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Police charge wife in Buford man’s killing By Joshua Sharpe
Smith, the 34-year-old father night isn’t of two of Olivia Smith’s yet clear. three children, shot in the Court In court documents, Olhead and thigh around 9 records ivia Annette Smith accused p.m. in his apartment in show the her husband of adultery, unincorporated Buford, wife filed “habitual intoxication,” authorities said. The wife, for divorce violence and sexual assault. 36, who still lived at their in January Olivia Gwinnett County police now house, is reportedly charged and was Annette Smith accuse Smith of shooting with aggravated assault and granted him to death. felony murder. a protective order barring Officers found Cory Don What happened Thursday them from seeing each other
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the same month. But her attorney withdrew the divorce filing on Thursday, hours before police say an argument of some kind broke out in the apartment at the Preston Hills at Mill Creek complex. “At some point during the argument, (the wife) produced a firearm and shot Cory,” Cpl. Deon Washing-
tions of violence in the past. The couple lived together with the children — ages 7, 9 and 12 — at 744 ton, spokesman for Gwinnett Roxholly Walk in Buford police, said Friday. “There before the husband moved is no indication at this point out in mid-January due to that there was a physical a family violence order, altercation between the two Washington said. Gwinnett that led to a firearm being police reportedly responded introduced.” See KILLING, Page 8A There had been the accusaMORE ONLINE
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Fourth-grade teacher John O’Keefe implores Riverside Elementary students to start a wave during a mini-Relay For Life celebration on Friday. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)
Riverside Elementary raises $27K Relay For Life drive takes just two weeks By Keith Farner keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com Angee and Tom Hunt sit on the floor with a small sample of their Easter decorations and nearly 1,200 plastic eggs at their home in Snellville on Friday. The Hunt family has hosted an Easter celebration for the last 30 years. Each year, they put out nearly 3,000 eggs for children to find around their three acre property. (Staff Photo: David Welker)
ONE LAST HUNT
Couple holds 30th, and final, Easter Egg event at their Snellville home By Curt Yeomans
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SNELLVILLE — When Crystal Pierce moved from Bethlehem to Nashville two years ago, there was one major concern at the forefront of her mind. It wasn’t how she would manage to make it back down to Georgia for Christmas and Thanksgiving with her family. It was whether she would be able to continue bringing her kids to Tom and Angee Hunt’s annual Easter Egg hunt in Snellville. Pierce, her parents, her sister, brother and their children hadn’t missed a hunt in a
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quarter of a century. Moving to Nashville meant she was going to be three hours away. It hasn’t stopped her. “I still make the drive because it’s our family tradition,” said Pierce, who came to her 27th consecutive egg hunt on Saturday. But that tradition came to an end this weekend for Pierce and many other families that are now spread across several states. After 30 years of staging ever-growing Dacula youth Morgan DeLong, 4, picks up an egg at Tom and egg hunts at Easter, Tom and Angee Hunt’s 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt in Snellville on
Saturday. This was the final hunt that the couple plans to hold.
See HUNT, Page 8A (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)
SUWANEE — They came dressed in tie-dyed shirts that read, “Peace, Love, Cure,” and shirts that displayed a doughnut and read, “Krispy Kreme 4 a Cure.” Behind the school, students and teachers gathered by classrooms and proudly held signs and posters that read, “Jeffers’ Jumpers for a Cure,” and “Hardy’s Heroes for a Cure,” while others proclaimed that various superheroes would unite in the fight. On a sun-splashed day at Riverside Elementary on Friday, students and teachers gathered to celebrate their fundraising efforts to raise money for Relay For Life and the fight to find a cure for cancer. They honored staff members and administrators who are survivors, and with messages attached to their backs, walked in honor and memory of those who have battled cancer. The fundraising effort began two weeks ago, and in that time, Riverside collected $27,428.48 for Relay For Life. That total dwarfed the school’s goal of $10,000 and, because it was the first time the school had put on a mini-Relay For Life celebration, caused some teachers to wonder what could happen in the future. Third-grade teacher Lynne Franks
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Unterman’s child exploitation bill headed to Deal’s desk A bill introduced by Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford) to strengthen punishments for people who sexually exploit children cleared its final legislative hurdle late Thursday. The Senate passed a House-amended version of the bill, which will increase the statute of limitations for victims of child sex trafficking and establishes a Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund and Commission intended to provide assistance to victims of exploitation. A Senate resolution that calls for a November 2016 constitutional amendment referendum that establishes the commission’s funding mechanism was also passed. “I am so proud of the House and Senate for tak-
Political Notebook
Among the items outlined in the bill are a $2,500 penalty for offenders in cases where the victim was 18 or older, and an increase of statute of limitations from the age of 23 to 25 for any offense committed after July 1. Adult entertainment businesses that sell alcohol will face an annual fee of Curt Yeomans either $5,000 or one percent of the previous year’s gross ing a stand and saying that revenues, depending on our state will not condone which amount is higher, for making a profit off of coroffenses. ruption and the innocence Anyone who is found of children,” Unterman said guilty of sex trafficking in a statement. “We will will be required to register help rebuild the lives of sex with Georgia’s sex offender trafficking victims through registry. The bill also states rehabilitation, not punishsomeone who is under 18 ment, and we will fight tire- and was being forced or lessly to protect those who coerced into their conduct cannot protect themselves. will not be found guilty of A ‘safe harbor’ provision any sexual crimes. will enable this to occur.” The bill will now go to
Gov. Nathan Deal, who can either sign it into law or veto it.
does not affect the public hearing on planning and zoning matters that is scheduled to take place on Gwinnett commissioners April 28. merging April work The commission will resessions, business meetings turn to its normal meeting The Gwinnett County schedule in May. Board of Commissioners is making a one-monthJohnson praises Iran only change to its meeting agreement framework schedule in April. U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson The commission will (D-Ga.) issued a statement hold only one work session on Thursday praising the and business meeting this announcement that framemonth instead of the usual work had been finalized for two of each type of meetthe deal on Iran’s nuclear ing. The work session and program. business meeting will be The White House held on April 14 at 10 a.m. released a lengthy list and 2 p.m., respectively. of tenets included in the The start times for the framework earlier on work session, department Thursday. Among the presentations, informal tentative agreements are a business discussion and reduction of nearly 13,000 business meeting will not uranium-enriching centrichange. The change also fuges, a 9,700 kilogram re-
duction in Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium and a pledge to not enrich uranium over 3.67 for a minimum of 15 years. The International Atomic Energy Agency would also have access to Iran’s nuclear facilities. “It is welcome news that the U.S., it’s international partners and Iran have agreed on a deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program,” Johnson said. “While some of my colleagues have objected to negotiations with Iran, it must be noted that thanks to these historic diplomatic efforts, the world is further from a nuclear-armed Iran and the risk of war over this issue.” Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Police ID suspect in shooting at officer From Staff Reports Gwinnett County police say they have identified the man who opened fire on an officer in March. Javon D. Jenkins, 28, is wanted in connection with the March 23 shooting at the Ashford Jackson Creek Javon D. Jenkins apartments, located just off Jimmy Carter Boulevard, according to Cpl. Michele Pihera, spokeswoman for Gwinnett police. His whereabouts are apparently unknown, possibly because police haven’t seen him at his residence — at the same complex.
In this file photo, a member of the Gwinnett County police crime scene investigation unit carries a metal detector near the Norcross-area scene where a robbery suspect opened fire at an officer on March 23.
The suspect — described as a black man with short hair, about 200 pounds and between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot-1 — allegedly fired at an officer who was responding to a robbery call. He was last
seen wearing a dark Braves baseball cap, a white shirt under a zip-up hoodie and blue jeans with boxers showing above the waistband, police said. A male officer reportedly made contact with the
suspect outside a building near the rear of the complex, “challenged him” and drew his service weapon. Pihera said the suspect then fled into an apartment before jumping out of a window. The officer gave chase up a hill. “The officer drew his weapon and made verbal commands to the suspect,” Pihera said in March. “The suspect fired at least one round toward the officer, but he did not strike him. The officer did not fire his weapon.” Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www. crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers offers up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.
Rotary Club hosts car show The Rotary Club of Duluth will be hosting their Third Annual Car Show Saturday, April 15, helping raise funds to go toward the nonprofit Operation One Voice as well as other charitable causes,
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GWINNETT GAB Operation One Voice was started to help families of Fallen Special Operation Forces. To raise money, the rotary club will sell raffle tickets, T-shirts and refreshments. The city of Duluth and local sponsors will be sponsoring the event which will feature six categories
of cars such as antique classics, foreign sports, 1972 & older muscles and more. The event is free for spectators and open to the public and will have professional judges that will choose three winners in each category. In addition there will be a people’s choice winner voted on by
spectators. For anyone interested in exhibiting a car, online registration is available online for $20 and on the day of the show between 8 and 10 a.m. for $25. The actual show will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Duluth Town Green located at Knott Street
Northwest in Duluth. For more information, visit duluthrotaryevents. org.
Soles4Souls collecting shoes While you’re tackling your spring cleaning, you don’t have to throw away
those old shoes cluttering the back of your closet. Instead, you can donate them to help stop global poverty. The C.A.I. Green Committee has launched a drive to help Soles4Souls reach their goal of collecting 1 million pairs of shoes in their Pair it Forward campaign. The campaign runs through Earth Day on April 22 and is aimed at diverting used shoes away from landfills and instead using them to generate a source of revenue for micro-entrepreneurs in developing nations. Used and new shoes can be dropped off at Team Pest USA located at 305 W Pike Street in Lawrenceville Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 22. Used shoes can also be dropped off at the Windward Lake Club located at 2001 Windward Lake Drive in Alpharetta. For more information, call 770-442-5783. The shoes collected will be delivered to Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes and clothing to create sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts, including distribution of new shoes and clothing. For more information, visit soles4souls.org/pairit-forward.
Local students to participate in S.T.A.R. Council and Ensemble ArtsBridge Foundation recently announced the 20 members of its 2015 S.T.A.R. (Students Take A Role) Council and the 68 performers who will comprise the Shuler Student Ensemble for the 2015 Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards — Shuler Hensley Awards on April 23. Six of the students selected attend high school in Gwinnett: April Chang of Buford High School, London Taylor of Buford High School, Jayden Kim of North Gwinnett High School, Riley Neely of North Gwinnett High School, Caroline Mitchell of Wesleyan School and Andrew Sabonis-Chafee of Wesleyan School. The 7th annual Shuler Hensley Awards, fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, celebrate excellence in high school musical theater. The awards are a program of the ArtsBridge Foundation, which provides quality performing arts education programs designed to engage and motivate the next generation of artists and art supporters. The Shuler Awards will be held on April 23 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. The Red Carpet Event begins at 6:30 p.m. and curtain is at 7:30 p.m. For more information about the Shuler Hensley Awards, visit artsbridgega. org/programs/shulerawards. Gwinnett Gab appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post. To submit an item to Gwinnett Gab, email gab@gwinnettdailypost.com.
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Yoga has many benefits DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 60 years old, with high blood pressure and history of TIA. I stopped smoking five years ago and gained 50 pounds. I eat healthy and am on the treadmill 30 minutes five times per week. I am fairly active otherwise, but am not losing weight. My doctor says vigorous cardio exercise is a no-no for me because of the TIA. My friends and family say yoga is good for high blood pressure and anxiety. Would it be a good weight-loss program for me as well? — C.B. ANSWER: Yoga has many benefits, but there are two important points I need to make. The first is that there are many different ways to do yoga, and some of them are intensive cardiovascular exercise. It would be good to get your doctor to give you an idea of how intense an exercise he or she wants you to avoid. Even less-intensive yoga practice can have significant benefits for overall health, and possibly for blood pressure and anxiety. The second point is that exercise alone is unlikely to get you to lose significant amounts of weight (such as 50 pounds) without reducing caloric intake. Fortunately, increasing exercise somewhat while decreasing calorie intake somewhat can lead to significant weight loss. More importantly, even moderate exercise and healthy eating can reduce risk of a stroke, which must be a big concern in someone with a history of TIA (transient ischemic attack, a frequent precursor of stroke). Weight gain after quitting smoking is common, but it usually amounts to 10 or so pounds, not 50. Your doctor should evaluate whether there are any other reasons for your weight gain (especially medications, but also other medical conditions) and discuss with you dietary programs to help. Remember: The health benefits of quitting smoking are much more important than the accompanying weight gain in almost everybody. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Health newsletters may be ordered from www. rbmamall.com.
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SOLUNAR TABLES The Gwinnett Daily Post (UPSP 921-980, ISSN 10860096) is published Wednesday through Friday and Sunday by SCNI, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045. Periodical postage paid at Lawrenceville, GA 30044. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gwinnett Daily Post, P.O. Box 603, Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0603.
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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1792, George Washington cast the first presidential veto, striking down a bill that concerned representative apportionment among the states. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1955, Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Great Britain due to failing health. In 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), philosopher; Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), writer/educator; Spencer Tracy (19001967), actor; Bette Davis (1908-1989), actress; Gregory Peck (1916-2003), actor; Colin Powell (1937- ), U.S. Army
general/diplomat; Mitch Pileggi (1952), actor; Pharrell Williams (1973- ), rapper/producer; Hayley Atwell (1982), actress. TODAY’S FACT: In addition to shelter, clothing, medical care and food, enrollees in the Civilian Conservation Corps were provided $30 per month in wages, $22-25 of which was required to be sent home to a family dependent. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored his 31,420th career point, breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record. TODAY’S QUOTE: “I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.” — Booker T. Washington, “Up From Slavery”
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Series of losses worsened by exclusion DEAR AMY: Sixteen years ago my best friend introduced me to a man who would become my husband. Her husband, “Stan,” also was my (future) husband’s best friend. The four of us traveled together for work and for fun and saw each other at least once a week. They even came on our honeymoon cruise. Fast-forward to 2010. My best friend passed away. I was with her daily for the last month of her life. Stan and my husband continued to be best friends, and we saw him frequently. Then two years ago, my husband died. Again, Stan was there for me through it all. Stan has been dating a woman for almost a year. She has decided that I am a threat to her. I have no romantic interest in him whatsoever, but we have been through a lot together, losing our respective spouses and best friends. Now, Stan doesn’t even talk to me. No calls, no emails … nothing. He told me (last September) that he is trying to help her “work through” her insecurities. She does not feel this way about anyone else in our circle of mutual friends. Only me. I have declined a few invitations from friends,
be avoiding. If “Stan’s” new girlfriend will be watching your every move then so be it. You seem eager to demonstrate that you are not a threat to their relationship, and the best way to do that would be to get to know her. If they are a couple and he Amy Dickinson is excluding you because of her, then overtures knowing that she will toward friendship would be there watching my be more useful than a every move. I have not confrontation. contacted him, but really Stan has had miss his friendship. opportunities to make I am also very close this friendship work and to his children and he seems to have cast grandchildren. his lot with a possessive Do I just accept that girlfriend. If your efforts I am no longer a part of are ignored or rebuffed, his life and move on, or then ultimately, you may should I sit down and talk have no choice but to to him? Should I talk to accept that this important her as well? Should I try friendship has ended. to explain that I am not DEAR AMY: I just interested in him “that received a “Save the way”? We have social Date” announcement for situations where we will a wedding. One of my run into each other. I family members did not am really hurt that he get one. basically dumped our 16 Is it OK to ask the years of friendship over a couple if that person new girlfriend. will be invited, or — Excluded should we wait and see DEAR EXCLUDED: if he receives an actual I am very sorry for your invitation? many losses. To lose My attendance will your friend, then your be affected by whether spouse and then have this this family member is valuable friendship fade included. I’m curious away — is a weighty about how to respond challenge. politely. — (Maybe) Saving the One solution for Date you would be to DEAR MAYBE: It’s start accepting those OK to ask, as long as invitations you seem to
Ask Amy
you don’t try to influence the choice of the couple as they build their guest list. You could inquire of them, “I’m wondering if cousin ‘Joe’ is also going to be invited? No pressure either way — but it would be helpful as I make my plans if you could let me know.” DEAR AMY: In response to “Dejected,” the lady whose husband doesn’t compliment her, I had a similar problem with my fiance. I rarely got the compliments I needed, and I asked my therapist about it. He told me that I need to express my needs. So now when I feel low, I simply say, “Honey, I don’t feel very attractive today. Would you please tell me that I’m pretty?” It makes things so much easier. He’s not being labeled a jerk, and I’m not disappointed when I don’t get what I want. — Happy to Request DEAR HAPPY: Good advice. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.
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Make a point to have some fun. Let go of the relationships that stand between you and success. Surround yourself with intelligent peers who appreciate your fine qualities. You will feel as though a weight has been lifted from your shoulders if you start moving in a positive direction. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Your hard work will pay off. Promote what you have to offer and present your skills with confidence. Be assertive, and focus on others’ expectations and the success you desire. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — If you feel stuck in your current position, rethink your goals and plans. Giving in to fear or doubt will not lead to success or happiness. GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Upgrade your skills and increase your knowledge through seminars, an apprenticeship or research. The road to your perfect future will turn out to be shorter than you think. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You need to take better care of your mental and physical health. Get adequate rest and good nutrition. Say no to the demands of others, and recharge your batteries. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Actions speak louder than words. Your determination and hard work is wellknown, and will lead to greater admiration and attention from others. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Don’t be caught offguard. Make preparations for the week ahead in order to avoid nerve-wracking last-minute decisions. If you are organized and collected, you will be an asset for others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Diplomacy and tact will have others eating out of your hand. Plan to do something special with someone you love. Don’t be surprised if an old friend tries to reconnect. Proceed with caution. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You have the drive and determination to make it to the top. Versatility and adaptability will be key factors in your success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Someone will misinterpret your easygoing nature and try to take advantage of you. Express clearly what you will and will not do. Stick to your principles and don’t jeopardize your reputation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t feel obligated to keep up with others. If you stick to your schedule, you will do just fine. Trying to maintain an unrealistic pace will wear you out physically and emotionally. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — A personal relationship appears to be gaining momentum. Planning a fun trip will add a spark of romance and adventure to your personal life. Enjoy the moment and make your intentions clear. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You’ll have trouble making up your mind. Don’t make a long-term commitment, and refrain from negotiation until you are certain of the terms and conditions that are important to you.
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Gwinnett mails property Little Caesars robbery assessment notices Friday suspect surrenders From Staff Reports
mail, in person, or online at www.gwinnett-assessor.com. Property owners in GwinAssessment notices, forms nett will soon receive some and appeal information, mail from the Gwinnett including FAQs, can also be County Board of Assessors. found on the webpage. PropNotices of the current aserty owners may also contact sessed value were mailed on the Tax Assessors’ Office at Friday to 273,000 residential assessor@gwinnettcounty. and commercial owners. The com or 770-822-7200 for intent of the notice is to pro- assistance. vide the property owners with County officials have said the current value associated that property sales from the with their property for the ad county’s real estate market valorem tax process comare confirming the continuapared to last year’s value and tion of increases in property provide an estimate of taxes value that began last year. based on the new or current The general rise in values is a value. direct result of an improving Property owners have 45 economy and the return of days from the date of the no- foreclosures and bank sales to tice to file an appeal by using pre-recession levels. the statewide uniform appeal Estimates are about 40 form (PT311A). Property percent of all the properties owners who choose to appeal will see some change from may submit appeals by U.S. the previous year, resulting in
either an increase or decrease in value. Chief Appraiser Steve Pruitt estimates the overall net property tax digest will increase between two and three percent in 2015 once appeals and changes in certain exemptions are finalized. The property tax digest is the total value of all property subject to taxation and can change in two ways — either through value updates that reflect sales prices of similar properties or growth caused by construction activity. The property tax estimate on the notice may not include all eligible exemptions and may be more or less than the actual tax bill. The actual tax bill will be based on the 2015 tax rates set by the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education later this year.
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Police asked the public if they knew a man accused of robbing a Little Caesars in Buford. Boy, did the public know Scott Everett Burgess. “Due to the coverage of this case in the media, we received over a dozen tips about Scott Everett the identity of this Burgess armed robbery suspect,” said Cpl. Michele Pihera, spokeswoman for Gwinnett police. “The suspect was contacted by family members and encouraged to turn himself in.” Pihera thanked the media for circulating security camera photos and publishing stories about the March 25 armed robbery on Hamilton Mill Road. She said the
35-year-old suspect turned himself in to the Suwanee Police Department on Thursday and was booked into the county jail shortly thereafter, facing charges in the pizza shop holdup as well as two others the same night. The real hero of the situation appears to be the Little Caesars’ surveillance system, whose crisp photos made Burgess’ face easy to make out. In fact, the photos, showing the man now identified as Burgess pacing before collecting the cash, are sharper than his Gwinnett County jail mugshot. Pihera said the investigation found that the Suwanee resident was also suspected of robbing Pete’s Place coffee shop in Buford and Oxford Cleaners in Lawrenceville on March 25. He now faces three counts of armed robbery and four counts of aggravated assault and is being held without bond, records show.
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world&nation NATION Racist emails of former Ferguson officials released WASHINGTON — Officials in Ferguson, Mo., have released the full content of racially charged and religiously insensitive emails, including about President Barack Obama, sent between the city’s former court clerk and two ex-police supervisors. The St. Louis suburb was torn by months of unrest following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. The emails, although dating back years before the shooting, were among evidence presented by the Justice Department in a report in March that concluded that racism pervaded the Ferguson Police Department.
Pope holds 3rd Easter vigil Tells Catholics: ‘Seek truth, beauty, love’
Bob Burns, Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, dies LOS ANGELES — Bob Burns, the original drummer and a founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a car crash in Georgia. He was 64. According to the Associated Press, Burns’ vehicle veered off-road near Cartersville just before midnight on Friday, striking a mailbox and a tree. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was the only person in the car during the single-vehicle accident, which is still under investigation. Burns, whose full name is Robert Burns Jr., was one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s five founding members.
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ROME — Pope Francis led the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter on Saturday night, urging them at a vigil Mass to shun indifference and boldly live their faith. Marking the third Easter since his election in 2013, the pope maintained an Easter vigil tradition by baptizing late entries into the Church. He administered the sacrament to a 13-yearold Cambodian girl and nine adults, including a 66-year-old woman from Kenya, the country where Officials: Officer al Shabaab Islamist militants killed 148 people at kills suspect a university, apparently singling out Christians after confusing to kill while letting some gun with Taser Muslims escape. An Oklahoma reserve At his Good Friday sheriff’s deputy accidenservice a day earlier, he tally shot and killed a man prayed for persecuted he was trying to arrest Christians. after mistaking his service One of the adults newly weapon for a stun gun, welcomed into the Church the Tulsa County Sheriff’s was a 29-year-old Italian Office said on Saturday. citizen of Egyptian origin, Eric Harris, in his 40s, whose name indicated he was shot by the reserve may have been born into a deputy on Thursday folMuslim family. He chose lowing a foot chase, the Paul as his new Christian sheriff’s office said in a statement. Tulsa County Sheriff’s investigators were looking into the incident, the statement said. An Kenya president: autopsy on Harris was expected to be completed Attackers were ‘embedded’ in coming days. Undercover police had bought ammunition and GARISSA, Kenya — a semi-automatic pistol Kenya’s President Uhuru from Harris when arrest- Kenyatta said on Saturday ing officers attempted to that those behind an atarrest him in a parking tack in which al Shabaab lot, the sheriff’s office Islamist militants killed said. 148 people at a university Harris fled and when were “deeply embedded” police caught up with in Kenya, and called on him, he resisted arrest, the Kenyan Muslims to help statement said. prevent radicalization. Reserve Deputy RobHis televised speech ert Bates, a 73-year-old in response to Thursformer police officer, was day’s 15-hour siege at trying to help officers take the Garissa university Harris into custody when campus came after the he fired his gun, the state- Interior Ministry said five ment said. suspects in the assault had been detained, some while trying to flee to Escaped killer Somalia. Four suspects were captured after 3 Kenyans of Somali origin, days in Chicago and the fifth was TanzaChicago police have nian, the ministry said. captured a convicted killer The suspected masterwho overpowered a jail mind, Mohamed Moguard, taking his keys and hamud, a former teacher uniform and fleeing in at a Garissa madrasa, is his SUV south of the city still on the run. Kenya has three days ago, authorities offered a 20 million shilsaid. lings ($215,000) reward Kamron Taylor, 23, for his arrest. who escaped on Wednesday from the Jerome Gunmen kill Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, about 60 nine, strike gas miles south of Chicago, pipeline was taken into custody PORT HARCOURT, by Chicago police at 9 Nigeria — Two states p.m. Friday, the Chicago Police Department said in in Nigeria’s oil producing delta region were hit a statement. Responding to a call by violence on Friday, about a suspicious person officials said, as gunmen on the city’s South Side, killed nine people and, officers approached separately, militants blew Taylor, who fled on foot. up a gas pipeline, in a Police caught Taylor after sign of returning unrest to a brief foot chase and the area. found he had a handgun, In the town of Obrikom the department said. and the nearby village of —From wire reports Obor in Rivers state, a po-
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Pope Francis holds a candle as he arrives to lead the Easter vigil mass in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on Saturday. (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini)
name. The Vatican gave no details of their previous religious backgrounds. In his homily, Francis called on Catholics to learn how to “enter the mystery” of Easter, the commemoration of the Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion. “To enter into the mystery means going beyond our own comfort zone, beyond the laziness and indifference which hold us back, and going out
in search of truth, beauty and love,” Francis said. “It is seeking a deeper meaning, an answer, and not an easy one, to the questions which challenge our faith, our fidelity and our very existence,” he said. St. Peter’s Basilica was in darkness for the start of the service to signify the darkness in Jesus’ tomb between his death and resurrection. The faithful held lit candles as the pope walked up the main aisle,
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People react after meeting their relative, center, who was rescued from the Garissa University attack at Nyayo stadium in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Saturday following Thursday’s seige by gunmen in their campus in Garissa. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday that those behind an attack at a university were “deeply embedded” in Kenya. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)
lice spokesman said gunmen went on a shooting spree on Friday evening. “It was at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Some unknown armed men invaded the Obrikom and Obor communities … killing nine, injuring two persons,” Rivers state police spokesman Ahmed Mohammad said on Saturday.
Fidel Castro appears for first time in a year HAVANA —Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, appeared in public “full of vitality” for the first time in more than a year on Monday, greeting a delegation of Venezuelans, official media reported on Saturday. It was his first known appearance outside his home since Cuba in December agreed to normalize relations with the United States, Castro’s longtime adversary. Official media showed images of a seated Castro shaking hands with the
and then the basilica’s lights were turned on in a blaze. Signifying the end of the penitential season of Lent, which began on Feb. 18 with Ash Wednesday, the basilica’s great bells rang out at the mid-point of the Mass. Today the pope will say another Mass in St. Peter’s Square and then deliver his twice yearly “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message from the basilica’s central balcony.
and protection of Syrians and Palestinians in the camp. Civilians trapped there have long suffered a government siege that has led to starvation and disease. “The situation in Yarmouk is an affront to the humanity of all of us, a source of universal shame,” U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness said.
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BEIJING — Police in China’s capital and in southern Guangdong have detained or taken away more than 50 people after two separate protests, police and state news agency Xinhua said. Guangdong police arrested 22 people after demonstrators forced their way into a high-speed rail ISIS takes most station in a protest about land and housing issues, of Damascus Xinhua reported late on refugee camp Friday. BEIRUT — Islamic In a separate incident State has taken control of in Beijing on Saturday, 90 percent of a Palestinpolice took more than 30 ian refugee camp on the people to hospital after Damascus outskirts where they consumed pesticide 18,000 civilians have suf- during a “lie-in” protest fered years of bombing, on a shopping street near army siege and militia the center of the capital, control, a monitoring city police said in a stategroup said on Saturday. ment. The hardline group’s The statement said the offensive in Yarmouk protesters were taxi drivgives it a major presence ers from the far northern in the capital. Islamic province of HeilongjiState, the most powerang. ful insurgent group in Similar incidents have Syria, is now only a few happened before in China, kilometers from President with protesters drinking Bashar al-Assad’s seat of pesticide or fertilizer in power. public areas in the hope The United Nations has of drawing attention to a said it is extremely congrievance. cerned about the safety —From wire reports visiting Venezuelans through the window of his vehicle, wearing a baseball cap and a windbreaker. There was no explanation why five days passed before the encounter was reported in Cuba.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ crosses $400M overseas LOS ANGELES— “Fifty Shades of Grey” has reached yet another milestone. The film adaptation crossed the $400 million mark at the foreign box office on Friday. Combined with its North American estimated gross of $165.5 million, “Fifty Shades” will have likely hauled in $566.1 million worldwide by Sunday. “Fifty Shades,” starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, is now Universal’s eighth highest grossing film of all time worldwide, trailing immediately behind “Mamma Mia!” ($606.1 million). The film’s other box office records include the title of highest-grossing Valentine’s Day release of all time and Universal’s biggest R-rated movie.
‘Deadpool’ creator compares film to ‘GOTG’ LOS ANGELES — It looks like “Deadpool” might have a few things in common with the films in the Marvel movie universe. “Deadpool” creator Rob Liefeld told Comicbook. com that the upcoming Fox film has as much heart and soul as violence and action. Much like “Guardians of the Galaxy,” he said the pic will challenge the superhero movie genre. “Prepare for an experience that you haven’t encountered yet,” Liefeld told the site. “It’s a new template in the way that ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ established a new tone for the franchise. ‘Deadpool’ will do the same.” Liefeld, who’s been involved with the film’s development for years, said star Ryan Reynolds will own the character in the same way that Robert Downey Jr. became synonymous with Iron Man. “In the same manner that Robert Downey Jr. coopted Tony Stark/Iron Man and now seems to ‘own’ him in that way that you can’t imagine Iron Man without him, that’s what will happen with Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool,” he said. — From wire reports
Rolling Stone awaits review of debunked Virginia gang rape story By Ian Simpson
the story soon surfaced, and the magazine was forced to retract it. WASHINGTON — A Colum- article. The story’s autopsy could bia University review of a nowRolling Stone commissioned lead to a shakeup at Rolling discredited Rolling Stone story the review after backtracking on Stone, founded in 1967 by ediabout an alleged gang rape at a the story, “A Rape on Campus,” tor Jann Wenner. The magazine, University of Virginia fraternity which caused an uproar over best known for its pop music is due out today, addressing the issue of campus sexual ascoverage, was a pioneer in the the questions of journalistic sault when it was published in “New Journalism” of the 1960s ethics raised by the provocative November. But discrepancies in and ’70s, an approach characReuters
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terized by a reporter’s immersion in the subject matter. If the report is highly critical, it “will have an enormous impact on Rolling Stone. It’s going to affect the credibility of Rolling Stone going forward, period,” said Stuart Benjamin, a Duke University Law School professor. Columbia University’s Grad-
uate School of Journalism will release its report at 8 p.m. on Sunday, with a news conference at noon on Monday. Dean Steve Coll, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, headed the review. The findings will appear on Rolling Stone’s website, RollingStone.com, and the website of the Columbia Journalism Review, cjr.org.
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The rough math facing Ted Cruz WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was born in 1970, six years after events refuted a theory on which he is wagering his candidacy. The 1964 theory was that many millions of conservatives abstained from voting because the GOP did not nominate sufficiently deep-dyed conservatives. So if in 1964 the party would choose someone like Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, hitherto dormant conservatives would join the electorate in numbers sufficient for victory. This theory was slain by a fact — actually, 15,951,378 facts. That was the George difference between Will the 43,129,566 votes President Lyndon Johnson received and the 27,178,188 that Goldwater got in winning six states. The sensible reason for nominating Goldwater was not because he could win: As Goldwater understood, Americans still recovering from the Kennedy assassination were not going to have a third president in 14 months. The realistic reason was to turn the GOP into a conservative weapon for a future assault on the ramparts of power. Hence in September 1964, William F. Buckley told an audience of young conservatives to anticipate Goldwater’s defeat because he had been nominated “before we had time properly to prepare the ground.” Goldwater’s candidacy had, however, planted “seeds of hope, which will flower on a great November day in the future.” Sixteen Novembers later, they did. Today, however, there is no need to nominate Cruz in order to make the GOP conservative. Cruz sits in a Senate that has no Republicans akin to the liberals Goldwater served with — New York’s Jacob Javits, Massachusetts’ Edward Brooke, Illinois’ Charles Percy, New Jersey’s Clifford Case, California’s Thomas Kuchel. When Jeb Bush, the most conservative governor of a large state since Ronald Reagan (by some metrics — taxes, school choice — Bush was a more conservative governor than Reagan), is called a threat to conservatism, Republicans are with Alice in Wonderland. By disdaining “the mushy middle,” Cruz evidently assumes that the electorate’s middle — lightly partisan and only mildly ideological — is too minuscule to matter. But even if it were small, all cohorts count when in only three of the last six elections has the winner received a majority of the popular vote, and the highest percentage was Barack Obama’s 52.9 in 2008. Actually, the middle is not small, least of all in the Republican nomination process. Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center identifies “four faces of the Republican Party” — evangelicals, very conservative but secular voters, somewhat conservative voters, and moderates. He says the largest group, about 35 percent to 40 percent of the national party, are the somewhat conservatives. And in presidential years, moderates are the second-largest (25 percent to 30 percent). The somewhat conservatives “are found in similar proportions in every state” and “always back the winner.” Announcing his candidacy, with characteristic fluency, before the Christian students and faculty of Liberty University, Cruz noted that “roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting” and imagined “millions” of such voters surging into the electorate. Cruz, like Shakespeare’s Glendower (“I can call spirits from the vasty deep”), hopes his rhetorical powers can substantially change the composition of the Republican nominating electorate. Skeptics of Cruz’s summoning respond like Hotspur: “But will they come when you do call for them?” Cruz, and all other Republican aspirants, must be measured against Pennsylvania. It is one of the 18 states that have voted Democratic in six consecutive elections and that, with the District of Columbia, total 242 electoral votes, and Pennsylvania was redder in 2012 than in 2008. Which Republican is most apt to flip Pennsylvania by accumulating large majorities in Philadelphia’s suburbs? Any candidacy premised on conceding those 18 states involves a risky thread-the-needle path to not much more than 270 electoral votes. Writing in Politico, Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik notes that in the six elections since 1992, a majority of states have not been “remotely competitive.” Thirty-one plus the District of Columbia (these currently have 344 electoral votes) have voted for the same party in those elections. Another eight (71 electoral votes) have voted for the same party in five of the six. This is why, Sosnik says, “almost two-thirds of the $896 million spent on television” by the two candidates in 2012 was spent in five states that have been competitive since 1992 — Ohio, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia. The Republican nominee must crack the ice that has frozen the electoral map. Cruz cannot do that by getting more votes from traditional Republican constituencies. George Will’s email address is georgewill@ washpost.com.
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Easter ham, spring break and religion How are you going to cook your ham this Easter? I was with a group of folks the other day who got into quite a discussion about that exact topic. Now I realize that some people will not cook ham at all and others will purchase one already cooked, but it is still a question worth some consideration. Much of the world celebrates Easter by feasting on lamb. We certainly see plenty of the little woolly creatures on cards and decorations this time of year. Not in the good old US of A though. We are a pork-devouring nation this time of year. According to Sally Vargas of the Boston Globe, eating ham in the springtime dates back to sixth century Germany, where pigs roamed wild and could be killed in autumn and preserved to be eaten five or six months later. Yes, I said Boston Globe. We didn’t invent eating pork in the American South, we just perfected it. Most people who cook hams do so inside the house in the oven. They brine them in salt water, score the skins, slather sweet sticky syrup all over them and even dot them with cloves. I pour Coca-Cola over mine. A lot of people
Darrell Huckaby buy hams that have already been smoked and they just have to warm them up. I don’t care how the ham I eat is prepared as long as it is not overcooked, which makes it dry, and as long as it is served with deviled eggs. It’s just not Easter dinner without ham and deviled eggs. Have you noticed how preoccupied I have become with food lately? Me, too. I don’t just write about it either. I am eating way too much of it, but how do you cut back? Girl Scouts are in front of every grocery store around selling Thin Mints and the NCAA tournament is on, which lends itself so well to munching on chicken wings, and now we are going to have Easter dinner with the aforementioned ham and deviled eggs and maybe some potato salad and coconut cake. OK. I’ll change the subject
and I will quit eating so much — after dinner on Sunday. It’s not like there isn’t plenty to talk about. Baseball is about to begin, although the season might be a bleak one for the Atlanta nine and they are going to start teeing the golf balls up in Augusta Monday — at least for the practice rounds. There are a few more basketball games to be played and spring football is in full swing. What a great time of year for sports fans. Down along the Redneck Riviera, aka Panama City Beach, the City Council has banned alcohol on the beach and passed a curfew — because seven spring break revelers were shot last weekend. I’d say that is a little out of hand. No, I’ll say that’s a lot out of hand. The only thing I knew about spring break when I was in college was that Connie Francis sang a song and made a movie about it back in 1960. All my spring breaks were spent in the Osprey Mill in Porterdale. Now 10th-graders take off unaccompanied to the Florida beaches and points beyond, and people are surprised when that doesn’t go well. Indiana is in the news this weekend. Folks are threaten-
ing to boycott the state because of their new Freedom of Religion law. You talk about a can of worms! They are going to spend years trying to figure out who can do what to whom — or who cannot — all in the name of religion. I bet God is not very fond of religion. Just a guess, understand, but I think it’s a good one. And here’s a surprise for you. Harry Reid has admitted that he lied about Mitt Romney not paying his taxes during the 2012 presidential campaign. Reminds me of the scene in Casablanca when the Claude Raines character shut down Rick’s place because he was “shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover gambling going on.” “Your winnings, sir.” It’s not working, y’all. Casablanca reminds me of the Mediterranean, where they eat a lot of lamb, and thinking about places where they eat a lot of lamb reminds me that most of us don’t eat lamb for Easter. We eat ham. Is that what is known as circular logic? Or is that just called being obsessed with food? Either way, no matter how my Easter ham is cooked, I hope there is plenty left over for sandwiches next week.
Class of 2019 to have state’s brightest If you are a high school senior hoping to attend The University of Georgia, the oldest-state chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, you have probably heard by now whether or not you have been accepted. The target enrollment for the class of 2019 is 5,200 and they will be smarter than a whip. Nancy McDuff, associate vice president for admissions at the University of Georgia, says the two most important factors in being admitted as a freshman are grades in academic classes and the strength of the courses selected. In other words, “Easy A’s” won’t cut it. McDuff says, “We expect students to take advantage of the most challenging courses offered at their high schools. It is possible that a student with a 4.0 GPA who has avoided challenging courses may not be admitted while a student with a lower GPA who has attempted the most rigorous courses at their school is offered admission.” Remember, parents and students hoping to get in UGA next year: You read it here. Leadership capabilities, strong writing, being an active member in school and in the community and showing growth from freshman to senior year are also considered important by the
Dick Yarbrough admissions staff. McDuff says the 22,300 applications for admission to the Class of 2019 was the largest in history. I won’t bore you with a bunch of numbers but of those who have been accepted, the mid-range grade point average is between 3.84 to 4.09 and their test scores are out of sight. In addition, these brighter-than-a-bulb kids will have completed numerous advanced placement courses or International Baccalaureate classes. (Note to self: Hide diploma. No one will ever believe that I graduated from a school with these kinds of numbers.) Back when I was actively involved in recruitment, a lot of high school guidance counselors would sniff when it was suggested that their best students might want to consider the University of Georgia as their first choice for college. They considered UGA their “backup” in case a more prestigious institution turned them down. No more. For keeping more of our
high achievers in-state, much of the credit goes to Gov. Zell Miller’s Hope Scholarship — one of the few education initiatives our intrepid public servants haven’t managed to screw up, despite their best efforts. OK, so much for those who will and won’t get in my alma mater this year. What about those coming along behind them? McDuff says the most competitive applicants will continue to be admitted regardless of high school, county or state. Some people think the university will accept only so many applicants from a particular school or county or even within the state. Not so. There are no quotas. There is also the misconception that if a student’s family went to UGA, that will help them get admitted. Again, not so. Legacy does not play a role in the admission process. All applicants have an equal opportunity of being admitted regardless of whether or not there is a family history of attending UGA. Getting the best and brightest to attend the University of Georgia has been the singular focus of McDuff, who will be retiring at the end of June. During her 20 years on the job, more than 140,000 undergraduates — roughly 40 percent of all living alumni — have enrolled at UGA and probably another 140,000
wanted to. In my opinion, one of the toughest jobs in the university has been managed by one of the nicest people walking the planet. Over the years, Nancy McDuff has been lobbied, cajoled, begged and bugged to admit some friend of a friend’s child who was not otherwise qualified. She has withstood the pressure with patience and grace. As one high school guidance counselor told me, “She doesn’t always tell you what you want to hear but she has always been a pleasure to deal with.” While she is looking forward to turning the pressure cooker job over to someone else and enjoying her grandkids, McDuff says, “I will miss the people I have worked with. I take pride in knowing that our efforts have helped make this a better state.” That, she has done and done well. To the class of 2019: My congratulations. Getting in the University of Georgia is a lot more difficult than when I attended in the long-ago Dark Ages. But one thing will never change. Being a Georgia Bulldog is as good as it gets. Woof! Woof! You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online at dickyarbrough. com or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.
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•From Page 1A Angee have decided to hang up their bunny ears. Saturday marked the last hunt they plan to host at their Snellville home. “It’s not as easy as it used to be,” Tom Hunt said. “It’s just gotten to be a lot of work so, after 30 years, we decided that this year would be a good stopping point.” The last get-together was bittersweet for Angee Hunt. “This is a good group of people and it’s people we’ve known for years or who know someone who’s been here in the past,” she said. “Everybody’s had fun and everybody’s made friends here.” Over the years, the hunt has become a tradition for many families. People who once came to the annual event as kids have grown up and now bring their own children to enjoy the fun. They, in turn, got Angee Hunt to invite other friends. Business associates got invites, too. It just grew over the years. “It was a privilege to get an invitation,” said Tom Embry, Crystal Pierce’s father. “It’s not quite Studio 54, but it’s close.”
Riverside Elementary students and teachers signed a banner that listed names students and teachers remembered for the fight against cancer during a mini-Relay For Life event on Friday. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)
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The news that this year would be the last hurrah brought out the biggest crowd the Hunts have ever seen. There were about 200 people on the couple’s three acre property, including about 75 children who scavenged the grounds for 3,000 eggs. “We wouldn’t have missed this last one,” said Dahlonega resident Rebecca Jackson. “I’d drive from another
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sexually please him and then kicking her after pushing her to the home twice in January to the ground. She also noted in reference to domestic that the alleged incidents had disputes reported by Olivia become more frequent and Smith. severe. It wasn’t immediately “This is the most recent of clear Friday if the husband many incidents of violence,” had ever been charged with the wife wrote. abusing his wife. She went on to ask for In her protective order re- child support and custody quest dated Jan. 13, the wife of the son and daughter they accused him of forcing her to had together — given that
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Phillip B. Adams of Belmont Village, Johns Creek, Ga passed away on April 1, 2015. Mr. Adams, a native of Cedartown, Ga was born on November 7, 1934. He was retired from AT&T after over 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Valerie Anne Adams and is survived by wife Betty Adams, Duluth, Ga, sons Michael Adams, Charlotte, NC, Phil Adams, Jr, of Suwanee, Ga, Ken Adams, Dacula, Ga, daughters Donna Curling, Roswell, Ga, Susan Jackson, Cumming, Ga and 13 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren A private service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations to Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter, 41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 303461910. Condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com. Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.
Iris Mae Conway, age 87, of Lilburn, GA, died Friday evening, April 3, 2015. Bill Head Funeral Home and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel. 770-564-2726.
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helped organize the event, and said themed classroom efforts and thermometers to measure progress helped spur the fundraising efforts. state to get here,” her annual gathering end be- Students in her classroom husband, Todd Jackson, cause it has been a part of alone brought in $1,100. “Amazing community added. Easter for entire life. Despite the sentiments “I’ve been coming here support,” Franks said. Second-graders Nahanging in the air, one every year since I was than Chumley, who is a thing hadn’t changed: The born,” she said. “It’s a survivor from bone markids enjoyed themselves. tradition for us.” row cancer, and Victoria “I like finding the eggs Her mom, Matilda and eating the candy,” Coffey, said Easter won’t Choi, who overcame a blood disorder, carried a said Jeb Jackson, 5, as he be the same without the banner that listed names shook his collection of annual hunt. plastic eggs to see what “This Saturday was just of students and teachers he’d picked up. blacked out every year for remembered for the fight against cancer. Still, Loganville youth this event,” she said. “I Bagpipe music was Shelby Coffey, 10, said don’t know what we’ll do played as Nathan and she was sad to see the without it.” Victoria led the survivors’ walk. “I was thinking of when the husband would have I was sick, my parents The kids were with the visitation — along with other wife’s family Friday as an took care of me,” Victoria help, including the right to autopsy was being conducted said. “Right now, it’s a relive in their house. Later in ally big difference.” on their father, according to January, the wife won. She When teachers asked authorities. State family and got child support and rights students to raise their hand children services workers to the house, and the children had been notified of the situ- if they knew someone were to stay with her. Cory who has been diagnosed ation and were expected to Smith was able to see them determine the children’s final with cancer, many did. It Saturdays from noon to 4 wasn’t just Uncle Jimmy placement. p.m., documents show. and Aunt Ruth, but classGwinnett jail records That’s all become more mates, and teachers like showed Olivia Smith was complicated now. Melisa Jeffers, a survibeing held without bond.
Nashville resident Crystal Pierce, left, chats with her sister, Alyson Embry, while their children check eggs for prizes on Saturday after the 30th annual Easter Egg hunt hosted by Snellville residents Tom and Angee Hunt. Pierce and Embry have been attending the event since they were kids. This year was the final time it will be held. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)
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of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Diane Hosch Higgins and Frank and Juanita Wells Jackson. He is survived by his parents, Frankie and Tammy Higgins Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; sister, Courtney Erin Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; grandfather, Jerry Higgins, Sugar Hill, GA; uncles and aunt, Freddie Higgins, Buford, GA, Steve and Margaret Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA and Gene Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; several great aunts, Dorothy Grace Higgins Morse, Cumming, GA, Joyce Higgins Cook, Sugar Hill, GA, Becky Higgins Born, Sugar Hill, GA, Kay Hosch Pugh, Buford, GA and Dottie Gail Hosch Bailey, Cleveland, GA; great uncle, Reggie Hosch, Buford, GA; and numerous cousins, other relatives and friends. Connor Jackson was born July 7, 1993 in Lawrenceville, GA. He received his education from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA. He enjoyed riding his dirt bike and loved playing basketball. He was of the Baptist Faith. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Pirkle officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770932-1133.
vor, said they now know someone. Principal Ben Pope is also a survivor. At age 15, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and for two years had radiation and other treatments. “I made it through, and am better for it,” he said. A video that featured survivors from Riverside provided an inspiration that resonated with students, Franks said. “We wanted something to help the kids understand what this is actually all about,” she said. The idea to put on the event came from staff at Harris Elementary in Duluth, which has previously put on a similar mini-Relay for Life event and shared that experience with Franks. “I said, ‘We want to do that,’ and it just built and built, and snowballed,” Franks said. “We live in this community where they are able, and they do.” Members from the Suwanee community also donated 3,000 gloves for the “happy dance,” and sand to fill bags for luminaries.
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Ronald Keller Ronald Keller, age 73, of Buford, GA, passed away on March 28, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30045. 770-962-3100
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Beth Myers Beth McGehee Myers, age 75, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, R.B. and Allie McGehee. She is survived by her children, Eva Rene Ridgeway, Kennesaw, GA and John and Karen Perry, Cumming, GA; two grandchildren, Michael Smallwood, Acworth, GA and Laney Perry, Cumming, GA; two great grandchildren, Jeffrey “J.T.” Smallwood and Austin Smallwood; sister, Clara McGehee Pillavant, Covington, GA; and three nieces. Ms. Myers was born September 14, 1939 in Stone Mountain, GA. She was a 1956 graduate of Dawsonville High School in Dawsonville, GA. She was retired from General Electric as a data entry clerk with over twenty-five years of service. She was a resident of Huntington Court in Buford for the past ten years and prior to Huntington Court, she had also lived in the metropolitan Atlanta area for a long time. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was a very kind, generous and loving soul and will be greatly missed by all. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday morning, A
April 9, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org in memory of Beth Myers. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-9321133.
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Sharon Okunafua Sharon Okunafua of Lawrenceville, GA passed on March 25, 2015. Services are entrusted to Gregory B Levett & Sons Funeral Home Gwinnett Chapel. (770)338-5558 DULUTH
Stephen Ozard Stephen Ozard, age 94, of Duluth, GA died April 4, 2015. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.
and a gathering in memory of his life will be held at the Reep’s home, 1170 Thurston Snow Rd, Good Hope, Ga at 4:00 on April 19th. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 999 Bethel Church Rd, Monroe, Ga. 30655. LAWRENCEVILLE
Lawrence Scott Lawrence Roosevelt Scott, age 57, of Lawrenceville, GA, (passed away April 1, 2015. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.
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Mary Treadwell Mary Treadwell, age 87, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away April 1, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .
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Teddy Reep Teddy Hugh Reep, age 82, of Good Hope, died on March 28, 2015. He was in the US Air Force and served in the Korean War and retired from Georgia State University. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carolyn, two daughters, Lynne Gilbert (Dan) and Laura Reep Burgess and two sons, Jeff Reep (Vicki) and Doug Reep, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a stepbrother Eddie Houghton (Lisa). Mr. Reep was cremated
Curtis Underwood Curtis Underwood, age 76, of Loganville, GA, passed away April 1, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 www.wagesfuneralhome. com
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Walton EMC to bring solar electricity production to area anything I can remember,” Brooks said. “Our customer-owners are constantly asking if we’re As a spokesman for investigating alternate Walton EMC, Greg Brooks energy sources like solar distributes a monthly and wind.” newsletter that rarely genWalton EMC this week erates much feedback. announced that its 67,000 Yet recently, Brooks customers in Gwinnett, and published a generic feature 123,000 total customers that explained community — that covers a 10-county solar, and didn’t even give area between Atlanta and a hint that a program was Athens — would soon have forthcoming in the area. access to a one-megawatt “I received more email community solar electricity asking us to offer it than generation farm in northBy Keith Farner
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eastern Walton County near Monroe through Walton Solar. The solar project is an example of a cooperative effort that allow access to consumers who might otherwise be excluded from owning and installing their own solar electricity generation. Obstacles like upfront costs, improper roof orientation, excessive roof shading, restrictive subdivision covenants or landlord prohibitions are frequent barriers to homeowners and
renters who want to install solar systems, Brooks said. Walton EMC CEO Ronnie Lee said in a press release the National Renewal Energy Laboratory estimates that only about 25 percent of the residential rooftop area in the country is suitable for onsite solar electricity generation. Cooperative projects allow people who live under the other 75 percent of unsuitable rooftops to participate in solar energy production. “Besides that, many con-
sumers would like to participate in solar electricity generation but simply don’t want the hassle, maintenance and expense of owning their own system,” Lee said. “Our community system will allow them to have the benefits without those barriers.” Customer-owners will be able to participate in the project depending on their level of need and interest. Details of the cost to consumers and available levels of participation are
currently being developed. Construction is underway with the first solar-generated electricity expected to be flowing from the project by July 1. Walton has acquired an 11-acre site adjacent to the east side of its U.S. Highway 78 headquarters for the project. The actual solar panels will occupy about six acres of the total land area. Walton EMC has selected Atlanta-based Radiance Solar to construct its community solar project.
Duluth apartment damaged in early morning grease fire By Curt Yeomans
grease fire that cause moderate damage to its kitchen early Saturday morning. Gwinnett County DULUTH — Grease firefighters arrived at the isn’t always the word. apartment complex at An apartment on the 4:50 a.m. to find a small 3400 block of Fox Street in amount of smoke outside Duluth was the scene of a the apartment, according
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to fire department spokesman Lt. Jerrod Barrett. The fire began when the unit’s two residents were cooking with grease. The fire had moved to the cabinets above the stove by the time firefighters arrived. Barrett said the flames
were extinguished with a fire extinguisher within five minutes of crews arriving at the scene. The residents were able to escape unharmed from the fire. “Firefighters did a good job of stopping the spread of the fire and contained
the bulk of the fire damage to the kitchen,” Barrett said. In a statement, the fire department spokesman added that it was a cautionary tale of the need for vigilance when cooking with grease.
“When cooking in your residence especially with grease, do not leave it unattended,” he said. “Keep a fire extinguisher close by, and make sure all of your smoke detectors (or) alarms are functioning properly.”
Lawrenceville man shot and killed in Atlanta From Staff Reports ATLANTA — A 50-yearold Lawrenceville man died during a shooting at a convenience store in Atlanta on Friday night, Fulton County officials have confirmed. Atlanta police would only confirm in an email to the Gwinnett Daily Post that a person was shot and killed on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, but did not provide
details about the shooting. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the victim was Lawrenceville resident Gary Mincy. The Atlanta Police Department has released security video on its YouTube page which shows several individuals hanging out at the store at the time of the shooting. Police are seeking information on the identities of the people in the video.
Lightning, fire heavily damage Snellville home lightning hit on the exterior of the house or what it traveled along to get inside into the home, according SNELLVILLE — A to Rutledge. He said a gas storm that passed through line was checked, howGwinnett County on Thurs- ever, and appeared to have day night left its mark on no damage. The gas was one home in Snellville. turned off as a precaution. Gwinnett firefighters reTwo adults and a juvesponded to a fire on the 2900 nile were in the home at block of Trotters Pointe the time of the strike, but Drive just before 8 p.m. they all made it outside Fire department spokesman safely, Rutledge said. They Capt. Tommy Rutledge said have not requested Red lightning from the storm hit Cross assistance at this the left side of the house and time. The fire was the only traveled to the interior of the major weather-related home. He said the fire was event generated by the under control within a half storm that the fire departhour. “It did not burn through ment was aware of, accordthe roof, but there was ex- ing to Rutledge. tensive damage to all three MORE ONLINE levels on the left side of the house,” Rutledge said. Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for raw video of the scene. It is not clear what the
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Lightning damaged this Snellville home Monday night as a family of three escaped unharmed. (Special Photo)
American Cancer Society honors top volunteers
Advocacy Volunteer of the Year Award: Pat Swan The Gwinnett chapter of Pink Ribbon Tournathe American Cancer Soci- ment Award: 2014 Pink ety recently held its annual Ribbon Classic Committee awards luncheon to honor ACS Auxiliary Co-Presits top volunteers. The idents Awards: Brenda event was held at Delmar Falkler and Carrie Sheehan Gardens in Lawrenceville Outstanding Auxiliary and Kirsten Baker, an asVolunteer Award: Fran sistant principal at North Bridwell Gwinnett High School, was Hope Fashion Show presented the Martha and Chair Award: Jane HaroJohn Adams Award, which LaMotte and Julie Burton goes to the Volunteer of the Outstanding Hope Year. Fashion Show Volunteer Other honorees were: Award: Brenda Falker Outstanding Look Phylecia Wilson Relay Good Feel Better VolunFor Life Award: Kirsten teer: Joann Stegagno Baker and Sheila Fowler Road to Recovery Outstanding Relay For Award: Louis Camerio and Life Volunteer Award: Joan Phillips Bobbie Menneg Pat Swan Hope Lodge Relay For Life “Above Volunteer Award: Sally & Beyond Award”: Duane Downs Wheeler
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Spring break opens with colorful 5K run By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent
SUWANEE — Spring break wasn’t even a day old, but that didn’t matter as close to a thousand people participated in the second annual Spring Into Color 5K Dash at the Town Center Park on Saturday. With 3.1 miles of mostly flat surfaces, participants started off the race clean, but were bombarded with various powder colors throughout the run, making for a colorful event. “One guy in front of me would stop every so often to get people to throw color onto him,” said Suwanee resident Ian York. “It was quite amusing.” York said he was participating in the event with Gwinnett Church, which had encouraged all of its members to get out and be a part of the event. “It was my first color run and it was pretty fun,” he said. “I didn’t know that people lined up all along the course and threw color at you, but overall it was a great time.” Suwanee resident Chris Warren brought out his two sons, Andrew and Justin, to the event as well, looking to spend some quality time as a family. “It’s important to get
The first wave of runners led by Londyn Lomax, center, sprint out from the starting line at the 2nd annual Spring Into Color 5K Dash at Suwanee Town Center Park on Saturday. (Staff Intern: Brian Hadden)
cal Garden of Georgia and the Atlanta Botanical GarVisit gwinnettdailypost.com den. Race organizers said for many more photos the main goal was to not only raise money for these the kids active and get charities, but raise awarethem away from the video ness about what they do for games,” Warren said. “This and in the community. was a great thing to do as After the race, many of a family and a nice way to the participants entered start off spring break.” into what was called “The Warren added that his Cage,” which was a tarp sons didn’t realize how far surrounded by barricades. 3.1 miles was until midway Then, with everyone havthrough the course, but was ing bags of color in their something they would do hands, it became a colored again as a family. mess. “We had so much fun out “We wanted all participants to be covered in color here,” Warren said. from head to toe,” said race The event was put on to organizer Jennifer Addingsupport multiple charities, ton. “It added to the fun of including Habitat for Humanity, Trees Atlanta, UGA the event and made it even Extension, the State Botani- more successful.” MORE ONLINE
Kimberly Jernigan, 6, pours out the colored mixture at the 2nd Annual Spring Into Color 5K Dash at Suwanee Town Center Park on Saturday. (Staff Intern: Brian Hadden)
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Top prospect Peraza adds excitement to G-Braves By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent
Jose Peraza struggled in his first spring training with the Atlanta Braves, going hitless in his first 13 at-bats before being sent down to minor league camp with a .063 average. Don’t expect a carryover, though. Peraza started hitting as soon as he got comfortable again and the speedy second baseman’s talents should be on full display when the Gwinnett Braves open G-BRAVES OPENER the International League What: Gwinnett Braves season on vs. Durham Bulls Thursday When: Thursday 7:05 p.m. Where: Coolray Field night against Durham at Coolray Field. “He’s been playing really well,” G-Braves manager Brian Snitker said as minor league camp neared its end in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. “He doesn’t look anything at the plate like he did (early in exhibition games) with the Braves.” Peraza, who doesn’t turn 21 until April 30, hit a combined .339 with 60 stolen bases last season for Class A Advanced Lynchburg and Class AA Mississippi, rising to the top of Atlanta’s prospect list. The native of Venezuela is still No. 1 despite a massive prospect rebuild that has seen the Braves go from near the bottom of the team rankings to near the top. Many of the players brought in with a flurry of trades over the winter are still in the lower minors, but G-Braves fans will at least see the beginning of the influx this year. “It could be the first prospect-laden team we’ve had since maybe my first year here in 2010,” Gwinnett general manager North Johnson said. “I’d excited about what he could have and what might be coming up from AA later.” Johnson is especially looking forward to what Peraza will bring to Gwinnett after watching the top prospect steal a run with his speed in a minor league exhibition game. “Sometimes it’s taken us four hits to score a run,” the general manager said. Peraza, paired with fellow speedster Eury Perez and Todd Cunningham at the top of the order, should help change that and make things a lot more interesting to watch for G-Braves fans. Gwinnett got off to a decent start last season behind the slugging of Ernest Mejia, but fell back after he departed for Japan and needed a solid finish for a 65-77 record. The good news was that at least the GSee G-BRAVES, Page 11B
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In an attempt to get back up to speed, baseball is doing what once would have been unthinkable. The timeless game is now on the clock. With action — or, more commonly, inaction — dragging on and on, baseball is hoping to get things moving again with new pace-of-play rules that will be tried this season on a limited basis in the majors and more fully in the top levels of the minors. That means that Gwinnett Braves fans at Coolray Field will be watching the seconds tick, tick down as if they were at a basketball or football game. Pitchers and batters won’t be able to be so leisurely, and everyone will have to hustle up between innings as well. While the attention spans of potential fans had been getting shorter, games had been getting longer and longer. Major league games averaged three hours and two minutes last season. In the International League, the average was just a
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little better at two hours and 56 minutes. In the case of the IL, that was an increase of 20 minutes since 2004. “When you get to the seventh inning, the game grinds to a hold with all those hard-throwing relievers who can’t find the plate,” said Gwinnett manager Brian Snitker, who returned to Class AAA last season after a stint as Atlanta’s third base coach. “That’s just the way it is now. You can’t blame the fans for leaving.” The G-Braves have moved up the starting times of weekday games in recent years in an attempt to not get fans home too late. The results have been mixed. “We’re trying to get our games back to two and a half hours,” said Gwinnett general manager North Johnson. That would be an improvement of 28 minutes from last season. Enter the clocks.
Pitchers will have just 20 seconds to deliver the ball and batters must be ready. The time between innings and during pitching changes can be no longer than two minutes and 25 seconds. April in the minors, though, will offer a grace period, with no penalties for pitchers or batters. After that, an automatic ball or strike will be called. “I guess we’ll have to figure it out as we go,” Snitker said. That’s because the only players who have experience with the pitch clock are the few prospects who played in the Arizona Fall League, where it was tried last year. “I thought we might get the clock for (minor league) exhibition games,” Snitker said. “But we didn’t.” The majors will have the clock between innings, but not the pitch clock. That will be only in AAA and AA, with two clocks behind home plate and another in the outfield. The majors are paying for the clocks in the minors, but the G-Braves and other teams must supply the clock operator. See SPEED, Page 12B
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Brookwood’s Sims still stands out in restocked farm system By Guy Curtright
“I was really nervous, but I was pretty excited,” Sims said of his inning against the The Atlanta Braves rebuilt Astros. “Once you got the the farm system over the first (batter) out of the way, winter, with about half of it’s still the same game.” MLB.com’s Top 30 prosFor the most part, the pect list for 2015 not in the Braves fan turned prosorganization a year ago. pect just tried to soak Despite the flurry of everything in. trades by new President of “You keep your mouth Baseball Operations John shut. You ask a couple quesHart, one familiar name tions, but mainly just keep remains near the top of the your ears open,” Sims said. list. Sims was part of a comAlthough the team may bined no-hitter for Class A have made a number of Advanced Lynchburg last Atlanta Braves prospect Lucas Sims answers questions season, but had an up-andquestionable draft picks in recent years, the selection of during a media event held at Coolray Field last year. down season in the Carolina (Photo: Kyle Hess) Lucas Sims out of BrookLeague as he made some wood in the 2012 first round Although he won’t turn peared in two Grapefruit pitching adjustments. doesn’t appear to be one of 21 until May 10, Sims is League games. One went “I was mentally learning them. expected to open the season well, another didn’t. how to pitch,” he said. “So Outside of fellow carwith Class AA Mississippi Both were learning I think I learned way more ryover Jose Peraza, no one after getting a brief taste of experiences, although taking last year than I did the previranks higher among Braves big league life this spring part in a combined no-hitter ous year, when I didn’t have prospects without major with the Braves. against a Houston Astros as much adversity.” league experience than the Sims, called up from split squad in the first was The Braves went heavy right-hander from Snellville. minor league camp, apcertainly more enjoyable. on pitching in their retoolStaff Correspondent
COMING ATTRACTIONS The Atlanta Braves restocked their farm system during the winter and about half of the players on 2015 prospects lists are new to the organization. Here are the top Braves hopefuls without any major league experience. Rank Player 1. Jose Peraza 2. Lucas Sims 3. Max Fried* 4. Rio Ruiz* 5. Ozhaino Albies 6. Braxton Davidson 7. Ricardo Sanchez* 8. Tyrell Jenkins* 9. Manny Banuelos* 10. Jason Hursh 11. Garrett Fulenchek 12. Alex Grosser 13. Mallex Smith* 14 Dustin Peterson* 15. Andrew Thurman* *Acquired in winter trade
ing of the farm system, with former St. Louis Cardinals prospect Tyrell Jenkins joining Sims at Mississippi this year.
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“It’s friendly competition,” Sims said of the talent influx. “It pushes everybody to get better. It’s a fun environment to be in.”
New Durham manager among International League changes By Guy Curtright
of Famer Ryne Sandberg. He played parts of five seaIL LINEUP FOR 2015 sons with the Bulls before The International League has no affiliation changes and just The Gwinnett Braves beginning his managerial three new managers for the coming season. have routinely opened the career in 2010. South Division International League season Sandberg, who piloted Team Affiliation Manager 2014 record against the Durham Bulls, a Class A Bowling Green last Charlotte Knights White Sox Joel Skinner 63-81 rival in the South Division. season, follows in the IL Durham Bulls Rays *Jared Sandberg 75-69 Someone will be missfootsteps of his uncle. The Gwinnett Braves Braves Brian Snitker 65-77 ing, though, when the Gelder Sandberg managed Norfolk Tides Orioles Ron Johnson 65-79 Braves and Bulls get things Lehigh Valley before takNorth Division going for 2015 at Coolray ing over the Philadelphia Team Affiliation Manager 2014 record Field on Thursday night. Phillies. Buffalo Bisons Blue Jays Gary Allenson 77-66 For the first time since Sandberg is one of three Lehigh Valley IronPigs Phillies Dave Brundage 66-78 Gwinnett joined the IL in new managers in the IL this Pawtucket Red Sox Kevin Boles 79-65 2009, Charlie Montoyo season. Delino DeShields Rochester Red Wings Twins *Mike Quade 77-67 won’t be the Durham moves up from AA PenScranton/W-B RailRiders Yankees Dave Miley 68-76 Syracuse Chiefs Nationals Bill Gardner Jr. 81-62 manager. sacola to replace Jim Montoyo was promoted Riggleman at Louisville West Division to the majors as third and former Chicago Cubs Team Affiliation Manager 2014 record base coach of the Tampa manager Mike Quade takes Columbus Clippers Indians Chris Tremie 79-65 Bay Rays after winning a over for Gene Glynn at Louisville Bats Reds *Delino DeShields 68-75 Durham-record 633 games Rochester. Indianapolis Indians Pirates Dean Treanor 73-71 Toledo Mud Hens Tigers Larry Parrish 69-74 and two IL Governors’ Cup Like Montoyo, Riggle*New manager championships in eight man and Glynn are now seasons. major league third base Taking over the Bulls coaches, joining the CincinFormer Gwinnett at Lehigh Valley. He has a is Jared Sandberg, the nati Reds and Minnesota manager Dave Brundage Governors’ Cup title on his 37-year-old nephew of Hall Twins, respectively. returns for his third season resume, leading Richmond Staff Correspondent
to a title before the franchise moved to Gwinnett. The Pawtucket Red Sox are the defending Governors’ Cup champions, defeating South Division champion Durham in the final series after making the four-team playoffs as the wild-card entrant. That made Kevin Boles a winner in his first year as Pawtucket manager. The big news surrounding Pawtucket is not what the Red Sox will do this season, but where the team will play in the future. The franchise has been sold and appears headed to a new ballpark in the Rhode Island capital of Providence, about 15 miles away. Syracuse, affiliated with the Washington Nationals, won the North Division last season under IL manager of the year Billy Gardner Jr., and Columbus, a Cleveland
Indians farm team, took the West Division. Two managers are already in the IL Hall of Fame — Dave Miley at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Larry Parrish at Toledo. Two more have local connections. Norfolk manager Ron Johnson is the father of Atlanta Braves third baseman Chris Johnson, while DeShields is the father of former Norcross girls basketball standout Diamond DeShields. The big story off the field in the IL last season took place in Charlotte. Although finishing last in the South Division, the Knights led the league in attendance during their first season at a new ballpark in Uptown Charlotte. The team’s draw of 687,171 was more than double the total from 2013 while based in suburban Fort Mill, S.C.
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Braves retool with 2017 and new ballpark top focus By Guy Curtright
ROSTER REPORT
Staff Correspondent
Atlanta Braves players kept insisting throughout spring training that they weren’t conceding anything this year despite the team’s offseason rebuild toward a new ballpark in 2017. “I didn’t come here to lose,” said veteran outfielder Jonny Gomes, brought in to add some needed grit and clubhouse leadership. “We’re all here to win.” Reality is reality, though, and nothing transpired during spring training to indicate that Braves, who open the season at Miami on Monday, aren’t likely to be a sub-.500 squad in 2015. The team that collapsed in the second half of last season was certainly flawed, but so is the present one. Instead of relying too much on homers, the Braves now don’t have enough pop after trading Justin Upton and Evan Gattis for prospects with the future in mind. At least the Braves shouldn’t finish last in the National League East. The Philadelphia Phillies, who waited too long to retool, appear a lock for that. “Look, I’m sure nobody is going to pick us (to contend),” said president of baseball operations John 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
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ROTATION: RHP Julio Teheran LHP Alex Wood RHP Shelby Miller LHP Eric Stults RHP Trevor Cahill The loss of LHP Mike Minor for at least the first month of the season because of shoulder problems meant that the Braves had to fill two rotations spots this spring instead of just one. Stults won one spot in a late switch over fellow veteran Wandy Rodriguez and the Braves acquired Cahill from Arizona just before breaking camp to fill the other. Cahill, once a promising young pitcher with Oakland, has struggled the past two years. The Braves feel good about their top three starters, all young and talented. Teheran is a budding ace, while Wood and Miller – acquired from St. Louis for Jason Heyward — have both shown flashes of potentially being nearly as good.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jonny Gomes says he didn’t come to Atlanta to lose, despite the roster overhaul. (Photo: Jonathan Dyer — USA TODAY Sports)
Hart, who took over fired general manager Frank Wren. “I understand that. I probably wouldn’t pick us. But we’re going to be a team that’s tough to play and the future looks bright. I think everyone feels good about where we’re headed.” The Braves have building blocks in first baseman Freddie Freeman, shortstop Andrelton Simmons, rotation ace Julio Teheran and closer Craig Kimbrel. Kimbrel, though, will have a lot of wear and tear by the time the new ballpark opens in suburban Cobb County, and Freeman could suffer with little protection around him in the lineup. The Braves signed Nick
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Markakis to replace the traded Jason Heyward in right field, but the longtime Baltimore Oriole missed much of spring training recovering from neck surgery. Markakis appears ready, but left-hander Mike Minor will miss at least the first month of the season because of shoulder inflammation. The team will also be without center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. until May because of a foot injury that prevented him from trying to get back on track during spring training. After making nine trades over the winter, the team stayed active right through the final days of spring training, obtaining right-handed 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
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the majors. With Melvin Upton Jr. (foot) out for the first month or more, Young at least gives the team speed at the top of the order and rookie Peterson, acquired from San Diego, appears capable of fitting in nicely in the No. 2 spot. Markakis, given a four-year deal as a free agent, is coming off winter neck surgery and remains a questionable signing. RESERVES: • 2B/3B Alberto Callaspo • OF/INF Kelly Johnson • C A.J. Pierzynski • INF Phil Gosselin • INF Pedro Ciriaco Pierzynski is a capable backup for Bethancourt behind the plate and brings, along with Gomes, some fire to a team badly in need of it. The Braves’ bench, though, is hardly a strong one. Callaspo, who reported to camp out of shape, may end up in a platoon with Johnson at third base, and fellow veteran Johnson could do the same with Gomes in left field. Ciriaco, signed to a minor league deal like Johnson, beat out OF Todd Cunningham for the last bench spot. The Braves could get a lift in the second half of the season from 20-year-old 2B Jose Peraza. The team’s top position prospect is starting the season with AAA Gwinnett after hitting .339 with 60 stolen bases in the lower minors last year.
PROJECTED LINEUP: 1. CF Eric Young Jr. 2. 2B Jace Peterson 3. RF Nick Markakis 4. 1B Freddie Freeman 5. LF Jonny Gomes 6. 3B Chris Johnson 7. SS Andrelton Simmons 8. C Christian Bethancourt The Braves won’t strike out as much this season, but they might have just as much trouble scoring runs. When they get runners on base ahead of Freeman, a lack of protection will allow opponents to pitch around the first baseman. Gomes and Johnson are hardly feared, and that can mostly be said about everyone on the team except for Freeman. After trading Justin Upton, Gattis and Heyward, the Braves may have the least power of any team in
BULLPEN: RHP Craig Kimbrel (closer) RHP Jason Grilli RHP Jim Johnson LHP Luis Avilan LHP Andrew McKirahan RHP Juan Jaime RHP Cody Martin Kimbrel, who went from 50 saves in 2013 to 47 last year, will likely see his opportunities drop again this season and not just because of the Braves’ lack of offense. The bridge to the closer seems
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questionable at best. Veterans Grilli and Johnson were brought in as the new setup men, but both are dearly in need of bounce-back seasons. Johnson is especially questionable. The Braves also don’t have a go-to lefty, with Avilan taking a big step backwards last year. Andrew McKirahan, who has never pitched above DoubleA, was claimed off waivers from Miami on Wednesday to give the Braves a second lefty. James Russell struggled so badly this spring that he was released.
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Grizzlies softball remains unbeaten at home with sweep From Staff Reports
a career outing in the day’s first game, finishing LAWRENCEVILLE — 2-for-3 with two scores All five Gwinnett Georgia and five runs batted in, College seniors played including a fifth-inning a part in a Senior Day solo home run over the sweep of visiting Tallade- fence in left. ga en route to maintaining “Abby was just on fire a perfect home record this today, especially in the season. first game,” Ihlenburg The day started with said. “She really set the a ceremony recognizing tone for the offense every the contributions of the time she stepped up. No quintet, and it continued matter what situation she into the first game of the was facing at the plate, doubleheader as senior she was ready to hit, and hitters Savanna Berkhiser, that’s what you want from Brittany Bruns, Jordyn a leader as a junior who Fones and Cassidy Little- plays at a critical position field each registered a hit like shortstop.” and senior hurler Kayla Byrom allowed six hits Byrom tossed a complete and struck out four in the game shutout to lead the contest and moved to 8-3 Grizzlies to an 8-0 vicon the season. It was the tory. second victory that the The Grizzlies would Statham native picked up face a closer test in the in as many days as she day’s second game as the was aiming to bounce team held on for a 4-2 back in her return to Grizdecision to move to 24-12 zly Softball Complex. on the season and a per“Kayla’s a very strong fect 16-0 in Lawrencevpitcher for us, and she’s ille. Talladega dropped to just a competitor out 9-18. there,” Ihlenburg said. “I’m so proud of those “I’ve known that for a seniors today, with each long time. When the of them getting a hit and game’s on the line, she’s contributing on defense,” one of the kids in which GGC Head Coach Kat I’m going to rely. It was Ihlenburg said. “And then nice to see her pick up a in the circle, with Kayla couple wins this weekpitching a complete game end.” shutout. It was just an outstanding performance all GGC baseball takes the way around.” series over USC Beaufort Littlefield made the HARDEEVILLE, S.C. most of her first at-bat of — A seven-run fourth the day, leading off the inning was the difference opening stanza with a for the Georgia Gwinnett triple and then scoring on baseball team on Saturday an Abby Hulsey sacrifice as the Grizzlies chalked fly. The Slocomb, Ala., up yet another series native ended 2-for-4 in victory by taking two out both games on the day, of three from host USC scoring three times and Beaufort at Richard Gray stealing a pair of bases. Baseball Complex. If any player took some With the win, the Grizshine away from the Griz- zlies improved to 35-7 zly senior class, it was on the year and have now Hulsey, who put together won nine of their last
10 and every three- or four-game series that the team has played this year. USCB fell to 26-15. The decisive fourth frame featured 11 Grizzly hitters making the walk to the plate as the Sand Sharks conceded five hits and committed a pair of errors in the inning. Kyler Timmerman got things going by leading off with a single, stolen base and score, and he would also serve as the exclamation point on the frame with a two-run single with two outs. Timmerman went on to end the day 2-for-5, and he was one of three Grizzly hitters to register multiple hits as the Green and Gray out-hit the hosts 11-8. Brady Shoppe finished 2-for-4 with a pair of scores, and it was Jereid Woods who led the assault on USCB, going 3-for-4 with three runs batted in. Jeremy Holcomb got the start on the mound, allowing a pair of unearned runs over the first 4.2 innings before being replaced by Ryan Minteer, who picked up the victory after giving up two earned on four hits to move to 6-1 on the season. After the Sand Sharks worked their way back into the game with three runs over the course of the fifth and sixth innings, Woods effectively put it out of reach with a tworun, two-out double in the seventh. USCB would plate a consolation run in the top of the ninth, but Andy Threatt would come on to strike out the last batter of the game, stranding two runners on base and eliminating any threat of a comeback.
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Optimism bountiful around MLB By Larry Fine Reuters
NEW YORK — Optimism among baseball’s longshots abounds at the start of the new season, spread by last year’s rousing run by the small market Kansas City Royals, and the long-suffering Chicago Cubs have caught the spring fever. The Cubbies, who have gone 107 years without a World Series title, head a list of Cinderellas hungering for a taste of postseason success and open the season on Sunday against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. All the other clubs begin their 162-game season on Monday. The Royals ended a 29year playoff drought with an inspiring battle all the way to a thrilling Game Seven of the World Series before falling to the San Francisco Giants. Their level of past frustration pales in comparison to the Cubs, who last appeared in the Fall Classic in 1945 and lost six other times in the Series since their last MLB title in 1908. After years of floundering, the Cubbies have collected the best group of prospects in baseball and added to their promising core in the offseason with the signing of ace pitcher Jon Lester and a new manager in Joe Maddon. Third baseman Kris Bryant, rated the No. 1 prospect by Baseball America, led the minor leagues in home runs last year and paced spring training hitters with nine roundtrippers. Shortstop Addison Russell is ranked the third best prospect and Cuban slugging outfielder Jorge Soler is 12th for the Cubs. Bryant, Russell and
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is one of the reasons Cubs fans think it might finally be their year. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
young power-hitting second baseman Javier Baez will not open the season in Chicago in order to extend the Cubs’ hold on them for an extra year, but could join the team later in the month. While the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers loom as potential NL powerhouses in the East and West with loads of hitting and pitching talent, other Cinderella candidates are also dreaming big. The Cleveland Indians, whose last title came in 1948, hope Cy Young winner Corey Kluber will help them overtake perennial AL Central power Detroit and the Royals, who lost key pitchers in Max Scherzer and James Shields, respectively.
could be a wide open East. Toronto, suffering the longest current stretch of 21 years without making the playoffs, added offense with third baseman Josh Donaldson and catcher Russell Martin, while Yankee hopes rest on the delicate elbow of ace Masahiro Tanaka. Last year’s AL East winners Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis giving the others fresh hope. Seattle beefed up by signing Cruz, last season’s MLB home run leader for the Orioles, in a quest to reach their first World Series since joining MLB in 1977. Baseball fans will also be subjected to the renewal of the Alex Rodriguez soap opera with the 39-year-old slugger back with the New York Yankees after a oneFresh hope year doping ban. Boston, last in the AL In South Florida, focus East in 2014, beefed up will be on Giancarlo their offense by adding Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Stanton, whose $325 million, 10-year deal with the Ramirez, but the loss of Lester leaves doubts about Miami Marlins is the largest ever in North American their pitching in what
sports. Stanton will be adjusting to a special protective helmet after missing the end of last season after getting hit in the face with a pitch. New commissioner Opening Night marks the beginning of the first season under new commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred moved from deputy under long-serving commissioner Bud Selig to the sheriff and among his first orders is to speed up the pace of play to appeal to younger audiences. In an effort to quicken the pace of play, a countdown clock for breaks between innings will be used while umpires enforce a rule requiring hitters to stay in the batter’s box rather than step out between pitches to adjust equipment. “We’re not looking to fundamentally alter the way the game is played,” Manfred told New York’s WFAN radio. “We’re looking to remove the dead time.”
Ervin Santana suspended 80 games The Sports Xchange The Minnesota Twins were dealt a blow just days before their season opener when Major League Baseball handed pitcher Ervin Santana an 80-game suspension on Friday after he tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol. The former Braves’ suspension will begin at the start of the season next week, leaving the Twins without the projected No. 2 starter in their rotation behind Phil Hughes for nearly half of the 162-game schedule. Santana was the third
pitcher suspended by Major League Baseball this week after positive tests for Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. “I am frustrated that I can’t pinpoint how the substance in question entered my body,” Santana said. “I would never knowingly take anything illegal to enhance my performance.” The 32-year-old Santana signed a four-year, $54 million contract during the offseason after winning 14 games for the Atlanta Braves last year. Hamilton wins appeal Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton
will not be disciplined or suspended after an arbitrator ruled Friday he did not violate his drug treatment program. Major League Baseball announced the decision regarding Hamilton’s latest problems involving alcohol and a drug of abuse. MLB said it disagreed with the arbitrator’s decision. According to reports last month, Hamilton self-reported a relapse of cocaine and alcohol use during the offseason and went to New York in February for a meeting with MLB officials. Hamilton, 33, is expected to miss the start of the
season due to offseason shoulder surgery.
Cosart cleared of gambling allegations A Major League Baseball investigation determined that there was no evidence linking Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jarred Cosart to gambling on baseball and he will not be suspended. Cosart, 24, will be fined an undisclosed amount for illegal betting on other sports, MLB said in a statement. MLB launched an investigation after a report surfaced linking direct Twitter messages between Cosart and a person affiliated with the gambling industry.
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Even though all four No. 1-seeded teams reached the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., top-ranked Connecticut is the clear favorite. The Huskies (36-1), have won 35 consecutive games and coach Geno Auriemma’s team is bidding for its 10th national championship, reaching the Final Four for the eighth straight time and 16th ever. UConn will play Maryland (34-2) at 9 p.m. tonight, after Notre Dame (35-2) faces South Carolina (34-2) in the opener at 6:30 p.m. The championship game will be Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Even though an upset is possible because all four teams are formidable, the Huskies rate as the favorites because of decisive victories over Notre Dame (76-58) and South Carolina (87-62) this season. However, Auriemma isn’t taking anything for
When: Today Where: Tampa Fla. Who: Notre Dame vs. South Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut vs. Maryland, 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN
junior guard Jewell Loyd, freshman forward Brianna Turner, sophomore guard Lindsay Allen and sophomore forward Taya Reimer. Maryland Terrapins guard and North Gwinnett grad Lexie Maryland, coached by Brown face a tall task on Sunday against UConn in the Brenda Frese, has won 28 Final Four. (Photo: Derik Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) consecutive games and averages 79.2 points per granted, despite having their 22-game winning game behind sophomore claimed the title the last streak. two years. Staley, who will become guard Lexie Brown and sophomore center Brionna “The absolute best teams the second person to play Jones, who averages 12.3 get to the Final Four,” and coach in the women’s points and 9.0 rebounds. he said. “I’m not one bit Final Four, has a strong Jones also will have to surprised Notre Dame and threesome headed by junior help the Terrapins contain South Carolina are there. guard Tiffany Mitchell, 6-4 forward Breanna StewThat’s the way it is in our 6-foot-5 freshman guard/ art of UConn. game. The best teams go to forward A’ja Wilson and The Terrapins also will the Final Four every year.” 6-4 sophomore center have to find a way to slow Coach Dawn Staley, Alaina Coates. down Kaleena Mosquedawho was an All-American Coach Muffet McGraw Lewis, who set an NCAA at Virginia, has led South has Notre Dame back on record with seven 3-pointCarolina to its first appear- track after early loses to ers and 27 points in the ance in the Final Four and Connecticut and Miami, Huskies’ regional final the Gamecocks are 12-1 and the Irish have won 21 victory over Dayton. since Connecticut broke consecutive games led by
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Mill Creek’s Alli Shaw rewarded for motivating her team
By Paul Thomas
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Before the start of the season Mill Creek junior varsity girls soccer head coach Jessica Ciavarro asked her team to write an essay about what would motivate them this season. Answers varied from player’s family members to reaching certain goals. But Olivia Guerra’s answer was one that really stood out to Ciavarro. Guerra wrote that freshman Alli Shaw, who had trained with the team in preseason and remained involved as a team manager when she didn’t make the roster, would be a motivating factor for her. Shaw has cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that can affect coordination, muscle tone and posture among other symptoms. Shaw moves fairly well, and can control the ball with her feet. She does have limited use of her arm and trouble speaking. Yet she didn’t use any of it as an excuse prior to the season as she trained alongside the other Mill Creek girls soccer team hopefuls. “We go to a big school with a lot of girls and there’s a lot of talent,” Guerra said. “We actually had conditioning before tryouts even started, like two months before, and she was out there every day. It was really inspiring. I wrote about it because she really did inspire me to try hard, because it was a privilege to make the team.” Shaw has played recreational soccer the last few years with Atlanta Fire and All-In Futbol Club. She knew making the Hawks would be a longshot, but she was determined to give it her all. “She had big aspirations to make the team,” her father, Joe Shaw said. “She worked all offseason, she’s got a sister (Sarah) who’s in sports and helped her out and worked with her through the year. So when she didn’t make the team
Mill Creek’s Ailyn Hernandez (2) and Jade Diego (19) rush to Alli Shaw, right, after she scored a goal during Friday’s high school girls junior varsity soccer game against the Meadowcreek Mustangs at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton. Shaw, who faces the daily challenges of cerebral palsy, was announced as a starter for the game after being called an inspiration to the team. (Staff Photos: David Welker)
it was a big disappointment, but coach called and said ‘We’d like her to be one of the managers.’ We sat down and we talked and said it was a good opportunity to stay with the coach and if you’ve got aspirations of trying out next year. It’d be good to be around the girls, the coaching staff and everything else. She said OK. She would. So she goes to all the practices and all the games, back and forth and she’s always got her stories she tells us from the practices and different things. It’s been something positive. She didn’t make the team but having coaches believe in her to be out there — it’s a good thing.” Ciavarro was elated that Alli Shaw agreed to serve as the team’s manager. Her duties include keeping stats and helping set up cones for drills and warmups. “Because of her hard
Mill Creek’s Alli Shaw (7) is encouraged by junior varsity head coach Jessica Ciavarro, right, during Friday’s high school girls junior varsity soccer game against the Meadowcreek Mustangs at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton.
work and just the sweet spirit she had we knew we wanted to keep her a part of the program, so when I presented the idea to the girls they were just all about it and really excited,” Ciavarro said. “She has really brought us through some of the tougher times with her sweet smile. She’s been a
blessing to all of us.” The coach and her team were moved by Alli Shaw’s positive demeanor and hard work. The effect she was having on the junior varsity squad was evident, so Ciavarro and her assistant coach Aron Maroto looked into finding a way to repay their freshman manager.
With the help of Meadowcreek girls junior varsity coach Alejandro Casillas they decided that Alli Shaw would dress out and play for the Hawks against the Mustangs in the final JV game of the season Friday night at Mill Creek. After a win over Dacula on March 7, Ciavarro told her team it was up to them if Alli Shaw would be able to dress for the season finale. “I told them to talk about it and let me know the next day,” Ciavarro said. “Two seconds later they said, ‘We don’t need to talk about it, we want her to go in.’ One of the girls even stepped forward and said, ‘She can take my jersey if she wants.’ They were excited. They’ve been looking forward to it.” That girl was Jade Diego. Fortunately for Diego, Mill Creek had an extra kit so she was able to dress out with her teammates for
Friday’s big game. Alli Shaw started for Mill Creek. Every time the ball came to her, the whole Mill Creek team could be heard shouting “Go Alli!” It was as clear as night and day what the moment meant to the team. “Ever since I’ve met her she’s always put this huge smile on my face,” Diego said. “Seeing through her eyes I knew that she just really wanted to be part of the team. She’s just like a huge, big inspiration to us. I felt like I really connected with her because she’s always been there for me, laughs with me, she’s always been a huge supporter of the team so I thought that maybe she should get my jersey. I really wanted her to score too because it felt like such a huge moment for her.” Thanks again to Casillas, a goal was made possible in the final minutes of Mill Creek’s win over Meadowcreek. Alli Shaw was left alone in the box and she kicked it to her right. Meadowcreek’s goalie dove as if she was attempting to save the shot, but instead watched as it rolled in for a goal. Teammates mobbed Alli Shaw. There were no dry eyes in the stadium, no matter what school they were supporting. Alli Shaw said she was “very excited,” when her shot rolled to the back of the net. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day with her teammates, whom she said are “family” to her. “It was nice to see the girls on the team be the ones that want to have her out there,” Joe Shaw said. “You hear all the stories about the kids these days that don’t quite follow sportsmanship and don’t really care for other girls on the team and cattiness and all that. This team really doesn’t seem to have that. They seem to really bond to Alli and they’re the ones that pushed to have her on the team and in this game. That means a lot. It made it even more special for us.”
Duke thumps Michigan State 81-61 to reach Monday’s championship game By Jeff Reynolds The Sports Xchange
INDIANAPOLIS — Free throws and freshmen made for a winning combination as Duke breezed past Michigan State 81-61 on Saturday night to advance to the 2015 national championship game. The Blue Devils (34-3) won for the 17th time in its past 18 games. Duke’s four freshmen combined for 55 points, led by forward Justise Winslow’s 19 points and center Jahlil Okafor’s 18. Duke was 27 of 37 from the foul line as Duke dominated Michigan State for most of the final 35 minutes. Junior guard Denzel Valentine, who led Michigan State with 22 points, caught fire late in the second half with two 3-pointers from the right wing after his layup on a personal 8-0 run, but the Spartans botched a three-on-one break that ended with Okafor dropping in an easy bucket from point-blank range to keep the Duke margin at 16 points with 5:20 left. The Spartans were overwhelmed in man-toman matchups across the board, which led to 28 Michigan State fouls in the game. That made life easy on Duke and prevented the Spartans (27-12) from whittling the Blue Devils’ lead below double digits for most of the second half. Every Michigan State surge was easily answered.
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opening 3:47, but Michigan State couldn’t get the ball inside and the Blue Devils’ freshmen settled down, isolating Okafor on the left block for much of a 30-11 run to end the half. Okafor had 10 points in the first half. He didn’t touch the ball in the first four minutes but starred in the closing stretch, with an emphatic putback of Winslow’s missed layup with 9:49 on the clock, followed by points from seven different teammates. Valentine scored nine of the first 14 points for Michigan State. NOTES: Coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo met for the 10th time, with just one victory in the series for Izzo and the Spartans. Each coach won his first national championship in Indianapolis. Duke Blue Devils guard Grayson Allen (3) dunks the ball Krzyzewski won his first during the second half against the Michigan State Spar- of four in 1991 and also tans in Saturday’s national semifinal at Lucas Oil Sta- the 2010 championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. Izzo dium. (Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) won his only title in 2000. The Spartans tempoTrice and Valentine fin… Only Krzyzewski has rarily avoided the white ished with 38 of Michigan more Final Four appeartowel to start the second State’s 61 points. ances than Izzo (seven) half, stifling Duke on three Duke led 36-25 at halfamong active coaches. consecutive possessions time, making the most of Krzyzewski tied legendary while guard Travis Trice it dominant paint presence UCLA coach John Wooden put up five in a row and at both ends of the court with his 12th appearance in then found Valentine for a and 12 points from the foul the Final Four. … Michidouble-clutch right-handed line. gan State ranked 330th of layup to slice a 20-point Duke fell behind 14-6 345 Division I programs in deficit to a 54-41 margin as the Spartans made four free throw percentage (63.2 with 11:30 to go. 3-point field goals in the percent).
Jordan Spieth tees off during the third round of the Shell Houston Open at Golf Club of Houston — The Tournament Course. (Photo: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports)
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player in the world the past five months, but he was not HOUSTON — Texan ready to plan his victory Jordan Spieth continued speech. his sizzling form when he “I drove the ball extremesurged to a one-stroke lead ly well today to give myself some chances coming in,” after the third round at the Houston Open on Saturday. he told Golf Channel. “I’m not going to think Playing in front of his about being up one. I’m goparents and sister, the ing to think about playing 21-year-old compiled six the golf course. birdies, punctuated by a “It’s a bunched leader40-foot putt from the fringe at the 16th hole, on his way board. I’m going to have to to a five-under-par 67 at the make a lot of putts, shoot a good solid under-par round Golf Club of Houston in to have a chance to win.” Humble. Spieth won the Valspar He posted a 14-under Classic in Florida three 202 total with one round weeks ago, one of three left, while fellow Ameriworldwide victories in his cans Austin Cook (70), past 10 starts. Only twice in Johnson Wagner (66) and that stretch has he finished Scott Piercy (66) were worse than seventh. equal second on 13-under. Though he hails from Phil Mickelson (75) and halfway leader Andrew Put- Dallas, more than 200 miles nam (76) plunged six shots away, a victory in front of off the pace after struggling his family in a home state event would be extra spein a north-easterly breeze cial, and provide him with that provided a stern test. a confidence boost heading World number four Spieth has been the hottest into next week’s Masters.
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Dacula’s McClain Hermes to swim for Team USA From Staff Reports Dacula teenager McClain Hermes was one of 20 athletes announced Friday by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, to the U. S. swimming team roster for the 2015 Parapan American Games, scheduled for Aug. 7-15 in Toronto. With 13 female and seven male swimmers, the U.S. roster is highlighted by five Paralympians and four athletes who have competed at past world championships. Its the first international competition for Hermes, who is
legally blind. “This is a very strong team we’re sending McClain Hermes to the Parapan Am Games,” said Queenie Nichols, high performance director of U.S. Paralympics swimming. “We have several young swimmers we’re excited to see start to emerge on the international scene. This summer will be a great opportunity for them to learn from our seasoned swimmers and experience their first international meet.”
Swimming events at the 2015 Parapan American Games will take place from Aug. 8-14 at the CBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House, also known as the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The event will be the fifth edition of the Parapan Am Games and will feature 1,608 athletes from 28 countries competing in 15 sports. At the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, the U.S. Paralympics Swimming Team won a total of 24 medals to finish third in the medal standings behind Brazil (first) and Mexico (second).
Berkmar baseball sweeps Druid Hills From Staff Reports LILBURN — The Berkmar baseball team swept a doublheader at home over Druid Hills Saturday afternoon. The Patriots (4-12) took the first game 8-7 and the second 9-0. In the opening game a three-run seventh inning gave Berkmar the win. Savion Thompson recorded three hits and Parker Oesterle recorded two. In the secong game junior Brian Barreett threw a complete-game shutout. He struck out
four batters. At the plateBrendon Perez led the way with two hits, three runs scored and four RBI. BASEBALL BASEBALL Wesleyan sweeps KIPP PEACHTREE CORNERS — The Wesleyan baseball team swept KIPP Atlanta Saturday afternoon. The Wolves (16-3, 7-1 region) took the first game 18-0 in three innings, and the second 10-0 in five innings. In the opner Jake McClesky was 3-for-3 with two doubles and five RBI. Drew Aspinwall was 2-for3 with five RBI of his own.
Jahmai Jones was3-for-3 in the second game with a double and two RBI. Clint Prettyman was 2-for-3 with two RBI and McClesky drove in two more runs to bring his total to seven for the day. On the moound Christian Stark struck out 11 batters over five innings. BOYS GOLF GOLF BOYS Mill Creek wins Vidalia Invitational VIDALIA — The Mill Creek boys golf team won the Vidalia Invitational by shooting 609 over 2 days. Low scores for Saturday were Phillip Beard 75, Peter Chung 74, Alex Markham 79 and Seth Mcafee 78.
Greenville takes shootout to spoil Gladiators comeback By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent
DULUTH — Playing three straight days is hardly unusual in the ECHL. Facing the same team in those games is, though. After Gwinnett won in Greenville on Thursday, the Gladiators had a chance to derail the Road Warriors’ playoff bid. Last-place Gwinnett, which had lost on the road Friday, staged a comeback in the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Saturday night, but lost 5-4 in a shootout before a disappointed crowd of 5,073. Greenville had a 2-1 edge in the tiebreaker, with the winning shootout goal coming from former
Gwinnett Gladiator Kevin Albers (47) provides a screen as Greenville’s Sean Escobedo (3) and Mike Banwell (6) watch Daniel O’Donoghue’s first goal get by Road Warrior netminder Jeff Malcolm on Saturday at the Arena at Gwinnett Center (Photo: Amanda Hertel)
Gladiators defenseman Dallas Jackson. Michael St. Croix also scored in the shootout for the Road Warriors, while Brock Higgs had the only goal for Gwinnett.
Higgs had scored early in the third period to give Gwinnett its first lead, knocking the puck past Greenville goaltender Jeff Malcolm after Tyler Shiplo’s shot hit the crossbar.
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But Greenville’s Anthony Luciani scored his second goal of the game and 27th of the season on a rebound with seven minutes left in regular to tie it back up and neither team could score in the five-minute overtime. The overtime loss on Fan Appreciation Night came in the first home game for coach Andy Brandt, elevated from his interim status earlier in the week. Brandt, a former Gladiators standout, started the season as an assistant to Rick Emmett, fired on Dec. 2, and will also be general manager of hockey operations as Gwinnett rebuilds for next season. Kent Patterson, who had been loaned to Oklahoma City for two games
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BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Acquired RHP Michael Bowden from the Cincinnati Reds for cash. BOSTON RED SOX—Assigned LHP Jake Drehoff to the Boston Red Sox. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Assigned LF Jodd Carter and 1B Gerald Bautista to the Cleveland Indians. DETROIT TIGERS—Assigned 1B Dean Green and 2B David Gonzalez to the Detroit Tigers. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned 2B Josh Rutledge, 3B Kyle Kubitza, LHP Andrew Heaney, and LF Grant Green to Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS—Assigned RHP Lester Oliveros, 2B Tanner Vavra, RHP Tim Shibuya, and 1B Trey Vavra to the Minnesota Twins. NEW YORK YANKEES—Designated C Austin Romine for assignment. Placed SS Brendan Ryan on the 15day DL, retroactive to April 1. Placed LHP Chris Capuano and RHP Ivan Nova on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Selected the contract of SS Gregorio Petit from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Assigned LHP James Gillheeney to the Seattle Mariners. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Assigned RHP Nicholas Sawyer and CF Zacrey Law to the Tampa Bay Rays. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Assigned LHP Anthony Banda to the Arizona Diamondbacks. ATLANTA BRAVES—Assigned 1B Joey Meneses to the Atlanta Braves. COLORADO ROCKIES—Assigned 3B Josh Fuentes, LF Terry McClure, C Jairo Rosario, C Hamlet Marte, SS Max George, 2B Wesley Jones, and RF Richard Prigatano to the Colorado Rockies. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Assigned RF Monte Harrison and 3B Taylor Brennan to the Milwaukee Brewers. Placed RHP Jim Henderson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. NEW YORK METS—Assigned RF Cesar Puello to the New York Mets. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Assigned LF Yale Rosen, 2B Fernando Perez, and C Ryan Miller to the San Diego Padres. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned 2B Tyler Kelly and LHP Marco Gonzales to Memphis (PCL). Placed LF Thomas Pham on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed F Austin Daye to a multi-year contract. LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Dwight Buycks to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Signed C Colby Cave to an entry-level contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS—NHL fined C Scott Gomez $1,478.19 for elbowing Canadiens’ D Alexei Emelin.
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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS NOTICE Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta located at 1275 Peachtree Street NE Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30309 seeks vendors from a Food Service management Company to provide summer meals for Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding and Rockdale counties. Meals will be served Monday-Friday from June 1 – July 24 with an estimated of 3,500 meals served per day. This will include hot meals and capability to provide “bag lunches” on an “As Needed” basis. The bids are publicly open on April 17, 2015 at 2:00PM at 1275 Peachtree Street NE Lobby Level Wendt Center 2. Upon request we will procure a Food Service Management Company through a sealed bid with an Invitation for Bid (IFB). Bids are due by Monday, April 13, 2015 by 5:00PM to the address above or email Hannah Carnes, Grants Coordinator, at summermeals@bgcma.org. Bright from the Start (BFTS) www.decal.ga.gov reviews all contracts and all contracts must comply with their requirements, however, federal regulations govern, in the solicitation and award of the contract. The summer food service program (SFSP) meals ensure that children receive a well balance meal and established the minimum portions of each meal component that must be served to each child in order for the participating sponsor to receive reimbursement for combination of Breakfast/ Lunch for our summer programs for eighteen Atlanta locations. Bids will require a bid bond in the amount of 5% of bid price. For more information contact Hannah Carnes, Grants Coordinator via email at summermeals@ bgcma.org or 404-527-7100 to obtain an Invitation for Bid (IFB) packet. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 902-245114, 4/1,2,3,5
DIVORCES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 15-A-03085-4 Leona Guevara Plaintiff, Jose Guevara Defendant To:682 Sherwood Dr. Lawrenceville, GA 30046 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By Order for service by publication dated 3-23, 2015, you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of March, 2015 Leona Guevara filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and serve upon Plaintiff, Leona Guevara 682 Sherwood Dr. Lawrenceville, GA 30046 an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the Order for Publication. WITNESS, The Honorable Randy Rich, Judge of this Superior Court.
This the 24 day of March, 2015. -s- Debra Peters Deputy Clerk, Superior Court For: Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 909-248495, 4/5 4/9,16,23,30
PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on April 13, 2015 at 9:00 AM for the Space Shop Storage facility located below. Management has the right to refuse any bid or withdraw any unit from the auction. 530 Athens Hwy Loganville GA 30052 770-466-4317 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances. A130 – Jimmy ClowerHousehold Goods, Furniture, Boxes B165Joshua HowellHousehold Goods, Furniture, Boxes, Toys 929-246823, 3/29,4/5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com at 1:30 pm , April 15, 2015 for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE 98 Hurricane Shoals Rd NE Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-682-4990 The personal goods stored therein by the following: Unit cc035- Jusprae Blessins- household items Unit cc314- Donna Slavinhousehold items Unit 0313- DezRa Rosehousehold items Unit 1066-Armando Garcia- household items Unit 1065- Cliff Sheddhousehold items Unit 1047- Kiara Pollardhousehold items Unit 0612- Jarrod Thackery- household items Unit 0519 – Cherie Simshousehold items Unit 0523- Cherie Simshousehold items Unit 1207-Ismael Ismahousehold items Unit 1145-Ismael Ismahousehold items Unit 1148- Brenda Welchhousehold items Unit 0632- Doris G Besthousehold items Unit 1048- Amy Schneiderhousehold items Unit cc054- Courtney Counts- household items Unit cc091Delores Joanne Ransom- household items Unit 0421Marenda Caldwell- household items 929-246865, 3/29,4/5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on April 14th & April 15th the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and othe
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er household/business items. PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08464 10860 STATE BRIDGE ROAD. ALPHARETTA GA 30022 (678) 513-8185 April 14th , 2015 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1007–Fortune, Alix 2019–Hernandez, Geovanna 2045–Coleman, Lasenie 3007–Njemo, Pascaline 3013–Phillips, Lisa 3025–Sir Charwin, Inc. 4042–Mazyck, Dree 5003–Campbell, Kenneth 5006–Murry, Jazmine 6027–Daley, Dillon 6212–Walker, Marisa N 6362–Kosaraju, Padmaja 6374–Deen, Hawa 6414–Robinson, Nikki 7002–Murry, Frances --------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25719 3550 PEACHTREE PKWY. SUWANEE, GA 30024-1031 (678) 513-8185 April 14th , 2015 9:45 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A216–CLAYTON, OLIVENE B354–Shakhnovsky, Natalie B394–O’HARA, KRISTEN C5659–Smith, Steven C584–PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER D637–Rangel Leao, Ana Maria D6740–Shakhnovsky, Natalie -------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25778 3900 MCGINNIS FERRY RD SUWANEE, GA 30024 (678) 513-8185 April 14th , 2015 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A1005–Bottoms, Chris A1019–Morgan, Carole A1093–McClurg, Christopher A4027–Brown, Jenny B1039–Fisher, John B2031–Griffin, Janice C1007–Flowers, Reuben ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25595 66 OLD PEACHTREE RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 (770) 338-1271 April 14th , 2015 10:15 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 00164–Hill, Spencer 00320–Monetta, Dustin 00326–Roland, Ave Maria 00514–Taylor, SYLVIA 00618–Anez, Mariela ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28158 495 BUFORD DR. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 (770) 338-1271 April 14th , 2015 10:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 203–Camara, Soba 319–Perkins, Kristie 320A–Jeffries, Joseph 408X–Stephansen, Christopher 444B–Tanner, Renee 519–STURROCK, HESTER 612–Stearns, Brett P004–METTS, HAROLD (Vehicle) P014A–Jennings, Spencer (Vehicle) P026–Mosley, Jeff (vehicle) ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08465 1856 RIVERSIDE PKWY. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 (770) 237-5010 April 14th , 2015 10:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 4022–Pavey, Robert 4040–Ogleby, Eric 5030–Fitch, Edward 5115–ALLEN, ERIC 5143–COWART, ENA 5302–Wiley, Ashley 5450–McKie, Aniya
6012–Joyner, La Ron 6113–Almeida, Paul 6136–Murphy, Steven ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08054 1395 PLEASANT HILL DR.. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 925-9784 April 15th , 2015 9:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 4002–Lozano, Rodolfo 5510–Waller, Marcus 5524–White, Nia 6019–Savoy, Angelic 6080–Beye, Assane 6083–Savoy, Angelic 6091–Howse, Ebony 6098–Mccaa, Alice ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25982 2423 PLEASANT HILL ROAD DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 April 15th , 2015 9:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A012–Pearson, Bernadette A055–Holland, Kellie A180–Jarrett, Tonja A241–bashista, Katie A284–Plantt, LaQuanda B017–garner, Patrick C523–ramirez, alex C525–Scott, Latoya ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY 08057 4474 SATELLITE BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 April 15th , 2015 10:00AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0224–JONES, DENNIS 0302–Mason, Chauntel 0314–Lundie, Maurice 0349–Lee, Bang 0361–LEE, SUNG 0439–MITCHELL, STEVE (Vehicle) 0520–MATIBINI, ZODWA 0536–Lopez, Richard 0814–Rice, Kenneth 0821–Johnson, Sharise 2344–Mayo, Willie 3254–Catrice, Brooks 5302–Spangler, John 6094–Robinson, Sedrick 6122–Ortiz, Mario 6221–Hayes, Kevin ---------------------------------PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08056 3865 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 April 15th , 2015 10:15AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0275–Thomas, Patrick 0331–Jones II, Clinton 0350–Campbell, Erica 0571–Ivey, Bertrand 0588–Benton, Tabitha 0591–Wrespress, Judy 0607–Simon, Nakia 0623–Laycak, joyce 0671–Kapcar, Paul 0785–Cooper, Daquan 8772–Robinson, Virginia All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 29th day of March and 5th day of April 2015 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928. 929-246736, 3/29,4/5
Dacula, GA 30019 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances. 503: Dennis Gordon- Household Items 634: Tonya Parker- Household Items 119: Timothy ZwickerHouse Furniture and T.V. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. 929-246707, 3/29,4/5
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on April 16, 2015 at 2:00pm for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd Sugar Hill, GA 30518 (678) 482-5710 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances. Unit 144 Lisa Eavenson Unit 648 Joyce Calloway Unit 629 Nichole Adam Unit 258 Sharon Hamilton Unit 426 Tad Russell Unit 478 Sydney Lamar Howard Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. 929-244447, 3/29,4/5
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on 4/15/15 at 3:30PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2790 Braselton Highway D
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on April 01, 2015 5:30 PM and will continue until April 16, 2015 9:00 AM for the Space Shop storage facility located at: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, GA 30519 770.271.4220 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances. A233 Williams, Elvis Household Goods E633 Thornton III, Edgar Household Goods E635 Thornton III, Edgar Household Goods A125 Forsyth, Chris Household Goods A133 Forsyth, Chris Household Goods A134 Forsyth, Chris Household Goods 929-248226, 4/5,12 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.StorageTreasures.com on 4/16/15 at 4:15PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 1172 Auburn Rd. Dacula GA, 30019 770-236-0688 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances. 458 Ulander Smith Household items 222 Fonda Ellington Household items 472 Irvin Lora boxes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. 929-246750, 3/29,4/5
PUBLIC AUCTION Securlock Storage will sell personal property consisting of household and personal effects, office, and other equipment, toys and appliances will be sold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent due law 10-4-213. All items or spaces may not be available on the day of the sale. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids, buyers must secure spaces with own locks. NO CHECKS. CASH ONLY. To claim tax-exempt-ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Time: 11:30 AM Date: April 20 2015 Place: 1573 Athens Hwy Grayson Ga 30017 Amy Diana – dirtbike, suitcases, chair, 4+boxes, 4+totes, books Lavelle Reed – couches ,kitchen chairs, bed frame, mattresses, clothes Ronny Sykes – bed frame, dresser drawers, chairs, mattresses, bedding Mark Dunn – Mattress, boxes, bedframe Jeffrey Thomas – yard items, trunk, fish tank, folding table, workout equipment Joey Decker – old piano, chairs, end tables, desk, boxes Laura Sullivan – Large TV, 5+ boxes, table Leslie Wade – yard items, 2 curio cabinets, mattress, drum set 929-247802, 4/5,12
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GAMING MACHINE, Las Vegas Style, takes tokens If interested in this gaming machine, please call 678-4820856. VEHICLES HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2005 JOHN DEERE 6405 - Cab cold air and good heat, 4x4, loader, $14,000. bazzlecat3@gmail.com 770-400-0746 MUSICAL EQUIPMENT
FORD ESCAPE S FWD SUV, 2014 Sunset, Stk#FUB24305A $15,993 800-PREOWNED
CHEVROLET IMPALA LT, 2013 Ashen Gray Metallic, Stk#8249 $13,550 877-698-5030 FORD F-150, 1999 Long bed, Triton V-8, CNG, single cab. Needs transmission & fuel lines fixed. Priced to sell fast! $1600. 770-490-3265
PIANO Story & Clark. Very Nice. Have truck, if you have muscles. $575. 770-962-7633 PETS/LIVESTOCK
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CHEVROLET MALIBU LT, 2010 Taupe Gray, Stk#FP507612B $7,700 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place
SHIH-TZU CHIHUAHUA hybrid puppies for sale $250.00. I’m not a breeder and puppies are inside and well loved. 2 females and 3 males, dewormed. Contact me at 770-483-4131 LOST & FOUND PETS FOUND: SIAMESE CAT, long hair, in Winder near Rockwell Church Road. 678-975-4898
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FORD F-150, 2009 XL. Super crew. 6.5’ bed, 86k mi., all power, flex fuel, push bar, tow pkg., lthr. int. $12k Firm. 770-490-3265
FORD F150, 2000 6 Cyl., Clean, Excellent Running Condition. Low Price For This High Quality Truck $3500. 678-760-7216
ADOPT A PET APPLIANCES DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea. Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up. Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors. Del/ warr. Tim 404-205-2222
CATS - FREE Males or Females Long or Short Hair Call 678-975-4898 HELPING ANIMALS Visit the Facebook page Helping Animals at Gwinnett County Animal Control to find your new best friend.
DODGE RAM, 2004 2500 HD 4x4, 18k mi. single cab, vinyl int. Long bed tow package, work truck. $13,000 770-490-3265
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FORD FOCUS SE FWD HATCHBACKS, 2014 Ruby Red, Stk#P7607 $14,991 800-PREOWNED
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FORD FUSION SE FWD SEDAN, 2014 Sunset, Stk#P7517 $16,834 800-PREOWNED
FORD MUSTANG GT, 1994 CONVERTIBLE ONLY $3950. ONE OWNER BEAUTY. 138K miles. 5L engine, auto and ice cold air. Beautiful inside and out. Fabulous CarFax and no accidents. Avg. price on autotrader is $5935. A great appreciating great running car at a really low price. 770-895-7161
FORD MUSTANG, 2002 CONVERTIBLE. 1 OWNER BEAUTY $4950. Gorgeous red with silver racing stripes and tan top and interior. This fabulous car has been babied. The body is exceptional and it runs great. V6 and auto. Great CarFax with no accidents. Driven about 11K per year. Has been in North Atlanta area since new. Drive this great investment anywhere. Call 770-873-2627.
FORD RANGER XL, 2008 • Regular Cab • 4 Cylinders • Automatic Transmission • Excellent Condition • All Maintenance Up To Date • Bed Liner • White • 107,300 Miles. $8,500 404-322-8503 FORD TAURUS SES, 2004. 77K MILES. Auto roof, leather buckets, new Michelins. One owner. Like new. $5995. Call 770-616-7399.
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LEXUS ES 350, 2012 Tungsten Pearl, Stk#U40335 $27,990 770-680-1000
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HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, 2012 Alabaster Silver Metallic, Stk#550123B $15,950 877-698-5030
HONDA FIT HATCHBACK, 2013 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#430050A $14,498 877-698-5030
LEXUS CT 200H, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40351 $21,990 770-680-1000
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MERCEDES C320 WAGON, 2002. 118K MILES, $6450, FABULOUS BEAUTY. Two owner and no accidents. Great CarFax. Gorgeous white with exceptional tan leather. This is a super desirable hard to find car that sold for over $40K new. Babied. It is about impossible to find another with this low miles at this low price. Call 770-882-4605 If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!
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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S COUPE, 2011 Ocean Gray, Stk#P4642A $13,800 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place
NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S SEDAN, 2013 Metallic Slate, Stk#P4791 $15,400 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place
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LEXUS RX 350, 2011 Starfire Pearl, Stk#G151246A $25,990 770-680-1000
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NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN, 2012 Crimson Black Metallic, Stk#540211A $13,999 877-698-5030
MERCEDES C300, 2011 Black, Stk#F5100932A $17,194 800-PREOWNED
TOYOTA YARIS, 2013 Ash, Stk#P4808 $12,400 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place
TOYOTA YARIS, 2013 Super White, Stk#8229 $11,295 877-698-5030
NISSAN SENTRA SV FWD SEDAN, 2014 White, Stk#P7601 $14,641 800-PREOWNED
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NISSAN SENTRA, 2011 Brilliant Silver, Stk#FL408716A $12,900 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place
MITSUBISHI 3000 GT SL, 1992. Rare, one family owned since new and fabulous. Driven less than 5000 mi. per year. 5 speed and 3L DOHC engine. Every available option. New clutch, new timing belt. All original pearl paint. Best CarFax possible. Very collectible. Looks like a Ferrari GTO. Drive anywhere or show. You will never find a nicer one at this price. Only $4500. 770-899-5856
NISSAN MAXIMA S FWD SEDAN, 2011 White, Stk#FR218755A $16,992 800-PREOWNED
NISSAN MAXIMA S FWD SEDAN, 2011 White, Stk#FR218755A $16,992 800-PREOWNED
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER, 2001 CONVERTIBLE GT. Only $4400. Rare GT Convertible. Beautiful silver with exceptional black leather. V6 with automatic and all the top of the line GT options. Driven 10K / year. Avg. selling price in AutoTrader is over 6 thousand dollars. Call 770-873-2627
NISSAN MAXIMA S FWD SEDAN, 2011 White, Stk#FR218755A $16,992 800-PREOWNED
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Jose Constanza a victim of late cutdowns by the Braves By Guy Curtright
The Braves also released Vizcaino banned three other Gwinnett play80 games ers with major league exThe G-Braves’ proFormer International perience — relievers Matt jected bullpen took a hit League batting champion Capps and Todd Coffey, when right-hander Arodys Jose Constanza won’t be and catcher Jesus Flores. Vizcaino was suspended a member of the Gwinnett 80 games without pay by Braves for the first time in Cunningham Major League Baseball five years. optioned back for testing positive for The 31-year-old outTodd Cunningham, the Stanozolol, a performancefielder was released on G-Braves center fielder the enhancing substance. Friday after four seasons past two seasons, was opThe 24-year-old from split between the G-Braves tioned back to the team on the Dominican Republic and Atlanta. Saturday as Atlanta made had been optioned to the Constanza was promoted its final roster cuts. G-Braves on Monday after from Gwinnett in July of Veteran utility infielder a disappointing spring with 2011 and gave Atlanta a lift Pedro Ciriaco won the Atlanta, which had reacby hitting .414 in his first 25th spot in Atlanta with a quired him from the Chi16 major league games. He strong spring, beating out cago Cubs over the winter finished that season with a Cunningham and outfielder in a trade for infielder .303 average in 42 games. Joe Benson. Tommy LaStella. Vizcaino Since his hot start, the Benson was even a part had been given a good native of the Dominican of major league camp until chance to start the season Republic hit just .222 in 96 the last week, but made in the majors, but gave up games with Atlanta and was things interesting with a nine hits, eight walks and dropped from the team’s four-hit. eight runs in seven Grape40-man roster this winter. Cunningham, a standout fruit League appearances Constanza, though, had defensively, hit .289 with with the Braves. always been productive 19 stolen bases for the Vizcaino pitched briefly with Gwinnett. He hit .312 G-Braves last year after with Gwinnett in 2011 in 2011 before getting hitting .265 with 20 steals before making his major his first call-up and was the previous season. league debut with Atlanta declared the IL batting Benson, once a top late that season. champion with a .314 aver- prospect with Minnesota, The former top prospect age in 2002. signed with the Braves as didn’t pitch in 2012 or Last season, the lefta minor league free agent. 2013, though, because of handed hitter batted .293 He played last year at Tommy John elbow surgery with the G-Braves and stole Class AA Jacksonville in and spent most of last sea30 bases. the Miami sytem. son in the minors. Staff Correspondent
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•From Page 1B Braves didn’t finish last in the IL’s South Division for a third straight year. Gwinnett made the playoffs just once in its first six seasons and that was as the 2009 wild card in the first year. Making preseason team predictions in the minors is a waste of time because there are way too many variables. But things definitely appear to be looking up long term. Two of the marquee prospects brought in could be part of the starting rotation. Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz, acquired from Houston, ranks right behind Peraza on the Braves’ prospect list. Left-hander Manny Banuelos, who came from the New York Yankees, isn’t far behind. Before the season is out, G-Braves fans could also be watching right-hander Tyrell Jenkins, a former St. Louis top prospect who was obtained in the Jason Heyward deal. Jason Hursh, the Braves’ first-round draft pick in 2013, will open the season with Jenkins in Mississippi, but could move up quickly. Gwinnett fans can also look forward to possibly seeing third baseman Rio Ruiz, a potential power
Starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (48) was acquired in the Evan Gattis trade with Houston. He’ll begin the year in Gwinnett. (Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
G-BRAVES AT A GLANCE Manager: Brian Snitker Coaches: Marty Reed and John Moses
RF Joe Benson DH Cedric Hunter Potential Rotation: RHP Mike Foltynewicz LHP Manny Banuelos RHP Williams Perez RHP Chien-Ming Wang RHP Sugar Ray Marimon Potential Relievers RHP Brandon Cunniff RHP Michael Kohn RHP Aaron Kurcz LHP Brady Feigl LHP Donnie Veal
Potential Regulars: C Braden Schlehuber/ Matt Kennelly 1B Sean Kazmar 2B Jose Peraza SS Elmer Reyes 3B Adonis Garcia/Barrett Kleinknecht LF Eury Perez CF Todd Cunningham
said. “We’ve got the speed to help do it.” If Peraza plays as expected, though, he may be on the fast-track to Atlanta. “He’s a special player,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “He felt pressure coming into camp, but he’ll be better off next time.”
threat, advance before the end of the season. The G-Braves will be short on power, especially with Joey Terdoslavich on the disabled list with Atlanta because of a wrist injury. “We’ll have to try to manufacture runs, just like the big club will,” Snitker
2015 GWINNETT BRAVES SCHEDULE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1
April vs. Durham 7:05 PM vs. Durham 7:05 PM vs. Durham 7:05 PM vs. Durham 2:05 PM vs. Norfolk 6:35 PM vs. Norfolk 6:35 PM vs. Charlotte 6:35 PM vs. Charlotte 6:35 PM at Charlotte 7:05 PM at Charlotte 7:05 PM at Charlotte 2:05 PM at Norfolk 6:35 PM at Norfolk 6:35 PM at Norfolk 6:35 PM at Norfolk 12:05 PM at Durham 7:05 PM at Durham 5:05 PM at Durham 1:05 PM vs. Scranton/WB 6:35 PM vs. Scranton/WB 6:35 PM vs. Scranton/WB 6:35 PM vs. Toledo 6:35 PM May vs. Toledo 7:05 PM
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vs. Toledo 7:05 PM vs. Toledo 2:05 PM at Scranton/WB 6:35 PM at Scranton/WB 10:35 AM at Scranton/WB 6:35 PM at Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM at Lehigh Valley 1:35 PM vs. Syracuse 6:35 PM vs. Syracuse 6:35 PM vs. Syracuse 6:35 PM vs. Syracuse 10:35 AM vs. Louisville 7:05 PM vs. Louisville 7:05 PM vs. Louisville 2:05 PM at Toledo 6:30 PM at Toledo 10:30 AM at Toledo 10:30 AM at Columbus 6:35 PM at Columbus 7:15 PM at Columbus 7:15 PM at Columbus 1:05 PM vs. Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM vs. Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM vs. Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM
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vs. Indianapolis vs. Indianapolis vs. Indianapolis at Pawtucket at Pawtucket at Pawtucket at Buffalo at Buffalo July at Buffalo at Charlotte at Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Norfolk vs. Norfolk vs. Norfolk at Durham at Durham at Durham at Syracuse at Syracuse at Syracuse at Syracuse
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at Rochester at Rochester at Rochester at Rochester vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Durham vs. Durham vs. Durham at Durham August at Durham at Durham vs. Rochester vs. Rochester vs. Rochester vs. Rochester vs. Buffalo vs. Buffalo vs. Buffalo at Charlotte at Charlotte at Charlotte at Charlotte
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at Columbus at Columbus at Columbus at Toledo at Toledo vs. Louisville vs. Louisville vs. Louisville vs. Louisville at Charlotte at Charlotte at Charlotte vs. Norfolk vs. Norfolk vs. Norfolk vs. Norfolk at Durham September at Durham at Norfolk at Norfolk at Norfolk vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte vs. Charlotte
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12B • SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015 •From Page 1B “I just hope we don’t end up slowing things down even more with arguments,” Snitker said. The pitch speed-up changes in the minors are being made at the behest of the majors as a trial. The International League, though, was already well aware of the need to do something to get games moving faster. “Our attitude was, ‘If we don’t do something, there’s no reason to think games wouldn’t continue to get longer,’” International League president Randy Mobley said. That wasn’t satisfactory to Johnson or other general managers. “Families want to get home at a reasonable hour,” the G-Braves GM said. “They have to get their kids to bed on school nights.” They also want to have fun at the ballpark, though,
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Speed THE SPEED-UP RULES Baseball wasn’t meant to be timed with a clock, but because far too much time was being wasted between pitches and innings, fans will see seconds tick away at all AAA and AA ballparks this season. Penalties will be assessed starting May 1 after an April grace period. • A pitcher will be required to throw a pitch within 20 seconds when no one is on base or a ball will be called. • A batter, who must keep at least one foot in the batter’s box, will be assessed a strike if he is not ready to hit. • The time between half innings must be no more than two minutes and 25 seconds. • Pitching changes during an inning must be completed in no more than two minutes and 25 seconds.
all about getting players ready for the majors. If they are forced to play the game a little quicker, the good habits will hopefully Pitching changes like this one between Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez and carry over even if the pitch pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (48 ) will have to be less than two minutes and 25 seconds in clock doesn’t make it to the AAA and AA games this year. (Photo: Jonathan Dyer USA TODAY Sports) majors. “I remember when Mike and the game isn’t the only “We won’t do away with us with that. We’ll know Hargrove was called the draw. What goes on between anything, but we’ll have to exactly how much time we ‘Human Rain Delay’ beinnings is part of the experi- be more efficient,” Johnson have left.” cause he would step out of ence. said. “The clock should help The minor leagues are the box after every pitch and
adjust his batting gloves,” Johnson said. “Now, he would be the norm.” Baseball once embraced its leisurely pace. Times — and the length of games — have changed. “Something needed to be done and hopefully this will be the answer,” Johnson said. Now every major sport has a clock, for better or worse.
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Allprovide, an all-natural raw pet food company in Norcross, co-owner and chef Michael McVay poses with his dog Maggie, his inspiration for starting the company. (Special Photo)
Andrew Longo measures out freshly ground vegetables into a processing bin at the Allprovide production facility on Wednesday, March 25, in Norcross. (Staff Photos: David Welker)
Company bringing new approach to pet food
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NORCROSS — Local USDA Grade A chicken, carrots, broccoli, butternut squash, green kale, coconut oil, milled flax seed. These ingredients sound like everything you need to prepare a healthy, gourmet meal. Except the wholesome feast isn’t for you, it’s for your furry friend. These are some of the ingredients Allprovide uses to make its Chicken with Vegetables Enhanced Formula dog food. Allprovide is an all-natural raw pet food company that uses premium humangrade ingredients like USDA Grade A meats and fresh vegetables to create a variety of meal options that are gluten, grain and soy free. The company recently opened a $2 million, state-of-the-art, climatecontrolled facility in Norcross with the goal of bringing healthy, natural meals to local pets. Allprovide is co-owned by animal lover Michael McVay, a former Executive Chef at both the Golden Door Spa in San Diego and Durrell Hotels. According to McVay, his first dog Maggie, a Welsh Terrier, served as his inspiration for channeling his culinary talents into creating wholesome meals for cats and dogs. As a new pet owner eight years ago, he remembers going to the pet store and buying Maggie expensive dry dog food because that’s what seemed like the best option. “I didn’t really question it to start with, but what happened with (Maggie) was by the time she was 4, she was so ill and I had taken her to so many vets and one finally said she has a yeast infection,” he said. “I started googling it and found out that a raw diet could help, so I started making it in the kitchen and she had an amazing reaction to it.” “It’s not rocket science. It’s just like cooking for yourself — you don’t have to be a mad scientist to make good dog
A box of fresh pet food sits on a table next to the assembly line at the Allprovide production facility on Wednesday, March 25, in Norcross.
food: you just have to start with great ingredients,” he said, adding that’s why Allprovide uses fresh vegetables, unprocessed nutrients and Georgia sourced meats in its recipes. Gina Adepoju has been training dogs since 1998 and is the owner of Dog Authority, a company specializing in a holistic and practical dog training approach. She is a certified mentor trainer with the Animal Behavior College, a professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers and a volunteer with the Georgia SPCA in Suwanee. According to Adepoju, nutrition plays a very important role in a dog’s behavior. “All of my clients, that’s the first thing we talk about during the very first sessions: what are they eating, explain to them why what they are feeding is possibly not the best option for their dog and why feed them better food. Because that is the key to everything, for behavior and health,” Adepoju said. “It doesn’t
fix the entire problem, you still have to do behavior modification, but it makes a huge impact.” McVay says he also notices the significant impact a healthy, raw diet has on behavior and health among his own four dogs — Lily, a Chihuahua; Blue, a Rhodesian Ridgeback; Ruby, a rescue Doberman Pinscher; and of course, Maggie. “If you actually feed (your dog) a proper diet of healthy food, just like a child, they have less medical bills,” he said. “They won’t be going to the vet every six months because they have bad teeth or a bad coat; all of those things will clear up. You just have to feed them healthy food.” Adepoju also recommends a natural, raw food diet for clients who own a dog with allergies. He said another benefit is the prevention of spikes in a dog’s energy levels, helping to even out their behavior. She has noticed a growing trend of
seeking out healthy, natural dog food among her clients — partly due to the recent recalls among major pet food brands. “The more people learn about their own health, it very much correlates with what happens with dogs, too,” Adepoju said. “As more people shift to taking better care of themselves, it makes them want to shift that to their dogs, too.” Adepoju was excited to learn about Allprovide opening a facility in Norcross because it gives local pet owners another raw food option for their pets. “I’m originally from Michigan, and there it was a lot easier to find raw food options. And down here a few pet stores carry some options but not to the degree that I was used in Michigan, so to have a local company that’s making raw food, I think that’s fantastic,” she said. For more information about Allprovide, visit Allprovide.com. For more information about Dog Authority, visit dogauthority.com.
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Much more meaningful than an Easter basket Before Thanksgiving, as I ‘juned’ around the kitchen — a mountain word Mama used to mean “fast moving” — preparing for company. As I worked, it occurred to me that I should invite Jerry. People often say, “I’ve been knowin’ him since I was born,” making a sweeping statement. When I say it about Jerry, it is literally true. Jerry was born the day before me, and there in the hospital nursery we began a course of friendship that has never ceased. He lives just a piece over the road from us. Jerry is a farmer. A serious one. A family legacy. He’s quiet, too, which leads me to believe that in the nursery, he probably never uttered a whimper while I probably never stopped
in no parade.” “No,” I promised, laughing. “That is only our Easter tradition.” He was referring to our long-held practice of performing a parade of Easter smiles and clothes that we squeeze in between church Ronda and lunch. We video it and Rich then, inevitably, cherish those Easters long ago making noise. Mama firmly when everyone we loved maintained that I was a was still alive. good baby and seldom In all the years I have fussed, but I probably written this column, I have, cooed constantly. I say this unfailingly, dedicated my because Jerry grew to be a Easter column to the frills, man of few words while I, fluff and fun of the holiin case you haven’t noticed, day. I’ve talked of pretty am a woman of many. bonnets, food a’plenty, Anyway, I called Jerry and once I told the story of and invited him. “Well,” he Dixie Dew who jumped on, began then paused. “There belly flat, the fresh baked ain’t no kind of parade is cake that I had situated in there? The kind y’all have the back floorboard then at Easter? I don’t wanna be hurried back in the house to
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retrieve my purse. I was so upset. “If you weren’t already dressed for the Easter parade, I’d leave you home,” I scolded. Today, though, I write of the true meaning of Easter. A family member recently died. She toiled hard for a few weeks, trying to make it to the end of life. It was not an easy home going. She had always been a woman of remarkable, outspoken faith. She was an optimist, staunchly confident that her faith would deliver the impossible in the midst of the most improbable. But faith is not magic. Any God-fearing person who has ever been in the trenches of trials and tribulations will tell you that. We will tell you that prayer will
most certainly comfort and make a way but it is seldom a Doug Flutie Hail Mary football pass that delivers a last minute miraculous win. Prayer works, but the Lord makes His own schedule and His own way. For the angels who die young, I have decided it is God’s reward to them, not His punishment to us. As she crawled toward death, inch by inch, day by day, her lifetime of solid faith did not desert her. Not for a moment. She questioned not her destination or God’s timing. By her bedside, I sat for many hours in those closing weeks of her life’s drama. She spoke sweetly, smilingly of her Jesus and where she was going. Her peace was admirable. Once, as she drifted off
What subject do you give the most air time to? If someone asked your team what you care about, what would they say? How about your family? I regularly get a similar email from different people, in different jobs around the world that speaks to the issue of airtime. The email just goes something like this: Dear Lisa, I’m a top performer at XYZ company. “Selling with Noble Purpose” describes the way I treat my customers, I want to improve their lives. That’s why I’m the No. 1 salesperson, customer service rep, etc. But, my boss (CEO, VP, etc.) doesn’t care about customers, all he or she cares about is money. I get some version of this same message at least once a week; a heartfelt missive from a top performer who cares about customers, but is disheartened because all their boss seems to care about is money. When I first started getting these, I was at a loss for a reply. Were all these top performers right? Were their leaders really driven solely by quarterly earnings and their own bonuses? Was there an inkling of customer care inside them? I didn’t want to ignore the problem. So I emailed the top performers back saying, thanks for your note, I tell you what, send me your VP or CEO’s address and I’ll
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to morphine-induced sleep, whispering the name of Jesus, it reminded me how living with faith is important but dying with it is crucial. Her faith was undergirded by eternal, heavenly salvation wrought by the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Calvary and His resurrection three days later. So, this year I celebrate the true meaning of Easter and the glory that abounds from that resurrection. Isn’t that much prettier than a basket of colored eggs and candy or a gorgeous Easter hat? And, definitely, more meaningful. Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “What Southern Women Know About Faith.” Visit www. rondarich.com to sign up for her weekly newsletter.
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GSMST student wins top award at state science fair A student from the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology set himself apart from more than 700 students recently at the state science fair, and will soon travel to Pittsburgh next month for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Jeffery Yang, a junior from GSMST, was presented with the Pinnacle Award, which is the highest award given at the fair, and was among four students selected as Green Power EMC ISEF trip winners. Green Power EMC, a nonprofit corporation that buys and markets electricity from green Georgia sources and generates awareness about environmental products and services, sponsors the state competition and provides travel funds and cash awards to students selected to advance. The recent competition at the University of Georgia was attended by middle and high school students who competed for cash awards and prizes at the 67th annual Georgia Science and Engineering Fair, administered by the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. At the Gwinnett competition last month, Yang
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Keith Farner advanced to the state with a project that showed the effects of different diets on the food preferences of ants. Gwinnett students win Odyssey of the Mind championship Several Gwinnett students recently were named state champions in Georgia’s Odyssey of the Mind state finals. Mill Creek High ninthgraders Emma Beguhn and Bailey Martinez, GSMST ninth-grader Benjamin Breer and 10th grader Kyle Patel, along with Osborne Middle eighth-graders Joshua Bingham and Danielle Williams all were crowned. The students will now compete against teams from around the country and up to 26 countries around the world at Michigan State University in May. They competed for Geekspace Gwinnett, “a
Jeffery Yang, a junior from GSMST, shows his project recently at the state science fair at the University of Georgia. Yang was presented with the Pinnacle Award, which is the highest award given at the fair, and was among four students selected as Green Power EMC ISEF trip winners. (Special Photo)
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Ana Cabrera of Brookwood, Cody Cook of Collins Hill, Nicolas DiCarlo of South Gwinnett, George Elias of Norcross, Tyrek Ford of Berkmar, Blake Fowler of Dacula, Tyler Graham of Berkmar, Bridger Hall of Parkview, Luc Hutson of Mill Creek, Jonathan Jovel of Berkmar, Kell Joy of Brookwood, Angel Luevano of Brookwood, Zane Maddox of Grayson, Heather McNally of Brookwood, Ana Maria Mercedes of Berkmar, Tanner Pace of Brookwood, Giancarlo Podeszwa of Mountain View, Jake Rachal of Brookwood, Munia Rahman of Berkmar, Jorge Regalado of Duluth, Eric Resos of Collins Hill, Andy Reyes-Herrera of Mill Creek, Benjamin Ross of Peachtree Ridge, Diego Segovia of Duluth, Jalin Smith of Dacula, Mariama Sumbundu of South Gwinnett, Destin Sutton of Mill Creek, Xavier Tanner of Central Gwinnett, Catlyn Todd of South Gwinnett, Christopher Umscheid of Collins Hill, Naila Vazquez of Berkmar, Gary Villeda Salazar of Collins Hill, Courtney Walker of Duluth, Brayden Willson of Peachtree Ridge and Grace Zheng of Parkview.
Maxwell students earn national certification Thirty-eight Maxwell High School of Technology students recently were awarded national certification in safety, craftsmanship and welding. NCCER Level 1 Craftsman and NCCER Level 1 Welding certifications are lifetime credentials designed to promote postsecondary transition to work, apprenticeship or higher learning. These students are also eligible for job placeGCPS thanks transportation ment counseling through professionals Construction Education For Gwinnett County Public Georgia. Schools recently recognized The students are Jacob the district’s transportation Berch of North Gwinnett,
professionals for their commitment to serving Gwinnett students and their families. Highlighting the evening event was the recognition of Dee Walls, Emi Redman and Dori Puckett, who were named School Bus Managers and Monitor of the Year. The recipients were selected after they were nominated by their colleagues in their transportation zone. There are 27 regular education zones and nine special education zones. Nominees then were given a written and driving skills test. Eleven finalists were selected — five regular education bus managers, three special education bus managers, and three special education bus monitors. A judging committee selected the winners from the finalists. Gwinnett student wins second place in Cesar Chavez essay contest Gwinnett student Irene Diaz-Bazan recently won second place in an essay contest to increase awareness of the civil rights movement championed by activist Cesar Chavez. Chavez helped organize farm workers and founded what is today known as the United Farm Workers union. His birthday is March 31. Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.
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The Next Stop Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Suwanee is seeking volunteers. The Next Stop serves high-functioning adults with special needs three afternoons a week — Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays — from 1 to 5 p.m. Next Stop volunteers mentor members by facilitating planned activities that are designed to provide opportunities for
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PET OF THE WEEK Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of
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Time to celebrate the season of Easter I’ve opined in past columns that I wish our culture would celebrate the entire Twelve Days of the Christmas Season in the way my Jewish friends celebrate their eight days of Hanukah. I wish the same for Easter. Today, Easter, is the first day of the Easter Season. After 40 days of fasting and with 50 days of feasting to look forward to, why is it that on Monday people will take down their egg trees and inflatable bunnies (not that those symbols are religious, but they are reminders of the season) and merchants will
Susan Larson start advertising ways for people to spend money for Mother’s Day? I went online and discovered I’m not the only one who has this question. Several websites list dozens of suggestions for keeping the Easter spirit
alive. My favorites include: Use a special candle at meals to recall the light of Christ. Wear white. Change your Facebook picture to an Easter symbol. Read Luke’s account of the Road to Emmaus, then take a walk. (It didn’t say for all 50 days, but why not?) Pope Francis, in his first Easter Mass made the traditional plea for world peace. While pondering exactly what I can do in terms of world peace, a quote from Deepak Chopra came to mind: “The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of
the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.” And that brought to mind a magnet on my on my friend Bev’s refrigerator: “Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” I like both messages, but if I’m writing about Easter, I thought I should quote at least one Christian authority. So I asked Pastor Kim Stover at All Saints Lutheran Church in Lilburn what Easter meant
to him. Pastor Stover replied: “The celebration of the Resurrection means that I need not reject the world because of its hardness of heart nor reject God because of the gross injustices of birth and life; but that I can work for justice and watch expectantly for life’s moments when divine shines as to illuminate divine actions of forgiveness, reconciliation, and justice.” On the Monday after Easter and everyday thereafter, I live in full knowledge that the world has not changed, but that
I, though the resurrection have changed. I lead a new life of grace in the midst of sin, compassion in the midst of injustice, and joy in the midst of shared burdens. And, as I live the Easter Life, I do so with full knowledge that I am still of the world and still in the world; not perfected, but loved. I end my column and begin my Easter season with the words of the risen Lord: “Peace I leave with you.” Susan Larson is a writer from Lilburn. Email her at susanlarson79@gmail. com.
What do religious freedom and Obamacare have in common? One aspect of the religious freedom controversy that’s not getting much attention is its similarity to the debate over Obamacare. The same issue lies at the heart of both — namely, whether the government can force people to enter into contracts against their will. In the case of Obamacare, the Supreme Court basically rejected the administration’s constitutional arguments, then bizarrely decided the law was OK because the penalty for not complying was a tax, not a fine. In other words, the government
Rob Jenkins can’t make you buy health insurance, but it CAN “tax” you if you don’t. Now several states have passed religious freedom laws, designed to protect citizens from being forced into contracts not just against their will but
contrary to their religious convictions. Remember what spurred all this legislation: lawsuits by same-sex couples against business owners who refused, on religious grounds, to provide services for their weddings. I don’t believe most Americans, at this point, really care if same-sex couples get married. At the same time, we’ve never liked to see people bullied because of their beliefs. Many of our ancestors fled their homes for that very reason. If a person doesn’t want to bake a cake or take pic-
tures, most of us believe the government has no business forcing them. Still, the difficult question remains: If a baker doesn’t have to make a cake for a same-sex couple, does that mean a store or restaurant owner can discriminate based on sexual orientation? Because that idea doesn’t sit well with us, either. The answer is no. Protecting the baker’s or photographer’s rights need not lead to discrimination. There’s a vital difference between those two scenarios. When you place merchandise on the shelves or print a menu, then open your doors to the public, you are entering into an implied contract: you will exchange your goods
or services for people’s money. Essentially, that contract is with anyone willing to abide by its terms. No one is forcing you to enter into a contract. You’ve already done so simply by hawking your wares. And having done so, you can’t arbitrarily back out. That would violate the contract. Ordering a speciallymade cake or hiring a photographer, however, involves a different kind of contract, one that is explicit and not implicit. It’s not like choosing from a menu or picking up something off the shelf. The terms of the contract — including specific conditions, duration, and compensation — must be negotiated, and thus either
party is free to walk away or decline at any time. Declining to enter into a contract does not impinge upon the liberty of either party; both are perfectly free to pursue other agreements elsewhere. But forcing one party to enter into the contract certainly impinges upon that person’s liberty. If the government can control our private contractual agreements, what aspect of our lives can it NOT control? Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter @FamilyManRob.
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AUBURN Community yard sale returns Saturday The City of Auburn will hold a community yard sale from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday. Shoppers looking for bargains will come face-toface with residents hoping to make a few extra dollars in downtown Auburn during the sale. Anyone who would like to sell something at the sale will have to pay $10 for a 12-by-12 space and should arrive at 7 a.m. with their own tables and yard sale-quality merchandise. Organizers will come through and collect the fee during the sale. BARROW COUNTY Fire departments receive new equipment through regional grant Barrow County Emergency Services announced it and the Winder, Arcade and Jackson Trail fire departments have been able to purchase 16 thermal imaging cameras and 14 repaid intervention kits because of a federal grant they jointly applied for. The departments received $212,200, which includes $21,200 in matching funds, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant. That money was, in turn, used to by the cameras and kits. Each kit includes 60-minute self-contained breathing apparatus, a tag-line and a bag, according to Barrow County Emergency Services officials. Seven cameras and kits went to the county’s emergency services’ department while the Winder Fire Department got five of each. The Jackson Trail and Arcade fire departments each received two cameras and one kit. BERKELEY LAKE City to celebrate Earth Day on April 18 Neighborhood groups and other residents will remove trash from roadsides and celebrate Earth Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 18. To participate, contact Roxanne Egan, deputy city clerk, and she will assist with garbage bags and gloves. Staff will be on hand at city hall with vendors and volunteers to assist in the disposal of unwanted items and recycling of others. Bring identification showing a Berkeley Lake address in order to dispose of or recycle items. The following items will not be accepted: construction debris, wet paints, entire trees, televisions and microwave ovens. If you need to dispose of a television, please call Advanced Disposal at 678495-0058 to make arrangements with them to pick the television up at your home. BRASELTON Dramatist to appear at Lunch N Learn The April edition of Lunch N Learn of Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library will feature Gay H. Hammond, resident dramatist with the Gainesville Theater Alliance. This month’s lunch is set for April 8 at 11:30 a.m. in the community room of the Braselton police building on Ga. Highway 53. The cost is $6 (cash or check) a person for a homemade soup and salad lunch. To reserve a spot, call 678-963-5423. BUFORD Trolley Stop Gallery on display The artists of Buford’s Tannery Row Artist Colony are on display through May 2 at the Trolley Stop Gallery at the ART Station Galleries at 5384 Manor Drive in Stone Mountain. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. from Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. on
The festival, shown in this 2014 file photo, began decades ago as a fundraiser for the park and has grown to draw residents in the thousands.
Snellville announces festival dates, names Batman parade marshal Na na na na na na na na na… Batman has been named the grand marshal of the parade during this year’s Snellville Days festivities. The city announced the dates of the 42nd annual hometown pride parade and festival this week as May 2 and 3. “Superheroes” is the theme for this year’s parade, which will also feature other heroes, horses and knights from Medieval Times, group floats, marching bands, mascots including Chopper from the Gwinnett Braves, Maximus from the Gwinnett Gladiators and STAT the Cat. Also to appear are clowns, stilt walkers, politicians, cheerleaders, beauty queens and more. The parade will begin at the former Kmart parking lot on Wisteria Drive and end at City Hall. The free festival at T.W. Briscoe Park begins with the parade at 10 a.m. and runs to to 6 p.m. May 2. Residents can then enjoy
Saturday. Admission is free and for more information, call 770-469-1105. DACULA Book talk and signing set for Friday The Hamilton Mill branch of the Gwinnett County Library System will host author Stuart Woods for book talk and signing from 7 until 8 p.m. on Friday. Stuart will be at the library to promote “Hot Pursuit,” which features the return of his character, Stone Barrington, for new adventures. He is a University of Georgia graduate who has published more than 30 books. Copies of “Hot Pursuit” will be available for purchase from Eagle Eye Bookshop. The library is located at 3690 Braselton Highway in Dacula. DULUTH Rotary Car Show set for April 18 The third annual Duluth Rotary Car Show will take over Main Street in downtown Duluth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 18. Antique classics, foreign sports, hot rods, muscles and pickups are scheduled to be the featured cars of the event. There will also be music, a raffle and food served at the free event. For more information, visit http://duluthrotaryevents.org/. GRAYSON New classes available at Arts and History Center The Grayson Arts and History Center has announced the addition of new classes for April as it expands its program offerings for the community. A class on couponing will be held every Monday from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. It will cost $25 to sign up, which includes the cost of supplies.
Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Platt. “It has now grown into a twoday event with 15,000 to 25,000 attendee’s every year,” she said. “We have always tried to keep the community feel in the festival no matter how much it has grown or continues to grow.” Organizations that would like to be a part of the parade can contact Mayor Kelly Kautz at kkautz@snellville.org to submit a float application or visit www. snellvilledays.com. A $600 cash the festivities from noon to 5 prize is available for the best p.m. on May 3. More than 150 float, with $400 for second place craft, food, sponsor and civic and $200 for third place. vendors are planned to be on site. There will be a free shuttle Plus, there will be live entertain- available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ment including music by Red May 2, according to the city. Two Roots and Hero the Band, as well shuttles will run from the south as pig races and an “acrobatic parking lot of the Baptist Church dog” show. of Snellville on U.S. Highway 78 The Snellville Days Festival to the main entrance of the park, was originally created as a onewhich is located at 2500 Sawyer day fundraiser event for T.W. Parkway. Briscoe Park, said Snellville — From satff reports
A class on how to grow herb gardens will be held on April 8, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., with a $15 registration cost. A class on how to make burlap wreaths will then be held on April 9, from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. It also includes a registration cost of $15. In addition to these new classes, the center will offer beginner and intermediate classes on how to paint with acrylics on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Tuesday beginners class for adults, which costs $15 per week, will be held from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Meanwhile the beginner and immediate mixed class, which costs $35 for three weeks, will be held on Thursdays from 10 a.m. until noon. Registration forms can be found online at cityofgrayson. org, or by calling 770-9638017. The center is located at 2070 Rosebud Road in Grayson. LAWRENCEVILLE Spring Break Out Festival and 1, 2, 3K Glow and Show set for Friday It’s time to show up and glow. The Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department will host its Spring Break Out Festival, in partnership with the 1, 2, 3K Glow and Show, Friday night at Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E. Crogan St. The festival will begin at 5 p.m. and includes wellness vendors, inflatables, fitness demos, hayride, children’s activities and food truck vendors and a viewing of “Big Hero 6” on the park lawn. The Glow and Show race begins at 8 p.m. and costs $10 per person for the 3K walk and run. The entry fee for the race includes two bands and a T-shirt that glows in the dark. The proceeds go to
the Gwinnett Parks Foundation Health and Wellness Scholarship Fund. Runners can register online at runsignup.com/Race/GA/ Lawrenceville/-123KGLOWShow. There is no fee to attend the festival. LILBURN Celebration for Main Street project completion planned The city of Lilburn announced this week that the construction of the Main Street realignment is nearing completion. A celebration is set for Thursday, April 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the new section of road between the two roundabouts in the downtown area. Residents are welcome to bring a pair of scissors and join in the ribbon cutting at 6 p.m., the city said, adding that the Barn Smokehouse will donate barbecue and oysters for the occasion, for the first 100 attendees. Live music will be provided by the Highbeams, and there will also be street games, sidewalk chalk and information about Main Street businesses. “After a year of road construction, the residents and businesses of Main Street deserve a party,” Mayor Johnny Crist said. “We are truly grateful for the cooperation of all of our residents during this project. It’s exciting to see the city’s vision for downtown Lilburn come to fruition.” For more information, visit www.cityoflilburn.com. LOGANVILLE Summer health/PE class to be held at Grayson High Students interested in attending a summer health/PE class at Grayson High will have the chance to from May 26 through June 18. The cost
is $250 and can be made at registration at mypaymentsplus.com. The PE session will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., while the health session will be from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the Grayson Community School at 770-5541073. NORCROSS Input sought on future park Norcross residents are asked to give their input on a further “sustainable living and educational” park. A meeting is set for April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center Ballroom. According to the city, the park is planned for near the heart of downtown. “Norcross continues to lead the way in sustainable initiatives by greening its Welcome Center and Museum with the addition of a sustainable living and educational park,” a news release from the city said. “Through nature based education outreach programs, communitywide green living classes, gardening and events throughout the year, the City is strengthening its sustainability program to have positive impact on the community.” The community center is located at 10 College St. PEACHTREE CORNERS New banners up for city’s anniversary The city of Peachtree Corners has begun installing “Proud to Be Peachtree Corners” banners around town to celebrate its third anniversary. “It is no small feat to get a city launched and operational,” a news release from the city said. “And in a short time, the city has not only established and began
operations to provide code enforcement, solid waste service, zoning, planning and development, and public works — it’s got a new town center on the drawing board along with plans for creating a distinct downtown district.” The vision for the downtown area, which encompasses nearly 1,500 acres along Peachtree Parkway from Medlock Bridge to the north extending south to Holcomb Bridge Road, includes housing, bicycle and walking paths that connect the entire downtown district and much more. The city’s third anniversary is July 1. Mayor Mike Mason’s state of the city address is set for July 24. SNELLVILLE Mellow Mushroom hosting fundraiser On Monday, the Mellow Mushroom in Snellville will help the city “Give Hunger the Boot.” The restaurant will be donating 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to the Southeast Gwinnett Food CoOperative, with the help of Snellville-based charity Give Hunger the Boot, according to a news release. Rich Sullivan of WGST radio (640 AM) will be broadcasting at the restaurant live between noon and 2 p.m. A raffle and silent auction is also planned between 6 and 8 p.m. to help raise additional money for the co-op. Give Hunger the Boot was created by Snellville Councilman Dave Emanuel and his wife Kathy to raise financial and food donations for the Southeast Gwinnett Food Co-Op. The program is also focused on raising awareness of the ongoing need to provide assistance for residents in the Snellville, Grayson and Loganville areas. Mellow Mushroom is located at 2000 Main St. east, and can be reached at 770-736-9396 or on the web at www.mellowmushroom. com/store/snellville. SUGAR HILL Clean-up Our City Week coming week of May 11 The city of Sugar Hill will have its annual Clean-up Our City Week during the week of May 11 for residents within the city limits. The city is running the event with the help of Advanced Disposal. The pickups will occur on residents’ normal garbage day, and a plethora of items can be pitched, including broken or discared lawn and garden equipment, broken or discarded applicances (but no refrigerators or freezers), furniture (minimum of three small pieces) and other general debris from around the yard or basement. There is no charge for the items being picked up. The following items will not be accepted: construction debris, mattresses, yard trash or trimming, hazardous materials or chemicals, engines containing gas or oil, propane tanks and gasoline cans, automotive parts, tires or batteries. For more info, go to www. cityofsugarhill.com SUWANEE Residents rank city high across eight categories Residents of Suwanee ranked the city higher than other participating communities across the nation in eight categories, according to the National Citizen Survey. It’s the fourth year the city has participated in the survey. Across the 127 categories Suwanee residents were requested to rate, Suwanee scored in the top 10 in 27 percent of them. The survey was conducted at the end of 2014, and it’s managed by the National Research Center that gathers resident opinions across a range of community issues.
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(Local Programming) Fresh Off the Boat (N) Fresh Off the Boat ’ Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. “Afterlife” (N) Forever A severed human foot is found. (N) (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) NCIS NCIS and ATF partner up on a case. (N) NCIS: New Orleans “The Insider” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Person of Interest “Search and Destroy” (Local Programming) Late Show Letterman (Local Programming) The Flash The Weather Wizard targets Joe. (CC) iZombie Major looks for a roommate. (N) (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Hell’s Kitchen “13 Chefs Compete” (N) ’ (PA) New Girl “Par 5” (N) Weird Loners (N) ’ (Local Programming) (Local Programming) The Voice “The Live Playoffs, Night 2” The remaining top 20 artists perform. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) Chicago Fire “I Am the Apocalypse” (N) ’ (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Twice Born -- Stories From the Special Inside the Court of Henry VIII (N) ’ (CC) Frontline The spread of pathogens in chicken. (Local Programming) The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show Law & Order: Criminal Intent “Tuxedo Hill” (CC) Law & Order: Criminal Intent “Dead” ’ (CC) 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC) NOVA Hagia Sophia survives earthquakes. ’ Wild Caribbean The riches of the Caribbean. ’ Wild Caribbean Underwater treasures. ’ (CC) Hotel Secrets With Richard E Grant ’ (CC) Wonders of Japan The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Married at First Sight “The Weddings” ’ (CC) Married at First Sight ’ (CC) Married at First Sight “Honeymoons” (N) (CC) (:01) Surviving Marriage “Dennis and Tamar” (:02) Surviving Marriage “Cleburn and April” ’ (5:00) ››‡ “Van Helsing” (2004) (CC) ››‡ “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm. (CC) ››‡ “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid. (CC) The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (N) The Real Housewives of New York City (N) (CC) Newlyweds: The First Year (N) What Happens Real Housewives Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Special Program CNN Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) Tosh.0 “LP Theories” Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 “Blackface Kid” Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (N) (CC) Brickleberry (N) (CC) Daily Show The Nightly Show Deadliest Catch “The Final Battle, Part I” (CC) Deadliest Catch “The Final Battle, Part II” (CC) Deadliest Catch “Season 10 Recap” Reflecting on the tenth season. (N) ’ (CC) Deadliest Catch Reflecting on the tenth season. (6:00) SportsCenter (N) NCAA Women’s Basketball ChampStudio Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. From Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter Special SportsCenter Special SportsCenter Special 30 for 30 The rise, fall and maturation of OU star Brian Bosworth. (CC) Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) (CC) E:60 (N) E! News (N) Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best E! News (N) ››‡ “Ella Enchanted” (2004, Romance-Comedy) Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes. ››‡ “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” (1997, Comedy) Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Chopped “Wheatgrass Roots” Chopped Escargot and biscuit dough. Chopped Each round celebrates the sandwich. Chopped Spinach vinaigrette; chicken sausages. Chopped Baskets contain a bit of Australia. MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins. From Marlins Park in Miami. (N) (Live) Braves Live! Postgame Braves Live! Postgame The Panel The Panel Mike & Molly ’ (CC) ››‡ “Broken City” (2013, Crime Drama) Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Premiere. Justified Raylan and Boyd’s paths cross. (N) Justified Raylan and Boyd’s paths cross. The Waltons Erin is forced to face adulthood. The Waltons John-Boy’s plans uncover a secret. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (N) (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars “RC/DC” Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color ’ (CC) (:03) Pawn Stars (CC) (:32) Pawn Stars (CC) Dance Moms “Abby’s Trash, Cathy’s Treasure” Dance Moms (N) (CC) Dance Moms The ALDC returns to Los Angeles. (:02) Dance Mums UK “The Wheels Fall Off” (N) (:02) Dance Moms “Hollywood, Round Two” Make It Pop “Duet” (N) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Younger “IRL” (N) (CC) Everybody Raymond George Lopez ’ (CC) (:36) George Lopez ’ Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Your Family or Mine The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (6:00) ››› “Mildred Pierce” (1945, Drama) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life ’ (CC) (:45) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn ’ (CC) Fonda on Fonda (CC) Castle Beckett becomes a murder suspect. (CC) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder. From Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. (N) (CC) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers. 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(N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Baggage” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Selfish” ’ 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Father Brown “The Man in the Shadows” (CC) Inspector Morse American tourist is found dead. Foyle’s War “Enemy Fire” (Part 1 of 2) The Doctor Blake Mysteries ’ (CC) Quirke Phoebe asks Quirke for help. ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Bates Motel “Persuasion” ’ (CC) Bates Motel Emma and Norman take a day off. Bates Motel “The Deal” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) The Returned “Tony and Adam” (N) (CC) (:02) Bates Motel “The Deal” ’ (CC) (6:44) Better Call Saul “Bingo” (CC) (7:48) Better Call Saul “RICO” (CC) (8:54) Better Call Saul “Pimento” (CC) Better Call Saul Jimmy seizes an opportunity. (:07) Better Call Saul “Marco” (CC) Shahs of Sunset “It’s Nuclear Now” The Real Housewives of Atlanta Shahs of Sunset “Will You Marry Me?” (N) Southern Charm (N) What Happens Shahs of Sunset Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight South Park (CC) South Park “W.T.F.” South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Archer “Job Offer” Archer (CC) Daily Show The Nightly Show Fast N’ Loud “’71 Scat Pack Challenger, Part I” Fast N’ Loud: Revved Up (N) ’ (CC) Fast N’ Loud Massive issues with a ’69 Malibu. Misfit Garage A rusted ’67 Camaro. (N) ’ (CC) Fast N’ Loud Massive issues with a ’69 Malibu. MLB Baseball Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros. From Minute Maid Park in Houston. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) (CC) E:60 SportsCenter From Indianapolis. (N) (Live) (CC) College GameDay From Indianapolis. (N) (Live) (CC) The Grantland Basketball Hour MLB Baseball San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks. From Chase Field in Phoenix. (CC) E! News (N) Keeping Up With the Kardashians Keeping Up With the Kardashians The Royals Prince Liam does his first PR tour. E! News (N) ››› “Matilda” (1996, Comedy) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman. ››‡ “Ella Enchanted” (2004, Romance-Comedy) Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Food Fortunes (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive UFC Reloaded “UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar” Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar. (N) The Panel The Panel World Poker Tour: Season 13 Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) ››‡ “We Bought a Zoo” (2011, Comedy-Drama) Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church. ››‡ “We Bought a Zoo” (2011) Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson. The Waltons Olivia resolves to make a change. The Waltons A dream threatens Elizabeth’s life. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Love It or List It A couple is expecting twins. Love It or List It “Sue & Bruce” (CC) Love It or List It (N) (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Love It or List It “The McMinn Family” (CC) Swamp People Several dangerous gators. (CC) Swamp People One hunter fights poachers. (CC) Swamp People “Crooked Jaw” (N) ’ (CC) (:03) Appalachian Outlaws “Last Chance” (N) (:03) Swamp People Several dangerous gators. (6:00) ››› “While You Were Sleeping” (CC) “If There Be Thorns” (2015, Suspense) Heather Graham, Rachael Carpani, Jason Lewis. (CC) (:02) The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (CC) (:02) The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (CC) Make It Pop ’ (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House (CC) Full House (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) American Dad ’ (CC) American Dad ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (6:30) ›› “Keep ’Em Rolling” (1934) (CC) ›››‡ “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953) Jane Russell. (CC) (:45) ››‡ “The Outlaw” (1943) Jane Russell. Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy. (CC) Castle An undercover operation goes awry. ’ Castle The mysterious murder of a dancer. ’ Castle The murder of a Wall Street trader. ’ Bones A shallow grave holds conjoined twins. Bones A frozen body is found in a pond. 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(CC) Mad Men Don attempts to track down a friend. (:04) Mad Men “Severance” (CC) The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta (N) Blood, Sweat & Heels (N) Fashion Queens (N) The Real Housewives of Atlanta Blood, Sweat & Heels Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery (N) The Wonder List With Bill Weir (N) Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery (5:52) ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995) Chris Farley. ››› “The Hangover” (2009, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis. (CC) (:15) The Comedy Central Roast “Justin Bieber” Various celebrities roast Justin Bieber. (CC) Alaskan Bush People “Welcome to Browntown” Alaskan Bush People “Birdy Get Your Gun” ’ Alaskan Bush People: Revisited “Episode 3” (N) ’ (CC) Alaskan Bush People: Revisited “Episode 3” Women’s College Basketball NCAA Studio Update Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown (N) MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs. From Wrigley Field in Chicago. (N) (Live) The Grantland Basketball Hour Keeping Up With the Kardashians Keeping Up With the Kardashians Keeping Up With the Kardashians (N) The Royals Prince Liam does his first PR tour. Keeping Up With the Kardashians (6:00) ››› “Despicable Me” (2010, Comedy) ›› “Hop” (2011, Comedy) Voices of James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco. ››› “Matilda” (1996, Comedy) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman. FOX Report (N) FOX News Special FOX News Special Stossel FOX News Special Guy’s Grocery Games “Love Is in the Aisle” Guy’s Grocery Games (N) All-Star Academy “The Blind Taste Test” (N) Cutthroat Kitchen “Lamb-A Dama Ding Dong” Cutthroat Kitchen “Baby Got Backpack” World Poker Tour: Season 13 World Poker Tour: Season 13 The Panel (N) The Panel (N) The Panel The Panel World Poker Tour: Season 13 (6:00) ›› “Taken 2” (2012) Liam Neeson. ›› “The Call” (2013, Suspense) Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut. ›› “The Call” (2013, Suspense) Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut. ›› “Love Comes Softly” (2003, Drama) Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff. (CC) “When Calls the Heart: Rules of Engagement” (2014) Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing. Premiere. (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Beachfront Bargain Beachfront Bargain Lakefront Bargain Hunt Lakefront Bargain Hunt Caribbean Life (N) (CC) Caribbean Life (N) (CC) Island Life (CC) Island Life (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l American Pickers Looking for deals in Virginia. Ax Men “Fall of a Legend” ’ (CC) Ax Men (N) ’ (CC) (:03) Appalachian Outlaws ’ (CC) (:03) Vikings “Paris” ’ (CC) (6:00) ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009) Premiere. “If There Be Thorns” (2015, Suspense) Heather Graham, Rachael Carpani. Premiere. (CC) (:02) The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (N) (CC) (:02) The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (CC) Harvey Beaks (N) (CC) Sanjay and Craig (N) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) (5:30) ››‡ “Meet the Fockers” (2004) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory ››‡ “Meet the Fockers” (2004) (DVS) (4:30) ››› “The Greatest Story Ever Told” ›››‡ “Easter Parade” (1948, Musical Comedy) Judy Garland, Fred Astaire. (CC) (DVS) ›››‡ “Holiday Inn” (1942, Musical Comedy) Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds. (6:00) ›› “Clash of the Titans” (2010) ››‡ “John Carter” (2012, Science Fiction) Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “John Carter” (2012) Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins. (CC) (DVS) Friends ’ (CC) (:40) Friends Rachel leaves drunken message. (:20) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Friends (CC) Younger “Pilot” (CC) Younger (CC) (6:00) ›› “The Mechanic” (2011) Ben Foster ››‡ “Fast Five” (2011, Action) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. ››‡ “Fast Five” (2011, Action) Vin Diesel.
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Nazi Mega Weapons “Hitler’s Megaships” (N) (Local Programming) The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show The Walking Dead “Vatos” ’ The Walking Dead “Wildfire” ’ 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC) (6:00) Masterpiece Classic ’ (CC) Antiques Roadshow “Birmingham” (CC) Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Masterpiece Mystery! “The Escape Artist” Case of a murder suspect. Masterpiece Mystery! The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars (N) (CC) Storage Wars (N) (CC) (:01) Shipping Wars (N) (:32) Storage Wars ’ (:02) Storage Wars ’ (:32) Storage Wars ’ (5:00) ››› “Blood Diamond” (2006) (CC) ›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. (CC) ››‡ “Jurassic Park III” (2001) Sam Neill. The Real Housewives of New York City (CC) The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Atlanta What Happens Housewives/NYC Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown CNN Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) Hollywood, FL Workaholics (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Workaholics (N) (CC) Hollywood, FL Daily Show The Nightly Show Dual Survival “Coastal Catastrophe” ’ (CC) Dual Survival: Untamed “Episode 9” ’ (CC) Dual Survival “Episode 10” ’ (CC) Survivorman: Bigfoot (N) ’ (CC) Dual Survival “Episode 10” ’ (CC) NBA Basketball Toronto Raptors at Charlotte Hornets. From Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (N) (Live) NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks. From American Airlines Center in Dallas. (N) (Live) MLB Baseball Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies. From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) MLB Baseball San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers. From Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. E! News (N) The Royals Prince Liam is reunited with his ex. The Royals “We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts” The Royals Prince Liam does his first PR tour. E! News (N) Baby Daddy ’ (CC) Young & Hungry (CC) Young & Hungry (N) ’ Freak Out (N) ’ (CC) ›› “Along Came Polly” (2004, Romance-Comedy) Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Mystery Diners Mystery Diners Mystery Diners Mystery Diners (N) Restaurant: Impossible (N) Food Fortunes MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins. From Marlins Park in Miami. (N) (Live) Braves Live! Postgame Braves Live! Postgame Driven ›››‡ “Marvel’s the Avengers” (2012, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo. The Americans (N) The Americans The Waltons Grandma’s sickness troubles all. The Waltons “The Hiding Place” ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Buying and Selling A home downtown. (CC) Property Brothers “Sandy & Susy” (CC) Property Brothers “Joey and Mark” (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers “David & Isabella” (CC) American Pickers “Picking Superheroes” (CC) American Pickers “KISS and Sell” ’ (CC) American Pickers “Auburned Out” ’ (CC) American Pickers “Museum Man” ’ (CC) (:03) American Pickers “Ladies Know Best” ’ Little Women: NY Jordanna confronts Lila. (CC) Little Women: LA: Terra’s Little Family Special Terra’s Little Family Terra’s Little Family (:02) Little Women: NY “Burlesque Brawl” (N) Terra’s Little Family Terra’s Little Family Make It Pop (N) (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (6:00) ››› “Royal Wedding” (1951, Musical) ›››› “La Strada” (1954, Drama) Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart. (:15) ››‡ “Black Gold” (1947, Drama) Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox. Castle A nanny’s body is stashed in a dryer. ’ Castle Death of a teenage boy. ’ (CC) (DVS) Castle City councilman dies. ’ (CC) (DVS) Castle FPolice investigate a frozen corpse. ’ CSI: NY A car explosion kills a racing legend. ’ America’s Funniest Home Videos ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Hot in Cleveland (N) The Soul Man (N) (CC) Instant Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ NCIS Investigating a helicopter crash. ’ NCIS “Detour” Jimmy and Ducky go missing. NCIS An officer thinks he is being followed. ’ NCIS Searching for Eli and Jackie’s killer. ’ Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC)
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(Local Programming) Last Man Standing (N) (:31) Cristela (N) (CC) Shark Tank A solution for lost pacifiers. (N) (CC) (:01) 20/20 ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) The Amazing Race (N) ’ (CC) Hawaii Five-0 “Ua helele’i ka hoku” (N) ’ (CC) Blue Bloods “Payback” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) 2015 Masters (Local Programming) Whose Line Is It? Whose Line Is It? Jane the Virgin “Chapter Seventeen” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) ››‡ “Date Night” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg. ’ (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Grimm Juliette seeks revenge on Adalind. (N) ’ Dateline NBC ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Washington Week Charlie Rose Live From Lincoln Center (N) ’ (CC) International Jazz Day (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show Bones Brennan hears from her long-lost father. Bones Brennan’s incarcerated adversary. (CC) 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town “Walls” (6:00) Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills ’ (CC) Aging Backwards-M. Esmonde-White Joe Bonamassa: Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks 30 Days to a Younger Heart With Dr. Steven Masley, MD ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Statue” Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “Slave of Duty” ’ (CC) Criminal Minds A man begins a killing spree. ’ Criminal Minds “The Uncanny Valley” ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “Parasite” ’ (CC) (:01) Criminal Minds “Public Enemy” ’ (CC) (5:00) ››› “Air Force One” (1997) (CC) ››‡ “Jaws 2” (1978, Horror) Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton. (CC) ››‡ “Jaws 2” (1978, Horror) Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary. (CC) The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Bravo First Looks ››› “The Bourne Identity” (2002, Suspense) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) The Wonder List With Bill Weir Weed: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports Weed 2: Cannabis Madness: Dr. Sanjay Gupta South Park (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Key & Peele (CC) Key & Peele (CC) Futurama ’ (CC) Futurama ’ (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Archer (CC) Archer (CC) Bering Sea Gold “Namby-Pamby Mugwumps” Bering Sea Gold: Dredged Up (N) ’ (CC) Bering Sea Gold The “best” dredger in Nome. Arctic Recovery “Pilot” ’ (CC) Bering Sea Gold The “best” dredger in Nome. 2015 Masters SportsCenter (N) (CC) 2015 Masters Tournament Second Round. From Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (N Same-day Tape) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) (6:00) SportsCenter (N) Auriemma Project College Basketball Awards (N) (Live) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Boxcino semifinals. From Bethlehem, Pa. (N) (Live) SportsCenter Special SportsCenter Special E! News (N) Keeping Up With the Kardashians Keeping Up With the Kardashians The Soup (N) (Live) Grace Helbig E! News (N) (6:30) ››‡ “Bruce Almighty” (2003) Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman. ››› “Hitch” (2005, Romance-Comedy) Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Braves Live! Pregame MLB Baseball New York Mets at Atlanta Braves. From Turner Field in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Braves Live! Postgame Braves Live! Postgame The Panel (5:30) ››‡ “Ted” (2012) Mark Wahlberg. ›‡ “The Watch” (2012, Comedy) Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill. ›‡ “The Watch” (2012, Comedy) Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill. The Waltons The family meets an English girl. The Waltons G.W. leaves and joins the Army. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Love It or List It “Di Palma Family” (CC) Love It or List It A tiny townhouse. (CC) Love It or List It A multi-generational family. House Hunters Hunters Int’l Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Ancient Aliens “Mysteries of the Sphinx” (CC) Ancient Aliens “Aliens and the Red Planet” ’ Ancient Aliens “Aliens and the Civil War” (CC) Hangar 1: The UFO Files ’ (CC) (:03) Ancient Aliens “Treasures of the Gods” Bring It! (CC) Bring It! (CC) Bring It! “Copycat” (N) (CC) (:02) Jump! “The Fastest Feet” (N) (CC) (:02) Jump! “The Fastest Feet” (CC) Make It Pop (N) (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) iCarly Carly starts dating a new boy. ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Smiths (N) ››‡ “Why Did I Get Married?” (2007, Comedy-Drama) Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson. (DVS) Meet the Smiths (6:00) ›››‡ “On Borrowed Time” (1939) ›››‡ “Test Pilot” (1938, Adventure) Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. (CC) (:15) ››› “Boom Town” (1940, Adventure) Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert. (CC) (5:30) ››‡ “Meet the Fockers” (2004) Cold Justice “The Alley (Hialeah, FL)” (N) (CC) ››› “A Time to Kill” (1996, Drama) Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey. 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(Local Programming) Grey’s Anatomy “A Hard Day’s Night” ’ (CC) Grey’s Anatomy Meredith confronts Amelia. (N) American Crime “Episode Six” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) The Big Bang Theory (:31) The Odd Couple The Big Bang Theory Mom (N) ’ (CC) Elementary “One Watson, One Holmes” (N) ’ (Local Programming) 2015 Masters (Local Programming) The Flash Snart returns with his sister in tow. The Flash “Tricksters” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Bones The team investigates a bakery. (N) Backstrom Female sex surrogate is found dead. (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (CC) (DVS) The Blacklist “The Scimitar” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) The This Old House Hour (N) ’ (CC) Wolf Hall on Masterpiece ’ (CC) (:10) Inside the Court of Henry VIII ’ (CC) (Local Programming) The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show The Mentalist “Red Moon” ’ (CC) The Mentalist A Santa is murdered. ’ (CC) 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You ’ (CC) Healing ADD With Dr. Daniel Amen, MD & Tana Amen, RN ’ (CC) Aging Backwards-M. Esmonde-White The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) The First 48 “Calling for a Killer; Boiling Point” The First 48 ’ (CC) The First 48 (N) ’ (CC) (:01) 8 Minutes (N) ’ (CC) (:02) 8 Minutes ’ (CC) (6:00) ››‡ “Jurassic Park III” (2001) (CC) ›››› “Jaws” (1975) Roy Scheider. A New England police chief, a shark hunter and a scientist have a showdown with a huge white shark. (CC) ›››› “Jaws” (1975) Roy Scheider. (CC) The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of New York City (CC) The Real Housewives of Melbourne (N) The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills What Happens To Be Announced Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Somebody’s Gotta Do It With Mike Rowe CNN Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) Hollywood, FL Hollywood, FL Hollywood, FL Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) South Park The “Game of Thrones” conclusion. (CC) Daily Show The Nightly Show Alaska: The Last Frontier “Spring Forward” ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier “On the Move” (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Loaded for Bear” ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier Containing the herd. Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ (CC) 2015 Masters SportsCenter (N) (CC) 2015 Masters Tournament First Round. From Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (N Same-day Tape) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) College Hockey SportsNation (N) (CC) SportsNation (CC) College Hockey NCAA Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. From TD Garden in Boston. (N) (Live) (CC) NFL Live (CC) E! News (N) Who Wore It Better? Who Wore It Better? Keeping Up With the Kardashians Keeping Up With the Kardashians E! News (N) ›› “Along Came Polly” (2004, Romance-Comedy) Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston. ››‡ “Bruce Almighty” (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Chopped Chinese dumplings; pawpaw deserts. Chopped “Fake Cake, Real Stakes” Chopped Canada “Fire in the Hole” (N) ’ (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay Cutthroat Kitchen “You’re All Up Banh Mi” UFC Reloaded Mixed martial arts greatest fighters and most epic fights. Driven World Poker Tour: Season 13 Marvel’s the Avengers ››‡ “Ted” (2012, Comedy) Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Voices of Seth MacFarlane. The Comedians “Pilot” Louie “Pot Luck” (N) The Comedians “Pilot” Louie “Pot Luck” The Waltons Jim-Bob sets a trap for a hawk. ’ The Waltons An orphan likes the Waltons. (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) House Hunters Renovation (CC) Fixer Upper The Western Hills neighborhood. Rehab Addict (N) (CC) Rehab Addict (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Vikings The fleet returns to Kattegat. ’ (CC) Vikings “Born Again” ’ (CC) Vikings The Viking fleet causes panic in Paris. Vikings Paris goes into lockdown. (N) ’ (CC) (:03) Vikings Paris goes into lockdown. ’ (CC) Celebrity Wife Swap “Jenna von Oy/Jill Zarin” Celebrity Wife Swap ’ (CC) Celebrity Wife Swap “Judy Gold/Penn Jillette” Terra’s Little Family Terra’s Little Family (:02) Little Women: NY “Burlesque Brawl” (CC) Make It Pop (N) (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (6:30) ››‡ “Return From the Sea” (1954) ›› “My Blood Runs Cold” (1965, Suspense) Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton. Premiere. ››› “Rome Adventure” (1962, Romance) Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette. (CC) Castle Woman is drowned in motor oil. ’ NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat. From the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors. (N) (CC) America’s Funniest Home Videos ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Dig Peter makes a startling discovery. (N) (:01) Dig Peter makes a startling discovery.
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Esmonde-White Deepak Chopra: The Future of God ’ (CC) Joe Bonamassa: Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks JJ Virgin Sugar Community “Pilot” ’ Community ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) ››‡ “The Switch” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. Family Guy (CC) Family Guy (CC) Married at First Sight “The Weddings” ’ (CC) Married at First Sight ’ (CC) Married at First Sight “Honeymoons” ’ (CC) (:01) Surviving Marriage “Dennis and Tamar” (:02) Surviving Marriage “Josh and Alethea” ’ (5:30) ›››› “The Godfather” (1972, Drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan. (CC) ›››› “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, Crime Drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton. (CC) (6:00) ››› “Bad Boys” (1995) Will Smith To Be Announced To Be Announced CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow (N) Somebody’s Gotta Do It With Mike Rowe Anderson Cooper Special Report CNN Special Report CNN Special Report “To Catch a Serial Killer” South Park (CC) Kevin Hart Presents: Keith Robinson Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man (CC) The Comedy Central Roast Various celebrities roast Justin Bieber. (CC) Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz (CC) To Be Announced SportsCenter (N) (CC) College Hockey NCAA Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. From TD Garden in Boston. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) (6:00) NHRA Drag Racing SummitRacing.com Nationals, Qualifying. (CC) SEC Storied Arena Football Las Vegas Outlaws at Los Angeles KISS. (N) (Live) Keeping Up With the Kardashians ›‡ “Me, Myself & Irene” (2000, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Chris Cooper. ›› “White Chicks” (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans. (5:30) ››› “Hitch” (2005) Will Smith. ›‡ “Dude, Where’s My Car?” (2000, Comedy) Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott. ›› “Bad Teacher” (2011, Comedy) Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel. FOX Report (N) FOX News Special Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) FOX News Special Red Eye Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive World Poker Tour: Season 13 World Poker Tour: Season 13 West Coast Customs Boxing Golden Boy Live: Alfonso Gomez vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai. (6:00) ›› “The Call” (2013) Halle Berry. ›› “Battleship” (2012, Science Fiction) Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgrd, Rihanna. Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) (6:00) ›› “The Chateau Meroux” (2011) (CC) Good Witch A dangerous storm in Middleton. ’ “Stranded in Paradise” (2014, Romance) Vanessa Marcil, James Denton, Marisé Alvarez. (CC) Good Witch A dangerous storm in Middleton. ’ Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Property Brothers Brothers search for a house. Property Brothers “Mark & Priscilla” (CC) House Hunters Renovation (CC) Log Cabin Living (N) Log Cabin Living (N) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) To Be Announced To Be Announced (:03) Hangar 1: The UFO Files ’ (CC) (6:00) “Babysitter’s Black Book” (2015) (CC) “Text to Kill” (2015, Suspense) Dina Meyer, Emily Tennant, Keenan Tracey. Premiere. (CC) (:02) “Killer Crush” (2014, Suspense) Daveigh Chase, Rick Roberts, Sydney Penny. (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) Henry Danger (N) (CC) Bella and the Bulldogs Make It Pop “Duet” ’ The Thundermans (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Your Family or Mine Meet the Smiths (6:15) ›››‡ “The Defiant Ones” (1958) ››› “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974, Drama) Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson. (CC) (:15) ››‡ “The Rain People” (1969, Drama) James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall. (CC) (5:30) ››‡ “It’s Complicated” (2009) (CC) ›››‡ “The Help” (2011, Drama) Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “It’s Complicated” (2009) Meryl Streep. America’s Funniest Home Videos ’ (CC) America’s Funniest Home Videos ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond (6:00) ››› “There’s Something About Mary” (1998) Cameron Diaz. ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC)
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10 p.m. on NBC American Odyssey Thought killed in North Africa, a U.S. Special Forces officer (Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”) struggles to survive and rejoin her family in this new drama series. Her information on the private contractors who massacred her unit makes others want her silenced. Peter Facinelli plays a New Yorkbased lawyer who suspects the scheme, set up by the premiere, “Gone Elvis.” Actordirector Peter Horton (“thirtysomething”) is an executive producer here.
8 p.m. on NBC The Voice If you’re a fan of this show, you’re going to be very happy this week, since “The Live Playoffs, Night 1” launches three consecutive evenings of new episodes. Some of the season’s top 20 artists perform here, with the remainder showing their vocal stuff Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, the results are in, determining who stays — and who doesn’t, with possible “saves” by coaches and judges Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams. 9 p.m. on A&E Bates Motel Norma (Vera Farmiga) turns to Romero (Nestor Carbonell) for guidance when she unexpectedly finds herself in a position of power in the new episode “The Deal.” The fallout from a secret has repercussions for both Norman and Dylan (Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot). Caleb (Kenny Johnson) gives serious consideration to an offer he receives from a surprising source.
10 p.m. on ABC Nashville As the birth of her baby nears, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) is happy that Rayna (Connie Britton) is staging a shower for her in the new episode “This Just Ain’t a Good Day for Leavin’.” On the day of the event, though, Rayna ends up preoccupied with Sadie (guest star Laura Benanti) — to Juliette’s great displeasure. Singer-songwriter Ron Pope plays himself in a subplot that finds Luke and Bucky (Will Chase, guest star David Alford) vying to sign him.
8 p.m. on FOX Movie: Date Night Steve Carell and Tina Fey are teamed in this amusing 2010 comedy as a New Jersey couple who decide to change up their usually predictable “date night” away from their kids. They claim someone else’s reservation at a Manhattan restaurant, setting off events that become life-or-death for them. Mark Wahlberg sends up his rugged screen image in a cast that also includes Taraji P. Henson (“Empire”), James Franco, Mila Kunis, Common, Mark Ruffalo and Kristen Wiig. 9 p.m. on DSC Bering Sea Gold In a new episode called “Daddy Driving a Caddy,” as the season reaches its midpoint, the guy who calls himself “the best dredger in Nome” decides that he’s calling it quits and leaving the fleet to settle down. There’s more human drama, though, as Brad Kelly welcomes a baby girl, only to see complications from the birth threaten the life of Courtney, the baby’s mother.
8 p.m. on NBC Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon The “America’s Got Talent” host returns with “High Adrenaline, Part 2,” another new edition of the NBC Newsproduced series that uses plentiful video to detail situations as the people who recorded the footage experienced it. Where other programs showcase amusing segments, this one specializes in real-life drama, with those who were behind the cameras giving voice to what their thoughts and emotions were at the time.
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TUESDAY 9 p.m. on CW iZombie Liv (Rose McIver) is surprised — and, inevitably, curious — when Malcolm (Malcolm Goodwin) doesn’t want her help in probing the murder of an informant he consulted during his vice-squad days in the new episode “Liv and Let Clive.” With Ravi’s (Rahul Kohli) assistance, she conducts her own investigation, leading them into danger. Major’s (Robert Buckley) search for a new roommate gives Liv additional concerns. David Anders also stars.
THURSDAY 8:31 p.m. on CBS The Odd Couple Felix (Thomas Lennon) has a major, not-pleasant reaction when his much-relied-upon doctor (guest star Erinn Hayes) becomes Oscar’s (Matthew Perry) latest love interest in the new episode “Heal Thyself.” The situation prompts Felix’s hypochondria to go into overdrive, potentially putting a big damper on the romance. Wendell Pierce, Lindsay Sloane and Yvette Nicole Brown also star.
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