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Community grieves for ‘great loss’ Car fleeing police kills husband, wife

From Staff Reports Atlanta’s Polish-Catholic community is mourning following a fatal crash that involved a world-class expert in hepatitis and his wife, who was well-known in the medical community and an organizer in the Polish community.

Driving back from a birthday dinner with their daughter, an innocent elderly husband and wife died when a car being chased by police slammed into their vehicle while crossing an intersection in Peachtree Corners late Thursday night.

The crash happened at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway at Jay Bird See CRASH, Page 8A

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Abhiram Kapaganty spells his final word before winning the 2016 Gwinnett County Association of Educators Annual Spelling Bee at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday morning. (Photos: Chris Roughgarden)

Ex-wife gives testimony on brief marriage

Spelling it out

By Joshua Sharpe

By Chris Stephens

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Staff Correspondent

LAWRENCEVILLE — Back in Queens, N.Y., in the early 1990s, Matthew Leili made his money installing car alarms and once bought his young bride a “beautiful beeper.” It had a special feature.

“I found out after the fact that he had it … cloned,” Joanne Lucey, Nique Leili who divorced the New York native after 18 months, recalled in court Friday. “So when I got a beep, he got a beep.” She also remembered him pinning her down to the floor, hitting walls and being constantly controlling.

All that was about 20 years before the man’s last wife, Nique Leili, turned

LAWRENCEVILLE — The nerves were there, but for Burnette Elementary School student Abhiram Kapaganty, it was a sense of relief after spelling “umlaut” right to win the annual Gwinnett County Spelling Bee Saturday at Central Gwinnett.

The bee, which is hosted by the Gwinnett County Association of Educators, saw Kapaganty go head-to-head with Bay Creek Middle’s Aayush Patel for 20 rounds in the finals. In the end, it was Patel’s misspelling of “streusel” that opened the door for Kapaganty to spell “homogeneous” and “um-

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Burnette student takes first place at Gwinnett bee UMLAUT a mark ( ¨ ) used over a vowel, as in German or Hungarian, to indicate a different vowel quality, usually fronting or rounding

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Post, made it through 17 rounds before the 18th round Abhiram Kapaganty recieves his trophy after winning the 2016 knocked out Creekland Gwinnett County Association of Educators Annual Spelling Bee Middle’s Anson Tao to move at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday the competition to two finalmorning. ists. Prior to that, the trio laut” right for the win. know. I was really surprised went through seven rounds with words like “carafe,” “I was nervous up there,” that I won.”

Kapaganty said. “There were The bee, which is sponSee BEE, Page 8A a lot of words that I didn’t sored by the Gwinnett Daily

After weather delay, Chipper event sees blue skies, sunshine

By Katie Morris

Although there was a winter chill on the air during the morning hours, the temperatures slowly After a week-long dewarmed for volunteers as lay due to winter weather, the afternoon approached. the skies were clear blue “I’ve done this for and the sun was shinyears and this is the best ning Saturday morning weather so far,” said during the 32nd annual Jeannie Lanio, a teacher Bring One for the Chipat Lanier High School. per event.

Lanio and a group of The massive tree 15 to 20 students from the recycling event kicked Lanier High Environmenoff at 9 a.m. at Bethesda tal Club joined a crowd Park in Lawrenceville. of volunteers who helped

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Volunteers Malika Montgomery, left, and Theresa Argott, both ninthgraders at Dacula High School, carry Christmas trees to the chipper during the Bring One for the Chipper event held Saturday at Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville.

(Staff Photo: Katie Morris)

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recycle donated Christmas trees to be spread as mulch around Gwinnett parks. Lanio believes the best way for students to learn about the environment is to get outside and experience it, which was

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Report shows alarming problem of baby sleep deaths

By Andy Miller

Georgia Health News

A state report on Georgia child deaths in 2014 points to a persistent problem:

More than 30 percent of the fatalities reviewed were sleep-related.

The report found that 503 children died in circumstances that sparked a review,

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and that three in four of the deaths could have been prevented. Among these reviewed deaths, 158 were sleep-related.

Deaths of sleeping babies have long been a concern in Georgia and nationally.

Such fatalities include some children being suffocated by overly soft bedding that envelops their noses and mouths.

Some die in “overlay” incidents, meaning that a parent sleeping in the same bed as the infant accidentally rolled over onto the child.

Some babies die when they become wedged, or “entrapped,” between objects that are too hard for their fragile bodies. Some suffer accidental strangulation.

These fatalities also include sudden infant death syndrome, cases for which no cause can be determined.

Overall, the child fatality report found 503 reviewable deaths in 2014 — the latest

year available — less than the 540 child deaths in 2013, according to Morris News Service.

In total, 1,515 children under age 18 died during 2014 in Georgia for all causes, compared to 1,477 the prior year, Morris’ Walter Jones reported.

Meanwhile, the deaths of children whose families had DFCS involvement within the last five years fell from 180 in 2013 to 169. Half of those 2014 deaths were classified as natural or accidental, DFCS said. Many were sleep-related.

Co-sleeping, or specifically bed-sharing — the practice of adults and infants sharing beds — has long been recognized as a cause of childhood fatalities.

Sleep-related deaths “are so preventable, and so tragic,’’ Dr. Avril Beckford, a Smyrna pediatrician, said Friday.

Among the 158 Georgia

sleep-related deaths, the report found: • 61 percent were AfricanAmerican babies.

• 66 percent were less than four months old.

• 60 percent occurred in an adult bed.

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Department of Public Health, told GHN on Friday that bed sharing is a big risk factor in these baby deaths.

The increase in sleeprelated deaths in Georgia has sparked an effort by state agencies, in partnership with the Georgia Hospital Association and doctor groups, to educate more.

Babies should sleep alone, on their backs and in a crib, Fitzgerald emphasized. The sleep initiative will include gowns that will say on their front, “This Side Up,’’ and mothers will also be given a portable bassinet.

Beckford, chief pediatrics officer for WellStar Health

System, said that education of parents can begin during prenatal visits.

The safe-sleep education should be repeated after the baby is born, Beckford said.

“That should be an essential part of every hospital discharge,’’ she said.

“Even babies with reflux should sleep on their backs,’’ Beckford added.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies sleep in the same bedroom as their parents, but on a separate sleep surface, such as a crib or bassinet, for the first few months of life.

AAP also recommends that there be no loose bedding, soft objects or toys where the baby is sleeping.

Experts agree that a crib is the safest place for an infant to sleep, but not every family can afford one. In that case, the AAP recommends substituting a dresser drawer that has been removed from the dresser.

GGC students make trip to state capitol

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

A host of students study-

ing political science at Georgia Gwinnett College recently took part in an annual trip to the state capitol.

About 40 students and professors Scott Boykin, Dovile Budryte and Linda Mancillas joined the trip, which included students from various political science classes, political science majors and non-majors.

The day included time in the House and Senate chambers, a visit to the capitol museum and a meeting with Gov. Nathan Deal.

Merri Brantley, GGC’s director of External Affairs, presented a talk about how state government works and how public funding supports the college. This gave the students a real-life example of how state government

Gov. Nathan Deal poses for a picture with a group of Georgia Gwinnett College students who recently visited the capitol. (Special Photo)

affects them.

Students’ comments in essays after the capitol visit expressed appreciation for the inside look at how state government functions, a

press release said. For some, it provided valuable insight into their career plans, while others said it offered exposure to a process sometimes taken for granted.

Repainting to close Mountain Park library branch for week of Feb. 22

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Lilburn residents who use the Mountain Park library branch will need to find a different branch to visit the week of Feb. 22.

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ficials said the branch will be closed that week so it can get a fresh coat of paint. As a result, book returns will be affected.

The book drops will be closed, so books will have to be returned to other branches that week. The system will waive fines

for books that are due during that week, however.

Library patrons will also have to pick an alternate location if they have a book hold that is expected to arrive at Mountain Park during that week, officials said.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 • 3A

Snellville resident among cases touted by Johnson U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., announced this past week that his office has helped residents of Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District get more than $50 million in Hank Johnson assistance from federal agencies since he took office nine years ago.

The success stories touted by Johnson’s office included one about an unnamed Vietnam veteran from Snellville who was exposed to Agent Orange during the war and suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and a heart condition.

The congressman’s staff made inquiries to federal officials and was able to secure $100,000 in back pay and $3,300 in month-

Political Notebook

clear up issues with the Internal Revenue Service to securing Social Security benefits for another constituent and getting assistance for nearly 800 homeowners through the HomeSafe Georgia program.

Johnson, like all other members of the U.S. Curt Yeomans House of Representatives, is up for re-election ly benefit payments for this year. His district inthe veteran. cludes southern Gwinnett “Helping constituents County as well as parts solve seemingly intracof DeKalb, Rockdale and table problems is what Newton counties. my district office does Two students from every day,” Johnson said Gwinnett among Hice’s in a statement. “I’m service academy proud that my staff has nominees been able to help so many U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, constituents receive the R-Ga., recently anmoney and benefits due nounced his list of 20 them from the federal nominees for service government. Taking care academy appointments of home first is my No. 1 includes a pair of stupriority.” dents from the Buford The congressman’s of- area. fice touted several other Buford High School success stories, ranging student John “Jack” from helping constituents Barber and Mill Creek

High School Christopher Lumley students were among the students picked to receive nominations from the freshman Jody Hice congressman. They are part of a group of nominees that represents a wide swatch of Hice’s sprawling district, which stretches from Athens to McDonough and includes eastern Gwinnett.

Congressmen from across the country routinely announce their nominations for the nation’s major service academies, including the Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine academies, at this time of the year.

Hice’s office said the congressman convened a Military Academy Se-

lection Board to review applications and offer consultation on which students he should nominate.

That panel included Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman, retired Army Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, retired Marine Lt. Col. Seth Hathaway, retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer Ray Fairman, Vietnam veteran Tex McIver and Stephanie Reich Kauzlarich.

Woodall voices displeasure over president’s ‘Waters of the U.S.’ veto Rep. Rob Woodall’s office took to Facebook recently to register its disappointment in President Barack Obama’s Rob Woodall veto of legislation that would have overturned the controversial

Waters of the United States Rule.

The rule is oppossed

by Gwinnett officials because of the authority they say they would lose over smaller bodies of water, and the Republican congressman, whose district includes most of the county, was quick to speak out against the veto.

“The action has been challenged by 32 states, and the Supreme Court has twice affirmed the federal limitations of the existing rule — yet the president has decided to veto America’s voice,” Woodall’s office said on its Facebook page. “In his State of the Union speech … his words indicated a desire to eliminate red tape and work together, but sadly his actions continue to demonstrate the opposite.”

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

Gwinnett teachers to job shadow at Debris causes fourth Google, GMC, Kenny Leon Theater spill of wastewater

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Teachers across Gwinnett on Tuesday will get an idea what it’s like to

work for Google, Gwinnett Medical Center and the Kenny Leon Theater.

About 40 Gwinnett County Public Schools teachers will participate in National Job Shadowing

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Day where they will follow 24 people who represented various businesses and organizations. The teachers come from the district’s seven academy high schools.

“The teachers will spend the day learning through direct experience about trends, skill requirements and opportunities in industries related to their subject,” Jody Reeves, executive director for Academies and Career and Technical Education, said in a press release.

“By engaging in these activities, the teachers will learn how classroom content and learning strategies are applied in the workplace.”

Reeves added that the experience is designed to increase the ability to connect theory and practice and bring an understanding of workplace practices and policies into the classroom.

Chris Nedza, coordinator of academy business

partnerships, said the job shadow experience helps teachers build relationships with industry partners.

“With first-hand exposure, teachers can design and implement classroom activities, projects and work-based learning opportunities that will add relevance and meaning to students’ classroom learning,” Nedza said. “It also may lead to multi-day externships, thus strengthening the relationships between students, educators and industry partners.”

Nedza added that externships offer a fresh perspective that lets teachers tie curriculum to real-world applications.

Teachers gain an increased ability to explain the value of what students are learning, and this often leads to activities in which students work in groups, engaging in cooperative learning and real-life, problem-based assignments.

By Curt Yeomans

on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

In each case, the county contacted officials at the For the fourth time in Georgia Environmental as many days, Gwinnett Protection Division about County water officials found the incidents. Additional themselves dealing with a steps were taken each time spill involving wastewater or to mitigate the effect, and signs were placed in the area sewage on Thursday. to notify residents. In the LoDepartment of Water ganville incident, the ground Resources officials said was raked and lime was debris, including used oil containers, that someone had spread to reduce the spill’s impact on the environment. thrown into the wastewater While the overflows in system caused one of the system’s manholes in Logan- Norcross and Lawrenceville highlighted the importance ville to overflow.

The department was noti- of not pouring fats, oils and grease into the wastewater fied about the spill at 211 system, the spill in LoganEmory Lane in Loganville ville highlighted the imporat 3:08 p.m. and crews got it stopped around 5:20 p.m., tance of not tossing debris after searching for the cause into the wastewater system.

That includes throwing of the clog and removing items into open manholes it. About 8,202 gallons of and flushing non-dissolvable wastewater spilled into Brushy Fork Creek because items, such as wipes, in the toilet. of the spill, however.

“Your toilet is not a trash “There were actucan,” Water Resources ally empty one-gallon oil spokeswoman Karen Shields containers in there,” Water said.

Resources Deputy Director Wastewater is the recently Field Operations Rebecca used water that comes from Shelton told the Daily Post toilets and sinks in a house during a discussion on the and has not yet been cleaned county’s water and sewer before being returned to system on Friday. “That’s the county’s water source, how we know somebody Lake Lanier. It can include had to actually be throwing whatever was flushed down something into the sewer.” a toilet.

County officials said this Wastewater is handled by past week was an unusually active week for sewage a separate pipe system from stormwater. A third, separate and wastewater spills in the system provides clean water county, which may usually only see about 25 or so spills to houses to be used for cooking, drinking, bathing in a year.

Last Monday, raw sewage and toilets.

A key difference between spilled out of a fractured pipe at a pumping station in the two is how water gets into each system. StormwaSnellville. Wastewater also ter, for example, enters its overflowed from manholes in Norcross and Lawrencev- system through drains on the side of streets. Meanwhile, ille because of grease clogs anything that ends up in the wastewater system can only get there through either the drains in a house or by getting past heavy manhole covers.

Debris is a common cause of overflows from the waste water system, although it trails fats, oils and grease, which Shelton said causes about 50 percent of clogs in the system. Debris does cause upwards of 40 percent of the clogs, though, and tree roots that encroach on the system cause about another 10 percent, she said.

“There have been occasions where there were things floating out of the system (during overflows) that shouldn’t have been in there,” Shelton said.

Water Resources Assistant Director Tyler Richards said it’s not unusual, for example, to see debris get into the system through one way or another because of curious children.

“Kids love to see what they can throw in there,” she said.

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4A • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 To Your Good Health

Screenings weighed against the benefit DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago, I took advantage of our local $99 low-dose CT scan for smokers at high risk of lung cancer (I certainly fit the criteria). Still smoking, I had the scan, and it was reported to me that they had “seen something” and wanted to do a follow-up PET scan. I quit smoking completely, cold turkey, the day before the PET scan, and have been cigarette-free ever since.

Vividly, I remember telling myself for many years as I smoked that not if but when I met with the lung cancer doctor, I would not be a smoker.

The doctor told me that “nothing lit up,” therefore I did not have cancer. They did, however, see a number of nodules all on one side of my lung. The largest was 10 mm in diameter, another 8 mm, then many small ones. He did not know what the nodules were — perhaps the result of a fungal infection.

I’ve since had two follow-up CT scans, and the nodules have not changed, either in size or in quantity. I am due for another CT scan six months after the last one, which will be my fourth in approximately 15 months.

The doctor recommended continuing with the standard protocol, which called for another CT scan in six months.

So, no biopsy, at least for now. The charge that I saw from the hospital for the PET scan with contrast was $9,000. My co-pay for the PET scan was $225.

It is my belief that I am getting excellent care and advice. I am now working daily, in a number of ways, on improving my overall wellness: physical, emotional and spiritual. I am grateful for all that I have.

— A.O. ANSWER: Despite the seeming low price of the initial scan, the followup scans have been very expensive, had no demonstrable benefit to you and have given you a fair dose of radiation. A few people in your situation would have had a nodule grow, requiring it to be removed, and possibly been saved from lung cancer. However, the number of people who need many followup scans and never need surgery is large compared with the number who get their cancer potentially cured.

The best news of all is that you quit smoking, but some people use a negative scan as an excuse to keep smoking. We don’t know whether people are more or less likely to quit smoking after a scan, and that information is critical to understanding whether the scans have a net benefit or harm.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Problems will develop if you are argumentative or fall short of your expectations. Try to DEAR AMY: During ried on without him. Peo- find the best solution, the introductions at the Ask Amy the holidays, our cousins reception. He was clearly ple who know him will instead of thinking about invited my brother, sister understand your choice, under the influence. where to put the blame. and me (along with our and the opinion of others Even if he guarantees VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. spouses and families) shouldn’t matter. it will not happen at my 22) — Take a short to her home for dinner.

DEAR AMY: I feel wedding, I do not want trip or spend time with My cousin is compiling a kinship with “Proud the added stress while someone who makes a family tree to docuwedding-planning (not to Mom,” whose mother-inyou happy. Activities ment our heritage. After mention I don’t want this law ignored her daughter. that allow you to test dinner, several of us Like her, one of my husstress while pregnant). I your strength or intelworked to identify family feel that my decision is a band’s relatives was “difligence will boost your Amy Dickinson members from some old good one, but I can’t help ficult” as you would have confidence and promote photos. described her; “emotionbut feel guilty and wonfriendships.

My cousins had never ally distant and indifprofanities. der if people will think LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. met my brother’s wife or ferent” is how I would The person you leave I am a bad daughter for 23) — A opportunity to daughter before this eve- out of your narrative is not including him. What describe her. Indifference pick up extra work you ning. Over the course of your brother, who is hus- do you suggest I do? is on the borderline of can do from home will the evening, both women band to one woman and — Distraught Bride emotional neglect and help you make positive consumed too much need not be tolerated for father to the other. He DEAR BRIDE: changes by giving you alcohol. The niece was the emotional well-being should have thanked the Weddings can provide needed extra income. dropping F-bombs right of your family. cousins for their hospital- opportunities to renew SCORPIO (Oct. 24and left.

We offered her the ity and apologized for the relationships that have Nov. 22) — You’ll be on She and her mother proverbial olive branch way the evening ended grown distant, but I do top of your game and ended up on the floor — (the women should, of more than once and were believe that people earn ready for a challenge. almost unable to stand let down every time. We course, apologize themtheir place at the table Initiate change and let up. My sister and I were selves — but they won’t). by maintaining a minisevered ties with her horrified at this behavior. years ago, and none of us someone you love know This is an unfortunate mal standard for family how you feel. ProgresMy sister asked them to situation. If you are at all members, which is to be feel like we’re missing sive action will bring reliable and respectful in out. stop the bad language. close to either woman, positive results. a basic sense — even if This request fell on Be it a family member you could follow up, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. drunk ears. or future spouse: Don’t expressing your concern they have problems.

23-Dec. 21) — Don’t I suggest that you take waste your time on anyNeedless to say, my about their choice and reveal personal informaa very long view and cousin said that my one who isn’t willing to behavior. Otherwise, tion or be enticed by a brother and his family waste their time on you. your cousin is wise to ex- make your choice based would never be welcome clude them in the future. on this question: Ten — Proud (and Strong) bad influence. Unrealyears from now, what to her home again. How Mom istic expectations and DEAR AMY: I am unfounded assumptions choice will you be proudshould we (my sister and getting married in a few DEAR MOM: Thank will be your downfall. est to have made? If you you for offering your I) have handled this situ- months. I am also pregTake time to gather acthink your choice not to ation? perspective. Many readnant. curate facts and figures ask your father to your — Still in Shock ers agree with you.

I am super-excited to before you make a wedding will stay solid DEAR STILL: You You can contact Amy celebrate with friends move. from a decade’s distance, Dickinson via email: and your sister were and family, but I am not CAPRICORN (Dec. then make it and stand not responsible for your askamy@tribpub.com. sure how to handle my 22-Jan. 19) — The behind your decision sister-in-law and niece’s father. We have had a You can also follow her help you offer others without guilt. behavior at the cousin’s on Twitter @askingamy strained relationship for will bring high returns.

People are messy. No house. As observers who over 15 years, and I do or “like” her on FaceSomeone who shares have a relationship with book. Amy Dickinson’s not want to invite him to family is perfect. But if your integrity and the thought of your father memoir, “The Mighty the drunken women, the wedding. tenacious attitude will being with you fills you you could (and should) Queens of Freeville: A He has a history of propose a partnership. with dread and if there only have reacted honMother, a Daughter and drug problems, and at Celebrate your good is no way to minimize estly, which your sister the Town that Raised my sister’s wedding he fortune with someone the impact, then yes — it Them” (Hyperion), is did when she asked the showed up late to the you love. might be best if you car- available in bookstores. young woman not to use ceremony and missed

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WORLD Almost 40 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey ANKARA — Almost 40 people drowned and 75 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey’s western coast on Saturday, according to local officials and the Turkish Dogan news agency.

More than 1 million refugees and migrants arrived in the European Union last year and some 3,600 died or went missing, forcing the EU to mull suspending its Schengen open-borders area for up to two years.

The Turkish coast guard was continuing search and rescue efforts where the 17-meter boat carrying at least 120 people sank off the coast of Ayvacik, a town across from the Greek island of Lesvos, the Dogan news agency reported.

“I am afraid the numbers will rise as divers continue the search,” Mehmet Unal Sahin, the mayor of Ayvacik, told the CNNTurk news channel by phone.

Cruz, Trump make final appeals

By James Oliphant, Amanda Becker and Steve Holland Reuters

AMES, Iowa — Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz, locked in a tight race in Iowa with billionaire Donald Trump just two days before the state’s crucial U.S. presidential nominating contest, urged a packed house of supporters to give him the first victory of the 2016 campaign.

Ten Republicans and three Democrats were campaigning in Iowa for their parties’ nominations but much of the focus was on the fight between Cruz and Trump.

“This is your time,” Cruz told a crowd of about 1,000 at a hotel ballroom. “This is the time for the men and women of Iowa to make a decision. We are inches away.”

On Monday, Iowans will gather in homes, gymnasiums, libraries, taverns and even grain Syrian opposition elevators for caucuses to select their favorite for the wants to make Democratic and Republipeace talks work can presidential nominations. When they are finGENEVA — A Syrian ished, the race will take on opposition delegation arrived a new dynamic and several in Geneva late on Saturday candidates are expected to saying they were keen to drop out altogether. make U.N. peace talks a Polls suggest that either success and test the govern- Cruz, who is making a ment’s intention to implefurious last-minute swing ment U.N. resolutions.

Salim al-Muslat, spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee, said President Bashar al-Assad must release women and children Petraeus will not from government jails and receive further allow aid into besieged areas, but that there were no punishment WASHINGTON — U.S. preconditions for talks.

“We are keen to make this Defense Secretary Ashton negotiation a success. But Carter has decided not to we should ask the other side. impose further punishThe other side is pretendment on David Petraeus, a ing to represent the Syrian former U.S. military compeople. In fact, he is killing mander and CIA director the Syrian people,” Muslat who admitted sharing told reporters as the delega- classified information with tion arrived at their hotel in his mistress, according to a Geneva. letter seen by Reuters.

A U.N. Security Council The short letter was sent resolution passed last month by Stephen Hedger, the asdemands that all sides allow sistant secretary of defense immediate humanitarian aid for legislative affairs, and to all besieged areas, release the decision is in line with arbitrarily detained prisoners an Army review. and stop attacking civilian Petraeus resigned as areas. head of the CIA in 2012 after it was revealed that he was having an afMore than 2,100 fair with his biographer, pregnant women Army Reserve officer Paula Broadwell. When he in Colombia infected with Zika pleaded guilty to mishandling classified informaBOGOTA — More than tion, a court document 2,100 pregnant Colombian signed by Petraeus and women are infected with the prosecutors said that in mosquito-borne Zika virus, 2011, Petraeus illegally the country’s national health gave Broadwell access to institute said on Saturday, official binders. as the disease continues its In April, the retired spread across the Americas. four-star general was The virus has been linked sentenced to two years to the devastating birth of probation and fined defect microcephaly, which $100,000 but was spared prevents fetus’ brains from prison time after pleading developing properly. There is guilty to mishandling clasno vaccine. sified information.

There are 20,297 confirmed cases of the disease Obama to make in Colombia, the national first visit to U.S. health institute said in a epidemiology bulletin, mosque on Wed. among them 2,116 pregnant WASHINGTON — women.

There are so far no rePresident Barack Obama ported cases of microcephaly will make his first visit as or deaths from the virus in president to a U.S. mosque Colombia. next week in a defense — From wire reports of religious freedom, the

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PEOPLE Louis C.K. surprises fans with Web series

LOS ANGELES — Louis C.K. pulled a Beyonce and dropped an episode of new web series “Horace and Pete” online with no prior announcement.

C.K. stars in “Horace and Pete” with Steve Buscemi.

The comedian alerted his fans to the series’ existence with an email on Saturday, which announced that the first episode of the series was available for download on his website for $5. Dubbed “a brand new thing from Louis C.K.,” the announcement read, “Hi there. ‘Horace and Pete’ episode one is available for download. $5.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz greets attendees at a campaign event Go here to watch it. We hope in Hubbard, Iowa, on Saturday. (Reuters/Jim Young) you like it. Regards, Louis.”

The episode takes place through as many counTrump urged people mer secretary of state, and in an Irish bar and features appearances by Alan Alda, ties and small towns as he to caucus. “This is now Vermont Senator Bernie Aidy Bryant and Edie Falco. can, or Trump, who was crunch time,” he said.

Sanders remain engaged holding several large“This is what it’s all in a fierce battle, both in scale rallies across Iowa about.”

Iowa and elsewhere.

Bowie’s will this weekend, will prevail While at his event in The two, along with fordirects his ashes among the Republicans.

Ames, Cruz refrained mer Maryland Governor to Bali, splits Trump used stagecraft from attacking Trump but Martin O’Malley, agreed and blasted Cruz to enthe New York developer in principle to add four $100M estate liven a crowd in Dubuque was not so circumspect. debates to their calendars, NEW YORK — David as he barnstormed through He continued to sugClinton’s campaign said.

Bowie, the British rock eastern Iowa. At the airgest that Cruz may not The first will be next star who died at the age of port, Trump’s plane, with be legally qualified to be week in New Hampshire, his name emblazoned on president because he was contingent on approval by 69 from cancer earlier this month, directed in his will the side, did a fly-by near born in Canada. the Democratic National that his ashes be scattered in the hangar where he was “How the hell can you Committee.

Bali, an island that fascito soon speak. The plane run for president?” Trump The Clinton campaign nated him, according to a landed, and he emerged said. “Ted has a big prob- also called for a debate newspaper report. from his plane to speak lem.” in Flint, Michigan, to Bowie’s estimated $100 to a crowd of about 400, On the Democratic side, highlight the city’s watermillion estate will go to small by Trump standards. Hillary Clinton, the forcontamination crisis. his wife, children, a nanny and a personal assistant, in is dead and numerous accordance with his 20-page others were wounded in will, filed on Friday in Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan, what could have been a gang fight at a motorcycle the New York Times said.

His penthouse apartment exposition at the Denver in the trendy Manhattan Coliseum on Saturday neighborhood of Soho, afternoon, police said. where fans left a wall of No one was in custody flowers upon hearing news as a result of the mulof his death on Jan. 10, was tiple shootings and one left to his widow, model stabbing at the Colorado Iman Abdulmajid Jones, the Motorcycle Expo, police newspaper said. He also left spokeswoman Raquel Lopez told reporters. One her about half of the remaining estate.

Former CIA director David Petraeus speaks after leaving person was being questhe Federal Courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina, on tioned.

His children, adult son April 23. Petraeus will face no further punishment for misDuncan and teenage daughAsked by a reporter handling classified information. (Reuters/Chris Keane) ter Alexandria, will get about what motorcycle gang 25 percent each and Alexmay have been involved, White House said, follow- jailbreak surrendered to Lopez said that was under andria was also left Bowie’s ing a rise in anti-Muslim law enforcement, authori- investigation. She said this mountain retreat in Ulster rhetoric in the United ties said. was not a “mass casualty” County, New York.

States.

The weeklong manhunt event.

Obama will visit on came to end when Hossein Denver Health, a health ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Wednesday the Islamic Nayeri, 37, and Jonathan care organization, tweeted tracking for Society of Baltimore Tieu, 20, were taken into that nine people were mosque, where he will custody on Saturday $40M weekend being transported to area hold a roundtable with the morning in San Franhospitals. Conditions were LOS ANGELES — community and deliver cisco’s park district, the not immediately available.

DreamWorks’ animated remarks, a White House police said. sequel “Kung Fu Panda 3” is official said on Saturday.

A woman approached Florida drive-by vanquishing its competition At the mosque, the police officers and pointed shooting kills at the domestic box office president will “reiterate out a white van that the importance of staying looked like one Nayeri 22-month-old boy this weekend, outstripping other new releases includtrue to our core values and Tieu were reported to A 22-month-old boy sit- ing “The Finest Hours” and — welcoming our fellow have stolen in Los Angeles ting inside a car was killed “Fifty Shades of Black” with Americans, speaking out following their escape, ease, according to studio in a gang-related drive-by against bigotry, rejecting Orange County Sheriff estimates. indifference, and protect- Sandra Hutchens said at a shooting in Florida, the The Jack Black starrer Jacksonville Sheriff’s Ofing our nation’s tradition news conference. took in $10 million on Frifice said on Saturday. of religious freedom,” the When the officers apNeither the child nor the day, forecasting a three-day official said. proached the van, in the total of $40 million from other occupants of the car He has visited mosques parking lot of a Whole appeared to be the intended 3,955 locations. Friday estioutside the United States Foods market, Nayeri mates had suggested the pic on his trips abroad. popped out and ran away, target of the gunfire, auwould gross as much as $45 leading officers on a chase thorities said. million in its debut.

Shots were fired at about before they caught him Two remaining jail Po the Panda isn’t the only 6:10 p.m. Friday, strika short distance away, escapees caught Hutchens said. Tieu, who ing the child at least three hero at the multiplex. Disney’s “The Finest Hours,” times in the upper body, in San Francisco tried to hide in the van, which follows the courathe sheriff’s office said. was arrested soon after LOS ANGELES — The that, she said. geous Coast Guard rescue The child, identified as two remaining fugitives mission of 1952, generated Aiden Michael McClenwho escaped from a $3.3 million on Friday, porOne person killed, don, was rushed to the Southern California jail hospital but has since died. tending a weekend haul of last week were arrested on several wounded Authorities were search- $9.5 million. The Chris Pine Saturday by San Francisco at biker event ing for a white vehicle that starrer unspools in 3,143 police, a day after the locations. drove off from the scene.

At least one person — From wire reports third escapee in the brazen — From wire reports

Clinton, Kasich win endorsements from New York Times

By Mary Milliken and Jonathan Allen Reuters

The New York Times’s editorial board endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John Kasich as they seek to become their parties’ nominees in the U.S. presidential election, calling Clinton one of the most “deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history.”

MUST READ Clinton, a front-runner facing a strong challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders, and Kasich, who has only dimly registered in the polls, received the endorsements from one of the nation’s largest newspapers two days before voters in Iowa hold the first nominating contest for the Nov. 8 election.

“Mr. Sanders does not have the breadth of experience or policy ideas that Mrs. Clinton offers,” the board wrote after praising him for making important points about economic inequality and foreign policy.

The board praised Clinton’s term as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and said she had shown a lifelong commitment to American workers, particularly women. The board criticized her

as too quick to propose using military force abroad but said she still would be a better military leader than her Republican rivals.

The Times editorial board previously endorsed Clinton in 2008, when she ran against Barack Obama. In that endorsement, it also argued that Clinton had more experience and had presented more detailed policy ideas than her rival.

Kasich, the governor of Ohio,

was the only candidate in the crowded Republican field the board said it was able to stomach.

“Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, though a distinct underdog, is the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race,” the board wrote.

It said Kasich had “been capable of compromise and believes in the ability of government to improve lives.”

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The fight for the soul of the GOP

WASHINGTON — It’s hard to believe that the United States, having resisted the siren song of socialism during its entire 20th-century heyday (the only major democracy to do so), should suddenly succumb to its charms a generation after its intellectual demise. Indeed, the prospect of socialist Bernie Sanders, whatever his current momentum, winning the Democratic nomination remains far-fetched.

The Dems would be risking a November electoral disaster of historic dimensions.

Yet there is no denying how far Sanders has pulled his party to the Charles left — and how hard the establishment candidate, Krauthammer Hillary Clinton, has been racing to catch up.

The Republicans, on the other hand, are dealing with a full-scale riot. The temptation they face is trading in a century of conservatism for Trumpism.

The 2016 presidential race has turned into an epic contest between the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump and traditional conservatism, though in two varieties: the scorched-earth fundamentalist version of Ted Cruz, and a reformist version represented by Marco Rubio (and several so-called establishment candidates) — and articulated most fully by non-candidate Paul Ryan and a cluster of highly productive thinkers and policy wonks dubbed “reformicons.”

Trump insists that he’s a conservative, but in his pronouncements and policies, conservatism seems more of a rental — a three-story penthouse rental with Central Park-view, to be sure — than an ideological home. Trump protests that Ronald Reagan, too, migrated from left to right. True, but Reagan’s transformation occurred in his 40s — not, as with Trump, in his 60s.

In radically different ways, Trump and Sanders are addressing the deep anxiety stemming from the secular stagnation in wages and living standards that has squeezed the middle and working classes for a generation. Sanders locates the villainy in a billionaire class that has rigged both the economic and political system. Trump blames foreigners, most prominently those cunning Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese and Saudis who’ve been taking merciless advantage of us, in concert with America’s own leaders who are, alternatively, stupid and incompetent or bought and corrupt.

Hence Trump’s most famous policy recommendations: anti-immigrant, including the forced deportation of 11 million people; anti-trade, with a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods and a 35 percent tariff on U.S. manufacturing moved to Mexico; and anti-Muslim, most notoriously a complete ban on entry into the U.S. Temporarily only, we are assured, except that the ban applies “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on” — a standard so indeterminate as to be meaningless.

Trump has limited concern for the central tenet of American conservatism (and most especially of the tea party movement) — limited government. The most telling example is his wholehearted support for “eminent domain,” i.e. the forcible appropriation by government of private property. Trump called it “wonderful.”

Trump has not yet called Vladimir Putin wonderful but he has taken a shine to the swaggering mini-czar who seems to run his trains on time. When informed that Putin kills opponents and journalists, Trump’s initial reaction was, “Well, I think that our country does plenty of killing, also,” the kind of moronic what-about-the-Crusades moral equivalence that conservatives have railed against for decades. Although, to be fair, after some prompting, Trump did come out against the killing of journalists.

Cruz is often lumped with Trump in the “antiestablishment” camp. That suited Cruz tactically for a while, but it’s fairly meaningless, given that “establishment” can mean anything these days. And given the huge gulf between the political philosophies of the two men. Cruz is a genuine conservative — austere, indeed radical, so much so that he considers mainstream congressional conservatives apostates.

And finds Trump not conservative at all, as he is now furiously, belatedly insisting.

My personal preference is for the third ideological alternative, the reform conservatism that locates the source of our problems not in heartless billionaires or crafty foreigners, but in our superannuated, increasingly sclerotic 20th-century welfare-state structures.

Their desperate need for reform has been overshadowed by the new populism, but Speaker Ryan is determined to introduce a serious reform agenda in this year’s Congress — boring stuff like welfare reform, health care reform, tax reform and institutional congressional reforms such as the return to “regular order.”

Paired with a President like Rubio (or Chris Christie or Carly Fiorina, to go long-shot), such an agenda would give conservatism its best opportunity since Reagan to become the country’s governing philosophy.

Unless the GOP takes the populist leap. In which case, a conservative restoration will be a long time coming.

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State senator seeks to help disabled Republican State Sen. Fran Millar represents Georgia’s 40th District in the north Atlanta suburbs and is not your typical glad-handing, hail-fellowwell-met kind of politician. One Atlanta newspaper columnist calls him “perpetually grumpy” and “ornery.” Now in his third term in the Senate after serving 12 years in the House, what you see with Millar is what you get: perpetually grumpy and ornery and a straightshooter.

I much prefer his style to that of one of his puffed-up colleagues who, on the few occasions that I have been on the Senate floor, has breezed past me as though I was a potted plant and then has the temerity to invite me to his fundraisers. I would as soon go to a hog-killing.

That is why when Millar stopped me one day at an Education Reform Commission meeting of which he and I were members to tell me he was working on a piece of legislation that he thought would be of interest to my readers, I knew we weren’t talking some self-aggrandizing PR puff. Fran Millar doesn’t do PR puff. He was referring to legislation that he believes will be of great benefit to the disabled community. The measure is called Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE. Millar says, “Over the years, one of the biggest fears expressed to me by parents that have children with severe disabilities has been, ‘What will happen to our child when we die?’”

Millar, whose district includes Peacthree Corners, hopes to answer that question with ABLE, which will allow individuals living with disabilities to establish tax-free savings accounts, much like the college savings accounts, known as 529 Plans.

Where did he get the idea?

“At the end of 2014, Congress

It is estimated that there are currently some 300,000 disabled persons in our state. The National Disability Institute estimates some 67,000 accounts will initially be established in Georgia if and when ABLE becomes law.

Because earnings from these accounts are tax-free, the bill must originate in the House of Representatives Dick where all tax legislation is first considYarbrough ered. State Reps. Lee Hawkins (RGainesville) and Scot Turner (R-Holly passed the federal ABLE Act by a Springs) will introduce the legislation in vote of 404-17 in the House and the House and, assuming it passes that 76-16 in the Senate,” he said, “and body, Millar will manage the measure gave the states the opportunity to set in the Senate. up similar programs for its citizens.

I asked Millar if he foresees any I heard about it at a meeting and opposition to the passage of the ABLE thought it sounded like a good thing Act. “There is none that I know off,” to do for Georgia’s disabled commu- he says, “although I am sure there will nity.” Millar says the federal legislabe somebody who won’t like the fact tion was one of the rare times when that it will cost the state perhaps $8-9 “Washington got it right and showed million in lost revenue, but given that a little bipartisan cooperation.” He our budget is $24 billion, that’s a small wants to see the same thing happen in price to pay to give our disabled citizens the General Assembly. and their families some peace of mind.”

Eligibility for ABLE is limited to in- I agree. dividuals with disabilities that occurred “Other than that, I suspect it will surbefore age 26. If someone applies after prise a lot of people to know that there that age, they will need documentation are so many compassionate Republithat indicates the onset of the disability cans in the Legislature,” he quipped. came before the age of 26.

I told Millar I thought the effort was Passage of Georgia’s ABLE Act a noble one and that it could help a lot would allow total annual after-tax con- of deserving people. If I was looking tributions of up to $14,000 from family, for some warm and fuzzy response, I friends or the person with the disability. was looking at the wrong person. In his Accounts cannot exceed $235,000. perpetually grumpy style, Fran Millar said, “If we can’t do this kind of thing Once an account exceeds $100,000, Social Security income benefits are sus- for the least of these, who the hell are pended but Medicare eligibility remains we doing it for?”

You’ve got to love the guy. intact.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at An ABLE account could be used for yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box a variety of essential expenses, includ725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online ing education, employment training, at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook medical and dental care, housing and at www.facebook.com/dickyarb. transportation among other things.

A few comments from the debate I watched or listened to every word of both Republican debates Thursday — the kid’s table (or undercard or JV debate) and the “main event.” Every word. I heard a lot things that I liked and that really made good sense to me — as well as a lot of sophomoric whining and finger pointing and comments that didn’t amount to a hill of beans. Of course the biggest din was probably the sound of silence created by the absence of Donald Trump.

Now let me say something about that.

And understand, I am not a Trump guy.

I support Ted Cruz. I could certainly live with Christie or Rubio. I could not get excited about any of the other candidates. I’d vote for a midget Russian astronaut before I would vote for Bernie or Hillary. But I am in the minority that appreciates the fact that Trump didn’t show up Thursday night, for this reason.

He did, once again, what he said he would do. Meghan Kelly did a hatchet job on Trump in the previous debate that she moderated. She was totally unprofessional and attacked him from the get-go, asking him questions about topics that, well, didn’t amount to a hill of beans.

He said then that he wouldn’t participate in another debate moderated by her. Fox called his bluff, and he followed through. What a breath of fresh air for a politician.

But back to the people who actually showed up. Here are some of my favorite comments from the evening and, as always, I am presenting my opinion, which is the only one I have. Your opinion is just that. Yours.

I liked what Rubio said about strengthening the military and intelligence agencies in this country and putting people in Gitmo instead of

did screw up the ending, though. It is the “blessings” of liberty, not whatever Ben said.

I liked the fact that Ted Cruz vowed to dismantle every word of Obamacare.

It is a disaster. Insurance costs have skyrocketed. Coverage has plummeted. More and more doctors are out of network. Obama lied. We don’t pay less for insurance and we don’t get to Darrell Huckaby keep our own doctors, and lots and lots releasing them to kill more innocent of people have lost their jobs because people. And he said, “They will tell us employers can’t afford to pay the insurwhat we need to know.” Attaboy Marco. ance costs.

I’m all for that, even if we do have to I was horrified by the facts Cruz listpour water on their face. These people ed about our military being dismantled. are cutting off heads, y’all.

I’m not afraid of much. I am terrified by My favorite lines of the evening were the prospects of a weakened nation in a from Carly Fiorina, about the other world more dangerous than ever. woman in the race. She said that Hillary The moderator asked Marco Rubio Clinton belonged in the Big House, not about a magazine article calling him the White House. Hear! Hear! the “Savior of the Republican Party.”

Along those same lines, Chris Chris- He looked right into the camera and tie promised to prosecute Hillary for said that there is only one savior. Jesus the crimes she has committed against Christ came down from heaven to die the security of the United States for, in for our sins. He is the only savior we her words, the sake of “convenience.” have. I wouldn’t mind having a person He also was willing to point out the fact in the White House who thinks like that. that she had lied to the families of the I wasn’t impressed with the back men killed in Benghazi which, in his and forth about whether the 12 million words, made her ineligible to be comillegal immigrants in this country have mander in chief. a path to citizenship or not and good I understand about deleting emails old Megan, Trump’s nemesis, pulled though. I have a guy who deletes about out a lot of tape showing contradicting half of those sent to me before I ever testimony from Ted and Marco on the see them. It’s quite handy. But my email subject. I think she is clearly prejudiced only concerns me and not the security against candidates with a Hispanic of the United States. heritage. I’d purely love to see Hillary I loved the fact that Ben Carson get equal mistreatment. quoted the preamble to the Constitution One thing I do know, beyond a as his closing statement; because for shadow of a doubt. We will have a new decades I taught my students that the president in 51 weeks, and I truly hope that it will be one of the people from things put forth in the preamble were Thursday night’s debates. the only things the federal government Selah. had any right to be concerned with. He

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partners, possibly even some in neighboring states.

Such physician-to-phyEmory’s Winship Cancer sician relationships already Institute in Atlanta has anexist in cancer care, he said, nounced the first community but this hospital partner for its new partnership cancer network: Archbold “formalMemorial Hospital in Thomizes the asville. process.”

The affiliation means that “We’re physicians with the South committed Georgia hospital will have acto the very cess to Emory cancer specialbest care,’’ Walter J. Curran Jr. ists for care consultations, the Curran latest protocols and research, said. “One and a route for patients to of the goals of Winship participate in clinical trials.

Cancer Institute is to be the Some patients may be re- resource center for cancer ferred for super-specialized care for the state.” cancer care at the Atlanta Winship is the first and facility, but most will get only National Cancer Institreatment in Thomasville tute-designated cancer center and surrounding areas, in the state of Georgia.

Emory said.

“The clinical research Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., partnership with Emory’s Winship’s executive direcWinship Cancer Institute tor, told GHN on Wednesis such a great thing for day that he envisions the patients in our region,” Winship Cancer Network Archbold’s oncology clinical gaining more such hospital research director, Dr. Teresa

Coleman, said in a statement. “Through the Winship Cancer Network, Archbold oncology patients will now have access to the largest unit in Georgia for Phase I clinical trials, which are very important in introducing new therapies against cancer. It’s really incredible what this partnership will mean for patients in our region.”

Chris Kane, a consultant with DHG Healthcare, said Thursday that such a partnership makes sense for both Emory and Archbold.

The deal “expands Archbold’s credibility and affords Emory a broader network for complex cases and research cases,’’ Kane said.

As cancer treatment is increasingly delivered in outpatient settings, patients want convenience, he said.

“Yet they also want assurances that treatment protocols are world-class,’’ Kane said. “This partnership addresses these expectations.”

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Conviction handed down in Lawrenceville home burglary

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

A Gwinnett County jury found Christopher Dupree guilty of armed robbery, first degree burglary, first degree home invasion, aggravated assault and false imprisonment this past week for a robbery at a Lawrenceville home nearly a year and a half ago.

The Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office said Dupree was one of two men who kicked in the back door of the home of Kainen DuBose and Xavier Smith on Aug. 31, 2014. The men held DuBose at gunpoint while ordering him to empty his pockets before making him sit in a bathroom while they robbed the house. Smith was not home at the time, but reported some of his belongings were taken during the robbery.

Dupree and the other burglar also threatened to shoot DuBose after he attempted to escape.

“Two Apple phones, an iPod touch, a MacBook computer, money, high-end shoes and keys were taken Christopher Dupree from the residence,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Friday.

“This incident caused DuBose to move out of the residence immediately, leaving all his personal possessions behind and never returning.”

Dupree is expected to be sentenced at a later date for the crime, although the District Attorney’s office did not specify when that would take place.

Prosecutors said they

were led to Dupree after police caught Finess Hoff, who claimed to be his cousin, trying to break into the same home a few weeks after DuBose was robbed.

Hoff had shoes that had been taken during the robbery, and claimed that Dupree gave them to him while adding that his “cousin” told him how he committed the burglary.

DuBose then identified Dupree as one of the robbers when he was shown a photo lineup, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Defense attorneys, however, tried to pin the robbery on Hoff.

“Assistant District Attorney Daryl Manns pointed out that the victim, Dubose, knew Hoff and consistently stated that Hoff was not the person who robbed him,” officials from the office said in its statement.

Poll: America’s angry voters divvied up by Trump, Sanders

By Ginger Gibson and Chris Kahn

tence that he could negotiate better trade deals provides a Reuters strong appeal to those concerned about disappearing IOWA CITY, Iowa/NEW jobs in a global economy.

YORK — The 2016 elecOn Tuesday night in Iowa tion is shaping up to be the City, Trump’s rally drew year of angry voters, the both supporters and oppodisgruntled Americans shaknents. Eight times the event ing up the establishment by was interrupted by protestfueling the presidential camers, who were forced out paigns of two very different of the packed gymnasium candidates — billionaire and heckled by the raucous businessman Donald Trump U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, speaks at a campaign event at Clinton Middle School in crowd.

Clinton, Iowa, on Saturday. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, right, speaks at a campaign rally in and self-declared socialist Where Trump’s angry Manchester, Iowa, on Saturday. (Reuters/Carlos Barria) Bernie Sanders. voters have been on disSome 73 percent of voters as the election race starts play at rallies, the intensity Where the camps differ interviews with prospecthe most popular choice by likely to head to the polls in earnest with the Iowa around Sanders has maniis in identifying the root of tive voters, show concerns that group. in November’s election say caucuses on Feb. 1. They are America’s ills, with supgo well beyond economic Only 10 percent of those fested itself online — domithey think the United States likely to do well in Iowa, but porters of Sanders pointnating message boards and indicators. who think the nation is is on the wrong track, and even if they lose, the fervor ing to income inequality comment sections. A liberal In Iowa, the December on the right track selected these disaffected people they’ve whipped up has radio host in Oregon, Carl and health care as the top jobs report issued Tuesday immigration, making it the make up a majority of the upended the race and maybe problems, and those backing found just 3.4 percent unem- fifth most popular choice for Wolfson, announced last support bases for both Reeven American politics.

Trump putting the blame on ployment — far below the that group, according to the month he was ending his publican candidate Trump So who are the angry show in part because of the immigrants and foreign ter- national average and still on poll. and Democratic hopeful Americans? They devivitriol coming from Sandrorists, according to the poll. the decline. “Now Hiring” “Wrong track” voters Sanders — 87 percent and ate from the population in Pundits have been quick signs are ubiquitous across were also more likely to say ers supporters. His Face54 percent, respectively, key ways: they are whiter, book post on the topic was to define the economy as the state. terrorism and the economy according to a Reuters/Ipsos poorer and less educated. then inundated with angry the source of the voter Asked to select the top were concerns. poll.

They are less likely to supresponses. anger feeding the Trump issue for the next president Angry and loving it Both candidates were port a candidate who has Sanders is resonating and Sanders campaigns. In in the first 100 days of the Trump has built his camseen as long shots against been involved in politics. among angry voters by a post-recession world, the new administration, 24 paign on an immigration brand name rivals like Jeb And regardless of party, they middle class still struggles percent of voters nationwide platform that includes build- focusing on income inequalBush and Hillary Clinton a have deep distrust for Clin- with stagnant wages and ity and promising to deliver who said the country was ing a wall and deporting few months ago, but have ton after her more than two a weak job market. But a universal health care and on the wrong track picked millions of undocumented seen their popularity surge decades in the public eye. free college education. close look at the polls, and immigration — making it immigrants. And his insis-

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•From Page 1A up dead in the woods outside Lawrenceville in July 2011.

But Gwinnett County prosecutors seeking a murder conviction against the husband, who has pleaded not guilty, called Lucey to the stand to draw parallels between the defendant’s first marriage and his last.

They had already pointed out in the trial, which is expected to last perhaps another week and a half, that there were similar issues between Matthew and Nique.

Several witnesses have testified that tech-savvy Matthew tracked Nique’s cellphone and recorded all calls made from the landline at their home off Russell Road. In at least one instance, he allegedly hid a microphone in Nique’s car and listened to a call she made with her sister, which included the wife saying: “My

At left, Matthew Leili, right, listens in court Friday with his attorney Thomas Clegg. Leili is on trial charged with the 2011 death of his wife, Nique.

At right, Joanne Lucey, ex-wife of Matthew Leili, testifies Friday. (Staff Photos: Joshua Sharpe)

marriage is over,” because of Matthew’s controlling behavior.

Lucey recalled a pattern of contention between her and Matthew.

She hit him, threw dishes and pots at him. Matthew, about 6-foot-4, never hit the 5-foot-4 woman, but he made it clear that he could overpower her. She believed he was cheating on her with multiple other women, including one across the street from

their apartment.

Lucey wanted a divorce.

“He pinned me down and said, ‘We’re not getting divorced,’” she said.

Later in the trial, the state is expected to play an audio recording with Nique saying Matthew held her against a wall by the throat and told her to kill herself to save him the trouble.

Defense attorney Thomas Clegg said at the

outset of the trial: “He is falsely accused — pure and simple.”

He has argued that any previous incidents — if there were any — didn’t make the man guilty of murder. On Friday, he questioned Lucey, bringing out the complicated view Lucey has of her ex-husband.

She acknowledged that he never actually hit or injured her, only hit things around her

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Chipper

county.

According to adviwhy she encouraged her sory board member Jay students to participate in Bassett with the U.S. Saturday’s event.

Environmental Protection In addition to the Agency, the trees are a pleasant pine aroma that renewable resource and blanketed the parking recycling them has both lot, first year volunteer economical and enviJacqueline Lopez said she ronmental benefits. The enjoyed the camaraderie process helps put carbon of the event. and nutrients back into “I like how everybody the soil and also helps is working together,” soil retain water. the Lanier High senior Fellow advisory board and Environmental Club member Randy Delmember said. linger, Gwinnett District The volunteer event, Manager for Jackson which was originally EMC, spends a lot of scheduled for Jan. 23 but time behind a desk during postponed due to snow the week, so he enjoyed and ice, is organized spending his Saturday

by Gwinnett Clean and morning outdoors workBeautiful. The event ing with other area utility draws a number of groups companies. from high schools around “And I really enjoy seethe county. There were ing these young people also crews from Georgia from the local high Power, Jackson EMC schools get out here and and Walton EMC with participate,” Dellinger wood chippers to grind said, “and we educate the thousands of trees them about what we’re that were dropped off at trying to achieve out fire stations around the here.”

•From Page 1A “notochord” and “sachem” to get to the 18th round. In the 18th round, it was embarcadero that knocked out Tao. Once the rules for the finals were gone over, Patel and Kapaganty began their quest to become the county champion.

Patel had a chance to win in the second round of the finals after Kapaganty missed “pizzicato.”

After spelling “croesus” right, Patel missed “jacamar” by one letter to keep the bee going. There were three more times when Kapaganty opened a round missing words, but after getting the first word right, Patel missed the bee-clinching word, again keeping the competition going.

“It’s nerve-racking to be sitting there knowing there’s nothing you can do,” Srini Kapaganty

scene video; she lay on her belly in the dirt and leaves.

Silence washed the courtroom. Some in the gallery looked away.

About a dozen members of the victim’s family stared straight ahead at the screen, sitting close to one another. The woman’s father, an elderly chemist in a grey sport coat, reached his fingers under his thick-rimmed glasses and wiped his eyes.

Crash

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Volunteer Theresa Argott, a ninth-grader at Dacula High School, drags a Christmas tree to the chipper at the Bring One for the Chipper event held Saturday at Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photo: Katie Morris)

and wrestled with her.

In an odd moment, she admitted she was having trouble not staring at Matthew’s eyes in court.

“He has beautiful eyes,” she said, eliciting laughter.

On the whole, Day 3 of the trial was intense.

The accused leaned back in his chair, face stoic, and watched a big screen TV in court as his wife’s decayed body appeared in a crime

ferences on the subject.

Originally a cardioloAlley, killing Kryzysztof gist in Warsaw, Poland, Krawczynski, 77, and El- Gurtler-Krawczynska zbieta Gurtler-Krawczyn- more recently worked in ska, 78, both of Norcross, the radiology area of the Gwinnett County police Emory University Medisaid Friday morning. The cal School, Pieniazek police chase reportedly said. began in Johns Creek One of the Polwhere police said the ofish community events ficer’s vehicle reached 83 Gurtler-Krawczynska was mph over four miles. Po- involved in was the populice initially tried to pull lar Pierogi Festival at St. the car over because of an Marguerite d’Youville equipment violation.

Church in Lawrenceville.

The couple was out Anna Holub-Standish, for dinner to celebrate who also helped orgaGurtler-Krawczynska’s nize the festival, said birthday Thursday, said Gurtler-Krawczynska was longtime family friend instrumental in starting Norman Pieniazek, who the festival, and she sent was set to join a similar newsletters to the comcelebration with other munity, which people friends on Saturday. relied on.

Pieniazek said he met “A lot of things hapKrawczynski about 40 pened because of her years ago, and his friend persistence. Many, many retired last year from hours of the Centers for Disease volunteer Control and Prevenwork,” tion, where he worked Holubsince the early 1980s.

Standish Pieniazek said he met said. “She Krawczynski at a conferwas very ence in San Antonio in religious.

1987. They each worked Larry Thomas She was in the areas of biological respected threats. in the Krawczynski had a commu31-year tenure with CDC, nity.” most recently in the HolubCDC’s Division of Viral Standish Hepatitis as distinguished said the consultant, chief and team festival leader of the Experimenwas just tal Pathology Laboratory. Jess Thomas icing on While at the CDC, the cake Krawczynski was the au- after Gurtler-Krawczynthor on several articles in ska also organized the academic and profession- church’s Polish mass. al journals about viral Avid travelers who last hepatitis, and Pieniazek year visited Spain and said Krawczynski was a Poland, Pieniazek said keynote speaker at conhis friends were both,

Kryzysztof Krawczynski, left, and Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska (Special Photo)

Scenes from the crash that left two dead Thursday night.

(Photo: Fox5 Atlanta)

“very, very open, extremely friendly” people.

“Obviously a great loss,” said Pieniazek, who added that their daughter is a dermatologist.

The suspects, 47-yearold Tennessee resident Larry Thomas and his son Jesse Thomas, 18, face a slew of charges including trafficking methamphetamine and morphine, and possession of cocaine and LSD. The father faces two counts of vehicular homicide and DUI, police said.

The incident started at about 10:30 p.m., as a vehicle pursuit by Johns

Creek Police Department that eventually led into Gwinnett County. The suspect vehicle traveled southbound on Peachtree Parkway and failed to yield for Johns Creek Police.

As the vehicle approached the intersection of Peachtree Parkway at Jay Bird Alley, it collided in the intersection with a second vehicle. The driver and passenger of the suspect vehicle were transported to Gwinnett Medical Center and booked in the Gwinnett jail Friday morning.

They remain in jail.

Bee said. “There’s a lot of pressure on these kids to perform.”

By the time it hit the 20th round, the crowd was on edge for a winner.

“I’m just amazed at the number of words that these kids can spell,” bee orator Alan Hockhbaum said. “It’s simply amazing what these kids can do.”

Kapaganty started the round spelling impasse right. Then, Patel missed on streusel, which gave Kapaganty the opening he needed for the win.

“I’m very happy that I was able to win,” he said. “I practiced a lot and my mom reviewed a lot of words with me prior to the competition. I definitely learned a lot in studying for this.”

All 13 of the finalists will now move on to the district finals, which will be held on Feb. 27 at the Barrow County Schools Development Center.

Semi-finalists wait for the 2016 Gwinnett County Association of Educators Annual Spelling Bee to begin at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday morning.

Abhiram Kapaganty poses with his parents Srinivas and Vani after winning the 2016 Gwinnett County Association of Educators Annual Spelling Bee at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday morning. (Photos: Chris Roughgarden)

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Aayush Patel, a seventhgrader at Bay Creek Middle School, finished as the runnerup at the 2016 Gwinnett County Association of Educators Annual Spelling Bee at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday morning.

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County learning new pipe repair approach after spills

By Curt Yeomans

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Gwinnett County Water Resources officials told the Daily Post on Friday that they feel comfortable that a new fix to a pipe at a pump station in Snellville that spilled raw sewage into the area twice in a little over a a month will be a longterm solution.

About 2,048 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Watson Creek from a pipe at the Tanglewood Pump Station on Tanglewood Drive last Monday.

County officials said it is the same pipe from which about 3,340 gallons of sewage spilled into the creek on Dec. 18.

Water Resources officials said the fix they put into place after the December incident would have been a “good repair” for most types of pipe.

They added, however, that they learned from this past week’s spill that it’s not business as usual

when the type of material used to make the pipe in question, high-density polyethylene, is involved.

“We’ve learned that that type of pipe needs a little bit of a different repair method than our normal pipe,” Deputy Director for Field Operations Rebecca Shelton said. “We’re now stocking those parts, and we actually had the manufacturer’s rep on site for that last repair to make sure that we fully understand that we understand how to do it right.”

High-density polyethylene is a somewhat new material used by the Department of Water Resources, only being introduced within the last 15 years or so, according to Assistant Director Tyler Richards. It’s not even a common type of pipe in the system used by the county.

“Out of 3,000 miles of pipes, we’ve got about 2.1 miles of this stuff,” she said. “It is different from other pipes.”

Shelton said the material used in the pipe is the same material used to make hair combs that can be bent, but are purportedly unbreakable. She said that it is a better material to use for pipes because the material is meant to be fused together in a way that prevents roots from finding cracks that can be used to grow into the interior of the pipe.

“It’s one solid pipe the entire length,” she said.

The catch is that if that a fracture does occur, it requires a different type of coupling cover from what other pipes need.

Other pipes are more rigid and the coupling used for repairs to them is smooth, but Shelton and Richards said that won’t work with the more flexible HDPE because it means there is nothing to stop it from sliding out of place.

Once a new section of pipe is installed to replace the small piece of pipe that fractured

before, couplings are put into place, which act as sleeves to connect it on both ends to the existing pipe.

Richards said the coupling needed for repairs on HDPE pipes is designed to insure the pipe stays in place.

“This one is like teeth and they grip the pipe,” she said.

Shelton and Richards also said the water department’s repair crews underwent training this past week to make sure they know what kind of repair work they have to do when they encounter a pipe made from HDPE. As for Tanglewood, the fact that the department consulted with the manufacturer and used the repair method it recommends has officials feeling optimistic that another spill is not likely to happen in the near future.

“This should be it,” Shelton said. “We feel more confident in this last repair.”

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Mike Bradford Mike Bradford, age 62 of Loganville, GA passed away January 29, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Jack Cline Jack Cline, age 87 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on January 28, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Francis Coles, III. Francis Edgar “Frank” Coles III, passed away January 27, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be said 11:00 AM Monday February 1, 2016 at the Catholic Church of St. Monica, with Father Jack Durkin serving as Celebrant. Interment Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs.

Mr. Coles was born in Phoenix, AZ and was a mechanical engineer. He was survived by his wife, Joan Coles; sons Frank Coles IV (Olga), Matt Coles (Ann), Chris Coles (Sandie) and Jim Coles; daughters Elizabeth Wimmer (Steve) and Rebecca Deitsch, (Jim); daughterin-law, Lisa Coles; 27 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and sister Loretto Berghoff (Paul). He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Coles and sisters B.C. Swaine and Jane Auten.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Catholic Church of St. Monica, 1700 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA 30097. The family will receive friends Sunday 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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Chris Edwards Chris Edwards, age 54 of Lawrenceville passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 PM on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Massingill will officiate.

Chris was the Owner and Operator of Finish Line Tire and Auto Center here in Lawrenceville since 1998. He loved Tony Stewart and stock car racing as well as bowling. He played and coached with Finish Line Softball. Chris is survived by his son: Blake Edwards, Loganville; Lindsey & Brandon Vander Iest, Buford; girlfriend: Jil Whitford; parents: Clifford & Eunice Edwards; sister & brotherin-law: Pat & Dale Massingill, Lawrenceville; numerous nieces & nephews.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Monday, February 1, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd SW Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. 770-962-3100.

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James Engle James Frank Engle, age 78 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away January 28, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

WINDER

Jill Hamner Jill Hamner, age 52, of Winder, GA passed away on January 16, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Atlanta theaters and USO clubs, frequently chaperoned by her older brothers Fred and Charles. Following the war, she married H. Todd Liddell, Jr. in 1948. They raised four children in Brookhaven and Doraville before moving to Buford in 1978.

She worked throughout her life as a bookkeeper for several businesses in the Atlanta area. Ramona was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, and her sons Richard and Charles. She is mourned by her surviving children H.T. “Skip” Liddell, III of Fort Mill, SC, and Debora Liddell (John Westefeld) of Iowa City, IA, as well as nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law Elizabeth Gray, and a multitude of friends, nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will take place February 6 at 2:00 pm at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home in Norcross.

The family will receive visitors at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers please consider honoring Ramona’s generous spirit with a donation to the charity of your choice that serves folks down on their luck.

Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Home, Norcross/ Peachtree Corners. 770448-5757. Please sign the online guest book at www. crowellbrothers.com.

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Laurence Pope Mr. Laurence Elwood Pope, age 67, of Winder, Georgia, who passed away on January 27, 2016.

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Jeffrey Riddle Jeffrey Todd Riddle, 29, of Duluth, GA died January 29, 2016. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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Ramona Liddell Ramona Gray Liddell, 86, of Johns Creek, died January 23, 2016 at home of congestive heart failure. Ramona was born September 26, 1929 in Atlanta, the daughter of Cora Belle (Ledford) and Frederick Gray. As a teenager, Ramona worked as a singer and dancer in

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Mrs. Marjory Sue Worley Stockton, age 74 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, January 28, 2016.

Gene “Bud” “Dipper” Womack, age 78, died peacefully at home on January 29, 2016. Gene was a born again Christian and now resides in his heavenly home. Gene was an avid baseball player and golfer. He was a member of the Norcross Baseball Hall of Fame and found ways to ensure he played golf all his live long days.

Gene is preceded in death by his parents Bonnie Mae and Reverend Ed Womack and his sister Deborah Jane Samples.

Gene is survived by his wife Janice Womack, of Dahlonega, GA, his daughter Wendy Brown and granddaughter Cierra Brown, both of Sandy Springs. He is also survived by his siblings James (Betty) Womack of Covington, Jeanette Roper of Dawsonville, Reverend Lamar (Shirley) Womack of Lagrange, Wayne Womack of Atlanta and Darlene (Rupert) McDaniel of Flowery Branch.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 31st from 2-5pm, and his service will be Monday, February 1st at 1pm at the McDonald and Son Chapel. Graveside service will follow at North Atlanta Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldandson.com.

Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886.9899

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Clifford Triplett Clifford T. Triplett, age 39, of Jefferson, GA passed away on January 25, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Gladys West Gladys Kelly West, age 93 of Lawrenceville passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. West is preceded in death by; Husband: Thomas Peden Jack West, Jr.; Father: Daniel H. Kelly; Mother: Zennie Sellars. She is survived by; Daughter & Son-in-law: Ann & Ronnie Braziel; Brother: Dan M. Kelly; Niece: Danna Bohnhoff; Cousin: Judy N. Pugh; Friend: Raymond “Buck” McClain.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Angels Among Us Pet Rescue P.O. Box 821 Alpharetta, GA 30009. 1-877-4045874. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Gladys West Gladys Kelly West, age 93 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on January 29, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Terry Roy Terry Eugene Roy, age 58, of Jefferson passed away Monday, January 25, 2016.

Gwinnett County water officials said these new couplings that they put on a pipe at the Tanglewood Pump Station in Snellville last week should stop further spills at the station after the pipe dumped raw sewage into Walton Creek during separate incidents in December and last Monday. They added it’s a special type of coupling that they’ve learned is needed for the type of pipe used at that station. (Special Photo)

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William Wren Jr. William James Wren Jr., of Duluth, Ga., passed away quietly on January 24, 2016, due to complications from pneumonia.

Bill was born to William and Corrie K. Wren and raised in Wrens, Ga. Bill graduated from Georgia Tech in April 1946 with a degree in electrical engineering. That same year he married Nancy Austin. While at Tech, he was president of his junior class and for three years treasurer of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was also in the Navy Reserve while at Tech. During Bill’s illustrious career, he was president of the Machinery and Systems division of Carrier Heating and Air C

Conditioning Company and a Vice President of Carrier Corporation. He and his family lived in the Syracuse, N.Y. area for many years.

A Southerner to his core, after retiring from Carrier, Bill and his wife Nancy moved back to Georgia.

Bill served several years on the Ga. Tech advisory board, volunteered at Big Brother, and did community work for seniors in the Snellville area.

Golfing, woodworking, math, bridge and puzzles were his hobbies. Bill was a generous and kind man. His church community included Pleasant Hill Presbyterian (Duluth), Westminster Presbyterian (Snellville), Northminster Presbyterian (N. Syracuse), where he was an elder and Sunday school teacher, and Wren’s Community Presbyterian (Wrens).

Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 65 yrs., Nancy Austin Wren.

He is survived by his four daughters and son in laws Nancy and Bob Ragan of Duluth, Ga., Teresa and Rich Stoner of Big Prairie , Ohio, Janice and Steve Hansell of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Shirley and Rob Smith of Brookhaven, Ga. . Also surviving are his brother Jerry Wren (Betty)of Augusta, Ga., his sister Kelly Dantzler (Bill) of Birmingham, Al. and six grandchildren: Gerin Ragan Hennebaul (Rick), Drew Ragan (Kelly), Austin Hansell Mackey ( Ben), Jasmine Stoner, Alexandra Hansell , Phoebe Stoner, and four great grand children: Abby, Imogene, Andrew, and Max. A memorial graveside service will be held later in Wrens, Ga. To honor Bill’s life and desire to share his Christian faith with all, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Rainbow Village, Duluth, Ga., Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, Duluth, Ga., or Wrens Community Presbyterian Church, Wrens, Ga. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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Roswell resident takes win Seven Gwinnett businesses at Suwanee half marathon make finals of export contest

By Katie Morris

old Kelly Meyer with a time of one hour, 20 minutes and 15 seconds and an average pace of With clear blue skies just over six minutes and plenty of sunshine, a mile. The Roswell Saturday was the perfect resident took the prize day for a run. Hundreds for Overall Race Winner of runners of all ages as well as Top Female gathered at Suwanee City runner. Yayoi Holmes of Hall on Saturday mornSuwanee came in secing to do just that. ond and Kimmie WhitThe second annual ing of Suwanee took Suwanee Gateway Half third place. The Female Marathon, presented by Master Winner was Sara Georgia Fitness and the Hofeldt of Suwanee with City of Suwanee, took a race time of 1 hour, 38 runners on a 13.1 mile seconds and 53 seconds. trek throughout Suwanee, Chris Arserault was ending at Town Center the Top Male runner Park. with a time of one hour, The first to cross the 24 minutes and 1 second, finish line was 23-yearwith Chad Scott takkatie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

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The Male Master Winner was Chris Warren with a finish time of one hour, 29 minutes and 43 seconds.

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Atlanta Chamber and the City of Atlanta also help implement the program.

“With Gwinnett being Seven businesses from one of Georgia’s global Gwinnett County are in hubs for business, we the running to win grants are proud to partner from the Atlanta Metro on this effective initiaExport Challenge to begin tive,” Gwinnett Chamber or boost their exporting Economic Development programs. and Partnership Gwinnett Partnership GwinSenior Vice-President nett officials announced Nick Masino said in a which local applicants statement. won in the first round The local winners are on Friday. The program AdEdge Water Technoloawards 35 grants worth a gies, Guided Therapeutotal of $210,000 to win- tics, i-Tech e-Services, ing companies, and the Lose and Associates, Pure Gwinnett-based economic Air Filtration, Triatek development group said Holdings and United 70 businesses applied this Controls Inc. year.

“We are honored to Partnership Gwinbe selected to be one of nett and the Gwinnett several companies recogChamber are two of the nized as leading the effort five groups and governto increase the Atlanta ments who implement the Region’s presence on the challenge in partnership world stage,” Lose and with JPMorgan Chase.

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AdEdge Water Technologies CEO Rich Cavagnaro added, “We are excited to be selected as a first-round winner in the Atlanta Metro Export Challenge. Exporting plays a significant role in our company’s vision, and this grant will allow us to expand our reach in providing water treatment solutions overseas.”

The local companies, as semifinalists, will each receive up to $5,000 in reimbursement grants that will help them cover the cost of building up their exporting capacities and activities, according to Partnership Gwinnett.

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SECTION B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016

SWEET REVENGE

Wesleyan gets payback with win over Buford girls

Justin George of Mountain View wrestles Chandler Miele of Mill Creek in the 152 pound weight class during the Area 7-AAAAAAA Wrestling Championship held at Duluth High School. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Bears take tournament with 6 area champions

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

PEACHTREE CORNERS — Both won girls state titles last season, but Buford held bragging rights over Wesleyan.

On Saturday night, Wesleyan got those bragging rights back.

“We just wanted to get revenge for last year,” junior Mikayla Coombs said.

Wesleyan did that and then some, leading all the way in a 58-39 defense-fueled victory in the concluding game of its Winter Showcase at Yancey Gymnasium.

“I didn’t want the game to end like last year,” said Cairo Booker, Wesleyan’s only senior.

Buford won at home on a last-second basket by Camille Anderson, now a freshman at North Carolina State. This season, Wesleyan didn’t need any late heroics.

“I knew this was my last time playing them, so I was determined to leave it all on the court,” Booker said. “I wanted to go out with a bang.”

Booker, who is headed to Wofford University, had 10 points, three steals and two assists, but it was Coombs who stepped up the most for defending Class AA state champ Wesleyan.

Coombs, who lost last season to knee surgery, had 16 points, 17 rebounds and three assists as Wesleyan improved 21-2.

Coombs may have been the most fired up of any of the Wesleyan players, in part because she didn’t get to play against Buford last season.

“I was still very upset,” she said.

Wesleyan jumped to a quick 9-0 lead this time and was up 24-13 at intermission, holding defending Class AAAA champ Buford (19-4) to five first-half baskets.

Then things just got worse for Buford, which trailed 43-21 going into the fourth quarter.

Wesleyan had seven steals and 24 deflections in the game, taking Buford out of its offense from the start.

“Defense, that’s what we work on every day, and I think it is getting better each game,” Coombs said.

Coombs, ranked as the 24th best junior in the nation

by ESPN, hasn’t regained all of her shooting touch after missing a year, but her overall game certainly hasn’t suffered.

“When my shots aren’t falling, I try to do everything else I can to contribute to the team,” said Coombs, who was 7-for-8 from the foul line to also compensate.

“She fills the stat sheet,”

By Scott Smith scott.smith@gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — For the previous 16 years, the area tournament champion had one name chiseled into the plaque for first place in Collins Hill.

But for this season, the engravers will have to change their settings.

Mountain View jumped out to an early lead with pins in its first 11 matches and placed 11 wrestlers in the finals en route to a first-place finish in the Area 7-AAAAAA traditional tournament on Saturday afternoon at Duluth High School.

The Bears had six area champions and qualified 13 for next week’s Class AAAAAA state sectionals as Mountain View tallied 275.5 points, well ahead of Collins Hill’s second-place finish of 194.50.

“This is our first time winning area traditional championships, and that was another goal of ours for this year,” Mountain View head coach Jim Gassman said.

“Some of our underdogs went on and won big matches. The kids really supported

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Wesleyan’s Mikayla Coombs puts up a shot as Buford’s Jessica Nelson attempts to defend during the first quarter of the Wolves’ victory over Buford on Saturday night in Peachtree Corners. (Photo: David McGregor)

Booker said.

Buford sophomore standout Tory Ozment is also coming off knee surgery, and she struggled with her shot as well, getting just five points.

She did lead Buford, though, with seven rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore center Jessica Nelson was the only doublefigure scorer for Buford with 10 points.

Audrey Weiner, also a sophomore, hit three 3-pointers.

Buford didn’t go to the foul line until late in the third quarter, finishing 7-for-11.

Wesleyan made 19 of 23 free throws. Booker was 6-for-8.

Junior Jameson Kavel made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points for Wesleyan. Junior Natalie Armstrong had nine points and seven rebounds, while sophomore Amaya Register scored eight points and matched Kavel and Coombs with three assists.

With Buford playing its third game in three days and fourth in five, it wasn’t surprising that Wesleyan had a little more energy.

Buford’s Tory Ozment tries to put a shot up over Natalie ArmRevenge, though, factored strong during the first quarter of the Wolves’ loss to Wesleyan on Saturday evening in Peachtree Corners. (Photo: David McGregor) in as well.

Archer claims another Area wrestling title

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

LOGANVILLE — By normal standards, Archer had what would be considered another big day at the Area 8-AAAAAA traditional wrestling meet Saturday at Grayson.

After all, the Tigers did secure yet another team championship with 205.5 team points behind 11 state qualifiers and seven individual weight class champions.

However, while that effort was enough to over come runner-up Brookwood (179.5) and third-place Dacula (173), Archer’s already compromised depth situation for the upcoming state sectional and championship meets became even more complicated with yet another injury that occurred even before the wrestlers took the mat Saturday.

Already missing heavyweight Jacob Lill due to a season-ending ankle injury — and working Quinn Miller and Logan Smith back from injuries that kept them out much of the regular season — ­­­ the Tigers were dealt another blow when defending state runner-up Vinny Artigues was hospitalized

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Gold-medalist delivers inspiring words to local students

By Colin Hubbard

scenes story is what defines her as a person.

Devers won three gold The students at Patrick medals in the Olympics, and Ivy Creek Elemenone of which came in the tary schools were fortunate 1992 Barcelona games and enough to experience a the other two in the 1996 leadership academy that Atlanta games. featured keynote speaker Devers had one of the Gail Devers in which they longest careers in the hislistened to topics such as tory of the sport and was goal setting and the impor- inducted into the National tance of becoming a leader. Track and Field Hall of Devers is one of the Fame as well as the United most decorated Olympic States Olympic Hall of track and field sprinters of Fame but her career nearly all-time, but her behind-the- ended before it every

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started.

After being diagnosed with Graves’ disease in the early 1990s, Devers nearly lost both her feet after a complication with her radiation treatment caused massive amounts of swelling.

If it weren’t for a fluke skin irritation that caused her to be rushed to the hospital unexpectedly, Devers likely would have had her feet amputated if she had of waited any longer to see a See DEVERS, Page 4B

Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers was the keynote speaker for students of Patrick and Ivy Creek Elementary schools at a leadership seminar Saturday.

(Photo: Colin Hubbard)

2B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 IN BRIEF

Hebron’s Towe to play soccer for Furman Hebron Christian senior Kendall Towe will sign with the Furman University women’s soccer program Wednesday. She will be honored with a signing ceremony Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Hebron.

Towe plays for the Atlanta Fire United under-18 ECNL team and the Georgia ‘98 Olympic Development Program team. As a junior at Hebron, she had 24 goals and 16 assists for the Lions’ state championship team and was on the track and field team.

She also maintains a 3.9 GPA and scored 1,920 on the SAT.

Mill Creek’s Childers to run for Valdosta St. Mill Creek’s Gavin Childers has made a commitment to the Valdosta State cross country and track and field program.

Childers, a two-time letter winner, has a 5K personal best of 16 minutes, 27 seconds. He was an allcounty selection and team captain this season, as well as a member of two Region 7-AAAAAA championship cross country teams. He also ran on the Hawks’ team that finished third in the state in 2014.

GCPS mentoring program to raffle replica trophy for fundraiser The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation is hosting a raffle through Thursday for a replica AFL-NFL World Championship Trophy and golf package.

All proceeds from the raffle will go to GCPS’ Community-Based Mentoring Program Scholarship Fund. Only 500 tickets will be sold through Thursday, then the drawing will be held Friday.

The replica trophy is of the 1967 AFL-NFL World Championship, known retroactively as Super Bowl I. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the game, played in Los Angeles.

The raffle winner will receive the trophy and a round of golf with former NFL and Super Bowl player Joe Montgomery, who also is a GCPS mentor. Raffle tickets are $30 each or four for $100.

To purchase raffle tickets, go to www.gcps-foundation.org/community-based-mentoring-super-bowltrophy-and-golf-package-raffle.

Grace Snell student Bedminster qualifies for Nastia Liukin Cup Gwinnett’s Jah’Liyah Bedminster has qualified for the Nastia Liukin Cup, a prestigious gymnastics event March 4 in Newark, N.J. Bedminster, an eighth-grader at Grace Snell Middle, competes in Level 10 for the Georgia Gymnastics Academy in Lawrenceville.

She qualified for the event with a score of 38.925 in the all-around competition at the recent Alamo Classic. The Nastia Liukin Cup features 36 participants (18 junior and 18 senior gymnasts) selected from the Nastia Liukin Cup Series, a schedule of 25 top gymnastics invitationals.

She is coached by Judy Prestigiacomo, Amanda Cain and Annette Kaiser.

— From staff reports

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Retiring Dykes enjoys one Choi seeks to last night on Eagles bench end drought at Torrey Pines

By David Friedlander

non-starter.

However, he was back at the gym — and on the bench of the program he SUWANEE — Since started when the school he stepped down as opened in 1994 — one Collins Hill’s head boys last time in Collins Hill’s basketball coach in 2001, 74-52 win over Duluth on Wade Dykes has rarely Friday night, serving as visited the school’s gym an honorary assistant to to see his current coach Ty Baumformer gardner. team play Dykes, who is set to in person. retire at the end of the It’s not school year after 22 years because at the school and 31 years of any in the Gwinnett County bitterPublic School system, ness he was also honored along Wade harbors with the current Eagles Dykes towards boys and girls senior the Eagles program. Quite players during Senior the contrary.

Night ceremonies.

“I always said that if “It’s real bittersweet,” I came to (too many) Dykes said. “I really games, I’d start to miss enjoyed (coaching basit and want to get back ketball). I was only here into it,” Dykes said. “I’ve the first seven years, and I only been back one other got out of it because I had time. Chris Shaw asked two young kids I wasn’t me to come and watch his getting to spend any time senior night. It was the with. But I’ve been here. night they played South I’ve kept up with everyGwinnett and Louis Wil- thing. I’m still a fan of the liams. I haven’t been to a sport, and I really appregame since.” ciate Ty inviting me to be Having left coaching a part of (Friday) night. basketball in order to That really means a lot.” spend more time with Dykes eventually did his family as his children get back into coaching as grew up, getting back into Collins Hill’s boys tennis coaching basketball was a team, a position he will

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hold one last season this spring before he steps down.

His retirement will bring to an end a career that dates back to 1985, when he started at Brookwood High School, where he served as an assistant to boys basketball coach Eddie Martin and head tennis coach, including leading the latter team to a Class AAAA state team title in 1991.

But it is starting up the Collins Hill boys basketball program in 1994 and leading the Eagles to four state tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight and a Sweet 16 appearance, as well as a school-record 23 wins in the 1997-98 campaign, that he likely will be most remembered for.

As much as he cherishes the past, Dykes is now looking ahead towards the future, and he said there’s one thing he’s looking forward to the most.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do yet,” Dykes said. “I’m just going to enjoy my time off. I still have two (kids) in college. I’m going to have to find something to do. I’m just looking forward to some time off.”

By Ben Everill Reuters

LA JOLLA, Calif. — South Korean veteran K.J. Choi moved within sight of his ninth PGA Tour victory when he earned a share of the lead with American Scott Brown after the third round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday.

Choi birdied the par-five 18th to shoot even-par 72 and join Brown (70) at nineunder-207, one shot ahead of Jimmy Walker and Gary Woodland at Torrey Pines in southern California.

Twenty-three players are bunched within four shots on a packed leaderboard, with rain and strong winds forecast to lash the course in the final round today.

Choi, winless on the PGA Tour since 2011, was delighted to give himself a chance of ending his drought.

“This course is very important on the tee shot and second shot but more important is iron play,” the 45-year-old told reporters.

“Today my greens in regulation was a little bit low, but my chipping was good and the putting was good.”

Co-leader Brown recently became a father for the second time, but today will be focused on trying to secure his second tour victory.

“Any time you’re close to the lead or in the lead, it’s obviously pretty good feeling,” he said.

“I’ve been driving it well for three days, really, and hopefully if I can continue that tomorrow, I’ll be able to post another decent number. The weather’s going to be brutal, so we’ll just see how it goes.”

Brinson a terrific legacy story at UGA Legacies have brought positive enhancement for college institutions over the years and should never be taken for granted. There is an unfortunate latent circumstance, however, that has disrupted what once was a slam dunk.

If your parents, grandparents and your great grandparents were matriculates at your alma mater, that no longer means that your son or daughter will wear your school colors. With Georgia, for example, sometimes third and fourth generation hopefuls come up just short with respect to entrance requirements and cross the state’s borders to form a new legacy. They graduate, return home and work against their state university.

This is not to take the UGA administration to task, but kids Georgia born and Georgia bred in this state crossing our borders to enroll in college is a fact of life for which there is no easy fix. Feelings are hurt, and they sometimes turn bitter — but when legacies continue, what a golden time it is.

One of those legacies, with splendorous side effects, that has brought high times to our household is that of tennis whiz Caroline Brinson.

Early on, she wanted to enroll at Georgia where her father Steve was a rugby player of note. Steve, as did his brother, Mike, member of the 1980 national championship football team, followed in the

kept monitoring Caroline’s progress. It didn’t hurt that Liz happened to be a good friend of Sabena Wallace, the coach’s Canadian-born wife and mother of Jarryd Wallace, the Special Olympics gold medal hopeful at Rio de Janeiro this summer.

This one big, happy family Loran includes the Brinsons and all Smith the girls on the women’s tennis team.

You must compete, you must footsteps of their father Vernon achieve and meet the high stanBrinson who lettered in basedards that the women’s tennis ball for the late Jim Whatley. program has maintained historiThere was a deeper tie on cally. You must do your work her maternal side. Caroline’s and that includes school work. mother, Liz, came to UGA With women’s tennis, Jeff from Columbus, Ohio, to play Wallace has brought overachievtennis for Jeff Wallace. ing talent to Athens, but takes as It was Liz, an ebullient much pride in graduation rates bundle of energy with a fierce as he does championships. competitive drive to go with Caroline, for example, came her smooth ground strokes, to campus with trophies in who was Caroline’s coach and mind. Trophies are tangible eviteacher. She taught her daughdence that the tenets of competer the finer points of tennis — tition have been mastered. all the time whispering in her She will leave with multiple ear, “It’s great to be a Georgia accomplishments in tennis Bulldog.”

— now playing No. 2 for the Growing up in New Orleans Bulldogs, winning big matches where the patriarch, Vernon, helping the team move up in migrated for business opporthe rankings (Georgia is No. 4 tunity, there was an excess of nationally). red and black on display in Of equal importance to CaroCaroline’s home. Her grandfa- line is a degree in business. Gother was always peppering her ing to class and interacting with with Bulldog lore and making her fellow students, Caroline sure Georgia was always on her finds stimulating and fulfilling. mind.

Living the all-around college experience for her is living the A friend kept reminding Jeff Wallace that there was the likeli- dream.

Last weekend, her parents hood of a prodigy in the making were house guests as they have in the bayou state. The coach

been for years. They came to see Caroline help Georgia win the UGA Indoor Invitational, which qualified the team for the national indoor tournament at the University of Wisconsin in February. After the Sunday matches, we were sitting around the fire with the mood festive and upbeat. Celebrating adults were toasting Georgia tennis with brands like Woodford Reserve and Dalwhinnie.

Caroline took it all in with her reserved demeanor which was accompanied by her perpetual smile and bottled water.

This is a pretty coed, is a competent student who takes on a different personality when she moves onto the court. Then it is time to cut the heart out of the opponent like her mother used to do.

No bravado, no trash talking — just politely take the measure of the opponent across the net.

A pretty coed with the killer instinct in competition, that is Caroline Brinson.

You may find the best in competition between the hedges and at other Bulldog venues, but you will also find it on the UGA women’s tennis court. And there competing with the best is our young friend Caroline. Sweet Caroline. I hope she won’t mind if I start singing to her.

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

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Monday

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6 p.m. — Central Gwinnett at Archer 6 p.m. — North Gwinnett at Peachtree Ridge Tuesday

BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — GAC at Lovett 5:30 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Dacula 6 p.m. — Central at Grayson 6 p.m. — Discovery at Flowery Branch 6 p.m. — Hebron at Towns Co. 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — North at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Parkview at Shiloh 6 p.m. — Providence at Athens Academy 6 p.m. — South at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Winder-Barrow at Lanier

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Sports Calendar DIVING

Ongoing through Feb. 28: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is accepting registration for training at three Gwinnett aquatic centers — Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett. Sessions are open to ages 8 and up and no knowledge of springboard diving is required. Cost is $75 for the first round of training and a $14 AAU registration fee also is required. Sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays (from Feb. 29-March 7) and Wednesdays (March 3-31). Sessions at Mountain Park are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays (Feb. 29-March 28) and Wednesdays (March 3-30).

Sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays (March 1-29) and Thursdays (March 3-31), as well as beginner training Thursdays

(March 3-31) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more diving dates, times, pricing and club information, go to www.gwinnettcounty.com/Aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com

RUNNING

Feb. 6: Stampede in the Park, a 5K rail run at Yellow River Park, will be held to benefit the Meadowcreek High cross country program, as well as the soccer program. The run begins near the pavilion and heads toward a narrow trail system that follows the scenic Yellow River. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. followed by a onemile fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $25 for the 5K or $20 for the fun run.

Race-day registration also is available for $35. Registration is available at active. com and more information is at stampedeinthepark. wix.com/5k1krunrun.

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SUPER BOWL 50 Denver vs. Carolina • Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Manning not discussing future The Sports Xchange Peyton Manning didn’t want to talk about his future.

“We’re on to Carolina,” he said, eliciting laughter from the media at his press conference on the day the Broncos began on-field preparation for the Panthers.

But NFL Films’ cameras did catch him telling Patriots coach Bill Belichick, “This might be my last rodeo,” in the moments following the Broncos’ 20-18 AFC Championship win to send them to their eighth Super Bowl and second since Manning joined the team in 2012.

There seems little question that this will be Manning’s final game with the Broncos. Although Manning and general manager John Elway have said they will revisit the matter after the season ends, the signs are in place.

The Broncos can easily gain cap space by moving on — and they will need all of it to keep the team together, and to re-sign Brock Osweiler, who showed enough promise in seven starts to establish himself as a viable starter in the future. Osweiler will probably merit an eight-figure average annual salary, and went 5-2 as the starter, although one of the wins came when Manning relieved him in the regularseason finale.

Those matters will keep Elway busy in February, with just 16 days separating the Super Bowl from the National Scouting Combine. But for now, the Broncos are squarely in the moment, understanding that with Manning’s status and a host of pending free agents, this team, as currently constructed, is in now-or-never mode.

“I think this team has, we’ve talked about it

Denver quarterback Peyton Manning (18) drops back to pass against the New England Patriots in the first quarter in the AFC championship last Sunday in Denver. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

the past few weeks, has focused on the staying in the moment, staying in the now, one week at a time,” Manning said. “There are lots of different cliches that you could throw out there, but that’s been great for this team and that’s certainly a great approach these next couple of weeks.”

No one has been more in tune with this mindset than Manning himself, who chafed while missing six games because of a torn plantar fascia. Eventually, he recovered enough to be effective, and avoid the spate of interceptions that dogged him before he was pulled because of injury in Week 10 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Manning has confronted his career mortality, and now sits one game away from what could be the storybook ending no quarterback since Elway has experienced.

“It’s certainly helped me this year as well on focusing on this week and not assuming this is going to happen or that’s going to happen,” Manning said.

“Let’s focus on this week and the current circumstances and let’s just stay there.

“I think injuries ... sometimes they have to occur in order to kind of reinforce that kind of philosophy and type of thinking.”

And that has infused Manning’s leadership with a sentiment to cherish the moment.

This is Manning’s fourth Super Bowl. But for some young Broncos, this is their first — and there’s no guarantee they will ever get back.

He said he went up to rookies Shane Ray and Taurean Nixon and conveyed his wisdom.

“I try to remind them that’s not the norm, and don’t take it for granted because when you’ve been on a 3-13 team to start your career, you definitely appreciate these opportunities. It’s special.

“And to be playing in Super Bowl 50, I cannot tell you how unique of an opportunity that is for both teams to be playing in, especially (given) how I feel.”

Davis lone injury concern for Carolina Other than linebacker Thomas Davis, the Carolina Panthers have no injury concerns entering Super Bowl 50, coach Ron Rivera said.

And Davis doesn’t feel like he should be viewed that way despite undergoing surgery to repair a broken right forearm, suffered in the NFC Championship Game victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

“I’m excited about where I am right now,” Davis said Thursday while speaking publicly about the injury for the first time since undergoing surgery on Monday. “It hasn’t changed. I’m still looking forward to playing in the Super Bowl.”

Davis said the surgery to repair his broken right forearm included the installation of 11 or 12 screws and a metal plate.

He said he will probably wear either a splint or cast to protect the injury in the Feb. 7 contest against the Denver Broncos.

Davis likely won’t test the arm in practice until sometime next week.

DeBartolo’s approach may lead to Hall

By Ira Miller

The Sports Xchange

Eddie DeBartolo is known as the owner of the dynasty-era San Francisco 49ers, who won five Super Bowls and played in nine conference championship games in 14 years while winning at least 10 games in 16 consecutive seasons.

But success on the field is fleeting.

Of more lasting significance, DeBartolo’s real achievement was a revolution in the owner-player relationship -— and that, as much as anything, explains why the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee will vote on his induction as a contributor a day before Super Bowl 50.

DeBartolo created an organizational bond.

Before DeBartolo, owners owned and players played, and there was frequently a disconnect. He changed that from boss-employee to a true partnership.

Two decades after the 49ers’ last title and a decade and a half after giving up the team, DeBartolo remains revered in San Francisco as much or more than hero players like Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, and players of all stripes from those San Francisco teams still pay their old boss a loving visit when they are around his hometown of Tampa, Fla. “They stop in to see me, we’ll have lunch, we’ll have dinner,” DeBartolo said on a conference call Thursday.

“I know when there’s problems in players’ families, I know when people are sick.

This is the way I operated, and I guess it’s the way I’m going to operate until the

day I die. I considered every single person, no matter who he was and what he did for the organization and the franchise, as part of my family.”

Steve Young, the Hall of Fame quarterback on the 49ers’ last Super Bowl title team in the 1994 season, said “the players were what mattered” to DeBartolo, and that changed the face of the NFL as other teams began to follow the 49ers’ model.

“In most of the league, the players were chattel,” Young said. “What I see in the league today are owners who have made their players partners. That changes the nature of the NFL.” Election to a Hall of Fame is always a magnificent honor for anyone, of course, but it’s hard to think there could be a more fitting locale for the vote on DeBartolo than the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.

The building is named after George Moscone, the San Francisco mayor who was assassinated along with Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1979. Around the same time, more than 900 people, most of them from San Francisco, committed ritualistic suicide and a Bay Area congressman, Leo Ryan, was assassinated at a cult temple in Guyana.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who succeeded Moscone as the mayor, credited DeBartolo and the 49ers with doing much to heal the fractured city. Two years later, the 49ers won their first Super Bowl.

Although four championships followed, DeBar-

tolo called the first one “the most memorable.”

DeBartolo, three times previously a Hall of Fame finalist before a rules change put contributors into a separate category with a simple yes-or-no vote, admitted he hasn’t been getting a lot of sleep lately thinking about the possibility of enshrinement.

“It is an emotional thing,” he said. “When you’re talking about something like the NFL Hall of Fame, this is something that’s hard to get out of your mind, but it’s hard to realize, too. ... It would be the culmination to me of everything that’s good, everything that happened over my lifetime as an owner.”

The 49ers ownership passed to DeBartolo’s sister and her family after Eddie pleaded guilty to failure to report an extortion scheme in 1998 when former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards demanded $400,000 from him for a casino license. DeBartolo paid a $1 million fine. The incident did nothing to change the way San Francisco fans felt about him.

Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz of the Cincinnati Bengals, who was on the losing end of two San Francisco Super Bowls, was at Candlestick Park for a celebrity game of touch football a year-and-a-half ago — the last event before they tore down the old stadium.

“The final touchdown pass, there were probably 30,000 people in that stadium viewing a bunch of old guys playing a flag football game, but to see (Mon-

tana) throw to (DeBartolo) for the final touchdown there and to hear the fans go crazy and to see the admiration from these former players like Ronnie Lott and Joe Montana; that to me was impressive ... to me, that’s what it’s all about,” Munoz said.

“I tried to run the 49ers like a family rather than a business,” DeBartolo said.

“I viewed the players and myself really, basically, as a partnership. Our goal was to win the Super Bowl every year, and we had to do that together.”

And they succeeded five times in 14 years. No individual owner has won more Super Bowls.

After the Louisiana case, DeBartolo was suspended from the NFL for a year.

He could have returned to the 49ers, but made what he concedes was a wrenching decision to give the franchise to his sister in exchange for other parts of the family business.

In large measure, he has said that one reason he got out was the knowledge he could never replicate the early successes, that all those players were by then retired and even DeBartolo, now 69, was getting on.

“I just figured there was more to do with my life at that time,” he said. “I had succeeded and done a lot with the 49ers. It meant the world to me, but I just figured with my daughters getting older and having grandchildren ... that it would be best for me to be a grandfather, a good husband and a dad and do what I wanted to do, maybe travel a little bit and spend more time with my family.”

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Norcross girls keep winning despite losing Gillespie

By Guy Curtright

WESLEYAN WINTER SHOWCASE

quarter and led by 13 points early in the second before over Southwest DeKalb in Valley.

Southwest DeKalb ralPEACHTREE CORthe Wesleyan Winter ShowSophomore Devyn lied to pull within 32-26 at NERS — Losing a player case on Saturday.

Wilson had 11 rebounds intermission. of Ty Gillespie’s caliber “When you lose a player, and nine points against The Panthers took the would cripple a lot of others have to step up and Southwest DeKalb, ranked lead with a 10-2 run to start teams. Norcross isn’t one of they’ve done that,” Norcross No. 3 in Class AAAAA, the third quarter, but Northem, though. coach Angie Hembree said. while junior Taylor Mason cross closed the period on Blessed with one of the Norcross lost the state contributed nine points and a 19-5 run to take a 53-41 deeper girls high school title game to McEachern four assists. edge in the fourth quarter. rosters in Georgia, the Blue in overtime last March and Blagmon also had four Southwest DeKalb never Devils have kept rolling de- then lost three overtime assists and freshman Zagot closer than seven points spite the loss of the talented games early this season. miya Passmore added seven thereafter. junior to a season-ending Since, though, the Blue points and three assists.

Gillespie was hurt Jan. ACL injury two weeks ago. Devils have been on a roll, Norcross needed a lot of 15 against North Gwinnett.

Senior Vash Perry had 19 with their only loss coming contributors to overcome “She got the charge, but she points and junior Vanat the Myrtle Beach tourna- the effort of Daisa Alexan- blew out her knee,” Hemessa Blagmon scored 18 as ment. Along the way, they der. The senior guard had bree said of the defensive Norcross, ranked No. 4 in have handed Collins Hill 28 points for Southwest play. “She’s done for the Class AAAAAA, improved its only loss and defeated DeKalb (16-6). Norcross season. We’re just waiting to 18-4 with a 70-60 victory Alabama power Shades was up 24-13 after the first on surgery.”

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•From Page 1B each other and did a good job.”

Five of the six division titles won by the Bears were first-time area champs. Only Austin Brown was a repeat winner, who scored an 8-3 decision over Tomari Fox of Collins Hill to win at 195 pounds.

“It’s great seeing all these young champs,” Brown said, who placed third at state last year.

“It shows just how much our program has grown.

A few years ago, we might have only had two or three area champs, but today we had six.”

The first area winner for the Bears was Chase Standrige, who had a quick pin of Oliver Thigpen of North Gwinnett in the 132 match at the 1:18 mark.

Alonso Reyes followed with a 4-3 decision over Ryan Hurd of Collins Hill, overcoming two blood timeouts in the third period and securing the match with two points with 40 seconds remaining.

Justin George, who was third in state a year ago, added a 10-2 decision at 152, defeating Chandler Miele of Mill Creek for his first area title.

Marquel Broughton didn’t have as easy of a time against Tavion Askew of Collins Hill, but his two points with one second left in the match were enough to give him the 160 title with a 4-3 decision.

Jamar McEachern also had a close match in the 170 final, narrowly getting past Dorian Piekarz

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7-AAAAAA Area 7-AAAAAA Championships at Duluth High School TEAM STANDINGS 1. Mountain View 275.5 2. Collins Hill 194.5 3. North 169 4. Mill Creek 162 5. Peachtree Ridge 128 6. Meadowcreek 91 7. Duluth 76 8. Norcross 54

• 220: Hector Mendoza (Meadowcreek) dec. Payne Walker (North) 7-3 • 285: Nate Welkington (Collins Hill) pinned Kmaron Patterson (Mountain View) 4:51 Third place • 106: David Ramos (Mill Creek) dec.

Lorenz Calvo (Peachtree Ridge) 4-1 • 113: Dustin Chovanic (North) dec. Kacey Blackmon (Duluth) 7-0 • 120: Jonathan Sampson (Peachtree CHAMPIONSHIPS Ridge) dec. Ben Gilbreath (Mill Creek) 5-2 • 106: Tariq Mallik (Collins Hill) dec. Car• 126: Drew Knutson (Mountain View) los Gonzales (Mountain View) 6-0 pinned Justin Blough (Mill Creek) 2:40 • 113: Tiryan Jones (Collins Hill) dec.

• 132: William Johnson (Norcross) dec.

Drew Risley (Mountain View) 4-3 • 120: Todd Small (North) tech fall Yadriel Harrison Hoffman (Mill Creek) 6-4 • 138: Jared Preyer (Mill Creek) pinned Gonzalez (Mountain View) 17-2 Seth Bradford (North) :47 • 126: Codi Russell (Collins Hill) tech fall • 145: Leo Jarda (Mountain View) dec.

Kyle Brown (Peachtree Ridge) 20-5 • 132: Chase Standridge (Mountain View) Khiree Seabrook (Duluth) 10-4 • 152: Nic McClure (Peachtree Ridge) pinned Oliver Thigpen (North) 1:16 • 138: Alonso Reyes (Mountain View) dec. pinned John Ngueyn (Meadowcreek) 4:59 Ryan Hurd (Collins Hill) 4-3 • 160: Justin Lewis (North) pinned Aaron • 145: Josh Parr (Peachtree Ridge) Black (Duluth) 2:58 pinned Ross McDaniel (North) 4:26 • 170: Edward Bakhos (Peachtree Ridge) • 152: Justin George (Mountain View) dec. Jay Carnagey (Duluth) 8-4 dec. Chandler Miele (Mill Creek) 10-2 • 182: Jonathan Postell (Collins Hill) • 160: Marquel Broughton (Mountain View) dec. Tavion Askew (Collins Hill) 4-3 pinned Justin Speregen (Mill Creek) :35 • 170: Jamar McEachern (Mountain View) • 195: Finn Hardin (Mill Creek) pinned Egor Danelinka (North) 2:51 dec. Dorian Piekarz (Mill Creek) 7-6 • 182: Keison Forte (North) dec. Harrison • 220: Matt Serafin (Mill Creek) pinned Aaron Sonkesak (Collins Hill) 2:01 Spikes (Mountain View) 6-4 • 195: Austin Brown (Mountain View) dec. • 285: Marcus Bailey (Meadowcreek) dec.

Sean Maginn (North) 8-6 Tomari Fox (Collins Hill) 8-3

(17-2 tech fall) at 120 and Keison Forte, who forced a 6-4 decision to take the 182 crown.

The remaining weights were won by Peachtree Ridge and Meadowcreek. The area champ for the Lions was Josh Parr at 145, who pinned Ross McDaniel of North, while Meadowcreek’s Hector Mendoza beat Payne Walker of North 7-3 to win at 220.

Despite not having an area champ, Mill Creek (fourth at 162) will still be strongly represented at sectionals next week with 10 qualifiers.

Peachtree Ridge will

send six, Meadowcreek three, Duluth four and Norcross one.

The sectionals will be held at Mill Creek next Saturday.

“We’ve got 13 kids going next week and a lot the are in good spots,” Gassman said, whose squad also won the Area 7-AAAAAA duals and the Gwinnett County tournament.

“We’ll see how the other three areas will shake out. The more matches you win here helps out and we should be in a good position.”

Area 7-AAAAAA Championships at Duluth High School

Devers

around you that keep you motivated at the task at doctor. hand.

Instead, Devers was “You could think that treated and went on to you’re having the worst have one of the best caday ever, but someone reers for a track and field else in this world is runner in the history of having a worse day than the sport. you so the story made Devers started her me want to keep pushspeech to the students by ing even when things got explaining what it takes hard,” Devers said. to achieve the goals that While in college at you set out to accomUCLA, Devers became plish. the first collegiate stu“Your goal should dent to set an American be what you dream of,” record 100-meter hurdler Devers said. “I used to with a time of 12.61 and write down short-range, was poised to compete in mid-range and longthe 1988 Olympic games. range goals on sticky During the 1988 notes and put them all Olympic trials, Devers over my house to keep began to experience me motivated on things hair loss, weight loss that I wanted to accomand a number of other plish.” symptoms. She failed As a little girl, Devers to qualify for the 1988 went to her local library games as a result. and happened to walk “The last time I got past an aisle in which a on a scale, I was 78 book fell to the ground. pounds,” Devers said.

She reached down to “The doctors told me that grab it and it just so hap- maybe I was training too pened to be a book on the hard and told me that life of Wilma Rudolph nothing was wrong but who was a track and field I knew something was sprinter in the 1956 and wrong and eventually 1960 Olympic games. found answers.”

The story gave her Devers was eventually encouragement and that diagnosed with Graves’ was something that she disease nearly three years stressed to the students after experiencing these and the audience about turbulences. having positive people Once overcoming

most of her health issues, Devers qualified for the 1992 Barcelona games and won the 100-meter via a photo-finish in which the top five finished within 0.06 seconds of each other.

She then won a gold medal on both the 100-meter and 4x100meter relay in the 1996 Atlanta games and went on to win 14 total gold medals and four silver medals before leaving competition at the age of 41.

“I think being successful is being the best you that you can be,” Devers said. “The more people tell you that you cant do it, the more you tell yourself that you can.

Being a leader is already inside of you. I didn’t let anyone tell me that I couldn’t do something, and I won a gold medal as a result.”

Devers asked the students if they could make a difference even at their adolescent age and she made sure to let them know that they can make a huge impact in the world.

“Age is just a number to me,” Devers said. “I believe that if I wanted to go back right now that I could be competitive

Tucker 59, Holy Innocents’ 53 Tucker, ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAAA, scored the final eight points for a 59-53 victory over Holy Innocents’, the No. 3-ranked team in Class AA. Senior guard Jayla Morrow led Tucker (19-4) with a game-best 24 points.

Sophomore guard Kennedy Suttle had 17 points for Holy Innocents’ (18-5) and senior center Erika Cassell, a North Carolina State recruit, scored 15. Holy Innocents’, which plays at Wesleyan on Tuesday in a Region 6-AA showdown, was without standout junior guard Khayla Pointer, who has a wrist injury.

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AT A GLANCE

of Mill Creek 7-6.

Collins Hill and North will also have a strong showing at sectionals next week as the Eagles qualified nine with the Bulldogs sending 10.

The lower weight classifications were dominated by the Eagles as Tariq Mallik (103), Tiryan Jones (113) and Codi Russell (126) won their bouts.

Nate Welkington claimed the final match of the day for the Eagles with a pin of Kmaron Patterson of Mountain View to win at 285.

North, which was third at 169, had a pair of champs in Todd Small

McEachern 58, West Forsyth 37 McEachern, winner of two straight state titles and three in four years, pulled away in the fourth quarter and defeated West Forsyth 58-37 in a battle of Top 10 Class AAAAAA teams.

Junior Que Morrison had 16 points to lead No. 6 McEachern (16-7), which was able to overcome the height edge of 6-foot-5 West Forsyth senior standout Jenna Staiti with its quickness.

Staiti had 17 points, two less than junior teammate Kale Schlegel, as No. 9 West Forsyth fell to 18-5.

even at the age of 49, and that’s the type of mindset that you have to have.”

Devers asked the students to write down their dream on a little piece of paper once they got home and then to start thinking about what they have to do in order to achieve it.

“Our dreams and goals are built on solid foundations, and we keep building and adding too it,” Devers said. “By the time we find a way to get there, we will have it all. Act like a sponge in water and soak up everything that you can and be the best that you can be every single day.”

Student Dylan Hammock thought that Devers’ speech was very inspiring and makes him want to be a better person in life.

“She taught me that what people think isn’t always true and that you can do anything, and that if you have a talent, you can use it to the best of your ability,” Hammock said.

Devers thanked the students for their involvement and let them know that if you have a positive mindset, you can achieve anything that you set your mind to.

Friday with appendicitis.

Archer was able to get individual titles from Miller (220 pounds), Gavin Smith (120), Peter Myndresku (138), Chris Diaz (145), Gabriel Lee (160), Thomas Bullard (170) and Daniel Bullard (182) on Saturday, plus qualify four wrestlers for sectionals.

But with Lill and now Artigues now out, head coach Tom Beuglas knows his three-time defending state champion Tigers will have quite a challenge ahead of them if they are to have a chance at a fourth straight title in two weeks at the Infinite Energy Arena.

“It’s par for the course for our whole season,” Beuglas said. “We didn’t find out until (Friday), so I couldn’t put anybody else in (at 126). He’s a state runner-up. We were counting on him to be a finalist.

We only entered 13 (at area Saturday), and we only got 11 through (to sectionals).

I thought we might could get one more through if things worked out right.

“We’re going to have to fight (at sectionals and state). I still think we can win, but we’re going to have to have some other guys other than our four big guns step up and score some points and win some matches.”

The Tigers did get contributions from both the big guns, including Miller, who was named the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler for the upper weight classes, and younger wrestlers like Smith, Myndresku and Lee. Among the other teams, Brookwood and Dacula each had two individual champions, with David Key (152) and Shane DeFreitas (285) taking individual titles for the Broncos and Noah Bullock (106) and Jamie Arroyo (195) winning for the Falcons.

But it was DeFreitas’ pin of Dacula’s Brian Gordon in the 285 final that helped the Broncos hold off the Falcons for second place by a mere 6 1/2 points.

And with 10 wrestlers qualified for next week’s sectionals, Brookwood coach Chris Cicora likes the way his team is positions for the next two weeks.

“Obviously the goal is to place as high as we can at state,” Cicora said. “I feel like we’ve got as good (a chance) as any to place in the top 10. If (the wrestlers) continue the same

AT A GLANCE Area 8-AAAAAA Wrestling Traditional Tournament Saturday at Grayson High School TEAM RESULTS 1. Archer 205.5 2. Brookwood 179.5 3. Dacula 173 4. Grayson 125 5. Central Gwinnett 98 6. Berkmar 92 7. South Gwinnett 44 8. Shiloh 37 9. Parkview 29 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Championship matches • 106: Noah Bullock (D) dec. Kendrick Banks (Br), 7-4 • 113: Hasan Krigger (CG) fall Christian Torres (SG), 4:19 • 120: Gavin Smith (A) maj. dec. Thomas Coltrain (Br), 12-0 • 126: Cory Barron (G) dec. Andrew Funston (Br), 4-3 • 132: Reese Dalton (P) dec. Logan Smith (A), 2-1 • 138: Peter Myndresku (A) dec. Demetrius Williams (G), 10-8 • 145: Chris Diaz (A) fall Hunter Thompson (Br), 0:42 • 152: David Key (Br) maj. dec. Chase Degrenier (A), 13-3 • 160: Gabriel Lee (A) dec. Demarco McInnis (D), 3-2 • 170: Thomas Bullard (A) maj. dec. Miles Nolan (Br), 12-2 • 182: Daniel Bullard (A) fall Matthew Key (Br), 3:02 • 195: Jamie Arroyo (D) fall Joel Linares (CG), 1:06 • 220: Quinn Miller (A) fall Elijah Mackey (G), 4:30 • 285: Shane DeFreitas (Br) fall Brian Gordon (D), 1:26

effort they had (Saturday) into next week and the following week, we’ll be OK. We’ve got to stay healthy.

Sectionals is a grind.”

Among the other individual highlights Saturday, Central Gwinnett’s Hasan Krigger earned Outstanding Wrestling honors for the lower weight classes with a pair of victories, including a pin of South Gwinnett’s Christian Torres to win the 113 title.

Meanwhile, the 126 and 132 classes provided some of the most exciting matches of the day, with Grayson’s Cory Barron holding off Brookwood’s Andrew Funston for a 4-3 decision in the 126 final, while Reese Dalton edged Archer’s Logan Smith 2-1 at 132 to give Parkview its only individual champion.

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Shiloh boys’ depth too much for Grayson hoops (16-5, 10-3) maintained its share of first place in Region 8-AAAAAA. “It’s great to see the SNELLVILLE — As depth that we’re using,” important as Josh Okogie is Rivers said. “We always try to Shiloh’s boys basketball to tell (the players), ‘Next team, one of the biggest man up. You’ve got to be weapons coach Kim Rivers ready when your number’s counts on is being able to called.’ I had a gut feelcall on multiple players for ing (on Massenburg and production.

Fraley) because (they have) Juniors T.J. Massenburg been having some great and Tajah Fraley provided practices.” two of the biggest sources The pair got the start Saturday as the Generals in place of seniors Dejon fought a second-half charge Waters and Malik Chandler from visiting Grayson to and made an immediate pull away for a 61-47 vicimpact. tory.

Massenburg scored Okogie still had a solid Shiloh’s first six points of game with 13 points, eight the game and eight points rebounds, four assists and in the first 3:12, with six five steals. of those points coming off However, it was the Fraley assists, as the Gencombo of Massenburg, erals built a quick 12-4 lead who posted game highs and eventually led 33-18 by of 19 points, 10 rebounds halftime. and three blocked shots, Shiloh then appeared and Fraley, who chipped to be cruising early in the in seven assists to go with second half when two big three points, that proved to dunks by Massenburg and a be the difference as Shiloh fastbreak layup from Fraley

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off a dish from Okogie capped a 6-2 run that gave the Generals their biggest lead of the game at 40-23 with 5:52 left in the third quarter.

But Grayson (17-5, 8-5) fought back by giving Shiloh, which is known for its high-paced pressure defense, a taste of its own medicine.

The Rams picked up their defense full-court and pressured the Generals into backcourt turnovers on five straight possessions, all of which wound up in points.

And when Alphonso Willis scored off a nifty assist from Austin Dukes, Grayson had finished an 11-0 run over a 1:30 span to pull to within 40-34 with 3:51 left in the period.

Even after Shiloh got the lead back to double digits again late in the third quarter, the Rams kept charging.

Brandon Uziewe’s dunk off an alley-oop pass from Willis to beat the quarter

buzzer cut the Shiloh lead to 46-38, and Uziewe hit a jumper, followed by a 3-pointer from Dukes in the first 1:19 of the fourth quarter to pull Grayson to within 46-43.

The Rams had a chance to cut even closer when Willis drove the lane and drew a two-shot foul with 5:47 remaining, but the senior hit the floor hard on the foul and eventually missed both free throws.

And the Generals made sure Grayson would pay for not cashing in on the opportunity, as they worked the ball around the perimeter on the next possession before Waters found Perry Battle for a 3-pointer.

Massenburg converted two more passes from Fraley into baskets, the second on another dunk, to push the lead back to double digits at 53-43, and Grayson got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.

“Our energy wasn’t

Gladiators fall in shootout to Idaho

By Christine Troyke

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DULUTH — For a second straight night, the Atlanta Gladiators were only able to get one puck past Idaho goalie Jack Campbell during regulation.

Unlike Friday’s game, though, one was enough to at least earn a point on Teddy Bear Toss Night at Infinite Energy Arena.

A goaltending duel between Campbell and Matt Ginn extended into a shootout where the Steelheads prevailed for a 2-1 victory in front of a season-high crowd of 8,610 on Saturday.

Campbell, a first-round draft pick of Dallas and gold medal winning goalie for the U.S. at the World Junior Championships in 2010, has the stingiest of numbers in the ECHL this season. The 24-year-old came in sporting a 1.46 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in 11 games and has played most of his pro career in the AHL. The regulation goal Campbell allowed came off a laser shot from Tyler Murovich 10:37 into the game and triggered the avalanche of thousands of stuffed toys, which will be donated to area children in

Guard Michael Gbinije snapped the 10th tie of the game with a pair of free throws to make it 5755, and the Orange held on to top Georgia Tech 60-57 Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before 25,235 fans at the Carrier Dome.

Before Gbinije’s free throws, the Orange had missed eight of their 15 foul shots. Freshman guard Malachi Richardson made three of four free throws in the final 15 seconds to give Syracuse a three-point lead, and Georgia Tech guard Adam Smith’s desperation 3-point heave at the buzzer skimmed the front of the rim.

Syracuse (15-8) improved to 5-5 in the ACC after losing its first four league games. The Orange are 5-2 since coach Jim Boeheim returned after an NCAA-imposed nine-game suspension.

Georgia Tech (12-9) dropped to 2-6 in the ACC, and its six league losses have been by a combined 29 points. With a chance to tie the score at 57, Yellow Jackets guard Tadric Jackson missed the second of two free throws with 5.7

Grayson girls 44, Shiloh 43 The Rams (18-4, 9-4) survived a wild finish to

Collins Hill girls top Woodstock WOODSTOCK — Collins Hill improved its season record to 19-1 with a 53-49 win over Woodstock on Saturday. Woodstock is currently leading Region 5-AAAAAA with a 19-3 record overall and 14-0 in the region.

Kyra Dixon led the Eagles with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Bria Harmon scored nine points and dished out four assists in the victory.

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Atlanta’s Justin Buzzeo (10) and Idaho’s Jefferson Dahl (21) battle for the puck during Saturday’s game at Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

need.

“Obviously we wanted to respond from the last game (a 4-1 loss),” Murovich said to the crowd afterward. “I’m proud of the guys. The first 10 or 15 minutes looked like a playoff game.”

Off a feed from Justin Buzzeo, Murovich knifed along the left-wing boards and beat Campbell over his far shoulder. Murovich’s well-placed wrister was his 14th goal of the season and

gave the Gladiators a lead against Idaho, something they never came close to a night earlier.

The Steelheads tied it 1-1 at the midway point on a rebound slung past a supine Ginn by Jefferson Dahl. Ginn rebuffed Shawn Boutin’s initial offering, but Dahl was in place on the opposite post for his 17th goal of the season.

Atlanta had a chance to regain the lead on the

power play for most of the final three minutes of the second period. The Gladiators had good zone time and puck movement but couldn’t convert.

Campbell finished with 26 saves, while Ginn had 28.

These teams on opposing streaks finish their three-game set today at 2:05 p.m. Idaho has won five of its last six. The Gladiators have lost five of their last six.

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6-3 ACC) frustrated the Cardinals throughout the seconds left.

Baylor forward Rico contest. Virginia held Gbinije, who has Gathers had 17 points and Louisville to a seasonscored in double figures nine rebounds. Guard Al worst 32.7 percent from in each of Syracuse’s 23 Freeman added 14 points the field and forced 18 games this season, led all and forwards Taurean turnovers. scorers with 16 points, Prince and Johnathan and Richardson scored Motley scored 13 and 12, No. 5 Texas A&M 72, all 13 of his points in the respectively.

No. 14 Iowa State 62 second half.

Guard J.J. Frazier led COLLEGE STATION, Forward Nick Jacobs Georgia with 21 points Texas — Guard Danuel paced the Yellow Jackets and 11 assists and forHouse scored 10 points with 14 points and seven ward Yante Maten pitched in a late 14-2 run that rebounds, and Smith in with 18 points. propelled No. 5 Texas added 13 points.

A&M to a 72-62 college Smith sank a pair of No. 11 Virginia 63, basketball victory over 3-pointers in the closing No. 16 Louisville 47 14th ranked Iowa State on minutes of the first half as Virginia coach Tony Saturday at Reed Arena. the Yellow Jackets went Bennett emphasized to his House clinched the on a 13-3 run to take a players during the prepa- victory — A&M’s 13th 35-32 lead. But Syracuse ration stage that it was straight at home — with freshman forward Tyler paramount that Louisville a 3-point play highlighted Lydon sank a 3-pointer not get easy shots. by a massive dunk that from the key with about Bennett urged his play- gave the Aggies a 68-60 two seconds remaining in ers to take that stand one lead with 55.9 seconds the half to knot the score possession at a time. left. at 35.

“Make them earn,” He completed the scorBennett said. “Do what ing with a breakaway No. 17 Baylor 83, we do. Fight and bother dunk that brought the Georgia 73 their shots.” sellout crowd of 12,473 to WACO, Texas — Bennett’s players got its feet.

Baylor heated up in the the message and turned It was the 300th career second half and rolled the one-possession manvictory for Texas A&M past Georgia for an 83-73 tra into a game-long exer- coach Billy Kennedy. victory in the Big 12/SEC cise of stifling defensive House led A&M (18-3) Challenge on Saturday at play as No. 11 Virginia with 20 points, while the Ferrell Center. cruised to a convincing center Tyler Davis had 15 The 17th-ranked Bears 63-47 victory over No. and forward Jalen Jones hit 6 of 9 from 3-point 16 Louisville on Saturday 13. range and shot 52 percent in Atlantic Coast ConferIowa State (16-5) was overall in the second half ence play at Louisville, led by forward Georges to gain separation and Ky. Niang with 15 points and hold off the Bulldogs.

The Cavaliers (17-4, Deonte Burton with 11.

finally subdue scrappy Shiloh (2-11, 7-15).

The Generals erased as much as a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull even at 43-all on a stickback from Emani Bell with 10 seconds remaining.

But Destiny Newkirk drove the length of the floor and drew a foul with seven-tenths of a second left and hit the first of two free throws to put Grayson back in front.

And the Rams managed to escape after possession changed hands twice more before the buzzer sounded.

Newkirk led Grayson with 10 points and four steals, while Jessica Ewing added eight points, six rebounds and two blocked shots, Essence Jordan chipped in nine points and Imani Conner had five assists and three steals.

Taniyah Gathings led Shiloh with 12 points, while Christina Massey added 10 points and Sharai Lay finished with eight.

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there early,” Grayson coach Geoffrey Pierce said. “We got back into the game from defense and energy, but you can’t play a (state-) ranked team and decide to cut on your energy and cut on your effort like that.”

Massenburg and Okogie were the only two Shiloh players in double figures, but Shiloh got contributions throughout its line-up.

Nine of the 10 Generals who took the floor wound up with points, including eight from Battle, while Waters contributed five points and eight rebounds.

Willis scored 15 points to lead Grayson, and he added three steals, while the Rams also got 14 points, four assists and three steals, plus six points, nine rebounds and three assists from Trevian Sconiers.

Parkview 63, Dacula 37 LILBURN — Parkview handled Region 8-AAAAAA foe Dacula 63-37 on Saturday. Autumn Sizemore led the Panthers (14-7, 10-2) with 15 points and 10 steals. Kristi Derouen added 14 points and eight rebounds while Dominique Leonidas chipped in with 10 points.

Faustine Aifuwa led Dacula with 15 points while teammate Kandy Brown added 10 for the Falcons.

Archer 49, Berkmar 42 LILBURN — Archer defeated Berkmar 49-42 in a Region 8-AAAAAA matchup on Saturday. Autumn Newby led the Tigers (19-3, 13-0) with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Linsey Marchese added 12 points and eight rebounds, while Asia McCoy scored all six of her points during a key stretch of the fourth quarter to help Archer to the victory.

Mill Creek 61, Campbell 29 HOSCHTON — All 11 Mill Creek players who dressed scored as the Hawks defeated Campbell 61-29 on Saturday.

Tatum Ragsdale and Alex Bolling led Mill Creek (9-13) with 11 points apiece.

BOYS HOOPS BOYS BASKETBALL Mill Creek 93, East Hall 72 HOSCHTON – Mill Creek evened its season record at 11-11 with a 93-72 win over visiting East Hall on Saturday.

Evan Richardson and Charles Botchway led the Hawks with 17 points apiece. Keetone Glover added 15 while Christian Mancillas chipped in with 14.

Brookwood 70, Central Gwinnett 66 LAWRENCEVILLE – Brookwood held on for a 70-66 Region 8-AAAAAA win over Central Gwinnett on Saturday.

The Broncos (16-6, 8-5) had their lead cut to two points late in the fourth quarter but were able to keep the Black Knights (11-10, 6-7) from overtaking them.

Donald Parham had 24 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead the Broncos, while Da’Vonne Mills added 14 points and Micah Kinsey chipped in 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

Central was led by Jalen Hillery’s 23 points. Zion Fluellen had 17 and Adnan Antonio chipped in with 10.

North Gwinnett 81, Hampton 45 HAMPTON — North Gwinnett defeated Canton 81-45 on Saturday. Colby Leifson led the Bulldogs (6-16) with 25 points.

Mikey Joseph scored 13, K.J. Hancock added 11 while Miles Carter chipped in with nine for North Gwinnett.

Wesleyan 68, BEST Academy 59 ATLANTA — Wesleyan defeated BEST Academy 68-59 on Saturday. Christian McLean led the Wolves (14-9,7-5) with 18 points. Sean McDonough and Jack Greer scored 11 while Grant Frerking added 10 in the victory.

Hebron Christian 48, Prince Avenue 36 DACULA — Hebron Christian defeated Prince Avenue Christian 48-36 on Saturday to remain in sole possession of second place in Region 8-A. Kobe Wharton led the Lions (17-6,9-2) with 15 points, while teammate Luke Crawford chipped in with 10.

WRESTLING WRESTLING Greater Atlanta Christian places second at area tournament SOCIAL CIRCLE — Greater Atlanta Christian finished second at the Area 4-AA wrestling tournament on Saturday. The Spartans finished behind host and champion, Social Circle.

Aiden Jarrett (220) was the lone area champion for GAC. Placing second were Sam Collins (120), Austin Phan (126), Ian Politz (145) and Brandon Toomey (152). Jonathan Stuckey (138) and Ford Higgins (275) took third place while Nick Oats (106), Joseph Ferrell (132) and Brooks Rice (182) placed fourth.

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Kerber stuns Serena to protect idol Graf’s record again, only four months after they were crushed in the U.S. Open semi-finals MELBOURNE — On

by Italian Roberta Vinci. a night when Steffi Graf Williams was nonetheloomed large over Rod less gracious in defeat, Laver Arena, an inspired walking directly to KerAngelique Kerber stunned ber’s side of the court to Serena Williams in a threeembrace her warmly as the set classic to win the Auschampion wept with joy. tralian Open on Saturday “She had an attitude that and become Germany’s I think a lot of people can first grand slam champion learn from: just to always in 17 years. stay positive and to never In the ultimate tribute to give up,” Williams told her childhood hero, Kerber Serena Williams reacts during her final match against reporters. foiled Williams’ bid to “I was really inspired Germany’s Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open on match the German great’s by that. So, honestly, she’s Saturday in Melbourne. (Reuters) tally of grand slam titles, a really good girl. If I Kerber sought inspiraclosing out a magnificent baseline. couldn’t win, I’m happy tion from Graf during a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win in her Kerber was already she did. trip to the 46-year-old’s first major final. flopping to the ground “I mean, every time I The seventh seed’s triLas Vegas home last year before the ball had landed, walk in this room, everyumph secured her nation’s and put in a performance and she flung her racquet one expects me to win first grand slam win since worthy of her mentor. away as a packed crowd every single match, every Graf raised her 22nd and She defended brilliantly of 15,000 roared in elation single day of my life. As final trophy at the 1999 throughout the two-hour and disbelief. much as I would like to be French Open. and eight-minute cliff-hangThe 34-year-old Wila robot, I’m not. I try to.”

“Yeah, I think I helped er, showing nerves of steel liams has no liking for It was instead an all-tooSteffi right now,” a beamto fend off Williams who runner-up finishes at grand human display by Williams ing Kerber told reporters. had roared back from 5-2 slams, and her defeat was in an opening set laden “This is the first big down in the deciding set. the first in a final since her with 23 unforced errors — tournament of the year, In a final game riven shock loss to Sam Stosur at 20 more than her opponent. and I won it, the first grand with tension, Williams the 2011 U.S. Open.

Kerber broke her twice

slam. It sounds crazy, but succumbed on the first Her hopes of pulling off to wrap up the set before I can say I’m a grand slam match point with a volley a rare calendar grand slam Williams regrouped to send champion now.” that floated well past the were left in tatters once the match into a decider,

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accompanied by screams of “C’mon!”

The German played majestically in the decider’s marathon sixth game, taking Williams’s serve on her fifth break point to move to a 5-2 lead.

The American, summoning the belief forged from 25 grand slam finals, stormed back to break Kerber as she served for the match.

But the German responded brilliantly, felling Williams in a furious baseline rally to raise her one and only match point.

The first left-hander to win in Melbourne since Monica Seles’ 1999 championship, Kerber proved the world number one can be beaten, even when fit and firing.

Other challengers will draw hope that they, too, might share in the grand slam spoils as the 34-yearold icon edges closer to retirement.

For Kerber, however, it was a triumph long in the making. It arrived in her 33rd main draw appearance and at a tournament

that could have ended for her in the first round.

She had to save a match point in a three-set duel with Japan’s Misaki Doi and later remarked that she had “one leg in the plane.”

A former world No. 5 in 2012, Kerber will soar to second when the rankings are updated.

“I think my phone is exploding right now,” said Kerber, who received personal congratulations from Graf and German chancellor Angela Merkel.

“I have so many emotions, it’s like crazy.”

In the late match at Rod Laver Arena, Jamie Murray, men’s single finalist Andy’s elder brother, won his first men’s doubles title with Bruno Soares after they beat Daniel Nestor and Radek Stepanek 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

The younger Murray will seek his first Australian Open title at Melbourne Park after four fruitless trips to the final when he takes on defending champion and his Melbourne Park nemesis Novak Djokovic.

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PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA Notice is hereby given to the public that the Duluth Planning Commission will be considering various amendments to the City of Duluth’s Unified Development Code.

The amendments will impact various articles of the Unified Development Code including, but not limited to, Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11. This proposal is to be reviewed under case number TA#2016-01.

All interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing before the Duluth Planning Commission at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on February 15, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Following the Duluth Planning Commission hearing, this matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing before the Duluth City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on March 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Information about the amendment can be obtained from the Community Development Department – Planning Division, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick A. Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net.

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NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE 2006 UTILITY TRAILER 3000R VIN: 1UYVS25366M751802 The above automobile was initially removed and presently stored at 4757 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga 30071, in possession of Tran’s Auto

Repair. Attempt to locate the owner(s) of this vehicle’s have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A.40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia law.

928-308730, 1/24,31 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Gwinnett County Board of Education, meeting in official session, voted to hold its regular monthly business meetings for 2016 on the third Thursday of each month.

Meetings will be held at the school system’s J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Center, 437 Old Peachtree Road, N.W., Suwanee, Georgia. All monthly business meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Board adopted the following dates as its regular monthly business meeting calendar: January 21, 2016 February 18, 2016 March 17, 2016 April 21, 2016 May 19, 2016 June 16, 2016 July 21, 2016 August 18, 2016 September 15, 2016 October 20, 2016 November 17, 2016 December 15, 2016 The first Board meeting in 2017 is tentatively scheduled for January 19, 2017.

GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION -s- Robert McClure, 2016 Chairman 928-310464, 1/31,2/7 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES UNKNOWN Boat Karavan Classic Trailer No Vin This Trailer was removed at the request of Private Impound Friendhsip Boat Storage r on Julu 8, 2015.

The boat trailer is located at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 719 Shadburn Ave, Buford, Ga 30518. Willard’s phone number is 770-9457580. The trailer will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart, 5180 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071 to satisfy a lien on February 10, 2016 at approx. 1:30PM at www. storagetreasures.com Customer Name Unit # Steven Scott 334 Santanna Jhorrdanne 763 Mamie Green 219 John Helfrick 711 Wisarut Leangpun 834 929-306823, 1/24,31 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckinridge Blvd Duluth GA, 30096 770-891-4639 February 10, 2016 @ 3:00PM

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Catreese Waterman Household Items & Boxes 1114 Luviana Ramirez Moreno Household Items 1505 Lee Jones Household Items 1100 Angela Harrington Household Items 1416 Stephanie Harmon Household Items 2232 Lee Jones Stove 3150 Ventura Senoirae Household Items 3129 Theresa Roundtree Household Items 3302 Cynthia Wiseman Household Items 3104 Demerrio Jefferson Household Items 3309 Janet Fleming Household Items 2145 Shameeka Waddell Household Items 3410 Renaldo Levy Household Items 2509 Derrick Meagher Household Items 3224 Karen Black Household Items 2607 Dwayne Vason Household Items 0095 Araya Edgar Volkswagon Passat (Grey) 3231 Shawney Willis Household Items 0116 Bahama Breeze Business Supplies 3508 Wayne Crawford Household Items 2113 Tracy Edwards Household Items 2002 Tulani Kinard Books, Clothing & small furniture 3023 James McCrary III Household Items 2619 Ataviaous Williams Household Items & Clothing 3304 Skye Dunn Household Items 2059 Dominique Lewis Household Items 2004 Selma Grant Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-307038, 1/24,31

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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 02/10/2016 at 3:30PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2790 Braselton Highway 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.

712: Mckinnon LakeshiaHousehold items 414: Mckinnon LakeshiaHousehold items 310: Fred Kross- Files and household items 523: Gary Hamby- Household items 201: Tim Ryan- Household items 675: Maria Olinger- Clothing and Shoes 934: Shirley Clark- Household items 933: Bryon Wilson: Household items and Furniture 938: CQ construction and restoration INC- Tools and Furniture 620: Cynthia Cotto- Boxes and misc furniture 720: Vicky Gater- Papers, Pictures and 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.

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Melanie Banks (2 units) – Clothing, Totes, Boxes, Front loader washer/dryer Clara Windham – Furniture, 5+ Bags, Bed Frame, Boxes Towanda Brown (2 units) – 20+Boxes, Bags, Household Olusola Ayodele – Deep Freezer, Lawn items 929-310529, 1/31,2/7

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, Personal property described below belonging to those individual listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Rd Stone Mountain GA 30087 770.469.5363 February 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM Unit 447 Chundralikas Brown clothes, shoes Unit 304 Daphne Patterson 2 bedroom, living room dinning room washer, dryer Unit 397 Janice Slaton household furniture and items Unit 229 Parris Sims chairs, dresser, toys Unit 267 Shari Ashe household items clothes Unit 398 Bryan Glasper household furniture and items Unit 194 Olawale Jeje household furniture and items Unit 400 Michelle Brown b

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Auction Date: 02/10/2016 Address: 3564 Lawrenceville Hwy Lawrenceville, Ga 30044 Phone: (770) 286-9209 Time of Sale: 4:00 Pm Luis Ramirez Jarquin Unit 228 Outside Air Unit & Window Unit, Tools, Saws, Tile, Trim, Air Gun Nailer David Berusch Unit 349 Dining Set, Front Load Washer/Dryer, Ladders, Tool Box, Air Compressors, Mattress/Bx Spring BraDana HurryClanton Unit 352 Couch, Dresser, Table, TV, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Glass Yvonne AdamsPhillips Unit 2057 Bags, Clothes, Boxes, Dresser, Mirror, Ironing Board Tim Bell Unit 4006 Mattress, Air Mattress, Poker Table, Boxes, Totes, Darrell Pannell Unit 4033 Golf Clubs, Lamp, Wine Cooler, Saw, Hockey Memorabilia, Dunbar Sarandon Unit 4068 Mattress, Queen Bed, Toys, Clothes, Boxes, Totes The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-308217, 1/24,31 PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storage located at 4365 Commerce Drive Buford, GA 30518. 770-614-1424. And due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, January 18, 2016. The sale will be held at www.storagebattles.com at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 15, 2016. Terms: Cash, Credit card, or certified funds at Sale.

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PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storage located at 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. 770-237-8673. And due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, February 15, 2016. The sale will be held at www.storagebattles.com at 3:00 PM on Monday, February 15, 2016. Terms: Cash, Credit card, or certified funds at Sale.

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Household Items Unit #5042 –Kasicki, Ronald- Misc. Household Items Unit #1044 –Haynes, Jamar - Misc Household Items Unit #5023 –Horton, Cedrico- Misc. Household Items Unit #2098 –Harris, Steven B- Misc. Household Items Unit #1045 – Leavell, Nolan D.-Misc Household Items 929-310531, 1/31,2/7 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: Feb 18 2016 Place: 1573 Athens Hwy Grayson Ga 30017 Christina Warren – Mattresses, Headboard/Footboard, Totes, Boxes Lolita Clay – Bags, Boxes Antonio Vallery – Household

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PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-682-4990, February 10th, 2016 at 1:30PM Roderick Garvey Unit 1221 Household Items Lori Moore Unit 0502 Household Items Brenda Duckett Unit 1237 Household Items M

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Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

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Tim 404-205-2222 Hotpoint Refrigerator Side by side. $350.

Kitchen-Aide flat top stove. $150. Magic Chef Built In Microwave, 2010. $150.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go January 28. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black / Black Sable. Parents on site.

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LEXUS ES 350, 2013 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40704 $31,990 770-680-1000

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LEXUS RX 350, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#U40716 $36,590 770-680-1000

NISSAN MAXIMA SV, 2010 Mystic Jade, Stk#GGA82432A $14,754 800-PREOWNED

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Only $6950.

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COMMERCIAL LOT! 1190 W Spring St. Commercial Lot Zoned M-1 Unlimited Uses .87 Acres $475,000• EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com MONROE, GA 30656

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37.13 ACRES 1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines. Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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MOTORCYCLES NISSAN MURANO S, 2014 Tinted Bronze, Stk#P5205 $17,993 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL HERITAGE, 2013, 2 Tone, dark blue / silver, exc. cond., 1800 mi., garage kept. $10,000. Helmets incl.

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CONYERS, GA 30094 NISSAN ROGUE, 2012 Super Black, Stk#P5142 $12,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

FORD ESCAPE, 2014 Sterling Gray Metallic, Stk#670037A $18,200 877-698-5030

TOYOTA COROLLA S, 2015 Barcelona Red, Stk#GN706950A $15,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

MAZDA CX-7, 2011 Liquid Silver Metallic, Stk#650136A $13,300 877-698-5030

KIA RIO LX, 2015 Clear White, Stk#FY358987A $10,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

FORD ESCAPE SE, 2015 Ruby Red, Stk#P8039 $23,200 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS LS 460, 2012 Obsidian, Stk#U40776 $43,990 770-680-1000

BACK ON MARKET! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-734948 5369 Rabbit Farm Rd. 3BR/1.5BA, Full Unfinished Basement • $121,000 INSURED W/ ESCROW • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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LEXUS IS 250C, 2012 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40739 $32,590 770-680-1000

MERCEDES 560 SL, 1986 CONVERTIBLE Low miles, super buy on investment car. Fabulous black with burgundy leather and two tops. Babied, exceptional and beautiful. Drives great- 135 MPH. Yet luxury and high quality. Drive and watch it go up in price.

Cost $48,000 new.

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MERCEDES BENZ 500 SEL, 1985.

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Asking $2750.

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NISSAN ALTIMA, 2012 Brilliant Silver, Stk#P5208 $13,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

HARLEY DAVIDSON, 2012 IRON 883 Excellent Cond., 1000 miles, garaged, have title, helmets, rain suit, saddle bags incl. $5500 OBO. Social Circle. 770-787-7098

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REDUCED! 3604 Sand Hill Dr. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Your Morning Coffee $22,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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NISSAN SENTRA, 2012 Aspen White, Stk#P5200 $10,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN VERSA, 2014 Magnetic Gray, Stk#FN905121A $10,982 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

2.18 ACRES LAKE WALTON ESTATES! 6219 WATERS EDGE DRIVE All Brick, Executive Home In One Of Walton County’s Exclusive, Gated Communities Sits Across From Neighborhood Amenities On 2.18 Acres FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4.5BA $579,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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32.53 ACRES BRING OFFERS! JIM DAWS ROAD Great 32.53 +/Acre Tract Zoned A-2 Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home. Property has a 20 Foot Easement For Access. $211,445 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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COMMERCIAL RENTALS ALPHARETTA, GA FOR LEASE 1000 SQ. FT. OFFICE SPACE. Off Hwy 9.

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Billing Coordinator National Respiratory Company seeking candidate for growing specialized department with advancement opportunity.

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SECTION C • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016

THE FATE OF RECYCLING

CURRENT OPTIONS Area recycling centers that accept glass bottles and jars Snellville Recycling Center 2531 Marigold Road in Snellville Phone: 770-985-3539 Hours: Mondays through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Whole Foods in Johns Creek (Empty medicine bottles only) 5945 State Bridge Road in Johns Creek Phone: 678-514-2400 Hours: Mondays through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Center for Hard to Recycle Items 1110 Hill St. in Atlanta Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pratt Recycling 1005 Sigman Road in Conyers Phone: 770-602-1190 Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Roswell Recycling Center 11570 Maxwell Road in Alpharetta Phone: 770-442-8822 Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sandy Springs Recycling Center 470 Morgan Falls Road in Atlanta Phone: 770-551-7794 Hours: Mondays through Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Smyrna Recycling Center 3475 Lake Drive in Smyrna Phone: 770-431-2869 Hours: Tuesdays through Wednesdays and Fridays through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m.

Your DeKalb Farmers Market 3000 East Ponce De Leon Ave. in Decatur Phone: 404-377-6400 Hours: Mondays through Sundays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

— List from Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful website at www. gwinnettcb.org

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Venues still processing bottles, jars grow scarce

By Katie Morris

katie.morris@gwinnettdailypost.com

There’s a national trend occurring throughout the recycling industry in which more and more major processing facilities are no longer accepting glass bottles and jars. That means glass could soon be going into the trash can instead of the recycling bin.

Two of Gwinnett’s cities have already requested that residents keep glass recyclables out of curbside bins, and according to Gwinnett officials, the county could soon be following suit.

According to Joe Sorenson, Gwinnett County communications director, residents in unincorporated Gwinnett, which is about 75 percent of the county, can still put glass in their curbside recycling.

“I do believe that we will have a change and I think it’s going to be soon,” Sorenson said, “but we’re working on the details and the messaging and communications plan, making sure that we have all our facts right and that we do this in the most orderly fashion possible.”

Although the change may seem sudden, it’s something that has been evolving for some time and is happening at the national level, according to Bartow Morgan, board chair for Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. A large reason is the fact that there’s no place for the glass to go.

“There just isn’t a buyer, a mass user, of glass,” he said. “Now you could make ceramics with it, but there’s just not a big buyer of glass out there.

We’re producing much more glass than anybody wants.”

There are a number of major buyers in the market for plastic, including the carpet industry, Morgan said. The carpet industry shreds the plastic and then reuses it to make other products.

There just isn’t a major buyer looking for glass, he said.

“If no one needs it, then where are you going to store it and how much does it cost you to move it? And it just becomes a big cost on the system,” Morgan said. “It’s just not a needed commodity right now. Until we come up with an efficient way to use glass in another form, we need to get away from glass as consumers. We need to buy plastic jugs instead of glass jars.”

Lilburn and Sugar Hill, who contract recycling pickup through Advance Disposal Services, which is also the hauler for northern and northwestern Gwinnett, have already notified residents through their websites that glass should be kept out of curbside recycling bins.

Sugar Hill cited “changes in market demand for cullet and cost associated with processing” as reasons for the decision. Lilburn includes a detailed document with information and a number of reasons why the decision was made, including “Recycling Glass Is Costly,” “Little To No Environmental Benefits” and “Broken Glass = Broken Distribution Chain.”

“Glass is easily broken during collection and transportation. This creates a safety hazard for workers as well as an energy and environmental issue,” the document said.

As of Jan. 1, the Recycling Bank of Gwinnett located in Duluth stopped accepting glass. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, an environmentally focused nonprofit, posted a detailed fact sheet on its website citing a number of reasons, which included the fact that glass is heavy.

“Glass bottles and jars far outweigh containers made of plastic, metal or paper. The limited number of glass processing facilities, their geographic distance from collection sites and transportation costs make glass recycling too costly financially and environmentally,” the website says.

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BOC recognizes Mill Creek softball for state title

By Curt Yeomans

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Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter beamed brightly on Tuesday night as he got to recognize some state champions from his district for a change — instead of watching his colleagues get to have all of the fun.

Hunter recognized the Mill Creek High School softball team this past week for winning a AAAAAA state championship in the fall.

The school is special to Hunter since his daughter graduated from there last spring, and his son is currently a junior at the school.

He even wore a special

The Mill Creek High School softball team was recognized

by Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter last Tuesday for winning the 2015 AAAAAA state championship. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

tie — in Mill Creek’s school colors — to the presentation to commemorate the occasion.

“Mill Creek state

champions sounds really good to me,” Hunter said.

“I’ve had to put up with that for a couple of years (from fellow Commis-

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The GCB website also says “Glass Bottles and Jars are Non-toxic ProdFrom Staff Reports ucts — Glass is made from sand, limestone and soda The Peachtree Corners ash. When glass goes into mayor and two city a landfill, it is not harming council members were the environment or atmosworn in at the January sphere.” meeting.

While tossing recyJudge Charles Barrett clables into a curbside III swore in the returning bin seems simple enough, Mayor Mike Mason the following process of and council members turning those items into Alex Wright and Lorri finished products is quite Christopher. The officials, complex. who ran unopposed in the There are five different November election, will hauling companies that serve four more years. service Gwinnett — Sani“I know I speak for tation Solutions for north council members Wright Gwinnett, Advanced Disand Christopher when I posal Services for northern say that we are looking and northwestern Gwinforward to the next four Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason takes the oath of nett, Waste Pro for western office, administered by Judge Charles Barrett III, for an- Gwinnett, Southern Sanitayears,” Mason said in a other term. (Special Photo) news release. “The city tion for southern Gwinnett has a bright future, and and Republic Services for four years ago. Voters we’re excited to be a part the town center, which is eastern Gwinnett. Also, passed a referendum it.” expected to break ground each city in Gwinnett has Councilman Phil Sadd, establishing the new city later this year and will a separate contract with a who also ran unopposed, in November 2011. feature restaurants, retail hauling company. was unable to attend and The municipality of shops, townhomes and Most of the recyclables will be sworn in at the nearly 40,000 residents a 2-acre town green for collected in Gwinnett area Feb. 16 meeting. officially became the community gatherings. curbside bins and at the ReSadd, Mason, Wright county’s 16th city on July The city also has plans to cycling Bank of Gwinnett and Christopher have 1, 2012. develop a multi-use trail are then taken to various served on the City Council Among the projects of that will wind throughout processing facilities located since the city was founded the new officials has been the community. outside of the county for

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here and congratulate you on a really impressive season.”

The team won its championship after it beat

Brookwood High School 5-2 in the title game on Oct 31. It was the second time that the team has won a state championship, according to a proclamation presented by Hunter.

“This was the first state title for Mill Creek since 2008 and was the result of the players pushing each other against Brookwood’s formidable defense,” county spokeswoman Heather Sawyer said as she read the proclamation at the commission meeting.

Hunter had originally planned to recognize another state championship team from the school — the girls cross country team — but that recognition was postponed at the last minute until a later date.

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Bartow Morgan, board chair for Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, says recycled glass isn’t being bought on an industrial level at large enough quantities compared with other materials such as plastic. (Special Photo)

final recycling.

Since there are so many separate entities involved, the transition of taking glass out of the lineup of curbside recyclables is going to be a process.

“The cities and counties are working hard to solve these difficult issues,” Morgan said. “All the ones we deal with are committed to recycling, but they also have to make hard decisions. Sometimes making the decision not to take something doesn’t feel right for a lot of people.

“They’re having to make

difficult decisions, but I think this is a good decision for municipalities to be making because it’s a big cost to the system.”

There are metro Atlanta recycling centers still accepting glass bottles and jars, but right now the best thing consumers can do for the recycling industry, according to Morgan, is not to buy products that are packaged in glass containers.

“By taking it anywhere,” he said, “that’s volume that’s out in the system and it’s just causing more cost to the system.”

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CHILDREN’S RESTORATION NETWORK Children’s Restoration Network has an ongoing need for volunteers to participate in its One on One Tutoring program. The nonprofit is looking for volunteers willing to give one to two hours per week to tutor/mentor homeless children living in local group homes and shelters.

No prior teaching experience is required. Those interested will participate in a short orientation and then be matched to a group home or shelter with tutoring/ mentoring needs. CRN is requesting a minimum commitment of one to two hours per week for at least four months, to ensure some stability for the child.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and willing to complete a background check. Project One on One orientations are scheduled throughout February and March. Those interested in volunteering should visit www.ChildRN.org for orientation dates and information about registration.

For more information, contact Nolan Byrnes at 770-649-7117.

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Two old Bibles that are tied to so many memories There are two Bibles that sit, always untouched, on the fireplace mantle in our living room. They are delicate and old, yellowed pages are falling from them and the black tabs denoting the different books are mostly gone.

Should our house catch fire in the middle of the night, these two Bibles and Mama’s ancient red pin cushion are the material possessions that would mean the most for me to snatch away from harm.

They are Daddy’s Bibles, and what they are and how they look says so much about him. Let me share a few things.

They are both black.

Daddy firmly believed in only black Bibles and scoffed at any other color. When I was a kid, I

Ronda Rich had four different colors which, as absurd as this sounds, I coordinated to my dress each Sunday.

Now, I even have one in hot pink, a gift from the wonderful folks at Zondervan when they published What Southern Women Know About Faith.

Daddy, though, stood firm in what he believed.

He was black or white.

They was nothing gray ever about him. “A Bible should always be black,”

he lectured. “Because out of the darkness came the light.”

Both Bibles are King James. In his 78 years of life, he never read another version. While some argue that it is the hardest version to understand, it wasn’t to Daddy. With no more than an eighth-grade education, he understood it plainly verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book. His language, like the King James, was poetic and beautiful to hear. It reminds me of what Harper Lee said: All writers should read the King James Bible because of the gift of its language.

These are Scofield Reference Bibles. Daddy lived and died by it, studying it daily for over 50 years. Cyrus Scofield,

an American, dissected each scripture, explaining it carefully in footnotes.

When Scofield’s reference Bible, published by Oxford University Press, first appeared in the early 20th century, it was considered quite innovative because, among other things, it had a cross reference system.

Neither Bible, though obviously well read, has one mark in it. Daddy fully believed that you didn’t mark up the Bible.

He was much too reverent for that. We have Tink’s mother’s Bibles, too, and they are just as worn but hers have so much writing in them, you couldn’t get another word in. It is precious to see her thoughts written down and to be guided by her Godly wisdom.

Both Bibles were

gifts to Daddy. I read the inscription from one longtime friend who had gifted the Bible to Daddy, four days after his son was saved at a church that Daddy once pastored. I chuckled as I read the handwritten note and said, “Everyone knew exactly what kind of Bible to buy Daddy — black, King James, Scofield reference.”

I’m not sure that Daddy ever bought himself a Bible. Maybe once when he was a young man. But for all the years I knew him, people gave him Bibles, always nice and expensive ones. It is fitting, I believe, that his favorite black King James Scofield came from a well-known moonshiner that he often bailed out of jail. You see, Daddy was a righteous man who

rose up out of the mountain renegades. You never forget your people.

In one of the Bibles, Mama took it upon herself to write some family history in it. I was reading about grandparents and great-grandparents when I noticed the death date of my daddy’s father.

He died in June 1962 but Mama listed the date in July 1962. This is how genealogies get all mixed up. One wrong date in a Bible and everything else falls into uncertainty.

But, more than that, it’s pretty significant.

I am the rare possessor of a Bible that has an untruth in it.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of What Southern Women Know.

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The secret of getting things done, no matter how you feel You find yourself trolling Reddit or online shopping for new Post-it notes before completing that single aggravating task. You know you need to make the client phone call, it’s important for your success, you promised yourself you would do it, but somehow, it falls to the bottom of the list.

People struggle — and often fail — to do the success-producing things they know they should do but don’t feel like doing.

Perhaps for you it’s avoiding sales calls or

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Lisa McLeod financial reports. For me, it’s technical details.

I’ll happily make fifty cold calls before I wade through our web traffic reports. Perhaps you’ve thought, “If only I had

more motivation.”

As it turns out, motivation is not the problem.

In “The Power to Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It or Not)” author Chris Cooper writes, “Poor followthrough — failing to do what you realize you could do, have concluded you should, and promised yourself you will do — isn’t exactly your fault.

Cooper, a UK-based business consultant and keynote speaker says, “You can legitimately blame it on the design of the human mind. As a hu-

man being, you’re simply not wired to naturally do things you don’t feel like doing, even if you truly intend to do them. “ “There are areas where we are in our flow,” Cooper says. Perhaps your flow is being with people or solving technical problems.

You primitive brain is designed to keep you in your flow and out of areas that make you uncomfortable.

In his book, co-authored with Steve Levinson, Cooper provides this example: “Suppose you intelligently decide to spend Thursday afternoon tidying up your desk so you can find things more easily, be more productive and thereby be more successful. It makes sense so you promise yourself you’ll do it. But your good intentions won’t actually require you to tidy up your desk. It won’t even make you feel like

tidying up your desk. Unfortunately there’s a good chance that what you feel like doing will drive your behavior more than your intention will.” Which explains why you’re surfing the web in the middle of a cluttered desk.

“The same impressive mind that’s so beautifully equipped to figure out what we could do and should do to achieve the success we crave doesn’t automatically make us do it,” writes Cooper.

The secret to getting things done (even when you don’t feel like it) is to quit relying on motivation alone. Cooper’s research — read at chriscooper. co.uk — reveals that people are much more successful when they stop relying on personal motivation and put structures in place that force them to act.

For example, perhaps you’re putting off making a client call. Set up a

meeting with your boss to review the client’s situation. Having the meeting on the books with your boss will force to make the client call, less you risk embarrassment of having to tell your boss you didn’t do it. If you’re struggling to tidy up your home, perhaps you need to schedule a party.

I’ve been known to avoid financial reports. So we have a finance review every Friday. I can’t pay myself or my team until I review all the numbers. I’ve never missed a Friday.

Good intentions aren’t enough. On your best day, create a system that forces you to follow through on your worst days, whether you feel like it or not.

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the bestseller “Selling with Noble Purpose.”

What’s leadership have to do with shooting an elephant?

Anyone who thinks that being a leader means you get to tell everybody else what to do has obviously never read George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant.”

Orwell, best known for his dystopian novel “1984,” wrote the essay in question about an incident that took place when he was a young soldier serving as a kind of constable in a small village in Britishoccupied Burma.

It seems a tame elephant had gone “rogue,” destroying a great deal of property and killing several people.

As the primary local authority figure, it was Orwell’s job to hunt down the elephant and, if necessary, put it down before it could cause further damage.

By the time he caught up to the beast, however, with most of the villagers at his heels, its fit had passed and it was peacefully eating grass beside the road.

“As soon as I saw the elephant,” Orwell wrote, “I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided.

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will have a short and very miserable tenure.

This is especially true with highly educated “employees”— like teachers — who tend not to see themselves as subordinates and instead view their “bosses” Rob as colleagues. In such situations, the challenge Jenkins of leadership is to bring employees’ expectations and your understanding “But at that moment,” he says, “I glanced round of what needs to be done into alignment, at the crowd that had as closely as possible, followed me. It was an without resorting to immense crowd, two authoritarianism. thousand at the least This requires a great and growing every deal of diplomacy and minute … all certain considerable powers of that the elephant was persuasion, along with going to be shot … And suddenly I realized that I some willingness to compromise. should have to shoot the If, as a leader, you elephant after all. The people expected it of me, allow a disagreement to degenerate into a and I had got to do it.” battle of wills, over Not to draw too much of a parallel between the time you will lose, for two reasons: because oppressed villagers and typical employees — I’ll the collective will of the “rank and file” is let you decide how far stronger than yours; and you want to take that because, ultimately, it’s comparison — there is nonetheless an important their village. You’re just lesson in leadership to be the temporary authority figure. derived from these short Rob Jenkins is a passages.

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Parkview students join ambassador program Twelve Parkview High School students have been selected to participate in an ambassador program sponsored by the Georgia Secretary of State that develops leadership for high school students and encourages civic participation and voter registration.

The program’s launch includes 14 high schools from across the state with more than 150 students involved.

This group will serve as a pilot program during this spring semester while the program opens statewide in the fall for the 2016-17 school year.

Students who serve as ambassadors promote civic engagement, voter

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Keith Farner registration and volunteerism in their schools by speaking to classes and assemblies, hosting voter registration drives and volunteering in their communities.

The goal of these activities is to educate high school students about the government and show

them how to become engaged through voter registration or volunteer opportunities.

Participating Parkview students include seniors Ally Blake, Evann Brantley and Sean Sullivan; juniors Andrew Brock, Jahi Hamilton, Alex Massaro and Ana Villegas; and sophomores Abby Cobb, Morgan Hill, Cameron Huggins, Spencer Lail and Hanna Roebuck.

Roberts fourth-graders’ service projects raise money for charities Roberts Elementary School students have studied what makes a positive leader in the world, and combined with the school’s mission

statement of knowledge, leadership, service and community, they developed service projects to serve the community.

Students completed research about a current or historical leader to write a report based on what made the leader a positive example to follow.

“The students took the real world leaders’ examples and applied to their life on a nineand 10-year-old level,” teacher Celia Ramos said.

The students are fourth-graders Ella Butler, Saajan Shah and Emma Fulmer.

Ella created a youcaring.com page and spread the word through social media asking for dona-

The Norcross Human Services Center is offering free AARP Tax-aide from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 2 through April 14.

The service is offered on a first-come, firstserved basis. Trained and certified volunteers will prepare prepare federal and state income tax returns.

Attendees should bring a copy of all previous year forms indicating federal income tax paid, including W-2 forms from each employer and all 1099 and 1095 forms.

Those who received Social Security benefits should bring their SSA1099, and if you received a pension or annuity, bring your 1099R. Any unemployment compensation statements, mortgage interest paid, charitable contributions, Social Security numbers for all dependents and child care provider information with name, employer ID and Social Security number should also be brought.

AARP Tax-aide is administered by the AARP Foundation. For

more information, call 678-225-5400. Norcross Human Services Center is located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross.

in December with Toys for Tots at a distribution center sorting toys.

She also made comfort blankets for patients in the critical care unit of Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth. She decided that making brightly colored comfort blankets for patients and families would help cheer them up while in the hospital.

Other students volunteered their time and collected newspapers, towels, sheets, paper towels and pet food for the Georgia SPCA. Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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tions to help raise money for the North Gwinnett Co-Op Foundation. She raised more than $1,000 and bought items that the foundation needs and donated the rest of the money to the foundation.

Saajan took a trip with his father to India to compare the living condition of what he knows here in Suwanee compared to those of poverty in other countries. He visited an orphanage known as Smile which helps support students through providing schooling and meals to the student and their families. Saajan financially supported two students through the Smile project.

Emma volunteered

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Noted sociologist to speak at Saint Leo University AARP Driver Safety Course Antonia Randolph will be the guest speaker at offered in Saint Leo University’s Snellville School of Arts and Sciences’ Black History Month celebration on Feb. 11 at Newport News Education Center in Virginia.

The celebration will be also be broadcast via Video Teaching and Teleconferencing to Saint Leo’s Gwinnett Education Center, located at 3555 Koger Boulevard, Clarkston Building, Suite 105, in Duluth. The event is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and includes a poster session featuring significant black sociologists and psychologists as well as the Alpha Kappa Delta induction ceremony.

At 6 p.m., Randolph will discuss intimate relationships between blacks and the inner life of black people as a refuge from the violence of our times.

Randolph is a sociology professor at Christopher Newport University and author of “The Wrong

CarlinVision is hosting an AARP Driver Safety Course from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at its office in Snellville.

The course is $20 person and $15 for AARP members with a membership card. Attendees should bring a lunch and CarlinVision will provide snacks and drinks. There is no test after the course, and some insurance providers offer a multi-year discount on car insurance to those who complete the course.

Those interested can call 678-488-7652 to reserve a spot in the class. CarlinVision is located at 2377 Lenora Church Road in Snelville.

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GA SPCA in Suwanee’s pet in need of a good home this week is Bosley, a petite guy who’s huge in heart and affection. (Special Photo) The Beverly Hills Chihuahua has nothing on Buford Boulevard Bosley. He’s a petite guy who’s huge in heart and affection. He is used to being a companion, lap-tested, dog and would like nothing more than to be able to spend his day with a family or owner.

If you are looking for a very nice, slightly older, four-legged companion, come meet Bosley at the shelter, located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, in Suwanee.

Bosley’s adoption fee is $250. He has been neutered, disease tested — dogs testing positive for heartworms are treated; however, we do not add that charge to our adoption fee — given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed and is up to date with flea/tick & heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name and the adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet insurance.

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

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AUBURN Library turning into Hogwarts for International Harry Potter Night Young wizards will be encouraged to bring their magic wands to the Auburn Public Library on Thursday — but not to use the Stupefy spell on other kids.

The library will host an International Harry Potter Night celebration from 5 p.m. until 6:45 p.m., to honor the seven-book series about a young, school-age wizard, his friends and his fight against the evil Voldemort. The theme for for this year’s Harry Potter Night is “A Night of Spells” so kids will need to brush up on their Expecto Patronum, Expelliarmus, Accio, Lumos and Riddikulus spells for the big party.

Library staff will have activities, crafts, food and giveaways for young Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Slytherins and Ravenclaws.

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

BARROW COUNTY Auburn Police applies to join metro task force Auburn Police Chief Carl Moulder has requested that his department assign one officer to work with the Gwinnett Metro Task Force.

If approved, Auburn would have one officer assigned to work with the task force full-time.

Moulder told city council he believes being part of the task force can be a resource for training and experience for the officer who is selected and will help deal with Auburn’s current drug situation. Moulder added that the illegal drug issue is a problem across the area of Gwinnett and Barrow counties, as well as in Auburn.

BERKELEY LAKE Conservancy to host tree talk The Berkeley Lake Conservancy as part of the city’s 2016 Arbor Day celebration activities will host a talk at Berkeley Lake City Hall at 1 p.m. on March 5.

The presentation will be given by Dale Higdon, a Georgia Registered Forester and ISA Certified Arborist.

He retired from the Georgia Forestry Commission in 2008 after 32 years of service in urban and community forestry in the Atlanta area. He has been a member of the Georgia Urban Forest Council since the founding in 1988 and has served on the board.

He currently works part time with Barneycastle Forestry Services as a consulting arborist and with the Georgia Wildlife Federation as a volunteer at the Mill Creek Nature Center in Buford.

He is a board member of the Georgia Piedmont Land Trust and assists with monitoring of the land trust properties. He is on the board of the Georgia chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation and supervises an experimental chestnut planting on one of the GPLT tracts.

The Berkeley Lake Greenspace is part of the Piedmont Land Trust and Higdon has been involved with the property since the city purchased it and put it in the land trust.

After the talk, the conservancy will offer a choice between two optional guided walks and you can make your choice at the meeting.

To reserve a seat, email Roxanne Egan at City Hall, deputy.clerk@berkeleylake.com. If you have any questions about the program, please contact ed_zawacki@yahoo.com.

BRASELTON Downtown event with tours, tractor show announced The Downtown Braselton organization has announced the Milling Around Downtown event.

The March 19 event is set for from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The group says it will

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People in traditional dress walk around the Latin America and Caribbean regions at 2015’s International Night.

Nearly 2,000 people are expected at the cultural expostion on Friday at the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology. (Special Photos: Janel Gale)

Local school hosts cultural expo

PEACHTREE CORNERS Library hosting ‘toddler time’ Parents are invited to the Peachtree Corners branch of the public library to treat their kids to “toddler time” on Tuesday and Friday morning through March 18.

“Join us for a storytime just for the little ones!” the library said in a statement.

Designed for babies and toddlers, ages 2 and under, the event starts at 10:30 a.m. uses simple books, music, rhymes and movement activities.

The library is located at 5570 Spalding Drive.

By Polly Ouellette Staff Intern

Close to 2,000 people representing both traditional and modern cultures from all over the world are expected at a cultural event held by the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology on Feb. 5.

Beginning at 6 p.m., attendees can enter the school to find sights, smells and sounds from all over the world at International Night.

The event is an annual cultural exposition organized by the students and faculty of GSMST in order to promote multi-cultural awareness and appreciation.

“I became involved with International Night during my first year at the school,” said Greg Field, faculty sponsor of the event. “Little did I know when I first agreed to be the sponsor how deeply rooted, rich and beautiful many of the cultural traditions of our diverse population are.”

The family-friendly festival is organized into regions of the world, each of which features elaborate decorations and activities native to the area as well as an assortment of traditional food.

Popular activities that can be expected include soccer, a drum circle, henna, calligraphy, Latin American dancing and more.

International Night also features a silent auction with items representing countries from all over the world as well as items feature a variety of “family fun” activities.

The so-far announced highlights include Roller Mill tours, guided walking tours, food trucks, a tractor show and more.

For more information, visit downtownbraselton. com.

BUFORD Home preparedness event planned at library The Buford-Sugar Hill branch of the public library is hosting a home preparedness and selfdefense event Feb. 6.

From 2 to 3:30 p.m., residents can learn about staying safe from home invasion, fire, tornados, robbery, burglary, carjacking and kidnapping.

The guest speaker is Jeff Turner of Total Family Protection.

The library is at 2100 Buford Highway.

DACULA Library fighting back against Valentine’s Day The Dacula library branch has just the party for teenagers who just aren’t feeling Valentine’s Day this year.

The library will host an Anti-Valentine’s Day Party for teens in the sixth- through 12th grades from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. It will include Mad Libs games, coloring pages and board games.

Teens will also be able to make their own Anti-

past successes along with his vision and goals for the future direction of the city.

“On the heels of a successful 2015 that came with new and growing businesses, new homes along with exciting improvements throughout the city, the future is bright and hopeful,” Johnson said.

“Whether you are a lifetime resident, a longtime resident or a newcomer, the State of the City Address presents a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your city. We encourage all citizens to be knowledgeable and involved.”

The mayor will also give updates on city departments and projects as well as recognize the outstanding achievements of several individuals from the past year. Following the roughly one-hour address, dessert and coffee will be served as residents mix and mingle with the mayor, city officials and staff.

“The State of the City Address is always a wonderful chance to catch up with neighbors and meet a new friend or two,” Johnson added.

“I look forward to serving the citizens of Norcross in the coming year and seeing many new and familiar faces at this year’s Address.”

People in traditional dress walk around the Oriental Asia region at last year’s International Night. Nearly 2,000 people are expected at the cultural expostion on Friday at the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology.

donated from local businesses.

From 7:30 to 9 p.m., a talent show will feature performances from around the world. Students will display their ethnic backgrounds through traditional and modern songs, dances and other artistic forms of expression.

According to organizers of the event, the performances are the highlight of the night.

“Everyone is decked out in their own ethnic clothing from head to toe,” said Aiman Shahab, student leader of the event. “There’s something different about seeing foods, clothing, decorations and dances from literally every part of

Valentine’s Day Cards and write “Selfie Poems,” which are poems written just for the author.

The library is located at 265 Dacula Road, in Dacula.

DULUTH Bridal Show coming to Infinite Energy Center Engaged couples looking to browse vendors and professionals for their wedding and reception will find them in one place on Sunday at the Infinite Energy Center.

The event is scheduled for noon and admission is between $10 and $15.

It will include a bridal fashion show production with professional models, dancers, recording artists and live entertainment.

The Infinite Energy Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

GRAYSON Chess Club underway at library The Grayson library’s Chess Club is one month into its spring season, but it’s not too late for people to stop by and join.

The club meets once a month, on the first Sunday of the month, in the middle of the afternoon. Anyone who wants to learn how to play chess, or brush up on their skills to become a better player, is invited to join the club.

The next meeting will be held 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, at the library, 700 Grayson

the world. It lights up the whole school.”

Proceeds from the event will go to benefit school improvements, PTSA programs, student scholarships and additional support for staff and students.

Admission to the event is $2 per adult, which includes all activities and food, and admission for students and youth is free.

Attendees are encouraged to wear traditional clothes representing their origins. GSMST is located at 970 McElvaney Lane in Lawrenceville.

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Parkway. Participants can bring their own chess set, or use one provided by the library.

LAWRENCEVILLE City encourages residents to follow happenings on Pinterest The city of Lawrenceville is on the photo-sharing website Pinterest, and it wants residents to follow it.

The city promoted its Pinterest page, located at www.pinterest.com/lville1821/, on Facebook this past week along with a sampling of the types of photos that can be found. The city is posting pictures of the historic downtown area, city events, government activities, businesses, development, the Aurora Theatre, parks facilities and activities involving residents among other things on the site.

“The City of Lawrenceville is currently pinning,” officials wrote on the city’s Facebook page. “Are you following us on Pinterest today?”

LILBURN Local councilman honored Lilburn Councilman Tim Dunn received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute.

Dunn received the honor at the Georgia Municipal Association’s Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on Jan. 24.

The institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, pro-

vides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for elected city officials.

To receive a Certificate of Achievement, a city official must complete a minimum of 72 units of credit, including at least 36 hours from the required list. The training program consists of a series of more than 50 courses.

“This is an outstanding achievement,” GMA Executive Director Lamar Norton said.

“We commend councilmember Dunn for this accomplishment and for the dedication he’s shown in using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official.”

LOGANVILLE Resident named to Dean’s List at Mars Hill Morgan Taylor Leverett of Loganville was named to the dean’s list at Mars Hill University for the fall semester.

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours and not have a grade below a C. NORCROSS City reminding of upcoming state of the city address The city of Norcross is asking residents to come out to the State of the City Address presented by Mayor Bucky Johnson on Feb. 8.

The event is at 7 p.m. at Summerour Middle School located at 321 Price Place N.W. The Address provides an opportunity to hear from Johnson as he discusses

SNELLVILLE City offering family Valentine’s option Need a night out to celebrate Valentine’s Day? You can have one thanks to the Snellville Parks and Recreation Department, the city said.

Since Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, many couples will be celebrating the night before. That’s why the Kids’ Park Party is being offered from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 13.

For $25 per child ($20 for an additional sibling), kids ages 5 to 12 attending the event will be treated to arts and crafts, pizza and a movie at Briscoe Park on Lenora Church Road. To register for the event or for more information, call 770-985-3535 or email jbouchard@snellville. org.

SUGAR HILL Sugar Rush nominated for several awards The city of Sugar Hill’s fall festival, Sugar Rush, was nominated for several awards, including best T-shirt, best event and flyer. Sugar Rush featured a carnival, ice cream party challenge, a 5K, vendors, a bake-off and concert

by Travis Tritt.

The city also won an active city award at the Mayors’ Day Conference put on by the Georgia Municipal Association.

SUWANEE Sweetheart Sprint set for Feb. 13 The annual Suwanee Sweetheart Sprint, a 5K that begins and ends at Suwanee’s Town Center Park is scheduled for Feb. 13. The Peachtree Road Race-certified course is an out-and-back along the Suwanee Creek Greenway. A primary fundraiser for the Buford/North Gwinnett Rotary Club, proceeds from the Sweetheart Sprint are used to support a variety of community organizations.

The race begins at 10 a.m.

Advanced registration by Feb. 8 is $28 for an individual or $45 per couple or pair. Raceday registration is $35 for an individual or $55 per couple or pair. The event web site is suwaneesweetheartsprint.com.

For more information, email bngrotary@gmail.com, visit www.suwaneesweetheartsprint.com or call 678995-6860.

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COLLEGE NOTES Savana Evans of Sugar Hill and Chance Thrasher of Duluth were recently named to the dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University.

Christina Daves of Lawrenceville was recently named to the president’s list at Coastal Carolina University.

Rosser Martinez of Atlanta was recently named to the dean’s list at Champlain College.

Sarah Wile of Duluth was recently named to the president’s list at Champlain College.

The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at Wofford College: Kelsey Bryn Aylor of Lawrenceville, Joshua Stone Crawford of Norcross, Sara Elizabeth Futch of Lawrenceville, Addie Elise Lawrence of Duluth and John Albert Patterson III of Lilburn.

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The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at Samford University: Suzanne P. Lowndes of Grayson, Robyn H. Lowndes of Grayson, James M. Newell of Grayson, Nicole E. Klaubert of Dacula, Kristian D. Martinez of Dacula, Abigail G. Hammond of Suwanee, Grace E. Pritchard of Suwanee, Maigan J. Jenkins of Suwanee, Sara C. Harkness of Lawrenceville, Liann T. Cates of Lawrenceville, Hannah E. Wilbanks of Lawrenceville, Katherine B. Hubbard of Lawrenceville, Rachel C. Chupp of Lawrenceville, Caleb V. Strawn of Lilburn, Kaitlin L. Mullen of Norcross, Jonathan E. North of Snellville, Charles R. Scott of Snellville, Katherine M. Scott of Snellville, Robin D. Ferris of Norcross, Haley B. Beck of Norcross, Brittany D. Stevens of Norcross, Megan N. Eberhart of Berkeley Lake, Caitlin R. Berry of Berkeley Lake, Jessica L. Northcutt of Duluth, Ashley N. Hoffman of

Duluth, Kaileigh M. Cartmill of Johns Creek, Jesse L. McConnico of Johns Creek, Christina D. Moralitis of Johns Creek, Joshua G. Salter of Johns Creek, Kristina G. Reynolds of Atlanta, Brinkley O. Mebane of Atlanta and Charles B. Merrill IV of Atlanta.

The following local students were recently named to the president’s list at the University of North Georgia: Allison Reilly of Hoschton, Allison Sawyer of Hoschton, Jaclyn Coleman of Hoschton, Richard Young of Hoschton, Kristina Galbaugh of Hoschton, Nicole Gann of Hoschton, Alexander Gomez of Hoschton, Austin Higgs of Hoschton, Cara Mason of Hoschton, David Meuesen of Hoschton, Joshua Ramey of Hoschton, Erin Shay of Hoschton, Mikayla Blanton of Hoschton, Hannah Hudgins of Hoschton, Ryan Keller of Buford, Davis Peterson of Buford, Shelby Carroll of Buford,

Mackenzie Fink of Buford, Kimberly Griffin of Buford, Veronica Harris of Buford, Caitlan Kaufman of Buford, Justin Knowles of Buford, Jonathan Whisenant of Buford, Teri Cameron of Buford, Danielle Durden of Buford, Richard Hampton of Buford, Asa Bennett of Buford, Abby Duvall of Buford, Ashley Cain of Sugar Hill, Brittany Cain of Sugar Hill, Nicole Hartrick of Sugar Hill, Nathan Mayer of Sugar Hill, Kelly McEwen Sugar Hill, Sean Denney of Sugar Hill, Kaila Dimarzio of Sugar Hill, Samantha Hefner of Sugar Hill, Andrew Lewis of Sugar Hill, Roswyn Asher of Sugar Hill, Lydia Mele of Sugar Hill, Jessica Allen of Braselton, Colby Cole of Brasleton, Erin Cummings of Braselton, Ashley Gannon of Braselton, Austin Keener of Braselton, Samantha-Jean VanFleet of Braselton, Kenneth Zittrauer of Braselton, Zachariah Ivins of Braselton, Marci Miller of Braselton, Gooden Woodall of Braselton, Jenna Allen of

Braselton, Ellene Tanner of Braselton, Julie Eavenson of Braselton, Angela Greiner of Braselton, Fatimatou Ndiaye of Braselton, Ariana Adams of Braselton, James Walls of Braselton, Justin Franklin of Gainesville, Marlene Godoy of Gainesville, Bessie Ayala of Gainesville, Rebekah Bennett of Gainesville, Ana Mafalda Guimaraes Ferreira of Gainesville, Robert Iannuzzi of Gainesville, My Huong Nguyen of Gainesville, Kaitlin Threlkeld of Gainesville, Thai Cao of Gainesville, Midian Cruz of Gainesville, Jasmine Mays of Gainesville, Steven Lock of Gainesville, Ashley Hogan of Gainesville, Oskar Mejia of Gainesville, Rhianna Pedigo of Gainesville, Abigail Cruz of Gainesville, Lillian Mallory of Gainesville, Mary McConnell of Gainesville, Kirsty Ramirez of Gainesville, Ginger Witt of Gainesville, Albert Bis of Gainesville, Haeun Kim of Duluth, Seung Yim of Duluth, Virginie Eyraud of Duluth, Katie Lin of Johns Creek, William Harris of Duluth, Kyung Yun Kim of Duluth, Shannon Rowan of Duluth, Omid Modaresi Esfeh of Norcross, Anastasiya Rylee of Norcross, Tucker Sutlive of Norcross, Riley Fields of Stone Mountain, James Peavy of Snellville, Shontice Butler of Snellville, Sarah Sullivan of Snellville, Collin Morris of Snellville, Brenna Lee of Norcross, Yusan Humphrey of Lithonia, Laurice Kfouri of Lawrenceville, Max Beaver of Lilburn, William Landers of Lilburn, Samantha Allinson of Lilburn, Diego Casillas of Lilburn, Katelin Robertson of Lilburn, Madelyn Rutherford of Lilburn, Katie Scudellari of Lilburn, Rachel White of Lilburn, Joshua Judson of Lilburn, Emma Honerbaum of Lawrenceville, Kathryn Brock of Lawrenceville, Kelsey Hutchins of Lawrenceville, Nina Siso of Lawrenceville, Elizabeth Espinosa of Lawrenceville, Gabrielle Willet of Lawrenceville, Taylor Allen of Lawrenceville, Kaitlyn Bekemeyer of Lawrenceville, Obadi Obadi of Lawrenceville, Amanda Shaw of Lawrenceville, Jessi Rasaphone of Lawrenceville, Claire Tanner of Lawrenceville, Angela Finder of Lawrenceville, Samantha Mendelsohn of Lawrenceville, Rachel Zitzelsberger of Lawrenceville, Samantha Glenn of Lawrenceville, Tyler Hollifield of Lawrenceville, Mary O’Shea of Lawrenceville, Harold Nguyen of Lawrenceville, Katelyn Sanders of Lawrenceville, Emily Stout of Lawrenceville, Trent Dunahoo of Lawrenceville, Megan Gee of Lawrenceville, Bryanna Gillooly of Lawrenceville, Virginia Hornsby of Lawrenceville, Anna Iwan of Lawrenceville, Kathryn Manna of Lawrenceville, Zachary Robertson of Lawrenceville, Sarah Beth Stepp of Lawrenceville, Diana Graves of Lawrenceville, Kathleen Dotson of Snellville, Kailey White of Snellville, Christina Adleman of Suwanee, Cameron Lacks of Suwanee, Kamilah McElroy of Suwanee, Rebecca Dennard of Suwanee, Brendan Higgs of Suwanee, Julia Hon-Pan of Suwanee, Kelly Gann of Suwanee, Austin Moreland of Suwanee, Megan Morrisey of Suwanee, Jenny Casas of Suwanee, Yeeun Park of Suwanee, Rachel Rasque of Suwanee, Brigette Kinkade of Suwanee, Phoebe Palmer of Suwanee, Kyra Bessey of Suwanee, Bonhee Gu of Suwanee, Dalton Kane of Suwanee, Nicole Patterson of Suwanee, Ansley Thomas of Suwanee, Donald Wescoat of Suwanee, Jonathan Cummings of Suwanee, Minsung Jung of Suwanee, Gil Hendricks of Buford, Justin Dibella of Dacula, James Reyes of Dacula, Austin Lee of Dacula, Shivalik Tah of Dacula, Jessica Moskowitz of Dacula, Myka Flowers of Dacula, Jennifer Jefcoat of Dacula, Robert Calhoun of Dacula, Gavin Greif of Dacula, Diane Jagels of Dacula, Megan Reese of Dacula, Jackson Fleming of Dacula, Justin Grimaldi of Dacula, Katherine Basile of Dacula, Rachael Bryant of Dacula, Shelby Everett of Dacula, Tristan Hanning of Dacula, Hannah Hill of Dacula, Cody Holwell of Dacula, Chloe Hope of Dacula, Todd Miller of Dacula, Erik Nicholas of Dacula, Hannah Pere of Dacula, Savannah Reymann of Dacula, Skyler Smith of Dacula, Kayla Thompson of Dacula, Ashleigh Walden

of Dacula, Madison Walsh of Dacula, Lauren Brown of Dacula, Rebecca Whitmire of Dacula, Rachael Maynard of Dacula, Taylor Thompson of Grayson, Daniel Mullennix of Grayson, Kelly Batzel of Grayson, Lauren Griffin of Grayson, Sarah Gunter of Auburn, Jessica Wood of Auburn, Caleb Barth of Auburn, Whitney Clarke of Auburn, Ana-Cristina Irmie of Auburn, Taylor Schunke of Auburn, Magen Lowry of Auburn, and Lynda Scloum of Auburn.

Alexander M. Bruno of Snellville was recently named to the dean’s list at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. The following local students were recently named to the dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University: Amanda Collins Wadford of Braselton, Laura Kay Johnson of Dacula and Medina Delkic of Snellville.

The following local students recently graduated from Clemson University: Anthony Moss of Duluth, Hannah Casey of Duluth, Gongbing Hong of Lawrenceville, Louis Groff II of Lilburn, Nathan Goodroe of Norcross and Houston Merck of Suwanee.

Philip Stockman of Norcross recently graduated from James Madison University.

Lorraine Williams of Lilburn recently graduated from Hinds Community College.

The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at James Madison University: Alexander Hudgins of Suwanee and Dalton Duriez of Duluth.

Rozina Allibhoy of Snellville recently graduated from Graceland University.

The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at Valdosta State University: Brittany Abbott of Dacula, Denecia Alston of Snellville, Imani Bailey of Lawrenceville, Lucas Bell of Johns Creek, Terrance Brown Jr. of Norcross, Erin Cole of Suwanee, Craig Cothern of Dacula, Montrez Cox of Lawrenceville, Laiah Dance of Norcross, William De Lorenzo of Duluth, Danielle DeAngelo of Hoschton, Kathleen Dennison of Lilburn, Jessica Donnan of Lawrenceville, Bryanna Edwards of Lawrenceville, Christopher Elkins of Lilburn, Lydia Eubanks of Lawrenceville, Jaleel Eugene of Lithonia, McCall Gardner of Duluth, Kevin Golden of Lithonia, Melissa Goodman of Suwanee, Michael Gouge of Lawrenceville, Tshauna Henry of Lawrenceville, Taylor Hicks of Buford, Keara Howard of Lithonia, Nathalie Howard of Norcross, Quashawn Jones-Dixon of Duluth, Jamie Kunkle of Buford, Rachel Lott of Grayson, Steven Mancinelli of Dacula, Michael Marshal of Norcross, Morgan McCoy of Lithonia, Katelyn McNew of Grayson, Molly McWilliams of Norcross, Ariel Merriweather of Stone Mountain, Cody Moore of Lawrenceville, Samantha Mora of Sugar Hill, Amanda Navarro of Lilburn, Maya Newsome of Norcross, Nicole Njoku of Snellville, Crystal Palmer of Lithonia, Sydney Pearlstein of Lawrenceville, Malahkai Pizarro of Lilburn, Jazmin Rainey of Lilburn, Ashley Rattray of Lilburn, Kayla Rivera of Snellville, Karla Rodriguez of Suwanee, Sabrina Romain of Lawrenceville, Shayla Slappy of Lawrenceville, Ashley Smith of Suwanee, Erica Smitherman of Duluth, James Stephens of Johns Creek, Jordan Stevens of Lawrenceville, Autumn Stewart of Norcross, Shayla Strange of Lawrenceville, Brittany Tarnowski of Snellville, Elizabeth Tate of Lawrenceville, Michaela Taylor of Lawrenceville, Kellie Trent-Myers of Snellville, Nicole Truett of Snellville, Taylr Tuggle of Snellville, Carolyn Walker of Lithonia, Ansley Watson of Hoschton, Jessica Wellington of Lawrenceville, Courtney Whitenack of Duluth, Kyle Wilkerson of Duluth, Ann Williams of Grayson, Marlaina Williams of Lawrenceville, Samuel Williams of Buford, Danielle Wilson of Norcross and Sarah Wilson of Lawrenceville.