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Student is arrested for gun at Lanier HS Safety in spotlight after Fla. shooting

BY ISABEL HUGHES AND CURT YEOMANS isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

A day after Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed 17 teens and adults at a Parkland, Fla., school, Gwinnett County Public Schools authorities were on alert after receiving reports that a 15-year-old Lanier High School student allegedly brought a handgun to campus. New details emerged Friday about the Lanier incident, which began when two students approached an administrator at about 9 a.m. Thursday, a school system police report said. The freshman had allegedly shown the gun to his classmates, and they went to the administrator because they were concerned about the situation, according to the report. “The administrator and officers quickly found the student while in his gym class,” the report said. “He admitted to having the handgun in his backpack, which was found to be inside his locker.” Cruz reportedly planned to plead guilty to the charges against him in the Florida shooting case. Given how soon the Lanier event happened after the Parkland shooting, Lanier High School officials’ concerns were heightened. In the Florida case, an AR-15 was used. Gwinnett County Public Schools police said in their report that the gun brought to Lanier was a Ruger .380 caliber LCPII. “News of a weapon on campus is unsettling for us all, especially in light of the tragic events from (Wednesday) in Florida,” Lanier High School Principal Christopher Martin wrote in a letter to See GUN, Page 5A

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Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, keynote speaker of the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala at the Infinite Energy Center, talks about the heroic landing he made on New York’s Hudson River. (Staff Photos: Jason Braverman)

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Pilot recounts heroics at GMC Foundation gala

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Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger enthralled guests of the Gwinnett Medical Center Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday night speaking about the most pivotal 208 seconds of his career as an aircraft pilot. Sullenberger is most famously known for piloting and safely landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River after engine failure in 2009. “It was a routine day, everything was normal with Flight 1549 that day,” Sullenberger said. “Well, at least for the first 100 seconds, that is.” Sullenberger drew on all of his training throughout his 40-year career that led to the moment on Jan. 15, 2009. From his training at the U.S. Air Force Academy to doing training simulations, that one moment defined his career, he said. The gala, in its 10th year, was for people who donated at least $1,000 to the hospital’s

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Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation Chair Carlton Buchanan, left, and Gwinnett Medical Center President and CEO Philip Wolfe, right, present Barbara Howard with the 2018 Legacy Award during Saturday’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala at the Infinite Energy Center.

foundation and, according to president and CEO Phil Wolfe, it was well-deserved. “This is a great event for us because we don’t see each other enough,” Wolfe said. “Something like this brings us all together. That is the purpose behind this. It’s not a fundraiser but rather a nice evening.”

The GMC Foundation reported in its 2017 fiscal year that it received more than $6.7 million in donations, the largest amount in the 28-year history of the foundation. “It’s exciting. We have all different people that are donating,” said GMC Foundation Board Chairman Dr.

Carlton Buchanan. “We have more than 150 physicians that have donated more than $2,000, our employees this year donated more than $400,000. The growth and need of our community continues to grow, and each year our community opens up their hearts to meet that need.” To honor its keynote speaker, decorations and the theme of this year’s gala represented aviation and New York City. In 2016, the feature film “Sully,” directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, was released in theaters and highlighted the story of the pilot’s emergency landing. Sullenberger joins a group of well-known individuals to speak at the foundation’s gala. Previous years’ speakers include comedian Seth Meyers,

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Run the Reagan organizers hoping to top 2,000 runners BY CURT YEOMANS

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Organizers of this year’s Run The Reagan race hope to have as many as 2,500 runners hitting the pavement for a rare opportunity to run or walk on a car-free Ronald Reagan Parkway next weekend. The 2018 Run The Reagan race will be held Saturday. To accommodate the race, officials will shut down the entire length of Ronald Reagan Parkway from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. That will give not only the race participants a chance to run and walk on the road, but also nearby residents who want to stretch their legs, ride their bikes or

IF YOU GO What: Run the Reagan Where: Ronald Reagan Parkway (beginning and ending at Presidential Circle) When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday • 9 a.m.: Half marathon • 9:15 a.m.: 10K • 10:30 a.m.: Fun run • 11 a.m.: Timed and untimed 5K’s • Road remains closed to vehicular traffic until 5 p.m. More Info: www.runthereagan.net

walk their dogs on the parkway that afternoon. The race, which includes a half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a 1-mile fun run, is a qualifier for

for the Gwinnett Community Clinic. After the clinic closed in late 2015, it became a separate event, raising money for local charities. This year’s race will benefit the Brookwood Schools Foundation, the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry and the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry. Those are the same beneficiaries as last year’s race, Auld said. In 2017, Run the Reagan organizers distributed The 10K race begins during last year’s Run The Reagan on Ronald Reagan Parkway in a total of $60,000 to the three groups, with each orSnellville. This year’s race will be held Saturday. (File Photo) ganization receiving about the Peachtree Road Race. this year,” said Run the as many as 2,300 to 2,500 $20,000. “All of the proceeds “We had right about Reagan Chairman Warren runners.” 1,900 runners last year. Auld, who expects at least Run The Reagan began either goes toward staging We’re expecting to see 2,000 runners. “With good nearly a quarter of a cenSee REAGAN, Page 5A that number increase weather, we could have tury ago as a fundraiser

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Gwinnett hosting hiring events to find poll workers BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County is looking for poll workers for this year’s elections, and it’s preparing to hold some hiring events to find them. County officials announced that hiring events will be held Wednesday and Saturday. While the Voter Registrations and Elections Division said it will take residents from

any background, it also said it urgently needs bilingual poll workers, especially ones who can speak Spanish. Gwinnett County is under a federal mandate to provide elections materials and assistance in Spanish as well as English. “We have 156 polling locations in Gwinnett County for Election Day and eight advance voting locations that we need to staff. And to comply with federal law, we need

bilingual polling officials,” Gwinnett County elections supervisor Lynn Ledford said in a statement. “We’re going out into the community to recruit citizens who may not know of the need or that they can get involved.” This week’s hiring events will be held in Norcross and Centerville. The Wednesday hiring event will last from 4 to 7 p.m. at OneStop Norcross, located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court. Saturday’s

hiring event will be from 9 a.m. to noon at OneStop Centerville, 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville. Poll workers can earn $75 to $300 per day, and Ledford said they also gain work experience while serving their community. “It’s a great opportunity for citizens to participate in the elections process,” she said. In addition to the Spanish language mandate, the county also needs to hire a lot of poll workers because it has set aside funding in reserve this year to expand early voting. The expansion of early voting will only happen, however, if the county can hire enough poll workers to work the extra days.

Poll workers must be at least 16, a U.S. citizen, a Gwinnett County resident (or a county employee) and capable of reading, writing and speaking at least English. They must also have computer access so they can participate in required online training. Any resident who is interested in serving as a poll worker can apply at www. gwinnettcountyjobs.com prior to either event. Staff from the county’s human resources department will accept applications and help applicants at each hiring event. The county plans to have computers set up at the events so applicants can file their paperwork on site. Officials also said ap-

plicants have to provide documentation that verifies their identity and legal authorization to work in the country to meet federal I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification requirements. Accepted documents include U.S. passports or passport cards, permanent resident cards, employment authorization document cards, foreign passports with I-94 or Form I-94A with arrival-departure records and foreign passports with a Form I-551 stamp or a Form I-551 printed notation, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Details about the accepted documents can be found at www.uscis.gov/i9-central.

Gwinnett Senior Golden Games registration open until March 1 BY CURT YEOMANS

Forms can be found at gwinnettseniorgoldengames.org or by visiting one of several locations, While the Winter including: Olympics are being held in • Bogan Park CommuPyeongChang, athletes a bit nity Recreation Center, older than the Olympians 2723 North Bogan Road in are invited to sign up for the Buford. chance to win some medals • George Pierce Park closer to home. Community Recreation Registration for the Gwin- Center, 55 Buford Highnett Senior Golden Games way in Suwanee. is underway, with senior • Rhodes Jordan Park citizen athletes having until Community Recreation March 1 to sign up. The Center, 100 East Crogan games give residents 50 and St. in Lawrenceville. older a chance to compete in • Lucky Shoals Park athletic events and socialize. Community Recreation

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Rotary prepares food bags for disadvantaged By Curt Yeomans

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The Rotary Club of Gwinnett County decided to give some economically disadvantaged people in the county an early Valentine’s Day gift this past week. Club members spent Tuesday packing more than 300 bags of food for people in the county who are dealing with food insecurity because they may not be able to regularly buy something to eat. The work was done as part of their project for the Rotary Has Heart program. “This project was an excellent way for us to actively address several goals of our club at once,” Rotary Club President Jennifer Hendrickson said in a statement. “We believe no individual should have an empty plate or empty stomach — this is a great way for us to help bring a ray of hope to the hidden hungry.” The Rotary Club of Gwinnett County does its Rotary Has Heart program in partnership with Gwinnett Seniors and View Point Health. Club members donated $7,720 to buy the supplies for the food bags. Each bag included

Above, Rotary Club of Gwinnett County members Mary Hester, from left, Sherwin Levinson and Bill McCargo move down a food line to fill bags with food for the hungry during the club’s Rotary Has Heart project Tuesday. At right, Hester smiles as she shows off a bag full with food that was assembled as part of the project Tuesday. (Special Photos)

canned tuna or chicken breast, vegetables, fruit cups, crackers, oatmeal and cereal. The process of assembling bags went quickly, with Rotarians getting all of them assembled in less than 20 minutes. The food was intended for low-income people in the county that Gwinnett Seniors and View Point Health determined needed

supplemental food during the winter. Once the bags were assembled, they were put in boxes which were split between Gwinnett Seniors and View Point Health and made ready for distribution that afternoon. “This is amazing,” Gwinnett County Health & Human Services Division Director Pat Baker said in a statement. “We are go-

ing to be able to touch the lives of so many with these bags.” Meanwhile, View Point Health CEO Jennifer Hibbard said, “Rotarians are people of action and it really shows today. We are so grateful they care and have such big hearts.” Rotary International’s Zones 33 and 34, which include the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United

States, Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname, organizes Rotary Has Heart annually. The goal is to have local Rotary Clubs take on a project to address hunger in their communities. “The Rotary Has Heart Hunger Project is a great opportunity for our club to give back and live out our

motto, service above self,” Hendrickson said. “As Rotarians, we are making a difference every day, and it especially shows through projects like this. “Our members were thrilled to serve side-byside, packing each food bag with care. This project today is a great example of how Rotary can be a game-changer in our community.”

New businesses Serial armed robbery suspect sought welcomed to area by Partnership By Isabel Hughes

ing out a handgun and demanding cash from the register, though this time, when an employee was Gwinnett police have unable to open the register, police said Anenia fired identified a serial armed one round into the refrigerrobbery suspect and are ator behind the employee. asking for help locating Anenia is then accused him. of grabbing the entire regTekle E. Anenia, 37, of ister and running out of the Clarkston business. has warThe detective assigned rants for to the cases identified Anhis arrest enia through video surveilfor armed lance and believes he may robbery, be living in the Norcross aggravated area. assault and Anyone who knows of possesTekle E. Anenia Anenia’s whereabouts is sion of a asked to contact detectives firearm during the commission of Police said Tekle E. Anenia robbed two restaurants locat- at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, a felony after police say he ed across from each other on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in tipsters can contact Crime robbed two restaurants at Norcross. (Special Photo) Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS gunpoint. (8477) or visit crimestopThe first robbery ocrestaurant and pulling out business. persatlanta.org. curred Jan. 2 at Pollo a handgun, then demandThe second robbery Tipsters can receive up Campero, which is located ing money from the cash occurred the following day to $2,000 for information on Jimmy Carter Bouleregister, after which he at Pollo Norteno, which vard in unincorporated allegedly fled with cash. is located across the street leading to an arrest and indictment in the cases by Norcross. Witnesses told police from the first robbery. referencing case numbers In that incident, Anenia they heard two gunshots As in the first crime, is accused of entering the as Anenia was fleeing the Anenia is accused of pull- 18-000625 and 18-000911. isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

“With access to a talented workforce, a strong regional economy and diverse partnerships Businesses that moved Gwinnett is a favored to Gwinnett County, or location for businesses expanded their facilities from around the world.” in the county, over the In addition to servpast year were recently ing as an opportunity feted by Partnership to recognize companies Gwinnett at its annual for their growth, those New Company Reception. companies also got to More than 100 public meet Partnership Gwinand private investors in nett’s public and private Partnership Gwinnett partners. attended the reception, They were given an which is designed to opportunity to talk about recognize companies for why they relocated to their growth. The long list Gwinnett or expanded of companies recognized their operations in the included AZZ Industrial, county as well. Boehringer Ingelheim, “AZZ’s specialty weldPublix Super Markets and ing business is dedicated LiftMaster, officials said. to developing innovative “Our inclusive and weld overlay products connected business com- and services to address munity, that brings tothe challenge of aging gether public and private infrastructure in energy partners, offers the new markets,” AZZ Industrial companies the perfect Director of Marketing climate for continued Douglas Shuda said. “We growth,” Partnership maintain that commitGwinnett Chief Econom- ment by strategically ic Development Officer locating and expanding Nick Masino said in a our operations in Gwinstatement. nett County.” By Curt Yeomans

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Men allegedly fed goat cocaine, whiskey By Isabel Hughes

ty Jail after a video of him and two other men forcefeeding a goat cocaine and whiskey A Grayson man is being caught the held at the Gwinnett Counattention of local law enforcement. Gwinnett County Sergio Sheriff’s PalomaresGuzman Office investigators executed search warrants at 28-year-old Sergio Palomares-Guzman’s Grayson New Hope Road home on Thursday, where he lived and worked as a horse trainer, according to Deputy Shannon Volkodav, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office. He has been charged

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with aggravated cruelty to animals in response to the video, which shows “Palomares-Guzman holding the goat’s horns while a second male suspect inserted cocaine into the goat’s nostril,” Volkodav said. “Palomares-Guzman then forced the goat’s mouth open while the second male suspect poured whiskey into the goat’s mouth.” Palomares-Guzman, who Volkodav said shared the video with others, was caught when a tipster notified authorities. He was transported to the jail, where deputies are holding him for immigration authorities. Two other men are seen in the video, though they remain unidentified. Inves-

tigators believe they live in North Carolina. The owner of the ranch and Palomares-Guzman’s employer had no knowledge of the incident — which Palomares-Guzman said took place Jan. 2 — until investigators arrived with search warrants in hand, Volkodav said. The goat was safely transported to the Gwinnett Animal Shelter, where he received a veterinary exam and was given a clean bill of health. Palomares-Guzman waived ownership of the goat Friday afternoon, and he is now available for adoption. Anyone interested in adopting the goat can contact the Gwinnett Animal Shelter at 770-3393200.

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Who owns medical records? DEAR DR. ROACH: On three different occasions, I have had to change doctors: once when I moved out of state, once when my doctor moved out of state and just recently when my doctor sold his private practice. The two first times, I asked for my personal medical records and received a complete file, including notes the doctor had written as to possible reasons for ordering some of my tests. This last instance was different. The doctor sold his practice to another group of doctors. It was only by luck that I saw a small notice in a local newspaper that informed his patients that he was no longer in business and that records could be obtained at his old address. The office was closed for a week, but reopened with new doctors. When I asked for my records, I received a small package consisting of copies of forms and tests. It was much smaller and obviously a sanitized version of the originals. Who owns my personal medical records, and who is authorized to see those records? I had assumed that payment for an office visit entitled me to ownership. Only I, other than doctor and staff, could decide who might view my medical information. When talking to insurance companies or a hospital, I have to sign a form in order to let even my wife hear or see my medical information. But now I know that my medical file is also with a group of doctors I do not know. I do understand that it might not be practicable to ship patient files between doctors, but what is the destination of original files? Is there a time limit in limbo before they are destroyed? — A.T. ANSWER: In some states, the physician’s practice owns the actual medical record, but in most the law is not clear. In one state (New Hampshire), the patient owns the content of the medical record. What is clear is that the authority to access your medical record is covered federally in the U.S. by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which protects the privacy and security of your information. According to this act (called “HIPAA”), a patient is entitled to “inspect, review and receive a copy of his or her own medical records and billing records.” Also, you can have your entire record sent to another physician. In most states, the practice or hospital MUST keep those records for a period of time: at least six years, in my state. For pediatrics, it’s six years after turning 18. According to the law, “A covered entity (such as the medical practice) may use and disclose protected health information for its own treatment, payment and health care operations activities.” Your information may not be disclosed outside of the very specific circumstances allowed by law, and the penalties for failing to keep your record private are severe.

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Dad wants new wife and kids to meet Dear Amy: I am a father with two adult children from a 25-year marriage that ended six years ago. I got remarried 18 months ago to a woman that my adult children suspect ended my marriage to their mother (in reality, there were huge issues with my marriage of 25 years). I accepted that my adult children would have nothing to do with the woman who is now my wife — not even allowing her to share dinners out with them. I have had therapists tell me that it may take years for adult children to accept a stepmother. I continued to stay in touch with my children and have visited them without my wife, which wasn’t easy for her. Obviously, she sees this as rejection. I was doing it because I love and miss my kids. For the last six months, however, my 30-yearold son (who lives out of state) stopped communicating with me entirely. He made weak excuses during his recent trip home that he was too busy for him and his live-in girlfriend to meet me (and me alone), for dinner. This will devastate me until it is rectified. Thankfully, my daughter continues to have a solid relationship with me. I emailed my son to try and “clear the air” and talk turkey about what is

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Amy Dickinson going on, but he does not respond. I always try to take the “high road,” but there are only so many times one can reach out before it is unhealthy for both individuals. I just hope he comes around soon and talks to me. Is there anything I can do with dignity to have my son stop ostracizing me? — Devastated Dear Devastated: One perspective on this is that you have permitted your son to try to punish you (and blackball your wife) for 18 months, but when that didn’t give him personal or emotional traction, he decided to up the ante. Both of your adult children might be torn by loyalty to their mother, or their mother might be making things very difficult for them. (This is one reason to try to maintain an amicable relationship with your ex.) There is a very tough balance between understanding this rejection of your current wife, and reckoning with your own desire to see your children — and the necessity for

adults to eventually accept one another’s partners. It is a tough truth that your marriage will suffer if you continue to allow your adult children to remain estranged from your wife. You should keep in touch with your son periodically with personal updates, tell him you miss him and encourage him to get in touch when he is ready. If you have something to apologize for, then apologize and offer to talk. If you created extra-sadness for your ex-wife by leaping into your current relationship quickly, then you should acknowledge and apologize to your ex, also. What you should not negotiate over is the fact that you are now married to someone else. At some point, both of your children must let your wife accompany you into their lives. Dear Amy: My husband looks at his phone, dialing numbers, sending and reading texts, etc. while driving. I believe this is unsafe, even for a second. Our child will be driving in a few years and this is dangerous behavior to model. My husband’s response is, “You could never be a pilot” (he is) because, “you can’t do two things at once.” My response is that he could kill or injure us, plus there are safety alarms, etc. in airplanes not found in cars. I would be OK with driving all the time, but

that doesn’t fix when he does drive with my child or others in the car. I’m a critical care nurse and all about safety. Any advice? — Worried Pilot’s Wife Dear Worried: According to the National Safety Council (NSC. org), an estimated 1.6 million car crashes were caused by texting in 2017. How many major airlines experienced crashes in 2017? Zero. Your husband is presumably a data guy. Point him toward the data and ask him to treat his family members like the precious cargo you are. Dear Amy: “Anguished Mother” reported that a stranger approached her young adopted son and suggested DNA testing for the boy. I would not have believed this, except I am the parent of an adopted child of a different race. You would NOT believe the things strangers say to us! — Been There Dear Been There: I’m in the same boat. And yes, I would believe it. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, Texas, 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Put more energy into things that will make a difference to you. Support the groups and organizations that you believe in, but don’t end up in a vulnerable position if someone asks for too much. A balance between the promises you make and financial donations you offer is a must. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Only offer what you can. Talking big may draw crowds and attention, but if you cannot follow through, it will not help your reputation, status or chance to advance. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Discipline will serve you well when it comes to striving to maintain an appearance that pleases you. Proper exercise and diet will pay off and help you build greater confidence. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — The pressure is on, and your emotions are skyrocketing. Channel your energy into something that will encourage better cash flow, less stress and more time to enjoy life. TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Take care of your responsibilities and refuse to take on demands that are too much for you. Set boundaries that will deter others from taking advantage of you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Put in the time and pump up the energy. Bring about positive changes at home that will help you channel your efforts into something that will add comfort and convenience to your life. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t hide your emotions. Share the way you feel with friends, relatives and loved ones. The response you get from others will be telling and will help you make an important decision. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Get involved in activities that will challenge you and make you aware of how lucky you are. Simplify your lifestyle and ease your stress. Practice moderation and avoid regret. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Do whatever it takes to stabilize personal relationships that affect your home life. Achieving balance and equality should be your goal. A romantic gesture is encouraged. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t stifle your emotions. The only way to make a troubling situation better is to discuss your concerns. Find out where you stand, and accept the inevitable. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Use your energy wisely. A physical activity will bring out the best in you. Staying fit and enjoying friendly competition will do you good. Romance is highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you want to avoid someone interfering in your affairs, keep personal information well hidden. Make a point to listen and observe more while saying less to gain clarity and insight. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll come up with a good plan that will help you expand your interests and talents. Explore new ways to turn your skills into financial gains. Walk away from unpredictable individuals.

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Athens-Clarke, Oconee suing opioid companies By Lee Shearer

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Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties have joined a growing number of other governments and hospital authorities across the country in a multi-state federal lawsuit targeting makers and distributors of opioid drugs. The Athens law firm Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley filed a complaint in the United States District Court’s Middle District of Georgia on Feb. 7, and followed up Thursday with a similar complaint on behalf of Oconee County, said James Matthews, a Blasingame Burch partner. The law firm earlier filed lawsuits against major opioid manufacturers and distributors on behalf of rural Candler County and the Candler County Hospital Authority. Matthews said he expects the firm to file 25 or more complaints against the

•From Page 1A musician Vince Gill, “Lone Survivor” book and movie subject Marcus Luttrell, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson. In addition to the keynote speaker, the foundation took time to recognize several individuals who have gone above and beyond to help the organization. “The effective delivery of care within a hospital involves leadership at many levels,” said GMC Foundation President Jason Chandler. “We recognized those leaders who have contributed in the areas of philanthropy, community leadership and medical care, impacting the patient experience at Gwinnett Medical Center.” Award recipients this year included Gina Solomon, a trauma program manager in Lawrenceville who received The Desai Compassionate Care Award for her contributions to compassionate care to GMC’s patients. Hospitalist Dr. Murtaza Cassoobhoy received the The Physician Champion Award, which recognizes a physician who champions the fundraising efforts of the foundation. Clyde and Sandra Strickland were awarded the The Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals who have consistently demonstrated

opioid manufacturers and distributors for other Georgia governments and agencies. The more than 20 named defendants in the 176-page complaint Athens-Clarke County filed Wednesday include Cardinal Health Inc., Cephalon Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan PLC, and Watson Pharma Inc., among others. “Plaintiff brings this civil action to eliminate the hazard to publish health and safety caused by the opioid epidemic; to abate the nuisance caused thereby, and to recoup monies that have been spent, or will be spent, because of Defendants’ false, deceptive and unfair marketing and/ or unlawful diversion of prescription opioids,” according to the complaint. Those costs include money for medical care, costs for rehabilitation and related services, and “costs associated with law enforcement and public safety” relating

to the opioid epidemic, according to the Athens-Clarke complaint. “Cities, counties and states are hugely affected by this, so the potential legal damages are very high,” Matthews said. One rural South Georgia county had to establish a drug court primarily because of opioid-related cases at a cost of $400,000 a year, he said. The Georgia complaints will be combined with dozens of similar lawsuits across the United States in a process called multi-district litigation. The cases will be grouped with dozens or hundreds of others in the federal Northern District of Ohio. Fulton and DeKalb counties have also sued companies over the costs of dealing with opioid addiction and overdoses, but those cases were filed in Georgia state courts, Matthews said. Lawyers sometimes use the same multi-district ap-

the race or directly to the (three beneficiaries),” Auld said. The race will begin and end at the intersection of Ronald Reagan Parkway and Presidential Circle in Snellville. Each race has a different turn around point, but the half marathon runners will run virtually the entire length of the parkway and back for a total of 13 miles. Residents who don’t want to run in the race are invited to come out and line the route and watch the race. Drum lines and cheerleaders from local high schools will be stationed at various places along the route to cheer on the runners. Auld said the organizers received positive feedback from runners when the drum lines and cheerleaders were added last year. “It’s a long course once you get away from everybody (at the starting line), so when you suddenly come up on 20 cheerleaders and drummers cheering you on, it means a lot to the runners,” Auld said. There will also be a Family Fun Festival that will include moonwalks, a giant slide, food trucks, a dance contest, music by

litigation, Matthews said. Ohio District Court Judge Dan Polster has appointed a lead counsel for the opioid litigation, but Matthews hopes to be appointed to a plaintiffs’ steering committee, not yet named, according to the Fulton County Daily Report, an Atlanta legal newspaper. The litigation could take years to resolve, and the judge has told lawyers he wants the first year to be spent on trying to settle the cases, Matthews said. An eventual settlement or judgment might help pay for future anti-opioid measures now working their way through Georgia and other state legislatures, said University of Georgia law professor Elizabeth Weeks Leonard. Georgia’s state Senate recently approved legislation to establish a commission to study the addiction and substance abuse, for example. Multi-district cases

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can also be helpful for the defense side, Leonard said. Like the plaintiffs, the defense lawyers don’t have to defend what is essentially the same case in multiple courtrooms. The opioid crisis means more work for law enforcement, said Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabriel. “It’s definitely a problem,” he said. “I think you’re seeing it everywhere.” Victims of the drug often begin with a legitimate need for the painkillers, but become addicted, he said. “The biggest issue is that opioids are a route to people getting on heroin,” he said. Oglethorpe County had one death last year attributed to heroin, he said. Opioid pills are expensive, so those who become addicted may turn to heroin as a cheaper alternative, and to crime as a way to pay for drugs, he said. “It’s down to money at the end of the day,” he said.

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parents and guardians on Thursday. The student, who is not being named because he is a juvenile, was arrested following an administrative investigation and school police interview. He has been charged with possession of a weapon on a school campus. The student was taken to the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center after the arrest and, in addition to facing a criminal charge, he faces disciplinary action from the school system, Martin told parents. Gwinnett County Schools Director of Community Relations Bernard Watson could not provide specifics of the disciplinary action to the Daily Post, other than referencing the school’s normal protocol for situations like this. “Because of privacy laws, we can’t discuss specific disciplinary action taken against a student,” Watson said. “What I can tell you (though) is our disciplinary policy calls for extraordinary commitment, Recipients of this award and effective health care to an immediate suspension dedication and service to recognize the important role patients. when a student is caught GMC and the community. of community health care “At the end of our lives I with a gun on campus.” The purpose is to serve as a and have created a legacy think it is unlikely that we Watson said the county tribute to exemplary founda- that will benefit patients and will be counting our money takes school safety serioustion volunteers. their families. or cataloguing the deals ly and has several measures Barbara Howard received GMC has reached 80 we’ve made,” Sullenberger in place to prepare for The Legacy Award for her percent of the $30 million said. “But rather we will be emergency situations. One continuously devoted lead- capital funding called Next asking ourselves a question, example is the district’s use ership, time and resources Generation, which aims ‘Did I make a difference?’ I of school resource officers, to make an impact on GMC. to deliver more affordable hope that answer is yes.” also known as SROs. These are police officers who are employed by the school system and are assigned averaging about 100 regis- to every middle and high trations a day.” school in the county. There will be monetary “We have 74 officers in awards for the top three all — two at every high overall half marathon school and one at every runners. The first-place middle school,” Watson half marathon runner will said. “In addition to policreceive $300, the seconding school campuses, these place runner will get $150 officers focus on educating and the third place runner students and staff on safety will receive $100. Comissues and working with memorative medals are school administrators on also given to each half school safety plans.” marathon runner when The district also updates they cross the finish line. its emergency operations Awards will also be giv- plans and procedures anSteve Hill and The Keep- timed version costs $35 in en to the top three runners nually. Those plans are submitted to the Gwinnett Justin Randle, a student at Brookwood High School, in each age group for the half marathon, 10K and County Office of Emergenplaces first in the 5K run during last year’s Run The Reacy Management for review gan on Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville. This year’s timed 5K. The age groups for the half marathon and approval. race will be held Saturday. (File Photo) begin with 19 and under The district’s emerand increase in five-year gency response plan is also ers Band, vendors selling advance, and the untimed increments up to 70. The modeled on the National products and vendors walk or run costs $30 in 10K and 5K age groups Incident Management offering samples of their advance. begin at 10 and under and System, which was iniproducts. Each price increases by increase in five-year incre- tially developed by the U.S. As far as the races go, $5 for people who register ments up to 70. Department of Homeland there will be two versions on race day. There will also be Security. of the 5K — one a timed Participants who regawards for the overall top “(The plans) are the run, the other an untimed ister early through www. male and female runners guides to help staff and run or walk. The half runthereagan.net can pick and the masters top male our public safety partners marathon and 10K will up their race packets from and female runners in the respond swiftly should a also be timed. noon to 8 p.m. Friday 5K and 10K. crisis occur,” Watson said. The half marathon at Academy Sports and Runners and walkers “Each year, school adminisbegins at 9 a.m. and costs Outdoors, 1585 Scenic who finish the 1-mile fun trators review and make any $50 in advance. The 10K Highway in Snellville. run will receive a ribbon necessary modifications to will begin at 9:15 a.m. “We’re about on track as well. their school’s Emergency and costs $40 in advance. with last year so far,” Auld “We’ve been growing Management Plans, and The fun run will begin at said. “About one-third of this every year,” Auld said. reunification plans are con10:30 a.m. and costs $20 the people have registered “We’re trying to make this stantly being reviewed.” in advance. The timed already, but once we get into one the biggest events As part of the planning and untimed 5Ks will into the last two weeks of the year in Gwinnett for emergencies, each both begin at 11 a.m. The before the race, we start County.” school assigns roles and Gwinnett Health System Board Chairman Michael Levengood, left, shakes hands with Gwinnett Medical Center President and CEO Philip Wolfe during Saturday’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala at the Infinite Energy Center. (Staff Photo: Jason Braverman)

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proach when many claims arise from a defendants’ alleged actions. In the 1990s, most states joined in a lawsuit against tobacco companies over the costs of smoking and tobacco use, eventually reaching a $10 billion settlement with the companies. Lawsuits arising from the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were also handled through multi-district litigation. Blasingame Burch has developed a reputation for expertise in such multidistrict litigation in medical cases, in part because of its lawsuits filed on behalf of women who suffered injuries resulting from the use of a kind of plastic mesh for repair in vaginal surgery. About 95 percent of around 100,000 plaintiffs nationwide — many but not all represented by Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley — have now settled with defendants in the mesh

responsibilities for key staff members to handle during an emergency. Reunification plans, Watson said, are also in place to ensure that students who are evacuated to a safe place during an emergency can reunite with their families. Gwinnett police also hold active shooter training drills at the schools periodically to prepare for a mass shooting, and schools practice for emergencies as well. “Every school conducts emergency drills throughout the year so that students and staff are aware of the most effective and safe emergency responses,” Watson said. “Students take an active role by following rules and reporting those who are not following rules or concerns they have.” Another tool the district uses are security cameras, which all schools have. More than 3,000 have been upgraded or recently replaced at high schools, and security upgrades have already begun at the middle school level. Emergency-response buttons that are connected to Gwinnett’s 911 center and school police headquarters are also installed in all schools, and a visitor management system is in place for all elementary and middle schools. The response buttons provide video feeds of schools to 911 officials and police in case of emergency. Though the students who reported the gun to administrators on Thursday did so in person, the district has a confidential hotline that students and others can use to report concerns anonymously, Watson said. Martin told parents the incident at Lanier underscored the importance of reporting safety concerns to administrators. “As you all know, we have security measures in place at our school,” he said. “However, we can never underestimate the role we all — students, parents and teachers — play in keeping our school safe and in contributing to the overall success of our school.” Watson echoed those sentiments and stressed the importance of the community’s role in helping keep the schools and county safe. “We can never underestimate the role students, parents, and teachers play in keeping our school safe and in contributing to the overall success of our schools,” he said. “Those who reported information about the situation at Lanier High School allowed our SROs to address the situation quickly and efficiently. “The student now faces criminal charges for having a weapon on campus and (school) disciplinary action as well.” CNN contributed to this report.

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Lawyer: Suspect will plead guilty to spare his life By Steve Almasy and Nicole Chavez

nounce our formal position at the appropriate time,” Satz said. CNN Cruz’s next court date is Florida shooting suspect set for Monday morning. Nikolas Cruz is willing to He is being held without plead guilty to avoid the bond following a video death penalty and spare the hearing Thursday in a Brocommunity from reliving ward County court. the massacre in a trial, his On Saturday, some public defender said. Stoneman Douglas stuCruz, 19, faces charges dents joined a Democratic of premeditated murder in state lawmaker in an emoWednesday’s shooting at tional rally in Fort LauMarjory Stoneman Douglas derdale, calling for a ban High School in Parkland, on assault weapons and which left 17 people dead. asking voters to remove Broward County Public politicians who oppose Defender Howard Finkelsuch a move. stein, who is representing “If all our government the allegedly confessed and president can do is gunman, said there’s no send thoughts and prayers, then it’s time for victims to This county map shows the location of planned improvements on New Hope Road, including a new bridge over the question he killed the 14 be the change that we need students and three staff Alcovy River and the installation of a multi-use path. New Hope Road is marked in the center. (Special Photo) to see,” student Emma members. Gonzalez, who survived “The only question is, Wednesday’s shooting, does he live or does he said at the rally outside the die?” Finkelstein asked. Prosecutors would need federal courthouse. “We certainly do not unto agree not to ask for capiderstand why it should be tal punishment and allow life without parole instead. harder to make plans with Gwinnett County commulti-use path will also be friends on weekends than issues. On Saturday, State AtBy Curt Yeomans missioners voted to hire installed along the road, The 1.6-mile project will torney Michael J. Satz said it is to buy an automatic or curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com CMES Inc. earlier this between Callie Still Road semiautomatic weapon.” also include curb and gutter this “certainly is the type The man who kicked off month to work on the and Alcovy River Drive. work as well as other drain- of case the death penalty New Hope Road is about project. Officials said the County officials said the age improvements, officials was designed for,” but that the rally, state Sen. Gary to get $6 million worth of Farmer, called for legislaexisting New Hope Bridge new bridge will be higher said. now is the time “to let the tion to ban assault weapons improvements, including a at the river will be replaced than the existing one, with The project is funded by families grieve and bury and high-volume maganew bridge over the Alcovy and the road’s alignment to the additional clearance be- the 2009 and 2014 special their children and loved zines and to establish a gun River and a pedestrian the bridge will be improved tween the river and bridge purpose local option sales ones.” registry. pathway. as part of the project. A needed to address flooding taxes. “Our office will an-

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obituaries Lennie Ruth Byers (Stevens) BYERS - Lennie Ruth Byers, 89, of Duluth, GA died February 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel. Burial will follow at Peachtree Memorial Park. Mrs. Byers, a native of Duluth, GA was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Luther Byers, she is survived by her nephews, Robert (Carol) Stevens of Kennesaw, GA, Harold (Kathy) Stevens of Acworth, GA, Dwayne (Kathy) Higgins of Norcross, GA; several great nieces and nephews. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.billheadfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

Gainesville

Jorge H. Correa age 74, passed away February 10, 2018. Lawrenceville

was a member of Collins Hill Baptist Church for 66 years where he served as Treasurer and Clerk for a number of years. He was very involved in the maintaining of the church building and grounds. Newton was employed with General Motors for 31 years before retiring in 1978 and was a member of Local UAW 10. Newton worked as a painter up until the age of 75. In his spare time he enjoyed working in his garden, where he shared all of his harvest with his loved ones. A Funeral Service Honoring the Life of Newton will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 2:30PM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Tim Pemper and Rev. L.T. Everett officiating. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 2PM-4PM & 6PM-8PM in the funeral home. Those desiring to make a memorial donation in Newton’s name are asked to consider Collins Hill Baptist Church, 1612 Collins Hill Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30043. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome. com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411.

Washington Newton Franklin Washington Newton Franklin, age 93, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce of 22 years; children, Dianne (Daniel) Clancy, Barry (June) Franklin, Kathy (Joseph) Hopkins; step-children, Jeff (Jennifer) Brooks and Joey (Tonya) Brooks; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emory and Lucy Doby Franklin; four brothers and five sisters; and his first wife of 47 years, Mary Helen Daniel Franklin. Newton proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He

Buford, GA

Faye Holman (Millwood) Faye Millwood Holman, age 85, of Buford, GA passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Roy Lee Holman; and son, Kim Holman. She is survived by her daughters, Judy Holman Munday, Buford, GA, Cheryl Cooper, Braselton, GA; daughter-in-law, Debbie Blount Holman, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Blake and Adrian Holman, Hoschton, GA, Brian Holman, Buford, GA, Kami Holman, Buford, GA, Andy Dominique Munday, Lawrenceville, GA, Julie

and Chad Farmer, Buford, GA, Jeremy and Jennifer Rider, San Diego, CA, and Crystal Cooper, Braselton, GA; great grandchildren, Ana Holman, Eve Holman, Ceci Steele, Jordan Munday, Monroe Munday, Mable Munday, Alyssa Johnson, Hunter Knox, Cameron Farmer, Wesley Farmer, and Haleigh Farmer; sisters, Marceile Grier Roper, Dawsonville, GA, Pat and Harold Reid, Cumming, GA; brotherin-law, Hugh Hammond, Cumming, GA; sisterin-law, Pam Millwood, Greenback, TN; brotherin-law and sister-in-law, Jerry and Barbara Holman, Tellico Plains, TN; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Holman was born December 27, 1932 in Gainesville, GA. She was a 1949 graduate of Chattahoochee High School in Cumming, GA and she was a retired school bus driver and driver trainer for Gwinnett County Public School System with over thirty years of service. She was a member of Ivy Creek Baptist Church in Buford, and a member of the senior adult Sunday School Class at Ivy Creek. Mrs. Holman in her early years of life worked for Bona Allen Harness Shop and also worked with saddle’s that Roy Rogers purchased. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor’s Kenneth and Lorrie O’Neal and Dr. Craig Dale officiating. A graveside service will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA with Rev. Ted Williams officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 18, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to Ivy Creek Baptist Church in Buford or to Eagle Ranch in Flowery Branch in memory of Faye Holman.

Winder

Mrs. Helen Jenkins Mrs. Helen I. Jenkins, age 86, of Winder, Georgia died 02/16/2018. Snellville, GA

Betty Jane Jones (Murphy) age 70, of Snellville, GA passed away on Feb. 14. Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel.

Lawrenceville, GA 30044. Family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com

Lawrenceville, GA

Mildred Rose Kinney (Brownlee) Kinney - Mildred Rose Brownlee Kinney, age 92 of Lawrenceville passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Hewatt will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakland Community Cemetery, Lawrenceville. Born February 7, 1926 in Snellville to M.D. & Ada Brownlee, Mrs. Kinney was a native of Gwinnett County. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, James H. Kinney, sons, Bill Kinney and Douglas Kinney. She is survived by son & daughter-in-law, Freddie & Mary Kinney; daughter & son-in-law, Lynn & Johnny Shelton; grandchildren, Jessie Kinney & Betsy Rogers, Teresa & David Loden, Tina & Daniel Reynolds, Denise Williams; great grandchildren, Craig Reynolds, Amanda & Drake Corbin, Cody Reynolds & Emma Crumpton, Ashley Loden; Hannah Kinney, Alicia Kinney; sisters, Willie Knight & Betty Pratt; brother & sister-in-law, Donald & Martha Brownlee; & several nieces & nephews. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Oakland Community Cemetery c/o Gayle Stanton, 637 Paden Dr.

Snellville

Roland Lee Robbins Roland Lee Robbins, age 80 of Snellville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018. He is survived by his sons, Jeff Robbins, Jaye Robbins (Tavia), and Jon Robbins (Salina); sisters, Carol Kovach (Gene) and Pat Foster; and grandchildren, Melissa, Madison, April, and Logan. Mr. Robbins was a Navy Veteran and worked for NCR for 30 years. He loved to working and restoring the USS Slater. The Service to celebrate the life of Roland Lee Robbins will be held on the USS Slater in Albany, NY the week of May 6th. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome. com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-9793200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Norcross

Paul Edwin Simpson Paul Edwin Simpson, age 63 of Norcross, GA passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. He worked for Synergy Adjusting Corporation and was actively involved as a Unit Commissioner with the Boy Scouts of America. A service will be held at a future date. Paul is preceded in death by his father, Harold Sherman Simpson, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Lida Hope Simpson; wife, Polly M. Simpson; sons, Scott T. Simpson and G. Reid Simpson; brother, Harold Sherman Simpson, Jr; sister, Anna Francis Smith. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta Area Council or www.KIVA. org. On-line condolences can be made at www. crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes and Crematory, Norcross/Peachtree Corners, Georgia. 770-448-5757.

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Don’t butcher crape myrtles when pruning them Gardening in Gwinnett

Tim Daly

Some of the most popular ornamental plants in the landscape are crape myrtles. They have low maintenance requirements and provide attractive blossoms throughout the summer. Since they produce flowers on the new growth, the winter months are the best time to prune them. Unfortunately, many

people mistakenly believe crape myrtles should be heavily pruned to the point of being butchered. The plants then appear as tall, unattractive stumps. Some prune excessively with the mistaken belief that these actions will stimulate the production of more flowers. Others engage in this practice because the plants have grown too

year has made the plant taller than the desired height, prune out the new growth. Prune branches that are dead, diseased and growing inward, as well as those crossing or rubbing against each other. Remove suckers that have sprouted from the roots and the lower trunk. The goal is to prevent the plants from becoming so overgrown that extreme pruning is needed. Sometimes more severe pruning is required, particularly on plants that have not been pruned for several seasons. Identify the main stems and remove any others that have sprouted from the roots. Decide on the desired height and make selected cuts in the top of each trunk for a reduction in size. The preferred shape is for the tops to be slightly flat with the sides tapering to a rounded shape. Some varieties of crape myrtles are quite tall. They should be planted in locations where they can grow to

their natural height without constant pruning to keep them at the desired size. Crape myrtles are a positive addition to the home landscape. They will be healthier and produce an abundance of colorful blossoms throughout the summer if properly pruned. The 2018 Annual Gwinnett County Extension Plant Sale offers several plants, including blueberries, apples, figs, native azaleas and other plants at affordable prices. To download an order form, go to the Extension website at www.ugaextension. org/gwinnett and go to the middle of the page to download an order form. You can also contact the Gwinnett County Extension office for one to be mailed to you. Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with UGA Extension Gwinnett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

will be a Magistrate Court judge on hand at the Gwinnett County detention center. Gwinnett government The government holioffices will be closed day also does not extend Monday because of the to trash and recycling, presidents of the United so residents in unincorStates. All 45 of them. porated Gwinnett whose All offices, except those garbage is normally needed for the comfort picked up on Mondays and safety of Gwinnett will still have to put it out residents, will be closed for collection this week. for the day in observance That doesn’t extend to the of Presidents Day. There Gwinnett County Solid

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large for their site. Heavy pruning causes the plant to have weak new growth the following spring, with the increased susceptibility to pests. Light pruning is all that is necessary for keeping crape myrtles healthy and attractive. Crape myrtles are pruned to improve the structure of the plant and to increase the circulation of air, which reduces disease occurrence. Pruning stimulates the growth of new shoots that will form flowers. However, it is not an essential requirement for flowering. Many of the old crape myrtles planted along highways have never been pruned but produce an abundance of attractive floral displays. Since they have smaller flower clusters, but because they are more numerous, the overall floral effect is not diminished. Keeping crape myrtles pruned to maintain their appropriate form is simple. If the growth from the past

County government offices closed for Presidents Day BY CURT YEOMANS Gwinnett 200’s STORY VAULT project was launched to commemorate Gwinnett County’s bicentennial by recording the stories of the people who live, work, and play in Gwinnett. Jerolene Moore’s family has called Gwinnett County home for six generations. Watch as she shares her vivid memories of growing up in Gwinnett in the 1950s and 1960s with parents who emphasized education and family unity.

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Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway has some advice for citizens: If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the way the county jail is run, stay out of it. On Tuesday, the Gwinnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office posted a status on Facebook addressing a former inmateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social media complaints that she received poor medical care while being held at the Gwinnett County Jail, which officials disputed in the post. According to the status, after seeing the inmateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent Facebook post complaining about her medical treatment, Conway ordered a review of her medical file to ensure that she received proper

care while at the jail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It turns out that during the four weeks that this inmate was in our jail, she was seen by medical staff Butch Conway no less than seven times for routine screenings and a couple of ailments that are common this time of year,â&#x20AC;? wrote Deputy Shannon Volkodav, spokeswoman for the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She received allergy medicine when she requested it. She received antibiotics when she needed it, along with some Tylenol to help with her discomfort.â&#x20AC;? Volkodav, who crafted the post on behalf of Conway, added that

she, too, suffers from the same ailment as the inmate and has been prescribed medicine by her doctor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that time of year when respiratory viruses and sinus infections are rampant,â&#x20AC;? Volkodav wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My doctor gave me allergy medication and the exact same antibiotics as this inmate received. The only difference is that I paid for it myself, not the taxpayers.â&#x20AC;? At the end of the status, which has received more than a million likes and 130 shares, Conway said the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;best advice is that if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the way we run the Gwinnett County Jail, stay out of it.â&#x20AC;? The comment stems from apparent frustration that â&#x20AC;&#x153;even when you do

everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to do, there are some people who will never be happy with the level of service that you provide,â&#x20AC;? the text said. Response to the post has been overwhelmingly positive, with Facebook users writing comments

such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amen to that Sheriff Conway! She actually received better care than I get as a retired senior when I need to see a doctor due to concern over all the expenses that will ensueâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;This should be on every police car in Gwinnett.â&#x20AC;?

Some, however, called the post â&#x20AC;&#x153;unprofessional,â&#x20AC;? with one Facebook user asking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What kind of fragernackle mumbojumbo is this?â&#x20AC;? The sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office did not reply to that comment, though it did to some others.

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Gwinnett firefighterparamedic Jared Clark was born with service in his blood. “I’m a second-generation fireman,” Clark said. “My dad is a 20-year fire veteran with the Gainesville Fire Department, and the

firehouse was always like a second home to me. Being a fireman was not something always saw myself doing, but I liked idea of helping people and being part of a brotherhood, so now I’m here.” Though he has spent less than four years with the department — he began his career in April

2014 and is currently working at Station 4 in Peachtree Corners — Clark has made a name for himself and was recently recognized at the Georgia State Capitol as a Georgia State Firefighters Association Rookie Firefighter of the Year recipient for 2017. The

award was first presented to Clark at a GSFA convention in August, but on Tuesday, he was able to shake Gov. Nathan Deal’s hand at a state ceremony during the capitol’s firefighter appreciation day. “I was very excited when I fond out I (won) the award,” Clark said. “It’s quite an honor,

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Jared Clark, center, was recently honored at the Georgia State Capitol as the 2017 Rookie Firefighter of the Year. (Special Photo)

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who is a friend of his father’s. “After being nominated, you have to send in an application with your accomplishments, the classes you’ve taken and other things,” he said. “The (GSFA) board of directors oversees the applicants and then select the top ones. They have a panel and vote. My dad

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Beck, Raffensperger to address local Republican women’s group The Conservative Republican Women of North Atlanta will host state insurance commissioner candidate Jim Beck and secretary of state candidate, state Rep, Brad Raffensperger, this week. Curt Yeomans Beck and Raffensperger will be the guest speakers at the group’s meeting at the misdemeanor bail process, codify a criminal 7 p.m. Monday at Magnolia Bakery Cafe, 5175 justice e-filing project S. Old Peachtree Road in championed by Deal, Norcross. CWA of Geormake it easier for judges gia’s Tanya Ditty is also to convert monetary fees expected to give a Capitol or fines to community update, and Georgians for service, require juvenile Education Sovereignty’s judges participate in the Ken Craft is expected to Juvenile Data Exchange give a civics study commitProject — allowing drug tee update at the meeting court participants to obtain limited driving per- as well. Brockway says mits — and create tougher campaign yard signs penalties on firearm-relatcoming soon ed offenses. Supporters of state Rep. All Republican secretary Buzz Brockway’s camof state candidates confirmed for forum in paign for secretary of state might soon be singing the Gwinnett Five Man Electric Band’s Organizers of the 1970s hit “Signs” — parupcoming Republican ticularly its refrain of Secretary of State Can“Sign, sign, everywhere a didates Forum in Gwinsign.” nett County said the four That’s because Brockcandidates seeking the way announced in an email GOP nomination have confirmed their participa- newsletter this past week that his campaign had tion in the forum. purchased signs that supThe Gwinnett Repubporters could put up in their lican Women will stage the forum March 12 at the yards. The Republican, one of several candidates seekGwinnett County Repubing the GOP nomination lican Party Headquarters for the office, said the signs inside Gwinnett Place can be ordered at www. Mall near Duluth. State Reps. Buzz Brockway, R- vote4buzz.com/supplies. “They will be available Lawrenceville, and Brad to be out in your yards Raffensperger, R-Johns shortly,” Brockway said Creek, state Sen. Josh in the newsletter. McKoon, R-Columbus, Political Notebook apand Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle are running pears in the Wednesday and Sunday editions of to be the GOP nominee the Gwinnett Daily Post. for the seat.

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“We are honored that Firemedic Jared Clark was recognized as Rookie Firefighter of the Year by the Georgia State Firefighters Association,” Snyder said. “Firemedic Clark has earned this prestigious award by being assertive and self-motivating within our department and profession.” Growing up in a small town in Banks County, Clark said working in Gwinnett has been eyeopening for him. “I first came here because someone recommended Gwinnett Fire — it’s one of the best in the country,” he said. “I sent in my application and got hired on, and it’s definitely been a change from (where I grew up.) When I got to Gwinnett, I realized there were just a lot more people, but being able to do some of the things I’ve done and run amount of the calls that I have has been a real big joy.” But it’s not just the numbers of calls he runs or helping people that Clark said he loves about being a firemedic. “It’s really exceeded

had to abstain from the vote because he’s related to me, so it really was an honor.” Gwinnett Fire Chief Casey Snyder said the department is lucky to have someone like Clark working for it.

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In celebration of Black History Month, the Gwinnett County Public Library is The Rise of Civil Rights Film Screening and discussion surrounding the plight of the Civil Rights Movement. A different film will be shown each Saturday in February at 2 p.m. at the Five Forks branch, 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lawrenceville. All viewings, discussions and popcorn are free and open to the public. On Feb. 24, the film shown will be “Selma.”For more information, visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.

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Despite glow from Games, N. Korea still in darkness WASHINGTON — Watching the media fawning over the North Korean delegation at the Pyeongchang Olympics, I recalled a picture that my old boss, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, kept under the glass of a table in his office — a satellite photo of the Korean Peninsula at night. At the bottom, awash in light, is the free and democratic South. Meanwhile, the North is in complete darkness, save for a tiny pinprick of light in Pyongyang. The two countries, Rumsfeld would often point out, have the same people and the same natural resources. Yet one is glowing with the light of freedom, innovation and enterprise, while the other is enveloped in the total darkness of human misery. Keep that darkness in mind while watching the North’s Olympic charm offensive over these two weeks. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, is not the Marc “North Korean Ivanka.” Thiessen She is the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, a senior leader of the most brutal repressive totalitarian regime on the face of the Earth. As one defector told The Washington Post last year, “It’s like a religion. From birth, you learn about the Kim family, learn that they are gods, that you must be absolutely obedient to the Kim family.” Any perceived disloyalty to the Kim family can result in a visit in the middle of the night from the Bowibu — the North Korean secret police — that could send not just the offender, but three generations of his or her relatives, to a forced labor camp for life. North Korea’s system of “re-education” camps, which was recently mapped by satellite by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, is the most extensive in the world. Under three generations of Kims, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, have been imprisoned and killed in these camps. Inmates undergo the most brutal forms of torture imaginable, including being hung on hooks over open fires, while pregnant women are tied to trees while their babies are cut out of their bellies. Yet the camps are simply prisons within a larger prison. The entire country is one giant gulag. Thanks to widespread malnutrition, North Koreans are between 1.2 and 3.1 inches shorter than South Koreans. And thanks to economic mismanagement, 97 percent of the roads are unpaved. According to my American Enterprise Institute colleague, Nicholas Eberstadt, up to a million North Koreans died of starvation in the famine that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. “It was the only time in history that people have starved en masse in an urbanized, literate society during peacetime,” he notes. North Korea’s people starve while the regime pours its resources into its messianic quest to deploy nuclear missiles capable of reaching and destroying American cities. Even among the elites there is no safety. Last year, North Korea’s vice premier for education was executed for not keeping his posture upright at a public event. Defense Minister Hyong Yong Chol was pounded to death with artillery fire for the crime of falling asleep at a parade. And if you wonder why those North Korean cheerleaders stay in such perfect sync, maybe it’s because they saw 11 North Korean musicians lashed to the barrels of anti-aircraft guns which were fired one by one before a crowd of 10,000 spectators. “The musicians just disappeared each time the guns were fired into them,” one witness declared, “Their bodies were blown to bits, totally destroyed, blood and bits flying everywhere. And then, after that, military tanks moved in and they ran over the bits on the ground where the remains lay.” This is the brutality that Kim Yo Jong represents. Yet despite this cruel reality, the media could not help fawning over the North Korean delegation. Reuters declared Kim Yo Jong the “winner of diplomatic gold at Olympics.” CNN gushed how, “With a smile, a handshake and a warm message in South Korea’s presidential guest book, Kim Yo Jong has struck a chord with the public.” NBC even tweeted a photo of the North Korean cheerleaders with the heading “This is so satisfying to watch.” Seriously? NBC failed to mention that in 2005, 21 cheerleaders were sent to a prison camp for speaking about what they saw in South Korea. Instead of normalizing the regime, this should be an opportunity to educate the massive Olympic audience about the realities of life in North Korea under the murderous Kim crime family that is pursuing the ability to threaten American cities with nuclear destruction. Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen.

A valentine story that has no end This is a valentine story. Once, many moons ago — and we are talking a bunch of moons — I was editor of my high school’s newspaper. One of the paper’s responsibilities, beyond publishing an occasional issue, was the annual Sweetheart Ball held each February around Valentine’s Day. What staging a dance had to do with journalism, I never quite figured out. There is still a lot I don’t understand about the news business, but that’s a story for another day. One thing I did know was that I needed a date for the event and had no steady girlfriend. Nothing to do but invite one of my good buddies to go with me. She was a dependable friend who was a good listener and even helped me with my homework on occasion. She was very bright, quiet and even a bit shy. And me? I was 6 feet of gawkiness, complete with a burr haircut and ears that would make Dumbo jealous. A power couple we were not. I don’t remember much about that evening, but we must have had a good time because we began to date occasionally. No big deal. Still just good friends. She even continued to help me with my homework by keeping my Spanish notebook for me

weeks before I was to start. I bluffed my way through my final interview by hiding my cast with my coat. But when I showed up for work, an obviously displeased postmaster declared if I missed completing my daily routes on time (this was in Dick the days before mail trucks) Yarbrough I would be let go. So I ran. Literally. I ran from house along with hers, until mine to house with mail stuffed in got an “A” and hers got a my cast and a postal bag full “B.” That pretty much stuck of Christmas cards and Life a fork in that. Magazines on my shoulThere are more dates until, der. My feet were a bloody during our senior year, we mess. Each night my mother find ourselves going steady. soaked them and applied She makes the National salves and balms and off I Honor Society and is voted went the next day. It was an Most Dignified by her high agonizing two weeks, but I school classmates. I don’t do was able to save up enough anything except graduate. money to buy an engagement In one of the cruelties of ring and present it to her, those times, I head off for appropriately on Valentine’s college totally unprepared Day. We were married four and unqualified for the expe- months later. rience. She goes to work as Dutifully married, I begin a secretary, as young women my scramble up the corporate of that time were expected to ladder. She concentrates on do, prior to getting married her responsibilities of raising and having a family. our son and daughter. Still Speaking of getting marshy, she dreads the cocktail ried, after a few years I am parties, banquets and conferpretty sure I want to marry ences that are an obligatory this woman. Having finally part of my career. A fawning gotten my head on straight, I corporate wife sucking up to was in my junior year of col- the boss is not in her DNA. lege and had landed the plum Over the years, she beof Christmas season jobs: de- comes more self-assured and livering mail. Only problem, confident and a great partner I broke my hand badly three as I make a few more rungs

up the ladder. While I am proud of how she has blossomed, still something is missing: college. With two kids in college, it is time for Momma to go. She does. And succeeds. After 25 years away from the schoolbooks, she gets a nursing degree, becomes a registered nurse and enjoys her own career at Delta Air Lines. No more walking in my shadow. Now, here we are at the December of our lives. It has been quite a trip. Disagreements. Apologies. Bills to pay. Car pools. PTA meetings. Ballgames. Two wonderful children and their mates. Grandchildren. Greatgrandchildren. Great experiences. Great friends. The stultifying tragedy of losing a grandson. Surviving serious illnesses and aching joints. Today, there is the occasional need for a walking cane. A husband who can’t seem to retire. A sometime fuzzy memory. But we’ve made it. Together. This is my valentine story. It began with a high school prom a long time ago. It endures to this day. Love has no end. You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb.

Interesting encounters while traveling It’s an interesting time to be an American abroad. I guess Australia is abroad. It’s 10,000 miles from Porterdale. That seems quite broad to me. We Yanks, as they call us — yes, I’m considered a Yankee down here — are generally met with pleasantness, especially when we are about to take our wallets out, as we usually are. There is a distinct difference, however, in how we are treated by the natives and the immigrants. Honesty compels me to admit that I have encountered very few natives. One of our guides was a South African. Another was from Italy, of all places. Almost every single person who works in the service industry — hotels and restaurants and such — is Asian. I am assuming they are all here legally. There’s not a wall around the country, but it is, after all, an island. It’s a big island, but an island, nonetheless. I have run into a few locals, however, who are very interested in things “back in the States.” I wish I could write States the way they pronounce it. The biggest question, of

“Bloody right!” he exclaimed. “He says what he means and does what he says!” This from an 80-year-old Aussie, understand. A nearby interloper, who I learned was a student from France, broke in. “Trump? Darrell Huckaby He’s horrible. He wants to destroy the environment.” I responded, “Actually, he course, is, “What do you think doesn’t want to destroy the of your president?” They environment. But he doesn’t usually sort of whisper it as want the United States to bear if stating the question softly the financial burden of the will somehow soften the blow whole world while protecting if the question happens to of- it, and he doesn’t want to rely fend me. on opinions of scientists who It does not, by the way. are being paid entirely with A lady in the Cairns airport grants designed to reach a asked me that question on predisposed opinion.” Sunday. I whispered back, The French girl went back “I love Trump! He’s much a to reading about how to have man.” Actually, if you know better sex with her future me you know I wouldn’t mate in Cosmopolitan. whisper such a thing. I said it Someone else chimed out loud, loud enough to elicit in and began complaining response from all of those about how much the United around. States spends on her military. The lady who asked the “Trump is just asking for trouinitial question was deble,” this from a 30-year old lighted with my answer. She from New South Wales. He screamed, “Oh, I just love told me he designed computer Donald! I wish he were ours!” software. “Practically none of Her husband concurred. our tax money is wasted on

military spending.” This guy was obviously a genius. My elderly friend had another opinion. “You’re a nitwit!” he told the programmer. “We don’t spend money on the military because we rely on the United States to protect us! If their navy hadn’t turned the Japanese back (he didn’t say Japanese) in the Battle of the Coral Sea, we’d all be speaking Japanese right now!” I was desperately trying to extricate myself from the conversation. My only offense was hailing from the U.S. of A. I moved to another spot at the gate and sat down beside a guy who didn’t look like he was very interested in politics. He glanced at my shirt — red with a Georgia G — smiled at me and said, “Roll Tide!” I went back and sat by the French girl and asked her to explain socialized medicine to me. Selah. Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@ gmail.com.

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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: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd, Buford, GA 30519, February 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM William Robert Unit C1003 Boxes, Totes, Xmas Items, Carpet Vacuum Samir Pjevic Unit C1032 Grill. Boxes, Totes, BBQ Grill, Sporting Gear Paula Bradley Unit C1040 Chair, Mattress, Box Springs, Ent. Center Patricia Kouamo Akam Unit C2045 Refrigerators, Sofa, Furniture, Luggage, Boxes, Box Springs, Mattress Sheena Carr Unit A225 Boxes, Hand Trucks, Books, Filing Cabinets, End Tables, Sofa, Bags, Totes Chrisoula Baikos Unit C2083 Washer, Dryer, Furniture, Chainsaw, Bread Maker, Computer items, Bags, Hutch, Chairs Rachel Brown Unit C2110 Mattress, Boxes, Drum Set, Treadmill, Tables, Furniture, Loveseat Phyllis Spears Unit C2131 Boxes, Lam, Clothes, Luggage Chrisoula Baikos Unit F813 Boxes, Bags, Mattress, Wood Chair, Bike, Printer Phyllis Spears Unit E619 Boxes, Bags, Ladder, Wood Work, Chairs, Artwork Kevin Williams Unit C2037 Table, Rugs, Chairs, Grill, Boxes, Computer, Weights Annette Allen Unit E734 Mattress, Box Springs, Sofa, Chairs, Bed Frame 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. 929-532501, 2/11,18 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096 770-856-9676

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Mountain View boys dish out 23 assists in first-round state playoff rout of Milton By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — There are good and bad ways for a high school basketball team to be in a giving mood. For Mountain View’s boys in their first-round Class AAAAAAA state tournament game against Milton, it was definitely the good way. Instead of committing turnovers, the Bears dished out 23 assists on 32 made field goal attempts for the game, many of which came during a run that spanned the first and second quarters that gave them the lead, and another in the fourth that helped them blow it wide open and cruise to a 78-43 win Saturday at home. Nahiem Allenye scored 11 of his game-high 17 points during the latter run, while Kevin Kayongo flirted with a tripledouble, finishing with 10 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and six assists to help Mountain View (22-5) advance to a second round match-up against either Central Gwinnett or Newton. But it was ball movement — as witnessed by the 23 assists — ball control — the Bears committed only five turnovers — and rebounds — they outrebounded Milton (16-12) by 43-21 on the afternoon — that were the biggest keys. “When we started moving the ball well, we’ve got really capable scorers,” Mountain View coach B.J. Roy said. “They come in and they move the ball. They’re unselfish. … It opens up the perimeter, and it lets both (the inside and outside games) get going, and we’re pretty good at it.” All of those keys were on display during the two decisive runs of the game. The first came after Ulyric Linton gave Milton a 10-9 lead with a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:52 in the first quarter. Miles Long came off the

Meadowcreek’s Dawit Cridland takes a 3-pointer during the Mustangs’ opening-round win over South Gwinnett in the Class AAAAAAA state tournament at Meadowcreek High School. (Photo: Taylor Denman)

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NORCROSS — The Meadowcreek Mustangs had to improvise early in the second half when their two reliable bigs, Amari Kelly and Cory Hightower, got into foul trouble. The Mustangs shut out South Gwinnett in the second quarter of Saturday afternoon’s first-round Class AAAAAAA state playoff game, but South Gwinnett put pressure on Meadowcreek late in the game. The Mustangs held on, thanks to some timely free throws and defense down the stretch and won 43-32 at home. The Mustangs (21-6) plays Lambert in the round of 16. Jamir Chaplin had a relatively quiet night scoring, but his 13 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots were critical in spanning the gap of time when Kelly and Hightower were in foul trouble. “Now we see our mistakes and where we need to work at,” Chaplin said. “Free throws, handling ball pressure, we see where we’re at now.” South Gwinnett started the game on an 8-0 run but led 10-7 when the buzzer signaled the first eight minutes were up. The Comets were physical in the paint, guarding Kelly, holding him to five points in the first half. But the strategy also racked up fouls on both sides. The teams combined for 20 fouls in the first half and Hightower had two for Meadowcreek. “It affects us because without (Kelly and Hightower) in the game, it shortens our playbook dramatically,” head coach Curtis Gilleylen said. “They were playing good, physical defense — got to give South Gwinnett credit. We weathered the storm. Jamir’s the type of guy, wherever you put him, he’s going to give you what he’s going to give you. I put him at the five, he’s going to give me what I need.” The Mustangs were 4 of 7 shooting free throws in the first half and 7-for-21 on the night. While Meadowcreek led 19-10 at halftime after a solid defensive second quarter, the Mustangs struggled to pull away in the third quarter when the Comets closed the deficit to 30-23. “It’s just maturity,” Gilleylen said. “You just have the maturity to knock it down. We just have to find a way, and guys have to step up if we’re going to keep moving.” But Gilleylen’s young rotation See MUSTANGS, Page 4B

Mountain View’s Alex Wesig (3) makes a layup in Saturday’s AAAAAAA first round playoff game against Milton. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

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GAC boys roll by Eagles after slow start Sonoraville-Pace Academy in the second round. In his third season as LILBURN — For most head coach, David Eaton teams, missing seven has been to the playoffs in straight shots to start a all three years, but believes game would likely result in that this team is best suited a sizable deficit. But for a to make a run at a state team that uses its defense title. to help set up its offense, “Definitely,” Eaton said. the sluggish start wasn’t “The first year, our menvisible on the scoreboard. tality and skill level just The Greater Atlanta wasn’t there, and it got a Christian boys only trailed little better last year, and East Jackson 2-0 after then this year, it’s a mature coming up empty on their team that’s grown more. first seven shots. The Spar- They’ve bought in and tans closed out the first have a winning mentality.” quarter with that slim lead Junior guard Hunter and the game was smooth McIntosh, who eclipsed sailing from that point. the 1,000-point mark for GAC shot 69 percent his career in early January, from the field from the led the Spartans in scoring second quarter on and fin- with a game-high 23 points ished off the Eagles 76-43 on 7 of 13 shooting. to advance to the second He was the first GAC player to convert from the Greater Atlanta Christian’s Ben Sheppard goes round of the Class AAA field after being responin for a layup against East Jackson in the first basketball playoffs. The Spartans (24-3) sible for two of the first round of the Class AAA state boys playoffs Saturday. (Photo: Colin Hubbard) will host the winner of seven misses, but missed By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

just four shots from that point on. “I think it was just a little bit of nerves,” McIntosh said. “It was just a matter of getting into the flow of the game. Most of us haven’t played in a state playoff game, so after we were able to get comfortable, we got rolling.” Luckily for the Spartans, the Eagles couldn’t buy a shot on the other end. Only 10 shots were attempted to the Spartans’ 22, and once GAC got things rolling, they jumped out to an 8-2 lead. But the Eagles closed the quarter out on a 9-5 run to cut the lead to 13-11 heading into the second quarter. However, the second quarter was pure domination by the Spartans. Chris Hinton got things

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BASEBALL

2 p.m. — Norcross at Johns Creek 3 p.m. — Mill Creek and Lambert at North Georgia 5:30 p.m. — Dacula at South 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Shiloh 5:45 p.m. — Brookwood at Grayson 6 p.m. — Central at Rockdale Co. 6 p.m. — Parkview at North 6 p.m. — West Hall at Berkmar Tuesday

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5 p.m. — Meadowcreek girls at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Buford girls at Druid Hills 5:30 p.m. — East Paulding girls at Lanier 5:30 p.m. — MLK at Dacula 6:30 p.m. — Duluth girls at Grayson 7 p.m. — Norcross boys at Forsyth Central 7 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge girls at North 7 p.m. — Riverwood boys at Buford 7:30 p.m. — Duluth boys at Northview 7:45 p.m. — Collins Hill boys at Johns Creek

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4:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at Paideia 5 p.m. — Discovery at Pinecrest Academy 5 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at Providence 5:30 p.m. — Buford at Apalachee 5:30 p.m. — Central at Archer 5:30 p.m. — Clarkston at Shiloh 5:30 p.m. — Dacula at Mountain View 5:30 p.m. — Duluth at South 5:30 p.m. — GAC at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Grayson at Peachtree Ridge 5:30 p.m. — Hebron at Blessed Trinity 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Oconee Co. 5:30 p.m. — St. Pius at North 6 p.m. — Norcross at Etowah

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Cantrell on a roll at Prince Ave. Providence grad coaches Wolverines to second straight state berth

running,” he said. “It was lots of little things, but the primary thing was just a commitment to working hard, to putting forth their best effort on the basketball court. “The buy-in was great almost immediately. They wanted to have success. They had that hunger, so By Christine Troyke when we presented them christine.troyke@ with the opportunity to be gwinnettdailypost.com successful, they went at it Will Cantrell saw the hard.” potential at Prince Avenue The Wolverines made Christian when he took the state tournament last over the boys basketball year — and were knocked program two years ago. out in the first round by He thought the WolWhitefield Academy. verines were capable of “There’s a learning returning curve and it’s been more to the state pronounced here just tournament because they haven’t been for the first there in so long,” Cantrell time since said. “In 2003, these kids 2003. were babies. They didn’t Cantrell, know what it was like. a ProviOnce they got a taste of it, Will dence it made them hungry. Cantrell Christian “It’s one thing to make it grad and former head (to state). It’s another thing coach at Hebron Christian, if we want to be better. The also knew it wasn’t going goal was to make state last to be easy changing the year. I never brought up a mindset at a school known region championship last for football. year, but I did think we “Step one for us was just could get to state.” to create some excitement, In June, he looked to show the kids and the around the room at his community that basketball team once again and set matters,” Cantrell said. the bar higher. “Not only that, but that we “I said, ‘I think we can can have success here.” win the region title,’” He wasted no time resaid Cantrell, who guided calibrating expectations at Hebron to three straight the Athens private school. Sweet 16 appearances “We hit the ground before being hired away by

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Prince Avenue. “We didn’t hide from it. I’ve been there as a coach a couple of times and came up a little short. I had a taste of it and I knew these kids could get there.” Prince Avenue went 12-3 in 8-A and beat Athens Academy to claim the region tournament last week. The Wolverines are 19-8 overall and earned a firstround bye in the state playoffs. They’ll play Brookstone, which defeated W.D. Mohammed in overtime. “We demanded more and the kids kept taking it on,” Cantrell said. “The best thing about this team and this program is it’s a pure high school basketball team. I don’t have any recruited kids. In this day and age, most of the time, the teams that win region championships and make it to the Sweet 16 at state, they have move-ins and kids who play basketball all year round. “It’s so satisfying because I know, 100 percent, these are kids who have done it right. We didn’t go out and get anybody. There’s no magic sauce. These kids just have been working their tail off since June.” Prince Avenue is led by 6-foot-7 senior Dalton Meeler. “(When I got here) all he wanted to do was shoot 3s,” Cantrell said. Cantrell was coming off his sixth season at Hebron

and the team included region player of the year, Luke Crawford. “(Meeler) knew who he was,” Cantrell said. “I told him, ‘That could be you in two years.’ He really took to it and developed himself.” Meeler was named 8-A’s co-player of the year earlier this month. He learned that establishing himself on the inside at the start of games would open things up on the outside later. “And he still leads us in 3-point percentage,” Cantrell said. “After that, it’s kind of by committee with a bunch of hard-nosed kids.” Three starters played valuable minutes for the Wolverines last season. Two of them play football so weren’t available until December when Prince Avenue lost in the state semifinals. The players who came up from last year’s JV team carried the weight early on. “There’s always a point in every season where it gets hard,” Cantrell said. “You’re going to have injuries and sickness and losses that you felt shouldn’t have been losses. “We haven’t arrived or anything, but a huge step forward for us was the mental toughness. You can do a lot of things when adversity strikes. You can make excuses. You can quit. Or you can go to work.”

Legendary Loganville coach dies By Will Hammock

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Tommy Stringer, one of the most revered coaches and administrators in Georgia high school sports, passed away Saturday morning after an extended illness. He was 78. Stringer was best known locally for his long tenure as head football coach and athletic director at Loganville. He also was a well-respected, longtime member of the Georgia High School Association’s Executive Committee, then served recently on the organization’s Board of Trustees. In March 2017, Stringer also was appointed to the Walton County Board of Commissioners. He previously served on the Walton County Family and Children Services Board and as the District 1 representative on the Walton County Planning Commission. He struggled with health

Georgia High School Football Historians Association records. Former Collins Hill head football coach Kevin Reach, now the head coach at Monroe Area, credits Stringer for his path as a football coach and in life. He played quarterback for the legendary coach from 1980-84. “(Stringer’s) like a father to me,” Reach said. “He’s the reason I’m in this business today. If I ever had a big question about football or where to buy my wife a Tommy Stringer talks to quarterback Kevin Reach during wedding ring, I asked him because his knowledge was a Clarkston football game. (Special Photo) so great. He was one of the issues of late, fighting players revered him. He finest men I’ve ever known pulmonary fibrosis the past was a player’s coach.” and a father figure to so five years. Stringer spent 26 of many. “Tommy Stringer was 55 years in education at “His motto was, ‘Do a prince of a gentleman,” Loganville, serving as head right.’ Whatever you do said retired Brookwood football coach of the Red in life, do right. That’s a coach and athletic director Devils for 15 years from quote I use to this day. He Dave Hunter, who worked 1989 to 2003. He also will be greatly missed.” with Stringer for years was head football coach Stringer is survived through the GHSA. “He at Baker, Druid Hills and by his wife, Sybil. They was a great friend who you Clarkston, winning 143 have a daughter and two could always count on. His career games, according to grandsons.

Vonn: ‘I sleep well at night,’ after hate tweets neck after she told CNN in an interview she wouldn’t visit the White House Lindsey Vonn barely had should she win a medal at finished her first race at the the Winter Olympics. PyeongChang Games when Having missed out on the online abuse resumed. the podium after making a One of the most success- costly mistake on the last ful female ski racers of all turn of Saturday’s super-G time, Vonn had received competition, Vonn once comments in December again found herself on the from some people saying receiving end of a stream they hoped she’d break her of negative comments, By Danielle Rossingh CNN Wire Service

with some even wishing her physical harm. The hate tweets prompted U.S. soccer star Julie Foudy to write on Twitter: “I just spent last 20 min’s reading thru tweets directed at @lindseyvonn. Sickened & disgusted once again by the lack of humanity that engulfs our country.” Vonn was quick to thank Foudy for her support.

“It’s OK Julie. Not everyone has to like me but my family loves me and I sleep well at night. I work hard and try to be the best person I can be. If they don’t like me their loss I guess.” There was also plenty of support for Vonn, including people wishing her luck in the women’s downhill, Wednesday, in which she is a gold medal contender.

IN BRIEF

North’s Massoth signs with Harding soccer

North Gwinnett senior Maddie Massoth has signed with the Harding University (Ark.) women’s soccer program. Massoth is a returning starter and four-year letter-winner for the Bulldogs. She helped the 2016 team to the region championship and a trip to the state quarterfinals.

Jacksonville lands Mustangs’ Simmons

Meadowcreek two-sport standout Will Simmons has made a commitment to the Jacksonville University (Fla.) football program. The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder was a running back and linebacker in high school. He is expected to play linebacker in college. He had 53 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions this season for a state playoff football team. Simmons also

wrestles for the Mustangs.

Brookwood’s Rorey commits to Jacksonville The Jacksonville University (Fla.) football program has landed a commitment from Brookwood senior Isaiah Rorey. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder projects as a strong safety in college, but also played outside linebacker for the Broncos. He had 96 tackles as a senior, helping Brookwood to the state semifinals.

Accardy commits to Indiana Wesleyan

Mill Creek junior Jocelyn Accardy will play college soccer for the Indiana Wesleyan women’s program. Accardy recently transferred to Mill Creek from California. The forward plays club soccer for Atlanta Fire United.

IceForum offers free skating lesson event

The Duluth IceForum is holding a skating academy open house, which includes a free skating lessons from 10:30-12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mill Creek’s Gormley to In conjunction with national play soccer for Brenau ice skating month and the Winter Mill Creek senior Christina Gorm- Olympics, the IceForum’s open ley has accepted a scholarship to house includes free admission, skate play soccer for Brenau University. rental and a skating lesson. Use Gormley is a defender for the code SKATING at the front desk or Hawks, and also has experience at register in advance at Iceforum.com. forward. She plays club soccer for Participation is limited. Atlanta Fire United. — From staff reports

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Georgia upsets Melton propels GGC to two wins 18th-ranked Vols From Staff Reports

Field Level Media ATHENS — Senior forward Yante Maten once again carried Georgia to an upset in Southeastern Conference play as the Bulldogs knocked off No. 18 Tennessee 73-62 Saturday evening at Stegeman Coliseum. After scoring 23 points in an overtime win at Florida his previous game, Maten came back with 19, as the Bulldogs (15-11, 6-8 SEC) knocked off the conference’s second-place team for a second straight outing. Forward Derek Ogbeide added a season-high 16 off the bench. Guard Lamonte Turner scored 14 points and forward Kyle Alexander had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Vols (19-7, 9-5). Georgia pulled away from a two-point halftime lead out to a 10-point cushion, 38-28, in the first three minutes of the second half and was still up 46-37 with 11:21 left in the game before Tennessee began chipping away. The Vols got within

51-49 at the 7:35 mark, but fell back 57-51 over the next couple of minutes, and Georgia rode out the win. Guard Tyree Crump’s 3-pointer gave Georgia a 62-54 lead with under two minutes to play. The two teams struggled mightily trying to get shots to fall in the early going. It was 8-8 after nearly nine minutes had been played. Approaching the sixminute mark of the first half, the Bulldogs and Vols were a combined 10 of 38 (26.3 percent) from the field, and Georgia was clinging to a 15-10 lead. But the two teams both began finding the mark with some regularity in the remaining time, and the Bulldogs went to the locker room up 28-26 at the break after leading 21-12 with under five minutes left in the period. Georgia was 8 of 23 (34.8 percent) for the first half to Tennessee’s 11 of 29 (37.9 percent). The 26 points were a season low in a first half for the Vols, who ended up shooting 34.9 percent for the game to Georgia’s 42.6.

LAWRENCEVILLE — Junior Elyssa Melton had a perfect 6-for-6 hitting performance, with eight runs batted in and four runs scored, as the Georgia Gwinnett College softball team earned a pair of shutout five-inning victories Saturday in the Grizzly Classic at the Grizzly Softball Complex. GGC defeated Bryan College (Tenn.) 15-0 in the opener before earning an 8-0 victory against West Virginia Tech in the afternoon. Melton drove in five runs as part of a nine-run first inning in the opener. The infielder then tied a school record with two triples in the second game of the day. The Grizzlies collected 12 hits to score their 16 runs against Bryan. Sophomore Kelli McGrail had three hits and four RBIs in the victory. In the West Virginia Tech game, Melton collected two of the team’s four hits. Senior Niki Cook scored two runs while freshman Ashlyn Brewster touched home on two occasions. Junior pitcher Taylor

Hansis recorded her first shutout of the season in the nightcap, scattering three hits over the five innings. The right hander improved to 3-0 on the season. Freshman Jordin Englar allowed two hits over five scoreless innings against Bryan to pick up the victory in her GGC debut. GGC pitchers have not allowed a run in 21 consecutive innings.

GGC breaks out in sixth to beat Lindsey Wilson A late-inning comeback was not necessary Saturday as the No. 12-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team earned a 6-3 victory against Lindsey Wilson College to capture the weekend series at the Grizzly Baseball Complex. GGC (10-1) scored six unanswered runs after the Blue Raiders pushed across three runs in the third inning. The Grizzlies scored a run in each of the third and fourth innings to get within one run at 3-2. A sacrifice fly by junior Brandon Robinson brought home the run in the fourth inning. In the top of the sixth inning, Lindsey Wilson was threatening to break the game open. However,

junior relief pitcher Hunter Dollander got out a jam with runners at the corners and no outs. Nick Sanders was caught stealing and a tag out at the plate on a ground ball ended the threat. The hosts squared the contest 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth on a wild pitch, and took their first lead of the game an inning later on a RBI double from junior Alex Garland. GGC added two insurance runs in the eighth inning. Garland had a pair of doubles, while senior Tony Salvaggio and freshman Sean Mootrey each recorded multiple-hit efforts in the victory. Dollander tossed four scoreless innings in relief to pick up the victory — the sixth registered by a GGC reliever so far in 2018.

Men’s tennis adds two wins to total streak The GGC men’s tennis team increased its winning streak to 63 consecutive matches following a pair of shutout victories Saturday during the Grizzly Invitational at the GGC Tennis Facility. The top-ranked Grizzlies defeated Point University 9-0 in the afternoon before earning a 5-0 victory Women’s tennis records against Bluefield State season’s first sweep College (W.Va.) in the The top-ranked Georgia evening. Gwinnett College women’s Junior Rafael Coutinho tennis team earned its first picked up his first victory sweep of the 2018 season, of the season while playing defeating Bluefield State at the No. 1 singles posiCollege (W.Va.) 9-0 Satur- tion against Bluefield State. day evening in the Grizzly GGC has won all eight Invitational. dual matches during the The Grizzlies (3-0) won 2017-18 season in shutout 12 of the 14 games during fashion.

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•From Page 1B bench and quickly answered with a pair of treys of his own in a 14-second span less than a minute later, and fellow reserve Caleb Potts d a free throw to help Mountain View end the period on a 7-0 run to take a 16-10 lead after the opening frame. Jalen Hayes added two more buckets on layups driving to the basket, while Allenye added a drive of his own down the baseline to help the Bears score the first six points of the second quarter in the opening 59 seconds, and extend the overall run to 13-0 and take a 22-10 lead. The run was also keyed on the defensive end, with Kayongo leading an effort that actually got off to a slow start on the boards, but eventually got rolling to trigger the Bears’ transition game. “I think we just keyed in on defense and locked down and looked to our coaches,” Kayongo said. “Rebounding has been a focus for us the whole season. … We get it and try and try to (get in) transition. “We were just playing aggressive. For a lot of us, it (could be) our last home game. So team basketball is what we want to do.” Milton didn’t back down, even after trailing by as many as 16 points and facing a 33-19 deficit at halftime. A 3-pointer by Jordan Yates and pair of dunks by Jamel McGhee (four points, team-high 10 rebounds) helped the Eagles score the first seven points of the second half, and come up with an overall 9-1 run to pull as close 34-28 after Donaven Hairston’s floater in the lane with 5:15 left in the third quarter. Even after Mountain View built the lead back into double digits later in the quarter, Milton continued to hang in, closing to within 49-40 after Hairston’s pull-up jumper with 6:10 left to play. But those were the last

doubles action to take a commanding lead in the match. Then, sophomores Emerald Able and Maria Prados Cid won all 12 games to score victories on the No. 1 and No. 4 singles courts. Junior Henar Munoz picked up a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 2 singles. Sophomores Margarida Abreu and Chiara Rebecchi rounded out the winners at No. 3 and 5 singles.

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shot,” Eaton said after his team’s slow start. “I was started with a putback proud of the guys, though, layup after a McIntosh because our defense miss, and after a steal was great. We told them from Hinton, McIntosh before the game to use all finished with a layup on of that nervous energy on the other end to put the defense.” Spartans up 17-11. Ben Sheppard scored GAC missed just two 14 points for the Sparmore shots in the quartans, while Roy Dixon ter and knocked down added 12, including two eight more, including six 3-pointers. straight to end the half on The Spartans were also a 14-2 run to take a 36-17 able to grab 10 offensive lead into the break. rebounds in the game, Good play on both ends which played right into of the floor continued in Eaton’s game plan. the second half for the “Those were huge, Spartans. A very efficient and that’s one of our 13 of 21 from the field strengths,” Eaton said. helped GAC to pull away “We’ve got some big bodfurther and eventually end ies, and even our guards the game with a 33-point are pretty good reboundwin over the Eagles. ers, so that’s actually in “I think we were just our strategy. We should pressing too much and get 10 to 12 points off of trying too hard, and I cheap buckets, and we did think that affects your that.”

Moutain View’s Spencer Rodgers (22) shoots the ball over Milton’s Donaven Harrison (2) in Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA first round playoff game. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

two points the Eagles would score until Linton connected on a layup with 30 seconds left. By that time, Mountain View had scored 27 points to bust the game wide open. Allenye was the key figure in that run, following Long’s nice give-and-go exchange with Alex Wesig with seven points in a 46-second span to balloon

the Bears’ lead to 58-40 with 4:47 remaining. The 6-foot-3 junior added two more buckets in the larger run before it was all over, and was a prime example of how the Bears were shooting with more confidence as the game progressed. “The first half, I really couldn’t make a shot,” Allenye said. “The second half, I really picked it up,

bending with my knees and with my follow-through.” Long joined Allenye and Kayongo in double figures with 16 points and distributed four assists, while Spencer Rodgers chipped in 11 points and Hayes contributed six points, four assists and three steals. Christian Wright scored 14 points to lead Milton, with Linton and Yates adding eight points each.

Greater Atlanta Christian’s Hunter McIntosh follows through on a shot against East Jackson in the first round of the Class AAA state boys basketball playoffs Saturday. (Photo: Colin Hubbard)

Mustangs •From Page 1B players surged to an 11-point lead with 5:53 remaining when Chaplin converted a steal-andscore fastbreak. South Gwinnett made its run in the final three minutes of the game. DeJuan Horne nailed a 3-pointer for the Comets, fol-

lowed by a fast-break bucket by Zwadie Jackson to pull within four points of Meadowcreek with 2:22 remaining. Chaplin came up with another key play when he hauled in a critical rebound for Meadowcreek and eliminated a second-chance bucket for South Gwinnett with 1:49 left. The Comets were forced to

foul, but it wasn’t certain the Mustangs would clinch the game at the free-throw line. They hit three of their last six free throws inside the final minute to ice the game. “They just kept fighting,” Gilleylen said. “Our bigs got in foul trouble, and we had the next man up.”

Kelly had nine points and four rebounds for Meadowcreek, Hightower had four points and seven rebounds and Dawit Cridland had six points and two assists. South Gwinnett (11-17) had seven points and two steals from Samar Brown. Jackson had five points and three steals for

the Comets, and Horne had six points. Gilleylen’s message to the Mustangs after their win at home was to flush away the struggles of Saturday night and rack focus for Round 2. “This time of the year, we beat our heads,” Gilleylen said. “Just win and move on.”

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Rams hit key shots to beat Patriots Lions wait out game on a tough layup to put the Rams back up by seven points with 4:36 LOGANVILLE — remaining in the third. Missed free throws will A missed free throw be what haunts the Berkfrom Soumahoro, and two mar Patriots for the entire more misses by Keshaun offseason. Swan and Johnson proved The Patriots went blowcostly on the Patriots’ next for-blow with the Grayson three possessions as AnRams, and trailed by only derson pushed the ball up three points with 5:53 the court and banked in a remaining in the fourth tough shot off the glass to quarter, but failed to cut extend the lead to 36-28. into it any further. Heading into the fourth The Rams went on to quarter, the Rams held a win 62-48 after some 38-31 lead, but again, it clutch shots down the quickly evaporated. stretch, but it was a game A quick 6-2 run by the that could have been a lot Patriots cut the lead to closer. 40-37 after Uba Ezigbo The three-point hole that (12 points) drew a foul and the Patriots found themscored for a chance to cut selves in was a deficit that the lead to two points with they never should have a free throw still to come. been facing. However, that shot from Nine missed free throws the charity stripe clanged — five in the first 3:17 of off of the rim in what was Grayson guard D.J .Williams drives to the basket in the already Berkmar’s third the fourth quarter — was first round of the Class AAAAAAA playoffs against Berkthe reason for that. missed attempt of the mar on Saturday. (Photo: Colin Hubbard) And after a Travis Anquarter, to keep the deficit derson step-back jumper in the Final Four run last 10-9, but by quarter’s end, at three points. with 3:43 left put the Rams year, so I wasn’t really too the Rams led 20-13 after And from that point on, up 44-38, the game fell nervous,” Anderson said. knocking down four three- it was the Anderson show. apart for the Patriots. “I was pretty relaxed and pointers. The senior went 4 of 5 Ben Soumahoro folcomfortable. Everyone Neither team could gain in the fourth quarter and lowed that up with a pretty much said, ‘We’ve full control of the second added six free throws in missed layup, and Anbeen here before.’ We’ve quarter. the waning minutes to help derson netted a 3-pointer had a lot of comeback wins The teams combined to his Rams pull away. — his first of the game this year, so we knew how shoot just 9 of 27, but it “That’s what we expect after missing four previous to handle this one from the was the Rams who made out of (Anderson),” Grayattmepts — to extend the regular season schedule one more shot from the son coach Geoffrey Pierce lead to nine in a matter of that we had before.” field to take a 32-23 lead said. “He was one of the seconds. It was tough sledding for into halftime. Super Six coming into this Anderson went on to Anderson for much of the Re-energized, the Patri- season for a reason. He’s score 15 points in the game, but when his team ots connected on two of its one of our leaders, and I’m fourth quarter after scoring needed him the most, the first three shots to open the proud of the way that he just eight in the first three shots fell. third quarter and cut the played today.” quarters to finish with 23 “Eventually I knew that Ram lead to five points, Pierce looked to his on 8 of 14 shooting. they were going to fall,” he 32-27, after a Tichic Fikipo team’s experience and reitAnd for a senior that is said. “My teammates still layup. erated what Anderson said moving on to play college trusted me and passed me The Rams came up about having players that basketball at Charleston the ball and encouraged me empty on their next two have been in these stressSouthern, he did everyto keep shooting, so that’s possessions, but so did ful, big-game situations. thing that he could to make what I did. the Patriots with a chance “You can’t really dusure that his high school Tony Johnson (20 points to cut into the lead even plicate experience — you career didn’t end with a on 6 of 20 shooting) further. either have it or you don’t,” first-round exit. scored seven of the first Following a Johnson Pierce said. “I was glad “We had a lot of playnine Berkmar points to cut missed 3, Anderson scored that experience was on our ers come back that was an early Grayson lead to just his sixth point of the side tonight.” By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

Dacula shifts to high gear in rout By Scott Smith

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DACULA — A sharpshooting night and an aggressive defense was more than enough for Dacula’s boys on Saturday night. Hosting Alpharetta in the first round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs, the Falcons buried the Mekhail Raiders Bethea 87-50 to advance to the tournament’s second round. The Falcons (16-10) were hitting on all cylinders with their offense, connecting on 30 of 56 shots (53.6 percent), including 13 3-pointers, with 10 different players scoring. “We just wanted to come in and play as hard as we

could,” Dacula interim head coach Byron Wilson said. “We wanted to guard their action and take away from what they like to do.” Dacula had two players break 20 points, led by 29 from Mekhail Bethea, who also had six assists and three rebounds. Brenden Tucker, who received an award before the game for surpassing the 1,000-point mark in his career in the Region 8-AAAAAA championship game last week, followed with 20 more points. “I’ve been seeing it coming from those two the past week,” Wilson said of Bethea and Tucker. “It’s been a long week of practice and it started slowly, but as the week went on, they really became motivated and started shooting it well.” The Falcons were just as effective with their defense, holding the Raiders

to 17 of 57 from the floor (29.8 percent). Ryan Jenei led Alpharetta with 25 points and nine rebounds, but offensive support dropped off after that as the next leading scorer had just six points. The opening minutes were a back-and-forth affair, with Alpharetta, the third seed from Region 7-AAAAAA, leading 11-9 at the 3:21 mark. But the Falcons put together their first run of the night, reeling off the next 12 points to go up 21-11. A pair of free throws from Marcus Hill of Alpharetta in the final second of the frame cut the margin to 21-13 at the end of the first. Alpharetta then cut it to six at 21-15 with a layup from Brandon Barron to open the second quarter, but that was as close as the Raiders (16-13) would get as the Falcons outscored

Apharetta 24-15 in the second to surge ahead 45-28 at the half. Dacula would put the game away in the third by opening the second half with a 16-2 run. Tucker buried a trio of 3-pointers and scored 11 in the third, while Bethea stayed hot with eight points in the quarter. When the buzzer sounded the end of the third, Dacula had added 31 points to its total, while Alpharetta scored just 11, giving the Falcons a 79-36 lead headed into the fourth. Arusha Hunter also helped Dacula by coming off the bench to score 13 points and grab four rebounds, while Jalen Perry chipped in seven points. Up next for Dacula is a home game in the second round next Thursday against Tri Cities, which upset South Cobb in the first round.

South Forsyth By David Friedlander

to cut the Peachtree Ridge lead to 25-15 by the end of the opening frame, and then knocked down SUWANEE — The another shot from the state tournament is often same spot to open up the a time for high school second quarter. basketball teams to adapt When Santhosh Sarato different styles of play vanan drove down the from what they usually lane for a pull-up jumper see night in and night out with 5:32 left in the first in their regions. half, the War Eagles were Even with Peachtree suddenly within 25-20. Ridge’s boys well aware But Vassell took adSouth Forsyth might try vantage of one of the rare to slow down their firstquick trips down the court round Class AAAAAAA to hit a 3-pointer of his tournament game, it was own 16 seconds later, and still a lot to get used to. Maxey drained another Fortunately for the trey with 2:07 left in the Lions, they made enough half to cap a 7-1 run that adjustsent Peachtree Ridge into ments to intermission with a 32-22 take an lead. early lead The Lions came out and hold quickly in the second the War half, with Darius Moss Eagles scoring a layup and hitat arm’s ting 1 of 2 free throws, Devin length for sandwiched around Vassell a 53-38 Maxey’s steal and coastvictory Saturday night at to-coast layup to push the Peachtree Ridge. lead to 37-22 with 4:44 Devin Vassell scored left in the third quarter. a game-high 24 points While South Forsyth and added down six never got any closer than rebounds, three blocked 12 points after that, it shots and two steals as managed to test Peachtree the Lions (24-4) adRidge’s patience by convanced to host Grayson tinuing to move the ball in a second-round game around the perimeter and next week. wait for a lane to open up But it required a lot into the middle. of patience, something The War Eagles were Peachtree Ridge coach occasionally able to find Keith Arrington said he those lines — such as in and his players were well back-to-back three-point prepared for. plays by Isaiah Magee “We saw they’d and Jared Railey in the done the same thing to final 1:05 of the period, Lambert in their region which brought them to (5-AAAAAAA) tournawithin 45-33 — but the ment,” Arrington said of Lions were able to avoid South Forsyth (10-19). falling into the trap of “I felt like they would. losing their patience. They played a little box“Coach was telling us and-one (defense) on all week that they were Vassell, (and) we were going to try to slow the prepared for that. So they game down and make us really didn’t do anything play (their) pace,” Vassell to surprise us. Their guys said. “But we had to play fought really hard and our game. We had to try played hard and didn’t to speed them up and give up, and it ended up pressure them on defense. being a fairly close game. “We just wanted to get “We tried to pressure the best shots (on of(defensively) but not get fense). So it wasn’t a case crazy and do some dumb of trying to speed up on things trying to go for offense. We just wanted steals. We did a couple of to speed them up on times, but basically, we defense.” followed the game plan Vassell made sure and did what we needed South Forsyth would do to do.” no better than match the Early on it looked like Lions bucket-for-bucket Peachtree Ridge would with six points in the actually control the temfourth quarter, keeping po, with Vassell, Devon the War Eagles from getHiggs and Hirum Maxey ting any closer. connecting from 3-point Maxey was able to join range and getting up the Vassell in double figures floor in transition to help with 11 points and added the Lions build as much a game-high four assists, as a 23-9 lead with 1:55 while Higgs contributed left in the first quarter. eight points and eight With the score 25-12, rebounds for Peachtree South Forsyth started to Ridge. chip away at that lead Magee led South with some long-range Forsyth with nine points, bombing of its own. while Fred Scott added Reserve Joel Brown hit three points and a teamfrom the left corner for 3 best seven rebounds. david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Toyota owners excited for 2018 after busy offseason By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Toyota racing executive Ed Laukes sat alongside the make’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team owners Joe Gibbs and Barney Visser to address the racing media Saturday morning, eager for the group to step right in where it left off in 2017 — a lot of victory circles and on stage hoisting the championship trophy. Visser, who fields a Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry for reigning champion Martin Truex Jr., made his first formal address to reporters since his team won the title in November. Visser suffered heart problems late last season and while recovering from surgery had to watch from his home in Denver, as Truex secured

Martin Truex Jr. celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Championship and the Ford EcoBoost 400 last season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)

the organization’s first ever NASCAR championship in the season finale. “I’m feeling great,” Visser said, offering a smile. “There’s nothing like getting new pipes. I didn’t realize how bad it was, but this has been re-

ally good. “I’m told that I won’t be 100 percent for another three months. As good as I feel now, this is a home run.” But, Visser conceded, it was hard to be on the sidelines for the champion-

ship round of racing and then the NASCAR Awards Banquet as he recovered from heart surgery. “You know, I missed the people and the competitive spirit,” he said. “But mostly the people. I heard the engines fire up the other day, and I realized how much I missed that.” And he corrected the misinformation last year that doctors did not “allow” him to watch the final race, out of caution for his heart condition. “That’s a rumor going around,” Visser said smiling. “I don’t remember Texas because that was right in the middle of it, and then I don’t really remember Phoenix. So Homestead I got my heart rate slowed down, and I was able to watch it on TV with my wife.” Having Visser back at the track, his driver amped

to defend the title and looking at Gibbs’ outstanding lineup, including past series champion Kyle Busch, former Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones — who moved from Visser’s team to Gibbs’ this season — this Toyota podium was both visibly upbeat and optimistic. Hamlin will start on the outside of the front row for today’s Daytona 500 (Fox, 2:30 p.m.) and Jones finished third in one of the qualifying races — all good promising signs. All the result of an offseason dedicated to maintaining Toyota’s competitive lead. “I think for us, just you take each part of the race team, pit road, and we’ve worked extremely hard on that,” said Gibbs, whose team has won four series titles. “We know there’s a lot

of changes there. It’s going to be real interesting to see what happens, I think, in particular in the race tomorrow (Daytona 500). “So you take pit road, obviously with the drivers, our engineering group, all of our plans as far as new chassis and stuff. It’s kind of segmented. I think you just work extremely hard on each one of those, and we have it very well organized, I think, at our place. We’re thrilled. “But it’s all the way across the board. You’ve got everything you’re working on. And it’s a short time frame, really. You take a week off for Christmas, and you’re back after it. I think it’s detail, hard work, and having things really organized. I think that’s kind of where you spend the offseason. It goes by in a hurry.”

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Newton powers past Central girls By Manny Fils

was 7 of 8 from the freethrow line in the first half. While Newton helped COVINGTON — The the Black Knights by Central Gwinnett girls fouling, Central Gwinnett basketball team led early helped the Rams with 10 in its Class AAAAAAA first-half turnovers. The state playoff game before Rams took advantage of Newton came back for a those mistakes as Diamond 77-47 victory in the first Swift had 12 points in round Saturday. the first half, followed by The Black Knights (13- Lexii Chatman with nine. 14) jumped out to a 5-1 The Black Knights lead before Newton’s Ju- ended the game with 19 rnee Smith tied the game turnovers to Newton’s 11. 8-8 with 5:31 in the first Central Gwinnett was quarter on a three-point led in scoring by Diarra play. The Rams’ 10-0 run Smith with 15 points, ended when Niyah Minor coming from 3-point made a pair of free throws shooting, followed by for a 15-10 margin with Amaya Adams and Dalen 51 seconds left in the Tate with seven points quarter. each. Newton (25-3) continPacing Newton were ued to dominate in the Jurnee Smith and Chatsecond quarter and went man with 16 points and into halftime with a 47-28 Swift had 14 in three lead. Central Gwinnett quarters of play. manny.fils@newtoncitizen.com

Turnovers costly for Knights in loss with 11 points. Scoring 10 points were Dre Butler, with three dunks, and Tre Clark, going 6 of 6 COVINGTON — from the free-throw line. The Newton boys took Hagans finished the control from the begingame with 21 points to ning for a 92-63 win over lead all scorers. With Central Gwinnett in the four 3-pointers, Tyrease first round of the Class Brown had 18 points and AAAAAAA playoffs Gabe Gates scored 10. Saturday. Clark finished with 10 After jumping out to points, with Butler add26-13 first-quarter lead, the ing one more point to his Rams (25-3) were smiling halftime total. and had a relaxed approach After being shut out to the game. Offensively, in the first half, CenNewton was finding open tral Gwinnett’s Marvin players for dunks and Louis-Charles sank five 3-pointers while taking 3-pointers and finished care of the ball. Defenthe game with 17 points. sively, the Rams caused 10 Skylar Adams, with first-half turnovers while three 3-pointers, had making sure they connine points for the Black trolled the boards. Knights. Newton had three As a team, Central players in double digits Gwinnett (8-17) had 10 after the first two quarters 3-pointers and made 20 of play. Ashton Hagans, percent of its free throws with a dunk and a pair of while turning the ball 3-pointers, led the team over 14 times. By Manny Fils

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Georgia Swarm forward Lyle Thompson (4) looks for an opening in Saturday’s game against Toronto at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Jackson’s OT goal lifts Swarm By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — Georgia Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said the Swarm did league-mandated EKG testing before Saturday’s game, and he was glad no one on the team was strapped to one during overtime against the Toronto Rock. The Swarm hadn’t tasted a win since Jan. 27, but when they finally did, it was made more satisfying by Shayne Jackson’s gamewinning goal in overtime. Jackson moved from right to left toward the Toronto net and fired a shot past Rock goalie Nick Rose to clinch the game and his 18th goal of the season. He had four points on one goal and three assists. Jesse King led the Swarm with six points on three goals and three assists. Goalie Mike Poulin, after allowing five goals on the first nine shots, stopped 45 of Toronto’s 58 shots on goal. “I was just trying to set a good pick and get (the defender’s) hands free,” Jackson said. “I was able

to reach around (Rose) and luckily it went in.” The game was tied heading into the final seven minutes. Toronto took a 13-12 lead on a goal from Adam Jones. Poulin saved a near breakaway chance for Toronto, and Georgia pushed the ball back into its offensive end and tied the game. Miles Thompson found the net on a crisp pass from Randy Staats with four minutes left. Georgia won possession of the ball before a timeout with 14 seconds left. Jordan Hall passed to Randy Staats, who drove toward the net and fired with six seconds left, but the shot was stopped by Rose to force overtime. The Swarm’s offense was sluggish to start the game. Georgia trailed 5-0 before the first quarter hit its halfway point, but the Swarm went on a 5-1 run to close out the quarter. Hall, who was activated before the game from the holdout list, made his 2018 season debut with swagger. King bookended two goals from Hall, and the Swarm

trailed 5-4 with four minutes left in the first quarter. “It was a good team win,” Hall said. “We dug ourselves a little grave, obviously, but even better that we came back. “Last week I picked up the stick. That was the first time it’s come out in six months.” Bryan Cole answered a Toronto goal with 1:04 left in the first to keep Georgia’s deficit to one goal at the start of the second quarter. Toronto’s Brett Hickey notched the Rock’s seventh goal roughly four minutes into the second quarter, but Georgia rattled off four consecutive goals to take a 9-7 lead, capped by Hall’s diving hat trick finish with 1:03 left in the half. Two goals came on power plays, first from Miles Thompson, who was followed by Staats. Toronto tacked on a late goal from Kieran McArdle to pull within one, 9-8, at halftime and tied the game less than two minutes into the second half. Down 10-9, King notched his third goal of the game to knot the score

with roughly seven minutes left in the third period. Poulin stopped Toronto’s last 15 shots on goal to end the third period. It was clear Poulin had settled in after splitting time with Warren Hill for both games last week. “It wasn’t how he planned to start, but those were pretty good shots,” Comeau said. “Both goalies early in the game got tested with really good shots, and shooters in this league score when they have opportunities.” Swarm rookie transition Zed Williams scored his fifth goal of the season from head-on with 12:43 to go. The Swarm led for the first time since 1:11 into the second half, but it was short-lived when Jones tied the game 11-11 for Toronto. Reid Reinholdt gave Toronto a short lead, but Georgia responded with a goal from transition and team captain Jordan McIntosh. “Toronto always does a good job of making adjustments,” Hall said. “We made some good changes as well. I think it tightened up at the half.”

Duluth Wesleyan boys edge past Athens Academy strikes early, often PREP ROUNDUP

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Joshua Merritt started for Collins Hill and went PEACHTREE CORfive and 2/3 innings and NERS — Wesleyan did not allow an earned defeated Athens Academy run while striking out five. 49-41 in the first round of Nasim Nunez drove in a the Class A (Private) state pair of runs while Miles basketball tournament Wilkins had a pair of hits. on Saturday. The Wolves In the victory over the (14-10) will travel and face Tigers, Wilkins tossed five ECLA in the second round. innings to earn the win. Warner Peaks and Brae Nunez earned the save Davidson each scored 10 and also drove in a run. points to lead Wesleyan. Luke Dougherty drove in Stevie Crawford and Grant a run and Greg Lake had a Summers each added nine double in the victory. points in the victory. Peachtree Ridge wins two BASEBALL WINDER — Peachtree Ridge defeated Evans 7-3 Collins Hill wins a pair and Lakeside-Evans 7-6 in LAWRENCEVILLE games played at Winder— Collins Hill defeated Barrow High School on Walnut Grove 8-5 in eight Saturday. innings in its first game Ryan Nauert was the and then defeated host winning pitcher for the LiArcher 4-3 on Saturday. ons (3-1). Ben Mottet was The Eagles (4-0) pushed hit by pitches twice and across three runs in the stole two bases in a game top of the eighth to make a that saw Peachtree Ridge winner of Jackson Cate. steal 10 bases. Ashton

Shepherd added a sacrifice fly in the victory. Against Lakeside, Grayson Duffy was the winning pitcher and Thomas LeMaster earned the save. Mottet had two hits while Kohl Nguyen and Duffy each contributed two hits and an RBI. North Gwinnett 4, Providence Christian 0 LILBURN — North Gwinnett’s Chase Clark blanked Providence Christian over six innings as the Bulldogs defeated the Storm 4-0 on Saturday. Clark struck out five as North’s Michael Borah provided a home run and drove in a pair of runs to lead the offense. Josh Schuler had two hits and Will Bennett hit a two-run double for North Gwinnett (3-0). Cole Tillotson took the loss for Providence Christian (2-1). Tillotson

allowed six hits and three runs. Simon Graf did not allow any hits in two innings of relief. David Sloan, Keegan Tranum and Tillotson had hits for the Storm.

Mountain View 18, Islands 0 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View defeated Islands-Savannah 18-0 on Saturday. Gavin Collyer was the winning pitcher for the Bears (1-0). Matthew Lee led the offense with three hits, while Jackson Peck hit a three-run home run. Garrett Spikes, Chase Chaney, Evan Kimbel and Chase Powell each had two hits in the game. BOYS LACROSSE Brookwood 15, North Oconee 7 BOGART — Brookwood defeated North

Oconee 15-7 on Saturday. Jacob Walker led the Broncos (1-0) with four goals and three assists. Nick Taylor added four goals and dished out two assists, while Ethan Schuett notched three goals. Bryce Deloach scored twice and Selassie Richardson and Matt Schurek also found the net for Brookwood. GYMNASTICS

Buford places first BUFORD — The Buford team took top honors at a meet held Saturday at Gymnastix. Kelsey Schulman won the all-around with a score of 36.55. Schulman placed first on vault (9.4), and bars (9.3), while finishing second on the floor (9.05). Caroline Snell tied for third on the floor for Buford.

Watson holds one-shot lead at Genesis Open Field Level Media Bubba Watson eagled his first hole en route to a 6-under round of 65 on Saturday to build a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. Watson, who is seeking to become a three-time winner of the event, nearly holed out for an albatross on the first hole and made the turn at 5-under 30. He added two birdies against a lone bogey on the back nine and enters Sunday at 10-under for the tournament. “It was a grind the whole time,” Watson told CBS Sports after the

round. “I just played solid. It was a fun day.” Second round co-leader Patrick Cantlay drained a birdie putt from just under 55 feet on the final hole to break out of a pack of players at 8-under. Cantlay is 9-under following a 69 on Saturday and will be paired with Watson in the final group. Tony Finau, Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na and Cameron Smith are in a tie for third at 8-under. Derek Fathauer, who holed out from the fairway on the third hole, is another shot back. “I think you have to be creative around this golf course,”

said Finau, who has one career PGA Tour victory. “It’s worked for Bubba for sure. You have to be creative, you have to be a shot maker, and I definitely see myself as that type of player. “I’m playing nicely right now. I gave myself a chance on the back nine, that’s what we all play for and what we train for and practice for, so I put myself in a good situation going into Sunday and we’ll see where we’re at on the back nine tomorrow.” Na held the lead for a brief time after opening with an eagle and adding three more birdies to reach 9-under. He followed a double bo-

gey on No. 12 and a bogey on No. 13 with a hole-out from the bunker on the par-3 14th hole. “The wheels were coming off. I got in the bunker and looked at (my caddie) and said, ‘I’m going to make this,’” Na said. “You could see how pumped I was.” Defending champion Dustin Johnson played his way back into the tournament with a 7-under 64 on Saturday, the low round of the tournament thus far. The No. 1 player in the world moved up 45 spots in the third round and has rebounded from an opening-round 74 to go 9-under over the past two days.

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Duluth’s boys basketball team showed no signs of rust after a week’s layoff heading into its first-round Class AAAAAAA state tournament game against West Forsyth. The Wildcats charged out of the gate and never looked back, rolling to an 80-55 lead Saturday night in Cumming. Will Huzzie scored 22 points and pulled down 16 rebounds, while Adam Flagler added 20 points to help Duluth (20-9) advance to the second round, where it will travel to longtime neighborhood rival Norcross. The Wildcats led pretty much wire-towire, building up a 32-9 lead early in the second quarter and pulling away in the second half after leading 45-25 at intermission. “We really came out fast, came out strong and imposed our will on the defensive end especially,” Duluth coach Cabral Huff said. “I thought we had great week of practice heading into the game. I think we saw refreshed, energized legs for (Saturday) night’s game.”

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world 13 killed in copter crash in Mexico A military helicopter carrying officials surveying earthquake damage crashed Friday night in the southeastern Mexican state of Oaxaca, killing 13 people, Mexican officials said. The helicopter was attempting to land at an airfield in Santiago Jamiltepec when it crashed in a nearby field on top of two vehicles, a spokeswoman for the Oaxaca attorney general’s office told CNN. The 13 who were killed were all on the ground, spokeswoman Lizbeth Hernandez Bravo said. Twelve died at the crash site, while one died later at the hospital, the state attorney general’s office said. Three of the dead were children, the office said. Fifteen others were injured. The helicopter was surveying the damage from the quake, and was carrying Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Oaxaca’s governor, Alejandro Murat. Both men survived and only suffered “slight concussions,” the Interior Ministry tweeted.

Wales shaken by 4.4 earthquake A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Wales on Saturday afternoon, according to the British Geological Survey. The agency said on Twitter that the earthquake’s epicenter was about 12 miles north-northeast of Swansea, Wales. It jolted the area at 2:31 p.m. local time, it said. The strength of the earthquake was particularly unusual for the region, the British Geological Survey said, adding that “events as large as this only happen every 3 to 5 years in the UK.” There were no immediate reports of major damage. Saturday’s earthquake was the biggest “onshore UK event” in 10 years, and the biggest in the area since a 5.2 magnitude earthquake in 1906, the British Geological Survey said.

‘Tell the story’

Student journalist interviewed classmates during Fla. shooting

By Dakin Andone CNN

David Hogg found himself living a nightmare on Wednesday, hiding in a closet with classmates as a crazed gunman roamed the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., unleashing a torrent of bullets on students and teachers. Huddled in the dark, trying to keep quiet to avoid the gunman, students called their parents to tell them in hushed voices that they loved them. “That’s kind of around the same time that I just had to pull out my phone,” Hogg, a 17-year-old student journalist, told CNN in a phone interview Friday. “It was sheer terror,” Hogg said of that moment, but he quickly recognized it as one that needed documenting — if not for him to report, then for survivors and lawmakers to understand how desperately the country needs to implement reforms to prevent yet another mass shooting. He started interviewing those closest to him in the cramped space, who told him how terrified they felt. “I want to show these people exactly what’s going on when these children are facing bullets flying through classrooms and students are dying trying to

Student journalist David Hogg, right, found himself living a nightmare, hiding in a closet with classmates as a gunman roamed the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Photo: CNN)

get an education,” he told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Thursday. “That’s not OK, and that’s not acceptable, and we need to fix that.” When Hogg took out his phone Wednesday afternoon and started filming, he only had one thought in mind: “Tell the story.” None of the people in the room knew whether they were going to live. But in case they didn’t, Hogg wanted the public and lawmakers across the country to know what it was like to be a high school student, hiding from a school shooter in a dark classroom closet. “If I was going to die, I wanted to die doing what I love, and that’s storytelling,” he told CNN. “And

this is a story that needed to be heard. … At least our echoes, our voices would carry on and possibly make some action.” Before the shooting was over, the gunman, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, had claimed the lives of three staff members and 14 students — among them, some of Hogg’s little sister’s best friends. Cruz faces 17 counts of premeditated murder. When the school finally reopens and students return to fill the halls, Hogg and his peers will be responsible for covering what will probably be the biggest story ever to happen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. “Honestly, at this point,

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was shot twice, said Kenneth Ravenell, an attorney for the boy’s father, Corey Cunningham, and the child. “We know this is a blessing from God that the jury understood that the police actions in this case were inappropriate, that the police officer’s use of excessive force and the shooting were unjustified and unreasonable,” Ravenell said.

Pence: School safety to be top priority for W.H.

Vice President Mike Pence signaled a new White House focus on school safety and mental health in light of the Parkland, Florida school shooting in a Saturday speech. “When President Trump meets with our nation’s governors in just a few short weeks,” Pence said, “he will make the safety of our nation’s schools our top administration priority.” Pence discussed the S. Korea’s Moon shooting at a Saturday brakes on quick speech in Dallas for talks with North America First Policies, an issue advocacy group South Korean President supportive of President Moon Jae-in said Saturday Donald Trump. Pence said it was too early to talk about the Justice Department is hosting a summit with North working with other federal Korean leader Kim Jong Un, agencies to study “the interhinting he would not rush section of mental health and the matter. criminality,” and vowed to A high-level delegation “get to the bottom” of what from the North invited Moon happened. to Pyongyang for talks with his North Korean counterTrump visits part while in South Korea Florida sites after last week for the opening of the Winter Olympics in Parkland shooting Pyeongchang. “There are high expectaPresident Donald Trump tions, and our hearts seem and first lady Melania to be getting impatient. It is Trump, aiming to honor like the old saying, seeking the victims of Wednesday’s a scorched-rice water from a school shooting in Parkland, well,” Moon told journalists Fla., visited Broward Health in Pyeongchang after being North Hospital on Friday, asked whether he planned the hospital where many of to hold a summit with North the victims were treated. Korea. After the hospital visit, — From wire reports the Trumps traveled to the

I don’t know if I have the journalistic quality to give it as much as it needs,” he said. “How do you tell a story like this?” But today, Hogg isn’t thinking about that. He and many other studentsturned-survivors are focused on making sure that the shooting at their school — the ninth-deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history — doesn’t become history without being a catalyst for change. “It’s a midterm year and it’s time to take action,” Hogg said. “I don’t care if you’re a Democrat. I don’t care if you’re a Republican. Stand up for what you believe in. Let’s make some compromises and save some children’s lives.”

Vice President Pence signaled a new White House focus on school safety and mental health in light of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. (Photo: Eitan Abramovich/ AFP/Getty Image)

nearby Broward County Sheriff’s Department headquarters and heralded the law enforcement officials who responded to the shooting. “What a great job you’ve done, and we appreciate it very much,” Trump said. “Everybody is talking about it.” He added: “I hope you are getting the credit for it because believe me, you deserve it. The job you have done is unparalleled.”

County Wyoming Search and Rescue. The call for help came around 11:30 a.m. and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patrol responded. Marra was with one ski partner who was not injured, according to officials.

Concern grows within Pentagon about Trump’s proposed parade

There is growing concern within the U.S. military about the costs of President Donald Trump’s proposed military parade and the disruption it could cause. If Trump insists on a military parade through Washington involving thousands Jury awards of troops, armored vehicles, $37M to family of missiles and other heavy Md. woman killed weapons, the event could in police standoff disrupt crucial military training schedules, according to A jury returned a verdict a defense official directly Friday of more than $37 familiar with the initial planning efforts. Officials identify million against Baltimore County, Md., in a civil lawThere are also concerns man killed in suit brought by the family over the cost of the event, and estate of a woman killed and a second defense official avalanche in an armed standoff with tells CNN that the Pentagon A Utah man died near county police, according to is considering seeking out the Jackson Hole Mountain the attorneys for the family private donations to offset Resort on Saturday after trig- of Korryn Gaines. some of the nonmilitary gering an avalanche in Rock Gaines, 23, was shot and costs of the event. The Springs, a sidecountry area killed in August 2016 after donations could not cover south of the ski area. an hourslong standoff with military salaries or the cost The 30-year-old man, police in Baltimore County. of moving equipment, but identified as Alexander She was trying to livestream they could be used to pay Marra of Orem, became the encounter with police, for other aspects of the caught in Rock Springs authorities said at the time. parade. Canyon, according to Teton Her son, Kodi, then 5, also — From wire reports

people LeBron James: ‘I am more than an athlete’ Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James appears to be engaged in a feud with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who took to her show on Thursday to tell James that he should “shut up and dribble.” Late Friday, James issued a response in the form of a photo uploaded to his Instagram account that read “I am more than an athlete” and included the hashtag “#wewillnotshutupanddribble.” Ingraham’s attacks were made in response to a recent Uninterrupted video podcast that featured James and fellow basketball star Kevin Durant. The podcast’s host, Cari Champion, asked the two players how they would describe the current climate for politically engaged athletes. James, who last year called the President a “bum” on Twitter, said the climate “is hot.” Going a step further, he said Trump is “someone who doesn’t understand the people — and really don’t give a (expletive) about the people.” That comment seemed to anger Ingraham, who called James’ view a “barely intelligible, not to mention ungrammatical take on President Trump.” Her nearly two-minute rebuke of James included jabs at his career path and salary. “This is what happens when you attempt to leave high school early to join the NBA,” Ingraham said. “It’s always unwise to seek political advice from someone who gets paid $100 million a year to bounce a ball.”

David Glasser, top executive at Weinstein Company, fired

One of the Weinstein Company’s top executives was fired Friday night in an apparent response to the New York attorney general’s recent lawsuit against the company. The company’s board said it had “unanimously voted to terminate David Glasser for cause.” Glasser was the chief operating officer. He was in charge of running the studio along with Harvey and Bob Weinstein. After Harvey Weinstein was accused of harassment and abuse by dozens of women last fall, Weinstein was forced out of the company. Glasser was instrumental in seeking a buyer to avoid a corporate bankruptcy. But questions persisted the whole time about how much Glasser and Bob Weinstein knew about Harvey’s behavior. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office began an investigation shortly after the harassment stories first came out. — From wire reports

More than a movie, ‘Black Panther’ is a movement By Lisa Respers France CNN

Black people have been striving to remind the world for years that Africa is a continent, not a country. A continent made up of nations rich with histories and achievements in fields from the arts to mathematics. But such representation has seldom been portrayed by Hollywood. Then along came “Black Panther,” which opened Friday to $75 million in ticket sales so far. Chadwick Boseman stars as T’Challa, aka Black Panther, who returns to the fictitious African nation of Wakanda to take reign as king after his father was killed in

within our culture, I knew it was an opportunity to pull from real things, real achievements, real “Captain America: Civil War.” African culture and place it in this The fearsome warrior superhero movie to make it real.” Boseman was first created as a Marvel comic said. “If anybody believes that Afbook character by Stan Lee and his rica didn’t have an empire, didn’t colleague Jack Kirby in the 1960s, have architecture, didn’t have art, a time when African-Americans didn’t have science, you see it in were battling for civil rights. this movie.” Boseman spoke with CNN Anticipation for the film has about how the comic’s progresinspired think pieces and memes. sive nature — set in a technically A colorful spoken word piece advanced African nation during has gone viral as “Black Panther” a time people of African descent mania grows. were fighting for equality — drew There’s almost always excitehim to the project. ment surrounding a Marvel film, “Having studied at Howard but “Black Panther” is more than (a historically black university just a movie — it’s a movement. in Washington, D.C.) and havConsider this: a film that exing various different experiences plores what it means to be black,

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centered on a black superhero, featuring a mostly black cast, and helmed by a black director is on pace to be one of Marvel’s biggest blockbusters. Tickets have sold out around the country. Teachers are planning to take entire classes. Facebook gatherings have sprung up around screenings. Actress Octavia Spencer went public with her desire to buy out a movie theater in Mississippi to give fans, who otherwise not may not be able to afford it, a chance to see the film. On social media, eager moviegoers have shared what they plan on wearing to the cinema. “Black Panther” co-star Michael B. Jordan told CNN the movie is “super important” and “impactful

for our culture moving forward.” “It’s humbling and very surreal that this is a major introduction, almost a reintroduction of black fantasy, sci-fi, mythology, for the generation growing up,” Jordan said. “I can’t wait for Halloween to see everyone dressing up as the Dora Milaje (the female special forces in the film), Black Panther and Killmonger (the super villain Jordan portrays).” The hashtag “WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe” has been trending. “It means that my kids and young black kids everywhere will see themselves as heroes capable of leading their own narratives,” tweeted director Matthew A. Cherry.

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A WALK TO REMEMBER Local group trekking up the East Coast to raise awareness about overdoses BY ISABEL HUGHES

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A team of five is walking up the East Coast — from the southernmost point of the continental United States to Calais, Maine — to raise awareness about drug overdoses. (Special Photo)

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Brett Bramble, right, is walking for his sister Brittany, left, who died of a heroin overdose in March 2014. (Special Photo)

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72.3

percent of opioid-related deaths compared to overall overdose deaths in Georgia in 2015

222

heroin deaths in Georgia in 2015

435

prescription opioid overdose deaths in Georgia in 2015

941

total overdose deaths involving opioids in Georgia in 2015

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eroin was not something the Bramble family ever thought would affect them. “(Brittany) was doing the family thing — she was married, had three beautiful kids, was a great mom — nobody’s red flags were raised,” Brett Bramble, Brittany’s brother, said. “But she had a really bad back after having three children and chasing them around all day and was being told by the doctor, ‘Here’s all these pills. It’s OK to take them.’ “Then she started going through some struggles with her marriage, and the stress really increased her drug use rapidly. Within a few months, we noticed weight loss and a difference in behavior, but we didn’t really think it was a life-threatening situation.” Then, one February morning in 2014, Brittany approached her mother, Pam McDaniel, and Brett — the eldest of McDaniel’s and Thomas “Buzzy” Bramble’s three children. “She had overdosed,” Bramble said, “but she survived. Somebody got her to Eastside hospital, the (doctors) saved her life and the next morning she came to me and my mom and said, ‘Hey, I could have died last night. It was a heroin overdose.’ That was the first time that we found out she was using heroin.” Now, nearly four years later, Brett Bramble is walking up the East Coast with a team of four others to raise awareness about drug overdoses, specifically heroin and opioid overdoses. The team — St. Louis residents Meghan Prendergast and John Azerolo, Gwinnett County residents Allison Young and Abhay Aviles and Bramble, a Lilburn native — began its journey on Jan. 27 at the southernmost point of the continental United States — the corner of South and Whitehead streets in Key West, Fla. Three weeks and a day

into their journey, the group has already walked several hundred miles; Bramble tries to have the group average about 20 per day. But they still have more than 2,000 miles to go before they reach their final destination, Calais, Maine, which the group is tentatively scheduled to arrive at on Aug. 4. Loosely following the East Coast Greenway, the nation’s longest connected biking and walking route, Bramble is positive about the walk, having already completed a crosscountry trek in 2016 for overdose awareness. This time, while still walking for his sister, the focus is on Bramble’s organization, Freedom to Grow — what he hopes to build into a 15- to 25acre farm in north Georgia that residents will inhabit for nine months at a time. The goal? To “heal wounds from deep within” through therapy, farming and other communal activities. “I’ve started to build the foundation of (Freedom to Grow) and the plan is to create a living and working homestead where people come to work on themselves,” Bramble said. “Currently, we’re all walking for our own reason but with the same mission: we all have experienced devastating losses from overdose deaths in recent years due to this (opioid) crisis, and we’re carrying that within our heart while supporting Freedom to Grow. We all want to see that become what we hope it will be.” ‘We were just kids’ Born in Tucker but raised in Lilburn, Bramble and his siblings never wanted for much growing up. “We had a nice home, a loving family — there were really no issues,” Bramble said. “When I was in third grade, we moved to Lilburn because there were better schools, and we were brought up in the (Gwinnett school) See WALK, Page 6C

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Mill Creek student honored with national award Mill Creek High School senior Adrianna Marie Rosario traded in binders, books and a normal day of class on Feb. 7 for an invitation to attend the 19th annual National Youth Awards hosted by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Rosario, a 4.0 gradepoint average student, received the National Education Youth Award, one of seven awards given out to students of Hispanic descent across the United States. The selection process was highly competitive, with more than 10,000 applicants and 200 regional honorees in the mix. According to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, students were chosen for their leadership in the classroom and community. At Mill Creek, Rosario participates in several extracurricular organizations such as the National English Honor Society and Contigo Puerto Rico, an organization working to move supplies and donations from Georgia to Puerto Rico. In addition, she was named an AP Scholar with Distinction this past year, receiving an average Advanced Placement test score of 3.5 or higher on five or more exams. When she was in sixth grade, Rosario knew she wanted to be a teacher and was inspired by her language arts teacher’s passion and dedication of focusing on students. This year, she has helped out as a teacher’s aide in both high school and middle school classrooms, giving her an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in teaching. Rosario plans to major

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Trevor McNaboe in history at either Mercer University, the University of Georgia or the College of William and Mary. Jones Middle School teacher incorporates Super Bowl into lessons The Super Bowl is a phenomenon that transcends sports and meshes with pop culture. For Jones Middle School sixth grade teacher Jackie Zuk, it also is a perfect fit for one of her lesson plans. Zuk has used the Monday after the Super Bowl as a way to get students excited about math, while also encouraging participation from parents, for the past 14 years at Jones Middle School and Lanier Middle School. Super Bowl Monday initially started as a way to connect with students in something they were passionate about, rather than a typical textbook activity. “It is basically a project that ties in a lot of subject areas,” Zuk said. “More importantly, it teaches them things such as character education like winning, initiative and dedication.” Preparations begin the Friday before the Super Bowl, with Zuk preparing the room for her four classes to participate in the project. Following the conclusion of the Super Bowl, she creates sheets

Adrianna Marie Rosario, right, accepts the National Education Youth Award on Feb. 7 in Washington, D.C. (Special Photo)

that will be used by her classes. When Monday rolls around, students and parents come to the room and have a celebratory post-Super Bowl party with a caveat. After the eating and talking concludes, Zuk divides the students into teams and they are given a sheet with math problems. What makes it different is that all the questions involve stats and facts from the two teams that participated in the game. “We make them have a game of their own where they have to answer these questions, and the more they get right, the closer they are to winning,” Zuk said. Questions include math problems about fractions, percentages, mean and mode, and graphs. “They’re going back to recap skills while solving problems in a unique and fun way,” Zuk said. The game involves each team starting at the end of a small-scale paper football

field hanging outside Zuk’s classroom. For every question the team gets correct, they get 10 yards closer to winning the game. Zuk said the Super Bowl activity has been very successful and has had its intended effects. “I have kids that come up to me years later and remember those little activities that we did in my class,” Zuk said. “That’s what keeps me going with this activity.” Gwinnett County schools earn national recognition for their counseling programs Six Gwinnett County public schools received Recognized ASCA Model Program status by the American School Counselor Association, according to a release by GCPS on Monday. Duluth High School, Jones Middle School, North Gwinnett Middle School, Parkview High School, Peachtree Ridge High School and Roberts Elementary School are among a select group of more than 600 schools na-

Super Bowl Monday is a chance to congregate and talk, but also learn about math in Jackie Zuk’s sixth grade class at Jones Middle School. (Special Photo)

tionwide that have received the national recognition since the program’s inception in 2004. GCPS director of Advisement and Counseling Tinisha Parker said the honor is a confirmation of the hard work the schools and counselors are doing. “Receiving the RAMP award signifies that our counselors are committed to using a comprehensive program to make a difference in the lives of their students,” Parker said. “RAMP schools are dedicated to providing quality programming that all students can benefit from, not only students who are in crisis.” Parkview High School received one of the top honors, Program of Distinction, after earning a score of 58 or higher out of a possible 60 points. All six Gwinnett-based

schools’ designations as RAMP schools will be valid for the next five years. Brookwood Science Olympiad places in national tournament Brookwood High School’s Science Olympiad team placed eighth at the 2018 Golden Gate Invitational Science Olympiad Tournament. The event, co-hosted by University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University science Olympiad alumni, attracted 50 of the top teams in the nation. Brookwood High’s eighth-place ranking was its highest finish ever at a national competition. Trevor McNaboe is the Education Reporter for The Gwinnett Daily Post. He can be reached via email at trevor.mcnaboe@ gwinnettdailypost.com.

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Lilburn school learns conservation Trout in the Classroom teams up for release into Chattahoochee BY TREVOR MCNABOE

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Students from Saint John Neumann Regional Catholic School participated in the Trout in the Classroom program with the Upper Chattahoochee Trout Unlimited Chapter. (Special Photo)

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AUBURN 5K events to benefit Eagle Ranch residents Buford Fit Body Boot Camp has organized Muscle Thru Mulberry, a 5K at Little Mulberry Park to benefit Eagle Ranch, a residential community for children going through a crisis. The event will feature a traditional 5K and a 5K Xtreme, a lapped course around the park’s pond with Boot Camp challenges at every turn. Both events begin at 8 a.m. May 12 at Little Mulberry Park, 3855 Fence Road in Auburn. Early bird registration is available through March 31. The early bird fee is $20 for the 5K Xtreme and $18 for the 5K. From April 1 through May 6, the fee increases to $25 for the 5K Xtreme and $23 for the 5K. Fees the week of the race are $30 for the 5K Xtreme and $25 for the 5K. Registration is available online at www.fundracers.org. BARROW COUNTY Registration now open for Camp Corral for military kids Registration is now open for a week of free summer camp for children of wounded, injured, ill and fallen military service members. Camp Corral campers participate in traditional summer camp activities but are also provided with programming unique to military life, according to a news release. This year, Camp Twin Lakes at Will-a-Way in Winder will serve as one of Camp Corral’s locations. The summer camp schedule spans 19 states. “For military youth, Camp Corral is more than a week of fun away from home. It’s also a chance to connect with kids from similar backgrounds, learn coping skills and build selfconfidence,” Camp Corral CEO Leigh Longino said in a news release. “We are excited to welcome our new and returning young heroes this year and look forward to providing them with the week of a lifetime, free from the day-to-day challenges they face as military children.” Camp Corral was founded in 2011 by Golden Corral. For more information, visit www.campcorral.org. BERKELEY LAKE Celebrate Goof Off Day at Pinckneyville Park Can’t wait for spring break? Take the evening off and celebrate National Goof Off Day from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 22 at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center. National Goof Off Day is a day to do anything and everything — except what you are supposed to do, according to holidayinsights.com. The Pinckneyville Park event, billed as Pajama Play Day, is open to adults and children who are at least 7 years old. Participants should wear their favorite pajamas and bring their favorite board games. Although the event is free, participants must register by March 15 online at www. gwinnettparks.com with code PVP11499. For more information, call 678-277-0920. BRASELTON Town earns renewal of PlanFirst designation Braselton is one of four communities in the state to renew its PlanFirst designation, according to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The department confers the PlanFirst award to communities with a history of strong development and implementation of their comprehensive plans, a news release states. “Good planning sets the stage for economic growth,” DCA Commissioner Christopher Nunn said when presenting the award. “PlanFirst communities serve as role models showcasing bold vision for the future and how to turn this vision into a solid, practical plan.” Braselton Mayor Bill Orr, the Town Council and Planning Director Kevin Keller accepted the award. “Using a sports analogy, this equates to back-to-back state championships,” Orr said in a news release. “It comes because of our game plan and teamwork — council, town manager, planning director, planning commission and citizens. We applaud them all.”

Navy pilot Ben Evans, far right, and his crew recently landed two brand new helicopters at PeachtreeDeKalb Airport. (Special Photos)

Gwinnett native lands Navy helicopter at DeKalb airport By Isabel Hughes isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

A Gwinnett County native who played football and baseball for Mill Creek High School in the mid-2000s recently returned to the area briefly when he landed a Navy helicopter at PeachtreeDeKalb Airport. On Feb. 2, Ben Evans, who graduated from Mill Creek in 2008, was one of two pilots to land a brand new Sikorsky MH60R Seahawk helicopter at the airport during a stopover on his way to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. “When these helicopters are built, they’re built in Owego, N.Y., and the Navy sends a crew of pilots to the actual plants to pick them up,” said Evans’ father, Scott Evans. “It’s like traveling to Detroit to pick up a new car straight from the factory. They then fly them accross the country to wherever the destination is, and because Ben was the mission commander, he was in charge of planning the flight, and he decided to stop in Georgia.” BUFORD Turn trash to treasure at Upcycled Craft Series Make a fashion statement while also helping the environment. Using the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling, crafters can turn an old T-shirt into an infinity scarf at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center’s Upcycled Craft Series. The event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. March 3 at the GEHC, 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. The cost is $8 for Gwinnett residents and $10 for nonresidents. Participants will need to bring a men’s large or extralarge T-shirt to the class. The shirt should not have any logos. To register, visit www.gwinnettparks.com and enter code EHC14506. The Upcycled Craft Series takes place on the first Saturday of each month. DACULA Puckett’s Mill 5K to raise Relay funds The Puckett’s Mill Elementary School Relay for Life team has organized a 5K to raise money for its cause. Sparky’s Sprint 2018 will begin at 8:30 a.m. April 14 at Puckett’s Mill Elementary School, 2442 S. Puckett’s Mill Road in Dacula. Early bird registration is $19.99 through March 18. From March 19 to April 8, the registration fee will be $25. The fee will increase to $30 the week of the race. For more information or to register, visit www.fundracers. org. DULUTH Rick Case Automotive hosting job fair in Duluth Rick Case Automotive will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to

Navy pilot Ben Evans sits in the cockpit of the brand new helicopter he and his crew recently landed at PeachtreeDeKalb Airport on their way from Owega, N.Y.

Evans said his son would have liked to fly into Briscoe Field, but Gwinnett’s airport does not have a military fuel contract. “Navy helicopters can land there if it’s an emergency, but this wasn’t,” Evans said. “Obviously Georgia isn’t in the direct flight path from Owego to San Diego, but Ben got to choose where they (refueled) and he thought it would

8 p.m. Tuesday at Rick Case Hyundai in the Gwinnett Place Auto Mall, 3180 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth. Product specialist/sales consultant, service adviser and technician positions are available, according to a news release. Special opportunities exist for candidates who speak both English and Korean. For more information, visit rickcasecareers.com. GRAYSON Tractor Supply donates pet food to dogs, cats The Tractor Supply Co. store in Grayson recently donated 62 bags of pet food to feed dogs and cats in need of adoption at the Morgan County Humane Society. “More often than not, animal shelters and rescues depend greatly on food donations to support the pets they take in that await adoption,” Grayson Tractor Supply store manager Todd Sinko said in a news release. “Our goal at Tractor Supply is to do our part in helping adoption efforts in our community because we know that pets are more than just dogs and cats; they are family.” In addition to the pet food donation, the Grayson Tractor Supply hosts pet adoption events throughout the year. Visit TSCEventPartners.com or call the store at 770-9729399 to learn more about working with Tractor Supply for pet adoption events. For information and tips on adopting an animal and raising pets, visit TractorSupply.com/ PetCare. LAWRENCEVILLE Cars & Culture raising funds for Wounded Warrior Project Sugarloaf Mills and the Atlanta Muscle Car Club will host the second Cars and Culture meet up and fundraiser from

be fun.” Evans has served as a pilot in the Navy since 2012 when he graduated from Auburn University, his father said. “I think he flew over Mill Creek and did kind of a guided tour for the guys before landing,” Evans said. “It was a fun experience to see these helicopters come in and it just all kind of worked out.”

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Sugarloaf Mills, 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. The event will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that honors and empowers wounded military service members. Cars and Culture is free and open to the public. Patrons are encouraged to make a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project online at bit.ly/CarsandCultureWWP. For more information, visit simon.com/sugarloafmills. LILBURN Lilburn DDA plans Easter Egg Hunt The Lilburn Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 10 a.m. to noon March 24 at Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St. in Lilburn. The Easter Egg Hunt is for children up to 12 years of age. Children will be divided into age categories and take turns finding eggs, and the event will feature a separate area for children with special needs. The egg hunt will begin promptly at 11 a.m. inside the park. Other activities include photos with the Easter Bunny, inflatables, a petting zoo, face painting and more. The Lilburn Downtown Development Authority is organizing the event, and the Lilburn First Baptist Church is the presenting sponsor. Additional parking and shuttle service will be available at First Baptist Church, located at 285 Main St. For more information, visit www.cityoflilburn.com. LOGANVILLE Charity community bazaar planned at Meridian Park The Sinclair Joe Legacy Foundation will host a community charity bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at

the Meridian Park Community Center, 105 Generation Blvd. in Loganville. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Proceeds from the event will benefit the foundation’s programs and services to the community. The first 25 people in attendance will receive a giveaway bag. The Foundation provides educational and financial support to families affected by cancer and other debilitating illnesses and those experiencing hardships, mostly due to fire loss. For more information about the Foundation, visit www. sinclairjoe.org. NORCROSS ‘Images of America: Norcross’ authors speak for bicentennial The Gwinnett County Public Library is hosting a panel discussion and presentation featuring the authors who wrote the history of Norcross. “Images of America: Norcross” tells the stories of the town’s founders, residents and visitors, combining everyday lives with historical events that stretch over 140 years. The history includes pioneers, Civil War veterans, former slaves, railroaders, baseball players, preachers, teachers, politicians, bootleggers, entrepreneurs, U.S. presidents and the 1996 Olympic torch. The book was written by resident historians Edith Holbrook Riehm and Gene Ramsay, in conjunction with Norcross Welcome Center coordinator Cate Kitchen. The event will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. March 11 at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, visit gwinnettpl.org.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Paul Duke STEM principal, politicians to give updates Peachtree Corners residents can find out what’s happening in their city at an event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall, 310 Technology Parkway. The event is sponsored by the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing the interests of residents, subdivisions, businesses and other stakeholders in matters involving and affecting Peachtree Corners. Jonathan Wetherington, principal of Paul Duke STEM High School, will provide information about the new school scheduled to open this year. Gwinnett County Commissioner Lynette Howard will provide an update on Gwinnett County, while Ga. House Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, will share information from the General Assembly. Finally, Mayor Mike Mason will provide an update on the Town Center. For more information, visit www.upcca.org.

SNELLVILLE SPLOST to cover costs for new park, trail Snellville will use a maximum of $1 million in county special purpose local option sales tax funds to pay for the majority of costs for the new Oak Road Park and the proposed Towne Center MultiUse Trail, according to a news release. The Oak Road Park cost $400,000, while the trail system is expected to cost $1.25 million. The trail is expected to offer a path for pedestrians and cyclists to and from the city’s proposed Towne Center, which will feature commercial, residential and business space. Beginning at Scenic Highway on the west side of the downtown area at a new trailhead, the proposed 1.25-mile trail will travel east crossing North Road. It is designed to include park space at many points along its path and will incorporate needed stormwater features that will double as scenic lakes and ponds, the news release states. The trail is slated to traverse the entirety of the proposed Towne Center area and become part of the city’s Greenway system. SUGAR HILL Sugar Hill presents 13th annual egg hunt The city of Sugar Hill will host its 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt from noon to 3 p.m. March 24 at E.E. Robinson Park, 850 Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill. Egg hunts will take place at 12:25 p.m. for children ages 1 to 3, 1:10 p.m. for children ages 4 to 6, and 1:50 p.m. for children ages 7 to 9. Other events include pictures with the Easter Bunny, inflatable rides and refreshments. Participants are asked to bring nonperishable food items to support the North Gwinnett Co-op. For more information, call the Sugar Hill Recreation Department at 770-831-7413 or visit cityofsugarhill.com. SUWANEE Art on a Limb proposals accepted through Friday The city of Suwanee is seeking proposals and samples from artists willing to go out on a limb for the city’s finders-keepers art-in-nature program. Artistic proposals for this year’s program will be accepted through Friday. Guidelines and an application are available online at suwanee.com. Past Art on a Limb pieces have included clay birds and orbs, small paintings on canvas, pieces of the city’s old water tower, magnets, gourds painted to look like birds, the Suwanee S shaped from metal and pottery pieces that include leaves found along the Suwanee Greenway. This year, the city is looking for art that is more whimsical, such as fairy doors or pot creatures. Art on a Limb is a awardwinning, monthlong program designed to celebrate and bring attention to the arts, as well as the natural beauty of Suwanee parks and greenway. Since 2005, the city has hidden two pieces of original artwork daily throughout the month of May within city parks and along the greenway.

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Lisa McLeod uncomfortable situations down the road. Conflict avoiders wind up in continual conflict, because they never address root issues. What to do instead: Be proactive. Conversations are much smoother when you own up first, before your boss or someone on your team has to call you

out. Tattling on yourself for little things like being five minutes late or jamming the printer, is not a good use of time, nor does it make you look good. But if you or your team makes a mistake that has measurable impact on the organization, you need to let your boss know. Accurately describe the situation and accept full responsibility for whatever part was within your control. Do not at any point try to deflect or cast the blame to others. Simply explain the mistake without blame or shame. Do not belabor your remorse. 2. The over-the-top apology. If I apologize

profusely the boss will know how bad I feel. the worse I feel, the more easily solved. Wrong again. More remorse does not equal faster resolution. Big mistakes or a situation where someone is truly hurt do require a sincere apology. But multiple apologies actually put the other person on the defensive or makes them feel sorry for you. Imagine you’re meeting a colleague for coffee. You don’t allow enough time for traffic, so you’re 15 minutes late. You rush in saying, “I’m so sorry. The traffic was terrible. I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I apologize. Again, I am so so sorry.” Where’s the focus? It’s

on you; you’re asking the other person to forgive you. Now reframe it. Instead of I’m sorry, very sincerely say, “Thank you so much for waiting. I was delayed in traffic.” Where’s the focus now? It’s on the other person, and the gratitude you feel for them. Instead of begging for pity, you’re showing appreciation. It evokes a better response and it’s a more powerful position. You can then frame the conversation positively going forward. Critical point: Increasing your remorse does increase resolution. The best way to resolution is with your actions. Instead of throwing yourself on your sword, remind the other person of your intent. Then provide a clear action plan. In the coffee scenario, you can say, “Coffee is

on me. I’ve been looking forward to meeting with you. Let’s order your favorite thing on the menu and get started.” Small mistakes, like one-time tardiness, are easily solved. Larger mistakes require a more thorough plan, and some mistakes have no resolution. If you’ve made a major error at work, think through what it will take to resolve it before talking to your boss. Then let them know what you’re doing, or what you need help with in order to move on from this. Mistakes don’t have to derail you. Name it, claim it and fix it. Lisa McLeod is the global expert in Noble Purpose. She is the author of the bestsellers “Selling with Noble Purpose” and “Leading with Noble Purpose.”

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Red Farmer — a racer’s racer When I stopped by to visit Talladega Superspeedway, my drive took past the wildly popular Talladega Short Track, a one-third mile, red clay oval that is located within spitting distance of the big track. Two things made me smile as I passed: the red tire marks where cars had pulled out from the track onto the asphalt road the night before and the thought of Red Farmer. I love Red Farmer, and I have for 30 years. Red, now 84, is a racer’s racer. He was part of the Hueytown Gang that included the Allison Family and Neil Bonnett. While those guys all went on to racing success in the big leagues, Red chose to stay in the trenches of grass roots racing and run short tracks across the Southeast. He won somewhere around a thousand races and became a legend. It was Davey Allison who introduced me to the affable red-headed, freckled-face Red when he was the crew chief for Davey’s car in the Busch Series. Davey loved Red. His face lit up every time Red walked up. The love was mutual. Red was in the helicopter with Davey when he was landing outside the garage area at the Talladega big track. They had jumped in the copter and flew over to watch Bonnett test on a Monday morning. The gang was sticking together, as always. There was a terrible accident that day, July 12, 1993. Davey suffered severe head trauma and died the next day in a Birmingham hospital. Red suffered a broken collar bone and ribs and a shattered heart. At St. Aloysius Catholic Church, a still shaken and hurting Red sat in a pew near the front where Davey’s red cherry coffin sat while the Allisons greeted mourners. I stopped in the aisle, knelt by Red and took his hands. “He loved you so much,” I whispered. “You brought him such happiness.” Tears fell down Red’s cheeks and he nodded. “He was like my own son.” So, I thought of the gang, particularly Red, as I drove past. A couple of weeks later, I was talking to my friend, Ed Clark, president of Atlanta Mo-

Ronda Rich tor Speedway. Our friendship goes back to our days of youth, innocence and inexperience. We love to chat and catch up on our mutual friends and memories. Laughing, I said, “I went by Talladega Short Track on a Sunday afternoon and the highway was solid red dirt from all the cars pulling out. I always think about Red Farmer. You know, he used to own Talladega as a driver. It was hard to beat him there.” “Whattaya mean ‘used to’?” Ed asked. “He still does.” Ed went on to tell me that when Red was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, the ceremony was arranged so that Red went first. This was necessitated by the fact that Red was running over at the short track that night and needed to get back to race. While the other inductees showed up in suits and ties, Red appropriately received his induction while wearing his racing suit. Red is 84 and still racing weekly at the Talladega Short Track. Last year, he finished third in the season standings. When he had heart surgery, the doctor said, “No driving for 48 hours.” Sixty hours later, he was behind the wheel of his race car where he won the heat race and put his car on the front row for the feature race. It’s hard to find a tough man like Red Farmer in today’s times. A man who will choose a course of lesser fame, less money, and a lot more hard work. He’s a warrior. Davey would be so proud of his mentor. I can see him now, grinning, slapping Red on the back and then hugging him tight. And I always remember the tears in Red’s eyes caused by Davey’s loss. Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.” Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

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The team, from left to right, Abhay Aviles, Brett Bramble, Meghan Prendergast, Allison Young and John Azerolo, poses mid-walk. (Special Photo)

•From Page 1C system.” After completing elementary school, Bramble continued on to Trickum Middle School, the first of his three siblings to attend. “Trickum and Parkview (High School) were the same as every other school, and there’s no fault on the schools at all, but there were drugs available as early as sixth grade for me,” Bramble said. “The parents didn’t know; they moved to this area because the schools were good and that’s what was being told and that’s what was believed by everybody, and the parents didn’t know what we were doing. We didn’t even know — we were just kids.” For Bramble, and later Brittany, drugs meant marijuana and pills. “Marijuana was the first thing you tried, but it wasn’t long after that that you were going through your parents’ medicine cabinet looking for anything that says, ‘use caution while driving,’” Bramble said. “You were a kid and you didn’t know and it was what everybody else was doing; you didn’t think it was bad.” Bramble said while it was the rebellion aspect that first drew him to marijuana and pills, the more he spent time with other teens who were using, the more he began to use. “By the time I was 17, I was spending time in the Gwinnett County Jail,” he said, “and from the time I was 17 to 21, I’d spent two years of my life in that jail.

Walk How to helP • Call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline, 800-662HELP. • Build awareness of substance use and misuse as a public health problem. • Mobilize different sectors of the community to encourage change and raise awareness. • Reach out if you think you or someone you know has a problem. • Show support toward people in recovery.

Signs of an opioid overdose • Small, constricted “pinpoint pupils” • Falling asleep or loss of consciousness • Slow, shallow breathing • Choking or gurgling sounds • Limp body • Pale, blue or cold skin

book on dealing with a child with addiction, and for Bramble and his brother, there was no good information — at least I was just lost and couldn’t none that they were aware be told what to do. But it of — about how to support was also in that jail where a sibling with addiction. I decided I wasn’t going “We weren’t prepared to do this anymore, and for heroin and of course we I started with quitting tried everything we could, drugs.” but we just didn’t know Brittany, who also parwhere to go,” Bramble took in recreational drugs, said. “We tried to get had a different experience (Brittany) into treatment, post-high school than her but she didn’t want to stay, brother did. and we didn’t know how to “While she took a help her without enabling. similar route in terms of We were very uneducated starting her drug use — with this issue, which just weed and pills — her path wasn’t fair — not to her, was different,” Bramble not to us.” said. “She had a family Heroin, Bramble said, life, was married and had completely blindsided the kids and was doing very family. well. She was using the “We just had no idea that pills for pain, but again, we this was going on,” he said. didn’t think anything of it “I had quit drugs and I’d — until she overdosed and had to let a few people go survived.” in my life so I kind of forgot about all that, and I just ‘We weren’t prepared didn’t know my sister was for heroin’ in it so bad and so deep. It Like most families probably wasn’t but three across the nation, the or four weeks later that she Brambles had never overdosed again, but this planned for addiction. time, the person she was For Pam and Thomas, with did not call for help.” there was no “how to” Sixteen days after her

28th birthday, on March 15, 2014, Brittany died from a heroin overdose, one of 153 Georgians who died from heroin that year. “By the time she did make it to Eastside, she was pronounced dead on arrival,” Bramble said. “She was the princess of the family and there’s no explanation. I still don’t believe it. Of all of us to die, why did it have to be her?” According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nationwide in 2014, 47,055 people died from drug overdoses, of which 61 percent — or 28,647 — involved some type of opioid, including heroin. In 2015, the total number of deaths rose to 52,404, 33,091 of which involved an opioid, or 63.1 percent. Of those 47,055 total overdose deaths in 2014, Georgia recorded 1,206 — 715, or 59.2 percent, of which were due to heroin, natural opioids, semi-synthetic or synthetic opioids or prescription opioids, CDC data shows. A year later, that number had jumped to 941, with opioids accounting for 72.3 percent of all 1,302 overdose deaths in Georgia in 2015. While statewide opioid overdose data for 2016 is not yet available, nationwide numbers compiled by the CDC for that year already show an increase in opioid overdose deaths compared to overall overdose deaths — of 64,070 deaths in 2016, 42,249, or 65.9 percent — were due to opioids. “It’s not just (Georgia,)” Bramble said. “I literally went coast-to-coast at three miles per hour and it’s in every community that I passed through.

The numbers alone prove that the United States is dealing with a public health crisis, Bramble said, and that people need to start talking about it. “For parents with kids preteen age, it’s time to start prevention and really ‘You must be ready’ educate yourself on how To this day, Brittany’s death haunts Bramble, but to prevent drug use,” he said. “But don’t stop there. instead of dealing with it You must be ready for the by using drugs as he had moment if or when they do previously done with difmake that choice.” ficult situations in his life, Pausing mid-walk — Bramble has become an advocate for addiction and Bramble and his team were in Miami when he spoke overdose awareness. with the Daily Post — he “For me, immediately, sighed. my pain went to want“I just found a used ing to try to prevent this from happening to another needle on the sidewalk,” he said. “On a bike path. I got family,” Bramble said. “I wanted to learn as much as rid of it.” Walking again, he conI could to tell families to be ready, because unfortu- tinued. “Prevention is important, nately, the chance is there, but harm reduction ahead so I walked cross-country. Within a few months of fin- of time is also critical,” ishing that walk, I thought, Bramble said. “We weren’t ‘I’ve gotta do it again’ and ready, and it cost us a loved one’s life and every day so I started looking up there’s a shame and a guilt routes, and I hate to leave the rest of the country out, that we could have done more. I know we tried with but I know the East Coast what we had, but now I is really hurting.” know so much more that From 2014 to 2015, I could have done. The eight out of the 14 East education is there and the Cost states — the states that have a shoreline on the community is trying to Atlantic Ocean — recorded teach you — be involved.” Allison Young, one of a “statistically significant” increase in overdose death Bramble’s team members and a recovering heroin adrates, CDC data shows. dict who has struggled with Over the following the drug for the last six year, from 2015 to 2016, to seven years, said that’s that number had jumped why she chose to join the to 11 out of 14 — all but Georgia, Rhode Island and walk. “By doing this, we can New Hampshire — had seen statistically significant give people an understanding of how to go about increases. When broken down into talking about addiction,” she said, “and we’re showdeath types — the CDC ing them that recovery tracks overall overdose deaths, heroin deaths, pre- is broad. We’re not here scription opioid deaths and to push people one way semi-synthetic or synthetic or another, but just show opioids — however, Geor- them that you can find something that’s possible gia recorded statistically to hold on to and not go significant increases in all back.” opioid categories. People were so happy that somebody was willing to talk about it, because they were, frankly, ashamed to bring it up in their own community, and that’s part of the problem.”

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