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Sister takes blame in hit and run

Woman drops bombshell in court during sibling’s vehicular homicide trial

By Tyler Estep

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Ruth Aneni Escobar has been charged with vehicular homicide, accused of hitting and killing an 85-year-old pedestrian as he crossed Kings Ridge Drive.

Phone records, the initial police investigation and at least one witness point to the 50-year-old Norcross woman as a prime

suspect.

On Thursday, her sister took the stand — and the blame.

During a preliminary hearing at the Gwinnett County jail, Esther Escobar-Gomez took the stand at the request of her sister’s defense attorneys, Bill Kitchens and Glenn Cooper. An interpreter was sworn in and Kitchens began asking questions.

The answer came once,

quietly and before a soon-to-bestunned courtroom caught on, then again.

“So you’re admitting to this court, to this prosecutor, to everyone in this courtroom,” Kitchens asked, “that you’re the one that was involved in that accident, right?”

Judge Angela D. Duncan, wary of Escobar-Gomez’s lack of her own attorney and aware of her Fifth Amendment rights,

tried to warn the woman against answering.

It was too late. No translation was needed.

“Si,” Escobar-Gomez said.

She then proceeded to plead the fifth and answered no further questions. The hearing was suspended until May 22.

“Based on the evidence that appears to be forthcoming,” Duncan said, “I think it’s in the best interest of all the parties

to suspend this hearing. I’m going to continue it to … give (Escobar-Gomez) an opportunity to get an attorney, as well as to give Ruth the state and (EsEscobar cobar’s) attorneys the opportunity to further See BLAME, Page 8A

Judge rules against neighbors in dispute

By Camie Young camie.young@gwinnettdailypost.com

Lanier High School cheerleaders Ivey Thompson and Sydney Johnson walk down the hall with Matthew Herion, 6, Kate Herion, 2, and mother Whitney Herion during kindergarten registration day at Sycamore Elementary School in Sugar Hill on Thursday.

(Staff Photo: Brendan Sullivan)

Kindergarten ‘rocks’ Sycamore Elem. tries to ease tension for parents, kids

By Keith Farner

keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

SUGAR HILL — As she hugged close to her mother, Caroline Walton had one word to describe starting kindergarten: Unusual.

Her mother, Becky, reassured her that staying in preschool forever with her little brother would be just plain silly.

As they moved from station to station on Thursday at Sycamore Elementary, Becky Walton breathed a sigh of relief.

“Being able to see the school and the great people sets me at ease,” Becky said.

There were plenty of leg-huggers at Sycamore for kindergarten registration — the class of 2027 — as they came in the front door. But as they reached the cafeteria, they saw physical education teacher Maureen Kallatsa in cowboy boots, wearing face paint and showing off her best dance moves to a variety of songs and videos on YouTube. The idea behind the “kindergarten rocks” theme was to keep the new students occupied and entertained while their parents filled out paperwork.

“We want their first experience here to be exciting,” Kallatsa said. “Our school does a lot of activities and this is sort

Neighbors to the Simpsonwood Retreat Center in Peachtree Corners were barred Thursday from intervening in the sale of the property.

Last year, a judge ruled that the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church could market and sell the property 40 years after it was deeded as a gift by Ludie Simpson. Neighbors tried to step in, but Magistrate Judge Mark Lewis ruled from the bench Thursday that they have no standing in the private property case.

Lewis, who lives in nearby Norcross, said he felt for the neighbors who believed the land would continue as a church retreat center, adding that he would allow “lis pendens” to remain on the land through appeal, which would halt its sale.

“I understand this fight is about development, but that’s not the fight today,” See DISPUTE, Page 8A

Harrison returns to CID board

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Upcoming kindergartner David Enriquez, 5, busts a move along side Aaliyah Brooks, 11, with P.E. teacher Maureen Kallatsa and Samantha Gruman, 9, during a kindergarten registration day at Sycamore Elementary School in Sugar Hill on Thursday. Sycamore Elementary welcomed students and their parents with a “kindergarten rocks” theme, as children had the chance to dance along to songs on YouTube while their parents enrolled them in kindergarten. (Staff Photo: Brendan Sullivan)

of an introduction to it. It’s funny, some of them stand to the side, but then start jumping and get excited about it.”

Teachers and staff wore shirts with words that describe kindergartners, such as friends, authors, historians, researchers, speakers and readers.

“We want to exemplify what kindergarten looks like and how it feels,” Principal Crystal Cooper Thompson said. “We want our kids to feel very

excited, and the theme runs through the school today.”

For the students and their parents, the milestone event that is kindergarten registration was met with a range of emotions, from nervousness to anxiousness. At Sycamore, they expected 107 students to enroll for the start of the school year on Aug. 5.

“They grow up so fast,” said Ana Anaosorio, who registered her son David, and also

has a daughter in fifth grade at Sycamore. “I’m happy that my baby’s coming. Time flies, because he used to be a baby when I would come here and now he’s coming here. He said he’s growing and that he’s a big boy now.”

Dianna Moncada said her daughter, also named Dianna, was nervous but excited.

“She wants to come with her brother,” Moncada said of the second-grader.

One of the founders of the Evermore Community Improvement District is returning to its board three years after controversy caused him to leave.

Dwight Harrison was elected Wednesday by property owners along U.S. Highway 78 corridor to the quasigovernmental organization, which taxes property owners to fund improvements.

Harrison, the former owner of a Volkswagen dealership along the corridor, was one of several business leaders who helped sign owners up for the selftaxing district more than a decade ago.

In 2010, a stalemate among board members lead to the expiration of the contract with Executive Director Jim Brooks, who was rehired by the board a year later. For months, several board members did not attend meetings, causing a lack of quorum. The stalemate ended with the death of co-founder Forrest Adair, but the controversies continued, with many of the board members, including Harrison, agreeing in 2011 to resign to allow the group to move forward.

“Even though I was gone for a period as a board member, never did I quit See BOARD, Page 8A

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3 indicted in connection with homicide

By Tyler Estep

to both the fatal Jan. 27 shooting LAWRENCEVILLE — on LawThe alleged gang members rencevcharged in connection ille’s West Kevin with January’s homicide Pike Street Emanuel near Phoenix High School and the — as well as the drive-by incident six days earlier, shooting that police believe allegedly fueled by a $20 preceded it — are one step drug debt. closer to trial.

Emanuel, 21, is believed A Gwinnett County to have fired the bullet grand jury passed down that unintentionally killed Wednesday an indictfriend Kevin Dawoyea ment charging Kevin Jean during a Jan. 27 altercation Emanuel, Isaiah G. Lo in Lawrenceville and was and Alexis Marie Dennis indicted on 15 total counts, with various counts related including: one count of tyler.estep @gwinnettdailypost.com

Isaiah Lo

Alexis Dennis

murder, four counts of felony murder, seven counts of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal gang activity and a single count of possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer.

Lo, 17, was reportedly involved in the large fight that preceded Da-

woyea’s death as well as the drive-by shooting on Jan. 21. He was indicted on 12 total counts: three counts of felony murder, seven counts of aggravated assault and two counts of criminal gang activity.

Dennis, 20, is accused of participating in the driveby incident and attempting to hide the handgun that allegedly killed Dawoyea. She was indicted on eight counts: five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal gang activity and one count of tampering with evidence.

According to Law-

their initial search of the area, police found no sign of any victims. Within an hour, though, they found LAWRENCEVILLE — the body of 23-year-old Gwinnett County police Kevin Pierre in a nearby have arrested one man in wooded area. connection with an in“Detectives believe nocent bystander’s death the victim was struck by outside a Norcross aparta stray shot and fled the ment complex. scene on foot before sucA second suspect recumbing to his injury,” mains on the lam.

Gwinnett County police Late on April 13, a spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith “dispute between acquain- said. Pierre is not believed tances” at the Bradford to have been involved in Gwinnett Apartments esca- the original altercation. lated into a physical fight After 10 days of invesand shots fired. The parties tigation, police arrested involved scattered and, in Thursday 34-year-old

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Jose Rivera — a friend of the man who owed Lo money — started a brawl just down the street from Phoenix High School.

As the fight continued, Emanuel allegedly pulled a handgun and fired at a man assaulting Dawoyea.

He instead shot and killed Dawoyea, an old friend, police have said.

According to Wednesday’s indictments, Emanuel, Lo and Dennis are members of Bloods and “Young Paper Chasers” gangs. All three are being held at the Gwinnett County jail without bond.

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renceville and Gwinnett County police, a 22-yearold man was at his cousin’s house on Jan. 21 when four people — allegedly Emanuel, Lo, Dennis and Dawoyea — pulled up and confronted him about $20 he owed Lo from a previous marijuana transaction.

They left but showed up later at the man’s own townhome, again confronting him.

As they drove off, Lo reportedly fired three shots and the man and four other people.

On Jan. 27, police believe Lo and a man named

Sherwin Johnson, charging him with aggravated assault and felony murder. He is being held at the Gwinnett County jail Sherwin Johnson without bond.

Also charged in the incident is 29-year-old Quinton Hall. He has not been apprehended.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Hall — who has previous addresses listed

in Norcross, Suwanee, Lilburn and Lawrenceville — is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404Quinton Hall 557-TIPS or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Crime Stoppers tipsters are eligible to receive up to $2,000 for information leading to Hall’s arrest.

Gwinnett County police homicide detectives can also be reached at 770513-5300.

Bomb threat evacuates Berkmar

By Keith Farner

keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Two incidents on Thursday afternoon caused disruption to students and teachers at Berkmar High.

Students reported to the

administration a suspicious man in a field near the school, which caused the school to go on lockdown from 12:10 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. After the lockdown was lifted, the school received a bomb threat by an anonymous phone call, Gwinnett

County Public Schools spokesman Jorge Quintana.

The Gwinnett County Police Department recommended that the school evacuate, which caused a 30-minute delay to the buses running to middle schools and elementary schools in

the Berkmar cluster.

At about 4 p.m., Quintana said the school was cleared of any threat.

Quintana said he wasn’t sure if the incidents are related, or if the school would take any precautions on Friday.

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Panama Canal engineer video chats with students wonders of the world, is 150 feet wide and 1,500 feet long.

Patel was introduced to SUGAR HILL — The White Oak parent Seema Panama Canal is not just Patel, a Panama native, a shortcut for large ships through her father who traveling near South lives there. Seema Patel America, it’s also home to said the video conference a large expansion project. gave students a chance to That was one thing communicate with someWhite Oak Elementary one abroad for the first fifth-graders have learned time. this school year, and on “We were all jumping Thursday they became the up and down because we first students in the world don’t usually do something to video conference with like this as a class,” fifthan engineer working on grader Riley Reese said. the expansion project, their “We usually have people teacher Jennifer Smith do this for projects, so it said. really meant a lot to every They communicated single one of us.” with and asked questions The communication of Rajan C. Patal, a civil meeting took six months to engineer, who works on White Oak Elementary students communicated by video conference on Thursday set up because of schedulmorning with Rajan C. Patel, a civil engineer working at the Panama Canal. A parent ing conflicts and technolthe heavy construction portion of the $5.25 billion and teachers worked to setup the meeting since October, and among the things they ogy issues. While the video learned was the expansion of the Canal began in 2007. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner) expansion to double the conference lasted for about size of the Panama Canal.

Fifth-grader Evan Crostretch of land between 1914, the Panama Canal 20 minutes, the call was The project began in 2007, nin learned so much about the Atlantic and Pacific,” connects the Atlantic dropped twice. Finding a and is scheduled to finish the Panama Canal that he Cronin said. “The idea that Ocean with the Pacific web cam in Panama was in 2015 to accommodate couldn’t pick his favorite. they’re expanding on it, Ocean, and provides a also an issue as Rajan Patal more and larger ships that “If you think about it, and making it bigger just shortcut for ships to travel. used the only one in his will travel through a new it’s huge to think how ships blows my mind.”

The Canal, once considbuilding. lane. can travel through a big Officially opened in ered among the seven “It’s an experience,” she

By Keith Farner

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said. “Hopefully they’ll never forget it.”

The students are part of the InTECC class, which is an acronym for Integrating Technology and Exploring Creativity and Collaboration. The goal of the class is to take an item from the curriculum, such as the Panama Canal, and find an expert around the world to discuss it with students.

In an ongoing process, students have talked with a geologist at Yellowstone Park, a chief of a Native American tribe and someone who lived through the Dust Bowl.

“It’s cool to talk with these real people who are still living, who are doing this work, and we can talk to them, we’re going to learn way more than we would opening a textbook,” Smith said. “It’s OK, but it’s nothing compared to their experience being here. If I have a question, who can I go to to find the answers, I don’t know all the answers. So where can I go to find the expert.”

Department of Education honors Arcado Elementary

By Keith Farner

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LILBURN — Already well-known for its efforts related to environmental issues, Arcado Elementary was honored again on Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Arcado as a 2014 Green Ribbon Schools Sustainability award winner. Arcado was honored along with High Meadows, a private school in Roswell.

The schools are being honored for their exemplary

efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, and promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.

“We are so proud that two Georgia schools have been named National Green Ribbon Schools,” State School Superintendent John Barge said in a press release. “Our schools continue to strive at being more

energy efficient, providing environmental education, and promoting healthier lifestyles for students.”

The schools will split $10,000 in award prize money from the Captain Planet Foundation and Turner Foundation for demonstrating energy efficiency efforts.

Arcado’s environmental education committee began in the early 1990s, and has worked closely with

students, teachers, and the Parent Teacher Association.

Each year the number of applicants for the school’s Green Team at the fourth grade level continues to grow. This school year, 70 fourth graders completed applications for 25 positions. Among the tasks the Green Team does are recycle classroom paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, ink jet cartridges, plastic six-pack

rings, cell phones, laptops, and tablets.

It also has a school garden that grows mint and herbs. The school also uses reusable sandwich bags, utensils and napkins and promotes an anti-idling campaign.

In August, Arcado hosted district and state leaders after Gwinnett County Public Schools was named a Green Ribbon School District.

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This can be tested easily, by checking your blood pressure. If the pulse pressure is wide (greater than 40), that might need looking into.

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I would gladly get rid of any item she has a problem with as long as she replaced the item with something I could cherish from her.

I feel my boundaries are getting trampled, and so does my counselor.

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Belk’s Spring Charity Sale supports nonprofits

By Danielle Ryan Staff Intern

On May 3, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., Belk stores across the country will be running their Spring Charity Sale to provide customers with a chance to support local charities while taking advantage of special discounts.

Each customer must purchase a $5 ticket, 100 percent of which goes toward local charities.

In return, customers get special discounts of 20 to 70 percent off and they receive a $5 credit on Charity Sale purchases.

The first 100 customers in each store on the morning of Charity Sale

will recieve free Belk gift cards ranging in value from $5 to $100 and will be entered in a chance to win one of three $1,000 Belk gift cards awarded company-wide.

Last year, the Spring and Fall Charity Sale events raised more than $10 million for participating charities.

Lake Lanier Islands offers free admission this weekend

By Danielle Ryan Staff Intern

This weekend Lake Lanier Islands is opening its gates for the year and offering free admission to the public in celebration.

The 2014 In-Water Boat Show will be held Friday

and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will feature unique and new boats, some of which are available for test drives by qualified buyers. The boats will be on display in the Sunset Cove docks, the Big Beach Docks and the

Grand Hall Pavillion.

Sunset Cove Beach Club and Cafe will be open and has new and improved menu items for sale. There will be live music all weekend long.

For more information, visit lakelanierislands. com.

“Our biannual Charity Sale is a win-win for Belk and the communities we serve,” said Jessica Graham, vice president of communications and community relations at Belk. “The upcoming Charity Sale event on May 3 is a great opportunity for our customers to get great bargains on our

latest fall fashions and top brands and at the same time benefit their favorite local charities.”

Beginning today, tickets are available for purchase at Belk store. All revenues from in-store ticket purchases are equally divided among participating charities in schools around each local store.

Belk stores local to Gwinnett include the Mall of Georgia location at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford, the Norcross location at 5615 Peachtree Parkway, and the Snellville location at 2059 Scenic Highway, Suite 110.

For more information, visit belk.com/charitysale.

BUSINESS BRIEFS BrandBank hires loan manager BrandBank recently announced Robert Ahern had been hired as assistant vice president and loan operations manager. As loan operations manager, Ahern’s duties will include evaluating processes for areas of improvement and reviewing credit packages to ensure complex loans are successfully funded while adhering to guidelines.

“As loan demand grows it is crucial that we adhere to our credit standards and continuously review processes for accuracy and efficiency,” said Richard Fairey, BrandBank president and chief operating officer. “Robert’s proven record of increasing revenue by controlling billing and collection management will ensure loans are paid as scheduled.”

Ahern has more than 30 years of progressive experience in commercial and consumer loan administration management. Prior to

joining BrandBank, he was loan administration manager with Citizens Trust Bank, where he reduced documentation exceptions and restructured the document review process, reducing potential loss exposure.

Tech company promotes two new officers Renova Technology has a new chief financial officer and chief operations officer, having promoted two employees from within. The two employees hold a decade-and-ahalf of service each.

Christopher McCall was promoted from director of finance/human resources director to chief financial officer. McCall has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in accounting. In his new role as COO, Melkerson will continue to guide Renova Technology through new opportunities to steady

growth.

Renova Technology is an electronics repair service provider, specializing in the component level repair of complex circuit boards.

Church to hold ribbon cutting for new campus

Free Chapel Gwinnett Campus will hold an official ribbon cutting to celebrate its opening at 2 p.m. today.

The campus is located at 855 Northbrook Parkway in Suwanee. After a ceremony, light refreshments will be provided and attendees will have the opportunity to tour the facility.

Service times at Free Chapel in Gwinnett are 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays.

Free Chapel also has a campuses in Gainesville and Irvine, Calif.. For more information, call 678-6778301 or visit www.freechapel.org/gwinnett.

— From staff reports

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WORLD Israel suspends peace talks after Palestinian pact JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday suspended U.S.sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas’s unexpected unity pact with the rival Islamist Hamas group.

The negotiations had appeared to be heading nowhere even before Wednesday’s reconciliation agreement between the Palestinian groups plunged them deeper into crisis. The United States had been struggling to extend the talks beyond an original April 29 deadline for a peace accord.

“The government of Israel will not hold negotiations with a Palestinian government that is backed by Hamas, a terror organization that calls for Israel’s destruction,” an official statement said after a six-hour meeting.

Asked to clarify whether that meant the talks were now frozen or would be called off only after a unity government was formed, a senior Israeli official said: “They are currently suspended.”

U.N. Council asks for inquiry into massacre UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council asked for an urgent investigation on Thursday into the ethnic massacre of hundreds of people in South Sudan’s oil hub Bentiu and expressed its willingness to “take additional measures” if there are more attacks on civilians.

The 15-member council said in a statement it wants U.N. Assistant SecretaryGeneral for human rights Ivan Simonovic to return to South Sudan as soon as possible to assess the recent escalation in violence.

More than 1 million people have fled their homes and thousands of people have been killed since fighting erupted in December between troops backing President Salva Kiir and soldiers loyal to his sacked deputy, Riek Machar.

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world&nation Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Alexei Anishchuk Reuters

SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/ ST PETERSBURG, Russia — Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east, and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade.

The Ukrainian offensive amounts to the first time Kiev’s troops have used lethal force to recapture territory from the fighters, who have seized swathes of eastern Ukraine since April 6 and proclaimed an independent “People’s Republic of Donetsk.”

Ukraine’s acting president accused Moscow of supporting “terrorism at the state level” against his country for backing the rebels, who the government blames for kidnapping and torturing a politician found dead on Saturday.

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said its forces backed by the army had removed three checkpoints manned by armed groups in the separatist-controlled city of Slaviansk.

“During the armed clash up to five terrorists were eliminated,” it said in a statement, adding that one person had been wounded on the side of the government forces.

A woman bandages the head of a pro-Russian activist injured outside the Mariupol town hall, East Ukraine on Thursday. The Mariupol police said officers were still conducting investigations in the building after breaking up a fight overnight when separatists occupying the city hall were attacked inside by about 30 unidentified men armed with clubs. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)

A rebel spokeswoman in Slaviansk said two fighters had died in a clash in the same area, northeast of the city center. Slaviansk’s separatist self-proclaimed mayor, Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, quoted on a local news site, said one man was shot dead and another badly wounded on the northeastern outskirts of the city. He said the dead had been unarmed.

The Kremlin, which says it has the right to invade its neighbor to protect Russian speakers, has built up forces on Ukraine’s border - estimated by NATO at up to 40,000 troops.

Defense Minister Sergei

Shoigu announced Moscow had launched military drills near the border in response to “Ukraine’s military machine” and NATO exercises in eastern Europe. Kiev demanded an explanation within 48 hours of action on the border.

Russia already seized and annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine last month after President Vladimir Putin overturned decades of post-Cold War diplomacy by announcing the right to use military force in neighboring countries.

An invasion of mainland Ukraine’s industrial heartland would be a far more serious action. It had seemed

NATION Proposal would ban e-cigarette sales to minors

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18, but would not restrict flavored products, online sales or advertising, which public health advocates say attract children.

The long-awaited proposal, which would subject the $2 billion industry to federal regulation for the first time, is not as restrictive as some companies had feared and will likely take years to become fully effective.

Egypt’s army Bonnie Herzog, an analyst has ‘complete at Wells Fargo, said the control’ over Sinai proposal is “positive for industry.”

CAIRO — The Egyptian But public health advomilitary said on Thursday cates lamented the fact that it had gained “complete the proposal does not take control over the situation” in aim at e-cigarette advertisthe Sinai Peninsula, where ing or sweetly-flavored Islamist insurgents have been products, which they say risk carrying out attacks against introducing a new generation security forces for several of young people to convenmonths. tional cigarettes when little is Violence has spiraled in known about the long-term the Sinai since last July when health impact of the electhe army toppled President tronic devices.

Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, prompting Williams: Fire militants who had previously continues at focused on attacks against neighboring Israel to turn natural gas facility their attention to Egyptian police and military targets.

NEW YORK — A fire “There is obvious stabilis still raging at Williams ity in Sinai despite rumors Companies Inc.’s natural gas that there are still terrorist processing plant in southelements and tunnels in north western Wyoming, which Sinai,” said Major General exploded on Wednesday Mohamed al-Shahat, who afternoon and disrupted heads Egyptian forces in regional supplies, the comthe peninsula, in comments pany and local emergency carried by state news agency responders said On ThursMENA. day.

— From wire reports Williams has shut gather-

A man walks past an advertisement for e-cigarettes in New York on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 but would not restrict flavored products, online sales or advertising, which public health advocates say attract children. The longawaited proposal would subject the $2 billion e-cigarette industry to federal regulation for the first time. (Reuters/ Lucas Jackson)

ing pipelines that run to its Opal, Wyoming, facility, interrupting nearly 1 billion cubic feet per day of output, company spokeswoman Michele Swaner said. That is about 1.5 percent of daily U.S. supply.

The Williams plant feeds into the Opal hub, a grouping of five pipelines and several processing plants that move about 4-5 bcf/day of natural gas at this time of year, mostly to Western states, according to the Wyoming Pipeline Authority.

Father thanks God for son’s stowaway survival

city of Santa Clara, who ran away from home and sneaked into Mineta San Jose International Airport to creep into a Boeing 767 that took off on Sunday, is one of a fraction of stowaways to walk away alive from such a treacherous trip.

“When I watched the analysis about the extraordinary and dangerous trip of my son on local TVs and that Allah had saved him, I thanked God and I was very happy,” Abdilahi Yusuf Abdi, the father, told Voice of America’s Somali service in an interview on Wednesday.

Authorities have not released the boy’s name, but his father identified him to Voice of America as Yahya Abdi.

A Somali immigrant whose 15-year-old son survived a flight from CaliforFTC officials: Ban nia to Hawaii stowed away amid freezing temperatures on Tesla sales and low oxygen levels in model ‘bad policy’ the wheel well of a jet said in a radio interview that he WASHINGTON — In thanks God his son is alive. an unusual move, three The 15-year-old boy from top officials with the U.S. the San Francisco Bay area Federal Trade Commis-

beyond contemplation only weeks ago but now looks like a real threat, although the full extent of Putin’s territorial ambitions remains a mystery.

In St. Petersburg, Putin said that if the authorities in Kiev had used the army in eastern Ukraine, it would be a very serious crime against their own people.

“It is just a punitive operation and it will of course incur consequences for the people making these decisions, including (an effect) on our interstate relations,” Putin said in a televised meeting with regional media.

PEOPLE Yellen, Cyrus odd bedfellows in Time 100 list NEW YORK — Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, pop star Miley Cyrus and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly were among the 41 women in the Time 100, the most women ever included in the magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people.

The list, released on Thursday, also includes the second appearance of singer Beyoncé, who is featured on the magazine’s cover, and the seventh for former U.S. Secretary of State and possible 2016 White House contender Hillary Clinton.

Lesser-known names including Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi OkonjoIweala and Kathryn Sullivan a former NASA astronaut and current administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were both featured in the list.

The 41 women listed topped the previous record of 38 set in 2012.

Vargas Llosa to take secret of Garcia Marquez spat to grave

CARACAS — Peruvian author and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa vowed on Thursday to honor until death a pact with his late Colombian counterpart Gabriel Garcia Marquez not to reveal sion on Thursday expressed the mystery of their famous decades-old enmity. their opposition to laws The two Latin American that ban automakers such literary greats were once as Tesla Motors Inc. from selling their cars directly to friends, but stopped speaking to each other in 1976 when consumers.

Vargas Llosa gave Garcia Laws that ban auto Marquez a black eye in a dismanufacturers from selling their own products are “bad pute — depending on who one believes — over politics policy” and outdated, the FTC officials said in a blog or the Peruvian’s wife.

“There’s a pact between post. Such laws are currently Garcia Marquez and myself in place in Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and (not to talk about it),” Vargas Llosa, 78, said at a meeting Virginia.

The authors were Andrew of right-wing intellectuals Gavil, director of the FTC’s in Caracas when a journalist popped the inevitable quesOffice of Policy Planning; Deborah Feinstein, director tion following the Colombian’s death last week. of the Bureau of Competition; and Martin Gaynor, director of the Bureau of No Miss America, Economics.

Kansas Jewish center shooting suspect asks court for delay

teen is going to prom stag instead

NEW YORK — A Pennsylvania high school student, suspended last week for asking Miss America to OLATHE, Kan. — The his prom, has shrugged off white supremacist charged offers from a reality TV star, with killing three people at Las Vegas prostitutes and two Jewish facilities near scores of young women on Kansas City on Passover social media, and says he Sunday appeared in a Kanwill go to the dance alone. sas courtroom on Thursday “I’m still dateless,” Cenand was granted a monthtral York High School senior long delay in the proceedPatrick Farves, 18, said on ings against him.

Thursday. “I think I’d feel Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., more comfortable, and have 73, also known as Glenn more fun, if I went alone.”

Miller, was wearing an Last week, Farves asked orange jumpsuit, with hands 2014 Miss America Nina and feet shackled. Seated Davuluri, who was appearin a wheelchair, he spoke ing at an assembly at his quietly with his attorney. high school, to be his prom Johnson County Disdate. He asked even though trict Judge Thomas Kelly a school official who had Ryan agreed to a request heard rumors of his plans

by Cross’s attorney to set pulled him aside minutes the next hearing for May before the assembly and 29, when scheduling details warned not to do it. for a trial will be discussed.

“By that time, my mind Cross, being held on $10 was already set,” Farves said million bond, has not yet last week. “I was already in entered a plea. the zone.”

— From wire reports — From wire reports

Costa Rican ‘miracle’ woman was key to John Paul’s sainthood

By Philip Pullella

the Vatican.

“People can say I am crazy and that’s fine. I say I am a VATICAN CITY — Floribeth ence at the Vatican on Thursday holy crazy person because I am Mora Diaz does not care if explaining what Church inveshealthy now,” she said. people think she is crazy. She is tigators believe was a miracle Mora, 50, and from Costa convinced — and so is the Vati- attributed to John Paul’s interRica, suffered a brain aneurysm can — that she owes her life to a cession with God. in April 2011. After a series of miracle cure because she prayed Pope Francis will elevate John tests in a hospital, including a to the late Pope John Paul.

Paul to sainthood in the Roman brain scan, and after a three-hour “I have experienced the mercy Catholic Church on Sunday at operation, doctors gave her the of God in my own life and I am a ceremony expected to draw bad news. grateful,” she told a news confer- more than one million people to “They sent me home and told Reuters

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me I had a month to live and that there was little hope,” she said, speaking with tears in her eyes.

She began praying to the late John Paul, to whom she was very devoted and who died six years earlier in 2005.

“I prayed to John Paul and I asked him to tell God that I did not want to die because I love my children and did not want to abandon them,” she said.

On May 1, 2011, still sick,

she woke up at 2 a.m. and turned on the television to watch the ceremony in St. Peter’s Square where John Paul was being beatified, the last step before sainthood.

“I fell asleep and when I woke up I heard the voice of John Paul telling me “Get Up! Don’t be afraid!”

She says she got out of bed, shocking her husband, and told him “I feel good.”

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Court stacks the deck with affirmative action ruling WASHINGTON — Affirmative action has opened doors for disadvantaged minorities and made this a fairer, more equal society. The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts apparently wants no more of that.

This week’s big ruling — upholding a Michigan state constitutional amendment that bans public universities from considering race in admissions — claims to leave affirmative action alive, if on life support. But the court’s opinion, ignoring precedent and denying reality, can only be read as an invitation for other states to follow suit.

Justice Sonia Eugene Sotomayor’s thunderRobinson ing dissent should be required reading. She sees what the court is doing and isn’t afraid to call out her colleagues on the disingenuous claim that the ruling in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action is limited in scope. It has implications that go beyond college admissions to other areas, such as voting rights, where majorities seek to trample minority rights.

By “rights,” I mean not affirmative action but the principle, upheld repeatedly by the court, that the political process should be a level playing field. In Michigan, with the high court’s blessing, anyone who wants to advocate for affirmative action is at a disadvantage. Instead of banning the policy outright — which would at least be honest — the court paints it with a bull’s-eye and strips it of defenses.

The case involves the University of Michigan, my alma mater, by the way, which has spent nearly two decades trying to defend taking race into account, as one of many factors, in deciding admissions.

The university is governed by an elected board of regents, some of whose members have campaigned on their views for or against affirmative action. Opponents of what they call “racial preferences” tried but failed to elect enough like-minded regents to end the practice, so they proposed an amendment to the state Constitution that says Michigan’s public universities “shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.” Voters approved the measure in 2006 by a wide margin.

This may sound reasonable, even admirable, but here’s the problem: With the amendment, voters changed the political process in a way that unfairly burdens racial minorities.

There was, after all, an existing process for influencing the university’s admissions policies.

You could lobby the regents. You could run ads to pressure the board. You could campaign for board candidates who shared your views. You could run to become a regent yourself.

You can still do any of these things if you want to influence the university’s admissions policies in any other way — if you want, say, more places reserved for “legacy” applicants who are the sons and daughters of alumni. But if you want to influence the board in favor of race-sensitive admissions, you have only one option: an onerous, expensive and almost surely futile attempt to amend the state Constitution yet again.

As Sotomayor writes, “The effect … is that a white graduate of a public Michigan university who wishes to pass his historical privilege on to his children may freely lobby the board of that university in favor of an expanded legacy admissions policy, whereas a black Michigander who was denied the opportunity to attend that very university cannot lobby the board in favor of a policy that might give his children a chance that he never had.”

If stacking the deck in this manner is acceptable in university admissions, why not in voting rights?

Sotomayor’s dissent recounts the long history of attempts by majorities to change the political process in order to deny racial and ethnic minorities the chance to achieve their goals. The court has recognized a duty to protect the process rights of minorities — until now, apparently.

Once she dispenses with the other side’s legal arguments, the court’s first Hispanic justice — Sotomayor is of Puerto Rican descent — gets personal.

Race matters, she writes, “for reasons that really are only skin deep, that cannot be discussed any other way, and that cannot be wished away.”

She goes on, “Race matters to a young man’s view of society when he spends his teenage years watching others tense up as he passes, no matter the neighborhood where he grew up. Race matters to a young woman’s sense of self when she states her hometown, and then is pressed, ‘No, where are you really from?’ … Race matters because of the slights, the snickers, the silent judgments that reinforce that most crippling of thoughts: ‘I do not belong here.’”

To young people of color, the Roberts court replies: Maybe you don’t.

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

Hard facts when it comes to liberals Liberals can be disarming.

In fact, they are for disarming anybody who can be disarmed, whether domestically or internationally.

Unfortunately, the people who are the easiest to disarm are the ones who are the most peaceful — and disarming them makes them vulnerable to those who are the least peaceful.

We are currently getting a painful demonstration of that in Ukraine. When Ukraine became an independent nation, it gave up all the nuclear missiles that were on its territory from the days when it had been part of the Soviet Union.

At that time, Ukraine had the third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world.

Do you think Putin would have attacked Ukraine if it still had those nuclear weapons?

Or do you think it is just a coincidence that nations with nuclear weapons don’t get invaded?

Among those who urged Ukraine to reduce even its conventional, non-nuclear weapons as well, was a new United States Senator named Barack Obama. He was all for disarmament then, and apparently even now as President of the United States. He has refused Ukraine’s request for weapons with which to

Just a few years after the end of the first World War there were the Washington Naval Agreements of 1921-22 that led to the United States actually sinking some of its own warships. Then there was the celebrated Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, in which nations Thomas renounced war, with France’s Sowell Foreign Minister Aristide Briand declaring, “Away defend itself. with rifles, machine guns and As with so many things that cannon!” The international liberals do, the disarmament community loved it. crusade is judged by its good In Britain, the Labour Party intentions, not by its actual repeatedly voted against miliconsequences. tary armaments during most Indeed, many liberals seem of the decade of the 1930s. A unaware that the consequences popular argument of the time could be anything other than was that Britain should disarm what they hope for. That is “as an example to others.” why disarmament advocates Unfortunately, Hitler did are called “the peace movenot follow that example. He ment.” was busy building the most Whether disarmament has powerful military machine on in fact led to peace, more often the continent of Europe. than military deterrence has, Nor did Germany or Japan is something that could be allow the Washington Naval argued on the basis of the facts Agreements to cramp their of history — but it seldom is. style. The fact that Britain and Liberals almost never talk America limited the size of about disarmament in terms of their battleships simply meant evidence of its consequences, that Germany and Japan had whether they are discusslarger battleships when World ing gun control at home or War II began. international disarmament What is happening in agreements.

Ukraine today is just a conInternational disarmatinuation of the old story about ment agreements flourished nations that disarm increasing between the two World Wars. the chances of being attacked

by nations that do not disarm.

Any number of empirical studies about domestic gun control laws tell much the same story. Gun control advocates seldom, if ever, present hard evidence that gun crimes in general, or murder rates in particular, go down after gun control laws are passed or tightened.

That is the crucial question about gun control laws. But liberals settle that question by assumption. Then they can turn their attention to denouncing the National Rifle Association.

But neither the National Rifle Association nor the Second Amendment is the crucial issue. If the hard facts show that gun control laws actually reduce the murder rate, we can repeal the Second Amendment, as other Amendments have been repealed.

If in fact tighter gun control laws reduced the murder rate, that would be the liberals’ ace of trumps. Why then do the liberals not play their ace of trumps, by showing us such hard facts? Because they don’t have any such hard facts. So they give us lofty rhetoric and outraged indignation instead.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com.

The relaxing feeling of a Sunday drive The hectic life can sometimes be ameliorated with a Sunday drive that begins before daybreak. Recently, a drive from Athens to Augusta brought pause to a week that had been marked by events and projects with deadlines.

It was nice to relax and to reflect.

Initial thoughts had to do with the changing of times.

In the late 1700s when Augusta was the second mostimportant city in the state, Savannah being the first, it took two days on horseback to get from Augusta to Athens. Now it takes just under two hours by car.

There is considerable history along the way. First you leisurely move through Crawford, named for William H. Crawford, who among other noteworthy achievements made changes to the Monroe Doctrine. In Lexington, where a number of governors, senators and other politician-statesmen are buried, you are reminded that to experience the past to the fullest on this drive, you would need a day or longer.

This drive of 109 miles is peaceful and refreshing.

You feel no need to rush.

It becomes easy to observe the speed limit, which is a good thing to do. State

planet has a more monotonous life than a cow, but this peaceful animal nonetheless never complains about the cards it has been dealt.

The farms segue into woodlands. Pastures, lush and green, bump up against tall pines, which stand at attention Loran like soldiers awaiting review.

Smith Here and there, you will find abandoned automobiles in the troopers seem to hang out on yard of a weathered dwelling U.S. Highway 78. Even on that has seen its better days. A Sunday morning when they lonely looking dog is tied to a ought to have something bet- tree. A rooster scratching in a ter to do. dirt driveway. Nobody seems If you start out before connected with the news of daybreak, you appreciate the world — the stock marthe stillness that envelops ket, Obamacare and Flight your journey along with MH370. street scenes: The newspaper There is a vineyard advercourier feeding the racks tising scuppernongs for sale. at the convenience stores.

It doesn’t matter that scupA student buying an Alkapernongs are of season. The Seltzer, a bearded professor season will come again, and reaching for a carton of milk, the sign will become relevant and a pretty girl with a Min- once again. There is always nesota license plate on her a boiled peanut stand on SUV pumping gas. Have you this stretch of road, but the ever noticed that when most one with which I am most of the world sleeps, there are familiar seems to have been the many who enjoy being abandoned. the early bird?

As Interstate 20 apAs you move through proaches at Thomson, there Oglethorpe County, you is the expansive and refreshnotice that as first light is ing Dudley Nurseries, with coming about, there are cows acres of plants, next door already grazing. When you to a cemetery. Life is over return at dusk, they will still where life is being renewed. be grazing. No being on the Up ahead is a sign advertis-

ing the Laurel and Hardy Museum. It is worth the stop.

But I have gotten ahead of myself. The Callaway Community, near Washington, is where the forbears of Ely Callaway worked the soil and prospered. Ely Callaway, you may remember, got into the wine business a few generations later but is best known for his golf club making.

When the metal golf clubs came on the market, Ely, remembering the history of World War II, came up with the “Big Bertha,” a popular driver which returned Ely millions.

In a visit with Callaway once at his company headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., he seemed to be as proud of his winemaking as he was of producing golf clubs that became the club of choice for some of the biggest names in golf. Why did he get into wine making?

“I just wanted to see my name on a quality bottle of wine,” he said.

Ely’s fine wine, however, would not be as intoxicating as my Sunday drive.

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

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leading the charge — Jim Erdy — of trying to interLewis said, adding that fere the deal because he knowing the ruling could would rather see millionalter the more than 200dollar homes built. acre landmark made him Erdy said afterward that sick. “It’s a huge piece of was “not exactly what I property and we consider said,” but added that he it a park, but it’s private was told by realtors 27 property. … This is priyears ago that the retreat vate property and private center would always repeople can decide what main. He said his daughthey want to do with their ters played in the acreage property.” as children and that it was During the court proconsidered public park ceedings, the conference’s now, which was why he attorney Matt Reeves said was hoping to intervene in the conference is in discus- the case. sions to sell the property to Lewis, though, was not Gwinnett County as a park interested in hearing the and accused the neighbor accusations and steered

attorneys toward the matter of whether the neighbors had a right to intervene in the case.

He told a courtroom full of Peachtree Corners residents that he had to decide the case on the “cold facts.” But that they should remain involved in any land use decisions by the city or county, as that would give neighbors more say in the proceedings.

“There will be other opportunities,” Lewis said of any government dealings. “That will be the time when people in this courtroom will have a say in how it’s used.”

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ther Escobar-Gomez. Cellphone records reportedly showed that, over a short time frame immediately following the incident, Ruth Escobar made about 20 calls.

In that same time period, Joel Escobar called 911 to report his truck stolen from a nearby Kroger parking lot. In the 911 call, Escobar allegedly told the operator that he had run into the grocery store and come out to find his vehicle gone. Corradino said the man later told him that the truck was stolen after he met his wife at the store and rode with her to

Blame

dino testified.

As another witness investigate this matter.” pulled up, the first woman Prior to all that, Gwinpointed to the pickup nett County police Investruck — stopped a few feet tigator Timothy Corradino down the road — and told offered in-depth testimony him to follow it. The secinto the events of April ond witness did so as his 13. He said that 85-year14-year-old son shot video old Kanaiyalal Patel was of the license plate. walking along Norcross’ Both initial witnesses Singleton Road and had identified the driver only taken just a step or two as a Hispanic woman, onto Kings Ridge Drive though police said the when a maroon 1999 Ford 14-year-old later identified F-150 drove through a stop Escobar specifically. sign and hit him.

The license plate A woman driving down returned to a man named Singleton Road witnessed Joel Escobar, later identithe accident and stopped to fied as Ruth Escobar’s try and help Patel, Corranephew and the son of Es-

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A judge ruled Thursday that neighbors to the Simpsonwood Retreat Center in Peachtree Corners have no standing to intervene in the sale of the property.

an anniversary dinner in Roswell, then that he was never at Kroger at all.

In her own interview after being detained, Ruth Escobar claimed that she had been with her husband during the time of the incident.

“She asked why she needed a lawyer if she didn’t do anything,” Carradino said.

Ruth Escobar was ultimately charged with vehicular homicide, hit and run, failure to obey a stop sign and driving without a valid license. She’s remained in the Gwinnett County jail without bond

since her arrest.

Her sister’s appearance at Thursday’s hearing came as a surprise to everyone but the defense and several family members gathered in the courtroom.

“In interviewing the family, they said that our client was not driving,” Kitchens said. “And I won’t go too deep into it, but I was somewhat dubious of this other party that we heard about and I started challenging them on it — well, show me proof that this person exists.”

“They did better than that,” the attorney continued. “They flew her back

from California, where she had flown out to to avoid this matter. She came into our office and she gave us a statement.”

As of Thursday’s hearing, Escobar-Gomez was not believed to have hired an attorney and had not been charged with any crime. She and several family members declined to speak with media members.

Upon r A police spokesman declined to comment on the investigation Thursday, citing a lack of familiarity with the afternoon’s developments.

recognized Dwight Harrison and Kenny King as “founding fathers” of the CID with a formal resolution recognizing

their dedication to the community.

At the election, Brad Williams was re-elected to his board post.

Board property along U.S. 78. “I have missed being on the CID and I’m glad to be back.”

Harrison’s son Ron re-

placed him on the board, and he remains there. In fact, Ron Harrison was elected Wednesday as the group’s vice chair-

man, with Chris Garner retaining his post as chairman.

At Wednesday’s board meeting, the group

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William Anton Mr. William Ludric Anton, 79, of Jefferson, Georgia, who passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

BUFORD

Mary Clements Barr Mary Clements Barr, age 82 of Buford, GA died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 following an extended illness. Funeral Service will be held Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Dr. Dave Davis will officiate. The Family will receive Friends Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 6 to 9 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the Family request contributions be made to Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church, 1450 Pine Road, Dacula, GA 30019. Mary was preceded in death by her Husband, Charles L. Barr, Jr. She is survived by her Children, Chris Barr and Wife Hilary, Buford, LuAnn Jordan and Husband, Doug, Buford, Sean Barr and Wife Lisa, Cumming.

Grandchildren, Justin Barr, Zach Barr, Brian Jordan, Amanda Jordan, Morgan Barr, Lauren Clark and Mattison Clark. Several Nieces, Nephews and Cousins. Mary was born in Atlanta and was a lifelong resident of the area. She worked with her Husband in their mechanical engineering business. She was Past Queen of El Tehran Temple #122 Daughters of the Nile and was a member of Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church.

Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Mary at hamiltonmillchapel.com ATLANTA

Johanne Dalbo Johanne Sorensen Dalbo, 82, of Atlanta, formerly of DeLand, FL died April 23, 2014. She was born in Palatka, FL, the daughter of the late Emil and Ruth Dalbo. She served in the Air Force and graduated from Stetson University.

After moving to Atlanta in 1965, she taught in the

Gwinnett County School System, retiring from Norcross Elementary in 1989. Jo enjoyed her retirement taking up wood carving, learning to play the piano, playing cards, traveling and gardening.

Johanne is survived by her sister Priscilla Reynolds of Tampa, FL; sister in law Lorraine Dalbo of Duluth; nephew, David Dalbo (Diane) of Atlanta; niece, Deborah Terry (Rob) of Duluth; great nieces Ansley Dalbo (Fred) of Atlanta and Raegan Dalbo (John) of Winston-Salem, NC; great nephew Austin Dalbo of Indianapolis, Indiana; great, great nephew Ty Senior of Winston Salem, NC and great, great niece Dori Senior of Winston Salem, NC. A memorial service will be held on Saturday May 10, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Shallowford Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Shallowford Presbyterian Church, 2375 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30345. A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Michael F. Dose Michael F. Dose, age 53, of Buford, GA passed away on April 23, 2014.

Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA 770-932-1133 www. flaniganfuneralhome.com

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Mitchell W. Douglas Mitchell W. Douglas, age 73, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away April 20, 2014. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

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Arthur Henny

Carl Locke

Arthur Henny, age 65, of Atlanta, GA passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014.

Georgia Cremation is assisting family with local arrangements. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

GeorgiaCremation.com.

Carl L Locke passed away April 22 after a brief illness. He was 81. Services will be held Monday April 28 at 3 PM at the Tim Stewart Chapel in Snellville. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda; three children: Carl Jr, Charles Daniel, Robin Renay (Tatum) and four grandchildren: Kyle Lee Tatum, Eric Drew Tatum, Samuel Aubrey Locke and Trevor Owen Locke.

He is also survived by two sisters: Lavern Ours and Nelda Turner. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Howard, Aubrey and DW and one sister: Sally Jo Cope. He was a member of the Lawrenceville Church of Christ. The family will receive friends 2-4PM Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia, 30078. 770979-5010. Please leave a condolence for the family at www.stewartfh.com.

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Louise Hall Hinesley Louise Hall Hinesley, age 99 of Winder passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014.

She was a member of Corinth United Methodist Church. She spent most of her working life as a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen Bond Hall and Ada Murray Hall; her husband, Harold Hinesley; two sons, Billy and Douglas Hinesley; a brother, J. S. Hall and a sister, Morene Wilbanks.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Tom Fleeman of Winder; a daughter-inlaw, Becky Hinesley of Statham; four grandchildren, Sheri Briggs, Kirk Fleeman (Sheri), Richie Hinesley and Holly Jump (Tim); seven great-grandchildren, Harrison and Hannah Jump, Jessica and B. J. Briggs, Avery, AliGrace and Anna Camille Fleeman; two great-greatgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Visitation will be held Friday, April 25, 2014 from 5 until 8:00 PM at Smith Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev’s Harold Corbin and John Burchfield officiating. Interment will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Smith Funeral Home Winder, GA is in charge of arrangements.

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cini and Allison Poulos; several nieces and nephews in Indiana. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, “Lulu” graduated from Gulf Park College, Gulfport, Mississippi in 1940 with an Associates Degree that included 32 credits in horseback riding and sailing. In 1943 She left befhind the majestic cloud formations of New Hampshire for the cornfields of Indiana to marry Robert Muehlhausen.

They lived in Indianapolis for 39 years before retiring to Lawrenceville in 1982.

Louise liked people and she loved animals. While a young wife and mother, she bred and showed standard collies. What followed were daschunds, poodles and pekingeses, parakeets, cats and more cats, one skunk, hampsters and rabbits and ducks and one mexican burro named Dolores. In her final days she was fragile, fierce and a force to be reckoned with; a sweet angel, a loving friend and a good sport to the end.

Her ashes will be interred at St. Augustine Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.

JASPER

Patty Lovell Patty Lovell, age 51, of Jasper, GA, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Georgia Cremation is assisting family with local arrangements. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

GeorgiaCremation.com.

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Louise Muehlhausen Louise Laflamme Muehlhausen, age 94, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away April 19. She is survived by son Robert Muehlhausen, Jr., Los Angeles, CA.; daughter Mary Louise Dudley, Milford, CT.; niece and nephew, Sue and Robert Mancini; her grandnephew and grandniece, Drew Manc

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Edward J. Phelan Edward J. Phelan, loving father, grandfather and friend, died on April 22, 2014. Ed was born on February 19, 1934 in Linden, New Jersey. Upon returning from 3 years of service overseas in the Army Security Agency, he attended the University of Miami where he graduated in 1963 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. In 1962, he married his beloved wife Barbara E. Schmidt and had two children, Clay and Jennifer. He taught 6th grade in Miami for 3 years then left teaching to become a sales rep. He was transferred to Atlanta in 1972 where he raised his family. He was widowed in 1998 and remarried Betty M. Campbell in 2001, beginning a n He

new chapter in his life. He was extremely active as a member of First Baptist Church Atlanta and an active board member of his community HOA. During the last chapter of his life, he enjoyed spending time and companionship with Marilyn Thayer, who was a very inspirational and uplifting person in his life. Ed is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Clay and Pam Phelan, his daughter, Jennifer K. Phelan, his adopted daughter, Lori Rivera, grandson, Christian Phelan (son of Clay), brother, Albert Phelan, Jr., and sisters, Judy Crowhurst and Alice Phelan, and Betty’s daughters, Kim Merizalde, Kelly Ruiz and Kristi Saunders.

Ed was a caring, generous and patriotic man and an all-around wonderful person. He will be greatly missed by all! A Memorial Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Edward Phelan will be at 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Global Missions, First Baptist Church Atlanta, 4400 North Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30338.

Condolences may be expressed or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411, 120 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

DULUTH

Nikki Phillips Nikki Phillips, age 42, of Duluth, GA, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014.

Georgia Cremation is assisting family with local arrangements. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

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Hudgens Center to offer free admission

Lilburn Terrace receives award

By Deanna Allen

A special housing complex in Gwinnett received national recognition as a Community of Quality by the National Affordable Housing Management Association.

Lilburn Terrace Apartments, which is man-

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DULUTH — The Hudgens Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception for its latest exhibits this Saturday.

The arts center, which is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, in Duluth, will welcome families with free admission to see Pam Longobardi’s solo exhibit “What Once Was Lost Must Now Be Found: Chronicling Crimes Against Nature” and “To Feel the Clouds,” which features the photography of John Slemp. Also on display will be selected works from the Hudgens’ permanent collection. Longobardi is the 2013 Hudgens Prize winner.

The center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, and the reception will be held from 2 to 4

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aged by Mansermar Inc. achieved the recognition, which is based on physical inspections, employee credentials, financial management, programs and services, endorsements and photographs and reports.

The complex is designed for mobility impaired adults and was constructed

with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said site manager Hattie Whitehead.

“We are very proud of this award which I believe is due to the great teamwork we have here,” Whitehead said. “We work very hard to make this a

great place to work and for our residents to have a clean, safe and affordable place to live.”

For more information on Lilburn Terrace Apartments, please call at 770-806-8156 or visit them at their physical location at 420 Hillcrest Road, Lilburn, GA.

Politics cloud finance overhaul This piece of artwork by Pam Longobardi is titled “The Crime of Willful Neglect” and is on display at the Hudgens Center for the Arts.On Saturday, the Hudgens will offer free admission to patrons and hold an opening reception. (Special Photo)

By Margaret Chadbourn

A woman toting an umbrella walks past Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, in this Feb. 21 file photo. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee appears likely to back a bill to wind down governmentbacked mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to sources familiar with talks on the legislation. (Reuters)

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Banking Committee appears likely to back a bill to wind down government-backed mortp.m., with refreshments and gage giants Fannie Mae and guided hands-on art activiFreddie Mac, according to ties for children. sources familiar with talks For more information on on the legislation. the free family day event and The committee’s leaders the Hudgens Center’s offer- have secured a bare majority ings, call 770-623-6002 or of the votes needed to push visit thehudgens.org. the bill forward, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not keen for it to come up for a vote on the Senate floor ahead of congressional elections in November, these industry and Capitol Hill sources say.

Congressional aides say the panel’s Democratic chairman, Senator Tim Johnson, and its top Republican, Senator Mike Crapo, want at least 16 “yes” votes on the 22-member committee before going to Reid, a Democrat who has voiced opposition in the past to measures that would get rid of Fannie and Freddie.

They have 12 votes so far.

“If you want to end the government’s monopoly in the housing finance system, which is what both Republicans and Democrats want to do — the environment to get it done is ripe. But there is

a limited amount of time to move,” said Francis Creighton, the chief lobbyist for the Financial Services Roundtable, which represents the largest U.S. financial firms.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee 60 percent of all U.S. home loans, buy mortgages from lenders and turn them into mortgage-backed securities, which they sell to investors with a guarantee.

Never popular with Republicans, the mortgage giants became anathema when they were bailed out by taxpayers and taken over by the government during the financial crisis in 2008.

The companies absorbed $187.5 billion in taxpayer funds before posting record profits. They have now paid $202.9 billion in dividends to the U.S. Treasury for the support they received, but lawmakers and the Obama administration want to remake the U.S. housing finance system to limit the

chances of the government having to ride to the rescue again in the future.

Under a bill drafted

by Johnson and Crapo, the companies would be replaced with a system in which mortgages are mostly backed by private capital.

The government would step in only after private interests had shouldered large losses.

Johnson and Crapo have been massaging their draft to try to strengthen their hand ahead of a committee meeting on the legislation on Tuesday. They have the support of 10 others — five from each party — on the committee, according to sources who requested anonymity given the private nature of the ongoing talks.

Four Democrats are considered undecided — Charles Schumer of New York, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

And two of the Senate’s

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most liberal Democrats, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, have said they will not vote yes without new measures that guarantee affordable loans and more low-income rental housing.

But Johnson and Crapo risk losing Republican votes if they move too far.

“Ultimately, the outcome of the effort in the Senate is likely to be determined by how much leadership has to give to the uncommitted Democrats to curry their favor and whether those stipulations will erode the conservative support,” said Isaac Boltansky, a policy analyst at Compass Point Research.

Civil rights and consumer groups are rallying in opposition to the bill, which they say would price out of the market some people who lack wealth but who would nonetheless be good borrowers.

There are business opponents as well. Smaller financial institutions are trying to coax Johnson and Crapo to amend the draft to prevent the biggest banks from dominating the mortgage market once Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dismantled.

Some hedge funds and other groups who bought stock in the two companies at discounts over the last few years also are attempting to derail the bill, worried they would lose a payout if the mortgage companies are restructured.

White House officials who helped Johnson and Crapo craft the bill have organized a flurry of meetings with industry groups in recent weeks to discuss how to best put more pressure on President Barack Obama’s Democrats, sources said.

The Financial Services Roundtable and the Mortgage Bankers Association are among industry groups that have come together to launch newspaper ads urging lawmakers to vote for the bill.

“Some want you to believe that progress is not possible. We strongly disagree,” an advertisement sponsored by the groups says. “It’s time to stop kicking the can down the road on mortgage finance reform.”

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Kudzu bugs creating trouble for area homeowners As the weather begins to warm up after a long cold winter, many homeowners have noticed the presence of small insects congregating in large numbers on the sides of their homes, and in some cases they invade houses. These are kudzu bugs. They are not native and were introduced to Georgia recently. They are also found in high concentrations in nearby kudzu patches. By taking a few control measures, kudzu bugs can be less troublesome around your home.

This insect species is native to parts of Asia and had never been seen anywhere in the western hemisphere until five years ago. Originally detected in just nine counties in Georgia, it has now spread throughout the state and

into parts of the Carolinas.

How it entered the country and became established remains a mystery. With all of the international travel and being near one of the world’s largest airports, it could have come here in many ways. In its native range in Asia, it feeds primarily on kudzu and other related plants.

Kudzu was introduced to the Southeastern United States more than a century ago for erosion control. It became invasive in nature, and it grows at an alarming rate. Over the years, it has spread throughout the region unimpeded. Kudzu is difficult to control, especially when it overtakes and covers large areas.

The kudzu bug is roughly one-quarter of an inch in size, oblong in shape, and olive green to

and the days shorten, and in the spring, as the day temperatures start to warm, but the nights are still cold, the kudzu bugs seek shelter in secluded places for protection. They often begin to congregate on the south and west sides of building structures to soak up the sun’s warmth. The Tim Daly kudzu bugs are attracted to light-colored buildings. brown in color. It produces If they infest your home, a foul odor when dishow can they be conturbed. The insects feed on trolled? On the outside, kudzu, but so far, reports apply an insecticide that show it does only miniis labeled for control of mal damage to the vine. insects on the perimeter They also have been seen of homes. Repeat applicainfesting soybeans, a major tions may be needed. If crop in parts of the state. they get into your home, Researchers are continuavoid crushing them since ally monitoring the insect they will release a bad to see if it presents a long odor and can stain surfacterm threat to this crop. es. Insecticide applications During the fall, when are not recommended for the weather begins to cool managing them indoors.

Gardening in Gwinnett

The best course of action is to use a vacuum cleaner to remove them. Tightly seal the bag from the vacuum cleaner and then dispose of it.

Keeping them out of your home in the first place is essential. Make sure screens installed over windows are in place correctly. When exterior doors are closed, they should form a tight seal.

Consider installing door sweeps if you do not have any. Make sure vents are also screened and seal up cracks or holes on the outside of the structure.

Long-term control of these insects presents a challenge due to their presence in large numbers combined with an abundant source of food and cover, kudzu. Elimination of nearby kudzu patches

is ultimately needed for sustained control. Apply herbicides labeled for controlling brushy weeds to these areas. Multiple applications of these chemicals are often necessary to totally eliminate kudzu from an area. Make sure you follow all label directions and safety precautions when using chemical pesticides.

Kudzu bugs are here to stay, and we will have to learn to live with their bothersome activity.

Several simple steps can be taken to minimize their presence in and around your home.

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with Gwinnett County. He can be contacted at 678377-4010 or tdaly@uga. edu

FCC pushes back against criticism over Web rules

By Alina Selyukh Reuters

NEW YORK — Communications regulator on Thursday sought to tame an outcry over its plan to allow “fast lanes” for some content on the Internet, insisting that the agency will monitor and punish broadband providers that treat Web traffic “unreasonably.”

The Federal Communications Commission is weighing rules that would ban Internet providers from blocking access to websites or applications, but would allow content companies to pay for faster Internet speeds delivering their traffic as long as such deals are deemed “commercially reasonable.”

Consumer advocates assailed the proposal from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, saying it would let certain content providers pay for access to fast lanes and discourage consumers from going to competitors’ sites where videos or other content may load more slowly by comparison.

The five-member FCC will negotiate the rules before they vote on May 15 to formally propose them and seek public comment.

“This move is likely to favor the companies with the deepest pockets and hurt the scrappy startups,” Delara Derakhshani, policy counsel for Consumers Union, said in a statement.

The debate is over the principle known as open Internet or net neutrality, which establishes that owners of networks that deliver online content should treat all of that content equally.

“There are reports that the FCC is gutting the Open Internet rule.

They are flat-out wrong,” Wheeler said in a statement late on Wednesday.

In a blog post on Thursday, he said the rules, which he intends to finalize by year-end, would not change the FCC’s “underlying goals of transparency” or harm consumers.

The FCC for years has struggled to set rules that would prohibit Internet providers from restricting how consumers surf the Web but would also withstand legal challenges

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from broadband providers who have said they, as owners of the networks, should be able to manage them or charge for their use without what they see as regulatory overreach.

In January, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for the second time struck down the FCC’s previous anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules after a challenge from Verizon Communications Inc. But the judges did affirm the agency’s authority to regulate broadband, giving the FCC new legal opportunity to rewrite the rules.

It was the court’s direction that guided Wheeler’s

proposal to allow commercially reasonable preferential treatment of traffic, senior FCC officials said on Thursday.

The agency will seek public comment before determining how to define “commercially unreasonable” behavior or a violation of “net neutrality,” but it will focus on whether broadband companies’ treatment of traffic hurts competitors or consumers, hurts free speech or is done in good faith, the officials said.

The FCC would have the authority to go after companies that violate the commercially reasonable standard on a case-by-case basis. The review would

be prompted by formal or informal complaints as well as the FCC’s own monitoring of how broadband providers treat online traffic, the officials said.

One of the ideas the FCC is considering would be to have a commission ombudsperson to monitor the industry with consumers and content providers in mind, one FCC official said.

In striking down the FCC’s old rules, the court said the agency had improperly treated Internet service providers as regulated public utilities providing telecommunications services, like telephone companies,

while they were actually classified as information service providers.

Consumer advocates have called on the FCC to reclassify Internet providers as more heavily regulated telecommunications services, an idea that has faced tremendous pushback from the broadband industry and Republican lawmakers who have urged the FCC to tread lightly.

Virtually all large Internet providers, such as Verizon, AT&T Inc and Time Warner Cable Inc., pledged after January’s ruling to continue abiding by the principles of open Internet and have not weighed in since then.

The fees that content providers pay for faster access to their sites or applications recently grabbed the spotlight after video streaming service Netflix Inc. struck a deal known as an interconnection agreement with cable provider Comcast Corp. in February.

However, such deals are struck on the back end of the network that gets content from a server to the broadband network and so are outside of the scope of the FCC’s net neutrality rules. The rules have only applied to deals related to traffic going over the “last mile” of broadband networks, where content moves directly to the user.

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Hawks’ Kim commits to Auburn

By Will Hammock

over Georgia in front of Offensive line is a friends and major focus of the Auburn family in football team’s recruiting the Hawks’ class of 2015 and the Tigers fieldhouse added an important piece team room.

Kaleb Kim Thursday afternoon.

The 6-foot-4, Mill Creek junior Kaleb 280-pounder Kim made Tiger fans happy starts at offensive tackle at when he announced his the high school level, but commitment to Auburn could play anywhere along will.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com

the line for last season’s BCS National Championship runner-up.

“I know where I’ve chosen is where I want to be and where God wants me to be,” Kim said. “I was just comfortable with the coaches and everything they’ve got going on right now. It’s a nice place, a great place.

It feels like home to me. …

This will absolutely be my

final decision.”

Schools like Alabama, Ohio State and Florida State extended early offers to Kim, but he eventually narrowed his favorites down to Auburn and Georgia. He visited both places and went to Auburn multiple times, most recently for last weekend’s A-Day spring game.

Kim has been a standout

the past two seasons for Mill Creek (in addition to starting on varsity half of his freshman season), earning a very rare distinction as a first-team all-county selection by Touchdown Club of Gwinnett as a sophomore. He was a firstteamer again as a junior, when he graded out at 88 percent with 37 pancake blocks. He broke a bone

in his wrist prior to his junior season, but played the whole season in a cast and delayed surgery until January — he’s hoping to be cleared to play by spring practice.

That effort made him a highly recruited player over the past few years.

“What jumped out on the

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8-AAAAAA GOLF

Late surges Rams, Dacula’s Fry claim titles

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SNELLVILLE — Several battles in the Region 8-AAAAAA boys golf tournament Thursday at Summit Chase Country Club weren’t decided until the final holes.

The competition for the team title was up in the air until surprisingly late in the afternoon before Grayson finally clinched it by six strokes over runner-up Brookwood.

The individual low medalist honor went down to the final hole of the final grouping before Dacula’s Hunter Fry birdied to finish his round at an even-par 72 to edge Brookwood’s Shawn Chong by a stroke and Grayson’s Michael Clay by two strokes.

Meanwhile, the other major competition came down to between a team and itself, as Parkview got matching scores of 6-over 78 from Braden Gibbs and David Carter to post a team score of 330, good enough for third place and qualify for the upcoming state sectional tournament.

Grayson’s winning team margin was a little closer than expected.

However the Rams eventually got four counting scores below 80, led by Clay’s 2-over 74 and bolstered by top-10 finishes from Alex Quinn, Dylan Heaser and Conner Dickinson, to hold off Brookwood’s score of 308 for their fifth straight region title and a spot in the state tournament May 19 at Champions Retreat in Evans.

“Brookwood played excellent,” Grayson coach Alan Yancey said. “They came in strong. But 302 for us is a school record for a tournament. … Mike Clay played through some tough situations on the course See RAMS, Page 4B

Twins Jacob (left) and Steven (right) began playing lacrosse in their neighborhood and grew along with the sport in Gwinnett County to become standout players at Peachtree RIdge. (Staff Photo: Ben Beitzel)

Twins’ path

Peachree Ridge’s Lee brothers forge lacrosse road

By Ben Beitzel

up. When I first started playing I didn’t really know the rules.”

The Lees aren’t transplants, SUWANEE — This wasn’t carpetbagging lacrosse to the about becoming ambassadors. south, they grew up in GwinNeither Steven nor Jacob Lee nett. Steven is so opposed to picked up their first lacrosse stick cold weather he didn’t consider thinking about blazing a different college outside the South. They athletic path. It was just a game, started playing lacrosse with a more exciting than baseball yet friend in the neighborhood in something the twins could pracfourth grade. By fifth grade they tice together. were playing in youth leagues “I just loved how faced-paced and eventually joined the young it was, how different it was,” Gwinnett Lacrosse League. The Steven said. “With baseball, I got GLL was just getting started and pretty bored. In lacrosse I could the Lees were in the first wave just run around and pick the ball of youth players rising into the ben.beitzel@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett high schools. By the time the Lees reached Peachtree Ridge, they were ready to push the Lions’ program from fledgling to competitive.

“These guys were like, stick skills,” said head coach Bob Basher, whose early teams were aided by the pure athletic ability of the Botts brothers. “(The Lees) could come up and understand offense and defense. They could actually help the varsity. They made the varsity their freshman year.”

Led by the Lees, Peachtree Ridge won two region champion-

ships and have made the playoffs each season the now senior twins were on the team.

“They brought consistency to the program,” Basher said. “In the clutch you can count on them to make big shots, to win a faceoff. You see them out there doing the right things.”

As fraternal twins, Steven and Jacob play different positions.

Steven plays on the offensive attack and Jacob plays the versatile midfield position. There are plenty of players on the Lions’

See LEE, Page 4B

GAC juggernaut eyes state title Blue collar Dacula boys soccer back in the playoffs with hard work

By Ben Beitzel

before the season began the expectations surrounding the Falcons boys soccer Nick Mattiucci wants to team could be described as be clear, he is not satistempered. fied with Dacula’s soccer But Mattiucci, one season. of two senior captains, Sure, the Falcons qualidoesn’t want to talk about fied for the playoffs for the satisfaction. first time in three years.

“Satisfying is not a good And, OK, they did it by word,” he said. “I am not rattling off wins in their satisfied with just making final two region games to the playoff, I don’t want clinch the No. 3 seed from that. I don’t want a moral 8-AAAAAA. Not to forget, victory. I want to be a team those two region wins were that’s a blue collar, workthe exact games Dacula lost ing hard team and we made last season with the playoffs on the line. Oh, and See DACULA, Page 4B ben.beitzel @gwinnettdailypost.com

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke @gwinnettdailypost.com

Few boys soccer programs in Georgia have been as successful for as long as Greater Atlanta Christian.

The Spartans have made 17 straight playoff appearances, won the state title three times and were runner-up three more times. They’ve made it to the Final Four nine times, including four of the last five years.

Yet this is the first time GAC (18-0) has finished the regular season undefeated.

And it’s those ever so rare losses that most molded this team.

The Spartans are highly motivated to bring home a championship — especially after losing on penalty kicks in last year’s semifinals.

“We know we have to finish it,” head coach Thom Jacquet said. “They’re good enough to know there are no moral victories. We don’t want to be second best.”

GAC, ranked No. 3 in the nation and No. 1 in the state, completed its perfect regular season Tuesday with a 5-1 win over Westminster.

“There’s not an Achilles,” Jacquet said of the team. “We’ve played some really tough games against some really good teams.

And 18-0 is great, but if we don’t win it, it’s not going to be nearly as important.”

The Spartans have been in a few tight battles — notably a 2-1 chess match with rival Wesleyan on March 11 and a 3-2 victory over St. Pius on March 28 — but have also steamrolled a number of teams.

They are outscoring their opponents 86-12 and have eight shutouts this season.

No team has scored more than two goals against them.

Senior goalkeeper Marius Heislitz is a big reason why.

With him in net, the Spartans know one or two goals is likely going to be enough to win. Not that

they have trouble scoring.

Senior Ryan Marcano leads the team with more than 20 goals and junior Will Hamryka is not far off that pace. But it’s a balanced attack. Right back Michael Williams and left back Richard Hamryka, both sophomores, are excellent two-way players.

“They’re great defenders and can also go forward,” Jacquet said.

Senior Nash Wagnon is crafty and efficient in the middle.

“He’s got great vision and he’s hard to get the ball from,” Jacquet said.

George Winfrey captains a defense, which is excep-

See GAC, Page 4B

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ondeck

Gwinnett Preps

Today

BASEBALL

5 p.m. — Habersham Central at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Westminster at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Dawson Co. at Buford 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Lanier 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 7 p.m. — Central at Dacula 7 p.m. — Duluth at Mountain View 7 p.m. — Grayson at Parkview 7 p.m. — Shiloh at Archer 7 p.m. — South at Brookwood

LACROSSE

• Peachtree Ridge boys at Chattahoochee 5:30 p.m. — Cherokee at Duluth 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Collins Hill 5:45 p.m. — Mountain View at Campbell 6 p.m. — North girls at Peachtree Ridge 7 p.m. — Forsyth Central boys at Archer 7:30 p.m. — Grayson boys at Hillgrove 7:30 p.m. — Mill Creek boys at Roswell

BASEBALL

Saturday

5 p.m. — GAC at Lovett

GOLF

• Buford girls in Lady Bear Classic at Waynesboro Country Club

TRACK AND FIELD

• Class AA state sectionals at GAC • Class AAA state sectionals at East Jackson • Class AAAAAA state sectionals at Tift Co.

The Home Teams

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Braves

Cincinnati Cincinnati 7:35 p.m.

Sat, 7:10 p.m.

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at Columbus at Toledo 7:10 p.m.

Sat, 6 p.m.

Cincinnati Sun, 1:35 p.m.

FSS/680-AM

Indiana# 7 p.m.

SS/92.9-FM

at Toccoa Falls 2 p.m.

Indiana# Sat, 2 p.m.

TNT/92.9-FM

at Indiana# Mon, 8 p.m.

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at Toccoa Falls^ Sat, 2 p.m.

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at Toledo Sun, 2 p.m.

G-Braves

Hawks

Baseball

Softball

Conf. tourney* Off Fri-Sat Men’s tennis

Conf. tourney* Off Fri-Sat Women’s tennis

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Sports Calendar

BASKETBALL

June 2-6: The Harlem Legends will host their Shoot for the Stars basketball camp at Bunten Road Park gym in Duluth from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and girls ages 7 to 14 Cost is $150 per camper or $135 for Duluth residents. For more information or to register, visit www.harlemlegends. com or call 678-630-8843.

RUNNING

Saturday: Mountain View High School will host its Bear Tear 5K and fun run with registration beginning at 7 a.m. at the school. The fun run begins at 7:45 with the 5K starting at 8 a.m. Cost is $25 for the 5K and $10 for the fun run in advance and $5 more on race day. To register, visit www.fivestarntp. com or call 770-633-5511.

GOLF

May 20: The 16th Dr. Miles H. Mason Jr. golf tournament, benefiting the Gwinnett Medical Center Concussion Institute, at Chateau Elan begins with registration

and breakfast at 8 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $300 per player with sponsorships available. For more information, call 678-3128500 or visit www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/golf.

SOCCER

June 23-26: The Fellowship of Student Athletes in Gwinnett will host a soccer camp for boys and girls ages 12 to 18 at Georgia Gwinnett College. The camp will feature instruction from a variety of college and professional soccer coaches including both GGC coaches. To register visit www.fcagwinnett. org/soccercamp. For more information, email jvallejo@ fca.org or call 423-580-8557.

FOOTBALL

Through June: The Multi County Football Officials are looking for new officials to join its organization covering much of the metro Atlanta area. New and experienced officials welcome. For more information, visit www. mcfoafootball.org or call George Allen at 770-8806632.

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Late charge gives Hawks 2-1 lead The Sports Xchange ATLANTA — Indiana Pacers forward Lance Stephenson had just hit a 3-pointer to cut the Atlanta Hawks’ lead to four with 7:30 to play in the fourth quarter.

He followed it up by forcing a turnover on Atlanta’s next possession, but slipped and lost the ball out of bounds.

It’s been that kind of stretch for the unraveling Pacers.

And the upstart Hawks took full advantage.

Atlanta guard Kyle Korver converted a four-point play after Stephenson’s mishandle, swishing a 3-pointer and hitting the ensuing free throw, and the Hawks pulled away in the final minutes of a 98-85 win Thursday in front of inspired crowd at Philips Arena.

The Hawks lead the best-of-seven first-round playoff series, 2-1. Game 3 is Saturday at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

Atlanta hit 10 of their 12 3-pointers in the second half, none more spectacular than point guard Jeff Teague’s runner from in front of his own bench with the shot clock expiring. Teague’s 3-point put the Hawks up 87-78 with 2:48 left.

Korver drained his sixth 3-pointer a minute later, the dagger shot that has the eighth-seeded Hawks looking to become the sixth No. 8-seed to win their first-round playoff series. Korver finished 20 points, and Teague led all scorers with 22 points.

The Pacers lost again and

Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver (26) reaches for a loose ball against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter in Game 3 of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

got subpar performances from their top playmakers.

Forward Paul George got in early foul trouble and didn’t score in the first half. He finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds, but scored just three points in the fourth quarter. Center Roy Hibbert had only four points and two rebounds in 19 minutes of action. He sat out for the majority of second half.

The Pacers trailed only 39-38 at halftime. Atlanta’s 30-percent shooting, including 2-for-16 from the 3-point line, helped keep Indiana close. But the Hawks got hot up in the third quarter.

Forward DeMarre Carroll was the energizer.

The fourth-year forward out of Missouri hit a pair of

3-pointers and converted a traditional three-point play to help Atlanta’s lead grow to 10. Carroll finished with 18 points.

The Pacers cut into the lead, but Atlanta guard Lou Williams hit a 3-pointer to close out third quarter with the Hawks leading 67-58.

Stephenson led the Pacers with 21 points and fueled Indiana’s last charge, but Atlanta had an answer, sending Indiana to its ninth loss in its last 11 games in Atlanta.

Notes: After reports surfaced early this week that Pacers coach Frank Vogel was coaching for his job in the playoffs, Indiana general manager Kevin Pritchard took to his Twitter account Thursday to address the ru-

mors. “Larry Bird told me his sources say Frank Vogel’s job is safe,” Pritchard tweeted. … The Hawks are in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, the longest streak in the Eastern Conference. … Indiana F Luis Scola and Atlanta F Mike Scott were assessed technical fouls midway through the second quarter, after a brief standoff. … Pacers F Lance Stephenson and G Evan Turner reportedly were involved in an altercation at practice before Game 1 of the series.

Both players downplayed the incident and said there were no hard feelings. … Indiana C Roy Hibbert did not have a rebound in the first half. He’s averaged six rebounds in the first two games.

IN BRIEF

Six Broncos sign football scholarships

Yankees’ Pineda suspended 10 games

SNELLVILLE — Six more seniors from Brookwood’s football team have made decisions on where to continue their football careers in college.

Offensive lineman Matt Lee (Malone University in Canton, Ohio), kicker Brandon Morrow (Presbyterian), defensive lineman Casimir Isles (Reinhardt), linebacker JonAustin Bridges (Reinhardt), offensive lineman Miguel Herrera (Campbellsville (Ky.) University), offensive lineman Nigel Simmons (Baldwin Wallace of Barea, Ohio) and defensive lineman Zach Williams (Savannah State) have all signed with their respective schools since the initial signing day in February.

Combined with the eight who made their choices on signing day, the recent group brings the number of Broncos going to play college football from this year’s senior class to 14.

Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda 10 games on Thursday “for possessing a foreign substance on his person” in

Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. “I made a mistake,” Pineda said Thursday before the series finale at Fenway Park.

Pineda said he will not appeal the suspension, which is set to begin Thursday night. The Yankees made

a series of roster moves to compensate. Pineda can be reinstated May 5.

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said such consequences should be expected

by Pineda when he chose to “go down that path.”

— From staff, wire reports

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Mountain View’s Coleton Brindle and Buford’s Deion King are among 27 to be recognized for their scholastic achievements during Sunday’s TCA-NFF scholarship banquet at the CNN Omni Center.

Each student will receive a plaque and scholarship that can be used at the school of his or her choice.

Each of the athletes and managers were nominated by coaches for both their football achievements and their academic performances.

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Getting to Know ... Tony Plagman Baseball and Atlanta have been constants in Tony Plagman’s life, and remains so with his return to Georgia Tech as a volunteer assistant baseball coach. After a record-setting, All-State high school career at Wesleyan, Plagman was a four-year starter at Georgia Tech, where he finished his career in the school’s all-time top 10 in several categories, including doubles, home runs and RBIs. After being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2010, his minorleague career came to an end after just three years following an offseason knee injury. The 26-yearold recently looked back on his playing career and discussed his transition to coaching with staff writer David Friedlander DF: When did you decide to end your playing career and concentrate on coaching?

TP: It was around August or September (of last year).

DF: Was the injury the final straw?

TP: Yeah, I hurt my knee and missed the (entire) 2013 season. Sitting out that whole year, (and) turning 26 — that’s kind of old for minor-league baseball — I’d already known that I wanted to get into coaching ever since high school. I knew that’s what I wanted to do once I was done (playing). The volunteer assistant coach last year at Tech (Wally Crancer) got (a full-time) assistant coaching job at Purdue, and once he got that job, I kind of knew this is what I wanted to do.

DF: And, of course,

ting .257 with 18 home runs and 97 RBIs with Lakeland of the Florida State League) and had moved up to Double-A ball. I guess the knee injury really derailed everything?

TP: Yeah. In 2012, I was in Double-A (with the Erie Wolves) and I had kind of an off year (.229, 13 HR, 58 RBIs in 112 games).

The year before, I did pretty well. And then in the offseason, I injured my knee, and that kind of shut me out of the 2013 season.

DF: Was it even more frustrating that the injury happened during offseason training and not on the field?

TP: It was training reWesleyan grad and former Georgia Tech baseball standout Tony Plagman has returned to the Flats as a volunteer assistant coach this spring. The former All-ACC first base- lated. Yes, it was definitely man is hoping to continue in baseball as a coach after a knee injury ended his profes- frustrating that it wasn’t sional playing career last fall. (Staff Photo: David Friedlander) (from) playing in a game, but that stuff happens. One your relationship with summer is really when fun and very rewarding door closed, and another (Tech) Coach (Danny) everything opens up and when you teach something door opened. You need to Hall didn’t hurt your people start taking other and it clicks in the kid, and make the best of your opchances. jobs, and positions open you can see that happenportunities.

TP: Definitely. I’d up. It’s kind of a slow pro- ing. It’s kind of what I worked out and hit here (at cess until then. Hopefully, strive for.

DF: What are some of Tech) in the offseason. I’d a good position will open your best memories from actually been coaching at up this summer, and I can DF: When you look to your playing days?

Wesleyan when I was restart working.” the future, what level of TP: Some of my best habbing my knee. (Hall’s) baseball are your coach- memories are the teamson Carter was on the DF: You said that ing ambitions aimed for? mates and friends that I varsity team, and still is. you’ve known for a while High school, college, pro? made. A lot of them are So, I still talked to Coach that coaching was what TP: I’m definitely still in the Atlanta area, so I Hall a lot.” you wanted to do once looking college level. I get to see them a lot hangyour playing career was loved my four years here ing out on the weekends, DF: It’s a volunteer over. What was it that (at Tech), and I’m learnand we sometimes grab job for the time being. made you decide that? ing a lot from Coach Hall, dinner and even golfing So, what are you doing to TP: I’ve always had a (assistant) Coach (Bryan) with them. So, really the make ends meet until you love for the game. I’ve Prince and (pitching) four years and the teamfind a paying job coachalways known I wanted Coach (Jason) Howell. I mates and the fun I had. ing? to stay around it. There’s think they do a great job TP: Right now, I help definitely ways in the busi- at the college level, and I DF: Is there a game in out in the (Tech baseball) ness world to stay around think that’s where I want particular that you most office when I can with baseball. But through to stay. remember? on-campus recruiting and lessons when I was playing TP: (Long pause) I camps. Through camps and pro ball and interacting DF: You aren’t that guess my first home run (private baseball) lessons, with the kids, attempting far removed from your (in) my freshman year I’m making a little bit to teach what I’ve been playing days. In fact, you against Miami. I think it of money until coaching through and my knowledge had a really good first full was Easter weekend. … positions open up. This of the game, it’s a lot of season in the minors (hit- My freshman year, I wasn’t

known as a power guy. I kind of just got my hits, and they were singles and doubles. I kind of ran into one. I wasn’t sure I got all of it, but it was a pretty good feeling.

DF: And that’s something that kind of evolved into a big part of your game. When this season started, you ranked third on Tech’s all-time home run list, sixth in RBIs and seventh in doubles.

TP: I was up there in a lot of them. Coach Prince helped a lot with that. He was our hitting coach, and when he came in my sophomore year, he kind of had me open up (my stance) a little bit, and we’ve got a shorter right field here. It’s not really short, but shorter. … So, I used that to my advantage, for sure.

DF: Did the help you got from Coach Prince play a factor in you wanting to get into coaching?

TP: Definitely. He helped me figure out what kind of player I was, and I think that’s a big part of coaching — taking the players you have, because they’re not all the same, for what they are and what their potential is.

DF: I know the nature of the coaching business is that you have to go where the jobs are, but how hopeful are you that you can remain close to Atlanta?

TP: I know there’s a lot of opportunities outside Atlanta. I’m definitely open to something else. It would be great to stay in Atlanta, but I kind of know that may not be the case. So, I’m OK with that. … We’ll see.

PREP ROUNDUP

Buford girls golf finish second at Region 7-AAA FLOWERY BRANCH — Buford finished second at the Region 7-AAA tournament at Royal Lakes Golf and Country Club on Thursday. The Wolves shot a 269 to finish behind White County. Breezy Walton shot a 89 and Karley Hammond fired a 92 for Buford, which advances to next week’s sectionals in Moultrie.

GIRLS TENNIS GIRLS TENNIS Alpharetta 3, North Gwinnett 1 ALPHARETTA — North Gwinnett fell to Alpharetta 3-1 in the second round of the Class AAAAAA tournament on Thursday. Emma Etelalahti and Vanessa Eusebio won at No. 1

doubles for the Bulldogs (15-6) and finished the year undefeated.

BOYS TENNIS BOYS TENNIS Brookwood 3, Walton 0 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood defeated Walton 3-0 in the second round of the Class AAAAAA tournament on Thursday. Brandon Mills and Will George won singles matches while David Brown and Will McWhirt won in doubles for the Broncos.

GIRLS LACROSSE GIRLS LACROSSE Brookwood 24, Gainesville 3 SNELLVILLE — Fifteen different players scored as Brookwood defeated Gainesville 24-3 on Thursday. Emma Santulli had three draw controls and five ground balls while Avery Freeman had five draw controls and eight ground balls for the Broncos (11-6).

GAC 14, Forsyth Central 5 NORCROSS — Emma Gorman scored four goals and assisted on two others to help Greater Atlanta Christian to a 14-5 win over Forsyth Central on Thursday.

Lizz Calhoun, Savannah Gray and Catie Wood each scored two goals for the Spartans (7-9).

Alpharetta 8, Wesleyan 6 NORCROSS — Wesleyan dropped a 8-6 decision to Alpharetta on Thursday. Mary Cowart and Gabby Hernandez had five and four ground balls respectively for the Wolves (6-7-1).

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Archer 15, Whitewater 6 FAYETTEVILLE — Miles Gaylen scored six goals and added an assist as Archer defeated Whitewater 15-6. Cameron Jakubiszak had three goals and four assists while Jonathan

Santa Maria made 17 saves for the Tigers (9-7).

GAC 23, Forsyth Central 2 NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian School defeated Forsyth Central 23-2 on Thursday. Britt Kennedy and Gunner Cape each scored two goals and had three assists for the Spartans (11-5, 8-1).

BASEBALL BASEBALL Dacula 6, Archer 5 DACULA — Dacula’s Gage Murray drew a bases loaded walk to plate the winning run as Dacula defeated Archer 6-5 on Thursday. The win clinched fourth place in Region 8-AAAAAA for the Falcons (15-10, 9-6).

Dacula trailed 5-4 entering the bottom of the seventh and both runs scored via bases loaded walks. Austin Collins had two hits and drove in two runs while Garrett Medley also drove in

two runs for the Falcons. M.J. Hawkins picked up the win in relief for Dacula.

GAC 5, Westminster 4 NORCROSS — Justin Lewis hit a walk off home run to lift Greater Atlanta Christian to a 5-4 win in eight innings on Thursday.

Lewis, Ross Wood and Connor Joseph all had two hits for the Spartans (12-11, 3-8). Peyton McGuire won in relief for GAC. Hebron 7, George Walton Academy 4 DACULA — Hebron Christian won the Region 8-A championship with a 7-4 win over George Walton Academy on Thursday.

Drew Coker was the winning pitcher for the Lions, improving to 5-2 on the season.

Haydn Nechanicky had three hits and drove in two runs for Hebron Christian (19-7, 16-2).

Matthew Glisson and Peyton Coker had two hits apiece and

Joey Ruiz drove in two runs for the Lions.

Lovett 4, Wesleyan 3 ATLANTA — Lovett defeated Wesleyan 4-3 in Region 6-AA on Thursday. Johmai Jones had two hits and Christian Stark drove in a run for the Wolves (10-13, 5-6).

Athens Christian 6, Providence 3 LILBURN — Providence Christian fell to Athens Christian 6-3 on Thursday. Jackson Winskie suffered his first defeat of the season. Winskie threw six innings and allowed two earned runs and struck out 10. Carey Spratlin hit a solo home run for the Storm.

Rett Perkins and Caleb Carter each had two hits and Campbell Baldwin drove in two runs for Providence Christian (14-11, 12-6).

— Compiled by Ken Chrzanowski

SPORTS AT A GLANCE TV

First Round, game 3 ESPN Today

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10 a.m. — NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Toyota Owners 400, Practice FS1 1 p.m. — NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Toyota Owners 400, Final Practice FS1 3 p.m. — NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: ToyotaCare 250, Qualifying ESPN2 5 p.m. — NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Toyota Owners 400, Qualifying FS1

COLLEGE BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. — Miami at Clemson CSS 7:30 p.m. — Oklahoma at Texas Tech SPSO

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7:30 p.m. — Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves FSSO

NBA

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8 p.m. — Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. — Ole Miss at Kentucky CSS 1 p.m. — Georgia Tech at North Carolina State FSSO 2 p.m. — Alabama at South Carolina ESPN 4 p.m. — Georgia at

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GOLF

3 p.m. — Golf Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Third Round. WCGL-IND

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NBA

2 p.m. — Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks. Eastern Conference First Round, game 4 SPSO/TNT 4:30 p.m. — San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks.

Western Conference First Round, game 3 TNT 7 p.m. — Miami Heat at Charlotte Bobcats ESPN 9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies. Western Conference First Round, game 4 ESPN

NHL

3 p.m. — Detroit Red

Wings at Boston Bruins.

Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, game 5 WXIA-NBC 7 p.m. — Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, game 5 NBCSP 9:30 p.m. — Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche.

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Basketball

NBA Playoff Glance Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Atlanta 2, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday, April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85

Thursday, April 24: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 Saturday, April 26: Indiana at Atlanta, 2 p.m.

Monday, April 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, May 3: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Washington 2, Chicago 0 Sunday, April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 Tuesday, April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99 Friday, April 25: Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Chicago at Washington, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Washington at Chicago, TBA x-Thursday, May 1: Chicago at Washington, TBA x-Saturday, May 3: Washington at Chicago, TBA Toronto 1, Brooklyn 1 Saturday, April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Tuesday, April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Friday, April 25: Toronto at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Toronto at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBA x-Friday, May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBA Miami 2, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Wednesday, April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Saturday, April 26: Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 28: Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Charlotte at Miami, TBA

x-Friday, May 2: Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Charlotte at Miami, TBA Western Conference Portland 2, Houston 0 Sunday, April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120 Wednesday, April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 Friday, April 25: Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Portland at Houston, TBA x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Portland at Houston, TBA L.A. Clippers 1, Golden State 1 Saturday, April 19: Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Monday, April 21: L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 Thursday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, late Sunday, April 27: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBA x-Saturday, May 3: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA Oklahoma City 1, Memphis 1 Saturday, April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 Monday, April 21: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105 Thursday, April 24: Oklahoma City at Memphis, late Saturday, April 26: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Thursday, May 1: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBA x-Saturday, May 3: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA

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Eagles hire volleyball coach

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Dacula

that don’t say they want to make the playoffs,” it far (in the playoffs). I Karen said. “To go 5-3 and don’t want the moral vicfinish No. 3 in the region during the 2008-09 school tory. I don’t just want the was probably unexpected THE HAJIRIC FILE year. satisfaction of making the from the standpoint of Name: Kimberlee Hajiric “I’m excited she came playoffs. everybody around us. If New position: Head volleyball coach at Collins Hill back home to teach and “I want to be Johns you polled the coaches we Former position: Assistant volleyball coach at Colcoach,” Dopson said. “She Creek.” probably weren’t going to lins Hill knows her X’s and O’s.

Dacula travels to Johns be on that list by anybody.”

Age: 23 She’s very knowledgeable Creek on Tuesday for its They are on the list now.

Education: Graduated from Collins Hill in 2009; and the girls love her.” first round game in the The revival didn’t come, earned degree from Georgia Gwinnett College in Hajiric played soccer for Class AAAAAA playoffs. as often happens, from the 2013 10 years until high school, Johns Creek won the regu- arrival of one dominant Background: Played high school volleyball at Collins Hill; earned the program’s Eagle Award as a senior; when she gave up that lar season meeting 2-0. player. Dacula turned its played soccer for 10 years before focusing on volleysport to focus on volleyPast results don’t mean soccer fortunes on the ball in high school; teaches special education math ball. After high school, she much to this Dacula team. backs of a team-based atand geometry graduated from Georgia They’ve seen the season tack and philosophy. Seven Family: Husband Belvis Gwinnett College and return from hopeful to unplayers have scored at least turned to Collins Hill as a forgettable with wins over three goals this season. this job?’ I’m grateful that Collins Hill coach Scarspecial education math and Parkview and South Gwin“It’s been more of a (athletic director) Jason lett Straughan, who had geometry teacher. nett as part of a four-game team-oriented season,” (Dopson) is stepping out coached softball in the fall Coaching also was the winning streak spanning Mattiucci said. “We’ve and giving me the oprecently, will switch back plan. the weeks before and after been looking out for each portunity as coach. He’s to volleyball this fall. She “I think I always wanted spring break. They entered other and playing more for really put a lot of faith in will be an assistant coach, to coach,” Hajiric said. the final two region games each other than ourselves.” me. And there’s a support the same role she filled “I started coaching skills 3-3 the past two seasons.

Defending his assertion, in place to help me with when Hajiric (her maiden camps and side jobs, doThis year, led by a deterMattiucci quickly admits things that I’m not sure of. name was Mankin) played ing mainly middle school mined and selfless group of that along with his fellow For the coaching side of it, volleyball for her at Colcoaching. I just fell in love seniors, those two games seniors, he lacks the techI’m excited.” lins Hill. with teaching the girls the returned the Falcons to nical soccer skills of the One of the supporters Hajiric won the team’s fundamentals of volleythe playoff rather than end younger players. Leading will be on Hajiric’s staff.

Eagle Award as a senior ball.” their season. goal scorer Edgar Huerta is “I couldn’t think of a a junior and goalie Bryce better moment,” fellow Lackey and his 1.89 goals captain Marco Cando said. against average is a sopho“When we won that South more.

Gwinnett game, I was so “Our team is a wholehits and two RBIs and Eric one run while striking earned — and four hits happy.” team effort,” Mattiucci Young Jr. scored twice for out a season-high eight with nine strikeouts in 6 Head coach Mark Karen, said. “The younger buys New York, which has won before Daisuke Matsuzaka 1/3 frames to get his first a state champion coach bring the more technical seven of its last 10 and recorded his first career loss in nine starts dating to while coaching the North side in. The sophomores moved two games over save in place of closer last season.

Gwinnett girls, said the and freshmen help the .500 (12-10) for the first Kyle Farnsworth, who had Kolten Wong had a pair South Gwinnett game seniors play soccer, but we time since it was 7-5 to pitched three of the last of hits and Tony Cruz ranks near the top of his help (them) building being begin 2013. four days. drove in a run for St. accomplishments and joys tough and being aggresColon (2-3) let up a Lance Lynn (4-1) surLouis, which has scored 13 as a coach. sive.” season-low four hits and rendered three runs — two runs during a 2-5 stretch.

“For this team, the way “A lot of players know they’ve don’t it, it’s easily they don’t have the techniamong my top two or three cal ability,” Cando said. teams,” Karen said. “There “They know if they just and teammates, the Lees’ “It’s confusing to them. season. Steven plans to were no expectations from work hard for us then it challenge since taking the They like the concept of attend Georgia and Jacob anybody other than us.” will make the whole team mantle of lacrosse player is hitting someone with a wants to study business at Karen even admits the better. That’s what’s giving to let their other friends and stick.”

Georgia College and State expectations from the us success.” even family know what is Finding any gateway University. Academics coaches and players was Karen said after games happening on the field. La- works for the Lees to were always stressed the slightly muted at the year’s opposing coaches will crosse knowledge remains introduce the sport to their both have GPAs in the 3.9s beginning. often call, email or text limited. classmates. They don’t (Jacob’s is slightly higher).

The coaches and team him, saying, “What a hard “Especially the people, mind the simplistic quesIt wasn’t easy to give up knew there were a talented working team you are, my friends, they’ll come tions, rather they enjoy the idea of college sports, crop of young players, but what an athletic team we watch us play and be introducing higher-level but they knew lacrosse the leading scorer from last are. They never said we like, ‘I don’t know what’s lacrosse to an entire region. would end for them evenseason decided not to play were a good soccer team.” happening,’” Steven said.

“It’s interesting as we tually. With the playoffs and 8-AAAAAA had the For this group of Fal“I have to explain it to spread the game down approaching there are still defending state champion cons, those comments are everyone and they ask me here because we are like games left to play, a few in Berkmar among its top not pejoratives, rather they a lot of questions. I am the first generation to play more chances to convert teams, as well as Brookare the highest honor. constantly explaining the down here,” Steven said. fans. wood and Central Gwin“For our team we don’t sport.”

“It’s kind of cool.”

“It will be weird to nett and Parkview. have a star player,” Mat“Our friends think it’s a Neither brother will stop,” Jacob said. “I am “I would say when you tiucci said. “We don’t have stupid sport,” Jacob said. continue lacrosse after this going to miss it.” sit down at the begina player that everyone ning of the season, you knows is All-County. We sit dow and make team just have the average, blue goals. There are few teams collar team.” an 81 from Blaine Ewing to REGION 8-AAAAAA BOYS GOLF account for Brookwood’s total.

Region 8-AAAAAA Boys Golf Championship Parkview will join at Summit Chase Country Club •From Page 1B Brookwood at the secdeadly.

Thursday TEAM RESULTS tional tournament thanks “Probably instead of *1. Grayson 302 — Michael Clay 74, Alex Quinn 75, to some good work late tional at moving the ball 11 starters, we have 13 or Conner Dickinson 76, Dylan Heaser 77 from Gibbs and Carter, as out of the zone in transi14,” Jacquet said. “So we #2. Brookwood 308 — Shawn Chong 73, Phillip Westwell as a round of 85 from tion, and Jacquet called can make moves without berry 75, Alex Weisel 79, Blaine Ewing 81 David Brown and 89 from Davis Bryan undefendable. hurting the team. And the #3. Parkview 330 — Braden Gibbs 78, David Carter Heath Sanford, that helped “It’s that 20-yard pass up motivation — we’re ready 78, David Brown 85, Heath Sanford 89 the Panthers just make the to the next level,” Jacquet to win.”

4. Dacula 355 — Hunter Fry 72, Tyler Erwin 87, Noah qualifying score. said. “They turn and get it GAC begins its quest Phillips 96, Grant Ball 100 5. Archer 371 — Austin Williford 89, Troy Wilson 90, “I knew it was pretty to the attack.” in earnest against Union Callaway Burton 95, Chaz Boards 97 close,” Parkview coach It’s also their depth that County next Thursday in 6. South Gwinnett 400 — Kevin Geary 84, Jason Nash Devon Walker said. “The makes the Spartans so the first round of state.

94, Steven Truong 108, Mitch Hogan 114 first couple guys came 7. Shiloh 438 — James Rayford 98, Elijah Boga 101, in, and they played pretty Cameron Benton 114, Peyton Williams 125 Fans Choice Male Athlete of Week decent. … It was just close 8. Central Gwinnett 475 — Blake Scott 103, Stephen all year long. … We get Chatman 112, Dresden Sneddon 128, Corbin Tessmer Who: Alex Cedeno another week to kind of 132 School: Dacula @Berkmar —Treylan McDuffie work on some stuff. We’ve Class: Sophomore INDIVIDUAL RESULTS got a couple of young Sport: Soccer *1. Hunter Fry, Dacula 72 Highlights: Scored both goals in a 2-1 players.”

2. Shawn Chong, Brookwood 73 The biggest drama of the win over South Gwinnett that clinched a 3. Michael Clay, Grayson 74 day came in battle for indi- state playoff berth t4. Alex Quinn, Grayson 75 Coach Mark Karen’s take: “Alex is one vidual medalist, in which t4. Phillip Westberry, Brookwood 75 of those kids who literally has a nose Fry and Chong came into 6. Conner Dickinson, Grayson 76 for the goal. He’s a very good technical player. That was the 18th hole tied.

7. Dylan Heaser, Grayson 77 his best game, not just because he scored the goals, but t8. David Carter, Parkview 78 But the Dacula sophobecause he worked hard the whole 80 minutes he was in t8. Braden Gibbs, Parkview 78 more hit a 9-iron from 146 there. His hard work paid off.”

10. Alex Weisel, Brookwood 79 yards out to within 7 feet of the pin and drained the * — Qualified for state tournament birdie putt to edge Chong, Fans Choice Female Athlete of Week # — Qualified for state sectional tournament who settled for a par, by a Who: Kendall Towe @ — Did not have enough players to qualify for team single stroke.

School: Hebron Christian championship “I was just trying to hit Class: Sophomore it pretty close,” Fry said.

Sport: Soccer 30s on the board in the playing pretty good.”

“When (Chong) missed his Highlights: Scored one goal and assisted the other in a 2-1 win over back nine. Any time you A strong back nine was a birdie putt, I knew I had Providence; also scored three goals in a put a number starting with key to sub-80 scores from a chance to win. I’m just victory over Towns County a three on the back nine Chong (1-over 73) and happy I’m going to have a Coach Calin Pop’s take: “Kendall (at Summit Chase), you’re Phillip Westberry (75), plus chance to go to state.” dominated the field this season, averaging 1.05 goals per

Hajiric elevated to head coach at her alma mater Collins Hill

By Will Hammock

will.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com

The head varsity coaching opportunities don’t typically happen this soon, which makes Kimberlee Hajiric even more appreciative of her promotion.

Hajiric, just 23, has been named the head volleyball Kimberlee Hajiric coach at her alma mater, Collins Hill. She moves up from assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach to replace the outgoing Ashley Watson, who accepted an assistant principal job at Norcross.

“It’s surreal,” Hajiric said. “I’m kind of still like, ‘They really gave me

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•From Page 1B team the Lees grew up with at Peachtree Ridge, but the summer days they spent shooting in the park after working out and the everpresent practice partner allow the pair to intimately know the other’s game.

“We are pretty alike in a lot of ways. I like playing with him. It would be weird to not play with him than it would be to play with him,” Jacob said. “In games we always know what the other one is going to do.”

Away from the field

•From Page 1B (Thursday). … All the guys played really well, and they played through a lot of adversity that wasn’t fully their fault.

“We get to go (straight) to state now. We’re always excited to go to state. We always try to make it a pretty big event for our guys.”

Unlike Grayson, Brookwood will have to play through a state sectional tournament May 5 at Cannongate at Georgia National in McDonough.

However, the Broncos didn’t have to sweat out whether they would make the required qualifying score of 330, especially after No. 6 player Alex Weisel posted an impressive score of 79 with the team’s first final card of the day to set the tone.

“Any time you get your five or your six to put up a number early, it’s going to be a good day,” Brookwood coach Steven Thompson said. “It takes a little pressure off you. It didn’t look like it would early because (Weisel) was 5-over after six holes. So, that’s a pretty good turnaround, especially here coming around the back (nine).

“We started putting some

•From Page 1B film was how tough he was along with his athleticism,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said.

He is the third Georgia offensive lineman to commit to Auburn within a week, joining Sprayberry’s

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Bailey Sharp and Creekside’s Marquel Harrell.

“It’s pretty impressive,” Kim said of Auburn’s recruiting efforts. “They seem like things are rolling for them. It’s definitely something I want to be a part of.”

Kim’s relationship with

Auburn offensive line coach J.B. Grimes obviously played a big role in his decision.

“Coach Grimes, he really seems like he is interested in me as a person, rather than just as a recruit,” Kim said.

“That’s different from most of the places I’ve been.”

The early decision allows Kim to focus on his senior season at Mill Creek.

“The recruiting process can be pretty distracting at times,” Kim said. “I just need to focus on what got me here in the first place, my play on the field and my team.”

game, with a record of 19 goals and 13 assists. Kendall is fast, strong and technical, demonstrating quick moves on the ball. She’s versatile, with the ability to play in the defense, and dangerous when played as a forward or outside mid. She is instrumental in our offensive line, demonstrates great skill in distribution, and creates great plays that propelled the Lions to the region championship this season. She has played for the Atlanta Fire United ’98 ECNL, Georgia Olympic Development Program ’98 and made Region Camp for Georgia ODP ’98 this year. If you were to ask Kendall why invest so much time, energy and pain into this sport, she will smile and say, ‘It is the winning and every single memory I make with the girls on my team.’”

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Friday, April 25, 2014

week end what to do, hear, see, watch, read, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta

upcoming best bets

The Daily Post gives you a list of upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

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TRAIN DAY Two locations in Gwinnett will be celebrating National Train Day on May 10 — the Southeastern Railway Museum and the Vines Garden Railroad.

For information on the museum’s plans, call 770476-2013 or visit www. srmduluth.org. For details on the Vines Garden event, call 678-277-0900 or visit www.vinesgardenrailroad.com.

Dancers with the “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour” by Cirque Du Soleil perform to the song “Smooth Criminal.” (Special Photo)

THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR This Cirque du Soleil show presents a fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael Jackson’s creative world. The show is coming to the Arena at Gwinnett Center on May 10 and 11. For more information, call 1-888-9-AXS-TIX.

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This party has gone to the dogs. Star 94’s Woofstock will take place Saturday, May 3, at Suwanee Town Center Park. The event will include dog agility, pet tricks and pet contests and is free to attend. For more information, call 770-945-8996 or visit www.star94.com.

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‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’ The Fifth Row Center Community Theatre will present the musical select dates from May 1 through 11 at the Buford Community Center at 2200 Buford Highway. For more information, call 770-945-6762 or visit www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.

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Symphony to feature world premieres, international soloists The Ludwig Symphony has titled its season finale “A Cherry Blossom Spring Fling,” closing its 17th year with four internationally renowned soloists and a well-loved local radio personality. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m.

April 26 at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center.

Music Director Thomas Ludwig announced April 17 that a delightful addition has been made to this concert, which is already filled with talent. WABE radio host and producer John Lemley will be acting as the program’s emcee. Lemley’s weekday program, “City Café with John Lemley” has been an award-winning staple of Atlanta’s radio scene since 2009.

In addition to Lemley, Maestro Ludwig has combined four soloists, 80 musicians and a program filled with premieres and surprises.

“The Ludwig Symphony is characterized by three things,” Ludwig said. “First, we like to feature world premieres of works by international and local composers. Second, we love surprises. We always have a few each con-

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that has received more than 100,000 hits on YouTube, a work called ‘Piano Dreams.’”

Olga and Jacob Yampolsky will debut with the Ludwig Symphony in the lyric Max Bruch Double Concerto for Violin and Viola. Both musicians were born in the Ural Holley Calmes Mountains and bring a uniquely Russian style to cert, something to delight their performance. and shock the audience, a “I have played the viotwist on what’s happening lin for 50 years,” Ludwig onstage. said, “and I have never “Third, we try to conheard this sound before. sider our audience and They bring the richness of what they would like,” their country to their art.”

Ludwig continued. “We The concert will also try to format our concerts include Mendlessohn’s to please and entertain Overture, Scherzo and them. That is why we have the Wedding March from three or four guest artists “A Midsummer Night’s on the same program.”

Dream” and TchaiOne such artist for this kovsky’s exciting “Capricconcert is Hye-Jin Kim, cio Italien.” a Korean violinist who Tickets range from $22 brought the audience at to $12 with discounts Korean born violinist Hye-Jin Kim will be one of four soloists performing with the Ludwig a recent Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra on April 26 at the Gwinnett performing Arts Center. (Special Photo) for seniors and students.

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The first is titled “Theme “This will have an imvisiting www.ludwigsymwill perform Dvorak’s “Come hear the Middle and Variations,” for piano mediate audience appeal,” phony.com.

“Romance for Violin,” and East’s greatest classical and orchestra based on Ludwig said. “It has a lot Holley Calmes is a the popular Saint-Saens symphonic composer,” a Syrian melody that is of punch as it drives to the freelance writer and “Introduction and Rondo Ludwig said. “Jandali more than 1,000 years old. ending.” public relations consultant Capriccioso.” has created three highly The second, shorter work The third piece is titled specializing in the arts.

Syrian Pianist Malek original works. All three is titled “Intimations of “The Syrian Waltz,” and Email her at hcalmes@ Jandali, an international are strikingly original and Eternity,” also based on an an encore work is planned mindspring.com.

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Gam Cho

1625 Buford Highway, Buford

By Danielle Ryan Staff Intern

• Open since: Jan. 6 • Owners: Sang Yi of Buford and Richard Choi of Norcross •Location: Gam Cho is located off Buford Highway in the Village Square Shopping Center.

• Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday • Atmosphere: Gam Cho is intended to be a takeout restaurant, so the interior atmosphere is sparse. There are two tables for those who wish to dine in and a long counter behind which the food is prepared. Two murals of flowers are being painted on the outside glass, lending color to the interior. The far wall has a bulletin board for local business owners to put their cards and fliers on, as well as a chalkboard relating changes to Gam Cho’s schedule and menu.

770-831-3040

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ON THE MENU • Samgak Kimbap — seasoned rice stuffed and then shaped into triangles with your choice of bulgogi, spicy chicken, spicy tuna or kimchi bacon, $2 • Bulgogi Burger — thinly sliced beef grilled with smoky and sweet flavor sandwiched between lettuce, tomato, cheese and a house sauce, $6 • Spicy chicken — chicken grilled in a spicy and sweet pepper marinade; served with steamed rice, $6

popular will be removed and replaced so that there is always something new to try.

Some of the most popular dishes are the SsamBap, which consists of seasoned rice, pickled onions, carrots, bean paste sauce and meat wrapped in greens, and the Bibimbap cup, with an assortment of rice, vegetables and meat.

The meats available at Gam Cho are all uniquely spiced by Choi and Yi. They include bulgo• Menu: Chef Richgi, which is sliced beef ard Choi has worked in with a soy glaze, spicy a number of different chicken, spicy tuna and kinds of Asian restaukimchi bacon. rants and wanted to One thing unique to bring the fun of Korean Gam Cho is a fermented fusion to Buford. Fusion soybean yogurt sauce food is an Americanized served with a number version of traditional of the dishes. The sauce dishes, mixing American is traditionally very and Korean flavors to strong-smelling, but make something unique. Choi and Yi changed the The menu is small but recipe to make it more will change every seaappealing to American son. Items that are not diners.

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Gam Cho offers a variety of Korean fusion takeout. Pictured clockwise from front are the kimchi bacon with fried rice and egg, bibimbap cup with bulgogi and spicy tuna ssambap rolls. (Staff Intern: Danielle Ryan)

The majority of the dishes are served with steamed or fried rice.

Another side dish is pickled white kimchi with jalapeno.

Yi is working on weekly specials, which will start soon.

• Things you might not know: Sang and Yi both came to the United States more than a decade ago and have worked in various Asian restaurants.

Chef Choi was a sushi chef in New York for several years and later be-

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came Yi’s boss at another restaurant. After working at Kani House together, they decided to open their own restaurant.

The name Gam Cho comes from a Korean saying. “Gam cho” is a necessity, something that

a person really needs. Yi hopes the name will make people need their food.

In addition to takeout and dine-in, Gam Cho also offers catering services.

The restaurant also offers free coffee with food all day.

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post:

• Cabana Grill The cuisine at Cabana Grill is based on a street food concept from central Mexico, and most of the food is made in house, fresh daily. The restaurant takes a fast-casual approach to authentic, yet affordable Mexican food.

On the menu are street tacos — marinated steak fajitas diced and served on soft corn tortillas topped with a mixture of cilantro and chopped onions and served with lime wedges. An order of three is $4.99.

1635 Scenic Highway, Snellville, 770-736-1129, www.facebook.com/thecabanagrill • Adriatic Grill Adriatic Grill offers a variety of Mediterranean food from a number of countries. The owner and head cook, Jakup Neziri, wanted to open a place with a different view of Mediterranean cuisine than what he had otherwise seen in the United States. All of the recipes used at the restaurant are old family recipes handed down from Neziri’s parents. Many of the dressings, including the Greek, chipotle cream and jalapeno cream are made from scratch. The restaurant also makes its own phyllo dough fresh in house for pitas and other baked items.

369 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville, 770-299-1115, www.theadriaticgrill.com • Frida’s Mexican Restaurant Frida’s is a Mexican restaurant with a gourmet twist. The restaurant prides itself on bringing Mexican food into the 21st century with a modern flair in its menu options and decor. All of the salsas are made fresh in house. There are several to choose from, including the guacamole salsa with fresh jalapenos and onions, traditional red salsa, roasted tomato and pepper salsa and Abel’s spicy salsa. One of the most popular dishes is

the Riviera Maya seafood pineapple. Each serving is a halved pineapple stuffed with scallops, shrimp, tilapia, peppers and a mushroom cheese sauce. While it sounds unusual, chef Abel Gonzalez has discovered that some of the best dishes come from mixing unique and interesting items.

706 Grayson Highway, Suite 206, Lawrenceville, 770-513-3150, fridasrestaurant.com

popular menu item with a choice of chicken, steak or shrimp sauteed with sweet peppers and onions and served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, tortillas, rice and beans.

854 Buford Drive, Suite A, Lawrenceville, 770905-6282

fresh eggs any style with a choice of grilled ham steak, thick-sliced bacon, turkey sausage or sausage links served with an English muffin and fresh, seasoned potatoes.

1830 Scenic Highway N., Snellville, 678-5854653, www.firstwatch. com

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• Antoneta’s The menu at Antoneta’s is loaded with Italian favorites, including pastas, salads, pizzas, calzones and specialty entrees.

The restaurant prides itself on having fresh-made food and everything is made in-house, including rolls with special seasonings and fresh garlic. The restaurant’s two desserts, tiramisu and cannoli, are fresh made in house as well.

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Modern twist on classic romance Steampunk-inspired version of ‘Fantasticks’ coming to Buford

By Deanna Allen

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It’s a classic story told with a steampunk twist.

The Nebraska Theatre Caravan is bringing its version of the musical “The Fantasticks” to the Buford Community Center Theatre on Friday, April 25.

“It is a love story between a boy and a girl and their fathers try to use reverse psychology to get them to fall in love,” said Jon McDonald, a Douglasville native who plays the girl’s father, Bellomy. “It has a steampunk flavor to it so that sort of kicks it into the modern day.”

Loosely based on the play “The Romancers,” the musical was originally written in 1960.

“It’s a very classic tale and there’s something for everybody,” McDonald said.

The musical has a cast of eight characters, including Luisa, played

by Jennifer Tritz, and Matt, played by Peter O’Neal, the boy and girl whose fathers try to trick them into falling in love. Their fathers, Bellomy and Hucklebee, are played by McDonald and Andrew Tebo, respectively.

Tickets for the show are $10 to $25. The Buford Community Center Theatre is located at 2200 Buford Highway.

For more information, call 770-945-6762 or visit www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.

Above, from left to right, Alejandro Gutierrez, Peter O’Neal and Eric Bricking perform a scene from the show “The Fantasticks.” (Special Photo) Left, cast members from Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s “The Fantasticks,” pictured here, will perform Friday, April 25, at the Buford Community Center. (Special Photo)

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BY VENUE 37 MAIN 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com • April 25: Beatles Tribute • April 26: The Pak • May 2: Yacht Rock Schooner • May 3: Aunt Betty • May 9: The Breakfast Club 40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com • April 25: Packway Handle Band, Adam Klein and The Wild Fires • April 26: Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy, The Burning Angels and Dodd Ferrelle • April 28: Family and Friends, The Shadowboxers and Traveller • May 1: Sad Dads, Monsoon, Velocirapture and Strays • May 2: Madeline and Matt Hudgins AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venues/14086/aaron-s-amphitheatre-at-lakewood • April 26: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band • May 2: Arcade Fire • May 15-17: Jason Aldean • May 24: Dave Matthews Band • May 30: Journey and Steve Miller Band • June 7: Zac Brown Band • June 22: Brad Paisley • July 13: Tim McGraw • July 18: KISS and Def Leppard • July 24: Vans Warped Tour 2014 • July 25-26: Luke Bryan • July 30: Monumentour — Fall Out Boy and Paramore • Aug. 8: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden • Aug. 19: OneRepublic • Sept. 9: Kings of Leon ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood on April 26. (Special Photo) www.gwinnettcenter.com • May 10-11: Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour presented by Cirque du Soleil • May 14-18: Disney on Ice presents 100 Years of Magic • May 29: Romeo Santos • May 31: Third Day and Friends • Sept. 12: Ed Sheeran • Dec. 11: Eric Church • Dec. 20: Justin Timberlake PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • April 26: Ludwig Symphony Orchestra — A Spring Fling Gala Concert • May 3-4: “The Wizard of Oz,” presented by the Buford School of Ballet • May 10: “Let’s Go to the Movies!” presented by ALL STARS Performing Arts • May 16-18: “Coppelia,” presented by Northeast Atlanta Ballet • June 21: Big Laughs Comedy Series featuring Clayton English and Karlous Miller • Aug. 1-3: Gwinnett Center International Film Festival ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com • May 10: Jaheim and Fantasia • May 18: Sonu Nigam

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BOWMAN HOUSE 323 Wilcrest Drive, Lawrenceville 770-979-1314 www.facebook.com/bowmanhouseconcertseries • April 27: Jimmy “Daddy” Davis • May 5: Gretchen Peters • June 11: Walt Wilkins • Sept. 14: Shannon McNally • Sept. 17: Kevin Welch • Sept. 22: Keith Sykes CENTER STAGE 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com • May 1: Zucchero • May 2: Mogwai • May 3: “Educated Gangster 101” • May 8: James Blunt • May 9: Ghost CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-233-2227 www.chastainseries.com and www.classicchastain.com • April 26: Santana • May 4: Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss and Union Station • May 3: Eric Clapton • May 9: Ledisi • May 10: Il Divo • June 6: Al Jarreau and Marcus Miller with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • June 15: Daryl Hall and John Oates • June 21: The Music of U2 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • June 22: Counting Crows

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BY VENUE COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • April 26 and 29, May 2 and 4: The Atlanta Opera’s “The Barber of Seville” • May 8: Brit Floyd • May 9: George Benson • May 10: Megan Hilty • May 16-18: “MAYhem, ” presented by the Atlanta Ballet • June 4: Morrissey EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com • April 25: Rodney Crowell featuring Steuart Smith and Friends • April 26: Erin Thomas • April 27: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys with special guest Mike Kinnebrew • April 28: Damien Jurado with special guest Adam Faucett • April 30: Emerson Hart with special guest Logan Brill EVERETT’S MUSIC BARN 4055 Stonecypher Road, Suwanee 770-945-5628 everettbrothers.com No shows listed online.

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech Campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu No shows listed online.

FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org • April 25-27: “The Lion King” • April 29: Under the Streetlamp • May 1-4: “American Idiot” • May 5: Vampire Weekend • May 10: Mike Epps • May 17: Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” • May 23: Eddie Izzard • June 3-8: “Evita” THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365

www.centerstage-atlanta.com/ shows/the-loft/ • April 27: Riff Raff • April 28: Laura Mvula • May 12: The Aquabats • May 15: Kongos • May 26: Anti Nowhere League • May 29: Uh Huh Her PHILIPS ARENA 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com • May 6: Lady Gaga • May 12: Cher • June 16: Jesus Christ Superstar • June 28: Katy Perry • Aug. 28: Aerosmith RED CLAY THEATRE 3116 Main St., Duluth 678-957-7283 www.eddieowenpresents.com • April 26: Kim Richey with special guests The Skipperdees • April 27: The Steel Wheels • May 3: The Bonaventure Quartet • May 7: Rose Cousins and Gareth Asher • May 8: Willy Porter and Darden Smith RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 www.redlightcafe.com • April 25: Doria Roberts and The Blackeyed Susans • April 26: The Bitteroots with Greco, Sleuth Hound and Kristen Englenz • May 1: The Duhks • May 2: Michelle Malone • May 4: Leo and Anto RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org • April 25-June 2: Contrapunto • April 26: Trey McIntyre Project • May 11: Breaking the Chain SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com • April 25: Yarn • April 26: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown • April 27: Jake Clemons • April 30: Bombino

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Grayson Day to make wishes come true for 4 kids

By Danielle Ryan

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The city of Grayson is holding its 35th annual Grayson Day festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 26, at Grayson Community Park.

This year, the city has partnered with the MakeA-Wish Foundation for its theme, “Making Wishes Come True.”

The day will begin with a parade along Grayson Parkway. This year, four children will serve as grand marshals through Make-A-Wish Georgia and will ride in the parade.

“Each year (Mayor Allison Wilkerson and myself) get together in January to discuss the theme and Grand Marshal. This year we started tossing around the idea of finding a child

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A-Wish system. Since then we have recruited lots of community support and have been blessed with many volunteers who have worked hard to secure donations.”

There will be 211 food and craft vendors and two entertainment venues running throughout the day.

For children and families there will be free activities including inflatables, a “space ball” and a train ride. There will also be a number of low-cost activities, such as a petting zoo, pony rides, a rock climbing wall and more.

At 8 p.m. Saturday evening there will be a

sing-a-long prior to the start of a free screening of Disney’s “Frozen” on a 30-foot screen in the empty field off Rosebud Road.

Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and picnic blankets and there will be a low-cost concession stand from which proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish

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From there our team ended up meeting with Erica Ross of the local branch of the Make-A-Wish Georgia organization and it went from a small goal to a HUGE dream,” said Laura Paul-Cone, city administrator for Grayson. “We ended up partnering with them to directly sponsor four children from the Grayson community that were already in the Make-

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Friday, April 25

Chase Rice Country singer Chase Rice will perform a concert April 25 at Wild Bill’s in Duluth, which is located at 2075 Market St. in Duluth. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $10 to $50 for those 18 and older only. For more information, call 678-4731000 or visit wildbillsatlanta.com.

‘The Fantasticks’ The Buford Community Center, in association with Nebraska Theatre Caravan, will present “The Fantasticks” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25.

Admission is $10 to $25 and the community center is at 2200 Buford Highway in Buford. For more information, call 770-945-6762 or visit www. bufordcommunitycenter.com.

Saturday, April 26

Grayson Day Festival

The 35th annual Grayson Day Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Grayson Park, located at 475 Grayson Parkway. The free event will kick off with a parade followed by a festival featuring more than 150 arts, crafts and food vendors. A free outdoor showing of the movie “Frozen” will follow the festival. For more information, call 770-963-8017.

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latest exhibits, “Pam Longobardi: Hudgens Prize Winner Solo Exhibition,” “To Feel the Clouds: the Photography of John Slemp” and “Selected Works from the Permanent Collection,” from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 26. The reception is free to attend. The date is also Free Family Day at the Hudgens and admission will be free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 770623-6002 or visit thehudgens.

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The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra will present its Spring Nuclear Cowboyz Fling Gala Concert at 7:30 Nuclear Cowboyz, a freep.m. Saturday, April 26, at the style motocross touring proGwinnett Performing Arts Cen- duction, will be at the Arena at ter at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Gwinnett Center on Saturday, in Duluth. Admission is $12 to April 26. The show starts at $22. For more information, call 7:30 p.m. Admission is $38 to 770-623-8623 or visit ludwig$98, and the Arena is located symphony.webs.com. at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, Hudgens exhibits call 770-813-7500. reception and Free Family Day Line dance marathon The Hudgens Center for the Lucky Shoals Park in Arts will hold a reception for its Norcross will host a line

dance marathon from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, April 26.

Admission is $5. Drinks will be provided and attendees are asked to bring a dish to share.

The event is for those 18 and older. Register by calling 678277-0860.

Kim Richey Eddie Owen Presents two-time Grammy-nominated singer Kim Richey with special guests The Skipperdees at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $18 to $24. The theater is located at 3116 Main St. For more information, call 404-478-2749 or visit www. eddieowenpresents.com.

Sunday, April 27

The Steel Wheels Eddie Owen Presents The Steel Wheels, a four-piece string band, at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $12 to $18.

Nuclear Cowboyz Nuclear Cowboyz, a freestyle motocross touring production, will be at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Sunday, April 26. The show starts at 2 p.m. Admission is $38 to $98, and the Arena is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, call 770-813-7500.

Monday, April 28

Mondays at the Movies — ‘Gravity’ The Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center will host its Mondays at the Movies event at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Monday, April 28, with two showings of the film “Gravity.”

The event is free to attend and the center is located at 10 College St. in Norcross. For more information, call 678421-2049.

Ongoing

‘Mariela in the Desert’ The Aurora Theatre’s Teatro del Sol will present the play “Mariela in the Desert” through April 27. The show will be presented in Spanish with English supertitles. Showtimes are 8 p.m. through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $15, and the theater is at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, call 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Amusement Park Science The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will present the exhibit Amusement Park Science through April. The center is at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford and hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, including admission prices, call 770-904-3500 or visit www. gwinnettehc.org.

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Children’s Museum Guest Author Amanda Kingloff The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will present a “crafternoon” with Amanda Kingloff, author of “PROJECT KID: 100 Ingenious Crafts for Family Fun.” The Children’s Museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org or call 404-659-5437.

Tuesday, April 29

Book Reading and Signing with William Buzbee The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum presents a reading and book signing with William Buzbee, author of “Fighting Westway: Environmental Law, Citizen

Activism, and the Regulatory War That Transformed New York City” at 7 p.m. on April 29. The event will be held in the Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater, located at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. For More information, call 404-8657100 or visit jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

Book Signing with Teeny Lamothe Eagle Eye Books presents a talk and book signing with Teeny Lamothe, author of “Teeny’s Tour of Pie” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29.

The bookstore is located at 2076 North Decatur Road in Decatur. For more information, call 404-486-0307 or vist eagleeyebooks.com.

Book Signing with Jamie Iredell Eagle Eye Books presents a talk and book signing with Jamie Iredell, author of “I Was

a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29. The event will be held at the Decatur Library at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. For more information, call 404-486-0307 or visit, eagleeyebooks.com.

Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule will perform at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. The concert hall is located at 1280 Peachtree Street in Atlanta. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

Admission is free. For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-6587625.

Saturday, May 3

Sam Skelton Quintet The Arts Council “Evenings of Intimate Jazz” will present the Sam Skelton Quintet at 8 p.m. on May 3 at 331 Spring St. S.W. in Gainesville. Tickets are $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit theartscouncil.net or call 770534-2787.

Pirate Day at Fernbank Fernbank Museum will present Pirate Day on SaturThursday, May 1 day, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 ‘Ida B. Wells: A Passion p.m. All activities are included for Justice’ with Museum admission. The The Film Series at Atlanta museum is located at 767 Cyclorama will present “Ida B. Clifton Road NE in Atlanta.

Wells: A Passion for JusFor more information or to tice” at 7 p.m. May 1 in the purchase tickets, call 404Cyclorama auditorium at 800 929-6400 or visit fernbankCherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. museum.org.

Sunday, May 4

The Science Wondershop with Brian ‘Dr. Science’ Williams The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents The Science Wondershop with Brian “Dr. Science” Williams Sunday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Reservations are required. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta.

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Meet the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Meet the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo” on Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.

The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

Ongoing events

Cooking with Colors at The Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will feature “Cooking with Colors” every Monday through May 26 at 10:30 a.m.

The workshop is free with general admission to the museum, which is located 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

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Betty Page Reveals All Blu-ray (R) Movie: HHHH Disc: HHHH Born in Nashville in 1923, Bettie Page dreamed of becoming an actress and like so many women after her, she failed and eventually became a pin-up model and fetish performer. With jet-black hair, piercing blue eyes and pale skin, Page, unlike so many others, was still able to exude girl-next-door warmth few have ever matched and emerged on the other side relatively unscathed.

This brilliant documentary from director Mark Mori is narrated by Page culled from interviews spanning a half-century and is one of the finest of its kind ever produced.

Special features include: • Selected clips from Page films • Audio interview with Page • Hugh Hefner interview • Eight short films • Buzz Campbell music video • Photo galleries (Music Box Films, $34.95)

Sunday 10:30 AM Worship Sunday 10:30 AM “J” Town Kids Church Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study & Youth regencycog.com

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Depp’s ‘Transcendence’ disappoints Film Fans monster they helped to create?

Even though “Transcendence” has a compelling story line, it suffers from a very weak script and poor film editing. The movie jumps around at 2 out of 4 stars times, leaving the viewer to Johnny Depp needs to scramble to fill in the gaps get himself a new agent. in logic and continuity.

Last year’s fiasco “The Depp basically sleepwalks Lone Ranger” was a major through his role as Will, blemish on his resume. never giving the audience With “Transcendence,” much to root for, either for I’m thinking that JD’s film himself or his relationship career may have started with Evelyn. Morgan Freecircling the drain. man and Cillian Murphy In “Transcendence,” are mostly wasted in supDepp plays Dr. Will Caster, porting roles that add little a leading researcher in the to the movie. My version field of artificial intelliof “Transcendence” would gence (AI). Will wants to have me knowing all this meld the combined knowl- information BEFORE I edge of all mankind with plunked down money to the full range of human see it. emotions, taking con— Tim Weekley, Suwanee sciousness to a new level, as per the title of the film.

Will’s research is so controversial that he becomes the target of an anti-technology terrorist group that wants to stop the research dead in its tracks. These Luddites send an assassin after Will but fail to kill him immediately. In a race against time to preserve his neural functions before his body dies, Will becomes part of his own research, “transcending” his thoughts, ideas and emotions into bits and bytes. His wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best pal Max (Paul Bettany) — fellow researchers with Will — aren’t quite sure this combo will work, and even if it does, will it be ethical? Their fears are realized as Will becomes more and more powerful in his hunger for all knowledge. No longer bound by the constraints of a human body, he becomes less conflicted morally, as well. Will Evelyn and Max be able to ever shut off the EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week: “Transcendence.” Want to be a film fan? Email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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machine. You’ll come out afraid of the Internet and “Transcendence” is a the de-humanizing effect promising science fiction of the synchronicity when movie with many special machines take over, or will effects that made the movie they? Definitely wait for trailer attractive. Only two it to show on RedBox and people at the movie showdrink a lot of coffee while ing should give you advance watching. notice of what to expect.

— Alfred Richner, Duluth The movie is an intellectual pursuit of happiness, 2 1/2 out of 4 stars that is, if you were inside a Transcendence — “havcomputer. It is a mirage of ing continuous existence shallow human characters outside the created world.” with clever background This is the overall theme snippets of sci-fi mantras. of this movie. It is fair to Beware the new kind of say this was an interesting, zombies called hybrids and complex, thought-provoktake a few naps throughout ing and somewhat disapthe story since it is that pointing movie. slooooow. Only hardcore The story begins plausibly fans of Sheldon from “The enough, with a team of brilBig Bang Theory” will liant researchers in artificial appreciate the back-handed intelligence wanting to take surprises coming out of the their research to another levmind of the scientist in the el and create a “Thinking”

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computer. For their efforts, they are targeted by a radical group of naturalists, led by Kate Mara, who neither understand nor agree with their work and violently attack them for interfering with the natural order of things.

In one of these attacks, they shoot the lead researcher (Johnny Depp) while attending one of his conferences.

The shot doesn’t kill him, but the bullet is infused with radiation and Dr. Caster (Depp) in doomed to die.

With weeks to live, his research partners, played

by Rebecca Hall and Paul Bettany, scramble to save him by “uploading” his consciousness into their research supercomputer.

Inadvertently they infuse him into the Internet, and the fun begins.

Will and Evelyn (Hall)

use all of their new-found resources to evolve their research into performing medical miracles, via nanotechnology, to cure the incurable and at the same time enhance their abilities and create an army of hybrid humans that Will controls. This is where the story goes from almost plausible, to really, really out there. I won’t spoil it, but if you are a fan of science fiction, and are a member of the HAL (from “2001: a Space Odyssey”) fan club, among others, then this is one for you.

There are remnants of too many other movies to mention, but it all comes together with an obvious moral at the end and deserves its PG-13 rating.

— Steve Kalberg, Lawrenceville

City of Sugar Hill Presents Touch-A-Truck Saturday, April 26, 2014 &

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Saturday, April 26, 2014 850 Level Creek Rd • 1pm

E.E. Robinson Park 850 Level Creek Rd 12:00 – 3:00 PM Please contact the City of Sugar Hill Recreation Department with any questions 770-831-7413 or www.cityofsugarhill.com All participants MUST have their birth certificate.

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Wiig’s ‘Hateship Loveship’ is mixed bag Hateship Loveship (R) HHHH

Hateship Loveship (R) 3 out of 4 stars

Steeped in quirk and bittersweet romantic angst, “Hateship Loveship” is a near-perfect fit for Wiig’s unique, often skewed sensibilities minus

By Michael Clark the droll overtones. The Film Critic opening scene shows JoJust before her sevenhanna (Wiig) tending to a year stint on “Saturday bedridden elderly woman Night Live” came to a she’s known for a long close in 2012, Kristen while. Part nursemaid and Wiig co-wrote and played just plain maid, Johanna the lead in “Bridesmaids,” dresses drab (think ’60s a critical and commercial suburbia by way of a thrift hit that more than hinted store), wears no makeup, she’d be the next Queen exudes zero personality of Comedy. It didn’t quite and seems addicted to pan out and probably cleaning everything in never will and that still sight. might be a good thing for Johanna’s next employWiig — at least from an er is Mr. McCauley (Nick artistic perspective — but Nolte), the grandfather of the jury is still out.

Sabitha (Hailee Steinfeld), Lacking what is consid- whose mother is deceased ered the industry stanprobably because of somedard of ethereal beauty, thing her father Ken (Guy Wiig’s angular humor Pearce) did while under and deadpan delivery are the influence of an array perfect for supporting of substances. Not even roles in big-budget movies together enough to be or leads in indie producgranted part-time custody tions such as this one. If with his ex-father-in-law she can juggle both and McCauley, Ken shows up not show up in too many now and then and pretends more turkeys (like recent he’s on the road to recovduds “The Secret Life of ery, which fools no one.

Walter Mitty” and “Girl One thing Ken can Most Likely”), her career do with success is make will continue to modestly Johanna think she is desirflourish. able by merely smiling,

talking to her and sending what most people would consider to be an obligatory or desperate thank you note. After never receiving anything resembling attention from any man in her life, Johanna decides to dip her toe into the shallow end of the pool by sending a reply and gets far more than she bargained for or expected.

Exactly how all of this happens is the only plot twist in the first half of the film and could accurately be described as “Mean Girls” by way of “In the Company of Men.” Sabitha has a hand in it but mostly it’s executed by her fair-weather, wealthenvy friend Edith (Sami Gayle) who seems to revel in other people’s misery.

Adapted by screenwriter Mark Poirier from the short story collection “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage” by Alice Munro, rookie director Liz Johnson interprets the material less as a story and more as oblique character studies.

On the upside, the five principal characters have widely-developed arcs that go far in making up for the relatively rushed second

portion of the film. The first half takes place in mere weeks, the second in years with the filmmakers’ narrative perspective and tone remaining the same.

It’s not a total deal-killer but it does throw everything noticeably off-kilter.

Reactions to Wiig’s rendering could range from bored to measured to brilliantly restrained, all dependant on what each viewer might feel is apropos. It’s the antithesis of showy and is way harder than it looks. Playing “small” is far more difficult than going “large” (like Wiig did in “Bridesmaids”) and when you add in the factor that Johanna is so reserved and so internal, it makes Wiig’s interpretation all the more impressive. It’s only when the film is over that Wiig’s understated performance can be fully appreciated.

Johnson’s freshman jitters and the warm/cool nature of the story itself results in a mixed bag film but for those interested in the raw, unfiltered, bare-bones acting of an ensemble cast, “Hateship, Loveship” is a more than worthy investment of your time and money. (IFC)

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Action-packed summer This is the point in the program where the jaded (but not impossible to please) movie critic goes on and on about the dearth of quality upcoming summer films and how it might be even worse than ever before, but not this year.

While there are some obvious dogs and pathetic cashgrabs, there are a bunch of sequels that follow in the footsteps of some very good originals and a few from-scratch efforts that show immense promise. Get your earplugs, seat-pads and overnight bags ready; either way it will prove to be a long, loud and bumpy hot weather ride.

May 2 • “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” — The follow-up to the reboot looks interesting thanks to the inclusion of villains Electro (Jamie Foxx) and the Rhino (Paul Giamatti), the re-introduction of the Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) and the ongoing romance between Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).

• “Belle” — Newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays the title character, the mixed race daughter of a military aristocrat, in this period-piece/corset drama.

• “Walk of Shame” — Elizabeth Banks plays an up-and-coming Los Angeles TV reporter in this bawdy comedy who wakes up bleary-eyed and hungover after a one-night stand and must scramble to cover an event that could make or break her career.

May 9 • “Neighbors” — Seth

Michael Clark Rogen plays a “Mr. Mom” type who has trouble coming to terms living next door to an out-of-control frat house headed by pretty boy/party animal Zac Efron.

• “Fading Gigolo” — John Tuturro directs and co-stars alongside Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis and Sofia Vergara in this film about an aging man who decides the best way to help his cash-strapped friend is by becoming a male prostitute.

• “Chef” — Jon Favreau directs himself, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. while playing a hot-shot chef trying to recover from disgrace by operating a high-end food truck.

May 16 • “Godzilla” — This umpteenth take on the action-horror staple looks to be something more than just another B-movie thanks to an uncredited script doctoring by Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption”) and a cast that includes Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Sally Hawkins and Aaron TaylorJohnson.

• “Million Dollar Arm” — “Mad Men” lead Jon Hamm stars as a baseball agent who believes he can

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find the next great star by traveling to Asia and convincing top-flight cricket players to try a new sport.

• “God’s Pocket” — The late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his final performances stars in this mystery/thriller about a man who accidentally kills his stepson and tries to cover it up. Co-starring “Mad Men” chanteuse Christina Hendricks and Jon Tuturro.

May 23 • “X-Men: Days of Future Past” — The second prequel in the enormously successful sci-fi franchise sees the present day versions of the characters sending Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back in time to prevent a cataclysmic event.

• “Blended” — “50 First Dates” co-stars Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler reunite as two single parents who, after an ill-advised blind date, find themselves sharing close quarters while at a family resort with their children.

May 30 • “Maleficent” — In an attempt to piggyback on the success of “Wicked,” Disney is hoping that this reworked story of “Sleeping Beauty” as told by the evil title character (Angelina Jolie) will catch fire with the lucrative young adult audience.

• “A Million Ways to Die in the West” — For his follow-up to “Ted,” writer/director/lead Seth McFarlane (not surprisingly) subverts the Western motif in what will surely be a profane, sexually explicit exercise in bad-boy bad taste.

Top, “Godzilla” comes out on May 16. Bottom, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Dave Batista and Vin Diesel star in “Guardians of the Galaxy” being released August 1. (Special Photos)

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From-scratch efforts show immense promise, sequels could follow footsteps of good originals June 6 • “Edge of Tomorrow” — Suggesting a sci-fi take on “Groundhog Day,” Tom Cruise stars as a space warrior who relives the last day of a battle with aliens. Written by Christopher McQuarrie (“The Usual Suspects”), directed by Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity”) and co-starring the sublime Emily Blunt, this could turn out to be Cruise’s best effort in over a decade.

Or not.

• “Cold in July” — Based on the 1989 novel of the same name, this southern gothic thriller stars Michael C. Hall who kills an intruder in selfdefense but then must deal with the dead man’s retribution-seeking, wing-nut father (Sam Shepard).

• “The Fault of Our Stars” — Bouncing back to her indie roots after the relatively poor performance in “Divergent,” Shailene Woodley plays a girl dependent on an oxygen tank who enters a shaky romance with a boy (Ansel Elgort) she met at a cancer support group.

June 13 • “22 Jump Street” — The inevitable sequel to the surprisingly high-quality adaptation of the camp TV series again stars oil-and-water co-leads Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as undercover cops this time out trading in high school for college.

• “How to Train Your Dragon 2” — The first one was great but the anticipation level of this sequel could be low thanks to multiple direct-to-video follow-ups that failed to generate much excitement.

June 20 • “Think Like a Man Too” — Another sequel to a surprisingly good original, this urban, multi-tiered romance also includes comedy’s “next best thing” Kevin Hart who, from all indications, has no off switch.

June 27 • “Transformers: Age of Extinction” — Wow, what can you say? Part IV in what has proven to be one of the most lucrative yet creatively vacant franchises in cinematic history. The one glimmer of hope: Mark Wahlberg replaces original softball lead Shia LeBeouf.

write out the character played by the late Paul Walker.

• “And So It Goes” — Director Rob Reiner and co-leads Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton are all in heavy Def Con 5 career recovery mode in this oddball comedy about a real estate agent who turns to his neighbor to pick up his professional slack while he tends to a surprise abandoned grandchild.

July 18 • “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” — Bridging the narrative gap between the end of the recent prequel and the start of the 1969 original.

If this second origin story is July 4 anywhere near has good as • “Tammy” — Sweet/bad/ the last installment, prepare big girl Melissa McCarthy yourself to be wowed. (“Bridesmaids,” “Identity • “Sex Tape” — Cameron Thief,” “The Heat”) hopes to Diaz and Jason Segel play a continue her box-office winmarried couple who wake up ning streak with this comedy the morning after they filmed about a jilted wife who hits themselves in the act and the road in the search for can’t find their potentially something new alongside her scandalous production. party animal grandmother • “Planes: Fire & Rescue” (Susan Sarandon).

— The first did nothing spe• “Earth to Echo” — Text- cial either in the way of box messaging plays a major role office or critical acclaim to in this sci-fi adventure about warrant a sequel but, hey, it’s a group of teens that receives the summer, a time when we weird texts and starts an inget a lot of things we neither vestigation into strange occur- expected nor wanted. rences at a local construction site.

July 25 • “Jupiter Ascending” July 11 — Given their recent track • “Fast & Furious 7” — record, this sci-fi adventure Likely to be short on story from the Wachowski siblings but long on outrageous stunts, (brother Andy and his former this seventh installment in brother now sister Lana) will the most successful (moneyprobably turn out be a major wise) franchise in the history clunker. As the title character, of Universal Studios will be Mila Kunis plays a destitute bittersweet as it will have to woman who becomes the

target of assassination ordered by higher ups from the future.

Channing Tatum co-stars.

• “Venue in Fur” — The always-controversial director Roman Polanski returns to old form with this adaptation of the racy 1870 novel of almost the same name that won the most recent Cesar Award (the French Oscar) for Best Picture.

• “Hercules” — The second origin story of the mythical character in less than a year stars Dwayne Johnson as the title character and is directed by Brett Ratner.

Aug. 1 • “Guardians of the Galaxy” — The brain trust at Marvel attempt to extend their sci-fi/adventure stronghold with this superhero origin story set in outer space that stars Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Benicio del Toro and Chris Pratt.

• “Calvary” — Brendan Gleeson plays the lead, a priest who hears more than he probably should have during a confession and does his best to protect himself from some serious bad guys in this comedic drama.

• “Fifty Shades of Grey” — The long-awaited adaptation of the mammoth erotic best-seller could become the surprise hit of the season or go down in flames. Relative unknowns Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson (daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith) take the premise of “9 ½ Weeks” to a whole new level.

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Top, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” is set to come out June 13. Middle, Jonah Hill, left, and Channing Tatum will star in “22 Jump Street” set for June 13. Bottom, Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise star in “Edge of Tomorrow” out June 6. (Special Photos)

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Regal Cinemas, Mall Of Georgia 20 3333 Buford Drive 678-482-9263 www.regmovies.com

Transcendence IMAX (PG-13)

1:05, 10:15

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15, 11:30 The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10:00, 12:25

The Other Woman (PG-13)

12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25

The Other Woman RPX (PG-13)

1:45, 4:25, 7:00, 9:45, 12:30

HOWTIMES S MOVIE TIMES FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 25

For movie showtimes for Saturday and Sunday, visit the theater websites.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

Heaven is for Real (PG)

1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:05

12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30

Noah (PG-13)

Bears (G)

12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:20, 10:15, 11:30, 12:30

Divergent (PG-13)

12:40, 3:30, 7:05, 9:50, 11:45

God’s Not Dead (PG)

Walking With the Enemy (NR) Bears (G)

A Haunted House 2 (R) Transcendence (PG-13)

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

4:40, 10:00

1:10, 4:10, 7:35, 9:15 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50

12:00, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:00, 12:20 Draft Day (PG-13)

12:25, 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:45 Oculus (R)

1:00, 3:30, 7:10, 9:50, 12:20 Rio 2 (G)

2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50, 12:25 Rio 2 3-D (G)

12:30, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:40

Captain America: The Winter Soldier IMAX 3-D (PG-13)

3:50, 7:00

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20

Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3-D (PG-13)

7:45, 10:45

Noah (PG-13)

1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15

Divergent (PG-13)

12:10, 1:10, 3:15, 4:20, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:40 God’s Not Dead (PG)

12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG)

12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40

The LEGO Movie (PG)

2:00, 4:35

Regal Cinemas, Medlock Crossing Stadium 18 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 170 770-814-8437 www.regmovies.com Brick Mansions (PG-13)

Regal Cinemas, Hamilton Mill 14 2160 Hamilton Creek Parkway 678-482-0624 www.regmovies.com

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:55

The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30

The Other Woman (PG-13)

1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 4:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:45 Bears (G)

12:15, 2:50, 4:55, 7:00, 10:10

A Haunted House 2 (R)

12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:55, 10:45

Transcendence (PG-13)

1:20, 4:25, 7:15, 10:15

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10:20 Draft Day (PG-13)

12:15, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 Oculus (R)

2:45, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 Rio 2 (G)

12:20, 2:25, 7:40, 10:10 Rio 2 3-D (G)

12:05, 2:05, 4:05, 6:15, 8:30 Noah (PG-13)

3:25, 6:45

The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

12:45, 3:15, 6:00, 8:45, 11:10

Transcendence (PG-13)

12:00, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Rio 2 (G)

11:20, 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Oculus (R)

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

12:30, 3:05, 5:45, 8:15, 10:55

A Haunted House 2 (R)

11:00, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

12:20, 3:35, 7:00, 10:20

12:30, 2:55, 5:30, 8:10, 10:40

12:00, 9:50

The Quiet Ones (PG-13) The Other Woman RPX (PG-13)

12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25

The Other Woman (PG-13)

12:35, 8:15, 9:55

Walking With the Enemy (NR)

12:40, 3:30, 7:10, 10:10 Bears (G)

12:05, 2:50, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45

A Haunted House 2 (R)

2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50

Transcendence (PG-13)

1:00, 3:45, 7:20, 10:15

Heaven Is For Real (PG) Draft Day (PG-13)

2:30, 5:05, 7:55, 10:30 Oculus (R)

12:20, 2:55, 7:50, 10:35 Rio 2 (G)

2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 10:50 Rio 2 3D (G)

12:15, 4:55

11:00

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Brick Mansions (PG-13)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG)

10:40, 11:30, 1:30, 2:20, 4:20, 5:10, 7:10, 8:00, 9:55, 10:45

4:00

The Other Woman (PG-13) The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50

A Haunted House 2 (R)

Bears (G)

Transcendence (PG-13)

10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:40 Oculus (R)

2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 11:10, 2:00, 4:50 Rio 2 (G)

10:10, 12:10, 1:00, 3:00, 3:50, 5:50, 6:40, 9:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3-D (PG-13)

7:40, 10:45

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

10:00, 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 8:40, 10:15 Noah (PG-13)

1:05, 4:10, 7:30, 10:40

12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10

10:55, 1:50, 4:45, 7:35, 10:30 12:00, 2:30, 5:00

Georgia Theatre Co., Town Center Value

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

10:15, 11:20, 1:35, 3:55, 6:10, 8:20

12:55, 3:35, 4:50, 7:25, 10:35

10:25, 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05

7:00, 10:05

10:40, 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30

700 Gwinnett Drive, No. 216 678-985-2222 www.georgiatheatrecompany.com

12:45, 3:55, 7:15, 10:20

1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:50

300: Rise of an Empire (R)

12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:45

4:35, 10:25

12:50, 3:40, 7:00, 9:55

11:10, 2:05, 4:45, 8:00, 10:20

Noah (PG-13)

Divergent (PG-13) God’s Not Dead (PG) Muppets Most Wanted (PG) The Grand Budapest Hotel (R)

12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG)

2:10, 4:35

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The Other Woman (R)

11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25

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Heaven Is For Real (PG)

Regal Snellville Oaks 14

11:50

Make Your Move (PG-13)

11:55, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10

Transcendence (PG-13)

SNELLVILLE

10:20, 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG)

Bears (G)

1:00, 5:40, 7:45, 9:40

Heaven Is For Real (PG)

1:30, 3:25, 4:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30 Draft Day (PG-13)

1:55, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40 Oculus (R)

2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Rio 2 (G)

2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Rio 2 3-D (G)

1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 9:45, 10:30

Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3-D (PG-13)

1:00, 2:55, 5:55, 7:00, 9:00, 10:10 Noah (PG-13)

1:30, 4:25, 7:15, 10:10 The Raid 2 (R)

1:35, 4:40, 10:10

Sabotage (R)

1:45, 4:25, 7:10

The Single Moms Club (PG-13)

7:00, 9:35

300: Rise of an Empire (R)

2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:35

The LEGO Movie (PG)

1:55, 4:25

Carmike 12 Snellville

5:20, 7:35, 9:50

1905 Scenic Highway Presidential Market Center 770-979-1519 www.carmike.com

5:20, 7:30, 10:00

A Haunted House 2 (R)

5:05, 7:25, 9:45

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

4:05, 7:05, 9:40

Divergent (PG-13)

10:30, 11:40, 12:35, 3:40, 6:20, 7:00, 9:00, 9:40

5:05, 7:20, 9:45

God’s Not Dead (PG)

1:35, 7:10

6:45, 9:45

12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20

4:45, 7:00, 9:30

12:45, 3:20

Draft Day (PG-13) Oculus (R)

About Last Night (R)

Rio 2 (G) Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3-D (PG-13)

10:15

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13) Noah (PG-13)

Divergent (PG-13)

Frozen (PG)

RoboCop (PG-13) Gravity (PG-13) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13) The Nut Job (PG)

3:00pm

AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18

1:15, 4:25, 7:20, 9:45

Transcendence (PG-13)

1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50

SUWANEE

Movie Tavern

2855 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 678-730-6900 www.movietavern.com

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13)

4:15, 7:30

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A Haunted House 2 (R) Bears (G)

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30, 11:00

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)

2125 E. Main St., Snellville 770-972-7469 www.regmovies.com

Bears (G)

10:50, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15

11:30, 1:55, 4:10, 6:30, 10:30

The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

12:00, 2:25, 5:30, 8:10

4:00, 7:00, 9:55

10:00, 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50 10:20

God’s Not Dead (PG)

A Haunted House 2 (R)

12:55, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:30, 9:40

5:00, 7:15, 9:35

10:20, 12:45, 3:10, 5:40, 7:35, 10:00 The Quiet Ones (PG-13)

The Other Woman (PG-13)

Brick Mansions (PG-13)

Divergent (PG-13)

The Other Woman (PG-13)

7:45

11:20, 2:10, 5:10, 7:45, 10:50

Rio 2 3-D (G)

LAWRENCEVILLE

Son of God (PG-13)

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (PG-13)

Draft Day (PG-13)

SMG Toons: Pound Puppies: A Perfect Match (G)

12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30

Thor: The Dark World (PG-13)

11:00, 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45

Divergent (PG-13)

Non-Stop (PG-13)

5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 415 678-847-9265 www.amctheatres.com

11:05, 1:35, 4:00, 6:25, 7:25, 8:50, 9:50

10:45

1:00, 3:20, 5:35, 8:05, 10:25

12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00

DACULA

5:05

DULUTH

12:10, 2:35, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35

6:35, 9:30

12:50, 3:05, 5:25, 7:40, 10:00 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 1:10, 4:20, 7:30

1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50

Grand Budapest Hotel (R) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG) Muppets Most Wanted (PG)

1:45, 4:30

Need for Speed (PG-13)

11:30, 3:10, 6:30

Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3-D (PG-13)

9:50

Draft Day (PG-13)

10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:30, 10:40

Heaven is for Real (PG)

10:00, 12:35, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 Rio 2 (G)

11:50, 5:45, 8:30

Rio 2 3-D (G)

2:40

The Other Woman (PG-13)

10:00, 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30

Transcendence (PG-13)

11:40, 2:55, 6:00, 9:15

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