowles said. “Our kids’ brains were fried with finals this past week and we didn’t get to spend much time on game planning for North.

We wanted to focus on our effort and energy and we had it tonight.”

North (1-8) got off to a solid start in the first period with its outside shot, hitting five 3-pointers in taking a 17-14 lead by the end of the period.

But the second quarter was all Brookwood as the Broncos (7-3) opened the frame with a 9-0 run.

North put that to an end with a trey from Adam James, but that would be all the points for the Bulldogs in the period as Brookwood closed out the first half with a 21 unanswered points.

Trae Higginbotham, who led Brookwood with 21 points, led the charge in the period with 10 points, while David Parham scored eight of his 16 points in the second.

Colby Leifson, who scored 13 for North, attempted to get the Bulldogs on track in the third with 10 points, but Higginbotham added seven more in the third to essentially cancel that out.

By that time, the hole for North was too deep to dig out of and Brookwood put the game away in the fourth period with an 1810 run.

On the night, 11 different players scored for the Brookwood boys. Micah Kinsey contributed 13 points, three steals and two blocks, while guiding the offense with eight assists.

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Team Fleetwood and Meadowcreek’s Jamarious Craft (23) and Norcorss’ Chris Allen (44) celebrate a touchdown with head coach Mark Fleetwood during the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star game at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday (Photos: Tami Chappell)

Team Fleetwood causes five turnovers in 27-20 win By chriS StephenS

County football,” said Team Fleetwood head coach Mark Fleetwood, LAWRENCEVILLE — who is also Peachtree Defenses generally have Ridge’s head coach. the upper hand in all-star “These guys came to play games and Saturday was and you saw it on the no different as Team field.”

Fleetwood caused five Team Wofford head turnovers to beat Team coach Todd Wofford, Wofford 27-20 in the who normally coaches at Rivalries of Gwinnett AllCentral Gwinnett, said it Star Game at Mountain was a game where all-star Team Fleetwood’s Peachtree Ridge tight end Cam View. players made all-star Brown (81) scores a touchdown during the Rivalries of Team Fleetwood, made Gwinnett All-Star game at Mountain View High School plays. Wofford’s team was up of seniors from Region in Lawrenceville on Saturday made up of players from 7-AAAAAA, Buford, Region 8-AAAAAA, as Lanier and Hebron Chris- drive, scoring 10 plays quish. well as Wesleyan and tian caused a fumble on later to take the lead, one “This is just a great Greater Atlanta Christian.

Team Wofford’s opening they would never relinatmosphere for Gwinnett “It was a fun and excit-

Staff Correspondent

ing game,” Wofford said. “(Having all the Gwinnett County head coaches participate) is what makes this game unique.”

Team Wofford got the ball to start the game and looked to move down the field, reaching midfield before a fumble turned the ball over to Team Fleetwood. And Fleetwood’s team put the ball in the end zone 10 plays later when Lanier quarterback Tahj Tolbert found Mountain View’s Jalen Virgil for a 32-yard touchdown

See ALL-STARS, Page 4B

Hot-shooting Frazier propels Georgia past Tech

By DaviD FrieDlanDer

season against Mississippi State. “But I’m OK.” Frazier was more than ATHENS — Georgia OK in Saturday’s game, guard J.J. Frazier said he finishing 9 of 14 from started feeling the effects the floor, including 6 of 9 of leg cramps at halffrom 3-point range, and time of Saturday’s game 11 of 12 from the line to against Georgia Tech help Georgia (5-3) break a — effects he would feel four-year losing streak to throughout the second half Tech (7-3). before he limped off the And like the leg cramps, court in the final minute. it was a performance FraHowever, the 5-foot-10, zier said he started feeling 155-pound junior didn’t early on. let the discomfort cramp “After I made my very his style or that of his first 3,” Frazier said of his teammates as he struck for jumper from the top of the a season-high 35 points key 3:10 after the opento help the Bulldogs blow ing tip when asked when past the Yellow Jackets in he started feeling the hot the second half for a 75hand. “It felt better than 61 win before 8,011 fans normal, so I just wanted to at Stegeman Coliseum. take good shots, continue “With about three or to take good shots. And I four minutes left, it started knew I took good shots, to get a little worse,” they’d continue to fall.” confessed Frazier, who Early on, it was Georgia finished just two points post Yate Maten who was short of his career high the hot hand, as the 6-8, of 37, which he set last 240-pound sophomore

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scored 11 of his 17 points during a 5:17 stretch of the first half.

That production came in handy, as Tech rebounded from an early six-point deficit to take the lead on a pair of free throws from Marcus Georges-Hunt, and built as much as a 2924 lead following a Nick Jacobs with 3:31 left in the opening half.

But Frazier scored eight points over the remainder of the half to help the Bulldogs hold serve as they and Tech exchanged the lead eight times in the first half, including four in the final 1:39 before the Jackets took a 34-33 advantage into intermission.

That’s when the Bulldogs gathered themselves, knowing that the would need a spark to start the second half.

“It was really big,” said See UGA, Page 8B

Georgia Bulldogs guard J.J. Frazier (30) celebrates during the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Stegeman Coliseum. (Photo: Mike Zarrilli-USA TODAY Sports)

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Dirty Spokes’ Thrill In Nationals close to acquiring The Hills race turns 10 Reds 2B Brandon Phillips the SportS Xchange

From StaFF reportS The XTerra Georgia Thrill In The Hills trail running race, presented

by Gwinnett-based Dirty Spokes, hits a milestone this year with its 10th anniversary.

Fort Yargo State Park in Winder will be the venue once again for the 21K and 42K runs, scheduled for Feb. 20.

Registration is now open for the event, which is capped at 575 participants because of trail space in the woods and parking availability.

Though the race starts on the street for spacing reasons, it quickly leads

finishers medal.

The 42K race begins RUNNING at 8 a.m. followed by What: XTerra Georgia the 21K at 8:30 a.m. The Thrill In The Hills 42K runners will have When: Feb. 20 Where: Fort Yargo registration and packet State Park, Winder pickup from 6:30 to 7:30 More information: a.m. and the 21K runners www.dirtyspokes.com/ will have their registrathrill-in-the-hills or email tion and pickup from to tim@dirtyspokes.com 6:30 to 8 a.m.

Registration through runners into the woods Feb. 7 is $40 for the 21K at Fort Yargo. The trails or $50 for the 42K. Late include rolling hills, single registration prices are track and double track. $45 and $55 through Feb. Medals will be presented 18, then race-day signto the top three male and ups are $50 and $60. top three female finishers For more information, in each age group from go to www.dirtyspokes.

14-and-under to 70-andcom/thrill-in-the-hills older. All finishers will or email to tim@dirtreceive a commemorative yspokes.com.

lips tweeted “513 to 202,” a reference to the area codes Cincinnati and Washing- of Cincinnati and Washington agreed in principle to a ton, D.C. trade that will send All-Star Phillips has not approved second baseman Brandon the trade yet and is not Phillips from the Reds to expected to until the Reds the Nationals for multiple work out fair compensaminor league players, action for him to waive his cording to reports Friday.

10-and-5 rights, according The deal is pending that to ESPN. Because Phillips, Phillips waives his no-trade a 14-year major league vetclause, sources told ESPN. eran, has 10 or more years On Thursday night, Phil- in the majors, including

at least five with the same team, he has the right to reject any proposed trade.

Phillips appeared in 148 games for the Reds last season, batting .294 with 12 home runs 70 RBIs. Phillips, 34, is under contract with the Reds for $27 million during the next two years. He is scheduled to make $13 million next season and $14 million in 2017.

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QB Faton Bauta transferring from UGA to Colorado State From StaFF and Wire reportS FORT COLLINS, Colo.

— Colorado State head football coach Mike Bobo announced the signing of quarterback Faton Bauta on Friday evening. The graduate transfer from Georgia has one year of eligibility remaining, which will occur during the 2016 season.

Bobo is the Bulldogs’ former offensive coordinator Bauta, played in 20 career Colorado State announced the addition of Georgia transgames as a Bulldog — infer Faton Bauta (10) on Friday. (USA TODAY Sports: Kim cluding all 12 in 2015. As a Klement) junior, he was 15 of 33 for 154 yards. For his career, he lege transfer, unwittingly decision to transfer six is 19 of 38 for 202 yards, in jumped into the starting days earlier. addition to 50 rushing yards. spot by default when the When Murray wasn’t He is a two-time member of top two quarterbacks on the at practice for the start of the SEC Academic Honor roster filed transfer paperbowl preparation and the Roll. work six days apart.

Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Dwyer High School Kyler Murray followed matchup with Louisville, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Kyle Allen to the transfer coach Kevin Sumlin said Bauta was ranked as a trail officially on Thursday. he wasn’t feeling well. three-star player and one of “To all my family, That turned out to be only the top quarterbacks in the friends and fans out there, a half-truth. Murray wasn’t country (No. 24 by Scout.

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• Archer, Norcross girls in Crescom Classic • Parkview boys in Better Basketball Classic • Wesleyan girls in Nike Tournament of Champions Monday

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• Archer, Norcross girls in Crescom Classic • Collins Hill in Lowndes Holiday Tournament • Duluth boys in SEBA Showcase • Mill Creek in Carrollton Christmas Tournament • Parkview boys in Better Basketball Classic • Buford in Woodward Classic • Wesleyan girls in Nike Tournament of Champions 6 p.m. — Berkmar girls at White Co. 7 p.m. — Shiloh girls and Starr’s Mill at Woodward Academy

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — Mountain View in Coastal Clash Tuesday

BASKETBALL

• Archer girls in Crescom Classic • Buford in Woodward Classic • Collins Hill in Lowndes Holiday Tournament • Duluth boys in SEBA Showcase in Valdosta • Wesleyan girls in Nike Tournament of Champions 2:30 p.m. — GAC at St. Pius 4 p.m. — Shiloh girls at Woodward Academy 5:30 p.m. — Tatnall Square boys at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — North Hall at Discovery 6 p.m. — Providence at Hebron

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Dec. 21-23: Jack City Sports Center in Dacula will host a Kids Winterfest Camp with fun and games for children. For more information, go to www.jackcitysportscenter.com and click on the events tab.

BASEBALL

Dec. 21-22: South East Baseball will host a Christmas pitcher/catcher camp on Dec. 21 at its Norcross facility (4295 International Blvd., Suite F) and on Dec. 22 at its Athens facility (8352 Jefferson Road). The camp, open to all ages, will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include basics, advanced drills and proper mechanics instruction among other workouts. The camp will be run by former pro players Adam Brandenburg, Jon Huber, Brett Teschner and James Woods.

For more information, go to southeastbaseball.net/ camps-workouts.

Ongoing through Dec. 31: Whitner Hitting Clinics are being held at Jack City Sports Center. The clinics are ongoing and cost $75 for five weeks. To sign up, email jackcitybaseball@aol.com or call 770-633-0948.

BASKETBALL

Jan. 10: Complete Skills

Academy will field girls travel teams for grades 4 through 8 in the upcoming spring seasons. Tryouts will be Jan. 10. Registration and season information is online at completeskillsacademy.com.

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Dec. 20: The Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its general membership meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Community Center at 100 E. Crogan St. Elections will be held for vice president and football director.

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Jan. 23-24: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification.

The cost is $495 and will be instructed by C.J. Stockel. Go to www.usaw.hangastar.com/ EMS_Courses_Register.aspx to register for the course or contact the event coordinator at info@noexcusescrossfit. com for more information.

The entry level course is open to anyone 17 and older and includes a one-year membership with USAW. The scope and sequence of the course includes the teaching progressions of the snatch, clean and jerk, and all associated movements.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2015 • 3B

Arizona LB Scooby Wright stars in 45-37 New Mexico Bowl victory the SportS Xchange ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Arizona Wildcats got their best defensive player back in the nick of time Saturday afternoon.

Junior linebacker Scooby Wright, who had missed most of the season with injuries, returned to the Arizona lineup and led the Wildcats to a 45-37 victory over the New Mexico Lobos in the New Mexico Bowl.

“I’m proud of my guys, we had a lot of adversity this year,” Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. “We finished it off with a win on the road, a bowl win. That our seniors can finish with a winning record is a pretty neat thing.”

Wright finished with 15 tackles (11 solo) and two sacks and had the biggest defensive play of the game late in the fourth quarter, all en route to the biggest decision of his career to date.

“I’m healthy, that was the first thing; I was just playing the way I usually play,” Wright said. “I’ve decided that I’m entering the 2016 NFL Draft. I feel like I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to in college and I feel like this is the right point.”

The Lobos (7-6), trailing 42-37, were driving deep into Wildcats’ territory with a chance to go ahead.

After a misplay on a pitch attempt left New Mexico facing a fourth-and-12, Wright sacked Austin Apodaca to give Arizona (7-6) the ball on the 38.

“We thought he was going to be a great player when we signed him,” Rodriguez said of Wright. “I don’t know why the other teams didn’t. He’s done everything he can to make himself better every year.

“Scooby Wright is a

Arizona Wildcats linebacker Scooby Wright III (33) tackles New Mexico Lobos running back Richard McQuarley (3) for a loss during the first half in the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium. (Photo: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports)

talented guy that loves football, but he’s also one of the hardest working football players I’ve had the pleasure of coaching.”

The Wildcats methodically drove down the field after the takeaway, killing the clock all the way. Casey Skowrown kicked a 37-yard field goal for an eight-point advantage with 1:32 left.

New Mexico’s final drive ended when Cam Denson intercepted Apodaca with 35 seconds left.

The Lobos lost despite a commanding advantage in time of possession (40:52 to 19:08).

“We knew that we were going to be limited in possessions and possession time because of the offense they run,” Rodriguez said.

“They did a great job.”

Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon was 13-for-24 for 329 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Cayleb Jones caught four passes in the first half for 182 yards and a touchdown, taking advantage of the Lobos’ man-to-man

coverage.

“We weren’t surprised,” Solomon said. “Cayleb and all the wide receivers did a great job of getting open so I could get them the ball.”

Jared Baker added 107 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries.

“It was a game of their big plays,” Lobos coach Bob Davie said. “You think of the big throws, the long throws, the quarterback scrambling, staying alive.”

New Mexico quarterback Lamar Jordan was just 3-for-9 passing for 110 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, but he ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries before leaving in the fourth quarter with a knee injury.

Apodaca had pulled the Lobos to within 42-37 with a 4-yard touchdown run, his first of the season, just 1:08 into the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats then drove down the field quickly, only for their drive to stall out.

Casey Skowrown missed a 36-yard field goal to give New Mexico the chance to

get back into the game.

“Our guys will fight, play with a lot of heart,” Davie said. “I think people probably recognized that across the country today watching that. I couldn’t be more proud of our team, the way they competed.”

Arizona seemingly put the game away early in the third quarter on Baker’s 32yard scoring run just 1:04 into the period to make it 35-17.

The contrast of Jordan the runner and Jordan the passer was apparent on two of the next three series. He ran for an 11-yard touchdown run to keep New Mexico alive. Two series later, he was intercepted, giving the Wildcats the ball at the Lobos’ 4-yard line.

Baker scored another touchdown to make it 42-24, but the Lobos still would not go away.

Jordan scored another touchdown and New Mexico then recovered an onside kick to move into Arizona territory as the quarter came to an end.

BYU can’t overcome early turnovers the SportS Xchange LAS VEGAS — Senior safety Tevin Carter intercepted two passes, including one he returned 28 yards for a touchdown, and junior running back Joe Williams rushed for two touchdowns as 22nd-ranked Utah held off Brigham Young 35-28 in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Williams rushed for a game-high 91 yards on 25 carries for Utah (10-3), including 26 yards on five carries that produced two first downs on a gameclinching final drive that ran out the clock after BYU (9-4) had scored 28 straight points after falling behind 35-0 in the first 10 1/2 minutes.

The Utes won for the 12th time in their last 13 bowl games, including

Utah Utes defensive end Kylie Fitts (11) forces a fumble

by Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Tanner Mangum (12) in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium. (Photo: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

three in a row. It was also Utah’s fifth straight win in its “Holy War” rivalry with the in-state rival Cougars.

BYU freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum completed 25 of 56 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns but also was intercepted three times, including two that were

returned for touchdowns, as the Cougars lost despite finishing with huge edges in total yards (386-197) and first downs (21-14).

The Utes (10-3) had 69 yards in total offense and 5 yards rushing in the first quarter but forced five turnovers in the first 10 minutes, including intercep-

tion returns of 28 yards by Carter and 46 yards by junior cornerback Dominique Hatfield for touchdowns, to build the 35-0 lead.

BYU got on the board just before halftime on a 3-yard pass from Mangum to senior tight end Remington Peck and cut the deficit to 35-14 on a 10-yard touchdown run by freshman tailback Francis Bernard early in the third quarter, capping a 12-play, 72-yard drive.

The Cougars then made things interesting when Mangum hit junior wide Nick Kurtz with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 10:33 remaining. Mangum then added a 4-yard touchdown run to draw BYU within 35-28 with 3:23 to go.

But the Cougars never got the ball back as the Utes ran out the clock on the ensuing possession behind the running of Williams.

N.C. A&T wins Celebration Bowl 41-34 From StaFF reportS ATLANTA — Behind an explosive afternoon from running back Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T defeated Alcorn State 41-34 in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl on Saturday at the Georgia Dome.

Cohen clinched the game with a 73-yard touchdown run with 4:17 remaining in the game. It was his third touchdown of at least 73 yards on the day. He scored on runs of 74 and 83 yards in the first quarter as the Aggies (10-2) jumped out to a 21-6 lead.

The Braves (9-4) made a fourth quarter rally to tie the game. Tollette Georgie’s 11-yard pass to Lenorris Footman tied the game at 27 with 12:57

North Carolina A&T Aggies running back Tarik Cohen (28) runs the ball for a touchdown against the Alcorn State Braves in the fourth quarter of the Celebration Bowl at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

remaining. The Aggies regained the lead when Kwashuan Quick scored on a 1-yard run to cap off an 81-yard drive with

10:17 remaining.

Once again Alcorn State responded as Brandon Campbell threw a 3-yard touchdown to Brandon

Vessell with 5:10 remaining to tie the game at 34.

The lead lasted just two plays as Cohen broke free for his third score.

He finished the game with 295 yards on 22 carriers, averaging 13.4 yards per carry. He also had two receptions for 53 yards as he was named Bowl MVP. The game’s first two scores came on kick returns. North Carolina’s A&T Khris Gardin scored on a 74-yard punt return with 13:36 left in the first quarter, and Alcorn State’s Anothony Williams scored on an 84-yard punt return a little more than three minutes later.

Cody Jones made field goals of 43 and 45 yards for the Aggies.

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Dacula’s Marcus Cox named MVP in App. State bowl win The SporTS Xchange MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Appalachian State rallied for 21 points in less than two minutes in the fourth quarter and then had to rally again with a last-minute drive for a 31-29 win over Ohio on Saturday night at the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.

Zach Matics, who missed two field goal attempts in the first quarter, drilled a 23-yard field goal as time expired.

Appalachian State (113) restored order after dominating the first quarter, only to watch Ohio score 17 straight points to grab the lead.

Ohio, which had managed just 43 yards on its first five possessions, drove 45 yards to a 36yard field goal by Josiah Yazdani on its sixth possession of the first half before getting some help from Appalachian State.

On the Mountaineers’ next play from scrimmage, Ohio middle linebacker Quentin Poling made his team-leading fourth interception count by returning quarterback Taylor Lamb’s pass 20

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Ohio Bobcats defensive lineman Tony Porter (54), a Peachtree Ridge grad, recovers a fumble by Appalachian State Mountaineers quarterback Taylor Lamb (not shown) in the 2015 Camellia Bowl at Cramton Bowl.

a 17-yard pass and then used an interception by defensive back Latrell Gibbs to set up a 26-yard touchdown run by Dacula Appalachian State Mountaineers running back Marcus Cox (14), a Dacula grad, is grad Marcus Cox. grabbed from behind by Ohio Bobcats safety Devin Jones (13) in the 2015 Camellia Two plays later, a bad Bowl at Cramton Bowl. (Photos: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports) pass by Ohio quarterback yards for a touchdown to recovered the fumble and yards for a touchdown J.D. Sprague was intergive the Bobcats a 10-7 two plays later running and a 24-7 lead. cepted by defensive back lead. back A.J. Ouellette ran But Appalachian State Mondo Williams, leading Five plays later, center the final 7 yards for a withstood the shock and to an 8-yard pass from Jesse Chapman snapped 17-7 halftime lead. responded with a rally of Lamb to Burns to give the the ball to Lamb as if the The Mountaineers saw its own, driving 97 yards sophomore quarterback Mountaineers quarterthe nightmare continue for a touchdown early in his 31th passing touchback was under center in the third quarter when the fourth quarter. Lamb, down of the year, breakwhile in shotgun formaOhio linebacker Jowhich scored the game’s ing the school record tion. Ohio defensive von Johnson pried the first touchdown on a held by two-time national tackle Tony Porter, a ball out of receiver Ike 21-yard run, hit tight FCS player of the year Peachtree Ridge grad, Lewis’ hands and ran 45 end Barrett Burns with Armanti Edwards.

Patriots

School with a win.

“We started attacking the points in the first quarter — basket,” Phillips said. “Guys but Philips was unhappy with have to help. Instead of his team’s defensive response shooting nothing but threes, in the second quarter. we attacked the basket and Harrison tied the game at good things happen when 40 with 30 seconds remainyou do that.” ing in the third quarter.

Guard Jay Estime was Guard Juwan Owens gave Berkmar’s leading scorer Harrison a brief lead on a with 14 points and Foster’s 3-point play, 43-41 with 7:30 six rebounds were enough to remaining in the game. lead the team on the boards.

Forward Shae Swan McEachern 84, Dacula 74 looked strong for a stretch Dacula came out on the of possessions in the fourth losing side of a doublequarter. The senior finished overtime marathon against with nine points, including McEachern, falling to the a momentous 3-point play Indians 81-74. at just over the five-minute The prolonged game saw mark that gave Berkmar a four critical Dacula players 50-47 lead. become the casualties of Harrison closed back in fouls, head coach Russell off a steal and transition Triaga said that made the basket from Owens, tying the biggest difference down the game 52-52 with under three stretch. minutes to go, but Berkmar “We were down four startstretched its lead out to three ers to fouls and that makes in the final minute. it tough continuity-wise,” It would be enough for the Triaga said. “(Harrison is) a Patriots to leave Pope High team you’ll have to beat in

finished with 29 points.

Duluth 72, Pope 60 Duluth high school topped Pope High School in its home gym 72-60.

“We wanted to get it inside and execute,” head coach Eddie Hood said.

The Wildcat offense up up 31 points in the first half, taking advantage of opportunities close to the basket. The Wildcats led 31-13 at the end of the half.

Duluth maintained a lead throughout the second half, but suffered a nearly threeminute scoring drought in the fourth quarter that let Pope back into the game with about three minutes remaining. Pope’s Jackson Baylark converted on a 3-point play and cut Duluth’s lead to one possession, 52-49.

“The momentum was killed when we got a technical foul at the half for dunking and then we came out and didn’t execute that first minute,” Hood said.

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eight at 41-33 with 4:27 left in the game.

Amari Kelly finished But North took conthe night with 10 and trol behind Belcher, five rebounds for Brook- who scored the next five points to vault North back wood, which has now out in front 46-33 with won five of its last six just under four minutes games.

Karston Miller also had remaining.

Brookwood (6-3, 3-2) 13 points for North with was never able to mount James finishing with 11.

Ethan Smith led the Bull- another surge and North went home with its dogs in assists with six. fourth win of the season.

The North girls also Wilson helped North got off to a hot start by scoring the first 14 points get off to the strong start with 18 points in the of the game and made that cushion stand with a first half, all on 3-pointers. The North defense 56-45 win. also forced 10 Bronco The Bulldogs (4-7, turnovers in the first two 0-4) led 18-4 after the first and 32-15 at the half quarters in helping get the early lead. but had trouble putting Jazmin Robinson of the Broncos away in the Brookwood played a second half. big part in the Broncos’ N’dea Jones, who surge in the second half led Brookwood with 17 by coming off the bench points and 12 rebounds, to score nine of her 11 led a comeback in the points in the final two second half that saw quarters.

Brookwood get within

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Team Wofford again got in its own way on its next possession as Meadowcreek’s Jamarious Craft picked off Archer’s Will Bearden at the 30-yard line, turning the ball over for the second time on as many drives.

Wofford’s team was finally able to string a drive together on the third drive, which started at their own 30. A facemask penalty against Team Fleetwood, after a firstdown rush by Grayson’s Cameryn Brent, moved the ball to the opponent’s 45.

Four plays later, Central’s Micah Maxey completed an eight-yard, fourth-down pass to Dacula’s Johnathan Grant to move the sticks once again.

Team Wofford moved the ball inside the red zone, but a bad snap on second-and-goal from the six-yard line forced the team to settle for a Will Chandler 27-yard field goal two plays later, making the score 7-3 with 10:13 to go in the second quarter.

However, Team Fleetwood responded in kind on its next offensive drive.

A 21-yard completion from Tolbert to Meadowcreek’s Darion Hammons moved the chains on a 3rd-and-20, keeping Team Fleetwood in business.

From there, Team Fleetwood methodically moved down the field, getting

February because you’ll play them in the state tournament.”

Dacula went to the locker room at halftime with a 2826 lead. McEachern bolted out of the gate in the second half and maintained an arm’s distance from Dacula with a 45-41 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Indians led by as much as seven in the fourth quarter, but with 1:20 remaining Dacula had tied the game at 61-61.

McEachern sent the game to overtime, unable to cash in on a buzzer beater at the end of regulation. McEachern faced another buzzer beater opportunity in the first overtime, after a timeout with 10.5 seconds left but never got a good enough look.

In the end, a 9-to-2 run for McEachern in the second overtime gave the Indians the lead they needed to beat Dacula.

Dacula guard Derek St. Hilaire led the Falcons through both overtimes and

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Johnson came up with the play of the game for the Bobcats (8-5), dropping Tae Hayes in the end zone for a safety with 6:10 left. That led to Yazdani’s 21-yard field goal with 1:47 left, giving Ohio a 29-28 lead.

Cox had his 22nd career 100-yard game, setting a bowl record with 162 yards on 24 carries. He received the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Award but was not on the field during the final drive because of an injury.

TEAM FLEETWOOD 27 TEAM WOFFORD 20

Wofford Fleetwood

Team Fleetwood’s Tomon Fox (43) celebrates an interception during the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star game at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday (Photo: Tami Chappell)

13-yard completions to Peachtree Ridge’s Malik Staples and Hammons, to keep the chains moving.

Four plays later, Staples took it into the end zone on a one-yard run, making it 13-3 after the extra point was blocked.

Team Wofford looked to score before halftime, but Team Fleetwood came up with its third turnover of the game when Collins Hill’s Tomon Fox picked off Maxey.

Two plays later, Hammons threw a pick on a double-reverse pass, giving the ball right back to Team Wofford seconds before the half.

The third quarter saw fireworks right from the

start as Bearden found Central’s Major Bellamy for a 70-yard strike on Team Wofford’s first drive, bringing the score to 1310.

But just like they had done previously, Team Fleetwood answered the score with a score of their own.

A failed onside kick gave Team Fleetwood the ball at the 49-yard line. A pass interference call on fourth down gave Team Fleetwood the ball on the 21-yard line. Three plays later, Peachtree Ridge’s Bubba Hickson found Cam Brown, a regular teammate of his, for a 13-yard touchdown to make it 20-10.

However, that score

wouldn’t last for long as the kickoff went right to Bellamy, who took it 87 yards for a touchdown.

“Are you kidding me?”

Wofford said on the sidelines when the ball reached Bellamy. “You never get tired of seeing that.”

Team Fleetwood looked to drive for another score on its next drive, but on fourth down from the 19, Parkview’s Derrion Warner knocked Collins Hill’s Canyon Slade out of bounds before he could get the first down, giving the ball back to his team for a possible go-ahead score.

But Team Fleetwood’s defense stepped up once again as Mill Creek’s Kishawn Miller picked off

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FIRST QUARTER Fleetwood: Jalen Virgil 32 pass from Tahj Tolbert (Michael Mendoza kick) 8:08 SECOND QUARTER Wofford: Will Chandler 27 field goal 10:13 Fleetwood: Malik Staples 1 run (kick blocked) 2:11 THIRD QUARTER Wofford: Major Bellamy 70 pass from Will Bearden (Chandler kick) 7:22 Fleetwood: Cam Brown 13 pass from Bubba Hickson (Mendoza kick) 3:52 Wofford: Bellamy 87 kickoff return (Chandler kick) 3:38 FOURTH QUARTER Fleetwood: Virgil 30 pass from Tolbert (Mendoza kick) 3:55 Wofford: Chandler 27 field goal 1:12 Wof Fleet First downs 12 13 Rushes-yards 19-50 27-(-4) Passing yards 189 280 Comp-Att.-Int. 13-30-4 22-34-1 Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 4-35 4-46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Wofford: Cameryn Brent 11-61; Jordan Argilagos 3-10; Josh Shim 2-5; Nigel Adams 1-1; Will Bearden 1-(-8); Team 1-(-19).

Fleetwood: Staples 9-27; Marcella Baity 5-20; Nick Harris 2-6; Darion Hammons 2-2; Tolbert 4-(-15); Team 3-(-18); Bubba Hickson 2-(26).

PASSING — Wofford: Bearden 8-16-2, 139; Micah Maxey 5-12-2, 50; Shim 0-2-0, 0. Fleetwood: Tolbert 19-27-0, 254; Hickson 3-6-0, 26; Hammons 0-1-1, 0.

RECEIVING — Wofford: Major Bellamy 4-93; Brent 3-38; Erron Price 2-32; Dorian Miles 1-19; Johnathan Grant 1-8; Ernest Tiller III 2-(-1).

Fleetwood: Canyon Slade 6-80; Virgil 3-68; Hammons 4-56; Terrence Newborn 3-32; Staples 2-15; Brown 1-13; Christian Sutton 1-7; Horace Buckley 1-6; Baity 1-3

Bearden, to halt another drive.

Team Wofford had another chance, but Mill Creek’s Chase Turner picked off a fourth pass for Team Fleetwood and returned it 55 yards down

to the 17-yard line. Three plays later, Tolbert found Virgil once again, this time from 30-yards out to make it 27-17 with 3:55 to go in the game.

Wofford’s team drove down into the red zone on their next drive, thanks in part to a 29-yard completion from Bearden to Central’s Erron Price. Four plays later, and with the clock getting close to being under a minute, Wofford opted for a Chandler 37-yard field goal to make it 27-20, and hoped to recover the onsides kick.

On the ensuing kick, it seemed like Team Wofford recovered the ball, but the referees ruled that it touched a defender’s heel before getting to Team Fleetwood, effectively ending the game.

“In the second half it seemed like it was a real game as the coaches and players were really getting into it,” Wofford said. “A lot of the coaches were getting on the officials just like it was a regular-season game.”

Fleetwood said one of the biggest advantages of this game was the fact that the coaches got to spend time and get to know players they had been competing against all year.

“Players you were scheming against during the season are all of a sudden on your team,” Fleetwood said. “Overall, it was just a good week to have fun and get to know the players and coaches on another level.”

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

GAC’s Brogdon, UVA beat Villanova 86-75 The SporTS Xchange Virginia nabbed a signature win at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. with a 86-75 win over Villanova The Cavaliers’ hot shooting, which included 26 of 30 from the freethrow line, lifted them to the 11-point win as they put four players in double figures. Forward Anthony Gill scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Greater Atlanta Christian grad Malcolm Brogdon added 20 points and was a perfect 12 of 12 from the free-throw stripe.

Villanova forward Kris Jenkins poured in 23 points and connected on four second-half three pointers to keep the game close.

Utah 77, No. 7 Duke 75 Forward Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points and forward Jakob Poeltl had four of his 19 points in overtime as Utah defeated No. 7 Duke 77-75 on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Guard Lorenzo Bonam added 12 points for the Utes (9-2), who rallied late in regulation and then held off Duke’s final surge in overtime.

Guard Luke Kennard’s 24 points, guard Matt Jones’ 18 points and forward Brandon Ingram’s 15 points were tops for Duke (9-2). Kennard had 10 points in overtime, including a four-point play with 6.7 seconds left to close the gap to 77-75.

Utah turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds pass, but Ingram missed a

Virginia Cavaliers guard Malcolm Brogdon (15), a GAC grad, shoots the ball over Villanova Wildcats guard Ryan Arcidiacono (15) in the second half at John Paul Jones Arena. (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

potential tying shot in the lane in the final second.

No. 1 Michigan State 78, Northeastern 58 Senior guard Denzel Valentine had 17 points and six assists as top-ranked Michigan State remained unbeaten.

Senior guard Bryn Forbes added 12 points as the Spartans (12-0) matched the program’s best start to a season. Michigan State also opened with 12 consecutive wins in 2000-01, when it reached the Final Four before losing to Arizona.

Senior guard Zach Stahl had 18 points and seven rebounds for Northeastern (7-4). Senior guard David Walker added 13 points and eight assists and senior forward Quincy Ford contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.

No. 2 Kansas 88, Montana 46 Senior forward Perry Ellis recorded game highs with 18 points and nine rebounds and led four

Kansas scorers in double figures at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks (9-1) came in averaging 90 points and scored on eight of their first nine possessions in the second half.

That included the first 12 points as Kansas established complete control of its eighth straight victory.

Brannen Greene and Wayne Selden scored 11 points each for Kansas.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk added 10 points off the bench as Kansas shot 57 percent (33 of 58).

No. 3 Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74 Buddy Hield scored a career-high 33 points to lead the Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla.

The Sooners (8-0) had cruised through much of their nonconference schedule, not trailing in the second half since their season opener at Memphis.

But the Bluejays pushed

the Sooners plenty, clawing back from a 14-point first-half deficit to within one with just more than nine minutes remaining.

Hield’s nine consecutive points over about a minute and a half put the game away.

No. 17 Butler 74, No. 9 Purdue 68 Senior guard Roosevelt Jones, junior guard Tyler Lewis and junior center Andrew Chrabascz combined for 52 points, and No. 17 Butler defeated previously unbeaten and No. 9 Purdue in the Crossroads Classic at Indianapolis.

Jones led Butler (9-1) with 19 points, Lewis had 17 and Chrabascz added 16. The Bulldogs won despite the fact leading scorer Kellen Dunham (19.1 points) was 0 of 12 from the field and scored two points.

Forward Caleb Swanigan had a career-best 25 points and 11 rebounds for Purdue (11-1). Forward A.J. Hammons added 12 points.

No. 10 Xavier 85, Auburn 61 Jalen Reynolds scored a season-high 18 points and forward James Farr had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Xavier improved to 11-0 for the first time in school history, winning at Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

The best previous start for Xavier was in 1996-97, when the school started 10-0.

Junior guard Kareem Canty scored 25 points for Auburn (5-3), which defeated Xavier last year

89-88 in double overtime.

No. 11 North Carolina 89, No. 22 UCLA 76 Brice Johnson scored a career-high 27 points during the final 27 minutes to lead the Tar Heels over the Bruins in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic doubleheader at Barclays Center in New York.

Johnson, a senior, has scored in double figures in each of the 11 games for the Tar Heels (9-2) this season. The 6-foot-10 Johnson dominated in the paint, going 11-for-12 with nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

Forward Isaac Hamilton topped UCLA (8-4) with a season-best 23 points and guard Bryce Alford contributed 15 points.

No. 15 Miami 85, College of Charleston 63 Guard Ja’Quan Newton came off the bench to set career highs in points and rebounds in a contest at Coral Gables, Fla. The sophomore scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half as the Hurricanes (9-1) ended an 11-day layoff for final exams to post their fourth consecutive victory.

Canyon Barry — the son of Miami all-time leading scorer Rick Barry, who was at the game — matched Newton with 20 points to lead the Cougars.

No. 19 Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 56 Sophomore guard Quentin Snider scored 16 points to help Louisville cruise at home.

Senior guard Damion Lee had 15 points and six

rebounds and senior guard Trey Lewis scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting for the Cardinals (9-1), who won their fourth consecutive game.

Junior guard Fredrick Edmond had 14 points and eight rebounds for Western Kentucky (6-5), which had a two-game winning streak halted.

No. 21 G. Washington 87, Saint Peter’s 74 Forward Tyler Cavanaugh scored 18 points and guard Patricio Garino had 16 as George Washington got its fourth straight win.

Center Kevin Larsen had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Colonials, who entered the Top 25 this week for the first time since 2006.

Guard Trevis Wyche scored 26 points and forward Antwon Portley had 21 for the Peacocks (3-6).

No. 23 Cincinnati 69, VCU 63 Guards Farad Cobb and Troy Caupain scored 15 points apiece as No. 23 Cincinnati shot 85.7 percent from the free-throw line to rebuff VCU 69-63 in Richmond, Va. Forward Gary Clark recorded 13 points and nine rebounds while forward Jacob Evans contributed nine points and eight rebounds for the Bearcats (10-2), who survived 36.2 percent shooting from the field.

Guard Korey Billbury scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Rams (5-5), who lost their fourth straight game and fell to 0-5 against major-conference teams.

PREP ROUNDUP

Parkview boys win shootout with East Paulding From STaFF reporTS DALLAS — The Parkview boys’ basketball was on fire Saturday, beating East Paulding, 104-83, in a shootout at the Better Basketball Christmas Tournament at North Paulding.

The Panthers (5-5) got 22 points from Truett Spencer, while Aaron Rowe and Cam Chavers each had 14 points. Justin Spencer also contributed 13, while Nasir Walker had 12.

BOYS HOOPS Collins Hill 74, Mountain View 71 SUWANEE — The Collins Hill

boys defeated Mountain View 74-71 in Region 7-AAAAAA action on Saturday afternoon at Collins Hill High School.

Chris Parks led the Eagles (7-1, 3-1 region)with 17 points.

Kai Lambert scored 14 points, Teshaun Hightower had 13 and Kenny Stanciel had 10.

The Bears (7-4, 2-2) were led by 15 points from Spencer Rodgers. Miles Long, Donnell Nixon and Nick Hayes each had 12 points. Alex Wesig added 10.

Wesleyan 53, Pinecrest 50 PEACHTREE CORNERS — The Wesleyan boys basketball team defeated Pinecrest 53-50 on Saturday at the Wesleyan School.

Christian McLean led the Wolves (6-2) with 25 points.

Grant Freking added 10 points.

Mill Creek 46, Hillgrove 40 CARROLLTON — Mill Creek

moved to 6-5 on the year with a 46-40 win over Hillgrove in the Carroll County Christmas Tournament Saturday.

The Hawks got 13 points from Miles Riley, 10 points from Charles Botchway and 11 rebounds from Evan Richardson.

GIRLS HOOPS Wesleyan 52, Homewood-Flossmoor (Ill.) 45 PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Wesleyan girls defeated Homewood-Flossmoor on Saturday at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz.

Mikayla Coombs led the Wolves (9-1) with 14 points as she made 9 of 10 free throw attempts. Wesleyan as a team knocked down 14 of 17 from the free throw line.

Cairo Booker had 13 points and Jameson Kavel had nine points, five rebounds and six

steals.

Norcross 66, St. James (S.C.) 37 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Norcross girls defeated St. James (S.C.) 66-37 on Saturday afternoon in the CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.

Vash Perry led the Blue Devils (6-4) with 18 points and Taylor Mason added 10 points.

Tylia Gillespie and Myra Strickland each had eight points as well. Norcross returns to action in Myrtle Beach on Monday in the semifinal round of the consolation bracket.

Myrtle Beach (S.C.) 51, Archer 45 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Archer dropped its first game of the season, losing to host Myrtle Beach, 51-45, Saturday at the CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.

Autumn Newby led the Tigers (9-1) with 12 points and nine

rebounds, while Linsey Marchese had eight points and 13 rebounds. Asia McCoy added in nine, while Hannah Dunston chipped in eight. Archer returns to action Monday against Center Point (Ala.).

Grayson 49, Lanier 29 LOGANVILLE — The Grayson girls basketball team defeated Lanier 49-29 on Saturday afternoon at Grayson High School.

Essence Jordan led the Rams (7-3) with 17 points. The Longhorns fall to 3-7 on the year.

Buford 41, Northwest Whitfield 32 BUFORD — The Buford girls improved to 5-2 on Saturday with a non-region win over Northwest Whitfield at Buford High School.

Jessica Nelson led the way with 10 points for the Wolves.

Collins Hill 64, Mountain View 38 SUWANEE — The Collins Hill girls basketball team remained unbeaten on Saturday with a 64-38 win over Mountain View in Region 7-AAAAAA action at Collins Hill High School.

Bria Harmon led the Eagles (8-0, 3-0 region) with 14 points.

Jazmin Smith had nine points and Aja Young had eight.

Lithia Springs 66, Mill Creek 54, OT CARROLLTON — Mill Creek dropped to 4-7 on the year with a 66-54 loss to Lithia Springs in overtime Saturday at the Carroll County Christmas Tournament.

The Hawks were led by Winter Webb with 20 points, while Morgan Simmons chipped in nine. Bridge Mukasa also had seven points and six assists, while Kim Forbes had six points and 12 rebounds.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto .............. 17 . 11....607 ..... — Boston .............. 14 .13... .519 ....2.5 New York ........... 13 .14....481 ....3.5 Brooklyn ..............7 .19....269 .......9 Philadelphia ........1 .27....036 .....16 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami ................ 15 .10....600 ..... — Charlotte ........... 15 . 11....577 ..... — Orlando ............. 15 . 11....577 .......5 Atlanta .............. 16 .12....571 .......5 Washington ....... 11 .14....440 ....6.5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland .......... 17 ...7....708 ..... — Indiana .............. 16 ...9....640 .... 1.5 Chicago ............ 15 ...9....625 .......2 Detroit ............... 16 .12....571 .......3 Milwaukee ......... 10 .18....357 .......9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio ......23 ...5....821 ..... — Dallas................ 15 .12....556 .... 7.5 Memphis ........... 14 .14....500 .......9 Houston ............ 13 .14....481 ....9.5 New Orleans .......7 .19....269 .....15 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City ....8 ...9....667 .......8 Utah .................. 11 .14....440 ....5.5 Denver .............. 11 .15....423 .......6 Portland ............ 11 .17....393 .......7 Minnesota ......... 10 .16....385 .......7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State .....26 ...1....963 ..... — L.A. Clippers ..... 16 . 11....593 .....10 Phoenix............. 12 .16....429 ..14.5 Sacramento ...... 10 .16....385 ..15.5 L.A. Lakers ..........4 .23... .148 .....22 Friday’s Games Indiana 104, Brooklyn 97 Orlando 102, Portland 94

New York 107, Philadelphia 97 Atlanta 109, Boston 101 Toronto 108, Miami 94 Detroit 147, Chicago 144, OT Minnesota 99, Sacramento 95 San Antonio 115, L.A. Clippers 107 Dallas 97, Memphis 88 Utah 97, Denver 88 Phoenix 104, New Orleans 88 Golden State 121, Milwaukee 112 Saturday’s Games L.A. Lakers 78, Oklahoma City 108 Charlotte 101, at Washington 109 Chicago at New York, late L.A. Clippers at Houston, late Indiana at Memphis, late Today’s Games Minnesota at Brooklyn, 1 p.m.

Portland at Miami, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m.

Indiana at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Buffalo 80, Montana St. 73 Canisius 84, Boston U 68 Duquesne 72, Robert Morris 65 Fordham 70, Maine 53 George Washington 87, St. Peter’s 74 Michigan St 78, Northeastern 58 N.C. Asheville 79, Georgetown 73 New Hampshire 76, Dartmouth 56 Pennsylvania 73, Ursinus 66 Seton Hall 80, Wichita St. 76, OT St. Bonaventure 64, South Carolina State 45

St. Joseph’s 79, Illinois St. 65 Syracuse 67, Cornell 46 Vermont 84, Fisher 37 Virginia 86, Villanova 75 Delaware State at Temple Cincinnati at VCU NC-Wilmington at Radford MD Baltimore Cty at Howard Grambling State at Virginia Tech Penn St. vs. Drexel at Philadelphia, PA Delaware at Boston College Princeton vs. Maryland at Baltimore, MD St. Francis (PA) at Albany Iona at Rhode Island SE Missouri St. at Northern Kentucky Mount St. Mary’s at Lehigh Longwood at George Mason Rider at Providence SOUTH Campbell 101, The Citadel 82 Charlotte 82, Appalachian St. 66 Elon University 79, NC-Greensboro 69 Georgia 75, Georgia Tech 61 Louisiana State 100, Oral Roberts 77 Miami-Florida 85, Charleston 63 Presbyterian 69, Piedmont 65 Utah 77, Duke 75, OT Missouri Valley at Northwestern St. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech Eastern Illinois at Houston Tulane at Mississippi St. Winthrop at Georgia Southern Alcorn St. vs. Tennessee St. at Memphis, TN South Dakota State at Florida Gulf Coast Georgia St at Southern Miss Florida Atlantic vs. Florida St. at Sunrise, FL Utah Valley at Texas-San Antonio Our Lady of the Lake at Stephen F. Austin Florida A&M at North Florida UAB at South Florida Wofford at Vanderbilt Oklahoma St. vs. Florida at Sunrise, FL New Mexico St. at Texas-El Paso

Baylor at Texas A&M MIDWEST Cleveland St. 67, Belmont 65 Detroit 95, Central Florida 89 IUPU - Ft. Wayne 95, Stetson 89 Illinois 91, South Dakota 79 Indiana 80, Notre Dame 73 Indiana - Purdue 82, Southern Utah 68 Kansas 88, Montana 46 Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 56 Northwestern 78, DePaul 70, OT Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74 Valparaiso 74, Missouri St. 45 Xavier 85, Auburn 61 Florida International at Northern Illinois Kentucky vs. Ohio St. at Brooklyn, NY Colorado St. vs. Kansas St. at Wichita, KS Illinois-Chicago at Loyola-Chicago Drake vs. Iowa at Des Moines, IA Rockhurst at UMKC Butler vs. Purdue at Indianapolis, IN Western Illinois at Chicago St. N.C. State at Missouri Youngstown St. at Michigan Furman at Dayton Northern Iowa vs. Iowa St. at Des Moines, IA Bethune-Cookman at Toledo Mercer vs. Arkansas at North Little Rock, AR Indiana St. at Saint Louis WEST Arizona State 98, Houston Baptist 79 North Carolina 89, UCLA 76 Wyoming 76, Nebraska Omaha 75 Oakland at Washington Air Force at UC Davis Menlo College at Cal. State - Bakersfield Coppin St. at California Rice at New Mexico Cal St. Fullerton vs. Portland at Portland, OR Hampton at Colorado UNLV at Arizona Tulsa vs. Oregon St. at Portland, OR Tennessee vs. Gonzaga at Seattle,

WA Texas at Stanford

Football NCAA Football Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 19 RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL (Montgomery, Ala.) Ohio 24, Appalachian State 31 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL, (New Orleans) Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech, late GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL (Albuquerque, N.M.) Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL (Las Vegas) Brigham Young 28, Utah 35 AIR FORCE RESERVE CELEBRATION BOWL (Atlanta) Alcorn State 34. North Carolina A&T, 41 AUTONATION CURE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) San Jose State vs. Georgia State, late Monday, Dec. 21 MIAMI BEACH BOWL (Miami) Western Kentucky vs. South Florida 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (Boise, Idaho) Akron vs. Utah State 3:30 p.m.

MARMOT BOCA RATON BOWL (Boca Raton, Fla.) Toledo vs. Temple 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 23 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (San Diego) Boise State vs. Northern llinois, 4:30 p.m.

GODADDY BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 24 POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL (Nassau) Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan, Noon HAWAI’I BOWL (Honolulu) San Diego State vs. Cincinnati, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 26 ST. PETERSBURG BOWL (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Connecticut vs. Marshall 11 a.m.

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (Bronx, New York) Indiana vs. Duke, 3:30 p.m.

CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech, 5:45 p.m.

FOSTER FARMS BOWL (Santa Clara, Calif.)

UCLA vs. Nebraska, 9:15 p.m.

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Miami vs. Washington State, 2 p.m.

ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (Dallas) Washington vs. Southern Mississippi, 2:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28 MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN (Annapolis, Md.)

Pittsburgh vs. Navy, 2:30 p.m.

QUICK LANE BOWL (Detroit) Central Michigan vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) California vs. Air Force, 2 p.m.

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) North Carolina vs. Baylor, 5:30 p.m.

NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL (Tucson, Ariz.) Nevada vs. Colorado State, 7:30 p.m.

ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL (Houston) Louisiana State vs. Texas Tech, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.) Southern California vs. Wisconsin, 10:30 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) Auburn vs. Memphis, Noon BELK BOWL (Charlotte, N.C.) North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m.

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL (Nashville) Texas A&M vs.

Louisville, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31 CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL (Miami Gardens, Fla.) Oklahoma vs. Clemson 4 p.m.

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL (Arlington, Texas) Michigan State vs. Alabama, 8 p.m.

CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL (Atlanta) Houston vs. Florida State, Noon Friday, Jan. 1 BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWL (Glendale, Arizona) Notre Dame vs.

Ohio State, 1 p.m.

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (Pasadena, Calif.) Stanford vs. Iowa, 5 p.m.

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans) Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi, 8:30 p.m.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Michigan vs. Florida 1 p.m.

OUTBACK BOWL (Tampa, Fla.) Northwestern vs. Tennessee, Noon Saturday, Jan. 2 MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL (Phoenix, Ariz.)

West Virginia vs. Arizona State, 10:15 p.m.

VALERO ALAMO BOWL (San Antonio) Oregon vs. Texas Christian 6:45 p.m.

TAXSLAYER BOWL (Jacksonville, Fla.) Penn State vs. Georgia, Noon AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Kansas State vs. Arkansas, 3:20 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.) CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL winner vs. GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL winner

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Bradley and Quinn set for a reunion in Jacksonville The SporTS Xchange Gus Bradley and Dan Quinn will have a reunion Sunday at EverBank Field.

Bradley, in his third season as the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach, and Quinn, in his first year as the Atlanta Falcons head coach, worked together in Seattle in 2009 and 2010 when Bradley was the defensive coordinator and Quinn was the defensive line coach.

Quinn left after the 2010 season to become the defensive coordinator at Florida and then returned to Seattle 2013 to replace Bradley as the defensive coordinator after Bradley was hired by the Jaguars.

This is the first time the two men have been on

that he was one of the ones to reach out to me when I first took the job here.”

Who: Atlanta Falcons at Bradley said of Quinn, Jacksonville Jaguars “Dan Quinn is a good man, When: Today, 1 p.m.

Where: EverBank Field, he’s a very, very good Jacksonville, Fla. coach. He’s very talented TV: FOX and he’s got good direction. He knows exactly and-O” related, but teamwhat he’s looking for and related, philosophy-related, he’s got great conviction.” better ways to do things.

Bradley said that It’s just a great connecQuinn’s style features tion for me and one that I toughness. have great regard and great “Tough and physical, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley smiles respect for. I really do.” great effort,” Bradley said. against the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth quarter at Ev“Honestly, I had an ab“The toughness is the big erBank Field. The Jaguars won 51-16. (Photo: Jim Steve- solute blast coaching with thing that Dan always USA TODAY S ports) him for two years,” he said. preached when I was with opposing sidelines as head it happened to be at the “That’s where the friendhim.” coaches. league meetings,” Quinn ship started. Through the And their two teams are And they remain close. said. “Those times I just years, I’ve certainly leaned going in opposite direc“I enjoy spending time appreciate 15 minutes with on him for advice, even tions. with him, whether we’re him, a half-hour with him, getting into my own job Bradley started out 1-5 at a workout together or at because we usually talk here — ‘Hey, Q, you need while Quinn started out the combine, or this year something, not even “Xme to call.’ It’s no surprise 5-0 and was 5-1 after six

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games. After the sixth game, the Falcons have gone 1-6, losing six in a row, including a 38-0 loss at Carolina last week.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars have gone 4-3 and beat Indianapolis, 51-16, last week.

The Falcons have a onegame edge at 6-7 while the Jaguars are 5-8 and both have slim chances of making the playoffs, the Falcons as a wild-card team while the Jaguars are a game behind Houston and Indianapolis, who play each other Sunday, in the AFC South.

Neither team controls its own destiny. Both teams need to win their final three games and then get a lot of help if they are to sneak into the playoffs.

Giants hope to end another perfect season against Carolina The SporTS Xchange The New York Giants played spoiler to the last NFL team to complete a perfect regular season, and they’ll try today to prevent the visiting Carolina Panthers from joining that club. The Giants look to bolster their hopes of winning the NFC East title and hand the Panthers their first regular-season loss in more than a year.

The Panthers rattled off four straight wins to cap the 2014 regular season and sneak into the playoffs, and they’re three wins from joining the 1972 Miami Dolphins (14-0) and 2007 New England Patriots (16-0) as the only teams to go undefeated. The Giants knocked some of the luster off the Patriots’ perfect regular season by beating them in the Super Bowl — a fact that isn’t lost on the Panthers.

“It does go back to the fact that it’s really not about going undefeated, it’s about winning the Super Bowl,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera told reporters.

“That’s the thing that you have to really focus on, is really what is the goal.”

Carolina already has clinched the NFC South title and a first-round bye and can lock up the conference’s top seed with a win and an Arizona loss at Philadelphia on Sunday night, while New York is tied with Washington and Philadelphia atop the NFC East.

struggled to find consistency under center since losing Joe Flacco to a seasonending knee injury. If Matt Schaub — who won his first start two weeks ago against Cleveland — can’t return to the lineup, Jimmy Clausen will be in line to make his second straight start.

in four games and reach .500 this late in the season for the first time since finishing 2011 with an 8-8 record.

Broncos at Steelers Today, 4:25 p.m.

The Pittsburgh Steelers look to continue their familiar December push toward the playoffs todaywhen they host the Denver Broncos. Pittsburgh recorded its fourth win in five outings last week and moved within two games of first-place Cincinnati with a 33-20 victory over the Bengals.

“We just know it’s that time of year,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told reporters. “It’s crunch time and you’ve got to get hot at the right time.”

his throwing hand in last week’s loss to Pittsburgh.

The Bengals, who are trying to hang onto the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the postseason with three games left, can clinch the AFC North with a win or a loss by the Steelers.

Cardinals at Eagles Today, 8:30 p.m.

After clinching a playoff Browns at Seahawks berth last week, the AriToday, 4:05 p.m. zona Cardinals can put the The Seattle Seahawks New York Giants wide reciever Odell Beckham Jr. (13) finishing touches on securattempt to continue their runs untouched into the endzone for a Giants touchdown ing the NFC West title and surge toward a playoff in the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Sun potentially a first-round berth as they seek their Life Stadium. (Photo: Robert Duyos-USA TODAY Sports) bye tonight when they visit fifth consecutive victory Bears at Vikings the Philadelphia Eagles. A seeds. when they host the Cleveseven-game winning streak Today, 1 p.m.

The Titans are at the land Browns on today. has fueled the ascent of The Minnesota Vikings complete opposite end of Seattle got off to a rough Arizona, which can claim look to overcome the burthe spectrum and are starstart, going 4-5 through its its first division title in six den of a haunting loss last ing at another year of draft- first nine games, although years with either a win on week and several key ining in the top five, though four of its five defeats Sunday or if second-place juries heading into today’s rookie quarterback Marcus were by seven points or Seattle stumbles versus tilt against the visiting Mariota is giving the team fewer and two occurred in Cleveland.

NFC North-rival Chicago hope for the future. overtime.

Dolphins at Chargers Philadelphia has won Bears.

The two-time defendToday, 4:25 p.m.

Back-to-back setbacks Bills at Redskins ing NFC champions have A potential candidate for two in a row to place itself in a three-way tie atop the haven’t dampened the Today, 1 p.m. turned things around and relocation, the San Diego less-than-impressive NFC postseason hopes of MinKirk Cousins and the actually can clinch another Chargers look to give the nesota, which has a comWashington Redskins look trip to the postseason with fans at Qualcomm Stadium East. fortable grasp on the final to continue their unlikely a win or tie and help elseperhaps one last hurrah as Lions at Saints wild-card spot in the NFC trek to the playoffs when where. the team attempts to snap Monday, 8:30 p.m. and resides one game bethey host the Buffalo Cleveland halted its a five-game home losA pair of teams that harhind division front-runner Bills today. Washington is seven-game losing streak ing skid today against the bored playoff aspirations Green Bay. currently tied with Philalast week as it posted a 24- Miami Dolphins. but are now reduced to While Minnesota has delphia for the NFC East 10 home triumph over San Philip Rivers, who has playing out the string will an eye on the postseason, Division lead while the Francisco. Johnny Manziel been at the helm of the Chicago’s flickering play- Bills are teetering on the returned as the Browns’ Chargers for nearly 12 full square off when the New Orleans Saints host the off hopes took a significant edge of elimination from a starting quarterback after seasons, believes he’ll be Detroit Lions on Monday hit when Robbie Gould playoff berth. a two-game benching and able to keep his emotions night. The Lions expected missed his third field-goal Buffalo coach Rex Ryan threw for 270 yards and a in check for the contest. attempt in two weeks in shouldered the blame for touchdown while the club “Once you get there and to be in the hunt for the the team’s eventual 24-21 his team’s shortcomings, gained a season-high 230 you’re playing, you’re just NFC North title while the setback to Washington. especially on defense. yards on the ground. trying to win a game,” Riv- Saints hoped to contend for the NFC South, but “It doesn’t need to be ers told reporters. “And if both teams are mired in the Titans at Patriots pointed anywhere else,” Packers at Raiders it were to be, you want to basement of their respecToday, 1 p.m.

Ryan said Wednesday. “It Today, 4:05 p.m. end it in a win. And if it’s tive divisions.

The New England Paneeds to be pointed at me.

The Green Bay Packers not, you still want to end New Orleans quartertriots already have another I’m a big guy; I can take look to clinch a playoff it with a win, the way this Texans at Colts back Drew Brees threw a playoff bid wrapped up it.” berth while maintaining year has gone.”

Today, 1 p.m. pair of scoring passes last and will spend the last their hold on the top spot The season has unravThe battle for the top week to move past Dan three regular-season games Chiefs at Ravens in the NFC North with eled in a hurry for San spot in the AFC South solidifying their position in Today, 1 p.m. a victory over the host Diego, which has lost eight Marino (420) for fourth takes place today, when the the AFC. The Patriots can The Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders today. of nine and mustered just a place on the all-time list, Indianapolis Colts host the secure a first-round bye have clawed their way Green Bay posted its field goal in three of its last but he said such milestones are not his main focus.

Houston Texans. The key with a win and some help back into the AFC playsecond straight victory last four. Miami isn’t singing “For me, at this stage matchup will commence when they host the Tennes- off race, but they need week — a 28-7 triumph a much happier tune, as of my career, it is about without either team’s start- see Titans today. an eighth straight victory over Dallas — to move one it fell for the fifth time in ing quarterback as Andrew New England snapped today against the host Bal- game ahead of Minnesota, seven outings with a 31-24 winning,” Brees said. “It Luck (abdomen/kidney) is about finding a way to out of a two-game slide timore Ravens in order to which has dropped two in setback to the New York win another championship. and Brian Hoyer (concuswith a 27-6 victory over stay there. The Chiefs look a row.

Giants on Monday. sion) both have been ruled Houston last week in a I want to go win another to maintain their position The Packers, who have out. championship.” game that marked the in the wild-card chase and won their last two road Bengals at 49ers The Colts may not even return of tight end Rob While the Saints halted keep alive their hopes of an games after losing the Today, 4:25 p.m. have their No. 2 quartera four-game losing streak Gronkowski (knee) but AFC West title by sendprevious two, host the AJ McCarron was used back if Matt Hasselbeck resulted in the loss of ing the Ravens to a third Vikings in the season finale to high-profile games from with a 24-17 victory at (ribs) can’t make the start, running back LeGarrette straight defeat. for both clubs. A tie — or his days at Alabama but the Tampa Bay last week, leaving No. 3 Charlie Detroit dropped its secBlount (hip) for the rest of The Chiefs hit rock losses or ties by Tampa pressure will rise considWhitehurst as the healthy ond in a row following a the season. The Patriots, bottom when they lost Bay and either Washington erably as he prepares to option. three-game winning streak who will lean even more star running back Jamaal or the New York Giants — make his first NFL start Both teams had a chance on emerging rusher James Charles to a season-ending also would secure a postwith a 21-14 setback at when the Cincinnati Bento gain an advantage in White, need a win plus a knee injury while dropping season spot for Green Bay, gals visit the San Francisco St. Louis. The Lions are the division in the last two Denver loss or a win plus a a fifth straight game, but 1-5 on the road, including which has won six straight 49ers on today. weeks, but both instead Cincinnati loss and a Den- they haven’t lost since. meetings with Oakland.

McCarron is stepping in three defeats during their come in having dropped ver tie to lock up one of Not much has gone right The Raiders are aiming for Andy Dalton, who suf- season-opening five-game back-to-back games. the AFC’s top two playoff for the Ravens, who have to register their third win fered a fractured thumb on losing streak.

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•From Page 1B Maten, who added four rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots to go with his 17 points. “We needed that momentum to really set the tone for the second half.”

Maten helped by quickly drawing a third personal foul on Tech big man Charles Mitchell, who came into the game with a string of nine straight double-doubles, and quickly sent the 6-8, 256-pound senior to the bench. Mitchell finished the game scoreless and with just four rebounds in only 15 minutes of play.

And Frazier ignited Georgia’s energy by quickly getting the ball up the floor and either dishing off, like he did on Houston Kessler’s layup, or taking his own shot, as in a 3-pointer from the right wing, as the Bulldogs started scored nine straight

points over he first 2:26 of the second half to grab a 42-34 lead.

“Houston Kessler was a big spark there to start the second half,” Georgia coach Mark Fox said of

sprinted up the floor.

He then dished off to Maten for a layup, one of his game-high four assists on the day, that pushed the Georgia lead back to five points at 48-43 with 15:31 left.

That basket also ignited a 10-2 run that ended with yet another Frazier 3-pointer that extended the lead to double digits at 5645 with 11:50 to play, and Tech never got any closer than seven points the rest of the way.

It was a disappointing outing for the Jackets after a solid win over Virginia Commonwealth earlier this week that had continued the Jackets’ promising start to the season.

“Give them credit,” Tech coach Brian GregGeorgia Bulldogs guard Charles Mann (4) shoots in front of Georgia Tech forward ory said of Georgia. “We Charles Mitchell (0) during the game at Stegeman Coliseum. (Photo: Mike Zarrilli-USA didn’t play very well and TODAY Sports) they played very well. his 6-8, 225-pound junior, running the floor (in the remaining that brought They were good offensivewho had two points, three early minutes of the second the Jackets back to within ly, kept us out of rhythm rebounds and an assist dur- half).”

46-43. on our offense, particuing the opening run. “Now Adam Smith tried to Tech then got a defenlarly in the second half. that we have a full compli- single-handedly shoot sive stop and had a chance “It’s disappointing to ment of front-line players, Tech back into the game to cut further into the lead, go on the road and not we can keep them fresh, by draining 3-pointers on but Frazier grabbed the play as well as we’ve been and we can run. So, we got three consecutive possesrebound of a missed shot playing, but give them a couple of easy (baskets) sions, the last with 16:28 from Jacobs and quickly credit. They played well.”

The win also got a bit of a monkey off the back of Fox, whose Bulldogs had not beaten Tech in four straight meetings since Gregory took over as the Jackets coach in 2011.

“It’s not about me and Brian. It’s about Georgia and Georgia Tech,” Fox said. “We’ve got to saddle up whenever we play them. … We hadn’t played well in this game, and that’s taking nothing away from Tech. We needed to play well in this game.

“And we beat a good Tech basketball team. I think Tech’s numbers, they’re probably in the top 50 or 60 teams in the country. So, its a resume’ win in that regard.”

Frazier and Maten were the only Georgia players in double figures, though Kessler had a solid game with six points and eight rebounds, and Kenny Gaines added eight points.

Tadric Jackson scored 14 points to lead Tech, which also got 11 points each from Georges-Hunt and Smith, plus 10 points and six boards from Jacobs.

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FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268 LAWN & GARDEN UTILITY TRAILER 5X8 $150 OBO 770-464-2574 PETS/LIVESTOCK

CADILLAC DEVILLE, 2004. Purchased new.

Black with black leather interior, high mileage but well maintained.

New transmission 4 years ago. No dents or scratches. Seals recently replaced but without a warranty. New starter installed in Nov. $3300 404-906-8938

CHEVROLET CRUZE, 2013 Champagne Silver Metallic, Stk#640087A $12,000 877-698-5030

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FORD EXPEDITION, 1998. Red, 257k mi., does not run, needs repair. Call for details. Call Stacy 678-768-8420

GOLDENDOODLES CKC, Beautiful Colors, Vet Checked, 1st Shots, $800/Each.

229-395-1729

FORD TAURUS SE, 2004. Elderly owner, leather bucket seats, auto. roof. Perfect, extra clean! $2995 Firm.

770-616-7399

GMC SUBURBAN, 1997, 4-WHD, leather, 3rd seat, clean, almost new tires, 270,386 road mileage, very clean, great orig paint, tow pkg, very comfortable ride, 3rd seat incl, 17 mpg hwy. 2 owners.

Low mileage on 4 Michelins. $3500 CASH. 770-736-2643

HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#8445 $15,500 877-698-5030

HONDA CIVIC LX, 2012 Taffeta White, Stk#FC489474A $12,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2010 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#640172A $9,300 877-698-5030

KIA FORTE, 2015 Aurora Black, Stk#510086A $13,700 877-698-5030

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8407A $14,500 877-698-5030

JEEP PATRIOT SPORT, 2014 Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearlcoat, Stk#P5145A $13,992 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

KIA RIO, 2015 Clear White, Stk#FY3588987A $12,986 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

KIA SOUL, 2011 Bright Silver, Stk#L560215B $9,700 877-698-5030

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LINCOLN TOWN CAR, 2004 This one-owner, Lincoln Town Car Signature Series has been pampered and garaged most of its life. Less than 55,000 original miles on the car! Almost new Michelin tires.

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MERCEDES 560 SL, 1986. LOW MILES SUPER BUY ON INVESTMENT CAR.

FABULOUS CHRISTMAS PRESENT THAT SHOULD APPRECIATE RAPIDLY IN PRICE Fabulous black with burgundy leather.

Babied exceptional and beautiful. 5.5L engine/130 miles per hour. Yet luxury and high quality. You can drive daily or use as investment car. Cost $48,000 new. NADA and Hagerty Classic Car Value guide appraises them at $20,000-$45,000.

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Across 1.“...like Sunday Morning”

Down MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1977. Driven 2,500 miles/year. Wow, Fabulous. $7000 just spent on preventive maintenance, new red custom paint and Michelin tires. Tan leather.

Two tops. Owned & cherished by university pres. Extensive records. Looks super, drives great. NADA & Hagerty value $17,00036,000. Appreciating, spectacular, super bargain at only $10,700.

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NISSAN ALTIMA, 2012 Metallic Slate, Stk#FC492122A $12,983 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1980.

Fabulous Christmas present that should appreciate rapidly in price.

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It is fabulous. Near perfect blue with dark blue interior. Chrome wheels look like new.

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Above, from left, Jedi master Yoda is one of the newer additions to Michael Floyd’s annual Christmas light display on Hamilton Mill Road. A yeti and a mountain climber are part of the Christmas display. A dinosaur that can turn its head from side to side is also part of the massive Christmas light display on Hamilton Mill Road.

STOP LIGHTS Six angels stand together in part of Buford resident Michael Floyd’s massive Christmas light display on Hamilton Mill Road. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

Showstopping Christmas light display put on by Buford resident draws in community, sightseers

By Curt yeomans

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Every December for about six years, Michael Floyd has put on something of a showstopper for Christmas at the corner of Hamilton Mill Road and South Puckett Road in Buford.

Floyd’s ever-changing Christmas light display causes cars to slow down on the busy road as drivers reduce their speed so they, and their children, can take in the holiday spectacle that spans the yards of three homes that belong to Floyd and his brother.

Some folks honk their horns as a sign of approval. Others wave to Floyd if they see him in the yard.

“We’ve had people pull off and get out and walk down the front taking pictures,” Floyd said. “We’ve had that a lot this year.”

The display includes about 191 pieces and more than 15,000 lights. He starts getting everything ready around Halloween. The prep work entails checking every light in each piece of the display to make sure they are ready to be put in the yard. This year, it took Floyd and his nephew, Daniel Floyd, three weeks to get the pieces ready to be set up.

“Some of it we make, some of it we bought,” Floyd said.

Behind every big Christmas display is a story about what inspired it.

Floyd’s reason for starting the display half a decade ago is simple thought.

He started doing it for his mother.

“She told me to put one up,” he said.

Among the traditional Christmas

Buford resident Michael Floyd stands by a gingerbread village he made for his annual Christmas light display on Hamilton Mill Road. The 191-piece display spans the yards of three homes he and his brother own on the road.

MORE ONLINE Visit us online at gwinnettdailypost.com for a photo gallery of the light display.

or winter items in the display are about 14 Santas, approximately seven nutcrackers, a Nativity scene, at least six angels, several Christmas trees and wreaths, candy canes, a gingerbread village, an igloo, toy soldiers, teddy bears, snowmen, polar bears, penguins

and reindeer.

“Some people have asked, ‘Why don’t you put out music with it like on that ‘Christmas Light Fight’ show?’”

Floyd said. “I don’t want to do that. I want to keep it simple. People like it.

“I’ve had people come here at night and get in front of the gingerbread houses that we made and take a picture for their Christmas cards.”

Floyd even had a live choir for a

few minutes on Wednesday night when the Zion Hill Baptist Church choir stopped by to sing carols for his parents. The visit was part of a tour of several church members’ homes the choir was doing that night.

“I think it’s festive,” choir member Pat Collins said of the display. “I love the angels. They’re my favorite.”

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Buford resident Michael Floyd’s Christmas light display spans the yards of three homes he and his brother own on Hamilton Mill Road. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Brookwood grad named state BOE chairman A Brookwood High School graduate is the newly selected chairman of the state Board of Education.

Mike Royal, who represents the 7th Congressional Mike Royal District and lives in Lawrenceville, will serve a two-year term as chairman alongside DeKalb County resident Lisa Kinnemore, who was recently named vice chair.

“I look forward to working with Mike and Lisa to expand opportunities, improve outcomes and personalize education for Georgia’s students,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a press release. “In the time I have worked with them as members of the state Board of Education, they have proven themselves to be individuals who have our kids’ best interests at heart.”

Royal is the founder and

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Keith Farner president of Partners Risk Services, an insurance and risk management firm. He is a past chairman of the Gwinnett County Zoning Board of Appeals, a board member for the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection, a member of the governmental affairs committee of the National Association of State Boards of Education, a previous chairman of government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia and an active member of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance with an emphasis in risk management and insurance in

Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation.

The $1,000 scholarships are awarded through the PAGE Foundation to PAGE members pursuing advanced degrees in education who agree to teach in Georgia for three years. Settles is a resident of Lawrenceville and is pursuing an educational specialist degree in Instructional Technology at Kennesaw State UniverGov. Nathan Deal, left, talks with new State Board of Edu- sity. cation chairman Mike Royal last year during a breakfast at the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology.

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1995 from Georgia Southern University. Royal and his wife, Lori, have three daughters.

“It is a huge honor and even greater responsibility to serve as chairman of this board,” Royal said. “I look forward to continuing the work with all of our partners to improve and increase educational opportunities for kids in the state of Georgia.”

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Lilburn sees $50K budget bump

By Randy Louis Cox

monthly increase by departStaff Correspondent ment is as follows: • City Hall: $353; LILBURN — The city of • Human Resources: $84; Lilburn saw its budget rise • Finance: $479; by almost $50,000 on Mon• Court: $168; day as the City Council had • Police: $5,589; to increase its expenditures • Public Works: $869; for providing life and health • Parks: $84; insurance to its employees.

• Planning and Economic Action occurred at the Development: $599. regular monthly meeting of The total for the increase the City Council following will be $49,359. an actuarial review of preIn other business, followmium levels of the Georgia ing a recommendation by the Municipal Employees Ben- Planning and Zoning Staff, efit System’s life and health the council decided to apinsurance fund. prove an annexation request The increase will be effec- from Linda N. Edwards, tive Jan. 1. Breakdown of the Elmer Nash and Carole N.

Martin to bring two tracts of residentially zoned land into the city.

The property tracts, which abut the city and each other, are located at Arcado Road and North River Drive. Tract one is 16.87 acres at the southeastern corner where Arcado Road crosses North River Drive. Tract two is 29.59 acres fronting Louis Drive, backing up to tract one.

The land is now zoned R-100 — Gwinnett County’s lowest density single-family residential zoning — and will be zoned R1 — Lilburn’s equivalent zoning.

GWINNETT GAB Philadelphia Winn Chapter of DAR hosts annual luncheon The Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently hosted its 27th Tamassee Christmas Luncheon and Party.

There were 28 children from the Tamassee DAR School in South Carolina who attended the luncheon, which was held at the Lawrenceville First Baptist Church. The children were joined by approximately 122 guests and members.

The Chapter granted Christmas wishes to children from three Tamassee cottages who had submitted their wish lists. Regent Lydia McGill officiated, and Chaplain Linda Olson gave a brief program on the history of many Christmas traditions.

The Tamassee DAR School was founded in 1919 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to provide an education to children in the rural Appalachian Mountains.

The school survives and thrives to this day; now the school’s mission is to support children and families in crisis through residential, educational and outreach services.

For more information regarding the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the NSDAR, visit philadelphiawinn.georgiastatedar.org.

Mall of Georgia offers holiday shoppers prizes Simon recently announced that its 2015 Simon Rewards holiday grand prize will be two prizes, a BMW 328i and a Dream Vacation where the winner decides their itinerary.

Five Brookwood grads win science fair Five Brookwood High receives PAGE scholarship graduates, now enrolled Carrie Dillon Settles, at Georgia Tech, recently a science teacher and dewon first place at this partment year’s Fall Capstone co-chair Design Expo. The Need a at Brook- Hand team, with members wood High Jimmy Leong, Brian Jo, School, is Viet Phi Phan, Tiffany the recipi- Choo and Harrison Phung, ent of one all graduated from Brookof five wood in 2011.

The expo featured projCarrie Dillon PAGE ProSettles fessional ects that tackled real needs Scholarincluding increasing the ships sponsored by the efficiency of businesses,

designing life-altering medical products or developing products that could disrupt commercial markets.

The Brookwood alumni team developed better 3-D printed prosthetic limbs for Project Daniel and Not Impossible Labs, a charity that supplies prosthetics to Sudan. The team plans to continue tweaking their designs to send files for even better limbs to Sudan.

McConnell Middle a Box Tops winner McConnell Middle School is a Kroger Backto-School Box Tops For Education Giveaway award winner. The school will receive a Bonus Box Tops Certificate worth 5,000 Bonus Box Tops, with a value of $500.

The prize money will be used for positive behavior initiatives.

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

RESTAURANT SCORES Restaurant Address....................................................Score Longhorn Steaks 1350 Scenic Highway, Snellville ...................98 Irish Red Grill and Steak House 3939 Atlanta Highway, Loganville.................87 Man Hong Chinese 1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee ..........59 Big Apple 2 3700 Crestwood Parkway, Duluth ................84 Lil Kikos 2110 Duluth Highway, Duluth ........................95 Atlanta Bread Company 3185 Woodward Crossing, Buford................84 New Arrivals Cafe at Gwinnett Medical Center 1000 Medical Center Blvd., Lawrenceville .100 Hooters Mall of Georgia 1950 Mall of Georgia Blvd., Buford...............81 IHOP 6125 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross .............82 El Torero 3656 Satellite Blvd., Duluth .........................100 Haru Ichiban Japanese Restaurant 3646 Satellite Blvd., Duluth ...........................97 Sabri Kabab House 6075-B Singleton Road, Norcross................56 Panera Bread 911 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Lawrenceville .................................................88

Restaurant Address....................................................Score Waraku Japanese Restaurant 3131 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee........................................................86 Sodeulnyuk Restaurant 2790 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee........................................................92 Outback Steakhouse 145 Celebration Drive, Suwanee..................98 Jim N Nick’s Bar BQ 1103 Old Peachtree Road N.W., Suwanee......................................................100 Burger King 1045 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee........................................................95 Tacos Mexico #2 2685 Buford Highway, Buford .......................82 Brookdale Lawrenceville 1000 River Centre Place, Lawrenceville ......87 Pollo Tropical 1635 Scenic Highway, Snellville .................100 Samurai Chicken 2346 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville ...............................................100 On The Border 3206 Buford Drive, Buford ............................85 Dominick’s 95 S. Peachtree St., Norcross ......................86

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community Calendar prints periodically and as space permits. Send items for the Community Calendar to calendar@ gwinnettdailypost.com or the Gwinnett Daily Post, P.O. Box 603, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. The fax number is 770-3398081. Please include event name, time and date, location, with address, phone number, and cost. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event.

First Vice Regent Kitty Watters and Santa Curtis post for a photo at the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s 27th Tamassee Christmas Luncheon and Party. (Special Photo)

Simon Rewards is a free program available to Gwinnett shoppers at Mall of Georgia, as well as Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza in Atlanta.

“Simon Rewards is our way of thanking our loyal shoppers,” Ed Vittoria, VP of Loyalty at Simon, said in a news release. “With great prizes and exclusive benefits, the program is both fun and rewarding for our members.”

In addition to the grand prizes, there are other benefits and daily prizes, including $1,000 shopping sprees, gaming systems and fashion accessories.

The car grand prize is a three-year lease of a BMW 328i plus $5,000 cash for a total value of $22,500 and will be drawn on Jan. 4.

The vacation grand prize is $15,000 towards travel expenses plus $5,000 cash for a total value of $20,000 and will be drawn on Dec. 28. Simon Rewards Terms and Conditions and Sweepstakes Rules apply and can be found at SimonRewards.com.

Shoppers can enroll in Simon Rewards through the Simon Rewards app, available for Apple iOS and Android devices, at a Simon Rewards kiosk in a participating center or at www.SimonRewards.com.

Local church anticipates its 10th annual Flashlight 5K

Runners of all ages and skill levels are invited to the First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville’s 10th annual Flashlight 5K on Dec. 31.

The church’s New Year’s Eve tradition encourages runners to bring a friend and a flashlight as the event opens the “at the door” registration at 4 p.m. with the actual race beginning at 6 p.m.

Registration costs $35 on race day and T-shirts will be handed out to participants while supplies last.

All proceeds raised from the 5K will benefit the Family Promise of Gwinnett, and attendees are encouraged to bring a can of food to donate to the Lawrenceville Co-Op. Awards for the race will begin at 6:45 p.m. with door prizes following at 7 p.m.

The First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville is located at 385 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit fumclv.org.

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Flashlight 5K with the race beginning at 6 p.m. All proceeds of the event benefit the Family Promise of Gwinnett County, and guests are encouraged to bring a canned food item to benefit the Lawrenceville Co-Op. The First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville is located at 395 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville.

For more information, visit fumclv.org.

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Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association is featuring Joe Lamp’l at their next meeting with lunch at noon New Hope Baptist Church will presand the beginning of the meeting at ent an Old-Time Caroling of Christmas 12:30 p.m. Joe Lamp’l will present his Hymns from 8 to 9 p.m. at the gazebo of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, 185 W. Growing a Greener World series. The event will take place at the Bethesda SeCrogan St. in Lawrenceville. nior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road Dec. 31 in Lawrenceville. For more information, The First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville presents their 10th annual visit gwinnettmastergardeners.com.

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OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK StreetWise Georgia

StreetWise Georgia has a wide range of volunteer opportunities on a daily basis. Our one-stop resource center provides counseling, food and clothing assistance for underprivileged families in our community. From acting as a personal shopper in our clothing room to loading up carts with the food that they will receive, StreetWise Georgia is a plugand-play service opportunity.

Clothing room volunteers needed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or partial days depending

on availability) for interacting with clients, helping to bag their food/clothing and helping them out to their vehicles. Food room volunteers needed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or partial days depending on availability). Volunteers will bag clients’ meat, bread and dry good products as well as setting up for further distribution and are not required interaction with Clients. Warehouse volunteers needed on Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or partial days depending on availability)

to sort through donated clothing and/or food donations to ensure quality. Food room and clothing room personnel are also needed for Tuesday evening intake times 5:30 to 8 p.m.

StreetWise accepts all volunteers as young as age 14 and has positions available for most physical builds. No prior skills are required. To learn more, contact Ministry Staff at 678-985-9915 or volunteer@ streetwisegeorgia.org. For more information, visit StreetWiseGeorgia.org.

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Advice to my son before his wedding By the time you read this, my oldest son will be married, barring the unexpected, such as his mother wrapping herself around his leg and refusing to allow it.

But that won’t happen. She and I are both very happy for him, and we absolutely adore our beautiful new daughterin-law. If our son could still be a little boy, playing with Legos on the den floor, we would take that. But he’s not.

He’s a grown man, with a college degree and, thankfully, a job. Getting married is a good and necessary next step.

You know what they say: The only thing worse than your kids growing up and moving on with their lives is your kids growing up and NOT moving on with their lives.

And now, on the occasion of his wedding, I would like to offer my beloved son some advice.

Having been married for 32 years, I should know something about marriage. I don’t, but I should. Fortunately, that’s never stopped me from offering advice.

Son, much of what passes for marital advice these days is, in my opinion, nonsense. Like that old saw about never going to bed angry. Only follow that if you plan to stay up for, like, 72 hours straight.

Because there will be times when you’re angry with each other. Such instances are unavoidable whenever two people live in close proximity. You won’t always be in quite as close proximity as you probably will be for the next week or so, but still — close enough.

What keeps you together, in those times, is your unwavering commitment to each other, which is what marriage is really all about. The physical attraction will ebb and flow — mostly flow, for a while — but commit-

Rob Jenkins ment remains constant.

Basically, you have to choose each other every single day. That’s easy on the day you get engaged or the day you get married. If you’re fortunate enough to be highly compatible, as I believe you are, then you will probably find it fairly easy to choose each other most days. But on a handful of days, it won’t be that easy. That’s when you really have to make a conscious choice.

Choose wisely, son.

Choose well.

You’ve probably noticed that men and women are different. But until you’ve been married, you really have no idea. How could something that’s so obvious to you not be just as obvious to her — or vice-versa? Sometimes it seems like you’re speaking a different language. That’s because you are.

For instance, men are hardwired to fix things, and by “fix things,” of course, I mean break them further. Women don’t always think that way. Sometimes your wife will just want to vent to you about her problems. She doesn’t necessarily want you to fix them.

Here’s my advice: Fix them anyway, maybe while she’s asleep. Trust me. She’ll thank you later.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon.

Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

PET OF THE WEEK

Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

McCloud wins the cute award. He is a very small guy and very loveable. McCloud has blue cloudy eyes that are a result of Stromal Corneal Dystrophy, an inherited progressive condition.

He can see pretty well although his depth perception is not very good. McCloud needs a home with no small children or cats and only older, low-energy dogs. Although he may be one of our special needs pups, he makes up for everything in how much he loves everyone. He would be a perfect companion dog. Come meet him at the GA SPCA shelter, located at 1175 Buford Highway, suite 109, in Suwanee.

McCloud’s adoption fee is $275. He has been neutered, disease tested (dogs testing positive for heartworms are treated; however, we do not add that charge to our adoption fee), given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, and is up to date with flea/tick & heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name and the adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet insurance.

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AUBURN Library embracing the bayou for Christmas The Auburn Public Library will host a unique holiday program for local children ahead of Christmas.

Get out the zydeco records and start cooking the gumbo because the library will host a “Cajun Christmas” program from 11:15 a.m. until noon on Wednesday. Special guest reader Ms. Sheila will lead the program that is designed to bring Christmas and the bayou together on the Gwinnett-Barrow line.

The library is located at 24 Fifth St., in Auburn.

BARROW COUNTY 15th annual Share the Blessing event Winder-Barrow High School will host the 15th annual Share the Blessing event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas Day. The event will include a hot meal, health care services, food pantry, clothes closet, toy shop and haircuts.

To volunteer or make a donation, contact Albert Johnson at 770-851-2918 or Towanna Johnson at 678-602-0976.

The school is located at 272 N. Fifth Ave. in Winder.

BERKELEY LAKE Resident helps homeless veterans Mayor Lois Salter recently praised resident Tom Merkel, who leads the IMPACT! Group organization which helps homeless veterans and their families.

Merkel and his organization this year have helped 16 homeless veterans and their families — 59 total people — and provided them stable housing.

Salter wrote in the city newsletter that veterans must have “skin in the game” financially and holistically.

“This outstanding mission truly needs the financial support of our own community,” Salter wrote.

“Please consider honoring a veteran you know, or any vet and send a donation to The IMPACT! Group’s “Impact For Vets” program.”

BRASELTON Winery celebrating accolades The Chateau Elan Winery in Braselton is celebrating a slew of recent awards.

In the past two years, the winery says it has become the most awarded winery on the east coast, with some 150 honors to its name.

Some of the most recent accolades include honors at the The Grand Har vest Awards in Sonoma, Calif.; The Inter national Sommelier Challenge in San Diego; and the 2015 Indy Inter national Wine Competition.

For more information, visit chateauelan.com.

BUFORD Puppet show planned at library The Buford-Sugar Hill branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library is hosting a puppet show.

On Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m., the library’s puppeteers invite children ages 3 and up for the show, featuring amusing but quirky fairy tales.

“Kids will laugh outloud to the silly antics and dance in their seats to the catchy music!” the library said.

The library is located at 2100 Buford Highway, Buford.

DACULA Sanitation schedule tweaked for Christmas Christmas Eve may be the day when everyone gets ready for Santa’s arrival, but there is one person Dacula residents shouldn’t expect to see that day: The trashman.

The city announced residents who normally get their trash collected on Thursdays should expect an earlier pickup this week.

Their garbage will be picked up on Tuesday.

Dacula officials said

Gwinnett County police recently received a donated K-9, which was won during a conference in Jacksonville, Fla.

Gwinnett K-9 unit welcomes donated Belgian Malinois Police K-9 Unit named him “Dade.”

“Dade’s primary responsibility, if he successThe Gwinnett County fully completes training, Police Department is will be to search for lost bringing in a K-9 won by or missing persons,” Cpl. the agency during a confer- Deon Washington, police ence in Jacksonville, Fla. spokesman, said WednesThe department won the day. “In addition, he will four-month-old Belgian be available to serve as an Malinois puppy, donated ambassador for the departby Metro-Dade K-9 Serment at a variety of public vices, in mid-August, just events.” as he arrived in America The K-9 unit consists from his birthplace of of nine dog teams which Trnava, Slovakia. He arperform a variety of tasks, rived at Hartsfield-Jackson such as, in 2014, assistInternational Airport a ing in 45 cases of missing few weeks ago after being children. approved by the board of The cost of a police dog commissioners. can range from $2,500 In recognition of the for a puppy to more than source of the donation, $14,000 for a fully-trained, members of the Gwinnett dual-purpose dog.

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the change does not affect people whose trash is normally collected on Wednesday.

DULUTH L.E.A.D. Academy set for eighth installment The eighth edition of the L.E.A.D. Academy, which stands for Learn, Engage, Advance Duluth, is set to begin on Feb. 18 and will consist of six Thursday evening sessions held from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be one Monday evening session on Feb. 22 when the class will join the City Council for the regularly scheduled work session at 5:30 pm. Sessions will take place at City Hall. Light dinner/snacks are provided each week.

The program covers community issues and offers an understanding of all the possible ways to help.

This program is designed to spark your interest in local issues, provide insight into the decision-making process and provide an avenue for participants to help advance the community to a better future.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 29. For more information and an application, go to www.duluthga. net/lead.

GRAYSON City offices closed for Christmas holiday Grayson residents will have a few less days to do business with the city this week.

Town officials announced that city offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The offices will reopen on Monday, Dec. 28.

LAWRENCEVILLE Aurora Theatre hosting acting workshop Monday Gwinnett County stu-

dents can come to the Aurora Theatre on Monday to try their hand at acting while their parents do last-minute Christmas shopping.

The theater will host its first session of the Jingle Bell Rock Acting Workshop from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Elementary through high school students can show up wearing their favorite Christmas clothes and try their hand at learning improv acting.

The event will include games, “Kooky Christmas Characters,” pizza and fun.

The theater will hold another session of the workshop from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., on Dec. 29. The Aurora is located at 128 E Pike St., in Lawrenceville.

Registration is $35, plus a $25 first-time student fee for any child who has not participated in one of the theater’s classes before.

Parents can sign up their kids for the class on the theater’s website, www.auroratheatre.com.

LILBURN Change made to garbage pick up In Lilburn, Advanced Disposal says it will no longer have two separate trucks to pick up leaves and recycling. One truck will pick up both.

“Pickup will occur in the early morning on the assigned garbage collection day,” the company said.

“Customers are advised to set out their recycling and yard waste the previous night or before 6:30 a.m. on the day of collection.”

Residential customers in the city of Lilburn receive refuse collection service at a reduced rate, which the city of Lilburn has contracted through Advanced Disposal. New customers should contact City Hall at 770-921-2210 or email khill@cityoflilburn.com to set up an account.

LOGANVILLE Nonprofit to hand out hundreds of food baskets Shepherd’s Staff Ministries, a nonprofit organization that serves the Loganville area, plans to provide more than 260 Christmas food baskets for families in Loganville this month.

The group plans to reach more than 1,500 people. It’s looking for donations of $35, which will help a family of four to six people have a delicious Christmas meal plus enough food for a few additional days. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations can be made online at shepherdstaffloganville.com/donate or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 1178, Loganville, GA 30052.

NORCROSS Residents are recognized with good citizenship award Two citizens were recognized recently by Norcross Police Chief Warren Summers at a council meeting.

The Good Citizenship Service Awards were presented to Maria Arguello Rodriguez and Rodney Kellum.

The city said in a news release that the two “went above and beyond to assist law enforcement in protecting our community.”

PEACHTREE CORNERS Awards banquet lauded by group The United Peachtree Corners Civic Association says its annual banquet honoring community leaders was “a huge success.”

This year’s Star Awards, the third annual, was held at a local church this month. Like in previous years, the organization said, it sought to recognize people for their

The dog, which is being trained, has been named “Dade” in honor of the source of the donation, Metro-Dade K-9 Services. (Special Photos)

“quiet determination and dedication in helping make our neighborhoods, city, county and state a better place to live.”

“This year was no exception,” the group said in a news release. “Six winners were in attendance to accept awards for their individual category for dedicated service to Peachtree Corners.”

The awards went to Norcross High School senior Ricky Wilson; real estate business owner Nancy Minor; Bridges Peachtree Corners; Peachtree Corners Festival president Dave Huffman; former Norcross Mayor Lillian Webb; and state Rep. Tom Rice, who received the lifetime achievement award.

SNELLVILLE City celebrating mural at library An early education worker at the Snellville branch of the public library recently painted a mural of City Hall on a window at the library.

Kayla Browning has been periodically painting murals on one of the large windows inside the library on Lenora Church Road and chose Snellville City Hall to paint a wintery scene. The painting, shouting “Welcome to Snellville,” includes snow on the ground and animals such as a polar bear and penguin.

“We wanted something that would last through January and everyone would enjoy,” the South Carolina native said. “What better than City Hall and winter critters?”

To see the mural, visit the Snellville Branch of the Gwinnett County Library, 2740 Lenora Church Road.

Browning reads to children each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for toddlers and 11:30 a.m. for preschoolers.

For more information on the library, visit www.gwinnettpl.org/library-location/ snellville-branch.

SUGAR HILL City looking for interns The city of Sugar Hill is looking for new interns to join the events and marketing team.

This internship will give students the chance to learn different aspects of planning and carrying out a community event, and learn and develop communication skills.

Some examples may include learning how to write a press release or contact potential sponsors for an event.

The program is open to high school and college students. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Varessa Butts at vbutts@cityofsugarhill.com or Stacie Grayson at sgrayson@ cityofsugarhill.com.

SUWANEE Bring one for the chipper The city of Suwanee’s treecycling campaign, which is part of Keep Georgia Beautiful’s annual Bring One for the Chipper program, is scheduled to accept Christmas trees the next several weeks.

Area residents may drop off their former living Christmas trees at Sims Lake Park, at 4600 Suwanee Dam Road, from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31.

Decorations, lights and stands should be removed from all trees prior to donating. Last year, mulch from nearly 1,200 former Christmas trees was spread in Suwanee parks.

Volunteers will be available to assist with unloading, as well as handing out northern red oak, redbud and dogwood seedlings (while supplies last) from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. on Jan. 2.

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AMVETS Post 12 received the Best Non-Float Entry award from the city of Winder for their participation in the 67th annual Christmas Parade. (Special Photos: Nelson Sanders Photography)

HOLIDAY CHEER Winder names Christmas Parade award winners

By Katie Morris

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The streets of downtown Winder were filled with Christmas spirit on Dec. 12 as a procession of festive floats, bands and dancers traveled through the city.

“The beautiful weather coupled with the variety of parade participants and their enthusiasm made it an amazing day for Winder’s Christmas Parade,” April Plank Furman, City Clerk of Winder, said in a release.

“It’s so wonderful to see the community come together like this.”

The city’s 67th annual Christmas parade featured a variety of participants, from fully decorated floats showcasing an array of themes, including Peanuts and Disney’s “Frozen,” to marching bands and dancers, and even antique tractors.

“We greatly appreciate the hard work that everyone put into their floats and preparation for the parade — everyone really did an outstanding job,” Furman said.

The 66 participants had the opportunity to be judged for a chance to win a number of awards. Floats were judged based on the quality of craftsmanship, originality of design, appropriateness to the theme and the spirit of Christmas on the float, with a chance to receive first, second or third place.

Marching, dancing and

AT A GLANCE

2015 Winder Christmas Parade Winners • First Place — Learn N Play Academy with a total of 111 points • Second Place — All Star Realty Group with 104 points • Third Place — Integrity Dance Academy with 103 points • Best Non-Float Entry — AMVETS Post 12 with 44 points • Mayor’s Choice Award — All Star Realty Group

walking participants competed for the best non-float entry award, and all 23 participants who were judged had the chance to receive the Mayor’s Choice award.

The 2015 judges were Debbie Green of Green’s Auto Parts in Winder, Tanya Parker of the Star Academy in Winder, and Marsha Talley, a retired special needs teacher from Dalton.

Learn N Play Academy’s “Frozen”-themed float, complete with Princess Anna, Queen Elsa and Olaf, took first place. Second place went to All Star Realty Group’s Peanuts-themed float, and Integrity Dance Academy received third place for their “Nutcracker” float with dancing ballerinas.

AMVETS Post 12 took the prize for Best Non-Float Entry, and the Mayor’s Choice Award went to All Star Realty Group.

Winder’s 67th annual

Learn N Play Academy received first place for its float in the city of Winder’s 67th annual Christmas Parade.

AMVETS Post 12 received the Best Non-Float Entry award from the city of Winder for their participation in the 67th Annual Christmas Parade.

Christmas Parade was emceed

by WJBB Radio Station’s Tim Rose and David Willard, and Nelson Sanders Photography

of Winder captured the event.

Residents can find all the parade and Santa photos on the Nelson Sanders Facebook

page, and the parade video will be available to view on Vimeo.com/windertv and the city’s Facebook pages.

Display •From Page 1C Another choir member, Patricia Weathers, said she and her family come by the display every year to see what new tricks Floyd has added.

“I wait until night when the lights are lit up to come by because it’s amazing what they do,” Weathers said.

The display also has some nontraditional holiday characters and objects, though.

These include two giraffes, two pigs, a mother hen with chicks, three flamingos, a yeti, a mountain climber, a dinosaur, the Eiffel Tower, Yoda, several Sesame Street characters and Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

“The kids love Big Bird,” Floyd said. “He’s probably the most popular part of the display.”

The mastermind behind the display went on to add that the Nativity scene is the

There are about 191 pieces in the Christmas display Buford resident Michael Floyd sets up on Hamilton Mill Road. The display spans the yards of three homes Floyd and his brother own. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

second most popular piece, followed by the Eiffel Tower and the angels. The nativity scene is Floyd’s personal favorite because it ties into the religious origins of Christmas, while the angels are a favorite of his mother.

Each year, he tries to

grow the display and add items that he’s bought, or that have been donated by well-wishers.

He was already eyeing ideas for the future as he walked among the pieces in his display Wednesday night.

Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus are placed together in Michael Floyd’s nativity scene. The scene is part of Floyd’s massive Christmas display in Buford.

“Next year, we’re going higher,” he said. “I’m going to put lights in the trees.”

Floyd said that there is a simple reason why he does the display and why he keeps growing it every year.

It’s for everyone in the community, he said.

“One day, I had a van pull into the driveway, and this couple, who’s probably in their 50s or 60s, gets out and the man says, ‘We love the Christmas decorations.

Don’t stop doing it. We usually have to get our daughter out of the hospital to come

see it,’” Floyd said. “I never met the girl, and I don’t know who they were, but when they got back in the car, they were crying.

“That gets to ya, and it just gets to the point where you’ve got to keep doing more and more.”

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Christmas on the Mississippi Keeping emotion out of the So it was that several years ago, I was hired to speak on a few occasions for riverboat cruises on the Mississippi. Paddle boats that hearkened back to the days of Mark Twain moved lazily yet with determined purpose through the waters of my favorite large river.

It was magical.

In those years, three boats — the Mississippi Queen, Delta Queen and American Queen — hauled passengers for unforgettable trips, and I was blessed enough to spend a week on each. The Delta Queen, a wooden structure, was allowed to sail through special congressional order.

With deep, rich woods and expert craftsmanship, she was a beauty to behold.

Her longtime captain, Buddy and his wife, Miss Alice, became friends and even came to spend a few nights in my home. He was proud of the Delta Queen, which is now owned by an investor who hopes to return the majestic boat to duty. The Mississippi Queen, sadly, was scrapped but the American Queen still reigns supreme on the Mississippi.

“You have to experience a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi,” I said enthusiastically many times to Tink whenever the subject of the Mississippi arose.

He wasn’t convinced. He would raise a skeptical eyebrow and cut his eyes toward me. This is Yankee speak for “I don’t think so.”

Oh, but how a man can change his tune.

When the opportunity arose to take a Christmas cruise aboard the American Queen, he was lukewarm

Ronda Rich but he agreed. “I trust you,” he said. Earlier in the year, we had taken a Footsteps of Paul cruise that followed the preaching trail of the Apostle Paul from Rome to Greece to Turkey then back to Rome. John Tinker, who had loudly proclaimed he would never take a cruise, followed along and became a convert. Who wouldn’t?

Just the view of the Amalfi coast would have turned any nonbeliever into a disciple.

The Christmas cruise aboard the American Queen left from New Orleans where we had spent the previous evening dining on Cajun-flavored seafood near the French Quarter and listening to a musician who put a jazzy spin on Christmas favorites. Tink began to relax — it’s been a busy, stressful year of deadlines peppered with the heartbreak of losing loved ones — and I, too, began to melt into a mellowness that had been too long gone.

This is a world of coincidences, a place where lives intersect in the most interesting way. As we started to board, I saw a glimpse of the woman in front of me. I couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t seen her in seven years but she is a woman to whom I owe so much — Mary

Gay Shipley, the bookstore owner from Blytheville, Arkansas, who once invited me there for a book signing. It was that trip to Arkansas that inspired me to write a best-selling novel, The Town That Came ACourtin.’ I dedicated the book to Mary Gay and the people of Blytheville then kicked off my book tour in her store. Last year, it was a television movie.

When I saw that dear woman, I knew it was going to be a great trip.

The American Queen was decorated festively while carolers sang and adventures happened. We stopped at the Nottoway Plantation, the largest plantation house in the South, for a tour then dinner that night. As the boat pulled out, a large bonfire burned on the shore. This is a Louisiana tradition.

Bonfires are built along the banks of the Mississippi so that ‘Father Noel’ can find his way.

There were other stops in St. Francisville, Natchez and Greenville before the week-long trip ended in Memphis. Quickly, Tink became a riverboat convert.

He loved the quiet, rolling river, the boat’s timeless design, and the peace it both wrought.

His tune changed all right. By the time we left Nottoway, he was, as we like to say in the South, whistling Dixie.

Figuratively, of course.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should). Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her weekly newsletter.

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Professionalism often translates to lack of emotion. On the surface, it might not seem like being a professional would require you to stuff your emotions.

Yet that’s exactly what many work cultures unconsciously promote.

The crisis of disengaged employees (more than 55 percent of people) reveals that many people feel dead inside at work. There are three reasons orgnazations and leaders often (unintentionally) strip humanity from the workplace: 1. Overemphasis on systems and processes A good business requires buttoned up systems and processes, but overemphasizing takes the humanity out of the equation. For example, employees are told to be friendly to customers, yet they’re evaluated on how quickly they can complete the transaction.

Or worse, in some retail establishments, employees who serve customers are constantly pushed by the managers to constantly keep the shelves stocked.

Employees adopt a heads down, just get it done mindset that erodes customer connection.

A better approach is to intentionally seed your processes with emotional language. For example, The Container Store is known for having a “Yummy culture,” they call it out and discuss it. One of the Container Store’s 7 Foundational Principles is “Air of Excitement.”

2. Self-protection from future loss

Forget Perfect

Lisa McLeod Managers are told to care about employees. But they’re also told to keep their conversations professional and not ask about people’s personal lives. My husband, a former finance executive, says part of reason managers don’t get involved with their people is self-protection, “In today’s world, you’re reluctant to develop a personal relationship, because you might have to fire that person next week.” It’s hard for your employees to believe you care, if you haven’t taken the time to get to know them.

The reality is, we’re human, and humans crave connection. Part of having authentic connection means the risk of loss if it fails.

Melissa Reiff, president of the Container Store says, “It’s hard work to make someone feel safe, secure and warm, but that’s your job as a leader.

3. Belief that logic prevents mistakes People like to believe that all of their decisions are logical. Leaders are told to look at the facts and stay objective. One reason leaders are reluctant to let emotion creep into their offices

is that they’ve been told it will make them weak. Their judgment will be clouded, and emotion may keep them from making the best decision.

The reality is that emotion is part of every human endeavor, especially decision making. Logic makes you think, but emotions make you act. Trying to pretend that you can strip emotion out of decisions doesn’t work. In fact, it erodes your decision- making skills because you have the illusion that you’re operating on facts alone, which if you’re human is never the case. Your emotions are still present, but your logical brain is pretending that it’s acting alone.

A better approach is to acknowledge your emotions, and consider them valid criteria. For example, if one market appears more lucrative, but you’re more excited about a less lucrative market, your enthusiasm should weighed as a factor. You may be better off pointing your team toward something you can get excited about, because you’ll be more creative, and better able to sustain your energy for that initiative.

We take the full extent of our humanity wherever we go. Trying to tamp it down or stuff it at work doesn’t make you professional. It just makes you boring, and it turns work into a grind.

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the bestseller, “Selling with Noble Purpose.”