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Above, Jessica Norton, right, tries out some food from Proof of the Pudding during Thursday’s Good Taste Atlanta at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. Below right, chef Jeff Soilis from Luicano’s gets his veal meatballs ready to hand out for sampling during the event. Bottom right, people line up waiting for the doors to open during Thursday’s Good Taste Atlanta at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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“It gives them the opportunity to meet and taste new restaurants and get them outside of their comfort zones of trying new places,” said Noreen Brantner, director of events for the Daily Post’s parent company, Southern Community Newspapers Inc. “These are all Gwinnett County restaurants. But if you live on one side of Gwinnett, you don’t necessarily travel

A former Gwinnett County firefighter who battled ALS for 28 years died Monday.

“The Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services was saddened to hear about the loss of former Firefighter Craig Samples,” Firefighter Capt.

Tommy Rutledge said.

“He was a man of faith, integrity and values.”

Samples, 58, was barely two years into his employment with the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services in the Craig Samples late 1980s when he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, according to the ALS Association’s website. Affected people gradually begin to lose control of their

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Magnuson and Rainwater, who attended from Conyers, both said they planned to make Lynn Magnuson and Patricia the trip out to The Brunch Rainwater couldn’t stop talking Apothecary in Dacula to eat the about the local smoked Gouda stone-ground grits again. And grits with blackened shrimp they both agreed they never would tasted Thursday evening. have known about their new “There’s this absolutely brunch destination if they hadn’t wonderful sauce that’s on it,” attended Good Taste Atlanta: A Magnuson said. “And they put Cooking Showcase. these little green things on top. I That was the goal of the don’t know what they were, but event, which was hosted by the it sure was tasty.”

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time this year. Working with presenting sponsor Jackson EMC, the event’s goal was to put together an educational food experience that would connect patrons with local restaurants — through exhibits and demonstrations — they might not have tried otherwise.

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Penny Deams had been a custodian at Ferguson Elementary School from “early 2015” until Sept. 25, 2015, according to the lawsuit. She has also been a practicing Muslim for 15 years, and the lawsuit states her religious beliefs require her to pray several times a day, including after sundown at a temple or mosque.

“Plaintiff engaged in the protected conduct of seeking a religious accommodation and/or opposing religious discrimination during her employment,” Deams’ attorneys wrote in the lawsuit. “Plaintiff subsequently experienced temporally proximate adverse employment actions.

Defendant retaliated against plaintiff because plaintiff engaged in statutorily protected activity.

“This conduct is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”

Deams is seeking a jury trial and

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Above left, Jason Rogers and his daughter Charlotte check out some food options during Thursday’s Good Taste Atlanta at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. Top right, Sophie Seltzer, right, from Ted’s Montana Grill hands out bison sliders during the event. Above right, veal meatballs from Luciano’s are ready to be plated and served for sampling during the event. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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Dozens of colorful booths lined the Infinite Energy Forum’s exhibit halls as people milled about collecting samples from the 11 local restaurants and a handful of other vendors. Some drifted over to the stage area where local chefs gave cooking demonstrations throughout the evening.

Grayson residents Vicki Ziegler and Ava Pawlowski watched with interest while Luciano’s Ristorante Italiano Chef John Soilis demonstrated the creation of the perfect veal meatball — like the ones found on the pasta or appetizer menu at Luciano’s.

Ziegler said she learned lessons she plans to incorporate into her own kitchen.

“I found out how big a meatball should be. They should be about 3 ounces,”

she said. “I’ve been making them too small.”

Both Ziegler and Pawlowski said they planned to stick around for the demo from Chef Jen Swan and

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Swan said that gives the fledgling Southern-comfort restaurant a great head start — but they’re still working hard for recognition.

“We’re still just standing in (Rico’s) shadow, trying to break out,” she said. “I mean, we’re sister restaurants. We cheer each other on. But it would be nice to be just as known as them.”

Seth Clemence knows how Swan feels. He and his wife have been promoting their Grayson restaurant, Graft, for about five years.

As he handed out pieces of his wife’s homemade sourdough bread and samples of salads made from local veggies, Clemence said he knew he was giving away more than free food.

“It helps us a lot with marketing,” he said. “We’re not here to give away a bunch of samples of food, per se.

We want people to obviously taste it, but we more want to get our name out there.”

In that respect, Brantner said she called Thursday’s event a success. She said about 1,100 people came through the event Thursday looking to find new restaurants and vendors from around Gwinnett.

“You’re never sure about a first-year event,” Brantner said. “This exceeded our expectations.”

The event exceeded expectations for Magnuson and Rainwater, too. The pair left with a short list of restaurants they planned to visit, most of which they’d never heard of before Thursday night. They also left with an eye toward next year.

“We’ll definitely do Good Taste Atlanta again,” Magnuson said.

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Gwinnett animal shelter manager resigns

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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The resignation of Gwinnett’s Animal Welfare and Enforcement manager remained a mystery as of Thursday evening.

Curt Harrell resigned from the shelter on Monday, Gwinnett County spokeswoman

Heather Sawyer conCynthia firmed Wednesday. But Wiemann it remained unclear why since Harrell chose to leave his March position. His handwritten 2016. Durresignation letter didn’t ing that provide any explanation. time, offiThe single sentence simcials have Curt ply said he resigned as of credited Harrell 5:30 p.m. Monday. the team Harrell held his posiwith falling euthanasia tion for a little over a year, and rising adoption rates. overseeing the shelter But his short-lived with Assistant Manager tenure came with con-

troversy, too. On March 21, Judge Warren Davis charged Harrell with contempt of court after he ordered the euthanization of a Labrador mix named Ricki on Feb. 24.

The court had previously issued a restraining order that was supposed to protect the dog through the beginning of March.

“We are all required to follow the law,” Davis said

at the time. “And I don’t find that you followed the law here.”

Harrell was sentenced to a $500 fine. A few animal advocates who had been trying to rescue Ricki told the Daily Post after his sentencing that they believed the manager should be fired. But according to officials, Harrell’s job wasn’t in jeopardy.

At that time, Animal Welfare and Enforcement was overseen by the Gwinnett County Police Department. Chief Butch Ayers said in a March 22 statement that he was still impressed with how Harrell worked at the shelter.

“Under Curt’s leadership, animal saves are at record highs and euthanasia rates are at record lows,” he said at the time.

Duluth to host first family camping event this weekend

BY CURT YEOMANS

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When Duluth officials were looking for a new event to bring residents together, they wanted to get a little out of the box.

Could they have gone with another festival or concert? Perhaps, but Event Coordinator Talore Ruedt said the city wanted something else.

The alternative that they came up was camping. The city will hold its first-ever overnight, reservation-only S’mores ’N Snores family event from Saturday night to Sunday morning at Rogers Bridge Park.

“We try to come up with new events every year (and) we try to be unique and find something that is going to stand out from other local communities,” Ruedt said. “We came up with camping because we really hadn’t seen it too often elsewhere.”

Although the event is different from what Duluth, or other cities in the area, have done before, the city has gotten a strong response from the public. Officials have already sold out all of the spaces they had available, and Ruedt said about 500 people are expected to attend the event.

That’s a good indicator that this could become an annual fall tradition in Duluth, she said.

“We’re kind of testing it out this year, but it filled up so quickly that we definitely think this is going to be something we

do annually,” Ruedt said.

Attendees had the option to reserve a spot and bring their own tent, or they could reserve a spot that already had a tent set up for them.

All attendees have to bring their sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, bug spray, weatherappropriate clothing, toothbrushes, toothpaste, flashlights or lanterns, folding chairs; and beverages and snacks. They have the option to bring air mattresses with them if they want, according to the city’s website.

Ruedt said some of the activities families will get to enjoy, include Grubbin’ Out food truck, live music from 6 to 9 p.m., fire pits, free s’mores, glow in the dark crafts for children, yard games, a nature scavenger hunt led by Girl Scout Troop 13452 and a viewing of “Hotel Transylvania 2” at 9 p.m.

Maple Street Biscuit Company will provide free breakfast for the campers.

“I think people will have a great time,” Ruedt said. “It’s kind of a cheap alternative for parents who are really interested in taking their kids camping but don’t want to go out and do the whole thing. We kind of bring all of the activities, and all they have to do is either set up a tent or reserve a spot with a tent set up for them.

“We just want to give them a chance to camp locally in one of our parks and make it fun and easy and very family friendly.”

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Cars head south on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road through the intersection at Duluth Highway on Thursday. Gwinnett County commissioners approved a $1 million contract for road and pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Duluth Highway in Lawrenceville this week. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Turn lanes coming near Ga. 120 Busy Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road intersection site of project intersection.

Gwinnett County commissioners hired CMES Inc. for a little more than Drivers who pass $1 million Friday to handle through the busy intersec- the project. The project tion of Lawrencevillewill include the addition Suwanee Road and Ga. of new left turn lanes at Highway 120, also known the intersection, Gwinnett as Duluth Highway, in County Transportation Lawrenceville may want to Director Alan Chapman brace themselves because told county commissioners changes are coming to the earlier this week.

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“This project includes the addition of dual left turn lanes on both Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road approaches to the intersection with (Ga. 120),” Chapman said. “We’re also improving the pedestrian crossings in the intersection.”

The pedestrian crossing improvements Chapman referred to include new

sidewalks, curbs, gutters and traffic signals that will be installed at the intersection. The contract will last 70 days, according to county documents.

CMES was the lowest of six bidders on the project, Chapman told commissioners. The construction will be funded by the 2014 special purpose local option sales tax.

Mom gets DUI charge with kids in car

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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A Lawrenceville mother was charged with DUI on Tuesday after she led deputies on a high-speed chase with two children in her vehicle.

The children weren’t wearing seat belts, according to a press release from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.

A sheriff’s deputy was watching at about 9:40 p.m.

Tuesday, when Amber Martin, 30, allegedly changed lanes in an abrupt and unsafe

way at Beaver Ruin Road near the Interstate 85 ramp.

He tried to pull Martin Amber Martin over, but she refused to stop her Infiniti.

Instead, she led deputies on a high-speed chase that lasted more than six minutes, according to the press release.

The deputy ended the chase by executing a PIT maneuver, a move law enforcement officials use to

end chases, causing fleeing cars to spin out. Martin’s Infiniti hit a nearby Gwinnett County Police Department patrol car as it stopped.

Martin came out of the car with her hands in the air and was arrested. That’s when officers at the scene noticed two children, ages 5 and 8, in the car. Neither of the kids appeared injured, but both were taken to a nearby children’s hospital as a precaution, according to the release.

They were later handed over to their stepfather.

Deputies said Martin seemed to be under the influence of drugs. They also

found drugs in her car. Martin was booked into Gwinnett County jail at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, two counts of drug possession, DUI and two counts of endangering children while DUI. Sheriff Butch Conway said in the release that he’s proud of the way his deputies reacted to the situation.

“We appreciate our deputies’ great commitment to public safety,” Conway said.

“We’re grateful that their expert management of this incident resulted in a safe conclusion.”

Police aid FBI in human trafficking sting

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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The Gwinnett County Police Department assisted in an FBI-led sting on underage human trafficking that rescued 84 children this month.

“We at the FBI have no greater mission than to protect our nation’s children from harm,” FBI Director Christopher Ray said.

“Unfortunately, the number of traffickers arrested — and the number of children recovered — reinforces why we need to continue to do this important work.”

That’s why the FBI has worked for the past 11 years to run Operation Cross Country stings. This year, the GCPD along with several other metro Atlanta agencies partnered with fed-

eral agents to run Operation Cross Country XI from Oct. 12 to 15, according to an FBI press release.

This year’s sting led to the arrest of 120 traffickers.

The operation took place within 78 state and local task forces across the United States. Several international partners also helped out with this year’s operation, including the Operation Northern Spotlight in Canada and the Aident 8 in the U.K. as well as agencies in Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines, according to the release.

FBI agents and task force officers staged operations in hotels, casinos, truck stops, street corners and in internet haunts to recover children forced into human trafficking. The average age of victims recovered during the operation was about

15 years old, but babies as young as 3 months old were also rescued, according to the release.

“The many men and women of law enforcement working on this operation are keenly aware of the importance of recovering these vulnerable young victims,” said David J. LeValley, the special agent in charge of the Atlanta FBI Field Office. “I commend every one of them for their hard work and dedication in the recovery and the apprehension of those responsible for their exploitation.”

The operation was farreaching, but the results were often shockingly close to home. Officials rescued three kids from human trafficking in Atlanta. A total of four pimps and traffickers were arrested and accused of trying to sell children

in Atlanta. Another three adults arrested in Atlanta were allegedly trying to engage in inappropriate relations with children.

In total, 58 suspects were arrested in Atlanta as a result of Operation Cross Country XI. LeValley said he was thankful for all the metro Atlanta police departments that supported the operation.

“I would like to thank all of the law enforcement agencies who participated and the various non-governmental agencies who provided specialized relief and services to the victims of this traumatic brand of human trafficking,” he said.

“Operation Cross Country is a perfect example of our commitment each and every day to fight against child sex trafficking.”

GCPS names principals for Duluth, Lanier

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County Public Schools officials named new principals at Duluth and Lanier high schools Thursday night.

Both positions became open last month after the previous principals, Anthony Smith at Duluth and Reuben Gresham at Lanier, were promoted to assistant superintendents of high schools positions.

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Associate Principal Eric Davidson was promoted to become that school’s new principal. Meanwhile, Collins Hill High School Associate Principal Christopher Martin was named the new Lanier High School principal.

Both appointments were approved as part of Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks’ Personnel Report to the school board.

District officials said background information on the new principals would not be available until today.

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Medication can cause ED in very rare cases Dear Dr. rOaCH: I am a 77-year-old man who has had erectile dysfunction for eight years. I have been on the following medications for over 12 years: atenolol, lisinopril and amlodipine for high blood pressure; and metformin and glipizide for Type 2 diabetes.

Recent lab results have shown normal testosterone level, A1C reading of 6 and BP of 128/78.

Could there be a relationship between my medications and my ED? — R.F. anSWer: Erectile dysfunction is a common problem in men, and is increasingly prevalent as men get older. Sometimes a cause is found, but often there isn’t one.

When there is a cause that’s found, it sometimes is due to medicine, but also can be traced to poor blood flow, damage to nerves, abnormal hormone levels or psychological factors.

Poor blood flow in large blood vessels can cause ED. This means treatment is important, because men with blockages in the blood supply to the penis also may have blockages in the blood supply to the heart or brain, so it’s worth considering. Men with high blood pressure and diabetes are at higher risk for arterial blockages.

Nerve damage can be due to trauma or nerve diseases. Diabetes increases the risk of all kinds of nerve diseases, but your A1C level indicates that you have good control of your diabetes, which makes this unlikely. A careful physical exam can answer this question.

Testosterone levels frequently are abnormal in older men, but one other hormone I recommend checking in men with ED is prolactin: It can be a cause of ED, although rare. It can be produced by brain tumors.

Psychological factors are the hardest to diagnose, but many of us physicians forget to even ask.

If there are no clear reasons for ED, then I certainly would evaluate the medicines you are taking. Of your medications, atenolol is the most often reported to be associated with ED, but lisinopril and amlodipine also may cause it.

Stopping the medicine may solve the problem; unfortunately, after eight years, the odds of being able to reverse the condition become less likely.

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ARIES (March 21-April Dear amy: Some time with the child and check you are forcing the parent 19) — You are best off Ask Amy ago, I found out that my her reaction regarding to be defensive, and unify- keeping secrets and 20-year-old granddaughter interrupting or ceasing ing the two of them in opwithholding information “Sally’s” ex-boyfriend, “Jacontact. The degree to position to you. Her choices that could affect your son,” is calling and texting which the girl freaks out is as a parent are really not reputation or position if Sally’s 13-year-old sister a rough measurement of the your business. it got out. Emotional outlate at night. intensity of the relationship.

Caregiving is an exhaust- bursts will not help you When I expressed my The mother should do her ing and depleting experiresolve an issue. Paconcern to these girls’ best to be understanding ence. I hope you will turn tience will be required. mother (my daughter) and openhearted toward her your anger into action, and TAURUS (April 20that a 20-something male daughter. Adolescents are look for ways for you to May 20) — Stressful Amy Dickinson was calling and texting a emotionally and physically get the respite you deserve. situations will affect your 12-year-old (she has since vulnerable, and their parCheck with your local health and relationships turned 13), her mother an unrelated adolescent ents need to protect them. office on aging for respite with peers. Look for opbrushed it off, saying that through private channels.

Dear amy: I have a services, and encourage he had always been close Of course, it is possible 14-year-old niece, and I (don’t demand) your niece portunities to collaborate and bring about positive to Sally’s younger sisters, that the girl is initiating believe she is a spoiled brat. to spend time with her change. Don’t be afraid and anyway — he lives five these communications. A Every time I complain grandfather. hours away. parent should definitely about her, my older sister Dear amy: “Big Sis- to offer unusual suggesThis has been going on take a closer look at this. runs to her defense! ter Brenda” was struggling tions.

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I am 54 and want to do kept in the dark about this 21-July 22) — Getting feel that there is something The girl’s mother should something with my life, but sort of thing. together with friends or off — or wrong — about check the girl’s phone and for now I am stuck taking — Happy Stepdaughter peers will do you good. this. look at texts, investigate care of my ailing 89-yearDear Happy: The Listen to the ideas and What is your take? any other channels of com- old father. I am a full-time longer parents wait to exsuggestions offered to — Concerned Grandma munication between the caregiver. plain family relationships, get a sense of what you Dear GranDma: two (apps such as Snapchat, My sister treats me like the more weighty these want to pursue next.

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Trump didn’t know what he was getting into WASHINGTON — One person who obviously didn’t know “what he was signing up for” is President Trump. Others include Trump voters who believed they were electing a decent human being to be commander in chief.

What Trump reportedly said to the griefstricken widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, who gave his life for his country, is not some kind of minor miscue or media-fueled distraction. It speaks to the core issue of Trump’s character and demonstrates, as clearly as any incident to date, his unfitness for the Eugene office he holds — Robinson and dishonors.

Johnson and three other U.S. soldiers — Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, Staff Sgt. Bryan Black and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright — were killed Oct. 4 in Niger, apparently ambushed by Islamic Stateaffiliated militants. Exactly what happened is unclear, and Congress should be as dogged in investigating these deaths as it was in probing Benghazi.

For 12 days, Trump said nothing, not even a tweet, about the four Americans killed in action, and had no contact with the loved ones they had left behind. Pressed by reporters to explain his silence, Trump reacted by slandering his predecessors, especially President Obama, falsely claiming that they, too, neglected to console the families of the fallen.

Trump then placed a phone call to Myeshia Johnson, La David Johnson’s widow. The truism “better late than never” is not always true.

According to two people who overheard the call, Trump told Johnson that her husband “knew what he was signing up for” although his death must still be painful. One witness who confirms these were Trump’s words is the woman who raised La David Johnson as a son, Cowanda Jones-Johnson. The other is Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., who was with the family when Trump called. Wilson was so dumbfounded and angry that she quickly called Trump out publicly for what he had said.

Trump tweeted a denial and said he had “proof,” but of course produced none. The president has shown himself to be such a liar that it’s impossible to take his word over almost anyone else’s.

Wilson was furious because instead of lessening Myeshia Johnson’s grief, Trump had deepened it. Surely that was not his intent. But mindless cruelty is still cruel.

Offering succor to the families of service members killed in the line of duty is one of the most solemn exercises a president must undertake. It is a task requiring, above all, a sense of humility. “In the hope that it may be no intrusion upon the sacredness of your sorrow, I have ventured to address you this tribute to the memory of … your brave and early fallen child,” Abraham Lincoln wrote to the parents of a fallen Union soldier.

Unlike true leaders, however, Trump seems to associate humility with weakness. When confronted with an error, big or small, he never just says, “I’m sorry, I made a mistake, I apologize,” and leaves it at that. He always seeks to deflect responsibility. Somebody else is really at fault. Others who came before him have done worse. Bad people in the media are treating him unfairly.

Trump is a weak, narcissistic man in a job that requires strength and empathy. I’m not sure that empathy is a concept he even understands. He acts as if he believes that feeling someone else’s pain is strictly for losers, not winners.

None of this is a surprise. We learned a lot about Trump during the campaign when he attacked the Khan family, who lost a son in Iraq, for having the temerity to attack him politically. We have a president who believes that making the ultimate sacrifice for the nation is less important than supporting or opposing Trump.

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that earlier this year, Trump phoned the father of Army Sgt. Dillon Baldridge, who was killed June 10 in Afghanistan. In the course of the conversation, Trump offered to send the father a personal check for $25,000 — but did not follow through. The check was finally sent this week only after the Post asked about it.

Sadly, that’s typical Trump. He makes a grand promise, which allows him to feel big and generous — which is the whole point.

Even in interactions with Gold Star families, it’s all about him. Later, having played the role of Trump the Munificent, he forgets about it and goes in search of the next opportunity to shore up his fragile ego.

No one should expect him to grow in office.

He’s 71. At that age, either you have compassion, self-knowledge and a conscience, or you don’t.

Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

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Boy Scouting will never be the same I joined Cub Scout Pack 60 in Porterdale on my eighth birthday. Walter Pope was my Cub master. Merritt Hertwig was my den mother. Later Ruth Brooks and Florence Sears would serve in that role. I stayed in the Pack from Bobcat until I received my Arrow of Light WEBELOS Award. I might be the only 65-year-old around who remembers that WEBELOS stood for Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout. But on second thought, probably not. The Boy Scouts have been fundamental in the lives of millions of boys — like me.

On my 11th birthday I joined Boy Scout Troop 226 in Porterdale. Aubrey Barnes was my Scoutmaster, and for the next five years he led me on adventure after adventure after adventure as I made my way through the ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. When I was 15, Mr. Barnes developed health issues and couldn’t continue as Scoutmaster. For nine months I conducted weekly meetings and ran the troop — forging his name to dozens of documents, ordering awards and presiding over Courts of Honor in his absence. I never signed his name to one of my own advancement scorecards, however.

I will be eternally grateful to the mayor of Porterdale, Mr. Jimmy Cason, for taking over the troop, primarily to make sure I was able to earn my Eagle Award.

Scouting was the most significant institution in my life from the time I was 8

Middle School, in Newton County. But for the next seven years I did, indeed, work at Bert Adams. I served as King of the Jamison Waterfront for six years (translation — waterfront director) and as program director at Emerson-Gorman (aka — Weenie Land) for one glorious summer. I even spent Darrell two winters living in a little AHuckaby frame cabin behind the dining until I got married at the age hall at Bert Adams. of 29. I didn’t know what hapI also served as Cub master piness was until I got married. of Pack 222 in Covington for a Then it was too late. season and started a new Scout I hiked, camped, cooked Troop, 83, in my hometown outside and traveled the U.S., of Porterdale. I was deeply thanks to the Boy Scouts of involved in Boy Scouting, America. One of my greatest understand, and it helped make thrills as an adult was visiting me who I am today.

England and seeing Baden Now I told you that to tell Powell’s initials carved into the you this. Last week the Boy desk he sat at as a schoolboy.

Scouts of America bowed to When I was 16, I traveled political correctness and the alall the way to New Mexico mighty dollar and took the first and hiked through the Sangre step down the slippery slope de Christo range of the Rocky that will lead to the ultimate Mountains at Philmont Scout demise of one of the finest Ranch. I learned more about organizations ever created. the Patrol Method and selfThey announced that they will reliance and survival skills in be admitting girls to the Boy two weeks at Philmont than I Scouts. had in all my previous ScoutThat is a terrible idea. My ing adventures and had the experience in Scouting would privilege of leading subsequent have been altogether differexpeditions there as an adult. ent if girls had been in the I always dreamed of workorganization. I would not have ing at Bert Adams Scout Reser- acted the same way if there had vation, but the cotton mill paid been girls around to judge my more than the $100 a season actions — or for me to try and offered to rookie staffers by impress. I would not have acted the Atlanta Area Council, so I the same, my buddies would deferred that dream until I had have not acted the same, my graduated from the University leaders would not have acted of Georgia, hallowed be thy the same. Boy Scouting would name, and taken a job teachnot have been Boy Scouting if ing and coaching at Cousins girls had been involved, and I

would have been cheated out of the most significant part of my adolescent development.

Now I know what the talking heads are saying. They are saying that boys and girls will remain segregated and that this is simply a move to make things easier for families and to expand the magic of Scouting to a whole new segment of the population. They point out that Scouting has been welcoming girls in other countries for years and into the Explorers here at home.

When you hike over the Tooth of Time at Philmont you get to sew a patch on your jacket with the tail of a bull draped over the shoulder. My response to the above is what the bull leaves behind.

This is about money. The people in charge of the Boy Scouts of America want more.

They are concerned because their numbers have been dropping for years, and they see this as a way to expand membership and contributions and to placate corporate donors who don’t believe in traditional values concerning any facet of American life.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and he created human beings — both male and female — for a reason. Sometimes boys should be allowed to be boys. Shame on the Boy Scouts of America.

Shame on you.

That’s my heartfelt opinion.

I’m not trying to write yours.

Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

How I found my outrage for #MeToo Depending upon one’s distance from all things Twitter, recent revelations of sexual harassment in Hollywood are either the tipping point we’ve been waiting for — or just another shark attack until the next one.

If you’re former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, whose book, “Be Fierce,” was released just as Harvey Weinstein was falling from grace, we’re in the midst of a Malcolm Gladwell sequel.

And Carlson, who also is a former Miss America, is the female version of David, who ultimately brought down Goliath — Fox News creator and CEO Roger Ailes — with a sexual harassment lawsuit that resulted in a $20 million settlement.

She also opened the floodgates with her witness and testament, prompting strangers to stop her on the street. In the past few days, thousands of other women have taken to social media to post their own experiences of sexual harassment using the hashtag #MeToo. “Every woman has a story,” Carlson said.

If you’re a skeptical sort, on the other hand, you may lean toward the shark attack line of thinking. This, too, shall pass softly into history, in other words, because inevitably something else will come along to demand our attention. Given the plethora of horrors, from the Las Vegas slaughter to the

next week to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency.

The big-fish difference, meanwhile, is the president.

The man who famously boasted of grabbing women by their nethers sparked the Women’s March last January with his many crude, misogynistic comKathleen ments. Trump’s lawyers have Parker requested that they be allowed to postpone responding to the California fires, how does one subpoena until his presidency sustain the necessary intensity ends, but feminist attorney Gloto effect the sort of systemic ria Allred, who is representing cultural change that Carlson and some of the accusers, doesn’t others hope for? appear to harbor patience in her The skeptics would have a armory of legal tactics. To be valid point were it not for at continued. least one statistically signifiWhen I interviewed Carlcant factor and one whale of a son recently, I confessed that I difference from all previous had always been a “guy-girl,” uprisings. raised by my father in a maleIf true, as Carlson says, that centric environment and, as a every woman has a story, then, professional skeptic, had often statistically, sexual harassment assumed that most “victims” of in the workplace is a plague, sexual harassment were either a disaster and a psychologinot tough enough, lacked a cal assault weapon. Given that sense of humor or were stupid women constitute half the about guy-tude. world’s population — and It turns out I was also, acthat successful women mean cording to Carlson, part of the successful families and societproblem. (You learn something ies — then any word or action new every day.) Next I told her that undermines their ability that I had never been sexually to conduct life without fear of harassed, then proceeded to sex-based exploitation or retri- relate at least two incidents in bution should be considered an my adult working life that were epidemic of opioid proportions. textbook sexual harassment. I Coincidentally, Trump, simply hadn’t recognized them whose presidential campaign as such. recently was subpoenaed for reIndeed, I did what most cords related to multiple sexual women do. I shrugged them harassment allegations, is slated off and stashed the experiences

so deeply in my psyche’s Junk folder that I forgot about them — until now. #MeToo. Cases such as Carlson’s — Ailes kept pushing her for sex so that she would “be good and better” — were more clear-cut than mine. One incident was hands-on, but the other, a series of episodes in the early 1990s, was environmental. Strippers were brought in to our intimate public-relations office to perform for executives’ birthday parties. I was told I could stay home those days, which I did, but then the CEO would call a meeting and show a video of the striptease on a large screen while my boss and a half-dozen male colleagues laughed.

It wasn’t fun or funny.

Sexual harassment doesn’t always mean a sexual advance, as Carlson pointed out. It’s about power through sexual intimidation. Surely, women have a right to live and work without this predatory threat. If enough fathers care about their daughters’ future success; if enough brothers care about their sisters’ safety; if enough women care enough about each other, #MeToo — or #BeFierce — won’t be just another hashtag.

And as long as Trump is considered one of the greatest offenders by so many women, this moment won’t likely be just another bad day at the beach.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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world Spain to trigger direct rule on Catalonia The Spanish government said Thursday it would begin the process to impose direct rule on Catalonia in an unprecedented move to crush the region’s independence bid.

In a statement from Madrid, the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said it would invoke Article 155 of the constitution, a provision that allows the central government to suspend the autonomy of the Catalan regional administration.

Rajoy’s Cabinet will meet on Saturday to agree on measures to “restore the constitutional order” in Catalonia, where a banned referendum on independence took place earlier this month.

The plan will then be put before the Senate, where Rajoy’s Popular Party has a majority, for approval.

The statement did not spell out what steps would be taken under Article 155, but the provision gives Madrid the power to take over the running of Catalan institutions and force new elections. It has never been invoked before.

Children to sue European countries over climate change A group of Portuguese children whose district was ravaged by deadly forest fires this summer is to sue 47 European nations, accusing them of failing to take action on climate change.

The seven youngsters, aged eight to 18, are taking on the member states of the Council of Europe, who together produce at least 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EPA. As signatories to the Paris Climate Accord, the countries have agreed to cut their emissions rates, to help prevent global temperatures rising by more than 2 degrees Celsius.

The children will ask the European Court of Human Rights to tell the nations to enforce stronger emissioncutting policies, and to stop mining fossil fuel reserves.

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Richard Spencer speaks at UF Known white supremacist makes college visit amid protesters, tension

people Obama letters from 1980s to be made available at Emory University

If you’ve ever wondered what former President Barack Obama was like

By Eric LEvEnson when he was younger, EmCNN ory University has obtained letters to his then-girlfriend Protesters greeted white that could reveal more about his youth — and they supremacist leader Richard will be available to the pubSpencer with loud boos lic later this week. and chants of “Go home, The nine letters written Spencer” during his speech and sent by Obama to his Thursday afternoon at the then-girlfriend Alexandra University of Florida in McNear were obtained by Gainesville.

Emory’s Stuart A. Rose The talk was Spencer’s first planned speech on a Crowds of protesters gathered on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville as Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, where college campus since he and white supremacist Richard Spencer arrived to deliver a speech on his views. (CNN) students or visitors can read others participated in the them in person by appoint“Unite the booed and chanted lines such University and local officampus than at any time in ment when they become Right” rally as “Nazis are not welcome cials were concerned that the the university’s history. in Charlot- here.” event could become violent, Alachua County Sheriff’s available Friday.

Rosemary Magee, the ditesville, Va., “I’m not going home, I such as what occurred in Office spokesman Chris in August. will stand here all day if I Charlottesville, and so took Sims said the office used the rector of the Rose Library, described them to CNN as With an have to,” a combative Spenconsiderable steps to prevent lessons of Charlottesville in intensive cer told the crowd. that. planning. The sheriff’s office “very lyrical letters.”

“They reflect the search police Still, the heckling conOn Monday, Gov. Rick and the Gainesville Police of meeting of a young man presence, tinued through his time on Scott declared a state of Department had doubled or richard trying to find his place protesters stage, leading to several spencer emergency for Alachua in some cases tripled their in the world and a sense chanted, moments of frustration from County, where the university normal staffing levels as of of identity,” she said in a “We don’t want your Nazi Spencer. is located, to enable law enWednesday morning, Sims phone interview. “He has hate” and “Nazi scum off our The event thrust the forcement agencies to work said. streets.” The anti-Spencer university into the ongoing together more efficiently.

Outside the speech venue, aspirations but he also has deep longings in trying to protesters, who vastly debate about what constitutes University of Florida law enforcement sectioned outnumbered the supporters, protected speech and the President W. Kent Fuchs off one area for pro-Spencer understand the world and himself. They are parcarried signs against fasextent of its limits. Spencer is denounced Spencer’s white protesters and another area ticularly appropriate for a cism, neo-Nazis and white the president of the National supremacist platform as abfor anti-Spencer protesters, college campus.” supremacy.

Policy Institute, a leader of horrent in a letter to students, about 50 yards apart. The Obama wrote the letters Spencer took the stage the “alt-right” movement but said the school could not university banned an extenduring 1982-84 after transat the Phillips Center just and a proponent of the white stop him from renting the sive list of items, including after 2:45 p.m. Those in the nationalist movement that ad- Phillips Center for the event. torches, masks, weapons and ferring during college from venue, many of whom stood vocates for a white “awakenFuchs told CNN there athletic equipment that could California’s Occidental College to Columbia Uniwith their fists raised, loudly ing” and a white ethno-state. would be more police on be used as a weapon. versity in New York City.

nation Sen. wants to block attorney candidates who meet with Trump

President Donald Trump has personally interviewed candidates for U.S. attorney positions in New York and Washington, an unusual action for a president, people familiar with the meetings said, and now a senator may try to keep nominees who meet with Trump from being confirmed.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal called the move to personally interview the candidates “alarming” and “troubling” in an interview with CNN. “What’s most alarming about the President interviewing these particular candidates for U.S. attorney French minister positions is that these chief federal prosecutors are going plans to tackle to decide whether to indict Trump campaign advisers or catcalling staff if there’s collusion beMen who catcall, harass tween the Trump campaign or follow women on the and Russians proven and street in France could face possibly consider criminal on-the-spot fines under charges against the president a new sexual abuse law himself,” the Connecticut planned by the country’s Democrat said. minister for gender equality.

There is a “potential coerThe legislation aims to cive and intimidating aspect crack down on the kind of of” the meetings, Blumenthal predatory behavior that Mar- said, saying he has spoken to lene Schiappa says restricts fellow senators about “potenFrench women’s everyday tially blocking any nominees lives, making them afraid to who have been interviewed leave their homes. by the president.”

“It’s about freedom. …

Women (end up saying) Obama returns ‘I’m not going (out) anyto campaign trail more, if it’s that hard,” the author and activist turned on East Coast politician said.

Former President Barack “You can’t go to work if while you’re walking beObama is heading back into tween your house and your the political fray Thursday office, you are constantly for rallies where he’ll try to interrupted by men who are turn black voters out for the asking you for your number Democratic candidates in … (or) following you.” two closely watched gover— From wire reports nor’s races.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he has spoken to fellow senators about “potentially blocking any (U.S. Attorney) nominees who have been interviewed by the president.” (Special Photo)

The former president’s words will be closely watched for contrasts with President Donald Trump, who has actively taken steps to attack his legacy in recent weeks, including Iran, immigration and health care.

Obama’s rebukes of Trump so far have only been implicit, or delivered anonymously by former aides. He has yet to forcefully or publicly challenge his successor, preferring to stay above the partisan fray even as the Democratic Party is fueled by an eagerness to fight Trump at every opportunity.

Obama will campaign in Newark, N.J., with Phil Murphy on Thursday afternoon.

Then he’ll hold a night rally in Richmond, Va., with Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam.

Sens. introduce bill for online political ad disclosures A bipartisan trio of senators unveiled legislation Thursday that would place new disclosure requirements on political advertisements in an effort to combat the kind of election meddling that Russia engaged in during the 2016 election campaign.

The bill from Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota would require

the same disclosure for online political ads that is currently in place on ads that appear on television and the radio. They said at a news conference Thursday that the legislation would update U.S. laws so that online political ads had the same protections against foreign interference as traditional ads.

“We need regulatory rules, a framework, that shields our elections from foreign money,” Klobuchar said. “If a candidate or a cause buys an ad on TV, the same rules should apply if they buy it on Facebook or Google or on Twitter.”

Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, has joined their effort and is co-sponsoring the bill, giving it a bipartisan boost in the Republican-controlled Congress.

“I’ve been for full disclosure for the last 25 years,” McCain said in explaining why he was backing the bill.

Portland rally protests policies targeting Muslim communities A rally was held Wednesday night in Terry Schrunk Plaza in an effort to protest policies that target Muslim and immigrant communities in America.

Business leaders, faith leaders, and refugees living

in the Portland area came out to express concern about efforts to cut refugee admissions into the United States.

The group says the latest efforts by the Trump administration go against the values of the nation.

The group wants American to be a welcome place for immigrants.

“Immigrants are welcome here, and that there’s a lot of people in this country who are willing to fight for them whether they’re immigrants directly or they were immigrants hundreds of years ago. There’s all of these people coming together from all of these different classes of society, all of these different ethnicities and cultures that are willing to stand up against injustice, and I think that speaks to what America is all about,” said one person at the rally.

Billings company tabbed to deliver U.S. Capitol tree

Christmas came early for one Billings trucking company that learned it has the honors of transporting the Capitol tree to Washington D.C. Whitewood Transport will collect the tree from Eureka after it’s cut down from the Kootenai National Forest and haul it to D.C. The truck, a Kenworth T-680 Advantage, will leave Eureka with the 70-foot-tall tree Nov. 8 and make the more than 2,300mile journey to the Capitol.

Woman buys apology cake for officer after arrest

A Louisiana woman tried to bite a police officer Judge rejects after she had too much Shkreli bail to drink, and she wants Martin Shkreli cannot everyone to know she feels really bad about it. have back his $5 million Celina Dally of Lake bail, even though he’s in jail.

Charles told KATC that Judge Kiyo Matsumoto she and a friend went to denied a request to return a wine tasting recently at the funds to Shkreli, who McNeese State University, was convicted of fraud in where Dally had a few too August.

“The court concludes that many glasses of wine.

Her friend ended up Mr. Shkreli will not suffer calling police after Dally an ‘undue hardship’ by the retention of his bond,” Mat- passed out in her friend’s sumoto said in a court order car, and when Dally woke up, she was in a jail cell, filed Thursday. under arrest for public Shkreli’s lawyer, Ben intoxication and assaulting Brafman, wrote a letter requesting the bail be released. a police officer.

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Court: Cross-shaped WWI memorial is unconstitutional

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A federal appeals court has ruled that a 40-foot cross-shaped Maryland monument honoring soldiers who died in World War I is unconstitutional, saying it violates the separation between church and state.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the 92-year-old structure was in violation of the First Amendment

nonreligious purpose and “does not have the primary effect of endorsing religion,” according to the majority because it is on public land at a opinion written by Judges Stephanie busy intersection in Prince George’s Thacker and James Wynn.

County and is maintained with But the appeals court in Richgovernment funds. The court’s deci- mond, Va., sided 2-1 with the sion does not address whether the American Humanist Association, monument should be removed or an organization that advocates for modified. secularism and represented several The defendants — the Maryland- non-Christian residents of Prince National Capital Park and Planning George’s County.

Commission and the American LeThacker and Wynn wrote that the gion — argued that the cross had a memorial “excessively entangles

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the government in religion” and “breaches the wall of separation between Church and State.”

Chief Judge Roger Gregory wrote the dissenting opinion, arguing that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment “does not require the government to purge from the public sphere any reference to religion.”

The memorial was completed in 1925 using contributions from private donors and the American Legion. In 1961, the Maryland-

National Capital Park and Planning Commission acquired the monument and the land it sits on, and has spent $117,000 to maintain and repair the cross. In 2008, an additional $100,000 was set aside for future reparations.

The American Legion, which was represented by the First Liberty Institute, a law firm that seeks to protect religious freedom, plans on appealing the case to the Supreme Court, said Kelly Shackelford, the president and CEO of First Liberty.

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Georgia NAACP President Phyllis Blake addresses the Gwinnett County Board of Education Thursday about a “Nazi Party mascot” assignment that a Shiloh Middle School teacher gave to students. Blake said the NAACP wants the teacher to be disciplined.

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discipline the the teacher has faced, if any, because of the assignment.

Blake said the organization does not have a specific disciplinary action that they want the teacher to face. She said the group wants to make sure the teacher is disciplined though.

“We’re continuing to keep a watchful eye on this situation,” she said.

The state NAACP president said people who have filed complaints with the organization about the assignment have been upset because of historical association of the Nazi party with prejudice.

prayer activities,” Deams’ attorney, Douglas wants punitive and comR. Kertscher, wrote in the pensatory damages, back lawsuit. pay, prejudgment interest, Deams asked a supereither reinstatement or visor for special accomfront pay, and attorneys’ modations because of her fees from the district. religious practices. The The issue began with lawsuit alleges Principal a request from school ofAngelique Mitchell called ficials for Deams to work the custodian into her ofan hour later at night. The fice and asked her when lawsuit says that officials she prayed, including at Ferguson Elementary, what days she prayed on which is located in Duluth, and how many times she wanted the custodian to ex- prayed each day. tend her shift from 9 p.m.

Deams then went to the to 10 p.m. district’s Human Resources “Plaintiff’s local temple Department and spoke to closes prior to 10:00 officials about her rights. p.m., thus, working until The lawsuit says county 10:00 p.m. each evening officials went to Mitchell interfered with plaintiff’s and told her about De-

Bettie Brownlee Bettie Palmer Brownlee, age 87 of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ruby and Huck Palmer; grandson, Charlie Wilson; and siblings, Gene Palmer, Margaret Brown, and Dora Barry. She is survived by her children, Susan Denning (David), Jim Brownlee (Myra), and Nancy Clack (Chuck); grandchildren, Megan Maney (Brad), Katie Denning, Brady Byrd, and Will Clack; great grandson, Mason Maney, brother, George Palmer (Anita); and many nieces, nephews, and other family.

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said. “Subjecting these students to such an assignment is nothing short of cruel.”

Later in the meeting, school board Chairwoman Louis Radloff referred back to Blake’s comments, acknowledged that she had heard the NAACP’s concerns.

“I also want to thank Miss Blake for bringing this to our attention and reminding us that some of us occasionally slip and make an error, and that we need to communicate what our curriculum is all about,” Radloff said during her remarks at the end of the meeting.

that donated its proceeds to Samples’ family. By 2008, the event was attracting up to 300 riders and bringing in about $30,000. The riders rode from Gwinnett Fire Station No. 20 to a different sports bar each year.

Along the way, the riders stopped by Samples’ home.

His wife previously said it was one of the highlights of Samples’ year.

“It’s an amazing story of folks rallying around a family and the immense amount of love that was shown in that family,” Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said during a meeting of the commission on Tuesday.

The Samples family will give back to the department by accepting donations to the Gwinnett Fire Department Benevolence Fund in his name in lieu of flowers.

Rutledge said it was the department’s pleasure to help Samples and his family throughout the years.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to have known Craig and proud to call him one of our own,” Rutledge said. “Please continue to keep his wife, Judy, and the many friends and coworkers in your thoughts and prayers.”

Samples’ funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. His family will also be receiving friends Thursday at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. The Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel and Gardens funeral home is located at 3481 Hamilton Mill Road in Buford.

just because the reference no longer worked there did not mean she falsified the job application.”

Gwinnett County Public Schools Staffing Director Monica Baptiste allegedly told Deams that she had two days to get a form from DeKalb County officials verifying her previous employment there. Deams’ attorney alleged in the lawsuit that district officials knew it would take more than two days to obtain that verification.

Meanwhile, Deams attempted to continue working at Ferguson Elementary School on Sept. 24, despite being on suspension. She was allegedly

told that she had to turn her keys over to Mitchell and see human resources officials the next day.

Deams was fired by Baptiste the next day for allegedly falsifying her employment application and for attempting to continue working while on suspension.

“Plaintiff knew these reasons had a causal connection to her protected activity because they were never raised with her prior to her protected activity, and moreover, other comparable employees were not subject to the same job application standards that Plaintiff was held to,” the lawsuit states.

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“They just think it’s awful and (full of) hatred,” Blake said. “When is it going to stop?”

Blake told school board members the assignment did not advance a student’s understanding of the World War II era.

She also said it could have been insensitive to students of Jewish descent whose family lived in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

“Some of the students in that class might have been descendants of Holocaust survivors and may have relatives who were targeted by historical and modern-day Nazis,” Blake

muscles. They lose the ability to control their limbs, swallowing and speak.

Eventually, patients become paralyzed before passing away.

Patients typically live anywhere from three to 10 years after diagnosis, according to the ALS Association site. Samples outlived that expectancy by 18 years.

“He was always upbeat,” said Glenn Jackson, Samples’ lifelong friend.

“He never gave up.”

Before Samples fell ill, friends remembered him as talkative and athletic. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served with Youth With A Mission, a global Christian mission.

“He had a very deep faith,” Jackson said. “He never lost his faith.”

By 1993, Samples was bound to a hospital bed in his home. By 2007, he’d lost the ability to communicate on his own. Sensors on his eyelids and temples activated a keyboard that typed words and spoke in a deep, robotic voice for him.

The community Samples had worked so hard to serve while he was well strove to give back to him once he fell ill. Rutledge said the department left Sample’s gear on the rack at Fire Station No. 14 after he was forced to stop working there in 1990. Recently, they moved the display to Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel and Gardens, the funeral home handling his service.

In 1998, the department also began Ride for Craig, a motorcycle ride

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ams’ inquiry and that the custodian noticed the way she was treated at work underwent “retaliatory changes.”

The suit also says an official in the school system’s Human Resources Department called Deams into her office and also began raising questions about the custodian’s prayer schedule. A letter from Deams’ temple explaining her prayer needs was also requested.

“Plaintiff did not reject this request, but mentioned that she would speak to an attorney regarding her rights,” the lawsuit states.

Afterward, the human resources official who

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The head of the Georgia NAACP told Gwinnett County school system leaders that the organization wants to see a sixthgrade teacher who handed out a “Nazi Party mascot” assignment punished.

State NAACP president Phyllis Blake told the county’s school board Thursday night that her organization has received several complaints about the assignment. Blake said the organization had previously brought concerns to the Gwinnett school board five years ago when a third-grade math teacher in the district issued an assignment that referenced slavery.

“The NAACP is appalled and deeply disappointed by the actions of one Gwinnett County teacher,” Blake said.

“Assigning sixth-grade students to create a mascot representing Nazis is not only inappropriate and offensive but absolutely shouldn’t be in any course materials that students should be studying.”

School system officials previously called the assignment “inappropriate” and said it was not part of approved classroom materials, and that officials at the school were dealing with the situation.

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Frontier Faire officials unveiling replica Fort Daniel gate at festival Saturday

BY CURT YEOMANS

It might seem hard to imagine in an era when Gwinnett County is part of a sprawling metropolitan area, but once upon a time, this county was the edge of the frontier.

The days when what would become Gwinnett needed a military presence to keep the peace between white settlers and Native Americans will be highlighted at this weekend’s ninth annual Frontier Faire. The interactive and educational event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Daniel Historic Monument, 2505 Braselton Highway in Buford.

The fair is staged each year by the Fort Daniel Foundation and the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society.

“You get a chance to see archaeology, or the rediscovery of history, in action,” Frontier Faire publicity official Eli Stancel said. “It’s more than just a sign on the side of the road. You actually get to touch and feel, and see how we go through the process of discovering things.”

This year’s event will feature a special ribbon-cutting — or more likely a “rope cutting” to be more true to the period — at 10 a.m., on the spot where the original

hallmarks, such as opportunities for attendees to participate in archaeological What: Ninth Annual Frontier Faire excavations, War of 1812 When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. re-enactors giving flintlock Saturday musket demonstrations, preWhere: Fort Daniel Hissentations by local members toric Monument, 2505 of the Sons of the American Braselton Highway, Revolution, frontier life Buford demonstrations and Native Cost: $2 per person or American food preparation $5 per family and hominy demonstrations.

Stancel said the hominy demonstration is a new adarea around that, so they dition for this year’s event. were able to put the new Another new addition will gate posts right where the originals had been,” Stancel be a Meet the Descendants area where visitors can said. talk to people who are Fort Daniel, which sat on Hog Mountain, predated descended from people who built the fort, were stationed Gwinnett County by about there or helped build the four years and became the road to Fort Peachtree. staging ground for a road There will also be tours that went to another fort at Standing Peachtree, known of the Fort Daniel Museum and Archaeology Lab, as as Fort Peachtree. That well as chances to check road, according to officials from the Fort Daniel Foun- out the ArchaeoBus mobile archaeology classroom. dation and the Gwinnett Archaeological Society, was Items found during past the original Peachtree Road. excavations at the site will be on display for guests to The opening of the repview. lica gate marks the second Attendees will also have year in a row that the faire a chance to shop in the Hog has included the opening Mountain Trading Post. for some new feature for Visitors who attend the the site. Last year’s event featured the opening of the faire can park in the front blacksmith’s shop, which is yard of the house on the property. The Fort Daniel now fully operational and Museum is located in the will be open for this year’s basement of the house, festival. and the excavation site and In addition to the ribblacksmith shop is located bon (or rope) cutting, this behind it. weekend’s Frontier Faire Admission is $2 for indiwill also feature many viduals and $5 for families. of the event’s traditional

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Above, blacksmith Doc Watson, right, and his apprentice, Matthew Seigler, work on tools at the Fort Daniel historic site’s new blacksmith shop during last year’s Frontier Faire. At left, Wayne Stancel, left, and his son, Eli, chat in re-enactment gear during last year’s event. This year’s event will be held Saturday. (File Photos)

gate for the War of 1812-era fort was located.

Stancel said officials from the foundation had a general idea of where the gate had been, but archaeologists from the foundation, GARS

and Georgia State University found the exact site earlier this year. A new replica gate has been erected and the “rope cutting” will be held to open it to the public.

“What (Fort Daniel

Foundation president Jim D’Angelo) and the otherarchaeologists have done is they excavated the original post holes all the way below where there are any other artifacts left to find, and an

An alarming trend: Premature births go up in Georgia

BY ANDY MILLER

the national preterm birth average of 9.8 percent in 2016, which rose from 9.6 percent ATLANTA — Georgia’s the year before, she said. preterm birth rate rose in “There’s no single, simple 2016 after years of decrease, answer’’ for the preterm a disturbing trend that is mir- increase, Jacobson said. “It’s rored by national data, state a very complex interplay of officials said Monday. factors.”

Preterm birth is when a Those factors include baby is born too early, before the health of the pregnant 37 weeks of pregnancy have woman and whether she has been completed. It’s also conditions such as hypertencalled premature birth. sion or diabetes, Jacobson Babies who survive an said. early birth often face the risk If a woman has had a of lifelong health challenges, prior preterm birth, she has such as breathing problems a greater chance of a second and cerebral palsy. one.

Georgia’s preterm birth Intervals between pregrate climbed to 11.2 pernancies also make a differcent last year, up from 10.8 ence. Georgia mothers who percent in 2015, said Dr. have less than one year of Lara Jacobson, director of spacing between delivery Health Promotion at the and the next pregnancy have state Department of Public a 12.3 percent preterm birth Health. That’s higher than rate, Jacobson said.

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Race is a factor as well.

In 2015, the national rate of preterm births among African-American women (13 percent) was about 50 percent higher than the rate of preterm births among white women (9 percent), the CDC says.

The March of Dimes, which produces a Premature Birth Report Card, said Monday that last year showed “an unfair burden of premature births among specific racial and ethnic groups as well as geographic areas across the state.’’

Danielle Brown, the March of Dimes director of maternal and child health in Georgia, said that “as a community, we must do better to help give every baby a fighting chance.”

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But only 46 of Georgia’s 159 counties have labor and delivery units, with about 75 hospitals in the state routinely delivering babies, according to the Georgia OB/GYN Society. Many hospitals, especially in rural areas, have shuttered their birth units in the past two decades due to financial losses.

“There is a higher preterm birth rate overall in rural counties,’’ Jacobson said.

Preterm birth rates nationally decreased from 2007 to 2014, and CDC research shows that this decline is due, in part, to declines in the number of births to teens and young mothers.

The Georgia decline ended in 2013, and the rate stayed relatively flat until last year’s increase, state data show.

“We’re watching it very closely,’’ Jacobson said.

“We’re working very hard to reverse” the increase.

This increase in preterm births in Georgia for 2016 “is certainly concerning, though it appears to be a national trend,’’ said Elise Blasingame, executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. “Without looking at all of the additional data on maternal and infant health outcomes for the year, it is difficult to say which are the leading contributors.”

Georgia also has one of the highest uninsured rates in the nation. That could affect access to prenatal care, which could lead to more childbirth problems.

Other risk factors are alcohol consumption, drug use and smoking by pregnant women.

Public Health said Georgia has seen greater use of long-acting reversible

contraceptives, which can help women to better space pregnancies. Georgia Medicaid reimburses hospitals that implant LARCs. And Medicaid, which covers most births in Georgia, has stopped paying for early elective deliveries.

Hospitals also have launched programs to address risk factors during pregnancy, Public Health said.

And the March of Dimes cites the “Centering Pregnancy’’ initiative, a group prenatal program that combines health assessment, education and support.

The March of Dimes supports three Centering sites in Georgia: Upson (County) Regional Medical Center, Southern Crescent Women’s Health and Southwest Public Health District.

Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News.

Answering readers’ questions Gardening columnist Tim Daly answers questions from readers: Question: I know my bermudagrass lawn will turn brown and go dormant for the winter months. Some people I know seed their bermudagrass lawns with ryegrass, which will stay green throughout the winter.

Also, I see the same being done on athletic fields and golf courses. Is overseeding my lawn with ryegrass advisable? Will it cause any trouble for it?

— Bill in Duluth Answer: Bill, bermudagrass is considered to be a warm season grass as opposed to cool-season grasses, such as tall fescue, that stay green through the winter but will suffer under the intense summer heat. Ryegrass will perish under hot weather, and is considered an annual grass.

Overseeding a warm season grass lawn, such as bermudagrass, with it is a common practice.

But some drawbacks exist. During the winter months, the ryegrass will not cause any difficulties for the lawn, but can during spring green up. As the bermudagrass starts to come out of dormancy in the spring, the ryegrass is still actively growing. It will compete with the lawn for nutrients,

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fungi, as they break down organic matter, are releasing organic matter into the soil. If they are bothersome, use a lawnmower to mow them down or hand pull. No chemicals are available for stopping mushrooms form appearing in the lawn.

Q: I planted my fall vegetable garden a month ago, Tim Daly and the plants are thriving.

However, on my collards, air, water and light and cabbage, and broccoli, sevcould disrupt the greening eral holes are appearing in up process. If you choose to the leaves. What is causing overseed, in the spring scalp the problem and how can it your bermudagrass down be stopped?

— George in Norcross to a height of one-half of an A: George, the vegetables inch, which will reduce the are being troubled by the growth of the ryegrass and stimulate the bermudagrass. cabbage looper caterpillar and several related species.

Q: A large number of The best control method is to mushrooms have sprouted use pesticides containing the in my lawn recently. They bacteria Bacillus thuringienare unsightly and annoysis, or Bt, which will target ing. What can I do to get the caterpillar pests without rid of them and keep them harming anything else. from reappearing? Is there The pesticide is sold under anything that I can spray to stop mushrooms from taking the trade names Dipel and Thuricide, which can be purover my lawn?

— Alice, Grayson chased at any garden center.

A: Alice, mushrooms are They are considered organic, but like any pesticide, please the reproductive structures of several of species of fungi follow all label directions that live in the soil and feed and safety precautions.

Timothy Daly is an on decaying organic matAgricultural and Natural ter. They are analogous to Resource Extension Agent flowers and fruits of plants.

Nothing can be done to stop with UGA Extension Gwinmushrooms from sprouting. nett. He can be contacted They pose no threat to your at 678-377-4011or tdaly@ uga.edu. lawn and are indicative of

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KICKOFF EDITION

THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area: TODAY’S GAMES 7:30 p.m.

• Athens Christian at Providence Christian • Berkmar at Norcross • Brookwood at Parkview • Discovery at Duluth • Grayson at Newton • Habersham Central at Dacula • Hebron at Lakeview • Lanier at Apalachee • Meadowcreek at Central Gwinnett • Mill Creek at Mountain View • Peachtree Ridge at North Gwinnett • North Hall at GAC • Rockdale County at Archer • Shiloh at South Gwinnett • Walnut Grove at Buford • Wesleyan at Landmark Christian

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Matchups tonight featuring schools that used to share football stadiums — Brookwood played at Parkview and Shiloh played at South Gwinnett before their own stadiums were constructed

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Straight region victories for Buford, which hasn’t lost since having to forfeit two region wins in 2011 — it’s been 50 games since the Wolves last lost a region game on the field, a 2009 loss to Lovett

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Points scored last Friday on two field goals by Michael Johnson, who provided all the points in the Tigers’ 6-3 win over then top-ranked Grayson

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Touchdown catches last Friday by Mountain View wide receiver Malachi Carter in a loss to Collins Hill FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www.gwinnettprepsports.com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon.

This week’s winner is: Name: Knox Denning School: North Gwinnett Position: Defensive line Class: Senior Highlights: Had 11 tackles, including three sacks, in a 52-0 victory over Duluth Coach Bill Stewart’s take: “Knox is a player that works hard in the weight room every day to become a powerful defensive lineman. He has improved every day and is an exceptional player.”

Results: Denning won an online competition with Collins Hill’s Jomier Augustine, Brookwood’s Dante Black and GAC’s Montae Bailey this week.

Brookwood’s Matthew Hill (2) is dragged down by Parkview’s Ben Markiewicz (21) during Friday night’s game at Brookwood in Snellville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Intensity back in ‘Battle of Five Forks-Trickum’ BROOKWOOD AT PARKVIEW BROOKWOOD BRONCOS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Philip Jones Record: 5-2, 3-0 Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 52-28 PARKVIEW PANTHERS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Eric Godfree Record: 5-2, 3-0 Last week: Beat Berkmar 66-0 Last meeting: Brookwood won 24-23 in OT last year Location: Parkview High School Series history: 2016 — Brookwood 24, Parkview 23, OT 2015 — Parkview 48, Brookwood 9 2014 — Parkview 37, Brookwood 24 2013 — Brookwood 10, Parkview 0 2012 — Parkview 21, Brookwood 14 2011 — Brookwood 23, Parkview 19 2010 — Brookwood 10, Parkview 3 2009 — Brookwood 28, Parkview 14 2008 — Parkview 7, Brookwood 0 2007 — Brookwood 28, Parkview 3

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The neighborhood rivalry between Brookwood and Parkview has never fully faded, even when both programs went through lulls relative to the proud winning traditions of each over the past few years.

But after last year’s game — a 24-23 overtime thriller won by Brookwood that had Region 7-AAAAAAA playoff seeding implications — the intensity in the Battle of Five Forks-Trickum is definitely back in full force.

That intensity has defi-

nitely been felt this week in the buildup to the latest edition of the rivalry, which will commence when the Broncos (5-2, 3-0) visit the Big Orange Jungle in Lilburn to meet the Panthers (5-2, 3-0), with the inside track to the region title on the line.

“You can feel it throughout the school,” Parkview coach Eric Godfree said. “It has the feel of one of the great Parkview-Brookwood games of old.”

That feel appears to extend even to the coaching staffs, which are led by head coaches — Godfree and Brookwood’s Philip Jones — who played in the rivalry for

their respective schools as teenagers.

And Friday’s game appears to have all the elements for one of the classics in the series even beyond the implications, both in the region and the state — Brookwood is currently ranked No. 10 in Class AAAAAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association, while Parkview is among the others receiving votes.

Each offense has definitely put on a show throughout the 2017 campaign.

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Hawks-Bears matchup still big without title implications

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much in play when the two rivals square off tonight at Mountain View.

A victory by Mill After starting the foot- Creek (6-2, 3-1 region) ball season with Region would all but lock up a 6-AAAAAAA champion- home playoff game in the ship hopes, Mill Creek first round, while a vicand Mountain View tory from the host Bears aren’t in the position (6-2, 2-2) would throw either team wanted. the region into a crowded Both have suffered mess behind North. losses to region leader “This one’s probably North Gwinnett, turning shaping up to be a really their region title goals good game,” Mountain into a long shot, but View head coach Nick there is plenty to play for Bach said. “I think we in the season’s closing can hold our own if we weeks. A state playoff play good, Mountain berth and a higher postView football and do our season seed are still very thing. We’re optimistic,

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but we also know it’s a good challenge. We also know we’ve never really beat them.”

Mountain View’s only win over the Hawks came when both programs were young in 2011, and it was followed by four straight blowout losses in the rivalry, which got its roots when Mountain View drew its students from the Mill Creek cluster. A recent redistricting

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Todd Wofford. “In Gwinnett in general, every Friday night is a playoff game, and The Meadowcreek we’ve had that mentality Mustangs are in uncharted for a while. We know every territory. week we have to prepare, The program’s best and as soon as we started start in school history hit a region play, we were in roadblock two weeks ago. playoff mode.”

The Mustangs suffered a The team that slid under 63-0 loss to Brookwood the radar for the past decade while trying to match the is now a target. Meadprogram’s highest win total, owcreek’s offense isn’t a a 7-3 season in 1989. The well-kept secret any longer Mustangs have three more and neither is playmaking games against Region 7 op- running back Chauncey Wilponents; three more games liams. The senior tailback to prove that seventh win is one of the state’s leading isn’t as elusive as it seems. rushers this season behind A program with slightly an offensive line that avermore established historical ages 311.7 pounds. success stands in the way this Injured for the first five week. It’s been roughly 10 games of his junior season, years since Central Gwinnett colleges overlooked Wilreached at least seven wins, liams, and Meadowcreek and the Knights have made for that matter. Carrera said the state playoffs each of the he and his coaching staff last three seasons. Yet, the make an effort to expose Mustangs and Knights stand their players to scouts, locked, one-half game apart but without the means for in the Region 7-AAAAAAA players to attend big camps standings. One-half of a and showcases, players like game is the difference beWilliams are left to build a tween a state playoff spot. resume on the field and in “Realistically, it’s for the classroom. two, three or four (seed),” “It’s not going to be a said Central Gwinnett coach camp offer, it’s going to be

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from what he’s doing in games,” Carrera said. “He’s had a tremendous year when it comes to leadership and attitude. That’s part of his success, that his attitude has been great this year.”

From Wofford and Central Gwinnett’s perspective, the Knights have to force their way into the Meadowcreek backfield and stop the locomotive before it starts. The faster Central Gwinnett’s linemen and linebackers penetrate Meadowcreek’s front, the less momentum and speed the Mustangs will muster.

“We didn’t do a great job of that last week at Brookwood,” Wofford said. “If we tackle, we have a good chance.”

Carrera and Meadowcreek know teams are going to load up the box, trying to stuff the running game, and to counteract that, the Mustangs will have to outexecute their opponents.

“They’re very fast defensively,” Carrera said. “We’re going to try to take our shots and advantages when we can.”

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nual Brookwood Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament fundraiser will be held at Summit Chase Country Club. Registration and breakfast begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 11 a.m. and awards and dinner at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $150 per player or $500 per foursome. Sponsorships also are available. For more information or to register, go to www.broncobaseball.org.

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A look at this week’s prep football matchups (all games at 7:30 p.m. today unless otherwise noted)

ATHENS CHRISTIAN AT PROVIDENCE ATHENS CHRISTIAN EAGLES (8-A) PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN STORM (8-A) Coach: Chris Williams Coach: Parker Conley Record: 2-5, 1-5 region Record: 1-6, 1-5 region Last week: Lost to Towns County 28-27 Last week: Lost to Athens Academy 48-0 After facing a pair of heavy hitters the last two weeks, Athens Christian represents a more favorable matchup for Providence Christian. Athens Christian is coming off a one-point loss to Towns County and its lone region win came against Lakeview Academy.

“I definitely think they’re still a great program, but I am relieved not to have a matchup with a top-ranked team in the state,” Storm head coach Parker Conley said.

Providence held out all-purpose threat Mitchell Miller last week against No. 5 Athens Academy for some extra healing time. Miller returns as a running threat with Hunter Giella at quarterback. Miller joins tailback David Sloan to give the David Sloan Storm a pair of rushing weapons.

“David has been the workhorse this year,” Conley said. “He’s done everything we asked with all his teammates working through injuries.

“This is the dynamic we’ve been trying to get all season, but better late than never to have those two senior leaders in the backfield.”

Providence spent this week focused on its mental approach.

“I felt like we’ve been telling ourselves one thing and it has not led to the output that we need,” Conley said. “We have to be not just physically tough, but mentally tough.

“We had gotten into a consistent behavior that wasn’t letting us succeed, especially late in games when we need to score points.”

Athens Christian works in a lot of different alignments and relies on its playmakers, Conley said.

“If we can play smart, assignment football, we’ll be tough,” he said.

Last meeting: Athens Christian won 34-8 last year Location: Providence Christian Academy

BERKMAR AT NORCROSS BERKMAR PATRIOTS (7-AAAAAAA) NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Kenan Dever Coach: Keith Maloof Record: 0-8, 0-4 region Record: 3-4. 2-1 region Last week: Lost to Parkview 66-0 Last week: Beat Lakeside-DeKalb 41-6 Norcross bounced back nicely from a loss to Parkview two weeks ago by rolling past Lakeside-DeKalb last week, and are looking to continue that momentum against Berkmar.

Among the biggest positive trends from that game was a strong night for the Blue Devils running game behind Clay Harris, Omar Sinclair and a good night from the offensive line after a slow start.

But there are still areas coach Keith Maloof is looking for improvement from, most prominently, getting that running game in gear earlier in the game.

“We started a little slow on offense (last week), but we got better as the game went on,” Maloof said. “This week, we want to continue to improve, play faster, Taiwan Cole play smarter.”

While the Blue Devils certainly have an advantage in depth and talent level, they aren’t looking past the Patriots or some of their top offensive weapons, such as quarterback Donte Henry, running back Jonathan Wiley and receiver Xzavier Ward.

“They do have some people who can play,” Maloof said. “If you make a mistake, they can do something with it.”

Still, Berkmar will have to deal with a stout Norcross defense, especially a secondary led by Taiwan Cole and Jaelin Madison, if they are forced to take to the air.

For their part, coach Kenan Dever is hoping to keep the focus for his Patriots simple as they make another attempt at stopping a losing streak that has now reached 45 straight games.

And he is encouraged they seem to be buying in.

“They’re a bunch of kids who just don’t quit,” Dever said. “Each week is a battle through adversity.

We’re preaching the mantra of, ‘Don’t give up. Keep fighting.’”

Last meeting: Norcross won 58-0 last year Location: Norcross High School

DISCOVERY AT DULUTH

HEBRON CHRISTIAN AT LAKEVIEW ACADEMY

DISCOVERY TITANS (6-AAAAAAA) DULUTH WILDCATS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Efrem Hill Coach: Bob Swank Record: 1-6, 0-3 region Record: 2-5, 0-3 region Last week: Had a bye Last week: Lost to North Gwinnett 52-0 When the going gets tough, a team with the number three in their region loss column is a welcome sight.

Both the Discovery Titans and Duluth Wildcats are winless in region play so far, and have combined for a total of three wins including non-region games. The good news for one team is that someone will leave with a region victory.

Offensively, Duluth is yet to score more than 10 points in its last three games, while Discovery has done so once in a 45-12 loss to Collins Hill.

For Discovery, Khiree Seabrook leads the team in rushing by far with 543 yards.

But Discovery averages 97.3 yards rushing per game compared to 136 yards passing per game. Junior Quarterback Alexander Drazic is completing passes at a Kobe 48-percent clip. His most-efficient targets are Seabrook and senior Jason Mitchell, Johnson averaging 13.3 and 14.8 yards per game, respectively.

Discovery head coach Efrem Hill said his Titans can walk away with a road win against the Wildcats by establishing their running game, and also by forcing Duluth to pass by cutting out their running game in the first half.

For Discovery to establish its run, that will require the Titans to lean on Seabrook’s versatile skillset once again.

“He’s a special kid, you can move him almost anywhere on the field,” Hill said of Seabrook. “That’s what makes him special. We just use him where the game dictates.”

Duluth’s offense still runs primarily through senior quarterback Jalil El-Amin, who averages a respectable 209 yards passing per game. The Wildcats moved the ball in spurts against North Gwinnett last week with some short passes. El-Amin completed 17 of his 32 attempts for roughly 180 yards.

Last meeting: Discovery won 28-0 last year Location: Duluth High School

HEBRON CHRISTIAN LIONS (8-A) LAKEVIEW ACADEMY LIONS (8-A) Coach: Jeff Saturday Coach: Matthew Gruhn Record: 4-3, 3-3 region Record: 2-5, 1-5 region Last week: Lost to Prince Ave. Christian 22-17 Last week: Lost to George Walton Academy 49-35 After another near miss against a state-ranked opponent — this one that was literally a matter of inches — Hebron tries to bounce back in the final leg of a three-game road trip.

Coach Jeff Saturday was already pleased with the way his Lions rebounded from a disappointing performance the previous week against Athens Academy, and is confident they can do so again, especially with a good playoff seeding still available over the final three weeks of the regular season.

“We gave ourselves a chance at the end (last week), but we didn’t quite make it,” Saturday said. “I’m proud of the way we responded. We didn’t play well against Athens Academy, but eventually, we’re going to figure out a way to win games like Brendan that.

Harrison “But everything we have to do is still ahead of us.”

What is immediately ahead of Hebron is a Lakeview team, despite its record, that has plenty of offensive weapons to challenge any opponent, especially through the air.

Quarterback Alec Barnhorst has thrown for nearly 1,500 yards and 8 TDs, with K.J. Millwood (63802, 6 TDs) and Dillon Knepp (22-205) being his primary targets.

Hebron will look to leaders like linebacker Brendan Harrison and defensive back Will Warbington to rise to the occasion.

“We’ve got our work cut out for us,” Saturday said. “(Lakeview Academy is) similar to us. They’re trying to close the gap (with the region’s upper-echelon teams), too.”

Last meeting: Hebron won 34-14 last year Location: Lakeview Academy

PEACHTREE RIDGE AT NORTH GWINNETT

NORTH HALL AT GAC

PEACHTREE RIDGE LIONS (6-AAAAAAA) NORTH GWINNETT BULLDOGS (6-AAAAAA) Coach: Reggie Stancil Coach: Bill Stewart Record: 1-6, 1-2 region Record: 6-1, 3-0 region Last week: Lost to Mill Creek 48-14 Last week: Beat Duluth 52-0 Friday night will be one day shy of a full year since the Peachtree Ridge football team handed North Gwinnett a 28-21 loss.

Time has affected both teams. North Gwinnett sits atop Region 6-AAAAAAA, having dispatched its three region opponents by a combined score of 114-35 under head coach Bill Stewart. Peachtree Ridge is 1-2 in region play, having lost its last two games by a combined 69 points, locked outside of one of the region’s four playoff spots without some outside help.

Lions head coach Reggie Stancil said his team’s struggles this season are linked to growing pains. Defensively, Stancil said there are at most three players on the field with varsity experience prior to this season, but seven games of varJimmy sity experience are starting to pay off in terms of the team’s development.

Urzua “A lot of our kids are new to varsity football. it takes a while to gel,” Stancil said.

“We didn’t play well against Mill Creek (on Oct. 13), a little because they’re a good team. At times we show flashes of a good defensive team.”

That defense will face a robust North Gwinnett offense Friday night. While Bulldog playmakers like running back Tyler Goodson and quarterback Jimmy Urzua light up box scores, North’s defense is quietly doing the dirty work. The Bulldogs allow an average of 17 points per game, skewed by a 31-28 loss to Walton in Week 1 and a 31-28 win over Milton the following week. Most recently, the Bulldogs shut out the Duluth Wildcats and reeled in two interceptions.

“They’ve been doing a good job and causing some turnovers,” Stewart said. “They’ve been coming around. I think for us to win down the road, we still need to continue to improve in that area, and I think we have since Week 1.”

Last meeting: Peachtree Ridge won 28-21 last year Location: North Gwinnett High School

NORTH HALL TROJANS (7-AAA) GAC SPARTANS (7-AAA) Coach: David Bishop Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 3-5, 3-1 region Record: 7-1, 4-1 region Last week: Beat Union County 55-34 Last week: Beat Lumpkin County 61-14 The non-region schedule, against teams from higher classifications, was not kind to North Hall. The Trojans lost the first four games of the season, but have won three of the last four when it mattered most. Their lone 7-AAA loss is to Dawson County.

“It’s a good program and a well-coached program,” Greater Atlanta Christian head coach Tim Hardy said. “What’s interesting this year is offensively, they’re run first, but they’ve been really effective throwing the ball. They run a lot of wing-type set, but their play action is also really efficient. You can tell they’re a physical team.

“They’re not throwing the ball 30 times a game, but when they do, it’s big plays.

It’s a difficult offense to defend.”

Jeffrey North Hall has struggled defensively, though. The Trojans are yielding 28.5 Blake points per game. GAC is averaging 46.6 points per game with a diversified offense. Led by a big, experienced line, the Spartans have had their way with every team in the region this season.

Clemson commit Kyler McMichael is the top rushing threat with 780 yards and 15 touchdowns on 67 carries. But sophomore Montae Bailey is up to 400 yards — boosted by two 80-yard touchdown runs last week — and four touchdowns on 36 carries. Six players ran the ball against Lumpkin County and none had more than five touches.

Junior quarterback Josh Rose was an economical 6 of 10 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns. A bevy of receivers are at his disposal, too. Max Burke leads the way with 20 catches for 343 yards and six TDs, but right behind him in scoring are Trey Morrison, a North Carolina commit, and two-way standout Jeffrey Blake, who each have three.

Last meeting: GAC won 42-14 last year Location: Greater Atlanta Christian School

ROCKDALE AT ARCHER

SHILOH AT SOUTH GWINNETT

ROCKDALE CO. BULLDOGS (8-AAAAAAA) ARCHER TIGERS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Greg Manior Coach: Andy Dyer Record: 1-6, 0-2 region Record: 7-0, 2-0 region Last week: Lost to South Gwinnett 19-14 Last week: Beat Grayson 6-3 The task for second-ranked and unbeaten Archer this week is getting back to work after one of the biggest wins in school history, a 6-3 triumph over then-No. 1 Grayson last Friday.

Grayson also was ranked 12th nationally by MaxPreps, but its offense was shut down by a sterling effort from the Tigers’ defense.

Archer’s impressive defensive effort was headed up by Andrew Booth (two interceptions, five solo tackles), Emmanuel Michel (10 tackles, eight solos, one for loss, three sacks, three quarterback hurries, five quarterback touches), Will Choloh (four tackles, two for losses, one sack, three QB hurries, three QB touches) and Colby Wooden (six tackles, one for loss, one QB hurry, one QB touch).

Kaleb “I’m so proud of those guys,” Archer head coach Andy Dyer said of his defense.

Chester “We ended up forcing a couple of turnovers on interceptions.

“We kept them out of the end zone with some big plays. When you do that, you have a good chance to win.”

Archer also did well in special teams behind solid punting and two field goals from Michael Johnson, along with a grind-it-out offense.

Running back Keegan Strickland had most of the Tigers’ consistent success on offense with his tough running, while Kaleb Chester, Ethan Lane and Derek Harden led the Archer offensive line in its battle with a massive Grayson defensive front.

“They’re huge on both (lines),” Dyer said of Grayson.

With wins over fellow frontrunners Grayson and Newton, Archer has a favorable path to the region title with its final three games. But it can’t overlook any of the remaining foes, including a Rockdale team that lost a close one to South Gwinnett last week.

Last meeting: Archer won 35-0 last year Location: Archer High School

SHILOH GENERALS (8-AAAAAAA) SOUTH GWINNETT COMETS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Ryan Andrews Coach: Steve Davenport Record: 1-6, 1-1 region Record: 2-5, 1-1 region Last week: Had a bye Last week: Beat Rockdale Co. 19-14 There is already plenty on the line when Shiloh travels to Richard Snell Community Stadium on Friday night.

But as if an intense Snellville neighborhood rivalry and the host Comets’ homecoming game weren’t enough, the winner of this game will claim the inside track to the region’s final Class AAAAAAA state playoff berth, barring upsets in the final few weeks of the regular season.

“Obviously, that’s been one of our goals from the start of the season,” South coach Steve Davenport said. “It’s been tough for us (so far), but we still have this to play for.

“Shiloh has got some good athletes. We’ve got all the respect in the world for Shiloh. Everybody’s growing this time of year. They’ve played hard, and I don’t expect Jasheen Davis anything less from them on Friday. We know we’ve got to put our best foot forward.”

The Comets will be more likely to put their best foot forward, as Florida Statecommitted defensive tackle Robert Cooper returned to the lineup last week as he continues to battle through an ailing shoulder.

Combined with another blue chip defensive lineman in Justin Mascoll, Shiloh coach Ryan Andrews knows his team will have its work cut out for it Friday.

But Andrews also likes what he’s seen lately not only from the Generals’ offense, but also his young defense, led by growing sophomores in defensive end Jasheen Davis and linebacker Isaac Dowling.

“South Gwinnett has probably the top defensive line in our classification, if not the entire state,” Andrew said of South. “Our defense has also been playing better every week. I’ve actually never been more proud of my team after a blowout than I was after (a 52-6 loss to) Grayson (two weeks ago). For the first time in three years, I felt like we weren’t scared of them and we didn’t give them the game.

Our young guys are growing in confidence.”

Last meeting: South won 35-6 last year Location: South Gwinnett High School

WALNUT GROVE AT BUFORD

WESLEYAN AT LANDMARK CHRISTIAN

WALNUT GROVE WARRIORS (8-AAAAA) BUFORD WOLVES (8-AAAAA) Coach: Ben Reaves Coach: John Ford Record: 2-5, 1-2 region Record: 5-1, 3-0 region Last week: Had a bye Last week: Beat Cedar Shoals 56-0 The Wolves have cruised through three straight region opponents by a combined 176-7 since a loss to South Carolina powerhouse South Pointe a month ago.

On paper, that figures to be four straight given the disparity in record with Friday’s opponent, Walnut Grove.

However, Buford coach John Ford is somewhat leery of a Warriors team that does have some weapons, including a pair of solid defensive linemen in Cameron Brown and Chandler Cason, as well as sophomore quarterback Colby Bell.

And he knows the Wolves will have to be on their toes to stay unbeaten in region play.

“They’re well coached,” Ford said of Walnut Grove. “They have a good scheme Demontre offensively, a good scheme defensively and they make you earn it.

Bennett “No doubt, if you do something stupid, they’re good enough to knock you in the mouth. We just have to make sure we know what we’re doing at all times.”

The Wolves have shown they know what they’re doing on both sides of the ball of late, whether its their multi-headed running game led by Christian Turner and Anthony Grant, or a defense that has gotten production from across the board, including safety Demontre Bennett.

“We’ve got a lot of great players who can do good things with the football,” Ford said. “We just have to come out and play clean and execute with a lot of juice. We want everyone to have a great sense of enthusiasm for their teammates.”

Last meeting: Buford won 38-6 last year Location: Buford High School

WESLEYAN WOLVES (5-A) LANDMARK CHRISTIAN WAR EAGLES (5-A) Coach: Franklin Pridgen Coach: Wayne Brantley Record: 6-2, 3-1 region Record: 0-7, 0-3 region Last week: Had a bye Last week: Had a bye Wesleyan and Landmark Christian are both coming off bye weeks in the midst of very different seasons. Landmark was a 10-2 team last year, beat Wesleyan and made the second round of the Class A playoffs. In a drastic turn of events, the War Eagles have yet to win this season.

“Obviously they’re struggling, but I will say they have an excellent line of scrimmage and three of the five on it beat us last year,” Wolves head coach Franklin Pridgen said. “That was a big deal. It hurt our season. We’ve got so much to play for. We’ve got a payback element and we’ve got a power-ranking element to this.”

Wesleyan’s lone region loss is to No. 1 Eagle’s Landing Christian. Their other defeat was at the hands of Hapeville Charter, which is ranked third in Class AA. That Corey matters significantly in the power rankings, but the Wolves can’t afford to lose focus in Berry the final two games of the regular season against teams that don’t look so hot on paper.

“When we watched film, the first thing the players said was, ‘Landmark doesn’t look like an 0-7 team,’” Pridgen said. “The best thing they do is run downhill — and in case you haven’t noticed, we’re not huge across the line of scrimmage.”

But the Wolves are rested and have a diversified attack, along with some smart, quick defenders.

“We got some charge back in our batteries,” Pridgen said. “It was one of the best off weeks we’ve ever had. You always want to keep your edge and get your rest. It’s a fine line. But we were able to take some guys who have been going hard, let them pull back and let those things heal once and for all.”

Among those is senior running back Corey Berry, who is now at full speed after an ankle injury.

Last meeting: Landmark won 21-17 last year Location: Landmark Christian School

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Battle •From Page 1B average of 49 points per game behind Fred Payton (1,497 yards passing, 15 TDs), Christian Malloy (280 yards rushing on just 17 carries) and Miles Marshall (634 receiving, 7 TDs. Meanwhile, the Broncos are not far behind in third at 43.9 points per game, led by Angelo DeSpigna (1,016 yards passing, 13 TDs), Dante Black (976 yards rushing, 18 TDs) and Matthew Hill (326 yards rushing, 477 receiving, 8 TDs).

In fact, Brookwood just

went through a similar offensive shootout in last week’s 52-28 win over Central Gwinnett, and Jones is bracing for another challenge for his defense.

“Their offense is rolling, our offense is rolling,” Jones said. “Fred Payton is very similar to (Central QB) Jarren Williams in that he’s a special quarterback, another Division I caliber quarterback. And (Parkview has) got so many others helping out. Marshall is big and fast, and they’ve got guys who can run it. They can do it all well.

“We hope we can continue producing on offense. They’re very fundamentally sound defensively. We definitely have respect for (Parkview defensive coordinator Chris) Wagner and their defense.”

Indeed, both defenses will be tested, with the Panthers looking to their leaders like linebackers Ben Markiewicz and Kobe Wilson and safety Jack Lapenta, while Brookwood counters with its won playmakers Chris Cotter, Justin Scola and D.J. Horne.

Brookwood quarterback Angelo SiSpigna (10) looks for an open receiver as Parkview’s Demetrius West (3) looks in during Friday night’s game at Brookwood in Snellville.

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Matchup •From Page 1B to Mountain View, so even more families who know each other are on opposing sides this week.

It’s not the first rivalry matchup this season for either team, though.

“Fortunately, we play Dacula, we played in the Corky Kell, we played Archer again,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said. “We play a nonregion schedule that has a lot of opponents like that. I get asked every year who is our No. 1 rival, and I say it’s who we play that week. I have a tremendous respect for Mountain View. We try to play Dacula and try to play games like this.”

Mountain View is fresh off another rivalry game against a bordering school, and it didn’t turn out well. The Bears lacked discipline at times and made mistakes at times, fueling a 29-21 loss to Collins Hill last Friday.

Those are things the Mountain View coaches spent this week trying to clean up.

“I would say, rivalry speak-

MILL CREEK AT MOUNTAIN VIEW MILL CREEK HAWKS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Shannon Jarvis Record: 6-2, 3-1 region Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 48-14 MOUNTAIN VIEW BEARS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Nick Bach Record: 6-2, 2-2 region Last week: Lost to Collins Hill 29-21 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Mill Creek won 35-23 last year Location: Mountain View High School

Mountain View’s Jasen Johnson Jr. (10) stiffarms Mill Creek’s Shaka Heyward (31) during the first half of last year’s game. (Photo: Will Fagan)

ing, this game is probably similar to last week,” Bach said. “My goal and my hope is my boys can control their emotions a little bit. Last week we got off the rails a little bit,

had some penalties, lost focus a little bit. … In my eyes, that’s what I saw. Everybody has got their own views what happened, but we kind of killed ourselves. I think our

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boys understand that. They realized that. They felt bad after the game.”

A cleaner game is a must against Mill Creek, which has played better by the week of late. A 16-13 loss to secondranked Archer was tough, but the Hawks’ 35-21 loss to North was more difficult to take because they gave the Bulldogs two defensive touchdowns on fumbles.

Jarvis likes how his team has responded since the North loss, showing better focus in practice and playing well in two straight region wins. The defense has continued its stellar play, while the offense has evolved with a more prolific running game headed up by Uriah Leverette and Rafael Morales, as well as good results from quarterback Brady Longenecker.

“It’s not about who we’re playing at this point,” Jarvis said. “I really like the progress our team’s starting to make the last couple of weeks after that North loss. We felt at the beginning of the year this would be one of our most improved teams from start to end and we’ve seen that. We’ve just got to keep doing that. … Since that first loss in the region, our kids have really dialed in.”

Mill Creek also knows a big challenge awaits in Mountain View, with its improved defense and a quick-strike offense led by quarterback Matt Edwards and a crop of talented receivers led by Georgia Techbound Malachi Carter.

HABERSHAM CENT. RAIDERS (8-AAAAAA) DACULA FALCONS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Benji Harrison Coach: Tommy Jones Record: 1-6, 0-2 region Record: 3-4, 2-0 region Last week: Lost to Lanier 25-21 Last week: Beat Gainesville 28-0 Habersham Central has been on the cusp of victory for much of the season but can’t seem to break through. The Raiders, now 1-6, shoulder a sixgame losing streak, though all six losses have been by four points or less.

That includes back-to-back losses to open region play against Gainesville (30-27) and Lanier (25-21). “(Habersham) could very easily be 2-0 in the region and could very easily be 7-0 or 6-1,” Dacula head coach Tommy Jones said. “They have a very explosive football team from an offensive perspective. They put a lot of points on the board. It all starts with their quarterback. He’s an exceptional talent. He can run it. He throws it. He has an exceptionally strong arm.”

Sean Jones also said Habersham has made great strides defensively since the McDaniel beginning of the season, putting the coach and his Falcons on upset watch.

“They’re a very scary football team,” Jones said. “We know it’s going to take a great effort for us to have success.”

Just like last season, Dacula has rebounded from the rigors of a tough non-region schedule to open region play well. The Falcons blanked Gainesville last Friday with a stingy defense and just enough offense, led by playmaker Jalen Perry. Perry had seven rushes for 177 yards and two long touchdown runs, in addition to catching two passes for 58 yards.

“From a defensive perspective, I thought we played exceptionally well (against Gainesville),” Jones said. “I thought our kids gave tremendous effort. We were able to put some pressure on them and create a few plays here or there. Offensively, I feel like we’re improving, but we know we still have a ways to go. But I feel like, all in all, it was a big region win.”

Sean McDaniel (14 tackles, one for loss, one sack), Victor Micah (13 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack), Shaah Cooper (11 tackles, one for loss), Joseph Lopez (eight tackles) and Chris Smith (seven tackles, two fumble recoveries) were among Dacula’s defensive standouts last Friday.

Last meeting: Dacula won 9-0 last year Location: Dacula High School

LANIER AT APALACHEE LANIER LONGHORNS (8-AAAAAA) APALACHEE WILDCATS (8-AAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs Coach: Steve Sims Record: 4-3, 1-1 region Record: 1-6, 0-2 region Last week: Beat Habersham Central 25-21 Last week: Had a bye Apalachee head football coach Steve Sims and Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs crossed paths, perhaps unknowingly, during their stints as assistant coaches at Norcross and Collins Hill, respectively.

Now both in the midst of their first gigs as head coaches of their respective programs, Mobbs said his respect for Sims’ rebuilding effort with the Wildcats extends throughout Mobbs’ own coaching staff.

“They’ve had some rough times, but we know they’ll be prepared,” Mobbs said. “We expect their best ball game of the year. “(Sims) is a class guy in everything he does, and we’re looking forward to Zach a team that will be very well-coached,” Mobbs said.

Calzada In 2016, Apalachee improved on its win total from Sims’ first season.

Before that, the Wildcats combined for a 1-29 record in the previous three seasons. The Wildcats still need one win to match last year’s record, and they’re still gunning for their first region victory under Sims.

But the Longhorns still have ambitions of their own in 2017. An early loss to undefeated Winder-Barrow leaves a region title out of the Longhorns’ hands, but the possibility of hosting a first round playoff game is still in Lanier’s control. Lanier is tied for third place in Region 8-AAAAAA with Gainesville, and they’re one game behind Dacula with head-to-head games against both teams left on the schedule.

Mobbs said he is looking for more consistency on both sides of the ball. He was satisfied with the way his defense played in the Longhorns’ 25-21 win over Habersham Central last week, adding his offense performed in spurts.

Offensively, the Longhorns are fairly balanced, averaging 142 yards through the air and 145 on the ground this season. But Mobbs said he’s still waiting to see both parts of his offense come together at the same time.

Last meeting: Lanier won 45-9 last year Location: Apalachee High School

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Central Gwinnett senior Axel Avalos is aiming for a return to the state meet, where he finished 11th last season, with the Area 4-AAAAAAA race set for Saturday. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

Avalos forging new path for Central cross country program

By Christine Troyke Axel Avalos bounced through Central Gwinnett’s cross country workout.

He was at the front of the line for warmup drills, hopping and bringing his knees nearly to his chest.

He high-fived his teammates as they hit the finish line.

“He leads by example,” Central head coach Andy Dugger said. “For workouts, on days he isn’t here for some reason, everybody else is just slower.

“So he’s one of those kids who makes everyone around him a lot better — which is really important in a sport like cross country.”

It’s also what appeals most to Avalos about running.

“Just the hard work and that the whole team is a family,” he said.

Avalos was 11th at state as a junior, but was the second-best Gwinnett County finisher. He heads into Saturday’s area meet with the expectation of qualifying for state by being in the top 12.

He’s also got a good shot at winning.

If last week’s Coach Wood Invitational is any measure, it will likely be Avalos and Parkview’s Christian Corsello up at the front. They were among the top four Gwinnett finishers at the Coach Wood.

The other two, Archer’s James Cragin and Myles Collins, aren’t in the same area.

Avalos, who set the Iowa middle school state record before moving to Gwinnett, just needs to temper his natural inclination to go fast from the beginning.

“At Coach Wood, that first mile was insanely fast and he tends to want to race out with the top guys,” Dugger said.

“He’s just got to go out under control. Whether it’s a few feet or a few yards, he just has to hang back.

“The race is won in Mile 3, not Mile 1.”

They concentrated on building up Avalos’ mileage and some strength training this summer.

“That way he could finish

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Gladiators bring on former Thrasher to develop goalies

By Christine Troyke

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DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators got their first chance to skate at Infinite Energy Arena on Wednesday afternoon and it was with the added assistance of Boston Bruins’ goaltender development coach Mike Dunham.

The former Thrasher was back in familiar confines to work with prospects Dan Vladar and Matt Ginn — although Vladar was recalled to AHL Providence after Boston’s Tuukka Rask was injured in practice Wednesday.

Dunham was hired by Boston, Atlanta’s NHL affiliate, this summer after a decade as the New York Islanders’ goalie coach.

“It’s huge,” Gladiators head coach Chuck Weber said. “He knows the nuances that I don’t.

It’s a nice feather in Boston’s cap that they’re making a commitment to some of the young players that are down here.”

Ginn and Vladar, who is expected to be in Providence for a week or two, each played one game in the season-opening road weekend against Florida, which is now here for games tonight and Saturday. Both goalies ended up with a loss, but for different reasons.

In Game 1, Atlanta was up 2-1 and then an overall collapse allowed Florida to score three goals in 2 and one-half minutes against Ginn. In Game 2, the Gladiators spent far too much time on the penalty kill and couldn’t hang on to an early lead.

“We still have some work to do,” Weber said. “I saw a lot of positives over the 120 minutes.

The first night we had a really bad 2 and one-half minutes in the second period that we didn’t manage. Then special teams and the power plays were the difference on Saturday. We were short-handed 10 times and (six) of them were slashes.”

The league is cracking down on slashing this season.

“I really wasn’t happy with how we were a lot of stick on stick when it wasn’t necessary,” Weber said. “Any obstruction penalties are my pet peeve.”

After the opener last Friday, Atlanta spent a lot of time looking at video and made some improvements, particularly in its exiting of the defensive zone.

“Florida comes hard,” Weber said. “They do a good job coming down and taking away walls, stuff like that. We need to make sure our execution is tight. We did a better job on Saturday. We had a little plan for the opening of the game and the boys executed it. We scored a goal 24 seconds into the game because they executed a little strategy that us as coaches put together.”

The 1-0 lead was no match for 10 power-play chances. And the Gladiators had a call that didn’t go their way when the Everblades were up 2-1 in the second period. Atlanta had a tying goal waived off and simultaneously assessed a penalty.

“In the second game, we got ourselves into some penalty trouble and against a team like Florida, when you’re down for 20 minutes out of the 60, you’re chances of winning aren’t very good,” forward Thomas Frazee said. “But I think that first game we gave ourselves a chance to win. We played 55, 56 minutes of good hockey. Those two or three minutes, though, cost us the game. It goes to show you, against a team like that, with that much talent, you have to play hard for 60 minutes.

“It’s a really confident group.

I know we’re 0-2 and it’s not the start we wanted, but at the end of the day, we’re confident.

That’s the mindset we need to have not only for this weekend, but for the rest of the year.”

Weber made lineup changes from Game 1 to 2 and said that will continue. The Gladiators are carrying two extra forwards and two extra defensemen right now.

“If they’re out of the lineup because of play, they know it,” Weber said. “Or it may be just because I want to get someone else in the lineup for one reason or another. All I can do is be honest with them. Too, and a lot of guys, if they get healthy scratched they feel like, ‘Oh my god, I’m never going to play again.’ There are 70 games left in the season. Don’t worry.”

The Gladiators signed goalie Troy Passingham, who was with the team in training camp, after Vladar was called up. Passingham, 27, played in Atlanta’s preseason win against South Carolina and the former Memorial Cup champion is coming up from the SPHL’s Macon Mayhem.

Central Gwinnett’s Axel Avalos finishes 11th in last year’s Class AAAAAAA championship meet in Carrollton. (Photo: David McGregor)

harder,” Dugger said. “He’s an incredibly hard racer. He’s a little disadvantaged because he’s shorter than some of the lead guys, but he makes up for that in grit and effort.”

As a junior, Avalos made marked strides as the season wore on.

“I didn’t do well when I started, but later on, I improved,” he said. “It’s because I didn’t do summer conditioning.”

That was remedied this year after a short break following track season. But after three weeks of rest, Avalos was antsy to get started again. Not a surprise since he rarely stops moving.

“He leads the right way,” Dugger said. “He’s goofy, but he’s reserved about it, which is great.

“He’s really easy to coach and he likes the hard days.

Those are the days he does best.”

Avalos’ times haven’t been as fast as they wanted so far, but he’s getting better just in time for only races that really matter.

The boys Area 4-AAAAAAA race starts at noon Saturday at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, and state is Nov. 3.

“He’s just waiting for his breakout race,” Dugger said.

“Last year he had a great area race — and state. So he’s confident on those courses.

“We’re pretty confident (that he’ll make state). Obviously anything is possible, but we’ve got the day booked to be off that Friday. It would be nice to get another (Central) guy in that conversation, which may happen.”

Central Gwinnett hasn’t been a cross country power in the past, but that’s OK with Avalos, who plans to run at Emmanuel College.

“It’s motivation,” he said.

Atlanta Gladiators goaltender Matt Ginn will get the start in today’s home opener at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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Vereen hopeful of strong finish to Air Force career

By Will Hammock

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An odd Air Force football season took a crazy turn last weekend.

Trailing 27-0 at one point, the Falcons rallied in the second half and pulled off a shocking, 3430 victory over UNLV. It gave them a much-needed victory, in addition to improving their chances to reach some of their goals.

Shaq The Vereen latest win was of utmost importance to Parkview grad Shaq Vereen, a senior defensive starter for Air Force who wants to finish his football career with a memorable season. He helped spark the comeback over UNLV with a fumble recovery in the end zone that set up the Falcons’ game-winning drive.

“We got (things going) last week,” Vereen said. “Right now, we’re practicing good. We have good focus. We have good intensity. … We want to go undefeated the rest of the season, be conference champs, be bowl champs.

And if things go right, win the CIC (Commander-in-

Air Force linebacker Shaq Vereen (6), a Parkview grad, celebrates with linebacker Jack Flor (50) after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter against the UNLV Rebels last Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Photo: Isaiah J. Downing-USA Today Sports)

Chief’s Trophy).”

Air Force lost a 4845 heartbreaker to Navy earlier this season, but it still can make a case for the CIC Trophy, given to the champion of the Air Force-Army-Navy series each year, with a win Nov. 4 against Army. The Falcons still stand 2-4, but they hope the momentum keeps going this week with a game at Nevada.

They have been success-

ful throughout Vereen’s career — they have a 28-12 record, three bowl appearances and two bowl wins in his first three seasons — and he wants to lead a turnaround this year.

“I’m just trying to be a senior presence, be there for my brothers, show them I’ve got their back,” Vereen said. “I try to make plays, but also do my job.”

Vereen has made the biggest mark of his career

this season, jumping into a starting role at Air Force’s hybrid Spur position. It’s part-linebacker, part-defensive back, and it suits the 5-foot-9, 186-pounder’s skill set well.

He has 22 tackles (fifth on the team) this year, already surpassing the 21 stops he had as a junior.

He played in every game, starting three, last season after being a reserve his first two seasons at Air Force, which was preceded by a year at the Air Force Prep School.

It was a long journey the prep school year to where he stands now — he graduates in late May — but he is glad he stuck it out through the hardships, which included a twice torn labrum and a dislocated elbow, in his path.

He finds out his future Air Force job and postacademy job location soon, inching closer to the career he had in mind when he committed to the Falcons as a high school senior.

“It’s crazy to think about,” Vereen said. “There were multiple times when I thought, ‘This is too much for me.’ But I’ve never been a quitter. If you’re homesick, you have homework, you’re hurt, football’s not going your way, things like that, you have to push through. There were different trials and tribulations

but God has a plan for me.”

FOOTBALL Lanier’s Shaw sets Georgia State record Lanier grad Michael Shaw had two sacks in Georgia State’s victory over Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday, giving him the school career record for tackles behind the line of scrimmage.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder, a redshirt junior, had 76 tackles and a team-best 12 tackles for losses last season with three sacks. He entered this season with 19 tackles for losses in his first two college seasons.

Montrief earns league honor The Liberty League named Mountain View grad Zac Montrief as its special teams performer of the week on Tuesday.

Montrief, who plays for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.), had his three fourth-quarter punts downed at the opponents’ 3-, 5- and 15-yard lines on a day when he punted 10 times. Six of his 10 punters finished inside the 20-yard line.

Montrief is an aeronautical engineering major at RPI. Quick hits Buford grad Thomas

Wilson had seven tackles (six solos) and a pass breakup in Missouri’s loss to Georgia in Athens last Saturday. … Collins Hill’s Jonathan Thomas had three tackles and a quarterback hurry for Syracuse in its big upset win over Clemson last week. … Peachtree Ridge grad Connor Heyward had a 55-yard kickoff return in Michigan State’s 30-27 win over Minnesota. He had 115 total yards on his three kickoff returns and also had a six-yard punt return and one reception.

Grayson’s Jordan Hayes had 10 tackles and Shiloh’s Jeremy McDuffie had 10 stops for Duke in a 17-10 loss to Florida State.

McDuffie also intercepted a pass. … Norcross’ Jared Pinkney had a touchdown catch, but Vanderbilt lost 57-35 to Ole Miss. …

Peachtree Ridge’s Jordan Ellis powered Virginia’s 20-14 win over North Carolina, rushing 27 times for 136 yards. He also had a 14-yard catch. Collins Hill’s Tomon Fox had a pair of sacks for UNC. Gwinnett Grads is a column that runs on Fridays spotlighting achievements of past Gwinnett standouts.

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IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS A quick look at where to watch former Gwinnett standouts on TV in this week’s college football action: TODAY 6 p.m. — Western Kentucky at Old Dominion, CBS Sports Network South Gwinnett’s Dennis Edwards (No. 64) is an offensive lineman, Buford’s Hunter Holland (No. 77) is an offensive lineman, Lanier’s Juwuan Jones (No. 41) is a linebacker and Peachtree Ridge’s Miles Pate (No. 63) is an offensive lineman for Western Kentucky. Collins Hill’s Miles Fox (No. 11) is a defensive tackle for Old Dominion.

7 p.m. — Marshall at Middle Tennessee, ESPN2 Peachtree Ridge’s Chad Clay (No. 23) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Alex Mollette (No. 55) is an offensive lineman for Marshall. North Gwinnett’s John Urzua (No. 19) is a quarterback, Buford’s Dale Craig (No. 40) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jahmal Jones (No. 43) is a defensive end, Mill Creek’s Josh Fannin (No. 72) is an offensive lineman, Buford’s Matt Bonadies (No. 99) is a punter and South Gwinnett’s Xavier Dupree is a wide receiver for Middle Tennessee.

9:30 p.m. — Air Force at Nevada, CBS Sports Network Parkview’s Shaq Vereen (No. 6) is a linebacker for Air Force.

10:15 p.m. — Colorado State at New Mexico, ESPN2 Grayson’s Ellison Hubbard (No. 98) is a defensive lineman for Colorado State.

SATURDAY Noon — Maryland at Wisconsin, Fox North Gwinnett’s Jalen Brooks (No. 43) and Collins Hill’s Brett Shepherd (No. 53) are linebackers for Maryland.

Noon — Iowa at Northwestern, ESPN2 Buford’s Steven Reese (No. 23) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Chee Anyanwu (No. 34) is a linebacker and Brookwood’s Jesse Brown (No. 36) is a running back for Northwestern.

Noon — Louisville at Florida State, ESPN Peachtree Ridge’s Malik Staples (No. 31) is a linebacker, Peachtree Ridge’s Kam Jones (No. 56) is a linebacker, Mill Creek’s Robbie Bell (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and Parkview’s G.G. Robinson (No. 94) is a defensive lineman for Louisville. Central Gwinnett’s Adonis Thomas (No. 22) and Brookwood’s Leonard Warner (No. 35) are linebackers for FSU. Noon — Idaho at Missouri, SEC Network North Gwinnett’s Nate Brown (No. 7) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Thomas Wilson (No. 8) is a safety and Grayson’s Dimetrios Mason (No. 9) is a wide receiver for Missouri.

Noon — Iowa State at Texas Tech, FS1 Grayson’s Zach Barnes (No. 52) is a defensive lineman for Texas Tech.

Noon — Temple at Army, CBS Sports Network Lilburn’s Marcus Hyatt (No. 1) is a defensive back, Collins Hill’s Rhyan England (No. 8) is a defensive back, GAC’s Alex Rowe (No. 33) is a defensive back, Loganville’s J.D. Mote (No. 34) is a punter, South Gwinnett’s Chris Skyers (No. 46) is a defensive back, South Gwinnett’s Mackay Phillips (No. 76) is a defensive lineman, Buford’s Cooper Simpson (No. 79) is an offensive lineman and Norcross’ Emmanuel Aka (No. 89) is a defensive lineman for Army.

12:30 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Duke, WUPA Shiloh’s Jeremy McDuffie (No. 9) is a safety, Grayson’s Jordan Hayes (No. 13) is a safety, Archer’s Dylan Singleton (No. 16) is a safety, Buford’s Josh Blackwell is a cornerback,

North’s Allard commits to Alabama swimming

Louisville offensive lineman Robbie Bell (75), a Mill Creek grad, blocks out Kent State linebacker Jim Jones (22) at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Sept. 23 in Louisville, Ky. (Photo: Jamie Rhodes-USA Today Sports) Grayson’s Will Taylor (No. 55) is a center, Grayson’s John Taylor (No. 57) is a long snapper, Collins Hill’s Christian Harris (No. 70) is an offensive guard and North Gwinnett’s Drew Jordan (No. 86) is a defensive end for Duke.

3:30 p.m. — Tennessee at Alabama, CBS Buford’s Austin Smith (No. 11) is a linebacker/defensive lineman, Peachtree Ridge’s Nigel Warrior (No. 18) is a defensive back, GAC’s Micah Abernathy (No. 22) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Baylen Buchanan (No. 28) and Buford’s Quay Picou (No. 55) is a defensive lineman for Tennessee.

3:30 p.m. — Syracuse at Miami (Fla.), ESPN Collins Hill’s Jonathan Thomas (No. 23) and Mountain View’s Kielan Whitner (No. 25) are linebackers for Syracuse.

Norcross’ Christopher Herndon (No. 23) is a tight end and Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Murphy (No. 32) is a defensive back for Miami.

3:30 p.m. — North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN2 For UNC, Collins Hill’s Tomon Fox (No. 12) is a defensive end, North Gwinnett’s Donnie Miles (No. 15) is a safety, South Gwinnett’s Malik Robinson (No. 24) is a linebacker and Buford’s Nick Polino (No. 58) is an offensive guard.

Norcross’ A.J. Bush (No. 6) is a quarterback, Collins Hill’s Emmanuel Belmar (No. 40) is a defensive end and Norcross’ D’Andre Plantin (No. 62) is an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech.

3:30 p.m. — Indiana at Michigan State, ABC Peachtree Ridge’s Connor Heyward (No. 11) is a running back for Michigan State.

3:30 p.m. — Central Florida at Navy, CBS Sports Network Shiloh’s Cam Stewart (No. 11) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Tre Neal (No. 23) is a defensive back for Central Florida.

Archer’s John Gillis (No. 18) is a safety, Brookwood’s Josh

Brown (No. 28) is a running back, GAC’s Paul Carothers (No. 50) is a linebacker, GAC’s Ford Higgins (No. 72) is an offensive tackle and Mountain View’s Kendel Wright (No. 76) is an offensive tackle for Navy.

4 p.m. — Oklahoma at Kansas State, Fox Peachtree Ridge’s Orlando Brown (No. 78) is an offensive tackle for Oklahoma. Norcross’ Jordan Noil (No. 4) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s Tyler White (No. 37) is a linebacker for Kansas State.

4 p.m. — Kentucky at Mississippi State, SEC Network Peachtree Ridge’s Blake Best (No. 53) is a long snapper and Archer’s E.J. Price (No. 72) is an offensive lineman for Kentucky. Norcross’ Nathan Swanson (No. 39) and South Gwinnett’s Stephen Adegoke (No. 49) are athletes for Mississippi State.

4 p.m. — SMU at Cincinnati, ESPNU Norcross’ Kevin Mouhon (No. 48) is a defensive end for Cincinnati.

7 p.m. — South Florida at Tulane, ESPN2 Norcross’ Monty Montgomery (No. 30) is a linebacker and Shiloh’s Cameron Sample (No. 55) is a defensive end for Tulane.

7:15 p.m. — LSU at Ole Miss, ESPN Lanier’s Tyler Taylor (No. 24) is a linebacker and Buford’s Blake Ferguson (No. 50) is a long snapper for LSU. Grayson’s Breon Dixon (No. 23) is a defensive back, Archer’s Donta Evans (No. 35) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Tony Gray (No. 78) is an offensive lineman for Ole Miss.

7:30 p.m. — Southern California at Notre Dame, NBC North Gwinnett’s Josh Imatorbhebhe (No. 17) is a wide receiver and North Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 88) is a tight end for USC. Buford’s Montgomery VanGorder (No. 4) is a quarterback for Notre Dame.

7:30 p.m. — Auburn at Arkansas, SEC Network Lanier’s Derrick Brown (No. 5) is a defensive lineman, Duluth’s Nick Ruffin (No. 19) is a defensive back, Brookwood’s Keenan Sweeney (No. 42) is a fullback, Mill Creek’s Kaleb Kim (No. 54) is an offensive lineman and GAC’s Darius Slayton (No. 81) is a wide receiver for Auburn.

7:30 p.m. — Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, ESPNU Buford’s Jake Simpson (No. 42) is a linebacker, North Gwinnett’s Sean Maginn (No. 79) is an offensive lineman and Lanier’s Mike Allen (No. 91) is a defensive lineman for Wake Forest. For Tech, Norcross’ Clinton Lynch (22) is a running back, Buford’s David Curry (No. 32) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jarett Cole (No. 35) is a defensive back, Mill Creek’s Brenton King (No. 37) is a kicker, Norcross’ Dameon Williams (No. 39) is a defensive back, GAC’s Tyler Cooksey (No. 43) is a linebacker, Buford’s T.D. Roof (No. 45) is a linebacker, Buford’s Xavier Gantt (No. 46) is a running back, Dacula’s Jakob Brashear (No. 49) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Bailey Ivemeyer (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Buford’s Alan Bussoletti (No. 85) is a wide receiver, North Gwinnett’s Anree Saint-Amour (No. 94) is a defensive lineman, Grayson’s Chris Martin (No. 96) is a defensive lineman and Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon (No. 98) is a defensive lineman.

8 p.m. — Kansas at TCU, Fox Norcross’ Ridwan Issahaku (No. 31) is a safety for TCU. 10:45 p.m. — Colorado at Washington State, ESPN Brookwood’s Afolabi Laguda (No. 1) is a defensive back for Colorado.

IN BRIEF made a commitment to the Georgia Bull- Sports Medicine South to dogs’ men’s swimming program. host children’s event, book Walsh placed seventh in the 100 backNorth Gwinnett senior Marianne Allard stroke at the state high school meet as a signing with Curran, Latta has made a commitment to the Alabama Sports Medicine South in Lawrencevjunior. He was county runner-up in that Crimson Tide women’s swimming proevent, as well as fourth at county and 14th ille will host a children’s book signing gram.

Wednesday with athletes Rennie Curran at state in the 200 individual medley.

Allard placed fifth at the state high and Ivory Latta. school meet as a junior in the 200 inThe event, from 4 to 8 p.m., is in partDacula’s Rowe, Mountain dividual medley, and also was county nership with Gwinnett Medical Center to runner-up in that event. She also was 16th View’s Hetherington promote reading, sports and safety. It is at state and county runner-up in the 100 free and open to the public. tabbed runners of week breaststroke.

Curran, a former Brookwood, Georgia Dacula’s Michael Rowe and Mountain As a sophomore, she was county cham- View’s Chloe Hetherington have been and NFL linebacker, and Latta, a guard pion and fourth at state in the 200 IM, as named runners of the week by the Gwin- for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, well as 11th at state and third at county in nett County cross country coaches. will sign autographs of the children’s the 100 breaststroke. books they have authored, in addition to Rowe placed fifth at the Sharptop interacting with those in attendance. The Invitational with a time of 16 minutes, Broncos’ Walsh commits event also will feature face painting, a 39 seconds. Hetherington placed second to Georgia swimming in the Varsity Gold Division at the Coach bounce house, a free raffle, T-shirts, pizza, Brookwood senior Keegan Walsh has Wood Invitational. ice cream and tours of Sports Medicine

South’s orthopaedic and physical therapy facility.

Sports Medicine South is at 1900 Riverside Parkway in Lawrenceville.

Duluth basketball to host mattress sale fundraiser

The Duluth basketball program will host its annual mattress fundraiser Nov. 4 in the high school gym. The sale lasts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event features name brands like Simmons Beautyrest and mattresses of all sizes and types, as well as adjustable beds, pillows and mattress protectors.

Layaway and delivery also are available.

All mattresses are new.

For the event link and details, text “Duluth” to 678-999-7278.

— From staff reports

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 • 7B

Collins Hill, Mooney outlast Grayson, 8-6

By David Friedlander

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CHAMPS UNSEATED

The Archer softball team celebrates after their 3-2 win against North Gwinnett Thursday night. (Photo: Nicole Seitz)

Archer rallies in seventh to top defending champs

By Scott Smith

scott.smith @gwinnettdailypost.com

SUWANEE — Tacking on an insurance run or two can make all the difference, especially in a playoff scenario.

A lesson that North Gwinnett painfully experienced Thursday night.

Up 2-0 after six innings over Archer in its third and deciding game of the Class AAAAAAA state playoff series, the Tigers didn’t lay down and finally broke through in the bottom of the seventh with three runs to capture the series with a 3-2 win.

The win improved Archer to 22-10 and send the Tigers to the state tournament finals next week in Columbus, while the defending state champs saw its season end at 20-11.

“This was the three best games we played all year,” Archer head coach Eric Stoker said of the series with North. “We were down 2-0 but never gave up. We finally put something together and it was an exciting game.”

North carried a 2-0 lead into the top of the seventh and looked like it was going to put things away when Caroline Shumeyko led off with a single, followed by a double to left center from Emily Brown to put runners at second and third with no out.

Archer starter Kailynn Brown bared down and retired the next two hitters with pop outs on the infield.

North head coach Randy Black inserted Logan Sonnon as a pinch hitter, who sent a sharp liner in toward the left-center field gap, only to have it run down

by Kaylyn Moore for the third out.

Archer trailed by two runs, and the bottom of the seventh got off to a good

North Gwinnett’s Erin Wilbur makes a diving catch Thursday night’s game against Archer. (Photo: Nicole Seitz)

start for North when Erin Gallagher, who came in the game in the third inning in relief of Chandler Dennis, recorded the first out on the inning’s first pitch with a grounder to second.

But a walk to pinch hitter Jordyn Sanders and singles by Brieanna Chatman and Moore loaded the bases with one out.

Mackenzie Martin drove in the first run for Archer with an infield single just out of the reach of Gallagher, but Gallagher bounced back and retired Terrica Williams for the second out on an infield fly.

Archer wouldn’t go away as Faith Barth followed and forced in the tying run by coaxing a walk from Gallagher.

With two outs, the score tied and the bases still loaded, Skylar Berkhiser was up next and hit a 1-2 pitch out between first and second with a soft liner.

The ball landed and was scooped up, only to have the short throw get past first and bounce against the fence in foul territory, giving Archer the winning run and a trip to Colum-

bus.

“That’s a scrappy bunch over there,” North head coach Randy Black said of Archer. “Archer was playing back and if we put one on the ground (in the seventh inning) we get another run. Our pinch hitter then put one in the gap, but it didn’t fall our way.”

North started with Chandler Dennis, the winner in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. In Game 1, Dennis pitched a complete game over 10 innings for the 1-0 win.

Dennis got off to a strong start with two scoreless innings but took herself out from the effects of a lingering back injury.

Gallagher entered the game in the third and went five innings with three runs (two earned) on five hits, five walks and two strikeouts.

Berry, who was the loser in Game 1 on Wednesday, delivered another seven innings but this time earned the win, allowing two runs on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

But her most impressive stretch came in the seventh when her team needed it

the most in getting out of the second and third with no outs jam.

“Last night we held them for ten innings and I knew we could get out of it,” Berry said. “I just focused on doing what I knew I could do, keeping the ball spinning so it would be hard to hit.

I am super excited for Columbus because we really wanted this. From the beginning of the year, this was our goal.”

North took control with two runs in the fifth, starting the frame with singles from Allison Roach and Chandler Caldwell to put runners at first and third with no outs.

A bunt toward first from Lauren Reed plated pinch runner Jazmin Scott, who just got in around catcher Casey Sims, while a single to right from Louisville commit Erin Wilbur stretched the lead to 2-0.

Archer would keep pressure on North pitchers all night by getting at least one base runner in six of the seven innings, but wasn’t able to break through until the deciding seventh.

Yanks eye historic second comeback The Sports Xchange

scheduled for Friday night in Houston.

NEW YORK — The The 41st trip to the World New York Yankees, the Series in team history most accomplished franwould be different than any chise in American sports, other for the Yankees — or are on the verge of an unanyone else in baseball hisprecedented baseball feat. tory, for that matter.

The Houston Astros, meanThe Yankees, who while, are trending toward dropped the first two games sadly familiar territory. of the ALCS after storming The Yankees moved back from an 0-2 deficit to to the edge of the World knock off the Cleveland InSeries with a 5-0 victory dians in the best-of-five AL over the Astros on Wednes- Division Series, are trying day night in Game 5 of the to become the second team American League Chamto reach the World Series pionship Series at Yankee by overcoming a pair of Stadium. New York leads two-game deficits and the the series three games to first to do it after twice trailtwo and will try to win ing two games to none. The the pennant in Game 6, 2012 San Francisco Giants

trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in the National League Division Series and NL Championship Series, respectively, before winning the World Series.

One could argue the Yankees, if they win Game 6 or 7, would have mounted three enormous postseason comebacks to advance to the World Series. They trailed the Minnesota Twins 3-0 in the AL wild-card game before earning an 8-4 win. It was the secondbiggest deficit overcome in the six-year history of the wild-card games.

“It’s just crazy to think how far our backs were against the wall — even in

the wild-card game,” Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier said. “To think what we’ve done, it’s been pretty special.”

The youngster-infused comebacks — six members of New York’s lineup Wednesday are younger than 30 years old — have infused the corporation-like Yankees with an underdog mentality they haven’t been associated with since 1996. That year, a New York squad that featured the 20-something “Core Four” overcame an 0-2 deficit in the World Series to knock off the Atlanta Braves and win the franchise’s first title since 1978.

LOGANVILLE — From an aesthetic standpoint, Game 3 of the Class AAAAAAA second-round state playoff series between Collins Hill and Grayson may have been more of a war of attrition than a classic.

From an intensity and excitement standpoint, however, it was the latter, and more.

Ultimately, junior Sophie Mooney was part of a balanced offensive attack with two hits and an RBI and had just enough in the tank to help the Eagles outlast the Rams 8-6 Thursday at Grayson.

Jessica Neadow was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs, while Madison Chappell and Tori Adcox also drove in a pair of runs each to help Collins Hill (22-12) earn its first trip to the state tournament in Columbus since 2013.

“We will take this,” Eagles coach Lance Sparrow said. “The girls hung in there, and you’ve got to give Grayson all the credit in the world. … Bill (Batchelor has) got a hell of a team over there. It was a battle. We knew it was going to be a battle.

“I’m just so doggone proud of each and every one of our girls. They pull for each other. They stayed as a team. It’s been a long time coming.”

Collins Hill simply survived a game that saw every player in both lineups reach base at least once and the two teams combine for 19 hits, 14 runs, two hit batters and 13 walks with 22 baserunners left stranded.

And despite all the runs, both Mooney (122) and Grayson’s Conner Batchelor (26-6) more often than not found a way to dig deep for a clutch pitch when their teams needed them the most.

“My adrenaline was just pumping,” said Mooney, who got the complete-game win despite giving up nine hits, six earned runs and seven walks with nine strikeouts. “My arm was going dead. I knew I just had to throw strikes and make my defense work.

Every (at bat) was a fight. I had to put everything I had into it. It was every pitch, focusing on that pitch.”

Mooney helped herself in the top of the first by launching a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left field that put Collins Hill in front 1-0, and Neadow made that lead 3-0 with her two-run

homer in the top of the third.

But as it did most of the evening, Grayson battled back in the bottom of the inning behind the hitting and aggressive baserunning of leadoff hitter Aaliyah White.

The sophomore shortstop not only got the Rams (27-7) on the board when she followed Kailyn Jones’ one-out triple with an RBI bunt single, she kick-started a rally with a stolen base, and scored ahead of Kelsie Walker on Brinaya Bailey’s two-run single that tied the game at 3-all.

Collins Hill regained what seemed like a safe 7-3 lead on a pair of back-to-back twoout, two-run singles by Madison Chappell and Adcox in the top of the fifth, but Grayson kept battling.

And once again, White was in the middle of the uprising, leading off the bottom of the sixth with a single, stealing two bases and eventually scoring on Conner Batchelor’s RBI single.

The Rams eventually added another run on a passed ball, plus a third run on Maya Figeuroa’s sacrifice fly to pull to within 7-6.

But with the tying run just 60 feet away at third, Mooney came up with her most clutch pitch of the night to freeze Kylie Macy for a called third strike to keep Collins Hill on top.

The Eagles then added an insurance run in the top of the seventh by cashing in Grayson’s only error of the game, and getting enough hustle from Madison Chappell to beat the throw home on Bri Painter’s infield grounder to make the score 8-6.

Mooney and Collins Hill then had to dodge one last bullet in the bottom of the seventh after White drew a two-out walk, stole second and went to third on a throwing error to bring the tying run to the plate.

The junior righthander got Walker to pop up to second, which Painter was able to haul in to send the Eagles to Columbus, and end the Rams’ season agonizingly close to that goal.

“We missed a couple of opportunities in the middle of the game,” Grayson coach Bill Batchelor said. “But good gracious alive, we played a good ball club, and our kids never quit. I couldn’t be prouder.”

White finished the day 3-for-4 with four steals, an RBI and two runs scored, while Bailey went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

FANS CHOICE FALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Emma Vann School: Parkview Sport: Volleyball Class: Senior Highlights: Had 22 kills, four aces and four blocks in Parkview’s win over Area 3-AAAAAAA champion North Cobb in the first round of the state playoffs.

Coach Michelle Bowden’s take: “Emma Vann is a senior three-year starter as an outside hitter. She is an incredible leader on and off the court. When I arrived at Parkview, it was a total rebuild program and Emma literally for three years rolled up her sleeves and made a commitment to help Parkview reestablish the volleyball program. Her hard work and dedication to her team paid off tremendously this year on the court as she was one of the driving forces behind Parkview upsetting North Cobb in the first round of the state tournament to advance to the second round for the first time in many years for Parkview. The entire volleyball program and school are so proud that she is a Panther.”

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Rymer plans to play Mitsubishi Electric Classic

By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent

Charlie Rymer, once an All-American golfer at Georgia Tech, earns his living these days with his wit and his words. Rymer has used his sense of humor and down-home style to become one of the most popular commentators on Golf Channel.

But this spring Rymer will put down the microphone — occasionally, at least — and return to competition on the PGA Tour Champions circuit. One of his first stops will be the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in April.

Rymer turns 50 on Dec. 18 and will make his senior debut in Boca Raton, Fla., in February. After working the Masters, Rymer will drive to Atlanta — stay with comedian Ron White at the River Club — and tee it up with Bernard Langer and the boys and the plus50 circuit.

“I’m very much looking forward to that,” he said.

“I’ve been working hard on my game.”

Not only has Rymer been hitting the practice ground, he’s been losing weight.

He’s dropped 50 pounds, earning him a phone call from World Golf Hall of Famer and fitness buff Gary Player, who said Rymer

mat calls for stroke play on Monday, which crowns an individual winner and seeds the teams. The competition on Tuesday and Wednesday switches to match play, following the same format as the NCAA Championships, to determine the winner.

Rymer is pleased that Golf Channel provides equal coverage to the men’s and women’s teams. “I think that’s important for the game,” he said.

The ascendency of young players like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm has helped create a desire to see rising stars, a thirst events like the East Lake Cup helps quench.

Fans want to see the next wave of good young players and especially enjoy it when their team is on the air.

“When people see their favorite school playing golf on TV it gets them more Charlie Rymer, right, interviews Henrik Stenson during a broadcast on The Golf Channel. (Photo: The Golf Channel) fired-up,” Rymer said.

“I think it’s good for the game, particularly when “looked like a 1 iron.”

Rymer played in the 1985 and won five tournabe in Atlanta for the East you see guys right out of Rymer isn’t sure what BellSouth Classic the first ments at Georgia Tech. He Lake Cup, Oct. 30-Nov. school doing what Jorsort of results to expect two years it was hosted at was a third-team All-Amer- 1. The event features the when he returns to competi- Sugarloaf. He tied for 51st ican in 1988 and honorable four semifinalists from last dan Spieth is doing, what Rickie Fowler has done. tion. in 1997 and missed the cut mention in 1989. He played year’s NCAA men’s and “The competition is “I’ve been working on in 1998. the Nike Tour and the PGA women’s championships. my game for a year and “I got on the leaderboard Tour from 1994 to 1998. He Men’s teams are Oklahoma, deeper and deeper than it’s ever been. I think what it’s not going that well,” he in the third round that first became a commentator for Vanderbilt, Oregon and we’ve done at Golf Chansaid. “I feel like I’m going year and went into the ESPN in 1998 and joined Illinois. Women’s teams to play like crud. But when tank,” he said.

Golf Channel in 2009. are Stanford, Arizona State, nel has helped that, given it a broader audience, gotten people look at me and see Rymer has plenty of He will be an important Southern Call and Northit to more folks and helped I’ve lost weight, they’ll say, competitive chops. He won part of the Golf Channel western. the appeal.”

‘At least he’s trying.’” the U.S. Junior Amateur in broadcast team and will The East Lake Cup for-

Four more drivers to be on chopping block at Kansas

By Don Coble

wrecks that happened, they all started in front of us, and somehow we got through Although Denny Hamlin every time so it was quite said Sunday he wasn’t inamazing. terested in collecting points “Still a good day overall, in the NASCAR playoffs, but wish we had a little there were 10 other drivmore.” ers in the championship Four drivers will be hunt who would have loved eliminated after the Kansas to trade places with him race. The four drivers — following an afternoon of Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, carnage at the Talladega Ricky Stenhouse and Jamie Superspeedway.

McMurray — currently Hamlin finished fifth on below the cutline all were a day when only 14 cars involved in big crashes on finished the race. And in the Sunday. process, he built a 21-point What appeared two cushion over the first cutoff weeks ago to be an easy spot ahead of next Sunday’s ride to the championship race at the Kansas Speedround now has Busch in way. trouble to advance to the “You always want to Elite Eight. win. I don’t care about Crashes and mechanithe points,” he said. “Our cal issues in the past two team really did a good job races have erased Busch’s all weekend. The three big cushion in the standings Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES What: Hollywood Casino 400 (32nd of 36 races).

Where: Kansas Speedway at Kansas City, Kan. When: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET. Track: 1.5-mile tri-oval.

Broadcast: Television – NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.; Radio – Motor Racing Network, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90, 2 p.m.

Race format: 267 laps with segments of 80, 80 and 107 laps.

Last year’s winner: Kevin Harvick.

Track schedule: Friday – practice, 1 p.m.; pole qualifying, 6:15 p.m.; Saturday – practices, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Up next: The First Data 500 is Oct. 29 at the Martinsville Speedway.

XFINITY SERIES Up next: Kansas Lottery 300 (30th of 33 races).

Where: Kansas Speedway.

When: Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Broadcast: Television – NBC, 2:30 p.m.; Radio – Motor Racing Network, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90, 2:30 p.m.

Race format: 200 laps with segments of 45, 45 and 110 laps.

Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch.

Track schedule: Friday – practices, 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Saturday – pole qualifying, 12:05 p.m.

Up next: The O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge is Nov. 4 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES No race.

Up next: The Alpha Energy Solutions 200 is Oct. 28 at the Martinsville Speedway.

that came with two of three races in the first round.

Now he’s forced to make up a seven-point deficit at Kansas. For now, he’s not thinking about points, either.

“I have no clue. I don’t know what’s going on around us,” he said after finishing 27th. “I don’t know who all was in it with us. Obviously the 48 (Jimmie Johnson), the 78 [Martin Truex Jr.), the 17 (Stenhouse), the 1 (McMurray) have been out for a while (from earlier crashes), so we should probably be the last guy through.”

Actually, he’s the first guy out. Johnson, the defending series champion, currently has the eighth, and final, qualifying spot.

The biggest winner at Talladega was Brad Kes-

elowski. He passed Ryan Newman on the final lap to win the race and lock up a spot in the third round. In the process he gave Ford a sweep of all four restrictorplate races – and avoid the challenges of beating Toyota next Sunday on a 1.5- and 2-mile tracks. Toyotas have combined to win four of the last five races on intermediate raceways.

With a 1.5- and 1-mile track in the next round, Keselowski now has the pressure of a make-orbreak race in two weeks at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway.

“We’ve looked at it.

You’ve got to be realistic about where you’re at right now, where our cars are at speed‑wise, what our strengths and weaknesses are, and you’ve got to do

your best to capitalize when you can, crew chief Paul Wolfe said. “Absolutely I look at Martinsville as we need to go there and win, and if we can do that, we’ll race for a championship.”

At least Keselowski will be around to put up a fight.

Four other drivers will be on the championship sidelines.

Stenhouse and McMurray essentially need a win at Kansas to stay alive. Busch and Kenseth need top-10 finishes — along with some troubles from drivers higher in the rankings.

“We know you can come out of (Talladega) with a lot of points and be a winner or you can be in the position we are right now,” McMurray said after finishing 37th.

“We’ll go to Kansas and do our best.”

Stenhouse will take a different approach.

“We’re going to go out and have some fun,” he said.

While Busch has four victories this year, including two in the playoffs, he’s still three spots in the standings — and 20 points — from Chase Elliott, who’s still looking for his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win.

Like everyone else in the playoffs, he was disappointed he couldn’t cash in on everyone else’s problems.

“There’s not really a silver lining in having an opportunity to finish one off and not,” Elliott said. “I’m more disappointed about that.”

Which makes Hamlin’s attitude even more difficult to believe.

Kennseth unconcerned about life after racing Don Coble

Staff Correspondent

While future driving opportunities continue to shrink for Matt Kenseth, he seems to be more at ease about his future. In fact, he’s making jokes about it.

“You know, I was thinking about maybe driving a school bus,” he said. “I thought it would be fun. I drive the kids to school every morning.

I enjoy that. I thought it would be fun to drive them home, too.

“I think I’ll be OK. We’ll eat either way.”

The only top-tier ride available for 2018 is at Stewart-Haas. Danica Patrick’s departure means the No. 10 Ford is open. Car owner Tony Stewart has a track record of avoiding younger drivers and hiring seasoned veterans who can win immediately.

With a championship (2003) and 38 career wins, Kenseth clearly would be a perfect fit.

The team, however, is waiting to make its announcement — perhaps because Kenseth currently in the NASCAR playoffs.

“I mean, I said a few weeks ago I wasn’t going to talk about next year anymore, as long as we’re alive in the playoffs, which we’re certainly not

one of the favorites right now, we haven’t done the things we wanted to do, but we’re certainly still alive,” Kenseth said.

Still, Kenseth doesn’t seem too concerned. In fact, he’s a driver who’s so comfortable about his future he can make jokes.

“No, it probably weighs on me way less today than it did probably a few months ago,” he said.

“Had some real productive talks with (wife) Katie.

We’re going to run another day. Had a real, long productive talk together. That was enjoyable (smiling).

It’s true, we did. Talked about it a lot.”

Earnhardt Jr. takes fans along for the ride during stretch drive Dale Earnhardt Jr., who announced Monday he and his wife, Amy, are expecting a girl next spring, wore a camera on his helmet last Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway so his fans can see him behind the wheel at one of his favorite tracks.

And in the process, he said it provided extra motivation to win a race before heading into retirement at the end of the year.

“And I know that when we come here for example, people want to see us go to the front,” he said.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) walks to the garages during practice for the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA Today Sports)

“Our fans want to see us take the lead as fast as we can possibly take it. They want to see us in the lead every lap. And, I can see in the grandstands the reaction when we have taken the lead and come around Turn 4 on the front straightaway. So, that’s motivating.

“I know that’s there, and that pushes me all day at these plate tracks to do as much as I can to get into the lead and stay there. Anything that motivates you, I think

you should welcome. I thought the helmet cam would do the same thing.

Folks at home could be seeing what we’re seeing. I’d want to be able to show them something that was interesting.”

Chase Elliott, Earnhardt’s teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, drivers have different ways to find an extra incentive.

Right now, Elliott doesn’t need any extra spark.

“I think some people probably care about some of that type of stuff more

than other people,” Elliott said. “I think some people are probably more interested in running good, or whatever motivates them I guess is what they are going to find.

“Whatever it is for you — great. I have no issues with that. But I don’t necessarily think he is a different breed. I just think if that is his way of finding motivation, then that is great. I’m sure the fans will enjoy seeing his perspective of the race this weekend.”

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NOTICE Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado, LLC D/B/A Chipotle Mexican Grill Registered Agent: Imran Haider AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED ON 9/19/17 WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE RESTAURANT WITH ONPREMISES CONSUMPTION OF BEER AT 2190 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 110, Duluth, GA 30097. A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE MADE BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE FILED APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPLETE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO NOTE ANY OBJECTIONS, IN WRITING, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH A LICENSE BY FILING SAID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH. 9 0 4 - 5 1 0 4 8 9 , 10/11,13,18,20 NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Norcross Georgia by the following party at the following location, to wit: Application / owner EDGAR SOTOMAYOR Registered agent EDGAR SOTOMAYOR Location: EL SINALOENSE INC 2077 BEAVER RUIN RD STE 170 NORCROSS, GA 30071 9 0 4 - 5 1 2 5 5 3 , 10/6,11,13,18,20,25,27, 11/1,3,8

PROBATE COURT ADMINISTRATION IN THE PROBATE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ESTATE NO. 17-E-001366 IN RE: ESTATE OF PAT D. WOOD, DECEASED PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES TO THE ESTATE OF PAT D. WOOD: BETSY W. KILGORE has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of PAT D. WOOD, deceased, of said County. The Petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said Petition should not be granted.

All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before NOVEMBER 13, 2017.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Probate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees.

If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing.

PUB: 10/18, 10/20, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 C H R I S T O PHER A. BALLAR Judge of the Probate Court By: LOIS WHITE Clerk of the Probate Court 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30046 Address 770-822-8350 Telephone Number 9 1 9 - 5 1 4 1 7 6 , 10/18,25,11/1,8

PUBLIC HEARINGS MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 10/19/17 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be auctioned or disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner and or lien holder.

The Vehicle was impounded from 4416 Bernice Ct, Suwanee, Ga. On 10/5/17, at the request of the property owner or manager.

1976 Honda Motorcycle VIN# GL12011232 TAG# NoTag 928-514900, 10/20,27 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 509 BUFORD DR STE C, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE VIN# 1GNEC13T53R247871 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 10-11-2017.

928-513451, 10/18,25 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 2807 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS GA 30071 2004 NISSAN 350Z VIN# JN1AZ34D04T153638 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 10-26-2017.

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STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES:

fee and requesting in writing to the City of Snellville to the attention of Butch Sanders at the address for the City of Snellville shown above or calling at the number listed above. Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include the Project and P.I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.

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RE: 10’ Smoker Trailer VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above trailer was initially removed from Highway 78 and EAST Park Place located in Stone Mountain,GA. It is presently located at 770381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: John Deere DCA 7055JU Generator SERIAL # 7302295 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLUE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above listed equipment was initially removed from Interstate 85 SouthBound and Highway 316 Interchange in Duluth, Ga. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The equipment is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 2006 Hensim MiniBike VIN LUAHYB10261008601 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR SILVER TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above dirtbike was initially removed from 1292 Britain Drive Nw in Duluth, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The dirtbike is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Basketball Goal SERIAL # N/A LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above item was initially removed from Haywood Lane and Barndale Drive in Lawrenceville, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The item is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-514934, 10/20,27 CITY OF BERKELEY LAKE COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 9, 2017 AT 7:00 PM (IF NEEDED) COUNCIL MEETING/ PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 9, 2017 AT 8:00 PM 4040 SOUTH BERKELEY LAKE RD BERKELEY LAKE, GA 30096 PHONE: 770-368-9484 Notice is hereby given that a Special Called Council Work Session, Meeting and Public Hearing are scheduled on the date and at the times and location as noted above for the purpose of hearing citizen comments regarding a proposed budget for 2018 and voting on any and all city business if needed.

Please be advised of the following proposed 2018 budget: Revenue General $952,874 SPLOST $747,564 Expense General Government $444,120 Judicial $7,425 Public Safety $125,769 Public Works $136,616 Culture & Recreation $20,816 Housing & Development $177,827 Addition to Reserve $40,301 SPLOST – Public Works $747,564 928-514803, 10/20 NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVAL BY THE CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA OF PUBLIC ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NUMBER M-0889-01 Pursuant to Georgia Code 32-3-5, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Snellville, Georgia officially approved the Right of Way and construction of proposed roundabout project at the intersection of North Road and Pharrs Road and the intersection of Ridgedale Drive and Pharrs Road crossing certain parcels of land inside the City of Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia at its August 28, 2017 general meeting. The public road improvements shall take place along the intersection of North Road and Pharrs Road and the intersection of Ridgedale Drive and Pharrs Road. The roadway improvements shall include improved and relocated stormwater systems serving the roadway to accommodate the construction of two traffic roundabouts at the intersections of these roadways. The project lies entirely within the City of Snellville, Gwinnett County, Land District 5, Land Lots 56, 57, 72 and 73. Drawings or maps or plats of the proposed project, as approved, are on file and area available for public inspection at Snellville City Hall located at 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, GA 30078.

Phone: (770) 985-3500. Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof by paying a nominal

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON OCTOBER 28, 2017. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 28 OCTOBRE 2017 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 2008 Bashan 147cc Scooter LHJLC79F68B003358 Fiberglass Camper Top NO VIN Trek 1600S Bicycle NO VIN 2014 Jonway Gator YY50QT-6 Scooter L8YTCAPF9EY300280 Utility Trailer NO VIN 2013 Hyundai Elantra 5NPDH4AE4DH407825 2010 Harley Davidson Street Glide 1HD1KB411AB607655 *** SALVAGE/TENNESSEE *** 2013 Chevrolet Sonic 1G1JC5SG3D4172081 2000 International 4700 1HTSCABM5YH228355 2006 Chevrolet HHR 3GNDA13D76S506811 2006 Ford Expedition 1FMFU195X6LA93020 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320 4JGAB54E6XA138059 2005 Saturn VUE 5GZCZ23D75S855785 2001 Oldsmobile Alero 1G3NL12E31C226576 1999 Nissan Altima 1N4DL01D2XC161569 1998 Acura CL 19UYA3259WL002283 2003 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL18913B023638 2001 Ford Expedition 1FMRU15L21LA78487 2003 Acura TL 19UUA569X3A079064 2006 Chrysler Town and Country 2A4GP54L76R773066 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 3GNEC16T9YG114985 1996 Nissan Pickup 1N6SD11S0TC339876 1989 Buick Riviera 1G4EZ11C2KU408064 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 1G2WP52K8YF318575 1991 Acura Legend JH4KA7670MC032114 *** SALVAGE – REBUILT/ SOUTH CAROLINA *** 2004 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53294A169214 2005 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52E559195646 1994 Ford F-150 1FTDF15Y0RNA67833 2003 Ford Focus 1FAFP34P03W160997 2004 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL46X64N404409 1993 Toyota Celica JT2AT86F9P0109307 1999 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18L8XLA74245 1991 Acura Integra JH4DA9448MS051500 2004 Dodge Caravan 1D4GP45R14B569879 1998 Ford Explorer 1FMZU34E6WUC31078 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL320 WDBFA63FXTF136498 1995 Nissan Pathfinder JN8HD17Y2SW069995 2004 Volkswagen Jetta WVWSL61JX4W168581 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AK52F157617606 *** REBUILT *** 1998 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K7WU845214 2002 Honda Accord 1HGCG16562A079979 2007 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WB58K379343773 *** REBUILT *** 1989 Ford Mustang 1FABP42E5KF280962 2005 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K05U405359 2003 Lincoln LS 1LNHM87A63Y701938 2004 Ford Focus 3FAFP31364R110921 2007 Pontiac G6 1G2ZG58N174104441 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander JA4LX31F24U000670 929-514931, 10/20,27

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6929, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien 11/09/2017 at approx. 2:00 PM.at www. storagetreasures.com.

Name Unit # Michael R Jackson II B058 Rony A Campos B093 Itepu Uwagbai Ignatius B094 Bethel Mensah B112 Francisca A. Segura C054 Veronica J .Atkins D043 Enrique Guillermo De leon D089 929-513404, 10/20,27

Toyota Camry JT2BG22K6W0217195 28 2000 Hyundai Sonata KMHWF35V3YA230602 29 2001 Ford Focus 1FAFP33P81W282747 30 1999 Chrysler LHS 2C3HC56GXXH735641 31 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 2C4GF684X5R660650 32 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 2GTEK19T511347459 33 1996 Nissan Quest 4N2DN11W8TD809560 34 2012 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WC5E33C1233261 35 2002 Cadillac Seville 1G6KY54922U189482 36 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis 2MELM75W8TX695744 37 2004 Ford Freestar 2FMZA57684BB29101 38 2002 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46G32E036555 39 2004 Ford Taurus 1FAFP55U84A171485 40 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL WDBCA35D5GA253177 41 2001 Toyota Tacoma 5TENL42N41Z787792 42 1999 Toyota Corolla 2T1BR12E2XC132805 43 2003 BMW 745i WBAGL634X3DP63368 44 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport 1J4GK58K25W600139 45 1998 Ford Truck 1FTEF15N1JNA50764 46 1997 Honda Accord 1HGCD5538VA001109 47 1998 Ford Cutaway Van 1FDWE37L5WHA68930 48 1995 Land Rover Ranger Rover SALPV124XSA307526 49 2005 Pontiac G6 1G2ZG528254152109 50 2001 Ford Explorer 1FMZU63P41UB21840 9 2 9 - 5 1 2 8 6 9 , 10/20,27/11/3

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3766 Holcomb Bridge Rd Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 to satisfy a lien on November 9, 2017 at approx. 2:00 pm at www. storagetreasures.com] Name Unit # General Description of Property Kim Catherine Riley 380 Household Items Tajae Jeter 3 9 0 Household Items Antonio Joseph Colina Jr 416 Household Items Alaina Cash 3 9 9 Household Items Kameshia Leeks 331 Household Items Robert Morris 206 Household Items Roy Dupart 1 1 4 Household Items Staeshawn Dominique Speller 391 Household Items 929-514929, 10/20,27 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows : Year; Make; Model; VIN 1 2015 Chrysler 200 1C3CCCAB8FN685547 2 2002 Ford Explorer 1FMDU62EX2UA22032 4 2011 Nissan Altima 1N4AL2AP4BN438891 5 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46G23E046141 6 1996 Acura 2.5 TL JH4UA2651TC022233 7 2006 Chevrolet Express 1GCGG25V061114139 8 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 1GNES16P246178061 9 1993 Nissan Sentra JN1EB31P1PU203546 10 1998 Honda Civic 1HGEJ6670WL011731 11 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 1G2WJ52KXYF191393 12 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT JA3AN74K5SY020855 13 2004 BMW 325Ci WBABW33474PL32955 14 2006 Hyundai Tiburon KMHHM65D26U212076 15 2000 Ford F-150 2FTRX07W4YCA49414 16 1997 Acura 3.2 TL JH4UA3648VC000861 17 1991 Mazda MX-5 Miata JM1NA3518M0203763 18 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 1FMYU70E41UC54490 19 1999 Volvo Cross Country YV1LZ56D2X2625647 20 2012 BMW S1000 WB1053400CZL15956 21 2010 Hyundai Elantra KMHDU4AD7AU024106 22 2004 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWSK69M84M025840 23 1999 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL1850XH501780 24 2003 Oldsmobile Alero 1G3NL52E73C214800 25 2006 Cadillac CTS 1G6DP577360108380 26 2004 Pontiac Grand Am 1G2NV52E94M695322 27 1998

ZONINGS GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZC2017-00012 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; REZONING OF R-100 TO O-I; SENIOR LIVING FACILITY (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174; 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS SUP2017-00016 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A BUILDING HEIGHT INCREASE (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174; 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS SUP2017-00018 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174; 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS C

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CIC2017-00017 – APPLICANT: JAMES L. MARK; OWNER: DR. HEATHER ALLEN; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ZONING FOR PROPERTY ZONED O-I; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 054 PARCEL 026B; 3900 BLOCK OF STONE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY; 1.91 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2017-00011 — APPLICANT: HOME SOUTH COMMUNITIES, LLC, C/O MAHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: JOHN T. LAMB; REZONING OF RA200 TO OSC; SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 136 PARCEL 001; 2400 BLOCK OF SUNNY HILL ROAD; 2500 BLOCK OF MORGAN ROAD; 86.15 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD RZC2017-00022 — APPLICANT: KEYONA INVESTMENT, LLC; OWNER: KEYONA INVESTMENT, LLC; REZONING OF R-100, C-1, & C-2 TO C-1; RETAIL CENTER (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 073 PARCEL 143; 1700 BLOCK OF DULUTH HIGHWAY; 1700 BLOCK OF RACQUET CLUB DRIVE; 1.63 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZC2017-00023 — APPLICANT: QUIKTRIP CORPORATION C/O ANDERSON TATE & CARR, P.C.; OWNERS: F.A. PROPERTIES, INC. & LIGE K. SIMS; REZONING OF R-75, C-1, & C-2 TO C-1; CONVENIENCE STORE W/ FUEL PUMPS; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 195 PARCELS 095, 095L, 067, & 068; 5300 BLOCK OF JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD; 6200 BLOCK OF JOSEPH WAY; 6200 BLOCK OF HAYES DRIVE; 3.37 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/ HOWARD RZM2017-00010 — APPLICANT: CAPKEY GATES SUGARLOAF PARTNERS LLC; OWNERS: CAPKEY GATES SUGARLOAF PARTNERS LLC & THE GATES AT SUGARLOAF UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; REZONING OF O-I TO R-TH; TOWNHOUSES; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 155 PARCELS 550, 551 & 552; 1300 BLOCK OF SATELLITE BOULEVARD; 3.55 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS RZR2017-00020 — APPLICANT: BULK BUYS CORPORATION; OWNERS: SARAH & PEGGY BRODNAX; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 036 PARCEL 004; 2900 BLOCK OF BETHANY CHURCH ROAD; 33.74 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER RZR2017-00021 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT; OWNERS: BETTIE BROOKS & MARY B. HARMON; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 066 PARCELS 003 & 252; 1900 BLOCK OF HEWATT ROAD; MCDANIEL CONNECTOR; 14.74 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2017-00022 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT; OWNERS: NOORUDDIN PANJWANI & SHEREZA TAJUDDIN; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLEFAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 021 PARCELS 006C & 072; 500 BLOCK OF ARNOLD ROAD; 2400-2500 BLOCKS OF FIVE FORKS TRICKUM ROAD; 10.42 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/ HOWARD P&D PC TBL 11-7 934-514790, 10/20

GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZC2017-00025 — APPLICANT: COPART, INC.; OWNERS: LYNN & PATRICIA MOON; REZONING OF R-100 TO M-2; AUTOMOBILE STORAGE LOT; DISTRICT 4 LAND LOT 272 PARCEL 001; 6200 BLOCK OF CENTERVILLE ROSEBUD ROAD; 43.3 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER RZC2017-00026 — APPLICANT: CHONG YO; OWNER: SANG K. PYUN; REZONING OF C-2 TO O-I; RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CONTINUING CARE & INDEPENDENT LIVING); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 123 PARCEL 030; 1400 BLOCK OF SATELLITE BOULEVARD; 3.7 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS SUP2017-00051 — APPLICANT: CHONG YO; OWNER: SANG K. PYUN; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CONTINUING CARE & INDEPENDENT LIVING); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 123 PARCEL 030; 1400 BLOCK OF SATELLITE BOULEVARD; 3.7 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZR2017-00018 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT LLC; OWNERS: IH KENNEDY GROUP, LLC (JOE KENNEDY), STELLA MOONEY, AND PHILLIP & HOLLY BAGWELL; REZONING OF RL TO R-SR; SENIOR ORIENTED RESIDENCES; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 362 PARCELS 029, 030, 031, 069, & 070; 6200-6300 BLOCKS OF OLD SHADBURN FERRY ROAD; 1700 BLOCK OF BUFORD DAM ROAD; 6500 BLOCK OF OLD GARRETT ROAD; 24.36 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD RZR2017-00023 — APPLICANT: 4RNJ2, LLC; OWNERS: 4RNJ2, LLC & LINDA HOKETT; REZONING OF R-60 TO TND; TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 163 PARCELS 006, 007, & 326; 5800 BLOCK OF WILLIAMS ROAD; 7.28 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2017-00024 — APPLICANT: PARKLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND PLANNING; OWNER: SFI DEVELOPMENT LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND PLANNING; REZONING OF R-SR TO TND; TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 149 PARCELS 323 & 327; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 172 PARCELS 270 & 272; 0-100 BLOCKS OF SIMONTON ROAD; 800 BLOCK OF BRAND SOUTH TRAIL; 38.26 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD SUP2017-00049 — APPLICANT: TRAN T. LE; OWNER: RCB TRICKUM LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT FOR A TATTOO PARLOR (PERMANENT MAKE-UP); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 106 PARCEL 006; 3000 BLOCK OF FIVE FORKS TRICKUM ROAD; 1.15 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/ HOWARD SUP2017-00050 — APPLICANT: HOANG NGUYEN; OWNER: BEAVER RUIN 1550 LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A M-1 ZONING DISTRICT FOR A DAYCARE CENTER (ADULT); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 201 PARCEL 055; 1500 BLOCK OF BEAVER RUIN ROAD; 1.06 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS SUP2017-00052 — APPLICANT: LEIGH TATUM; OWNER: BROTHERS PROPERTY 884 BUFORD, LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT FOR A TAT

ING DISTRICT FOR A TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING PARLOR; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 012 PARCEL 106; 800 BLOCK OF BUFORD DRIVE; 800 BLOCK OF CRIPPLE CREEK DRIVE; 2.69 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD P&D PC/BOC 11-7 & 11-28 934-514788, 10/20

Duluth, GA 30096 PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed application, which is on file with the Department of Planning & Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Dan Robinson 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: drobinson@duluthga. net For more information, contact Dan Robinson, Department of Planning & Development, at (770)476-1790. ****************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL USE REQUEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth Planning Commission to consider a request (SU#2017-006) from Speedway, LLC for Special Use approval to operate a convenience store with fuel pumps on a +/- 1.98 acre property located at northeast corner of the Rogers Bridge Road and Buford Highway intersection, Duluth, Georgia 30096 (tax parcel 7201 002). The property is currently zoned Duluth HC-R (Highway Commercial Retail District) and will not change.

The public is invited to attend this meeting before the Planning Commission on the Special Use request at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The meeting date, place and time regarding this matter are as follows: WHEN: November 6, 2017–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 This Special Use request is tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Duluth City Council on December 11, 2017 at 7:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/ or amend the language of the proposed application considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the Special Use. PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed application, which is on file with the Department of Planning & Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Dan Robinson 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: drobinson@duluthga. net For more information, contact Dan Robinson, Department of Planning & Development, at (770)476-1790. ******************* In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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The public is invited to attend this meeting before the Planning Commission at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The meeting date, place and time regarding this matter are as follows: WHEN: November 6, 2017–7:00 p.m.

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Maple Street Biscuit Company 912-506-4275 www.maplestreetbiscuits.com 3450 W. Lawrenceville St., Duluth

The Maple Street Biscuit Company features the Five and Dime — a biscuit sandwich with a flaky biscuit, smothered in sausage gravy and loaded with all-natural fried chicken, pecan wood smoked bacon, a fried egg, and cheddar cheese. (Photo: Julie Thompson)

BY JULIE THOMPSON Staff Intern

Owner: Lindsey Smith, a Georgia Southern University graduate who moved from Brunswick to open her first restaurant.

Open Since: Sept. 29 Location: The biscuit shop is housed in a historic building that was built in the center of Duluth in 1948.

Hours: Maple Street operates from Monday to Thursday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is closed on Sunday.

Atmosphere: While there are numerous southern comfort restaurants by the same name, the Duluth Maple Street Biscuit Company has a character of its own.

Maple Street is a Florida-based restaurant chain that operates as Community Stores, and Duluth’s location is just that. Taking residence in one of the town’s most beloved buildings, it has quickly become an integral part of the scene in downtown Duluth.

“I just moved here a month ago to open this store, and everyone has really welcomed us to the community,” owner Lindsey Smith said.

The building’s high wooden ceiling is a fitting structure to pair with Maple Street’s old-timey aesthetic. Edison lights illuminate the spacious interior, where pictures of trees being tapped for syrup line the old building’s walls.

And to help bring their guests together and build community, there is a community table. Anyone can sit at the large circular tables and start a conversation with a stranger who very well might turn out to be a neighbor from down the road. Most of the time, it’s the kids who initiate conversation with other guests, and parents follow suit.

“On a slower day you can choose to sit alone,

ON THE MENU The Five and Dime — A flaky biscuit smothered in sausage gravy and loaded with all-natural fried chicken, pecan wood smoked bacon, a fried egg and cheddar cheese, $9.00.

The Squawking Goat — A flaky biscuit, all-natural fried chicken breast, a fried goat cheese medallion and housemade pepper jelly, $8.00.

Bam Yoyo — A brown butter vanilla bean waffle with bacon and asiago cheese cut up and cooked into the batter. To complete the sweet and savory palate, it’s served with a topping of homemade honey butter and two pieces of fried chicken on the side, $12.

Sunshine in the Garden — Tomatoes, shallots and fresh green peppers, topped with feta cheese, fresh basil, a sunny side up egg and a flaky biscuit, $12 (add maple meatballs for $2.50).

Sides (all $4) — Sweet potato fries with maple dressing, Smokey Mountain Mac-N-Cheese, Hashbrown Cake, Fried Green Tomatoes.

but on Saturdays, you don’t really have that luxury because you kind of just sit wherever you can,” Smith said. “I’ve seen all of these chairs just packed, and all these families just — they know each other. Little kids will talk and meet each other and so it’s awesome.”

As the owner of Maple Street, Smith aims to serve as a community leader. She has worked at nearly half of the Maple Street locations and takes pride in the uniqueness of her store.

“Every single store really takes the heart and soul and feel of that community,” said Smith.

“It’s based on the team members that work there, and the way the store looks, and the guests that come in. It really takes the shape of what that community is.”

Smith has found that Duluth supports her effort. Although the location is less than a month old, a large percentage of her clientele is made of repeat customers. And because some will come in every day, Smith believes the business has already begun to take the shape of its community.

Menu: What sets Maple Street apart from other southern comfort restaurants is the fact that all menu items are made from scratch.

Whether it’s a flaky bis-

cuit or apple butter, Smith knows how to make it. A large part of her training with Maple Street’s founders was spent learning how to prepare the store’s signature items.

One of those signature items is the Bam Yoyo, or chicken and waffles a la Maple Street. The dish features a brown butter vanilla bean waffle with bacon and asiago cheese cut up and cooked into the batter. To complete the sweet and savory palate, it’s served with a topping of homemade honey butter and two pieces of fried chicken on the side.

Maple Street values consistency in its food, so they have the preparation method down to a science. Although she never used to cook, Smith quickly learned all the house recipes and is especially proud of learning to cook the gravy.

That’s one reason she recommends the Five and Dime — a flaky biscuit entree smothered in sausage gravy. All-natural fried chicken is tucked in the sandwich, along with pecan wood smoked bacon, a fried egg and cheddar cheese.

One of Maple Street’s most unique sandwiches is the Squawking Goat.

What makes this biscuit sandwich special is the topping of homemade pepper jelly, made with cooked-down sweet peppers and jalapenos. The

sandwich also features all-natural fried chicken and a fried goat cheese medallion.

Even the coffee is made from scratch. Maple Street serves Red Leaf Coffee, a house brand shipped from Jacksonville to each Community Store.

“We roast the beans — we use Maple Syrup essential oils so it really has the smell of Maple Syrup, a little bit of the taste,”

Smith said. “It’s perfect to just drink black.”

“All the stores have the mug wall, so the idea is, if you order a coffee, just grab a mug off the wall and help yourself.”

Something you might not know: As part of its effort to help bring people together, Maple Street displays a Question of the Month on the wall.

It’s a popular topic at the community table, where

strangers sitting across from and another might have more in common than they realize.

“We wanna get people to know our guests past just their name, so we take it step further with that Question of the Month, “Smith said. “So the idea is maybe their favorite band is your favorite band, and now you can bond, start a conversation about that.”

turkey bacon, mozzarella, ham, pineapple and jalapeno peppers. House specialties are served small, medium and large.

1956 Duluth Highway, Unit 104-B, Lawrenceville, 770-545-8885, www.createnbakepizza.com

restaurant offers a family atmosphere with flat-screen TVs mounted throughout to watch sports.

Pizza can be ordered by the slice, starting at $1.60, or by 10-inch ($5.99), 14-inch ($9.99) and 16-inch ($10.99) pies. A cheese calzone is $6.95. Toppings incur an additional cost, with price

The 10-inch pizza pictured is a vegetarian pizza.

Create and Bake also has turkey bacon, pepperoni and sausage as alternatives to beef and pork. (Photo: Jay Jones) based on the size of the pizza. For a 10-inch pizza, toppings are 80 cents each.

Toppings are $1 on a 14-inch pizza and $1.25 on a 16-inch pizza.

Create and Bake also has house specialty pizzas such as its vegetarian Green Machine and a pie called Crackle Tackle that has

daily and stewed cod and chicken cracklings are two popular choices. The most popular is Saturday’s meal, roasted pork and a side of rice cooked with pieces of pigeon, or “Arroz con Gandules.” Pizza empanada and Mofongo plates are popular menu items, and the restaurant’s pastry bar includes popular sweets such as sweetened cream cheese danishes or “quesitos,” guava puff pastries, flan and more.

In addition to serving meals, El Caribeno also sells some imported groceries and memorabilia, including arabica coffee beans, imported sodas, T-shirts and keychains.

49 Hurricane Shoals Road N.W., Lawrenceville, 770885-0819

Above, what once served as a church and the City Hall is now Duluth’s very own Maple Street Biscuit Company. The Southern comfort restaurant opened Sept.

29. At left, Sunshine in the Garden is a deluxe item at the Maple Street Biscuit Company.

The item is a complete meal and includes tomatoes, shallots and fresh green peppers, topped with feta cheese, fresh basil, a sunny side up egg and a flaky biscuit. Guests can add two maple meatballs for $2.50.

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: Strange Taco Bar Strange Taco Bar takes a fast casual approach to dining instead of the full service model used at its sister restaurant, Local Republic.

One thing visitors might notice about Strange Taco Bar when they walk in the front door is the bright colors, starting with the large white block-lettered “TACOS” on a bright blue background above the counter where orders are placed. Strange Taco Bar also retains the outdoor patio area that the original Local Republic had when it was located in that building.

The restaurant’s menu includes 17 different tacos

including three different versions of the Original Gangster Taco (there are fried chicken, pork and steak versions), the San Antonio taco, the B-ATL, fried green tomato taco, clam taco, beef short rib bulgogi taco, a portabello mushroom yaco, the fried fish taco, the braised lamb taco and the braised duck taco, among others.

Tacos range in price from $2.75 to $3.75.

225 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville, 678-869-5220 Create and Bake Pizza Create and Bake Pizza’s name is the truest form of description for this pizzeria where customers walk in, choose their ingredients and watch the staff make it and bake it in front of them. The

El Caribeno The restaurant grew out of a family business that ebgan when owner Luis Polanco Jr.’s dad started selling pastries at church. El Caribeno features Puerto Rican and Cuban dishes plus fusion items to give newcomers a way to warm up to the style of food.

At 11 a.m., guests can come try an assortment of Caribbean plates at the “Hot Bar.” The entries rotate

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Meadows to light ‘First Cigarette’ at Red Clay Music Foundry and the audience is very involved,” he said. “I’ll play Staff Correspondent a lot off the album because Travis Meadows Where: Red Clay Music Travis Meadows, who there will be several songs Foundry, Duluth released his third country that I’ve never played live Travis When: Oct. 26, 7:30 album last week, is not just a since the album will have Meadp.m. singer. just come out a week before ows will Tickets: $20, general “I’m a storyteller,” he said. the show. But there are also perform admission, and can be “I don’t sing stories about times where I’ll be on stage at the purchased by calling Red Clay big trucks, girls or going to and someone in the crowd 678-892-6373 Music the beach. I tell stories about will yell out the name of a Foundry song and I’ll play it.” my life.” in Duluth Meadows has plenty of ministry, preaching God’s Meadows doesn’t shy on Oct. chapters from which to draw word all over the world, only away from discussing his 26. lyrics. to never be fully embraced addiction, which saw his (Photo: When he was 2, he by the church as a Christian relapse three times before his Joshua watched his younger brother music artist. The rejection fourth trip to rehab proved Black Wilkins) drown near his Missiscaused another downward successful, through his sippi home before his parents spiral into alcohol and drug music. While coping with divorced, forcing him to abuse that cost him his maraddiction, he wrote his feellive with his grandparents. riage, his job and nearly his ings into a journal and those When his parents remarried, life before he became sober words turned into his first alhe remained on the outside at age 38. bum, “Killin’ Uncle Buzzy,” looking in, a living reminder “I’ve gone from surviving — and I mean this with no us,” Meadows said. “But the which was released in 2011 of the past his mom and dad cancer to being a preacher to disrespect — ‘party songs.’” show is more an experience and grabbed the country wanted to forget. By age drinking and doing drugs and Meadows’ music will be than a concert. The stories music world’s attention.

11, Meadows had turned to battling addiction,” Meadon full display at the Red I tell and the songs I sing Two years later, he drugs, which turned out to ows, 52, said. “I intentionClay Foundry in Duluth, are emotional. You’ll laugh, released “Old Ghosts & Unbe a lifelong addiction, and ally try to stay away from where he’ll perform along you’ll cry and hopefully, finished Business,” but it was three years later, cancer took listening to what’s going on with Molly Stevens at 7:30 come away inspired.” overshadowed by his debut his right leg from the knee in the music world and just p.m. Oct. 26 in support of his Meadows said he won’t album, in part because Jake down. focus on what I’m doing and new album, “First Cigarette.” have a complete set list when Owen, an award-winning He turned his life around what I’ve been through. My “Molly and I can make a he takes the stage. country music star who has and spent 17 years in the songs aren’t what people call lot of noise for just the two of “The show is interactive toured with some of the bigBY JON GALLO

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gest names in the business, took “What We Ain’t Got” off the “Killin’” album and released it as a single that ultimately peaked at No. 14 on the country music charts in 2014.

Meadows’ talent as a songwriter didn’t go unnoticed. He wrote the song “Riser” off Dierks Bentley’s 2014 critically-acclaimed album of the same name, in addition to writing “Knives of New Orleans” and “Dark Side” for Eric Church.

Released by Blaster Records with the help of Jay Joyce and Jeremy Spillman, Meadows’ latest album, “First Cigarette,” stays true to his darker past but also shines a light on what’s ahead.

“I no longer do drugs or drink, but I still smoke because it is the one way I can get a buzz legally,” he said. “It is a way for me to do something that I know I shouldn’t do but I do anyways. There’s nothing like the first cigarette and how it makes me feel.”

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of community,” Sugar Hill Mayor Steve Edwards said.

The cooler weather should “Sugar Rush is just another provide the perfect setting way of bringing the comfor the city of Sugar Hill’s munity together. I love seeing Sugar Rush Festival on Sata big crowd gather in our urday. The city’s annual fall downtown, celebrating and festival will offer a variety of having fun in our city during activities — including rides, this free event.” kids games and live musical The festival will also performances. feature a juried art show.

The festival, which adopted Nearly 100 pieces of art will its new name in 2014 after be on display, the city said, the city’s 75th anniversary, is and Greg Mike will paint a held in downtown Sugar Hill mural during the event. Rides around the City Hall buildand most activities are free, ing from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the city said, but a few may City officials expect as many require a small fee.

As many as 10,000 people are expected to attend Sugar Hill’s Sugar Rush festival. as 10,000 people to visit the Among the activities of(Special Photo) festival. fered: face painting, pumpkin “Sugar Hill has made great painting, arts and crafts for the dogs. feature live music from Sugar musicians Chris Gonzalez strides on creating a sense kids and a “chill-out” zone for The Bowl at Sugar Hill will Hill Church’s band and local and The Gasoline Brothers.

What: Sugar Hill’s Sugar Rush Festival When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday Where: City Hall area of Sugar Hill, More info: www.cityofsugarhill.com

There will also be food vendors, with traditional festival fare such as funnel cakes.

The Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society will host a gem-panning activity where children can pan for gems, reminiscent of the way that gold miners would pan for gold in the area.

For more information about Sugar Rush, go to www.cityofsugarhill.com/ sugar-rush or contact the city’s event staff at 770-9456716.

‘Goosebumps’ musical set to haunt Aurora Theatre

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Perhaps the truest measure of success of “Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical” won’t be the number of tickets it sells during its run at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.

“If kids see it and like it, then they’ll be more apt to start going to the theater regularly,” said Marcie Millard, who plays Ms. Walker, one of the show’s leads.

“They’ll tell their parents they want to go the theater again because they had so much fun. They’ll start going to the theater and keep

going to the theater as they get older.”

Aurora Theatre consistently makes an effort to attract a younger audience to its venue, where its shows are geared toward adults before large audiences.

But with showing “Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical,” which opened to the public for a four-day run Thursday, the theater hopes the show aimed for the 7-12-year-old demographic leads to kids becoming regular patrons or season-ticket holders.

The staging of “Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical” to attract families makes

IF YOU GO What: Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical Where: Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville When: Through Sunday Shows: Today and Saturday: 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 2:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4:30 p.m.

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sense because it has instant name recognition with kids and adults, Millard said.

R.L. Stine’s story, which achieved a 2003 Guinness

Book of World Records nod for bestselling book of all time, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The show is based on the 24th book in Stine’s epic “Goosebumps” series — a collection of 62 novels that have sold more than 400 million copies.

“This show has that sense of nostalgia and when families see it I think they’ll experience an incredible bonding experience,” Millard said. “Parents grew up reading these books and now they have kids who are reading them. Now, when they go to the theater, they can experience it together.”

The one-act, 55-minute show mirrors the book, in which Ms. Walker, a drama teacher at Woods Mill Middle School, and her students are trying to put on a musical. But their efforts are being derailed by the unknown, making the cast —

and the audience — question whether what’s happening is just coincidence or if the school is haunted. After all, Walker’s great-grandmother failed to stage a musical at the school 73 years earlier.

“Ms. Walker has a good heart and just wants what’s best for the kids, and that’s to put on a great show,” Millard said. “She’s very dramatic and just loves her kids and wants what’s best for them. But at the same time, she knows what happened to her great-grandmother.”

Millard is no stranger to the Aurora Theatre.

She played Guinevere in “Camelot” and Madam Thenardier in “Les Misérables.”

Recently, she played Mrs. Potts in “Beauty and the Beast” at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre.

“Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical” is directed by Jaclyn

Hofmann, features musical direction by Ann-Carol Pence and the choreography of Jen MacQueen. Yuka Sekine and Brenden Cleveland star as the show’s two featured child performers — Brooke Rodgers and Zeke Matthews.

“Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium, The Musical” will be shown exclusively for school field trip performances before being played for the public from through Sunday.

“Kids and kids at heart will absolutely love this silly mystery,” Hofmann said. “The suspenseful story will keep audiences on their feet, toeing the line between spine-shivering scares and humor, right in time for Halloween. We are proud to bring this worldwide bestselling book series to the stage for a theatrical rendition, Aurora Theatre style.”

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Players Guild to recreate ‘War of the Worlds’ “You can’t beat the power of the human imagination,” Scott Piehler says about the upcoming production from The Players Guild at Sugar Hill.

The community theatre group will be offering H.G. Well’s “War of the Worlds” in the unique setting of the Sugar Hill City Council chambers Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 3-5.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 and $15 and can be purchased by visiting www.pgatsh. com “War of the Worlds” is the second half of an overall production titled “Out of This World.” The first act is a classic Ray Bradbury story titled “Mars is Heaven,” which originally aired on NBC’s “X Minus One” in May 1955.

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Holley Calmes the unique setting for the show. Said Piehler: “Once I stepped into the council chambers, I knew we had to present this year’s show in this magnificent room.

It looks like a classic radio studio.”

Many people, especially youngsters, might not be familiar with the original production of “War of the Worlds” and its first broadcast on the radio in 1939.

A more naïve audience took the broadcast as literal truth, and panic ensued when the listening public believed that

a lot of appeal for many people, including Piehler.

“We’ve become a bit jaded these days,” he said.

“With CGI, we can see anything we can imagine.

But even with millions of dollars behind today’s geewhiz special effects, you can’t beat the power of the human imagination.”

The show is a great family outing, even if large chunks of the tri-state New York region are blown away as part of it, Piehler said.

“It’s all done via voice and sound effects,” Piehler said. “It’s like you’re “I spent 10 years on the garet Cheeley, whom many watching the broadcast as air back in New England. people will recognize from it happened (in 1939) and My first job out of college her weekend slot on 104.7 you get to join us ‘behind the mic.’” was as an announcer,” he The Fish,” he said. “The For more information said. rest of the 20-member visit www.pgatsh.com.

Piehler describes the cast is a dynamite group Holley Calmes is a show’s cast as also being of performers. They are radio savvy. not only doing some great freelance writer and public relations consultant “Including me, there acting but recreating the specializing in the arts. are four current or former classic live sound effects Email her at hcalmes@ radio announcers in the of the era.” show. We’ve even got MarRadio drama still holds mindspring.com.

The cast and crew of The Players Guild at Sugar Hill’s “War of the Worlds” prepare for performances of the radio classic the weekends of Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 3-5 in the Sugar Hill City Council Chambers.

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a Martian invasion from outer space was actually taking place.

Audiences for this production will be able to view the “radio broadcast” instead of merely listening in, as the 1939 audiences had to experience the story.

Staging a radio show comes naturally to Piehler.

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Runners and their fourlegged companions run the course during last year’s Jonny and Xena Spread the Words 5K, Fun Run and Walk in Suwanee. The event returns at 8 a.m. Oct. 28. (Special Photo)

Snellville Fall Festival celebrates 8 years

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Snellville’s Fall Festival returns Saturday, this time with a little “oom-pa-pa.”

The Mountain Top Polka Band will perform at the eighth annual festival for the first time this year from the time the event begins at noon until 2:30 p.m. The interactive German polka band from Asheville, S.C., uses tuba, accordions, clarinet, drums and singing to get the audience dancing to marches, waltzes and polkas along with them, according to the band’s website.

Snellville Tourisma and Trade Executive Director Kelly McAloon said the band will kick off another fun-filled Fall Festival for the city.

“We have something for the entire family,” she said.

“We want everyone to have an exciting and memorable experience at our Fall Festival.”

While the polka band plays, festival-goers can shop at more than 80 craft vendors lining Oak Road in front of City Hall. Festival Coordinator Gretchen Schulz said products will include jewelry, clothing, bath and body care items, food and goodies.

Patrons can also shop merchandise offered through the Snellville Senior Center’s Arts and Craft Fair which

Festival-goers enjoy a tractor ride during last year’s Fall Festival in Snellville. (Photo: Kelly McAloon)

will be held in conjunction with the Fall Festival from noon until 5 p.m.

And, of course, there will be food. McAloon said vendors will be selling burgers, roasted corn on the cob, BBQ, custard, baked goods and more.

“The smell of festival food will fill the air,” McAloon said.

Participants can get into the Halloween spirit with a costume contest beginning at 2:30 p.m. and a dog costume contest beginning at 3:20 p.m. A Trunk or Treat will be set up in the First Baptist Church front parking lot from 4 to 6 p.m.

The Banks and Shane band will finish up the night with a performance on Towne Green Main Stage from 4 to 6 p.m.

“Come enjoy a unique experience with us,” McAaloon said.

For more information, visit www.snellvilletourism. com.

IF YOU GO What: Snellville Fall Festival Where: Snellville Towne Green at 2342 Oak Road Southwest When: Saturday from noon until 6 p.m.

Cost: Festival is free to attend, but $10 activity bands will give access to bungee jump, rock wall, inflatables, a trackless train, hay rides and mini golf Costume contests: The costume contest begins at 2:30 p.m.

Participants must be registered by 1:30 p.m. The dog costume contest begins at 3:20 p.m. Participants must be registered by 2:30 p.m.

Performances: The Mountain Top Polka Band will play from noon until 2:30 p.m.

Banks and Shane will take the stage from 4 to 6 p.m.

5K run to benefit pet adoption

BY JAY JONES

Staff Correspondent

Runners, walkers and animal lovers can help “spread the words” in the annual Jonny and Xena Spread the Words 5K, Fun Run, Walk and Festival to benefit local animal rescue efforts and autism awareness.

The 5K fun run/walk and festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, at Town Center Park in Suwanee.

The 5K walk begins at 9 a.m., with runners following at 10 a.m. The festival goes from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with several vendors offering food and refreshments, music, children’s activities and more.

Participants are encouraged to bring their dogs for the run and walk. Also, the festival will have over 20 local animal rescue groups with pets available for adoption.

Among the festival will

be low-cost microchipping service sponsored by Peachtree Corners Animal Clinic, nail trimming for a donation by Holly’s Mobile Grooming and training pointers from Peach on a Leash Dog Training and Behavior Services.

The event benefits Jonny and Xena’s Spread the Words Foundation and the group’s efforts in promoting animal rescue and providing interactive opportunities for those in the special needs community.

Part of the Foundation’s work includes organizing an annual fashion show and proms for special needs high school students. Earlier this year, the Foundation paired up with a summer musical theater camp to get two special need students to participate in a musical production.

Foundation President Linda Hickey said she was inspired to start the

Foundation from the difficulties she had in getting her autistic son signed up for typical extra-curricular activities.

The Foundation’s name comes from the story of Xena, a neglected pup that Hickey’s family adopted.

Xena became “a friend, a companion and a therapist all wrapped up in a furry brown package” to Hickey’s autistic son, Jonny. Their bond grew into an effort to “spread the words” and to make a difference in the lives of both humans and animals, Hickey said.

For more information or to register early for the 5K, fun run and walk, go to www.xenathewarriorpuppy.com or the group’s Facebook page, “xenaandjonny.”

Early package pick-up at Big Peach Running Co. at 320 Town Center Ave. in Suwanee from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27.

‘Mark Felt’ offers new perspective of Watergate scandal Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down MarkWhite Felt: TheHouse Man the Who Brought Down the (R) White House (R) 3 out★★★★ of 4 stars

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Optioned by producer/ actor Robert Redford before the book “All the President’s Men” was even released in 1974, the 1976 film of the same name came out while the U.S. was still reeling in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It focused little on what was going on in the White House at the time of the break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters but instead on the two Washington Post journalists (Redford as Bob Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein) navigating the quagmire thicket of establishment spin in order to get to the truth.

In that movie, Hal

Liam Neeson, above, stars as Mark Felt, and Diane Lane, right, stars as his wife, Audrey, in “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.” (Photos: Bob Mahoney/Sony Pictures Classics)

Holbrook had a couple of shadowy scenes as someone known only as “Deep Throat,” a mystery source from an unknown government entity with all of the dirt on the Nixon administration required to bring it down but not quite the

needed intestinal fortitude to speak on the record. By the time the dust settled and Nixon was gone, “Deep Throat” was little more than a bit player; a curio in a maze of players both trying to amplify and deflect one of the most embarrassing

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In “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” writer/ director Peter Landesman presents a mirror image or, if you will, parallel history version of what went down in “All the President’s Men.” Nixon and his goons are still regulated to the background, but so are Woodward and a never seen Bernstein and informant “Deep Throat” actually has a name: Mark Felt (Liam Neeson).

An FBI lifer who was the likely successor to J. Edgar Hoover, Felt was a tightlipped team player who toed the company line. When his boss died in 1972, Felt expected his ascension to the top post to be a mere formality. That would have likely been the case had Hoover’s passing not occurred just days before the Watergate break-in. The same dogged adhesion to the letter of the law Felt practiced for decades eventually led to the unraveling of his career.

Not dissimilar to his “other side” telling of the JFK assassination (“Parkland”), writer/director Peter Landseman goes about his business in a manner many will feel to be chilly and detached, but it is closely akin to the same approach of director Alan J. Pakula in “All the President’s

Men.” Landesman keeps his emotional distance but not his inquisitive fervor.

Unlike Hoover, Felt was a “G-Man” with a regular family life, and once Watergate erupted, he knew nothing would ever be the same.

His wife, Audrey (Diane Lane) — also his staunchest supporter — started reading the tea leaves even before him and knew the unfavorable black and white choices they faced as a couple. If Felt kowtowed to the Nixon White House — meaning brushed Watergate under the rug — he would have been rewarded with the director’s post. When it became clear Felt wasn’t going to deal, Nixon appointed L. Patrick Grey (Marton Csokas), a loyal administration lackey who ordered the kibosh on any and all further investigations.

The film gets dinged a full star for a couple of reasons.

The first is the unneeded inclusion of a subplot featuring the Felts’ estranged, hippie-dippy daughter Joan (Maika Monroe), which led to friction between her parents. The second is the mind-blowing exclusion of

COINTELPRO, a black bag FBI operation led by Felt that landed him in legal hot water years after its actual execution. What might have worked better would have been 15 or so minutes dedicated to Felt’s life after Nixon resigned and his own choice to out himself as Deep Throat in 2005, three years prior to his death in 2008.

If you’re too young to remember Watergate or never saw “All the President’s Men,” you would serve yourself well to see it prior to watching “Mark Felt.”

Even though both films center on the same event with many of the same characters, the information overlap is minimal, and together they offer two-thirds of a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. All we need now is another film told from the perspective of the White House brain trust (minus Nixon himself) who thought bugging the headquarters of an enemy they’d already effectively beaten and then lying about it to the press and the American people was in any way a good idea.

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‘The Foreigner’ film fans

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: This was no typical action film. It was creative, well-thought out, and Jackie Chan gave this film its depth. Chan carried the film with his cunning and secretive methods and kept the audience on its toes.

Fail: There seemed to be too many long breaks between action scenes.

With this type of film, the audience is expecting some form of action every few minutes. However, there were many scenes that seemed to drag on in conversation, and in turn, the film lost any sense of suspense that was being built.

Jackie Chan as Quan Ngoc Minh did a wonderful job of showing both the heartfelt side of loss and a thirst for revenge. He never failed to bring forth some sort of emotion every time he was on screen.

People who are into action movies with in-depth plot lines and some downtime in between will enjoy this film. If you have ever been a Jackie Chan fan, you will be pleased with his role in this movie.

Don’t run to the theater to see this one. This movie can wait to be seen at home since there is nothing in particular about it that demands to be seen on the big screen.

The storyline was well thought out, yet sometimes failed to communicate clearly what was happening. The action scenes were few and far between. Jackie Chan made this film; Without him, The Foreigner would be lackluster. The conversational scenes between action scenes were slow and sometimes convoluting. Overall, this film was good but not one I would be willing to watch for a second time.

Pass: “The Foreigner” is almost two hours of suspense, action and stars two of my favorites — Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. The progression of the story is very smooth and Chan’s relentless determination is powerful.

Fail: No fails here.

Brosnan gives a very powerful and realistic performance, and Chan turns in a very nuanced one, showing vulnerability, strength and perseverance. Emotionally, this is probably one of Chan’s most varied roles.

Fans of Brosnan and Chan will surely enjoy this. Brosnan is in fine form and, at 63, Chan still has the physique and moves of his younger years and is just as enjoyable to watch. The added emotion Chan displays is a plus. The movie has drama, action, emotion, substance — something for everyone.

Either way, you will enjoy it, but it is worth the price of admission. There is no lag in the story, and Brosnan and Chan get equal screen time.

I really enjoyed this movie; it is almost two hours, and I never checked the time which is a very good sign. The story is interesting, well told, well paced, very well acted with a few twists to keep you wondering. It is nice to see Chan in a slightly different role but with just enough action to satisfy most fans. The backstory to Chan’s character is helpful in understanding how he is able to accomplish what he does as opposed to just being fantastical movie magic. Chan fans will notice the absence of his trademark outtakes at the end of the movie (so no need to sit through the credits).

Pass: Taut direction; good acting; very good cinematography; good scripting and story line.

Fail: Surprisingly little actual action for this type of film; main character is on screen less than half of the film; story focuses more about geopolitical struggles in the U.K. and Ireland vs. main character’s background and character development.

Although Jackie Chan gets top billing in “The Foreigner,” the better performance is by Pierce Brosnan as Liam Hennesy, the Irish Deputy Minister with deep IRA roots. His performance has a lot of fiery emotion and depth and actually carries the movie. Chan’s persona as Quon is very sad and laconic, almost to the point of appearing clinically depressed for most of the movie.

Those who enjoyed the recent “Taken” films starring Liam Neeson, or who are old enough to remember the “Death Wish” movies with Charles Bronson, will enjoy “The Foreigner.”

However, this is a very different film role for Jackie Chan’s many fans — no witty banter or joking, and he’s not even in most of the movie’s scenes — so they may be a bit disappointed.

“The Foreigner” is a well-paced action thriller that is definitely worth hitting your local cinema at matinee time.

Otherwise, you could wait on the DVD or Redbox release.

Having lived in the U.K. for a number of years myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the cinematography, historical and cultural references, and political conniving that permeated “The Foreigner,” which is what the film’s primary focus appeared to be.

The little back story we got on Chan’s character, Quon, seemed to be inserted into the film, so much so that the title could have been “The Irish Patriot.” Even so, “The Foreigner” is a well-directed and believable action thriller that keeps the viewer engaged from start to finish.

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• “The Emoji Movie” (Oct. 24): Yes, those smartphone images get their own film, with T.J. Miller as the voice of an especially boisterous one. (PG) • “War for the Planet of the Apes” (Oct. 24): A reluctant Caesar (Andy Serkis) spearheads a war against a human colonel’s (Woody Harrelson) troops. (PG13) • “Kidnap” (Oct. 31): A woman (Halle Berry) takes matters into her own hands to save her abducted son; Jason George costars. (R) • “Orphan Black: The Complete Series” (Oct. 31): Tatiana Maslany wraps up her muchpraised performance — actually, make that “performances” — as mutually protective clones. (Not rated) • “Westworld: Season One” (Nov. 7): The HBO-series reimagining of the fantasy about a resort populated by lifelike robots stars Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton. (Not rated) • “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” (Nov. 28): Changes in seasons mean changes for Lorelai and Rory (Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel) in this sequel miniseries.

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Disc: 4 out of 4 stars The final installment in the greatest trilogy since “Toy Story,” “War” is the closest Hollywood has gotten to a successful mixed art-house/mainstream feature in years. Realizing he must defeat two factions of human aggressors, primate leader Caesar (Andy Serkis — excellent as usual) and a few of his closest aides embark on an “Apocalypse Now” style mission to take out 5.1), (French DTS 5.1), subtitles: the Marlon Brando-inspired “The English, French and Spanish.

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Ratings are out of 4 stars.

• The Foreigner (R) — 3 stars Jackie Chan brings a hidden past and a father’s vengeance to this political-action thriller, also starring Pierce Brosnan. Chan loses his daughter to a terrorist bombing in London and follows Brosnan’s roots to the culprits.

This movie is action-packed and garners a few laughs, but mostly keeps a dark tone. Leave the kids at home for this movie outing. — Alex Tostado • Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (R) — 4 stars Luke Evans plays William Moulton Marston, creator of the Wonder Woman character of DC Comics fame and the hit film from this summer. “Professor” tells how Marston and his wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), met Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote) at Harvard.

Their unconventional love triangle, mostly with all three parties on equal footing, is explored in a manner that is interesting yet definitely not for young Wonder Woman fans. The genesis of many

Wonder Woman traits is seen throughout, including the combined personalities of Elizabeth and Olive and the polygraph machine-inspired lasso of truth. — Michael Buckelew

• Happy Death Day (PG-13) — 3 stars It’s “Groundhog Day” reimagined as a horror film starring a stuck-up sorority sister (Jessica Rothe) instead of Bill Murray. A smart riff on the genre, this piece of bloodstained fluff is more fun than you’d expect. “HDD” employs the usual tropes — jump scares, the seemingly unstoppable killer — to surprising comedic effect. — Khari J. Sampson • Blade Runner 2049 (R) — 3 1/2 stars Viewing the influential 1982 sci-fi classic “Blade Runner” is a necessity to appreciate the plot, tone and slow pace of this direct sequel. Set 30 years after the old film, hunters called blade runners (this time Ryan Gosling rather than Harrison Ford) still track down and fatally “retire” artificial humans — replicants. It’s a complex and very long exploration of a

future gone wrong. — KS • Battle of the Sexes (PG-13) — 4 stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell are brilliant as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the 1973 match between the respective former No. 1 tennis players. Operating as both a female empowerment sports film and a commentary on the struggle of LGBTQ people, this film commits no fault. — KS • The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) — 3 stars After taking on pop culture and superheroes, the animated Lego franchise pays homage to Asian cinema with this martial arts sendup. A team of six color-coded ninjas battles flame-eyed villain Lord Garmadon, who has a familial connection to the Green Ninja, Lloyd. Featuring Dave Franco, Justin Theroux and Jackie Chan, it’s funny and warm-hearted. — KS

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‘Brave’ serves up standard true-event format Only the Brave (PG-13) ★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Some things are just plain impossible to predict. How on Earth could anyone have ever forecasted a string of deadly wildfires currently ravaging northern California would coincide with the release of a movie about firefighters battling a series of blazes in the West? This might not have any effect on what most of Middle America will choose to see this weekend, but you can bet the majority of people in California or Arizona (where the film is set) will want nothing to do with it.

A “based on a true story” action/ drama, “Only the Brave” is a movie difficult not to like, as it brings with it a torrent of highly relatable human emotions and tells the story of selfless men who put their lives on the line every time they go to work.

Firefighting is and always has been one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

Clocking in at a crushing 134 minutes, “Only the Brave” is at least a half hour too long, and most of the “fat” comes in the form of extended subplots involving the personal lives of two of the principal characters. Some will say this storytelling device (and make no mistake, it is a device) is needed to make the film as a whole more relatable and marketable, which is true. What is also true is that the inclusion of these story lines has little or nothing to do with the main plot.

Everyone (well, almost everyone) who has a job also has a personal/ private life, and this should have been a movie just about beefy, ripped, uber-macho, All-American men waging war against the elements — and in the long run, that’s really all you need.

In addition to the touchy/feely padding, the screenplay penned by Ken Nolan (“Black Hawk Down”) and Eric Singer (“American Hustle”) is flavored with the type of

Blade.”

The actual story of the Granite “Supe” Mountain Hot Shots — also the Eric original title of “Only the Brave” Marsh — is easy to find via a quick inter(Josh net search. If you wish to see the Brolin) is shown movie and not know what happens with his in the end, don’t do such a search crew in — it will completely and totally “Only the ruin the movie for you. The same Brave.” can be said if you choose to read (Special most of the early festival reviews, Photos: Columbia which give almost everything away.

Although there is a lot of gray Pictures) area coming into play here, “Only the Brave” will inspire and move towel-snapping locker room male Jeff Bridges as power broker those viewers predisposed to being bonding exhibited in “Top Gun,” or Duane, the guy who finally gets the inspired and moved by true-event the kind of aw-shucks, good ol’ boy local Prescott, Ariz., politicians to stories. It is not trying to be high art Western/cowboy Americana thing back Marsh’s team and eventually or even original, and on that level found in any film including a scene raises them to the highly respected it succeeds in spades. If, however, with a country line dance. Director class of professionals known ofyou’re looking for something new Joseph Kosinski (“Tron: Legacy” ficially as Hot Shots. Suggesting a and different that doesn’t take the and, oddly enough, the 2019 “Top mix of his roles in “Hell or High same beaten path on its way to Gun” sequel) isn’t telling a story Water” and his Oscar-winning turn conclusion, you’ll be mostly out of as much as he’s creating a string of in “Crazy Heart,” Bridges is on luck. relatable vignettes. Even when on- complete autopilot here and often (Sony/Columbia) screen script appears at the bottom looks and sounds like the Billy of the frame indicating an event, Bob Thornton character in “Sling the date of the event is not included — a strict “based-on” filmmaking no-no.

Kosinski lucked out in a big way with his principal cast — all of whom do what they do best with the least amount of effort possible. As group leader Eric “Supe” Marsh, Josh Brolin plays a born leader alpha male whose delicate balance of tough leadership and understanding of the human condition makes him eminently likeable. The forever alluring Jennifer Connelly appears as Eric’s horse-whisperer wife, Amanda, who puts up with his career trajectory and family planning choices, but only to a point.

Offering great contrast to Eric is the busy beaver Miles Teller as “Doughnut,” a soon-to-be-dead-end stoner and future father who is afforded a shot at redemption — and makes the most of it despite the initial taunting courtesy of Chris (Taylor Kitsch), a horndog who becomes stymied after an encounter with a busty, tattooed Barbie doll temptress.

Rounding out the main cast is

“Supe” Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) and Fire Chief Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges) are pictured at Lookout Point in “Only the Brave.”

Brooklynn Prince as Moonee, left, and Valeria Cotto as Jancey star in A24’s “The Florida Project.” (Photo courtesy of A24)

‘Florida Project’ encourages bad behavior, a life of scraping by The Florida Project (R)Project The Florida (R) ★★★★ 1 out of 4 stars

isn’t everything that’s wrong with America, but it comes close. It is set at a flea-bag, mainly residence motel on the outskirts of Disney World near Orlando. The occupants of the facility are mostly down-on-their-luck

BY MICHAEL CLARK types with questionable hyMovie Critic giene, impossibly bad credit, Folks, this is going to be unable to own or even rent one those instances where living space in a convenmy opinion is going to fly tional manner and many directly in the face of the have exhausted all of their mostly left-leaning critical- options. They pay week-toestablishment intelligentsia. week and the majority of I’m in the small minority in them are frequently late but my dislike and borderline manage to come up with hatred for this film — a what they think are legitimovie so many others in this mate and original excuses. field have found so oddly One of these unfortunates compelling. We’re going to is Halley (fashion plate Bria have to call out the king for Vinaite), a multi-pierced wearing no clothes. (likely never wed) single Let’s now break free of mother with more tattoos the first person and get down than teeth who is in posto brass tacks. session of no noticeable or “The Florida Project” skills or drive to ever im-

prove her station in life. Her diet consists mostly of cheap baked goods, soda and fried snacks, and she has a mouth like a sailor.

The movie opens with Halley’s daughter, Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) — the de facto ringleader of her three-youngster group — spitting on the car of another residence from one floor up.

Once the owner of the car figures out who the parents of the culprits are — one of whom is greasy spoon waitress Ashley (Mela Murder) — she demands the children clean up the mess and the manner in which they do so doesn’t even remotely resemble anything close to cleaning or punishment. The parents don’t admonish the children but instead regard what they did as cute and precocious.

Having made something

of a name for himself with the iPhone-shot “Tangerine,” director/editor, co-writer/ co-producer Sean Baker continues his fascination with the underbelly of society not with pity, insight or a detached eye, but rather lurid voyeurism, tabloid sensationalism and a misguided celebration of failure. He seems to find little wrong with raising children as miscreants, vandals, trashtalkers and future felons and only deserves a modicum of credit for presenting a moral/ethical stance taken

by Ashley in the second act that alienates her from Halley and earns her one of two slivers of viewer respect.

Providing the other voice of reason to the narrative is Bobby (Willem Dafoe), the manager of the motel who has obviously been doing this, or something like it, for

a while and would rather have taken a different career path. Bobby understands he’s not dealing with ideal clientele and cuts them slack whenever possible but even he has a breaking point — something Halley brazenly tests on a regular basis.

Apart from the day-glow/ pastel color palette and a few interesting camera angles, Baker does little to make this movie interesting or relatable to Middle America. If Halley was trying to improve herself and was raising Moonee to do the same we could drum up some serious empathy.

But she doesn’t. If anything, Halley’s attitude worsens as things go on and Baker’s answer to all of Moonee’s problems is to send her on a fleeting trip to Disney World.

“The Florida Project”

seems to be not only forgiving of but encouraging lax and misguided behavior by people bent and determined to get by while doing the absolute bare minimum. If you’re single and have no one else to answer for, fine, keep up your destructive lifestyle. You’re making life better for everyone else by self-thinning the herd. But after you give birth and take control of another innocent human life, all bets are off.

Your interests get sent to the back burner, and the future and the well-being of your child becomes your only concern.

This isn’t insightful or even interesting filmmaking, it’s the far left providing yet more vapid and weightless excuses for people behaving badly and taking their own spawn down with them.

(A24)

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BY MICHAEL CLARK From left, Hugh Bonneville stars as Teddy Hall, Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield as Diana and Robin Cavendish, Harry Marcus as their son Jonathan (age 10) and Tom Hollander as David Blacker in “Breathe.”

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Martin Scorsese misfire “Silence” — but has finally hit the A-list here.

Remaining horizontal, largely still and inert most of the time, and being convincing, is a tough nut to crack for any performer. To do so without resorting to flailing histrionics, as Garfield did here, is beyond impressive. Look for him to be on the early short list for Oscar contenders in the coming months.

Depending on the category (lead or supporting — it could easily go either way), Foy (“Vampire Academy,” “The Lady in the Van”) could also

be considered. It’s not a major accomplishment to play the supportive wife/ husband/spouse/partner/ significant other (insert your preferred politically correct label here), or someone at wit’s end taking a stand, and Foy does both with amazing balance. Never once do we get the impression Diana plays the martyr card or a woman making a supreme unwanted sacrifice. She married a man for better or worse, and that’s exactly what she got — and never once expressed a single note of doubt or regret.

Serkis, his cast and

the many creative cocollaborators involved with “Breathe” have done themselves proud.

They’ve made a nonfiction movie about a person most people have never heard of and did so in an admirable, artistically impressive manner that is instantly and universally relatable.

It’s not perfect by a long shot, but it will make you appreciate what you have and, more importantly, how it is possible to succeed despite being without what you thought you might have forever lost.

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For Garfield (nominated for an Oscar in last year’s “Hacksaw Ridge”), “Breathe” is a watershed, careerchanging performance.

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by heralded writer William Nicholson (“Shadowlands,” “Nell,” “Gladiator,” “Unbroken,” “Everest”), first time director Andy Serkis (yes, that Andy Serkis) has made a period piece that is drenched to the bone with impeccably designed sets and spectacular vista photography, which some critics have severely pooh-poohed.

They’ve said that Serkis played everything too safe by relying too much on atmosphere and sentimentality and not enough on gripping drama and authentic emotion. This is simply not the case.

Cutting his teeth as a second unit (read: stuff Peter Jackson didn’t want to bother with) director on the abysmal “The Hobbit” trilogy, Serkis was still able to land the coveted gig of helming the 2018 fully live-action version of “The Jungle Book.” As Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings,” the title character in Jackson’s “King Kong” and Caesar in the triumphant “Planet of the Apes” prequel trilogy, Serkis is the acknowledged film industry pioneer/master/Svengali of motion capture cinematic performance.

For someone like Serkis with a resume so closely tied to CGI and special effects to make a debut feature so lacking in the same, shows an artist wanting to step far outside of his comfort zone and prove his range

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The second film this week based on a true story (“Only the Brave” being the other), “Breathe” couldn’t be more different in style, content, acting and audience appeal.

Recalling the Stephen Hawking biography “The Theory of Everything,” “Breathe” is about a man afflicted with a crippling muscle/nerve disorder who survived far longer than anyone could have imagined, while turning his misfortune into inventions that improved the lives of thousands like him.

An Army veteran and later a tea importer, Englishman Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield turning in the finest performance of his career) was in Kenya on a business trip in 1958 when he collapsed and was immediately diagnosed with polio.

With his pregnant bride, Diana (Claire Foy), by his side, Robin reacted with shock, anger and depression and told Diane to move on and let him die. Robin spent the next year in a hospital, paralyzed from the neck down, and only after relentless, optimistic prodding from Diana did he decide to take the chance of dying on his own terms outside rather than living with relative certainty in what was a de facto prison.

Inspired by his toddler son, Jonathan (Jonathan Cavendish is also producer of the film, played throughout by several actors), Robin had a brainstorm and called on his friend Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), an inventor and Oxford professor who crafted a wheelchair that could also house a respirator. This might not sound like much, but the majority of polio victims can’t breathe on their own and will live for only a few minutes without a powered respirator. Now free to break from the confines of his bed, Robin became a champion of polio victims the world over and was able to convince entire countries to look at the disease in a different light.

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Mary London

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10C • Friday, OCtOber 20, 2017

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