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Standoff ends after suspect kills self being shot twice, once in the chest and once in the arm, A nearly seven-hour SWAT police said. Officials said Bell standoff ended when a shooting is believed to have been shot suspect fatally shot himself af- by Lance Walburn, 34, who ter he tried to run from police. was the suspect involved in the Just after midnight on Satstandoff with the SWAT team. urday, Gwinnett County police It’s unclear why Walburn alofficers responded to reports of legedly shot Bell. a person shot at 6450 Glen“Investigators are still workbrook Drive in Tucker. ing to determine a motive for The victim, Crystal Bell, the shooting,” Cpl. Michele was able to call police after Pihera said.

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Police said that they quickly where Walburn was located and secured the area. The lead detective on the case also obtained warrants to arrest Walburn and search warrant his residence.

Once officers and medical personnel arrived at the scene, they had Bell transported to a local area hospital. She was See SWAT, Page 6A

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The Gwinnett County Police Department’s SWAT team spent nearly seven hours in a standoff with a shooting suspect who police said eventually shot himself. Officers were originally called to the scene after a female was shot twice. (Photo: FOX 5 Atlanta)

Train hits tractor-trailer in downtown Norcross FROM STAFF REPORTS A train hit a tractor-trailer trying to cross the tracks in downtown Norcross on Friday night.

The incident happened on Thrasher Street at Holcomb Bridge Road at around 7 p.m.

Norcross Police said a northbound train was not able to stop in time and ended up slamming into the moving truck, slicing through it. Sgt. Eric Butynski said that while truck driver was trying to cross the tracks, he was not doing so in an effort to beat the train before it could get to the intersection.

“The truck driver was cited for improper use of a controlled access highway,” Butynski said.

The truck was loaded with home furnishings and personal belongings that were in the process of being moved.

There was a large debris field caused by the impact of the train.

Norcross police said there are several signs posted prohibiting commercial vehicles from traveling along Holcomb Bridge Road in the city.

Officers told FOX 5 Atlanta that they have worked five crashes in five years at this crossing.

There were no injuries reported initially, however, paramedics did end up assessing the train conductor for a minor complaint, Gwinnett Fire Cpt. Tommy Rutledge said.

No train cars were derailed from the tracks as a result of the accident and there was no immediate hazmat threat, Rutledge said.

Rail service in the area was stopped and the train was blocking all crossings within the city of Norcross, forcing traffic in the area to be rerouted for several hours.

Butynski said the report on the incident did not specify where the truck driver was headed.

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A train hit a tractor-trailer moving van trying to cross the tracks in downtown Norcross on Friday night. (Photo: FOX 5 Atlanta)

Ga. delegation points fingers over shutdown

BY CURT YEOMANS

Although the House of Representatives passed As the shutdown of the a short-term federal government went spending into effect Saturday, Geormeasure gia’s U.S. senators and at Thursday Johnny least two of the three people night, the Isakson who represent parts of GwinSenate could nett in the House pointed not reach an agreement by fingers as they tried to place Friday night on a spending blame for the impasse. proposal. As a result, the curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

government shut down for the first time in more than four years.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., expressed frustration with the process, pointing to the lack of an agreement on the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, as an example of the breakdown.

“It’s time to stop the theatrics and get to the busi-

ness of governing,” Isakson said in a statement. “For too long we have been kicking the can down the road on an operating budget for our government. A continuing resolution is not the path I would choose for good governing.

“Now we can’t even put aside partisan

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Ex-Gwinnett animal shelter manager loses appeal Harrell ruled to be in contempt after euthanizing a court-protected dog

By IsaBel HugHes

Harrell was in contempt of court when he ordered a Labrador mix named Ricki to be euthanized Former Gwinnett Feb. 24.

County Animal Welfare Davis had granted and Enforcement ManRicki, who animal shelter ager Curt Harrell, who staff deemed dangerous abruptly resigned from upon her arrival at the the position in October, shelter, the restraining recently lost an appeal of order after Gwinnett resihis 2017 criminal convic- dent and animal activist tion for euthanizing a Lisa Musser filed a lawcourt-protected dog. suit to adopt the dog.

On Jan. 12, the Georgia Musser’s suit came Court of Appeals affirmed as one last push to save Gwinnett County Superior Ricki after repeated atCourt Judge Warren Datempts by animal rights vis’ March 21 ruling that groups to free her from isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

the shelter failed.

On Jan. 28, shelter records characterized the dog as a Curt “public Harrell safety risk” that was “extremely aggressive toward people,” resulting in her placement in the facility’s “bite” section, the Daily Post previously reported.

The restraining order, which Davis issued Feb. 3, was supposed to protect Ricki through the beginning of March, despite the judge’s ultimate ruling that Musser didn’t

Deaths mount in Ga. as flu season remains severe By andy MIller

of children whose parents wish they had gotten them vaccinated, or wish this Seven more Georgians season’s vaccine worked have died from the flu, better, the AJC reported. bringing the total to 12 “We are seeing much deaths across the state this higher volumes of much influenza season, Public sicker kids than we usually Health officials said Friday. see,” Spitalnick said.

There were 40 hospitalHealth experts acknowlizations in metro Atlanta edge that the vaccine due to influenza infection has not worked as well during the week of Jan. 7 to as hoped, noting that the 13, the state Department of strain of flu hitting the Public Health said. So far country is somewhat difthis season, area facilities ferent from what vaccine have seen 404 hospitaliza- makers foresaw. But the tions due to flu. experts continue to urge Some hospitals, coping people to get vaccinated if with a large influx of flu they have not done so. patients, have put restricThe flu impact remains tions on visitors for the severe across the country. time being.

The geographic spread Dr. Van Baker, mediof influenza in Puerto cal director of emergency Rico and 49 states (all but services at Piedmont Hawaii) was reported as Newnan, said this week widespread, the CDC said. that a sudden surge in Alabama declared a patients has caused the hos- public health emergency pital to remain near — or after the sheer number of at — capacity most days, flu patients began taxing the Newnan Times-Herald medical staff. reported.

Medical centers nationAnd physicians told ally are responding with wsbtv.com that the recent extraordinary measures, snow days may lead to including asking staff to another flu spike. work overtime, setting up “We’re seeing about triage tents and canceling a 50 percent increase elective surgeries, Time every week that goes on,” reported. said Dr. James Yost with “We are pretty much at Peachtree Immediate Care capacity, and the volume in Cumming. He explained is certainly different from that when winter storms previous flu seasons,” said confine most of the public Dr. Alfred Tallia, professor to their homes or shelters, and chair of family medi“people crowd together cine at the Robert Wood and more spreading [of flu] Johnson Medical Center in goes on.”

New Brunswick, N.J., told Dr. Ben Spitalnick, a Time. “I’ve been in practice Savannah pediatrician, said for 30 years, and it’s been his office is seeing a wave a good 15 or 20 years since

I’ve seen a flu-related illness scenario like we’ve had this year.”

The number of children who have died from the flu is now up to 30.

Dr. Dan Jernigan, the director of the Influenza Division of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, warned last week that this flu season was very active and was “probably peaking.” Whether or not it has passed its peak, it remains intense.

Jernigan and CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald attribute the high flu activity to the prevalence of the H3N2 flu.

H3N2 is associated with more severe illness, especially among children and the elderly. Flu seasons during which H3 viruses are prevalent are usually worse and come with more hospitalizations and deaths.

Medscape reported that the combination of a severe flu season and reduced supplies of intravenous fluid bags has hospital teams strategizing on alternatives.

Part of the IV bag shortage is a result of Hurricane Maria’s devastation of manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico in September.

Tara Tehan, nurse director of the neuroscience intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Medscape Medical News that she has been a nurse for 17 years, and in regard to the bag shortage, “I have never experienced anything like this before.”

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Harrell’s title remained unchanged following the takeover until Oct. 16, when he unexpectedly gave county officials a hand-written resignation letter.

The letter, a single sentence, said he resigned as of Monday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. It did not provide an explanation for his departure.

Gwinnett County Communications Director Joe Sorenson told the Daily Post on Friday that the county has not yet hired a replacement for Harrell, though “community services is in the interview phase of the process.”

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ren Davis and I respect the decision of the court, but the unfortunate error in timing that led to the judge’s ruling was the result of Curt’s following legal advice.

“It will not impact his employment, and I continue to support Curt Harrell, his management team and Animal Welfare Unit employees.”

At the time, Animal Welfare and Enforcement was overseen by the Gwinnett County Police Department, though just two days after the ruling, the county announced its Department of Community Services would take over management begin-

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have standing to take the dog since she wasn’t its owner.

Harrell testified in court that he thought Davis’ ruling about Musser’s standing dissolved the restraining order and thus ordered her euthanasia.

“I sought legal advice and based on that advice I made a decision that the dog should be euthanized,” Harrell said at the time.

He was fined $500 for the decision.

Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers supported Harrell and his explanation, issuing a statement in March: “I have deep respect for Judge War-

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Andersen, Tate and Carr law firm announces hires

BY CURT YEOMANS

year and did internships at the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and the Gwinnett County SoliciAndersen, Tate and Carr tor General’s Office. She P.C. recently announced it joined the firm’s Litigation has hired three new assoDepartment. ciates and a communicaSmith is a graduate of tion and business develop- the University of Arkansas ment coordinator. at Little Rock and served The law firm welcomed as executive editor of the Brittany M. Partridge, school’s Law Review pubJaletta L. Smith, Shaun R. lication. She previously Adams and Leah La Rosa served as a law clerk for to its team. Partridge, Georgia Supreme Court Smith and Adams will be Justice Britt C. Grant and associates, while La Rosa for United States District Court Judge Kristine G. The redesigned layout of a king bed guest room at the Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Cor- will fill the communicaBaker of the Eastern Disners is shown in this image. The hotel is the first Marriott location in the Atlanta area to tions and business develtrict of Arkansas. feature the chain’s redesigned guest room layout, which includes wood panel floors, opment role.

Partridge graduated She was also previously Earth tone finishes and walk-in, glass-enclosed showers. (Special Photos) from the University of the Arkansas Office of Georgia’s Law School last Professional Conduct’s curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Local hotel first in area to feature new design

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New Life Academy of Excellence 4725 River Green Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096

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A Marriott hotel in Gwinnett County recently completed an 18-month renovation that makes it the chain’s first location in the Atlanta area to feature a new guest room concept.

The Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners remodeled all of its 222 guest rooms, which feature hardwood floors, Earth tone finishes and walk-in, glassenclosed showers. The hotel also overhauled its lobby, guest registration, nearly 5,000-square-foot meeting and conference space, swimming pool and deck area.

A new dining area, called Restaurant 475, was also added in the hotel.

staff attorney and the Arkansas Office of Professional Programs’s interim director. She is a litigation associate at Andersen, Tate and Carr.

Adams previously worked for the Association of County Commissions of Georgia and the state Senate and has more than a decade of experience in the areas of government relations and real estate. He will deal with government relations and land use and zoning at the firm.

La Rosa is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s journalism program, where she studied digital and broadcast journalism.

The Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners overhauled its swimming pool and deck area during its recently completed 18-month renovation.

The hotel serves American cuisine, such as goat cheese grits, Southerninspired, sweet tea-brined chicken and deserts at the restaurant.

“The Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners has long been a community favorite, and it’s a pleasure to offer our neighbors and guests this beautiful new hotel

and restaurant that complements their lifestyle,” Hotel General Manager Mike Roling said.

The hotel, which is located at 475 Technology Parkway, is managed by Crestline Hotels and Resorts LLC, which runs 113 hotels, resorts and conference centers in 27 states and Washington D.C.

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Pap tests named for technique inventor Dear Dr. roaCH: You recently discussed Pap smears. What is the root meaning of the term? Is it a medical test invented by a Dr. Pap, or an acronym for some long and complex medical term, or a smear taken from a woman’s “pap”?

— D.W.B. ansWer: “Pap” is for Dr. George Papanicolaou, a Greek-born physician/scientist who worked at Cornell University and the New York Hospital from 1913 to 1961 (I pass his bronze bust every day when I walk into the hospital). He showed in 1928 that cancer of the cervix can be diagnosed early by looking at a sample of cells taken with a swab or brush from the woman’s cervix and smeared on a slide. He had been evaluating the change in the cells at different times of the menstrual cycle, based on the hormone activity. One of his subjects happened to be diagnosed with cervical cancer a few weeks after he obtained the smear, and he was able to subsequently identify the cancer from the cells on the slide. Since then, many women have been able to be treated early, or even before cancer has developed, and his test has extended the length and quality of the lives of millions of women.

History also owes a debt to Dr. Papanicolaou’s wife, Mary. She not only managed his laboratory and household, but she also had sampling of her cervical cells (now called a Pap smear) done every day for 21 years, allowing her husband to clearly see the changes that happen over time.

Dear Dr. roaCH: You recently wrote about some of the benefits and risks of yoga. Would you suggest yoga to someone diagnosed with hypermobility? I’d like to try, but I worry about creating more problems. How do I know if an instructor has enough relevant experience to protect my joints?

— C.H. ansWer: Joint hypermobility syndrome is a hereditary disorder of connective tissue seen in as much as 10 to 20 percent of the population, to some degree. It is related to Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but unlike those other conditions, the exact mechanism is not understood. People with JHS (often called “doublejointed,” though this is not accurate) routinely get joint sprains and other soft-tissue injuries. Joint dislocations are common, and many people with JHS have stretchy skin that bruises easily. Hernias, flat feet and irritable bowel syndrome are other, more common associated conditions. Pelvic floor weakness — with attendant urinary urgency, frequency and stress incontinence — also is common. About 60 percent of people with JHS have chronic pain; 90 percent have chronic fatigue; and 15 to 20 percent have anxiety.

Some authorities have recommended against yoga, as stretching can damage joints, and many people with JHS do not realize that they may be injuring themselves due to abnormalities in pain processing. However, I think that with proper precautions, yoga may still be a valuable treatment to improve strength and stability.

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‘Mr.’ wonders how to become ‘Grandpa’ Dear amy: I have three grandchildren who address me as “Mr.,” and not as “Grandpa.”

Although it is true that I was not in their lives growing up, I was not a bad or cruel influence.

A few years ago, I sent a Christmas gift (a large check) to one of these grandchildren, and I quickly received a nice thank you card, but it was addressed “Dear Mr. ‘Smith.’”

I was so angry that I never sent another gift, and haven’t heard from them since.

I am 87 years old. How do I become “Grandpa” before it is too late?

— Want to Be Grandpa Dear Want to Be: The way to become a “Grandpa” is to act like one. Grandparents, ideally, are involved, caring and kind. They offer a soft place for their grandchildren to nestle, removed from the pressures of other relationships.

They love without harsh judgment. They create a positive presence, even when they are not nearby.

They communicate and show a loving interest in the lives of their grandchildren. Yes, sometimes grandparents send big checks, but the big check is supposed to be an expression of the love, not a bid for it.

Your reaction to this gracious “thank you” was punitive. Instead of simply saying, “I would love it if you would call me ‘Grandpa,’” you cut off all communication,

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Amy Dickinson missing yet another opportunity for meaningful connection.

Reach out to these three grandchildren. Explain yourself. Describe your life, and explain why you weren’t in their lives during their formative years. Apologize for all of the missed opportunities. Ask them to get in touch and tell you about themselves.

You don’t mention your relationship with the parents of these three grandchildren, but — obviously — they hold an influential and important relationship card with these children.

I hope you take whatever steps you can to resolve this issue soon. You will not regret trying.

Dear amy: My fiance and I are planning to get married this month at the courthouse, attended by our parents and siblings, with a quiet dinner afterward.

We originally planned to have a courthouse wedding and a big party in June. We are still planning the June party, but we decided to move the marriage date up for practical reasons.

We’re unsure about how to inform our extended family. My mother’s advice is to talk with our respective grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc., in person or over the phone before the event. My fiance and I want to tell them after the fact: If we get married on a Friday, then we’ll spend part of Saturday making calls and informing our family of the good news.

This is really the only option for his branch of the family; they have some difficulties with boundaries, and it isn’t out of the realm of possibility for them to show up at the courthouse uninvited. Additionally, I feel that informing my branch in advance would come across as asking for their permission and approval.

We are planning to remind our branches that the June party is still on, family pictures will still be taken and we are open to having a vow recitation or other unofficial marriage ceremony on that date. We do not want our elopement to hurt anyone’s feelings!

Should we tell them before, or tell them after?

— Anonymous Dear anonymous: This isn’t quite an elopement; it’s a change in plans. Both sets of parents will be there, and by not telling other family members you are essentially asking these parents to keep your plans a secret. This places them in a bind, so don’t be surprised if the word

leaks out.

By informing people before the fact, you are not asking their permission, but you ARE letting yourselves in for some confusion, (inevitable) disappointment and (possibly) negative feedback before you say your vows.

I agree with your idea to call all extended family members the day after the courthouse ceremony.

Steel yourselves for a variety of responses. Assure them that your plan to party in June remains intact, and tell them that you hope they will be there to celebrate along with you.

Dear amy: I was appalled at those ridiculous “cat ladies” (Upset Aunt) who refused to sequester their cats during the visit of an allergic family member. I have had several dogs and cats over the years that cannot interact with visitors (for a variety of reasons). I always put the needs of my human guests first. My animals can handle it.

— Hospitality First Dear Hospitality: I agree with your take.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, Texas, 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Let your imagination help you come up with a cost-efficient, effective plan. Personal improvements can be successful if you are budget conscious. Handle partnerships cautiously.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Indulgent tendencies should be avoided. Taking care of your health through diet and exercise will help you gain the strength you’ll require to put your plans in motion and excel.

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TAURUS (April 20May 20) — What you offer others will bring interesting returns. Do your part to help make a difference to your family or community. Take steps to ward off bad health and indulgent behavior.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll have big ideas and plans, but before you decide to move forward, check the costs involved. You may want to scale down before making promises you won’t be able to keep.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Hone your skills and prepare a presentation that spotlights your intelligence and desire to take on new projects. Children, friends and relatives will play an important role in the decisions you make.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Initiate discussions if it will help clear the air between you and a loved one. Host a family gathering or reconnect with people you haven’t seen for some time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Getting together with people from your past will be revealing and will spark your interest in something you haven’t done for a long time. Expand and explore your interests and friendships.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Take action and put your energy to good use. Look for the most efficient way to improve your life and secure your assets. Don’t leave anything to chance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Home improvements will bring you peace of mind. You cannot change what others do, but you can change the way you respond. Strive for peace, tranquility and simplicity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Before making a move, use your intelligence to filter what is and isn’t true.

Have your facts ready and face a challenge head-on. Emotional manipulation is apparent.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Look for ways to use your talents.

Putting your skills to the test will stir up interest.

Someone will point out the flaws in your plan, and someone else will highlight the possibilities. Accept good advice and proceed.

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Wellness Day draws 400 people, teaches importance of staying fit

By Curt yeomans

“And I like traveling, so I need to stay fit.”

Gwinnett Medical Center had done As she went through a Women’s Wellness Day sample workout routine, events in the past, but Lawrenceville resident they were traditionally Mary Turner got to try smaller affairs with less five different exercises fanfare at the Gwinnett during Gwinnett MediJustice and Administracal Center’s Women’s tion Center, hospital Wellness Day at the director of imaging Infinite Energy Center Karen Kubik said. Kubik on Saturday. is also one of the coShe did some step chairwomen of Gwinaerobics first. Then she nett Medical’s Women’s lifted kettle balls. She Advisory Committee. moved on to doing some This was the first year shoulder presses with a that the hospital decided pair of 8-pound weights. to expand it into a much Next up was resistance bigger affair and move band work, and finally it to the Infinite Energy she wrapped up by doing Center. Kubik estimated some work with a medi- about 400 people parcine ball. ticipated in the event.

It was part of a fitness “We’re trying to get demonstration class de- out to more of the comsigned to teach women munity,” she said. “I different ways to stay in think we had a great shape while maintaining turnout today. Our flexibility and keephope is to educate the ing their joints moving, women in the commuparticularly as they grow nity and their spouses older. Turner, who is about themselves and 74, said she enjoyed the what they can do to be class, as well as the op- the superhero of their portunity to learn about families.” wellness at the event.

Participants got to “So far it’s been reattend workshops dealally good,” Turner said. ing with fitness, weight “It’s been very nice. My control, menopause, daughter is here also self defense, nutrition, and she said ‘Hey, this protecting children, carwould be a great mother ing for aging parents, and daughter activity,’ responding to emergenso I said, ‘OK.’ (Wellcies and handling aches ness is important) espe- and pains. cially after you reach a There were fitness certain age … I’ve been and nutrition demonstradoing strength training tions and an inflatable and everything because walk-through colon that it’s very important to highlighted colon cancer keep your bones and issues. everything strong.

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Jackie Smith said she attended the event to get ideas on how she could live a healthier lifestyle.

She said it’s important for women to focus on their health because, after raising a family and caring for loved ones, women still needs to keep their bodies going.

That was a big part of why she wanted to attend Women’s Wellness Day. “I mean it’s a new year, a new me and that’s what it’s all about,” Smith said. “I don’t like doing the new year’s resolutions or anything like that. But I’m just feeling sluggish, slow, I need to lose weight and I just wanted to come out and see what us women can do to make ourselves better.”

Attendees also got to sit through a one-hour presentation on health issues by Cobb Countybased comedian and author Anita Renfroe.

Renfroe tackled women’s health with jokes and songs about a variety of issues ranging from fighting holiday weight gain, trying to manage hair, mood swings, stretch marks on thighs and menopause — issues that people may not always think about as being important.

“Men never think about it,” Norcross resident Traute Skowranck said as she cracked a smile and let out a gentle laugh.

Among the songs Ren-

Participants in Gwinnett medical Center’s Women’s Wellness Day practice exercises designed to maintain a good range of motion during a fitness presentation at the infinite energy Center on Saturday. The hospital has held the event in the past, but this was the first year officials turned it into a major event at the center. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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froe performed was one about women experiencing hot flashes, which was set to Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire,” and another that saluted bra underwires and was set to Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up.” While she made jokes about health issues, she also countered them with serious moments where she stressed the importance of women taking care of their health.

“Women, we do have to take responsibility for our own health care,” Renfroe told the audience. “No one else is going to do that for you.

We take care of so many people in our lives when they’re not feeling well.

lawrenceville resident mary Turner does shoulder presses during a fitness class which was part of Gwinnett medical Center’s Women’s Wellness Day at the infinite energy Center on Saturday.

Women just take care of people and sometimes we forget to take care of the caretakers, and that’s what today is all about.”

Women in the audience frequently laughed

throughout Renfroe’s presentation.

“It was humorous, but it was informative,” Norcross resident Marlene Janos said after the presentation ended.

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and concert will return April 14. The city is partnering with Boudreaux’s Café Acadiana to bring The city of Suwanee crawfish plates to the recently announced it event this year. will host more than 40 Also returning are events this year, recently Food Truck Fridays, release of its 2018 event which will once again calendar. be held the first Friday The calendar, which of the month from May has a number of new ofto September, with the ferings as well as tradiexception of July. tional favorites, features The Suwanee farmers several events each market will take place month, ranging from jogs Saturdays from May 12 to beer festivals to art to Oct. 6, and the Winter shows.

Farmer’s Market will be Kicking off the new held on the second Satevents in 2018 is a half urday of the month from marathon that will be November to April. held Feb. 11, a day after To view the complete the city’s annual 5K Sucalendar, visit suwanee. wanee Sweetheart Sprint, com and click on the a Peachtree Road Race “What’s New/Events” qualifier. tab.

Last year’s hit, Glow New events include: in the Park lantern parade • Young Musicians in isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

the Park — March 24 Local high school students and members of the Tri-M Music Honor Society created this new event to showcase the talents of young high school musicians in the area.

One hundred percent of the event proceeds go to the Give a Note Foundation, which was created to strengthen music education opportunities for students across the country.

• Race to Cure Sarcoma Atlanta — April 14 The Sarcoma Foundation of America has been producing Race to Cure Sarcoma events in cities across the United States, and has chosen Suwanee as the location for its inaugural Race to Cure Sarcoma Atlanta. This 5K walk/run is a fam-

ily friendly event, with a goal to raise both awareness and resources for sarcoma research nationally.

• Race for the Rescues 5K & Fun Run — April 21 Proceeds from this run benefit various animal rescue organizations across metro Atlanta.

Man will receive a medal, and man’s best friend will earn a bandanna – a paws-itively great time for you and your fourlegged friend.

• Suwanee Summer Porch Jam — June 21 Yes, June 21 is on a Thursday, and yes, the date is correct. The Suwanee Summer Porch Jam is part of Make Music Day — an international celebration of music. Launched in 1982

in France, it is held on the Summer Solstice every year in more than 750 cities in 120 countries.

Summer Porch Jam (the first Make Music Day event in Georgia) will have the feel of an oldfashioned summer block party, featuring multiple venues and musicians throughout Old Town Suwanee.

• Celebrate Gwinnett!

200 Years of Cultural Diversity — Aug. 18 Join us in the park for music, food, and entertainment representing the many cultures of our community. Explore our rich multicultural history while also celebrating the bicentennial of the founding of Gwinnett County.

• Happy Feat’s Jingle in the Park — Dec. 1 ’Tis the season for

holiday shopping at the Town Center Park is transformed into a pop-up holiday market, full of unique handmade gifts and décor. Proceeds benefit Happy Feat, an organization that creates inclusive opportunities for the world to see that those with disabilities are beautiful, valuable, and capable.

Some returning favorites are: • Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest — March 17 • Glow in the Park — April 14 • Woofstock — May 5-6 • Arts in the Park — May 12 • August Concert & Wing Fest — Aug. 11 • Suwanee Fest — Sept. 15-16

Taking questions about winter plantings, growing olives, more

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host a Night at the Museum on Friday. The event is intended to give attendees, particularly children, a chance to celebrate Gwinnett’s history and environment in one setting under the stars. (Photo: Stewart Woodard / Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center)

Environmental Center to host Night at the Museum

By Curt yeomans

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The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is inviting residents to enjoy a night of local history and nature.

The center will host a Night at the Museum from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. The event is intended to give attendees, particularly children, a chance to celebrate Gwinnett’s history and environment in one setting under the stars.

“The Night at the Museum event aims to inspire visitors to discover the hidden gems and treasures of Gwinnett as we kick off the County’s 200th birthday,” Environmental

and Heritage Center Director of Programming Jason West said. “During the cold winter evenings, folks are always looking for fun family activities.

“The GEHC has so much to offer and this event provides guests the rare opportunity to experience it in a unique format.”

The event will include chances to meet historical figures, including Button Gwinnett and Duluth resident Alice Strickland, who was the first female mayor of a Georgia city, as well as other officials tied to Gwinnett history at the event.

They will also get to take guided trail hikes, take a moonlit tram ride through the center’s

woods and listen to Native American stories around a campfire. Officials said the event will also include interactive games, crafts and activities for families.

The cost for families to attend Night at the Museum is $8 per person for Gwinnett residents and $10 per person for nonresidents, although children under 2 will be admitted for free. Organizers ask that anyone interested in attending the event register in advance at www.gwinnettEHC.com, but attendees can also pay at the door.

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford.

Gardening columnist Tim Daly answers questions from readers: Question: I am interested in planting some trees and shrubs in my home landscape such as azaleas, hollies and a couple of red maples.

Can they be planted now or should I wait until spring or summer? Will hard freezes harm the plants?

— Joe in Lilburn Answer: Now is an excellent time for planting trees and shrubs as long as they are adapted to our climate. Although the top parts of the plants are not growing, the roots will continue to do so and help the plant become established by the onset of the hot, dry summer months, thus making it more resistant to these conditions. When planting, dig the hole two to three times the size of the root ball and no deeper than the top. If the roots in the container are root bound, use a knife to make three or four slits in it and pull apart the root mass. Fill the hole with the backfill soil and pack down. Do not add any soil amendments since doing so could disrupt the ability of the roots to spread.

Q: I saw an olive tree for sale at a local garden center, and the plant is quite attractive. I would love to have several in my home landscape and perhaps get some olive fruit. Can they be grown in our area?

Gardening in Gwinnett

warm spells since cold temperatures reduce their control efficacy. Do not apply Roundup since it is a nonselective herbicide meaning, in theory, it kills any plant material it comes into contact. In spite of the recent cold, Bermuda grass lawns seldom go dormant in our Tim Daly area.

If you pull back the — Mary in Norcross dead grass blades, areas A: Mary, olives require of green can be observed at the bottom of them. warmer climates than In regards to using a ours. They are labeled for USDA hardiness zone pre-emergent herbicide, which controls weeds as 8 to 10, and we are in they are germinating, apzone 7b and are comply in late February and mercially grown in the March to control summer Middle East, Africa and parts of Southern Europe weeds, and in September to control winter weeds along the Mediterranean Sea. Also, some varieties (the ones you see now). are being raised in South Please follow all label instructions and safety Georgia. If planted outprecautions when using side, they may grow, but pesticides. hard freezes could harm The 2018 Annual or kill them. You can Gwinnett County Extenplant them in containers and bring indoors during sion Plant Sale offers several plants, including the winter. Make sure blueberries, apples, figs, they received adequate native azaleas, and other sunlight and kept waplants at affordable prictered. Do not expect the production of any fruit on es. To download an order form, go to the Extension them. website at www.ugaextenQ: My Bermuda grass sion.org/gwinnett/ and go lawn has an excessive to the middle of the page amount of weeds. What can I do to control them? to download an order form. You can also conCan I use Roundup? tact the Gwinnett County When should I apply a Extension office for one pre-emergent herbicide?

— Paul, Grayson to be mailed to you.

Timothy Daly is an A: Paul, the best Agricultural and Natural method of control is to Resource Extension Agent apply a broadleaf herbiwith UGA Extension cide. Several brands are Gwinnett. He can be conavailable for purchase tacted at 678-377-4011or at garden centers. They tdaly@uga.edu. should be put out during

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A shutdown means thousands of federal governdifferences and agree to ment employees will be move forward on a confurloughed and nonestinuing resolution under sential services will stop which we all agree on the operating until a spendbig, underlying prioriing bill can be passed. ties.”

Active duty members The Senate voted 50-49 of the military will conon a procedural motion tinue to work, but they to advance the short-term will not be paid. On Satfunding bill that would urday, House Democrats have kept the government called on the chamber to open a few more weeks, pass a bill to make sure but it needed 60 votes to service members continadvance it under proceue to be paid during the dural rules. Republicans shutdown though. could not reach that Like Isakson, Sen. Danumber without enticing vid Perdue, R-Ga., also at least some Democrats said he was frustrated to cross the aisle and sup- with the lack of a longport it. term spending measure.

Congressional leaders Perdue said Democrats were expected to spend are to blame for the shutthe weekend trying to down, though, and called work out a deal in an it a “Schumer Shutdown,” effort to get the governa reference to Senate ment reopened Monday.

Minority Leader Chuck

team was called to the scene to serve the warrants for Walburn’s arrest, police said. For nearly seven hours, officers tried to get Walburn in custody.

Officers used a robot to search inside the home.

While they were doing this, they located Walburn outside his residence, armed with a handgun, at 7:15 a.m.

Walburn tried to flee on foot through multiple backyards on Glenbrook

Drive, but SWAT team members eventually contained him.

Police said Walburn pulled out a handgun and shot himself once as he approached Old Norcross-Tucker Road

through the backyards.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said no officers were involved in the shooting and none were injured during the incident.

dangerously deprived the military of the certainty they need to keep Jody our nation Hice safe.”

But Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., criticized Democrats in the House for not supporting the spending measure that would have averted the shutdown when it came up for a vote in that chamber.

On Friday, his office posted a screen capture on Facebook of what they said was a letter House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent to her fellow House Democrats.

The letter thanks them for voting against a shortterm spending measure

that would have kept the government running while praising them for showing unity, and said Democratic leadership in the House showed courage for not supporting it.

The House approved the spending measure Thursday night with all but six Democrats voting against it.

“The notion that Nancy Pelosi is congratulating her Democratic allies for ‘courage’ and ‘leadership’ really shows how misguided and out of touch they truly are,” Hice said in a statement with the screen capture. “Blocking funding for our military and children’s healthcare shouldn’t be considered ‘courage’ or ‘leadership’ in anyone’s book. #SchumerShutdown.”

Shutdown Schumer, D-N.Y. “It is totally irresponsible for the Democrats to David use govPerdue ernment funding as a bargaining chip,” Perdue said in a statement.

“Democrats have Hank created Johnson a false deadline by trying to tie illegal immigration to government funding. As I’ve consistently said, these are two totally different issues and should be dealt with separately.”

Rep. Hank Johnson,

the only Democrat among the three members of the House of Representatives who represent part of Gwinnett, said Republicans are to blame for what he called the “Trump Shutdown.”

“My community is suffering because Republicans were so obsessed with handing tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest that they forgot their responsibility to the American people,” Johnson said.

“Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House, but they couldn’t get it together to do something as basic as keeping government open.

“Now, Republicans’ incompetence has endangered our economy, hurt our communities and

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world&nation world Turkish jets strike Syrian town to begin operation Turkish jets struck Kurdish militia observation posts Saturday in the Syrian town of Afrin, signaling the start of a military invasion to oust the fighters, Turkey’s staterun news reported.

Explosions were heard as jets swooped over Afrin, and Turkish-backed rebels from the Free Syrian Army began entering the town, according to Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s state-run media outlet.

Afrin is under the control of the People’s Protection Units — the largely Kurdish militia known as the YPG and regarded by Turkey as a terror group. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim confirmed the air operation to eliminate the group.

Earlier on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the military offensive is in its early phase.

He said forces will next move on the Syrian town of Manbij farther east on the Turkish border.

“We know that without security in Syria, there cannot be security in Turkey,” Erdogan told members of his ruling party in Kutahya.

14 Syrian refugees found frozen near border in Lebanon At least 14 Syrian refugees who crossed into Lebanon were found frozen Friday in a snowy, mountainous area near the border, Lebanese Civil Defense officials said Saturday.

One body was found Saturday and the others were located Friday on a smuggling route in al-Masnaa area. Two children were among the victims, officials said. Three other refugees were hospitalized, Lebanon’s state media agency reported.

UNICEF called the deaths tragic.

“Syrian people continue to risk their lives and the lives of their children in a desperate search for safety and shelter. Our thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones, victims of a war that soon enters its eighth year,” said Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s regional director for the Middle East.

Gunmen launch attack on hotel in Afghanistan Gunmen launched an attack Saturday on the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital of Kabul, according officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs.

Afghan special forces are trying to engage the attackers, said Nasrat Rahimi, a deputy spokesman for the ministry.

Two of four attackers in the hotel have been killed, Rahimi said. He said the hotel’s third floor, where the kitchen is located, had caught fire. The attackers had been in the kitchen, then moved to the fourth floor, an Afghan special forces commander told CNN. Ambulance crews “are on the site, waiting for a green light to get in,” said Dr. Wahid Majrooh, the country’s minister of public health.

— From wire reports

Lack of funding forces shutdown

By Lauren Fox, Stephen Collinson, Tal Kopan and Daniella Diaz CNN

On the first day of the government shutdown, there’s more sniping about who is to blame than serious progress towards ending it.

The White House and leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties on Capitol Hill dug in for a period of political spinning and blame shifting that will eventually shape the politics of the shutdown and decide who comes out on top.

“This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown,” President Donald Trump tweeted early Saturday.

But Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer pinned the blame directly on the president, implying that he was falling well short of his “Art of the Deal” reputation and was being led astray by hardline White House aides, Hill Republicans and conservative media.

“Negotiating with this White House is like negotiating with Jell-O — it is next to impossible,” Schumer told reporters.

“The president needs to pull up a chair to end this

nation Women’s March returns for second year One year after women took to the streets in droves to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration, marchers are gathering again in cities across the country and around the world in sharp rebuke to Trump’s presidency and in continuation of a still-growing international movement.

This second year of the Women’s March also comes in the middle of the #MeToo movement, which has shed light on sexual misconduct and ushered in social change in a wide bevy of industries.

It also comes months ahead of the midterm elections in the United States, in which progressive women hope to turn their activism into victories at the ballot box.

In Washington, where one year ago hundreds of thousands of women clad in pink hats took to the streets and vowed to resist Trump’s presidency, Heather Tucci said she didn’t want to stay on the sidelines.

“Before Trump, I was content to sit back and watch the government just go by me, now I’m not,” Tucci, from Harford County, Md., told CNN.

Shutdown hits at bad time for IRS The U.S. government is closed. And if it doesn’t reopen by Monday, Americans expecting refunds or waiting to hear back from the IRS on an existing audit or other tax matter may be out of luck.

The government shut down early Saturday after Congress failed to agree on

people Ed Sheeran gets engaged

Countless newlyweds have chosen Ed Sheeran’s ballad “Thinking Out Loud” to play during their first dance. Now, the British singer-songwriter gets to decide if he wants it played at his own wedding.

Sheeran, 26, announced Saturday morning that he and his longtime girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, are engaged.

“Got myself a fiancé just before new year,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. “We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well The U.S. Senate works Friday in the hours before the government shut down due to xx.” lack of funding. (Photo: CNN) Sheeran told People Magazine last year that he’s shutdown.” services to law-abiding ment is open. known Seaborn since they Most of the energy on Americans and denying “There’s not going to were children but they didn’t both sides Saturday was funding to our border be any DACA talks when start dating until he invited devoted to key players agents, how you can this government is shuther to Taylor Swift’s Fourth branding the impasse negotiate on DACA durdown,” Arkansas GOP of July party in 2015. either the “Trump shuting that?” asked Marc Rep. Steve Womack said down” or the” Schumer Short, the White House Saturday morning. “That’s shutdown.” legislative affairs director. just unacceptable to the Examiner: Petty Republicans are reso“I think the administraconference and it should died of accidental lute: no talks on DACA, tion’s position is that as be unacceptable to the drug overdose the expiring Deferred Acsoon as they reopen the American people.” tion for Childhood Arrivals government, we’ll resume For now, the only posMusician Tom Petty died program, until Democrats negotiations on DACA, but sible off ramp is a threeof an accidental drug overgive them enough votes it’s hard to negotiate on week spending bill that dose of several medications, to reopen the government. that while they’re keeping most Democrats don’t Democrats, meanwhile, our border agents unpaid, appear willing to embrace. a statement from his family posted on tompetty.com and say they have to have an keeping our troops unpaid, Senate Majority Whip answer on extending proand not paying for Ameri- John Cornyn described the a news release from the Los Angeles County Medical tection to nearly 700,000 can services.” proposal as the “sensible Examiner said Friday. people brought to the U.S. Republicans and thing to do” and also had The family statement, illegally as children who Democrats appear caught some choice words for the which also was posted on face deportation after early in a catch-22. One side is negotiations Friday night March. demanding talks on imthat included a failed pro- Facebook, said Petty, 66, had suffered several ailments “It is kind of hard to migration before they vote cedural vote and left both before his Oct. 2 death. understand. When you’re on a short-term spending sides scrambling to make “Despite this painful holding our troops hostage bill. The other side won’t a deal on the floor of the injury, he insisted on keeping and essentially denying engage until the governchamber. his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as according to a new CNN he did, it worsened to a more poll conducted by SSRS. serious injury.

But the president appears “On the day he died he to be reaping some benefits was informed his hip had from the best ratings of the economy since Bill Clinton graduated to a full-on break and it is our feeling that the occupied the Oval Office. pain was simply unbearable Trump’s numbers have and was the cause for his rebounded from fall lows over use of medication,” acin overall approval (40 percent, up from 35 percent cording to the statement from Dana Petty, his wife, and in December), approval on Adria Petty, his daughter. handling the economy (49 One year after women took to the streets in droves to The medical examiner’s protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration, march- percent, up from 44 percent news release said the autopsy in December), approval on ers gather again in cities across the country and around found these drugs in Petty’s the world in sharp rebuke to Trump’s presidency and in handling taxes (42 percent, system: fentanyl, oxycocontinuation of a still-growing international movement. up from 34 percent in De(Photo: CNN) done, acetyl fentanyl and cember), and confidence in his ability to serve as presi- despropionyl fentanyl, which a funding bill. That triggered offer interest-free loans to dent (59 percent say they’ve are opioids; temazepam automatic furloughs for gov- military members whose lost confidence in him since and alprazolam, which are sedatives; and citalopram, an ernment employees deemed paychecks are affected he took office, down from antidepressant. “non-essential.” That means by the shutdown, which 64 percent saying the same only a portion of each fedbegan early Saturday when in November). eral agency’s employees will Congress failed to agree on Those shifts, including Renowned French continue to work through the a spending bill. the improvement in impreschef Paul Bocuse shutdown.

“We are prepared to sions of Trump’s handling The IRS is keeping offer a no-interest payroll dies at age 91 of the presidency and the 35,076 employees on the advance loan to our military economy, stem largely from Paul Bocuse, a renowned job — that’s about 43.5 members in the event of a rebounds among indepenchef credited with transformpercent of its total workprotracted shutdown that dents. Trump’s 52 percent ing French cuisine, has died force. If it were any other disrupts military pay on Feb. approval rating on the at age 91, the French interior time of the year, more IRS 1,” the Texas-based financial economy among indepenminister said Saturday. employees would have been services company said. dents is the only issue area “Paul Bocuse is dead. furloughed.

The offer is not available tested where a majority of Gastronomy is in mournBut this is tax filing to USAA members who that group approves of his ing. Mister Paul was France. season. That’s defined by work in other government performance.

Simplicity and generosity. the IRS as between Jan. 1 jobs whose pay is delayed The public’s percepExcellence and the art of livand April 30, according to because of the shutdown. tions of the economy have ing. The Pope of gourmets is the agency’s 2018 Lapsed In addition, international climbed dramatically since Appropriations Contingency regulations mean that many Trump took office. Overall, leaving us,” Gerard Collomb said on Twitter.

Plan. military members stationed 69 percent now describe it Bocuse was among the overseas will not be able to in good shape, the highkey figures in the creation of receive the loans. est since February 2001 USAA offers French nouvelle cuisine. He and up 12 points since last military members January. The 20 percent who earned a coveted third MiPoll: Economy chelin star in 1965 and was no-interest loans currently call the economy buoys Trump, but “very good” is the highest named Chef of the Century during shutdown negatives abound since the final week of Bill by the prominent Gault MilIf the government shutlau restaurant guide in 1987.

Clinton’s time in office in in other areas down lasts more than a few His restaurant, the AuJanuary 2001.

One year in to Donald days, some federal employberge du Pont de Collonges, Almost half, 47 percent, ees will not get paid on time Trump’s time in office, his said their personal financial near Lyon, has now held its approval ratings fall well even though they have to situation is better than it was three Michelin stars for a half keep working. This includes below his predecessors’ an- a year ago, about double the century. A truffle soup and niversary marks, and Ameri- share who say their fortunes sea bass stuffed in a puff pasmembers of the armed try shell are among Bocuse’s cans’ expectations that he services. have worsened in the last signature dishes there.

As a stopgap, USAA an- will keep major campaign year (23 percent).

— From wire reports nounced Friday that it would promises have largely faded, — From wire reports

New Amazon HQ likely to provide local housing value boost

By Kathryn Vasel

mediate boost to jobs and wages, said Javier Vivas, director of economic research for Realtor.com. It Amazon has narrowed down its got creative with their courtship. will also push up home prices and hunt for a second home to 20 loca- Tuscon, Ariz., sent a giant cactus lead to new home construction in tions. And the chosen city is likely to CEO Jeff Bezos and one Geor- neighborhoods within commuting to get an economic jolt — particu- gia town pledged to name an area distance from the headquarters larly to its housing market.

“The city of Amazon.” location, he said.

The company announced in The second headquarters is When a big company moves September that it plans to open a expected to cost at least $5 billion into a new town it tends to have a second corporate headquarters, and create as many as 50,000 high- ripple effect on the local economy: and a nationwide bidding war soon paying jobs — no wonder cities job creation strengthens, some broke out. Some cities offered rushed to lay out the welcome mat. wages increase and home prices massive tax breaks, while others The selected city will get an im- rise.

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Just look at what happened in Reno, Nev., after Tesla opened a massive battery factory: Home prices have soared 43 percent since the fall of 2014, following the start of construction on the Gigafactory, according to Daren Blomquist, senior vice president of communications at ATTOM Data Solutions.

The same phenomenon occurred when Apple moved its headquarters to a new location in its home city of Cupertino, Calif..

In the three years following the project’s approval, homes located within a mile of the new campus appreciated three percentage points faster, on average, than the rest of the county, according to Realtor.com.

Just how much home prices will rise in Amazon’s chosen city will depend on a variety of factors: the existing inventory, recent home price performance, demand and the space available for new construction.

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By Andy Miller Georgia Health News

WellStar Health System said Thursday that it has eliminated 49 jobs in a corporate restructuring.

None of those positions involves direct care of patients, WellStar told GHN. “We’ve grown significantly in Georgia,’’ said Keith Bowermaster, a WellStar vice president.

As with any growing system, he said, a restructuring can occur to reshape some positions and corporate functions.

Two years ago, the Marietta-based nonprofit

statement.

“Tom has exhibited Dr. Tom Price, largely an unwavout of the public eye since ering comresigning as U.S. health mitment secretary, has been named to preservto the advisory board ing the Tom Price of an Alpharetta-based patientcompany. physician relationship.

Jackson Healthcare “That mindset, along is the third-largest U.S. with his physician, busihealth care staffing ness and policy expericompany, with nearly $1 ence, will make him an billion in revenue. invaluable addition to our “Nobody has as proboard.” found an understanding Price, a surgeon, was of the national health care a U.S. representative in a landscape as Dr. Price,” suburban Atlanta district Richard L. Jackson, chair- for 12 years. His longtime man and CEO of Jackson involvement in health Healthcare, said in a care policy made him

system acquired five Tenet Healthcare hospitals in Georgia — including Atlanta Medical Center and North Fulton Hospital in Roswell — along with West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Those deals pushed WellStar’s hospital lineup to 11.

“Over the past two days, WellStar initiated a corporate restructure to better align with our strategic plan and improve operational efficiencies,’’ Bowermaster said. “We anticipate these staffing changes are all that is required for the foreseeable future.

“WellStar remains a strong, fiscally sound provider of health care services, and these changes will enhance our abilities to improve the health and well-being of the individuals and communities we serve,” Bowermaster said.

Earlier this week, WellStar said it had named John Kueven as senior vice president and president of WellStar Paulding Hospital. Kueven will oversee day-to-day operations of the 112bed facility and 182-bed skilled nursing center.

Kueven will assume the role March 5.

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spike.

“We’re seeing about a 50 percent increase every week that goes on,” said Dr. James Yost with Peachtree Immediate Care in Cumming. He explained that when winter storms confine most of the public to their homes or shelters, “people crowd together and more spreading (of flu) goes on.”

Dr. Ben Spitalnick, a Savannah pediatrician, said his office is seeing a wave of children whose parents wish they had gotten them vaccinated, or wish this season’s vaccine worked better, the AJC reported. “We are seeing much higher volumes of much sicker kids than we usually see,” Spitalnick said.

Health experts acknowledge that the vaccine has not worked as well as hoped, noting that the strain of flu hitting the country is somewhat different from what vaccine makers foresaw. But the experts continue to urge people to get vaccinated if they have not done so.

The flu impact remains

severe across the country.

The geographic spread of influenza in Puerto Rico and 49 states (all but Hawaii) was reported as widespread, the CDC said.

Alabama declared a public health emergency after the sheer number of flu patients began taxing medical staff.

Medical centers nationally are responding with extraordinary measures, including asking staff to work overtime, setting up triage tents and canceling elective surgeries, Time reported.

“We are pretty much at capacity, and the volume is certainly different from previous flu seasons,” said Dr. Alfred Tallia, professor and chair of family medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, N.J., told Time.

“I’ve been in practice for 30 years, and it’s been a good 15 or 20 years since I’ve seen a flu-related illness scenario like we’ve had this year.”

The number of children who have died from the flu is now up to 30.

Dr. Dan Jernigan, the director of the Influenza Division of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, warned last week that this flu season was very active and was “probably peaking.” Whether or not it has passed its peak, it remains intense.

Jernigan and CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald attribute the high flu activity to the prevalence of the H3N2 flu.

H3N2 is associated with more severe illness, especially among children and the elderly. Flu seasons during which H3 viruses are prevalent are usually worse and come with more hospitalizations and deaths.

Medscape reported that the combination of a severe flu season and reduced supplies of intravenous fluid bags has hospital teams strategizing on alternatives.

Part of the IV bag shortage is a result of Hurricane Maria’s devastation of manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico in September.v

President Donald Trump’s choice to be HHS secretary. Price resigned from the Cabinet post in September amid criticism of his use of charter flights for some taxpayer-funded travel.

“I am honored to join the advisory board at Jackson Healthcare,” Price said in a statement.

“Jackson Healthcare’s mission of working to improve patient care is wholly aligned with the work I have done for over four decades, and I look forward to helping them navigate the always changing health care environment.”

Flu deaths mounting in Ga. Environmental, Georgia Health News

Seven more Georgians have died from the flu, bringing the total to 12 deaths across the state this influenza season, Public Health officials said Friday.

There were 40 hospitalizations in metro Atlanta due to influenza infection during the week of Jan. 7 to 13, the state Department of Public Health said. So far this season, area facilities have seen 404 hospitalizations due to flu.

Some hospitals, coping with a large influx of flu patients, have put restrictions on visitors for the time being.

Dr. Van Baker, medical director of emergency services at Piedmont Newnan, said this week that a sudden surge in patients has caused the hospital to remain near or at capacity most days, the Newnan Times-Herald reported.

Physicians told wsbtv. com that the recent snow days may lead to another flu

obituaries at Hamilton Mill UMC. Taking early retirement from AT&T in 1987, Mr. Age 78, of Snellville, Beem traveled extensively passed away on Friday, throughout the Holy Land, 01-12-2018. Arrangements Egypt, England, and

by Tim Stewart Funeral Austria while working part Home, Lawrenceville. time at Bethesda UMC. He also developed a love for Buford cruising, which he shared Marvin L. Beem with his second wife, Mary, beginning with their Marvin L. Beem, 82, of honeymoon in June, 1996.

Buford, GA, passed away Mr. Beem will be rememon January 3, 2018 of an bered for his multiple inextended illness. Born terests and skills. He loved in Bruce, SD on July 28, his family, his church, and 1935, he was the son of took care of anyone who Leo and Blanche Beem.

He attended all 12 years of needed his help. He was school in Bruce and served a talented woodworker/ carver, a natural gardener, in the U. S. Army from could fix, build, or drive 1955 to 1957, then in the National Guard until 1962. most anything. He did it all While in the Army, he was with great humility and a sense of serenity. In addiboth stateside and in Mution to his parents, brother nich, Germany. Upon being discharged from active Jim, and sister Berniece Townsend, Mr. Beem was duty, Mr. Beem returned preceded in death by his to Bruce to work in his family’s International Har- son, Todd, in 2015. Mr. Beem is survived by his vester garage. He married Roberta Simonson in 1958, wife of 21 years, Mary had a daughter, Cara, born Beem, his sister Maydean Townsend, daughter and in 1959, and a son, Todd, born in 1964 after moving son-in-law, Cara and Jeff to Omaha, NB. He moved Ehret, Joshua and Shruti Beem, Brad and Cayla his family to Omaha to Martin, Adalee and Alden work for Western Electric Martin, daughter-in-law in 1960. Transfers to the Phoenix, AZ plant and then Carolyn Beem and many nieces and nephews across the new Atlanta plant in the nation. A Memorial 1972 allowed promotions Service will be held for and a permanent home.

Marvin Beem to celebrate Mr. Beem was divorced his life at the Hamilton in 1976, but he remained active in work, travel, and Mill United Methodist Church on Monday, church events. He was a lifetime Methodist, spend- January 22, 2018 at 2p.m.

There will be a Reception ing 30 years in Bethesda UMC and the last 15 years following. Donations may il ill Snellville

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be made in his name to the church itself, the Cancer Society Hope Lodge, or Halcyon Hospice. Service’s provided by Advantage Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

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Mrs. Modell Montgomery Mrs. Modell Montgomery, age 88, of Winder, Georgia died January 19, 2018.

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Evelyn Nora Mauldin (Brackett) age 87, of Winder, GA passed away on Jan. 17, 2018. Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel.

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Robert William Olsen Robert William Olsen, age 92, of Buford, GA passed away on January 20, 2018.

Heritage Center to host summer camp By isABel HugHes

and interests including science, art, music and technology, will be held over a nine-week period Though snow still this summer. lingers on the ground in The Jan. 28 event will parts of the county, the showcase camp favorites Gwinnett Environmenfrom the past, such as tal and Heritage Center Harry Potter, Wildlife Forensics and Camper vs. wants residents to imagWild, and will also highine the not-so-far-away light several new themed summer months.

On Jan. 28, GEHC will camps for this year, including Sphero Heroes, host a summer “campNerf S.T.E.A.M., Lego: a-palooza” event at the museum, where children Water Journey, Eureka! and parents will have the Inventors Camp, Under opportunity to get a sneak the Sea and more.

This year’s summer peak at some of the cencamp season begins the ter’s summer programs.

At the event, attendees last week of May and will be able to view camp runs through the first week of August. schedules, meet staff in For more information themed costumes, play about the GEHC event or summer games, go on a scavenger hunt and make the 2018 summer camp season, visit gwinnettEcrafts.

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Church of Grayson. She will lie in state for one hour prior to the service.

Dr. Charles Parrish & Dr. Tim Brogan will officiate. Interment will follow at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson. Mrs. Reeves is preceded in death by her husband: Jesse Reeves, Sr.; son; Jesse Reeves, Jr.; parents: William & Susan Bailey Armantrout; & sister, Nellie Sheppard. Nita is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law: David Reeves of Loganville; Mark & Eileen Reeves of Walworth, NY; Ben & Ariane Reeves of Conyers; grandchildren & their spouses: Jennifer & Bo Lancaster, Jessica & Drew Mancini, Melissa Reeves, Chase Reeves, Rebecca Reeves; great granddaughters: Avie & Jessa Mancini and Emma Lancaster. The family will receive friends from 3-6 PM on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

(770) 962-3100. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com.

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James Edward Roberson, Jr James Edward Roberson, Jr of Atlanta, GA passed away January 17, 2018.

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Carol Ann Slagle Carol Ann Slagle, of Grayson, Ga. Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel Dacula

Pravinchandra B. Virani age 75, of Dacula, GA passed away on Jan. 18, 2018. Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel.

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Patricia Willard Mrs. Patricia Ann Willard, age 65, of Winder, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018.

Mrs. Willard was a native of Barrow County. She is preceded in death by her father, Odis Brown and her daughter, Laurie Beth Ash. Mrs. Willard was a graduate of Winder-Barrow

High School in 1970, and the University of Georgia in 1973. Throughout her career, she was a dedicated school teacher at WinderBarrow High School for 4 years.

Mrs. Willard is survived by her husband, Jimmy Willard of Winder; sons, John (Cindy) Ash of Buford, Adam (Meysa) Boldin of Stuart, Florida, and Justin (Toni) Boldin of Winder, and her mother, Mildred Fagan.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Sharon Baptist Church at 2:00 PM with Rev. Le Gibson officiating. The family will be receiving friends on Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM prior to the service at the church.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.

LOGANVILLE

Juanita “Nita” Reeves Juanita (Nita) A. Reeves, age 89, of Loganville, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM on Monday, January 22, 2018 at First Baptist

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get everybody — can connect. You want to find the universal theme that can get as many readers connected As they waited for as you can.”

Carmen Deedy to step Though Deedy largely on stage, 6- and 9-yearfocuses on children’s books old Sam and Eli Denham and storytelling, Saturday’s frowned at their mother, event turned out almost as grumbling that their Satmany adults unaccompaurday afternoon was being nied by children as it did spent at Peachtree Corners’ parents with young kids.

Christ the King Lutheran The crowd reflected the Church. universality of literature “Look, all the other kids and its importance in every are sitting up at the front facet of life — a realization — do you want to go sit?”

North Georgia Reads hopes Holly Denham asked her to give its participants. sons, patiently trying to “Why does literacy engage them. matter? Because it’s Both shaking their heads quantifiable and readers “no,” the elder boy turned are successful, ultimately,” to Denham and placed his Deedy said. “You may be head on her shoulder, bore- a brilliant mechanic, but if dom crossing his face. you can’t read a manual or From the back of the you can’t do fundamental room, Deedy — a New accounting because you York Times bestselling can’t read some of the inchildren’s author and stoformation that’s coming in, ryteller — couldn’t see the you won’t (succeed.)” boy’s faces as she made her But it’s more than that, way up to the stage, which Deedy said. had been set up for she and “The reader is never her husband, folk musician abandoned intellectually,” John McCutcheon, as part she said. “He or she is of the Gwinnett County never left out in the desert, Public Library’s North especially nowadays. You Georgia Reads program. can go on the internet and The program, a collablearn anything — physics, orative partnership between astrophysics, nuclear medi46 north Georgia library cine. It doesn’t mean you’re systems, brings bestselling going to learn it in the same authors to the commuway if you went the path of nity in an effort to increase a physician, but there are so library participation and many things you can learn.” interest.

In part, that’s why Deedy On Saturday, it played became an author and stohost to the children’s enter- ryteller, she said — so she tainment duo. could learn more but also Smiling, Deedy began help inspire others to learn. her “cuento” — the Spanish Sprinkling Spanish word for story — lookthroughout her tale Sating out at the attendees, urday — a remnant of who ranged from babies to her Havana childhood — grandparents.

Deedy did just that, teachThe Denham brothers ing participants new words perked up almost immediand sounds through her ately, their robust laughs performance. joining the dozens of others Though she is a bestsellin the room, boredom ing author and McCutcheon washing away. is a Grammy-nominated “You have to be present artist, Deedy spoke with and you have to be auhumility of their profesthentic,” Deedy said of her sions, stressing their intent storytelling, “and then you is to add some color to tell a story that is universal, people’s lives. if you can, so that nearly “I don’t have a messianic everyone — you’ll never calling; I don’t believe that isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

Above left, New York Times bestselling author Carmen Deedy performs at Peachtree Corners’ Christ the King Lutheran Church on Saturday. Above right, folk singer John McCutcheon, Deedy’s husband, takes the stage at Saturday’s event. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

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Jill Sewnson, right, and Bill duo for years.

one person can change (the world,)” she said. “But I do think every person can have an effect on their little corner of the world, and that’s how I feel about the work we do. We’ve had a little bit of exposure — I’ve performed on Broadway and at the Kennedy Center and in the White House. But it’s a nanosecond of fame, so what are you doing in that moment? You have to be present and you have to be authentic.”

Gwinnett residents Jill Sewnson and Bill Brown said that is exactly why

been following John McCutcheon since the 1970s,” Sewnson said. “I just think they’re incredibly awesome and there’s such universality to (their work.)”

As Deedy, followed by McCutcheon, looked at the crowd, two smiles stood out: those of Sam and Eli Denham.

Within minutes of Deedy beginning, the younger Denham had run to the front of the room, finding a spot in the group of children.

Though Eli had remained in his seat, head still resting Brown have been following the children’s entertainment on his mother’s shoulder, his previous boredom was replaced with a smile, which grew larger as McCutcheon’s banjo echoed through the already-enthused room.

“On my sidewalk, on my street to every person that you meet you say, ‘Hojee heejee hijee ‘howjadoo, howjadoo! You say, ‘Hojee, heejee hijee howjadoo!’”

McCutcheon sang, his song describing the crowd.

“I feel glad and you feel good, we brighten up our Children sit at the front of the room Saturday. neighborhood. We say, ‘Hojee heejee hijee howjadoo, howjadoo!’ We say, ‘Hojee, they enjoy Deedy and Mc“I’m a storyteller, so heejee hijee ‘Howjadoo!’”

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Upper left, a total of 5,100 volunteers have helped in the construction, planting and maintenance of the 11 gardens at Gwinnett County Public Schools. Above, students, teachers and volunteers at 11 Gwinnett schools have maintained the gardens while learning about environmental sustainability. (Special Photos)

Plant It Forward program in bloom throughout the county

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They are learning the value of conservation and sustainability, as well as the fact that growing your own food and protecting our pollinators can be both rewarding and fun.”

school year, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful received a $20,000 Keep America Beautiful and

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across the county.

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grow their own food and learn about the importance of environmental conservation.

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Lopez picked to be 2018 Truman Project Political Partner State Rep. Brenda Lopez, D-Norcross, has been chosen to serve as one of the Truman National Security Project’s Political Partners for this year.

The Truman Brenda Lopez National Security Project has more than 1,500 members, including civilians, policy experts, post9/11 veterans and political professionals who believe the U.S. should use diplomacy, defense, development and the promotion of democracy to address national

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Curt Yeomans security issues.

Its Political Partners program brings together progressive public officials and political operatives to come up with “tough, smart national security solutions,” according to a release issued by the Georgia House of Representatives’ Media

Services office.

Their goal is to see the U.S. develop foreign policy that promotes security as well as prosperity for the nation.

“I am honored to be a part of Truman National Security Project and believe that America is strongest when we defend, support and ally with countries that understand how progressive policies in diplomacy, defense, development and democracy help us all,” Lopez said in a statement.

“I look forward to joining an already strong group of foreign policy, national security and political experts in the Atlanta Chapter to build solutions and increase

awareness that will help shape more progressive policies on issues of immigration, cybersecurity, freedom of speech and protection of the rights of all humans.”

Isakson seeks answers on improvements at Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson called on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin to give a progress report on how the VA is rolling out tools Congress created for the federal agency during a hearing Wednesday.

Isakson praised Shulkin for his leadership of the department, but he expressed concerns about a few issues,

such as four unfilled positions in the VA, including the undersecretary for health, the assistant secretary of accountability and whistleblower protection, the undersecretary Johnny Isakson for benefits and the secretary of information technology.

“I want to thank Secretary Shulkin,” Isakson said during the hearing. “The administration, our veterans and this committee are lucky to have him, but we are at the time where there

are no excuses. There are no excuses for why we don’t correct the problems we’ve had with hiring, there are no excuses we don’t correct the problems we’ve had with IT, there is no excuse for not correcting the problems we’ve had with veterans’ appeals, among other areas.

“So this is all about accountability. It’s all about looking at what we have passed and looking for the results that are to come in the future so that we can do a good job for the veterans of the United States of America.”

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

clusters have the bulk of the schools with learning gardens. A total of 82 schools are participants of the Green and Healthy Program.

According to Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, more than 5,100 volunteers have put in 10,500 volunteer hours to build, plant, maintain and harvest the gardens since the project launched in September.

During that time span, more than 1,200 pollinators — including bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and wasps — have been recorded in the gardens at all 11 campuses, and more than 86 pounds of edible produce, including lettuce, radishes, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, rainbow chard, cabbage and broccoli have been collected.

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•From Page 11A represents an opportunity for us to foster a new generation of environmental stewards right here in Gwinnett County,” said Schelly Marlatt, Executive Director for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful. “They are learning the value of

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Choosing Treasure your friends while you can immigration criteria is a Sisyphean task WASHINGTON — In 1790, the finest mind in the First Congress, and of his generation, addressed in the House of Representatives the immigration issue: “It is no doubt very desirable that we should hold out as many inducements as possible for the worthy part of mankind to come and settle amongst us.” Perhaps today’s 115th Congress will resume the Sisyphean task of continuing one of America’s oldest debates, in which James Madison was an early participant: By what criteria should we decide who is worthy to come amongst us?

The antecedents of the pronouns “we” and “us” include the almost 80 million who are either immigrants — not excluding the more than 11 million undocumented ones — or their children. They might be amused to learn that in the only full-length book George Thomas Jefferson Will wrote, “Notes on the State of Virginia,” he worried that too many immigrants might be coming from Europe with monarchical principles “imbibed in their early youth,” ideas that might turn America into “a heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted mass.”

A century later, Theodore Roosevelt, who detested “milk-and-water cosmopolitanism,” saw virtue emerging from struggles between the “Anglo-Saxon” race and what Roosevelt’s friend and soulmate Rudyard Kipling called “lesser breeds without the law.” TR, who worried that the United States was becoming a “polyglot boarding house,” supported America’s first significant legislation restricting immigration, passed to exclude Chinese, because he thought Chinese laborers would depress American wages, and because he believed they would be “ruinous to the white race.”

In 1902, in the final volume of professor Woodrow Wilson’s widely read book “A History of the American People,” he contrasted “the sturdy stocks of the north of Europe” — e.g., Norwegians — with southern and eastern Europeans who had “neither skill nor energy nor any initiative of quick intelligence.” U.S. Army data gathered during World War I mobilization demonstrated, according to a Princeton psychologist, “the intellectual superiority of our Nordic group over the Mediterranean, Alpine and Negro groups.” Richard T. Ely, a leading progressive economist, spent most of his academic career at the University of Wisconsin, but first taught at Johns Hopkins, where one of his students was Woodrow Wilson. Ely celebrated the Army data for enabling the nation to inventory its human stock just as it does its livestock. In 1924, Congress legislated severe immigration restrictions, which excluded immigrants from an “Asiatic Barred Zone.”

For more on this unsavory subject, read “Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics and American Economics in the Progressive Era” by Princeton economist Thomas C. Leonard. And “One Nation Undecided”

by Peter H. Schuck, professor emeritus at Yale Law School, who writes: “In what may be the cruelest single action in our immigration history, Congress defeated a bill in 1939 to rescue 20,000 children from Nazi Germany despite American families’ eagerness to sponsor them — on the ground that the children would exceed Germany’s quota!”

The next phase of America’s immigration debate, like the previous one, will generate the most heat about border security and whether those who are here illegally should stay. The heat will be disproportionate.

The border was irrelevant to the 42 percent of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S., mostly at airports, with valid visas that they then overstayed.

Spending on border security quadrupled in the 1990s, then tripled in the next decade. Now that net immigration of Mexicans has been negative for 10 years, Americans eager to build a wall should not build it on the 1,984-mile U.S.-Mexico border but on the 541-mile Mexico-Guatemala border.

Fifty-eight percent of the more than 11 million — down from 12.2 million in 2007 — who are here illegally have been here at least 10 years; 31 percent are homeowners; 33 percent have children who, having been born here, are citizens. The nation would recoil from the police measures that would be necessary to extract these people from the communities into the fabric of which their lives are woven. They are not going home; they are home.

After 9/11, attitudes about immigration became entangled with policies about terrorism. So, as The Economist noted, “a mass murder committed by mostly Saudi terrorists resulted in an almost limitless amount of money being made available for the deportation of Mexican house-painters.” This month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided 98 7-Eleven stores in 17 states, making 21 arrests, approximately one for every 4.5 stores. Rome was not built in a day, and it would be unreasonable to expect the government to guarantee, in one fell swoop, that only American citizens will hold jobs dispensing Slurpees and Big Gulps.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@ washpost.com.

So I walked into homeroom on the first day of ninth grade wearing the wrong clothes and the wrong shoes. Just take my word for it. Black wing tips were not the “in” thing to wear.

I was nervous and a little scared of what to expect. After going to school with basically the same 50 kids from first to eighth grade, I was now being thrown in with kids from Stewart and Mansfield and Oxford and “town kids.”

Town kids would be those raised in Covington who had attended E.L. Fiquett. Add into the mix the fact that Newton County schools were experimenting with a token integration program called Freedom of Choice — there would be black students in my classes — and I just didn’t know what to expect.

I found my seat — we were placed alphabetically — near a quiet red-haired guy who told me his name was Jimmy Hutchins. I didn’t realize it, but my life was about to change drastically, for the better. I would never have a better friend than he, and no family would ever influence my life in so many different ways.

Within a couple weeks of high school, Jimmy had invited me over to spend a Friday night at his house. It was a revelation for me. They had carpet on the floors — no linoleum in sight — and light switches on the walls instead of chains hanging down from the ceiling. Jimmy had his own shower. I had never spent a night in such a house.

Jimmy’s mama, Mrs. Rebecca, was already strug-

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gling with the neuromuscular disease that would finally claim her life, but even in her chair, she was beautiful and charming and fun to talk to.

His little sister Becky was his little sister, Becky, but as time passed she would also become one of my best friends. Mrs. Hutchins had help — Lovie — who was just like a part of the family, and I sure would like to have one of Lovie’s hot biscuits right now.

Jimmy’s father, Mr. James, was one of the most accomplished men I had ever met.

He had been a pilot in World War II and was a pharmacist and businessman and collected vintage automobiles and could play any musical instrument you put in his hands.

More importantly, he was one of the most loving and patient men I would ever know.

I never dreamed on that first Friday night in the Hutchins’ house, as Jimmy and I lay awake and talked into the night — primarily about all the places to which his family had traveled in an effort to see all 50 states while his mother was able — how many more nights we would spend together throughout our lives.

We would remain close friends throughout high school and would live to-

gether our last two years in college, and we were virtually inseparable during those years. A harsh word never passed between us. Not one.

One of the things that bound us together was Georgia football. We traveled all over the South watching Georgia play — Atlanta, Clemson, Columbia, Tuscaloosa, Auburn — and as far west as Dallas for the Cotton Bowl. I could write a book about that trip to Dallas. OK, I did. But that book, “Need Two,” was a novel, and it wasn’t about us, per se. But it was certainly influenced by some of our experiences.

I learned about Jimmy over the years that he was fiercely loyal to his family and his friends. He was quiet and easy going but you didn’t want to cross his family or friends — especially his sister, Becky. I also learned that he was extremely intelligent and inquisitive and wanted to learn about things for the sake of knowing about them. He was very different from me in this respect. I generally used knowledge only as a means to an end. His way was much better.

After college, we stayed close until we both got married and kind of went our separate ways, the way people do. I was busy coaching and raising my kids. He took a job at Delta Air Lines where he would remain for 39 years.

Our visits and conversations became less frequent, but I always knew where to find him and he me.

In September, on his 65th birthday, Jimmy learned that melanoma, which he thought

was under control, had spread to his brain. That’s not news you want to get at any age.

Luckily for me, Jimmy would re-enter my life for the brief time he had left. We visited — but not frequently enough. We talked. We even spent a few more nights together and saw Georgia play one more time.

During this time, I learned that his family had expanded, as had his capacity for loving his family. I also learned about his second family — Delta Air Lines. Jimmy loved his job and the people he worked with, and they loved him back.

Jimmy passed away on Thursday, just a few days after Georgia lost the national football championship to Alabama. He watched the game, but Jimmy’s stepson, Sean, told me that Jimmy went to sleep when Georgia led 20-7. When he woke up he didn’t think to ask if Georgia had held on, and Sean said he wasn’t about to bring it up.

He went to glory, we believe, under the assumption that Georgia had won.

We said goodbye to Jimmy Sunday afternoon. The cancer worked fast. The chapel was full. I had an opportunity to say a few words about my friend. I wish I had said a lot more words to him while he was still alive. You might take note of that. Tomorrow is never promised to any of us.

Don’t take friends like Jimmy Hutchins for granted. Not that many of them pass through your life.

Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County.

Email him at dhuck008@ gmail.com.

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If Rocky can come back, why not the good guys?

I had a great idea for a movie recently. It was about a football team that came out of nowhere and through hard work and perseverance ended up playing for the national championship. The first scene starts with four outstanding players who spurned an opportunity to turn professional, deciding to return to college for their senior year and inspire their teammates to experience the thrill of victory after too many agonizing defeats in the past.

Next scene: Sanford Stadium. The starting quarterback gets hurt in the first game of the season. Off the bench comes a freshman who has never taken a snap at the collegiate level and who promptly leads his team to victory. In the movie, you see the team rally around the rookie, who keeps getting better and more confident with each game; so good, in fact, that the former starter is relegated to the bench for the rest of the season.

The script then has them lose a game to give the plot some creative tension. But they come back and wax the team that had beaten them and win their conference championship. That gives the selfless seniors, the rookie quarterback and their inspired teammates the opportunity to face the No. 2 team in the nation in a historic venue called

parts of the movie. The team is coached by a local-boymade-good from Bainbridge, Ga., who once played for his alma mater. He has brought them to the pinnacle in only his second year as a head coach. But it gets better. In the championship game, the Dick young coach will face off Yarbrough against his crusty old mentor (the movie’s villain) in a clasthe Rose Bowl and a chance sic case of good versus evil. to play for the national chamBy the way, in my movie, pionship. the president, who knows To keep things interestas much about football as I ing, the plot would have know about Chinese aviation, the underdogs fall hopewould stay home and play lessly behind and face certain with his Twitter instead of defeat. Undaunted, two of making people stand in the the aforementioned seniors rain for an hour so he can be score touchdowns to get the seen on television and then game into a second overtime, leave at halftime. I would wherein another of the sehave his ham-handed Secret niors blocks a field goal. The Service contingent sent to star running back fumbles the Bogart, Ga., to direct traffic ball and allows the other team in a driving rainstorm as a to score. Things are looking reward for exhibiting their dire, but he makes up for usual arrogant attitude toward that mistake by scoring the the public that pays their winning touchdown. (Yeah, salaries.

I know. It sounds pretty The climax of the movie unbelievable, but remember would have the good guys — this is Hollywood.) winning the whole thing.

So, here is a group of kids The four selfless seniors who weren’t even in the diswould hug and high-five each cussion of potential national other and weep tears of joy champions at the beginning for having decided to come of the year set to play for back. The music, written by the biggest prize in college Kenny Rogers, a Colbert, football. Not only that, but Ga., resident, would build in their home state and only to a crescendo. The credits miles from their campus. would run, the lights would Now comes one of the best come up and we would all

leave the theater feeling warm and fuzzy and convinced that good things happen to good people and that there is such a thing as divine destiny.

Except somebody forgot to check with Nick Saban.

If Alabama’s head coach didn’t know when the presidential election was being held, as he claimed, do you think he knows squat about feel-good movies? Probably considers them rat poison.

Alas, in real life Georgia blew a 13-0 lead and a 20-7 lead and lost the national championship in overtime, 26-23. Speaking of freshman quarterbacks, only Nick Saban would have the temerity to replace his starting quarterback at halftime in a national championship with a freshman who would proceed to throw three touchdown passes, including the game winner, and surpass our own freshman quarterback’s performance. No way that would be in my movie.

OK, so maybe my idea didn’t work this year, but there is always next year.

Hey, if Rocky Balboa can keep coming back, why can’t the good guys? Go, Dawgs!

Woof! Woof!

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139, or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.

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5 ACRES WALNUT GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT Beautiful 5 acre wooded lot that shares a portion of shared pond. County water is available. What a scenic place to build your dream home or vacation home in one of the most desirable school districts. $90,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE MONROE, GA 30655

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Suitable applicant shall have a combination of experience and training in plumbing, electricity, and general carpentry.

This is a permanent position for which the Housing Authority offers medical, dental, vision and life insurance, paid vacation and holiday leave, retirement package and salary up to $40,000 per year commensurate with education and experience.

TEACHERS New Life Academy of Excellence 4725 River Green Parkway Duluth, GA 30096 We are currently accepting resumes for Elementary Education teachers, Middle School teachers and Paraprofessionals for the 2018-2019 school year.

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• 30 Years Experience with the Elderly • Understanding • Personable • Will do light housekeeping/ cooking in your home for your love one.

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Truss Systems Co. in Buford GA. seeks Logistics Manager for customers in Caribbean, Central & South American regions.

Responsibilities: • Plan, direct, co-ordinate sales and shipment of pre-engineered roof structures • Calculate export costs. • To become familiar with policies, rules, procedures, laws governing imports in selected countries. • Knowledge of export trade, must negotiate with brokers and shippers. • Book shipments, issue invoices, packing list. • Tramite Phytosanitary Certificates and other pre-requisites for export Must have: • 3 years experience in international trade, warehousing, customs and shipping. • Degree in Foreign Commerce preferred. • Knowledge in Construction Engineering preferred. • To travel locally and internationally. • Spanish preferred.

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Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.

Record treatment information in patient records. Expose dental diagnostic x-rays. Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.

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Seeking 10 Temp/FT positions in AtlantaSandy Springs-Roswell, GA-MSA, & Gainesville, GA-MSA counties from 4/1/2018 to 12/3/2018.

M-F 6:30am to 3:30pm, Poss. Sat., 40 hrs./wk.

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equip. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation & installation of mortar less segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Lift & sustain 50lbs., Poss. drug screening (post-hire), Poss.

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A single workweek is used to compute wages due, paid weekly. Poss. raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on tenure with company, experience, or job performance.

All deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law will be made. Employer will provide workers at n/c all tools, supplies & equip required to perform the job. Workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa & border crossing fees, in-bound transportation costs & subsistence from Consulate to employer’s place of business & other related fees including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse the worker remaining in-bound transportation & subsistence from the place of recruitment to the Consulate. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker’s reasonable costs of return transportation & subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical & reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of $12.07 per day during travel to a max of $51.00 per day with receipts. Qualified applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity directly to Georgia Dept. of Labor, located at 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., Ste. 426, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Phone: (404) 232-3676 or online at http://www. dol.georgia.gov to apply & email resume to Craig at craig@aquatronirrigation.com for Aquatron Irrigation, Alpharetta, GA 30004. (770) 6640763. This ad is being placed concurrently with an H-2B application.

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SECTION B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2018 COUNTY DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Record setter Collins Hill’s Smithson wins third straight county title

By David Friedlander

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Defense never rests for GAC grad Wilkins

By David Friedlander

STONE MOUNTAIN — Another year, another Gwinnett County boys diving title and another record for Peter Smithson.

The Collins Hill junior broke his own county record with a score of 605.80 to win his third straight championship Saturday at Mountain Park Aquatic Center.

Unlike his second county title a year ago, when he scored 595.70 and blew past the previous Gwinnett record by nearly 60 points, this year’s record-setting performance was hardly a surprise for Smithson.

In fact, it was one of the goals for the defending Class 6A/7A state champion.

“I just felt confident coming in,” Smithson said.

“My goal was 600, which I broke by five points. That’s what I wanted going into state with a little confidence.”

He should go into this year’s state meet with plenty of confidence after outpointing runner-up Oliver Stephan of Peachtree Ridge (388.20) and third-place Maxwell Pace of Parkview (346.20) by sizable margins.

His score Saturday is fewer than eight points off his state-title winning score of 613.45 from last year, and only 24 points off the state record of 629.80 set by Alpharetta’s Jack Nyquist. Smithson has two weeks to work on some things before the state meet.

Most of that work will be fine-tuning based on his results Saturday, which included three rare perfect 10 scores, two of which came on one dive midway through the meet.

“I definitely wanted to get 600,” Smithson said.

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Collins Hill’s Peter Smithson competes in the Gwinnett County boys diving championship Sat-

See BOYS, Page 2B urday. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

Henderson seizes her opportunity Dacula junior steps up to win county

Virginia vanguard

feels like she will need as she tries to improve on last year’s 12th-place finish at the Class 6A/7A state meet and break into the top 10, and perhaps beyond.

She knows technique will be a big focus even after

By David Friedlander Saturday’s solid performance, david.friedlander@ and she’s setting the bar high. gwinnettdailypost.com “Really, top five,” Henderson said when asked what STONE MOUNTAIN — her main goals for state are.

After finishing third behind “Probably inward (dives are two seniors in last year’s the key). Just working on Gwinnett County Girls Divinwards and getting more ing Championship, Lauren confident.”

Henderson knew the door Henderson wasn’t chalwas open for her to move lenged much in the latter up in the standings for this rounds, especially after year’s meet.

Camarda twisted an ankle The Dacula junior left after slipping on the 1-meter nothing to chance, kicking springboard midway through in that door with an overall the meet. score of 395.95 to claim her However, the Norcross first individual county title junior fought off the pain to Saturday at Mountain Park finish the meet with a hardAquatic Center. earned runner-up finish, and Henderson increased her is confident she will be back score by some 61 points after to peak efficiency at state in finishing behind Mill Creek’s two weeks.

Ambria D’Alonzo and Nor“I came into the meet cross’ Lyle Hoge to outpoint wanting to do my best,” Carunner-up Abby Camarda of marda said. “When I slipped, Norcross (367.95) and third my ankle hurt, but I really place Magdalene Hennebaul didn’t want to quit. I’m just of Mountain View (342.75) to Dacula’s Lauren Henderson competes in the Gwinnett County not a quitter. So I went and reach the top of the podium. girls diving championships Saturday. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup) tried my hardest.

“I definitely came in more “It hurts a lot, but I’m goconfident this year after I’m just going to train hard day was workmanlike, with ing to try and work through working the whole season,” these next two weeks to get very little flash, but everyit. I’ve only been diving for a Henderson said. “I felt more ready for (the state meet).” thing solid.

See GIRLS, Page 2B confident with my dives. …

Henderson’s effort SaturIt is the type of effort she

ATLANTA — When one shares a last name with one of college and professional basketball’s most prolific all-time scorers, it’s natural for that player to have high expectations about his own offensive abilities.

Of course, in Isaiah Wilkins’ case, he is actually the stepson of former University of Georgia and Atlanta Hawks star and Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.

Nonetheless, the Greater Atlanta Christian grad has more than made a name for himself throughout his college career at the University of Virginia, though he’s done so primarily at the other end of the court.

Now a senior power forward for the No. 2 Cavaliers (17-1, 6-0 ACC), Wilkins has forged a well-earned reputation as one of the top defensive players in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the nation.

“He’s one of the most continuous defensive players,” Virginia head coach Tony Bennett said of the senior power forward.

“He thinks help. He thinks cover for teammates. He knows how to anticipate. If you can find guys with that, it’s worth its weight in gold for a defensive player. I think those two things with him — how continuous he is and how he anticipates — are great.”

And since he first set foot on Virginia’s campus in Charlottesville in fall 2014, especially over the last two seasons, Wilkins’ defense has never rested.

Following a junior season in which he was named to the ACC’s All-Defensive Team after leading the Cavaliers in rebounding (6.8 rpg), blocked shots (1.3 bpg) and steals (1.0 spg), he has tightened up even more on the defensive end of the court as a senior in the 2017-18 campaign.

Wilkins leads the team in all three categories again this season, averaging 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 steals in 18 games following Virginia’s 64-48 win over Georgia Tech on Thursday at McCamish Pavilion.

And while Wilkins has shown plenty of natural defensive instincts, he’s also shown plenty of physical ability that has helped his defensive performance.

Those physical tools have come in handy.

While he is a fairly robust 6-foot-7 and 227 pounds, he sometimes finds himself a bit undersized compared to some of the players he has to defend.

But he’s never let that size differential get in his way.

“It’s just positioning and we just post up,” Wilkins said. “So I really don’t have to worry much about that a whole lot. It’s just playing hard.”

However, he agrees with Bennett that the key to his overall success has been his willingness to adapt to a defense-first attitude.

It’s an attitude he said he developed long before his college career began.

“I think that is the big reason I did come here (to Virginia),” Wilkins said. “I took pride in (defense). Everybody on this team does, and I try to be a good influence on my teammates.

“That’s what it was. I’ve always wanted to do that. I don’t jump (like Dominique did).

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Virginia forward Isaiah Wilkins (21), a GAC grad, shoots over Georgia Tech’s Ben Lammers (44) during the second half Friday at McCamish Pavilion. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)

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Dacula promotes Jenkins to head football coach

By Will Hammock

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Dacula went through an extensive search to find its next head football coach, but eventually decided the best choice was already on Clint staff.

Jenkins Clint Jenkins, the team’s defensive coordinator, was promoted to head coach Friday night as the replacement for Tommy Jones, who resigned in early December to become head coach at Cherokee Bluff, a new high school in Hall County.

“Coach Jenkins is one of the most respected, successful and experienced defensive coordinators in Gwinnett,” Dacula athletic and activities direc-

tor Mark Karen said. “He has been the DC here for seven years and earned his opportunity to be our next head football coach as he made it through a thorough and rigorous process, besting 90-plus candidates.

Coach Jenkins has a huge backing and support from our current coaching staff and his players love him and Coach Jenkins loves this community, this school and his players.

“We are excited to have Coach Jenkins as our next head football coach here at Dacula High School.”

Jenkins takes over a program he has helped to the state playoffs four times in the last five seasons, winning three region titles during that span. The Falcons have won the last two championships in Region 8-AAAAAA. He said he wasn’t “ready to say goodbye to those kids,” which made him

of from the rest of Gwinnett County. I’m kind of THE JENKINS FILE a small town guy and you Name: Clint Jenkins have that small town feel New position: Head football coach at Dacula in Dacula. You have that, it Former position: Defensive coordinator at Dacula sounds cliché, that family Age: 44 here. You still have that. I Career record: First head coaching job don’t know if you have that Education: Graduated from Oglethorpe County High everywhere. We still have School; earned education degree from University of Georgia and master’s degree in education from Troy that at Dacula.”

University Jenkins grew up around Background: Has been the Falcons’ defensive coordinafootball communities with tor for seven years, the past five under previous head his father Wesley, a longcoach Tommy Jones; previously coached at Morgan time high school coach County and North Forsyth; father Wesley Jenkins was whose career included time a longtime high school football coach, working for years with legendary head coach with legendary coach Nick Hyder at West Rome and Nick Hyder at both West Valdosta; served in the Marines four years before college; Rome and Valdosta. He wife Heather is competitive cheerleading coach at Buford didn’t immediately follow Family: Wife, Heather, 10-year-old twins, son Brody and daughter Caroline. his father into coaching — he spent four years in the Marines after high school more excited about his first from them for me to apply — but eventually took the head coaching job. and I felt like I didn’t want same route.

“I’m so connected to to let them down. I wanted “Coming out of the this group of kids,” Jenkins to do the best I could for Marine Corps, my dad was said. “My connection to them. I thank (Dacula always an influence on me these kids right here and principal) Dr. (Bryan) Long and sports was just a way the community (made me and Mark Karen for the op- of life for us,” Jenkins said. want the head coaching portunity. … I think Dacula “I think coming out of the job). There was a push is a little bit insulated kind Marines Corps when I was

really trying to figure out what I wanted to do, I kind of leaned back on my dad and the life I knew.”

Jenkins got his start in coaching at Morgan County, where he spent nearly a decade and finished as defensive coordinator. He coached for one season at North Forsyth before being hired at Dacula.

He has played a pivotal role in the Falcons’ success under Jones, and he hopes to continue that with a coaching staff that will remain largely in place.

“Tommy did a great job putting us on the tracks, we just need to continue improving, keep working hard and keep it on the path,” Jenkins said. “We have a belief system. We have coaches in place. We’re on the right path. Tommy’s done such a great job. He’s been a mentor to me. He’s been a great friend. I’ll always be grateful to him.”

Boys •From Page 1B “So if I can keep doing what I’m doing after last year, hopefully there’s a state record in the future.

“I’m definitely going to have to put everything into it.

Probably some new dives and harder dives and hope for the best and be very consistent.

I wanted to put my hardest (dives) in the middle. I was confident enough the last two rounds.”

It showed. His final dive of the day, while not garnering any perfect scores from the judges, drew enough nines to garner a score of 63.60 for his best score of the meet.

Saturday was also special for a handful of other divers.

Stephan’s 388.20 was good enough to join Smithson in posting an All-American qualifying score — and just one point off his own school record — and sends him into the state meet with plenty of momentum.

“I think I dove really well,” Stephan said. “I definitely made some improvements on a lot of my dives. So it was a really good meet.”

Among the other notable performances was the seventh-place finish by BerkPeachtree Ridge’s Oliver Stephan competes in the mar’s Richard Tep, whose Gwinnett County boys diving championship Satur- score of 297.10 set a new school record. day. (Photo: Anthony Stalcup)

GWINNETT COUNTY DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday at Mountain Park Aquatic Center BOYS 1-meter, 11-dive meet 1. Peter Smithson, Collins Hill 605.80 2. Oliver Stephan, Peachtree Ridge 388.20 3. Maxwell Pate, Parkview 346.20 4. Chauncey Robinson, Collins Hill 329.00 5. Valentino Sorto, North Gwinnett 315.20 6. Carter Bennett, Parkview 302.90 7. Richard Tep, Berkmar 297.10 8. Charles Ward, Parkview 293.90 9. James Moebes, Norcross 293.10 10. Nicholas Stark, North Gwinnett 293.05

11. Collin Jarnagin, Brookwood 291.90 12. Hunter Misuraca, Mill Creek 280.65 13. Jackson Jones, Mill Creek 276.05 GIRLS 1. Lauren Henderson, Dacula 395.95 2. Abby Camarda, Norcross 367.95 3. Magdalene Hennebaul, Mountain View 342.75 4. Monique Howson, South Gwinnett 339.90 5. Jordan Wolfe, Brookwood 336.75 6. Reecy Brown, Mill Creek 313.95 7. Kendal Reeves, Duluth 296.15 8. Kennedy Turner, North Gwinnett 294.40 9. Carson Spiegel, Grayson 292.40 10. Lex Griffin, Parkview 273.45

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runner-up spot and eventually finished third, while year, and I’m really excited Monique Howson of South to see how far I’ve come Gwinnett (339.90) and Jorsince last year.” dan Wolfe of Brookwood Hennebaul was close on (336.75) rounded out the Camarda’s heels for the top five.

Virginia guard Justice Bartley (2) and forward Isaiah Wilkins (21) celebrate after their win against Georgia Tech on Friday. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)

Wilkins •From Page 1B

role to help his teammates, and the Cavaliers’ I’m not a jumper. … So program as a whole. people thinking (he was And his willingness to a natural scorer), they’re selflessly assume such mistaken. … I just wasn’t a team-first role is what that good (offensively) Bennett values most about when I was younger, but him, which was perhaps (thought if) I got good most personified during at defense, the offense a key play in Virginia’s would come.” game at Virginia ComActually, Wilkins monwealth on Nov. 17. showed plenty of ofWilkins fought for a fensive ability during his key defensive rebound high school career at GAC with his team clinging to — at least as much as his a four-point lead and went defensive ability. the length of the court to He averaged 17.0 and convert a finger-roll layup 18.2 points per game to helped the Cavaliers in his junior and senior close out a 76-67 win. seasons, respectively, in “I’m so proud of him, helping the Spartans to and he’s a joy to coach,” Class AA state champion- Bennett said. “Just the ship both years. kind of young man he The latter number is. How he plays is his combined with an averpersonality. He’s such a age of 2.6 assists and his giver. … Then you’ve got usual defensive producto look at his heart. Not tion (10.3 rpg, 3.4 bpg, everybody has that kind of 2.2 spg) earned him Boys heart. He’s got a big heart, Player of the Year honors and that shows.” by the Daily Post in 2014.

From Wilkins’ perAnd he has had his spective, it’s easy to give share of moments, includ- it his all for a group of ing a season-high 19-point teammates and coaches effort in a win over Rhode he feels as close to as his Island on Nov. 24. own family.

Still, it didn’t take long It helped that there was for him to realize that already a group of players he would be needed to he was already friends assume a more defensive with in place at Virginia,

not the least of which was former GAC teammate and current Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon, who served as the host for his recruiting trip to Charlottesville.

“He’s a familiar face,” Wilkins said of Brogdon, a two-time former Daily Post Player of the Year, All-American and ACC Player of the Year with the Cavaliers and 2016-17 NBA Rookie of the Year.

“He’s a good dude, and he told me how it was going to be, and I trust him.

“It’s family, (at Virginia) man. … It’s just a big family.”

What Wilkins wants most for his Cavalier brothers are ACC and NCAA Tournament championships.

And even a pro career in the near future, either in the NBA or overseas, is a distinct possibility due to his work ethic and defensive ability. But his focus is more on the here and now.

“I’m a day-to-day dude,” Wilkins said. “I’m just kind of out here trying to help (the team) out right now. When we get (to the tournament), we get there.”

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BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — SACA at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Buford at Flowery Branch 6 p.m. — Central at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Dacula at Apalachee 6 p.m. — Discovery at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — East Hall at GAC 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Newton Co. at Grayson 6 p.m. — Norcross at Lakeside-Dekalb 6 p.m. — North at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Providence at Athens Acadmey 6 p.m. — Riverside boys at Hebron 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Archer 6 p.m. — South at Rockdale Co. 6 p.m. — Winder-Barrow at Lanier

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Meadowcreek, Jackson at GAC

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COLLEGE HOCKEY

3 p.m. — Notre Dame at Wisconsin. From the United Center in Chicago. NBCSP

NFL

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NHL

12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Washington NBC

SOCCER

9:30 p.m. — Bundesliga FC Bayern Munich vs SV Werder Bremen FS1 10:55 p.m. — Premier League Southampton FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC NBCSP 7:30 p.m. — U.S. women vs Denmark. From San Diego County Credit Union Stadium. ESPN

TENNIS

9 p.m. — Australian Open Round of 16. From Melbourne. ESPN2

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2:55 p.m. — Premier League Swansea City AFC vs Liverpool FC NBCSP

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9 p.m. — Australian Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals. From Melbourne. ESPN2

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. — Ohio State at Maryland ESPN2

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Ongoing through May 15: The Georgia Force home-school football program is accepting registration for its 2018 season in the Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association. The team accepts players who are home-schooled (homebased, co-ops and online courses) or who attend private or Christian schools without sports programs. It fields middle school, junior varsity and varsity teams, so registration is open to

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Feb. 3: The fifth annual Stampede in The Park 5K Trail Run, a benefit for Meadowcreek’s cross country program, will be held Feb. 3 at Yellow River Park. For registration or more information, go to stampedeinthepark.wixsite. com/5k1kfunrun or email stampedeinthepark@gmail. com.

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Archer’s Ezeudu commits to UNC

By Will Hammock

North Carolina.

The 6-foot-5, 295-pounder chose the Tar Heels over Nebraska, Archer offensive tackle Virginia, Louisville and Josh Ezeudu, a rising Syracuse. prospect in college football “I chose UNC berecruiting, committed to cause it’s the best of both

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worlds,” Ezeudu said.

“You can get a world-class education and also compete for ACC championships every year. UNC was on my radar for awhile now. I always felt like they would be a perfect fit for

me. I went up on the visit and it felt like everything I wanted in a school.”

Ezeudu helped Archer to a 12-1 record, the Region 8-AAAAAAA championship and a state quarterfinals appearance as a senior.

Okogie scores 18 in Tech loss to Heels From Staff Reports ATLANA — Four Yellow Jackets scored in double figures, including Shiloh grad Josh Okogie, but Georgia Tech men’s basketball was unable to hold off No. 15 North Carolina in an 80-66 loss Saturday afternoon.

Despite outshooting the Tar Heels (16-4, 5-2 ACC), the Jackets lost the rebounding battle 45-23 on the day, including 19 offensive boards that led to a 26-2 advantage in secondchance points.

Okogie, a sophomore, led the field for Tech (10-9, 3-3 ACC), finishing with 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman Jose Alvarado scored 17 points while Ben Lammers and Abdoulaye Gueye finished with 12 points and four rebounds apiece.

Luke Maye had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Theo Pinson added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Joel Berry II and Cameron Johnson finished with 16 points apiece to help the Tar Heels.

Alvarado hit four 3-pointers, including one

Georgia Tech and Shiloh grad guard Josh Okogie (5) passes the ball as North Carolina’s Luke Maye (32) and Theo Pinson (1) defend in the second half Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Photo: Bob Donnan-USA Today Sports)

that pulled the Yellow Jackets to 70-62 with about 3 1/2 minutes left. But he fouled Berry on the Tar Heels’ ensuing possession — and then stepped over him, earning a technical foul with 3:21 to play.

Berry hit three of the four free throws he was awarded to put North Carolina’s lead into double figures to stay. The Tar

Heels were 19 of 24 from the line, while Georgia Tech was just 3 of 6.

The Yellow Jackets had won four in a row before this two-game run against top-15 opponents. After suffocating against No. 2 Virginia’s ACC-best defense, Georgia Tech couldn’t keep up with North Carolina’s fastpaced offense, which aver-

ages nearly 83 points — especially after one stretch in which it had two field goals in 10-plus minutes.

The Tar Heels’ winning streak remains intact, but Berry had a rough day until his free-throw bonanza all but iced it. The most outstanding player at the Final Four finished just 3 of 17 from the field and was just 1 of 8 from long range.

UGA can’t hold off No. 20 Auburn From Staff Reports AUBURN, Ala. — Despite holding a 14-point lead at the end of the first half, the Georgia Bulldog men were unable to withstand a second-half offensive burst from No. 20 Auburn and fell 79-65 on Saturday.

Senior forward Yante Maten led Georgia with 17 points and nine rebounds.

The Pontiac, Mich., native has scored in double-digits in all but one game this season. Juwan Parker added 16 points and matched a career-high with four 3-pointers. The redshirt senior shot 50 percent from the field.

Freshman Rayshaun Hammonds, a Norcross grad, also registered double digits on offense with 10 points.

“We played very sound in half number one,” Georgia head coach Mark Fox said. “I thought our defense just collapsed at the start of the second half. We gave them momentum, and we just couldn’t stop it. We eventually did, and we got back in a position to make a couple plays to win. Now we have to regroup and get ready for Arkansas.”

Georgia separated itself by 14 points by the end of the half, the largest deficit the Tigers have faced at the end of the first half this

Auburn guard Mustapha Heron (5) is fouled by Georgia forward Yante Maten (1) and guard Jordan Harris (2) during the second half Saturday in Auburn, Ala. (Photo: John Reed-USA Today Sports)

season. The top-ranked Bulldog defense also held the Tigers to 25 percent shooting from the field, while the Georgia offense shot 56 percent. The Bulldogs also dominated in the paint in the first half, scoring 14 points compared to Auburn’s four.

Auburn struck first with a couple of free throws, but

Georgia quickly secured the lead with a 9-2 run, featuring junior forward Derek Ogbeide and Parker, whose 3-pointer provided a 9-4 Bulldog margin at the 15:43 mark.

The Tigers evened the contest at nine, and the two teams traded points backand-forth until a pair of defensive stands allowed

seven unanswered Georgia points. Sophomore guard Tyree Crump produced five quick points off the bench, including a 3-pointer, followed by buckets from Parker and Maten for the 23-15 edge.

Georgia closed out the half with a 17-6 run, featuring seven points from the charity line, including five from Maten. Parker capped the Georgia scoring parade with a pair of 3-pointers and led all scorers with 13 points at the end of the 40-24 opening frame.

Auburn reversed the tale in the second half, taking its first lead since the opening minute of the game at the 13:45 mark with a Mustapha Heron dunk for the 43-42 edge over the Bulldogs. They continued to establish themselves on offense throughout the half, separating themselves by as many as 13 points.

Georgia cut the Tiger lead to five with Parker’s career-tying fourth 3-pointer, which capped a 14-5 Bulldog run. The Auburn offense continued to surge to close the half, sealing the 79-65 final.

The top-ranked Georgia (12-6, 3-4) defense outrebounded Auburn (17-2, 5-1) 34-27, marking just the fifth game this season an opponent has topped the Tigers’ boards effort.

USL releases ATL UTD 2 schedule From Staff Reports The United Soccer League announced the 2018 regular season schedule Friday, unveiling the slate of home games at Coolray Field for Atlanta United 2, Gwinnett’s new professional soccer franchise.

The 34-game slate consists entirely of Eastern Conference opponents with 17 home matches in Lawrenceville at Coolray, also home to the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A team, the Gwinnett Stripers. ATL UTD 2 will host New York Red Bulls II on Saturday, March 24, for the club’s first match, while the rest of the league will open its 31-week regularseason schedule on the weekend of March 16-18 with a 14-game slate of contests.

ATL UTD 2 is the USL affiliate of Major League Soccer’s Atlanta

United, which plays down I-85 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The club’s last regular-season match at Coolray is Oct. 13, so its schedule overlaps most of the year with the Stripers.

A third party will oversee the playing field conversions between soccer and baseball.

All ATL UTD 2 matches will be streamed live on uslsoccer.com.

2018 Atlanta United 2 Schedule March 24 New York Red Bulls II March 31 at Charlotte Independence April 8 Penn FC April 21 Louisville City FC April 24 Charleston Battery April 28 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds May 5 at FC Cincinnati May 12 at Ottawa Fury FC May 16 Toronto FC II May 19 at Louisville City FC May 26 North Carolina FC

June 2 at Tampa Bay Rowdies June 13 Charlotte Independence June 16 Ottawa Fury FC June 23 at Indy Eleven June 30 at Nashville SC July 6 at New York Red Bulls II July 11 Bethlehem Steel July 21 at Richmond Kickers July 25 at Nashville SC July 29 at Bethlehem Steel Aug. 11 at Charleston Battery Aug. 22 FC Cincinnati Aug. 25 Indy Eleven Aug. 31 Toronto FC II Sept. 8 at Penn FC Sept. 15 at Tampa Bay Rowdies Sept. 21 North Carolina FC Sept. 26 Nashville SC Sept. 29 Louisville City FC Oct. 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Oct. 7 Charleston Battery Oct. 10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Oct. 13 Richmond Kickers

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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP Minnesota at Philadelphia • Today, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Vikings counting on ‘D’ Andy Jasner

Anthony Barr, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and safety Harrison Smith. They PHILADELPHIA — take on an Eagles’ offense Everything is magnified sputtering since Foles on the road to the Super stepped in for Carson Bowl.

Wentz in December at less The Philadelphia Eagles than 280 yards per game. are fully aware of that fact That total would rank dead as they prepare to host the last in the NFL if projectMinnesota Vikings in the ed over a 16-game season.

NFC Championship today The Vikings are looking at Lincoln Financial Field. for their first berth in the The top-seeded Eagles Super Bowl since the ’76 (14-3) won a thrilling season in Super Bowl XI. 15-10 game against the They are 0-4 all-time in Atlanta Falcons while the Super Bowl and have the Vikings (14-3) delost five consecutive times feated the New Orleans in the NFC Championship.

Saints 29-24 in one of the The Vikings have never craziest finishes in NFL defeated Philadelphia in history. Wide receiver the playoffs with an 0-3 Stefon Diggs caught a 61record.

Minnesota has a terrific yard touchdown pass from chance following their quarterback Case Keenum exciting victory over the on the final play of the Saints. The Vikings led the game.

NFL in points allowed per “Listen, we all undergame with just 15.8 being stand what’s at stake with scored against them. this weekend,” Eagles Linebacker Eric Kenhead coach Doug PedMinnesota defensive tackle Tom Johnson (92) tackles erson said. “It’s a great New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara (41) in the dricks paced the Vikings opportunity, again, for our NFC Divisional playoff game last Sunday in Minneapo- with 136 tackles and lis. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports) Smith equaled his careerteam and for the Philahigh with five intercepdelphia Eagles. That’s the tions. challenge, in probably our Patriots. my interview earlier, that Despite the ultra-succase and in the Vikings’ Philadelphia hasn’t I’m a better person, better case is coming off these participated in an NFC player, better father, better cessful regular season and unbelievable playoff win, emotional, close victories, Championship since the husband because of what and then having to turn ’08 season when they lost I went through and having the Vikings realize that they need to play better to around and do it again.

32-25 at Arizona. to decide that because advance again.

“And so I’ve just got to Not that long ago, I decided that with my “I told them basically make sure that I continue quarterback Nick Foles family. to stay aggressive with pondered retirement. Now “It’s unbelievable to be the same thing; we can’t make these mistakes in the week of practice and he’s the starter for the up here. It’s very humplayoff games or we’ll prepare the guys just like Eagles against his former bling to be up here and be going home,” Vikings we have the last couple backup with the St. Louis to go to the NFC Chamhead coach Mike Zimmer of weeks and just try to Rams in one of the biggest pionship game with the told reporters. “There’s stay in our lane and try games in franchise history. Philadelphia Eagles. It’s to block out some of the “I feel like every person been a crazy ride, and I’m always good and always bad in some of the games, noise.” goes through moments in excited that I get to do it but we made some critical The Eagles haven’t ad- their life where it’s a big with these guys.” errors in that game that vanced to the Super Bowl decision moment. And that The Vikings lean on a could have gotten us beat.” since the 2004 season was it for me,” said Foles, nasty defense with standThe Vikings last faced when they defeated the who was 23-for-30 for 246 outs at every level of the the Eagles in the playoffs Falcons 27-10 in the NFC yards against the Falcons. unit, from defensive end Championship before fall- “And I’m glad I went Everson Griffen (13 sacks in the ’08 season and lost in the wild card round. ing to the New England through it. And I said in this season) to linebacker

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Minn. fans donate to punter’s foundation Field Level Media Three days after the Minnesota Vikings stunned the New Orleans Saints in the divisional playoffs, more than 2,400 Vikings fans have donated $100,000 — and counting — to Saints punter Thomas Morstead’s charity, What You Give Will Grow.

Morstead announced Tuesday that donations After his performance received by the foundation against Minnesota in the playoffs, Vikings fans dothis week from Vikings nated over $100,000 to the fans will go to the Chilfoundation of New Orleans dren’s Minnesota Child punter Thomas Morstead.

Life Program in Minne(Photo: Timothy T. Ludwigapolis “as a thank you for USA Today Sports) the support” following the would fly to Minneapolis Saints’ defeat. He said in a video Wednesday that he during Super Bowl week

to personally present a check to the program if donations exceeded $100,000, which happened Wednesday evening.

“Hi, Minnesota, you guys are officially ridiculous — $100,000 raised …,” Morstead said in a video posted on the charity’s website. “That is incredible. I am totally blown away. I will book my flights tonight. I will be there the week of the Super Bowl. … You guys should all be proud of yourselves. That’s a group effort, and it’s going to affect everybody in your community in a positive way.

“I’m just totally humbled by this. I may be

forced to root for you guys all the way through the Super Bowl now.”

The 31-year-old punter sustained torn cartilage in his ribs while making a tackle early in the Sunday game but played through the injury.

He was the first Saints player to return from the locker room to the field for the Vikings’ extra-point try, which was required by rule, after Stefon Diggs’ game-winning touchdown and the chaos that followed on the field.

After the game, a Vikings fan made a post on Reddit encouraging others to donate to Morstead’s charity out of respect for the punter’s effort.

Jags primed to challenge champs

stability as he used Thursday in side-session work.

“I’m sure he can probFOXBOROUGH, Mass. ably throw it left-handed if he had a problem with the — One franchise is the right hand,” Jaguars coach established winner, heavy Doug Marrone said Thursfavorite and earned its day, recalling seeing Brady reputation by thriving in situations like today’s AFC four times while serving as head coach of the Buffalo Championship game.

Bills from 2013-14. “It’s The challenger and always amazing when you 10-point underdog Jacksonville Jaguars (12-6) are go out (for pregame) and watch him. You see a lot of new to the party, having quarterbacks who have to gone 1-10 against the go out and have to warm defending Super Bowl up. He can literally go pick champion New England up a ball and throw it and Patriots (14-3) all-time you would think that he’s and 0-10 since the 1999 ready to go. When you’re wildcard game. in this league, you watch a “I think we’re going to have to play our best game lot of quarterbacks warm of the year,” Patriots coach up and they all warm up and get themselves ready Bill Belichick said. to go. I really think he’s Nothing else would be one of the most naturally expected from Belichick gifted throwers that I perfrom those familiar with sonally have ever seen. He his pregame styling. can pick the ball up any But the Patriots stand day and just throw it.” out by nearly every There have been few measure. Jacksonville has doubts about the stabilseven combined conferity the 40-year-old Brady ence championship game brings the Patriots. Even appearances on its entire roster. Patriots quarterback operating this season without his favorite wide Tom Brady will start his receiver, Julian Edelman, 12th today.

Brady led the NFL in “I have never talked passing yards and New about experience, so I England was No. 1 in the don’t really think it is a league in passing. relevant conversation,” Jacksonville boasts the Belichick said. “I think No. 1 passing defense in that the team that plays the NFL. But last week well on Sunday, that will be the team that is victori- pressure was hard to come by for long stretches ous. We are talking about how teams go compete on against the Steelers, and Sunday. That is what is go- big plays were there throughout for Ben Roething to determine the winlisberger because of it. At ner in that competition.” one point in the third quarPerhaps a winning history on this stage will help ter he had a streak of 14 consecutive completions.

Belichick and Brady.

If all goes according With five Super Bowl to plan for the Jaguars, rings, Brady has the dethe key on offense is the cided edge in experience — and based on his trophy front five blocking to drive case, also the advantage in wedges in the Patriots’ excellence — over the Jag- maligned run defense and uars’ Blake Bortles. Brady running back Leonard Fournette putting Jacksonreturned only to limited ville on his back. participation in practice Fournette slashed Thursday after an injury through the Steelers for to his throwing hand sent 109 rushing yards and him to the trainer’s room on Wednesday. Brady will three touchdowns and New England’s run defense was play, teammates said, but stomped by some of the might opt for gloves on both hands for security and best in the NFL this season.

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Jacksonville’s Leonard Fournette (27) runs for a touchdown in front while tight end Marcedes Lewis (89) celebrates in last Sunday’s playoff game against Pittsburgh at Heinz Field. (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA Today Sports)

Patrick’s reunion with GoDaddy a perfect sendoff

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Regarding it as “the ultimate fit,” Danica Patrick announced Thursday that GoDaddy would be sponsoring her cars in the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 this year — the “Danica Double” sendoff to her historic career competing in big time auto racing.

Fittingly, Patrick will take her final bow on NASCAR’s and IndyCar’s biggest stages and her most renowned sponsor, GoDaddy, will provide the primary funding for her farewell.

“First and foremost, GoDaddy is such an appropriate fit, a great fit,’’ Patrick told the NASCAR Wire Service shortly after her news was released.

“It’s so exciting as we have so much history together but also because I feel like people were starting to wonder what was going on. And there were

some points in time where I was a little frustrated too, but it’s nice to be able to announce something.’’

Patrick still hasn’t revealed which teams she will be driving for in either of the races, but did confirm news will be coming shortly about her Daytona 500 plans. Patrick drove for Stewart-Haas Racing all five of her full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series seasons from 2013-17.

“We are getting close on that stuff and we need to be, right,’’ Patrick said.

“We’re on track in the next couple weeks.’’

“So that (announcement) will be coming up soon.’’

In the meantime, Patrick, 35, said she’s been overwhelmed by the positive response not only in anticipation of her final two races, but now with the news her car will carry GoDaddy livery.

“It’s absolutely (appropriate),’’ she said. “They have been the biggest brand along with my brands.

2009. Both those career highlight races were in GoDaddy livery.

“You could say we’re getting the band back together,’’ GoDaddy Chief Marking officer Barb Rechterman said of the company’s alliance with Patrick.

“It makes sense in that our goals are so wellaligned. She’s passionate, tenacious and creative just like so many of our customers who are also looking to leverage the NASCAR Cup Series driver Danica Patrick (10) walks to power of the internet and her car before the Ford EcoBoost 400 at HomesteadMiami Speedway on Nov. 19. (Photo: Peter Casey-USA turn their ‘side hustle’ into a full-time business.

Today Sports) “Danica absolutely They have been my biggest been a huge part of my epitomizes the heart of our sponsor, they’ve done the life, not just my career.’’

GoDaddy customers. We Super Bowl commercials, Patrick is the only love it.’’ the most everything. woman to have led laps In making the an“Of course on track, one both in the Daytona 500 nouncement just before the of those big moments was (nine) and the Indy 500 Monster Energy NASCAR being on pole for the Day- (29) — two of the world’s Cup’s Homestead season tona 500. That was a really most renowned races. She finale last November that big deal and starting next won the pole for the 2013 she would no longer comto Jeff Gordon. That was Daytona 500 and finished pete fulltime, Patrick was pretty cool. Even just the eighth. understandably emotional. announcement of moving She has six top-10s in She was also, however, from IndyCar to NASCAR seven Indy 500 starts with firm in her commitment was a big deal. They’ve a best of third place in to “go out” in a big way.

Which is much like the way she came into the sport.

She recently released a book, “Pretty Intense,” launched a clothing line named Warrior, and has her own California vineyard, Somnium, Latin for the word, “dream.”

Patrick has been named one of TIME Magazine’s “Most Influential People” and her appearance in 13 GoDaddy Super Bowl commercials is most alltime among celebrities.

“It was the first thought in my mind of who would be the most perfect fit so I’m grateful it fits,’’ Patrick said of partnering again with GoDaddy. “It’s really amazing how perfectly aligned the brands are from where we’ve come from, to where we are now, and the whole process in between.

“We’ve always been on the same page brand-wise and evolution-wise.

“It’s a perfect fit, such a great story.’’

With real possibilities for a storybook ending.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2018 • 5B

Comet ‘D’ steps up to bust Broncs Gladiators again

By Ken Chrzanowski Staff Correspondent

SNELLVILLE — South Gwinnett turned up the defensive intensity when it needed to and survived a potential game-tying 3-pointer just after the buzzer to beat Brookwood 48-45 on Saturday.

Jasmine The Williams nonregion contest was a back-andforth affair punctuated by long scoring droughts followed by possessions where neither team could miss.

“We lacked focus to start the game,” South coach Kidada Holtzclaw said. “We switched defenses and that allowed us to play with intensity. Offensively we got stagnant until we found the gaps in the defense.”

The Comets (17-1), despite their coaches’ comments, did open an 8-3

lead against the Broncos (11-7). Brookwood then unleashed a 3-point barrage, connecting on its next four shots. The 12-0 run gave the Broncos a 15-8 lead and that is when Holtzclaw decided to change the South Gwinnett defensive alignment.

Switching to a pressureoriented scheme, the Comets were able to hold Brookwood scoreless during the first 3:45 of the second quarter. South tied the score at 16 but fell behind 22-17 after a layup from Kierra Adams. The Comets were able to claw back again and a 3-pointer by Emani Walker lifted South to a 2322 halftime advantage.

In the third quarter, it was South’s turn to go cold. Brookwood held the home team scoreless for the first 4:38 after intermission as the Broncos built a 28-23 lead. A free throw from Makala Torrence broke the scoring drought and by the end of the third quarter, Brookwood held a

32-31 lead.

The teams traded points until midway through the final quarter when a layup

by Brookwood’s Malia Grace gave the Broncos a 40-35 lead with 3:30 left. After a timeout from Holtzclaw, the visitors’ lead was gone in less than a minute. Jasmine Williams hit a three, followed by a free throw and a layup and one from Torrence gave South a 42-41 lead with 2:32 to go.

Grace made a free throw to tie the score but Torrence drove for a layup to give South a 44-42 advantage. The Comets held on defense, and when Jasmine Williams missed the front end of a one-and-one, Shaniya Gause rebounded the miss and put the ball in for a 46-42 lead. The teams traded free throws in the final minute.

Holding a 48-45 lead, Brookwood rebounded a missed free throw with less than three seconds left.

The Broncos pushed the

ball up the court and fed the ball to Maria Callaway, whose shot in the corner swished through the net, but came just after the horn had sounded to give South the win.

“We came together when we needed to as a team,” Holtzclaw said. “We have to learn from this. This is the time of year we need to be peaking.”

Williams led South with 15 points while Torrence added 14 and Walker scored 10. Adams led Brookwood with 16 while Grace added 11.

Brookwood coach Carolyn Whitney hopes the lessons learned from this game start to take hold.

“When we are in a timeout and we ask them to do something, they need to do exactly what is asked,” Whitney said of her squad.

“Especially this time of year, when the pressure starts to mount. We have to learn to come out agressive, like we are the team to beat.”

Norcross boys find their rhythm Boston, Blue Devils run past Riverdale Baptist

By David Friedlander

mad came on the court for us, pulled a couple of rebounds, and we’re best in transition right now. So NORCROSS — It took being able to get a couple a little while for Norcross’ of stops and pitch (the ball) boys to establish the pace ahead kind of got us going. they were looking for in And then (Kyle) Sturdivant their Peachtree Corners did a really good job drivInvitational game against ing and finding Brandon Riverdale Baptist. with the hot hand.”

But once the Blue Devils Indeed, the Blue Devils did, they were able to take struggled on the boards advantage early, with a pair of of the stickbacks and two more pace, and 3-pointers from Wayne some hot Bristol helping Riverdale perimeter Baptist (15-8) build as shooting much as a 12-4 lead with

by Bran4:47 left in the first quarter. don But the 6-foot-9 MuBrandon Boston, to hammad brought his presBoston run away ence to the lane and the with a 78-66 win Saturday defensive boards, which at the House of Blue. helped Norcross get its Boston finished with a transition game going. career-high 26 points on 6 Boston rinsed one fast of 9 shooting from 3-point break with a dunk off a range, but the sophomore feed from Dalvin White was only part of what and then followed his own got the Norcross (17-3) missed shot for a tap-in machine rolling once it got on another break, while over a slow start.

Sturdivant added a steal “I think (there were) and a layup in transition two reasons (for the slow to pull Norcross to within start),” Norcross coach 12-10 with 3:02 left in the Jesse McMillan said. “No. opening frame.

1 was a three- or four-day “We started playing delayoff (with school being fense, and defense turned out because of the weathto offense,” said Sturdier), and we were kind of vant, who finished with getting out of rhythm. We 19 points, three rebounds, were able to practice some three assists and two steals.

(Friday), but even that was “When we can get out and just a mess. run, I feel like we’re the “But (Issa) Muhambest team in the state.”

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After Donovann Toatley’s 3-pointer pushed the Crusaders’ lead to 15-10, Boston began to heat up from the perimeter.

The 6-5 wing first fed Sturdivant for a 3-pointer from the left wing, and then knocked down two shots of his own from behind the arc as part of a 13-0 run over the final 2:24 of the first quarter to vault Norcross in front for good at 23-15.

Then after Riverdale Baptist fought back to pull as close as 32-27 following a Bristol 3-pointer with 2:57 left in the first half, Boston delivered two more daggers from outside the arc in a 40-second span, igniting a 13-3 run over the final 2:42 of the half to send the Blue Devils into intermission with a 45-30 lead despite Sturdivant and Joseph Toppin each going to the bench with foul trouble, thanks to a strong effort from reserves Louis Williams, Caleb Murphy and Kevon Eskridge.

“I’ve been working on my shot this whole summer and in the offseason,” Boston said. “I just came out (Saturday) ready to go with a lot of confidence.”

All of the Blue Devils’ confidence grew after building as much as a 19-point lead three different times in the second half, and leading by 18 at

69-51 after Muhammad took a feed from White and slammed down a dunk with 5:42 to play.

Perhaps that confidence was a bit too high, as Riverdale Baptist began to chip away behind Bristol (19 points, 10 rebounds), Kevin McCullough (15 points, seven rebounds) and Toatley (20 points).

Toatley tallied five points and Bristol chipped in four more, while the Crusaders forced Norcross into five fourth-quarter turnovers to key a 13-3 run that brought the visitors from Upper Marlboro, Md., to as close as 72-64 with 1:02 left.

But veterans Sturdivant and White helped restore order, with each taking a role bringing the ball up the court against the Riverdale Baptist press.

They both hit a pair of free throws in the final minute, while Muhammad added the exclamation point with another thunderous dunk to put the game away.

In addition to Boston and Sturdivant, White also reached double figures in scoring with 10 points and chipped in three rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Muhammad also finished with a double-double with 10 points and a gamehigh 15 boards, plus three blocked shots.

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Sheppard leads Spartan boys to win From Staff Reports DAWSONVILLE — In a battle of top 10 teams in Class AAA, Greater Atlanta Christian defeated Dawson County 87-47 on Saturday.

The 7-AAA victory vaulted Ben the No. 4 Sheppard Spartans (15-3, 6-1) into a tie atop the region with No. 8 Dawson County.

Ben Sheppard led GAC with 22, while Hunter McIntosh added 21. Chris Hinton scored 12, while Branden Harris contributed 10.

BOYS BASKETBALL South Gwinnett 55, Brookwood 50 SNELLVILLE — Host South Gwinnett defeated Brookwood 55-50 on Saturday.

C.J. Walker led the Broncos (5-12) with 15

points while Chris Smalls added 11.

Grayson 71, North Gwinnett 43 LOGANVILLE — Grayson defeated visiting North Gwinnett 71-43 on Saturday.

Terrence Porter led the Rams (16-3) with 12 points and seven rebounds in the nonregion matchup. Reco Hallmon also scored 12.

Deivon Smith added 10 points and five rebounds, while Justin Fleming contributed nine points and dished out five assists.

Lanier 51, Centennial 31 SUGAR HILL — Lanier defeated Centennial 51-31 on Saturday in a nonregion game.

Jamyah Montissol led the Longhorns (17-3) with 13 points, while teammate Christabel Ezumah chipped in with 9.

Blessed Trinity 46, Wesleyan 40 ROSWELL — Blessed Trinity defeated Wesleyan 46-40 in a nonregion con-

test on Saturday.

Christian McLean led the Wolves (8-8) with 17 points. Grant Summers chipped in with five points and seven rebounds for Wesleyan.

Hebron 80, Southside Christian (S.C.) 53 DACULA — Hebron Christian defeated visiting Southside Christian (S.C.) 80-53 on Saturday.

Alex Calvert’s 31 points led the Lions (8-13). Will Warbington added 11 points for Hebron in the win.

Grayson 47, North Gwinnett 45 LOGANVILLE — Grayson held on to defeat visiting, nonregion foe North Gwinnett 47-45 on Saturday. Bianca Fizouaty and Jazmine Robinson led the Rams (12-7) with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Buford 83, Gainesville 37 BUFORD — Buford collected an 83-37 win over Gainesville on Saturday. Audrey Weiner led the Wolves (17-3, 8-0) with 18 points.

Tate Walter poured in 16, Ebony Grant added 12 and Tory Ozment chipped in with 10 for Buford.

Collins Hill 75, Discovery 22 LAWRENCEVILLE — Javyn Nicholson scored 18 points Saturday as Collins Hill overpowered Discovery for a 75-22 in Region 6-AAAAAAA play.

The Eagles also got 11 points each from Desiree Conner and Kayla Dixon, as well as 10 points each from Jaron Stallworth and Jordan Releford.

Wesleyan 86, Blessed Trinity 28 ROSWELL — Wesleyan downed Blessed Trinity 86-28 on Saturday in a nonregion matchup.

Amaya Register led the Wolves (17-2) with 19 points and six assists.

Izzy Larsen added 18, A.C. Carter scored 14 and Alyssa Phillip pulled down nine rebounds to go with her 10 points in the victory.

swamp Rabbits

mer at 17:46.

Greenville surged to GREENVILLE, S.C. a 2-1 lead with a pair — Luke Sandler scored of special-teams goals the game-winning goal from Evan Jasper in the halfway through the third second. period and the Atlanta First, Jasper tied it on Gladiators beat Greenville the power play 1:11 into for the second straight the period, and then he night Saturday. pushed the Swamp RabDarby Llewellyn stole bits in front with an unasthe puck from a defender sisted short-handed tally. in the corner and found Atlanta pulled starting Taylor Doherty at the goaltender Sean Bonar point with a pass. The right after Jasper tied the 6-foot-8 defender ripped game and sent in Dan a shot that was deflected Vladar, who was then in by Sandler to give Atbeaten by Jasper at 16:52 lanta the 3-2 win at Bon of the second.

Secours Wellness Arena.

But Stephen Pierog The teams play for a answered with an unasthird consecutive day sisted score of his own when they meet again at 3 2:04 into the third. With p.m. today in Greenville. a hard forecheck from Atlanta (20-20-1-2) now Atlanta oncoming, Greenleads the Swamp Rabbits ville turned the puck over (18-19-2-1) by four points to Pierog in the far circle.

The Guelph, Ontario, for third place in the South Division standings. native took a couple of strides toward the net and The Gladiators scored wristed a shot top-shelf the only goal of the first over the glove of Rimmer period on Llewellyn’s for his third goal of the seventh tally of the season. season. Sandler had the The Gladiators peppuck come to his feet off pered Rimmer with 51 the draw and sent a pass shots, including 20 in the to Colin Sullivan at the point. The rookie defend- second period and 18 in er then fired a shot toward the third. Vladar got the win with 19 saves on 20 net that was tipped by Darby Llewellyn in front shots in just under 40 and slipped past Ty Rim- minutes of work.

From Staff Reports

Chicago center Robin Lopez (42) dunks against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter Saturday at Philips Arena. (Photo: Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

Lopez pushes Bulls by Hawks Field Level Media

Kent Bazemore and Taurean Prince, the ATLANTA — Robin Hawks’ second- and Lopez kept his personal third-leading scorers, hot streak going with a were held to nine and game-high 20 points and seven points, respectively.

Atlanta was limited to rookie Lauri Markkanen just 38 percent shooting added 19 to lead the (35 of 92) in the loss, Chicago Bulls past the Atlanta Hawks 113-97 on which snapped a twoSaturday at Philips Arena game winning streak. The Hawks had won three of in Atlanta. four coming in.

It was Lopez’s fifth Chicago was up 55-38 straight double-digit scorat halftime and led by as ing output and his third with 16 or more points in many as 25 in the second half. that span, during which A cutting dunk from he is averaging 15.6 John Collins with 2:04 to points. play in the third quarter Bobby Portis scored brought the Hawks within 14 points, Justin Holi71-61, but the Bulls day added 13 and Zach ended the period with a LaVine totaled eight points and nine boards in 77-63 advantage.

Atlanta never held a his fourth game with the Bulls, as they won for the lead in the game.

Markkanen’s key fourth time in five games.

3-pointer with 48.5 secChicago hung around with defending champion onds left keyed the Bulls’ Golden State before falling 91-86 victory against the Hawks in Chicago in their 119-112 on Wednesday, first meeting Oct. 26. its only setback since a The rookie had 14 Jan. 8 loss to Houston that marked the Bulls’ fifth loss points and 12 boards in that contest. over a six-game span.

Chicago continues Dennis Schroder paced the Hawks with 18 points its three-game road trip Monday in New Orleans. and added five assists while Dewayne Dedmon Atlanta plays the fourth of six straight games at registered a double-double with 11 points and 11 home Monday versus Utah. rebounds.

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Section C • Sunday, January 21, 2018

Paul Duke STEM High School will officially open Aug. 6 (Special Photos)

VISION COMES TO LIFE

New hybrid school Paul Duke STEM to open in August

By Trevor McNaboe

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he new year is here and the countdown is on until Gwinnett’s newest public school will be opened. Paul Duke STEM High School, located at 5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., is still under construction but has already gotten people excited about its opening.

“We’ve already had more than 500 students sign their letters of intent to come to our school next year,” said Paul Duke STEM High School Principal Jonathon Wetherington.

Current Norcross students and eighth-grade students from Norcross’ two feeder middle schools — Summerour and Pinckneyville — have the option to transfer into the new school.

To give students the most infor-

mation possible, Wetherington and school officials have hosted four information sessions, one at each middle school and two at Norcross High School.

Gwinnett County Schools, such as those in the Dacula cluster, have been at the forefront of rolling out digital learning days this past year by having two in the fall and three this spring. Paul Duke will take the idea of digital learning days and completely integrate it into the curriculum.

“It’s going to be a very different day and we believe that it will give students the flexibility and freedom to do their schoolwork as well as other passions and interests,” Wetherington said.

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An artist’s rendering of what the school is being built to look like.

Paul Duke STEM principal Dr. Jonathon Wetherington shows off the progress of the school during a December tour.

Paul Duke STEM is located at 5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Norcross.

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County highlighting history on Bicentennial Bus Tours

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County residents can hop on a bus, or four, and learn about their county’s history this spring.

County officials have announced four dates for Bicentennial Bus Tours. Each seven- to eight-hour tour is intended to focus on a different section of the county, with participants given the opportunity to enjoy a meal and shopping in the downtown area of one of Gwinnett’s cities or at Coolray Field.

“Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation will offer a series of bus tours throughout (2018) in celebration of the Gwinnett County Bicentennial, with different themes and stops in the local communities,” officials said Tuesday in an announcement of the tours.

“Each bus tour is unique and will focus on the narrative of an area or topic that played a significant role in the history of Gwinnett County.”

The first tour, which will focus on Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross and Mechanicsville, will take place Jan. 24, and there will be one tour a month through April. The first three tours will last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the final tour on April 24 will last from 2 to 9 p.m.

Residents who want to participate in a tour can register by calling

online with code RJP11420.

• March 21 — Participants will learn about the history of Lawrenceville, Buford, Suwanee, Sugar Hill and Dacula, with stops at the Historic Courthouse, the Buford History Center, Tannery Row and the Elisha Winn House among other places. The cost is $36 per person, but that does not include the cost of lunch and shopping.

Participants are asked to sign up

by March 16. Anyone interested in participating in this tour can register The Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse is one of several sites that will be visited on Bicentennial Bus online with code RJP12800.

• April 24 — The tour will focus Tours that the county is hosting. The first tour will take place Jan. 24. (File Photo) on the history of sports in Gwinnett 678-277-0890 or signing up at County, including stops at the NorHistoric Courthouse, the Lawcode RJP12801. www.gwinnettparks.com and using renceville Female Seminary, Isaac cross Baseball Museum and Tan• Feb. 24 — Participants will the registration code for the tour nery Row. The tour will conclude Adair House, McDaniel Farm Park, visit historic sites and districts in they want to participate in.

Payne-Corley House, Norcross Lawrenceville, Grayson, Snellville, with a Gwinnett Stripers game at The tour dates are: Coolray Field. Anyone interested Baseball and Fire Museum and Centerville and Lilburn. The tour • Jan. 24 — Participants will downtown Norcross. The tour costs $36 per person, but that does in participating in this tour can regbe picked up the Rhodes Jordan ister online with code RJP11450. costs $36 per person, but that does not include the cost of lunch or Community Recreation Center, 100 not include the cost of lunch or Participants are asked to sign up by shopping in downtown Lilburn.

April 9. The cost for this tour is $48 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville, shopping in downtown Norcross.

Participants are asked to sign up per person, but that figure does not at 7:45 a.m. The tour will include Anyone interested in participating

by Feb. 19. Anyone interested in visits to the Gwinnett County in this tour can register online with participating in this tour can register include a meal at Coolray Field.

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tively online.”

Wetherington said this While it is not a first to type of online integration have courses integrated is a trend they are seeing at online, such as Gwinnett the collegiate level as well Online Campus, Paul Duke as in the professional world will be the first Gwinnett and believes the curriculum County school to have four they have in place will aldays a week of on-campus low students to have a leg instruction and one day of up after high school. digital learning.

Paul Duke is a very ac“We have a unique opademic-based high school. portunity here to prepare One thing that is missing, students for success in however, is athletic teams. college,” Wetherington The school will not field said. “Most of what we’re any varsity sports team in looking at is a hybrid its inaugural year and at experience where students this point does not plan on have the face to face time it in the future. with teachers and then the “We’re looking to opportunity to do work specific competitions and independently or collabora- leadership opportunities,”

Wetherington said. “We’re looking at this like a college model. To get the full experience, you need to engage in after school and extracurricular activities.”

What the school will offer is an intramural program, a robotics club, a science Olympiad team and a student government association along with traditional honor societies such as Beta club, French and Spanish national honor societies and Mu Alpha Theta, a math honor society.

While they will not have sport teams of their own, Wetherington said that doesn’t mean they should

lose spirit for sports.

“We want students to be able to experience school and be able to go to a Norcross football game and cheer on their friends,” Wetherington said. “These are folks that have gone to middle school together. We see ourselves as a powerful part of this Norcross community.”

As an interesting note, Paul Duke STEM does not currently have a mascot, something that Wetherington said will be decided upon by the student body next year.

The school has been recruiting middle school and high school students. In the

future the main focus will be on getting middle school students informed about Paul Duke STEM through information sessions.

“The community has been very excited about the opportunities and the choice they will have between two great schools,” Wetherington said.

“They’re excited about the STEM focus that Peachtree Corners is known for and the work that has been done here.”

The relationship between both Norcross and Paul Duke STEM is one that is needed, with the latter giving students an option to focus more on a rapidly

growing field while also relieving Norcross from population overcrowding.

Despite the building not being fully completed yet, Wetherington is looking forward to Aug. 6, the first day of school.

“It’s going to be extremely exciting to see a vision of our school board brought to reality by the community coming together,” Wetherington said.

“I look forward to seeing the students and how they enjoy a school that was designed differently and is coming together differently and will give them a positively different learning experience.”

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Some advice for budding Gwinnett sports stars Rob Jenkins

Many parents dream of their kids becoming star athletes, maybe earning college scholarships or even going on to the pros.

That’s especially true in Gwinnett County, where families have been known to move their entire household in order to enroll their children in the “right” high school — or not move and

claim they did.

Clearly, over the past two decades, Gwinnett has become a sports powerhouse, dominating the “major” sports and even some of the “minor” sports statewide.

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Schools have claimed dozens of state championships in the largest classification, including 10 in football, eight in boys basketball, nine in girls basketball, six in baseball, 14 in boys cross country, 10 in girls cross country and nine in competitive cheerleading.

With all this success, however, comes intense competition, made more so by the fact that the schools are so huge. Once Gwinnett, like most of America, was dotted by small high schools, with graduating classes of a hundred or so, where pretty much any boy who wanted to could play basketball. Now there are more than 100 boys just trying out for the team.

I’ve been a Gwinnett sports parent since about 2002, with four kids who among them earned 21 varsity letters — but no college scholarships, although three had opportunities to compete at the small-college level, which they turned down in favor of academic scholarships.

In other words, they were pretty good at their respective sports, which ranged from basketball to cheerleading to cross country, but even so they had to work extremely hard just to compete.

So if you have dreams of your child becoming the next Maya Moore or Jeff Francoeur — well, you’re almost certainly going to be disappointed. But I do have some advice.

First, most athletes these days need to specialize, or choose one main sport. If you’re a basketball player who also enjoys football — well, while you’re toiling on the gridiron for four months, your competition is in the gym, hoisting up jumpers. Unless you’re freakishly gifted at both sports, you will probably excel at neither.

Second, athletes need to work at their sport yearround — lifting weights, training, playing in summer leagues, attending camps. Some parents even go the extra mile and hire

personal trainers, which sounds extreme for high school kids but may not be, if you can afford it.

And finally, if your child is athletically gifted but not particularly big or tall, you might want to consider one of the “fringe” sports now growing in popularity, such as lacrosse or cross country. Colleges offer scholarships in those sports, too.

Or maybe, just maybe, the best thing for your kids is just to work hard at their sport, have fun with it — and hit the books. With the HOPE Scholarship, good grades are a lot more likely to pave their way to college than 3-pointers or touchdowns.

Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer. He is the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less in Buford and on Amazon. The views expressed here are his own.

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City by City is a weekly look at the happenings in the places you call home

AUBURN Coach Joe’s Grab and Go opening at Whistlestop Shops A self-service dining establishment is opening at 8 a.m.

Tuesday at the Whistlestop Shops.

Coach Joe’s Grab and Go will offer breakfast and lunch options at its location at 1369 4th Ave. in Auburn.

Available food will include waffles, waffle stackers (with meat, egg and cheese), sausage and egg burritos, and sandwiches.

Coach Joe’s will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. For more information, call 770-601-5641.

The Whistlestop Shops is a shopping district in downtown Auburn populated with local small businesses. For more information, visit www.whistlestopshops.com.

BARROW COUNTY Statham library hosting Home Depot Kid’s Workshop The Statham Public Library is hosting a Home Depot Kid’s Workshop from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

A representative from The Home Depot in Athens will be at the library with a woodworking kit. Children who participate in the workshop will receive an orange apron.

The Statham Public Library, part of the Piedmont Regional Library System, is located at 1928 Railroad St. in Statham.

For more information, call 770725-4785 or visit www.prlib. org/statham.

The Home Depot offers Do-It-Yourself, Do-It-Herself and Kids workshops on an ongoing basis at its stores.

Kids workshops focus on mixing skill-building, creativity and safety. For more information, visit www.homedepot.com/ workshops.

BERKELEY LAKE Canvas Mocktails class to feature ‘Spring Blossoms’ If the recent cold temperatures have you dreaming of spring, mark your calendar for the Canvas Mocktails class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 1 at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center.

During the class, participants will learn how to make a non-alcoholic drink, or mocktail, and paint their own canvas with a design based on the night’s theme. The March class will feature the theme “Spring Blossoms.”

The event is open to women ages 18 and over. Participants may bring snacks to the class.

Those who wish to attend must register by Feb. 25 online at www.gwinnettparks.com with code PVP11613 or call 678-277-0920. The cost is $15.

The Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake.

BRASELTON Countryside Antiques hosts winter pop-up market Antiques dealers and artists will fill the inside of the Braselton Historical Gymnasium for the town’s first indoor Art-Tiques Winter Market.

The event, hosted by Countryside Antiques, will be open for a preview night from 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Admission is $5, but parking is free.

The market will offer free admission and parking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 24 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25.

The Braselton Historical Gymnasium is located at 4825 Ga. Highway 53 in downtown Braselton.

For more information, visit www.braselton.net.

BUFORD Girl Scouts visiting GEHC for World Thinking Day The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is hosting a World Thinking Day in partnership with local Girl Scouts.

Each year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 146 countries celebrate World Thinking Day, which highlights international friendships and celebrates people and cultures from around the world. The event is a way to celebrate with girls all over the world by doing the same activities. This year’s theme is “impact.”

The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. Admission to the event is $2 for Gwinnett residents and $4 for those who

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The Gwinnett Young Professionals Leadership Institute recently welcomed its newest class to the Gwinnett Young Professionals program. (Special Photo)

In with the new

Gwinnett Chamber welcomes class to Leadership Institute leadership skills, exchange ideas, share common interests, learn more about the area’s business comThe Gwinnett Young munity and engage in the Professionals Leadership community’s future,” the Institute recently welprogram’s website says. comed its newest class to This semester’s class is the Gwinnett Young Procomprised of 21 members fessionals (YP) program, ranging from bankers to kicking off the course Jan. veterinarians who will 9 at the county’s Chamber meet once a month for two of Commerce. hours to engage in “critiThe program, which cal reflection of readings is led by the Chamber in and discussions, formulate partnership with Rocket individual perspectives IT, is intended to “encour- on the issues raised in age young business people the Institute and actively to develop and enhance participate in the exchange

of ideas with other young professionals.”

The point, YP program manager Sean George said, is to cater to the increasingly younger workforce.

“By 2020, millennials will comprise 50 percent of the United States workforce,” said George. “To accommodate this workforce shift, the Leadership Institute was created.”

As part of the program, participants have the opportunity to attend lectures at various locations around the county, which are

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There will be four $100 cash prizes awarded: the Mayor’s Award for Best Overall Entry, the Best Non-Commercial Entry, the Best Commercial Entry and the Spirit of Grayson award.

For more information about the parade, call City Hall at 770-963-8017 or email admin@cityofgrayson.org.

the next Coolray Field on-field emcee will be announced in March.

The Gwinnett Stripers open the 2018 season with a road game at 7:05 p.m. April 6 vs. the Norfolk Tides. The Stripers’ home opener at Coolray Field is set for 7:05 p.m. April 12 vs. the Rochester Red Wings.

Ticket plans are available for purchase now by calling the Coolray Field Ticket Office at 678-277-0340.

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live outside of the county. For more information, call 770904-3500.

For more information about World Thinking Day, visit www. wagggs.org.

DACULA Hamilton Mill library offers free SAT prep workshop The Hamilton Mill branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library is hosting an SAT workshop for students who are thinking about college admissions.

The event begins at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

The SAT, a program of the College Board, covers core content areas deemed essential for success in college — reading, writing and language, and math. Nearly all four-year colleges and universities in the U.S., including institutions that give applicants the option to submit college entrance test scores, use the SAT, according to the College Board.

For the remainder of 201718 school year, SAT test dates are available in March and May. The Hamilton Mill branch is located at 3960 Braselton Highway in Dacula. For more information, visit www.gwinnettpl.org.

DULUTH Mayor to give city updates at ‘Be Duluth Show’ Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris and special guests will update the community on all things Duluth during “The Be Duluth Show.”

Formerly known as Duluth’s State of the City Address, the show will start at 7 p.m.

Monday at the Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

For those unable to make it to the Red Clay Music Foundry, the city will stream the show live on the internet.

For more information, visit duluthga.net.

GRAYSON City releases guidelines for upcoming parade The city of Grayson has released its guidelines and policies for the 39th annual Grayson Day Parade.

The theme is “Building Dreams, Friendships and Memories.” Those interested in participating in the parade may create a float the represents the biggest dreams, favorite friendships or cherished memories of their group.

The Grayson Day Parade will take place at 10 a.m. April 28. To see the parade information, visit www.cityofgrayon.

LAWRENCEVILLE Stripers announce auditions for anthem singers, emcee The Gwinnett Stripers are seeking National Anthem singers and an on-field emcee for the 2018 season.

National anthem auditions will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at Coolray Field.

Emcee auditions will be held separately on another date, but interested individuals are encouraged to submit their audition videos to the Stripers by Feb. 22, according to a news release.

The national anthem auditions are open to singers and vocal groups of five singers or less. To register for an audition, visit GoStripers.com to download a registration form.

Completed forms must be submitted by Feb. 22 and can be emailed to Chryssi Attig at chryssi.attig@braves.com. No walk-ups will be admitted entry to the audition. Those selected to sing for a 2018 home game will be contacted at a later date.

All emcee candidates must submit a resume and audition video (no more than five minutes in length) by Feb. 22; all materials may be emailed to Attig at chryssi.attig@braves. com.

Emcee candidates must be at least 18 years old as of Feb. 22, must be able to attend all 70 Gwinnett Stripers home games, and must meet minimum physical requirements, including the ability to gain access to various areas of the ballpark for prolonged periods of time during games and events and the ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds.

Candidates will be judged on voice strength, presence and energy level.

Top emcee candidates selected by the Stripers will be invited to perform live at Coolray Field at a later date. If selected for the live audition, candidates will be asked to act out on-field promotions, which include explanation of the promotion to fans, introduction of the contestants and commentary where necessary.

The winner of the audition and

LILBURN Bicentennial bus tour to feature Lilburn lunch In honor of Gwinnett’s bicentennial anniversary, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation is hosting a bus tour series to teach participants about the history of the county while touring historic sites.

The first tour, scheduled for Wednesday, will travel to downtown Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross and Mechanicsville.

The next tour in the series will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 and visit Grayson, Snellville, Centerville, Lilburn and Lawrenceville. The bus will stop for lunch in historic downtown Lilburn.

The cost of the tour is $36, plus money for lunch and shopping. Those who are interested in attending must register by Feb. 19.

Future bus tours are planned for March 21 and April 14.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

LOGANVILLE Master gardeners available to discuss pruning shrubs Once winter is over, the arrival of spring may necessitate the pruning of some shrubs.

If you want to learn which shrubs will need pruning in early spring and which should be pruned in the summer after they bloom, the upcoming Pruning Shrubs and Roses workshop is for you.

The workshop will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 3, with a rain date of Feb. 10, at Vines Park, 3500 Oak Grove Road in Loganville.

There is no cost to attend.

Master gardeners will demonstrate good pruning techniques and answer questions.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

NORCROSS Monday movie to show rescheduled ‘Inferno’ The upcoming Movie Monday in Norcross will feature a

made possible by Gwinnett County Community Outreach, Gwinnett Technical College and Leadership Gwinnett in addition to Rocket IT and Country Financial.

The program has, so far, proved beneficial, Spring 2016 graduate Tabitha Spillers said.

“The Gwinnett Young Professional Leadership Institute was a very wellplanned and insightful six-month experience,” said Spillers, a finance manager with Precision Planning Inc. “Through

film that was originally scheduled to be shown in September. Inclement weather from Tropical Storm Irma caused the event to be canceled.

“Inferno,” the third installment in the Robert Langdon film series, will be shown at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, 10 College St. N.W. Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

“Inferno,” rated PG-13, is loosely based on the Dan Brown novel of the same name. When the famous symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half the world’s population.

The city of Norcross shows a free movie the second and fourth week of each month.

For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Christ the King to pack food for Feed My Starving Children Christ the King Lutheran Church is hosting packing sessions on Feb. 2 and 3 for Feed My Starving Children.

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian nonprofit organization. Children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and the meals are shipped to distribution partners around the world.

Christ the King is seeking donations toward a $22,000 goal for the organization. The church also needs volunteers to help pack the meals. Sessions are from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2 and 9 to 11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 3.

Christ the King is located at 5575 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners. For more information, visit volunteer. fmsc.org and search for the event by clicking “View MobilePack events.”

SNELLVILLE Toastmasters group to help orators polish speaking skills Toastmasters of Centerville is hosting a Speech Meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 17 at OneStop Centerville.

Participants will present a speech and receive constructive feedback. The event is designed to help participants

open dialogue about leadership theories, I learned how to effectively apply my skills to grow as a leader and manager.

I am thankful for the new friendships and business connections gained, which I will continue to learn from and lean on throughout my career.”

The Spring 2018 class will graduate in June at the John C. Maxwell Leadership Center. For more information or to be considered for a future class, visit gwinnettyoungprofessionals.com. understand the importance of orations and access additional resources.

Recognition, awards and light refreshments will be provided. Registration for the event is open through March 9 at www.gwinnettparks.com.

For more information, call Carlos Green at 770-8810111 or email carlosgreen@ bellsouth.net.

OneStop Centerville is located at 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville.

SUGAR HILL Cleanup planned for E.E. Robinson Park A ParkNerShip cleanup of E.E. Robinson Park has been planned for March 3.

During the event, volunteers will help with mulching, invasive plant removal, trash clean-up and more.

Volunteer registration will open Feb. 26. Volunteers will meet at the pavilion of the park, located at 650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Sugar Hill.

E.E. Robinson Park includes a 66-acre multi-purpose complex with a football/ multi-purpose field, tennis center, playground, meadow and a 0.95-mile paved trail with a bridge. There is also a 53-acre baseball/softball complex with an entry on Level Creek Road.

For more information, call 678-277-0903.

SUWANEE Suwanee seeking farmers, food trucks for events The city of Suwanee is in search of farmers, herb and flower growers, butchers, bakers, jams and soap makers, and others to participate in the 13th season of the city’s Farmers Market, as well as food truck vendors for Food Truck Fridays.

The regular Suwanee Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 12 through October 6, at Town Center Park. The Winter Farmers Market is the second Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., November through April.

Food Truck Fridays will return to Town Center on May 4, June 1, August 3, and September 7, with each month will bringing food and music from 5:30 to 9:30 pm (music begins at 7 p.m.).

Applications for both the Farmers Market and Food Truck Fridays are due on March 19 and can be found online at suwanee.com. For more information, call City of Suwanee Events & Outreach Manager Amy Doherty at 770904-3387.

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Why employees quit long before they leave Have you ever lost a great employee?

Guess what? The process of quitting happened months before they handed you their resignation letter.

Leaving a job starts with moments of discontent, the events that erode emotional engagement. It’s kind of like falling out of love with your car. You don’t wake up one morning and decide you hate your car. Instead, you gradually like your car less and less. Then you see an ad or a friend gets a new car, and you realize: “I don’t like this one; I want a new one.”

For example, I have a talented young friend who works in software sales.

When he started his job, he loved it. His morale began

service team in a negative way. There was no single big moment, but over time my talented friend became less engaged.

A few months after this started, he met some people from another firm at a social event. They were excited about their company. He remembered Lisa McLeod feeling that way himself.

He went home saying, “I should probably have an to erode when face time up-to-date resume.” with his boss lessened. DeGuess what he did over spite being at the top of the the holidays? numbers, he wasn’t getting He updated his resume much positive feedback. and LinkedIn profile. He’s Then his boss handled a not actively seeking new few customer situations opportunities, but he’s poorly. She was lackluster open. He’s also talented, in several sales meetings. so it’s only a matter of Then he overheard her time before he takes a retalking about the customer cruiter call, and he’s gone.

Forget Perfect

His boss will probably be surprised when he quits.

She shouldn’t be. The moments of discontent were happening right under her nose.

Turnover is costly.

Replacing someone costs a minimum of six to nine months of salary. And that’s just the hard costs.

There’s also the cost to morale, the market impact and the burden on the manager trying to fill the gaps while key initiatives fall further behind.

What can you do as a leader? A lot, and it starts with language. Employees may say they’re leaving for higher pay. But they become open to options when their engagement erodes. Here are three no

cost ways managers can keep people engaged: 1. Feedback. Employees lose their emotional connection quickly when there’s no feedback from their manager. Companies that implement regular employee feedback have a 14.9 percent lower turnover rate (HubSpot).

Shouting “do better” six times a day doesn’t count.

It’s simple: When an employee does a good job, tell them.

2. Meaning. If you treat your employees like a number, they’ll return the favor. They’ll treat their job like a transaction.

Employees who derive meaning and significance from their work were more than three times as likely to stay with their organizations — the highest single impact of any variable according to a global study

from Tony Schwartz. It costs you nothing to tell an employee how their actions make a difference to the team, your customers or the world at large.

3. Horizon. When people don’t know where the company is going or where their job is going, there’s no connection to the future. Make a practice of sharing your future vision, and tell your team what’s on the horizon.

The key to long-term retention isn’t a series of counteroffers. It’s spotting these moments of discontent long before your employees take that recruiter call.

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He leaned back in his swivel chair, locked his hands behind his head and said, “You’re not the best writer I’ve ever encountered, but I’ve never seen any reporter better at spotting a good story. You have an uncanny instinct.”

I was so proud that I didn’t even notice what he said about my writing. Besides, I’ve always agreed with that: I’m not a great writer. I’m just a decent storyteller.

That is to explain how it is that I discovered a story in the high reaches of the gorgeous Shenandoah Valley, which is wrapped by the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains.

I believe this to be the most beautiful region in America. The drive along I-81 beginning just north of Bristol, Tenn., is aweinspiring. Eight hours north of the Rondarosa, there is a spot in the road called Luray, Va. This past summer, when I heard what was happening over a two-day weekend in Luray, I knew I had to go.

It was going to be a great story. The kind of story that gave me the same kind of smile and excitement as when I was 20 years old and still new at journalism. Ben Jones is a story in himself. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina where he had the same bed and dorm room as Southern literary great Thomas Wolfe (“Strange things were always happening with me and Thomas Wolfe,” says Ben. The writer had been dead for decades by the time young Ben got his room). Ben is a former star actor and a legislator. And, apparently, he’s quite a savvy business man because Ben, who played the lovable Cooter on the long-running CBS series, “Dukes of Hazzard,” has parlayed an audience’s incredible loyalty to that show into big business. His Cooter’s Place has three locations — Gatlinburg, Nashville and Luray, close to where he lives — and he loves to reunite Dukes of Hazzard cast members. His last such reunion was in 2006 in Nashville where the city police declared that 80,000 of the loyal fans had shown up to see those

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Duke boys, Daisy and all the others.

Ben — let’s just call him Cooter here to make the story easy (and it’s something he don’t mind a’tall) — is now 75 and slowing down. He uses a cane to steady himself, but he’s still lively of mind and spirit. He decided to throw one last bash with all his Hazzard friends and since he was going to host in the region where numerous Civil War battles occurred, he proclaimed it to be “Cooter’s Last Stand.”

There was nary a soul that I could gather up to go with me. It wasn’t because no one wanted to, it’s just that people pack their lives full these days, and there’s little availability for a great opportunity like Cooter’s Last Stand. Tink was off working.

“You’re going by yourself?” my sister asked when she cancelled out.

“I’m not going to miss it.”

As I drove through the gorgeous Shenandoah, I imagined thousands of Union and Rebel forces charging the hills. I could hear the gunfire and the neighing of horses as they charged. I thought of the men who laid there, bloodied, writhing in agony as they called out to God and remembered Mama or the girls they loved.

Halfway up the Valley, the rain started. It rained hard where visibility was almost zero. Three hours later when I pulled into Staunton, Va., for the weekend’s stay, it was still raining.

My memory peeled away years back to sporting events I had covered when mud made it almost impossible to get a car in or out. But I wasn’t backing down.

Like a stubborn ScotchIrish Rebel soldier, I was planning to charge on into battle.

This is the first installment of a three-part series.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “Mark My Words: A Memoir of Mama.”

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(Local Programming) Child Support (N) ’ (CC) Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (N) ’ (CC) (:01) 20/20 ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) MacGyver “Ruler” ’ (CC) Hawaii Five-0 ’ (CC) Blue Bloods Danny considers retiring. ’ (Local Programming) Late Show-Colbert (Local Programming) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend “Oh Nathaniel, It’s On!” (N) Jane The Virgin “Chapter Seventy-Two” (N) ’ (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Hell’s Kitchen “Families Come to Hell” (N) ’ (:01) The Resident “Pilot” ’ (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Blindspot A search for a missing person. (N) ’ Taken An extraction from a secret prison. (N) Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Washington Week (N) Washington Week (N) Great Performances at the Met “Norma” (Season Premiere) Bellini’s “Norma.” (N) ’ (CC) 11 Alive News at 7PM Sister Circle ’ (CC) American Ninja Warrior “Venice Finals” (CC) American Ninja Warrior “Venice Finals” (CC) 11Alive News at 10 (N) Killer Mysteries (N) ’ Corrupt Crimes (CC) Father Brown “The Fire in the Sky” ’ (CC) Death in Paradise ’ (CC) New Tricks “Fluke of Luck” ’ (CC) The Doctor Blake Mysteries ’ (CC) Secrets of Westminster ’ (CC) The Goldbergs ’ (CC) The Goldbergs ’ (CC) Dateline ’ (CC) CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Seinfeld “The Money” The Game ’ (CC) The Game ’ (CC) (5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 01.20.18” ’ (CC) (:06) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No. 80” Live PD “Live PD -- 01.26.18” Riding along with law enforcement. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (5:30) ››› “Pretty Woman” (1990) (CC) ››› “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003, Adventure) Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom. (CC) ››› “The Princess Bride” (1987) (CC) Married to Medicine (CC) Married to Medicine (CC) Married to Medicine (N) (CC) Married to Medicine (CC) The Real Housewives of Atlanta (CC) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) ››‡ “Horrible Bosses” (2011, Comedy) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. (CC) Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff (CC) Gold Rush “Lost Gold” ’ (CC) Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Episode 15” (N) ’ (CC) Gold Rush Parker takes on a wash-plant move. Gold Rush: White Water “First Gold” (N) (CC) Gold Rush Parker takes on a wash-plant move.

NBA Countdown (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans. From Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. (N) (Live) Winter X Games Aspen. From Aspen, Colo. (N) (Live) 2018 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown College Hockey Notre Dame at Minnesota. From Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) (CC) ›› “No Strings Attached” (2011) Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes. (CC) (DVS) Red Carpet Icons (N) Red Carpet Icons (N) E! News (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “By Land And Sea” Diners, Drive The Grill Dads (N) (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive (6:00) ›› “Miss Congeniality” (2000, Comedy) Sandra Bullock. ’ (CC) ›› “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” (2005, Comedy) Sandra Bullock, Regina King. ’ (CC) The 700 Club ’ (CC) Tennis PowerShares Series: Champions Cup. Women’s College Basketball North Carolina State at Wake Forest.

ACC All-Access (N) ’ Inside the Big East ’ (4:30) ›› “Transformers: Age of Extinction” ››› “21 Jump Street” (2012, Comedy) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. ’ (CC) ››› “21 Jump Street” (2012) Jonah Hill. ’ (6:00) “Love in Paradise” (2016) Luke Perry. “Unleashing Mr. Darcy” (2016, Romance) Ryan Paevey, Cindy Busby, Frances Fisher. (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Ancient Aliens “The Science Wars” ’ (CC) Ancient Aliens: Declassified (N) (CC) Bring It! Parents compete to be in Stand Battle. Bring It! Dianna uses untried girls in a routine. Bring It! Selections for the national competition. (:02) The Rap Game “I Win” (N) (CC) (:12) The Rap Game To Be Announced Paradise Run (N) (CC) Lip Sync Battle ›››‡ “The LEGO Movie” (2014, Children’s) Voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell. ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ ›› “Get Hard” (2015, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson. (CC) (DVS) ›‡ “Norbit” (2007, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr.. (CC) (:15) MGM Parade ››› “Lord of the Flies” (1963) James Aubrey, Tom Chapin. (CC) (:45) ›››‡ “My Side of the Mountain” (1969) Ted Eccles, Theodore Bikel. Premiere.

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(CC) ››› “Pretty Woman” (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. (CC) Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (CC) Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (CC) Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (N) (CC) (:15) Top Chef “Restaurant Wars” The chefs create restaurant concepts. Million Dollar LA Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Cuomo Prime Time (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) Corporate (CC) South Park (CC) South Park “Gnomes” South Park (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 “Pee Lady” Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 “Zakar Twins” The Daily Show The Opposition Killing Fields “Murder Isle: Second Suspect” ’ Killing Fields “Murder Isle: A Second Murder” Killing Fields “Murder Isle: Motive for Murder” The Interrogation Room (N) ’ (CC) Killing Fields “Murder Isle: Motive for Murder” Women’s College Basketball Texas at Baylor. From the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. (N) (Live) 2018 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown (Taped) Winter X Games Aspen. From Aspen, Colo. (N) (Live) College Basketball Michigan at Purdue. From Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (N) (Live) College Basketball Central Florida at Wichita State. From Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. (N) College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) E! News (N) (CC) ››› “Mean Girls” (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey. (CC) Revenge Body With Khloé Kardashian (CC) E! News (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Chopped Catfish; cherry preserve; fried dessert. Chopped “Fried Chicken Time” (CC) Chopped Hot dogs and taro root; cube steak. Beat Bobby Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) (6:00) ››› “Hercules” (1997) ’ (CC) Beyond Nightmares plague Holden. (N) ’ (CC) (:01) ›‡ “Jumper” (2008, Science Fiction) Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell. Premiere. (CC) The 700 Club ’ (CC) Women’s College Basketball North Carolina State at Wake Forest. (N) (Live) World Poker Tennis PowerShares Series: Champions Cup. (5:00) ›› “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” ›› “Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014, Action) Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing. ’ (CC) ››‡ 2012 (2009) ’ Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) The Middle “The Map” The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop Nashville Flip or Flop (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l American Pickers “A Few Good Junk Men” ’ American Pickers “Risks and Rewards” (CC) American Pickers “Crazy Collections” (N) (CC) (:03) American Pickers “Real Knuckleheads” ’ (:03) American Pickers ’ (CC) (DVS) Project Runway All Stars “Damsels in Distress” Project Runway All Stars (N) (CC) Project Runway All Stars “Balls Out!” (N) (CC) (:02) Making a Model With Yolanda Hadid (N) To Be Announced Paradise Run (N) (CC) SpongeBob ››› “Rango” (2011, Children’s) Voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin. ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ Conan (N) (CC) (6:15) ››‡ “The Valley of Gwangi” (1969) ››‡ “Fanny” (1961, Drama) Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer. 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Austin City Limits “Run the Jewels” (N) ’ (CC) Front and Center “Beth Hart” ’ (CC) Atlanta Eats College Basketball Wake Forest at Louisville. From the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. (N) CBS46 News at 9pm (N) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory (5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 01.19.18” ’ (CC) (:06) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No. 81” Live PD “Live PD -- 01.27.18” Riding along with law enforcement. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (:08) Breaking Bad “Gliding Over All” Walt takes care of loose ends. (CC) (:16) Breaking Bad Walt and Jessie adjust. (CC) (:24) Breaking Bad “Buried” (CC) (:32) Breaking Bad “Confessions” (CC) (:40) Under Siege (CC) (6:30) ››› “The School of Rock” (2003, Comedy) Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White. (CC) To Be Announced To Be Announced The Van Jones Show (N) (CC) CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) (CC) ›››‡ “Trophy” (2017, Documentary) (CC) Anthony Bourd.

(5:15) Horrible Bosses ›› “Horrible Bosses 2” (2014, Comedy) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. (CC) ›› “The Hangover Part III” (2013, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis. (CC) Naked and Afraid “Man vs. Volcano” Montserrat; Udhampur, India; Trinidad. ’ (CC) MythBusters “Fire Arrow vs. Gas Tank” ’ (CC) MythBusters “Pane in the Glass” ’ (CC) MythBusters Myths that can be tried at home.

College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Winter X Games Aspen. From Aspen, Colo. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) College Basketball College Basketball Virginia Tech at Notre Dame. From Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind. (N) College Basketball Valparaiso at Illinois State. From Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. (N) (Live) ›› “Couples Retreat” (2009, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau. (CC) ›› “Couples Retreat” (2009, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau. (CC) Fox Report (N) (CC) Watters’ World (N) (CC) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) (CC) The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) (CC) Watters’ World (CC) Chopped Science behind smoking foods. (CC) Chopped Dehydration theme for the baskets. Chopped Making a powder from a fat. (CC) Chopped “Alton’s Challenge, Part 4” (CC) Chopped A small fish and a strange condiment.

(6:20) ›› “Maid in Manhattan” (2002) Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes. ’ (CC) (8:50) ›› “Just Go With It” (2011, Romance-Comedy) Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman. ’ (CC) The Age of Adaline ’ (6:00) College Football NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: American vs. National.

World Poker Tennis PowerShares Series: Champions Cup. ›››‡ “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013, Biography) Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie. ’ (CC) The Resident “Pilot” ’ (CC) “One Winter Weekend” (2018, Romance) Taylor Cole, Jack Turner. (CC) “Winter’s Dream” (2018, Romance) Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson. Premiere. (CC) 2018 Count.-Valentine The Golden Girls (CC) Flip or Flop Vegas Flip or Flop Vegas Property Brothers (CC) Property Brothers (CC) House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) Log Cabin Living (N) Log Cabin Living (N) Swamp People Joey and Dorien get stranded. Swamp People: Blood and Guts (N) ’ (CC) (6:00) “Twist of Faith” (2013) Toni Braxton. (CC) “Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story” (2018) Toni Braxton, Trevor Morgan. Premiere. (CC) Biography Presents: The Antoinette Tuff Story “Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story” Henry Danger Infiltrating a secret villain meeting. The Thundermans (N) Nicky, Ricky Full House (CC) Full House (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Brooklyn Nine-Nine ’ The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal The Detour “The Run” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” ›››‡ “White Heat” (1949, Crime Drama) James Cagney, Virginia Mayo. (CC) (DVS) (:15) ››› “D.O.A.” (1949) Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton. (CC) (:45) The Wild Bunch (5:45) ›› “The Change-Up” (2011) (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “The Intern” (2015, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo. Premiere. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “The Intern” (2015) Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway. (CC) (DVS) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Mom ’ (CC) Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ (5:30) Men in Black ››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes. (CC) Falling Water “Dröm” Taka traces Shadowman. (:01) ››› “Blood Father” (2016) Mel Gibson.

bestbets SUNDAY 10 p.m. on FOX The Resident In a season that already has reaffirmed how potent and popular a drama series about doctors can be, this new addition — normally to be seen Mondays — follows several young medics as they train for their careers. The ensemble cast includes Matt Czuchry (“The Good Wife”), Emily VanCamp (“Revenge”) and Melina Kanakaredes (“CSI: NY”), and there’s also impressive pedigree behind the camera: Filmmaker Philip Noyce (“Patriot

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Games”), who directed the pilot, also is among the executive producers.

third outrageous season. Most of its glorious original cast — which also includes Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Brett Gelman and Jason Ritter — is still intact. Also featured this season are Donna Lynn Champlin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Missi Pyle, Will Sasso and Jon Daly.

MONDAY 9 p.m. on CW Valor As the Shadow Raiders are dispatched at last on a longawaited mission, Nora and Gallo (Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr) get separated from their crew and wind up in a highly precarious situation in a new episode called “Oscar Mike.”

While they’re trapped, their comrades in arms fret over their safety. Charlie Barnett, W. Tre Davis, Melissa Roxburgh, Nigel Thatch and Corbin Reid also star.

9 p.m. on TBS TNT The Alienist Adapted from Caleb Carr’s best-selling psychological thriller, this new eight-episode series has its official premiere tonight, after a preview on Sunday. The story is set in 1896, as New York during the Gilded Age is rocked by gruesome murders targeting boy prostitutes. Newly appointed police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) calls upon

WEDNESDAY Riki Lindhome criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreisler (Daniel Bruhl) to help track this serial killer. Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning also star in the series, which is simulcast tonight on TBS.

TUESDAY 10:30 p.m. on COMD Another Period Those belligerent Bellacourt sisters, Lillian and Beatrice (series co-creators Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome), continue their single-minded crusade to become insanely famous — think turn-of-the-20thcentury Kardashians — as this faux-historical series begins its

10 p.m. on COMD Corporate Everyone at Hampton Deville has developed his or her way of dealing with inevitable daily workplace pains, but when Matt (Matt Ingebretson) is caught sneaking a nap, he realizes he must find another outlet or risk losing his job in the new episode “The Pain of Being Alive.” Meanwhile, Jake (Jake Weisman) puts his health at risk in his all-consuming drive to advance his position with the company. Lance Reddick also stars.

THURSDAY 9 p.m. on CW Arrow The ruthless Cayden James (guest star Michael Emerson)

raises the stakes even higher as he launches his scheme to seize control of the city, but Oliver (Stephen Amell) is determined to outwit him using only the original Team Arrow — without the contributions of Rene, Dinah or Curtis (Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Echo Kellum). Things get a lot more complicated, though, when Oliver’s son, William (guest star Jack Moore), lands in peril.

FRIDAY 8 p.m. on FOX Hell’s Kitchen The four remaining All-Stars receive some extra motivation to succeed as members of their families pay a visit in this new episode. The challenge calls for the chefs to take a gift, each one bearing the name of an ingredient they must incorporate into their dish.

After those dishes are served anonymously to each clan, the chef who earns the most votes wins a day in Malibu with his or her family. Actresses Gabrielle Dennis (“The Game”) and Anna Konkle (“New Girl”) join dinner service.

SATURDAY

8 p.m. on LIFE Movie: Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story Multiple Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton shows off her acting chops in the title role of this new 2018 biopic that celebrates the heroism of an Atlanta single mom whose calm stoicism in the face of an unbalanced and heavily armed gunman saved the lives of students at her suburban elementary school.

Drawing on her faith to stave off panic, bookkeeper Antoinette Tuff connected with the troubled young man and convinced him to surrender.

Toni Braxton

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Students participate in elevator pitch contest This year, South Gwinnett High School and Snellville Middle School students participated in workshops during their advisement period. The South Gwinnett Cluster uses advisement as an opportunity for students to make meaningful connections with staff to receive educational planning support. The main objective is to improve student achievement and school climate through increased academic guidance and social support.

One important workshop students participated in was the Elevator Pitch Workshop. The “Elevator Pitch” reflects the idea that it should be possible to simply define a product, service or organization, and its value in the time span of an elevator ride — anywhere from thirty seconds to two minutes.

As a way to reinforce how well students can

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Trevor McNaboe make an elevator pitch, South Gwinnett High School hosted a competition on Jan. 10 in the school theater.

Participants consisted of seven middle school students, Amani Barnett, Kale Blas, Madison Browne, Karleigha Collins, Hailey Jordan, Autumn Roussel and Makayla Washington, and nine high school students, Joel Bautista, Destiny Boutte, Akeyjah Charles, Melina Espinal, James Glasco,

Micheal Lemus, Jalon Morrow, Deandre Nelson and Jayden Robinson.

Each student had 60 seconds to creatively present their goals, business or passion to parents, community and judges Francis Darden, Kadian Langlais, Kimberly “Isis” Thomas and South Gwinnett alumni Chad Ross and Nakia Sanford.

The winners received cash prizes and the students’ teachers received a gift. Seventh-grade student Autumn Russell finished in first, followed by sixthgrade student Madison Brown and sixth-grade student Hailee Jordan.

“Not only do I want a great student, but I want a great employee,” said J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO/ Superintendent Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Academic Bowl North Gwinnett Middle School and Five Forks

Middle School finished at the top of the PAGE Region 6 Academic Bowl competition. Both teams will now move on to the PAGE State Finals at Georgia College on January 20. Five Forks Middle was state runner-up in 2016 and North Gwinnett Middle won the state title in 2015.

turn to the classroom after the long holiday break.

is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 15. (Students can apply from any GCPS Spelling Bee Champion computer, and must be Stripling Elementary in the GCPS network to School has a new spellapply.) Information visits ing bee champion. Chase will be held at GCPS high Sims, a fifth-grader, schools between Jan. 16 spelled his way through and Feb. 15. a list of words includOnline registration for ing cyclops, atoll and the 2018-19 school year grandiose. When asked at Maxwell High School about his spelling success, of Technology is underHigh Five Initiative Chase said, “Keep tryway. An open house is scheduled for 5 and 7 p.m.

Students at Shiloh ing and don’t worry.” He March 1 at the school.

Elementary School got the credits his parents with red carpet treatment when encouraging him at home Information visits will be held at GCPS high schools they returned to school and advising him to look between Jan. 4 and Feb. from winter break. The up the pronunciation of 15. Dates and times of students were greeted and tricky words in order to high school visits will be given high fives as they be able to visualize how walked into the building to spell them. The county- posted on the Maxwell by teachers and staff as wide spelling bee will take website.

Trevor McNaboe is the well as members of the place on Jan. 27 at Central Gwinnett Daily Post’s community including Gwinnett High. education reporter and a police officers, clergy, faGwinnett County alumnus. thers, fraternity members Calendar Items He can be reached via and GCPS Chief of Police Online registration for email at trevor.mcnaboe@ Wayne Rikard. The High Grayson High School’s gwinnettdailypost.com or Five Initiative is a way to Technical Education Twitter @GDP_Trevorhelp students perk up and Program began Tuesday.

Mac. get re-engaged as they re- The Winter Open House

RESTAURANT SCORES

Restaurant Address.................................................................................Score JAN. 10 INSPECTIONS American Deli 1112 Herrington Road, Lawrenceville ........................................96 Benton House of Grayson 2270 Grayson Highway, Grayson..............................................94 Caffe Bene 3131 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suite C4, Suwanee .......96 Dairy Queen/Orange Julius Mall of Georgia 3333 Buford Drive, Suite 1069, Buford......................................95 Dunkin Donuts 5910 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Suite B, Norcross.............................87 Eagles Landing Cafe and Grill 3001 River Road, Lawrenceville ................................................93

Graves Elementary School 541 1700 Graves Road, Norcross ..................................................100 Hardee’s No. 1500518 5259 U.S. Highway 78, Stone Mountain ...................................96 Hong Kong 720 Dacula Road, Dacula..........................................................96 Italian Cuisine 5245 Langford Park Drive, Suite H, Norcross...........................91 Jimmy Johns 3429 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suite 1, Suwanee ..........90 L’Thai Organic Cuisine and Wine Bar 5450 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 7D, Norcross ..........................88 Little Tokyo Mall of Georgia 3333 Buford Drive, Suite 1070, Buford......................................91

Riverside Pizza 2463 Hamilton Mill Parkway, Dacula .........................................94 Smoothie King 4747 Stone Mountain Highway, Lilburn.....................................92 Subway 3171 Amwiler Road, Doraville ...................................................99 Subway 7130 Buford Highway, Suite B 110, Doraville ............................90 Sushi Osawa 5270 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 119, Norcross .........................77 Sweet Tomatoes 3505 Mall Blvd., Duluth ..............................................................94 Wendy’s No. 22 1062 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee .............................100 West Main Coffee House 123 W. Main St., Buford..............................................................93 Wild Wing Cafe 1250 Scenic Highway, Suite 1232, Snellville ............................99 Wings and Seafood Mania 1977 Scenic Highway, Suite E, Snellville ..................................94 JAN. 11 INSPECTIONS Cafe Kinh Do 4805 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 120, Lilburn ......................95 China Star Restaurant 6330 Lawrenceville Highway, B11, Tucker ................................85 Don Jose Taqueria y Marisqueria 2369 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite G, Lawrenceville ............100 El Habanero Mexican Restaurant 6470 Spalding Drive, Suite B, Norcross....................................91 Jang Dok Dae 2550 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 204, Duluth .............................81 McDonald’s No. 2186 650 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Norcross ....................................96 Mings BBQ 2 2131 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 134, Duluth..............................83 Starbucks Coffee 1528 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Norcross ................................100 TGI Friday’s 1695 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ...............................................96 Touchdown Wings 3550 Centerville Highway, Suite 102, Snellville ......................100 JAN. 12 INSPECTIONS Choo Choo Express 3492 Satellite Blvd., Suite 150-160, Duluth...............................94 El Fogon Cantina and Grill 1700 Winder Highway, Suite 113, Dacula .................................88 Grandma’s N.Y. Pizza 2855 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite 370, Suwanee......88 Green Basil 2855 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite 740, Suwanee ......90 La Brusca Rustica 4175 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ...............................................91 Roju Bar 3530 Mall Blvd., Suite B, Duluth ..............................................100 Sabri Kabab House 6075-B Singleton Road, Norcross.............................................85 Starbucks No. 10068 1249 Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville ........................................95 Subway 2815 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee......................100 Taco Bell No. 33412 928 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville ................................................90 Wings and Seafood Mania 1977 Scenic Highway, Suite E, Snellville ................................100 JAN. 15 INSPECTION Hampton Inn by Hilton 440 Technology Parkway N.W., Norcross.................................92 JAN. 16 INSPECTIONS ATL Pho 4805 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 100, Lilburn.......................95 China Wok 4155 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 4, Lilburn...........................92 Gyro City 3465 Braselton Highway, Suite 170, Dacula.............................67 Hampton Inn 3240 Buford Drive, Buford .........................................................84 J Christopher’s 3517 Braselton Highway, Suite A1, Dacula...............................92 JT Buffalo Wings 4155 Lawrenceville Highway, Unit 2, Lilburn.............................94 Kung Fu Tea 3473 Old Norcross Road, Suite 202, Duluth ............................95 Martin’s Restaurant 6350 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross ..........................................80 Ruyi Delish 3875 Venture Drive, Suite A-7, Duluth........................................75 Smokey Bones 3333 Buford Drive, Suite VB01C, Buford ..................................80 Sweet Rice 2180 Merchants Way, Duluth .....................................................94 Station Master 125 Celebration Drive, Suwanee.............................................100 The Cheescake Factory 3333 Buford Drive, Space VD01G, Buford................................94 Wendy’s No. 92 6130 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross...........................................96

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