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Vol. 48, No. 130

Suit: School administrators ignored assault

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A lawsuit is claiming Gwinnett County Public Schools administrators ignored evidence about former South Gwinnett High School band teacher Ville Jones abusing teenage students.

One of Jones’ alleged

victims accused multiple district officials of covering up Jones’ sexual Ville Jones abuse in the lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court for North Georgia on July 6 against Gwinnett County Public

Schools as well as highranking district officials and former and current principals at South Gwinnett.

School superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks, South Gwinnett High School Principal Monique Lee, former South Gwinnett High School Principal Eric Thigpen and five unnamed educators, referred to as “John/Jane Does Nos. 1-5,”

were listed as defendants in the lawsuit. “(The defendants) acted with deliberate indifference in not only hiring Jones, but continued deliberate indifference in supervising, training and responding to allegations of sexual misconduct by Jones,” the lawsuit states.

“This course of conduct and deliberate indifference

to consequences allowed Jones unrestricted access to vulnerable students which not only allowed Jones to commit, but allowed Jones to continue to commit numerous acts of sexual assault against several South Gwinnett High School students over an extended period of time.”

The plaintiff in the lawsuit, who the Daily Post is

not naming because she is an alleged victim of sexual assault, is asking the school district and other defendants for financial damages totaling $1 million to cover costs including medical and psychological care as well as attorney fees.

The lawsuit alleges school system officials violated

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BUILD-A-BEAR

Store shuts lines amid Pay Your Age chaos FROM STAFF REPORTS

‘Part of a family’

Gwinnett County Police Department Chief A.A. “Butch” Ayers, left, shakes the hand of Vexeey Rolland, who graduated in the department’s 100th police academy at the Infinite Energy Forum on Thursday. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

Gwinnett police graduates 100th academy class

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“Service. Protector. Helping. Accountability. Guardian. Sheepdog.”

Standing on stage at the Infinite Energy Forum, Patrick Crown looked at the 41 graduates before him, making deliberate eye contact with his fellow classmates as he enunciated each word.

“When asked, during an anonymous survey, to write down why they want to become police officers using one word and one word only, the most common responses were (those),” Crown said to an audience of more than 500. “When asked if they would rather be tased or (pepper) sprayed

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hail from across the U.S., Jamaica and Rwanda.

While each police academy class is unique in its own way, the graduates’ instructors said, this class is especially distinct, given it’s the department’s 100th academy, which graduated in Gwinnett County’s bicentennial year.

The class is also the The Gwinnett County Police Department graduated its 100th largest in the department’s police academy at the Infinite Energy Forum on Thursday. history, which reflects the again, 40 said Taser, while whatever dangers came with county’s rapidly growing two brave souls opted for it, I got 42 yesses in a row.” population, said County Adthe (pepper) spray.

On Thursday, the Gwinministrator Glenn Stephens.

“Finally, when asked if nett County Police DepartAnd, Stephens said, the they were ready and willment welcomed 42 new ing to hit the road and face officers to its ranks, who See ACADEMY, Page 7A

Build-A-Bear Workshop said it had to turn down additional customers as crowds swarmed their stores across the country for Pay Your Age Day. The company said via a Facebook post that “due to crowds and safety concerns… we have closed lines in our U.S. and Canada stores. We understand our affected Guests may be disappointed, and we are working to address the situation.”

Crowds formed at all metro Atlanta area locations, including the store at the Mall of Georgia in Buford.

Just before noon, the Mall of Georgia released a statement on Facebook: “Build-A-Bear fans, due to the large turnout for Pay Your Age Day, lines have been closed.”

Patrons were not happy with the decision and frustrated parents took to social media to express their displeasure.

“It was horrible… poor planning… people started to argue with security,” Jennifer Fussell wrote on the Mall of Georgia’s Facebook page. “It was worse then Black Friday.”

The store distributed vouchers for customers who waited in line but left without a stuffed animal and will also make the vouchers available to U.S. and Canada Build-A-Bear Bonus Club members who log into their account by Sunday. The coupons will be honored through Aug. 31, the statement said.

“Our goal with the voucher extension is to enable us to better flow traffic to

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Mall management addresses the crowd outside Build-A-Bear at the Mall of Georgia in Buford. (Photo: Melinda Barnes via FOX 5 Atlanta)

Assistant principal’s wife, two kids killed in Tenn. crash His three children and their mother were returning from Nearly 400 people raised a family trip in Michigan. As nearly $18,000 in two days to they traveled south Sunday, the help a family with Gwinnett ties 2014 Dodge Caravan they were that lost three of its members traveling in hit a 2007 Kenin a car crash in Tennessee over worth tractor-trailer, according the weekend. to a Tennessee Highway Patrol The three victims of the report. crash, with occured on Interstate “Please keep Mr. Bachman 85 south in Campbell County, and his family in your thoughts Tenn., were identified after the and send your love his way,” crash as family members of school officials said in a FaceRichards Middle School Assis- book post alerting the comtant Principal Ben Bachman. munity to what happened and

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Ben Bachman is pictured with his children, Lauren, 15, Daniel, 13, and Jake, 10. Lauren and Daniel were killed in a wreck on Interstate 75 southbound in Campbell County, Tenn., on Sunday.

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directing them to a GoFundMe page. “We are heartbroken for his loss.”

The highway patrol said the truck came to a stop in traffic and the van hit then it from behind. Rebecca Bachman, 42, Daniel Bachman, 13, and Lauren Bachman, 15, were killed during the accident, the highway patrol reported.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s accident report said a See CRASH, Page 7A

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Unterman wants federal probe of Woman guilty of Kemp over campaign contributions assault in case that

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The Republican race for governor took a new turn last week when a longtime state senator from Gwinnett asked the U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta to investigate a campaign fundraiser held to support Secretary of State Brian Kemp.

Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, asked U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, a former state legislator from Lilburn, to look into whether a quid pro quo scenario involving Kemp took place.

It comes in light of an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that Kemp attended a campaign fundraiser hosted by the owner of two Massage Envy locations which have had therapists under investigation for sex crimes.

The Board of Massage Therapy is a regulatory body under the Secretary of State’s office and the news report indicated the therapists under investigation had not been punished by the board.

“I call for an immediate and thorough investigation of what seems to be a quid-pro-quo scheme being perpetrated through the Secretary of State’s office and the Kemp for Governor campaign,” Unterman wrote. “Through initiatives that I have helped champion, we have moved Georgia from one of the worst states in the Nation

in sex trafficking to one of the best.

“It would be a mistake to allow Renee someone Unterman to lead our great state that clearly does not take these issues seriously.”

The Brian complaint Kemp is set against the backdrop of a heated and increasingly personal Republican runoff between Kemp and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle.

Unterman has been a close ally and supporter of Cagle. She was one of the legislators on who sat on the stage at Cagle’s campaign kickoff in Duluth last year and she also organized a Women for Cagle event in Buford last August.

She accused Kemp of violating the law by taking campaign contributions from people in industries his current office regulates, although his campaign has said its not against the law for a gubernatorial candidate to accept those funds.

Unterman, who has worked on several bills over the years to target sex trafficking, also went after contributions on the basis of the allegations against some of the massage thera-

py businesses. The senator is accusing the Board of Massage Therapy and the Secretary of State’s Office of turning a blind eye to the accusations.

“The staggering realization that Kemp would solicit contributions from owners of companies in industries that are currently under investigation for sexual assault is not only appalling, but a dire public safety concern,” Unterman wrote in the letter.

“There appears to be a direct connection between campaign support from Massage Envy franchisees in exchange for non-action and suppression of these horrific, repeated and ongoing cases of sexual assault.”

Kemp’s spokesman, Ryan Mahoney, called Unterman’s letter to Pak “bizarre” and said it contained “completely false and libelous accusations” against Kemp, small business owners, members of the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy and the Secretary of State’s office.

“It is our hope that, for her own sake, she will retract these baseless, politically motivated statements before facing serious legal action,” Mahoney said.

Unterman’s letter means Pak’s office has been asked to investigate both of the Republican candidates for potential quid pro quo issues in light of recent news reports that shed negative lights on each of them.

Cagle has been under fire in recent weeks after reports surfaced about a recording former candidate Clay Tippins made of the lieutenant governor.

In the recording, Cagle reportedly said he pushed through a charter school scholarship tax credit that he did not think was good public policy.

The reports said Cagle did it in a bid to prevent another gubernatorial candidate, former state Sen. Hunter Hill, from getting a campaign contribution from a pro-school choice group.

Reports about the recordings prompted two state legislators, Sen. Bill Heath and Rep. Susan Holmes, to ask Pak’s office last month to investigate whether a quid pro quo where legislative action was traded for campaign funding occurred.

Cagle told the Daily Post over the weekend that he stood by his support of the bill.

“I don’t back away from pushing conservative education reform,” he said.

“These bills were passed overwhelmingly by the House Republican Caucus, the Senate Republican Caucus and the governor signed them into law.

These are bills that took a lot of work (and) we got them perfected to the best of our ability but I’m not going to back away from that.”

Reports about the recordings prompted two state legislators, Sen. Bill Heath and Rep. Susan Holmes, to ask Pak’s office last month to investigate whether a quid pro quo where legislative action was traded for campaign funding occurred.

involved mooning

Gwinnett County Police A Tucker woman who Departwas accused of pulling a ment officers who knife on a man and then responded proceeding to pull down Christina to the her skirt and moon officers Holsenbeck scene after she was arrested for were able to find Holsenthe crime was recently beck not far away and convicted of aggravated arrested her for acting belassault in connection with ligerent while they tried to the incident. get her side of the story, the Around 8:30 a.m. April DA said.

12, 2017, the victim was During the arrest, waiting for the Gwinnett Holsenbeck told police she County Transit Bus at a “self-medicated” with an Norcross stop to pick him up for work when 38-year- unspecified drug, and at trial said she smokes crack old Christina Holsenbeck approached and asked for a cocaine. However, she denied having been high cigarette, according to the during the assault.

Gwinnett County District Holsenbeck, who repAttorney’s Office. resented herself during the When the man told Holsenbeck he didn’t have trial, said that the victim, any, she asked for a puff of along with a plainclothes Gwinnett police officer, the cigar he was smoking, had solicited her earlier that which he declined.

“Believing Ms. Holsen- morning and that because beck to be a prostitute, (the she refused their offer, the victim) refused her request victim had threatened her with violence. while saying, ‘I don’t She also said during trial know where your mouth has been,’” the DA’s office that after she was arrested, said. “Ms. Holsenbeck then she mooned the officers in a patrol car that was trailproduced a black folding ing her transport vehicle, knife from her purse and saying that she did so pointed it at Mr. Jenkins while saying, ‘I’ll just take because she was “showing the particular officer that your (expletive).’” she was mooning what he At Holsenbeck’s trial, would never be able to see the victim testified that he again from her.” thought Holsenbeck was Assistant District Attoron some sort of drug, given the “crazy look in her eye” ney Mike DeTardo told the and “feared he was about to Daily Post that Holsenbeck “pulled her skirt down and be stabbed.”

“He threatened to shoot showed her butt” while in the car.

Ms. Holsenbeck if she “The evidence was that didn’t put her knife away, although he didn’t actually she was not wearing any have a gun,” the DA’s office underwear, either,” DeTardo said. said. “At that point, Ms. Sentencing will take Holsenbeck ran away and place July 31. (the victim) called 911.”

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Gwinnett doctor gets national recognition for work with PCOM

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or clinical instructors, help students apply Philadelphia College classroom of Osteopathic Medicine knowlannounced Wednesday that edge and Gwinnett County family concepts to Ben medicine physician Ben real-world Abraham Abraham, DO, CMD, situations. received the American Col“It is gratifying to see Dr. lege of Osteopathic Family Ben Abraham awarded the Physicians Master Preceptor Master Preceptor recogniAward at the 2018 ACOFP tion by the ACOFP,” said Convention and Scientific Murray Berkowitz, DO, Seminars in Austin, Texas.

FAOCOPM, FAAO, associThe award recognized ate dean of clerkships and Abraham for his dedicacore site development at tion in precepting Georgia GA-PCOM. “He is a clinical Campus — GA-PCOM DO associate professor and has students in the practice of been serving as a preceptor family medicine. Preceptors, for GA-PCOM students for

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over 11 years.”

Abraham has offered medical care in Snellville since 1992. His practice, Abraham Family & Geriatric Medicine in Snellville, was named Best of Gwinnett in 2017.

“I am tremendously honored to have received this award. Being a preceptor has always been important to me,” Abraham said. “It is my way of giving back to the osteopathic profession. I also wanted to pour into the future generation of osteopathic physicians the knowledge, wisdom and compassion for patients that I have learned over the years.”

CITY OF NORCROSS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC GEORGIA FY18-19 FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 BUDGET REVIEW AND ADOPTION Public Hearing on FY2018-2019 Budget The public is hereby notified that a public hearing is scheduled for the FY18-19 Proposed Budget on August 6,2018 at 6:30 p.m. in accordance with the provision of the state code of Georgia 36-81-5 (d and e) in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, Georgia 30071. At this meeting the Mayor and Council will receive both written and oral comments about the annual operating and capital budget for the City of Norcross, Georgia. A qualified interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available upon request made at least seven (7) days in advance of this meeting. Please call (770) 448-2122 ask for Karen SlatonDixon Administrative Services Director to request an interpreter or for more information.

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Budget Available for Review The FY18-19 recommended budget will be available for public inspection on the cities website beginning July 17th at http://www.norcrossga.net/ and a hard copy will also be available for inspection during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) in the office of the Administrative Services Director located on the first floor of City Hall at 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, Georgia

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Budget Adoption The Mayor and Council of the City of Norcross are scheduled to adopt the FY18-19 Budget at the regular scheduled August 6, 2018 Council meeting.

The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, Georgia.

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Healthgrades honors Eastside with safety award

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and beyond.

“Part of our commitment to our patients is always focused on the As doctors, nurses and care and improvement administrators packed into of human life,” Higgins the North Tower lobby at said. “A big part of that Eastside Medical Center is ensuring we’re providon Wednesday afternoon, ing the highest quality they greeted one another, of health care, the safest smiling. health care and health The group had reacare that is very patientson to be cheerful: The centered.”

Snellville hospital was Higgins said he feels being presented with the the hospital is doing a Healthgrades 2018 Patient good job of that and that Safety Excellence Award, the award only confirms the only metro Atlanta fathe facility’s commitment cility to receive the award to its patients. and one of only 14 in the “What’s really imporstate. tant with patient safety “We evaluate hospital is creating a culture of performance in terms of On Wednesday, Eastside Medical Center was presented with the Healthgrades 2018 patient safety,” he said. clinical outcomes, patient Patient Safety Excellence Award, the only metro Atlanta facility to receive the award “That means every pasafety and experience,” tient, every visit, every and one of only 14 in the state. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes) said Lindsey Muscatello, time, interacts safely with of hospitals that have senior director of client Muscatello said. “This hospitals with better pastaff members. Every prevented the occurrence development for Healthaward is not realized by tient safety perform better single member of the grades. “We believe these of serious, potentially accident and we comin clinical quality and Eastside team is part of avoidable complications measures are the most mend Eastside Medical with high safety perforthat and it’s not just the for patients during hospi- Center for achieving this mance, they have fewer fundamental, relevant doctors and the nurses; tal stays, places Eastside and objective measures through its commitment patient complications and it’s our food services among the top 5 percent of quality, and they help to its core values. We be- deaths. folks, it’s our houseof all short-term acute guide patients to the best lieve it is the application Eastside Chief Medikeepers, it’s our security care hospitals that report- of your core values that choice for their health cal Officer, Stephen guards, it’s our voluned patient safety data. care needs.” drove to this success.”

Higgins, said the hosteers, it’s our OR techs.

The award, a designa“The award recognizes Muscatello said the pital was “blessed” and It’s the whole spectrum, tion that recognizes the the hospitals that outper- award is important “privileged” to serve the and every single person superior performance form what is expected,” because data shows that community of Snellville here at Eastside is part isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

of that safety culture that we’re focused on, and we owe that to our patients.”

During the 2014 to 2016 study period, Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Patient Safety Excellence Award were, on average: • 55.6 percent less likely to experience an accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals; • 52.4 percent less likely to experience a collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest, than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals; • 62.8 percent less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals; and • 54.3 percent less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.

For more information, visit healthgrades.com.

Gwinnett Medical honors 21 residency program grads

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Winder’s square dancing club is hosting its third annual Heroes in Blue dance today to honor local law enforcement. (Special Photo)

Jug Tavern Squares to honor law enforcement with dance

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

Winder’s square dancing club is hosting its third annual Heroes in Blue dance today to honor local law enforcement.

The Jug Tavern Squares, who meet on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Winder YMCA, which is located at 50 Brad Akins Drive in Winder, are hosting the event, which will run from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the

YMCA. Organizers ask that attendees wear blue today.

The dance costs $6 per dancer or $12 per couple.

For more information, visit jugtavernsquares.org or call the club presidents at 770-513-1189.

Gwinnett Medical Center recently honored 21 students at its Graduate Medical Education residency program graduation.

The ceremony, which was held June 29 at Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena, graduated five family medicine residents, six internal medicine residents and 10 transitional year residents.

This was the first year internal medicine graduated residents. “(Gwinnett Health System’s) Graduate Medical Education programs, launched in 2014, are designed to address the primary care physician shortage in our area,” said

Dr. Mark Darrow, director of Gwinnett Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education department, center, speaks with others at a recent graduate medical education program graduation. (Special Photo)

Dr. Mark Darrow, director of GMC’s graduate medical education department. “By continuing to attract talented physician residents, skilled faculty and support from the educational and medical

community, our program has experienced exceptional growth.”

All but two residents are staying in the Atlanta area for their various future endeavors.

Gwinnett Master Gardeners to Lilburn police stakeout van now highlight photo contest winners calls Tenn. crime museum home

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The Gwinnett County Master Gardeners club will showcase entries from its annual Life Through the Lens photography contest in Lawrenceville on Monday.

The event will include a presentation by the Georgia

Nature Photography Association featuring tips on how to create more artful compositions. Many of the association’s members are master gardeners as well as avid nature photographers.

A key part of the event, however, will be the highlighting of the winners of this year’s GCMGA photography competition.

The competition’s judge will announce winners in 10 categories: birds, close-ups, digital art, first-time submissions, gardens, harvest, landscapes, plants, still life and wildlife.

The event will take place at the Bethesda Senior Center located at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville at 7 p.m.

NOTICE The City of Norcross does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the 65 Lawrenceville Street Norcross, GA on August 06, 2018 at 6:30pm and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. There will be a public hearing on July 16, 2018 @ 6:30pm and August 6, 2018 @ 11am.

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A Tennessee crime museum features one of Gwinnett’s own surveillance vans, and beginning next week, visitors can experience what a stakeout looks like.

Lilburn Police Department’s former stakeout van now calls Pigeon Forge’s Alcatraz East museum home, along with the gallery’s hundreds of other artifacts.

“I am very proud that the public can look at a very important piece of law enforcement equipment that we used to keep our community safe,” said Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley.

According to Hedley, the van was used for a number of years in active criminal investigations, including drug crimes and burglary stakeouts, such as in a neighborhood where there was a rash of car break-ins.

In the museum’s Getaway Cars Gallery, guests will be able to see

the camera perspective of a detective on a stakeout inside the van, viewing in real time as visitors come and go from the museum.

“It’s not often that something like this comes along, that was actually used by federal and local law enforcement on criminal cases,” said Rachael Penman, director of artifacts and exhibits for Alcatraz East. “And it has not been stripped of its equipment, giving visitors a real insider look at how it all works.”

Penman said visitors may be surprised by

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how close to one another agents work in the van, which doesn’t even allow undercover officers enough room to stand up straight.

While it does allow police to monitor suspects from four different camera angles — and they would often spend hours in the tight space during a stakeout — it offers very little comfort and privacy when using its inside toilet.

In addition to Lilburn’s van, other items include bank robber John Dillinger’s car that was involved in a shootout — the car was restored by a later owner who kept one of the bullets visible, though it can only be seen from inside of the car — handwritten notes on the side of the Unabomber’s scale about its calibration and the University of Texas Sniper’s rifle.

For more information about the museum, visit alcatrazeast.com.

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Many factors worsen diabetes DEAR DR. ROACH: I hope you can shed some light on an issue that I have not seen you address: the dawn phenomenon. I am having trouble controlling my diabetes. I am 67 years old, and my mother was a “brittle” Type 2 diabetic who ultimately needed insulin twice a day. I have been on glipizide (10 mg) for three months now; before that, I was on 5 mg for about nine months. I tried metformin for a short time, but it did not agree with me (cramps and diarrhea). I am overweight but working on it. I will admit that I love carbs, eat out often and I am known as a good Italian cook, hence, pasta and more carbs. My morning readings usually are 170 to 200. My bedtime readings are 130 to 150. I take my glipizide with my evening meal. Two hours after breakfast, my readings are in the normal range. My A1c is 6.9.

My husband is critically ill. He is significantly older than me, with COPD, congestive heart failure and lung cancer. Can the added stress of caretaking affect blood sugars?

— B.P. ANSWER: I am sorry to hear about your husband.

Indeed, stress of any kind (and being a caregiver to a very ill loved one usually is extremely stressful) can make diabetes control worse. The stress itself can increase hormones (including cortisol and epinephrine), which act against insulin. Caregivers also routinely get poor sleep, which compounds the problem.

As far as the high sugars in the morning go, it could be due to the dawn phenomenon. This is a response to the surge in hormones that work against insulin (in this case, especially glucagon) that happens in the morning.

Insulin resistance is higher at this time, so blood sugars tend to be high as well.

However, there are other causes. One is the Somogyi effect, which is what happens after the blood sugar gets too low at night. The body responds by increasing those same anti-insulin hormones — cortisol, glucagon, epinephrine and growth hormone — to counteract the low blood sugar, resulting in a high blood sugar in the morning.

The way to tell whether high blood sugars in the morning are due to dawn phenomenon or Somogyi effect is to check the blood sugar early in the morning (around 3 a.m.), or to use a continuous glucose monitor.

Fortunately, your A1c level of 6.9 percent is in the range of acceptable for a 67-year-old. Even so, too many processed carbohydrates, like most pasta and white bread, is not the healthiest choice. I would recommend making some small changes by eating fewer starches and more vegetables and legumes.

Glipizide works by stimulating the pancreas to make more insulin. Most people on that drug alone eventually will need additional or different therapies.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1863, draft riots began in New York City. An estimated 1,000 people were killed or wounded.

In 1973, Alexander Butterfield, deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon, revealed the existence of the “Nixon Tapes” to a senatorial committee investigating the Watergate scandal.

In 1977, a 25-hour blackout hit the New York City area, leaving some 9 million people in darkness and resulting in looting and disorder.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: John Clare (1793-1864), poet; John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912), businessman; Bob Crane (1928-1978), actor; Jack Kemp (19352009), football player/politician; Patrick Stewart (1940- ), actor; Robert Forster (1941- ), actor; Harrison Ford (1942- ), actor; Cheech Marin (1946- ), actor/ comedian; Cameron Crowe (1957- ),

filmmaker; Tom Kenny (1962- ), actor/ comedian; Ken Jeong (1969- ), actor/ comedian.

TODAY’S FACT: Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison all proposed that Congress pass some form of mandatory military conscription or registration, but none of the proposals succeeded.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1930, France defeated Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeated Belgium 3-0 in the first World Cup soccer matches, held in Montevideo, Uruguay.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I just don’t understand the need to name something ‘the best’ or more better than something else. Saying one thing is better than another, one performance is better than another performance — there can’t be a contest in this area. I don’t understand that.” — Harrison Ford

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police.)

You used your own best judgment, but your own alcohol consumption made this harder for you to manage.

The way to handle your fears is to learn to be strong. Never override your own fears. A selfAmy Dickinson defense class could give you more confidence. selves from these predaThe next thing to work tors who won’t listen? on is your own discernI’m so scared I’ll be ment. You are right; you beaten or killed that I end do deserve better. If you up allowing men to just do say “no” and the person what they want. It’s wear- doesn’t respect it, the date ing my soul down, and I should end immediately. deserve better.

There are great and nice How can I handle this? guys out there. They will — Heartsick meet you for coffee as a Dear Heartsick: way to get to know you.

You used your voice.

Dear Amy: A few Good for you. But never, months ago, I received a ever, go with a drunk “save the date” card from to the second location. cousins for an upcoming What I mean is — when wedding reception, to be a drunken lout makes you held six months from now. uncomfortable physiThis couple has been cally, that’s when you married (with three chilexcuse yourself, get the dren and a home) for the bartender’s attention and last 10 years! ask for help. You say, “I This week, I received came here with this guy, an invitation to a bridal but now I’m scared. Can shower for this couple. you help me?” (The Good When they got married Night Out Campaign — 10 years ago, they did not goodnightcampaign.org have a wedding reception — trains bartenders and or any other celebration, servers for how to interbecause they were wed at vene when customers are the local courthouse. being harassed.)

This wedding reception Do not leave the public and bridal shower will place. Other women take place as if this couple (and men) will help you. is just being married (Recently, I witnessed a without this 10-year hisdrunken harassment situtory. No expense has been ation turning aggressive spared! in a bar, and I called the Do you follow usual

rules and amounts for gift-giving, or do different rules and amounts apply?

— Awaiting Your Answer Dear Awaiting: This is confusing because the couple is already married. Consider this party to be their wedding reception, on a 10-year tape delay.

Given the lead time to this reception, it sounds as if they have been planning and saving for this shindig.

Having a bridal shower is a strange choice, but yes, if you attend the reception, you should plan to give them a gift. You can assume that they are registered somewhere.

Dear Amy: I’d like to join others who are appalled by your socalled “advice” to “Say no More?” the person who refused to house an illegal.

Your political correctness really gets in the way.

— Appalled Dear Appalled: First of all, a human being is not “an illegal,” as many readers pointed out. Also, being in the U.S. without proper documents is a civil offense, not a criminal one.

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#Metoo moments lead to despair Dear Amy: I have a history of attracting unkind, angry men. I had recently come off a twoyear break from dating, when my mom’s neighbor asked me out. He is about my age, and my mom liked him. He seemed like a nice guy, so I took a chance.

I think he had been drinking before he picked me up. He brought me to a bar and started touching me and trying to kiss me. He also insisted that I drink more — and faster.

He seemed to get angry that I wasn’t drinking fast enough.

I looked him in the eyes and asked him to please stop because it made me uncomfortable. He didn’t stop.

We then left to go to another bar where we both drank more until the bartender cut him off. I was eternally grateful because I didn’t know how to get away. I thought about taking a cab but I don’t know the area, and was scared.

I thought of Uber or Lyft, but it was late and a holiday. My mom can’t drive at night, and was already asleep.

Afterward, we went back to my mom’s house and fooled around. He left in the middle of the night. I felt guilty and told myself it was my fault.

What exactly do you do when speaking up and saying no isn’t enough?

How do we protect our-

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Take a chance and try new things. Spend more time with the people you love as well as with those who help you to be a better person.

Make a commitment that will improve your home and personal life.

Lower your overhead and save for the future.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — An unexpected opportunity will give you a chance to use your talents in diverse ways. Expand your resume to include qualifications that boost your marketability and ensure higher returns.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Stay in control, budget carefully and do your best to get along with the people who can influence the outcome of what you are trying to achieve.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Pay close attention to detail. A positive change to your appearance or presentation style will drum up interest. Socializing, romance and pleasure trips are favored.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Make your position clear and follow through with your plans. Don’t let opposition cause uncertainty.

Adjust to situations you cannot change and keep moving forward.

Avoid anyone trying to meddle in your affairs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Learn from a quickly developing emotional situation.

Draw on your intuition to help you sidestep a smooth talker trying to take advantage of you.

Choose your friends and partners wisely.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t make a spur-of-themoment purchase.

Discuss your plans with someone you know you can count on. Someone from your past will want to reconnect.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A domestic change will make you feel good. Rearrangements or updates that will make your home run more efficiently should be put into play.

A personal commitment can be made.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Listen to what’s being said and respond appropriately.

Don’t overreact or let anyone pressure you to get involved in something that you cannot afford or simply don’t want. Speak on your own behalf.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Do things your way. You’ll stand out and make an impression on someone who will help you bring about a positive personal change.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Don’t let your emotions interfere with what you are trying to accomplish. Take care of your responsibilities regardless of what’s going on in your personal life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Added discipline will help you start and stick to a new diet or fitness regimen.

A new look will boost your confidence and encourage you to make a romantic gesture.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Before you make changes based on someone’s suggestion, find out how much it will cost. Ask questions and make decisions based on facts, not on assumptions. Keep your possessions in a safe place.

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How does kidnapping kids make us great again?

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s kidnapping — that’s the proper word — of the children of would-be migrants should be seen as an ongoing criminal conspiracy. Somebody ought to go to jail.

Under a federal court order, all 103 children under the age of 5 who were taken from their families at the border were supposed to be returned by Tuesday.

The government missed that deadline, Eugene and I wish U.S. District Robinson Judge Dana Sabraw, who issued the order, had held somebody in contempt. One candidate would be Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who on Tuesday had the gall to describe the administration’s treatment of immigrant children as “one of the great acts of American generosity and charity.”

On Thursday, officials announced with fanfare that 57 of the kids — some still in diapers — had been returned to their parents. But 46 others were deemed “ineligible,” meaning they remain in government custody.

The reasons for failing to comply fully with Sabraw’s order sound reasonable, unless you take into account the bad faith with which the administration has conducted this whole sordid exercise. In 22 cases, officials had “safety concerns posed by the adults in question,” presumably the parents; in 12 cases, parents have already been deported; in 11 cases, parents are in federal or state custody; and in one case, an adult believed to be the child’s parent cannot be found.

In a joint statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and HHS’ Azar took credit for working “tirelessly” to reunite the children with their families — which is rich, given that the Trump administration deliberately and cynically created this crisis in the first place.

“Our message has been clear all along: Do not risk your own life or the life of your child by attempting to enter the United States illegally,” the statement said. Translation: Don’t come to the border seeking asylum because when others did, we took away their kids.

Given that the intention from the beginning was clearly to frighten and intimidate would-be migrants from Central America, why should anyone believe the administration is acting or speaking in good faith now? Why should we accept at face value that exactly 103 children under 5 were seized? How can we be sure there is only one case in which officials can’t find or identify the parents? Given that it has taken weeks to return just 57 children, what is the likelihood that the government kept adequate records?

This is an administration, after all, that conducts immigration court proceedings, or travesties, in which children too young to know their ABCs are expected to represent themselves without benefit of legal counsel. Imagine your 2-year-old child or grandchild in that situation. Now tell me how adopting child abuse as a policy is supposed to Make America Great Again.

And what about the children older than 5 who were taken from their families? Sabraw ordered that they be returned to their parents by July 26, but don’t hold your breath. We don’t even know how many there are, because the government doesn’t seem to know. Officials first gave the number as around 2,300, but the latest estimate is nearly 3,000. Why can’t they settle on a precise figure? What reason would there be for such vagueness, other than ignorance?

I don’t think they know how many kids they ripped away from their families, and I believe that means it is inevitable that some children will never again see their parents. The fact that my government would commit such a crime weighs on my conscience as an American. President Trump and his accomplices, from all appearances, couldn’t be prouder.

“Judges run the system and illegals and traffickers know how it works. They are just using children!”

Trump tweeted Wednesday. As usual, he was ascribing his own base motives to others: He is the one who is “just using children.”

Remember what this is really about. The main flow of undocumented migrants consists of Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans seeking to escape rampant, deadly gang violence that their home governments cannot or will not check. The Trump administration issued new instructions Wednesday to officers who interview asylum seekers at the border, telling them that fear of gang violence, no matter how well-founded, is no longer grounds for asylum.

The same new rule applies to immigration judges, who take their orders from Sessions.

Kidnapping children. Failing even to account for them. Sending families home to be killed. Give us your huddled masses, this administration seems to say, and let us kick them in their little faces.

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

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Bean a model business, Maine treasure FREEPORT, Maine — The most famous outfitter of the Great Outdoors, L.L. Bean, is named for the founder Leon Leonwood Bean. The headquarters store is open 24 hours daily, 365 days a year, which would make L.L. flash a thumbs-up. You could say that of the many attributes of Bean was that he honored the work ethic as faithfully as anyone who has ever had a business card printed.

Bean was a Maine native who was enraptured with fishing and hunting. He knew all about frostbite, discomfort and defective essentials when he traversed the backwoods of the Pine Tree State.

You don’t have to be a local, a woodsman, a hunterfisherman or Mark Trail to appreciate the foundation of this company. More than likely you know the story of how L.L., as he was generally known, got his start in business. It is, in fact, old as the hills, but riveting to its core, its thread, its gist. He originated the Maine Hunting Shoe by merging a rubber bottom with a leather top. He felt all hunters would want one and borrowed money from his brother to go into business.

At least a hundred outdoor aficionados bought a pair.

Legend has it that 90 were returned as defective. The upper half of the shoe separated from the rubber bottom.

He went back to his brother for a second loan, and this time he got the production right. L.L. Bean was on its way to becoming one of the most successful corporate stories in American business. It

could shop for an expensive outfit to wear to a party on the weekend, return it for a refund on Monday and got it — no questions asked.

The only disappointment with my excursion to L.L. Bean was that there was not a moose sharing the pool with Loran picturesque brook trout. On Smith second thought, maybe that was a good thing. also initiated the famous Bean Walking in, I had one return policy that became item in mind — a nice wind a staple of the Bean story, breaker, one that reminds you which reflected the dictum of the evergreen environment that the customer is always amid fall splendor. I’m covright. ered with enough red to get A guy comes in and buys me through football season, a tent for a two-week campbut I can see myself walking ing trip, but comes back after in from shooting pheasant in camping out for a fortnight South Dakota in October and with a story that the tent wearing my L.L. Bean windwasn’t the quality expected. breaker out for a steak dinner.

He asked for his money back.

Browsing about, I spied The salesman on the floor the next-best purchase. A knows what is taking place biography of L.L. by Leon and grits his teeth intently but Gorman, a grandson who follows the company policy succeeded him as president of and accedes to the customer’s the company and left as much cockamamie story. He granted of an imprint on L.L. Bean as the shyster a refund. the founder himself.

Wear the world famous Having grown up in a Maine Hunting Boots for a household where a Sears Roehalf-dozen years and find buck catalogue was second in your way here to 1 Freeport importance only to the Bible, Village Station, sidle up to I was overwhelmed by the the return counter and ask for former and have become fasa new pair and you get them. cinated by the Bean catalogue L.L. Bean, until recently, success. You thumbed through let abundant shysters benthe Sears catalogue, wishing efit from the integrity of the that you could place an order company’s legendary return for a multiplicity of products, policy. The policy had to be especially a shotgun from the amended. The company had sporting goods section that grown too much and so had also featured Ted Williams the cheats without conscience. clothing apparel and fishing The famed department equipment. store Rich’s in Atlanta operAt the Bean headquarters, ated similarly for years. A I found a framed letter from woman bold enough to do so Ted to L.L. Bean in which he

asked if a merger of Bean and Ted’s outdoor company could be effected. Ted would buy out L.L. or the founder could buy Ted and his fledgling fishing tackle company — which brought about a flashback to the end of Ted’s days.

John Underwood, Ted’s long-time friend and biographer, had arranged for me to deliver photographs to the Splendid Sprinter at his home in Hernando, Fla., a couple of years before Williams died.

Ted came out to greet us on a walker. He had suffered a series of small strokes and had begun to lose his peripheral vision. A big man at 6-4, he had an overt fear of falling.

After a long lunch and ebullient conversation, I asked Ted how tough was it not being able to fish anymore. He paused for at least a hundred seconds before saying. “It hurts so much. It is the worst thing I have had to endure.

God how I miss it.”

Ted Williams and L.L. Bean had much in common.

They loved the outdoors, and they would never put their name on a product without having tested it in the field, making sure the integrity of the product was unimpeachable.

I am now a Bean shopper whose only interest in returns has to do with a follow-up trip to Freeport to enjoy a shopping encore in outdoor heaven. Selah!

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for University of Georgia football.

He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

Vulnerable Dems should hope for GOP unity WASHINGTON — It is difficult to imagine any Republican senator opposing President Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court of Brett M. Kavanaugh, a judge with impeccable credentials, strong intellect and sterling character.

If Republicans stay united, Kavanaugh’s confirmation as the next associate justice is assured. And no one is praying harder for Republican unity than the three Democratic senators — Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana — who voted to confirm Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and who are up for re-election this fall in states Donald Trump won by double digits.

A Supreme Court fight is already a nightmare for these vulnerable Democrats. The left understands that Kavanaugh’s nomination is an existential threat to its activist judicial agenda, so it is going to throw everything it has at him in a multimillion-dollar sliming. The confirmation hearings are going to make the infamous Robert H. Bork hearings seem like a kumbaya session by comparison.

Caught in the crossfire are Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly, all of whom were hoping to steer a steady course down the middle to re-election but will now have

Marc Thiessen to spend the next couple of months getting pushed and pulled by both sides. The Democrats’ left-wing base will demand that they vote “no” on Kavanaugh, while the trio’s pro-Trump constituents will demand they vote “yes.” And the confirmation fight will dominate the final months of their campaigns.

That’s a nightmare. But so long as Republicans are united, Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly more or less get a free vote. They won’t pay much of a price if they end up as the 51st, 52nd and 53rd votes confirming Trump’s nominee, adding a bipartisan veneer to the final vote. But if any Republicans defect, the nightmare becomes a disaster, because each of these redstate Democrats suddenly becomes the deciding vote. That is the last thing they want.

If any Democrats provide the swing vote that puts Trump’s nominee on the high court, many on the left will

be furious and abandon them on Election Day. But if they are the deciding vote against Trump’s nominee, then voters in their states — which all voted for Trump decisively — would be more energized and determined to throw them out of office. It’s a no-win situation.

Normally, it is the job of a party’s Senate leadership to protect vulnerable incumbents by giving them political cover to do what they need to do to win re-election. But in this case, the Democratic leadership seems to be throwing these three senators under the bus. Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, suggested on NBC’s “Meet the Press” this past weekend that these vulnerable red-state Democrats should sacrifice their re-election to stop Trump’s nominee. “They understand it’s a historic decision,” he said. “It’s about more than the next election.”

That is unprecedented.

Durbin just told these Democrats to commit political suicide. It is shocking that one of its own leaders just gave the left-wing base license to demand that these senators vote in such a way that will virtually guarantee the loss of their seats. Don’t expect these senators to forget it if they are still in office for the next

leadership election.

Red-state Democrats want to get this vote over with as quickly as possible. A delayed vote could backfire terribly. Right now, Democrats enjoy a significant enthusiasm advantage in the 2018 midterm elections. In a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll last month, 63 percent of Democrats rate their interest level as a “9 or 10” on a 10-point scale, while only 47 percent of Republicans do the same. Any delay in Kavanaugh’s confirmation can only help Republicans close that enthusiasm gap. According to The Post, 26 percent of all Trump voters said the Supreme Court was the most important factor in their vote, compared with just 18 percent among Hillary Clinton’s voters. The Supreme Court motivates the right more than the left. The best way Democrats can guarantee a strong GOP turnout in key Senate races is to make the Supreme Court an election issue this November.

So conservatives are hoping that Republicans stay united.

But deep in their hearts, redstate Democrats are praying for GOP unity as well.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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Lawrenceville rolls back millage Man faces charges

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Lawrenceville’s leaders rolled back the city’s millage rate Wednesday in a narrow decision that split the City Council.

The decision sets the city’s millage rate for the 2018-19 fiscal year at

1,826 mills, which is down from 1.909 mills. Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson and Councilman Bob Clark voted against the rate, while Councilmen Tony Powell, Keith Roche and David Still voted for it.

The taxes owed by Lawrenceville property owners are determined by three millage rates: one set by the

city, one set by the county and one set by the school board.

“The City’s portion of all property taxes collected in Gwinnett is only five percent of the total collected,” Lawrenceville Mayor Pro Tem David Still said in a statement. “We understand that the purpose of tax revenue is to support strategic

progress for the City.

“We want to make sure we have a solid plan in place that will justify the need for further investment in a transformative way.”

Rolling back the millage rate means property taxes in the city are expected to generate about the same revenues produced in the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Second suspect in car chase sought

By Isabel Hughes

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One of two car thieves who led Duluth police on a high-speed chase is still on the loose after fleeing the scene when the stolen van they were driving flipped.

Police arrested 17-yearold Gabriel Morales at the scene after using a taser on the teen. He is charged with two felony counts of theft by receiving and fleeing and attempting to elude an officer, as well as several other charges for traffic violations

including reckless driving and driving on the wrong side of the road.

Duluth Gabriel police said Morales the chase occurred around 5 a.m.

July 6, hours after a family called police to report that their Toyota Sienna van was stolen from the Promenade apartments off Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

When officers spotted the vehicle in the area, they fol-

Morales was apprehended.

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Event to celebrate Winn House history

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Seeing how it predates Gwinnett County, it probably wouldn’t be possible to celebrate the county’s 200th birthday without acknowledging the Elisha Winn House.

The 206-year-old house is named for its original owner, and it predates the county by six years, having been built in 1812. It is now run by the Gwinnett County Historical Society, and the group is planning to open its doors to the public this weekend for a special celebration of not only its own history, but of the county’s as well.

“We are having an open house on (Saturday) in order for visitors to view the (Gwinnett 200 Bicentennial Torch) and tour the Winn House and outbuildings,” Gwinnett Historical Society Co-President Betty Warbington said.

“And on that same day at the Winn House, we are hosting an initiation meeting for the newly formed Elisha Winn Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution under the direction of the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the (Daughters of the American Revolution).

The open house is expected to last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the Children of the American Revolution initiation

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as Gwinnett County celebrates its bicentennial.

The house is, in a sense, where Gwinnett’s government began. The first county elections were held in the house, and it was the first courthouse.

Sessions of the Inferior Court were held in house, meeting expected to take but Superior Court, with place in the afternoon. A its more serious crimes, blacksmith will also be had to be held out in the working in the blacksmith barn. Winn was an Infeshop on the property. rior Court Judge and later Although county ofserved as a state represenficials and the Gwinnett tative from Gwinnett in Historical Society have the 1830s. long held a special place “That’s the original in their hearts for it, it has (location in Dacula),” extra significance this year Warbington told the Daily

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By Isabel Hughes

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More than a month after a woman died in a Norcross house fire in which two others escaped, her boyfriend has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor in connection with her death.

On Monday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged 36-year-old Michael Anderson of Norcross with one count of false statements or writings/concealing facts or fraudulent documents in matters of government, a felony, and misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter for not telling police that his girlfriend was still in the home as it was burning, warrants allege. “(Anderson) did knowingly and wilfully make false statements and conceal facts to police officers with the Norcross Police Department during (the) fire,” the warrant said. “Anderson told multiple Norcross Police Officers that his girlfriend, Joanna Rutledge, just left his town-home and no one was inside, knowing that Rutledge was inside his bedroom located on the second floor of unit 914.”

Anderson and his mother escaped from the blaze unharmed, which occurred around 2:40 a.m.

May 29.

According to Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Capt. Tommy Rutledge, a spokesman for the department, when fire crews arrived at the home,

they found “heavy fire involvement” on the first and second floor Michael of the Anderson two-story unit in the middle of the building.

“Firefighters entered the unit with attack hose lines to extinguish the fire and conduct a primary search,” Rutledge said. “Firefighters located and removed an unconscious female from the second floor of the burning town-home during the initial search.”

Anderson’s girlfriend was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville in critical condition, though was pronounced dead a short time after arrival. The medical examiner’s office said she died from smoke and soot inhalation.

Norcross police requested help from the GBI due to the fatality, Rutledge said at the time.

In Monday’s warrants, the GBI said Anderson “caused the death of Joanna Rutledge without any intention to do so” after accidentally starting the fire in his home, though did so “in an unlawful manner by not informing the fire department or police officers that his girlfriend was upstairs inside his bedroom during the fire, which Anderson knew would likely cause death or great bodily harm.”

As of Wednesday evening, Anderson remained in the Gwinnett County Jail on $11,400 bond.

The Gwinnett County Historical Society will host a special open house at the Elisha Winn House in Dacula on Saturday. The historical site predates Gwinnett County and was used to set up its government. (Special Photo)

Post earlier this year. “In that parlor is where Elisha Winn sat and dictated the government, things that were going to take place, so it’s very significant.”

The Gwinnett County Historical Society began a restoration of the house in 1986 and holds the annual Elisha Winn Fair at the property.

Gwinnett County’s Bicentennial Torch arrived at the Elisha Winn House earlier this week, and it is expected to stay there through Wednesday.

The Elisha Winn House is located at 908 Dacula Road in Dacula.

obituaries Lawrenceville, GA

in connection to girlfriend’s death

Richard Duel Richard (Rick) Edward Duel, age 64 of Duluth, died peacefully July 6,2018 at home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Baltimore, MD, Rick became an Eagle scout while attending Towson Catholic High School and graduated from Towson State University. Rick spent ten years as a boat captain in the Florida Keys before starting a family and taking on the role he held most dear, Dad. After moving to Duluth, Rick built a thriving wood shop business

that grew to become a pillar of the community.

Throughout his life, Rick strove to help people and showed kindness to all those around him. Rick is survived by his daughter, Ashley Duel of Duluth; his son, Ricky Duel of Duluth; his mother, Norma B. Winner of Spring Hill, FL; his sisters, Barbara Duel Johnson of Baltimore, MD and Margie Duel of Little Rock, AR; his long-time love, Tammy Baun of Duluth; and the sons he treated as his own, Scott Baun and Jake Baun.

He was preceded in death by his father, Richard E. Duel and his brothers, Kevin Duel and Larry Duel. Memorial donations in memory of Rick may be made to: The Shepherd Center 2020 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309-1465 https://www. shepherd.org/giving/ charitable-giving or The Florida Keys Emergency Relief Fund, Community Foundation of the Florida Keys 300 Southard St., Suite 201, Key West, FL 33040 https://cffk.org/

Gwinnett County firefighters responded at 2:40 a.m. May 29 to a report of a fire at a townhome at the 900 block of Summer Place NW in Norcross where a woman died.

(Photo: Gwinnett Fire Department)

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florida-keys-emergencyrelief-fund/. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.billheadfuneralhome.com , Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 13, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Duluth, 2908 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth, GA 30096, (770) 476-3788, followed by a Celebration of Rick’s life at Rick’s Custom Wood & Garden, 2476 Hamilton Mill Rd, Dacula, GA 30019, (770) 945-9961.

Buford, GA

Kenneth Ray Houk Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Houk, age 62, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018

Michael Roy Hood Michael Roy Hood age 63 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away July 10, 2018.

Byrd and Flanigan Lawrenceville

Alexander W. “Alex” Thornton age 50, of Cumming, GA died July 10, 2018.

Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel (770)4762535.

Jefferson

Mary Frances Weiss Lawrenceville, GA

Kathy Stanley age 68, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville, GA. Buford, GA

James Myron Strickland

Lawrenceville, GA

Cumming

James Myron Strickland, age 86, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

Mary Frances Weiss, age 69, of Jefferson passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton.

Lilburn, GA

Curtis Anthony Wiles age 58, of Lilburn, GA passed away on July 9th.

Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel. 770-277-4550 Woodstock, GA

Doris Williams (Robinson) age 98 of Woodstock, Ga Passed away July 10, 2018 Byrd and Flanigan Lawrenceville

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ACA navigator funding slashed

Academy •From Page 1A

at a glance

class’ graduates are now part of the Gwinnett family.

“You’ll notice some differences between our cars and other departments, but the main thing — which you may not have noticed yet — is the lack of dark tint in the windows,” Stephens said to the class. “That’s purposeful, so folks can see inside our police cars and can see that the men and women who are driving those police cars are just like them on the outside.

Your family is Gwinnett County, and that’s what y’all are a part of.”

Being part of that family, Gwinnett Police Chief A.A. “Butch” Ayers told the graduates, requires them to uphold the department’s core values and standards of integrity, courtesy, pride and professional growth.

“Police officers are expected to be everything to everybody with the ability to instantly transition back and forth between officer friendly attending a community meeting and officer hero who runs into a building to stop an active shooter,” Ayers said, “and officers are expected to do it perfectly every time.

While these may seem like unrealistic expectations, we are confident that you can rely on your superior training, your superior equipment and our department’s core values to assist you and guide you with any situation you may encounter.”

Vexeey Rolland, one of Thursday’s graduates, said the department’s values, its training and the opportunity to be a part of the Gwinnett

have affordable, comprehensive coverage, but the Trump administration’s MACON — The White health care sabotage clearly House is again slashing has no limits,” according to funds for the navigators the Wall Street Journal. who help enroll people in CMS Administrator the Affordable Care Act Seema Verma said in a insurance exchanges. statement Tuesday that the The cuts will almost decision “reflects CMS’ certainly reduce the incommitment to put federal person assistance provided dollars for the federally to Georgians seeking an facilitated exchanges to exchange health plan for their most cost-effective use next year. in order to better support Macon-based Comconsumers through the munity Health Works, enrollment process.” which oversees a navigator The federal agency said program in the state, said that using insurance brokers Wednesday that the federal and agents is more costnavigator funding for the effective than the use of upcoming year’s enrollnavigators. As the exchangment for Georgia will be es in the individual states $500,000 — about onehave grown in visibility and third of the 2018 exchange become more familiar to total. The cuts will espeAmericans seeking health cially affect enrollment of insurance, the need for hard-to-reach populations, federally funded navigators experts said. has diminished, CMS said The federal funding in a statement. for insurance navigators Fred Ammons of nationwide will drop to $10 the nonprofit Commumillion for the 2019 open nity Health Works, which enrollment period, down oversees Insure Georgia, a from $36 million for 2018 navigator program in the and about $63 million the state, said Wednesday that year before, federal health the cuts “almost certainly officials announced. mean a dramatic reduction The move comes just to in-person, face-to-face days after the federal Cennavigation assistance.” ters for Medicare & MedInsure Georgia received icaid Services announced about $500,000 a year that it was freezing risk-ad- ago, and Community justment payments to health Health Works matched insurers in the exchanges. that amount. But the latter Insurers said the freeze was organization cannot sustain unexpected and is likely this type of match, Amto drive up premiums in mons said. the exchanges, which are CMS also said that designed to provide cover- groups applying for funds age to people who don’t get will be encouraged to help work-based or government people enroll in insurance insurance. The agency said plans that don’t necessarily the freeze was a response to meet ACA standards, such a court ruling in a lawsuit as association health plans over the payment program. and short-term insurance.

Congressional DemoThese plans are envisioned crats said the CMS navias less costly but also with gator move was the most fewer benefits. recent act of “sabotage” That action on ACA stanagainst the Affordable Care dards is seen as a further Act. weakening of administraSen. Patty Murray, tion support for the health D-Wash., said Tuesday law. in a statement that “there Sen. Ron Wyden of Orshouldn’t be anything egon, the senior Democrat controversial about helping on the Finance Committee, people get the information said the push on non-ACA they need to ensure they insurance “amounts to

By Andy Miller

100th Gwinnett police academy class award recipients • High Shooter Award: Patrick Crown • Academic Award: Patrick Crown • Top Driver Award: Ryan Keck • Physical Fitness Award: Jessica Gunter

Georgia Health News

by the numbers • 42: Graduates in the Gwinnett County Police Department’s 100th academy • 25: Graduates who relocated to Georgia to work for the police department • 54: Age of oldest graduate • 21: Age of youngest graduate • 16: New Yorkers who relocated to Georgia to work for the Gwinnett Police Department

family are what brought him to the county.

“Growing up in Marietta, I’ve only heard good things about Gwinnett County,” Rolland said. “I have a 9-year-old daughter, so being here and just knowing I’m contributing to the wellness of the citizens here and keeping them safe and knowing my daughter can come here and go to school makes me so happy to be a part of this police department.

“I’m looking forward to being around officers who don’t just treat you like (another) officer, but treat you like family.

This is definitely a family. I did nine years in the United States Army and this is the first time I’ve felt like I’m part of a family since I’ve gotten out. I’m happy to be here and I couldn’t see myself being anywhere else.”

Build-a-Bear •From Page 1A the stores over the next several weeks to avoid long lines and wait times as much as possible,” the store added in the statement.

The company said earlier this week that for one day only, the age of a guest will determine how much their furry friend will cost.

“The response to our Pay Your Age Day event has been overwhelming

and unprecedented in our 21-year history, and the safety of our guests and associates is our top priority. The crowds have greatly exceeded our expectations and, per local authorities, U.S. stores cannot accept any additional guests for this event and are limiting lines due to extreme crowds and safety concerns.”

CNN Newsource and FOX 5 Atlanta contributed to this report.

Crash

•From Page 1A

to Michelle Oleson, a spokeswoman for the hosthird child, Jake Bachman, pital’s parent organization, 10, was injured in the acNortheast Georgia Health cident.

System.

Rebecca Bachman was She had worked at the a registered nurse in the hospital since July 2016. emergency department Prior to that, she worked at Northeast Georgia at Barrow Regional MediMedical Center’s Braselcal Center for six years. ton campus, according Daniel Bachman was

The City of Duluth has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 4.18 percent.

•From Page 1A

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096 on July 23, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room.

district policies and federal Title IX regulations, and denied the student who filed the suit her Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection under the law.

Claims laid out against the district in the lawsuit also include negligent hiring, screening, training and supervision. There is an allegation in the lawsuit that Jones had gotten a student pregnant at a previous job in North Carolina.

Gwinnett County Public Schools spokeswoman Sloan Roach said the district could not comment on the lawsuit since it is pending litigation against the school system.

Jones had worked at Savannah-Chatham County Schools for five years between leaving North Carolina and starting at South Gwinnett, according to a work history laid out in the lawsuit.

The suit states that Jones began sexually assaulting female students at South Gwinnett in November 2014 and the abuse continued through April 2017. The suit says Jones was hired

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096 on August 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers and on August 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 6.551 mills, an increase of 0.263 (millage rate increase above the roll-back rate) mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 6.288 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $225,000 is approximately $23.67 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $227,000 is approximately $23.88.

If you need further information, please call Teresa S. Lynn, City Clerk at (770) 476-3434, or e-mail: tlynn@ duluthga.net CURRENT 2018 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY

Real & Personal

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1,007,063,569 1,096,741,960 1,110,283,950 1,196,411,760 1,323,541,820 1,420,299,780

Motor Vehicles

72,840,870

63,824,700

44,649,790

33,729,140

23,684,110

17,132,690

Mobile Homes

53,080

53,080

53,560

28,640

28,640

26,560

0

0

0

0

0

0

8,000

5,800

10,330

32,400

30,850

19,360

Timber - 100% Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest Less M& O Exemptions Net M & O Digest Gross M&O Millage

1,079,965,519 1,160,625,540 1,154,997,630 1,230,201,940 1,347,285,420 1,437,478,390 45,281,110

41,599,800

52,290,955

55,153,136

52,846,039

47,935,040

1,034,684,409 1,119,025,740 1,102,706,675 1,175,048,804 1,294,439,381 1,389,543,350 5.991

5.991

6.551

6.551

6.551

5.991

5.991

5.991

6.551

6.551

6.551

$6,198,794

$6,704,083

$6,606,316

$7,697,745

$8,479,872

$9,102,898

Net Taxes $ Increase

$505,289

-$97,768

$1,091,429

$782,128

$623,026

Net Taxes % Increase

8.15%

-1.46%

16.52%

10.16%

7.35%

Less Rollbacks Net M&O Millage Total City Taxes Levied

5.991

SOME DISTORTIONS IN FIGURES MAY OCCUR SINCE DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM CITY AND COUNTY RECORDS. THESE FIGURES DO NOT REFLECT BILLING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DIGEST.

sitting in the front seat, while his sister was sitting in the second row. Jake Bachman was sitting in the third row.

According to a GoFundMe page set up for the Bachman family, Jake Bachman is recovering at a hospital in Tennessee.

The fund was estab-

ties where consumers lack internet access, health care resources are scarce or language barriers exist.

“During a time when the administration is making numerous, often confusing changes to health insurance rules and regulations, more consumer assistance is needed, not less,’’ Colbert added.

Ammons said that if Insure Georgia is selected to remain Georgia’s ACA navigator organization, “I believe we will be uniquely positioned to do the most with the reduced funds.’’

Navigators typically do much of their work during open-enrollment season, which this year begins Nov. 1. Supporters say they are especially important because the open-enrollment season became shorter starting last year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The New York Times noted that insurance companies typically push their own products to exchange customers, while navigators are not supposed to favor or recommend a specific company or product.

Agents may receive commissions from insurers — typically modest payments for exchange plans — but navigators are generally forbidden to accept compensation from insurers.

During last year’s openenrollment period, the Trump administration cut the budget for advertising the exchanges by 90 percent, from $100 million in the 2016 open enrollment period to $10 million in 2017.

The administration also has asked a court to strike down parts of the ACA in an ongoing lawsuit brought by 20 Republican state attorneys general, including Chris Carr of Georgia.

The health law, passed in 2010, has survived court challenges in the past, but the cooperation of an administration in such a lawsuit is a new factor.

Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News.

lished on Tuesday and had raised $17,875 in donations from 368 people as of Thursday night. The goal is to raise $25,000.

The truck driver was not injured in the accident. All of the people involved in the accident were wearing their seat belts, according to highway patrol report.

Suit

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federally funded fraud — paying groups to sell unsuspecting Americans on junk plans,” according to the New York Times.

Wyden alleged that President Trump, having failed to persuade Congress to repeal the ACA, is now engaged in a “sabotage crusade” to wreck it.

CMS said that in the 2018 Open Enrollment period, navigators received $36 million in federal grants but enrolled less than 1 percent of the entire federal exchange enrollment population. Agents and brokers assisted with 42 percent of enrollment for plan year 2018, which cost the exchange only $2.40 per enrollee to provide training and technical assistance, the federal agency said.

Ammons said the CMS comparisons of navigators and agents are misleading.

“First, our organization assists tens of thousands of Georgians to enroll each year,’’ he said. “We provide one-on-one, in-person assistance to just a few thousand. These tend to be individuals from underserved, hard-to-reach populations.

CMS is being selective in which metric they choose to compare. Additionally, we generally do not compete with agents and brokers for these hard-toreach populations,’’ which he said were “generally cost-prohibitive for agents to effectively serve.’’

Laura Colbert of the consumer group Georgians for a Healthy Future noted that navigators serve people in communities that lack health care resources.

“In yet another blow to Georgia consumers, the administration has announced that it will cut navigator funding by 84 percent from 2016 levels,’’ Colbert said Wednesday. “Navigators provide local, unbiased in-person assistance to help individuals and families enroll in and use their health insurance. They play a particularly important role in Georgia communi-

during the summer of 2014.

Four female victims — one student under the age of 16 and three others between the ages of 16 to 18 — were identified in the lawsuit. The victim who filed the lawsuit was 17-years-old when Jones allegedly abused her.

According to the lawsuit most of the sexual assaults occurred on school property, including a lab classroom, a band uniform room, an auxiliary area off the band room, his office and a theater dressing room. He also allegedly assaulted one student in his vehicle after picking her up from her home on June 1, 2016.

Court documents allege he sexually assaulted the student who filed the lawsuit on multiple occasions, including one occasion in February 2017 in which he is accused of “holding her against a wall in the uniform room” at the school.

The suit goes on to say that educators, executives and administrator became aware of allegations of inappropriate sexual misconduct, but he remained employed by the district for another school year.

The lawsuit also alleges a male student who reported Jones’ sexual misconduct to school administrators in March 2016 was told to “destroy evidence which supported the reporting students claims.”

The lawsuit explains the evidence was a video that allegedly showed Jones wrestling with female students as well as “groping and laying on top” of them.

“After viewing the video, (the male student) was instructed by Thigpen and Lee to forward a copy of the video to Thigpen and then ‘destroy and delete’ the video from his phone,” the lawsuit states.

According to a court document, Jones was allowed by the school board to resign on March 5, 2017 citing “health reasons” two months before his arrest in May 2017.

District payroll records included in the lawsuit said that Jones was “terminated with pay” due to “relocation within Georgia.”

The victim who filed the lawsuit is being represented by Melvin Hewitt of Atlanta-based firm Isenberg & Hewitt, PC.

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Mullins makes good on promotion

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins (70) dives for a fly ball during a March 8 spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Sarasota, Fla. (Butch DillUSA Today Sports)

Brookwood grad keeps rolling in series at Coolray Field

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

While they never faced each other, two former high school teammates happened to be enjoying solid statistical weeks when their minor league baseball clubs met for a three-game series in the final week of June.

Lucas Sims had thrown 14 shutout innings in two starts, allowing just four hits and no walks and striking out 19 batters. He tied

his career high of 11 strikeouts in a no-decision July 3 at Durham.

Cedric Mullins recorded his fourth multi-hit game in six days against Gwinnett on July 4.

Sims calls Coolray Field his home park and it’s roughly 14 miles from Brookwood High School, where he was the Daily Post’s All-County Pitcher of the Year as a senior.

Mullins, a first team all-county center fielder that same year, helped lead Brookwood to a Class

AAAAA finals berth — following an all-Gwinnett County semifinal — where Parkview swept the Broncos.

It was a disappointing ending to the season for one of Brookwood’s most-talented baseball teams. The Broncos finished the season 29-11 and were pushed the three games in three of their five playoff series.

Sims was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2012 See MULLINS, Page 4B

Friendly rivals relish GCSL meets

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

BIG FELLAS

Jonathan Leech, front, leads the Mill Creek team in the tug of war competition Thursday at the Elite Line Camp, hosted at Hebron Christian.

Below, Brookwood’s Erik Rumph, left, works with teammate Mike Bell. (Staff Photos: Will Hammock)

Linemen take center stage at elite camp

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DACULA — Not far from Hebron Christian’s new elementary school, a Field Day favorite was contested Thursday morning. This tug of war was for the big boys, though.

Featuring some of the state’s top football talent, the competition was one of the highlights of the 13th annual Elite Line Camp, which emphasizes instruction and mixes in a little fun. The most physically intimidating offensive line of the 13 schools in attendance — the talented Buford Wolves — made quick work of their tug of war opponents for the

championship.

It avenged a disappointing first-round exit in last summer’s tug of war challenge for a line that will start four high-level senior commitments (Harry Miller to Ohio State, Riley Simonds to Florida and

Carter Colquitt and Reece McIntyre to Ole Miss) and a junior (Seth McLaughlin) with offers from the nation’s top programs.

“We try to instill in our guys that when you’re on the grass, you’re on the grass to win,” Buford line

coach Tom Hall said. “I don’t care if we’re playing football or tug of war or tiddlywinks. We’re going to give it our best shot. I was proud of our effort.”

The mid-morning tug of war gave the more than 300 campers a break from rounds of drills and repetitions, and it won’t be the last fun battle of the week.

Today brings an obstacle course with a tire flip and other tasks, while Saturday features one-on-one pass protection matchups by grade.

The routine has proven to be popular for the competing schools — Buford was joined by tug of war runner-up Brookwood, Archer, Hebron, Lanier and Mill Creek from Gwinnett

— over the years. And it keeps them coming back.

“The best thing about this camp is No. 1, it’s set up as a teaching camp,” said Hall, in his 11th year at the camp. “It’s coaches teaching kids good fundamentals with a lot of intensity. We get more reps in these three days than I can get all summer at home because of the time constraints. The quality of coaching has gotten better at this camp every year. Now we have quality coaches at every station giving quality reps to our kids. I can’t duplicate that at home.”

Mill Creek line coach Josh Lovelady serves See LINEMEN, Page 4B

Spartans get spirited clash with Mustangs the semifinals of last year’s tournament.

Meadowcreek took the first lead 8-2 on a 40-yard NORCROSS — Before pass from the original line the elimination rounds of scrimmage, but GAC rebegan, Greater Atlanta sponded and converted its Christian’s annual 7-onextra point on an out-route 7 tournament featured a to take a 9-8 lead. matchup between the two GAC fell behind but Gwinnett County represen- countered with a 40-yard tatives in the field of seven. shot of its own. The ball Meadowcreek outlasted left Jackson Hardy’s hand GAC in a 22-18 battle that on second down with 4:09 seemed early on like it left in the game. would be decided by the But Meadowcreek team that scored last. The Greater Atlanta Christian celebrates getting a stop at its 7-on-7 tournament Thrustwo teams both advance to See GAC, Page 4B day in Norcorss. (Staff Photo: Taylor Denman)

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Given how many neighborhoods are represented in the Gwinnett County Swim League, and how close many of them are to each other, it should come as no surprise that there are myriad rivalries between different teams and their individual swimmers.

As a general rule, those rivalries remain mostly friendly, which will be the case when Tyler Schroeder takes to the starting blocks for the Steeple Station Stingrays and Charlie Stout competes for Youth Swimming at the GCSL’s championMORE ship meet INSIDE this weekNew scoring end at the system gives Georgia different feel Tech Aquatic for GCSL championship Center. meet, 4B The two 13-14 age group swimmers have become fast friends since they became teammates in several different individual freestyle events and relays while competing year-round for SwimAtlanta over the past year and a half.

And both insist that friendship won’t change as they compete directly against each other in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, as well as the freestyle and medley relay events.

“It’s more of a friendly competition,” said Stout, who will be a freshman at George Walton Academy in Monroe when school begins next month. “We want to beat each other, but we’re also really good friends. So if he (swims) a good time, I’m happy for him.”

Both Stout and Schroeder have their eyes on posting big times in their respective events this weekend — to the point of trying to make meet history.

“I want to try and get as many (meet) records as I can get,” said Schroeder, a rising freshman at Peachtree Ridge. “You have one chance (during the GCSL summer season) to get it, and if I can get it, it’ll be special because Charlie was the only reason

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SWIMMING What: Gwinnett County Swim League championships When: Saturday and Sunday Where: McAuley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech

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On TV AUTO RACING

Today

Noon — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Quaker State 400, Practice. From Kentucky Speedway. NBCSP 5 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco 300, Qualifying. From Kentucky Speedway. NBCSP 6:30 p.m. — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Quaker State 400, Qualifying. From Kentucky Speedway.

NBCSP 8 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco 300. From Kentucky Speedway. NBCSP

CYCLING

8 a.m. — Tour de France Stage 7. From Fougeres to Chartres. NBCSP

GOLF

3 p.m. — American Century Championship, First Round. From Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nev. NBCSP

MLB

7:30 p.m. — Arizona at Atlanta FSSO

SOFTBALL

6 p.m. — International Cup Puerto Rico vs USA Red. From Irvine, Calif. ESPN2

TENNIS

8 a.m. — Wimbledon, Men’s Semifinals. From the AllEngland Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. ESPN

WNBA

7 p.m. — Indiana at Atlanta FSSE

AUTO RACING

Saturday

3:30 p.m. — Formula E Racing New York City ePrix, Race 1. From Brooklyn, N.Y. FOX 7:30 p.m. — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway. NBCSP

CYCLING

7:30 a.m. — Tour de France Stage 8. From Dreux to Amiens Metropole. NBC

GOLF

12:30 p.m. — European PGA Tour Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, Third Round. From Gullane Golf Club in Scotland. NBC 3 p.m. — American Century Championship, Second Round. From Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nev. NBC 3 p.m. — PGA Tour John Deere Classic, Third Round.

From TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. CBS 4 p.m. — Senior Players Championship Third Round.

From Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Ill. FS1

MLB

4 p.m. — Arizona at Atlanta FSSO 7 p.m. — New York Yankees at Cleveland FOX

NBA

4:30 p.m. — Summer League Second Round: Teams TBA. ESPN2 6:30 p.m. — Summer League Second Round: Teams TBA. ESPN2 8:30 p.m. — Summer League Second Round: Teams TBA. ESPN2 10:30 p.m. — Summer League Second Round: Teams TBA. ESPN2

SOCCER

10 a.m. — FIFA World Cup, third place, Belgium vs.

England FOX

SOFTBALL

Noon — International Cup Japan vs. USA Blue. From Irvine, Calif. ESPN2 4 p.m. — International Cup Chinese Taipei vs. USA Red. From Irvine, Calif. ESPN

TENNIS

9 p.m. — Wimbledon Ladies’ Final. From the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. ESPN

TRACK & FIELD

2 p.m. — IAAF World Cup. Day 1. From London, England. NBCSP

Sports Calendar

ALL SPORTS

Ongoing through Aug. 3: All Sports Youth Camps, in partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, will host summer break camps in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and multisports this year. Locations include Bogan Park, Collins Hill Park and George Pierce Park. Camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, go to www.allsportsyouthcamps.com, email DLStancil@yahoo.com or call 770-356-6861.

FOOTBALL

Saturday: The second annual Bradley Roby Football Camp with the NFL defensive back will be held July 14 at Peachtree Ridge

Park. The free camp, for ages 11 to 17, will feature a lineup of coaches that includes Von Miller, Marshon Lattimore, Mike Thomas, A.J. Bouye, Casey Hayward, Eli Apple, Shane Ray, Will Parks and Brendan Langley. Roby, a Peachtree Ridge grad, plays for the Denver Broncos.

GOLF

July 23: The South Gwinnett football booster club will host a golf tournament fundraiser at Summit Chase Country Club. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. The cost of entry for one person is $125 and $400 for a team. For more information, contact Joey Sulkowski at 229-326-8181 or contact the booster club at 404-4478142.

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Castro hits new emotional high

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Alessandro Castro, known as Ale by teammates and coaches, sort of blacked out before drilling what would be Parkview High School’s state-championship clinching penalty kick in 2016.

“All I remember is stepping up, everyone was yelling at me, ‘relax, relax.’ I don’t remember any of it,” he said. “I was in my zone.

Stepped up and when I put it away … I had already won state cups and gone to nationals and all that stuff, but making my community proud, that was probably the best feeling other than signing, now.”

Castro signed his first professional contract at 18 years old last week.

He’s the youngest player on contract with Atlanta United 2.

He first had an idea he would be offered a professional contract after Atlanta United’s U19 Academy team was eliminated from the U.S. Developmental Academy playoffs this season. Atlanta United Academy director Tony Annan approached him after the game and indicated he’d be in touch with Castro and his family in the near future.

Initially, he only told his father, who was with Castro when he signed. Then he announced the news to the rest of his family at home.

Going pro was an easy decision, Castro said, with regards to what he believes is the best way for him to develop as a player.

“I think it’s great because we get to put ourselves against high-level players,” Castro said. “Every time we play we always learn something about ourselves every single game, whether it be playing with guys on the national team and seeing how they move and react to situations.”

The offer didn’t come as a total shock. Castro had been in Atlanta United’s plans since he started training with the USL side in the preseason. He continued to train off and on with the team during the academy season and made his pro debut against Louisville City FC. The signing was both

Atlanta United 2 goalkeeper Alec Kann distributes the ball to Miles Robinson during a 2-1 win over Bethlehem Steel on Wednesday at Coolray Field. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

need-based for Atlanta United 2 and fits into the MLS club’s philosophy to develop players to potentially sign homegrown contracts.

“He gives us a consistent USL roster player,” head coach Scott Donnelly said.

“He has some versatility.

The other part is, it’s the right step for the kid and this stage in his career.

Those two kind of go hand-in-hand.”

“They work together a lot, whether it’s with (Goalkeeping Coach) Aaron Hyde or Liam Curran.

All those guys push each other, mentor each other, whether it’s Brad (Guzan) to Paul (Christensen) and Niko (Caraux) or Alec and Mitch (Hildebrandt) with those guys. Because we are around each other so much with the first team and USL team, I think there is a lot of mentoring going on. I think tonight in Doing what he Kann the last 10 minutes when Atlanta United goalwe went to kill the game keeper Alec Kann was off, that calm behind A.J. about eight minutes from Cochran or Will Crain, a clean sheet in his start who is an Academy player, with Atlanta United 2 playing in that situation is against Bethlehem Steel on always a positive.”

Wednesday night.

A late goal from DerKunga getting rick Jones put pressure on back into form Atlanta United 2 to possess Lagos Kunga subbed on and stall out the remainder for Atlanta United 2 in the of the clock, but Kann was 71st minute of Wednesoverall satisfied with his day’s match against Bethsquad’s 2-1 win. lehem Steel.

More than any other Kunga has logged 75 position, it’s difficult for minutes as a sub since reserve goalkeepers to log missing three matches minutes to stay sharp while with an ankle injury, which waiting behind first-team Donnelly said was slightly starter Brad Guzan. Atlanta reaggravated last week.

United 2 has been trying to Kunga was in good form provide developmental reps earlier this season with a for 2018 SuperDraft pick goal and two assists to his Paul Christensen, academy credit, enough to earn a standout Justin Garces, spot on the MLS Homefirst-team reserve Mitch grown Team, a squad of Hildebrandt and secondyoung stars that will face teamer Niko Caraux.

Tigres UANL’s U20 team On Wednesday, they July 31 as part of the MLS opted to work out Kann.

All-Star Game festivities.

“I think in particular He is one of a handful of with the goalkeeper posiplayers making the slow tion, since it is a specialist comeback from injuries. position, our goalkeeping “We are continuing to core at the Atlanta United slowly bring guys back. In club they know each other a case of Chris Goslin or really well,” Donnelly said. Lagos Kunga, both were

out with injuries,” Donnelly said after training Monday.

“More important than just sticking them right back in and start or play 80 or 90 minutes, what’s important is to bring them back with the right number of minutes as they work their way back.

I mean it’s unfortunate that injuries happen in succession and we’ve dealt with that. Those two guys are closer to being back now.

Jack (Metcalf) is closer to being back. George (Bello) is still on his pathway. More important than throwing guys out there too early, just to win a game, is putting guys on the right path to recover fully and make sure that lingering injuries like ankle sprains or leg contusions don’t become something greater. We take a long view with pretty much everything.”

Carranza returns to D.C. Atlanta United 2 did not pick up midfielder Jose Carranza’s option, ending his 14-game stint with the club.

Carranza posted a photo of himself, some teammates and new D.C. United player Wayne Rooney training July 3. He had not been in Atlanta United 2’s 18 since a June 14 match against Charlotte Independence, and Donnelly confirmed after Wednesday’s match with Bethlehem that he is no longer training with Atlanta United 2.

Carranza was signed to a short-term contract March 22, two days before Atlanta United 2’s inaugural match against New York Red Bulls II.

Summer has not been a vacation Hello folks. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?

The summer months are ones that a lot of sports journalists working for community newspapers look forward to perhaps the most out of the year.

It’s the time of year in which the high school sports season is done for the school year, and there are relatively fewer local events to cover, thus lessening the work load.

It also allows people in our position to take a little vacation time and generally recharge our batteries before the bustle of the prep football season arrives in August.

My “summer vacation” this year began a lot sooner than planned. Come to think of it, it wasn’t even a vacation at all.

For those who weren’t already aware, I was involved in a serious automobile accident while on my way to Coolray Field to cover a Gwinnett Stripers game back on May 11, and have been on the proverbial disabled list ever since.

I’m not going to go into detail about the accident itself for a variety of reasons.

Suffice to say, it was serious enough that I sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured foot that required surgery to repair.

The good news is that while I still cannot drive to get out to live events to cover, my recovery has progressed to the point

David Friedlander where I am able to work from home, and will again have the privilege of contributing to the sports pages of the Daily Post — at least on a limited basis, for the time being. I’m thinking of it as my injury rehab assignment.

I’ve missed a lot during my time on the shelf.

What was already a memorable state high school baseball playoffs got even moreso with Parkview earning yet another state title with a victory over Mill Creek in an all-Gwinnett Class AAAAAAA state championship series, while Buford also advanced to the AAAAA title series before falling to eventual champion Loganville. I probably don’t have to tell you how much it killed me a little to miss both those series.

I also felt rather helpless leaving my colleagues in the sports department short-handed as other sports in the GHSA’s spring calendar — most notably soccer and golf, which seasons were still ongoing at the time — held their championships.

And while the Gwinnett Stripers have struggled somewhat throughout the 2018 season thus far, it’s hurt to have to miss seeing some promising young talent work its way through the Atlanta Braves organization at Coolray Field.

That said, a few things kept me going emotionally these last two months while I was on the shelf.

First and foremost, my family — in particular, my lovely wife, Jodi — has given me wonderful support as I’ve dealt with the physical and emotional roller coaster that my recovery has brought. I couldn’t have made it this far without you all.

Next, my friends and colleagues at the Daily Post — in particular, sports editor Will Hammock, editor Todd Cline and fellow sports staffers Christine Troyke and Taylor Denman — have also gone above and beyond to help me and my family cope with everything the accident has thrown at us.

From helping cover for my absence, to helping me with paperwork to even helping my family out by giving me rides to doctor appointments occasionally, you guys have really come through for me. I owe you a lot.

Speaking of doctors, a big-time shout out goes out to Dr. Gary Levengood and the fine folks at Sports Medicine South and Gwin-

nett Medical Center, who have put me back together again, and are helping me to keep it that way.

Finally, a most sincere and emphatic thank you to the many readers, local high school coaches and administrators, members of the Stripers’ front office and others who have cared enough to ask about where I was and pass along their well wishes. It’s really meant a lot to me.

But enough of the past.

It’s time to start looking ahead.

Even in this somewhat limited capacity, I can’t tell you how good it is to be back. I have that, and a lot more, to be thankful for — not the least of which is simply being alive to have reached this point. Like I said (while not going into detail), the accident was a doozy.

I can’t wait to be able to get back into the game a full 100 percent, something I hope and expect will happen sometime before high school football season gets rolling next month.

In the meantime, if there’s one thing I’ve learned this summer is that some of the most common expressions I’ve heard in my nearly 30 years of sports journalism — like “be patient” and “take it one day (or game) at a time” — are more than just cliches.

David Friedlander is a staff writer for the Daily Post in the sports department.

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Marte leads Stripers past Tide South grad Davis From Staff Reports NORFOLK, Va. — The bottom of the order came up big and the Gwinnett Stripers beat Norfolk 4-1 on Thursday in their first game back from the AllStar break.

Sean Kazmar Jr., Rob Brantly and Luis Marte — the seven, eight and nine hitters — accounted for five of Gwinnett’s nine hits and three of its four runs. Marte led the way with a 3-for-4 performance.

The Stripers (39-51) won three of four ahead of the International League’s clash with the Pacific

Coast League.

Gwinnett grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, sparked by a leadoff double lined to right field by Brantly. Marte pushed Brantly to third and he scampered home on a rip to left field by Rio Ruiz, who extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

Back-to-back singles and Carlos Franco’s sacrifice fly plated Phil Gosselin for the second run of the inning.

Norfolk (46-42) answered with a run in the bottom of the third, also capitalizing on a leadoff double from Brookwood grad Cedric Mullins, but

the Stripers added runs in the fourth and sixth to extend their margin to 4-1.

In the fourth, Brantly was the catalyst again, working a two-out walk.

Marte took the first pitch he saw to left field and Gosselin’s RBI single to center plated Brantly.

In the sixth, Kazmar led off with a liner to center and then stole second.

Kazmar moved to third on Brantly’s groundout and scored on Marte’s rap to center field.

Starting pitcher Matt Wisler scattered eight hits in six innings of work, but ceded just one run and struck out four in the win.

Of the 94 pitches Wisler threw, 64 were strikes. He yielded to Elian Leyva, who worked a clean 1 1/3 innings. Chad Bell finished out the scoreless eighth inning and Jacob Webb took the Tide down in order to close out the game in the ninth. Mullins made it tough in a 10-pitch battle with Webb for the third out before finally popping it up to Brantly.

Matt Wotherspoon took the loss for Norfolk after allowing three earned runs on seven hits in the first 4 2/3 innings.

The series continues at 7 p.m. today in Norfolk.

Scholarships staple of golf tourney

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

SNELLVILLE — The true payoff from Monday’s Sports Medicine South and Gwinnett Touchdown Club Fellowship Golf Tournament won’t be revealed for more than five months, when the Linda Jones Memorial Scholarships will be presented during the county’s all-star high school football game.

The annual golf tournament at Summit Chase is designed as a fun day for Gwinnett’s coaches before they head full speed into the season, but it also serves as a fundraiser for lots of scholarships. Each Gwinnett football program will have a player earn one of the $1,000 scholarships, which are fueled by tournament sponsors.

After this year’s funds are tallied, Sports Medicine South founder and orthopaedic surgeon Gary

North Gwinnett assistant coach Boo Mitchell, left, talks with Mill Creek assistant Will Shelton at Monday’s Sports Medicine South and Gwinnett Touchdown Club Fellowship Golf Tournament at Summit Chase. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

Levengood said the event will surpass the $200,000 mark for scholarships in its nine-year history.

“It’s been really nice for the sponsors to step up every year and continue to do it,” Levengood said. “A lot of the same sponsors have stuck with us for all these years. They understand giving back to the community is what it’s all about. This community of

coaches who do so much for these kids, we want to do something for them.”

Arthrex Group, Gwinnett Medical, Breg, Orthotechnic and Hayes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram are among the tournament’s longtime sponsors, along with Sports Medicine South. Together, they put on a day that features golf, breakfast and lunch and an entertaining

raffle that annually sends Gwinnett coaches home with big-screen TVs, Big Green Egg smokers and other prizes.

“We want to put something together with a little competition, but mainly have a little fellowship, eat together, play a little golf together, have some fun, give away a few prizes and show the coaches some love,” Levengood said.

The day also is a change of pace for 32 employees from Sports Medicine South. Instead of their usual day at work, they spend it on the golf course working the tournament.

The office shuts down on tournament day each year.

“I think (the SMS staffers) enjoy the opportunity to go out and do something different,” Levengood said. “It’s kind of a day off in a sense, but they’re working hard out here and making sure everyone is getting taken care of.”

changes college coaching jobs

Former Providence coach leaving AUM for Grace College

By David Friedlander

the last 11 as a coach. It is hard to put into words what AUM has meant to my family and me. I’m so After a successful stint thankful for my time here of more than a decade as and I have truly loved my head women’s basketball experiences at AUM as a coach at Auburn Universi- student-athlete and coach.” ty-Montgomery, Snellville “I am truly honored and native Dan Davis is on the humbled to be the next move. women’s basketball head The former South Gwin- coach at Grace. I want to nett standout was named thank Chad Briscoe and the new head women’s Dr. Bill Katip for entrustcoach at Grace College, a ing me with this program.

National Christian ColIn the interview process lege Athletic Association it was obvious to feel program in Winona Lake, their passion, energy and Ind., late last month. enthusiasm for the Lord, Davis leaves his alma Grace College, the studentmater after leading the athletes, student body and Warhawks to a 157-139 mission of Grace,” Davis record, including four said in a separate statement 20-win seasons and a released by Grace Colpair of NAIA Division I lege. “I can’t wait to meet national tournament apthe team face-to-face and pearances, over the past start building the kind of 11 years. Additionally, he relationships it will take to coached 13 All-Southern be champions on and off States Athletic Conference the court.” performers, seven SSAC Davis has been involved All-Division selections and in basketball for more than three SSAC All-Freshman 25 years as a player, datteam members. ing back to his days as an Leaving the school all-county player at South. where he was a standout He was boys junior varsity for the men’s team until his head coach at South and graduation in 1999 wasn’t boys varsity head coach at an easy decision.

Grayson earlier in his career “This is a bittersweet before serving as girls head day, as my family and I coach and athletic direcsay goodbye to AUM and tor at Providence Christian I accept the head coaching Academy in Lilburn. position at Grace College,” He takes over a Lancers Davis said in a statement program that went 20-16 released by AUM in June. and placed fifth in the “I have been a part of NCCAA national chamAUM for 15 years, first as pionship tournament last a student-athlete and then season. david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Dasher grabs early lead at State Am From Staff Reports

tage in the second round.

Brady Keran of Cumming ATHENS — Luke is one shot off the lead Dasher of Macon leads with a 66 and three players the field at the Georgia are tied for third at 3-under, Amateur Championship including Preston Topper after posting a 5-under-par of Duluth. Topper, Ryan 65 on Thursday at Athens Stachler of Alpharetta and Country Club.

Taylor Smith of Covington Dasher recorded seven all fired a first-round 67s. birdies and two bogeys on Smith won the Georgia the day en route to the 65 Mid-Amateur Championto take a one-stroke advan- ship earlier this year at

Gwinnett grads among Sun Belt League All-Stars

Nine former Gwinnett high school baseball players will be part of the Sun Belt League AllStar Team that is participating in this year’s Southeast Collegiate Prospect Showcase.

Buford’s Keyton Gibson and Nick Wilhite (both currently playing college ball at Georgia Tech), Mill Creek’s Jay Pendley (Augusta University), North Gwinnett’s Ryan Watson (Georgia State) and Lavoisier Fisher (recent grad, signed with Georgia Highlands College), Grayson’s Nick Clarno (North Georgia), Mountain View’s Sam Freitas (Florida Southwestern State) and Trey Vanderpool (Trevecca Nazarene) and Archer’s Crews Taylor will join 21 other SBL All-Stars for the event, which runs July 16-17 at Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. The SBL All-Stars will square off against similar All-Star teams from four other summer college woodbat leagues — the Florida Collegiate Summer League, the Southern Collegiate Baseball League, the Valley League and the Cal Ripken League — at the showcase.

Mill Creek grad Hayes qualifies for World Juniors

Hoschton resident and Troy University sprinter Jared Hayes competed at the USA Junior National Championships last weekend at Indiana University.

The 2017 Mill Creek grad, who was named the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Freshman and

Piedmont Driving Club.

Dasher is fresh off winning the Georgia Junior Championship a month ago at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek. This is his first competition since that victory.

Suwanee’s Brett Barron is tied for sixth after a 2-under 68 and Brennan Bogdanocih is tied for ninth at 1-under. Law-

renceville’s Jacob Bayer shot even par Thursday.

Justin Connelly of McDonough, the defending champion after earning his state championship a year ago at West Lake Country Club, finished Round 1 at 6-over-par 76.

The second round of the 97th Georgia Amateur Championship begins at 7:30 a.m. today.

South Gwinnett grad Dan Davis, a former basketball coach and administrator in Gwinnett County, has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at Grace College (Ind.). Davis spent the past 11 seasons as the head women’s coach at Auburn University-Montgomery, his alma mater. (Photo: Auburn University-Montgomery)

IN BRIEF Newcomer of the Year after running for the Trojans this past spring, posted a time of 20.82 seconds in his preliminary heat of the 200-meter dash.

He then finished fourth in the finals to earn a spot to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships, this week in Tampere, Finland. The 200 preliminaries are scheduled for Thursday, with the finals scheduled today.

Ivy Creek student Brewer wins state title, heads to nationals in shot put

Naysa Brewer, an 8-year-old from Buford, repeated as state shot put champion last month in the USA Track and Field Georgia Association Championships in Carrollton, then qualified for the upcoming USATF Junior Olympics, which are held in Greensboro, N.C. Brewer, competing with a heavier ball in the 9- and 10-year-old division, threw a personal best of 21 feet, 11 1/2 inches for the state title. It gave her a comfortable win over the runner-up toss of 16-1.

At the regional meet, Brewer was fourth with another personal best of 23-9. She finished behind the three other qualifiers, who were all 10-year-olds.

Brewer represents Jackrabbit Running Club and is a rising fourth-grader at Ivy Creek Elementary School.

Parkview track trio make Jr. Olympics

Three members of Parkview’s

boys track and field team have qualified for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics with their performances during recent qualifying meets.

Malik Thompson leapt a personal best 47-9 3/4 to win the triple jump in the 15-16 age group at the Region 4 championship meet last weekend in Rome, a week after winning the event at the USTAF Georgia state championship meet in Carrollton.

Brian Hauch pulled off a similar double, winning the 17-18 pole vault at both the state and region meets, including posting a vault of 15-2 in Rome.

Meanwhile, Keith Williams placed second in the 15-16 division’s 400 meters at the state meet two weeks ago before placing third in a time of 48.81 seconds at region last weekend.

The next stop for all three will be the Junior Olympics, scheduled for July 23-29 at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C.

Hardee inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame Local wrestling coach Melton Hardee was inducted recently into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s North Carolina Chapter. He was one of six from the state in the 2018 class.

Hardee has coached wrestling for 34 years, the past 10 in Gwinnett County at Meadowcreek, Shiloh and Peachtree Ridge. He also was a college wrestling coach at WinstonSalem State and coached high school wrestlers for 18 years at Carver (N.C.) High.

Hardee was a four-year letterwinner in wrestling at WinstonSalem State, winning the 1984 CIAA championship and finishing as 1985 CIAA runner-up. He also was a 1980 high school AllAmerican at West Forsyth and finished his high school career with a 75-5 record.

He was inducted last summer into the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Sportsman Hall of Fame.

sippi. Adrian Jimenez pitched a complete-game, shutout in the semifinals against the Tennessee Stallions, then teammate Sheldon Pugh matched it with a complete-game shutout in the finals vs. Mississippi Exposure Thunder.

The Longhorns, who finished the season with a 42-12 record, are coached by Jason Diaz, Mike Laughlin, Scott Browning and Gabe Jimenez.

The other contributors on the North’s Whitted championship team are Jake signs with Romanian Renuart, Justin French, Zachary Diaz, Logan Laughlin, Anthony team for 2018-19 Dye, Tristan Browning, Max North Gwinnett grad Peyton Salazar, Joe Mittiga, Donnie Whitted has signed a one-year contract with a Romanian profes- Bryan and Adrian Jimenez. sional basketball team for the 2018-19 season and the EuroMill Creek softball Cup, her Slan Sports Managesquad wins USSSA ment team announced Tuesday.

The 6-foot-3 forward agreed World Series to a contract with the ASC Sepsi The 10-and-under Golden Sic Sfantu Gheorghe women’s Power Hawks, who play out of teamin Romania. She recently the Mill Creek Athletic Associacompleted her first pro season tion, went undefeated in their with AS Niki Lefkadas in the five all-star softball tournaments Greek A1 League, where she av- this summer, capping the season eraged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds with wins in the USSSA State and 1.8 steals per game.

Championship and USSSA Whitted played four seasons at World Series events.

Penn State prior to pro basketThe team, which finished ball. She was the Nittany Lions’ the all-star schedule with a team captain as a senior.

26-1 record, is coached by Wes Griffin, Morgan Kleiber, Lee Cox, Billy Nicholson and Brian Lanier youth team Williamson. wins Orange Beach Members of the championship baseball tournament team are Abby Thetford, Adyson Wright, Alaina Lyons, Ayla A Lanier Longhorns youth Husby, Blair McClain, Blake baseball team won the recent Cox, Brilee Keppinger, Carmen 11-and-under USSSA World Nicholson, Emma Griffin, Jordan Series in Orange Beach, Ala. Faucett, Lydia Williamson and Lanier went 7-1 in the event Samara Harris. with victories over teams from — From staff reports Tennessee, Texas and Missis-

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Linemen •From Page 1B as director of the camp, which began in Hoschton before shifting to Flowery Branch. It moved to Hebron this summer for the first time, giving local offensive and defensive linemen their own camp after working in anonymity all summer while their lightweight teammates play in 7-on-7 tournaments for trophies and medals.

“They have so much 7-on-7 in June, some people have these OTAs, which are padded hookups, but a lot of times the OTAs are just running plays and it’s a whole team atmosphere,” Lovelady said. “This is a teaching camp with tons of fundamentals. We have stations working every facet of offensive and defensive line. We have a committee of coaches that gets together to decide what we work on. The kids just get a ton of reps on drill work. You want to run plays and get all 11 people out there, but the premium is getting in the fundamentals. That’s where this camp and the staff we have makes it possible.”

The camp instructors are successful high school coaches, some with NFL lineman pedigrees. Among the coaches at this week’s camp are Jeff Saturday of Hebron Christian, Kynan Forney of Brookwood and Todd Weiner of Buford.

Atlanta Falcons lineman Ben Garland is one of this year’s guest speakers.

Hebron’s new turf field was covered with linemen and coaches Thursday, splitting into numerous stations with separate divisions for varsity and younger players.

“We get to bring a lot of our young guys here and get to do a lot of drill work with them,” Simonds said. “With our older guys, we just get to bond a lot more, especially since last year we had mostly senior offensive linemen with us.

Now we’re seniors, we get to bond a little more and that’s the big benefit of it.”

Lovelady and his fellow line coaches put lots of planning into the three-day event, ranging from the workouts to the logistics.

Some new challenges always pop up — like a water line break Thursday during construction at Hebron — while some are always there.

One of those is feeding more than 300 large football players.

“It’s a lot of boys and they like to eat, so we try to go above and beyond a pizza or hot dog deal,” Lovelady said. “We do a hot meal with a big grill out there. Block n Blade (in Flowery Branch) is smoking 400 (pork) butts for one of the meals, so that tells you how much it takes.”

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Woodward topped Eagle’s Landing Christian scored on the ensuing Academy 19-16. ECLA drive, and its defense buck- got a defensive stop with led down at the right time. 52 seconds left to cut its The Mustangs scored to deficit to 17-16, but Woodtake a 20-18 lead and got a ward got another stop defensive stop with 30 secIn the sixth year of the onds left to go up 22-18. tournament, Spartans head Meadowcreek head football coach Tim Hardy coach Jason Carrera was said the tournament went impressed with his team’s along smoothly — without response coming out of its major injuries — and feasecond break after playing tured a pair of teams from three back-to-back games south Georgia. in the earlier time blocks.

“It’s always great to “We started off playing be with other teams and four games, we played compete and come out here three back-to-back,” Carand grind away,” Hardy rera said. “We played good said. “My assistant coach in the first one, but when Garrett Granberg runs the we played three back-totournament and does an back I didn’t think we outstanding job with all of were a good football team. the details. We just try to Tried to play some differbe good hosts and welent people, had guys who come these teams. It’s fun didn’t know what they this year having Americuswere doing. We have to Sumter and Crisp County correct that and get more from South Georgia as guys knowing what they’re well as some metro Atlanta doing. We came back after teams and Meadowcreek that and played those last right down the street.” two pool play games and While Meadowcreek did a good job there.” made its living running the After going 2-4 in pool football in 2017, Carrera play, Meadowcreek took maintains 7-on-7 was still and an early exit to in the important for team fitness, first elimination round. The no matter how offensive Mustangs lost to Ameriphilosophies change yearcus-Sumter 25-12. to-year.

GAC exited with a “We’re out playing foot31-22 loss to Woodward ball, we’re out practicing, Academy, which won the guys are getting in better tournament. The Spartans shape,” Carrera said. “If it finished 2-3 in pool play, wasn’t for 7-on-7, Chauncwhile Woodward earned ey Williams wouldn’t have the No. 1 seed in bracket been in great shape last play after going 5-0 in pool year when he played both play. sides of the ball.”

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New scoring changes feel of meet more rewarding to teams, and if we can get more kids scoring at the county meet, it may encourage For a lot of swimmers, them to stay with it. coaches and other par“This is the first year ticipants, this weekend’s under the new system, 2018 Gwinnett County which we borrowed from Swim League Champion- the the Gwinnett high ship will feature a bit of school meet, and I think a different feel when the it will definitely have an time the gun goes off for impact (on the GCSL the first event Saturday at meet). It puts a premium the Georgia Tech Aquatic on depth, especially in Center. relays. … I think coaches For the first time in the will be working hard this meet’s history, the numweek in practice working ber of swimmers being on relays.” awarded team points in The coach of the meet’s each event will increase defending champion, Wild from 20 to 30 places.

Timber’s Kali Dasher, has GCSL president Bill seen first hand how the Mahoney said the move to new system works during such a system is designed the Gwinnett high school to help create a greater meet as an assistant at sense of ownership among Mill Creek. swimmers from each team She agrees with Mathat aren’t necessarily the honey’s assessment that more elite, year-round the extra points available swimmers. should serve as extra in“We felt like as the kids centive for the swimmers. grow older, there are like “I think it will definitely 20 or so dominant kids help us,” Dasher said. who swim year-round “With 10 extra places to who score (most of the be scored, I think it makes points),” Mahoney said. it more exciting for the “But (the new system) is kids. … We have some

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non-year-round swimmers and several first-year swimmers who now realize that, ‘Hey, this may be my thing.’ It’s kind of a big deal for them.”

The extra available points could also be a big deal in what already figured to be an interesting team competition.

Fresh off its first team title a year ago, Wild Timber figures to face a number of strong challengers this year, including last year’s runner-up Spalding Corners, as well the Duluth Thunderbolts, the Lansmoore Lasers and an up and coming Chateau Elan team.

And while winning the title for the first time a year ago has given this year’s meet a different feel for her team, Dasher said the challenge of defending it won’t make her swimmers and less enthused.

“They’ve definitely kept up their training,” Dasher said. “They haven’t backed off. They’re still super competitive, and they want to win it again.

“Chateau Elan will

probably high up (on the list of challengers), and definitely the Thunderbolts and Lansmoore, and of course Spalding Corners. Really, all of the top 10 (from last year) are probably all contenders.”

While the competition is definitely a major focus of this weekend’s meet, Mahoney emphasizes that providing a fun environment for the young swimmers and their families is also a priority.

And providing it wouldn’t be possible without the many people helping to run and provide support for the meet putting in a lot of time and effort.

“We’re going to have over 2,000 kids (swimming) this weekend,” Mahoney said. “That’s about a third of the league pushing through in two days in a meet run by parent volunteers. We have over 300 volunteers, and it’s a huge effort for the teams, their parents and the kids. And we’re thankful to have (Georgia) Tech as a partner (to host the meet).”

Friends •From Page 1B why I wanted to be in a competitive swim league.

So getting records, that would mean a lot to me.”

Whether they get those records or not, both Schroeder and Stout seemed primed for a big meet this weekend after a summer that has taken them not only to many different competitions around the country, but also to a unique training opportunity.

The pair was among 33 SwimAtlanta individuals who accompanied coach Chris Davis Jr. and former Olympians Amanda and Caleb Weir to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for eight days of training and study in late May. In addition to the physical training and film study of stroke techniques, the swimmers also got a taste of some of the intangibles of their sport, such as competing in the high altitude of Colorado Springs, and simply just being around Olympic-level athletes from different sports.

It was an experience Davis was certain all his swimmers, including Schroeder and Stout, would benefit from.

“Almost every Olympic athlete who has ever trained in just about every sport has trained at that facility at one point or another,” Davis said. “You’re surrounded by athletes who have the same goal of being on the national scene. You’re away from home, and while your time is your own, you’re expected to be on time (to all meetings or train-

few (swimmers) got to do it,” said Schroeder, who is also slated to compete in the 50-yard butterfly this weekend. “It felt like I was important and that this is the right training that will make me better.

“We did really good (at the TYR series meet in Jacksonville, Fla., two weeks ago). Charlie got really high placings in the long distance events, and I got a lot better in long course (racing) because this is my first year in long course. So that was pretty much my (opportunity at) getting times for (the Georgia State Championship) meet that’s coming up in two weeks. So it was good.”

As exciting and successful as their summer has been, both Schroeder

and Stout will have a bit of an adjustment to make for the GCSL meet this weekend.

After spending the bulk of their summer swimming in 50-meter longcourse pools, they will have to quickly adapt to the 25-yard short-course pool that they’ve only competed in a few meets during league meets this summer.

“That plays a big part because since you’re training on a long course, you’re used to it,” said Stout, who is also slated to swim in the 50 breaststroke this weekend. “So you’re going to be a little bit rusty on a short-course (pool). But we’ve been swimming short course in summer league, but they’re kind of late at night, more for the fun of it. … County is one of the most competitive swim meets.”

Both Stout and Schroeder also figure to be tested in swimming to their strengths in their head-to-head races, which should only increase the competitive challenges for each.

“It’s also a test for us to see how much each other has been training and working hard,” Stout said.

“Whoever has been working harder, it will pay off.

“I’m competitive in the 50 (free), but (Schroeder) is more of a sprinter than I am. … He’s really geared for the sprinting events.

I’m more mid-distance and distance. The best sprinting I’m at is the 100 free. Other than that, I’m not a sprinter. We’re really competitive in the 100 free. That’s really where we overlap.”

pect to excel in was hitting for power. Mullins has posted double digit home run totals in every season since his pro debut in LowA. In the first half of the 2018 season, Mullins has six Double-A homers and four Triple-A homers.

Mullins said keeping his routine consistent has required some experience as a professional baseball player, but he feels comfortable in the middle of his fourth year on the job.

“Continuing to go in and work with the hitting coaches, stick with the same routine, that’s probably the biggest thing guys learn coming up,” Mullins said. “What is your routine, and what works for you? Once you figure it out, things start to click.”

Mullins also makes a point to be a good team-

mate.

“Guys are grinding every day to produce the numbers they’re producing,” Mullins said. “I keep in contact with these guys every day, see if they’re feeling all right. We’re family out there. … We’re looking out for each other.

Making sure we’re mentally OK, everything is all right at the house, if there’s relationship problems. We make sure that’s addressed with everybody.”

While it’s unlikely they’ll compete in the same MLB division to start out, Mullins was optimistic he’ll have more opportunities to reconnect with his former teammate in person.

“I’m sure at some point we’ll run into each other, if it’s Triple-A or the bigs,” Mullins said. “I’m sure we’ll get in contact.”

SwimAtlanta teammates Charlie Stout, left, and Tyler Schroeder relish their head-to-head events during the summer league season. (Photo: Nicole Seitz)

ing sessions). Nobody’s going to drive you around.

I think the kids responded well to being there without their moms and dads telling them they had to be somewhere. They took more accountability for their training.

“Charlie and Tyler have alway been fairly zoned in where that’s concerned, but they got to experience a new training environment — something very different from being at home.”

Both agree that they have already begun to see the benefits of their experience at the Olympic Training Center, and believes they will carry over to this weekend’s county meet.

“It was pretty cool because only a certain

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the last time Mullins was there, Coolray Field was MLB Draft as a senior. branded by the Gwinnett Mullins was selected by the Braves’ red, rather than the Baltimore Orioles in 2014 Stripers’ after two years at Campbell green.

University, the highest“It’s drafted player from the funny, the college’s baseball program field looks in more than a decade. com“Being with that group pletely of guys for four years, different,” Cedric getting to know everybody, Mullins Mullins you can’t replace those said. “It memories,” Mullins said. looks great, it just looks Mullins said he and renovated. I love the field.”

Sims were able to connect Mullins played in front over social media since the of friends and family in his pre-game schedules of a two starts and went 4-forposition player and pitcher 10 with a walk and stolen on opposing teams don’t base. His comfort at Cooloften sync during a threeray Field reflects his overall game series. comfort at the plate since He played in his first he was promoted to Triplebaseball game at CoolA Norfolk on June 1. ray Field since the 2012 In his first month in Gwinnett County All-Star Minor League Baseball’s Game on July 4. Of course, highest classification,

Mullins posted a slash line of .259/.336/.446. His .782 OPS was impressive enough, but in the brief sample of July games, Mullins is mashing opposing pitchers to the tune of .282/.354/.479. He’s also working on an 11-game hitting streak.

Mullins’ chief concern, however, is to stay healthy.

Baltimore’s No. 5 prospect had two separate stints on the disabled list in 2017, when he played 76 games at Double-A Bowie.

“If you’re feeling good every day, you have a chance to do something great on the field, and that’s been my focus,” Mullins said.

In his three previous minor league seasons, Mullins has never posted an OPS below .700, but his Low-A season is the only

one he posted a slugging percentage below .460.

His speed tool receives a plus grade of 60 from scouts (he stole 30 bases in High-A, his last season with double digits), and his fielding tool is given an above-average grade of 55.

When it comes to reaching base, Mullins hasn’t struggled, when healthy.

He’s steadily improved his walk rate since he drew free passes at a 6.6 percent clip in his Class-A season. His combined mark in DoubleA and Triple-A is hovering around 7.7 percent, the same rate he posted last year with Double-A Bowie.

In 14 fewer Triple-A games so far, he’s almost matched the walk total he posted before his promotion.

What Baltimore perhaps did not anticipate their 5-foot-8, 175-pound pros-

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World Deadly Mexico quake unearths ancient temple Scientists at the Teopanzolco archeological site discovered an ancient temple this week that was exposed by a devastating earthquake in central Mexico last September.

The temple was spotted by archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History as they scanned the ancient Aztec structures for damage caused by the quake.

The temple was found inside a pyramid and will likely change the chronology of the ancient site.

The newly discovered temple is estimated to have been constructed around 1150-1200 A.D., according to INAH.

Israeli minister calls for closure Dublin embassy Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has called for the “immediate” closure of his country’s embassy in Dublin after the upper house of the Irish parliament voted to ban the import of goods produced in Israeli settlements.

The comments came after Israel summoned Ireland’s ambassador in Tel Aviv shortly after the vote at the Irish senate, known as the Seanad, on Wednesday.

“There is no point in summoning the Ambassador of Ireland for a ‘reprimand,’” Lieberman wrote in a tweet Thursday. “Israel needs to immediately close the embassy in Ireland. We don’t turn the other cheek to those who boycott us.”

The Irish bill, known as the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 passed 25-20 on Wednesday night, making the first time a European parliament has taken a step to ban Israeli settlement goods, services and natural resources.

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world&nation FBI’s Strzok defends self at hearing

By Jeremy Herb and Laura Jarrett CNN

Embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok faced off with House Republicans on Thursday at a fiery and raucous hearing where he forcefully defended his actions in the Hillary Clinton email and Russia investigations amid sharp attacks over the anti-Trump text messages he sent.

The hearing was a charged and chaotic affair with repeated outbursts and shouting matches between lawmakers and several heated and, at times, deeply personal exchanges between the Strzok and congressional Republicans.

“At no time in any of these texts did those personal beliefs ever enter into the realm of any action I took,” Strzok said. “The suggestion that I’m in some dark chamber somewhere in the FBI would somehow cast aside all of these procedures, all of these safeguards, and somehow be able to do this is astounding to me — it simply couldn’t happen.”

But Republicans charged that Strzok’s texts were evidence that he was biased to clear Clinton and go after Donald Trump, grilling him about the messages he exchanged with then-FBI agent Lisa Page, with whom Strzok had an extramarital affair, that led to his dismissal from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.

Two weeks after embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok was interviewed by the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, he’ll return to a congressional hearing room just down the hall from where he was questioned for 11 hours — this time before a camera. (Ron Sachs/PictureAlliance/DPA/AP)

“The moment special counsel Bob Mueller found out about Peter Strzok’s text and emails he kicked him off of the investigation,” said House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican. “But that was a year and a half too late. The text and emails may have been discovered in May of 2017, but the bias existed and was manifest a year and a half before that. All the way back to late 2015 and early 2016.

So it wasn’t the discovery of texts that got him fired,

it was the bias manifest in those texts that made him unfit to objectively and dispassionately investigate.”

Thursday’s hearing, which was the first public appearance Strzok has made since he became a central figure in the Russia investigation, underscored the deep tensions on Capitol Hill over the FBI’s investigations connected to the 2016 election.

The president and his allies have cited the texts between Strzok and Page, who is no longer in the FBI, as evidence that Mueller’s

Nation Trump admin to turn away more asylum seekers

The Trump administration is implementing a new asylum policy at the border that will result in potentially thousands of asylum seekers being turned away before they can plead their case in court.

The guidance, reviewed

by CNN, also applies to refugee applicants — imNorth Korea puts migrants seeking similar protections in the U.S. who off meeting with are still abroad.

Under new guidance U.S. on returning given Wednesday to the soldier remains officers who interview North Korean officials asylum seekers at the did not show up to a U.S.’ borders and evaluplanned meeting with U.S. ate refugee applications, officials at the demilitarized claims based on fear of zone Thursday, where they gang and domestic viowere expected to continue lence will be immediately discussions on repatriating rejected. In addition, the the remains of Americans guidance tells officers they killed during the Korean should consider whether War, a senior U.S. official an immigrant crossed the tells CNN. border illegally and weigh State Department spokes- that against their claim, woman Heather Nauert said potentially rejecting even Thursday that the North legitimate fears of perseKoreans postponed the cution if the immigrant meeting the day it was sup- crossed illegally. posed to take place.

Citing a senior North Ko- Gun violence rean official, Nauert said, “Vice Chairman Kim Yong research funds Chol agreed in his dialogue turned down with Secretary (of State Republican members of Mike) Pompeo to have his the House Appropriations team meet with an American team on or about July Committee blocked a prothe 12th to move forward posal to designate funding with the repatriation of specifically for gun violence American service memresearch Wednesday, leavbers’ remains. Mid-day, on ing public health researchJuly the 12th, they contact- ers disappointed. The vote ed us and offered to meet against the proposal was on Sunday July the 15th,” 32-20, along party lines.

Nauert said in a statement.

Overall, the House Ap“We’ll be ready.” propriations Committee — From wire reports approved the draft fiscal

The changes being implemented by the Department of Homeland Security come on the heels of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision last month that gang and domestic violence victims no longer qualify for asylum.

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year 2019 funding bill on a vote of 30-22.

The draft bill — which, in total, includes $177.1 billion in discretionary funding — consists of funding for programs within the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and other related agencies.

“The Republicans’ decision not to include $10 million in appropriations for the CDC to support research to inform gun violence prevention is very disappointing,” said Daniel Webster, the Bloomberg Professor of American Health at Johns Hopkins University and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

Trump economic aide to take over legislative affairs A top economic aide to President Donald Trump is taking over the White House’s legislative affairs shop as Marc Short, Trump’s current legislative director, prepares to leave the West Wing next week.

The White House announced the appointment of Shahira Knight, deputy

director of the National Economic Council, as Short’s replacement Thursday.

Short had told his team in mid-June that he planned to leave the administration this summer.

Justice Dept. appeals approval of AT&T’s merge with Time Warner The Justice Department on Thursday filed notice that it is appealing a judge’s approval of AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner.

Judge Richard Leon, who presided over the lawsuit the DOJ had brought to block the deal, ruled last month that the government had failed to show that the deal violates antitrust law, and in his opinion ripped apart its case. AT&T has since closed the acquisition of Time Warner, including CNN. AT&T has since renamed the division WarnerMedia, created as a separate unit from the rest of the company, in part in case of an appeal.

The Justice Department sued to stop the deal last year, saying that a distribu-

probe is biased against the president, and Trump tweeted about Strzok multiple times in the leadup to Thursday’s hearing.

As soon as the questions got underway, the hearing devolved into a partisan verbal brawl as House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte struggled to maintain control of the crowded hearing room, which contained more than 70 members between the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees.

There were frequent interruptions, but the loudest came several hours into the hearing when Democrats exploded during a tense exchange between Strzok and Rep. Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, who appeared to question Strzok’s character.

“I’ve talked to FBI agents around the country. You’ve embarrassed them; you’ve embarrassed yourself,” Gohmert said. “And I can’t help but wonder, when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife’s eye and lie to her about Lisa Page?”

After some more commotion, Strzok said: “The fact that you would question whether or not that was the sort of look I would engage with in a family member who I have acknowledged hurting, goes more to a discussion about your character and what you stand for and what is going inside you.”

People Charges against Stormy Daniels dismissed after arrest in Ohio

Charges against adult film actress Stormy Daniels for allegedly touching three undercover detectives while performing at an Ohio strip club were dismissed Thursday, her attorney said.

Daniels, who gained notoriety after suing President Donald Trump following an alleged affair, had faced three misdemeanor counts of illegally touching a patron, court records show.

Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, posted a $6,054 bail and was released Thursday morning, and was due to be arraigned today, records show.

Under an Ohio law passed in 2007, an employee who regularly appears nude or seminude at a sexually oriented business is prohibited from touching patrons, except for family members.

Because Daniels does not regularly appear at the club, the charges were dismissed, according to court documents.

Fonda was on the Hill this week

Jane Fonda was spotted on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The actress, producer and fitness mogul is in Washington, D.C., with a delegation called Unstoppable Women Workers, which is made up of domestic workers and farmworkers tor, AT&T, owning the likes who are lobbying Congress of HBO, CNN and Warner for safe and dignified workBros. would harm consum- places.

The delegation had plans ers by causing an increase to meet with Sens. Bernie in prices and would hurt innovation and competition. Sanders, Patty Murray and Cory Booker, as well as But after a six week trial, Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Leon said he didn’t buy Pramila Jayapal. that, and signed off on the Others lobbying include deal with no conditions and knocked down the govern- Ai-jen Poo of National ment’s contentions point by Domestic Workers Alliance, Mónica Ramirez of Napoint. tional Farmworker Women’s “The Government has Alliance and Fatima Goss failed to meet its burden Graves of National Women’s of proof to show that the merger is likely to result in Law Center. a substantial lessening of competition,” he wrote in Papa John’s his ruling. founder resigns Now the case will go to as chairman the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where a threeJohn Schnatter, the judge panel will hear the founder and public face of appeal.

Papa John’s pizza, resigned Service member as the company’s chairman hours after he apologized fourth in 2018 to for using the N-word on a die in Afghanistan conference call in May. Papa John’s said in a A U.S. service memstatement late Wednesday it would appoint a new chairber in Afghanistan died man “in the coming weeks.”

Thursday from “a wound Schnatter had apologized sustained during a combat earlier in the day after operation,” the U.S. miliForbes reported that he tary said in a statement. used the racial slur while The American service member was wounded dur- participating in a roleing an operation in eastern playing exercise designed to prevent public relations Afghanistan. An Afghan security force member was crises.

According to the account killed and several Afghans in Forbes, Schnatter was were wounded during the incident, according to U.S. on a call with Laundry SerForces Afghanistan, which vice, a marketing agency, oversees U.S. troops in the and was asked how he planned to manage future country. public relations flare-ups.

In Department of DeSchnatter caused confense policy, the name of troversy last year when he the service member is being withheld until 24 hours said that Papa John’s pizza after the next of kin is noti- sales were hurt by the NFL’s fied, the U.S. military said handling of players’ kneeling during the national anthem in in the statement.

This is the fourth Ameri- protest of racial injustice. He can service member killed stepped down as CEO two months after the comments. in Afghanistan in 2018.

— From wire reports — From wire reports

A look at nationalities rejected the most for U.S. asylum

By Holly Yan CNN

What used to be a long, arduous quest to gain U.S. asylum just got even tougher.

The Trump administration’s new asylum policy means those claiming a fear of domestic violence or non-governmental gang violence will be immediately rejected.

So what are the current chances of getting asylum? It turns out, the

On the flip side, some nationalities rarely have their asylum requests denied. odds vary significantly by nation“Country conditions always can ality. have a big influence over whether Migrants from Guatemala, Hon- you have legitimate grounds for duras and El Salvador — which asylum or not,” TRAC co-director represent a large portion of U.S. Susan B. Long said. asylum seekers — have among the Another hugely important factor highest denial rates, according to is whether the asylum seeker has Syracuse University’s Transaction- an attorney. al Records Access Clearinghouse.

“Without representation, the But asylum seekers from Mexi- deck is stacked against an asylum co and Haiti fared even worse. seeker,” TRAC said.

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In fact, “your odds are five times better to get asylum if you have an attorney,” Long said.

Take, for example, China. Between October 2011 and September 2017, applicants from China had the highest number of total U.S. asylum decisions (31,176) — and one of the lowest denial rates (20.3 percent).

Other nationalities with low denial rates include Egypt, Ethiopia, Syria and Burkina Faso. Those asylum seekers had attorney repre-

sentation in more than 89 percent of cases decided between October 2011 and September 2017.

Trying to pass asylum screening interviews is nervewracking enough. But those with neither an attorney nor English skills are at a disadvantage, and often get denied more.

“A lot don’t have the resources to pay” for an attorney, Long said.

“There are a lot of attorneys trying to be of pro bono assistance, but the need is great.”

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PUBLIC HEARINGS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn GA 30047 at 2:00PM on June 28th, 2018 Gregory Lillard Unit #226 Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Bria Hunt Unit #416 Household items Tierra Jones Unit #383 Studio Apartment items, boxes, etc‌ Quintabitha Mitchell Unit #431 Household Items Michelle Mitchell Unit #272 Household items Raymond Thomas Unit #420A Bags of clothes etc‌.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

928-557346, 7/13,20 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 259 North Price Rd. Sugar Hill GA 30518 1968 FORD FASTBACK VIN# 8T02R213352 Is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the owner by 8-1-2018 928-557755, 7/13,20 NOTICE Notice of Abandoned Vehicle. The following motor vehicle advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A CODE SECTION 40-11-2. Being stored: 1305 OLD PEACHTREE RD SUWANEE GA 30024.

2002 Mercedes Benz CLKCV VIN# WDBLK70G42T097703 This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by leagal owner or lein holder by (date) 6/28/2018.

928-556609, 7/6,13 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 6180 NORCROSS TUCKER RD, NORCROSS, GA 30093 (Yr/ Make) 2004 SAAB 2S VIN# YS3FH49Y841001909 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 07-05-2018.

928-556803, 7/6,13 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 4550 MEMORIAL DR. DECATUR GA 30032 (Yr/Make) 2007 AUDI A4 VIN# WAUDF78E77A016383 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 07-05-2018.

928-556799, 7/6,13

NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 421 PIKE BLV STE B3, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 (Yr/Make) 2008 LAND ROVER 4S VIN# SALMF15428A296820 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 07-05-2018.

928-556805, 7/6,13 STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: 2004 Artic Cat ATV/VTT VIN RFLWA09C15A003607 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Green TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above atv was initially removed from 26 Jordan in Lawrenceville, Drive Georgia. The atv is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The atv is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Ford Falcon VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Grey TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 VIN 358677E155844 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Silver TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1932 Cadillac Town Sedan VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Black TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-555437, 6/29,7/6,11 STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: 1964 Chrysler Newport VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Grey TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Jaguar Mark I VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Blue TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1971 Triumph Spitfire VIN FK14704 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Red TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1956 Chevrolet Bel-Aire VIN VC56F014814 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Blue TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norc

PUBLIC HEARINGS cross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law.

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE 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 JULY 14, 2018. 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 14 JULIO 2018 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.swsatlanta.com 2003 Ford Windstar 2FMDA53413BB27266 2005 Lexus ES 330 JTHBA30G855134185 2013 Nissan Versa 3N1CN7AP1DL872590 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 1GNFC13097J210465 2011 Ford Fusion 3FAHP0HA0BR117839 2010 Dodge Charger 2B3CA3CV9AH185974 2002 Buick Century 2G4WY55J521129887 2003 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH52K339207967 1997 Ford Explorer 1FMDU35P7VUD32283 1998 Infiniti I30 JNKCA21A3WT606587 2010 Nissan Versa 3N1BC1AP9AL451789 2007 Audi A4 WAUAF78E17A028533 1997 Ford Mustang 1FALP4041VF193496 2008 Ford Focus 1FAHP33N68W130239 Utility Trailer NO VIN 2005 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL56R55N527630 1999 Lexus RX 300 JT6HF10U8X0030424 2011 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWPX7AJ8BM640304 2009 Honda Accord 1HGCP26379A039134 2011 Toyota Corolla JTDBU4EE5B9125194 1995 WhiteGMC WIA 4V1WDBJF7SN697235 1997 Freightliner FLC 1FUYNMEB8VP835924 2006 Honda Element 5J6YH187X6L003007 2008 Mercury Sable 1MEHM40W58G614109 2004 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71W84X159895 2009 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAHP70V89X127022 2008 Quality Boat Trailer 404QT117187386789 Wellcraft Bowrider Boat NO HIN 2000 Toyota Sienna 4T3ZF13C4YU289909 1994 BMW 325i WBABJ6322RJD32244 2005 Chrysler 300 2C3JA53G75H176252 2003 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH52K739113669 1997 Lexus ES 300 JT8BF22G7V0028476 2000 Chrysler LHS 2C3HC56G1YH116623 2002 BMW X5 5UXFA53582LP43386 2002 Jeep Liberty 1J4GL48K62W101539 2003 Ford Focus 1FAFP34P73W152539 2006 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AB36F76E055727 2006 Dodge Dakota 1D7HE22K16S620986 2003 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL18523B019725 2007 Suzuki Forenza KL5JD56Z07K533594 2001 Saab 9-3 YS3DF78K217004714 1997 Acura Integra JH4DC4456VS011732 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3C4FY48B55T573423 2000 E-Z-GO TXT Golf Cart 1275091 2016 Shandong Liangzi Power Co., LTD LZ800-6 L6FAGNA09G0000198 1999 Dodge Durango 1B4HS28Z5XF521781 1949 Spartan 33 Royal Mansion Camper 33-49-1377R Ingersoll-Rand Portable Compressor 293980UHI822 2009 Kia Rio KNADE223296463450 1998 Toyota Camry JT2BF28K7W0134868 2003 Honda Pilot 2HKYF18623H534883 929-555442, 6/29,7/6,11

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION: The following vehicle was declared abandoned and foreclosed, pursuant to OCGA section 40-11-5, will be up for public auction at DANZ Auto Repair, 5402 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, Ga 30093, on 07/20/2018 at 4:00 pm.

2007JEEP COMMANDER VIN# 1J8HG48P17C577628 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN: JN1CA31A9YT027696 929-556725, 7/6,13 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 TICO REPAIR, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 4T1BF3EK1BU625078 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JULY 25, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 4493 LILBURN INDUSTRIAL WAY SW LILBURN, GA 30047 *7929 929-556741, 7/6,13 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 OTS INSTALLATIONS, INC., WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2013 INFINITI G37 JN1CV6AR6DM758621 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JULY 25, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 75 ARCADO RD, SUITE D LILBURN, GA 30047 *7925 929-556744, 7/6,13

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Morningstar Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Morningstar Storage 2534 Sever Rd Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Sale Date: Friday, July 20, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Morningstar Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Unit 1112 Malina Wilde Dresser, Mirror, Bags, Clothing, Mattress Unit 1124 Mary Vorasith Washer/Dryer, Totes, Bags, Flat Screen TV, Microwave, Dining table, Clothing Unit 3223 Rocket Ramone Dresser, Luggage, Boxes, Washer/Dryer, Headboard, Water Bed, Mini Fridge Unit 101730 Len Fisher Recliner Chair, End tables, Basketball Hoop, A/C Unit, Hand Dolly, Boxes Unit 1086 Lynn Logab 2 Queen Bed/Frames, totes, Dining table/chairs, Bags, Folding Chairs, Table Unit 1091 Ivan Gonzalez Pazol 2 Work Out weight benches, Weights, Squat rack, Punching Bag, Exercise Bike Unit 2042 Allison Kelly Twin Mattress, Dining Table, Dining Table, Twin Bed wood frame, Shelf Unit Unit 2044 Pamela Harden Gas Oven, Dishwasher, Fridge, Weights, Treadmill, Weight bench, Microwave Unit 2094 Nubia Pachajoa Boxes, Totes, Lamps, Guitar, A/C Unit, Household Items, Fan, Chair, Pictures Unit 2123 Wilfredo dunkers Copper Wire, Electrical Panel Frames, PVC Piping, Shop Vac, Bulbs Unit 2124 Penny Rosas Blow Up Bed, Clothing, Boxes, Cooler, Shoes Unit 2134 Amanda Patrykus Christmas tree, Clothing, Scanner, Boxes, Household Items Unit 2214 Marcus Carter Entertainment Center, Holiday Lights, Chairs, Tables, Shelves, Mini Fridge Unit 3003 Robert Darden Clothing, Blow Up Mattress, Bags, Lap top, Toys Unit 3141 Ricky Beard Clothing, Luggage, Bags, DVD’s, Car Mats Unit 3192 Lamar Anderson Flat Screen, Weights, Step Machine, Queen Mattress/ Box springs, Weight Bench Unit 3222 Brenda Wyatt Key Board Piano, Totes, Bags, Boxes, Computer Monitor, Stereo Receiver 929-557044, 7/6,13 On 07/20/2018 at 3:30 PM StoreSmart Self Storage located at 2914 Buford Dr. Buford, GA. 30519 will conduct a public auction of the following: Unit #1021 &1051 – Miranda Millions – Rolling Tool Chest, Pool Table, Microwave, Lawn Mower, Camping Grill, Chairs, Speakers, Dresser, Shelves, Mini Fridge, End Tables, King Bed, Dressers. Unit #2055: Donald Eadie: Entertainment Center, Bed Frame, Single Chair Furniture, Totes, toolbox, fan, Standup lamp, Boxes, Falcons Leather Jackets, NFL Jacket, Kitchen Knife Set, Vacuum, Board Games. Unit #2062 – Moronda Howard – 2 King beds, Clothes, Bench, Chairs/Table. Unit #2071 Annette Jackson: Large boxes, 2 Queen Pillow Top Mattresses, Headboard, Footboard, Mirror, 2 Dressers, Ironing Board, Lamp, Washer and Dryer, Microwave, Luggage, Step Ladder. Unit #2057 Lashayla Cunningham: Couch set totes, recliners, box springs, Kids Toys, hangers, vacuum cleaner, bags of clothes, Picture Frames, Pillows. Unit #2074 – Tony Bennett – 2 Refrigerators, Table, Chairs, boxes, Dresser, Cooler, Computer Stand, Ladder, Display Case. Unit #2122 Travis Hughes, 4 Dining Room Chairs, TV stand, Entertainment center, Livingroom Unit #3012 – Manuela Hires – Kid Toys, Keyboard, Boxes, Paintings, Christmas Decorations, Board Games, Books. Unit #3100 Daniel Griner Wooden Table, Lawn mower, Tools, Acrylic Coating, Shelving, Boxes, Space Heater Paint, Big tool box.

Unit #3157 Margaret Susan Haught: Vacuum, VHS, boxes, Suitcase, Wooden Chair.

Unit 4002 Melinda Levenson: Totes, Skateboard, Boxes, 2 Dressers, Recliner, Chair, Adidas Bag Unit # 4023 Helen Jones: totes, chair, mountain bike, wooden dresser, books, tool box, cooler, step ladder, wood, boxes, luggage. Unit #4083 – Maia Rivers – Small flat screen TV, Artwork, Totes, Grill, Luggage, boxes, DVD Player, Dolly, Sports Equipment. Unit #4088 Ernest Jackson: Piano, Desk, 4 Computer Monitors, fan, Coffee maker totes belt rack, vacuum cleaner. Unit #4131 Marie Rizzo: Charcoal Grill, Motorcycle Helmet, Boxes, table, dartboard, chairs, silverware, shelving, toys, vacuum cleaner, 2 mopeds, table saw. Unit #4144 - Tara Wendler – Chair, Vacuum, rug, totes, wicker basket.

Unit #4183 Preston Horne: Totes, Boxes, Picture frame.

929-557056, 7/6,13 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF ?BUFORD, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 1G1ZE5ST0HF128270 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JULY 25, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 4490 SOUTH LEE ST BUFORD, GA 30518 *7912 929-556739, 7/6,13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. Notice is hereby given that PODS Enterprises, LLC, located at 485 Horizon Dr Suite 100, Suwanee, GA 30024, will sell the contents of certain containers at auction to the highest bidder to satisfy owner’s lien. Auctions will be held at 485 Horizon Dr Suite 100, Suwanee, GA 30024 on 7/26/2018 starting at 2:00 PM. Contents to be sold may include general h

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS household goods, electronics, office & business equipment, furniture, clothing and other miscellaneous property. The name of the occupants and items to be sold are as follows: Audretta Giddens 1101B29 – Furniture, boxes, and bags; Shatoria Evans 67432BX – Furniture, fake tree, bins, and hangars; Shedrick Perro 2v108 – boxes and kids power vehicles; Candi Castillo 8342B29 – furniture, boxes, blanket, and chairs; Rowena Francis 405B29 – boxes, bags, ladder, and a basket; Claude Johnson 217B29 – boxes, office chair, furniture and mattress.

929-556692, 7/6,13 NOTICE 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 JULY 28, 2018. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 28 JULIO 2018 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.swsatlanta.com 2009 Honda Accord 1HGCP36809A028493 1998 Lexus LS 400 JT8BH28F9W0126550 2008 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR32E98Z003696 2002 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K82U582771 1995 Mercedes-Benz S500 WDBGA51E1SA264584 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D35C199480 1999 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53U6XG241604 2002 Honda Civic 1HGES165X2L020848 2010 Nissan Cube JN8AZ2KR1AT152780 1972 Dodge Cabana Motorhome M49CN2J556698 2003 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR32E13Z071371 2010 Honda Accord 1HGCS1B39AA003173 1994 Nissan King Cab 1N6SD16SXRC340647 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D26C101475 2004 Honda Pilot 2HKYF185X4H536339 1997 Toyota Corolla 1NXBA02EXVZ520250 2004 Honda Pilot 5FNYF18584B005784 1992 Honda Accord 1HGCB7277NA060757 *** REBUILT *** 1998 GMC Sonoma 1GTCS1447W8511046 2005 Kia Optima KNAGD126855385907 1998 Ford E-250 1FTNE2423WHB62083 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata JM1NA3531T0715574 2004 Infiniti G25x JNKCV51F94M700529 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 2C4GM68485R657767 1998 Volkswagen Cabrio 3VWAA81E5WM801133 1999 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GNDM19W3XB104474 2002 Nissan Maxima JN1DA31D52T413151 2000 Dodge Durango 1B4HR28Z2YF249042 2003 Volvo V70 YV1SW61T432328477 *** REBUILT *** 1984 Chevrolet C10 1GCDC14H4EF340125 1977 BMW R100-7 RS 6141765 1985 Honda Gold Wing 1HFSC1457FA102271 2002 Long Chih Utility Trailer LCAU508142T272806 2002 Toyota Celica JTDDR32T820119076 1985 Chevrolet Corvette 1G1YY0781F5105416 1985 GMC Suburban 1G5EC16H9FF506732 Dual Axle Flatbed Trailer NO VIN 2001 Suzuki VZ800 JS1VS53A412100622 1996 Chevrolet C1500 1GCEC14M0TZ192794 Enclosed 30 ft Trailer NO VIN 1969 Harley Davidson Softail 0390216701 1996 Acura Integra JH4DC4462TS004489 2001 Isuzu Rodeo 4S2CK58W014359246 2002 Buick Rendezvous 3G5DB03E52S523455 2012 Ford Focus 1FAHP3E20CL419906 2007 Honda Civic 2HGFA16527H512477 2009 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB61E99L695321 1998 Lexus ES 300 JT8BF28G4W5027183 1994 Ford F-150 1FTDF15Y4RNA00796 1994 Ford F-150 1FTEF14N8RNB38711 929-558074, 7/13,20,27 NOTICE Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction at www. selfstorageauctions.com to conclude on Saturday, July 28th, 2018 at 12:00pm Unit #B73 – John Champion–Unit is said to contain: Industrial Fan. Ladder. Bar Stool. Three (older)TV’s.

Deep Freezer. Chandeliers. ?30 Boxes/Totes. Gas Weed Eater. Silver Platters. Office Phones. 10X25 Unit #B98 – Eudon Delemar–Unit is said to contain: Computer Towers.

Computer Screen. Nissan Maxima. 10X30 Unit #108/109 – Nicole Lathrop–Unit is said to contain: Upholstered Queen Headboard. Rolling Rack of Clothes. 4 Bar Stools. Bar Table. Dresser. Storage Shelf.

Ottoman. Luggage. Shoes Racks. 20X20.

929-558079, 7/13,20

There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, July 28th, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows : #

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Year; Make; Model; VIN 1 1991 Nissan 300ZX JN1RZ24A6MX050073 2 2010 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZC5E0XAF174511 929-557354, 7/13,20 PUBLIC AUCTION 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 lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

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, July 31, 2018 @ 10:45 AM. 420 Grayson HWY Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770)-6827717 Space No. C u s t o m e r Inventory Name Tessa Reyes 1242 Household Goods/Furniture

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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, July 31, 2018 @ 10:00 AM.� 2655 Langford Road Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 242-0468 Space No. C u s t o m e r Inventory Name 052 Stephanie Flounoy Household Goods/Furniture/ Stereo EquipTV ment

goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

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, July 31st 2018 @ 10:30 AM 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1033 Christine Ceasar Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Office Furniture/Machines/Equip.; Account Records/Sales Samples; Boxes, Sporting Goods, Appliances.

1060 Annette Brown Household Goods/Furniture.

2076 Ashley Williams Household Goods/Furniture.

2121 Roger L Montgomery Household Goods/Furniture.

3031 Christine Ceasar Household Goods/Furniture.

3173 Latasha R Lewis Household Goods/Furniture; Office Furniture/Machines/Equip.; Boxes.

3183 Paula Paulk Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances; Office Furniture/ Machines/Equip.

4168 Shannon Jackson Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances; Office Furniture/ Machines/Equip.; Office Furniture/Machines/Equip.; Account Records/Sales Samples.

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Unit D71 Eduardo VilchezPortocarreo Unit is said to contain 5 indoor ladders, painting supplies, flooring tools, quilts and blankets, chop saw (?), snow skies (?).

Unit D82 Cheryl Awahili Unit is said to contain sewing machine, cooler, folding table, suitcases, pots and pans, small weights, kettleball weight, fans, George Forman Grill (?), yoga mat, ladies shoes, misc. boxes, bags and tubs.

929-558015, 7/13,20

154 Sandra Sain Household Goods/Furniture 195 William Lunsford Landscaping/Construction Equip/Tools Appliances 198 Benjamin Murray Household Goods/Furniture/ Equipment/OfTV/Stereo fice Furn/Machines Equip./ Boxes/Sporting Goods Alfredo Ambrosini 252 Household Goods/Furniture 264 Dulcelina Garcia Household Goods/Furniture 267 Amanda Wilson Household Goods/Furniture/TV Stereo Equipment/Tools Appliances

929-557371, 7/13,20 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE 2011 INFINITI M56 VIN: JN1AY1APXBM520459 The above vehicle was left for repair or diagnostics and is presently located at Tran’s Auto Repair, 4757 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga 30071.

Attempts to locate the owner of this vehicle have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A.40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed within 10 days of this notice.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia law.

929-556678, 7/6,13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION “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 the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties k

274 Evan Wynn Household Goods/Furniture/TV Stereo Equipment/Tools Appliances 355 Nikhil B Dalal Household Goods/Furniture/TV Equipment/Office Stereo Machines/ Furn Equip.

409 Robert Morgan Household Goods/Furniture/Boxes 534 Cheree King Household Goods/Furniture/TV/Stereo Equipment 548 Michael A Blankinship Household Goods/Furniture/ Stereo EquipTV ment 929-555817, 7/13,20 Life Storage # 413 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Auction Date: Tuesday, July 31st 2018 @ 10:30 AM 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

NOTICE Scotty’s Thrifty Storage– Duluth shall conduct a public sale on the following spaces at 3280 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096.

Tuesday August 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.

Unit D20 Mark Nelson Unit is said to contain curio/china cabinet, chairs, dining table, art work, 2 side tables, file cabinet, small safe, ukulele, briefcase, wicker hamper, suitcase, misc. boxes and b

ZONINGS THE CITY OF NORCROSS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearings will be held at 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30071, before the Norcross Planning and Zoning Board and Mayor and Council on the following dates and for the purpose of due process of the following: SUP2018-0004, located at 5970 Unity Drive, Suite A, parcel identification number 6215 180, a special use permit request under C-2 zoning Section 115-84(b) (3)(a)(2) to allow a place of worship in an established business park. The Planning and Zoning Board hearing shall be held on 8/1/2018 at 7:00; the Mayor and Council Policy meeting shall be held on 8/20/2018 at 6:30 PM; the Mayor and Council Regular hearing shall be held on 9/4/2018 at 6:30 PM For further information please call the Community Development Department at 678-421-2067.

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July 20 Norcross Summer Concert Series — The Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, will play starting at 7:30 p.m. at Norcross’ Thrasher Park. For more information, go to aplacetoimagine.com.

Stamp and Scrapbook Expo — The Infinite Energy Center in unincorporated Duluth will host a Stamp and Scrapbook Expo July 20-21.

There will be new products and designs from vendors and workshops are also offered. For more information, go to scrapbookexpo.com.

July 21 Broadway in the Park 5K — This fundraiser for groups supported by Suwaanee Performing Arts takes place starting at 7 a.m. at Suwanee Town Center Park. It costs $30 for the 5K, and that fee will increase after July 17. For more information, go to www. suwanee.com.

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Chicken Tandoori is marinated in spices and yogurt, then placed on skewers and brazed inside the clay pot.

“Tandoori” comes from a common name for the clay pot oven, tandoor.

(Photos: Jay Jones)

BY JAY JONES

Staff Correspondent

Owners: Angel Thomas and Janeesh Chacko Open Since: April Location: In the Grayson and Loganville area on the north corner of Rosebud Road and U.S. 78 (Athens Highway).

The restaurant is located in the Rosebud Commons Shopping Center, about 2 miles south of downtown Grayson and 3.5 miles west from downtown Loganville.

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 10 p.m. for dinner Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed on Mondays.

Atmosphere: The modest dining area with comfortable booths and table seating gives way to the waft of delicious smells of spices and dishes being prepared in the kitchen. Aside from the full bar, there is nothing distracting patrons from the food. Sight, smell, touch, taste and — in the case of sizzling Lamb Seekh Kebab — sound are all directed at the customer.

Thomas and her partner and chef, Chacko, sought to bring authentic Indian food to the eastside, where residents typically had to travel north toward Lawrenceville or inside the perimeter of Atlanta to get their fix.

Shafeeque “Shaf” Real, operations manager of the Palm Palace, said Thomas had always wanted to open a restaurant offering the foods she grew up with in an atmosphere of bringing people together.

Palm Palace’s offerings

ON THE MENU Clay Oven Specials A selection of chicken, fish, shrimp or vegetarian dishes prepared in a cylindrical Indian clay oven with food brazed on skewers such as Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Shrimp and Murg Banjara Kebab. $12.99 to $15.99.

Biriyani Specials Biriyani (spicy rice) is a mixed rice dish with a selection among vegetable, chicken, goat, lamb, shrimp and egg.

Biriyani is offered with a blend of spices that is unique to each dish and served with a yogurt condiment, Raitha. $13.99 to $9.99.

Naan and other bread Naan, oven-baked flatbread, comes with butter or garlic. Other breads include Onion Kulcha, Kerala Paratha and Rumali. $1.49 to $3.99.

are examples of northern and southern Indian cuisine.

Though people across India use similar ingredients, the spices used for meal preparations are different. At Palm Palace, most southern Indian dishes are served with sambar, a lentil-based stew, and coconut chutney on the side. Northern Indian dishes offered have tomato- and potatobased stews and marinated meats, and include more dairy like the butter chicken curry or chicken tikka masala.

To diners unfamiliar with Indian food, the choices and flavors are as diverse as the country itself. In a way, there is

The Palm Palace prepares several types of curries and stews based on southern and northern Indian cuisine.

Pictured is Butter Chicken with a side order of garlic naan.

Palm Palace is located in the Rosebud Commons Shopping Center, between Grayson and Loganville at Rosebud Road and U.S. Highway 78.

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mild, medium or spicy.

However, the temperature control is not available to all dishes.

“You can’t make some of these dishes without it being spicy because that is how it’s made to be.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be Indian food,” Real said.

To expats, Palm Palace looks to provide authentic Indian food for an Indian community around Snellville, Loganville and Grayson. Some dishes served are prepared in a traditional, cylindrical Indian clay oven in which cooks brazen the food on skewers. Naan, a flatbread, is made by placing dough on the interior wall of the clay oven.

Menu: Palm Palace offers vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes that are featured on a menu that includes different specials

Palm Palace co-owner Janeesh Chacko prepares curry and sauces for an order.

and good descriptions.

Patrons can choose from menu groups such as South Indian selections like Dosa — a pancake made from fermented batter and similar to a crepe — or Medu Vada — shaped frittle made from black lentils. These dishes can be enjoyed as a first course or as a meal for $2.99 for Appam — plain pancake — to $6.99 for Vegetable Uttapam — fried vegetables using the batter.

The Biriyani Specials are different varieties of a spicy rice dish that’s a fa-

vorite across all of India.

They range in price from $9.99 for a vegetarian version to $13.99 for a shrimp version. Also, the Lamb and Goat Specials offer a wide range of flavors, from Lamb Saag with spinach and ginger to Rogonjosh, a traditional lamb dish in a rich onion and tomato sauce (both $12.99).

Something you may not know: Don’t know what you would like on the menu? The Palm Palace serves a Sunday buffet lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $10.99.

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Grace. “”I’m a big fan of stories where groups of strangers are locked in a room and left to battle it out,” he said. “‘Twelve Angry Men’ is my favorite. I think we accidentally reveal so much of ourselves in those circumstances, and that’s cerHolley Calmes tainly true for the teachers in ‘Evelyn in Purgatory.’” year for their case to be “As a teacher myself, I reviewed. have experienced firstA claim of improper hand or witnessed many behavior by a failing stu- of the issues tackled by dent lands Evelyn Reid in the play,” says director “the rubber room,” where Becca Parker. “I hope this she encounters a group production will be the of teachers, some guilty, beginning of a discussion some not, who have long in our community of how since lost any hope of we can support both our returning to a classroom. teachers and students.”

Over the course of the Said assistant director school year, these colD. Norris:“’Evelyn’ is leagues form an unlikely eye-opening in so many alliance, reminding each respects. From the school other of forgotten passystem to inside people’s sions, emerging to face lives, to literature, I’ve life outside in unexpected learned so much from this new directions. They also experience.” learn French and work“This play shows that shop a screenplay. teachers can be just as The play was written by bored, manipulative and Atlanta playwright Topher vulnerable as the students

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COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre. com • July 14: Heather Land: I Ain’t Doing It Tour • July 28: Views Live with David Dobrik and Jason Nash

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Whatever Floats Your Boat is almost here. Yes, this time it’s assured.

The event, which was canceled June 2, is set to take place Saturday morning at Rogers Bridge Park.

The event along the Chattahoochee River is hosted by 10 Dollar Tubing and the city of Duluth, and it is free to attend.

Organizers said kayaks, tubes and rafts will be available for a small fee.

In addition to having the chance to float down the Chattahoochee River, food trucks, live music and games will be

Whatever Floats Your Boat is taking place Saturday at Rogers Bridge Park in Duluth from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Special Photo)

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As a precaution, event organizers have said participants on the river are required to wear a life jacket, no matter their

age.

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The cast includes Alison Brady, Angela Van Tassel, Cat Roche, Sean Turner, Rodney Johnson, Melissa Maute, Lee Jones and BJ Barrett.

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INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • July 28-29: Annie • Sept. 8: Giselle — Act 2, Emerging Choreographers Contemporary Showcase • Nov. 23-25: The Nutcracker presented by Northeast Atlanta Ballet

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they teach,” actor Lee Jones said.

Fellow actor Rodney Johnson notes: “This production reminds me that just as students have to deal with problems and situations, teachers have to deal with similar issues as well.”

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HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth 770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Through July 28: Gallery Exhibition: Into the Nature • Through July 27: Passport Adventures in Art Summer Camp

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The cast of Live Arts Theatre’s “Evelyn in Purgatory” is pictured in rehearsal. They are, back row from left, Sean Turner, Melissa Maute, Lee Jones Cat Roche and Rodney Johnson, and front row from left, Angela Van Tassel and B.J. Barrett. (Special Photo)

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Teachers will especially love the upcoming play presented by Live Arts Theatre, “Evelyn in Purgatory.” Reviews from its first presentation called it “’The Breakfast Club’ for teachers.” Its mature themes and compassionate wit involving the teaching profession display a unique perspective on the educational system.

“Evelyn in Purgatory” will run today through July 28 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Held at the Belfry Playhouse in Norcross Presbyterian Church (located at 3324 Medlock Bridge Road) tickets are available through boxoffice@liveartstheatre.org or by calling 603-8672200.

The premise of the play is that when a complaint is filed against one of the 70,000 teachers in New York’s public schools, they are sent to a “Reassignment Center,” a type of purgatory where they sit and wait for up to a

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Extra! Extra! entertaining ‘Newsies’ to hit the stage at Aurora Theatre

BY JON GALLO

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It’s 1899 and Jack Kelly and his fellow newsboys are the ultimate underdogs — a ragtag pack of kids just trying to make a living selling newspapers on the streets of New York City while the publishers enjoy lavish lifestyles.

But when the publishers raise newspaper prices without filtering the profits to the boys on the street hustling to help out their families, the boys have had enough, so they strike against greedy publishers Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.

“The theme is very relevant today as it was when it happened,” said Greg Kamp, who plays Jack Kelly in “Newsies,” which plays at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville from July 19 to Sept. 2. “It’s about underage kids and the underserved rising up to have their voices heard and make sure they get a seat at the table, which is very relevant in today’s society.”

“Newsies,” a Tony Awardwinning musical based on the real-life story portrayed in the 1992 Disney movie written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White that starred Christian Bale and Robert Duvall, is a nonstop ride of singing and dancing that is fun for all ages.

“Newsies” went from the screen to the stage in 2011, when the show, which featured music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, debuted at the Paper Mill Playhouse before making its Broadway premier the next year in 2012. The show was a huge hit. It gave more than 1,000 performances before going on a worldwide tour after it was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won two — for Best Choreography and Best Original Score.

Justin Anderson is directing the “Newsies,” while Ann-Carol Pence provides musical direction and Ricardo Aponte oversees choreography. Adrianna Trachell plays Katherine Plummer — the newspaper reporter who befriends Jack — while Stephan Jones plays Pulitzer.

Kelly’s friends Medda Larkin, Crutchie and Davey are played

by Mahalia Jackson, Russell Alexander II and Marcello Audimo, respectively.

“Newsies” features an eclectic soundtrack, including “Carrying the Banner,” “King of New York,” “Seize the Day,” “Something to Believe In,”

What: Newsies Where: Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville When: July 19 through Sept. 2 Shows: 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets: $30 to $65 and can be purchased at auroratheatre. com or by calling 678-2266222.

Discount Matinees: July 31, Aug. 7; tickets from $20

“That’s Rich” and “The World Will Know.”

“The show is based on the Disney cult classic and it’s a feel-good story,” Kamp said.

“Everyone — kids and adults — will like it.”

“Newsies” continues what has been an impressive run at the Aurora Theatre, which won 10 Suzi Bass Awards — Atlanta’s equivalent to the Tony Awards — in November.

The Aurora Theatre’s biggest winner was “The Bridges of Madison County,” which took home seven awards — more than any other theater won for their productions combined.

The Aurora Theatre’s rendition earned Suzi Bass Awards for Kevin Frazier (Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical), Daniel Pope (Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical), Kristin Markiton (Outstanding Lead Female in a Musical), Travis Smith (Outstanding Lead Male in a Musical), Justin Anderson (Outstanding Direction of a Musical), Ann-Carol Pence (Outstanding Musical Direction) and the show won for Outstanding Production of a Musical.

Valerie Payton was nominated for Outstanding Featured Female Actor in a Musical for her work in “The Bridges of Madison County,” while Rob Cleveland and Matt Lewis were nominated for Outstanding Featured Male Actor in a Musical for their roles in the performance. Julie Allardice Ray was nominated for Outstanding Scenic Design in a Musical for her contribution to the show.

The Aurora Theatre also won Suzi Bass Awards for Outstanding Theatre for Young Audiences Design Team and for Outstanding Theatre for Young Audiences Production for “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.”

Additionally, the Aurora Theatre claimed the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding World Premier for “Singles in Agriculture.”

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Timeless talent Holmes who plays a mean flute and keyboards. We’re going to mix it up. I’ll do a Atlanta native Caroline majority of the songs, but Aiken is a world-class I’ll have Carly do some of musician and songwriter. her songs. She’s a triple She’s also a gifted storythreat: songs, guitar, voice. teller, and if you give her And Kathie is amazing and half a chance, she’ll talk she’s worthy of attention. your ear off. But what a I’m happy she’ll be playdelightful way to spend ing with me.” an afternoon or evening.

The fact that Aiken is There’s a reason she’s sharing the stage with been referred to as “a these musicians and giving timeless wonder.” them time to showcase Her career stretches their own work speaks to back to the late 1960s. her generosity and love for She’s played with such other working musicians. legends as Muddy Waters, Along with her mindJohn Prine and Bonnie blowingly extensive cataRaitt, and in the early log of songs, she promises 1980s mentored a young some new material for the Emily Saliers and Amy show.

Ray (Indigo Girls) and a This reflects her profesteenage Michelle Malone. sional philosophy of being She also helped Eddie grounded in the present Owen open the famed moment.

Eddie’s Attic in Decatur in “When I play anywhere the early 1990s. The two or when I teach or do have remained close and my radio show, the most she’s performed numerous important thing is to be times at Owen’s current here now and be present venue in Duluth. for the people who are Aiken brings her music relying on you. They’ve and stories back to The paid their money, they’ve Train Depot in Lawrencev- come to the show and they ille on Saturday with two want you to be here now up-and-coming locals. for them. I really respect “I love the place,” Aiken and appreciate that more said. “We’ll have guitarist than anything as a touring Carly Gibson and Kathie musician.”

By Jim Simpson

Staff Correspondent

Singer/songwriter Caroline Aiken to perform at Lawrenceville Train Depot

on hold for much of the time her daughter was incarcerated, Aiken sounds What: Caroline Aiken joyous to be out on the concert road again and pulling When: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday projects together, one of Where: Lawrenceville which is the New South Train Depot, 550 Showcase radio show she N. Clayton St., created two years ago and Lawrenceville hosts.

Aiken doesn’t play her During her previous own music on the show, performance at The Train but features local and tourDepot in October of 2017, ing artists recorded live at Vega Studios and broadcast Aiken put on an emotionon WUGA in Athens. Past ally engaging master class shows can be accessed on how a professional muand heard on the show’s sician conducts herself on website. stage. She plucked songs “I want to give voice to from among her nine fullmore people than just me. length albums, riffed on I know a lot of talented an old Traffic tune when people, and to have a radio a train rumbled by, and show that gets can be heard switched from guitar to all over the world on the keyboards to perform a few internet is unlike any venue songs from her 2015 “BroI’ve ever been involved ken Wings Heal” album. with,” she said.

The release was dediStill, she truly values the cated to her daughter Page local live music venues and Dukes who, in 2007 at age Caroline Aiken plays at the Lawrenceville Train Depot people who are trying to 20 and while addicted to July 1. (Photo: Stefan Eberhard) make a go of it. heroin, committed armed “I admire venue creators robbery and was given a and owners,” Aiken said.

10-year prison sentence.

The selections Aiken a 12-year-old for a poetry “That’s probably one of Dukes is out now and dofeatured from the album, contest, and are surprising exceptionally well, at- “Hello Cruel World,” ingly mature and prescient. the hardest things to do, to keep a venue open. I tending Piedmont College “Razor Wire” and “Every- Aiken set the lyrics to appreciate people at The and interning as a journal- thing Can Change” were music in 2010, and the ist for the summer at the emotional highlights, espe- result is a heartbreakingly Train Depot for supporting original, live music. I love Marshall Project in New cially the latter. The lyrics beautiful collaboration.

York City. were written by Dukes as After putting her career venues like this.”

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40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com • Aug. 3: Dance FX • Sept. 6: Ashley McBryde ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4900 www.atlantasymphony.org • July 13: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band • July 17: Animal Collective performing “Sung Tongs” with Lonnie Holley • July 24: Tony Bennett Live in Concert • July 27: The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show • July 28: YES: Celebrating 50 Years of YES

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BUCKHEAD THEATRE 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta 404-843-2825 www.thebuckheadtheatre. com • July 23: Kim Walker-Smith • July 28: Beach House

CELLAIRIS AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.thelakewoodamphitheater.com • July 27: Weezer and Pixies • July 31: Vans Warped Tour • Aug. 2: The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore • Aug. 10: Slayer, Lamb of God and Anthrax CENTER STAGE THEATER 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com/ shows/center-stage-theater • July 19: La Santa Cecilia • July 20: Freddie McGregor Live with The Big Ship Band, featuring Wayne Wonder, Chino and Imani Ray COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • July 25: 2018 Monsta X World Tour • July 27: Bowzer’s Rock N’ Roll Party • Aug. 16: ABBA The Concert • Aug. 17: Marisela y Amanda Miguel EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com • Ongoing: Eddie’s Attic Songwriter’s Open Mic EVERETT’S MUSIC BARN 4055 Stonecypher Road, Suwanee

678-858-5363 everettsmusicbarn.net • July 14: Bluegrass Alliance • July 28: John Brown & Company • Aug. 4: Grassville • Aug. 11: The Appalachian Travelers • Aug. 25: The True Grass Band FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 • July 14: Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Drive-By Truckers and The Marcus King Band • July 26: Kingdom Heart Orchestra • Sept. 26-27: Nine Inch Nails INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter.com • July 22: The Smashing Pumpkins • July 29: Panic! At The Disco • Aug. 3: Sugarland THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com/ shows/the-loft • July 28: Work in Progress featuring Faten Matarazzo from “Stranger Things” • Nov. 2-3: Mass Destruction Metal Fest II

• July 15: Summer Slaughter 2018, The Body, Chris Webby • July 16: Petal and Camp Cope; I, Within • July 17: Now, Now • July 18: Create Your Summer Tour featuring Karina Garcia, Wengie and Natalies Outlet; I Set My Friends on Fire, Deafheaven • July 19: The Get Up Kids • July 20: Strawberry Girls • July 21: Fantastic Negrito, Mourn, Danny Duncan PHILIPS ARENA 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com • Nov. 8: Bad Bunny • Nov. 16-17: Drake • Nov. 30 to Dec. 1: Elton John RED CLAY MUSIC FOUNDRY 3116 Main St., Duluth 678-957-7283 www.eddieowenpresents.com • Ongoing: Songwriters Open Mic hosted by Eddie • July 13: mmhmm • July 14: American Darling Valve and World Peace Ensemble RED LIGHT CAFE

THE MASQUERADE 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-577-8178 www.masqueradeatlanta.com • July 13: Code Orange, Torch • July 14: Starbenders, A Story Told

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553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 redlightcafe.com • Ongoing: Wednesday Jazz Jam with The Gordon Vernick Quartet SYLVIA BEARD THEATRE Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 bufordcommunitycenter.com • Aug. 11: Mother’s Finest • Sept. 6-7: Mike Farris: Soul of America SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com • Ongoing: DJ Sky • July 13-14: Rumours: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac • July 15: Mix Tape Sessions • July 18: Anthony Amorim • July 19: Maya Neiada • July 22: The New Division • July 24: Dentist • July 27: Ray Fulcher • July 28: Blank 281 THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 tabernacleatl.com • July 14: Punch Brothers

• Aug. 5: Janelle Monae — Dirty Computer Tour • Aug. 18: Playboi Carti • Sept. 7: Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.vzwamp.com • July 14: Chicago and REO Speedwagon • July 17: Steve Miller Band 2018 • July 28: Kidz Bop Live 2018 • July 29: Keith Urban with Kelsea Ballerini • Aug. 3-5: Phish • Aug. 11: Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne and LANCO • Aug. 12: Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin • Aug. 24: Needtobreathe 2018 • Aug. 29: Charlie Puth with Hailee Steinfeld THE BOWL@SUGAR HILL 5039 W. Broad St., Sugar Hill 770-945-6716 www.thebowlatsugarhill.com • July 14: Vertical Horizon and Fastball • Aug. 25: Michael Bolton

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Dwayne Johnson as Will Sawyer in Legendary’s “Skyscraper.” (Special Photo: Universal Pictures)

‘Skyscraper’ lacks logic, originality Skyscraper (PG-13) ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Clearly, the world’s current top action star, former pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has something that most of those who came before him did not: likeability. Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Norris, Van Damme and practically the entire cast of “The Expendables” were all very adept at kicking butt, yet each sorely lacked warmth and/or humor — qualities Johnson has in spades.

The first release of the second half of the 2018 summer season and the only action flick thus far this year that isn’t a sequel, prequel or franchise installment, “Skyscraper” is still far from original and even Johnson’s many charms can’t save it.

Falling prey to practically every genre cliché under the sun, “Skyscraper” is wall-to-wall pyrotechnics, overcooked CGI, a thoroughly implausible plot and trite, hackneyed dialogue. There’s nothing in this film we haven’t already seen done far better in other movies, most notably “The Towering Inferno,” the top-grossing film of 1974, and “Die Hard,” the 1988 movie that launched Bruce Willis’ action career.

The success of action flicks in general and disaster films in particular rarely hinges on the quality of the screenplay, but the ones that are well-written

thetic leg, Will escapes the gang and hordes of police while dodging sheets of automatic gunfire before climbing up on a supersized piece of construction equipment that is about as tall as the Empire State Building. During what is arguably the movie’s premier set piece, Will makes it back to The Pearl to rescue Sarah and the kids. The remaining 45 minutes is strewn with Above, Noah Cottrell is Henry, left, Neve Campbell is Dr. Sarah Sawyer, center, and one narrow escape after McKenna Roberts is Georgia in Legendary’s “Skyscraper.” The trio is trapped in the title building, below, in the thriller. (Special Photo: Universal Pictures) another, with all defying the laws of probability and physics. One particular scene involving what could be described as a house of mirrors is particularly unfathomable.

Although it’s been nearly 17 years since the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks, the visuals of a burning skyscraper at the hands of terrorists is still going to hit too close to home for some viewers, and if you have any measurable fear of heights, (think “Terminator 2,” “The Zhi (Chin Han) to oversee (Danish actor Roland forget about it. Because of Fugitive,” “Dirty Harry” or operations at The Pearl, Møller), a German merthe peril involving child the 1972 version of “The the now-tallest buildcenary who is effectively characters, parents should Poseidon Adventure”) ing in the world located Alan Rickman on steroids. think twice before allowing stand the test of time. “Sky- in Hong Kong. Writer/ Botha and his goons set their preteens to see it. scraper” will be a distant director Rawson Marshall fire on the floor where the There will be many who memory before the end of Thurber (“We’re the MillSawyers are staying during will flock to see anything the summer. ers,” “Central Intelligence” Will’s meeting with Zhao. with Johnson, and the Opening 10 years ago — also starring Johnson) Meanwhile, Will is in the opening weekend box where FBI agent Will shows great economy in nearby motel occupied by office receipts should be Sawyer (Johnson) almost the remainder of the first an old business associate healthy and even better dies and loses a leg during act with the swift introduc- who turns on him. Will overseas but will have a a domestic violence sitution of the bad guys and is eventually beaten and sharp drop-off due to iffy ation, the first scene is the just enough plot to keep us relieved of the movie’s first word of mouth. most throttling of the entire wanting more. However, of two MacGuffin electronIf a lack of logic and/ film. Marrying the doctor at the 30-minute mark — ic devices by a local gang or originality aren’t issues (Neve Campbell as Sarah) once Will realizes he’s fond of black leather led by for you and you’re fond of who tended to him after the being double-crossed — Xia (model Hannah Quin- nose-bleed inducing roller incident, the two are pareverything quickly heads livan), sporting a hairdo coaster rides, “Skyscraper” ents to boy and girl twins. south. resembling an iceberg let- might just be the perfect Now a security specialThe first of the many tuce salad wedge. piece of mindless escapism ist, Will has been hired by “Die Hard” riffs comes in Despite being regularly for you.

Asian mogul Zhao Min the form of Kores Botha separated from his pros(Universal)

‘Eating Animals’ a little too doom-and-gloom Eating Animals (NR) ★★★★

(“Super Size Me”), these movies are quite tsk-tsk and preachy, and very few people want to pay money to watch a bummer lecture. While chock full of

BY MICHAEL CLARK facts and figures, “Eating Movie Critic Animals” is a doom-andgloom affair that directs Beginning in earnest in its wrath towards U.S. 2008 with “Food, Inc.,” companies that market there has been a welland sell pork, poultry and spring of documentaries beef. dedicated to food and Narrated by Natatargeted to foodies, and lie Portman, first-time most of them are pretty director Christopher good. “Good” as in high Dillon Quinn — adaptquality production valing the book of the same ues, amounts of useful name by Jonathan Safran information and generFoer — cuts through ally even-keel, unbiased the clutter quickly with deliveries. These films are what he and Foer believe almost exclusively distrib- to be the start of the uted by boutique/art-house country’s long-running studios and fly underneath gastronomical ills. Acthe radar of most maincording to them, we need stream audiences, despite to blame Harlan Sanders, broad critical acclaim and a.k.a. “The Colonel,” who strong word-of-mouth. founded Kentucky Fried Only 26 documentaries Chicken in Utah in 1953. have ever made more than Oddly enough, they never $10 million, which is due mentioned McDonald’s, in part because they’re which opened in Califorgenerally downbeat. Even nia 13 years earlier and when semi-lighthearted has pretty much the same

clientele.

Once KFC caught fire with franchises opening on seemingly every other corner, the demand for chicken spiked and never went down. This led companies like Tyson to not only increase volume but to also “redesign” or genetically modify the bird. They got bigger faster, and the supply met the demand, but this came with multiple consequences. The poultry producers needed to hire multiple private farmers to produce for them, but because they bought so much, they

meats would just stop doing so, the demand would go down and all of the evil This photo purveyors would go under. shows a scene from “Eating Ani- Good luck in changing the mals,” a new film dietary habits of most of the population who have from IFC Films gotten very used to getting based on the tasty food quick and at a book by Jonathan Safran Foer. cheap price.

(Special Photo: Alternative No. 2 is IFC Films) consuming “meat” that kinda-sorta tastes like the genuine article that is made out of plant-based ingredients — you know, could do so on the cheap. more damning footage like tofu and veggie burgLike most things done comes courtesy of hiders. Science is making quickly and at low cost, den cameras with widely the quality suffered, as did varying degrees of quality. strides to come up with better versions of these the lifestyles and incomes In addition to the animal items but is going to have of the farmers. footage, Quinn augments Similar scenarios take it with the stories of three an uphill battle in getting people to stop being place with the spotlight whistle-blowers whose carnivores. put on the pork and beef lives (and at least one Few would argue that industries, whose execumarriage) have essentially some of the practices of tives and middle manbeen ruined for spilling the companies supplyagement types are very the beans. ing the world with animal touchy about film crews So where does that flesh are suspect and need hanging around anywhere leave us? There are two near where they raise options, and neither sound to be addressed, but telling people to stop eating meat and slaughter millions appealing or likely. is not the answer. These of animals a year. While If those of us (not only Quinn and his guerilla in the U.S. but worldwide) are issues that need to be looked into by the FDA. crew are able to commit who frequent fast food (IFC) some of this to film, the joints or buy breakfast

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Pass: This movie was entertaining and fun. The special effects were even better then the first “Ant-Man.” It was also nice to have a more lighthearted Marvel movie after the darker and more emotional “Avengers “movie in May. Fail: Too many of the size gags were shown in the trailers, so I wasn’t surprised by them. I also didn’t find there was much new in the story. It wasn’t boring, it just didn’t feel as fresh as the first movie. The bad guy wasn’t anything special, and I didn’t feel like the fate of the world hung in the balance because of them.

Paul Rudd is great as Scott Lang/Ant-Man. He is such an Everyman and makes superherodom seem attainable for the average person. He seems like he’s having a good time in the part and is just glad to be invited to the Marvel party.

Obviously, if you are a fan of the Marvel universe, you won’t want to miss this one.

It does tie back to “Civil War” and “Infinity War.” The latter doesn’t happen until the first end credit scene, but there is a connection.

If you didn’t see the first Ant-Man movie I would watch it first.

If you enjoy that then you will enjoy this second installment.

Because people are notorious for spoiling Marvel movies, I would see it in theaters. Also, the special effects are definitely the kind that look better on the big screen. The movie is definitely matinee-price worthy.

I had fun watching the movie. It made me laugh and the story didn’t drag out. I look forward to seeing more from Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp. Is it my favorite Marvel movie? Not even close. This movie falls somewhere in the middle of the Marvel list, but it is a great distraction from the summer heat and a nice breather from enormity of “Infinity War.”

Pass: Very good casting and acting; lots of LOL situations and plenty of witty lines; chock-full of action; excellent CGI. Fail: Film direction could be a bit tighter, but overall, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” delivers some great action and lots of laughs.

Paul Rudd is very good as he reprises his titular role from 2015’s original “Ant-Man” and that character’s appearances in other Marvel flicks. However, Evangeline Lilly (from TV’s “Lost”) is even better as Hope van Dyne, aka the Wasp, as the movie really focuses more on the background and development of her character.

Michael Douglas returns in good form as Dr. Hank Pym, the brains behind both Ant-Man and the Wasp. Michael Pena is hilarious once again as Luis, and Walton Goggins is very good as sinisterbut-goofy arms dealer Sonny Burch. A nice performance as well is turned in by newcomer Hannah John-Kamen as new villainess Ghost.

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans will of course love “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” especially since it brings some much-needed levity to the franchise in the aftermath of the recent “Infinity War” downer from earlier this year.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp” is very good entertainment value at your local picture show and no doubt will be downloaded/rented many times in coming months via Netflix and Redbox.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp” is a laughriot during much of its screen time, and I think it’s the funniest thing MCU has turned out to date. However, the seriousness of the story line isn’t lost one bit as it relates to other MCU characters and their stories. There’s even a nice tie-in to “Infinity War” as the end credits begin to roll, and a few Easter eggs for hardcore MCU fans to spot throughout the film.

Overall, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is proof that the Marvel juggernaut is still hitting on all cylinders and will be formidable at the box office for a long time to come.

Pass: The most successful aspect to me was the jaw-dropping action with the sci-fi elements mixed in.

Fail: The least successful aspect was the dialogue, some of which felt overly simplistic to the point of childishness.

Michael Peña wins best performer for me. He may not have had as many lines as Paul Rudd, but he made them count and shined at what he does best: funny, witty dialogue. He even spewed out a five-minute-long monologue, and the fact that no one in the theater seemed to lose interest says a lot about his skill as a performer.

Fans of sci-fi films would enjoy this movie the most. Its focus on shrinking and the so-called “quantum realm” is fascinating: seeing tardigrades surround a shrunken ship, threatening to attack one of the characters, is a sure delight for fans of this genre.

This movie is worth seeing in theaters. Its stunning action sequences, immersive, psychedelic settings, and comedic moments are best experienced on the big screen.

This is a very good film. It’s hilarious and lighthearted while at the same time containing a layer of much-needed depth and maintaining a feeling that something drastic is at stake, not only for the heroes but also for the main villain, whose plight is easy to sympathize with. What keeps this movie from being truly exceptional is the mediocre dialogue between the characters that sometimes descends into nonsensical stupidity and feels lazy and cliché.

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Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters. Ratings are out of 4 stars.

• “Ant-Man and the Wasp” — 3 stars After the regal “Black Panther” and everything-pluskitchen-sink throwdown that was “Avengers: Infinity War,” this latest Marvel Studios movie feels even more like the featherweight fluff it is — and that’s OK. Evangeline Lilly is as winsome as Wasp as Paul Rudd remains gregarious as Ant-Man. Though the film is missing the wit of the 2013 original written (and initially directed) by Edgar Wright, it benefits from a much improved villain in Hannah JohnKamen’s Ghost. — Khari J. Sampson • “Incredibles 2” (PG) — 3 1/2 stars It can’t quite live up to the near-perfect superhero family original but it far outdoes every Pixar sequel effort not named “Toy Story.” Set just 14 seconds after the first film (which came out 14 years ago), this one focuses on Elastigirl’s fight to restore superheroes’ status in the world — and her husband’s reaction to being stuck at home with the kids: volatile teenaged Violet, still-impetuous Dash and toddler Jack-Jack. Great fun ensues. — KS • “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (PG-13) — 3 stars Featuring a younger version of the rogue made famous

by Harrison Ford decades ago, “Solo” is a fun enough romp to warrant a trip to the big screen. Alden Ehrenreich is better than expected in the title role (though still not great), and Donald Glover shines as Han Solo’s longtime frenemy Lando Calrissian. — KS • Breaking In (PG-13) — 2 1/2 stars Gabrielle Union stars as a mom whose childhood home — and children — are targeted by a criminal cadre in search of a secret fortune. It’s a low-budget feature that’s smart enough, but it’s Union who elevates “Breaking In” from being completely forgettable. — KS • “Deadpool 2” (R) — 3 stars This sequel to the 2016 raunchfest superhero original is both better and worse than its predecessor. As the title character, Ryan Reynolds continues to send up the superhero genre to hilarious effect and the whole shebang has surprising heart, but it also plays into a couple of wellworn tropes — most courtesy of new antagonist Cable (Josh Brolin). No one will really care, especially when it shreds twice as many such cliches. — KS • “The Rider” (R) — 3 1/2 stars Presented as a docudrama, “The Rider” is based on a true story about a Lakota Sioux cowboy who rides horses in the rodeo. Set in present-day, director Chloe Zhao (“Songs My Brothers Taught Me”) cast the people who lived the events to play themselves in the film. Dripping in realism, the movie paints the picture of an injured cowboy, Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau), who has lost his identity after a severe accident during a rodeo causes him to have to stop riding. Presented with top-notch cinematography in the badlands of South Dakota, the film recreates the story with almost every detail. “The Rider” is a wonderfully unique film and a must-watch. — Kyle Dawson • “Avengers: Infinity War” (PG-13) — 3 stars Ten years’ worth of Marvel Studios superhero movies deliver payoffs galore in this massive mashup. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) come together — sort of — to stop genocidal galactic baddie Thanos (Josh Brolin) from col-

• “I Feel Pretty” (July 17): Amy Schumer plays a cosmetics-company employee who sees herself differently after she has an accident. (PG-13) • “Rampage” (July 17): A primatologist (Dwayne Johnson) faces a dilemma when his gorilla friend is among animals genetically altered and turned lethal.

(PG-13) • “Truth or Dare” (July 17): Several young friends are drawn into a dangerous game while traveling in Mexico; Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey star.

(PG-13) • “Gravity Falls: The Complete Series” (July 24): The animated Disney series traces the exploits of two siblings (voices of Jason Ritter and Kristen Schaal) during their summer in a strange town. (Not rated) • “Ready Player One” (July 24): The Steven Spielbergdirected fantasy casts Tye Sheridan as a youth vying to win a virtual-reality game for multiple reasons. (PG-13) • “Tully” (July 24): Marlo (Charlize Theron) is a New York suburbanite who’s about to give birth to her third child.

Her husband, Ron, is loving and works hard, but remains clueless about the demands that motherhood puts on his wife.

When the baby is born, Marlo’s wealthy brother hires a nighttime nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis) to help his sister handle the workload. Hesitant at first, Marlo soon learns to appreciate all that Tully does — forming a special bond with her new,

lecting the Infinity Stones he plans to use to wipe out half the universe. One could call it a love letter to fans if not for its gut punch of a cliffhanger ending. — KS • “Rampage” (PG-13) — 3 stars Dwayne Johnson is primatologist Davis Okoye, the only one who can control George, an albino silverback gorilla who’s become a victim of “gene editing,” along with a wolf and an alligator. All three animals are souped up in size and agression, and seemingly unstoppable as they ravage the city of Chicago. Okoye teams up with the genetic engineer responsible to secure an antidote and save the city. Not nearly Oscar-worthy but a very entertaining rendition of the classic arcade game. — Jacee Sellers • “A Quiet Place” (PG-13) — 3 1/2 stars John Krasinski (“The Office”) directs and stars in this suspense thriller about a family trying to survive a postapocalyptic world of creatures that kill at the slightest noise. Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada”) turn in strong performances as Lee and Evelyn Abbott with few lines of spoken dialogue in the movie.

The child actors who portray the Abbott children hold their own, especially Millicent Simmonds’ Regan. Both Simmonds and Regan are deaf, and Simmonds real-life experience of mostly sign language communication benefits her character and the whole film. The movie is intense, but it also has a lot of heart. — Michael Buckelew • “Black Panther” (PG-13) — 4 stars As much a political thriller as it is a top-flight superhero film, “Black Panther” (starring Chadwick Boseman as the title character) is easily among Marvel Studios’ finest movies. Director Ryan Coogler’s third feature is whip smart without being pretentious, and subtly political without being heavy-handed. With an almost entirely Africandescended cast yet devoid of stereotypes, it’s like nothing we’ve seen on this scale. — KS

lifesaving friend. (R) • “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (Aug. 28): Young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-yearold Wookie named Chewbacca.

Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission — the Millennium Falcon. (PG-13)

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Granik portrays PTSD with care in ‘Leave No Trace’ Leave No Trace (PG-13) Leave No Trace (PG-13) ★★★★ 3 1/2 out of 4 stars

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Displaying the same stark economy and storytelling shorthand present in her debut “Down to the Bone” and its follow-up “Winter’s Bone,” writer/ director Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace” firmly cements her status as one of the world’s most interesting and unique filmmakers.

Adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the novel “My Abandonment”

by Peter Rock, “Leave No Trace” addresses the effects of war-related post-traumatic stress disorder with chilling effectiveness and deft subtly. As with every other thin layer subplot in this cinematic onion, the writers reveal only the bare minimum of information needed to take the story to its next bend in the road.

There is zero exposition, next to no back story, and a staunch avoidance of overexplanation or foreshadowing.

Opening cold, the narrative begins in an Oregon state park at what looks like a camp site occupied by widower Will (Ben Foster) and his teen daughter, Tom (Thomasin McKenzie).

Little is said, but it’s clear they’re old pros at living off the land. They shave wood so it will burn faster, and Will starts fires with loose brush and flint. They savor sautéed wild mushrooms freshly harvested by Tom and sleep like logs underneath the stars. However, this isn’t a camping trip — it’s their everyday existence. Father and daughter choose to live in the woods and adhere to a strict protocol.

Will and Tom move about in a manner designed to escape detection and make trips into a nearby town only to refresh supplies and gather medications for Will (which he

instead later sells to other estranged vets living even deeper in the woods). This isn’t the ideal life for Tom, but she isn’t aware of it yet because it’s all she’s ever known.

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It’s time to make moments that shine.

The first act ends with the pair being apprehended by the authorities, as living on state park land is illegal, and it is handled in an unexpected manner. Will doesn’t resist arrest and instructs Tom to do the same.

The park personnel aren’t portrayed as monsters and in fact transport them to a facility where each is afforded health care, mental evaluation and “three hots and a cot.” They are temporarily separated for a few days while under the same roof and are reunited shortly before they move into a home at no charge,

slowly erodes when Tom meets a boy living nearby and two other teen girls who toss cold water on her flame of independence.

The New Zealand-born McKenzie (“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”) is a revelation.

Restricted (thankfully or purpose) by the screenplay, McKenzie is called on to deliver multiple flat, monotone lines of dialogue and the most subtle of facial expressions while still providing impact.

This becomes all the more difficult due to the fact that Foster’s Will is in about the same place and 80 or so percent of her part is solo with Foster. Will and Tom rarely stray beyond calm and collected “inside voices.” The attention paid to by Granik in keeping the two leads from going off the thespian reservation into major histrionics is amazing.

Apart from one minor hiccup in logic in the final act, Granik’s third liveaction feature is arguably her best, which is saying quite a bit. Her eye to detail (both visual and otherwise) Above, Thomasin is uncanny. As was the McKenzie stars case with Vera Farmiga in as Tom and Ben “Down to the Bone” and Foster as Will in “Leave No the then-largely unknown Trace.” At left, Jennifer Lawrence in McKenzie stars “Winter’s Bone,” Granik as Tom in “Leave turns the expectations of No Trace.” the lead female archetype (Special Photos: on its ear. Granik presents Scott Green/ her female protagonists Bleecker Street) with high conflict; they are well-balanced, chock full of powerful self-assurance and nagging doubt. You know, kind of like real life.

The final scene in the film should result in a multitude of emotional audience reactions, which paid for by the state. The will likely run the gamut. only thing required is for Will to work on an adjoin- Some will view it as liberating; others will see ing tree farm. That’s it. it as too harsh. The lovers In one scene, a clearly and haters will likely be caring, sincere and equally divided. For the concerned female park duration, Granik offers no employee mentions to easy answers or solutions Tom that there should be and rightfully tosses those no shame in being “unduties squarely into the lap housed,” a new, soft-lanof the audience. Be quite guage version of “homecareful on how you pass less.” Tom — who never cracks or loses her cool — judgment on Will and Tom. makes it clear she and Will It might actually reveal a part of yourself you never never considered themknew existed. selves to be homeless, yet That’s art with a mesfails to offer any defense on sage. his behalf of his choice as (Bleecker Street) her guardian. This position

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