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Details emerge about deadly hostage standoff Father served jail time, was registered sex offender Office said he laid eyes on the joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com Buford-area boy BUFORD — You can see Thursday. But little Phillip Nguyen in pictures. it wasn’t the That is, pictures are the only way same. The child you can really see the 2-year-old was dead in the anymore. morgue, where Thy Anh Ho Eddie Reeves of the Gwinsenior investiganett County Medical Examiner’s tor Reeves noted that a bullet had

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pierced his back and exited the left side of his chest.

Another bullet went through the skull of Thy Anh Ho, Phillip’s 43-year-old father, Reeves said.

Authorities believe Ho, reportedly a registered sex offender, placed a handgun to his own head after shooting the child Wednesday afternoon at the end of a 19-hour

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Phillip Nguyen is shown in a 2014 photo from his father’s Facebook page. (Special Photo)

hostage situation.

In the examination, Reeves didn’t really see little Phillip Nguyen.

To do that, one must turn elsewhere. Perhaps his dad’s See STANDOFF, Page 7A

TRIP OF A LIFETIME

Meeting draws crowd, criticism

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By Keith Farner

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SUWANEE — With a long line of speakers and applause to support them, parents of children proposed to move from Sugar Hill Elementary School to Sycamore Elementary School were among the most vocal Thursday night.

Proximity to a landfill in addition to lower test scores were the main arguments for residents to challenge proposed boundaries Gwinnett County Public Schools has laid out in the latest redistricting plans.

Jon Morris, who is a parent at Sugar Hill Elementary School, said he chose his current home on a warm sunny day because he smelled the landfill near Sycamore Elementary.

A contingent of neighbors from the Oaks at Lanier subdivision turned out to support Morris’ sentiment.

Another resident, Brandon Hart, said when his family was house shopping, his wife and three sons found one they loved. But when they were told it was zoned for Sycamore, they decided against it.

“If all these places don’t want their kids to go to Sycamore, why not address the problems at Sycamore?”

Hart told the board. “With the ratings that Sugar Hill Elementary has, it’s a better elementary, and for that reason we were worried about our home values.”

So Hart and his family decided to rent a house to remain in the Sugar Hill Elementary zone.

Hart said his wife volunteers at Sugar Hill, and See MEETING, Page 7A

Around the world in 365 days

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Couple take a year off, sell belongings for long trip

Duluth High School graduate Jess Baumgart and her husband, Nate, quit their jobs and sold nearly all of their possessions so that they could spend a year traveling around the world. (Special Photo)

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By Katie Morris • katie.morris@gwinnettdailypost.com Climb Mount Everest, become an entrepreneur, complete an Ironman triathlon, be a contestant on “Jeopardy” — and magically know all the answers.

We all have that item on our bucket list that seems more like a dream than a reality. That was the case two years ago for Jess and Nate Baumgart, who both had “travel around the world” at the top of their lists.

After two years of saving, researching, planning and preparing, the couple’s dream is about to become a reality.

Early Friday morning, the Baumgarts will leave Jess’ parents home in Duluth, head to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Air-

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We were completely not prepared for what a nerve this strikes. I think both for people our age and of all ages.”

— Nate Baumgart, who will spend 365 days traveling the world with his wife, Jess.

port and board a plane to Colombia, embarking on a year-long journey around the world.

The pair plan to visit 12 countries this year, starting in Colombia then traveling to Ecuador and Peru.

Then they’ll travel to South and East Africa, Europe — See TRIP, Page 3A

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Four people, a small dog and a cat escaped a house fire Thursday morning in Lawrenceville that firefighters believe started from incense burning within a religious shrine in the living room.

Gwinnett County firefighters responded at 10:11 a.m. to the 725 block of Kimbrooke Trail, NW and had the incident under control by 10:36 a.m. Gwinnett County Fire spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said a 911 caller reported seeing flames

the flames and did a great job of stopping the fire from spreading,” Rutledge said.

The family woke up after hearing a smoke alarm and glass breaking, and escaped without injuries.

A firefighter rescued a dog, while a cat was believed to have run outside earlier in the incident.

The fire caused moderate damage to a corner of the living room and extensive smoke throughout the second floor.

Gwinnett firefighter Justin Petty carries a dog rescued The family was disfrom a Lawrenceville house fire to its owner Wednesday. placed from the home (Special Photo) because of the damage, but upstairs in the two-story “Fire crews made an ag- denied Red Cross assiswood frame house. gressive interior attack on tance.

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the metro Atlanta area, McKinley Homes is seeking to make their mark on Gwinnett County,” Rodney Camren Team officials said in a statement.

“Offering ‘affordable luxury,’ McKinley Homes takes pride in providing unique and spacious properties that are not just houses but lifetime homes.

“As the Gwinnett home specialist, Rodney could not be more excited to embark on this new construction partnership.”

McKinley Homes is offering as much as $3,000 on the closing cost if buyers use Southeast Mortgage as their lender in an effort to encourage people to buy a home in the subdivision.

The Rodney Camren Team said it currently has 10 properties available for purchase, but it expects to have more available in the future.

Chamber offering ‘elevator pitch’ class for business

ers who want to learn how they can better pitch themselves in setting that call for quick promotion are invited to participate in a class the Gwinnett Chamber is offering later this month.

The chamber will offer a Creating Your Best 30-Second Commercial class from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Jan. 27. The workshop will be held in the education room at the chamber office, which is located at 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, in Duluth.

The idea behind the class is to teach small business owners how to do their best so-called “elevator pitch” at networking gatherings, tradeshows, neighborhood barbecues, cold calls and, yes, in an elevator.

The class will be taught

by Sandler Training by Simon Inc. President Al Simon.

Anyone interested in participating in the class can register on the chamber’s website, www.gwinnettchamber.org. Registration is $5 for chamber members and $15 for non-members.

wins award for Carnegie training teacher’s pet. You know how there are classes where curt.yeomans you’re the one who raises @gwinnettdailypost.com your hand and have all of Daily Post editor Todd the answer and the teacher Cline didn’t set out to be likes you the most so you the most popular guy in a get the award? No. This is three-day Dale Carnegie an award given to you by leadership for managers your peers.

“Basically, we ask people immersion training course to choose the person who he recently took, but his took the course the most classmates did appreciate seriously, that was genuinely the work he put into the utilizing what they were session.

They respected it so much learning during the class and also provided some leaderthat they voted him to be ship guidance for them.” the recipient of the HighCline accepted the award, est Achiever Award for the saying the success of everyclass. Dale Carnegie of one in the class was based Georgia President Wendy on its participants working Johnson visited the newstogether. paper’s office on Thursday “It’s the participation of to present Cline with his all of the people involved,” award. he said. “Much like our “The participants in the newsroom, it’s a group efclass gave this to him,” fort.”

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Gwinnett Daily Post editor Todd Cline receives the Highest Achiever Award from Dale Carnegie of Georgia President Wendy Johnson at the newspaper’s office in Lawrenceville on Thursday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Officer to be charged with murder in death By riCh mCKay

stun gun or other methods to subdue Hill, a U.S. Air Force veteran who was experiencATLANTA — A prosing a “non-violent mental ecutor on Thursday said he episode” from a disorder Small business ownwould seek a murder charge developed while serving in against a white police officer Afghanistan, according to a who shot and killed an unwrongful death lawsuit they armed, naked black man at filed in November. an apartment complex near The family has said he Atlanta last year. was medically discharged DeKalb County District from the military in 2013 Attorney Robert James said and was an aspiring musihe will seek the indictment cian. a Dec. 17 letter to Project

By Curt yeomans of Officer Robert Olsen on The civil grand jury Administration Division curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com felony murder and other recommended further Director Grant Guess. charges from a criminal investigation into Hill’s To get the grant, howGwinnett County ofgrand jury expected to hear death but could not agree on ever, the county will have ficials are pursuing a state the case on Jan. 21. whether District Attorney to put up a $652,750 local grant that will help them “It is the position of this James should take the case match to pay for the rest of create a new walking area the boardwalk. The match- office that a crime was com- to a criminal grand jury for at Club Drive Park and mitted,” James told a news possible indictment. ing funds will come from open the door for future conference.

James said the United 2014 SPLOST funds. By States has been on edge over trail space in the county.

The death of Anthony paying for so much of the County commissioners Hill, 27, was one of a series officer-involved shootings, final project costs thembut he said his decision was voted unanimously Tuesof killings of black men by selves, county officials based solely on the facts of day to let staff apply for a law enforcement officers estimate they increased $100,000 Georgia Departtheir chances of getting the around the United States that the case.

He said he will seek ment of Natural Resources’ grant by about 35 percent, have prompted debate and indictments on charges of Georgia Recreation Trails protests about police use of according to county docufelony murder, aggravated Program grant to build a force. ments. assault, violation of oath deck and boardwalk in Olsen, who is on paid “Gwinnett County is of office and giving false Phase II of the park in administrative leave from committeed to the ongotestimony.

Lawrenceville. The boardthe DeKalb County Police ing development of trail Olsen and his attorney walk will connect to a new systems throughout the Department, shot Hill twice amenity and parking area. county and has a solid track in the chest on March 9 in a were notified of the action late on Wednesday, James Officials hope to use it suburban area near Atlanta. record of working with said. Efforts to reach them as a kickoff to something Neighbors had complained the Department of Natural through the police departbigger than a single park, that Hill was crawling Resources on previous ment were not immediately though. projects,” Guess wrote in a around naked, knocking on “This area will be used as letter to Georgia Recreation doors and “acting deranged,” successful.

Hill’s girlfriend, Bridget a trail head for the proTrails Program Coordinator police said.

Anderson, said she and his posed Sweetwater Creek Olsen testified before a Taylor Brown. family had been praying for Greenway, a Tier I Priority civil grand jury in October “Receipt of Recreation charges to be pursued against in our 2014 Open Space that he felt threatened by Trails Program funding the officer. and Greenway Master Plan would enhance our ability to Hill, according to a lawyer “I didn’t think it would get Update,” Gwinnett County provide and support recrefor Hill’s family.

Parks and Recreation plan- ational trails and greenway The family has argued that this far,” she said. “We’re one ner Amy Musser wrote in the officer could have used a step closer to justice now.” systems for public use.”

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Recent rains pushed Lanier to highest level since 1980

By Curt yeomans

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Lake Lanier ended 2015 by hitting its highest levels in nearly 36 years, according to historical data held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The data shows the lake peaked at 1,075.48 feet on Dec. 31. The last time it had a higher level was on April 3, 1980, when waters peaked at 1,075.54 feet.

The recent surge came as the corps retained 60 billion gallons of flood waters in the lake during storms that moved through the area between Dec. 22 and the beginning of the new year.

Lanier’s mean sea level rose steadily through Christmas and even surpassed earlier predictions for how high the waters would rise a few days later.

“This is the equivalent of filling the Georgia Dome more (than) 100 times,” Corps of Engineers spokeswoman Lisa Parker said in a statement. “This allowed downstream river conditions to lower, thus preventing much higher levels below Lake Lanier.”

The recent rise in elevation at Lanier is the first time in nearly 26 years that the lake’s water level has been above 1,075 feet.

The last recorded time that it was at that level was March 1990, corps officials wrote on the Lake Lanier Facebook page. Lake level historical data shows the water level peaked at 1.075.19 on March 19 of that year.

The highest recorded lake level at Lanier was 1,077.15 feet on April 14, 1964, according to the corps.

As of Thursday, the water level at the lake was about 1,074.7 feet. The corps announced on Lanier’s Facebook page that the elevation is gradually falling at a rate of about two to three inches per day.

Information released this week shows water releases were trimmed back to 650 cubic feet per second, which is a level considered

“minimal” by the corps.

The goal was to prevent downstream streams and rivers from overflowing.

The side effect was

water levels in the lake increased to the point that it was overflowing its banks.

Portions of Alabama, Florida and Georgia

it used lakes across the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basins to hold back a cumulative amount of more than 1,200 billion gallons of flood waters during that time period.

While Lake Lanier’s limits were pushed by the rains, other metro area lakes saw their limits pushed even more. The corps said Lake Allatoona — whose releases were a little less than half of those from Lanier — retained 700 million gallons of flood waters while Carters Lake retained another 500 billion gallons.

The corps has begun releasing some of the backed up water now that downstream levels are going down. That will take some time, however, as officials were already projecting during the storms that it would take more than a month to get Lanier’s level down to an ideal 1,070 feet.

The rain curtailed activities at Lanier as the corps Above, Lanier closed recreation areas and Canoe and Kayak Club volunteers boat ramps because of the create makeshift rising water. The Lanier barriers to prevent Canoe and Kayak Club rising water on also postponed its Jan. 1 Lake Lanier from Polar Bear Plunge to an entering the Lake unspecified date as the Lanier Olympic water level encroached on Venue Boathouse the Lake Lanier Olympic on Dec. 30. At left, volunteers Venue boathouse. took this selfie to No new date has been show how high announced for the plunge, the water level but the group posted phogot near the Lake tos of volunteers creating Lanier Olympic makeshift barriers to keep Venue Boathouse lake water out of the boaton Dec. 30. U.S. house on Dec. 30. In some Army Corps of areas around its dock and Engineers data showed the lake watchtower, the water was level peaked at its knee deep. highest level since As the levels began to 1980 during recent drop this week, the club storms. (Photos was optimistic about the courtesy of the likelihood of being able to Lanier Canoe and resume activities quickly.

Kayak Club Face“Hopefully the boat book page) apron will be cleaned up received as much as 15 soon and access to the inches of rain during the docks restored,” the club two-week period where posted on its Facebook on Tuesday. “Are you ready to rain was nearly a daily occurrence. The corps said paddle?”

Trip like this these days is that there’s so much information spending the bulk of their on the Internet,” Nate said. time in Italy — and India.

“There are so many people The two will finish up that have done this and on their trip by spending four different budgets.” months in Southeast Asia, From a budget-savvy trip visiting Thailand, Cambofor $12,000 to a family trip dia, Vietnam and Indonesia. costing about $100,000, Jess, a 2004 Duluth High there are a lot of options out grad, and Nate have been there. Jess and Nate said together for more than four they weren’t keen on the years, living in Nate’s naidea of camping their way tive city of Chicago. They across the world, so they tied the knot in July, but settled on a $60,000 budthe idea to travel around get, which eventually got the world was sparked two bumped up to $75,000. years ago.

And the two have found “We both claim to have various ways to stretch their had this idea,” Jess said. budget.

“It was my idea,” added “We did pick our Nate. “It was definitely my countries strategically in idea.”

Jess and Nate Baumgart with their dog Lily, who will stay with Jess’ parents in Duluth while developing countries where While the two affection- the couple spends a year traveling around the world. (Special Photos) we knew our budget would ately argue about the origin stretch longer,” Jess said.

“If we’re going to take of the idea, traveling around a lot of planning and saving The two saved $75,000 They’ll also be voluna break and move to a new to do. They lived on Jess’ the world was certainly a for their trip — $50,000 for teering and trading for place, ‘What if we took a shared longtime dream. salary for more than a year the trip itself and $25,000 accommodations during month off?’” Jess said. “It And they both agree that and saved all of the money to help them get back on their two months in Europe. they were at a point in their started with a month-long Nate brought in working as their feet when they return While Nate acknowledges trip, and then we were like, a voice-over actor and as a to the U.S. lives where the time was that there will be challenges ‘What if we took three just right. consultant.

As far as research and along the way, he feels the Jess said they were months?’ and ‘What if we They also sold nearly all planning, there are a lot of trip is the perfect way to tossing around the idea of did six months?’ and now of their possessions before readily available resources kick off their marriage. quitting their jobs and mov- it’s sort of grown into this leaving Chicago last month including blogs and books “I feel really fortunate ing from big city Chicago year-long adventure.” to spend the holidays at that break it down day by because I know that both of to a smaller town — that’s Once it was decided Jess’ old stomping grounds day. us are interested in somewarmer — to settle down — one year to travel the in Duluth, visiting with her “The great thing about thing like this but neither and start a family. globe — Jess and Nate had parents and family. trying to do something one of us would have had the guts or the commitment to do it alone,” he said.

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you’re doing it with someone.”

Jess and Nate have received a lot of support from family and close friends, as well as support from people they’ve never met who have reached out after visiting the couple’s blog.

“It’s really neat and kind of inspiring to hear a lot of people connect with this idea of not just budget traveling but doing some big thing that you’re really excited about,” Jess said.

“We were completely not prepared for what a nerve this strikes,” Nate said. “I think both for people our age and of all ages.”

For those toying with the idea of taking the plunge and pursuing that seemingly unobtainable dream, Jess and Nate say go for it.

“I think it’s just giving yourself permission to go for something big,” Jess said.

“I think one of the major things that helped us,” Nate said, “is that there really is a whole community of people out there who have done this. So it seems like such a big impossible task but like anything, like going to college or having a family, it’s composed of all these very simple little steps.”

You can follow Jess and Nate’s trip around the world by visiting their blog www.RoundTheWorldCouple.com.

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Look past antibiotics for frequent infections DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a problem taking antibiotics that treat infections. Every time I do, I have an unpleasant reaction.

For something like a UTI, is it possible to get a one-dose treatment instead of taking a number of days’ treatment?

I probably could tolerate one day. I tend to panic over side effects, and it would help if I could get just one dose instead of many. I assume that it would come via an injection. Help!

— M.G. ANSWER: At least one antibiotic for urine infections, fosfomycin, comes as a single dose. However, when I see someone with recurrent urinary tract infections that need antibiotics, I wonder why the person is getting them in the first place. In older women, the most likely cause is atrophic vaginitis, a condition that leads to bacteria getting into the bladder more easily. In older men, it’s often a prostate problem that is preventing the bladder from emptying properly. Both men and women can have kidney or bladder stones, which is a risk factor for recurrent infections. Depending on the situation, a CT scan or medical, gynecologic or urologic evaluations may be necessary in finding the cause of recurrent infections.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman, and I take pravastatin for my cholesterol. I try to eat well. I have a family history of high blood pressure and heart attack. What would be the consequences of having uncontrolled high cholesterol?

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Unfortunately, even the best treatment we have only reduces risk, and doesn’t eliminate it. As a rough estimate, a 78-year-old woman with moderately high cholesterol but no high blood pressure has about a 19 percent risk of a heart attack or stroke in 10 years.

However, that number can be brought down to just over 17 percent by taking a medication like pravastatin.

That might not sound like a big benefit, but it means a lot fewer heart attacks if everyone with risk factors is treated optimally.

I must stress that the medication is only part of the treatment. Good diet, control of blood pressure and quitting smoking (if appropriate) are other powerful ways to reduce risk. So is regular moderate exercise.

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Oconee

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Burton

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Seminole

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Carters

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Chatuge

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Today is the eighth day of 2016 and the 18th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington gave the first State of the Union address.

In 1877, Crazy Horse lost his final battle against the U.S. Cavalry at Wolf Mountain in Montana Territory.

In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his “Fourteen Points” peace plan.

In 1982, AT&T agreed to give up its 22 local “Baby Bells.”

In 2011, a gunman opened fire at a public event for Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, killing six people and injuring 13, including Giffords.

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Eubanks (1938- ), TV game show host; Graham Chapman (1941-1989), actor/ comedian; Stephen Hawking (1942- ), physicist; Terry Brooks (1944- ), author; David Bowie (1947- ), singer-songwriter; Michelle Forbes (1965- ), actress; R. Kelly (1967- ), singer-songwriter; Rachel Nichols (1980- ), actress; Kim Jong Un (1983- ), North Korean leader.

TODAY’S FACT: About 600,000 people annually visit Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee.

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TODAY’S QUOTE: “We live out our lives as we are meant to live them — with some choice, with some chance, but mostly as a result of the persons we are.” — Terry Brooks, “The Druid of Shannara”

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In-law feels like outlaw in own home DEAR AMY: Nine years ago, my daughter and her husband asked me to move with them into a new home.

I had been widowed for five years, and they felt I should not be alone. (I am now 84 and in pretty good health.)

We all got along very well until about six months ago, but I don’t know why. Nothing was ever said openly.

They purchased a lake house recently and spend weekends at that home. I am not invited (nor do I want to be). There are no children involved — just the three of us. I do have a little dog that he does not like — in fact hates — but I cannot give the dog away.

Lately I get the feeling that my son-in-law is not happy with our situation.

He barely speaks to me and mumbles “good morning” or “good night.” That is the extent of our conversation unless I instigate a conversation and only get one-word answers.

I contribute to the household, pay rent monthly, clean house, wash their clothes, take care of their dog, etc. I have spent thousands of dollars on this house and paid a third of the purchase price.

Should I speak to my daughter about my feelings? She and I get along very well. I feel she knows there is fric-

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Amy Dickinson tion here but has not said anything to me about it.

Should I look for another place to live? I don’t really want to live alone, but I will if I have to. Please give me some input.

— Challenged DEAR CHALLENGED: First this: Your arrangement seems to have worked well for everyone for nine years.

That is a very successful record of peaceful coexistence.

Unfortunately, each person in the household seems extremely averse to bringing up a topic — or even asking a question — that might result in an uncomfortable moment or two, and so you have spent the last six months engaged in an extremely uncomfortable silent standoff. It is human nature to avoid discomfort, but you all have taken it to a new level.

You are a full partner in this household — you helped pay for the house and pay rent and expenses.

Sit down with both of them (if you can’t manage

to face him, speak with your daughter). Say, “I feel a lot of tension lately; can you tell me what is bothering you? It would be good to clear the air. I miss the way we all used to get along.” This might have started over a very trivial household matter. Or it might not have anything to do with you — but with work, marriage or health difficulties of theirs. Maintain an open attitude and try not to be defensive. Read: “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most,” written by members of the Harvard Negotiation Project (2010, Penguin).

DEAR AMY: About a year and a half ago, my grandson sent me a text out of the blue, telling me how horrible I am and saying that I “p—s everyone off in the entire family.”

I am 75 years old and was devastated and don’t know where he was coming from. I have never had a disagreement with him.

I told his father (my son) about it, and he said it was between me and my grandson.

I texted him back and told him I was sorry for whatever I had done and to please call me. I had not heard from him until the other day, when I received a “save the date” card to his wedding. I was in shock and do not know what to do or say about

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it. Should I just go and pretend nothing was ever said?

— Shocked DEAR SHOCKED: You should plan to go to the wedding, but you should also try to understand what is behind your grandson’s outburst. Call him, offer your congratulations, and ask him yet again to explain what was behind his text, in an effort to get beyond it.

DEAR AMY: Your advice to “Concerned Relative” (whose young relative was in a polyamorous relationship) was wise and wonderful, with lessons for all of us no matter how we structure our own relationships.

Mine happens to be a heterosexual marriage, but we all know that this type of relationship can have much opportunity for hurt of all kinds.

— Karla DEAR KARLA: As I said in my answer, all relationships carry risk — but the more people involved, the greater the risk. Thank you.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

It’s time to take charge. If you want things done to your specifications this year, you will need to do them yourself. Taking care of legal, financial and health issues will put your mind at ease and position you for greater benefits and advancement.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can offer verbal help, but don’t promise to take care of someone else’s problems. You are better off expanding your interests and improving your position.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Love is highlighted, and romance will help you achieve your dream life. Closely guard a secret until you have everything in its place and are fully prepared to share.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t take chances with your health. Illness and injury will set you back if you are reckless. Ask for help and be prepared to do what’s necessary to reach your goal.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Re-evaluate your current position. Take a pass on a job that has limited growth and benefits. If you believe in your ability, so will someone who can offer you what you are worth.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Discuss possibilities and share your ideas with someone who can contribute and help you make your dream come true. A business trip or interview will bring good results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t give up on your beliefs or adhere to someone else’s lifestyle and traditions if they don’t suit you. Living a lie will not bring you closer to the happiness you deserve.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — You’ll have remarkable ideas and insight into how you can make your dream a reality. An emotional relationship has the potential to enhance your creative imagination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Personal gains can be made. Bring about the changes you’ve been contemplating in order to be successful.

Romance is on the rise, and sharing with someone special will improve your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — It’s up to you to make things happen. If you participate in events, you will reap the rewards. Don’t let a personal situation or responsibility stand in your way. Strive to get ahead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Keep your thoughts to yourself and your emotions tucked away. Avoid getting into a dispute with someone you live or frequently hang out with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Follow through with your plans, regardless of the temptations you face.

Problems will develop if you trust anyone but yourself. Discipline will be required if you want to avoid a loss.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Be wary of anything or anyone that appears too good to be true. Stick to simple foolproof means and methods in order to avoid being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous operator.

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world&nation WORLD S. Korea seeks U.S. strategic weapons after North’s nuke test SEOUL — South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy U.S. strategic weapons on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said on Thursday, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.

South Korea also said it would resume propaganda broadcasts by loudspeaker into North Korea starting today, which is likely to infuriate its isolated rival, in response to its fourth nuclear test.

The United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device North Korea tested on Wednesday was a hydrogen bomb, but calls mounted for more sanctions against it for its rogue nuclear program.

The underground explosion angered China, which was not given prior notice although it is North Korea’s main ally, pointing to a strain in their ties.

Truck bomb kills 47 at Libyan police academy MISRATA, Libya — At least 47 people were killed on Thursday when Libya’s worst bomb attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi hit a police training center as hundreds of recruits gathered for a morning meeting.

No group immediately claimed the attack in the town of Zliten, but suicide blasts and car bombings have increased in Libya as Islamist militants have taken advantage of the North African country’s chaos to expand their presence.

Mayor Miftah Hamadi said the truck bomb detonated as around 400 recruits were gathering in the early morning at the police center in Zliten, a coastal town between the capital Tripoli and the port of Misrata.

Paris cops kill cleaver wielder

Man tried to enter police station on Charlie Hebdo anniversary

By John IrIsh And emmAnuel JArry Reuters

PARIS — French police shot dead a man wielding a meat cleaver after he tried to enter a police station on Thursday, the anniversary of militant attacks in Paris, shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is Greatest) and wearing what turned out to be a fake suicide belt.

The Paris prosecutor said the man was also carrying a mobile phone and a sheet of paper bearing the Islamic State flag and a claim of responsibility by the militant group written in Arabic.

According to a judicial source, Ali Sallah, was a Moroccan born in 1995 in Casablanca. He was homeless and known to police for theft in 2012 in the Var region of southern France.

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira told French television i-Tele that from what was known so far, the man had no known links to violent Islamist radicalism.

She suggested he might have been mentally unstable.

Thursday is the first anniversary of deadly Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, center, leaves after a visit to the police station where a man was shot dead in the 18th district in Paris on Thursday. Police in Paris on Thursday shot dead a knife-wielding man who tried to enter a police station, police union sources said. The incident took place on the anniversary of last year’s deadly Islamist militant attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in the French capital. (Reuters/Charles Platiau)

magazine in the French capital and Sallah’s attack came just minutes after President Francois Hollande had given a commemoration speech elsewhere in Paris.

Security concerns intensified further in France in November when 130 people were killed in shootings and suicide bombings targeting a Paris music hall, bars, restaurants and a stadium.

Those attacks were claimed by Islamic State, the militant group that controls swathes of Iraq

and Syria. Several of the militants involved were, like the Hebdo killers, French-born.

In his statement, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said a terrorism inquiry had been opened into Thursday’s attack. “(The man) shouted ‘Allahu akbar’ and had wires protruding from his clothes. That’s why the police officer opened fire,” a police official said.

French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet later said the suicide belt the man was

wearing was fake.

Journalist Anna Polonyi, who could see the outside of the police station from the window of her flat, posted photos on social media that showed what appeared to be a bombdisposal robot beside the body of the man, who was wearing jeans and a grey coat.

Polonyi told Reuters that her sister, in the flat with her, had seen the incident. She said the police shouted at the man and that they shot him as he was running toward them.

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The decision, announced at the Miami Seaquarium, reflects a finding that about Ala. sues federal 6,300 manatees live off the Florida coast today, government over compared with roughly Syrian refugees 1,200 counted when aerial Alabama officials sued surveys began in the early the U.S. government on 1990s.

Thursday over concerns Federal and state ofabout the placement of refficials described the likely ugees from Syria and other reclassification as good countries in the Southern news for the whiskered state, its governor said. “sea cow” popular among The lawsuit filed in fedFloridians. eral court for the Northern “Based on the best availDistrict of Alabama claims able scientific information, Ithaca Fire Department uses a crane Thursday to lift the Obama administration The we believe the manatee is miners from the Cargill salt mine in Lansing, N.Y., in this had not provided state offi- handout photo provided by the Ithaca Fire Department. no longer in danger of excials with enough informa- (Reuters) tinction,” Michael Oetker, tion about any refugees to deputy regional director for be settled in the state.

Wayne County Prosecuting County Department of the U.S. wildlife agency’s Republican Governor Attorney’s Office said in a Emergency Response southeast office, told a Fire breaks out at Robert Bentley moved to statement. said. news conference.

Rio Olympic park bar Syrian refugees from Berreni, known by The workers were not injured, it said. after labor protest the state after the Nov. 13 the street moniker “Zoo Sandra Bland’s attacks in Paris for which Project,” began painting A spokesman for CarRIO DE JANEIRO — A the group Islamic State murals in his native Paris gill Inc said the company family wants fire broke out in a shipclaimed responsibility. neighborhood at 15. Before would launch an investitrooper to face ping container near the Bentley said the White he went to Detroit, Berreni gation into why the eleva- more charges tennis venue at Rio de House has not answered had traveled and painted tor malfunctioned.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Janeiro’s Olympic Park on three of its letters seeking murals in Tunisia in 2011.

“We probably won’t family of a black woman Thursday and may have information about refugees operate the mine for the been intentionally set by placed in Alabama under rest of the week as we in- who died in a Texas jail cell All 17 miners said on Thursday a misprotesting former workthe U.S. Refugee Act of vestigate the cause,” said rescued from ers, the G1 news website 1980.

Mark Klein, a spokesman demeanor perjury charge of Brazil’s Globo media against the trooper who rural New York for the global commodigroup reported. pulled her over in a traffic ties trader.

Detroit man gets elevator shaft The fire, which started stop is not enough and he 30 to 60 in French in the early afternoon Seventeen salt miners should be indicted for asOfficials set to local time, was quickly who had been trapped sault, battery and false arrest. artist’s murder drop manatee controlled by firefighters, in an elevator shaft at an State Trooper Brian A Detroit man convicted upstate New York mine G1 reported citing Rio de from endangered Encinia was indicted on Janeiro’s fire department. of the 2013 felony murder have been rescued, ofWednesday by a grand jury species list There was no damof a French street artist ficials said on Thursday, in Waller County, outside age to Olympic facilities TAMPA, Fla. — The was sentenced on Thursday and the mine’s owner of Houston, on suspicion of and no injuries at the manatee, a species long to up to 60 years in prison, said it would inspect the lying in a police report about site, which is still under considered at risk of exprosecutors said. property to see what had why he pulled Sandra Bland construction ahead of the tinction, has recovered in Dionte Travis, 19, caused the incident. out of her car in July 2015. planned Aug. 5 opening of who was charged as an sufficient numbers to move Bland died three days later The miners became the games. The shipping from endangered to threat- in a Waller County jail cell adult, was found guilty in trapped about 800 to 900 container held construcened status, U.S. wildlife December by a jury in the feet down the elevator of an apparent hanging. tion supplies. officials said on Thursday. killing of Bilal Berreni, shaft at around midnight The misdemeanor charge Rio de Janeiro officials whose body was found The U.S. Fish and Wild- is punishable by up to a year local time, when a lift believe the fire may have at a vacant building near malfunctioned at Cargill’s life Service is proposing in jail and a $4,000 fine. been intentionally set by to reclassify the protection After the indictment was downtown Detroit.

Cayuga Salt Mine in the protesters who held a status of the West InTravis was sentenced Lansing, a town of about handed down, the Texas demonstration outside the on Thursday to 30 years 11,000 people north of the dian manatee, including a Department of Public Safety site earlier, G1 reported.

Florida subspecies listed as said it would fire Encinia. to 60 years in prison by city of Ithaca in central — From wire reports Judge Bruce Morrow, the endangered since 1967.

New York, the Tompkins — From wire reports

PEOPLE Pat Harrington Jr. of ‘One Day at a Time’ dies at 86 LOS ANGELES — Pat Harrington Jr., best known for his role as the seedy super on “One Day at a Time,” died Wednesday night in Los Angeles. He was 86.

His daughter, Tresa Harrington, announced the news Thursday on her Facebook page. She did not reveal the cause of death, but wrote in November that her father’s health was rapidly deteriorating after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“My heart is broken to pieces and I will cry and cry until I just won’t,” she said in the post.

Harrington won a Golden Globe (in 1981) and an Emmy (in 1984) for playing building superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the groundbreaking CBS sitcom, which aired from 1975 to 1984. The show starred Bonnie Franklin as an single mom struggling to raise two daughters (played

by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli).

“He turned out to be the comic strength of the show,” show co-creator Norman Lear once said.

Madonna concert gets adult rating in Singapore LOS ANGELES — Pop star Madonna’s upcoming concert in Singapore has been given an adults-only rating by local censors.

The “Rebel Heart” concert at the National Stadium on Feb. 28, was rated as “R18” for its sexual references by the Media Development Authority.

Local promoter MediaCorp Vizpro International confirmed the information on its Facebook page, which warned that only those over 18 would be allowed into the venue.

Singapore’s Straits Times described Madonna’s set list as including “a segment in which she performs a mashup of her songs ‘Holy Water’ and ‘Vogue,’ involving scantily clad nuns pole-dancing on cross-shaped stripper poles.”

Guillermo del Toro in talks to helm ‘Fantastic Voyage’

LOS ANGELES — Guillermo del Toro is in talks to develop and direct Fox’s remake of “Fantastic Voyage,” produced by James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment.

David Goyer is writing the script for the new “Fantastic Voyage,” in which a team of scientists are shrunk to be sent in a miniature submarine inside the body of a scientist to save his life.

The 1966 original, directed by Richard Fleischer, starred Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O’Brien and Donald Pleasance and centered on a scientist who had perfected the miniaturization process, defected from behind the Iron Curtain to the West and was left comatose by an assassination attempt. The story was set at the C.M.D.F. (Combined Miniaturized Deterrent Forces) facilities.

— From wire reports

Monkey cannot own copyright to ‘selfie,’ U.S. judge says

By Andrew Chung Reuters

NEW YORK — A rare crested macaque that took a now internationally famous “selfie” cannot own the copyright to the photograph because he is not human, a U.S. judge ruled in a suit brought by animal rights group PETA on behalf of the monkey.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals brought the case

MUST READ in September on behalf of the 7-year-old monkey Naruto against British photographer David Slater, who self-published the photo in a wildlife book.

Naruto, who resides on a reserve in Indonesia, took the image and several others in 2011 using a camera left unattended by Slater, the suit said. PETA argued

he should be declared owner of the photos and receive damages for copyright infringement that would be used for habitat preservation.

While the U.S. Congress and the president have the power to extend legal protections to animals as well as humans, “there is no indication that they did so in the Copyright Act,” U.S. District Judge William Orrick said at a hearing on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, according

to a court transcript.

But Orrick said he would give PETA an opportunity to amend the lawsuit before he dismisses it outright. PETA published the photo in the case online at bit.ly/1V8Hnnl.

PETA General Counsel Jeff Kerr told Reuters on Thursday that the group is reviewing its legal options.

“Although we are disappointed, we are celebrating the fact that this is a historic case,” he said.

“For the first time we are arguing that an animal can own property, rather than merely being a piece of property himself.”

Slater, who said fewer than 100 copies of the book have been sold worldwide despite the publicity, asked Orrick in November to throw out the case because, he argued, animals do not have legal standing. “Monkey see, monkey sue is not good law,” he said in court papers.

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Trump shifts birther gaze to Ted Cruz WASHINGTON — Who says Donald Trump lacks subtlety? The way he’s raising “birther” questions about his chief rival for the nomination is worthy of Machiavelli.

“I’d hate to see something like that get in his way,” Trump said of the fact that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was born in Canada. Trump referred to the fact that the Constitution says “No Person except a natural born Citizen” — whatever that means — is eligible to be president.

“But a lot of people are talking about it,” Trump continued, in an interview with Washington Post Eugene reporters, “and I know Robinson that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport.”

Cruz flatly denied ever having a Canadian passport, telling CNN this is just one of those “silly sideshows” the media love to engage in. But there is no question that he was born in Calgary, Alberta, to an American mother and a Cuban father. And there is no question that he had Canadian citizenship — before renouncing it in preparation for his presidential run.

Ah, what goes around comes around. For years, the Republican Party had nothing but patronizing nods and winks for the unhinged birthers — Trump included — who claimed, despite definitive proof to the contrary, that President Obama was born in some other country. Now, as party leaders desperately look for a way to deny Trump the nomination, the candidate with the best chance of doing so happens to have been born, without any doubt, in some other country.

Trump still leads the national Republican polls by a mile, while Cruz has pulled ahead of the rest of the field and now stands alone in second place. In first-to-vote Iowa, however, Cruz has taken a narrow lead over the bombastic billionaire and is favored to win. Hence Trump’s sudden concern over the birthplace of a man who perhaps should be nicknamed Calgary Ted. “Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’ That’d be a big problem,” Trump told the Post. “It’d be a very precarious one for Republicans because he’d be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision.”

Most legal experts agree that Cruz is eligible to run; the fact that his mother was a U.S. citizen means he had citizenship from birth, which would appear to satisfy the “natural born” requirement. But the question of precisely what the Constitution means has never been fully explored by the courts.

The issue came up in 2008 because Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the GOP nominee, was born in the Panama Canal Zone to parents who were American citizens. The Senate went so far as to pass a nonbinding resolution “recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.”

You’d think McCain might be sympathetic to Cruz’s situation, but did I mention that what goes around comes around? Cruz has gone out of his way to alienate many of his Senate colleagues, and McCain has called him and his allies “wacko birds.” Perhaps that’s why McCain, when asked by a Phoenix television station to comment on Cruz’s eligibility, responded: “I think there is a question.

I’m not a constitutional scholar on that, but I think it’s worth looking into.”

McCain noted that the Canal Zone was “a territory of the United States of America” when he was born. And there was a precedent, he argued, since 1964 Republican candidate Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona when it, too, was a U.S. territory.

Whereas Canada is a whole different country.

I confess that I find the whole flap absurd.

Cruz should be deemed unsuitable for the presidency because of his wrongheaded ultraright-wing views and his dangerous political ruthlessness, not because his American mother happened to be living in Canada when he was born.

But maybe Cruz will have to squirm a bit.

A lawsuit has been filed in Vermont to keep him off the ballot there, and I wouldn’t be surprised if suits were filed in other states as well. Somehow I doubt he’ll get the same moral support from his fellow senators that McCain was given.

Has the Party of Lincoln really come to this, Donald Trump or Ted Cruz? The two men still insist they like each other, their campaign-long bromance not extinguished.

I’m reminded of something Machiavelli didn’t say but should have: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Billy Hale, the nonagenarian author Have you paid attention to the nonagenarians who remain energetically in circulation?

That is part of the problem — there’s not an abundance of folks who live to be 90 years old; however, they are all around you. You just have to probe a little.

Getting to octogenarian status is a challenge for many.

However, if you take inventory, there are more than a handful of octogenarians and nonagenarians moving about.

Nonagenarians usually have several things in common.

They are active mentally and physically. Their waist lines don’t bulge. They have never been users of tobacco products, they consume alcohol in moderation, and, typically, they are more interested in books than the “vast wasteland” that is television.

I have several nonagenarian friends who are always inspiring to interact with; one is Bill Hale, who became an author late in his octogenarian years and is having the time of his life. Several years ago, Hale began chronicling his memories for his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

That led to a book, much of it about his mill village life, growing up in Greenville, S.C. It was an austere life, which spawned a creative and inven-

souls and illuminates and connects our mind’s eye with the past. Billy Hale is a latent author who is making us want more.

He “never really thought” about publishing a book until he began compiling personal vignettes for his family. This book was in his head, howLoran ever, when he was hanging Smith out with his boyhood friends: R.W., Stein, Wayne, and Lard. tive bent, which led to a career Now his musings are docuin education, which segued mented for us all to enjoy, into a speaking career, which because so many of us have put him in touch with a world been there. Billy Hale often that he only dreamed about flopped down in the branches growing up on “Mill Hill.” of a Chinaberry tree where he His first book — “The Village daydreamed about exploring and Beyond” — was so much the world we live in, one he fun and such a success that never thought he would be he recently came out with introduced to. He asked quesanother — “There Is a Story tions, read books and appreciEverywhere” — which has led ated the doctrine of faith, hope to a newspaper column that and charity — the only thing has him eager to start every in the mill village which was new day in his life. not in short supply.

Most of his friends know He enjoyed a better life him as Dr. William H. Hale, than his parents did, much of a distinguished educator, but that owing to his ambition and his book is by Billy Hale, the inventiveness, but he can’t mill village kid blessed with get the mill village out of his imagination, curiosity and head. Sometimes austerity creative thought. leads to opportunity. It can Dr. Hale couldn’t write, often lead to greed, but Billy “There Is a Story EveryHale only wanted money to where,” but Billy Hale could. sustain himself and his family.

What we have here, with his He has always been generreflective and reminiscing ous with his ideas and his insightfulness, is an everyday thoughts. The best of Billy manuscript that sings to our Hale, he is willing to give

away.

This bit of wisdom fits him perfectly: “You may have tangible wealth untold. Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.

Richer than I, you can never be. I had a mother who read to me.”

Billy Hale’s mother was widowed at an early age, but her expansive love and spirit of make-do were central to her son’s emotional and rare creative thinking — don’t be reluctant or embarrassed to question. This curiosity of spirit has made him a sagacious and penetrating author at an age when many of his friends have crossed the mystic river or are dying on the vine without a clue as how to enjoy life.

“Villa Rica and Other Stories” is a subtitle that makes you aware that ordinary people have lasting value, that the abandoned box in the corner of the basement or a conversation with Mildred at the Waffle House can translate into meaningful and enlightening stories. Only the curious, like Billy Hale, ever consider looking into that box or striking up a conversation with Mildred.

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

President Obama: Showman-in-Chief Those who have been marveling at Donald Trump’s political showmanship were given a reminder of who is the top showman of them all, when President Barack Obama went on television to make a pitch for his unilateral actions to restrict gun sales and make a more general case for tighter gun control laws.

It was beautifully choreographed, like a great ballet, and performed with consummate skill and understated eloquence. First of all, the scene was set with a room full of people who had lost loved ones to gun violence. A father whose son had been gunned down made a long introduction before the president showed up, walked down the aisle and up on to the stage to growing applause.

As political theater, it put Donald Trump’s rantings in the shade.

As for the substance of what Obama said, there was very little substance, and much of it false, but one of the signs of great artistry was that the presentation overshadowed the substance.

None of the things proposed by the president is likely to reduce gun violence. Like other restrictions on people’s ability to defend themselves, or to deter attacks by showing that they are armed, these new restric-

was that this theater had advertised that it was a gun-free zone.

Who is more mentally unbalanced, those who are doing the shooting or those who refuse to examine the facts about what kinds of places attract such shooters? Schools and Thomas religious institutions are sitting Sowell ducks, and the shootings there have gone on until someone tions can cost more lives on net else with a gun showed up on balance. The most we can hope the scene. That is what puts for is that the effects of the new an end to the carnage, not gun Obama-created rules will be control laws. nil, rather than harmful.

People who are prepared to Like most other gun control defy the laws against muradvocates, President Obama der are not very likely to be invoked scenes of mass shoot- stopped by laws against guns. ings, as if what he is proposing Only law-abiding citizens are would have prevented those likely to be stopped by gun tragedies. But, almost invaricontrol laws, and to become ably, mass shootings occur in sitting ducks. gun-free settings. Yet gun conAs for facts and statistics, trol zealots seem determined to the only ones likely to be create more gun-free settings. mentioned by gun control How often have supposedly zealots, including the media, mentally unbalanced shooters are those on how many people opened fire at a meeting of the were killed by guns. How National Rifle Association? many lives were saved by guns They are apparently not that will never make it through the mentally unbalanced. They ideological filters of the media, pick places where people are the political establishment or not likely to shoot back. our educational institutions.

A mass shooting at a movie Yet factual data on how theater a few years ago took many threats or attacks were place at a theater farther away deterred in a given year by from where the shooter lived displaying a firearm have long than other theaters in the area been available. Seldom is it that were showing the very necessary to actually pull the same movie. The difference trigger to get some thug or

criminal to back off and go elsewhere, often in some haste.

Are the only lives that matter those that are lost, usually because there is no gun immediately available to protect them, but not the lives saved because they did have a gun at hand to protect them?

Gun control zealots seem especially opposed to people being allowed to carry their guns concealed. But concealed weapons protect not only those who carry them, but also to some extent those who do not, because criminals have no way of knowing in advance who does and does not have a gun.

Muggings and rapes become much more dangerous activities for criminals where many law-abiding people are allowed to carry concealed guns. It can take a lot of the fun out of being a thug.

President Obama said that we are the only “advanced” nation with so much gun violence. But there are a number of countries with higher murder rates than ours and stronger gun control laws.

But that leaves the definition of “advanced” to Obama — and makes for clever political theater.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.

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gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A Facebook page. There, the broad-faced toddler is still alive.

He stares straight into a camera lens with his mouth open wide in a barely-tamed smile. He holds a pair of adult sunglasses, black as his silky hair, and tries to slip them on his head.

You can see his dad in pictures now, too.

Ho took plenty of mugshots. In Gwinnett. In Indiana.

In Gwinnett jail files, the Vietnam native shows up three times, with charges of theft, robbery, an immigration violation and a parole violation. In Indiana, he spent 10 years in prison for “criminal confinement” and had to register as a sex offender afterward, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. He had been registered in Gwinnett since 2010.

Police are still trying to figure out what led to his final encounter with the law.

“Our primary focus at this time is gathering as much information about Mr. Thy Ho and the circumstances that led up to this particular incident,” Cpl. Deon Washington said Thursday, adding that there had been arguments at the home before. But Washington conceded that police might never find an explanation that a “reasonable person” would understand for what happened to Phillip.

Washington was speaking at a news conference during the release of a timeline of events of the case. It, along with 911 audio and interviews, offers a detailed look into the ordeal, which has stunned and saddened neighbors, authorities and family, particularly the boy’s mother, who was devastated at the scene.

•From Page 1A being within walking distance of the school “seemed like a fairy tale.”

More than 20 speakers shared their thoughts, almost all with criticisms, at the first of two public meetings on proposed redistricting plans that affect Duluth, Lanier, Meadowcreek, Mill Creek, Mountain View, Norcross and Parkview clusters.

Overall, 31 existing schools and more than 6,800 students will be affected. This process will create the attendance zone for the new Baldwin Elementary School in Norcross and Coleman Middle School in Duluth — both of which will open in August.

The revised maps will be at the affected schools on Friday morning. The next public meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 before the regular monthly school board meeting where

SNELLVILLE

Charles DeLoach Charles Leon DeLoach, age 68 of Snellville, GA passed away January 6, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

NORCROSS

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The 911 call came Tuesday night from Phillip’s 20-year-old sister. She said her mom’s boyfriend had her mother and 15-year-old brother at gunpoint in their home at 1870 Beyers Landing Drive.

“He is threatening everyone, he’s threatening to kill himself in our house,” said the 20-year-old, who hasn’t been publicly identified and was receiving her information from her brother in the

home.

SWAT responded, closing off the neighborhood and ordering residents inside their homes.

One neighbor, Joann Mason, 71, said an officer called out repeatedly to Ho’s house through a megaphone: “We’re not going to leave.

We’re here for your safety.”

Just after 10:45 p.m., Ho allowed Phillip’s brother and mother outside.

Hours of negotiation

the boy asleep.

Ho sent his parents several more text messages and tried to call his girlfriend through the night. At some point, the SWAT team went in the house through the garage.

At 6 a.m., due to low temperatures and the dragging standoff, Gwinnett police asked the DeKalb SWAT team to take over. At 10:42 a.m., DeKalb SWAT began taking over tactical control and negotiations, which

Gwinnett police said isn’t an unusual measure.

About 30 minutes later, Ho moved a dresser in front of the master bedroom door to fortify his position from SWAT team members on the other side.

By 3:15 p.m., Ho appeared agitated and started speaking Vietnamese. He soon asked for food and cigarettes, and spoke with negotiators over the phone.

Then they lost contact.

At 4:34 p.m., Ho reportedly fired a gunshot toward officers.

Seconds later, two more shots rang inside the bedroom.

The SWAT team would only then enter the room.

At the news conference Thursday, Washington defended the team’s decision to wait, since the time it would’ve taken to make it through the barrier Ho had placed could have left Ho time to hurt Phillip. Ho also hadn’t shown signs that violence was imminent, Washington said.

In the bedroom, officers found Phillip and Ho bleeding.

Soon, little Phillip Nguyen had one more picture made.

It was snapped by a reporter assembled with other media camped out near the scene.

The photo shows a SWAT officer in full camouflage tactical gear carrying Phillip from under his armpits toward a helicopter that would fly him to an Atlanta hospital for doctors to try to save him.

The child hangs limp, his eyes closed. He wears blue and orange sweatpants and a long-sleeve shirt that is creeping up his belly.

Along the left side of his torso, there is a streak of deep red.

The officer is racing, his face determined and intense.

But Phillip is almost gone.

the school board is expected to vote on the changes.

One resident raised a question of board member Robert McClure having a conflict of interest because of his ownership of some 20 acres in Lilburn that is planned to become a subdivision. Plans for redistricting should stop until this perceived conflict of interest is addressed, the resident said. McClure after the meeting dismissed that accusation to the Daily Post, and said he owns about 30 percent of the property and a sale is not completed.

“There are no houses there now, there are no kids there now,” McClure said.

“No one’s being rezoned there, there’s nobody on that property going anywhere. It has no effect there on anybody as far as school-age children. If it affects anything, it’ll affect something a couple years down the line when there are houses.”

posed redistricting cluster, Mountain View.

Home values were also on the mind of Eric Johansen, who spoke on behalf of Woodward Mill Development LLC and Cal Atlantic Homes, who combined have an investment of $18 million to build homes in the North Gwinnett cluster.

Johansen opposed movAbout 125 people attended a public meeting on Thurs- ing students from the southday about proposed redistricting plans across Gwinnett side of Woodward Mill County Public Schools. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner) Road from North Gwinnett In closing comments dur- it’s an economic thing. to Lanier. ing the meeting, McClure They’re trying to boost the “I know they (the board) said, “I really do appreciate values and scores at Moun- don’t want to hear about the passion. It’s that kind tain View.” financial decisions, but of passion that makes our McCall has one child at (builders) made financial schools successful.”

Mill Creek who will not be decisions based on where Mill Creek parent Christy required to move, and two the property was,” he said.

McCall voiced her concerns other children who have When the builders about students currently in graduated from Mill Creek. received a permit to begin the Mill Creek cluster mov- She told the board her fam- construction, Johansen said ing to Mountain View, but ily bought a $500,000 house his days of stating a case at was not optimistic about the specifically to be in the Mill a public meeting were over. eventual outcome.

Creek cluster. She claimed “I had to appease a lot of “I truly don’t have a lot Mill Creek was ranked people in Gwinnett County of confidence,” Christy Mc- considerably higher — 27th to get it zoned, we thought Call said. “I really believe versus 70th — than the pro- the battle was over at that

point,” he said. ” … Next thing you find out you’re being redistricted … I’m confident in this process.

I’ve been told that the process in this format is a very public process. And we’re participating in the public process and hoping that everything we’ve been told is what happens.”

Some of the criteria district officials have said they use in redistricting is current enrollment, enrollment forecasts, enrollment histories, existing identifiable boundaries, school locations and student transportation.

District officials said they do not factor socio-economic factors, race and home values.

The process is considered the second phase of an enrollment re-balancing effort that began last year with about 14,000 students from 34 schools and nine clusters, including the new Discovery cluster in Lawrenceville.

TIMELINE OF HOSTAGE SITUATION Jan. 5 • 9:48 p.m.: Police called to 1870 Beyers Landing Drive in Buford in reference to domestic dispute between a man and woman.

• The caller was not at the scene and was the 20-year-old daughter of the woman involved in the dispute.

• The daughter said that her mother’s boyfriend was holding her and her 15-year-old brother inside the home at gunpoint and threatening to shoot everyone and commit suicide.

• The daughter was receiving information from her brother who was inside the house.

• 10:03 p.m.: The first two officers arrive at the location and begin gathering information from the daughter, who was outside with several friends • 10:06 p.m.: Officers learn firsthand from the daughter that a man was holding a handgun to a child’s head inside the house and refusing to put the child and gun down.

• The man was also saying he was ready to die.

• Numerous officers began arriving at the location and surrounding the house.

• 10:17 p.m.: The shift commander activates the SWAT team.

• 10:27 p.m.: Officer at the scene speaks to mom who did not want to leave the house.

• 10:30 p.m.: Officer at the scene speaks to the suspect on the phone and learns his name was Thy Ho. • Suspect claims that he and his wife are about to come outside and he will have his hands up.

• 10:32 p.m.: Officer loses contact with the suspect and attempts calling him back but continuously sent to voicemail.

• 10:34 p.m.: The first negotiator arrives at the scene and assumes control over negotiations.

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duration of the standoff, the decision is made to employ mutual aid and request the DeKalb Police SWAT team.

• 10:42 a.m.: DeKalb SWAT begins slowly relieving Gwinnett SWAT and assuming tactical control and negotiations.

• 11:16 a.m.: Suspect is observed with a handgun and holding the child.

• 11:17 a.m.: Suspect is heard moving a dresser behind the master bedroom door to fortify his position.

• 3:13 p.m.: Negotiators established verbal contact with the suspect from inside the house.

• 3:15 p.m.: Suspect appears agitated and begins speaking in his native language.

• 3:39 p.m.: Suspect apologizes to the officers as they are requesting that he come to the door.

• 3:44 p.m.: Negotiators hear the child making noise and the suspect asks for food.

• 3:45 p.m.: Negotiators establish contact with the suspect over the phone and he asks for cigarettes.

• 3:48 p.m.: Negotiators lose contact with the suspect over the phone.

• 4:34 p.m.: One shot is fired through the master bedroom door toward tactical officers.

• Seconds later, two additional shots are fired by the suspect — he and the child are shot.

• Tactical officers immediately enter the master bedroom where they find the suspect and child with gunshot wounds.

• Both are immediately evacuated from the scene.

• The child is flown by helicopter to Egleston Children’s hospital and the suspect is transported by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center.

Source: Gwinnett County Police Department

through telephone and text message ensued. Neighbors who hadn’t been home when the standoff started to sleep in their cars on Doc Hughes Road. Others peered through their blinds at the drama.

At 3 a.m., Ho’s parents came to the scene hoping he’d surrender.

Instead, Phillip had another picture taken. At 4:06 a.m., it arrived on one of his parent’s phones and showed Phillip and Ho laying in bed,

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• 10:36 p.m.: The first SWAT officer arrives at the scene and begins tactical assessment.

• 10:38 p.m.: Officers learned that there were multiple cameras on the house that covered various angles and could be monitored from any mobile device • 10:47 p.m.: Brother, sister and her friends are secured at the command post.

• 10:48 p.m.: Mother comes out of the house and is secured by SWAT. • At that point, only the suspect, Thy Ho, and his son, Phillip Nguyen, are left inside the house.

• Throughout the standoff, negotiators spoke to the suspect numerous times over the phone and via text; the calls were very short with limited dialogue.

• During those brief dialogues, he requested to speak to his girlfriend.

• Those requests were not granted due to the training and experience of negotiators.

• Generally, direct third-party negotiations are avoided, especially in hostage situations, for fear of the suspect making a last statement to a loved one.

Jan. 6 • 3 a.m.: The suspect’s parents were called to the scene • Negotiators tell the suspect when the parents arrived in hopes that he would surrender.

• 4:06 a.m.: The suspect’s parents receive a picture on a phone of the suspect and child lying in the bed. In the photo, the child is asleep.

• The suspect texts his parents multiple times and attempts to call his girlfriend throughout the night.

• Overnight, Gwinnett Police SWAT had a window of opportunity and entered the interior of the house from the garage.

• 6 a.m.: Due to frigid temperatures and

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Joan Kauzmann Joan Kauzmann, age 74 of Snellville, GA passed away January 6, 2016.

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

WINDER

Mary Maxwell Mary Frances Maxwell, age 96 of Winder, passed away January 7, 2016.

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LAWRENCEVILLE

Patricia Tomlin Tomlin, Patricia (Wall) Owen Bales was born at Emory Hospital on December 4, 1940 and passed away in Lawrenceville, GA on January 6, 2016 as a native and lifelong resident of Georgia. She was 75. Pat or Patricia as she was also known was the youngest of four children to James Bennett Wall and Mary Elizabeth Cone Wall.

She was taken from this earth much too early, but

the time we shared was nothing short of extraordinary. She never missed a birthday, a holiday, an anniversary, or the opportunity to cherish her children and grandchildren. Words cannot express the void that has been left in our lives with her passing.

Likewise words cannot express the gratitude that we feel for the time we were blessed to be with her.

Patricia Tomlin is survived by her Husband of 6 years Lamar Wesley Tomlin, daughter, Elizabeth Owen Sizemore; son-in-law, Steve Sizemore; her son, Mark Owen and daughter-inlaw, Vickie Owen. Patricia has 4 grandchildren; Jessica Sizemore Deming, Steven Sizemore, Justin Owen, Nathan Owen, 1 great-grandchild, Emma Elizabeth Deming; 1 niece, 3 nephews and a sister-in-law.

A Funeral Service Honoring the Life of Patricia will be held on Tuesday,

January 12 2016 at 11AM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Dr. Frank Cox officiating. The family will receive friends and family on Monday January 11, 2016 from 6PM-8PM in the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411. .

NORCROSS

James Williams James LeRoy Williams, age 54 of Norcross passed away January 7, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Judge slams state over slow R E A L E S TAT E Justice Department talks Retirement in Reverse:

By Andy Miller

Georgia Health News

Georgia and the U.S. Department of Justice remain at an impasse over improvements to the state’s services for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, despite a federal judge’s push for quicker action to resolve their differences.

Wednesday was the day set by U.S. District Court Judge Charles Pannell last month for attorneys Charles Pannell Jr. for the two sides to report back to him on their progress. But after a brief conference in his court Wednesday, he told them to prepare for a formal hearing in late March.

Pannell on Wednesday expressed frustration over the continuing lack of progress in the talks, and he directed his displeasure at attorneys for the state.

“You’re going to dump it on the court,” he told Jaime Theriot, an attorney representing Georgia. “The plan is to drag it out as far as you can.”

Theriot said the state has no such plan to delay an agreement. She argued that Georgia has fundamental disagreements with the Justice Department over what is required under a 2010 settlement agreement to improve care for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Elizabeth Jones, though, described Georgia’s lack of compliance with the 2010 pact on moving people with developmental disabilities out of state hospitals, along with other gaps in services.

Pannell said at Wednesday’s status conference that he believed “the state of Georgia always has shortchanged people with mental illness.”

Georgia, under the landmark pact, agreed to end all admissions of people with developmental disabilities to state psychiatric hospitals. It also promised that patients with developmental disabilities already in those hospitals would be moved to more appropriate settings by July 2015 — the deadline for the agreement’s provisions to be met.

The settlement agreement also sought to improve care for Georgians with mental illness.

Georgia agreed to establish community services and housing for about 9,000 people with mental illness, and to create community support and crisis intervention teams to help people with developmental disabilities and mental illness avoid hospitalization.

Both sides have agreed that the state has made tremendous progress in delivering new services to people with serious mental illness.

But Mary Bohan, a Justice Department attorney, said Wednesday that people with developmental disabilities are still not getting the services they need to help them live in their communities.

Theriot said the state does not dispute the numerical targets on hospital discharges. But she said Georgia does object to what she called a federal “attempt to enforce terms that don’t exist in the settlement agreement.”

Attorneys for the state in court filings noted that since the settlement agreement was signed, Georgia has closed three state hospitals and moved almost 500 people with developmental disabilities into community settings.

About 300 of these people with disabilities remain in state hospitals, said attorney Josh Norris of the Georgia Advocacy Office, representing consumer groups, in a court filing.

Norris said at the Wednesday conference that some people are now languishing in state hospitals instead of getting community services. And Norris said others with developmental disabilities who have been discharged and are living in their communities “are at some level of risk” to their safety.

Fourteen states have closed all state institutions for people with those disabilities, Norris said in his court filing.

The state’s court filing said, “The current dispute is not about avoiding contractual obligations to which the parties mutually agreed in 2010.”

Instead, the state argued, the Justice Department has insisted that Georgia “enter into an entirely new agreement that exceeds the language’’ of the original settlement.

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involved in accidents.

On average, the people Reuters were around 30 years When everyone in a car old. The cars in question buckles up, passengers in typically dated to around front may be safer than model year 1998, and riders in the back, and seat ranged from 1989 to 2010. belts are at least partly to In all but two instances, blame, a small Australian passengers were wearing crash analysis suggests. a three-point harness seat Even though safety belt with a lap belt and improvements and widechest strap. The other two spread seat belt use have people wore only lap belts. helped curb crash fatalities Chest injuries were in recent years, road accommon, and these injuries cidents remain the leading sustained by passengers cause of death and serious over 50 involved fractures injuries among many teens of the ribs or sternum. and adults in Australia and Abdominal injuries were elsewhere, researchers note most commonly observed in Injury Prevention. in people under age 50, the Crumple zones and other analysis found. structural improvements Head injuries were only to the car frame, air bags seen in the passengers unand seat belts have made der age 15, and these were the front seat much safer. often tied to collisions with But due in part to these ad- the front seat head rest or vances, seat belts are now the pillar supporting the the most common cause of window frame. injuries to rear passengers Spinal fractures were in head-on collisions, said more common with highsenior study author Dr. speed crashes.

Julie Brown of NeurosciThe study is too small ence Research Australia in to draw broad conclusions Sydney. about crashes in the gen“However, by ensuring eral population, the authors that seat belts fit a passen- acknowledge. But because ger correctly, are always the study is focused on the used correctly and optimiz- body mechanics of seat ing seat belt technology, belt injuries, the findings the loads produced by seat may still help pinpoint belts can be minimized opportunities to improve and therefore this residual safety, they conclude. injury can be prevented,” “Seat belts are very Brown said by email. effective in reducing the To get a better sense of risk of death and injury in how seat belts might concrashes and anyone traveltribute to rear passenger ing in a car is much better injuries, Brown and colprotected in a rash if they leagues reviewed in-depth are wearing a seat belt,” crash investigation records Brown said. “The ultimate for 29 people aged nine aim is to see optimized to 80 years old that were crash protection for re-

strained passengers who travel in the rear seat.”

Ideally, seat belts should include webbing clamps that stop more of the belt from reeling out as it tightens on the spool, tension controls that pull the belt tight before the passenger starts to move, load limiters to manage the forces applied to the body in a crash, and warning systems to remind people to fasten belts that aren’t buckled.

Consumers should also refrain from modifying belts or wearing them in a way they weren’t designed to be used, such as skipping a chest strap to wear only the lap portion of the restraint, said Kristy Arbogast, co-director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

“What consumers can do is to ensure the belt fits them correctly — the lap belt is low and snug on the hips, the shoulder crosses across the mid-chest and clavicle — and that they sit in an upright position against the seat back, no slouching,” Arbogast, who wasn’t involved in the study, said by email.

New features on the horizon such as inflatable or padded restraints may also improve safety and comfort, said Russell Griffin, an injury researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital who wasn’t involved in the study said by email.

“Attention is needed for safety technology in the rear of vehicles,” he said.

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SECTION B • FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 BOYS HOOPS

Shiloh ready to be tested

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By Guy CurtriGht Staff Correspondent

The Shiloh boys basketball team went unbeaten in Region 8-AAAAAA last year en route to a spot in the Final Four, and the Generals may be even stronger this seaJosh Okogie son.

Keeping their region winning streak going, though, will be a tough task.

The Generals, who won at Brookwood on Wednesday, play at Grayson tonight, are at Berkmar next Tuesday and then have another See SHILOH, Page 5B

GIRLS HOOPS

Wolves renew rivalry with H.I.

By Guy CurtriGht

Staff Correspondent

The Wesleyan and Holy Innocents’ girls basketball teams played four times last season, with the Wolves ending the Bears’ bid for a perfect season in the Class AA title game after three losses.

The first meeting between the teams this year is Saturday at Holy Innocents’ and no one would be that surprised if they ended up playing four times again.

Wesleyan, which has won 11 state titles, and Holy Innocents’ are considered the top two Class AA teams once more.

But before the Wolves face the Bears, they’ll have to win at Lovett tonight to stay unbeaten in Region 6-AA and remain tied for first.

Lovett is 12-4 overall and 2-1 in the region. The loss came against Holy Innocents’, which is 13-2 and 4-0. Wesleyan is 12-2 and 3-0.

Wesleyan defeated Lovett in the state semifinals last See WESLEYAN, Page 3B

Mountain View’s Jordan Stallworth (33) defends Norcross’ Allison Johnson (24) last season. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Mountain View’s Stallworth continues a tradition

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For Jordan Stallworth, basketball is a family affair.

The 6-foot-1 senior is in her fourth season as a starter for Mountain View. Her younger sister Jaron, a 6-2 sophomore, is in her second season with the Bears.

They come from a long line of college hoops stars, including her mother — Kelly Dougherty — who was a member of three Final Four teams at Stanford and Vanderbilt, winning the 1992 National Championship with the Cardinal.

“My mom has four brothers and one sister, and except for one — one went into the military — they all went to college on basketball scholarships,” Stallworth said.

“We love it, and it’s just kind of an expectation.

Mountain View’s Jordan Stallworth (33) drives to the hoop during last season’s Class AAAAAA first round playoff basketball game against Dacula. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

(My mom) would love it if I did any other thing if I worked hard at it, but it’s good to do basketball

because we all can do it.”

Stallworth will continue that collegiate legacy next fall as a member of

the Princeton women’s basketball team. The forward was officially accepted to the Ivy League

school last month.

“It’s amazing,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to go high academic, because my mom went to Stanford and my dad went to Vanderbilt — that’s where they met — so I’ve always wanted to go high academic. I’m kind of a nerd. I love to read and always wanted to go high academic.

Princeton, they had a really great year last year. They went to the (NCAA) Tournament and they won the Ivy League championship. They’re just an amazing coaching staff. That’s really the whole thing. An amazing team. I loved going up there for my official visit.”

Dougherty played for Stanford the first two seasons of her career and transferred to Vanderbilt — where her brother, the late Neil Dougherty, was See FAMILY, Page 5B

Getting to Know … Ed Comeau Swarm set for their Ahead of the inaugural home opener for the Georgia Swarm, staff writer Paul Thomas spoke with Swarm head coach Ed Comeau on the phone from his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada for this addition of Getting to Know …

Comeau discussed his start in the NLL, winning championships in Toronto and Rochester, coaching the Canadian national team and the growth of the Georgia Swarm head coach Ed Comeau is shown during sport in the southeast.

PT: When did you start coaching lacrosse?

Who was the first team you worked for?

EC: I’ve coached youth lacrosse probably 35-plus years ago where I live in Hamilton. Then got involved coaching junior

the introductory press conference at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

lacrosse and then university field lacrosse in Canada and then got involved in the National Lacrosse League in 1998.

PT: What was that experience like early on in

Toronto? You guys were pretty successful those first four or five years.

EC: It was great. We had a great set-up. It was exciting, it was new in the area in terms of the professional level. We had some

great people involved in terms of coaching and managing and we had a great group of guys. It was a real special time to be able to have a run of success like we did. I was there five years and we went to five championship games and won four of them, so that’s a pretty good run that most people will never get a chance to be a part of. I was pretty happy and proud to be part of that.

PT: It had to then be neat for you to get the opportunity to win a championship on your own as a head coach in Rochester (2007).

EC: Yeah it was. That was a different situation, See COMEAU, Page 2B

Georgia debut Sat.

By Paul thomas

paul.thomas@ gwinnettdailypost.com

After announcing their relocation to Duluth last summer, the National Lacrosse League’s Georgia Swarm will finally make its Infinite Energy Arena debut on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. against the Toronto Rock.

The team expects between 8,000-10,000 fans for its first home game after playing in Minnesota the last 11 seasons.

“We’re proud to be here in Gwinnett County, and it’s our mission to bring great entertainment to the community and a competitive team to this state,” Swarm co-owner

LACROSSE What: Georgia Swarm vs. Toronto Rock When: 7:05 p.m., Saturday Where: Infinite Energy Arena TV: Streamed live on FOX Sports GO

and President Andy Arlotta said. “Our organization has worked hard over the past four months, and we’re excited to launch our inaugural season at Infinite Energy Arena this Saturday.”

The Swarm dropped their season opener 16-15 on New Year’s Day at

See SWARM, Page 2B

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Nick Sakiewicz appointed NLL Commissioner

From StaFF reportS

growing sport amongst an incredible demographic NEW YORK — The in North America. The National Lacrosse League National Lacrosse League announced on Thursday is celebrating its 30th anthat Nick Sakiewicz has niversary season featuring been appointed league the best players in the commissioner, effective world and highlighted by immediately. Sakiewicz some incredibly enterbrings over two decades taining competition. I’m of experience working really looking forward to in Major League Soccer, bringing my experience most recently serving as working in MLS to the co-founding partner and NLL and helping everyCEO of Keystone Sports one in the lacrosse comand Entertainment, the munity to grow the league ownership entity of the and expand the sport.”

Philadelphia Union of Sakiewicz conceived MLS. and launched the Phila“I’m honored and exdelphia Union, which cited to join a tremendous marked Major League group of owners and lead Soccer’s 16th franchise, the National Lacrosse along with leading the acLeague as NLL Comquisition and construction missioner,” Sakiewicz of the team’s home field said. “Similar to soccer at Talen Energy Stadium 20 years ago, lacrosse is (formerly PPL Park) in a dynamic and rapidlyChester, Pa.

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and again a great group of guys. We had a great season that year. Unfortunately in that situation we weren’t able to kind of string together any runs like we did in Toronto, but any time you get a chance to win a championship at any level it’s a special thing. Certainly being the head coach that year — I think only my second year of being a head coach — it was pretty rewarding for me and certainly all of us to have that opportunity.

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a lot of positives and we really want to build on the Colorado Mammoth that this weekend down in and Saturday will be the Gwinnett.” season opener for the Rock.

Last season Toronto Despite the loss, Swarm went 14-4 in the regular season before falling to the head coach Ed Comeau Edmonton Rush (now the was pleased with the effort Saskatchewan Rush) in the his young team put forth championship cup. against Colorado. Georgia The Rock return many out-shot Colorado 57-44, of the key cogs from last but couldn’t come up with year’s team and will again enough defensive stops. be a threat to win the East The highlight for the team Division. Georgia did beat was the performance of Jordan MacIntosh (24) and the Georgia Swarm will make the team’s first-round draft their home debut on Saturday against the Toronto Rock. Toronto 17-12 in a December preseason game. picks.

(Photo: Scott Pierson) “Toronto’s been a team All four scored in their NLL debuts, including hat night and all four rookgot a pretty good chance of that’s had a lot of success for a lot of years in this tricks from Randy Staats ies scored their first NLL winning a game. and Lyle Thompson. Jesse goals. So that’s a pretty “Ultimately we gave up league,” Comeau said.

“We know they have good Kind and Chad Tutton each rare occurrence. We were one more than the 15 we goal tending and they’ve scored one goal. Staats was real happy as a group for did (score). We’ve got to got a lot of veteran guys named one of the three those guys to be able to take care of a few things stars of the game as he also come in the league and as a group, both playing a with a lot of experience, who have played a lot of had four assists to finish have an impact in their first little better defensively, a games in this league. We with seven points. Veteran game. That was great and couple more timely saves know that we’re going to Johnny Powless added six we scored a lot of goals. and certainly offensively have to minimize our mispoints (two goals, four We were happy with the we needed to get off the takes. We played them in assists) and captain Jordan amount of offense we floor a little more effecthe preseason and we want MacIntosh had four (two generated, but certainly tively. We allowed them to try to play an uptempo goals, two assists). concerned about trying to to score a few goals in game and hopefully be “For the most part we reduce the number of goals transition we think we able to use some of our were pretty excited,” Coagainst. Usually in this could have prevented. athleticism to create some meau said. “We had four league if you can put up Disappointed with the opportunities.” rookies in the lineup that 15 goals in a night you’ve outcome, but there were

Comeau sport has evolved so much from when I was playing, never did we grow up thinking we were going to make a penny playing lacrosse or (have) national teams and all these things that are out there now.

Everyone that’s in lacrosse now, we love the growth of the game and we’re excited for people in Georgia to see indoor lacrosse. We really think they’re going to fall in love with it the same we love it and how passionate we are about it.

both lacrosse players as well, as you can imagine.

PT: Watching them has to be neat. Thirteen is that age where lacrosse kind of starts to get serious right?

EC: Yeah. It’s fun. You know what I don’t have any illusions of them being superstar players. It’s a big part of my life and I always have said I hope they like it and want to be involved in it, because I think it’s a great game and it’s given me a lot of great PT: You have a day job opportunities and I’ve No. 1 overall selection Lyle Thompson smiles with Co- met a lot of great people as well. What do you do Owner Andy Arlotta and head coach Ed Comeau at the NLL through it. So, it’s neat PT: Did you play for a living?

Draft in Toronto. (Special Photo:Graig Abel Photography) lacrosse growing up in EC: I work for and I try to coach them Canada or where you a Schindler Elevators Comin the summer time. I’ve hockey guy? pany. It’s a worldwide elEC: That’s one of the tion is not only are you helped coach their teams EC: No (I didn’t play evator provider and service challenges for some of the working out on your own and they love it. They’re at hockey). Most of the company. I’ve worked here teams. There’s a few teams at home when you’re away the age now when they’re Canadian guys kind of do for five years, but I’ve been that are more local based, from the team, but you’ve around the team they’ll get the hockey in the winter in the elevator industry like Toronto and Buffalo, got to do your prep work. to know the guys a little and lacrosse in the sumsince I came out of univer- they’re able to kind of get Review the film that we bit and they follow along mer growing up. So, I sity back in the late ’80s. together during the week. send out and read the notes on all the social media of played lacrosse and played But for us we do stuff via and the scouting plan, and all the guys, so it’s pretty senior lacrosse in Canada, PT: How difficult is it emails and some other all that, because that’s fun for them and I think which is the same leagues to balance all your jobs? apps that we have. We have what we have to do. That’s it’s pretty cool and a good the guys play in during EC: It’s tough. I always conference calls during the the way that our game experience for them to be the summer back home. It remember which job pays season, not every week but is right now. We have to kind of a part of professeems like a long time ago the mortgage. I’ve been some weeks, and really come in and be ready to go sional team as the kids of now that’s for sure. fortunate to work for some try to get a lot of the work for Saturday night.” someone who coaches. good companies and good done — reviewing the last PT: What kind of bosses that have been game and prepping for the PT: What do you like PT: You’ve had some player where you? understanding of it. At the next game before we get to do outside of lacrosse? experience with southern EC: It’s funny. When end of the day it’s about in to town — so we can EC: Most lacrosse peo- lacrosse when you were we played we didn’t really taking care of your work, really focus on getting ple tell you they don’t have in Orlando (Comeau have offensive or defenyou’ve got to take care of some things set up and run a lot of hobbies outside of coached the Orlando Tisive positions. You kind your home situation and throughs for our game. lacrosse, or either hobby tans for their lone season of played both ends of the if you do those things it It is tough not to be able outside of lacrosse is more in Florida in 2010 before floor, but I was probably allows you to do someto practice. There’s other lacrosse. I like a lot of the team shut down). more of goal scorer than I thing we’re all real pasteams in the league that sports. I like to play some How much have you seen was a defensive player. sionate about, about doing have to do that. The team golf when I get a chance the game grow in this lacrosse. It’s a good fit for that won last year (The to and we can get it in. My region?

PT: So is it neat for you me and my job allows me Edmonton Rush, now the wife (Tracy) loves to travel EC: When we went now to get the opportuto do that, and my compa- Saskatchewan Rush), and so we try to make sure that down to Orlando it was nity to be the Canadian ny it’s a great opportunity they’ve been at the top of we get to a couple places certainly in growth mode Indoor national team and a great situation. the league the last three a year and enjoy ourselves down in Florida and we coach? years, they fly in for home with — I have 13-year-old were disappointed that EC: It’s a huge honor PT: Is it tough getting and away just like we do. twin boys (Spencer and we couldn’t get it to work and a huge privilege and gameplans together in It’s part of the deal. We Alex) my wife and I like down there. There were something I really cherthis league with just one tell the guys part of being to spend time with them as a lot factors that were ish. It’s not something, the practice per week? a professional the expecta- much as we can. They’re beyond our control, but I

really think with the explosion of lacrosse in the Southern states, there’s so many kids playing and it’s a great sport for them to play. We hear it a lot that it’s becoming an ultimate sport for a lot of kids who were playing other sports.

We know with the ultimate down there, especially for outdoor lacrosse, the climate is pretty conditioned to playing a little longer seasons or more lacrosse than you would get up in the Northeast.

We’re excited, and I know the guys that have been down there and I’ve been down there — we ran a clinic — there’s no lack of enthusiasm. The numbers seem to be great and we’re certainly hoping we get the lacrosse fans out to watch our brand of lacrosse, because I think there’s a lot to be gained for kids playing field lacrosse learning from box lacrosse. I think we’re seeing that now with so many of the college coaches coming out singing the praises of kids that have grown up playing box lacrosse. It’s a great opportunity for them. We also hope too that the fans we get, we’re going tot attract fans that aren’t necessarily lacrosse fans. We think our sport lends itself to someone that’s interested in sports and entertainment. We really hope we get a good combination of everyone out to our games.

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BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Lovett 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Archer 6 p.m. — Central at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Discovery at Lanier 6 p.m. — Grayson at Shiloh 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Mountain View 6 p.m. — KIPP at GAC 6 p.m. — Parkview at Dacula 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — Pinecrest at Providence 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Grayson 7 p.m. — North Oconee at Buford

SWIMMING & DIVING

6:30 p.m. — Grayson, Loganville and Berkmar at Collins Hill 6:30 p.m. — Duluth, Archer and Forsyth Central at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Norcross, Dacula and Meadowcreek at West Gwinnett Saturday

BASKETBALL

2 p.m. — Winder-Barrow at Discovery 3 p.m. — Lanier at Chattahoochee 4 p.m. — Brookwood at South 4 p.m. — Buford at Banks Co. 4 p.m. — Dacula at Berkmar 4 p.m. — Shiloh at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Lovett at GAC 6 p.m. — Grayson at Central 6 p.m. — Hebron at Athens Christian 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Holy Innocents’

SWIMMING & DIVING

7:15 a.m. — Lanier, Discovery and Shiloh at Collins Hill 7:15 a.m. — Archer, Central and South at Mountain Park 7:15 a.m. — Parkview and Peachtree Ridge at West Gwinnett 6:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek and Mountain View at Collins Hill 6:30 p.m. — Brookwood and Mill Creek at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — North and Collins Hill at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

• Area 6-AA duals at Rabun Co. • Area 8-AAAA duals at TBA 9 a.m. — Area 8-AAAAA duals at Clarke Central 9 a.m. — Area 7-AAAAAA duals at Peachtree Ridge 9 a.m. — Area 8-AAAAAA duals at Archer

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Gwinnett Tipoff Club honors the best of the season’s first two months From StaFF reportS

The Gwinnett Tipoff Club announced its honors for November and December on Thursday.

The boys basketball coaches of the month for Gwinnett over the two-month period were Geoffrey Pierce of Grayson and B.J. Roy of Mountain View. The girls coaches of the month were Collins Hill’s Brian Harmon and Wesleyan’s Jan Azar.

Each Gwinnett basketball program also had two girls and two boys named as players of the month. Those award winners are as follows: Girls Team of the Month Archer: Autumn Newby, Linsey Marchese Berkmar: Jirah Simpkins, Hylan Clayton Brookwood: Nkemji Okonkwo, N’dea Jones Buford: Marissa Bruce, Chandler Hall Central Gwinnett: Aliyah Foote, Dalen Tate Collins Hill: Kyra Dixon, Jazmin Smith Dacula: Jonnae Johnson, Faustine Aifuwa Discovery: Jasia Paraon, Kyaisa Overstreet Duluth: Endia Banks, Deja Mitchell GAC: Clarke Permenter, Lexi Mann Grayson: Jessica Ewing, Imani Conner Hebron Christian: Yarimel Ramirez, Athena Hawkins Lanier: Kalen Surles, Bailey Bassette Meadowcreek: Arian Rumph, Kaiya Ingram Mill Creek: Tatum Ragsdale, Wynter Webb Mountain View: Jordan Stallworth, Lillian Kennedy Norcross: Vashnie Perry, Taylor Mason North Gwinnett: Kathleen Wilson, Jessica Belcher Parkview: Raven Johnson, Autumn Sizemore Peachtree Ridge: Quinnay Summers, Jalea Gray Providence Christian:

7 p.m. — Valparaiso at Oakland ESPN2 9 p.m. — Utah at Colorado FS1

COLLEGE HOCKEY

7:30 p.m. — Western Michigan at Notre Dame NBCSP

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8 p.m. — Cleveland at Minnesota ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Lakers

year before beating Holy Innocents’ 45-31.

“Last year we had three teams in the Final Four, so to have that kind of competition in your region game after game only makes you better,” Wesleyan coach Jan Azar said. “We can’t think about Holy Innocents’ yet.

We have to worry about Lovett.”

Playing at Lovett and Holy Innocents’ on back-toback nights is a tough task, but the Wolves certainly aren’t complaining.

Wesleyan went two weeks between games, and it showed in the first half of Tuesday’s victory at Greater Atlanta Christian.

“No more time off,” said Azar, whose team went 2-2 in the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona before Christmas.

Wesleyan has never lost to Lovett, going 13-0. The Wolves are 13-5 against Holy Innocents’.

GAC continues rebuild GAC has a proud girls basketball tradition, and the Spartans are 8-6 overall and 2-2 in Region 6-AA during coach Lady Grooms’ second year.

GAC is without two transfers, though, who were being counted on heavily this season to accelerate the team’s rebuilding.

Bianca Fizouaty, who was averaged 16 points per game, is no longer on the team, and Taylor Sut-

NBA

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7 p.m. — Xavier at Creighton FS1 9 p.m. — Connecticut at Houston ESPN2 9 p.m. — Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion FSSE Saturday

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon — Virginia Tech at Duke MyATL Noon — DePaul at Georgetown FS1 12:30 p.m. — UUT-Chattanooga at Furman FSSE 1 p.m. — Maryland at Wisconsin ESPN 1:30 p.m. — LSU at Florida CBS 2 p.m. — Virginia at Georgia Tech MyATL 2 p.m. — Creighton at Seton Hall FS1 2 p.m. — St. John’s at Marquette FSSO 3 p.m. — Baylor at Iowa Statel ESPN2 4 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Notre Dame FSSO 4:30 p.m. — Princeton at Pennsylvania FS1 5 p.m. — Florida State at Miami ESPN2 7 p.m. — Memphis at Connecticut ESPN2 8 p.m. — North Carolina at Syracuse ESPN 9 p.m. — Auburn at Missouri ESPN2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon — FCS Championship: North Dakota State vs.

Jacksonville State ESPN2

GOLF

4 p.m, — PGA Tour: Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Third Round. NBC

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

1 p.m. — U.S. Army All-American Bowl NBC

NBA

5 p.m. — Chicago at Atlanta FSSE

NFL

4:15 p.m. — AFC Wildcard Game: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans ABC 8 p.m. — AFC Wildcard Game: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals CBS

SOCCER

7:30 a.m. — FA Cup: Wycombe Wanderers FC vs Aston Villa FC FS1 10 a.m. — FA Cup: Arsenal FC vs Sunderland AFC FS1

SKIING

7 a.m. — FIS Alpine Skiing Audi World Cup, Adelboden, Men, Giant Slalom, Second Run. NBCSP

VOLLEYBALL

9 p.m. — Olympic Trials Women’s Volleyball: U.S. vs.

Dominican Republic NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon — Texas Christian at Baylor FSSO 6 p.m. — Texas at Oklahoma State FSSO

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PREP BASKETBALL Gwinnett Basketball BASKETBALL STANDINGS Power Rankings 7-AAAAAA The Gwinnett Daily Post’s weekly BOYS power rankings of the county’s high

Region Overall Norcross 5-0 13-2 school basketball teams.

Duluth 5-0 11-5

Boys Top 10 Collins Hill 3-2 13-2

Rank School Region Record Peachtree Ridge 3-2 8-6 8-AAAAAA 10-2 Mountain View 2-3 11-4 1. Shiloh 2. Norcross 7-AAAAAA 13-2 Mill Creek 1-4 7-7 3. Grayson 8-AAAAAA 13-1 North 1-4 3-10 4. Dacula 8-AAAAAA 10-3 Meadowcreek 0-5 5-10

5. Duluth 7-AAAAAA 11-5

6. Collins Hill 7-AAAAAA 13-2 GIRLS 7. Brookwood 8-AAAAAA 10-4

Region Overall 8. Berkmar 8-AAAAAA 8-5 Collins Hill 5-0 12-0 9. GAC 6-AA 9-6 Norcross 4-1 10-4 8-6 Duluth 4-1 7-9 10. P’tree Ridge 7-AAAAAA Mountain View 3-2 7-8

Girls Top 10 Mill Creek 2-3 5-9 Rank School Region Record North 1-4 7-8 7-AAAAAA 12-0 Peachtree Ridge 1-4 5-8 1. Collins Hill 8-AAAAAA 12-2 Meadowcreek 0-5 4-11 2. Archer 3. Wesleyan 6-AA 11-2

4. Norcross 7-AAAAAA 9-4 8-AAAAAA 5. Buford 8-AAAA 10-3 BOYS 6. Parkview 8-AAAAAA 8-6

Region Overall 7. Grayson 8-AAAAAA 11-3 Shiloh 4-0 10-2 8. South 8-AAAAAA 9-5 Grayson 4-1 13-1 9. GAC 6-AA 8-6 Berkmar 4-1 8-5 10. Brookwood 8-AAAAAA 8-5 Dacula 3-1 10-3 Brookwood 3-3 10-4

Central 2-3 7-6 Parkview 1-4 7-7 Archer 1-5 6-9

South 1-5 5-8

GIRLS Region Overall Archer 6-01 12-2

Parkview 4-1 8-6

South 4-2 9-6

Brookwood 4-2 8-5 Grayson 2-3 11-3

Dacula 1-3 6-6

For more Gwinnett basketball Shiloh 1-3 6-7

follow our sports staff on Twitter Berkmar 1-4 4-10

Central 0-5 3-10 @GDPSports

Collins Hill: A.J. Cheeseman, TeShaun Hightower Dacula: Derek St. Hilaire, Demari Edwards Discovery: D.J. Young Duluth: Obinna Ofodile, Javis Diaz Greater Atlanta Christian: Garrett Covington, Boys Team of the Month Jacob Hoffman Archer: Darrion Taylor, Grayson: Austin Dukes, Bryon Andrews Trevian Sconiers Berkmar: Joshua Hebron Christian: Luke Faulkner, Al Durham Crawford, Kobe Wharton Brookwood: Micah KinLanier: Adrian Martin, sey, Donald Parham Tyler Taylor Buford: Alex Jones, Sahil Meadowcreek: Travontay Patel Taylor, Lemual Mbuinga Central Gwinnett: Jaquan Mill Creek: Charles Morris, Kevin Stamps Botchway, Christian ManAlison Brooks, Megan Parker Shiloh: Emani Bell, Christina Massey South Gwinnett: Asheika Alexander, Xian Lopez Wesleyan: Cairo Booker, Natalie Armstrong

cillas Mountain View: Miles Long, Donell Nixon Norcross: Lance Thomas, Rayshaun Hammonds North Gwinnett: Colby Leifson, Mikey Joseph Parkview: Jack Lapenta, Cam Chavers Peachtree Ridge: Milz Tatum, Kristian Collins Providence Christian: Jeremy Hardnett, Bobby Rodgers Shiloh: Josh Okogie, Greg James South Gwinnett: D’onte Torrence, Angelo Taylor Wesleyan: Jack Greer, Christian McLean

Wesleyan

Wesleyan’s Amaya Register (14) makes a move around GAC’s Tamiah Lewis (20) during the first half of Tuesday’s game at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross.

(Photo: Kyle Hess)

ton hasn’t had her move FANS CHOICE GIRLS BASKETBALL from Woodward Academy PLAYER OF THE WEEK cleared by the GHSA. With its present young Who: Jirah Simpkins group plus Sutton, the School: Berkmar Class: Senior Spartans could be a team to Position: Guard fear next season, when they Height: 5-foot-6 move up to Class AAA. Highlights: Scored a game-high 26 “I like our chances next points in a 59-54 win over River Ridge year,” Grooms said. in the Pickens County Holiday Classic Norcross gets a boost Coach Kari Slaten’s take: “Jirah is Janee’ Knorr saw her first the kind of player that every coach wants to have on game action for Norcross on their team. She’s such a competitor and hard worker, Tuesday in the Blue Devils’ and she is always pushing herself and her teammates 56-40 home victory over to get better. Jirah has been a vocal leader for our team this year and also led by example in the effort that she Mill Creek. plays with each day. I’m proud of the great performance The 6-foot sophomore she had last week that led to this recognition and lookwas a part-time starter last ing forward to seeing her continue to improve throughseason as Norcross reached out the season.” the Class AAAAAA title game before losing to McEachern. made it back in about the inside, where 5-foot-11 Knorr needed knee surtime expected. sophomore Devyn Wilson gery seven months ago and She gives Norcross size has had to carry the load.

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Favorites looking over their shoulders at area dual-meets

By DaviD FrieDlanDer

PREP WRESTLING

david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

In many seasons past, the pecking order at the area dual-meet championship tournaments have been fairly simple to figure out among Gwinnett’s high school wrestling teams.

But with this year’s area tournaments commencing this weekend, the lines between the favorites and the underdogs may not be quite as clearly defined, particularly in the county’s two Class AAAAAA areas.

Sure, three-time defending state duals and traditional champion Archer should still be the team to beat when it hosts the Area 8-AAAAAA meet Saturday.

But despite a strong holiday showing that included a runner-up finish at the Kansas City Stampede and winning their own Takedown Sportswear Invitational, coach Tom Beuglas’ team comes into this weekend with several

Mill Creek’s Chandler Miele tries to flip Dave Key of Brookwood on his back in the Gwinnett County Wrestling Championship. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

key injuries.

However, he’s hoping his wounded Tigers will still prove dangerous enough to hold off challenges from the likes of Brookwood, Parkview, Dacula and Grayson, among others.

“The last couple of years, we’ve been real lucky that everyone’s been healthy, and that we’ve had no issues,” Beuglas said.

“But the last six weeks, we’ve had one issue after another. Quinn Miller was hurt during football (season), and hasn’t wrestled a single match yet. Brayden Forth … is out for the

season. Chris Diaz has been out the last six weeks.

Logan Smith has been out the last month or so. We won (the Takedown Invitational), and I couldn’t believe it because we started five (junior varsity) kids.

Fortunately, we’ve had guys like the Bullard brothers (Daniel and Thomas) and (Vinny) Artrigues still scoring points for us consistently.

“Diaz and Smith are coming back soon. I’m not sure if they’ll be able to go this weekend, but they should be able to go next weekend. With Quinn,

Area Dual-Meet Wrestling Championships Area 7-AAAAAA When: Saturday, finals scheduled for approximately 2:30 p.m.

Where: Peachtree Ridge High School Area 8-AAAAAA When: Saturday, finals scheduled for approximately 3 p.m.

Where: Archer High School Area 8-AAAAA When: Friday-Saturday. Opening rounds scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, finals expected at about 3 p.m. Saturday Where: Clarke Central High School, Athens Area 8-AAAA When: Saturday, finals scheduled for approximately 2 p.m.

Where: Buford High School.

Area 4-AA When: Saturday, opening rounds begins at 9:15 a.m.

Where: Rabun County High School

we’re holding out hope he’ll be back at some point this season. We’re just waiting on the doctor to give us some good news.”

Given their dominance over the past few seasons, it’s doubtful many of the Tigers opponents will feel sorry for them.

Similarly, Mountain View coach Jim Gassman doesn’t expect to get any sympathy regarding his own injury issues from

his team’s opponents in this weekend’s upcoming Area 7-AAAAAA duals at Peachtree Ridge.

Still, the top-seeded Bears do appear to be getting healthy at the right time for them to defend their first area title, which they won last year.

But Gassman knows they will have a slew of challengers, most notably No. 2 seed Collins Hill, whose 13-year area duals

title streak Mountain View broke a year ago, and that it will be a different feel for the Bears being the hunted instead of the hunters.

“I’m sure we’ll probably have a target on our backs,” said Gassman, whose Bears defending their Gwinnett County Championships title in December. “We haven’t been at full strength until this (past) weekend, so it’s going to be a battle.

Justin George is back for us, but he was out until last week.

“We’ve been working hard as a team, so that will help. We’ve just got to be able to win a lot of close matches. If we do what we expect to do, it could be a good day.”

In addition to the two AAAAAA meets, Lanier will be in action in Area 8-AAAAA at Clarke Central High School in Athens, while Buford will host the Area 8-AAAA meet and Greater Atlanta Christian and Wesleyan will both take part in the Area 4-AA duals at Rabun County.

Hawks cruise past Philadelphia 126-98 Georgia LB Floyd headed to the NFL

By GorDie JoneS The Sports Xchange

PHILADELPHIA — Kent Bazemore, amid a breakout season, helped the Atlanta Hawks break open Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Bazemore, a guard/ forward, scored 22 points, nine in a pivotal stretch late in the third quarter, as the Hawks blasted the mistake-prone 76ers 12698.

Center Al Horford and forward Paul Millsap had 18 points each for Atlanta, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

Horford also collected nine rebounds and three blocked shots, while backup guard Dennis Schroder contributed 14 points.

“A two-game losing streak is not fun,” coach Mike Budenholzer said.

“You want to respond to the loss in the right way and you definitely want to respond to a second loss in the right way, so tonight was important.”

The Hawks, who were scoring an NBA-best 20.2 points per game off opponents’ turnovers, converted 22 Philadelphia giveaways into 29 points.

Seven of those turnovers came in the last 3:19 of the third period, fueling a 15-5 Atlanta run that featured nine points from Bazemore.

That pushed the lead from 82-71 to 97-76.

Atlanta (22-15) led by as many as 35 in the fourth quarter.

“A lot of things went right for me there,” Bazemore said. “It’s not like that every night, but as long as my effort’s consistent, I think I’ll be able to make a few plays here and there.”

Bazemore, in his fourth season and his second with Atlanta, is starting regularly for the first time in his career. He began

Basketball EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto.............. 22. 15....595 .....— Boston ...............19. 16....543 .......2 New York ............18. 19....486 .......4 Brooklyn.............10. 25....286 ..... 11 Philadelphia ........ 4. 34....105 ..18.5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami ................ 21. 14....600 .....— Atlanta .............. 22. 15....595 .....— Orlando..............19. 17....528 ....2.5 Charlotte ............17. 18....486 .......4 Washington........15. 18....455 .......5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland.......... 24... 9....727 .....— Chicago ............ 21. 12....636 .......3 Indiana.............. 20. 15....571 .......5 Detroit ............... 20. 16....556 ....5.5 Milwaukee..........14. 23....378 .....12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio ...... 31... 6....838 .....—

Atlanta Hawks forward Kent Bazemore (24) shoots from the foul line during the third quarter of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Atlanta won the game 126-98. (Photo: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports)

the night averaging 12.9 points a game, shooting 47.2 percent from the floor and 42.7 percent from 3-point range, all career bests.

“This year, I’ve expanded my game a little bit, being able to shoot it a lot better, and in the open floor I’m more likely to attack now,” he said. “It just comes with a lot of work, a lot of film, and the player development here is outstanding.”

Center Jahlil Okafor had 21 points to lead Philadelphia (4-34). Guard Ish Smith had 12 points and seven assists, while forward Nerlens Noel contributed nine points and 13 rebounds.

As troubling as the turnovers were to 76ers coach Brett Brown, he was even more disappointed with

his team’s defense. The Hawks shot 53.3 percent despite a 5-for-20 start, and nailed 13 of their 31 3-point attempts.

“We played with no spirit tonight,” he said.

“We played with no fight tonight. ... I thought we were very poor defensively tonight.”

The 76ers moved to a 21-15 lead early in the game, only to see Atlanta jumpstart a 25-3 run with 19 consecutive points.

Backup forward Mike Scott had nine points and reserve guard Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed eight to that flurry, which left the Hawks with a 40-24 cushion.

By halftime, the Hawks were up 61-44, having outscored the 76ers 39-23 in the second quarter.

Horford had 11 points,

five rebounds and two blocks in the half, while Bazemore contributed 10 points.

Okafor topped Philadelphia with 13 first-half points.

The Atlanta lead ballooned to 74-50 early in the third quarter, and the Hawks were still up by 24, 80-56, when the 76ers reeled off 13 straight points. Noel had a pair of stick-backs to key the run, which sliced Philadelphia’s deficit to 80-69.

“Then,” Brown said, “the floodgates opened.”

After an exchange of baskets, the 76ers turned it over on four straight trips, leading to nine unanswered Hawks points, five of those by Bazemore. Three subsequent turnovers resulted in four more points for Atlanta, including another Bazemore basket.

Notes: Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer called former Hawks F Elton Brand, signed Monday by the 76ers to mentor a young team, “one of my favorite people” and “one of the finest human beings I’ve ever been around.” The 36-year-old Brand played for Atlanta the last two seasons, and was thought to be retiring.

The Hawks were among the teams seeking to bring him aboard this season in some capacity, Budenholzer said, but Brand opted for Philadelphia, where he maintains a home. “Everybody’s been talking about him being a mentor here,” Budenholzer said. “I think he mentored me in some ways, for a couple years.” ... Retired F Shane Battier met with the 76ers, though coach Brett Brown said the team was looking only to pick his brain, not sign him as a player. “What that means down the road, with some type of relationship, who knows?”

Brown said.

From StaFF reportS Georgia junior linebacker Leonard Floyd announced Thursday that he will leave school early for the NFL Draft after three seasons in Athens.

Floyd, a native of Eastman, was second on Georgia’s defense with a career-high 74 tackles, including a team-high 4 1/2 sacks, this season. Starting all 13 games, the Butkus Award finalist also shared the team lead with 10 1/2 tackles for losses and had one fumble recovery that he took 96 yards for a touchdown at Tennessee.

“Leonard will be missed not just by the Dawg Nation, but by me, his teammates and the rest of the ‘Wolfpack,’” said Bulldog

assistant coach Kevin Sherrer, who helped coach Floyd over the last two years. “We grew close over the past couple of years.

I know he will be very successful in his football career.”

For his career, Floyd tallied 184 tackles, including 17 sacks (No. 11 in UGA history) and 28 1/2 tackles for losses (No. 9 in UGA history), five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. The Bulldogs finished 2812 during Floyd’s three years at Georgia in a span that included two 10-win seasons.

Floyd started his career at Hargrave Military Academy in 2012 after graduating from Dodge County High School.

Braves invite former Bronco Lucas Sims to spring training From StaFF reportS

and Alex Torres; righthanded pitchers Aaron ATLANTA — The Blair, David Carpenter, Atlanta Braves announced Jhoulys Chacin, Chris on Thursday that they will Ellis, Ryan Kelly, Kyle have 27 non-roster invitees Kendrick, Alexi Ogando, in spring training in 2016. Lucas Sims, Chris Volstad The list of 27 includes and Madison Younginer; several of the Braves’ catchers Willians Astuditop prospects, including llo, Matt Kennelly, Ryan Brookwood product Lucas Lavarnway, Joe Odom and Braeden Schlehuber; inSims. fielders Ozzie Albies, Reid The list aslo includes Brignac, Chase d’Arnaud, right-handed pitchers Nate Freiman, Rio Ruiz Aaron Blair and Chris and Dansby Swanson; and Ellis, left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb, infielders outfielders Braxton Davidson and Matt Tuiasosopo.

Ozzie Albies and Dansby Pitchers and catchers Swanson, third baseman report to spring training Rio Ruiz and outfielder on Friday, Feb.19, while Braxton Davidson. position players report on The full roster of nonWednesday, Feb. 24. The roster players includes left-handed pitchers Hunter first full squad workout will be held on Thursday, Cervenka, David HolmFeb. 25. berg, Sean Newcomb

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Dallas................ 21. 15 ....583 ....9.5 Memphis ............19. 18 ....514 .....12 Houston .............17. 19 ....472 ..13.5 New Orleans......11. 23 ....324 ..18.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City .. 25..11 ....694 .....— Utah ...................15. 19 ....441 .......9 Portland .............15. 23 ....395 ..... 11 Denver ...............13. 23 ....361 .....12 Minnesota ..........12. 24 ....333 .....13 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State..... 33... 2 ....943 .....— L.A. Clippers ..... 23. 13 ....639 ..10.5 Sacramento .......14. 21 ....400 .....19 Phoenix .............13. 25 ....342 .. 21.5 L.A. Lakers.......... 8. 28 ....222 ..25.5 Wednesday’s games New York 98, Miami 90 Indiana 95, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Washington 115 Detroit 99, Boston 94 Toronto 91, Brooklyn 74 Denver 78, Minnesota 74 Dallas 100, New Orleans 91 San Antonio 123, Utah 98

Phoenix 111, Charlotte 102 Oklahoma City 112, Memphis 94 L.A. Clippers 109, Portland 98 Thursday’s games Atlanta 126, Philadelphia 98 Boston at Chicago, late Utah at Houston, late L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, late Today’s games Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Elon University 79, James Madison 73 Fairleigh Dickinson 80, Sacred Heart 68 Iona 67, Rider 58 Manhattan 94, Canisius 86 Marshall 90, Florida Atlantic 67 Mount St. Mary’s 73, Central Conn.

St. 62 Niagara 63, St. Peter’s 61 Northeastern 88, Delaware 56 Notre Dame 82, Boston College 54 Robert Morris 70, LIU Brooklyn 60 Siena 91, Fairfield 76 St. Francis (NY) 73, St. Francis (PA) 56 Towson 76, NC-Wilmington 60 Wagner 65, Bryant 56 William & Mary 72, Drexel 63 SOUTH Charleston 72, Hofstra 61 Charlotte 82, Southern Miss 76 Georgia St 71, Troy 68 Louisville 77, N.C. State 72 Middle Tennessee St. 78, Texas-El Paso 72 South Alabama 64, Georgia Southern 58

Southern Methodist 59, Cincinnati 57 Texas-Arlington 71, Appalachian St. 67 UAB 104, Texas-San Antonio 82 Jacksonville St. at Austin Peay, late Alabama at Mississippi, late Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech, late MIDWEST Florida International 75, Western Kentucky 72 Green Bay 87, Cleveland St. 67 Indiana - Purdue 74, South Dakota State 67 Morehead St. 96, SE Missouri St. 69 Nebraska Omaha 91, North Dakota State 82 Purdue 87, Michigan 70 Tenn-Martin 78, Eastern Kentucky 70 Wis.-Milwaukee 81, Youngstown St. 65 Tennessee Tech at Murray St., late Seattle at UMKC, late Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas-Little Rock, late Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas St., late Illinois at Michigan St, late WEST Northern Colorado at Idaho State, late North Dakota at Weber St., late Portland St. at Montana, late

Arizona at UCLA, late New Mexico St. at Utah Valley, late Texas Rio Grande Valley at Grand Canyon, late Sacramento State at Montana St., late St. Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, late Pacific at Pepperdine, late San Francisco at San Diego, late UC Davis at UC Irvine, late Arizona State at Southern California, late Santa Clara at Brigham Young, late Cal St. Fullerton at UC Riverside, late

College Basketball Schedule Friday, Jan. 8 EAST Daniel Webster (0-0) at Yale (8-5), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST Valparaiso (11-3) at Oakland (9-6), 7 p.m.

Western Michigan (6-8) at Akron (12-2), 7 p.m.

Buffalo (7-7) at Kent St. (10-4), 7 p.m.

Illinois-Chicago (2-10) at Detroit (8-5), 9 p.m.

WEST Utah (11-4) at Colorado (12-3), 9 p.m.

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Chiefs try to turn back clock in playoffs The SporTS Xchange It’s been 22 years since the Kansas City Chiefs have experienced success in the NFL playoffs. That was January 1994, when their victory over the Houston Oilers sent them to the AFC Championship Game against Buffalo.

But a more recent postseason disappointment dominates the thoughts of the current Chiefs, or at least 22 of them along with the entire coaching staff and front office.

That was in January 2014, when the Chiefs owned a 28-point lead over the Indianapolis Colts with 28 minutes to play in a first-round game in the AFC playoffs.

They ended up losing that game 45-44, in one of the biggest second half collapses in league history. For quarterback Alex Smith, the

NFL PLAYOFFS AFC Wild Card: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans When: Saturday, 4:35 p.m.

TV: ABC/ESPN

outcome of the game still haunts him.

“That’s still with us,” Smith said. “I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I think it serves as an example for us about finishing. In this league you can’t take your foot off the gas pedal.

“You think you have something won, but teams are too good, too talented. I think for this team, for the guys that were here, that (game) will always be an example of that.”

They return to Houston on Saturday to play the Texans looking to salve their

wounds from two years ago, bring the franchise its first postseason success in more than two decades and continue their winning streak that sits at 10 games.

“Every week here our back’s been to the wall,” head coach Andy Reid said.

“This is the way it’s been for about the last six, seven, eight weeks.”

Battling back from a 1-5 start to the regular season, Reid kept the ship afloat despite losing his offensive engine, running back Jamaal Charles, after five games to a torn ACL. The Chiefs are is 10-1 since Charles went down.

Seven games into the schedule, the Chiefs lost their best offensive lineman when Ben Grubbs fell to a neck injury. They are 9-0 after losing him. Kansas City played the last five games without its best defensive

player, outside linebacker Justin Houston and went 5-0.

The offense has been productive with the unknown pair of Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware handling the running game, Smith providing ball security as a passer and runner (seven interceptions/no fumbles lost), and a solid balance in play calling by Reid and offensive coordinator Doug Pederson.

The big man has always leaned toward a 60 percent pass, 40 percent run with his offense. In the 10-game winning streak, the offensive balance has been 51 percent run, 49 percent pass.

That’s complemented the play of the Chiefs’ defense that ranks among the best units in the league: seventh in yards allowed, third in points allowed, second in third down defense, second in interceptions and fourth in sacks.

Bengals try for first playoff win since 1991 The SporTS Xchange On Jan. 6, 1991, the Cincinnati Bengals, who were only two seasons removed from a Super Bowl appearance, torched the Houston Oilers 41-14 in an AFC Wild Card playoff game.

It’s doubtful that any of the 60,012 fans in attendance that day at old Riverfront Stadium could have envisioned that more than 25 years later the Bengals would still be seeking their next postseason win.

The Bengals have enjoyed renewed success under coach Marvin Lewis, reaching the playoffs in six of the last 10 seasons including the last four.

But the streak of consecutive postseason losses has reached seven straight.

“The past is the past,” quarterback AJ McCar-

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TV: CBS

ron said. “It’s hard to get to the playoffs, period, in this league. It’s extremely hard to win a game.

There’s not a reason to live in the past. I don’t think this team does that by any means.”

On Saturday night against Pittsburgh, the Bengals will look to rewrite history following a regular season which they began 8-0, and despite losing starting quarterback Andy Dalton to a fractured thumb in Week 12, they still had a chance to earn the No. 2 overall seed and a first-round bye

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athletically, she’s really starting to have fun with an assistant coach at the it now. I like that, and time prior to becoming then of course the fact the head coach at TCU that she gets to play with for six seasons — for the her sister is fabulous for final two years, reaching me.” another Final Four and In her final season winning an SEC champi- for the Bears (7-8), onship.

Stallworth averages 8.9 Stallworth didn’t want points and 5.9 rebounds, to play basketball inibut said she is happiest tially, instead opting for when defending the other dance and other activities team’s best scorer. before returning to the “Locking down on court in seventh grade. defense,” she said of her When she went back to favorite part of basketbasketball, she played ball. “If I’m guarding the for her mother and the best player, that’s when Georgia Red Storm in I’m most happy because I AAU in additon to Twin love to lock people down Rivers Middle School and and shut people down.”

Mountain View.

After Thanksgiving, “It’s fun. It’s a lot of she missed a handful of fun,” Dougherty said. “I games with mono before think for me, more than returning last week in the anything — because Jor- Ram Classic at Grayson. dan didn’t always want to “Jordan is our capdo basketball — just see- tain and our leader,” ing her finally enjoying Mountain View girls as much as she’s put in coach Jackie Lindquist to it, because she works said. “She’s been in the so hard academically and program every year,

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Two of them play Saturday, with Berkmar road game at Dacula on (8-5, 4-1) hosting Dacula Jan. 16.

(10-3, 3-1). Grayson (4-1) As road stretches go, it took its only loss at Berkdoesn’t get much tougher mar last month. than that. But it’s all part “This region is so tough of life in 8-AAAAAA this you have to be at your season. best every night,” said “This is one of the Rivers, whose team won toughest regions,” said a school-record 28 games Shiloh coach Kim Rivlast year and is unbeaten ers, whose team is 4-0 against Georgia teams in league play and 10-2 this season. overall. “There are four “I think this is as good or five teams that can win as any region in the state. the championship, in my I think it’s better this year opinion.” than the other side.”

The next 10 days or By that, the coach so should put things into meant Gwinnett County focus. rival Region 7-AAAAAA. Grayson, a region-best Certainly, 8-AAAAAA 13-1 overall, defeated vis- appears to have more iting Dacula on Wednesstate tournament contendday to leave the region ers at its top. For now with three one-loss teams at least, Shiloh – led by behind Shiloh.

Georgia Tech signee Josh

on the final Sunday.

The Bengals (12-4) are among the healthiest teams in the playoffs, even with McCarron making his fourth straight start Saturday in place of Dalton.

But with no Dalton and the sour taste of so many recent playoff failings still fresh, the Bengals must face their chief nemesis — the Steelers — and hope this time fate has different plans.

“I don’t think we change anything we do,” Lewis said. “Every season is a different situation — the health of the team, where you play. The players have earned the opportunity to be in this spot.

They’re one of 12 teams now. After this week it goes down to eight.”

The Bengals players say they’re not feeling any pressure.

“I’m ready; I can only speak for myself,” cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said.

“It’s all smiles for me this week. It’s all about football.”

The teams split two hotly-contested games this season, with the Bengals winning a 16-10 slugfest at Heinz Field in November and the Steelers rolling to a 33-20 win six weeks later at Cincinnati, the game in which Dalton went down early.

The trash talking on and off the field on social media was a hot topic surrounding both matchups this season and the history and hatred between the two franchises runs deep.

Nearly $150,000 in fines were issued by the NFL stemming from the last meeting, more than half levied against Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict.

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IN BRIEF Dacula announces Athletics Hall of Fame selections The Dacula Athletics Hall of Fame will induct its 2016 class later this month.

The event will begin Jan. 29 with a 5 p.m. reception for the inductees, who will be honored between the Falcons’ home basketball games against Grayson. The ceremony between games is scheduled for approximately 7:15 p.m.

Ten individuals and five teams were chosen for this year’s class.

The group includes four basketball players — Emily Bixler (class of 2001), Kenny Edwards (1971), Jarrod Greer (1999) and Melvin Jackson (1985) — as well as baseball players Johnny McGinnis (1998), Barry Richardson (2000) and Lee Rodney (1996).

Football player Sammy Mooney (1970), wrestler Dusty Montgomery (1993) and golf coach A.B. Millian (1991-2001) also are slated for induction.

The teams voted into the hall include the 2000 boys golf team that won the Region 8-AAAAA title and the 1955 Class C district champion baseball team. They will be honored with three region champion and state quarterfinal football teams — 1989, 1996 and 1999.

Dacula’s St. Hilaire picks Xavier (La.) DACULA — One of the main components for the Dacula boys basketball team’s quick start to the season has secured his future in the game.

Falcons senior Derek St. Hilaire did so earlier this week by giving a verbal commitment to play college basketball at Loyola University in New Orleans. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound guard currently leads the Falcons (10-3, 3-1 in Region 8-AAAAAA) in assists (1.9 per game) and steals (2.7) and is second on the team in scoring (21.7 ppg), while hitting 50.8 percent of his shots from the floor, including 38.8 percent from 3-point range.

He becomes the second Dacula senior to commit to a college program, joining Kevon Tucker, who signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Wofford last November.

Suwanee Sports Academy to unveil Dominique Wilkins hardwood court Suwanee Sports Academy will host an event today along with NBA legend Dominique Wilkins to unveil a special new basketball court.

The Suwanee venue has added a new custom hardwood court, designed by CBA Sports to honor Wilkins, one of the Atlanta Hawks’ all-time greats.

Wilkins will participate in the event, which is from 2:45 to 4 p.m., and join guests for autographs and pictures. The ceremony is limited to the first 200 people in attendance.

— From staff reports

Family so that’s kind of slowed her down a bit. She had 29 points early in a game at Thanksgiving and then has been out ever since. I feel like she’s back in her rhythm.

“She carries the team.

She’s the team leader at practice. She’s talking to the girls, telling them what to do, where to be, always in help-defense herself, there’s so many more things I could say to her. She’s committed to Princeton … she’s a leader in the school and the community. She’s a great kid to coach and I’m thankful to have coached her for four years.”

During the last four years, the self-described nerdy and clumsy Stallworth has developed into Mountain View’s Jordan Stallworth (33) scores over Mill an all-around player. Her Creek Defender Morgan Simmons (20) last season at dribbling has improved, Mountain View. (Photo: Craig Cappy) as has her range and been on varsity all four then consistently, and leadership. years, started some as this is the first year she Lindquist said her abila freshman, but started gets sick or hurt. She’d ity to play away from the every other year since never been sick or hurt, basket will be big for her

once she gets to Princeton.

“I think she’s stepped it out a little bit,” Lindquist said. “She was really good around the perimeter, her hands have gotten a lot better, her feet are a lot quicker and then also now she’s able to hit that little chippy at those elbows. So she’s developed an outside shot. She knows in college she’s probably going to be a three or a four, so this year she’s playing three and four for us. She can step out … she can shoot it too. I think really her quickness and then developing that shot away from the goal and being able to pull it out outside the goal. Then just her leadership. Because she always was the baby amongst our team and then this year just stepping up as a leader. It’s a privilege to coach her too; like I said, it’s a one-in-a-million type kid and family.”

Shiloh FANS CHOICE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Who: Jason Morrison School: Wesleyan Class: Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-foot-4 Highlights: Had 28 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in a 69-62, double-overtime win over Hebron at the Gwinnett Daily Post Challenge Coach Ryan Hodges’ take: “Jason is a great kid and team leader. He has worked hard to develop all aspects of his game. He’s shooting the ball well and rebounding the ball on offense and defense. He continues to improve each game.”

Okogie — still leads the way.

Duluth gets crack at Norcross The Norcross boys, who lost to Pebblebrook in the state quarterfinals last year, are the pick to defend their Region

7-AAAAAA title. But the Blue Devils have a major road test at Duluth tonight.

Both teams are 5-0 in the region, and Duluth’s 11-5 overall record isn’t that much behind Norcross’s 13-2 mark.

Duluth has played a tough schedule, too. Just not as tough as the Blue Devils.

The losses by Norcross were to a pair of teams that have been nationally ranked — Greenforest Christian and North Carolina’s Providence Day. The Blue Devils played five state-ranked teams — three from Florida and two from North Carolina — away from home and went 5-1 during the holiday break.

Mill Creek played Norcross close on Tuesday, though. The Blue Devils won 55-52 behind 17 points and 12 rebounds from 6-foot-8 junior Rayshaun Hammonds.

Augustin shines at new school Senior guard Aaron

Augustin, a transfer from Peachtree Ridge, averaged a double-double over four games with 11.8 points and 10.5 assists and was named MVP as Miller Grove won the Chick-fil-A Invitational with a victory over host Tucker in the title game.

Augustin was a threeyear starter for Peachtree Ridge after leading Hull to a Gwinnett middle school championship, but left to join the Class AAAAA power.

No team in Gwinnett has been hurt more by transfers in recent years than the Lions, who have also lost 6-foot-8 senior Romelo White (Wheeler) and junior Jay Estime (Berkmar). White is a Georgia Tech recruit.

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DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSONS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR HANDICAP. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS PROCUREMENT AT ANY TIME IF IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. 902-303275, 1/1,3,8,10

ADRIANA BLOOMFIELDYEARWOOD 6522 TAMISHA BRYANT 4328 SHIRLEY BARKER 4857 ANTHONY TYLER 3026 KIMBERLY ARMSTRONG 6372 ANTHONY MEADOWS 4316 WILLIE ADDISON 3039 ANTHONY RESPRESS 6219 CELESTE DIXON 2418 TONDRICK CADE 1301 CHARLIE FRAZIER 6053 ASHLEY TOWNSEND 1506 KENNETH RANSOM 4511 FAYE ELLEN 3044 SHAMOUS JORDAN 1315 KEWANDA SKANES 1503 2885 Clairmont Rd Ne Atl Ga, 30329 404-315-0681 JULIO ULLOA A012 REUBEN EASTERLING B005 PETER CAFFREY A338 CURTIS FAIRBANKS F010 TONY FORD A393 KAYLEE MILLER A208 2951 N E Expressway Chamblee Ga, 30341 770-4588353 WYLESA COLVIN 2513 ANGEL THOMAS 1304 MANEIA OLIVER 1612 SHANKEIA WILSON 2725 929-304703, 1/8,15

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2015-09-029 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 147 Technology Pkwy Suite 200 DATE & TIME: January 19, 2016 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Consumption on Premise, Wine & Malt Beverage APPLICANT: NEC the Forum LLC DBA: Newk’s Eatery 5185 Peachtree Pkwy, Ste 105 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-304694, 1/8

NOTICE “AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED ON (DATE), WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE FOR A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL LICENSE BY THE FOLLOWING APPLICANT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION, TO WIT: APPLICANT/OWNER: MIATA M. PAYNE REGISTERED AGENT: MIATA M. PAYNE BUSINESS NAME: THE VILLAGE BAR & RESTAURENT LLC LOCATION: 455 Grayson Hwy Suite 114A Lawrenceville, GA 30046 A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE MADE BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE FILED APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPLETE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO NOTE ANY OBJECTIONS IN WRITING, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH A LICENSE BY FILING SAID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCVILLE.�

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DIVORCES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 15A 12490-4 Serrita Simon-Pierce, Plaintiff, Kevin A. Pierce, II, Defendant.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By order for service by publication dated the December 16, 2015, you are hereby notified that on the 8th day of December, 2015, filed suit against you for divorce.

You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and serve upon plaintiff’s Attorney, SERRITA SIMON-PIERCE 2011 DENNIS PL, BUFORD, GA 30519 an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the order of publication.

This the 16th day of December, 2015.

WITNESS, the Honorable Randy Rich, Judge of this Superior Court.

-s- Debra Peters Deputy Clerk, Superior Court For: Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 909-304489, 1/8,14,21,28

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION The following rooms will be sold at the public auction starting on 300 Peters St Atl Ga, 30313. Held on Jan 15, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m.

300 Peters St Atl Ga, 30313 404-681-0502 MARCUS MORGAN 6175 DAVID MANGAN 3241 DEJARIUS THURMAN 4880 MARCELLUS LEWIS 6120 TONY DUNLAP 4966 JEREMIAH WATTS 6576 MICHAEL HUGHLEY 2210 MARK PINKNEY 1706 ARTESHA MARTIN 1310 DEJARIUS THURMAN 4422 ASHLEY WINK 6417 BARBARA WASHINGTON 6215-17 DAMIAN NICHOLSON 6076 TYLER BELL 4876 MIGNON PORTER 4842 PATRICIA DORSEY 6123 ANTHONY RUSHING 6414 JAMES ANDERSON 4888 PATRICIA TOWNS 4202 DEBRA ANDERSON 2624 KAREEM RUTH 3159 KRISTINA GODFREY 3092 JOHN GULLION AA0475B JACQUELINE ANDERSON 6382 NATHANIEL HOWARD 2205 SAMBA SILLAH 4120 JAMES J HARRIS 2502 CHRISTOPHER SHELTON 3163 LORENZO PUGH 2215 CLAUDETTE LIVINGSTON 4106-12 CLAUDETTE LIVINGSTON 4236

PUBLIC AUCTION UNCLE BOB’S STORE #413 AUCTION DATE: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 2023 Walter Mullins Household Goods/Furniture; Account Records/Sales Samples 2159 Lynn Rivers Household Goods/Furniture 3016 Rachel Walker Household Goods/Furniture 3158 Jason Davis Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes, TV’s or Stereo Equip., Office Furniture, Account Records 4060 Lashun Austin Household Goods/Furniture 4088 Amy Schwartz Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.

4196 J e s s i c a Screen Household Goods/Furniture; Tools/ Appliances.

929-304737, 1/8,15 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 155 Tina Seaberg Household Goods, TV/Stereo Equipment 165 Zonzetta Adepoju Household Goods/Furniture, 317 Michelle Jones Household Goods, Furniture 360 Lesley Brown Household Goods, Furniture 408 Florin Trifu Household Goods/Furniture 439 Jeff Collins Tools/Appliances, Countertops 929-304685, 1/8,15

STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 16, 2016. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 16 ENERO 2016 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 01. 2007 Infiniti G25x JNKBV61F27M809761 02. 2003 Ford Windstar 2FMZA50463BB40556 03. 1998 Ford Taurus 1FAFP52U8WA216156 04. 2005 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53U85A129175 05. 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3A8FY58B18T101433 06. 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4A3AC54H72E027322 07. 2003 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR32E13Z140916 08. 2001 Mercedes-Benz WDBNG70JX1A145950 09. 1999 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K8XU545067

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 10. 1971 Ford F-100 F10YCM08979 11. 1999 Plymouth Voyager 1P4GP44G5XB815443 12. 1996 Lexus ES300 JT8BF12G1T0149253 13. 1997 Nissan Altima 1N4BU31D5VC164890 14. 1999 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53S4XA102105 15. 2000 Nissan Altima 1N4DL01D6YC143223 ***REBUILT*** 16. 2002 Infiniti I35 JNKDA31A92T011862 17. 1997 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D7VT827803 18. 1997 Mercedes-Benz E320 WDBJF55F2VA379340 19. 1998 Ford Mustang 1FAFP4441WF180840 20. 1995 Honda Accord JHMCD5632SC041083 21. 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62K63UA44218 22. 1998 Volvo S70 YV1LS5535W1471470 23. 1999 Dodge Neon 1B3ES47C6XD124673 24. 1999 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21A8XT701250 25. 2003 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 1D7HA18D23S331769 ***REBUILT*** 26. 2000 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6616YH507113 27. 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP552961114819 28. 1996 Ford Explorer 1FMDU32P0TZA59613 29. 2003 Saturn Vue 5GZCZ63B63S815491 30. 1997 Honda Civic 1HGEJ6120VL006054 31. 1979 Fruehauf Trailer MAV585300 32. 1978 Fruehauf Trailer HPV664804 33. 2000 WABASH TRAILER 1JJV532W4YL638506 34. 2001 Nissan Altima 1N4DL01D51C211128 ***REBUILT*** 35. 2000 GMC Jimmy 1GKCS13W5Y2123570 36. 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GW58SXXC570994 37. 1985 Porsche 944 WP0AA0946FN454126 38. 1999 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6619XH523692 39. 2005 Pontiac G6 1G2ZG528354169890 40. 2000 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1NE52J5Y6319440 929-304756, 1/8,15 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DATE OF AUCTION FEBRUARY 5, 2016 AT 11:00AM According to the lease by and between: Unit 2 George James Unit 40 Michael Lane Unit 51 Mark Hicks Unit 63 Charmisa King Unit 225 Sherry Hooker Unit 586 Tyler Todd and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain lawn mower, microwave, baby walker, buggy, Christmas trees, ramps, stove, engine puller, tool boxes, ramps, sprinkler, washer, dryer, chairs, tv, speakers, child’s car, toys, boxes, croquet set, mattress, box springs, ladder, coolers, file cabinet, door, desk, fishing poles, chop saw, statues, luggage, tool chest, Christmas tree stand, recliner, table, blankets, furniture, small lathe, art, leaf blower, ironing board, trash can, slow cooker, locker, bed, fan, purse, and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, February 5, 2016 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS� CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. 929-304751, 1/8,15 PUBLIC AUCTION The following rooms will be sold at the public auction starting at 4360 Covington Hwy Dec Ga, 30032. The auction date is Jan 16, 2016.

4360 Covington Hwy Decatur Ga, 30032 404-284-0918 YUSUF FAQUIR 0320 $379.85 DERRICK FORMAN 0142 $394.70 LATOYA TILSON 1139 $604.85 DEMETRUIS HUBERT 1012 $634.85 CHADWICK DUNN 1238 $484.85 KATISHA DICKERSON 1145 $604.85 LIONEL CARTER JR. 1036 $634.85 SHERIE CAMPBELL 1132 $679.85 TANIQUA BROWN 1231 $484.85 CHARLIE MARTIN 0103 $359.90 COREY FORD 0110 $

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS $269.90 STEPHEN WEBBER 0325 $231.80 DUWANNA EVANS 1101 $637.70 MARKITTA SANDERS 0213 $304.85 MONIQUE TAYLOR AA5476E $240.40 MONIQUE TAYLOR AA2272F $240.40 BRITTANY AIKENS 1241 $369.80 JACQUETTE SMITH 0329 $229.90 SONYA SANTANA 0218 $249.90 4940 Memorial dr Stn Mtn Ga, 30083 404-296-9737 DAWN HARDEN 642 $314.85 MYESHA PARKS 131 $178.70 DARYL DELEON 611 $314.85 DARRIN BELLAMY 201 $274.80 KAMIL JOHNSON 212 $224.85 CHARLES WHEELER 606 $234.90 BRODERICK CRAWFORD 646 $239.90 LAWRENCE TODMAN 312 $553.70 PATRICK BROOKS 635 $239.90 RANDALL POLOVITCH 841 $509.85 885 Northern Ave Clarkston Ga, 30021 404-294-7368 DENISE WESTON 1120 $209.90 DOROTHY MATHIS 1119 $223.80 JOHN RESTREPO 2062 $255.80 SHANTE V CHESTNUT 3028 $371.80 LIONEL ALEXANDER 1162 $349.70 AUDREY FLORENE 2091 $289.90 GERALD TUTHILL 4015 $424.85 FORNATEE TARPEH 1128 $307.70 CRYSTAL STEVEN 1097 $223.70 RACHELLE RILEY 1190 $319.85 3605 Sams Rd Clarkston Ga, 30021 404-296-1492 PHYLIS ABNEY B38 $439.70 FORRIS BONDS E05 $334.85 BILLY MAYVILLE C105 $274.70 DWYANE WELLS A04 $494.85 JEROME CARITHERS C10 $244.85 SANTOSH DHAKAL B40 $334.85 GLORIA BROWN B31 $249.90 RAREKAS JAMES F04 $365.80 2161 Hewatt Rd Snellville Ga, 30039 770-979-5237 LESLIE PICKNEY 203-04 $529.85 SHANNON KEITH 190 $529.70 JONESIA WYNN 051 $349.85 AUBREY JENKINS 253 $379.85 2040 Scenic Hwy 124 N Snellville Ga, 30078 770736-4992 NICOLETTE HARRIS 1002 $244.85 CHAD PRATHER 0116 $644.70 ANTON PARKER 0201 $343.70 TRACEY BRADLEY 2620-22 $379.90 JA JA ARNOLD 0506 $499.85 SHARON SPICER-EVANS 1602 $449.90 BRAIN STRICKLAND 2002 $269.90 ALNITA MILLER 2107 $395.90 THEODIS MILLS 0225 $499.85 BRITTANY BELL 2610 $364.85 PATRICK COLEMAN 1106 $244.85 140 Rockbridge Rd Nw Lilburn Ga, 30047 770-7179666 WILLIAM TAYLOR 489 $253.70 CAREY SULLIVAN 451 $298.70 DIANA WILLIAMS 5001 $244.85 AKIL KONTAR 306 $463.70 5365 Jimmy Carter blvd Norcross Ga, 30093 770447-5017 KWANNA CAMERON B105 $654.60 BRICKFORD COLLINS 1024 $335.70 ROBERT CHERY B123 $399.85 ZELLA TURNER 1051 $582.70 HAROLD BROWN 1002 $959.70 TATIANA TORRES-DIAZ 1079 $554.75 MYRLENE MORISSAINT 1044 $554.85

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS KORTNI LINNEAR 1035 $364.85 TIFFANY MCLAUGHLIN 1037 $388.70 KIANA MARTIN 1036 $388.70 ALEXIS CRAPPS 1025 $338.70 2900 Atlanta Hwy Athens Ga, 30606 706-548-8080 TERRI SIMMONS 4363 $704.75 COREY HAMMONTREE 1001 $539.80 CRAIG WILLIAMS 3402 $448.70 KENEISA HALL 1305 $375.80 929-304706, 1/8,15

ZONINGS GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZM2015-00008–APPLICANT: ROCKLYN HOMES; OWNERS: INEX DEVELOPMENT, LLC, HILDA PAYNE HAYES & GRETCHEN PAYNE HAYES; C-2 & R-100 TO R-TH; TOWNHOMES; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 256 PARCELS 009, 011, 126, 127 & 154; 700 BLOCK OF BUFORD HIGHWAY; 700 BLOCK OF NORTH PRICE ROAD; 32.11 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS SUP2015-00026 – APPLICANT: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & ENGINEERING; OWNER: JAMES DAVENPORT; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN C-2 & M-1 ZONING DISTRICTS FOR A TRUCK STORAGE LOT; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 076 PARCELS 002 & 029; 1600 BLOCK OF BOGGS ROAD; 2500 BLOCK OF BRECKBOULEVARD; INRIDGE 5.11 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS RZC2016-00001–APPLICANT: SOFRAN PARTNERS, LLC.; OWNER: L&T PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC AND MASTER’S SERVICE INC.; R-100 TO C-2; GROCERY STORE AND SHOPPING CENTER (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 235 PARCEL 001 AND DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 214 PARCEL 030; 900-1000 BLOCKS OF MARTINS CHAPEL ROAD; 900 BLOCK OF BRAMLETT SHOALS CONNECTOR; 1600 BLOCK OF SUGARLOAF PARKWAY; 35.34 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD P&D PC TBL 2-2 934-304658, 1/8

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF SNELLVILLE WEBSITE DESIGN CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA JANUARY 8, 2016 The City of Snellville, Georgia is soliciting Requests for Qualifications from Website development firms for the redesign, reorganization and hosting of the City of Snellville Website. The city is developing an integrated marketing strategy beginning with a new Website.

The cityĂ­s digital strategy includes development of a new website from the ground up.

The site will be specifically designed to market the city in the most positive light, while meeting the expectations of current users and creating easy access for visitors previewing the city. The new site will also address the issues of business and commercial site locators seeking information about the city.

Request for Qualifications should be typed or submitted in ink in a sealed enveloped marked with the City of Snellville Website Project, Bid Number COS160108 and the Company Name and returned via mail to City Manager Butch Sanders, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, GA 30078. Six paper copies, and one electronic copy of the response must be submitted. Responses will be received at City Hall until 2:00 p.m. prevailing local time on February 5, 2016.

Responses will be opened by City of Snellville staff at 2:15 pm in Conference Room 145 in City Hall. Responses will not be accepted electronically and no responses submitted after 2:00 pm on February 5th will be considered.

Questions regarding submissions should be directed to Erika Fleeman, at 770985-7227 or efleeman@ snellville.org, no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 3, 2016. The written submission supersedes any verbal or written prior communication between the parties.

Statements will be opened and evaluated by City of Snellville staff and members of the website development committee. Three firms will be selected to make oral presentations and participate in an interview.

The City reserves the right to waive any informality and any technicalities, and to reject any or all bids if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City to do so.

CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA Butch Sanders, City Manager City of Snellville 902-304696, 1/8,15,22,29

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LEXUS ES 350, 2013 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40704 $31,990 770-680-1000 FORD FOCUS, 2013 Oxford White, Stk#530035B $11,000 877-698-5030

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LEXUS IS 350, 2014 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40679 $28,990 770-680-1000

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

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MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SE, 2013 Laguna Blue, Stk#G5207502A $14,359 800-PREOWNED

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NISSAN SENTRA, 2013 Red Brick, Stk#640081A $13,800 877-698-5030

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

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Driven 4,500 miles per year. (120K MILES) Owned and cherished the last 15 years by an oil company president. All preventive maintenance completed. We just road tested it at over 100 miles/ hour.

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Two tops this car can win trophies. This car just appraised at over $20,000 to $37,000 from Hagerty old car value guide. Take it to shows, drive it daily or use it as an investment as these cars are appreciating rapidly.

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NISSAN SENTRA, 2012 Blue Onyx, Stk#GC763170A $10,987 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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

HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#8445 $15,500 877-698-5030

WANT TO BUY COMIC BOOKS WANTED! Father & Son Collectors looking for large/small collections. Cash paid.

Call Justin 770-318-0586 or Randy 770-480-1345

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MERCEDES 560 SL, 1988. LOW MILES AND ONE FAMILY OWNED. FABULOUS CAR FAX WITH 0 ACCIDENTS. Gorgeous black with tan leather. Two top.

NADA and Hagerty value guide value is $24,000-70,000. Minimum appraisal on this car is $23,828. Super car and super buy on one of the fastest appreciating cars over the next 5-10 years. Drives great and only $12,700. call 770-873-2627.

LEXUS ES 350, 2014 Cerulian Blue Metallic, Stk#U40700 $33,990 770-680-1000

KIA FORTE, 2015 Aurora Black, Stk#510086A $13,700 877-698-5030

CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 2012 Summit White, Stk#FBC22059A $14,555 800-PREOWNED

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FORD FUSION SE, 2013 Bordeaux Red, Stk#P7798 $13,724 800-PREOWNED

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JEEP PATRIOT SPORT, 2014 Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearlcoat, Stk#P5145A $13,992 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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FORD FOCUS SE, 2015 Ruby Red, Stk#P8051 $15,000 800-PREOWNED JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE, 2012 Bright Silver, Stk#FR218448A $12,143 800-PREOWNED

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LEXUS ES 350, 2012 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40738 $26,590 770-680-1000

KITTEN 7 week old kitten, free to a good home. Unusual markings, shots & litter trained! 770-885-3489 lv msg.

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

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LEXUS ES 300H, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#G160175A $31,990 770-680-1000

FORD FOCUS SE, 2014 Ruby Red, Stk#P8066 $12,999 800-PREOWNED

LOST 2 BLACK CATS Domestic short hair.

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HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8407A $14,500 877-698-5030

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Friday, Jan. 15 • “Wit” — Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville is presenting the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit” by Margaret Edson from Jan. 14 to Feb. 7.

• Hollywood U2 — The U2 tribute band endorsed

by Ryan Seacrest and Mark Cuban will perform at 37 Main in Johns Creek at 10 p.m. on Jan. 15-16.

Saturday, Jan. 16 • The Larry Stephenson Band — The bluegrass

band The Larry Stephenson Band will perform at Everett’s Music Barn in Suwanee. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

• “An Evening with Mark Twain” — New Dawn Theatre presents “An Evening with Mark Twain” starring national touring actor Kurt H. Sutton at 8 p.m.

• Golden Spike Train Show — Golden Spike Train Show: Model Train and Railroadiana Show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross.

Saturday, March 5 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm • Suwanee City Hall

Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, and dancing at this black-tie optional event in support of the Suwanee public art initiative.

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Juices Wild 4450 Nelson Brogdon Boulevard N.E., Buford 678-714-7747 www.gojuiceswild.com

Juices Wild juice bar and vitamin store in Buford offers a variety of juices, protein shakes and smoothies including the Golden Milk protein shake made with cashew milk, cashew butter, bee pollen, coconut oil, banana, honey, Vitamineral Earth, cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger. (Staff Photos: Katie Morris)

By Katie Morris

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Open Since: 2006 Owner: Dan Honoré of Sugar Hill Location: Juices Wild is located in the Sugar Hill Station shopping center near the intersection of Buford Highway and Buford Drive.

Hours: Juices Wild is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed on Sunday.

Atmosphere: Those who don’t know about Juices Wild may pass it by while driving along busy Buford Drive. The juice bar and vitamin shop is a hidden treasure tucked away in the corner of the Sugar Hill Station strip mall. The intimate space features a bar for customers to sit and enjoy their organic juice beverage as well as a store area with shelves filled with an array of vitamins, nutrition supplements and wellness products.

Juices Wild has a friendly neighborhood mom and pop shop feel with its chalk board menu and friendly staff who are happy to offer advice and assistance to customers. Owner Dan Honoré said all of the staff at Juices Wild started out as customers, and his crew is a close-knit group.

The regular customers are also treated like friends.

Mark Hendricks has been a Juices Wild shopper for seven years. Even though he now lives in Smyrna, he said he still stops by the store to grab a smoothie and visit with the staff whenever he’s in the area. His dad is also a

ON THE MENU • Golden Milk — A protein shake made with cashew milk, cashew butter, bee pollen, coconut oil, banana, honey, Vitamineral Earth, cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger. $9.15 for small and $10.15 for large • The Green Lantern — A protein shake made with spinach, almond milk, protein, banana, Vitamineral Green and peanut butter. $5.99 for 16 ounces and $6.99 for 24 ounces.

• Flu Shot — Organic orange juice, lemon, kiwi and echinacea. $5.99 for 12 ounces, $6.99 for 16 ounces and $7.99 for 20 ounces.

• GA Peach — Organic smoothie made with peaches, orange juice, coconut oil, mango, agave, and banana. $5.99 for 16 ounces and $6.99 for 24 ounces.

• Jolly Rancher — Organic smoothie made with raspberry, cherry, orange juice, apple, lemon, strawberry, banana and agave. $5.99 for 16 ounces and $6.99 for 24 ounces.

loyal Juices Wild customer.

“We just love everything about (Juices Wild),” Hendricks said. “Dan’s inspired both of us to live a healthier lifestyle.”

Menu: Juices Wild offers a selection of fresh, allorganic juices, smoothies and protein shakes with zany names such as Flu Shot, Pink Horizon, Swagger and Jolly Rancher. A popular drink on the menu is the Golden Milk protein shake made with cashew milk, cashew butter, bee pollen, coconut oil, banana, honey, cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and Vitamineral Earth, which is a nourishing superfood powder. Customers are also able to customize or create their own healthy drink.

Customers can get wheatgrass juice shots including the Foo Fighter with elderberry, the King David with aronia berries and Fired Up with ginger and cayenne.

In addition to the fresh beverages juiced in-house, Juices Wild offers a cooler filled with bottled beverages

including kombucha drinks, probiotic beverages and some adult options such as Unity Vibration’s Kombucha Pale Ale beer and Synergy’s Maqui Mojito. There are also raw cultured foods including a kim chi salsa and organic, gluten-free raw chocolates from Vitality Chocolates in Duluth.

Juices Wild offers a wide range of vitamins and supplements, from everyday products to hard-to-find items like CBD hemp oil.

Since there is limited shelf space at the store, Honoré said he spends a lot of time researching products and companies to ensure Juices Wild only carries quality items. Juices Wild staffers are all knowledgeable and well-trained on the products, according to Honoré, so they are able to give customers guidance and assistance.

Something You Might Not Know: It’s been 10 years since Juices Wild opened its doors in the Sugar Hill shopping center.

According to Honoré, when he first decided to open the

Juices Wild juice bar and vitamin store in Buford, pictured above, offers patrons a relaxed, friendly atmosphere where they can sit at the bar and enjoy a vitamin-rich smoothie, protein shake or organic juice.

Zachary Oh, at right, juices a carrot while making an organic juice drink at Juices Wild juice bar and vitamin store in Buford.

vitamin shop and juice bar, no one thought he would make it past the first year.

Now 10 years down the line, Honoré said Juices Wild is doing well, like “the little engine that could.”

Juices Wild has seen growth each year, especially in the past five years as the public’s awareness about living a healthy lifestyle, juicing and raw foods grows, according to Honoré. He said it feels unbelievable to have made it to the 10-year mark and he’s “always looking to go to the next step.”

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: Kabab Hut Kabab Hut is a fast-casual eatery that’s suitable for those looking for authentic Pakistan and Indian food served in an informal dining environment. Kabab Hut offers a menu that’s a mixture of traditional Pakistani and Indian cuisine. According to owner Ahmad, they are famous for their grilled kababs.

880 Indian Trail-Lilburn Road, Suite C, Lilburn, 770925-4440, www.kbhut.com Qebaptore: A Bite of Europe Qebaptore: A Bite of Europe offers patrons a fast-casual concept with a warm, inviting atmosphere.

The eatery offers a menu with popular dishes from various European countries, including Switzerland, Germany, Italy and more. A popular item on the menu is the Beef Doner Kebab made with beef that’s cooked on a vertical rotisserie wrapped in homemade pita bread with choice of fresh vegetables and homemade yogurt-based sauce.

315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suwanee, 678926-3525, www.facebook. com/QebaptoreSuwanee

Suwanee Diner Suwanee Diner offers patrons a casual dining atmosphere that’s suitable for a variety of occasions, from grabbing a bite to eat with friends to a leisurely family breakfast on the weekend.

Suwanee Diner offers an extensive menu with an array of options such as wraps, salads, sandwiches and melts, seafood, omelets and pancakes.

3103 LawrencevilleSuwanee Road in Suwanee, 678-288-9632, www.SuwaneeDiner.com Sage Juice Bar and Cafe Sage Juice Bar and Cafe offers a cozy, neighborhood cafe atmosphere where folks can enjoy lunch with friends, grab a nutrient-rich juice to go or sit and sip a smoothie while working on their laptop. The cafe specializes in cold-pressed juices and smoothies that are made with fresh fruits and vegetables.

3255 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite B, Duluth, 770-2324844, www.rawblisslife.com New Saigon Vietnamese Bistro New Saigon provides patrons with a casual dining atmosphere that’s suitable for a variety of occasions from grabbing a bite to eat

with friends to enjoying a family dinner. New Saigon specializes in traditional Vietnamese cuisine offering customers a menu with a variety of dishes such as Pho, Rice Vermicelli and more.

3780 Old Norcross Road, Suite 106, Duluth, 770-4958828 The Juicy Crab The Juicy Crab offers patrons a casual dining experience where they are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get messy while enjoying one of the many seafood boils on the menu.

The Juicy Crab specializes in a variety of seafood boils that are flavored with special, homemade seasonings.

There are king and snow crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, clams, mussels and lobster.

2205 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 130, Duluth, 678-4739399, www.thejuicycrab. com Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Taziki’s offers patrons a cross between fast-casual and casual dining concepts.

The cafe has an open, spacious dining area with high ceilings and numerous windows allowing in plenty of natural light. Taziki’s offers a menu with classic Mediterranean dishes — such as

hummus, Greek salad and dolmades — along with a few Southern favorites like chicken salad and pimento cheese.

1095 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee, 678-804-4580, www.tazikiscafe.com Chinese Dhaba Chinese Dhaba has a quick, casual concept where customers order at a counter in the rear of the dining area, choose a seat and then the food is brought to the table. Chinese Dhaba specializes in authentic Indian-Chinese cuisine, which is based off of a popular concept often offered by street vendors in India.

3083 Breckinridge Blvd., Suite 130, Duluth, 678-6828599, www.chinesedhaba. com ArtBar at Sonesta Gwinnett Place ArtBar has a casual yet chic dining atmosphere that’s perfect for guests looking to unwind with a drink or share an intimate, up-scale meal with friends, family or colleagues. ArtBar is a gastropub featuring upscale cuisine with a Southern flare with a seasonal and year-round menu, as well as an extensive beverage menu with cocktails, craft beers, whiskeys and bourbons.

1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, 770-923-1775, ext.

3899, www.sonesta.com/ gwinnettplace Papa Jack’s Country Kitchen Papa Jack’s is a cafeteriastyle restaurant where diners walk down the line and choose items to create their meal as a staff member fixes their plate. Papa Jack’s specializes in Southern comfort foods offering lunch and dinner menus, featuring meat and two veggies platters, and a breakfast menu.

7437 Spout Springs Road, Suite B, Flowery Branch, 770-965-7007, www. papajackscountrykitchen. com Pat’s Eatery Pat’s Eatery is a familyowned restaurant that offers patrons a casual dining experience, offering both breakfast and lunch menus as well as a special Sunday brunch buffet. The morning menu offers traditional, Southern breakfast fare and the lunch menu features a selection of soups, deli and grilled sandwiches and salads. Executive Chef Justin Knowles is working on creating a dinner menu of New American cuisine.

2625 Old Winder Highway, Braselton, 706-6840093, www.patseatery.com

Goad Barbecue Company Goad Barbecue Company offers a menu of traditional west Texas barbecue, which has a unique flavor that’s infused during the slow-smoking process. According to the Goads, the menu is based on cowboy food which was cooked over a campfire in cast iron. Customers can also find 15 different pies on Mrs. Goad’s Homemade Fried Pies menu: all of the fried pies are made from scratch, with unique offerings like the Elvis and Bourbon Pecan.

722 Collins Hill Road, Suite N, Lawrenceville, 678218-0398, www.goadbbq. com Cafe Crepes Square Cafe Crepes Square offers a menu of dessert crepes, parfaits and specialty beverages including smoothies, hot or cold espresso drinks, teas and non-alcoholic mocktails like the Blue Lemonade, Mojito and Yes Bomb. Customers can choose a specialty crepe or create their own, choosing from a variety of ingredients like mixed fruit, peanut butter, whipped cream, tree nuts, honey, chocolate chips and more.

80 Horizon Drive, Suite 301, Suwanee, 678-979-8287, www.facebook.com/CrepesSquare

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New London Theatre greets 2016 with ‘Fiddler’ Atlanta area patrons need not travel to New York City this winter to get their fix of a favorite Broadway play. “Fiddler on the Roof” is well within reach at the New London Theatre in Snellville.

The musical will run from Jan. 15-31 on weekends. The story has so much depth and so much to “say” that members of the cast and crew all seem to have an opinion about what “Fiddler” means to them and to audiences.

Set in a little Russian village, the story is about Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-

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Holley Calmes knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing antiSemitism of Czarist Russia.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler’s” univer-

sal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion.

“This show had been a favorite of mine since I first saw it years ago,” director Dawn Berlo said. “When the board decided to put on two musicals this season, I knew ‘Fiddler’ had to be one. Especially with 2016 being the anniversary of the opening of the original show, and the production being on Broadway now, we have a lot to live up to.

I think our little theater had proved over and over that we are up for the challenge.”

Nick Elliott, a Gwinnett County Public Schools

instructor, plays the role of Tevye.

“Other than just being a great musical, this show is difficult to put into one category,” Elliott said. “It is a romantic comedy, a tragedy and, to some degree, a political satire. Sure, it’s about a father who is trying to preserve the traditions of the people of a little village.

But it also makes social commentary that is just as valid now as it was 50 years ago.”

Lucien Lockhart plays the role of match-maker Yente.

“The medium of storytelling helps audiences better understand the effects

that prejudice and discrimination have on people,” Lockhart said. “This story sings of many issues we face today. I hope the audience, regardless of what they believed when they sat down, is willing to reassess treatment of ethnic, religious and cultural groups in America. It is so easy to fall prey to fear and aggression, and hopefully, what we do on stage causes our audience to pause.”

Connor Gonzalez, portraying tailor Motel Kamzoil, hopes audiences will take away “values they can pass on to their children and grandchildren: learning to love others for who they

are, even if who they are is different from who you are.”

“Fiddler on the Roof” will run from Jan. 15-31 on weekends. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 .pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of the show. Students ages 2 through 19 and seniors ages 55 plus are $10. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.newlondontheatre.org/ tickets.html or at the theater before the show.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring. com

BY VENUE — ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GWINNETT AURORA THEATRE 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • Jan. 8-9: Aurora Comedy Nights en Español • Jan. 14 — Feb. 2: “Wit” • Jan. 29 — Feb. 21: “I and You” • Feb. 12-13: Aurora Comedy Nights featuring Dad’s Garage Theatre • March 10 — April 17: “Into the Woods” HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth 770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 27: Toddler Fridays • March 7: Visit with collector James W. Jackson • Ongoing: Selected works from the permanent collection on display INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • Feb. 18-28: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents “Circus Xtreme!”

• March 5: Harlem Globetrotters • March 12-13: Professional Bull Riders INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • Jan. 24: Enchanted Theatre Company presents “Peter Rabbit Tales” • March 11-13: Northeast Atlanta Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” KUDZU ART ZONE 116 Carlyle St., Norcross 770-840-9844 www.kudzuartzone.org • Jan. 15 — Feb. 25: “Something of Value” exhibit • Jan. 15: “Something of Value” opening reception LIONHEART THEATRE 10 College St. N.W., Norcross 678-938-8518 www.lionhearttheatre.org • Feb. 4-14: “Charlotte’s Web” • March 11-13: “Love Loss and What I Wore” NEW DAWN THEATER Mall Corners, 3650-A Satellite Blvd., Duluth

678-887-5015 www.newdawntheatercompany.com • Jan. 9: Mark Pitt’s Tribute to Elvis: “Elvis Birthday Concert” • Jan. 16: “An Evening With Mark Twain” • Jan. 22-23: New Dawn Theater 3rd Annual Directors Showcase • Feb. 11-14: “Lion in Winter” NEW LONDON THEATRE 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondontheatre.org • Jan. 15-31: “Fiddler on the Roof” • Feb. 19 — March 6: “Clybourne Park” SYLVIA BEARD THEATRE Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 www.bufordcommunitycenter. com • Jan. 15-16: Mike Farris: Soul of America • Feb. 11-28: The Savannah Sipping Society TANNERY ROW ARTIST COLONY 554 W. Main St., Buford 770-856-8145 www.tanneryrowartistcolony. com • Jan. 9 — Feb. 12: Artist’s Studio Works • Feb. 27 — April 8: Spring Juried Art Exhibit 2016 ATLANTA ALLIANCE THEATRE 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4650 www.alliancetheatre.org • Jan. 12 — Feb. 14: “A Bucket of Blessings” • Jan. 27 — Feb. 14: “Disgraced” • Feb. 13 — March 6: “Start Down” • March 8 — April 3: “The Lizard & El Sol” • March 5-20: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-876-5859 www.atlantabg.org • Through Jan. 9: Holiday Garden Lights, Holiday Model Train Show • Feb. 13 — April 10: Orchid Daze • Feb. 13: Valentines in the Garden • March — April: Atlanta Blooms • Ongoing: Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen cooking

demos every weekend • Ongoing: Science Café second Sundays through October • Ongoing: Orchid Market Weekends ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta 404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com • Jan. 10: Three Kings Day, Día de los Reyes • Jan. 11: Magic Monday: Once Upon a Time • Jan. 13: Living Room Learning Series • Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Free Admission • Jan. 21: Film Screening and Discussion with George Wingard CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org • Through Jan. 10: “Pinnocchio” • Jan. 13-24: “Brother Coyote and Sister Fox” • Jan. 28 — March 10: “SPACE!” • Feb. 23-28: “The Secret Garden” • March 12: “The Sound of Music” • March 11 — April 3: “Galapagos George: The Little Tortoise That Could” • March 12: “The Sound of Music” CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive, Atlanta 404-659-5437 www.childrensmuseumatlanta. org • Feb. 6 — May 31: Mystery of the Mayan Medallion • Ongoing: Gateway to the World exhibit • Ongoing: Step Up To Science • Ongoing: Tools for Solutions • Ongoing: Fundamentally Food • Ongoing: Let Your Creativity Flow • Ongoing: Leaping Into Learning

• Jan. 28: ArtsBridge — “Elephant & Piggie We Are in a Play” • Jan. 31: “Peppa Pig Live!”

• Feb. 5-7, 11-13: Atlanta Ballet’s “Moulin Rouge” • Feb. 10-11, 13-14: ArtsBridge — Atlanta Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty” • Feb. 19: Bill Maher • Feb. 20: An Evening with Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett • Feb. 25: ArtsBridge — “Doktor Kaboom”

Habsburg Splendor: Masterpieces from Vienna’s Imperial Collections • Through Jan. 31: American Encounters: The Simple Pleasures of Still Life • Through May 15: Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion • Jan. 16: What Is Near: Reflections on Home • Feb. 28 — May 29: Vik Muniz, Basquiat: The Unknown

Notebooks • Ongoing: Molly Hatch: Physic Garden • Ongoing: Howard Finster: Paradise Garden • Ongoing: African Art: Building the Collection To submit an event for By Venue Arts & Entertainment, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org • Jan. 10: “Romeo and Juliet” • Jan. 12-24: “The Book of Mormon” • Jan. 30: “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” • Jan. 31: Theresa Caputo Live • Feb. 2-7: “Beauty and the Beast” • Feb. 10-14: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater • Feb. 25: “Wait, Wait …

Don’t Tell Me!” • April 9: Alton Brown • April 22: “Let It Be” • March 1-6: “The Sound of Music” FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 767 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta 404-929-6300 www.fernbankmuseum.org • Through Jan. 10: “Winter Wonderland” exhibit • Through Jan. 23: “Searching for the Queen of Sheba” exhibit • Through Jan. 23: “Women of Vision” exhibit • Dec. 31: Noon Year’s Eve • Jan. 9: Wild Africa Day • Feb. 6 — July 31: “Wild Music” HIGH MUSEUM OF ART 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4400 www.high.org • Through Jan. 10: Brett Weston, Seriously Silly!: The art & whimsy of Mo Willems • Through Jan. 17:

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COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • Jan. 7-10: SMITE World Championship • Jan. 15-17: Shen Yun

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Buford Elvis impersonator to honor The King’s birthday

By Katie Morris

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Local fans have the chance to honor The King’s special day without having Elvis Presley fans began to make the trip to Memphis. arriving at the rock ’n’ Elvis tribute artist Mark Pitt Roll icon’s former home will don his custom-made Graceland on Thursday for a costume and perform a four-day celebration of The special “Elvis Birthday ConKing’s birthday. If Presley cert” at New Dawn Theater were still alive, he’d be on Saturday night. celebrating his 81st birthday Fans will still be able to katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

hear classic hits and favorites — like “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Johnny B Goode,” “All Shook Up” and “Don’t Be Cruel” — with some more obscure tunes sprinkled in as well, including songs from Presley’s country and gospel repertoire. Concertgoers at the family-friendly show will also be able to enjoy slices

of birthday cake.

Pitt has been performing professionally as a singer and musician for more than 20 years. Before deciding to commit full attention to his award-winning Elvis Tribute Show, the Buford resident was a member of the gospel group The New Spiritualaires.

He also sang with gospel

greats J.D. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet and the Blackwoods. Pitt now works full time impersonating The King, having performed all around Gwinnett as well as at the Presidential Rally for former President George H. W. Bush, The Georgia Dome and in Las Vegas.

Mark Pitt’s Tribute to Elvis “Elvis Birthday Concert”

will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday at New Dawn Theater, located in the Mall Corners shopping center at 3650-A Satellite Blvd. in Duluth.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for military and are available by calling the box office at 678-887-5015.

For more information, visit newdawntheatercompany. com.

• Jan. 17: Toby Lightman, Luke Combs

Megan Saunders and The Driftless, The Threadbare Skivvies • Jan. 10: Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars with special guests Sweettalker • Jan. 13: The Gordon Vernick Quartet • Jan. 14: The Band of Desperate Men, In the Wheelhouse • Jan. 15: Last Pasties Standing: Hip Hop • Jan. 16: The Moonlighters Jazz Band • Jan. 17: Flamenco featuring Lakshmi Basile and Cristian Puig

BY VENUE —MUSIC 37 MAIN 6000 Medlock Bridge Parkway, Johns Creek 678-580-2329 www.johnscreek.37main.com • Jan. 8: Head Games • Jan. 9: Electric Avenue • Jan. 15-16: Hollywood U2

37 MAIN 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.buford.37main.com • Jan. 8: Radio Star • Jan. 9: Moby Dick • Jan. 15: Departure • Jan. 16: 12oz Prophets

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Spillane Experience, All City Cannonballers • Jan. 16: Zumba After Dark, Booty Boyz ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4900 www.atlantasymphony.org • Jan. 8-9: Principal Cello Christopher Rex Plays Korngold • Jan. 14, 16: Spano Conducts, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Solos, Pianist Simon Trpceski plays Rachmaniove • Jan. 15: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert

INFINITE ENERGY CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter.com • Jan. 15-16: Youth Concert Series

CENTER STAGE THEATER 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta. com • Jan. 16: Waka Flocka Flame

THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com/ shows/the-loft/ www.centerstage-atlanta.com • Jan. 23: Jukebox the Ghost

COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • Jan. 29: Johnny Mathis • Jan. 30: In The Mood — A 1940s Musical Revue

THE MASQUERADE 695 N. Avenue N.E., Atlanta 404-577-8178 www.masqueradeatlanta.com • Jan. 8: Hope’s Anchor, 4$ound • Jan. 9: Cruel Hand, Abide

By Lies • Jan. 10: Post Modern, Nile • Jan. 13: Defeated Sanity, Exotype • Jan. 14: Seconds to Infinity Moondog • Jan. 15: Torche, Ratboys • Jan. 16: Dirt Nasty, Mickey Avalon, Save Face • Jan. 17: Gallows Bound • Jan. 18: Kottonmouth Kings, Warn the Duke • Jan. 19: Chasing Safety, XXI

EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com • Jan. 8: Au Pair • Jan. 9: The Bonaventure Quartet, John Cowan Band • Jan. 10: The Best Brothers Band, Brian Collins, Greg Lee • Jan. 12: Rudy Currence • Jan. 13: Scotty Cram • Jan. 14: ATL Collective • Jan. 15: Charlie Starr • Jan. 16: Della Mae

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BUCKHEAD THEATRE 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta 404-843-2825 www.thebuckheadtheatre.com • Jan. 29: Art Garfunkel In Close-Up

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EVERETT’S MUSIC BARN 4055 Stonecypher Road, Suwanee 678-858-5363 everettsmusicbarn.net • Jan. 9: The Night Travelers • Jan. 16: The Larry Stephenson Band

PHILIPS ARENA 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com • Jan. 20: Madonna RED CLAY MUSIC FOUNDRY 3116 Main St., Duluth 678-957-7283 www.eddieowenpresents. com • Jan. 8: Gina Sicilla and Danika Holmes and Jeb • Jan. 9: Callaghan’s Birthday Show with Special Guests, Granville Automatic • Jan. 10: Songwriters Open Mic hosted by Eddie Owens • Jan. 15: Cypress South with Special Guests, Shady Lane • Jan. 16: Back in the Saddie and Gwen Hughes and Matthew Kaminski present “The Other Side of Johnny Mercer” RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 redlightcafe.com • Jan. 8: Steve Forbert • Jan. 9: The Skipperdees,

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org • Jan. 12: MidSing Fest SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com • Jan. 8: Whiskey Cixie, Jeff Shepard Band, Crane • Jan. 9: AJ Ghent Band, The Stir, Robot Party, Eureka Failure, Devin Dennis, Farm Dog • Jan. 10, 24: Atlanta Bar Church • Jan. 13: Sunny South Blues Band • Jan. 14: Tyler Nail Band, Jess Goggans, Arc and Stones, Paige Hargrove, All the Rest • Jan. 15: David Cone, Alannah McCready, Ben Grant, Sarah Michaud • Jan. 16: Joe Fletcher, Justin Hylton, Passionate Mayhem, Rad Giraffe, SOS, All Fiction • Jan. 19: Melodime THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 tabernacleatl.com • Jan. 8: Chris Stapleton • Jan. 15: Joe Rogan • Jan. 16: Grace Potter • Jan. 19: Lamb of God VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Atlanta 404-521-1786 www.variety-playhouse.com • Jan. 8: Deerhunter, Steve Forbert • Jan. 9: Live at the Filmore • Jan. 14-15: Railroad Earth • Jan. 16: The Grapes, The Jeff Mosier Band, Grace Potter VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER AT ENCORE PARK 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.vzwamp.com • April 16: Bryan Adams WILD BILL’S 2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com No shows scheduled at this time.

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Monster Jam champ ready for the Dome again

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When Tom Meents was 10 years old, he loved monster trucks. He remembers looking forward to picking up the latest magazine, so he could read about them and clip out photos of the largerthan-life trucks.

“I was really excited about them, and I always wanted to drive one but never thought I’d get that opportunity,” Meents said.

But through what Meents describes as a lot of hard work, good luck and never losing sight of that childhood aspiration, his dream eventually came true.

Meents began competing in Monster Jam more than 20 years ago and has gone on to become the sport’s only 11-time World Champion, winning six World Racing Championships and five World Freestyle Championships.

“Looking back at 48 years old, it’s been a very exciting life,” he said.

Local Monster Jam fans have the chance to see the champion and his truck Max-D in action Saturday, when Monster Jam returns to the Georgia Dome.

The show features 16 trucks sizing up at 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide, sitting on 66-inch-tall tires and weighing in at more than 10,000 pounds.

Drivers will Tom Meents maneuver the Jam trucks around a custom track filled with obstacles, performing thrilling stunts.

After more than 20 years of driving, Meents still gets a rush of adrenaline before a difficult stunt, though he admits it’s not as intense as when he first started out.

“I certainly have to think of all things that are safety related,” he said. “But I’m doing exactly what I was put on this Earth to do, and I just enjoy those moments more than anything.”

With safety in mind, Monster Jam invested in a training track where a lot of stunts are perfected as well as new and veteran driver training. There is also a Monster Jam University where newer drivers learn how to operate the equipment safely.

“It’s really come a long way in the last three years, where we’ve taken current

IF YOU GO • What: Monster Jam • When: Saturday at 7 p.m.

• Where: Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive in Atlanta.

• Tickets: $20 to $60 • More Info: www.monsterjam.com

Tom Meents’ monster truck Max D competes at a previous Monster Jam. The event returns to the Georgia Dome on Saturday. (Special Photo)

drivers and made them better and taken brand new drivers and made them really good to start,” he said.

Meents landed the first-ever front flip with his Monster Jam truck Max-D back in June and said he spent quite a bit of time at the training facility prepping for the stunt.

“When I performed it there live in front of a crowd that was the 15th time I’d tried it already,” he said. “I mean, we had miserable

WINTRY MIX Jan. 8

John Burke and Lindsay Drake will perform at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College St., as part of Norcross’ First Friday Concert Series. For more information, visit www. aplacetoimagine.com.

Jan. 9

Repticon Atlanta, a reptile and exotic animal show, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. There will be vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and free raffles for prizes. For more information, visit www.repticon.com/atlanta.html.

Jan. 11

Norcross will show “Ricki and the Flash” at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College St., as part of the city’s Free Movie Mondays. For more information, visit www.aplacetoimagine. com.

Jan. 15

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation will host Missed It Movie at 7 p.m. featuring “Minions” at Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville.

Tickets are $3 to $5 and concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, visit secure. rec1.com/GA/gwinnett-county-parks-recreation/catalog.

Jan. 16

Golden Spike Train Show: Model Train and Railroadiana Show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross.

Tickets are $20. There will be variety of railroadiana and model trains for sale, numerous collectors and operating model train layouts.

For more information, visit www.northatlantatradecenter.com.

Jan. 18

Out on a Limb: STEM Forestry Fun will take place

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. The program fee for the event is $8 per person.

Children two and younger and EHC members are free.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.

Jan. 22

Norcross will host an Art Show Opening of Peter McIntosh Photography at 6:30 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College St. For more information, visit www. norcrossga.net.

Jan. 23

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host a Winter Night Trek at 5:30 p.m. Visitors can take a brisk night hike through the EHC’s winter woodland looking for signs of creatures above and below ground that are adapted to survive the winter, as well as looking to the night sky for planets and constellations of the northern hemisphere.

The program is $8. Gwinnett EHC is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.

Jan. 25

Norcross will show “Tomorrowland” at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College St, as part of the city’s Free Movie Mondays. For more information, visit www.aplacetoimagine. com.

Feb. 5

The South Bay Project will perform at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College St, as part of Norcross’ First Friday Concert Series. For more information, visit www.aplacetoimagine.com.

Feb. 19

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation will host Missed It Movie at 7 p.m. featuring “Hotel Transylvania 2” at Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. Tickets are $3 to $5 and concessions will

results in the beginning and in order to make it a success in the end, we spent a lot of time in repairs, research, development.”

Meents said he still loves to perform in front of a crowd and attempt recordbreaking stunts, but what really fuels his fire now is “dreaming up, constructing and designing new stunts from ideas.” Speaking of which, Meents has a great stunt in the works but is keeping mum on the details,

until it’s ready to debut in front of Monster Jam fans.

According to Meents, the fans are a vital part of Monster Jam, which attracts audiences members ranging in age from 5 to 85.

“The best thing about Monster Jam, no other form of motor sports spends the time and commits to meeting the fans as us drivers do,” Meents said. “Not even close — through Pit Parties, displays, after show autographs, nobody’s even close. And in

many ways to me that’s just, I’m giving back to the fans and I know what the fans want to see and how they want to be treated because I was a big fan before I was ever a success.”

Local fans will be able to meet Meents and other Monster Jam drivers and get an up-close look at the trucks during the Party in the Pits from 2 to 5 p.m. before Saturday’s show. Following the show, Meents said they will dedicate another few hours to making sure anyone who wants an autograph gets one.

Meents is returning to compete at the Georgia Dome for the first time since 2009 and said he’s looking forward to coming back.

“Man, I’ve made a lot of great memories there over the years, and I can’t wait to get back and perform in front of the Georgia fans,” he said.

A list of events happening in and around Gwinnett during the cold-weather months

lands Parkway in Buford. For more information, visit www. lanierislands.com.

Tannery Row Ale House hosts family movie night every Monday at 6 p.m.

Ongoing Georgia RV and Camper Dine-in patrons can watch Show will be from Jan. 8-10 a family-friendly movie on a 17-foot TV screen. Tannery at the North Atlanta Trade Row Ale House is located at Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross. There will 554 W. Main St., building E, be a large selection of mod- in Buford. For more informael year 2015 and 2016 motor tion, visit www.tanneryrowalehouse.com. homes, travel trailers, fifth The Hudgens Center for wheels, pop-ups and more at discount show prices. For the Arts hosts Toddler Frimore information, visit www. days at 10:30 a.m. the last northatlantatradecenter.com. Friday of every month. The The Great American Mo- arts program is for ages 1 torcycle Show will be at the to 4 and features hands-on activities and a story time.

North Atlanta Trade Center The program is $7 per child from Jan. 29-31. The indoor for nonmembers and free show offers numerous new for Family Level Members motorcycles from some of and above. There is a sibling Georgia’s leading dealers. discount of $5 per child Tickets are $7 to $20. The after the first one. Hudgens North Atlanta Trade Center Center for the Arts is located is located at 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross. For more at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, building 300, in Duluth. For information, visit www. northatlantatradecenter.com. more information, visit www. thehudgens.org.

Stone Mountain Park is hosting Snow Mountain featuring a snow-covered 400-foot tubing hill, snow play zones, snow fire point where guests can roast s’mores and concessions.

Snow Mountain will be open through Feb. 28 at Stone Mountain Park, located at 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd. in Stone Mountain. For more information, visit www. stonemountainpark.com.

The Bowl at Sugar Hill City Hall is hosting its ice skating rink on selected times and dates through Jan. 31. Show off your ice skating skills by skating on the Sugar Hill ice during the 90-minute sessions. The Bowl at Sugar Hill is located at 5039 Wess Broad Street in Buford. For more information, visit www.icerinkatsugarhill.com.

Lanier Islands is hosting Winter Adventure, which features a snow-filled play zones, water slides transformed for sledding and tubing, bubble skating and knockerball.Winter Adventure will be open through Feb. 15 Lanier Islands is 303890-1 located at 7000 Lanier Isbe available for purchase.

For more information, visit secure.rec1.com/GA/gwinnett-county-parks-recreation/ catalog.

Southeastern Railway Museum hosts its second Thursday preschool program every month kids ages 1 to 4 featuring circle time, songs, activities, crafts, and a chance to climb aboard the featured vehicle of the month. Attendees should check in by 10:20 a.m. at the ticket counter. Southeastern Railway Museum is located at 3595 Peachtree Road in Duluth. For more information, visit www.southeasternrailwaymuseum.org.

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center’s January Museum Spotlight is Pioneer Gwinnett.

Every weekend in January the museum will host familyfriendly activities, crafts, behind the scenes tours and more. The program is included with museum admission. The Gwinnett EHC is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. For more information, visit www. gwinnettEHC.org.

The city of Suwanee’s

SculptTour exhibit featuring 14 pieces, as well as eight additional permanent exhibits will be on display through March 31. The free walkable outdoor exhibit of original sculptures is centered around Suwanee’s Town Green, 330 Town Center Ave. For more information, visit www.suwanee. com.

The “Treehouses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees!” exhibit will be on view through May 7 at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. The exhibit features an indoor tree house that allows visitors to discover facts about what types of animals actually live in the trees, what kinds of animal clues to look and listen for in the forest and illustrate how people use trees for their homes as well. The exhibit is included with museum admission. For more information, visit www. gwinnettEHC.org.

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Pass: Several good acting performances; interesting historical setting of 1870s Wyoming; and lots of witty dialogue, always a hallmark of Quentin Tarantino films.

Fail: A LONG running time; lots of talking at the beginning of the movie, leaving nearly all of the action until the final half hour of the film; a rehashed plot from an earlier Tarantino flick.

Tarantino veteran Samuel L. Jackson once again comes through with a stellar performance as Marquis Warren, an ex-Union major-turned-bounty-hunter. In fact, the cast of “Hateful Eight” is a virtual reunion of several Tarantino alumni: Walton Goggins (“Django Unchained”) as ex-Confederate (and new sheriff) Chris Mannix; Tim Roth (“Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction”) as Oswaldo Mowbray; Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs”) as Joe Gage; and James Parks (“Django Unchained”) as stagecoach driver O.B. All give very good performances, especially Goggins — his character injects a lot of humor into the flick.

Tarantino fans will absolutely love “The Hateful Eight.”

Contrary to rumor, this is NOT a sequel to 2012’s “Django Unchained,” as it features completely different characters. Also, if you love “whodunit” stories with surprise twists, “Hateful Eight” has plenty of intrigue and suspense.

See it in theaters. “Hateful Eight” is definitely a big-screen experience. In fact, Tarantino shot the film in 70mm to enhance this effect. As always with Tarantino films, the following caveat holds true for “Hateful Eight”: lots of blood, much often-needless violence and plenty of raunchy language including racial epithets.

Several characters come together in a single location, supposedly from different walks of life. Each has his own tangled (and often sinister) backstory that’s revealed in bits and pieces. Some have a shared past, and each may not be the person they claim to be.

They are pulled together by a single event, which unfolds in very unexpected and violent ways. Sound familiar? It ought to. “Hateful Eight” is really a remake of 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs” and set as a Western. There was too much talking at times, and the action took a little too long to unfold. Is it Tarantino’s best work? No, but it’s definitely worth the time to watch.

Close the door to the cabin — don’t forget to nail it shut — and let the fun begin!

Pass: The dialogue was solid, and the acting was superb. The strongest quality of this particular film was the somewhat playful tone the film carried through much of it, despite the dreary subject matter.

Fail: Unfortunately, the lighthearted tone disappears during the second half of the film when it devolves into a fairly grisly, and at some points disgusting, display of violence for violence’s sake, as is fairly common in any Tarantino film. However, doesn’t do the movie justice, really.

Although all performances were solid, and it’s nice to see Kurt Russell once again gracing the big screen, Walton Goggins turns in a solid performance as Sheriff Mannix, the only character who seems to have any sort of moral compass, as small as it may be.

Anyone who enjoys Tarantino (whose movies are kind of in a genre of their own) will enjoy this movie. If you enjoyed “Django Unchained” or “Reservoir Dogs,” then you’ll enjoy this movie.

While there’s no denying it’s a worthwhile movie in terms of Tarantino quality, it’s not a “must see in theaters” kind of movie.

If you’re a huge Tarantino fan and can’t wait, then by all means hit the theater, but otherwise, you’re safe waiting for the Blu-ray.

This is definitely a Tarantino movie, filled with graphic language and, of course, graphic (if not over-the-top) violence. Clocking in at just under three hours, the film is filled with enough enjoyable dialogue and interesting characters that it doesn’t feel that long.

Overall, while some may be disturbed by images of violence and women’s degradation, it’s clearly a Tarantino movie.

For those who know his work, they know what they’re getting into. And for those who don’t, they’ll have a good time.

Pass: While racing toward the town of Red Rock, a bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth and his outlaw prisoner meet another bounty hunter and a man who claims to be a sheriff.

There is a blizzard approaching, so they take shelter at Minnies Haberdashery. They meet four strangers; the eight have to ride out the storm together and discover each others’ true identities.

Fail: For fans of Quentin Tarantino movies, this is one of his most gory ones. If you are not familiar with Tarantino’s work, then either skip this one or prepare yourself for a barrage of not only blood and gore and obscene language but racial slurs. The disappointing part is that there are no winners. It was a killing fest without a positive outcome.

Samuel L. Jackson is the lone African-American in the main scene, and the racism is extremely obvious as the “N” word is used over 100 times.

Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character shows why she’s an outlaw: She is beaten and abused from the beginning of the movie to the end. No damsel in distress for her; she never looked like a lady — a total bloody mess from start to finish. Both of these two actors did excellent jobs in their roles.

Western lovers would like the setting and the gun play.

This is one movie that should go straight to DVD or TV.

I did not enjoy this movie and could have waited to have the option to see it on TV or not at all.

Tim Weekley, Suwanee

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Ron Adams, Athens

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Gail Nuñez Blackshear, Lawrenceville

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4. Name a movie where ters of Duluth.

Matt Damon’s character dies Here are last week’s in the final scene. questions again and the 5. Name someone to win answers: Oscar, Tony and Emmy 1. Name two blood awards in the same year. relatives to be nominated The first person (located for Best Director Oscars for different films that were not within the US) to respond with all of the correct anco-directed. swers receives a prize of an A: Francis Ford Copitem or items (movie T-shirts, pola & Sofia Coppola hats, posters, etc.). The 2. What is the common winner also gets their name geographic bond shared by the movie “Starman” and the published in the next WeekEagles song “Take it Easy?” end section. Please email your answers, along with A: Winslow, Arizona 3. What David Lynch-di- your name to clarkwriter@ rected movie was originally mindspring.com. Include “Gwinnett Daily Post Trivia conceived as a TV series?

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‘Revenant’ a harsh, long film with strong acting, visuals Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption in “The Revenant.” (Special Photos: Twentieth Century Fox)

The Revenant (R) THE REVENANT (R) 3 1/2HHHH out of 4 stars

By Michael clark Movie Critic

Your desire to see “The Revenant” will be entirely dependent on how much you like the lead (Leonardo DiCaprio), the principal supporting player (Tom Hardy), the past resume of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and your appreciation of mystic, ultra-violent, marathonlength period westerns that are spare on dialogue and contain a lot of subtitles.

If you’re still reading, you must be at least halfway interested and “The Revenant” might float your boat. While based on real characters, the story — for the most part — is fiction, which works to its advantage.

If the full story about what really happened to early 19th-century explorer/ frontiersman Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) was played out here you wouldn’t believe it. It’s one of those strangerthan-fiction kind of affairs that might remind you of the infamous Russian shaman Rasputin, who, ironically, is a character DiCaprio (who is also part Russian) is consid-

mistakenly labeled as “the wild west.”

This wasn’t an era when you could see your enemies on the horizon with minutes to prepare, but rather one closer resembling 20th-century mob hits. You Tom Hardy stars as John didn’t know you were being Fitzgerald in “The attacked until you were Revenant.” already dead or close to it.

From the halfway point on, DiCaprio and Hardy are barely seen together, but their characters propel the narrative in a manner you might associate with a mystery thriller. Neither is ering playing in a future film. have no intent whatsoever on kind of spoiled by the trailsure of the other’s existence Even when softened and taking any prisoners. ers and shows Glass being yet acts as if this is the only tamed down, what happens What follows is the open- mauled by a bear. The scene thing in the world that matto Glass in this film is mind- ing stanza from “Saving takes a relatively long time to ters. Chasing or running boggling. He’s hired to lead Private Ryan” with muskets, play out, is done with miniaway from something you a band of hunters charged bows and arrows substimal camera movement and can’t see — something that with acquiring the skins/furs tuted for machine guns and will test the endurance and might not even be there — is of wild animals in the Amer- canons. Also taking place stomach of the viewer. Many devastating and the perfect ican Northwest (later to be on and near water, Iñárhave scoffed at DiCaprio’s fuel for insanity. Paranoia coined “Big Sky” country) ritu’s camera angles, the performance here, citing CGI and pursuit have rarely proamidst abhorrent conditions. placement of same along trickery, but even if that was vided such close cinematic It’s forever winter, and the with shocking, up-close, so, it does nothing to dimin- bedfellows. current owner/occupants of out-of-frame, suddenly-into- ish the intensity. If it’s fake, For the long-suffering these areas where the hunters frame appearances of deadly it’s a very good fake. (age 41 and a multipleare working are perpetually, projectiles is throttling.

At this point, the movie nominated, nonwinner of um … angry.

With this and subsequent takes on a lower-key apan Oscar) DiCaprio and the The first 30 minutes of passages, Iñárritu brings to proach. The action is more nonsuffering Hardy (age 39 Iñárritu’s film are jarring mind parts of two classic spread out and in a manner and never nominated but and provide the relative rebel ’70s westerns: “Little not unlike that in “The Hate- likely to be a winner of a peak of the production’s ac- Big Man” and “Jeremiah ful Eight” is delivered in handful of them before he’s tion. While Glass is nearby Johnson,” each soaked with short, staccato bursts, largely done), the off-screen paraseeking out more prey, the black humor, desolation and without warning or preamdox is beyond ironic. men he’s traveling with are isolationism. ble. It goes far in depicting They might be close in attacked by the locals who What comes next has been life in what has largely been age, but one seems to have

peaked while the other hasn’t even gotten close.

Whatever the situation, each man’s near-future awards success is totally dependent on the presence and performance of his co-star.

Another performance of note comes from Domhnall Gleeson (son of Brendan) as Captain Henry, the leader of the animal skin search party, delivering his fourth vastly different (“Brooklyn,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Ex Machina”) character rendering of 2015.

Keep your eye on this guy (remember him as a Weasley in the “Harry Potter” franchise?); he’s amazing and never does the same thing twice.

If you intend on going to see “The Revenant,” please do yourself a huge favor and find a theater with the biggest screen possible. Iñárritu spent way more money than he was supposed to by shooting everything in natural light, and this is great from an aesthetic approach.

Every frame, whether from a whisker’s perspective or miles away, is devastating. It would also be entirely possible to watch the film without sound and still understand everything the filmmakers were trying to impart.

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‘Forest’ finishes strong despite shaky start, horror cliches The Forest (R) THE FOREST (R) 2 1/2HHHH out of 4 stars

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“The Forest” is exactly the kind of movie we’ve come to expect on the first nonholiday weekend of any new year.

More or less the industry’s clearing house/ dumping ground, January (and August in the summer) is where unwanted and surplus B-films go to die. Generally low-budget affairs, they’re usually romantic comedies, actionadventures and (as with “The Forest”) genre horror flicks.

As January stuff goes, “The Forest” isn’t horrible thanks mostly to a short (94 minute) running time and a pretty decent third act. It ends far better than it begins and delivers a plot twist most people won’t see coming. The best thing about it is that it is set in a location that comes with its own built-in, real-life horror story.

In case you didn’t know it (and there’s little reason you should), the Aokigahara Forest located at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan is a place with a dubious history. It is there where people go to die or, more

Above, Sara (Natalie Dormer) and Rob (Eoin Macken) search for Sara’s sister in “The Forest.” At right, Sara uses her cellphone to get a better view in the forest. (Special Photos: Gramercy)

specifically, to commit suicide. As you might expect the locals aren’t too pleased about this factoid, but neither do they do much to dissuade the morbidly curious tourists and thrill-seekers with money to spend from coming.

In an attempt to get a fresh start, the perpetually troubled Jess Price (Natalie Dormer, “Game of Thrones,” the “Hunger Games” franchise) relocates to Honshu Island near Fuji to teach English at an allgirl’s middle school. Back in the states, Jess’ identical twin sister, Sara (Dormer again), grows concerned after multiple voice mail

messages left for Jess receive no reply. Convinced Jess is in trouble, Sara flies to Japan to find her.

Upon arrival, Sara meets Aiden (Taylor Kinney, the multiple current “Chicago” TV shows), an American ex-pat living nearby working as a travel writer.

Charming and affable, Aiden feels Sara out and determines there’s a potential great story brewing. In exchange for her cooperation, he arranges help from a local guide whose job it is to recover the bodies of the recently deceased and/or try to talk them out of offing themselves.

For the first and last 15

minutes of the film, rookie director Jason Zada and the three screenwriters put together a decent crime thriller with supernatural elements and are blessed with a creepy and sinister nonfictional location (the Tara National Park in Serbia pinch-hitting for Japan), an opportunity that is largely wasted.

For that long hour in the middle, Zada stuffs the production with virtually every horror cliché you can imagine: jolts, sped-up film stock, apparitions coming out of nowhere, ominous ambient sounds and characters ignoring obvious red flags.

Too much time is spent on watching three people walk through the woods saying little and finding even less. By the time Zada finally gets around to the last few scenes, we’re so bored anything would be an improvement, and it is, but it’s a slog getting there.

To their credit, the writers include a fair amount of subtext regarding the sym-

biotic relationship between identical twins, and Dormer runs with it by lending Jess and Sara distinctly different personalities. It would be interesting to see what she could do with dual roles in a more traditional murder mystery minus all of the mystical mumbo-jumbo and horror trappings.

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The takeover of an area or country has been not only an element of history, but also a factor in a lot of science fiction.

Those takes on the subject merge in “Colony,” a USA Network sci-fi drama series from executive producers Carlton Cuse (“Lost,” “The Strain”) and Ryan Condal (the new show’s creator) that premieres Thursday, Jan. 14.

It unfolds in a Los Angeles of the near future, where ex-FBI agent Will Bowman (played by fellow “Lost” alum Josh Holloway) mulls collaborating with those who have invaded, occupied and divided the city in order to get his son back. However, don’t discount Will and his wife Katie (Sarah Wayne Callies, “The Walking Dead”) from staging their own crusade to restore freedom once they’re on the inside.

“The mystery,” explains Cuse, “is this occupying force … what do they want, what exactly are they doing here, how are they operating? They’ve installed this proxy government that’s running the colony, and that’s what the show’s really about.

“We wanted to make sure that we weren’t doing another show in the sort of aliens-versus-humans genre.

It’s really about the experience of colonization. It’s a much closer metaphor to Afghanistan, for instance, where we put someone (played by ‘House’ alum Peter Jacobson) in power, and then you have one group of people that is sort of in charge of another group of people, and the history of colonization is kind of the history of subjugation. It’s really what the focus of our show’s about.”

Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies star in the scifi drama series “Colony,” premiering Thursday on USA Network. (Special Photo: Your TV link)

Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”), Kathy Baker, Carl Weathers — the father of the lead character in “Creed” — Amanda Righetti (“The Mentalist”) and Ally Walker (“Profiler”) are among other well-known faces in the “Colony” cast. That presumed familiarity is an aspect of the project being unsettling, since what might be expected from them isn’t necessarily what transpires.

“In the tradition of working with Carlton Cuse, I don’t know anything that’s going on,” Holloway muses, “and it’s a wonderful discovery what’s on the other side of the wall. It’s separated into prison blocks, kind of, if you will … Los Angeles.

And we don’t know if the world is separated in that way, either. All communications have been cut off. We don’t know if there’s a New York or anything right now.

So everything is a discovery, I think.”

Callies notes that with

“Colony’s” freedom fighters, “You’ve got all of these zealots who are trying to fight back and sort of ‘Vive la resistance,’ and they don’t know Thing One about really what they’re doing, so passion and zealotry can be as dangerous as an occupying force. And you’ve got all of these people in the occupation who are making incredibly cogent arguments about preserving human culture so that we can live in peace and all these things, just the way the Vichy government said, ‘We’re preserving Paris.’ And they did.”

With “Colony” being a fictional saga, Callies says, “What’s exciting is this element of the proxy stories that you get to tell … the undercurrents that you’re allowed to explore with science fiction that would be a little too on the nose, and maybe would feel a little too much like CNN if you just put the story right out there.”

A lot is riding on “Shadowhunters:” Not only does it turn a popular book franchise into a series, it also launches a new network.

Well, a somewhat new network. ABC Family becomes Freeform on the day the supernatural adventure premieres, Tuesday, Jan. 12. While shows including “Pretty Little Liars” (which starts a new season on that date) are being held over, others are being added in service of Freeform’s aim to appeal to “Becomers,” viewers who are experiencing “firsts” from their first kiss to the birth of their first child.

Inspired by Cassandra Clare’s “The Mortal Instruments” novels, “Shadowhunters” tackles that mission as Katherine McNamara (previously seen on ABC Family’s “The Fosters,” which also will continue on Freeform) stars as Clary Fray, who’s stunned to discover she belongs to a line of half-human, half-angels that hunt demons.

She gets a personal reason to join that quest when her mother is kidnapped; Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia and Matthew Daddario play her comrades in battling the otherworldly.

A veteran of Broadway’s “A Little Night Music” (in which she performed with Angela Lansbury and Bernadette Peters in different casts), the friendly and energetic McNamara allows the “Shadowhunters” casting room “was indeed” packed with young actresses who wanted to be Clary.

“It’s a new interpretation of a story that so many people love and are attached to,” she says. “We have this opportunity to start fresh and take a new perspective on it,

From left, Emeraude Toubia, Dominic Sherwood, Katherine McNamara and Matthew Daddario star in “Shadowhunters,” premiering Tuesday as ABC Family turns into Freeform. (Special Photo: Your TV Link)

and really do our own thing with it, which is fantastic.”

The “Mortal Instruments” books also yielded a 2013 movie that starred Lily Collins as Clary, and “Shadowhunters” executive producer McG — the filmmaker who also has The CW’s “Supernatural” and NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura” on the air currently — says he’s “thrilled to be a part” of the Freeform repositioning “right at the ‘go’ moment.

There’s something like 36 or 38 million copies of the books out there in the world that have sown the seeds of awareness, and hopefully, we can deliver on the television version of that.”

McG saw the film, subtitled “City of Bones,” before he became involved in the TV interpretation: “The movie did well, I just don’t know if it did quite well enough to warrant a sequel, so they decided to reappropriate it to television.

Hour by hour, you can tell more story and dive more deeply into the subject matter, the North Star of that being ‘Game of Thrones.’

I don’t think that would be nearly as satisfying as a two- or three-hour movie as it is an hour at a time over a 10-hour season.”

Ed Decter, co-writer of

the movie “There’s Something About Mary,” also is a “Shadowhunters” executive producer.

The ample physical training required of the cast became “sort of a bonding experience for all of us,” McNamara reports. “We all had a personal trainer, then we also had gymnastics training so we could do a bunch of our own stunts. On top of that, there‘s a myriad of different weapons on the show … swords, knives, whips and bows and arrows.

We all kind of taught one another how to fight and spent a lot of time bruising each other, and I think it really benefits the show.”

McNamara sees also big benefits to “Shadowhunters” being such a major factor in ABC Family’s transition into Freeform.

“We’re very fortunate to have that freedom, if you will, in doing a show of this nature,” she notes. “There is so much leeway we have with the fight sequences and the romance of the show and the different special effects.

There are risks we can take because they’re doing the rebrand. While the show is trying to find its tone and its voice, so is the network, so they’ve helped to shape each other.”