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The saga of the Loganville family allegedly stabbed by its own mother alternated between bitter and sweet this week.

On one hand, the family will bury Martin Romero, 33, and children Isabel Martinez, 10, Dacota Romero, 7, Dillian Romero, 4, and Axel Romero, 2, on Thursday.

On the other, Diana Romero,

Diana Romero

9, is alive and healing from her wounds.

“She is surrounded by loving family members who are helping care for her,” Gwinnett police said

in a Tweet.

On July 6, Diana’s mother, Isabel Martinez, allegedly

stabbed her husband and five children early in the morning at their Loganville home. Martin and four of the children died at the scene.

Diana was the lone survivor.

Police found the 9-year-old with multiple stab wounds and rushed her to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in serious condition.

Meanwhile, Diana’s mother was taken to the Gwinnett

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Family prepares to bury Loganville stabbing victims

County Jail, where she was charged with six counts of aggravated assault, five counts of murder and five counts of malice Isabel murder.

She’s Martinez also being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Attorney Robert Greenwald

has been appointed to represent Martinez despite her insistence that she didn’t need or want an attorney during a bizarre first appearance on Friday. During that hearing, Martinez repeatedly shook her head and even wagged her finger as the judge advised her several times that she should take the court-appointed attorney.

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Shelter sees uptick of new animals

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com

During the first weekend in July, 28 dogs sought shelter in the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter.

They were joined by 11 puppies, six cats, four guinea pigs, one bird and more. In all, 66 potential pets were taken into the shelter between June 30 and July 2.

If that seems like a lot of animals at once, that’s because it is. This past weekend, only

See SHELTER, Page 8A Pandora, a lab mix, can be adopted through the Gwinnett County animal shelter this month.

(Photo: Jennifer Mottola)

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One hungry cow takes a selfie with an employee at the Chick-fil-A at Pike Street in Lawrenceville during Cow Appreciation Day on Tuesday. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

Gwinnettians fear proposed Chick-fil-A’s Cow Day draws generations of fans tax increase

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Every July, the Cruz family transforms into black-spotted cows and stampedes to a Lawrenceville Chick-fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day. On Tuesday, they added an 11-month-old baby calf to the mix.

“It’s his first time,” said Flor Cruz, handing her baby brother, Marcos Cruz, a signature waffle fry. “He seems to like it.”

It’s a big first for Marcos and the Cruz family. For them, like many others who popped into Gwinnett Chick-fil-A stores draped in cow apparel on Tuesday, Cow Appreciation Day is an event they look forward to all year long.

“We love it,” Flor said. “We

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event isn’t unusual.

“Oh, the customers love Cow Appreciation Day — especially the kids,” Crosby said.

She’s been working for Chick-fil-A for 20 years. For the past 13 years, Crosby has seen repeat success out of Cow Appreciation Day. The event began in 2005, 10 years after the chain launched its nowfamous “Eat Mor Chikin” cow Marcos Cruz, 11 months, enjoys his first Chick-fil-A Cow Appreci- marketing campaign. ation Day at the Pike Street location in Lawrenceville on Tuesday.

The idea was simple — customers who dressed up as came last year. We come every the Chick-fil-A on Pike Street the iconic bovine characters year.” and another on Suwanee Road. received a free entree or kids Sharon Crosby works as the She said the Cruz family’s reacSee CHICK-FIL-A, Page 2A restaurant marketing director of tion to the chain’s cow-based

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County residents who addressed their Board of Commissioners about a proposed millage rate increase sang a common tune on Monday night.

They were afraid the increase, on top of growth in the county’s property valuebased tax digest, would make it hard for them to pay their taxes this fall. The general operations millage rate is increasing from 6.826 to 7.4 mills.

That means taxes will go up, but the exact amount per home varies depending on the fair market and taxable values, as well as whether the homeowner has homestead and value offset exemptions.

“I don’t understand why you have an increased value and now we’re going to get a double whammy with the millage

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For his mom, Jess Coffia, meal from Chick-fil-A. The Cow Appreciation Day is a restaurant’s website touts tradition she’s ready to pass the event as the “one day on to Lincoln. She hasn’t of the year when it’s OK missed an opportunity to to dress udderly crazy in dress like a cow for free exchange for free food.” chicken since 2009.

“It was a way to say “I joke and say it’s my ‘thank you’ to our customfavorite holiday,” Jess said. ers,” Crosby said.

“I love Chick-fil-A.” Customers loved it.

In fact, Coffia was marQuickly, the concept grew ried on the cow-themed into a beloved tradition. day a couple years ago.

Across the United States, She said the timing was a 2,100 Chick-fil-A restaucoincidence. But it was a rants celebrate Cow Appre- coincidence she was sure to ciation Day and saw a total take advantage of. of 1.6 million bovine-clad “We went as a bridal customers in 2016. party to Cow Appreciation Crosby said a steady Day,” Coffia said. “Or, as a stream of families return ‘bridal herd,’ as we called year after year, bringing an it.” ever growing pool of kids On Tuesday she held her and grandkids. baby at his first Cow Appre“I haven’t seen a year ciation Day, fixing the paper that’s not busy,” she said. ear he’d torn off his head.

These days customCrosby said she loves ers dressed like cows how the marketing event can choose from 10 free had become a family tradibreakfast entrees or 15 free tion for the community. lunch and dinner entrees.

“It’s probably our most That’s a lot of food oppopular single day customer tions, but Crosby said Cow appreciation event,” she Appreciation participants in said. “So everybody, I think, Gwinnett tend to like to go really appreciates Cow Aptraditional. preciation Day.” “We have a new barbeAcross the restaurant cue bacon sandwich (this from Lincoln, Marcos sat year) that seem to be a big with a large grin on his hit,” Crosby said. “But our small, spotted face. In front original Chick-fil-A chicken of him sat his first free sandwich is the one that Chick-fil-A meal — nugpeople normally get.” gets, fries and a box of There are options for apple juice. calves learning to love Cow Flor said it wasn’t easy Appreciation Day, too. The to get her brother into his restaurant offered three “Eat Mor Chikin” onesie. different free kids meals for And his squirming made it tiny cow costumes. nearly impossible to paint But it’s not all about the round little cow spots on the food. Lawrenceville his face. resident Lincoln Coffia is 5 But she said it was worth months old. He’s not even it to see her brother’s reacold enough to receive a free tion to his first Cow Apprekids meal — but he showed ciation Day, which was also up at the Pike Street Chick- his first taste of the chain’s fil-A on Tuesday with paper iconic food. cow ears taped to his head “He loves the fries a lot,” and black spots on his Flor said.

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A pair of longtime singer-songwriters visited Gwinnett on Tuesday night. At left, James Taylor performs at the Infinite Energy Arena in front of a sold out crowd. Above, fellow musician Bonnie Raitt, right, performs alongside one of her band members at the Infinite Energy Arena.

(Staff Photos: Jason Braverman)

Victims

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not in her best interest to represent herself.”

“My attorney is the As of Monday, Greenpeople that we’re fightwald had filed to have a ing for,” Martinez said psychological evaluation through a translater at the performed on Martinez. first appearance. “That’s Martinez’s alleged the hope. It’s always the crime hit the community hope, because that’s the hard. Gwinnett County last thing that dies. You police Cpl. Michele Piare the hope of the world, hera said she can’t recall each one of you.” any murder involving But the judge overrode children that has been this Martinez’s objections and deadly during her time appointed her an attorney, serving Gwinnett. anyway.

“This is a horrendous “The court appointed crime,” she said. “What me out of an abundance of prompts a person to take caution,” Greenwald said. the life of such innocent “Obviously, the charges children and her spouse is are quite serious, so it’s something we may never

understand.”

The good news is Diana is doing better. She has been awake and talking since Friday. On Saturday, family members reported that her breathing tube was removed and said that she is “slowly and steadily improving.”

“Diana will have a long and hard road ahead of her, but she will make it through,” her cousin Hallie Romero said on the family’s GoFundMe page.

“We are a strong and loving family who stand by each other and support one another.”

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July 17 at the Gwinnett rate going up,” Lilburn Justice and Administration resident Lana Berry said.

Center, 75 Langley Drive in “I just think it is unfair. I Lawrenceville. think when you sit in your The millage rate is imCows line up at the Chick-fil-A on Pike Street in Lawoffi ces, you think — I’m portant to residents because renceville to get a free entree as part of Cow Appreciaassuming you think — it determines how much tion Day on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Cailin O’Brien) everybody gets an increase they will pay in property every day, that every year taxes. we get an increase and can The general operations afford it. rate is part of a larger “People in Gwinnett county millage rate that are getting older. We can’t also includes rates for the afford a millage rate (infire and EMS district, the crease) and an increase in police district, recreation Jayco’s Atlanta RV Dealer values in the same year.” and development, and Selling and Servicing Quality Units for 65 Years Monday brought the first enforcement. Although the two of three public hearings operations rate is going up on the proposed millage by 0.574 mills, the General rate increase. In all, five Obligation Bond Debt rate people addressed the board is decreasing by 0.24 mills. about the proposed increase That means the cumubetween the two hearings. lative county rate will MOTORHOMES • FIFTH WHEELS • TOWABLES One of those people spoke increase by just 0.334 mills NO FEES • NO GAMES • NO PRESSURE at an early morning hearing to a total of 13.51 mills.

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with standard homestead exemptions, at the proposed millage rate the increase would only be $20.98 per year, or about a 2.3 percent increase,” Chief Financial Officer Maria Woods said.

One of the state reasons for increasing the general operations millage rate is to put away some money that can eventually be used to address county employee hiring and retention issues, particularly in the public safety departments.

Woods told attendees at the hearings that the starting salary for Gwinnett’s sworn officers, on average, lags behind the county’s peers.

“While we worked toward being competitive with our public safety compensation, we’re still below our peer average by over 7 percent in our entry level categories,” she said.

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has been raised on that GoFundMe page. Some will go toward Diana’s medical bills. The rest will be spent celebrating the memories of Martin and the children that were lost.

The family announced this week that a viewing will be held for the deceased family members from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Byrd and Flanigan Funeral home in Lawrenceville.

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County officials made some steps to address that issue in the 2017 budget, such as creating a master officer rank and pay differentials for specialized law enforcement units. They are continuing to look at it in both public safety and nonpublic safety departments, however.

Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said squirrelling away money to address hiring and retention issues is not the only reason why an increase in the millage rate has been proposed though.

“A large portion of it has to do with balancing the budget,” she said. “Some of that is salary-related.

We’re balancing the general fund budget with current revenues, as opposed to using carry forward funds, and then setting aside some funds for compensation.

“It’s not just public safety, though that’s where the largest concentration of employees are that would be affected.”

County officials were quick to stress on Monday that there are other millage rates for the school system and the cities that the Board of Commissioners has no control over.

But to several of the homeowners who spoke up at Monday’s public hearings, the central issue came down to whether they could afford the proposed millage rate increase.

Lawrenceville resident Glenda Benson said she’s seen the taxes on her home go up from $2,500 to more than $3,400 over the last 16 years. She called on commissioners to consider the county’s senior citizen population before approving the proposed increase.

“In a year and a half, I’ll be 65 years old,” Benson said. “I can’t afford to continue paying additional taxes.”

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Local state candidates disclose campaign contributions Newly published campaign filings show how much support is out there for Gwinnett candidates who are seeking state offices.

Senate President Pro Tem David Shafer’s lieutenant governor campaign filing shows how far ahead he is so far in the race. He received $900,121.36 in contributions as of June 30, leading the field.

Meanwhile, state Rep. Buzz Brockway’s secretary of state campaign filing shows he received $60,522.80 in donations to his campaign.

Political Notebook

Curt Yeomans Both Shafer and Brockway each received contributions from county commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash, Commissioner Jace Brooks and former

Norcross-based state Rep. Tom Rice. They both also count several state legislators among their financial supporters.

“I am so very grateful to the thousands of Georgians who have contributed their time, talent and treasure to my campaign for lieutenant governor,” Shafer said.

Shafer’s long list of campaign contributors includes philanthropist Bernie Marcus, state Rep. Scott Hilton, GOPAC, Lawrenceville City Councilman David Still, Fulton County County Manager Richard Anderson,

Norrell Corporation founder Guy Millner, state Transportation Board member Rudi Bowen and Board of Regents member Richard Tucker.

Brockway also received money from Brand Mortgage CEO Greg Shumate, Loganville City Councilman Rey Martinez, Tucker Councilwoman Michelle Penkava and Georgia CAN State Director Michael O’Sullivan, among others.

Meanwhile, attorney Matt Reeves, who is running as a Republican for Shafer’s Senate seat, announced his campaign raised more than $55,000. Some of Reeves’ notable contributors include former Georgia DOT Com-

missioner Tom Moreland, Duluth community leader Kathryn Willis and businessman John D. Stephens.

“I am deeply thankful for the early support for this state Senate campaign from people in all parts of the district,” Reeves said.

Foster announces bid for Snellville City Council seat A 21-year-old Brookwood High School graduate, National Guardsman and Georgia State student who has worked as a legislative aide and district staffer for state Rep. Brett Harrell and U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall is now running for elected office himself.

Nathan Foster announced

on Sunday that he will run for Snellville’s City Council Post 4 seat. The seat is currently held by Councilman Bobby Howard, who has announced he will not run for re-election.

“I have always had a calling to serve and I can’t tell you how long I struggled to try to figure out how to fulfill it,” Foster said in his announcement. “At a young age, I was always helping stand up to those in need. I never knew why I felt this aura of passion when situations arose but it slowly began to make sense.”

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

Comedy concert set to help local teen fight rare cancer

BY CURT YEOMANS

curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Cancer generally wouldn’t be considered a laughing matter but using the power of giggling to help a teenager fight a rare form of the disease?

Well, that’s a different story.

Dacula comedian Charles Grace Lewis Marshall is staging a comedy concert and silent auction later this week to benefit Lawrenceville teen Grace Lewis. The 15-year-old was diagnosed with Ewing’s

sarcoma after she was taken to the hospital on May 23 because of severe pain in her leg and pelvis that made it impossible for her to walk.

“I found myself wishing there was something I could do to help the Lewises,” Charles Marshall said.

“Then my wife said, ‘You know, you do this sort of thing for a living.’ ” The Celebration of Grace Comedy Concert will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the North Metro Baptist Fellowship Hall, 1026 Old Peachtree Road in Lawrenceville.

Organizers of the event said Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare cancer, with only about 200 children and young adults diagnosed each year.

Grace’s doctors discovered

she had the disease when they found a tumor next to her spine and nodules in her lungs.

“For all of my worries about what could happen to one of my children, I can honestly say cancer was never on the list!” said Grace’s mother, Lisa Lewis.

Admission to the event is $15, and tickets can be purchased at LifeWay Christian Store, 3125 Woodward Crossing Blvd. in Buford or by visiting www.celebrationofgraceconcert.com.

“All the money raised by this event will go directly to Grace and her family,” Marshall said. “This is a way for everyone to come together and show their love and support to someone in our community who’s hurting.”

Infinite Energy Center crosswalk repainted to promote arena events

BY CURT YEOMANS

The Infinite Energy Center had the crosswalk in front of its arena repainted to look like piano keys as a promotion for its summer events schedule as seen Tuesday prior to the James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt concert.

(Staff Photo: Jason Braverman)

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Infinite Energy Arena visitors will find their walks into the concert and athletic venue a little more musical this summer.

The Infinite Energy Center, which the arena is part of, announced on Tuesday that it has repainted the crosswalks connecting the parking lots to the arena entrance to look like piano keys. It was done to promote events taking place at the facility this summer — including this week’s Paul McCartney concert — while also creating a little public art.

“The piano keys crosswalk is a fun way to promote the exciting things that are happening at the Arena,” Infinite Energy

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Center Executive Director of Marketing and Business Development Robyn Ali said. “We hope the thousands of guests that will be attending upcoming concerts will use them as a great photo opportunity to capture their experience.”

Center officials said the new crosswalk was installed over the two-day period, with a large white rectangle being painted on the first day. Stencil to

separate the regular scale keys, and the black flat and sharp keys, were added on the second day.

The new crosswalk comes on the heels of center officials naming a new road at the venue Paul McCartney Boulevard.

Officials said residents can find the Infinite Energy Center’s full list of summer events and activities at www.InfiniteEnergyCenter. com.

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The City of Norcross does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the 65 Lawrenceville Street Norcross, GA on August 7, 2017 at 6:30pm and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. There will be a public hearing on July 17, 2017 @ 6:30pm and August 7, 2017 @ 11am.

INCORPORATED

2013

2014

648,430,110 19,420,740 8,280 44,246,800

2016 732,829,840 13,918,390 3,240 43,822,920

2017 Recommended

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569,619,720 26,749,880 8,280 27,092,760

Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest Less M & O Exemptions Net M & O Digest State Forest Land Assistance Grant Value

6,200 623,476,840 86,249,720 537,227,120

29,050 703,299,580 86,513,280 603,816,220

52,330 712,158,260 86,513,280 625,644,980

56,000 790,630,390 87,555,080 703,075,310

31,650 841,011,066 87,555,080 753,455,986

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537,227,120

603,816,220

625,644,980

703,075,310

753,455,986

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5.749

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Net M & O Millage

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$3,451,147.02 (116,893.31) -3.28%

$3,624,708.77 173,561.75 5.03%

$3,596,832.99 (27,875.78) -0.77%

$4,041,979.96 417,271.19 11.51%

$4,331,618.4 734,785.47 20.43%

Net Taxes Levied $ Increase (Decrease) % Increase/Decrease

630,821,440 28,068,530 8,280 44,372,280

2015

787,873,716 9,929,980 3,240 43,172,480

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Pulmonary embolus is a clot that travels to the lungs Dear Dr. roach: A colleague of mine recently had a pulmonary embolus at age 45. She is otherwise healthy. What must she be concerned about?

— N.R. anSWer: A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot that travels to the lung. Although they can originate in any large vein, they most commonly come from the deep veins of the pelvis and thighs.

The clots can break off with or without physical activity, and they usually travel through the right side of the heart into the lungs.

The symptoms of PE include shortness of breath, chest discomfort, fast heart rate and cough.

Some people experience a sense of impending doom; others have no symptoms at all.

Once the diagnosis is made (now mostly by CT scan, but nuclear and dye studies still are done sometimes), treatment is begun immediately with injection drugs to stabilize the clot and allow the body to dissolve it.

(In very rare instances, drugs to dissolve the clot are given, with extreme caution.) After four or so days on injection drugs, the person can be switched to oral medications, such as warfarin (Coumadin) or one of the new oral anticoagulant drugs.

The next issue for your colleague is determining why she got the PE, as that informs the decision about how long to continue anticoagulation. The list of possible causes is too long to review here, but her doctors will look for hereditary causes of blood clotting, such as deficiencies in the coagulation factors protein C and protein S; they’ll evaluate her medications, if any, and perform a careful history and physical exam.

Undiagnosed cancer is a concern, and most authorities recommend appropriate screening — mammography, chest X-ray or other testing if indicated by the results of the initial evaluation.

The duration of anticoagulation depends, as I said, on the findings. If her clinicians cannot find a cause, many experts will give lifelong anticoagulation to people with a history of PE who also have a low risk of bleeding. A hematologist is usually the expert on deciding duration of anticoagulation.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www. rbmamall.com.

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In 1871, rioting between Irish Catholics and Protestants in New York City left more than 50 dead.

In 1984, Democratic Rep. Geraldine Ferraro of New York became the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket.

In 2006, Hezbollah guerrillas raided northern Israel, marking the beginning of a 33-day conflict.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), author/ philosopher; Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), architect; Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), lyricist; Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), poet; Milton Berle (1908-2002), comedian; Richard Simmons (1948- ), fitness trainer;

Julio Cesar Chavez (1962- ), boxer; Brock Lesnar (1977- ), wrestler/mixed martial artist; Topher Grace (1978- ), actor; Michelle Rodriguez (1978- ), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: Mary Edwards Walker, who served as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War, is the only female recipient of the U.S. Army Medal of Honor.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1979, rioting during the Chicago White Sox’s “Disco Demolition Night” promotion, in which an explosive-rigged dumpster filled with disco records was destroyed between games of a planned doubleheader, led to 39 arrests and caused the team to forfeit the second game against the Detroit Tigers.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon (July 8) and last quarter moon (July 16).

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Newcomer’s negligee appalls club members Dear amy: A couple, “Mark and Rhonda,” just moved into our area. My husband and Mark are going to be business associates, so I contacted them by phone and introduced myself to Rhonda, offering to take them to our social club for dinner.

I told her that there was a dress code at our club: men wear ties and jackets, and ladies wear dresses or dressy pants suits.

We got to the club to find that they had arrived early. Rhonda was wearing a black nylon negligee! This was not a dress.

She was nearly falling out of it at the top, and everyone was staring and whispering.

I didn’t know what to do. We had a most awkward dinner.

At one point I leaned over to her and said that she might want to pull the top of her outfit up somewhat, as she was literally coming out of it.

She told me matter-offactly that she was proud of her body and didn’t care who knew it; and if anyone had a problem with it, it was their problem, not hers. I was shocked, to say the least, and am still embarrassed.

My husband went to their home for a work meeting and she greeted him wearing a similar frock — he gingerly raised this issue with her husband and he just said, “Well, she does look great, right?”

They are now asking us

should be both polite and honest, saying privately, “You told me before that if anyone had a problem with the way you dress, it’s too bad. Well, I’m a modest and conservative person, and I find I do have a problem. I take full responsibility for my problem, and I am also Amy Dickinson uncomfortable spending time with you because of to meet them at a restauit.” rant; I am running out of Dear amy: My reasons to decline. They younger sister does also want us to propose everything in her power them for membership in to “one up” me. She’s our club (that won’t hapalways after the bigger, pen). better version of anything How should I have I have. Normally I’m handled the night at our not bothered by it, until club, and what do I do recently. now? I can’t introduce I’m newly engaged to them to any of our conser- a wonderful man after vative friends, although being together a number they keep hinting that they of years. In the middle would like to meet people of wedding planning, here. The business conmy sister displayed her nection between the two new diamond ring as men will have to go on, an anniversary gift. She so I can’t really tell them claimed it was their 10that I don’t want to be year anniversary of being involved with them ever a couple, but they have again. I’d love to have only been married for four your thoughts on this. years. The ring is (coinci— Still Shocked dentally) double the size Dear ShockeD: of mine.

You could introduce this I believe that this couple to your friends, was intentional. I don’t as they have asked you understand the need to be to do — and let the chips competitive. She already (or other things) fall had her engagement and where they may. It is also dream wedding. We have completely your right to always had a close relachoose not to socially tionship, but I’m holding extend yourself further. back on sharing anything I suggest accepting with her or anybody else their invitation to meet out of fear that she’ll have again, and if you are “an announcement” not again so uncomfortable long after mine. What can by “Rhonda’s” attire, you I say to her?

Ask Amy

— Out-Ringed Dear out-ringeD: Here’s what you can say to your sister: “What a beautiful ring!” And — that’s it.

It’s hard to compete when the person you’re in competition with won’t play.

So — you be you.

Understand that a deep insecurity on her part drives this dynamic, and feel sorry for the person who needs to try to seize control of others’ big moments.

Yes, you should be circumspect regarding anything you share with your sister, and yes, you should anticipate her announcing her pregnancy during her wedding toast.

Dear amy: “50 and Lonely” was wondering how to make new friends.

You made many great suggestions, but you never suggested that she look for friendship in a house of worship. Why? — Upset Dear upSet: “50 and Lonely” didn’t mention having an active faith practice, but you are right — friendship often accompanies fellowship.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.

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You may crave change, but if it will jeopardize your financial situation, you should take a pass. Living within your means will ensure that you maintain better health and will give you more options when it comes to enjoying life.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — A bargain isn’t worth it if you don’t have enough cash. Don’t waste money on things you don’t need. Emotionally fueled spending or using cash to impress someone will result in added stress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Go over any contracts, settlements and financial matters that need to be tidied up. Knowing where you stand will ease stress and give you a chance to start something new.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Use innovative methods to take care of demanding people or burdensome responsibilities. It’s how you approach others that will make a difference. Congeniality will be required.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Question anything that appears to be sketchy or doesn’t add up. It’s important to stay on top of the facts and to be precise when dealing with uncertainty or instability.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Make a point to take better care of your health. Avoid indulgence, and strive to work and play equally hard. Balance will be the key to lowering stress.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t count on the information that someone offers.

You’ll be railroaded into a situation that isn’t in your best interest.

Choose intelligence and common sense over bravado. Ulterior motives are apparent.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t walk away from someone or something just because you are shy or fear the unfamiliar.

The knowledge and experience you gain will motivate you to try something new.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Listen carefully when dealing with personal or professional partners. Someone is likely to leave out pertinent information to avoid upsetting you. Ask pointed questions and make whatever changes are necessary.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Emotions will surface that could easily cost you if you aren’t honest about your feelings or expectations with someone you deal with today.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Make changes to the way you handle your job, responsibilities and the people you care about most. Don’t let anger step in and take control. Offer positive alternatives.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — If you want to make changes, you are best off doing so secretively. Once you have everything in place and running functionally, the choices you made will be well received.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Personal improvements will help boost your confidence and give you the wherewithal to pursue your goals.

Update your look or skills and new possibilities will develop.

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world&nation world Former Vatican official strikes back at Pope A top Vatican cardinal recently dismissed by Pope Francis struck back this week, calling the Pope’s treatment of him and other Vatican employees “unacceptable.”

“I cannot accept this way of doing things,” Cardinal Gerhard Muller said in an interview with German newspaper Passauer Neue Presse.

“As a bishop, (the Pope) cannot treat people in this way.”

Francis informed Muller, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Vatican’s doctrinal office, that he would not be renewing his contract in a brief meeting on June 30, just two days before the contract expired.

“He did not give a reason,” the 69-year-old cardinal said in the interview.

“Just as he gave no reason for dismissing three highly competent members of the CDF a few months earlier.”

U.S. and Qatar broker agreement against terrorism The U.S. and Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding on fighting terrorism that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said might help resolve the worst diplomatic crisis to shake the Gulf Arab states in decades.

“I’m hopeful we can make some progress to bring this to a point of resolution,” Tillerson said during a joint news conference in Doha with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani.

Tillerson traveled to the Middle East to try to resolve the stand-off between Qatar and other Persian Gulf nations, who have accused their oil-rich neighbor of supporting terrorism.

At its core, the dispute reflects long-standing Gulf frustration with Qatar’s independent foreign policy, including its support for Islamist groups and its ties to Iran, with which Qatar shares the world’s largest gas field.

Kaine raises treason possibility Senator: Trump Jr. could have committed crime with meeting

By Manu Raju and Tom LoBianco CNN

Hillary Clinton’s former running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, said Donald Trump Jr. may have committed treason when he agreed to meet with a Russian lawyer under the pretense of getting dirt on Clinton.

“We are now beyond obstruction of justice,” the Virginia Democrat told CNN Tuesday. “This is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason.”

Kaine’s comments follow a series of New York Times reports including one story Monday on an email sent to Trump Jr. last year stating that a Russian lawyer had “compromising” information about Hillary Clinton as “part of a Russian government effort” to help the Trump campaign. President Donald Trump’s oldest son tweeted Tuesday screenshots of an email exchange that he says are the emails setting up the meeting with the lawyer. That tweet came after Kaine’s comment.

Sen. John Cornyn, a highranking Texas Republican on the committee, said of Trump Jr.’s comments, “I don’t think we have enough information to reach a conclusion but he certainly made himself a witness.”

nation Marine plane on training flight crashes; 16 dead

Fifteen Marines and a Navy corpsman who were killed when their transport plane crashed in the Mississippi Delta were on a training flight moving personnel and equipment from North Carolina to California, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday.

Investigators are trying to determine why the New York-based KC-130T crashed in western Mississippi’s Leflore County on Monday afternoon, Major Andrew Aranda said.

The plane, which the military can use to refuel planes Iran expects to in the air and carry cargo, sign more big went down in a rural area just off U.S. 82, about 85 oil deals soon miles north of Jackson, with A trickle of foreign invest- debris found on both sides of ment into Iran’s oil industry the highway, CNN affiliate could turn into a flood over WDBD reported. the next five years.

Federal Aviation AdminisThe Iranian government tration officials contacted the is negotiating oil projects Marines when the aircraft worth $200 billion with 27 disappeared from air traffic foreign companies, deputy control radar over Missisminister for international af- sippi, officials said. fairs Amir Hosssein Zama“Every resource we can ninia said on Tuesday, and pull from will be used to some of those deals could be determine what happened,” struck very soon.

Aranda told reporters a France’s Total and China’s couple of miles from the state oil company CNPC crash site. signed a multi-billion-dollar All 16 service members deal last week to develop the who were aboard the plane country’s giant South Pars died, officials said. Their gas field, the first investment names weren’t immediately of its kind since sanctions on released.

Iran were relaxed last year.

“I can assure you this isn’t McConnell delays the last one,” Zamaninia told CNNMoney Emerging Mar- start of recess kets Editor John Defterios at until mid-August an oil conference in Istanbul, Senate Majority Leader Turkey. “We’ll see other contracts being made within Mitch McConnell has delayed the start of the August the next few weeks.”

— From wire reports Senate recess until the third

people Reynolds lauds ‘Wonder Woman’ box office take

Deadpool “hearts” Wonder Woman.

At least, that’s the message Ryan Reynolds wanted to make clear in an Instagram post, following news that the superhero flick starring Gal Gadot surpassed the North American box office gross of Reynolds’ “Deadpool.”

“The Merc May Be Filthier, but Her B.O. is Stronger.

Congrats,” Reynolds wrote.

His message was accompanied by a photo of Deadpool making a heart shape with his gloved hands over a gold necklace bearing Hillary Clinton’s former running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, said Donald Trump Jr. may have the Wonder Woman symbol. committed treason when he agreed to meet with a Russian lawyer under the pretense This weekend, “Wonder of getting dirt on Clinton. (Photo: CNN) Woman” added another $9.8 million to its box office take, bringing its domestic gross Members of the Senate in- campaign and you get an to Kaine’s accusations of telligence committee, which offer from a foreign govern- treason with, “You got to be to almost $368.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo. is investigating possible ties ment the answer is “no.” kidding.”

“Deadpool” made $363 between the Trump camSome Republicans — “He’s not in the adminispaign and Russia, said Mon- including Iowa Sen. Chuck tration,” Hatch said. “He may million in North America during its run in theaters and day they plan to invite Trump Grassley — defended Trump be the son of the president $783 million worldwide.

Jr. to testify. He tweeted that Jr.’s tweet as an example of but he doesn’t have the “Wonder Woman” has he would gladly speak with transparency. authority to speak for the made $745.5 million worldinvestigators.

“I think the transparency president. Look, I think this wide thus far.

Committee chairman is the proper thing to do and is overblown.”

Richard Burr of North I think he’s shown that he Trump Jr. has not yet Carolina would not comment wants everybody to know testified under oath on his Jay-Z, Beyonce on Trump Jr.’s tweet, besides what the situation is, as I connections with Russian. relationship telling reporters that he want- have found them on so many His attorney has dismissed ed to fully vet the meeting stories since the election,” the revelations as “much ado ‘not built on the with the Russian lawyer and Grassley told CNN. about nothing” and Trump Jr. 100 percent truth’ that his committee is “very Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said in a statement Tuesday For a couple who spent early in the investigation.” described Trump Jr. as “a morning that he thought the years denying they were Sen. Lindsey Graham, a very bright young man,” but information being offered even in a relationship, Jay-Z South Carolina Republican, not a member of his father’s was “Political Opposition and Beyoncé are making up said any time you’re in a administration. He responded Research.” for lost time by divulging some major details about of Middletown Township — their marriage.

The rapper continues to were last seen Friday. tell his version of his wife’s Patrick was last seen at “Lemonade” confessions 6 p.m. Wednesday and was reported missing the next day with a deeply personal video in which he takes us behind after he had no contact with the scenes of their relationfriends or family and didn’t ship. show up to work, accord“Footnotes for 4:44” is an ing to Newtown Township 11-minute video in which police.

Jay-Z builds on the coming Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub clean he’s done on a few tracks from his new “4:44” said Tuesday that they were Sixteen people died in the crash of a Marine Corps airalbum. in an “all hands on deck” plane in Leflore County, Miss. (Photo: CNN) “This is my real life,” Jayinvestigation of a 90-acre week in August in order into one of the world’s top Z says in the video. “I just property in Solebury Townto allow more time for his oil exporters in just a few ran into this place and we ship. About 40 to 50 people conference to complete “its years, according to a new built this big, beautiful manwere helping in the search, work on health care reform” forecast by the consultancy sion of a relationship that Weintraub said. among other tasks.

PIRA Energy Group. wasn’t totally built on the “In order to provide more PIRA estimates that Tech companies 100 percent truth and it starts cracking. Then things start time to complete action on American crude exports will happening that the public important legislative items grow to 2.25 million barrels planning virtual and process nominees that a day by 2020, a four-fold protest to protect can see.” have been stalled by a lack increase from 2016. net neutrality of cooperation from our The boom would put the DeMario Jackson You might notice somefriends across the aisle, the U.S. in roughly the same is returning to Senate will delay the start league as major oil exporters thing different about your favorite websites and apps of the August recess until including the United Arab ‘Bachelor’ shows today. the third week of August,” Emirates and Kuwait.

Despite the scandal which Tech companies plan to McConnell announced in a “In the years ahead, these he said cost him his job, display special messages as statement. developments position the DeMario Jackson isn’t done part of a Day of Action, an While Republicans are U.S. to potentially be one yet with ABC’s “Bachelor” online protest of proposed still working through their of the 10 largest exporters franchise. changes to net neutralplan to overhaul Obamacare, of crude oil in the world,” He recently told TMZ he McConnell says there is wrote analyst Jenna Delaney. ity rules that would loosen plans on returning for “The regulations. plenty more work to do after Bachelorette’s” reunion speGoogle’s doing it. Facethat.

Foul play is cial “The Men Tell All” and book too. Snap announced “Once the Senate comit will join Amazon, Reddit, the “Bachelor in Paradise” pletes its work on health care suspected in reunion.

Airbnb, Twitter and more reform, we will turn to other disappearances “I owe it to my castthan 70,000 other sites, important issues including of 4 men in Pa. mates,” he said. “They’ve organizations and individuthe National Defense AuthoFour young men in Penn- als taking part in the online been very supportive of me rization Act and the backlog sylvania disappeared last throughout this whole entire protest, according to Fight of critical nominations that the Future, one of the groups thing, and I want to thank have been mindlessly stalled week in a series of events

by Democrats,” McConnell that have authorities suspect- organizing the day of action. them all personally, face-toing foul play.

The Federal Communica- face, give them all hugs and said.

Local and state investiga- tions Commission wants to bro out, sis out, or whatever. tors as well as the FBI are I mean, they’ve been so undo regulations passed in U.S. to become involved in a massive search 2015 that require internet helpful.” top 10 exporter for the four missing men in Jackson and fellow conservice providers to treat an area north of Philadelphia. all online content the same. testant Corinne Olympios of oil by 2020 Jimi Patrick, 19, of Newfound themselves at the Without the rules, teleU.S. oil production is town Township went missing communication and cable center of a controversy in booming. The next step: Wednesday. The remaining companies could slow down, June following accusations conquering the export three — Tom Meo, 21, of speed up, or charge more for of sexual misconduct that briefly shut down production market.

Plumstead Township, Mark access to different sites and on “Bachelor in Paradise.”

Increased shale producSturgis, 22, of Pennsburg services.

— From wire reports tion will transform the U.S. and Dean Finnochiaro, 18, — From wire reports

Beachgoers form human chain to save family trapped in rip current

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Nancy Coleman CNN

A family stuck in a rip current narrowly avoided a tragedy when a crowd of strangers linked together to bring them back to land.

Nine beachgoers, including two children and an elderly woman, were trapped in the current at Panama City Beach in Florida on Saturday. Bystanders on the shore

Must read saw them yelling and waving their arms, and they jumped into action.

“I saw a group of people, a few at first, and then more and more, start forming a human chain,” witness Rosalind Beckton told CNN. The chain grew to around 70 to 80 strangers, all holding hands and stretching to reach the trapped group. All of the swimmers made

it out of the water.

Roberta Ursrey was at Panama City Beach in Florida with her family on Saturday when she realized she couldn’t see her sons from the shore.

She spotted the boys, who are 8 and 11, screaming and crying far out in the water, she told CNN affiliate WJHG. Ursrey and her family ran out to rescue them, but they were overpowered by the current.

The family and several others who had tried to help Ursrey’s sons themselves, nine people in total, were stuck. The group started waving their arms in the air and yelling.

“At first I thought there was a shark in the water, so I started yelling at my son to get out of the water and swim back to shore,” Beckton, the witness CNN spoke to, said.

But soon, she noticed the waves

taking the group further and further out to sea. A crowd gathered on the beach, unsure of how to help.

“Those waves were so heavy and big and strong,” Beckton said.

Jessica Simmons was one of the bystanders who helped create the chain. The impromptu rescuers used boogie boards and surfboards to help the family get back to shore, she recounted on Facebook.

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Trump’s vision for America “Where there is no vision, the people perish …” (Proverbs 29:18) In 1987, when he was contemplating a run for president, Vice President George H.W. Bush was criticized for his inability to articulate an agenda for the country.

A friend suggested he spend a weekend alone at Camp David to figure out where he would take the nation.

“Oh, the vision thing,” Cal Bush replied Thomas disparagingly.

Though he won the 1988 election, the quote would haunt him.

In Poland last week, President Trump declared his vision for America that in content and tone rivaled Ronald Reagan’s promise to defeat communism.

In a speech to thousands of enthusiastic listeners, who chanted his name and “USA,” Trump laid out in unambiguous tones his view that the West is engaged in a clash of civilizations with “radical Islamic terrorism” that seeks to destroy us and replace our values with theirs.

Playing off the history of Nazi and Soviet occupation of Poland (and the Holocaust), the president said, “We are confronted by another oppressive ideology — one that seeks to export terrorism and extremism all around the globe. … We’re going to get it to stop.”

It is a worthy goal, but how do you stop an ideology based on religious zeal and with no fixed address, as was the case with Berlin during WWII and Moscow during the Cold War? It doesn’t help in this latest war that so many European countries, especially Germany, have taken in hordes of “refugees” from nations that export terrorism and have failed to assimilate them, much less convert them to “Western values.”

The president spoke of another threat, which he labeled “the steady creep of government bureaucracy that drains the vitality and wealth of the people.” He added, “The West became great not because of paperwork and regulations but because people were allowed to chase and pursue their destinies.”

Right again, proving his point that hated bureaucracy in Washington can’t come up with a fix to Obamacare, or reform the tax code, despite Republican majorities in both houses of Congress.

Not to be too picky, but when the president said, “And above all, we value the dignity of every human life, protect the rights of every person, and share the hope of every soul to live in freedom,” I question those sentiments. That last part channeled George W. Bush, who said much the same thing, except there are conflicting definitions of “freedom.”

The Islamic world’s view of freedom is in stark contrast to that of the West, especially when it comes to the rights of women and tolerance for other faiths.

As for valuing every human life, the number of abortions in America since 1973 (nearly 60 million and counting), and the assisted suicide laws passed in a number of states and the District of Columbia, mitigate that argument.

President Trump then got to his main point: “The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost?

Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?”

Good questions all. They will have to be answered by millennials and generations to follow.

Democracy is not the natural state of the world; otherwise all would be free.

Dictatorships, religious fanatics seeking to impose a Byzantine religion on others and economic systems that doom their people to poverty while enriching those at the top seem to be the norm.

Ronald Reagan, who the president mentioned to great applause, used to say freedom is “never more than one generation away from extinction.” President Trump reminded the West of that. With the mentioned caveats, it was a timely and necessary address.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

America, we could use a break Boy, I could use a vacation about now — like millions of other hardworking Americans.

According to a recent study by the U.S. Travel Association’s Project Time Off, 54 percent of American employees ended 2016 with unused time off — a total of about 662 million unused vacation days.

Whereas our friends in Europe enjoy up to six weeks off every year, Americans, after three years of working at a job, are lucky to average 10 days of vacation.

That’s if you can call what we do vacationing.

When we finally do take time off, we usually take it piecemeal; we take one day here, one day there, and we hardly ever enjoy an actual “break.”

Even if we do take a week at the beach, for instance, we bring our computers and smartphones with us. We check our email obsessively, dial into phone conferences and keep our noggin in real-time connection to the stresses and agitations of the workplace no matter where our vacationing bodies may be.

laws that mandate more vacation time — like similar laws in other countries.

Take the French: their government mandates that every employee get at least five weeks of paid vacation.

The French average 37 days of vacation every year — Tom and 22 paid holidays on top Purcell of that.

Virtually all European Our work habits have countries have governchanged over the past few ment mandates that require decades. We’re terrified of employee-paid vacation of losing our jobs, you see, four to six weeks — whereso we work harder. We feel as America has no governguilt if we’re the first to ment-mandated vacation leave the office or the only requirements. one who didn’t work over It’s true that while our the weekend — or the only European friends are baskone not to work 60-plus ing in the sun and sipping hours a week. refreshing drinks on their As a result, a “24/7” long government-mandated culture has evolved in which vacations, we’re sitting inemployees feel the need side sterile office buildings to be accessible to their worrying about our jobs, employers every moment of projects, job security and every day. Our habits may that next promotion. be a contributor to producIt’s even worse for tivity levels that are the envy America’s small-business of the world, though our owners. Fewer than half take productivity comes at the a week off during the sumexpense of our weekends, mer. With the economy still holidays and vacations — somewhat uncertain, many putting us at risk of burnout. are not ready to hire. They Some in our country think are picking up the slack by the solution is the creation working two or three jobs and passage of new federal themselves.

And when we go home late at night, our job worries stay right with us. As a result, we have less energy to go for an evening stroll in the park with our children, less time to enjoy a glass of lemonade while visiting our neighbors, and less desire to engage in our communities to support charities and other noble causes.

The fact is, America, too many of us are working too long and too hard, and we’re not taking enough time to recharge our batteries.

As I said, as a long selfemployed writer and author, I’ve been guilty of this myself.

Can we take more vacation time without the government demanding our employers give us more?

Can we maintain our freedom to choose whether to vacation and simply choose to enjoy more vacation time on our own?

It’s high time we think this vacation challenge through, America — as we stand in the surf sipping fruity adult beverages with little umbrellas in them.

Email columnist Tom Purcell at Tom@TomPurcell. com.

Coalition gearing up for annual service days Behind every Gwinnett Great Days of Service, there is a vast network of volunteers, supporters and agencies that are key to launching the nation’s largest two-day volunteer event right here in Gwinnett. This event is perfect for volunteers who have high energy to serve, agencies who need a helping hand to finish a necessary project and/or businesses who are sharing civic responsibility among their workforce while gaining exposure to thousands of potential customers.

On Oct. 20-21, hundreds of community projects will be completed including community gardens, filling the shelves of food pantries, reviving tired spaces and environmental cleanups and pickups to name a few opportunities. Each year we increase volunteers partner with more supporters, and encourage participation to make a difference in your community. We need everyone’s help to make this

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Ellen Gerstein year’s event surpass our past excellent efforts.

Last year, more than 63,000 volunteers tackled the many needs of our community, ranging from homelessness to food scarcity to visiting our seniors and giving flowers, cards of encouragement or “Blessing Bags” to those in need of a helping hand. This year we hope to reach even more needs in Gwinnett, increasing our efforts to include veterans, seniors, health and wellness, special needs and many more.

If you are looking for a cause, we need you as a vol-

unteer or agency to partner with us and achieve success through volunteering. Your involvement in the Gwinnett Great Days of Services helps agencies and schools address thousands of people in need. If you or an agency have a project you would like to submit, please log onto www.gwinnettgreatdaysofservice.org and submit a project application.

This annual event was created 17 years ago in the spirit of Gwinnett’s slogan, “Success Lives Here.” The Gwinnett Great Days of Service is designed to gain community awareness for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services, a nonprofit agency, and more than 800 health and human service agencies and organizations, the Coalition represents and supports.

The Gwinnett Great Days of Service Steering Committee works with these agencies to define, address and help support specific needs in the county that are being

overlooked and completing defined service projects as a community while educating citizens and community leaders about the needs around them and actively engaging them to serve those in need.

This year, we will again be partnering with our legacy sponsor, Gwinnett United Way, and several other partners to place our largest volunteer event in the nation back on the map. There are many ways to get involved and work together as a community, and we want to include you.

For more information, please contact Regina Miller at 770-995-3339 or email her at regina@gwinnettcoalition. org. We are always interested in identifying new sponsors, so please contact us ASAP if you are interested. For more info on this year’s event, please visit www.gwinnettgreatdaysofservice.org.

Ellen Gerstein is Executive Director of the Gwinnett Coaliton for Health and Human Services.

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LILBURN

Mildred Bennett Mildred Bennett, age 86, of Lilburn passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, July 13, 2017 in the Snellville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny Banks will officiate. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. Mrs. Bennett was a loving Wife & Mother who served the Lord her entire life. She was preceded in death by; Husband of 61 years: David Bennett, Sr.; Son: David Bennett, Jr.; Mother: Bertie Deal; Father: Coy Deal; Brother: Kenneth Deal; Brother & Sister-in-law: Rondell & Bette Deal; Sister & Brother-in-law: Frances & Richard Rowe. Mrs. Bennett is survived by; Sons & Daughters-in-law: Duane & Chris Bennett of Monroe, Dwight & Vicki Bennett of Loganville, Darius & Wanda Bennett of Sevierville, TN, Dilmus & Jennifer Bennett of Lilburn; Daughterin-law: Jane Bennett of Savannah; Brother: Colon Deal of Lilburn; Brother & Sister-in-law: Royce & Gelane Deal of Lawrenceville; Sister: Ruby Nash of Lilburn; Sisterin-law: Willie Deal; 12 Grandchildren; 12 Great Grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 & 1-2PM on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home 2246 Wisteria Drive Snellville, GA 30078.

770-979-5010. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

DULUTH

Anne L. Benson Anne L. Benson, age 81 of Duluth, died July 9, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

SUWANEE

Eleanore Braunlich Eleanore Braunlich, age 94 of Suwanee, died July 8, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

ATHENS

Veronica Bridges

Mrs. Veronica Bridges, age 59, of Athens, who passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017.

husband, Steve, Johnson City, TN, Paula Gayle Forrester and husband, Jeff, Flowery Brqanch, GA; six grandchildren, Venita and Jason Payne, Christopher Henderson, Stephen and Amanda Henderson, Tiffany Forrester, Blake and Mikayla Forrester, and Stephanie and Gary Harrison; six great grandchildren, Lauren, Mayson, Corey, Travis, Henry, Ryan; sister, Era Williams, Miami, FL; sister-in-law, Wanda and Ralph Crumbley, Gray, GA; brother-inlaw, Larry Bryant, Cumming, GA; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Bryant was born June 6, 1936 in Buford, GA. She received her education at Sugar Hill High School and also attended Lindsey Hopkins in Miami, Florida. She was a homemaker and a member of Buford Chapter 317 of Eastern Star, former Mother Advisor of Charity Assembly 1 ORG #37. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Sugar Hill United Methodist Church Worship Center with Pastor Lonnie Fenton and Rev. Jerry Meredith officiating.

Visitation will be in the atrium of the Main Worship Center at Sugar Hill United Methodist Church on Friday Evening, July 14, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sugar Hill United Methodist Church Summer Sack Lunch Program, 4600 Nelson Brogdon Blvd., Sugar Hill, GA 30518 in memory of Hazel D. Bryant. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

SUGAR HILL

Percy C. Cannon, Jr. Percy C. Cannon, Jr., age 86, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on July 8, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

JOHNS CREEK

Margaret Cooper Margaret Thomason Cooper, age 84 of Johns Creek, died July 11, 2017.

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Garrett Walker. She was their only child. She grew up in Greenville with a brief time in Wilmington, DE during WWII when her father and grandfather worked in the shipyards as part of the war effort.

She started school there, but her alma mater was Welcome High School in Greenville, SC where she was the salutatorian and spoke at her graduation.

She met Billy Dean Cox at church and they married on June 2, 1957 while he was stationed at Donaldson AFB in Greenville.

The two of them moved around the Southeast establishing his career with Burroughs Corporation.

They lived in Greenville and Spartanburg, SC, Marietta, GA, Asheville, NC, Oakwood, GA, St. Petersburg and Gulf Breeze, FL over the first 22 years of their marriage. They welcomed two children during those years – Deana Joyce and James Nathan. In 1979, Billy and Betty settled back in his hometown of Morristown, TN. They lived there for 35 years and were active in many church and charity organizations as well as Amateur Radio Clubs.

They enjoyed traveling in their fifth wheel RV and using their timeshare vacations. After 56 years of marriage, Billy’s death prompted Betty to move to Hoschton, GA to live with her daughter in 2014.

Betty devoted her life to her family and home. She was a great prayer warrior to all family and friends.

Love for the Lord motivated her daily life and she was one of the kindest people you would ever meet. She and Billy were a team and she was by his side as he battled many illnesses and she cared for him at home for five years even after he was no longer ambulatory. Betty is survived by her children, Deana (Kirk) Triemer and Jim (Chrysta) Cox; grandchildren Courtney (Jim) Darling, Garrett Cox, Lyndsey Cox, Katherinne Cambre, and Ethan Cox; one great granddaughter, Molly Darling, and many dear family members and friends. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Billy Dean Cox and her parents James Blain and Velma Garrett Walker.

Funeral Service will be held Friday, July 14, 2017 at 6:00 pm at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel.

Rev. Bob Mahan will officiate. The Family will receive friends Friday, July 14, 2017 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the funeral home.

Interment will follow on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 10:00 am at Graceland Cemetery in Greenville, SC. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Betty at hamiltonmillchapel.com

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DORAVILLE

Anthony McPherson

Malcolm Drake, age 91 of Doraville, died July 9, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

Anthony Wayne McPherson, age 26, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

NEWNAN

Basil Fernandez Basil Alex Fernandez, age 64, of Newnan, passed away on Monday July 3, 2017. Mr. Fernandez was born May 20, 1953 in East Gary, Indiana to the late Basil Fernandez & Lillian Russell. He is survived by his children, Joann Fernandez; Snellville, GA; Erica (Danis) Gonzalez; Snellville, GA; and Brian (Brandi) Fernandez Reid; Las Vegas, NV; three grandchildren. Private services. Georgia Cremation Centers, Acworth, GA DACULA

Charles Freeze Charles “Charlie” Boyd Freeze, age 64, of Dacula, GA passed away on July 9, 2017. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

BUFORD

John Gaunt John “Terry” Gaunt, age 83 of Buford, GA passed away July 8, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

LAWRENCEVILLE

James A. Green James A. Green, age 75 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away July 7, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

Sarah Johnson Sarah White Johnson, age 97, of Suwanee, GA passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lamar Johnson; son, Johnny L. Johnson; and great grandson, Jacob Dalton Thomas. She is survived by her sons, Jerry and Sharon Johnson, Buford, GA, Dewitt and Connie Johnson, Suwanee, GA; daughterin-law, Linda Jackson Johnson, Lawrenceville, GA; ten grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; sister, Margaret and Steve Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; brothers, Kelly White, Suwanee, GA, Ralph White, Bethlehem, GA; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Johnson was born July 15, 1919 in Buford, GA. She received her education from the Gwinnett County School System.

She was a homemaker and had worked for Genesco Shoe Company. She was a longtime member of Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Rolland Jackson, Rev. Winfred Martin and remarks by Mr. Stephen Moore for Rev. Danny Ashworth. Interment will follow at Peachtree Road Baptist Church Cemetery in Suwanee, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Dexter Gresham Dexter Gresham, age 55, of Etowah, GA passed away on July 1, 2017.

Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

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Bill A. Jones, Jr. Bill A. Jones, Jr., age 85, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on July 10, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Betty Cox Betty Joyce Walker Cox, 80, of Hoschton, GA went to be with her Savior on July 8th, 2017. Mrs. Cox was born in Greenville, SC on April 21, 1937 to James Blain and Velma

Robert “John” Dowdy, Jr., age 28, of Snellville, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017. Peachtree Cremation Society – 329 Gees Mill Business Pkwy NE, Suite 300 – Conyers, GA 30013. (678) 4130104. www.peachtreecremation.com

CUMMING

Joyce Holt Joyce Holt, age 70, of Cumming, GA passed away July 8, 2017.

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Virginia D. Lewis, age 95 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away July 8, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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DUNWOODY

Terri Lynn Meadows Terri Lynn Meadows, age 54 of Dunwoody, died July 10, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

BUFORD

Donna R. Mehaffey Donna R. Mehaffey, age 56, of Buford, GA, passed away on July 10, 2017.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

SNELLVILLE

Robert Messenger Robert Warren Messenger (Bob) passed away on July 9, 2017 at his home in Snellville, Georgia at the age of 73. He was born on 2/3/1944 in Lowville, NY and is predeceased by his parents Lawrence Sr. and Helen Shaver Messenger and a brother, Steven Messenger. He is survived by his wife, Zoe Rybicky Caprice Messenger, a brother, Lawrence Messenger Jr., a son, Robert Warren Messenger Jr., and 2 step children, Tanya Lynn Caprice Giglio and William Matthew Caprice.

His grandchildren include Joshua Robert Messenger and Alexis Michele Giglio, as well as several nieces and nephews. Bob served in the U.S. Army for 3 years in the early sixties and was a lifetime member of the American Legion.

He worked for the CocaCola Company in Rochester, NY for 15 years and was an entrepreneur for both Wise Potato Chips in Rochester, NY and RPS/ Fed EX in Georgia. He also owned a franchise for PostNet in Georgia until he retired in 2013. The Memorial Service to honor and celebrate the life of Robert Warren Messenger will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements. .

JEFFERSON

Annie McClure Annie Priscilla McClure, age 81, of Jefferson passed away Monday, July 10, 2017.

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Norma E. Mitchell Norma E. Mitchell, age 86 of Dacula, GA passed away July 6, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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29 animals were taken into the shelter.

Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement Division Manager Curt Harrell isn’t sure what caused the sudden spike in intakes for the shelter that first weekend this month. But he said it’s part of a growing trend he’s noticed in the

county lately.

“We’re seeing a huge increase in animals coming in,” Harrell said.

So far this month, 143 animals have come through the shelter, according to statistics obtained by the Daily Post.

That could put July on par with June, when the shelter reached capacity by the end of the month.

In June, a total of 693 animals were taken in by Gwinnett’s animal shelter. That number represented 70 cats and 255 dogs — an approximately 13 percent uptick in cats and dogs brought into the shelter during the same period in 2016.

Assistant Division Manager Cindy Wienmann told the Daily Post in June a

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WINDER

Raymond Murphy Mr. Raymond Murphy, age 81, of Winder, Georgia died July 8, 2017.

DACULA

Maglorie Pierre Maglorie Jean Pierre, age 90, of Dacula, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

DULUTH

Samuel Pittard Samuel Pittard, age 93 of Duluth, died July 11, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

ers, the family requests memorials be directed to the Patricia R. Reynolds Endowment for Sarcoma Research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. The address is Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1762 Clifton Rd. Suite 1400 Atlanta Ga 30322. We will celebrate Tim’s life with a worship service on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 2 PM Eastern Time. The service will be held at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church located at 3700 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096. Phone 770-4970233. The family will receive friends at a reception at the Atlanta Athletic Club immediately after the service. The address for the Atlanta Athletic Club is 1930 Bobby Jones Dr., Johns Creek Ga 30097.

Phone 770-448-2166.

WINDER JOHNS CREEK

Thomas J. Reynolds Thomas J. (Tim) Reynolds of Johns Creek, Georgia passed away on Monday , July 3,2017.

Tim was 59 years old. He was born in Minneapolis MN to parents Thomas and Patricia Reynolds.

Tim graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. While working his way through college, Tim served in the Doraville police department. Upon leaving the police department, Tim joined Peach State Truck Centers, a commercial truck dealership founded by his father, Tom Reynolds. During his 32 year career, Tim served in many capacities within the dealership culminating in becoming a partner/owner with his brother Rick. In addition to his role at Peach State, Tim faithfully served on the Ford Dealer Council and Ford Commercial Truck Advisory Boards.

Also, he was a member of the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association board of directors representing the commercial truck dealers. Tim was a successful Restuarant entrepreneur having operated and sold several local restaurants Tim was an active member of the Atlanta Court Royal Order of Jesters, including serving as Director in 2008. Tim was an active member and worshiped and served at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church , Duluth Georgia. Tim was a member of the Board of Advisors for the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University Most of all Tim enjoyed being with his friends, whether at the family farm, golfing , at the pool or lake or just together at home. Tim considered all his friends a gift from God. Tim was preceded in death by this parents, Thomas B and Patricia R Reynolds. He is survived by his brother, Rick( Suzanne) Reynolds, and sister Ann ( Doug) Crouse. Nephews Burke Reynolds , Nicholas Crouse and niece Caroline Reynolds. Additionally endearing friend Doreen Wotocek. In lieu of Flow-

Daniel Skinner Daniel Skinner, age 53, of Winder passed away Friday, July 7, 2017.

BUFORD

Gladys Ruby Smith Gladys Ruby Smith, age 67, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

AUBURN

Stevie F. Stephens Stevie F. Stephens, age 44 of Auburn, GA passed away July 7, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

HOSCHTON

Wayne Stephens Wayne Lynn Stephens, age 72, of Hoschton, GA passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

BUFORD

Truman Thompson Truman B. Thompson, age 93, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-nine years, Mae Buice Thompson; parents, Emory and Martha Ann Thompson; brothers, J. W. Thompson, Milton Thompson, Dewey Thompson, O’Felton Thompson and Virgil

summer uptick in sheltered animals isn’t uncommon.

“People are actually outside to see pets that are stray, loose,” she said.

But Harrell said a particularly productive mating season, brought on by an increase in animals that haven’t been spayed or neutered, has bolstered the numbers a bit this year.

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Thompson. He is survived by his daughter, Jane Thompson Olsen and husband, Doug, Morganton, GA; grandson, Dwayne and Melissa Thompson, Flowery Branch, GA; great grandchildren, Taylor Thompson, Flowery Branch, GA and Emma Thompson, Flowery Branch, GA; brothersin-law, Gladston “Glad” Sudderth, Buford, GA and Maron Buice, Buford, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and caregiver, Shelia Thomas.

Mr. Thompson was born February 8, 1924 in Lawrenceville, GA. He was a 1941 graduate of Lawrenceville High School.

He was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in World War II including the Battle of the Bulge.

Mr. Thompson was retired from the State of Georgia, Department of Corrections as Chief Probation Officer with twenty-one years of service. He was a Mason at Buford Masonic Lodge No. 292 F. & A.M. where he had received his fifty year pin. He was a long time member of Sugar Hill Baptist Church for more than fifty years.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Pirkle officiating.

Masonic graveside service and interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, July 10, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

“When you have those intact animals roaming around, you’re going to have lots of puppies and kittens,” he said.

Harrell and Wienmann recommend spaying or neutering pets. Wienmann also encouraged pet owners to microchip their animals and have them wear identifying tags. She said the road officers carry devices that

can identify a missing dog through information from the microchip and contact the owner without bringing the animal to the shelter.

Of course, both Harrell and Wienmann also recommend adopting fuzzy friends from the shelter rather than buying pets. To check out adoptable pets, visit http:// bit.ly/2tbYSfa.

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with thirty-five years of service. He was a longtime member of Buford Church of God. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Buford Church of God with Minister Teri McCuen, Rev. Lamar Hansard and Pastor Katie Franklin officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133. .

BUFORD

Sheila Wilkerson Sheila Bell Seabolt Wilkerson, age 48, of Buford, GA passed away Monday, July 10, 2017. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ethel Hall and John Bradford, and Estella Peppers Seabolt and Floyd Seabolt. She is survived by her parents, Jerry and Brenda Bradford Seabolt, Buford, GA; children, Jeremy Jeb and Michelle Wilkerson, Winder, GA, Jana and Dustin Moore, Winder, GA, Jacob Karl Wilkerson, Winder, GA, and Jaron Wilkerson, San Francisco, CA; one granddaughter and seven grandsons; sister, Teresa Ann and Gary Taylor and three sons, Preston, Jonathan and Nathan Taylor, Gillisville, GA; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Ms. W

Wilkerson was born August 18, 1968 in Buford, GA. She received her education at Buford High School. She was an assistant manager for Burger King Restaurant and a member of Buford 1st Pentecostal Church in Buford, GA. Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Copeland officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

BETHLEHEM

Sara Williamson Sara Elizabeth DuBose Williamson of Bethlehem and formerly of Lawrenceville, GA died peacefully on July 9, 2017 at her home in Bethlehem, GA at the age of 75 after a short fight against pancreatic cancer. Sara is survived by her three daughters, Cheryl Elizabeth Williamson Brown (Jeffrey Alan Brown) of Seattle, WA, Sara Michelle Williamson Kelly (Mark Charles Kelly) of Roswell, GA and Cynthia Adelaide Williamson Wilkinson (Robert Paul Wilkinson) of Bethlehem, GA. And her 5 grandchildren, J

James William Bivins, Jr. of Flowery Branch, GA, Elizabeth Aiken Brown and Issabella McCallum Brown of Seattle, WA and Katherine Rose Wilkinson and John Patrick Wilkinson of Bethlehem, GA. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Wilbur Williamson of Lawrenceville, GA, her parents, Elizabeth Aiken McFaddin DuBose and Luther LeRoy DuBose of New Zion, SC and her brother, Hugh LeRoy DuBose of Gable, SC. Sara graduated from Columbia College in 1964 with a degree in Business and retired as a librarian from the Lilburn branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library.

Sara was a Founding and Lifetime Member of the Lilburn Woman’s Club. A visitation is scheduled for 6 pm – 8 pm on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/ Tucker Chapel, 6101 Lawrenceville Hwy., Tucker, GA 30084 and a graveside service will be held at 10 am on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Sardinia-Gable Cemetery, Sardinia, SC. The family will be receiving guests at the home of Louis and Liz Brockinton, 3020 Salem Rd, New Zion, SC 29111. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Sara’s life. Flowers and condolences may be sent to either Bill Head Funeral Home in Tucker or Stephens Funeral Home, 304 N. Church St., Manning, SC 29102.

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CUMMING

Del Vaughan Mr. Del L. Vaughan, age 75, of Cumming, GA passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Edna Cash Vaughan; and sister, Doris Marsingill. He is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Helen Tatum Vaughan, Cumming, GA; children, Tina Marie Swanson, Buford, GA, Teri and Chris McCuen, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Misty Sykes, Mandy Reeves, Medina Swanson, Joshua Williamson, Tasha Henson; and three great grandchildren. Mr. Vaughan was born October 22, 1941 in Cumming, GA. He was a 1960 graduate of Buford High School. He was retired from 3M Company

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Record better, but task tougher than a year ago for G-Braves

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

By most objective measures, the Gwinnett Braves are clearly a better team heading into the 2017 AllStar break than they were this time a year ago.

At 44-44, the G-Braves are 4 1/2 games better in winning percentage, with a much more stable clubhouse than when they were in the midst of a franchise record for player transactions, as well as three different managerial changes.

Yet despite all that, as well as outstanding individual efforts led by Triple A All-Stars Ozzie Albies and Lucas Sims, the defending International League South Division champions find themselves some 10 games worse off in the standings from a year ago, trailing the Durham Bulls by 10 1/2 games.

But as first-year manager Damon Berryhill points out, the view for the Atlanta Braves’ organization toward their Triple A affiliate goes far beyond the standings.

“I think we’re in a good spot,” Berryhill said following his team’s 3-1 loss to Indianapolis last Saturday at Coolray Field.

“Our guys, they play hard.

They play together. They want to win ball games, and they’re all working to improve.

“I think the effort’s there, and the last two weeks, we’ve made improvements as far as getting more consistent with the bats, and our pitching’s been improving, so I’m looking forward to a solid second half.”

There are several signs the G-Braves are headed in the right direction, including the seasons turned in thus far by their two All-Stars — Albies (.295, 7 HR, 37 RBIs, 8 3B, 21 SB, 56 R, 153 total bases, .737 OPS), considered one of the top prospects in baseball and among the best who have not already been called up to the major league club in Atlanta, and Sims (6-4, 3.98 ERA, ILbest 104 Ks, 1.17 WHIP in 97 1/3 IP).

Additionally, individual contributions from veterans like outfielder Xavier Avery (.281, 8 HR, 30 RBIs, 52 R, 14 SB), utility man Sean Kazmar Jr. (.281, 7 HR, 20 RBIS) and starting pitchers Andrew Albers (8-3, 3.61 ERA, 82 K, 77 2/3 IP) and former major leaguer Kris Medlen, plus the further development of younger players like third baseman Rio Ruiz (.276, 9 HR, 33 RBIs) and outfielder Dustin Peterson (.275, 20 RBIs despite being limited by a preseason hand injury) have given the team a boost.

Those signs, and more, are what have Berryhill looking forward to the second half of the season with much anticipation.

“I think (Xaver) Avery’s made good strides in the last month,” Berryhill said. “Offensively, he’s started to improve. K.K. (Kyle Kubitza) and Tui (Matt Tuiasosopo) got off to really slow starts, and the last month, both

have picked up their game offensively. Of course, Ozzie’s done the same.

“I think Dustin Peterson, coming off the hand injury and getting a late start to the season, is starting to turn it on. We’re looking for bigger things out of him in the second half and get the power going a little bit. … Sometimes, those hand injuries take some time to get over the fear of hurting yourself or getting the strength back in your hand. He’s starting to swing the bat a lot better.

He was a lot more aggressive this last week or so.”

Still, there is plenty of room for improvement, and chief among the areas in which Berryhill wants to see more out of his team in is consistency.

The G-Braves went into the break on a high note with Sunday’s 7-2 win over Indianapolis to salvage a game in the threegame series, but there have been a lot of ups and downs during the first half of the season.

The month of June saw the club drop five games out of six to start with, followed by a stretch of seven wins in the next nine games.

And the G-Braves went into the break having scored 32 runs during a four-game win streak before managing just six runs in the next three games before Sunday’s outburst.

“As far as offensively, we’ve just got to get more consistent,” Berryhill said.

“Through the first half, we’ve been a streaky club where we’ll get hot and then everybody will cool off at the same time. We just have to kind of pick that up and become more consistent offensively.”

Whether or not the GBraves can give the kind of consistent performance Berryhill is looking for may not be entirely in their control.

While this season hasn’t been nearly as much of a revolving door in the clubhouse as last year was, the approaching MLB trade deadline could set off a chain of corresponding moves, depending on how busy the parent club in Atlanta wants to be.

Whether the Atlanta Braves give prospects like Albies, Sims or Ruiz, who has already been up to Atlanta once this season, a look down the stretch could change the complexion of the G-Braves roster as they try to chance down Durham for the IL South lead.

But as Albies points out, whether the big club comes calling or not, everyone in the clubhouse has a job to do right now, and he’s ready to set the example as long as he remains in Gwinnett.

“We try to win ball games every night and try to catch up with Durham,” Albies said. “We fell down (in the standings) sometimes and have to make adjustments. Whenever we start winning, we just (need to) keep it going and hype everybody up.

“I go about my business and just focus on what I’ve got to do every day.

Always positive. Keep my focus every day out there and try to stay consistent.”

TRIPLE-A ALL-STAR GAME, TONIGHT, 9 P.M., TV: MLB NETWORK

Shooting stars

Brookwood grad and Gwinnett Braves pitcher Lucas Sims will compete in the Triple-A All-Star Game tonight in Tacoma, Wash. (Photo: Taylor Botta/Gwinnett Braves)

Sims, Albies eagerly embracing the Triple-A All-Star experience

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Given their ages, it’s not uncommon for Gwinnett Braves players Lucas Sims and Ozzie Albies to have some new experiences in their respective professional baseball careers.

The 23-year-old Sims and 20-year-old Albies both will add to those lists when they take the field for the International League stars when they square off against counterparts from the Pacific Coast League in the Triple A All-Star game tonight at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.

For Sims, it will be a new experience in more ways than just being the first All-Star appearance of his professional career.

“I’m excited. I’ve never been out that far west,” the 6-foot-2, 220-pound righthanded pitcher said. “I’ve never been to the (Pacific) Northwest before, so I’m excited to see that and experience all the All-Star game activities.

“It’s always an honor to be selected with all those other great players. I guess it’s just another step forward to my the ultimate goal, which is to get up to Atlanta and win ballgames for them.”

Tonight’s game will also represent the first trip to the Triple A All-Star game for Albies, though it won’t be his first All-Star experience as a pro.

Still, while he has learned a lot from playing in the Class A All-Star game two years ago, it doesn’t make this week’s festivities in Tacoma any less special to him.

“A couple years ago, I went to the low A (game),” recalled Albies, who is currently ranked as the No. 25 prospect by Baseball America, and leads the IL in triples (8) and stands in the top 10 in batting average (.292), stolen bases (21), runs scored (56), total hits (99) and total bases (153). It’s awesome. You see people in the locker room, people

Gwinnett Braves infielder Ozzie Albies will compete in the Triple-A All-Star Game tonight in Tacoma, Wash. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Gwinnett Braves)

you always play against.

Just to have those people around, you go out and you have fun.

“I was nervous the first time. Everybody was (saying), ‘You don’t (have) to be nervous. Just mingle around and stuff.’ So I was just going to go out and have fun with it. It was cool. It’s just a game. Go out and have fun, play it right, and that’s all. You’ve got to believe in yourself and just do it.”

Given his lofty ranking among the prospects through the Atlanta Braves’ minor-league system, and a similarly high rankings among all minor league prospects, the AllStar honor doesn’t seem that surprising for Albies.

But for Sims, his selection to tonight’s game seems a little more unexpected given his struggles during 11 starts with the G-Braves a year ago, which resulted in him spending most of 2016 at Double A Mississippi.

However, the Brookwood grad and Lawrenceville native has turned things around in his first full season of Triple A ball this summer.

He currently leads the IL with 104 strikeouts, is third in the league with 97 1/3 innings and fifth in the league with a 1.17 WHIP to go with a 6-4 record and a 3.98 ERA. That improvement can

probably be attributed to a combination of factors — an added year of physical and emotional maturity and an adjustment to his mechanics.

But it is the development of a fourth pitch — a hybrid slider/cut fastball — to go with a fastball, curve and change-up that has added an extra dimension to his repertoire.

“Yeah, I started throwing a slider earlier this year,” Sims said. “I was tinkering around with it and flattened it out to where it’s a little bit harder and a little bit flatter. It’s just another look.

“It helps. Like I said, it’s just another look to kind of just give (batters) a different look when I get in a pinch and I need quick outs or whatever it is.”

The results he’s gotten, with the exception of a rough four-start stretch in late May and early June, has thrust Sims back in the conversation of prospect in the Atlanta system who may be closest to being ready for a shot at the major league club.

That conversation has only grown louder with one veteran pitcher acquired by the Braves in the offseason (Bartolo Colon) already gone, and two more (Jaime Garcia and R.A. Dickey) who will likely be the subject of trade rumors with

MLB’s non-waiver trade deadline approaching in about three weeks.

However, Sims says he tries his best to tune out the noise of those conversations about his future and stay focused on the here and now.

“I try to come in and, whenever my next start is, I put my attention there,” Sims said. “Looking outside at what’s going on up the road, I think you lose sight of what you’re doing. The game’s hard enough as it is. If you let all that outside stuff get to you, it’s even harder. I just try to put all my attention on where I am that day, go about my business and try to do my job.”

In that respect, this week’s Triple A All-Star festivities and the new experiences that come with them have been a welcome distraction for him.

“I don’t really know what to expect, honestly,” Sims said. “Everybody says it’s fun and it’s a cool event. I’m not (even) sure when my next start is (after the break) next.

I’ll have to get with (GBraves pitching coach) Reid (Cornelius) and (manager) Damon (Berryhill) and start gameplanning that out.

“Right now, I’m just looking forward to going up to Tacoma and pitching (in the game).”

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In Brief

Robert Nkemdiche to host free football camp on Saturday Former Grayson standout, and current Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman, Robert Nkemdiche will host a free youth football camp Saturday in Gwinnett County.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon at North Metor Baptist Church at 1026 Old Peachtree Road N.E. in Lawrenceville. It is a free camp open to kids in fifth to eighth grades with walk up registarion only.

After helping Grayson win a state title duirng his prep career, Nkemdiche had an All-SEC career at Ole Miss before being selected 29th overall by the Cardinals in 2016 NFL Draft. He appeared in five games during his rookie season in Arizona.

Central’s Jones earns rookie honor in National Arena League Malachi Jones’ first season of indoor football was a successful one, earning the former Central Gwinnett standout offensive rookie of the year honors in the National Arena League.

Jones, who plays for the High Country (N.C.) Grizzlies, received the award at a Sunday banquet prior to the league championship. The Appalachian State product caught 66 passes for 685 yards and 16 touchdowns in 10 games this past season.

Moore leading vote-getter for WNBA All-Star Game Collins Hill grad Maya Moore was the overall leading vote-getter among fans for this year’s WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Minnesota Lynx star will start for the Western Conference in the July 22 game alongside Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm, Sylvia Fowles of the Lynx, Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury. The showcase, televised by ABC, is a 3:30 p.m. start.

Fans accounted for 50 percent of the vote to determine the starters, while current players and media accounted for 25 percent each. After all votes were tallied, players were ranked in each conference by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups — fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score was calculated by averaging her weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes. The five players (two guards and three frontcourt players) with the best score in each conference were named starters for Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017.

Moore’s leading fans vote total was 32,866, putting her ahead of the Washington Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne (31,414), Parker (29,133), Fowles (24,904) and Bird (24,841).

— From staff reports

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Saturday: Denver Broncos cornerback and Peachtree Ridge grad Bradley Roby will host his inaugural NFL Skills Camp with some of his NFL friends at the Buford Youth Sports Complex.

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Coaches hit the links for fellowship

By Paul Thomas

paul.thomas@ gwinnettdailypost.com

SNELLVILLE — The Georgia High School Association’s summer dead period ended Monday, yet dozens of Gwinnett County football coaches waited one more day before returning to summer workouts.

That’s because the eighth-annual Sports Medicine South and Gwinnett Touchdown Club Fellowship Golf Tournament took place Monday at Summit Chase Country Club.

The tournament featured 27 foursomes made up of four coaches from the majority of Gwinnett schools, a group of retired Gwinnett coaches (Dave Hunter, Kevin Maloof, Tally Johnson and Charlie Jordan) and a handful of tournament corporate sponsors with scoring at each hole mercifully capped at par to keep up the pace of play.

The money raised by the annual event goes toward the Linda Jones $1,000 scholarships handed out to each school in December at the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game. In total, Sports Medicine South’s event has now given away over $150,000

Meadowcreek head football coach Jason Carrera, left, talks with Discovery athletic and activities director Chris Hall, middle, and Berkmar head football coach Kenan Dever, right, Monday at the Sports Medicine South and Gwinnett Touchdown Club Fellowship Golf Tournament at Summit Chase Country Club. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

in scholarships to local football players, according to founder Dr. Gary Levengood.

Monday also served as an opportunity for new South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport to get acquainted with his county peers. Davenport is one of eight new head coaches in Gwinnett this fall, but one of the few who came from outside the county lines without any previous Gwinnett ties.

“A lot of the guys I

already knew, but the camaraderie was outstanding,” Davenport said. “Obviously you like to get out and play a little bit of golf, but the camaraderie and being amongst your fellow coaches is really special.

It’s an opportunity to meet each other and talk to each other outside of competition with each other. It’s outstanding.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to be in Gwinnett. I understand the competitive nature that I’ve

entered, but apart form all of that, I’m really excited about being a part of a group of guys that really care for, not only the game of football, but care for each other as well.”

The true winners of the tournament each year are determined not by the scorecards, but during the luncheon raffle once play is finished.

Levengood and Sports Medicine South gave away prizes to the coaches that included iPads, hunting and fishing trips and Atlanta Braves tickets. Only head coaches were up for this year’s top prizes of a big screen 4K television and a Big Green Egg grill.

Parkview head coach Eric Godfree took home the TV for the second straight year, while Meadowcreek’s Jason Carrera won the Big Green Egg. Now teams will turn their attention to something more than just door prizes with the season only a month away.

“This is the exciting time now,” Davenport said.

“Obviously we’ve got to get prepared and everybody starts the season with tremendous expectations. It was good to get away, but I’m looking forward to getting back with the guys.”

Cho youngest of local group at State Am

By Stan Awtrey

last year’s runner-up, is skipping Suwanee’s Brandon Cho the Georwon the Georgia Junior gia Am Championship last month. to play in This week he’ll move up another significantly in weight event.

Brandon Cho class and join a large Cho, field of Gwinnett County whose competitors at the Georgia home course is Hamilton Amateur Championship in Mill Golf Club, is exempt Augusta. into the tournament based Cho, 15, is one of the on his two-shot victory at youngest players among the Georgia Junior Chamthe 144 players in the field pionship in Statesboro. He for the 96th Georgia Ama- was a member of the 2014 teur that will be held at the PGA Junior League team West Lake Country Club. from Georgia that won the The Georgia State Golf As- national championship. sociation’s signature event, Cho will be paired with a 72-hole competition, Georgia Southern’s Steven will begin Thursday and Fisk and Rob VanGorder conclude Sunday.

Jr. of Acworth in the first This year’s tournatwo rounds. ment is considered to be The Gwinnett contingent especially wide open. also includes: Ryan Emery, Defending champion Colin Hunter Fry, Alex Markham Bowles of Albany is not and Trey Pearson from in the field because he Dacula; Eamon Owen and has qualified for the U.S. Kane Whitehurst from Junior Amateur Champion- Duluth; Jacob Bayer and ship. Dru Love, the 2015 Todd Eaker from Lawwinner, is eligible but renceville; Josh Klipstein opted not to play. Gainesand Jason Mendel from ville’s Spencer Ralston, Norcross; Mike Cromer

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from Peachtree Corners; and Brett Barron, Brennan Bogdanovich, Corey Chrzanowski, Campbell Fisher and Grant Sutliff from Suwanee.

West Lake will be hosting the championship for the third time; Griff Moody beat Allen Doyle by a shot there in 1980, and Jack Croyle won there in 2000 after getting the field as an alternate. The John LaFoy-designed course is lined with pine trees down most of the fairways and doesn’t have a bad hole.

The average winning score at the two previous state championships was 1.5 shots under par.

Layne Williams, the GSGA’s senior director for rules and competitions, said West Lake is not a course that lends itself to a bomber’s mindset.

It requires strategy and patience.

“You can try to bomb it off the tee, but if you get in those pine trees, they get deeper and deeper,” Williams said. “I like to say it’s a position golf

course. You’ve got to work your way around it. It’s a player’s golf course.”

Other past champions in the field will be two-time winners David Noll Jr. and Lee Knox and 2004 champion David Denham, the state’s reigning midam champion. Others who are exempt include 2016 GSGA Player of the year Chris Waters, Senior Player of the Year Doug Hanzel and 2016 Atlanta Amateur Match Play champion Stan Gann and runner-up Kane Whitehurst.

Others on the exempt list are anyone who reached the match-play round of the 2016 Georgia Amateur, including Christopher Harris, Steven Fisk, Nathan Mallonee, Rob VanGorder Jr., Trey Pearson, Harrison Stewart, Carson Spears, John Engler Jr., Reid Rathburn, Nickhlaus Budd, Joshuah Klipstein and Austin Weathington. Mike Kerbelis, an eight-time club champion at West Lake, received the club’s exemption.

Judge wins HR Derby; Blackmon hits 14

By Walter Villa The Sports Xchange

MIAMI — The signs at Marlins Park proclaimed, “All Rise for the Judge.”

Presiding on Monday night was the honorable Aaron Judge, a towering figure at 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, and he made hard contact with his bat instead of a gavel, winning the Home Run Derby.

Judge won 11-10 in an anticlimactic final against Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano.

There was 1:53 left on the clock when the New York Yankees rookie passed Sano for the win.

“I had a lot of fun,” said Judge, a right fielder who leads the majors with 30 homers at the All-Star break. “It was an awesome atmosphere (at Marlins Park). I hope the fans enjoyed the show.”

And what a show it was, especially in the first round.

A heavyweight matchup between Judge, the second seed, and Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, the defending champion and top seed, never materialized. Stanton, the National League co-leader in home runs with 26, was upset in the first round by

National League outfielder, and North Gwinnett grad, Charlie Blackmon (19) of the Colorado Rockies swings in the first round of the MLB Home Run Derby at Marlins Park. (Photo: Jasen Vinlove-USA Today Sports)

Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, seeded eighth.

But Stanton, who at 6-6 and 250 pounds is bigger than just about every slugger in the game except for Judge, did pound one pitch for a massive 496-foot homer.

Judge went even further with a 513-foot blast in a 13-12 semifinal win over third-seeded Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge wound up with three 500-plus-foot homers.

Perhaps the highlight of the night came at the end of the thrilling first round, climaxed by Judge and

Marlins first baseman Justin Bour, a lefty hitter and No. 7 seed who pumped out 22 pitches to right and rightcenter field.

Beating 22 homers would be a Herculean task for most. But Judge, seemingly larger than life right now, caught Bour and beat him in bonus time, silencing the boos from Marlins fans.

In the other semifinal, Sano, the fifth seed, got past Sanchez 11-10.

Stanton, meanwhile, lost 17-16 to Sanchez. Stanton, who set a Home Run Derby record last year by smashing 61 homers in San Diego, nearly caught Sanchez

but fell short on his last two attempts. Stanton had just one homer in his first 11 swings.

Also failing to get past the first round were fourth-seeded Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and sixth-seeded Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon, a North Gwinnett grad.

Moustakas lost 11-10 to Sano. Moustakas, a lefty hitter, seemed to be on the verge of winning his matchup but fell short on his final seven swings. With time running down, his last attempt one-hopped the fence in right.

Blackmon lost 15-14 to Bellinger, who rallied late.

Bellinger tied the score 14-14 on his last swing of regulation and earned 30 seconds bonus time because it was his second bomb of more than 440 feet. He then beat Blackmon on his final swing of bonus time.

Before the Home Run Derby, Blackmon, who bats leadoff for the Rockies and is much smaller than Judge and Stanton at 6-3, 210 pounds, was asked if he felt he belonged in a slugging contest with the aforementioned giants.

“No,” Blackmon said as reporters chuckled.

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Mustangs switch up summer routine Gwinnett’s

Curran pens children’s book with daughter

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Like a lot of high school football coaches, Meadowcreek’s Jason Carrera has certain routines he likes to follow, even during offseason conditioning work.

But this summer, he decided it was time to break from the routine and try something different as he tries to prepare his team for the upcoming 2017 season, his third as the Mustangs’ head coach.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Mustangs attended a team camp this summer during one of the three sessions at the FCA/University of West Georgia Team Football Camp last month in Carrollton.

And with the official beginning of preseason workouts less than two weeks away, Carrera said the experience of the camp has already made two very noticeable differences his team.

“One, the competition,” Carrera said. “It was a great opportunity for us to compete against some other teams. But also the camaraderie. While we were at camp, I felt like it brought us together and closer as a team. We saw some really positive things from that aspect when we were able to go. All of those things were great for us.”

Whether those differences have a tangible effect on Meadowcreek’s 2017 campaign remain to be seen.

But based on what Carrera saw during those two days last month in Carrollton, when the Mustangs

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Meadowcreek quarterback Triston Harris (8) throws a pass in for a score in last season’s game against Berkmar. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian)

went toe-to-toe in drills and modified competition with several teams from around the state, including playoff teams from last year like Mays and Bowdon, he’s optimistic.

“We went 11-on-11 on several different (teams),” Carrera said. “It was definitely exciting to get an opportunity to compete against other teams around the state. … You usually can’t see how your linemen are. This really gives you a chance to see how guys are going to perform.

“We were involved with a red zone challenge (competition with Mays) and actually took them to double overtime. They went on to win the event, but it was good for us to be scored on, come back and score and then to go to overtime and be scored on and come back and score. That’s just not normal Meadowcreek.

It was an experience to be

able to compete a little bit. … Our guys will hopefully take hold of that.”

Indeed, the red zone challenge competition against Mays in particular is something Carrera hopes will instill a sense of resiliency, and help the Meadowcreek program continue to build an identity that is already beginning to change.

The Mustangs come into 2017 having won at least one game in each of the last four seasons after winning just one in the previous nine.

“For us to compete against a team like Mays and get hit in the mouth a little bit and respond and bounce back, those are the type of things that have not happened for Meadowcreek teams in the past,” Carrera said. “Those are some of the things you talk about when you talk about changing the culture.”

Something else that may help as the Mustangs try to change the culture is the return of numerous players from last year’s squad, especially nearly the entire starting lineup, including seniors like running backs Chauncey Williams and Quvella Calhoun, quarterback Triston Harris and lineman Mark Haynes.

“I’ve got a good senior class,” Carrera said. “I’ve got a good group of guys — the Quvella Calhouns, the Chauncey Williamses, the Mark Hayneses — those guys are all going to be just key contributors for us. They need to be leaders in the weight room.

They’ve all had good summers.

“One of our mottos for this year is something I’ve kind of thrown out there, and (the players) have taken to it, and that’s going from a neighborhood to a brotherhood.”

Williams leaves KSU for Boston College

From Staff Reports Kennesaw State University athletic director Vaughn Williams has accepted the position of senior associate athletic director for administration at Boston College, the schools announced Tuesday morning.

Williams, 47, who presided over unprecedented athletics growth as the Owls’ director of athletics since 2011, returns to Chestnut Hill, where he served as assistant athletic director for operations and facilities from 1998 to 2004.

“I want to thank Kennesaw State University for the opportunity to lead Owl athletics over the last six years,” Williams said in a KSU release. “The community embraced my family and me with open arms, and we forged relationships that will last forever. I want to extend my most heartfelt thank you to every student-athlete, past and present, the talented coaches, and staff.

You deserve the credit for believing in our vision, and doing the arduous work every day to impact lives.

“Kennesaw State athletics has the capacity to remain on this upward trend, and that is all due to the people I just mentioned. Most importantly, I feel very fortunate to have played a small part in all we did together. I wish

Vaughn Williams has stepped down as the athletic director at Kennesaw State for a job at Boston College. (Photo: KSUOwls.com)

Owl Nation nothing but the best. The Black and Gold will always have a place in my heart.”

Among the highlights of Williams’ six-year tenure at KSU were the highly successful launch of a Division I football program, the creation of the OWLS Champions Initiative to promote the holistic development of studentathletes, and the signing of a long-term apparel deal with Adidas.

Williams and his team have achieved remarkable increases in donor giving and corporate partnerships to help fund studentathlete scholarships and facilities improvements, while cultivating relationships with local business, community, campus and political leaders. Just recently, Williams, together with the Atlanta Braves, announced the Owls would host a football game at SunTrust Park in 2018 — the first football game

played in the new home of the Braves.

For his distinguished efforts, Williams was named a winner of the 2016-17 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award in March by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. In his time at Kennesaw State, he served on the NCAA Division I Council and the NCAA Legislative Subcommittee and last year began a stint on the National Invitation Tournament Selection Committee.

“Vaughn’s efforts on behalf of Kennesaw State University athletics has been nothing short of remarkable,” Kennesaw State president Sam Olens said in the release. “He has been instrumental in taking the program to the next level, has been a tireless leader and booster for our coaches, our studentathletes and for the entire university. We wish him

great success in his new role.”

Williams’ tenure has seen the Owls capture 20 conference championships and make 23 appearances in NCAA postseason play. Those successes were highlighted by seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by men’s golf, the baseball team’s stunning run to the 2014 NCAA Super Regional, two ASUN titles by women’s golf and 14 conference titles combined for the track and field programs.

Success in the classroom was paramount under Williams as the Owls consistently boasted a cumulative GPA near 3.0 for its 400 student-athletes. In the latest data released by the NCAA, Kennesaw State had two programs — volleyball and women’s tennis — earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards, while five programs recorded their highest APR since the data began — baseball, men’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis and volleyball.

A native of New Jersey, Williams attended college and played football for the University of Massachusetts.

Williams’ last day at Kennesaw State is set for July 28. Forthcoming from Olens is the announcement of an interim director of athletics, and a succession plan.

Two-time champ Spieth skips J.D. Classic

By Tom LaMarre The Sports Xchange

The John Deere Classic is in an unenviable spot on the PGA Tour schedule, a week before the Open Championship, and every year it loses countless top players who head to the United Kingdom early ahead of the third major of the season.

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have done everything they can to entice players to stay and play, going so far as to charter a jet to fly those who do compete to the U.K. on Sunday night after play is complete at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. So it was a particularly cruel blow when two-time John Deere champion Jordan Spieth announced last week that he would skip the tournament to get a head

start on his links preparation for Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, site of the 146th Open next week.

“I love the tournament, I love the golf course and, more importantly, I love the people,” the third-ranked Spieth said of the John Deere Classic. “While my schedule doesn’t permit me returning to the Quad Cities this year, I plan to be back in the future.”

John Deere officials were gracious enough to post this message on Twitter: “We will miss you next week @JordanSpieth — Good luck at The Open!”

Spieth, who won the tournament in 2013 and 2015, didn’t defend his title last year, when he was expected to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Rennie Curran’s first book was published when he was just 24. His daughter, Eleana, is ahead of that schedule.

The Currans have teamed up as co-authors of a children’s book — “What Does It Take To Be A Star?” — with illustration from Dylan Ross. The project was enjoyable for the former Brookwood, University of Georgia, NFL and CFL linebacker for a number of reasons, including that he worked alongside Eleana, a rising third-grader.

“It was so important to have my daughter be a part of this book,” Curran said in a trailer for the project. “She gave me the idea on using your outside voice and your inside voice. … She really was a big help.”

The book, which officially launches Aug. 3, is touted for tapping into “every child’s curiosity to find their own personal greatness along their journey of life. The book reminds us that being a star has less to do with your title and more to do with who you are as a person.”

Curran, a motivational speaker who recently retired from football, wrote his first book, “Free Agent,” which was fueled by the trials of trying to

make a career out of pro football. His latest book is focused on a much younger audience, and it was sparked by his visits with children.

“When I wrote the book, I just thought about the fact that every child wants to be special in life,” Curran said. “During that tender age where they have a dream that may seem ridiculous at times, but it’s so believable. … When I go to elementary schools and ask kids, ‘What do you want to be?’ They’re all excited. They’re fired up.

They tell me, no matter how crazy it is, ‘I want to be an archaeologist. I want to be a veterinarian.

I want to be an astronaut.’

I ask the same question in middle school, and it’s quiet.

“By then I can tell their confidence has already been beat down. So I thought it was so important to remind them that confidence is everything.”

His co-author also gave her thoughts on the book’s mission in its trailer.

“If you want to be a star, you have to be brave, you have to be confident and you have to believe in yourself,” Eleana Curran said.

Pre-order sales have begun for “What Does It Take To Be A Star,” and more information is available at renniecurran.com/ starchildrensbook.

Former Brookwood, Georgia, NFL and CFL linebacker Rennie Curran is the co-author of a new children’s book — “What Does It Take To Be A Star?” — with his daughter Eleana, a rising third-grader. (Special Photo)

Mill Creek names Collier, Washington co-head coaches

By Will Hammock

an audition, just do what you do. If either or both of you are interested (in being the permanent head Mill Creek will stay in- coach), apply (in 2018) house to replace outgoand we’ll go through the ing head girls basketball process.” coach Ashley Phillips, at Collier, a 1999 Collins least for the interim.

Hill grad, just completed The high school has her 13th season as an named longtime asassistant coach for the sistants Trisha Collier Hawks. Washington, who and Tania Washington grew up in Canada and co-head coaches for the played college basketball 2017-18 season. Hawks at Temple, just finished athletic and activities her ninth year at Mill director Gary Long said Creek. a full search for a permaThose two will be nent head girls basketball joined on the 2017-18 coach will begin early in Mill Creek coaching 2018. staff by Nikki Wood, He didn’t want to rush the Hawks’ ninth-grade the search with Phillips’ coach last season. Long resignation in late May. said the school is looking “We wanted to make for a fourth coach for an sure we did (the search) assistant role next season. right and make sure we Phillips, who resigned explore all our options,” for family reasons, Long said. “I talked to was the only head girls both (Collier and Washbasketball coach in Mill ington), and they’re Creek history. He had totally okay with that a 276-127 record and concept. The like each missed the state playoffs other and they get along just twice in 13 seasons. well. During the summer, His teams reached the it’s worked out well, and state tournament’s Final we’ll see how it plays Four twice and made the along in the season. … I Elite Eight on six occaexplained to them it’s not sions.

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Beal among two Georgia recruits not on campus

By Brandon Sudge

about staying in shape, because they aren’t there with our guys working HOOVER, Ala. — out,” Georgia head coach Georgia is waiting for Kirby Smart said. “Those the arrival of two highly guys get a program and regarded signees. are encouraged to do it, Robert Beal and but it’s hard to oversee it.

Devonte Wyatt signed You want those guys to their national letter-ofwork out and be in shape, intent papers Feb. 2 as the so that when they do Bulldogs fended off conqualify, they can come in ference foe South Carolina and help.” to land their services.

Georgia signed 23 As preseason practices prospects that did enroll draw closer at the end in the 2017 class — that of July, there’s a chance ranked as the third-best that each of the former group nationally accordfour-star prospects may ing to the 247Sports.com not spend their collegiate rankings. careers in Athens.

Nick Chubb, a senior “There’s really no who hopes to become update on that yet; they’re more of a vocal leader not ready to come in,” before departing for the Smart said. “We think NFL, has taken upon that we can get them any day, role with the enrolled any minute, and that’s the newcomers. Many of the hope.” signees could be faced Beal finished his prepwith expectations for playing career at IMG early playing time as Academy in Bradenton, Chubb did — so he uses Fla. However, after spend- his experiences four years ing time at both Norcross ago to urge them on. and Peachtree Ridge, the “I know times can be recent graduate has tranhard as young freshmen,” scripts from three different Chubb said. “They’re so schools. Consequently, a big and the conditioning difficult situation was cre- thing can be hard, so I just ated as he must get grades tell them to stay positive. sent to Athens from proIt’s kind of new to them, grams in different states. some of them being from The 6-foot-3, up North. It’s colder up 230-pound defensive end there, and a bit warmer had one of his best defen- down here.” sive seasons at Norcross, The Bulldogs’ defense collecting 35 tackles and enters 2017 with lofty five sacks in his junior aspirations with 10 of 11 campaign. Beal was ofstarters returning and a fered by Georgia on May front seven featuring se8, 2015. niors Davin Bellamy and Both Beal and Wyatt Norcross grad Lorenzo have until Aug. 14 — the Carter — who opted to first day of courses at forgo the NFL Draft and Georgia — to solidify return for a final camtheir enrollment status paign.

On the defensive front, and begin preparation for the Sept. 2 season opener the Bulldogs landed against Appalachian State. defensive end Malik Smart said at the Georgia Herring, who has arrived on campus. Georgia has Celebrity Golf Classic seen its freshmen develop that he was “hoping and well, and the hopes are praying” for the two to that Beal and Wyatt are enroll. soon able to join in on the In the meantime, the efforts. coaching staff looks for “All of the freshmen the summer workout regihave been working their men to continue, despite tail off and learning everynot yet being with the thing you can,” Georgia program each day in the junior inside linebacker weight room.

Roquan Smith said.

“We talk to them a lot

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Georgia running back Sony Michel speaks during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Winfrey Hotel. (Photos: Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)

Chubb and Michel have common goal after opting to return to UGA

By Brandon Sudge Staff Correspondent

HOOVER, Ala. — Kirby Smart was at an official recruiting dinner with the sole focus of attracting prospective athletes to join the program.

Seconds later, the Bulldogs’ head coach’s phone rang and his prospects drastically changed.

Georgia’s star running back Nick Chubb was on the line and ready to give his verdict on whether to enter the NFL Draft.

“It was a much more intense moment than (this press conference), because I was holding on to every word he said,” Smart said prior to his main media gathering at SEC Media Days.

Luckily for Smart, his 1,130-yard rusher showed commitment to the program’s future and a desire to push Georgia beyond its 8-5 record a year ago.

“He started out with ‘Coach, I’m kind of different. I decide things based on faith and I decide based on different reasons than other people do. I’m not really motivated by the money. I want to come back,’” Smart said. “At that point, I didn’t say much because I didn’t want to screw it up.”

Chubb came off of a PCL injury in 2015 and was sidelined for a half-season, and that diminished his draft stock as a rising junior. In his return, the Bulldogs’ lead back collected 222 yards against North Carolina, yet it continued to show that it takes time to return to 100 percent from a potentially detrimental injury.

Smart indicated that Chubb wanted to be com-

Georgia running back Nick Chubb speaks during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Winfrey Hotel.

pletely healthy at the time of entering the draft, and that wasn’t the case. The second-year Georgia head coach saw the unselfishness from the pro-caliber running back and was elated at SEC Media Days to welcome one of his key players back.

“It’ll motivate me probably because things didn’t go to our plan the last couple years,” Chubb said.

“We know it’s our last chance — for me personally — and I’ll go give it all I’ve got. There are certain goals and things I want to achieve, and last year really didn’t meet the standard at Georgia.”

Chubb’s commitment to stay for four seasons began a trickle-down effect as it led to the same decision from his backcourt mate Sony Michel, along with pass rushers Davin Bellamy and Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter.

Smart stayed away from being consistently influential in their decisions.

However, he did provide significant information from professional sources, and believes the right decision was made.

“It swayed the masses, I guess you could say,”

Smart said. “I’ve always had the belief that if you’re a first-rounder or a mid-second-rounder, in some cases as a running back, that you should (come out). Other than that, you shouldn’t, and none of these guys were predicted to be in the first round. These guys made good decisions, and I feel like they did because they made informed decisions.

That’s all you can do, is make sure you educate the guys and give them the information and let them make the best decision.

I feel like all of our guys made the right decision, so we’ll see.”

Michel’s reasoning to return mirrored that of Chubb, despite not knowing of his teammate’s intentions before making his own decisions. The two have a goal of bettering the state of Georgia’s football program, and having the opportunity to beat Florida and Tennessee.

A lot of the similarity comes from the strong rapport built throughout four seasons. It was displayed when the two went on a tubing trip, and for a guy like Michel who doesn’t consider himself

to be much of a water person, he said it was a lot like “teamwork.”

As a duo in 2016, Chubb and Michel combined for 1,970 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.

“We got very close, just from the aspect of holding each other accountable,” Michel said. “It’s in all phases, about knowing what’s right, who you are and knowing when we’re acting out of character.”

In his second season with the Bulldogs, Michel indicated that his head coach has become more demanding and has created higher standards.

With an offense that features a deep backfield and a plethora of newcomers entering with lofty expectations, the senior is ready to answer the call wherever needed.

“I’m very confident because we have a lot of players that are willing to step up,” Michel said.

“Our offensive line is working hard this offseason, and we have wide receivers that are doing a lot of things on their own like catching balls, and I think that they’ll have a major role this season. I have a lot of faith in a lot of these returning seniors, and everybody is buying in so well.

“In order to run the ball, you have to be able to throw the ball. It’ll complement each other.

I’m going to be a running back until I’m told otherwise, but if I’m given the opportunity to catch some balls, that’d be great.”

As Georgia continues its backfield success with a tandem leading the way, the leading rusher agrees with one thing.

“This is Running Back U,” Chubb said.

Former Norcross player Robert Beal (58) checks the IMG Academy sideline for signals during a 2016 game at Grayson in Loganville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

GAC’s Micah Abernathy a leader among Tennessee DBs

By Brandon Sudge Staff Correspondent

HOOVER, Ala. — Micah Abernathy is expected to follow in his family’s footsteps.

He carries rich bloodlines, most notably as the grandson of Ralph Abernathy, a leader of the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tennessee head coach Butch Jones — who coached Micah’s older brother Ralph IV at Cincinnati before allowing him to tag along to Knoxville — hopes that qualities seen within Micah’s elders translate in a different capacity and lead to production each Saturday in Neyland Stadium.

“It’s a great, great story when you look at the dy-

Micah Abernathy (22) and Elliot Berry (41) run during Tennessee Volunteers football practice at Anderson Training Facility. (Photo: Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA Today Network)

namics of the Abernathy family,” Jones said. “His older brother played for us at Cincinnati, and very fitting that he won the (2011) Liberty Bowl with a kickoff return. Micah is a

great indication of (a great family), but he’s one of our leaders.”

Abernathy, after collecting a career-high 69 tackles in 2016, dealt with a right shoulder injury

prior to spring practice and was limited throughout the action.

Seven weeks after being sidelined from the Orange and White scrimmage, Jones revealed his status during Monday’s slate of SEC Media Days — the season’s unofficial start.

Tennessee opens its season Sept. 4 against Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

“Micah is coming along very, very well,” Jones said. “He’s at full strength right now and is one of the leaders of our football team.”

He’ll be set to re-join a depleted Volunteers’ group, but it welcomes back Evan Berry, Todd Kelly Jr. and Peachtree Ridge alum Nigel Warrior — a player Jones believed is making

offseason strides.

“The safety position is one of the most competitive positions that we’ve had when you look at getting Evan Berry and Todd Kelly back healthy, and they’ve done a great job in strength and conditioning,” Jones said. “It’s a group that we’ll depend on a lot.”

Emmanuel Moseley, one of Tennessee’s few remaining upperclassmen, has served as a mentor to the two younger Gwinnett natives and sees a productive future in store for the former Spartan.

Abernathy and Moseley have built a strong rapport after spending two seasons together in Knoxville.

“Micah is a great player and he brings a lot to the team,” Moseley said.

“Whether it be special

teams or wonderful in his defense. He’s a great leader and does everything right in the program.”

Tennessee is faced with significant attrition across its defensive backfield and becoming accustomed to a new position coach in Charlton Warren.

Nevertheless, the Volunteers are confident in their defense despite a tough road conference schedule consisting of games at Alabama, Florida and Kentucky.

“Guys that left, they just passed the torch down to us,” Moseley said. “We just have to fulfill that by going out there and playing as hard as we can. We have to do the things we didn’t do last year, and do them this year so we can be a great defense.”

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To the Extreme

Wild Timbers win first championship

By Collin Huguley

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coach Doug Nieman said.

“It just shows that we had a very well-rounded team.

And I am very grateful that people come to Wild Timber and live in the community. It was just a blast. The kids worked really, really hard all year. It was just fun.”

Wild Timber went 3-3 in the regular season of the league but found its groove at the perfect time.

Relay teams and individual swimmers of all ages meshed to deliver a championship in a field of teams that was crowded at the top. But Wild Timber sealed the deal in the final session to take home the first-place trophy.

Wild Timber Team Extreme coaches and swimmers celebrate their championship at the Gwinnett County Swim League Championship held at Georgia Tech Aquatic Center on Sunday. (Photo: Enka Lawson)

“We’ve worked so hard for all of this,” Wild Timber swimmer and junior

coach Allie Banks said. mer to work towards this “All of our swimmers have championship. We had a trained this entire sum3-3 season so we didn’t

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On Sunday afternoon at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech, the Gwinnett County Swim League crowned a new champion.

The Wild Timber Team Extreme won the first county championship in team history, scoring 1,769.5 points through two days and four sessions of events. Swimmers ranging from ages 5 through 18 competed, and it came down to the wire during the age 11-12 session when Wild Timber edged out second-place finisher Spalding Corners to take the title.

“The cool part about (winning) is that everybody swam very, very well,” Wild Timber head

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Wild Timber and Spalding Corners had traded the lead during the final session, and going into the trophy presentations, the anticipation in the facility was at a major high due to the uncertainty of which team would be crowned the champion.

“I’ve never been so nervous in my life (waiting on score announcements),” Banks said. “For me, as a coach and a swimmer, it is so nerve-wracking because it is all on the line. But in a way, that made it even better.”

The championship win was not without adversity for Team Extreme.

Wild Timber overcame two relay disqualifications during the event, which made the race for the top much tighter. In the end, though, the team did what it needed to do to win. “(The disqualifications) just made it more exciting,” Nieman said. “It didn’t make me happy, but it made it more exciting and nerve-wracking.

It is a hard time to have a setback like that, but I appreciated that the kids stepped up and kept on swimming.”

This was Nieman’s third season as the head man for Wild Timber, but it also will be his last.

Nieman, who is also the swimming and diving coach at North Gwinnett, will go out on top as he seeks to spend more time with his family during the summers that he gets off.

But he can be at peace knowing that he achieved the ultimate goal during

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Swimming Hidden Falls’ McCall named coach of the year Hidden Falls’ Hayleigh McCall was named the Gwinnett County Swim League’s Coach of the Year for the 2017 season during last weekend’s championship meet at Georgia Tech.

McCall, a Mill Creek grad, just completed her final season with the Rapids, including the past five as head coach. She was involved in the GCSL for 20 years as a swimmer or coach, including 10 years with Hidden Falls.

She is a 2016 graduate of the University of Georgia.

The league also awarded its Margaret Gilbert Awards for the most sportsmanship during the season. Cricket Swim and Racquet, Chateau Elan, Cooper’s Pond, Youth Swimming and Peachtree Station earned that honor.

— From staff reports

Hidden Falls’ Hayleigh McCall, left, the Gwinnett County Swim League’s 2017 Coach of the Year, poses for a photo with sisters Ansleigh, middle), and Carleigh, right, prior to a meet this season.

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volunteered to help run this meet. Without them, At top, Kami Oates of Chateau Elan swims the 25-yard freestyle at the Gwinnett County we couldn’t do it. But they Swim League championship at Georgia Tech Aquatic Center on Sunday. Above, Brax- do it all for the kids, and ton Smith of Rivermoore Park gets in position to swim (Photos: Enka Lawson) the kids swam great. There were a ton of exciting his final summer league death. This was a blast.” out the top eight in a meet races. And Georgia Tech campaign.

Behind Wild Timber that featured around 2,100 was a great host and this “I’ve never been a part and Spalding Corners, the swimmers total. is a great facility. Our kids of a championship like Thunderbolts finished third “It was a really comgetting to swim here every this,” Nieman said. “What with Lansmoore coming in petitive meet,” GCSL year is a treat and a blesswas fun was watching all fourth, and Morning View president Bill Mahoney ing.” of the parents and kids taking home fifth place. said. “There was some But the story of the and seeing how hard they Chateau Elan, Edinburgh really fast swimming. But day was the first title win worked. I’m tickled to and Cedar Creek rounded there were 300 parents that for Wild Timber. And for

those closest to the team, it was the culmination of years of hard work to finally see the team break through at the top.

“It means the world to me (to be a part of the first Wild Timber championship team),” Banks said.

“I’ve swam on this team for over 10 years and we’ve worked so hard for this. I know every single swimmer on this team deserves it.”

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Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

GWINNETT, BUFORD Near Mall of GA. 5BR/3.5BA, S/T, Ivy Green Subd. Fplc., dbl. gar., 3,233 sq. ft. $1800/mo. + dep.

678-227-4405 APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

PENDING OFFER! HUD CASE # 105-124891 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths with hardwood entry and carpets in bedrooms.

Large vaulted family room with laminate floors.

Kitchen w/large island.

in only 10 weeks!

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$110,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

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BRYAN’S TREE & HANDYMAN SERVICES • Total Tree Removal • Plant Trees • Plant Shrubs • Shrub Removal • Bobcat Work • Dump Truck Work • Grass Planting • Gutters • Storm Drains • Pressure Washing • Painting • Roofing Repairs • Wood Repairs • Driveway Repairs

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• 5242 Sq. Ft. • 5BR • 5.5BA • Living Rm w/Fplc • Dining Rm • Kitchen w/breakfast area • Family Rm w/Fplc • Laundry Rm • Office w/Fplc • Covered Deck • 3-Car Garage • Walk Out Basement w/ Media Rm • Wet Bar • Den w/Fplc • Lounge • Office • Study • Additional BR/BA • Covered Patio

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HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

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EATONTON, GA 31024 210 RIVER LAKE DR.

WINDER, GA 30680 321 DREAMLAND CT.

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

FOREST

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 1169 MAUDE WAY

One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking.

Starting @ $950/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

REMODELING, INC.

2065 Sugarloaf Club Dr., Duluth

$10 PER HOUR Background check and drug test required.

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Credit Cards Accepted

CLEANING

US Treasury Dept.

Public Auction Wed. 7/19 at 12 Noon

MOTIVATED SELLER Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! In-ground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

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EHO. $149,900.

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COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding Bucket Truck Summer Seasoned

Oak 1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

Delivered & Dumped LICENSED

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LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. Rent Starting at $100/ week. Large Lots.

770-513-3151 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT LAWRENCEVILLE ROOM FOR RENT $530/Month. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwnt.

Transit. Quiet n’hood.

678-825-2656; 678-830-6385

POWER WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING

M&M Lawn Maintenance All Types of Yard Work * Lawns starting at $30 CALL

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HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned For a FREE Estimate

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LAWN & GARDEN

LOST & FOUND

GARDEN TRACTOR CRAFTSMAN RUNS - BUT NEEDS SOME WORK. $100 FIRM 770-385-1987

PASSPORT LOST KHALED S. WARAWRA. REPORTED TO CITY OF DULUTH POLICE ON JUNE 23, 2017 THE LOSS OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS. 1. U.S. PASSPORT 2. JORDANIAN PASSPORT 3. PALESTINIAN I.D. 4. PALESTINIAN TRAVEL DOCUMENT

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COMMERCIAL SPACES FOR LEASE Suite 100 & 200 Suite 100 End Unit Available for Immediate Occupancy DO NOT DISTURB TENANTS, Call Agent Only!

DOGS

MINIATURE DACHSHUNDS CKC Registered, purebred. Male puppies. $350 each.

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THE DULUTH POLICE INCIDENT # 2017-00036726 IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT DULUTH POLICE OR CALL ME AT 404-787-7970.

Suite 200 Available October 1st Suite 100 Is 1,319 Sq. Ft. $1,485 per mo Suite 200 Is 1261 Sq. Ft. Combined Spaces Are 2,580 Sq. Ft. $3,225 Per Month Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

VEHICLES CADILLAC DEVILLE, 2004, 94K, senior owner, garage kept, loaded, new Michelin’s.

Collectible Like New! $4395. 770-616-7399

SUPPLIES

CADILLAC DTS, 2006 Elderly Owner!

Every Option!

New Michelins.

Garage Kept. Like New! $6,295. 770-616-7399

GWINNETT COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE & ENFORCEMENT NEEDS GARAGE SALES LAWRENCEVILLE Big home moving sale Sat. 7/15, 8-12. 510 Woodbrook Way. Priced to clear. Furn., toys, window treatments, lawn items. Cash only.

Rain or shine!

SUWANEE GARAGE SALE BARONY DRIVE. July 14 & 15, 8-5.

Household & collectibles.

APPLIANCES

APPLIANCES DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

• BATH TOWELS • FULL/TWIN BLANKETS Please Drop Off at 884 Winder Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770-339-3200

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICES GWINNETT COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE & ENFORCEMENT NEEDS

CHEVROLET, 1977

• BATH TOWELS • FULL/TWIN BLANKETS Please Drop Off at 884 Winder Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770-339-3200

Short Bed - $6900 Super Bargain. Yellow/ black exterior & interior, big block steel cowel hood, 12 bolt rear end, new seats, headliner dash. Super bargain!

Ready for big block or vortec.

Call 770-882-4605

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

DODGE RAM 1500 DAYTONA 4X4 $16,900

FORD STEP SIDE, 1969 - VERY RARE!

Almost impossible to find. Limited Edition and 4X4. Mango with gray interior. Babied and beautiful. Bed cover, factory 11 inch rear spoiler. 20 inch factory chrome wheels, 5.7 LTRE Hemi, 5 speed auto, factory Srt hood.

Race inspired macho attitude... I do not know where there are any other 4X4 S in this sought after SB Trucks.

Custom exhaust will almost break windows....

Production is under 3000 and almost no 4X4. It is a gorgeous mean truck that is very collectible and super desirable. Drive daily or take it to shows.

This is one mean truck.

Beautiful inside and out and runs great. No accidents and super gorgeous! 770-882-4605

DODGE RAM SRT 10, 2004, VIPER TRUCK $19,900 - 73,300 Miles.

Wow... This Is As Nice As You Will Find. Body and Interior are Close To New. Black/Black Babied Beauty. 6 Speed Transmission Has 35K Miles. Beefed Up V-10 Engine Was Completely Rebuilt 9,000 Miles Ago By Top Mopar Shop..

(Have Many Photos) Fabulous Garage Kept and Super Rare. With Thousand Of $ Of Extras. Only 3,057 Were Built In 2004.

National Prices $23,000-$39,000. This Super Desirable Truck is a Masterpiece and Super Mean with No Accidents. Drive Daily and It Is Super Collectible.

770-873-2627

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351 Cleveland, All New $1500 Brake System, Rare Air Conditioned, Hurst Floor Shifter.

Previous Marine Owner For 35 Years! Great Barn Find! Super Rare Truck For Restoration! $6,900. 770-882-4605

MERCEDES-BENZ, 560 SL, 1988 79,630 One Owner Miles. Only $17,900!

Fabulous and Selling Thousands Under The Market. Auto Check Scores These Cars 25-45. The Great Classic Scored 60.

Desert Taupe with Chocolate Leather.

This Car Spent It’s Life in Tampa Bay Fla with the Elderly Owner. $4000 Was Just Spent On Preventive Maintenence. This Great 560 Sold For $62,500 New and Should Appreciate Up To That Price.

Drive Anywhere.

Call 770-895-7161

MERCEDES 560 SL, 1988: 88,500 miles, Only $16,900! Fabulous red with palomino interior. It’s exceptional & spent it’s life in the salt free south. The elderly owner loved & cherished this car & took great pride in it.

Has original paint that is beautiful. We just finished this car & spent hundreds of hours on it including a new soft top. Always garage kept at night. We think the car collecting hobby is moving into the 1980s cars & the 560 SL is the outstanding production car built in this era. They sold for over $60,000 new when the ave car sold for $5$15K. There is massive flow of these cars back to Europe. Only 49,347 were built & less than 10,000 really good cars remain. We look for $75,000-$150,000.

Call 770-895-7161

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