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Police arrest three suspects in deadly Loganville shooting

By Taylor Denman

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Miguel Gonzalez

Sebastian ResendizGarcia

Abraham Quintanar

Gwinnett County police arrested two suspects in connection to the deadly shooting of a Loganville man in his driveway earlier this week and announced the arrest of a third on Friday afternoon.

First, police arrested 20-year-

old Miguel Gonzalez and 17-yearold Sebastian Resendiz-Garcia and charged both Loganville residents with felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to commit robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Police found probable cause to charge them in connection to the shooting death of 28-year-old

Loganville man Marcus Gilead.

Police said on Friday members of the police department arrested 15-year-old Abraham Quintanar.

Police said he is being charged as an adult for felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to commit robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Police said Quintanar was aware

that the police department was looking for him and was actively evading arrest. Police said he is considered armed and dangerous and said he has affiliations with local gangs. Police arrested Resendiz-Garcia on Feb. 12 and Gonzalez on Feb. 13.

Gwinnett police were at 8:14 p.m.

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No decision yet in Schrader trial Jury will continue its deliberations Tuesday

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation

Cliff Clark receives the Legacy Award from Carlton Buchanan during Saturday’s Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala at the Infinite Energy Arena as CEO Debbie Mitcham and GMC Foundation President Jason Chandler look on.

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Annual gala celebrates 30 years of contributions to health care community

By Chamian Cruz chamian.cruz@gwinnettdailypost.com

It was Christmas Eve, and while most physicians were gone for the holiday and no one would see him, Alden Hathaway had a medical emergency.

He said he didn’t know it at the time, but the herniated discs in his neck were going to paralyze him if he didn’t get treated. “(Gwinnett Medical Center) saved my life,” Hathaway said point blank.

One of the doctors at Gwinnett Medical Center agreed to see him on Christmas Eve. Within hours, Hathaway had an MRI scan and surgery to remove the discs. By Christmas Day, he was back home.

“I don’t know that too many hospitals would do that on Christmas Eve,” he said.

Hathaway was among the more than 800 people who attended Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s 12th annual Cornerstone Society Gala Saturday night.

The theme was “Masquerade,” so there were plenty of masks, tuxedos and long, flowing dresses.

Overall, the foundation celebrated its 30th year since its founding.

The event took place at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth and celebrated both individuals and organizations which support the foundation through donations of

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mitment to quality care.”

“Our goal is to build on Gwinnett Medical Center’s proud tradition of service to the community,” he said.

Four individuals who have made significant contributions to the health care community were spotlighted at the event, including Susan Gaunt, who received the Desai Compassionate Care Award.

The award is given to a Northside

The trial of former Gwinnett County police officer Robert McDonald is in recess until Tuesday morning, which is when the jury will get to hear McDonald testify in his own defense.

On Friday, prosecutors rested their case against McDonald for allegedly using excessive force on Demetrius Hollins during a traffic stop on April 12, 2017.

After a 45-minute break taken to discuss McDonald’s decision, his attorney, Walt Britt, said he had explained to McDonald that if he chose to testify, he would be subject to cross examination by the prosecutors on the case just like any other witness.

McDonald raised his hand and swore to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth.”

“The decision has to be yours and yours alone,” Judge Howard E. Cook said. “Your lawyer can advise you on what your rights are and what the law is and can give you other legal advice, but in the end it has to be your decision that’s been made by you independent of all that. … What is your decision?”

“I will testify,” McDonald said.

The court will reconvene Tuesday at 9 a.m.,

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Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation

The total amount raised for the campaign is revealed during Saturday’s GMC Foundation Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala at the Infinite Energy Arena. $1,000 or more so that physicians at the hospital can continue to save lives like Hathaway’s.

One accomplishment that was brought up was the Northside Hospital-Gwinnett Health System merger, which was finalized just last year.

Carlton Buchanan, Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation chairman, said there will be substantial changes and investments because of it, but that many things will also stay the same such as “the com-

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Gwinnett County Superior Court judge Kathryn Schrader will have to wait a few more days before she finds out whether a jury will find her guilty of computer trespassing, or if it will acquit her.

The jury that heard the case against Schrader this past week went home Friday without reaching a decision in the case and the jury forewoman told Judge David Sweat that the jury would need to return next week to continue deliberations. Monday is the Presidents Day holiday for the courts, so that means Tuesday is the earliest a decision could be reached.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s getting a little late on Friday afternoon so I wanted to inquire about how late you wanted to deliberate, and after speaking to the foreperson, decided that we will adjourn for the day and we will need to reconvene Tuesday,” Sweat told the jury.

The jury spent the later half of Friday deliberating the case after hearing closing arguments in

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Gwinnett County teachers, students, families have access to portable wireless hotspot

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For a monthly fee, Gwinnett County Public Schools staff, students and their families have access to portable wireless hotspot technology powered by T-Mobile.

Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation announced the LeanStream hotspot is available with unlimited data for $50 per month with no contracts, no term commitment, no fee for the device and no back-end fees. Foundation Senior Executive Director Aaron Lupuloff said the program, called Wifi on the Go, is part of the Foundation’s commitment to find new and innovative solutions that benefit GCPS students and faculty.

Lupuloff said the program is aimed to address the “staggering” rate of students that lack internet access at home. The Foundation will also receive $10 per month per unit to support GCPS schools, students and teachers.

“This program is a true win-win,” Lupuloff said. “We can support our schools while providing a truly unique and exclusive benefit at the same time. Many of our families simply cannot get affordable portable broadband. The opportunity to help fill that need while also supporting our schools was an easy decision for us. We are delighted to share this program with our GCPS family.”

The program launched to Gwinnett County Public Schools employees and families last week. It’s not the first school system in

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Operably, the pocket-sized Franklin T9 mobile hotspot functions anywhere T-Mobiles provides 4G LTE service.

Georgia to partner with LeanStream, an Alabamabased company that serves as a third-party administrator for customer enrollment and provides hardware.

Gwinnett County Public Schools is, however, the first district in the state to officially launch the program. LeanStream CEO Jason Taylor said Atlanta Public Schools also signed a contract with LeanStream but that program has not yet launched.

“It’s an educational program at its core,” Taylor said.

Taylor said Wifi on the Go is in 20 school districts in Alabama and on in Tennessee, seeking to provide 21st century learning environments to students.

Operably, the pocket-sized Franklin T9 mobile hotspot functions anywhere T-Mobile provides 4G LTE service. The portable hotspot is designed to support multiple devices at once, but Taylor said the internet speeds vary based on the number of devices tethered

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to the network and how the wireless internet is being used. Activities that require high bandwidth, like video streaming, alter download and upload speeds.

A federal judge recently ruled to allow a merger between T-Mobile an competing wireless company Sprint, effectively creating a three similarly-sized wireless companies: T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. Lupuloff said the hotspot device and plan is open to full-time and part-time GCPS staff. Lupuloff said families of GCPS students and teachers that subscribe are grandfathered in even after an employee retirees or a student graduates.

Interested enrollees can sign up at bit.ly/GwinnettWIFI. There is a validation process in which employees will need their GCPSissued email address and student families will need a special enrollment code.

An enrollment code can be requested at validationgcps@leanstreamrp.com.

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WORLD & NATION

WORLD

U.S. to evacuate Americans on quarantined cruise ship in Japan

Bloomberg says he will always be champion for women in workplace

By Veronica The U.S. government is pre- Stracqualursi paring to evacuate Americans CNN who have been quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan for Democratic presidential over a week, after dozens of candidate Michael Bloompeople on board tested posi- berg on Saturday vowed to tive for the novel coronavirus “always be a champion” for earlier this month. women in the workplace as The U.S. embassy in Tokyo new details emerged about on Saturday sent an email to his alleged previous comAmericans on board the Di- ments regarding females at amond Princess cruise ship the company he co-founded detailing plans for a voluntary and owns. evacuation for U.S. citizens and “I’ve depended on their their immediate family from leadership, their advice and the ship to take place Sunday their contributions,” he wrote evening local time. on Twitter. “As I’ve demThe Wall Street Journal first onstrated throughout my reported on the U.S.’ s plans. career, I will always be a Over 3,600 people, includchampion for women in the ing 428 Americans, have been workplace.” stuck on the cruise ship docked The Washington Post rein Yokohama since February 4 ported earlier Saturday on in what has become the largest outbreak of the virus outside several allegations against of mainland China. At least Bloomberg that he made 24 Americans are among the crude remarks and fostered 219 people infected with coro- a culture of discrimination navirus aboard the Diamond against women at Bloomberg L.P. during the late 1980s Princess cruise. and 1990s, citing lawsuits filed against the former New More intense York mayor, depositions obwindstorms and floods tained under the Freedom of Information Act and witheading to Europe ness interviews.

Last weekend it was Storm A number of the lawsuits Ciara. Now it will be Storm filed against Bloomberg Dennis. have either been settled, A second weekend of sig- dismissed in his favor, or nificant windstorms is fore- closed due to the plaincast for Europe and the Brit- tiff’s failure to meet filish Isles and that could cause ing deadlines, according more problems for travelers. to the Post.

Storm Ciara caused hundreds of flights across Europe to be canceled last weekend, NATION with two of Europe’s busiest airports — Frankfurt, Germany, Florida city shuts down and Amsterdam, Netherlands part of a park due to — each grounding more than annual snake orgy 100 flights due to the storm.

While this may seem like an Things got quite sssspicy excessive number of storms, near Lake Hollingsworth in it really isn’t. This is the exact Lakeland, Florida, this week. time of year these big, intense After residents began systems normally hit North- reporting snake sightings ern Europe. to the Lakeland Parks and So why all the attention, if Recreation Department, the this is the norm? department and the city’s It’s not the frequency, but Public Works Department rather the intensity that has began investigating. everyone taking notice.

Turns out it’s mating season for the Florida water Zelensky rejects snake, officials said, and a large group snakes have Trump’s claim that gathered near the lake for Ukraine is corrupt a giant orgy. Caution tape In a CNN interview, Ukrai- was put up around the area nian President Volodymyr to increase public awareness Zelensky on Saturday strong- of the snake orgy.

“It appears they have conly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that gregated for mating,” the Ukraine is corrupt. He also department said in a Facesaid he is ready for another book post. “They are nonphone call with Trump and venomous and generally not open to visiting the White aggressive as long as people do not disturb them.”

House.

Once mating season is Zelensky spoke wtih CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at over, the department said the Munich Security Con- the snakes should go their ference in his first one-on- separate ways. one interview since the end of Trump’s impeachment Florida man attacks trial. A July 25 telephone daughter, her teen call between the two men, sister with machete which Trump repeatedly called “perfect,” was at the A South Florida man is in heart of the impeachment probe. The Senate acquitted police custody after he atTrump earlier this month, tacked and severely injured finding the president not his 10-year-old daughter guilty of abuse of power and and her teenage sister with a machete, police said. obstruction of Congress.

Dennis Reid, 47, on Friday Amanpour quoted a Fox News interview from Novem- cut the girls with a machete ber in which Trump claimed at a home in Lauderhill after that Ukraine is known as the arriving there earlier in the third-most corrupt country morning to care for them, in the world. In response, Lauderhill police Lt. Mike Zelensky pushed back and Santiago told CNN. Police were called to the said Kiev fights corruption home around 10 a.m. when a every day.

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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg vowed to “always be a champion” for women in the workplace as new details emerged about his alleged previous comments regarding females at the company he co-founded and owns.

“Virtually all of this has been reported over the past two decades. In any large organization, there are going to be complaints — but Mike simply does not tolerate any kind of discrimination or harassment, and he’s created cultures that are all about equality and inclusion,” a spokesperson for the Bloomberg campaign said in a statement provided to CNN. In 1997, a former sales executive, Sekiko Sakai Garrison, sued Bloomberg

and his company, alleging that its male managers and employees “engaged in a pattern and practice of sexual harassment, sexual degradation of women, and discrimination,” the Post reported, citing a court document.

She also claimed in the legal complaint that Bloomberg made inappropriate comments to her and other women at the company, including telling her in 1995 when he found out she was pregnant to “kill

it,” according to the Post.

Garrison did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.

A former Bloomberg employee, who said he had not previously spoken publicly about the Garrison matter, told the newspaper in an interview that he witnessed the interaction between Bloomberg and Garrison.

David Zielenziger told the Post that Bloomberg’s behavior toward Garrison was “outrageous. I understood why she took offense.”

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dreds of people whom officials have asked to evacuate near the river in the Jackson area.

The Pearl River, already moderately flooding some neighborhoods around northeast Jackson, may rise to 38 feet sometime Saturday night or Sunday, Reeves said.

At 38 feet, “a large number of homes are flooded in northeast Jackson,” and water will enter some buildings downtown, according to the National Weather Service.

Some 2,400 homes and other buildings are at risk of being flooded, Reeves said.

A group of Florida water snakes shut down an area of a park near Lake Hollingsworth in central Florida because of their mating activities.

NASA launches craft carrying supplies to the Space Station

PEOPLE

‘Sex and the City’ actress Lynn Cohen dies at 86 ‘Sex and the City’ actress Lynn Cohen died on Friday in New York, according to her manager Josh Pultz. She was 86.

The veteran screen and stage actress was best known for her role as Magda the housekeeper in the popular HBO series.

She appeared in 13 episodes between 2000 and 2004 and reprised her role in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie and its 2010 sequel.

Her character Magda was employed as a housekeeper and a nanny by the character Miranda Hobbes, played

by Cynthia Nixon.

She made multiple appearances in the “Law and Order” TV franchise, appearing in the main series as well as “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” according to IMDB. More recently, she made an appearance in 2018 in the successful Amazon Prime series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

Obama offers emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant Former President Barack Obama on Saturday offered an emotional tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter who died in a helicopter crash last month, asserting that “nothing is more heartbreaking” as a parent himself.

Speaking at the NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch, Obama struck a somber tone addressing not only the death of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, but also that of former longtime NBA commissioner David Stern, who died earlier this year of a brain hemorrhage.

The other victims were Gianna’s teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester; Alyssa’s parents, John and Keri Altobelli; Payton’s mother, Sarah Chester; assistant girls basketball coach Christina Mauser; and helicopter pilot Ara Zobayan.

Teen buys 170 flowers to give every girl at school a Valentine Anyone who’s been to high school knows how dreadful Valentine’s Day can be for teenagers.

Those with admirers or significant others will get love notes, flowers and chocolates delivered to them in class or secretly in their lockers. But for everyone else, it can be downright heartbreaking.

A Texas student didn’t want any of the girls at his high school to feel down this year — so he bought every one of them a flower.

Jayme Wooley, a sophomore at Axtell High School near Waco, Texas, said he got the idea after seeing some girls not receive any Valentines the year before.

“Over the past couple of years that I’ve been at Axtell, not all of the girls were able to get flowers and stuff. Sometimes, it’d just be a secret admirer or popular girls,” Wooley told CNN. “It felt heartbreaking knowing that not every girl was feeling special.”

So with the help of his mom, Wooley bought 170 flowers and handed them out to every girl from sixth to 12th grade that came to school on Friday.

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was an individual chopping up females,” Santiago said separately to reporters at a news conference.

When officers arrived, Reid had fled, and police saw the girls had cuts to their upper extremities, including to the head and neck, Santiago told CNN. The girls were taken to a hospital in serious condition, and they underwent surgery Friday afternoon, according to Santiago.

Reid turned himself in to police a short time after fleeing, Santiago said.

Reid was being held without bond Saturday in Broward County’s main jail on two counts each of attempted murder and aggravated child abuse, county jail records show. CNN’s attempts to determine whethers Reid had an attorney weren’t immediately successful.

Police are trying to determine what led to the attack.

Reid arrived at the home around 7 a.m. to take care of the children, with the mother intending to leave for a trip later that day, Santiago said.

Court records show Reid lives at a different address

— in Lauderdale Lakes, just north of Lauderhill.

At some point, Reid and the mother argued, and the woman went upstairs, the police lieutenant told CNN. Eventually, the mother heard screams, and came downstairs to find the girls injured. Reid attacked the mother, but she wasn’t injured, Santiago said at the news conference, without elaborating.

Reid left the machete at the home, Santiago said. It wasn’t immediately clear where the weapon had come from.

tried to dig out the words, but because it was still snowing, it wasn’t working out.

On Friday, she tried again.

This time, her message — “MOM BE BRAVE” — clearly stood out in the white powder. Her mom could see it from her room window.

“I told my dad, “Wake my mom! Tell her to go to the window,” Marie said. “She was happy, so, so happy.”

Schambach was hoping other patients would see the message and feel like “somebody else

cares.” The Cleveland Clinic tweeted a photograph of the message with the caption, “A beautiful message was left at our main campus today.

To the person who wrote it, you’ve touched our hearts. #MomBeBrave.”

Schambach said messages for her mother began pouring in after the clinic posted the photo. Her mother is a former teacher and students that she Marie Schambach taught 30 years ago in Latin Her daugher’s message is easily seen from Michelle SchamAmerica reached out to tell her they were thinking of her. bach’s room at the Cleveland Clinic.

Mississippi governor declares emergency as water rises in Jackson A swollen Pearl River may soon reach its highest point in decades at Mississippi’s capital, prompting the governor to urge people in mandatory evacuation zones to leave their homes by sundown Saturday.

“Please, please get out before dark tonight,” Gov. Tate Reeves said at a news conference, addressing hun-

A Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft was successfully launched Saturday afternoon from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The spacecraft is carrying more than 7,500 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.

The resupply aircraft is scheduled to arrive at the space station around 4:05 a.m. on Tuesday. NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will use the space station’s robotic arm to capture Cygnus, while NASA’s Jessica Meir monitors telemetry. The spacecraft is scheduled to stay at the space station until May. The Cygnus aircraft is named “S.S. Robert H. Lawrence” after Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., NASA’s first African American astronaut.

It is carrying experiments that will study how microgravity affects humans and help identify ways to diminish its harmful effects.

— From wire reports

Daughter writes message of hope in snow for mom battling cancer

By Lauren M. Johnson CNN

A snowfall in northern Ohio inspired a cancer patient’s daughter to write a message to her mom in the fresh snow outside her hospital room.

Michele Schambach, 65, arrived at the Cleveland Clinic from Guatemala on Wednesday hoping for more advanced treatment for her aggressive brain cancer. This was her second time in the United States for treatment, after coming to

MUST READ the non-profit hospital for care in October. Her daughter, Marie Schambach, a physician in Guatemala, told CNN she had never seen snow before, but decided that she could use it to lift her mom’s spirits.

“I looked out the window and saw a big blank slate, and thought I could write something on it,” she said.

Schambach walked by the space on her way back to her hotel on Thursday night and

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WEATHER WATCH

The health effects of trauma

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EAR DR. ROACH: I am a 63-year-old male with well-controlled coronary artery disease. I also have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

Last June, I was in a horrific automobile accident where a person hit me head-on. It took an hour for responders to extract me from my car. I was in intensive Roach care for eight days, suffering from multiple fractures and requiring several surgeries, with more to come. The day before my second surgery, my father passed away unexpectedly. Naturally, I temporarily postponed the surgery. Thirty-two days after my father’s passing, my mother passed away, also unexpectedly. During the wake for my mother, a well-wisher told me that due to the stress and trauma as well as my underlying medical conditions, my life will be shortened. I am having difficulty, but I am dealing with everything. I could find no information about this. Have you ever heard of this?

– D.F.P. ANSWER: I am sorry to hear about your difficulties and wish you a steady recovery.

It amazes me what even wellmeaning people can say. This person’s intentions may have been good, but it was neither wise nor kind to say it.

The research shows that life-changing events — such as death of a parent or spouse, serious accident or injury, or other similarly traumatic event — do indeed raise the risk of mortality in the near term.

More than one event has an even greater effect. However, the excess mortality risk is mostly in the year following the stressful life events.

In other words, if you can get through the surgeries and this next year after your parent’s passing, there is not likely to be long-term risk.

Sometimes severe trauma and surgeries can affect a person’s mobility. Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are other issues you are at risk for. It’s particularly important for you to exercise as best you can with your injuries, be very aware of your mental health and get professional help if needed.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have some orthopedic shoes that are worn out. When I walk in them, I can walk only two blocks before my calves get sore. I had a CT scan of my lower legs. It showed some narrowing of the blood vessels to my legs. Is it the orthopedic shoes or the narrowed blood vessels that are making my calves sore?

— J. ANSWER: If the orthopedic shoes are the only ones that cause the calf soreness, it’s a good bet that the shoes are causing the soreness. As an aside, don’t wear wornout shoes. Spend the money on new shoes when the old ones wear out. However, soreness or fatigue in the backs of the calves after a specific amount of walking is a textbook symptom of inadequate blood supply to the legs. This is usually caused by cholesterol plaques in the major arteries of the legs, and the symptom is called claudication. It very frequently goes undiagnosed, and it’s important to diagnose it, not only to help the symptoms, but to prevent critical loss of blood flow to the legs.

Moreover, blockages in the legs often go along with blockages in the arteries to the heart and brain, and medical treatment of blockages, including diet, exercise and medication, can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Nearly everyone with such blockages should be on a statin drug and aspirin.

Most people could improve their diet.

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POLLEN COUNTS Trees: Moderate Weeds: None Grass: None

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Lake Full Yesterday Lanier................ (1071.0)......1076.3 Nottely..............(1779.0)......1772.8 Oconee...............(435.0)........435.1 Seminole................(77.5)..........79.1 Sinclair................(339.8)....... 339.2 Thurmond...........(330.0)....... 332.7 Tugalo................. (891.5)...........889 Walter F. George.. (188.0)........189.7 West Point...........(635.0)...........630

TODAY IN HISTORY

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1923, archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the recently discovered tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.

In 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as prime minister of Cuba.

In 1968, the United States’ first 911 emergency phone system went into service in Haleyville, Alabama.

In 2005, the Kyoto Protocol for the reduction of greenhouse gases took effect for 141 ratifying nations.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Henry M. Leland (1843-1932), Cadillac and Lincoln Motor Co. founder; Edgar Bergen (19031978), ventriloquist; Vera-Ellen (19211981), actress/dancer; Sonny Bono (1935-1998), singer/politician; Richard Ford (1944- ), author; LeVar Burton

(1957- ), actor; Ice-T (1958- ), actor/ rapper; John McEnroe (1959- ), tennis player; Christopher Eccleston (1964- ), actor; Jerome Bettis (1972- ), football player; Mahershala Ali (1974- ), actor; Elizabeth Olsen (1989- ), actress; The Weeknd (1990- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY’S FACT: Hundreds of millions of 911 emergency calls are made in the United States each year. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that 70 percent are wireless calls.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2005, the National Hockey League canceled its 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs due to a labor dispute.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Things you did. Things you never did. Things you dreamed. After a long time they run together.” -- Richard Ford, “Canada”

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Daughter-in-law has had it with baby talk

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EAR AMY: I have an unconventional problem with my mother-in-law.

She does not meddle, undermine me, tell me how to raise my children, or imply that I’m not good enough for her son. She provides free childcare willingly, and always brings gifts for the kids, most of which I approve of.

My problem is that she’s unbearably annoying.

She has an extremely high-pitched voice, a thick Russian accent, and a pronounced stutter.

I can’t hold these things against her, and they are only mildly bothersome in normal conversation. But when she talks to my kids, especially the baby, it becomes unbearable.

She speaks exclusively in a mix of broken English baby talk and nonsense noises, and the level of repetition is borderline pathological.

She may repeat the same high-pitched sing-song “Oo goo goosh! Oo goo goosh!” sound to my baby literally hundreds of times over the course of an hour.

Once when I was feeling particularly snarky, I started timing her verbal runs. Many go for over 10 minutes without a break.

My level of annoyance is so high that I turn away, cringe, and silent-scream ex-

pletives when it gets bad.

I don’t know how to address this, or if it’s worth it.

I want to Dickinson stop dreading spending time with her and feeling stressed waiting for the next round of high-pitched baby-nonsense to start.

Please help!

— Annoyed DEAR ANNOYED: You say that you can’t hold your mother-in-law’s verbal tics against her, so ... don’t.

Just don’t.

Much of what you report comes off as very unkind.

I’m going to assume that you are suffering from a short-term form of annoyance-onset psychosis.

This kind woman is your children’s beloved grandmother. She cannot control her accent or her stutter.

Her “goo goo gooshing” and baby talk are annoying to you, but she is really singing an ancient song — this is a song of human connection, passed from elders to babies since the dawn of time. She is also passing along part of her (and your kids’) heritage.

When the kids are older, they may say to her, “Babushka, I’m a big kid now.

Don’t talk to me like I’m

a baby, because I’m big.”

All the same, I totally understand how aurally annoying this would be to grown-up ears.

When it gets to you, excuse yourself and go into the kitchen to make a cup of tea. Take deep breaths while the water is boiling.

Unleash your silent rant.

And then congratulate yourself for being patient.

DEAR AMY: I have an out-of-town guest visiting for a few weeks, both for work and relaxation.

It was an unplanned visit and she has been very accommodating to scheduled activities I had prior to her arrival. We have a lot of fun together, and I’m including her in as many activities as possible.

I have been invited to an Oscar Night party, and she will still be in town during that weekend.

I would like to include her in my plans, as she doesn’t have anything else to do that night.

I asked the host if I could bring a plus one to the gathering. The host replied that it was a small group and they would prefer not to entertain an extra.

Well, now what do I do?

I can see the situation from all sides. The host shouldn’t feel obligated to include another guest, and I shouldn’t be expected to

cancel. But I also feel bad that my guest has nothing to do that night.

What would be a good way to handle this situation, and similar ones in the future?

— Good Host DEAR HOST: You sound like a very thoughtful and accommodating friend. However, if your guest is with you for several weeks on an unscheduled visit, she is going to face a few instances where she will have to entertain herself. You have a previous commitment; she has a (presumably cozy) place to stay. She should be grateful for your hosting and understanding about your dilemma.

She’ll have to sashay solo down the Oscar red carpet this year.

DEAR AMY: You answer a lot of questions about how to communicate across the political divide.

Unfortunately, all of your questions seem to be from liberals who hate Trump supporters. Wow. Biased much?

— Disenchanted DEAR DISENCHANTED: My theory is that these days liberals simply feel more aggrieved.

I assume this goes with the territory of the “underdog,” but my advice — to talk and to listen — runs both ways.

Review the past, consider your options and prepare to purge whatever is weighing you down.

Lighten your load and pick up speed. Change can be favorable if it’s carefully considered and executed with precision. Say no when something isn’t to your benefit and yes to whatever brings you joy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Pick up speed and make adjustments that will save money, point you in a better direction or encourage you to walk away from situations that are no longer to your advantage.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Find out where you stand and who is on your side.

The best change you can make is one that will add to your stability, not one that leads to uncertainty.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t rely on anyone but yourself.

Personal growth and physical improvements will bring the best results.

Distance yourself from critical people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may want to leap forward, but before you do, go over all the small but essential details to ensure that you aren’t taking on more than you can handle.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your energy may be up, but if you don’t channel it into something constructive, it could turn into something destructive.

Say less, gather facts and do what’s best for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Social activities will brighten your day. Engage in talks with people from different backgrounds and be willing to try something new. A personal change will promote new friendships.

Romance is featured.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you put in the time, you’ll reap the rewards. Don’t make a change just because someone else does.

Do your own thing and concentrate on physical and emotional improvements.

Love is in the stars.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Keep moving forward and don’t give in to emotional manipulation or pressure.

Look for the truth and make decisions based on facts.

Travel and social activities will be inviting.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -You’ll accomplish a lot if you work hard and by yourself.

Make purchases that will add to your convenience, comfort or emotional wellbeing. Romance will enhance your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Use your intelligence to get your way. Offering solutions and hands-on help instead of criticism will help bridge a gap between you and someone you are trying to assist.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- Choose your friends carefully. The information you share will be manipulated to make you look bad if you associate with the wrong people. Protect yourself against identity theft.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Your energy is mounting, and you will flourish if you stay focused on your objective.

Make changes at home that will encourage you to spend more time with the people who make you happy.

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Johnson hosting Restoration Resource Fair on Thursday

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.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., will be joined by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, among other law enforcement agencies, to give ex-offenders an opportunity this week to learn how to re-enter society, obtain employHank ment, regain Johnson their rights and avoid return trips to jail.

Johnson announced he will hold a Restoration Resource Fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Thursday at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, which is located 495 North Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston. The congressman’s office said the event will include record expungements, opportunities to look for jobs, housing and transportation vouchers, mental and spiritual guidance and hunger assistance among other support services for people who have been incarcerated in prison in the past.

“This event, which is building off previous resource fairs we’ve held, is a community effort to help break the cycle of recidivism and poverty and help make those who have

Yeomans been previously incarcerated more productive, successful citizens,” Johnson said.

“If we can come together and achieve this goal, our district, state and nation will be better place.”

In addition to the Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office, other participating law enforcement agencies include the DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton County sheriff’s offices. Other participating agencies include the DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton County Accountability Courts, the Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Labor.

The long list of community partners participating in the event includes: Work Source Gwinnett; Salvation Army; The National Urban League; Goodwill; the Georgia Department of Driver Services; The U.S. Census; MARTA; Waffle House; UPS; The U.S. Department of Child Support; The

GALA From A1 Hospital employee for his or her contributions to compassionate patient care.

Gaunt is currently a stroke program coordinator at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and was honored for her 36 years of service to the hospital.

“Susan dedicates every part of her professional life and even her personal life to the care of stroke patients,” Erica Reilly, clinical manager of the Center of Neuroscience and Spine at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, said. “Her dedication is unmatched.”

Another award recipient was Kimberly Hutcherson, a radiologist with North Metro Radiology Associates and a member of the GMC Foundation Board of Directors.

She received the foundation’s Physician Champion Award, which recognizes an exceptional physician who specifically champions its fundraising efforts in support of the mission of the hospital system.

“Dr. Hutcherson has been very impactful by helping us with Paint Gwinnett Pink; she has never hesitated to help in any way she can and has supported the event every year since we started five years ago,” Jennifer Griffin, oncology community outreach navigator at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, said. “She will be remembered for all of the great things she has done for our hospital system. As the recipient of the Physicians Champion Award, it is well deserved.”

J. Michael Levengood and Cliff Clark also received awards.

Levengood, an attorney in Lawrenceville and past chairman of the Gwinnett Health System Board of Directors leading up to the health system’s merger with Northside Hospital in August 2019, received the Distinguished Service Award.

The award honors an individual who has consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to Northside Hospital and the Gwinnett community through the donation of their wealth, work and wisdom. “(Levengood’s) footprints are all over Gwinnett County in so many ways, but his signature is on the health care system and his signature is on our foundation, and his legacy is through all of the lives that he has impacted through all of his points of service,” GMC Foundation Board Member David McCleskey, said.

International Union of Engineers; Southern Mechanicals; Work Source DeKalb; GA Works; The Door; Stand Inc.; SNAP; DFCS; Overcomers House; Veterans Molding Minds; The John Marshall School of Law; Georgia Piedmont Technical College; Oakhurst Medical Center; Atlanta Food Bank; Helping Hands; Emory Conference Center Hotel; Happy Faces Personal Group; DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management; Georgia Standup; Nu-Way Staffing; JMA Placement Inc. Staffing, Life Empowerment Enterprises; Honidu’s Caring Foundation; The Service Companies; Ethne Health Community Clinic; WellCare Health Plan; the Veteran’s Administration; and several local churches.

Brand New Congress, Peace Action backs Nabilah Islam in 7th District race Nabilah Islam picked up the endorsements of two grassroots groups in the 7th Congressional District race this past week.

Brand New Congress and Peace Action announced they are backing Islam, who is one

And Clark, a GMC Foundation board member, received the Legacy Award as a tribute to his leadership, time and resources to create a lasting impact on patients and their families.

One of the presenters of the award said Clark has made a commitment to education in Gwinnett County and at Northside Hospital Gwinnett through the launch of the hospital’s Sports Medicine & Concussion Care-a-Van two years ago. He has also supported the hospital’s patient simulation center in memory of his late wife, Diane.

“When I think of Cliff Clark, I think of intent and purpose,” Paige Havens, vice chair of the GMC Foundation, said. “When we first started talking with Cliff about our vision for the Concussion Care-a-Van, he caught it right away and he really had an excitement because he saw that we had an opportunity to do something first.”

During an update on the Next Generation of Health Care Campaign, Buchanan said the foundation has raised $43.1 million so far, surpassing its $30 million goal almost a year early.

“Our success is the direct result of tremendous generosity and a collective commitment to impact the patient experience at Northside Hospital in Gwinnett,” Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation President Jason Chandler said. “It is our privilege each year to recognize the leadership, compassion and philanthropy of our employees, physicians, donors and volunteers.”

Jon Dorenbos served as the gala’s entertainment. Dorenbos, who placed third on “America’s Got Talent” recounted his personal experience through the foster care system and eventually earning two Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl ring in his 14-year NFL career.

However, he was forced to retire from the NFL when he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required emergency open heart surgery. He has since become a sought after keynote speaker, mixing magic with his inspirational story.

Since 1989, the GMC Foundation has raised more than $70 million to fund programs, services and capital expansion projects at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Duluth. Philanthropic contributions made to the GMC Foundation are committed to programs and services in Gwinnett County.

For more information about the GMC Foundation, visit www.gmcgiving.org.

FORCE From A1 when McDonald will take the stand as the first witness of the day.

McDonald is facing three charges – aggravated assault, battery and felony violation of oath by public officer.

Britt made a motion on Friday for acquittal of the felony violation of oath by public officer charge on the basis that the state had not proven that the departmental oath they cited in the indictment was required by law, but was denied by Cook.

The jury also heard Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Larry Williams testify, during which he read the use of force report McDonald filed on the 2017 traffic stop.

In the report, McDonald said he arrived on the scene within seconds of his former partner and mentor, former Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni, saying he was in a fight. McDonald said he arrived with his pistol drawn because he did not know what type of situa-

of several Democrats running in the high profile — and open — congressional race. Islam has backed the Green New Deal, Medicare for all, student loan forgiveNabilah ness.

Islam She has also backed Brand New Congress’ 21st Century Bill of Rights platform, which includes proposals for Americans to have rights to such as healthcare and bodily autonomy, justice, liberty and housing among other rights.

“As the daughter of immigrants and a working-class American who is navigating crushing student loan debt, Nabilah personally understands the issues that millions of Americans wake up to every single morning,” Brand New Congress Executive Director Robb Ryerse said in a statement. “We started Brand New Congress to make sure that voices like hers can speak for the many in the halls of Congress.

“From her courageous petition to expand healthcare access to working-class candidates to her unequivocal support for Medicare for All and

a Green New Deal, Nabilah is exactly the kind of candidate we set out to elect when we started Brand New Congress.

We are excited to join her on the campaign trail.”

Meanwhile, Peace Action Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs and PAC Director Paul Kawika Martin said, “She will prioritize diplomacy over endless wars and regime change wars. She knows that continuing to expand the bloated Pentagon budget will jeopardize critical programs at home. She knows that continuing to gut the State Department will restrict our ability to maintain important alliances abroad.

She knows that continuing to apply sweeping sanctions throughout the world hurts regular citizens and destabilizes whole regions not just bad regimes.”

Safer Hauling Act. The bill, also known as the FRESH Act, was recently introduced in the House to make it OK for any vehicle that is transporting perishable goods to use the same weight limits on interstates that are in place for state roads and highways, according to Woodall’s office.

The current system has lead to trucks driving through school zones, neighborhoods and local businesses districts, sometimes on rural, two-lane roads, according to a joint statement from Woodall and Bishop.

“One of my favorite things about serving in Congress is finding a better way to do Rob things, and this Woodall bill does just that by keeping these oftentimes heavier vehiWoodall, Bishop working cles on the Interstate system, a system that is well-designed on bipartisan bill to to handle their operation,” address movement of Woodall said. “Our federal laws should never jeopardize perishable goods the safety of our communities, U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, but unfortunately we’ve come R-Ga., is working across the across that scenario here.” aisle with fellow Georgia conPolitical Notebook appears gressman, U.S. Rep. Sanford in the Sunday edition of the Bishop, D-Ga., on the Freight Gwinnett Daily Post.

Restriction Elimination for

JUDGE From A1 the morning, followed by a lunch break.

As both sides made their final arguments before the jury, the defense and prosecutors painted very different pictures about who Schrader is.

Victim or architect of improper access to the county’s computer network? That is the question attorneys on both sides left the jury to answer.

Schrader’s attorney, B.J. Bernstein, painted the judge as a victim whose concerns about the security of her work computer were not adequately addressed by county officials, and ultimately had to take matters into her own hands.

“Yes, Judge Schrader had genuine concerns about protecting herself,” Bernstein said. “All during this time, Denise (Fuller), who works here, indicated people started thinking ‘The judge is just crazy’ and the staff dismissive of her.”

Meanwhile, prosecutors Robert Smith and John Regan painted Schrader as the perpetrator of a scheme which they argued put the security of the entire computer network at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, more commonly referred to as GJAC by county leaders, in jeopardy.

“Private data should never be made public, but ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that’s exactly what the defendant and her co-defendants did with her actions,” Regan said in his closing argument. “She took the private data inside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center’s network, a private network owned by Gwinnett County, and put it out in the world, in the ether. It is not to be dismissed.

“The defense is trying to shift your focus from what the judge did, what the defendant did, to why she did it. It doesn’t matter why she did it. She has come up with numerous excuses for why. She thought something was wrong with her computer. She didn’t think Gwinnett IT knew all of the answers. She didn’t trust anybody in the courthouse. She didn’t like the district attorney. She thought that people

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Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Schrader listens to closing arguments in her computer trespassing trial on Friday. might be planting things on her computer, so she wants to blame everybody for what she did. But at the end of the day, the crime is not why she did it, but did she do it? Ladies and gentleman of the jury, she did it.”

For better or worse, the trial did put a spotlight on the computer network at GJAC. On Thursday, Schrader’s attorney put witnesses on the stand who testified that the computer network at the county’s courthouse dated back to the early to mid-1990s. In addition to housing the courts, GJAC also houses some non-court departments including the Board of Commissioners, county administration and tax commissioner and tax assessor.

As part of her closing, Berstein hammered the county for having what one defense witness, forensic investigation expert David Kalat, had testified on Thursday as being an out of date computer system.

“David Kalat indicated it goes back to ... the computers in Gwinnett County are at a 1993 level of security,” Bernstein said. “It is mindboggling. Millions of dollars are spent on this building: the new parking deck and changes and updates to the courthouse.

“And, yet this county, Gwinnett County, this court system neglected the most important functions: computers that carry the records of citizens on legal issues, taxes, licensing, all of that — 1993 and we’re talking about we’re in 2020.”

SHOOTING

on Wrenwood Court in Loganville. Police spokesman Cpl. Collin Flynn said when officers arrived they discovered an adult male, identified as Gilead, with at least one gunFrom A1 shot wound.

Flynn said Gilead was taken to a local hoson Feb. 10 , located about three miles from downtown Loganville, called to a residence pital where he died from his injuries.

tion he was approaching.

“Sgt. Bongiovanni was winded and not able to let me know what was going on,” McDonald said in the report. “Fearing the suspect was attempting to get up and continue to fight, I was going to attempt to use my foot to push the suspect’s shoulders back onto the ground so he would be flat on his stomach.

“As I raised my foot, I delivered one strike to the suspect’s shoulder area but missed and struck his face with my foot. At that point, the suspect rolled from his side and back onto his stomach. Sgt. Bongiovanni then was able to tell me that he was OK, and the suspect was handcuffed. At that point, I was able to see the suspect’s hands and see that he was handcuffed. I could not tell at any point until then that the suspect was cuffed due to his bulky clothing and the way he was positioned.”

McDonald listed in the report “diversionary tactics” as the reason for his use of force.

Sgt. Kevin Berardinelli, who also took the stand Friday, said he trained McDonald and reached out to him after the incident took place on April 12, 2017 through Instagram, because “each instructor that trains a class

has invested interest in every recruit that comes out of that door.”

Berardinelli said McDonald had posted something about fishing. Since he had heard about the “drama” and the things that were being said about McDonald and Bongiovanni, Berardinelli said he told McDonald he “had his back in that sense and asked how fishing was.”

Berardinelli said McDonald was a “model student in the academy environment,” had no issues during training and had about a 94 grade point average with testing.

“During the 23 weeks with McDonald and seeing how he progressed throughout the academy and seeing how he did on the road and going to a specialized unit after so many years, I just thought he was a good guy and people started talking crap about him and Bongi and I squashed it,” Berardinelli said.

“Just because somebody’ made a mistake or done something and they’re in the limelight, doesn’t mean they’re a bad person. I felt bad, and I wanted to reach out to him making sure that he knew that I was his instructor (and) I still liked him and I respect

him as a person.”

Earlier this week, Bongiovanni testified against McDonald, saying he saw him “deliver a downward strike near the shoulder area of the suspect with his foot.”

Hollins said he was not resisting arrest when he was allegedly punched, tased and had a gun pointed at his head during the arrest, though not all of that appeared in the officers’ police reports, which were found to have inconsistencies. The entirety of what happened was only known after videos of the incident appeared on social media.

Bongiovanni pleaded no contest to aggravated assault and battery last summer and reached a plea deal so that he would spend six months in Gwinnett’s work-release program, five months home confinement and the rest of his 10-year sentence on probation instead of jail time if he testified against McDonald.

Bongiovanni said this week he took the plea deal because it was in the “best interest” of his family.

While McDonald has maintained his innocence, if convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 26 years in prison.

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Publix outfits kids at early learning center with new bikes

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gabriel Hernandez seemed to take to his new bike quickly on Friday.

The 4-year-old hurriedly put on his helmet and started scooting around on trailing wheels a spacious room inside St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Norcross. His mom Cassandra Olmos said her 12-year-old brother rides his bike often, so Gabriel is glad to have one of his own.

“He had a little one, but he was kind of scared,” Olmos said. “My brother rides a bike, so he sees him and he wants to learn.”

Olmos takes Gabriel to St. Patrick’s almost every day for “Chispa,” an early-learning program in Norcross sponsored by Families First.

Typically, Gabriel plays games with other children in the program, practices coloring, learns the alphabet or learns to count. On Friday, children and their families instead had breakfast and received brand new bikes, courtesy of Publix.

More than 400 bicycles were delivered across the Southeast this week after 1,600 Publix associates came together at the company’s annual conference to build the bikes on Tuesday. About 42 bikes were delivered to Chispa children on Friday in Norcross.

The initiative was a camaraderie project at Publix’s annual conference, Media and Community Relations Manager Brenda Reid said.

But delivering the bikes also fulfills a corporate mission for the Southeastern supermarket chain.

“In Atlanta we found Families First and they’ve been longtime partners

Children excitedly test out their new bikes on Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Norcross.

Staff photos: Taylor Denman

Cassandra Olmos teaches her son Gabriel Hernandez, left, how to ride his new bike on Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Norcross. of ours,” Reid said. “We know they help a lot of families and we thought this would be a great marriage.”

Norcross made a good fit through Families First’s relationship with Publix. Families First is an Atlanta-based nonprofit with a mission to ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families.

It began as an orphanage 130 years ago and has worked to build resilient children and families in metroAtlanta for decades.

Providing bikes coincides with Families First’s emphasis on health and wellness, which it seeks to introduce to children at a young age.

“These are parents that, through Families First, are connected to resources around health and wellness,

education, tutoring support for their children,” Families First CEO DePriest Waddy said. “It speaks to a broader proposition to physical fitness and giving parents a more direct approach to increasing health and wellness in their family.

Chispa, the Spanish word for “spark,” is a daily program designed to socialize Hispanic children and prepare them for preschool from infancy to kindergarten age. Students not only learn the fundamentals they’ll need to be successful readers and problem solvers once they enter preschool, preparing them for kindergarten.

Gabriel and his classmates aren’t the only ones that learn. Olmos said Chispa parent educators provide courses to teach parents how to re-

inforce lessons at home.

“The most important thing for this program is to encourage the parent to have a successful transition from home to preschool and from preschool to kindergarten,” Parent Education Coordinator Soledad Ruiz said. “Our focus is to teach the moms how to teach their sons or daughters at home doing different activities.”

Data shows that, in Gwinnett County, more than 50% of kindergartens are starting school unprepared from a reading and counting perspective.

This can be connected to low access to appropriate books for children in areas of the county, but Chispa also works to address the language barriers that could set students behind when they begin school. Simple instructions like putting on shoes can become confusing to a 4-year-old if he’s only been told to do so in Spanish at home.

The program is growing and most-

ly spread through word of mouth, but Olmos said early-learning programs like Chispa are uncommon in Norcross. Even if parents of young children know about the program, they may not have access to transportation to daily meetings. The program is also robust with a 20-person waiting list. Families First is looking to expand Chispa with additional funding through events such as Dining for a Difference, an annual fundraiser at the Georgia Aquarium on March 26.

Olmos said her son has benefitted from the program. Chispa teachers make home visits and quiz students with blocks and counting exercises.

Meanwhile, Olmos is learning how to be her son’s first teacher so he’ll be prepared for his future teachers in a few whirlwind years.

“He gets excited to come to school,” Olmos said. “He knows that he has to go to school and has to pay attention.”

Mass timber construction technology Exiting break, Georgia lawmakers holds promise for Georgia forestry take a stab at Kemp’s budget cuts

Bill de St. Aubin, CEO of Sizemore Group, an architectural firm based in Atlanta, said concerns over fire protection have prompted some hesitation to use wood in mid-rise ATLANTA — Georgia’s timber industry, office buildings. But mass timber – unlike which already tops the nation in a number the wood used in stick-built residential conof categories, may get a boost from new tech- struction – is actually more fire resistant nology that lets developers construct mid- than steel, he said. rise office buildings made mostly of wood.

“The new law recognizes wood is a proThe General Assembly is considering tective material,” he said. “Mass timber legislation asking the state Department of doesn’t light easily. … Mass timber is very Community Affairs to recommend whether thick. It’s a really strong material.”

Georgia should adopt a provision in the InMass timber has yet to make significant ternational Building Code that allows build- inroads in Georgia. Some cities passed orings constructed of “mass timber” to rise as dinances in recent years limiting the height high as 18 stories. The state building code of buildings made of wood, but the General limits wood office buildings to six stories. Assembly passed a bill in 2018 prohibiting Other countries and some states already local governments from imposing height reare taking advantage of the international strictions below what the state code provides. provision to put up mid-rise office buildUse of the technology currently is limitings well above Georgia’s height limit, said ed to two buildings in Atlanta. The recently Rep. John Corbett, R-Lake Park, chief spon- completed T3 West Midtown building at Atsor of House Bill 777 and a timber farmer. lantic Station consists of a concrete ground “Out on the West Coast, Washington and floor and six stories made of wood.

Oregon have done it. Canada The recently opened 47,000-square-foot has been using it for some Kendeda Living Building on the campus of time,” he said. “It’s going to Georgia Tech won last year’s top prize for be a good fit for our South- innovative sustainable design from the Atern yellow pine. It’s a good lanta Regional Commission. opportunity for us.”

Sizemore Group currently is building a Georgia already is the No. new church for Our Lady of Lourdes in At1 state in commercially avail- lanta’s Old Fourth Ward, the city’s oldest able timberland, with 22 mil- African American Catholic church.

John lion acres of privately owned “Every project I do now, I look at mass Corbett forests. The Peach State also timber first,” Aubin said. is tops in the nation in exports Andres Villegas, president and CEO of the of pulp, paper, wood fuel and wood pellets. Georgia Forestry Association, said the ability Forestry generates an annual economic to construct mid-rise office buildings from impact of $36.3 billion and is Georgia’s sec- wood would go a long way toward sustainond largest industry, accounting for 148,414 ing the state’s timber industry. direct and indirect jobs, according to the “It will give landowners a reason to conForsyth-based Georgia Forestry Association. tinue planting trees,” he said. “It’s a great Andy Barrs, president and CEO of Wat- opportunity for us, especially in Atlanta kinsville-based Barrs Industries, which where we have so much construction this owns stretches of timberland throughout can be applied to.” the Southeast, said the science of building The House bill calls for the Department of with mass timber has existed for decades. Community Affairs to begin its review of the But the market for mid-rise office build- International Building Code this summer ings made mostly of wood is still emerg- and complete its work before July 1, 2021. ing, he said.

Villegas said he’s not surprised by the Builders glue cross-laminated timbers to- length of the process. gether to create a strong material that can “It takes a little time for new technology be used for floors, ceilings and load-bearing to be accepted,” he said. “There’s a lag time walls, Barrs said. that occurs with the international build“They can cut the pieces exactly, so the ing codes being adopted at the state level.” preciseness is very high,” he said. “It alHouse Bill 777 passed the House Agricullows buildings to occur in urban areas with ture & Consumer Affairs Committee unania smaller footprint. It’s a very efficient way mously early this month and is expected to 216_GDP 2/14/2020 3:56 PM Pagebefore 1 toSUN_OBITS_OBITSv2 build, kind of like Lincoln Logs.” the full House soon.

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OBITUARIES LAWRENCEVILLE

Robert Hart Robert D. “Bob” Hart resided in Lawrenceville.

Born on July 8, 1940 in Chicago to the late Mary Frances Keating Lowell.

Bob married Priscilla DeVos in October 1961.

He was employed at Barrett Hardware Warehouse and was known to co-workers as “Fonz”. He

was a retired member of Teamsters Union and the South Wilmington Sportsmen Club. Dad will be remembered for his sense of humor, love for his family, ease in making friends, dancing, fishing and playing pool.

He is survived by Audrey (George) Schudy, Angela Hart (Tom Eagan), JoAnne Hart; Grandchildren: Christopher Bucciarelli,

AJ and Paige Principe.

His former Son-in-law, Anthony Principe; and his companion, Dorothy Hewell.

Bob was preceded by his Wife, Priscilla (2004) and Brother, Ronald Hart (2019).

Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be celebration of life later this year in IL.

By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers capped a hiatus week at the state Capitol by pulling back on some of Gov. Brian Kemp’s ordered budget cuts, which have dominated talks so far in the 2020 legislative session.

The governor’s proposed cuts – rounding out to $557 million through the 2021 fiscal year – inspired the General Assembly to set aside bill-wrangling for 10 days and focus almost exclusively on the budget.

Lawmakers held a fresh round of hearings to dive deeper into the budget. Dozens of state agency heads explained to members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees how they’ll manage the cuts.

Changes to the governor’s budget began Thursday, when members of the House Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee voted to restore funding for nearly half of 13 vacant food-safety inspector positions slated to remain unfilled because of the cuts.

The subcommittee’s chairwoman, Rep. Penny Houston, previously had said she felt wary of shortchanging food inspectors amid a proliferation of Dollar General stores opening in Georgia that now sell prepared food – and thus ought to face more scrutiny.

“It’s not really a glamorous thing when you go to a convenience store and you see rats everywhere,” said Houston, R-Nashville. “I mean, it’s tough.”

More budget tweaks likely ahead could set up headbutting between lawmakers and Kemp, who has veto power over spending items that the legislature passes.

The House version of the amended $27.4 billion budget for the current fiscal year is headed for a floor vote Wednesday that will likely see more cuts rolled back, said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England, R-Auburn.

“You’ll probably see more restorations,” England said, declining to elaborate further. “That’s the way this process is supposed to work.”

With the cuts, Kemp aims to stave off a budget shortfall

amid sluggish tax revenue collections while leaving wiggle room to give public school teachers a $2,000 raise.

Revenues picked up last month but still lag far behind the roughly $800 million boost officials originally projected.

Kemp’s budget director, Kelly Farr, told lawmakers Wednesday the agency belttightening was carefully calibrated to minimize impacts on everyday Georgians. He highlighted a total of $140 million in savings achieved by leaving vacant staff positions unfilled, plus millions more by eliminating landline phones and travel.

Many agencies are poised to have their budgets stay largely the same by trimming proposed increases in spending last year rather than cuts to existing services, Farr said.

“We tried to be very diligent about things that we consider to be public-facing [and] service-impacting,” Farr said. “This was not done haphazardly.”

But some lawmakers argued that kind of budgetcrafting could dampen the rebuilding process those agencies have undergone since the 2008 economic recession, which spurred deep cuts throughout state government.

“We’ve tried to make sure over the last couple of years that we paid attention to those agencies that took extraordinarily harsh, harsh cuts over the recession,” said Rep. David Knight, R-Griffin. “All of a sudden we come back down and there’s a drastic change.”

Concerns have continued to mount from social workers, doctors and others worried the proposed cuts would hit Georgia’s most vulnerable populations the hardest.

State mental health services face around $80 million in cuts through June 2021 that would largely affect programs meant to prevent crisis situations that could land someone in jail or a psychiatric ward.

Those cuts have unsettled many lawmakers and mental health advocates who support pumping more money into services for people with mental and physical disabilities, rather than keeping the budget flat.

“There are ways we can cut back,” said Pauline Shaw, executive director for the nonprofit special-needs group Effingham County Navigator Team. “But it should not come on the backs of people who are the most vulnerable.”

Critics have also homed in on cuts that could affect some law enforcement and criminal justice reform initiatives like alternative sentencing programs, public defenders and a huge backlog of forensic lab tests needed for rape investigations.

Elsewhere in the budget, Kemp has taken especially fierce heat for proposed cuts to county health boards and physician training programs in rural areas – a key voter base for the governor and many lawmakers from both parties.

“We do not want to see a greater burden placed on our rural hospitals because of budget cuts,” said Damien Scott, CEO of Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro.

“When you’re barely making ends meet, even $15,000 to $20,000 can be significant.”

Rep. Clay Pirkle agreed, noting many underserved health boards in rural counties might be in a serious bind without full state funding.

“If we are cutting in an area, the unintended consequence is we are cramming down to the local level,” said Pirkle, R-Ashburn. “And a lot of them can’t afford it.”

Some officials pointed out the full extent of the cuts can be deceptive since state funds are often paired with federal dollars.

For instance, the state medical director for the Georgia Poison Center, Robert Geller, said an estimated $50,000 cut to his office could swell to more than $150,000 with the loss of matching federal funds.

Rep. Butch Parrish, who chairs the House Health Appropriations Subcommittee, said he wants to steer clear of small cuts that could lead to inadvertently larger costs down the road.

“Let’s continue to talk about the consequences of some of these cuts,” Parrish, R-Swainsboro, said at a hearing Wednesday.

“And maybe if we look at it in a different light, we can come up with a better solution that we can all be happy about.”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her decision to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this month, a dramatic move that was criticized by Republicans as being disrespectful and a “breach of decorum.”

Pelosi defends decision to rip up State of the Union address

By Veronica Stracqualursi CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her decision to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this month, a dramatic move that was criticized by Republicans as being disrespectful and a “breach of decorum.”

“One of my disappointments is the fact that with all that we have done legislatively, whether its equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, gun violence protection, issues that relate to our children, the list goes on. I thought, well, let’s get attention on the fact that what he said here today was not true,” Pelosi told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview from the Munich Security conference Saturday. The full interview will air on CNN International at 1 p.m. ET on Monday.

Pelosi reiterated that she had no intention of tearing up her copy of Trump’s annual address to Congress, but that as she read along,

she “realized that almost every page had something in it that was objectionable.”

The tension on display at this year’s State of the Union came a day before the GOPled Senate was expected to and eventually voted to acquit Trump of two articles of impeachment.

“You can’t have an acquittal unless you have a trial and you can’t have a trial without witnesses and documents. So he can say he was acquitted, and the headlines can say acquitted but he’s impeached forever,” Pelosi told Amanpour on Saturday.

She criticized Republican senators for not having the “courage” to vote guilty though some voiced that Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine were inappropriate, “except for Mitt Romney.

God bless him.” Romney, a Utah Republican, was the only GOP senator to vote to convict on one of the two articles of impeachment.

Pelosi also told Amanpour that she “can’t even envision a situation” where Trump would be reelected, but added, “We don’t take anything for granted.”

“We have to have our own vision for the future, but everybody knows that we must be unified in making sure that he doesn’t have a second term,” she said.

She argued that any of the Democratic candidates “would be a better president than the current occupant of the White House, but we want to be very positive about how we go forth.”

The crowded field of Democratic candidates that started out with about 20 hopefuls has winnowed down to eight following the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

A frontrunner in national polls early in the race, former Vice President Joe Biden is currently trailing in the pledged delegate vote count, after a poor showing in the first two nomination contests.

Though she isn’t endorsing a candidate, Pelosi told CNN, “Quite frankly, with all the respect in the world for Iowa and New Hampshire, I’m not counting Joe Biden out. There are still races ahead that are much more representative of the country.”

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A motorcycle taxi driver gets his hands washed with a chlorine solution at a checkpoint between Beni and Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Progress made in fight against Ebola amid coronavirus crisis As China and the world try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the fight against another deadly disease, Ebola, has reached an encouraging “milestone,” the World Health Organization said Friday.

Four countries in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia, have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, WHO announced.

“The rapid approval of the Ebola vaccine by countries in the Africa region helps ensure this critical prevention tool will be available when and where it is needed most,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa. “This kind of collaboration and innovation is a model for other health priorities.”

The DRC is still grappling with the world’s second-

largest Ebola epidemic on record, that has killed more than 2,200 people and infected over 3,400. The outbreak, declared on August 1, 2018, has affected DRC’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces.

The ongoing fighting in the region has added additional challenges for health workers, who are forced to operate in warzone-like conditions, WHO said. Several health workers have lost their lives due to the violence.

Vaccine highly effective Preliminary study results of the new injectable Ebola vaccine, named Ervebo, have shown it is nearly 98% effective and can reduce the chances of dying for those who have already been infected, according to WHO. It has proven to be effective in protecting people from the Ebola Zaire virus and is recommended by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts as part of a broader

set of Ebola response tools.

The vaccine would not require “clinical trial or other research protocols,” and is expected to be registered in additional countries in coming weeks, WHO said. It is manufactured by the company Merck, known as MSD outside the US and Canada.

Speaking from DRC’s capital Kinshasa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the approval of the vaccine by the four African nations is a “milestone in the fight against this unforgiving disease” and urged “the whole world to recommit” to reaching zero Ebola cases.

Due to the urgent need for an Ebola vaccine, WHO said the prequalification process was the “fastest vaccine prequalification process ever.”

“The development, study, and rapid prequalification of this vaccine show what the global community can do when we prioritize the health needs of vulnerable people,” Ghebreyesus said.

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STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gwinnett girls continue to blaze trails with titles

By David Friedlander

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GRAPPLING GREATS

North Gwinnett’s Rex McDaniel shoots in during the AAAAAAA 145 State Finals on Saturday.

Collins Hill, Buford ride big guns to runner-up finishes at state traditional wrestling meet

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MACON — Collins Hill had its “Big Five” in position to take individual state titles in Class AAAAAAA and Buford had its “Big Four” in the same position in Class AAAAA in the finals of the Georgia High School Association’s State Traditional Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.

Ultimately, the deficits both squads faced in their race for the team titles in their respective classifications were too great.

However, with eight members of the combined “Big Nine” taking home championship medals, the Eagles and Wolves were able to claim the runner-up spots in their classes.

Actually, Collins Hill featured its “Big Five, Plus One,” with Tiyahna Askew also winning the 152-pound girls championship, while individual titles by Joey Felix (126), Elijah Griffin at (132), Clint Gilbert (138) and Lucas DeSilva (160) and a second-place finish by Powell Gilbert at 120 gave

Evan DiMaggio (220) led seven state placers to help the Wolves finish as state runners up in AAAAA with 179 points behind only WoodlandCartersville’s total of 210.

“Obviously, (winning) five out of six (in the finals) is pretty good,” said Collins Hill coach Nate Ethridge, whose Eagles finished as state runner-up for the second straight season, though they did cut the margin that Camden County won by more than in half. “The way the 120 (pound) match went down was pretty frustrating, and at this point in my career, it’s almost hard to enjoy wins and I just dwell on losses. So as great as our kids are, I’m not going to like. I’m bummed out.

“Last year, we wanted to be runner-up because we knew we didn’t have enough (depth) last year. This year, we did, and we talked about for a while that our other guys were going to win us a state title or not. We didn’t genBuford’s Charlie Darracott celebrates his victory in the 160 erate enough (team points) on the back side of this tourpound weight class on Saturday. nament.”

Meanwhile, Buford’s quarthe Eagles 167 team points Buford coach Tom Beugin Class AAAAAAA, trail- tet of Nick Stonecheck (152), las knows exactly where ing only champion Camden Charlie Darracott (160), Blaine Bergey (182) and County’s total of 199.5.

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MACON — North Gwinnett’s Dianna Holmes, Duluth’s Aki Choates and Collins Hill’s Tiyahna Askew were already trailblazers of sorts after being part of the first group of girls to win state wrestling championships after the Georgia High School Association began awarding individual female division titles last year.

That trio continued to be pioneers by winning their respective weight classes Saturday at the Macon Centreplex to headline a group of the first two-time girls champions at this year’s state meet, though at least one member of the group doesn’t necessarily feel like a pioneer.

“It’s just another title as I keep working for bigger and better titles,” said Holmes, a junior who pinned Berkmar’s Ally Graham in 48 seconds to win an all-Gwinnett girls 112-pound final.

Joining Holmes as a two-time girls state champ were Choates, who won an 11-7 decision over Jatiana Ford of Alexander for the 132-pound title, and Askew, who scored a pin for Carrollton’s Drina Griggs in 1:09 to win at 152 pounds.

But it was the fourth member of Gwinnett’s quartet of girls champions who made the most dramatic history Saturday.

Meadowcreek’s Mi’Kel Jiles trailed her 197-pound championship match against Johnson of Gainesville’s Antonia Martinez 4-1 early in the third period before finding an opening and not only gaining a two-point reversal, but finishing off a pin in 4:40.

That result not only made Jiles a first-time state champ, it also made her the only the second Mustangs’ wrestler in school history, male or female, to win an individual state championship.

The only other member of that exclusive club was Alex Paucar, who won the Class AAAA 103-pound state title 28 years ago in 1992 while wrestling for legendary coach Cliff Ramos, and who was in attendance to witness Jiles’ victory.

“It’s sinking in right now,” Jiles said of her feat. “It did (take a while to realize the match was over) because I didn’t hear the whistle.

When I was down (in the match), I was like, ‘I’ve worked too hard. … I’ve put in a lot of See NOTES, B8

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North Gwinnett’s Dianna Holmes celebrates her victory in the girls 112-pound weight class.

Hebron seeking head football coach as Jeff Saturday steps down From staff reports

Hebron Christian’s head coach Jeff Saturday shown during a timeout against Athens Academy during a 2019 game at Hebron. ♦ Dale Zanine

Hebron Christian is in the market for a new head football coach after Jeff Saturday’s decision to step away from coaching.

Saturday’s decision gives him more time to watch his oldest son Jeffrey, in his first year as a wide receiver for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and to handle a more demanding schedule with ESPN, where he is an NFL analyst. Hebron officials said Saturday will remain involved with the athletic program, just not in an active coaching role.

Saturday, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl XLI champion with the Indianapolis Colts, coached at Hebron

for five years, the past three as head coach.

“Coach Saturday’s impact on our football program over his three years was incredible,” Hebron athletic director Taylor Davis. “We saw an increase in participation, performance, expectations, and work ethic, but more importantly Coach Saturday cared just as much for his football players off the field. I am grateful for Coach Saturday’s leadership as our football program is moving in the right direction.”

Hebron made the state playoffs in each of Saturday’s three seasons as head coach. He had a record of 20-16, highlighted by a 2019 team that went 8-5 and reached the state quarter-

finals. His 2018 posted the first playoff win in school history.

Saturday played 14 NFL seasons, 13 with the Colts, and anchored the offensive line at center for quarterback Peyton Manning. He and Manning started an NFL-record 172 games as a center-quarterback tandem.

Prior to Saturday, Hebron also had a former NFL lineman as head coach in Kevin Shaffer, who played nine seasons in the league. He led the Lions to their first playoff appearance in 2016.

Hebron just completed its 13th season of varsity football.

The program’s head coaches prior to Shaffer were Sal Battaglia, Brian Smith and Rick Burlingame.

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Storylines aplenty at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The storylines are aplenty for the 62nd running of NASCAR’s Great American Race, the Daytona 500 and by the time cars grid at Daytona International Speedway for Sunday’s green flag, a new season’s worth of high aspirations will be on the line.

Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will begin his farewell season with every intention of putting an exclamation point on his NASCAR Hall of Fame bound career; winning races and challenging for a record eighth title. His young teammate Alex Bowman will start on the Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) front row for the third consecutive season.

Joe Gibbs Racing, which won a modern era record 19 races in 2019 and a NASCAR Cup Series title with driver Kyle Busch, will be hoping to duplicate its unprecedented season. JGR driver Denny Hamlin is the defending Daytona 500 champion.

A crowded and highlydecorated class of six rookies — Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Brennan Poole and Quinn Houff — will have the opportunity to establish their place at the Cup Series level. And with established teams behind them, this group of young talent may well be a force to be reckoned with even in Sunday’s 2020 opener.

First-time Daytona 500 polesitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his longtime crew chief Brian Pattie have started their relationship with a new team, JTG Daugherty Racing, in high-style.

Both of Stenhouse’s previous Cup wins have come on big tracks like Daytona.

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) during the Bluegreen Vacations Duels At DAYTONA at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Daytona 500 The Place: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Defending Winner: Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) The Date: Sunday, Feb. 16 The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 500 miles (200 laps) The last polesitter to win the Daytona 500, however, was Dale Jarrett in 2000.

Only two drivers entered in the race have won it more than once – Jimmie Johnson (2006 and 2013) and Denny Hamlin (2016 and 2019).

Only three drivers in Daytona 500 history have won back-to-back. The last was Sterling Marlin in 1994-95.

For his part, Johnson has been upbeat about this first race in a season of last races.

“It’s not the end of the year, so I’m very excited,” said Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. “All the emotions are just fun and excitement for myself, my family and team. But comparing to my first year, I showed up here not knowing if I was a Cup driver or could fit in here or was going to have a career in this sport. Insecurity was maxed. Not self-esteem, but self-confidence was low.

“I not only had to prove to the world, but I’m still trying to prove to myself that I could do it at this level. Much different headspace (today).”

Two of the last three Daytona 500s have been lastlap pass victories – 2017 Kurt Busch and 2018 Austin Dillon both led only the last lap en route to their 500 trophy.

And all of this seasonopening excitement will be under the watchful eye of United States President Donald Trump, who will be attending his first Daytona 500.

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LOCAL COLUMNIST|DARRELL HUCKABY

Public education has lost its way

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verybody talks about schools, but no- year — the only “standardized” test we ever body does anything about them. It’s took — and went on with our business. kind of like the Methodist Church.

We started school after Labor Day and Deep down in their heart of hearts, peo- got out on Memorial Day and took few ple know what a church is supposed to be, days off in between, save a couple of days what a church is supposed to preach, what at Thanksgiving, two weeks for Christmas a church is supposed to stand for. Deep and sometimes a few days in the spring. down we know the message that We managed just fine. we’ve been commissioned to take to Somewhere along the line educathe nations. It is a message of love tion lost its way. Someone in some and inclusion — absolutely — and ivory tower in Washington or Atlanwe mostly get that right. ta or somewhere else decided that It is a message of grace. We are schools had to become everything to big on that — so big that we identify everybody. I think the real trouble three kinds — prevenient, justifying began when Jimmy Carter created and sanctifying. We are also called the Department of Education, and Huckaby to teach repentance, but when you we hired hundreds of Washington start talking about actual repentance, bureaucrats with nothing to do. Tolots of folks think you’ve quit preaching and day the Department of Education has 4,000 gone to meddling, so they just let that part employees and a $68 billion budget, and slide in many churches because, after all, we they cause way more harm than good in the just can’t afford to dissuade anybody from day-to-day function of the local classroom. coming to church — particularly anybody The job of the school is to teach and to or bodies that might comprise a giving unit. prepare the student to function as a proThat’s just my opinion, of course, but ductive member of society. The teacher mine is the only one I have. should be in charge of the classroom, and And it is the same with education. Deep no student should have the right to disrupt down in our heart of hearts, we know what the class and keep others from learning. will make a successful school. We’ve had Education should be a high privilege, and them before. Most of the people who will teachers should be honored and respected. read this column actually attended schools, They should be paid a salary commensuI would wager, that worked very well, once rate with their education, and skill and the upon a time. lazy ones — the ones who hand out work I taught for 38 years, and I kept a photo- sheets and sit behind their desks playing graph attached to my podium. It was a pic- on the computer and counting their days to ture of my second-grade class. There were retirement — should be dismissed.

37 of us little linthead children in that picThe school boards should require disciture, staring back at the camera with con- pline and hold the students accountable and tentment and a touch of pride. And one support the building administrators who teacher — Miss Ruby Jordan. should support the teachers who should Thirty-seven kids in one class, with no not fear the students or reprisals for the teacher’s aide, no computer screens, no tech- students’ lack of effort or caring. nology. Her tools were paper and pencils All the technology in the world will not and books, along with intelligence, com- supersede the positive effect of a good mon sense and — and this is the key — the teacher and a positive relationship of mufull support of the administration and the tual respect between a teacher and a stuparents of the children she taught. dent and, collectively, a class.

Miss Ruby Jordan did a hell of a job and, We know that. Educators know that. One quite frankly, I don’t think it was all that day politicians might see that and actually hard. I have a great memory, and I don’t do something about it. One day. remember any classroom disruptions to We’d better. You think good education speak of. I remember a few scuffles on the is expensive? Just take a look around at playground during recess and remember how expensive poor education is turning that punishment was swift and just when out to be. those incidents did occur, but we read and wrote and did arithmetic and took our Iowa Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale Test of Basic Skills toward the end of the County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

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nother Valentine’s Day may have final interview by hiding my cast with my come and gone, but some things will coat. But when I showed up for work, an remain well after the chocolates are obviously displeased postmaster declared eaten and the roses lose their bloom. I first if I missed completing my daily routes on told you this story in 2018. Its message is time (this was in the days before mail trucks) unchanged: Love is eternal.

I would be let go. So, I ran. Literally. I ran This is a Valentine’s Day story. from house to house with mail stuffed in Once, many moons ago — and we are my cast and a postal bag full of Christmas talking a bunch of moons — I was editor cards and Life Magazines on my shoulder. of our high school’s newspaper. One of the My feet were a bloody mess. Each night my paper’s responsibilities, beyond pubmother soaked them and applied lishing an occasional issue, was the salves and balms and off I went annual Sweetheart Ball held each the next day. It was an agonizing February around Valentine’s Day. two weeks but I was able to save up What staging a dance had to do enough money to buy an engagewith journalism, I never quite figment ring and present it to her, apured out. There is still a lot I don’t propriately on Valentine’s Day. We understand about the news business were married four months later. but that’s a story for another day.

Dutifully married, I begin my Yarbrough One thing I did know was that scramble up the corporate ladder.

I needed a date for the event and had no She concentrates on her responsibilities of steady girlfriend. Nothing to do but invite raising our son and daughter. Still shy, she one of my good buddies to go with me. She dreads the cocktail parties, banquets and was a dependable friend who was a good conferences that are an obligatory part of listener and even helped me with my home- my career. A fawning corporate wife suckwork on occasion. She was very bright, quiet ing up to the boss is not in her DNA. and even a bit shy. And me? I was six feet Over the years, she becomes more selfof gawkiness, complete with a burr haircut assured and confident and a great partner and ears that would make Dumbo jealous. as I make a few more rungs up the ladder.

A power couple we were not.

While I am proud of how she has blossomed, I don’t remember much about that evening still something is missing: College. With but we must have had a good time because two kids in college, it is time for Momma to we began to date occasionally. No big deal. go. She does. And succeeds. After 25 years Still just good friends. She even continued away from the schoolbooks, she gets a nursto help me with my homework by keeping ing degree, becomes a registered nurse and my Spanish notebook for me along with enjoys her own career at Delta Air Lines. hers, until mine got an “A” and hers got a No more walking in my shadow.

“B.” That pretty much stuck a fork in that.

Now, here we are at the December of There are more dates until by our se- our lives. It has been quite a trip. Disagreenior year we find ourselves going steady. ments. Apologies. Bills to pay. Car pools.

She makes the National Honor Society PTA meetings. Ballgames. Two wonderful and is voted Most Dignified by her high children and their mates. Grandchildren. school classmates. I don’t do anything ex- Great-grandchildren. Great experiences. cept graduate.

Great friends. The stultifying tragedy of losIn one of the cruelties of those times, I ing a grandson. Surviving serious illnesses head off for college totally unprepared and and aching joints. Today, there is the occaunqualified for the experience. She goes to sional need for a walking cane. A husband work as a secretary, as young women of that who can’t seem to retire. A sometime fuzzy time were expected to do, prior to getting memory. But we’ve made it. Together. married and having a family.

This is my Valentine story. It began with Speaking of getting married, after a few a high school dance a long time ago. It enyears I am pretty sure I want to marry this dures to this day. Love has no end. woman. Having finally gotten my head on straight, I was in my junior year of college You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@ and had landed the plum of Christmas seadickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, son jobs, delivering mail. Only problem, I Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online at broke my hand badly three weeks before I dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www. was to start. I bluffed my way through my facebook.com/dickyarb

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ow that both Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and former Vice President Joe Biden have left New Hampshire with possibly mortal wounds, who would benefit most if they dropped out?

The conventional wisdom holds that a Warren implosion would help her fellow progressive, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., while a Biden implosion would aid the so-called moderates — former mayors Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and Mike Bloomberg of New York, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Yet Sanders may stand to gain from exits by both Warren and Biden.

Warren’s distant fourth-place finish in New Hampshire was obviously a good omen for Sanders. A January Pew poll found that 36% of Warren’s supporters would back Sanders if she were no longer in the race, compared with just 3% going to Bloomberg, 4% going to Klobuchar and 13% going to Buttigieg. As Warren sheds voters, her troubles will likely give Sanders a significant boost.

More surprising, however, is that a Biden collapse could also benefit Sanders. According to Pew, 21% of Biden voters said they would switch allegiance to Sanders if Biden were not in the race — more than would go to any other candidate. Biden, Bloomberg and Klobuchar all ranked in the single digits.

Why would Biden supporters name ond choice for many of each othSanders as their second choice? er’s supporters. According to Pew, Biden attacked Sanders’s socialist 15% of Biden supporters said they proposals as unrealistic and unafwould support Warren if Biden got fordable. But Biden’s draw for many out, and 18% of Warren supporters Democrats was not his moderate said they would back Biden if Warideology; it was his perceived electren got out. If they both got out, no ability. Many Sanders supporters telling who would pick them up. might have backed Biden this time Thiessen Finally, other polls have reportaround because their priority was ed slightly different second-choice to defeat Trump. They went with their preferences. Quinnipiac found that while heads and not their hearts. But now that 35% of Warren supporters named Sanders the Biden electability myth has been shat- as their second choice, only 13% of Biden tered, some of these voters might decide supporters did so. Which poll is right? It’s to go with their hearts after all. impossible to know for sure. Second choicIn other words, if Warren and Biden es in this race are fluid. leave the race, or suffer mass defections, Many centrist Democrats looked at the it could help Sanders not only to consoli- New Hampshire returns and consoled date the progressive vote but also to eat themselves that Buttigieg and Klobuchar away at some of the more moderate vote. got a combined 44.2%, a nearly 10-point Several caveats are in order. First, many lead over the Sanders and Warren comBiden voters (36%) did not volunteer a sec- bined 34.9%, and concluded that all that ond choice, so their votes could be up for is needed to stop Sanders is for more modgrabs. And the poll was taken before the erates to drop out. It’s more complicated.

Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire pri- Not all Warren voters go to Sanders. And mary, so voter preferences might change plenty of voters now supporting moderates in response to those results. After Klobu- may end up supporting Sanders if their char’s and Buttigieg’s strong performances first choice leaves the race. in New Hampshire, they might get a secThere are reasons for that. First, the modond look from defecting Warren and Biden erates in the Democratic race are moderate voters, as might Bloomberg. only when compared with Sanders. This is Also, Biden and Warren were the sec- the most radically left-wing field of Demo-

crats ever to run for president. When the candidates were asked during the most recent Democratic debate if they would be uncomfortable with a socialist leading the Democratic ticket, only Klobuchar and Tom Steyer raised their hands.

And the only difference between Medicare-for-all (favored by Sanders and Warren) and “Medicare for all who want it” (also known as the public option, favored

by Buttigieg, Bloomberg and Klobuchar) is that the former would eliminate private insurance instantly, while the latter would subject it to a slow, painful death. There really is not moderate lane in this race — only a left lane and a far-left lane.

That means it’s not a big ideological jump for many Democratic voters to embrace Sanders. Indeed, millions of them have done so before. In 2016, Sanders won 12,029,699 votes in the Democratic primaries. Many of his 2016 supporters are now backing other candidates.

These voters have already pulled the lever for Sanders once, so if their current choices stumble, that residual allegiance may draw them back to the democratic socialist from Vermont.

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

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PTC 18-01 MEDLOCK BRIDGE @ BUSH ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT Sealed Bids for the construction of the Medlock Bridge @ Bush Road Intersection Improvements will be received by the City of Peachtree Corners, at the Peachtree Corners City Hall, 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092, until 10:00 A.M. local time on February 18, 2020, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project generally consists of roadway widening and intersection improvements at the intersection of Medlock Bridge and Bush Road, including full depth asphalt pavement, milling and inlay, concrete curb and gutter, concrete median, concrete sidewalk, signing, pavement marking, storm drainage improvements, retaining wall, traffic signal installation, and grading.

For more information please visit the City’s website at https://www.peachtreecornersga.gov/businesses/ doing-business-with-thecity/rfp-bidding 9 0 2 - 6 3 0 0 9 9 , 1/17,19,24,26,31,2/2,7,9,14, 16 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PTC 19-07 WEST JONES BRIDGE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING Sealed Bids for the construction of the West Jones Bridge Pedestrian Crossing will be received by the City of Peachtree Corners, at the Peachtree Corners City Hall, 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092, until 11:00 A.M. local time on February 19, 2020, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The proposed improvements generally consist of the addition of a pedestrian crossing, installation of rapid flashing beacons, construction of ADA compliant wheel chair ramps, the provision for traffic control and permanent signage, and pavement markings.

For more information please visit the City’s website at https://www.peachtreecornersga.gov/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/95/292 9 0 2 - 6 3 0 8 7 1 , 1/24,26,31,2/2,7,9,14,16

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE Public Hearings will be held at 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30071 before the following boards on the following dates and for the purpose of due process of the following: Norcross Planning and Zoning Board, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers Norcross Mayor and Council, Monday, March 16, 2020 at 6:30 PM in the Conference Room Norcross Mayor and Council, Monday, April 6, 2020 at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers Proposed text amendment to the City’s Unified Development Ordinance for the following: Sec 202-2, add Item FF about Car Washes Sec 102, Add clarifications on floodplain-management specific definitions Sect 404, Various edits to Floodplain Management to be better in compliance with FEMA requirements For further information contact the Community Development Department at 678-421-2027 928-633839, 2/16,3/8 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (TOWING OR STORAGE COMPANY) You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19 (a) (2), that each of the below-referenced vehicles are subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicles are currently located at South East Transportation – 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle, Lilburn GA The vehicles subject to liens as stated above are identified as: Vehicle Make: FORD Year: 1999 Model: WINDSTAR Vehicle ID #: 2FMZA51476XBA16400 Vehicle License #: RBY9946 State GA Vehicle Make: CHRYSLER Model: PT Year: 2000 CRUISER Vehicle ID #: 3A4FY58B76T362340 Vehicle License #: RPL8542 State GA List additional vehicles as necessary.

Anyone with an ownership interest in any of these vehicles should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Address: Telephone #: SOUTH EAST TRANSPORTATION 4138 ARCADIA INDUSTRIAL CIRCLE LILBURN GA 30047 770-549-8901 928-632933, 2/9,16 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE Vehicle Make: SATURN Year: 2010 : M o d e l 3GSALKE70AS610637 Vehicle ID: CSMG06 Vehicle License#: MINNESOTA Person who left vehicle at facility: Candice Nicosha Any information relation to owner: NO You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 4011-19(b)(2), that the abovereferenced vehicle is subject t

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to a lien and petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclose, a court shall order the sale of vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at 4875 Jimmy Carter BLVD Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: CND Auto Performance Inc Address: 4875 Jimmy Carter BLVD Telephone #: 678 914 6147 928-633335, 2/16,23

Maxima Vehicle ID #: 1N4BA41E16C830930 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M6624 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2006 Model: Civic Vehicle ID #: WDBRF61J43E009788 Vehicle License #: RPL7465 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06625 Vehicle Make: Infiniti Year: 2002 Model: QX4 Vehicle ID #: JNRDR09X92W212726 Vehicle License #:NO Tag State FL Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06626 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2012 Model: Versa Vehicle ID #: 3N1CN7AP1CL848109 Vehicle License #: L308YU State FL Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06627 Vehicle Make: ChevroModel: let Year: 2008 Impala Vehicle ID #: 2G1WT58N781215611 Vehicle License #: BPD6690 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06628 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2003 Model: Explorer Sport Trac Vehicle ID #: 1FMZU67E03UA72924 Vehicle License #: CJL2916 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06629 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2010 Model: Grand Caravan Vehicle ID #: 2D4RN3D14AR489882 Vehicle License #: RRT3105 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06630 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2004 Model: Quest Vehicle ID #: 5N1BV28U14N341425 Vehicle License #: BKZ8944 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06631 Vehicle Make: Honda Model: AcYear: 2003 cord Vehicle ID #: 3HGCM56313G708338 Vehicle License #: RQK2002 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06632 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2006 Model: Explorer Vehicle ID #: 1FMEU75816UB42243 Vehicle License #: RKY3832 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06633 Vehicle Make: Chrysler Year: 2005 Model: Town & Country Vehicle ID #: 1C4GVehicle P45R55B341740 License #: No Tag State NY Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06634

ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicles is: 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 2.21.2020. Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: 75 Langley Dr Lawrenceville, GA. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

Vehicle Make: Acura Year: 2003 Model: RSX Vehicle ID #: JH4DC548X3C021218 Vehicle License #: 833XDN State AR Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05078 Vehicle Make: NisYear: 2005 Model: san Altima Vehicle ID #: 1N4AL11D45C337172 Vehicle License #: RHJ1472 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05079 Vehicle Make: Volvo Year: 2005 Model: S60 Vehicle ID #: YV1RS592452433328 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05080 Vehicle Make: Cadillac Year: 2006 Model: STS Vehicle ID #: 1G6DW677560134956 Vehicle License #: QFF9383 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05081 Vehicle Make: Saab Year: Vehicle 2007 Model: 9-3 ID #: YS3FD46Y771114237 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05082 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2000 Model: Avalon Vehicle ID #: 4T1BF28B4YU103799 Vehicle License #: IC96FF State FL Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05083 Vehicle Make: Toyota Model: CoYear: 2003 rolla Vehicle ID #: 1NXBR32E33Z105259 Vehicle License #: RDQ0456 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05084 Vehicle Make: Kia Year: Model: Soren2013 to Vehicle ID #: 5XYKT4A20DG338893 Vehicle License #: PIT9442 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05085 Vehicle Make: Hyundai Model: AcYear: 2014 cent Vehicle ID #: KMHCVehicle T5AE9EU197337 License #: DCD9050 State NC Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05086 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2014 Model: Sentra Vehicle ID #: 3N1AB7AP3EY282296 Vehicle License #: CDK5912 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M05087 928-632951, 2/9,16 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicles is: 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 2.28.2020. Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: 75 Langley Dr Lawrenceville, GA. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2012 Model: Altima Vehicle ID #: 1N4AL2AVehicle P9CN507687 License #: HVS861 State MS Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06616 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2014 Model: Avenger Vehicle ID #: 1C3CDZAB7EN116056 Vehicle License #: 2435AV6 State AL Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06617 Vehicle Make: Yamaha Year: 2015 Model: YZF-R3 Vehicle ID #: MH3RH06Y4FK009909 Vehicle License #: WGA231 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06618 Vehicle Make: GMC Year: 2007 Model: Sierra Vehicle ID #: 2GTEC13J971522485 Vehicle License #: ADP7047 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06619 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2009 Model: Maxima Vehicle ID #: 1N4AA51E29C859083 Vehicle License #: RSC8521 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06620 Vehicle Make: GMC Year: 2010 Model: Terrain Vehicle ID #: 2CTFLCEW2A6266164 Vehicle License #: WPT995 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06621 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2004 Model: Monte Carlo Vehicle ID #: 2G1WW12E349149207 Vehicle License #: RZZ4138 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06622 Vehicle Make: Porsche Year: 1986 Model: 911 Carrera Vehicle ID #: WP0EB0910GS170725 Vehicle License #: AUT2608 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M06623 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2006 Model:

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. Notice is hereby given that PODS Enterprises, LLC, located at 485 Horizon Dr., Suite 100, Suwanee, GA 30024 will sell the contents of certain containers at auction to the highest bidder to satisfy owner’s lien. Auction will be held online at www.

StorageTreasures.com starting on February 20, 2020 and ending February 27, 2020 at 10:00 am EST. Contents to be sold may include general household goods, electronics, office & business equipment, furniture, clothing and other miscellaneous property. The name of the occupants and items to be sold are as follows: Melody Jones, couches, misc items, Christine Smith boxes, misc household items, Josephine S Dennis boxes, storage bins, misc items, James Wyrick boxes, ladder, misc household items, Omar Graham washer/ dryer, couch.

929-632710, 2/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2920 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30519, 678-4963439 on 02/25/2020 @ 1:00 PM Unit 3027–Paula Bradley– Household Goods Unit 2027–Amanda Edwards–Household Goods Unit 3087–Gale Bremner– Household Goods Unit 2104–Janis Stott– Household Goods Unit 3012–Yvette Traylor– Household Goods Unit 2038–Joseph Jennings–Industrial and household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632712, 2/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage 2790 Braselton Hwy Dacula GA, 30019 on, Tuesday–Febuary 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM. 414 Julius John Electric work supplies, tools, drills, saws 334 Dominique Spencer 3 Bedrooms apartment.

522 Joanna Hinestroza Boxes, totes, mattress, table chairs, 219 Brinkley Warren Furniture, house goods The auction will be listed, and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cas only, and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632708, 2/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage 2050 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, Ga 30519 on February 25,2020 at 12:00pm Cathey Foy A132 Household Items LaTonya Rowe Unit E603 Household Items Latanglia Jones Unit C1003 Household Items Brittney Clarke C2064 Household Items

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Portia Marriott E726 Household Items Jason Hedrick A112 Household Items The Auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space may refuse and bid and may rescind and purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632709, 2/9,16 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd., Sugar Hill, GA 30518 Febuary 25, 2020 at 4:00 PM Unit 351 Janisia Wells Two Bedroom Home Unit 328 James Mengwasser Household Items & Tools Unit 282 Alexzandra Welch Clothes Unit 518 David Thomas Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632601, 2/9,16 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4750 Nelson Brogdon Blvd., Sugar Hill, GA 30518 February 25th, 2020 at 3:00 PM Unit 470 Tanya Gonzalez Salon Equipment Unit 515 Isabel Garces Love seat, ottoman, nightstand, queen mattress, mattress queen box spring, queen rails Unit 520 Kerry Porter Household Items Unit 715 Harry Langley Household The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632636, 2/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1172 Auburn Road Dacula, Georgia 30019 on February 25th 2020 @ 10:00 AM Unit 1055 Angela Standridge Clothes n Furniture Unit 818 Ameedat Bidmus clothes Unit 666 Karen Petersen house hold goods Unit 348 Danell Austin 2 bed sets Unit 664 Doreen Nash Household Goods Unit 218 Yolanda Lewis Household goods Unit 158 Miata Ferraro house hold items Unit 459 Ryan Coleman house hold, electronics, music studio. Furniture, tv,couches, appliances, lawn trimmers.

Unit Paa 84 Sacob Services LLC 2005 Lincoln town car Unit Paa 85 Sacob Services LLC Limousine Unit 166 Yvonne M Pilert Household items Unit 307 Tracey Bradley household items Unit 301 Michael McDaniel Household goods Tools Unit 738 Christi Moore Household The auction will be listed, and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only, and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-631906, 2/9,16 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4257 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30518, February 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM Chanika Brown Unit 727 furniture, misc. household, electronics Conswella Benson Unit 6202 kitchenware, furniture, clothes, electronics, pet cage, toys Janice Mayfield Unit 6083 office furnishings Byron Harless Unit 652 Toolbox, tools, misc. household The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Auction to be held on February 25th at 12 PM (noon) Extra Space Storage 2044 Old Norcross Road Lawrenceville GA 30044 Unit 356 LaTrese Capers chairs, saloon equipment Unit 526F: Kennedy Abande, Couch, dresser, clothing Unit 306: Terri Kruppa, Dining Table, gym equipment Unit 517c Laya Collins, Boxes / furniture totes Unit 517c Collins Laya ,Boxes, furniture, totes Unit 124 Farianna Rubio Conca, Furniture boxes totes Unit 1c06 Alicia Young, Clothing, shoes Unit 212 Charles Thompson, Cabinets Vanities, sinks Unit 323 Stacy Christian, DVDs, Boxes, Bags Unit 442 Martin Reyes, Tools, electrical materials Unit 520H Jerri Hart, Deep Freezer, bed, boxes The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 840 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 770-368-6545 February 26, 2020 @ 11:00 AM Jesus Canela Unit 2117 queen bed, sofa, 2tvs, table and chairs, clothes, toys Cassidy Lakes Unit 2115 boxes, totes, dresser, bed Zakia Wilson Unit 1110 2 queen beds, 3 tein mattresses, full mattress, boxes Raquel Smith Unit 811 boxes Selena Harris Unit 213 Living room suit 2 bedroom suite kitchen table and chairs pots pans end table clothes Selena Harris Unit 215 household items Lisa Jackson Unit 2001 houserhold items Toni Gregory Unit 1101 king bed, tv, sofa, chairs, sectional, dishes, two dressers, clothes, boxes Nikiesha Alston Unit 2513 washer, dryer, full size and queen bed Rameria Hines Unit 1221 5 bdrm house, living room set, dining room set, deep freezer, wash and dryer, office desk The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3357 Breckinridge Blvd.

Duluth, GA 30096, February 25, 2020 at 12:00PM Unit 0109 – Marcus Tucker – Boxes Unit 1410 – Evelyn Beltre – Lamps, Chairs, Boxes, Tables, Baker’s Rack, Couch, Mattress, Box Springs, Misc.

Glass Décor, Dresser, Totes Unit 1613 – Raymond Brown – Bags, Clothes, Hat Unit 2002 – Tulani Kinard – Boxes, Totes, Mattress, Organizers, Table, Dresser, Bed Frame, Luggage, Misc. Decor Unit 2148 – Johndera Sutton – Bags, Wall Décor, Trophies, Table, Boxes, Organizer, Totes, Clothes, Turkey Fryer, Bags Unit 2422 – James Francois – End Table, Shelves, Misc. Decor Unit 2431 – Patricia Alexander – Boxes, Totes, Bags, Lamps, Folding Table, Chair, Mattress, Shelves, Books, VHS, Misc. Cleaning Supplies, Bed Frame, Garden Hose Unit 2512 – Nala Scott - Clothes, Box, Backpack, Bags, Clothes Hamper Unit 2605 – Kenneth Radley - Dresser, Totes, Bookshelf, Table, Boxes, Chairs, Lamps, Misc. Cleaning Supplies, Baskets, Basinet, Toys, Luggage Unit 2609 – Aja Hanna Washing Machine Unit 2616 – Jermaine Lewis – Rugs, Books, Totes, Vase, Chairs, boxes, Clothes, Pillows, Misc. Décor Unit 3055 – Shuntell Hayes – Vacuum, Floor Fan, Luggage, Boxes, Kitchen Appliances, Wall Racks, Hat, Baskets, Cooler Unit 3207 – Kelli Williamson – Mattress, Box Spring, Totes, Boxes, Décor, Lamp, Toys, Chest/Ottoman Unit 3210 – Sonya Ness – Chairs, TV Stand, Dresser, Shelving, Wall Art, Mattress, Grill, Boxes, Rugs Unit 3215 – Ashley J. Lloyd – Mattress, Box Spring, Headboard, Bed Frame, Chairs, Boxes, Bags, Toys, Games, Grill, Washer, Dryer Unit 3313 – Cedrick Twillie – Tires, Waser, Dryer, Shelves, Bookcase, Crock Pot, Oil, Toys, Carpet Cleaner The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632950, 2/9,16 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd, NW Duluth, GA 30096, February 26th, 2020 at 10:00 AM Unit 5306 Bridget Lawler 3x bedroom furniture, king size bed set, 2 queen size bed set, end tables, wardrobe closet, bags, boxes, bikes, household items, 6x purses, tv Unit 4509 Patrick Thomas Household Goods Unit 1508 Cecilia Ward Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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Auction February 26, 2020 @ 1:00 PM Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Unit Number Account Name Description of Goods 2103 Cyril Davies Furniture, clothing 2014 Cyril Davies Furniture, clothing 2024 Tony Smith Home furnishings 2107 Elizabeth Harris Household The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632152, 2/9,16 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Hwy Lilburn, Ga 30047 February 26, 2020@ 12:00PM 387 Shize Chen Household Goods 114 Eric Lillie Household Goods 522 Nija Lightfoot Household Goods 197 Fulina Clarke Household items 414 Juzar Master Bed, suitcase, bags 318 Elizabeth appliances, Scruggs boxes,furniture 117 Elizabeth Jimenez Valente Bags, boxes, tools 132 Carol Henry Household Goods 448 Monet Lawton Bedroom and living room furniture 272 Michelle Mitchell Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-632205, 2/9,16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3345 Medlock Bridge Road Norcross, Georgia 30092 to satisfy a lien on March 11, 2020 at approx. 2:00 P.M. at www. storagetreasures.com Cube# 1399- Carmen D. Stephens Cube# 1299Ulanda Thompson Gainous Cube#1148- James Robin Daniels Cube# 1254- Brittany Alaina C. Maddox 929-632638, 2/16,23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash

by CubeSmart #714, 105 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024, to satisfy a lien on March 11 ,2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www. storagetreasures.com: #520- Michael Brady #532- Daniel Meadows #632- Dontrell Ham 929-632746, 2/16,23 STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Rd NE Lawrenceville, GA 30046 February 26th 2020 at 10 AM 1066 Nichelle Walcott 9-

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LIFESTYLES

COLUMNIST|RONDA RICH

In appreciation of Robert Penn Warren

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ost summers I aspire Reading “All The King’s to read a work of Men,” I dog-eared pages, classic literaunderlined and highture. A novel. This is lighted words and seneasier said than done tences. since my tastes pull Mr. Warren had writtoward memoirs, biten in language so genographies and historiuine of the deep, rural cal recounting.

South that it echoed Several years ago, the words I heard as I I spent a summer engrew up.

Rich thralled with the Pu“I done come a-piece.” litzer Prize winning “All “Are you sure you took The King’s Men” by Rob- it to the Lord in prayer?” ert Penn Warren. The 1946 “That’s a fine how-de-do.” book chronicles the rise of a “That’s what I hear tell.” backwoods Louisiana politiEven a character named cian to a demigod who rules Satterfield, one of my famover all. Willie Stark, the ily’s storied names, appears. protagonist, was based on This all comes back to me legendary Huey Long, a man now after the past season’s said to be reviled by other steamrolling antics of the contemporary politicians LSU Tigers. I never think such as Franklin D. Roos- of Huey Long that I don’t evelt and Georgia’s Eugene think of LSU football. Gov. Talmadge.

Long was an enthusiastic

supporter of LSU and even penned fight songs that are still used today at football games. Legend (and Long’s biographer) say that he secured federal funding to build new dormitories. This he promptly did — then built the Tiger football stadium on top of the dormitories.

When Tink was shooting a television series in Baton Rouge several years ago, I said, “We have to go to Tiger stadium. You have to see this.”

On a quiet Sunday morning, my husband eased the car up to the stadium and I pointed toward to the dorm rooms that are positioned under the federally-funded stadium seating. These are the kinds of things that make the South unique and interesting — clever charac-

ters like Huey Long.

Our next stop was the state capitol. Long, former Governor and Senator, is buried in the front lawn. On that day, an enormous bouquet of fresh flowers had been laid at the grave which sits in the shadow of an 18foot tall marble monument topped with a 12-foot-tall sculpture of Long, known as Kingfish. After a visit to his grave, I took Tink to the foyer of the Capitol where Long was assassinated by the son-in-law of a political enemy.

“Look, here’s where a bullet ricocheted,” I pointed to a place on the marble wall.

Long had been shot in the torso but his bodyguards had riddled the assassin with 60 bullets. “Then,” I continued, “they carried

Long down this back staircase, out that door on the bottom floor, to the car and hurried him to the hospital.” He died two days later on Sept. 10, 1935. At the time, he was a member of the U.S. Senate.

I knew about the damaged marble and the back stairway because a friend, Leo Honeycutt, a longtime television news anchor in Baton Rouge, had done a documentary on the assassination so he once gave me a personal tour.

To me, nothing is more thrilling than to see and touch a place where history happened.

But Tink brought a piece of his own magic. A good friend of his, David Milch, assisted Robert Penn Warren for seven years on an

anthology of American literature while at Yale.

“David has such respect for him as a mentor that he always refers to him as Mr. Warren.”

As evidenced in “All The King’s Men,” Mr. Warren was keen on keeping the fine points of history and language. Milch took that example and used it in his future television work, particularly on the HBO series “Deadwood” — a historical recounting of the western town of Deadwood, S.D. It’s amazing the trail that history leaves.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of the new book “Let Me Tell You Something.”

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COLUMNIST|ROB JENKINS

In parenting, being present is half the battle

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ecently, I attended the fu- occasionally struggled with durneral of a dear friend, not ing my child-rearing years. much older than I. When my children were Despite the incredibly sad young, I earned my living occasion, I was touched to coaching college baskethear four of his children ball. That meant I was on deliver heart-felt eulogies the road a lot, and not just in praise of their dad. during the season. A friend That experience left me once asked my wife, “What wondering (among other does your husband do in things) what my children the off-season?” She reJenkins will say about me when I’m plied, “What off-season?” gone, one day in the (I hope) far If I wasn’t at a game, I was distant future. If I could write my off scouting opponents. Or on own epitaph, it would be this: a recruiting trip. Or at summer “Dad was always there for us.” camp. Year-round, there was alThat’s because I’m convinced ways something. that, when it comes to parenting, As my children grew older and being present is more than half became involved in more activithe battle. Yet it’s something I ties of their own, however, not

being present became intolerable. Eventually, I left the coaching profession, mostly so I could be there for my own kids instead of always being with other people’s kids.

I quickly learned that there’s more than one kind of presence.

Being present physically is one thing — it’s a great place to start— but by itself it’s not enough. As parents, we also have to be mentally and emotionally available.

That, too, was sometimes hard for me. Anyone who knows me will tell you that, given the opportunity, I will happily spend hours with my nose in a book.

Once my kids were old enough to entertain themselves, the temp-

tation was always there to retreat into a fantasy world of ink and paper.

I understood intuitively, though, that my children would not be young forever, and that opportunities lost could never be recaptured.

So I made myself put down my book and read them a book — or throw the ball around in the yard, or shoot some baskets, or play a board game, or take them fishing. Looking back, I’m so glad I did. Those times are among my most precious memories.

I’m also grateful we didn’t have smartphones back then, because I know what a powerful attraction they can be.

Still, when I see parents today, at the park or playground or wherever, mesmerized by the screen, I want to ask them, “Do you have any idea what you’re missing? Or how much you’ll regret it one day, when those children are grown and gone?”

It may be that technology makes it harder than ever for parents to be present. Yet in this modern, topsy-turvy world, being there for your kids has never been more important.

Rob Jenkins is a local writer and college professor. The views expressed here are his own. You can email Rob at rob.jenkins@ outlook.com.

COLUMNIST|LISA MCLEOD

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Multiplier Leaders, de♦ Have you ever been marscribed by Wiseman as ginalized and had to prove “Someone who uses their your value while maintainintelligence to amplify the ing your dignity? What did smarts and capabilities of it teach you? the people around them” ♦ Have you ever dealt with are a far cry from the past a challenging situation over model of being the smart- and over again? How did est loudest voice in the you stay resilient? room. However, in many ♦ Have you ever let other organizations, the leader- people take credit for your ship criteria (official and work because you knew it unofficial) is based on the was helping the organizaexperiences the people cur- tion move forward? rently in leadership found As you read the above quesvaluable for themselves. tions ask yourself, would you This means, the conscious follow a leader who excelled and unconscious beliefs in these areas? I would. about what you need to These types of questions be a good is often limited. expand the background and Most organizations work definition of leadership. If to recruit a wide diversity you want the same results, of candidates. Yet too of- hire the same people. If you ten candidates’ screening want to be better, expand is based on narrow crite- your thinking. ria. I frequently observe organizations bringing in Lisa McLeod is the author people from different backof the best-sellers “Selling grounds, and then asking with Noble Purpose” and the candidates “How well “Leading with Noble have you replicated and Purpose.”

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AUBURN Masonic Lodge plans blood drive the auburn masonic lodge will have an american red cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at the perry rainey center, 16 college St. in auburn. blood donations help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer, according to the american red cross. donors are encouraged to eat a balanced meal, drink plenty of water, and sleep well before and after their donation. while walk-in donations are welcome, donors can schedule an appointment at redcrossblood.org; use the sponsor code “auburn” to find the blood drive.

BARROW COUNTY Animal Alliance hosts vaccination clinic animal alliance of georgia will have a low-cost vaccination clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at barrow county animal control, 616 barrow park drive in winder.

Vaccines including a one-year rabies shot, dHppV for dogs, FVrcp for cats, and bordetella for dogs will be available for $10 each. a nail trim will be offered for $10, and microchipping will be available for $25. all animals must be secured by a leash or in a carrier. all proceeds will benefit animal alliance of georgia’s community outreach programs.

For more information, visit www. animalallianceofgeorgia.org or call 678-542-9572.

BERKELEY LAKE Cooking class for seniors offered at Pinckneyville Rec learn how to work with what’s in your pantry to make a low-cost gourmet-style meal at “munchable masterpieces” at pinckneyville community recreation center, 4650 peachtree industrial blvd. in berkeley lake. the workshop, for adults ages 50 and up, will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 26 at pinckneyville rec. the registration fee is $6. to register, visit www.gwinnettparks. com, click on “online registration,” and search for the event with code pVp11990.

For more information, call 678277-0920.

BRASELTON Paddy’s Day PathFest returns for 4th year the fourth annual paddy’s day pathFest will have teams scurrying through several business areas along the braselton lifepath on march 14 to search for shamrocks, leprechauns, and clues. the pathFest will begin at 10 a.m. march 14 with the pathparade. decorated golf carts, scooters, skateboards, wagons and walking groups will parade along the lifepath, the sidewalk along ga.

Highway 211. the parade will begin at the ace Hardware in liberty Village and travel toward mulberry centre.

Following the parade, pathQuest will begin. teams of questers will earn points, testing their smarts and skills in a hodgepodge of challenges that will take them through the business centers along the lifepath. the lifepath includes six business centers: liberty Village, mulberry walk, plaza 211, mulberry place, mulberry centre, and Stone crossing.

For more information, visit www.downtownbraselton.com or facebook.com/braseltonlifepath.

BUFORD GEHC presents Charles program learn about lawrenceville native and local sports icon ezzard charles on thursday at the gwinnett environmental and Heritage center in buford. “gwinnett gather and gab: ezzard charles,” a black History month program, will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. thursday at the geHc, 2020 clean water drive in buford. charles, known as the cincinnati cobra, was a professional boxer and world heavyweight champion.

He was elected to the international boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. the program is free and open to the public.

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Snellville native trains U.S. Navy Warfighters

By Taylor Denman

taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

Former Petty Officer 2nd Class Stefan Hart from Snellville joined the U.S. Navy because he dreamed of seeing the world.

Hart is currently a Navy contractor with the Center for Surface Combat Systems in San Diego, which trains sailors in the operation and maintenance of shipboard weapons and sensors.

Hart is a 2008 graduate of South Gwinnett High School and serves as a senior trainer engineer.

“I’m responsible for all the training equipment and server room with about 100 computers,” Hart said. “We use this equipment to train the students how to safely drive U.S. Navy ships. I like how real our simulators are and how accurately it depicts an actual shipboard environment.”

While on active duty, Hart earned multiple Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.

“I earned them mostly for fixing equipment and computers that ran our radars and weapon systems while serving aboard USS Pinckney from 2010 to 2014,” Hart said.

Hart’s relatives served in the military, and he’s proud to continue that tradition.

“I have an uncle and a cousin in the Army,” Hart said. “I feel like I’m continuing a military tradition of service, and I like that I can continue my service as a Navy contractor after I successfully completed my active-duty Navy service.”

registration the beekeepers club of gwinnett county will offer a oneday workshop on march 21 on beekeeping. the fifth annual beekeepers School will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. march 21 at Hebron baptist church in dacula. the cost is $20 for club members who have paid their dues for the current year. additional family members can attend for $15 each. those who are not members of the beekeepers club can attend for $40, which includes a one-year club membership. the workshop is limited to 40 participants.

For more information, including links to registration forms and payment information, visit facebook.com/ gwinnettbeekeepers.

DULUTH Watercolor painting offered at McDaniel Farm Follow in the footsteps of author and artist beatrix potter at a painting workshop march 15 at mcdaniel Farm park. learn about her love of the land and nature, how she used her books to pass that on to a whole generation of children, and try your hand at children’s book watercolor painting. the workshop will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. march 15 at mcdaniel Farm park, 3251 mcdaniel road in duluth. the cost is $5 per person; all supplies will be provided. register by march 13 online at www.gwinnettparks.com. click on “online registration” and search for the event with code mFp14700.

GRAYSON Teams needed to clean up Grayson the city of grayson wants its residents to team up march 21 to help beautify the city. team up to clean up grayson is seeking groups interested in trash and litter collection, planting/ landscape enhancement and other beautification projects. those who are interested in participating can email info@ cityofgrayson.org to have a project assigned to their team.

For more information, visit www. cityofgrayson.org.

LAWRENCEVILLE 5K to raise awareness of

Special photo: mass communication Specialist 1st class tim miller

Stefan Hart is currently a Navy contractor with the Center for Surface Combat Systems in San Diego.

colorectal cancer a 5K event in lawrenceville will celebrate colorectal cancer survivors and raise awareness about prevention, symptoms and screening of the cancer.

Strollin’ 4 the colon will take place march 1 at Sugarloaf mills in lawrenceville. the survivor celebration is planned for 7:30 a.m., and the 5K will begin at 8 a.m. colorectal cancer is a cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. most colorectal cancers start as a growth, or polyp, on the inner lining of the colon or rectum, according to the american cancer Society. not all polyps are cancerous, but some types of polyps can change into cancer over time. registration for the event is $25. proceeds will assist cancer patients at northside Hospital gwinnett with financial concerns.

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

LILBURN Blood drive planned at LAB the lilburn activity building will host an american red cross blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 26. the lilburn activity building is located at 788 Hillcrest road in lilburn. blood donations can help save people’s lives, and donations take an hour or less.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 678-277-0875.

LOGANVILLE Loganville Bridal Expo coming to Rock Gym the loganville woman’s club will host the loganville bridal expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. march 21 at the Historic rock gym and convention center, 135 main St. in loganville. the expo will feature local businesses, wedding venues, florists, wedding gowns, tuxedos, entertainers, photographers, disc jockeys, transportation and more.

For more information, visit www. theloganvillewomansclub.com or call 602-935-8592.

NORCROSS Tree to be planted at Pinnacle Park the city of norcross and its tree preservation board, along with community partners, families

and friends will join together to celebrate georgia arbor day at 10 a.m. Friday with a tree planting at pinnacle park, 250 pinnacle way in norcross. the event is free and open to the public. children who attend will receive a goodie bag.

Some of the benefits of trees include cleaning the air we breathe, keeping homes and offices cool, increasing home values, treating water pollution, reducing stormwater runoff and capturing air pollution, according to the city’s website.

For more information, visit norcrossga.net.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Innovation Center hosts talk on intellectual property law the innovation center at curiosity lab is hosting a free event at noon monday for startup businesses that want to learn about intellectual property law, a concern for most technology startups.

Jim Schutz, a partner at troutman Sanders, will talk about intellectual property protection at the event. Schutz counsels clients on the protection, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He will speak about patents and provide information on how to get a trademark and how to protect source code. although the event is free, registration is required. For more information, visit www. curiositylabptc.com/event/ip-forstartups. curiosity lab at peachtree corners is located at 147 technology parkway in peachtree corners.

SNELLVILLE Clean and Proud Event planned for Saturday Snellville will host a clean and proud clean-up event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. participants will clean up a milelong stretch of oak road from u.S. Highway 78 to mountain View road. mayor pro tem dave emanuel created Snellville clean and proud to inspire residents to adopt a road by picking up litter, to spread awareness of the problems litter creates and to add ways that neighbors can help each other in cases of code violations. in addition to being unsightly,

litter can create blockages in stormwater systems and become harmful debris and pollution leaches into the soil or flows into lakes and streams. litter can also form a breeding ground for mosquitoes and cause the injury or death of animals who ingest discarded objects or are cut by sharp objects.

SUGAR HILL Eagle Theatre screens Broad Street Film Fest the city of Sugar Hill’s inaugural film festival will take place Friday and Saturday at the eagle theatre, 5029 w. broad St. in Sugar Hill. the festival will include feature films on Friday and Saturday, and student-produced films, short documentary and animated films, and short films on Saturday. tickets for a one-day pass to see all films on Saturday are $25. a Film badge, which will grant admission into all films on both days, is $50. a Film and conference badge is $75 and includes admission to all films, panels, speakers, workshops and educational sessions, as well as happy hour and networking events. a Vip all access pass is $100 and includes admission to all events, plus an opening night party and access to the filmmakers’ lounge. to purchase tickets, visit filmfreeway.com/broadStFilmFest.

SUWANEE Volunteers sought to plant trees the city of Suwanee will honor georgia arbor day on Saturday with an event at Sims lake park, 4600 Suwanee dam road in Suwanee.

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees during the event. to sign up, email Suwanee’s environmental Services manager bill Stinehart at bstinehart@ suwanee.com or call him at 700904-3381. while national arbor day is the third Friday of april, it is too warm at that time of year to plant trees in georgia, according to the georgia Forestry commission. that’s why georgia arbor day takes place in February. trees should be planted between november and mid-march so they will have a better chance of becoming established before the onset of summer heat.